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"The Happening''

or, "How to Break an AP Page"    

 

right-click for theme music...

 

 

 

 

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notice- this is a test, and will be deleted...
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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white stone

I am in your test.
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA.....
(maniacal laughter) 

 
Well, how can I delete it now, with your comment here? Let me change the x to something more festive...
 
 
 
            Sealed
 
 

still.she.waits 
I can't tell if the face is smiling, or if it has a plate over the mouth.

Sealed

It is a plate, unfortunately...

 

 


still.she.waits 
...a red background means blood and guts, and kinda matches your dino picture...


 
 
dino? harumph! Barney is a 'dino'! My T-Rex reads the newspaper, catches up on current events, and readily voices his opinions on the radio!
(all while exuding macho male horomones, of course)...


  • white stone
    Isn't this a nice testing facility wbiro has here?
    but I think he needs to add some decorations....


DinkyDiver 
There is no poem here but the background is very dark & solemn,
and it's as tho you want to write, or talk, but you can't...
 
 
 
 
 
 

    • Daizee  It's a bit stark... I agree. Can we call in the decorators please?



      • DeJaBlue Well, let's see...hmmm...a fern there...some chairs here...FABULOUS!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Daizee 
Candles... no room is complete without candles....
so for that added romantic ambiance...














 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Yemassee 

This thing is just screaming out for a Moxie graphic! Especially in this era of ad placement,

I think the Moxie logo discretely placed behind the fern would work nicely...


I'm a big fan of Abe Vigoda. Maybe a shrine to Abe would be nice here.

Why would you delete something with Abe in it?

Oh, how about a reference to Picasso? That would be nice...

 

Yemessee's Corner

 

the Abe Vigoda Pagoda Shrine


and something from Picasso's blue period...


fingernails, from which all thoughts emanate...

(as deduced in the comments section below...)

 

 



Sir Ima Cucumber I was thinking a turtle is always a nice addition to any page.

 

 

 

well, I like cars, so we'll make a

 "turtle compromise"...

 

 


nom de guerre 
Classy turtlemobile. Sir Ima Q will be impressed!
Since I was raised by television, I'd like to see a tv...Or just a nice original poem by white stone. "Ode to Chaos."

late-night TV, circa the 1950's

 

an ode to chaos
a mass of dental floss
sawing in the mouth of
digital love

stellar star static

faces in the attic
swirlin' up a time tick
slippin' on a quantum slick

hearts in the afterglow
timeless nova movie show
clippin' on the cosmic toe

motion super slow 

 

"ode to chaos"
-by white stone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Keystone Theater
...what else could anyone wish for... a bar of course.

 

refreshments are courtesy of the Voodoo Bar...

 

 

 

or, as some would have it,

 

  
DeJaBlue: 

Wbiro's Lounge 






DeJaBlue    and a sexy bartender

 


Daizee shirtless...


DeJaBlue oooolala

 

 

 

 

 

 

    and something for the guys to goggle over...

our very own Dalaney Duke, fresh from Hazzardville...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigel  Maybe a toilet. Every home needs a toilet.
 
ok, here you go, our fine services are peerless, and handicap accessible
(with a little effort on the part of the handicapped...)

 
 














littlexalice I think we ladies could do with better facilities? or at least some lights...


























       Keystone Theatre I would like to see groundskeeper Willie of the Simpsons somewhere here.
















ack, that Willie is so   l-a-m-e   !   See the REAL WILLIE below... somewhere...














BeanRows A wine cellar of course...or any cellar actually. A Moxie cellar would be too much to ask for... 
 
 
and for those of use who have never been down in a Moxie wine cellar...
   
    sweet arrival maybe a few flowers would add a feminine touch to the place? daisies, tulips... 
well, those are just 2 of my favs. ummm.. i like it. 


















Crazychook 



Where's the room filled with jelly beans and crayons? XD









   


















well, this happening would have happily gone on and on,










  
but the page is breaking apart under the weight of its own reckless abandon,








  
and will not cooperate much further without breaking again,








  
so...
glad you dropped in! There hasn't been a Happening since 1967...

























the REAL WILLIE... 

















 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 















 
 


































































     Daizee      
    
      	 	I'm considering asking for a tour. Things are changing so fast I'm bound to get lost.         
 







 
                                         











































































































                                                                        




















 




















 




















 
































 








 















  
(AP-enhanced tour bus courtesy of.............................drumroll.................... Silent Cougar 
(to be shouted with a megaphone...))






















