I want to be underwhelmed—Pumpkin Spice limited edition 2022

Where were we?

I'm reply #2!

And I am underwhelmed of late by the dearth of food I care to eat in my refrigerator. Perhaps I should go to my supermarket today. Ya think?

What a great post to end the last thread! Good chuckle. Now back to underwhelmed.

I pre-cleaned for my cleaning lady tomorrow. Lying down now.

My sister would like me to come over for some oven-baked barbecue chicken. I would rather watch paint dry. We’ll see what I end up doing for dinner this evening.

Pumpkin spice overwhelms the fuck out of me. I'll sit this one out. See you in 2023.

My massage cups arrived. I am planning to do my elbows and forearms later while watching TV.

R7 WTF are massage cups? I'm becoming anxious trying to visualize...

They are not whelming r8. They are used for self massage and stimulate blood flow.

Thanks, R9. I googled and see that they leave red marks similar to being sucked on by a leech.

A good friend sent me an early Christmas present - a milk frother. It’s a sleek piece of French kitchen technology and makes lovely, frothy warm foam.

Just ate my daily Brazil nut…

R12- I had Brazil nut today too- not one but SEVERAL

Brazil nuts are radioactive. Nice knowing y'all.

R14- Nonsense. They have lots of Selenium- an important nutrient.

R12 Your restraint impresses me. I allow myself 8 shelled pistachios a day. I like to shell them myself to prolong the experience.

Well, you shouldn’t gorge on Brazil nuts ever. They can have radiation like r14 said but selenium is important for your body.

Brazil nuts in particular (in addition to being rich in 40K) may also contain significant amounts of radium, which have been measured at up to 444 Bq/kg (12 nCi/kg).[18][19]

You’re summoning the zinc advocate.

My curry dish worked, but only because I followed directions and didn’t substitute anything.

I need a thermometer gun. I never trust the done-ness of pan-fried chicken.

My mother had a terrible nickname for Brazil nuts. I can't repeat it for fear of overwhelming everyone.

I called a bus a dick face today. It was rush hour.

I know the nickname you’re referring to, R20. Let it go, and forgive your mother, as she was from another generation.

[quote]I need a thermometer gun.

Americans and their guns.

I know it, too, R20. Nobody needs to hear that.

Since my 40s, I have become a snot-filled person.

If this were olden tymes, I wouldn’t wave a hanky to get your attention. I’d simply throw my rock hard ball of snot rag at you.

You wouldn’t be offended; I wouldn’t throw any better back then.

Fedex just delivered my Phillips Norelco Hair Trimmer from Target. Wasn't aware it came with a nose and ear trimming attachment. I won't be able to test this bonus nose trimming thingy until this evening as the unit needs to charge for eight hours.

Late last week I was on Petsmart loading my cart with insanely expensive cat food (Applaws, Reveal, ProPlan Inuba, etc.).

There was aisle after aisle chockablock displays of special pumpkin/autumn flavored animal food, treats, or meal toppers.

SMDH I thought "I wish I WOULD buy some of this pretty shit and put it on my cats's plate; they would jump my ass like a gang initiation."

Skinny Pop popcorn at Costco was never great, but now it’s inedible. I wonder what they did to it.

A milk frother figures largely in two episodes of Uncoupled, which some of you found deplorable.

When my cat demanded lunch, I replied, “Certainly, ma’am. Would you like fries with that?” I laughed and laughed, but she just looked annoyed.

I cleaned the closet light fixture. Still unsure how two flies met their demise in there since it is completely enclosed to the human eye and a really pain to remove.

Love will out r31.

I decided to be open to new possibilities and to live a more carefree life, so I ordered a pumpkin cold brew at Starbucks.

It didn’t taste very good and has been in the car for at least two days.

I’m whelmed with dread of all the little flying bugs I expect to disturb when I finally go confront the issue.

Made a mushroom pizza. Burned my hand getting it out of the oven. : /

R27 / R33 / R34 You're beginning to overwhelm me. There is a thread for that. I love you but please go there.

I just had breakfast. One scrambled egg with a piece of toast with butter. Now, I'm having the rest of my coffee. Just took my BP med and a daily aspirin for heart health. Both are prescribed by my doctor. Will go for a walk later this afternoon. I have missed my daily walks due to the humidity. Now I can enjoy them!

I don’t remember my first post on Datalounge many years ago, but I do remember the first reply: “We discussed this before!” I was so ashamed. But it taught me the importance of good thread hygiene.

I enjoy following Ken Olin (thirtysomething, Brothers & Sisters, This Is Us) on twitter.

He drags tRump daily, sometimes hourly.

That is all....carry on.

[quote]I just had breakfast. One scrambled egg with a piece of toast with butter.

Is one egg even enough to scramble?

[quote]Is one egg even enough to scramble?

If it's an ostrich egg.

It's been very windy today in northern New England and I picked up a lot of limbs in my yard. Fiona is now barreling along at 40 MPH and set to hit Nova Scotia tonight. I'm glad that a lot of people left the island but it will be brutal for those who stay. Looks like the next hurricane has its sights set on Florida for next week.

Those Voost™ tablets are just latter day Fizzies® with vitamins included.

I do, r42! I couldn’t get enough of cherry Fizzies. I’m sure they were terrible for me, but I adored them. Thank you, you’ve made my night!

I ran out of my beloved Coffee Mate Italian Sweet Creme creamer.

Made this DIY creamer. Equal parts half & half and sweetened condensed milk with some vanilla extract. It's good but I still prefer my Italian Sweet Creme with its garbage ingredients. Also, I see no cost savings with this DIY method.

The half & half was actually intended for use in a recipe so now I'll have to replace it along with restocking my Italian Sweet Creme. I always have sweetened condensed milk in my pantry, it comes in handy as it did today.

I had IPL treatment on my face earlier this week and now it feels and looks like the worst case of itchy dermatitis ever. I’ve had the treatment before and this didn’t happen.

Wrong thread, R45.

I have all the fixings to make banana bread. I thought it would be nice to have this afternoon while cradling a mug of hot tea. I will probably just throw away the overripe bananas. Or put them in the freezer and throw them away in the spring.

My partner uses that Italian Sweet Cream stuff (I like my coffee strictly black). It must be popular because often it is the only flavor of Coffee Mate that is out of stock. They probably make a pumpkin spice of that.

I don’t think I’ve ever bought pumpkin spice anything and always think of all the waste the day after Thanksgiving when no none wants pumpkin spice anymore and the piles of product that should never been made in the first place (pumpkin spice Milk Bones, pumpkin spice Spam, etc.) goes deep discount or get thrown out.

I ordered 75 Claritin 24 pills from Amazon and they delivered 100 by mistake. Wheeeeee!

[quote]I ordered 75 Claritin 24 pills from Amazon and they delivered 100 by mistake. Wheeeeee!

You'll be hearing from us about that.

I'm rewatching Frasier and I'm up to season eleven. I have to say I'm impressed by how strong it still was by its final season, which is a rarity. Season eleven of The Simpsons had some very funny moments (Jebus, stupid sexy Flanders, Behind the Laughter, not LENNY!) but the characterisation and plotting had largely gone to shit by then. Not only was Frasier still funny by the end, the characters felt true to season one.

A few hours ago I put some Natural Calm magnesium powder in some water, it fizzed and then I drank it. Still waiting for my "calm".

Let us know if it works r52. I am always looking for sleep aids that do their job.

Watching 'Gargoyles' on Svengoolie. I'm underwhelmed and wondering why local TV channels don't have scary movie hosts anymore...Dr. Cadaverino was one of my favorites, we also had a flabby Capt America who would host monster movies while sitting in a recliner, smoking and drinking beer. Those were the days.

R36- I take Toprol and a baby aspirin every day too. But I take mine at night after dinner. They say ( doctors) that the best time of day to take those is in the evening after dinner not in the morning.

I'm making a big batch of Lentil Barley soup tomorrow. I'm soaking the Hulled Barley ( I don't make it with the Pearled barley anymore- there are more nutrients and fiber in whole grain barley) and the green lentils. It's not necessary to soak them but I've always done it anyway. The other ingredients are onions, celery, carrots, tarragon, black pepper, olive oil to cook the vegetables for 15 minutes before adding the other ingredients- and water. It's a very comforting and tasty soup. It's fairly thick- more akin to a stew.

