I think most of you, by now, know I dislike Hillary Clinton and her fake feminism. I am hoping her militants start deserting her after this wonderful nugget of political C-4 from MSNBC. I know it is music night but this article kind of ticked me off.
Sen. Hillary Clinton has declined to return $170,000 in campaign contributions from individuals at a company accused of widespread sexual harassment, and whose CEO is a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record, federal campaign records show.
The federal government has accused the Illinois management consulting firm, International Profit Associates, or IPA, of a brazen pattern of sexual harassment including “sexual assaults,” “degrading anti-female language” and “obscene suggestions.”
In a 2001 lawsuit full of lurid details, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims that 103 women employees at IPA were victimized for years. The civil case is ongoing, and IPA vigorously denies the allegations.
“This is by far, hands down, the worst case I’ve ever experienced,” said Diane Smason, one of the EEOC lawyers handling the lawsuit. “Every woman there experienced sex harassment, they were part of a hostile work environment of sex harassment. And this occurred from the top down.”
TheZoo 
Sabyen91,
I didn’t know you were JP!
I only found out last night when Joanne asked.
How are you?
I’m so glad to see/speak with you again.
It’s a great story, sabyen.
I forgot to say that. Sorry.
Hehe, yeah, I have morphed into Sabyen because of some confusion during the TP registration. I am an idiot. Thanks, the “you go girl” meme has been eating at me for awhile. Being female comes in a very distant second to being a dirty, triangulating politician. I don’t get why some women would vote for her simply because she has a…
…vagina?
Her campaign is desperate for money, and she already sold her soul. Now she has to sell her self.
Hey, I’m one of those women that ten years ago would have voted for her just cause she didn’t have one of those.. you know.. š
Yeah, wasn’t sure I could say vagina. I feel so empowered. š
nwmuse –
PENIS?
Hah – had to get in on the fun.
š
Heh, Hillary has some balls, I give you that.
The thing I like least about Hillary is what I hate about W. They think they can get away with anything.
Yeesh, everything is sex with you people.
Oh, Shayne, this wasn’t the liberated, enjoyable sex we were talking about!
Well, I didn’t do any favors for Hillary at the primary tonight! : ) Gads, but the Repugnicans and crews were all over the lines at the polling venue tonight – I should have brought my ‘Off’ towelettes! š
I wish Hillary was the kind of woman I could vote FOR. Sadly, she just didn’t resonate w/me. And even sadder, my boys were no longer in the running (Kuc first, then Edwards)…I really wanted to vote for someone who remembers who the CITIZENS are and how they actually matter to this country. However, I don’t feel bad for voting for who I did. I sincerely hope that the country returns to being ONE HUGE ‘free speech zone’ on Jan. 20, 2009! I am sick of this fascist banana republic it has become.
Peace!
Elspeth
“I can has liberated, enjoyable sex? plzkthxbai!”
Elspeth
Oh, Shayne, this wasnāt the liberated, enjoyable sex we were talking about!
God forbid!
š
Well said elspeth. I was originally for Edwards (Kucinich is probably closer to me politically but he would never win nationwide) but I am happy with Obama. In 2004 it was harder. Kerry was ok but he didn’t really appeal to me.
Not yours!
This seems like the thread to be at.
Speaking of sex, I have 2 kids. That’s what happens. Didn’t ya know. Then they crap their pants, ask for money, call from jail, and marry a moron. So I got fixed.
” …the Illinois management consulting firm, International Profit Associates, or IPA…”
This was all the further I got reading the post before spewing dessert through my nose.
Feminist when it suits her.. Not so much when it doesn’t..
Ok, this is perhaps a bit sexist, but for a woman to accept this…that is beyond the pale. What kind of signals does this send?
It’s like waterboarding your employees. Oh wait, nevermind.
Sorry, Hillary, give it back.
Its a matter of character, and this is hers. She stands on principles until there is money involved, and she needs it.
Hillary must be desperate to gain the support of the crude, insecure and impotent male voters of the Sportsmen for Bush camp.
What she may not realize is that they are basically the same demographic Pastor Hagee has just promised John McCain.
If the election was on Sunday, John might stand a chance. As it’s on Tuesday, the slime bags have a chance to clean up before going to church. And if Hillary will take their money, their souls are safe.
