Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Boy am I proud of MY Navy

Our US Navy Ceremonial Guard Silent Drill
Team was invited to compete in an
International Tattoo in Norway ... The Navy
competed against military units from all
over NATO and won first place. Once you see
the video you'll understand why they won.
(you may have seen before...but worth another look)

http://www.whc.net/rjones/USN/USN_team..html

The 2009 Darwins Are Released

Stolen from the Long Roof Fan (he's my brother I can do that)


The Darwins are out!!!!Yes, it's that magical time of year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us.

Here is the glorious winner:

1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Provo , Utah would-be robber Jason Ellison did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again.. This time it worked.

And now, the honorable mentions:

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped... Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies.. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5. A teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly.. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8. As a female shopper exited a South Carolina convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9.. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti , Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.

[*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]

10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on an Atlanta street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

In the interest of bettering mankind, please share these with friends and family....unless of course one of these individuals by chance is a distant relative or long lost friend. In that case, be glad they are distant and hope they remain lost.***

Remember....They walk among us, they vote, and they breed!!!***
Posted by longrooffan

Friday, December 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

A wonderful year capped by a great evening at the Farm. Close friends come over and opened presents. The boys got remote controlled race trucks, and the Horsefarmer and the boys played in the living room. Making jumps and using his lap as a ramp to jump off.



Of course the Little Princess (aka My noble assistant) had a fair share of gifts for her too. I don't think I have ever seen so many scarfs, necklaces and ear rings in one place.



IF YOU LOOK IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS PICTURE, YOU SEE THE PROJECTED TEMPERATURES FOR SPRINGFIELD MO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

Word of Wisdom: If you live in Florida, stay in Florida so you don't freeze.


The Sharks angel got new pots and pans, along with a automatic coffee pot to heat water for her tea.

And the Barngoddess1 got a new pair or slippers and a new piece of furniture.



Of course it was great to hear from the BBB late last night. To quote him:

"we just got out of the pool and it sure was cold before we got dried off. The temp is in the high sixties and we got the outside heaters running. Sitting at the tike bar watching the football game and drinking a little rum."

And the LongRoofFan (aka: Oleragtop) sent us his holiday cheer:

"As this olelongrooffan is sitting in the living room of the Taj Mahal in shorts, no shirt with the windows open"

Talked with the Bus last night and warned him that the snow and ice were headed his way. He was talking about putting the plow on the old jeep, but I told him the wind would take care of the snow.

Read the Jeep's blog this morning about Virginia asking Santa if he was real, and as only a true politician's answer, instead of yes or no, he went on for 3 paragraphs.

The Barngoddess finally woke me up at 1155 am and asked if I was going to sleep the day away. My reply was answered by the blankets being ripped off the bed and getting told there were chores to do.
So after a few cups of the java to get my system ready for the day, finally getting my eyes open and looking outside. I wanted to get back in bed.
It is perfect outside as evidenced by this picture taken by My Noble Assistant:



And after we spent 30 minutes trying to get the tractor started



picture taken from inside my little mule trying to jump start the tractor. Word of wisdom, diesel tractor should be plugged in when temp get below 35 degrees, and battery should be disconnected from negative post until ready to start.

We finally got around to putting out hay for the horses and cows.




Needless to say it was nice outside......... as long as you were behind a building to block the wind.

Wind chill puts temp below zero out here. and that is damned cold. Tractor now has place in garage, My big little mule is outside - but plugged in.

But to all we send our cheer and wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year.

and remember to CELEBRATE LIFE

Sunday, December 20, 2009

What did I do today?

today is Sunday before Christmas and know what I did

paid my verizon wireless phone bill.

thats it....

watched "Santa Claus 3 The escape claus"

thats it....

have a good evening all

Friday, December 18, 2009

MY 12 days of Christmas parady

On the First day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

a Colt 45 revolver.

