"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...


"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> I didn't care much for the kids with their gun crazy child's
>> play - that can't be good.
>
> I so disagree there. Young boys do seem to have a more
> aggressive side than young girls. When I was a young lad,
> we all loved playing "Army" for several years. It was fun
> to do. And good exercise too.
>
> For Christmas presents we got realistic toy guns, hand grenades,
> uniforms, etc. Best presents were authentic surplus store
> things left over from WW2 and Korean War, like real helmets,
> canteens, utility belts. (I still have mine).
>
> The old WW2 movies and shows like Combat were fun to
> watch.
>
> IMO, it let us get out the aggressivness while we were young
> and doing it in a safe manner. Child war games.
>
> Then the hippy generation grew up and became parents and
> discouraged their kids from doing all that. Tried to
> turn them into peace-loving citizens from the beginning.
> Wouldn't allow them to play "Army."
>
> Big fail, imo. Not long after, all those young boys got
> a little older and started buying real guns and shooting
> each other for real.

My first present as a baby was a realistic looking toy gun. I kept it around
for some years but usually let the boys play with it. In those days, they
played cowboys and Indians or Army. Sometimes pirate. Lots of faux weapons.

One family on our street had what they called a tree house. It was more like
an elevated playhouse but it was quite large. There was a built in ladder on
one side and a slide on the other. We sometimes camped in there and it could
easily hold 12 kids in sleeping bags.

We used to play Swiss Family Robinson. I was always the mom because I was
the oldest. The boys had makeshift weapons (usually fern roots or rocks)
that they would throw off the porch. We girls made the meals which were not
well balanced and oddly creative. They involved whatever we could pick from
our various gardens or sneak from our houses. Our moms were not very
generous when it came to giving us food to play with.

Angela never had a toy gun until the year I found some dead stock cap guns
from my era, online. I bought several. The other parents were less than
thrilled that I allowed their kids to play with them. So we resorted to
using a rock or a hammer to pop the caps. That's what we usually did when I
was a kid because it was quicker and easier than loading the guns. They were
fine with the caps. Just not the guns.

====

Your childhood sounds idyllic)

On 10/31/2020 11:46 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>

>
> In the 5th grade, we learned about the various states. I chose to do a
> report on Kanasa and Oklahoma. Easy for me because I had lived in Kansas
> and my dad had lived lived in Oklahoma. We had to memorize the state
> capitals. Being the smart ass that I was/am, I asked the teacher why we
> needed to know this.
>

I never like history in school. It just did not seem to be relevant to
every day life then or in the future. Years later, I found out why and
ever since had a lot of interest.

Not sure if it was me, the teacher, or both, but it was not interesting
as presented.

On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 9:27:32 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/31/2020 11:46 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
>
> >
> > In the 5th grade, we learned about the various states. I chose to do a
> > report on Kanasa and Oklahoma. Easy for me because I had lived in Kansas
> > and my dad had lived lived in Oklahoma. We had to memorize the state
> > capitals. Being the smart ass that I was/am, I asked the teacher why we
> > needed to know this.
> >
> I never like history in school. It just did not seem to be relevant to
> every day life then or in the future. Years later, I found out why and
> ever since had a lot of interest.
>
> Not sure if it was me, the teacher, or both, but it was not interesting
> as presented.

It was a complete waste of time for me to take any history/social studies in
school. I could have aced ever test before the class even started. I was a huge
history nerd from the time I was 6 or 7. It would have been far better to let me
focus on the stuff I didn't know, like math, science and literature.

--Bryan

"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
...

On Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:43:48 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> One of my friends just posted to
>> FB that there is another TP shortage where she lives. She doesn't live in
>> this state.
>
>It's the damn news media. They are creating another shortage
>by saying another shortage is on the way. People hear this and
>think, "eh oh, I better stock up." And here we go again.
>
>I went to the grocery Thursday and the toilet paper section is
>almost empty again. <sigh>

there are people out there who can think ahead. They know if they are
required to stay at home for lengthy periods and have curbs put on
their shopping opportunities, there is a possibility of running out.
So, they stock up. What happens to the stores when a hurricane is
predicted? Everyone buys toilet paper.
Janet US

