@mike808 Ok… young women in their underwear, holding speculums and pill bottles, on an exam table with stirrups, in what must be a gynecologists office (despite the eye chart(?)), with confetti, party hats and… a goat.
I kinda need to know just WTF this pic is all about!
@Barney@speediedelivery no way. Winter had all the best holidays! Thanksgiving, Christmas and NY! Also because it has cooled down we can dress so much cuter (think leather boots) .
You can sit by a fire and/or cuddle up with someone. Who wants to do any of those things in swamp ass summer
@Barney@tinamarie1974 Who wants to waddle around in 50 layers to shovel? I will sit by the fire and roast marshmallows on the beach. Independence Day for fireworks and Christmas all month works for me.
@Barney@speediedelivery@tinamarie1974 Not everyone lives in the northern hemisphere.
I mean, I do. Today’s my birthday and we’re forecast to hit 100 degrees (stupid North Texas weather) but I know that at least somewhere in the world the weather is more reasonable today, maybe even chilly or cold. I like having a July birthday since it’s about as far from all the other big, exciting holidays (except 4th of July for us Americans) as you can get. And while I’ve never been able to have a snowball fight on my birthday, I’ve always been able to comfortably go swimming.
@Barney@gt0163c@tinamarie1974 I am good with a backyard firepit. Winter is pretty but I don’t want to shovel, drive or be cold in it. I picked a good place to live in the northeast, right
@Barney@speediedelivery@tinamarie1974 Thanks for the birthday wishes.
And now I’m wondering how many Mehizens (is that a thing? Like citizens but of Meh…) are outside of North America. Does Meh ship internationally? I’ve never pondered that before. Anyone else?
@Barney@gt0163c@speediedelivery yeah, the NE is COLD!!! I visited Portland, ME years ago in December and thought I was going to die!
I don’t mind the cold unless we are below zero, as far as shoveling I am happy to pay a neighborhood kid. I do enjoy sledding, building snowmen and snow ball fights. I am basically a middle aged child when it comes to snow
Actually I grew up with a bunch of kids whose families were displaced from that whole TB fiasco. Honestly, I don’t believe it. I won’t get into it here, but I think there was some dishonesty involved
@tinamarie1974 Thankfully, Portland ME is on the coast. It’s about 7 degrees colder on average than STL in Dec. Not too bad compared to the time we spent in Int’l Falls MN where it’s 25 degrees colder…
At least they have LOBSTER in Maine… In fact one of our favorite spots was the Porthole restaurant in Portland where they were serving “twins” which was 2 1.25 lbs lobsters for $25. That was some good eatin’!
@chienfou don’t get me wrong, it was absolutely beautiful. It was an interesting business trip. But the cold OMG, way more than 7 degrees - at least during my one week visit. I remember running from the restaurant to my car one night and I was shivering uncontrollably.
Then there was the middle of the night fire drill. Outside, in a nightgown for over an hour. I thought I was going to die. (Slightly dramatic, but I was a tina-sicle)
Blockquote as far as shoveling I am happy to pay a neighborhood kid
my favorite snow shoveling meme:
December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow.
The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.
It looked like a Grandma Moses Print.
So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.
I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.
What a fantastic sight!
Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world?
Moving here was the best idea I’ve ever had!
Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again.
I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.
This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again.
What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow.
Such a disappointment!
My neighbor tells me not to worry- we’ll definitely have a white Christmas.
No snow on Christmas would be awful!
Bob says we’ll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I’ll never want to see snow again
I don’t think that’s possible.
Bob is such a nice man, I’m glad he’s our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night.
The temperature dropped to -20.
The cold makes everything sparkle so.
The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks.
This is the life!
The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again.
I didn’t realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I’ll certainly get back in shape this way.
I wish l wouldn’t huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast.
Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
Bought snow tires for the wife’s car and 2 extra shovels.
Stocked the freezer.
The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out.
I think that’s silly.
We aren’t in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning.
Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt.
Hurt like hell.
The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing.
Roads are too icy to go anywhere.
Electricity was off for 5 hours.
I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm.
Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her.
Guess I should’ve bought a wood stove, but won’t admit it to her.
God I hate it when she’s right.
I can’t believe I’m freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity’s back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night.
More shoveling!
Took all day.
The damn snowplow came by twice.
Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they’re too busy playing hockey.
I think they’re lying.
Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they’re out.
Might have another shipment in March.
I think they’re lying.
Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me.
I think he’s lying.
December 22
Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it’s so cold, it probably won’t melt till August.
Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss.
By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel.
Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he’s too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today
And it warmed up to 0.
The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning.
What is she, nuts?!!
Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago?
She says she did but I think she’s lying.
December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel.
Thought I was having a heart attack.
If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow, I’ll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel.