Why are people changing their avatars? How am I supposed to keep them straight? š
Zooey, try reading the words. I know it’s tough, but you’re a college student. You can do it.
oooooohhhH….WURDS! š
I don’t see any changed avatars. You been hitting the vino Z?
Then I’d have to wear my glasses, gummitch. As it is, I can distinguish between colorful blurs.
It’s a good thing I type well. I can’t see a damn thing…
gummitch, I think she must be a little tipsy. She’s probably halfway through her first glass.
Lemon drops here. My first. Damn things are dangerous.
“gummitic”? Whoopsie. Someone has had more than a half glass.
Shayne, I drank it all last night. I’m sober as a…….somebody sober.
trueblue turned into a little child, and ForTruth’s face got smaller. It’s too much!
What, what? I don’t see any typos. Must be the lemon drop. And I’m bombed out of my mind on Mad Dog!
I didn’t call you gummitic!
Trueblues face changed two days ago. I guess yesterday is lost.
Ooooh, Shayne is cheating! No edits!
Oh. Thanks for the back up, Shayne. š
How do you know, you don’t have your glasses on.
I want a lemon pickle. Mmmm…
My cat is reading it for me…
“Speaking of sex, I have 2 kids. Thatās what happens. Didnāt ya know. Then they crap their pants, ask for money, call from jail, and marry a moron. So I got fixed.”
In what order? Turtle’s firing live rounds…..
What, what? You’re drinking and Zooey’s hungover it must be one of you two. And I’m running naked through the streets of Chicago!
Zooey, you have two cats, put your glasses on for just a minute and you’ll see.
I thought you had mad cow?
Who is editing Shayne’s comments, gummitch?
I don’t have two cats! One of them is my son’s cat — not mine. Not mine….
Yeah, but I wear my glasses. I only remember details related to pets. They’re soooo cuuuute.
What? Me? That would be so rude!
Oh all right, I edited but I thought I did it before anybody noticed. Anyway, Gummitic is a good name.
Baaaah.
Is it really that warm in the windy city?
Eh, sheep…
Yeah it’s up to 30 something degrees. After it snowed two more inches last night. Now gummitch will tell us how nice the weather is where he lives, sigh.
I am about 90 miles from the windy city and it was really warm here. 27 degrees. It was like a heat wave.
TtT’s avatar changed too! It was a guy with sunglasses, then it was a baby, now it’s a bigger baby. It’s just not right.
“Baaaah!” he said…sheepishly!
š
Elspeth
(who has opted to bake in the morning…)
Zooey, my avatar didn’t change…yet. š
Elspeth
And the sun was out today for almost an hour. Whoopee …
Eh, Shayne, I usually like winter. This one has just gone on too long. I would hate to have virtually the same temp all year…and no snow.
I, OTOH, remember animals without a blink. People…not so much so.
I travel all the time. I have up to 10 people in a class usually two to three times a month, every month.
When I was coming back from a client and in LaGuardia airport, a guy came up to me, hugged me and started talking to me. Ok, I thought. Who IS this? What class was he in? What city? What month? When did I meet him?? So, of course I talked general stuff for a while, politely (and energetically – typical Joanne) with absolutely no clue who this guy was.
After a bit, I excused myself to hit the restroom and kept wracking my brain to remember who he was. I had started seeing a new doctor whom I had seen maybe five times at that point. And it was he. How the hell did HE remember ME?
Needless to say, I love the guy because he took the time to remember me (wish I could have said the same thing at the time).
Now, if he had had a dog! š
(Sorry, not a terribly funny story but…. )
Don’t change it now els, Zooey’s confused already.
Meanwhile, True’s ska revival choice over on the music thread has me off to Youtube again:
Madness, what a great band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHMxBttlU
And the Specials, harder edge, but essential 70s ska: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ivvM7VH7U&feature=related
Hmm, I might have to change my avatar. Just for the heck of it š
Okay, cool – cause I am not in the ‘hunting for new avatar’ mood!
Els
Joanne, you can have all my pets. I really only have a dog. The men left the cats. Somehow they keep getting food….
That’s funny Joanne because I took my daughter somewhere and there was a guy there that I was thinking must be my gynecologist because he looked familiar, so I smiled just in case he was. And I got a big smile back, maybe too big. Later I realized he was the weather man for the local ABC station. I’m sure he though I was a big fan, goof.
