Morning all :D:D

Hi blue! :D

No war at last post now?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH I'm still here...starting to babble gibberish, but still going strong! Greetings one and all....

bububububublbublublublublbulbublublu!

Greeeetings Puddy Tat!:) How are we this fine day? :D:D Don't answer publicly, just use PM......lol's ;) :D

Wieviel Uhr ist es?

TIME FOR ME TO WIN!!!!!! :p

VINCO!

I win;)

Nein, 'ist Zeit mir zu gewinnen!

It's me, it's me... I am back again... :D

You guys just don't give up...

:D well of course not... I am a stubborn person... something to do with my heritage! :D

Well now you are going to bed, so I will win! The wakefulness of youth will always defeat the tiredness of age!

PS Hello page 485

age before beauty Keith, so it must be my turn to win:D (look who is sleeping now, the youth just can't take the pace:D)

and beauty takes the lead:D

does that make me the beast;) :D

nope, just old:D

Although ther is a here about me being as old as dirt.

I have no idea what anyone is talking about now.

sleeping beauty has awoke :)

old as dirt.

dirt before the broom so i win again :p :D

You think my avatar is religious? I can change it back...it's from Monty Python's Life of Brian, so I don't think so...heh

You think my avatar is religious? I can change it back...it's from Monty Python's Life of Brian, so I don't think so...heh

well i get it, i love Monty Python, but its really popular over here so therefore well known, i dont know if others will get it?

I bounced it off an admin, I'd just hate to be warned on behalf of Monty Python, hehe

And Now for Something Completely Different (get it) I win :D

A man...with a tape recorder...up his nose.

just don't mention the Dead Parrot lol :D

Good Morning All

Good afternoon from me ;)

I have no idea what anyone is talking about now.

This is the story of my life!!!! :eek:

Would have been here sooner to claim victory today, but I was too busy blowing out candles. Today makes me older than some here, but younger than others. I won't mention any names. :p :cool:

It's too bad that after you turn 10, wearing the cardboard birthday crown, decorated with stickers just isn't socially acceptable. :rolleyes:

Instead, I will wear the victory crown!

Happy birthday to you, Hope you have a great day

oups by saying that i take your crown :D

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
I'm winning the last post,
'cause it's something to do!

last win before i head to the land on nod :)

Excuse me while I quietly take the lead away!!!

Pardon me, zipping past to the lead.....

zippidy doo dah
zippidy day
my turn

Should be here all night on my cake induced high.

>>>>Replacing victory crown!<<<<

cannot beat cake, especially if it was homemade
so figure this a short-term VICTORY Dance...shaking her booty ((_))

I can beat cake...with a mallet!

(stretching vocal chords)..... me, me, me!

figaro fig a roe fig
who's up now
naner naner

I actually did it.......I won!!! :D:D

i hope you enjoyed your moment in the spotlight :D

i hope you enjoyed your moment in the spotlight
I did.....but it seems it didn't last long:(:(:(

How's your DSL Claws? :D:p

How's everyone's LOSING TO ME everyone? Hehe

May as well Lose to You if I have to lose it doesn't matter who I'm losing to because I'm losing, but if I were winning then it still wouldn't matter who I was losing to because I would still be losing:D Circular reasoning:D

Yay for Begging the Question!

I am needing to get in the mood to talk about politically correct terms and how they are dumb because I have a speech to give in just over an hour. Quick, someone get in the chat or on a messenger so I can ramble at them to get my mind ready!

I PM's you. I can't:D Have net meeting myself.......LOL's.....and have to "behave":D:D

I am so very sleep deprived, LOL. I can't wait to see what comes of this speech...my strategy is kind of to get up there and wing it, because I don't have much as far as hardcore structure goes, and since it's all a logic and reasoning proposition, I don't have much as far as quotes or opinions of other people to cite. Let us hope my natural exuberance and charm is enough to carry me through!...

...


