[Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]

....every time I hear the phrase, "Daddy? We were just playing
and..."

All three daughter-units were playing quietly together, I was
reading newsgroups, and SWMBO¹ was napping because of a difficult
day of shopping (a high-energy, very-curious, toddler in places
like Waterford, Noritake, Mikasa, Revereware, and Maidenform -- it
was surreal.) Real Life® does get better but I didn't have any
smoked salmon at that point.

It was 4:35 p.m.

Daughter-unit Beta, The Informant, nonchalantly padded down the
hall into the computer room. She wasn't panicked or crying so I
didn't turn around.

She waited, quietly, for me to acknowledge her.

For some reason, I noticed that there was none of the muffled
background noise usually associated with quiet time at Castle
Ranger. She started to ask me something but I motioned for her to
wait. I cocked my head to listen some more. She started to
fidget... Always a giveaway to an upcoming drama.

Resigned, I sighed, "What happened?"

"Daddy? [as if I wasn't already focused on her] We were playing
and... and... it's not that bad... and Sister... Well... She needs
you to come down quick." I heard her finish off her meandering
explanation half-way down the hall.

I swung around the corner, through the doorway, into Daughter-unit
Alpha's bedroom, where the girl-units were playing. Spawn was
looking up into the bloody cavern of her sister's mouth with
rapped fascination.

"What happened? No. D-uB!! You tell me. And tell me without the
fluff."

"We were just playing..."

"I already got that part."

"Wulllll... We were."

"...And??"

"I kicked her. Not hard. Well, not too hard, and then she held her
mouth and it started to bleed and I thought you should know and is
she going to die and it looks bad and yucky..."

"Be quiet. Go get your mother. You. Follow me." And away we went
into Clan Ranger's ER (the girls' bathroom.)

I flipped on the overhead lights as we entered. Taking a closer
look, I noticed the tooth was pushed high into the gums and was
virtually out. Using a Kleenex®T©, I blotted away as much of the
mess as I could. (Abstract thought: I'd once considered facial
cuts the most prolific bleeders but my daughter's mouth disproved
that theory.) It took two Kleenex®T© to clean up the tooth enough
for me to be able to grab onto it.

D-uA, being blessed with the constitution of the proverbial ox,
never flinched, gagged, or whined. The tooth was very loose and
the gums very red, so I knew how much it had to be hurting. I
reached in with another Kleenex®T© and grabbed onto the tooth. It
came out without any resistance...

I looked into the Kleenex®T©. There, in the middle of the tissue,
half the tooth was gently cradled.

I said a naughty word. Two of my three little girls _told_ me I
said a naughty word.

D-uA opened her mouth back up. I could guess how much effort was
going to be required for me get the rest of her tooth. That guess
told me it was beyond my experience; a call into their dentist was
in order. SWMBO was slogging up the stairs at this point and met
us as I walked back into the computer room. We didn't say anything
as we passed. I picked up the phone and dialed the office.

It was 4:45.

"Thank you for calling the practices of Dr. X, Dr. Y, and Dr. Z.
If you already know the extension of the doctor you need to talk
to, please press... If this is an emergency, please dial..." I
hung up and dialed the other number. A nurse picked up the line.

"Dr. Y's."

"This is... My daughter broke her tooth and has a portion stuck in
her gums. Is Dr. Y still available?"

"Please hold." [Musak, from the 70's and 80's, is played] "How
quickly can you be here? Please bring her in."

I heard D-uB stress that phrase again, "...But we were /just/
playing!"

"Let's go. We're all going. Go get in the car," I bellowed as I
started to head down the stairs without looking at anyone.

Two of the three girls made slight protests about how unnecessary
they were to this trip but I'm guessing the storm cloud and
lightening strikes hanging over my head as I looked back down the
hallway drowned out their pleas.

We made it to the dentist's in five minutes - minus the CHP that
pulled in to the parking lot as I parked. A minor explanation,
lots of laughter from said CHP officer, and a mild warning allowed
me to join my fam-dam-ly in the waiting room.

Dr. Y got the remaining portion of broken calcium out of D-uA's
jawline and the Tooth Fairy did perform another successful
extraction/replacement.

<sigh> This is a really funky vacation².

The Ranger

¹ http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~schott/rumpo...ences/she.html
² SWMBO is off on a well-deserved vacation. So far we've
experienced some interesting³ day-destroying episodes.
³ It's all relative.

