This old Sunday has run here before, but that was a few years ago. And I like it. There is big news today in my old hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Harper Lee’s new old novel “Go Set a Watchman” is being released. Apparently, a lot of people already are restless, because the real-life Atticus Finch, Lee’s father, wasn’t Gregory Peck after all. I am looking forward to reading the book, and I’m reserving judgment until then. Things have been kind of slow around the Web site this summer, but be sure to check in next week. Arlo & Janis turns 30 on July 29, and I expect we’ll have a modest party. And did I mention it’s hot?
In the Footsteps of Little Billy
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196 responses to “In the Footsteps of Little Billy”
Many men and women feel that pantyhose are restrictive and obstructive, although, granted, possibly for different reasons. 🙂
Like many things, though, a personal choice.
Prayers for our grievously wounded Sailor; the families of our four dead Marines; and the safety of all members of our disarmed services.
emb, thanks for the TIP. I got a good laugh out of that. It reminds me of a college joke I read. A college biology professor known for being absent-minded told his students one day that they were to begin studying amphibians. “And as an example, I have brought a frog with me.”. Whereupon he reaches into his coat pocket and produces a wrapped sandwich. He looks at it, then says, “That’s odd. I distinctly remember eating lunch.”.
Mark, Lovely. emb
GR6: Haven’t pantyhose been used as emergency replacements for fan belts?
And colanders.
GR6: An old memory from high school — When your date removed her pantyhose you knew things were about to get interesting.
Colanders?
Ghost: Sure. dump what you want to strain into the hose (doesn’t have to be pantyhose, probably easier if just one leg) and let the juice run out. I never had heard of that, but it should work fine.
I saw about the bear on FB. I’m with you, Ghost, on icky-looking celery. But I do seem to be a minority on that among my friends.
I will say that it would be nice if the hose were clean to use as a colander. Wouldn’t matter for the fan belt….
NK, I would think they should have been washed first, or at least rinsed thoroughly to get the excess dye and other chemicals out. Where I had heard it was on TV, from a female contestant on a game show. She spoke of using it to strain spaghetti in an emergency.
I had also heard Benny Hill mention using regular nylons for a strainer too. One of his songs had a line about knowing they were going to have a boiled pudding for dinner because his girlfriend’s mom only had one stocking on.
Yes, Nancy, cleanliness was the issue I had in mind when I said “Colanders?”.
The whiny “Braad” girl is no longer my choice for most annoying person in TV Commercial Land. Now it’s the obnoxious “credit swagger” woman who seems to think her good “credit score” bestows some type of minor deity-hood on her.
A word to the wise…or to the not-so-wise who may think the above tactic is a good idea…I’ve known many, many highly experienced loan officers over the years, and I guarantee that if you come on like an a-hole to them, the more canny ones may give you a good interest rate up front, but they will find some way to get even with you on the back end. They know all the tricks. Especially the F&I (Finance & Insurance…or is that Fiction & Imagination?) guys at the car dealerships.
HAHA about the pudding! As far as the washing is concerned, it sounds like you might be thinking of first use as a colander. I was thinking more of taking them off to use them!
Wife always took hers off. emb
Kinda like one of those sweaters that unbuttons down the front, don’cha know?
NK in AZ, here’s Benny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5lAQGZz3Ko
The verse is about halfway through.
I thought that you might be interested in the following story. A young professional man stopped on his way home to have some adult beverages and do a little stress management. He was surprised when an overly made-up young lady plopped down beside him and, in a voice that indicated she was a few drinks ahead of him, she got right to the point. “I’ll do anything you want for $200.00” she said. “Excuse me?” he said. “You heard me. I’ll do anything you want for $200.” “Anything?” he asked. Leaning forward, she said in a slow husky voice ” An-y thing you want.” With a smile he replied “I think that we have a deal.” “Awright” she said. “What do you want me to do?” It was his turn to lean forward and in a loud whisper he said “Paint my house.”
Jerry in FL, good one! And not the expected punchline.
Jerry in FL, that is really a funny joke — and I never heard it before! Good for you.
Wife had a “dormitory shirt” [a delightfully short night shirt only: no panties, but don’t bend over to pet the cat] that unbuttoned down the front. It was from Sears or Monkey Wards; the catalog didn’t describe it that way, but I always did. It wore out.
Peace, emb
Debbe ); Not an actual “Hippie Chick” band, but it’s been said that their “image and sound evoke the hippie movement of the 1960s and 1970s”. And I like the song, and I like the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08WeoqWilRQ
Chris used to speak appreciatively of “the ten-foot nightgown” which I think he heard in a joke years ago. I guess the fun of removing the ten foot nightgown is the point of the joke. It was nice to think about it. In actual fact, the two of us wore nothing at all to bed, unless the weather was very cold. It was most enjoyable.
I like the song and excellent video. We need more music like this on the radio.
Thanks, Mark. You truly are the Link Meister! (Along with Ghost, of course.)
My wife likes this one:
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