/+\ Come into this Tent Fort /+\ (No ScaredCrows Allowed!)

[CorpGovActivist]

I'm not dyslexic, but I swear I read SacredCow's screenname as ScaredCrow all day yesterday.

Didn't figure it out until I went looking for a thread by ScaredCrow.

I feel http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_ch00XMTE1ODY2MDg=.html">dumber than a Boston area book report. Whole episode.

:popcorn: :beer: :popcorn:

- Dave

*****************************************************

Stewie Griffin: So, Jillian, what are your views regarding Homeland Security? Do you think we should support what the president is doing?

Jillian: Well, I just think, for starters, that sometimes the government has things they can't tell us, and "truthishly", we should just accept that.

*****************************************************

Stewie Griffin: Well, what were you doing in there? What's that smell? Smells like sweat and anger and shame.

Brian Griffin: Yep.

Stewie Griffin: Life's confusing when you get older isn't it?

Brian Griffin: Uh-huh.

[SacredCow]

1. I'm a little concerned about the crosses on your tent fort....

This better not be some kind of Revival a-la Elmer Gantry....

[CorpGovActivist]

2. Oh, for heaven's sake, you dolt! Sometimes a shelf is just a shelf.

And sometimes a "pole" is just a "pole," if you know what I mean.

Can't a guy pitch a tent around here without some smart-ass remark?

:woohoo:

What shall we play?

- Dave

P.S. My tent forts ROCKED! Just ask http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4312540&mesg_id=4312540">my "little" brother.

[SacredCow]

4. I was more of a "sofa-cushion fort" builder, myself....

But sometimes the tent was more appropriate....

[CorpGovActivist]

6. Yes, I can see as where cushions would have their...

... er, special charms.

:9

[SacredCow]

8. For starters....

they have a solid roof, but when necessary one could pop out of it (much like out of a big birthday cake. Not that I've ever done that) and let fly a barrage of Lego's, Tinkertoys, Lite-Brite pegs (sorry Mom) upon the unsuspecting big sister.

[CorpGovActivist]

10. I see advantages to using them for the floor too.

Permit me, if you will, to extol the virtues of the bunkbed tent fort, in brief, while reserving the right to expound further:

1. Multi-level: High ground, to mount an aerial bombardment from above, if sister attempted a stealth attack.

2. Multi-level: Built-in tunnel, to mount a subterranean counterattack on unsuspecting sister's ankles, if she attempted an offensive.

3. Side-flaps: Built-in escape routes, should she somehow succeed in getting past 1 and 2. This usually only happened during slumber parties, when our forces were over-run.

- Dave

P.S. But cushions would've been nice. We made do with pillows.

[racaulk]

3. On your Family Guy quotes...

I *love* that episode! My favorite part of the episode was this bit at the end:

Stewie singing (to the tune of "Cars"):

Brian had sex
With a really dumb girl
Now he's taking his friend Stewie
To get some ice cream
In his ca-ar.

:rofl:

[CorpGovActivist]

5. The mix tape! Stewie anticipated ...

... and then took a nap.

Like good political strategists do.

FYI, We will dissect American Dad in tomorrow's tent fort, Roger.

- Dave

P.S. To quote Uncle Albert from Mary Poppins: I was so hoping you'd join us!

[racaulk]

11. Sounds like a plan.

I'll be glad to dissect American Dad any day! :)

By the way, my first name is Roger IRL, which is why I chose the avatar that I did. I had Hayley for a long time, but I recently switched. I think my current avatar is a better fit for me.

:hi:

[CorpGovActivist]

13. It conveys a certain sense of intelligent ennui. I like it.

You are very welcome in our Tent Fort, Roger. Please note the open TentFortWetBar, and remember to tip for heavier pours.

:beer:

[SacredCow]

7. One of my faves, too...

Stewie: Alright Brian, you can do this. You can dump her, because once it's done, never again will you have to listen to her talk like this? You know, where everything has a question mark at the end of it? With an upward inflection? At the end of every sentence?
Brian: Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking? Oh dammit, now I'm doing it too!


Oh, and "Gloss rhymes with hair!"

[CorpGovActivist]

9. We must've been separated at birth...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7434737&mesg_id=7434737">Response #14. Gave me the idea for this thread.

You owe me a Coke!

With 10 Cane. Or Gosling's.

:toast: <--------------- to the TentFortWetBar, Batman!

- Dave

[SacredCow]

14. Definitely....

I'm going to have to pick me up some of the Gosling's on the way home this afternoon. It sounds like something I'd like.

