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THE TALKING FROG A young man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I'll be your loving companion for an entire week." The man took the frog from his pocket, smiled at it, and replaced it. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for a year and grant you any wish!" Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back in his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What's the matter? I've told you that I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a year, and that I'll grant you any wish. Why won't you kiss me?" The man said, "Look, I'm a busy guy right now. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool!"

Well, if Maduro is returned to V. to face the music, he'll be pulverized into unrecognizable subatomic particles by his vengeful peons.

Welcome to the forum! The unanswered question (other than "make my case as strong as possible") is why. What would be proved? You're right that DNA testing is chiefly for parent-child cases; I've not seen it mentioned on VJ for any other purpose. In addition, it's the consulates that typically request DNA tests -- through their approved labs -- in parent-child cases. Again, the question is why you'd seek to do this. There are far more, and far more straightforward, ways to prove a bona fide relationship, if that's your concern. What would you expect to show or prove that couldn't be shown or proven otherwise?

Good reminders of some, good introductions to others. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Funniest Political Moments of 2025 Politics is undoubtedly serious business, but that doesn't mean that the Washington headlines don't have moments of comedy – even if some of it is unintentional. Here are a few of the more amusing political moments from 2025. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/politics/the-funniest-political-moments-of-2025/

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man. ------- Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Did not leave the casa, perfect Sunday man. Breakfast/lunch for Mini-B. was cereal, ingest wee man. Breakfast/lunch for us was onecan of Dinty Moore beef stew, ingest we man. Watched NFL game, happy outcome and watch Two Guys man. Instead of popcorn, cheaps & salsa were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. All Many (2+1) LLs conquered, victorious we man. Warsher dished & must be de-dished, domestic we man. Miu asleep most of day, zzz-ing miu currently on our bed man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. showed up on time, end of Two Guys week man. Everyone in Ecu cheering Maduro removal, cheer Ecus man. Expatriate Venezolanos in Ecu all expect to go back, repatriate Ecu Venezolanos man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. still exhausted from cruise, zero surprise there man. We gave her most of the knives from Friday's ES, no knives in casa ex-she man man. Din-din was 2 buttered bagels, ingest we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Siding crew comes on Monday morning, must be functional we man. We must visit Mama T-B. & Uncle T-B., visit senior she man and he man we man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

Pulling for you. An overlooked bit of satisfaction is finally getting to fill in that last box in one's VJ timeline.

Thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the "AOS from K Visas" Process forum. Congratulations on the visa! No one is going to repeat information that's clearly available. Read the Guides. Honestly, everyone should do this while waiting on the visa. Become an "A" student of the entire process, from beginning through naturalization. Your success throughout this legal-immigration process depends on reading carefully, interpreting questions & requirements literally, and responding completely & accurately.

Sunday! It's time for our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THE TALKING FROG A young man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I'll be your loving companion for an entire week." The man took the frog from his pocket, smiled at it, and replaced it. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for a year and grant you any wish!" Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back in his pocket. Finally, the frog asked, "What's the matter? I've told you that I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a year, and that I'll grant you any wish. Why won't you kiss me?" The man said, "Look, I'm a busy guy right now. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool!"

A remarkably objective and detailed piece from the NY Times. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inside 'Operation Absolute Resolve,' the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro President Trump said that he and key members of his administration watched in real time from Mar-a-Lago, his Florida club, the Delta Force raid that captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, on Saturday. In a news conference with key administration officials, and during a lengthy telephone interview Saturday morning on "Fox & Friends," Mr. Trump offered details of the monthslong planning that went into the operation, including the construction of a model of Mr. Maduro's safe house, where special operations forces could practice the raid. [...] https://archive.is/4glSz#selection-829.0-833.339

Video with transcript. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Erik Prince: U.S. Capture Of Maduro Was The Most Refined Operation The World Has Ever Seen Erik Prince, in an interview on Steve Bannon's "War Room," talked about the military operation to strike Venezuela and capture Nicolas Maduro. [...] https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/03/erik_prince_us_capture_of_maduro_was_the_most_refined_operation_the_world_has_ever_seen.html

This is stated very well and is accurate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The keffiyeh crew's curious silence on Iran [...] What is it about revolts in Iran that rankle the activist class? These people love to yap about 'resistance' and 'oppression'. Yet the minute men and women in Iran rise up in resistance against the oppressive theocracy that immiserates and subjugates them, they go coy. Their solidarity evaporates. Their flag-waving ends. They go back to tweeting about TV. It's happening again as the latest Iranian uprising enters its seventh day. [...] https://spectator.com/article/the-lefts-snivelling-silence-on-iran/

In Texas, a 400-Acre Muslim Development Sparks Controversy JOSEPHINE, Texas—This rural town with farmland stretching to the horizon might as well be a million miles away from New York City with its skyscrapers and big-city worries. But the residents of the Big Apple and Josephine have something in common—controversy over the construction of a mosque. Perhaps not since the "Ground Zero Mosque" was proposed two blocks from the World Trade Center site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has a mosque drawn so much attention. The proposed 2009 Manhattan mosque and Islamic cultural center was known as Park 51. It faced sharp public criticism for plans to place a symbol of Islam so close to where thousands died from an attack by radical jihadists. Groups such as Stop Islamization of America led protests against "radical Islam" before the project was eventually abandoned. More than a decade later, as Muslim migration to Texas has increased, a similar uproar has risen over a proposed Muslim-focused neighborhood anchored by a mosque in rural Texas, some 40 miles from Dallas. Promotional materials first described EPIC City, named after the East Plano Islamic Center, as the "epicenter of Islam in America." [...] https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/in-texas-a-400-acre-muslim-development-sparks-controversy-5955266?src_src=epochHG&src_cmp=rcp