R56 Are you Greg? Post is too long to be underwhelming but thank you.

I dunno r57. r56 was so boring that I didn't make it past the first sentence.

I guess if one is going to discuss the merits of whole grain barley vs. pearled barley on DL, the underwhelmed thread is really the only logical choice.

Woke up really early for a Sunday. Would like to get back to sleep. Don’t think that I will though.

I planned to tidy up my home yesterday. But after coming home from buying a few groceries and putting them away, I ended up just lying on the sofa until dinner time, scrolling through my phone, with the tv on in the background.

R61- Just take a delicious nap later.

My thumbs have gained weight.

When I type “the”, I get “tig”. Given history, this could go from distracting to whelming. I don’t want tig on my phone and I don’t want to be sued.

Why don't you use your phone's voice-to-text feature, fatso?

Tried delta 8 gummies for first time. Kinda weird.

So I’m expected at a Rosh Hashanah dinner in the City this evening. The hostess asked us to test first. I was sort of hoping that I’d test positive to avoid the schlep. Ah well—she makes a nice brisket.

It's Rosh Hashanah. EVERYBODY makes a nice brisket for Rosh Hashanah.

Observant cats may not have a cheeseburger today.

I'm going to take a nap now.

No problem, we'll do brisket.

I just shit out several days worth of excrement

Picking up leaves in the back yard. No sign of the neighbors cat who I give treats to in the morning hours. Only managed to get 3 bags of leaves collected before being accosted by the orange one... 🥰

Damn r72. I live in the Midwest. The leaves won’t fall here for at least another month.

I ate a whole box of those Kellog's All-bran cereal and now I'm suffering the consequences of my actions.

R60- My comment was meant for you not R61

Really liking my Kohler toilet seat bidet. My throne time has entered a while new dimension.

I just removed porcupine quills from my dog's nose. Here's a tip - first cut quills in half to release the air in them and then use needle nose pliers to pull them out. Lastly, I washed her nose with soap and water. She's nine years old and this was her first encounter.

I'm whelmed for your girl, r77, yet underwhelmed that the quills are relatively easy to extract. Toss her a biscuit for me.

It's now time for me to take my 2.1 mile walk.

I just finished my breakfast which consisted of - Organic Sprouted Oatmeal, ground flaxseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds and two boiled Vital eggs.

I replaced my summer oatmeal with blueberries and/or peaches ams cinnamon to fall oatmeal with raisins and walnuts with pumpkin spice.

[quote]It's now time for me to take my 2.1 mile walk.

I'm lazy and would probably quit after 2 miles.

[quote]I just finished my breakfast which consisted of - Organic Sprouted Oatmeal, ground flaxseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds and two boiled Vital eggs.

I'm a bit whelmed by the idea of so many seeds.

I just had a nightmare in which my mother was redoing my childhood bathroom with peel and stick wallpaper tiles.

The horror!

A friend gave me a little pack of Thai coconut roll cookies. So good—I drove to my local Asian market to buy some. They had another brand. Not as good. But on the bright side I got some of those Japanese Kit Kats in Match Tea flavor. Yum.

I just found out I’m a bitch.

We coulda told you that YEARS ago r86.

R71 Good for you. I bet you feel whelmed.

R77 How did you learn this? I hope your pooch is okay.

R80 That breakfast is overwhelming. I hope you try a simply fried egg and bacon once a week.

R71 I spit out my snack from laughing at your post.

I’m watching Dan Abrams Live while fapping.

I made my weekly pilgrimage in to the office today. The resident office mother hen brought in some Pumpkin sandwich cookies from Walmart. They were actually quite good. Like little mini soft whoopie pie type cookies with a cream cheese filling. I may have to swing by a Walmart and pick some up before pumpkin palooza season is over.

I hated her. She was the worst Spice Girl.

Went to the office yesterday to try to set up my monitors. I got a new work laptop and docking station last Thursday and couldn't get them to work.

My 2 home monitors connected with no problem. Well, I got the office ones to work but now the my monitors are reversed. In order to get to the left monitor with the mouse, (the monitor formerly known as number 1), I have to swipe all the way to the right on the right monitor (the monitor formerly known as number 2). Sigh

Oh, Cos, so sorry. Your situation has the potential to overwhelm.

Didn't mean to overwhelm, R96.

I'm sleepy this morning- maybe I should start drinking coffee.

The Stellar’s jays have returned to my garden for fall. I intend to sit outside today and throw peanuts to them and to my “pet” squirrels. My cat will lie there chattering at them.

whelming r95. Don't you have an IT guy/gal to handle that for you in the office?

Lunch today will be a nice rectangle of Spinach Pie and a VERY large salad including some seasoned acorn squash I bought yesterday at Whole Foods.

Today's breakfast was lasagne left over from last night.

I changed my bathroom scare to kilograms instead of pounds. I have no idea what I weigh unless I convert it but the numbers will keep going down hopefully.

R100, no, we don't have an in-house IT person. I work in a field office. However, we do have the technology for IT to remote into our computers, with our permission. I understand they can change the monitor sequence. I can also just physically switch the monitors.

R104, do they not have Google at your office?

Yesterday, I went to Costco for the first time since around Memorial Day. I stocked up on some staples. I hope to go back to Costco maybe one more time this year, before Thanksgiving, then that's it for 2022.

It is lunchtime so I am watching Love It or List It. I have been on DL the whole time so I am not invested in this reno.

I just took some Tums from an old roll I had in my shaving kit. They tasted like cologne. I hope it doesn't upset my stomach even worse.

[quote]I'm sleepy this morning- maybe I should start drinking coffee.

That might help, unless you're like me. I have a paradoxical reaction to it. Coffee makes me drowsy. I sometimes have a cup late at night to help me sleep.

^weird

Maybe you're ADHD, R109.

R105, thanks for that link. I'll give it a try. For somethings, only the IT administrator has the permission needed to make changes.

My fucking forearm itches! Weird shit!

I'm blasting the best of The Bee Gees on YouTube to drown out the sound of the gardeners and their equipment.

R109 & R110 - I, too, have always had that paradoxical reaction to caffeine. I’ve also been diagnosed with ADHD (but am not on meds). I WISH caffeine worked for me!

That sounds whelming, R114! :(

I had an Evol Truffle Parmesan Mac & Cheese frozen entree for lunch.

The packaging had a big banner across the front informing me the serving bowl was "Carbon Neutral".

This prompted me to flip over the packaging while the entree was cooking and read all about their Certified Zero Waste production facility and the sustainability initiatives they've partnered with.

The car in front of me today had their turn signal on. It was perfectly in sync with David Byrne's "Burning Down the House" that was playing on my radio. Woo ooo woo.

Watching cards vs the brewers.

[quote]I changed my bathroom scare to kilograms instead of pounds.

R103 I like the typo. I'm going to call my bathroom scale a 'scare' from now on.

I’m thinking of making an induction cooktop cozy.

The only surface big enough in this shit hole of an apartment to put the cooktop is a built-in table. A cozy would cover the glass and cushion it from my laptop, plates, cups, and cutlery. If I sewed a microfiber lining, I could also polish it.

That sounds grandmotherly.

I’m back in bed. It’s 11:00 am. I am sore all over that feels similar to body aches you get when getting the flu. But this is psoriatic arthritis at work. Just popped a Tramadol and some extra strength Tylenol. Hoping I feel better this afternoon.🍁

Going for covid booster so I have a reason to be underwhelmed for the next 24 to 48 hrs.

The weather in DC is nice. I opened my window.

^^its about time you did that. Your place stinks!

[quote]The weather in DC is nice. I opened my window.

So did I, R125. It's pretty typical of D.C. not to get fall-like weather until it's almost October.

I opened my legs today. Aired out my asshole.

I was just cleaning out my email and came across an email from Walmart+ from three weeks ago informing me a free Paramount+ subscription is now part of my benefits. I really should check my email more often.

I just rubbed a glob of J.R. Watkins aloe & green tea lotion into my hands up my arm

My feet are cold.