...I'm screwed. :D

LOLOLOL's***********You could "faint".......it works:D

Nah, I didn't faint for the first speech, he'd know something was up. I'm just going to be very loud. I've never seen anyone yet who has been loud but not persuasive. And I'll also use a million ad hominem attacks, because those are at least something.

I see you lurking:D......woops.....lol's.....actually I never tried fainting yet.....I just stormed out. That works.:D Loud? That works too.....give the impression you really know what you're on about:D.......Ohhhhh....I got about 30 seconds:p

Last post is my chat-away-from-chat. ;)

Yes. I agree......and you can win. In chat, winning is not a option:D

Well, it's not like it's an option for you in here either. MUWAHA. Hah. Heh...hehhhh.

What a way to start my day.....................by winning the Last Post!!


Greetings to all

(Stumbles into room squinting)

If everyone would please turn off their computers now, the lights are giving me a headache. ;)

Methinks I have a cake hangover. Kinda like a massive sugar rush gone bad. :o

(Replaces victory crown, a bit askew, with a gob of icing on the top.)

(Stumbles into room squinting)

If everyone would please turn off their computers now, the lights are giving me a headache. ;)

Methinks I have a cake hangover. Kinda like a massive sugar rush gone bad. :o

(Replaces victory crown, a bit askew, with a gob of icing on the top.)
Where is all of our pieces of cake?? What happened to friends sharing things...............especially yummy things like cake??!!

There may be some left, you'll have to help yourself.

I can only do one thing at a time, and right now, coffee is it. :D

it's a wonderful day in the neighborhood
would you be mine
won't you be ...my neighbor;)

There may be some left, you'll have to help yourself.

I can only do one thing at a time, and right now, coffee is it. :D
hhhhhmmmmm............coffee & cake for breakfest, sounds like a terific sugar/caffine way to start my day!! Thanks.........cake was very tasty!!

Finished my speech...I won that, now I can come back and win this!

I'm still alive, too :D:D

want to hear how the speech went Keith

I replied in that post about ABF or whatever it was. Speech went ok, not as well as the first one though because I rambled and went off on a few tangents, and got stuck a few times, heh.

Hey addwifey................could you wipe off the cake from the crown next time??
Now my hair is all sticky............oooooooooo

Yes Keith, please telll us how your speech went!!

Geeeeeze Speech went well! It went well! I went on for 13 minutes about why the term "retarded" should be acceptable to refer to people who are "slow" because that's what it means...I closed by saying that in order to prevent the necessity of changing the term every other week, we need to not call people who aren't retarded "retarded" as an insult, but by all means, if someone actually is retarded, we should be allowed to call them as such.

Hey addwifey................could you wipe off the cake from the crown next time??
Now my hair is all sticky............oooooooooo

It was part of my plot to distract you from winning. :p

Now I can scoop up the victory and we can all put this game to rest. :eek:

Keith, we saved you a piece of cake too. Unfortunately, I think my dog may have licked off some of the icing. :o

This is the story of my life!!!! :eek:

Would have been here sooner to claim victory today, but I was too busy blowing out candles. Today makes me older than some here, but younger than others. I won't mention any names. :p :cool:

It's too bad that after you turn 10, wearing the cardboard birthday crown, decorated with stickers just isn't socially acceptable. :rolleyes:

Instead, I will wear the victory crown!
How was your birthday??

Oh, geez, by asking you that now puts me in the "winners spot"
Pass over the crown again please!!

addwifey hope you had a great birthday :D

its time for my win ;) :D

addwifey hope you had a great birthday :D

its time for my win ;) :D
well hello there Clawless. Glad you could join our fun today

oh btw.............I win

did you think "eyeforgot" about this thread...just visiting for a quick victory.

the winner is
I hear Rocky theme music

down for the count...new champion

no here is the champion
we are the champions...of the world
thinking in songs again

I get knocked down, but I get up again!

I get knocked down, but I get up again!
so you do not mind if I knock you down and run away with the victory crown...........run far far away...............nobody can catch me.

