why do you guys keep banning me? (Zot! Because we can) (Juwish modz totally rewl!)

self

[tuliptree76]

got it...

[Tax-chick]

You did it! Our guest bird was a tasteful gray with white wings. His (her?) name was Henrie (Henry?), and she (he?) has a nice new home with some swell people over west of Asheville.

[Dead Corpse]

And yet another one for you.... congrats.

[tiamat]

Hi Darks!



Thanks!
I am cautiously optomistic.

[tuliptree76]

Thanks.

[tuliptree76]

Thanks.

[Darksheare]

Understood!
I've seen Banks that were lucky to find their own noses, but they were all in my area.

[tiamat]

Must be talking about "mensch".

A mensch is a "good guy".

Yiddish term

[Dead Corpse]

"As your attourney, I advise you to take a hit, from the little brown bottle in my shaving kit."

[NicknamedBob]

ZOT! Because We Can!

It’s ZOT! Because we can! We said,
The bad fate troll and the Undead Thread.
It seemed a worthy thing to save,
We had such fun dancing on his grave!

What is this thread about? You ask.
It doesn’t have a single task.
We celebrate an expired troll,
The dying swan his finest role.

Why so ignominious a deed?
'Cause he exemplified the breed!
With ignorance coming out his ears,
Songs of woe, and crocodilian tears.

He said he posted for the Juws,
That we should walk within their shoes.
He only proved he couldn’t spell.
We sent his shriveled soul to ... well...

We have no orthographic test,
On spelling bees, we’re not the best,
But trolls have brains much like a bird's,
You’ll know their sign -- you must guess the words.

He was a Phantirathic slave,
We zotted fast and paved his grave.
We danced and partied, sang and strolled,
Upon the asphalt we had rolled.

It was a moment so sublime,
We didn’t leave when it grew time.
We held a dialogue of sorts,
We talked of weather, and of sports.

We spoke of what we’d like to see,
If someone used this property.
At last the thought occurred to some,
To build a Mansion on this slum!

A castle rose into the heights,
Where once we gave a troll last rites.
A moat protected those inside,
And trinkets made from jj’s hide.

We partied long into the night,
And still went on when it grew bright.
We couldn’t seem to take a hint,
The property owner seemed absent.

I guess we owned it all together,
It brought us shelter from the weather,
And gave a focus for our thought,
What irony a troll had wrought!

We built and tunneled more and more,
Eventually, we found the floor,
A limit to our building boom,
That hinted at impending Doom!

Sixty-five thousand five thirty-five,
But until then we’ll surely thrive.
No one will note who says the most,
What counts is who will get Last Post!

Last Post! The last of its breed!
Up until then, we’ll pay no heed,
Except to note the coming Dread,
Of no more posts to the Undead Thread.

NicknamedBob . . . . . December 8, 2004

[Tax-chick]

Well, phooey. The second disc of the Northern Exposure set isn't working (on the DVD player, or the computer) so he'll have to exchange it. And double phooey, I think I hear the baby crying!

See y'all tomorrow!

[tuliptree76]

*appplauds*

I like it. :-)

[Tax-chick]

Wonderful, Bob! I hope you'll contribute some felicitously rhymed works about Juws in the 60,000's.

[tuliptree76]

*sigh*

That should have read *applauds*.

[tiamat]

VERY nice!

Now you realize, that you'll have to do a SECOND poem when we get to UT2?

I'm going to bed people.

i'm falling asleep.

Good night!

[Morgan's Raider]

52,714 replies to this post and I have never gotten one in. So here it is...

MR

[tuliptree76]

Goodnight, tiamat.

[tuliptree76]

Hi, Morgan's Raider. I'm glad you could join us. :-)

[Tax-chick]

Good evening ... looks like it's going to be a slow one!

[Dead Corpse]

Bravo. Very good indeed...

[Dead Corpse]

G'Night...

Another one? Heck, I say we try and bring our favorite pieces of this thread to the next one...

[tuliptree76]

Heck, I say we try and bring our favorite pieces of this thread to the next one...

That's a good idea.

[Dead Corpse]

Can't claim credit. Reading Clive Barkers Weaveworld right now. ;-)

[tuliptree76]

I'm trying to find a picture of Elisabeth Rohm with her hair done up like she had in tonight's episode of Law and Order. I think that's how I want my hair cut.

You would *think* there would be more pictures of her out there on the internet.

[Dead Corpse]

No idea. Those crime and punishment shows make me nauseous.

[tuliptree76]

LOL! I can't help it. I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff. ;-)

[Dead Corpse]

I don't really have anything against them, they just aren't my bag of tricks. My wife and Mother-in-Law love them. My Dad is a huge Cops fan.

I'd rather watch Reno 911.

