General Chitchat for December

Since no one has posted yet, thought I would. Happy holidays for all. HO HO HO

well
if it will be as the last ones....

I forgot all about it being December and posted in the November thread the other day. Whoops!

Nice weekend here. It's been near 60 and sunny so I think we'll throw some steaks on the grill tonight. Supposed to be rainy and cool this week so we need to get out and enjoy it while we can. I don't mind the cool weather though, after the summer we had.

Have to take my mom for her consult with the plastic surgeon this week and his office is in another city an hour away. I dread driving there because I hate driving on the interstate when it rains. Blah.

Be careful out there MGK! For good measure I'll say a prayer for your safety, too. Good luck and know that I'm thinking of you and your Mom!

As I'm sure we all are MGK. For those who pray, let's send some additional prayers for MGK and her mom and family!

You're in all our prayers, MGK. Just leave extra early for the appt. and go slowly, drive in the right lane so you can drive without getting pushed by faster traffic. Interstates are hell under normal driving conditions. Also, a tip. I've read that if you wear sunglasses while driving in the rain, it makes vision clearer. Tried it once, and it worked.

MGK, hope all goes well, try PG's tip it works, my winter shades are light blue, silver, anything not dark.

good luck MyGirlKylie!!!

Awww, you guys are too sweet. I heart you all!

MyGirl, please give my best wishes to your mom for her speedy recovery.

My son invited me to the movies yesterday to see Hugo. In my opinion I have yet to see a more boring and looooonger film than that one. It was in 3D but it didn't make the movie more appealing to me. It's an artsy type film with wonderful scenes of Paris. (If I were more interested in Paris I might have enjoyed it.) He went there on his honeymoon so that's probably why he liked it. I swear if I were there alone I would have walked out halfway through.

My apologies to anyone who liked the film - this is just my opinion.

AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES
1. IF YOU'RE CHOKING ON AN ICE CUBE, SIMPLY POUR A CUP OF BOILING WATER DOWN YOUR THROAT.
PRESTO! THE BLOCKAGE WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE ITSELF.

2. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

3. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SHOWER.

4. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.

5. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.

6. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.

7. REMEMBER - EVERYONE SEEMS NORMAL UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THEM.

8. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

DAILY THOUGHT:
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

All very true and appropriate CindiGirl! hardeeharharhar!!!!

SLINKIES is??

#5

is #7 dedicated to G?

It's Me, I'm attaching a link for the slinky toy.

http://www.areyougame.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=PS8%2D1005&q=slinky

LOL Cindigirl and I just got diagnosed with high blood pressure I may skip your cure though. I had a slinkie when I was little till the dog ran off with it!

Let's celebrate!!!! Today is our first anniversary!



Yep, this little old forum first opened its virtual doors on 6 December 2010 and what a year it's been!

What do you think we can expect in the next 12 months???

Happy Anniversary ladies and well done katie, for a most informed and more than up-to-date site, beating the ordinary paps into the shade!!!! Many congrats to all the contributors, without you are lives would be more George-less!!! So well done girls!! Big hugs all round!!

amazing
one year only?

bravi!

melbert wrote:It's Me, I'm attaching a link for the slinky toy.

http://www.areyougame.com/interact/item.asp?itemno=PS8%2D1005&q=slinky

thanks, now I understand
funny!

Congratulations to us all for a year of participating in the most awsome forum. While we have our disagreements, we enjoy the give and take that happens here. Thank you Katie, for putting up with the nonsense that creeps into our posts at times.
Thank you for creating this wonderful site for us to vent, agree, disagree, joke and commiserate. Katie, you are the greatest.

WOW!!!!! one year old today, thanks Katiedot and everyone else, you know who you are names are not necessary.What a fun year it has been, have learned a lot. Although I may no longer feel the same way about GTC as I use to, I'am still a fan of George's and of all here at COH, so thank you and Happy Holidays.

