Tee heee giggle giggle....

ssm ...

As soon as I saw the title of the thread, I knew you were the originator.

As for our dearly beloveds ... as 'they' say ... can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em.

This may be grounds for war !!!!

I know it caught my eye when I spotted this in the Last Topic column...

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Re: Tee heee giggle giggle.... (TRhit)
April 15, 2008 12:30 PM
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You're going to have to go over the finer points of diplomacy with TR

I'd suggest you start here...

dé·tente (d-tänt, -tät) n.

1. A relaxing or easing, as of tension between rivals.

2. A policy toward a rival nation or bloc characterized by increased diplomatic, commercial, and cultural contact and a desire to reduce tensions, as through negotiation or talks.


As for me and my pal...I think we'll settle in for awhile...and enjoy the show!

I gotta' watch it though...after my pal has had three or four he always tries to swipe the horns off my head.




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Originally posted by FutureBack.Mom:

As for our dearly beloveds ... as 'they' say ... can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em.

....nor, alas, can we use them as collateral for a loan.

Manbashing wagon, all aboard!:

Question: What is the difference between men and puppies?
Answer: Puppies grow up.

Question: If you drop a man and a brick out of a plane, which one
would hit the ground first?
Answer: Who cares?????

Question: What's the difference between an intelligent man & a UFO?
Answer: I don't know, I've never seen either.

Question: What are two reasons why men don't mind their own business?
Answer: i) no mind ii) no business

Question: What is the difference between men and pigs?
Answer: Pigs don't turn into men when they drink...

Question: What do you do with a man who thinks he's God's gift?
Answer: Exchange him!!


Oddly enough, these came to me in an e-mail from a man. Obviously, one of the rare ones ---- a secure man .

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Don't look up Orlando!
















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ssm ...

I am sure you never intended to have this go so far off topic but I guess it is okay to highjack a thread every once in a while for fun.

TRHit ...

Hmmm ... let me see ... women who post in the men's forum have their messages deleted (I know it wasn't you) from day one but men who post in the ladies' lounger are accepted with open arms ... even when they use the word "WAR" in their messages. Hmm ... interesting, very very interesting.

SSM/FBM--way too funny. When I saw the tee heee giggle giggle topic, the first thing I thought of was "SSM had to have started this one!!)

tee heee giggle giggle!!

Ok, here is my man story of the day. Now you all know that I love stepdad of 2 catchers dearly, but alas, he is too a man.

We had decided to take the last remaining wallpaper in our home down from the downstairs bathroom and just paint the room for a quick update. nice, easy, cheap, quick.... Unfortunately after we had taken down the paper, we knew why the previous owners had put it up. They had put the wallpaper over some sort of wallboard type paneling with an ugly design on it. So, we decided to just replace the wallpaper and be done with it. (a $25 project just became a $100 project). As we looked around the room, it became apparent that the ceiling needed some trim to connect the wallboard with the ceiling (another $50 ish).


Then, last night I had a meeting to go to and when I came home, he looked at me rather sheepishly and said, "the shower fell out" and kinda gave me the same look my kids do when they are trying not to tell me what they did. I look, and there where the shower used to be were wall studs and a hole in the floor. I'm guessing that when he was removing the caulk, he was possessed by demons who made him rip the shower stall to pieces. Now, granted, the shower was functional but not the sharpest item in our home. But, our simple little paint job has turned into a project which I am hopeful will not cost over $1500 if he does all of the labor himself.

Oh, did I mention the new circular saw he had to have for this project too? He decided that the door to the bathroom needed to be replaced now also and the opening is about an inch shorter than standard doors so he had to have the saw to cut the door. (we remodeled the rest of the basement a few years ago and he hadn't done the bathroom door yet.)

A former neighbor of mine firmly believed that every home project is just an excuse for a man to buy a new power tool. I think she is right.

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Originally posted by mom of 2 catchers:
A former neighbor of mine firmly believed that every home project is just an excuse for a man to buy a new power tool. I think she is right.

It's true mom of two catchers. As the home projects become more complex and elaborate so do the tools. Often times the project doesn't quite turn out as expected and frustration and desperation sets in.

When this occurs inevitably this is almost always the last tool purchased...as they say "use the right tool for the job". This one never fails!





The only problem I had in purchasing this tool was getting it home without damaging my Taurus...I failed.





My next tool? To get my Taurus home...it's a gimme...



Got a great deal on it. Needs just a little work...a door...spare tire...front fenders...grille...headlights...engine...transmission...no problem!


