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tomwed 08-25-2018 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575012)
I have so much I could share on this that I don't even know where to begin. I guess I'll just tell you about the most unusual story that I remember regarding my Catholic upbringing. We had a youngish priest who came to our small town. His "claim to fame", at least in my age group (teenager at the time), was that he would invite teens to the rectory and smoke pot with them! I have never heard that kind of story before or since, but it's NOTHING but true. I know because some were classmates of mine who frequented the "rectory parties". How that was ever allowed to go on is beyond me, because if you know anything about a small town you know everyone including the police knew what was going on. I guess arresting a priest was off-limits and maybe the powers that be thought it was a good way to get teens to come church. :confused: :ohdear:
We had a younger parish priest who ran the CYO and the musicals. I was in both and went on 2 CYO trips to Miami and LA SF and Denver. We made a lot of money and had a lot of fun putting on musicals. I have many fond memories of those years. The younger priest seemed to enjoy the company of one of the chaperones, my friends older sister who was the school nurse. I think I left nothing to the imagination,,,well maybe somethuing,
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Abby10 08-25-2018 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575042)
We had a younger parish priest who ran the CYO and the musicals. I was in both and went on 2 CYO trips to Miami and LA SF and Denver. We made a lot of money and had a lot of fun putting on musicals. I have many fond memories of those years. The younger priest seemed to enjoy the company of one of the chaperones, my friends older sister who was the school nurse.
I think reminiscing sometimes makes us forget our NOTHING...:)

Abby10 08-25-2018 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575044)
I think reminiscing sometimes makes us forget our NOTHING...:)
Whoops! I wish I would have left that little bit of NOTHING go. K would have never known. Guess you can say I have more than my radar on today - I have KADAR.

fw102807 08-25-2018 03:08 PM
We had a younger priest who could say a mass in 20 minutes...I can't describe how popular he was. He also had a very good "friend" who spent a lot of time at the rectory but I am sure that NOTHING happened. :icon_wink:

Abby10 08-25-2018 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575043)
We had a younger parish priest who ran the CYO and the musicals. I was in both and went on 2 CYO trips to Miami and LA SF and Denver. We made a lot of money and had a lot of fun putting on musicals. I have many fond memories of those years. The younger priest seemed to enjoy the company of one of the chaperones, my friends older sister who was the school nurse.
I think I left nothing to the imagination,,,well maybe somethuing,
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575046)
We had a younger priest who could say a mass in 20 minutes...I can't describe how popular he was. He also had a very good "friend" who spent a lot of time at the rectory but I am sure that NOTHING happened. :icon_wink:
My goodness, only 3 of us on here and the stories we can tell. Obviously there has been a lot more than NOTHING going in the church over the years!

tomwed 08-25-2018 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575019)
Okay, so here's a NOTHING story that happened to me a couple of weeks ago -

When I work my long day on Wednesdays, my son will often call me on my drive home to see what I'm planning to do for dinner. Usually he knows it's NOTHING so we will usually plan to meet up and have dinner out somewhere. Well, that particular Wednesday I was not feeling well. In fact, this was the time period when I first came back from vacation and for about 3 weeks I had pretty much no appetite and most food made me sick just to look at it or smell it. As I explained this to my 31 year old son, apologizing for not wanting to go out with him, he responds by saying, "So you're not pregnant, are you?" Well I was so taken aback, I just kind of chuckled and said, "Noooo, I doubt that", kind of questioning in my head you're kidding, right? So I get home and proceed to tell my husband what had just happened. He asked me, "Well did he laugh afterwards?" And I said, "No, that's what I thought was weird. You don't suppose we never told him the rest of the story, do you?"

My husband thought about it for a minute and said, "Don't say anymore about it. Don't even bring it up. If he doesn't know any better just let him worry about having to share his inheritance."
There was a nothing radio show in th 70's:ho: that told a daily story. They tried to make it interesting and engage you but before they tole the ending they would break for commercial ---and begin the next segment with "And now for the rest of the story"----that's what you did.

fw102807 08-25-2018 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575047)
My goodness, only 3 of us on here and the stories we can tell. Obviously there has been a lot more than NOTHING going in the church over the years!
When I used to go in to do the report the housekeepers would tell me all kinds of stories and not about NOTHING. Everyone just pretended it didn't happen because they were priests and because no one wanted to lose a 20 minute mass.

fw102807 08-25-2018 03:31 PM
It's going to take K an hour to catch up on all this NOTHING. Tom is turning us all into story tellers.

