Easy Sudoku for 19/August/2008

TOPP of the page and day/night to you all!

Shosho, have fun getting your room ready. If I was closer, I would come over and help. Have a great school year.

Tami - sounds like you can enjoy the day off from school without the weather threat being too bad!

Lovely day here today, and nice and cool at night for sleeping. Enjoy, wherever you are, and watch out for that nasty Fay, friends in the south.

Vici, They just announced school will be closed tomorrow also. The weather is supposed to get worse in the afternoon and through the night. I have the days off but I am stuck in the house with my husband and two sons. All three of them are getting bored.

Good mAen to everyone around the world.

To all the Floridians - I have my fingers crossed for you. I spoke with my parents last night in Cape Coral. They were already having a hard time finding gasoline.

I have never been to a beach party -- just draw me up some melted butter and put a big towel around me - and I'll enjoy a plate -- school starts tomorrow -- hair cuts today.

When I was visiting my son in North Carolina (NC - hmmm where I'd like to send him for going to Iraq) I was watch the TV when we had a severe thunderstorm warning with hail the size of nickels in Onslow County. I told my son, I feel so sorry for the people in that county. My son answered, "Mom, we're in Onslow County!"

Our friend who had the stroke last week is continuing to improve!!! Thank you for all of the thoughts and prayers. Their oldest son has come home to help out! Life is looking up for them!

You know in California we have drizzle, rain with appropriate size rain drops, and fog real fog the kind you can't see beyond 5 feet. In the southeastern states, especially Florida and Georgia, you don't have reasonable size rain drops. You have bucket loads instead. Which comes of course very quickly, the kind that makes you pull over the car to the side because going forward is suicidal. Then when it lightens a bit you can drive out of the downpour in 5 minutes!

D.B. Cooper.

Oh Debby, that is very good to hear. And here's a hug for you too

If the above post had landed under Grannie Mo's post at the bottom of page 1 (which is where I thought it would), it would make much more sense.

25 REASONS I MAY OWE MY PARENTS

1. My Parents taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE.
'If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.'
2. My Parents taught me RELIGION.
'You better pray that will come out of the carpet.'
3. My Parents taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
'If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!'
4. My Parents taught me LOGIC.
'Because I said so, that's why.'
5. My Parents taught me MORE LOGIC.
'If you fall out of that swing and break your neck,
you're not going to the store with me.'
6. My Parents taught me FORESIGHT.
'Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.'
7. My Parents taught me IRONY
'Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about.'
8. My Parents taught me about the science of OSMOSIS.
'Shut your mouth and eat your supper.'
9... My Parents taught me about CONTORTIONISM.
'Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!'
10. My Parents taught me about STAMINA.
'You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone.'
11. My Parents taught me about WEATHER.
'This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it.'
12.My Parents taught me about HYPOCRISY.
'If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!'
13 My Parents taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE.
'I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.'
14. My Parents taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.
'Stop acting like your father!'
15. My Parents taught me about ENVY.
'There are millions of less fortunate children in this world
who don't have parents like you.'
16.My Parents taught me about ANTICIPATION.
'Just wait until we get home.'
17. My Parents taught me about RECEIVING.
'You are going to get it when you get home!'
18. My Parents taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE.
'If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way.'

19. My Parents taught me ESP.
'Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?'
20. My Parents taught me HUMOR.
'When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me.'
21. My Parents taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT.
'If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.'
22. My Parents taught me GENETICS.
'You're just like your father.'
23. My Parents taught me about my ROOTS.
'Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?'
24.My Parents taught me WISDOM.
'When you get to be my age, you'll understand.'
And my favorite:
25. My Parents taught me about JUSTICE
'One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you'.

I expect you have seen that one before but I like it. I can hear my mum saying those things, I can hear myself saying them, just wAITING TI HEAR MY SON SAYING THEM

Thank you Sammi for pressing the caps lock

Sure, GMo ... blame it on the cat ...

GMo - this cat and mouse are for you and Sammie. Can't get enough of "reasons I owe my parents"! thanks.

Shosho - Thank you

I drove to Florida 5 years ago in August. It poured off and on the whole length of Florida. (We went down to Cape Coral to my parents.) You would be driving 70+ MPH and all the sudden traffic would be doing 35 MPH with their emgerency flashers on! I had never seen anything like that before and I have been driving for____ a lonnnnng time! I was so glad to pull into my parents driveway that day!!

Debby - great news about your friends recovery - thanks for sharing that

all - still morning here (barely). I haven't read all of the posts yet, need to get caught up. As the old timers have said - there are changes - or maybe phases - got me thinking -

my U-tube: Blood, Sweat & Tears - "SMILING PHASES"

BTW - BS&T were at the Josephine County Fair, earlier this month (that is the county next door - about 30 miles from where I am).

Ruby, I googled D B Cooper, he'd be an old man now. Do you think the FBI know he didn't survive 'cos they nobbled his parachutes?
It takes a lot to get me into a plane, jumping out from a great height definitely wouldn't be for me

2:57 Until I saw the caption I thought it was the archetypical Aussie "throw some shrimp on the barbie." Someone else has probably already said the same thing, but I can't read through the posts today, sorry.

Debby - so glad to hear your friend is doing better!