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momof2 ...

That is a funny funny story. And the true stories are funnier than any joke or 'male bashing' we could come up with.

Anyone read the thread in Recruiting Questions forum about the marketing (read = recruiting practices) of some of the colleges? I think it is an interesting thread insofar as the male perspective on it all ... I do believe moms would approach the whole thing differently, perhaps preferring a different ratio of males to females.

an all boys school would be pretty attractive to me. Girls are a big distraction. Catcher #1 recently broke up with the girl he went out with for nearly 3 years. I am SO glad. She was influencing where he thought he might want to go to school (pushing a 4 yr so she could transfer there too) and he didn't tell me until nearly too late to find a JUCO that he really wanted to start at that level. Lucky for us, Shortstopmom saved us on that one! (thanks again!!)

You can tee hee giggle giggle all you want but some of us MEN know how to treat a lady---Mamma gets back tonight from a West Coast Business Trip and there will be candles lit and a chilled bottle of LUNA Pinot Grigio waiting---she has been away for the last week but all the dishes are done and the house is ready for her arrival

Like I said earlier, ladies you do not want to start a range war. Some of us are not what you envision

As a cherry on the top of the cake ,two of our players called today to tell me of their college committments--- and the temperatures are near 80---can I ask for more?


Ain't life grand when you learn how to cope with it?

Bathroom update:

Last night, after installing the base of the new shower, he decided that the ceiling was too low (one of our sons is 6'5"), he took out the ceiling over the shower all the way to the floor joists and is going to replace it with I don't know what.

no, I'm not kidding... ..

That is why I hire the guys who know what they are doing to do the job---It may cost a bit more but it is done right--I know my limitations

TiaRa,

If you are that good, how do you have the time to post 18,125 times.

TR--I didn't say he doesn't know what he's doing.

Idon't know what he's doing, but he is very much in control of his project and I'm positive that when he's done, it will be a great bathroom and in the meantime, I'm having a lot of fun laughing at how detailed this project has become when it was supposed to be a simple paint job.

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Some of us are not what you envision

TR ...

I don't know about all of the ladies on this site ... some are married a long long time and some are divorced/separated/chose never to marry ... but I can speak for myself when I say that my husband is my hero, and I tell him that at least once a day. He has been with me and seen me through some very rough times, most especially the recent health issues I have encountered over the past 2 years ... cleaning house, doing laundry, grocery shopping, cooking all the meals, schlepping me back and forth to doctors and tests and hospital stays, all the while he tends to his elderly parents who live 30 miles away in separate places (Dad has Alzheimers), helps out with my elderly mom, and still holds down a full time job. I love him to death, would die for him, and cannot imagine life without him. But that doesn't preclude the fact that there are moments that he is NOT necessarily acting like my hero.

This thread was started in slight jest with ssm comparing the different approaches taken in the men only and ladies only fora. I kicked in with a line that I have used for years to describe frustrating situations with my hubby, with my son, with my mother, etc. It is not intended to start a 'range war' ... which I find interesting since you have come into the 'ladies' lounge' and given your opinion and made inference to a range war. (Heaven forbid if any of us were to go into the 'men only' forum and do likewise.) It was intended to be a 'chat' among the ladies about the differences between men and women and their approach to things.

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Could it be that Clarence E. Mulford and TR are one and the same?




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When my oldest kid was born, of course I was delighted. And then, upon learning that he was a boy, a slight sense of dread came upon me.

I knew he would soon become a MAN!

It has been my greatest challenge to turn my two boys into DECENT men. I'm not so sure I want them to be "real" men, if you know what I mean!

TR,
Well, if you're gonna stay and sit a spell in here, I'm just gonna have to treat ya like family,...here's a broom. We got work to do!
No loafin' allowed and no free maid service.
We all pull our own weight in here.

Ups a daisey big fella,....grab that pinesol,..we got toilets to clean and laundry to hang. Oh and by the way,...the cat gave way to a lovely furball in the middle of the livingroom floor carpet. Ya better grab some gloves.
And while your at it, the HS parent club just called and we have 4 platters of spaghetti to make and 9 promotion signs to be painted by noon. We'll drop those off after we change the oil in the SUV.

Got a double header today too, so crank up that crockpot and make sure the video camera batteries are charged! Call the neighbor to pick up my daughter ( now that you're family, I think that makes her your neice????? ) and see if they can give her a ride home from track.
We can pick up her history project supplies at the 24 hr Walmart on our way home from the ball park around 9:30 pm. Piece of cake.