[CorpGovActivist]

16. Sweet Mesmerizing Matilda!

Patrick is picking up 10 Cane on the way home.

Curiouser and curiouser.

[SacredCow]

17. Well, enjoy!

It's good stuff. I've had a checkered past with rum (mostly due to to the amatuer mistakes commonly known as "Hurricanes" and "Daquiris" sold by New Orleans street vendors) but some of the newer offerings are changing my mind. 10 Cane goes down smoothly neat- it's almost a shame to mix it, but it does make a KILLER Mojito!

Someone bought me a bottle of Captain Morgan Tattoo as a hosts gift a while back... I may have to use that to strip the paint off the walls or something....

[CorpGovActivist]

19. Yes, I too...

... am a recently-converted-after-back-alley-slidin-during-college-days-with-rum sort, and if you like smooth distilled spirits, we should mentally bookmark tequila as a topic.

Patron. Cazadores. Herradura.

Y yo hablo bastante bien en español. Necisitamo ir a México.

¡Muchachos! Ahora, tengo hambre.

- Dave

[SacredCow]

21. Patron is dangerously good....

good thing my bartender knows when to cut us off...

[CorpGovActivist]

24. Patrón led to one of - maybe 5 total - arguments with Patrick.

We got puh-lastered at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=house+of+blues+cambridge">The House of Blues in Harvard Square, circa July 1995.

The next morning, we were supposed to take the ferry from Boston to the Cape to collect my "little" brother, who'd hitched a ride up from WV with my parents' next-door neighbor.

Only, the next morning, the lummox wouldn't move.

I ended up missing the ferry, taking a bus (no car at that point), and missing the return ferry.

So, Kevin (my "little" brother) and I tried camping out, in http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=provincetown+gay">P-town, on a picnic table.

That lasted about an hour. Too many bugs, and - er, "strange noises" coming from the dunes.

So, we busted his spending money budget, and got ourselves a room at a B&B that night.

All because Patrick, the big lummox, was "hung over," and all because Patrick, the big lummox, just *has* to drive a stick shift.

:eyes:

So, we're somewhat careful about how much Patrón the big lummox is allowed to have now.

- Dave

[racaulk]

12. ROFL

You know, I could hear Stewie saying those words as I was reading your post! :rofl:

But I don't remember the "gloss rhymes with hair" thing... :shrug:

[CorpGovActivist]

15. When Jilly-Bean and her friends went to the bathroom. Oogie.

[SacredCow]

18. Y'know, I never seem to catch American Dad....

I need to see when it airs. Not that I don't already watch too much TV, and have a car to work on....

[CorpGovActivist]

20. ¡Viva TiVo!

You're handy with cars you say? Like them?

[SacredCow]

22. I'm just getting back into it.

My current project will be the litmus test to see if I have the interest and/or patience for a more ambitious project.

Meet Heidi:


1979 Super Beetle 'vert. Mechanically, she's semi-sound but cosmetically a complete and utter wreck. She's in line for getting a new top, then I'm going to gut the interior (very little is salvageable- and the black vinyl HAS to go).

[CorpGovActivist]

26. He is gonna go ape over that.

What a GREAT color!!!

Heidi is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_Buggy">worth at least 20 points in Punch Buggy.

You're gonna have a line of kids at your door, with sore arms, and little torches and pitchforks.

Oh, yeah. You're so in the Tent Fort.

- Dave

[SacredCow]

28. The color is "River Blue"

and was original to the car. From a distance, it's shiny and all but it's a not-so-great repaint so up close it's not up to my standards for what I hope to achieve with her. The top has been ordered, but the parts haven't all come in yet.

[CorpGovActivist]

29. Um, yeah, didja get the memo?

I'm gonna need you to talk to Patrick about cars. Just last night he was insisting that I look at the new one he has spec'd out. The color is eerily close to yours.

He's jazzed about the new Audis, and is window shopping.

:eyes:

Interminably.

:eyes:

No really. And I have to look at every single option tweak.

:eyes:

- Dave

[SacredCow]

31. I swore I'd never buy another German car....

Don't get me wrong- I love them, and I REALLY love driving them. But DAYUM!!!!! The parts and maintenance cost a fortune! Of course, the offset is that they're virtually immortal if you take good care of them, but I just don't keep cars that long. Good thing these old air-cooled beasts are quite a bit cheaper to maintain!

[CorpGovActivist]

33. Just *one* of Patrick's fantasies about a German car...

... entails custom-building a Porsche (which I don't pronounce right - now, on purpose), picking it up in Germany, doing the AutoBahn (Ich spreche ein bischen Deutsch, und Deutsche Bier ist wirklich schön. Oktoberfest!)

