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Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Nov 16, 2008 02:27 am

Smiles, Chuckles, and Quick Laughs

A husband had just finished reading a new book entitled, 'You Can Be The Man Of Your House'

He stormed to his wife in the kitchen and announced, "From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is Law. You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished eating my meal, you will serve me a sumptuous dessert. After dinner, you are going to go upstairs with me and we will have the kind of sex that I want. Afterwards, you are going to draw me a bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe. Then, you will massage my feet and hands. Then tomorrow, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"

The wife replied, " The f**ken funeral director would be my first guess "



Posted in: Tests, Treatments & Side Effects + Hormonal Therapy - Before, During and After, Created: Aug 22, 2008 06:08 am

Femara & Weight Gain?

I have been on Femara for five months and have also had a significant weight gain but all on my stomach and hips. Previously I was on Tamoxifen and I was able to maintain my shape but not any more. I haven't changed my diet and I exercise everyday by walking and go to gym 3 times a week. I was trialling Femara for 6 months with the thought to changing to Aromosin because of the joint pain and weight issues but maybe they all create weight gain.

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Jul 7, 2008 03:47 am

Cow Politics and Corporate Models

AN AMERICAN REPUBLICAN:

You have two cows.

Your neighbor has none.

So what?

AN AMERICAN DEMOCRAT:

You have two cows.

Your neighbor has none.

You feel guilty for being successful. You vote people into office who tax your cows, forcing you to sell one to raise money to pay the tax. The people you voted for then take the tax money and buy a cow and give it to your neighbor. You feel righteous.

A COMMUNIST:

You have two cows.

The government seizes both and provides you with milk.

A FASCIST:

You have two cows.

The government seizes both and sells you the milk. You join the underground and start a campaign of sabotage.

DEMOCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE:

You have two cows.

The government taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE:

You have two cows.

You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

They are mad. They die.

Pass the shepherd's pie, please.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.

A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.

A SWISS CORPORATION:

You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

A BRAZILIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You enter into a partnership with an American corporation. Soon you have 1000 cows and the American corporation declares bankruptcy.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You worship both of them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported on them

AN ISRAELI CORPORATION:

There are these two Jewish cows, right?

They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people?

AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION:

You have two cows.

That one on the left is kinda cute...

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Jul 4, 2008 06:54 am

The Talking Dog

A guy sees a sign in front of a house: "Talking Dog for Sale."

He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt just sitting there.

"You talk?" he asks.

"Sure do." the dog replies.

"So, what's your story?"

The dog looks up and says, "Well, I discovered my gift of talking pretty young and I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies eight years running."

"The jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in."

"I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

The owner says, "Ten quid."

The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?"

"Cause he's a fucking liar. He didn't do any of that shit."

Posted in: Tests, Treatments & Side Effects + Hormonal Therapy - Before, During and After, Created: Jun 23, 2008 04:13 am

anyone starting femara?

I have been on Femara for 10 weeks after Tamoxifen for 2.5 years. I was given a choice of Femara or Aromasin but was told that there was less joint pain on Femara. I am really stiff first thing in morning and if I sit for awhile, I am like an old lady trying to get out of the car. Make sure you take a calcium supplement with Vitamin D with Femara as it does not protect bones like Tamoxifen.

My only other SE is weight gain but that could also be menopause and less exercise as it is winter here.

Like others, I am prepared to put up with side effects if it prevents a recurrance.

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Jun 20, 2008 06:39 am

25 Best Country Songs Titles Of All Time

These are all genuine songs.

  1. Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth Cause I'm Kissing You Goodbye!
  2. I Don't Know whether To Kill Myself or Go Bowling
  3. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life,Then Number Two On You
  4. I Sold A Car To A Guy Who Stole My Girl, But It Don't Run - So we're even
  5. Mamma Get A Hammer (There's A Fly On Papa's Head)
  6. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
  7. She's Actin' Single and I'm Drinkin' Doubles
  8. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
  9. I Keep Forgettin' I Forgot About You
  10. I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well
  11. I Still Miss You, Baby, But My Aim's Getting' Better
  12. I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight,Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win
  13. I'll Marry You Tomorrow, But Let's Honeymoon Tonight
  14. I'm So Miserable Without You; It's like Having You Here
  15. I've Got Tears In My Ears From Lyin'On My Back And Cryin' Over You
  16. If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To, I'd Be Out By Now
  17. My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, And I Don't Love You
  18. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him
  19. Please Bypass This Heart
  20. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger
  21. You Done Tore Out My Heart And Stomped That Sucker Flat
  22. You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
  23. Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure
  24. She's Lookin' Better After Every Beer
  25. I Haven't Gone To Bed With Ugly Women, But I've Sure Woke Up With a Few
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Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Jun 20, 2008 06:36 am

The Snake and the Bunny

 Once upon a time, allegedly, in a nice little forest, there lived an orphaned bunny and an orphaned snake. By a surprising coincidence, both were blind from birth.

