BS: The Mother of all BS threads

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 09 Feb 18 - 09:07 PM

Arguing with the manufacturer's programmers is like debating parenthood with God--it runs on, just as it would anyway, no matter what you say, and especially no matter how right you are.

This is a lesson all good consumers must learn.

Meanwhile, I am doing fine for the nonce, and vice-verdsa, having been off chemo for weeks. But I resume the infusion calendar Monday AM so I may be in for more bumps and grinds in the divine mill. We shall see.

DId a two-hour gig Thursday night in the nearby town of Graham, which pleased the diners. And earned me beer money! Yay for that.

And that's the way it goes--the ordinary keeps on raising its ugly head until the extraordinary intervenes unpredictably. Keep on breathing!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 09 Feb 18 - 11:26 AM

Hi, Mom!

We recently replaced our microwave oven. The new one beeps three times when the cooking job is finished and once more when the door is opened. Why does it beep when the door is opened? Does it think I need to be reminded that I'm opening the door?

It's sorta like Windows 10 incessantly reminding me that the program I'm using is in full-screen mode. Thanks, Mr. Microsoft, but I'm the one who put the damned thing in full-screen mode! It didn't get that way be itself! Why do I need to be reminded?

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 10:47 PM

Yes, gnu is a good guy. Overall. Mostly. On the average.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: keberoxu
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 06:02 PM

Ah, Donuel, of all times for the spell-checker to kick in and backfire your post on you!
We ALL know you meant to say candy-striper. Bless you.

It's a long hard road you are on, gnu.
I too hope your irreplaceable mother gets the sleep she needs.
The two of you are blessed to have each other.
Good on you for feeding her so very well.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Donuel
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 04:37 PM

It sucks to have a heat pump in the south.

gnu even a candy stripper knows that a rinse and a little dab'll do ya.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: gnu
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 04:27 PM

"That hurts." "Yeah. It's like a paper cut, Dora." "No it's NOT. It hurts!" I say, "Maybe, if you just dab the wound instead of wiping it, there won't be such pain." "Well, I HAVE to clean the wound."

Now, if the previous three nurses could do it right, do I have the right to smack this no-mind callous bitch up-side the head? She's part of the reason Mum's 'wounds' deteriorated to the point that, three nurses ago, the doc had to be consulted with pics and measurements. I seriously wanna smack this incompetent twit.

Anyway, Mum is full of roast beef dinner and cheesecake and I hope she gets some sleep tonight. Nurse ****wit is (maybe... ya never know who will arrive - 13 different nurses since August) supposed to be here tomorrow. Dog give me the strength to refrain.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 11:03 AM

I know this is the time of year we call "winter," but dammit, this is Texas. It's not supposed to be continuously cold for weeks on end. We're supposed to be able to brag about our shirt-sleeve gardening weather off-and-on through the season. I'm not seeing it at all. Well, maybe one day, but I had to work so it didn't count.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 08 Feb 18 - 09:32 AM

Hmm? Liam?? Sorry, I was sunbasking in the warm rays of Old Sol. Did you mean Liam Clancy?

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Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: keberoxu
Date: 07 Feb 18 - 01:15 PM

Well, Rapparee,
Winter Storm Liam is bringing plenty of snow over here --

did Liam not pass your way first?

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Donuel
Date: 06 Feb 18 - 09:25 AM

Yup, Rap really is the book wizard. Even his instant preliminary response reveals the past like a unique telescope. I also believe these Mayan discovery, original documents still exist. A Metropolitan Mayan civilization now looks to have been 30 million strong in northern Guatemala.

Also LIDAR of Angor Wat is a must see.

In the last 10 years archeological anthropology has been expanded back another half million years for modern sapiens and the fictional X ray glasses to see their homes, are now a LIDAR reality.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 05 Feb 18 - 11:32 PM

One of these days I'd love to learn a lot more about Lidar. I hear about it in the context of a lot of European research, but clearly it's in use in the New World.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Feb 18 - 10:49 PM

https://decipherment.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/classic-collaterals/

https://www.scribd.com/document/87375468/Dieseldorf-Collection-Ceramic-Corpus-of-the-Maya-Terminal-Classic-Originating-from-Molds

http://lal.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/lal/docs/Collection%20212%20Guide.pdf

Kunst und Religion der Mayavölker: Im Alten und Heutigen Mittelamerika

Explanatory notes to the lecture on the "Mayan intercalary systems" of the calendar, to be given 3rd August 1934 at 11 a.m. at University College1934

Mexican and Central American Antiquities, Calendar System and History (Smithsonian Institution / Bureau of Ethnology, Bulletin No. 28)

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Donuel
Date: 05 Feb 18 - 05:28 PM

Rapparee, all I have is the name Diesedorff in Guatemala 100 -159 years ago. He was an archeologist from Germany investigating Mayan ruins and whose son founded the Dieseldorff coffee plantation around the time of WWII.

