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What's the difference?

Another sign that I am getting old! I woke up to answer nature's call (Why do they call it that? I don't pee outside!) and then I couldn't get back to sleep because of freeway/construction noise, which I don't misd too much because we are getting a Costco right here in River City (Er, I mean Smokey Point/ Arlington) - Now I don't have to drive all the way to Mount Pilot to get a drum of chocolate covered raisins or a pallet of laundry soap. Anyway, I stayed just awake enough to ponder the difference between the "incessant" noise and the "ceaseless" noise. But not awake enough to get up and look it up. Turns out it's exactly the same thing; but I think of the morning traffic noise as "relentless" now. Main Entry: incessant Part of Speech: adjective Definition: never-ending Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eternal, everlasting, interminable, interminate, monotonous, non-stop, perpetual, persisten...

A dotty idea...

"Road crews painted dots that were 160 feet apart, according to a transportation employee, and posted signs that urged drivers to space themselves at least two dots behind the vehicle ahead, based on the traffic safety principle of being at least two seconds behind another vehicle when going 60 mph." Now drivers are expected to dial the cellphone, eat a Big Mac, Watch a DVD, yell at the kids, AND count dots? Where will the madness end?? .TRAFFIC DRIVING

Website Improvement

... Just added new daily comics on the "Nonsense" page. I plan to start throwing lots of comics and jokes up on that page, if I can help one person de-stress in times like these, it will be me. OK, two people then.

Walmart stories

...So I was in Wal-Mart and I saw this man and woman wrapped in a barcode. I said "Are you two an item?"

Draw a pig test! It's fun.

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Now someone has turned the "Draw a Pig Personality Test" email forward thing into a website. I *wish* I had thought of that: Draw a pig personality test I have done this before and it always looks like our Poopy pig novelty keychain

Bad Slogan #1235

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What the...?? Who thought this up? I should have a truck battery shipped halfway around the world? This is what happens when you breathe battery fumes all day.

Tiki Special! Just in time for summer travels

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A lovely "good luck tiki necklace, nevermind what Bobby found in the sand. Get a Tiki Necklace with a measly order of $5 or more, Specify coupon code phrase "Tiki HEALTH, Tiki WEALTH, Tiki TRAVELER, or Tiki LOVE, and we will send the appropriate Tiki with your order. PLEASE READ: Just a few easy rules about these coupons. * Must have minimum amount of merchandise in cart. (Shipping doesn't count!) * ONE coupon code per order! Due to high order volume we are unable to notify you in advance of shipping if your coupon code is invalid, or if we ran out. All coupon items are subject to this possibility. We will substitute as appropriate because we want you to be happy. Thanks! -Teresa