So far, I have 45 points and 15 words in today's NYT Spelling Bee.

I’m wearing my Toyah Willcox tshirt. If you don’t approve, go jump in the 🚽

I'm sitting here at my desk top computer and I just passed some wind 🌫

[quote]I just rubbed a glob of J.R. Watkins aloe & green tea lotion into my hands up my arm

Stealth fist fucking post.

I won a door prize at a Master Gardener fall showcase today.

And the prize was?

This. r137

Meh.

I'm eating Albanese Gummi Bears. I find this brand to be superior to the Haribo brand.

That may well be underwhelming, but it is also sad.

My scalp is very dry and has parts under my hair that feel crinkly. Selsun Blue didn’t cure it, whatever it is.

Try Nizoral AD

Only one cure for that – – scalpectomy.

Then I won’t sleep later that night r62

-r60

I can’t here to underwhelm myself to sleep. All the complicated monitor set-up posts were very whelming for me. Now I am more awake and not sleepy.

Came^

I have two different people yelling to themselves outside my building at 5am. It’s been a very dry summer in my part of PNW and even the shouts fall flat. It’s not the usual voices bouncing off glass.

And you thought you were the only attention whores…..

No we didn't.

I watched a Congolese Wedding Entrance Dance on YT. The entire wedding party does an elaborate line dance as they enter the reception venue. Great music and the dance very entertaining. I could never be in such a wedding party. I would ruin the whole thing for everyone with my two left feet.

The Amazon truck is either one or two stops away.

I am whelmed by the fact that you did NOT include a link r150!

I'm watching Bramwell on Britbox and quite enjoying it.

Congolese Wedding Entrance Dance

Congolese or Conga Line?

Congolese.

There is a ton of them on YT and I feel down a rabbit hole watching a bunch. This is just a sampling.

I only know how to do the tarantella, hokey pokey and chicken dance.

I'm not planning on a rabbit hole expedition, but those are some fine swiveling hips on those men.

This happened. My iPad mini is watching me.

Have a bad cold. When I first felt sick I took a home Covid test. sat on my bed with my iPad on my knee, facing me. So I swabbed inside my nose, both nostrils for at least 15 seconds. A few minutes later, while was waiting the 15 minutes for Covid test to react I opened Amazon.com to check some prices. The huge ad on the Amazon page popped up showing a person using antiseptic swabs in the nose.

Too much of a coincident, sorry.

Binging Mr. Inbetween on FX.

R95, no need to be overwhelmed or even whelmed. You should be able to hit the icon at the bottom left of your screen and go to appearance or the equivalent. There should be a choice for monitor, like add a monitor or adjust a monitor. When you pull up the option on the screen, you will see your setup illustrated. You should be able to drag and drop one of the monitors to switch the order. Make sure monitor 1 is your main monitor. Save it and you should be good.

Shut up and get your face in my ass!

Beautiful day in Great Lakes region. Trees in backyard are changing colors, sun on the patio. Pete the cat and I are in heaven.

R131 probably from out-of-control diabetes..you may be nearing the point where amputation is a consideration.

I love a burst of fall air up my ass

R162- Right now not only are my feet cold- my hands are cold too.

^^ I don’t mean to upset you but they might suggest amputating your hands.

Saw "Ringo" trending on Twitter earlier. I know people are always saying "OMG I saw a celebrity over 50 trending and I nearly had a heart attack" - but I really did feel my heart sink this time. Fortunately he's not dead, but he's had to drop out of a show due to illness.

My pomegranate tree is in full bloom!

I lost 3 lbs by deciding not to care about my weight this week.

[quote]I lost 3 lbs by deciding not to care about my weight this week.

I occasionally have a few days when I stop caring about my weight. You will not be shocked to learn that I always have the opposite result from yours.

Don't get overwhelmed, but those cooling their living space with window ACs would be smart to take them out of the window now and clean them out during this cool weather.

They'll last longer if you do. Plenty of videos on YT that show you how.

Underwhelmed by doing this maintenance NOW means you won't be overwhelmed LATER scrambling to replace your window AC because you didn't take care of this maintenance.

I spoke with someone today who used the word "gypped". I haven't heard that word since grade school.

i just ate half a banana. I don't eat them often; it was surprisingly delicious!

Bananas are poison to me

What did you do with the other half Cosmo?

I ate two medium boiled eggs for breakfast this morning. Unfortunately they were rather tasteless.

OP- May I make a suggestion?

Let's have this thread be an UNlimited edition.

I am listening to Toyah - Anthem deluxe edition

R174, I cut the banana in half while still in the peel. The other half is in a baggie and will be eaten tomorrow.

I try to limit bananas as eating a whole one seems to interfere with my weight loss. I only eat bananas 2 or 3 times a year and only buy 2 at a time.

My bagless vacuum cleaner is over 15 years old and cost 100 bucks or so on sale. I have never changed the filters. I wash and air dry them. It seems to be all that's required. Still functions like new and its quite powerful.

Nice if everything you say is true

Why on earth would he lie about that?

His idea of functions like new and powerful are subjective.

[quote] My bagless vacuum cleaner is over 15 years old and cost 100 bucks or so on sale. I have never changed the filters. I wash and air dry them. It seems to be all that's required. Still functions like new and its quite powerful.

If the belt ever breaks, be aware that it's easy to replace, yourself. You probably just need a Phillips screwdriver & a new belt.

I just washed my face and put on my moisturizer for the evening. I’m ready for bed and it’s only 3:15 pm. I’m not feeling very well today.

[quote]I just washed my face and put on my moisturizer for the evening. I’m ready for bed and it’s only 3:15 pm

And yet I just got up about three hours ago.

Hi, asshole, I got up at 6 am today just like I do every day.

R184 I know how you feel. If that's you responding at R186, please don't be bitter. You're not feeling well today.

Broccoli was on sale and it was beautiful, but I let the last two batches rot untouched. That was a lot of fridge space for slimey feet stench.

I bought a small bottle of orange juice today, completely forgetting that there were four giant cartons of it in our refrigerator left over from brunch yesterday. I feel really dumb now.

R189 Don't be too hard on yourself.

I have a dental cleaning appointment today at 10 am ET. I think it might be time for x-rays, which I hate. The cardboard things they use tear up the roof of my mouth. I won't eat breakfast since I will brush my teeth before I go.

I’m gonna kick, stretch and KICK!

[quote]Brazil nuts in particular (in addition to being rich in 40K) may also contain significant amounts of radium, which have been measured at up to 444 Bq/kg (12 nCi/kg).[18][19]

My cum is way healthier...and not radioactive.

[quote][R174], I cut the banana in half while still in the peel. The other half is in a baggie and will be eaten tomorrow.

Nana?

Is that you?

I should've know you'd contact me from the other side through DL!

Well dear, you're always here. Where the fuck else could I contact you?

Back from my dental cleaning. Things look good, according to the hygienist and the dentist. Love my hygienist but she's a chatty Cathy! Didn't get seen until almost 10:30 and got home about 10 minutes ago. Delayed the x-rays until my April visit.

[quote]I won't eat breakfast since I will brush my teeth before I go.

R196 Cosmo, thanks for sharing all this info about your dental hygiene but I'm confused about your initial statement. Why won't you eat breakfast BEFORE brushing your teeth?

My cat is pooping in the big planter again. Apparently 2 litter boxes are not enough. He likes the al fresco experience.

It’s terrible when a beloved product disappears, R44. It’s been years and I still sometimes google “Nutted Pilaf Casbah” in hopes that it will magically reappear, but it never does. You have my sincere condolences.

Don't get me started on what those fucking elves have done to Vienna Fingers.

[quote]It’s terrible when a beloved product disappears, [R44].

Callard & Bowser Butterscotch.

R197, sorry I've got you so invested in my dental hygiene. Three reasons why I had no breakfast this morning:

1) I brush my teeth before eating as a way to protect my teeth from the acid in coffee and the foods I may eat. I've read a few articles on this. Brushing your teeth before eating or drinking is recommended.

2) My hygienist said that brushing before a dental appointment is not recommended as it has a tendency to irritate the gums. It's difficult for the dentist to determine if your gums are inflamed due to the brushing or another reason.