I win I win, there is no stopping me now.
victory dance, victory dance

I hate computers.

I hate computers.
okay Keith.......I will ask the question. Why do you hate computers??

Ok Keith.......I know why and understand;) I win this time just da same :D

Computers are the root of all evil. Plus me winning.

Not for too long Keith :p

Thank you to everyone for the birthday greetings. I still have another cake coming, so I will share it with everyone on Thursday. ;)

Oh nice. I look forward to cake.

HMMMMMMMM!!!! It's me again!!! :D

HMMMMMM Hi me again.......Its Me again!

Its time for me to win again,

doesn't time fly while your in the lead :D

Flys even faster when you have a dragon doing the flyin for ya! :D

Hello Clawless & Draga. Thanks so much for keeping the winner's spot warm for me. You guys can go take a rest now, I will take over for now.............being the winner!! I know it is a hard job but I will do it(for now, until somebody is brave enough to take it away from me)

brave not me ;) just cheeky enough to snatch the lead back :D

brave not me ;) just cheeky enough to snatch the lead back :D
Do I have to tattle on you..............for snatching the winners spot away from me??!!!

Slapping my own wrist for snatching :D

I'll slap my way into the lead

I'll slap my way into the lead
guess again..............I'M BACK!!

Now get away from my winners spot. I win it fair & square!!!!

all is fare in love and the last post:D

I WIN

okay, since I am such a caring & thoughtful person...........I am going to let you all "borrow" the winners spot while I get my kids off to school. But remember, I will be showing up again soon, very soon to take over the lead.

While you are taking yours, i will be bringing mine home so we can share :)

Just enough time for me to enjoy victory. :p

You mean for me to enjoy victory, obviously.

Wrong again!!!!! :D

Every one is wrong:D.....probably me, too in a second:p;)

Oh snap! Foiled again! And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you nosy kids and your New Posts search!

Just for you Keith, service with a smile :D

I always read your signature the first time as "By perseveration the snail reached the ark" and I laugh really hard. Then I see "perserverance" and I am like "oh weak." You need to put along with that quote, like underneath it,

"By perseveration the snail reached the ark." - Keith Andrew Miller


Perseveration, by the way, is the "official" term for hyperfocus.

Keith, I have a quote for you too:

TINA WON LAST POST!!!!!!

Nononon! Tina did for a minute:D;) Hi Tina :)

Hi Blue! :)

How are you?:D

Hello!! When will the waether get sunny here again?

Not sure Linda :) Hi there;)

Not sure Linda :) Hi there;)
HI everybody!!
Go ahead & ask me how I am doing.............go ahead, do it!!

I'm ahead.....how are you Minn ;):D

I'm ahead.....how are you Minn ;):D
well Viktoria, I must say that I am out of breath as I am running away as fast as I can so you all stop taking the winning crown away from me.

How are you doing?

I'm fine......running ahead here........verrrrrrrry fast:D

hi bye all

I'm fine......running ahead here........verrrrrrrry fast:D
you may be fast but I am faster.......................see me go right by you holding the crown up high(oops I dropped it, maybe there is still that sticky cake on it from a addwifey)

oops I dropped it, maybe there is still that sticky cake on it from a addwifey

It was all part of my plan . . . . HA HA HA :cool:

<Scoops up crown and "sticks" it on her head> :eek:

I am back(as I promised)!!

Did you miss me???

Oh come on please say you did, I need an ego boost today!! PLEASE!!

There's no one here! I guess I've finally won! :D

Think again, Batman!

Think again, Batman!
Nice try Keith!! You were trying to be sneaky but I caught you in the act!!

And we thought you were in chat tonight??!!!

I'm not in chat, so I get to win!!! :p

I'm not in chat, so I get to win!!! :p
Obvioulsy neither is Keith.................the little sneak trying to snatch the winning trophy away

Addwifey, what time should we expect our cake to be here tomorrow?? What kind is it??

