April 26, 2008
I hate to say this, but I think that MS Vista and Office 2007 are terrorist plots
This is my thought - after trying to save a document in Office 2007 as an RTF file and taking nearly 30 minutes to figure out how the hell to do it.
I wonder if Al Quaida operatives got themselves hired by Microsoft as engineers and wrote Vista and MS Office 2007. This is accomplishing the destruction of our economy better than any bombs because it takes 10 times longer to do ANYTHING because of these damned programs. I have to think that Bin Laden must be giddy about it.
Using these programs is like trying to read Arabic - everything is ass backwards!
I mean, look at our economy. Prices are going up like crazy - of course a lot of this is due to Al Gore's insistence that corn be used to fuel cars, therefore increasing the demand (and increasing the price) of corn - which Al Gore apparently did not realize feeds a lot of food animals, from chickens to goats to cows to turkeys to rabbits, as well as people. As a result of the skyrocketing price of corn, farmers, in an effort to make some money, are growing corn instead of wheat, rye, barley and other crops. So there are shortages of those crops and food prices go up like crazy.
I also think that the economy is being slowed down big time in the service sector because Microsoft really screwed up and put out the two most awful business programs ever.
The productivity of the American worker is going to hell in a handbasket because of these two pieces of software.
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March 28, 2008
Listening in on Hill and Bill
Grouchy Old Cripple has managed to tap Mrs. Clinton's phone line. He was able to record a conversation between her and Bill. Here is a small excerpt, but gosh, you really need to go read the entire thing!!!
BJ: How's it goin' Hillary?TRT: Goddammit Bill! WTF do the MFCS's at CBS think they're doing? Jesus H. Christ! They've always let us lie like rugs before. WTF is going on here? Have you seen my poll numbers? 37 fucking percent! (Crash!)
BJ: What was that sound?
TRT: WTF do you think it was? You've heard it often enough. I threw a fucking lamp against the wall. But back to CBS. They've always loved us. Why are they turning on me?
BJ: Hillary, you're just not as good of a liar as I am. I've tried to teach you.
TRT: But it shouldn't matter. Those bastards have always covered for us before. I mean CBS used to be the Clinton Broadcasting System. This shit wouldn't be happening if that idiot Dan Rather were still around. He worshiped the ground we walked on. I bet it's that little bitch Katie Couric. Can't you get her to give you a blowjob or something?
BJ: Hillary, you're just not very likable. Maybe you should start crying again. It saved you in New Hampshire.
Posted by Beth at 6:00 AM | Comments (2)
January 15, 2008
OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!
So, I was googling Floral Sealant for a project I am working on, and this web site came up.
If you have ever wondered about the creative crafty possibilities of tampons (and I have not!), I think they are all covered there.
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December 6, 2007
Heh.
moar funny pictures
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November 27, 2007
Ouch
Yesterday, I made my really yummy pasta sauce. It takes nearly all day to do it right, and I have some ingredients that need to be grated.
So, as I was grating my carrots, I looked down and saw that I had also grated my thumb.
Ouch.
I told John that I put a lot of myself into dinner! (Heh)
Although, no blood was in my sauce - just on my thumb, which still hurts and is still bandaged.
At least I did not bayonet myself!
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October 25, 2007
Heh
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September 21, 2007
My massage therapist does *not* do this:
Posted by Beth at 6:03 AM
May 30, 2007
I made one for John of Arrgghhh!
You would have to know John to see how silly this is - John does not dance . . . at all.
Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com
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Silly thing to play with
Pamibe is where I found this fun toy.
Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com
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May 8, 2007
And now, a musical interlude
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March 19, 2007
Visual DNA - another test, but different.
This is kinda cool - I stole it from Venomous Kate!
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March 2, 2007
Bwaa-ha-ha-ha-ick
SondraK rocks. And this is gross, but so perfect.
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March 1, 2007
One of you figure this thing out
The Impossible Quiz Deluxe by =Splapp-me-do on deviantART
I have to go to work!
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January 5, 2007
Oh, looky!
I have my own rainbow!
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December 23, 2006
You Tube fun
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December 17, 2006
Oh, and don't forget . . .
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November 30, 2006
I wonder who invented this?
LindaSog has found an interesting new product. You have to see it to believe it!
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November 22, 2006
test
test
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November 16, 2006
This is really neat
Mentos and Diet Coke - bigger, better and wetter! CaltechGirl has the video!
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November 15, 2006
It's Raining Men!
Dean has an earworm. Now he has passed it on to me, and I'm passing it to you!!!
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November 10, 2006
I've been told I give good telephone
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The South | |
| The Northeast | |
| North Central | |
| The West | |
| Boston | |
| What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes | |
Posted by Beth at 11:16 AM | Comments (8)
October 30, 2006
Oh, how embarrassing
I am the Number 1 link on Google for stinky dog farts.
Please note that I am *not* the one who makes stinky dog farts - it's Houdini!!!!!
Posted by Beth at 6:09 PM
October 27, 2006
only partly true
I own pretty lacey bras, too, but I will admit that my everyday bra is cotton and comfy.
| You Are a White Cotton Bra! |
 You want your man to feel relaxed and himself with you Your perfect guy is low maintenance and adaptable And he makes you feel comfy and cozy too! |
This silly quiz was found at Fuzzybear's lair.
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October 16, 2006
I think I'm more balanced than this indicates.
| You Are 30% Left Brained, 70% Right Brained |
 Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports. |
I got this from Ala!
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October 4, 2006
google gadget?
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September 7, 2006
Boobie BLogging
In the Cotillion email group, we have been discussing Boobie Blogging - certain political vlogs where the expose' is not from the hard hitting politcal analysis, but from the dress (or lack thereof) of the vlogger.
Somewhere in the discussion, CalTechGirl sent us all a link to get our boobs named.
So, from now on, my boobs are named:
| Your Boobies' Names Are... |
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September 2, 2006
Chocolate is your friend
Need I say more? well, I suppose I should. It's an advertising thingie from Nestle to promote a new baking chocolate. Looks interesting. And it's a way to get free chocolate.
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If you want a good laugh
Go to Overheard in New York
Here is an example:
Man: I just don't get it! Just last night you were complaining about how you never try anything new, but you feel like you should.
Woman: Ok, well ordering the roast duck is a little different than a threesome, Tim.
--13th & 3rd
Overheard by: Todd B
via Overheard in New York, Sep 1, 2006
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August 20, 2006
I think this might be a new exercise fad
And if they offered classes, I'd sign up, just because it looks like so much fun!
Here it is ... The Treadmill Dance!!!!!
Linda tipped me off!
Posted by Beth at 7:54 AM
August 18, 2006
Hmmm
I don't know what this says about my blog, but I'm #1 on Google for how do men pee.
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July 20, 2006
Web Games I like to play
Sometimes, I get rather frustrated and need something to take my mind off of things. There are several Web Games that can become rather addicting.
