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As others have stated, the consulate evaluates whether your relationship is bona fide (solid, real). Substantial time spent together in person, over multiple visits, will help to overcome their suspicions.

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Arose at o'dark-Many to collect Mama T-B., collect we man senior she man. After returning Mama T-B., we went to Aldi for her few requested items, si man. One was in the freezer case on the bottom shelf behind 2 other boxes, strain to reach we man. We somehow stood up, dazed, and saw people staring, we must have yelled man. We were dazed for some time thereafter, ow ow ow OW OW man. Lunch was a sliced-turkey sandwich, ingest we man. A siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man. Collected Mini-B. after skool for Two Guys eve, Two Guys man. Din-din was BK bought WUOC, financially savvy we man and ingest Two Guys man. Movie night was a few Everybody Loves Chris episodes, watch Two Guys man. Two bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys and add to next week's tally man. Some mini-hoop was conducted, distinctly bad-shooting Two Guys man. Miu, excited at Big Bruddah's presence, zoomed around gleefully, gleeful miu man. Returned Mini-B. in timely fashion, end of Two Guys eve man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was ordered to replace the driveway, years overdue man. Frame and rebar are laid, pouring probably occurring tomorrow man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. Only 2 or maybe Many (2+1) ESs itineraried for Friday, slim pickin's and we man. Citywide GS at FST is Friday through Sunday, Saturday reserved for that man. And that was/is our thrilling Thursday, report we man.

This merits enshrinement as one of the all-time VJ posts.

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And you will be, either forever or for another full year.

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Migrant Steals Occupational Injury From Hard-Working American ATHENS, OH—A Mexican migrant reportedly stole an occupational injury Wednesday from a hardworking American, seizing the opportunity for a broken arm from a resident who grew up in this country. "I could have been the one out there fracturing my ulna and radius after falling off a truck during a nonunion contract gig, but that's not the way things are here anymore," said unemployed citizen Graham Toomy, 45, telling reporters [...] https://theonion.com/migrant-steals-occupational-injury-from-hard-working-american/

'I Was Born Into A Middle Class Family,' Explains Wife When Husband Asks Why The Car Is On Fire SAVANNAH, GA — A local man was left completely stumped while questioning his wife about an issue with one of the family's vehicles, having apparently been caught off guard by his wife's insightful and engaging response. Trent Colson explained that he had arrived at the park to meet his wife and kids, only to find his wife's car on fire in the parking lot, prompting him to rush to make sure she and the couple's children were safe and find out what had happened. "I was born into a middle class family," his wife, Beth, began. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/i-was-born-into-a-middle-class-family-explains-wife-when-husband-asks-why-the-car-is-on-fire

Trump Dodges Falling Piano, Swinging Death Blade, Spiked Pitfall Trap On Way To Rally LONG ISLAND, NY — The tension of election season reached a new high today with conflicting reports of further attempts on the life of the former president, as Donald Trump dodged a falling piano, a swinging death blade, and a spiked pitfall trap on his way to a campaign rally. The latest series of deadly traps matched what has become a disturbing pattern along Trump's pathway to election day, with experts speculating that the former president may find himself dodging multiple assassination attempts per day over the next several weeks. "It's almost as if there's some unseen force out to get him," said one campaign insider. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-dodges-falling-piano-swinging-death-blade-spiked-pitfall-trap-on-way-to-rally

~~~~~ Hezbollah Starting To Think They Shouldn't Have Gotten Pagers From Levi Goldbraumstein's Pager Emporium [...] "We probably should have seen this coming," said Hezbollah's Lead Purchasing Terrorist Adnan Musab Vaziri. "When I was given orders to procure a large quantity of pagers, I took it upon myself to find the best deal I could. In hindsight, the discount I was able to receive from Levi Goldbraumstein's Pager Emporium may not have been the best move." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/hezbollah-starting-to-think-they-shouldnt-have-gotten-pagers-from-levi-goldbraumsteins-pager-emporium

~~~~~~ BREAKING: Israel Kills Thousands More Terrorists With Exploding '200 Free Hours of AOL' CDs LEBANON — Video footage of several explosions flooded social media Wednesday as thousands more Hezbollah terrorists were killed by exploding CDs promising 200 free hours of America Online. "Oh boy, 200 free hours of dial-up Internet!" said Ahmad Krikor, a terrorist on the FBI's most wanted list. Unfortunately, his brief joy was quickly vaporized into dust along with his body. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/breaking-israel-kills-another-thousand-terrorists-with-exploding-200-free-hours-of-aol-cds

Venezuela is an America First Priority After four years of the Biden/Harris administration's feeble foreign policy, the redefining of the United States' redlines should begin in our own backyard: Latin America and the Caribbean. After all, the value of renovating one's house is limited if the neighborhood is in shambles. To create a healthy neighborhood, it helps if neighbors share similar values, such as democracy, fair elections, and civil liberties. Fortunately, many of America's neighboring nations do. But there is one country whose owner is ruining the neighborhood, even though its people do value those ideals: Venezuela. [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/09/venezuela_is_an_america_first_priority.html

This article is good, but worth it purely for the included photo! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tiny Israel flips the tables of warfare itself on the terrorists of Hezb'allah Today's second wave of electronic bombings on Hezb'allah members in Lebanon, apparently by Israel, has got to have the Iran-backed terrorists freaking out. Yesterday, some 3,000 terrorists got their Hezb'allah-approved pagers detonated on them at once, killing a few and leaving a lot with blown off hands, eyes, or private parts. At least one of them got it on the toilet: [...] https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/09/tiny_israel_flips_the_tables_of_warfare_itself_on_the_terrorists_of_hezb_allah.html

Thali, welcome to the forum. One rule here is that we avoid posting translations of someone else's post. It's fine to translate it for yourself privately, but when you respond to it in the forums, please post the original English version. Thanks.

