On 2022-09-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> Do you sometimes say "Hail Donald" under your breath?

s/Hail/Hale/

jmcquown wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>> That *is* a sad story, Dave. Problem is true but just imagine how Big
>> Niece feels about not being invited.  ;-(
>
> Oh fer cryin' out loud.
>
>> Such a close family but how often are these get-togethers?
>> Rather than hurting her feelings, I would probably just bear with it
>> and continue to invite her along. It's not often so just deal with it.
>>
> You would just deal with it, huh?  Even if you didn't like her and she
> immediately went to the kitchen and started eating what you'd cooked and
> digging in the pantry for snacks before anyone sat down for dinner.
> Sure, everyone wants a relative like that. ;)

Call me stupid if you want.
I would much rather put up with a few hours very occasionally and
and invite a family member along with the rest, rather that hurt her
feelings forever.

Such a small sacrifice. I don't mind, JILL.
Yes, I "would just deal with it."

On 2022-09-28 12:25 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2022-09-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> It is quite common for visiting politicians to present gifts. They have
>> to be declared.
>
>
> Were they? Even American Pravda was horrified. Things were sorted out,
> but I never heard of the settlement. You'd think that I'd have heard of
> the logical reason for the theft on the news. I didn't.
> Perhaps, you'll google it from a neutral source and enlighten me.

I imagine that the packing and loading was handled by staff.

On 9/28/2022 8:00 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>> That *is* a sad story, Dave. Problem is true but just imagine how Big
>>> Niece feels about not being invited.  ;-(
>>
>> Oh fer cryin' out loud.
>>
>>> Such a close family but how often are these get-togethers?
>>> Rather than hurting her feelings, I would probably just bear with it
>>> and continue to invite her along. It's not often so just deal with it.
>>>
>> You would just deal with it, huh?  Even if you didn't like her and she
>> immediately went to the kitchen and started eating what you'd cooked
>> and digging in the pantry for snacks before anyone sat down for
>> dinner. Sure, everyone wants a relative like that. ;)
>
> Call me stupid if you want.
> I would much rather put up with a few hours very occasionally and
> and invite a family member along with the rest, rather that hurt her
> feelings forever.
>
> Such a small sacrifice. I don't mind, JILL.
> Yes, I "would just deal with it."
>
>
Easy to say when you have never had to deal with her. She sounds like
the one that ruins the fun for everyone. OTOH, she does make for good
stories.

Dave Smith wrote:
....
> They aren't that common anymore. I have stood my ground about not
> hosting events if we have to include her.

good for you! no need to be abused in your own house.

songbird

On 2022-09-28 9:22 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/28/2022 8:00 AM, Gary wrote:

>> Such a small sacrifice. I don't mind, JILL.
>> Yes, I "would just deal with it."
>>
>>
> Easy to say when you have never had to deal with her.  She sounds like
> the one that ruins the fun for everyone. OTOH, she does make for good
> stories.

One time I was getting psyched up to go to a function she would be at. I
said that I hoped she wouldn't do anything to give me ammunition. My son
said "You know that she will."

She was true to form at my son's wedding. The ceremony was on the beach
and I guess she couldn't wait to get out to the reception hall about 100
yards out on the dock, so she went into the 3 unit lodge we were staying
in and helped herself to a can of soda. She had apparently just walked
into the kitchen of the in-law's unit and helped herself to something in
the fridge.

Appetizers were being brought up the stairs and across the deck to the
reception hall, so she parked herself at the top of the stairs and
every time a server walked by with a fresh tray of hors d'ouvres she
would grab two. She did leave that station at one point because my
son's friend had set his Manhattan down on a table and as I was talking
to a friend I saw her reach into his glass and take the garnish
toothpick with two cherries on it. He saw it too.

At one point I saw her at the bar just in time to pour a bunch of olives
into her glass. One of the bartenders must have seen it happen too
because she went over and grabbed the jar and put it out of reach of the
seagull. Those are just the things I happened to see, and I had been
trying hard to avoid her all night.

On 2022-09-28 9:22 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/28/2022 8:00 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> Such a small sacrifice. I don't mind, JILL.
>> Yes, I "would just deal with it."
>>
>>
> Easy to say when you have never had to deal with her.  She sounds like
> the one that ruins the fun for everyone. OTOH, she does make for good
> stories.

It's pretty sad when something like that is their best quality. I used
to have a friend who had that same quality. Cheap Bob earned his
nickname and reputation by being an incredible tightwad. Bob was always
on the outer edge of a number of social circles and had the same
reputation in all of them. I occasionally had dealings with people
from a number of those various groups and Bob was the single most
frequent topic of conversation. The one thing everyone had in common was
their dislike of Bob. When my former neighbour moved in he kept saying
he thought he had met me before but couldn't remember where. Then one
day he asked me if I know Bob.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/28/2022 8:00 AM, Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Gary wrote:
>>>> That *is* a sad story, Dave. Problem is true but just imagine
>>>> how Big Niece feels about not being invited.  ;-(
>>>
>>> Oh fer cryin' out loud.
>>>
>>>> Such a close family but how often are these get-togethers?
>>>> Rather than hurting her feelings, I would probably just bear
>>>> with it
>>>> and continue to invite her along. It's not often so just deal
>>>> with it.
>>>>
>>> You would just deal with it, huh?  Even if you didn't like her
>>> and she immediately went to the kitchen and started eating what
>>> you'd cooked and digging in the pantry for snacks before anyone
>>> sat down for dinner. Sure, everyone wants a relative like that. ;)
>>
>> Call me stupid if you want.
>> I would much rather put up with a few hours very occasionally and
>> and invite a family member along with the rest, rather that hurt
>> her feelings forever.
>>
>> Such a small sacrifice. I don't mind, JILL.
>> Yes, I "would just deal with it."
>>
>>
> Easy to say when you have never had to deal with her.  She sounds
> like the one that ruins the fun for everyone. OTOH, she does make
> for good stories.

