I'm so stupid, I signed up and got the Zot.

[hk409]

THIS SITE IS ZOT!

GIMME A BRAKE ALREADY! YOU GUYS MUST BE THE BIGEST MORONS ON THE WORLD! THE BIGEST MORONS NEXT TO THAT SOFTWARE COMPANY I USED TO VISIT SIX YEARS AGO! OY YOY! YOY! YOY! YOY! YOY! YOY! YOY! YOY! EACH TIME I TRYED TO POST SOMETHING NO MATTER HOW SMART! NO MATTER HOW CONSERVATIVE! EVEN IF I BEND OVER BACK AND DO BACK FLIPS AND THEN BEND OVER FOR THAT DUMB LIBERAL WE UNFORTUNATELY ELECTED! EVEN IF SPELL CHECKER ARE WORKING I STILL GET THEN KICKED OFF!! THEN ZOTTED!! WHY? IS IT JUST BECAUSE I WRITE SO BRILLIANT? BOB RUNS THINGS HERE!? OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. MAEYBE PEEPLE LIKE JJFATE AND NOAH HORSEFLY IS ASKING FOR IT BUT WHAT ABOUT ME!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Well we did!

[nopardons]

Mike's a good guy! I second his nomination.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Keep it. Comes in handy.

[sionnsar]

'night all!

[Conspiracy Guy]

You must be really old.

Later

Food on table

[tuliptree76]

the timing... it is never our ally...

Unfortunately, it isn't.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Boo. Our black cat does the same thing.

[Slings and Arrows]

a kitty question:
anyone here ever had or heard of a cat who sheds honest-to-Mod tears of pleasure at being picked up and pet by her owner (staff) when he returns home from work?

Mollie seems to do this, and it puzzles me.

"WHO IS THIS TRAITOR WHO SHOWS AFFECTION FOR A HU-MAAAAAN?!!!"

---
Kitty Ping List alert!

[Freepmail me to get on or off the Kitty Ping List.]

[tuliptree76]

I've never seen a cat cry, and I have had many cats before.

[Conspiracy Guy]

LOL

[Bahbah]

Awww. That's pretty touching. My big guy doesn't cry, but he does pat my face from time to time. I don't just mean kitty pats; he is really patting my cheek. Reading that, I think I sound weird.

[SandyInSeattle]

No, none of my kitties do that. They do meow incessantly and beg to be fed, though.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I'm getting there.

[Lady Jag]

I third the motion

[NicknamedBob]

(Short ping...)

Beer Run: (The Return to Loch Ness)
Reducing our altitude slightly as we head over the Scottish coast, we take our bearings. Hmm, a Loch, but it is not the one we seek. This is Loch Lomond.



Pretty, but we will continue.

[tuliptree76]

Wooo! I made it back for the return. :-D

[NicknamedBob]

Yep, we should be back to the castle pretty soon.

If I can find the right Loch.



Does anybody aboard know how to pick a Loch?

[tuliptree76]

Conspiracy Guy is an expert at picking locks on chastity belts. LOL!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

loverly..Funny...I reside at the foot of a mountain in Utah that is named after Ben Lomond and really does sort of resemble it, but my front porch is more than 1000 feet higher than the summit of the Scottish mountain...and the mountain here is over 6,000 feet higher in altitude, and I think is about 2000 foot taller from top to bottom than the Scottish Ben Lomond. But none the less, Loch Lomond is a prettier sight than the Great Salt Lake...

[NicknamedBob]

Beer Run: (The Return to Loch Ness -- Finale)

The lights in the castle, and in the courtyard, and the security lights along the metal fence enclosure and flotation ring are all illuminated. We are being welcomed home! (One hopes it is for more than the fact that we brought beer with us!)

Fortunately, the light breeze seems to be away from the docking port, as the huge balloon craft eases toward the surface, and the loading dock. Extra heat is diverted to the large balloon, and the engines are throttled back to almost idle, and tilted downward. The balloon wants to rise, but the jets are forcing it down, closer to the surface, and the dock.