3) I wear invisible aligners overnight and didn't take them out until 8:30 this morning. Just enough time to brush and then have my coffee.

Apologies if this is not underwhelming.

I always try to eat and apple before the dentist. It cleans your teeth and gives you decent breath for those poor people.

I don't feel sorry for them, R203, they've managed to find a way to wield torture picks and motorized drills and sanding discs in our personal spaces and make us pay for it.

There's a dearth of interesting threads on DL at the moment.

^^Agree

I cannot live without Strivectin TL Advanced neck cream.

[quote]I always try to eat and apple before the dentist

But can you core a apple?

I treated myself to a haircut.

R204, I used to go to another dental practice. I made an appointment for a cleaning but it was on a day when my regular hygienist wasn't available.

The hygienist I did have must have been a descendant of Joseph Mengele. She picked and pulled at my teeth (well, some are very close together) to the point that I needed to take 2 Advil when I got home. I also had soup for dinner that night because my teeth hurt that much.

I just ate a pickled beet.

DID YOU CLEAN YOUR TEETH R211???

Caught a glimpse of my reflection in a store widow.

Fatty fat fat.

R202 Thanks for the information, Cos! No apology needed. You answered my question.

...and now back to our regular programing.

R202 should get the hell out of here.

R207 Will Strivectin help with turkey neck?

^^No. It is great for my new horizontal line.

R217 - your neck wrinkles threaten to whelm...

I have 1 line on my neck and Strivectin TL Advanced cream is doing the job smoothing it out do I can continue to look good.

I’m so dumb. I’m having cataract surgery on my right eye Thursday and I’ve been putting the eye drops in BOTH eyes. SMH.

I don't generally like to watch endless Home DIY/Reno shows.

But I found a nice Canadian one called "Farmhouse Facelifts" that is not at all as whelming as some of those others.

Neighborhood scottie managed to kick their shit before the walker could pick it up…..the feigned shame on the dog’s face while the walker scolded him did NOT match up with the happy matching of those feet.

This is their version of facebook and we’re throwing it away.

^^^^ s/b marching

I'm having a nice snack of Junior Mints and orange juice.

I found a pube inside my microwave. I called in sick to work because I’m so upset.

R224, I read that Diana Ross enjoys peanuts & orange juice as a snack.

It's just past midnight and I'm already hungry for my lunch on Wednesday.

I slipped on the front walk taking the recycling out in the rain. Hope no one saw me. It was about 12;30 AM

Would she be enjoying that in heaven or THEOTHERPLACE R226?

[quote]I slipped on the front walk taking the recycling out in the rain. Hope no one saw me. It was about 12;30 AM

We all saw you.

My orange cranberry loaf is too dense. I will still make ppl eat it.

I have a pimple on my scalp at the base of my hairline/neck.

A summer of no rain has culminated in 5 days of rain and 28 hours of revolving thunderstorms.

I forgot to add lemons to my grocery order. When I went back to add them the window for editing my order had expired. I shall be lemon-less for the next week.

What is a revolving thunderstorm?

It's raining here in New England, the last of Ian and good riddance. Sunny tomorrow.

I forgot to add mushrooms to my shopping list. Shit….

A revolving thunderstorm is when you have a stalled hurricane remnant that’s trapped overhead which is stuck in a pinwheel pattern. Warm water from south making thunderstorms over ocean. The thunderstorm pinwheels onto land then pinwheels back over the ocean, then back over land again. The storm keeps replenishing itself over the warm water.

Look at a radar weather map over coastline of NJ, NY and New England and you’ll see it moving in a pinwheel.

[quote]There's a dearth of interesting threads on DL at the moment.

I think those of us who haven't lowered our life expectations...should go ahead and "settle".

I'm watching "Bob's Burgers"

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

R240 Enjoy! I was hooked for a few seasons but then dropped it. Now I feel the need to watch again...thanks.

I bought 4 scented candles. 4 different scents. Hemmed and hawed between 2 wick and 1 wick versions and finally bought 2 of each.

Good choice. Hope you enjoy the smells.

I’m in bed. I just farted.

I subscribed to Disney+ to watch NYPD Blue. The app wouldn't work on my fire TV for 2 days. Finally I uninstalled and reinstalled it. Watching NYPD Blue now.

R245 Enjoy! I loved that show.

I now have a bionic eye. Cataract surgery.

CAN YOU SEE MY PENIS THROUGH THE SCREEN WITH YOUR FUCKING BIONIC EYE???

I have not yet activated the microscope.

Well, do it and get back to us.

r245 r246 Hulu also has all seasons of NYPD Blue.

I wish NBC would put its old shows on peacocktv.com. I'm talking about Homicide: Life on the Street, specifically.

Yesterday at the local Safeway, I came upon a package of NY Strip Steaks mislabled as Beef Short Ribs. Would you believe they didn't offer to let me have it for free when I pointed this out to the meat guy?

The meat guy probably has a lot to deal with, R252.

Speaking of meat…

I’m craving beef stroganoff. I have some stew meat in the freezer, that’d probably be okay? If I cook it a long time? I think I only have spaghetti noodles though.

Somebody flipped a light switch and just like that Trader Joe's products are125% pumpkin-spice flavored.

More than one of these products has given me an intense case of the shits.

I tried TJ’s Pumpkin Spice waffles. Feh.

I just got a fresh refill bag of Kiehl’s Creme de Corpse. My skin is relieved.

I avoid TJ’s in the fall. I avoid SBUX always.

Like I know what TJ’s and SBUX are. R258 doesn’t either.

Seriously, r259? TJ's = Trader Joe's. SBUX = Starbucks. Without them, pumpkin spice mania might have ended in 2002.

I shop at Trader Joe’s and you can fuck right off about Starbucks I drink it daily. Asshole.

You know every now and then I think you might like to see something from me that’s nice and funny. There’s just one thing. See, I never ever do nothin’ nice and funny. I always do it funny and rough.

I’m quite aware of the northern wind.

It might just blow right up my ass!

Dysfunction Junction what’s your function?

Sucking cock and eating ass!

I improvised a shrimp gumbo tonight. It was, to put it politely, lacking. And now I wish I'd made biscuits. But back to the laundry with me.

^^^Take a load off

A big gust of wind blew right up my ass

I made seafood gumbo this afternoon and it is excellent, if I do say so myself.

My gyro spot changed their fries from the limp, barely cooked steak fries to longer cut crispy fries that taste wonderful. I need to find a new gyros spot.

I'm watching an old episode of "Columbo".

I had lasagna and bruschetta for supper. I'm feeling very Italian but not overwhelmed.

I burnt the roof of my mouth today at dinner. Ouch.

I'm wondering of "dinner" and "supper" describe the same meal but I don't want to put too much effort into it.

I got high and ate a small bag of baked Cheetos. Now I have orange flavoring on my left fingers.

^of = if

I use them interchangeably, R272.

I’m taking a shit. hee hee

I once knew someone I called Pumpkin Head. But not to his face.

My Midwestern grandparents (farmers all) used supper to refer to a light evening meal after work was done. Dinner referred to the heavier, calorie-rich midday meal used to fuel up the workers.

Third day of low/no water pressure and boil water advisory due to “blah blah blah water main break”. Where’s my Biden visit?

r278 , I can't imagine having to go back to doing hard physical work after a heavy, calorie-dense meal in the middle of the day. I hardly ever even take a lunch break because I need a nap afterwards.

I’m talking dribbles at best.

Nobody enjoys dribbles>

R279 / R281 You need to call the WH stat!

R280 they are performing manual labor. You are likely not.

I ate the last half of banana this morning. I'm good for a few months. Any ideas on what my next Autumn fruit should be? I already have apples in my fridge as well as oranges. Is it pear season?

yes, pears are in season right now. I love bosc pears. Grapefruit is about to come into season. I haven't had a decent grapefruit since late spring.

I have a cold. Maybe I should eat more fruit to get extra vitamin C.

[quote]I have a cold. Maybe I should eat more fruit to get extra vitamin C.

I thought I had a cold in August but it turned out to be Covid, which I had managed to avoid for two and a half years.

