>  > Curry was a surname.
 >  GP> of Steph's parents & one grandfather. . . :)

 >   Two teachers I had in high school had that surname...a father
 > and his son.

I've never heard of any besies Steph Curry before now. . .

 >   And, the pets know if you didn't bring home a treat for them. 
 > Now, some human food is OK for them to eat (green beans and
 > carrots especially), but by and large, much of it is a no-no.
 > And, it's true that when they beg..."if you give into them once,
 > you've corrupted them forever".

Our dog was corrupted when we got him -- we only give him safe fruit, 
carrots, & potatoes -- he's allergic to protein.

 >   Probably. A flatbed is easier to sleep on than a waterbed. 

Agreed. My current mattress is the "Diamond" from Sleep Country -- the 
hardest one they make (flat & solid top layer, like it should be!)

 >   Everything has gone up. I went to Wal-Mart today, originally just to
 > get some extra toilet paper (bum wad ) and paper towels. But, I also
 > decided to pick up some Depends and Underpads, and 4 bags of the Funions
 > for a snack. I have plenty of diet green tea citrus, chicken nuggets,
 > bread, and lunch meat, so I can afford to eat at home the next several
 > days. But, I also had to go out, as my T-Mobile phone died. This makes
 > 3 straight Samsung models (the Galaxy A10, A11, and A12) that have had
 > numerous problems. They won't hold a charge, or the thing just completely
 > dies. I got a new 5G capable Samsung A32 (I think). Someone told me that
 > the 4G technology is being phased out.

Yup, I'm on LTE(aka 5G) on an Apple iPhone6.

I know it's behind, but I like it that way -- it's quite current on iOS
updates, so I can do most of what others do with their iPhone10s or 11s

You can buy late model iPhones at Best Buy -- they're not locked to anyone &
they have all the Hz ranges used in Canada,. so can be brought to any telco.

I can get a new phone now from my telco, as I've been with them for 8 years 
or so; I used my last few annual credit allotments to get phones for my
daughter & wife, as I liked mine just the way it is.

Mobile phones have been around longer than people think.
I was watching this film the other day and heard Sir Lancelot ask someone to
fetch his charger.

Q: How did the mobile phone propose to his girlfriend?
A: He gave her a ring

Q: How did Samuel win the work talent show at the mobile phone factory?
A: Sam sung

[I have a photo somewhere of an Apple Vancouver employee badge for "Sam 
Sung"]

Q: Why did Mr Potato have a mobile phone?
A: Just in case Mr Onion rings.

A man got pulled over for using his mobile phone
He explained to that it was a call from his wife, so he wasn't talking on the
phone, just listening.
The cops let him go.

I’ve deleted the phone numbers of all the Germans I know from my mobile 
phone.
Now it's Hans free. 

 >   The ones I liked that Lay's had were Sausage Gravy Biscuit, and Garlic
 > Cheese Sticks. Those are long gone...I thought about getting the Dill
 > Pickle ones, but opted for the Funions instead. Of course, if I had
 > gotten the Dill Pickle Potato Chips, and some ice cream sandwiches, with
 > eating pickles and ice cream, folks would really wonder about me (like
 > they aren't already) .

I'd eat an ice cream sandwich that had a layer of dill pickle chips inside!

 >  GP> My fave as a kid was Old Duytch's Popcorn Twists (bag was 3X biugger
 >  GP> than any other for 25c!)

 >   Never heard of that brand.

Maybe Old Dutch is only a Canadian brand. . .

 >   I remember the Double Bubble Gum...the only gum I chewed growing up was
 > Juicy Fruit. With my dentures now, only Freedent won't pull the dentures
 > out.

My wife is same, but they pulled Freedent from Canada, so we've since found a
few that are good for her dentures. I got 30+ filings, so I got to be careful
if agum is too sticky. . .

 >   I remember the candy cigarettes and tiny tootsie rolls. At one time, I
 > had figured how how many licks it took to get to the center of a Tootsie
 > Pop (I think around 973).

I had lots of free time, too, but I was a reader so I never noticed. . . :D

 >   I was going to say washing clothes, but that was lye (think Granny
 > from The Beverly Hillbillies). I used that when working at Burger King
 > to clean the grease screens in the vent hoods from the broiler and the
 > fry vats. And, used a variant of that in silkscreen to remove the
 > "ghost stain" from the previous image. But, you could not let that
 > sit too long on there, or the mesh would come apart. Plus, you had to
 > wear protective gloves and a face shield while washing it out with a 
 > power hose, to avoid splashing that on your face or body.

I've no experience with Lye, but haveheard it is almost pure alkali, so yeah,
it'll burn your skin easily, & blind you as easily. 

 >   I drink the diet green tea citrus now. I saw a peach tea today (I think
 > from Lipton), but my icebox is full right now. Yet, with the hot weather
 > coming, I'll be drinking 1 to 2 quarts of that every day.

I'm a coffee addict, but I do like Celestial Seasonings herbal teas for
relaxing at night, on occasion. 

 >   There is one location of The Country's Best Yogurt (TCBY) in west
 > Little Rock. I haven't been there in a long time.

We had one, briefly, in the strip mall next door to me, but I never went. . 

There's a bubble tea place in there now -- I like their avocado shakes

 >   I hear the prices now are through the roof, especially at Whole Foods.

Yup, & the price hkes are 100% artificial (not related to higher costs at any
stage from farm to store)

 >  GP> & the smoke ALWAYS followed the person most bothered by it!

 >   Really.

You didn't notice this?

 >   There was a TV dinner with Swedish Meatballs, but I haven't had that
 > in awhile.

