Posted by Merry_CA on 8/31/06 2:02pm
Msg #142591

OT - Very funny but may offend some republicans

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old
Texas rancher, whose hand was caught in a gate while
working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation
with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to
former Texas Governor George W. Bush and his elevation
to the White
House. The old Texan said, "Well, ya know, Bush is a
'post turtle'."


Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him
what a 'post turtle' was. The old rancher said, "When
you're driving down a country road and you come across
a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a
post turtle."
The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face,
so he continued to explain, "You know he didn't get
there by himself, he doesn't belong there, he doesn't
know what to do while he's up there, and you just want
to help the dumb shit get down."

Reply by BrendaTx on 8/31/06 2:05pm
Msg #142593

Re: OT - Very funny - see Msg #132812 n/m

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/31/06 2:18pm
Msg #142595

Very funny. But I have also heard that joke where the "post turtle" was a Democritter and not a Republican In fact the last time I saw it, it was a Massachusetts business tycoon and not a Texas rancher, and the post turtle was John Kerry.

I think all the political jokes that go around are changed as to the leanings of the person telling the joke.

Reply by Merry_CA on 8/31/06 2:28pm
Msg #142597

Yes.... I too have seen this many times and in many variations. Just wanted to give you all a chuckle. You certainly may insert your favorite post turtle. The world is full of those who get a little too puffed up and tend to land on high places that they haven't the sense to get off of.

Reply by Regal/NC on 8/31/06 2:57pm
Msg #142612

Some 1 please help the turtle get down!! n/m

Reply by Poppy on 8/31/06 3:09pm
Msg #142615

Finally after years of searching I have perfect title for my

husband!

Reply by Jahari Davis on 8/31/06 3:22pm
Msg #142618

Can we put the turtle on a Mars probe with duct tape? n/m

Reply by MB_AZ on 8/31/06 3:13pm
Msg #142616

That' funny. But don't assume all republicans are Bush lovers.

Reply by Merry_CA on 8/31/06 3:22pm
Msg #142620

Oh, I don't.... gatherings at my home (friends and family) would be very sparce and very boring if I kept the guest list to only those who share my politics!

Reply by bestcal on 8/31/06 3:31pm
Msg #142621

Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today! n/m

Reply by Merry_CA on 8/31/06 4:19pm
Msg #142636

Re: Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today!

No more funnies today bestcal.... but, some reflections on the quality of US leadership through the years.....

The right of every man to his own opinion,
however different that opinion might be to mine.
He who denies another this right makes a slave
of himself to his present opinion, because he
precludes himself the right of changing it.".....Thomas Paine, 1783

"Free speech exercised both individually and
through a free press, is a necessity in any
country where people are themselves free." ......Theodore Roosevelt, 1918

"The truth is found when men are free to pursue it." ......Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936

"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right
to tell people what they do not want to hear." ......George Orwell, 1945

"Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of
his constitutional rights, we are weakening our
own claim to them." .......Dwight David Eisenhower, 1963

"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about
extremists is not that they are extreme, but that
they are intolerant." ......Robert F. Kennedy, 1964

"Go f#$%k yourself." .....Dick Cheney, 2004

Reply by MB_AZ on 8/31/06 4:29pm
Msg #142640

Re: Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today!

This is a good song. Turn your speakers up. WARNING-May offend Bush lovers.
http://decider.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

Reply by Poppy on 8/31/06 4:32pm
Msg #142643

Re: Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today!

Oh my gosh... That was funny.

Reply by Poppy on 8/31/06 4:33pm
Msg #142645

Opps, I meant to say I'm totally offended! ;-) n/m

Reply by Charm_AL on 8/31/06 4:44pm
Msg #142652

Re: Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2487638612433437293&q=Veterans

Reply by MB_AZ on 8/31/06 5:03pm
Msg #142658

Re: Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today!

That was very touching. I spend most days at the VA nursing home here where my father is spending his last days. It's sad to see these WWII vets getting old and leaving us. You should have started a new thread, tho. The video has nothing to do with Bush.

