Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[BrucePowers]

[:D]

[BrucePowers]

I liked Edinburgh. A lot of fun stuff to do there

[sprior]

Castle, Royal Mile, zoo, er, thats about it. Unless you did Rose Street? The Grassmarket is fun too, had 100 shilling beer there, Oooh er missus.

[BrucePowers]

There was a market square that had some very nice pubs. The castle was great. Viewing the Scottish royal jewels was easier than the English ones in the Tower, no conveyor belt.

[Cap Mandrake]

Went down to Laguna Beach on Sunday. Astoundingly beautiful day with a stiff onshore breeze that stirred up whitecaps and made the water look a milky blue like a glacial lake. A race of young aliens (outer space kind) with elaborate ink-colored birthmarks and big holes in their earlobes had displaced all the humans under about 25 years of age. Another small band of aliens had beamed down from their mothership. They wore white robes and sandals, were oddly happy and had metallic noisemakers at the ends of their alien digits. They seemed to have come to Earth for the chicken because after they strolled around annoying all the neurotypicals, they stopped at Pollo Loco and used their food stamp debits cards.

I saw an ad in a reastaurant window for a special Sunday Brunch drink. $5 for a "Bearded Clam" (Clamato and Stolichnaya) [:)] Not for me. I came to earth for the chicken too.

[Chickenboy]

Well, you've got to admit, $5 for bearded clam *is* a pretty good deal. Sticking with the chicken is never a bad idea...

ETA: Neurotypicals anywhere in SoCal? Unlikely.

[khyberbill]

I recall eating Bearded Clams when I was in San Diego (and other ports of call) while in the Navy, but I don't remember drinking any.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Well, you've got to admit, $5 for beaded clam *is* a pretty good deal. Sticking with the chicken is never a bad idea...

Yes, but it does matter how one will consume the bearded clam.

We saw two bearded clams acting as "Tidepool Educators" at the little city park north of Main Beach. They had on those ATF-style windbreakers that had "Tidepool Educator" stenciled on the back. They were really undercover "Tidepool Narcs". They were poorly disguised dykes...not the kind to hold back the water, either. The place has been trampled by about 1/5 the population of the Earth (and some aliens too) over the last 50 years and has nothing but Anenomes and a few crabs and mussels...and clams....but they acted like it was a pristine section of the Great Barrier Reef.

Stalker Girl picked an encrusted shell outside the park and, in a show of disrepect of authority, carried across the boundary. One of the bearded clams descended upon her.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: You can't collect shells here. This is a preserve.

SG: I picked it up outside.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: Well, you can't carry specimens either in here.

SG: Then I'll throw it in the water. It's dead.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: NO! That will disturb the ecosystem.

SG: Then I'll just take it back out.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: You can't remove items either.

SG: Well, what do you want me to do with it? <at this point I am starting to laugh at the Catch 22 situation and imagining what SG is thinking in response to her own question>

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: Better let me have it. I'm a Docent.



In the end, violence was avoided....sadly.

[USSAmerica]

Trying to keep from disturbing the peace at the library while I read! &nbsp;[:D][:D][:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Well, you've got to admit, $5 for beaded clam *is* a pretty good deal. Sticking with the chicken is never a bad idea...

Yes, but it does matter how one will consume the bearded clam.

We saw two bearded clams acting as "Tidepool Educators" at the little city park north of Main Beach. They had on those ATF-style windbreakers that had "Tidepool Educator" stenciled on the back. They were really undercover "Tidepool Narcs". They were poorly disguised dykes...not the kind to hold back the water, either. The place has been trampled by about 1/5 the population of the Earth (and some aliens too) over the last 50 years and has nothing but Anenomes and a few crabs and mussels...and clams....but they acted like it was a pristine section of the Great Barrier Reef.

Stalker Girl picked an encrusted shell outside the park and, in a show of disrepect of authority, carried across the boundary. One of the bearded clams descended upon her.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: You can't collect shells here. This is a preserve.

SG: I picked it up outside.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: Well, you can't carry specimens either in here.

SG: Then I'll throw it in the water. It's dead.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: NO! That will disturb the ecosystem.

SG: Then I'll just take it back out.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: You can't remove items either.

SG: Well, what do you want me to do with it? <at this point I am starting to laugh at the Catch 22 situation and imagining what SG is thinking in response to her own question>

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: Better let me have it. I'm a Docent.



In the end, violence was avoided....sadly.

