Cheer me up? Make me laugh?

[progmom]

I'm in the middle of a long, boring excel spreadsheet. And I'm sick.


Hell - I would be happy if you picked a fight with me.

[anarch]

1. how about a dumb joke?

Did you hear about the guy who found out that parrots can live to be up to 200 years old?

























He went to the pet store and bought a baby one to find out if it was true.

Edited to add: Hope you feel better soon!

[progmom]

2. thanks.

:hi:

[LaraMN]

3. I'm sick too. and my 3 y/o won't stop shouting; "Jesus Christ!"

[progmom]

4. hahahahahaha

well...at least my three year-old isn't doing that!

[jane_pippin]

5. here's part of a graphic I'm working on:

[progmom]

18. very cool!

:thumbsup:

[RevCheesehead]

6. This e-mail about stupid people made me smile:

One: Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. "We don't have half dozen nuggets," said the teenager at the counter. "You don't?" I replied. "We only have six, nine, or twelve," was the reply. "So I can't order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?" "That's right." So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets.


Two: I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one of those "dividers" that they keep by the cash register and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the "divider", looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar code she said to me, "Do you know how much this is?" I said to her "I've changed my mind, I don't think I'll buy that today." She said "OK," and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had just happened.


Three: A lady at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly. When I inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM "thingy."


Four: I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. "Do you need some help?" I asked. She replied, "I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant convenience store) would have a battery to fit this?" "Hmmm, I dunno. Do you have an alarm, too?" I asked. "No, just this remote thingy," she answered, handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, "Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk."


Five: Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, "I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?" "Just use copier machine paper," the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five "blank" copies.


Six: I was in a car dealership a while ago, when a large motor home was towed into the garage. The front of the vehicle was in dire need of repair and the whole thing generally looked like an extra in "Twister." I asked the manager what had happened. He told me that the driver had set the "cruise control" and then went in the back to make a sandwich.


Seven: My neighbor works in the operations department in the central office of a large bank. Employees in the field call him when they have problems with their computers. One night he got a call from a woman in one of the branch banks who had this question: "I've got smoke coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have a fire downtown?"


Eight: Police in Radnor, Pa., interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.


Nine: A mother calls 911 very worried asking the dispatcher if she needs to take her kid to the emergency room, the kid was eating ants. The dispatcher tells her to give the kid some Benadryl and should be fine, the mother says, I just gave him some ant killer... Dispatcher: Rush him in to emergency!

[bigwillq]

9. Those are great!

:bounce:

[progmom]

21. those were hilarious

...in a sad way.

[IChing]

7. Ole And Lena joke from minnesota

Two Norwegian,or Danish or Swedish hunters from Minnesota got a pilot to fly them to Canada
to hunt moose. They bagged six. As they started loading the plane for
the return trip, the pilot said the plane could take only four moose.

The two lads objected strongly. "Last year we shot six and the pilot
let us put them all on board; he had the same plane as yours."

Reluctantly, the pilot gave in and all six were loaded. However, even
on full power, the little plane couldn't handle the load and went down
a few moments after take-off.

Climbing out of the wreck one Norski
asked the other, "Any idea where we are?" "Yaaah I tink we's pretty
close to where we crashed last year."
_____________________________________________________________________


Or my daughters dog that loves pacifiers



spread that on your sheet.

[progmom]

22. ha ha ha

...on both counts! :pals: thanks!

[Tom Kitten]

8. are you talking to me?

I hang out in the Lounge a lot but last remember talking to you about 3 weeks ago...

[progmom]

23. i feel like i have been posting a bit less lately

not you at all. :pals:

[Tom Kitten]

101. well I hope all goes okay with you ...

this may sound weird but I think of you a lot because I stop at a coffee shop on the way to work and this one barista looks a lot like you (plus she is also extremely nice also)...

[progmom]

103. that's very sweet - thanks tom kitten!

:hug:

[Maestro]

10. There was this hunk of a guy in a speedo

on the beach. He noticed that there was a crowd of beautiful babes hanging around this older guy who was nice looking but nothing like himself. He spent the rest of the day swimming and taking in the sun but he didn't even see one of the beautiful women look his way.

The next day at the beach, the same thing happened. Perplexed, at the end of the day, he went over to the older gentleman and asked him what his secret was.