Bookworm is very satisfying. I love to see the points add up. However, I think that it is a little too easy. I have managed to get more than 3 million points before losing, and I'm really not that good.
Weboggle is fun to play if you just have a few minutes, because the games are three minutes long. However, a lot of words in the WEBoggle dictionary are in no other dictionary on earth - so it is a little bogus.
And then there is Scribble. A 'cooperative' web-based scrabble game. I enjoy playing it, however, the regulars there want everyone to play it exactly the way they tell you to - so they can get the big point words - not that it matters, since there is absolutly no tracking of who gets what score - it's the total score for each game that seems to be of import.
If you go to Scribble, ignore the nasty comments in the chat and stay away from the message boards. I am called a 'troll' because I'm not as smart as they are, I guess - or really, I am as smart, but they don't like it if anyone makes a mistake. The game has expert boards for those people, and I do not try to play the expert boards, but they follow me around the regular scribble boards and can be quite rude. In fact, they have labelled me a troll, so know, when I do play there, I go by troll/beth. It's a challenging, non-competitive game, but beware - they are not nice to newcomers!!!
I should really quit playing these games. They are incredible time wasters, and I coule probably get the house clean in a day if I would stop going to them.
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June 15, 2006
One more thing
I just love the current crop of Tractor Supply commercials. They really crack me up. Click here and pick the commercial you want to watch.
The timing is great.
Posted by Beth at 6:05 AM
Beware the Ides of June!
It's June 15th. I have no idea if the Ides of June have ever resulted in backstabbing, but just watch out.
Actually, I am just hiding from the world right now. Don't feel like doing anything after or before work. Work is kind of getting me down. Every so often, I get in a work funk. It takes me a few months to start liking it again. I'm just really tired of people expecting me to be available 24x7 when I'm putting in 50 to 60 hour work weeks to begin with.
So I'm grumpy, and beware the ides of June!
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June 4, 2006
Heh
| You Are Oscar the Grouch |
 You are usually feeling: Unhappy. Unless it's rainy outside, and even then you know the foul weather won't last. You are famous for: Being mean yet loveable. And you hate the loveable part. How you life your life: As a slob. But it's not repelling as many people as you'd like! |
Snagged from CaltechGirl!
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May 29, 2006
This is *so* me!
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May 5, 2006
Llamas are nice - but those Elk!
This is not work safe in any environment except perhaps a zoo.
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April 29, 2006
Ha ha hee hee, chuckle, snort
Can you believe I am number 2 for X-Rated blog on Google?
Site Meter is so much fun to play with when I should be painting the kitchen!
Posted by Beth at 3:17 PM | Comments (3)
April 27, 2006
Finally!!!
LeeAnn is back blogging! Apparently she started a few weeks ago, but she sure as heck didn't let me know! And I've been a fan of hers for years! Years, I say!
The Cheese Stands Alone. One of my very favorite blogs - only this time, no comments, but that's okay. I still have her email address. I can bug her that way.
Welcome back, LeeAnn!!
And I agree with her completely when it comes to immigration.
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April 1, 2006
I'm going to be busy today
So check out these links:
Here.
oh, and here.
Can't miss this one. I love gadgets!
Just before John went to Korea, I bought him a new watch - he is going to be so disappointed that we did not see this one first.
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Remember what today is!
And go check out this hot new site - click all the links!
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March 24, 2006
Important Investment Information
Bwaahahahaha:
I never tire of email like this:
Hello,I plead for your tolerance, of not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before sending you this letter. I'm Mr. Joseph Addo; the operational head of Agricultural Development Loan Scheme of the Agricultural Development Bank, Accra, Ghana. The aforementioned scheme sees to the proper distribution of grants to our local farmers for better agricultural development in the country.
Early last year our government (Ghana) awarded a substantial amount of money to mechanize our local farm, which the scheme i head in my organization operates. And i was able to lodge the exact amount of $2.6M to an Escrow Call Account in our Bank without any beneficiary.
In a nutshell, i would need you to be the beneficiary of the stated account and stand claim of the money, and then transfer the money into any of your account outside Africa.
Please note importantly, that this is a very discreet project that must be kept confidential. And i would not be known to be part of the transfer, because i still head the scheme and i'm about to oversee another loan granting operation for the principal beneficiaries in the coming month.
So please email me immediately you received this letter on dd_jsph1@hotmail.com; but only when you are very interested.
Yours Truly,
Joseph Addo.
Posted by Beth at 6:17 AM | Comments (4)
Heh
Shamelessly lifted from an email from Barb
For all of us who have ever worked at any level of tech support stuff:
Calling me with a question --- $10
Calling me with a stupid question -- $20
Calling me with a stupid question you can't quite articulate - $30
Implying I'm incompetent because I can't interpret your inarticulate problem description - $1000 + punitive damages
Questions received via phone without first trying help desk - $10.00
Questions where answer is in TFM - $100.00
Calling me back with the same problem *after* I fix it once - $100
Insisting that you're not breaking the software, the problem is on my end somehow - $200
Asking me to walk over to your building to fix the problem - $5/step
Asking me to drive to another town to fix your problem - $50/mile + gas
If you interrupt me while I was trying to actually fix somebody else's problem - $45/hr
If you try to hang around and get me to fix it now - $50/hr
If you expect me to tell you how I fixed it - $60/hr
If you've come to ask me why something isn't working that I'm currently working on - $70/hr
If you're asking me to fix something I fixed for you yesterday - $75/hr
If you're asking me to fix something I told you I fixed yesterday, but never did fix - $85/hr
If you're asking me to fix a quick patch that I made that didn't work - $95/hr
If you're bugging me while there's another admin in the room who could have done it for you - $150/hr
Making me trek to your office to fix your problem then leaving immediately after hanging up the phone - $1500.00
Calling up with a problem which "everybody" in the office is having and which is "stopping all work." Not being there when I rush over to look at it and nobody else in the office knows anything about it. - $1700.00
Explaining a problem for 1/2 hour over the phone BEFORE mentioning it's your personal machine at home - $500.00
Self-diagnosing your problem and informing me what to do - $150.00
Having me bail you out when you perform your own repairs I told you not to do - $300.00
Not telling all of your co-workers about it - $850.00
Figuring out you mean floppy drive when you say hard drive - $50.00-- AFTER
I order your replacement hard drive - $250.00
Fixing your "broken" mouse with a mouse pad - $25.00
Fixing your "broken" optical mouse by rotating the mouse pad 90 degrees - $35.00
Fixing a "broken" mouse by cleaning the rollers - $50.00
Fixing your "broken" printer with an ink/toner cartridge - $35.00
Fixing your "broken" ANYTHING with the power button - $250.00
Fixing the "crashed" system by turning the external disk back on - $200.00
Fixing the "hung" system by plugging the Ethernet transceiver back in - $375.00
