Things that bring me joy....

[aldousburbank]

Yeah, was reading this list of Biden-isms (abridged to be sure) in the DailyMail and just couldn't put it in the Politics stall because I laughed so much reading it.

In a speech this year, Biden told a gathering of African leaders that Africa was a country, not a continent.

It brought back memories of a 2008 photo-op outside Biden's home where he told journalists that he had just returned from 'a successful dump,' which turned out to be a trip to a nearby landfill.

In 2010 he had a diplomatic face-palm moment by consoling Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen on the loss of his mother â€" who was very much alive.

In 2012 he made the sign of the cross while on stage to address a group of more than 1,600 Jewish rabbis.

Reporters guffawed later that year when he tried to capture the spirit of President Theodore Roosevelt's famous 'Speak softly' philosophy, by noting that 'the president has a big stick. I promise you.'

During a campaign speech during his first vice presidential run, he criticized then-GOP candidate Sen. John McCain for what he called a 'last-minute economic plan' that did 'nothing to tackle the number-one job facing the middle class.'

'It happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S, jobs.'

[eddie dean]

My first grandson, born this morning. 

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Belated Congrats ab!

(I didn't see this until today. )

[b_dubb]

Biden is a Left Wing version of Dan Quayle

[aldousburbank]

Belated Congrats ab!

(I didn't see this until today. )

Thanks Mr. Eddie. (And all)
He was born right there near you with the Superstition Mountains in sight, and where I shall also be visiting soon. A cute little creature.

[pyewacket]

West- nice post! I find joy in my family, our pets, our home, spending time with true friends, gardening, creating something from clay or re purposed old sweaters (they make warm beautiful quilts), cooking, baking and decorating cakes for the people I love, watching movies with my wise cracking hubby, good books, an evening fire on the patio and fire pit I built.

Thank you for starting this thread, West- it's good for the soul to remind ourselves to be grateful for all that we have. 

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

West- nice post! I find joy in my family, our pets, our home, spending time with true friends, gardening, creating something from clay or re purposed old sweaters (they make warm beautiful quilts), cooking, baking and decorating cakes for the people I love, watching movies with my wise cracking hubby, good books, an evening fire on the patio and fire pit I built.

Thank you for starting this thread, West- it's good for the soul to remind ourselves to be grateful for all that we have. 

That's a lot of joy, pyewacket, and you folks sound like the ideal next door neighbors!  Happy pancake!

[pyewacket]

That's a lot of joy, pyewacket, and you folks sound like the ideal next door neighbors!  Happy pancake!

Happy pancake to you too, RGG! That's another thing- we have great neighbors on both sides and a large plot of land that keeps the PIAs at a distance LOL.   

[pyewacket]

That's a lot of joy, pyewacket, and you folks sound like the ideal next door neighbors!  Happy pancake!

Robert- you'd be a welcome addition to the neighborhood- a Bellgabber would be fun! 

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Robert- you'd be a welcome addition to the neighborhood- a Bellgabber would be fun! 

Cheers, pyewacket!  It sounds like a great neighborhood!  Although if too many Bellgabbers move there, the property values might start dropping. 

[Yorkshire pud]

Cheers, pyewacket!  It sounds like a great neighborhood!  Although if too many Bellgabbers move there, the property values might start dropping. 

...and if I move in there, the values will really go down the pan. Although I'll try to be house trained. I'm nearly there.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

...and if I move in there, the values will really go down the pan. Although I'll try to be house trained. I'm nearly there.

Just remember to close your bathrobe when you go out to get the mail, and no mowing the lawn in your speedo.

[Yorkshire pud]

Just remember to close your bathrobe when you go out to get the mail, and no mowing the lawn in your speedo.

I live for speedo mowing. Although wearing flip flops was a bad move last time. Fortunately I can live without the transplanted thumbs. I wish you were civilised and had letter boxes in the door like normal people do, instead of a bread bin on a stick.

[pyewacket]

It sounds like there'd never be a dull moment with you two around! You're not alone on the speedo kick- one of the neighbors up the road would put up his Christmas lights while wearing some bike shorts that left little to the imagination.  That was the official start of the holiday season in these parts for years. 

