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Happy 22nd Birthday Kanaye!!!!!!! Hope you have a good one! Take Care®, Vic

Freshman year in highschool, I worked on the committee that made the Freshman float for the homecoming parade. The theme of our float was Hansel & Gretel. We had a house with a chimney on the float, and we had several people dressed up on the float in costumes. Our characters included hansel & gretel who were standing in front of the house, and a witch who sat in a cage. The student who played the witch was handicapped, so it worked out nicely since all she had to do was sit in the cage. I had the bright idea that we should use smoke bombs to make smoke come out of the chimney, so I was in the house in charge of the special effects. We also kept everyone elses coats in the house as it was cold in October. Our float was toward the end of the parade (being freshman), and like most parades, ours was led by the fire department. I only had a few smoke bombs, so it was decided that I would save them for when we were in front of the judges stand which was at about the halfway point of the parade. As we approached the judges stand, Hansel gave me the signal to light one of the smoke bombs. I lit the smoke bomb, and stuck it in the 2 inch hole that was made in the roof of the house into the chimney. I guess I never really noticed that smoke bombs started off shooting this flame like a flame thrower. Well, pretty quickly, the chimney caught on fire because it was made up mostly of cardboard and 'flowers' made of McDonalds napkins. I tried putting out the small fire, but it was no use and pretty soon the entire chimney was on fire and was quickly spreading towards the rest of the house. I was pretty much in panic mode (not really concerned that I was going to burn, but more like 'OH SHIT!!!!!') and people on the float and in the audience started realizing that the float was not just putting out chimney smoke, but flames as well. You could hear the gasps and screams. Meanwhile, I was still doing the 'Oh Shit! Oh SHIT!!!' trying to pat out what flames I could. Now this was in 1982, pre-cell phones (and thank god, pre-cell phone cameras), so basically word spread to the front of the parade and the fire truck turned around to come deal with the fire. Everyone who could get of the float got off, and a couple adults lifted the cage off of our handicapped friend and got her off. Also, the truck pulling the float was disconnected and pulled away from the burning float. I forgot to mention that the guy who loaned us the truck didn't have a gas cap on the tank, so all he had was a rag blocking the gas tank (molotov coctail anyone?). Unfortunately, because the float was covered almost entirely of McDonald's napkins, all the float material had burned by then and the firemen were basically trying to save the trailer that the farmer loaned to us. Long story short, float totaled, lost about 12 winter coats, and had to live with the embarassment and shame throughout highschool. Oh yeah, so I was pretty down, and my folks took me home and were being pretty sympathetic. I was sitting in the living room staring into space, and then my older brother walks into the house (he had been at the parade), points to me and just starts cracking up . Jerk Take Care®, :fire: Vic

Menzo gets more attractive with every post (well, if it's true what they say about the correlation between word size, shoe size, and you know... )

Are you sure you want to be part of the DLS? Take Care®, Vic 'Who really doesn't want Menzo to just be quiet and look pretty, but is still incredulous that Menzo doesn't like the Simpsons'

Hey Menzo, I think there's a spot for you in the DominicLuka Literary Society Vic

Kevin, It just sounds like you're having your boy period. Lot's of gay guys get them. Believe it or not, I can be bitchy at times . I know, I know, you don't believe that, but it does really happen once in a while. Just try to ride this period out. You can think bad thoughts about other people, just try not to actually vocalize them. Take Care®, Vic

I'd like pictures of the staked naked part

Awwww, I was just saying. Enjoy all the attention and love, one day it might not be there.

You find a way to complain just about everything don't you? You should just enjoy the attention/help while you can. Remember when there was a time when no one was helping you get a date and you had to resort to mumbling to random guys and shoving your cell phone number into their hands and running away. put's away lecturing handbook *sigh* Take Care®, Vic

Ahhh, that explains it. My folks are both devout Catholics and my dad even spent a couple years in seminary school. At first I didn't attribute it to their Catholism because I don't remember my hand being hit with a ruler .

My folks tried forcing me to be right handed too. When I was a kid and would put a crayon or pencil in my left hand, they'd smack my left hand and put the crayon in the right hand. So now I write right handed, but I play sports and such left handed. Whenever I need to guilt my parents, I bring up how they abused me that way. Very effective .