She should move in with Popeye. He likes to cook up mass quantities
of food.

GM wrote:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>
>> GM <gregorymorr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 11:26:02 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>>> On 2022-09-28, Dave Smith <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It is quite common for visiting politicians to present gifts. They have
>>>>> to be declared.
>>>> Were they? Even American Pravda was horrified. Things were sorted out,
>>>> but I never heard of the settlement. You'd think that I'd have heard of
>>>> the logical reason for the theft on the news. I didn't.
>>>> Perhaps, you'll google it from a neutral source and enlighten me.
>>>
>>>
>>> Even Nancy Reagan had to "come clean" on the designer duds she was
>>> "gifted" with... relatively "small beans" compared to today...
>>>
>>> The Bonnie & Clyde duo known as "The Clintons" took grift to whole
>>> 'nother spectacular and lofty level...
>>>
>>> They even illegally meddled in elections...
>>>
>> Like trump?
>
>
> https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3665136-biden-asks-if-lawmaker-killed-in-august-accident-is-in-attendance-at-white-house-event/
>
> Biden looking for dead people:
>
> Joe Biden asked a crowd at a hunger conference to point out Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski - almost
> two months after she was killed in a car crash in Indiana.
>
> Biden, 79, named the late congresswoman while thanking lawmakers from both parties for their efforts
> in helping his plan to end hunger in the United States.' Jackie, are you here? Where's Jackie?' the president
> questioned during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in Washington, DC
> on Wednesday after also calling out Senators Mike Braun, a Republican, and Cory Booker, a Democrat.'
>
> Biden has repeatedly pushed back on claims that he is unfit for office, pointing to his busy schedule and
> his ability to handle the rigors and demands of the job on a daily basis.
>
> “If you think I don’t have the energy level or the mental acuity, then, you know, that’s one thing. It’s another
> thing, you just watch and, you know, keep my schedule, do what I’m doing,” Biden said in a recent
> interview with “60 Minutes.”
>
> </>
>

I'm surprised trump hasn't staged a successful coup by now. Should
be easy to overthrow the doddering old man.

On Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 3:19:46 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> > GM wrote:
> > > Hank Rogers wrote:
> > >
> > >> GM <gregorymorr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> On Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 11:26:02 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > >>>> On 2022-09-28, Dave Smith <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> It is quite common for visiting politicians to present gifts. They have
> > >>>>> to be declared.
> > >>>> Were they? Even American Pravda was horrified. Things were sorted out,
> > >>>> but I never heard of the settlement. You'd think that I'd have heard of
> > >>>> the logical reason for the theft on the news. I didn't.
> > >>>> Perhaps, you'll google it from a neutral source and enlighten me.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Even Nancy Reagan had to "come clean" on the designer duds she was
> > >>> "gifted" with... relatively "small beans" compared to today...
> > >>>
> > >>> The Bonnie & Clyde duo known as "The Clintons" took grift to whole
> > >>> 'nother spectacular and lofty level...
> > >>>
> > >>> They even illegally meddled in elections...
> > >>>
> > >> Like trump?
> > >
> > >
> > > https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3665136-biden-asks-if-lawmaker-killed-in-august-accident-is-in-attendance-at-white-house-event/
> > >
> > > Biden looking for dead people:
> > >
> > > Joe Biden asked a crowd at a hunger conference to point out Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski - almost
> > > two months after she was killed in a car crash in Indiana.
> > >
> > > Biden, 79, named the late congresswoman while thanking lawmakers from both parties for their efforts
> > > in helping his plan to end hunger in the United States.' Jackie, are you here? Where's Jackie?' the president
> > > questioned during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in Washington, DC
> > > on Wednesday after also calling out Senators Mike Braun, a Republican, and Cory Booker, a Democrat.'
> > >
> > > Biden has repeatedly pushed back on claims that he is unfit for office, pointing to his busy schedule and
> > > his ability to handle the rigors and demands of the job on a daily basis.
> > >
> > > “If you think I don’t have the energy level or the mental acuity, then, you know, that’s one thing. It’s another
> > > thing, you just watch and, you know, keep my schedule, do what I’m doing,” Biden said in a recent
> > > interview with “60 Minutes.”
> > >
> > > </>
> > >
> > I'm surprised trump hasn't staged a successful coup by now. Should
> > be easy to overthrow the doddering old man.
> Monica Lewinsky and Hillary Clinton bump into each other at a party:
>
> A dollar falls out of Monica's pocket...
>
> Hillary picks it up and says, "that's the second Bill we've shared!"
>
But are they really going to share it? I know you think
that Hillary is dishonest, but it's a dollar. I bet she'd just
say, "You dropped this," and Ms Lewinsky would say, "Oh,
thanks," and no sharing would occur. If Hillary were
*really* dishonest, she'd just pocket the bill, and again,
no sharing.

What I don't get is this (and I'm certainly not asking for
*your* take), if you are a man in a position of power,
and you want to get some on the side, why the Hell go
for a marginally cute chubster like Monica, or a street
walker caliber woman like Stormy Daniels?

It's like, if you're basically a vegetarian, but occasionally
you sneak off to indulge, wouldn't you want like some
fancy steakhouse steak, and not a McD's Quarter
Pounder? (like Monica), or a BK Whopper that had been
brought home and reheated in the microwave? (like
Stormy Daniels)

While I don't stray, it is *ONLY* because I love my wife,
and wouldn't want to hurt her feelings. Plus, while we
are financially OK, it would be expensive...

The expensive thing wasn't an issue for either Clinton
or Trump, yet they both went cheap.
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan