My Weird Mystery Plant Turns Into Vampire Repellant (Text & Photos)

Last May, I was surprised when a long, slender plant, with a peculiar bulbous top, suddenly appeared next to my garage. I took some photos, and kept an eye on it as the bulbous top became larger and more translucent. Then one morning I found that it had burst open, revealing a very bizarre looking flower inside.

It slowly developed, growing to about the size of an apple. It was a very strange flower, composed of many tiny little mini-flowers all combined into one big flower. The color slowly changed from a whitish green to a whitish purple, a whitish pink, and then just whitish as it aged and apparently dried out.

Eventually it fell over. When I examined it, the root came easily out of the ground, and I discovered what this weird plant was:

Garlic.


Notes:

You can see the date each picture was taken by hovering the cursor over the picture, or by clicking on the picture to expand it and show a caption.

The variance you see in color is due to the cheeziness of my camera, and the differing light conditions at the time certain pictures were taken.

I’m Afraid Of 43 Out Of 62 Uncommon, Stupid Pointless Fears

If you get more than 30, get some counseling. In fact, get counseling no matter what.
If you get more than 20, you’re paranoid. Or a pair of nerds.
If you get 11-20, you are normal. Whatever that is …
If you get 10 or less, you’re retarded.
People who don’t have any are full of crap. There are preparations you can take for that.
Tag 10 of your friends and find out if they’ll be willing to speak with you afterwards.

I fear ...

[x] green people
[x] soft candlelight
[ ] staying alive for the remainder of my life
[x] having had a parent
[x] being myself in front of the mirror
[ ] medium spaces
[ ] moderate spaces
[x] widths
[ ] teddy bears
[x] cuckoo clocks
[x] fish fillets
[x] ladybugs
[x] flower prints on fabric
Total so far: 9

[x] being touched by myself
[x] fire eaters
[ ] jugglers
[x] string
[ ] silky smooth skin
[x] maps showing the ocean
[ ] the earth
[x] other planets
[ ] popping popcorn
[x] tacos/burritos
[ ] my dad’s boyfriend
[ ] my mom’s girlfriend
[x] wombats
[ ] jumping from the curb
[x] snowcones (any flavor)
Total so far: 17

[x] oxygen
[x] nitrogen
[ ] crossing the room
[x] death metal or other hard rock
[x] accordions (or concertinas)
[ ] food
[x] standing
[x] trapeze artists
[ ] dolls (action figures only)
[x] large crowds of aliens from the other side of the universe
[x] men
[x] women
[ ] people with both sets of genitalia
[x] plumbers (I'll change this one to painters for me )
[x] flushing toilets
Total so far: 28

[x] soft breezes
[ ] incurable boredom
[x] loan sharks
[x] Thursday the 13th
[x] scary comic books
[ ] a comfortable income
[x] Easter
[x] vacation
[ ] shopping carts
[x] odd phobias
[x] even phobias
[ ] being a human
[x] sleeping
[x] waking
[x] becoming “born again”
Total so far: 39

[x] creepy noises coming from your butt
[x] not accomplishing a good bowel movement
[x] paper airplanes
[x] bloodshot eyes
Grand total: 43

What’s more stupid? This blog, or you for reading it?

For GAWD’S SAKE, don’t repost this thing …

Describe Me In One Hundred Thousand Words

Describe ME in one hundred thousand words, just one hundred thousand single words. Leave me a comment with the one hundred thousand words. (Actually, comments are limited to 2000 words, so you'll have to leave a series of, at the bare minimum, fifty comments of 2000 words each.) Then post this message and see how many strange & interesting things they say about you.

This is [supposed to be] really fun - you decide.

Here's how to play:
1. Leave me a series of fifty or more comments with one hundred thousand words that you think describe me.
2. Then post your own blog with this message, and see what people say
about you when limited to one hundred thousand words!!!

The Game is on!

Birds Are Difficult To Photograph …

… because they don’t stand still or pose, and when you get too close, they get nervous and fly away. Here are some of the pictures I’ve managed to get.

Photos #01-#03:
These are mockingbirds, my personal favorite of all of the birds in this area. As seen in the photos, they perch in the tops of trees, and sing. Loudly.

Photo #04: This is a Grey Heron. It’s hunting. A few minutes before this photo was taken, it caught and ate a mouse. Gulped it right down. It’s a rather large bird, standing a little taller than a yard/meter.

Photo #05:
This is a Turkey Vulture. I’ve posted many pictures of them. They’re nature’s janitors, eating pretty much anything … as long as it’s dead. They’re fabulous flyers, gliding all around on air currents.

Photos #06-#11:
Crows (also known as Ravens) are another very common bird in this area. The first two photos were taken here where I live. The others were taken in town, in a parking lot.

Photos #12-#13:
These are wild Geese, foraging in a freshly mowed field a little before sunset. There were perhaps seventy-five geese in this flock.

Photos #14-#16:
This is a Scrub Jay, often erroneously referred to as a Blue Jay. They often get into territorial squabbles with Mockingbirds.

Photos #17-#18:
These two photos are of male California Quail. The first of the two was in a tree, loudly singing. The call sounds much like a tropical jungle bird, and seems out of place here.

The last photo of this group has a sad story. Male quail will stay with their mates as they nest in tall grass, and will, to the best of their limited ability, attempt to protect the nest. My neighbor was having his field mowed (a fire protection measure), and the operator accidentally ran his tractor over the nest. He saw what he’d done when he jumped off of his tractor to investigate, but it was too late, and a nest full of eggs was lost. The sad photo shows the male still looking over the nest area, still unwilling to leave as the tractor continues working in the background.

My Neighbor's "Honor System" Produce Stand (Photos & Text)

A nearby neighbor has put her produce stand out again. She does it every year. It's really cool. Self serve. No fixed price for anything. Pay whatever you think is a reasonable price for whatever you take. I guess people are honest enough for this to work.

Around My Place III

These are photos that I took on my property between April 14 and June 8, 2009. They were originally posted in my photo gallery, and then as space ran out, moved over here to this blog. The comments shown below originally were attached to those photos.

Photo #01: Purple Wildflowers
> ThatGirl says May 02: oooo can we frolick??!!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Only if you get nekkid!
> ThatGirl says May 03: 'get' nekkid? I'm there....

Photo #02: Purple Wildflowers from a little bit closer
> ThatGirl says May 02: That's an impressive 'zoom lens' you have there Smirky
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: *rolls eyes* Must you naughty up everything? (Don't stop!)

Photo #03: Purple Wildflowers from very close-up
> ThatGirl says May 02: Oh wow... your 'zoom lens' just gets better and better! P.S. these are gorgeous.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Not bad for "weeds", huh?

Photo #04: Three more of those purple wildflowers
> rose says May 24: is so beauty

Photo #05: Purple Wildflower
> ThatGirl says May 02: Gorgeous. Very delicate.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: I learned that these flowers are called "Blue-eyed-grass" (Sisyrinchium bellum). Mr. Botanist, here.

Photo #06: Blue Wildflower
> ThatGirl says May 02: Stripey! I love stripes. Really. I have stripey everything. T'was a phase I went through... (am still in, if I'm honest.)
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: This one was bluer, and the lighting, and idiosyncrasies of the camera brought out the blue even more.

Photo #07: Mr. Quail Looks This Way ...
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Photo #08: ... Mr. Quail Looks That way
> PTBO52 says May 09: What kind of a bird??
> StuckInTheSixties says May 09: A male California Quail (Callipepla californica), the "state" bird.

Photo #09: Western Fence Swift #1
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Photo #10: Western Fence Swift #2
> Karma says May 23: Cool

Photo #11: The "Mom" of a nesting pair (species not known)
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Photo #12: The "Dad" of a nesting pair (species not known)
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Photo #13: This used to be a lovely purple flower
> barnesys_foolish_man says May 17: thats quite a nice photo champ
> ThatGirl says May 17: FINALLY!! Something having a worse hair day than me...
> RocktheFlaminCowboy says May 17: Definitely a bad hair day. The clarity is great, I can see 4 specks of dandruff.
> ThatGirl says May 17: On me? or the Dandelion? *paranoid*

Photo #14: Yet another Western Fence Swift
> ThatGirl says May 17: I WANT one... he would be my pet, and I would name him Trevor.
> barnestorming_girl says May 17: crikey!!!!!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17:That's just a little bit bigger than life size ... about 125%, I'd say.
> ThatGirl says May 17: Trevor and a quarter
> RocktheFlaminCowboy says May 17: I think he looks more like a Spike!!
> ThatGirl says May 17: Well yes, but I've just been watching my Buffy dvd's, so Spike is too familiar as a vampire ... (omg I'm a geek)

Photo #15: Clump grass tops #1
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Photo #16: Clump grass tops #2
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Photo #17: Clump grass tops #3
> ThatGirl says May 24: A focussed frolic of phallic symbols?
> StuckInTheSixties says May 24: *rolls eyes* Sheesh ...

Photo #18: Clump grass tops #4
> ThatGirl says May 24: A frolic of phallic symbols?
> StuckInTheSixties says May 24: Dirty mind ...

Photo #19: Clump grass tops #5
> ThatGirl says May 24: Yes, yes we can say Phallic.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 24: Messin' up my pretty picture with your dirty thoughts ...

Photo #20: Clump grass tops #6
> ThatGirl says May 24: can we say Phallic?
> StuckInTheSixties says May 24: Holly!?! *breathlessly whispers* Holly!

Photo #21: Nice pose!
> ThatGirl says May 24: I WANTS him. Forget the 30 cats. I want HIM. He will be my friend and I will call him Neville.
> Outbackjack says May 24:Makes you wonder how he got past all the barbed wire.
> Karma says May 25: He's the sentry. I bet he's packing too.

Photo #22: More of these clump grasses going to seed ... I think they're pretty!
> Karma says June 01: They are

Photo #23: It's Mr. Quail again
> PTBO52 says June 01: Whats that phrase?? Sitting on a fence post or something??