[Yorkshire pud]

It sounds like there'd never be a dull moment with you two around! You're not alone on the speedo kick- one of the neighbors up the road would put up his Christmas lights while wearing some bike shorts that left little to the imagination.  That was the official start of the holiday season in these parts for years. 

I secretly can't stand RGG, I understand it's mutual. But we both carry on this charade of real human love for the benefit of each other's public. I look better than he does in speedos---you get my meaning? Which surprises me he brought the subject up.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

It sounds like there'd never be a dull moment with you two around! You're not alone on the speedo kick- one of the neighbors up the road would put up his Christmas lights while wearing some bike shorts that left little to the imagination.  That was the official start of the holiday season in these parts for years. 

I have a friend who had a neighbor for many years who was a devoted practitioner of speedo mowing, and from all accounts it was not a pretty sight.  It also sounds like he did it on purpose just to outrage and annoy his neighbors, and was quite successful at it.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

I secretly can't stand RGG, I understand it's mutual. But we both carry on this charade of real human love for the benefit of each other's public. I look better than he does in speedos---you get my meaning? Which surprises me he brought the subject up.

Yeah, well Happy Pancake to you, too.  Bitch.

[Yorkshire pud]

Yeah, well Happy Pancake to you, too.  Bitch.

Hey ratbag; I like my pancakes with lemon and sugar...get it right. 

[pyewacket]

Looks like we'll have to send you both to the Argument Clinic!

Argument Clinic - Monty Python's The Flying Circus

[Yorkshire pud]

Looks like we'll have to send you both to the Argument Clinic!

Argument Clinic - Monty Python's The Flying Circus

Five minutes or the full half hour?

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Looks like we'll have to send you both to the Argument Clinic!

Actually, I can't ever stay mad at him for very long, because we've had so much fun over the years.  I still smile every time I see this old picture of us hunting tramps at Buggerall, his uncle's ancestral estate in Treacleshire.

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[pyewacket]

 

[Yorkshire pud]

Actually, I can't ever stay mad at him for very long, because we've had so much fun over the years.  I still smile every time I see this old picture of us hunting tramps at Buggerall, his uncle's ancestral estate in Treacleshire.

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Oh bloody hell  I wet myself.    Like I did at Uncle Sharon's hunting lodge when he flounced in, wearing that corset and stilettos.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Oh bloody hell  I wet myself.    Like I did at Uncle Sharon's hunting lodge when he flounced in, wearing that corset and stilettos.

That was a shock, but I imagine he cut quite the striking figure when he sported the same ensemble at Dunkirk.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

That was a shock, but I imagine he cut quite the striking figure when he sported the same ensemble at Dunkirk.

Too soon?

[paladin1991]

Actually, I can't ever stay mad at him for very long, because we've had so much fun over the years.  I still smile every time I see this old picture of us hunting tramps at Buggerall, his uncle's ancestral estate in Treacleshire.

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Ah, that old Gay quarterly, Sophisticated Acquaintance, yes, had the posting in the back for anonymous meatups .

[MV/Liberace!]

Thanks Mr. Eddie. (And all)
He was born right there near you with the Superstition Mountains in sight, and where I shall also be visiting soon. A cute little creature.

congrats, indeed.  you'd be a really cool to have as a grandfather.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Ah, that old Gay quarterly, Sophisticated Acquaintance, yes, had the posting in the back for anonymous meatups .

Of course, back then it really wasn't gay.  It was a totally masculine way for rugged, self-assured men to relieve tension and express their mutual admiration and respect.  It was only gay if somebody lisped.  Or if there was penetration.

It was also common at the time for women to get together to enjoy the pleasure of each other's company and indulge in innocent, intimate explorations of their femininity, especially when their men were off engaging in hearty male bonding while hunting or camping.

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[aldousburbank]

congrats, indeed.  you'd be a really cool to have as a grandfather.

Shyeah, don't worry if your childrenz, at some point, think you're a pain; your grandkidz always think you're all that.

[jazmunda]

Shyeah, don't worry if your childrenz, at some point, think you're a pain; your grandkidz always think you're all that.

I think my kids are a pain. Here's hoping the grand kids turn out better.

[Unquenchable Angst]

You get back at your kids by spoiling your grandchildren.