tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post7015354763543597333..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: Oh Yes, They Called Him the StreakAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-37566774093735880062009-01-06T15:49:00.000-05:002009-01-06T15:49:00.000-05:00Thanks so much, TimeThief! It was certainly a memo...Thanks so much, TimeThief! It was certainly a memorably day for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-42427101738616322922009-01-06T15:43:00.000-05:002009-01-06T15:43:00.000-05:00What a brilliant piece of writing this is. I'm in ...What a brilliant piece of writing this is. I'm in awe of your storytelling talents and your writing skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-47117640418427053702008-12-29T14:38:00.000-05:002008-12-29T14:38:00.000-05:00Chyna- Look out, neighbors, Chyna is doing the Nak...Chyna- Look out, neighbors, Chyna is doing the Naked Mile!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-19104757100749774902008-12-29T14:24:00.000-05:002008-12-29T14:24:00.000-05:00Hmm, chasing the dog naked eh? Will have to consi...Hmm, chasing the dog naked eh? Will have to consider that. My husband thinks it is funny to befriend them and then never answer the door again. Instead I get the speeches, good thing I learned how to go to my happy place in high school. I visit quite often now. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-34962494858757619692008-12-28T08:03:00.000-05:002008-12-28T08:03:00.000-05:00Jay- Heh, yes-- but Queenie had more patience than...Jay- Heh, yes-- but Queenie had more patience than any animal I've known!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-89237123252995237592008-12-27T05:54:00.000-05:002008-12-27T05:54:00.000-05:00I hate being rude to people - even very, very anno...I hate being rude to people - even very, very annoying people - but I think this would be an example of a time when it would be the right thing to do. <BR/><BR/>It's not the naked child I'd be worried about - kids love being naked - but the poor boneless dog! <BR/><BR/>Although, actually, that kid was lucky not to get bitten, and certain parts of his anatomy would be kinda vulnerable! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-9844468712708106962008-12-26T08:29:00.000-05:002008-12-26T08:29:00.000-05:00Unfinished- I doubt the sainthood, but I'm pretty ...Unfinished- I doubt the sainthood, but I'm pretty sure this babysitting experience was not the average, for sure. :)<BR/><BR/>Chat Blanc- Maybe so-- and I would have accepted any sort of help I could have gotten, at that point. :) Supernatural or otherwise!<BR/><BR/>JD- If only I'd thought of that!<BR/><BR/>Melanie- THREE at one time? Oh good grief. And you lived to tell about it!<BR/><BR/>Paul- Merry Christmas to you, as well.<BR/><BR/>Dead Rooster- Ah, but I was just a naive 16 year old. Maybe NOW I might have come up with something like that, but I was too sincere at the time to try anything along those lines.<BR/><BR/>LunaticG- Thanks for the well-wishes, and happy holidays to you.<BR/><BR/>Ken- Let me know how this ends up working out for you, too. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-24133772368025620152008-12-26T06:33:00.000-05:002008-12-26T06:33:00.000-05:00Funny stuff. :)So, next time the 'Good News Peopl...Funny stuff. :)<BR/><BR/>So, next time the 'Good News People' call, I shall chase the dog naked through the hall.<BR/><BR/>'Sounds like a plan...Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-82123692204074810332008-12-24T23:20:00.000-05:002008-12-24T23:20:00.000-05:00Hi!just want to send a merry x-mas and a happy new...Hi!<BR/>just want to send a merry x-mas and a happy new year wish to you and your family. See you around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-77624923504361444862008-12-24T16:48:00.000-05:002008-12-24T16:48:00.000-05:00I think you missed a golden opportunity when she s...I think you missed a golden opportunity when she saw the stark naked Scotty running by in his football helmet: You should have said, "This is OUR religion, now..." Then slowly shut the door.<BR/><BR/>The look on her face would've been pure gold! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-72761844866333842462008-12-24T14:32:00.000-05:002008-12-24T14:32:00.000-05:00Merry Christmas to you and yours.Merry Christmas to you and yours.Paul Eilershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443012393151401891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-41659701887184730652008-12-24T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-24T14:18:00.000-05:00Scotty sounds a lot like a few kids I used to baby...Scotty sounds a lot like a few kids I used to babysit. There were three of them. <BR/><BR/>JW's usually leave fairly quickly if you anwswer the door bearing arms, swords, knives, gun, paint brush full of white paint!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424489590437278846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-57328210429255375432008-12-24T13:27:00.000-05:002008-12-24T13:27:00.000-05:00when i answer the JW doorbell i start chanting har...when i answer the JW doorbell i start chanting hari hari<BR/><BR/>hari krishna<BR/><BR/>and they leave me to my delusionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-78739412463340461942008-12-24T12:41:00.000-05:002008-12-24T12:41:00.000-05:00Maybe the Jehovah's Witnesses held a prayer vigil ...Maybe the Jehovah's Witnesses held a prayer vigil for ya! ;)<BR/><BR/>Sending you wishes for a very Merry Christmas! Cheers!Chat Blanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049275050536199230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-90008089559571795172008-12-24T12:10:00.000-05:002008-12-24T12:10:00.000-05:00Jenn: I second Meg's thought, that you are a saint...Jenn: I second Meg's thought, that you are a saint. Luckily, I never had to do much babysitting (my kid sister excluded), so thankfully, I can't relate at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-24642093248630352762008-12-24T10:35:00.000-05:002008-12-24T10:35:00.000-05:00Meg- That certainly would have been tempting! I wo...Meg- That certainly would have been tempting! I would have settled for just getting enough quiet to get my homework done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-73692217555901854522008-12-24T10:30:00.000-05:002008-12-24T10:30:00.000-05:00Jenn, you are a saint. At that age, I would tied ...Jenn, you are a saint. At that age, I would tied him in a chair and made him watch TV so I could talk to my boyfriend on the phone.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-85829003791671615782008-12-24T10:07:00.000-05:002008-12-24T10:07:00.000-05:00Reforming Geek- I ended up babysitting for him for...Reforming Geek- I ended up babysitting for him for about two years. It certainly had its challenges!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-80710065068525960522008-12-24T10:02:00.000-05:002008-12-24T10:02:00.000-05:00I think my baby-sitting career lasted about 5 minu...I think my baby-sitting career lasted about 5 minutes. I'm not sure what I would have done with that child.<BR/><BR/>We get some off-shoot of JW or something out here about once a year. Whatever.ReformingGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990465686765948682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-59799136705790880852008-12-24T09:06:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:06:00.000-05:00Adullamite- Oh, I usually tell them that I already...Adullamite- Oh, I usually tell them that I already know about the Watchtower, etc., as I had a good friend who was a Jehovah's Witness. (Which is the truth.) As for the hyperactivity, it was a bit more than I'd bargained for, that's for certain!<BR/><BR/>Da Old Man- I now have images of these people on bicycles chasing after you. "Wait, wait! Here's a pamphlet!!"<BR/><BR/>I don't know what happened to Scotty. They eventually moved. Hopefully he's got his ADHD sorted out now and he's not fidgeting his way through business meetings somewhere.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-18608329213714779162008-12-24T08:55:00.000-05:002008-12-24T08:55:00.000-05:00You had the walkers (JW.) One summer, my friend wa...You had the walkers (JW.) One summer, my friend was stalked by the bicycling ones (the Osmonds.)<BR/><BR/>Great story. Whatever happened to Scotty? Did he become a Senator, or just a Congressman?Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-80111565965864900402008-12-24T08:23:00.000-05:002008-12-24T08:23:00.000-05:00Three ways to lose JWs from the door.1, Keep sayin...Three ways to lose JWs from the door.<BR/>1, Keep saying 'The bible says you MUST be 'born - again.?' They don't like that.<BR/>2, Say 'Clear off!.'<BR/>3, Start undressing.<BR/><BR/>They all work for me!<BR/><BR/>p.s. the best cure for kids with hyper activity syndrome? A hyperactive slap! <BR/>Enjoy Christmas, JWs don't!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.com