Daryl wrote --

>   My late father said he was 19 for many years

  I still feel like I did when I was 18.  
  Of course I was in pretty lousy shape then. 

>  JM>   My memory is so good, I remember stuff that never happened.  :)
> 
>   Now, that takes talent...probably why you're the moderator. 

  That, along with a bit of graft.

>  JM>   It's pretty quiet around here.  

>   We have quality, if not quantity. :)

   True, true.

>   That reminds me of a T-shirt that noted "Witness Protection Program: You Don't Know Me". 

  For a long time I simply used the blank avatar for my social media photo. 
I called it my "witness protection photo".

>   I've rarely seen you have to lower the boom on someone. 

   That is seldom needed here.  Only rarely when discussion wanders too
close to the no-no's.

>   Except that you got lost in the local area, and got delayed in getting to the local Golden Corral to graze. 
> 
>   Oops, I wasn't supposed to mention that. 

   Uh, yeah, some things are best left in the past.  :)

> they had numerous tornadoes in the Carolinas yesterday...all from the
> remnants of Tropical Storm Fred.
  
   We got some much welcome and needed rain from Fred.  Good long slow
soakers.
  
> Around here, one snowflake, one sleet pellet, and one freezing raindrop, causes massive panic.

  Like the Farside cartoon I've mentioned before.
  Two panels.
  First panel: "typical day on the highway" with cars going along.
  Second panel: "First snowflake of the season" with one lonely snowflake
falling and cars driving off the road, into each other, etc.
   That's this area.

>   It takes talent to look important...as does being a moderator. 

  Something I'm good at.  :)

> they have to find 5 people to do the work that you did yourself.

  At least that many.

>   What was the old cigarette motto about "Better Fight Than Switch"?? 

   Tarleton.

>   However, the Rama Noodles don't have a lot of fiber with them, and I
> heard where this guys' 2 daughters got "bound up" in their colon.

  Too much of a good thing is never good.
  Joe

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