GLASSMANOAK'S Contest Thread #153 for WINNERS and with MULTIPLE WINNERS !!

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Fuzzy Thunderbear

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Count! 'Bout tome you got some payback for the extra work you've been doing.

So yesterday got to 105F (Amazingly, NWS only missed it by 1 degree! Yowza!) at 57% RH (that's a "feels like" of 144F!!! Ouch!) but the thunderstorms rolled in late afternoon, and even though we got no rain (all my grass is now yellow and even the weeds are shriveling up), the downrush wind dropped the temperature by 30 degrees in about an hour, so it was only 75F when I went out to do evening chores. Today is only supposed to be 86 and windy, but no chance of rain. I wish we had irrigation because the critters are running out of grass to eat and the hay delivery is still two months away.

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Good morning Treefam.......must have coffee..........I slept in a little late......
Congrats Count.......not just for winning but for making GMO say this.....lol......
IMPOSSIBLE !!



AS A FORMER PROFESSIONAL MATHEMATICIAN, I DON'T BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCE !! RANDOM NUMBER GENERATORS ARE AS CLOSE TO RANDOM AS ANY FORMULA CAN BE.



BUT IT HAS HAPPENED ! UNBELIEVABLE!!


Thank you GMO for another place to call home this week.............
and Count & Uncle for keeping things running smoothly..............
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The only think worse than avocado is guac....:eek:. It's like they were punished and beaten for being so bad.
Bear in mind that guacamole means different things to different people. When I was living on the East Coast, guacamole was considered to be sort of an avocado-flavored sour cream. (And it was pretty gross!)

Congrats Count.......not just for winning but for making GMO say this.....lol......
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And what is the gang's take on artichokes?
When I move to CA from the midwest many many years ago I had never seen and artichoke.
The first time I was served one I had no clue how to eat it or any idea how tasty they are.
How did people discovery that a large thistle was edible?
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And what is the gang's take on artichokes?
When I move to CA from the midwest many many years ago I had never seen and artichoke.
The first time I was served one I had no clue how to eat it or any idea how tasty they are.
How did people discovery that a large thistle was edible?
it all depends on how they are done.........
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.and that's my answer...
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That looks pretty tasty @liblue1 Maybe I'm just getting hungry.

@Zipslack Frog legs are pretty good! Never had a mud bug I really cared for though.

Twenty more minutes at W today and off tomorrow. I'm over the hot, though compared to others here 90°F isn't all that hot.

Catch y'all later.

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I think frog legs look better ON the frog.......................
with that I also think I am off for now...........have a great afternoon Treefam........I will check back in later on tonight................
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7/23 - 1: Congratulations @CountBoredom thank you @glassmanoak for the new home, @Uncle ;) and it appears Count and Blue again,,, taps toe........
TIOA Sns9 eps 13: Uncle turned his head back to Count. "Turn it to a local station, to someone who lives there, someone who speaks the language." Count started to flip through the channels until he came to the BBC. "Yes the ball is moving back." said an older male with a Scottish accent. "I remember distinctly that that there was a house there, yes right there. It looks as if the roads are still intact, B4313 still goes in both directions it should and the grass is still there. I know a house was right there, see there should be a larger barn right over there as well. I do not understand this, what has happened to our people? There was a barn right there, beside B4313 and B4329 I am sure of it, right over there. A hotel should be right around here, I am sure of it, but it is gone. The Queen is aware of the situation, we pray for the souls that appear to be gone."

The ball continued to shrink slowly and reveal more on the land. "The flashes inside the ball have not stopped, they are very bright at times and blinding. The pulses can still be seen within it, the flashes on the outside are like larger explosions giving way unto themselves. I am sure there were more houses and farms over there and now there seems to be nothing more than more trees and open grass. The flashes of blue and white are a shame to our people who seem to have lost so much life, I see not one soul on the ground as the ball shrinks back."

The ball continued to fall backwards as the flashes were very bright at times, pulsing it seemed, the heartbeat inside was still visible only to the naked eye. The ball shrank slowly and revealed more to the eye of those watching it on TV. "The ball, or electricity thing is going back and so many houses are gone, there are no cars, no telephone lines, I see nothing but open field so far and trees. No cows, or horses, so far I see no birds, the earth is devoid of the families that used to live there, they are gone, so far it seems. The Royal army is bringing in troops near the area."