Its gonna be a good day,....range war or not. I think we're covered! Nice to have an extra set of hands to help, TR.
Leaves a little extra time left to giggle.

( But pssst,...you're moving too slow. Hustle hustle mistah! Things to do and life to live. Now let's get a movin!!! )

TR's gonna' wish he was Clarence E. Mulford!

FBM,
You go girl!

mom of 2 catchers,....thank you for the laughs!
I can just see your face as you walked in and your husband said the shower fell out! LMAO!!!


Playbaseball....

quote:

It has been my greatest challenge to turn my two boys into DECENT men

We need more of you!!!!!!!

FBM.....
I'm gonna ask again,..please move next door to me,..pretty pleeease!

TR is TR


I dont do work for ladies I do not know

If they are smart they pool their dimes and get a cleaning service in


As for the cooking aspect I use the grille--crockpots are the easy way out and the meat doesn't taste as good---and you cannot do baked taters in the "pot"


SSmom---I do not appreciate the condescending attitude at all---thanx

TR,

You came into the woman's forum and posted. As a matter of fact, if I am correct you boasted about how:

quote:

some of us MEN know how to treat a lady

And then you went on and rumbled/mumbled something about a " range war ".

You also, IMHO kinda of messed with a few of the woman and their posts.
Mom of 2 catchers and FBM tried to explain to you the harmless intent of our posts in the Ladies Forum.
I attempted to take it a step farther and stepped out on a cliff to accept you as you are and was willing to treat you like family..
( Probably, because whether you like it or not, you remind me alot of my Father in Law, God love him! )

I simply said that I was going to treat you like family if you were going to be in here.
In my family we all work together when we have get-togethers and pull our own weight. There is no superiority.
I decided in a jokingly harmless way to laugh and take you with me through a typical ssmom day.
I did not say,
" Here's a broom,...get to cleaning while I sit on my superior throne, eat bon-bons, and have a pedicure. " .
THAT would be condescending.

Coming from the man who yesterday posted:

quote:

Bottom line: God created baseball for men

....not sure I am the one to be titled condescending.
You are entitled to you opinion though.

Read my bio.
In it I say:

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Queen of : " I know nothing- but doin' my darn-dest' to learn something ".

Good grief, wheres your funny bone TR???? I know you have one!
Perhaps you should go check your crockpot!

If girls shouldn't play baseball, men shouldn't be in the ladies forum.

This topic has blown up for several reasons imho...

I am still an advocate of getting rid of the Men's Forum. It is redundant since we have the Unusually Unusual forum to tell jokes. Secondly, the types of topics that appear there are highly predictable. I have never posted in that forum out of protest and will continue to stay out.

Why have the Lady's Forum then?

This creation has demonstrated the creativeness of Bob Howdeshell. It was felt that some women might be intimidated to post or ask questions in the General Forum. Thus, this place gave them comfortable shelter until they could get their feet wet. IMHO, what makes the hsbbweb unique is we have 100% coverage - both Mom's and Dad's whose insights are equally important.

What went wrong with this topic?

The original topic was fine imo. Some of the follow-on commentary was somewhat vexing if not quasi-offensive and it was not funny imho. I don't think either the Men's or the Ladies forum should be used as a shield to throw darts at the other side. I try to follow the site rules and stay out of here for the most part. A few of us (men) have also tried to be good citizens. When someone is sick or in need, we have tried to help and offer comfort.

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It was felt that some women might be intimidated to post or ask questions in the General Forum. Thus, this place gave them comfortable shelter until they could get their feet wet.

And why who exactly would make the woman feel intimidated??

The good citizens and gentlemen are always appreciated and welcome, imho. I'm even ok with welcoming a few of the more gruff ones too. Kinda interesting to see what they have to say.

I did not start this thread to bash men. I had simply noticed for several months the vast difference of topics between the men and woman forum headlines. As FBM said, to me it highlighted
the differences between men and women and their approach to things. It made me chuckle, not in a condencending way,...just a
light hearted chuckle.

quote:

Originally posted by njbb:
If girls shouldn't play baseball, men shouldn't be in the ladies forum.

This is hilarious!

quote:

Originally posted by shortstopmom:

And why who exactly would make the woman feel intimidated??

This is, too!

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And why who exactly would make the woman feel intimidated??

ssmom - I respect your opinions but that question itself is quasi-offensive. Why does there have to be a villain? Why the accusatory tone? Some may be intimidated because their son's have turned out to be pretty good ball players and this is the first time in their lifetimes they have paid even one iota of attention to sports. Linear, rotational, pop times, pitching from the stretch, etc. If someone had no prior interest in sports, isn't it possible they could be intimidated by some of this stuff?