Photo #24: Pretty blossom on a weed #1
> ThatGirl says June 01: Bloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
> StuckInTheSixties says June 01: This is one of the most common weeds around here. Normally wouldn't give it even a glance, but since I got my crappy little camera, I tend to look at stuff more, and differently. I caught these blossoms on just the right day, and at the right time of day (mid morning), and in the right light (thin layer of clouds between me and the sun). Look at the tiny purple highlights on the tips of the petals!
> PTBO52 says June 01: Is that chickory? Beautiful colour.
> Karma says June 01: Wow

Photo #25: Pretty blossom on a weed #2
> ThatGirl says June 01: Technological age, they look like striped cables ... Gah... does that make me a geek?
> Karma says June 01: Gorgeous
> RocktheFlaminCowboy says June 02: Electron rods, internet cables?

Photo #26: Cactus flowers #1
> ThatGirl says June 14: Prickly!
> StuckInTheSixties says June 14: Careful! You almost got censored!
> Karma says June 14: Very cool!

Photo #27: Cactus flowers #2
> ThatGirl says June 14: I like the strange wee bud hoodackums...

Photo #28: Cactus flowers #3
> Note: There must have been a comment here from someone no longer in WireClub.
> StuckInTheSixties says June 14: Until you wrote this comment, I hadn't even noticed the little insect pokin' around in there!

Photo #29: Cactus flowers #4
> Note: There must have been a comment here from someone no longer in WireClub.
> StuckInTheSixties says June 14: Yep. Isn't that little doodad in the center cool looking? Especially that little green knob ...
> Karma says June 14: Great!

Photo #30: Cactus flowers #5
> ThatGirl says June 14: It looks like it's underwater...
> Karma says June 14: Love it

Around Napa Valley III

These are photos that I took in the Napa Valley area, where I live, between March 29 and May 29, 2009, basically as I went about my normal daily activities, going the few miles into town and returning. They were originally posted in my photo gallery, and then as space ran out, moved over here to this blog. The comments shown below originally were attached to those photos.

Photo #01: Milliken Creek, looking North (more spring growth, compare to previous photo)
> Karma says April 05: Looks great
> Fairweatherfriend says April 10: This kind of looks like an image of a ghosty figure
wearing a blue top....More so on the thumbnail size than when its enlarged....... Boo
> StuckInTheSixties says April 10: Ooo! It does, Fair! You can clearly see the face, and a blue top with a low neckline! Freaky!

Photo #02: Milliken Creek, looking South (more spring growth, compare to previous photo)
> Karma says April 05: Idyllic

Photo #03: Harley Riders On A Warm Spring Saturday
> Raven says July 24: Hellz Yeah!!!!!

Photo #04: A Field Of White And Lavender Wildflowers
> Karma says April 12: Lovely

Photo #05: Old Milliken Creek Bridge
> Fairweatherfriend says April 18: Bridge over ............. what per say? That is a hardly little orange flower growing out of the stone bridge itself !
> StuckInTheSixties says April 19: See those trees in the left part of the photo? Beyond and below those trees is the same creek you see in a few of my other photos ... Oh! The same creek with the ghostly woman's image you pointed out to me!

Photo #06: New Growth In A Vineyard
> WorldsApart says May 02: you have to admit... it does look a LITTLE bit like a giant sneezed on them...
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Eeeewwwww! Hahaha! Yeah, I must admit it.

Photo #07: A Nearby Vineyard
> WorldsApart says May 02: There's just something about the symmetry of vineyards. I'm enjoying the views here too.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Yeah, for me it's the symmetry of the vineyard against the non-symmetry of the background. These are all shots taken within a short distance of my house, taken when I'm coming from or going into town. I'll have to make a special effort to drive up-valley a bit and hunt out some really good shots.

Photo #08: Nearby Vineyard After Tilling Is Under Way
> WorldsApart says May 02: Looks like a gothic concert of really skinny people...
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: I was drawn to the contrast between the curving undulations of the hill and the straight lines of the posts.

Photo #09: Nearby Vineyard After Tilling Is Finished
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Photo #10: Duck In Pond
> barnestorming_girl says April 19: *duck loaf* lmao
> StuckInTheSixties says April 19: Hahahaha! You nut! (considers the thought) Hmm ... Duck Loaf!
> Fairweatherfriend says April 19: Duck loaf with very cool tall trees reflecting in Pond
> WorldsApart says May 02: Duck-in nice picture... You're a duck-in good photographer Smirky.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: *rolls eyes* That was a very Karma-esque comment.
> WorldsApart says May 03: In memory of absent friends...

Photo #11: Duck In Pond - Close-Up
> Lina says July 20: cool shot!
> StuckInTheSixties says July 21: I thought this was a VERY cool shot! I've been waiting since mid-April for someone else to say it was cool! *grovels* Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Photo #12: A Nearby Vineyard
> WorldsApart says May 02: Smirky. that's not a vineyard. That's a stick convention.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Those vines are sleeping, and just about to spring into life! Hopefully, I'll remember this comment, and take another shot within a couple days or so (it's rainy right at the momemt), and show you how much these vines have sprung to life in a very short time. But I must admit I was drawn to the geometry of the "sticks" set against the organic shape of the hills in the background.

