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The 2 Most Important Things Your Farts Reveal About Your Health, According to GI Docs [...] Most people produce about half a liter to a liter of gas every day, says Dr. Christine Lee, MD, a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic. That can equate to 10 to 20 farts a day, but she says there's no set number of times you should pass gas in a day. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/2-most-important-things-farts-112500501.html

The IVU Chief must sign off on all decisions. The consular staffs are on 2-year rotations, so maybe you'll have a new CO and new IV Chief.

Have always wondered about this... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mom's Genius Way to Keep Cat From Eating Brother's Food Leaves Him Stumped Sometimes being a cat owner is like being an engineer — you have to solve a lot of unusual problems. Like what to do when one cat eats its fur-sibling's dinner every night. How do you get them to stop? Well one person came up with a solution, and video of them testing it out on their two cats has people cracking up online. The cat owner had a problem — what to do about her hungry tuxedo cat Rocco Loco. [...] Continues here: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/moms-genius-way-keep-cat-130000753.html

Thrilling non-GS/MS/ES Friday report, see man: Traffic quite heavy, everyone probably off for Good Friday man. Breakfast/lunch/din-din was at 2 p.m. at a Chinese buffet at end of ES run, si man. We consumed Many (2+1) plates heaped with beef/chicken/fish, ingest we man. Price was exceptionally reasonable, return if again in the area we man. Buffet restaurant practically right across the street from gargantuan favorite thrift store, visit we man. We had not been there in some time, no man. We got Mini-B. Many (2+2) shirts, tupairs socks, and an underwear, buy for wee man we man. Total with colored-tag discounts was $Many ($2x2x2x2), deal man. This was the least that we'd ever bought there, sigh man. We looked at the boys' section with wistful memories, grown-past-those wee man man. Outraged miu met us in the casa at Many (2+2) p.m., Why Are My Treats And Lunch Late Daddy man. We mollified outraged miu, mollify outraged miu we man. We immediately went to take a siesta, zzz we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B., Mini-B., the Rojo, and the Rojo's daughters are in San Antonio, getaway they man. We don't know where the money for all these trips is coming from, extravagance man. At least it isn't our funds, cheap we man. We have itineraried 2 ESs and a GS for Saturday, itinerary we man. We may cut one of the ESs, don't know yet we man man. The other is very near an Aldi, convenient geography man. We haven't the foggiest clue what din-din menu to plan for Two Guys week, no man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

Friday GS/MS/ES report, see man: The round-trip route was almost exactly Many00 miles, indeed long man. We attended everything itineraried, reliable we man. The MS was phantom, man. The GS was in an apartment complex with no directions, man. On the bright side, the first Many (2+2) of the Many (2+2+1) ESs yielded the take, see man: -- Many (2x2x2x2 +2+2) warshcloths*, NIP pack flat envelopes, ~full pack heavy-bond typewriter paper = $2 + half a buck + half-of-half a buck, steal man *to be resold to ex-Mrs.-T-B. at a profit, Bu$ine$$ Typhoon we man -- thick Wamsutta bath towel, ~full box Kleenex = $Many ($2+2), steal man -- full can Rise shaving-cream, dinner fork = $1, steal man -- full box Many00-watt light bulbs, 2 NIP guaifenesin (HSM) = $Many ($2+2+1), steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2) + half a buck + half-of-half a buck

Absolute Psychopath Lets Microwave Count Down All The Way To Zero CRAIGSVILLE, VA — According to sources, a local man has cooked his food in a microwave and allowed the timer to count all the way down to zero. Locals reported being disturbed by this clearly psychopathic behavior. Though the town's residents rarely felt threatened in their daily lives, finding out that this man does not open the microwave door before the timer hits zero and begins to beep left many people wondering what other horrific things that man may be doing. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/absolute-psychopath-lets-microwave-count-down-all-the-way-to-zero

Aides Wake Biden To Play That Fun 'President' Game Again WASHINGTON, D.C. — A team of White House aides awoke Joe Biden from his slumber Thursday and reportedly encouraged him to play that fun "president" game again. "Oh boy, is it time already?" a cheerful Biden said as he was helped out of bed by the White House nurse. "I think today I'll eat extra ice cream and make everything illegal." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/aides-wake-biden-to-play-that-fun-president-game-again

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Letitia James Prosecuted For Grossly Overvaluing Trump's Fine NEW YORK, NY — A Governor-appointed special counsel is prosecuting Attorney General Letitia James for fraudulently overestimating the amount of the fine in Trump's fraud case. "All this time, we thought the fine would be $454 million, and it turned out to be only $175 million. That's off by at least a million," said New York Governor Kathy Hochul. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/letitia-james-prosecuted-for-grossly-overvaluing-trumps-fine

In Bold Speech, Biden Calls On Ships To Stop Crashing Into Bridges U.S. — After a cargo ship collided with Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore causing the structure to collapse, President Biden gave a fiery speech in which he unequivocally called on ships everywhere to stop crashing into bridges. "I mean it, folks! It's gotta stop!" said Biden to a small group of adoring fans in the press. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/in-bold-speech-biden-calls-on-ships-to-stop-crashing-into-bridges

NYC Mayor Assures Migrants That If They Run Out Of Prepaid Debit Cards They Can Just Rob Americans Directly NEW YORK, NY — Along with the announcement of a program that will provide illegal immigrants with pre-loaded credit cards, New York City Mayor Eric Adams assured migrants that if they run out of money on their prepaid debit cards, they can just rob an American citizen in person. The announcement came as a relief to the tens of thousands of migrants who were concerned about what may happen if they burned through their taxpayer-funded free money [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/nyc-mayor-assures-migrants-that-if-they-run-out-of-prepaid-debit-cards-they-can-just-rob-americans-directly