===

LOL

On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 10:46:55 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 9:27:32 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 10/31/2020 11:46 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> >
> > >
> > > In the 5th grade, we learned about the various states. I chose to do a
> > > report on Kanasa and Oklahoma. Easy for me because I had lived in Kansas
> > > and my dad had lived lived in Oklahoma. We had to memorize the state
> > > capitals. Being the smart ass that I was/am, I asked the teacher why we
> > > needed to know this.
> > >
> > I never like history in school. It just did not seem to be relevant to
> > every day life then or in the future. Years later, I found out why and
> > ever since had a lot of interest.
> >
> > Not sure if it was me, the teacher, or both, but it was not interesting
> > as presented.
> It was a complete waste of time for me to take any history/social studies in
> school. I could have aced ever test before the class even started. I was a huge
> history nerd from the time I was 6 or 7. It would have been far better to let me
> focus on the stuff I didn't know, like math, science and literature.
>
> --Bryan

Sitting through time-wasting activities is excellent preparation for life.

I've finally persuaded people not to invite me to meetings by the simple expedient
of telling the unvarnished truth in meetings. "That deadline is unrealistic.
Experience suggests four months later is what we'll be able to manage."

Cindy Hamilton

On 11/1/2020 10:53 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>
> Sitting through time-wasting activities is excellent preparation for life.
>
> I've finally persuaded people not to invite me to meetings by the simple expedient
> of telling the unvarnished truth in meetings. "That deadline is unrealistic.
> Experience suggests four months later is what we'll be able to manage."
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Often people don't want to hear the truth or tell the truth. Blunt
honesty is best. Saves time, save hurt feelings later.

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
>
> >Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> One of my friends just posted to
> >> FB that there is another TP shortage where she lives. She doesn't live in
> >> this state.
> >
> >It's the damn news media. They are creating another shortage
> >by saying another shortage is on the way. People hear this and
> >think, "eh oh, I better stock up." And here we go again.
> >
> >I went to the grocery Thursday and the toilet paper section is
> >almost empty again. <sigh>
>
> there are people out there who can think ahead. They know if they are
> required to stay at home for lengthy periods and have curbs put on
> their shopping opportunities, there is a possibility of running out.
> So, they stock up.

> What happens to the stores when a hurricane is
> predicted? Everyone buys toilet paper.

You have hurricanes in your area? Never heard of one.

And in real life, living right on the coast for almost
50 years now, you would be surprised at what people panic
buy right before a hurricane. It's odd.

Never a buyout of toilet paper. Store worker friends have
told me that the #1 thing that sells out right before a
big storm is meat. Go figure. I suppose all those people
have backup generators.

On 2020-11-01 10:27 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I never like history in school.Â* It just did not seem to be relevant to
> every day life then or in the future.Â* Years later, I found out why and
> ever since had a lot of interest.
>
> Not sure if it was me, the teacher, or both, but it was not interesting
> as presented.

It is interesting to read books on history and see how different they
are from the stuff we were taught in school. A prime example may be
American history and how the country was founded by people looking for
religious freedom and making heroes of the Puritans. They were a
radical Protestant sect who wanted to establish a religious colony.
They were shit disturbers back in England and they staged a civil war
because they thought the king was too kind to Catholics.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> The stuff that Dollar Tree sells is not
> that good. Some of the grains are broken .

Serious question: Do some broken grains of rice make any
difference?

Julie Bove wrote:
> I just found some off brand at Dollar Tree. One ply. $1 per toll. I bought
> two rolls. I like it!

Dumb to pay that unless you and other stores are completely out.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> So we resorted to
> using a rock or a hammer to pop the caps. That's what we usually did when I
> was a kid because it was quicker and easier than loading the guns.

The old cap guns were lame. Us boys didn't care for the tiny
pop sounds. Instead, we would take the rolls of caps and blow
them all up at one time. We used the ends of our baseball bats.

If I remember correctly, one roll held 50 caps. Put one on
the street and punch down with a baseball bat for a very
loud ear ringing explosion. (all 50 going off at once)

Been there, done that.