Fixing the crashed name server by plugging back in the SCSI cord someone
accidentally yanked out on Friday afternoon when the 'real' sysadmin has
just left for a two week vacation - $400
Visiting your old university and fixing the broken PC by plugging the monitor
lead back in - $50
Explaining that you can't log in to some server because you don't have an
account there - $10
Explaining that you don't have an account on the machine you used to have
an account on because you used it to try to break into the above server - $500
Forgetting your password after it was tattooed on your index finger - $25
Changing memory partitions without informing me first - $50
Installing programs without informing me /getting permission first - $100
per program
Technical support for the above programs - $150 per hour (regardless of
whether I know the program or not)
Spilling coke on keyboard - $25 plus cost of keyboard
Spilling coke on monitor - $50 plus cost of monitor
Spilling coke on CPU - $200 plus cost of motherboard swap plus hourly rate
of $150 per hour spent reinstalling the system
Leaving files on desktop - $5 per file, $10 per day the file is left unclaimed
Bringing in your own copy of the original Norton Utilities v1.0 to fix a
brand new machine - $200
Chewing on the end of the graphic tablet stylus - $25
Putting feet up next to workstation after ten mile jog through NYC streets
- $50
Spending 30 minutes trying to figure out what your problem is, and another
5 explaining how to verify and fix it, only to hear you say... "So that's
what the little box that popped up on my screen was telling me to do!" - $400
Listening to your network troubles, suggesting that you check to see if you
are plugged into the network jack, hearing yes, trying five other things,
asking you to identify your plug type, listening to you drag furniture,
and hearing a sheepish, "Oops. Never mind." - $35 (including discount for
polite apology)
Dealing with tech support requests for obviously pirated software - $25
Dealing with "How can I get another copy of [obviously pirated software]? Mine
just died." requests - $45
Having to use the "We're really not the best people to talk to about that; why
don't you try calling the number on the box in which you bought it?" line - $55
Actually needing to explain copyright law to you after you failed to get
the hint in the previous response - $95
Having to point out anything that's on the wall in a typeface larger than
18 points - $15
If I wrote the sign - $45
If it's in a 144 point font and taped to the side of the monitor facing the
door - $75
Reporting slow connection by passenger pigeon packets to MPEG archive in
Outer Slobavia as a Mosaic/Netscape/Gopher/FTP client problem - $25.00
Reporting it more than once - $50.00
Reporting it more than once and implying slothfulness on tech support's
inability to solve problem - $200.00
Beeper Prices:
Beeping me when I'm out with the significant other - $50
Beeping me when I'm out of town and I took pains to insure that help files
were left all over and that diagnostics had been run on all machines before
I left - $100
Beeping me more than once to tell me that the printer's offline and the fix
is to press the On Line button - $200
Beeping me more than once while I'm asleep - $50 per beep
Beeping me and not identifying yourself within the first 5 seconds - $25
Beeping me and then changing your story / denying you placed the call /
hoped I would forget who caused the problem - $500
Special Rates:
Dealing with user body odour - $75.00/hour
Dealing with user not familiar with the primary language spoken at site -
$50.00/hour
Dealing with user who is (self-proclaimed) smarter than you are, but still
calls every other day for help - $100.00/hour
Dealing with computer hobbyists - $125.00/hour
Questioning the other prices -- $50
Posted by Beth at 6:11 AM | Comments (6)
February 23, 2006
Stole most of this from the Queen
How To Take A ShowerLike a Woman:
Take off clothing and place it in sectioned laundry hamper according to lights and darks.
Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown. If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas. Look at your womanly physique in the mirror - make mental note to do more sit-ups/leg-lifts, etc.
Get in the shower. Use face cloth, arm cloth, leg cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone. Wash your hair once with cucumber and sage shampoo with 43 added vitamins.
Wash your hair ! again to make sure it's clean.
Condition your hair with grapefruit mint conditioner enhanced.
Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red.
Wash entire rest of body with ginger nut and jaffa cake body wash.
Rinse conditioner off hair.
Shave armpits and legs.
Turn off shower. Squeegee off all wet surfaces in shower. Spray mold spots with Tilex.
Get out of shower. Dry with towel the size of a small country. Wrap hair in super absorbent towel.
Return to bedroom wearing long dressing gown and towel on head. If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas.
Like a Man:
Take off clothes while sitting on the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.
Walk naked to the bathroom. If you see wife along the way, shake
wiener#82 at her making the 'woo-hoo' sound.Look at your manly physique in the mirror. Admire the size of
your wiener#82 and scratch your ass.Get in the shower. Wash your face. Wash your armpits.
Blow your nose in your hands and let the water rinse them off.
Fart and laugh at how loud it sounds in the shower.
Spend majority of time washing privates and surrounding area.
Wash your butt, leaving those coarse butt hairs stuck on the soap.
Wash your hair. Make a Shampoo Mohawk. Pee.
Rinse off and get out of shower.
Partially dry off. Fail to notice water on floor because curtain was hanging out of tub the whole time.
Admire
wiener size#82 in mirror again.Leave shower curtain ! open, wet mat on floor, light and fan on.
Return to bedroom with towel around waist. If you pass wife, pull off towel, shake wiener at her and make the 'woo-hoo' sound again.
Throw wet towel on bed.
For those of you who are wondering about #82, go here
Posted by Beth at 5:36 AM | Comments (26)
February 22, 2006
TV Commercials
So, I'm sitting here in my hotel room, watching a bit of TV whilst checking out my blogroll, and first I see that annoying Lean Cuisine commercial - where several women are at a skating rink watching a couple of great skaters and then sadly discussing what they had for dinner the night before, and then the woman with the sultry voice describes her lean cuisine dinner - and then, there was a Lunesta commercial - and I realized that it was the exact same voice of the woman with the good dinner.
Very annoying!!!!
Posted by Beth at 9:14 PM | Comments (1)
February 19, 2006
Got tagged
My friend, Ala, tagged me with a new meme.
1: Black and White or Color; how do you prefer your movies?
Color, color, color. I hate black and white movies!
2: What is the one single subject that bores you to near-death?
sports.
3: MP3s, CDs, Tapes or Records: what is your favorite medium for prerecorded music?
Umm - none - I like XM Radio.
4: You are handed one first class trip plane ticket to anywhere in the world and ten million dollars cash. All of this is yours provided that you leave and not tell anyone where you are going ... ever. This includes family, friends, everyone. Would you take the money and ticket and run?
Hmmm - well, tell means:
To give a detailed account of; narrate: tell what happened; told us a story.
To communicate by speech or writing; express with words: tell the truth; tell one's love.
To make known; reveal: tell a secret; tell fortunes.
To notify; inform.
To inform positively; assure: I tell you, the plan will work.
To give instructions to; direct: told the customers to wait in line.
To discover by observation; discern: could tell that he was upset.
To name or number one by one; count: telling one's blessings; 16 windows, all told.
So, I think I would not 'tell' John or Andy (and his girlfriend, Ashes) a thing - I'd just pack up their suitcases and drag them with me to Rome, Vienna, Lisbon, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark and Poland. I would never let it slip, believe me!