Hmph, feed the cats. Give the dog away.
Y’all are just cruel.
Elspeth, I like you. I don’t have to read your name.
I’m trying to read Oedipus. Barf…
I only know my gynecologist from the top of her head. š
Hell no! I like the dog — except her breath smells awful. She’s always had bad teeth.
Eww
What’s her name? Slam, bam, thank you ma’am? Doesn’t she even talk to you after?
Hey, once you go speculum…
She’s a rescued dog.
My knees are now firmly locked together. Anyone have the Jaws of Life on hand?
Hey, I’m not smiling at the weather dude…
She always buys me dinner after. š
C’mon, Joanne. Are you saying you don’t enjoy the annual slap & tickle?
Zooey…SHUDDER! Although, with my love life the way it is, maybe I should readjust my thinking.
On a lighter (and totally different) note, enjoy this everyone. It’s Achmed the Dead Terrorist.
Uh huh, Joanne is changing the subject…
Yup, she didn’t want to talk about the slap and tickle.
I’m completely confused. Zooey’s gynowhatsis is a dog? A bitch? WTF?
Thank goodness guys don’t need special crotch docs. All my doctors seem to “retire” just when I start to trust them.
Slap & tickle is my life right now. Don’t ruin that for me…
Yes, M’am! I watched a video of a woman giving birth once…I was traumatized!
I think I’ll stick with the practicing part and leave the end result part to others with greater fortitude than I.
“Oedipus Barf” – that’s a new one to me…(I was going to say “on me”, but I don’t fancy barf on me…)
I quite like the 17th C courtesan avatar, myself. š
Els
gummitch, my gynecologist would probably treat you right…
Both of my GYNies left IL and moved to WI. I am sure that says alot about insurance and malpractice in my state. Good thing I am on the line. The last one who moved is close enough to still go to.
Joanne,
Imagine actually agreeing to push one out — twice! I’ve forgiven them for being baby moose. I really have…
That didn’t come out right. I pushed each one out on separate “occasions.”
I.C.K.
I like that, Elspeth! Oedipus Barf. Needless to say, I’m getting nowhere with it tonight.
iamjustjoanne, maybe they just like cheese!
Your gynos didn’t like flat lands and bad drivers š
Joanne, you know what the best part of giving birth is? When the husband and the doc make that “funny” joke about taking the extra stitch.
Woo! Good one. š
My ex’s labor was horrible. The image of the doc sticking his hand, up to the upper wrist in there to pull out the placenta is forever burned into my brain.
Babes, GYNies see flat lands no matter where they practice. š
And don’t be so smug…I’ve driven up dar in cheesehead land. MOVE OVER if you can’t manage 55 mph. ’nuff said! š
One extra stitch? Really? š
Oh dear – found this spoof now. Housing crisis version of Madness ‘Our House’:
‘Our house, in the middle of a slump’
Hehe, but nobody cuts you off quite like a flatlander š
JP, ya bastid.
Sabyen, OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!
Page me when the topic changes. I need to go fan myself. Where’s that damned fainting couch.
Achmed the dead terrorist – oh my, sick…
… it’s a sick world and I’m a happy man
Joanne, have you ever been on 251 north of Rockford? Those people tick me off. They certainly don’t know what “passing lane” means.
Hehe, 4 extra stitches, minimum.
Joanne, I understand completely! I would rather just ‘practice! practice! practice!’ w/the right fellow myself. Watching my already fading figure morph into a pregnant form would not do me any favors. But, then, if this current romantic drought keeps up, I might have to relegate myself to the ….*gasp* online dating crap…!?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!?!??!?!???!??!1//!!! Is there not a liberal, world-citizen, environmentally friendly, Pagan-accepting, bad-pun-tolerant, cuddle-enhanced, cake-loving, employed, no-mental-health-issues, straight man out there for me? Cripes, I would be better off looking for ‘the Egress’ than find a guy that actually is okay w/ himself regardless of upbringing/background and isn’t faking that he’s okay until real life kicks in.
Face it, unless it’s B.O.B., this gal is never gonna “get some” again…rather sucks.
