One evening while I was preparing dinner my daughter
came into the kitchen asking for homework help on her
vocabulary words. "Mom," she asked, "What's a
quarter horse?"

As I thought of a simple explanation, my five-year-old
piped up, "I know. It's the one they have in front of
the grocery store!"

--Elizabeth Serpe..
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George,

So far only McD's & Tim Horton's here. Oh, & one A&W that's now gone. .

They're losing all the good places (sigh!). When this buffet cafeteria announced they were going to shut down 20 years ago (this was before my
Dad died 15 years ago), he lamented "I'm going to starve to death!!" <G>. We'd always go there after Sunday morning church services...but the
reason the Baptists are wanting to get to the cafeteria early, is that they're afraid the Methodists are going to beat them to lunch. <G>

So sad o see old favourites pass on. . . we had a sub place here, where the cook made these WILD & amazing hot meat submarine sandwiches plus breakfast all day, & fried chicken -- so good -- he wrapped the chicken pieces in wonton wrapper dough & it kept every drop of juice in that chicken piece!

Gpt 3 pc chicken, as plate of fries & a pop all for $5 -- I used to pop in Wednesdays for supper before going to poker. . .

Never got around to try the subs, bhut now he's gone, but he was hired on for a 2-hour shift once a week at a local pub, & most of the old customers go there for that treat!

I pay at the counrter even when ordering at the kiosk, as I want the
option of changing my mind on my way, & I often pay in cash.

Good idea. I usually order the same thing when I eat out (although I
can't afford to eat out every day). I thought about making a switch the
other day, but decided it was cheaper to stick what with I had been
getting.

Yup, there's a reason you've come up with it as a regular item.

We had (! *sigh*) a pub across the street that, during football seaaon, had a full breakfast combo for 99c whjich went up 50c every half hour. I'm not into football, so I'd pop in about 9am & order the 2 poached eggs, toast, & instead of the bacon, have 2 more eggs or more toat or more hashed browned potatoes (home/pan fries, really)

Heckuyva deal -- those that joined the football pool got to have dinner cheap - - prime rib for $5, with the extras (potatoes, vegetable, horseradish)

I may have to head up to my fave steak place for my birthday diner on Sunday.

Proper 16-oz prime rtib streak, cooked perfectly to order every time (medium rare) with potatoes, seasonal veggie, unlimited sourdough bread(with garlic & herb butter), & a Keg sized(12oz) red wine & a Spabnish coffee for dessert!

Or I may go for all you can eat Japanese instead. . . depends on mood & weather

Except7 when this one she-dog is on, then I'll pay with my debit & go
pick up at the counter, & ask there for delivery to a table, if I'm
not taking right off to go. . .

You've got some folks who have no business working there...and obviously
some who don't want to be there. I worked at Burger King for 5 years over
40 years ago, and I didn't consider it "degrading"...I got my fill of Whoppers. <G>

I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing some thing, unwise with mony" & I just reply "All personally made choices."

I will not work somewhere I don't like & respect the company & the boss.

I remember when all those combos first came out nearly 50 years ago...
it was amazing how quick the others jumped on that bandwagon. I rarely
use a mobile app to order stuff, but I've considered it.

It's handy with covid -- saves going in to the restraurant -- cars just pull around to the mobile order parking spots out front & a staffer brings your order to you.

Order from home, then they'll begin preparing it as tyou get close to the restaurant, & charge your payment method on full arrival

I do that when they point out my belly & ask if I'm pregnant. I say,
"Sure am; with a baby elephant; want to see his trunk?"

Never mind hear it snort. :P

My elephant calf hasn't snorted yet -- likes to spit, though. ..

I thought about going to Arby's after church this morning for a couple
of fish sandwiches. But, since I was hacking from sinus drainage, and I
had grabbed an EMPTY bag of cough drops (works real well <G>), I decided
just to come straight home.

Good pp;an ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll assume you're out of your home with active covid infection.