Lidar has revealed 1000's more ancient villages in Guatemala.
What I am wondering is if Dieseldorf wrote any books on his early discoveries in German, Spanish or English.

If possible could you find any more clues for me to follow ???

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 05 Feb 18 - 10:49 AM

Mom, the Super Bowel is over. The whatchamacallits won, beating the other team (whoever they were) by a margin big enough to win by. There were some good plays, too: I liked the one where there was a penalty kick at the wicket which the bowler trumped with his hurley which led the opposing coach to claim it had gone foul and they needed to pick up the 7-10 split at the blue line. Quite a game, all in all.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Feb 18 - 08:29 PM

If you haven't seen the "Pearls Before Swine" comic strip for today, February 4, look it up.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 03 Feb 18 - 08:40 PM

This here's for gnu.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Feb 18 - 08:17 PM

And what was wrong with your old one? You know how Mom feels about buying something new before you completely wear out the old!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 02 Feb 18 - 04:52 PM

Hi, Mom!

I just bought a new van. I like everything about it except the ignition key. The blade is wide and squared off (like this) which makes it totally useless for ear scratching. Do car makers not realize that the traditional pointed car key is the leading choice for aural hygiene among older males? Equipping cars with odd-shaped or electronic keys means more geezers will be driving around with impaired hearing due to ear wax buildup! They'll be dangers to us all! Support highway safety! Bring back good old-fashioned car keys!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Feb 18 - 12:41 PM

Best wishes from me as well, Amos, for a more comfortable week, or weeks.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Feb 18 - 09:02 AM

Oh, how I envy you, gnu! Whilst our mountains have much snow, we in the lower altitudes are enjoying the bounty of our palm and banana trees. The "International Portneuf Big Waves" surfing contest started yesterday and town is full of talk about "shredding it" and "cylinder ride" and such. You can't get a mai tai anywhere without running into surferfolk. They run around in their rash guards and surf shorts, buying out all the beer in the stores. How I wish the weather would turn cold -- the skiers at least stay on their mountains!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: gnu
Date: 02 Feb 18 - 08:02 AM

Groundhog Day. 2C, rain. So, the little ******* won't see his shadow but when it checks the forecast, it'll sees it's shadow and it'll go back to bed. -19C tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 01 Feb 18 - 10:51 PM

It was indeed a momentous choice!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 01 Feb 18 - 07:11 AM

Amos is right. "Momentous" was an odd word choice. It usually refers to occurrences, not things. The act of rhyming "headed for the deep six" with "circumcising sheep dicks" was a momentous occurrence. The rhyme itself is merely stupendous.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 01 Feb 18 - 01:06 AM

Curious to use the word "momentous" on such tweedy doggerel, but as you wish!

Doing better after a really piss-poor week. Thanks!

A

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 31 Jan 18 - 04:38 PM

Hi, Mom! Looking through some old threads, I came upon a song parody I wrote in which I rhymed "headed for the deep six" with "circumcising sheep dicks". I had forgotten about it. Who could imagine coming up with such a momentous rhyme and then forgetting it? It's like Don McClean forgetting he rhymed "American Pie" with "whiskey and rye".

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: gnu
Date: 31 Jan 18 - 04:17 PM

DON'T steamboat it! Pass it around.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 31 Jan 18 - 03:09 PM

I have finished the power point part of my presentation on "Steamboats and the Opening of the American West."

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: keberoxu
Date: 31 Jan 18 - 12:05 PM

Okay, MOM, better head back up the steps.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 30 Jan 18 - 01:50 PM

Don't store anything flammable or explosive in it. You might forget it's not to be used and cause...problems.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 30 Jan 18 - 10:52 AM

I have decided to save the leaky saucepan and repurpose it as a storage container for something. I'm still waiting for the universe to tell me exactly what that something may be. I suppose I'll have a pile of stuff someday that needs an appropriate container and the universe will say, "REMEMBER THE LEAKY SAUCEPAN YOU ALMOST THREW AWAY!!!!" Exactly like that. All caps with four exclamation points. No smiley faces. It's the way the universe always talks.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 29 Jan 18 - 09:38 PM

My grandmother raised chickens and butchered her own. She had a plucking fan.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: gnu
Date: 29 Jan 18 - 08:47 PM

"It's just a fuckin' pan." "It's just a fuckin' pan."???