Reply by Charm_AL on 8/31/06 5:08pm
Msg #142660

sorry MB..I thought I was starting a new thread... n/m

Reply by christiSocal on 8/31/06 5:11pm
Msg #142661

Long, but very worth watching. get some kleenix. n/m

Reply by Poppy on 8/31/06 5:12pm
Msg #142662

Thank You! Charm... Hilarious, tear jerking and a good

reminder of the way things should be. Mutual Respect! Sometimes it takes a while to get there. (just like the video) worth the wait...

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/31/06 5:28pm
Msg #142664

Re: Thank You! Charm... Hilarious, tear jerking and a good

It was great. Thanks Charm

Reply by Ilona_OH on 8/31/06 6:39pm
Msg #142678

Thank you Charm!Sad and touching! n/m

Reply by JanetK_CA on 8/31/06 4:59pm
Msg #142657

Not True!! ;>)

Well, these are such excellent quotes, I'm going to keep a copy of them. Thanks! However, you said no more funnies - but I got a big belly laugh from the last one!!! And you did prove that, at least we HAVE had some articulate leaders in this country in the past... ;>

Reply by bestcal on 8/31/06 5:04pm
Msg #142659

Re: Re:OT- Merry-Any more George jokes?I need more laughs today!

Thanks Merry!Yes, the last one cracked me up!Great quotes!

Reply by bestcal on 8/31/06 6:02pm
Msg #142674

Re: IMO

We should not have to deal with veterans if we, as intelligent,civilized human beings can learn to respect each other and resolve our differences in a civilized, peaceful manner as oppose to exercising violence everytime someone offends us.(talking about leaders of countries including our own)There is no need for wars and killing of innocent people. There is however, a great need for mutual respect.

Reply by hcampersFL on 8/31/06 10:16pm
Msg #142725

Re: IMO

I really do want to learn how to make soap. I think I will search on here for a post on making soap so I can learn a new hobby.
When I'm done with that I will take up pottery. I can practice my "Ghost" rendition of Demi Moore and really look cool!

Reply by BrendaTx on 8/31/06 10:53pm
Msg #142734

OT IMO - Now you are talking, Beverly - The far left and the

far right met and agreed on soap forums, too! Dangest thing I ever saw. Yep...once upon a time I flipped through the internet until I found SoaparyRotary.com and started reading and learning. Those lads and ladies really take their recipes seriously. We bought supplies co-op style, shared learning tips, tricks, and resources. But there was always one "hot process" smart a$$ on the cold process forum which would hijack the thread and go off on how to cook in a crockpot.

Then they'd start getting nasty about social issues, and I'd just start writing about notary rules and they'd ignore me, and keep right on arguing and presenting conundrums. (Pretty soon they all elected me president of the Dork Notary Soap Club...but I don't think they meant it nicely.)

Someone would always say, "GET BACK ON TOPIC!" and exactly like here, I found that the far right and the far left met and it's true what they say about politics. (The far left and the far right meeting in the middle, I mean.) It was clear that mainly people just had personality conflicts with some and before you knew it, cold processor and hot processors were jumping dead in the soap of the clear soap makers.

But, who can tell whether or not I digress...who can tell anything at this point? Let's get back to something clean: My first batch...

The first batch I made turned out perfect. After that, I was hooked. It was a light yellow bar made from primarily lard, castor oil, cocoa butter (oils) and water, lye, a little washing soda and oatmeal. I did not have a mold so I used an old Tupperware flatware organizer.

I posted a recipe for soap at some point over the past few days. That's only the beginning. My favorite oil to work with is castor oil. It can make a world of difference in a batch. I purchase castor oil in five gallon bottles...just like I do my glycerin.

Making soap with lye fascinated me after I read about it in the Foxfire Books. Of course, the old timers got their lye from a process involving ashes...no Red Devil Lye sitting around their local Albertson's.

I will never forget when, and where I was when the urge hit me to start researching it and get cracking.

I'd say that anyone who wants to make soap for fun or profit should start out with the cold process method. Do it until you really understand how it works. When you cold process it, you make it, then set it up for a couple of weeks.

Oh, oh! Let's all make a batch of soap and share our favorite recipes in a book called Notary Soap.

It's got to be better reading than this pile of bullsoap. More on bullsoap later. Stay tuned!