Todays pic just reminded me....

I recently met an older couple who adopted a four year old girl. They were proudly telling me, the only candy they give her is life savers because of the hole in the middle. Apparently if the candy becomes lodged in the girls throat she will not choke to death. They heard that is why it was invented. The inverters daughter choked on hard candy so he made life savers and named them aptly.

All nonsense of course.... Tell them or not??? they were so proud!

Appy is 100% correct that this is false. If she read the same snopes article I did- she will note that 20 years AFTER the inventor of life savers invented them, his SON actually DID die by committing suicide by leaping from an ocean liner in the Carribean. He could have used a life saver then!

I say tell them. They sound smarmy.

More clueless than smarmy.

Low hanging fruit.

You have a nice day, now, Squid.

Notsure where the fruit is....

Over many many year the great words of Calpurnia finally sunk ian. "it's Not necessary to tell all you know."

I think the fruit was the son of the inventor needing a lifesaver.

Squid deleted one of my posts. Again. So none of it makes sense! Wow, how effective!

Type it again, what was this magical clarifying post??

It didn't make sense the first time either.

It wasn't the post. It's the order.

I love you, Squid. Can't we just be friends?

Get a login. Earn a little money in the bank before being overly cantankerous. Then yes.

I'm cantakerous? Huh. I thought I was pretty tame. And I haven't used the c-word even once!

Are you really deleting posts of anons while I'm conversing with them?

Yes.

Remember way back when several of your were saying Squid wouldn't do that? He was doing that. I thought that was made clear by him already.

You sound so very annoyed! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Now creep me out some more by telling me what you find 'attractive.' [Shudder]

Can you answer please? Are you or is this anon just causing crap?

Nope, not even a little bit. I voted for a moderated board.

She asked, you had already answered. Repeatedly.

HE ALREADY ANSWERED. Read the board. You can do it!

OMG Anon Shut up.

squiddy?

Known deleters: $8, Squid, Funk, Tru. Anybody else want to raise a hand, get Appy up to speed?

Oh, the whining!

Nope. Facts. She asked. So? I want it moderated, so you're full of shit.

I have an irrational fear of crickets

Even Jiminy? He's adourable!

Nah he's ok... but probably because of him I developed my fear of all others.

As a kid i figured crickets were green, so that's what I'd look out for at night, but then someone told me they are actually black.. and well, those sneaky bastards blending in with the night are obviously evil.

They come in black and brown around here. I remember sticking the brown ones on a fish hook to catch bream. You probably wouldn't enjoy that, though.

The local freak weather conditions have caused crickets to swarm like crazy here lately. I've never seen anything like it. They are attracted to lights at night, so outside lighted storefronts there are literally thousands of them, chirping and jumping mindlessly everywhere. They also are more frequently found indoors, incessantly calling from hidden corners of the room with their monotonous cries. I liken the experience to being surrounded by anons.

To do this weekend

- laundry
- repave driveway
- visit funk
- invent hoverboard

Aw, I was gonna make chipotle tobasco burgers with fresh tomatoes and basil. More for me.

You, sir, are no Jack Kennedy.

And you are sounding like a broken record.

I like crickets. Aurora, you don't know what you're missing.

What could I be missing? I still hear them. How much do you LIKE them?

I find their sounds soothing.

I've never seen a firefly in real life.

Sorry, I just got back from a battery of meetings. This propensity to equate silence with 'running' from conversations is among the more insane features of this anon.

Appy, message me if you'd like to talk about this. Even I get board debating it ad nauseum here on the board.

We aren't debating, I'm just wondering if you did delete part of a convo I was having with an anon?

Fireflies are pretty.

OK. I don't think so? I'm not sure? I doubt it?

Ok, great. Thanks for answering.

Anon, geeze, can't you find more clever ways to stir the pot??

Jesus fucking christ.

Texas crickets. Mmm...crunchy.

I've always liked crickets, but too many of one critter in one place is just skeevy. Gah!

Fireflies are one one the best parts of summer.

I agree. Many childhood summer nights spent chasing lightning bugs (that's what we called them).

Wait a minute, I thought there were no lighting bugs (that's what we call them too) west of the Mississippi?

I saw my first and only ones when I was in texas.

Nebraska isn't that far west of the Mississippi... but what, is there a lightening bug border patrol keeping them east of the river?

I just thought it was a thing. Maybe west of the Rockies?

We have them in Ontario

"Me and my tampon, just kickin' it." Cornbread McIncest

LOL @ Ginny! Indeed!

And Appy, they are all over the midwest. Texas too.

ETA: Like Rory said...

east of the Rockies too. whatever, they are a joy.