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Today's Neighborly Questions:
Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not? We live in a low key well run HOA retirement community. Have for years and everyone is on the same page as everyone else and we have a nice clean quiet community. We know people in other HOA communities that are happy and some in others not so. So it really depends on a lot of factors, especially retirement areas vs mixed family areas..
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Junky yards, unkempt yards, paint peeling etal.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? We have one. It gets passed around the neighborhood and it's fun for everyone wondering when they will be next.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? CD and 'you got mail'.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? Double Bubble bubble gum.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? Fragnotiousing.
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Farrier. That's a horse-shoer for those not familiar.
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat sleeping near the fireplace.."
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of root beer or a root beer float? Either one.
Would you try root beer or cola flavored ice cream? Sure why not, isn't that how those floats are made.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? Chicken or taco flavored.
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Today's Neighborly Questions:
Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not?AVOID...MY HUSBAND ALWAYS PISSES SOMEONE OFF...
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? WEEDS....SMELL FROM THE HOUSE... TRASH IN THE YARD
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? HATE THEM....HUSBAND WOULD DECORATE THEM AROUND...
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? FACEBOOK...CD....YAHOO...YAHOO MAIL
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now?
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? I could write s book that would be made into a LIFETIME HORROR FLICK/.ALL true...
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. SHOE SHINE GUY
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat _________WITH A CATNIP FATTY..____________."
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? FLOAT
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? YES
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once?ANYTHING WITH COCONUT
Hello, everyone! Sit back, relax, and let's have some fun with . . .
Today's Neighborly Questions: Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not?
An HOA w/limited power to only oversee that the overall aesthetics & home values of the neighborhood are maintained, along with the common areas that all share, as well as oversee a neighborhood crime watch committee.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion?
Trashy, unmowed, unkempt yards w/any kind of outdoor junk, autos parked all over the yard, the home not being properly maintained, oddly-painted home exteriors, i.e., anything that brings down the value of other homes in the area.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos?
Amusing if limited to a few
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online?
This & that or whatever, nothing specific
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now?
I'd donate links to Satx's Obscure threads that have some of the very best music selections of our era that have been included from youtube... hmmm, wonder how they'd access it in the future?
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? Must be why I've not written one yet, have no idea!
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore.
Blacksmith
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat _w/a human slave_."
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float?
Ah, let's have both!
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream?
I might try a spoonful of each, but I'd rather have the vanilla ice cream in either instead.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? Can't think of any that hasn't already been tried.
Today in History: 869 A magnitude 8.6 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Honshu, Japan
1386 Battle of Sempach helped form Swtizerland from Austria
1816 Argentina declared independence from Spain
1850 US President Zachary Taylor died of illness, making Millard Fillmore president
1877 Wimbledon tennis championships began in England
1900 Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the uniting of Australia's separate colonies into one government
1922 Johnny Weissmuller swam 100 m. freestyle in 58.6 seconds, breaking the world record & the 'minute barrier'
1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska hit by a megatsunami recorded at 30-91 m. high, the largest in recorded history
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lituya_Bay
1981 Video game "Donkey Kong" released, the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario
1993 Canada established the province of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories
Today's Pithy Quote: "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between dogs and humans."
~ Mark Twain, author So true! I love the humorous wisdom of this man!
Today’s Word: tenderfoot [TEN-der-foo t] noun, plural tenderfoots, tenderfeet
1. a raw, inexperienced person; a novice
2. a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western US, unused to hardships
Origin: from at least 1860s; US equivalent of what in Great Britain was generally called a "greenhand"
Today Includes: Constitution Day, Australia
Nunavut Day, province of Canada
Sugar Cookie Day
This Week Includes: Freedom Week
Farriers Week
Nude Recreation Week
Today's Nostalgia Picture: Priceless!
Toronto, 1924, a cop walks kids across a rainy street.
Photo made publicly available by City of Toronto Archives.
Today's Neighborly Questions: Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not? I have mixed feelings. Homeowner's associations take care of things I'd rather not do such as landscaping, but they can be petty and tyrannical from what I've heard.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Cars parked on the lawn, junk in the yard, weeds, peeling paint, dirty windows, loud music or arguments, vicious dogs. How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? They can be fun and campy if displayed in an ironic way.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? None, but I use City-Data and Google a lot.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? A newspaper.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? A woman who was raised as a latchkey kid without much guidance or emotional support grows up, makes a lot of mistakes, but eventually finds her way.