Cosmo -- persimmon season is about to start. Look for the "Fuyu" variety. An excellent fruit!

quite whelming indeed, r286. How long did it take for you to test positive after your cold symptoms started? I tested negative so far 2x in three days.

Fresh hell: Distilled water shortage. Need it for my CPAP. Just ordered 12 gallons from an Amazon seller for $38. (Should be about $14). Wish me luck.

[quote] My gyro spot changed their fries from the limp, barely cooked steak fries to longer cut crispy fries that taste wonderful. I need to find a new gyros spot.

What? Sounds like they improved their French fries. Why do you need to find a new gyros spot?

Fat whoredom can be a scary, scary lifestyle r290.

I turned all the McCormick's pumpkin spice tins backwards at the Fred Meyer to scare people.

It appears, r290, that the person posting about limp fries enjoys being underwhelmed.

We have a new Wegman's in DC and it's wonderful. Their dessert section is dangerous; the fruit tarts are like little jewels.

R289, that happened at the beginning of Covid also. It makes no sense, how hard is it to distill water?

R289 There was a shortage of distilled water last winter also. I wanted it for my humidifier and was buying it at 99c a gallon until it disappeared. When it returned at twice the price, stores put a limit on how many you could purchase. Who knew distilled water would become such a precious commodity?

[quote]quite whelming indeed, R286. How long did it take for you to test positive after your cold symptoms started? I tested negative so far 2x in three days.

R288, I tested positive about three days after my symptoms started. But that was also the first time I tested myself, because, as I said, I thought it was just a cold. I immediately called my doctor, who prescribed Paxlovid.

I’m not a science doctor, R295! I think it’s the copper still heating water with curly tube dripping cool condensed water into a beaker. And if that’s the wrong spelling, refer to science doctor staatement above.

Limp steak fries can be rolled in upon them selves and smooshed into your mouth as grease tuns down your chin. It’s a heathen thing I’ve enjoyed for over 40 years

R289, I use a Britta-type pitcher. It works just fine and its cheaper and easier.

R299 Brand / link please. Britta alone doesn't distill.

As of midnight I will be good for 28 days in a row- no binging on sweets or high calorie foods.

I have to lose 15 lbs.

R301 Congratulations! I can't do without ANYTHING for 28 days!

My LDL numbers came down significantly. The last time I ate McDonald's was January of this year. That's a huge deal for me because there are 2 McDonald's in close proximity to my house.

R304- TWO McDonalds in close proximity to your house?

You must really live in a posh area.

Yes, I'm very fortunate.

I am on DL at 11:00 at night.

R307- I'm on the east coast and it is only 10:59pm- how can it already be 11 pm where you are?

Have any of you ever heard that it's bad luck to change a calendar before midnight? Or maybe that it's bad luck to wait till morning?

^ Nope.

It’s only 8:43 here.

You must not be on the East Coast, R311.

It's 12:43 am - I'm sitting at my computer typing at the datalounge while listening to the soundtrack to The Buccaneers (1995).

You can’t use filtered water when you need distilled.

Maybe I such invest in a reverse osmosis system.

I use tap water in my CPAP. Having to buy distilled water in those big jugs whelms me. It's totally fine. I've had the same machine for 6 yrs and I am not dead yet.

I bought some jugs of emergency water from the baby section of the supermarket. I think it’s distilled.

r313 that sounds tragic

My Safari Data Lounge icon defaults to the same little Q* used by Queerty.

DL is the BIG Q

Yesterday was Friday, and I didn't even think about Kate Jackson once.

I kinda enjoy blocking all the Madonna threads that the sad Madonna trolls post ad nauseum on DL.

It's like swatting flies.

I was just thinking that I don't find Charlie Puth hot AT ALL...even saying his names fells like trying to spit out cat hair...puth, puth, puth.

By 10:30 am I will be taking my daily constitutional. On Saturdays I take a long walks- 4.2 miles.

^ We know, Nana...

then you take a long smelly shit after.

I am so thankful I bought a Whirlpool direct-drive top loader in 1994.

28 years old. Going for 30!

Needless to say, Whirlpool doesn't make direct-drive models anymore.

R325- I'm so thankful I have a large penis 🥒

R326 wins.

Enjoy your fresh laundry as a consolation prize r325.

I just decided not to go to see my mother-in-law

so I can hang out on DL and engage in pointless bitchery

These pancakes look fabulous.

They do look great. Glad I am not in NYC.

^ Just apply them directly to your hips.

R331- When I eat a pint of ice cream I sometimes can LITERALLY feel my blubber expanding.

[quote]When I eat a pint of ice cream

A pint, you make me laugh...

The guy with the cute teeth on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” said he defrosted and drank a gallon of ice cream a day to get fat.

[quote]I kinda enjoy blocking all the Madonna threads that the sad Madonna trolls post ad nauseum on DL. It's like swatting flies.

R321 I do the same with all the BRF shit. It is as gratifying as swatting flies.

[quote]I kinda enjoy blocking all the Madonna threads that the sad Madonna trolls post ad nauseum on DL. It's like swatting flies.

[quote][R321] I do the same with all the BRF shit. It is as gratifying as swatting flies.

I swat both. I hold them in equally low regard.

I SAMPLE ice cream in pints.

Congratulations, R304. I live in an area surrounded by fast food places as well. All are within walking distance of my house.

2 McDonald’s

1 KFC

1 Chipotle

1 Five Guys

1 Panda Express

1 Boston Market

1 Burger King

1 White Castle

1 Jersey Mike’s

1 Panera

I also have TGIF, Outback, Fuddruckers, Red Lobster, and countless pizzerias

R338- The decent chain on your list is Jersey Mike's Subs- they are really good- a bit pricey but worth it.

Absolutely, R388! I sometimes justify the calories by walking their and back. Loved Blimpie’s but I think they went out of business or closed most of the stores around me.

R338 Cos, do you keep your windows open? The smells must be overwhelming.

R321 it causes me to hate Madonna which I never did before DL.

[quote]Loved Blimpie’s but I think they went out of business or closed most of the stores around me.

I haven't had a Blimpie since the 1970s, when we used to order them from the store in Georgetown, DC. I would get some kind of ham and cheese with 1,000 island dressing IIRC. It was great.

Day four with low water pressure. Can’t take a shower. Welcome to Funkytown.

White House still silent

R344 You need to start a march on the WH and state your demands to the media. Be sure to stand as close as possible so they can appreciate - and report on - your funk.

Day 2.5 into visiting family for Thanksgiving. Finally pooping. 1:41 am

I had no idea Thanksgiving was so soon. I better get cooking.

Yes you had!

I don't like Asiago cheese. Each and every time I use it as called for in a recipe I regret it.

That is all.

Carry on.

Especially now that it costs the same as Parmigiano Reggiano, r349.

My dog farted thx to McDonald’s chicken nuggets

Dinner, meet floor. SIGH

Three customers at KFC complained to one another about their long wait times. I sat there smugly chowing down on a dorito loco taco knowing from bitter experience that walkins are served first and nobody looks at online orders.

I like small pumpkins. Not the really small apple sized ones, but the ones about 4 in. across. I also like the big bumpy dark orange ones.

I'm trying to remember the last time I made my bed using hospital corners.

R338, sometimes, depending upon the wind direction, it can smell absolutely wonderful! In the Spring, I can smell the Bloomin' Onion from Outback and whatever is cooking at TGiF. Some days, I can smell BK grilling their burgers. So far, it hasn't been overwhelming, at least to me. Some foods smell better than they taste.

R353, I'm a bit confused. You were at a KFC but eating a Doritos Locos Taco?

I had the same confusion, R356.

Having never heard of a Doritos Locos Taco, I had been blissfully unconfused.

Watching the original “House of Wax”. Vincent Price is always entertaining. Then I need to get outside because it’s a beautiful day.

[quote]Watching the original “House of Wax”. Vincent Price is always entertaining.

Actually, the 1953 "House of Wax" was a remake of a 1933 movie called "The Mystery of the Wax Museum," which had a cast that included Fay Wray, much better remembered for "King Kong," which was released the same year.

Smell my address

I'm having the kind of day where I'm dropping, spilling and breaking everything I come into contact with. I've decided to not venture out of the house for my own safety and those around me.

Personally, I think you should stay in the bathtub.