I'm not sure what kind mom is bringing over, but I know it won't be until after supper, so you can have some for dessert. :D I hope it's red devils food with whipped cream icing. Yummy!:p

Should I make coffee too?

don't care but it's got to have the 'foo foo' as my brother calls all the carmel, etc creamer stuff I like
don't really like the taste of coffee just the results;)

Should I make coffee too?
oh yes please make us some coffee.
I really like the flavored kind, is that a problem??

Already had my coffee .....so I have engery to win win win!

sitting here with my cappuccino taking the winners spot

(i don't recommend it if you have a three yr. old near by though;))

Good morning!

(Polishing crown for another day of victory) ;)

Good Morning All~
Not so fast to do the victory dance Tina!!

Carmel, you are not letting your 3 yr old "feed" you computer again, are you??

How is everybody else doing on this fine day of victory for me??!!!

Carmel, you are not letting your 3 yr old "feed" you computer again, are you??



HA HA no way i've learnt my lesson the hard way, :eek: i'm still waiting for the new one to arrive so its safe to enjoy my coffee without worring :D

Meet me here in 4 hours for cake and coffee. :D

Can I show up 3 hours and 57 minutes early?

Sure Keith :D It's all good!

Awesome. Hello page 493!

Meet me here in 4 hours for cake and coffee. :D
I am on my way. Save me some cake & coffee??

I might be a little late................cuz I am just sitting here taking over the winnner's spot!!

You almost got away with it...but I foiled you again!

Hahha,....Ya almost got away with being the winna too:p Never underestimate me draga!

KMiller you say page 493? I'm seeing page 247
or are you reading a book on the side?

winner up

yep page 493 here shugg:p

Hi everyone!

:D

Hey There Michelle~
We are have not seen you all week.....................how are you??

Wow, 493 pages of fun. A person can not beat that one!!

Good Morning! Sorry about the cake and coffee hour last night. Mom dissed me on the cake, instead, she slipped me $10 and said she had a busy week. :( I can't believe it! The woman who gave me life, buying me off on my birthday cake :o I think I need to see my therapist this week. :D

OK, I'm over it. I guess I'll just take the winner's spot instead!
(Smearing frosting on screen) It's just like cake - really. :p

Just popped in to take the lead :D

Just popped in to take it away :)

If you want a takeaway go to the chip shop and leave me the lead;):D

But my order isn't ready.

I think you're being served! :D :p

your orders ready

Bg mac and fries lol:D

your orders ready

Bg mac and fries lol:D
super size my value meal please!!

I'll have Bg Mac with the lot.....:D

I'll have Bg Mac with the lot.....:D
Oh and I would like to order a large chocolate shake with my value meal

Large coffee for me:D!!!!!

OOOHHH, can we go shopping after we eat??

Lunch/ Shopping just got so great together!!!

can i come too, PLEASE :D

Yes, you can come too Claws! Minn, great idea...:D

thanks looking forward to it ;):D

I'm in...pick me up at 5 till.

Keith! How about you come pick all us girls up:D:D

Keith! How about you come pick all us girls up:D:D

Great idea ;) :D

Thank You Claws:D Keith can be a gentleman to we of the weaker sex:D:D

Yes, I think that Keith should pick us up. Who else will drive the limo?? We have to go shopping in style, don't we??

Yes, I think that Keith should pick us up. Who else will drive the limo?? We have to go shopping in style, don't we??
Minn:) How True ;) I only hope Keith sees this in the same light:confused: .....I mean, we're not that bad, are we? :cool:

Hey, you get me a limo, and I will pick you up...but I ain't just got money for limos laying around. They're expensive and they take gas!