I didn't rest well last night, so even though I woke up at 6:30am, I
went back to sleep until 7am.

I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually getting up to my coffee & delicious goulash breakfast!

The Good Lord gave me a poem before and

after church today...but in getting the first one set up, I was late
leaving for, and getting to church. Then, after I got home, after I
got done setting the second one up, it was time to do a ham radio
traffic net, and finish the stuff for it. I still haven't eaten anything today, and I'm starving. So, after I finish the QWK Mail, I'm going to
get something to eat...then do a small amount of computer work, then get
to bed.

What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola bars near the computer for 'emergencies' *G*

Oh, yeah...the cashiers (like myself) were encouraged to do "suggestive selling".

Oh, that's critical in fast food in any customer contact role!

I refused to follow the book's formulas for doing so, & still had the highest rate of upsells.

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask, "Will that be a large?"

I had one happy customer, who was very hungry, he saidm, ordered a triple burger with lots of extras, then asked if he could add a patty to it; I said surem oir he could order our off-menu producvt, the monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, & the usual under bottom patty goodies.

He was a very happy camper & tipped me quite well, & came a regular for a while, for a monster burger plus hand mixed(malt shop style) chocolate shake

Other customers, i'd help order the most minimalist lunch they could & still have the maximum if flavour palate. . .

I always put customers ahead of corporate or anyone else "above" me.

showed me a deal with Kroger with "Lite Peach Tea"...it has NO CAFFEINE!! I've been drinking just Kroger Lite Lemonade, and I'm getting burned out
on it...so, the next time I go to the store, I'll be getting that.

Always good to find a new flavour by a fave brand. . . :)

Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one -- some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine.

I say the same; pointing out that their equpment is especually designed
to handle a baby going through; mine is not designed to stretch.

Except only for arousal, or pressure from the bladder.

The ureter doesn't really change size -- it's about hair-thickness & takes just a trickle of liquid from the kidneys tyo the ladder -- when a stone goes through there... ai-chi-wawa! Owww, pain at a 9 real quickly. . .

Plus the G-spot is conveniently located to offset some of the pain.

The late Betty White (wife of the late Allen Ludden from the original PASSWORD game show), noted in an interview on The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers (guest host for Johnny Carson) 50 years ago, that "I don't know
what all this talk about trouble finding the G-Spot is all about. To me,
it's a cinch...when a man touches me, I say ''Oh, Gee!!''". The entire
studio erupted in raucous laughter. <G>

I locved Betty White -- I saw the clip of when she first met Ludden on Password a while back.

Sounds like Joan. . .

That helps. If the pain level is at a 1 or 2, I'll either tough it out,
or take a low dose Tylenol. I was advised to give up all other pain meds

I don't even deign to be bothered by pain until it hits 7 these days -- had to many 9s & brand new 10s. . . Including one time I was screaming for somebody to either fix the problem or euthanize me, I didn't care which!

They finally got the right guy in, who didn't dilydally -- he booked me in uypstairs in a ward, on PRN morphine (about 6-8X the normal dose people get)

By late morning the blood had drained enough out of my renal cavity that my pain came down to a 9 & home I was sent!

that I had. But, the acetomenaphen in the Tylenol and other medications
can lead to liver damage. I guess they just want us to suffer. But, for
folks on a blood thinner (like I am), these can make one more of a hemophiliac.

Up here they teach to take pain relievers BEFORE the pain hits. . .

I wait until I'm an 8 to take a Percocet, or a seriously screaming dental abcess, which hits at about 8.5-9.

My old Urologist made sure I had a rwady access to plenty of that Opiod that actually works, without fuzzing my mind out. . .

Hmm, need to make some wooden disks, with "Tuit" on one side & "Ion" on
the other!

I get the round tuit, but the ion??

People know me as positive & when they ask me why , I can show them that & say, "See, no '-', so I'm positive"; of course, that'll only work on the latent chemistry nerds.

