tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post651082715825548558..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: I Used To Be Fun-SizeMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20828338064396822292019-11-18T19:27:25.059-08:002019-11-18T19:27:25.059-08:00I'm dying here.I'm dying here.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-52486545348356920072019-11-08T16:33:26.662-08:002019-11-08T16:33:26.662-08:00But won't that send the germs the wrong way? Y...But won't that send the germs the wrong way? You know the old axiom for women about wiping from front to back.<br /><br />Sorry to be graphic, but this is important for us females. There is such a thing as a front-mounted faucet. That's the only kind I would use, TBH. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34523538833195766032019-11-08T09:20:15.182-08:002019-11-08T09:20:15.182-08:00The last trick or treater we had was 15 years ago....The last trick or treater we had was 15 years ago. He drove up in his car, got out, pulled a mask down over his face, and approached the house while I watched from a window. He knocked. I opened the door and received the directive. "Trick or Treat." <br />I dumped the bowl into his sack, and closed the door. He got back in his car and drove away.<br /><br />Now we make sure the house Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6154896244579067452019-11-08T09:18:17.038-08:002019-11-08T09:18:17.038-08:00Oh, honey. You're probably right to.Oh, honey. You're probably right to.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14626280721562022502019-11-08T09:16:56.386-08:002019-11-08T09:16:56.386-08:00Just occurred to me...speaking of scamps...the sam...Just occurred to me...speaking of scamps...the same kid who dumped the whole bowl of the neighbor's candy in his sack was the one who burned down our garage.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27815205001330730912019-11-08T09:16:02.142-08:002019-11-08T09:16:02.142-08:00Wait a minute, what do you use for toilet paper?Wait a minute, what do you use for toilet paper?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30927116151957253712019-11-08T09:14:54.589-08:002019-11-08T09:14:54.589-08:00The weird thing is I don't crave candy at all,...The weird thing is I don't crave candy at all, or chocolate neither, but hey, if it's right there, somehow it jumps in my mouth.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19977180662730256522019-11-08T09:13:22.327-08:002019-11-08T09:13:22.327-08:00I do like the idea of the kids trooping in to ooh ...I do like the idea of the kids trooping in to ooh and aah at your TP wall.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-8936366212811574782019-11-08T09:10:50.735-08:002019-11-08T09:10:50.735-08:00Only two bags. Only two bags. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11891287134050110162019-11-08T09:10:22.642-08:002019-11-08T09:10:22.642-08:00I distinctly remember seeing our neighbor put out ...I distinctly remember seeing our neighbor put out a bowl of candy in just that manner and the first kid up dumped the whole bowl in his bag.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83643461873177563652019-11-08T09:08:34.964-08:002019-11-08T09:08:34.964-08:00Yabbut...you have to take your pants OFF to get yo...Yabbut...you have to take your pants OFF to get your feetsies around the bidet. If you're facing the faucets. Which is the normal way. I guess you could face out...never occurred to me. D'oh!<br />Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70119360461298885872019-11-08T09:06:46.694-08:002019-11-08T09:06:46.694-08:00Thank you, thank you for that story.Thank you, thank you for that story.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64134062223055752722019-11-07T07:50:25.471-08:002019-11-07T07:50:25.471-08:00Ten years ago, when we moved into this house, we h...Ten years ago, when we moved into this house, we had a line out to the street. The crowd has lessened each year. This year we got a grand total of two kids. I'm beginning to take this personally.ohmemercylardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013968168715465399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-80823717030350616102019-11-07T07:07:26.818-08:002019-11-07T07:07:26.818-08:00As a kid we went out together after dark without p...As a kid we went out together after dark without parents trailing. We knew<br />all the neighbors, and we knew that Trick "or" Treat meant we had a power play. Soap in hand.😆 Supersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833468995232469029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23455660479399775232019-11-06T21:56:09.167-08:002019-11-06T21:56:09.167-08:00Wit, wit... Grammerly be damned. A copy editor who...Wit, wit... Grammerly be damned. A copy editor whose 1st language is Basque. Doesn't understand English and stalls and screams when you use an idiom. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82704186332111759822019-11-06T21:51:05.351-08:002019-11-06T21:51:05.351-08:00We're new in town so I asked on the local FB B...We're new in town so I asked on the local FB Buy 'n Sell how many kids to expect and some with said they had 200-300. I stocked up on chocolate bars I can't eat because I'm deathly allergic to chocolate. We got four kids. I haven't cooked a meal since Nov 1st and the husband has gained four pounds. He's not allergic to chocolate. Oh, and those bidets which attach to the Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795324336116508729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-62551424418145101152019-11-06T21:27:43.971-08:002019-11-06T21:27:43.971-08:00Our house was TPed once. My mother went out and co...Our house was TPed once. My mother went out and collected the toilet paper from the tree limbs and we used it in the manner for which it was intended. I'm thinking she was the front-runner in recycled TP.cbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417290733581551242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30137494845347660532019-11-06T21:14:01.830-08:002019-11-06T21:14:01.830-08:00We use old white t-shirts torn into rags to dry wi...We use old white t-shirts torn into rags to dry with.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743115941978474464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46868149670752633982019-11-06T21:09:11.740-08:002019-11-06T21:09:11.740-08:00You do know you're supposed to take your pants...You do know you're supposed to take your pants down first, right?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743115941978474464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-72626525504429668522019-11-06T18:42:44.084-08:002019-11-06T18:42:44.084-08:00Your mum and me might have been sisters from a lon...Your mum and me might have been sisters from a long gone stone-age ancestor. I also used to stock up on toilet paper and I've never lived through a war or depression. I just hate the thought of running out and what if any or all of K's hundreds of relatives dropped in? Anyway, it got to the point where the kids would bring their friends home from school just to show off the wall of toiletRiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65144257599949352372019-11-06T15:28:35.020-08:002019-11-06T15:28:35.020-08:00Trick or Treat appeared to be a dying tradition in...Trick or Treat appeared to be a dying tradition in my new neighborhood. Went from about ten the first year to one family that came through very late last year. I was prepared for more disappointment this year, but did stock up. Had about twenty kids come through. They were in small groups at first and I was giving away handfuls of chocolate because I didn't want any left over for the Fat Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10442036486786726692019-11-06T11:43:41.862-08:002019-11-06T11:43:41.862-08:00Husband only bought candy he likes - all Reeses cu...Husband only bought candy he likes - all Reeses cups. We had two kids come before we headed out to dinner. (It's a Halloween tradition for us to leave around 6:30 and go out to eat with our equally Scrooge-y friends). However, even though I turned off the lights, just in case (sort of like paying protection to the mob) we left out a plastic table with a bowl full of Reeses and a note. "Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679047602360156407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40380116289513925062019-11-06T10:37:45.902-08:002019-11-06T10:37:45.902-08:00All of Dave-and-Pootie's favorite holidays fea...All of Dave-and-Pootie's favorite holidays feature lots of candy. Why, you'd think he believed in the resurrection of the Lord.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66915272938677901082019-11-06T10:36:57.243-08:002019-11-06T10:36:57.243-08:00Got one. It's sort of a pain to use if you hav...Got one. It's sort of a pain to use if you have pants on, though.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60671324001728444722019-11-06T10:36:30.359-08:002019-11-06T10:36:30.359-08:00I'm going to try that outfit as soon as we run...I'm going to try that outfit as soon as we run out of Costco TP. We gave up our Costco membership because although many things were ridiculously cheap, they were also mummified in plastic.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com