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Yep, and it's probably a move people don't bust out with someone the first time around. ha ha ha...you could make it part of a screening process. I'm the twist that turns your key....

That sounds like a story that is begging to be told. I'm the twist that turns your key....

His sense of humor is PART of the reason I married him. Yes it works. You can certainly overdo it. It's more of a side dish than a main course. I'm the twist that turns your key....

A razzberry. He really enjoys making the sound in front of his, or my, parents. It always makes me squirm. I'm the twist that turns your key....

you must not have kids. kidding... I'm the twist that turns your key....

I haven't but my uncle did when he was around the age of 7. They were singing a church hymn (don't know which one) on the radio and he didn't know the words. Instead of hang out in the back he decided to sing something he knew. I wish I could have seen the looks on peoples faces when they heard "do do do looking out my back door" coming out of their radio louder than any of the kids singing the right song. I'm the twist that turns your key....

My hubby does that. good one on the disclaimer... I'm the twist that turns your key....

I know exactly how you feel. We don't use our AC because it just costs too much. That and we live in a house that was built in 1939 and there is just no point in trying to cool all outdoors. I am getting more used to it. The biggest problem is going to someone's house and they have their air set at 68 and I'm shivering! I'm the twist that turns your key....

Did ge say it loud enough for everyone around you to hear? I'm the twist that turns your key....

This isn't my story. I'd love to meet the man telling it... How to rope a deer. I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they congregated at my cattle feeder and do not seem to have much fear of me when we are there (a bold one will sometimes come right up and sniff at the bags of feed while I am in the back of the truck not 4 feet away) that it should not be difficult to rope one, get up to it and toss a bag over its head (to calm it down) then hog tie it and transport it home. I filled the cattle feeder then hid down at the end with my rope. The cattle, who had seen the roping thing before, stayed well back. They were not having any of it. After about 20 minutes my deer showed up…3 of them. I picked out a likely looking one, stepped out from the end of the feeder, and threw my rope. The deer just stood there and stared at me. I wrapped the rope around my waist and twisted the end so I would have a good hold. The deer still just stood and stared at me, but you could tell it was mildly concerned about the whole rope situation. I took a step towards it. It took a step away. I put a little tension on the rope and received an education. The first thing that I learned is that while a deer may just stand there looking at you funny while you rope it, they are spurred to action when you start pulling on that rope. That deer EXPLODED. The second thing I learned is that pound for pound, a deer is a LOT stronger than a cow or a colt. A cow or a colt in that weight range I could fight down with a rope with some dignity. A deer, no chance. That thing ran and bucked and twisted and pulled. There was no controlling it and certainly no getting close to it. As it jerked me off my feet and started dragging me across the ground, it occurred to me that having a deer on a rope was not nearly as good an idea as I originally imagined. The only up side is that they do not have as much stamina as many animals. A brief 10 minutes later, it was tired and not nearly as quick to jerk me off my feet and drag me when I managed to get up. It took me a few minutes to realize this, since I was mostly blinded by the blood flowing out of the big gash in my head. At that point I had lost my taste for corn fed venison. I just wanted to get that devil creature off the end of that rope. I figured if I just let it go with the rope hanging around its neck, it would likely die slow and painfully somewhere. At the time, there was no love at all between me and that deer. At that moment, I hated the thing and I would venture a guess that the feeling was mutual. Despite the gash in my head and the several large knots where I had cleverly arrested the deer’s momentum by bracing my head against various large rocks as it dragged me across the ground, I could still think clearly enough to recognize that there was a small chance that I shared some tiny amount of responsibility for the situation we were in, so I didn't want the deer to have to suffer a slow death. I managed to get it lined up to back in between my truck and the feeder…a little trap I had set beforehand. Kind of like a squeeze chute. I got it to back in there and started moving up so I could get my rope back. Did you know that deer bite? They do! I never in a million years would have thought that a deer would bite somebody so I was very surprised when I reached up there to grab that rope and the deer grabbed hold of my wrist. Now, when a deer bites you, it is not like being bit by a horse where they just bite you and then let go. A deer bites you and shakes its head…almost like a pit bull. They bite HARD and it hurts. The proper thing to do when a deer bites you is probably to freeze and draw back slowly. I tried screaming and shaking instead. My method was ineffective. It seems like the deer was biting and shaking for several minutes, but it was likely only several seconds. I, being smarter than a deer (though you may be questioning that claim by now) tricked it. While I kept it busy tearing the bejesus out of my right arm, I reached up with my left hand and pulled that rope loose. That was when I got my final lesson in deer behavior for the day. Deer will strike at you with their front feet. They rear right up on their back feet and strike right about head and shoulder level, and their hooves are surprisingly sharp. I learned a long time ago that when an animal like a horse strikes at you with their hooves and you can't get away easily, the best thing to do is try to make a loud noise and make an aggressive move towards the animal. This will usually cause them to back down a bit so you can escape. This was not a horse. This was a deer, so obviously such trickery would not work. In the course of a millisecond I devised a different strategy. I screamed like woman and tried to turn and run. The reason I had always been told NOT to try to turn and run from a horse that paws at you is that the re is a good chance that it will hit you in the back of the head. Deer may not be so different from horses after all, besides being twice as strong and three times as evil, because the second I turned to run, it hit me right in the back of the head and knocked me down. Now when a deer paws at you and knocks you down it does not immediately leave. I suspect it does not recognize that the danger has passed. What they do instead is paw your back and jump up and down on you while you are laying there crying like a little girl and covering your head. I finally managed to crawl under the truck and the deer went away. Now for the local legend. I was pretty beat up. My scalp was split open, I had several large goose eggs, my wrist was bleeding pretty good and felt broken (it turned out to be just badly bruised) and my back was bleeding in a few places, though my insulated canvas jacket had protected me from most of the worst of it. I drove to the nearest place, which was the co-op. I got out of the truck, covered in blood and dust and looking like hell. The guy who ran the place saw me through the window and came running out yelling "what happened" I have never seen any law in the state of Kansas that would prohibit an individual from roping a deer. I suspect that this is an area that they have overlooked entirely. Knowing, as I do, the lengths to which law enforcement personnel will go to exercise their power, I was concerned that they may find a way to twist the existing laws to paint my actions as criminal. I swear….not wanting to admit that I had done something monumentally stupid played no part in my response. I told him "I was attacked by a deer.” I did not mention that at the time I had a rope on it. The evidence was all over my body. Deer prints on the back of my jacket where it had stomped all over me and a large deer print on my face where it had struck me there. I asked him to call somebody to come get me…I didn't think I could make it home on my own. He did. Later that afternoon, a game warden showed up at my house and wanted to know about the deer attack. Surprisingly, deer attacks are a rare thing and wildlife and parks was interested in the event. I tried to describe the attack as completely and accurately as I could…I was filling the grain hopper and this deer came out of nowhere and just started kicking the hell out of me and BIT me. It was obviously rabid or insane or something. EVERYBODY for miles around knows about the deer attack (the guy at the co-op has a big mouth). For several weeks people dragged their kids in the house when they saw deer around and the local ranchers carried rifles when they filled their feeders. I have told several people the story, but NEVER anybody around here. I have to see these people every day and as an outsider…a "city folk"…I have enough trouble fitting in without them snickering behind my back and whispering "there is the dumb-ass that tried to rope the deer. I'm the twist that turns your key....

