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an abandoned car on blocks
trendy
nothing really, i bounce around town...
a zip drive 1/38 full
mystery
cobbler, blacksmith
with a ball of yarn
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? I do not know what that is so I can not comment on it
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? dog poop all over on their lawn,had neighbors like that and the smell is awful
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos?
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? one at a time
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? I have no clue
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? a cooking book with Punjabi,Austrian and Bavarian cuisine and cake recipes
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore.Tinker (Repairer of pots and pans )
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 curled up on a comfy sofa and purring ."
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? no thank you don't like the taste
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 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
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
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? Hopefully never, always lived rural.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Constantly barking dogs, trash, too many vehicles, loud parties, aguments, unkempt yards, .....
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos?
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? FB, CD, Gmail, homepage.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? Hmm, I don't think I want anyone to know what's happening now in our country
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? My Mom.
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Milkman.
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 _, my George catching a bird____________________."
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? Float
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? Hmm, no
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? Chocolate Chili
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 because I would 1) not use the amenities I'd be paying for and 2) don't like people I don't know or care about telling me what I can and can't do with something I own. I rent. I have a lease. It's spelled out on the lease. No surprises. No pain in the ass neighbors minding my business. If I made a mistake moving there, I'm gone at the end of a year.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion?
Rent in an apartment complex. The outside landscaping is taken care of by the complex. The outside maintenance is taken care of by the complex. The lease says you can't park vehicles cars in the complex unless the car is registered. Oversized vehicles (like an RV or boat trailer or company van) are parked in a specific location on the grounds.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos?
No opinion and I've never even seen a live one. Wouldn't care if someone else liked them.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online?
Google is my homepage. That, Drudge Report, CD and Picasa are most likely to be minimalized but not always or a lot.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now?
Beats me. I'd be more likely to let someone younger take my place.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about?
Wildlife refuges.
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore.
Typesetter.
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 _____________________."
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? either
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? try? yes.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once?
Asking the wrong person. I go into Baskin Robbins and still order chocolate.
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 would avoid it like the plague! I would like to have a home with just a little bit of property, like an acre or three.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Junk, untidiness.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? If I had a neighbor who had them in their yard, I would smile every time I saw them! I am easily amused.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? Usually something I didn't finish from the day before.
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? It would be a story about how wonderful it was to grow up in a family that was "different."
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. My mom was a stenographer when she was young. Does anyone do that any more?
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 the sun_."
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? Not a root beer person.
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? I'd give either one a try. It's just ice cream.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? I would love to see blackberry ice cream be commercially available.
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
Today's Nostalgia Picture:
Toronto, 1924, a cop walks kids across a rainy street.
Photo made publicly available by City of Toronto Archives.
Have a law-abiding Thursday! Thanx for being neighborly this morning bjh. Have a good Thorsday everyone!
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? no. I would not want someone telling how or how to not decorate my property.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? a bunch of junk in the yard. Grass not cut.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? I think they are tacky.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? Facebook, email, weather, CD.
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? Ipod with songs.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about?
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. shoe cobbler
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 catnip."
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?
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? I probably wouldn't avoid it, but I'd need a house first
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Parking a Ford Crown Victoria in it How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? In the yard, no; in my SIMS yard, yes
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? My company's intranet, looking for job postings
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? An item that looks like uranium, just to freak people out when they open it again
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? How to exercise and not lose weight
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. Town crier
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 hat."
Foodie Qs: Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? Depends on my mood
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? Sure
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? Hotdog
Today's Neighborly Questions:
Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not? Absolutely avoid. I hate the idea of them.
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? Excessive amounts of junk. Some people a few houses up the street had this in their yard, and the people across the street were calling the county about it constantly. Turns out the junk was from a contracting business they were running out of their house without a license. Along with the fact that they still hadn't registered their truck in MD, despite the fact they had been there for over a year, they were kicked out by the landlord.
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? I don't mind them. Some people up the street from us are semi obsessed with them. Their yard does look quite nice, though.
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? Google, Consumerist, and City-Data
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? A newspaper from today and, if I had one, a selfie stick. People from the future would be mystified about what this strange device is.
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? Probably about gambling, I know a lot about odds and strategies to reduce the house edge.
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 With a big bowl of cat food." That would make my cat very happy, but if she was fed every time she started yowling for food, she'd easily break the record for world's heaviest cat.
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? Neither
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? Neither
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? No idea
Today's Neighborly Questions:
Would you avoid or welcome living in a home with a homeowner's association or HOA? Why or why not? - Hmm.. I associate with a lot my neighbors.. so I guess that's a Home Owner's Association.. right? - Actually, I would NEVER live in a HOA neighborhood, it's basically paying high monthly fees for a dictator to tell you what to do..
What would make a neighbor's home or yard unattractive or unacceptable in your opinion? - Me.. standing in it... - Just the usual things like tall weeds, uncut grass, junk/trash in the yards.. Hey wait a minute.. that sounds like my front yard... (Just kidding)
How do you feel about plastic pink flamingos? - They make good targets to shoot at!
What websites do you almost always have open when you're online? - Take a guess.. and don't worry, it's NOT Victoria's Secret web site...
What would you donate to put in a time capsule to be opened decades from now? - Nothing I own.. that would definitely make the people in the future wonder about us...
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. What's it about? - It wouldn't be a cooking book, that's for sure... or one titled "How To Find a Good Wife"... that's for sure!
Name an old-fashioned occupation almost no one has anymore. - Door-to-door salesmen?
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 A Happy Cat? Is there such a thing?
Foodie Qs:
Frosty mug of rootbeer or a rootbeer float? - Did somebody say Beer? - Neither, I liked rootbeer when I was a kid, but can't drink it now..
Would you try rootbeer or cola flavored ice cream? - A What? That sounds like something messy.. - No.
What unusual or funny ice cream flavor do you think should be made at least once? - Hmm.. I remember one odd flavor, it was Bubble Gum-flavored ice cream.. It took a long time to chew it for some reason..
Thanks for the questions BJH, and a Happy Thursday everyone... It is Thursday.. isn't it?
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I have no clue
I am easily amused. 
Congrats! Your book has hit the bestseller list. 
about how wonderful it was to grow up in a family that was "different." 
that's for sure! 