Photo #13: Milliken Creek (looking south)
> barnestorming_girl says April 26: that's beautiful.
> WorldsApart says May 02: Very pretty. We DEFINITELY need to frolick.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Get nekkid and frolick!
> WorldsApart says May 03: again with the 'get'.... lol

Photo #14: Milliken Creek (looking north)
> WorldsApart says May 02 Can we make boats out of leaves and flowers and spend hours watching them float about?
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Sure! And you can look at the pollywogs! Water skeeters! Bluegills! Marlin! Sharks! Stingrays! Swordfish!
> WorldsApart says May 03: I'm assuming there's a certain type of mushrooms nearby? lol

Photo #15: California Poppies
> Fairweatherfriend says April 25: I've never seen these SITS, they look a bit like buttercups. Pretty
> StuckInTheSixties says April 26: There's a couple of other pics of these in this gallery that show these flowers a bit closer-up. They're the California "state flower". There's actually a law prohibiting picking them!
> WorldsApart says May 02: Love it. Memories of childhood, going walking in the hills with Dad. (And of course, making him carry me on his shoulders on the way home.)

Photo #16: Baby wine grapes & ladybug
> WorldsApart says May 02: Cute! I think we only get red ones here. Either that or I'm making them blush...
> StuckInTheSixties says May 02: Five or six months from now these will be deep reddish purple. I'll have a pic ...
> WorldsApart says May 03: lmfao I meant the lady bug ... Our grapes here are primarily for Sav Blanc.

Photo #17: I came across this moth sitting next to the credit card slot on a pump in a gas (petrol) station.
> PTBO52 says May 03: Looks like it was painted on. Beautiful!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: Hmm...It does look giraffe-like, doesn't it?
> WorldsApart says May 03: ooo leopard print is so IN this season... darling....

Photo #18: A coyote ran across the road in front of me as I was driving into town ...
> Cornelius Focker says May 03: wow! hahah nice roads you got there
> PTBO52 says May 03: We have them here too!

Photo #19: ... I pulled over and was able to get these two photos before he ran off into the vineyard.
> PTBO52 says May 03: Missing any cats???
> barnestorming_girl says May 04: that's a great photo ... perfect timing..

Photo #20: Mt. George With Vineyard #1
> PTBO52 says May 09: Napa Valley Wine ummm!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 09: The variety of these grapes is unknown to me.

Photo #21: Mt. George With Vineyard #2
> PTBO52 says May 09: Just one crop per year?
> StuckInTheSixties says May 09: Just one.

Photo #22: Mt. George With Angus Cattle (note the calf)

> PTBO52 says May 09: We've got those too lol

Photo #23: I call 'em like I see 'em.

> JassyJas says May 15:
> StuckInTheSixties says May 15: There were two skinhead-looking dudes in this vehicle.
> Cornelius Focker says May 17: haha so ghetto
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17: Racism and homophobia, those two things light my fuse.

Photo #24: Parking Lot Flowers #1
> ThatGirl says May 17: Beautiful. I could stare at this for hours.
> barnestorming_girl says May 17: stunning!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17: Courtesy of Burger King! (It was in the parking lot. Hahahaha!)
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17 It really is a lovely flower, though, isn't it?

Photo #25: Parking Lot Flowers #2
> ThatGirl says May 17: This is officially my favourite picture of all the pictures you've posted Smirky. I love it.
> ThatGirl says May 17: P.S. it's now my desktop background
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17: Hahaha! I came across it in a Burger King parking lot! Very romantic!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17: They are pretty, though, aren't they? Beauty is where you find it ...
> ThatGirl says May 17: I've often been found looking beautiful in Burger King parking lots...
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17: Next time I get a cheeseburger, I'll eat it, look at the flower, and dream of Boobie! Wow! That was profoundly stupid!
> ThatGirl says May 17: You always dream of boobies...
> XkittyXbearX says May 17: they're very lovely.
> Karma says May 22: Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photo #26: An earlier photo of this vineyard was described by Holly as a "stick convention" (see next pic)
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Photo #27: (see previous pic) ... now the vines are filling out
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Previously Posted PrintScreens I

These are PrintScreens that date from March 13 to June 21, 2009. They were originally posted in my photo gallery, and then as space ran out, moved over here to this blog. The comments shown below originally were attached to those PrintScreens when they were posted in my gallery.

PrintScreen #01: (no caption)
( Note: This is the picture I was using as my Profile Pic for a short time. I call it “Infinity.” )

PrintScreen #02: I'm apparently impressing the brass upstairs with my silly new profile pic!
Whoa (Currently Posted …)
> StuckInTheSixties says March 14: Actually, I think his "Whoa!" was meant for the hot blonde just below.
> WorldsApart says May 02: LMFAO... you rock Smirky.

PrintScreen #03: (no caption)
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PrintScreen #04: (no caption)
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PrintScreen #05: My contribution to "A Meaningless Forum"
> JassyJas says March 14: wow
> Katie says March 14: all I can say is that you must have been bored
> rainbowtreat says March 14: nnaahh that just sits, he makes the rooms and forums colorful
> StuckInTheSixties says March 14: Mandy and Katie, it takes literally five seconds to do that. (It's called copy/paste)
> barnstorming_girl says March 14: woooohoooooooo; but sits your missing that damn kitty lol
> StuckInTheSixties says March 14: Deliberately so, Honey Bunny ... For anyone who thinks that I meticulously typed each of those emots out ... take a look at the task bar at the bottom of the screen shot. You'll see a Word document residing there. I have all of the emot codes ( :code: ) all loaded up and ready to go whenever I want them. It takes only a few seconds to hit that document, copy the string of emots, and paste them, creating a "light show", if you will. Hee hee hee!



