ExiledInIllinois

"...This ain't no time to be cool. And tell all your girlfriends, your "been around the world" friends That talk is for losers and fools..."

"...Wake up smell the cat food..."

Yeah, understand. I always thought that wasn't the spirit of the concept. Just evolved into that. Oh well, jump on a scooter and zip around. Can Audrey Hepburn join me! 😉 Harley made scooters in 1960s. My friend had a Harley Topper back in the 1980s. Everything was in a box. 😆 🤣 I should ask him if he ever had time to restore it, 1965 blue Topper: I think that's the one in the movie: American Graffiti? EDIT: I stand corrected. "Toad" in the movie had a Vespa! That's a gem! Probably brings a pretty penny for being a Harley Davidson...

Did you ever read about Kris Kristofferson...They thought he had early onset Alzheimer's... It was finally diagnosed as Lyme disease. Doesn't know when, but they guess it was early 2000s on a set. Took 10 years or so to properly diagnose...So I recall reading. Crazy!

Wasn't the whole idea about Uber, ride-share to: "Hey, you're going my way, right past me, I might as well pick hitch a ride... For a fee of course." When did it become a "job?" People wreck everything. I guess the virus reboot things?

"...Don't try to bleed me 'Cause I've been here before and I deserve a little more..."

What do fat chick's and mopeds have in common? ~They are both fun to ride till someone sees you with one. Okay... Someone had to, it's an oldy but goodie. See above. LoL...

AGREE! She was woman and roared! Rest in Peace. She could act: Then there's the spoof:

43... Cusper, but more Millennial. Xennials I think they call them. /smh The always give you a "buffer zone." 😆

I am in like Flynn! Yes. OJ needs to be up there. His Bills greatness was 20 years earlier. Cancel Culture and people who get triggered suck.

Firefighters. There is a reason why most municipalities moved toward volunteers. LoL... Do you want them sitting around waiting to lock a boat, oh, I mean waiting for a fire? 😉 😜 😘 Oh no. NOW I did it. Awakened the ghosts 👻 of Board Past? LoL...

Hard line to pick up, misheard too! A++ Best 'Stones song IMHO: Love the lack of social distancing when Keith comes and sits down, second-hand smoke too! Everyone takes it in stride, but Keith leans back & doesn't stay too long. Very cool and respectful. LoL... ~My social analysis. Them were the days. Everyone chill!

Dire Straits, Skateaway How 'bout: "A smile relieves a heart that grieves, remember what I said.."

HINT: No looking in the ShoutBox. But, you can if you want... "...And they shut him out of paradise Called him Lucifer and frowned She took pride in what God made him Even before the angels shot him down to the ground..." HINT 2: It's "Michael Mass" today. Michaelmas: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaelmas

Okay... So, what's the next level below great. "Journeyman" status. ??

Boy... You figured me out! I am gonna call you Superman 🦸‍♂️... You got that x-ray vision working, singing right along. You can see right through me! Sorry @BringBackFergy & @Gugny you've been demoted to Jr. SuperHero status. There's a new sheriff in town and their name is: dorquemada !!

Verdict is still out w/me. I won't be a believer until he strings together a couple of 6 or 7 TD games. All the greats have 6 TD games. I know...I set the bar pretty high.

Firefighters have a bunkhouse. Exercise facilities, etc... Up until the 1950s at the locks, the staff lived on site. Lockmaster had a house. Same with lighthouse tenders. There are still jobs out there (like mine) that don't equate to the modern work ways. We can get caught there for days. It has to be staffed 24/7/365. Job description is: "All duties as needed." There are no assigned lunches. Breaks. Dinners and breakfasts. Facilties need kitchens, showers etc... Why not have an exercise room to stay healthy? Obviously these dolls didn't. 24/365, you are working through normal sleep hours. Need TV to keep up with the news, weather, etc... No different than a firehouse, lighthouse, etc... The big trouble I see is the alcohol consumption. That's a strict safety no-no nowadays, but years ago they turned a blind eye, as long as you weren't impaired. Back in the Day on the railroad, the caboose had beds and showers, etc... Again, not sure what the MTA does and where they take their breaks, but there are jobs out there that still do things the old fashioned way... Military, Firefighting, etc... Caretaker jobs. You live and work on site basically. We are way to uptight nowadays and people too worried what the next guy is doing. If it's your cup of tea, those jobs can be had. It all comes around. Too much accounting nowadays. Why we are messed up. Working Boats on rivers, waterways are basically floating man-caves. Tracking Satellite TV, WiFi. Big screens, sleeping quarters. Those guys are on 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off, 12 hour on-off shifts.

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Throw in the '87 Ford Taurus and it's a deal!

If you're lucky in Take 2. Kinda reverse of the movies, this is where you want lots of takes. Get it right, you may have to do it again!

Do it up right @teef! It's only going downhill after this as you get older! So, to expand on what stuvian just said: May the tooth fairy pay you a visit in no attire at all. But, only if you're swimming. [SPECIAL Shout-out to: @Gugny ,he loves a good swimming nekkid wise-crack.]

Why is all this stuff happening now. The logo for Long Lake, has always been two bears. They never used to wander into town... How long has the town been there? Maybe the bears don't have a purpose anymore? A place to go? Play and work? Maybe they are just misunderstood? So , you wanna live on roots and berries or that nice Big Mac bag that the wonderful town folk fella left LOCKED in his new Ford F-150 accidentally? JC, nowadays you gotta be damn near perfect, not make any mistakes. Like forget about a smelly empty bag. That bear doesn't know the truck is locked and he can't get in. But a few little blows and scratches will surely test things! 😉

JC... Do I really gotta grin and bear this joke!