tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43164151884111668852024-03-17T19:59:17.996-07:00you can't scare me, I have kidsmother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-11729668335247276642014-05-12T19:57:00.000-07:002014-05-13T22:03:28.425-07:00HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY--just a little late. Heyo, Happy, happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmas, aunties, step moms, new moms, kind of moms, almost moms, mom wannabes and mom has beens. Today is your special day. I hope it was everything you wanted and deserved.<br />
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Being a mom can be hard work, but it is often the funniest, happiest, goofiest job, full of free entertainment and a never ending supply of laughs, especially if you don't take yourself or your kids too seriously. I've seen some pretty intense posts on the old FB lately, where it appears many mothers are stressed, freaked, and entirely too intense. No offense, but for those of us who've been raising kids for a few decades now, you all need to calm down a bit. Sure, you have a few toddlers, and sure, they are kind of loud, demanding and messy, but remember, you're bigger than them, smarter than them, you have all the money and you can drive a car…It's pretty much your show, You call the shots, so call them in your favor. Please, don't let a three year old boss you around. Really, you're better than that. And don't forget that you are an adult. You've got this. And kids really are pretty resilient. (thank God) So, even when you screw something up, generally, it doesn't do any permanent damage...<br />
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Trust me, you will make some mistakes. We all do. Get over it and move on. Stop trying to be perfect. Not every meal has to be organic, not every activity has to be educational, not even milestone has to be etched in the baby book) Just relax. Even the best moms mess up at times…but guess what? Their kids live to tell. So, here's a repost of one of my favorites--Enjoy, and feel really good about yourself as a mother. Your Welcome:<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Now, on to today's topic: motherhood moments that we are less than proud of, those lapses in judgment, effort, or timing that just didn't work out. I'm not talking abuse and neglect here, but as you all know, motherhood is a series of weighing competing interests (money, time, sex, sleep, laundry, exercise, personal hygiene, children's health, activities, carpool, etc) and making the best/most convenient, least disruptive decision. It's one big story problem all day long: </span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Example 1: School gets out at 2:45. It is 2:15. You've been putting off getting groceries all day, because you were updating your blog...Do you have time to get to the store before picking up your fifth grader? Important Factors to consider: how far is the store? how many groceries? how hungry are you, really? Is the fifth grader embarrassed to be left in the school parking lot...(again)? Discuss...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Example 2: As of this morning you have $300 in your checking account, and $35 in your wallet. You need groceries, soccer shin guards, lunch money for 4 kids, picture money for 3, ACT prep money for the big one, and the cleaning lady only takes cash. How can you best divide the resources so no one gets stiffed? Don't be fooled, the answer to this one involves a Visa card, overdraft protection and Ted from Johnson Bank. We moms are nothing if not resourceful...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Example 3: Your baby is fussy. He cries a lot. He is just finding his fingers. He seems to enjoy sucking his thumb. You know that this will probably result in serious orthodontia later down the road. Do you encourage or discourage this behavior? This is a no brainer...beg, bribe, force the kid to suck his thumb. It is way better than a pacifier because he can never lose it. Sleep trumps all. Unless the situation involves fire or major vomit, always, always go with sleep. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">In the course of any given day, let alone in the course of any given childhood, bad calls are going to be made. Something or someone is just going to slip through the cracks. The life of a mother is one big gamble and we are all just playing the odds. . Here are some real life examples of where I read the tea leaves wrong. And you just know they will come out on an analyst's couch someday....so, on those days, where you blew the call and think that you are the worst mom ever, ...well, let me tell you, you have some competition...</span></i><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Really late/forgot to pick your kid up from the game, practice, the dentist, pre-school screening, family movie night?....done that too--The phone call from the preschool screener was pretty humiliating.. </i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>dropped your third grader off some ghetto gym for basketball practice, was too lazy to walk him in, and come to find out, practice was canceled? Oooops...scary</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>dropped your kid off at the wrong football field for the playoffs, because you were too lazy to make sure that those kids in the purple jerseys were actually his teammates? Oooops again.</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Left your baby under the Christmas tree in his infant seat for two hours because you forgot him while you bathed and put the other kids to bed? (Pete--Christmas 1996)</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>fed your kid hot dogs, bologna, cheese balls and twinkies today? Hell, my kids have packed that for their school lunches... Chris spent his entire childhood living on Tombstone frozen pizza, pretzel goldfish and kitkats...and once he could make his own pizza, I so didn't care.</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Let your baby suck on toothpaste while you showered? Why do you think Annie's teeth are so white?</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Told your two year old to keep an eye on the baby while you made the beds and took a shower? Seriously, this one ended with Baby Nate stuck outside on a screened porch...nice work, Jack. ..but all the beds had hospital corners.</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Sent your six year old to soccer practice with a broken collarbone? --the first set of x-rays were inconclusive...what? they just put that figure 8 thing on them....He's fine....</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>had to have your two year old's stomach pumped because he od'd on baby tylenol that you left on the kitchen table? --(I sweat the lid was locked on) (Nate, Fall 1997)</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>The baby fell down the stairs in his walker, because you were trying to fold laundry and forgot to put the gate at the top of the stairs?.. (Jack--1993---seriously, he was sneaky fast).</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Let your son skip the June ACT because he was painting an enormous ND sign in your garage for his brother's graduation party? Try telling that to his guidance counselor.</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Ignored your son's limp and leg pain after he dropped a 55 pound weight on his thigh...for two months...?</i></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><i>Missed your son's graduation from 6th grade? (this was not me, this was Dave McKeon, whose response was "Who in the hell graduates sixth grade? 8th grade graduation is stupid enough. Sixth grade? Yeah, that's a moment I don't want to miss..."</i></li>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Well, just the other day, I heard the best, the topper, the very honest, totally could be me, parental miscall, that will make us all feel a little better. Please, please understand, I mean no disrespect to my sister Wendy (who have I mentioned? is building a summer home) I am just using this as an educational example for all of us on just how easy it is, even with playing the odds, going with history, following your gut, to make the wrong call. Hey, Wendy, I hope this won't keep me off the summer house list. Please realize, I'm doing this for the youngsters, the rookie parents, who still feel guilty when they eat all of their kid's Halloween candy, who don't realize that you can read a magazine in your car during Little League games and lie to your kid that you saw his "big hit", you know, those parents,the ones who haven't yet learned to make up the dates on their kids immunization forms. (Oh,hell, my kids have had all of their shots, I just don't know exactly when...or where....) These newbies need to know that even a superlative, fine, fine, experienced and knowledgeable mother like yourself, can every so often make an ever so slight error in judgment. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">So, here is what happened. Last Monday, my nephew Teddy comes home from football practice complaining that he hurt his lower leg. He's limping, and in some pain, and Wendy says, "Let's see how you feel tomorrow" Perfectly reasonable, perfectly legitimate response, given that teenage boys spend their entire adolescence pulling, spraining, straining, or dislocating body parts, when they are not busy dropping heavy shit on themselves (see above). (Don't even get me started about the time Pete hurt his stupid finger and it involved three different physicians, a growth plate, a specialist, a referral from our insurance company, 15 x-rays, and the final diagnosis was:"Yeah, he broke his finger. Tape it to a buddy" which means tape "ring man" to "tall man"---$3500 worth of medical attention for a seven year old's digit and the best you've got is "tape it to a buddy"? Holy Christ. I should have gone to med school. ) I digress...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Ted's limp/pain continues, but it's a really busy week, Ted seems to be able to put weight on the leg, he continues to go to practice, he's got a game on Friday, he's a starter, he's not crying out in pain, and again, it's a really busy week. (In Wendy's defense, if we took our kids to the doctor every time someone whined about an injury, hell, they'd all be glowing in the dark from the unnecessary radiation....and seriously, tape it to a buddy???)...so Wendy, takes a very legitimate wait and see approach. Teddy goes to his football game Friday night, goes in for the first play on defense and literally cannot run on his leg. He makes a valiant effort but has to eventually come out of the game. The trainer, who is "trained" in these sorts of things, along with the coach, recommend that Ted see an actual physician. A little side note, Ted's leg and limp did not prevent him from going out with his friends on Friday night. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Now, did I mention that the Notre Dame home opener was taking place on Saturday? Preparation for the tailgate the following day kept Wendy away from the game. Ted got home late, Wendy and Tim left very early, and no real communication regarding the leg took place Sat. morning. During the day on Saturday, Ted begins to text his parents noting that his coach/trainer expects him to see some medical professional over the weekend. His parents enjoy the Notre Dame victory (totally short lived,---goddamn Michigan shoelace dissing, dreadlock wearing quarterback) and then decide to go visit some friends who live nearby. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Teddy spends his Saturday night texting his parents regarding their status, and possible arrival home, so he can get some medical attention. Wendy and Tim spend their Saturday night with, among many fun Notre Dame friends, a nurse, an opthamologist and the CEO of a hospital,who all reassure them that Teddy is totally fine. (Question: What the hell was in the punch at that party??there is not a hospital administrator in the world, let alone a CEO, who would ever advise anyone with insurance NOT to go to the hospital) Due to Wendy's "migraine", they decide to spend the night with their friends. It is almost a week since Ted's injury and his leg hasn't fallen off yet, so surely it can wait another day. Just ask the opthamologist. Well, once Teddy's parents arrive home... some time Sunday EVENING...they finally take Ted to the urgent care/doc in the box. (Wendy is extremely concerned...about her kitchen floor and the laundry back up.)..When the doctor views Ted's films, they discover...THAT HE HAS A BROKEN LEG!!! granted it is a hairline fracture in a small, non weight bearing bone, but it is indeed a broken leg. Way to diagnose, drunken opthamalogist. When Wendy called me with the news, I laughed my ass off. Uncle Dave McKeon's assessment: "That Teddy, he's no pussy". (the "unlike my four shidiot sons" was implied in that comment)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Wendy did say, "Do you think that I am the most negligent mom in the world? To which I replied "Of course not, you think that's bad, I have a friend who is a NURSE, who didn't realize her kid had TWO broken arms and sent him to school for a week. You're just a teacher, how the hell were you supposed to know it was broken? There wasn't a bone sticking out or anything..." "I'm sure PLENTY of moms send their kids to football practice all week on a broken leg, and PLENTY of moms ignore their kids repeated texts for medical help,... for two solid days... while spending the weekend with their college friends..." (granted, these moms are now attending court order parenting classes, but hey...) And the whole time I was thinking, "Hey, I look like Florence fucking Nightengale for just ignoring my kids "deep tissue bruise" for two months. I am clearly not the worst mom, second worst possibly, but not the worst in the world" .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Wendy knows that I am just kidding. And I'm sure she realizes that the point of this whole anecdote is to show that all moms, even the best ones, make mistakes. So, to all you self-flagellating moms who are sweating out missing your kid's 2nd birthday because you have tickets to a Cold Play concert, or who are racked with guilt for refusing to play Candyland one last time, or who think that it's child abuse to miss one pee wee soccer game, "Get over it...Stop beating yourselves up already.... Don't set the bar too high, and pace yourself, it's a long race...We all screw up the motherhood thing sometimes. As long as you're not doing chronically, constantly or totally on purpose, you will be fine, really. and so will your kid. Just ask the drunk opthamologist. </span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">2. Big, chocolate cake--even I couldn't eat this whole piece</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">3. Champagne cocktails--makes the lobster taste just that much sweeter. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">4. The Sharkanator--it's awesome, and Pete got me one for Mother's Day. It's for peeling, pitting and cutting avocados. AND it's shaped like a shark. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">5. The NFL Draft--I totally watched a ton of this. I'm not a big Johnny Manziel fan, but he should really shake things up in Cleveland and I'm really glad they got him. Let's just hope he can last longer than my boy Brady Quinn and doesn't end up broke like Bernie Kosar. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">6. The article in this month's Vanity Fair about how the OJ Simpson Trial begat the entire realm of reality TV. Totally Fascinating. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">7. This JMcLaughlin dress--My kids bought me this for Mother's Day (ok, I picked it out). It's way cuter in real life and even has pockets. Be prepared to see me wearing this all summer long. </span></span></span><br />
