tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post2612443346157664606..comments2024-01-06T13:54:47.570-05:00Comments on The Retirement Chronicles: Useless Facts and Trivia: Volume 8The Retired Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-19622475633552375142009-06-22T08:24:56.910-04:002009-06-22T08:24:56.910-04:00Ramblin Mama: I like that idea! Brownies per hour ...Ramblin Mama: I like that idea! Brownies per hour is an interesting concept too. :-DThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-66935964908916754142009-06-22T00:16:40.181-04:002009-06-22T00:16:40.181-04:00With regard to No. 8: Does this mean we can add th...With regard to No. 8: Does this mean we can add the amount of calories watching tv to hose sleeping to get a total caloric expenditure? How many brownies will an hour of that equal?Ramblin Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370462257976522563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-11873184145948689282009-06-20T08:59:37.730-04:002009-06-20T08:59:37.730-04:00Star: Thanks so much! I do trivia posts about 2 or...Star: Thanks so much! I do trivia posts about 2 or 3 times a month..that is, until I run out of trivia. ha I am like you...I get huge welts from the mosquitos and have to put cortisone cream on them!<br /><br />Jessica: You can laugh all you want in your cubicle, you shorttimer, you..only a FEW more days to your retirement: WOOT !!!!<br /><br />Fran: You are a hoot! LOVED the visual of you running with your undies around your ankles. LMAO<br /><br />Ratty: Yes, don't be eating any of those bitter berries...yuck. Stick to blueberries and strawberries!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-38497843281513264302009-06-20T03:51:49.250-04:002009-06-20T03:51:49.250-04:00Dogwood grows all over around here, so I know a li...Dogwood grows all over around here, so I know a little about them, a very little. The berries may be edible but they don't look like they'd be very tasty.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-45552489521534049992009-06-19T17:42:15.965-04:002009-06-19T17:42:15.965-04:00The toothbrush thing is VILE. Now I'll have t...The toothbrush thing is VILE. Now I'll have to flush, rush across the bathroom to shield my toothbrush, then rush back, all with my underwear round my ankles. I will be sending you any medical bills. Anyway, surely there's a Texas law somewhere prohibiting the keeping of toothbrushes in bathrooms?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-64229277262054890452009-06-19T16:40:50.157-04:002009-06-19T16:40:50.157-04:00Prickly pear also grows here in Texas, including t...Prickly pear also grows here in Texas, including the Hill Country. You can make jelly out of it, too.<br /><br />Your armpit hair smells like coconut? I'd say it's time you laid off the pina coladas, girl!<br /><br />Totally funny - thanks so much for the smiles (they look at me strangely when I emerge from my cube after uproarious laughter).jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598544917785126150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-4120991463914902242009-06-19T16:27:38.946-04:002009-06-19T16:27:38.946-04:00Speaking as one who has six mosquito bites on my r...Speaking as one who has six mosquito bites on my right leg at the moment, I instantly homed in on your post today. I can testify that repellents don't work because I was covered in repellent and I still got bit and I'm allergic. Very interesting post with much to come back to. Ha Ha Ha, loved it.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-22590617407728081712009-06-19T13:04:19.807-04:002009-06-19T13:04:19.807-04:00Dreamwalker: don't try it on my word...althoug...Dreamwalker: don't try it on my word...although others say they do eat it.<br /><br />Kearsie: Ho Gum. That is funny! I never would even try Wrigleys gum..you know, my hating mint thing...I don't even like the smell of it on someone else's breath. Don't know why...must have been some traumatic thing when I was a baby or something. Maybe some really ugly grownup tried to kiss me when I was little and had minty breath. ha<br /><br />Grannyann: Naw that doesn't work..your hands are germy and then you hold the handle...so the germs travel up to the top where the brush part is anyway...there is no safe toothbrush, unless we would be like Monk and wash it in bleach and boiling water every day before using it. ha<br /><br />Tatyana: You are new! Welcome aboard! Thank you for joining on as a Follower to the blog...I love having new folks join us and reading me on a regular basis. Plus you leave comments! Bonus!!