Re: Not Horsing Around
By: Daryl Stout to All on Tue Nov 16 2021 12:03 am


Quarter horse:

I thought it's what you order when you're not hungry enough to east a WHOLE horse. . .

Or McDonald's' butcher's minimum order for the hamburger meat?
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George,

Quarter horse:

I thought it's what you order when you're not hungry enough to east a WHOLE horse. . .

Yeah, that too. :P

Or McDonald's' butcher's minimum order for the hamburger meat?

I like McDonald's fries, but I'm not real crazy on their burgers.

Daryl

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Or McDonald's' butcher's minimum order for the hamburger meat?

I like McDonald's fries, but I'm not real crazy on their burgers.

I customize everything at McDonalds to make it palateable. . . not easy, esp[ecially aas they're starting to arbitrarily charge for some toppings.

40c for 3 skinny wilted pickles?! KMX!

I get 20c each for tomato & leaf lettuce, but 60c for a cup to have my chicken sauce in for dipping my fries (the McChicken sauce is free, but I'm not sticking a covid-coated packet in my mouth to bite the corner, to start opening it (I only have one hand, so can't tear it open)

Then I have to pour the packet contents onto a covid-coated tray liner?

No thanks. . .

Why charge me for my preferred dip when I'm not taking ketchup - ytou gave the gut in front of me about 100 in his bag! I only need 3oz of McChickem sauce in a tiny side dish container.

My first GF would orcder a Big Mac, extra pickles plus erxtra pickles on the side (they gave her almost half a cup worth of their poickles for no extra fees)

I canm grow boobs, but nobody wants to see that! & I'm not my jeopardizing my heart health to save a half buck at McBarfy's. . .

I pretty much only eat fries when I drop in some times when hungry & ouit & about, or hash browbs for breakfast (just fries, really)

Occasionhally I'll have adouble Big Mac, but no sauce, as if I say half sauce, I get triple & if I say no cheese, I get cheese AND bacon (I don't eat either)

minimum wage because they have minimum inteligence, minimum skills, minimum motivation, & minimum aptitudes. . .

& their supervisors get 3-4c more per hour because they're barely worth even that, but you have to reward those who will take the rap for others' incompetencies.

I prefer A&W, but they're not cheap.

Fast food: FAST, CHEAP, or TASTY -- you can only have 2, if you're lucky--morer likely only 1

I ate a kids meal at McDonald's today. His mom got really angry.

Q: How is working at McDonalds like being an archaeologist? A: Either way you'll be working with ancient Greece.

"Hey, Ronald McDonald - been watching any good clown movies?" Ronald: I'm loving "IT"

Every new McDonald's creates 40 new jobs... 20 heart surgeons and 20 dentists.

Q: What do you call a non-commissioned Naval officer who works at McDonalds as a supervisor?
A: A chief patty officer

Q: How can you tell if it's Ronald McDonald at a nude beach? A: He has seasame seed buns

Q: Why doesn╞t McDonalds serve ribeye? A: Because that would be a McSteak

Dyslexic boy asks his mother for a mcdonald╞s, she goes only if you can spell it, he then says "okay mum, can I have a KCF?"




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George,

I customize everything at McDonalds to make it palateable. . . not
easy, especially aas they're starting to arbitrarily charge for some toppings.

40c for 3 skinny wilted pickles?! KMX!

KMX?? And, a lot of these places hate it when you "special order" a
sandwich.

Why charge me for my preferred dip when I'm not taking ketchup - ytou
gave the gut in front of me about 100 in his bag! I only need 3oz of McChickem sauce in a tiny side dish container.

When I got the stuff from Burger King, I'd get either ketchup or BBQ
sauce.

My first GF would orcder a Big Mac, extra pickles plus erxtra pickles
on the side (they gave her almost half a cup worth of their poickles
for no extra fees)

Years ago, there was a franchise called Western Sizzlin' -- I loved their pickles. But, I understand they have oxylates, which can cause kidney stones, so I eat these sparingly now.

I can grow boobs, but nobody wants to see that! & I'm not my
jeopardizing my heart health to save a half buck at McBarfy's. . .

Sounds like the blooper with the "memorial meal for John Doe"...it had chicken fried steak, and all the other high fat and cholesterol deals.
One ol' boy couldn't pronounce "cholesterol", but instead said "castor
oil". Both can lead to unpleasant experiences. :P

I pretty much only eat fries when I drop in some times when hungry &
ouit & about, or hash browbs for breakfast (just fries, really)

I like the hash browns/tater tots that Chick-Fil-A has, but they're
closed on Sunday...and it's rare I eat breakfast out anymore.

Occasionhally I'll have adouble Big Mac, but no sauce, as if I say half sauce, I get triple & if I say no cheese, I get cheese AND bacon (I
don't eat either)

If I get their breakfast, it's the sausage egg mcmuffin...otherwise, I
get the 2 cheeseburger meal and large size it. Those are the only things
I eat off their menu.

minimum wage because they have minimum inteligence, minimum skills, minimum motivation, & minimum aptitudes. . .

It would seem that way.

& their supervisors get 3-4c more per hour because they're barely worth even that, but you have to reward those who will take the rap for
others' incompetencies.

Too many nowadays want something for nothing. I worked for Burger King
for nearly 5 years 40 years ago.

I prefer A&W, but they're not cheap.

It's called "you get what you pay for".

Fast food: FAST, CHEAP, or TASTY -- you can only have 2, if you're lucky--morer likely only 1

At this area franchise, David's Burgers, if you eat in, and order a
combo, you get unlimited french fries. I can get a single grilled chicken sandwich with mayonnaise, tomato, pickle, grilled onion, American cheese,
plus a large drink, and unlimited french fries for under $10. But, I can
not do that every day. Then, I get a complimentary sample of soft swirl
ice cream (chocolate and vanilla). I normally stay away from chocolate
for the caffeine, but that little bit won't hurt me.

I ate a kids meal at McDonald's today. His mom got really angry.

You'll probably have a lot of gas afterwards. :P

Q: How is working at McDonalds like being an archaeologist? A: Either
way you'll be working with ancient Greece.

That's for sure. The one thing I'll say for Burger King is that while
their burgers are "flame broiled", they're not "swimming in grease on
the grill", like at Wendy's, McDonald's, and elsewhere.

"Hey, Ronald McDonald - been watching any good clown movies?" Ronald:
I'm loving "IT"

Nothing like self gratification.

Every new McDonald's creates 40 new jobs... 20 heart surgeons and 20 dentists.

Just like that deal with "The Fat Bible" that we've discussed before.

Q: What do you call a non-commissioned Naval officer who works at McDonalds as a supervisor? A: A chief patty officer

Or like the cow who just gave birth to a little one...she had been "de-calf-inated", and said she'd name the little one "Patty". <G>

Q: How can you tell if it's Ronald McDonald at a nude beach? A: He has seasame seed buns

Never mind hold the onions.

Q: Why doesn't McDonalds serve ribeye? A: Because that would be a
McSteak

I've never had their McRib sandwich.

Dyslexic boy asks his mother for a mcdonald's, she goes only if you can spell it, he then says "okay mum, can I have a KCF?"

I am Dyslexia of Borg. Prepare to have your ass laminated. <G>

Daryl

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40c for 3 skinny wilted pickles?! KMX!

KMX?? And, a lot of these places hate it when you "special order" a
sandwich.

I'm not worrierd -- McDonalds had an ad campaighn with the song, "What you want is what you get. . at McDonald's today!"

One tuimie a supervisor backing the cashier, was trying to denty me a switch of inmgredients. I just askedm sing-song, "Whatever happened to whay you want is what tyou get, at McDonald's today." so she overrode herself & told the girl to put it through as a stop order (the kitchen waits until she goes back & explains the order, then started perepping it)

Years ago, there was a franchise called Western Sizzlin' -- I loved their pickles. But, I understand they have oxylates, which can cause kidney stones, so I eat these sparingly now.

A urologiust I had, my first one re kidney stones, said even if I stopped eating EVERYTHING with oaxalates, my body would produce then & make the same amount of stones anyway.

Basically, if you've ever had stones, you have a 16%, on averagem chance, every year, of having them again (I'm running more like 95%, over the past 30 years)

I like the hash browns/tater tots that Chick-Fil-A has, but they're
closed on Sunday...and it's rare I eat breakfast out anymore.

I don't eat breakfat at McD's any more - they screw it up too much -- I go to Tim Horton's (the Canadian Dunkins, kinda, but with sandwiches, wraps, & others with the coffee & doughnuts); best fast food breskfast ever! I used to get the 5-cheese bagel, toasted, with 2 eggs,no meat, tomato, & leaf lettuce, & cheese, c/w coffee & doughnut(double chocolate)

If I get their breakfast, it's the sausage egg mcmuffin...otherwise, I
get the 2 cheeseburger meal and large size it. Those are the only things
I eat off their menu.

My wife is eating heralthy, & the only thing she eats from McDonalds is their chicken snack wraps with half or no sauce, as the kiosk allows (she prefers half) & their coffee, but she's dropped high test coffee now & drinks half & half (half regular, half decaf)

Too many nowadays want something for nothing. I worked for Burger King
for nearly 5 years 40 years ago.

I worked at A&W; I did all 4 jobs suimiltaneously, & manager, too, some days bymyself,. but other days, I'd switch in & out front & back, as needed, depending on who just didn't bother showing up (cheap teen labour. . .jeeze! Used to be about 60% of the adult minwage)

I prefer A&W, but they're not cheap.

It's called "you get what you pay for".

More like you don't get what you pay for these days, especially with online shopping!

Merchants have caught on that people assume higher price means better quality, so they now sell their cheapest garbage at the highest prices in each's category!

Not me -- I figured them out long ago, as a kid. . .

I'm not here to pay for a different name on the labels of the things I buy. . .

At this area franchise, David's Burgers, if you eat in, and order a
combo, you get unlimited french fries. I can get a single grilled chicken sandwich with mayonnaise, tomato, pickle, grilled onion, American cheese, plus a large drink, and unlimited french fries for under $10. But, I can
not do that every day. Then, I get a complimentary sample of soft swirl
ice cream (chocolate and vanilla). I normally stay away from chocolate
for the caffeine, but that little bit won't hurt me.

I miss the one deparment store cafe we had: chicken dstrips, xaesar salad with unlimited chicken strips! I'd get the honey mustard sauce & dig in & skip dinner later that day, especially if I hadn't already skipped breakfast. . .

$5 (lumnches typically were bumping over $10 then; now you're looking at $14-18 for a decent lunch. but you can still find good deals in the food court (I like Bourbon Street Grill -- I get a starch(rice or noodles--I have them sub potatoe chunks), 2 veggies, & 2 mear options (a solid pound of food! for $12, including a large coke, & extra bourbon sauce on the side, in a coffee cup)

I haven't had it in a while, cuz the calories on that beast, I'm not sure I want to even calculate & see!

Another good one is a U-Grill clone -- you pick your items onto a little plate they tare out, & they charge you by the 100g. I typically go heavy on salmon,
& various veggies, & a bit o' chicken for variety; they include a half cup of red rice & 2 good shakes of stir fry sauces -- I like the curry & hot pepper mixed. . . & a Coke to wash it all down -- $12 or so there, too. . .

I mix it up from others, occasionally, keeping it near to $10 as I can. . .

That's for sure. The one thing I'll say for Burger King is that while
their burgers are "flame broiled", they're not "swimming in grease on
the grill", like at Wendy's, McDonald's, and elsewhere.

Yup; I enjoyed them -- I'd stop off on my way home from A&W for a cheeseburger.

Got so they'd se me come in, I'd know when to wave my hand as I'm halfway through getting tot he till, & they'd drop my patties so I'd have it fresh off the grill just as I got to the front of the line to pay!

Good times. I like to try to be a regular at places I like -- I'm appreciated & some times get perks; one cashier at a coffee joint brought my 3 friends & I a
$6 bowwl of gelato each, on the house -- she's now half-owner, having married the boss. They always give me any new baking creation she's made to try, no charge. The new merger has reduced the amount of western baked treats they sell. the last gift was a dozen home-made cranberry shortbread cookies -- so delicate & delicious!

Q: How can you tell if it's Ronald McDonald at a nude beach? A: He has
seasame seed buns

Never mind hold the onions.

I ain't going anywhere NEAR the onions, nor the pickle!

Grown up Wendy runs over, flips him onto his back & cries out, "Where's the BEEF?"

Ronny runs off in shame. . .

I've never had their McRib sandwich.

Same; oh well, now i never will, & I'm cool with that.

McDonald╞s tried to make a beef version of the McRib, but failed. Hopefully they learned from their McSteaks.