He replied quite smugly that it was the potato he stuffed in his speedo. The younger guy just laughed and walked away knowing what to do now. The next day, when he arrived at the beach, before getting out of his car, he stuffed carefully the potato in his speedo. He walked confidently around the beach almost prancing as he knew surely he would capture the attention of the beautiful ladies.

However, as the morning drew longer, he noticed that he was not getting the attention he sought. He then noticed that the same old guy was having his fun with the women once again. He was now just plain angry and extremely frustrated. He repositioned his potato and starting pumping some iron in front of the scantily clad ladies who were oogling the older guy. They gave him no attention, but some did start to snicker a bit. He finally gave up and went and sat down under an umbrella.

When most of the ladies went to take a dip, he waltzed over to the older man and asked him why his potato trick didn't work.

The man responded, "Dude, you have to put it in front!"

[bigwillq]

11. LOL!

That was cute!:)

[progmom]

24. eeeeeeeuw

:rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

12. Michigan football sucks

:rofl:

[progmom]

25. yep!

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

30. You said, Pick a fight!

:hi:

:bounce:

[progmom]

32. try baseball

i really don't much care about Michigan football. :D

[KitchenWitch]

36. The Tigers should be at the bottom of the division

Not the Royals

:P

[progmom]

41. yeah - can you believe it?

I'm guessing Alan Trammell will be out of a job regardless.

Your team has been sucking it up too, though. You gotta admit it. 13 games back?

[KitchenWitch]

44. No kidding

:cry:

We lost Torii Hunter to injury and the whole team fell apart...at least offense wise.

Our pitching has still been very good.

There is always next year.

[In_The_Wind]

13. .

[progmom]

26. you have some very unique smileys!

:hi:

that last one looks like it was modeled after you!

[In_The_Wind]

116. Why ... thank you ~ progmom!

I do hope that you are feelin' better today!

[johnnie]

14. Nope

[johnnie]

15. Or how about this one?

[RevCheesehead]

17. My cat Oreo likes that one!

She just about nuzzled the screen. :)

[margaritamama]

77. I love Oreo and cheese

Hey, I have a cat named Oreo and I'm a big cheesehead too!! Hi to you!

[progmom]

29. aww.

i love the close up animal shots.

[progmom]

27. very cute!

:hi:

[Bok_Tukalo]

16. OK

PETA was out in full force,
But not for a dog or a horse.
At Schrodinger's place
They pleaded their case
For the sake of his cat, of course

[progmom]

31. you still post here?

or did i let the cat out of the bag?

[Bok_Tukalo]

64. You let Shrodinger's cat out of the bag

Of course I still post here.

[progmom]

66. well of course i was talking about Shrodinger's cat

:P

i never see you around here any more. :(

[WCGreen]

62. Clever, in a nerdy sort of way,.,,,,,

[MrScorpio]

19. There's gonna be a fresh Hottest Sounds this Thursday

Lootpack, Lord Quas, YNQ and Madlib

If that doesn't cheer you up, I don't know what will

[progmom]

33. oooooh - sounds great!!!

i'll listen while i pack for DC! :woohoo:

[LaraMN]

20. Hey! Buck up! It could be worse.....

[progmom]

34. oh my!

:rofl:

[Telly Savalas]

28. I'm starting a criminal organization dedicated to selling black market

lawn darts. We could use a distributer in Michigan if you're interested.

[progmom]

37. ha ha ha ha

all those things from our childhood that we can't share with our children. even candyland is different now. x(

[Telly Savalas]

50. They've changed Candyland?!?!?

Grr. The little one is just getting to be old enough for it. They better not have ruined it.

[merh]

35. Knock knock

:silly:

[progmom]

39. it's you!!

:hug:

hey - gathering up CDs. what else can i send? anything you need right now?

[merh]

52. Music will be so good -- it helps so much.

I am trying to get a FEMA trailer, if I get one, then I will be in a better place and can begin to rebuild my life. Until then, I am fine, just plugging along.

BTW - When I type "Knock, knock" you are supposed to reply with "who's there?"

:silly: :hug:

[progmom]

54. i was too excited about seeing you.

:P

[merh]

59. It's never too late

Knock, knock!

:hug: :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

40. OMG!!! It's Merh!!!!

:hug::hug::hug: :loveya::loveya::loveya: :bounce::bounce::bounce:

[merh]

58. That's not how it works -

Knock, knock - who's there?