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-86410904163704559932009-06-19T12:43:22.041-04:002009-06-19T12:43:22.041-04:00Good morning! Just discovered your blog and enjoye...Good morning! Just discovered your blog and enjoyed reading the latest post, thanks!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-75510006099832636482009-06-19T11:56:10.996-04:002009-06-19T11:56:10.996-04:00Somewhere awhile back I read about the toothbrush ...Somewhere awhile back I read about the toothbrush only it said cover the brush part up, so I had to find the lid of my travel toothbrush carrier and put it over the brush part.grannyannhttp://www.anntuckerblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-71818427798008631162009-06-19T11:50:16.224-04:002009-06-19T11:50:16.224-04:00#4- Actually, according to Myth Busters, there'...#4- Actually, according to Myth Busters, there's poo EVERYWHERE in your home. Just sayin.<br /><br />#10- funny story- in high school the vending machine that had Wrigley's Spearmint Gum was under the selection of H0. So I called it "Ho gum". I still call Wrigley's Ho gum.Kearsiehttp://soundsliketomatoes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-84366520689920225952009-06-19T11:34:14.444-04:002009-06-19T11:34:14.444-04:00I've heard of dandelion being used for salads ...I've heard of dandelion being used for salads but I don't know if I can eat that...dreamwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161214380573839270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-51924280471924273982009-06-19T10:32:40.256-04:002009-06-19T10:32:40.256-04:00Gaston: You must be thin. That is why I am fluffy....Gaston: You must be thin. That is why I am fluffy...I don't even like most REGULAR vegetables. ha<br /><br />Scrappy Doo: Glad you liked my armpit hair comment...sometimes I just can't help myself.<br /><br />Brittany: Glad you do...I have plenty more coming :-DThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-26893678996979827752009-06-19T10:03:06.123-04:002009-06-19T10:03:06.123-04:00Not totally useless. I love this kinda stuff!Not totally useless. I love this kinda stuff!Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090123343442273518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-63398507048619829162009-06-19T09:10:01.510-04:002009-06-19T09:10:01.510-04:00"Yeah, right...and my armpit hair tastes like..."Yeah, right...and my armpit hair tastes like coconut!)"<br />LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />leaves one to wonder???????DKG aka Scrappy Doohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614974219487708243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-53475459916891423262009-06-19T08:45:50.425-04:002009-06-19T08:45:50.425-04:00Actually I like watercress and put wild dandelions...Actually I like watercress and put wild dandelions in salads a lot! Love your personal comments!!1Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-1458796445908979892009-06-19T08:36:45.597-04:002009-06-19T08:36:45.597-04:00Chickamom: Thanks! Hope you survived your salad.
...Chickamom: Thanks! Hope you survived your salad.<br /><br />Bernie: Glad you liked this week's trivia and that it gave you a few smiles!<br /><br />Loree: Oh, no wonder I didn't know what it was....I live in the "arctics"..no cactus anywhere near here! (And even though I have done a lot of traveling, I have never gone to any of the desert states!) Sounds like a painful way to get liquor. haThe Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-8177567004379525752009-06-19T02:45:00.459-04:002009-06-19T02:45:00.459-04:00A prickly pear grows on a cactus plant and if you&...A prickly pear grows on a cactus plant and if you're brave enough to remove the prickly skin, you end up with a very sweet and totally edible fruit even if it is full of seeds. You can make a great liquor out of them too.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-81954001343016752722009-06-19T01:27:10.937-04:002009-06-19T01:27:10.937-04:00OMG Joan, I am trying to stop laughing to write my...OMG Joan, I am trying to stop laughing to write my comment. I hope no one is outside my window, they will have me checked into the clinic for evaluation......Thanks so much for the belly laughs...:-) HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3803801517332763895.post-86031955396585706952009-06-19T00:19:13.194-04:002009-06-19T00:19:13.194-04:00This was a delight as always.
Thank you Anne
I a...This was a delight as always.<br /><br />Thank you Anne<br /><br />I am going to find some prickly pear and cat tails and make a saladZiggy Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203760234180476883noreply@blogger.com