Congress passed a law making it legal to slaughter horses for their meat; looks like the McRib is finally coming back!

Chris Christie: You can't talk to me like that! Do you know who I am??! McCashier: a fat unemplyed guy who just ordered 20 McRibs to go?

Q: What type of condoms does Ronald McDonald use? A: McRibbed

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George,

I'm not worrierd -- McDonalds had an ad campaighn with the song, "What
you want is what you get. . at McDonald's today!"

That was long after Burger King came out with "Have It Your Way".

One tuimie a supervisor backing the cashier, was trying to denty me a switch of inmgredients. I just askedm sing-song, "Whatever happened to whay you want is what tyou get, at McDonald's today." so she overrode herself & told the girl to put it through as a stop order (the kitchen waits until she goes back & explains the order, then started perepping it)

It's like they think everyone can eat the same thing with no alterations.

I remember one time as a cashier at Burger King, this guy wanted a
Whopper Junior With Cheese with just ketchup only. I told him that I
would sell him a cheeseburger with just ketchup only...as it was the
same thing, only cheaper. No...he was adamant about what he wanted.
If you want to pay more, here's your sign!! <G>

A urologiust I had, my first one re kidney stones, said even if I
stopped eating EVERYTHING with oaxalates, my body would produce then & make the same amount of stones anyway.

Interesting. Although since I've quit drinking soda pop (I would have
a Sprite on occasion, as it's caffeine free), I haven't had any kidney
stones.

Basically, if you've ever had stones, you have a 16%, on averagem
chance, every year, of having them again (I'm running more like 95%,
over the past 30 years)

That's the closest thing a man can get to the pain of childbirth.

I don't eat breakfat at McD's any more - they screw it up too much -- I
go to Tim Horton's (the Canadian Dunkins, kinda, but with sandwiches, wraps, & others with the coffee & doughnuts); best fast food breskfast ever! I used to get the 5-cheese bagel, toasted, with 2 eggs,no meat, tomato, & leaf lettuce, & cheese, c/w coffee & doughnut(double
chocolate)

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> I'll be back after I wipe off my keyboard. <G>

That must be exclusive to Canada, as that name doesn't ring a bell.

My wife is eating heralthy, & the only thing she eats from McDonalds is their chicken snack wraps with half or no sauce, as the kiosk allows
(she prefers half) & their coffee, but she's dropped high test coffee
now & drinks half & half (half regular, half decaf)

I never tried the McDonald's chicken...I preferred the ones from Burger
King.

Speaking of which, that reminds me of the joke where these guys were in
New Orleans (the Crescent City), and they were arguing over the correct pronounciation (New Or-Lee-Anns, New Or-Lins, Nawlins, etc.). So, they
decided to ask one of the employees in a local fast food restaurant to
settle the dispute. They walked in, and asked for them to say, real slowly, where they were right then. The reply: "Burr-Gurr Kinggg". <G>

I worked at A&W; I did all 4 jobs suimiltaneously, & manager, too, some days bymyself,. but other days, I'd switch in & out front & back, as needed, depending on who just didn't bother showing up (cheap teen labour. . .jeeze! Used to be about 60% of the adult minwage)

I loved their root beer and their floats. There used to be one in the
Hot Springs area, but I don't think any are left in Arkansas.

More like you don't get what you pay for these days, especially with online shopping!

But, with all the stuff getting stolen from the trains in California
and elsewhere, I've decided if I can't buy it locally, I do without.

Merchants have caught on that people assume higher price means better quality, so they now sell their cheapest garbage at the highest prices
in each category!

It's the economy, stupid. :P

I miss the one deparment store cafe we had: chicken strips, caesar
salad with unlimited chicken strips! I'd get the honey mustard sauce &
dig in & skip dinner later that day, especially if I hadn't already skipped breakfast. . .

Now, that unlimited chicken strips sounds good. Although, it reminds me
of a joke where a guy went into a restaurant, and wanted a chicken strip.
They brought a hen to the table, put on the stripper music, and the hen proceeded to remove its feathers. <G>

$5 (lumnches typically were bumping over $10 then; now you're looking
at $14-18 for a decent lunch. but you can still find good deals in the food court (I like Bourbon Street Grill -- I get a starch(rice or noodles--I have them sub potatoe chunks), 2 veggies, & 2 mear options
(a solid pound of food! for $12, including a large coke, & extra
bourbon sauce on the side, in a coffee cup)

Except at airport food courts...you better at least double the price
there.

Another good one is a U-Grill clone -- you pick your items onto a
little plate they tare out, & they charge you by the 100g. I
typically go heavy on salmon, & various veggies, & a bit o' chicken for variety; they include a half cup of red rice & 2 good shakes of stir
fry sauces -- I like the curry & hot pepper mixed. . . & a Coke to
wash it all down -- $12 or so there, too. . .

Never heard of that one, either.

I mix it up from others, occasionally, keeping it near to $10 as I can.
. .

Well, still being iced in from the sleet and freezing rain last week, I
can't go anywhere for awhile. At least I have plenty of food and drink here...but the diet of 3 minute microwave pizzas (small in size) and
lunch meat sandwiches, is getting old.

Yup; I enjoyed them -- I'd stop off on my way home from A&W for a cheeseburger.

I love their burgers, but the flame broiling gave my acid reflux fits.

Got so they'd se me come in, I'd know when to wave my hand as I'm
halfway through getting tot he till, & they'd drop my patties so I'd
have it fresh off the grill just as I got to the front of the line to pay!

That was awfully nice of them. When I went into a Great Clips haircut
place last week, I got a beard and moustache trim, haircut, and shampoo
for $23 (I had a $2 coupon), then gave them a $27 tip. I said because of
the schedule and finances, it might be awhile before I could get out there again. The ladies said I was always so nice each time I was there. I enjoy going to places where the employees enjoy their work.

I ain't going anywhere NEAR the onions, nor the pickle!

In several of the Looney Tunes cartoons, they have a deal where they
request "hold the onions".

Grown up Wendy runs over, flips him onto his back & cries out, "Where's the BEEF?"

Ronny runs off in shame. . .

LOL...he was clowning around too much. <G>

McDonald's tried to make a beef version of the McRib, but failed. Hopefully they learned from their McSteaks.

During Lent, places that normally don't sell fish (Wendy's, Arby's, etc.) have it on the menu, so they can pick up the Catholic clientele.

I like the fish from Arby's...but am trying to conserve the funds right
now.

Daryl

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George,

I'm not worrierd -- McDonalds had an ad campaighn with the song, "What
you want is what you get. . at McDonald's today!"

That was long after Burger King came out with "Have It Your Way".

Either way, I order what I want to eat; if they balk, I go elsewhere.

It's like they think everyone can eat the same thing with no alterations.

More that they want to streamline for cheapest producton & maximum profits.

When I order extra pickles; staff time is needed to change my order & pickles cost something. (the cheap crap they have might cost 3 for a penny); they think in terms ofmillions & if millions ordered like I do, they could lose $100K easy.

& that just Will. Not. Be. Acceptable.

I remember one time as a cashier at Burger King, this guy wanted a
Whopper Junior With Cheese with just ketchup only. I told him that I
would sell him a cheeseburger with just ketchup only...as it was the
same thing, only cheaper. No...he was adamant about what he wanted.
If you want to pay more, here's your sign!! <G>

Of course; I'll point out the difference & often people trust me on sight, but like you sday, ewhatever you want, Sir; I'm here to serve you! Have a nice day!

Interesting. Although since I've quit drinking soda pop (I would have
a Sprite on occasion, as it's caffeine free), I haven't had any kidney stones.

Soda pop is bad in so many ways. I can't recall when I lasty had any -- maybe my last 8 hour early morning shift (up at 4am)

Basically, if you've ever had stones, you have a 16%, on averagem
chance, every year, of having them again (I'm running more like 95%,
over the past 30 years)

That's the closest thing a man can get to the pain of childbirth.

Per the mothers I've takjed to, stones are worse, by far.

I'm sussed it out.

Both involve some thing big goigb through a smnaller passage; buy with a baby, you got a nice(give or take) baby at the end.

With stones it's more like you get a porcuypine acoming out -- but even a porcupine is a living crearture, & lovable for that reason, so more like giving birth to a dead porcupine, breech! (quills facing the wtrong way)

I think of it olike tht & I understand why every mother I've spoke with whose had both says stones hurt worse. A couple OB/GYNs say in their career's experience with patients, they've said the same.

Pain sucks, no matter what, but you see many a mother go through 20+ hours of EXCRUCIATING childbirth pain, purposely get pregnant again later.

Never met a kimney stone patient yet who would willingly re-up for a kidney stone!

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> I'll be back after I wipe off my keyboard. <G>
That must be exclusive to Canada, as that name doesn't ring a bell.

Yup, Tim Horton's is a Canadian brand, now bought out by Burger King, in Canada - they've been opening up outlets globally to serve ex-pats who request it.

Just came across one in Melbourne, Oz yesterday.

I loved their root beer and their floats. There used to be one in the
Hot Springs area, but I don't think any are left in Arkansas.

A&W has been slowly disappearing for 20+ years. I worked at one of 2 remaining drive-ins in Canada. My boss owned both & went bankrupt soon after I went into the hospital for several months.

More like you don't get what you pay for these days, especially with
online shopping!

But, with all the stuff getting stolen from the trains in California
and elsewhere, I've decided if I can't buy it locally, I do without.

Way to go! Too much greed moticvated mercantile game-playing by the bilionaires these days. . .

I buy as locally as I can find & afford. I consider US stuff as good as Canadiuan, except for meat & dairy, but we don't get that here, unless one drives down for a shopping trip (Done that in the past; not knowing about the antibiotics & hormones)

Merchants have caught on that people assume higher price means better
quality, so they now sell their cheapest garbage at the highest prices
in each category!

It's the economy, stupid. :P

Right back atya!

Except at airport food courts...you better at least double the price
there.

Yup, ours doesn't allow private ownersship of the franchise outlets -- the owener of all 7 Tim Hortons in Richmond, including the airport's must sign over operationhs of the airport one & he gets a small piece of the profits.

Another good one is a U-Grill clone -- you pick your items onto a
little plate they tare out, & they charge you by the 100g. I
typically go heavy on salmon, & various veggies, & a bit o' chicken for
variety; they include a half cup of red rice & 2 good shakes of stir
fry sauces -- I like the curry & hot pepper mixed. . . & a Coke to
wash it all down -- $12 or so there, too. . .

Never heard of that one, either.

It gores by many names, including Mongolian Grill -- basically you take a tin late & fill it from the fresh raw food buffet, they weight it & charge you by weeight, then the cook sautes it on the greill with a bit of stir fry sauce, & puts it onto another plate, on top of a half cup of rice (we get choice of white or red/brown)

Well, still being iced in from the sleet and freezing rain last week, I
can't go anywhere for awhile. At least I have plenty of food and drink here...but the diet of 3 minute microwave pizzas (small in size) and
lunch meat sandwiches, is getting old.

No kidding -- that's not healthy eating in any way -- hopefuly you don't have hypertension, as those are loaded with Sodium!

You're unable to cook from ingredients? (even only ground beef can be very versatile, if you have a variety of herbs & spices); I used to go to the grocery store on disaility pay day & order 3 pounds, separated into double- wtapped paxckages of 1/3 pound each (for freezing so they won't get freezer burnt)

Take one out for most meals, like stove top goulash; take out 2 packs if having company.

Also, I'd get a giant family pack of chicken thighs & separate them for 2 per ZipLok.

Managed, even one-handed!

& spuds -- I love my mashed taters!

For gravy, when on au jus, Isd cheast & put a can of crream of m,iushroom(or chicken) soup ointo a 2cup glass measurig bowl with a little worcestire(pronounced woostah) sauce, then stir it & nuke it (or use cream corn)

Yup; I enjoyed them -- I'd stop off on my way home from A&W for a
cheeseburger.

I love their burgers, but the flame broiling gave my acid reflux fits.

How could that be? You're getrting less grease? (you can order any burgere at McDonalds "extra lean" & they will squeeze the fat out of it until it's dry)

& I always order my fries unsalted -- healthier & better tasting, plus hot as they get! If you prefer the salt, ask, for some on the side.

That was awfully nice of them. When I went into a Great Clips haircut
place last week, I got a beard and moustache trim, haircut, and shampoo
for $23 (I had a $2 coupon), then gave them a $27 tip. I said because of
the schedule and finances, it might be awhile before I could get out there again. The ladies said I was always so nice each time I was there. I enjoy going to places where the employees enjoy their work.

Likewise; & I try to tip well, but finances don'rt usually allow too much generosit -- but I have given extra, especuially, if I'll be away for a while.

