Rivka Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Academic robes can look kinda like what you're describing-- maybe they were awarding each other PhDs from some shady online university? :001_smile: This is my favorite explanation yet. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Academic robes can look kinda like what you're describing-- maybe they were awarding each other PhDs from some shady online university? :001_smile: That. Is a good one. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I found red bibs: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/Pandabonium/seven/IMG_27502.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pacific-islander.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html&usg=__-30ETqhCe97_T5l3zqObHmz2rm4=&h=375&w=500&sz=100&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=hvi_zOV42eUEqM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=199&ei=qo5gTbrNDMPFtgeFh6HZCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djizo%2Bbosatsu%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADSA_enUS417US417%26biw%3D1750%26bih%3D810%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=249&oei=qo5gTbrNDMPFtgeFh6HZCw&page=1&ndsp=44&ved=1t:429,r:23,s:0&tx=43&ty=95[/url] More red bibs: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.onmarkproductions.com/assets/images/autogen/a_jizo-inatori-red-cap-bib-TN.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/color-red.html&usg=__Qf0W8LXPvEZ4lk1su8Smpiq0xLg=&h=268&w=187&sz=50&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=LLAsGcSH5d4g8M:&tbnh=170&tbnw=149&ei=I5BgTeysIcy2tge786HiCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djizo%2Bbosatsu%2Bwhite%2Bbibs%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1768%26bih%3D851%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1494&vpy=312&dur=2824&hovh=214&hovw=149&tx=116&ty=133&oei=I5BgTeysIcy2tge786HiCw&page=1&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0 I found some too! Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I found some too! Here BAHAHAAA!!!! Maybe those black folders were menus! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 BAHAHAAA!!!! Maybe those black folders were menus! :lol: ROFL!! :lol::lol: And the black robes so they don't get butter stains on their good clothes underneath. :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (Most of them wouldn't want to be called LARPERS- live-action-role-players because that's an even geekier sub-geek classification. :lol:) Besides, it's hard to eat the pizza with a hooded robe. And there is something wrong with being a double geek LARPer? :toetap05: (No, I do not LARP. Dh does :D) Maybe they are +1 Robes of Pizza consumption? :lol: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I found red bibs: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/Pandabonium/seven/IMG_27502.jpg&imgrefurl=http://pacific-islander.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html&usg=__-30ETqhCe97_T5l3zqObHmz2rm4=&h=375&w=500&sz=100&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=hvi_zOV42eUEqM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=199&ei=qo5gTbrNDMPFtgeFh6HZCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djizo%2Bbosatsu%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADSA_enUS417US417%26biw%3D1750%26bih%3D810%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=249&oei=qo5gTbrNDMPFtgeFh6HZCw&page=1&ndsp=44&ved=1t:429,r:23,s:0&tx=43&ty=95 More red bibs: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.onmarkproductions.com/assets/images/autogen/a_jizo-inatori-red-cap-bib-TN.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/color-red.html&usg=__Qf0W8LXPvEZ4lk1su8Smpiq0xLg=&h=268&w=187&sz=50&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=LLAsGcSH5d4g8M:&tbnh=170&tbnw=149&ei=I5BgTeysIcy2tge786HiCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djizo%2Bbosatsu%2Bwhite%2Bbibs%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1768%26bih%3D851%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1494&vpy=312&dur=2824&hovh=214&hovw=149&tx=116&ty=133&oei=I5BgTeysIcy2tge786HiCw&page=1&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0 So, you think they are some kind of strange Buddhist group? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Academic robes can look kinda like what you're describing-- maybe they were awarding each other PhDs from some shady online university? :001_smile: Good one. Maybe they are homeschoolers re-enacting something historical, like the Spanish Inquisition. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :lol::lol::lol: You might be right. Did they have a comfy chair with them?? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Given the full moon, I would assume they were some flavor of Pagan with a flair for the dramatic. I also found this: Something about practitioners of Vodou wearing red scarves when they call a certain, uh, something. Don't know too much about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ok I may be really dumb tonight?? But can somebody explain the lobsterfest tag on this thread??? :confused: Seriously, what am I missing? (feeling kinda dumb at the moment lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ok I may be really dumb tonight?? But can somebody explain the lobsterfest tag on this thread??? :confused: Seriously, what am I missing? (feeling kinda dumb at the moment lol) It's in reference to post #53. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ok I may be really dumb tonight?? But can somebody explain the lobsterfest tag on this thread??? :confused: Seriously, what am I missing? (feeling kinda dumb at the moment lol) Post #53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 It's in reference to post #53. :D I never realized the posts were numbered before. And why do I see people say things like "I've only read through page 3" or "I can't believe there are 10 pages of posts" when I only see 1 page or 3 pages of posts? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Gotcha... thank you. LOL I skipped right over that and was going to go back and look at the links, guess what- I forgot. Thank you :tongue_smilie: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I never realized the posts were numbered before. And why do I see people say things like "I've only read through page 3" or "I can't believe there are 10 pages of posts" when I only see 1 page or 3 pages of posts? :confused: I guess it has to do with your settings?? How many posts your default setting is to see per page? Mine is 10 posts per page. This thread is 7 pages long to me. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I never realized the posts were numbered before. And why do I see people say things like "I've only read through page 3" or "I can't believe there are 10 pages of posts" when I only see 1 page or 3 pages of posts? :confused: It depends on how you have your preferences. That's why I gave the post # because depending how many posts you see on a page, the page number is meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I guess it has to do with your settings?? How many posts your default setting is to see per page? Mine is 10 posts per page. This thread is 7 pages long to me. :D Ooooh, mine shows 2 pages for this thread, and the last post on page 1 is #50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ooooh, mine shows 2 pages for this thread, and the last post on page 1 is #50. Oh duh, I just realized mine is 8 posts per page not 10. lol I guess I shoulda counted before answering the first time. :D So your pages are more like novels then, huh? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Oh duh, I just realized mine is 8 posts per page not 10. lol I guess I shoulda counted before answering the first time. :D So your pages are more like novels then, huh? :) LOL, I guess so. I'd rather scroll down than click to load a new page. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 LOL, I guess so. I'd rather scroll down than click to load a new page. :001_smile: hehehehehe So you're reading WTM the War and peace version and I'm reading the Reader's Digest version. :D ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 hehehehehe So you're reading WTM the War and peace version and I'm reading the Reader's Digest version. :D ;) Yup. I used to read it in hybrid mode, but then posts would get marked as read when I hadn't actually read them yet, so I switched to reading them all in order (whatever that is called). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Good one. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Academic robes can look kinda like what you're describing-- maybe they were awarding each other PhDs from some shady online university? :001_smile: Ok, this made me choke on my breakfast! Hilarious. I'd want to know the story if my neighbors were doing that--but I don't know that I'd ask them directly. Maybe if I didn't have young kids---but I don't like to be on anyone's radar who is even the teeniest bit creepy these days. Hope you will keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ok, this made me choke on my breakfast! Hilarious. I'd want to know the story if my neighbors were doing that--but I don't know that I'd ask them directly. Maybe if I didn't have young kids---but I don't like to be on anyone's radar who is even the teeniest bit creepy these days. Hope you will keep us updated. I'll try... I'm thinking about asking the guy on the other side of us, but he's good friends w/ the neighbors who are overseas... I don't want him to tell them I was paranoid/suspicious about their house sitters. It's hard to be casual when you have to email people instead of running into the mailbox (country living, you know)... but I may just ask anyway. Or get dh to do it, who *does* talk to him casually about stuff at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Academic robes can look kinda like what you're describing-- maybe they were awarding each other PhDs from some shady online university? :001_smile: Bwahahahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I would just ask them. If they are, "We worship Satan and were sacrificing a cat in order to summon a demon!" then you might want to avoid the house sitters. :smilielol5: Ya think? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I would just ask them. "Hey! My kids were curious about what you were doing the other night, can you tell me about it so I can answer their questions?" :) If you are nice and genuinely interested they will probably explain. If they are "Oh we practice x or y harmless alternative religion" you can just calmly go on about your business. If they are, "We worship Satan and were sacrificing a cat in order to summon a demon!" then you might want to avoid the house sitters. There is no telling what they were doing. They could be Christians playing a role playing game. No. You need a large black dog for that. Demons these days aren't satisfied possessing cats anymore. So picky! ;):D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 If I had a group of black hooded persons standing in a circle in my backyard, I would want know! Now how to let them know? I don't know....:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 No. You need a large black dog for that. Demons these days aren't satisfied possessing cats anymore. So picky! ;):D Inflation, eh? :lol: Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Inflation, eh? :lol: Rosie :lol: And this brings us right back to "everything in the US is going to hell in a handbasket" post. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylianna Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 No. You need a large black dog for that. Demons these days aren't satisfied possessing cats anymore. So picky! ;):D Hahahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 No. You need a large black dog for that. Demons these days aren't satisfied possessing cats anymore. So picky! ;):D And here I thought Satan would require a goat, or maybe more than one. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 What ethnicity are your neighbors? They are white and so are the housesitters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 At least they weren't *white* hooded robes. