blackshoe Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Its sounds like one of these quiet and peaceful places where the only gun you need is a water pistol just in case one of the neighbours drunk a little over and confound the front doors ;-) I lived in one of those places (a small village) when I was in England in the early 90s. No guns, so when this homeowner objected to a bunch of teenagers (none related to him) using his back garden for a late night party, they beat him to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 Its sounds like one of these quiet and peaceful places where the only gun you need is a water pistol just in case one of the neighbours drunk a little over and confound the front doors ;-) Yes, you have it right. I think that it is not unknown for the police to raid a meth lab somewhere in the countryside, but those of us who are not in the trade have little to fear. I don't entirely discount the usefulness of guns. There was an incident in my childhood with my mother pointing my father's 12 gauge at a potential intruder. He wisely left. But I am overweight, and that is far far more likely to contribute to my death than the fact that I don't have a gun. I grew up learning to hunt, carrying my own shotgun by age 11 or 12, but I quit long ago and I prefer not to have a gun. To each his own. Mostly I find the local enthusiasm for guns to be just one more way in which I am out of sync with my neighbors. The story about the man taking all but five of the guns has, you probably won't be surprised to hear, a setting that makes it less bizarre. He is a gun collector, the five guns that he left had been presents from his wife during the forty year course of their marriage. The breakup is a true tragedy and I suppose I should not make jokes about it, but her showing up to tell me about only having five guns was just too much to resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 http://grafiken.ioff.de/smilies/bruell.gif Occupy this thread!http://grafiken.ioff.de/smilies/sumo.gifhttp://grafiken.ioff.de/smilies/sumo.gifhttp://grafiken.ioff.de/smilies/sumo.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 On days like today, my thoughts automatically turn to potatoes, ketsup, and of course....Finland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Mitt Romney picks up Jon Voight’s endorsement– tries to sell it back at discount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 For power nappers: Ordinarily, sleep experts advise steering clear of coffee and other stimulants before resting, since caffeine disrupts sleep. As a result, studies on drowsy drivers have generally compared the restorative benefits of pulling over and napping versus pulling over for a cup of caffeine. Researchers have found that a 15- to 30-minute nap increases alertness and driving performance, but most studies show that drinking caffeine is a slightly superior strategy. In a series of studies, however, sleep researchers in England found that drinking a cup of coffee and then immediately taking a 15-minute nap was even more effective. The researchers tested sleep-deprived subjects in driving simulators and found that a “caffeine nap” improved driving performance and reduced sleepiness better than other commonly employed techniques, including cold air, a short nap, a break with no nap or 200 milligrams of caffeine, roughly the amount in a 10-ounce cup of strong brewed coffee. This method is believed to work because the short power nap helps clear the brain of the sleep-inducing compound adenosine. Caffeine, meanwhile, takes about 20 minutes to have its physiological effect — kicking in just as the napper is awakening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I found the real Winstonm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Great news: The groundhog saw his shadow today. Only six more weeks of winter! It's been another mild winter in Upper Michigan, but an early spring is always welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Just created a new cocktail especially for this specific thread>>>> Hijacker's Sling >>>> 4cl Bacon flavored vodka8cl Avocado juice2 tea spoons of finish ketchup1 tea spoon Worchester Hot! Hot! hot!All these shaked and served over the ice cubs. Cheers! http://grafiken.ioff.de/smilies/trink.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Just created a new cocktail especially for this specific thread>>>> Hijacker's Sling >>>> 4cl Bacon flavored vodka8cl Avocado juice2 tea spoons of finish ketchup1 tea spoon Worchester Hot! Hot! hot!All these shaked and served over the ice cubs. Cheers! http://grafiken.ioff.de/smilies/trink.gif Sounds tasty, esp. if you make your own ketchup and bacon flavored vodka. Real posters on this thread will, of course, use their zambonies to scrape some ice. This can be done ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Nothing is true; everything is permitted. According to the British writer on grammar, Lynne Truss, many non-writers avoid the colon and semicolon for various reasons: "They are old-fashioned", "They are middle-class", "They are optional", "They are mysteriously connected to pausing", "They are dangerously addictive (vide Virginia Woolf)", and "The difference between them is too negligible to be grasped by the brain of man".[3]From Wikipedia entry for Semicolon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Nothing is true; everything is permitted. From Wikipedia entry for Semicolon. From the Winston entry for: semicolon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Sounds tasty, esp. if you make your own ketchup and bacon flavored vodka. Real posters on this thread will, of course, use their zambonies to scrape some ice. This can be done ahead of time. I wonder if Finland grows its own ice, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Sounds tasty, esp. if you make your own ketchup and bacon flavored vodka. Real posters on this thread will, of course, use their zambonies to scrape some ice. This can be done ahead of time. Replace avocado juice with Finnish tomato juice and you will get the finest "Bloody Zamboni" drink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/funny-animal-gifs-animal-gifs-horizontal-treadmill.gif 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/funny-animal-gifs-animal-gifs-horizontal-treadmill.gif It looks like the hamsters may have a winner after years of research into adapting their hamster wheel into a cat-go-round toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 We must have hundreds of squirrels on our block I may see one dead one the road Just wondering where do all the dead squirrels go? maybe all the hawks around here eat them before we see them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 We must have hundreds of squirrels on our block I may see one dead one the road Just wondering where do all the dead squirrels go? maybe all the hawks around here eat them before we see them? A lot of turkey vultures around here. Sort of an ugly bird, but useful for clean-up work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 A lot of turkey vultures around here. Sort of an ugly bird, but useful for clean-up work.Ravens here do that clean-up work. The ravens also make sure that no one leaves garbage bags to be picked up unless they are stored in covered cans. Our eagles clean up lots of squirrels too, but they don't wait until the squirrels are dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 ok so it seems the birds eat hundreds of dead squirlles annually I do see alot of hawks and owls not sure about turkey vultures or eagles but I guess yes does southern NC have it fair share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Never thought about this before but does batting left handed in baseball have nothing to do with being left handed? I mean throwing or fielding left handed does. btw did you notice the baseball season opened? easy to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 btw did you notice the baseball season opened? easy to miss. Nope. Neither start nor finish of this season are usually noticed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I found the real Winstonm :P Minor league hockey. Ultimate proof that white people got no rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 :P Minor league hockey. Ultimate proof that white people got no rhythm. Hey, it wasn't my fault. The guy said to be there at 4:00 a.m. for Zamboni training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Secret take in Amarillo for Scoreses new movie "Zamboni Driver" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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