5: Seriously, what do you consider the world's most pressing issue now?
Terrorism.
6: How would you rectify the world's most pressing issue?
Fight the terrorists where they are.
7: You are given the chance to go back and change one thing in your life; what would that be?
I would have majored in biology and gone on to become a D.V.M.
8: You are given the chance to go back and change one event in world history, what would that be?
Mohammed would never have been born.
9: A night at the opera, or a night at the Grand Ole' Opry --Which do you choose?
Umm, I'll pass.
10: What is the one great unsolved crime of all time you'd like to solve?
Who stole the cookies from the cookie, cookie jar!
11: One famous author can come to dinner with you. Who would that be, and what would you serve for the meal?
That's a tough one. Arthur Conan Doyle and I'd serve Ribeye steaks, baked potatoes, sauteed mushrooms and onions and a nice salad with some good wine.
12: You discover that John Lennon was right, that there is no hell below us, and above us there is only sky -- what's the first immoral thing you might do to celebrate this fact?
I would not celebrate at all. Probably just go and get drunk or something.
Oh, gosh, I'm supposed to tag someone, aren't I? How about Pamibe and Barb and John and soon to be First Sergeant ,Keith?
Posted by Beth at 11:24 AM | Comments (6)
February 14, 2006
Warning, Warning
This links is *not* worksafe, but it is funny, but if you are at all prudish, you must not look at this link. You must not even look at the URL.
But for people with a sense of sexy humour , here is the link!
Posted by Beth at 8:11 PM | Comments (3)
February 10, 2006
Giggle
This is a funny video - best rap song yet!
Posted by Beth at 6:37 AM | Comments (2)
January 31, 2006
A meme a day ...
FBL tagged me. So here we go:
4 Jobs You Have Had In Your Life
This is a tough question. I have had a *lot* of jobs in my life. More than most, I believe. Where on earth do I start?
1. Right out of college, I worked for the Missouri Division of Family Services. After a happy year or so of working with elderly folks, I was forced into the Child Protective Services department because our then governor of Missouri, Kit Bond, wanted to make some political hay by putting children first. Don't get me wrong, the State of Missouri was not watching out for abused and neglected children, and Bond did was needed to be done. I just didn't really want to do that. I was happy working with my old folks, even though one or two of the old men were a little on the forgetful side (I'll never forget Seymour - he would answer his door with his weenie hanging out, and then at least pretend to be embarrassed when I pointed it out).
Working with abused and neglected children was awful. My supervisor was awful, my caseload was horrendous and I quit the day that a crazy lady who refused to let her kids go to school because she was a paranoid schizophrenic and was convinced that all the teachers had sex with the children (though looking at it now, perhaps she wasn't too far wrong) got out a kitchen knife and threatened my life.
2. The day after I quit that job, I went to the local offices of Quik Trip Corporation. Right after quitting the job from hell, I had to convince the interviewer that a woman was indeed tough enough and strong enough to unload trucks, fend off evil doers and balance the books of a convenience store.
I was their first woman hired to work in one of the stores. I was their first woman manager. It was interesting, but they paid quite well for those days, so I put up with the odd stuff. I was flashed numerous times - one guy hid his penis under about 4 or 5 girlie magazines he had put on the counter, and as I was ringing them up, I realized what was going on, picked up a large (huge) wrench and suggested he be on his way. If nothing else, that job provided me with a lot of very bizarre true stories about convenience stores and the people who hang out at them - and yes, there are convenience store groupies.
3. I sold waterbeds for several years. Once again, I was the only woman. Back in the '70s, there were all sorts of misconceptions about women and what we are capable of doing. I got fired from that job by a cocaine sniffing idiot district supervisor. I remember his name was Chuck. About a year later, they fired his ass and they hired me back. I was a manager of one their stores for awhile, but then I got demoted because the guys didn't like doing what a woman asked them to do. I was deemed too bitchy.
4. After being a stay at home mom with Andy, I ended up divorced. I made ends meet by cleaning houses. Oh. My. You learn a lot about people when you clean their house. That's one reason I hesitate to have anyone come and clean my house now. Anyway, as you know now, I have a really interesting job doing technical stuff and I travel all over the place.
4 Movies You Would Watch Over and Over
1. The Princess Bride
2. Monty Python's Holy Grail
3. Any Harry Potter movie.
4. Animal House.
4 Places You Have Lived
1. Creve Coeur, Missouri
2. Kansas City, Missouri
3. Olathe, Kansas
4. Leavenworth, Kansas
4 TV Shows You Love to Watch
3. House
4. NCIS
4 Places You Have Been On Vacation
1. Arizona - Grand Canyon, beautiful Flagstaff, ruins, cool stuff in a hot place.
2. Salisbury, UK. My first trip overseas.
3. Las Vegas, Nevada. Bestest restaurants and shows. Oh, but wait, New Orleans has had great restaurants.
4. San Diego, California. Got to meet lotsa bloggers there!
4 Websites You Visit Daily
1. Day by Day
2. Argghhh!!
3. Ebay
4. Google
4 Favorite Foods
1. Cheese Blintzes with Strawberry preserves, sour cream and a side order of link sausages.
2. Eggs Benedict (only instead of the ham, spinach and artichokes and cheese)
3. Rib eye steak.
4. At the moment, I'm on a sweet potato kick. Go figure.
4 Places You Would Rather Be Right Now
1. Riding one of my horses in the mountains, only in the summer, not in January!
2. Touring Europe.
3. In a pottery class.
4. In bed with John!
4 People to Tag
1. AFSis (via Argghhh!)
2. Pam
3. Triticale
4. Punctilious
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November 21, 2005
If only ...
The Fairy Princess
You are youthful, cheery, and exuberant with a
sunny disposition and a mischievous sense of
humor. You are very lively and are always up
for a good bit of fun. You have a deep love of
nature and animals.
Role Model: Titania
You are most likely to: Convert a pumpkin into a
useful mode of transportation.
What Kind of Princess are You? - Beautiful Artwork (Original Music is BACK!!!)
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Thanks to CalTechGirl !
The woman always finds fun stuff.
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November 3, 2005
heh
Posted by Beth at 1:10 PM
October 26, 2005
I'm a cartoon character.
Today, I did more training. With some different people but for the same client.
I discovered, to my great dismay, that everyone who works for this client is just downright rude.
I was constantly interrupted by the people I was attempting to teach - and these were interruptions that had absolutely nothing to do with the subject - sometime they would just talk amoung themselves about whatever, and I had to ask them to focus several time.
It was a very harrying day.
When I was getting ready to walk back to the hotel, I made a stop in the ladies room to wash my hands and brush my hair.
There were two other women 'freshening up' at the same time - I saw them - perfectly coiffed hair, mucho makeup, trim little wool skirt and jacket kinda suits and highheeled shoes, and I thought, gee, those older women look nice.
