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[Melki]

Jay wrote: "Let's all take a moment to congratulate Melki on her new hot tub.

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Thanks. And, I still haven't gotten hold of that damned ball. Why must it taunt me so?

[Melki]

Our governor has ruled that the fully vaccinated can dispense with wearing masks, so I ventured out to a sub shop and the grocery store barefaced yesterday . . . only to be met by the glares of plenty of people still wearing masks. (Maybe it was envy - it's hard to tell when you can only see someone's eyes.)

Shouldn't I be the one glaring at them for refusing to be vaccinated?

[Marin]

No matter. All the people you know - vaccinated or not - will be dead in the next 100 years.

[Jay]

Melki wrote: "Shouldn't I be the one glaring at them for refusing to be vaccinated?"

Yes, it's annoying to have people glaring at you (judging you), but no one can control other people's behavior. HOWEVER, you can manipulate it.

Try this:

SAY LOUDLY: "Damn, I forgot my mask!"

Then reach into your purse, pull out this mask and put it on.



I think you'll find that people are no longer glaring as they hurry their
children away from you.

Problem solved.

[Melki]

Jay wrote: "Melki wrote: "Shouldn't I be the one glaring at them for refusing to be vaccinated?"

Yes, it's annoying to have people glaring at you (judging you), but no one can control other people's behavior...."

Maybe I'll wear this one next time . . .

[Jay]

Melki wrote: "Maybe I'll wear this one next time . . ."

Nice! I want one!

[Marin]

EVEN TODAY THIS GREAT ARTIST WOULDN'T FIT

[Jay]

A SERIOUS NOTE, I'M AFRAID
Many headlines attempt to shock, but an occasional rare one is so appalling that it shakes your faith in humanity.

CEO of Make-A-Wish chapter admits embezzling from sick children’s charity
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...

Frankly, there isn't an invective harsh enough for someone who would steal from terminally ill children.

[Martin]

At one time senior politicians would dress rather formally when out in public:



(British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and a young Winston Churchill)

Now our Prime Minister is happy to look like a dog-kidnapper, who has recently finished his daily stint emptying garbage/trash bins:



Martin

[Martin]

Jay wrote: "A SERIOUS NOTE, I'M AFRAID
Many headlines attempt to shock, but an occasional rare one is so appalling that it shakes your faith in humanity.

CEO of Make-A-Wish chapter admits embezzling from sick..."

I have to agree with you. The boundaries of fraud are becoming almost beyond belief, for this century. I suppose we forget the days when surviving shipwrecked sailors would be murdered on the beach for their trivial possessions.

[Trudy]

Interesting "more to this story" ... "has had two daughters who have required brain surgery, and one of them received a trip to Walt Disney World through Make-A-Wish Iowa before Woodley was hired as CEO." https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/m...

[Melki]

I'm thinking we need to reconsider this keeping our songs secret for Sunday-Sing-A-Long thing. On Mother's Day, all three of us chose Mother's Little Helper (What are the odds?), and yesterday, both my son and I picked Shaving Cream.

[Joel]

Melki wrote: "I'm thinking we need to reconsider this keeping our songs secret for Sunday-Sing-A-Long thing. On Mother's Day, all three of us chose Mother's Little Helper (What are the odds?), and yesterday, bot..."

Just be glad it wasn't From the Indies to the Andes in his Undies.

[Melki]

Joel wrote: "Melki wrote: "I'm thinking we need to reconsider this keeping our songs secret for Sunday-Sing-A-Long thing. On Mother's Day, all three of us chose Mother's Little Helper (What are the odds?), and ..."

Had to look that one up, and I couldn't even listen to all of it. Yikes!

And, here I was thinking Muskrat Love was the worst possible song I could choose . . .

[Marin]

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[Jay]

Daredevil Alex Harvill dies attempting world-record motorcycle jump
CBS News

I find it difficult to imagine a more pointless waste of life than dying for a world record and the entertainment of crowds of people who paid for tickets to see you die. On the upside, mob-witnessed suicide pays pretty well...er...wait a minute...

