Colowyo - grudgingly settling in :P

[noobiechickenlady]

Oh man, that sucks about your chicken

Folks is indeed crazy lately. I've been restraining myself to keep from handing out smacks left & right. Especially at work

One of my highschool friends (who came out of the closet alittle over 6 months ago) had a similar event a few weeks back. An employee was telling a fairly offensive gay joke within his earshot. He sashayed around the corner, flipped his wrist and interupted her in his thickest southern drawl "Honey, do you think you could help me pick out a purse?"
He wasn't there to pick out a purse at all, but he got her to help him go through all the purses one by one, all the while talking about how people just don't seem to appreciate each other and sometimes folks are just so mean "But ya'll are different, honey. You've been such a great help to little old me." She was blushing violently and stammering the whole time. Then he left without buying a purse. I almost fell out of my chair laughing when he told me about it.
edited for typo

 

[lorihadams]

I had one of my meaties die yesterday morning....same thing. Had a bit of a limp and I think it got smothered too.

Yep, he wore a silver lame sarong, doc martens, and a tux jacket with tails. My dad yelled at ME cause I let him out of the house in it. It was an idea from his history teacher. They did a unit study on India and for ceremonies the men wear sarongs. The silver lame was just too hard for him to resist.

 

[colowyo0809]

If your birds are piling like that it might be because they are cold. How is the weather?? Maybe close them up a bit.

yes, i'm guessing it was due to the weather. When I went out to close them up for the night the smaller ones were all piled together under the feeder. However, none of them looked like they were going to die from it, so I'm guessing someones position changed and it happened. We do need to finish getting the coop ready for winter and to that end I am headed to home depot friday to get sealer and such for the cracks and small gaps

Folks is indeed crazy lately. I've been restraining myself to keep from handing out smacks left & right. Especially at work

One of my highschool friends (who came out of the closet alittle over 6 months ago) had a similar event a few weeks back. An employee was telling a fairly offensive gay joke within his earshot. He sashayed around the corner, flipped his wrist and interupted her in his thickest southern drawl "Honey, do you think you could help me pick out a purse?"
He wasn't there to pick out a purse at all, but he got her to help him go through all the purses one by one, all the while talking about how people just don't seem to appreciate each other and sometimes folks are just so mean "But ya'll are different, honey. You've been such a great help to little old me." She was blushing violently and stammering the whole time. Then he left without buying a purse. I almost fell out of my chair laughing when he told me about it.

lol, yes, that is one way to get the point across, without being excessively mean about it.

Yep, he wore a silver lame sarong, doc martens, and a tux jacket with tails. My dad yelled at ME cause I let him out of the house in it. It was an idea from his history teacher. They did a unit study on India and for ceremonies the men wear sarongs. The silver lame was just too hard for him to resist.

oh honey, the silver lame would have been too hard for any gay to resist

 

[lorihadams]

His latest obsession is the annual zombie walk in Atlanta....his birthday is oct 15 and halloween has always been his favorite. Gave him an excuse to dress up!

One year he went as a construction accident....fastened a 2x4 to a small piece of plywood and put one in front of his stomach and one on the lower part of his back. Stretched a white t shirt over it and put some fake blood on the 2x4s, put on a tool belt and hard hat and called it a day. He won a contest for that one!

He also eats fire....family get togethers are always a scream when he's around!

 

[colowyo0809]

so your saying he really is a flamer!
oh, sorry I couldn't resist. that was just too much. your family sounds like loads of fun! and you've made this gloomy weather day a little bit brighter! thanks!

 

[FarmerChick]

great costume idea lori ---cool

 

[lorihadams]

He used to dress up and sit on the front porch to scare the trick or treaters! Once he dressed up as a wolfman and grabbed people....the next year my dad made him a coffin to sit inside of and scare people...we used to get a kick out of telling people that we had a coffin in our basement cause we really did! Daddy made it out of plywood and did it like the dracula type coffin with the narrow end and then painted it black. We used to save cardboard boxes and pizza boxes and spray paint them silver and stick them in the yard as tombstones and hand paint stuff on them....one year he made a paper mache frankenstein head, mounted it on a broom handle, shut it inside the grill on the front porch and propped up my dad's boots on the shelf on the other end. Draped a white sheet over the whole thing and voila! looked like frankenstein was on the porch! Scared the beejeezus out of all the neighborhood kids.....

 

[Farmfresh]

What a DAY!

I think you did handle it quite well considering, but I would HAVE to take it a step farther. I would file a formal complaint with the store! Sure people go around popping off their mouths and saying mean things ... but they should be taught a lesson. What if some less confident person had heard her comment? They would have been really hurt.

"oh honey, the silver lame would have been too hard for any gay to resist smile"

Gay schmay. My SIL who is a gunner in the US Navy, and quite likely a HETERO-sexual (since he is married to my daughter ) owns SEVERAL pairs of sparkly shiney boxers. He says there is nothing like wearing silver or red lame under your uniform while doing some stinky military task. It is like a silent rebellion when times are tough.

 

[lorihadams]

 

[colowyo0809]

lol
i have a funny journal!