[tuliptree76]

I don't care for Cops. I mainly watch the regular Law and Order. The other variations are okay, but just aren't the same. Same goes for CSI - I like the main CSI, but I don't care so much for the offshoots.

Reno 911 is...different...

[tuliptree76]

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la!
'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la!
Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la la la la!
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la la la la!

See the blazing yule before us, Fa la la la la la la la!
Strike the harp and join the chorus, Fa la la la la la la la!
Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la la la la!
While I tell of Yuletide treasure, Fa la la la la la la la!

Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la la la la!
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la la la la!
Sing we joyous all together! Fa la la la la la la la!
Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la la la la!

[NicknamedBob]

I meant to ping you to the Undead Thread Poem.

[tuliptree76]

Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
and two eyes made out of coal
Frosty the snowman is a fairy tale they say
He was made of snow but the children
know how he came to life one day
There must have been some magic in that
old silk hat they found
For when they placed it on his head
he began to dance around

Oh
Frosty the snowman
was alive as he could be
And the children say he could laugh
and play just the same as you and me
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump
Over the hills of snow

Frosty the snowman knew
the sun was hot that day
So he said
"Let's run and we'll have some fun
now before I melt away"
Down to the village
with a broomstick in his hand
Running here and there all around the square
saying catch me if you can

He led them down the streets of town
right to the traffic cop
And he only paused a moment when
he heard him holler "Stop!"
For Frosty the snow man
had to hurry on his way
But he waved goodbye saying
"Don't you cry
I'll be back again some day"
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump
Look at Frosty go
Thumpetty thump thump
thumpety thump thump

Over the hills of snow

[tuliptree76]

Tomorrow is my last day of lecturing for the semester. :-)

[Dead Corpse]

Veddy cool... At least someone around here is getting a bit of a break...

[tuliptree76]

Oh...I won't get much of a break...even over my semester break.

[Dead Corpse]

Sorry to hear it. If it makes you feel any better, I'm not taking a lot of vacation to fly home either. One day more than I took for Thanksgiving.

[tuliptree76]

I'll be staying at my parents' house for part of the break, but I'll take projects home with me. I have a few papers to work on. So I will be busy. At least I do get a break from teaching for a bit.

[DJ MacWoW]

Look at the PetsMart for a "how to care for your cockatiel" book.

Even those disagree about different foods. Everything I've read online says they need some fresh foods. The disagreement comes with giving pellet food and/or seed. Guess I'll mix it.

[NicknamedBob]

Not another long drive!

[DJ MacWoW]

Sorry...but I've never owned a bird before.

I've had several parakeets and one talked profusely. Lassiter was very entertaining. I taught him "Birds can't talk" and "Dirty bird". He evetually modified it to "Dirty birds can't talk".

[tuliptree76]

Yep...on the 20th (or around there), I'll be on the road for 6 hours again...

[tuliptree76]

LOL! I've just had cats, guinea pigs, girbils, fish, turtles, tadpoles, and various other creatures that we'd catch when I was a child. Didn't have any birds though. I'm thinking of getting some fish (they're the only pets that I can have in my apartment). But I keep debating about that.

[NicknamedBob]

You could be an understudy for Santa Claus.

I should talk! Our trips to PA take almost that long, and guess who does all the driving?


Funny thing is, at the end of it, She's the one who needs to take a nap... I'm usually looking for a beer, and not finding it.

[Dead Corpse]

Think I'm gonna hit the hay kids. G'Night. Tomorrow is another day full of promise...

[NicknamedBob]

It's difficult to travel with fish.

Swimming that far really tires them out.

[tuliptree76]

Night, DC!

[tuliptree76]

and guess who does all the driving?

Hmmm...you, perhaps? LOL!

At least you have company. I have to drive alone. It gets rather boring. I usually end up singing for most of the time. At least I sound good in the car when no one is around. ;-)

[NicknamedBob]

"Think I'm gonna hit the hay..."

Yah, me too! I'll likely try to focus on Friday night for a bit more visiting time.

Maybe my order for more grapes will have arrived...

[tuliptree76]

It's difficult to travel with fish.

Swimming that far really tires them out.

LOL! I worried about the times when I would visit my parents. But I found out that Walmart and pet stores sell automatic feeders and blocks called "weekend feeders" or "vacation feeders". You just drop the blocks in the tank and they slowly evaporate releasing fish food. The weekend feeders last for up to 3 days and the vacation feeders last up to 2 weeks. I think I'd be okay using those.

[international american]

That was hot dam great!! I am hittin the hay with "Outlandish"

[tuliptree76]

I may not be around Friday night for the grape squishing event. My brother is supposed to be visiting. I don't know if he will be here or out with friends. If he's out with friends, I'll be hanging out with you guys. ;-)