(and trueblue, if you are reading this – mr. tech-boy was supposed to come into town this week – obvy he didn’t – as I am on this! I am giving up on him…even though I love him dearly, I can’t keep hoping that he will all of a sudden remember his promises to me).
Sorry this is so long…! š
Els
Watch it, JP. I’ll describe giving birth to my youngest. It ain’t pretty. š
But elspeth, you get bigger breasts, that has to count for something š
Zooey, that is just a snapshot. I feel sorry for my ex. The whole process was brutal. My little guy finally got the foreceps. That was scary.
Elspeth, I know the guy you described — there are two of them. One is married, and the other is gay.
Unless your vagina blew up in a fine mist of blood and tissue it wasn’t worse than my ex’s š
How negative, Zoo!!! But yeah, I suppose there are two of them. Cake sucks.
Ew.
Sabyen, my ‘gals’ are quite big enough thank you very much…. hee hee!
When I (briefly) took medieval two-handed longsword classes, I actually went out and got a corset that would squish them up and out of my way so that I could complete a swing w/o a ‘stutter’! They aren’t huge, but they can get in my way. Any larger and I will have to change my exemptions for taxes.
š Els
Is it safe to return?? (still fanning self)
Terry, you didn’t like Achmed? I laughed so hard I almost doubled over!
I was watching a political video earlier today and this was in the sidebar. I have NO idea why but I thought it was funny….in a sick kinda way.
And JP (easier to type š ), I live near Great America so I rarely get out Rockford way. No great loss. š (I actually do like WI quite alot, used to have a place near Plymouth, but the drivers…whew. š )
Els, sistah…amen! I have more batteries than NTB. š
Zooey, don’t I know it! It doesn’t help matters that I am also a diehard “Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy” dreamer…
deep sigh….
Els
Guys always think big boobs are the greatest. They don’t have to cart them around.
Sorry, JP. That was mean of me. The men of the Zoo are fantastico.
LOL, ok, if you are happy with them…my ex was not too big. She was ecstatic when she grew a cup.
LOL, mean is ok if it isn’t vicious. Actually I am more of a leg/butt man. And come on…if you had to carry around a couple of little balls of nerves that have almost no protection…
Jeez, Els, you ARE my sistah! They do get in the way sometimes, don’t they?
Let me know how that tax deduction works out. I’d love to deduct the girls! š I am getting more and more worried about the AMT.
Oh lordy, Colin Firth as Mr Darcy.
**fanning**
Trust me, if my ex-boyfriends could have, they would have kept them at the breakup. Luckily, I am quite attached to them, myself! š
Els
JP, Joanne has nice boobs.
Just sayin’… š
Colin Firth, really? I can understand her picking him over that scumbag Hugh Grant but he is a bit of a poof, isn’t he?
Hehe, that is good to put in the memory banks.
Heeeheee! I had a guy once who made me wish that Detachable Penis song was but more than a snappy tune.
Yeah, that AMT bullshit is for the birds! Tell them what, I have taxes taken out all year and have had the same flipping exemptions for years now – if I got money back then, I should STILL be getting money back. They want more money – go see Paris Hilton’s accountant, she’s got the stuff in piles, I am just trying to eke by as a member of the disappearing middle class. I am nervous to do my taxes…
Els
Actually if I had a nice pair of boobs… I might never have to go out.
King Missle is great!! I wonder where my cd went.
Joanne,
JP’s got your boobs in his memory banks.
Just sayin’…
Jo, loved Achmed, going to listen again. Just caught up on my George Carlin, thanks Shayne
I don’t want boobs. I have a feeling it would be like tickling yourself. It just isn’t the same.
That’s interesting, TtT. I have a nice pair of boobs, and I never go out. š
OH HEAVENS NO! Not Colin Firth as the ‘Darcy’ of Bridget Jones – (not that I would turn him away, either, but not my intended reference) – no, no, no…Colin Firth as Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley in “Pride & Prejudice” – oh to be Elizabeth Bennet myself…! Although, Colin’s character in “Love Actually” was panty-meltingly romantic in a more modern context! š
Mmmmm, men in breeches and waistcoats…tra la la!
Els (fanning herself w/a gale force wind!)
Noted Zooey. As long has he doesn’t stare and drool.
I had a guy on a first date whisper in my ear “You have lovely breasts.”