Also...back then, their was none of these pansy aluminum
baseball bats. They were all made from hardwood just like
the MLB has always and still uses.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > I got up at 3am today instead of 4am.
> > My body clock doesn't change an hour automatically.
>
> I woke up at 3:30. My body split the difference.

I so wish that next time change, the officials would
just do that. Just change it by 30 minutes then never
change it ever again.

On 11/1/2020 11:32 AM, Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> The stuff that Dollar Tree sells is not
>> that good. Some of the grains are broken .
>
> Serious question: Do some broken grains of rice make any
> difference?
>

Enough will affect the texture as they will not cook evenly.

Chef Morimoto, a Japanese chef on Food Network said his mother would go
through the rice picking out less than perfect grains.

On 2020-11-01 11:14 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/1/2020 10:53 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> I've finally persuaded people not to invite me to meetings by the
>> simple expedient
>> of telling the unvarnished truth in meetings.Â* "That deadline is
>> unrealistic.
>> Experience suggests four months later is what we'll be able to manage."
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
> Often people don't want to hear the truth or tell the truth.Â* Blunt
> honesty is best.Â* Saves time, save hurt feelings later.

I have always participated in meetings and have a tendency to be blunt
and outspoken. In my last job we worked in a satellite office and had
district meetings once every 2-3 months. The guys I worked with did a
lot of whining and complaining. I made the mistake of acting as the
spokesmen for them. While they were full of complaints and suggestions
at our local office discussions I felt like I was abandoned at the
district meetings. If there was any resistance at all from the boss
they all back off and acted as if I had come up with that stuff myself.


The worst was when a bunch of us were summoned to the regional manager's
office, which I soon realized was not a good thing. We had been on a
special initiative and the Minister came and spoke with us. It seems
that he had been told something negative about our supervisor. I had
been present when the comment was made and it was not said or meant the
way it had been reported back down the line so I spoke up for my
co-worker to say that was not the way I heard it. I should have kept my
mouth shut, just like the guy who had said it. I was pretty ****ed that
he sat there and didn't say a word in his own defense. I had not said
who made the comment and that weasel did not speak up and defend himself.

On Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:03:18 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>
>> Toy guns are bad.
>
>lol Apples and oranges. Toy guns don't hurt or kill anything.
>
>> I'm not anti-gun, but I am 100% anti toy guns.
>
> (silliest comment EVER in RFC or anywhere else)
>
>
>> Guns are not toys.
>
>And toy guns are NOT guns.

children get shot while brandishing 'toy guns.'
Janet US

In article >,
Dave Smith says...
> I have always participated in meetings and have a tendency to be blunt
> and outspoken.
>
yes, i've noticed what a boring blowhard you are

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> On Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:03:18 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>
> >> Toy guns are bad.
> >
> >lol Apples and oranges. Toy guns don't hurt or kill anything.
> >
> >> I'm not anti-gun, but I am 100% anti toy guns.
> >
> > (silliest comment EVER in RFC or anywhere else)
> >
> >
> >> Guns are not toys.
> >
> >And toy guns are NOT guns.
>
> children get shot while brandishing 'toy guns.'

No they don't.

Gary has brought this to us :
> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:03:18 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Toy guns are bad.
>>>
>>> lol Apples and oranges. Toy guns don't hurt or kill anything.
>>>
>>>> I'm not anti-gun, but I am 100% anti toy guns.
>>>
>>> (silliest comment EVER in RFC or anywhere else)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Guns are not toys.
>>>
>>> And toy guns are NOT guns.
>>
>> children get shot while brandishing 'toy guns.'
>
> No they don't.
>

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tamir-...-gun-1.2846326

Jill

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 08:52:43 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 11/1/2020 6:07 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:03:18 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> lol Apples and oranges. Toy guns don't hurt or kill anything.
>>>
>>>> I'm not anti-gun, but I am 100% anti toy guns.
>>>
>>> (silliest comment EVER in RFC or anywhere else)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Guns are not toys.
>>>
>>> And toy guns are NOT guns.
>>
>> They might give children the impression that real guns are toys. You
>> also don't let kids play with toy vials of covid or with toy HIV
>> filled condoms or with toy Donald Trumps.
>>
>
>IRL, kids play video games and kill people on the screen. they have no
>connection with reality and some that actually did kill people thought
>they would come back, just like the game.

