Today’s Music: Blondie Love At The Pier
I can feel it. Can you feel it? Friday at last! And what a week was the week that was. Here’s some of what I saw…
Bill (Practicing Resurrection) wrote a great thought provoking piece on good and evil, that I’ve been pondering since I read. Tikk Tok told me an important story I haven’t seen at all in the news.
And on a lighter note, Maddie Cochere has returned to the sphere!!! (With a great post on writing too.)
Hope you find as much in their posts as I find in all of yours every week.
But despite all the sublime wisdom out there, sometimes there still needs to be foolishness. And that was best expressed with last weeks question, What should the fools politicos do for work.
Wow, did your answers make great campaign platforms! Here’s what you said. (As always, my comments are blather senselessly in italics.)
2 year olds with temper tantrums (that’s the way they are acting) Benzeknees
(But 2 year olds will grow up and learn.)
They don’t work without a shutdown, so nothing will change for them. – Revis
(Couldn’t they have just called in sick instead?)
they’d be carpenters asking which is better: to cut off your legs at the ankles, knees, or thighs. Oh wait… xxliveclay!
(There’s a Jesus joke in there. Appropriate, considering how close politics and religion seem to be…)
Zombies… A typical day at the office then? 🙂 Andro
(I don’t think politicians would know what to do with brains…)
Lemmings… That’s one way of getting rid of them 🙂 Andro
(Don’t think they’d be able to agree on a cliff to jump off…)
Toilet Cleaners, well it beats talking a load of sh… Andro
(“Cleaning up messes” is not what they’re known for.)
Stand-In-Chimps 🙂 Andro
(Are they intelligent enough for that?)
Magician’s Assistants (It might be fun seeing them cut in half or disappear)
(They already made all the money disappear…)
All of the above! (Stacy)
(Politicians seem to do best on the bottom.)
brickhouse says, All of the above plus cleaning my toilet.
(Gov’t is shutdown and now you want to put Mr. Clean out of work too?!?)
Asphalt pavement. Elyse 54.5
(Giving new meaning to “Dip In Road”.)
Ohio truckers who collect crap from chicken farms. That’s what WE smell from DC!
(You obviously haven’t been letting them lead you down the primrose path…)
appendixes – they already know how to be useless. thematticuskingdom
(I always thought they were more like that thing hanging in the back of your throat.)
tonsils, for the same reason. thematticuskingdom
(Whew, I was worried you were going to stick it to vestigial tails.)
Corn Dog Assemblers because they are so good at sticking it to us Linda Vernon
(They could sell them at the circus. After their shifts in the Freak booths…)
the bags that hang behind horses during parades. thematticuskingdom
(I thought those were Baton Twirlers?)
zombie character actors – they already play the part. thematticuskingdom
(No, zombies eat brains. Politicians discard them.)
janitors – to clean up their own shit. thematticuskingdom
(But they’re so much better at flinging it around.)
Going door-to-door to collect for UNICEF and keeping the money. (UndercoverL)
(When the gov’t reopens, they’ll have a committee study that idea.)
Making a calendar of photos of their dick pics. (UndercoverL)
(Nono, those are called Head Shots.)
Miley Cyrus’ back-up twerkers!- Le Scarp
(YES! I can’t be the only one who wants to see Boehner and Reid in glittery gold lamé onesies!)
(Can I?)
(Guys?)
(GUYS?!?)
TP! (words&otherthings)
(How many sheets does it take to wipe out a country)
Who Cares? I am from Canada SnB
(Well, that’s not very polite – which means WE HAVE A WINNER!!!)
Bloviating idiots for hire – Republicans are 2 for 1! Rutabaga
(HEY! What’s that suppo- Oh…thought you said Blog-iating…)
Personal care attendants at hospitals and care units Kayjai
(They prefer the term Bedpan Manipulation Specialist.)
Congratulations to SnB for this week’s winning answer! And from the offered choices, the most popular was Hookers. (They’ve been whoring themselves since their first campaigns). So congratulations to all of you who are familiar with that kind of thing!
This week, it’s about what you could have done…what you might have done…what you shouldn’t have done…[insert philosophical musing here]. So dig deep, and answer as appropriate. But do it before by Wednesday, 16 October, 2359 EDT, because that’s when this one ends. (And if you leave an “Other” answer, leave a way to identify you, and I’ll link back to you next week.)
As Halloween approaches, I hope you find this Trading Candy guide useful (and if anyone knows whose blog I saw this on, I’d appreciate letting me know so I can credit them with the find.)
And lastly, this is a promo for the remake of Carrie, and it’s kind of funny. Enjoy.
That about wraps it up, until we meet again. Have a great weekend!
The TK coffee shop video was AWESOME…loved the looks on everybody’s faces. So wish I could do that…*sigh*…have a great weekend, Guap!
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How hard could it be We should write a script and get someone to stage it!
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Thanks, Guap. That thing has my hearts in knots, still. I cannot believe it’s being ignored. It’s been long enough now that it seems like that’s the only real explanation. Even people in neighboring states haven’t heard about this.