Mostly I tipp my cabbies 20-25% -- as I like that they'll usually waste little time picking me up when I call for one, at least if they know it's me.

In several of the Looney Tunes cartoons, they have a deal where they
request "hold the onions".

I thought it was "hold the mayo"?

During Lent, places that normally don't sell fish (Wendy's, Arby's, etc.) have it on the menu, so they can pick up the Catholic clientele.
I like the fish from Arby's...but am trying to conserve the funds right
now.

Arbys isn't bad, but my nearest one is the airport. . Ditto Taco Bell (I want to try the Gordita Crunch, but not with a bus & two skytrains.)

I'm not into fast food fish; McD's teed me off when they made a big promo of their Maritime Haddock & chips basket for par of their world tour -- so miserable -- a thin dry piece of over-breaded generic fish paste (no flakiness like real fish)

I got a world-known fish & chips place near here - they serve it in newspaper, even! Not cheap, though (under $20 so not overely out of reach; but a very rare treat in the summer near rthe water, watching to see if some other idiot puts their tot on the edge of the pier, so a sealion yanks her into the water! (true story--a watching stranger wasted no time in jumping in & rescuing her)

Q: What's the difference between a Sea Lion & a Seal? A: I.O.N.

Q: Why are sea lions so strong?
A: Because they love big mussels

[chemistry 101 trigger warning]
A seal is just a neutral sea lion. Neutral, as in without the ion.

My family spent an afternoon at Fisherman's Wharf. My daughter and I were taking pictures of the sea lions. Several of them started making noise. So I said to my daughter,"The sea lions saw you. They're saying Dork, Dork, Dork".

[if they were Swedish, they'd say, "bork! bork! bork!"]




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George,

Either way, I order what I want to eat; if they balk, I go elsewhere.

So, you don't eat at "Borg Burgers" -- they do it THEIR WAY...your way
is irrelevant, and if you argue with them, you'll be assimilated. Or, if
you encounter Dyslexia Of Borg, he'll tell you "Prepare to have your ass laminated". <G>

More that they want to streamline for cheapest producton & maximum profits.

Exactly. That's why there are these kiosks in some restaurants. I've
only seen them in area McDonald's, but heard that other franchises are considering such.

When I order extra pickles; staff time is needed to change my order & pickles cost something. (the cheap crap they have might cost 3 for a penny); they think in terms ofmillions & if millions ordered like I do, they could lose $100K easy.

I love the dill pickles, but I don't go overboard on them. One time, I
was snacking on Lay's Dill Pickle potato chips, and eating ice cream sandwiches. So, I raised a few eyebrows when I told folks "I'm eating
pickles and ice cream". <BG> Or "I'm pregnant with an elephant...want to
see its trunk". <EG>

Of course; I'll point out the difference & often people trust me on
sight, but like you say, ewhatever you want, Sir; I'm here to serve
you! Have a nice day!

Sometimes, it's like "here's your sign". <G> One smart aleck came
through the drive thru, wanting "a fur burger and a side order of
thighs". I told him "you'll find that in the red light district
downtown". <G> Another smart aleck tried to order something from
McDonald's, and I said "Sir, this is Burger King. McDonald's is down
the street". And, there was a black guy who had "the dialect", and
he wanted "a waffer...a double waffer...a double waffer with cheese".
He couldn't make up his mind, and he obviously wasn't educated. I
guess a waffer is a rather large wafer. :P

Soda pop is bad in so many ways. I can't recall when I lasty had any -- maybe my last 8 hour early morning shift (up at 4am)

I drank a little Sprite the other day, but sometimes now, the drink (especially Pepsi products) will set my colon off into diarrhea...I
guess too much fluid or sugar.

Per the mothers I've talked to, stones are worse, by far.

Two women's takes on kidney stones:

1) I'd rather have quintuplets (5 at once) with no epidural or
anesthetic, in hard labor, than one kidney stone. That sums it up.

2) Woman: "If us women can pass a baby, you men can pass a kidney stone".
Me: "Unlike the female cervix, the male penis cannot dialate". That
shut her up.

Both involve some thing big goigb through a smnaller passage; buy with
a baby, you got a nice(give or take) baby at the end.

One asked me if I had several at once if I'd name them, and I replied
"Of course. Sly And The Family Stone". <G>

With stones it's more like you get a porcuypine acoming out -- but even
a porcupine is a living crearture, & lovable for that reason, so more like giving birth to a dead porcupine, breech! (quills facing the
wtrong way)

Exactly...never mind a prick to the prick. :P

I think of it olike tht & I understand why every mother I've spoke with whose had both says stones hurt worse. A couple OB/GYNs say in their career's experience with patients, they've said the same.

See my comment above.

Pain sucks, no matter what, but you see many a mother go through 20+
hours of EXCRUCIATING childbirth pain, purposely get pregnant again later.

Men are wimps when it comes to pain. It reminds me of a joke (I may
have told this before, but it's still funny).

This husband brings his wife to the hospital, as she has gone into
labor to deliver a baby. The OB/GYN doctor tells them "We have a new study
to transfer the pain from the mother to the father, so he can know how it feels". Needless to say, Mom was all for it...and Dad bragged that he had
a high pain tolerance. So, they get them both in there, strip them both
naked, wire them up for sound (as it were), and the doctor starts the
pain transfer. Well, he does it slowly, then ramps it up.

Neither Mom nor Dad had any pain, and she delivered a healthy 8 pound
baby boy.

However, when they got home...the milkman was found dead on the front
porch. <BG>

Never met a kimney stone patient yet who would willingly re-up for a kidney stone!

Unless they're into pain.

Yup, Tim Horton's is a Canadian brand, now bought out by Burger King,
in Canada - they've been opening up outlets globally to serve ex-pats
who request it.

Interesting.

A&W has been slowly disappearing for 20+ years. I worked at one of 2 remaining drive-ins in Canada. My boss owned both & went bankrupt
soon after I went into the hospital for several months.

One local restaurant, Grady's, had great food...but when several of the employees came down with Covid-19, causing a staff shortage, the owner
shut the place down...and the employees were out of a job. There is
another Grady's in a different part of town, but the parking lot is
smaller, and it's harder to get in and out of there. The same is true
with this David's Burgers, where I met this young lady...and am going
to be joining her church. The location I go to is near a Bass Pro Shop,
and it has a lot of available parking, and it's easy to get in and out
of. Another location in west Little Rock has less parking, and it's
very hard to get in and out of...especially considering it's at a busy intersection.

Way to go! Too much greed moticvated mercantile game-playing by the bilionaires these days. . .

They have more money than they know what to do with. Believe me, if
I could convert the money in L.O.R.D. II right now (over $114 million)
to real life, I think I could survive. <G>

I buy as locally as I can find & afford. I consider US stuff as good
as Canadiuan, except for meat & dairy, but we don't get that here,
unless one drives down for a shopping trip (Done that in the past; not knowing about the antibiotics & hormones)

They got actual visual evidence of a hormone...a hooker moaning because
she was having pain before sex. <G>

Yup, ours doesn't allow private ownersship of the franchise outlets --
the owener of all 7 Tim Hortons in Richmond, including the airport's
must sign over operationhs of the airport one & he gets a small piece
of the profits.

It should be that way...and everyone is treated the same.

It gores by many names, including Mongolian Grill -- basically you take
a tin late & fill it from the fresh raw food buffet, they weight it & charge you by weeight, then the cook sautes it on the greill with a
bit of stir fry sauce, & puts it onto another plate, on top of a half cup of rice (we get choice of white or red/brown)

Benihana has a Steakhouse in a hotel in North Little Rock that does a
similar thing. There is another place in town called "The Butcher Shop",
but I'm not much of a steak eater...however, my late wife was. There used
to be a placed called "Steak-Out"...that had the best beef sirloin tips
and baked potato combo (please excuse me while I wipe the slobber off of
the keyboard). <G> Unfortunately, all of them shut down awhile back.

No kidding -- that's not healthy eating in any way -- hopefuly you
don't have hypertension, as those are loaded with Sodium!

All processed foods are drowning in sodium, and I do have hypertension,
along with atrial fibrillation (and 40 other medical conditions). The best example of drowning in sodium are anchovies on pizza. My late wife, who
had a defective aortic heart valve since birth...when we ordered out for
pizza, she'd say "I want every anchovy you have in the place", and I told
her "you can have those nasty things". Talk about a massive salt lick!! :P
I asked her one time "If you drop an anchovy on the floor, what if the dachshund gets it??". She growled "If he touches it...he dies". <G>

You're unable to cook from ingredients? (even only ground beef can be
very versatile, if you have a variety of herbs & spices); I used to go
to the grocery store on disaility pay day & order 3 pounds, separated into double- wtapped paxckages of 1/3 pound each (for freezing so they won't get freezer burnt)

I can't stand for long periods of time at the sink, toilet, table, or
in the shower...as the arthritis is so bad in my legs, along with the degenerative disease in my back and spine. I use a cane or walker every day...which one depends on how I feel.

& spuds -- I love my mashed taters!

When someone told me to cut carbs, I said "I sliced a pizza". <G>

For gravy, when on au jus, Isd cheast & put a can of crream of m,iushroom(or chicken) soup ointo a 2cup glass measurig bowl with a little worcestire(pronounced woostah) sauce, then stir it & nuke it
(or use cream corn)

There was an episode of "The Three Stooges", where Moe is talking about
this sauce (the one you noted), and he was having trouble pronouncing it.
Then, he lamented "I never could say worcestshire". <G>

How could that be? You're getrting less grease? (you can order any
burgere at McDonalds "extra lean" & they will squeeze the fat out of
it until it's dry)

Probably because of the broiling. I love their original chicken and
chicken nuggets. Lately, when I go to this David's Burgers, I've been
eating their grilled chicken sandwich. It's a central Arkansas franchise,
and if you eat in and order a combo, you get unlimited french fries.

& I always order my fries unsalted -- healthier & better tasting, plus
hot as they get! If you prefer the salt, ask, for some on the side.

We had some customers at Burger King who did that.

Likewise; & I try to tip well, but finances don'rt usually allow too
much generosit -- but I have given extra, especuially, if I'll be away for a while.

Same here. I can't afford to eat out every day.

Mostly I tipp my cabbies 20-25% -- as I like that they'll usually waste little time picking me up when I call for one, at least if they know it's me.

I did the same with Uber...I'll have to consider that if I end up having
to sell the car.

I thought it was "hold the mayo"?

No, that was the exchange in Airplane, where the pilot was talking on
the payphone to the Mayo Clinic on his vasectomy results. He then is paged
that he has a phone call from Mister Hamm on Line 5...so he replies "OK,
give me Hamm on Five, and Hold The Mayo". <G>

Arbys isn't bad, but my nearest one is the airport. . Ditto Taco Bell
(I want to try the Gordita Crunch, but not with a bus & two
skytrains.)

I got gas for under a dollar the other day...but it was at Taco Bell.
And, I saw a meme where they were changing the seats in Taco Bell to
toilets. <G>

I'm not into fast food fish; McD's teed me off when they made a big
promo of their Maritime Haddock & chips basket for par of their world tour -- so miserable -- a thin dry piece of over-breaded generic fish paste (no flakiness like real fish)

I thought the fish at Arby's was better than Captain D's. The fish at
Long John Silver's is good, but it has too much breading. And, I'm not
going to Red Lobster (too expensive). There is a seafood restaurant north
of Arkadelphia, Arkansas off of Interstate 30, called "The Fish Net". They
put Red Lobster to shame!!

I got a world-known fish & chips place near here - they serve it in newspaper, even! Not cheap, though (under $20 so not overely out of reach; but a very rare treat in the summer near rthe water, watching to see if some other idiot puts their tot on the edge of the pier, so a sealion yanks her into the water! (true story--a watching stranger
wasted no time in jumping in & rescuing her)

There was a place in south Florida called "Arthur Treacher's Fish And
Chips". I don't think they are in Arkansas.

Q: What's the difference between a Sea Lion & a Seal? A: I.O.N.

I ON the mark, U OFF the mark.

Q: Why are sea lions so strong?
A: Because they love big mussels

Stud-ly Do-Right??

[chemistry 101 trigger warning]
A seal is just a neutral sea lion. Neutral, as in without the ion.

Are you sure you lost an electron?? I'm positive. <G>

My family spent an afternoon at Fisherman's Wharf. My daughter and I
were taking pictures of the sea lions. Several of them started making noise. So I said to my daughter,"The sea lions saw you. They're saying Dork, Dork, Dork".

Really.

[if they were Swedish, they'd say, "bork! bork! bork!"]

Wasn't he a political figure or a judge??