Once again, you can't take it with you.

[Joel]

Jay wrote: "
Daredevil Alex Harvill dies attempting world-record motorcycle jump

CBS News

I find it difficult to imagine a more pointless waste of life than dying for a world record and the entertainment ..."

Worse, I think I read it was on a practice run.

[Jay]

Dammit! This story restored my faith in humanity for well over an hour.

[Marin]

Don't lose faith in humanity - among 7.5 billion people on Earth there are few humans.

[Rebecca]

Just dropping in for a minute. I seem to have dropped out of GR almost completely, but I'm still alive, anyway. And writing another book.

[Marin]

[Jay]

Once again, I'm much too young to know. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[Jay]

Let's all wish Melki luck and hope she has a great time at her family reunion this weekend.



PS. If you send Melki a 'Best of Luck' message, please remember not to mention that cousin they don't talk about.

[Marin]

Jay wrote: "Once again, I'm much too young to know. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

"
I've seen them mating.

[Marin]

Jay wrote: "Let's all wish Melki luck and hope she has a great time at her family reunion this weekend.



PS. If you send Melki a 'Best of Luck' message, please remember not to mention that cousin they don't..."
Is this tree a family totem pole?

[Melki]

Jay wrote: "Let's all wish Melki luck and hope she has a great time at her family reunion this weekend.



PS. If you send Melki a 'Best of Luck' message, please remember not to mention that cousin they don't..."

Actually, Cleetus is the relative we don't talk about . . .

[Martin]

How best to continue looking amused?

She had picked up a volume of Stephen Pile's "Heroic Failures" from the side-table and started browsing and laughing. She found a really funny story and started to read it out, but half way through each sentence she was unable to finish because of laughing. Then she would start to read out the next sentence before doubling up with merriment once again.

How long can one sit there with a benign smile, pretending to be interested? Eventually after several attempts to read aloud were thwarted by the giggles, she said: "Maybe you would prefer to read it for yourself?" I tactfully agreed.

[Jay]

Martin wrote: "How best to continue looking amused? ...She found a really funny story and started to read it out, but half way through each sentence she was unable to finish because of laughing. Then she would start to read out the next sentence before doubling up with merriment once again..."

Don't worry about looking amused, just try not to mention a standup comedy career for her.

[Martin]

No worries. She couldn't stand up for laughing.

[Jay]

Curiously, the Brits seem to have become more civil.

A bloody shame: Britons find a new favourite swearword
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
[A] study, by Dr Robbie Love at Aston University, found there was a 27% drop in swearing in Britain over the 20-year period, down from 1,822 to 1,320 swearwords per million.
~The Guardian

We can fix that! Send them Trump.

[Jay]

California: mother fights off mountain lion with bare hands to save 5-year-old son
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
~The Guardian

I see stories like this every once in a while and it makes me wonder if women with children are the most dangerous animals on the planet.

[Marin]

A man is not needed after he impregnates a woman - he can die immediately after the completion of the act (praying mantis know this fact well). Nature gives at least 20 years of life to a female after her last menstruation - enough time to raise a child. The most dangerous animals on the planet? No proof needed - I have one in my bed...

[Jay]

A third of global tree species threatened with extinction
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-global-...

Well-known trees such as magnolias were among the most threatened, while oaks, maples and ebonies were also deemed at risk. ...Some 142 tree species were found to be extinct, and more than 440 have fewer than 50 individual trees in the wild.

Frightening!

On the other hand, those pesky scientists are always whining about something, and don't they know how to make oxygen in lab these days. Sheesh!

Besides, we already have to buy clean water. If our kids have to buy oxygen to breathe, that's just more capitalism. Isn't that a good thing?

[Jay]

FINALLY!
Are you ready to be amazed once more? Yes, I said 'amazed'.