Many years ago, I used to ride my bicycle to work. My route took me past a Wrigley’s chewing-gum factory. Over time, I could tell from the scent in the air as I rode past what type of gum they were making that day. On Tuesdays, it was Juicy Fruit. Wednesdays, it was Doublemint.

Alas, I never did encounter the Doublemint Twins.

What about the juicy fruit twins r364?

I think the "twins" at R364 are the same person. I'm disappointed that, with its wholesome image, Doublemint was pulling off a fraud.

This is a KFC/Taco Bell - both owned by Yum - hold on, hazy - yep! Yum owns both as well as Pizza Hut.

I’ve made the mistake of ordering online for pickup and it takes them a half hour to find the order and another 15 to prepare. Plus, they’re snippy.

R367 ??

Not quite, R366. According to the helpful article at this link, in 1959 Wrigley started using real twins for its Doublemint ad campaign. But a couple of the later ones did apparently become Playboy models, so, yeah, not so wholesome.

The 12 gallons of distilled water I ordered from Amazon arrived on my doorstep today. The weird thing is there are no shipping labels of any kind on the boxes. Whoever is selling the water on Amazon (calling themselves ReadyRefresh) must be part of the normal distribution channel for Poland Spring since they have apparently have a network of delivery trucks ready to deliver the water. I did some digging and the seller is actually BlueTriton Brands, fka Nestle Waters North America, which is the producer and bottler of the water. They are clearly diverting product from normal channels to sell at a 300% mark-up. Doesn’t seem right.

I'm annoyed that there's waitlists for EVs.

R370 How do you know the water is distilled?

It says so on the label.

R373 And that's enough for you? Wow, I have to get into this water-scam business!

I'm tired 🥱

What would you have me do, run each bottle to a testing lab?

R374, you’re fucking annoying.

I was never a fan of doublemint. Juicy fry it was ok but the fruit flavour was not specific. I preferred bubble gum anyhow. Double bubble! I almost never chew gum anymore. Dental work 🤑

What do you need distilled water for?

CPAP

R378- When I was a kid I LOVED Fruit Flavored Chiclets.

For my dinner tonight-

1-Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn- which I shall pop in a hot air popper and add nothing to it

2- My Black Bean Sweet Potato Soup with Quinoa.

I made split pea soup today. Barbara Kafka's recipe, from her book Soup, a Way of Life, but I didn't have a ham bone or hock.

[quote]My Black Bean Sweet Potato Soup with Quinoa

Sounds wonderful...how do you make it?

Anything with Quinoa is gonna be whelming r384.

Maybe I could leave out the Quinoa.

I’m going to the Mortimer Clyb!

R384-I found the recipe on the internet. I cooked and added the Quinoa to the bowl of soup I was eating not the whole pot of soup.

This soup has a lot of ingredients and it's plenty of work but I freeze most of it and I can get plenty of tasty dinners out of it.

The ingredients are-

Onions

Garlic

Leeks

Sweet Potatoes

Carrots

Zuchinni

Shitake Mushrooms

Chopped Tomatoes ( fresh or canned- I use canned)

Water

Black Beans

Corriander

Cumin

Chili Powder

Olive oil

Lemon Juice

I don’t find quinoa overwhelming at all.

I made America's Test Kitchen's Farmhouse Pressure Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup in my Instant Pot. So easy, so good.

The weather was so nice today I decided to sit outside and spend some time on an online training course I have to do for work. I ended up falling asleep for over an hour so had to work late to make up the time. No one would have ever known but I feel like I have to keep everything 100% above board and honest if I am going to continue working from home.

Mmmm, pea soup. Love it but don't know how you can make it without a hambone or hock R383

R378/R381 I never knew about fruit flavored Chicklets - I would've loved 'em!

I make split pea soup without a hambone or hamhock. I just use caramelized onions as a base. Yes, it takes a while to get a dark brown color. Yes, it's tasty and I don't think anyone would miss the ham.

My cat wants me to go to bed but it’s too early.

[quote]I was never a fan of doublemint. Juicy fry it was ok but the fruit flavour was not specific

Is Juicy Fry It gum still being made?

[quote]Is Juicy Fry It gum still being made?

Only available at state fairs, R396.

I’m tender and juicy

I’m gonna dance. I’m gonna sing. I’m gonna make romance. I’m gonna party.

PARTy! PARTY! PARTY!

[quote]I’m tender and juicy

But are you fruity?

R364, I used to work for the cookie and cracker company that doesn't use elves in their ads. When I had to go to the Development Center, the air within in a 10 mile radius smelled wonderful! People who lived near the DC would say the air smelled like chocolate chip cookies. Funny thing is, the DC didn't make any chocolate products. They made fig cookies and buttery crackers.

R367, I understand. My local KFC used to be combined with a Long John Silver's.

I have a BONER 🍆 right now but I need to take my long 4.2 mile walk now. What should I do?

Jerk off while you walk.

R403-Okay. I'll try that.

[quote]Okay. I'll try that.

Pics please.

I just had a nice orgasm whilst masturbating to a Fratnerityx video so I now I won't have to be concerned about having a boner on my long walk.

I am tired of nastiness

That's nice dear.

The landscapers are walking around a picking up dead branches and other lawn trash. I'm on the second floor so all I keep seeing out the corner of my eye is the top of someone's head and an orange vest.

I reheated some pot roast for lunch. Now I'm off to do some work: making phone calls and cleaning up the home office, with a special emphasis on vacuuming.

[quote]I was never a fan of doublemint. Juicy fry it was ok but the fruit flavour was not specific.

Much like Kellogg's Fruit Loops cereal, which has individual colors but not individual flavors. Each piece tastes the same. They're non-specific "froot" flavored.

R410, I'm so jealous! I love pot roast. May need to make one next month. As a single person, I can eat that for a quite a few days.

I downloaded some ancient Rick Donovan porn and quel surprise the definition quality was the best I have ever seen. I was fascinated by Rick when I was a twink the same age as Rick. Poor Rick has rubber dick in every scene, except half of one scene I had never seen before. If only caverject had been around. Can you imagine if he had been rock hard!

^ it would've ended in tears...

[quote] [R410], I'm so jealous! I love pot roast. May need to make one next month. As a single person, I can eat that for a quite a few days.

Why wait 'til next month? It's only October 12, 2022.

I’m so jealous! I love pot!

Is vaping considered roast pot?

1980 Chevrolet Malibu Presentation

I went to Patterson's Orchard again today and bought a jar of "Apple Kraut" and a couple pumpkins for the porch. I hope the apple kraut isn't overwhelming!

We had a tornado alert this afternoon, sirens blasting. It was overwhelming at the time but no big deal so I am happily underwhelmed this evening.

[quote]The landscapers are walking around a picking up dead branches and other lawn trash. I'm on the second floor so all I keep seeing out the corner of my eye is the top of someone's head and an orange vest.

How tall are these guys if you can see the top of someone's head from the second floor? Yikes!

I'm going to take my 2.1 to 2.2 mile walk now. I must one day get into my car to measure it exactly.

Get a step tracker for your phone r422.

I walk 4.2 miles 6 times a week. Takes about 1.25 hours.

Today developed into my semi-annual vacuuming. So much dirt. So much fur. How is it possible?

I had my annual review with my wealth management guys today.

Then we went to lunch.

French place. Tasty!

[quote] semi-annual vacuuming. So much dirt. So much fur

You're kidding. Fur (animals) and you vacuum twice a year?

R425, I'm attending a 2-day conference in AC next week; leaving Sunday afternoon and returning Tuesday afternoon. The following week, I have 3 day work conference that is being held locally. Lunch will be provided all three days and and dinner will be provided as well. The earliest I can make it is Halloween.

R421, it's an angle thing. Most of the landscapers are under 6 ft tall.

I spot vacuum all the time. Full-house vacuum is rare.

I have seen it and it is large.

I dusted off my Cubii the other day and I’ve been doing about 15 minutes a day & by day 2 my hip was hurting!

I have touched it and it is wet.

I have read your posts and I am nauseated.

[quote]The earliest I can make it is Halloween.

R427 Did I miss the invitation at R425?

I’ve stopped playing Wordle and I don’t miss it.