Here's another report, with several key updates. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BREAKING: Walkie-Talkies Explode in Hezbollah Strongholds in Second Wave; UPDATE: Nine Dead, 300+ Injured https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/09/18/breaking-walkie-talkies-explode-in-hezbollah-strongholds-n3794667

Interesting additional facts and analysis. It starts by talking about Iran's ambassador to Lebanon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hmmm: 19 Iranian Soldiers Die of Acute Pagercide, 150 Injured [...] Why would a diplomat carry a communication device connected to a terror network currently attacking another state, intended for operational purposes? We'll get back to that question, but first, let's look at today's question, asked in Star Trek V fashion: What did nearly 200 IRGC troops need with a Hezbollah pager? [...] https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/09/18/hmmm-19-iranian-soldiers-die-of-acute-pagercide-150-injured-n3794660

~~~~~~~~~ Harris Tosses Fresh Word Salad, and It's Tasty [...] Fox News reported Wednesday that at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 47th Annual Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., Harris served up a particularly tasty word salad, telling the eager and receptive crowd: "I grew up understanding the children of the community are the children of the community." [...] https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2024/09/18/harris-tosses-fresh-word-salad-and-its-tasty-n4932643

Guess who Iran wants to win our election. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BREAKING: Iran Hacked Trump Campaign, Sent Stolen Material to Biden-Harris Campaign [...] Let that sink in—foreign actors handed over stolen data to a sitting president's campaign in order to stop President Trump from getting back into office. This isn't just a breach of security; it's an assault on the integrity of our elections. [...] https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/09/18/iran-hacked-trump-campaign-sent-stolen-material-to-biden-harris-campaign-n4932647

Amazing -- home energy systems, too! ~~~~~~~~ 'Second Wave' Attack on Hezbollah Targets Walkie-Talkies and Other Electronic Equipment Hezbollah must be thinking, "Just when you thought it was safe to use your two-way radio..." The Associated Press is reporting that explosions were going off all over Beirut and Southern Lebanon as another wave of attacks against the terrorist group is underway. Hezbollah says that this attack targeted the walkie-talkies and other electronic devices of Hezbollah members. The attack also targeted home energy systems, according to Hezbollah. AP is reporting that at least one person was killed and dozens wounded. Several blasts were heard during the funeral of Hezbollah members in Beirut. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/09/18/second-wave-attack-on-hezbollah-targets-walkie-talkies-and-other-electronic-equipment-n4932630

Funny! ~~~~~~ What the Media Aren't Telling You About Israel's Ingenious Strike Against Terrorist Pagers [...] This is an example where the media are neutered because they don't have the power to change any of the facts on the ground right now. And speaking of neutering, since most people keep their pagers in (or attached to) their pants pockets, those explosions likely hit a sensitive part of the terrorists' anatomy. (Ahem.) Yesterday evening, balls were flying all across Lebanon — yet nobody was playing soccer. [...] https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/09/18/what-the-mainstream-media-isnt-telling-you-about-israels-ingenious-strike-against-terrorist-beepers-n4932631

Sensible words. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shrinking island, vanishing polar bears — the climate scare stories that turn out to be false Looking back on more than 20 years of climate agitation, two themes emerge: a stubborn unwillingness by campaigners to acknowledge any inconvenient science, and ever-shifting favorite stories, first elevated and then dropped by the wayside. The one constant: a fixation on scaring the public, which has in turn shaped bad climate policies. At the start of this century, the polar bear was the emblem of climate apocalypse. Protesters dressed as polar bears, while Al Gore's hit 2006 film "An Inconvenient Truth" showed us a sad, animated polar bear floating away to its death. The Washington Post warned that polar bears faced extinction, and the World Wildlife Fund's chief scientist even claimed some polar bear populations would be unable to reproduce by 2012. And then in the 2010s, campaigners just stopped talking about polar bears. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/09/15/opinion/shrinking-island-vanishing-polar-bears-the-climate-scare-stories-that-turn-out-to-be-false/

This is a well-written and satisfying article! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paging Hezbollah: How Israel will follow up exploding beepers [...] One thing is abundantly clear: Israel resides in Hezbollah's communications network, as well as in Iran's air defense network, and has established dominance in the cyber domain — and now its supply chains. Why attack now is the bigger question. [...] https://nypost.com/2024/09/17/opinion/paging-hezbollah-how-idf-will-follow-up-exploding-beepers/

Scintillating Wednesday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Wednesday report, see man: No word from Mini-B.'s skool, no man. Lunch was 2 sliced-turkey sandwiches, ingest we man. Had time for a mini-siesta before the day's obligation, zzz we man. Took Mama T-B. to doc, chauffeur we man senior she man man. Deposited check for Uncle T-B., deposit we man for senior he man man. Serviced demanding miu, service we man demanding miu man. Din-din was Tuna Glop, ingest we man. After consideration, we opted for a second siesta, zzz we man. Party with the rubias tonight, cavort we man. Will have to arise at o'dark-Many to take Mama T-B. for bloodwork, fasting senior she man. Thursday will be Two Guys eve, Two Guys man. And that was/is our thrilling Wednesday, report we man.

Why would he irritate one of his girlfriends?