The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

I'm recording it, I have never actually watched the full movie. I do remember the attraction from the magic kingdom.

Cool!
I've seen the movie several times, and love it, but, rode the attraction only once during our honeymoon, back in '88...!

 

[Gabe1]

Well they can't get my Dad's heart rate stable.

Tomorrow they will electric shock paddle him. Joy Joy

 

[donaldtoo]

Yep, love that old flick...!
Up next, Disneyland: Operation Undersea, a documentary about the making of the 20K movie that originally aired in Dec. 8th 1954...!!!!!

 

[Gabe1]

As a deaf man, I'm all ok with that!

I drive my family kinda nutty. I generally always have the closed captioned up on the TV screen or I miss too much especially when they have mood setting suspense music overshadowing the actors lines. It is either that or I am constantly rewinding.

 

[donaldtoo]

Well they can't get my Dad's heart rate stable.

Tomorrow they will electric shock paddle him. Joy Joy

Dear lord.
Sincerely, all the prayers and good karma the world can spare to him and all of y'all.
So very, very much hope you can give us good news tomorrow.

 

[BuddyThomas]

Here on Throwback Thursday, I feel compelled to send a message to my younger self -

Dear 20-something year old Buddy Thomas -

That's a nice flock of seagulls haircut you were sporting. How did you pull that off with a straight face?

But on a more serious note, thanks a lot for taking out about $60,000 in student loans, and thanks also for applying for 16 thousand credit cards and getting approved for all of them, and thanks for maxing them out as soon as possible on all sorts of extravagant Disney and other vacations and stuff you couldn't afford. I get it. You grew up totally poor with no resources whatsoever, and for Christmas, all you got was a rock, so as soon as credit card companies started approving you for $10,000 credit limits, even though you were just a college student, majoring in theater of all things (!!!!!!), you bit. And you bit many, many times.

You had a great time! Many, many great times. Like this great time, when you were bartending in Florida, and at the end of the night, you and your fellow bartenders decided to go to Disney World on the spur of the moment. And when you went home to get ready, you threw all your tips on the floor and rolled in them with a credit card you couldn't afford in your mouth.



Yes, Young Buddy, you were a total tool. But at least you had a good time.

Well now I would like you to know that because of you, I now live in my forties paycheck to paycheck and if I want to go on a vacation anywhere, it takes two years to plan it and save for it.

See, you're rolling in money - you are literally rolling in money - which I think was the point of that photo - all the bartenders thought it was funny to be "rolling in money" - but you did not have any responsibilities except to pour drinks for 10 hour shifts, and not a clue about the world. Except maybe Disney World. You had a clue about that world. And apparently, that was not enough.

 

[BuddyThomas]

I drive my family kinda nutty. I generally always have the closed captioned up on the TV screen or I miss too much especially when they have mood setting suspense music overshadowing the actors lines. It is either that or I am constantly rewinding.

Gabe, I am sorry to hear about your dad and I hope everything turns out okay.

 

[BuddyThomas]

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Beautiful!

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Oh my, your son is in trouble!

I would say he is getting it just right

 

[Figgy1]

@donaldtoo , when I read what you write, I agree with you. But when I read past comments from @Gabe1 , I agree with her. I think this must mean I'm bi-polar?

I thought you wanted to live in a polar region

 

[Figgy1]

Well they can't get my Dad's heart rate stable.

Tomorrow they will electric shock paddle him. Joy Joy

Sending prayers and pixie dust xoxo

 

[Figgy1]

I would say he is getting it just right

You would

 

[Figgy1]

Good morning, it's beautiful almost 60 degrees and another day outside for me BTW my neighbor did see a bear on his way to work yesterday.

 

[Songbird76]

Suppose to be a high of 7 degrees celsius today which is 44 degrees F. I could use a nice 70 plus weather.

That's what we got yesterday....7 celsius. Today it's supposed to get up to 11 though! (51F) That's the nicest so far this year...I might get by with just my sweatshirt over my long sleeved shirt.