I still play Wordle because it generally takes only a few minutes, but someone introduced me to an unauthorized variation called Quordle, in which you use the same process but have to guess four different words. I tried it a few times, loathed it and never went back. The main reason I hated it is because some of the words in the solutions weren't common in standard English.

The Walmart grocery pickup guy loading my truck stacked a 12-pack of water on top of my kettle-cooked potato chips. Fortunately, I was able to get a refund from their site. Now I have to figure out what to do with the crushed chips- guess I'll be frying some chicken or something.

I have now been good for 34 days in a row ( no binging on sweets, snacks, frozen pizza etc).

I question your definition of "good" r437.

[quote] The Walmart grocery pickup guy loading my truck stacked a 12-pack of water on top of my kettle-cooked potato chips.

What the hell? That water should have been loaded below.

Safelite repair Safelite replace

Ya think, r439?

I was unusually productive today, so much so that I googled manic behavior while I was having the car washed. Didn’t really apply…

I was just sick of being lazy & wrote a to-do list. Now I’m having a drink with the cat.

Same here r442 I really hustled today!

R436, you could try making this omelet, and let us know how it turns out.

I'm not even going to swat that fly 🦟

Thx for farting in my face while I was eating your ass. If I get pink eye I’m going to the doctor and will send the bill to you.

You're welcome r446!

I am reading with the cat. He likes to cuddle.

Until he doesn't.

Watching The Tingler on ME TV, the Svengoolie show. I am very underwhelmed, but I do love Vincent Price.

[quote]Watching The Tingler on ME TV, the Svengoolie show. I am very underwhelmed, but I do love Vincent Price.

Another gem from William Castle, who promoted his movies with schlocky gimmicks. For "The Tingler," select movie seats were fitted with vibrators that would administer random "shocks" when the Tingler was loose. The only way to protect oneself was to scream as loudly as possible when one was under attack.

I don’t think I brushed my teeth today.

R451 Ooh, vibrating movie seats. I'd be thrilled.

I went to IKEA today and bought was a wall clock for $9.99. I feel good about this; not great, but good.

I doubt it was a Tina Turner wall clock.

^^forget the 'was'...Now I'm overwhelmed at my typo.

My lunch tomorrow is a large salad and this

I’m thinking of making a grilled nectarine salad tomorrow.

I’m having bad thoughts today. thinking about making brown butter chocolate chip cookies.

^ Those are happy thoughts, dear!

I’ve got the flu

^ I hope this is not too whelming...but can I have your stuff?

R461 Are you sure it's not Covid?

R463 I’ve done 1 Covid test this morning and it was neg. I’ll do another tomorrow to be mostly sure.

The Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas," featuring its Christmas movies, new and old, 24/7, will begin Friday, October 21st.

R465 did you watch that shit called Pumpkin Everything last week on Hallmark Channel?

I woke up this morning in a panic thinking I slept through my Monday morning video conference. That was whelming. Going to bed shortly and setting multiple alarms to make sure I am camera ready by 7 am.

I skipped that one, R466. The title alone was whelming.

Does Hallmark drop some Christmas films from the countdown when they make more, or do they just start earlier every year?

[quote]Does Hallmark drop some Christmas films from the countdown when they make more, or do they just start earlier every year?

Older ones get dropped from the circulation list eventually, but running them 24/7 and starting so early means that most are shown multiple times, even old ones.

My golden girls goes into exile

[quote]My golden girls goes into exile

Along with me, until January 2nd.

It’s only going to be 45 degrees here this afternoon.

I gave to go to the market because I only bought 1 loaf of bread and it went moldy quickly. I usually buy and freeze a second loaf, but for some reason decided not to.

I just enjoyed a cup of Bigalow orange & spice tea with a tsp of honey.

The only joy I shall have had today was seeing how R475 is illiterate and gives me the opportunity - nay, responsibility - to say

Oh, dear. Three "Oh, dears," in fact, are warranted.

But it will get me through the day.

Finally found a cheap Arabian fragrance that smells mostly like burning wood, charcoal and resin. no flowers, no fruits, no sugar.

Eat shit n did r476

Die!

This is “I want to be Underwhelmed” we’re all should breathe freedom and peace so that one forgets the world and its sad turmoils.

Knock it off.

What r480 said. "Oh, dear" is "no, dear" in Underwhelmed.

I've been good for 37 days in a row- no binging no sweets, snacks , frozen pizza etc.

I think I see Jupiter in the sky tonight. So bright!

I confuse Miles Teller and Ezra Miller.

I was a slut for 30 years and had all variety of fuck buddies including 2 mentally disabled hotties. Each kept cruising me in the local cruisy woods and they seemed to know exactly what they wanted, so I said yes to the first one. We got it on about 20 times. Turned out he had a huge cock and he loved screwing around in the woods as much as I did, and he really connected with me during the act and had more joy at orgasm than most people show in such beastly settings. Couple years later in another city same M.O. - this time I didn't hesitate I immediately said yes. This one had Downs but he was cute and not that short. He LOVED sex with me and I enjoyed the human contact with him as much as his big cock and heavy loads.

^Bless you.

I was giving myself a scalp massage and realized I have a very lumpy head. I hope I don't end up losing my hair.

Do you even lift, brah?

[quote]I was giving myself a scalp massage and realized I have a very lumpy head.

Perhaps you should consult a phrenologist.

My cat is laaazy.

That's pretty much the job description r490.

Mama he’s lazy. Lazier than me.

Leeches, for sure, are totally underwhelmed with silicone. Once the darlings of the medicine world....sooo long ago, now replaced by silicone cups for cupping in a variety of colors, whilst our dear, forgotten leeches are left to slime around river beds...very underwhelming

I am avoiding the grocery shopping so I got a Papa Murphy's stuffed crust instead. It's in the oven now and smells wonderful.

The leeches are better off now.

I find leeches kind of whelming...

"Brah" whelms, r488.

Noticed "Bros" is available to watch on streaming now, but it's $19.95 just to rent it.

I wonder if I'd be homophobic to wait until the price comes down?

I just wanted to post somewhere that I think it's really weird that the troll on Joe's thread who started accusing Joe of faking that he has cancer, showed up at the same time as another DLer who also claims he has cancer. The second guy is a troll (political and trans topics, mostly) and he "disappeared" for a while, only to reappear at about the same time that the troll on Joe's thread showed up.

I don't know what to think about that.

This is not the right place to post troll-hunting threads.

r499 We come here to avoid accusers. Don't be an accuser.

I didn't post a "troll-hunting thread."

We also don’t nitpick here.

I'm cold. I think I will go make some tea so I can cradle the mug and warm my hands.

You were talking earlier in the thread about all the people, trolls and threads you put on ignore, but okay.

Now I remember why these threads used to get paywalled, if not outright deleted. Carry on, ladies.

Saltines for dinner, dried papaya for dessert. Well, it sounded good at the time.

I love Saltines and butter. It's a treat.

I went to a work function I thought was a cocktail and appy party and its ended up being a sit down dinner. With wine.

Saltines for dinner? Are you in prison?

Almost, r509. I live in the Midwest.

I burnt my beans.

R498, steal it like millions of others have.

Well no, it's good to be an ethical consumer. But the PRICE! Sheesh!

I just made a HUGE pot of vegetable lentil soup so now I have my meals for the week already cooked. It turned out great. Also, it's very filling, low cal, and cheap. That one of my favorite things about fall and winter--soup season, so comforting.

[quote] steal it like millions of others have. Well no, it's good to be an ethical consumer. But the PRICE! Sheesh!

But would this make Billy Eichner happy?

I'm having an orange Gatorlyte - it's like Gatorade, but with a ton more sugar.

I'm going into the kitchen soon to toast two slices of low sodium Ezekiel bread then put no sugar no salt organic Trader Joe's peanut butter on it with organic sliced strawberries- part of tomorrow nights dinner.

I need a quieter hobby. I think I’m going to learn to knit or crochet or tat - something involving string and pointy needles while silently judging unfortunate looking individuals.

I want to make a Yip monster. I know from experience that I will spend at least $800 to make a demented version of this planter.

It’s shit like this that keeps me off the streets. You’re welcome.