ClevelandDad,..there is no villian. There's only a villian if we allow there to be one.

I never accused anyone of anything. I was simply responding to and questioning a part of your post, as I am below.

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Some may be intimidated because their son's have turned out to be pretty good ball players and this is the first time in their lifetimes they have paid even one iota of attention to sports.

quote:

If someone had no prior interest in sports, isn't it possible they could be intimidated by some of this stuff?

Of course it is!!! The HSBBW is a wealth of knowledge and can benefit everyone.

Are you assuming that it is only the woman who had no prior interest in sports?.... because I am not.

ClevelandDad,..I respect you too. I think we may be missing something inbetween the written word here.

( P.S. You keep using the word quasi-offensive and I have no clue what that means. I'm going to go look it up. Maybe I will understand where you are coming from better. )

Men should stay out of the ladies room.

A man should just know that.

Momma told me that and she said not to get into fights with skunks and porcupines.

Well, I cant find a true definition for quasi-offensive,...but I think I found the ironey in all this.

I first made mention of the different posts between men and woman in their respective forums and giggled.
Didnt giggle at men, but just giggled at how different we are.

Truth be told, it was a stressful time at our home. I came to the HSBBW to relax.

I noticed that the woman seemed to be very serious with life matters in the Ladies Forum
( which was exactly the way I was feeling ), and at the same time,... while the men seemed quite serious in the General Forums,... it was my observation that when they stepped out of the sporting world, they managed to laugh and be somewhat care-free in the Mens Forum and the Unusual Forum.

At the time I wished " Darn it,....why cant I just shug off the weight of the world and laugh like them? "
( Please note my 3,000 posts in the karma thread at the same time. )
Laughter is contagious. I needed it. Thought some of the woman might need it too.

I agree that ill-willed laughter, at the expense of others is not funny. That would be malicious.
I dont find anything intentionally malicious here.
I hope others do not as well.


This post was originated to spread some light hearted giggles at a time where I thought the gals might need some, as did I.

Good grief,..I have drank 4 cups of coffee with this thread alone this morning.
Who's got the chocolate?????

CD

Perhaps there is a Ladies Forum and a Mens Forum because there is Ladies Softball and Mens Baseball---don't ask me why but many schools have the two sports identified that way

CD,
This topic went south with the mention of war. And I understand your point of your post.

I do beleive you are correct, Bob created this forum for moms to come ask baseball questions and it developed into an overall women's thread on any topic just like the men's forum developed into whatever. They wanted their own place to post and I respect that. So do most of the moms here.

Regardless of the topic, ssm should NOT have to feel that she has to explain her reason for posting any topic, just like someone posting in the men's forum needs to explain anything. What I like about this forum is that men and dads have always been welcome and that they are very respectful, Fungo, justbaseball, infielddad, FO, gotwood, yourself, and quite a few others and never been asked to not post and always felt welcome. They don't come looking for arguments and insults.

TPM has spoken !!!!!


We come looking for good discussion if that is ok---I do not think ssmom has a problem with that

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Originally posted by shortstopmom:

Who's got the chocolate?????

Throw the chocolate out - wolf down a ball of mozzerella in a nice balsamic vinegar/olive oil/mustard based dipping sauce - with about 3 big glasses of red wine - and get ready for some more baseball.

I am absolutely certain that will get the job done.

I wonder what Mrs. TRhit would post here if she were allowed.

For some reason, I think we would see an abrupt change in the tone of TR's posts. Maybe even an apology, heaven forbid.

I thought he was kidding at first, but I don't anymore.

infidel

What do mean if she were allowed? She isnt allowed now?

I do not control her and she does not control me !!!!


There will never be a change in my posts, abrupt or otherise , with or with out my wife---


Heaven forbid if she came in here---you ladies might have a problem---ITS has met my wife and he can tell that she stands on her own all the time

CD
Just went over to the mens forum and I find it much more offensive to women than this site has been towards men

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Originally posted by njbb:
CD
Just went over to the mens forum and I find it much more offensive to women than this site has been towards men

I agree with that njbb. Thus, I would get rid of the Men's Forum altogether for that reason and others I have noted above.

