Err… that would be livening things up. I don’t think we need to do no lovening up in here. :smack:
Rue I just thought about this. You said that the Little Woman and you were making dinner and Lucy was under the counter scavenging. Now, this implies that Lucy ate something that was a part of dinner. So, you either have already forgotten what you had for dinner last night, or :eek: you have no idea what dinner was last night even though you made it. :eek:
Maybe this will help, FCM! Okay all you manly men types, would this be considered a manly tool or not. http://www.mow-bot.com/
P.S. I made my first “from scratch” cheesecake last thanksgiving. It was really good but I’d love the recipe for that caffeine-on-steroids one. 
I gotta admit I miss the halcyon days of Platypus Weapons Platforms and making fun of FCM behind her back too. Let’s call the insult thing even and get to work on designing new weapons.
I posted nekkid once, because it was a really hot, muggy day and my airconditioner wasn’t working.
Unfortunately, because it was a really hot, muggy day I was all sweaty and my… er… dangly bits stuck to the chair, so I don’t post nekkid no more.
I can’t believe I’m going to post this. Somebody type up something about baby puke or whatever, 'cause this can’t go anywhere good.
Psst. welby. I don’t see any official truce declaration anywhere, and I’m pretty sure you could get about 600 words out of this one.
Well, crap.
Exactly two minutes too late.
I give it a 3 on the manly scale, but only because it is techonology and much like a toy. However, real manly men like to sweat and grunt when mowing the lawn.
Hmmm.
Perhaps I should stop now.
This talk of nekkid men sweating and grunting is gettin’ me worked up. Just sayin’ is all.
I knew there was a reason I was stopping.
Geezer Sex. Ugh.
welby first off, we geezers can still engage in some fun hot, sweaty times. 
Second, I just thought about a manly way to enjoy the robot mower and raise its manly rating a few points. While it’s mowing, you could sit in a lawn chair on the driveway with a cooler of beer so you can keep an eye on it.
[change of subject] Last Thursday was my birthday, and I celebrated by going to see Prince in Birmingham. The Altanta show was sold out, and some friends from MS had an extra pair of tickets. So me and my friend from Macon went and met them there. I also saw him cough cough 20 years ago when he did the Purple Rain tour. This was a great show, and afterward we had a pajama party at the hotel. We attempted to sneak down to the atrium restaurant and play the baby grand piano, but that was nixed by the hotel security guard. [\change of subject]
I’ve got nothing to say about just about eveything in this thread, so I’m just going to start blabbing. In the great tradition of swampy, I’m going to talk about BBQin’ and drinkin’ beer. There will be burly men involved, but just in the BBQ and beer department, thank you. Some of the folks that work for me talked me into having a small party tonight, and that small party has now grown into a 25 to 30 people bash. I’m gonna cook up some of my famous burgers (secret ingredients: worchestire sauce, onions, and garlic all mixed in to the meat), some hot dogs (secret ingredients: you don’t want to know) and some potato salad (secret ingredient: Dill, and lots of it). I told everybody to BYOB, and anything else they want to toss on the grill, and somebody is bringing a teeeeerific dessert thingy. I’m pretty excited.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a really cool grill like swampy, or a pool, so I’m kind of lacking in the entertainment department. Any ideas on what to do, and anything else to eat would be appreciated. I’m kind of limited on what I can prepare, as I’m stuck at work 'till 5:30, and people start coming over at around 7:00. I am going home over my lunch to make the potato salad so it has time to sit and cool before it gets eaten.
For the record, I don’t post nekkid because my desk chair is leather. Sometimes I sit here in shorts and I wind up in agony when I have to stand up - there’s no good way to unstick your legs from a leather chair. I can’t imagine having to unstick all of me from the leather chair.
However, I have posted in my robe. Sometimes I even unzip it a little… ooooo, yeah.
Excuse me?!?!?
We could plan a nekkid posting party. We could all agree that at a certain time, we’d all be availale to post, and we would all be nekkid. I’m sure hilarity would ensue.
Or not.
Maybe this joke will do:
Two zoologists, a Russian and a Czech, wanted to do research on grizzly bears. They petitioned their respective governments to allow them to go to Yellowstone Park in the US to study the bears. Finally their requests were granted, and they immediately flew to NY and on west to Yellowstone. They reported to the Yellowstone ranger station and were told that it was the grizzly mating season and it was too dangerous to go out and study the animals. They pleaded that this was their only chance, and finally the ranger relented.
The Russian and the Czech were given portable phones and told to report in every day. For several days they called in, and then nothing was heard from the two scientists. The rangers mounted a search party and found the camp completely ravaged, with no sign of the missing men.
They followed the trail of a male and a female bear. They found the female and decided they must kill the animal to find out if she had eaten the scientists because they feared an international incident. They killed the female animal and opened the stomach to find the remains of the Russian. One ranger turned to the other and said, “You know what this means, don’t you?”
The other ranger responded, “Of course I know what this means.” He continued …
“The Czech is in the male.”
Did I say that out loud?
Swampy, I’m not saying you can’t, I’m just saying I don’t want to think about it. My sex thoughts tend to run more toward the young, nubile, scantily clad female type.
Ex, in the spirit of detente I won’t say anything about you sticking to your chair. And you’re wrong, that’s a 1000 word post, easy. Maybe 1500.
I’ve never posted to SDMB nekkid, but I have IM’d in that mode before…it was preceded by several Jagers and involved a webcam. :eek:
lightingtool if these folks are like the people are where I work they’ll eat anything. How bout some chips and dip for snacking? Easy enough. Just get some regular chips and some onion or ranch dip or some of those scoopy corn chips and some salsa. If you want something else to go with the meal, get some fresh asparagus. Rinse it well but don’t dry it. Place in a glass dish and nuke it three or four minutes on high. Steams it wonderfully. And they should eat their veggies. Or just go get some of that salad in a bag and a vinegarette salad dressing. That goes good with everything. OOH… some frozen corn on the cob since it’s a bbqy thing. Takes just a few minutes to cook. You could also pick up some sliced pepperoni, some cubed cheeses and some crackers. That’s another good munchie. Hellman’s (also know as Best Foods) makes a bacon tomato mayo that’s good on burgers. You could also grill some bratwursts along with or instead of hot dogs. Good eatin’ they are.
-swampbear (channeled momentarily by Martha Stewart)
and the winner of this week’s most TMI post is…
I have never posted nekkid…not in this house anyway. My bedroom is upstairs and the den is downstairs. In order to come from my bedroom to the den, I’d have to pass my front door which has sidelight windows and a big window in the door itself. I don’t mind sharing with the neighbors and all, but that would be just a little TOO much sharing.
In my old house I could post nekkid because the 'puter was in the bedroom. I have to say though, I only did that once. It was hot and we didn’t have A.C.
However, as FCM and Ex have stated, it is really uncomfortable trying to peel yourself from the chair. Lesson learned.
Can I whine for a few words here? I don’t FEEL good. My tummy hurts and has for days. I’m not running a fever or anything, just my tummy is hurting. I feel all twisted up inside and nauseaus at the same time. Plus, my tummy is hard. That just can’t be right. And yes, before any of you ask…I did go to the bathroom. Okay, whining over…back to being a grown-up.
and YOUR posts don’t qualify??? :dubious:
Of course his posts don’t qualify, earthpuppy! We can never know too much about swampy! He’s the standard, the source, the goal - he’s who we all emulate. Except, in my case, I’m not gay and I don’t like beer and I don’t have a pool and I don’t drive a red truck … but apart from that, I’m just like him!
So, no, there can never be TMI about swampy. Ever.