gallahadesquire

I worked in a hospital. I'd get a half of a tuna salad sandwich. It was $1.75. They had incredible ham salad, which is no longer available. In high school, I would have either two (2) ham salad sandwiches, and a 1/3 qt. of milk, for $0.43 ($0.20 for the sandwiches, and $0.03 for the milk) OR Two hamburgers at $0.23 each. There were "entrees" but I was never interested in them.

Turning $100 into $110 is hard work. Turning $100 million into $110 million is an inevitability … unless you’re Johnny Depp.

IS this what he's talking about? https://vonlane.com/

Regarding HOT BENCH(Judge Judy "spinoff"): I enjoy it, and agree that the participants are not too bright. I find that the judges can be argumentative and not listen to each other; basically they dis each other. I'm amazed at man's inhumanity to man.

My step sister is like that. We went to a barbeque restaurant/deli in Hot Springs, Arkansas where you paid by the pound. She had a pound of sausages and meats, and finished them in one sitting.

In my Chicago Suburb childhood, we rarely had pizza, as a large was $5.00 or more *mid-to-late-'60's). I was amazed when I moved to Boston that the same pizza was $3.00. The bus to school was $0.35; the subway, $0.25; and the commuter rail, $0.35. Went to boston: $0.10 for the bus, $0.15 for the subway. (Early '70's). Airfare was $50, Boston to Chicago, with Student Standby, $25. And chicken legs / wings / thighs were $0.39/pound. Of course, I made $2.00 an hour.

When one is tired of London, one is tired of life.

This is the part that got to me: Completely denying responsibility for your actions. Perhaps her child should be put in a better home.

My experience has been that you're credited immediately and then they investigate.

Ah but these things are only worth what the market will bear. I personally don't enjoy his acting.

You have excellent taste!

Caveat: We're used to having unlimited mileage on car rentals here in the US of A. My experience [dated] is that there might be a charge per kilometer [edit note: nobody noticed I said "mile" originally]. And make sure you get the CDW (collision damage waiver). You don't want to be liable for damage in a foreign country. I avoided 1500 pounds sterling by doing that in the UK.

“Well Mr. Raymond Luxury Yacht.” “That’s not my name.” “It says right here, Raymond Luxury Yacht!” “Yes, I know,but it’s pronounced ‘Throatwarbler Mangrove.’”

I was in Seattle, and I asked for an escort to be recommended for me. One was, but he wasn’t in town. A year later I got a phone call to see if I was still interested. And this is a very popular escort.

11/12 last night. My bad. It’s the millennial questions that get me. “Before using a smile face, what did Facebook use to show that you liked a post?”

Reminds me of Veterinarian Hospital on The Muppet Show. When I was in the ICU, I was monitored remotely, and they could see me via CCTV. Whenever someone would talk to me, I’d look around like the guy in this video. They thought I’d gone mad. At one point during that admission, I had a craving for Dr. Pepper, so I called the night nurse in the O.R. To bring me one. My nurse grabbed the phone. “He can’t have that, he’s NPO,” she said. “Oh, I know, the OR nurse said. “And he’s been singing,” my nurse said. “Oh, that’s okay,” the OR nurse said, “He does that.”

Ok. Where can I find one like him? Sounds absolutely delish. Was he blond, by any chance?

Interesting. What happened to #2 and #4 in this thread?

*I* want one, Daddy, and I want him NOW!

Apocryphal stories: A woman was connected to her fetal monitor for so long, she named her son Hewlett Packard. Another had such GI distress that her daughter was named Diarrhea Jones.

What of Frunner?

You mean like this? I think his beard and beer belly are sexy!

@tanquery: Makes The Curious ask: What was the worst?

I love acronyms! There's the SICU, MICU, NICU ... but my favorite is the Forensic Underground Care Unit.

I once saw a patient [gasp!] who wasn't too bright. When asked "What did you think of him?" I said: "His IQ is definitely in the double digits ... neither of which is 9." In obstetrics where I trained, there was a board to let people know what was going on. NKB = Not keeping baby. DWL = dad won't leave. EPI = has an epidrual I saw "NTB" on the board one day. "What's that mean?" I asked. "Have you met her?" "No." After I put in her labor epidural, I went to the person I'd asked. "NTB means 'Not too bright', right?" "You got it!"