Today I learned.... [Archive]

Aquilegia

09-16-2004, 11:40 AM

I started a new job on Monday. Today I went to take a some cheques to the bank, parking in a multi story car park.
Returning to the car park I could not find my car. I walked up and down the ramps searching until my feet hurt. The car park attendant came to help. After about half an hour we decided my car must have been stolen.
I rang work to let them know what was happening. Just as I got through to the boss and said Hello, my eyes came to rest on the works van. I had not come in my car at all! How do you tell the boss you phoned him for nothing without sounding like a complete idiot?
Today I learned to remember what I am driving!

mythicat

09-16-2004, 03:48 PM

Today I learned that when you're a dog, the sound of a wretching cat rings out like the chiming of a dinner bell. :eek:

esclava

09-16-2004, 04:21 PM

Today I learned that Master IS psychic, beyond all doubt. I wrote an email to him whining about how we haven't played in weeks, then didn't send it and started working on some projects. No sooner was I puttering away happily (well, feeling better anyway) than he came home (at 11 a.m.!) Within minutes I was collared, on my knees and FINALLY being beaten silly.

I'm fully expecting him to walk on water sometime in October.

ValKyrie

09-16-2004, 08:43 PM

Today I learned that sometimes the most difficult decisions to make are the most liberating.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

:D

GaryWilcox

09-16-2004, 08:51 PM

...the value of a cell phone.

As I drove home through a small, affluent community, I noticed a a box on a telephone pole sparking, setting branches on fire, and then exploding (we got our first taste of Ivan today). I was able to call 911 from my position, give them a location and directions, and move along quickly before loose power cables might have caused my car to explode...

allalone46

09-17-2004, 01:05 AM

Yes but you get one of those cushy air seats. The seat in my bus is like riding a 2 by 4 diging right in my nads And when the seat is brok, and you can't get it up off the floor and have to get the ode to the shipper on time or shut down a plant and the only truck there is is the one with the broken seat, and you have todrive 10 hrs to do it than it has to be done.. I hall auto parts on a just in time delivery. If I am as much as 15 min late it causts the company $1,ooo,ooo dollars an hr. and it causts the auto co. at least $15,ooo,ooo an hr. :(

sm4hg

09-17-2004, 05:17 AM

What I learned from this thread today is, we shouldn't wallow in self-pity, should we?
And we surely shouldn't compete for the pity of others, should we, Mobius and allalone46? ;)

albear

09-17-2004, 05:39 AM

Well, I'm glad we're all learning some valuable lessons! :p

Today I learnt the true value of caffeine...and how dependant I am on it. I got home at 2am last night (this morning) and got back up at 6am for work. I was running on caffeine alone. Maybe I should invest in a caffeine drip :D

mythicat

09-17-2004, 08:19 AM

...the value of a cell phone.
I was able to call 911 from my position, give them a location and directions, and move along quickly before loose power cables might have caused my car to explode...
Glad you're alright, Gary! How did you weather the hurricane otherwise?

mythicat

09-17-2004, 08:21 AM

If I am as much as 15 min late it causts the company $1,ooo,ooo dollars an hr. and it causts the auto co. at least $15,ooo,ooo an hr. :(
Today I learned how much the mark-up on auto parts is! :D

GaryWilcox

09-17-2004, 08:27 AM

Glad you're alright, Gary! How did you weather the hurricane otherwise? We got the outside TIP of it (it's fucking HUGE), the worst is yet to come, although it may have moved out of our area now... very calm outside now.

slavelucy

09-17-2004, 12:33 PM

What I learned from this thread today is, we shouldn't wallow in self-pity, should we? And we surely shouldn't compete for the pity of others, should we, Mobius and allalone46? ;)

...and today i learned that some people take threads way too seriously. :rolleyes:

Personally i can't be doing with all this not wallowing in self pity, being ridiculously positive all the time etc- if people wanna wallow in self-pity for a moment or two in a day, then let 'em! :p

And as for Mobius and allalone..i don't think they're competing for pity, they're just being guys, that's what men do....so come on gentleman, lucy eagerly awaits photographic evidence of your respective seating arrangements! :D

sl

Mobius

09-17-2004, 07:27 PM

And when the seat is brok, and you can't get it up off the floor and have to get the ode to the shipper on time or shut down a plant and the only truck there is is the one with the broken seat, and you have todrive 10 hrs to do it than it has to be done.. I hall auto parts on a just in time delivery. If I am as much as 15 min late it causts the company $1,ooo,ooo dollars an hr. and it causts the auto co. at least $15,ooo,ooo an hr. :(

Ok you win your job suck's more than mine.
If Im only 15 min late, I only get an angry parent. You win.

Mobius

09-17-2004, 07:29 PM

...and today i learned that some people take threads way too seriously. :rolleyes:

Personally i can't be doing with all this not wallowing in self pity, being ridiculously positive all the time etc- if people wanna wallow in self-pity for a moment or two in a day, then let 'em! :p

And as for Mobius and allalone..i don't think they're competing for pity, they're just being guys, that's what men do....so come on gentleman, lucy eagerly awaits photographic evidence of your respective seating arrangements! :D

sl

Lucy I think a picture of your posterier would be a hell of a lot more welcome then a picture of mine. Trust me you do not want to go down that road.

Mobius

09-17-2004, 07:32 PM

We got the outside TIP of it (it's fucking HUGE), the worst is yet to come, although it may have moved out of our area now... very calm outside now.

Since we are on a BDSM board I think we should say that you are in the anus of the huricane instead of the eye. :)

mythicat

09-17-2004, 10:46 PM

Gary didnt get the eye, he just let Ivan put his fucking HUGE TIP in. ;)

GaryWilcox

09-17-2004, 11:31 PM

Gary didnt get the eye, he just let Ivan put his fucking HUGE TIP in. ;) Naughty!

Nobody lets a storm do what it does... it's a matter of men of will and courage taking its wildness, its lack of respect for human dominant will, and beating and molding it back until it's downgraded...

...much like a human being, downgraded to fucktoy status...

mythicat

09-17-2004, 11:37 PM

Naughty!

Nobody lets a storm do what it does... it's a matter of men of will and courage taking its wildness, its lack of respect for human dominant will, and beating and molding it back until it's downgraded...

...much like a human being, downgraded to fucktoy status...

You say that like it's a bad thing...

GaryWilcox

09-18-2004, 12:24 AM

It's not a bad thing to get caught in a storm. ;)

Finding_Fantasy

09-18-2004, 03:23 AM

Not to put fresh diapers and onesies on the kids right before feeding them. It's redundant, because you just have to do it all over again after the meal (with the additional step of a bath).

Unless the child in question is my daughter who is a neater eater than I am! (No comments from the peanut gallery)

But I did learn (or was reminded of it tonight) that if you think your kid is down for the night... think again. Mine always wakes up right about when I am ready to sit down to eat.

jaeangel

09-18-2004, 07:46 AM

Yeah, I know what you mean, Finding Fantasy!
My youngest (1 1/2 y.o.) goes to sleep at 9 pm, no problem; my oldest (2 1/2) goes to sleep around 9:30, I carry him into the bedroom, and he goes to sleep on the bed...and then when Hubby comes home (around 11pm) and sits down to eat here comes our oldest! And the first thing he does is reach for whatever's on the plate!! :)

ValKyrie

09-18-2004, 08:06 AM

I learned a lot yesterday. In fact, I learned too much to share. So, I learned that when the state comes into "assist", you are destined for piles of paperwork. Actually, I knew that, but geesh.

I also learned that my staff are correct when they compare my diplomacy skills to bullshit. I am sooooo good at both and it pays off. $$$$

This morning I learned that having cable tv in my room means Saturday morning is family time in mommy's bedroom. How cool is that? Two kids and a dog chilling out on a beautiful Saturday morning.

I also learned the value of friendship.

If I haven't learned something in a day, it has been wasted.

Finding_Fantasy

09-18-2004, 06:15 PM

If I haven't learned something in a day, it has been wasted.

A lady I work with told me what her father used to say:

"If you haven't learned anything today, you haven't lived."

What did I learn today? Well once again it revolves around my daughter. She teaches me so much and she's only 1 1/2 years old.

Today I learned that your little ones like to "help" with the chores... if you can call it help.

I also learned that - God help me - I still love country music. (Waits for the comment from TG) It just has so many good memories behind it.

sm4hg

09-19-2004, 05:28 AM

Well, I can't say I've learned it today, but I was painfully reminded of the fact...
it is very hard to discuss any topic in a foreign language.... :(
*wiping the sweat off his forehead*

By the way, FF, listening to Country Music isn't a crime in itself.... but loving it surely is.... ;)
But, to credit(?:confused: ) your honesty, I'd suggest TG should use a paddle on you .... instead of a bullwhip.... :D :rolleyes:

IndigoFae

09-19-2004, 09:14 AM

Today i learned that i really have to make more of an effort on changing my diet and exercising habits, for my own sake.
Oh...and that i don't have to worry too much about my English :)

ValKyrie

09-19-2004, 10:42 PM

Today I learned that taking a nap in the evening is a bad idea for a Sunday night.

Gosh, tomorrow is going to be a long day!

