# Lucky Day **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 30, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324 "2003-06-30T11:12:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/41 "2003-07-01T12:16:43Z")
Free rectal probe? Depends on who’s offering and what kinda “probe” is gonna be used. ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/42 "2003-07-01T12:25:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by swampbear \* > \*\*Free rectal probe? Depends on who’s offering and what kinda “probe” is gonna be used. \*\* Me. Chainsaw. ---
**Author:** ![Plankspanker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Plankspanker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plankspanker)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/43 "2003-07-01T13:13:53Z")
[irrelevant] i had pie too last night! and it was apple! [/irrelevant] ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/44 "2003-07-01T13:19:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kallessa \* > \*\*People seem to be focusing on the pie, rather than on the aliens asking for directions. I wonder why? > > I speculate it is because many people like pie better than aliens. I say many people because some people, me for example, don’t like pie very much at all, although I am unwilling to say unequivocally that I like aliens better than I like pie. I like pies that have chocolate cookie crusts, and I would not turn down a piece of apple or lemon meringue pie made by my Mom (with her excellent pie crust), but ordinarily, I don’t eat pie, and think that some pie crusts taste like cardboard (too many pie crusts in my experience have tasted like cardboard, but that is only my experience, so I won’t imply that most pie crust tastes like cardboard, but enough have in my life that I just avoid all pies–unless made with chocolate cookie crusts). On the other hand, I have nothing against aliens, never having, to my knowledge, met any. It is possible that I have met aliens, but that they were more adept at concealing their alien-ness than the aliens that asked Rue for directions. I am willing to say that more people have had pie than have knowingly talked to aliens, and that therefore more people have an opinion on pies than on aliens. Which leads me back to our discussing pies more than aliens today. > > If we were going to talk about aliens, I’d have to wonder why they would need to ask directions from Rue. Well, not just from Rue, but from anyone. I means, somehow they got here, so they must be able to read maps, and even if they didn’t have a local map, it’s pretty easy to find someplace to but a local map. Like at a gas station or . . . Oh, I guess that answers that question. Never mind. > I am very fond of cheesecake however. \*\* I’ve met all sorts of aliens. Most of them were from Mexico or South America, but I knew a couple English aliens. I liked 'em fine, some of them better than pie, which, while on the top ten list, is not my favorite dessert. I’ve never met any _space_ aliens, though. That would be scary. That scene in the cornfield in _Signs_ is like my nightmare. Thank god I saw that movie during the day, or I wouldn’t have been able to sleep alone that night. Course, I’m a big wuss. Even some of the _X-Files_ scared me so badly I could barely sleep. That one in the Northwest with those forest creatures with the red eyes that could turn invisible? OMG, that _terrified_ me. ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/45 "2003-07-01T13:22:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Pie is better than Aliens (And who said they were aliens? No one. You just inferred it.) because pie won’t give you a rectal probe. Right there, that puts pie waaaay ahead. > > Free pie? Oh, yes please. > Free rectal probe? No, no I don’t think so. > -Rue. (pie please) \*\* [hijack] **Rue** , have you ever read Spider Robinson? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/46 "2003-07-01T17:15:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Thanks **Spectre**. Glad you liked it. ( **Scylla** is my grandpa, by the way. **Fenris** is my dad.) > \*\* Wow! Three generations. The family that Dopes together, stays together. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/47 "2003-07-01T17:40:47Z")
Oops. I think I should clear something up **Spectre**. **Scylla** is my Dope grandpa. Not blood-kin. It’s a call-back to a way-old MMP, where I figured Doping was a disease, like lycanthropy. So I first posted in one of **Fenris** ’ threads. So he’s my Dope-dad (or sire). **Fenris** first posted to one of **Scylla** ’s threads, so he, **Scylla** , is his, **Fenris** , dad who is my dad, all Dope-wise. It’s like that. Yes I have read some Spider Robinson **Winnie** (And work on your snipping, by the way.) Some of his stuff. Not sure right off which ones. Have you read Lois McMasters Bujold? The first X-Files I ever watched was the one where Scully and Mulder were up on this one mountain and they were being attacked by killer fireflies. That was pretty good. No hijack is irrelevant **Plankster**. Not around here anyway. Shuddup **welby**. That’s just gross. Oh yeah, I forgot all about pervy **Swampy**. But at least he’s got a pool. So it’s worth being his friend just for that. The hot tub is just a pleasant bonus. (And take care of that heart of your young man!) -Rue. (not really that old) ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/48 "2003-07-01T17:46:28Z")