Daryl

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Exactly. That's why there are these kiosks in some restaurants. I've
only seen them in area McDonald's, but heard that other franchises are considering such.

So far only McD's & Tim Horton's here. Oh, & one A&W that's now gone. . .

I pay at the counrter even when ordering at the kiosk, as I want the option of changing my mind on my way, & I often pay in cash.

Except7 when this one she-dog is on, then I'll pay with my debit & go pick up at the counter, & ask there for delivery to a table, if I'm not taking right off to go. . .

The mobile ordeering was handy when it got too busy inside to get my wheelchair in, then I'd park in a car spot & order via mobile (get the points from buying co0ffee & fries, plus can m,ore easily cash them in for free coffeees or fries (my wife loves their coffees -- I'll buy here 7 $1.80 medium coffees, then trade in points for a $4 medium mocha! (I love a deal!)

I love the dill pickles, but I don't go overboard on them. One time, I
was snacking on Lay's Dill Pickle potato chips, and eating ice cream sandwiches. So, I raised a few eyebrows when I told folks "I'm eating
pickles and ice cream". <BG>

That'll do it.

Or "I'm pregnant with an elephant...want to

see its trunk". <EG>

I do that when they point out my belly & ask if I'm pregnant. I say, "Sure am; with a baby elephant; want to see his trunk?"

Sometimes, it's like "here's your sign". <G> One smart aleck came
through the drive thru, wanting "a fur burger and a side order of
thighs". I told him "you'll find that in the red light district
downtown".

I've done that, but at the A&W I worked for, when a mate took me out of the hospital for a day, including lunch at the A&W drive-in; I took the order pad & wrote my own order.

I sw thw jkitchen crew trying to read my handrwriting & giggling, then I got a fish burger & fries (close enough)

Another time, whentrasveling & aty a McD's I'd never go in evert again anywya I ordfered it from the pretty young thing at the counter & she ran away & gpt a manager. I just calmly said I wanted a fish burger & a side of fries. I don't know why she got him involved.

I guess I looked mischievous or he really trusted her not to come to him for frivolity, cuz he replied, "Just take your food and go." in a drop dead tone.

<G> Another smart aleck tried to order something from

McDonald's, and I said "Sir, this is Burger King. McDonald's is down
the street".

I'd always try to match them up with an A&W mnenu item close as possible to their order, like iof they wanted a Big Mac, I'd give them a double cheeseburger with bacon (McD's wasn't putting bacon on burgers yet) then point out that this is beter as it had bacon,. & no extra bun in the middle for wasted carbs -- just meat & enough bun to hold onto it neatly while eating.

He paid triple the burger's value to me, including tip!

And, there was a black guy who had "the dialect", and

he wanted "a waffer...a double waffer...a double waffer with cheese".
He couldn't make up his mind, and he obviously wasn't educated. I
guess a waffer is a rather large wafer. :P

I'd guess whopper. . . & I'd have asked, "dbl Whopper with cheese? Extra cheese on that,. sir?" (for the upsell)

Soda pop is bad in so many ways. I can't recall when I lasty had any --
maybe my last 8 hour early morning shift (up at 4am)

I drank a little Sprite the other day, but sometimes now, the drink (especially Pepsi products) will set my colon off into diarrhea...I
guess too much fluid or sugar.

My wife drinks a half can of whichever we have handy, to help with heartburn -- chug half a can, burp hard, & passthe other half can to her daughter to finish, or put it in the fridge for another day.

Per the mothers I've talked to, stones are worse, by far.

Two women's takes on kidney stones:
1) I'd rather have quintuplets (5 at once) with no epidural or
anesthetic, in hard labor, than one kidney stone. That sums it up.
2) Woman: "If us women can pass a baby, you men can pass a kidney stone".
Me: "Unlike the female cervix, the male penis cannot dialate". That
shut her up.

I say the same; pointing out that their equpment is especually designed to handle a baby going through; mine is not designed to stretch.

Plus the G-spot is conveniently located to offset some of the pain.

The fact it gives so much pleasure when not being used to help a birth, shows how powerful her pain would be without it (more like our kidney stones, maybe)

Both involve some thing big goigb through a smnaller passage; buy with
a baby, you got a nice(give or take) baby at the end.

One asked me if I had several at once if I'd name them, and I replied
"Of course. Sly And The Family Stone". <G>

Good one! Or the Shredding Stones?

Exactly...never mind a prick to the prick. :P

prick is a funny word;
You can "prick your finger" but if you're on the radio, never speak of "fingering your prick" (even if you just mean fiddling with the scab)

Men are wimps when it comes to pain.

I am, specifically, & I don't care who knows it -- I admit to to pretty nurse right up front & often get treated extra kindly. . .

Never met a kimney stone patient yet who would willingly re-up for a
kidney stone!

Unless they're into pain.

I think even masochists prefer their pain in certain contexts.

Liuke if his partner was feeding him chocolate covered espresso beans, promisding the stones would hurt worse than anything she could do & he's to think of her every time a stone goes through.

They have more money than they know what to do with. Believe me, if
I could convert the money in L.O.R.D. II right now (over $114 million)
to real life, I think I could survive. <G>

I just banked another $2M to make $8 in the bank(in L2) -- I could live well off that, including starting a small business or two to keep me eating for life.

They got actual visual evidence of a hormone...a hooker moaning because
she was having pain before sex. <G>

A prostitute was depositing $100 into her bank when the teller told her it was counterfeit.

"I was raped!" moans the old whore. . .

I asked her one time "If you drop an anchovy on the floor, what if the dachshund gets it??". She growled "If he touches it...he dies". <G>

by her, or by the massive infusion of salt?

I can't stand for long periods of time at the sink, toilet, table, or
in the shower...as the arthritis is so bad in my legs, along with the degenerative disease in my back and spine. I use a cane or walker every day...which one depends on how I feel.

I cook sitting down in my manual wheelchair, then eat at the table, also in my chair. . .

& spuds -- I love my mashed taters!

When someone told me to cut carbs, I said "I sliced a pizza". <G>

I'm using that one!

There was an episode of "The Three Stooges", where Moe is talking about
this sauce (the one you noted), and he was having trouble pronouncing it. Then, he lamented "I never could say worcestshire". <G>

Reminds me of Porky Pig saying, "Son of a b-b-b-b-b-b--b-GUN!" then he looks cheekily at the camera & says, clear as a newscaster, "Ha! I bet you thought I was going to say son of a bitch, didn't you?"

Are you sure you lost an electron?? I'm positive. <G>

Hmm, need to make some wooden disks, with "Tuit" on one side & "Ion" on the other!

Then I can show either, depending on which puny I want to illustrate at the time.

[if they were Swedish, they'd say, "bork! bork! bork!"]

Wasn't he a political figure or a judge??

No idea -- it was a character on the Muppets, the Swedish Chef, who only ever saisd "bork! bork!" & that was the Muppet version of Swedish.

I always greet the staff at IKEA with a hearty "Bork! Bork!" as a quick age check.

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George,

So far only McD's & Tim Horton's here. Oh, & one A&W that's now gone. .

They're losing all the good places (sigh!). When this buffet cafeteria announced they were going to shut down 20 years ago (this was before my
Dad died 15 years ago), he lamented "I'm going to starve to death!!" <G>.
We'd always go there after Sunday morning church services...but the
reason the Baptists are wanting to get to the cafeteria early, is that
they're afraid the Methodists are going to beat them to lunch. <G>

I pay at the counrter even when ordering at the kiosk, as I want the option of changing my mind on my way, & I often pay in cash.

Good idea. I usually order the same thing when I eat out (although I
can't afford to eat out every day). I thought about making a switch the
other day, but decided it was cheaper to stick what with I had been
getting.

Except7 when this one she-dog is on, then I'll pay with my debit & go
pick up at the counter, & ask there for delivery to a table, if I'm
not taking right off to go. . .

You've got some folks who have no business working there...and obviously
some who don't want to be there. I worked at Burger King for 5 years over
40 years ago, and I didn't consider it "degrading"...I got my fill of
Whoppers. <G>

The mobile ordeering was handy when it got too busy inside to get my wheelchair in, then I'd park in a car spot & order via mobile (get the points from buying co0ffee & fries, plus can m,ore easily cash them in for free coffeees or fries (my wife loves their coffees -- I'll buy
here 7 $1.80 medium coffees, then trade in points for a $4 medium
mocha! (I love a deal!)

I remember when all those combos first came out nearly 50 years ago...
it was amazing how quick the others jumped on that bandwagon. I rarely
use a mobile app to order stuff, but I've considered it.

I do that when they point out my belly & ask if I'm pregnant. I say,
"Sure am; with a baby elephant; want to see his trunk?"

Never mind hear it snort. :P

I saw the kitchen crew trying to read my handrwriting & giggling, then
I got a fish burger & fries (close enough)

I thought about going to Arby's after church this morning for a couple
of fish sandwiches. But, since I was hacking from sinus drainage, and I
had grabbed an EMPTY bag of cough drops (works real well <G>), I decided
just to come straight home.

I didn't rest well last night, so even though I woke up at 6:30am, I
went back to sleep until 7am. The Good Lord gave me a poem before and
after church today...but in getting the first one set up, I was late
leaving for, and getting to church. Then, after I got home, after I
got done setting the second one up, it was time to do a ham radio
traffic net, and finish the stuff for it. I still haven't eaten anything
today, and I'm starving. So, after I finish the QWK Mail, I'm going to
get something to eat...then do a small amount of computer work, then get
to bed.

Another time, whentrasveling & aty a McD's I'd never go in evert again anywya I ordfered it from the pretty young thing at the counter & she
ran away & gpt a manager. I just calmly said I wanted a fish burger &
a side of fries. I don't know why she got him involved.

That's like the one about the blonde at the truck stop restaurant. The
guy asks for a pair of running boards, four white sidewall tires, and a
pair of headlights. The blonde couldn't figure out what that was, so she
went back to the kitchen to ask the chef. He told her the guy wanted 4
eggs, sunny side up, 2 bacon strips, and 2 sausage patties. So, she takes
him a small bowl of baked beans. When asked what that was for, she said
"I figured with the rest of those items, you might as well gas up!!" <G>
The blonde got the last word!! :D

I guess I looked mischievous or he really trusted her not to come to
him for frivolity, cuz he replied, "Just take your food and go." in a
drop dead tone.

Guess you won't eat there again.

He paid triple the burger's value to me, including tip!

Not bad!!

I'd guess whopper. . . & I'd have asked, "dbl Whopper with cheese?
Extra cheese on that,. sir?" (for the upsell)

Oh, yeah...the cashiers (like myself) were encouraged to do "suggestive selling".

My wife drinks a half can of whichever we have handy, to help with heartburn -- chug half a can, burp hard, & passthe other half can to
her daughter to finish, or put it in the fridge for another day.

I drank some Sprite at the restaurant yesterday...after a visit with
this lady friend and her significant other (with their dachshund). She
showed me a deal with Kroger with "Lite Peach Tea"...it has NO CAFFEINE!!
I've been drinking just Kroger Lite Lemonade, and I'm getting burned out
on it...so, the next time I go to the store, I'll be getting that.

I say the same; pointing out that their equpment is especually designed
to handle a baby going through; mine is not designed to stretch.

Except only for arousal, or pressure from the bladder.

Plus the G-spot is conveniently located to offset some of the pain.

The late Betty White (wife of the late Allen Ludden from the original PASSWORD game show), noted in an interview on The Tonight Show with Joan
Rivers (guest host for Johnny Carson) 50 years ago, that "I don't know
what all this talk about trouble finding the G-Spot is all about. To me,
it's a cinch...when a man touches me, I say ''Oh, Gee!!''". The entire
studio erupted in raucous laughter. <G>

Good one! Or the Shredding Stones?

Or like Three Dog Night singing "I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm not your
shredding stone". <G>

prick is a funny word;
You can "prick your finger" but if you're on the radio, never speak of "fingering your prick" (even if you just mean fiddling with the scab)

The doctor screamed to the blonde nurse "No, Nurse!! I said 'Prick His Boil!!' -- oh, well!!" :P

I am, specifically, & I don't care who knows it -- I admit to to pretty nurse right up front & often get treated extra kindly. . .

That helps. If the pain level is at a 1 or 2, I'll either tough it out,
or take a low dose Tylenol. I was advised to give up all other pain meds
that I had. But, the acetomenaphen in the Tylenol and other medications
can lead to liver damage. I guess they just want us to suffer. But, for
folks on a blood thinner (like I am), these can make one more of a
hemophiliac.

I just banked another $2M to make $8 in the bank(in L2) -- I could live well off that, including starting a small business or two to keep me eating for life.