I thought he had tourettes or something. That’s something you think…you don’t say. Unless, of course, you want that to be the first – and only – date. UGH!
I have some killer internet dating stories.
Oh, he was from Milwaukee. (snicker)
Hi I’m back..
Big boobs? Only guys care. I remember after my first within the first 3 days. I lost all my baby stuff withon a few days (miracle) to less than before getting prenant. I was down to a size 7 but a 52 D. Yuck! Double yuck!! I sat in the bathtub bawling because I suddenly realized I was a cow..
Panty-melting? Wow.
Your gynos didnāt like flat lands and bad drivers – sabyen
Watch it cheddar head.
muse, I guess we are cows for a while! Ew, gross. I’m glad I never thought of it that way.
Shayne! *SMACK
JP. don’t tell Joanne she has lovely breasts on the first date. Just think it… š
I like Colin Firth, but best in “Bridget Jones Diary”. Especially the end.
Ugh, internet dating…good for finding the craziest of the crazy. I tried it. This girl got pissed and wouldn’t leave the car. She smacked me a few times….and tried to stab me with a pencil. I kinda lost interest in her after that. Not sure why.
Joanne, nice tits š
Mmm, cheddar.
And here I was, trying to be all subliminal…
els – B.O.B? And Joanne AMT? I don’t know what you youngsters are talking about.
My all time favorite blind date story.
This woman (a friend of mine dated) had been set up with a guy by a “friend” of hers. She was shown a pic and said, OK.
They meet at a restaurant and he weighed about 350 lbs, ate three entrees, and by the time it was over, the gal was almost embarrassed.
When he was all done, he looks up at her and says:
“Why don’t we go back to my place and you can blow me.”
She excused herself to go to the restroom and left.
Hey, who doesn’t want “friends” like that?
Well it’s official. Friday night music night has turned into the vagina monologues. I’m going to take my penis and go.
Jesus, TP is DEAD lately!
TyT, if you had boobs you’d need a mansierre.
Zoo, guys are more…um…forward.
Hey gummitch, at least we’re not doing this on the music threads!
Don’t forget your penis…. š
Shayne, I think they’re called moobs. Just sayin’. š
āWhy donāt we go back to my place and you can blow me.ā
CLASSIC!!!! I bet that line works every time…LOL.
Eww… Can we do bad date stories..? I have a good one.
Nice blind date story, Joanne. Ick.
JP, for your own protection, better not try internet dating again. Those Wisconsin girls are nucking futz.
Go for it muse!
I know Shayne, I know. š¦
Tell it, muse!
The sad thing about the “blow me” line is that it must have worked at some point for him to use it. Gross.
I don’t know, JP. Are ya cute? (batting eyelashes)
JUST KIDDING!!
(Sorry Zooey, I know you hate when I do that. (snicker) )
Muse, do share! I love bad dating stories. I don’t feel quite so pathetic!
āWhy donāt we go back to my place and you can blow me.ā – joanne
Those smooth talkers always get the girls, snort.
“Thatās interesting, TtT. I have a nice pair of boobs, and I never go out”
Exactly Zoo, I’m on to something, I can feel it…
But Shayne, at least they can drive š
Yeah, JP…poorly.
That’s it! When my husband puts me out of the house I’m not even going to think about dating again. Thanks for the wakeup call.
I went out with the brother of a neighbor once. He seemed nice enough.. We went to a restaurant with several other couples (safe enough).. They all drank too much. My date REALLY drank too much, started nodding off and did a face plant in his spaghetti. I got up and went to the restroom, called my friend (the neighbor) and said “COME GET ME NOW!!”
I went out to the parking lot and waited for her to arrive. Next thing that happens, a couple of people approach me in the parking lot.. Its the owner of the restaurant and our waitress, and they tell me that someone needs to pay the bill.. In the parking lot.. They had all taken off.
Needless to say, I moved after that.
Oh my god, muse. How horrible!!
Muse, why did you leave?? We were just starting to have fun…:)
Muse, EXCELLENT story! So sorry that happened to you!!
Exactly Zoo, Iām on to something, I can feel itā¦
You’re using your imagination right now, aren’t you? Heh.
Stop, Zoo!! I don’t want to hear his answer!
I can’t hang around long.