> StuckInTheSixties says March 15: I just noticed one is missing:
> fairy says April 12: hahaha..........u are a pot full of magic...after all u are my Santa!! yay!

PrintScreen #06: Only three people in the world know what this means. Are you one of them?
> barnestoming_girl says March 25: lol I was in that room
> StuckInTheSixties says March 25: Yes, Barnsie, but do you know the meaning of the name of the room? Holly does! And of course, Karma does, 'cause she created the room. And I do too. That accounts for everybody!
> Note: Anglemouse must have made a comment utilizing the act of “coughing.”
> StuckInTheSixties says March 25: *offers Mousie a Luden's Cough Drop*

(Note: While there was difficulty posting the YouTube link in a comment, it posts properly here in a blog.)

This is a 1968 TV commercial for which Frank Zappa supplied the audio!; Damn! I tried repeatedly to make this real easy, but for some reason it's just not happening. For some reason, if you copy and paste that YouTube link, and then try to go to the link, it won't work. (Try it if you must ...) But if you go to YouTube, search "Ludens Frank Zappa" or "Luden's Cough Drops", you'll find the one minute TV commercial right there for your dining and dancing pleasure. It would have made this little reply to Mousie so much more clever ... sigh ...
> Note: Audi (who’s changed his profile a couple times since this conmment) left a comment of some sort.
> StuckInTheSixties says March 25: Obscure secret, Audi ... how's things with WireClub's favorite young lovers, by the way?
> Karma says March 25:
> Note: WhatsComin2Ya left some sort of “street”-sounding comment (she’s as “street” as I am)
> StuckInTheSixties says March 25: Thanks WC2Y! Pretty perceptive for someone who spends their time hustling on the streets, selling drugs and guns, robbing people, etc.; Did ya get that link, Mousie?
> StuckInTheSixties says March 25: Now this is WEIRD! And it "accounts" for that inadvertant space between the "t" and the "5". For some reason, the moment I click the green "post" button to post this comment after writing it, and the comment is posted, that space magically appears in there. (I tried and retried to post the above comment at least four times to try to rid it of that damned space, to no avail! What's up with that?!?! Long story short ... try the link without the space.
> fairy says March 27: hihihihihihi.........hmmmm!!well thank god!! we nvr see such rooms .we r the previledged ones i think.
> StuckInTheSixties says March 28: Hi fairy!
> WorldsApart says May 2: Heheheheheehe memories. I miss my JiggyJig
> StuckInTheSixties says May 2: I miss JiggyJig too! I laugh every time I see that print-screen!

PrintScreen #07: Hey! I'm on the login page!
> barnestorming_Girl says March 30: awesome
> JassyJas says March 30: im not awesome ive been here a year an never seen that yes sits, u r awesome
>StuckInTheSixties says March 30: I've seen you there Jas, with your previous pic.

PrintScreen #08: The result of my attempt to quote a Tom Jones song: "What's New Pussycat?"
> fairy says March 30: hihihi u r funny naughty santa
> barnstorming_girl says March 30: lmao sits
> JassyJas says March 30: use z’s instead of s’s
> lumu81 says March 30: lmao, thats the funniest thing I have seen today
> StuckInTheSixties says March 30: I also tried to use the word "s c r i p t" in a comment to one of Holly's blogs, and my reaction, followed by her reaction, etc. (for several iterations, and then further down the line) eventually led to Karma creating a chat room with the name "Massive Smirk and Slackened Huss" (see one of my other posted screen shots). I know this seemingly makes no sense, but you can't argue with the chain of events as they actually occurred.

PrintScreen #09: Karma On The Login Page
> Karma says March 30: Wow, even I find it creepy from that angle.
> Outbackjack says March 31: You dont happen to have a husband called Jason do you karma?

PrintScreen #10: What's with THAT?!?!?!?!
> barnstorming_girl says April 02: yeah, i had that to for bout 30 mins!!!!!!!!!
> Outbackjack says April 02: Yep same problem here. It explains why Rod has been up all night on Wireclub
> StuckInTheSixties says April 02: Hahaha! Must be all the "bad vibes"!
> maicome says April 02: just had that too
> StuckInTheSixties says April 02: I thought maybe he was up all night putting down the insurrection!
> rainbowtreat says April 03: Am I the only one to notice that there is an extra "what" in that error message lol? " If you wouldn't mind describing what what you were doing............"
> shells333 says April 03: Please tell Rainbow ......... I noticed the " what what" also
> StuckInTheSixties says April 03: Yeah, but you "sharp-eyes" failed to note "happend."
> WorldsApart says May 02: We're sorry. Your Smirk is too massive to fit in here at this time....
> StuckInTheSixties says May 03: *rolls eyes for the millionth time*

PrintScreen #11: GRRRRRRRRRRR! whoever came up with this bit of nonsense!
> rosy_cheeks says April 08: Which bit of nonsense?
> StuckInTheSixties says April 08: Look how "Online Friends" and some other stuff has been pushed off to the right ... it's because of that long line of "dooooo...it". That bit of nonsense.
> barnesys_foolish_man says April 10: I like the picutres at the top of the screen, why don't I get them?
> StuckIntheSixties says April 10: Those are all the girls that are constantly pestering me for cybersex, Oz. I have a way with words ...
> Barnesys_foolish_man says April 11: LOL You lucky b*stard
> StuckInTheSixties says April 11: No luck involved, my friend! Hahaha!