Then I looked at my more funky-looking self in the mirror - I could see both women via the same mirror - and I realized that I look like a cartoon next to those women.
I also suddenly realized that chances are, I am older than the two of them.
It was just kinda odd, but my features are plain, and I don't use make up, so I'm a pretty boring looking woman. And they kinda looked like graying Barbie Dolls.
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October 24, 2005
Heh
My blog is worth $242,187.66.
How much is your blog worth?
Thank you, Punctilious!
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October 19, 2005
This was somewhat embarrassing
Today I decided to wear a dress to work. I put it on, looked in the mirror and my pale white legs just look too white here in Florida, so I put on a pair of control top panty hose.
As it happens, I spent most of my day sitting down, setting up some software and teaching my client how to use it all.
When I finally stood up to leave (everyone else in the IT office was gone already), I could tell that my panty hose had slipped down a little - but not a lot, I was sure I could make it through the hospital and to the car with no problem.
Boy, was that a dumb thing to think.
This is a very large place - I was walking through the hallways and was nearly at the main lobby when I could tell my pany hose were slipping - quickly.
Every step I took forced the damned panty hose to fall down farther.
Before I knew it, they were at my knees.
Yes. At. My. Knees.
The waist of the pantyhose was at my knees.
Fortunately, I had a dress on that hits me at mid-calf.
I stopped walking - I looked around - the closest ladies room was about a block away from where I stood (told you this is a big, big place).
There was a chair about 10 feet away - I shuffled over to the chair - in the humongous lobby - and attempted to surreptitiously pull the panty hose up - but I realized that was impossible.
So I finally just took off my shoes and pulled them off.
In front of the world.
Fortunatly, no one said anything to me.
Geeze, I hate panty hose - especially the so-called Control Top types.
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More on ear worms
Well, I got rid of the Beach Boys Kosomo and now I have Let's Dance by David Bowie stuck in my head.
I am absolutely positive that there was a time in my life when I did not have some song playing over and over in my head, but I almost don't remember when that was!
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Good news and bad news
The good news is that the Freda Payne earworm that's been bugging me for a week is gone.
The bad news is that it has been replaced by the Beach Boys - Kokomo.
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October 18, 2005
Amazing Storm!
okay, go to LoneStar Times and click on the Wilma hyperlink. Finish drinking your coffee before you click.
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October 15, 2005
Appropriate, I think
You are the the Swedish Chef.
You are a talented individual, nobody understands
you. Perhaps it's because you talk funny.
FAVORITE EXPRESSION:
"Brk! Brk! Brk!"
HOBBIES:
Kokin' der yummee-yummers
FAVORITE MOVIE:
"Wild Strawberries...and Creme"
LAST BOOK READ:
"Der Swedish Chef Kokin' Bokin'"
QUOTE:
"Vergoofin der flicke stoobin mit der brk-brk
yubetcha!"
What Muppet are you?
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Got this one from Ala who found it at my handsome husband's blog!
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September 1, 2005
And now, a break from regular programming
This is Puntilious's fault. Well, and John's, too.
1) Go to musicoutfitters.com and, in the search box provided, enter the year you graduated high school.
2) From the search results, click the link for the top 100 songs of that year.
3) With the resulting list:
a) bold the songs you like,
b) strike through the ones you hate
c) underline your favorite
d) and ignore the ones you don't remember or don't care about.
Go figure out the year for yourself
And yes, I know I picked two favorites - Actually that was a pretty good year for music - there were some great songs back then!
1. Joy To The World, Three Dog Night
2. Maggie May / (Find A) Reason To Believe, Rod Stewart
3. It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move, Carole King
4. One Bad Apple, Osmonds
5. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart, Bee Gees
6. Indian Reservation, Raiders
7. Go Away Little Girl, Donny Osmond
8. Take Me Home, Country Roads, John Denver
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), Temptations
10. Knock Three Times, Pawn
11. Me And Bobby Mcgee, Janis Joplin
12. Tired Of Being Alone, Al Green
13. Want Ads, Honey Cone
14. Smiling Faces Sometimes, Undisputed Truth
15. Treat Her Like A Lady, Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose
16. You've Got A Friend, James Taylor
17. Mr. Big Stuff, Jean Knight
18. Brown Sugar, Rolling Stones
19. Do You Know What I Mean, Lee Michaels
20. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Joan Baez
21. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
22. Uncle Albert-Admiral Halsey, Paul McCartney
23. Aint No Sunshine, Bill Withers
24. Signs, Five Man Electrical Band
25. She's A Lady, Tom Jones
26. Superstar, Murray Head and The Trinidad Singers
27. I Found Someone Of My Own, Free Movement
28. Amos Moses, Jerry Reed
29. Temptation Eyes, The Grass Roots
30. Superstar, Carpenters
31. My Sweet Lord / Isn't It A Pity, George Harrison
32. Sweet And Innocent, Donny Osmond
33. Put Your Hand In The Hand, Ocean
34. Chick-a-boom, Daddy Dewdrop
35. For All We Know, Carpenters
36. Help Me Make It Through The Night, Sammi Smith
37. Rainy Days And Mondays, Carpenters
38. If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot
39. Gypsy, Tramps And Thieves, Cher
40. Never Can Say Goodbye, Jackson 5
41. Rose Garden, Lynn Anderson
42. Don't Pull Your Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
43. It Don't Come Easy, Ringo Starr
44. Mr. Bojangles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
45. I Love You For All Seasons, Fuzz
46. Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get, Dramatics
47. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, Carly Simon
48. If You Really Love Me, Stevie Wonder
49. Spanish Harlem, Aretha Franklin
50. I Don't Know How To Love Him, Helen Reddy
51. Yo-yo, Osmonds
52. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Aretha Franklin
53. Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted, Partridge Family
54. Draggin' The Line, Tommy James
55. Proud Mary, Ike and Tina Turner
56. Beginnings / Color My World, Chicago
57. Stay Awhile, Bells
58. Sweet City Woman, Stampeders
59. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo, Lobo
60. Another Day / Oh Woman, Oh Why, Paul McCartney
61. If, Bread
62. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology), Marvin Gaye
63. One Toke Over The Line, Brewer and Shipley
64. She's Not Just Another Woman, 8th Day
65. Bring The Boys Home, Freda Payne
66. I Just Want To Celebrate, Rare Earth
67. Never Ending Song Of Love, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends
68. Easy Loving, Freddy Hart
69. Liar, Three Dog Night
70. Stick-up, Honey Cone
71. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Mac and Katie Kissoon
72. Love Story (Where Do I Begin), Andy Williams
73. Wild World, Cat Stevens
74. When You're Hot, You're Hot, Jerry Reed
75. Funky Nassau, Beginning Of The End
76. If Not For You, Olivia Newton-John
77. Groove Me, King Floyd
78. Watcmng Scoity Grow, Bobby Goldsboro
79. Woodstock, Matthews' Southern Comfort
80. Amazing Grace, Judy Collins
81. I Hear You Knocking, Dave Edmunds
82. Lonely Days, Bee Gees
83. Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again, Fortunes
84. Won't Get Fooled Again, Who
85. Trapped By A Thing Called Love, Denise Lasalle
86. Mama's Pearl, Jackson 5
87. Timothy, Buoys
88. I Woke Up In Love This Morning, Partridge Family
89. Theme From "Shaft", Isaac Hayes
90. If I Were Your Woman, Gladys Knight and The Pips
91. I Am...I Said, Neil Diamond
92. Wedding Song (There Is Love), Paul Stookey
93. Don't Knock My Love, Pt. 1, Wilson Pickett
94. Love Her Madly, The Doors
95. Here Comes The Sun, Richie Havens
96. Sweet Mary, Wadsworth Mansion
97. Right On The Tip Of My Tongue, Brenda and The Tabulations
98. One Less Bell To Answer, Fifth Dimension
99. Riders On The Storm, The Doors
100. It's Impossible, Perry Como
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August 18, 2005
Vanity License Plates
AFSister has a list of vanity license plates for you to figure out.