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Shoemaker
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat who is being a pain in the butt and annoying people."(Can you tell that I'm not a cat person?)
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? Frosty mug. I miss those A&W drive ins.
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? Yes, but I think those flavors would be better as ices.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? Cinnamon Roll
[Edited to add some funny ones Mr. Bay came up with when I told him about this question:]
Potato au Gratin
Pepper Crunch
Milk of Magnesia
Bacon and Eggs
Cough Drop
Meatloaf
Tunafish
Today's Neighborly Questions:
Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not?
We did live in an HOA controlled community. There were pluses and minuses. Overall I'd say that it suited more elderly inhabitants rather than younger families. Would I live in one again? Not sure.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion?
Overall it stems from lack of consideration for others.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? Not my cup of tea, but they never did me any harm.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? BBC, CD, a French property site.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? Me.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? It's a puzzle as I don't recall writing it! Maybe one about the historic house where I work.
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Cooper
Today's Neighborly Questions: Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? No! Why or why not? Too many rules to follow plus I resent being told what to do with my property.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Unkept yard (lawn not mowed, tall weeds growing, litter, etc.) and having "junk" cars parked in the front leaking oil all over.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos?
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? Facebook, Twitter and sometimes Wikipedia and YouTube.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? An Apple watch or Google glasses.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? How to remain calm during a crisis.
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Shoe shiner.
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat napping."
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? Root beer float.
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? Sure! They'd most likely taste like a float.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? Cotton candy.
Today's Neighborly Questions: Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not?
Since I live in an apartment...
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? - Loud children and barking dogs are the first things that come to my mind. Unkept property is another.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? Neutral.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? - Skype and City-Data. That's it.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? - Details of this bad healthcare law that is preventing me from getting "affordable" health insurance.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? - Atheism. Better stop there...
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. - In the United States - garment workers.
Passing on the "cat" question.
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? - Just the root beer. Although I seldom have it.
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? - Doubtful.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? - D/K.
[/u]Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not?
No I would not want it. But living in a town with good city ordinances is a good thing. Our town is on top of things if people neglect their grass, trash, store boats and such in their front lawns and the such.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Not tending to their yard.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos?
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? I am a one at a time girl.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now?
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? Travel
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Developing regular camera rolled film.
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat sleeping on a window sill."
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float?
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream?
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once?
Today Includes: Constitution Day, Australia
Nunavut Day, province of Canada Hmmm, will have to look this up
Sugar Cookie Day My favorite cookie
This Week Includes: Freedom Week
Farriers Week
Nude Recreation Week will skip celebrating this one
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore.
Someone asked if last week's "Happy as a dog . . . with a bone, etc." question could be a cat, so here ya go.
Please complete the following, "Happy as a cat in a shower."
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float?
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream?
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once?
Ham baguette ice cream...
Today in History:
869 A magnitude 8.6 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Honshu, Japan
1386 Battle of Sempach helped form Swtizerland from Austria
1816 Argentina declared independence from Spain
1850 US President Zachary Taylor died of illness, making Millard Fillmore president
1877 Wimbledon tennis championships began in England
1900 Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the uniting of Australia's separate colonies into one government
1922 Johnny Weissmuller swam 100 m. freestyle in 58.6 seconds, breaking the world record & the 'minute barrier'
1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska hit by a megatsunami recorded at 30-91 m. high, the largest in recorded history
---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lituya_Bay
1981 Video game "Donkey Kong" released, the debut of Nintendo's future mascot, Mario
1993 Canada established the province of Nunavut from the Northwest Territories
Today's Pithy Quote:
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between dogs and humans."
~ Mark Twain, author
Today’s Word:
tenderfoot [TEN-der-foo t] noun, plural tenderfoots, tenderfeet
1. a raw, inexperienced person; a novice
2. a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western US, unused to hardships
Origin: from at least 1860s; US equivalent of what in Great Britain was generally called a "greenhand"
Today Includes:
Constitution Day, Australia
Nunavut Day, province of Canada
Sugar Cookie Day
This Week Includes:
Freedom Week
Farriers Week
Nude Recreation Week
Have a law-abiding Thursday!
The same.
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