The ***Official*** Friday/Saturday Evening Singles' Thread (Jan. 27th and 28th)

Free Republic ^ | 1/27/06 | scott7278

[scott7278]

  Welcome to the OFFICIAL Friday/Saturday Night Singles' Thread 

January 27th and 28th, 2006

 

"We're Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight...Let's Celebrate...It's All Right!"

 

   

 

 

In store for tonight:

 

I read a fascinating article in the February 2006 issue of Popular Mechanics entitled "The Flying Luxury Hotel."  Rather than a cruise ship, it functions as a cruise craft -- but the potential for this new aircraft also extends to military and commercial freighting applications.  More information can be found here.  Let me know what you think!

 

Further thoughts:

 

Would someone please buy the St. Louis Blues to end the misery?  Please?

 

What is/are your pet peeve(s)?

 

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[beaureguard]

Just looked at your home page. Acct was my major also. Didn't go for grad school, though. My hat's off to you - good luck.

I hated the taxation courses!!

[scott7278]

I'm doing very well. I'm watching "Decisive Battles" on History International.

[beaureguard]

:-)

[tuliptree76]

I hated the taxation courses!!

That's because you didn't take my tax class. ;-)

[Kate of Spice Island]

Roommate has a Beatles documentary on.

[tuliptree76]

I do too. It's hilarious. :-)

[Nowhere Man]

I always thought that the AMC Eagle was a neat-looking vehicle, but when I was in grad school, a friend informed me that any AMC vehicle was uncool.

I have to disgree with your friend, I always thought the AMC Eagle was cool and ahead of its time. My father had one, a 1980 model and it was neat to ride in and look at. Basically, it was like an AMC Spirit (which was a gremlin really) on a 4x4 chassis.

[scott7278]

When I was an associate pastor, we took a trip to a conference down south. The pastor looked bewildered standing in front of the drink fountain, because in addition to all of the drinks, there was a button labeled "soda."

I had to explain to him that in the south, "soda" means "soda water." He was from Arkansas, so I don't know why he didn't know that.

[beaureguard]

Well, where were you then when I was suffering through those classes?? :-)

[tuliptree76]

Hehehe... It depends on how long ago you were suffering through those classes. ;-)

[beaureguard]

way back in 1991.

Eons ago! :-)

[pcottraux]

Like on that Tim Allen movie, "Galaxy Quest."

I'll be Tim Allen, you can be Sigourney Weaver.

[WFTR]

Yeah, my friend was a super good guy, but he occasionally was too swayed by popular opinion of what was cool and uncool. I never had a chance to ride in an Eagle, and I really didn't see that many of them. I guess if they had been more popular, AMC might have survived. I agree that the Eagle was ahead of its time. Subaru has made a great deal of money on 4x4 sedans.

[scott7278]

 Mr. No-Depth Perception

Mr. No-Depth Perception.....Kevin Nealon
Wife.....Victoria Jackson
Mike.....Phil Hartman
Anita.....Jan Hooks
Brenda.....Julia Sweeney
Date.....Chris Farley


[ open in the kitchen of a new house ]

Mr. No-Depth Perception: [ shouting needlessly ] Now that the furniture's here, this place is starting to feel more like a home!

Wife: Honey, you don't have to yell, I'm only one foot away.

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Oh. Sorry. Hey, let me get this tray for you.. [ grabs tray and walks to the dining room table ]

Wife: No! No, Jerry, let me do it..!

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Nonsense. [ holds tray in front of table, and lets it drop to the floor ]

Jingle:
"Is it far, far away, or just close by
It all looks the same, when seen from the eye
of the guy they call Mr. No-Depth Perception.
He can't explain, why to his brain
it all looks like a two-dimensional plane.
He's Mr. No-Depth Perception."

Announcer: Tonight's episode: "The Dinner Party".

[ Mr. No-Depth Perception and a friend are watching golf on television as their wives prepare the dinner ]

Mike: Wow, he's on the green!

