I guess I'm too late to start the thread off for February All I know is that this has been one of the longest months of my entire life and I am SO HAPPY JANUARY IS OVER!!

You're so sweet

If last month was the longest, this should be one of the shortest. We're here to help

Cheers heart!

Congratulations to you for starting off the January thread of RA. And it was a loooooooong January for us all!

It is great seeing you again..."resident neo-con"! I didn't say it, someone else did.

KT :valentine:

Congrats on post #1 :valentine: , and

joe e

The start of a new thread! In the previous one, I thought Doc had posted something that was bound to get the guys in the doghouse yet again. I dared not make a comment as I learned my lesson from the Katherine Harris thing. So, I took what Doc posted and made my comments over at a football forum in the off-topic section. It's just men there and we don't have to pretend that civilization has had any impact on us.

Welcome aboard?

Methinks 'twas longer'n we'd like for many of us, but IT'S OVER!

Hey, congratulations on nailing Post #1 in the 15th incarnation of RA, eh?

Okay, what'd I do this time? What ever 'twas I was probably sufferin' from too much sleep last night or too little coffee this mornin', eh?'Twas the bubblehead twidget that posted this, another old timer returnin' to the RA nest. Methinks you'll find he comes closest to a resident conservative in this place and'll probably drive the more liberal folks here nuts, but he's okay!

Hmmmmm, methinks I lost somethin', best I go look for it. Oh, wait! There it is, off in the distance, eh?

Ha! You aren't going to trick me into being the one pointing it out and I end up in the dog house.

-P, I think this (albeit not animated) looks more like a dancing purple cow 'cause his nose is a bit shorter. Whada you think??? joe e

An elderly couple was attending church services, about halfway through
she leans over and says, " I just had a silent fart, what do you think
I should do?"

He replies " Put a new battery in your hearing aid."

Okay, ladies, don't shoot the messenger (PLEASE)... joe e

Why do men's hearts beat quicker,
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> >> get dry throats
> >> and think irrationally
> >> when a woman wears
> >> leather clothing?
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BECAUSE SHE SMELLS
LIKE A NEW TRUCK !!!

Why stop Des - you end up in the dog house, without even trying to end up in the dog house. (now if I could post a picture I would)...have to settle for this "woof, woof"...

Pegatha - I swear, I could even see your expression when you wrote your last post!

Bad Joe E...bad!!!!

Friendship Among Women:

A woman didn't come home one night. The next day she told her
husband that she had slept over at a girlfriend's house. The man called
his wife's 10 best friends. Not one of them knew anything about it.


Friendship Among Men:

A man didn't come home one night. The next day he told his wife
that he had slept over at a buddy's house. The woman called her husband's 10 best friends. Eight of them confirmed that he had slept over, and two claimed that he was still there.

Of course I'm "BAD," it's more fun that way... joe e

That's just too true!!

Thank You so much Doc! And thanks for yesterdays hugs too. I needed it for sure.

Tomorrow is "Gorundhog Day."

Do you think there will be ???

Hey heart! :valentine: How are you doing? That miserable month of January (in which we were both born, btw - is over...) Spring is on the way. I know it may not look like it from where you are, But it will get better in time..So good to have you here, when you can....

Bad Joe E...bad! (tee hee kidding of course..)

So fly, what the heck is Des talking about..do I have to go search the archives???

Your very welcome! Wonder if that's what Des is talkin' 'bout, eh?I dunno, but methinks tryin' to figure it out'll be distractin' for me at Girl Scouts tonight, eh?

Y'all best not be pickin' on Pegatha whilst I'm gone!

Ah ha! Found one methinks Snuffy can keep at home, eh?

Hey Doc! Congrats on getting post #21!

Congrats to Noonan for nailing post #22!!!

Congrats to Brad Pitt for nailing Angelina Jolie!

Bad IH, bad...but funny!

mtnmagic :

I'd rather be in Tahoe...the most beautiful
place I've seen...Baveria is jealous. Pitt is a fool
for leaving Jennifer Aniston. She's a real woman.

The Lake should be a national park. The Ponderosa Pine
cones are religious. The Casinos? Well that's blasphemy.

The rest is all for fun.

My thinking is that he better get it while the getting is good. This wild one isn't going to stay interested in him forever, eh?

That's why he should have appreciated Jennifer...
perhaps the most attractive of movie stars...oops
givin' myself away...again...a good woman is hard to find.

(tongue is bleeding I'm biting it so hard)

Pssst! Talking like that may explain why!

The wife and I are trying to figure out what to do for our anniversary this year. Last year was a cruise. If I get the corn planted in time(actually it's black eyed peas this year) we were going to try to make it to N.O. Don't count on me though, last year it was about the 4th of May before planting was finished (but I will try).

