notbob said...

> On 2009-02-14, Chemiker > wrote:
>
>
>> maverick is a red-breasted woodpecker. That scamp won't stay still
>> enough for a pic. I sense a challenge.
>
> We have some great woodpeckers, here. One particular bird is dumber'n a
> bag 'o hammers and keeps trying to peck a hole in our aluminum tv
> antenna. Natural selection should weed that gene out!
>
> nb


nb,

Ya know why a woodpecker pecks, don't ya?!!

Probably got a world of carpenter ants or termites inside it. The
woodpecker is probably doing you a favor, "sounding the alarm"!!!

Take it apart and look inside.

Woodpeckers aren't stupid! They go "where the bugs are!"

Andy

Andy wrote:

> notbob said...
>
>
>>On 2009-02-14, Chemiker > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>maverick is a red-breasted woodpecker. That scamp won't stay still
>>>enough for a pic. I sense a challenge.
>>
>>We have some great woodpeckers, here. One particular bird is dumber'n a
>>bag 'o hammers and keeps trying to peck a hole in our aluminum tv
>>antenna. Natural selection should weed that gene out!
>>
>>nb
>
>
>
> nb,
>
> Ya know why a woodpecker pecks, don't ya?!!
>
> Probably got a world of carpenter ants or termites inside it. The
> woodpecker is probably doing you a favor, "sounding the alarm"!!!
>
> Take it apart and look inside.
>
> Woodpeckers aren't stupid! They go "where the bugs are!"

They may not be stupid but they might not be looking for bugs, either.
Drumming on something loud and echo-ey attracts potential mates. Hence
the tendency to do things like chosing to hammer on aluminum guttering
in spite of being out in the middle of a forest full of insect-infested
trees.

Turns out to be a less-than-adaptive habit, when said aluminum guttering
is attached to a home inhabitated by a sleep-deprived human with a
revolver and a keen eye.

<Woodpecker to St. Peter>

"So there I was, gettin' my groove on, impressing the ladies (you know
what I mean), and all the sudden there was this guy in a pair of boxer
shorts with something in his hand and the next thing I knew there was
this bright light...."

Kathleen said...

> <Woodpecker to St. Peter>
>
> "So there I was, gettin' my groove on, impressing the ladies (you know
> what I mean), and all the sudden there was this guy in a pair of boxer
> shorts with something in his hand and the next thing I knew there was
> this bright light...."


LOLOLOL!!!

Thanks Kathleen!

LOL!!!

Andy

Omelet wrote:
> In article > ,
> Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> Andy wrote:
>>> Careful with the pots and pans today?
>> Friday the 13th hasn't been bad for me, but Thursday the 12th was a
>> bitch. I bought a new flat screen monitor and installed it. Things were
>> working okay until I loaded the software. I somehow managed to screw up
>> something when it didn't install as per the directions and I tried to
>> do it manually. When I rebooted the computer it kept freezing up as
>> soon as I used the mouse. I was eventually able to get it working in
>> Safe Mode and remove the new software. Then the screen was scrolling
>> uncontrollably. I got that sorted out, but then I somehow lost my sound
>> control Meanwhile, I lost my internet connection and was getting error
>> messages about their being no Ethernet. I fiddled with cables and fixed
>> that.
>>
>> I took the monitor back and told them how badly things were messed up. I
>> have spent the day trying to download and install drivers, but without
>> much luck. Now it looks like I am going to have to take the computer
>> into the shop and spend almost as much as it cost me for the monitor
>> just to get it working properly again.
>
> Life's a bitch... and so are computers sometimes.
> You have my sympathy.


Thanks, but the good news is that I got imulsive and bought a new system
with a flatscreen and for $25 upgraded to a 20 inch. Within 3 hours
of making the decision to get a new one I am back online and loving the
large, cleared monitor and increased speed.

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:08:10 +0000 (UTC), in rec.food.cooking, PLucas
wrote:

> Andy > wrote in :
>
>> Jean B. said...
>>
>>> Andy wrote:
>>>> Careful with the pots and pans today?
>>>
>>> I didn't even notice that. More focused on Valentine's Day. I
>>> found my really old notes on truffles and am thinking of making
>>> some. I even see some (untried) jottings one one that would be
>>> lower-carb.
>>
>> Jean B,
>>
>> Still, just to be on the safe side, do be mindful of the pots and pans!?
>> <G>
>>
>> From your other post, A Friday the 13th Black Cat... KEWL!!!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>
> It's not so much 'look after the pots and pans' as look after the plots
> and scams, here in rfc.

I think you should leave rfc Peter. It's obviously too hot for you in this
newsgroup. Ruth tells me you no longer have any hair on your ass and that
blisters are forming. She says you have to have a "mate" come over every
evening to lather your ass up with lard to help with the burning. You
thrive on it, don't you Peter?

On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:53:41 +0000 (UTC), in rec.food.cooking, abc123
wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:31:48 +0000, PLucas wrote:
>
>> Torneval is basically an ISP that will sell you an account and then you
>> can do what you want. If you do something illegal, and someone complains
>> to them, they don't do a thing. They tell you to go to your local law
>> enforcement.
>>
>> It's a stalkers paradise...... for the moment.
>
> ROTFL!! Tornevall is 100% free to use, you idiot...
>
> ... just like dozens of others out there.
>
> That was as stupid as your comment that aioe.org requires an account
> (LOL)...
>
> Keep the stupidity coming lucas.

I didn't think it could get any better than Lucas and the aioe hilarity.
The blithering idiot doesn't know what an ISP is. What is even more
hilarious is the people who still believe him. They run around kill filing
this and that based on what Lucas says even after he has proven his
ignorance time and again.