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I hope that they get all the help they need to carry on.
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Me too. I read about one ranch that lost 90 of their horses. Just devastating.
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MONKEES! And tequila! And I’ve cream!
We should lock congress in a room with all 3 of the above until they come to a decision. Although thinking more about that, they may never come out. Never mind. Happy Friday!
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You had me at “lock congress in a room”.
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The Carrie promo is awesome …. love the trading candy tips! Meanwhile, I didn’t know that one from Blonde … but fun to watch! Enjoy your weekend.
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My wife gets happy when I use a Blondie tune.
Have fun this weekend!
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Love the people who suggested our Congressholes pose as useless organs. And thanks for highlighting other bloggers’ work every week–love finding new sites that way!
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Useless organs are more helpful than congress. You can at least grind those up and sell them as aphrodisiacs…
Hey, if I’m going to read hundreds of blogs, why not share them!
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hahaha I left the Canada comment, won the thing and forgot to attach my name to it…see, we aren’t as polite as you guys think we are
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Updated! And congrats.
(I thought it was anonymous to protect the hidden cells of impolite canadians.)
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I didn’t know Blog-iating was an option…hmmmm
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I had to go to training to learn how to do that.
There are so few that do it well…
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Re Carrie promo: So much work to fuck with so few. Totally worth it.
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if only one person wets themselves, definitely worth it.
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Ay! Congress is like Penelope, constantly making and unmaking laws and stuff but for a much less noble purpose. 😉 .
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Unfortunately, they’ve convinced themselves they’re on the side of the right.
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Woo hoo….let the foolishness continue! Have a great weekend Guap!
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Foolishness is never just for Fridays! 😉
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Amen to that!
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Foolishness! Exactly what I needed now. My exercices are killing me. And somewhere deep inside I regret studying Russian now.
Why am I doing this to myself? *dramatic face*
Unfortunately there are quite some things to regret, but nothing that can’t be fixed with a baseball bat ;).
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We all need foolishness, all the time!
I’m hoping this poll doesn’t open too many old wounds for too many people…
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Now I want ice cream for breakfast!!
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If you haven’t yet, you’re missing out!
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Dip signs everywhere are banding together to get you to remove your comment – how dare you defame them like that…
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Nah, Dip Signs are enjoying their moment in the sun.
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That Carrie trailer is class! Reminds me of a first date I had a long time ago – her loss
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But I’m sure at some point she made some guy a very nervous husband!
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Wow! Lot’s of good stuff here today. The Blondie song was new to me, and both videos were crazy fun. It’s a great day, and hubby says we are drinking tonight! 🙂 Thanks for the shout-out, Guap!
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Hope you had a great night, and a fun weekend!
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“I can’t be the only one who wants to see Boehner and Reid in glittery gold lamé onesies!”—No, you are not. Just leave Ted Cruz out of it. That could cause permanent brain damage.
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I see Cruz in more of a Carmen Miranda dress, complete with hat!
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Love those two videos. I would’ve loved to be the girl to fake the telekinesis. People were FREAKING out. Love it so much.
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But how would you have reacted if you’d seen it?
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I probably would’ve been amazed. I like to believe in all that stuff even though it might not be true. But yeah I probably would’ve freaked.
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My biggest regret is that my last answer wasn’t clever enough to make it to this post… sigh…
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Gah! Sorry I missed it.
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No… I have reached a new level of nonnoticeability… In have no one but myself to blame.
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The trading candy video brought back my most traumatic childhood memory.
Halloween 1963. Our family moved that day/night (my parents were brilliant — trick or treating meant no need to shell out for a babysitter). We moved into a house that was thought to be haunted. And my halloween candy disappeared. I am not making any of this up.
It was only 30 or so years later that my brother Fred owned up to having stolen the whole bag. But he did share a few of his candies with me.
Thanks Guap.
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Um…breathe deep and let it go?
Or buy a bag of gourmet candy and make your brother watch you eating it while making nomnom noises!
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I’ve forgiven him. After all, he shared his very own halloween candy with me, so he was incredibly generous!
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Oh man, that Baton Twirlers comment made me laugh… my consciousness was suddenly invaded by a bunch of old women in nylons and sequin suits with Shriner hats, twirling behind horses. Ha! Loved “wipe a country out” too… I don’t know how you find the time to come up with these — not just quantity, but brilliance! Have a great one, as always, and thanks for adding the F to Fridays. xx
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Ha! You should have seen the other list of potential things to be behind the horses!
Fortunately, the Baton Twirlers are still one of the safe targets for jokes!
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Joan Rivers says when you get apples when trick or treating you should just eat around the razor blades. And that’s what I always told my kids! And good post recommendations too Guap! 😀
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Obviously, you are as good a mom as Joan Rivers!
(Who as a person, has done a lot to be respected for, even to people that don’t like her humor…)
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LOVE the videos this week! My kids watched the coffee shop one, but I especially loved the candy one. Great! Maybe by next week, the shutdown will be over. Sigh. Have a great weekend, Guapo!