Oops. It’s supposed to be “And take care of that heart of **yours** young man!” I could just leave the typo, because who’s gonna notice. But then I figured someone would and I just want to avoid confusion. I’m not sure you actually HAVE a young man currently **Swampy**. But you do have a pool and you can cook and your ticker isn’t completely bum yet. So there’s still hope for you. -Rue. (chagrinned) ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/49 "2003-07-01T17:46:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Pie is better than Aliens (And who said they were aliens? No one. You just inferred it.) > -Rue. (pie please) \*\* \ I did not infer it. You said that they said they were from Ecuador Portugal Belgium and those are foreign countries so they would be foreign nationals and that means they owe political allegiance to another country or government and that means they’re aliens. And I never said they were space aliens, I just said I thought most people had more experience with pies than with aliens–I’ve always lived in small towns and have rarely met people from foreign lands and so I figured my experience was like many people’s. You, **Rue** , brought up rectal probes, which are more associated with space aliens than with foreign nationals, and **Wintermute** first mentioned not meeting any space aliens. Just so we straight on this. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/50 "2003-07-01T18:02:37Z")
No man, young or otherwise for me right now. Course we could count **Homebrew** , but I haven’t met him yet. He’s my major league doper crush is all. The pool is looking good! The dirt got spread all around the outside all nice and smooth like. Now I gotta get some sod for it. Or maybe I could just go sod **Homebrew**. I have fence posts up all around my back yard too. It’s raining like heck today so they can’t work on the fence. Maybe they can tomorrow, but old Tropical Depression Bob might still be hanging around dumping rain, so maybe not. Bob has got to leave by Friday tho. I wants to spend the 4th at my pool. Might even get nekkid out there if the fence is up. Reckon I could find a man, young or otherwise for that by Friday? -Swampbear (mind still in the gutter) ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/51 "2003-07-01T18:05:52Z")
I thought his name was Bill…the tropical depression, not your young stud. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/52 "2003-07-01T19:16:32Z")
Nary a Bill or a Bob in my general direction, and that makes me depressed. ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/53 "2003-07-01T19:18:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Yes I have read some Spider Robinson **Winnie** (And work on your snipping, by the way.) Some of his stuff. Not sure right off which ones. Have you read Lois McMasters Bujold? > > -Rue. (not really that old) \*\* So, I still don’t have it right? Is this better or worse? I’m just confused now. I’m so embarrassed; I am going to have to stop posting altogether. :o ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/54 "2003-07-01T20:20:20Z")
**Wintermute** , don’t give up. You’ve got the “quote” feature down pat (get you minds out of the gutter, it’s a perfectly acceptable phrase). You just need to think more about what must be included in the quote to make your comment on it make sense. So, quote the whole thing, then delete out everything but the most germane sentence or sentences. For example, in the quote of mine that you used (and I know you didn’t want to cut _anything_ because my writing is so marvelous), you could have just quoted the first two sentences in the second paragraph. Doing this will help keep the hamsters happy. But, personally, I think **Rue** just wants to snipe at your snipping. ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/55 "2003-07-02T10:41:14Z")
It sure is quiet around here without **FCM** , don’t you think? Wonder if she’s enjoying her vacation. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/56 "2003-07-02T11:34:06Z")
Yep, it’s Bill not Bob. The tropical depression/storm/annoying weather system **still** hanging around here. Well, what ever the heck its name is, it still needs to go away. **FairyChatMom** is conjugating with **FairyChatDad** this week. I bet she hasn’t given us a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/57 "2003-07-02T12:28:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kallessa \* > **\ I did not infer it. You said that they said they were from Ecuador Portugal Belgium and those are foreign countries…blah, blah, blah…** Ah ha ha! You _did_ infer! I said they _said_ they were from (among other places) Belgium. I never _said right out_ where they were from. Maybe they were telling the truth, maybe they were lying. You made an assumption from the statements given. Tra-la! Inference. Don’t worry **Winnie**. It’s all like **Kallessa** (lovely name by the way, the way it just rolls off the tongue “Kallllessssahhh”) said. I was just needlessly sniping at you. People think of me like all “ha ha, that Rue, he’s so funny!” when actually in my heart of hearts I’m really a sour old snarky bastard. It’s almost my Super Power. My real Super Power though is my complete and utter lack of direction sense yet exuding a calming field over the other poor souls who are lost with me. -Rue. (super powered) ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/58 "2003-07-02T16:18:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Ah ha ha! You _did_ infer! I said they _said_ they were from (among other places) Belgium. I never _said right out_ where they were from. Maybe they were telling the truth, maybe they were lying. You made an assumption from the statements given. Tra-la! Inference. > > -Rue. (super powered) \*\* Curses! Tripped up by logic again! ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/59 "2003-07-02T18:03:57Z")
Logic? in a MMP? Brain overloading… does not compute… _pop_ ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324/60 "2003-07-02T20:54:51Z")
I still need a curse! A really, really good one. Like one that maybe makes these flooring people go up in a puff of green smoke. Or blue. Or yellow even, I’m not that picky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-day/185324.md?page=4)