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   I really hate it when that happens (and it happens).  Maybe the "long lost acquaintance" was pulling your leg.  Maybe they didn't know you from Adam ... just a "comedian" who then went home and told his wife a "funny story"?
I think it best in those situations to start with "Hi, I'm Bob xxxx, long time no see".  Last time that happened to me in the store we chatted, parted company, I pushed my cart down a ways and thought "Thie is dumb".  So I turned around, caught up and asked who they were.  (but that's easier for an old Coot .... it's expected) 

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Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11118	Quote Reply Topic: Comics 05 Posted: 17 Jul 2011 at 7:41am
	I really hate it when that happens (and it happens). Maybe the "long lost acquaintance" was pulling your leg. Maybe they didn't know you from Adam ... just a "comedian" who then went home and told his wife a "funny story"? I think it best in those situations to start with "Hi, I'm Bob xxxx, long time no see". Last time that happened to me in the store we chatted, parted company, I pushed my cart down a ways and thought "Thie is dumb". So I turned around, caught up and asked who they were. (but that's easier for an old Coot .... it's expected)

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jul 2011 at 9:06am
	I've done that. Sometimes. Usually though if my sweetie is with me, it's somebody she knows or is related to. I swear (shame on me) whenever we go anywhere, she's either related to or knows half the people we run into. And as I've mentioned, I was born an "old coot" as far as memory goes. It's always been a challenge, as in school with things like spelling, English "rules", math, et al. And today with stuff like people names, names of parts (press parts, car parts, furniture parts...). Sigh. But we make do. LOL

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 2011 at 3:12am
	Recalculating Shorter memory than..uh... I'm starting to suspect some cartoonists have been reading our comments about memory. Or lack thereof. Thingamabob And this is me at home, work or play. ROFL (Have to have a sense of humor.)

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 3:52am
	Oy...we sure our Pluggers. Even if we spell or alter our routine, he just seems to know if we are going out or running an errand someplace. He'll be waiting at the door before we get there.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 4:01am
	Love it! If they made car fresheners for dogs...

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 3:56am
	Shoe If this was true...I've sent several over my lifetime...

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11118	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 4:50am
	That link is broken for me but I got there and that is downright funny! And true probably. (and I don't know what I'm doing up at this time of the day (night) except I have to be somewhere today ... always happens)

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 3:13pm
	Here's a new link in case anybody wants to visit. (Using a different comic site. I try and use Yahoo because it has less ads and popups than gocomics....easier on slower connections.) http://www.gocomics.com/shoe/2011/07/20

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22236	Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2011 at 3:15pm
	Opps, better check for rust....

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jul 2011 at 3:17am
	Pickles And I'm glad too...

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 4:00am
	Baby Blues

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15258	Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jul 2011 at 9:24pm
	Spent some of my most "adventurous" nights killing all manner of bugs for my wife and daughters.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 3:44am
	Groan. Grizzwells I didn't get this one till later. (More coffee!!) Ziggy Kinda like the fellow who discovered it's possible to do math in his own head...

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 3:48am
	9 to 5

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 3:59am
	Pluggers FWIW: My "first": 1966 Pontiac Catalina, maroon w/black vinyl top. Don't remember much else except it could really haul butt...

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11118	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 6:53am
	My first car did not have a heater, ...... or radio, ....... or a 2nd gear. If it would start and haul me I was happy. This was in the pre-inspection sticker era.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22236	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 7:07am
	I had a radio and 2nd gear but the by design the heater didn't have a fan and there was no gas gauge ('59 VW).

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 9:05pm
	Umpires between innings. Now that would be entertaining.

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11118	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Jul 2011 at 11:39pm
	I can't blame an ump for trying to repay for all the flak they get. Some times deserved as in this really bad call : http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-28/pirates-loss-last-night-to-braves-ended-on-umpire-s-missed-call-mlb-says.html Baseball still hangs on to the no replay rule altho this one would probably have changed the game outcome. After 19 innings I'm sure he was ready to go home.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29281	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2011 at 3:46am
	I'd seen the 19-innings headlines...but this is the first about the call. Rough. Maybe they'll have to go computerized with instant replays/reviews someday. A sports official is one job I wouldn't want to have....pro or amateur. (Maybe especially amateur.)