check out the 4th pic. I think that's the owl. I'm the twist that turns your key....

That's a beautiful owl. I've always wanted one. I'm the twist that turns your key....

damn, get that girl a biscuit! I'm the twist that turns your key....

I had to get my son to think it was his idea to eat. I gave him several choices of food and the spoon. It worked for us! Now he's just in a picky stage. He turned 2 in March and I think it's more of a way to control things than an actual fear of trying new foods. I'm the twist that turns your key....

I'm the twist that turns your key....

hold the clothes...and definitely hold the Elvis. I'm the twist that turns your key....

Anyone know anything about nude weddings in vegas. Maybe where I can get some info? I'm the twist that turns your key....

Thanks! I was worried the asbestos would be to brittle to drive nails into. Now the next question. Will I have to get someone with a special licensing to remove the asbestos? hmm.... I'm the twist that turns your key....

My house was built in the early 40s and has asbestos tile siding on it. We would like to get regular vinyl siding. Does anyone know if we have to remove the old siding? I know with wood you can just put the vinyl over with no worries. I'm the twist that turns your key....

Mine is small this year. A few rows of corn, tomatoes, eggplant, habenero, squash, zuccini, watermelon, and cantaloupe. I'm the twist that turns your key....

I prefer something a little more sticky. maybe caramel. I'm the twist that turns your key....

Good news, and best wishes on a speedy recovery to your friend's mom. Thanks! Other than hallucinating a bit from morphine she's doing great. Even better news. It wasn't cancer afterall!! (still needed to be removed) I'm the twist that turns your key....

My best friends mom had surgery tuesday to remove a lung. There was a cancerous tumor the size of a softball. All is well now. She even got to keep the upper lobe of her lung and we be out of the hospital much sooner than expected and without a trip to ICU. It's a great week. I'm the twist that turns your key....

I have 6 tattoos and plans for more. I dont even slightly regret any of them. I put a lot of thought into my tattoos and I have a great relationship with my artist. I would never go pick something off the wall, maybe that's why I don't regret any of them. I'm the twist that turns your key....

94 Toyota Celica. 215k miles (or somewhere near there) Still runs great. I'm the twist that turns your key....