I think I've had enough of Dave's Killer 21 Grain bread. I just ate a ton of it (to try to finish the loaf) and realize it's not that great. It's sweet, like others have noticed, and it's not cheap, either.

I need to book my flu shot.

R517- Those are ADORABLE.

[quote]I think I've had enough of Dave's Killer 21 Grain bread.

Isn't the real-life Dave in prison or something?

For r521. Hope it doesn't whelm.

Got my flu shot and my covid bivalent shot this am. Feel exhausted now but prob psychosomatic.

No sweets or frozen pizza, no binging for 44 days in a row.

Congratulations to me.

I’ve been horny AF all day.

Getting fucked is fun

R526- FUCKING is fun too.

^^Why don’t you do something about it? To my ass and mouth with your cock and feet?

R528- You would LOVE my feet.

My shoe size 17-4E.

I loved when the “underwhelmed’ threads were about:

I ate a can of soup today

I think my cat might be mad at me

I forgot to clean the lint trap on the dryer

Now, it’s “I only sucked 8 dicks last night.”

Or

“My sister found my dildo and used on her hubby!”

[quote]I'm going into the kitchen soon to toast two slices of low sodium Ezekiel bread then put no sugar no salt organic Trader Joe's peanut butter on it with organic sliced strawberries- part of tomorrow nights dinner.

Too much work for not enough pay off.

Well, if the pay off is in virtue-signaling it seems to be a home run r531.

It’s raining

I have purchased Febreze Fresh Pumpkin air freshener.

A little goes a loooooong way.

Now every time I shit, it smells like a Thanksgiving pie.

That is fucking whelming, r534. Get your pumpkin scented ass out of here.

I skip breakfast on Tuesdays so that by the time I eat lunch at 1pm I will not have eaten anything for 16 hours.

R530, I think it's just a small handful of posters who think that seeing sexual and scatological humor in the underwhelmed threads is the height of hilarity. In most cases, no one reacts to these posts, which just causes these posters to keep on trying. I find that putting them on ignore makes these threads look more they way they used to.

I only sucked 8 dicks last night

My sister found my dildo who used it on her hot husband

who has big sexy feet

[quote]I think it's just a small handful of posters who think that seeing sexual and scatological humor in the underwhelmed threads is the height of hilarity.

I think it's just a small handful of posters who think that blocking other posters in the underwhelmed threads is the height of profundity.

It rained all day but we needed it. I’ve been a lazy ass today with my 2 sweet doggies

I am currently reading in bed.

I crave salt. Idk why.

When I crave a snack, R543, I usually go for something salty rather than something sweet,

Different strokes for different folks

I like sheet cake

Uh oh, R543.

I must admit the resemblance is uncanny, lol.

I love butternut squash and apple soup - so satisfying and so Autumnal.

R548- That reminds me that I have to make dinner. I have been procrastinating. I am so tired of my own cooking, lol.

I hate queens who cradle mugs. Be a man.

^^ Someone wandered onto the wrong website. ^^

^^Can’t you try to be a man for once?

I have a fire in the fireplace.

My cats freaked out when I played a YouTube video with kittens meowing. They are looking for the trespassers right now.

One of my cats loves those videos! The other one, not so much. She just rolls her eyes and goes back to sleep. Which reminds me, there was an earthquake today. The cats reacted similarly. Eye roller didn’t flinch, but the boy, he freaked out. He hid for awhile and then wouldn’t leave my side all afternoon.

We have a hallway off of the TV room.

Sometimes when there's no one in that part of the house, my dog will stare down the hallway very intently, as if he's watching someone.

Probably nothing, I suppose.

R545- Then try this

It finally rained here in the PNW and it’s no longer hazy/smoky. That first downpour left a film on my hair - perhaps bits of ash.

Sunny and breezy today. Will wash my sheets and hang them out to dry on my clothesline. Air dried sheets tonight!

I bought a coverlet for the bed. It's taking forever to dry.

[quote]I bought a coverlet for the bed. It's taking forever to dry.

Maybe you could ask R559 to line-dry it for you.

I’m so damned tired.

This thread is nearing its completion. I guess the next one should have a winter themed-title, it being almost November.

But still 70 degrees in NYC. It doesn’t even feel like fall yet.

[quote]This thread is nearing its completion.

"Nearing completion"? Do you have an MBA? I haven't heard that word pairing since I was a waiter +/- 40 years ago, and biz types would come into the restaurant and ask if this or that table was "nearing completion." I thought it was so cute.

[quote]"Nearing completion"? Do you have an MBA?

An MFA.

I only have a BA. I'm underwhelming.

My local Whole Foods doesn't have self-checkout and they also don't have enough cashiers. To their credit, the cashier stands seem to be fully-manned with cashiers. However, they simply don't have enough cashier stands. The front part (where the cashier stands are) is crowded with a coffee stand and the Customer Service (Amazon returns, etc.).

The lines are long and blocking the merchandise. And it's not even their busiest time of the day.

When the time comes.

I have a box of Levain cookies downstairs.

You keep boxes of cookies in your underwear?

Not all the cookies made it through the night.

I don't have any Levain cookies. I am going to make choc chip ones today. Some will be gifts, some will be for a Halloween party.

Just found out they are opening a Lidl not far from where a work and less than a mile from a very large Shop Rite.

I attended a 2 1/2-day company conference this week. It ended at Noon today but I have MS Teams marked as busy even though I COULD be responding to emails.

What's a Lidl? It sounds like an Austrian dance?

My cats have come for a nap. I was already reading in bed.

[quote]What's a Lidl? It sounds like an Austrian dance?

I think that's the dance Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer do in "The Sound of Music."

I miss seeing frogs outside.

My prescription reading glasses are making me dizzy.

R578 I'm glad I don't see them inside.

I just ate my third donut of the day. It was lemon-filled and it got all in my beard.

We’re keeping this underwhelming and I’m typing this quietly while I still have squirrel claw fingers. I’m taking zyban and smoking less and farting more. I’m also acting like a baby over silly shit.

In more important news, my oven-roasted vegetable and chicken soup is done in 35 minutes. I have pumpernickel.

I got the flu vaccine and covid booster yesterday and today, Saturday, I feel like a Mack truck hit me.

And today is my 4th day of a new regime to keep my full head of thinning hair in my 60s. It's just a caffeine serum with some other ingredients that one massaged everyday into the scalp. Feels nice, in fact. I'll post results in 6 months. I had daily regimes, though.

The kombucha selection at a favorite eatery the other night was -- you guessed it -- Pumpkin Spice. Ugh. I really wanted kombucha so I ordered it. That's all they had. NOT terrible, but the 'spice' part literally burned my lips. The drink had the unfortunate appearance of toilet-derived sludge.

Yes, I can certainly see why you paid good money for that r585.

I have never had pumpkin spice.

You've never had pumpkin pie, R587?

It's a "regimen," R584. Since you're going through the trouble, why not try Rogaine rather than caffeine?

I could pulled over by a cop tonight. He thought I had changed lanes too aggressively and almost cut him off. I guess. Probably shouldn’t treat cops like everybody else in traffic. Anyway, he let me off with a verbal warning after checking my license. I could have used a frisk.

Stuck in the mud. Can’t move forward.

FUCK THAT!

[quote]—I’ll look better with two chins instead of a waddle

R582 I would prefer another chin to the waddle I have, too. I need to look into this.

I raked leaves yesterday and today I am sore

[quote] Probably shouldn’t treat cops like everybody else in traffic.

If there's a cop on the road, when I'm driving, I'll stay behind him. I've been pulled over enough times and it's no fun. Fuck that. I steer clear, literally.

Getting my CRV serviced. It’s going to take longer and cost far more than I expected.

R595 - isn't that overwhelming?

I gave in to the "Farewell Tour" hype and got a McRib and some chicken nuggets at McDs. The McRib was as good as always, but the nuggets were dry, overfried and the coating was very different (jusually you can easily take it off and just eat the chicken, this coating was glued on. Weird.

I got my stitches out.

You know, r596–you’re right. I withdraw r595.

Is that all there is?

Gasp!

How can this be?

Well, as long as this thread still breathes, I might as well provide a link to the next one.

Oops.