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>SWMBO

I love the stories, but this acronym has me baffled.

--
Zilbandy

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:24:37 -0700, Zilbandy
> wrote:

>SWMBO
>
>I love the stories, but this acronym has me baffled.

Nevermind. I just saw my wife's teeshirt that says, She Who Must Be
Obeyed. Makes perfect sense now. LOL

--
Zilbandy

"The Ranger" > wrote in news:139olicqvngb2a0
@corp.supernews.com:

> [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
>
> ...every time I hear the phrase, "Daddy? We were just playing
> and..."
>


ROFLMFAO!!!!


For a Ranger..... you stress *WAY* too much!!

Drop your pack and your webbing, and take 5.


(Good visuals on the story though :-)


BTW........... go join the Army.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"People sleep safely in their beds because rough men stand ready in
the night to do violence to those who would do them harm"
-- George Orwell

Zilbandy > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0700, "The Ranger"
> > wrote:
>
>>SWMBO
>
http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~schott/rumpo...ences/she.html

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
...
> [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
>
> ...every time I hear the phrase, "Daddy? We were just playing and..."
>
> All three daughter-units were playing quietly together, I was reading
> newsgroups, and SWMBO¹ was napping because of a difficult day of shopping
> (a high-energy, very-curious, toddler in places like Waterford, Noritake,
> Mikasa, Revereware, and Maidenform -- it was surreal.) Real Life® does get
> better but I didn't have any smoked salmon at that point.
>
> It was 4:35 p.m.
>
> Daughter-unit Beta, The Informant, nonchalantly padded down the hall into
> the computer room. She wasn't panicked or crying so I didn't turn around.
>
> She waited, quietly, for me to acknowledge her.
>
> For some reason, I noticed that there was none of the muffled background
> noise usually associated with quiet time at Castle Ranger. She started to
> ask me something but I motioned for her to wait. I cocked my head to
> listen some more. She started to fidget... Always a giveaway to an
> upcoming drama.
>
> Resigned, I sighed, "What happened?"
>
> "Daddy? [as if I wasn't already focused on her] We were playing and...
> and... it's not that bad... and Sister... Well... She needs you to come
> down quick." I heard her finish off her meandering explanation half-way
> down the hall.
>
> I swung around the corner, through the doorway, into Daughter-unit Alpha's
> bedroom, where the girl-units were playing. Spawn was looking up into the
> bloody cavern of her sister's mouth with rapped fascination.
>
> "What happened? No. D-uB!! You tell me. And tell me without the fluff."
>
> "We were just playing..."
>
> "I already got that part."
>
> "Wulllll... We were."
>
> "...And??"
>
> "I kicked her. Not hard. Well, not too hard, and then she held her mouth
> and it started to bleed and I thought you should know and is she going to
> die and it looks bad and yucky..."
>
> "Be quiet. Go get your mother. You. Follow me." And away we went into Clan
> Ranger's ER (the girls' bathroom.)
>
> I flipped on the overhead lights as we entered. Taking a closer look, I
> noticed the tooth was pushed high into the gums and was virtually out.
> Using a Kleenex®T©, I blotted away as much of the mess as I could.
> (Abstract thought: I'd once considered facial cuts the most prolific
> bleeders but my daughter's mouth disproved that theory.) It took two
> Kleenex®T© to clean up the tooth enough for me to be able to grab onto it.
>
> D-uA, being blessed with the constitution of the proverbial ox, never
> flinched, gagged, or whined. The tooth was very loose and the gums very
> red, so I knew how much it had to be hurting. I reached in with another
> Kleenex®T© and grabbed onto the tooth. It came out without any
> resistance...
>
> I looked into the Kleenex®T©. There, in the middle of the tissue, half the
> tooth was gently cradled.
>
> I said a naughty word. Two of my three little girls _told_ me I said a
> naughty word.
>
> D-uA opened her mouth back up. I could guess how much effort was going to
> be required for me get the rest of her tooth. That guess told me it was
> beyond my experience; a call into their dentist was in order. SWMBO was
> slogging up the stairs at this point and met us as I walked back into the
> computer room. We didn't say anything as we passed. I picked up the phone
> and dialed the office.
>
> It was 4:45.
>
> "Thank you for calling the practices of Dr. X, Dr. Y, and Dr. Z. If you
> already know the extension of the doctor you need to talk to, please
> press... If this is an emergency, please dial..." I hung up and dialed the
> other number. A nurse picked up the line.
>
> "Dr. Y's."
>
> "This is... My daughter broke her tooth and has a portion stuck in her
> gums. Is Dr. Y still available?"
>
> "Please hold." [Musak, from the 70's and 80's, is played] "How quickly can
> you be here? Please bring her in."
>
> I heard D-uB stress that phrase again, "...But we were /just/ playing!"
>
> "Let's go. We're all going. Go get in the car," I bellowed as I started to
> head down the stairs without looking at anyone.
>
> Two of the three girls made slight protests about how unnecessary they
> were to this trip but I'm guessing the storm cloud and lightening strikes
> hanging over my head as I looked back down the hallway drowned out their
> pleas.
>
> We made it to the dentist's in five minutes - minus the CHP that pulled in
> to the parking lot as I parked. A minor explanation, lots of laughter from
> said CHP officer, and a mild warning allowed me to join my fam-dam-ly in
> the waiting room.
>
> Dr. Y got the remaining portion of broken calcium out of D-uA's jawline
> and the Tooth Fairy did perform another successful extraction/replacement.
>
> <sigh> This is a really funky vacation².
>
> The Ranger
>
> ¹ http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~schott/rumpo...ences/she.html
> ² SWMBO is off on a well-deserved vacation. So far we've experienced some
> interesting³ day-destroying episodes.
> ³ It's all relative.