 

[FutureCEO]

Well, in a way, she has. Pottermore is HER site that she runs and writes the content for, and the trailer for the story is like a book...I could post a link for you if you'd like. The nice thing about this is it's a free website....if she published a paper book, we'd have to pay for it.

Honestly I love the Harry Potter books but the whole thing Rowling is doing is just dumb. As almost as she is trying to stay in the news until she comes up with another book.

Oh wait. I just described the Kardashians except they don't do anything.

 

[Songbird76]

Have you looked into renting a wheel chair or scooter? With your hip being the way it is it may be a good idea to at least look into it. Good luck

There was a section in the unofficial guide, but I didn't pay close attention because I didn't figure I'd need it. I might have to take a 2nd look.

 

[FutureCEO]

Absolutely agree with this, it would be nice to clean up the air. But then you would have to get rid of volcano's, and our modern way of life. Can we do things better, yes. But I don't think that will amount to much, like you said, these cycles have happened since the dawn of time.

I read the last sentence as a announcer with an echo

 

[MinnieM123]

Well they can't get my Dad's heart rate stable.

Tomorrow they will electric shock paddle him. Joy Joy

Sorry to hear this. I hope his health improves for himself (and your family).

 

[Songbird76]

Different customs. We had a foreign exchange student, living next door. She spent more time at our house, since we had a pool table in the living room. Any way she said all American's are spoiled with the large houses, all the appliances and fancy items in the kitchen. It must have been an adjustment coming from the states. Of all the things, I wouldn't give up, besides the washer and dryer, is the dishwasher. I hate washing dishes, it's so boring.

Yep...that's pretty much it. People think we're all spoiled, and I guess when I compare what I was used to to what I have now, I would have considered myself a bit spoiled, though not as much as most Americans. We were pretty poor and we lived in a trailer house and didn't have a bunch of kitchen gadgets or game consoles like nintendo, etc. But we DID have a bathtub and a washer and dryer. I HATE dishes...for one, the stuff that's stuck on the plate. It wouldn't be bad if it was just my own dishes, but because I'm pretty picky and don't like condiments...the smell of ketchup, mustard, mayo will make me gag. I don't want to stick my thumb in that when I pick up a plate. It really grosses me out. And then I have really sensitive skin...I burn easily, so getting the water hot enough to actually kill germs means I can't stick my hands in it...and having my hands in the water for a while will dry out my skin something terrible. This is why the dishes are hubby's job. It's the one chore I just can not stand.

 

[MinnieM123]

Here on Throwback Thursday, I feel compelled to send a message to my younger self -

Dear 20-something year old Buddy Thomas -

That's a nice flock of seagulls haircut you were sporting. How did you pull that off with a straight face?

But on a more serious note, thanks a lot for taking out about $60,000 in student loans, and thanks also for applying for 16 thousand credit cards and getting approved for all of them, and thanks for maxing them out as soon as possible on all sorts of extravagant Disney and other vacations and stuff you couldn't afford. I get it. You grew up totally poor with no resources whatsoever, and for Christmas, all you got was a rock, so as soon as credit card companies started approving you for $10,000 credit limits, even though you were just a college student, majoring in theater of all things (!!!!!!), you bit. And you bit many, many times.

You had a great time! Many, many great times. Like this great time, when you were bartending in Florida, and at the end of the night, you and your fellow bartenders decided to go to Disney World on the spur of the moment. And when you went home to get ready, you threw all your tips on the floor and rolled in them with a credit card you couldn't afford in your mouth.

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Yes, Young Buddy, you were a total tool. But at least you had a good time.

Well now I would like you to know that because of you, I now live in my forties paycheck to paycheck and if I want to go on a vacation anywhere, it takes two years to plan it and save for it.

See, you're rolling in money - you are literally rolling in money - which I think was the point of that photo - all the bartenders thought it was funny to be "rolling in money" - but you did not have any responsibilities except to pour drinks for 10 hour shifts, and not a clue about the world. Except maybe Disney World. You had a clue about that world. And apparently, that was not enough.

Sounds like you had your wild years. Now, you're still fun-loving and animated, but more responsible, compassionate, and worldly in your outlook. Happy to have you around here!!