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What's the difference between a bagpipe and a trampoline?

No one minds when you jump up and down on a bagpipe.

Alkarii wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 16, 2018 3:29 am

For some reason, nobody's shocked when a defibrillator fails. You'd think that would be rather concerning.

Pun jar. NOW.

Opus the Poet wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:41 pm

I notice her Thagomizer is on prominent display. I guess it is something she can be proud of.

Named after Thag Simmons...

Dave wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:13 am

She could even call it The Phix's Inn.

Quite popular in Chicago, and definitely in Rhode Island.

TazManiac wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:49 pm

(where is the 'Applause' emoji?...)

That will do nicely, thanks. I've done more than a few articles of that type, but stopped when my previous publisher stiffed me for several. This is just me restarting my writing in that field.

jwhouk wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:27 pm

Bde Maka Ska.

That's akin to barfing alphabet soup. Lake Calhoun will do for me, thank you...

Very good!

Re: baby spiders: Don't care...{shudder}.

Yank the orifice out of the propane torch, light...FWOOM!

Gods, I hate spiders.

GlytchMeister wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 04, 2018 7:56 pm

But if I suddenly see an earwig within six inches of me or anywhere in my tent, I drop the cerebral cortex and dive straight into the reptile brain in zero seconds flat.

DINGDINGDING! Da Winnah.

Bilingual signs:

Not 10 miles from meat the border to New Hampshire:

Welcome to/Bienvenue A New Hampshire. There was at one time a very strong French-Canadian presence in New England and these signs are a remnant of it.

For your consideration...

https://shop.keypublishing.com/issue/Vi ... er-nov2018

Note under 'Tech And Toolbox'.

Al got bored and wrote an article for popular consumption...

Yah...spiders.

No.

HELL no.

Yup...no. There would be arachnid carnage...Mama would NOT be happy.

sheik wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:36 pm

I wonder, does "pest" includes squirrels?

Squirrels, raccoons, the occasional Fuller Brush salesman, Kirby vacuum cleaner peddler or religious equivalent...

Re: Nye aggro falls:

Thought you had us over a barrel with that one, did you?

GlytchMeister wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:54 pm

... Or you can be an extreme chocoholic and just drink the chocolate syrup like me.

Sadly, I will admit to doing that on occasion...usually followed by a shot of Reddi-Wip straight from the can.

Atomic wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 23, 2018 5:15 pm

Congrats!

And now you will remember to segregate parts from different projects. Wax on, wax off...

A pile for everything and everything all over the place...never a good sorting method.

Dunno about the origin, but I do know that the Model M is one of the ones with the classic "buckling spring" keyboard. Rugged mechanism with a very positive snap-action on the key. They're for those who prefer their keyboard action to be crisp. Pretty much the opposite end of the spectrum from a mo...

GlytchMeister wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 20, 2018 8:58 pm

Also known as “Kermit has a ‘Soylent Green is people!’ Moment.”

I just blew my coffee on my keyboard...

Reminds me of a poster that the folks in the next office had on their door, some decades ago. Used to have that on my wall lo these many, many years ago. Had a cork board of items I constantly changed, all of a same level. This served several purposes, from amusing my co-workers to getting them to ...

"Besom buddies" are Scottish house-wives who have remained close ever since childhood - they've never lost that coven feelin'. Speaking as a practicing witch the thought of turning you into a frog does come to mind...especially if I did so with you in front of a French restaurant. Give them a leg u...