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    FrankL got a reaction from Pariah in Quote of the Week From My Life.   
    My mother, a retired elementary school teacher, has a penance stare that still works. At a recent high school basketball game, some kid behind her was kicking the seat of her best friend (also an elem teacher). The friend turned and stared at the kid. He laughed and kept going. My mother turned and gave him the full "teacher's look" she calls it. He gulped, stopped kicking, and then pulled his feet up under himself.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Pariah in Quote of the Week From My Life.   
    Wife: So I've entered a broth challenge.
    Me: Really?!
    Wife: Yes. Are you interested.
    Me: Most definitely!
    Wife: I'm surprised.
    Me: Why are you surprised?
    Wife: Well, you just aren't a fan of broth most days.
    Me: Broth? Like chicken broth?
    Wife: Yeah. I make different recipes of broth each weekend, and drink 8 ounces a day. What did you think I said?
    Me: Bra.
    Wife: Bra? How would a bra challenge work?
    Me: I don't know, but I really want to find out!
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    FrankL got a reaction from Pariah in Quote of the Week From My Life.   
    Re: Quote of the Week From My Life.
     
    We were racing a storm to church yesterday. We had only been in the door about 2 minutes when my mother-in-law walked in. The street grew suddenly dark and the streetlights came on. The greeter said, "Bring the darkness with you?"
     
    "It followed me!" she replied.
     
    My THOUGHT: "The Darkness that Followed my Mother-In-Law." Great title for a creeper.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Cancer in In other news...   
    Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill to meet in Cuba.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Cancer in Quote of the Week From My Life.   
    Church is delayed (possibly canceled) for snow. I sent this to my wife this morning.
     
    If I were Martin Luther, I would write 95 reasons that I love you.
    If I were John Calvin, a bouquet of tulips would testify that I find you irresistible.
    Were I Karl Barth, my expressions of love would be most dogmatic.
    Were I CS Lewis, an essay on how I feel all four loves for you would be on the way to you right now.
    Were I Augustine, my only confession would be my love.
    Were I Anglican, I would gladly be your defender.
    However, we are Arminians, and so I say "I choose you."
    And we are part of the Wesleyan tradition, so I find my heart warmed by thoughts of you.
    And as Classical Pentecostals, I speak now of the initial evidence of our love.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Cancer in Quote of the Week From My Life.   
    Two items:
     
    1) On Saturday I took my sons to the Family Fun Fair at a local park. The local radio station had a van there to play (not transmitting, just playing for the crowd). When we got there, the song was "I Feel Like Making Love." I thought, "That's Hercules theme song from the Arena draft. Oh, this would be a terrible arena for next season! A small park with families. And Hercules in one of his trademark fights where no one loses."
     
    2) I was reading a posted vignette this morning. It was over the top humor with an evil army facing down one described as "vile." The vile was besieging the evil empire's headquarters.
     
    One of the commentors said, "The vile army's Dark Lord needs to be standing on a hill of skulls, sipping a fruity drink."
     
    Another replied: "Just a hill of skulls?"
     
    Original: "Of course. Because a mountain of skulls would just be gauche."
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    FrankL reacted to Christopher R Taylor in STAR TREK: Discovery   
    Why the original series worked:
     
    1) Great cast of character actors and lesser-known, but highly talented regulars
    2) Memorable, strong characters built around archetypes (the ethnic curmudgeon guy in the engine room, the stoic, intellectual scientist, the country doctor, etc)
    3) The show was a series of vignettes meant to be individual stories about sci fi thought pieces; Twilight Zone in space
    4) The technology was only advanced enough to seem futuristic, rather than magical and able to solve every problem with just SCIENCE!
    5) Written by skilled, qualified sci fi authors interested in writing science fiction rather than a TV show
    6) No compulsion to be a continuing single story, instead continuing characters and relationships
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    FrankL got a reaction from Hermit in Jokes   
    Two British brothers were riding on a train when a general sat down across from them. One of the brothers was hard of hearing and said, "Ask the general is he's ever been to India."
     
