tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post365450889940171128..comments2023-10-28T04:50:55.216-05:00Comments on Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: Tag, I'm itNancy Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-30959709389843574722007-12-12T15:36:00.000-06:002007-12-12T15:36:00.000-06:00it has been fun, thanks for adding to the merrimen...it has been fun, thanks for adding to the merriment! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837068933376597307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-42587094275671471152007-12-12T14:34:00.000-06:002007-12-12T14:34:00.000-06:00Man E, I'm glad you did this tagging thing. I've e...Man E, I'm glad you did this tagging thing. I've enjoyed reading yours and the people you tagged.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-83597391898692901232007-12-12T14:16:00.000-06:002007-12-12T14:16:00.000-06:00thx, Nancy. I am one of the quirkiest people you ...thx, Nancy. I am one of the quirkiest people you will ever meet. One of my co-worker/friends calls me a chameleon because I can blend into just about any situation, yet there is a mischievous prankster always lurking below the surface. I took the Myers Brigg thing a few years ago and aside from the P/J sections, scored right in the middle for everything else. Of course, it does nothing for my ability to make decisions. hehehe<BR/><BR/>ghostfolk: I haven't thought about Joe King Carrasco in ages! There might be a cassette lurking in my room somewhere, I'll have to hunt for it. <BR/><BR/>Off to go practice my finger counting and pretend that I have work to do today! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837068933376597307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-16392313709110679622007-12-12T11:55:00.000-06:002007-12-12T11:55:00.000-06:00Jan, just tell her it's like explaining long divis...Jan, just tell her it's like explaining long division to me. :)<BR/><BR/>I'd love to have that conversation some time. If you ever talk about it on your blog, would you alert me? Thanx. I'll vice the versa, too.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-40894124349597099132007-12-12T10:45:00.000-06:002007-12-12T10:45:00.000-06:00Hi Nancy,I'll have to have Hank explain this tag t...Hi Nancy,<BR/>I'll have to have Hank explain this tag thing to me, really, really slowly. <BR/>Someday we'll have to have a discussion about meditation. I'm a major believer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-9277941268815986902007-12-11T23:33:00.000-06:002007-12-11T23:33:00.000-06:00Happy to help, Nancy & Hank! I've always had trou...Happy to help, Nancy & Hank! I've always had trouble with numbers, so I love little tricks like that.<BR/><BR/>Katiebird, please do consider just springing the house 'splodey story on us someday when we're unawares. :)<BR/><BR/>Have a[nother] safe trip Beth!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793793027935224823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-86283573331852657612007-12-11T22:34:00.000-06:002007-12-11T22:34:00.000-06:00Oh, I can't dump the 'splodey house story at the e...Oh, I can't dump the 'splodey house story at the end of the night. It's too good (snort!)<BR/><BR/>Actually, I'm so sleepy it doesn't seem nearly as interesting as it should after the build-up I've given it.katiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-68054507917313815932007-12-11T22:16:00.000-06:002007-12-11T22:16:00.000-06:00Hank that was supposed to be, "tell HIM it isn't e...Hank that was supposed to be, "tell HIM it isn't easier." I know YOU know that. :)Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-79416574432500303462007-12-11T22:07:00.000-06:002007-12-11T22:07:00.000-06:00Kb, you're working so hard. It's not right--when w...Kb, you're working so hard. It's not right--when we'd rather you were here. Why don't you tell your storm story any time you feel like it in any thread. Or you can tell it in the original thread and link to it. We HAVE to hear about the 'splodey house.<BR/><BR/>But Hank, it isn't easier! If it were, Jen and I would have done it long ago. :) Numbers do not stick to my brain. <BR/><BR/>I just dared to multiply 6 x 9 with my fingers. Oh, it's beautiful. 54!!Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-15420531115516855952007-12-11T21:58:00.000-06:002007-12-11T21:58:00.000-06:00My husband just came home. I--in elation and delig...My husband just came home. I--in elation and delight--showed him Jen's nine-times trick. I was thrilled. <BR/><BR/>He got it, and dutifully admired it. ANd then said--why don't you just memorize the nine-times table? It's easier.<BR/><BR/>We're a very good balance.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-22938446799324866162007-12-11T21:20:00.000-06:002007-12-11T21:20:00.000-06:00I'm pretty good with multiplication tables except ...I'm pretty good with multiplication tables except the 7s & 8s. I had the measles when the class learned those.<BR/><BR/>Luckily the only time it's really mattered was in timed exams & I don't take those any more.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/><BR/>On another note, I've been home since the usual time, but really just quit working. So I missed my chance to share my storm story.<BR/><BR/>(sniff)katiebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262129879015590898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-43389673212901559012007-12-11T20:53:00.000-06:002007-12-11T20:53:00.000-06:00Beth, have fun! We'll miss you!Beth, have fun! We'll miss you!Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-5630115333669860802007-12-11T20:52:00.000-06:002007-12-11T20:52:00.000-06:00Jen and Hank--so I told that method to somebody an...Jen and Hank--so I told that method to somebody and she sent me this:<BR/><BR/><I>the nines were the only times table I adored. I don't even use my fingers--it's so lovely that the first number keeps going up from one, and the second one keeps coming down. And they always add up to 9, and so...