Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Slite

Of course unless he selects to do all of them butt nekkid.

I always thought it was "buck naked".

Apparently Answers.com is happy with either one.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_it_butt..._or_buck_naked

BOb

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I always thought it was "buck naked".

Apparently Answers.com is happy with either one.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_it_butt..._or_buck_naked

BOb

I suppose a simple way to see if there's any real difference in usage of these two is to Google both for images and compare. The number one hit in either case is likely to be Madam B.'s latest avatar suggestion for Zelda: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...postcount=1985. I'm gonna try that ammonia now.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I suppose a simple way to see if there's any real difference in usage of these two is to Google both for images and compare. The number one hit in either case is likely to be Madam B.'s latest avatar suggestion for Zelda: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...postcount=1985. I'm gonna try that ammonia now.

I did the google image search.. and while several of the pics where very nice indeed... some require that I wash my eyes out with sulfuric acid.

Erm.... and I'm still not sure. I am going to say that butt naked is a subset of buck naked and leave it at that.

Now, back to the serious topic of this thread.

BOb

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Now, back to the serious topic of this thread.

Oh, you must mean Christmas. Well, Merry Christmas, everyone! Here's an image of a nice wreath to put on your desktop.



Ooops.

[FlorenceArt]

My Pocketbook 360 arrived tonight But I probably won't have much time to test it, as I am leaving tomorrow morning for the family Christmas at my parents' house. So right now I'm enjoying the tranquility of my home while I can

[LazyScot]

Trying to decide in the shops' lost&found department may have my will to live. And if they do, whether I can be motivated to go get it....

[zelda_pinwheel]

right now, i'm discovering that i've missed quite a bit of this thread over the past few days.

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I am so wishing I was brilliant and had infinite time to learn everything including a few foreign languages. I was just trying to read a thread in the French forum by using Google to translate it for me. What fun! Here's what Google says that Zelda wrote. God help us if this is what she meant.

Yes, I know it's kind the eleven thousandth time that I bowl with the same title, but I want too! and it makes MONTH !!!!!! So pushing a blow mouth from time to time it relieves a little. then as I have a big heart, I told myself that I will open a thread and I give the example for us all push our hot mouths. So you let go ... you see, it's good.

this is a classic example of why i love machine translations so much. you know, i can't even actually tell what it was i originally said from that.

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I have found that most two year olds are more enamored with the box than the contents. So, empty boxes of various sizes will work well.

BOb

so two year olds are like cats, then.

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Fighting a miserable, messy, drippy, cold.

ugh, i hope you feel better soon !

Originally Posted by Patricia

To add insult to injury I got an advertising email from Eurostar suggesting that a trip with them would be an ideal Christmas present!

well, am has the right idea about that i think. i just hope they are planning to make this up to you properly. i'm sure we could think of some suitable compensation... i hope you had a good nap and are feeling better now !

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

And it would be an ideal Christmas present - for someone you really, really disliked but were still prepared to spend money on...

i can think of a few people i'd like to give that present, if i had enough money...

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

My Pocketbook 360 arrived tonight But I probably won't have much time to test it, as I am leaving tomorrow morning for the family Christmas at my parents' house. So right now I'm enjoying the tranquility of my home while I can

arg ! only 2 days late for the apéro !! okay florence, so when will you give me a demonstration ?

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Trying to decide in the shops' lost&found department may have my will to live. And if they do, whether I can be motivated to go get it....

aw ! is there any way we could help ?

[FlorenceArt]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Trying to decide in the shops' lost&found department may have my will to live. And if they do, whether I can be motivated to go get it....

Aw! Hang on, Christmas is just around the corner. Hopefully we can all return to a normal life after that. Or is that the problem?

[kazbates]

Just got back from the pediatrician's. Ryleigh has strep throat. I guess that was just one more reason why it was a good thing that the weather kept us from going to Florida. Thankfully, they put her on antibiotics right away so she should be feeling much better in about 24 hours. We were planning to go to Busch Garden Williamsburg's Christmas Town to make up for not going to Florida and the doctor told us she should be good to go on Christmas Eve. Ryleigh has been really good about accepting all of the changes lately so I'm glad we can still do this. We even get to have dinner with Santa!

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by kazbates

Just got back from the pediatrician's. Ryleigh has strep throat. I guess that was just one more reason why it was a good thing that the weather kept us from going to Florida. Thankfully, they put her on antibiotics right away so she should be feeling much better in about 24 hours. We were planning to go to Busch Garden Williamsburg's Christmas Town to make up for not going to Florida and the doctor told us she should be good to go on Christmas Eve. Ryleigh has been really good about accepting all of the changes lately so I'm glad we can still do this. We even get to have dinner with Santa!