Thrilling Saturday non-GS report, see man: We erranded amidst our GS itinerary, efficient we man. Tellerette at bank yakked our ear off, causing Many'th GS to time out, oh well man. We did determine during her yakking that she is married, another one down the tubes man. Lunch was Subway*, ingest Two Guys man. *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man With use of this culinary weapon, we got Mini-B. to roust his carcass from bed, genius we man. A much-needed siesta was taken, zzz we man. Mowed front lawn, de-leaf and prepare for siding/windows guys on Monday we man. One sweatband was consumed, entire job man. Mini-B. wanted Dave's Hot Chicken for din-din, outrageously overpriced man. We erranded** before this financial waste, efficient we man. **including use of $Many-off-$Many coupon at Dollar General, F$WM Mini-B. din-dinned on Dave's Hot Chicken, ingest wee man. We din-dinned on onecan of Dinty Moore beef stew, ingest we man. Movie night was Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, watch Two Guys man. Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. This tallies to Many (2x2x2x2 +2) for the week, quota nicely satisfied and blasted past man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. NFL football at noon Sunday, presumably watch Two Guys man. Many (2+1) LLs to conquer, hopefully triumphant we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

Saturday GS report, see man: We visited Many (2+1), Many'th one timed out man. The first one was a joke, sigh man. The second one was phantom, man. The Many'rd one yielded the take, see man: -- NIP small flashlight with swivel head = $1, deal man Total = $1

You're right. Will NEVER make the mistake again of trying expired products with milk or milk chocolate in them.

Do we even have one any longer?

The same, and Happy "Remember How to Maintain One's Rhododendron Status" Day.

The first report that I saw was from CBS. The anchorette was scowling and discombobulated. The graphics all said Venezuelan "leader." The "chief foreign correspondent" immediately began with objections, soon saying (paraphrase), "The presidents of Cuba and Colombia are leading an international objection to this unprecedented action..." Yeah, like those "presidents" (both Commies) should be listened to by anyone. There was also the "only Congress can approve such actions" poppycock: "Democrats and Republicans are objecting..."

Because OP has no timeline, thread is moved from the Removing Conditions forum to General Immigration Discussion. In general, people have had good success in walking in earlier than their scheduled date, showing the letter to the gatekeepers, and explaining their situation. In fact, I can't recall an instance of someone's being turned away when trying this.

Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the Canada regional forum.

Man Achieves American Dream Of Working Hard And Paying Taxes For 50 Years So He Can Fund Fraudulent Somali Daycares MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Local factory worker Hector Flintstock has been working hard, following the law, saving money, and paying taxes for 50 years, and is finally able to achieve his lifelong retirement dream of funding a fraudulent Somali daycare center. "Yessir, I've been workin' my tail off my whole life. I reckon I've sent about 2 million of my hard-earned dollars to the government," said Flintstock with a satisfied smile. "Today, I just learned that's enough to fund a fake daycare run by Somali scammers for about 10 months. I've been dreaming of this my whole life. I couldn't be prouder." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/man-achieves-american-dream-of-working-hard-and-paying-taxes-for-50-years-to-fund-fraudulent-somalian-daycares

Walz Announces $8 Billion Grant To Somali Company To Investigate Fraud ST. PAUL, MN — In response to growing allegations of fraud tied to Minnesota's Somali community, Governor Tim Walz announced he had awarded an $8 billion grant to a Somali company to find the perpetrators. "I'm sparing no expense to find those responsible," Governor Walz announced. "That's why I'm consulting with a Somali private detective agency. They know when to run a mean pick-six." "They also run a nifty daycare center," he added. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/walz-announces-8-billion-grant-to-somali-company-to-investigate-fraud

Uh Oh: Wife Actually DID Want Something For Christmas U.S. — What had been a joyous holiday threatened to be thrown into panic, as urgent reports began trickling in that, despite her repeated statements to the contrary over the last month, your wife actually did want something for Christmas. While friends and family members were able to corroborate earlier reports that your wife had said on more than one occasion that you didn't need to get her anything, late-breaking news on Christmas Day confirmed that you were absolutely supposed to get her something. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/uh-oh-wife-actually-did-want-something-for-christmas

Timeless! Woman Beginning To Suspect Husband Didn't Start Shopping Till Yesterday As She Opens Can Of Dinty Moore Beef Stew GREENVILLE, SC — Local woman Ashlynn Bagley began to suspect that her husband did all his Christmas shopping yesterday after she opened a present containing a can of Dinty Moore beef stew. Bagley had high hopes for Christmas after spending intentional time with her husband making wish lists, but those dreams were dashed across the hard aluminum of Dinty Moore. "STEW?" exclaimed Bagley, her eyes narrowing at her husband. "You got me STEW?" [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/woman-beginning-to-suspect-husband-didnt-start-shopping-till-yesterday-as-she-opens-can-of-dinty-moore-beef-stew

New Photos Reveal Epstein Had A Sick Fetish For Girls With Giant Black Squares For Heads WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the latest batch of Epstein files was released by the Department of Justice, it has become evident to everyone that Jeffrey Epstein, along with being a vile sex trafficker, had some sick fetish for girls with giant black square heads. "It's disgusting," Attorney General Pam Bondi said. "But you wanted us to release the files, so here you go. Now you get to see how obsessed he was with black square heads, too. Be careful what you wish for." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/new-photos-reveal-epstein-had-a-sick-fetish-for-girls-with-giant-black-squares-for-heads