Here is a small example: IML8 IML8
I have to be honest, I have a hard time figuring out some plates, but maybe you can do better.
(I am also congenitally unable to see pictures within Magic Eye pictures - John teases me unmercifully about that. I tend to think that Magic Eye pictures are a conspiracy that a lot of you are in on just to make me look stupid)
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August 15, 2005
Oh, how I love LeeAnn's Blog!
The Cheese Mistress is back (sorry I didn't notice until today) and she actually made me laugh on a Monday!
Posted by Beth at 7:25 AM
August 10, 2005
Better be nice to me!
Because I am - He Who Shall Not Be Named!!
Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.
Darn you, Rosemary, for this one!!
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August 9, 2005
Numerology is silly.
| Your Birthdate: March 12 |
|
Being born on the 12th day of the month (3 energy) is likely to add a good bit of vitality to your life.
The energy of 3 allows you bounce back rapidly from setbacks, physical or mental. There is a restlessness in your nature, but you seem to be able to portray an easygoing, sometimes "couldn't care less" attitude. You have a natural ability to express yourself in public, and you always make a very good impression. Good with words, you excel in writing, speaking, and possibly singing. You are energetic and always a good conversationalist. You have a keen imagination, but you tend to scatter your energies and become involved with too may superficial matters. Your mind is practical and rational despite this tendency to jump about. You are affectionate and loving - but very sensitive. You are subject to rapid ups and downs. |
Snagged this from Pam.
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August 3, 2005
Very silly
This is all Ala's fault - she looks like Barbie - I look like a middle-aged Midge - anyone remember Midge?
Take the quiz: "Which Barbie Are You?"
Geek Barbie
Hair up, glasses, and an IQ of 159. You design rockets for a living and run a server cluster in your living room. You speak 4 languages fluently but you spend most of your time speaking middle english in a role playing game online. You eat hotpockets and drink anything with caffeine and sugar.
Posted by Beth at 8:37 PM | Comments (6)
July 17, 2005
My past catches up with me
Thanks to Barb for the link to the test!
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July 13, 2005
I'm a bit of a nerd, but ...
This seems a bit extreme.
I have never played Dungeons and Dragons, for one!
Thank you, Barb!
UPDATE: I corrected my spelling error - I typed in Dragors instead of Dragons -
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June 27, 2005
For once, someone wants to know about ME!!!
Got this from Allan, who always has something cool on his blog.
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June 18, 2005
I got tagged
Beautiful Ala tagged me with this meme: "Five things society at large enjoys, but that I, for the most part, just don't get..."
My first thought was - only five? I mean, really, let's face it, John and I are not exactly the couple that fits in everywhere.
So, anyway, here are my five thingies.
1. The raising of the children - too many Americans seem to believe that children should be in daycare, and if old enough to go to school, should be scheduled within an inch of their lives for ballet, soccer, baseball, and other properly arranged group activities. Planned, supervised activities day in and day out. . . I can see maybe one or two activities sprinkled lightly through childhood, but too many moms spend every spare minute getting their kids to the next planned activity.
I believe that children should be able to be happy by themselves, without planned activities. Kids should be able to sit and do nothing, or read or create by themselves, or hang out with neighborhood friends playing games or riding bikes without a grown up watching them every second. It makes them self-reliant. Let kids use their imaginations - build forts, treehouses and chase fireflies.
Oh, gosh, I could go on forever on that one, so I better stop now and go on to number 2.
2. Pro Sports. I don't get it. How pitiful (to me) are those people whose week is made or ruined depending on how their football, baseball, soccer, hockey or whatever their team does? People actually get in fights over games. How bizzarre!
3. Home Owners Associations. I have lived under the heavy hand of a Home Owners' Association in the past. What hell. Approval was needed for the color of paint I wanted my house. If my garage door was open for more than 5 minutes, neighbors would be on the phone bitching at me. Only certain varietes of trees andl/or shrubs and flowers were approved. It was like being absorbed by the Borg, for goodness sake!
I am very happy to live in Leavenworth, Kansas now. We don't have to get approval to plant a shrub or build a front yard garden pond. I can be as eclectic as I want to be.
4. Fashion. Anyone who has met me knows that I am definitely not a slave to fashion. In fact, I'm almost anti-fashion. Many designers design only for anorexic women with boy-like figures. Many designers are gay men who are really designing for boys, but that's another gripe. When those fashions, designed for a straight up and down figure, are created in normal women sizes, the result is not pretty. And if you are as chubby as I am, it's downright awful. And the money people spend to have the 'latest' outfit each season is astounding. Unless, of course, you are talking about shoes. That, I can understand.
5. Cell Phones. I'll get in trouble over this one. I have a cell phone, I only use it when traveling, and then only when I am not in a car, a plane, a train or any other conveyance. But what really gripes me is that people are under the utterly mistaken impression that if they are talking on a cell phone in a public place, that their conversation is private. All the while, they are talking rather loudly about the size of their boyfriend's ummm, dangly thing. Or the type of positions they attempted the night before. These idiots don't care if there are children within listening distance. In fact, they will glare at you if you raise an eyebrow at the inappropriatness of their very public discussion.
Personally, I don't want to be available 24x7. That's why my cell phone is most turned to the off position. I'm a rebel, ain't I?
Well, it seems that, this being a meme thing, I should tag some others. Let's see.
I'll try for Eric and Tammi and Barb and John and Rosemary.
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June 7, 2005
80s Music Quiz
Who can resist doing this?
Not me - but it will take me awhile!
And my results are:
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May 30, 2005
Crazy Frog thing
I've been trying desperately to catch up with reading my favorite blogs this weekend. I should be doing all kinds of other stuff, but this is more fun and less work.
The Cheese Mistress, LeeAnn, has discovered the Crazy Frog video. When I was in London last week, this thing was on the TV all the time - only they blacked out the little frog peepee. All the Brits I worked with called it the 'damned annoying frog'.
