tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8245094118095241288..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: From the VFTP Mission Statement:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56200483125059561022010-12-24T13:57:06.711-05:002010-12-24T13:57:06.711-05:00Thank you all for providing me with considerable h...Thank you all for providing me with considerable humor this morning. VFTP? WTF?Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73992885149512647852010-12-24T09:47:16.818-05:002010-12-24T09:47:16.818-05:00I didn't hear any tenors.I didn't hear any tenors.ViolentIndifferencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074840251055457615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43958924692651963942010-12-24T09:11:20.323-05:002010-12-24T09:11:20.323-05:00Skip,
"Must be a slow day.
Or are you just l...Skip,<br /><br />"<i>Must be a slow day.<br />Or are you just lookin' for flame?</i>"<br /><br />Did you find the tenor of this post at all out of character for the place?Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62595510944599340622010-12-24T08:43:17.679-05:002010-12-24T08:43:17.679-05:00Wordsmith and occasionally WyrdSmyth: you have tha...Wordsmith and occasionally WyrdSmyth: you have that distinctively sharp edge, Ms. Tamara K. <br /><br />The Algonquin Round Table would have been meet company, for such word-forging.<br /><br />Prosper well and live long.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025768362210499102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14991273243259883492010-12-24T08:14:39.876-05:002010-12-24T08:14:39.876-05:00Like Bruce, I've been doing it the hard way fo...Like Bruce, I've been doing it the hard way for a long time. <br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />And Merry Christmas, a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all y'all. I say this in spite of the fact that y'all pretty much blew off the recent Winter Solstice.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83297590471253663852010-12-24T07:52:21.061-05:002010-12-24T07:52:21.061-05:00Yeah, but WTF do folks mean when they say Whiskey ...Yeah, but WTF do folks mean when they say Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? You would think drinking would impair motor skills, making dancing a bad idea...Dr_Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12228117732868137342010-12-24T05:57:58.027-05:002010-12-24T05:57:58.027-05:00"Acromegalic" led me to wander round the..."Acromegalic" led me to wander round the web aimlessly for about an hour, ending up looking at all the different guns that James Bond, 007 has carried in his different movies.<br />Six degrees of separation . . . . . . (the actor who played "Jaws" in a Bond movie was agromegalic)PQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24342364161525733302010-12-24T04:37:27.599-05:002010-12-24T04:37:27.599-05:00>> On Firefox at least: Select text. Right c...>> On Firefox at least: Select text. Right click. Click "Search ___ for ___ ..."<br /><br />I did not know that. Thank you very kindly.Bruce H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85872222235431549122010-12-24T04:10:38.213-05:002010-12-24T04:10:38.213-05:00Must be a slow day.
Or are you just lookin' fo...Must be a slow day.<br />Or are you just lookin' for flame?Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684179171065794525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53947943368668188552010-12-23T21:27:52.690-05:002010-12-23T21:27:52.690-05:00The only time I mind having to look it up myself i...The only time I mind having to look it up myself is when someone uses such an obscure acronym that Google's response to my query is "huh?".<br /><br />Then, it would be nice to have an explanation.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68662869210837966562010-12-23T16:55:16.645-05:002010-12-23T16:55:16.645-05:00Earl,
"I have wondered about VFTP for many p...Earl,<br /><br />"<i>I have wondered about VFTP for many posts, but it didn't seem to matter that I wasn't one of the club.</i>"<br /><br />Don't worry, there isn't any club. (And, like Groucho Marx, I wouldn't belong to one that would have me as a member. :) )<br /><br />(It's "View From The Porch"... :) )Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34267989391782701092010-12-23T16:09:26.620-05:002010-12-23T16:09:26.620-05:00And if you still can't figure it out, ask Rex ...And if you still can't figure it out, ask Rex Ryan.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958576405591230146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22759732510976303812010-12-23T16:02:28.785-05:002010-12-23T16:02:28.785-05:00I have wondered about VFTP for many posts, but it ...I have wondered about VFTP for many posts, but it didn't seem to matter that I wasn't one of the club. The DPICM is one of those fine improvements in neighborhood wrath. But having been in that business, I know too much about it... bastinado comes almost to mind - but I was a strange boy reading about horrible things done in the cause of... well, name it.Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34516659650553575422010-12-23T15:21:19.356-05:002010-12-23T15:21:19.356-05:00What does "VFTP" stand for?
