Thursday!!

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Olivia: Sorry about your grandma-in-law My husband's niece brought us a bunch of Ramadan supplies today, they seem to be staples or something. What she brought was a variety of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pistacchios, walnuts), flattened apricot paste, dried apricots, prunes, figs, and dates, coconut flakes. All I know about Ramadan has been from Egyptian culture, so I'm not sure about Jordanian stuff... We usually made the konafa and baklava in the evening, not during the day when we were fasting. you can buy philo dough pretty much anywhere, but the konafa dough i've only ever been able to find in middle eastern markets. It's not bad to work with if you cover it with a damp cloth when you're not using it.

Amy did you mean Amanda?

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I remember when Thursday's thread turned into big cat and dog fights 14 pages long. It always seemed like Thursdays were just that kind of day.

Anyways this Thursday went to the farewell dinner with Grandma and Mom as I leave tomorrow really early. Finishing up packing for tomorrow. Not much going on here. Two days left till Waleed's interview and I'll be out of internet access that I know of until the 24th. I hope he calls me or if not at least writes me a detailed email of how it went.

[~Jess~ 0]

..heres me and jess

awwww habibi you knw u my friend for.ev.er.

[ya hayat alby ♥ 0]

I actually thought people in Alex were very polite and more laid back than Cairo...

Went with my sister today to buy things for college. She somehow roped me into buying a bike and a laptop for her... sigh.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Ok MENA heres the funny for the day! Enjoy!

Stun gun ...... ONLY A GUY WOULD DO THIS. Too funny...

This was submitted by a guy who purchased his lovely wife a "pocket

Taser" for their anniversary.

Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked

my interest. The occasion was our 22nd anniversary and I was looking

for a little something extra for my wife Toni. What I came across was a

100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were

suppose to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your

assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.... WAY TOO

COOL!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two

triple-a batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing!

ZAP ! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the

button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get

the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.

Awesome!!! Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Toni what that burn

spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it

couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-a batteries,. right?!!!

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting

little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I

really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I

must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second)

and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going

to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did

want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading

glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one

hand, taser in another. The directions said that a one-second burst

would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was

supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a

three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the

ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds

would be wasting the batteries.

All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long,

less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and loaded with

two itsy, bitsy triple-a batteries) thinking to myself, "no possible

way!"

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my

best.....

I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one

side as to say, "don't do it master," reasoning that a one-second burst

from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad..

I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for the heck of it. I

touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and

HOLY MOTHER! WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

@!@$$!%!@*!!!

I'm pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me

up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and

over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal

position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire,

testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in

the oddest position, and tingling in my legs. The cat was standing over

me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face,

undoubtedly thinking to herself, "do it again, do it again!"

Note: If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a taser, one

note of caution: there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you

zap yourself.

You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand

by a violent thrashing about on the floor.

A three second burst would be considered conservative.

MAN!.. that hurt like heck!!! A minute or so later (I can't be

sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), collected my wits

(what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape.

My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did

they up get there???

My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching.

My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip

weighed 88 lbs.

I'm still looking for my testicles? I'm offering a significant reward

for their safe return.

Still in shock

Disclaimer - February 22, 2006

[chaishai 1]

First day of 1st grade! Lexy said she has her own desk and in her opinion "first grade is EASY!' lol ahh to be a kid again

thats so sweet! my son is starting 1st grade but not until the 9th! why so early?!

[amysaid 9]

Olivia: Sorry about your grandma-in-law My husband's niece brought us a bunch of Ramadan supplies today, they seem to be staples or something. What she brought was a variety of nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, pistacchios, walnuts), flattened apricot paste, dried apricots, prunes, figs, and dates, coconut flakes. All I know about Ramadan has been from Egyptian culture, so I'm not sure about Jordanian stuff... We usually made the konafa and baklava in the evening, not during the day when we were fasting. you can buy philo dough pretty much anywhere, but the konafa dough i've only ever been able to find in middle eastern markets. It's not bad to work with if you cover it with a damp cloth when you're not using it.

Amy did you mean Amanda?

Umm, yes I did. That's what I get for posting when I've been awake almost 24 hours I guess