Thanks Katie for a wonderful year
Here's a list of some of the most memorable moments this past year:
, , , , , , , , , , , And remember this one: ( ) and , , , , , , , and, last but not least...
Thanks everyone!

Congratulations COH, I remember when and how I was invited to join., and I'm glad I did!

L O V E Y O U A L L !!!!!! Happy Anniversary!!! Thank you Katie for all your hard work! Thanks to everyone else who has posted all the great articles and pics!!!! And, above all, thanks to George for bringing us all together to love him, hate him, rake him over the coals, celebrate his victories, and fulfilling some of our dreams about him. You guys are all great in your own way!!! Thanks for letting me be a part of you!

Joke emailed to me by a friend, funny and true at the same time!!!

Medical Info Women Should Know

Q: Should I have a baby after 35?
A: No, 35 children is enough.
Q : I'm two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A: With any luck, right after he finishes college.
Q : What is the most reliable method to determine a baby's sex?
A: Childbirth.
Q: My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she's borderline irrational.
A: So what's your question?
Q: My childbirth instructor says it's not pain I'll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A: Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.
Q: When is the best time to get an epidural?
A: Right after you find out you're pregnant.
Q: Is there any reason I have to be in the delivery room while my wife is in labor?
A: Not unless the word "alimony" means anything to you.
Q: Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A: Yes, pregnancy.
Q: Do I have to have a baby shower?
A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.
Q: Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A: When the kids are in college.

Lol @ the pregnancy jokes, Cindigirl.

Congrats on the 1 yr anniversary Katie!

Thank you Katie for COH


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
may many years follow

Katie, happy one year anniversary. Thanks for being there and putting up with us!!!

Katie - thanks for making this a great place to hang out. Really like it here.

This isn't one of my joke posts, but I thought it was a beautiful but sad story.
The Cab Ride




I arrived at the address and honked the horn. after waiting a
few minutes, I walked to the door and knocked. 'Just a minute,' answered a frail,
elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood
before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil
pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940's movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one
had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.

There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the
counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and
glassware.

'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to
the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing,' I told her.. 'I just
try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be
treated.'

'Oh, you're such a good boy,' she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me
an address and then asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?'

'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly..

'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a
hospice.'

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have
any family left,' she continued in a soft voice.. 'The doctor says I don't
have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

'What route would you like me to take?' I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the
building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.

We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when
they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse
that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner
and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm
tired. Let's go now.'

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low
building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed
under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were
Solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been
expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was
already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' She asked, reaching into her purse.

'Nothing,' I said

'You have to make a living,' she answered.

'There are other passengers,' I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me
tightly.

'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said.
'Thank you.'

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.. Behind
me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life..

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in
thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman
had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?
What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven
away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important
in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what
others may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY
WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

You won't get any big surprise in 10 days if you send this to ten people.
But, you might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate
by sending it on and reminding us that often it is the random acts of kindness that
most benefit all of us.

Thank you, my friend...

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as
well dance.

what you said was
amazingly bright


thank you
you made me
feel
GOOD


and not only
you made me think to such moments
I hope to spend
with my beloved one

I've seen that one before but it brings a tear to my eye every time. It's a good reminder to slow down and realize that the world doesn't revolve around our own lives. Nice one, Patty.

Uh, do you guys realize that it's just over 2 weeks till Christmas?
How did it get here so fast?

ohmy
only 2...
yes
really fast...

Noo, no no no, noooooo! I'm still just getting over Easter. It can't be Christmas already, it just can't!

Here's a cute video to lighten up the mood for today.

Jazz Lovin Cows
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lXKDu6cdXLI?rel=0

Very good, cindi. You reall can find some fun ones.

Thanks patty - with all the doomsday talk today about Stacy's demise or not I thought it might be a good idea to post something lighthearted. LOL

Awhile back we were discussing Michelle Duggar's many children. I read on AOL today she miscarried her 20th child. If anyone is interested here's the article.
http://www.aoltv.com/2011/12/08/michelle-duggar-miscarriage/?icid=maing-grid7%7Ccompaq-desktop%7Cdl19%7Csec1_lnk3%7C118723

LOL
cows listening to a concert!