Oh no! Strep throat hurts! I hope she will recover fast and be able to enjoy dinner with Santa and unwrapping her colourful Christmas gift.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Fighting a miserable, messy, drippy, cold. I woke up with a sore throat, by three hours into my scheduled work shift they sent me home. The worst week of the whole year to be sick. This is making me crazy, I can't go on Thursday to the family Christmas Eve gathering if I'm sick, my mother in law has been ill and doesn't need a cold, and one of my sisters in law has a brand new baby boy, and I don't dare go around him with a cold. Arghhhhhh.....

I hope you are feeling better, and kudos to you for not exposing others to your illness, even if it is just a cold. When my husband was so weak from his treatments, we had to actually ask people not to visit if they had even a sign of a cold. But........I understand your sadness at missing Christmas Eve with your family.

Originally Posted by Patricia

One of them ran away when I asked him something.

So yesterday I exchanged my Eurostar ticket for a train to Calais, then decided to aim for a ferry. Quite a few other people had the same idea, though there were rumours that all the ferries were full. The train broke down at Arras, where we spent an hour looking at a snowy field. But the French engineers managed to repair it. I got a ferry and arrived in Dover at 10pm.
Unfortunately the last trains for London had already left. But the Dover port authorities said that we could sleep overnight in the terminal if necessary and organised food, blankets etc for us, and first aid for a sick girl. They also shamed Eurostar into sending four coaches to collect us. They arrived at 2am and took us to London St Pancras. Then they realised that I would have quite a journey to South Wales at 4am and sent me home in a taxi! The meter read £539, which they prepaid.
I finally arrived home at 8am this morning. The whole journey took 18 hours. It wasn't quite the relaxing weekend I planned.

To add insult to injury I got an advertising email from Eurostar suggesting that a trip with them would be an ideal Christmas present!

Now I'm going to bed.

Glad to hear you are home safe. Sounds like a horrendous adventure.

Originally Posted by kazbates

Just got back from the pediatrician's. Ryleigh has strep throat. I guess that was just one more reason why it was a good thing that the weather kept us from going to Florida. Thankfully, they put her on antibiotics right away so she should be feeling much better in about 24 hours. We were planning to go to Busch Garden Williamsburg's Christmas Town to make up for not going to Florida and the doctor told us she should be good to go on Christmas Eve. Ryleigh has been really good about accepting all of the changes lately so I'm glad we can still do this. We even get to have dinner with Santa!

Poor baby girl. Don't you hate it when they are so ill? Glad you get to have dinner with Santa!

[phenomshel]

I hope you are feeling better, and kudos to you for not exposing others to your illness, even if it is just a cold. When my husband was so weak from his treatments, we had to actually ask people not to visit if they had even a sign of a cold. But........I understand your sadness at missing Christmas Eve with your family.

Thanks for the kudos. At the moment I must admit I am rather puzzled. I still feel like crud, and would be more than happy to curl up on the couch for several days til this thing runs it's course. But a couple of Chris's siblings seem to be intent on us being there, even though I'm still going to be contagious, and they're calling for a quarter inch of ICE on Thursday. I don't get it.

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

<SNIP>
Poor baby girl. Don't you hate it when they are so ill? Glad you get to have dinner with Santa!

Originally Posted by ravenne

Oh no! Strep throat hurts! I hope she will recover fast and be able to enjoy dinner with Santa and unwrapping her colourful Christmas gift.

Thanks! She tells me she is feeling "a little" better. I can't help but wonder if that's not wishful thinking on her part. She's afraid she'll miss out on some of the festivities. They do say that positive thinking helps so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Ravenne, my mom had to 2-day express mail the "Santa" presents from Florida when we became snow bound in Virginia. I have yet to see what the rainbow maker looks like and am chopping at the bit to get a look at it. I usually have a minor run through with all the presents to make sure I have all the batteries we will need but I doubt if I'll get the chance this year. I've stocked up on the common battery sizes but I just know that something will require some obscure battery that we can only get at a specialty store!

Shel, I'm so sorry your sick. There is nothing worse than being sick at the holidays when there is so much going on and you need all of your energy. I hope you are able to get a lot of rest and are back to fighting form soon.

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Thanks for the kudos. At the moment I must admit I am rather puzzled. I still feel like crud, and would be more than happy to curl up on the couch for several days til this thing runs it's course. But a couple of Chris's siblings seem to be intent on us being there, even though I'm still going to be contagious, and they're calling for a quarter inch of ICE on Thursday. I don't get it.

Stay home. Cuddle on the couch, drink hot toddies, or whatever soothes you, and don't feel guilty.

Your health is more important than what others might think you 'should' do.

But....thats just a grandma talking.

[FlorenceArt]

Trying to figure out where the battery case of the Pocketbook is, so that I can figure out how to open it and then figure out where the reset button is. User documentation is not this product's forte And I managed to crash it within one hour of opening the box, which is a bit worrying.