I believe that games come with an age classification. Parents could
keep an eye on that. If I had a 10 year old, I wouldn't let them play
a first person shooter game.

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
>On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:14:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2020-10-30 1:00 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> I don't see how the current U.S. population benefited from classes
>>> that included sex. ed. , drugs, dating, etc., It seems to me that
>>> young people were capable of finding out about stuff like that all by
>>> themselves.
>>
>>Sex ed is probably a good idea for kids raised in families where stuff
>>like that is never discussed. OTOH, it should only be taught by people
>>who are capable of being honest about. My friend went to Catholic
>>schools and was disgusted by the priest who taught sex ed and told his
>>class that a girl can get pregnant by holding onto a boy's penis for 10
>>seconds.
>
>Are you saying that's not true?
>
>===
>
> That word was never used by our Nuns!

Nor by mine

On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 12:28:19 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"Bruce" wrote in message ...
> >
> >On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:14:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
> >
> >>On 2020-10-30 1:00 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't see how the current U.S. population benefited from classes
> >>> that included sex. ed. , drugs, dating, etc., It seems to me that
> >>> young people were capable of finding out about stuff like that all by
> >>> themselves.
> >>
> >>Sex ed is probably a good idea for kids raised in families where stuff
> >>like that is never discussed. OTOH, it should only be taught by people
> >>who are capable of being honest about. My friend went to Catholic
> >>schools and was disgusted by the priest who taught sex ed and told his
> >>class that a girl can get pregnant by holding onto a boy's penis for 10
> >>seconds.
> >
> >Are you saying that's not true?
> >
If the girls were satisfying the boys, they would be usurping the role of the
priests.
> >
> > That word was never used by our Nuns!

Nuns try not to thing about penises. Again, that's the role of the priests.
>
> Nor by mine

If you ask a priests whether he spits or swallows, he is likely to become
offended. I mean, the semen of young boys is sacred to them. They'd
as soon spit out a communion wafer.

--Bryan

On 11/1/2020 1:28 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Bruce" wrote in message ...
>>
>> On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:14:17 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2020-10-30 1:00 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't see how the current U.S. population benefited from classes
>>>> that included sex. ed. , drugs, dating, etc., It seems to me that
>>>> young people were capable of finding out about stuff like that all by
>>>> themselves.
>>>
>>> Sex ed is probably a good idea for kids raised in families where stuff
>>> like that is never discussed. OTOH, it should only be taught by people
>>> who are capable of being honest about. My friend went to Catholic
>>> schools and was disgusted by the priest who taught sex ed and told his
>>> class that a girl can get pregnant by holding onto a boy's penis for 10
>>> seconds.
>>
>> Are you saying that's not true?
>>
>> ===
>>
>> That word was never used by our Nuns!
>
> Nor by mine
>

In my 12 years there was no sex education taught at all. High school
(all boys) was a mix of religious and lay teachers. One day our English
teacher closed the classroom doors. He said this was a special class to
teach us some things not normally taught but we should know. It was
the one day every kid in class really paid attention, especially when he
gave a vivid description of the pains of some VD.

"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
>
>On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:14:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>On 2020-10-30 1:00 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> I don't see how the current U.S. population benefited from classes
>>> that included sex. ed. , drugs, dating, etc., It seems to me that
>>> young people were capable of finding out about stuff like that all by
>>> themselves.
>>
>>Sex ed is probably a good idea for kids raised in families where stuff
>>like that is never discussed. OTOH, it should only be taught by people
>>who are capable of being honest about. My friend went to Catholic
>>schools and was disgusted by the priest who taught sex ed and told his
>>class that a girl can get pregnant by holding onto a boy's penis for 10
>>seconds.
>
>Are you saying that's not true?
>
>===
>
> That word was never used by our Nuns!

Nor by mine

=====

Ahaa! you had them too?

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 20:53:59 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
>On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>wrote:
>
>>"Bruce" wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>Are you saying that's not true?
>>
>>===
>>
>> That word was never used by our Nuns!
>
>Nor by mine
>
>=====
>
> Ahaa! you had them too?