I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I’ve just been!
Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry freaking Christmas!
20 more inches of the damn slop tonight -Snowed in.
The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil.
God, I hate the snow!
Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel.
The wife says I have a bad attitude.
I think she’s an idiot.
If I have to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” one more time, I’m going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in.
Why the hell did I ever move here?
It was all HER idea.
She’s really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20.
Still snowed in.
The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches.
Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in.
That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in.
I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass.
The wife went home to her mother.
Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what’s left of the house.
No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good.
I just love those little white pills they keep giving me.
Why am I tied to the bed?
@chienfou omg, that is hilarious. You have no idea how many times I snorted I was laughing so hard reading that story! And, uh, I don’t like snow THAT much
@tinamarie1974 that’s the problem with AVERAGES. By definition there are generally outliers that are way off base! Plus the wind off the Atlantic can be brutal.
I’m glad you enjoyed the snow story. I have also laughed til I 'bout peed even after reading it several times over the years. Too many winters in the Great North not to see the truth in it!!
@tinamarie1974
My first 5 (December) birthdays were in the sunny summer, then moved from NZ to NA. It still doesn’t seem right to me for it to be cold and rainy/snowy when I’m eating my cake.
@narfcake I waited a whole year to send back that card. I even asked via the support form if the address was still good and heard that it was. It might still be good!
So are we going to get Amazon cards like five years ago and be able to decorate your offices? Sure that happened before the official launch date but that was five years ago.
Signed a kickstarter
Boy this is cool, I just got paid, need a bunch of things for a move and just got an email notification at 8:02 PM pacific that meh is having a big all-day sale. Does this mean I should stay up all night, or that it’s almost over? Not sure what time zone you guys operate in, but I’m fucking off to bed. Good luck with your mystery sale, wish you all the best
Shhhhhhhh
Er, tomorrow’s not Monday
Well at least here it’s not
Where I live tomorrow is still Sunday for another hour.
Going to be putting up another lively day of competition in Cinoclav’s Field of 32!
Working Day 6 of an 8 day streak.
#retail
F5…F5…F5?
@jimmyd103 Not yet…not yet…not yet!
@jimmyd103 @phendrick …captcha… CC issue…too late…
You may have failed CAPTCHA but on the upside, you’re less of a human.
Work.
Trying to cram tiny party hats on my chickens and failing miserably? Sounds like a plan to me.
Sleep. All day. All night. Just sleep.
I don’t know exactly what I’ll be doing 24 hours from now, but I’m confident it’ll be somehow frustrating
Vacation!
Party. With goats.
@mike808 What time should I be there?
@mike808 I’m looking real hard but I don’t see a goat.
@cengland0 - Check your eyesight in the upper left corner, then weigh in (on the right.)
This reminds me - I MUST get a checkup… Where IS that office?
@mike808 Ok… young women in their underwear, holding speculums and pill bottles, on an exam table with stirrups, in what must be a gynecologists office (despite the eye chart(?)), with confetti, party hats and… a goat.
I kinda need to know just WTF this pic is all about!
@DennisG2014 It’s probably better not to ask questions.
@mike808 @narfcake On second glance (ok, maybe it was more than that) - I think those may be specimen bottles instead of pill bottles…
No questions… just one demand:
TELL ME WTF IS GOING ON IN THIS PICTURE!!!
@narfcake Ok, I did some detective work…
This image is from a book:
NOW I have questions.
Lots of 'em.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 - We want answers!
…Orrr maybe not.
@aetris @DennisG2014 that is so very wrong. On so many levels.
@mike808
/giphy you need jesus
i wasn’t going to wear a sparkly pointed hat… but now that you suggest it, i am totally doing that!
@inanna C’mon in! —— C.A. Bové.
What kind of monster needs a reason to eat cake?
/giphy cake monster
@Oneroundrobb The cake is a lie.
/giphy be broke
Clearly, celebrating what is apparently Kevin Bacon’s birthday, I just learned.
@gilby722 All the cool people are born in July.
@gilby722 Also my son’s birthday.
I wonder if that gives him a low Bacon Number?
@gt0163c
Let me fix that for you.
All the cool people are born in
JulyDecember.@Barney @gt0163c You are getting closer, but it is JANUARY
@Barney @gt0163c @tinamarie1974 July wins. Harry Potter.
/image Cool July Birthday
You would think it was the hot people in July and the frozen icicles in December and January though.
@tinamarie1974 @speediedelivery Piffle.
Not the image I was expecting. What about Queens /image?
@Barney @speediedelivery no way. Winter had all the best holidays! Thanksgiving, Christmas and NY! Also because it has cooled down we can dress so much cuter (think leather boots) .