I think so. His gay features are subtle, things only a fine-tuned gaydar could detect. Oh, and one time I saw him at a restaurant dining with a male companion. I dragged my hag who I'd gone out to drinks with, a little closer to get a good look (read stalking ). It was a friday night at about 9pm. Straight guys don't usually go out to dinner in twos like that during prime date time. It was good & bad to see him on what appeared to be a gay date. Good that he seems to be gay , bad that it was with a guy other than me . I'd go with 'Be Happy!' Your time will come. You might meet Mr. Right next week, next month, next year, or in 20 years. But when you do meet him, you'll feel that all that waiting was worth it. Take Care®, Vic

Happy 23rd Birthday Greg!!!!!! You were born the same day and year as my little sister.

I met my first BF on the streets of Chicago. I was visiting a friend at the time and Bill was lost. I gave him directions and actually walked with him a bit to get him where he needed to be. He was so grateful (being in a new city and starting Grad School there), that we agreed to get together for dinner later that week. We were together for a little more than 10 years. After an ugly breakup, we're now friends+ . Like Morganx, I've met my future BF a 24hr Fitness, unfortunately, we haven't been on a date yet. I see him there every saturday morning and it's a special surprise when I catch him during the week. I've been working up the nerve to talk to him, but I forgot how to do this stuff. The closest we got to talking was when we were in the locker room together. I was getting dressed facing my locker, and didn't realize he was behind me. When I turned around to sit on the bench and put on my socks, he was there taking his pants off. While lowering his pants, his cell phone (which was hooked to his belt) came flying off and landed right between my feet. I picked up the phone, said 'Oppps' and handed it to him while he was standing there with his crotch at my eye level, wearing the cutest grey boxer briefs . He giggle and thanked me. I being an idiot, didn't say another word. *sigh* He's sooooo dreamy.

Two others (I don't think they were mentioned): Trick - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162710/ The Wedding Banquet - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107156/

The movie was 'A Home at the End of the World'. I called up the friend who lent me the movie. He had the unedited version that had the nude scene that showed Colin's privates

ohhh, I think I saw that...Was he a little slow in the movie and he slept with both a boy and a girl?

This is kinda Tattoo related... If I said Mr. Oottat...would you know whom I'm referring too?

Thanks! I had suspected it was a still, but my first thought was disbelief that people still make that stuff. Then I thought, well, he is in the south. It never crossed my mind that it was a tourist attraction. Vic

Happy 17th Birthday Tony Bologna!!!!!! Hope you've had a good day! Take Care®, Vic

hmmm, now there will be two GA Centers of Excellence! West Coast Regional might end up being more fabulous than the Dallas Area Twinks.

If you are talking about buddha, you should have seen the skin and tattoo pictures

Oh!!! I didn't give any sugar with my smart ass comment. Yay! Joey!!! You both look so cute cuddling on the sofa -- minus your WTF look . Take Care®, Vic P.S. - Seriously, don't keep making that face...Those wrinkles will start staying like that

The name sounds familiar, but I can't picture him on any particular TV show. Was he on Ponderosa or The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Was he on a TV show that was in color or Black & White?

awww!!! ***MWAAAHHHH!**** Kisses for everyone!!! This was a special year because this is the last birthday I'll be celebrating. I've decided to stop the clock at 39. So from now on, I'll be FOREVER 39!!! Some of my older coworkers said something along the lines of 'Oh, just like Jack Benny'. And I said, 'well, whomever Jack Benny is, he had a good idea.' I used to have a tradition where I would always celebrate my birthday at some type of all you can eat Buffet (Chinese Buffet, Old Country Buffet, Sizzler, etc), but this year, I made Bill take me to PF Changs instead. They recently opened up nearby so I decided to give them a try (it's been years since I've been to a PF Changs). The food was okay , but in hindsight, I think I would have liked a Chinese Buffet place better. I knew something seemed odd when the filling in the Crab Rangoon was made up mostly of crab. It tasted kinda funny not being 95% cream cheese like the cheap places . Anywhoo, thanks for all the kind wishes!!! Take Care®, Vic