They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?

On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 2:54:07 PM UTC-6, Ophelia wrote:
> "Bruce" wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"Bruce" wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >On Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:14:17 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
> >
> >>On 2020-10-30 1:00 p.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't see how the current U.S. population benefited from classes
> >>> that included sex. ed. , drugs, dating, etc., It seems to me that
> >>> young people were capable of finding out about stuff like that all by
> >>> themselves.
> >>
> >>Sex ed is probably a good idea for kids raised in families where stuff
> >>like that is never discussed. OTOH, it should only be taught by people
> >>who are capable of being honest about. My friend went to Catholic
> >>schools and was disgusted by the priest who taught sex ed and told his
> >>class that a girl can get pregnant by holding onto a boy's penis for 10
> >>seconds.
> >
> >Are you saying that's not true?
> >
> >===
> >
> > That word was never used by our Nuns!
>
> Nor by mine
> =====
>
> Ahaa! you had them too?

You're not supposed to *have* the nuns. You're not supposed to even think
about having the nuns. Even the priests aren't supposed to think about
having the nuns. Girls and women are not supposed to have sex except
within marriage.

You know why priests can so easily be against abortion. It's because boys
can't be impregnated.

--Bryan

Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 20:53:59 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Bruce" wrote in message ...
>>
>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "Bruce" wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> Are you saying that's not true?
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> That word was never used by our Nuns!
>>
>> Nor by mine
>>
>> =====
>>
>> Ahaa! you had them too?
>
> They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
> (a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
> She was nice. I liked her.

I wonder if that was the same nun Popeye did in the vatican?

"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 20:53:59 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
>
>On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>wrote:
>
>>"Bruce" wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>Are you saying that's not true?
>>
>>===
>>
>> That word was never used by our Nuns!
>
>Nor by mine
>
>=====
>
> Ahaa! you had them too?

They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?

====

Not all, but mostly Ours were all Sisters of Charity. Yours?

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 21:50:12 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
>On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 20:53:59 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Bruce" wrote in message
. ..
>>
>>On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>"Bruce" wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>Are you saying that's not true?
>>>
>>>===
>>>
>>> That word was never used by our Nuns!
>>
>>Nor by mine
>>
>>=====
>>
>> Ahaa! you had them too?
>
>They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
>(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
>She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?
>
>====
>
> Not all, but mostly Ours were all Sisters of Charity. Yours?

I don't know. A French order, which is why they were called Soeur
Thingie, rather than Sister Thingie.

On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4:06:02 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 21:50:12 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"Bruce" wrote in message ...
> >
> >On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 20:53:59 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>"Bruce" wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >>On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:20:36 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>"Bruce" wrote in message
> ...
> >>>
> >>>Are you saying that's not true?
> >>>
> >>>===
> >>>
> >>> That word was never used by our Nuns!
> >>
> >>Nor by mine
> >>
> >>=====
> >>
> >> Ahaa! you had them too?
> >
> >They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
> >(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
> >She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?
> >
> >====
> >
> > Not all, but mostly Ours were all Sisters of Charity. Yours?
> I don't know. A French order, which is why they were called Soeur
> Thingie, rather than Sister Thingie.

Shame on you. You're not supposed to be thinking about their Thingies.

--Bryan

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:09:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4:06:02 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 21:50:12 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>> >
>> >>=====
>> >>
>> >> Ahaa! you had them too?
>> >
>> >They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
>> >(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
>> >She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?
>> >
>> >====
>> >
>> > Not all, but mostly Ours were all Sisters of Charity. Yours?
>> I don't know. A French order, which is why they were called Soeur
>> Thingie, rather than Sister Thingie.
>
>Shame on you. You're not supposed to be thinking about their Thingies.

You're actually the one who has thingies on the brain all the time

On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:09:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4:06:02 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 21:50:12 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Bruce" wrote in message ...
> >> >
> >> >>=====
> >> >>
> >> >> Ahaa! you had them too?
> >> >
> >> >They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
> >> >(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
> >> >She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?
> >> >
> >> >====
> >> >
> >> > Not all, but mostly Ours were all Sisters of Charity. Yours?
> >> I don't know. A French order, which is why they were called Soeur
> >> Thingie, rather than Sister Thingie.
> >
> >Shame on you. You're not supposed to be thinking about their Thingies.
> You're actually the one who has thingies on the brain all the time

Not "all the time," and I don't have a nun thing, having grown up secular.

