bluesboy Posted September 24, 2013 Report Posted September 24, 2013 I'm back! Greetings from Santa Rosa! Lucky and I will meet you halfway at Big Sur and we can party for a weekend, sometime!
Carl Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 I'm learning a lot of new words in reading the stories about our congress: fractious intransigent invidious indolent
Kevin Posted October 21, 2013 Report Posted October 21, 2013 Just noticed that I passed the 9 year mark on SFs the other day. Where does the time go ?!?!
MarcM Posted October 21, 2013 Report Posted October 21, 2013 Happy anniversary, Kevin! Welcome to the "Club 9"
edna Posted October 21, 2013 Report Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Wait... September was last month... we're in October now... oh, time time time time see what's become of me... In fact, 09/09/04... It's still there... Edited October 21, 2013 by Guest
Carl Posted October 23, 2013 Report Posted October 23, 2013 Wow, another niner. My completely random thought: TV shows no longer look to the military for comedy. Not that there's anything funny about war, but the fish-out-of-water conditions of army life used to be a go-to formula. There used to be Hogan's Heroes, F-Troop, MASH, and my personal favorite, Private Benjamin. Now, there is no army comedy on TV.
bluesboy Posted October 24, 2013 Report Posted October 24, 2013 Here's some more that were good in the '50s & '60s. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. McHale's Navy The Phil Silver's Show (Sgt. Bilko)
Rayzor Posted October 25, 2013 Report Posted October 25, 2013 My completely random thought: TV shows no longer look to the military for comedy. Not that there's anything funny about war, but the fish-out-of-water conditions of army life used to be a go-to formula. There used to be Hogan's Heroes, F-Troop, MASH, and my personal favorite, Private Benjamin. Now, there is no army comedy on TV. I noticed that, too. I think it's because so many people have become "anti-war" that networks are afraid the number of viewers will be too low. Networks also tend to target younger audiences (20-something crowd) & this demographic is the most out-spoken group against the military and the money the US government spends on it. Hard to laugh at something you won't watch...
Carl Posted December 5, 2013 Report Posted December 5, 2013 The chance of a "Shawn" being female is exactly equivalent to that of a "Tracy" being male.
Uncle Joe Posted December 5, 2013 Report Posted December 5, 2013 As to military comedies on TV....I don't think it's related to the target age of viewers so much as to the fact that current military consciousness revolves around the Middle East and it's feared that Muslims have little sense of comedy and would likely be offended.
Shawna Posted December 5, 2013 Report Posted December 5, 2013 The chance of a "Shawn" being female is exactly equivalent to that of a "Tracy" being male. I know a Shawn. And he is, indeed, male. His wife is my best friend. It's a mess when I write them an email, since I'm constantly sticking an "a" on the end of his name.
Carl Posted December 11, 2013 Report Posted December 11, 2013 Am I a bad person for refusing to throw money in the Salvation Army kettle if the bell ringer is busy looking at his phone?
Steel2Velvet Posted December 11, 2013 Report Posted December 11, 2013 Am I a bad person for refusing to throw money in the Salvation Army kettle if the bell ringer is busy looking at his phone? Yes. Yes, you are. Bad. Bad. Bad! Your only course of atonement is to volunteer with the S.A. to be a kettle bell ringer for them. (If you get bored doing so, just glance occasionally at your iPhone for messages.)
edna Posted December 11, 2013 Report Posted December 11, 2013 Am I a bad person for refusing to throw money in the Salvation Army kettle if the bell ringer is busy looking at his phone? No, I don't think you're a bad person. You sent me a lovely SF tee-shirt once (twice) and you're running a place I call my home. The guy from the S.A. should show some respect. I'm not supposed to be knitting or texting when I talk with the customers. Even if he works as a volunteer.
miamisammy29 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Posted December 12, 2013 He was probably texting the other Santa on the next corner about the "cheep bstrd in the Def Leprd jacket".
Carl Posted January 22, 2014 Report Posted January 22, 2014 Just a thought here: When you buy a TV, it comes with all kinds of hookups and compatibility enhancers, but one thing it doesn't come with is an antenna. Why? Probably because if folks realized they could get crystal-clear HD TV signals directly over the air, they might not spend $100+ per month on cable or satellite service. You can get an antenna for something like $30, so it wouldn't add that much to the price.
Jenny Posted February 20, 2014 Report Posted February 20, 2014 Have any of you ever known or lived with someone who is constantly complaining about health issues? Day after day, it's something...so much so that you have absolutely no sympathy left for them? That is what I'm going through. This person has had real health issues, so I do feel guilty about being so impatient, but every day it's a headache, or a rapid heartbeat, or a stomachache, and every day she acts like she doesn't know what to do, when she does, she just wants to be babied....it drives me NUTS!
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