To answer ssmom's questions about assumptions, yes I do assume women know less about sports than men (in general) and that is why the Ladies Forum seems appropriate. If you (at least ssmom) think that men and women are completely equal in their "general" knowledge of sports, then I cannot for the life of me figure out why we would have a Ladies Forum in the first place

In general, I would put the majority of Mom's opinions I have read on the hsbbweb against any man I know

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In general, I would put the majority of Mom's opinions I have read on the hsbbweb against any man I know

Nice save, CD!

Nice save.

Wow! So much for tee heee giggle giggle!!

It is my opinion that the ladies forum is kinda like a bunch of girls at the hair salon or wherever we might end up as a group and we are here to support each other, laugh, and sometimes cry together. We love our men, both husbands/sons/or significant others. We also love laughing at their "man-ness" and appreciate the vast differences in the way that they do things differently from us. Similar to the way that men love us but still can't figure out why we all have to go to the bathroom at the same time. It is part of our lives, both online and offline. All women also know that the men in their lives laugh at what we do too.

Unlike our (terrible) years in junior high, there is no competition between us girls. We may not always agree on things, but we don't post to offend.

So, I think that any man brave enough to come here is very welcome. BUT, please appreciate our good natured comical insights into "man world" and don't take things so personal. Most of us have ventured into the men's forum and have chosen not to take personal what we read there. (gotwood caught me last time!!) AND, like my momma used to say, if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. If you want to discuss something further with any particular poster, that is what PMs are for. (but remember that PMs is VERY close to PMS!!)

Finally, I hope we can all shake cyber-hands and get back into the peace we enjoy here in the ladies forum.


Bathroom update: The walls to the shower are up, he got the greenboard stuff to make the first layer of the ceiling, and I'm hoping to have that bathroom functional in another week or two. But, he has to start tilling the garden here while the weather is dry so it may slow it down. We finally had a nice day here with no rain and it wasn't too cold either. A beautiful 75 degrees, sunny, and with a nice breeze. I planted a few new shrubs and moved some flowers around in my flowerbeds.

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If you (at least ssmom) think that men and women are completely equal in their "general" knowledge of sports, then I cannot for the life of me figure out why we would have a Ladies Forum in the first place.

Perhaps the original intention for The Ladies Forum was for woman to talk amongst themselves about the ins and outs of baseball, but if you go back and read in this forum over the past several years, it is very rare that we bring our technical baseball questions in here.

What you will find is a cozy, supportive spot where woman share common interests, and sometimes those interests branch out away from baseball.
Although we physically live all over the United States, many of us have found that our lives spin in many of the very same directions. It's a unique situation and one that I have found to be of great value.
Friendships have developed and a baseballmom sisterhood of sorts, ( if you will ), has been born. We laugh, cry, cheer, and support one another.

ClevelandDad,...if truth be told, I am truely an old fashioned kinda gal and I appreciate a gentleman any day of the week.
But I also try and make it a habit to make few assumptions these days.
The world has changed and so have the typical gender stereo types.
There are plenty of woman who know alot about sports and there are plenty of men who know alot about cookin'.
As long as we all keep sharing what we know with one another, I think things will work out fine.

I for one am gonna do just what Its has suggested,....gonna go wolf down a ball of mozzerella in a nice balsamic vinegar/olive oil/mustard based dipping sauce - with about 3 big glasses of red wine - and get ready for some more baseball.

Gentlemen and Gals,...there's plenty for all. I welcome the company.

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Gentlemen and Gals,...there's plenty for all. I welcome the company.

Can we have a sleepover?

Can I come????? I'll bring the margaritas and some chocolate!

Yes yes yes,....peace back in the woman's forum soon I hope, ( what a hornet's nest mess I started. Gulp. So sorry! )....a fun sleep over, margaritas, nummies,...and please bring plenty of toilet paper.
How long has it been since you tee-peed?

Geez, a girl is away for a few days (to watch 7, yes 7!) baseball games last week, and what does she come back to.....AN INVITE TO A SLUMBER PARTY!
YEAH! I'm in! Seeings how I'm from Cali and all, I feel it my duty to bring the wine, and, eh, (more chocolate

p.s. If TR was not an old timer around here, I am sure I would have mistaken him for a TRoll.
XXOO

I don't think being an old-timer takes away from one's ability to be a TRoll... as evidenced by this thread! There's been some pretty good examples of troll-like behavior, that's for sure!

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TRoll

You ladies are mighty funny!

No need to apologize shortstopmom...'you know who' doesn't go for that apology stuff.

And FutureBack.Mom...thanks for the invite. I'd suggest you keep plenty of those Snoreclipse© Hi-Tech anti-snoring devices handy...they'll definitely help cut down on the noise. And I'll need a ride home after breakfast...my folks can't pick me up...may they RIP.