I'd be tempted to follow the docent around for the day to ensure that she didn't just pitch that shell at the first opportunity. Make her fill out an environmental impact statement for such wanton ecosystem disturbance. [8|]

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: You can't collect shells here. This is a preserve.

SG: I picked it up outside.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: Well, you can't carry specimens either in here.

SG: Then I'll throw it in the water. It's dead.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: NO! That will disturb the ecosystem.

SG: Then I'll just take it back out.

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: You can't remove items either.

SG: Well, what do you want me to do with it? <at this point I am starting to laugh at the Catch 22 situation and imagining what SG is thinking in response to her own question>

Bearded Clam with ATF-style windbreaker: Better let me have it. I'm a Docent.



In the end, violence was avoided....sadly.

I'd be tempted to follow the docent around for the day to ensure that she didn't just pitch that shell at the first opportunity. Make her fill out an environmental impact statement for such wanton ecosystem disturbance. [8|]

Ah, CB, that's why your Minnesotan society remains so culturally undeveloped compared to Enlightened Californians.

We got docents with ATVs paid for by the state protecting our Coastal Marine Ecosystems, and our ecosystems continue to thrive.

You, on the other hand, have no docents, and look what happened to your Coastal Marine Ecosystems. They're gone!

Coincidence? I think not!

(Of course, we're also broke; you're not, but that's beside the point.)

[:-]

[rtrapasso]

[sprior]

The World's Worst AAR (tm) is a free service provided solely at the discretion of the Mavis Plunkett Asylum and its inmates.

[sprior]

Did we have a house rule about bombing oil in Burma? If not, the Wellies are going there.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

The World's Worst AAR (tm) is a free service provided solely at the discretion of the Mavis Plunkett Asylum and its inmates.

Indeed, and we have been busy placing a respectable third of four teams in the Mavis Plunkett Asylum Annual Basketball Tournament. We entered the "Apractic Division". The winning team had some kid named Sprewell, crazy SOB but one hell of a player.

I should add we won the consolation bracket on an underhand 3 point shot at the buzzer by Admiral Lord Sprior, who shot a creditable 6.5% from 3 point range.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Did we have a house rule about bombing oil in Burma? If not, the Wellies are going there.

I recall no such house rule, but I am bad about remembering things. In any event, it will be payback for the suicide merchantmen attack groups duirng the battle for New Scotland.

[Cap Mandrake]

************August 17, 1942, Office of the Sec. of War,C-Ring, Pentagon***************


Arthur Garfield Hays, Boardmember, National Board, ACLU:...Mr. Secretary, it is the position of the Board that it should be the avowed policy of this government to stamp out racism, WHEREVER it is found.

Sec. Stimson: Mr. Hays, there IS a war on. Sometimes you just have to let the boys have their fun.

Arthur Garfield Hays, Boardmember, National Board, ACLU: BOYS!? It isn't just the junior ranks, Mr. Secretary. <consults reference card> Here. Here is the official "Mission Statement" of South Pacific Air Headquarters...."KILL JAPS!" That's it! All caps with an exclamation point. Mr. Secretary? Really? Must we?

Sec. Stimson: <snickers a bit, then comports himself> Who is that, Halsey?

Arthur Garfield Hays, Boardmember, National Board, ACLU: Yes, a certain William Frederick Halsey, Jr., USN. We demand you remove him from command.

Sec. Stimson: Demand? Who do you think you are?

Arthur Garfield Hays, Boardmember, National Board, ACLU: Mr. Stinson, I was hoping it would not come to this, but if are demands are not met, we will instruct our members to vote for another candidate.

Sec. Stimson: Who, Dewey? Come on, we both know your membership is not going to vote for him.

Arthur Garfield Hays, Boardmember, National Board, ACLU: Perhaps a thrid party candidate will emerge, then.

Sec. Stimson: Look, Mr. Hays, how would it be if I got Admiral Halsey to change his mission statement?.........



* It's "Stimson" not "Stinson"

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
We entered the "Apractic Division".

[:D] A fitting division for you Cap'n. I trust you'll enunciate your way to victory?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Did we have a house rule about bombing oil in Burma? If not, the Wellies are going there.

Have the Japanese been bombing LI and resources in China? If not, I'd expect that to commence forthwith if you start blowing up Magwe's production.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: sprior

Did we have a house rule about bombing oil in Burma? If not, the Wellies are going there.

Have the Japanese been bombing LI and resources in China? If not, I'd expect that to commence forthwith if you start blowing up Magwe's production.

What if we just say we are sorry aftereward?

And who is this "LI" guy?