No idea -- it was a character on the Muppets, the Swedish Chef, who
only ever said "bork! bork!" & that was the Muppet version of
Swedish.

Wasn't he the chef??

As above -- "Swedish Chef" ;)

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George,

So sad o see old favourites pass on. . . we had a sub place here, where the cook made these WILD & amazing hot meat submarine sandwiches plus breakfast all day, & fried chicken -- so good -- he wrapped the chicken pieces in wonton wrapper dough & it kept every drop of juice in that chicken piece!

There used to be a place here called Steak-Out...my late wife and I loved
to order from them...they had the best beef sirloin tips and baked potatoes
we had ever eaten.

Yup, there's a reason you've come up with it as a regular item.

I've lately gone with the double grilled chicken steak...it's 2 grilled chicken patties (that's what they fed me when I was hospitalized twice last summer, and diagnosed with atrial fibrillation), with sauteed (grilled)
onions (I pass on the mushrooms). Then, in getting it as a combo, I get unlimited french fries, and unlimited drinks (I am drinking lemonade now).

Three of the young ladies (teenagers) who work there, invited me to their church, and I joined there last week. I saw them this morning (they attend
the "contemporary" service, and I've been going to both, but prefer the "traditional" (the only difference is the music content)...and they each
had gorgeous dresses on. They're rather attractive young ladies, but I am
old enough to be their grandfather. However, right now, I just want to
have a friend (or friends) to talk to.

We had (! *sigh*) a pub across the street that, during football seaaon, had a full breakfast combo for 99c whjich went up 50c every half hour. I'm not into football, so I'd pop in about 9am & order the 2 poached eggs, toast, & instead of the bacon, have 2 more eggs or more toat or more hashed browned potatoes (home/pan fries, really).

That reminds me of the cartoon where these hunters are camping out,
and cooking breakfast in the woods. There is a sign that says "No
Poaching Permitted"...and the game warden walks up to them, wanting
to know "how are you cooking those eggs??" <G>.

I may have to head up to my fave steak place for my birthday diner on Sunday.

Happy Birthday. I'm too old to cut the mustard, but I can still stir
the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion ring, and Dr.
Pepper, and no one gets hurt. <G> Or, it'd be like the meme of "When
Food Goes Bad"...you open up the icebox, and the items are holding guns
to you, demanding your wallet and credit/debit cards. <G>

Proper 16-oz prime rtib streak, cooked perfectly to order every time (medium rare) with potatoes, seasonal veggie, unlimited sourdough bread(with garlic & herb butter), & a Keg sized(12oz) red wine & a Spabnish coffee for dessert!

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your
own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing
some thing, unwise with mony" & I just reply "All personally made choices."

That's right. It's like the episode of The Flintstones, where the caterer
got the parties (a birthday party for Pebbles with Rocko The Clown, and
a party with the Rockettes (dancing girls) at the Water Buffalo Lodge).
That's how it was SUPPOSED to be, but the caterer got them mixed up. <G>
His defense before the police officer was "If I'm wrong, what can I lose??
I'm the only caterer in town". <G>

I will not work somewhere I don't like & respect the company & the
boss.

Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. <G>

It's handy with covid -- saves going in to the restraurant -- cars just pull around to the mobile order parking spots out front & a staffer brings your order to you.

I remember when the local Burger Kings started the Drive Thru, then
with breakfast. I wish I could afford to eat out every day.

Order from home, then they'll begin preparing it as tyou get close to
the restaurant, & charge your payment method on full arrival.

Not a bad deal.

My elephant calf hasn't snorted yet -- likes to spit, though. ..

LOL!! It can go rather nuts at times <EG>.

Good plan ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll
assume you're out of your home with active covid infection.

Someone coughs or sneezes, and they break out the hand sanitizer.
Next thing you know, they're going to be saying if you fart in public,
you've got Covid (they say one of the symptoms is diarrhea). The Chinese
test for Covid using anal swabs. And, we thought the prostate check was
bad!! :P

I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually getting up to my coffee & delicious goulash breakfast!