:eek:

Mobius

09-20-2004, 03:48 AM

Today I learned not to eat a late evening snack before gong to bed.
I had a couple of penut butter sandwitchs on rye with a side of wheat thins and a cafine free coke. And I had the some very odd dreams. Some thing about moving the shed aquariam to the musium of science and industry. And We were very concirned thatthe walls of the musiam had to be clean for the fishes. Remember being very stressed over the cleaning. I dont get it. any way I have to go to work 4:53am bye

spike

09-20-2004, 04:45 AM

Some thing about moving the shed aquariam to the musium of science and industry. And We were very concirned thatthe walls of the musiam had to be clean for the fishes.
BOTTRWL (banging on the table rocking with laughter - just another way of saying ROFLMAO really, but one I could explain to my mother.) That is the best kind of dream, Moby, where something utterly surreal is very important. Keep eating the late night meals and telling us the results! :)

Spike

erotic_nibbles

09-20-2004, 07:38 AM

Today I learned that reading your stories about kids makes me want some even more :(

I'd like around 6...is this a good time to request applications from sperm donors?! :D JUST KIDDING!

~~nibbles~~

ValKyrie

09-20-2004, 07:59 PM

Today I learned that reading your stories about kids makes me want some even more :(

I'd like around 6...is this a good time to request applications from sperm donors?! :D JUST KIDDING!

~~nibbles~~

I dumped the sperm donor. He is up for grabs!

:D

And tonight while my kidlings are with their dad, I learn once again how much of my life involves the little ones.

NaturalSub

09-21-2004, 08:16 AM

I learnt not to immitate a rally driver, whilst driving down small country roads with a ciggarette in one hand and the phone in the other whilst being late for a meeting!

It all nearly came to a sticky end, I'm just oh so greatful that I've just had my break pads replaced and they are very very good!

mythicat

09-21-2004, 08:42 AM

Today I learned not to follow Altoids with a spoonful of ice cream! :eek:

spike

09-21-2004, 08:50 AM

Today I learned not to follow Altoids with a spoonful of ice cream! :eek:
I'm sorry, myth, you have to explain product names to us primitives back in the old country. Altoids?

Spike

IndigoFae

09-21-2004, 09:02 AM

I'm sorry, myth, you have to explain product names to us primitives back in the old country. Altoids?

SpikeHere... :)

spike

09-21-2004, 09:04 AM

Not sold here as far as I know, though not an afficianado of mints. Maybe they have a different name.

Spike

IndigoFae

09-21-2004, 09:06 AM

Not sold here as far as I know, though not an afficianado of mints. Maybe they have a different name.

SpikeNor here either, as far as i know :)

But i think that did help make her post clearer.

mythicat

09-21-2004, 12:33 PM

Not sold here as far as I know, though not an afficianado of mints. Maybe they have a different name.
Altoids not sold in GB...that is too funny!

Quoted from the liner paper inside the Peppermint Altoids tin:

ALTOIDS, the Original Celebrated Curiously Strong
Peppermints, are specially formulated peppermint
lozenges many times stronger than ordinary mints. Their
curious strength comes from the generous use of real
peppermint oil, as prescribed in the original recipe
developed by Smith & Co. at the turn of the 19th century.

Established in 1780 during the reign of King George III,
Smith & Co. later became a part of Callard & Bowser, a
prestigious English confectioner founded in 1837. To this
day, Callard & Bowser continues to make ALTOIDS to
the original recipe developed more than 200 years ago.

Sounds about as English as it gets! lol

spike

09-21-2004, 12:39 PM

Altoids not sold in GB...that is too funny!
I'm not guaranteeing it.

Could be that whatever they are called her was already in use in US when first exported.

Spike

This thread has offically been hijacked

slavelucy

09-21-2004, 12:40 PM

Not sold here as far as I know, though not an afficianado of mints. Maybe they have a different name.

Afficianado of mints - LOL! Like it.

i have a feeling they may be a 'Fishermans Friend' type mint, you know, those godawful strong things that blow ya head off, a bit like deep heat lotion, but in your mouth. :eek:

i think i may have seen Altoids in chemists and such (drug store, or whatever you guys call it), but i don't think it's a particularly mainstream thing.
sl

P.S. Today i learned that when you phone a hotel to book a Christmas 'do', and are told that the 'Christmas Coordinator' (whaat?!) is on annual leave..you're on to a loser. :rolleyes:

mythicat

09-21-2004, 12:59 PM

i have a feeling they may be a 'Fishermans Friend' type mint, you know, those godawful strong things that blow ya head off, a bit like deep heat lotion, but in your mouth. :eek:

Nope, we have Fisherman's Friends here and it's not the same at all. Altoids are like little chalky white disks with nothing but a pure peppermint oil kick.

Ingredients: Sugar, Oil of Peppermint, Gum Arabic, Gelatin, Corn Syrup.

I know this isnt the most appealing example, but over here we have these little tablets of boric acid that we stick in cupboard corners and such to kill roaches and other bugs...if you guys know those over there, then Altoids look a LOT like those. lol

subreader

09-21-2004, 01:22 PM

today I learned that a friend in need... is a pain in the arse!

NaturalSub

09-21-2004, 03:07 PM

We do have Altoids in the UK, they are my mint of choice for when I am driving, I think the main atraction is the tin, I like tins!

They look and taste just like Extra Strong mints, but they are smaller and they are yummy!

Mobius

09-21-2004, 04:50 PM

Today I learned to be carefull what you wish for you might just get it.

I have been grousing about my large gap in my day approximatly from 9:30 am to 3pm. It has been nice but unprofitable.

So now they have just givin me a new rought but at 1:15 to drive from naperville to glen ellyn. then rush to Hinsdale by 3pm. Problem is if you are not in the bus parking by 2:30 you wil be at the end of the line before you even get close to the school to pick up your kids.

So any way here I am doing the rought, thank god for mapquest. love the program.

Now if I only had that time machine were I could freeze time.

Finding_Fantasy

09-21-2004, 08:36 PM

Well, Mobius, it could be worse. After your little accident you could be without a job period and a whole lot of time on your hands. :)

erotic_nibbles

09-22-2004, 12:13 AM

I dumped the sperm donor. He is up for grabs!

OMG...lmao

ValKyrie I've read several of your posts....if you dumped him I'm thinking he's no good so I'll pass....but sounds like you have wonderful kids!

~~nibbles~~

erotic_nibbles

09-22-2004, 12:23 AM

Nope, we have Fisherman's Friends here and it's not the same at all. Altoids are like little chalky white disks with nothing but a pure peppermint oil kick.

Ingredients: Sugar, Oil of Peppermint, Gum Arabic, Gelatin, Corn Syrup.

I know this isnt the most appealing example, but over here we have these little tablets of boric acid that we stick in cupboard corners and such to kill roaches and other bugs...if you guys know those over there, then Altoids look a LOT like those. lol

Just so you don't feel all alone on this...I know what you mean on the Altoids...they are really strong mints and you're right...the ice cream was a bad idea after having one!....lol....hope you can breath ok again now!

~~nibbles~~

Oh....and today I learned to check back quicker when you make a request for sperm donors :D

sm4hg

09-22-2004, 05:41 AM

today I learned that a friend in need... is a pain in the arse!

Sorry for that! Unfortunately good friends are rare...
... and sometimes a good friend has to be a pain in the arse.

sm4hg

09-22-2004, 06:09 AM

Oh, I forgot....
...today I've learned that it is NOT a good idea to touch your eyes or your genitals after having applied some deep-heat-lotion (??? you know this kind of lotion you use to make sore muscles better or to cure a wryneck....) even if you've washed your hands afterwards. :(

I surely found a new torture... any volunteers??? :[

slavelucy

09-22-2004, 06:46 AM

I surely found a new torture... any volunteers??? :[

Heh, oh, bless you!

Let's just say, i can offer personal assurances that you haven't found a new torture... *blushing furiously* :o

sl

mythicat

09-22-2004, 08:16 AM

I surely found a new torture... any volunteers??? :[

Not for rubbing it on my eyes... ;)

NaturalSub

09-22-2004, 01:49 PM

Today I learnt that Freshers Fairs are great places to finally achive and ambition you never knew you had!

I joined the University Territorial Army today, and it rocks!

redEva

09-22-2004, 04:39 PM

... not to give any comments or advices unless specifically asked for. :(

jaeangel

09-23-2004, 10:37 AM

Pandora's Box

09-23-2004, 10:40 AM

Yesterday's lesson:

In a bad situation, stick to your principles. People can turn on you, but your principles won't.

Mobius

09-23-2004, 12:11 PM

...that despite the eternal willingness, good humor, and patience I have shown to my husband's family, they still don't like the fact that I married him. Hubby and I had an anniversary party (it was our third anniversary) invited the family (11 people), and nobody came. Had to eat 3 dozen steamed crabs and a huge cake all by ourselves.
But it was still a good anniversary. :)
I am sorry for that. I to have an astranged family of sorts. My mothers side of the family. I have no contact with them at all. Of course my grand parents are no longer living. But my uncle Ant I have lost tract of them. It all started back in the midle 80's when My father decided to buy out the family company. At that time owned by my grandmother. It was a pressure sensitive type company known as Zipatone. Of course the arival of the Macintosh and a laser printers spelled the doom of that venture. We bought them out the company failed 6 years lator. When My father bought out the company he fired my uncle and ant. So they are still pissed at him and any one on this side of the family.

Well any way it is sad that money is thicker than blood.
It is a very long story I will not bore you with the detials.