One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest, and the snake was slithering through the forest, when the bunny tripped over the snake and fell down. This, of course, knocked the snake about quite a bit.

"Oh, my," said the bunny, "I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I've been blind since birth, so, I can't see where I'm going. In fact, since I'm also an orphan, I don't even know what I am."

"It's quite OK," replied the snake. "Actually, my story is much the same as yours. I, too, have been blind since birth, and also never knew my mother.

Tell you what, maybe I could slither all over you, and work out what you are, so at least you'll have that going for you.."

"Oh, that would be wonderful" replied the bunny.

So the snake slithered all over the bunny, and said, "Well, you're covered with soft fur; you have really long ears; your nose twitches; and you have a soft cottony tail. I'd say that you must be a bunny rabbit."

"Oh, thank you! Thank you," cried the bunny, in obvious excitement.

The bunny suggested to the snake, "Maybe I could feel you all over with my paw, and help you the same way that you've helped me."

So the bunny felt the snake all over, and remarked, "Well, you're smooth and slippery, and you have a forked tongue, no backbone and no balls. I'd say you must be either a team leader or possibly someone in senior management".

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Jun 20, 2008 03:06 am

I miss the humor board!

Me too! The jokes were the highlight of my day and I find I don't check the boards as much now as there are fewer jokes.

Posted in: Recovery, Renewal, & Hope + Moving Beyond Cancer, Created: May 30, 2008 04:45 am

the FASHION thread

In Australia a tv show by Carson Kressley(sp) has just come on about how to dress to look your best. His comment last night was the bigger the handbag the smaller your butt will look! I love it as big shiny bags with lots of details like buckles are really in this winter.

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: May 12, 2008 01:19 am

Songs from Vietnam Era

Thanks Junie. That's exactly the one I was looking for!  My son has a History assignment and he wanted songs from that time as a soundtrack to a power point presentation on the Vietnam war.

The songs that everyone are submitting are great too!!

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: May 2, 2008 04:22 am

Songs from Vietnam Era

Sometime ago there was a website posted that listed songs from the Vietnam era. 

Can someone recall that? (Obviously  someone who does have a foggy memory like mine!!)

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Apr 4, 2008 06:42 am

Thank you for shopping @ Wal-Mart

One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Joe says to Mike behind him,
'My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor.'
'Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money,' Mike replies.
'There's a diagnostic computer down at Wal-Mart.
Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.
It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars . . . A lot cheaper than a doctor.'
So, Joe deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Wal-Mart
He deposits ten dollars, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample.
He pours the sample into the slot and waits.
Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout:

'You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity.
It will improve in two weeks.
Thank you for shopping @ Wal-Mart.'

That evening, while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Joe began wondering if the computer could be fooled.

He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample for good measure.

Joe hurries back to Wal-Mart, eager to check the results.
He deposits ten dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results.
The computer prints the following:

1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. (Aisle 9)
2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7)
3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.
4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer.
5 If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get better!

Thank you for shopping @ Wal-Mart
Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Apr 2, 2008 06:11 am

A Quick Check for Alzheimer's



The following was developed as a mental age assessment by the School of Psychiatry at Harvard University.
Take your time and see if you can read each line aloud without a mistake.
The average person over 40 years of age cannot do it!

1. This is this cat.
2. This is is cat.
3. This is how cat.
4. This is to cat.
5. This is keep cat.
6. This is an cat.
7. This is old cat.
8. This is fart cat.
9. This is busy cat.
10. This is for cat.
11. This is forty cat.
12. This is seconds cat.

Now go back and read the third word in each line from the top down and I betcha' you cannot resist passing it on.
Posted in: Tests, Treatments & Side Effects + Hormonal Therapy - Before, During and After, Created: Mar 31, 2008 02:30 am

Femara and Calcium Supplements

I have switched to Femara after two and half years on tamoxifen.  The doctor advised me to take a Calcum and Vitamin D supplement as dexa scan showed a slight deficiency in my hips.

What dosages does anyone recommend? Is it better to have a supplement that also includes magnesium, zinc and copper? I have to buy all my meds through on line pharmacy as I live in a remote area of Australia and I am totall confused by the number of products available.

Posted in: Tests, Treatments & Side Effects + Hormonal Therapy - Before, During and After, Created: Mar 23, 2008 08:02 am

skin problems

After taking tamoxifen for two and half years my doc changed to femara 6 weeks ago. Even on tamoxifen I always felt hot, not flashes but a constant increase in my body temperature.  I have now started to develop rosacea on nose and have been told to avoid the triggers, over heating, alcohol, coffee, spicy foods - all the good things in life!!

Does anyone have a natural remedy for rosacea?

Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Dec 14, 2007 01:02 am

Welcome to the Mental Health telephone helpline


Please note that due to a shortage of rooms, today's Agoraphobia Workshop has been moved to the Picnic Area.
If you have short-term memory loss, please press 0.
If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly.
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.
If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4 and 5.
If you are in denial, please press 6 to confirm that everything is OK.
If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want.
Just stay on the line so we can trace the call.
If you have short-term memory loss, please press 0.
If you are delusional, please press 7 and we will beam you back to your mother ship.
If you are schizophrenic, the voices will tell you which number to press.
If you are depressed, it doesn't matter which button you press - no one will answer.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fiddle with the # key until a representative comes on the line.
If you are dyslexic, please press 6996669696.
If you have short-term memory loss, please press 0.
For details of the Anger Management class, please press 8 VERY GENTLY.
If you have amnesia, please press 9 and state your name, address, phone number, date and place of birth, Social Security number, bank account number and your mother's maiden name, then memorize the reference number we give you.
If you are suffering from a guilt complex, you shouldn't have phoned us in the first place and you are just wasting our valuable time.
If you have short-term memory loss, please press 0.
If you are anorexic, your pizza will be delivered within 30 minutes.
If you have low self-esteem, please hang up now. No one wants to talk to a pitiful loser like you.
If you are disorientated, please a message leave the bleep after, or before the bleep, or leave a bleep after
the message. Or after the bleep. Please tone the wait for.

If you are hallucinatory, please be aware that the thing you are holding by you ear is alive and about to bite the side of your head off.
If you have an addictive personality, please press * to repeat this message.
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Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Nov 22, 2007 03:32 am

She Was So Blonde......

  • She spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice box because it said "concentrate".
  • She put lipstick on her forehead because she wanted to make up her mind.
  • She got stabbed in a shoot-out.
  • She told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DONT WALK".
  • She tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.
  • She sat on the TV and watched the couch.
  • She sent me a fax with a stamp on it.
  • She tried to drown a fish.
  • She thought a quarterback was a refund.
  • She got locked in a grocery store and starved to death.
  • If you gave her a penny for intelligence, you'd get change back.
  • They had to burn the school down to get her out of third grade.
  • Under "education" on her job application, she put "Hooked On Phonics".
  • She tripped over a cordless phone.
  • She took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept.
  • At the bottom of the application where it says "sign here".. she put "Sagittarius".
  • She asked for a price check at the Dollar Store.
  • It takes her two hours to watch 60 Minutes.
  • If she spoke her mind, she'd probably be speechless.
  • She studied for a blood test ...and failed.
  • She thought Meow Mix was a record for cats.
  • When she saw the "NC-17" (under 17 not admitted), she went home and got 16 friends.
  • When she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.
  • She thinks Taco Bell is where you pay your phone bill.
  • When she missed the 44 bus, she took the 22 bus twice instead.
  • When she took you to the airport and saw a sign that said "Airport Left" she turned around and went home
Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Humor and Games, Created: Nov 1, 2007 04:40 am

No Justice

There was a man who really took care of his body. He lifted weights and jogged six miles every day. One morning he looked into the mirror, admiring his body, and noticed that he was suntanned all over with the exception of his penis. So he decided to do something about that.

He went to the beach, undressed completely, and buried himself in the sand, except for his penis, which he left sticking out of the sand.

A bit later, two little old ladies came strolling along the beach, one using a cane to help her get along. Upon seeing the thing sticking out of the sand, the lady with the cane began to move the penis around with her cane.

Remarking to the other little old lady, she said, "There really is no justice in the world."

The other little old lady asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The first little old lady replied, "Look at that. When I was 20, I was curious about it. When I was 30, I enjoyed it. When I was 40, I asked for it. When I was 50, I paid for it. When I was 60, I prayed for it. When I was 70, I forgot about it. Now that I'm 80, the damned things are growing wild, and I'm too old to squat."
Posted in: Day to Day Matters + Healthy Recipes for Everyday Living, Created: Sep 22, 2007 12:18 am

Mighty Yogurt

What are Kashi Nuggets?

I am in Australia!!

Posted in: Tests, Treatments & Side Effects + Hormonal Therapy - Before, During and After, Created: Aug 20, 2007 12:06 am

For those with tamoxifen aches and pains

I have been on tamoxifen since September 2005. For eight weeks I didn't have any side effects, thought this was good, but then the hot flashes started. It also coincided with summer here (Australia) and where I live the day temperature is often 35C and above. By not wearing too many clothes and avoiding the usual suspects such as coffee, wine etc they are tolerable. This winter they have been much more bearable but alas have been replaced with many aches and pains! My hips, knees, big toe you name it some days everything aches, just niggly little pains. I see the doctor for two year check up in three weeks. He has suggested swapping to Arimidex if blood tests show no oestrogen. I was 48 when diagnosed and my periods stopped as soon as I started tamoxifen and never returned. I believe joint pain is often worse on Arimedex so I might be faced with a big decision.

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