 










 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




















 




















 
























romantic, whispering poetry this way ------------------------------------------------------------ --- -- -        -    -        -     into the distance...
 




















 

Author notes

how, what began as a simple background test, became a Happening...
and, as the theme music lyrics go, "It happened to me, and it can happen to you..."

yes, the page is broke again...

























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  • just mercedes gold member
    October 27
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    btw - I tried to applaud but the site tells me I already rated this.

    Reincarnation is tricky. It wasn't in this lifetime. Daddy.


  • just mercedes gold member
    October 27

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    I called in and now I can't find the mushroom - I need to bite the other side I think - I should have brought a packed lunch...my finger is sore from scrolling, my cheeks from laughing, and my eyes from too much information. When the Zen monks sent me to fetch plums 2,000 years ago, I think this is what they had in mind. If that's the case, and we're all existing within the mind of Master Rosho, please tell him I'm sorry about the tea ceremony and the detergent. I thought I could make him smile.

    Cold Mountain is nice this time of year. Before the Amazon Tractor festival.

    Improve? There's a question about improve at the bottom of the screen. teehee. He thinks of everything.


  • DeJaBlue
    May 29

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    I agree the pool table is awesome... I am up for a game...as soon as I can stop this hysterical laughing and catch my breath....oooowhooo...eeeeheeee....snort....


    • wbiro gold member
      June 4
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      oh yes, I meant to comment on getting a snort- a sign of a certain success here, I'm guessing...


      • DeJaBlue
        June 4
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        Oh, the snort is definitely a sign of certain success..and those who cannot find the depth and intelligence to appreciate such a wonderful 'happening' as what has been created here...well....there is just something wrong with that.


  • white stone
    May 28
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    Photobucket


    • wbiro gold member
      June 4
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      hey- you cut the boy-next-door out- that was supposed to return me to "normal" again...! Ahhhhhhh!


  • isaacokumu gold member
    June 2
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    greate, really artistic


  • PurpleSky
    June 2

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    I dont know what in the world to make of this im sorry but I actualy got lost in this maze you created lol. good luck
    Lena


  • Perfume or Poison
    June 1
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    oh I liked your ode- but until u pointed it out to me it became lost in the fray - so I came back to give you points for the ode- that part is good - so now everyone who reads this has to go back to find it- u know we all have short attention spans online LOL


  • Perfume or Poison
    June 1
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    point proven

    It never ceases to amaze me what gets top billing online – reviews and comments- I have been studying this for a long time. And while I find this wildly amusing and an interesting attention getter- I have to say is if all we have to do is nab off pictures throw out a few- words then ghee no wonder –the people who have something to say get left in the dirt. I can see this started out as a joke and experiment – I guess this proves with online writing it has nothing to do with whom can ……
    I THINK YOU PROVED YOUR POINT… bravo…


    • wbiro gold member
      June 3
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      "all we have to do is "just nab off pictures and throw out a few words to get top billing" ???!!! Shaaaaaaame! from someone lamenting the dearth of "deep" in the popularity list! (and imagine! duh!) Alright- I know- your exasperation is real about the popularity list- but if you were deep you'd have figured out why- so I'll just assume you're exhausted from being exasperated... and exhausted you must be- for you let this piece bounce right off your forehead!

      OK, I'll save you the deep thinking and spell it all out- first the popularity list, then the depth of this piece: the popularity list's audience, just like the pop culture audience, does not give two bananas for the artist's 'art', they are too busy looking at the artist's libido... why do you think pop artists get depressed when they begin to think their art has merit, when all their success is and ever was had to do with what they had in their pants? and so it goes with AP's popularity list- it is filled with people who either outright pander for applause's (as was our case, and white stone did a lot of hard-sell, which usually goes unappreciated!) or by people with oodles of libido, and many drooling, hopeful, fawning "friends"...

      Now for the depth of this piece that you missed: You would need more social and historical perspective to appreciate this piece without an explanation (and that may go for many works of serious art). In the 60's an aspect of the then-new-burgeoning youth culture (which is taken for granted today) was creativity, and "Happenings" were a part of that- spontaneous gatherings of like-minded (mostly young) people, and some happenings were considered works of art in themselves... well... this is what "happened" here- I was doing a technical test on AP's pages to test their limits and what-do-you-know, people dropped in, and it became a "Happening", so I gave everyone the historical backdrop and treated them to a 60's "Happening"... the merit there is that this is the first "Happening" on AP... (and many things I do are firsts, being a child of the 60's and having that philosophy)...

