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Post by doctork on Oct 28, 2009 21:50:17 GMT -5
Mark whether you think the statement is True or False.
Then explain your answer. Or make a new True/False statement. Or both.
I'll go first.
"You can't have too much glitter."
I say this is True. This is the obvious answer for anyone who has seen the movie "Footloose" and loved the last scene.
I was prompted to cogitate on this subject while I was having my nails done a few days ago - I wanted GLITTER! nails for my vacation. Another client at the salon came over to admire my nails, and she opined "You can't have too much glitter."
I have to agree - you should see my sensational glittery nails! No such things as too much glitter, especially around Halloween.
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Post by doctork on Oct 28, 2009 21:57:20 GMT -5
This is another True/False statement derived from the same salon, though a different day, my hair day instead of my nails.
True/False:
Bald men are more manly than men who have a thick head of hair.
This one is true too!
Discuss: Male pattern baldness is linked with high testosterone levels (predominant male hormone), while a full head of hair is linked to lower testosterone levels.
My stylist was finishing a haircut for an attractive male client who was lamenting his thinning hair, and how it did not take long to cut, since there wasn't so much there any more. I told him not to worry, thinning hair was more manly. He was surprised by this comment from the peanut gallery, but Debbie (the stylist) said he should believe me because I was a doctor. He was quite gratified by this additional knowledge, and said he would store the line away for future use.
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Post by gailkate on Oct 28, 2009 23:33:27 GMT -5
Amendment to the glitter rule: you can't have too much so long as it doesn't come off on anything. Your nails sound fun, but if I went to my doc with a painfully sore throat, I don't know how I'd feel if she came at me with glitter nails.  Remember when Telly Savalas was a national heartthrob as Kojak? |
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 28, 2009 23:46:33 GMT -5
Mark whether you think the statement is True or False. Then explain your answer. Or make a new True/False statement. Or both. I'll go first. "You can't have too much glitter."I say this is True. I say this is true also. It goes with the "Friends don't let friends wear sparklies before noon" rule. That rule is false. |
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 29, 2009 0:01:15 GMT -5
This is another True/False statement derived from the same salon, though a different day, my hair day instead of my nails. True/False: Bald men are more manly than men who have a thick head of hair.This one is true too! Discuss: Male pattern baldness is linked with high testosterone levels (predominant male hormone), while a full head of hair is linked to lower testosterone levels. I disagree! Baldness is sex-linked genetically to the mother of the male. The father of the mother is who determines who is bald and who is not. Testosterone levels can be high in bald, slightly bald or full haired men. I'm sure that guy in the hair salon loved that story, but Booooogus! |
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 29, 2009 0:10:37 GMT -5
True or false:
High heels are bad for your back.
(I'm not answering this now because those of you who know me from years past know my answer. What's your answer?)
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Post by doctork on Oct 29, 2009 7:27:35 GMT -5
True or false: High heels are bad for your back. (I'm not answering this now because those of you who know me from years past know my answer. What's your answer?) True, only if you wear them 24/7. Now I am just guessing, but I'll bet you don't usually wear high heels when you sleep. Keep on keepin' on, as you wish! |
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Post by doctork on Oct 29, 2009 7:32:35 GMT -5
Baldness is sex-linked genetically to the mother of the male. The father of the mother is who determines who is bald and who is not. Also true, but there is lots of individual variation.
Testosterone levels can be high in bald, slightly bald or full haired men. True - individual variationI'm sure that guy in the hair salon loved that story. Why yes he did! That was the point! |
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Post by doctork on Oct 29, 2009 7:36:33 GMT -5
Your nails sound fun, but if I went to my doc with a painfully sore throat, I don't know how I'd feel if she came at me with glitter nails. Only a day or two in the office with the glitter nails, but several patients told me they liked my nails! The rest wisely kept their counsel... My nails are not long, as the real problem is not glitter, but rather painful talons when doing an abdominal exam. |
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 29, 2009 8:44:42 GMT -5
True or False:
Glittery nails make those bend-over-and-cough exams more interesting for bald men.
