Word For The Day, Thursday, July 10, 2003

The Verbivores | 7/10/03 | The Teacher

[NYC GOP Chick]

Wow. That brings back some memories, now tinged with sadness:

Back in the day...

These days...

This is just so...sad. I'm sure there's a lesson -- a cautionary tale -- somewhere in here...

[gas_dr]

Thanks Grim, no I am not 23.. I am a little bit older than that, although I cannot divulge that information...sworn to secrecy by the CIA

[Conspiracy Guy]

Baby Bro did his residency at St ?? Catholic Hospital in Jacksonville. He's been in private practice for 7 or so years now.

[gas_dr]

Hey -- CJ said that you are the one who will give my my birthday spankings -- any thruth to that particular rumor? If so, what shall I wear the the event ;)

[gas_dr]

My guess is St. Vincent's...Jax is a nice city and improving everyday...

[Conspiracy Guy]

I loved his version of that song but time ain't been nice to old Diamond Dave.

[MeekOneGOP]

Story touted as a possible Darwin Nominee:

Member of Stroh beer family plummets to death in Texas hotel
(Hold Muh Beer)

GRAPEVINE, Texas— A member of the Stroh beer family plummeted to his death early Wednesday when a rope of sheets he had fashioned to climb down from a 10th-story hotel balcony failed to hold, police said.

Charles Suddards Stroh, 43, of Addison died about 3:30 a.m. at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office reported.

Police said Stroh had been staying at the Embassy Suites Outdoor World in Grapevine since early July, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in its online edition Wednesday. Bill Bretches, general manager for the hotel, declined to comment.

Stroh was a member of the family famous for brewing beer in Michigan, William Penner, a Michigan attorney who handled the victim's affairs, told the newspaper.

Grapevine police responded to a call about an intoxicated guest at the hotel about 1:20 a.m., police reports show.

"He had made repeated telephone calls down to the hotel desk reporting a bank robbery and other nonsensical things," said Grapevine Police Sgt. Bob Murphy. "They kept telling him not to call back."

Police said Stroh was polite and cooperative but drunk, and told officers he believed someone wanted to kill him. After talking to officers, Stroh agreed to stay in his hotel room and not to call the front desk any more, police reports show.

But as officers were leaving the hotel just before 2:30 a.m., they heard something hit the canopy above the entrance, then saw Stroh on the ground with the bedding next to him.

The Stroh Brewery Co. was founded by Bernhard Stroh in 1850 in Detroit, which was home to hundreds of breweries between 1830 and 1990. Stroh's downtown brewery closed in 1985 and the family sold the beer business by 1999.

[gas_dr]

I think David Lee Roth (who is before my time) looks kinda like Kelsey Grammer with long hair in his 2002 photo -- what say you?

[NYC GOP Chick]

Give it your best shot!

[NYC GOP Chick]

As little as possible, Birthday Boy -- as long as you don't pass gas during the spankings! ;)

Happy birthday anyway! :)

[Conspiracy Guy]

That's it. I have a mental block on it BC we have a St Vincents here i smoke city too.

[NYC GOP Chick]

I wonder if his deal with the devil was rescinded.

[gas_dr]

Believe me, the only gas I pass is that which people pay a lot of money for...unlike the federal government. Anyway, I will wear something appropriate to the day...

[Conspiracy Guy]

Kelsey looks better.

[MeekOneGOP]

Now I gotta hurt you Meek, you understand that, dontcha?

LOL ! Okay, I'm ready !

[gas_dr]

OK, how do you copy a picture -- I have a picture of Kelsy Grammer which proves the hypothesis that David Lee Roth and Kelsey Grammer look alike!

[hobbes1]

This is just so...sad. I'm sure there's a lesson -- a cautionary tale -- somewhere in here...

There are two lessons here.

The first is that one should embrace going bald with balls. If it starts happening shave it and be proud. (*disclaimer....I had hair that long in my 20's and my father is a MPB victim, a fate I had reconciled myself to before I realised that no men on my Mothers side went bald...)

Secondly, and more importantly, Only Bruce Willis can adequately portray the virile sexuality of a man with thinning hair...lol

[NYC GOP Chick]

Is it on your hard drive or on the web? You can only post pics that are already on the web:

Right-click the pic and select Properties. Highlight and copy the URL to the right of "Address:" and then go to the reply box here on FR and plug it into this bit of HTML code:

< img src="http://www.LocationOfYourImage.com" >
but take out the spaces between the code and the brackets.

[Conspiracy Guy]

"It'll take time, I know it, but in a while. " Dang now I'm Manfred Man.

[Conspiracy Guy]

My guess is he's paying his dues.