I decided to hold the $20 to get some cough drops after church. My
sinus has been draining real bad, so I got 3 bags for $4 at a local
Walgreens after church (they had 9 total available). I suck on these
like candy, but it keeps me from hacking like a cat with a hairball...
and the pollen/hay fever season isn't here yet. I talked to a fellow
ham radio operator in Georgia last night, and he said the pollen is
already all over the place, and the car washes are making a killing.

What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola
bars near the computer for 'emergencies' *G*

I have a Gospel Poetry Collection...there are few secular ones on my hobbies...the BBS (of course <G>), ham radio, and square dancing...but
the others are all Biblical based. But, like with the other Christian
stuff on here, folks aren't forced to read or access them...if they do
decide to do so, they do it of their own free will and choice. What
they do with it is up to them.

The collection is at http://www.wx4qz.net/swj.htm -- for "Soar With
Jesus". I used to do mini-concerts when I sang with choirs years ago,
but my health has gotten so bad, that those days are basically over
and done with. I take my walker with me to church...and while I do
have a portable wheelchair here, if I need it, I'd rather not use
it.

Oh, that's critical in fast food in any customer contact role!

What got me is that people would walk in, see the menu, and have no
idea what they wanted. I usually have an idea of what I'm going to
order when I go to a certain restaurant. For instance, if I wanted
pizza, I'm not going to Wendy's. <G>

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask,
"Will that be a large?"

I can't remember if I asked the size or not.

I had one happy customer, who was very hungry, he saidm, ordered a
triple burger with lots of extras, then asked if he could add a patty
to it; I said surem oir he could order our off-menu producvt, the
monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, &
the usual under bottom patty goodies.

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides after all that. <G>

He was a very happy camper & tipped me quite well, & came a regular for
a while, for a monster burger plus hand mixed(malt shop style)
chocolate shake

When I find a place that has food and service I like, I will go there
as often as I can. However, being on a fixed income does put a damper
on that. My brother gets more on disability than I do, but I guess he
doesn't have as many bills, as he goes out to eat every day. He prefers
to go to a bar where he can order and drink his beer.

Other customers, i'd help order the most minimalist lunch they could & still have the maximum if flavour palate. . .

The economy versus the deluxe version. :)

I always put customers ahead of corporate or anyone else "above" me.

Exactly. If they realize you're trying to get them a good deal, that
means a lot to them.

Always good to find a new flavour by a fave brand. . . :)

Well, I tried it, and I wasn't impressed with it. :P So, I'm going to give them to a friend who already has some of it...and I went back to just the lemonade. But, it's not as acidic as regular lemonade, as that can give me canker sores in my mouth...then, I can't wear my dentures.

Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one -- some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine.

I used to drink Nehi Peach soda...but I rarely will drink a carbonated beverage anymore.

The ureter doesn't really change size -- it's about hair-thickness &
takes just a trickle of liquid from the kidneys tyo the ladder -- when
a stone goes through there... ai-chi-wawa! Owww, pain at a 9 real quickly. . .

Ever since I quit drinking soda, I haven't had a stone in 2 years.

I locved Betty White -- I saw the clip of when she first met Ludden on Password a while back.

I loved the original PASSWORD show...and he always closed the show with a special password of the day.

Sounds like Joan. . .

The video was hilarious.

I don't even deign to be bothered by pain until it hits 7 these days -- had to many 9s & brand new 10s. . . Including one time I was screaming for somebody to either fix the problem or euthanize me, I didn't care which!

Or like the female veterinarian, who was complaining to her PCP, that
he wasn't taking care of her condition. He replied "Well, we can do to
you like you do to some of your patients...have you put down". <G>

They finally got the right guy in, who didn't dilydally -- he booked me
in uypstairs in a ward, on PRN morphine (about 6-8X the normal dose people get)

The bad thing about morphine is that it'll shut your colon down...but
some would think both of us are full of crap anyway. <G>

By late morning the blood had drained enough out of my renal cavity
that my pain came down to a 9 & home I was sent!