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Just to prove to the entire cyber world that I'm not a fake, cheat or liar, I've posted a photo of all the Letertainment prizes for your viewing pleasure. Check out the huge amount of booty awarded in this awesome blog contest--I know, it's pretty impressive--this is for sure a full service blog that always comes through:<br />
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I had a slightly difficult time explaining the many purchases on this month's VISA bill to Dave McKeon…This may come as a bit of a surprise, but Dave McKeon is really not all that interested in buying stuff for the followers of my blog…He's really not all the interested in buying stuff for his own kids, so I never fully came clean on the large charges from Tory Burch and sugarfina (though the sugarfina charge did not come as a total surprise. It's getting to be a monthly expense. I'm an addict)….What happens on the blog stays on the blog. so, please, let's just keep these awesome blog prizes on the down low from Skinny Dave, because it would just upset him and make everyone's life (ok, mostly my life) ugly, small and miserable.<br />
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Here is the Tory Burch tote (at least I sure hope it's in this beautiful package…I was afraid that I would be unable to recreate that Tory Burch bow, so I never opened this bag…) I delivered not one, but two of these bags of joy. Linda and Judy, please send a photo of the tote so we can all covet it and once again be reminded of your absolute domination in Lentertainment.<br />
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Here is the second place prize, scored by a well deserving John Heinzman. That's the "Bringing Home the Bacon tasting box from Sugarfina. It actually has little gummy pigs in it. I could eat that whole box right now (as you can tell, I am going through sugarfina withdrawal) John, please send a picture of your new lawn mower or whatever you put that $100 toward--or just send a picture of you eating those bacon flavored malted milk balls--just send some photos--I like to see you all in your natural habitats :<br />
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Here is the lovely gift won by our third place winner Rob Fredrickson. He got some super sweet sugarfina candy (The Bringing Home the Bacon Bromance tasting box like John AND the cocktail sampler, which frankly, I could use right about now) AND those very useful Chipotle gift cards. His co-workers can thank his captioning prowess for their lunches and they can also thank me, by checking into this blog on a regular basis. C'mon. I need to get some traffic flowing again. (point of interest--Did you know that you can get Chipotle gift cards at Sam's Club for a nickel or so under face value?? I know--I was quite surprised, but pleased. I am fascinated by Sam's Club and spend more time there than you would think. And they have that really big, big bottle of Grey Goose at a pretty nice price, so between that, their microwave bacon and now these bargain gift cards--who needs to go anywhere else? Well, me…because I still need many, many other things, like boots, totes, and dresses.) Rob, please send a picture of you and your co-workers--preferably Jessica--enjoying the always delicious burritos and such from Chipotle<br />
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And finally, here are all the parting gifts that our many, many funny friends received. I LOVE every single one of these sugarfina tasting boxes--just on pure looks alone. (Do you think if I insert the word sugarfina enough times in this blog they will send me some free candy??--they really should. I am the sugargina--hahaha--ambassador of the midwest, I truly am. And I am going through Swedish Fish withdrawal in a very big way). Below you will find, in descending order: 1. The Sugarfina Faves tasting box, full of a wide assortment of their candies--note the blue caramel robin's eggs--they are both beautiful and delicious, 2. the Cocktail tasting box--those are beer flavored gummies in the shape of beer mugs on top, and a bunch of other cocktail flavored candy as well. The Champagne bubbles--the white ones toward the back are excellent and 3. The Kid at Heart tasting box--this one is chocked full of different kiddish treats, and this is the box that is sitting in my pantry right now, waiting to be delivered to Kiki. (it will happen today or I may just eat it myself). Jessica, I left your candy in the capable hands of the Fredricksons, If you do not get it, get after Rob…He and Jean got their own candy, so there is no reason for them to poach yours…and sometime ask Jean about the robin's egg caramels…they've pretty much been keeping her alive.<br />
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While these prizes are terrific, great to see and fun to read about, the best parts of Lentertainment were the cleverness of the captions, the delightful comments, the crazy "wrinkles" in the angels robes, the "kid in the bag"/fish that some of us saw and others did not, the anticipation every time I posted a photo, and especially the friendships, camaraderie and good will the contest inspired. You all are the best. (and thanks, Joann, for the note--LOVED it). We have many more moments of fun and joy to share. Keep reading the blog and I will keep posting.<br />
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1. Sugarfina--I just really, really, really want some free candy. You know they have to google their own name all damn day, so they HAVE to see my shameless promotion.<br />
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2. Jean Fredrickson--for many, many reasons<br />
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3. The American Panthems at Bonobos. I really love these pants for some reason. If all goes well, plan on seeing a bunch of them this summer…. on my sons…if they are good…and make the dean's list….or earn them in some other important way….Do you hear me, McKeon brothers?? You know you want these pants.<br />
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4. <u>Shotgun Lovesongs</u>-- very good new book by Nicholas Butler. I saw that the Lake Forest Book Store was recommending it, but by that time I HAD ALREADY READ IT…of course I did, because I am at the front end of many, many up and coming trends. Don't make me mentions Stan's donuts again, ok?<br />
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5. Julia Louis Dreyfuss--I really think we would be friends in real life, if we lived in the same town. ( I have these same delusions about a bunch of people--from Jen Lancaster to Richard Russo…but I really mean it with JLD--as I would call her, in our BFF relationship) The GQ spread on her was hilarious. <br />
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6. Hydrangeas--check these out. I bought them at the infamous Sam's Club and have managed to keep them alive for almost three weeks in the fake spring we are having. Soon I should be able to reintroduce them into the wilds of my front porch in my lovely pots…<br />
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7. Sam's Club--full of wonderful surprises at times….(however, I do fear that I may just come home with an enormous bouncy house or something, as I can often get caught up in a strange sort of Sam's Club fever--which I'm sure they count on from others, too)<br />
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8. <u>The Interestings</u> by Meg Wolitzer. You should be able to tell by now that I spent my two weeks off from this blog reading books. It's totally true and I will not deny it. I will not, though, tell you just how many books I read or you would know what a total, nerdy freak I really am…<br />
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9. The Blackhawks--super fun to watch. I am almost afraid to mention them, because I, like the Sports Illustrated Cover, have been known to jinx a team or twenty.<br />
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10. Mother's Day--the most important holiday of the year. Children, husbands and all related parties need to pay close attention to this special, special day. It can make or break the rest of your year…..Again, McKeon progeny take heed. <br />
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<br />mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-36024523619837558732014-04-21T23:26:00.000-07:002014-04-21T23:26:48.519-07:00WINNERS!!!What a masterful ending for Lentertainment, with so many captions, votes and new voters coming to the blog…(Welcome, Pope John XXIII and Sr. Jovita--nice to know that some of those in the afterlife is checking out the blog and also that they have retained a sense of humor--is it too much ask for you to sign up as followers? I'd like to have a few more nuns in the fold--and a Pope would be quite a coup).<br />
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Before we get to the scoring, the chart, and the winners, I just want to thank each and every one of you. This contest exceeded my expectations all the way around. The blog ticker went sky high, we all made some new friends, (John and Rob--you can thank me later for your budding bromance and Jessica, let me know when you are in town--we need to have lunch, drinks, dinner or all of the above. Karla, we need to meet in person because after counting the last set of votes, I think I need to confirm that you are indeed a human and not a robot--and ask your niece if she knows any of my kids…if she does, tell her I apologize in advance) but even more importantly, you guys had me laughing EVERY single day. There were so, so, so many funny captions and comments. Who knew just how clever you all could be? (I'm talking to you, Joann Speca) And who knew just how many oddities every one "saw" and described in the pictures/photos? (crotchtacular anyone?) And how many new words we would all create? If you ever get the chance, go back and reread some of the captions--you will start laughing all over again. Truly, thanks for the rocking good time--it made the Lenten season fly by.<br />
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Now that Lent and Lentertainment are over, please, don't be strangers. Stop by, read the blog and post a comment or two for old time sake. (It's going to be very hard going from the over 1,100 comments that the last post generated to the single digits again…) I promise we will do another contest, but not for a few months (I need a break and I'm sure you all do, too). AND we will have a blog party/reunion at some point this summer--(Karla and Judy's entire posse will be invited so we can make sure they are real and try to figure out just how the hell Judy got them all to keep casting those votes. Seriously, it was some sort of crazy, ass phenomenon).<br />
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Ok, the here is the scoring Chart--don't freak out and please keep reading as it requires a bit of explanation which you will find below the chart:<br />
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<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">914</td>
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<td align="right">463</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
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<td align="right">466</td>
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<td align="right">507</td>
<td align="right">40</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
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<td align="right">1009</td>
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<td align="right">700</td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">901</td>
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<td align="right">565</td>
<td align="right">21</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
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<td align="right">616</td>
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<td align="right">368</td>
<td align="right">133</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">200</td>
<td align="right">761</td>
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<td align="right">160</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
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<td align="right">161</td>
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<td align="right">50</td>
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<td align="right">50</td>
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<td align="right">496</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
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<td align="right">502</td>
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<td align="right">110</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
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<td align="right">118</td>
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<td align="right">106</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
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<td align="right">10</td>
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<td align="right">119</td>
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<td align="right">99</td>
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<td align="right">99</td>
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<td align="right">122</td>
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<td align="right">122</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">490</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
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<td align="right">10</td>
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<td align="right">507</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">170</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">172</td>
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<td align="right">114</td>
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<td align="right">114</td>
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<td align="right">51</td>
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<td align="right">51</td>