PrintScreen #12: It's all part of the show called "WireClub."
> Note: This picture has been used as my “Profile Picture” several times. It’s an expression of my amusement whenever some significant “DRAMA!” occurs. It’s garnered a few comments:
> Karma says April 03: HA!
> StuckInThe Sixties says April 03: My tongue is deeply imbedded in my cheek
> barnstorming_girl says April 03: lmfao
> rainbowtreat says April 03: lmao that is awsome I love it, it could be true he had to shut every one out to clean up wire lol
> veronica says April 04: lol !
> xkrissy says April 04: xD !! awesome
> scissors_08 says April 08: snickers
> StuckInTheSixties says April 11: Tirt, I realized long ago that there is precious little that one can be absolutely positively sure of online. That doesn't mean that it's bad, or wrong, or anything like that. It means that the online world is a curious mixture of reality and illusion. I'll tell you what I'm sure of ... I'm sure of the love of a few ... a few ... good friends in here. I'd bet anything on it. I'm sure.

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> WorldsApart says May 09: bahahahahahahaa I wanna see the profile *gets on knees*
> sweetnsassygal77 says May 09: lmao...awesome!!!!
> missteree7 says May 09: How did you do that ROFL............

PrintScreen #14: Hahaha! Jeez, I am SOOOOO full of shit!
> Cornelius_Focker says May 13: AWESOMEEE!!
> barnstorming_Girl says May 13: awesome darling WAAAAAHHHHOOOOOO that was one great day!!! Lmao
> lumu81 says May 13: wow, I was there and didnt even know!! Ur that good sits!!
> veronica says May 13: :mangapunksai : O 1 1 O O 1 O 1 O 1 1 1 O O O 1 O 1 O 1 1 O O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 1 1 O O O 1 O 1 1 1 O 1O 1O 1O 1
> sweetnsassygal77 says May 13: STUCK!!! I thought it was supposed to be our little secret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Outbackjack says May 14: That is one of the funniest things I have seen you come up with. Keep up the good work.
> JassyJas says May 17: lmao! and im not on that list xxxx : | xxx
> StuckInTheSixties says May 17: Hahaha! Hush! Don't wanna piss off Reno!
> Karma says May 22: It's a night I'll never forget. Or remember.

PrintScreen #15: Every single one is a friend ... what's the likelihood of that?
> thegurugal says May 14: i use to have all of those ppl on my friends list **sighs** sometimes i miss my lulu account
> StuckInTheSixties says May 14: You should be in there, Lex, but you weren't on any of the login pages I printscreened a few weeks back.
> barnstorming_girl says May 14: waaaahoooooo
> Sweetnsassygal77 says May 14: yay i made the front page!!!
> lumu81 says May 14: I've been trying to get one, but not all have been my friends
> StuckInTheSixties says May 14: (laughs) It's a copy/paste mock-up, Lucy! Taken from at least nine or ten different login pages. Like the 15 pictures of NewsGirl (laughs) or whatever that name was that Holly was using then. OK ... watch this ... (quick variation coming up)
> StuckInTheSixties says May 14: Now look at this new one, Lucy!
> lumu81 says May 14: Thanks sits!!! dont i feel sheepish! baaaaaaaaaaaa

PrintScreen #16: Look! Lucy’s upsidedown!
> lumu81 says May 14: hahahahahhaha, thats me, trying to be different!!
> sweetnsassygirl77 says May 14: was she drunk when the pic was taken? or was the photographer drunk? lol

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> WorldsApart says May 14: bahahahaha Smirky... you're determined to give me nightmares aren't you?
> barnestorming_girl says May 14: shes so beautiful

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> JassyJas says May 17:

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> Barnstorming_girl says May 21: awwwwwww thats awesome and so beautiful!
> JassyJas says May 21: i want one

PrintScreen #20: Portrait of a DIRTY mind
> sweetnsassygal77 says May 24: Either you or WorldsApart had something very specific on their mind lol
> WorldsApart says May 24: I'm not the one taking pictures of phallicly shaped plants...
> StuckInTheSixties says May 24: Hahahaha! Wow! That got a FAST response!
> WorldsApart says May 24: A hundred little winkie-wannabes waving in the wind ... COURSE it got a response!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 24: Can we say "alliteration"?
> sweetnsassygal77 says May 24: well it was the first pic that popped up on my home screen Stuck lol...so of course i MUST respond to you taking pics of phallic looking things and WorldsApart mentioning them lol Just wasn't sure who had the dirty mind going lol........shit...we ALL did lol
> WorldsApart says May 24: *smug* See? Not just me...
> Karma says May 24: Didn't seem the slightest bit phallic to me. I must hang around the wrong sorts of boys.
> lumu81 says May 25: Whats phallic? (a bit slow here)
> sweetnsassygal77 says May 25: lumu...think the shape of an erect pen*s lol (had to put the * to replace the letter "i" because wireclub apparently thinks it's a bad word lol)
> StuckInTheSixties says May 26: Here I try to present a beautiful sampling of Mother Nature's work, and you girls have to go and dirty things up with phallic this and phallic that. What's the world coming to anyway?
> WorldsApart says May 27: Are you being ironic with the use of the word coming?