I just checked back in and everything was starting to get interesting.. Shayne, I’m with you. Anything ever happens to the hubby and I will NEVER date again.
Heh.
But Shayne, at least they can drive – jp
Hey I’m in Wisconsin all the time, watch your back!
Yeah, but you two have good husbands.
Here’s another. A guy I went out with once was telling me about a prior first date (internet, of course).
She had offered to make dinner one night for him and her 17 year old son. He accepted and went to her house. She was sucking back the beers and making lasagna. She had made two pans and was so hammered that she dropped one as she proceeded to fall on her face.
Later in the evening, she went to the bathroom to pee…and left the door open. The boy said, Mom, close the door. She said, Why, everyone does it!
The lasagna was burned. He got some down and got out of there shortly thereafter.
Who said there’s no classy gals out there!
Was the guy Irish muse, the dine and dash is common practice among the south side Irish in Chicago.
Shayne, warn me! š In all seriousness though, I know not all Illinois drivers are bad but I have to drive my son down to his mom’s every other weekend. It never fails to put me in a bad mood with all the horrible Illinoisan drivers!
That poor boy.
Hehe, Joanne, that is class personified.
Shayne, I think he was Italian. It was a LONG time ago.. Like maybe 28 years ago..
Hah, my daughter and I spend a lot of time in Los Angeles. If you think Illinois is bad you ought to try that sometime. Oy.
EDITED to say I was talking about drivers.
Not your boy, JP, the boy with the drunk lasagna mom.
Zooey, there are way too many people out there who should not be parents!
Some of the best kids come from homes with drunken mothers. I guess the kids have to grow up fast.
Or spouses..
Night everyone!
Lordy Joanne, don’t I know it. I used to see them on juvenile court days. Ugh.
Goodnight, muse!
I drove semi for a couple of years. The furthest east I went was NJ or Buffalo, not sure which is further east. The furthest west was Denver. South…Houston. North…Canada. The worst cities for driving were Houston…they slowed to 35 when it drizzled and Chicago (they are crazy). I have never been to NY or LA. They might be worse.
I think I might be one of those joanne. I sent my daughter to the movies with her friends, gave her money for dinner then I cooked for my husband. She got home and asked me to make her PB & J and I told her no. I’m just feeling a wee bit guilty, oh no.
I dunno Jo, that ‘F your mom’ video….
Eh, Shayne, how old is she? My son still wants me to make him toast when he can do it himself (sometimes I cave).
Shayne, the girl is capable of making herself a sandwich. š
Never do for them what they can do for themselves. My men hate me. š
Zoo, if it is a man you can do it sometimes if he does nice things for you too!
JP, since my sons are men, I call them “the men.” An unrelated man would get different treatment. See why they hate me? š
TtT…what I found most funny about it is that it was sidebarred when I was watching a political video. I thought, huh?
JP, drive in Norfolk, VA. They have the worst drivers. Boston is a close second. And I do have to say that Chicago drivers are getting more and more brazen in their attempts to kill people. But, hey, I grew up here so I can handle it.
I always wanted to develop this game where you put little firing pegs on your steering wheel with a sight on the windshield. Then you can blow the assholes up…sound effects and all. š
She’s 13. But I cooked a big dinner and didn’t feel like going back to the kitchen. She’s pretty good in the kitchen though.
Speaking of the men, my eldest is trying to call me.
See ya later, if anyone is still here. š
Ohhhhh, ok. So you are saying you would not make your own flesh and blood a sandwich but you would some other guy!! That is so wrong! š
Hey, you should always do nice things for each other! If I could find a guy who thrilled by having toast made for him…BRING THAT ON!
Ciao for now, Zooey!
I made my son sloppy joes tonight. He didn’t appreciate it. Kids…little bastards.
Where did you grow up Joanne. I grew up first on the north side and then in the north suburbs now I live in the southwest suburbs.
Night Zoo.
“TtTā¦what I found most funny about it is that it was sidebarred when I was watching a political video. I thought, huh?”
I can see the attraction. Start with one Youtube (I started with Madness after a quick shot of Green Day earlier) and see where you go….
I’m here right now..
That’s part of my passive aggressive behavior with my daughter I think. I’ve offered to make her PB&J hundreds of times when she was hungry and complaining and she wouldn’t let me. Kids!