Can we shop for cake? :D ;)

Hey, you get me a limo, and I will pick you up...but I ain't just got money for limos laying around. They're expensive and they take gas!
hey Keith, are you saying that we can not get a limo on all of our great looks & wonderful charm??!!

give me the winner seat. :)

give me the winner seat. :)
you will have to sit on my lap because that winners spot is all mine!!

you mean the spot over there? oops now it's mine

Spot, here Spot
see spot

wakey wakey rise and shine, the winners spot is now mine :D

*throws pillows at Carmel* Shaddap:p people are NOT trying to sleep here:p:D

PILLOW FIGHT

great fun,

now i will have you on the run :p :D

When You dont see me a chasin
be sure to check the sky
cause dont forget my dear...my dragon and I can fly:D

:eek: as long as its only pillow you drop :eek:

running running very fast to get in front of Draga :p

Claws........LOL*** You got your DSL yet;):D

you will be glad to know or maybe not :rolleyes: it arrived this morning so i will have to connect it later on (its far to early to do it now) :D :D :D

Nothing is too early.

Did I forget to say Hi to all? :D

Especially in last post, never too early to keep hitting F5 to refresh the page, you never knows.. :)

so thats what that button does LOL LOL :D

you will be glad to know or maybe not :rolleyes: it arrived this morning so i will have to connect it later on (its far to early to do it now) :D
Claws.....I REALLY am happy for you!!!!!!!!! ;):)

Nothing is too early.

Did I forget to say Hi to all? :D
Missed you Sky!!!! :D

My new keyboard still hasn't arrived though :(

but my friend lent me a spare so all is well:)

I can tell you have a Keyboard.....:D When Kim comes back......don't announce your DSL straight away:D:D......I bet she's having fun! I miss her!!

I missed you all too!

Is everyone fine? Any updates for me? :)

I can tell you have a Keyboard.....:D When Kim comes back......don't announce your DSL straight away:D:D......I bet she's having fun! I miss her!!


She will soon notice when i have you two puddy cats on the run :p

i'm sure shes having a great time ;)

Anyone here is free to go chat room now?????

I am here there now and I have something interesting to say..

Maybe it won't be so interesting to you, but I think it is interesting, will be waiting :)

I missed you all too!

Is everyone fine? Any updates for me? :)

Yep, i won the last post ;) :p :D

I think you better change a new pair of glasses and look again. :) or look closer if you have perfect vision. :)

See you in chat Sky:D

me too :D :D

Sky won't share her Oreo with Claws and I. That's mean :( :( :( :D

and i really wanted some :(:(

Oh !

*chomp chomp* *yum* * Glup*
What oreo? I am really sorry, all in my stomach now. lol :(

I know.......me too :(:(

Very, very mean :(:(

Hee hee.

I am mean sky! Nah-nah boo boo :) :D

Yes.....very mean and greedy.....we hope you get fat:cool: :mad: :( :D

I surrender coz I am not good at "words-war" hee hee

I get the similar "wars" at work with my friends, and now is here.

Oh! I am so pitiful. :D

ok, so i just have to post before i go, but i will be back :D

ok, so i just have to post before i go, but i will be back :D
Me too:D Goodluck with the DSL ;)

*Grabs some oreos and takes winners spot:p*

HEY.........you guys ate all the oreos while I was in sleep-land. That is not fair, those are my favorite cookies. And I even took you all shopping yesturday!!

Well, fne then. I guess that I will just sit here in the winner's spot and cry.............(flood of tears streaming down face, but not for long as I happily take over the lead)

I love oreos, it's so cool that the special white chocolate coated ones are available all year long instead of just Christmas time.
Coffee with swiss miss chocolate added is all I've got to sip while I reign in this morning's winner seat:)

Dont worry Minn I saved you some oreos:p ;) :D

Someone tell me,

Why do i always start to feel hungry reading the last post these days???????????????

Haha!
Then buy some oreos later?

Yeah ! :D I win last post again. Hee Hee.

Morning Sky :D

look whos winning now :p :D

hahaha look again, Carmel:p

Look again again.

Ah I know, when i click on this page again, i have to type again coz i won be last heh

Argh i am getting stomachache from indigestion. i was multi-taskings just now while eating my dinner...

YES, lets look to see who is winning the Last Post NOW!!
Clawless, I have not clue why in the world you would be hungry reading the last post every day. It is not like we are talking about everybody eating all the oreos(and not sharing, except for Draga) or anything like that!!

