Re: Pencils
 

Need dental impressions for every kid, for identification purposes. Throw those in for "free", too.

I love all the "free" technology equipment various colleges are "providing" to freshmen. If the school administration really thinks that kids are that dumb, should they actually want them enrolling in their school?

Re: Pencils
 

Great. Uniform mediocrity. Is that what we want to teach kids?

Tools are important, and if they were less profligate with their pencils, they could have good ones instead.

Re: Pencils
 

my daughter has like 200 pictures on the FB from college- 0 have a pencil or other school tool in her hand. 167 have alcohol containers:confused:

Re: Pencils
 

Offer to buy good pencils for the whole class then. But subject to your allocation rules.

Re: Pencils
 

I would happily provide the schools with some quality writing supplies (their art department already has a darkroom and a large supply of canvas, oils and mediums from us, as well as a bunch of great matting supplies and paper and chemicals we got when our favorite photo supply store went out of business), but I don't know that everyone would prefer woodless. I generally user the Faber-Castell's, for example, though my son prefers the woodless.

Maybe putting up with uniformity is ok if we get rid of mediocrity, but why have either? Are we not men?

Re: Pencils
 

Old Swill or good stuff?

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I've frequently been half of a discussion in which one of the participants is faking earnestness, but this is a new low.

Re: Pencils
 

You can tell when someone is falsely earnest? Or do people regularly tell you they were faking to extract themselves from the conversation?

Re: Pencils
 

Whiff. It's almost always me.

ETA It occurs to me this is not a genuine according-to-Hoyle whiff, but rather the general missed-the-point-but-didn't-attempt-the-exact-same-joke kind of post that I've often deplored being called a whiff because it dilutes the "whiff" metaphor. My apologies to Cletus.

Re: Pencils
 

So, you aren't actually a religious-history pedant?

Re: Pencils
 

i beg to differ. he started on the joke, such as it was. the better defense is that in a "you shouldn't call a fat person fat" way, I'm not sure any here should laugh at your joke about how people patronize you with feigned interest?

Re: Pencils
 

Hey, I began the whole thing by noting that I filed the complaint here because no one else would bother with it. I'm still amazed anyone cared enough to respond.

I am a pencil afficiando. No, I am not surprised that people find this strange.

Re: Pencils
 

Come now. The guy actually likes Karen Armstrong. He can't know that much religious history.

Re: Pencils
 

I prefer the Mirado Black Warrior.

http://static.www.odcdn.com/pictures...4263_sk_lg.jpg

Re: Pencils
 

I don't like pencils, no offence. I am pen person.

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no. the diagnosis was "pin dicked".

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They are good for the money (even excellent for the money) but not a Faber Castell.

Re: Pencils
 

I'm fairly certain that, thanks to Hank and his excessive use of the term in a wide variety circumstances, many of which have little or no commonalities, has rendered the term about as useful as tits on a bull.

Consequently, you may feel free to use the term "whiff" in any and all circumstances, as it means everything and nothing at all.

Re: Pencils
 

whiff

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Thank you for getting me. I may forgive you for not complimenting me on the board's best Frisky Dingo reference ever.

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It is a gay bull? Because I hear they're fascinated by TITS!

Re: Pencils
 

FWIW, the implants took. :o:o:o

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implants????? NWTF??????:eek::eek:

take a pix?

Re: Pencils
 

I did. Check my Craiglist's ad.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

" A 6-year-old wielding a light saber can be awfully intimidating to a boy who still sleeps with his teddy. "

NYTimes

Since when are light sabers and teddys incompatible?

Trick or Treat
 

So this year I've got a 10-year old Artemis and a 6-year old Dorothy. Of course, it will likely be cold and rainy, so those-with-candy probably won't know what costume lurks beneath the raincoat.

Happy Halloween, y'all.

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Re: Trick or Treat
 

How about a ten-year-old Artemas

http://www.artemasind.com/photos/Artemas_Ward.jpg

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ty it's nice you've apologized to penske and me, but there are a half dozen others you need to contact now that you've accepted your mistakes. maybe that's a better thing to work on than your "jokes?"

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

So I have this friend -- let's call him Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo -- who travels some for business, often out of the country. His wife just got offered a terrific job, except that it involves working nights. Any suggestions about how to find someone who will provide childcare for the twelve-hour shifts when Ms. Shabadoo is working and he is out of town?

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

au pair?

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

A person who works 12 hour night shifts does not work a five day workweek. An au pair is a lot of emotional overhead for the occasional overseas trip by Mr. Shabbadoo.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

are there au pair time shares?

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

By one way of looking at it, Mr. Shabbado should cruise the Polk Street of his town and find the girl saying she'll do anything for $300.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

Not sure Ms. Shabbado will like that plan.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

Live-in nanny?

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

JJ doesn't usually travel more than a few days a month, so that seems like overkill.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

There are websites like enannysource.com and nannies4hire.com, that list nannies. Post your... uh, I mean the Shabadoo's job there. Make sure to list that what you are looking for is occasional overnight help. Note that the overnight help will not be expected to be awake the whole 12 hours, and will be provided a private bedroom (with bath?).

There are a ton of college students on those boards. Many of them would be happy to make $100-$150 for sleeping at your.... uh, the Shabadoo's house and giving the kids dinner or breakfast and taking them to school.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

Duct tape and waterbottles with dextrose solution.

Re: General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.
 

In the old days a few shots of Nyquil would do just fine.