The two brothers I know from Sri Lanka say we can use their house in Sri Lanka if we want to and since we're not getting any younger we need to blow all our cash so the kids will inherit the same I did when my Mom and Pop died.

Anyone want to come by and feed the chickens for three or four weeks?

Back from the truck stop. Wow- like a zillion new posts of the forum and many pages here. Too tired to say much other than "hello" and "good night."





Hey You: I will come and feed the chickens.
And take care of the dog, too- (but I won't feed it the duck's eggs).

Hi Pie,
Welcome home from your vacation(?) Love the teeshirt.

Can't care for the chickens...but if y'all wanna go to NOLA
give me a PM...some cops there are friends...some friends there
are cops...others are outlaws...you chose your associations...
and I'd be honored to provide connections. (Sandra may too )

Good Night IH...






Good Night IH...

Hi All - I'm off to Williamstown on Thursday. The big Williams/Amherst game is on Friday followed by Williams/Trinity on Saturday - so I'm cruising out of here early in the am returning sometime on Monday. News might be a little slow - but don't fear, I will be back. Am taking a laptop in case we get some snow and I'm praying we won't while I'm up there - I had one heck of a time getting back two weeks ago. Stay warm.
The Snuff

Top 30 Chuck Norris facts

1. Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

2. When Chuck Norris plays Oregon Trail his family does not die from cholera or dysentery, but rather roundhouse kicks to the face. He also requires no wagon, since he carries the oxen, axels, and buffalo meat on his back. He always makes it to Oregon before you.

3. Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter he grew a beard.

4. Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

5. Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

6. Chuck Norris's girlfriend once asked him how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. He then shouted, "HOW DARE YOU RHYME IN THE PRESENCE OF CHUCK NORRIS!" and ripped out her throat. Holding his girlfriend's bloody throat in his hand he bellowed, "Don't **** with Chuck!" Two years and five months later he realized the irony of this statement and laughed so hard that anyone within a hundred mile radius of the blast went deaf.

7. Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.

8. To prove it isn't that big of a deal to beat cancer. Chuck Norris smoked 15 cartons of cigarettes a day for 2 years and aquired 7 different kinds of cancer only to rid them from his body by flexing for 30 minutes. Beat that, Lance Armstrong.

9. The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Chuck Norris--more than meets the eye, Chuck Norris--robot in disguise," and starred Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided.

10. Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of "beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths.

11. Chuck Norris lives by only one rule: No fat Chicks.

12. When Chuck Norris's wife burned the turkey one Thanksgiving, Chuck said, "Don't worry about it honey," and went into his backyard. He came back five minutes later with a live turkey, ate it whole, and when he threw it up a few seconds later it was fully cooked and came with cranberry sauce. When his wife asked him how he had done it, he gave her a roundhouse kick to the face and said, "Never question Chuck Norris."

13. Chuck Norris once shot a German plane down with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"

14. A man once asked Chuck Norris if his real name is "Charles". Chuck Norris did not respond, he simply stared at him until he exploded.

15. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

16. Chuck Norris can make a woman climax by simply pointing at her and saying "booya".

17. Chuck Norris once went to a frat party, and proceeded to roundhouse every popped collar in sight. He then drank three kegs and #### on their floor, just because he's Chuck Norris.

18. Before each filming of Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris is injected with five times the lethal dose of elephant tranquilzer. This is, of course, to limit his strength and mobility, in an attempt to lower the fatality rate of the actors he fights.

19. Chuck Norris took my virginity, and he will sure as hell take yours. If you're thinking to yourself, "That's impossible, I already lost my virginity.", then you are dead wrong.

20. Chuck Norris found out about Conan O'Brien's lever that shows clips from "Walker: Texas Ranger" and is working on a way to make it show clips of Norris having sex with Conan's wife.

21. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

22. Chuck Norris doesn't have normal white blood cells like you and I. His have a small black ring around them. This signifies that they are black belts in every form of martial arts and they roundhouse kick the #### out of viruses. That's why Chuck Norris never gets ill.

23. Chuck Norris frequently signs up for beginner karate classes, just so he can "accidentally" beat the #### out of little kids.

24. Chuck Norris once tried to sue Burger King after they refused to put razor wire in his Whopper Jr., insisting that that actually is "his" way.

25. One of the greatest cover-ups of the last century was the fact that ###### did not commit suicide in his bunker, but was in fact tea-bagged to death by Chuck Norris.

26. Chuck Norris punched a woman in the vagina when she didn't give him exact change.

27. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.

28. After much debate, President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima rather than the alternative of sending Chuck Norris. His reasoning? It was more "humane".

29. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.

30. Chuck Norris ruins the endings of Harry Potter books for children who just bought one for the hell of it. When they start crying Chuck Norris calmly says, "I'll give you something to cry about," and roundhouse kicks them in the face.

Have fun. On one of these trips check out the Clark Art Museum (if you havent already). This spring keep in mind that there is a fantastic picnic spot behind the museum in a big cow pasteur on a hill --> you can see NY, VT and Mass.

Good morning everyone!
(or what ever 'tis where ever you is, eh?)
Have a great, safe trip! Did you get that neat hood ornament mounted on that cute little SUV of yours yet?

I hear they've got one of them there "secret societies" at Williams too, eh? Know anything 'bout it?

Well, 'twould seem it'll be a quiet day here today, but methinks I saw Pie on the prowl earlier. She must be back home, eh?

Well, here's hopin' y'all have good weather where ever you're at, eh? Enjoy the day, stay safe, be well, secure your RV and remember to play nice!


Have a nice day!

Pie

Since RA has adopted the purple cow, the mascot for Williams College basketball, I'm wondering if you would like this character as the mascot for Friday night chat....
He's a "yakker" but a laid back one....:biggrin
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Good morning all! What a beautiful day for Sausage Day (Ground Hog is sausage)... joe e

The Shadow Knows...

Have fun, but not too much!




Nah, go ahead - knock yourself out!!!!!




I like him - can we keep him? What's his name?

I don't do the chat thingy, but Mr./Ms. Frog is truly fit for that place of honor...

joe e

I don't know his name but i think he sells insurance and has his own parking spot where he works.

I think you are thinking of a gecko Desron...the picture is a frog isn't it??a tree frog?? Or is Desron right, and that is a Gecko...???

Must be the Groundhog's fault..didn't see his shadow here today, I'm SOOO confused.

MMM: On Edit: Looking closer, I don't know what the cute little green thingy is, but I like him/her....

Here is his/her URL ( http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e331/pen.../th_yapfrog.gif ), and it has the word frog in it... Might be safe to say it's a frog, but then again not.

joe e

He's perfect, Amy !

on edit: it looks like a tree frog to me.

Geicko? Could call it the Green Geek....

Let's have a "name the froggy" contest.....suggestions?

Clever, Joe, very clever.....

OMG can we have fun with this ! Go for it.

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/redeye.html

Red Eyed Tree Frog

Agalychnis callidryas

Description:
Red Eyed Treefrogs have bright red eyes and are a really bright color of green with blue and yellow stripped sides. They also have funny looking orange toes. These are definitely one of the more beautiful species of frogs! (Very photogenic too!)

Habitat:
This species tends to do better in a community. Tall The Arboreal Tanks are the best bet for these guys. Oh, and also be sure to provide a means for them to get out of the water pond if they fall in. While they can swim, providing a branch or something is generally a good idea.
Read more information on this subject in the Housing Your Pet Frog section.
The temperature should be about 78-85° during the day and about any where from 66 to 77° at night. The humidity should be kept around 80-100%.
(see the Frog Doctor for details on illness prevention.)

Diet:
Like most frogs...they will eat fly's, moths grasshoppers, and possibly other small frogs. Crickets too! (See my page on Dealing with Crickets for more info.)
Habits:
These guys are ultra mellow! One time I went to a pet store and there was one sitting on the cash register!! I thought it was a toy, but then he BLINKED! As it turns out, they are nocturnal. (That's why their eyes are red! The color helps them see!) At night they ome out and climb around searching for bugs to eat for dinner.

Miscellaneous Facts:
Red-eyed tree frogs come from rain forests of Costa Rica in Central America. While lovely creatures and good breeding pets, I really, really recommend that this not be a good pet for beginners! They are pretty expensive and fairly delicate.
Why do they have such bright red eyes? Some believe that it is also a form of protection called "startle coloration". These frogs tend to be active at night, so if the frog is awakened in the daytime, as might happen if a predator chanced upon it despite its excellent day time camouflage, the eyes pop abruptly open. Since they are suddenly so bright, they startle the predator, who is likely to pause, if only for a moment. Big eyes staring at you could be those of an enemy, poised to attack. A moment's hesitation would be all the agile tree frog would need to make a leap to safety. Similar ruses are known in other animals. For example, some large moths have equally dramatic eye-like spots of color on their hind wings. Like the frog, they sleep in the day, and the camouflage-colored forewings cover the eyespots of the hind wings. But if such a moth is disturbed, it slides the front wings forward, suddenly revealing the dramatic eyespots on the hind wings. ... [/COLOR]

Here I was feeling all happy that I found out it is a blumin' frog, and you go getting all scientific...

joe e