November 23, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving

I was planning to personally wish my two readers a happy and healthy Thanksgiving, but I didn't feel like trying to find their phone numbers; so, I'm doing it here.

I was in the grocery store yesterday and saw an article in one of the newspapers at the check-out counter about Laura Bush giving W. an ultimatum about his on-going affair with Condoleeza Rice. I wonder if she's the only secretary he's bopping or if he's in bed with any of his other secretaries.

I thought I'd take the dogs out for their morning walk and let them run around adjacent to the convention center, but there were 20,000 spandex-clad runners waiting to start the annual Thanksgiving Day run, about which I forgot. And it wasn't just the 20,000 runners. They brought all kinds of other people with them. And dogs ... they brought dogs, too. So much for our early morning walk with nobody around.

And I would be remiss in not pointing out to you that a new scientific study has found that women use exclamation marks significantly more than do men!!!!!!!!

I am flabbergasted!! I am bowled over by the conclusion reached by this research!!! What is more surprising is that it confirms previous studies!!!!!!! I repeat ... previous studies!!! Imagine that!!!

I have heard the expression, not directed to me personally, mind you (I take that back. Another player said that to me during a baseball game; he got hurt later in the game!! Unfortunate!!!), but to other athletes, "You throw like a girl!!!!"

Now, geeks have an insult upon which to fall back!!!!!!

Finally, since this post has taken a turn toward linguistics. The word of the day is "trencherman."

Posted by Bill at November 23, 2006 09:56 AM
Comments

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Posted by: Anji at November 23, 2006 10:29 AM

What!! You have got to be kidding!!

Dropping by to wish you, Stace and the family and Happy HaPpY ThanksGiviNg. Hope you have a lovely day.

From Reader #3

Posted by: Michelle at November 23, 2006 04:33 PM

Did you count me? Ewwwwh, I feel sick. Where the hell is the alka-seltzer???? (Women probably use more question marks than men, too, huh?)

Posted by: Vicki at November 23, 2006 07:09 PM

Don't know the readers of whom you speak, but I read your site daily.
Well, of course, women use more exclamations; we are always exclaiming something or other, are we not?
Hoping you guys had a wonderful day...

Posted by: Trace at November 23, 2006 11:07 PM

And Bill, I sent my number to you just the other day.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to you, too. God, you should see the way my cousin's husband hacked the other side of the turkey when I wasn't looking.

Posted by: Joel at November 24, 2006 12:35 AM

Happy Thanksgiving Day to you.

Posted by: hapisol at November 24, 2006 02:53 AM

Belated happy Turkey Day wishes:

May all your days end in exclamation points!!

And you can call me anytime: BR-549

Posted by: Cowtown Pattie at November 26, 2006 04:44 PM

!!!!!!!

I am thankful for all the times you make me laugh. Out loud!!!!! Like a dork!!!!

Posted by: moonandsun03 at November 27, 2006 02:52 PM

they're not points, they're punts. Like, if you have nothing to say, load it with exclamations and just punt. as for trenchermen, you try digging a foxhole in the argonne and see how hungry you get, dude.

Posted by: dan at November 28, 2006 08:27 PM

I don't have the foggiest idea what you're talking about...!!!

Posted by: wlfldy at December 5, 2006 09:14 AM

Dude!!!???!!!

Don't forget the gender-neutral favorite....

Posted by: lucy at December 5, 2006 02:33 PM