;D
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Post by brutus on Oct 29, 2009 12:46:23 GMT -5
Depends on just WHO is wearing the glittery nails!  ~B~ |
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Post by Jane on Oct 29, 2009 15:24:10 GMT -5
I must, though late, respond to the glitter question:
Glitter, while festive, is cumulative. That is, once glitter is used, it never dissaptes. Thusly, even many months after said glitter was purchased and administered, glitter remains imbedded in all permeable surfaces, including skin, so that otherwise staid personages flicker in an unnecessarily festive way in circumstances which may not be appropriate in such settings as funeral processions and/or churchly events. Therfore, while glitter is indeed a lovely completment to many an ensemble, it may continue to be readily apparent far past the time when it is either necessary or, indeed, relevant.
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 29, 2009 20:12:38 GMT -5
Jane, are you saying that glitter could be irrelevent?
Say it ain't so!
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 29, 2009 20:14:57 GMT -5
Okay, here's one.
A-hem, True or False:
The Phillies will win the 2009 World Series.
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Post by liriodendron on Oct 29, 2009 21:16:42 GMT -5
Okay, here's one. A-hem, True or False: The Phillies will win the 2009 World Series. True. At least I hope so. These are popular at our house. I'm pretty sure Bookie would concur.  |
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Post by liriodendron on Oct 29, 2009 21:18:09 GMT -5
Baldness is sex-linked genetically to the mother of the male. The father of the mother is who determines who is bald and who is not. My sons are in deep trouble. |
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Post by liriodendron on Oct 29, 2009 21:19:46 GMT -5
"You can't have too much glitter."
True. Does anyone remember Sparkle Paints?
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Post by BoatBabe on Oct 31, 2009 19:20:40 GMT -5
I remember Sparkle Paints. My little sisters had them. Very fun.
True or False:
Zombies are People, too.
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Post by jspnrvr on Oct 31, 2009 19:26:12 GMT -5
I remember Sparkle Paints. My little sisters had them. Very fun. True or False: Zombies are People, too. Of course they are, and in Chicago they can vote. |
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Post by BoatBabe on Nov 4, 2009 22:10:41 GMT -5
I remember Sparkle Paints. My little sisters had them. Very fun. True or False: Zombies are People, too. Of course they are, and in Chicago they can vote. Not only in Chicago, but all around the World! I'm sure you saw in Jane's Zombie Walk video the sign that said, "Since you are what you eat, Zombies are People too." So Jay, I can't read what it says above your head in that new avatar of yours. True or False: Will Jay tell us what his new avatar says? And when? |
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Post by jspnrvr on Nov 5, 2009 6:19:30 GMT -5
True: It says "Jensen Beach, Fl." It's a little pineapple dude doing a bicep curl out on the beach, the logo for our website.. www.jensenbeach.com/. For a period before the turn of the century Jensen Beach billed itself as the Pineapple Capitol of the World. In fact, this weekend is our local Pineapple Festival. www.jensenbeachchamber.biz/ So thanks, bb for noticing; I think your Carmen is pretty hot, now that's a girl who knew how to use a pineapple! I don't know if I'll stick with that, though. After Oz so graciously sent avatar directions last weekend ( thanks again, Oz!) I was looking around for something. I didn't know how it would come out that size. We'll see this weekend when I have a little time, what else might strike my fancy. |
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Post by gailkate on Nov 5, 2009 9:45:00 GMT -5
I loved all the pics on the website, Jay, especially the birds and the hot pink house. (Can't help wondering just what that suggests, but I'm sure there are no bawdy houses in lovely JB.)
Alas, I couldn't get the pineapple festival to open. Do they sell delicious dried pineapple? I used to get great stuff at Sam's Club but they stopped selling it and I only went there for the pineapple. What sort of treats do you get at your festival? And music? A pineapple costume event?
I can't think of any pineapple-themed songs, but you could customize "I've Got a Loverly Bunch of Coconuts."