:beer:

Anyhoo, they have this program that allows you to do just that ... pick it up, drive all around Europe with some pre-planned events, and then drop it off in The Netherlands (good place as any to end). The car gets shipped State-side, and we've broken none of the laws of our fair country.

:smoke: :beer: :smoke: :beer:

If we ever move back to WV, there will be cars and computers up on blocks in our front yard, knowing him.

:eyes:

He is truly going to go ape over Heidi, and she is a beaut! Blues are my favorite colors, too.

[SacredCow]

23. Oh, and I've not done TiVo....

I spend too much time on the sofa as it is....

[CorpGovActivist]

27. The creamy goodness that is TiVo is that it gets you OFF the couch more often.

Permit me, if you will, to extol the virtues of the TiVo, in brief:

1. Pause live TV, and talk to a good friend, instead of screening calls.

2. Let TV get 20 minutes ahead, and do laundry, or a quick workout. Enjoy racing to catch up, and still make up the time by the end of the program.

3. Catch programs that are on while you're asleep. Tom and Jerry is on, you know. If you know where and when to look.

4. Buy a second TiVo, and never miss conflicting Sunday morning talk shows.

5. Season Passes. When life calls you out of town, you're not gonna miss it.

6. Programmable from work. When you're bored, log on free, online, and set it up.

7. Name-your-TiVo contests among friens. Who has the best name for their TiVo?

I reserve the right to amend and expand.

: )

- Dave

[racaulk]

25. Same here

It seems like Fox never shows it on a regular basis, and there will be several weeks without an episode, with no explanation. Just like they did with Family Guy (the first time) and Futurama. They don't seem to know an intelligent program when they have it.

I bought Season 2 of American Dad on DVD recently so I can watch the episodes I missed.

I really, really hate Fox. If it were not for their Sunday evening animation lineup, I would never watch that station...or any network television, for that matter.

:mad:

[CorpGovActivist]

30. /+\ MUSIC Suggestions? Requests? /+\

As the resident FortFairy, I like to be a good host. Music suggestions? Magic jukebox in the corner. It takes NECCO wafers (which I'm not allowed near), SMART-EES, and just about any other thing you happen to have in your pocket, including Lent lint.

This Fort needs more cowbell, too. I gotta have more cowbell!

[SacredCow]

32. Well, as per my avatar.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzDLeEggMQ8

[CorpGovActivist]

34. OH!!!

I missed the heels on the logo!!!

LOGO - do you get it? They routinely rocket up the ClickList!

:woohoo:

You are so rockin' the tent.

Turnabout is fair play when this one ends. (Fair warning to the more prudish in the tent. We love you, but click AYOR.)

A little http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW76dCI5k0s">Somethin' for the Fellas (That Like the Fellas). And http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW3EUjZBBHc&feature=related">Soccer Practice may give you the vay-puhs, too.* Grab a mint julip, or mojito. Then, hit the showers if you need to.

* I'll give the kids today that much. Their MTV is equal-opportunity steam-room now.

[SacredCow]

39. just googled it...

and resized it to fit the size requirements.

[CorpGovActivist]

40. Man...

... did I ever have to retrace that, to find the antecedent of the "it" you were resizing.

:rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g9vijUcOac">Pronoun trouble.

Shoot it now! Shoot it now!

:deadaway faint:

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

36. A slower, more poignant, track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYp3GoOkbas">I Love a Boy Named Jesse.

:cry:

Honestly, kids today are sooooooo lucky not to have to read between the lines with Elton and George Michaels. Or Erasure. Or...

[CorpGovActivist]

55. Hello Muddah

... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwvlbMU9scs">Hello Faddah.

[CorpGovActivist]

35. /+\ Snacks and Beverages: Borat Now Serving on the Lido Deck of the Tent Fort /+\

Favorite snacks? Boozy concoctions? The kitchen can whip up custom orders. Be sure to tip Borat, your waiter - carefully. And be NI-ICE!

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5515689,00.jpg

[CorpGovActivist]

37. Cazadores Reposado

Any recs on outstanding marg mixes?

[SacredCow]

38. No mix...

Fresh lime juice (key limes, if possible), tequila, Cointreau, splash of Presidente brandy, Rose's sweetened lime juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake till frothy! Pour into salt-rimmed martini glass over ice.