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<td align="right">294</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
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<td align="right">302</td>
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<td align="right">407</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
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<td align="right">422</td>
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<td align="right">303</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
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<td align="right">318</td>
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<td align="right">1</td>
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<td align="right">1</td>
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<td align="right">500</td>
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<br /><br /><u>Quantity</u>--every single caption on the Nuns having Fun photo got a point, so yeah…that took some time. AND the old captions that Stacy applied to this new, nun photo garnered a point for the original author, AND a point for Stacy--who by the way, was a total captioning machine with 133 whopping big, HUGE captions--nice, nice job, Stacy. I like your strategy and your Bob Freund caption was genius. Hall of Fame for you. <br />
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<u>Quality-</u>-you know how that one works, and I must say, with over 400 captions, it was super hard to narrow it down to just 15 great ones. Thanks to Nate "Bad Will (egg) Hunting" McKeon for assisting with the final Top 15-I appreciate your efforts and willingness to help sift through the captions--an extra pair of large check Chubbieshorts for you--I know…Chris will be SO pissed…<br />
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<li>Judy literally had well over 600 votes--I know because I counted every, single f'ng one of them. For that she got 50 points and she earned EVERY single one of them, because she singlehandedly brought several new people to the blog--thanks, Judy. You are a fierce competitor. </li>
<li>John made a truly valiant effort and entered over 300 votes himself. AND he made a lamb cake mid voting. For this very impressive effort, he was awarded 40 voting points</li>
<li>Rob and Stacy had a bit over 40 votes a piece (Stacy's were more comments than votes but they were hilariously hilarious) and for that, they got 30 big points</li>
<li>Linda and Jessica each had 9 votes…which gained them 20 voting points (I know--like shooting fish in a barrel, isn't it??) </li>
<li>Nate and Tricia both got a vote, and as a result got 10 super easy points. </li>
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<u>Extra credit-</u>-Extra credit was super hard to award. I had 1,000 points to give away, but really struggle in how to divvy it up. <br />
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<li>Judy had to be rewarded for the impressive voting record, AND for all the new, very funny traffic she channeled to the blog. Karla, Mary Werwie, Pope John XXIII, Sr. Jovita, Paul, son John, Leo, Grace Montemurro and all the others that voted for Judy not only help the ticker move, but also added a ton to the Lentertainment value of the season. For that, Judy got 100 large points. </li>
<li>John shared great Catholic school stories and day in and out a ton of great captions, comments and links to knowledge that I really appreciated--and I really did watch the nun-monster truck video. He, too, got 100 points of extra credit. </li>
<li>Rob owned the personal sharing portion of the competition and excelled in sucking up to the blogmaster. This did not go unnoticed and as such, Rob also got 100 big points. I know, I know--that doesn't really change the end result, but I did want to acknowledge the efforts of all</li>
<li>Stacy got 200 extra credit points because her 133 captions were pure and utter quality. She had me cracking up the entire weekend, (which was fine because technically speaking, Lent was over, right?) and capped it all off with the great, great comments during the voting…I loved her "Hey, Mary Werwie, do you have a dog?" comments. Such a perfect strategy. So well played, Stacy. Very well done. Btw? Was Seebeck's really having a sale??</li>
<li>Finally, and I warned you that Extra Credit is incredibly random--I awarded 500 points to Rob's wife Jean, because once I heard the 7 lb plus twin comment--(yeah, Rob, super smart of you not to mention just how heavy your big boy twins were to the woman who carried them attached to her body for nine long months) I really felt I had to recognize this achievement. Seriously, TWO over 7 lb babies at one time? My eyes about popped out of my head when I read that…Hooray for you, Jean Fredrickson. I hope Rob properly rewarded you for that incredible accomplishment….and continues to do so. </li>
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<u>Game Changer:</u> During the voting portion of the last photo, Marie asked if she could gift her points to Linda. I read the rule book several times and could not find anything precluding this per se, so I granted Marie's request….Marie is going on a pilgrimage to Rome and I really need her to put in a good word for me with the big guy, (especially after this contest) so, I'm pretty much going to do whatever she asks…and she was such a terrific competitor that I have a hard time denying this selfless request. Adding Marie's 422 points to Linda's total gives her a whopping 1009 points which is astounding and kind of awesome, However, that puts me in a bit of a dilemma…. which I think I've resolved quite nicely… because you all know I'm always, always thinking. </div>
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<li>First Place--Judy and Linda will BOTH win Tory Burch totes, because OF COURSE I bought two of them, because I knew something like this would happen…I've done this before and always err on the side of generosity. (don't you remember the Fit Club contest?? which Judy also won...) So, congrats to both of you. You were both terrific and worthy competitors. I am very glad these totes are going to such great homes. Enjoy them in good health and let me know when and where to drop them off. Also, I hope that you ladies will allow Karla and Marie, respectively, to tote the tote every now and again, as these two women were quite instrumental in your victories…well done, one and all...</li>
<li>Second Place--John, you are the second place winner and are bringing home the CASH. Yes, cash is king and so are you. The $100 visa gift card is yours and you earned EVERY single penny of it. In addition, because you are such a great sport and so very, very funny, you will also receive a "Bringing Home the Bacon" Tasting Box from Sugarfina, for bringing home the bacon in this competition. Nicely, nicely done--and seriously, if you want to play a round of golf at the Creek, let me know. However, you may have to play with my sons, so you might want to rethink that …</li>
<li>Third Place--the $50 worth of Chipolte gift cards AND the sugarfina candies (ONE Cocktail Tasting Box and ONE Bringing Home the Bacon Tasting Box) go to our very own Rob Fredrickson. FYI--those combined 15 lbs of twin babies are now about 500lbs of big man twins. I hope they enjoy Chipolte, because $50 will may buy one meal for your twin towers of sons…You were a very tough competitor and wrestled the lead from Judy on more than one occasion. We are all very glad that you threw your captioning hat into the ring. Every single round, you made me laugh again and again. Thanks for being in the game. </li>
<li>Finally, I have a few consolation prizes for those of you who consistently captioned, voted, chimed in and added to the fun. Stacy, Jessica, Tricia, Joann, Sue E, Kiki, Jan--basically any competitor with over 300 points will get a lovely box of candy from Sugarfina…(their tasting boxes are terrific). Those of you who live out of town, email or FB message me and I will ship the candy to you. Sue E, I'm not sure how well the candy will transport over seas--We may need to work something out… And yes, Marie and Jean Fredrickson will get some candy, as well. You've both earned it, with your giving natures, you are the embodiment of Lentertainment. Congrats all the way around. </li>
<li>And honestly, everybody is a winner with Lentertainment…good fun, big laughs and new friends. What more can you ask for? </li>
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Thanks again to everyone who captioned, voted, read, or shared this blog. Keep coming back… I will do my best to keep you entertained--and who knows, we may be doing an Adventertainment contest come December….</div>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-78260639974796592242014-04-21T20:58:00.000-07:002014-04-21T22:09:22.815-07:00MCKEON EASTER FUN--why Lentertainment scoring was not done until tonight. I apologize that I did not get the scoring done sooner, but it takes a serious amount of time to go through over 1,000 votes and attribute each one to it's proper contestant and I didn't have six spare, uninterrupted hours to sit and compile the results until this evening. I was a little busy yesterday having some serious Easter fun and I have the photos to prove it. Here we are in the yard post Mass, pre Egg Hunt. Yes, Pete is making another face…trying to ruin another picture…Classic Pete.<br />
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As many of you know, every year, since our kids have been little, we have a highly competitive Egg Hunt, (think Hunger Games without any real blood shed) Similar to the Lentertainment contest, prizes are awarded for both quality and quantity. The person who finds the most eggs gets $50. Second place takes $20 and 3rd place gets $10. Quantity pays, but hunting skills are rewarded as well. Dave McKeon hides about 160 eggs, many are just tossed in the rocks on the beach or thrown in the prairie, but a few are very well hidden. These special eggs are worth serious cash so they have to be hard to find: there is one prize egg worth $50, 2 eggs worth $20, 4 worth $10 and 8 worth $5. Yes, we blow a wad of cash on the egg hunt, but it is worth EVERY penny in pure entertainment value. We have years of great Egg Hunt memories and it is an anticipated event. Even when we are out of town, we have a big money hunt. One year we actually hid the eggs in the exercise room and pool at the Four Seasons in Boston. We had planned on hiding the eggs in the park across the street from the Four Seasons where we were staying (this was the year we took all the kids on Annie's East coast college tour--14 schools in 9 days--we have never looked at another college since--even though Pete and Nate were only in like fifth and sixth grade) The weather was freakishly cold, so I called down to the front desk to see if we could hide eggs indoors. They said we could use the pool/exercise area but we had to be done by 7am. We hid most of them and then just threw the rest in the pool--needless to say, the early morning swimmers were not too pleased…typical McKeon holiday. Good times, good times. </div>
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Here are the kids this year pre-hunt. Posey seriously regretted wearing a skirt...</div>
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The eggs are hidden in our yard, from the beach all the way across the road into the Prairie Preserve. It's a lot of real estate and most years, some of the kids eventually give up. This year, all of the kids are broke, so they were hunting forever…(side note--it took us like ten years to figure out that we should NOT put actual cash in the eggs, because Dave could never remember where he hid all the money eggs and as a result, we often left $20-$40 out in the prairie somewhere. Two years ago, we started marking the eggs and then handing out the cash post hunt…and this year, Dave took notes on where he his the money eggs so he could provide clues if the hunt went on too long. One year, we had to take a break for dinner and then the boys went back out to hunt until dark…pouty Pete eventually found the last $20 egg) This year, though I pegged him as a real contender, figuring that since he can now move his arms and legs that he would be totally primed to do whatever it takes to scoop up all the eggs, Nate got shut out in both quantity and quality. He only found a handful of eggs and only one had money it--However, it was an egg from three years ago that had a single dollar in it. We were laughing our asses off. Obviously, plastic eggs live forever. Jack brought his friend Tim home for Easter and he cleaned up. Tim wisely wore long pants, he had a good stride and he was smart to draft off of Chris (who usually finds the most eggs) . This year, Tim not only found the most eggs, he also found a few money eggs. I think he took $70 off of us...He most likely will NOT be asked back.<br />
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Nate, sucking it up in the Egg Hunt.<br />
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Annie scouring the beach. Annie is not our strongest competitor. Usually once she finds any money she calls it quits and just comes in. This year, she and her cousin Nora (both poor grad students) stayed until the bitter end. However, Annie did not land in the big money….again. </div>
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That's Posey "Prairie Beast" McKeon on her way to finding the $50 prize egg. Mid hunt, she actually got stuck in a thicket out in the Prairie and had to be freed by her father, as the other competitors would not stop or slow down to help her. It's every man for himself in the McKeon Hunting world. However, Posey once again showed them all. And though her legs look like they got caught in a thresher, for the second year in a row she won the most money of any of our kids. A good time was had by all, but it left little time for scoring the contest. See the next post for the scoring chart and the prizes awarded. </div>
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There were so, so many excellent captions, I had to call in reinforcements to assist in choosing the final TOP TEN---After a delightful family dinner of shrimp fajitas, queso blanco, massive amounts of guacamole and peach margaritas at La Fogata, (yeah, the McKeons are really feeling the sacrifice of Lent in that Good Friday meal….however, it really was our only meal of the day--though I'm not quite sure how margaritas fit into the Lenten fasting rules…) I turned the blog over to Nate to get his opinion on the best of the best, asking that he mark his favorites before midnight. While his siblings and their college cronies played Cards Against Humanity (another super appropriate Good Friday endeavor--though they did wait until midnight to start making meat based food) Nate got to work. When I woke up this morning, here is what I found on my laptop: </div>
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<i>Hello my dear readers. My sweet mother Laurie was composing
the final blog post when, out of nowhere, the ground opened up below her and
she was swallowed into the depths of hell by a fire of Biblical proportions.