    The other brother says, "Pardon me, sir, but my brother is just wondering if you've ever been to India?"
     
    The general says, "India? Why yes, marvelous place full of wonderful people!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been to India."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he's ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, but my brother wants to know if you've ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The general says, "Punjab! Oh, magnificent curry in Punjab!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been in Punjab."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he knows a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, I promise this is the last question, but my brother wants to know if when you were in Punjab, you knew a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The general says, "Lady Elanor! Why, oh yes! Beautiful woman! My bedroom window looked right into her bathtub!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he knows Mother."
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    FrankL got a reaction from BoloOfEarth in The Flash   
    I'll just say that if next week's finale does not restore hope, I will have one less hour of television next season.
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    FrankL reacted to Spence in STAR TREK: Discovery   
    The latest news I found has pretty much everyone familiar with Trek no longer being on the team.   It looks like classic studio "the old series was so bleh, we must reinvent and fix it" garbage. 
     
    Also one article had a quote that essentially said that the studio was ecstatic that being on a streaming format meant they could be "edgy" and "R-rated", nudity is possible. . 
     
    Last nail in the coffin for me.  I was pretty much set against paying a fee for just CBS shows, they really don't have that much I watch.  But if they are dropping all the Trek aspects I actually enjoyed to shoe horn in a full plate of soft porn and political correctness, well I'll pass.....
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    FrankL reacted to Pariah in Jokes   
    I have a compass that used to belong to Alfred Hitchcock. It points north by northwest.
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    FrankL got a reaction from GhostDancer in Larger Than Life! Real people who could be pulp heroes.   
    Hedy Lamarr. Seriously. Her work in jamming radio controlled torpedoes laid the groundwork for Bluetooth and WiFi.
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    FrankL reacted to Christopher R Taylor in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    This is the point at which all the people who said Comey should be fired scream in horror because he was fired.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Pattern Ghost in The Flash   
    True. Unless Barry 2024 lied, they are in uncharted waters, and Savitar knows it. I'd rather Savitar be a doppleganger from Earth-X but I doubt they go that way.
     
    I've been wondering when Barry '24 becomes Savitar. Savitar had scars or something on his face that '24 did not but still looks similar to '24 (whom I have been calling Emo Barry) as if he's only a few years older. I took from Jay earlier in the season that Savitar had been around for years, but time travel can render that moot (if the writers even remember it).
     
    There was also the point in '24 when Barry gave '17 the info on the doctor. Everything from the info (and the Team in 24) indicates they didn't use her back in '17. B'24 bifurcated the timeline then. BUT Savitar knew exactly where the doc would be and that Barry would be present when Killer Frost arrived. He knew about Vibe being in the rafters and everything B'17 would say.
     
    To quote Geordi La Forge, "this is why time travel gives me nose bleeds."
     
    Though since the writers and editors at least twice messed up their math in Future Flash by saying 2024 was 8 years after 2017, I cut them no slack whatsoever.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Nolgroth in The Flash   
    True. Unless Barry 2024 lied, they are in uncharted waters, and Savitar knows it. I'd rather Savitar be a doppleganger from Earth-X but I doubt they go that way.
     
    I've been wondering when Barry '24 becomes Savitar. Savitar had scars or something on his face that '24 did not but still looks similar to '24 (whom I have been calling Emo Barry) as if he's only a few years older. I took from Jay earlier in the season that Savitar had been around for years, but time travel can render that moot (if the writers even remember it).
     
    There was also the point in '24 when Barry gave '17 the info on the doctor. Everything from the info (and the Team in 24) indicates they didn't use her back in '17. B'24 bifurcated the timeline then. BUT Savitar knew exactly where the doc would be and that Barry would be present when Killer Frost arrived. He knew about Vibe being in the rafters and everything B'17 would say.
     
    To quote Geordi La Forge, "this is why time travel gives me nose bleeds."
     