GaryWilcox

09-23-2004, 12:14 PM

When you see the rat in the open...

...hide the cheese!

slavelucy

09-24-2004, 10:08 AM

AndrewBlack

09-24-2004, 10:22 AM

The early bird catches the worm...

But the second mouse gets the cheese.

jaeangel

09-24-2004, 04:33 PM

:( :mad:

Sorry to hear that jaeangel.

My in-laws strongly dislike me as well, so you're not alone.

Hope it was a nice cake though. *smiles softly*

sl
Yeah, it was...I made it myself! :)
It's not that they dislike me (My husband's mother being the exception) but they don't really care for me one way or the other. The only member I'm on speaking terms with is hubby's aunt, who is a librarian. She loves my (mainstream) writing.
Everybody else, while the're nice to me, they still don't think I'm in it for the long haul. Hubby's grandmother still declares every time she sees me that the only reason I married my hubby was so I could get my US citizenship! (even though I've explained to her that the days in which one could marry a US citizen and thereby gain citizenship automatically are waaaay gone, and the only way I could get citizenship now is by shelling out eight hundred dollars and two months of my time to attend English and civics classes I went through in elementary school!!) Grandmother doesn't like the fact that I have a green card, or that I'm Korean, or that I have no idea who my parents are because I was adopted. The family name, apparently, goes back a loooong time, back to the old country (Poland) and has a long and decorated history of service to the ruling families, and having a scion of the family marrying a bastard like me is bringing down the family name.
You know what bugs me about that whole thing? The fact that they do like me, they just can't get past the fact that I'm Korean and I have a green card. What I'm like underneath doesn't matter, the fact that my hubby loves me and I make him happy doesn't matter. If Hubby had married some snobbish rich white woman with a huge family tree and was perfectly miserable married to her they would be happier. That, more than anything else, gets to me.
Sorry, just rambling, ignore me... :o

Pandora's Box

09-24-2004, 04:39 PM

I learned it helps to watch where you're walking today. (Apparently I had forgotten. :p )

I also learned you can't bake with a sprained ankle.

And that skinned knees aren't just for kids.

:o

Mobius

09-24-2004, 07:09 PM

Yeah, it was...I made it myself! :)
It's not that they dislike me (My husband's mother being the exception) but they don't really care for me one way or the other. The only member I'm on speaking terms with is hubby's aunt, who is a librarian. She loves my (mainstream) writing.
Everybody else, while the're nice to me, they still don't think I'm in it for the long haul. Hubby's grandmother still declares every time she sees me that the only reason I married my hubby was so I could get my US citizenship! (even though I've explained to her that the days in which one could marry a US citizen and thereby gain citizenship automatically are waaaay gone, and the only way I could get citizenship now is by shelling out eight hundred dollars and two months of my time to attend English and civics classes I went through in elementary school!!) Grandmother doesn't like the fact that I have a green card, or that I'm Korean, or that I have no idea who my parents are because I was adopted. The family name, apparently, goes back a loooong time, back to the old country (Poland) and has a long and decorated history of service to the ruling families, and having a scion of the family marrying a bastard like me is bringing down the family name.
You know what bugs me about that whole thing? The fact that they do like me, they just can't get past the fact that I'm Korean and I have a green card. What I'm like underneath doesn't matter, the fact that my hubby loves me and I make him happy doesn't matter. If Hubby had married some snobbish rich white woman with a huge family tree and was perfectly miserable married to her they would be happier. That, more than anything else, gets to me.
Sorry, just rambling, ignore me... :o

your Korean and submisive, Wow Dream girl. I just love asians.

albear

09-25-2004, 03:22 AM

....that the important thing is that you think you're funny :D

Lord Douche

09-26-2004, 09:53 AM

Today I learned that after getting 3 hours sleep, lying down in the afternoon for "just an hour" can often extend out into 4 and a half. *yawns*

Oh, and albear, what was the joke you made to bring about that comment? ;)
LD

Texxx

09-26-2004, 10:06 AM

Today I learned that I'm to damn old to paint the house again......fingers are doing the walking even as I type.....Thank God I can afford a contractor...BBL I need to call this guy!!!

Texxx
Gorean Master

Aquilegia

09-26-2004, 10:21 AM

Today I learned that my daughter in law does not share my humour. My son, Bob, asked her if she had thought of a name for the baby, (due in January).

She wants to call him Dillon.

I said, But how about when you say, 'Bob, Dillon has pooed.'
She didn't find it funny for some reason...... ;)

jaeangel

09-28-2004, 03:17 PM

I don't like people without a sense of humor.
Life is too short to go around without a laugh; and an ability to laugh at oneself is a necessity. I agree with you there...hey, my mother in law doesn't have one either. She's made a big deal for the last month and a half about her upcoming 60th birthday, she wanted a big birthday party and lots of people. So we gave her the party yesterday and i gave her a card that said inside "Yippiee! I'm 60!"
She reads it and says, "Did you have to make such a big deal about my age?"
And she didn't understand why I laughed.

Now, today...
It's cute to blow raspberries on my 17-month old's tummy.

It's even cuter when the 17-month old learns to do it back. The grin when he finally got it was one of those heart-stopping mushy moments (anybody with kids will understand what I mean.)

It's not cute when he wants to do it again and again and again and again...and you have to get up and do something else, like cook dinner or do laundry.

:D

mythicat

09-28-2004, 05:31 PM

That I'm even more easily amused than I previously thought...which is saying a lot!

Bought my boxed-style Christmas cards yesterday (shuttup, I know it's September :p), and when I took them out of the bag at home today I realized that they match the return address labels I have leftover from 2 years ago. Yippee! lol

Total Martha Stewart moment...unfortunately without the matching leg irons.

Mobius

09-28-2004, 06:04 PM

Today I learned to not stop at Mcdonalds when in the posesion of the Debit Card. I had to use the Debit card to withdraw money from the bank accont. So I could get the report from the accident that I had on the 11th. So I had to borrow it from the Parental unit. (keeper of the comunal fundage) I am a bit of a spend thrift. So of course I go to Mcdonalds. It is very much like a magnet. So I am pretty much stuffed and the last thing I want is more food. Well the Parental unit got a winfall in the form of a check from all the bond money we have paid in to the court system over the last 10 years. Now that it is all over with they are refunding what is left after the fines and what evers. So of course he wants to go out and celebrate at the local pizza place. Seeing that he will not have his licence back for another year or so. He is pretty much dependant on me as his free ride. And he is stuck here much of the time.

So I dont have the heart to say no. So I duck into the bathroom and do some bussiness. To make some room. We go but I still feel like Mr Creosote "it is just a waffer thin mint" "Better get me a bucket, Piss off"

I think I am going to fast for the next 24 hours. Way to much food.

GaryWilcox

10-07-2004, 09:30 PM

The early bird catches the worm...

But the second mouse gets the cheese. See, I didn't know that Hooters was in the UK!

Chuckdom19

10-08-2004, 02:36 AM

See, I didn't know that Hooters was in the UK!

Gee, I thought they were everywhere! Don't women in other countries have...
(OUCH) wife just whacked me for being a smartass.

chksng

e.b.

10-15-2004, 02:58 PM

The next time we humans start to think we're the only kinksters out there, remember this...

My vet school classmates and I were going about our everyday business in sheep and goat lab today when we hear a goat start to piss...no big deal, right?...but then another goat comes and sticks her head right underneath the stream and starts lapping away.

Just thirsty or water sports enthusiasts? Since the water trough was full, I'm going w/ the latter. Crazy world, huh? :D

eb

Chuckdom19

10-19-2004, 06:29 PM

Today I learned men can get breast cancer. Fearful knowledge.

albear

11-01-2004, 02:26 AM

...that you can't blow bubbles into a slush puppie :D

Curtis

11-01-2004, 06:32 AM

e. b., how much salt are your goats getting? It could've been pure opportunism, but my first thought after reading your story was 'salt deficiency'. (This is why I'm the son of a vet, instead of a vet.)

Added later: Dad says no appreciable salt in urine, though there is some protein. The only explanation he could come up with was hormone attraction. Were the two goats of opposite genders?

smartass kitten

11-02-2004, 02:27 AM

today I learned that you will be killed for exercising your freedom of speech nowadays.

Dutch filmmaker and journalist Theo van Gogh was just murdered in Amsterdam.

Things like this never used to happen in this small country till a few years ago.
What's happening in this world? :(

*edit* We even made CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/02/netherlands.filmmaker.reut/index.html)

duktig flicka

11-02-2004, 04:10 AM

new master

11-02-2004, 06:47 AM

slavedriver

11-02-2004, 07:52 AM

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

Eraser

11-02-2004, 07:55 AM

When you see the warning
"CAUTION SURFACE MAY BE HOT"

its not MAY it IS hot.

Curtis

11-02-2004, 10:53 AM

smartass kitten

11-02-2004, 12:40 PM

Wolverine, I notice that you didn't mention Pim Fortuyne. According to the same article, Pim was killed for exercising his freedom of speech. Theo van Gogh received death threats and was murdered, so a connection between the two is a logical leap, but until the facts come out, it's possibly just a coincidence.