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Holds Emergency Press Conference To Announce He Is Taking 3 More Months Maternity Leave WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the morning after a tragic cargo ship accident and bridge collapse in Baltimore, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called an emergency press conference to announce he is taking three more months of maternity leave. "It has come to my attention that the twin babies I purchased at the baby store require more undivided attention," said Buttigieg. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/pete-buttigieg-holds-emergency-press-conference-to-announce-he-is-taking-3-more-months-maternity-leave

Boeing Board Forces CEO To Resign After Evidence Surfaces He Is A White Male ARLINGTON, VA — In a bid to further solidify the company's push for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun announced he would be resigning after evidence surfaced that he is a white male. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/boeing-ceo-announces-resignation-after-evidence-surfaces-he-is-a-white-male

Comments? ~~~~~~~~~ Army Follows the Air Force's Lead by Calling Retirees Back to Active Duty The Army is opening the doors to retired soldiers to return to active duty to fill critical worldwide shortages. This follows the Air Force's February announcement that it would allow up to 1,000 retirees, including pilots, to return to active duty for up to four years. [...] https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/03/28/army-follows-the-air-forces-lead-by-calling-retirees-back-to-active-duty-n2172028

Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies "Occupied Gaza." Prior to October 7, there were roughly two million Arab citizens of Israel but no Jewish citizens in Gaza. Gazans in 2006 voted in Hamas to rule them. It summarily executed its Palestinian Authority rivals. Hamas cancelled all future scheduled elections. It established a dictatorship and diverted billions of dollars in international aid to build a vast underground labyrinth of military installations. So Gaza has been occupied by Hamas, not Israel, for two decades. "Collateral Damage." Hamas began the war by deliberately targeting civilians. It massacred them on October 7 when it invaded Israel during a time of peace and holidays. It sent more than 7,000 rockets into Israeli cities for the sole purpose of killing noncombatants. It has no vocabulary for the collateral damage of Israeli civilians, since it believes any Jewish death under any circumstances is cause for celebration. [...] https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/28/gaza-truths-behind-all-the-lies/

And they're not "sausage" dogs; they're wiener dogs. Wiener. Wiener. Wiener.

NB needs glases.

If Trump is elected and any of the hostages are still alive, how much do we wanna bet that they'll be released the day before he takes the Oath?

In the real world, public criticism of one's boss usually leads to a prompt cashiering.

Superb. Let us know what happens!

Scintillating Thursday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Thursday report, see man: Our body still hurt, and the pain awoke us early, ow man. Before we could assume comfortable position on heating-pad, miu sat on us to encourage us to produce miu-breakfast, man. Miu was active and needy all morning, active needy miu man. Mama T-B. has wanted us to take her out to stores for some time, casa-bound senior she man. We offered to take her to Walmart after lunch, offer we man. But then, she called back to tell us to take her before lunch, conserve energy senior she man. We had no time to eat and barely time to shower, hastily self-prep we man. From pickup to return, this was almost a Many-hour process, starving we man. Mama T-B. thoroughly searched most of the store and got $Many in items, shop senior she man. We got 2 items, minimally shop we man. One of these items was some croissants from bakery markdown, financially savvy we man. Several of these became "lunch" before our hasty siesta, ingest we man. We got an hourlong siesta and left to retrieve Mini-B. from skool, Two Guys eve man. Din-din was takeout from Popeye's*, ingest Two Guys man. *bought WUOC, financially savvy we man We then watched some YouTube, and Mini-B. played V.R., occupy selves Two Guys man. Mini-B. has grades over Many points -- si man, Many points -- in Many (2+2+1) of his skool courses, finally and proud we man of wee man man. We have itineraried Many (2+2+1) ESs, a GS, and an MS for Friday, long route man. Party with the rubias imminent, cavort we man.

You have not only fixed your issue -- you've helped others, too! People like you, and the USCIS technical staff. You've also proved that "we rarely get what we don't ask for."

How wonderful! It's always darkest before the dawn, and it looks like dawn is almost... Risen.

The above was split into its own topic from an unrelated thread.

Addendum to previous: The advice from Family and pushbrk is fine, too. Proceed as you think best.

This one line merits enshrinement in the pantheon of All-Time Greatest VJ Posts. When you say that you won't be allowed inside, I hope that it means the interview, rather than the building itself. The following advice applies if you're let inside the building: You, or your wife, should tell the FSN (Foreign Service national, now called LES -- Locally Engaged Staff) who collects the documents that you request that the Chief of the Immigrant Visa Unit be present or on hand and that you be called in to the interview if there's a shred of doubt about the bona fide nature of your marriage. If you get static, play the USC card: "Are you a USC? No? Well, I am, and because this is our third interview, I insist that the IVU Chief hear me out if there's any problem." This next applies if you're made to stand outside the building: Give your U.S. passport to your wife with a note taped to it: "Vice-Consul: I'm close by outside the building. Because it may be helpful toward granting the visa, I encourage you to call me inside for a thorough USC-to-USC face-to-face interview. In addition, please let me know the name of the IVU Chief. Thank you. [signature]." From now until the interview, repeat to yourself: "I will not be hosed. I will not be hosed." Say it to yourself in front of the mirror, several times daily, with increasing self-belief. I also recommend violent physical exercise for blowing off tension.