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Okay, I'm voting for a dress rehearsal of "reader's theater". Seriously, reader's theater was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO boring at the college I attended, that any groups practicing it were practically banned out onto the lawn or into some distant, unused, damp, dreery corner of the campus where no one else had to listen to it. The performances were so bad, that the only people who ever attended them were the ones majoring in some area of the humanities such as English, Writing, Drama, etc. You couldn't drag the rest of us there with a team of wild horses! The robes sound similar to what the theater group used at my alma mater. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) *** Edited February 19, 2023 by J-rap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarfoot Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well, maybe they were making some sort of a movie, like someone else mentioned? My kids are really into film-making, and I'm constantly wondering what the neighbors must be thinking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well, maybe they were making some sort of a movie, like someone else mentioned? My kids are really into film-making, and I'm constantly wondering what the neighbors must be thinking... I'm afraid mine are going to have 911 called on them. Dd18 is quite into make-up... They assure me that they keep away from people at the state park...Dh thinks that would make them even more suspicious. Today, Dd16a had a huge gash across her neck. The rest of her wounds were fairly small. She was pursued by a horned demon that licked dripping blood off its fingers (honey based). Saturday, the wounds on her friend about made me sick at my stomach. I've seen some shots of her across the hood of the car, in front of the car, and in some leaves...Not something you want to just bump into.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyfizzle Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My neighbors are so boring. :lol::lol::lol: Wonder what my neighbors think when they see black cats lined along my porch railing.... (just strays who have taken up residence) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My neighbors are so boring. I have a NICU nurse on one side, and 2 retired real estate agents on the other.... :sleep:ZZZZzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Yeah, DH has been playing D&D for like 20 years and he's never seen anyone dress up. (Most of them wouldn't want to be called LARPERS- live-action-role-players because that's an even geekier sub-geek classification. :lol:) Besides, it's hard to eat the pizza with a hooded robe. And there is something wrong with being a double geek LARPer? :toetap05: (No, I do not LARP. Dh does :D) Maybe they are +1 Robes of Pizza consumption? :lol: Rosie :lol::lol: Dh used to LARP. It does sound like something he would have done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 At least they weren't *white* hooded robes. :) Oh then I would be emailing the neighbors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginevra Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Originally Posted by Audrey No. You need a large black dog for that. Demons these days aren't satisfied possessing cats anymore. So picky! Inflation, eh? :smilielol5: I choked on my coffee. And Audrey, hilarious set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Okay, I wasn't going to reply to this thread because everyone seems to be having fun, but the whole animal sacrifice thing isn't really funny. There is a cult somewhere around where my parents live. Several times a year, Dad has to move all his livestock up close to the house. It doesn't fall under freedom of religion if you are mutilating someone else's $800+ animal. Or if you are leaving the remains on their property to be seen and disposed of. And the whole subject just isn't that funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Okay, I wasn't going to reply to this thread because everyone seems to be having fun, but the whole animal sacrifice thing isn't really funny. There is a cult somewhere around where my parents live. Several times a year, Dad has to move all his livestock up close to the house. It doesn't fall under freedom of religion if you are mutilating someone else's $800+ animal. Or if you are leaving the remains on their property to be seen and disposed of. And the whole subject just isn't that funny. :001_huh: So, there is a cult somewhere near your parents and those people mutilate the animals of other people several times a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 :001_huh: So, there is a cult somewhere near your parents and those people mutilate the animals of other people several times a year? You would think livestock would be too much trouble. You need a truck, big guys with a truck, ropes. Doesn't ease matter to anyone? I don't understand why these folks can't stick to squirrels...or baited rat traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My neighbors are so boring. So are mine and personally I like it that way.:lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Well, maybe they were making some sort of a movie, like someone else mentioned? My kids are really into film-making, and I'm constantly wondering what the neighbors must be thinking... My son and some of his friends were out front one day, when I heard a blood curdling scream. I ran out the door to see who was hurt, and got, "Mom, you ruined our movie!" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My son and some of his friends were out front one day, when I heard a blood curdling scream. I ran out the door to see who was hurt, and got, "Mom, you ruined our movie!" :lol: Have they seen the movie Wild America? Those boys were tough cookies. If that mother posted about those kids today, people would have her getting them all neuro exams, and they would all be medicated. ;) As it turns out, they became film makers for National Geographic, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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