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Yeah, but why's he using his putter? He's gotta be at least 200 yards from the hole!

[ the wives enter with the dinner ]

Wife: Dinner's on, boys! Brenda called and said that she and her date were running late, so we should start without them.

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Okay, honey! Smells great!

Mike: You guys, this is a great location! Are you pretty much moved in now?

Wife: Yeah, just about. We.. [ sees her husband trying to chew a roll that's still 5 feet from his mouth, so she pushes it closer ] We have one more truckload that they have to deliver.

Mr. No-Depth Perception: [ sees Anita take out a cigarette ] Oh! Here, let me get that for you! [ takes out his lighter and holds it in front of his face instead of hers ]

Anita: Uh.. Jerry, you know what? I've got a lighter right here, I can do it myself, okay?

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Oh, okay. I get it - one of those feminists! Alright!

Wife: So, Mike, Anita tells me you've got a new hobby?

Mike: That's right! Skydiving.

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Oh? I'd like to try that sometime.

Wife: Uh.. no, Jerry! No skydiving.

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Oh, come on, don't be a worrywart! I bet it's a lot of fun. [ tips over the champagne bottle; Mike quickly thrusts his glass beneath the bottle, the women repeat the procedure ] You know, just ground coming up at you, pulling that rip cord at just the right time! [ finished pouring champagne, he releases the bottle onto the table - of course it crashes to the floor ]

Anita: Um.. Jerry, would you pass me a roll, please?

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Oh, sure. [ picks up a roll and flings it across the table ]

Wife: [ picks up the basket of rolls and hands it to Anita ] Here you go.

Anita: Oh, thanks. [ a car can be heard pulling up ] Hey, is that Brenda I hear pulling up?

Mr. No-Depth Perception: Probably. Let me check. [ gets up and walks to the window to see who it is, his head crashing through one of the panes ] Yeah, it looks like her.

[ Brenda and her date enter the front door ]

Brenda: Hi, everybody! This is my boyfriend, Gary.

Gary: Hi, everyone!

Wife: Hi! Sit down!

Brenda: Oh, this looks delicious!

Wife: Oh, wait, let me get another plate. [ retreats to the kitchen ]

Mr. No-Depth Perception: [ looks at Brenda and her date, then turns to "whisper" to Mike ] I can't believe Brenda's dating this loser! You know what she's after, right?! I bet he's got money, or something!

Mike: [ embarrassed ] Jerry..

Mr. No-Depth Perception: What? Oh, relax! He can't hear me way down there! [ Gary fidgets in his seat ] That Brenda's a real looker, huh? I bet she had a b--b job! You know, we had a little thing going last summer, me and her! Nice! Nice! [ a truck beeps outside ] Whoops! That must be the moving truck. I'd better get out there. [ runs outside ]

Wife: [ returns to the party with a plate for Brenda ] Alrighty, here we go. Where'd Jerry go?

Anita: Oh, he said he'd be right back. Something about a moving truck?

Wife: [ worried ] Oh, no..!

Mr. No-Depth Perception: [ heard from outside ] Alright, come on, back it in, plenty of room! Back it in, plenty of room!

[ suddenly, the truck crashes into the front room, as everyone screams ]

Jingle:
"He's Mr. No-Depth Perception!"

[ fade ]

[tuliptree76]

Well, do you really want to know where I was back in 1991 while you were in college? :-)

[tuliptree76]

LOL! Okay. :-)

[pcottraux]

We can get Paul_Denton to be the Tony Shalhoub character.

[RosieCotton]

Heheh...OK, I'm not *that* bad!

At least I know better than to try to direct someone who's backing up...

[beaureguard]

hmmm...

I'll bet the 76 is in your screen name for a reason.

But I won't pry!! Dare not!!

:D)

[tuliptree76]

LOL! It's not a secret. The 76 stands for the year of my birth - 1976. ;-)