tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post3148391288265683347..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: HehBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68220735315498938812008-04-25T20:14:00.000-06:002008-04-25T20:14:00.000-06:00Lin sez: Buck, that just reminded me of a recent ...<B>Lin</B> sez: <I>Buck, that just reminded me of a recent e-mail full of ancient one-liners. One of its classic truisms was "Children are given middle names so that they know when they are in serious trouble."<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I never got 'the pronouncement' but I was around plenty of kids who did. And they sure knew what it meant.</I><BR/><BR/>That quote is a truism if ever there was one, Lin. I should have said my DAD was the first terrorist, coz it was <B>he</B> who struck fear in my lil heart. Mom just knew which buttons to push. I suppose that <I>does</I> make her a terrorist, after all.<BR/><BR/><B>Becky</B> sez: <I>When Cody was little, he thought Matthew was just something you yelled at someone when they were getting on your nerves. I'll never forget the time he called me "Mommy Matthew!"</I><BR/><BR/>LOL! Spoken like a True Mom, Becky!<BR/><BR/>Apropos of nothing... I never thought a simple lil post about a tee shirt would collect 17 comments. I guess ya just NEVER know, eh?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-29377415430250931512008-04-25T18:18:00.000-06:002008-04-25T18:18:00.000-06:00When Cody was little, he thought Matthew was just ...When Cody was little, he thought Matthew was just something you yelled at someone when they were getting on your nerves. I'll never forget the time he called me "Mommy Matthew!"Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-16527827725090806482008-04-25T13:09:00.000-06:002008-04-25T13:09:00.000-06:00"Just wait until your Dad gets home, Norman Ellis ..."Just wait until your Dad gets home, Norman Ellis Pennington."<BR/><BR/>Buck, that just reminded me of a recent e-mail full of ancient one-liners. One of its classic truisms was "Children are given middle names so that they know when they are in serious trouble." <BR/><BR/>Honestly, I never got 'the pronouncement' but I was around plenty of kids who did. And they sure knew what it meant.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100999113439449482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-10955705231449891242008-04-25T12:03:00.000-06:002008-04-25T12:03:00.000-06:00Lou sez: That is the oddest bunch of comments I h...<B>Lou</B> sez: <I>That is the oddest bunch of comments I have seen.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, the whole danged blog is kinda strange, innit?<BR/><BR/><B>Becky</B> sez: <I>Good on ya for delaying the laundry!</I><BR/><BR/>Any and all excuses/rationales cheerfully accepted!<BR/><BR/><B>Jay</B> sez: <I>you know...it would be the ultimate in blogvanity to get your blogsite address put on the back.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, it would. That's a bit too far for me, though...<BR/><BR/><B>Lin</B> sez: <I>The more I depreciate, the less patience I have with b.s. grin</I><BR/><BR/>Ah... me, too...<B>in spades.</B> And yeah, Despair.com does have a pretty good schtick goin'...<BR/><BR/><B>Jim</B> sez: <I>I know what you mean, Buck. Nobody calls me "James" except the government and bill collectors.</I><BR/><BR/>The crew at my dentist's office was shocked to find I was "Buck" after they'd been calling me Norman for something like four years. "Norman" doesn't <I>bother</I> me, but I DO prefer my nickname. I still shudder at the thought of Mom either yelling "Norman Ellis Pennington!!" or worse... the pinched lips, low growl, almost a hiss: "Just wait until your Dad gets home, Norman Ellis Pennington." Aiiieee. Mom might have been the original female terrorist, coz she could sure strike terror into MY lil heart.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-34269985074124807982008-04-25T09:59:00.000-06:002008-04-25T09:59:00.000-06:00I know what you mean, Buck. Nobody calls me "James...I know what you mean, Buck. Nobody calls me "James" except the government and bill collectors.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Norman, congrats on the Wings advancing.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-56055490774587041412008-04-24T21:09:00.000-06:002008-04-24T21:09:00.000-06:00Finally ... an honest internet company! This is s...Finally ... an honest internet company! This is so much nicer than reading through flowery boilerplate drivel when you know that this is what they are really thinking. Is it just me? The more I depreciate, the less patience I have with b.s. grinLinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100999113439449482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-35283918516379087412008-04-24T20:42:00.000-06:002008-04-24T20:42:00.000-06:00you know...it would be the ultimate in blogvanity ...you know...it would be the ultimate in blogvanity to get your blogsite address put on the back.The Friendly Neighborhood Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07801966842022621248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-87315720460553745202008-04-24T18:40:00.000-06:002008-04-24T18:40:00.000-06:00That is the oddest bunch of comments I have seen.That is the oddest bunch of comments I have seen.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-27092364166561465912008-04-24T17:56:00.000-06:002008-04-24T17:56:00.000-06:00Good on ya for delaying the laundry!Good on ya for delaying the laundry!Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-61054097452648900872008-04-24T17:09:00.000-06:002008-04-24T17:09:00.000-06:00Or I would be, if I looked at it.Hunh? "It" being...<I>Or I would be, if I looked at it.</I><BR/><BR/>Hunh? "It" being?Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-3710409790162992132008-04-24T16:36:00.000-06:002008-04-24T16:36:00.000-06:00Wow, I'm really impressed.Or I would be, if I look...Wow, I'm really impressed.<BR/><BR/>Or I would be, if I looked at it.mkfreeberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265933747192068934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-11923008774419843032008-04-24T15:59:00.000-06:002008-04-24T15:59:00.000-06:00Norman?I used to say "I'm Norman twice a month, th...<I>Norman?</I><BR/><BR/>I used to say "I'm Norman twice a month, the rest of the time I'm Buck." But that's up to three times/mo now, what with the arrival of Social Security.<BR/><BR/>And... apropos of nothing... My parents had a VERY weird sense of humor: my sister's name is Norma. Aiiieee. <BR/><BR/>About which, I suppose I should mention since I've opened this can o' worms, Norma is my "original" sister, for lack of a better term. As opposed to my half-sisters, who are the same ages, relatively speaking, as my adult boys. I had a strange, strange family. But don't we all? <B>;-)</B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67725634454998922282008-04-24T11:02:00.000-06:002008-04-24T11:02:00.000-06:00Norman?(Not that there's anything wrong with that....Norman?<BR/><BR/>(Not that there's anything wrong with that. My Mom didn't name me "Suldog", either.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-45109961445807072242008-04-24T11:00:00.000-06:002008-04-24T11:00:00.000-06:00Lemmee think on this, FF.Interesting, eh, Pat?Ashl...Lemmee think on this, FF.<BR/><BR/>Interesting, eh, Pat?<BR/><BR/><B>Ashley</B> sez: <I>Thy wish for a self-depreciating shirt was granted.</I><BR/><BR/>ALL my tee shirts are self-depreciating, ya know. They keep declining in value until I can't wear 'em any longer. Holes, and all that. <B>;-)</B><BR/><BR/>(Sorry. I know ALL about you and typos, Ash... but I couldn't resist this one. Feel free to beat me up as you see fit.) <B>;-)</B>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-84879895571769725022008-04-24T09:50:00.000-06:002008-04-24T09:50:00.000-06:00Thy wish for a self-depreciating shirt was granted...Thy wish for a self-depreciating shirt was granted.Inquirieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027081076689602255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-8959320769671045592008-04-24T08:11:00.000-06:002008-04-24T08:11:00.000-06:00Say What?Say What?PRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429172501061105316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-85853635023419040482008-04-24T01:37:00.000-06:002008-04-24T01:37:00.000-06:00Tag! You're it!Tag! You're it!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429455198999868784noreply@blogger.com