Uncle heard this and when it finally hit him, he turned and said. "You might want to go get Angel." He was looking at JPF. JPF heard the news as well and then Uncle, he looked up and thought for just a moment as he stood and went forward around the table, he scooted past Road and Katz and then Uncle. He continued to the door and it opened for him, he went down the hall and the steps, he entered the dining area and saw Angel and Blue sitting at the bar talking. "She would bring me breakfast in bed every day, and knew exactly what I wanted for lunch, she was so sweet to me." said Angel finishing a thought, Blue was listening. JPF came close and said "Angel and Blue, I think you both might want to come in here and watch this." Angel and Blue looked up at JPF. Blue asked finally "Yes, what is it JPF?" "I think you should just come back to the room, the both of you." he replied. Angel and Blue both got up out of their seats and started to follow JPF back to the boardroom.

"We do have contact with the Queen, you are sure of the this Blue?" asked JPF. "Well yes we have spoken, why what has happened?" asked Blue. "The people are gone, there is nothing but grass and trees, well and the roads still seem to be intact, other than that everything else is gone." Blue and Angel quickened their pace and followed JPF back into the room, the sounds of the TV were still audible. The older man said "Entire communities would have lived around these areas and they are gone, the number of families that are missing is not even within the realm of thought." Blue stopped in her tracks and Angel heard the news. "This thing is too slow, get me on that jet." Angel stated quickly.

"Wait up, let's think about this. Blue has contacted the Queen, call her again; find out what they are doing?" said Fuzz. Blue took her cell phone and dialed the number, it was busy. She tried multiple times and finally got a ring tone. The other end picked up and Blue started to talk. "Your majesty it is Blue.............., we see on the news that you are bringing troops into the area.............. Yes, I can understand your concern............. Yes, it does look very bad, but I assure you that things should be okay, please wait.................. I understand that you can not sit back and do nothing, but have your troops please stand back until we see what is going on fully............. Yes we have information from Darlin which is Angel's granddaughter............ You will?.............. Your very gracious, thank you." Blue hung up her phone. "The queen says she will have her troops stand back to see what is happening."
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French immigrants brought artichokes to the United States in 1806 when they settled in the Louisiana Territory. But though the first commercial artichoke fields were developed in Louisiana, by 1940 they had mysteriously disappeared.
Guess they also did not like artichokes.
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@philbh - I am rarely able to nap, but took a 1hr and 15 min one earlier! :shock:
It was still morning, so does that count as a nap or simply going back to sleep? ;)

It's 93 degrees here and I have a late afternoon bday party to go to. :evil: The theme is Roman Holiday and at least there's a pool, so I'm wearing a toga with swim trunks underneath. :lol:
 

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Doing the Windows 10 upgrade before they want money for it. Putting it on a new disk so I can always put the old one back in if I decide to
Good luck! In my experience, the greatest difficulty in the upgrade process is that Window 10 attempts to apply the wrong drivers to particular devices which, in turn, cause Windows 10 to fail to boot properly--and results in a failed installation. For me, the whole process took a couple of days to get my system stable again. Fingers crossed!

The theme is Roman Holiday and at least there's a pool, so I'm wearing a toga with swim trunks underneath. :lol:
You know the demand on this thread: pics or it didn't happen! :laugh:

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TIOA Sns9 eps 14: The ball continued to move backwards upon itself, pulsating back upon itself. "Hey we have more than one television here, mute the BBC and go back to what? Was it ABC with the female reporter?" asked Katz. Road was nearest the remote to another TV and turned it on, as the other was muted by Count. The female reporters voice was familiar. "that lives have been lost or so it appears, we have been looking an local maps and there is so much missing. The flashes continue and the black images that are caught seem to be no better really to us at this moment. We still see the pulses, but nothing really has changed." "Wait." said the male voice. "It looks like some kind of object is moving above the circle, just barely." continued the male voice. "We have received word that the Royal Army is coming to the area, they will come to the line if you will." said the female.

The ball flashed and burst, blue and white, it receded back into itself and exposed more land. The female voice continued. "We still have not seen one single human, animal, or building, open fields are all that are visible. We will try to keep you updated as soon as possible to the outcome of this phenomenon? The roads are intact still to this point, that is what is confusing, everything else is gone but the roads. Why?" The males voice could be heard again. "Sorry to cut you off, but the next image showed the new object getting slightly bigger, we have a lot to study, but the next pulse should actually reveal much more." "There!" shouted the female reporter. "Captured, just a moment." said the man. "We continue to watch the ball move back upon itself, it does appear to be moving faster, and" she said "We have it, and it is getting larger, but still circular. The image is still black." he said as the next image was shown on the TV for a few moment. "What do you think it is?" asked the female reporter. "It must be some type of building, is all we can guess at this time." said the male. "The ball is moving much faster than when it started, if you watch at the side again it is moving very fast actually." said the female again. Angel went over and muted the TV. "The roads are still intact, and long enough to land a jet." All the heads in the room looked at her. "Yes, and you need time to at least go around the area and make sure you can land with the proper amount of fuel. Are you planning on returning, and if so, how do expect it to be from? The Queen!? Who's land and people have been taken? Right, so you better wait until we are close enough to at least take the jet around, and the ball is not even close to Saint David's." said Mandi.