Jeeze louise, catch on PopeCheesecake! :hug: :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

72. I peeked through the Security eyehole.

:P

[progmom]

56. who's there?

[merh]

61. Oh, there you are!

"Adolf"

[progmom]

65. adolph who?

[merh]

68. Adolf ball hit me in the head

and that is why I talk this way! :hi:




:rofl: :rofl:

:hug: :loveya:

[progmom]

73. heh heh

:rofl:

hey - did you see your cool thread in GD?

[merh]

78. What thread?

:shrug: Have I been posting in my sleep again? :freak:

[progmom]

79. not by you - about you!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4807020

[merh]

85. I'm speechless

:cry: I'm really just average. :blush:

[progmom]

87. no you're not

:hug:

and you can see that a lot of people agree with me. :loveya:

[merh]

93. ..

:blush: :cry: :hug: :loveya:

[GOPisEvil]

38. I'm sleepy...and physically tired.

So I'll just say hi. :hi:

[progmom]

42. your hi means a lot

less than a week now! :woohoo:

[GOPisEvil]

45. Yay!!!

In a week, we'll be partying! :woohoo:

[benny05]

43. Chertoff Unveils Apathy Alert System

Color-coded System Would Warn Public of Sluggish Government Response

Reacting to criticism that the federal government does not respond quickly enough in times of emergency and crisis, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff today unveiled what he called "a color-coded apathy alert system" that will warn the public of just how sluggish the government's response will be.

"In the past, people have asked, what is taking the government so long to help?" Mr. Chertoff said in a press conference in Washington. "It is my firm belief that this color-coded system will keep the public better informed about the government's precise level of apathy and indifference."

"In times of crisis, people have had to guess whether the government cares or not," Mr. Chertoff added. "This apathy alert system should totally take the guesswork out of that."

The color-coded system consists of five different colors, each corresponding to the government's degree of sluggishness, Mr. Chertoff explained, using a chart and a pointer to demonstrate the system for reporters.

According to the new system, the color yellow means "normal apathy - will wait and see how situation develops,"

orange means "heightened apathy - will not return phone calls"

red means "severe apathy --will not cut short summer vacation in Nantucket."

But even as he unveiled the new apathy alert system, Mr. Chertoff was less specific about how and when the system would be implemented on a national basis, so President Bush was asked the other day in New Orleans about the new plan.


"I don't see what the rush is all about," he said, telling reporters he was late for a date with his dad.

[progmom]

48. sigh....

if only they really were that open about it.

[Zomby Woof]

46. BOOGER

Well, that makes ME laugh. :P

Excel..... :hurts:

[progmom]

49. 8000 lines on this spreadsheet

...and i have to review every one. making some very painful decisions. there is definitely a downside to working in a field you care deeply about.

[Zomby Woof]

70. Oh shit

Now I'm depressed. :-(

[chknltl]

47. A song to make you laugh?

http://myonlinemusic.net/whocares/index.htm
look to the right and click on "High School Queen"
ps: I had an interesting chat with a fellow DUer last night.
He resides in England, we chatted about spiders and the future and the present and somehow the name "progmom" came up. He spoke well of you and your radio show which he gets to hear via his computer. I was unaware of this radio show, if it isn't too much trouble, I could put a link to your show to good use. I hope the song offers up a chuckle or two and no those guys are not gay. (They do quite well in gay clubs though). c.

[progmom]

51. were you talking to the fabulous billyskank?

i adore him :)

i'll check out your link - thanks!


oh - and www.wemu.org is my link. saturdays at noon eastern time. next week is a very short show, as i will be partially pre-empted by football again.

[chknltl]

60. Yep... he is your fan...

...you have some pretty cool fans. Thanks for the link :)

[WCGreen]

53. There is this guy...

Who looses his arms and his legs in a bad car accident...

A little while later, he is taken to the beach by his nurse who leaves him to bring back the supplies....

An eighteen year old girl walks by, takes pity on our hero and says, do you need a hug?

Our hero replies, yes, that would be wonderful....

So she hugs him, and walks away...

A twenty five year old woman saunters by next and she bends over, exposing a very ample bosom to our hero and says in a seductive voice....

Have you ever been kissed......

He replies, no ma'am, I have not....

So she bends down and gives him a long, lingering kiss.....

ANd then leaves, leaving our hero in a state of, well he was tenting....