On the Second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Six cases of Coors
Five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Seven miniature horses
Six cases of Coors
Five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Eigth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Eight gallons of diesel
Seven Miniature Horses
Six cases of Coors
Five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Nine bags of grain
Eight gallons of diesel
Seven Miniature Horses
Six cases of Coors
Five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Ten siblings bossing,
Nine bags of grain
Eight gallons of diesel
Seven Miniature Horses
Six cases of Coors
Five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Eleven cows to milk,
Ten siblings bossing,
Nine bags of grain
Eight gallons of diesel
Seven Miniature Horses
Six cases of Coors
Five recapped tires
four bales of hay
three quarts of gin
two marlboro lites
and a Colt 45 revolver

On the Twelve day of Christmas, my true love gave to me

Twelve days in a pysch ward.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

FOR YOU USAF FLYBOYS

F16 vs. C-130



A C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by.
The jet jockey decided to show off.


The fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly
went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished
with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The F-16 pilot
asked the C-130 pilot what he thought of that.


The C-130 pilot said, 'That was impressive, but watch this!'

The C-130 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the C-130
pilot came back on and said: 'What did you think of that?'

Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, 'What the heck did you do?'

The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up, stretched my legs, walked
to the back, went to the bathroom,then got a cup of coffee and a
cinnamon bun.'

When you are young & foolish -speed & flash may seem a good thing !!!
When you get older & smarter - comfort & dull is not such a bad thing !!!

Us older folk understand this one.

Stolen from the Oleragtop, who stole it from who knows else.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

DANG, BUT I AM COLD

I guess I am just getting to be one of those "old folks". Today and yesterday has been pretty cold up here on the Farm. YESTERDAY MORNING IT WAS SNOWING AND WIND WAS BLOWING SO HARD, YOU HAD A HARD TIME CATCHING YOUR BREATHE. But not as cold as it used to be when we lived closer to Springfield.
One winter we had about 3 feet of snow on the ground. Had a red Chevy standard cab long bed 4X4 5 spd with a 350 engine.
Remember the daughter and I driving east on our farm road to see if we could get out that way..... we finally made it, but I was saying those famous words "oh *hit" more than once in that two mile trek.
Needless to say the two of us did a bunch more of that OS ing coming in to the farm from the west.

But back then I could tolerate it, in fact even would go out and cut fire wood in snow, stack wood, put hay out, etc without much ado.

But these last couple days has got me saying "it's danged cold here".
I know the jeep, BBB, and the oleragtop will soon send me some sunshine, but danged guy, make it sooner than later.

I guess we are paying for that global warming we had earlier this year, but boy is it cold, and the wind makes it worse.

I imagine the Bus hasn't left his humble abode except to pick up the grandkids from school.

Send me sun, and warmth, and more warmth.

So Jeep and Oleragtop and BBB, stick it in your ear and don't send me anymore "oh it is so warm down here" because I read the Jeep's blog about this past weekend down on the "hill" in the Sunshine State.

Have fun and I'm going to bed and warm up next to the Barngoddess. This is definitely spooning weather. If you don't know what spooning is, watch Colonel Potter on MASH to find out.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Stolen fm the OleRagtop

Thanks John, still laughing at this one.

So the story goes:


$100.00

It's a slow day in a little East Texas town.

The sun is beating down, and the streets are deserted.

Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit......

On this particular day a rich tourist from back east is driving through town. He stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk saying he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.

As soon as the man walks upstairs, the owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to retire his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer takes the $100 and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel.

The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer her "services" on credit.

The hooker rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill with the hotel owner.

The hotel proprietor then places the $100 back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.

At that moment the traveler comes down the stairs, picks up the $100 bill, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town.

No one produced anything.

No one earned anything.

However, the whole town is now out of debt and now looks to the future with a lot more optimism.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is conducting business today.
Posted by longrooffan

Friday, December 4, 2009

What is he then???

My brother, who is a lot younger than me, but quite a bit bigger, runs a blog over at

http://oleragtop.blogspot.com/.

His post for today is:

Friday, December 4, 2009
Just To Let You Counters Know

Much like this occurrence, I am not the John in question....



And by knowing this olelongroof is not that pathetic allows me to


Well being the good older brother, I make it a point to editorialize his work.

I could not find the picture, nor any video of the john he says he is not in question with.

