Ellie Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 No one has posted in almost 45 minutes. People are not taking this thread seriously. :zombie: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 No one has posted in almost 45 minutes. People are not taking this thread seriously. :zombie: And BAM! Top of page 7. Still Queen. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 No one has posted in almost 45 minutes. People are not taking this thread seriously. :zombie: (On the phone with my dad!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 This thread is so divisive! I can't believe all the sniping & passive aggressive & all the hyper competitive comments here. & I think someone actually got physically hurt? >insert long diatribe about how disappointed I am in this community & big old hairflip post< 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 This thread is so divisive! I can't believe all the sniping & passive aggressive & all the hyper competitive comments here. & I think someone actually got physically hurt? >insert long diatribe about how disappointed I am in this community & big old hairflip post< ME! I was physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually hurt in every way possible! :nopity: It is like that old INXS song. (Don't look too hard for the connection. I just really liked the 80's. ;) ) Edited to insert Oxford comma. I'm pro Oxford comma. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 ME! I was physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually hurt in every way possible! :nopity: It is like that old INXS song. (Don't look too hard for the connection. I just really liked the 80's. ;) ) Edited to insert Oxford comma. I'm pro Oxford comma. Okay, that's it. I'm moving beyond :001_wub: to creepy stalker feelings... :zombiechase: . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Ignore this post and do not give me any points! I wonder if this will work to get me infinitely many points... I am not qualified to grant points but, for admirably incorporating the theme of the thread, you may also be a Regent of the Universe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Okay, that's it. I'm moving beyond :001_wub: to creepy stalker feelings... :zombiechase: . I'm thinking of forming an Oxford comma club in my spare time, and you can be Vice President if you like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm thinking of forming an Oxford comma club in my spare time, and you can be Vice President if you like. Oooo, a Title. Sign. Me. Up. (My part-time job is as a technical writer and editor. The company I work for-they are anti-Oxford comma. You do not know how I suffer.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 It's likely they're not sized properly if they're hurting your underarms. While I was on the phone with my dad for over an hour, one of the things he did was to instruct me to adjust the crutches. So I will do so after I get over the terrible traumas I have experienced today. I asked dh if it was Friday the 13th, and alas, it is not. That was a week ago. Catastrophe has befallen me today, one week late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Oooo, a Title. Sign. Me. Up. (My part-time job is as a technical writer and editor. The company I work for-they are anti-Oxford comma. You do not know how I suffer.) She SOFFERS. (My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding.) I need an editor. You're in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 She SOFFERS. (My Big, Fat, Greek Wedding.) I need an editor. You're in. Oh, I love that movie. It's not the Princess Bride, but close. Oh, so close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Oh, I love that movie. It's not the Princess Bride, but close. Oh, so close! I have seen neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Oh, I love that movie. It's not the Princess Bride, but close. Oh, so close!Ohemgee. We watched The Princess Bride this evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I have seen neither.Get out! Unacceptable. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I have seen neither. :scared: You need to get some help. Quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm not a movie person. I grew up without a TV and never grew into the idea. I do currently watch Once and [thinks for 3 minutes] something else. I think... Maybe just Once. Anyway, I've probably seen 100 movies. I own The Last Unicorn and Remember The Titans. My Kids own Frozen, The Fox and The Hound, and Peter Pan. My husband has a box of movies in the closet, but we've lived here for 4 years and he's never dragged them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 :scared: You need to get some help. Quickly. This calls for an intervention. Wasn't this dealt with in the homeschooling neglect thread? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 (Don't look too hard for the connection. I just really liked the 80's. ;) ) . They'll never tear us apart. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Grimm! It's Grimm. I'm getting a shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 "Ignore this thread!" Ha, you can't tell me what to do! And if you try to teach me how to do a double-digit multiplication problem, I'll sit there for 10 minutes trying to figure out how to do it in my head (and still get the answer wrong, but I won't admit it's actually wrong, I'll tell you I just got the numbers mixed up, but they aren't really wrong) because I'm not going to do it your way. Ha! I'll show you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I guess mid-7th page is what I get for ignoring threads and binge-watching "Suits" on my college freshman son's Amazon Prime account. Slache, really...we are trying to help you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I will, I'll go milk my cows and makes some fresh cream with my raw milk. You will never go back to pasteurized cream again! 