Today I learned not to jump to conclusions, and that if people who don't believe what I do are killed for their beliefs, it doesn't count. (...and I can't figure out how to get the smilies to work -- assume there's a winking one here)

Pim Fortuyn's murder was slightly different, but yes, also because he said what was on his mind.
It's "only" the second "political" murder in 2 years.
Probably hard to imagine, but my country is in quite a shock because of it, and they're actually afraid it will cause quite a rift (and maybe even riots) between the Dutch and the Muslim population.

And coincedence?
I think not :)

vistana

11-02-2004, 12:49 PM

Today I learned that if shoes feel a little bit tight, you shouldn't walk around in them for a couple hours.

My feet are bleeding.

duktig flicka

11-02-2004, 02:02 PM

It's "only" the second "political" murder in 2 years.

Good grief. In Sweden, everyone's still in shock from Anna Lindh's murder, and she was the second since Gustav III in the 18th century. And hers wasn't even technically political, she just happened to be a politician.

smartass kitten

11-02-2004, 02:28 PM

Good grief. In Sweden, everyone's still in shock from Anna Lindh's murder, and she was the second since Gustav III in the 18th century. And hers wasn't even technically political, she just happened to be a politician.

yeah..I remember that one well. This world is going places! :rolleyes:
It's weird though, because it's exactly 911 days since Pim Fortuyn was murdered (no, *I* didn't count them).

Anyway. Couple that to the fact that my father was diagnosed with cancer today, and I was rejected for another job, I also learned today, that for now, life sucks.

Goodnight.

e.b.

11-02-2004, 03:36 PM

e.b, not all animals share the rather human idea that bodily functions are disgusting. Anyone who has ever had a pet rabbit will be able to tell you that some animals consider their own feces to be part of a balanced breakfast. And I mean an actual rabbit, not cute and kinky bunnygirls and bunnyboys.

Oh, I never said that I found the goats disgusting, though. I was more fascinated by a possible common interest. ;) I'm fully aware that many animals find feces nutritious and delicious. However, my amusement was due to the effort the goat put into tilting it's head all around to get under the other goat with its head positioned right between the back legs of the pissing goat. That's all.

Curtis, thanks for the update...the goat rations looked good on paper but I'm not very knowledgeable yet about the details of large animal nutrition so your ideas and your father's input were helpful. Also, I haven't forgotten about writing back, it's just been crazy busy lately. :)

eb

erotic_nibbles

11-02-2004, 04:05 PM

That when you go out in the cold in Alaska you really shouldn't forget your gloves and if you do..yes, go back and get them...don't just figure it's just a short time out and I'll be able to still feel my fingers later

And if you don't go back and get them...maybe it's best to NOT put them on your boyfriend's neck when he's not expecting it...but if you do then don't be surprised if you get yanked over his head and pinned to the floor by a virtually growling, frothing at the mouth, gonna make certain you pay for that, man :eek:

But hey on the positive side that flush/rush of excitement certainly got my blood pumping good and brought back the feeling in my fingers and all other extemities of my bod....lol

~~nibbles~~

e.b.

11-02-2004, 04:11 PM

And if you don't go back and get them...maybe it's best to NOT put them on your boyfriend's neck when he's not expecting it...but if you do then don't be surprised if you get yanked over his head and pinned to the floor by a virtually growling, frothing at the mouth, gonna make certain you pay for that, man :eek:

But hey on the positive side that flush/rush of excitement certainly got my blood pumping good and brought back the feeling in my fingers and all other extemities of my bod....lol

~~nibbles~~

nibbles,

Are you sure you didn't purposefully torment your bf with your freezing cold hands in the hopes of getting thrown onto the floor and "made to pay" for it? (because you know that's not very nice...glad it worked for you though...heehee) :p :D

eb

erotic_nibbles

11-02-2004, 04:19 PM

nibbles,

Are you sure you didn't purposefully torment your bf with your freezing cold hands in the hopes of getting thrown onto the floor and "made to pay" for it? (because you know that's not very nice...glad it worked for you though...heehee) :p :D

eb

Actually, I didn't....but I fully intend to remember it for future fun....I've always loved snow and winter...now I have an extra reason to enjoy the long winter months here....Viva la wind chill factor!
~~nibbles~~

P.S. Ok I'm going to fess up here...he really did scare the pip-wadding out of me too...it was a good thing I didn't need to tinkle at the time :eek:

buzz

11-03-2004, 02:08 AM

Today I learned that it is extremely, very, very painful to get a cramp in the lower section of your stomache, while you're ejaculating in bondage. And learned that I need and am going to start doing my 50 crunches a day again. ;)

slavedriver

11-03-2004, 04:14 AM

You should not confuse your career with your life.

slavedriver

11-03-2004, 04:19 AM

:rolleyes: There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." :D

slavedriver

11-03-2004, 04:21 AM

Your friends love you anyway. :) :cool:

Curtis

11-03-2004, 06:31 AM

Today I learned that those foreigners who distinguish between how they feel about Bush and how they feel about America had better start reconsidering.

slavelucy

11-03-2004, 09:42 AM

Today I learned that those foreigners who distinguish between how they feel about Bush and how they feel about America had better start reconsidering.

Heh, yeah, good one.

Today i learned that the phrase 'you never know what you had till it's gone' is not just some corny line made up by the same sorts of people who say tripe like there's always someone worst off than yourself..it's actually true. i also learned that i look even worse than i thought when i've just woken up. Cripes.

sl

vistana

11-03-2004, 10:05 AM

Today I learned how incredibly messed up the American electoral system is. I still don't understand, it, but it is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard of.

slavedriver

11-03-2004, 10:37 AM

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

sm4hg

11-03-2004, 10:56 AM

Good grief. In Sweden, everyone's still in shock from Anna Lindh's murder, and she was the second since Gustav III in the 18th century. And hers wasn't even technically political, she just happened to be a politician.

Did you forget about Olof Palme? Wasn't he Swedish? Wasn't he a Prime Minister? Wasn't he murdered? Didn't all this happen in the late 1980s?
People tend to forget SO fast....

duktig flicka

11-03-2004, 11:11 AM

I would certainly need my head examined if I managed to forget Olof Palme. He was the other one. There was no one else but those two since Gustav III.

sm4hg

11-04-2004, 11:10 AM

Sorry dukig flicka! :o
I guess I misunderstood you... I thought you meant two victims including Gustav...

But to return to the thread:
Today I've learned...that cooking and being online don't match. you most probably will get burnt food. :(

duktig flicka

11-04-2004, 11:19 AM

Ah. No worries. I was wondering who else you might have been thinking of. :)

Today I've learned...that cooking and being online don't match. you most probably will get burnt food. :(
I've already learnt that one! Though cooking and duktig flicka don't match in the first place, so throw my filthy assistant (an affectionate name for my computer) into the mix and you have a recipe for disaster!

Curtis

11-04-2004, 06:52 PM

And sorry to Wolverine. Eight or nine Muslims have been arrested in van Gogh's killing, and it's been definitely established as what we in America would call a hate crime.

Today I learned that I'm not as clever as I think I am.

And Vistana, check out the last few posts in the "Well its almost over" thread for a brief explanation of how American elections work. Easily understandable, too.

vistana

11-04-2004, 11:55 PM

Thanks, but that thread really doesn't tell me anything that I didn't already know.
I think most of the reason why i'm still confused is that ithe system as i understand it is just so bizarre.
Especially since I was told on another forum, that only in 38 states is it legally required for the electoral college vote to comply with the poular vote...at this point my confusion is mostly regarding how this system ever got started in the first place.

Curtis

11-05-2004, 01:04 AM

Well, then, what I learned today was that some states require the electors to follow the popular vote. I thought they were allowed to vote their consciences. About every second election some one of them gets up the gumption to enter a protest vote.

Nowadays, with the party system, you're really voting for the slate of electors that the party you voted for established some months earlier. In other words, when you vote for President, you're voting for the party. The party in each state that draws the largest number of votes gets to send their previously selected slate of Electors to the meeting of the Electoral College in early January. It's at that meeting that the President and Vice President are voted on, seperately. It's unusual, but not unheard of, for an Elector to vote for someone other than his party's candidates. Of course, his party will never choose him to be an Elector again. Most often a protestor will vote for a 'favorite son', which means a prominent politician from their home state. Sometimes they will abstain, and very rarely will they vote for an opposition candidate. In 1872 one of the candidates died between the general election and the meetings of the College, so his Electors were released to vote for whom they willed. In both 1956 and 2000, one Democrat abstained. In 1960, FIFTEEN Electors revolted and voted for a favorite son candidate. Favorite sons received single votes in 1972, 1976 and 1988. One of the Republican Electors from West Virginia started two months ago telling anyone who'd listen that he had no intention of voting for Bush.

As for how the system got started, it's as I said in the other thread -- the people who wrote our Constitution didn't trust the bulk of the populace to select the Pres., V.P., or Senators. In the early days, basically before Andrew Jackson was elected (1828), the names of the candidates didn't even appear on the ballots. Instead, the Electors' names appeared with the notation "Vote for any five" (if your state had five electoral votes). (For who could be an Elector, see bottom paragraph.) Back then, candidates didn't campaign (Jackson was the first), the Electors did. As part of their campaign, the Electors would tell the voters who they intended to vote for, but in the end, it was left to their best judgement. That started to change with the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment, which took effect prior to the election of 1804. Starting then, the votes for Pres. and V.P. were taken seperately, and the voting was done in each state individually, with the ballots being sealed and sent to Washington where the outgoing V.P. would count them in the presence of Congress assembled.