      As for "just nabbing pictures and throwing out a few words", I'll have you know the technical aspects of this page alone deserve recognition- for I broke the page by straining it to its limits with the things that I did! AP worked with me several times to 'fix' it... now isn't THAT fascinating?!!! As for my writing, I prefer exploring the deep through lightness, and it whizzes right by the true airheads every time. Since white stone probably recruited you to give an applause because you're pretty, you probably did not think there was anything of merit here, and I can understand that... or, worse, your perception of what "poetry" should be is a bit narrow, or that of a novice, which means you are not ready for the deep anyway (and especially if you have not figured out the nature of popularity on your own!)... but I'll let you off on that one, first, you are exasperated, and second, not many have studied it as deeply as I have for so long... glad you liked white stone's ode, as for the "fray", that was this piece bouncing off your forehead... (as it did many)...

      well, I hope I cleared a few things up... a final note- this WAS a collaboration- between two VERY different personalities... and I'm pretty certain that you did not catch that (and how rare that is in itself- another deep aspect of this piece, for anyone who cared to delve into it)...






      • Perfume or Poison
        June 8

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        ART 101

        Wow, this is a lengthy frustrated combative reply. First, I would like to say I am new here- however I am not new to writing- in fact-- I am a published writer and professional. I also am an accomplished artist with credits and real credentials (not from the land of pretend art.) and this is written to let you know never assume anything. I have zero exasperation from or with the site I have not been on here long enough to feel that way. I appreciated the photography and effort that went into the HAPPENING -- because I am also a photographer, writer. I feel this comment calling me an airhead and the-- insulting remarks regarding my intellect because you felt I did not get it when the writer did is – ill mannered. I am fully aware of how much effort it takes to get to the top of the heap because I have done so over the years with diligent effort on other sites and I realize what it takes. As far as the happening in the sixties, I lived it as a child- and there is no point in me reliving it with a “me” generation child with an attitude who has the audacity to explain to a professional artist what - art is. I realize I did not come out with my full identity here but I can assure you- it is not from the land of pretend. And--- while I do not pretend to always understand childish combative cyber competitions I do know ART. I liked the happening but not this kind of rude--happening.


        • wbiro gold member
          June 8
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          Five stars for making me think! and be assured I was gentle with you (for if you want to see my “harsh” side, see my two pieces against the current state of rap music, or my political debates, which can get quite heated and insult-filled!)…(and don't ask me why political debates bring that out in people!)

          so let’s see what your points are here… you do not come from “the land of pretend art”… may I ponder that for a moment… and what you might be referring to there… …hmmm… probably artists who are more concerned about “becoming artists” than they are about what they are creating… (and my first question is, which do you see in the Happening?) now, if you are referring to any art that has not been 'paid for' as 'pretend art', then that is your unfortunate shortcoming...

          “never assume anything”… yes, but that takes all the fun out of reaffirming how wrong our initial perceptions are! Here, I perceived you as a teen (and was prodding and reprimanding you as such), when it turns out you’ve lived through the 60’s, well, that just goes to show you… but you should be very concerned about what caused that mis-perception... (here it was your exasperated tone- the same one that is abused and overused by teens who wish to appear mature)…

          Now, to be fair, you entered the happening through white stone’s not-very-deep door (for he was just having light fun socializing, and fun with the popularity list)- and I’ll bet you yourself made assumptions to that end; but if you had entered through my door, your perception and responses would have been quite different…

          and I’ll readily congratulate you on all your accomplishments and successes, for what you have achieved is becoming a ‘professional’ artist (and in music that means becoming a formula composer- ech! it is absolutely dreadful, doing it as well as the results- you can ask such composers themselves, who ponder suicide all the way to the bank); but here’s a caution to you about “what art is”, and why you should tread very carefully there- I have prominently displayed, on my living room walls, a finely-framed set of works which I consider ‘art’, (and I quite enjoy them as such) and which a shallow, pompous (and especially pretentious) ass would not (having no foreseeable scheming use for them, unless I become famous)- and my second question is, do you want to know what the works are?



          • wbiro gold member
            November 3
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            Well, the professional artist ran away (or snubbed a nose up at us 'amateurs'), and did not want to know what kind of 'art' I had prominently displayed on my living room walls; so I will reveal it anyway- the set of framed pictures I have displayed as worthy art are collages and other media created by my children when they were in pre-school.

