Today's Tids Issue 2,089
Opening Stuff:
“When Irish eyes are smiling, / Sure, ‘tis like a morn in Spring, / In the lilt of Irish laughter / You can hear the angels sing. / When Irish hearts are happy, / All the world seems bright and gay. / And when Irish eyes are smiling, / Sure they steal your hearts away.” I’ll drink to that.
While you are finishing up that last piece of marginal tasting corned beef, remember to start thinking about buying those Zeppoles in honor of St. Joseph’s day and in celebration of all of your good Italian friends. When Italian eyes are smiling, it’s usually when good red gravy is dripping of their chins.*
The Question:
Damn St. Patrick! He chased all of the snakes out of Ireland, and now we got em’. Name the five most poison snakes, other than the Red Obama, Green Eyed Pelosi or the Non Compos Mentis Mambo also known as the Slackjawed Reid.
The Headlines:
--Five Virginia Men Charged In Pakistan Courts With 6 Counts Each Of Violating Terrorism Laws.
--House Members Show Concern About Using Slight Of hand To Pass LollaPelosi!
--“Big East” Confere3nce To Remain Headquartered In Founding City Providence For At Least 10 Years.
--Fed Maintains Low Rate; Offers Modest Upgrade For US Economy.
--Hilton Head Beach Jogger Killed By Plane Landing On Beach; Without Engine Humming, Jogger Never Heard It Coming.
--Rhode Island Public Pensions Underfunded By $9.8 Billion.
--0-Man Continues To Mislead In HC Stump Speeches.
--World Bank Says China Economy Should Grow 9.5% In 2010.
--Feb Wholesale Prices Drop 0.6%
Back to More Stuff:
Here’s a nice side dish for your St, Patricks day feast – Cheesy Irish potato pancakes. In a non-stick skillet cook 2 slices bacon cut into small pieces and ¼ cp finely chopped green onions. Set aside and save 1 tbs grease. In large bowl mix together 1 cup prepackaged hashed browns, 1 cup prepackaged mashed potatoes, 1 cup all purpose baking mix and ½ cup shredded Irish cheddar (Go for the expensive brand. St Pat is worth it. Afterall he got rid of the snakes.) bacon, onions, ½ cp milk and 1 lightly beaten egg. Mix til moist. Heat bacon grease (Add veg oil if needed.) Pour ¼ cup mixture (about 4 per pan) and flatten slightly into pancake. Cook about two mins each side. How bad can they be?
24-um: Monday night’s 24 moved. It was one that created lots of emotions and then took them away. That’s the way the program should be all the time -- Get you in and fake you out. But, I am still having a problem with the Dana issue. There are continuing red herrings in that side story which make it interesting, but I’m still not sure why it exists.
While we’re on my favorite program, I’m hearing some sad news from a person inside the great white way. “24” will be cancelled after this season. Ratings slippage and idea vacuum are probably the reasons. They are planning one last encore – a big Movie for 2011. They will probably have to put me away. I have never looked forward to and enjoyed an hour on TV like I do with “24”.
American Idol finally got it goin’ last night with a string of very fine performances – most notably Didi, Siobhan, Aaron, Katie, Paige and yes Andy for a change. Chrystal was good and solid and actually smiled. And Casey another favorite continued to perform well. Among the weaker performances were Big Mike, Lacy, Lee and Tim. Lee is still one of the better singers, and Big seems to have the voter appeal. That puts Lacy in jeopardy if you listen to the judges, but frankly I liked her again. Tim should go and I am tired of his act.
The March Madness Odds makers are warning not to put too much on Lehigh at 10 googolplex to 1. What's a googolplex, you ask? Dictionary.com helps us out: The number 10 raised to the power googol, written out as the numeral 1 followed by 10100 zeros. Or this: 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000. Doesn’t look good for the old Brown & White. I’m looking for a big surprise against an over confident Jayhawk team.
Through the same Eyes: Chapter 60 continues. –For the first time in months, I wasn’t sure I wanted Kent sitting here. I felt that same magnetic sensations. I remembered vividly the last time he kissed me between my legs. My skin was tingling again. I could barely stand this assault on my senses. Yet, I wanted him to leave. Through a throat that felt constricted I joined the cordiality. “Nice to see you again Kent.” He looked into my soul. I shuddered slightly. Did Isabelle notice? “Izzy and I were just beginning to review the technology progress, so it is fortunate that you dropped in,” I lied.
Izzy interrupted. Yes Kent we were going to talk without your input. Sarah thought it might be purer for the two of us without the emotional involvement to assess our situation.” I glanced quickly at Kent. His face had changed just barely. Maybe it’s a good thing to be his lover I thought. You tend to see things that to most would not be perceptible.
I jumped in, “That is true Kent. As you are entirely aware we are committed to your company, and we like to measure opinions against opinions.” He remained stony. My original Kent. What was he thinking? “So, now that you are here, why not outline the technical situation post the Bromsky affair.” I pause before I added, “You know how much we are all concerned over the ramifications of that. How are you managing that?”
*Best bakeries in which to buy Zeppoles in RI: Cranston – A&J Bakery, Calvitto’s, Defusco, Solitro’s, Superior and Zaccagnini’s; Providence – Borellis (Coventry too), Crugnale’s Also N., E. Prov, Cumb, Cran) LaSalle, Original Plamieri’s and Scialo Bros. Other spots are Cater to You, warren; Felicia’s E.G.; Zaccagnini’s Pawtucket. These make you smile too!
“When Irish hearts are happy, all the world is bright and gay”…Hmmmm. Does this have something to do with priests and altar boys?
Nicknames in the Obits Department:
We covered the facial gamut the past two days when we saw the last notice about Hank “Ugly” Carpacio followed by that for Raymond “Cutesy” Cunningham.
The Answer:
The most poisonous snake is a sea snake -- the Hydrophis Belcher. The most poisonous land snake is the Taipan found in the Savannah Grasslands to Dry Australian plains. A bite assures death within the hour. Ouch! The rest are the Comman Krait (Asia), Phillipine Cobra, Indian King Cobra, Russell’s Viper (Responsible for more human fatalities than any because of innate irritability), Black Mamba, Yellow Jawed Tommygoff (Mexico, SA), Multibanded Krait, Tiger Snake (Australia) and Jarararcussu. These are ranked in order of toxicity, but the real danger lies in their mental behavior. Snakes on Prozac are unlikely to be a problem. If you are tired of congress but still want more on slithery creatures, read more: http://kalyan-city.blogspot.com/2008/07/worlds-top-10-most-poisonous-venomous.html
Final thought for the day:
If St. Patrick came back to rid the Congress of snakes, would he be barred under the separation of church and state regulations?
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