So a forty year old hardened by life woman comes by and can't help but notice the state our hero has been left in....

She looks him in the eyes and says matter of factly....

Have you ever been fucked....

Well, our hero, a virgin mind you, whimpers, no ma'am, I have not....

And the woman replies...... well you are about to be.....

[WCGreen]

55. Cause....

The TIDE IS COMING IN........

[progmom]

57. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. ROFLMAO!

Oh you are bad, sir! Good and bad!


:rofl: :blush:


I must remember this joke...too fucking funny!

[Redstone]

63. OK, I'm going to have to bring out the Big Guns Of Cheer Up again:

I know you've seen it before, but you just smiled, didn't you? Don't try to bullshit me, I SAW you smile.

Redstone

[progmom]

69. redstone-spawn is so beautiful

that smile warms me up. :loveya:

[Redstone]

83. Yeah, he's a good-looking kid, all right. Gets it from his Mama,

even though she get embarrassed for some reason when I tell people that.

But it's true:



See the similarity?

Redstone

[progmom]

84. your wife is beautiful

hell - the whole Redstone family is! :loveya:

[Redstone]

86. Thank you. Is it OK if I blush now? By the way, the progclan

isn't too hard on the eyes, either.

Redstone

[chknltl]

74. AHA!!! Proof positive that chickens are smarter than ducks

Be honest here....How many ducks have you seen waltzing about the neighborhood with a cute-kid-prosthesis????

[huskerlaw]

71. How about an anti-Cheney

baby?

[progmom]

80. hee hee

:hi:

[auntAgonist]

75. try this for a laugh Progmom!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=4022358&mesg_id=4022358

[progmom]

81. awwww...

:rofl: thanks for pointing that out! :rofl:

[Beware the Beast Man]

76. Get well, my sweet.

:hug:

Here, have some virtual chicken soup.

[progmom]

82. thanks B

:hug:

wish you could come to DC. x(

[Wapsie B]

88. ok

[progmom]

90. ha!

:thumbsup:

[Wapsie B]

94. You're MOST welcome my dear!

anything for you.

:)

[sundog]

89. LMAO OMG HAHAHAHAHHAAAA LOLOLOL

[progmom]

91. you hate me

x(

[sundog]

92. hardly

:loveya:

[progmom]

95. i'm cranky and stuffed up

x(

[sundog]

96. i fear i have no snark tonight

:)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

97. Want me to tell you we love you again?

(just not THAT way)

[progmom]

98. well that's always nice to hear

yes, i love you too. just not that way. :hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

99. Still up, eh?

here watch this:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/foaf1

[progmom]

102. heh heh

very funny. thanks. i'm going to bed now. :loveya:

[JVS]

100. I can't do it

[progmom]

106. well...you tried

:shrug:

[JVS]

112. No I didn't.

I just gave up and wallowed in my inability.

[BigMcLargehuge]

104. This is the controller of Planet X -

People of Earth. We request the laughter of earthling Progmom. In exchange we are prepared to deliver the cures for all of Earth's diseases.

[progmom]

108. ah - thank you!

:loveya:

[BigMcLargehuge]

109. and here I was thinking for a week that you had me on ignore...

it's not nice to ignore The Controller of Planet - X!

[progmom]

110. you, on ignore?

:rofl:

[BigMcLargehuge]

113. Yeah, I was wondering what I'd done... LOL

I posted in a dozen or so of your threads over the last week or so with narry and acknowledgement, thus I thought it was ignoreland for me...

Poor Controller of Planet - X.



On a happier note - Here is a dancing Godzilla

[progmom]

114. oh man...i am so sorry.

:hug:

thanks for the dancing godzilla. :loveya:

[BigMcLargehuge]

115. for another laugh...

I trust you saw these gems (my responses)...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4014487

[GoddessOfGuinness]

105. Here's an oldie but goodie...

A woman walks into a curio shop in San Francisco. Looking around at the exotica, she notices a very life-like, life-sized bronze statue of a rat. It has no price tag, but is so striking she decides she must have it. She takes it to the owner: "How much for the bronze rat?"

"Twelve dollars for the rat, a hundred dollars for the story," says the owner.

The woman gives the ship-owner twelve dollars. "I'll just take the rat, you can keep the story."

As she walks down the street carrying his bronze rat, she notices that a few real rats have crawled out of alleys and sewers, and begun following her down the street. This is a bit disconcerting, so she begins walking a little faster.