Abby10 08-25-2018 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575048)
There was a nothing radio show in th 70's:ho: that told a daily story. They tried to make it interesting and engage you but before they tole the ending they would break for commercial ---and begin the next segment with "And now for the rest of the story"----that's what you did.
Wow.....especially coming from you that's NOTHING but a huge compliment. Thanks, tomwed!

Paul Harvey, right? I loved him!

Abby10 08-25-2018 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575051)
It's going to take K an hour to catch up on all this NOTHING. Tom is turning us all into story tellers.
Yeah, I wish he didn't have to come in so late. What a long day. Although he may be having some fun at dinner or after dinner with his not so NOTHING brothers. And then he has to check in with the Mrs......or at least he better be or I'll have to write up another priority list.

Hey, maybe I could baffle the powers that be there and call in a NOTHING emergency and get him here early. Nah, too many people need him way more than NOTHING.

Don't worry, K, do what you have to do. We'll always be here for ya. Just remember though, the lights may be on when you get home but NOTHING may be happening. We're wearing ourselves out here - lol

tomwed 08-25-2018 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575052)
Wow.....especially coming from you that's NOTHING but a huge compliment. Thanks, tomwed!

Paul Harvey, right? I loved him!
that's him. I had a tv but it was stolen when I lived in Newark. Nothing else from my room was stolen and it's a long story I will tell some day. But if I couldn't sleep I would listen to Paul Harvey.

tomwed 08-25-2018 04:34 PM
another nothing story
On the first day of grade school every year they barricaded both ends of the street, no traffic. We all had our new outfits and bookbags, pencils and erasers. The principal Sister Honour had a clicker. 400 kids, laughing, talking and fidgeting stopping instantly with her 2 clicks. We heard she kept a spanking machine in her closet. She said good morning, we prayed and did the salute.

Sometimes classes were divided or combined and sometimes teachers were switched so you never knew if you were getting a nun or a lay teacher. I think that's why the year started with a prayer. We were all praying for a lucky draft pick.

When Sister Honor called your name you got in a line. After the last name she named the nun or teacher and to see the faces on the kids said it all. Some kids were shaking in their boots walking into the building while others were skipping, singing "Hi Ho, Hi. Ho." As if they had the year off.

fw102807 08-25-2018 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575063)
another nothing story
On the first day of grade school every year they barricaded both ends of the street, no traffic. We all had our new outfits and bookbags, pencils and erasers. The principal Sister Honour had a clicker. 400 kids, laughing, talking and fidgeting stopping instantly with her 2 clicks. We heard she kept a spanking machine in her closet. She said good morning, we prayed and did the salute.

Sometimes classes were divided or combined and sometimes teachers were switched so you never knew if you were getting a nun or a lay teacher. I think that's why the year started with a prayer. We were all praying for a lucky draft pick.

When Sister Honor called your name you got in a line. After the last name she named the nun or teacher and to see the faces on the kids said it all. Some kids were shaking in their boots walking into the building while others were skipping, singing "Hi Ho, Hi. Ho." As if they had the year off.
I am so glad that you have become a regular on NOTHING your stories are so much fun.

Abby10 08-25-2018 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575063)
another nothing story
On the first day of grade school every year they barricaded both ends of the street, no traffic. We all had our new outfits and bookbags, pencils and erasers. The principal Sister Honour had a clicker. 400 kids, laughing, talking and fidgeting stopping instantly with her 2 clicks. We heard she kept a spanking machine in her closet. She said good morning, we prayed and did the salute.

Sometimes classes were divided or combined and sometimes teachers were switched so you never knew if you were getting a nun or a lay teacher. I think that's why the year started with a prayer. We were all praying for a lucky draft pick.

When Sister Honor called your name you got in a line. After the last name she named the nun or teacher and to see the faces on the kids said it all. Some kids were shaking in their boots walking into the building while others were skipping, singing "Hi Ho, Hi. Ho." As if they had the year off.
Love it. A good story teller to me is someone who can make you feel like you're walking it yourself as you're reading it. That's you, tomwed.......thanks!

tomwed 08-25-2018 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575067)
I am so glad that you have become a regular on NOTHING your stories are so much fun.
Here's a skill worth nothing. In high school for the last 2 years I hung out with a girl and 3 other couples. If someone took a a swig of soda I could say something or make a look and they would force themselves to hold it in until it came out their nose. The others would give me the equivalent of high five at the time. My only special skill. And I couldn't put it on a job application.

fw102807 08-25-2018 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575072)
Love it. A good story teller to me is someone who can make you feel like you're walking it yourself as you're reading it. That's you, tomwed.......thanks!
Makes you forget your NOTHING even

fw102807 08-25-2018 05:13 PM
My NOTHING time is coming to an end since I have to go and pick up my grandson! Whoopie!!!

tomwed 08-25-2018 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575076)
My NOTHING time is coming to an end since I have to go and pick up my grandson! Whoopie!!!
I thought Whoopie was a girl's name. Nothing wrong with it.