Hehe, was that a Ron Paul video, Terry?
Hmm, my son doesn’t do the passive-aggressive stuff yet.
No I was talking about me being passive aggressive not my daughter.
And TtT, yuck, reminding me of Reagan on a Friday night, I owe you one.
I grew up on the far northside (Bryn Mawr and Western), moved to VA for four years, then back up here by Great America. I like it here. I HATE living in the city! Too many people. It smells. The traffic sucks!
If I could, I’d live on 10 acres somewhere close to an airport so I could work. I would love to have a place I could walk outside stark naked and the only thing that would see me was the deer and antelope playing.
LOL, ohhhh, ok , Shayne! Well, there IS a difference between offering and being demanded. A big one.
Ooops, my English sucks tonight. Sorry!
Nope JP, but back on the music theme, Phil Collins and Ronald Reagan (banned in the US I think):
When I was little we lived in Rogers Park up until second grade. What high school did you go to?
After Rogers Park we moved to Skokie and now my mother lives in Glenview.
I remember that video. It was a good one.
Mather. Did you go to Senn or Sullivan?
JP, where in WI are you located?
Fort Atkinson. It is a huge city of 13,000. SW of Milwaukee, SE of Madison, NE of Rockford.
Well, no wonder you don’t like IL drivers. There’s nothing but back roads out there! I’ve tried to traverse heading west along the WI/IL border and there is nothing but two lane roads. How close to 90 are you?
Ohhhh, road directions.
Yenta rules!
Yeah, I am used to country driving. I am 20 minutes from Janesville (I-90)
I can’t stand Yenta!!!! š
I drove to Janesville once. I think it took me something like 12 hours. š
What’s yenta?
WB, Zooey.
LOL, well, then you wouldn’t be an Illinoisan driver! It would take you about 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
Yenta is a Zooey troll.
JP is just upset because he was the last one to know Yenta was me. š
I drive like a little old lady when I am doing town driving. Xpressway? Fadadabadit. š
That said, after getting clocked by that drunk driver in December, I drive like grandma most of the time now.
No sense of humor, JP.
Too sad….
Hush, Zooey! Yeah, it is true. I was slow to catch on.
LOL, that is the other catagory of Illinoisan driver š
Ah multiple identities, a good gag, no longer so easy to pull off.
We all have those moments of, uhm, slowdom.
Even the trolls knew I was Yenta. š
I don’t know what you’re talking about, TtT. š
She did it too. She took on the whole Jewish grandma persona.
Oh I went to Niles East but I would have gone to Mather if we hadn’t moved out of Rogers Park. Small world huh.
Nah, I knew before the trolls did, Zoo. Give me a LITTLE credit!
Joanne, I don’t know about you but most Chicago drivers are funny on two lane roads. They slow down a whole lot when they come to a curve or a hill š
“I drove to Janesville once. I think it took me something like 12 hours”
Oh SMACK. Were you stuck behind a farm tractor?
I’m ducking now.
LOL, no smacking. It is true.
JP. I had to TELL you I was Yenta. Heh.
Yenta isn’t so much of a Zooey troll as one of her multiple personalities.
Really? Ugh, I am embarassed.
Honey, I have a BMW and know how to drive it! The only time I am bad on two lane roads is at night because I am afraid of deer.
And small world indeed!
“JP. I had to TELL you I was Yenta. Heh.”
Hardeharharhar….
So, even that 196 year old Korean war vet knew you were Yenta???
Yenta is one of my nicer, but more annoying personalities. š
Oy, I hit my first deer this year.
Zooey you were so convincing I thought you were Jewish at first. And keep in mind half of my family was Jewish. You were way better at it than I could be.
And I just said oy…oy.
Yes, Yenta is slightly annoying š
I am so sorry! I hope you were ok! Like hitting a brick wall?
That was no Korean War vet, JP.
Yeah, he knew…
Oy, I hit my first deer this year.
That’s hunting in Wisconsin isn’t it? My brother inlaws have a hunting cabin in Wisconsin. Nobody ever shoots a deer but every year somebody ruins their car.
Ick. First they bring up Reagan and now Jake. I’m getting nauseous.
