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Post by happyhoix on Sept 13, 2023 16:52:23 GMT -5
I just about lost my lunch over this one The image made my butt squeeze tight I'm a MN resident as you know so I know the reality of the cold. lol I still laugh about the first time I saw a bidet. I think I was about 21 and I was one of the many thousands of young adults who traveled to Europe in the early ''70s. I spent about three months there roaming through western Europe. Our 'bible' was the book Europe On Five Dollars A Day. Five dollars was supposed to cover meals and lodging. So I start out by flying into Paris. The book had mentioned a 'hotel' which was about $2 a night. Having only been familiar with Holiday Inns and the like in the U.S., $2 a night joints was a complete shock. The room had a double bed which had two deep body grooves in it. The cover appeared to be a horse-hair blanket. There was a toilet in the middle of the room with some type of seatless toilet next to it. I had no clue what the heck it was. As it did have faucets it ran water. The only thing I could think of washing in it at the time was my lower legs. I made up my mind I needed to spend a little more money for a room, at least in the beginning. Fortunately, I knew someone who was attending the Sorbonne University as a junior year student. I contacted her for a cheap American style hotel room with a shower and bathroom in the room. After that, I got used to living on the cheap. Still didn't use a bidet though once I found out its purpose. I remember that book! Stayed at my share of hostels, B and Bs and old fashioned hotels with the tiny, clanky bathroom at the end of the hall that everyone shared. Couldn’t manage it today, at my age, when getting up to pee at night is a thing. Now I’ve graduated to Rick Steve’s Europe books - and I can afford a little better accommodation, but still like the old fashioned hotels (just prefer the ones with en suite bathrooms). I think bidets are the next duvets. Growing up, you never saw duvets in catalogs or stores. Got introduced to them in Europe and decided they were awesome. Introduced DH to them when we got married, but at the start, hand to make my own duvet covers. Now, they’re everywhere - getting hard to find the old traditional bed spreads. Bidets are next!!
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Post by irishpad on Sept 13, 2023 17:23:48 GMT -5
funny story Tenn. I know as an American, not use to a bidet but they are really a good idea
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 14, 2023 11:26:01 GMT -5
Very limited edition. Maybe only sold October 30th and 31st. Before and after that it will be Pumpkin Spice Ranch dressing.
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 14, 2023 23:58:39 GMT -5
Very limited edition. Maybe only sold October 30th and 31st. Before and after that it will be Pumpkin Spice Ranch dressing. Disgusting! But I'd probably buy one, just to say I had one. I'd never open it, or taste it though. I have a bottle of Pepsi Clear in my fridge. And a couple of limited coke flavors. Nope. I'm not brave enough to try them.
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 15, 2023 11:54:09 GMT -5
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU MOVE TO THE SOUTH
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South.
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before.
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.
5. Onced and Twiced are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
7. Jawl-P? means: Did you all go to the bathroom?
8. People actually grow, eat, and like okra.
9. Fixinto is one word. It means I'm going to do something.
10. There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there's supper.
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. It is referred to as the Wine of the South.
12. Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you.
13. The word jeet is actually a question meaning, 'Did you eat?'
14. You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.
16. Y'all is singular. All Y'all is plural.
17. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
18. You carry jumper cables in your car for your OWN car.
19. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco, and ketchup.
20. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, motorsports, and gossip.
21. Everyone you meet is a Honey, Sugar, Miss (first name), or Mr (first name)
22. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
23. You know what a hissy fit is..
24. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
25. We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!!
26. You understand these jokes and forward them to your Southern friends and those who just wish they were from the SOUTH.
AND one more:
27. Why did the chicken cross the road? To show that stupid possum that it CAN be done!
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 16, 2023 2:46:33 GMT -5
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU MOVE TO THE SOUTH
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. 2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South. 3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before. 4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha. 5. Onced and Twiced are words. 6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy! 7. Jawl-P? means: Did you all go to the bathroom? 8. People actually grow, eat, and like okra. 9. Fixinto is one word. It means I'm going to do something. 10. There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there's supper. 11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar. It is referred to as the Wine of the South. 12. Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you. 13. The word jeet is actually a question meaning, 'Did you eat?' 14. You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see. 15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em. 16. Y'all is singular. All Y'all is plural. 17. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal. 18. You carry jumper cables in your car for your OWN car. 19. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco, and ketchup. 20. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports, motorsports, and gossip. 21. Everyone you meet is a Honey, Sugar, Miss (first name), or Mr (first name) 22. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. 23. You know what a hissy fit is.. 24. Fried catfish is the other white meat. 25. We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!! 26. You understand these jokes and forward them to your Southern friends and those who just wish they were from the SOUTH. AND one more: 27. Why did the chicken cross the road? To show that stupid possum that it CAN be done! Based solely on the information provided about spiders, I will not be going anywhere in the South, except the south end of the city I live in, which is in the West. Although several of the other 'facts' provided, didn't attract me to the area either. I think I'll stay right where I am. You go ahead and enjoy the area for me. I'll pass.
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 16, 2023 14:21:24 GMT -5
Party at Opti's, tomorrow!
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Post by Opti on Sept 16, 2023 18:32:11 GMT -5
Cheap amusement gif
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Post by Opti on Sept 16, 2023 18:58:26 GMT -5
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Post by busymom on Sept 16, 2023 20:13:34 GMT -5
Another promising contender for the Darwin Award:
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Post by Opti on Sept 16, 2023 20:13:43 GMT -5
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Post by Opti on Sept 16, 2023 20:18:14 GMT -5
Another promising contender for the Darwin Award: Yikes!
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 16, 2023 20:29:17 GMT -5
Another promising contender for the Darwin Award: Funny, I just emptied and lubricated my shredder, last night.
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 16, 2023 20:47:09 GMT -5
It's crazy. I remember hearing about this murder, as a young adult. I remember thinking it was really gruesome. Weird.
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 16, 2023 20:51:31 GMT -5
It's crazy. I remember hearing about this murder, as a young adult. I remember thinking it was really gruesome. Weird. Fargo movie
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 17, 2023 1:10:27 GMT -5
It's crazy. I remember hearing about this murder, as a young adult. I remember thinking it was really gruesome. Weird. Fargo movieI'm staying away from ALL the wood chippers. That's not the way I want to go.Ill stay away from all my ex's too.
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Post by busymom on Sept 18, 2023 13:34:55 GMT -5
You need to be of a certain generation to get this one, but if you remember Star Trek & Fantasy Island, you're in:
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