Let it snow,let it snow,let it snow

[Jerry Oz]

If the help gets paid, where do I apply for that job?

[ralpht]

Well now you let the cat out of the bag and all the chuckleheads will be wanting to "wet their beaks" [[since were using Godfather analogy)

[Jerry Oz]

You know, now I'm wondering why I didn't use "Luca Brasi" as my screen name...

[westgrandboulevard]

I'm glad you didn't. I wouldn't feel as at home here, if you had.

[Jerry Oz]

Then I'm glad I didn't, as well. Home is where the heart is.

[arr&bee]

Oh boy more reviews...from dogpatch ark.[had to call out national guard to stop folks from burning down theater after credits]...from three toes north d
akota[mayor tarred and feathered for allowing this tripe to be shown in movie house]...from the washington post[president will declare an act of war on any city showing this film and will use nuclear weapons if nessasary]..wow gang the president noticed us,too bad were off to eurpope.

[Jerry Oz]

Forget all of that. What was the take at the box office?

BTW: Before going to Europe, can we show it to my cousin Buck? He owes me for a bag of White Castles that I bought him in 1997 and I don't think he's going to pay. I'd like the prez to nuke him for being a moocher.

[arr&bee]

YOU HAD TO ASK,WELL LUCKILY FOR US I KEEP TWO SETS OF BOOKS,SO WE CAME OUT EVEN...[and we'll be in Europe by the time they find out,hehehehe].

[Jerry Oz]

Cool cool cool... Umm... About the tickets to Europe. I'm not sure when we're leaving and today is June 27th, so my "subsidy" won't be arriving until the first of the month. I'm hoping you can float me until Uncle Sam coughs up the loot for by baby's mom. I'll even get her to sign an IOU for you if you want.

[westgrandboulevard]

.....arr&bee is more likely to receive a DUI.....

[Jerry Oz]

The only letters that apply around here seem to be "SMH" and "LOL".

[westgrandboulevard]

Let's look upon it as a study in human nature.

[ralpht]

Hmmmm....There is a woman in my life that says men are monkeys. And she presents a pretty damn good case, I'm afraid to admit. So I wear it with extreme pride.

[westgrandboulevard]

If she says men are monkeys, what does she say women are.......?

[ralpht]

Whatever is superior, westgrand. In this case...women.

[Jerry Oz]

I vote for "female monkeys"...

[westgrandboulevard]

So do I, Jerry......but, of course, the term 'wise monkey' may be applied to individuals of both sexes, whenever appropriate......

[ralpht]

She claims men don't really talk to one another. We are just surface types. Like Monkeys. I'm comfortable with that.

[westgrandboulevard]

She likes to gossip.......LOL

[ralpht]

With her, not gossip. Just what I call "chick talk", which irritates her. But most guys don't talk "chick" We communicate differently. The sooner you younger dudes learn this the better off you will be.

[Jerry Oz]

I guess she's right... We don't talk to each other and we tend to ignore them... I guess that's proof that we speak no evil, hear no evil, but still manage to see lots of it. And usually it's a chick seen in the middle of all sorts of evil...

And I would be remiss not to mention "younger dudes"...

[westgrandboulevard]

Ralph, as I'm 64 next week, I guess I'm not so much of a 'younger dude'...and my partner of 35 years is also male, so I can only observe and be objective on this interesting scenario.

I'm thinking 'chick talk' might mean details which seem very important to her, but " yadda yadda yadda" to you....? LOL

[ralpht]

West,
From my present perspective, 64 is pretty young. You nailed it. She is all about details. Congratulations on your successful relationship.

[westgrandboulevard]

Thanks, Ralph.

Partner is 71 in August, so we're 'golden oldies'. There are benefits. My philosophy is it's not your age that's most important, it's how you are for it. This forum keeps me in touch with my younger self, and who I hope never leaves me!

I seem to think you also have a birthday coming up soon.? And your Mom passed away sometime in July 2012, same as mine [[July 10, 87 years of age)......?

[ralpht]

West,
You are so right. Age is mostly a matter of attitude. At least until it takes someone to help you out of a chair or some such thing. So far I'm good.

I'm also 71, but not for long. The 6th I roll over another number.

My mom passed on the 16th at 93. Bless both our moms West.

[westgrandboulevard]

Indeed, Ralph.

When Moms pass, there's a feeling that no-one remains to remember us before we started to make our own memories. Remembering them after they've 'gone' is the least we can do in return.

Mine still chimes in from time to time,when I'm least expecting it. It's as if she's hovering behind my head, like Endora in 'Bewitched', sat on the mantelpiece....still blaming me for the onset of her varicose veins... LOLOL

[ralpht]

That's funny, West. Varicose veins. Our moms must have been cut from the same cloth. My mother blamed my brother Russ and me on her grey hair. She used to say when exasperated with us "Why mothers get grey".

[Jerry Oz]

Guilt is a great motivator and mothers are very motivational.

[westgrandboulevard]

If ever I did anything which was not really approved by my Dad, he would say "Your Mother is rather upset with you..." - !