Within a couple blocks, the group of rats behind her grows to over a
hundred, and they begin squealing. She starts to trot toward the Bay. She takes a nervous look around and sees that the rats now number in the thousands, maybe millions and they are all squealing and coming toward her faster and faster. Terrified, she runs to the edge of the Bay, and throws the bronze rat as far out into the Bay as she can. Amazingly, the millions of rats all jump into the Bay after it, and are all drowned.

The woman walks back to the curio shop. "Ah ha," says the owner, "I'll bet you have come back for the story?"

"No," said the woman, "I came back to see if you have a bronze Republican ."

[progmom]

107. still makes me laugh!

:rofl:

[sakabatou]

111. Airplane humor

Here are some conversations that the airline passengers don't hear.
The following are accounts of actual exchanges between airline pilots and control towers around the world.

=============================================

Tower: "Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o'clock , 6 miles!"
Delta 351: "Give us another hint! We have digital watches!"

=============================================

"TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 Degrees."
"Centre, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?"
"Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?"

==============================================

From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff queue: "I'm
f...ing bored!"
Ground Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify
yourself immediately!"
Unknown aircraft: "I said I was f... ing bored, not f... ing
stupid!"

==============================================

O'Hare Approach Control to a 747: "United 329 heavy, your traffic is
a Fokker, one o'clock, three miles, Eastbound."
United 239: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got
the Fokker in sight."

==============================================

A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While
attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, "What was your last known position?"
Student: "When I was number one for takeoff."

==============================================

A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long
roll out after touching down.
San Jose Tower Notes: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the
end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."

===============================================

There's a story about the military pilot calling for a priority
landing because his single-engine jet fighter was running "a bit peaked."
Air Traffic Control told the fighter jock that he was number two,
behind a B-52 that had one engine shut down.
"Ah," the fighter pilot remarked, "The dreaded seven-engine
approach."

===============================================

Taxiing down the tarmac, a DC-10 abruptly stopped, turned around and
returned to the gate. After an hour-long wait, it finally took off. A concerned passenger asked the flight attendant, "What, exactly, was the problem?"
"The pilot was bothered by a noise he heard in the engine,"
explained the flight attendant. "It took us a while to find a new pilot."

===============================================

A Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard
the following:
Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in
English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in
Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent):
"Because you lost the bloody war."

===============================================

Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on
frequency 124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way,
after we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702,
contact Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?"
Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and
yes, we copied Eastern... we've already notified our caterers."

==================================================

One day the pilot of a Cherokee 180 was told by the tower to hold
short of the active runway while a DC-8 landed. The DC-8 landed, rolled out, turned around, and taxied back past the Cherokee.
Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and
said, "What a cute little plane. Did you make it all by yourself?"
The Cherokee pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back
with a real zinger: "I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I'll have enough parts for another one."

--------------------------------------------------------------------

The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as
a short-tempered lot. They not only expect one to know one's gate parking location, but how to get there without any assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747) listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.

Speedbird 206: " Frankfurt , Speedbird 206 clear of active runway."
Ground: "Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven."
The BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
Speedbird 206: "Stand by, Ground, I'm looking up our gate location
now."
Ground (with quite arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you
not been to Frankfurt before?"
Speedbird 206 (coolly): "Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark, -- and
I only dropped something off, I didn't land."

=================================================

While taxiing at London 's Gatwick Airport, the crew of a US Air
flight departing for Ft. Lauderdale made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727. An irate female ground controller lashed out at the US Air crew, screaming:
"US Air 2771, where the hell are you going?! I told you to turn
right onto Charlie taxiway! You turned right on Delta! Stop right there. I know it's difficult for you to tell the difference between C and D, but get it right!"
Continuing her rage to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting
hysterically:
"God! Now you've screwed everything up! It'll take forever to sort
this out! You stay right there and don't move till I tell you to! You can expect progressive taxi instructions in about half an hour and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and how I tell you! You got that, US Air 2771?"
"Yes, ma'am," the humbled crew responded.
Naturally, the ground control communications frequency fell
terribly silent after the verbal bashing of US Air 2771. Nobody wanted to chance engaging the irate ground controller in her current state of mind.
Tension in every cockpit out around Gatwick was definitely running high.
Just then an unknown pilot broke the silence and keyed his
microphone, asking:
"Wasn't I married to you once?"