This should be a warning to you all. Stay on your guard, any one of you could
be next (Mr. Fredrickson). My main concern at the moment is figuring out how I’ll
explain the gaping hole in the family room floor to my dad, because we all know
that it’ll take some serious dough to fix this bad boy. I’ve taken it upon
myself to complete the Lentertainment journey by posting the final Top Ten. You
all have competed marvelously, and should be proud of yourselves. But not that
proud. Only the winner can be truly proud. Without further ado, it gives my
great honor to present to you the Top Ten of the final Lentertainment blog
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Before we "boogie" I must confess (Lent and all) that I edited Nate's TOP TEN this morning, turning it into a well deserved TOP FIFTEEN. (Stacy really came to play--she had about 20 great captions all by herself) Also, my descent into Hell has been greatly exaggerated at this time--though it could be imminent, today is not that day. And I'm sorry to say this, but I fear more than a few of you will be joining me on that fast train to hell, as Rob nicely pointed out. But, I hope we've all enjoyed the ride. </div>
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Here are the FINEST FIFTEEN--someone tell Karla so she can spend the whole day voting. The voting stops at MIDNIGHT!! at which time, I will ruminate, tabulate, and congratulate the winners. </div>
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Remember, ONE THOUSAND very important extra credit points will be awarded this round. I am incredibly impressed by the quality of nun captions. You have all outdone yourselves. Please continue with your winning ways during the voting section--It's not just about the quantity of votes--quality comments ALWAYS get noticed and often get REWARDED…Let's keep the LENTERTAINMENT coming and finish strong. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Since nobody can hear me, I'm going to say it: "I think Mr. Freund is hot." </b>Stacy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(This made every single one of my kids laugh out loud) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I'm picking Jesus up at the Tomb on Sunday....it's a long drive. </b>Judy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas and a half pack of cigarettes ... We're on a mission from God… </b><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Jan (I LOVE this one…very much) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I can't wait to hit that bitch Sister Mary Catherine, for stealing my rosary. </b>Jessica (not Jess)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"What are the nuns doing that they can't answer the phone?" Pope Francis said. </b>Judy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(Thank Maggie for this one getting in the Top Fifteen. If Maggie likes it, it's good) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>God dammit, get your ass out of the slow lane, Sr. Jovita! </b>Judy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sister Ignatius may have just peed a little? </b>Stacy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Fast and the Furious! </b>Linda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Racing to confession with that cute Father Joe. </b>Rob</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>After Vatican II, they began driving real cars. </b>Marie Pitt Payne</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sister Catherine instantly regretted not wearing her sports bra. </b> Stacy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> I think Laurie lured us into this so she'll have company in Hell. </b>Rob</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(This may or may not be true) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"All the single ladies, all the single ladies, put your hands up" timing is everything. </b>John</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>" Let she who is without sin crash the first car". </b>John</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> (excellent use of Bible verse) </span></div>
mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com895tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-59852004034829811062014-04-18T16:32:00.003-07:002014-04-19T07:41:41.211-07:00UPDATED SCORING--the lead has changed!!<br />
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OMG!! The scores are posted and Rob has taken the lead--Well played, Rob. Sharing your stories during the voting section was a VERY smart strategy. Well, at least I fell for it….and I kind of want to know more, especially about that Jessica on the balcony story…don't leave me hanging. Lesson to the rest of you, Lentertain me and you will be rewarded. <br />
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OMG!! again--The blog is well over 80,000 hits--Thank you all very, very much, especially you, Karla. I owe you one…and will buy you a great big cocktail at the blog reunion...<br />
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Here is the explanation for the scoring: </div>
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Voting (which was once again DOMINATED by Judy) was scored as follows: </div>
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<li>Judy got 50 points because she cannot be stopped. She killed all comers in the votes and pretty much single-handedly is making the ticker count.</li>
<li>Rob got 30 points because he had several votes and used the voting section so, so wisely</li>
<li>Jessica got 20 points, mostly thanks to Rob, and I loved the Jessica stories. </li>
<li>Everyone else who got any votes got 10 points. You're welcome. </li>
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Extra Credit: 500 whopping extra credit points were awarded as follows: </div>
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<li>25 went to Judy for her voters and their amazing powers</li>
<li>25 went to John because he makes me laugh</li>
<li>50 went to Rob for his incredibly entertaining stories--keep them coming</li>
<li>100 went to Sue E because she is on the road, but captioning and voting and her dedication impressed the heck out of me. </li>
<li>100 went to Jessica for bringing Rob into this contest. </li>
<li>100 went to Tricia because the Judy voter comment was a beauty and should have gotten more votes</li>
<li>100 went to Ginny because her Leprechaun comment was just so nice. </li>
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There you have it. The tension builds, the Tory Burch is gift wrapped (by Tory Burch--not me) and ready for the winner, we are winding this whole shebang up and I cannot wait to see how it ends. TOP TEN from the nuns having fun photo will be up later tonight--then Karla will start to vote and could very well catapult Judy into the winner's circle. Stay tuned and keep it all Lentertaining...<br />
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<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Previous</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Quantity</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Quality</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Voting</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> EC</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Total</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Judy</td>
<td align="right">583</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
<td align="right">688</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">john</td>
<td align="right">583</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">25</td>
<td align="right">658</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right">442</td>
<td align="right">11</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
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<td></td>
<td align="right">463</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right">480</td>
<td align="right">7</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">507</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">580</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">700</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">429</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">565</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right">347</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right"><br /></td>
<td align="right">368</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R.</td>
<td align="right">160</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">160</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E</td>
<td align="right">373</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td> 100</td>
<td align="right">496</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle</td>
<td align="right">110</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">110</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">106</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">99</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. DelFava</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">122</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia</td>
<td align="right">367</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">490</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right">58</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">170</td>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-53380659133887438942014-04-17T18:33:00.001-07:002014-04-17T18:33:50.135-07:00FINAL PHOTO-- and ONE THOUSAND BONUS POINTS??--That's Lentertainment. The voting for "Toxic Waste" is done, and once again, Judy dominated. It appears that everyone has basically conceded the voting portion of the competition to Judy and her followers. I'm not sure if I am disappointed that the rest of you basically rolled over if I can respect the strategy of conserving your energy for the captions. But mostly I'm wondering how the hell Judy can get all of these people to vote for her in droves, while the rest of you terrific and great people cannot generate much more than 20 votes. I'm not judging here, just perplexed and a bit scared of Judy's power.<br />
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In an effort to make the ticker pop and to keep the excitement high, I am removing the caption cap…Yep, you read that right…no scoring limit to the number of captions you can submit. AND I will count and score EVERY single caption that comes in for this final photo, so shake off the carpal tunnel and get your captions flowing. This is a HUGE sacrifice on my part, because it is a total pain in my ass to keep counting all those captions and you just know that John and Judy are going to go crazy with this. Please, Linda, Joann, Rob, Tricia, Jessica, Kiki, Jan and everyone else, try to caption early and often just to keep John and Judy from killing themselves, each other or me.<br />
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They are not only beautiful but very tasty. Think how AWESOME these would look in your Easter basket. Oh, that's right. I already did. You're welcome, McKeon children. (who are we kidding? I will eat every one of those eggs. My kids would rather have Reese's eggs all day long--which is great because all the more upscale candy for me…) Always the value shopper (I honestly could barely type that sentence because it's such a HUGE lie during Holy Week), I had to buy a 5 lb box of the Sugarfina Swedish Fish for myself because it was such a total bargain. (compared to the $18 they charge for the 12.5oz box, that is) I cannot wait for these candies to arrive. Happy Lentetainment to me. </div>
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<b>Great! Another reason for the city not to empty my trash can!! </b>Linda</div>
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<b>"I'm melting....." </b>Marie</div>
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<b>Kenny's skateboard and phone didn't make it out, but Kenny will be fine. Well… except for that dang third testicle… </b>Stacy</div>
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<b>Suzie tried desperately to cover up her Pinterest DIY gone wrong, (terribly wrong). "It's those damn frackers!" she proclaimed. </b>Jan</div>
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<b>I warned the new mascot not to wash his leprechaun suit in hot water. </b> Ginny</div>
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<b>Another SJCA Science Fair project gone awry. </b>Joann</div>
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<b>"Is that Green Bay?" </b> John</div>
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<b>Is this Kathleen Sebelius' driveway? </b> Jessica<b> </b></div>
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<b>WARNING: No Swimming, No Fishing </b>Judy</div>
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<b>Cannonball man has landed. </b> Rob</div>
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<b>John has set a trap for Karla. </b>Rob</div>
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<b>It was the first time in years they had reached a unanimous agreement, but at that very moment they all decided to skip the split pea soup. </b><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span> Marie</div>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com312tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-24959086526848373592014-04-16T07:05:00.001-07:002014-04-16T07:05:44.793-07:00SCORING FOR THE POODLE TWINS
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<br />Someone (that would be me) has been logging some serious chart time to catch everyone up as we head into the final kick toward the finish line. I am also scouring the internet to find the best finale picture ever. I still haven't found what I'm looking for…. (nice U2 reference there--you're welcome) I kind of wish I would have held back the fat guy on the greased pole, because that one is still my favorite, but I am praying for a Holy Week miracle that drops the perfect photo in my lap…or I'll just give up and post a big head photo of Nate. Right now, it could go either way…<div>
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I will have the TOP TEN captions for that "toxic waste" photo up later this morning, but I really don't like mixing scoring posts with the fun posts so, I want to get this one up first. Yes, you read that right…that will be THREE posts in less that 24 hours. I am a goddamn work horse in the name of Lentertainment. I do want to note that I LOVE the comments you all make in the voting. Sorry that I don't always comment on them in a timely fashion. Sometimes I don't read them until a few days later. Sunday I had to scrub all the tailgate stuff and get it put away AND I scoured my garage floor. I was just so sick of the ugly, dirty, gritty crap that gets tracked into my house through the garage that I took a hose, a scrub brush, a squeegee and a huge bottle of dawn out to the garage and went to town. While Dave McKeon watched the Masters, I suds and scrubbed the garage floor. We both felt really good about our Sunday afternoons, which pretty much sums us both us. I will admit that I get a little thrill in my heart from a well organized linen closet, a pristine garage floor or sanitized tale gate paraphernalia. So, I apologize for not following the voting comments more closely, but I was chasing that cleanliness high. We all need to find our joy somewhere--mine comes from order and the smell of fabric softener. </div>
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Again, I digress…Here is the latest tally chart--HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, this is a close one. John and Judy are ACTUALLY tied. Rob is 3 tiny points behind. We've got Linda, Jessica and Joann in the 400s, Tricia, Stacy, Marie, and Sue E are close behind in the 300s. Basically EVERYONE is still in the hunt, because I'm doling out the extra credit with a shovel these days. Scoring for the last two photos will be generous and bounteous because that is how we roll. </div>
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A brief explanation for today's scoring (quantity and quality are self explanatory) voting and extra credit were awarded as follows: </div>
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1. To show her TOTAL voting dominance, and the aberration that was the last round with Rob splitting the vote, Judy CRUSHED it in the voting portion for the Poodle Twins round. For that she got 40 well deserved points, double the usual 20 allotted. And the undying admiration of politicians everywhere. I personally thank her and her posse for running the blog ticker up so high. And Karla, we need to meet because I really should thank you in person and shake your hand for making this happen. </div>
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2. John got 30 points for coming in second in the voting (nice try, Rob, but Judy cannot be stopped)</div>
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3. Linda picked up 20 big voting points and then everyone else who even got a sniff of a vote got 10 voting points--most of you should thank Linda for this because she is such a nice, kind competitor that she always votes for her peers. (this munificence has not gone unnoticed by the judges) </div>
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4. FIVE HUNDRED extra credit points shook out like this: </div>