And now I know why ClevelandDad is never around the Men's Forum...I guess we changed the locks for nothing!

Here's what we all need to do to relax...set aside a good half hour or so, grab the sports section or a copy of Baseball America and, one at a time of course, head for mom of 2 catchers' swank, new bathroom and catch up on some reading.

If you think it necessary you might take a book of matches with you just to be courteous or mom of 2 catchers may be able to convince us of the powerful quality of the new ceiling fan making the matches unnecessary.

So let's get reading...make someone proud!




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quote:

Originally posted by shortstopmom:
( what a hornet's nest mess I started. Gulp. So sorry! )

On the contrary! I haven't laughed so hard in a really long time!!!!!!!

Besides, I love reading the "men's" comments. I put that word in quotation marks for a reason.


By the way, wouldn't it be swell if we could have a sleepover for REAL????????

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Originally posted by play baseball:
By the way, wouldn't it be swell if we could have a sleepover for REAL????????

play baseball ...

Several years ago ... trying to remember the exact year and am thinking it was '05 but so much has happened since then I can't remember ... 6 of us from HSBBW got together for a wonderful week-end in San Francisco. Two of the moms had sons playing in a week-end series 'against each other', so we decided to make a fun week-end of it.

I drove up from So Cal, another mom (whose son was on the home team) drove up the next day, another gal flew in from So Cal, the mom from the Bay Area (son on the visiting team) arranged the hotel in downtown San Fran for us and the piece de resistance (please do add the necessary French accent) was the arrival of two good friends ... one from Eastern Pennsylvania whose son was going to be playing in the Fresno area the following week (she came out early to party hardy), and another from the Sacramento area whose son would be entering a So Cal D1 program the following year. We had a blast, to say the least. We all had become good friends on the HSBBW, have a little 'group' we call the LOBBY (little old baseball babes yo), and communicate on a regular basis. I had already had the opportunity to meet the gal from the Bay Area, and had been friends with one of the So Cal moms for years (our sons played ball together in high school etc), so it was wonderful to meet the rest. We were missing three of our LOBBY friends but had a great time nevertheless.

So, it is indeed possible to have a sleep over ... and if anybody snores badly, do as our Bay Area buddy did (since she snores) ... be the one to bring the ear plugs !!! But I must admit, my hubby doesn't mind if I attend a sleepover, however, it cannot be co-ed (sorry CD WOODY) unless the boys have their own room

Who you calling CD huh FB.M?

Woody ...

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No need to apologize FB.M...'you know who' doesn't go for that apology stuff.


And for the record...we, the boys, do have our own room.




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FB.M,

I have had the absolute delight of meeting actually a fair number of websters, both men and women. What a hoot, as they say. And it's funny, with only one rare exception because I didn't know her at all, it was as if I had known the websters forever. We truly were friends.

I do recall a couple of years ago, someone suggested a webster convention and of course, due to logistics it didn't happen. But wouldn't it be great if it could? I bet that so much of the bickering and nastiness would end because we would actually know that there was a real live person behind the screeen name......And this year, with gas prices and the economy in the condition that it is, probably wouldn't be the time to suggest it.....

Woody,
Do you think that vacuum cleaner has ever been used?
Geesh, they better "pool their dimes together"..bigtime.

SSM,
No apologies, especially from you. You try really hard and do a great job of trying to make us all happy and feel good, stay that way. I happened to think your topic for discussion was funny and right on!

A sleepover ???

There is sexual innuendo here !!!

TR,

You were not invited to the sleepover.

FO,

TR,

Your comment could not be more uncalled for. You are far off the money, sir.

And even if you were invited to the sleepover, there STILL would be no sexual innuendo intended. ( ba-dum-bump-ching! )

Please quit trying to stir up the pot over here. There are plenty of other forums for you do that in.

FO

I did not ask to be invited---had I been I would have turned down the invite


SSMOM

Will you ever learn to laugh?--and you say I have no sense of humor---LOL

Will " I " learn to laugh????

Helloooooooooo...... is the title of this thread not " tee hee giggle giggle????? "

I'm going to go look for my funny bone. Seems I perhaps have misplaced my own. When I find it, are you going to still be in here TR?
If so,....you can help me with the kitchen floor and the dinner dishes.

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Originally posted by shortstopmom:
Please quit trying to stir up the pot over here. There are plenty of other forums for you do that in.

