JFBev
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- Location
- Oregon Coast
Drama, especially involving the extended family 
What is it about some old grumpy men?![]()
Guys that monopolize a conversation…with l-o-o-o-o-n-g, boring sagas, supplied with ‘it was really funny’ kicked in ever now and then for effect.
These folks have mastered a unique uninterruptable breathing technique that does not require air…wind, yes….not air.
And they happen to smile while reciting these excruciatingly scintillating details.
Of which causes me to involuntarily smile back.
Unfortunately, their well-practiced smile muscles have the endurance of The Joker.
Mine, well, a half hour into it, it begins to become a fading twitch.
Any longer and my lips develop into full Tourette, and on to a frowning twisted sadistic grin.
Anyway, I avoid these folks like the plague they are.
There’s one now, less than two miles down the path.
His wife is off on some 4 week adventure, deep into the mountains.
(I wonder why)
My lovely lady suggested we invite him over for a home cooked meal.
My frowning twisted sadistic grin immediately kicked in.
'And where will I be, dear?'
lol- God bless your heart, I don’t suppose you see the irony of complaining about long, boring sagas with, well, a .......
There they're their, ol' bird. The affect has no effect as long as it's verbal communication.From the Grammar Cop; Folks who don't know the differences among THERE, THEIR & THEY'RE.
S-o-o-o-o, they avoided YOU? ...like the plague?My kids used to call me Doctor Dictionary or Captain Grammar.
Is that it? It’s Its?My kids used to call me Doctor Dictionary or Captain Grammar.
What do you 'avoid like the plague?'
You mean the pc gestapo?
I was having a conversation with a woman and I said the poor kid was retarded. She said you mean developmentally challenged! For crying out loud, how do they expect people to keep up with that crap? If somebody is so backward that they used last week's word I'm sure they really meant no harm.
It's not the word that's important but the intent. Like the sound of a boot being pulled out of the mud. It says f**k but it doesn't mean it.