NEVER JET HOT

I just noticed that we are using "Marathon" brand toilet tissue. Seems like quality stuff, but I hope I never have to find out if it lives up to the name.

"Everyone farts… Whether it be in public, on a date, or during an interview, it happens and we know how embarrassing it can be. Luckily, a man named "Big Chicken Mushroom" from WuHan, China, has invented the 'Fart Silencer', a small plastic tube that you… um… put in your anus." ... I saw this at "weirdasianews.com" - found via a twitter feed, it's NOT a site I am in the habit of visiting, nor am I going to link to it here. They are not kidding.

Sometimes a gag gift is all in the presentation... Saw this on Twitter... "...gag gifts were passed out ... uncle walter got a gift wrapped in numerous layers of foil, duct tape, rope it took 5 min 4 him 2 open"

Someone on eBaY was peddling this old cardboard toy that billed itself as a "super duper mart". I didn't know the practice of adding "duper" to "super" started that long ago. It's kind of a ripoff, the thing isn't fit to pretend to be a mall kiosk. It looks like taller kids couldn't use it, which is just as well, they would have been more interested in shooting it up with their Daisy BB rifles. You could make some satisfying holes in that coated cardboard. Anyway, this aspiring merchant should keep a close eye on the shopper. She could hide the entire produce department under that skirt.

"No Escalades were harmed during the making of this film"... heheh This is about what I had to go through in my ancient Ford Exploder to go to the post office yesterday... I didn't have chains, but I did have helpful neighbor & 4WD. Once I got it to kick in.

Is this the "end" of Marmaduke?

It;s almost 2 AM the Sunday before Christmas, we have gotten a bit of snow up here in Latte land. We are not "snow people" and of course there is not a snow shovel, generator, or battery operated lamp to be had for miles around. Fortunately we didn't get the worst of it up here North of Marysville (Maybe 35 miles North of Seattle). Went to the hardware store today, got one of those LED forehead lights, it's a great anti-toe-stubbing device. I can't believe my spell checker is going to let me slide on "anti-toe-stubbing". I hope everyone out there in the internet is safe and warm. We are planning to greatly increase our reach and to that end, our product assortment, in 2009, I hope you bookmark at least one of these fine websites. ( TheRestlessMouse.com, ThatRestlessMouse.com, NoveltyTradingPost.com )