best "things" of 2008

ok, so these are not just things from 08, but things i loved in 2008...

in this order

1) DOLLYWOOD

2) HOBOS

3)USING THE TERM "DELICIOUS" TO DESCRIBE THINGS THAT ARE NOT EDIBLE

   (thanks to Corrine for this one)

4) MY TRIP TO THE WAFFLE HOUSE

5) USING DOUBLE NEGATIVES INSTEAD OF POSITIVES

    (I.E. I'M NOT, NOT HAVING A BEER)

6) THE MOST SMARTEST FEMALE REPUBLICAN EVER, SARAH PALIN!

7) REPLACING ADJECTIVES WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF THE WORD "SMURF"

8) MY CROCKPOT

9) SNUGGIES (WHICH STILL HAVE NOT ARRIVED YET!)

10)ENJOYING A GOOD SIT

MICHELLE, FEEL FREE TO ADD TO THIS LIST....

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THINGS ARE A CHANGIN FOR 2009!

I have decided to reevaluate daily things and start the nonsense for 2009. Michelle, I have also resolved for you to bring it on.........Hopefully we can stick to it this time, at least have weekly updates....

TRICKING THE ELDERLY IS NO LONGER JUST AMERICAS FAVORITE PASTIME

http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20080629/od_notw/nwx080629xml;_ylt=AgW_E96NdwCHP_tTkUXQVhU3AIZ4

I have to agree, that this is actually ingenous. Part of me does however, think it is somewhat cruel to play tricks on Alzheimers patients (ie exploding presents, squirting flowers,joy buzzers.), but this is pretty smart. A German nursing home has created a mirage for the old and confused. And what better mirage then a fake bus stop, complete with a bench for sitting.Now, they say this works because it is a familiar sight for these patients, and they will sit, and most of the time they will sit for hours forgetting why they were there at all, and head back into the home for some plain pudding and Ice milk. Well here is my list of other possible mirages to distract the escaping seniors:

-A shoebox diarama depicting a scene from Matlock

-A parked bus with a destination of the nearest casino

-A duck filled pond

-Cardboard cutouts of grandchildren

-A voting booth

to name a few.............

happy lucky sunshine smile glow glow toy!

Oh boy here we go again.....http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080717/od_afp/lifestylejapanhealthoffbeat_080717160539;_ylt=Ar9CdeQluToZg13.auZB5iys0NUE

The promise of a ten year glow!!!

First of all how these two got away with this is quite shocking. First of all, I think if the copy right trade mark of anything that glows states "made in Hiroshima," should have been a heads up on this.

Now, according to this article over 5,000 of these were sold via the Internet. So potentially we have 5,000 happy lucky sunshine smile glow glow straps lighting up the night. Yay radioactive energy!

This is not, not like ordering a three headed fish from a restaurant in the Ukraine, or an eight legged octobaby from India.

I think this is most definitely a plot derived by Hello Kitty to destroy the Earth with radioactive cute shiny things. Way to go japan!!!! I hate to say it....but I told you so....

I hope we will soon be able to colonize happy lucky shiny moon, before this most certain Apocalypse!

"In China, where meetings are almost as popular as banquets..."

Wed Jun 18, 12:17 PM ET
It's official. Hungry foreign hordes craving a fix of diced chicken fried with chili and peanuts during the Beijing Olympics will be able to shout "kung pao chicken!" and have some hope of getting just that.
As it readies for an influx of visitors for the August Games, the Chinese capital has offered restaurants an official English translation of local dishes whose exotic names and alarming translations can leave foreign visitors frustrated and famished.
If officials have their way, local newspapers reported on Wednesday, English-speaking visitors will be able to order "beef and ox tripe in chili sauce," an appetizer, rather than "husband and wife's lung slice."
Other favorites have also received a linguistic makeover.
"Bean curd made by a pock-marked woman," as the Beijing Youth Daily rendered the spicy Sichuanese dish, is now "Mapo tofu." And "chicken without sexual life" becomes mere "steamed pullet."
According to one widely repeated story, the Chinese name of "kung pao chicken" comes from the name of an imperial official who was fed the dish during an inspection tour.
With the Beijing Olympics 51 days away, a notice on the city tourism bureau website ( http://www.bjta.gov.cn ) told restaurants to come and pick up a book with the suggested translations.
In China, where meetings are almost as popular as banquets, agreeing on the English-language menu has taken many rounds of discussions over previous drafts since last year.
Just as predictably in this country where nationalism and the Internet make a potent brew, controversy has already broken out over the blander new translations.
""I don't like this new naming method, it's abandoning Chinese tradition," one Internet comment declared. "There are many stories in the names of these dishes."
(Reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by Jerry Norton)
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What exactly is the traditional story behind the dish: "Husband and Wife's Lung Slice"? If Chinatown's across the United States are any indication of what this story might be...I am afraid that I never ever ever want to know. Ever.

What's further...I think that Tofu made by pock-marked women has a little something more than tofu made by a woman with a skin-care regiment.

Thats A CANEN'!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080613/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_singapore_armpits;_ylt=ArPPKVlIEaz3JBp_Haf3ZFms0NUE

This is not, not like John Waters' "Baltimore Foot Stomper."

Just when you thought the streets of Singapore were safe and Bubble gum free, comes the ultimate sexual predator, "the ARMPIT SNIFFER."

Authorities say he has sniffed 23 armpits, and was only apprehended when a housewife reported a "sniffin"to the police. How does one go about pulling off 23 sniffs anyway? You would have to get pretty damn close to get a worthwhile sniff in, or else you are just wasting a perfectly good sniff.

Another question how does a sniff victim respond during an attack? Do the scream "HELP SNIFFER!!!"or "HELP, HELP, I"M BEING SNIFFED!"? Do they stand there helplessly while being sniffed? Are there Sniff victim support groups? hot line?(1-800-sniff) How does one ever get over something like this, something so so dirty?

Thank god this was handled swiftly by the Singapore court system. They have the perfect sentence. We all know what that is....A CANEN"

sniff an armpit.....that's a canen'

chewing gum.......that's a canen'

graffiti......you got it....that's a canen'

so much canen'

Forget GRAND THEFT AUTO.....

Hopefully this will drop by Christmas 2008.http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/od_nm/videogames_judge_dc;_ylt=AgJtmuqe_a1KcgoCZZn8xIMSH9EA
Parents take note! This is going to be like "cabbage patch kids" or "tickle me elmo." Your child will be the envy of every kid on the block.
Way to go world wide web! Tapping retired judge Sandra Day O'connor to promote the most boringest game EVER!!!!!This game is aimed at teaching children about the court system , yaaaawn.....I'm sorry I'm bored just writing about this.