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> Crayon says May 26: BAHAHAHAHAH my second appearance in a printscreen today.... now everyone knows my secret proffession
> StuckInTheSixties says May 26: When I spoofed this pic, I could have taken the original printscreen from elsewhere in the "chat rooms" page, but I thought that having your name hanging there on "pornstars" was a nice touch, so I recreated it accurately!
> StuckInTheSixties says May 26: In fact, I think I'll post the original just to show the audience what it looked like ... give you your third appearance in a printscreen today! Hahaha!
> missteree7 says May 26: I would probably want to chat in that room because it appeals to my warped sense of humour....
> StuckInTheSixties says May 27: Ooops! I goofed up! I thought I'd make the room show as having only one person in it, but it is above the hangout room, with 12 people. Not realistic. My bad ...

PrintScreen #22: (no caption)
> StuckInTheSixties says May 26: Here's the original, reproduced EXACTLY as it existed in WireClub! Hahaha! Can I co-star in your next production?
> Crayon says May 26: Sure thing ... you can be the pizza delivery boy ... lol

PrintScreen #23: Wish Sparkle A Happy Birthday!
> JassyJas says May 27: awww happy b day sparks i didn kno :-o
> PTBO52 says May 27: Happy B-day Sparkle!
> Karma says May 27: Happy Birthday!
> barnestorming_girl says May 28: happy birthday spark
> sparkle37 says May 29: omg thankyou everyone

PrintScreen #24: This is what happens when I try to upload photos! GRRRR!
> PTBO52 says May 30: Never have seen that phrase but always get this pic is too small.
> StuckInTheSixties says May 31: Mousie, can you detail what you mean by "resizing"?

PrintScreen #25: Visual evidence that Monica is a loveable NUT!
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PrintScreen #26: Jas, Jassy & Reno
> Karma says June 06: Very nice
> StuckInTheSixties says June 06: Now let's see how long it takes for Jas to discover this thing is here.
JassyJas says June 08: omg omg omg thank u ok it tookm 2 days apparently
JassyJas says June 08: wheres adri haha
reno23 says June 08: omg how sweet thank u, whoever done it i love u jas

PrintScreen #27: I didn't have the right program for doing this, but you get the idea
> barnesys_foolish_man says June 08: very funny my friend, very funny
> barnestorming_girl says June 08: rolmfao omfg rolmfao rollmfao I gotta breathe!!!!!
> StuckInTheSixties says June 08: *studies fingernail assiduously*
> barnestorming_girl says June 08: hey Oz your chest looks beta then mine!!! rolmfao
> StuckInTheSixties says June 08: Oz has a nice rack, doesn't he?
> barnesys_foolish_man says June 08: thats right I am a busty DD cup, my bountiful breasts overflow in the hands of gorgeous people far and wide
> badgirl_72 says June 08: hahahahahahaha lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xxx badgirl
> sweetnsassygal77 says June 08: well ok then!! That's a new look

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> barnesys_foolish_man says June 08: still cr*cking me up champ. lol, good job. so what happened to the "murderer"?
> Cornelius Focker says June 08: Investigators then realized two distinct parallel holes on > StuckInTheSixties' neck. Lucifer Manaynay, the town watch guard has reported the existence of a mischevious pale girl with blood red eyes snooping around the morgue. Is Meyer's "Twilight" now playing mind games infront of our eyes?
> StuckInTheSixties says June 08: The investigation is still ongoing, but sources say that Interpol has been called in, and they believe the murderer might be an Australian cross-dresser.
> Cornelius Focker says June 08: Wrong. Don't listen to fox news. She happens to be of Italian, Irish, and Chinese descent. Her attraction for wise and seductive older men has defeated her sense of morality. But then again, she's always been a feral blood drinking beast.
> Karma says June 08: HA!
> barnesys_foolish_man says June 08: i'm sweating, thinking of how to get out of here quickly before the cops get on my trail. i'm going to have to think of a new disguise
> barnestorming_girl says June 08: omg but lmfao
> sweetnsassygal77 says June 08: lol awesome!!! Stuck I can help in the investigation...I took some Forensics classes lol

PrintScreen #29: New and Improved! (I figured out how to do it)
> barnestorming_girl says June 10: well!! oz(belle) dam your hot!!!! your chest is so much beta then mine!!! lmfao
> StuckInTheSixties says June 10: I said earlier a "B" cup size, but I think I'll upgrade that estimate to a "C". Man, he's actually really HOT, ain't he?
> Karma says June 14: HA!

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> ThatGirl says June 21: Still makes me smile
> StuckInTheSixties says June 21: I should have that tattooed on my forehead.
> ThatGirl says June 21: I'd prefer it tattooed on your bum
> JJ says June 21: HAAHAA!"DUMBASS" Tattooed on your ass would be funny!
> StuckInTheSixties says June 21: It would also be appropriate ...