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<li>200 points for Jan because she had the sense to do a bit of self editing, admitted she had nothing and then totally confessed on herself. For some reason, I loved everything about the whole comment…(probably because I could totally hear myself saying/doing the exact same thing) including the part about poodles in pussy hats…still makes me laugh. </li>
<li>100 points for Kiki because I have a crush on her dad and because her caption was terrific</li>
<li>100 points for Marie because she keeps us all honest and has some real high quality material.</li>
<li>60 points for Tricia because I loved the "b*tches" captions</li>
<li>40 points for Rob because he has a poodle/fancy dog and was willing to admit it. </li>
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So, the tension builds. We have two more scoring rounds. Now is not the time to let your guard down. The LENTERTAINMENT grand finale is just four short days away. Press on, Dear Readers, press on. </div>
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<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Total</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Quantity</td>
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<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Voting</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> EC</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Total</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Judy</td>
<td align="right">513</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">40</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">583</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">john</td>
<td align="right">523</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">583</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right">421</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">442</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right">433</td>
<td align="right">17</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">480</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">500</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">40</td>
<td align="right">580</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">406</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">429</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right">326</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">347</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R.</td>
<td align="right">160</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">160</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E</td>
<td align="right">372</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">373</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle</td>
<td align="right">106</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">110</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">105</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">99</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. DelFava</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">122</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia</td>
<td align="right">284</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">60</td>
<td align="right">367</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right">58</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">58</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right">114</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">114</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brifry</td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">51</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kiki</td>
<td align="right">173</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">294</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Marie</td>
<td align="right">243</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">367</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jan</td>
<td align="right">72</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">200</td>
<td align="right">282</td>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-67006345373206346272014-04-15T20:22:00.001-07:002014-04-15T20:22:45.954-07:00SCORING UPDATES--extra credit galoreI finally got a chance to review all the votes for the "Excited Bikers". Holy Viagra--I'm exhausted from trying to score it all. I have to keep recounting because I lose my place and my eyes are twitching from staring at the screen. I commend John VERY much for getting out the vote for his special friend Rob. Not only did you give Judy and Co. a real live run for their money, but you have proven yourself to be a true and self less friend. The bonds that are formed via the blog are bonds that last--and I must admit, I LOVE seeing our blogging community come together over Lentertainment and more. And to show that the love is shared by all, here is a fabulous photo of two of the caption masters, Rob and Judy:<br />
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Isn't it nice that all of our Lentertainment contenders are so photogenic? No captions needed here, Thank God. And I do think that the Tory Burch tote would nicely compliment Judy's lovely dress. (and Rob's tie?).<br />
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The "Excited Bikers" cartoon was a classic and garnered some terrific captions. I did NOT notice the wardrobe malfunction, possibly because I cannot imagine anyone getting so excited over a bike…even a bike in heaven, but obviously all you hawk eyes saw a little more…(thanks, Stacy, Rob, Tricia and Jessica…I guess…because now all the rest of us will be joining you in Hell. Because as Stacy articulated so well, once you've seen the "crotchular" wrinkle, you really cannot unsee it.--Extra credit has been duly awarded for the new and utterly awesome word "crotchular". I will be using that one often. ) Below is the scoring chart for the Angels.<br />
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Allow me to explain a bit:<br />
1. I awarded both Rob and Judy the full 20 points for the voting because they both had a shit ton of votes and I cannot attest to the accuracy of my counts because I was distracted as I was trying to count the votes while watching that "19 Kids and Counting, and was mesmerized by that one Duggar girl saying she was in love with some boyfriend she has never met. Further distracting me was Dave McKeon saying stuff like: "Who are these people?" "What the hell does that Jim Bob do for a job?""Are you watching this???" "Are they Amish with better hair?" " How can they afford to go to Nepal to visit some dude they've never met?" and "Oh, they home school. That's how they can afford stuff--no tuition"<br />
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2. Sue E got the voting 10 points and pretty much anyone else who got more than 3 votes got the 3rd place 5 points<br />
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3. FIVE HUNDRED HUGE extra credit were awarded as follows (your welcome):<br />
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<li>100 to Stacy for "crotchular"--totally explains itself</li>
<li>100 to Marie for the Mick Jagger caption--it was pretty great</li>
<li>100 to Sue Enders because her "they get Segways in Heaven and unicycles in Hell" caption was AWESOME and because she looks like she's having a blast in Turkey</li>
<li>50 to Joann for referencing Nietzsche--she always classes up the blog--and for that I am grateful.</li>
<li>50 to Tricia for boldly getting the "crotchular spoke" out there. </li>
<li>50 to Linda for overall very high quality work "We don't have to lock our bikes.." "I've looked at clouds from both sides now…" She was at the top of her game and is rewarded for that. </li>
<li>30 to Jessica because we are going to lunch for sure and the "Stop stealing my look" comment really hit home with me. Some day, I will share with you all a very long story about someone who kept stealing my look and just how freaked out I was by it…</li>
<li>20 very important points to John for acting in the true spirit of St. Francis and Lentertainment by giving rather than receiving with his bromantic gesture on Rob's behalf. This selfless act has launched John into first place…for now. </li>
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<td class="xl64" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 65pt;" width="65">Names</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Previous</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> quantity</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> quality</td>
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<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> EC</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Total</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Judy</td>
<td align="right">463</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
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<td align="right">513</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">john</td>
<td align="right">458</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">523</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right">356</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">421</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right">350</td>
<td align="right">13</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
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<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">433</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">440</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">500</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">351</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">406</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right">210</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">326</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R.</td>
<td align="right">160</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">160</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E</td>
<td align="right">250</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">372</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle</td>
<td align="right">106</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">106</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">105</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">99</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. DelFava</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">122</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia</td>
<td align="right">221</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">284</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right">46</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">58</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right">114</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">114</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brifry</td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">51</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kiki</td>
<td align="right">173</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">173</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Marie</td>
<td align="right">131</td>
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John, enjoy this view from the top for tonight. I will score the "Poodle Love" tomorrow morning, along with posting the TOP TEN from "Toxic Waste". We shall see who sits upon the Lentertainment throne once the next round is scored. It's still anyone's game, so stay alert and stay tuned. </div>
mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-82361091413107152312014-04-14T15:26:00.000-07:002014-04-14T20:24:06.142-07:00NEW PHOTO NEEDS YOUR CAPTIONSAs I fly out of my house to head to yet another meeting, I just want you all to know--you are always on my mind….you are always on my mind. Thus, I'm posting our Monday night photo before I leave, as this meeting will have me tied up for hours…and hours...I'm still working on some scoring, and will have the scores for the last two photos up tomorrow. At a cursory glance, I'm pretty sure Judy owns all the voting points. She cannot be stopped, so really? You all should stop trying and hope to score in other ways--(hint, hint)--shoot for the extra credit--it's totally arbitrary and situational, so everyone still stands a chance to make it in the top three and earn some Lentertainment swag.<br />
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We have TWO more photos to caption, so give it your all this week. Now is not the time to slack off. Now is the time to press forward and make Lentertainment happen. I'm feeling the Holy Week spirit, scoring in a very generous mood, trying to be a better person, hoping to bring this Lent and Lentertainment Season home with a bang. You keep up your end--caption like champions, hang in there, and I promise you all--good things are going to happen. <br />
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Tonight's photo is kind of random. It contains no humans or animals. It's neither a drawing nor a cartoon--but it's pretty timely given THAT IT IS SNOWING RIGHT NOW--ON APRIL 14TH AND THE FREAKING SNOW IS ACTUALLY STICKING IN MY FRONT YARD!!! (wtf???) Yes, it's a picture of a big, ugly, toxic pot hole. I'm pretty sure that even you all cannot find something lascivious about this photo. …or maybe not, as I have been surprised before….I'm trying to keep it clean for the Holiest week of the year, as I've got enough to worry about without fearing the eternal flames of hell because I've posted questionable photos on this here blog. Good luck with this one--we're upping the degree of difficulty because, well, that's just how LENTERTAINMENT rolls.<br />
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ps--I heard there from good authority that there were many Lentertainment participants and fans in the same local on Saturday night. I also heard that the consensus was we need a Lentertainment bash to spread good cheer and fellowship. Hey, I'm a big fan of all things fun, so we will make sure we make that happen. Stay tuned and stay Lentertained.<br />
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As I said, we kind of decided last minute to attend the Spring Game. We haven't been in several years, mostly because Spring tennis season interfered, and Spring weather is so dicey…but the weather forecast was beautiful, and the college shids were up for it, so we made a last minute call to the South Bend KFC (300 chicken strips along with the world's most random sides, and a crap ton of gravy ??!), stocked up on the Long Island supplies (25 gallons were consumed in less than 2 hrs--new record I am afraid), baked (with Posey's help) a bunch of cookies and cupcakes, loaded the car and took off at 6am. We were set up before 10am EST, and once old Christopher arrived with the chicken, the party really started. Interestingly, there were not too many tailgates going on in the Joyce lot yesterday. There were a few amateurs trying to make things happen, but not much of a crowd….except surrounding our vehicle. The game was at 12:30pm and we ran out of every thing, which makes clean up so much easier. Here are a few photo highlights:<br />
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And this guy-- who sat a few rows ahead of us…I took this picture and sent it to all of my kids with the caption: "Make good decisions"… But, I'm not going to lie. I admire his commitment as a fan. <br />
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I really liked the poodle photo, and the resigned look on that guy's face. I truly did not think they were on a date… most of you begged to differ. As a little reminder, here is the priceless poodle twin photo:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Menage a paw </b>Joann</span></div>
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<b>Cock and poodle deux! </b>Kiki</div>
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<b>Party's over b*tches - get home. </b>Tricia</div>
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<b>This is what the Common Core did to Dante's "Inferno" </b> Marie</div>
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<b>(Editor's Note: I really love this one) </b></div>
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<b>Please change everything about me! </b>Jessica</div>
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(Editor's note: This really doesn't even have anything to do with the photo, but it makes me laugh. I fear Jessica and I think way too much alike) </div>
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<b>"This office party was wild. I don't remember a thing. Gigi, did I hump the Boss' leg?" </b>Judy</div>
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<b>(very, very funny) </b></div>
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<b>"He is so getting road mapped when he falls asleep!" </b> Linda</div>
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<b>First dates are awkward enough, it didn't help her mom tagged along. </b>Rob</div>
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<b>You know, 46 years ago I would have insisted we get German Shepherd puppies. </b>Stacy</div>
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<b>The double dog dare was a bit out of his comfort zone. </b>John</div>