By checking Article Two, Section One of our Constitution, I see that the qualifications for an Elector are: Appointed in the manner as each state legislature shall direct (they all do it by popular vote, but as you can see, they could just elect them amongest themselves. I wonder why they don't?). Ineligible are Senators, Representatives, and persons holding an office of trust or profit under the United States. If all this doesn't answer your questions, I suggest to speak to a Professor of Government. There's a good one at Queen's College in Kingston.

smartass kitten

11-05-2004, 01:51 AM

And sorry to Wolverine. Eight or nine Muslims have been arrested in van Gogh's killing, and it's been definitely established as what we in America would call a hate crime.

Heh, not sure if it's made it to CNN yet (for the english) but we now know the Muslims have a hitlist, and apparently they left a letter to one of our more prominent politicians - who's very goot at making points about the abuse of Muslim women- on the body of van Gogh.

My country is sucking more and more.
Today I learned that I'm not proud to be dutch at all.

*edit: link to CNN's latest (http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/04/netherlands.filmmaker.ap/index.html)

sm4hg

11-05-2004, 04:51 PM

Today I've learned it is NOT because of my eyes losing sight that I can hardly read TG's posts...
...it's due to his choice of colour and font-size. :rolleyes:

Today I learned that I'm not proud to be dutch at all.
I, as all Germans, knew this long before.... ;) :p .... just think of the Oranje Football Team.... :D

no, to be serious... radicalism is NEVER a good thing, no matter if it's muslims or christians or jews or whatever.

Chuckdom19

11-06-2004, 11:56 PM

Today I learned men can get breast cancer. Fearful knowledge.

Today I learned that it was a mis-diagnosis: I *don't* have it.

albear

11-07-2004, 12:31 AM

Today I learned that it was a mis-diagnosis: I *don't* have it.

Good to hear chksng19! I know that will be a big relief. :)

jaeangel

11-07-2004, 09:31 AM

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, quarter pounder in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "Whoo hoo! What a ride!" :D

So I'm going to stop obsessing about my belly pudge and my failing eyesight and my big butt and my saggy tits and my cellulite-ridden thighs and stop ordering the chicken salads. I'm going for the babyback ribs and some Smirnoff!!

Anybody with me? :p

Chuckdom19

11-07-2004, 03:32 PM

ValKyrie

11-07-2004, 06:47 PM

Darn right I'm with you. My schoolboy Latin says, "Dum Vivimus, Vivamus!" "While you live, LIVE!"

They sound like words to live by.

:)

TimeLords_cassie

11-08-2004, 05:27 PM

Today i learned that things are not always what they seem.....go figure! :rolleyes:

ValKyrie

11-10-2004, 06:19 PM

Today i learned that things are not always what they seem.....go figure! :rolleyes:

Seems to be a popular lesson!

I also learned that no good deed goes unpunished.

:rolleyes:

TimeLords_cassie

11-10-2004, 06:40 PM

Seems to be a popular lesson!

I also learned that no good deed goes unpunished.

:rolleyes:

lol hehehehe very true

Caine

11-12-2004, 06:19 AM

That I was a cause of pain to someone who didn't deserve it.

slavelucy

11-12-2004, 07:58 AM

That I was a cause of pain to someone who didn't deserve it.

Ugh, i know how that one feels, Caine...sorry for you *hug*

sl

learningtopleez

11-12-2004, 06:12 PM

Chuckdom19

11-12-2004, 10:34 PM

....that you worry about your kids when they are teenagers too. I'ts just a different kind if worry! Enjoy them while they are young! My Mom once told me before she passed away that "Children step on your toes when they are little and your hearts when they are teenagers." If I only knew how very right she was about so many things...I could have tried to ask more questions! Oh well, as long as I do my best right? :D

My wise Father (who I ALSO wish I had asked more questions...) once told me the best single rule for raising kids was: "keep your kids long on hugs and short on spending money".

This advice helped me raise 3 decent kids (no longer teens, TG!) with no drugs, no booze, and no guilt.

I learned today that you can never thank someone enough for sharing wisdom. You can only be wise enough to recognize it.

learningtopleez

11-12-2004, 11:53 PM

My wise Father (who I ALSO wish I had asked more questions...) once told me the best single rule for raising kids was: "keep your kids long on hugs and short on spending money".

This advice helped me raise 3 decent kids (no longer teens, TG!) with no drugs, no booze, and no guilt.

I learned today that you can never thank someone enough for sharing wisdom. You can only be wise enough to recognize it.

how wonderful the people on this forum are! Actually I have known that for some time...but Thanks chksng19...you Sir are the first reply to a post I have made! I would like to thank you for sharing your wisdom as well as your Father's! You must be a great person (along with your wife!) to have raised three teenagers w/o any of the aforementioned problems! My top is off to you! Oops...I meant my hat...yeah, yeah that's it..... my top hat! :p

Chuckdom19

11-13-2004, 12:04 AM

how wonderful the people on this forum are! Actually I have known that for some time...but Thanks chksng19...you Sir are the first reply to a post I have made! I would like to thank you for sharing your wisdom as well as your Father's! You must be a great person (along with your wife!) to have raised three teenagers w/o any of the aforementioned problems! My top is off to you! Oops...I meant my hat...yeah, yeah that's it..... my top hat! :p

Don't worry about getting responses; there are plenty of nice people here, full of good advice. And thanks for the kind words.

To keep with topic, and since it's a new day, today I learned that nice people will take their tops off if you are nice back at them. And ALWAYS to ask for gifs to prove it.... :D

leo9

11-13-2004, 01:39 AM

Today I learned that sometimes the most difficult decisions to make are the most liberating.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

:D
I do hope we can persuade you to elaborate on that.

Interogation scene, anyone?

leo9

11-13-2004, 01:53 AM

e.b, not all animals share the rather human idea that bodily functions are disgusting. Anyone who has ever had a pet rabbit will be able to tell you that some animals consider their own feces to be part of a balanced breakfast. And I mean an actual rabbit, not cute and kinky bunnygirls and bunnyboys.

Rabbits eat faeces for dull prosaic reasons: it's their equivalent of chewing the cud, to get the full food value from the cellulose by running it through a second time.

But once when I worked on a farm, we took the bull to a cow in season, and he started sniffing her cunt in an interested sort of way, and she started to piss. And he lapped it up enthusiastically. Salt deficiency? I don't think so.

And though they say only humans rape, the first time I saw a big old boar mounting a gilt (virgin sow) after chasing her round the yard and cornering her while she screamed, I reckoned that was as near rape as made no difference.

leo9

11-13-2004, 01:59 AM

....that you worry about your kids when they are teenagers too. I'ts just a different kind if worry!

My parents raised us by the principle of Arthur Ransom's Swallows and Amazons books: "Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown." Which is to say, teach them sense then give them the freedom to take risks.

It wasn't till I had my own teenagers than I realised what a price the parents pay in worries and nerves. But it's worth it.

jaeangel

11-13-2004, 12:52 PM

Rabbits eat faeces for dull prosaic reasons: it's their equivalent of chewing the cud, to get the full food value from the cellulose by running it through a second time.

But once when I worked on a farm, we took the bull to a cow in season, and he started sniffing her cunt in an interested sort of way, and she started to piss. And he lapped it up enthusiastically. Salt deficiency? I don't think so.

And though they say only humans rape, the first time I saw a big old boar mounting a gilt (virgin sow) after chasing her round the yard and cornering her while she screamed, I reckoned that was as near rape as made no difference.
My Shih Tzu eats her poop, too. I've tried the coprophagia pills, and they don't work. I gave up and resorted to cleaning it up as soon as she drops it. Fortunately, since she's an indoor dog and paper trained, its easy to do. Though I suspect she saves her last 'business' of the evening to after we all go to bed so she can munch away on her 'snack'.
It still disgusts the heck out of me, though!

woodsman'sgame

11-13-2004, 01:01 PM

Once again, that you should rely on no one and expect nothing. That way you can never be disappointed. Well, I would like to say I learned that, but I've been hit with that lesson many times and I'm still an optimist (or a fool?) and hope the next time will be different.

Caine

11-13-2004, 09:55 PM

Ugh, i know how that one feels, Caine...sorry for you *hug*

sl

Thanks for the hug Lucy. I needed that. :)

learningtopleez

11-14-2004, 12:19 AM

Don't worry about getting responses; there are plenty of nice people here, full of good advice. And thanks for the kind words.

You are so right Sir....I have learned so much since finding this site! I have learned that the people here are kind, with great advice and full of great laughs! It's what keeps me coming back! And thank you!

To keep with topic, and since it's a new day, today I learned that nice people will take their tops off if you are nice back at them. And ALWAYS to ask for gifs to prove it.... :D

I really did mean top HAT Sir....really ;)

learningtopleez

11-14-2004, 12:23 AM

My parents raised us by the principle of Arthur Ransom's Swallows and Amazons books: "Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown." Which is to say, teach them sense then give them the freedom to take risks.

It wasn't till I had my own teenagers than I realised what a price the parents pay in worries and nerves. But it's worth it.

More wise parents...who woulda thunk it???? But I do agree Leo9 Sir that it definitely is worth it! :)

learningtopleez

11-14-2004, 12:26 AM

well....yesterday now!.....that you really can (occasionally) have a good day at work on a Saturday in an ER!