(ducking)What does "VFTP" stand for?<br /><br />(ducking)Jay Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11085873775096542015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53220165869964960672010-12-23T15:13:05.340-05:002010-12-23T15:13:05.340-05:00Well, I did have to look up DPICM, but my general ...Well, I did have to look up DPICM, but my general guess was close. I'm gong to look for some of those at the next gun show.Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32715046800369035822010-12-23T14:08:47.143-05:002010-12-23T14:08:47.143-05:00Heck, got a fax from a B&W machine requesting ...Heck, got a fax from a B&W machine requesting the color they sent me.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ummm, ok, black it is then.RWCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23187672465647039462010-12-23T13:54:14.970-05:002010-12-23T13:54:14.970-05:00On Firefox at least: Select text. Right click. ...On Firefox at least: Select text. Right click. Click "Search ___ for ___ ..."<br /><br />I do so love living the future.<br /><br />Jim<br /><br />w/v: bleryol. The approved lubricant of the first frog to fly across the English Channel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13036066101238779702010-12-23T13:37:16.075-05:002010-12-23T13:37:16.075-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-2555698144760083862010-12-23T13:15:39.758-05:002010-12-23T13:15:39.758-05:00basti...
oh.
oh my.
I'm glad I didn't...basti...<br /><br />oh. <br /><br />oh my. <br /><br />I'm glad I didn't read this post at work. <br /><br />Thanks Tams. <br /><br />I..um... think.<br /><br />can I have my pwnd hat now? :)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682072668997410668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61425410853488325652010-12-23T12:11:40.898-05:002010-12-23T12:11:40.898-05:00Great Homer quote (on the phone): "Operator!...Great Homer quote (on the phone): "Operator! Give me the number for 9-1-1!"<br /><br />Yes, they are out there.Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12229846573932680102010-12-23T11:38:15.196-05:002010-12-23T11:38:15.196-05:00I always figure that if someone asks me a question...I always figure that if someone asks me a question like that while connected to the internet, they deserve the answer they get, no matter how accurate it is or isn't. :Dperlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46317226741830895182010-12-23T11:09:45.452-05:002010-12-23T11:09:45.452-05:00I believe we, as a nation, need to identify that t...I believe we, as a nation, need to identify that there is a divide in this nation and do something about it. There are those that have and those that do not. Things are not fair. We need to take from one group and give it to another. We can't have one class of people better off while another class suffers. There needs to be action taken to level the playing field. A distribution to the "have nots" from those that already have plenty.<br /><br />Wealth? No. Intelligence.ViolentIndifferencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074840251055457615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-66177213301642649302010-12-23T10:57:44.232-05:002010-12-23T10:57:44.232-05:00It never fails to amaze me when someone uses the i...<i>It never fails to amaze me when someone uses the internet to type the question "What does [xxxxx] mean?" and they type it someplace other than a search engine box.</i><br /><br />I've watched my father do that.<br /><br />Besides Tam, you're missing the point. They're not supposed to have to look things up on their own. You're supposed to do it for them....Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1917792024139990812010-12-23T10:53:25.728-05:002010-12-23T10:53:25.728-05:00Great post, but what does bastinado mean?
What?...Great post, but what does bastinado mean? <br /><br />What? <br /><br />Sheesh. You don't have to squawk and complain like I flogged your feet or anything.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16270218496709740352010-12-23T10:45:50.404-05:002010-12-23T10:45:50.404-05:00Do you REALLY have to drag their parents' mari...Do you REALLY have to drag their parents' marital status into the issue?TBecknoreply@blogger.com