Emmanuelle Wilshire

Aye, the vision you just gave me....God Bless ye!

Interesting statement Brass. When you state, "and to a different island." Do you or anyone else consider St. Thomas not the place to visit? Please tell me due to the fact I am looking for the grand place to enjoy and if St. Thomas is not the place, I would like to know!

Beautifully done Mr. Wes, I am in awe of your talent!

While I served my time in the governors U.S. Navy, my ship docked about a mile off the coast of St. Thomas. The word by the captain is, "We are here for a few supplies. No time to stop and visit." So, here I sat basking in the sun with a one cold "sympathy issued" beer for a one-day and an AWOL dream of a short swim to the coast of St. Thomas. The water was beautifully blue and I could see the bikini clad lasses lying on the white sands of the beach. All dressed up and I just can't go! To this day, I am still unfulfilled. My goal is to set foot upon that beach, drink margaritas and rum, and dream of the golden ages! Okay, my apologies. I will now step down from my soap box...

Isn't today a wonderful day Ms. Calico Ann Rackham? I certainly hope so knowing that this day is the day of yer birth! Happy Birthday!!

If you can't get it, it's a shame. I am actually growing fond of the commercial. I think I am going to purchase some private reserve just to get me blood coursin' through me veins!

Captain Morgan's new look with a new commercial.

Thank you Tartan, I watched them over under a few glasses of Rum! Excellent!!

One thing I had difficulty with was the deep south accent. When I once worked in retail, I had a man ask me for, "Cannon." I replied, "Cannon? what do you mean?" The man replied, "Ya know, Cannon!" I said, ""You mean cannon....ssssss bang, Cannon?" (Typical Pirate response) The man replied, "No. Apricots, peaches. blueberries,...jellies and jams. Cannon for preservatives. "Oh you mean Canning?" "Ah, yes sir cannon..." I am now educated...Welcome to Oklahoma!!

Excellent information. I really appreciate the insight.

I have noticed a huge difference from a few years ago and it's not looking good......

'Appy Natal Day Mr. Jones! May this be a day full of absent hangin' over..

POTCYou can youtube anything "literal". This is the one of the original literal viral videos..real funny My link

As a gentleman of the golden coast of California, the only information I knew about Oklahoma was the song, "Okie from Muskogee." Through the years, I had heard the word "Okie" but I was not really familiar with the meaning. It did sound a bit derogatory to the native Oklahoman. Little did I know, I would eventually reside in Oklahoma. Ironically, I would only live about 30 minutes away from Muskogee. When I first started looking into buying a house, I would always ask the Realtors, "Does it have a basement?" The realtor would reply, "No? Do you need or want a basement?" I would sarcastically reply, "Ah yes, Tornado's!" The realtor would always laugh, "Those are few and far between. The house you are interested in was built in the 1990's. Still there." Well, I took his word for it and eventually purchased my home.....with no basement. Through the past five years here in Oklahoma, I have seen huge downpours, constant lightning, heavy winds, and tons of snow. However, never saw a tornado. As a matter of fact, I would speak to many people born and raised in Oklahoma. Many of them had never seen a tornado. This is great news for the Californian who was just getting used to earthquakes. Sadly, Joplin gets hit with a tornado. Joplin is only about 1.5 hours away. Pretty scary. Then yesterday, I watch the news and it looks like the wrath of tornado alley heading right for me. I jump in my car and race home to clear out my "under the stair case closet" just in case. I eventually sat down to monitor the news while I downed a huge margarita. As the storm was about to hit, I poured me another glass, opened the garage door, broke out the lawn chair and my camera. I filmed an "I-Report" bragging about how this Californian was watching and braving the weather. When I finished, I sat down sipping my Margarita and watching the beautiful, ominous clouds swirling and dancing high in the heavens. As I sat there with a good buzz, my neighbor walked out of his garage and shouts out to me with a smile saying, "Dude! You are such an Okie!" Nice.......

I have a very controversial non-fiction "Crime and Drama Whistle-Blower" story I need to tell. I can almost guarantee once a publisher reads the storyline, it will be a "shoe-in" to get it published (and possibly be a made for a movie) story....and yes, it is that good. I would like to write it myself, but I don't know the rules in naming names, not knowing a publisher, and so on. In the past, I have seen "publishers" who will scam money from the writer and want them to pay thousands of dollars to get the book published. So, does anyone have advice on how to approach this or should I hire a "ghostwriter?"

When I woke up this morning, I was shocked to watch the morning news. I saw footage of a woman lying in the ruins of what used to be her home crying uncontrollably and lying on top of her dead loved one covered in a white blanket. It made me cry myself. I am a Red Cross Instructor and I wanted to drive to Joplin (1.5 hours away) to help in anyway I could.

This is a recent interview with 80's Icon Adam Ant. During his interview, he has a slight resemblance to a character we have all come to know. Additionally, the interviewer brings this subject up and he reveals that he is the "true and 'real' original."

Very Sad! R.I.P. Popcorn Sutton!

But Yes Captain Sterling! Kind...It is Honor among the Brethren of the coast shall I say. Kind for all? No. Kind for "Us"? I certainly hope so!

Excellent information with your two posts Tartan Jack. These actually appeal to me more since they have been regulated and bottled professionally. I recently heard of a moonshine distillery on a local cable program. Apparently a pig or dog jumped up into the vat to get some moonshine. It fell in and drowned. The moonshiner arrives a few hours later, pulls out the carcass and calls it good. Nothing but a little fermenting of a pigs bodily fluids to add some more spice to the drink don't you think? Yum!

Excellent Bright. Thank you for the links. This will be a great help.

While the deep south might have a more popularly recognized history of moonshine making, I wouldn't put Oklahoma off the map for this. Until the late 1950's it was a dry state, with prohibition written into the state's constitution, iirc. So of course there were people coming up with ways to make the stuff, smuggle the stuff, any way they could for a while, at least. It was kind of a joke. My family is from that part of the world and one grandmother met her future husband when she ran a cafe that served beer just over the line in Texas. It was a very busy place You'd need to find someone who was a mature adult in OK before the repeal mid/late 1950's who might remember this, try visiting senior centers and nursing homes Jen I understand what you mean Adam. Is Oklahoma the deep south? No. But being a Californian, this is definitely the south. The things I still do not understand is A) Why do people put peanuts in their Pepsi or Coke? and :angry: How can anyone hunt Squirrel and actually eat the darn things? Jen, thank you for your knowledge. Well spoken!

Aye, it be outta respect for the kind gentleman.

Ah, now Captain Sterling. A Gentleman and a Scholar. An honor to be in your presence sire...... **looks over both shoulders** Where?? ...ahem.... How have ye been? I am doing well Captain Sterling. I was not injured when I fell from the face of this earth. I threw a mooring line and hoisted myself back to civilization. So, here I am...poorly influencing people one day at a time!