tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post6636523690697258057..comments2024-03-28T16:02:34.249-04:00Comments on Bug's Eye View: Monday MortificationThe Bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-40901616646899472762016-09-01T07:54:09.485-04:002016-09-01T07:54:09.485-04:00I did laugh at this. Back in the day, that is, bac...I did laugh at this. Back in the day, that is, back in 1950s Iowa, both Republicans and church-goers knew exactly where the liquor store was, and made their way there as necessary. Trying to think back, I believe it was called "the package store," and in those days, if you wanted a drink at a restaurant or club, you had to take your own bottle with you. No ordering Demon Rum from the shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-48495503008263403572016-08-31T00:57:45.270-04:002016-08-31T00:57:45.270-04:00Here in Ontario, Canada, the liquor stores are dif...Here in Ontario, Canada, the liquor stores are difficult to miss and easy to find. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) runs them and they pay their employees very well. They also have very strong boxes for moving. I think because I live in a large metropolis, the Greater Toronto Area, there is less concern about ladies in liquor stores. Having said that, the stores usually have more men inAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-6080434878673806392016-08-30T20:40:40.267-04:002016-08-30T20:40:40.267-04:00Hahahaha...I understand your mortification!
When ...Hahahaha...I understand your mortification!<br /><br />When my youngest son was about three years old, I was going to college and my in-laws, very prim and proper people, were watching him while I was in classes. They took him all over the place in their car while shopping and doing errands. <br /><br />He was a cheerful, talkative toddler and one day he pointed at a building, saying, "TherePixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-80456380777026396652016-08-30T12:39:44.085-04:002016-08-30T12:39:44.085-04:00My dear mother enjoyed a whiskey every evening. O...My dear mother enjoyed a whiskey every evening. One drink, never more. She lived in Morganton and was fearful of being seen at the ABC Store so she drove to another town to buy her liquor.<br /><br />When we were cleaning out her house after she died, my husband was astonished to find one cabinet filled with empty Jack Daniels bottles. I had a good laugh and told him we would have to take themNCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-78550651740933036902016-08-30T11:35:53.034-04:002016-08-30T11:35:53.034-04:00LOL There's a lot of irony here.LOL There's a lot of irony here. Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551543776509110496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-89834200350381814702016-08-30T11:20:12.587-04:002016-08-30T11:20:12.587-04:00I've said so much worse, even in Church.I've said so much worse, even in Church.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-6123382247313397662016-08-30T10:49:27.769-04:002016-08-30T10:49:27.769-04:00haha ... sounds totally like something I would do ...haha ... sounds totally like something I would do too.<br />A good laugh is always needed - especially in church.Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-65100185958623348382016-08-30T01:38:01.508-04:002016-08-30T01:38:01.508-04:00I am all for out of work Ohio Republican politicia...I am all for out of work Ohio Republican politicians! Also, it is funny. Our liquor store has changed places several times in the last seven years. Hey, I used to teach Kentucky history...I keep close tabs on where the bourbon is stored...Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-55694930194357273912016-08-29T21:48:29.483-04:002016-08-29T21:48:29.483-04:00A lot of Republicans may NEED a homeless shelter n...A lot of Republicans may NEED a homeless shelter next year! 😜 <br />Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-49715180698905372122016-08-29T21:09:12.156-04:002016-08-29T21:09:12.156-04:00I struggled to find the Mortification Factor there...I struggled to find the Mortification Factor there also, thinking that you were surely going to blurt out something Politically Ill-Advised Yet Chuckly.<br /><br />Which I would have heartily appreciated.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686754906089902443.post-88428589915916019982016-08-29T20:45:09.184-04:002016-08-29T20:45:09.184-04:00And here I thought there was going to be something...And here I thought there was going to be something about the Republican presence 1) preventing the shelter from opening sooner, or 2) having some bearing on the need for a shelter. (who, me? cynical?) Someone with a keener mind could spin this in a devilish way. As for filters on mouths, I've had a banner week myself in that department. Cheers!altar egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564052536173244610noreply@blogger.com