<BR/>9<BR/>18<BR/>27<BR/>36<BR/>45<BR/>54<BR/>63<BR/>72<BR/>81</I><BR/><BR/>To which I say (to you, not to her)Okay, so maybe it's a thing of beauty, but. . .Noooooo! Way, way, way too complex for me. If I could manage to remember that, I could manage to memorize the damned table! <BR/><BR/>Fingers. Gonna siick with fingers, and stay away from buzz saws. Thanks again, Jen.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-21788336267869325962007-12-11T20:46:00.000-06:002007-12-11T20:46:00.000-06:00I have to delay my tag-ment (tag-ation?) for a cou...I have to delay my tag-ment (tag-ation?) for a couple of days. Heading out early in the am to visit my adopted parents, and they live in a wireless-free neighborhood. Back Friday, and I promise to participate fully. Right now I'm stumbling to bed, still haven't packed, or wrapped their presents. Up early tomorrow, I guess! <BR/><BR/>I'll pick up where I left off this weekend, promise!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-50339265744754057632007-12-11T20:32:00.000-06:002007-12-11T20:32:00.000-06:00Jen--that is the greatest thing. The greatest. I a...Jen--that is the greatest thing. The greatest. I am forever indebted. (And now I can count how much.) Love it.<BR/><BR/>GF, I remember clearly the first time I heard 96 Tears. I was on my junior year abroad, in Germany, and the song stopped me in my tracks. I had never heard anything like that. And even now, that iconic and unique keyboard part kills me. Fantastic. Thanks for some good memories. Although now I can't get the song out of my head.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-11700880069907660052007-12-11T20:01:00.000-06:002007-12-11T20:01:00.000-06:00b2, call me Schnoz. ;)b2, call me Schnoz. ;)Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-21476088233101211012007-12-11T19:53:00.000-06:002007-12-11T19:53:00.000-06:00Question Mark and the Mysterians! Jen,that's so co...Question Mark and the Mysterians! <BR/><BR/>Jen,that's so cool. 9x3 is 27!<BR/><BR/>Who knew?Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-74659429247310645912007-12-11T19:35:00.000-06:002007-12-11T19:35:00.000-06:00Nancy, do you know the cheat for the nine times ta...Nancy, do you know the cheat for the nine times tables?<BR/><BR/>In case you don't (or someone else doesn't), you can take any of the nine times tables and use your fingers extended in front of you, palms out, to find the answer (this cheat does assume one has all of one's fingers). For example, for 9x4, you'd start at the left pinky and count four fingers over, which is your left index finger. Tuck it down. Look at your fingers. What's showing is 3 on the left and 6 on the right, which means that 9x4=36.<BR/><BR/>It only works for the nines, but it got me through grade school, and I still use it today. ;)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793793027935224823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-12539644711120212822007-12-11T19:16:00.001-06:002007-12-11T19:16:00.001-06:00Oh, Man E: Just checking your list of 7, wondered ...Oh, <B>Man E: </B>Just checking your list of 7, wondered <B>if you are familiar with Joe King Carrasco? </B> I used to follow him around as a kid whenever he left Texas and watched him repeatedly walk tabletops in the bars he played in while blowing his sax. Incredible sense of balance. :-) <BR/><BR/>Ever get a chance to listen to <I>? & The Mysterians,</I> check out the original 96 tears. Guy was the devil, for sure, and about the first TexMex to hit big, although anonymously. <BR/><BR/>I'm off to Youtube to see if I can find it. <BR/><BR/><I> Buena, Buena, Buena all the time.... </I>GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-64808881380945758102007-12-11T19:16:00.000-06:002007-12-11T19:16:00.000-06:00Nancy, Cussing will make your nose grow. Or somet...Nancy, Cussing will make your nose grow. Or something like that.boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-3498004305320699802007-12-11T18:09:00.000-06:002007-12-11T18:09:00.000-06:00Ghost, Turkey Butt Champagne! God, that's funny. O...Ghost, Turkey Butt Champagne! God, that's funny. Or Turkey Plonk, take your pick.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-7029483374647243462007-12-11T18:01:00.000-06:002007-12-11T18:01:00.000-06:00Paul and Ghost, both of you--lol! I'm so glad you ...Paul and Ghost, both of you--lol! I'm so glad you mentioned she-eet far, because I had totally forgotten that delightful and useful phrase. <BR/><BR/>Paul, I take it you got your son home A-ok. <BR/><BR/>Manny, seriously, I love your list. As I said in the comments on my previous post, you are one interesting fellow.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-91566882751298661042007-12-11T17:54:00.000-06:002007-12-11T17:54:00.000-06:00lol, hank! Uh uh, 54, 56, 57?If the other Reds wan...lol, hank! Uh uh, 54, 56, 57?<BR/><BR/>If the other Reds want to kill me, tell them they'll have to get to me first and there's miles of ice between them and me, hahahah. Oh, wait. Ice melts.Nancy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429062957063032872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-1056918305159151452007-12-11T17:34:00.000-06:002007-12-11T17:34:00.000-06:00From my Ozarkian grandma, Paul, the phrase was " s...From my Ozarkian grandma, Paul, the phrase was "<I> shit far.. and save matches.</I>" <BR/><BR/>I wasn't around folks from those parts who said "shee-it", though. They were always pretty quick to get that word out.GhostFolk.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942600698461250382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9004909290975090333.post-56609083121056893972007-12-11T17:25:00.000-06:002007-12-11T17:25:00.000-06:00In A Country Year Sue Hubbell devotes a section to...In <I>A Country Year</I> Sue Hubbell devotes a section to the very satisfying use of the word "shee-it-far" in certain situations.<BR/><BR/>Paul Lamb<BR/>http://www.paullamb.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com