3520 - but I would rather have the 10^3 than not :)

wohooo... thunder and lightning outside... time to go watch for a little while....

--3521--

and now for the next set of posts we get the Edward Gorey Gothic Alphabet

3522

A is for Amy who fell down the stairs

3523

B is for Basil assaulted by bears

3524

C is for Clara who wasted away

3525

D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh

3526

E is for Earnest who chocked on a peach

3527

F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech

3528

G is for George smothered under a rug

3529

H is for Hector done in by a thug

3530

I is for Ida who drowned in a lake

3531

J is for James who took lye by mistake

3532

K is for Kate who was struck with an axe

3533

L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks

3534

M is for Maud who was swept out to sea

3535

N is for Neville who died of ennui

3536

O is for Olive run through with an awl

3537

P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl

3538

Q is for Quentin who sank in a mire

3539

R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire

3540

S is for Susan who perished of fits

3541

T is for Titus who flew into bits

3542

U is for Una who slipped down a drain

3543

V is for Victor squashed under a train

3544

W is for Winnie embedded in ice

3545

X is for Xerxes devoured by mice

3546

Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in

3547

Z is for Zillam who drank to much gin

3548

an excellent on-line version with the illustrations can be found at http://brennick.com/ddga/

3549

OK... time to go do something else (for a while :D)

3550

(5/20/23 6:03 AM)

258 things to do when you're bored

(not including posting to this thread :p)

posted in groups of 10 (and one of 8, of course)...

found this at: http://xar.us/funny/bored.html

3551

3552

post each one please seperately :p:D

1. Wax the ceiling.
2. Loosen the lug nuts on your dad's new car.
3. Drop your cat from a high place, to see if it really does land on all four feet.
4. Repeat above until failure.
5. Rearrange political campaign signs.
6. Sharpen your teeth.
7. Play Houdini with one of your siblings.
8. Braid your dogs hair.
9. Clean and polish your belly button.
10. Water your dog...see if he grows.

3553

3554

Irish Cream and Butterscotch schnapps....cures what ails you ;)

11. Wash a tree.
12. Genuflect to Larwence Welk.
13. Knight yourself and some close friends.
14. Found the Jim Jones' School of Modern Bartending.
15. Flirt with an evergreen.
16. Scare Steven King.
17. Give your cat a mohawk.
18. Purr.
19. Mow your carpet.
20. Rake your carpet (to clean up the clippings.)

3555

3556 - too sweet Lilith... sorry, not a sweet drinks/dessert lover

3557

21. Whine
22. Play Pat Boone records backwards.
23. Re-elect Richard Nixon.
24. Dress like your favorite Heavy Metal group...surprise your grandmother.
25. Listen to a painting.
26. Play with matches.
27. Buff your cat.
28. Raise professional racing ferrets.
29. Paint your home...day-glo orange.
30. Dial-a-Prayer and argue.

31. Read Homer in the original Greek.
32. Learn Greek.
33. Change your mind.
34. Change it back.
35. Watch the sun...see if it moves.
36. Run about madly until you fall on the ground.
37. Recite romantic poetry...to your toaster.
38. Paint your windows.
39. Flash your goldfish.
40. Paint.

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41. Smile.
42. Paint a smile.
43. Shoot at a fire hydrant.
44. Apologize to it.
45. See if you really can build a small nuclear device in your basement.
46. Rotate your garden...daily.
47. Plant a shoe.
48. Write letters to all the political officials that are representing you, and tell them what a good job they are doing...on April 1st.
49. Sweat.
50. Give a Rorschach (Ink-blot) Test to your gerbil.

3559