[CorpGovActivist]

41. Rose's is good in a pinch...

... never without Cointreau (splash of fresh OJ is nice for color and balance, too), have never tried splash of Brandy*, and all the rest is nirvana.

* Plan to; P bartended many years ago, before we met. FYI ... in case you need more reason to visit.

P.S. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7429495&mesg_id=7429495">I can't find the two we got, but one is of a mill 15 minutes from where I grew up.

[SacredCow]

42. I'm never without Roses...

I use it in so many of my staple drinks- Margaritas, Mojitos, Cosmopolitans...

I didn't get to the store on the way home- so no Gosling's tonight. Perhaps tomorrow...

[CorpGovActivist]

43. A good Cosmo...

... needs that perfectly-shaved, just-on-the-verge-of-melting ice shaving sprinkle.

Mojitos? All in the wrist action, and a mortar and pestle make all the difference in the world.

Margs? Tried and true for me, with no foo foo flavors or frozen, thank you very much.

The Cane 10 is marvelous. Just had a sip of his, since I started on the tequila, and don't wanna mix an match. That is smooth sippin'!

Where'd you grow up, anyway?

[SacredCow]

44. I grew up here in Baton Rouge...

I didn't stray far, though I did live in New Orleans and Jackson, MS for short stints.

You like the same margarita as me- I don't like them frozen, nor do I care for flavors. The only exception is a FRESH mango margarita, but that's a rarity.

I just use a muddler for my Mojitos- right in the glass.

[CorpGovActivist]

45. What's the snack and beverage of choice tonight?

And what is your take on Johnny McGovern?

[CorpGovActivist]

46. In honor of your birthplace, the Tent Fort shall have a Red Stick.

The extent of the Red Stick's powers are not yet fully known.

For now, we know that placing RS in a thread title stakes a point to pick up tomorrow.

RS for now, (sleepy :boring:) and just rememeber: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUKBuAkr4Lg&feature=related">Every time you go away ...

[CorpGovActivist]

47. When you're done caucusing, come on in. RS.

[CorpGovActivist]

54. Waaaaaaaaaaah!

:cry:

Give us a caucus report. Or I'm gonna hold my breath. Just you watch.

[LaurenG]

48. Crows are good sacred crows are better

according to the dictionary of sacred crows, the crow is:

Shadow self
Shapeshifter
Messenger
Romantic
Intelligent
Tricky
Magic
Element
Air
Lesson

Crow is the keeper of sacred law and knows the mystery. She teaches us that there are not one two or three worlds but many.
The laws of Sacredness
To balance our need for partnership with other areas of our life
To be at peace with our own company as well as within a group
Psychic protection
To value ourselves giving ourselves the best
The joy in exploration

Oh this is the lounge, can I stay in this tent anyway?

[CorpGovActivist]

49. Abso-friggin-lutely!

This is a big tent. Everyone is welcome, no matter your particular brand of oddity.

I love crows. Maybe that's why I mis-read his screenname in the first place.

We had lots of crows in the big trees of our property when I was a kid, and they fascinated me. Still do.

Thank you for that, and welcome to the Tent Fort.

:hug:

- Dave

[LaurenG]

50. Yay!

:hug:

[CorpGovActivist]

51. Where in Ohio? I have lots and lots of family there. And what other animals...

... do you find yourself drawn to?

:hug:

Please note that the Tent Fort takes requests for music, food, and beverage.

As the Friendly FortFairy, I am amenable to sub-threads and new rooms, to be marked by the double fort towers.

/+\

This is an inclusive space. Let it all hang out.

[LaurenG]

52. Deer, swan and turtle

Thank you for the welcome in the big tent!

[CorpGovActivist]

53. Oh, I like those too, especially snapping turtles!

We had those in the creek that ran through our property. And swans and ducks that came swimming upstream from Mrs. Cook's house, because they knew we'd have the heels of bread loaves to feed them.

Deer? My grandfather thought I was the worst shot of all his grandsons. My mom rented Bambi before my first hunting trip.

I can bullseye a wamprat at a considerable distance, thank you very much. I assume now that he's passed on, he knows.

; )

This Tent Fort has secret passages, trick bookcases, slicky slides to beer tap rooms, and every other conceivable escape hatch you can think of. Enjoy. Contribute. Imagine.

And take hug breaks as needed.

:hug:

[CorpGovActivist]

56. /+\ Magic Tent Fort Film and Flick Room /+\

Feel free to post commentary on - or clips of - favorite movies and programs.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_ch00XMTE3MjQwMTY=.html">Emission Impossible, Family Guy is tonight's Friendly FortFairy Film.

- Dave