Eraser

11-14-2004, 12:39 AM

today I learned....
even when people can't see in, its wise to close the front door, espcailly if your parents might pay a random visit and you have 2 naked girls tied together on the floor...

spike

11-14-2004, 01:07 AM

2 naked girls tied together on the floor...You might like to learn something about how people react to boasting too. :(

Spike, all alone here

Chuckdom19

11-14-2004, 01:53 AM

(snip)

Spike, all alone here

Nothing wrong with a little boast, now and again.
I once knew an ant who bragged he was an elephant on his mother's ancestry. Never said a word, as that was the only thing he had in his life to be proud of! (lol)

e.b.

11-14-2004, 07:20 AM

today I learned....
even when people can't see in, its wise to close the front door, espcailly if your parents might pay a random visit and you have 2 naked girls tied together on the floor...

Yikes, um, yeah, doors are good things, Eraser. They serve an excellent purpose especially when parents and such are involved. :p

Oh, and spike and chksng, either of you are most welcome to tie me up on your floor. (I'm willing to sacrifice to keep ya happy.) ;) Btw, chksng, I love your new av!!

And to learningtopleez, I'm glad the day went well. :) I find working Saturdays in the ER to be a fun challenge, but then I am a masochist. :D
Would love to know which part of NC you're from since I'm down here too and we're both in health care...nice to see people close by w/ common interests.

eb

spike

11-14-2004, 07:49 AM

spike ... you are most welcome to tie me up on your floor. (I'm willing to sacrifice to keep ya happy.) That's a tempting offer, if you can scrape up the airfare, but I think you'll find my floor needs vacuuming first. You up for that too, e.b.?

And Eraser, this is of course the correct thread for what you learned, but we all ache for more details. See the 'Does your mother know?' thread, or the 'embarrassing moments' thread or any number of 'any ideas for what beginners can do to each other?' threads. (And huge numbers of breast bondage threads that for all we know could be relevant.)

I'm willing to forgive the boasting if you'll send the details.

And today I learned that just telling people you are on your own can lead interesting people to offer to visit. They do say the surefire way to get what you want is to ask everybody. Somebody will come through.

Spike

e.b.

11-14-2004, 02:14 PM

That's a tempting offer, if you can scrape up the airfare, but I think you'll find my floor needs vacuuming first. You up for that too, e.b.?

Today I learned that a girl should be careful when she flirts; she may find herself enlisted as a subbie maid. :p

Actually, I'd be perfectly content doing the vacuuming, spike, but the airfare and logistics are unfortunately difficult obstacles to overcome. ;)

eb

Pandora's Box

11-14-2004, 02:47 PM

Well perhaps not today but over the last few days...

'Love goggles' are worse than 'beer goggles'.

Chuckdom19

11-14-2004, 05:25 PM

Well perhaps not today but over the last few days...

'Love goggles' are worse than 'beer goggles'.

As in "viewing life through rose-colored goggles?"

Pandora's Box

11-14-2004, 08:26 PM

No, viewing your love with rose tinted glasses would be more accurate.

vistana

11-15-2004, 11:20 AM

Today I learned that drinking until 6:30 am is not the best way to cure insomnia. Sure, eventually you fall asleep, but when you wake up, late, moving requires way too much effort.

My alarm clock went off after less then 4 hours of sleep :(

Chuckdom19

11-15-2004, 11:57 PM

albear

11-16-2004, 03:58 AM

Today I learned that there's nothing better in the world than to make new friends

Amen to that chksng! ;)

jaeangel

11-16-2004, 12:06 PM

that if I want to know how to 'season hubby's sausage' I should watch him beat his meat!

Seriously. I watched him jerk off last night (through a crack in the bathroom door; he's too shy about masturbating in font of me) and realized why it takes so long for him to come when I give him a blow job. I'm not concentrating pressure on the right areas. Today I applied what I learned from watching him last night, and he came explosively! Twice! One big one, and then, a few seconds later, a few small squirts! I've never had that happen before...must try that when he gets home from work tonight and see if I get the same reaction. Or maybe tomorrow. It took him almost five minutes to get up from the chair he was sitting on, so maybe that kind of strain isn't so good for him...

allalone46

11-16-2004, 12:12 PM

I am not going to say anythig about what you watch. But as for the responce after you finished. Well did he like it? If so your doing something right.

slavelucy

11-16-2004, 12:38 PM

Today I learned that there's nothing better in the world than to make new friends, that nice people exist all over the world and in every walk of life, and that surprises abound in those new friendships.

*smiles softly* i'd very much agree with that, good one.

Today i learned just how hard it is to describe BDSM, or, rather, Ds, to vanilla's. :rolleyes: (thank GOD for castlerealm!)

sl

learningtopleez

11-16-2004, 02:03 PM

That if you have a good Saturday in the ER, then Monday will definitely kick your butt! :p Also learned I have a fellow sub in the same field and in the same neighborhood! How cool is that??? :cool:

And to learningtopleez, I'm glad the day went well. :) I find working Saturdays in the ER to be a fun challenge, but then I am a masochist. :D
Would love to know which part of NC you're from since I'm down here too and we're both in health care...nice to see people close by w/ common interests.

eb[/QUOTE]

yellowrose

11-16-2004, 09:25 PM

To e.b. and learningtopleez

Wow two other adrenaline junkies. ER is also my stomping grounds.

learningtopleez

11-16-2004, 10:57 PM

that to get the transmission in my car repaired will cost me $1500 :eek: So where are all the mechanics??? I think something could be worked out to bring the cost down :p

To e.b. and learningtopleez

Wow two other adrenaline junkies. ER is also my stomping grounds.

Hiya yellowrose....gosh us ER subs are just popping up out of the woodwork :) Nice to meet ya and yep that adrenaline is definitely what keeps ya going!!

erotic_nibbles

11-16-2004, 11:01 PM

That probably right at this very moment there are lots and lots of Dom's heading to ER's across the world looking for subs :D
~~nibbles~~

e.b.

11-17-2004, 07:10 AM

That probably right at this very moment there are lots and lots of Dom's heading to ER's across the world looking for subs :D
~~nibbles~~

LMFAO, nibbles. :D

and welcome, to yellowrose. :)

Yes, I do love adrenaline...and endorphins...and the beauty of the natural highs I get during both work and play. :)

eb

Chuckdom19

11-17-2004, 10:14 PM

I learned that people who agree to do things aren't always as true to their word as I am.

(Both promised something and simply evaporated, disappeared. Very depressing. :mad:

erotic_nibbles

11-17-2004, 11:14 PM

learningtopleez

11-17-2004, 11:34 PM

I learned that people who agree to do things aren't always as true to their word as I am.

(Both promised something and simply evaporated, disappeared. Very depressing. :mad:

Sorry to hear that! It is frustrating when people go back on there word....and sad! :( Hope your feeling all better soon!

And to keep with topic...Today I learned that being nice to people pays off...literally! The hospital I work at gives all employees a "Caring is Sharing" check at the end of the year if our surveys are above par! Each patient receives a survey as to how they were treated by staff, if there meals were hot, rooms cleaned, etc. If we get enough "good" surveys we get a check! We got one this year! Gonna be extra nice tomorrow....gotta get started on next year :D

So being nice does pay off...sometimes in more ways than one ;)

learningtopleez

11-17-2004, 11:37 PM

Embarrassingly enough.....that if you start your truck....you shouldn't have a brain fart that causes you to start it again....WHILE IT'S ALREADY RUNNING :eek:

And if you do....don't be surprised that your teeth grind in the same way the engine does when your know-it-all neighbor makes a point of stopping you as you are backing out to tell you that you shouldn't do that and then in the next sentence he asks you out on a dinner date :mad:

And that if they do....you really shouldn't fantasize too much about running said neighbor over next time you see them near the road, because it is way too tempting when you come back home and they cross the road right in front of you to get to the mailbox without even bothering to look for traffic....sheesh
~~nibbles~~

Sorry about starting your truck twice but i am still LMAO at the fantasy :D
Good one ;)

Chuckdom19

11-17-2004, 11:50 PM

Embarrassingly enough.....that if you start your truck....you shouldn't have a brain fart that causes you to start it again....WHILE IT'S ALREADY RUNNING :eek:

And if you do....don't be surprised that your teeth grind in the same way the engine does when your know-it-all neighbor makes a point of stopping you as you are backing out to tell you that you shouldn't do that and then in the next sentence he asks you out on a dinner date :mad:

And that if they do....you really shouldn't fantasize too much about running said neighbor over next time you see them near the road, because it is way too tempting when you come back home and they cross the road right in front of you to get to the mailbox without even bothering to look for traffic....sheesh
~~nibbles~~

I learned a long time ago that fantasies such as that one should be indulged. Stop, let him know there's something wrong above your exhaust pipe. When he bends over to look, duct-tape his mouth around the pipe and rev the engine.

Likely the sod won't ask you out for dinner again soon!

And today I learned not to jump so quickly to conclusions. ;)

erotic_nibbles

11-17-2004, 11:53 PM

I learned a long time ago that fantasies such as that one should be indulged. Stop, let him know there's something wrong above your exhaust pipe. When he bends over to look, duct-tape his mouth around the pipe and rev the engine.