Greetings to all on this fine day of ME winning the last post

I am looking to see who is winning, and it looks like me.

I am looking to see who is winning, and it looks like me.
wrong again Keith but very nice of you to show up as I take the winners spot away from you

minn i never got any oreos yesterday either :(

Me neither.....how's DSL Claws:D

minn i never got any oreos yesterday either :(


WEll, then who ate all the cookies???!!!!

oh i'm so naughty its sitting right next to me just need to attatch it

Sky eat them in chat, right in front of me and viktoria

Sky eat them in chat, right in front of me and viktoria
And she refused to share :(:(

Yupz! That is me!
Shall I go to the corner immediately minn? Hehe, that is your favourite phrase in chat. :p

Hi everyone...how are all of you? We are having a great time, but I miss our chats, too. Hope you are all well!

ha ha i can see you Kim :):):)

Miss you as well Kim ;) :D

Hi kim
Not feeling well today, stomachache think i ate wrong things or indigestion.
I am gonna rest early, actually it is already late now.
Should be sleeping one hour ago!
Nitez everyone.
Have fun at last post :D




I'll be back. :p

Just posting a long email about being thankful, hope no one minds it'll probably take up most of a page for goodness sakes

The World is Mine

Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman

And wished I were as beautiful

When suddenly she rose to leave,

I saw her hobble down the aisle.

She had one leg and wore a crutch.

But as she passed, she passed a smile.

Oh, forgive me when I whine.

I have two legs; the world is mine.
~~~~~~~
I stopped to buy some candy.

The lad who sold it had such charm.

I talked with him, he seemed so glad.

If I were late, it'd do no harm.

And as I left, he said to me,

"I thank you, you've been so ! kind.

It's nice to talk with folks like you.

You see," he said, "I'm blind." Oh,

forgive me when I whine.

I have two eyes; the world is mine.
~~~~~~~~~~~
Later while walking down the street,

I saw a child I knew.

He stood and watched the others play,

but he did not know what to do.

I stopped a moment and then I said,

"Why don't you join them dear?"

He looked ahead without a word.

I forgot, he couldn't hear.

Oh, forgive me when I whine.

I have two ears; the world is mine.
~~~~~~~~~
With feet to take me where I'd go

With eyes to see the sunset's glow.

With ears to hear what I'd know.

Oh, forgive me when I whine.

I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.
~~~~~~~~~
If this poem makes you feel thankful, just know

it's just a simple reminder

that we have so much to be THANKFUL FOR

**yep it's good to be alive to WIN:):):)

That was beautiful, Charlie. Thank you :) ;)

Ok how about an old trivia email


In George Washington's days, there were no cameras. One's image was
either sculpted or painted. Some paintings of George Washington showed
him standing behind a desk with one arm behind his back while others showed
both legs and both arms. Prices charged by painters were not based on
how many people were to be painted, but by how many limbs were to be
painted. Arms and legs are "limbs," therefore painting them would cost
the buyer more. Hence the _expression.
"Okay, but it'll cost you an arm and a leg."

********************

As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year!
(May and October) Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their
heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford
good wigs made from wool. The wigs couldn't be washed, so to clean them
they could carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake
it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the
term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig"
because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy.

********************

In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one
chair. Commonly, a long wide board was folded down from the wall and
used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while
everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Once in a while, a guest (who
was almost always a man) would be invited to sit in this chair during a
meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge.
Sitting in the chair, one was called the "chair man." Today in business
we use the _expression or title "Chairman or Chairman of the Board."

********************

Needless to say, personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a
result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The
women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their
complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to
stare at another woman's face she was told "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile." Also, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt and therefore the expression "losing face."

********************

Ladies wore corsets which would lace up in the front. A tightly tied
lace was worn by a proper and dignified lady as in "straight laced."

********************

Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax
levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "ace of
Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead.
Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be
stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck."