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May 29, 2005
memememememememem
Barb tagged me while I was in London, so I'm a little late in catching up.
Here is my data on the movie - blog poll thingie that's going around.
Total number of films I own on DVD/video: John was very kind and counted everything in our bedroom - Andy counted what was in the living room.
I may be off by a few, but we have 367 videos and 69 DVDs. Yes. We have a lot. We likes our movies in this household, we do!
The last film I bought: Well, the last DVD I bought was a yoga thing, so let's count the last one John bought - it's more fun! Team America.
The last film I watched: Well, F**K Yeah! Team America! Puppet Sex! whoohoo!
Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me (in no particular order): Evolution is one we watch a lot. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is wonderfully funny. I love all three of the Lord of the Rings movies. Princess Bride is definitely a favorite. And I also really like the First Season of CSI.
Next players Oh, golly, this will take some time - has anyone *not* done this yet? Oh, wait, John should do this!
I need two more!
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May 16, 2005
Alison's name the cat contest
You must go over to AliThinks and watch the video of the new kittens - one of whom has no name yet. He's a very cute, black kitten. Maybe Fuzz would be a good name - that's all I can see of him!
Alison's daughter is certainly very excited about being on the internet - lots of giggles!
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May 14, 2005
Huffington stuff
In case you didn't know, there is a great new blog called the Huffington's Toast - it is a lot more fun to read than the Huffington Post - which has a bunch of no-talent liberals writing on it. The Huffington's Toast makes great mock of Arrianna's blog thing.
Here is a nice sample.
Go read it.
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May 13, 2005
Sure, I can be a bitch, but ...
| Brute You are 14% Rational, 42% Extroverted, 57% Brutal, and 71% Arrogant. |
| You are the Brute! You are introverted, arrogant, brutal, and more intuitive than rational. Like a big, dumb animal, you are driven by your emotions more than your reason, and as a result of the fact that you care very little for the feelings of others, you tend to be rather selfish. Because of your selfishness, you also tend to be a bit arrogant, seeing yourself as big or strong or smart or always correct. This makes you a stubborn, irrational, emotion-driven brute. King Kong best represents the gorilla-version of your personality. Emotional, introverted (King Kong was isolated on his own island, after all), brutal, and arrogant (proud to be the largest ape on Earth!), Kong would probably get along very well with you, seeing as how you share many of the same traits. Aside from, you know, all the fur. So your personality defect is simply that you resemble King Kong to a very high degree. Which probably isn't a good thing, you big brute!
To put it less negatively: 1. You are more INTUITIVE than rational. 2. You are more INTROVERTED than extroverted. 3. You are more BRUTAL than gentle. 4. You are more ARROGANT than humble. Compatibility: Your exact opposite is the Hand-Raiser. Other personalities you would probably get along with are the Class Clown, the Schoolyard Bully, and the Sociopath. * * If you scored near fifty percent for a certain trait (42%-58%), you could very well go either way. For example, someone with 42% Extroversion is slightly leaning towards being an introvert, but is close enough to being an extrovert to be classified that way as well. Below is a list of the other personality types so that you can determine which other possible categories you may fill if you scored near fifty percent for certain traits. The other personality types: The Emo Kid: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Humble. The Starving Artist: Intuitive, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Bitch-Slap: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Humble. The Brute: Intuitive, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Hippie: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble. The Televangelist: Intuitive, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Schoolyard Bully: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble. The Class Clown: Intuitive, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Robot: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Humble. The Haughty Intellectual: Rational, Introverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Spiteful Loner: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Humble. The Sociopath: Rational, Introverted, Brutal, Arrogant. The Hand-Raiser: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Humble. The Braggart: Rational, Extroverted, Gentle, Arrogant. The Capitalist Pig: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Humble. The Smartass: Rational, Extroverted, Brutal, Arrogant. |
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Personality Defect Test written by saint_gasoline on Ok Cupid |
I got this from August.< /a>
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Well, Duh!
| Your Inner European is Irish! |
You drink everyone under the table. |
I stole this from my friend, Rosemary Esmay, the Queen of All Evil!
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May 1, 2005
Scared Bride
The Manalo, he is right.
What kind of pretentious, crazy family would have 14 bridesmaids! Boy, I bet they are pissed, seeing as they had to purchase dresses that are usually only worn one time.
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April 30, 2005
bobble heads
As you likely know, both John and I have been under the weather all week - me for nearly two weeks now. I am healthier than John at the moment, and this morning, I got up and dressed to run a few errands - we were out of laundry detergent and I have a ton of laundry - at least a ton!
So, I went to the local Wal Mart and then to Home Depot and bought those things I needed. On my way home, a little old lady was driving a big old Buick with about 35 bobble headed dogs in her back window - and they were so funny, I just had to laugh.
So now, I want some bobble headed things for my car. I'm thinking maybe the horses.
I was amazed to find that there is a Martin Luther bobblehead doll, a Jesus bobble head and pope bobble heads.
Apparently nothing is sacred and free from bobbleheadom these days.
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April 28, 2005
Musical Tastes
This seems about right for me -
Your Taste in Music: |
| 80's Alternative: High Influence |
| 90's Alternative: High Influence |
| 90's Rock: High Influence |
| Progressive Rock: High Influence |
| 80's Pop: Medium Influence |
| 90's Pop: Medium Influence |
| Adult Alternative: Medium Influence |
| Classic Rock: Medium Influence |
| 80's R&B: Low Influence |
| 80's Rock: Low Influence |
| Country: Low Influence |
I got this from CalTechGirl
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April 9, 2005
When I have a hard week at work
This is how I relax.
Got this from Romeo Cat
It's fun - go try it!
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March 21, 2005
Sara, a reader - sent this link
And it is truly hilarious: http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html
Thank you, Sara - what a hoot!!
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March 19, 2005
My friend Sandi sent me another funny
WIFE MART
A new store that sells wives opens in Dallas, TX
A man may go to choose a wife from among MANY women.
The store is comprised of 6 floors, and the women increase in positive attributes as the shopper ascends the flights.
There is however, a catch: As you open the door to any floor you may choose a wife from that floor. But if you go up a floor, you can't go back down - except to exit the building--no stopping on any lower floors.
A man goes to the shopping center to find a wife.
********** On the first floor, a sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These women have jobs.
The man reads the sign and says to himself, "Well, that's better than my last girlfriend, but I wonder what's further up?" So up he goes on.
********** The sign on second floor reads
Floor 2 - These women have jobs,love sports,
and drink beer.
The man smiles to himself, "That's great, but I wonder what's further up?
********** The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These women have jobs, love sports, drink beer, and are extremely good looking.
"Hmmm, better!" he says. "But I wonder what's upstairs?"
********** The fourth floor sign reads:
Floor 4 - These women have jobs, love sports, drink beer, are extremely good looking and do all the housework.
"Wow!" exclaims the man, "very tempting. BUT, there must be more, much more, further up!" He heads up another flight.