I'm dying of laughter over here.

And FO, you are making me cry, I'm laughing so hard.

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Originally posted by TPM:
Woody,
Do you think that vacuum cleaner has ever been used?
Geesh, they better "pool their dimes together"..bigtime.

I did a Google search on that particular vacuum. Turns out that it is called an upright type with a disposable bag. Supposedly it cleans stuff. None of us over at the Men Only forum have been too interetsed in doing much of that.

Mostly we use it to drape stinky wet socks or smelly mildewed towels over before we decide it's just easier to throw them out.


We did pool our dimes together...bigtime. We bought a replacement cannister of compressed air for our airhorn. We use that to rile up the neighbor's three-toed sloth...that guy really doesn't like having fun with compressed air. For as dumb as he looks and for slow as he moves he has learned, after several encounters with us, to convey his feelings with one of his middle toes.


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Gotwood,....
Youre killin' meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!

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convey his feelings with one of his middle toes

U did it!
You made me find my funny bone again!!!

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I was up late last night working in the Men Only forum's Claymation craft shop (essentially a cat litter box that we have never, ever cleaned out) and I fashioned a rather lifelike rendition of the neighbor's three-toed sloth giving us his annoyed wide awake opinion.

I couldn't show exactly how he had that middle toe displayed, this is the Ladies Only forum after all, but considering it was only one toe he sure mustered a lot of slothly energy to pack into it.

I don't know much at all about three-toed sloths' communication abilities, but what he gave us was without question what was on his mind.

It's the best I could do...keep in mind that it smells much worse than it looks.




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Woody ...

With the arm gesture (never mind the sign language of his middle finger), he appears to be learning to communicate in Italian, if you know what I mean. Or is that too far over the top?

Be careful of ethinic slurs

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Oh we'll be careful of ethnic slurs TR...they can come back and give you a nasty bite.



Oops...sorry...that isn't a picture of an ethnic slur. It's obviously an ethnic cur!

And FB.M...I know exactly what you mean.



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I think Rosie has a bit of Italian in her.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Be careful of ethinic slurs

Can I please borrow your reading glasses, or your eyes if you don't wear glasses to read, TR, 'cause I see nothing in my comment to imply/infer/whatever anything of a negative nature about any ethnicity. Many of us, especially those of us from back east, have grown up in towns with a great variety of ethnic enclaves and are familiar with some of the more colorful hand and arm gestures of our Italian friends. That is in no way a slur or an insult. And if you are reading that into my comment, then you are presuming a lot about me and my intentions than you should dare presume ... after all, as you so often tell others, you don't know me (and therefore you cannot presume to know what I am thinking when I am posting).

I am beginning to wonder why you make some of the comments you make, other than to stir up a hornets' nest and take over a thread. In one post in this thread, you state

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We come looking for good discussion if that is ok

but I do not see where any of your comments in this thread would lead to any good discussion. So it is difficult to understand where you are coming from and why you even bother ... other than to prove that "TR is TR" and the word 'rude' is not in any vocabulary you would apply to yourself, no matter how intrusive and rude you can be. I wonder sometimes if you treat (real) physical strangers the same way you treat some of us virtual cyber-strangers on HSBBW.

And if you were intending to be humorous, as you intimated about your comment on the sleepover and 'sexual innuendo',

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Will you ever learn to laugh?--

then I suggest you check your humor at the door 'cause you are just not being funny anymore (if indeed you were funny to begin with). You accuse ssm of having no sense of humor and it makes me think of pots and kettles and the names they call each other.

I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE REPEATED:

TRoll

And what do we do with Trolls ladies??

Ethnic slurs , I was recently called a pit bull, what category does that fall into?

Again FBM, you go girl,lady, woman.

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Originally posted by iheartbb:
I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE REPEATED:

TRoll

And what do we do with Trolls ladies??

TPM

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Again FBM, you go girl,lady, woman.

This now getting funny---the ladies are showing their true selves---very enjoyable

TiaRa,

It looks like these ladies like smoked Connecticut Yankee, too.....Texas style.

FBM, you can grill with me and Texan, anytime.

Grilled Italian sausage - well done.

My favorite.

Hi Ladies,
Back to our Sleepover, Gee, where were we? Oh, yes
I was planning our wine selection, chocolate was mentioned, and I suggest a game of hop scotch. Whenever you encounter a TR, that spot is considered poison. Just hop scotch over it, and we are on our way.
My brother just told me about TRolling. Something that lazy fisherman do (sometimes in addition to legitimate fishing). They give out a line at the back of the boat with bait,lures, etc. the line just hangs from the boat in hopes of snagging a fish here or there, sound familiar???