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Post by jspnrvr on Nov 5, 2009 18:22:27 GMT -5
The hot pink is just part of the local color, sort of a spill over from the Bahamas and Caribbean; we have greens, blues, yellows. You can get dried pineapple, pineapples hollowed out and filled with adult beverages. And a lot of regular Midway style food, turkey legs, funnel cakes, greasy wienies. And more local type stuff, conch fritters, fish baskets. We have Little Miss and Mr Pineapple. Country Western, pop/rock and local bands for music, as well as local school groups; cheerleaders, dancers, and so on. Plus the Junkanoo dancers and musicians from Eleuthera in the Bahamas. I'm don't know why you weren't able to pull up the Festival website, it's linked from both of the others. www.pineapplefestival.info/ Try that. |
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Post by BoatBabe on Nov 6, 2009 9:49:49 GMT -5
Well, the Little Pineapple Dude is pretty darned cute. I agree with gailkate: great pics at the website. Now I can say things like, "I'll be in the bar . . . the Dolphin Bar."
I can't think of a pineapple song, either.
"Yes . . . we have no . . . pineapples . . . "
True or False:
Every known quantity in the universe now has a website.
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Post by gailkate on Nov 6, 2009 10:04:59 GMT -5
TRUE! Isn't it amazing how you can Google anything and come up with literally thousands of references? Besides the web sites, there are all the forums where someone has made a comment (sort of like this one, I guess). I've been looking up cooking things (the latest in my quest to stave off winter gloom) and each search leads to links leading to other links till I've put way more time in than I needed. For instance, I made applesauce and decided I might need a food mill. My mother didn't have one and I didn't know anything about them. A little googling and I am now an expert on all the new and vintage models, the limitless uses - plus I have a bunch of new best friends.  |
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Post by liriodendron on Nov 6, 2009 16:59:44 GMT -5
The only thing I ever used my food mill for was to make baby food. Sadly, I have long since given that away or I'd let you have it. I do make applesauce still, but I just like it chunky.
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Post by gailkate on Nov 6, 2009 18:32:10 GMT -5
Chunky is best, for sure. But I wanted to leave the peels on and then squish them off. If that's going to turn it into the soupy kind, I guess I have to peel them. Maybe I could squish them off with a spoon. Isn't all the good stuff supposed to be in the peels? That's part of why I wanted to leave them on while cooking, but deeply rooted laziness has something to do with it, too.
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Post by BoatBabe on Nov 7, 2009 12:13:09 GMT -5
About two weeks ago, my Mom found a great deal at Ace Hardware on what I call an applesauce squasher. She bought us one and sent it. It's the pointy colander kind with the wood muller. We used to quarter whole apples, cook them, and squish them into applesauce: no peeling, no coring, but that does not give you chunky applesauce.
True or False:
Is that what you mean by Food Mill?
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Post by gailkate on Nov 8, 2009 10:32:43 GMT -5
Here's a new variety:  The bottom has holes in it, and a sort of plate rests on the food as you grind away with the turning handle on top. A nut underneath can be removed to take it apart and wash all the pieces. There a shiny new ones and old beat up ones, some with interchangeable hole-size disks, but they all have to do with mushing food. Food mill sounds better than food musher. What your mom found is a basic cousin, more than sufficicient if you're not trying to make baby food - and wouldn't you use a blender or food processor for that? I think anything that can get the fruit off the peels is all I want, and a wooden spoon is probably all I need. But I'm the kind of person who gets sucked in by gadget-sellers at the fair. First I'm on the outside, trying to look amused and tolerant, then I get sucked closer and closer, mesmerized by all the hype: "But wait! there's more!" At least I never bought a chia pet or a Clapper. |
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Post by BoatBabe on Nov 8, 2009 17:09:58 GMT -5
Ohhh, I'm sorry that you have never had a Clapper. They are useful, indeed. The first year I worked at a branch, we put the Christmas lights on Clappers to turn them off and on when we left and arrived. This worked So Well, instead of unplugging and plugging in all the strings of light.
The interesting parts started when loud noises happened during the work day. Say a customer with a loud staccato laugh: All the lights would flash Off/On/Off/On/Off/On . . . hopefully ending in On, although so seldom true.
Front door blew shut: Blam! All off.
True or False:
Chia Pets is offering a U.S. Presidential Tribute which includes Chia Hair growing on busts of Lincoln and Obama, among others.
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