OMG....roflmfao

You're so devious!...I knew there was a good reason I liked you
~~nibbles~~

<----scampering off to hunt up the duct tape :D

Lil One

11-18-2004, 07:59 PM

.......that even if a "colleague" seems to be approachable and fun-loving, that may be a persona they project, and not the "real" them.

Tonight, my b/f and I invited a mutual colleague out for an after-work drink. It was a distaster. My b/f and I felt this this guy was someone we wanted to get to know better, but because we all work together, this guy (an exec we work with) was NOT as open and approachable as he appeared, and we had more than one awkward moment. So......just because someone seems like a fun guy doesn't necessarily mean that in real life he is.........live and learn.

Lil One

11-18-2004, 08:00 PM

.....learned that 4 beers is WAYYYY too many on a weeknight..........

Chuckdom19

11-18-2004, 10:00 PM

Today I learned that there are waaaaaay too many men who have no idea how to please their partners. To the diminishment of their own lives.

learningtopleez

11-19-2004, 12:41 AM

that you can eat too much popcorn!

erotic_nibbles

11-19-2004, 02:01 AM

that you can eat too much popcorn!

That some people snarfle down all the popcorn without even offering you a kernal or two :eek:

<---hands on hips...toe tapping.....at learningtopleez......hmmppppffffff
~~nibbles~~

Just kidding! :)

learningtopleez

11-19-2004, 10:00 AM

That some people snarfle down all the popcorn without even offering you a kernal or two :eek:

<---hands on hips...toe tapping.....at learningtopleez......hmmppppffffff
~~nibbles~~

Just kidding! :)

If only I hadn't been so greedy with that popcorn, and offered some to my pal Nibbles....I wouldn't have such a tummy ache today :(

We could then have shared the tummy ache too :D Misery loves company!

Believe me Nibbles...next time I'll share :o

learningtopleez

11-21-2004, 04:28 PM

that if you pull a muscle in your back your gonna be laid up for awhile. Unfortunately I didn't even get the pulled muscle from any "fun" :( So this has led to a three day weekend off from work, in which I've been laid up in bed :mad: Oh well, this is another reason I shoulda shared that popcorn! Live and learn :p

smartass kitten

11-22-2004, 11:36 AM

that when it rains, it pours.

me thinks I need a bigger umbrella.

leo9

11-22-2004, 12:37 PM

... that people can always surprise you.

A sub and part-time TV who I've known for years, and who I'd had pegged as an unadventurous drifter through life, mentioned to me on the phone that he was thinking of going professional. I didn't take it very seriously, but when I met him this week I found he had it all worked out: he plans to break into the pro scene as a TV sub (there's no market for male subs, for the same reason that there's no market for city pigeons), but his eventual aim is to be a dominatrix, since that's where the real money is. He was so determined and so confident that I found myself promising to host a webpage to advertise his services, and to let him come round next time I have a sub visiting so he can try how he can manage the other end of the whip.

I don't know if it'll work out: clothes don't make the domme, and if he doesn't have a feel for domination he won't be able to fake it. But after yesterday, I won't assume anything.

Finding_Fantasy

11-23-2004, 12:20 AM

I learned that you can be arrested in Canada for not being dressed warm enough in the winter. Also, you can be arrested for not having any money on you. I guess it's called vagrancy. If you have a single penny on you, they cannot arrest you - unless you aren't dressed properly. :cuckoo:

THankfully, I did not learn these through personal experience!

Curtis

11-23-2004, 12:23 AM

I learned that the squeeky wheel sometimes gets greased. :woohoo:

IndigoFae

11-23-2004, 02:44 AM

.....learned that 4 beers is WAYYYY too many on a weeknight..........
exactly what i learned...

slavelucy

11-23-2004, 06:04 AM

Today i learned that i really can move a spider...yes, that's right, i got it in a glass and released it myself!!! (ok, i had to be cajoled by my Dom, but i'm still feeling insanely proud). :spidey:

sl

learningtopleez

11-23-2004, 10:06 AM

that no matter how long you've been a nurse and how much you think you know about your own body....you really sometimes don't know squat :dunno: !! The infamous "pulled muscle" turned out to be a bladder infection :yuck: (I know...too much info.!), but the good news is I learned I did get it from having fun :doggy: :D

Remember lady subs....always ask your Master if you may empty your bladder before and after sex!!! ;)

GaryWilcox

11-23-2004, 12:26 PM

e.b.

11-24-2004, 07:47 PM

makes you want to die. ;)

(okay, it makes you stronger too i suppose...grumble, grumble)

eb

p.s. Congrats, lucy, on the spider!! :)

BabySub

11-25-2004, 02:43 PM

... I can feel like death :yuck: and still survive a 10 hour work day on my feet. :) ::lies down in a dark room::

And from one spider scaredy cat to another, congrats Lucy. ;)

slavelucy

11-25-2004, 04:31 PM

Yay!!!

That's a big step for anyone who cringes at spiders.

p.s. Congrats, lucy, on the spider!!

And from one spider scaredy cat to another, congrats Lucy.

*revels in the arachnid congratulations* :D :)

And today i learned that throat infections bloody SUCK..and there ain't nothing you can do about them either. :(

sl

Mobius

11-25-2004, 06:41 PM

Today I learned that One of my brothers wifes brothers sons is serving with distinction in Iraq. He returned to day after serving for 6 months. Thankfully he returned whole. He is stationed in Mosul and is in a striker unit.

As I understand it, It is kind of like a wild weasel were he is in a mini tank well armored but at the front of a convoy he takes the fire so that others can retaliate and blow the bastards to kingdom come.

He is back in the states thankfully but will have to go back later this year.

Thank you for your service Patrick and god bless. :)

slavelucy

11-26-2004, 04:59 PM

so that others can retaliate and blow the bastards to kingdom come.

Today i learned that some people really have missed the supposed point of what's going on in Iraq..not to mention the purpose of this thread. :mad:

sl

Wontworry

11-26-2004, 05:12 PM

... blow the bastards to kingdom come.

Today I learned that we seem to learn nothing from the past.

Dngnkeeper

11-26-2004, 06:47 PM

Today i learned that some people really have missed the supposed point of what's going on in Iraq..not to mention the purpose of this thread. :mad:
sl

:Offtopic:

And to today I learned the thing that BDSM and war have in common: that people, no mater how well informed, unless they have participated, have no idea of whats involved in its actual practice. :madshake: :damnit1:

Dngnkeeper

11-26-2004, 06:55 PM

Today I learned that a mothers love is endless and boundless. Thanks Mom :kiss:

slavelucy

11-26-2004, 06:59 PM

:Offtopic:

And to today I learned the thing that BDSM and war have in common: that people, no mater how well informed, unless they have participated, have no idea of whats involved in its actual practice. :madshake: :damnit1:

As our very own Pandora would say, Oy Vay!

i SO don't want this turned into yet another war thread, which is why i resent people mentioning 'blowing the bastards to kingdom come' in the first place. Whilst i am, of course, happy that Mobius'relative is safe and well, i resent such an inflammatory comment in this thread, since no one is allowed to respond to the contrary.

Incidentally, i don't need to GO to war to understand the reason our own Prime Minister TOLD us we were going to war...which was not to bomb the fucking shit out of Iraq or to blow the bastards to kingdom come.

sl

Pandora's Box

11-26-2004, 07:51 PM

As our very own Pandora would say, Oy Vay!

sl

Today I learned I'm quotable!

:D

Mobius

11-26-2004, 08:05 PM

Sorry My post was off topic but I have said my piece. The People that behead inicent workers just trying to make a living are in fact "rat bastards" and should be blown to kingdome come and then blown up again. :cool:

Sorry that we dicigree. I will not post further on this subject. I now return this thread back to wence it came.
:-[

Wontworry

11-26-2004, 08:24 PM

Sorry My post was off topic but I have said my piece. The People that behead inicent workers just trying to make a living are in fact "rat bastards" and should be blown to kingdome come and then blown up again.

... and having said it ... promptly say it again ... WHY ?????????????

erotic_nibbles

11-26-2004, 08:37 PM

That I'm really tired of people picking on Mobius.....whether we agree with him or NOT can't we just stop nitpicking at nearly every post he makes?
~~nibbles~~

slavelucy

11-26-2004, 08:44 PM

That I'm really tired of people picking on Mobius.....whether we agree with him or NOT can't we just stop nitpicking at nearly every post he makes?
~~nibbles~~

Oi, hang on on a minute, i happen to have great regard for Mobius in nearly every respect other than his continued misplaced inflammatory comments about the death of innocent people...i fail to see how this could ever be classed as 'picking on nearly every post he makes' and i think it is a gross exageration to say this.

This thread was called 'Today I learned'....if one makes a post saying they're pleased a family member is safe and well..and backs it up with a post that is BOUND to press people's sensitive buttons, then i doubt very much that Mobius or anyone else would be all that suprised to find people object to it.

sl

Mobius

11-26-2004, 09:21 PM

Oi, hang on on a minute, i happen to have great regard for Mobius in nearly every respect other than his continued misplaced inflammatory comments about the death of innocent people...i fail to see how this could ever be classed as 'picking on nearly every post he makes' and i think it is a gross exageration to say this.

