THe ***OFFICIAL *** Weekend singles thread. (Apr. 21-23

4-21-06 | Rca2000, Victoria Delsoul

[Rca2000]

OK, GUYS, LET'S S ROLL!!

I thought Maybe a good way to begin tonight's discussions would be for us to share about some of the best pranks and jokes that we either played on someone,(or someone played on us) when we were younger(or nowadays, for that matter)

Also, we could share about some of the crazy things we used to do, when we were younger(or perhaps still do) that were seen as fun at the time, but look foolhardy to us today.

I'll start things off, and share about one thing I did about 20 years or so ago, when I was 18-19. I would go on little "scenic routes" as I used to call them. (keep in mind that in 1986-87 gas was WAY less than $1.00 a gallon). Now, I did not just drive around aimlessly, but I had a friend named Paul with me. And Paul was a LOT more daring than I!! while I drove, Paul tossed bottles, cans, eggs and fireworks out of the car, mainly at road signs, but also at a few mailboxes. I egged him on, and thought it was a LOT of fun!! Paul conned me into believing that I was not doing anything wrong, since I was "just driving". (I just have to chalk that up to youthful stupidity...) In reality, I would had been the ONLY one to get into trouble had we been caught, because PAUL WAS ON HOUSE ARREST at the time, for a B&E that he and some others had been involved in , AND he was only 17!! SO, had we gotten caught,(and in early '87 we ALMOST did!!) I would had gotten the book thrown at me, for vandalism, littering, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and who knows what else!!

I'll reserve the stories about me messing with gunpowder, acid, gasoline,lighter fluid and fireworks for another time!!! (He....He... He..)

SO... Does anyone else care to share anything(that the statue of limitations has expired on !!) LOL!!

Singles' Music Hall

India Arie - Feat Timeless

Glen Miller - In the Mood

Shakira - Whenever, Whatever

John Legend - Please Baby Don't

Los Lonely Boys - Heaven

Linda Ronstadt - Someone To Watch Over Me

Etta James - At Last

Sergio Mendes & Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada Feat

BlackThoughtChali2Na &Will I Am - Yes Yes Y'all

The Cardigans - Lovefool

Maroon 5 - This Love

Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin

Louie Prima - Jump Jive And Wail

Mariah Carey - Emotions

Barry Manilow - I Should Care

ErykahBadu & Will I Am - The Heat

Smokey Robinson - Just To See Her

Andy Williams - Moon River

Keely Smith & Louie Prima - You Are My Everything

Smokey Robinson - Cruisin'

Stevie Wonder - Berimbau

Les Paul & Mary Ford - Bye Bye Blues

Will I Am - Surfboard

Billie Holliday - I Can't Get Started With You

Aretha Franklin - Respect

Les Paul & Mary Ford - I'm A Fool To Care

Sergio Mendes & Mr Vegas - Bananeira

Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea

The Marcels - Blue Moon

Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel

Bette Midler - In The Mood

Jill Scott & Will I Am - Let Me

Bobby Darin - More

Liza Minelli - NY NY

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Rob Thomas - Lonely No more

[tuliptree76]

Not much is new here. Just teach, dissertation, work, dissertation, etc.

[Supernatural]

I think you a workaholic.

What have you been doing for fun lately, besides FReeping?

[beyond the sea]

Have you ever pulled a good prank on someone? If you have, tell us about it.

I'm not much of a practical joker, I just like to place the fake poop on the floor to see what people do.

[snugs]

My goodness sounds not a good situation

[Supernatural]

Well, they changed the time and the day for the rally, so I decided last night not to go. It is now at 10 AM on Monday.

Which means that I would have to catch a Metro at 8 AM and fight the rush hour crush of humanity.

I also would have had to leave here on Sunday about 3 and rent a motel room and stay overnight, which I didn't want to do.

I don't know my way around D.C. very well. I have only been there twice in the last 12 years. I tried to talk a friend into going with me. He lives in Columbia, MD, but doesn't want to go.

[Supernatural]

That was a long time ago, about 1968.

Things used to get pretty crazy back in the "old days".

[rzeznikj at stout]

I see...

[tuliptree76]

Ummm... Renting movies, watching TV, reading. I haven't been FReeping all that much lately.

[Supernatural]

In fifth grade I put a rubber snake on the teacher's chair.

She was pretty stunned for a while until she finally figured out it wasn't real.

I chased a guy around a laundramat one time with a rubber snake. He was the caretaker of the place.

He went into the back room and came out with a baseball bat and started chasing me.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

What are you getting your doctorate in?

[Supernatural]

Were any of the movies you rented any good?

When I was married my family used to hate watching movies with me. I would always tell them what was going to happen next and they would accuse me of having seen the movie before.

But I hadn't, it just gets so after watching so many movies in your life they become very predictable.

I even figured out the ending of "Repo Man", a very offbeat movie.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

DC can be confusing, but the Metro is very efficient and well mapped. You're right, though; you don't want to be on it during rush hour.

[tuliptree76]

Once when I was living in northern IL, I was driving on I-80 through Iowa listening to the radio. Someone sang a song that was about driving on I-80 in Iowa, and it went something like this:

"Mississippi River ... Davenport ... corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, What's that smell? Corn, corn, corn, Iowa City. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, look, a tree! Corn, corn, corn, Des Moines. Corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, there's that smell again. Corn, corn, corn, Council Bluffs ... Missouri River!"

I was laughing histerically.

[Nowhere Man]

The sad thing is, I met a BEAUTIFUL woman (and a fellow alumnus of the U of Chicago) just a month before my move. We're going to the Tulip Festival tomorrow as part of my last hurrah on this side of the country.

Bummer, man. Is there a way you can maintain a long distance relationship? I know if I were you, I hate to lose that opportunity.

[najida]

Yeah,
Bet between me and chocolate and suffer!

[najida]

Smooches hun,
Thank you.

[tuliptree76]

I'm getting my PhD in Accountancy.

[Supernatural]

I really liked the Smithsonian.

The Air and Space building alone took all day to go through.

But I liked the Museum of Natural History the best. They have all the famous jewels there, such as Napoleon's wifes' necklaces and the hope diamond and some find star sapphires.

All behind six inches of bullet-proof glass rigged to alarms with an armed guard in the room.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Good for you!!

[Rca2000]

How's it goin??

Getting things together almost done. Only about 5 more things to do, in the next hour or two(lol!!)

Then, I'll be ready!!

I was once involved in making my own fireworks, too. I think I was 16 at the time. I recall taking about 50 regular firecrackers, pouring the powder from them into a capacitor can about 1"high, or so, and about 1-1/4" high, and packing it all in, rigging up about a FOOT of fuse, and lighting it and running......after about a minute, I figured nothing was going to happen. I was at least 50 feet from it, and started to walk back that way a bit. (Paul was with me too, then, IIRC). Then BOOM!!! I heard a LOUD boom and a flash of white light that looked about 2 feet across!!