Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[beans-on-toast]

I chalk mine up to NYE.

A happy party.

Are you really a twin or was your one time reference to good Jeff and evil Jeff.

 

[Polish Thunder]

Well, I might be one of the youngest members here in the GOF's club as I am only 57 and will turn 58 in February.

But what I lack in age, I make up for in grumpiness.

Salute to all the seniors on here!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

So I'm sitting in a park, there's a small "lake" with a fountain, a few feet deep in the center. Park benches are around it. I'm watching a large sized black poodle have a great time swimming. This dog just loves the water. We each have a fig cookie that we're eating. The dog eyes me and comes flying out of the water and throws it's arms around me like I'm a long lost friend. I keep pushing it down. This dog is quite strong and is relentlessly trying to get my cookie. Did I say that poodle hair holds a lot of water? I'm pretty soaked at this point. The woman comes up and comments that the dog loves people. I told her that maybe it the cookie in my hand. She insists that the dog isn't a foodie, just being friendly. I've never met a dog that didn't like a fig cookie. She puts a leash on the dog and struggles to pull it on it's way. It seems that a determined poodle isn't easy to control.

One thing that I hated to see. They completely chopped off the poor dog's tale. A dog's state of happiness is gauged by the number of wags. They ought to be able to show it.

I love dogs and we've owned our share for many years. But shame on the owner for that to happen to you. I always say, 'you have to be smarter than the animal.' Maybe a dog trainer for her? We owned a large dog that looked like Marmaduke and was part Rhodesian Ridgeback. He had a whip for a tail. I can't tell you how many times that whip caused me misery landing in just the right place!

 

[Charlie Tango]

I love dogs and we've owned our share for many years. But shame on the owner for that to happen to you. I always say, 'you have to be smarter than the animal.' Maybe a dog trainer for her? We owned a large dog that looked like Marmaduke and was part Rhodesian Ridgeback. He had a whip for a tail. I can't tell you how many times that whip caused me misery landing in just the right place!

Yes. I've been on the receiving end of my old dog's tail, right in the old wedding tackle. We also learned not to put breakable items on the coffee table.

 

[mikeoso]

Ya, 64 was a letdown. The song implied it was something special. All you get is another year older.

...and deeper in debt.

 

[GonePlaid]

...and deeper in debt.

I owe my soul to the Company store.

 

[Haroldo]

I owe my soul to the Company store.

And i thought your soul was in part a result of standing on the shoulders of R & B giants and in part the many long haul miles.

 

[Charlie Tango]

I owe my soul to the Company store.

I remember being four or five years old, running fever with some childhood illness, and waking up delirious. I stumbled out into the hallway, the light came on and my father said, "What's the matter? Why did you get out of bed?" I said, "I've been digging sixteen tons," and Dad laughed and put me back in bed.

 

[the slug]

come on beans, don't sell yourself short. I'm sure it was your charming personality and not the cookie

 

[Haroldo]

...and deeper in debt.

One of my favorite tunes as a sprout.

 

[Jeff Scott]

So I'm sitting in a park, there's a small "lake" with a fountain, a few feet deep in the center. Park benches are around it. I'm watching a large sized black poodle have a great time swimming. This dog just loves the water. We each have a fig cookie that we're eating. The dog eyes me and comes flying out of the water and throws it's arms around me like I'm a long lost friend. I keep pushing it down. This dog is quite strong and is relentlessly trying to get my cookie. Did I say that poodle hair holds a lot of water? I'm pretty soaked at this point. The woman comes up and comments that the dog loves people. I told her that maybe it the cookie in my hand. She insists that the dog isn't a foodie, just being friendly. I've never met a dog that didn't like a fig cookie. She puts a leash on the dog and struggles to pull it on it's way. It seems that a determined poodle isn't easy to control.

One thing that I hated to see. They completely chopped off the poor dog's tale. A dog's state of happiness is gauged by the number of wags. They ought to be able to show it.

That's quite a tail you just told.

A happy party.

Are you really a twin or was your one time reference to good Jeff and evil Jeff.

Um, yeah, I do have a twin brother.

...Rhodesian Ridgeback.

An old friend of mine had one back in high school.

 

[2tonic]

It always amazed me how much smarter my parents got as I got older.

Same here. I've always maintained that my father taught me everything I know.......I just wish he had taught me everything he knows!

69 next week. I was thinkin' "what a bunch of old f's in this thread." Then I remembered what thread I was in. And what condition my condition was in!

Happy Birthdays, Leos! We Virgos are comin' for ya!

In for the win! 61 on 9/17.

Yep. I one of the young'uns of the group, here.

I'm still young and dumb.....but I came here to learn to grump with the best!

Oh, and Roger Miller's "King of the Road" was my childhood favorite.
Go figure.....

 

[GwenOnBass]

Poodles are inerrant.

 

[2tonic]

.....One thing that I hated to see. They completely chopped off the poor dog's tale. A dog's state of happiness is gauged by the number of wags. They ought to be able to show it.

The altitude of the tail is telling, as well. Happy dogs lift their tails, and "unhappy" dogs curl it down. It's where we get the expression "leaving with your tail between your legs" from.
When dealing with rescue/abused dogs it's important to reinforce their trust in happy feelings, and thus in you. This is accomplished by gently lifting the dogs tail whenever you pet it on the head or give it a treat.
This helps them associate human contact with good times.

 

[Haroldo]

Poodles are inerrant.

but poodle chews it.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Poodles are inerrant.

Well this was a female poodle so perhaps even more so inerrant.

 

[GwenOnBass]

but poodle chews it.

Little curly head! Little curly tail!

 

[beans-on-toast]

Um, yeah, I do have a twin brother.

Not something that you want to think of in relation to your parents....Dizygotic twins could be the result of multiple sessions that NYE, whereas monozygotic twins aren't.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

I've been threatening to post a review of my new (used) Ibanez SR1200L VNF and I posted it with pics today. Here's the link:

NBD: Ibanez SR1200L VNF 4 string bass

The bass is very nice but for some reason I'm having trouble bonding with it. $1,300 bass and I'm still working on falling in love with it. I bought an Ibanez Mikro bass a while back and fell in love with it almost instantly! Go figure... ???

Here are photos of the bass. Very beautiful in person. Not sure it's my cuppa tea yet.

 

[beans-on-toast]

I love dogs and we've owned our share for many years. But shame on the owner for that to happen to you. I always say, 'you have to be smarter than the animal.' Maybe a dog trainer for her? We owned a large dog that looked like Marmaduke and was part Rhodesian Ridgeback. He had a whip for a tail. I can't tell you how many times that whip caused me misery landing in just the right place!

It was just a very happy dog and I didn't mind her saying hello. The dog was full of joy. Soaking me was more comical.

I understand that cutting the tail is common with some breeds. Perhaps with this type of poodle it is. She didn't even have a stub, it was completely removed. Maybe it's cleaner that way, I don't know.

My dog used to soil his pants back there. His fur was slightly trimmed for hygienic reasons.