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

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Idle hands are the devil's workshop. While waiting to lose our jobs with Unisys in 1988, (we were all Sperry semiconductor employees, trimmed in the merger with Burroughs) practical jokes were the only things that kept us sane.

Of the hundreds (yes, hundreds) of PJ's pulled, this was our finest hour.

One of the process engineers was away for two weeks on vacation. He was one of the biggest pranksters in the group. We knew what we had to do.

We emptied his bottom desk drawer, the deep one used for file storage. We then lined the drawer with a thick, black sheet of plastic, making it water-proof. In goes the water, sand and plastic plants. The drawer was then closed for several days to allow the water to stabilize for the next step.

Yep, goldfish...a half dozen mini-carps, swimming in Wayne's bottom desk drawer.

Wayne comes back to work a week later, open the drawer, and sez: "Cool".

Six months later, we all say goodbye to one another as we are finally escorted out of the building. Wayne brought in a big glass jar, scooped out his pals, shut the drawer and headed for home.

The REAL joke was on the poor move crew folks that had no idea what was left in that desk drawer when they picked it up to send it to storage.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

LOL! Story sounds fishy to me . . .

[Hoodlum91]

I've never had a duel in my honor before!

[darkangel82]

Cleveland? The city is a dump, forget about it.

[Hoodlum91]

Ahem...you're showing another girl your schwarz?

[RockinRight]

Nope. Only you get to see my schwartz!

[RockinRight]

I'm full of surprises!

[rightwingintelligentsia]

This freep in DC next weekend sounds interesting. Are you planning to go?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1618824/posts

[RockinRight]

Cleveland ain't so bad nowadays. Stay downtown and in the Flats and you'll have a blast.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Aha! Spaceballs--a classic!!

[Hoodlum91]

Looking into it!

[Clemenza]

Cleveland? The city is a dump, forget about it.

"All the little chicks with the crimson lips say Cleveland Rocks! Cleveland Rocks! --- Ian Hunter

[snugs]

Good evening all

[rzeznikj at stout]

'Nite!

[RockinRight]

Where'd ya go babe? The whole thread died!

[snugs]

In Britain one of the jokes played on new apprentices is to ask them to go to stores and ask for a rubber hammer.

[snugs]

In Britain one of the jokes played on new apprentices is to ask them to go to stores and ask for a rubber hammer.

[darkangel82]

Good evening.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Good evening, snugs! How are things across the pond tonight?

[rzeznikj at stout]

That's fairly similar--though some mallets at Menards and Home Depot have rubber heads...