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PhilPhilippines

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An 80-year-old man is having a drink at the King's Arms. A gorgeous girl enters and sits down a few seats away.

The girl is so attractive that he just can't take his eyes off her.
After a short while, the girl notices him staring, and approaches him.

Before the man has time to apologize, the girl looks him deep in the eyes and says in a sultry tone: "I'll do anything you'd like.

Anything you can imagine in your wildest dreams, it doesn't matter how extreme or unusual it is, I'm game. I want £100, and there's one other condition."

Completely stunned by the sudden turn of events, the man asks her what her condition is. "You have to tell me what you want me to do in just three words."

The man takes a moment to consider the offer from the beautiful woman.
He whips out his wallet and puts £100 into her hand.
He then looks her square in the eyes, and says:

"Paint my house."

Our needs change as we get older, and we tend to look for bargains.
Bargain!!!
 

Sierra1

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Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ....

If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas;

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas;

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas;

If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas;

If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas;
If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas;

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas;

If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas;

If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas..
 

Sierra1

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Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas.


1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America .
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was ' Houston .'
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin .
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .
21. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).
22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .
 

Sierra1

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haha, yup from "over here"... whatever that's called it looks fabulous and I'm now digging through the kitchen cupboards :)

Hmmm, and I hijacked the Do you own a Tenere thread, so I moved our conversation here. The American skone is described as fry bread with a secret recipe. But, the sopapilla is very close, and you can find the recipe(s) everywhere. They're also described as being very similar to a beignet. Hmmm, if you thought the skone looked good, you'll appreciate these. They're of Mexican, and South American, origin. You can put whatever you want in/on them. Every Mexican restaurant over here has them. I don't imaging they are healthy at all, but, once you try one. . . . you're not going to care.
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cyclemike4

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O.K. just me complaining here but the days are getting shorter. Only about 5 or 6 weeks out of the year I have day light or close to that going to work and coming home. I spend most of my riding time in the dark and the older I get the better I like riding in day light. the worst part is in the evenings the sun is just over the horizon and flashes bright between trees and kills my eyes in the evenings. I would prefer it darker then. I really hate the new head lights on cars too. especially the bumper lights that no one ever turns off. I would rather face high beam lights. then you get the morons that jack up the front of the trucks and don't lower the lights. Of course don't forget the deer using the road and shoulders as a play ground. Well it could be worse! I am still after all riding and I love that! Just wish I could get day light and cool weather at the same time! haha.
 

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O.K. just me complaining here but the days are getting shorter. Only about 5 or 6 weeks out of the year I have day light or close to that going to work and coming home. I spend most of my riding time in the dark and the older I get the better I like riding in day light. the worst part is in the evenings the sun is just over the horizon and flashes bright between trees and kills my eyes in the evenings. I would prefer it darker then. I really hate the new head lights on cars too. especially the bumper lights that no one ever turns off. I would rather face high beam lights. then you get the morons that jack up the front of the trucks and don't lower the lights. Of course don't forget the deer using the road and shoulders as a play ground. Well it could be worse! I am still after all riding and I love that! Just wish I could get day light and cool weather at the same time! haha.
Suggestion, retire and move to somewhere with more daylight.
When the days get shorter where I live, it's too cold to ride.
We are approximately 43 degrees north.
SHUMBA

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Hope nobody was waiting for the price of a Can-Am atv/utv to drop. There's a warehouse in Juarez Mexico that burned up today. At 1pm CT there was an explosion, and then fire, "which burned a whole lot of ATVs to an unrecognizable crisp. "
 
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