You ought to compile all these in a book

"Abe" > wrote in message
news
> >Dr. Y got the remaining portion of broken calcium out of D-uA's
>>jawline and the Tooth Fairy did perform another successful
>>extraction/replacement.
> It was a permanent tooth?

Still looking for someone to suck your balls, are you?

Abe > wrote in message
news
> > Dr. Y got the remaining portion of broken calcium out of
> > D-uA's
> > jawline and the Tooth Fairy did perform another successful
> > extraction/replacement.
> >
> It was a permanent tooth?

Baby but it wasn't ready to be removed; the trauma to D-uA's mouth
assisted in it's earlier-than-necessary extraction. The Tooth
Fairy is the mythical creature that swaps money for teeth.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:

> The Tooth Fairy is the mythical creature that swaps money for teeth.

Are you trying to tell me that The Tooth Fairy doesn't exist?

<Cathy goes into shock>

And I suppose next thing you'll be saying is that Santa isn't real either?

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy - pouting...

In article >,
"The Ranger" > wrote:

> [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
>
> ...every time I hear the phrase, "Daddy? We were just playing
> and..."
>

<snipped for space>

And...

You are going to write your book on adventures in parenting, when? :-)

I've got to start printing these posts out for my sister.

She has two boys, 5 and 2.

Thanks!
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Zilbandy > wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0700, "The Ranger"
> > wrote:
>
> >SWMBO
>
> I love the stories, but this acronym has me baffled.

"She who must be obeyed".

Pay attention! :-)
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Chatty Cathy > wrote in message
...
> The Ranger wrote:
>
> > The Tooth Fairy is the mythical creature that swaps
> > money for teeth.
> >
> Are you trying to tell me that The Tooth Fairy doesn't
> exist?
>
> <Cathy goes into shock>
>
> And I suppose next thing you'll be saying is that Santa
> isn't real either?

No,, I'm _not_ saying that. Perhaps "mythical" was too strong a
choice of descriptions... I've never been able to capture
(physically or on film) the Tooth Fairy as proof of being real.
She doesn't hold office hours like the happy elf from up North...

I consider her right there with Abominable and Nessy.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
The Tooth
> Fairy is the mythical creature that swaps money for teeth.
>
> The Ranger

The whole world over) but she can't possibly be mythical, she came to my
children in England many years ago, and to my Grandson in Germany and
Scotland)

Steve Wertz > wrote in message
...
[snip whinge]
> Is there a chronic illness we should know about?

Only your losing battle with mental retardation...

Tol'jya you love reading every article I post. (Can't wait for you
to "justify" it by bringing up your "OT-edness.")

The Ranger
==
He knows so little and knows it so fluently.
-- Ellen Glasgow

In article >,
Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> The Ranger wrote:
>
> > The Tooth Fairy is the mythical creature that swaps money for teeth.
>
> Are you trying to tell me that The Tooth Fairy doesn't exist?
>
> <Cathy goes into shock>
>
> And I suppose next thing you'll be saying is that Santa isn't real either?

