Submitted by RaoulTGIF on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 03:29
Mahjong
We played mahjong
last night. If you're unfamiliar, it's that Chinese game with all those
clicking white tiles that you hear during the wee hours of the morning
in many Chinese communities. Here's a tip for you beginners --- don't
play it in the middle of the week you'll be a zombie for the following
work day. Hoo boy was that addicting! We were just learning the
game so we made up the rules as we went. Of course we could have looked
up the rules but did we? No way! Where's the fun in that? And just to
be clear, it wasn't just all MEN who played. It was funny how one of us
(the most experienced in the game) conveniently remembered the rules at
the opportune time. The evening was full of accusations.
"Cheather!
You just made that up!"
"What? How did that happen?"
"That's my piece! I called it out first!"
"No! You didn't use the right Chinese word!"
But
behind all of those complaints, I think we all secretly had fun. Strange
that we can still enjoy this ancient game. Who needs XBox when you've
got Mahjong?
I'm sure we will be playing mahjong in the very near future. But maybe
next time we should read the manual. And maybe do it in the weekend ---
like maybe --- Friday night! TGIF people!
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Wisdom
from Charlie of New Jersey

People my age are so much older than me.
Thanks
to this week's winners:
Charlie of New Jersey; Tom of Pasadena; Don of Kelowna; Mike of
New York; Art of Sierra Madre and John of Rancho Palos Verdes.
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Dieting Sent in by Don of Kelowna, B.C.
- My goal for 2016
was to lose just 10 pounds. Only 15 to go.
- I ate salad for
dinner! Mostly croutons & tomatoes. Really just one big, round crouton
covered with tomato sauce. And cheese ...

FINE! It was a pizza. I ate a pizza!!!
- How to prepare
Tofu:

1. Throw it
in the trash.
2. Grill some Meat.
- I just did a week's
worth of cardio after walking into a spider web.
- I don't mean to
brag, but ...

I finished my 14-day
diet in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
- A recent study
has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than
men who mention it.

- Kids today don't
know how easy they have it. When I was young, I had to walk 9 feet
through shag carpeting to change the TV channel.
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Videos of the week:
Vacuum
Cleaner Won't Start Contributor:
Mike
of New York
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A retired guy sits around the house all day so one
day his wife says, Joe, you could do something useful, like
vacuum the house once a week." The guy gives it a moments
thought and says: Sure why not. Wheres the vacuum?"
Half an hour later, the guy comes into the kitchen to get some coffee.
His wife says, I didn't hear the vacuum running, I thought
you were going to do the vacuuming? Exasperated, Joe answers,The
stupid thing is broken, it won't start. We need to buy a new one.
Really, she says, show me - it worked fine the
last time. Watch the video and see what Joe did..
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The
Successful Father Contributor:
Art
of Sierra Madre, CA
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This is a mini-movie (a commercial actually) of a
father who does everything for his daughter. Just watch.
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Fashion
Through the Years Contributor:
Charlie
of New Jersey Warning:
Might be offensive to some of you.
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This web page is about a "brief" history
of fashion. Some pictures may be a little risque for some of you.
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A
Near Vertical Takeoff Contributor:
John
of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
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Now
this is weird. Hard to explain so just watch.
TGIF! Aren't you glad it's the weekend already?
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