********************

Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what
was considered important to the people. Since there were no telephones,
TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns,
pubs, and bars who were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's
conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at
different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words
"go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion
and, thus we have the term "gossip."

********************

At local tavern's, pubs, and bars, people drank from pint- and
quart-sized containers. A bar maid's job was to keep an eye on the
customers and keep the drinks coming. She had to pay close attention and
remember who was drinking in "pints" and who was drinking in "quarts,"
hence the term minding your 'P's and Q's.

********************

Also: bet you didn't know this!!!!

In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon, but how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best storage method devised was a square based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding or rolling from under the others.

The solution was a metal plate called a "Monkey" with 16 round indentations. But, if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently, when the temperature dropped too far, the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey.

Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." (And all this time, you thought that was an improper expression, didn't you?)

and where else can you win by being last? why last post on ADD FOrums,
the end

Just to let you all know, I just bought a BIG bag of Halloween oreos.
Would anybody like some??

Just to let you all know, I just bought a BIG bag of Halloween oreos.
Would anybody like some??

Yes please :) i will eat them as i enjoy my lead, thanks very much :D

Yes please :) i will eat them as i enjoy my lead, thanks very much :D
Oh,ya know.....as much as I like you(and I really do) I just can not give up my winners spot to you.

but here, take as many cookies as you would like!!

halloween oreos? Sounds cool but didn't see them sell here. Anyway, i regret eating too many oreos last weekend, those days when i wouldn't share with u and viktoria. And pls guess what happened?

















I am having a sore throat. lol :D :(

I am having a sore throat. lol :D :([/QUOTE]






Hope to feel better soon Michelle

workday world here I come
winner's spot feels nice
sorry about your sore throat Michelle

oh thank you minn and charlie.

AND since you are not feeling well Michelle, I will LET you go lay down to rest. I will do the job of sitting here taking over the winner's spot. Don't worry about a thing..........I will do just fine being here all by myself(as long as nobody else comes because then I will have to shooooo them away). I still have a whole bag of cookies left so I can be here ALL day & night

I'll take a cookie - and first place. :D

okay, I will let you have a cookie IF you trade me the winner spot??!!!

(mixing cookie dough)

I'll keep the winner's spot and whip up some pecan, chocolate chip cookies - ALONE! :D ;)

(mixing cookie dough)

I'll keep the winner's spot and whip up some pecan, chocolate chip cookies - ALONE! :D ;)
I will take the winners spot from you AND I will take my cookies without the pecans please!!

Really now? I don't remember posting an order form. (looking around desk) WAIT, here it . . . no, that's an application for a 1999 dog license. Give me a minute, I'll find it. (Checking under several piles) Nope, it's not here. OOOOOHHH, I found it. It was stuck to the bottom of my shoe. (pulls fuzzy gum off of order form) Here ya go Rach, just write down what ya want, cause if you tell me, I'll just forget. :P

:D :)

home made cookies, sound yummmmmmy :D

After a brief absense from this post, I have come back at Last (post).

I think that we need to chat about you about taking my lead :D now go straight there do not pass go or collect $200 ha ha ha i will catch you there but i can't say when ;)

well Keith, you are always trying to get people to come up with chat topics!!

All in favor of this topic...........raise your hand!!

*raises hand* Oh wait I am winning now, will you look at that?

i'm lonely in chat :(

Yeah, and then you haul off and leave just before I get there...

Keith,
cool pics you've shared, dang it links didn't go thru--liked both the Neuron1 & 2 pic
Saved to my desktop but really wanted them as screen saver pics :)

I am in chat right now............does anybody want to chat with me???!!!!!

oh, btw............I AM WINNING

sorry i missed you Keith and Minn in chat :( i was there for hours as well this morning, that was really bad timing

i have to win the last post now to cheer myself up, now that you two have gone off line ;) :)

While everyone is off chatting I am winning! :D

guess again you two

I will just plop my chair down right here, winning the last post AND waiting for Tina to bring me my cookies(minus the pecans)