tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post3115072729211312095..comments2023-11-24T03:48:54.813-05:00Comments on No More Hornets: Christian MisadventuresThe Exterminatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-48504842002605613682010-07-18T10:27:27.482-04:002010-07-18T10:27:27.482-04:00Congratulations. You proved you can be a complete ...<i>Congratulations. You proved you can be a complete ass to a stranger.</i> <br /><br />There's irony for you.Spanish Inquisitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261181794832002207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-49285493458907424212010-07-16T22:32:00.297-04:002010-07-16T22:32:00.297-04:00Congratulations. You proved you can be a complete ...Congratulations. You proved you can be a complete ass to a stranger. <br /><br />Let's have a round of applause, ladies and gentlemen. Some people work their entire lives and don't achieve this degree of success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-80890976942424714922008-08-11T00:02:00.000-04:002008-08-11T00:02:00.000-04:00Lexapro. (yesterday)because I forgot)).Lexapro. (yesterday)because I forgot)).John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-16690249290275331582008-08-10T16:22:00.000-04:002008-08-10T16:22:00.000-04:00() -If (((wife))) prefers pygmies, why did she mar...() -<BR/><BR/>If (((wife))) prefers pygmies, why did she marry you (ignoring the fact that you don't exist)? Or are you in fact a pygmy who doesn't exist? Anonymously, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-71688570380600487632008-08-09T23:40:00.000-04:002008-08-09T23:40:00.000-04:00(((Billy))):I stand (corrected). I should have not...<B>(((Billy)))</B>:<BR/>I stand (corrected). I should have noticed the punctuational anomalies -- plus the fact that there were <I>no</I> typos. That couldn't have been you. <BR/><BR/><B>Anonymous2</B>, <B>John Evo</B>, <B>iambilly2</B>, <B>Anonymous3</B>:<BR/>I'm guessing that someone forgot to take his Ritalin today.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-3366736399772063482008-08-09T23:28:00.000-04:002008-08-09T23:28:00.000-04:00And don't compare me to Rhology because my wife is...And don't compare me to Rhology because my wife isn't having an affair either (although is wife just might be (and in fact probably is (because man is he touchy about it)))).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-81186775457953762402008-08-09T23:25:00.000-04:002008-08-09T23:25:00.000-04:00Shut up, John. My wife reads these comments (at t...Shut up, John. My wife reads these comments (at times)and tonight could be one)).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-3538933211824368652008-08-09T23:22:00.000-04:002008-08-09T23:22:00.000-04:00Billy clearly did that intentionally so that he co...Billy clearly did that intentionally so that he could later claim it wasn't him (if necessary)which it was)).John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-65449241318650714462008-08-09T22:15:00.000-04:002008-08-09T22:15:00.000-04:00Anonymous 6:13 -- Not me. Notice the telltale fai...Anonymous 6:13 -- Not me. Notice the telltale failure to keep parentheses matched.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-40119470105624543882008-08-09T20:29:00.000-04:002008-08-09T20:29:00.000-04:00I would say sign me up as I know my parenthesis' a...I would say sign me up as I know my parenthesis' and brackets, but I have a liberal bias against Chevron that might get in the way...though it would bring out the anger.DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-70278198866599715042008-08-09T18:19:00.000-04:002008-08-09T18:19:00.000-04:00Anonymous:Well, if it isn't (((Billy))) pretending...<B>Anonymous</B>:<BR/>Well, if it isn't (((Billy))) pretending to be (((John ((Edwards (again)))))).The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-22942288773709469602008-08-09T18:13:00.000-04:002008-08-09T18:13:00.000-04:00I don't know if this is the right place to mention...I don't know if this is the right place to mention it, but I've been having an affair (cheating on the wifey) with a hot woman))who I have actually fallen in love with her)))and she is now pregnant)))).<BR/><BR/>Anonymity is the secret of my success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-21954997606790526622008-08-09T16:17:00.000-04:002008-08-09T16:17:00.000-04:00Sorry. Will from now on use 'cannot' rather than ...Sorry. Will from now on use 'cannot' rather than 'can't.' Though I will (on occasion), refer to the cant of another's argument. <BR/><BR/>Ric: I don't believe in goats. (((Wife))) does. And she prefers pygmies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-58907833027672054392008-08-09T15:17:00.000-04:002008-08-09T15:17:00.000-04:00But goatse does. Go on, I dare ya to google it.(wh...But goatse does. Go on, I dare ya to google it.<BR/><BR/>(whistles nonchalantly)PhillyChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355892225956705948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-17097819611150535162008-08-09T15:14:00.000-04:002008-08-09T15:14:00.000-04:00Goats don't exist either.Goats don't exist either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-31108315063131183042008-08-09T14:56:00.000-04:002008-08-09T14:56:00.000-04:00Evo:Because I'm famous for being a team player -- ...<B>Evo</B>:<BR/>Because I'm famous for being a team player -- I love that whole sports thing -- I wish I could oblige. But here in Florida, it's against the law to record a call and use it on an atheist podcast.<BR/><BR/><B>(((Anonymous Billy)))</B>:<BR/>You may not realize it, but there are certain stylistic features of your writing that give away the identity of the author. For example: the phrase "I can't" (not normally used by atheist) and any mention of goats.