New BassGal

[strummer]

She won't be posting anytime soon, but she said: "When you die this will be mine."

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

What a cutie...made even me feel like this...

<----Only has raised boys...some not too well either...LOL

 

[strummer]

Raising a boy isn't al that easy, is it? I think I have allowed my son to watch too much Brian Setzer videos...

 

[LowDownDave]

Hey Strummer, can we have a t-shirt translation please? I is curious what the kidz are talkin' 'bout these dayz!

 

[strummer]

Hey Strummer, can we have a t-shirt translation please? I is curious what the kidz are talkin' 'bout these dayz!

She just turned 3, and the tee is an old one my son got from grandma. It says "My grandma is the greatest in the world!"

 

[Freddy-G.]

You must be very proud.

And the kids are great too!

 

[SteveB]

One interesting thing about the Swedish language is the way familial relationships are described. Mor=mother, Far=father. You can tack 'em together to back through the generations.

In the case of the shirt, the word "Mormor" literally mean's "mother's mother". So we know this shirt came from Strummer's mother-in-law. "Farmor" would be "father's mother".

(My farfars far was a Swedish immigrant. )

 

[strummer]

One interesting thing about the Swedish language is the way familial relationships are described. Mor=mother, Far=father. You can tack 'em together to back through the generations.

In the case of the shirt, the word "Mormor" literally mean's "mother's mother". So we know this shirt came from Strummer's mother-in-law. "Farmor" would be "father's mother".

(My farfars far was a Swedish immigrant. )

Hey Steve, maybe you want tome practice?
Du vet, det är rätt skönt att ha ett minoritetsspråk att ta till när man vill snacka skit om någon
If you ever come to sweden, be sure to let me know!

 

[Figjam]

This thread frightens me. I dont think its safe to look at these picsin school. ><

 

[strummer]

This thread frightens me. I dont think its safe to look at these picsin school. ><

Fig, that's a real sad observation, and I am only too aware that you are right too
So I have removed the bass slapping under wear kid...

 

[TSanders]

What a great pic Strummer. Cute youngin for sure.

 

[LowDownDave]

This thread frightens me. I dont think its safe to look at these picsin school. ><

Gotta be better than getting caught lookin' at Chuck's pictures in school!!! Suspension material if ever I've seen!

 

[SteveB]

Hey Steve, maybe you want tome practice?
Du vet, det är rätt skönt att ha ett minoritetsspråk att ta till när man vill snacka skit om någon
If you ever come to sweden, be sure to let me know!

Magnus,

I'm determined to come to Sweden one day.. hopefully within the next few years. If I can make it happen I will certainly let you know. I only know enough Swedish to read old documents of genealogical value (old church records, mostly), so it would be comforting to know one good English speaker in Svea!

(I would like to learn Swedish as a second language but cannot find the time right now! The Swenson Center at Augustana College in Rockville, Illinois has an intensive Swedish language course that involves spending a few weeks in Sweden. I would love to enroll, but I can't be away from my job and family for several weeks. Perhaps when the kids are older..)

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

Raising a boy isn't al that easy, is it? I think I have allowed my son to watch too much Brian Setzer videos...

Subject: Raising boys



a) For those who have grown children - this is totally hysterical!
b) For those who have children past this age, this is hilarious.
c) For those who have children this age, this is not funny.
d) For those who have children nearing this age, this is a warning.
e) For those who have not yet had children, this is birth control.

The following came from an anonymous Mother in Austin, Texas:

Things I've learned from my Boys (honest and not kidding):

1.) A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4
inches deep.

2.) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller
blades, they can ignite.

3.) A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded
restaurant.

4.) If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong
enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman
cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread
paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.

5.) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When
using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times
before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

6.) The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by
a ceiling fan.

7.) When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too
late.

8.) Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.

9.) A six-year old boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a
36-year old man says they can only do it in the movies.

10.) Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old
boy.

11.) Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.

12.) Super glue is forever.

13.) No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't
walk on water.

14.) Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

15.) VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show
they do.

16.) Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.

17.) Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.

18.) You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.

19.) Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not
like ovens.

20.) The fire department in Austin, TX has a 5-minute response time.

21.) The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.

22.) It will, however, make cats dizzy.

23.) Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.

24.) 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or
without kids.

25.) 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.

 

[skabassist13]

So who's going to try the brake fluid Clorox mix when they get home?

*raises hand high*

I certainly am!

 

[Steve Dude Barr]

I will after I get the cat out of the dryer.

 

[skabassist13]

That one seemed interesting to, but I don't have a cat. Think a feret or a small dog would work?

 

[strummer]

Dude, what's clorox?

SteveB, if you're foung to use arcaic names for Sweden, you have to have it down correctly. It's "Svea Rike" which means the kingdom of swedes. The name was longer, something about the mercy of god...

 

[maddog]

So who's going to try the brake fluid Clorox mix when they get home?

*raises hand high*

I certainly am!

Be very careful. I've seen footage from a PSA about mixing common household chemicals. Chlorine grains and brake fluid mix to release a fireball. I would not want to be standing near this. Not sure about Clorox and brake fluid. From the smoke statement I would say it is close to igniting.

 

[maddog]

Dude, what's clorox?

A brand of bleach. www.clorox.com