You can sit by a fire and/or cuddle up with someone. Who wants to do any of those things in swamp ass summer
@Barney @tinamarie1974 Who wants to waddle around in 50 layers to shovel? I will sit by the fire and roast marshmallows on the beach. Independence Day for fireworks and Christmas all month works for me.
@Barney @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 Piffle. I like that word. It will replace Crap in my vocabulary.
@Barney @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 Not everyone lives in the northern hemisphere.
I mean, I do. Today’s my birthday and we’re forecast to hit 100 degrees (stupid North Texas weather) but I know that at least somewhere in the world the weather is more reasonable today, maybe even chilly or cold. I like having a July birthday since it’s about as far from all the other big, exciting holidays (except 4th of July for us Americans) as you can get. And while I’ve never been able to have a snowball fight on my birthday, I’ve always been able to comfortably go swimming.
@Barney @speediedelivery That does sound lovely, but since I live here there is no beach I can reach easily. I will stick w fall and winter
@Barney @gt0163c @speediedelivery Happy Birthday. And you pose a good point. I wonder how many members are from outside NA…
@Barney @gt0163c @tinamarie1974 I am good with a backyard firepit. Winter is pretty but I don’t want to shovel, drive or be cold in it. I picked a good place to live in the northeast, right
@Barney @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 Thanks for the birthday wishes.
And now I’m wondering how many Mehizens (is that a thing? Like citizens but of Meh…) are outside of North America. Does Meh ship internationally? I’ve never pondered that before. Anyone else?
@Barney @gt0163c @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 Close to zero. Meh doesn’t ship internationally.
As for Missouri, the taint of the Midwest, you could always visit Times Beach.
It’s 90°F in Alaska today. WTF is wrong with the climate change deniers? Do they not understand what happens if they’re wrong?
PS: Just watched Wandering Earth on Netflix. Great
filmdocumentary.@gt0163c @mike808 You are forgetting the Koreans. They are still mehmbers even though they did get their own shopping place.
And there’s those damn Texans.
@Barney @gt0163c @mike808
@Barney @gt0163c @speediedelivery yeah, the NE is COLD!!! I visited Portland, ME years ago in December and thought I was going to die!
I don’t mind the cold unless we are below zero, as far as shoveling I am happy to pay a neighborhood kid. I do enjoy sledding, building snowmen and snow ball fights. I am basically a middle aged child when it comes to snow
@Barney @gt0163c @mike808 @speediedelivery I will pass on Times Beach, I don’t want to glow in the dark
Actually I grew up with a bunch of kids whose families were displaced from that whole TB fiasco. Honestly, I don’t believe it. I won’t get into it here, but I think there was some dishonesty involved
@Barney @speediedelivery @tngrannyd never heard piffle, I like it. My go to is phuff!
@Barney @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 @tngrannyd
Pffft!
@tinamarie1974 Thankfully, Portland ME is on the coast. It’s about 7 degrees colder on average than STL in Dec. Not too bad compared to the time we spent in Int’l Falls MN where it’s 25 degrees colder…
At least they have LOBSTER in Maine… In fact one of our favorite spots was the Porthole restaurant in Portland where they were serving “twins” which was 2 1.25 lbs lobsters for $25. That was some good eatin’!
@chienfou don’t get me wrong, it was absolutely beautiful. It was an interesting business trip. But the cold OMG, way more than 7 degrees - at least during my one week visit. I remember running from the restaurant to my car one night and I was shivering uncontrollably.
Then there was the middle of the night fire drill. Outside, in a nightgown for over an hour. I thought I was going to die. (Slightly dramatic, but I was a tina-sicle)
@tinamarie1974
my favorite snow shoveling meme:
December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow.
The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.
It looked like a Grandma Moses Print.
So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.
I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.
What a fantastic sight!
Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world?
Moving here was the best idea I’ve ever had!
Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again.
I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.
This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again.
What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow.
Such a disappointment!
My neighbor tells me not to worry- we’ll definitely have a white Christmas.
No snow on Christmas would be awful!
Bob says we’ll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I’ll never want to see snow again
I don’t think that’s possible.
Bob is such a nice man, I’m glad he’s our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night.
The temperature dropped to -20.
The cold makes everything sparkle so.
The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks.
This is the life!
The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again.
I didn’t realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I’ll certainly get back in shape this way.
I wish l wouldn’t huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast.
Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
Bought snow tires for the wife’s car and 2 extra shovels.
Stocked the freezer.
The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out.
I think that’s silly.
We aren’t in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning.
Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt.
Hurt like hell.
The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing.
Roads are too icy to go anywhere.
Electricity was off for 5 hours.
I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm.
Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her.
Guess I should’ve bought a wood stove, but won’t admit it to her.
God I hate it when she’s right.
I can’t believe I’m freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity’s back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night.