Not to mention getting repairs on the house and car...even if you didn't
want to take a long vacation. I was hoping to take a train trip after my
Mom died 2 1/2 years ago...just to get away from things for a bit. Sadly,
I never got the chance...and now, my health and finances won't let me
travel outside of central Arkansas anymore.

"I was raped!" moans the old whore. . .

In more ways than one.

by her, or by the massive infusion of salt?

By her. I told her "you can have those nasty things" (talk about a
massive salt lick!!). The thing is, when both I and her parents tried
to get her to cut back with all that salt, as she was a heart patient
(she was born with a defective aortic heart valve at birth, and had
undergone multiple surgeries), she just "gave us the stink eye".

I cook sitting down in my manual wheelchair, then eat at the table,
also in my chair. . .

Now, I put the food in the microwave oven, and sit at the table while
it finishes. Or if it's just lunch meat sandwiches, there's no cooking involved.

When someone told me to cut carbs, I said "I sliced a pizza". <G>

I'm using that one!

It's free. <G>

Reminds me of Porky Pig saying, "Son of a b-b-b-b-b-b--b-GUN!" then he looks cheekily at the camera & says, clear as a newscaster, "Ha! I bet you thought I was going to say son of a bitch, didn't you?"

LOL!! In a word, really. <G>

Are you sure you lost an electron?? I'm positive. <G>

Hmm, need to make some wooden disks, with "Tuit" on one side & "Ion" on the other!

I get the round tuit, but the ion??

No idea -- it was a character on the Muppets, the Swedish Chef, who
only ever saisd "bork! bork!" & that was the Muppet version of
Swedish.

Wasn't he the chef??

Daryl

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came into the kitchen asking for homework help on her
vocabulary words. "Mom," she asked, "What's a
quarter horse?"

As I thought of a simple explanation, my five-year-old
piped up, "I know. It's the one they have in front of
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George,

So far only McD's & Tim Horton's here. Oh, & one A&W that's now gone. .

They're losing all the good places (sigh!). When this buffet cafeteria announced they were going to shut down 20 years ago (this was before my
Dad died 15 years ago), he lamented "I'm going to starve to death!!" <G>. We'd always go there after Sunday morning church services...but the
reason the Baptists are wanting to get to the cafeteria early, is that they're afraid the Methodists are going to beat them to lunch. <G>

So sad o see old favourites pass on. . . we had a sub place here, where the cook made these WILD & amazing hot meat submarine sandwiches plus breakfast all day, & fried chicken -- so good -- he wrapped the chicken pieces in wonton wrapper dough & it kept every drop of juice in that chicken piece!

Gpt 3 pc chicken, as plate of fries & a pop all for $5 -- I used to pop in Wednesdays for supper before going to poker. . .

Never got around to try the subs, bhut now he's gone, but he was hired on for a 2-hour shift once a week at a local pub, & most of the old customers go there for that treat!

I pay at the counrter even when ordering at the kiosk, as I want the
option of changing my mind on my way, & I often pay in cash.

Good idea. I usually order the same thing when I eat out (although I
can't afford to eat out every day). I thought about making a switch the
other day, but decided it was cheaper to stick what with I had been
getting.

Yup, there's a reason you've come up with it as a regular item.

We had (! *sigh*) a pub across the street that, during football seaaon, had a full breakfast combo for 99c whjich went up 50c every half hour. I'm not into football, so I'd pop in about 9am & order the 2 poached eggs, toast, & instead of the bacon, have 2 more eggs or more toat or more hashed browned potatoes (home/pan fries, really)

Heckuyva deal -- those that joined the football pool got to have dinner cheap - - prime rib for $5, with the extras (potatoes, vegetable, horseradish)

I may have to head up to my fave steak place for my birthday diner on Sunday.

Proper 16-oz prime rtib streak, cooked perfectly to order every time (medium rare) with potatoes, seasonal veggie, unlimited sourdough bread(with garlic & herb butter), & a Keg sized(12oz) red wine & a Spabnish coffee for dessert!

Or I may go for all you can eat Japanese instead. . . depends on mood & weather

Except7 when this one she-dog is on, then I'll pay with my debit & go
pick up at the counter, & ask there for delivery to a table, if I'm
not taking right off to go. . .

You've got some folks who have no business working there...and obviously
some who don't want to be there. I worked at Burger King for 5 years over
40 years ago, and I didn't consider it "degrading"...I got my fill of Whoppers. <G>

I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing some thing, unwise with mony" & I just reply "All personally made choices."

I will not work somewhere I don't like & respect the company & the boss.

I remember when all those combos first came out nearly 50 years ago...
it was amazing how quick the others jumped on that bandwagon. I rarely
use a mobile app to order stuff, but I've considered it.

It's handy with covid -- saves going in to the restraurant -- cars just pull around to the mobile order parking spots out front & a staffer brings your order to you.

Order from home, then they'll begin preparing it as tyou get close to the restaurant, & charge your payment method on full arrival

I do that when they point out my belly & ask if I'm pregnant. I say,
"Sure am; with a baby elephant; want to see his trunk?"

Never mind hear it snort. :P

My elephant calf hasn't snorted yet -- likes to spit, though. ..

I thought about going to Arby's after church this morning for a couple
of fish sandwiches. But, since I was hacking from sinus drainage, and I
had grabbed an EMPTY bag of cough drops (works real well <G>), I decided
just to come straight home.

Good pp;an ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll assume you're out of your home with active covid infection.

I didn't rest well last night, so even though I woke up at 6:30am, I
went back to sleep until 7am.

I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually getting up to my coffee & delicious goulash breakfast!

The Good Lord gave me a poem before and

after church today...but in getting the first one set up, I was late
leaving for, and getting to church. Then, after I got home, after I
got done setting the second one up, it was time to do a ham radio
traffic net, and finish the stuff for it. I still haven't eaten anything today, and I'm starving. So, after I finish the QWK Mail, I'm going to
get something to eat...then do a small amount of computer work, then get
to bed.

What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola bars near the computer for 'emergencies' *G*

Oh, yeah...the cashiers (like myself) were encouraged to do "suggestive selling".

Oh, that's critical in fast food in any customer contact role!

I refused to follow the book's formulas for doing so, & still had the highest rate of upsells.

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask, "Will that be a large?"

I had one happy customer, who was very hungry, he saidm, ordered a triple burger with lots of extras, then asked if he could add a patty to it; I said surem oir he could order our off-menu producvt, the monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, & the usual under bottom patty goodies.

He was a very happy camper & tipped me quite well, & came a regular for a while, for a monster burger plus hand mixed(malt shop style) chocolate shake

Other customers, i'd help order the most minimalist lunch they could & still have the maximum if flavour palate. . .

I always put customers ahead of corporate or anyone else "above" me.

showed me a deal with Kroger with "Lite Peach Tea"...it has NO CAFFEINE!! I've been drinking just Kroger Lite Lemonade, and I'm getting burned out
on it...so, the next time I go to the store, I'll be getting that.

Always good to find a new flavour by a fave brand. . . :)

Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one -- some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine.

I say the same; pointing out that their equpment is especually designed
to handle a baby going through; mine is not designed to stretch.

Except only for arousal, or pressure from the bladder.

The ureter doesn't really change size -- it's about hair-thickness & takes just a trickle of liquid from the kidneys tyo the ladder -- when a stone goes through there... ai-chi-wawa! Owww, pain at a 9 real quickly. . .

Plus the G-spot is conveniently located to offset some of the pain.

The late Betty White (wife of the late Allen Ludden from the original PASSWORD game show), noted in an interview on The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers (guest host for Johnny Carson) 50 years ago, that "I don't know
what all this talk about trouble finding the G-Spot is all about. To me,
it's a cinch...when a man touches me, I say ''Oh, Gee!!''". The entire
studio erupted in raucous laughter. <G>

I locved Betty White -- I saw the clip of when she first met Ludden on Password a while back.

Sounds like Joan. . .

That helps. If the pain level is at a 1 or 2, I'll either tough it out,
or take a low dose Tylenol. I was advised to give up all other pain meds

I don't even deign to be bothered by pain until it hits 7 these days -- had to many 9s & brand new 10s. . . Including one time I was screaming for somebody to either fix the problem or euthanize me, I didn't care which!

They finally got the right guy in, who didn't dilydally -- he booked me in uypstairs in a ward, on PRN morphine (about 6-8X the normal dose people get)

By late morning the blood had drained enough out of my renal cavity that my pain came down to a 9 & home I was sent!

that I had. But, the acetomenaphen in the Tylenol and other medications
can lead to liver damage. I guess they just want us to suffer. But, for
folks on a blood thinner (like I am), these can make one more of a hemophiliac.

Up here they teach to take pain relievers BEFORE the pain hits. . .

I wait until I'm an 8 to take a Percocet, or a seriously screaming dental abcess, which hits at about 8.5-9.

My old Urologist made sure I had a rwady access to plenty of that Opiod that actually works, without fuzzing my mind out. . .

Hmm, need to make some wooden disks, with "Tuit" on one side & "Ion" on
the other!

I get the round tuit, but the ion??

People know me as positive & when they ask me why , I can show them that & say, "See, no '-', so I'm positive"; of course, that'll only work on the latent chemistry nerds.

No idea -- it was a character on the Muppets, the Swedish Chef, who
only ever said "bork! bork!" & that was the Muppet version of
Swedish.

Wasn't he the chef??

As above -- "Swedish Chef" ;)

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George,

So sad o see old favourites pass on. . . we had a sub place here, where the cook made these WILD & amazing hot meat submarine sandwiches plus breakfast all day, & fried chicken -- so good -- he wrapped the chicken pieces in wonton wrapper dough & it kept every drop of juice in that chicken piece!

There used to be a place here called Steak-Out...my late wife and I loved
to order from them...they had the best beef sirloin tips and baked potatoes
we had ever eaten.

Yup, there's a reason you've come up with it as a regular item.

I've lately gone with the double grilled chicken steak...it's 2 grilled chicken patties (that's what they fed me when I was hospitalized twice last summer, and diagnosed with atrial fibrillation), with sauteed (grilled)
onions (I pass on the mushrooms). Then, in getting it as a combo, I get unlimited french fries, and unlimited drinks (I am drinking lemonade now).

Three of the young ladies (teenagers) who work there, invited me to their church, and I joined there last week. I saw them this morning (they attend
the "contemporary" service, and I've been going to both, but prefer the "traditional" (the only difference is the music content)...and they each
had gorgeous dresses on. They're rather attractive young ladies, but I am
old enough to be their grandfather. However, right now, I just want to
have a friend (or friends) to talk to.

We had (! *sigh*) a pub across the street that, during football seaaon, had a full breakfast combo for 99c whjich went up 50c every half hour. I'm not into football, so I'd pop in about 9am & order the 2 poached eggs, toast, & instead of the bacon, have 2 more eggs or more toat or more hashed browned potatoes (home/pan fries, really).

That reminds me of the cartoon where these hunters are camping out,
and cooking breakfast in the woods. There is a sign that says "No
Poaching Permitted"...and the game warden walks up to them, wanting
to know "how are you cooking those eggs??" <G>.

I may have to head up to my fave steak place for my birthday diner on Sunday.

Happy Birthday. I'm too old to cut the mustard, but I can still stir
the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion ring, and Dr.
Pepper, and no one gets hurt. <G> Or, it'd be like the meme of "When
Food Goes Bad"...you open up the icebox, and the items are holding guns
to you, demanding your wallet and credit/debit cards. <G>

Proper 16-oz prime rtib streak, cooked perfectly to order every time (medium rare) with potatoes, seasonal veggie, unlimited sourdough bread(with garlic & herb butter), & a Keg sized(12oz) red wine & a Spabnish coffee for dessert!

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

I say if you don't like working somewhere, leave -- it's always your
own choice to be there. They reply, "I can't leave because some thing
some thing, unwise with mony" & I just reply "All personally made choices."

That's right. It's like the episode of The Flintstones, where the caterer
got the parties (a birthday party for Pebbles with Rocko The Clown, and
a party with the Rockettes (dancing girls) at the Water Buffalo Lodge).
That's how it was SUPPOSED to be, but the caterer got them mixed up. <G>
His defense before the police officer was "If I'm wrong, what can I lose??
I'm the only caterer in town". <G>

I will not work somewhere I don't like & respect the company & the
boss.

Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. <G>

It's handy with covid -- saves going in to the restraurant -- cars just pull around to the mobile order parking spots out front & a staffer brings your order to you.

I remember when the local Burger Kings started the Drive Thru, then
with breakfast. I wish I could afford to eat out every day.

Order from home, then they'll begin preparing it as tyou get close to
the restaurant, & charge your payment method on full arrival.

