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Belated Naughty Friday funny - Parrot training

nobody@vox.com(petermcc) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:16:26 -0800

I got caught up with my first full day at work yesterday so like the butcher who sat on the mincer I'm all behind in my work.

Enjoy.

Terrified Cartoon Parrot

A young man named John received a parrot named 'Chief' as a gift.

The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary.

Every word out of the bird’s mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity.

John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary.

Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot.

The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder.

John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.

For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed.

Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.

Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer.

The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions.

I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, 'May I ask what the turkey did?'

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SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!

nobody@vox.com(CubistLiterature) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:45 -0800

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY!
11.12.09

Yes, finally back.
But all I do is work now, so I don't really have time to make myself look presentable.

This explains why I look so furry and frumpy. I probably haven't shaved in a month.
(My facial hair grows slowly.)

SELF PORTRAIT THURSDAY! 11.12.09

That's my new knitting machine, my new source of inspiration and frustration.

I don't mean to be a hater, but hand knitting is for schmucks.
No, that's not true. I was just hand knitting last night. And I often hand knit.
(But when I'm away from my machine, I long for it.)

Seriously, though...
The satisfaction and ideas come pouring out on a machine.

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You’re Invited!

nobody@vox.com(Fhung) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:02:17 -0800

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You can RSVP here.

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Nightfall in Sorrento

nobody@vox.com(Trev Teasdel - Songwriter) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:28:59 -0700

Trance music to this by Coventry drummer and producer Jim Pryal - on his Culture Fuzion My Space

Nighfall in Sorrento book

http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecom424427988

Also the title of my book

Nightfall in Sorrento

Performance poem by Trev Teasdel July 2007

ShopSorrentosPizza

Sorrento -

The Communion of the urban puzzle

Where elegance is attitude

The fashion club of the urban groove

eco-driven

citizens.

In slender tones

of mobile silence

Nocturnal spiders

In basement bars

Live the lust

Of the selfish-gene

In Sorrento

Spin-doctored money blenders

Nightfall Sorrento- with guitar by Trev

Unknown

With hidden agendas

Crammed with fruit

In the cave of clones

Lie low in Sorrento

In the wah wah cadence

Of Sorrento radiance,

re-mortgaged estate Agents

with Vintage Bentleys

sway in the breeze

to nightfall’s synthful,

sassy jazz

Glow-worm leprechauns

In dust-down

Denim delights

Ageless

And jazz-hot.

Hide behind enemy-lines

In Sorrento.

Nightfall in sorrento

The civil disobedience

Of a New Era

The world in one city

Refuelled and

air-cooled -

Adidas pre-Raphaelites

On a full-english

cutting edge

Predicting a riot in

The chic -chill-out

Of a power-pop city.

The Revlon Accurist

With pipe smoking planes

In his own back yard

Sails his Skintight riverboat

In the shimmering waters of Sorrento

Escaping

The chaos of

A goose-pimpled

Colditz

With his third wife

escape plan

from the regional assembly

Of the Cantebury tales

Lost in Sorrento .

Midsummer night Dream-time

Astro-bars in Sorrento

Robert Frost fashion-brands

Follow the universe less travelled by

She was a trainee with a code name

Sleeping with the saints in Sorrento

Dark textured

With age defining make-up

The full

Glamour and scandal

On DVD

Eagerly awaited

The king of contenders

Hot toasted and out to sea

On another public art project.

Dizzy in the city with

Calvin Klein moth-repellent

Paying lip-service to high drama

In the urban puzzle

She’s like art in unexpected places

Soft-spoken

Sky diving

Sun-fresh

Sensitive

Sexy, suave

Stealing the show

On the soft silken routes of Sorrento

On the soft silken routes of Sorrento.

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shop updated!

nobody@vox.com(Kiwi) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800

i didnt post last friday, and the weekend went away in a wink! sat. i went shopping and found boots that i like, but no, unless i started making money, i'm not going to buy it. plus, it's white. who wear white boots in rainy seattle/ snowy chicago?

anyway, ytd, i finally forced myself to sit down and work on my shop, and i finally upgraded some of the photos! there's still a few that i didnt repost, cos.. well.. shh.. but i couldnt find the prototype yet.

081120095067

081120095053_c

081120095039

i now have my desk set up! so i should start working on them again! if i'm not too caught up with my other job :(

o right! i also worked on some other design stuffs... i'm going to post that in a few weeks.. can't wait for that! wanna see my sketch as a preview?

heart pendant has to wait.... cos i was so happily (or angrily) working on my other stuffs i totally forgot about it. but i love it sooooo much (and thx guys for your love on it) i really will want to work on it next!

ah, and i have a very interesting dream. my aunt was giving me riddles to solve. one of them was "solomon + men". answer?

...

kingdom.

i never ever heard of this riddle before, but it's really funny that it actually make sense.

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black + white fever.

nobody@vox.com(susan elsagir) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:20:02 -0800

photos taken from susan elsagir.

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the submissions, your perspective & a prize

nobody@vox.com(kris) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:34:42 -0800

Just realized that I have never sent a post to my neighbors prior to this.I did today in hope for your feedback, thoughts, critiques, ideas, etc.

Today is the submission for the Winter Juried Art Exhibition. Each artist can submit up to three works in any medium. I selected and submitted these three photos (8X10 matted & framed) - with the advice/counsel/assistance of a couple of important people.

Delicate Balance:

Sunflower_rearview

Part-Time:

Part time

Broken Home:

Pigeonwindows

Although they are now in the hands of the juror..I want to know what you all think. I'm not fishing for compliments here...that's not what it's about. I am intrigued by people's perceptions. This came up in conversation last night while trying to choose which ones to enter...

So...if you'd be so inclined tell me your thoughts. They by no means have to be 'good' and no I won't hold it against you or stop reading your posts. :) Everyone interprets art differently and I understand and respect that. In order to improve my work, I want to know what other's see when they look at it.

some questions to think about...

which one do you favor, if any? why?

what do these images evoke?

is there one or more that you wouldn't have submitted? which and why?

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? A prize of course. All you awesome neighbors who leave feedback will be entered into a little drawing to win an 8x10 copy of one of the above photos (the winner chooses the photo they want). Drawing will take place on Tuesday.

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Show Me Some Leg !!!

nobody@vox.com(LBeeeze) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:46 -0800

Last weekend I went to the Butterfly House at Faust Park in Chesterfield, Missouri. I'd never been before and didn't know what to expect. Some guy suddenly yelled "show me some leg!!!" You do know Missouri is known as "the show me state," but even I couldn't believe what happened next....

The little hussy obliged as she dangled her leg off the leaf.

Show Me !!!

Yesterday was just glorious in St. Louis...

Best Buds

All sorts of best buds were at the park.

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