That's like surgeries now are mainly outpatient (aka "drive thru").

My old Urologist made sure I had a ready access to plenty of that Opiod that actually works, without fuzzing my mind out. . .

There's so much of a stink out there regarding opiods. A lot of this stuff
you can only get from the ER, but many will just turn around and sell it on
the street.

Daryl

... Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your week.
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Happy Birthday. I'm too old to cut the mustard, but I can still stir
the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion ring, and Dr. Pepper, and no one gets hurt. <G> Or, it'd be like the meme of "When
Food Goes Bad"...you open up the icebox, and the items are holding guns
to you, demanding your wallet and credit/debit cards. <G>

Thanks for the birthday greet; I'm double-nickel now. I emded up staying home for a h ome-cooked bday meal (much better than anything at any restaurant, especially economically!)

& they got both my fave cakes: black forest, & cheesecake (still looking for the combo -- maybe I'll just have to invent it!)

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much; don't usyually try it anywhere else, for fear of being disappointed with overdone meat.

Wjhen I go to a new(to me) pub, I order a side of fries with a pint of their cheapest on tap.

This is all I need to evaluate wjether I'll go back & how often.

* Are they gracious in giving make the cheapest on tap ale they have?
* Do the fries taste good on their own, or does the cook rely on salt for the flavour?
* Is the beer cold & fresh?
* Is the service good all around, with me being tended to ay good time, considering busy levels?

Thye pub now gone supplied 4 kinds of dip for the fries, including a Punjabi spiced ketchup I particularly liked.

I used to, while single, order the "Fat Bastard" for dinner on occasion: a HUGE playtter of all their deep-fried appetizers! Only $8 & enough to fill me til noon the next day, often.

& they're seafood chowder was thick, creamy, & fresh. . . (we live rtight next to the estuary, with fishing bnozats pulled in to the docks to sell fish off their boats that they caught the night prior. (deffo fresh!)

Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. <G>

I've been fortunate to not have any of that type.

I decided to hold the $20 to get some cough drops after church. My
sinus has been draining real bad, so I got 3 bags for $4 at a local
Walgreens after church (they had 9 total available). I suck on these
like candy, but it keeps me from hacking like a cat with a hairball...

If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar)

The collection is at http://www.wx4qz.net/swj.htm -- for "Soar With
Jesus". I used to do mini-concerts when I sang with choirs years ago,
but my health has gotten so bad, that those days are basically over
and done with. I take my walker with me to church...and while I do
have a portable wheelchair here, if I need it, I'd rather not use
it.

You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them, when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . .

I've written poetry, but theyu're all lost -- mine was described as "morbid" more than once & also as psychologically accurate! :D

I was once offered payment for one, to be used by a big name hard rock band, but they were not going to give me a credit, so no thanks.

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask,
"Will that be a large?"

I can't remember if I asked the size or not.

We were suposed to suggest a large if they just said, "give me a root beer(or shakem oer Coke)

I'f go by ewjhsat else they order -- ig a huingry man's amount, I'll then say, "Sounds like you'll need a large home-made frosty root beer to wash this all down, eh?" & 90% just agreed. Some times I could upsell to a litre (little over a quart); for m e it was ALL about what would make the customer happiest. (not only for the tips. . hehh)

monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, &
the usual under bottom patty goodies.

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides after all that. <G>

Not my problem -- I just sell & serve the food they want. . .

I only broke regs once, when the other staff forced me to grill a very rare burger for an old emplyee & regular customer.

It was patty onto grill.. "one.. two.." flip. . ."one.. two.." remove.

The food sdafety laws require well done. (a stupid(& flavourless) way to serve beef, if not requested that way!)

doesn't have as many bills, as he goes out to eat every day. He prefers
to go to a bar where he can order and drink his beer.