--Bryan

On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 16:16:42 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 14:09:14 -0800 (PST), Bryan Simmons
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 4:06:02 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >They were sort of on the way out at my school, but I still had a nun
>> >> >(a soeur actually) in full outfit in the last year of primary school.
>> >> >She was nice. I liked her. Did you have them all through school?
>> >> >
>> >> >====
>> >> >
>> >> > Not all, but mostly Ours were all Sisters of Charity. Yours?
>> >> I don't know. A French order, which is why they were called Soeur
>> >> Thingie, rather than Sister Thingie.
>> >
>> >Shame on you. You're not supposed to be thinking about their Thingies.
>> You're actually the one who has thingies on the brain all the time
>
>Not "all the time," and I don't have a nun thing, having grown up secular.

Well, you keep making the connection between nuns, priests and sex. To
each their own, of course. Enjoy!

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/1/2020 6:07 AM, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:03:18 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Toy guns are bad.
>>>
>>> lol Apples and oranges. Toy guns don't hurt or kill anything.
>>>
>>>> I'm not anti-gun, but I am 100% anti toy guns.
>>>
>>> (silliest comment EVER in RFC or anywhere else)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Guns are not toys.
>>>
>>> And toy guns are NOT guns.
>>
>> They might give children the impression that real guns are toys. You
>> also don't let kids play with toy vials of covid or with toy HIV
>> filled condoms or with toy Donald Trumps.
>>
>
> IRL, kids play video games and kill people on the screen. they have no
> connection with reality and some that actually did kill people thought
> they would come back, just like the game.

Yes. My ex had one called Grand Theft Auto. The idea was to steal a car and
see how far away you could get with it. Of course you had all kinds of
weapons!

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>>
>> >Julie Bove wrote:
>> >>
>> >> One of my friends just posted to
>> >> FB that there is another TP shortage where she lives. She doesn't live
>> >> in
>> >> this state.
>> >
>> >It's the damn news media. They are creating another shortage
>> >by saying another shortage is on the way. People hear this and
>> >think, "eh oh, I better stock up." And here we go again.
>> >
>> >I went to the grocery Thursday and the toilet paper section is
>> >almost empty again. <sigh>
>>
>> there are people out there who can think ahead. They know if they are
>> required to stay at home for lengthy periods and have curbs put on
>> their shopping opportunities, there is a possibility of running out.
>> So, they stock up.
>
>> What happens to the stores when a hurricane is
>> predicted? Everyone buys toilet paper.
>
> You have hurricanes in your area? Never heard of one.
>
> And in real life, living right on the coast for almost
> 50 years now, you would be surprised at what people panic
> buy right before a hurricane. It's odd.
>
> Never a buyout of toilet paper. Store worker friends have
> told me that the #1 thing that sells out right before a
> big storm is meat. Go figure. I suppose all those people
> have backup generators.

We've had a couple here but they took us quite by surprise. No time to stock
up. Once, in Jr. High, they suddenly told us to go home. It was halfway
through class and just after lunch time. Sure enough, we were having a
hurricane. Most of us walked to school. So we had to walk home in a
torrential downpour and hideous wind. We only had two buses. I don't know
what happened to the kids who rode the bus. Weird thing is, I had friends
who rode the bus. One actually lived two blocks closer to the school than
me. Never figured that one out.

The others lived on the other side of a busy street. I think in that case it
was more a matter of having to cross the street than actual distance.

I just remember having such a hard time getting home. My mom always insisted
I carry an umbrella if it was supposed to rain. The umbrella did more harm
than good, acting like a sail.

There were so many of us on the sidewalk at once! On a normal day, many of
us had after school activities our would stay behind, chatting. But now we
were all out there at once. We figured, safety in numbers! We just grabbed
the arm of the person next to us and huddled in groups as we inched our way
down the sidewalk.

This worked until we got closer to home and then we had to break from the
group. I had to walk several blocks by myself because no one else was going
that way. At least part of that walk was facing another direction so it
wasn't so bad.