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We are heading into the home stretch of Lentertainment, and we've pretty much hit all the major categories of weirdo photos: bad portrayals of the Beverly Hillbillies, old lady with gun, ugly kid drawing, fat guys, scary couple, bad parking, drunk Irish folks, New Yorker rip offs..--the usuals. But, I've noticed that we haven't had any true animal photos--unless you count that fish/guy in a bag, from the "Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls" drawing--and really, I don't (because it's a kid in a bag, held by a guy in a cape--How can you even think that's a fish??) . So, tonight, this one is for all you animal lovers. As you may know, there are many side splitting hilarious photos of animals doing odd things on the line…but, some of them are just messed up, and I don't want to endorse a photo that looks like any animal, no matter how stupid or ugly, was harmed in any way. And because I sure don't need PETA breathing down my neck, or throwing paint on my full length mink coat, I wisely turned my back on the several (thousand--it's true--look them up) pictures of monkey's smoking cigars, swigging booze and playing poker (though I'm not going to lie, they do kind of make me laugh). Instead, I focused on some real old fashioned animal pictorial humor--Poodles in Party Hats--you can't go wrong with that EVER. <br />
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Let's get the captions rolling. These dogs aren't going to wait all day. They've got some big plans and they won't get off their color coordinate pink plush sofa until you hit them up with…. some captions. (you thought I was going to say hit them with a rolled up newspaper or something, didn't you? …I did not and do not endorse hitting animals--children you can hit, as long as it's with a big fish or big bag'o'kid) Remember, no animals were harmed in the posting of this photo. That sad sack guy may be harmed, but those two dogs are a-okay. And I love the doggy irony with the Hello Kitty party hats. These two poodles have got it going on. Give them the captions they deserve and give us all some Lentertainment. </div>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com122tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-35329366753248115382014-04-09T20:35:00.001-07:002014-04-09T20:35:53.546-07:00TOP FIFTEEN--cast your vote today.Who knew that an innocent picture of some angels and their bikes in the clouds would inspire such captions? Rob, Stacy, Jessica, Tricia, John, etc., I think that's just a wrinkle in his robe…And I swear I certainly didn't notice it until ROB brought it up. Then, of course, after that, I couldn't stop noticing…It's the fish/guy in the bag all over again. Beauty/Art/the wrinkle is indeed in the eye of the beholder. Regardless, once again, the captions are hysterical. I was laughing and laughing at some of these gems. However, I fear that despite my good intentions, (paving the proverbial road to Hell) this cartoon may not have been the very best choice during Lent. Sorry. I hadn't anticipated quite so many Hell comments. (or ANY viagra ones) Once again, I may be leading you all into eternal damnation. Sorry about that, but I have to admit, the captions this round have been very Lentertaining. I had a tough, tough time choosing the TOP TEN, so of course, I had to expand the pool. I really couldn't decide and it's getting late, so here are the TOP FIFTEEN--I know, I know--it's a cop out, but honestly, I had 22 that I loved more than my own family. (John's "Eternal Rest, My All", Marie's Mick Jagger one, Linda's 'I don't know how to ride a bike", Rob's "messenger of God', Jessica's 'Stop stealing my look!" and the hair one, too) But after running all the comments through the final filter of placing it under the actual cartoon, I was able to eliminate a few of them. <br />
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<b>"I had cancer. You?"<br />"I voted too many times for Judy…" </b> Marie Pitt Payne</div>
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<b>"Think we gave Him a big enough head start?" </b>Linda</div>
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<b>"We never should have changed Lent to Lentertainment." </b>Joann</div>
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<b>"This is going to have to do until Tony Horton kicks it and we can start P90X"… </b> Jan</div>
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<b>"My bike seat is uncomfortable up here too, so I tried Viagra. Didn't help". </b>Stacy</div>
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<b>"Jeez is that a spoke or are you glad to see me?" </b>Tricia</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><b>"I'm suppose to call my doctor if it lasts more than 4 hours, who do I call if it lasts for eternity?" </b> Rob</span></div>
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<b>"I heard that in the Protestant section they get around on roller skates." </b>Ginny</div>
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<b>"WTF? I thought hills were hell?" </b> John</div>
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<b>"Hey Rob, now that our wives have killed us for spending so much time on that damn blog, do we still get to caption in heaven?" </b> John (extremely well played) </div>
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<b>"Yup. I've looked at clouds from both sides now." </b> Linda</div>
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<b>"For the record, I always thought we were asses for riding down Sheridan on Sunday mornings like we owned the road". Rob </b>(I can relate to this one…every single Sunday) </div>
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Time to vote--Let's make something special happen here. Let's see if the rest of the field combined can beat Judy in the voting. (In keeping with the Masters tradition of taking the favorite against the field, I propose that for this voting session, I will take Judy and you all will get the rest of the field--fyi--The Masters starts tomorrow) .</div>
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Don't let me down, Judy. Keep your voting friends happy please. Voting closes at 7pm tomorrow night. That's right--7pm. I've shortened the voting a bit because I want to make sure Karla gets a full night's sleep. (and me, too) I've given you the best I've got, now you all go get some votes. </div>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com611tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-83405454659605649552014-04-07T20:08:00.001-07:002014-04-07T20:08:58.795-07:00ALL SCORED UP and PHOTO TEN--caption away. <br />
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<u><b>Scoring for the Big Fish/Kid in the Bag Ugly Drawing</b></u></div>
In honor of the NCAA Championship Game (I hate both of these teams--I'm only watching the game in the hopes of seeing some blood shed, I'm not going to lie…), I've got the scoring for the last two photos. I refuse to post PHOTO TEN until I get the scores up. So here is the scoring for "Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls". It's pretty self explanatory except for the extra credit. Judy once again killed the voting, but Linda got her voting block to make some noise. I awarded a crap ton of extra credit because we've got a few new entrants and I want to give them a chance to catch up a bit. Extra credit was awarded as follows:<br />
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100 for Sue Enders because she's awesome, lives in Turkey and was in Oxford</div>
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100 for Kiki because her comment was so, so funny. Even John loved it.</div>
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100 for Marie because it's so nice to have her in the mix. </div>
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50 for Jarmarcus because I loved the "It's a Wonderful Life" reference.</div>
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50 for Jessica because she knows the quality of Hermes. We need to meet in person, Sister. </div>
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50 for Joann for also seeing the body in the bag. It makes me feel a bit better. </div>
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50 for Stacy because I can always count on her and she doesn't make me do a ton of counting. </div>
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50 for Sue Roop because she made St. Ed's Mom Weekend a total blast ("Church Walk of Shame" will live in infamy)<br />
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<td class="xl64" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 65pt;" width="65">Names</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> previous</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Quantity</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Quality</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Voting</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> EC</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65"> Total</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Judy</td>
<td align="right">363</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">413</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">john</td>
<td align="right">348</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">378</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right">238</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">310</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right">293</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">320</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">350</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">385</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">165</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">235</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right">137</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">198</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R.</td>
<td align="right">49</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">110</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E</td>
<td align="right">84</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">186</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle</td>
<td align="right">85</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">90</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">105</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right">33</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. DelFava</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">122</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">109</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right">43</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">46</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right">101</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">114</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brifry</td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">51</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kiki</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">111</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Marie</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">116</td>
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<b><u>Scoring for Jessica's Parents</u></b></div>
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<td class="xl64" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 65pt;" width="65">Names</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Previous pts.</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Quantity</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Quality</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Voting</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">EC</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Total</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Judy</td>
<td align="right">413</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">463</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">john</td>
<td align="right">378</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">458</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right">310</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">356</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right">320</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">350</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">385</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">440</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">235</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">351</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right">198</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">210</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R.</td>
<td align="right">110</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">160</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">160</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E</td>
<td align="right">186</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">250</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle</td>
<td align="right">90</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">106</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate</td>
<td align="right">105</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">105</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">99</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. DelFava</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">122</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia</td>
<td align="right">109</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">221</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right">46</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">46</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right">114</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">114</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brifry</td>
<td align="right">51</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">51</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kiki</td>
<td align="right">111</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
<td align="right">173</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Marie</td>
<td align="right">116</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">131</td>
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OK, I think this ugly couple was one of my favorites. Your comments were delightful. John's especially. Truly, top shelf. I apologize for the slow scoring, but I was a little distracted by St. Ed's Mom's Weekend. (A very good time was had by all, especially me and Jamarcus) but now I must devote my full attention to Lentertainment. Scoring is all up to date. You're welcome. </div>
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As you can see, the points just keep climbing and the top three contenders--Judy, John and Rob--are neck and neck. John is making his move, with Rob right over his shoulder, as they both start closing the gap with Judy. But, lo ho ho, Dear Readers, Jessica, Joann and Linda are one good extra credit strike away. We are in the Lentertainment Home Stretch. These next ten days are critical. I will do my part to provide high quality photos and timely scoring, so you will all know where you stand. You all continue to do yours with outstanding captions, voting volume and flashes of joy and brilliance that will rain extra credit. Once again, even though she is in Florida, Judy hit it out of the voting park, but John made a valiant showing this round with both the captions AND the voting. He has over taken his bromance buddy Rob and regained 2nd place. And in case you haven't noticed, it's all in the extra credit. This Lentertainment Extravaganza will be won and lost in the extra credit column. My advice to you all, be bold, take some chances, and go hard for the EC. </div>
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50 points for Jan to welcome her to the competition. </div>
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50 points for Kiki because "Free Bird" was awesome. </div>
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100 points for Tricia because the Lake Forest comment was so dead on. </div>
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50 points for Sue Enders because she still lives in Turkey.</div>
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50 points for Sue Roop because the candy she gave me was incredible and I'm still laughing at the Church Walk of Shame. </div>
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100 points for Jessica for overcoming the true genetic handicap of her "parents" and finding her way into the world of Burberry, Hermes and Jimmy Choo. (and for making me laugh my ass off) </div>
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20 points for Joann for quoting Mark Twain. </div>
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30 points for John for incorporating the AK 47 and the parrot in his votes. Super impressive. </div>
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Now, the moment you've all been waiting for: PHOTO TEN--yes, of course I chose this cartoon because it is perfect for the this season of Lentertainment. Caption it up and make me laugh. </div>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com161tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-40856003262935122282014-04-05T13:03:00.000-07:002014-04-05T13:06:04.321-07:00THE TOP OF THE TOP<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have about ten minutes before heading to the next fun-filled event for Mother-Son weekend at Notre Dame. Yes, we are heading to a "Darty" which I guess means a day party. I am not going lie, I'm kind of looking forward to it, in a creeper kind of way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have not had time to score photo "Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls" yet, and I am pretty sure it's not going to happen tonight, but I will do my very best to bring this whole bloggerificness up to date in terms of scoring by Sunday night. However, the Lentertainment must go on…and we have to let Karla vote 300 times for Judy…so very quickly, here are the TOP LUCKY THIRTEEN (nice number there) for creepy Photo Nine. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Pull! </b>John</span><br />