Not a bad deal.

My elephant calf hasn't snorted yet -- likes to spit, though. ..

LOL!! It can go rather nuts at times <EG>.

Good plan ; no sense spreading germs, nor upsetting people who'll
assume you're out of your home with active covid infection.

Someone coughs or sneezes, and they break out the hand sanitizer.
Next thing you know, they're going to be saying if you fart in public,
you've got Covid (they say one of the symptoms is diarrhea). The Chinese
test for Covid using anal swabs. And, we thought the prostate check was
bad!! :P

I woke at 5, but managed to get another hour of sleep before actually getting up to my coffee & delicious goulash breakfast!

I decided to hold the $20 to get some cough drops after church. My
sinus has been draining real bad, so I got 3 bags for $4 at a local
Walgreens after church (they had 9 total available). I suck on these
like candy, but it keeps me from hacking like a cat with a hairball...
and the pollen/hay fever season isn't here yet. I talked to a fellow
ham radio operator in Georgia last night, and he said the pollen is
already all over the place, and the car washes are making a killing.

What poems? Eating is good -- I keep a few boxes of my fave granola
bars near the computer for 'emergencies' *G*

I have a Gospel Poetry Collection...there are few secular ones on my hobbies...the BBS (of course <G>), ham radio, and square dancing...but
the others are all Biblical based. But, like with the other Christian
stuff on here, folks aren't forced to read or access them...if they do
decide to do so, they do it of their own free will and choice. What
they do with it is up to them.

The collection is at http://www.wx4qz.net/swj.htm -- for "Soar With
Jesus". I used to do mini-concerts when I sang with choirs years ago,
but my health has gotten so bad, that those days are basically over
and done with. I take my walker with me to church...and while I do
have a portable wheelchair here, if I need it, I'd rather not use
it.

Oh, that's critical in fast food in any customer contact role!

What got me is that people would walk in, see the menu, and have no
idea what they wanted. I usually have an idea of what I'm going to
order when I go to a certain restaurant. For instance, if I wanted
pizza, I'm not going to Wendy's. <G>

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask,
"Will that be a large?"

I can't remember if I asked the size or not.

I had one happy customer, who was very hungry, he saidm, ordered a
triple burger with lots of extras, then asked if he could add a patty
to it; I said surem oir he could order our off-menu producvt, the
monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, &
the usual under bottom patty goodies.

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides after all that. <G>

He was a very happy camper & tipped me quite well, & came a regular for
a while, for a monster burger plus hand mixed(malt shop style)
chocolate shake

When I find a place that has food and service I like, I will go there
as often as I can. However, being on a fixed income does put a damper
on that. My brother gets more on disability than I do, but I guess he
doesn't have as many bills, as he goes out to eat every day. He prefers
to go to a bar where he can order and drink his beer.

Other customers, i'd help order the most minimalist lunch they could & still have the maximum if flavour palate. . .

The economy versus the deluxe version. :)

I always put customers ahead of corporate or anyone else "above" me.

Exactly. If they realize you're trying to get them a good deal, that
means a lot to them.

Always good to find a new flavour by a fave brand. . . :)

Well, I tried it, and I wasn't impressed with it. :P So, I'm going to give them to a friend who already has some of it...and I went back to just the lemonade. But, it's not as acidic as regular lemonade, as that can give me canker sores in my mouth...then, I can't wear my dentures.

Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one -- some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine.

I used to drink Nehi Peach soda...but I rarely will drink a carbonated beverage anymore.

The ureter doesn't really change size -- it's about hair-thickness &
takes just a trickle of liquid from the kidneys tyo the ladder -- when
a stone goes through there... ai-chi-wawa! Owww, pain at a 9 real quickly. . .

Ever since I quit drinking soda, I haven't had a stone in 2 years.

I locved Betty White -- I saw the clip of when she first met Ludden on Password a while back.

I loved the original PASSWORD show...and he always closed the show with a special password of the day.

Sounds like Joan. . .

The video was hilarious.

I don't even deign to be bothered by pain until it hits 7 these days -- had to many 9s & brand new 10s. . . Including one time I was screaming for somebody to either fix the problem or euthanize me, I didn't care which!

Or like the female veterinarian, who was complaining to her PCP, that
he wasn't taking care of her condition. He replied "Well, we can do to
you like you do to some of your patients...have you put down". <G>

They finally got the right guy in, who didn't dilydally -- he booked me
in uypstairs in a ward, on PRN morphine (about 6-8X the normal dose people get)

The bad thing about morphine is that it'll shut your colon down...but
some would think both of us are full of crap anyway. <G>

By late morning the blood had drained enough out of my renal cavity
that my pain came down to a 9 & home I was sent!

That's like surgeries now are mainly outpatient (aka "drive thru").

My old Urologist made sure I had a ready access to plenty of that Opiod that actually works, without fuzzing my mind out. . .

There's so much of a stink out there regarding opiods. A lot of this stuff
you can only get from the ER, but many will just turn around and sell it on
the street.

Daryl

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Happy Birthday. I'm too old to cut the mustard, but I can still stir
the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion ring, and Dr. Pepper, and no one gets hurt. <G> Or, it'd be like the meme of "When
Food Goes Bad"...you open up the icebox, and the items are holding guns
to you, demanding your wallet and credit/debit cards. <G>

Thanks for the birthday greet; I'm double-nickel now. I emded up staying home for a h ome-cooked bday meal (much better than anything at any restaurant, especially economically!)

& they got both my fave cakes: black forest, & cheesecake (still looking for the combo -- maybe I'll just have to invent it!)

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much; don't usyually try it anywhere else, for fear of being disappointed with overdone meat.

Wjhen I go to a new(to me) pub, I order a side of fries with a pint of their cheapest on tap.

This is all I need to evaluate wjether I'll go back & how often.

* Are they gracious in giving make the cheapest on tap ale they have?
* Do the fries taste good on their own, or does the cook rely on salt for the flavour?
* Is the beer cold & fresh?
* Is the service good all around, with me being tended to ay good time, considering busy levels?

Thye pub now gone supplied 4 kinds of dip for the fries, including a Punjabi spiced ketchup I particularly liked.

I used to, while single, order the "Fat Bastard" for dinner on occasion: a HUGE playtter of all their deep-fried appetizers! Only $8 & enough to fill me til noon the next day, often.

& they're seafood chowder was thick, creamy, & fresh. . . (we live rtight next to the estuary, with fishing bnozats pulled in to the docks to sell fish off their boats that they caught the night prior. (deffo fresh!)

Boss spelled backwards is double SOB. <G>

I've been fortunate to not have any of that type.

I decided to hold the $20 to get some cough drops after church. My
sinus has been draining real bad, so I got 3 bags for $4 at a local
Walgreens after church (they had 9 total available). I suck on these
like candy, but it keeps me from hacking like a cat with a hairball...

If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar)

The collection is at http://www.wx4qz.net/swj.htm -- for "Soar With
Jesus". I used to do mini-concerts when I sang with choirs years ago,
but my health has gotten so bad, that those days are basically over
and done with. I take my walker with me to church...and while I do
have a portable wheelchair here, if I need it, I'd rather not use
it.

You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them, when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . .

I've written poetry, but theyu're all lost -- mine was described as "morbid" more than once & also as psychologically accurate! :D

I was once offered payment for one, to be used by a big name hard rock band, but they were not going to give me a credit, so no thanks.

When someone asks for a coke or shake, it felt rude for me to ask,
"Will that be a large?"

I can't remember if I asked the size or not.

We were suposed to suggest a large if they just said, "give me a root beer(or shakem oer Coke)

I'f go by ewjhsat else they order -- ig a huingry man's amount, I'll then say, "Sounds like you'll need a large home-made frosty root beer to wash this all down, eh?" & 90% just agreed. Some times I could upsell to a litre (little over a quart); for m e it was ALL about what would make the customer happiest. (not only for the tips. . hehh)

monster burger: 7 patties, 7 cheese, 7 bacon, plus lettuce, tomato, &
the usual under bottom patty goodies.

<DROOL!><SLOBBER!> Better not check his blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides after all that. <G>

Not my problem -- I just sell & serve the food they want. . .

I only broke regs once, when the other staff forced me to grill a very rare burger for an old emplyee & regular customer.

It was patty onto grill.. "one.. two.." flip. . ."one.. two.." remove.

The food sdafety laws require well done. (a stupid(& flavourless) way to serve beef, if not requested that way!)

doesn't have as many bills, as he goes out to eat every day. He prefers
to go to a bar where he can order and drink his beer.

I haven't been earting out daly since I was working 72-82 hour weeks & had my breakfast daily at a nice cafe ($2.50 combo, including a fresh newspaper just for me (crossword untouched)

Enjoy it! We have these jumbo cans of iced tea. I think Peach is one --
some use green tea instead of black, so no caffeine.

I used to drink Nehi Peach soda...but I rarely will drink a carbonated beverage anymore.

These big tins aren't carbonated.

There's so much of a stink out there regarding opiods. A lot of this stuff you can only get from the ER, but many will just turn around and sell it on the street.

That's efed up up here, given that our government insurance paid for it (meaning I & everyone with a job), so it's plainly theft.

I have a solution, but no way the bleeding hearts would let it go through!

I've bneen offered money for some of my Percocet & I've said, truthfully, "I need every one of them; the few I sell you might be the few I need to not become suicidal from pain while waiting to get in to get a refill. . .


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George,

Thanks for the birthday greet; I'm double-nickel now. I emded up
staying home for a home-cooked bday meal (much better than anything
at any restaurant, especially economically!)

& they got both my fave cakes: black forest, & cheesecake (still
looking for the combo -- maybe I'll just have to invent it!)

Never mind the hokey birthday songs, that are so embarrassing.

I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.

At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much;

I think my brother likes steak and ribs, but I've never been a fan of
such.

If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it
into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar)

I've got generic NyQuil...but with the temperature going up and down
like an elevator lately, no wonder folks are sick.

You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them,
when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . .

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

I've written poetry, but theyu're all lost -- mine was described as "morbid" more than once & also as psychologically accurate! :D

The one I liked was the joke about the difference between prose and
poetry. In short, prose doesn't rhyme, but poetry does.

The example is:

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Men like cars. Women like.....

Well, what do you want?? Prose or Poetry?? <G>

Daryl

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I've never been much of a steak eater, but my late wife was.
At the Keg, wherre it's done right & is Prime Rib, I like it much;

I think my brother likes steak and ribs, but I've never been a fan of
such.

To each his own; I'm especially fond of lamb, but at $20/lb usually -- I don't get it much -- onmce every 2-3 year, I find a nice boneless roast for $4/llb & buy it immediately, then cook it right up & eat lamb sandwiches for a week! (I'm the only one who likes it in my home)

Now & again, a pub will have a decent deal on a lamb meal, & I go for that. . .

I do like my red meat, that's a definite. No idea why -- just do -- grew up eating whatever meat was best priced (mostly pork &chicken -- my bro & I fought over the the bits of fat on the fried pork chops.

I could usually trade my peas to him for his meat -- a great deal for us both, taste-wise!

If it's a sinus infection, try taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar
twicedaily (rising & bedtime); I shot it straight, but others mix it
into juice or hot water with maybe a bit o' sugar)

I've got generic NyQuil...but with the temperature going up and down
like an elevator lately, no wonder folks are sick.

Yup, & those PTC coold remeires asre designed to make others sick (you clear your symptoms & you think you're fine, but you go spread it far & wide, & wehn others speak of how brand x helped them, you & others try it & feel better & go out & spreasd -- Big Pharma is making billions & all you'all are sick & the economy sags, because so many sick days (whether paid or not -- we just got a bnew law gsantyeeing 5 free sick days/year for every emp-loyed person)

Just as I'm basically retired -- I could've used that lnog ago -- but back then if the boss sent you home as sick, you got paid 4 hours, so i'd show up loking like death weaemed over, not brearthing near anyone, until my boss saw me & "Oh, f***, George - go home; you got your 4 hours!"

I was never much of ome for days off, whether sick or holidays -- my weekends were sacrosanct, though.

I'd be forced to take my 2 weeks paid vacay, & I'd take the cheque, then go work elsewhere for the two weeks!

Can't make money sitting ay home & watching tv!

You've been a busy poet! I'll need to spend more time reading them,
when I can digest the content better. I'm soon to bed now. . .

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

Wow!