Your Guess Is As Good As Mine (Laura is crazy … erm ... peculiar ... eccentric)

(laughs) Laura, AKA AMurderDivine, just posted a blog explaining that for some unknown mysterious reason, a computer game she has reminds her of … ME.

It’s called “Bird & Beans.” It’s very silly. Perhaps that single fact is the connection. Curiousity calls, and I went to good ol’ Google, which referred me to YouTube. Enjoy, and perhaps you can tell me what the heck about Bird & Beans is similar to me.

Why I Joined A Club Called “Slow torturous deaths for ALL paedophiles”, Part One

Those of you who know me well know two things about me that would cause them to be puzzled about this blog.

First, I generally don’t join clubs. The explanation for this is complicated, somewhat boring, and isn’t important to the explanation for this blog. But I generally don’t join clubs.

Second, I am morally opposed to the death penalty, for all crimes, and I’m certainly opposed to torture.

So why would I join this club? The explanation is complex. First, I must point out something that many of my friends know. I have another profile:

Biff DeBoffe

Biff is a joke, a very extensive, very tasteless joke. Biff exists to make fun of a particular kind of person. Biff is EXTREMELY oversexed. He’s h@x#x. He lives to “boff.” That’s all there is to his life. Boffing. He’ll boff anyone, anywhere, anytime. And Biff is an idiot. He’s not particularly intelligent, even though he’s quite wealthy.

Biff also is fake. He acknowledges his fakeness. His profile proclaims that he’s “as fake as a three dollar bill.” He exists to make fun of those who come into WireClub with a sexy looking fake picture pretending to be someone that they’re not.

So what does Biff have to do with the “Slow torturous deaths for ALL paedophiles” club? Even though I generally don’t join clubs, I often do look them over, and sometimes I’ll be tempted to add something in a club forum. Biff occasionally does this on my behalf. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It doesn’t make much sense … to you. Don’t worry about it.

The name of this club, “Slow torturous deaths for ALL paedophiles” …

http://www.wireclub.com/Clubs/Slow+torturous+deaths+for+ALL+paedophiles

… caught my eye. Think about it. “Slow torturous deaths …” and it prompted me to wonder about all sorts of questions associated with both the name of the club, the death penalty, torture, human behavior, WireClub behavior, etc. So I sent Biff into that club to ask a simple question:

“Could someone define paedophilia?” [sic]

Whoops! Bad idea. It wasn’t me, StuckInTheSixties, who asked the question. I sent BIFF, the oversexed idiot who would “boff” anyone, anytime, anywhere, to ask that question. And I sent him into a club, the title of which already suggests, to me at least, a predilection amongst its members for injudicious, kneejerk reaction. And I had Biff disclose that he was acting on behalf of StuckInTheSixties.

Whoops! Bad move. Not surprisingly, the couple of responses that my question received weren’t the intelligent dialogue I was going for. A guy named “JaNgLz” accused me of being both a pedophile myself and being an “idiot.” The creator of the club, “Billy,” was slightly less hostile. He said, “Not too sure where you're going with this, man,” a barely veiled inference that he hoped I wasn’t going to try to advocate, excuse or explain pedophilia.

So I really have no choice. If I could simply delete all traces of my entry into that club and it’s forum, I’d do it in a moment. But if I attempt that, it will leave my name and picture and the caption “Nothing to see here. Post deleted by user.” That would, of course, have the appearance of a guilty party making a quick exit. Not good. So I have to go back in there, as StuckInTheSixties, and not as oversexed, idiotic Biff, and re-ask the question. In the process of doing this, every one of my friends is going to receive a notification on their Home Page:

StuckInTheSixties joined the club ““Slow torturous deaths for ALL paedophiles.”

That is something I do not relish, but it’s something that is necessary given the circumstances.

At this time there seems to be this … I don’t know what you’d call it, a “trend” … perhaps a “movement,” toward the creation and the joining of clubs and forums devoted to the subject of “pedophiles,” “pedophilia,” “perverts,” “pervs,” and the like. One of these clubs has a forum where you are asked to state the name of anyone even “suspected” of being a “pervert.” It uses the term “pedo suspect,” asks that their names be listed there, and states “then we will see what to do further.”

This is a movement that I do not wish to associate myself with. I despise pedophiles and child abuse as much as the next guy, but I can’t endorse witch hunts such as this, in WireClub, or in real life.

Would you want me to place YOUR name in that forum? I didn’t think so.

So that’s what this is all about. Thus when you see the following:

StuckInTheSixties joined the club “Slow torturous deaths for ALL paedophiles,”
… understand that it’s not because I endorse that club. As soon as possible, I’ll certainly “unjoin” it.

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An addendum:

Clubs, as you know can only have posts within their forums by club members. Many, if not most, of you are not, and will not become, members of this club. Thus I think it behooves me to share this with blog readers in the most accurate fashion as things develop. PrintScreens will be forthcoming ...

Second addendum:

After some time passed, much of the stupid anti-pedophile/pervert fervor subsided, along with my level of irritation. I withdrew from that dumbass club. I'm not planning to present PrintScreens. My assessment is that it's all just not worth the hassle. But that crap still irritates the shit out of me.