Oh Yeah, let's get back to our slumber party, as Bum says: Believe, Plan, Do.

Let's do it Ladies, a Virtual Slumber Party.
Let the games begin!

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I'm in!




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iheartbb


You better have your brother go back re read the definitions---he is totally wrong


This is still fun--

Sorry, GW, you'll have to leave them smokes at home, but thank you for the RSVP. Please bring an appetizer to share.

Ladies,

We need to talk about what food we are bringing to the sleepover in addition to the chocolate & wine? Some awesome appetizers to snack on, desserts (we can each just a bite or two of each (no calories are counted if you don't have a whole piece of something), etc.

Also, what favorite gal movies do we want to watch again - some I might suggest "Sleepless in Seatle", "Dirty Dancing" or "Pretty Woman"? Got some other suggestions?

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OK iheartbb...I'll lose the smokes. Where'd you want me to put the bowl of appetizers?




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Oh, thank you GW, for your thoughtful contribution.
Please take them right over there, yes, keep going....there, right there in the 'boys room', perfect.

Hmmm ... what goodies can we all enjoy? I think we should each bring something that is representative of our home environs ... I can bring taquitos, for instance. The chicken ones in flour tortillas (not corn) are the best, served up with salsa/picante sauce, some sour cream (my favorite addition), and perhaps some guacamole (I don't know how to spell it 'cause I can't eat it).

By the way, I like to enjoy my chocolate and my booze in one swig so please chill the Bailey's (original flavor, none of those 'fancy' ones with mint etc) ... I like it on the rocks.

Movies ... hmm ... I'll have to think about that. I am a lover of comedies myself so I will have to think about which ones I like the best. I also love the old musicals and wouldn't mind seeing a good copy of West Side Story ... is it okay if I stand up and sing and dance along with both of the 'gangs'? I love 'When You're a Jet', and 'Puerto Rico' ...

I can bring Italian saassage, grilled or in gravy.... or Italian beefs.....

I can also bring, as my dear Italian father would have said, "tube steaks" (hot dogs)--with bright neon green relish!

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Originally posted by play baseball -with bright neon green relish!

We had some of that neon green relish in Las Vegas once ... I think I can still "taste" the green ... weird how things taste different when they are not the color we are used to seeing.

Am I too late for the sleepover?

I was just strolling by and heard wine and chocolate mentioned...too bad I am on a strict diet.

Oh well, one little glass of wine won't hurt. Mark that down as a fruit serving. I will bring some low-fat microwave popcorn, and I'll try to look up some Mexican appetizer in my lite cooking magazines.

Movies...any chick flick will do. Romantic comedies...nothing that puts a drain on the brain, I think enough all week!!!

So is the sleepover this Friday night?

Julie

Yeah! Julie is here!
I am making home made Ravioli. Nope, we don't even use a pasta machine. We use our muscles people!
Neading, and rolling , and neading some more, then we just roll out the dough, put dabs of our secret filling, flip the dough over, and crimp it with this really, really old little rickety crimping roller. We dust with flour, and then pack for freezing - we only make about 500 at a time
Maybe play baseball will make the gravy???!!
Manga!

Some of this was sounding pretty good until you mentioned the chick flick.

Ya'll go ahead.

FO,

Chick flick...singular? Nahhh, we're going to watch a bunch of them!

Ok, I love sweets and I have the hips to prove it. I can make the meanest homemade cinnamon rolls. warm cinnamon-y bread baking in the oven...filling the house with its gentle aroma....yummmmm....lots of gooey icing.....yummmm..... I'll bring them.

And, the more chick flicks, the better! I live in a house of men and I'm tired of sci-fi and killing type movies!

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"And, the more chick flicks, the better!"




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Ladies ...

I found the perfect party game for our sleepover ... and you can use either aluminum or wooden bats to break open this pinata ...



And since I think I am the oldest mom here, I get the honor of striking the first blow, okay???

Anyone got any cookies shaped like poodles?

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Originally posted by FutureBack.Mom:
Ladies ...

I found the perfect party game for our sleepover ... and you can use either aluminum or wooden bats to break open this pinata ...



And since I think I am the oldest mom here, I get the honor of striking the first blow, okay???

But what is the best way to whack that lil' pink puppy--with a rotational or linear swing?

Hey Gals-
Did you see the name tag on that darling little poodlette? Her name is TiaRa. How cute is that?