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See, I’d have thought the kids would be more interested in the candy one, at least so they could understand the parent tax!
No hope yet on the shutdown. Maybe they’ll hire scabs soon?
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The candy trading video was hilarious!! (and the Carrie one was, too! I loved the construction guy’s reaction). I’ve had a helluva long week – soo glad it’s Friday. Thanks for the laughs, Guapo.
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I hope this week is shorter and less stress, Whitelady!
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I put the telekinetic one in one of my posts too. Pretty good one. If I saw that in real life, I would immediately suspect a trick. I’ve just seen too many tricks. Not to mention, what’s the endgame? Books out, tables moved, guy down… 80% of people are not done drinking their coffees… what do they do next, bow? Yes they do. They kneel before ZOD!
I forget where I was going with this. No, not the bathroom.
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I’d stay and watch too, probably with a big grin on my face while i tried to identify the trick.
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It would be fun to do that right outside a movie theater that showed an X-Men or magic or horror flick.
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Awesome as always Guap
and incredibly funny too 🙂 🙂
Have a great weekend, preferably miles
away from any of those political farces…
Andro
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Sadly, all the news is about the farces, with no one providing any new information or useful insights.
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There will be a global downslide
if a solution is not found soon 😦
Let us hope that someone
engages their brain before it’s too late…
Have a wicked Tuesday Guap 🙂
Andro
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Thanks for the nod EG. I have to say, of all the posts I’ve written, that wouldn’t be one I’d have expected might get a mention on Friday Foolishness. Glad you liked it.
I’m glad you posted the Carrie video. I’ve seen it posted on facebook lately but hadn’t watched it. Seeing it on your blog convinced me that it must be worthwhile. And it was great. The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.
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Every post I link is one of the few I found interesting that week. Yours really did make me think.
I’m just sorry I wasn’t in that coffee shop to see the gag!
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Man, if those Congress monkeys coulda somehow been in that coffee shop scene, it woulda been perfect!! : )
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Ha! Sadly, they’ve got their own horror show going…
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Dude,
That ‘Carrie’ promo is such the brilliant promo. As a New Yorker, you know full well that every single one of those prank victims will go see the movie. JUST because they fell victim to the scare..
As far as your Congressional take on chimps. You sir… are banished to the Bronx Zoo, tomorrow morning. Toots sweet. And once getting there,.. you must throw bananas and all other manner of good stuff (Mets tickets?) to those well mannered peeps who suffer on bad hair days jokes, fused with orthodontic cautionary warnings.
Bring it handsome.
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Fortunately, Mets tickets are exceptionally cheap this time of year.
At least they faltered early enough this season instead of the usual “doing well…doing better…DOING GREAT!!!…Oops. There are the Mets i remember…”
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So funny! Ha ha ha ha! The monkeys faces and the tequila with ice cream!
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Tequila with ice cream makes me both queasy and very curious.
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OMG. I saw that coffee shop video and I laughed and laughed. And laughed some more. Especially when she “throws” him against and UP the wall.
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Egad! You’re so violent! 😉
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If I had a bathroom as big as that guys in the photo then I probably wouldn’t mind hanging out in there and doing some vomiting.
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If my bathroom was that big, I’d have a fridge in there.
And a hot tub.
Nice to meet you.
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Hope you had a nice weekend, Guapo! I hope you didn’t mix any tequila and ice cream, although that does sound delish!
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In spite of the shut-down (or maybe to flout it), Pearl Jam is still going to release their new album (yes, I said album) tomorrow. Ha! ❤
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I love the suggestions for what the politicos should do, but why wasn’t “Go *&%$@# yourself” one of the choices?
I don’t have to worry about tequila-based regrets. I haven’t let that foul liquid touch my lips in over a decade. Brr. I still get the shivers. I don’t drink hard liquor any more, except for the occasional bloody Mary or a couple shots of whiskey when I’m sick. I’m more of a natural guy–you know, herbs & such.
Blondie is awesome. She (Debbie Harry) was my first celebrity crush. I got the opportunity to see her for the first time last year. Pretty cool.
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Your blog is so innovative…I loved that polling thing. Its a great way to indulge the readers. Made me chuckle as well.
So I guess you are doing everything right here, Great work actually! 🙂
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Mostly, I just enjoy the mayhem.
Seems like my readers enjoy it too, so I keep writing em.
feel free to jump in to the latest one!
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Yeah, Whatever it does, Your way works 🙂
And I did jump on the latest one, I took the poll 😉
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Just saw it. The gears are grinding.
hehehe
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This is becoming a habit for me, reading Friday Foolishness on the following Wednesday because I’m so far behind in my reading. Blame Kelvin! He is such a distraction being home all day.
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Aw, rats. I miss another contest! Dang ISP and its’ erratic service this past week!
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Loved the videos, Guap. As for the politicians, they are a piece of work, aren’t they. Hard to describe what kind of work, but dirty jobs abound. I think they would be standing back trying not to get their hands dirty, and paying someone else to get theirs dirty instead while they drank coffee and watched on. Great post. 🙂
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