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<b>This is all we saved when the tornado hit the trailer park! </b>Sue E</div>
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<b>Alright folks, let's try the photo again - this time with your Star Wars props.</b></div>
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(editor's note: I love everything about this one) Joann</div>
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<b>I just don't believe Mom and Dad when they say they've never smoked weed. </b>Stacy</div>
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(always high quality from Stacy) </div>
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<b>FREE BIRD!!" </b>Kiki</div>
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<b>(</b>Another VERY excellent entry from Kiki) </div>
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<b>Their first date was going well until he flipped her the bird </b>Rob</div>
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<b>Another success story from taxidermymatch.com </b>Marie</div>
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<b>Planned Parrothood. </b>John</div>
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<b>Not in Lake Forest. </b>Tricia</div>
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<b>She: "I can't see through these glasses…This is a bouquet of flowers, right?" He: "Yes, just hold it beside this dove, it will be the best engagement photo, ever!" Jan</b></div>
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<b>(</b>this one keeps making me laugh--thanks, Jan)</div>
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<b>1981 Homecoming King and Queen.....Jackson Mississippi High School. </b>Judy</div>
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<b>How did you get this picture of my parents ?? </b>Jessica </div>
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Ok, you all know the drill. Bring in the votes. It's Judy vs. the rest of the field. Let's see what you all are made of. Let's see who else besides Judy has some friends. Voting will close at 5pm tomorrow. Go, go. Lentertainment for every one!!! </div>
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I will finish the scoring later tonight, but I really want to get LENTERTAINMENT NUMBER NINE posted as soon as I can. No fish in this photo (thank God) or people in a bag, but this is another odd, odd photo, that makes me laugh every time I look at it. (Do you think this could be an engagement photo? Is this guy the husband, the dad or a kidnapper? There is a bit of a Patty Hearst/Tanya vibe going on here.) Obviously I have some issues as I keep picking pictures that have weapons and/or underlying violence in them. (I don't even know what that is that she is holding--I'm counting on John to do a bit of research and fill me in), but for some reason, all the weirdo photos that make me laugh include some incongruent armament. I am quite excited to see what you all come up with here, because i think I might have gone to high school with this fashionable duo and they could use a few good captions. Get the captions rolling. I need some LENTERTAINMENT!<br />
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Captioning stops at 7pm tomorrow--Friday, April 4th. Let's make these the best captions EVER...<br />
<br />mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com159tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-62182069220340926772014-04-02T20:53:00.000-07:002014-04-02T20:53:43.293-07:00THE FAT MAN PHOTO HAS BEEN SCORED and the tension builds...<br />
Well, well, well. This is certainly Lentertaining. And obviously, it ain't over until the fat man has made it up the greased pole, grabbed the flag, or eaten the frosting/butter. (Admit it. Yum, frosting was the best caption ever). We have a real tight contest going. Judy, John and Rob (aka-the bromantics) are in a tight battle for number one, but Jessica and Linda are not far behind. And don't count out Joann-who sat this photo out (no judging here) but still sits at 238 big points, and don't underestimate either of the Sues (I love the consistent work of Sue E. and am always impressed by her dedication--look for some extra credit to be coming her way real soon ), Ginny and Michelle. They are new to the contests, but are gaining experience daily. Tricia and Stacy are always worthy competitors and can bust this thing WIDE open at any time. The judges like them, know them and appreciate the quality they bring to the blog. Finally, the youth movement could really make some noise here if they were able to actually sustain some momentum. They are clever, witty, quick with the funny votes, but can't seem to string two good days together. AND, of course, with the always random Extra Credit, anything is possible. Just ask Mr. Del Fava who got 100 bonus points today, because he deserves it. <br />
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So, breaking down the numbers: Judy killed it in the voting. Honest to Sr. Jovita, it's so crazy impressive that I can only stand back and marvel. She got 10 extra credit points because she and Karla are going to singlehandedly get the blog hits into 6 figures. Karla, you may well be a robot, but that's fine with me. You vote like a champion, so I am grateful. Judy of course got the 20 voting points, but then John, Linda, Rob and Jessica each got 10 voting points because they all had a bunch of votes and I was impressed by the comments, the camaraderie and the generosity of spirit in the voting process. (also, I was super tired of counting the votes and having to keep downloading more comments, so I rounded up for all. You're welcome) Finally, extra credit was dished out as follows:<br />
Judy got 10 for her extraordinary vote getting ability. John got 20 big extra credit points for using the blog to publicize Andrew's Angelman walk (if you haven't donated, do it right now at <a href="http://secure.angelman.org/team/Andrew2014">http://secure.angelman.org/team/Andrew2014</a> ), Rob got 30 even bigger points for offering to donate money in exchange for each vote he got, Linda got 30 large extra credit points for donating her votes to Rob, so he would make his donation goal, and Jessica got 10 extra credit points because she makes me laugh. And so do her voters. And as previously mentioned, Mr. DelFava got 100 points. <br />
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<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">363</td>
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<td align="right">288</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">348</td>
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<td align="right">238</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">238</td>
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<td align="right">229</td>
<td align="right">14</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">293</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">260</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">30</td>
<td align="right">350</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">119</td>
<td align="right">16</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">165</td>
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<td align="right">136</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">137</td>
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<td align="right">49</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">49</td>
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<td align="right">50</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
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<td align="right">81</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">84</td>
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<td align="right">70</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">85</td>
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<td align="right">101</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">105</td>
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<td align="right">33</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">33</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. DelFava</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">122</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">102</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">105</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td align="right">43</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">43</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right">101</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">101</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brifry</td>
<td align="right">38</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">51</td>
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So, now you all know where you stand. It's still any body's race. Voting on that weirdo drawing with the big fish (or kid in the sack) goes until 5pm tomorrow, or until Karla gets tired, which ever comes first. Then, a new photo will be posted. Be ready for some quality Lentertainment. </div>
mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-46544567549816855742014-04-02T11:52:00.001-07:002014-04-02T11:53:09.772-07:00THE BEST OF THE BEST…time to vote for the LENTERTAINIEST of them all. <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">This picture was like some sort of Rorschach test. There were many, many interpretations…and I really don't want to analyze it too much, or we will all be in trouble. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> Because, really? If we start to look at the photos and their corresponding captions, What does this whole contest say about all of us?</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> particularly me. I know…let's just leave it and quietly move on. However, I must admit, I really did not think that was a fish in this drawing. I thought it was a guy in a bag, held by a man with a cape. But, I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder, isn't it? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Before I get lynched and fall even further behind, I'm posting up the TOP TENNISH...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day..........beat your kids with a fish...........</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>PRICELESS!! </b>Kiki</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><b>'The next one of you that acts up will also be put in the bag and dropped off the cliff" </b>Becky</span><br />
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<b>"Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls!" </b>Jamarcus </div>
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<b>Pioneer woman took her kids fishing for a homeschool trip she forgot her camera and desperately needed a photo for the blog. </b>Jessica</div>
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<b>(editor's note: Pioneer woman would totally wear a braggy cape and have that cheesy smile) </b></div>
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<b>Of all the animals they could imitate, mine choose lemmings! </b> Linda</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b>In the "Vote for Linda!" drive, things got nasty. Judy's friends started disappearing…. </b>Marie</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><b>OH MY GOD, He killed Kenny! </b>John</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b>They say that the fifth pregnancy is the hardest.. the back really gives out… (</b>editor's note:<b> </b>I can attest to this) Sue Roop</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><b>Anyone else with a clever comment about my cooking?? </b>Stacy</span></div>
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<b>You never want to be the big fish in a little pond. </b>Judy</div>
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OK, you know the drill. Go, go and vote my little friends. Make me happy, make me proud. And the scoring for the fat guy picture will be up later today….(I loved that picture) </div>
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<br />mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-71256587516845846442014-03-29T19:32:00.001-07:002014-03-29T19:32:18.405-07:00THE LATE, BUT GREAT TOP TEN--totally worth the wait...Sorry for the major delay with the TOP TEN, but it's been a bit of a press today. However, these captions are well worth the wait. I must say, the captions for this picture are my absolute favorites and I'm not sure if we can EVER top them, but we will try. Well done, one and all. I had a very, very difficult time choosing a TOP TEN. I actually brought in some consultants to assist with the decision making. I will not reveal who these fine people are, (so there are no repercussions) but they were imminently helpful. To insure quality and consistency, we carefully reviewed all the captions thoroughly, put them up against the photo, and then chose our favorites. These are the captions that made them laugh out loud. I know that a few people have more than one in the Top Ten. Don't blame me….take it up with the panel, who has no idea who any of you are….<br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">That better be real Wisconsin butter at the end of the stick! </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;">Jessica</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Does this pole make me look fat? </b>Linda</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Fuck I got a splinter. John</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><b> </b>(editor's note: This one was a huge favorite with the judges…) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Totally misunderstood the concept of pole dancing </b>Linda</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>New to the business world, Larry didn't understand what his boss meant by "Run it up a flag pole and see who salutes"</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> </b> Rob</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Yum, frosting. </b>Rob</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"> (This one is pure, comedy </span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">gold) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mo and Larry could not keep up. </b>Judy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(I kind of love this one) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Human Cannon Ball Club. ~ "If there isn't a flag its just a belly flop." </b>Michelle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"Order in the next 15 minutes and we will include a copy of Lumberjacks Gone Wild" </b>Rob</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>A rare sighting of the graceful "fat bald dude" in his natural habitat… </b>Brifry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">It may be too much to ask, but I'd be real real excited if we rallied the vote like we did earlier this week. There may not be enough beer and donuts in the world to beat Judy in the voting, but I think we should commit to our very best efforts (and remember, by we, I really mean you all. Hey, I've done my part. I pick the photos, sift through the captions, pick the Top Ten, do the scoring, and generally slave away for this blog. Bringing in voting is all on you). Let's see what you've got. Good luck, God speed and for God's sake, get some people to vote. </span></span></span></div>
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I am enjoying immensely the captions for LUCKY PHOTO SEVEN. Honestly, I think this is the best one yet. You all are hysterical, and for some reason, a big, fat guy running up a greased pole brings out the best in all of us. Thank you for making my dreary Friday morning infinitely better. ("yum, frosting"--had me dying) And thank you to John for educating us all about The Feast of St. Julian, and this special gostra (?) tradition. See, it always goes back to Lentertainment, doesn't it?<br />
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As you can see, the scoring is done. Again, I apologize for the delay but counting up and allocating all <b>FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY- FIVE </b>(<b>555) </b>votes took a little time. Once again, Judy killed it in the voting. It's beyond impressive and a bit frightening how her people come out to vote--and I thought that was a real nice gesture on Rob's part to throw a vote to Judy's number one voter--Karla (who just might be a robot because she votes so fast)--true sportsmanship (or possibly gamesmanship). So, of course, Judy got the 20 points for the most votes. However, the race for second was quite compelling. Both Rob and Linda utilized a time honored technique of bribing their voters. Their efforts were well executed (donuts and beer--best bribes ever) and paid off handsomely. Because their vote totals were 94 and 97 respectively, I awarded them both 10 voting points to make up for any counting errors that may have occurred as I was watching Dayton beat Stanford. (Go, Catholics). And 5 points for third place went to anyone else who had over ten votes--John, Joann and Jessica. (See? I told you you would all be rewarded for getting out the vote. My word is my bond. You're welcome). </div>
