TGIF - Happy Halloween :)

[TsgtRet]

Euchre?????? I thought only us American midwesterners knew what Euchre was! When I was in the military that's how you could tell where the guy was from: You asked who wanted to play and the varying responses of "sure" or "whatsthat?" told the tale. Whenever we have a family get together we always have 2 or 3 tables.

[btaylor]

[waaytoomuchintothis]

Lynne- You mean that "Strictly Ballroom" is real? I thought it was like "Welcome to Woop Woop", like a fantasy type of thing. I have a whole new image of you and HL now. Glitter suits? Sequined gowns so tight they look like they are sprayed-on? Woof!

Dave- David gets a lot of grief, but he's really nicer than we make out. His salad fetish, compared to the rest of California, is downright beastial. No problem. Hit him with some Taco Truck cuisine, and watch his head blow off! Yeehah!

Sarge- That's the way we do "Booray" card games in the Deep South, especially in the southern Mississippi Valley/Delta. The games are 200 years old, and they are still a ripoff technique for all but the elite players. There are still steam riverboats disintegrating at the bottom of the river with cards that sometimes float up.

[Ember]

Yup. Eurchre gets a run out here. Not had a game in ages. Though I must admit, I'd much rather 500.

Rob, yes Strictly Ballroom is pretty close to true, but things are a little more casual here rather than full on "dance sport" as they call it now. Much more the old fashioned 'tea dance' set. Actually, they call it "Old time dance" here and then wonder why they can't get anyone under 60 involved (dcking for cover). As far as competition "dance sport" (formerly ballroom) goes, they've toned down the feathers and froufrou, but the attitudes are still the same from when family friends were involved when I was a kid. My mum used to make all their costumes, but for some reason I was never tempted to take part.

[waaytoomuchintothis]

There's a blast from the past... In addition to 2 or 3 part-time jobs we all had in college, as well as selling blood, semen, etc. There were a few of us who went to Hernando's Hideaway (South Memphis), to dance with club ladies in the afternoons, at "Tea Dances". Yes, we were taxi dancers in the most unkind description. Tips were extraordinary, and nothing weird ever happened. The ladies were sweet and gratifying, not to mention generous, and long before things got creepy, we had all found legit jobs. By the time we were all in college, working your way through was a b*tch, and we did what we could, no parental support, no scholarships, no grants. Honestly, it wasn't as bad as it sounds. We had a ball the whole time we were in school, including the semester I lived in the back seat of my car.

[FootScoot]

Not sure what I'm going to do this weekend, but I know I have 1 or 2 projects that could use some attention. I won't be ballroom dancing with my knee acting up. I have some painting to do but not in this cold weather. I don't do Halloween anymore as I only get 3-4 kids, so there's not much point. :)