tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post6478930485970142707..comments2023-05-06T05:13:13.094-04:00Comments on "The Awkward Silence...": Able with A CaneJerry Lazarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13596023102825944180noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-3080432649933819342010-07-25T09:28:15.664-04:002010-07-25T09:28:15.664-04:00You may have noticed this weekend that there are a...You may have noticed this weekend that there are also very nice men on the steps of the Boston public library.jmeltzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178486632456695608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-41155556003695996032010-07-16T12:05:48.025-04:002010-07-16T12:05:48.025-04:00And you'd better not try, Dave, even with two ...And you'd better not try, Dave, even with two hands. Even if Jerry were still using the cane, he's still a lot bigger than you.<br /><br />Hmmm, all four ads below (and yes, Jerry, I clicked on all of them, you're welcome) are for walking-assist devices, and two tout them as "Hands Free." Sounds like just what both Jerry and Dave need. (Unless they just want to find new friends (;-).)<br /><br /><br />Freedom Leg Walking Brace<br />Walk w/ Zero weight on Injured Leg Complete Hands Free Mobility <br />FreedomLegBrace.com<br /><br />Hands Free Crutch<br />Rent or Buy-sized for each patient Free Same Day UPS Ground shipping <br />www.GoodbyeCrutches.com<br /><br /><br />Word verification 1: "unfra" -- (1) beyond the visible light spectrum, but it's not clear in which direction. (2) the Next Big Thing in talk show hosts / publishing empire builders / Letterman Oscar introducees / presidential campaign jump-starters.<br /><br />(As I probably asked at least some of the current readers of this blog back in ~January 2008, what's green and slimy and jump-started Obama's campaign? Answer: Okra Winfrey.)<br /><br />Word verification 2: "infia" -- (1) also beyond the visible light spectrum, but it'll cost you to find out that it's longer wavelengths. (2) a secret society of criminals who rat out members of other secret societies of criminals. E.g. the Witness Protection Program.dr jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250472951135780136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-13173913539784436682010-07-15T13:30:42.239-04:002010-07-15T13:30:42.239-04:00I too am your friend, but I'm also walking wit...I too am your friend, but I'm also walking with a cane and I can't pull YOUR pants up with one hand either!Dave Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10201767551076982031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-66669239758172660372010-07-02T00:18:29.669-04:002010-07-02T00:18:29.669-04:00I AM your friend, I just don't like your pants...I AM your friend, I just don't like your pants.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-74187490221725454872010-06-29T22:41:05.149-04:002010-06-29T22:41:05.149-04:00Jon, that's "Norman Krasna told me I need...Jon, that's "Norman Krasna told me I need them like a centipede needs another leg." Or a cane that Mike Alexander made out of a toothpick while traveling around the world on his million-dollar sailboat.<br /><br />One of the two ads for cane companies currently displayed includes something called the "Alex Orthopedic Offset Adjustable Cane."<br /><br />Word verification: "punspen" -- to use up all the good jokes so that there are none left when you really need one.dr jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250472951135780136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-15606850147177783642010-06-29T10:41:48.675-04:002010-06-29T10:41:48.675-04:00"Norman Krasna told me I didn't need them..."Norman Krasna told me I didn't need them!"jmeltzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178486632456695608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-62728635743928742112010-06-28T16:36:27.514-04:002010-06-28T16:36:27.514-04:00Delf, OTOH, would immediately rush to your aid. I...Delf, OTOH, would immediately rush to your aid. If only so he could tell you "Suspenders, comma, wear your $%*&^*$." (;-)<br /><br />(Hi Delf, what's new?)dr jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250472951135780136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-35116495847061771442010-06-28T12:23:42.038-04:002010-06-28T12:23:42.038-04:00Hint: Jay and Jon aren't your friends, either....Hint: Jay and Jon aren't your friends, either.<br /><br />-DelfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-21013396586590316632010-06-28T11:24:12.399-04:002010-06-28T11:24:12.399-04:00Well, this was funnier than the moose joke.Well, this was funnier than the moose joke.jmeltzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178486632456695608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216723146415434902.post-53055975330450481892010-06-25T21:21:24.754-04:002010-06-25T21:21:24.754-04:00Jerry, didn't your mother warn you about letti...Jerry, didn't your mother warn you about letting "very nice men" help you with your pants at the NYPL?<br /><br />Also, please tell us what happens when you walk *down* a flight of stairs with a cane?<br /><br />And finally, I think you've discovered the real reason why firemen wear red suspenders. (OK, probably ex-firemen, or at least on disability.)dr jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250472951135780136noreply@blogger.com