This thread was called 'Today I learned'....if one makes a post saying they're pleased a family member is safe and well..and backs it up with a post that is BOUND to press people's sensitive buttons, then i doubt very much that Mobius or anyone else would be all that suprised to find people object to it.

sl

Slave Lucy and I disagree on the need for the war in Iraq. That is fine. I do not have a problem with that. She has her leftist views and I have my rightist views. She is correct that this thread is not the place for it. However I did post it just becouse it was some thing that I learned. I did not know that I have a distant relitive in the war. It was a suprize.

She is correct this is not a place for a political debate on the war. No one ever wins. just like my mom use to say if you get in a pissing contest with a skunk then you both end up smelling bad.

Now lets just let sleeping dogs lie and get the thread back to were it was supose to be. What did I learn today.

The next thread hijacker is going to spend a day in Mobius dungeon. Seeing that I am the prime highjacker I am already there. I like it there.

slavelucy

11-26-2004, 09:23 PM

The next thread hijacker is going to spend a day in Mobius dungeon.

Ooooh, Mobius..see, now you forced me to highjack..forced me, i tell you! :D ;)

sl

Chuckdom19

11-26-2004, 10:10 PM

Today I learned that if you raise a child to be loving, inquisitive, strongly-principled, and picky, they will choose wonderful friends...
and reaffirm your faith and pride in her.

erotic_nibbles

11-26-2004, 11:18 PM

That csr has a kinky penguin sense of humor...hmmmm...lol
~~nibbles~~

Lord Douche

11-27-2004, 08:18 AM

Today I learned that 99% of people who come to an auction are just there to sticky-beak. We didn't get a single bid on our house today (we're selling), and there were heaps of people who came! The Agent was suggesting a cattle prod, I was silently voting for a more... primitive tool *polishes leather paddle* :D

Oh, and keep it on topic :p (late as usual)
LD

slavelucy

11-27-2004, 08:45 AM

I was silently voting for a more... primitive tool *polishes leather paddle* :D

i'm so glad you clarified what that 'primitive tool' was, LD..given some of your...predilections, i had terrible visions of you making the potential house buyers que up for enema's! :rolleyes: :eek:

sl

Finding_Fantasy

11-27-2004, 12:11 PM

Today I found out that no matter how bad you think your life is, someone's is always worse.

sidbown

11-27-2004, 08:33 PM

that when a three year old says, "Ya want me to throw dis at you?" They aren't really asking permission.

It is coming your way!

:eek:

What did you learn today?
i learnt to take a spanking.

wannabeXopsed

12-05-2004, 10:52 AM

Today I learned through hope and faith that all can be conquered. I have been praying for Nikka, and in my world god does answer prayers.

T

Chuckdom19

12-05-2004, 07:57 PM

Today I learned life can be less stressful if you can ignore some of what "normal" society expects. Remove just one stressful part, and all the rest of the load gets lighter. As does the heart.

Cokera

12-05-2004, 08:06 PM

Today I learned not to ever EVER use the C or the B word when she is in DOM mode.................... EVER>>>>>EVER abso :eek: :help: :yuck: lutely never.........

Curtis

12-05-2004, 08:55 PM

I learned that I'm glad I'm living in your world, Xposed.

wannabeXopsed

12-05-2004, 10:48 PM

We are together on this, I'm glad your here too Curtis! There isn't any warm fuzzy hugs, but will a nice sloppy kiss do? :french:

T

albear

12-06-2004, 06:45 AM

...that I have a newfound respect and sympathy for anyone who suffers from arthritis. :hail:

learningtopleez

12-07-2004, 12:48 AM

that my Master will definitely be moving out of state next year :bawl:(work related). On the bright side....when I mentioned how much I would miss him, he looked at me with sorta sad, yet questioning eyes (gorgeous blue eyes if I may add!!) and said, "But it only adds an hour to your drive and you WILL continue to visit, won't you?" With the biggest :D on my face I answered.....of course Sir! How lucky can a gal get??? :p

Winnie

12-07-2004, 11:34 AM

What a lot of fun I have missed by not following this thread :spank:

Alaric's pet

12-07-2004, 11:46 AM

Today I learned how important it is to sometimes take a day off from work and do nothing. :heart:

Finding_Fantasy

12-07-2004, 02:07 PM

Last night I learned that swollowing a pill sideways really is not much fun - especially when you're choke on it. :stinks:

erotic_nibbles

12-07-2004, 11:41 PM

That someone I care deeply about felt it was necessary to lie to me :(

And that I'm a coward, because I KNOW they lied and I didn't call them on it
~~nibbles~~

learningtopleez

12-08-2004, 11:05 AM

That someone I care deeply about felt it was necessary to lie to me :(

So sorry nibbles :( This has happened to me before...it's not an easy thing to deal with...sorry I don't have more comforting words :dunno:

And that I'm a coward, because I KNOW they lied and I didn't call them on it
~~nibbles~~

I don't think you are a coward though...you probably don't like confrontation! I know I don't because this same thing happened to me just recently with a co-worker/good friend (or so I thought!), and I didn't say anything to him :eek:

And to keep on topic....Today I learned that the English language is soooo difficult to learn...the second time around! I think they added some stuff since I graduated :D Which is a huge possibility, since I graduated.....er....let's just say....a few years ago :p

slavelucy

12-08-2004, 11:12 AM

Cokera

12-08-2004, 11:00 PM

Today I learned always trust your first thought except when life is happening.

Also always trust that some people are smarter than me. :cool:

Lord Douche

12-09-2004, 06:57 AM

Today I learned just how much a person shakes after having a car accident! It wasn't me personally, but a friend of mine. Poor guy. He wasn't injured, fortunately, but it was his fault, so he'll pay.
LD

Dngnkeeper

12-09-2004, 11:02 AM

So today, I learned that after 25 years of BS and crap from my ex-wife she may finally get that all expense paid trip and free jewlery form the state. :eek:

Now where did I put the number for the attorney? :dontfuck:

Let the fun begin! :bigun2: :rocket: :flame:

GaryWilcox

12-09-2004, 01:33 PM

...that Christmas will go on this year.

I will sing songs and give gifts and visit with my family. I'll even trim a tree, with geeky Star Trek ornaments (including some dandy homemade little planetoids).

I'll still miss Erin, still grieve, but having a Christmas... one where she's a honored, missing guest... will still be.

ValKyrie

12-09-2004, 09:42 PM

Today I learned that no matter how chaotic and on edge our day to day lives are, it is of the utmost importance for U/us to reconnect when the sun goes down, the children are sleeping and the phone has stopped ringing.

I love snuggling.

erotic_nibbles

12-10-2004, 11:52 PM

I don't think you are a coward though...you probably don't like confrontation! I know I don't because this same thing happened to me just recently with a co-worker/good friend (or so I thought!), and I didn't say anything to him :eek:

And to keep on topic....Today I learned that the English language is soooo difficult to learn...the second time around! I think they added some stuff since I graduated :D Which is a huge possibility, since I graduated.....er....let's just say....a few years ago :p

Thank you pleez....I appreciate the thought....I still feel like I hid emotionally to protect my interest in this person and that to me is cowardly...but I'm past that now.....life is too short to live in the past :)....nugggggssssss to you for the support!

Regarding the USA version of English, I've been told by my friends (of other nationalities) that it's really a pain to learn because we make up so many of our own words....and we also borrow from everyone else......and since I basically type for a living (which is why I don't care how I type in here, 'cause I have to do that all day and I'm over it after 5 pm :D ), I also know "they" keep changing some of the basic rules of grammar :eek: In any case, I wish you the best with that
~~nibbles~~

P.S. slavelucy....ty for the nice thoughts as well....I don't dwell on the bad stuff of life if I can help it :)

jaeangel

12-11-2004, 10:47 AM

And to keep on topic....Today I learned that the English language is soooo difficult to learn...the second time around! I think they added some stuff since I graduated :D Which is a huge possibility, since I graduated.....er....let's just say....a few years ago :p

I know what you mean! I graduated only seven years ago, and it's changed a lot in that time! I recently went to the INS website looking for instructions on where to go to take the English classes and law&government classes I need to take before I can take my citizenship test. They said even if I've lived my whole life here, went to school here, graduated here, I still have to take classes to learn to speak and read and write English and civics classes to learn who the President is and what he does and what Congress is and what they do. :cuckoo: So I sent for the English and law books they teach the classes out of, and the English book doesn't look anything like the English I learned in elementary school! i think I might need those English classes!

learningtopleez

12-11-2004, 11:42 PM

My heartfelt thanks to slavelucy, nibbles, and jaeangel for your posts regarding the English language! You all helped me feel alot better during this stressful time! I'll be taking my placement tests this Wednesday to go back to college (when re-entering the health field you must take all tests if you've been out of school longer than 5 years....sucks doesn't it??)! So I have been studying like crazy, which proves that the 5 year rule isn't so stupid, since so much has changed and I have obviously forgotten soooo much! Thanks girls for the boost! :D

Now to keep on topic....Today I learned that basic math (yep...gotta take that test too :yuck: ) just ain't that basic! You have to know
GEOMETRY :yuck: :yuck: :yuck: ! Now I took geometry in high school, as well as algebra. But geometry??? :help: Just don't have a love for it I'm sorry to say, but then I don't plan on having to know the cubic circumference of anything....well I guess I do now! :eek:

Curtis

12-12-2004, 02:06 AM

Today I learned that there are people who believe there's such a thing as a 'cubic circumference'. ;)

agp_millie

12-12-2004, 03:54 AM

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