            Now what do you think a shallow, pompous, pretentious ass trying to brown-nose up the ladder of commercial success would think of that?

            You guessed it; and what do you think I think of such people? You guessed it!

            Conclusion- be an artist, but get a job.





    • white stone
      June 1
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      lol, it took a lot of promotion to get this to the top... I wanted people to scratch their heads when they saw this "happening", so I'm glad to know that it worked on at least one person.
      wbiro made all the graphics and almost all the words up there...
      Are you saying my poem within the poem "ode to chaos" isn't deep?
      Thanks for commenting.


  • ten thousand cicadas gold member
    May 31

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    So, I'm trying to figure out if I am better or worse off for having visited here.. Maybe both? LOL, Crazy stuff.


  • DinkyDiver gold member
    May 31

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    hehehe awesome GOSH THIS HAS really evolved!!



    XXXX


  • Jaded Lily gold member
    May 31

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    This is like the song that never ends, it just goes on and on my friend... LOL!!! I love it! Still waiting for my special tub with bubbles so i can soak my troubles away.


  • DeJaBlue
    May 31
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    I found myself here yet again, so I thought I'd leave a comment. and clappies


  • DramaQueen469 gold member
    May 31

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    Applauding again, just for the awesome

    Maria

  • Feathered Motion
    May 31
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    .


  • Wickedruby1 gold member
    May 31
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    Excellent

    suprise, suprise Goober has been here.

    • wbiro gold member
      May 31
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      now there's something that is a blast from the past...


  • Diminished Capacity gold member
    May 30
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    lol.this reminds me, i need a background for my page.


    • wbiro gold member
      May 30
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      background for your page... hmmm... well, I don't do requests (I only respond to subliminal suggestions), and we may not have the same tastes, but I might try to make one for you...


  • Draig aine gold member
    May 30
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    all I can say is

    if you remember Woodstock, you were not there

    Grin


    • wbiro gold member
      May 30
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      lol that is a great observation... and I remember Woodstock- from Life Magazine! (I was, after all, only 14 and lived 550 miles away, not exactly a weekend trip for a teeny-bopper... besides, I was more into sports- the hippie scene seemed to be all about fashion...)


  • adsaige
    May 30
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    I am very confused but it was entertaining


  • BluesMan gold member
    May 30
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    I never go up into my head unescorted. This page is like looking at a video tape of the trip.

    • wbiro gold member
      May 30
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      hey, maybe I'll use it as a Doctoral Thesis on that aspect of history...


  • Antebellum
    May 30
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    uhhh.. interesting?
    lol im confused


    • wbiro gold member
      May 30
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      lol wellllllllll... "Happenings" had their day back in the 1960's, they were unexpected, spontaneous gatherings of (newly-liberated and media-focused-upon) young people (which helped spur on "youth culture" and "pop culture" which has exploded into the multi-gajillion dollar business it is today lol) anyway... this page began as a boring, plain test, and wouldn't you know it- a Happening arrived (out of a space-time warp?) (basically they just wanted to spruce-up the place...!)


      • Daizee silver member
        June 1
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        And bravo at the job you men have done! For amature decorators, you've really outdone yourselves

  • Antebellum
    May 30
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    uhhh.. interesting?
    lol im confused


  • wbiro gold member
    May 30
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    ahh, it's not working, the pic will have none of it- I'll have to down-size it...


  • wbiro gold member
    May 30
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    here is a loooooooong comment to push my Beutha pic off the front page...





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  • awesomelily
    May 30
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    h

    • wbiro gold member
      May 30
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      hey, thanks for the "h"...! I'll take that as a "stunned" response... lol


  • livid-heart
    May 30
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    wow...what?


    • wbiro gold member
      May 30
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      a "Happening"- don't know if you can google it or if it's on Wikipedia... hmmm... I'll have to check... HEY, Wikipedia knows more than I do about them (imagine!)


  • Matt E. Smith gold member
    May 29
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    I feel like I have been missing out on something here haha what is going onnn in here.. too much for me to handle lol.

    I notice that this place has a bar with a half naked male bartender...that is not very inviting to me.. where are the sexy women bartenders...and the female strippers????


    • wbiro gold member
      May 29
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      OK, I take critiques very seriously, sooooo... I've added some eye candy for the guys (those who didn't bring any, that is...!)- and to add a little spice, it is one of our very own home-grown tomato's...