Abby10 08-25-2018 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575075)
Makes you forget your NOTHING even
Man, am I going to be in NOTHING but trouble tonight. I have KADAR for others, but unfortunately not for myself.

Pretty soon I'll be so far behind Nucky he'll never have to feel bad again......lol

Looks like I just canceled out my brownie points for tonight. No NOTHING brownies for anyone around here it seems!

Abby10 08-25-2018 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575076)
My NOTHING time is coming to an end since I have to go and pick up my grandson! Whoopie!!!
Have NOTHING but a blast, fw!

tomwed 08-25-2018 09:08 PM
Sadly my movie spree is over. I would go to the movies once a year which is close to nothing. I went 50 times in the last few months. I have options but none of them are very good.

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575144)
Sadly my movie spree is over. I would go to the movies once a year which is close to nothing. I went 50 times in the last few months. I have options but none of them are very good.
Speaking of movies, did you see the Mr. Rogers one? I can't remember if you responded in that thread or not. I just saw it tonight. It was really good. I can see why some people said they cried - NOTHING but touching at times.

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575034)
Here's another bit of NOTHING that K might appreciate about an artist in California that creates lighted artworks from the charred wood from the wildfires. So cool!

"Beauty in the ugliness": California artist turns wood scorched by wildfires into art - CBS News
Whew. I had to get through a lot of religious stuff to get to this but it was NOTHING but worth it.

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575056)
Yeah, I wish he didn't have to come in so late. What a long day. Although he may be having some fun at dinner or after dinner with his not so NOTHING brothers. And then he has to check in with the Mrs......or at least he better be or I'll have to write up another priority list.

Hey, maybe I could baffle the powers that be there and call in a NOTHING emergency and get him here early. Nah, too many people need him way more than NOTHING.

Don't worry, K, do what you have to do. We'll always be here for ya. Just remember though, the lights may be on when you get home but NOTHING may be happening. We're wearing ourselves out here - lol
You guys were certainly on NOTHING but a roll today.

It rained some on the fire today. But only enough to keep our back burning from being effective. Tomorrow is another day.

Thanks for keeping NOTHING going strong everyone.

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1575148)
Whew. I had to get through a lot of religious stuff to get to this but it was NOTHING but worth it.
Yeah, sorry to the convert for all the Catholic bashing. It actually started on another thread and was carried over to here. I'm trying to steer NOTHING in another direction with Mr Rogers. Much tamer subject.

So how was your day? What's going on out there? You don't seem to have much downtime this time around......long days for you.

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575072)
Love it. A good story teller to me is someone who can make you feel like you're walking it yourself as you're reading it. That's you, tomwed.......thanks!
NOTHING is missing here. Seems to be a lot of that going around. lol

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1575076)
My NOTHING time is coming to an end since I have to go and pick up my grandson! Whoopie!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575079)
I thought Whoopie was a girl's name. Nothing wrong with it.
I thought whoopie was something else altogether. NOTHING I want to think about here alone in my tent. lol

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1575149)
You guys were certainly on NOTHING but a roll today.

It rained some on the fire today. But only enough to keep our back burning from being effective. Tomorrow is another day.

Thanks for keeping NOTHING going strong everyone.
Ugh.....that's NOTHING but frustrating.

Yeah, fw and tomwed have been great today - really entertaining. Fw will be busy until at least Wednesday with her grandson so not sure how much she will be around. I was surprised she got in so much time today with preparing for their arrival. Hopefully Nucky will be with us in a day or 2 to pick up some of the slack. Otherwise, you may hear NOTHING but tomwed and I telling stories and talking about movies.

tomwed 08-25-2018 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575145)
Speaking of movies, did you see the Mr. Rogers one? I can't remember if you responded in that thread or not. I just saw it tonight. It was really good. I can see why some people said they cried - NOTHING but touching at times.
I did. I didn't appreciate his genius until I saw that movie. Seseme Street came on after Mr Rogers in my house and that had all the bells and whistles and celebrity guests. I couldn't understand why Mr. rogers looked like it was made in a third world country. He had a vision and nothing was too difficult to explain, divorce, assassination, racism. It's timeless and if you are member of amazon you can watch every episode. So if you got little ones in the family........

