He Was Fondling The Tip Jar In A Suggestive Manner
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That could be a challenge
Ping
A tip of the wallet to contribute to your hygienic needs
Tip jar ker-chinged.
Take the money but just stop fondling it.
*throws cash in jar*
*runs away*
Morning, all.
Ping
A tip of the wallet to contribute to your hygienic needs
Tip jar ker-chinged.
Take the money but just stop fondling it.
Bless you, sirs. May your experiments with time travel prove wholly successful, and not backfire horribly and with the darkest possible irony.
Tip jar hit.
Ping!
Tip jar hit.
Ping!
Bless you, sirs. May you never be confronted with a malodorous bathmat.
A tenner bunged in the tip jar. Many thanks for entertainment over the last few years !
A tenner bunged in the tip jar. Many thanks for entertainment over the last few years !
Happy to oblige. And bless you, sir. May unexpected gifts always be worth the effort of unboxing them and not require attempts at facial diplomacy.
May unexpected gifts always be worth the effort of unboxing them and not require attempts at facial diplomacy.
LOL. It’s the *thought* that counts.
Also ping!
It’s the *thought* that counts.
Well, yes, and one shouldn’t be ungrateful. It’s just sometimes a little unclear what the thought process was. I once had to feign enthusiasm for an oversized scented candle. My momentary expression of bewilderment was, I think, undetected.
Also ping!
Bless you, madam. May your ideal delivery slot always be available.
I just tinkled in your tin….
Also; doggo of Note.
I just tinkled in your tin….
Bless you, sir. May you never find yourself confronted by an acquaintance you haven’t seen in several months and who has obviously gained a lot of weight but isn’t acknowledging this fact, therefore making your own visible surprise at their new, enlarged status somewhat embarrassing.
Thanks barkeep. Tip jar hit.
Something for your trouble, barkeep. Thanks for the laughs and classy atmosphere. 🙂
Tip jar hit.
Something for your trouble, barkeep.
Bless you, sirs. Should you open all the windows on an Autumn morning, intending to air your homestead, may you never realise, much too late, that your neighbour has simultaneously decided to burn industrial quantities of garden waste, resulting in a decidedly smoke-scented living room.
and classy atmosphere
[ Hands out breath mints and deodorant. ]
A small token of my appreciation has been deposited.
Thank you for the laughs and other stuff.
A small token of my appreciation has been deposited.
Bless you, sir. May your brand-new telescopic duster not fail you on its first outing. Specifically, by emitting a loud dink noise and promptly telescoping into two entirely separate pieces that cannot be reconnected without the use of strong adhesive or possibly packing tape.
Oh cool! I’m going to be doing some Christmas shopping today so that link will be in use soon!
I’m going to be doing some Christmas shopping today so that link will be in use soon!
Bless you, madam. May your trips to the local supermarket never be enlivened by proximity to the legendary Shopper With No Spatial Awareness Whatsoever, and whose erratic stops, swerves and random reversing make anticipating their next movement all but impossible.
the legendary Shopper With No Spatial Awareness Whatsoever,
There’s always (at least) one. 🙂
There’s always (at least) one. 🙂
In my most recent encounter, it started with a sudden stop and reversal, a near-miss, and some smiling on my part so as to minimise the lady’s anticipated embarrassment. However, the Shopper With No Spatial Awareness Whatsoever went on to have another near-miss with someone else and an actual collision with someone’s legs. Before casually positioning her shopping trolley sideways in the centre of an aisle, thereby obstructing it with 98% efficiency.
. . . or for Amazon US via this link, . . .
Amazon should be about to have the idea that you want to know that someone bought a battery with you in mind . . . .
—Yes, I do trust that link about as far as I can throw it, it’s on a website, anything can come up broken with no warning or notice . . . .
Perfect timing! Was just making my Christmas list, so your Amazon US link will be getting tickled forthwith!
Was just making my Christmas list, so your Amazon US link will be getting tickled forthwith!
That’s the spirit. Tickle it ‘til it pees.
Thanks for the laughs and keeping us ‘informed’, David. Ping!
Tickle it ’til it pees.
Ah, so that must be what Jonathan meant when he said he tinkled!
Ping!
Bless you, sir. May you know the satisfaction of owning Scandinavian underwear with the brand name Endurance, which, given the product, has rather mixed connotations. Suggesting, on the one hand, sexual athleticism and, on the other, something along the lines of, “Whatever you dish out, these pants can take the punishment.”