      • Matt E. Smith gold member
        May 29
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        i view lane like an older sister, come on.. let's get someone else lol
        i'm just kidding..you did good recruiting!


        • wbiro gold member
          May 29
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          older sister?!!! Ah, can't win! Well, the only other one available is Butha Buttattacky...

          • Daizee silver member
            May 29
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            Thats blinding


          • Matt E. Smith gold member
            May 29

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            lmao!!! that's the same picture i was trying to send whitestone when we had a conversation about cottage cheese
            i couldn't figure out how to send pictures through im's though.

            i like the big girls.. ohhh yeahh that is what i am talking about... let's get this party started

            • Daizee silver member
              May 29
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              I just... huh uh.. wrong... so wrong

              • Matt E. Smith gold member
                May 29
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                don't be jealous just because you don't have junk in the trunk like that

                • Daizee silver member
                  May 29
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                  The junk and the panties.. I'm missing out!


                  • Matt E. Smith gold member
                    May 29
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                    well next time i am in chicago i'll take you out for a couple of greasy cheeseburgers and we'll buy you some sexy lingerie just like that hot little number above... tempting, isn't it?


                    • Daizee silver member
                      May 29
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                      LOL.. omg.. next time I'm in Victorias Secret, I'm going to look and see if they have those. I may splurge and buy two pair

                      If my butt was that big, you'd shove me in Lake Michigan

                • white stone
                  May 29
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                  Photobucket


                  • Daizee silver member
                    May 29
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                    put matt's and wbiro's name on there too if yall are gonna be swapping pics like that.


                    • white stone
                      May 29
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                      I'm not the one who put a picture of a cheese leg up there!!!!
                      I was saying I'm quitting my funniness if that is the consequence!

          • white stone
            May 29
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            Oh I know you didn't.....

        • white stone
          May 29
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          I would like to remind you that we are NOT in Kentucky, Matt...


  • white stone
    May 29
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    two birds, one stone

    Here's a vid of "pour some sugar on me", featuring the women of Coyote Ugly...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNhJ6GTY4nw


  • cricketjeff gold member
    May 29

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    It was indeed delectable, cherry ice cream with ripples of cherry source running through it and big pieces of very black cherries in.

    Just drop round and I'll give you a cone

    • wbiro gold member
      May 29
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      heavy on the cherries... heeeeey, I think you're being metaphorical...!

  • white stone
    May 24
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    I mean, just LOOK at her, wbiro!

    Photobucket


    • wbiro gold member
      May 29
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      oh, that pic, yeah, I saw it- I thought it was a spoof- Daisy Mae from Lil' Abner...!

      • white stone
        May 29

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        lol, no, that's Dalaney's face photo shopped onto Jessica Simpson's body!


        • wbiro gold member
          May 29
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          I had just finally nailed the body, so thanks for adding the last piece of the puzzle... (now I know why she get's all the applause's- so many howlin' wolves around here- I'll go give her an honest comment and sweep her away from 'em all lol)... so yes, I'll find an honored spot for her... (though every time I edit, I have to go into html edit and edit out all the new line spaces- they seem to double with each edit in the latter part of the piece... which means about 500 line spaces in 60 different locations...!)


        • white stone
          May 29
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          And with that comment... white stone lost his way and misunderstood the implications of the comment and said something completely!!!


          • wbiro gold member
            May 29
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            and yes, I can see how your head would swim with that last comment... I have to slow down when I'm explaining something...

          • wbiro gold member
            May 29
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            alright, Laney Duke is on... take it away, Laney!

  • Daizee silver member
    May 29
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    I kinda like the chippendale bartender..


  • white stone
    May 29
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    Dude, if you look around in the comments there's a pic of Lane as a waitress, I wanted her as the bar maid!BUT WBIRO DIDN"T HIRE HER!


    • wbiro gold member
      May 29
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      aye, I haven't seen Hostess Lane yet... eyes have been quite bleary lately... I'll dig through the rubble and see if I can find it...


  • Matt E. Smith gold member
    May 29
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    so he hired a chippendale rage-roid instead? that isn't right...

    is there a DJ? I want to make a request... "pour some sugar on me"
    always a crowd pleaser..


    • wbiro gold member
      May 29
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      You go to a bar with beautiful women hanging all over you and you want to see a stripper???!!! I had in mind entertaining our lady folk, you know, there ARE rewards in THAT...!

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