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Friday, May 16, 2008

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Essential Nancy Sinatra
By Nancy Sinatra
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I plead guilty to swiping this idea from another blog. Guilty as charged.

The female that I swiped it from lamented that all men are boobs--oops--no, what she actually said was that all men are obsessed with boobs. She asked that men readers please explain why they sooooo like boobs.

Most of the replies were from women, and all agreed with her observation. Some went so far as to say that even gay men loved boobs. Also, some of the women stated that men who say they don't like boobs are fibbers.

I was one of a couple of men to reply. The other guy agreed, I disagreed.

Here's my take on it. (if you are among those women who think that any man who says he isn't infatuated with boobs is being untruthful, read no further.)

Not counting gays and undersexed men, I would say that about fifty percent of men are "boob men." Of the remaining fifty percent, most are either "butt men," or "leg men." A few might be found who get excited about various other body parts (there was a time in the past when men went bonkers over ankles, and women who flashed their ankles were naughty.)

In nineteenth century Japan, men got all revved up from a peek at the nape of a woman's neck. Kimono collars were tilted back to give the guys a thrill.

As some women wonder why men are so obsessed with boobs, I, in turn, wonder why women THINK that men are so obsessed. The only answer I can come up with is girlie magazines like Playboy. Hefner is obviously a boob man, and his magazine reflects this. It has become chic to ballyhoo boobs in movies and on TV.

But not all men focus on boobs; as I pointed out some prefer shapely butts or legs. And bye and bye, nearly all men go bonkers over a pretty face and well proportioned female figure. I base my observations on twenty years in the army, much of the time spent in barracks. In barracks, one of the main topics of conversation is...you guessed it...women.

So, in the final analysis, all men do like shapely boobs, all men do like shapely derrieres, and all men do like shapely legs, but each man has a preference for one of the three (except for the guys who like all three.)

Now my question of women. Do you think that women are overly concerned with boobs?

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Friday, May 09, 2008

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On the Trail
By Frankie Laine
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Featured Grownups presents the following Challenge:

Write a letter to your Mother. It doesn't matter if she is in heaven or on earth. Tell her what she means to you..

Dear Momma,

I can never thank you enough for all the TLC you gave to me as a baby, child, very troublesome teenager, and on into manhood. You're gone from this world now, but I look forward to meeting you on the other shore.

Your loving son always.

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Monday, April 21, 2008

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Tim-Tayshun
By Red Ingle
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The Not-So-Solid-South

I just came across something on the internet about southern lingo. I've read many pieces about southern customs, southern cooking, southern this and that.

The South covers a vast area. From Key West to Richmond, from Charleston to El Paso. Every City in Old Dixie has its own flavor. No two are alike. Nashville. New Orleans. Tampa. Houston. Norfolk. Not only are the cities different from each other, but so are the states. And so are different regions within the states.

People are also different from each other. There are city people, country people, backwoods people, mountaineers, rich people, and poor people. Generally the people in these various groups have their own lingo, cooking, and customs.

Among occupations in The South there are farmers, fishermen, cowboys, shrimpers, loggers, merchants, and lawyers. All of these occupations have their own jargon. Fishermen and farmers generally don't have the same diet. Neither do loggers and cowboys.

I've lived in seven different southern states, and I've enjoyed local dishes unique to that locality. Collards are not eaten everywhere. Neither are fried green tomatoes, black eyed peas, hush puppies, and corn pone. There are big differences in preparing barbecue. I grew up eating corn dodgers, corn flitters, sausage perlo, dadil pepper relish, smother fried chicken, and other dishes that I haven't seen anywhere else.

About the only food I can think of common to all Southerners is grits. The only word I can think of that all Southerners use is y'all. (Contrary to what most Northerners think, "y'all" is not used to address one person--it's used to address two or more..) It's worth noting that there are a few localities in The South that use "ye'ns" instead of 'y'all."

Okay. Got that off my chest...

Note: Timtayshun, by the novelty tune artist Red Ingle to which I'm now listening, is a country music take off on Perry Como's Temptation. It's the only novelty tune, I believe, to ever make number one on the charts. Some country music fans who never heard Como's version, at first actually thought it was a regular country music recording--not a take off.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

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Platinum & Gold: Mgm Years
By Joni James
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SPRING

Featured Grownups poses this question:
Mother Nature is having a really hard time giving us the Spring season we are all so eager for ... what exactly is it we are eager for? Tell us what SPRING means to you... what is it you are waiting for, longing for, looking forward to?
Spring is and always has been my favorite time of the year. It's great to see the world spring back to life again after the bleak, dreary days of winter. Bright green leaves on the trees, colorful flowers, colorful birds, pleasant temperatures--not too hot or too cold.
Pretty girls look just a little prettier.
Soon I can start tilling the ground for planting vegetables that will be fresh on the table.
On the downside, pollen is in the air to aggravate the old allergies, and the pine pollen coats your car. and soon the lawn will need mowing. But the ups far outweigh the downs.

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Monday, April 14, 2008

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Alley Oop
By Hollywood Argyles
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Fifties Jive

I came across a saying the other day: "If you want to find something really new, just go back several generations." This got me to thinking about the jive I grew up with. Here's just a few of the slang words from that cool generation.

Hep cats, gators: Cool people

"Come on man, dig it like the gators do."

Squares, bozos: Uncool people

"Man, that square is from nowhere."

Like--- We were using this Valley girl expression in the fifties

"Like, get with the program."

Mellow: Hip, or cool.

"She digs her cats on the mellow side."

Dude, jasper, cat, kitty: Guy.

"I don't dig that jasper's messin with me."

Gimme some skin: Shake. "Gimme some skin, man."

Right on: "Right on man. Way to go."

Way out, crazy, bad: Cool.

"Dig that crazy chick."

Hip, with it: Cool

"Hey man, that kitty ain't with it."

Zap: Kill

Fuzz: Cops.

"He got zapped by the fuzz."

Threads: Clothes.

"Dig the crazy threads on that cat."

Chick, doll, babe, sweet thang: Girl

"That sweet thang is one cute chick."

From nowhere: Dull, unexciting.

"That flick was from nowhere."

Lewd and crude dude, mean motah scootah, badass, bad gogettuh: Tough guy.

"Man that dude's a mean motah scootah."

Dig: To understand, to check out

"Dig me man?" or "Dig that crazy chick, man."

Go jooking, go honky tonkin: Go out on the town,

"I'd go jookin but I ain't got no loot."

Jook joint: Club, bar, beer joint, soda hop or fount.

Daddy-o: Form of address

"Hey, Daddy-o, gimme some skin."

Flip: To like. "I flipped over that chick."

Flick: Movie

Ain't nowhere: Bad, dull

"That cat ain't nowhere."

From _____ville: Add anything in the blank.

"That jasper is from coolsville." "That chick is from hotsville."

Spin platters: Play music records

Makin zees: Napping

Some of these may have been local, and probably were. Who can think of more from that era? How about your locality?

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