The one I liked was the joke about the difference between prose and
poetry. In short, prose doesn't rhyme, but poetry does.
The example is:
Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus.
Men like cars. Women like.....
Well, what do you want?? Prose or Poetry?? <G>

prose: ...money
poet ....you know

An MP3 I found & have:
I met a woman in a bar, she said her name was Venus But when I reached up 'tween her legs, I found she had a. . . It's those little things, those little things, that p*** me off


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George,

I do like my red meat, that's a definite. No idea why -- just do --
grew up eating whatever meat was best priced (mostly pork &chicken --
my bro & I fought over the the bits of fat on the fried pork chops.

Years ago, the local Cracker Barrel served boneless pork chops on Monday night, but that was discontinued long ago. There was another restaurant
chain (no longer in the area) called Steak-Out. They had the best beef
sirloin tips and baked potatoes I've ever had. My late wife and I would
order from there about as much as we'd order pizza. When we got pizza, she wanted "every anchovy they had in the place". I told her "you can have
those nasty things"...they're like a massive salt lick. :P

I could usually trade my peas to him for his meat -- a great deal for
us both, taste-wise!

I prefer the English peas myself. I would get a deal of macaroni and
cheese, plus the peas and carrots, then add hot dogs to it...combining
all into a nice casserole.

Yup, & those PTC coold remeires asre designed to make others sick (you clear your symptoms & you think you're fine, but you go spread it far
& wide, & wehn others speak of how brand x helped them, you & others
try it & feel better & go out & spreasd -- Big Pharma is making
billions & all you'all are sick & the economy sags, because so many
sick days (whether paid or not -- we just got a bnew law gsantyeeing 5 free sick days/year for every emp-loyed person)

Big Pharma has the deal where "a cured or dead patient is a lost customer". So, they give you enough only to keep you alive, not to make you well.

Can't make money sitting at home & watching tv!

Would be nice...but you could make money if you were into counterfeiting... but the government hates competition. <G>

Over 550 poems to God's Glory.

Wow!

The Good Lord gave me 3 more today alone.

I met a woman in a bar, she said her name was Venus But when I reached
up 'tween her legs, I found she had a. . . It's those little things,
those little things, that p*** me off

That's what my anger management class is doing. <G>

Daryl

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There was another restaurant

chain (no longer in the area) called Steak-Out. They had the best beef sirloin tips and baked potatoes I've ever had. My late wife and I would
order from there about as much as we'd order pizza. When we got pizza, she wanted "every anchovy they had in the place". I told her "you can have
those nasty things"...they're like a massive salt lick. :P

I wouldn't ind them so much if there was a higher meat to salt ratio!

Just heard this about Outback Steakhouses in Texas: If you go into Outback Steakhouse in Texas & order anything but a sdteak, they take you "out back." (ouch!)

I prefer the English peas myself. I would get a deal of macaroni and
cheese, plus the peas and carrots, then add hot dogs to it...combining
all into a nice casserole.

At the farmer's market; my fave booth's owner gave mea fresh pod of English peas -- too fibrous for me -- I prefer the garden peas , raw in pods -- nice & sweet & when I chew it, it disintegrates, unlike the English variety, when I'm left with a wad of gum that's seemingly made of sisal.

Yup, & those OTC cold remeires asre designed to make others sick (you
clear your symptoms & you think you're fine, but you go spread it far
& wide, & wehn others speak of how brand x helped them, you & others
try it & feel better & go out & spreasd -- Big Pharma is making
billions & all you'all are sick & the economy sags, because so many
sick days (whether paid or not -- we just got a bnew law gsantyeeing 5
free sick days/year for every emp-loyed person)

Big Pharma has the deal where "a cured or dead patient is a lost customer". So, they give you enough only to keep you alive, not to make you well.

Of course. & then if they do accidentally cure the one thing, they generate another health problem that they're conveniently about to release a new drug for. . .

Can't make money sitting at home & watching tv!

Would be nice...but you could make money if you were into counterfeiting... but the government hates competition. <G>

I get my disabnility - I could be watching tv all day, but I don't care for it that much.

I met a woman in a bar, she said her name was Venus But when I reached
up 'tween her legs, I found she had a. . . It's those little things,
those little things, that p*** me off

That's what my anger management class is doing.

Pissing you off? Or feeling like you've grabbed holt of a rhymes-with-Venus?


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George,

Just heard this about Outback Steakhouses in Texas: If you go into
Outback Steakhouse in Texas & order anything but a steak, they take
you "out back." (ouch!)

Never mind wanting the bloomin' onion. :P

That reminds me of the joke where this guy walks into a bar, and there
is this rather calm bull, just laying on the floor. There is a huge jar
of money on the counter, and the customer asks the bartender what's going
on. The bartender says "It costs you $5 to enter the drawing...if you make
the bull laugh, you win all the money".

So, the customer pays his $5, goes over to the bull, and whispers
something in his ear. The bull starts laughing uncontrollably...like
when you've heard a hilarous joke. The bartender says "Well, it looks
like you're the winner"...and he gives him the jar full of money.

The following week, he goes back in there, and there's the bull, as
calm as ever...and another jar full of money. Again, the customer asks
him what's going on, and the bartender says "It's a new contest...this
time, you have to make the bull cry". So, the guy pays his $5, and asks
the bartender if he can take the bull to the bathroom. Apprehensive, the bartender says "You're not going to hurt him??", and is told "Of course
not". So, he takes the bull in the bathroom, and moments later, he and
the bull come out, and the bull is sobbing like his favorite heifer had
died.

The bartender says "Well, it looks like you win again. But, before I
let you have the money...would you mind telling me how you won??".

The customer smiled, and said "First, I told the bull I had a bigger
pecker than he did...then, I proved it". <BG>

At the farmer's market; my fave booth's owner gave mea fresh pod of English peas -- too fibrous for me -- I prefer the garden peas , raw
in pods -- nice & sweet & when I chew it, it disintegrates, unlike the English variety, when I'm left with a wad of gum that's seemingly made
of sisal.

I forgot to get a deal like that for a casserole the other day, as I was limited on funds, and wanted to get good deals. So, I got these 3 minute pizzas, bags of chicken nuggets, lunch meat, single cheese slices, and
ketchup. It still cost $75, but with bonus fuel points, and filling out a survey, I'll have 20 cents a gallon off the next time I have to get gas for
the car. The other day, at $4.20 a gallon (mid-grade), it took $46 to fill
up the car. It'll probably be above $5 a gallon the next time I fill up.
I saw a meme that noted "I got gas for 99 cents, but it was at Taco Bell".

Of course. & then if they do accidentally cure the one thing, they generate another health problem that they're conveniently about to release a new drug for. . .

Yep. A cured patient is a lost customer, according to Big Pharma.

Pissing you off? Or feeling like you've grabbed holt of a rhymes-with-Venus?

I thought I'd lose mine after all that Lasix in water the last time
I was in the hospital after bladder stone surgery.

Daryl

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George,

Just heard this about Outback Steakhouses in Texas: If you go into
Outback Steakhouse in Texas & order anything but a steak, they take
you "out back." (ouch!)

Never mind wanting the bloomin' onion. :P

I know abot his thing -- nearly 5,000 calories! Looks like it'd taste delicious as all, but not worth it for me -- I'll try to fake it in sallow oil in a fryingpan -- dust some onion wedges with seasoned flour & immerse & fry.

The fanm wants to try it, to, but not at that cvalorie count! (Io seriously hope people don't treat that thing as a single serving appetizer! -- a group of 4-5, maybe, & only order light meals (not my usual 16-32oz steak with potato, unlimited sourdough bread with herbed &/or garlic butter!)

As an appy for a group of 8, it's likely perfect -- just enough to whet the appetite, then have a basic meal (not the surf & turf, & no pasta on the side of your steak)

But rumour has it that many of your fellow Americans aren't quite that delicate when ity comes to food.

An order, for one person of:
Blooming Onion starter, plate of prawns as a starter, caesar salad with chicken, steak, lobster, pan of lasagna, baked potato(loaded), washing it down with plenty of beer or wine. Then desserts(plural) including cheesecake & Mississippi Mud Pie, & maybe ice cream.

Get an order of dry ribs to eat in the car on the way home. . .

I'm sure it's happened. & they consider the walk from the restaurant door to their car to be sufficient exercise to burn off all those calories.

As a 16-year-old I once had, in one meal: order of nachos for 4 ( to myself) 3-4 plates from the salad bar (mostly potato salad & deviled eggs, & luncheon meats)
32-ounce prime rib (medium rare, cooked to perfection! *kisses finger tips*) loaded baked potato
Mississippi Mud Pie a la Mode (anybody tried to steal a taste, I stabbed them with my unused salad fork!)

I use the same ONE FORK when I eat. (I've washed enough dishes over the years, even by then, to know that using fewer is always appreciated)

Buyt if I didn't eat around 6,000 calories a day then I lost weight from my already nearly anorexic loknig frame.

I smoked 30 strong cigs/day & walked anywhere from 10-80 miles a day, all at a fixed 6MPH pace.

So, yeah, I could break the eatinjg rules whe4n needed.

I sdropiusly got kicked out of an al you can eat Chinese buffet restaurant becaise Io'd pay my $5 & eat 78 plates of only meat, piled high!

He(owner) tried to get me to eat some bread, rice, veggies, etc., buty nope, I ate what I liked & needed to fuel me for what could be a 2-10 day fast (I never knew until afterward); like the tiger - the best way to have longterm strength is an all meat diet & lots of it!

Looking back it's amazing I was never constipated! (not til my late 20s, post paralysis)

let you have the money...would you mind telling me how you won??".
The customer smiled, and said "First, I told the bull I had a bigger
pecker than he did...then, I proved it". <BG>

Oh come ON now, that was over 30 fleeping years ago -- will you people EVER let this story die down?! The money's all spent -- I even donated a quarter of it to various charities. Neve returned to that bar again,. though, as resentment rtan high from those who hasd helped fill the jars.

I forgot to get a deal like that for a casserole the other day, as I was limited on funds, and wanted to get good deals. So, I got these 3 minute pizzas, bags of chicken nuggets, lunch meat, single cheese slices, and ketchup. It still cost $75, but with bonus fuel points, and filling out a survey, I'll have 20 cents a gallon off the next time I have to get gas for the car. The other day, at $4.20 a gallon (mid-grade), it took $46 to fill
up the car. It'll probably be above $5 a gallon the next time I fill up.
I saw a meme that noted "I got gas for 99 cents, but it was at Taco Bell".

There you go.

Like the gas station cum diner sign said: "Eat here. Get gas."

Why not grow a little garden patch? You can do it in containers or raised beds to put it at your height when sitting down, for safety, if needed.

Just a grew basics will elevate your nutrition levels while reducing your grocery bills -- carrots, spinach, lettuce, corn (bury a small fish(e.g. pompano) with the seed for each).

Spinach(or Kale, your choice) is critical for the sddark leafy greeens; vitamins (the B complex); you only need to have a serving a week, as it processes in your liver, not your kidneys

If I have a saladf, I use babuy s[inach leaves, as lettuce has zero nutrients - - it's just crunch water held together by a thin layer of minimal fiber.

Yep. A cured patient is a lost customer, according to Big Pharma.

Indeed. Ditto research (donate to cure cancer/AIDS/et al/etc); there's no money for researchers in cures -- only in research.

Universities can't say, "Hey, we cured X, give us money for that." as people'd laugh & ask "What are you doing NOW?"

Pissing you off? Or feeling like you've grabbed holt of a
rhymes-with-Venus?

I thought I'd lose mine after all that Lasix in water the last time
I was in the hospital after bladder stone surgery.

Me, too, when I had the laser blasting thing once & the doctor was a cruel puppy (son of a she-dog)

Hecame to see me in the recovery (post-op/step doweb unit) room & said I was good to leave, they needed the bed. I pointed out that the cathetyer & stent were sti9ll in my shmeckle. He wanted ME to pull them out. I said, bnot from this angle!

So her groaned & yanked everyuthing out in one fast rip, shredding the nose cone of my formerly well defined missile.

For a week I had zero control over urination, as the irritating pain/itch would get it spraying(& THAT! No more straight stream)

So I wasstucj at home, naked, with a dispensible juice jug nearby. Naturally, I started easing back on water consumption as I knew it would hurt like a
*pause* (*&^(*^(*^&(^*()&)!!! *unpause* when it exited.

Eventually I figured out I had to drink extra water to have maximum new flow, to clean things up as my body slowly healed. (urine, befioore it hits airm, is perfectly hygienic & an excellent antiseptic)

A week later I was normal again (ahh, I really thought my rocket's nose cone looked like an exploded hollow point & would be forever)

I like being able to pee like a man -- that was MY first landmark benchmark in the hospital -- when I could stand up & pee normally again, after my stroke.

The docs & physios had other ideas, like when I could kick my left leg outward, while seated. I was still using a disposable bottle hung on my bed, as I didn't like it when a nurse had to help me transfer to SIT (gahhhhaarrrgghhh!) to go. One male nuse liked to 'accidentally', every time, without fail, brush his hand over top of "me" over my robe! Ick.

I walked into the kitchen and saw my wife chopping onions which made me cry Onions was a good dog

Q: What do you call an onion that likes to beat-rhyme? A: A Rapscallion!

I thought I heard an onion singing a Bee Gees song. But it was just a chive talking.

Q: What do you call an onion that won╞t hold water? A: A leek.

Q: Where did the onion find his family history? A: In the ar-chives

Q: What do you get if you cross a donkey and an onion? A: A piece of ass that will bring a tear to your eye


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George,

I know abot his thing -- nearly 5,000 calories! Looks like it'd taste delicious as all, but not worth it for me -- I'll try to fake it in
sallow oil in a fryingpan -- dust some onion wedges with seasoned
flour & immerse & fry.

You don't want to have your blood work drawn after grazing like that!!

I use the same ONE FORK when I eat. (I've washed enough dishes over the years, even by then, to know that using fewer is always appreciated)

If I can eat at home with paper plates and plastic silverware, and
disposable microwave cooked items, that means no dishes to wash.

Buyt if I didn't eat around 6,000 calories a day then I lost weight
from my already nearly anorexic loknig frame.

I need to lose weight, but it's easier said than done.

I smoked 30 strong cigs/day & walked anywhere from 10-80 miles a day,
all at a fixed 6MPH pace.

With the arthritis now, as well as the heat and insects, I don't do
good with walking outside.

I seriously got kicked out of an al you can eat Chinese buffet
restaurant becaise Io'd pay my $5 & eat 78 plates of only meat, piled high!

That's exactly what happened to my brother and a friend of his years ago.

Oh come ON now, that was over 30 fleeping years ago -- will you people EVER let this story die down?! The money's all spent -- I even donated
a quarter of it to various charities. Neve returned to that bar
again,. though, as resentment ran high from those who had helped
fill the jars.

Especially when they found out how you won. <G>

Like the gas station cum diner sign said: "Eat here. Get gas."

Eat Beans -- America Needs The Gas.

Or another sign that noted "We have gas and worms in the rear". :P

Why not grow a little garden patch? You can do it in containers or
raised beds to put it at your height when sitting down, for safety, if needed.

I was never one for gardening...I do my gardening at Kroger. <G>

Indeed. Ditto research (donate to cure cancer/AIDS/et al/etc); there's
no money for researchers in cures -- only in research.

They have to pay all the drug reps, and for their ads...that's why they're
so expensive.

Hecame to see me in the recovery (post-op/step doweb unit) room & said
I was good to leave, they needed the bed. I pointed out that the cathetyer & stent were sti9ll in my shmeckle. He wanted ME to pull
them out. I said, bnot from this angle!

Darn right!!

So her groaned & yanked everyuthing out in one fast rip, shredding the nose cone of my formerly well defined missile.

Ouch!!

So I wasstucj at home, naked, with a dispensible juice jug nearby. Naturally, I started easing back on water consumption as I knew it
would hurt like a *pause* (*&^(*^(*^&(^*()&)!!! *unpause* when it
exited.

Since I quit drinking carbonated beverages, I haven't had a single
kidney stone.

it hits airm, is perfectly hygienic & an excellent antiseptic)

I've absorbed so much sanitizer that when I pee, I clean the toilet. <G>

I like being able to pee like a man -- that was MY first landmark benchmark in the hospital -- when I could stand up & pee normally
again, after my stroke.

The little girls are so disappointed that they can't pee like Daddy
does. :P

Q: What do you get if you cross a donkey and an onion?
A: A piece of ass that will bring a tear to your eye

In a word, really. <G>

Daryl

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George,

I know abot his thing -- nearly 5,000 calories! Looks like it'd taste
delicious as all, but not worth it for me -- I'll try to fake it in
sallow oil in a fryingpan -- dust some onion wedges with seasoned
flour & immerse & fry.

You don't want to have your blood work drawn after grazing like that!!

I would, just to get my doctor to flip out temporarily, until I explained my overall diet plan, then she'd calm down. . .

I weighed myself today, for my weeklly weigh-in & I'm only 1.5lb away from my goal of losing 60! So next week, I switch tacks & speed up the rate of loss until I lose my final 80lbs

I owe it all & only to my own created diet (being paralized, I can't excercise to a useful level) & God, of course. Nothing I aim to do gets done without first inviting Him to be in on it.

I use the same ONE FORK when I eat. (I've washed enough dishes over the
years, even by then, to know that using fewer is always appreciated)

If I can eat at home with paper plates and plastic silverware, and
disposable microwave cooked items, that means no dishes to wash.

Problem with that is it contributes to waste, & takling too large of an eco footprint.

I used to do such, but I'd wash t he cutlery & re-use hundreds of times, until they gt broken or lost. & I only used paper plates, as they compost well enough back into the earth from when they came. . .

Now they are making compostable plastic for this kind of use (disposable cutlery)

I don't like eating plastic -- I prefer a large, solid fork to eat with.

Like how I don't like my coffee in paper or styrofoam cups, so I carry my travel mug with me, which has a metal brim where I sip from, though the lid is mostly plastic.

I looked long & hard to find one that had a metal sipping rim, could hold a medium takerout coffee, & kept co9ffee hot, even for 8 hours (it does! Contigo is the brand you want for this) & it had to have a handle, so I could hang it on my chair somewhere when I need my one & only working hand free (like for moving around)

Got my first perfect one for $15 at the catchall supermarket I go to, but whenj it broke they had bnoine for a long time, then back on the shelf, but now $30 apop, so my wife, genius when it comes to shopping online, found the same on Amazon for $12, free overnight delivery right to our door!

Why pay greedheads' prices, I say!

Our name is Pope, not dope!

But if I didn't eat around 6,000 calories a day then I lost weight
from my already nearly anorexic loknig frame.

I need to lose weight, but it's easier said than done.

The way I finally got a plan that worked is mynetdiary -- you can google it & sign up on their site for free -- if you have a smarhone, you can install the app to have it always with you so every time you eat you can enter what you had.

It's all math. Fat = stored energy (measured by calories) (also the measurement for taste)

3,500 calories or so is a pound of energy.

You need x calories to maintain your weight as-is (& not get anorexic., which can be deadly)

The website page calculates that "x" & after you tell it how much you want to lose & how quickly (I started with 1lb/week); then gives you tyhe new total per day you need to stay below to achieve your target.

Doctors & Nuteritionisdts agree that just losing 10-% of your fat will result in health gains.

I was over 360lbs (I'm 6', so it was not as noticeable as you might think), so I aimed for an even 300 for my first round, at 1lb/week, mostly as a proof of concept & to see if I could do it.

Firt thing I notioced is the new total was well within my normal habits -- I just had to be careful to quit with the extras.

My dad said, "It's not the minutes you spen ast the table that make you fat -- it's the SECONDS." & "The best exercise to lose weight is push-ups - push up from the table after you've had a good meal."

I put both of these into my plans & also the tiny bit I'd heard if, from ads on my phone, about intermittant fasting; this has me take 16-hour breaks from eating altogether, which works better than dieting & reducing portion/taste quality.

For me, my breakfadt was most iportant, so I fixed 10h00-06h00 for my non- eating time on 3 days a week, avoiding the 2 days we tend to have our lavish meals & dessert, & making one meal a day days alternate with normal days.

So actually I was losing at a quicker rate than only 1lb/week, more like 1.5 (no complaint here)

& I wasn't hungry -- the first few fast days, yeah, as my stomach had to shrink to normal size. I considered these small hunger pains a gift, telling me I was in ketosis (where my body is sucking fat to get its calories, since the stomach was empty.); soon enough, my stomnach shrink back toa normal size, so I can feel full faster, & thus naturally reduce my eating without thinking about it.

Sibnce tyou have to weigh everything & enter it, before eating it, you see, very quickly, where your problem areas are, & you can make an adjustment immediately. (like I'll split a chocolate bar between two days' afternoon snack instead of eating it all at once. I've quit pop, as you already have,

Uf I want a cold carbonated beverage that tastes good (the flavoured sparkling water doesn't to me) I have a non-alcoholic beer (my fave is Budweiser Prohibition Ale(geddit?) which, when I looked a the nutrition label, shows zero sugars. It's good for the kidneys, to give a quick flush, & it has more nutrients than water (not as much as actual dark Stout, say, bu that costs extra moola)

The app is free to use for its basic purposes, as I've used it & described, but if you want to see an analysis of all nutrients going into your body, you can pay for it. Otherwise you can only look at Sodium. (a good one to watch these days, for anyone)

Try it out -- it worked for me & is working for others in my family just as well, but they can speed up the weight loss but doing a daily exercise regimen.

Uit's easy -- get a small diet scale that measures in grams, to carry with you if you eat something away from home (even one bite or taste); the app is great, you can just scan the UPC to look up the item & it'll have everything loaded in, & you just put in how much of it you ate. (try different amounts, to see what it does for the iten's calories)

Find seated exercises online & try those to start, to add some extra removal of calories (still math, x minus y is lower than just x!)

I'm praying for success & great health for you. . .

I got my activity level as the lowerst (sedentary) but I do get some just by walking around, using the power of oline leg to dragf my enmtire heavy-laden carcass around & up/down the stairs.

I do one situp a day (I sit UP in the morning, then copmlete it at bedtime by lying back)

& this is more effort than for others, as I'm hreavy & only have half side's muscles to do whatever I do,. so we beliegve even this littlebit counts as more than sedentsry because I'm doing what5 I do with extra weight, so it increases my net caloric burn. . .I'm not counting it, just watching my weight go down quicker than expected (a really good feeling!)

Also, #1 for helping your health is cutting wheat out of your diet 100% (not all carbs, just wheat); do this in combo with the mynetdiary plan & you'll be down to 'fighting weight' in quick time!

But be careful the wheat-free products are listed as "glutren-free" & taste like what "post-digested" grains likely taste like, & most gluten-free products, use abuttload of starches to make up for the wheat -- really increasing the item's ability to turn direectly into sugar in your body.

Dieticians normally do what this mynetdiary does, so here's a bit of diatician punning:

Q: What do you call a doctor for obese squirrels? A: A nutritionist

When fruit goes bad:
berry with a gun = a stRobbery.
bananas give the cops the slip.
When asked tyo speak up in court, the sweet tater just said, in his defense "I yam what I yam."
a bushel of apples = great opportunity to have an longterm affair with a doctor's wife.

Q: How did one stick of bitter call the other one? A: You're my butter from another udder!

Good host's tee-shirt idea: ROCK OUT WITH YOUR GUAC OUT!!

The 800lb gal went to see a dietician on her doctor;s advice & asked how she could get5 dowb to her college weight of 105, without cutting back on sweets, the dietician replied, in her best Dr. McCoy accent, "Dammit, Jen, I'm a dietician, not a magician!"

With the arthritis now, as well as the heat and insects, I don't do
good with walking outside.

heat in only March? Jeeze -- here it's still cool, wet most days & nights, but not bad, actually, this year.

Why not grow a little garden patch? You can do it in containers or
raised beds to put it at your height when sitting down, for safety, if
needed.

I was never one for gardening...I do my gardening at Kroger. <G>

Then you have at least one or three intermediaries, often a factory, interfering with the good food the way God grew it.

When you grow it, you know exactly what you're getting.

It's good for the blood pressure, too. Start small with just lettuce, tomatoes, or whatever you like to add to a sandwich.

I started with just lettuce, carrots, & radishes(great in soups or stews) in a raised box so I could pull up alongside in my wheelchair to do weeding & watering.

Since I quit drinking carbonated beverages, I haven't had a single
kidney stone.

I've heard this somewhere about you. . . Nice one!

I have about a can a year now, down from 2-5 a week when I was working from 06h00-16h00, & needed to be alert -- I found the caffeine kicked in fastest from downing a coke quickly than from coffee.

Now I can't be arsed to have pop. Whenin a restaurant (or McDonalds pretending to be one, I much enjoy cold water as my beverage; I finally gopt my McD;'s trained to allow me to have a supersize cup of water (hey usually only give little 8oz clear cups(used for cold coffees) as too maby people abused the self serve soda bar by asking for water yhen filing up on pop (a big gulp sized cup of coke costs the compant about 3.8c for syrup & soda water; the cup costs 5- 10c including lid & paper straw.

They charge you $2.69 for this giant tub of poison!

... My ship finally came in, but I was at the airport.

Iu was sitting at home waiting for Opportunity to knock & missed my ship, too.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6
* Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)