I'll skip that one. Gotta go to an IKEA & eat at their in-store restaurant!

 >   I remember those fruit cocktail deals. I saw a picture of a slice of
 > pizza with a piece of ham and pineapple on it. I think they call that
 > "the Hawaiian version".

We had the fruit cocktail on occasion ("packed in water," not syrup); my
brother & I always fought overthe cherries.  Now that I never eat them, they
have one out: "extra cherries"

I tried a new thing for my breafast yesterday -- mango salsa (but no spice, 
so I called it mango fruit salad & it was good, but not as a chip dip)

I plan, in late August early Sept, whyen the weather is hot, to get a fresh
peach, apple, & mango from the local farm market, & use our electric chipper
to turn them into fruit slaw) (no dressing, just pure fruit & juice)

Maybe I'll puree a bunch of habanero peppers first, to spice up the inside of
the chopper & blades, for just a hint of spicy flavour. . .

We're having a hard time getting Carolina Reaper pepper seeds to grow. . . :( 

I want o staret a comnpany selling concentrated pepper juice to put in
sprayers to sprat around fences & gardens to keep critters (skunks, 
squirrels, raccoons, deer) out. . .

--Then a light mineral salt brine to spray on the plants, to keep the slugs &
smails away. . .

(Me reading to my five-year-old): The leopard slug eats dead plants and 
fungi, but also hunts other slugs.
(Five-year-old): I'm a fun guy, so they would eat me.

Are slugs just snails that have gone through a divorce?
“Yep, she got the house”

Q: What is a slugs favorite mode of transportation?
A: A Snailboat.

I thought I’d try snail racing
My tactic was if I take the shells off, they’ll be lighter and quicker,
All it did was make them a bit sluggish

Q: What do you do when you see two snails boxing?
A: Nothing, you gotta let ‘em slug it out.

If Americans switched from pounds to kilograms overnight, there would be mass
confusion




 >  GP> A necessary part of sweet & sour chicken (one of my childhood faves)

 >   I've always wondered why they called it that...just like sour cream.
 > To me, just that one adjective, turns me off.

 >  GP> We'd be walking through the streets on a hot summer's afternoon, get
 >  GP> thirsty, &jus hed to the fist outdoor tap we saw, & put our moputh
 >  GP> right on it to drink our fill (nobody knew how mamy mouths had just
 >  GP> been on it nor how many would follow - this is why me & my crew are
 >  GP> covid-proofed! That & wew occasionally swam in liquid sewage(Fraser
 >  GP> River had small towns up in the Interior, dump their unprocessed
 >  GP> seweage straight into it)

 >   I remember drinking from the garden hose.

 >  GP> One comic said he cae home & his dad asked why his cap was on
 >  GP> backwards.

 >  GP> "It's the style now, dad."

 >   That's their pants...but you wonder why older men wear their pants
 > higher. There was a meme, where this kid asked his Mom why his Dad
 > was walking around with his pants down so his underwear would show.
 > His Mom said "Daddy will stop doing that once you do". Even if they
 > KNEW the meaning of what that was, they'd probably still do it.

 >  GP> I'm 54 now & still have no idea why anyone would care about being
 >  GP> comfy, resting on one elbow while or after eating. . .

 >   Or we slurp our foot or the beverage through the straw.

 >  GP> I seem to find a way of sneaking chocolate into movie theaters..
 >  GP> .. I always have a few twix up my sleeve.

 >   At the price the theatres charge, you might as well.

 >  GP> I finally got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows and nuts.
 >  GP> I won't lie, it was a rocky road.

 >   Some folks really love that flavor. My favorites are either
 > Neopolitan (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry combined), orange
 > sherbert, or peach.

 >  GP> I sexually identify as chocolate
 >  GP> My pronouns are Her-She

 >   The inquisitive sneeze: Who's She?

 >   The Samauri Sneese: Kanitchiwa. (sp?).

 >   Or if it's a woman handling the money, she's the Treasure-Her. 

 >  GP> Life is like a box of chocolates
 >  GP> It won't last long if you're obese

 >   The Chocolate Lovers Diet. Never be more than 12 steps away from
 > chocolate (I have that as a QWK tagline).

 >  GP> Hershey’s and Ikea have joined together to sell a chocolate pet.
 >  GP> Just picked up a Kït Kaát. Now to put it together...

 >   Haven't had those in awhile...but they're better chilled.

 >  GP> So I said “let’s play a game”. How many “vans” are in vanilla ice
 >  GP> cream? -he said “one”(correct)

 >  GP> So how many “straws” are in strawberry ice cream?
 >  GP> He said “one” again (correct)

 >  GP> So then how many “ F’s” are in chocolate ice cream? He said there is 
no
 >  GP> “F” in chocolate ice cream

 >  GP> I said “Exactly- THERE IS NO F IN CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM!!!

 >   . Or like the commercial of the guy who can't
 > stop taking "free samples". Years ago, Sam's Club would do that (I'm
 > not sure if they offer that now or not), and at the Arkansas State
 > Fair, some vendors in the Hall Of Industry were offering free samples
 > of their food. My late father was sure to visit those booths. 

 >  GP> What do you call a sheep covered in chocolate?
 >  GP> A chocolate baaaaa.

 >   Wool see about that.

 >  GP> A Korean martial artist was giving away chocolate bars. I asked if I
 >  GP> could have 2. He said...
 >  GP> "No. You can take-won-do."

 >   Sounds like the local pest control company who says they can take care
 > of anything -- even karate chopping termites (their leader is Chester
 > T. (for Termite) Overbite). 

 > Daryl

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