More shoveling!
Took all day.
The damn snowplow came by twice.
Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they’re too busy playing hockey.
I think they’re lying.
Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they’re out.
Might have another shipment in March.
I think they’re lying.
Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me.
I think he’s lying.
December 22
Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it’s so cold, it probably won’t melt till August.
Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss.
By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel.
Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he’s too busy. I think the asshole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today
And it warmed up to 0.
The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning.
What is she, nuts?!!
Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago?
She says she did but I think she’s lying.
December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel.
Thought I was having a heart attack.
If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snow plow, I’ll drag him through the snow by his balls and beat him to death with my broken shovel.
I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I’ve just been!
Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry freaking Christmas!
20 more inches of the damn slop tonight -Snowed in.
The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil.
God, I hate the snow!
Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel.
The wife says I have a bad attitude.
I think she’s an idiot.
If I have to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” one more time, I’m going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in.
Why the hell did I ever move here?
It was all HER idea.
She’s really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20.
Still snowed in.
The BITCH is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches.
Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in.
That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in.
I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass.
The wife went home to her mother.
Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what’s left of the house.
No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good.
I just love those little white pills they keep giving me.
Why am I tied to the bed?
@chienfou omg, that is hilarious. You have no idea how many times I snorted I was laughing so hard reading that story! And, uh, I don’t like snow THAT much
@tinamarie1974 that’s the problem with AVERAGES. By definition there are generally outliers that are way off base! Plus the wind off the Atlantic can be brutal.
I’m glad you enjoyed the snow story. I have also laughed til I 'bout peed even after reading it several times over the years. Too many winters in the Great North not to see the truth in it!!
@tinamarie1974
My first 5 (December) birthdays were in the sunny summer, then moved from NZ to NA. It still doesn’t seem right to me for it to be cold and rainy/snowy when I’m eating my cake.
@macromeh
mehbe visit a place like the FL Keys or So Cal for your bday?
I’ve gotta a nunya, an updog and a bofa in the works.
@ZeroCharisma how 'bout a s’rong?
@sicc574 Oh, shoot, that reminds me - I’ve got amatta, too. Busy day.
@ZeroCharisma … unnhh… what’s ammata?
@chienfou Oh, y’know. Things and stuff.
@ZeroCharisma you’re welcome (for the set-up)
It’s hard to believe it’s been over 50 yrs since they first graced our TV sets.
Lady says she’s ready to party!
Plus the purple Meh party hat that @hollboll sent me for part of my goat prize, makes the perfect after party barf bag.
@Barney she looks absolutely thrilled.
@RiotDemon This is about as happy as she gets.
Oh, this does not bode well.
@cinoclav that is the shit nightmares are made of
You think I should finally send back that card from a few years ago? I’ll need to update the address, though … and that sounds like really hard work …
@narfcake I still have mine, too. Did they put a forever return stamp on them or will we have to send them back postage due?
@Barney Forever stamp, IIRC.
@narfcake Forever stamp works for me, because it will probably be forever when I get my card sent.
@narfcake I waited a whole year to send back that card. I even asked via the support form if the address was still good and heard that it was. It might still be good!
@lljk Yeah, but they’ve since moved; outgrew the original warehouse.
In celebration I am going to turn in my letter of resignation at the job I really like. Seems about fitting.
@tightwad good luck on your future endeavors.
@tightwad i hope you find true happiness on your new path
The cake is a lie.
This was a triumph!
Continuing making spiced plum jam.
@madamehardy That sounds good!
@Barney … and … PURPLE most likely!
@Barney And yes, purple!
@madamehardy I love purple.
@Barney @madamehardy
who knew?
So are we going to get Amazon cards like five years ago and be able to decorate your offices? Sure that happened before the official launch date but that was five years ago.
Signed a kickstarter
Boy this is cool, I just got paid, need a bunch of things for a move and just got an email notification at 8:02 PM pacific that meh is having a big all-day sale. Does this mean I should stay up all night, or that it’s almost over? Not sure what time zone you guys operate in, but I’m fucking off to bed. Good luck with your mystery sale, wish you all the best
Celebrating my own Birthday which is July 8th.
@sarahsmart24 …and my birthday eve…
Day 18 of our 38 day camping trip. Tomorrow we will be in Minnesota though currently we are in South Dakota.
I was going to go fishing in the morning, however I think I’m going to stay home and watch the Mehrethon. Who needs the outdoors when you have Meh?
@juststephen
/giphy great outdoors
I have all day training.
So I’ll be here in the forums when I get bored. Bring on the entertainment!!
Think I will be working from home tomorrow…
@tinamarie1974 I think you meant:
@chienfou
/giphy secret
Almost bought the Mehpron thinking it was a Fuku. No such luck.