The Cocktail Party Thread (a.k.a. The "Jack This Thread" Thread)

[fencergal33]

And the pit viper's pits, actually infrared eyes, always make me think of that movie "Predator."

My husband made me watch "Predator" while I was in labor with our son. I was pissed, and to this day, I have not let him forget it.

[counter riposte]

My husband made me watch "Predator" while I was in labor with our son. I was pissed, and to this day, I have not let him forget it.

That was just wrong! Predator? Why predator? Was he drunk, stupid, inconvievably masculine, what is it with men? oh wait. I am one. doh.

[pacer]

My husband made me watch "Predator" while I was in labor with our son. I was pissed, and to this day, I have not let him forget it.

Ahh, what great ammunition for the future. He owes you BIG time. Just remind him of this every time you want to see a chick flick.

[swordwench]

Labor sucks. Hurts more than men can possibly imagine. So what does my spouse do while I'm SCREAMING in labor all day long and forbidden from eating anything solid? Eats a cheeseburger. In front of me. While watching CNN, STILL controlling the remote even though it's MY hospital room. I could really go for a cheeseburger right about now... nice and bloody. Restaurants won't serve it less-cooked than medium-well in most towns in Massachusetts anymore for fear of getting sued. I think that's just wrong.

[oso97]

I had a wonderful cheeseburger for lunch the other day. Down at this old greasy spoon near the medical center. mmmmmmmmmmm talk about delicious!

[Robert Smith]

I had a wonderful cheeseburger for lunch the other day. Down at this old greasy spoon near the medical center. mmmmmmmmmmm talk about delicious!

Used to pass this cafe on my way to work; they'd cook sausages and leave them in a pan full of grease overnight, which would set so just the humps of the sausages were visible above a sea of white. Absolutely perfect. Learnt just the other day that "botulinus" comes from the Latin word for sausage; wonder if injecting sausage meat might work just as well as botox?...

[swordwench]

It really freaks me out that people inject botulism into their skin to look younger. That ain't right. I thought we might have learned something from taking arsenic all those years, but apparently not. I've had a few cases or food poisoning in my life, and I can't imagine it in my face.

[Robert Smith]

It really freaks me out that people inject botulism into their skin to look younger. That ain't right. I thought we might have learned something from taking arsenic all those years, but apparently not. I've had a few cases or food poisoning in my life, and I can't imagine it in my face.

When you mentioned "face" and "arsenic", I couldn't help but be reminded of a witty [?] rejoinder from many years ago. When someone needed a light for a cigarette, and asked "Do you have a match?", the response would be "Yes, your face and my arse". Kids can be so cruel, can't they?

[Go? Fencing?]

So can adults.

[Fencergrl]

So are many animals, just look at cats with mice... oh it's dead... hmmm I'll just toss it up in the air a few times and pounce on it some more... Isn't it great waking up at 3 am to your cat playing with live prey?

[parrythis]

Cats can be great fun. I once had a cat that liked to jump up on top of the aquarium to watch the fish. Once it did so while I was cleaning the aquarium. The glass top was, of course, off. The cat landed right in the middle of the aquarium and went in the water.

Did you know that just like the cats we see in cartoons, real cats can jump straight up, scramble their feet in mid-air and with no physical contact to anything, go streaking off at 90 degrees to their previous direction?

[Inquartata]

But can they make that "bonkelabonkelabonkelawheeeeew!" cartoon sound while they're doing it?

[pacer]

But can they make that "bonkelabonkelabonkelawheeeeew!" cartoon sound while they're doing it?

Funny that's what the lawn mower sounded like last weekend. Wonder what got run over?

[Robert Smith]

Funny that's what the lawn mower sounded like last weekend. Wonder what got run over?

Had a friend once who got run over, by a bus. Said his mother had made him a homosexual. I asked if she'd make me one too, if I got her the wool. Gave me the funniest look. Thank god for buses.

[pacer]

Had a friend once who got run over, by a bus. Said his mother had made him a homosexual. I asked if she'd make me one too, if I got her the wool. Gave me the funniest look. Thank god for buses.

Where's Madame Defarge when you need her?

[Inquartata]

Whatever happened to Wayland Flowers and Madame? Heh. Ventriloquists.

[Robert Smith]

Where's Madame Defarge when you need her?

Knitting, no doubt. Our local rec. centre offers courses in "Extreme Knitting for Men". Wonder if they do Australian Rules crochet too...

[ThatReallyHurt]

You know Cratchet? He kind of reminds me of Fletcher Christian. I have no idea why...

[Robert Smith]

You know Cratchet? He kind of reminds me of Fletcher Christian. I have no idea why...

What, him that made the lamb stew? "This is muttony, Mr Christian?" Personally, I prefer a nice bit of leg with rosemary. Or basil, at a pinch...

[Lady Riposter]

Basil is great in most things. I really like John Cleese as Basil Fawlty in "Fawlty Towers." That's classic comedy!