It was so dark outside and the power went off. Thankfully our garage door
was never kept locked unless we went away for vacation. I never did have a
front door key until I was an adult.

My mom wasn't home. She was working at the church and just stayed there
until it was time for my brother and I to come home. He was in elementary
school. His school was next door to mine. They kept those kids there until a
parent could pick them up.

My parents were furious that my school forced us out into the elements like
that. It happened on a Friday. We had no power all weekend. I remember being
so cold all weekend from having gotten soaked out in the elements. We did
have two fireplaces but they were rarely used. My dad only burned Presto
Logs and I doubt that he had any then. He'd buy a few prior to Thanksgiving
as we normally have bad storms around that time. And in those days when our
power went off, it stayed off for two weeks.

We did have a two burner gas hot plate type thing in the basement. We'd heat
water on it for bathing and use it for heating cans of soup or chili. We had
a gas radiator down there as well but I think somehow it was also connected
to electricity as it never worked when the power went off. Neither did our
gas furnace as it had an electric starter.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> The stuff that Dollar Tree sells is not
>> that good. Some of the grains are broken .
>
> Serious question: Do some broken grains of rice make any
> difference?

Maybe not so much it you're using it in a soup but to eat as just rice? Yes.
The broken ones cook faster so you wind up with little mushy bits in your
rice.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/1/2020 11:32 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> The stuff that Dollar Tree sells is not
>>> that good. Some of the grains are broken .
>>
>> Serious question: Do some broken grains of rice make any
>> difference?
>>
>
> Enough will affect the texture as they will not cook evenly.
>
> Chef Morimoto, a Japanese chef on Food Network said his mother would go
> through the rice picking out less than perfect grains.

I love watching him!

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I just found some off brand at Dollar Tree. One ply. $1 per toll. I
>> bought
>> two rolls. I like it!
>
> Dumb to pay that unless you and other stores are completely out.

Why? That's a pretty good price. A 4 pack of Scott is $3.97 at Walmart, when
they have it in stock. Which they usually don't. I think these rolls are a
little bigger than Scott as well.

On 2020 Nov 1, , Cindy Hamilton wrote
(in >):

> On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 8:05:31 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > It's disgusting. I want out of here.
> God forbid you should be exposed to viewpoints different from your own.

She is. Here.

leo

On 2020 Nov 1, , Ed Pawlowski wrote
(in article >):

> Chef Morimoto, a Japanese chef on Food Network said his mother would go
> through the rice picking out less than perfect grains.

€œAmerican Dad€�, the cartoon, made a joke of that. The chef massaged each
grain and told it that it was loved.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> So we resorted to
>> using a rock or a hammer to pop the caps. That's what we usually did when
>> I
>> was a kid because it was quicker and easier than loading the guns.
>
> The old cap guns were lame. Us boys didn't care for the tiny
> pop sounds. Instead, we would take the rolls of caps and blow
> them all up at one time. We used the ends of our baseball bats.
>
> If I remember correctly, one roll held 50 caps. Put one on
> the street and punch down with a baseball bat for a very
> loud ear ringing explosion. (all 50 going off at once)
>
> Been there, done that.
>
> Also...back then, their was none of these pansy aluminum
> baseball bats. They were all made from hardwood just like
> the MLB has always and still uses.

We were only allowed to have plastic bats. Reason being, my grandpa gave my
brother a wood, kid sized bat. He was used to playing with my plastic bat
and Wiffle ball.

A girl named Debbie lived behind us. It's a wonder Debbie remained alive due
to her own stupidity but my brother didn't help her either. One incident
involved him puttering her on my Kindergarden nap mat (rag rug) on the top
of our metal slide. He then yanked the mat out from under her, sending her
flying and bonking her head at the bottom of the slide.

When it came to the bat, he had her run towards him. As she did, he took a
full swing with that bat and cracked her in the forehead. To be fair, I
believe she was 2 and he was 3 at the time. See... You could do that with a
hollow plastic bat. We used to hit each other over the heads all the time
with those bats.

I know what you mean about the caps though. We'd try to see who could put
the most at once.