The mooring lines are tossed down and caught by alert attendants, then secured to the dock platform. The engines slow even more as the winches pull the ropes taut. The engines are shut off. In the sudden relative silence, one can hear the slap of waves, the creaking of the ropes, and the voices of working men and women. Greetings are called out to the returning travelers.

The ropes slowly draw the converted tower structure back to its base. Latches click, and are secured. As the hot air in the huge balloon slowly cools, the structure eases its weight back onto the even more massive floating island. The loading ramp door opens gradually, spilling light from the interior over the darkened shell in the metal fence. Once it is down passengers and the ones on the dock who came to see them arrive greet each other in great excitement.

The pilot and crew all release their breath in relief. The beer run is, at last, over.

[tuliptree76]

Yay! We're back!

[Darksheare]

Sis' cat does that.
He also drools like a simpering moron when she scritches his chin or ears.

[not-a-neocon]

"I'm sure there is some grass underneath all of the white beauty."

"Just remember in the winter
just beneath the bitter snow
lies the seed that with the sunshine
in the Spring becomes the rose."

(The Love Song)

Not much of the white stuff here on the East Coast yet.

[MEG33]

Five day forecast for Houston I live not far north.
79 80 79 63 52
61 64 65 53 38
Dallas 5 day forecast..brr

74 74 72 46 40
59 60 38 25 20

[Conspiracy Guy]

He best be in.

[not-a-neocon]

The last week or so here has been in the 35-55 range. This is unusually high, and when it happens people tend to feel sick.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I am a loch picker, but I have to go.

Later

[Conspiracy Guy]

LOL

[tuliptree76]

;-)

I haven't found any for you to pick lately. LOL!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Where is my Irish Whiskey?

[Genesis defender]

(walks up to NnBob and shakes his hand)

That was an excellent trip, Bob, and congrats on a smooth landing!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Phew!

(Sigh of relief.)

[tuliptree76]

Hi. :-)

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Good evening.

-good Thames, G.J.P.(Jr.)

[not-a-neocon]

Did you take any pictures during your trip?

I aalways take pictures while on trips, so I when I get home I can finally see what I saw.

[not-a-neocon]

Good evening.

[tuliptree76]

How are you doing?

[Angry Enough]

Honestly. I cannot remember when I've had a more refreshing time. Thank you, Bob (if...that is your real name...)

[Slings and Arrows]

My big guy doesn't cry, but he does pat my face from time to time. I don't just mean kitty pats; he is really patting my cheek.

Probably checking whether you're ripe enough to eat. ;-)

[I love my cat, but that doesn't mean I can't fun of 'em.]

[NicknamedBob]

Sometimes I get confused about what my real name is. But I am never late to dinner!

[tuliptree76]

I'm sometimes late to dinner - especially if I'm making dinner for myself. LOL!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Buenos Noches.

[not-a-neocon]

Buenos Noches to you too.

Gracias.

[not-a-neocon]

You should never eat alone, tulip.

I usually eat out if I have to eat alone.

The food around here is so bad that they always serve it with Peptol-Bismol.

[A CA Guy]

Anyone else notice the UFO in the picture seeming to prepare and land in the tower.

[not-a-neocon]

"Sometimes I get confused about what my real name is."

Don't feel bad. It happens to me all the times in the threads.

[not-a-neocon]

I don't see the UFO.

[Temple Owl]

The oldest reference to Scotch is in a document of 1494 stating that Friar John Cor was given eight bolls of malt to transform into aqua vitae.

[tuliptree76]

I'm used to eating alone. Been doing it for years. And if I went to a restaurant every time I had to eat alone, I would go broke. LOL!

Do you usually eat in a dorm cafeteria?

[A CA Guy]

Just to the right of the tower at the top level. It appears as a bright bit of light.