********** The fifth floor sign reads:
Floor 5 - These women have jobs, love sports, drink beer, are extremely good looking, do all the housework and don't bitch or gripe about anything.
"Hot Dang!..how close to perfect can you get?.. .. But just think.....what must be awaiting me further on?" So up to the sixth floor he goes.
********** The sixth floor sign reads:
Floor 6 - Welcome. You are visitor 133,956,779,012 to this floor There are no women on this floor.
This floor exists solely as proof that men are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping Wife Mart, and have a nice day.
Posted by Beth at 2:09 PM | Comments (3)
March 1, 2005
Dreams
Boudicca has some pretty scary dreams.
Eric has some pretty sexy dreams.
I dream about finding out that I didn't finish school.
Jay Tea of Wizbang daydreams of fake but true things.
And Allan loses his car when he dreams - at least he doesn't lose his mind!
What do you dream about?
I guess a lot of us blog about our dreams from time to time -
Songstress7 dreams about bloggers!
Posted by Beth at 7:09 AM | Comments (13)
Here's a game for John
Kate found this neat little game - shoot Gonzo from a cannon. John is going to love this one, and I would have made a terrible artillery kinda person!
Posted by Beth at 6:16 AM
I like Elves, too
But I never really saw myself as one! Punctillious took a Dungeons and Dragons test and found out that she is an elf. I am also an elf, only messier (chaotic) than Punctillious!
I Am A: Chaotic Good Elf Bard Mage
Alignment:
Chaotic Good characters are independent types with a strong belief in the value of goodness. They have little use for governments and other forces of order, and will generally do their own things, without heed to such groups.
Race:
Elves are the eldest of all races, although they are generally a bit smaller than humans. They are generally well-cultured, artistic, easy-going, and because of their long lives, unconcerned with day-to-day activities that other races frequently concern themselves with. Elves are, effectively, immortal, although they can be killed. After a thousand years or so, they simply pass on to the next plane of existance.
Primary Class:
Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit.
Secondary Class:
Mages harness the magical energies for their own use. Spells, spell books, and long hours in the library are their loves. While often not physically strong, their mental talents can make up for this.
Deity:
Hanali Cenanil is the Chaotic Good elven goddess of love, beauty, and art. She is also known as the Heart of Gold and Lady Goldheart. Her followers delight in creation and youth, and work to spread happiness, love, and beauty. Their preferred weapon is the dagger.
Find out What D&D Character Are You?, courtesy of
NeppyMan (e-mail)
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Detailed Results:
Alignment:
Lawful Good ----- XXXXXXX (7)
Neutral Good ---- XXXXXX (6)
Chaotic Good ---- XXXXXXXXX (9)
Lawful Neutral -- XX (2)
True Neutral ---- XXXXXX (6)
Chaotic Neutral - XXX (3)
Lawful Evil ----- (-1)
Neutral Evil ---- (-1)
Chaotic Evil ---- (-6)
Race:
Human ---- (-3)
Half-Elf - XXXXXXX (7)
Elf ------ XXXXXXXXXXXX (12)
Halfling - X (1)
Dwarf ---- X (1)
Half-Orc - (-3)
Gnome ---- XXXX (4)
Class:
Fighter - (-6)
Ranger -- XXXXX (5)
Paladin - (0)
Cleric -- XXX (3)
Mage ---- XXXXXX (6)
Druid --- XXXX (4)
Thief --- (0)
Bard ---- XXXXXXXXXXX (11)
Monk ---- XXXX (4)
Posted by Beth at 5:51 AM | Comments (4)
February 27, 2005
This is kinda neat
And this, News is Free, is very nifty. An easy way to see the breaking news.
Posted by Beth at 11:10 AM | Comments (2)
February 14, 2005
Happy Valentine's Day, SWWBO!
I know that I will never see
One more beautiful than thee...
And I thank God above,
For allowing me to be your love.
Happy Valentine's Day, sweetie.
Love,
toadster
Posted by John at 7:56 AM | Comments (4)
January 7, 2005
Why do men pee standing up?
God was just about done creating man, but he had two things left over in his bag and He couldn't quite decide how to split them between Adam and Eve.
He thought He might just as well ask them. He told them one of the things He had left was a thing that would allow the owner to pee while standing up.
"It's a very handy thing," God told them, "and I was wondering if either one of you had a preference for it."
Well, Adam jumped up and down and begged, "Oh, please give that to me! I'd love to be able to do that! It seems like just the sort of thing a man should have. Please! Pleeease! Give it to me!" On and on he went like an excited little boy. Eve just smiled and told God that if Adam really wanted it so badly, he could have it. So God gave Adam the thing that allowed him to pee standing up. Adam was so excited he just started whizzing all over the place first on the side of a rock, then he wrote his name in the sand, and then he tried to see if he could hit a stump ten feet away - laughing with delight all the while.
God and Eve watched him with amusement and then God said to Eve, "Well,I guess you're kind of stuck with the last thing I have left."What's it called?" asked Eve. "Brains", said God.
Hat tip to my friend, Yvonne!
Posted by Beth at 5:44 PM | Comments (7)
December 17, 2004
A holiday tip from my friend, Sandi
I am passing this on to you because it definitely worked for me and we
all could use more calm in our lives. By following the simple advice I
heard on a Dr. Phil show, I have finally found inner peace.
Dr. Phil proclaimed the way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the
things you have started. So I looked around my house to see things I
started and hadn't finished; and, before leaving the house this morning
I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of White Zinfandel, a
bottle of Baileys, a bottle of Kahlua, a package of Oreos, the
remainder of both Prozac and Valium prescriptions, the rest of the
Cheesecake, some Saltines and a box of Chocolates.
You have no idea how good I feel!!!!!!!
Please pass this on to those you feel are in need of inner peace
Posted by Beth at 6:36 AM | Comments (6)
November 7, 2004
I don't think this is entirely accurate
You are a silly English Knnnnnniggit! Brave, loyal,
and (somewhat) chaste, you follow your leader
without question...even though you're not
really that smart.
Which Monty Python & the Holy Grail Character are you REALLY?
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Posted by Beth at 7:31 AM | Comments (7)
October 26, 2004
But Wait!
If I let someone be the host or hostess of the Carnival of the Recipes, shouldn't I insist that they blogroll me?
I think so!
(hint, hint, hint)
And if I have failed to blogroll any of the hosts or hostesses, feel free to let me know, and I promise I will add you immediately if not sooner. (that last phrase was spoken in a Monty Python voice, thank you)
Posted by Beth at 7:19 PM | Comments (5)
October 4, 2004
Ren Fest Pictures
Thought I'd post a few pictures from the Kansas City Rennaissance Festival. We had a great time.
Here is the king:
And this guy taught a belly dancing class:
Posted by Beth at 5:07 AM | Comments (2)
September 27, 2004
Another email from my friend, Sandi
Posted by Beth at 11:04 AM |