I haven't been earting out daly since I was working 72-82 hour weeks & had my breakfast daily at a nice cafe ($2.50 combo, including a fresh newspaper just for me (crossword untouched)

Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one --
some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine.

I used to drink Nehi Peach soda...but I rarely will drink a carbonated beverage anymore.

These big tins aren't carbonated.

There's so much of a stink out there regarding opiods. A lot of this stuff you can only get from the ER, but many will just turn around and sell it on the street.

That's efed up up here, given that our government insurance paid for it (meaning I & everyone with a job), so it's plainly theft.

I have a solution, but no way the bleeding hearts would let it go through!

I've bneen offered money for some of my Percocet & I've said, truthfully, "I need every one of them; the few I sell you might be the few I need to not become suicidal from pain while waiting to get in to get a refill. . .


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George,

Thanks for the birthday greet; I'm double-nickel now. I emded up
staying home for a home-cooked bday meal (much better than anything
at any restaurant, especially economically!)

& they got both my fave cakes: black forest, & cheesecake (still
looking for the combo -- maybe I'll just have to invent it!)

Never mind the hokey birthday songs, that are so embarrassing.

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much;

I think my brother likes steak and ribs, but I've never been a fan of
such.

If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it
into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar)

I've got generic NyQuil...but with the temperature going up and down
like an elevator lately, no wonder folks are sick.

You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them,
when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . .

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

I've written poetry, but theyu're all lost -- mine was described as "morbid" more than once & also as psychologically accurate! :D

The one I liked was the joke about the difference between prose and
poetry. In short, prose doesn't rhyme, but poetry does.

The example is:

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Men like cars. Women like.....

Well, what do you want?? Prose or Poetry?? <G>

Daryl

... Archaeologist: A person whose career lies in ruins.
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I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.
At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much;

I think my brother likes steak and ribs, but I've never been a fan of
such.

To each his own; I'm especially fond of lamb, but at $20/lb usually -- I don't get it much -- onmce every 2-3 year, I find a nice boneless roast for $4/llb & buy it immediately, then cook it right up & eat lamb sandwiches for a week! (I'm the only one who likes it in my home)

Now & again, a pub will have a decent deal on a lamb meal, & I go for that. . .

I do like my red meat, that's a definite. No idea why -- just do -- grew up eating whatever meat was best priced (mostly pork &chicken -- my bro & I fought over the the bits of fat on the fried pork chops.

I could usually trade my peas to him for his meat -- a great deal for us both, taste-wise!

If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar
twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it
into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar)

I've got generic NyQuil...but with the temperature going up and down
like an elevator lately, no wonder folks are sick.

Yup, & those PTC coold remeires asre designed to make others sick (you clear your symptoms & you think you're fine, but you go spread it far & wide, & wehn others speak of how brand x helped them, you & others try it & feel better & go out & spreasd -- Big Pharma is making billions & all you'all are sick & the economy sags, because so many sick days (whether paid or not -- we just got a bnew law gsantyeeing 5 free sick days/year for every emp-loyed person)

Just as I'm basically retired -- I could've used that lnog ago -- but back then if the boss sent you home as sick, you got paid 4 hours, so i'd show up loking like death weaemed over, not brearthing near anyone, until my boss saw me & "Oh, f***, George - go home; you got your 4 hours!"

I was never much of ome for days off, whether sick or holidays -- my weekends were sacrosanct, though.

I'd be forced to take my 2 weeks paid vacay, & I'd take the cheque, then go work elsewhere for the two weeks!

Can't make money sitting ay home & watching tv!

You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them,
when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . .

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

Wow!

The one I liked was the joke about the difference between prose and
poetry. In short, prose doesn't rhyme, but poetry does.
The example is:
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Men like cars. Women like.....
Well, what do you want?? Prose or Poetry?? <G>

prose: ...money
poet ....you know

An MP3 I found & have:
I met a woman in a bar, she said her name was Venus But when I reached up 'tween her legs, I found she had a. . . It's those little things, those little things, that p*** me off


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* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)