Or the Ether bunny...
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>
> > [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
>
> Talk about ^^^^^^^^ desperate for attention!
>
> We all oughta start recycling our OT posts, too.
> Is there a chronic illness we should know about?


Maybe we should all flood the group with daily anecdotes about our families
and pets.

Dave > wrote in message
...
[snip]
> Maybe we should all flood the group with daily
> anecdotes about our families and pets.

If they're entertaining, certainly... But your anecdotes generally
aren't entertaining nor well-written.

The Ranger
---
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely, in an attractive and well-preserved body. Rather
one should skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the
other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out while screaming
'WOO HOO! What a ride!'"

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
> >
> > > [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
> >
> > Talk about ^^^^^^^^ desperate for attention!
> >
> > We all oughta start recycling our OT posts, too.
> > Is there a chronic illness we should know about?
>
>
> Maybe we should all flood the group with daily anecdotes about our families
> and pets.

<sigh>

The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
Are you guys just jealous or something???
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
>
> <sigh>
>
> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
> Are you guys just jealous or something???
> --
> Peace, Om


To be honest you can't speak for the "vast majority." You can only speak
for yourself and anyone that has told you specfically they enjoy the
Ranger's parenting posts.

Ms P

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Steve Wertz wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:40:24 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
>>>
>>> Talk about ^^^^^^^^ desperate for attention!
>>>
>>> We all oughta start recycling our OT posts, too.
>>> Is there a chronic illness we should know about?
>>
>>
>> Maybe we should all flood the group with daily anecdotes about our
>> families and pets.
>
> <sigh>
>
> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
> Are you guys just jealous or something???

Quite so! Perhaps those that don't like it can just ignore the thread,
after all, it is marked OT!

In article >,
"Ms P" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> >
> > <sigh>
> >
> > The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
> > Are you guys just jealous or something???
> > --
> > Peace, Om
>
>
> To be honest you can't speak for the "vast majority." You can only speak
> for yourself and anyone that has told you specfically they enjoy the
> Ranger's parenting posts.
>
> Ms P

Okay, fine!

Show of hands:

How many do NOT like Rangers parenting posts?

<keeps hand down>
And those of you that do, please respond.

I'll keep a poll count
--
Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

The Ranger wrote:
> [Posted to am 6/28/01-- TR]
>
> ...every time I hear the phrase, "Daddy? We were just playing
> and..."
>

>
> Dr. Y got the remaining portion of broken calcium out of D-uA's
> jawline and the Tooth Fairy did perform another successful
> extraction/replacement.
>
> <sigh> This is a really funky vacation².
>

Poor Alpha. Give her a hug and a Popsicle for me.

gloria p

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Ms P" > wrote:

>
> Show of hands:
>
> How many do NOT like Rangers parenting posts?
>
> <keeps hand down>
> And those of you that do, please respond.
>
> I'll keep a poll count


I LOVE the little stories by The Ranger. For the rfc posters who find
them to be OT, I believe The Ranger is working on a website for these
treats, something in the order of Barbara's eboard, which I love, too.

I don't care where he posts them, as long as he tells us where to find
them.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:15:00 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Ms P" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>> >
>> > <sigh>
>> >
>> > The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
>> > Are you guys just jealous or something???
>> > --
>> > Peace, Om
>>
>>
>> To be honest you can't speak for the "vast majority." You can only speak
>> for yourself and anyone that has told you specfically they enjoy the
>> Ranger's parenting posts.
>>
>> Ms P
>
>Okay, fine!
>
>Show of hands:
>
>How many do NOT like Rangers parenting posts?
>
><keeps hand down>
>And those of you that do, please respond.
>
>I'll keep a poll count


I think they're terrific.