Hate to break it to you Katie, but it IS! lol

It's sad for anyone to miscarry but between nearly losing the last one and now this, someone may be trying to tell them something.

I hope that they take heed of what "someone" is trying to tell them. Michelle said that she had an earlier miscarriage while taking birth control pills, and that they decided then to leave the number of chidren "up to God". Well, I hope now that they would at least consider condoms, or at least "rhythm method" birth control to cut down the odds. I think she's gotten to that point when it is not only dangerous but potentially unhealthy for a child, never mind for her.
She can't really afford to be physically dibilitated as she does have a family to raise.

so far from normality
this thing
IMO

Washington, D.C. Christmas Update:






The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity Scene in the UnitedStates' Capital this Christmas season.




This isn't for any religious reason.




They simply have not been able to find Three Wise Men in the Nation's Capitol.




A search for a Virgin continues.



There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.

LOL patty, that is sadly soooo true. If they were searching for a darker scenario they would no trouble with a Dante's Hell scene.

A Monk's Life

A young monk arrives at the monastery.
He is assigned to helping the other monks in copying the old canons and laws of the church by hand.




He notices, however, that all of the monks are copying from copies, not from the original manuscript.
So, the new monk goes to the Old Abbot to question this, pointing out that if someone made even a small error in the first copy, it would never be picked up! In fact, that error would be continued in all of the subsequent copies.



The head monk, says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son."

He goes down into the dark caves underneath the monastery




where the original manuscripts are held as archives in a locked vault that hasn't been opened for hundreds of years. Hours go by and nobody sees the Old Abbot.




So, the young monk gets worried and goes down to look for him. He sees him banging his head against the wall and wailing.


"We missed the R!"

"We missed the R!"

"We missed the R!"

His forehead is all bloody and bruised and he is crying uncontrollably.

The young monk asks the old abbot, "What's wrong, father?"

With a choking voice, the old Abbot replies,

"The word was...


CELEBRATE!"

Christmas will be here soon and it's time to get our lists done. This video describes what is on the top ten of my list. LOL

All I want for Christmas is George!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1VkMBi9vvw

And yes, it looks like George got a new hair stylist. LOL

If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope you're sitting down when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first date or not!!! We have all had bad dates but this takes the cake.

Jay Leno went into the audience to find the most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst first date experience.

There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the prize!

She said it was midwinter...Snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City , Utah .

It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and had never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed home late that a fternoon.

They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to realize that she should not have had that extra latte. ! ! They were about an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point here she told him that he had better stop and let her go beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car.

They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.

Upon finishing however, she soon becam e aware of another sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand new problem, due tothe extreme cold.


Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about' what is taking so long' with a reply that indeed, she was 'freezing her butt off' and in need of some assistance! He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to composethemselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem.

Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her first time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the fender.
As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize hands down. Or perhaps that should be 'pants down'. And you thought your first date was embarrassing.

Jay Leno's comment...'This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed off.'

Oh and how did the first date turn out? He became her husband and was sitting next to her on the Leno show.

If you laughed at this pass it on.

Remember,
If you haven't got a smile on your face
And laughter in your heart,
Then you are just a sour old fart!

ROFL patty. Now that's what I call getting to know someone real fast. You know, I thought of the solution before I read it. What does that say about me. For every problem there is a solution.

I think I'll still be laughing even when I go to bed.

Yes, there is a Santa Clause. He just drove by my house in a fire truck. He waved to me and said 'call me'. Well, he's my next door neighbor but that still counts doesn't it?

Actually this was a treat for the kids in my neighborhood in Bridgewater. I'm the biggest kid on the block. LOL

faces
would like to have seen their faces!!!

funny
but I found it so sweet too.... am I the only one?