5 million points for you! I have been woefully deprived of fresh milk since my teen years on the family farm. We didn't have cows, but we bought milk from the country store (yes, a store out in the country!). I loved peeling back the foil cap to get to the cream floating on top -- that is, when my Mom didn't beat me to it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Serious comment (is that allowed?) about the TV thing. My house is clean and we eat home cooked meals 5-6 nights a week. I read everyday, am studying Greek, learning guitar, go hiking regularly, and play with my kids for at least an hour everyday. Everyone that I have convinced to toss their televisions, purge their movies and cancel their Netflix accounts (granted there's only 3 of them) have thanked me every time I see them and have beautiful stories about how it transformed their families. Maybe you should consider it. People spend way more time watching TV than they realize. Way more time. What could you accomplish in that time? I know I've been very active on the hive lately, but that's only because of a bum foot. I'm usually having too much fun to be on a computer all day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm thinking of forming an Oxford comma club in my spare time, and you can be Vice President if you like. DH agrees with the Oxford Comma Club, and would probably accept an inactive and unrecognized membership. He's not a joiner, but he is of like mind. I didn't know what one was until he explained. I always thought it was called "proper puctuation"! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 No one has posted in almost 45 minutes. People are not taking this thread seriously. :zombie: Supper with my ILs. I'm trying to catch up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'M THE TOP POSTER TODAY! That's so sad. Where did you find that?!? Curses, having a life means my point total is suffering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Where did you find that?!? Curses, having a life means my point total is suffering! Go to welltrainedmonddotcom, scroll to the very bottom, look to the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I have a similar problem with my badly sprained ankle. Walking on crutches hurts one's underarms, yo. I am pushing fifty and have NEVER used crutches. Weird. I had to borrow them from my dad. True, sad and amusing story: In order to make it to co op this morning to teach my class, I had to drive my boys to the Goodwill store, give them money, and ask them to buy me some crutches. Well, they bought the only pair there, which were too short (I'm 5'10"), had one rubber stopper missing from the bottom and had NO handholds. Then, when I got to co op, I had to call my friend to come park my car so I could walk right in the door. After co op, I drove to my dad's house to borrow his crutches, which have HANDHOLDS. Nice. :coolgleamA: Taking a bath a bit ago was interesting, too, given I was trying not to hurt myself, suspend my sprained ankle out of the water and not wet the road rash on the other leg I got when I hit the pavement. It's bad to be me today. My plan is to sit here and waste time on the internet because I can't do much else. What happened to you?!? Do I need to go beat somebody up? Nobody messes with my friends and playmates! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Serious comment (is that allowed?) about the TV thing. My house is clean and we eat home cooked meals 5-6 nights a week. I read everyday, am studying Greek, learning guitar, go hiking regularly, and play with my kids for at least an hour everyday. Everyone that I have convinced to toss their televisions, purge their movies and cancel their Netflix accounts (granted there's only 3 of them) have thanked me every time I see them and have beautiful stories about how it transformed their families. Maybe you should consider it. People spend way more time watching TV than they realize. Way more time. What could you accomplish in that time? I know I've been very active on the hive lately, but that's only because of a bum foot. I'm usually having too much fun to be on a computer all day. Alright. I triple-like this. Enough to forgive you for posting it HERE. Not enough to not overthrow you, but when I do overthrow you, you may still come over to my palace and watch the library copy of Sherlock on my VHS player. We did finally get cable this year (first time ever in my life that I've had cable and internet at home), but I'm not sure yet how to use it. So really, I think we could be BFFs if there wasn't this whole battle for the crown thing. Sigh. ETA: I have a bum foot too. Alriiiiiiight, I don't. But dang-it-all this thread is like potato chips. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Alright. I triple-like this. Enough to forgive you for posting it HERE. Not enough to not overthrow you, but when I do overthrow you, you may still come over to my palace and watch the library copy of Sherlock on my VHS player. We did finally get cable this year (first time ever in my life that I've had cable and internet at home), but I'm not sure yet how to use it. So really, I think we could be BFFs if there wasn't this whole battle for the crown thing. Sigh. I know you don't venture into the exercise threads, but maybe you should consider it before you try to overthrow me. Hint: You can't :coolgleamA: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hey! I want in the Pro Oxford Comma Club. But not if the membership price is crutches and a bum foot. I think mine is only a possible stress fracture that I've been walking on since August (so not crutches worthy pain). I do not spend too much time on tv or Netflix (never watch first, only listen to old faves on second WHILE cleaning, cooking, or folding laundry) but I do waste way too much time reading here. Way too much. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining Pineapples Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I love that this thread has 10 followers. :seeya: Some of us like filling up our email account with notices that the thread has been posted to. I received a bajillion emails today. Each one is worth a point. I should bequeath some to the less fortunate. However, I failed the Texas quiz. Does this mean I get booted? Maybe I'll redeem myself by finding that kilt-wearing fireman. Now where was the link to the spin-off thread? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining Pineapples Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Ignore this post and do not give me any points! I wonder if this will work to get me infinitely many points... Using double reverse psychology on a reverse psychology thread. Definitely worth points. I give you 1/4 of my bajillion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raining Pineapples Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I give up. What kind of pie do Texans eat? Pecan? Apple? Pumpkin? The other choice I don't remember??? It's 2 am and I can't sleep. So many unanswered questions spinning in my mind. Well, just one now (since someone posted about the homecoming mum). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Duh, pecan! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm amazed by the things homeschoolers don't know. ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Wise Bauer Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm reading T. S. Eliot by a fireplace at my editor's country home in South Carolina, and am way too happy right now to pay any attention whatsoever to the message boards. :001_tt2: SWB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm reading T. S. Eliot by a fireplace at my editor's country home in South Carolina, and am way too happy right now to pay any attention whatsoever to the message boards. :001_tt2: SWB Whoa!!!!! Someone just earned a lot of points! I love it! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm reading T. S. Eliot by a fireplace at my editor's country home in South Carolina, and am way too happy right now to pay any attention whatsoever to the message boards. :001_tt2: SWB Oh, sure. You say that now. :zombiechase: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Which brings me to the one thing this thread lacks: A spin-off. And a third page. And now that I think about it, a post from SWB. Sweet Fancy Moses, that would make.my.day. I guess the thread is now complete. And consider your day, made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 What happened to you?!? Do I need to go beat somebody up? Nobody messes with my friends and playmates! Yes! I've been looking for someone to beat some folks up for me. I have a whole list here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Some of us like filling up our email account with notices that the thread has been posted to. I received a bajillion emails today. Each one is worth a point. I should bequeath some to the less fortunate. However, I failed the Texas quiz. Does this mean I get booted? Maybe I'll redeem myself by finding that kilt-wearing fireman. Now where was the link to the spin-off thread? Nah. You're not booted. We shall keep you like the red-headed stepchild Oklahoma. You can clean the toilets and take out the trash. Learn to drink sweet tea and eat gas station food, and you can move up in the ranks to laundry duty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm reading T. S. Eliot by a fireplace at my editor's country home in South Carolina, and am way too happy right now to pay any attention whatsoever to the message boards. :001_tt2: SWB Hi BFF! (I told them you were busy, but they didn't believe me. ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Serious comment (is that allowed?) about the TV thing. My house is clean and we eat home cooked meals 5-6 nights a week. I read everyday, am studying Greek, learning guitar, go hiking regularly, and play with my kids for at least an hour everyday. Everyone that I have convinced to toss their televisions, purge their movies and cancel their Netflix accounts (granted there's only 3 of them) have thanked me every time I see them and have beautiful stories about how it transformed their families. Maybe you should consider it. People spend way more time watching TV than they realize. Way more time. What could you accomplish in that time? I know I've been very active on the hive lately, but that's only because of a bum foot. I'm usually having too much fun to be on a computer all day. I actually do not watch much TV. Dh and kids are into TV, though. The boys and dh watch mostly sports and little dd mostly educational kids' shows. I spend all of my time on the interwebs. :laugh: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Whoa!!!!! Someone just earned a lot of points! I love it! It was me. I earned the points. Just in case no one remembered way back in this thread's infancy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 *SIGH* I scored 70%. But I'm a late-comer! I've been deprived, and didn't get here until I was out of college! I came as soon as I could! 93% Booyah! I'll take eleventy billion points because I think im the highest scoring poster and because, well, I'm Texan. 333 points if you can figure out what I missed (not that I know... But if it helps I left in 1993, I was planning on moving back after school but there was this hot law school guy....) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dauphin Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Also because my siggy has a cute baby and a cute dog. FRENCHIE! Anyone who posts pics of Frenchies (or even talks about them knowingly) gets 123456789 points. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Serious comment (is that allowed?) about the TV thing. My house is clean and we eat home cooked meals 5-6 nights a week. I read everyday, am studying Greek, learning guitar, go hiking regularly, and play with my kids for at least an hour everyday. Everyone that I have convinced to toss their televisions, purge their movies and cancel their Netflix accounts (granted there's only 3 of them) have thanked me every time I see them and have beautiful stories about how it transformed their families. Maybe you should consider it. People spend way more time watching TV than they realize. Way more time. What could you accomplish in that time? I know I've been very active on the hive lately, but that's only because of a bum foot. I'm usually having too much fun to be on a computer all day. This is is admirable, inspiring, and doubtless worthy of a (really cool and serious) spin-off thread. Nonetheless, you do NOT get a pass on The Princess Bride and My Big, Fat (Greek) Wedding. We classical-ish educators value culture and those movies are culture, baby. If you want to be a Regent of the Universe, you have some catching up to do. :toetap05: "That's it! No.More. Rhyming. And I mean it." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professormom Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I'm reading T. S. Eliot by a fireplace at my editor's country home in South Carolina, and am way too happy right now to pay any attention whatsoever to the message boards. :001_tt2: SWB She gets points! Lots and lots of points! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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