Debby & Shosho - We aren't the only ones that have torrential downpours. Many times when I was enroute from Richmond, VA to Chicago, IL for family gatherings or class reunions in the summer, I would be hit by a monsoon - usually when I was someplace like downtown Louisville, KY or downtown Indianapolis with nowhere to pull off the interstate. But then, we don't normally pull off the road in these conditions. It's too dangerous. We just slow down, put our blinkers and bright lights on and drive slowly, hoping that the guy behind you can see your lights! I've seen many people pull over and turn their lights off, then get hit from behind when someone else pulled off the road. Anyway, I mostly just ride my bike now. In fact, I'm surprised I wasn't issued a PUI today for pedaling under the influence of my dollar beer at the Beachcomber!

Mmmmmmm. Looks like lobster to me. Or very, very, very large prawns!

Looks like Langostino to me. No large claws.

We have those short, torrential downpours here. And they're very localized, mainly over a 2 or three mile radius.

Debby... Great news about your friend. With good therapy nowadays, the prognosis for complete recovery can be really good.

Dave moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.'

Dave replied, 'Well, then just give me my money back.' The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I went and spent it already.'

Dave said, 'Ok, then, just bring me the dead donkey.'

The farmer asked, 'What ya gonna do with him?

Dave said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.'

The farmer said, 'You can't raffle off a dead donkey!'

Dave said, 'Sure I can Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'

A month later, the farmer met up with Dave and asked, 'What happened with that dead donkey?'

Dave said, ' I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $898.00.'

The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?'

Dave said, 'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.'
Dave now works for the government.

Good afternoon to all! Is this by any chance a photo submited by Helena in South Africa? The picture makes me hungry.

and for your previous joke...

Sorry Mo, but I never did map out my world trip. I just couldn't decide on the routing I wanted. However, I'll answer Vici's question, and if that works out, I'll let everyone go on a world tour!

Vici, one person, one question.... Well, I'm greedy. I would like to ask John D. Rockefeller if he would allow me to buy $5000 worth of shares in Standard Oil in 1875.

Letter Home From the Hillbilly in the Army
Dear Ma and Pa:
Am well. Hope you are. Tell brother Walt and brother Elmer the Army beats working for old man Minch by a mile. Tell them to join up quick before maybe all the places are filled.
I was restless at first because you got to stay in bed till nearly 5 a.m., but am getting so I like to sleep late.
Tell Walt and Elmer all you do before breakfast is smooth your cot and shine some things -- no hogs to slop, feed to pitch, mash to mix, wood to split, fire to lay. Practically nothing. Men got to shave, but it ain't bad, they git warm water.
Breakfast is strong on trimmings like fruit juice, cereal, eggs, bacon, etc., but kinda weak on chops, potatoes, beef, ham, steak, fried eggplant, pie, and regular food. But tell Walt and Elmer you can always sit between two city boys that live on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you till noon, when you get fed gain. It aint no wonder these city boys can't walk much.
We go on "route marches," which, the Sgt. says, are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it is not my place to tell him different. A "route march" is about as far as to our mailbox at home. Then the city guys all get sore feet and we ride back in trucks. The country is nice, but awful flat.
The Sgt. is like a schoolteacher. He nags some. The Capt. is like the school board. Colonels and
Generals just ride around and frown. They don't bother none.
This next will kill Walt and Elmer with laughing. I keep gettin medals for shootin. I don't know why. The bull's-eye is near as big as a chipmunk and don't move. And it ain't shooting back, like the Higgett boys at home. All you got to do is lay there all comfortable and hit it. You don't even load your own cartridges. They come in boxes.
Be sure to tell Walt and Elmer to hurry and join up before other fellows get onto this setup and come stampeding in.
Yore lovin daughter,
Gail

CG, I'm going to send that to my son but I'm going to change the army to Marines.

GannieMo I have got to send your list to my friends soooo !

Debby, glad to hear your friend is improving.
Prayers for a good recovery.

CG - Brilliant! (re: question)
Loved the joke and Jim's too...thanks for keeping us in chuckles today!

In view of GrMo's invention of the word 'Plunnel'
I have upgraded the verse about Bean's journey:

BEAN’S PLUNNEL
My rafters shiver, windows shake;
Is this a richter-10 earthquake?
No! It’s Bean’s reverberator,
in the form of her mighty excavator.

It’s raised yet more my garden bed,
and moved my cluttered garden shed.
Its long-necked shovel stares at me,
and orders, “Instantly! A tea!”

From harassment at last I’m free,
for the neighbours pack their bags and flee.
Bean now parks in my forecourt
[’tho’ for her machine the plot’s too short].

Bean looks singed as you’d expect -
from travelling Magma Way direct.
She swigs at one whole pot of tea -
and demolished all my fish sush-i.

That she’s made her mark is very true;
for Central Earth she ploughed right through.
Future traffic now will funnel -
through Bean’s inventive two-way Plunnel *

Should you ever try use this route,
please don your best asbestos suit.
In winter, spring; in summer;
it’s uncomfortably, a long, hot haul.

[* Plunnel: A term invented by great Grannie-Mo.
It describes a short cut through the core of a planet]

Rayray - one of your best ever! (well, at least since I've been here)

*Sorry! The penultimate line should read:

"In winter, spring; in summer; fall;"