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Shocked face, etc.
Shocked face, etc.
As Education courses, along with Angry Studies generally, tend to attract students with the lowest SAT scores, and lowest IQs, while simultaneously offering the most generous grading, to a degree that’s almost funny, it isn’t entirely surprising, no.
“Equity” in action. See how it shines.
Something for your wine cellar. Ping.
Are you sure that tip jar has consented?
I hate it that the US Presidential election has turned me into a conspiracy theorist. I think the numbers in the swing states are just so off that I think the election was, indeed, stolen. And no-one in the BBC, or Guardian, or Times seems to care.
I’d rather believe it wasn’t stolen, and the Orange Man lost fair and square, if only the press would investigate and show that it wasn’t fixed, but just really good luck on Biden’s part.
Long time visitor – I don’t lurk, that’s a bit creepy – and appreciate it that I’m not the only one staring at the woke world in puzzlement and, a little, fear. I think that thankfully I’m at an age when I can retire and not trying to make a career. Wrongthinkers may have a tough time ahead.
Something for your wine cellar.
Bless you, sir. May your enemies know the terror of being lost in Debenhams.
And no-one in the BBC, or Guardian, or Times seems to care.
There is, I think, a selective incuriosity. And indeed, more than that. Such that the BBC News website declared, emphatically and almost instantly, that any claims of wrongdoing are “false,” without feeling obliged to demonstrate that this is actually the case.
Long time visitor – I don’t lurk, that’s a bit creepy – and appreciate it that I’m not the only one staring at the woke world in puzzlement and, a little, fear.
I don’t know about creepy, but I sometimes have to remind myself that at any given time there are hundreds, often thousands, of people lurking in the bushes, as it were. And yes, other people’s behaviour and psychology is often puzzling. From the usual range of quirks and shortcomings that people have, to the feeling that one has stumbled into the world of Quatermass. Hence the blog, of course.
… but I sometimes have to remind myself that at any given time there are hundreds, often thousands, of people lurking in the bushes, as it were.
Now I’m feeling freaked out!
Now I’m feeling freaked out!
You should try sitting here, matey.
[ Wipes sweat from brow, checks state of hair. ]
fondling the tip jar
[searches amazon for spray bottles of hamster urine]
[ Fondling intensifies. ]
a selective incuriosity
Putting it mildly. I have read numerous articles, especially on the Guardian, which have been determinedly and unrelentingly peppered with words or phrases like false, baseless, unfounded, or without evidence, to the point that one is forced to conclude that there has been some kind of diktat handed down, requiring that no mention be made of any of Trump’s contentions regarding the security of the election that are not preceded by at least one such word. It wouldn’t surprise me if there’s a list of alternatives from which the hack must choose so that the repetition doesn’t become too glaring. Not so much selective incuriosity as concerted ignorance.
I was especially tickled when the G breathlessly quoted (I think) Karl Rove, whose pronouncements outside of the OMB context they would never report uncritically, saying that if the Democrats hadn’t bothered to steal the 2016 election, why should we be concerned about the 2020 one? This rather overlooks the complacency and entitlement with which Democrats approached the 2016 election, never for a second contriving to envisage the victory of a deplorable such as Trump. A different matter in 2020. Nothing was more important than Trump’s ejection.
And no-one in the BBC, or Guardian, or Times seems to care.
The left in general has reacted predictably:
“There absolutely was no fraud!”
Became:
“The amount of fraud that may have happened didn’t matter!”
Became:
“So what if it was enough to matter! The Orange Man is bad!”
Always remember:
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did… you deserved it.
You should try sitting here, matey.
I’ve calmed down a bit now, thanks to finding this laughing Duck.
You’re welcome.
When you eat something that Disagrees with you:
Happy to support the upkeep of this fine establishment.
Happy to support the upkeep of this fine establishment.
Bless you, sir. When rummaging through old junk in search of things to deposit at the local charity shop, may you discover forgotten pleasures. Say, Hounds of Love by Kate Bush and a DVD of The Larry Sanders Show.
[Clicks over to “Babushka”, then “Suspended in Gaffa”]
I liked the dog. I like border collies in general. They’re all crazy, but they seem to enjoy their own craziness so much. SJWs could take a lesson from them. I suppose we all could.
They didn’t seem to be crazy, only hyperactive, until the AKC got its hands on them. The big border collie association in America fought the AKC but I believe they st, at least on the important breeding issues.