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Finally, I awarded the all important extra credit: 20 points went to John for helping others navigate the blog (you can thank Molly Ryan for those points, JH) and for showing me how to get rid of the cake, 20 points to Rob for his rhyming votes and for excellent use of libations--way to bring some younger voter into the mix, 20 points for Linda because donuts are the best and she used them to their full potential AND she brought some new, fun comments in the voting, 20 points for Nate, because "Nailed it" was an awesome caption and his voting comments were even funnier, and 20 big, big points for Brifry, because he really will be saving America soon and very soon. </div>
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So, there you have it, Dear Readers. It's still a very tight race. Rob has crept into the top three, hot on John's heels. Will they form a bromance alliance and attempt to knock Judy off of her throne? Linda is making some serious moves, and if she continues with the Donut brigade, she may leapfrog into the top spot. However, I wouldn't count out the clever Joann or the wily Jessica. One good round with a healthy dose of extra credit, and the leader board may look very different. Stay tuned, Dear Readers…and wait and see. There's more Lentertainment in store for all of us.<br />
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right">220</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">238</td>
</tr>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right">177</td>
<td align="right">12</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">229</td>
</tr>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right">200</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">260</td>
</tr>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right">99</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">119</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right">125</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">136</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R. </td>
<td align="right">36</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">49</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right">34</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">50</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E. </td>
<td align="right">66</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">81</td>
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<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle</td>
<td align="right">70</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">70</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate</td>
<td align="right">65</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">101</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right">28</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">33</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. Delfava</td>
<td align="right">22</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">22</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W. </td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia</td>
<td align="right">96</td>
<td align="right">6</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">102</td>
</tr>
<tr height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P.</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right">31</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">43</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right">101</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">101</td>
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<td height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brifry</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">8</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">38</td>
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mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-29161960909454500492014-03-27T17:18:00.000-07:002014-03-27T17:18:01.083-07:00LUCKY PHOTO SEVEN--caption this! Holy Shnikeys! You guys certainly got out the vote. Very nice touch using the beer and donut bribes. I like it. And I am extremely grateful for those of you (John) who kind of self counted your own votes. The benevolent and omnipotent blog ruler really appreciates anything that makes her job easier. (She also really likes donuts. Beer--not so much)<br />
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I apologize for being a bit late with Lucky Photo Seven. I had a lot of work to do today and didn't start counting votes until close to 5pm. Then had some driving to do--(Stacy, I really wish Posey did get her temps…but we have a few more years. A little aside--Annie McKeon actually did hit the side of our garage while driving Dave McKeon's brand, brand new Volvo when she had her temps. That was Dave's first, last and only contribution to the McKeon "Behind the Wheel" program. And frankly, most of our kids failed their driving exam the first time, so, yeah--that's on me. ) Anyhow, it is not easy trying to allocate the 555 votes cast in this blog-a-palooza. I have not finished counting yet, but I am VERY, VERY impressed with how you all rose to the challenge of forcing people to vote for you. Well done, one and all. I will post the final scores for Photo Six tomorrow or later tonight, once I calculate the totals. <br />
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But, because I do not want to waste ONE more second of precious captioning time, here is LUCKY PHOTO SEVEN. I LOVE this one. CAPTION THIS!!<br />
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<span id="goog_142729793"></span><span id="goog_142729794"></span>Captions will be accepted until 7pm tomorrow (Friday). Now, honestly, admit it, this is pure LENTERTAINMENT!<br />
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<br />mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com195tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-25790996624654882312014-03-26T07:45:00.002-07:002014-03-26T07:45:58.964-07:00TODAY'S TOP DOZEN--yeah, yeah. It's too hard to pick just ten. Here is the photo that inspired these awesome captions:<br />
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Now, let's get some voting going. I am not going to lie, I was sorely tempted to not put on of Judy's captions in the Top Dozen, just to see if ANY one else in the whole world would cast a vote…but her Ferris Buehler reference was pretty, darn good, so I couldn't leave her out. And seriously, I cannot penalize Judy for her amazing ability to get people to vote for her--and all you hard liners wouldn't want it any other way. C'mon the rest of you, do it the Chicago way and start bribing some people to cast votes your way. I can only hold Judy back for so long…<br />
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Here they are: TODAY'S DIRTY DOZEN:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I had to swerve to miss the cooler full of beer. </b>Ginnykay</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Now how am I going to make it to my NRA meeting?? </b>Jessica</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The south will rise again!!! </b> Sue R. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>That's what happens if you don't vote for Judy. Now you know the rest of the story. </b>John</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>That Pepboy's 52 Point Inspection clearly did not account for the Stupidity Factor… </b> brifry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"Nailed it." </b> Nate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>She got the cars in the divorce. </b>Sue E.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself." </b> Judy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"I told you the car goes on top of the truck!" "Shidiot!" </b>Linda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"No comment. Talk to my CTA Union Rep. " </b>Joann</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The garage of the O'Hare CTA Blue Line conductor. </b>Rob</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"Oops did I do that?" (Said in my best Urkel impersonation). </b>Tricia </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pete McKeon just got home. A little excited to be part of the Notre Dame class</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> of 2018 </b>BrianK</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Ok, ok--it's a baker's dozen, but I'm hoping that more captions lead to more voting. Don't make me test the opposite theory, that less captions will lead to more voting, because some of you are just hanging on by your quality points alone.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> Please, go find some votes. Because the voting has been so one sided lately, I'm closing it at noon tomorrow. It's just painful to see how few votes anyone else besides Judy gets. And remember, John took home TEN big points on Monday for having just five tiny votes. I know you've all concede the vote portion to Judy. Hell, I don't blame you. But even six votes can easily get you second place and TEN big points, so let's all put at least a little effort in here, ok? Thanks. Go, go. go and vote. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Be ready for some totals and a new photo tomorrow. The excitement builds….</span></span></span></div>
mother's helperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03604917241130808957noreply@blogger.com415tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316415188411166885.post-72253388067340298852014-03-24T15:27:00.001-07:002014-03-24T15:27:16.102-07:00MONDAY'S LENTERTAINMENT I trust we all had a great weekend, and I trust that no one else has any friends who know how to vote on this blog, save Judy. Please don't take this the wrong way, but honestly? Don't you all have ANY pride? SIX measly votes could have put you in second place for the voting--SIX--that's it. I know there were a lot of great basketball games going on (Mercer?? Really??--and thanks a lot, Creighton. You not only let me down, but I'm pretty sure Pope Francis is pissed--he can't do all the heavy lifting on behalf of the Jesuits…I expect this sort of poor showing from those Augustinians at Villanova, but from the Jesuits? You're better than that. No wonder Francis has taken up swearing. --Hey, Meredith Regan, and Susan Roop, I am only kidding. I f'ing LOVE Jay Wright and am just pissed because they lost early--, but I was seriously hoping Creighton would ride that McDermott kid into the Elite Eight at least..) However, back to my point--SIX points, people. It's not that much to ask. Or should I just monogram that Tory Burch tote with Judy's initials right now? <div>
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A little aside to Judy and her voters: Thanks for the Sr. Jovita stories. Please share more, as I love a good nun tale, and look back a bit fondly on the days of Catholic school corporal punishment. I got a nun spanking in first grade for climbing to the top of the basketball hoop on the playground and hanging from the rim. (that nun also was institutionalized later that year, but that didn't mean I didn't deserve a firm crack on the ass) And you are a super, impressive group. You need to funnel these energies into ruling a third world nation or finding that lost plane. Sr. Jovita would be proud. (and a bit scared) </div>
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Now here are the standings as of today, before Photo Six. Allow me to explain the Extra Credit: </div>
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Linda got 20 points because she cast a vote for Ginny, in her special Linda way of camaraderie and kindness, Rob got 20 points because that ladder caption was so goddamn funny, and my helpers on Friday night loved ALL of his captions, Sue E got 20 because she got up so early in Turkey to make her captions, Michelle got 20 for overall consistency, and Ginny got 20 for her great caption and for that sweet cooler she gave us at the ND-Oklahoma game. And finally, Becky got 100 extra credit points because not only did she buy me boys their first cups for baseball, she was and is the best babysitter ever. And we love her--always. Again, not at all fair, but it all makes sense to me. Judy is pulling away from the pack. Let's see who can catch her, or somehow get 100 of their own extra credit points to at least pull even with her. </div>
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<td class="xl65" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Previous</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Quantity</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Quality</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Voting</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">EC </td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 65pt;" width="65">Total</td>
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<td class="xl64" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Judy</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">203</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
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<td align="right">253</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">John</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">193</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">233</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joann</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">190</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">220</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Linda</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">128</td>
<td align="right">9</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
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<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">177</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rob</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">135</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">200</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jessica</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">97</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">99</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Stacy</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">114</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
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<td></td>
<td align="right">125</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue R.</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">36</td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">36</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Brian K</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">34</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">34</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Sue E. </td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">33</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
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<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">66</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Michelle </td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">32</td>
<td align="right">8</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">70</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Nate </td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">53</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">65</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Chris</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">28</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">28</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr. Delfava</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">22</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">22</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joe Laken</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim W. </td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tricia'</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">93</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">96</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kim P. </td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ginny</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">1</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">10</td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">20</td>
<td align="right">31</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="15" style="height: 15.0pt;">Becky</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">1</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="right">100</td>
<td align="right">101</td>
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AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE IS PHOTO NUMBER SIX: </div>
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I'm not sure what this is all about, but I think it could generate some good captions, and its a bit Lenterbitchedup, for Joann's enjoyment. (Have you all noticed that "O'Shidiots" would pretty much work for any of these photos? Remind me to give Stacy more Extra credit … </div>
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One, two, three, caption away. </div>
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