The least you could do is hang it on the kitchen wall... maybe even frame it. I mean, it served you well all those years. How you could just chuck it in trash is beyond me. Of course, if you don' have a place to hang it, chuck it. It's just a fuckin' pan.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 29 Jan 18 - 07:53 PM

Mom! Disaster has struck! My grits pot has a leak in it! It's a small copper-bottom Revere-Ware sauce pan. My wife had it when we met, 30+ years ago, and she'd picked it up second-hand so there's no telling how old it actually is. At any rate, oxidation has had its evil way with it and eaten a tiny hole in its side. Throwing it in the garbage can was a bit like saying goodbye to an old friend.... No, scratch that. It's just a fuckin' pan. I'll buy another one. Thrift stores are full of 'em.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 29 Jan 18 - 10:28 AM

Fer Amos.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 28 Jan 18 - 08:55 PM

Steamboating down the Great DIvide. Bulkky on ya! Taxes oh YUCK.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Jan 18 - 01:20 PM

Sorry, I've been steamboating and will be steamboating for a while yet. My class on "Steamboats and the American West" is this Friday.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: gnu
Date: 27 Jan 18 - 07:07 PM

I am remiss. Not just in this crowd but pretty much in general these days. I echo Acme. As for the rest of you scurvy lot, I just haven't the energy to

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 27 Jan 18 - 10:04 AM

What a year, Amos, and your taxes are going to reflect that last year and this. Moving expenses and medical coverage & procedures. This is why accountants stay in business. I hope you're feeling better by the time you read this!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Donuel
Date: 26 Jan 18 - 08:08 PM

mama's got a squeezebox daddy doesn't sleep at night...

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 25 Jan 18 - 08:40 PM

I also want Amos' squeezebox.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Donuel
Date: 25 Jan 18 - 12:10 PM

Iatro Genesis

In the beginning darkness was upon the face of Amos. Then lord Iatro forbade the fastest growing cells life itself and sent them to the gates of hell spewing the remainder of their waste. Amos said let there be light and the light was good. The remaining fast cells shown brightly on the monitor and could be seen to recede separating good from bad while the music played on.



Rap do you really play banjo or does banjo play you?

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 24 Jan 18 - 07:54 PM

Ah, blessings on your intractable skull, Rapparree! A fond memory of my younger days...

Jaysus, I am going through the bumps and grinds since a long day of chemo on Tuesday. A blend of lassitude, absent-mindedness, upchuckery and unconsciousness. And all iatrogenic! Kinda makes one suspicious of the medical business, somehow--or at least the pharmaceutical industry.

I am hoping to be better tomorrow, as I am supposed to play a restaurant gig that evening.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Jan 18 - 09:58 PM

Thanks, Rap. That's a favorite. I think I heard Sam Hinton sing it, and also Ed McCurdy. Good company.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 23 Jan 18 - 09:52 PM

Here.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Jan 18 - 09:15 PM

You gonna get away to Getaway this year, Amos? If not, can I have your banjo?

Amos wasn't in Mom's beer. He was in her whiskey.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Amos
Date: 22 Jan 18 - 08:09 PM

WUZ NOT!!!!

Rapp is succumbing to delusions imposed by waves of self-wrought shame. I was not in any beer. In fact I was into the gemcitabine and the pembrolizumab with a touch of cisplatin for nightcaps.

If I survive, he will regret mocking my tribulations and my noble sacrifice for the glory of Science, yes he will. You betchum.

And if I don't, double woes be his'n!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 22 Jan 18 - 10:25 AM

MOM! WAKE UP! AMOS IS IN YOUR BEER AGAIN!

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 21 Jan 18 - 01:34 PM

Hi, Mom!

I just installed a new bathroom sink faucet. Unbeknown to me, I purchased a model with an LED embedded in its spout. So, a blue light comes on when the water is turned on. It's like a miniature blue spotlight that shines on the bottom of the sink. I am at a total loss as to what useful function this feature serves. My wife says it's "sexy". I don't think so. To me, a sexy faucet would be one that projects an image of a dancing Hula girl onto the sink bottom. Such a faucet would also have a public health benefit as it would likely encourage most men to brush their teeth longer and more often.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Rapparee
Date: 20 Jan 18 - 10:31 PM

Give her deviled eggs instead of rocks. That way they're soft. Or marshmallows.

Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Jan 18 - 07:25 PM

MOM went for a walk with us this evening - I finally handed her both dog leashes to keep her hands busy to keep her from throwing rocks at passing cars.