tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post1757845898018288365..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: This n thattornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-76901092152680405682008-02-29T00:39:00.000-05:002008-02-29T00:39:00.000-05:00I have to buy coffee tomorrow otherwise it will be...I have to buy coffee tomorrow otherwise it will be a gloomy morning on Saturday.<BR/><BR/>I usually get "Is your mom or dad home?" because I sound like I'm five and then I reply, "No, they can't come to the phone..."Roxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109820610940479415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-13933498305469600462008-02-28T23:46:00.000-05:002008-02-28T23:46:00.000-05:00Ran out of milk for coffee just yesterday. Fortun...Ran out of milk for coffee just yesterday. Fortunately, we had a little vanilla ice cream in the freezer.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-6915105439343589642008-02-28T22:35:00.000-05:002008-02-28T22:35:00.000-05:00Love the Mr/Mrs That-aint-happenin'-here. You use...Love the Mr/Mrs That-aint-happenin'-here. <BR/><BR/>You use a permanent coffee filter. You could also use permanent napkins. When you run out, just do the laundry. I bought a dozen cloth napkins on clearance about 10 years ago. They still work great and look fine. <BR/><BR/>One advantage to drinking black coffee is that when (not if) I spill it, it's only dark flavored water. There is no Javahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-25277532631880405092008-02-28T22:17:00.000-05:002008-02-28T22:17:00.000-05:00My grandmother lived through the great depression ...My grandmother lived through the great depression era of the US; she was one of the most frugal people in many regards that I've ever met. She would purchase plastic eating utensils to make things easier and quicker at the holidays and family reunion, then collect the plastic plates, plastic forks/spoons/knives, and plastic cups and commence to washing them for reuse next time we all would get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-6482987881753473902008-02-28T20:11:00.000-05:002008-02-28T20:11:00.000-05:00I wonder if tyhe telemarketer blushed after hangin...I wonder if tyhe telemarketer blushed after hanging up?<BR/><BR/>D'oh.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-4287558517327981022008-02-28T19:46:00.000-05:002008-02-28T19:46:00.000-05:00I bet he'd not heard that one before. If a telemar...I bet he'd not heard that one before. If a telemarker doesn't pronounce my Ukrainian last name correctly I tell them there's no one here by that name.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980252502053602258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-51038847837485966982008-02-28T18:58:00.000-05:002008-02-28T18:58:00.000-05:00When a telemarketer asks at my house for "Mrs. (My...When a telemarketer asks at my house for "Mrs. (Mylastname)" occasionally I answer "Speaking."<BR/>I mean, I figure by default, it's sort of true.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-47501310927009169792008-02-28T15:12:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:12:00.000-05:00From Bardelf: "In a day and time when too many cou...From Bardelf: "In a day and time when too many couples do not use the same last name, it is absurd that a caller would be so foolish to use Mr. or Mrs. (same last name)." <BR/><BR/>Especially in Quebec where women have to pay extra if they want to take their husband's name (and it's always been that way). The salesperson must've been from outside the province?<BR/><BR/>I had a phone sales Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581346349628830336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-64404395987792525182008-02-28T14:37:00.000-05:002008-02-28T14:37:00.000-05:00My friends (aka The Newlyweds) had a similar exper...My friends (aka The Newlyweds) had a similar experience after getting legally married in MA. They called their insurance agent to update their policy and the darn lady couldn't seem to get her head around the idea that two men were married (although the marriage isn't legally recongized in any state other than MA). It was simply beyond her.<BR/><BR/>Mark :-)Mark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-19328388371131501152008-02-28T12:08:00.000-05:002008-02-28T12:08:00.000-05:00Paper towels for coffee filters work, but are much...Paper towels for coffee filters work, but are much too messy in the cleanup.GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-31657278352653886472008-02-28T12:00:00.000-05:002008-02-28T12:00:00.000-05:00It's just like that time I ran out of women so I t...It's just like that time I ran out of women so I tried a man and then I never went back!TEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765245186357910074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-5565557914001967592008-02-28T11:20:00.000-05:002008-02-28T11:20:00.000-05:00So, what are you going to tell the caller next tim...So, what are you going to tell the caller next time? I love those moments...and have definitely been there before. Maybe I'll run out of cream and sugar someday...but I've always sword that if I had to drink it black, I'd stop drinking it (COFFEE, boys.....COFFEE!).A Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066992019067893513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-52590884081228687932008-02-28T10:19:00.000-05:002008-02-28T10:19:00.000-05:00That's EXACTLY how I started drinking coffee. Ran ...That's EXACTLY how I started drinking coffee. Ran out of Tea.Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707866603299800164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-42071129716482009462008-02-28T09:55:00.000-05:002008-02-28T09:55:00.000-05:00Or you can grill the telemarketer with 20 question...Or you can grill the telemarketer with 20 questions. That's always fun too.Normlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311875152893595961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-47485357110975738932008-02-28T08:56:00.000-05:002008-02-28T08:56:00.000-05:00I have a friend who does this when they call for h...I have a friend who does this when they call for his spuse.<BR/><BR/>Caller: May I speak to Mr Soandso?<BR/>Friend: I am sorry, he's busy giving me a bj, this is his husband, can I help you?<BR/>Caller: (click)Cincy Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040117285597647005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-88387708536751435452008-02-28T08:21:00.000-05:002008-02-28T08:21:00.000-05:00I am guessing that the caller will wait for a VERY...I am guessing that the caller will wait for a VERY long time before he gets a chance to talk with Mrs. Spouseslastname - as in "forever". Can we all say "clueless"? I join you in your cackle.Lemuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397995062492531171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-54042043688279581352008-02-28T08:18:00.000-05:002008-02-28T08:18:00.000-05:00When they call for the lady of the house, I've eit...When they call for the lady of the house, I've either pretended to be someone's kid (well, I am someone's kid, technically) or said, "I'm no lady." The latter usually shuts 'em up.ChickenStriphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09617518980452983817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-11805003361402475602008-02-28T07:41:00.000-05:002008-02-28T07:41:00.000-05:00In a day and time when too many couples do not use...In a day and time when too many couples do not use the same last name, it is absurd that a caller would be so foolish to use Mr. or Mrs. (same last name).<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you got a laugh out of it.bardelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12917187131771750315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-39660257813682342782008-02-28T07:23:00.000-05:002008-02-28T07:23:00.000-05:00"Necessity is the mother of invention"I can imagin..."Necessity is the mother of invention"<BR/><BR/>I can imagine the telemarketer trying to process your info!Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-8201915389928785562008-02-28T06:44:00.000-05:002008-02-28T06:44:00.000-05:00They wanted to speak to the lady of the house. Tha...They wanted to speak to the lady of the house. That is super funny. <BR/>Plastic cups can be washed and reused. Disposable nosable. I did see recycled Toilet paper that had a brown hue. This may be going a bit too far. EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com