Boron

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Ms P" > wrote:
>
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> <sigh>
>>>
>>> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
>>> Are you guys just jealous or something???
>>> --
>>> Peace, Om
>>
>> To be honest you can't speak for the "vast majority." You can only speak
>> for yourself and anyone that has told you specfically they enjoy the
>> Ranger's parenting posts.
>>
>> Ms P
>
> Okay, fine!
>
> Show of hands:
>
> How many do NOT like Rangers parenting posts?
>
> <keeps hand down>
> And those of you that do, please respond.
>
> I'll keep a poll count

No worries Om, I've done it for you

You know the drill:

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

My computer needs to be able to browse the web, transfer email, and
irritate the newsgroups comfortably
- Mark Adams

Omelet wrote:
>
>
> > >
> > > We all oughta start recycling our OT posts, too.
> > > Is there a chronic illness we should know about?
> >
> >
> > Maybe we should all flood the group with daily anecdotes about our families
> > and pets.
>
> <sigh>
>
> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
> Are you guys just jealous or something???


Jealous? Of Mr. Rogers ? :-)
I think not. I started to read the OP, saw that it was another family
anecdote, moved on to another message without giving it a second
thought.... or a comment. However, I did come across his response to Steve
Wertz and thought it fitting to wade in with a little support for Steve.

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:00:22 +0200, Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
>> You know the drill:
>>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> You may as well just add *all* OT posts. Why not?


BTDT

Take a look at the last question..."How do you feel about OT posts"

http://www.recfoodcooking.com/survey...html?survey=23

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Ophelia wrote:

> The whole world over) but she can't possibly be mythical, she came
> to my children in England many years ago, and to my Grandson in
> Germany and Scotland)

We were in Germany visiting my Dad's family during Easter, and I was so
afraid the Easter Bunny would not find me, but he did! This is how I
know the Easter Bunny was real.

Becca

In article >,
says...
> Subject: (2007-07-17) Special Survey: The Ranger's (OT) parenting posts (was: OT -- I'm beginning to flinch)
> From: Chatty Cathy >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>
> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "Ms P" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> >> news > >>> <sigh>
> >>>
> >>> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
> >>> Are you guys just jealous or something???
> >>> --
> >>> Peace, Om
> >>
> >> To be honest you can't speak for the "vast majority." You can only speak
> >> for yourself and anyone that has told you specfically they enjoy the
> >> Ranger's parenting posts.
>

Please recall the name of this group - it includes the word "cooking" if
I remember correctly. A rather small percentage of the posts have been
about cooking lately, and that's a problem.

Unfortunately, a small number of people are under the illusion that the
world at large is interested in the details of their personal lives. Of
course there are some people, who must lead extremely dull lives, who
suck this stuff up and spew more out. Thus we have hundreds of posts
about someone's employment woes, someone else's kids, someone else's
memory lapses, on and on ad infinitum.

There's nothing wrong with these posts per se, but they do not belong
here. Get over it, people, your personal lives (just like mine) are of
absolutely no interest to anyone except your friends and family (and
those who have nothing better to do). Please take this stuff somewhere
else. Have some respect for the purpose of this group. Let's get back to
food, cooking, and eating!

Dinner tonight: A wonderful Indian chicken stew that is spiced with
cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, curry leaves, pepper, cloves, coconut milk,
and six (yes, six!) entire serrano peppers.

--
Peter Aitken

Peter A wrote:

>
> Please recall the name of this group - it includes the word "cooking" if
> I remember correctly. A rather small percentage of the posts have been
> about cooking lately, and that's a problem.

<snip>


So who posted this? Your evil twin?

And before you say that you said "this is OT, you can respond by email"
or that it was food related because it contained the word "eat" - you
are still guilty of the very practice you are supposedly so dead
against. Pfffffft.

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Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:45:58 -0400
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Our daughter is in New Zealand for a semester abroad. We will be going
to visit her, with some time in Australia, in November. We'd love to
hear from any locals about what to do, where to eat, and so on. Since
this is OT, you can respond by email.

Thanks,

--
Peter Aitken





--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Dave Smith wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> We all oughta start recycling our OT posts, too.
>>>> Is there a chronic illness we should know about?
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe we should all flood the group with daily anecdotes about our
>>> families and pets.
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
>> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
>> Are you guys just jealous or something???
>
>
> Jealous? Of Mr. Rogers ? :-)
> I think not. I started to read the OP, saw that it was another family
> anecdote, moved on to another message without giving it a second
> thought.... or a comment. However, I did come across his response to
> Steve Wertz and thought it fitting to wade in with a little support
> for Steve.

Dave, I normally like your posts. But anyone who agrees with Steve Wertz is
an idiot. Sorry. If you can't get past the OT on the Ranger posts, I'm
sorry. You don't have to read them. Really.

Jill

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:52:53 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > Maybe we should all flood the group with daily anecdotes about our families
> > and pets.
>
> I'm all for that.
>
> Today I clipped my toenails with my teeth. I love the texture
> and when they dry out, they can be used as toothpicks!

Yes. We have pictures.

http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/ge...2374070717.gif

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:34 +0200, Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
>> Peter A wrote:
>>
>>> Please recall the name of this group - it includes the word "cooking" if
>>> I remember correctly. A rather small percentage of the posts have been
>>> about cooking lately, and that's a problem.
>> <snip>
>>
>> So who posted this? Your evil twin?
> ...
> "> Our daughter is in New Zealand for a semester abroad. We will
> be going to visit her, with some time in Australia, in November.
> We'd love to hear from any locals about what to do, where to eat,
> and so on. Since this is OT, you can respond by email."
>
> ----
>
> It was certainly food-related, whether he admits it or not.

Then why did he mark it OT? I don't get it. Sorry.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy - starting up the broomstick to fly off to bed...

Ranger's stories

I really enjoy his stories, they bring back happy memories of my son's
childhood.

His stories are much more enjoyable than some of the foul-mouthed idiots
here who mostly post about what's in their pants.

Denise in NH

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:00:22 +0200, Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
>> You know the drill:
>>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> You may as well just add *all* OT posts. Why not?
>
> -sw


Because some are much more interesting than others.
Flame wars are one example of the latter.

gloria p

Peter A wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>> Subject: (2007-07-17) Special Survey: The Ranger's (OT) parenting
>> posts (was: OT -- I'm beginning to flinch) From: Chatty Cathy
>> >
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "Ms P" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> <sigh>
>>>>>
>>>>> The vast majority of us enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
>>>>> Are you guys just jealous or something???
>>>>> --
>>>>> Peace, Om
>>>>
>>>> To be honest you can't speak for the "vast majority." You can
>>>> only speak for yourself and anyone that has told you specfically
>>>> they enjoy the Ranger's parenting posts.
>>
>
> Please recall the name of this group - it includes the word "cooking"
> if I remember correctly. A rather small percentage of the posts have
> been about cooking lately, and that's a problem.
>
The problem is SCHOOL IS OUT. gmail posters, cross-postings to a gazillion
ngs about Muslims, worries about Mexicans crossing the US borders, all sorts
of stupid sex crap. *That's* the problem. Rangers' posts are nothing
compared to this other stuff. Will someone tell their parents to take them
in hand, please?!

> Dinner tonight: A wonderful Indian chicken stew that is spiced with
> cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, curry leaves, pepper, cloves, coconut
> milk, and six (yes, six!) entire serrano peppers.

What the hell are 'curry leaves'? I, for one, can't stand the taste of
'curried' anything. I get sick and tired of hearing about curry. IMHO
curry sucks.

Jill

Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:13:17 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>
> > But your anecdotes generally aren't entertaining nor well-written.
>
> Well-written? Try drawn-out an utterly boring.

It must be a female thing, along with sharing anecdotes about your
children.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:51:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>
>
>Steve Wertz wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:13:17 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>>
>> > But your anecdotes generally aren't entertaining nor well-written.
>>
>> Well-written? Try drawn-out an utterly boring.
>
>It must be a female thing, along with sharing anecdotes about your
>children.

My, my, you're sexist as well as an idiot.

Boron

jmcquown wrote:
>
>
> > Jealous? Of Mr. Rogers ? :-)
> > I think not. I started to read the OP, saw that it was another family
> > anecdote, moved on to another message without giving it a second
> > thought.... or a comment. However, I did come across his response to
> > Steve Wertz and thought it fitting to wade in with a little support
> > for Steve.
>
> Dave, I normally like your posts.

Thank you for that part :-)

> But anyone who agrees with Steve Wertz is
> an idiot. Sorry. If you can't get past the OT on the Ranger posts, I'm
> sorry. You don't have to read them. Really.

I don't usually. As you can see from the above quoted text, I read only
part of it, and then moved on when I realized it was another of his weanie
parenting anecdotes, and I left without comment.... until his nasty
response to Steve.

On 2007-07-17, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> What the hell are 'curry leaves'? I, for one, can't stand the taste of
> 'curried' anything. I get sick and tired of hearing about curry. IMHO
> curry sucks.

You gotta be kidding. What did you eat while in Thailand?

nb