The room stopped, no one spoke for a moment. Angel said. "Okay, I will wait for the boat to get us close enough to be safe." she said while using her fingers to make quotation marks. "I am sure the jet is close enough already to go, the ball is moving back, and it will take time for those who wish to come with me will. The boat is in charge by JPF, as are the instructions, I am taking the jet. So do I go alone? or will any of you come with me?" The room stood silent again for a time. "I will go." said Anjel. "So will I." said Katz, "I as well." said Count. "Can I come?" asked Mandi. The room waited and Blue said "I am going for sure, and you may accompany me Mandi." Mandi looked over listening and smiled and nodded in agreement. "I would like to come along Angel, if it is okay by you." said Uncle as he nodded his head kindly.

"Of course you can come Uncle, Blue and Mandi. I think that should be efficient. Thank you so much, please hurry and pack things to go." Angel said to the room, the six stood up, and went towards the door. They left, Anjel was the last to leave, she stopped at the door and looked back stopping. Anjel turned and made sure that Angel was looking at her, she winked and said. "My life, before hers." Anjel turned and started to walk away quickly. Angel was glad and shocked at the same time, she sank to the floor. "Angel? are.. yo.u . o...ka...y?" said a voice as she went black.

"Angel, why is that plant growing so slow?" asked a silent voice. "Angel! Look butterflies!" it was a little louder. Angel was coming back, her chin and face were the most noticeable, the rest of her body felt the same way. Lack of control and coming back, she could feel a weird sensation and her vision was coming back, she breathed in deep. She was starting to realize what was going on and was looking at JPF. She felt safe inside and allowed herself to rest as she breathed in deep. JPF brought her up closer to himself. "You are okay Angel, just breath. You are doing good, see breath, good breath." Angel was still limp, the shock to her system was too much. She breathed hard into herself, and forced herself to grab around JPF's shoulder's. "I will get my granddaughter JPF." she said. "I know." he replied and continued. "Just rest and breath, it will be okay. Lay back down. Would you get me some cold water?" JPF looked into the room. Tiggs was already beside Angel and went quickly through the door.

"Sh, sh... sh, rest and breath." said JPF as he caressed Angel's hair, she went back down to the floor and closed her eyes. She breathed in deep and slow, she released it faster. She kept her eyes closed and tried to control it, and then it hit her, she felt cold, and shuddered. "Hmm." she said and she moved for heat.

A dark swamp, dead trees all around, the water was stagnant. Nighttime and the moon was barely out, she gulped, she had no moisture in her throat. Angel walked forward, she water getting into her shoes, the sand was giving way. She slid and stopped herself with a dead branch that was big enough to support her weight. She still fell before stopping fully and got wet to her chest. Angel finally stopped and pushed instinctively away from the branch and water. "Ugh!?" she said as she looked down and pulled hard to get her foot out. She pulled harder and harder, and finally her foot started to come loose. She tugged harder and her foot moved faster out of the sand. With one final pull she gave it all. "Darlin!" she screamed, and pulled her foot out. She fell back and breathed in hard, thankful to get out. She breathed hard and started to laugh.

Angel breathed hard and laughed a little, she was glad to be alive, in this place and turned to her left, back to the direction she was facing. There was movement, and past the dead trees, a dark image that glowed in the night sky. Angel's eyes got big, she started to scramble to her feet, but the sand and water made her progress slow. The dark image was coming at her, it had a sword. Angel started to panic and her footholds gave, due to her pushing too hard, she finally got traction and her left hand touched something solid, she let her hand grab it and bring it up. It was a sword and she looked at it for a second, she looked at the black image coming at her, there was armor, black armor.

Angel put the sword in her right hand, and then put her left hand under, she had no idea what to do, but the black armored person was coming, she backed away.

The armored person started to bring up their sword, and bring it down very hard and fast with both hands, no care of Angel's attack as she was in clothes only and a sword; they with a sword and black armor. Angel put the sword in the way, but the blow was too strong and it hit her sword, forcing it back. Angel had just enough strength to keep the other sword from hitting her as she fell to the ground, the landing on the ground took some air out of her. She looked just in time to bring the sword up again, the other coming down as she felt pain in her right ankle. The other person was purposely stepping on her, and after the blow of the swords her instinct made her go towards the pain. She realized fast that this was a mistake and turned her eyes and face in time to see a sword. "Breath, that is good breath." JPF said, the blanket was on top of her, and Angel fell asleep.

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