[Jerry Oz]

My dad is motivational as well. It didn't occur to me or my siblings that my dad never spanked any of us. Mom told us that and I has to wrack my brain to figure out that it was true. Just hearing him tell us [[after many warnings) that the line was crossed and listening to his feet coming up the steps to dispense appropriate discipline for childish shenanigans was enough to make them stop immediately. Mom, on the other hand was able to dispense justice and love at the same time. I never felt that she was angry at me, just desiring to make sure that the action would not occur again without consequences. My sister and I took those lessons well and didn't do the same back thing twice. My brother, however, was the defiant one who apparently wanted her to know about his defiance. I'm not condoning spanking for everyone, but it worked for us.

The lesson: Don't make Mom angry.

[westgrandboulevard]

Not if you're looking for a dinner, you shouldn't.....

[Jerry Oz]

Well, she'd go without it herself before sending us to bed without it. She'd make us sit there and eat all of it, even if we didn't like something on our plate, but she didn't use food for corrective action. It would probably break her heart to do that.

[westgrandboulevard]

My own mum used to get very concerned if I was off my food, so I always tried to observe protocol wherever possible......even if it seemed like an emotional tightrope at times...!

[Jerry Oz]

"Protocol" seems to be such a formal way to put family interaction. Fortunately, I was the "good one", especially when compared to my brother. And my sister fell off of the same branch as Mom do far as their personalities are concerned. You can imagine which of us was the squeaky wheel and needed constant attention, can't you?

[westgrandboulevard]

Protocol : official procedure or system of rules.....

My Mum was not strict, but would be disappointed if she had cooked and prepared two courses for one o'clock and we weren't there. She didn't go out to work, and so was queen of the house. The kitchen, in particular, was her domain......so we all knew the protocol...

My sister was less inclined to follow the rules, and showed little interest in cooking, much to our Mum's disappointment.

In her case, the fruit did fall a little further from the tree.....

[Jerry Oz]

[[I hope I didn't offend you by suggesting that "protocol" was an interesting choice of words. But something deemed official seems - well - oddly professional and although it was appropriately used, I never thought to consider it in a family setting.)

Anyway, every family has its way of interacting and Mom and Dad [[for those with a dad) set the rules. It's typical for most kids to toe the line within this understanding, but probably as often as not, there will be one or more like my brother and your sister. My brother, by the way, grew up to be a fine man and I was honored when he was my best man when I got married. I don't think Mom or Dad did anything to help him get the chip off of his shoulder; he just realized that they weren't always wrong and he wasn't always right. So they sometimes turn out better than they start.

[arr&bee]

Hey raplh,i like that monkey angle,for my next film the president of[monkeyworld]finds a human baby and raises it to be his son but the kid won't eat bananas which raises alot of questions with the monkey congress,sounds like a hit to me...now where can i find a monkey who'll work for bananas?

[westgrandboulevard]

Jerry, not to worry. The word 'protocol' was being used by me in a dry, humorous way. Tongue in cheek, you might say.

Re: your brother. Better for all of us to turn out better than we started...although it can sometimes seem like a long journey!

Arr&bee, there are a few monkeys around here, working for bananas. Or you might consider a production of Tarzan of the Grapes....

[Jerry Oz]

I don't know about monkeys around here, but if you are truly what you eat, then there should be a constant shortage of nuts...

[westgrandboulevard]

...and all those people will say their inspiration was Leroy Pullins....

[Jerry Oz]

We take our cues from Larry, Moe [[not that ​moe), and Curly Joe, who be just background characters around here.

[westgrandboulevard]

We're all a Stooge for someone. Maybe that's the way it should be...

[Jerry Oz]

And I'm sure that we are all stooges to someone as well...

[westgrandboulevard]

I guess the difference between being 'a stooge for' and 'a stooge to' is our own agreement to the first, and somewhat reluctant acceptance of the second.

A difference in perception of details between two people can become rather a sensitive issue between them....

[Jerry Oz]

I'm sure... If you do something and the result was predictable and catastrophic, you're typically the first one to think "that was stupid". If someone else affirms your thought by telling you that you did something stupid, it usually comes like a rapier and hurts a little more.

[westgrandboulevard]

Absolutely. I might think it...but if someone else actually says it before me, that can be really annoying....

[Jerry Oz]

It would be better if they could let it go, but it becomes irritating when they want me to know exactly how stoopid it was.

Them: "That was stupid."
Jerry: "Yes. You are 100% right."
Them: "Why'd you do it?"
Jerry: "I thought that it would work."
Them: "I could have told you that it wouldn't work."
Jerry: "I guess I should have asked you first."
Them: "I would have told you it was stupid."
Jerry: "Gotcha."'
Them: "Are you high or something?"
Jerry: "Nah. I just like it when people tell me how stoopid I should feel for making an honest mistake. Especially when they tell me for an hour and a half.​"

Just let it go... It's not going to get any smarter or correct itself if you keep pushing the issue...

[westgrandboulevard]

"I just can't resist another piece of this delicious cake. I really shouldn't, as I just know I'll put on some weight...." [[thinks : go on, go on! tell me I look fine. Tell me....)

Response, from a friend on a strict diet :
"Yes, I've been thinking for quite a while that you're looking much fatter..."

Verbal hand grenades.....

[Jerry Oz]

Kind of like asking someone when "the big date" is before finding out they aren't pregnant...

[westgrandboulevard]

Yes! [[it's happened)..... or saying very brightly to a woman "Oh hello, just off to the hairdressers?"...and to receive the rather terse response "I've just been...."