Remember the amazing discoveries from the Hubble Telescope, such as
'The Pillars of Creation' in the Eagle Nebula????


Finally,
"NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch"
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/na...
NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit Dec. 18, 2021...

Cross your fingers... If everything goes as planned, we should see some truly AMAZING things beginning next year!

[Jay]

Taliban fighters use whips against Afghan women protesting the all-male interim government --CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/asia/a...
One woman at Wednesday's protest said: ...a few of the protesters were "hit with whips and they tell us to go to our homes and recognize and accept the Emirate. Why should we accept the Emirate while no inclusion or rights have been given to us?"

Obviously, the Taliban are "respecting women"...Although, not exactly as they promised the international community.

Trump Says if Robert E. Lee Were in Charge of Afghan War, It Would Have Ended in 'Victory' --Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-i...
Former President Donald Trump has issued a press statement regarding the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia.

Trump now rewriting the history of a 20-year war based upon the statue of a dead Confederate general.

Have you noticed how much of the news is devoted to the world's most prominent wackos lately?

[Jay]

I seem to be chatty this week. Am I the only one????

Came across this article:

Doubling the number of species of hand-standing spotted skunks
--The Guardian
https://phys.org/news/2021-09-species...

Seriously? When your dog comes home smelling like...well, nevermind... Do you really care what species of skunk he encountered????

[PS. De-skunking: Dawn dish detergent beats tomato juice by miles and miles.]

[Jay]

Yes, Jay, you're talking to yourself again.

[Melki]

Jay wrote: "Yes, Jay, you're talking to yourself again."

Sorry - the library's book sale is next week, and I'm working my tail off. I'll be chattier if I can ever afford to retire.

[Martin]

Any supporters of Emma Raducanu, Leylah Fernandez, out there?



Another of Peter Brookes' cartoons in The Times, today.

[Jay]

Martin wrote: "Any supporters of Emma Raducanu, Leylah Fernandez, out there? ...Another of Peter Brookes' cartoons in The Times, today."

Nice one, Martin!

Another angle: I was talking with a neighbor about the ridiculous statements re women coming from Taliban spokesmen. Her comment, "I doubt those guys are getting any quality time in the bedroom."

I think that would hurt worse than the tennis ball.

[Martin]

Jay wrote: " I was talking with a neighbor about the ridiculous statements re women coming from Taliban spokesmen. Her comment, "I doubt those guys are getting any quality time in the bedroom."

I think that would hurt worse than the tennis ball. "

Quality time in the bedroom? If most Afghan women believe that they might suffer the fate of the wives of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, I doubt if the Taliban ever get any company in bed. They are likely to become involuntary celibate onanists.

[Marin]

Unfortunately, in male-dominated Afghanistan, women have no right to say NO. They have to be sure their husbands always have quality time.

[Marin]

Jay wrote: "FINALLY!
Are you ready to be amazed once more? Yes, I said 'amazed'.

Remember the amazing discoveries from the Hubble Telescope, such as
'The Pillars of Creation' in the Eagle Nebula????
Our cosmos grew exponentially since Galileo. Still growing after Hubble. Can't comprehend 2 trillion galaxies - it might be endless...

Finall..."

[Marin]

ANOTHER HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. Believe it or not, it is true. Any comments?

[Rebecca]

Hey, just dropped in to say hi to everyone. It's been a while. Life's been busy, what can I say?

[Joel]

Rebecca wrote: "Hey, just dropped in to say hi to everyone. It's been a while. Life's been busy, what can I say?"

You have a knack for understatement! I hope you've managed to stay healthy, and are doing well.

[Martin]

And a welcome 'hi!' in return. It was beginning to feel like a combination of 'On the beach' and 'Day of the triffids'.

All's well in my corner of East Anglia. Which is more than can be said for most of the UK these days.

[Joel]

Hope all our Humour Club Yankee Doodle Dandies had a good Memorial Day.