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Totally Tunsie

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4. In a 2 a.m. TV shopping frenzy, a buddy of mine ordered FIVE...count 'em 1,2,3,4,5...

Reply to MIButterfly (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:51 PM

Apr 23

portable camping grills that utilized rolled newspapers for fuel. He generously thought his kids and a couple of friends wouldn't be able to live without them either and would thank him profusely. In the time it took for them to arrive, he rolled his daily newspapers in anticipation, only to find that his thick, expensive steak tasted exactly like newsprint...GAH!

Full disclosure: He had rolled "other" papers before settling down in front of the TV on the night he ordered.

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I have posted about this before but have an update [View all] MIButterfly Apr 23 OP

LOL, I can relate! Laffy Kat Apr 23 #1

LOL! MIButterfly Apr 23 #2

If I'm not real sure, I wait 3 days. multigraincracker Apr 23 #3

I did that with one thing. I put it on "Hold" MIButterfly Apr 23 #5

In a 2 a.m. TV shopping frenzy, a buddy of mine ordered FIVE...count 'em 1,2,3,4,5... Totally Tunsie Apr 23 #4

Oh my goodness! MIButterfly Apr 23 #6

We all do, but especially those of us who DIDN'T receive one! Totally Tunsie Apr 24 #7

Well, at least there is an upside to being so completely broke. OldBaldy1701E Apr 24 #8