Reveal something about yourself.

[316zombie]

the fire department never did figure out why it blew up, so it was judged as a" gas surge", and we had electric stoves forever after. it's always a struggle for me at work, because the phobia is so bad i have to get someone else to turn it on and put things in and take them out for me. and i constantly check the knobs to make sure the ovens are off... it's weird, i don't have an issue with the gas fryers, grills or burners, just the ovens.

[RCMerchant]

You were young when it happened, I reckon. I was 25.
And I was drunk too. My immediate thought was that Laurel and Hardy short where Hardy blows up the oven and he flys across the room. Because that's what happened. Burned my eyebrows and lashes,trimmed the front of my hair and turned my face red!

[Pacman000]

Wish I could karma you for that RC.

What's funny in a movie may not be funny in real life. Then again Stan Laurel said slapstick depends more on the characters' reactions than the events themselves. Was someone there to do a double take? ;)

[RCMerchant]

Wish I could karma you for that RC.

What's funny in a movie may not be funny in real life. Then again Stan Laurel said slapstick depends more on the characters' reactions than the events themselves. Was someone there to do a double take? ;)

Nah- I was by myself.  I turned off the gas and had another drink. 

[Allhallowsday]

Yesterday was 27 years since my Dad died.  Today is two years since my Mom died. 

[316zombie]

yes, RC, i was 5.

[316zombie]

36 years ago today, i made the smartest move i've ever made. i married curtis.

[Pacman000]

Happy anniversary!

[Pacman000]

Smilies I like:

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[316zombie]

thank you! 

[indianasmith]

Tomorrow I will be teaching a special "Enrichment Week" class on writing.  I did this class two years ago and had three students sign up for it; this year I had NINE!!!

[Svengoolie 3]

I don't  burp.

Babies burp.

Tupperware burps.

I belch.

[FatFreddysCat]

I placed fifth in the North Jersey Spelling Bee in 1984.


Actual newspaper photo of 13-year-old me during the contest.

(Hair by weed whacker, shirt courtesy of Krusty's Rodeo Klown Outlet Store, apparently...)

I wrote a blog about the experience a couple of years ago if anyone is inclined to read such things:
https://letterpile.com/memoirs/I-Was-a-Spelling-Bee-Washout

[indianasmith]

I put my left knee through the side of an aquarium when I was in fifth grade and have the scar to this day.

[RCMerchant]

I collect Mad magazines and paperbacks. Anything MAD related from the 50's 60's and 70's! Great stuff! 

Oh- I wasn't circumsized.