No, he was running at an angle away from me. I broke hard and by the time I got to him it was a love tap. A little bit of crumpling and a ruined license plate and holder. I am guessing the poor guy lived.
Yenta is only annoying to the single folks. She slays me.
Yeah, Jake, that was the Korean war vet…stop it, Zoo, he was decorated and everything!!! š
Yes, Yenta is slightly annoying
Oy, just take this knife and stick it in my heart. Go ahead! You know you want to, ungrateful goyim.
**weeping**
I’m glad you were both ok!
I don’t mind eating them, but I don’t want to hit one, nor do I want to field dress one.
I actually LOL’d at that, Zoo.
I’d like to decorate him. Or better yet let elspethravenswind decorate him.
I don’t want to kill one. They do taste good but I really don’t see the point in hunting unless you just like killing stuff.
…or you are poor.
Me too, Yenta slays me.
Ugh, venison. Icky. Almost as bad as mutton, in terms of smell. š
Jake and Michael. The glory days of the troll.
Hmm, I like venison. Mutton is bad…so is duck…ewww.
El Tel is finito. signing off with Joe Jackson…
I should like mutton, being all Greek and stuff. I would have starved in the old country if it weren’t for all the olives.
Wow, Joe has become even whiter than Michael! Night Terry.
Heh. Yenta made JP laugh. My life is complete. š
Gey gezunterheyt.
I’m off to bed. Gotta spend at least 14 hours in the math lab tomorrow, which will be problematic, since it’s only open 5 hours.
Night all!
Lamb is my all time fav meat! I have a few killer recipes, too. (I love to cook.) I think buffalo is probably 2nd on my list. Much better than cow. And with this whole downer thing…I am going coop now. A guy at thecarpetbaggerreport gave a couple of really good thoughts on getting off the grid and I tell ya, with the lack of any kind of oversight on food and drugs, I want off as much as possible.
Night TtT and Zooey!
Night Zooey, don’t blow yourself up in the old meth lab.
I am really not good at trying new things. My mom made lamb and duck when I was a kid (once each). But she wasn’t a very good cook so I can’t really say if I would like them otherwise. The lamb tasted awful and the duck was so incredibly stringy and tough.
Lamb made well is awesome! I make a killer lamb, sweet potato, carrot and onion stew, sort of Caribbean style served over rice with black beans. Or soaked in my marinade and grilled on a charcoal grill (don’t let me near a grill unless you want raw inside and burnt to a delicate crisp outside).
My mom couldn’t cook either. When I was growing up, which was before Ragu (yeah, I am that old), spaghetti to us was pasta and Campbells Tomato soup. UGH!
Hmm, I am feeling brave. Gimme a gyro!
I am out. Time for bed. Have a good night.
Night night! Take care!
I’m off the grid, well I shop at Whole Foods. So maybe of the grid is an exaggeration. The meat tastes so much better though even if it wasn’t safer I don’t think I’d go back. I’ve never tried the bison they sell, should I? I’ve never tasted deer either. And lamb I like but I’ve never tasted mutton. I need to get out more.
And REAL eggs! MMMMMMMM!!!
I asked an Indian friend of mine about mutton as that is big in east Indian dishes and he said mutton is the same as lamb. I always thought it was old sheep, He said no.
Venison is good if it’s made well. Sometimes it’s a bit gamey.
Buffalo is very similar to beef but it has a richer flavor. It’s not a strong flavor but I like it. It’s not gamey at all. Try buffalo burgers. They are totally yummy!
They sell it at whole foods so I’ll have to sneak it in on the family. Now I know who to come to for recipes.
Oh, most definitely! I am a killer cook and always willing to share. (That said, I often start by going to http://www.foodtv.com and finding something interesting and personalizing it. They have a good search function.)
Buffalo burgers will pass for beef, no doubt about it. I would almost guarantee your kids wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. Lower fat and they are generally handled better as they are more of a specialty thing. Lemme know how it goes.
Well, I do believe it’s time for me to crawl into bed. Take care and turn the lights out when ya leave. š
Sweet dreams!
I’ve gone there. It’s good. I’m so lazy lately I cook the recipes I know by heart. Shame on me.
Well I’m off to bed. Good job at TP today. It’s nice being here away from trolls sometimes though isn’t it? Some days they just make me crazy.
Night.