So I went and found a john that I think he is talking about.

Now the olelongroff goes by John-John to the neices and nephews, so it is fitting that I found a

JOHN-JOHN for him.



So here little bigger brother is your own John-John, and by giving you this gift I can

CELEBRATE LIFE

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Something for BBB

The Jeep made sure that I realized I had forgotten to mention our eldest brother ... the BBB in my last posting. So a pic of the Jeep, BBB and the Oleragtop for starters


So I don't get the wrath of the BBB, who a bigshot in some firm that I can't even imagine him being associated with, which is one of the largest of its kind in the country, I give to BBB his own jangle.



TWAS THE NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, IN THE YEAR OF 09,

BBB HAS HIS COMING, CAUSE HE’S ALWAYS ABED BY 9,

HIS POOL IS FULL, AND THE BAR ALWAYS STOCKED

IN HOPES THAT MAYBE HE COULD STILL ROCK.



THE JEEP AND THE KID WERE ALL AMISS,

WITH VISIONS OF NASCAR DAYS LIKE THIS



THE BUS WAS A TOUTING SARAH’S ROGUE BUS PLAN

TOO BAD SHE WASN’T A CLOSE BBB FAN.

THE OLERAGTOP COULDN'T BE FOUND,

WE THINK IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A LONGROOF HOUND.

AND DEB WAS SNUGGED INTO A COMFY LITTLE SPOT.



WHEN OUT IN THE FRONT, CAME SUCH A SIGHT

THAT THE BBB SPRANG TO HIS FEET IN FRIGHT,

HE RACED TOWARD THE WINDOW AT A HOP-IDI-HOP

BUT MISJUDGED HIS STEP AND DID A BELLY FLOP.

THE SCENE WAS TRAGIC, AND BBB WAS SUCH A SIGHT.

LAYING IN THE POOL WITH A CAN OF SPILT LITE,

BUT NEVER FEAR WAS THE MOTTO HERE, AS HE PULLED HIMSELF CLEAR

AND HEADED TO THE FRONT, DANG IF HE COULD ONLY HEAR.....

THE SIGHT WAS A WONDER, A TALE SURE TO BE TOLD

THE BARNGODDESS1 WAS THERE, ALONG WITH HER TEN


IS THAT A COW? AND ... ISN'T THAT A HEN???


TO THE GREAT BBB'S SUPRISE, HIS LAWN WAS FERTILIZED AGIN AND AGIN.

NEVER LET IT BE SAID THAT THE BARNGODDESS1 DOESN'T SHARE THE GIN.



YOU ALL TAKE IT FROM HERE…………..

It's started

to the tune of Jingle bells

I'm sure this will start a variety of Oddities



SPLASHING THROUGH THE MUD
IN AN OLE CJ OR TWO,
THRU THE BROOKS WE GO
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY



THE “LITES” ARE DRAINING FAST
GETTING THE SPIRITS “HIGH”
WHAT FUN IT IS TO SLIP AND SLIDE
AND PLAY WITH THE TOYS OF OLD




OH, HEAR THOSE GEARS A GNASHING
MAKING ALL THAT NOISE
OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE
IN A WORN OUT CJ FIVE



OH, HERE COMES ANOTHER CJ
TRECKING THRU THE BOGS
OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO WATCH
OLE CJS IN THE MUD, HEY.



A DAY OR TWO AGO
HE THOUGHT HE’D TAKE A RIDE
DOWN TO MUCKY HEAVEN
JUST TO TAKE A RIDE



THE CJ WAS NICE AND CLEAN
WHEELS WERE SPIK AND SPAN
TILL WE HIT THE YUCKY MUCK
AND GOT THE CJ STUCK.



OH, WHY DO I KEEP DOING THIS
JUST TO HAVE SOME FUN
IT NEVER TAKES MUCH TIME
TILL THE END IS NEAR



RIDING THOSE CJS IS FINE,
TILL IT’S CLEAN UP TIME,
BUT THIS IS JUST A RHYME
AND WE HAD A GOOD TIME.

OH TO

CELEBRATE LIFE.