    Though since the writers and editors at least twice messed up their math in Future Flash by saying 2024 was 8 years after 2017, I cut them no slack whatsoever.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Burrito Boy in Jokes   
    Two British brothers were riding on a train when a general sat down across from them. One of the brothers was hard of hearing and said, "Ask the general is he's ever been to India."
     
    The other brother says, "Pardon me, sir, but my brother is just wondering if you've ever been to India?"
     
    The general says, "India? Why yes, marvelous place full of wonderful people!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been to India."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he's ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, but my brother wants to know if you've ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The general says, "Punjab! Oh, magnificent curry in Punjab!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been in Punjab."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he knows a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, I promise this is the last question, but my brother wants to know if when you were in Punjab, you knew a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The general says, "Lady Elanor! Why, oh yes! Beautiful woman! My bedroom window looked right into her bathtub!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he knows Mother."
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    FrankL got a reaction from Pariah in Jokes   
    Two British brothers were riding on a train when a general sat down across from them. One of the brothers was hard of hearing and said, "Ask the general is he's ever been to India."
     
    The other brother says, "Pardon me, sir, but my brother is just wondering if you've ever been to India?"
     
    The general says, "India? Why yes, marvelous place full of wonderful people!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been to India."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he's ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, but my brother wants to know if you've ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The general says, "Punjab! Oh, magnificent curry in Punjab!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been in Punjab."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he knows a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, I promise this is the last question, but my brother wants to know if when you were in Punjab, you knew a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The general says, "Lady Elanor! Why, oh yes! Beautiful woman! My bedroom window looked right into her bathtub!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he knows Mother."
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    FrankL reacted to tkdguy in Jokes   
    I'm going to steal that one!
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    FrankL got a reaction from tkdguy in Jokes   
    Two British brothers were riding on a train when a general sat down across from them. One of the brothers was hard of hearing and said, "Ask the general is he's ever been to India."
     
    The other brother says, "Pardon me, sir, but my brother is just wondering if you've ever been to India?"
     
    The general says, "India? Why yes, marvelous place full of wonderful people!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been to India."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he's ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, but my brother wants to know if you've ever been to Punjab?"
     
    The general says, "Punjab! Oh, magnificent curry in Punjab!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he's been in Punjab."
     
    A few minutes later, the first brother says, "Ask him if he knows a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The second brother asks, "Pardon me again, general, I promise this is the last question, but my brother wants to know if when you were in Punjab, you knew a Lady Elanor?"
     
    The general says, "Lady Elanor! Why, oh yes! Beautiful woman! My bedroom window looked right into her bathtub!"
     
    The first brother says, "What did he say?"
     
    The second brother replies, "He said he knows Mother."
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    FrankL reacted to Sociotard in Creepy Pics.   
    Posted here and not Random Videos because it nearly made my wife throw my phone accross the room.
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    FrankL reacted to Old Man in In other news...   
    Nowadays CNN is reality TV. Only more ridiculous.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Cancer in Jokes   
    Why do programmers give gifts on Halloween?
     
    Because 31-oct = 25-dec.
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    FrankL got a reaction from Pariah in Jokes   
    Why do programmers give gifts on Halloween?
     
    Because 31-oct = 25-dec.
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    FrankL reacted to Logan D. Hurricanes in Jokes   
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    FrankL got a reaction from Burrito Boy in Quote of the Week From My Life.   
    Wife: So I've entered a broth challenge.
    Me: Really?!
    Wife: Yes. Are you interested.
    Me: Most definitely!
    Wife: I'm surprised.
    Me: Why are you surprised?
    Wife: Well, you just aren't a fan of broth most days.
    Me: Broth? Like chicken broth?
    Wife: Yeah. I make different recipes of broth each weekend, and drink 8 ounces a day. What did you think I said?
    Me: Bra.
    Wife: Bra? How would a bra challenge work?
    Me: I don't know, but I really want to find out!
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