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575151)
Yeah, sorry to the convert for all the Catholic bashing. It actually started on another thread and was carried over to here. I'm trying to steer NOTHING in another direction with Mr Rogers. Much tamer subject.

So how was your day? What's going on out there? You don't seem to have much downtime this time around......long days for you.
They’re trying to get this thing wrapped up before a new incident management team comes in. They seem to think longer days will accomplish that. Me, not so much.

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1575152)
NOTHING is missing here. Seems to be a lot of that going around. lol
And here I thought I was keeping you busy with my responses to your posts so you wouldn't see that.

NOTHING gets by you. Even after all those hours on the job, you're still sharp as ever!

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1575158)
They’re trying to get this thing wrapped up before a new incident management team comes in. They seem to think longer days will accomplish that. Me, not so much.
Where's your NOTHING, mister? Is this a test?

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Abby10 (Post 1575160)
Where's your NOTHING, mister? Is this a test?
I NOTHING but left it out in honor of all the other violations. lol

Kenswing 08-25-2018 09:51 PM
I think I’m gonna fall asleep with my NOTHING on. See you guys in the morning.

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by tomwed (Post 1575157)
I did. I didn't appreciate his genius until I saw that movie. Seseme Street came on after Mr Rogers in my house and that had all the bells and whistles and celebrity guests. I couldn't understand why Mr. rogers looked like it was made in a third world country. He had a vision and nothing was too difficult to explain, divorce, assassination, racism. It's timeless and if you are member of amazon you can watch every episode. So if you got little ones in the family........
My husband and I said the same thing. Obviously I knew NOTHING because I always thought it was kind of a dorky show. I had no idea he covered current issues of the day like that. When I was in college I lived right down the street from him and had friends who knew him and his wife very well and even vacationed with them. So through them, I came to know what a wonderful man he was but never had the pleasure of meeting him myself. Still this movie was very revealing to me about how great a man he really was. Glad we watched it.

Thanks for the info about amazon. I was wondering about that, actually even for myself let alone the little ones. His messages to me seemed both timeless and ageless.

Abby10 08-25-2018 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1575162)
I NOTHING but left it out in honor of all the other violations. lol
Yeah, right. Let me do NOTHING but re-phrase that for you-
I gave you an exit and you took it. lol

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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1575165)
I think I’m gonna fall asleep with my NOTHING on. See you guys in the morning.
Have NOTHING but a good rest - you deserve it. Glad you were able to stick around a little longer tonight. We miss you here.

Nucky 08-25-2018 10:51 PM
Kenswing, best to put something on in case a hot ash falls, you know. NOTHING more important than safety. I’m staying out of the religious conversation, I don’t want to be controversial or argue with anyone. I feel so bad for the victims and am speechless really. NOTHING went on like this when I was a practicing Catholic years ago that I knew of.

FW, I would have lent you a couple of grandchildren weeks ago, damn wish I knew, lol....have fun

Peace Out!

8 hours to go till home Mrs Abby!

Abby10 08-26-2018 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1575183)
Kenswing, best to put something on in case a hot ash falls, you know. NOTHING more important than safety. I’m staying out of the religious conversation, I don’t want to be controversial or argue with anyone. I feel so bad for the victims and am speechless really. NOTHING went on like this when I was a practicing Catholic years ago that I knew of.

FW, I would have lent you a couple of grandchildren weeks ago, damn wish I knew, lol....have fun

Peace Out!

8 hours to go till home Mrs Abby!
Yaaay, Nucky, that's what I want to hear! The only thing better would be if I was there waiting for your arrival. Safe travels today.

Today is Sunday, August 26th. I think we're on Day 5 or 6 of K's 2nd tour of fire duty. Almost halfway to home for him. Hope he too has NOTHING but another safe day out there.

Looking back on this thread I think Day 6 was wishful thinking on my part.......more like Day 5. Why does it feel like the days go by NOTHING but slow when you're away? :sigh:

Nucky 08-26-2018 06:36 AM
I had NOTHING but a dream that our old friend and bestest buddy was beating the hell out of a Killer Whale near Mary Ann’s Island last night. I miss our old buddy and wish he was paroled for one last try, solitary confinement if it doesn’t work out, for him not me you NOTHING silly GOOSES!

It was only a dream and he was just trying to get the WHALE to cough up MARY ANN!

Nucky 08-26-2018 06:44 AM
Up a lot last night with NOTHING but leg cramps. Holy SH*1 BATMAN, is that painful or what? Haven’t had that in years. Search leg cramps on TOTV’S better than Web MD. Pickle Juice, soap under the covers, hydration the best answers to this dilemma.

Safe, fun day to all. Have a good time FW.


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