<BR/><BR/><B>DB</B>:<BR/>Well, you may not have caught (((Billy))), but your detective work was so commendable that I thought I'd pass this along: There's an opening on The <I>No More Hornets</I> Impostor-Catching Squad. The only qualification is that you have to be able to tell a parenthesis from a bracket from a chevron. <BR/><BR/><B>Philly</B>:<BR/>Unfortunately, we're already considering someone for the job opening you applied for. Should he prove not to be sufficiently angry and/or tall, we'll contact you. <BR/><BR/><B>chappy</B>:<BR/>Was that you yesterday trying to get me to buy a satellite dish? The recorded person said she'd be in my neighborhood. If I'd known it was you, I would have extended the invitation to stop by and share a Goddamned Good Beer. But -- just out of curiosity -- why did my Caller ID say "Fundy Bullshit"?The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-59815478035172169672008-08-09T12:25:00.000-04:002008-08-09T12:25:00.000-04:00Memo to self: Do not call Ex toa) proselytize reli...Memo to self: <BR/>Do not call Ex to<BR/>a) proselytize religion<BR/>b) sell anything other than Snowballs and Goddamned Good Beer<BR/>c) campaign for a political candidate (which is sometimes difficult to distinguish from (a) above)<BR/><BR/>Memo #2 to self:<BR/>Change my caller ID. I wouldn't want him to confuse me with a religious person, such as a parson, pastor, Pope, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-90819055147367700822008-08-09T10:23:00.000-04:002008-08-09T10:23:00.000-04:00Like we couldn't have (((figured it out)))Like we couldn't have (((figured it out)))PhillyChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355892225956705948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-56508188650251254612008-08-09T09:59:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:59:00.000-04:00Ha! (((Billy))), you were quicker correcting this ...Ha! (((Billy))), you were quicker correcting this error than me jumping on it! I came right here to call out the impostor and was seconds late!DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-91411123463523884752008-08-09T09:56:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:56:00.000-04:00Crap. Hit wrong button. Anonymous post is from (...Crap. Hit wrong button. Anonymous post is from (((me))) (in case you didn't guess).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-60550430862343512022008-08-09T09:55:00.000-04:002008-08-09T09:55:00.000-04:00I love it. I wish that I could recover from the s...I love it. I wish that I could recover from the surprise of an unexpected call in similar ways. (((Wife))) can, I can't. I will read this one to (((Wife))) tonight (she hates reading anything on a monitor (unless its about goats)). She will appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-87210826155136177772008-08-09T03:47:00.000-04:002008-08-09T03:47:00.000-04:00Ex, you could start recording the unwelcome calls ...Ex, you could start recording the unwelcome calls you receive. I'm sure they'd be hysterical on a podcast or something. If you're a team player.John Evohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10868904051881865159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-91726684833064621352008-08-08T23:24:00.000-04:002008-08-08T23:24:00.000-04:00OG:Actually, I had the woman on speaker, so Mrs. E...<B>OG</B>:<BR/>Actually, I had the woman on speaker, so Mrs. Ex heard the whole conversation. However, there are <I>some</I> people in this world who would rather have me set the table than be scintillating. Go figure.<BR/><BR/><B>Grumpy</B>:<BR/><I>Eximundo? As in 'out of this world'?</I><BR/>That's why I shortened my name to The Exterminator. I thought it sounded more friendly.<BR/><BR/><B>Philly</B>:<BR/><I>When I grow up, I want to be an old fart just like you.</I> <BR/>I hope you're not under the impression that I've grown up. <BR/><BR/><B>JM</B>:<BR/>I'd like to be able to hold the moral high ground, but I'm afraid of heights. Anyway, have you ever been to Florida? Lots of us are below sea level. Glug.<BR/><BR/><B>SI</B>:<BR/>I wasn't surprised that the woman had my phone number. However, I <I>was</I> surprised that she must have gotten my name from the IRS or the Motor Vehicle Bureau. Or maybe she knows my 5th grade teacher. <BR/><BR/><B>DB</B>:<BR/><I>I am curious what she was selling.</I> <BR/>Maybe there was a special on funerary urns. Which reminds me of a joke:<BR/><I>What's a funerary urn?<BR/>Oh, about $10 an hour.</I><BR/>OK, that may not sound so funny now, but it was a knee-slapper back in the 1830s when I was a boy. Philly will be able to explain it to you in about five years.The Exterminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452054124550486048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-41911422235162867962008-08-08T23:12:00.000-04:002008-08-08T23:12:00.000-04:00I take it you never saw Six Feet Under? They all d...I take it you never saw <I>Six Feet Under</I>? They all do those early bird specials, or whatever they call them. It really pisses them off when someone comes in with their little receipt. No new money.<BR/><BR/>I actually had a teacher go over all this crap in high school in Human Behavior. There's a bunch of cons they pull, or at least used to. One was they'd put all the expensive coffins on one side (I forget if it was right or left) because when people are stressed or upset, they tend to turn to that side. Cha-CHING! <BR/><BR/>Two fields you can get into that are always guaranteed to make money - death and booze.PhillyChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355892225956705948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36453833.post-29329594128097994802008-08-08T22:26:00.000-04:002008-08-08T22:26:00.000-04:00lmao. I am curious what she was selling. Are produ...lmao. I am curious what she was selling. Are products for funerals homes intended to be sold prior to a death? Would that not defeat their extortion prices in the time of mourning where they can maximize profits? I wonder what would happen if I call and get information on products for my friend who is only 26 and has no health problems...DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.com