Originally posted by Great Big SteesSpeaking of pressure, gbStees, does the account of the two mice and the bucket of heavy cream
The first time my mother used a pressure cooker, when we first came to Canada, she didn't know how to use the pressure release valve and as a consequence the meal (if memory serves me well it was Tripe) after the " explosion" in the kitchen, got "STUCK" to the ceiling.
still get told in the north woods around camp fires by ole timers during maple sugar season?
Such a dreadfully long story, maybe an executive summary might serve our STg needs the best:
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYes indeed as does the tale of the Tortoise and the Hare.
Speaking of pressure, gbStees, does the account of the two mice and the bucket of heavy cream
still get told in the north woods around camp fires by ole timers during maple sugar season?
Such a dreadfully long story, maybe an executive summary might serve our STg needs the best:
[hidden]Two nice mice fell into a bucket of heavy cream. One went into ...[text shortened]... off, churning the heavy cream into butter. And, then, climbed triumphantly to the top.[/hidden]
earlier tonight on the cis show
four kids in an ad were asked what they would do
if someone gave them a lot of $.
one sparkling eyed pixie of a girl said
that she would buy an island made of sticky candy;
the mock interview interviewer
sat feigning seriousness, which the group bought,
and ding toed on the yellow stool
which he had to do a very deep knee bend
in order to squat on.
those children were/are lovable
.
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbyculture is deeply ingrained
earlier tonight on the cis show
four kids in an ad were asked what they would do
if someone gave them a lot of $.
one sparkling eyed pixie of a girl said
that she would buy an island made of sticky candy;
the mock interview interviewer
sat feigning seriousness, which the group bought,
and ding toed on the yellow stool
whic ...[text shortened]... had to do a very deep knee bend
in order to squat on.
those children were/are lovable
.
THIS MIGHT BE OLD, BUT GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"A young guy from North Dakota moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything under one roof" department store looking for a job.
The Manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The kid says "Yeah. I was a vacuum salesman back in North Dakota."
Well, the boss was unsure, but he liked the kid and figured he'd give him a shot, so he gave him the job.
"You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did."
His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down to the sales floor.
"How many customers bought something from you today?" The kid frowns and looks at the floor and mutters, "One". The boss says "Just one?!!? Our sales people average sales to 20 to 30 customers a day.
That will have to change, and soon, if you'd like to continue your employment here. We have very strict standards for our sales force here in Florida. One sale a day might have been acceptable in North Dakota, but you're not on the farm anymore, son."
The kid took his beating, but continued to look at his shoes, so the boss felt kinda bad for chewing him out on his first day. He asked (semi-sarcastically), "So, how much was your one sale for?"
The kid looks up at his boss and says "$101,237.65".
The boss, astonished, says $101,237.65?!? What the heck did you sell?"
The kid says, "Well, first, I sold him some new fish hooks. Then I sold him a new fishing rod to go with his new hooks. Then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition."
The boss said "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and a TRUCK!?" The kid said
[kid sure stuck to his guns/]
Originally posted by coquettesisyphus wasn't anybody's patsy or sissy;
step up!
no way, coquette. nope.
he stepped up to the superhuman task,
pushing that mythological bOulder up that daunting hill by himself
even knowing it would roll all the slippery waaay down
every night
and
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