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"WhizzrDay"
07/30/2002
I spent this past weekend with The Marcy and Todd. Celly came up from North Carolina. Lisa and John (aka MrWhizzr) also joined us from the wilds of New Jersey.
We all met up at Todd and Marcy's place on Saturday afternoon. We all sat around chatting and watching 80's music videos on VH1 until it was decided that we were all getting pretty hungry. Since as a group we have all of the deciding powers of a damp washcloth, the best idea seemed to hit the Food Court at the local mall.
After everyone consumed their epicurean delights, we wandered about the mall en masse. We played in the Disney store, giggled in Spencer's Gifts and laughed in Chesapeake Knife and Tool. I think I was actually the only one laughing in the knife store and even then it was internalized. As soon as we started wandering through there, browsing the cases, the two guys behind the counters started playing with their knives. They both had four inch thumb opening lock-blades and kept flicking them open and closed. FLICK-click. FLICK-click. It was like "Dueling Banjos" only with more teeth and less talent.
Later that night we all went to Outback Steakhouse. On the surface we were just three couples out for a meal. In fact, Lisa (of JohnandLisa) specifically told us all not to mention to the our waitress Babs that it was John's birthday. Of course the fact that she mentioned this right in front of our waitress Babs led to speculation that she may not have been entirely sincere. I believed in her though. *blink*
That's right, children, our boy whizzed into his fifth decade this past Saturday with the help of a few rounds of Wallaby Darneds and a cup of Blue Bell ice cream (the preferred ice cream of Fyne Texas Wenches (tm) everywhere). The plan was to have brownies and ice cream back at Casa de Snarky but everyone was so stuffed that we just presented Old Man River with his cards and gifts. Todd and Marcy gave John a dancing hamster that sang "Bad Boys", the theme from "Cops". The card from Celly and me also played music. Our gift was a brand new pair of training wheels for his motorcycle. (They say your balance starts to go as you age. I haven't noticed myself but then I haven't even reached the tender young age of 35 yet. *ahem*) I only saw Lisa give her husband a card so he probably didn't get her present until they got back to their hotel room.
*blink-blink*
Before everyone went their seperate ways on Sunday, Lisa treated us all to eggs, bacon, biscuits and sausage gravy. Oh yes, the weekend could not be complete unless we partook in the Snipe Memorial Breakfast of biscuits and sausage gravy. Mmmmm. She also brought out a musical candle placed in a pastry. Now that I think about it, it was a very musical weekend. It was also a very nice, relaxing weekend. I got spend time with some important people in my life and they got to know each other better. Although I'm still not totally convinced that is such a good idea.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
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(dies)
- Lisafer
~ Lisa  @ 5:00 p.m. EST on 07/30/2002
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Ha!! Don Ho wishes he had shirts as cool as that one (and I've got three other equally cool ones at home)! Good thing Lisa keeps her sense of humor when I get loose in the fabric store.
Btw, I noticed the yahoos at CK&T too; I was surprised no one else said anything at the time. Must be their idea of salesmanship. "Gee, y'all sure look cool flicking your knives like that. Could I see one?" Right. Looks cooler with a Glock, IMHO. ;-)
P.S. - I *never* claimed to be balanced, and the day that you do is the day they take away the keys to the Castle and confiscate your "Gareth Brooks' Greatest Hits" CD.
~ Ol' Man Whizzr @ 5:18 p.m. EST on 07/30/2002
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I seriously thought about either A) looking over at you and doing the banjo part or B) telling the one closest to me "You got a real purdy mouth, boy."
But that "must behave in public" gene reared it's head so I didn't. *sigh* I long for the day I can freely release my "inner Crickett".
~ Gareth @ 5:30 p.m. EST on 07/30/2002
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I was thinking something more along the lines of, "When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way..."
~ Whizzblade @ 5:41 p.m. EST on 07/30/2002
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*G* I admit I've been guilty of being facinated by the ability of some "thumb open " blades to "gravity open" with the properly executed flick of the wrist. *snap* heh heh
And i dont even like Banjo music.. (unless its my dad playing it) :P
~ Keltik @ 11:20 a.m. EST on 08/02/2002
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