See that tree to the left? It's a Silver Maple. I have eight in my yard. They sure do drop a lot of leaves. Do you see that spot right there in my driveway? That's where my car was! Can you grasp what type of leaf situation I've got here? God it's going to take me forever to rake up all of those leaves. I wish I had someone to help me.....
OK dummies I know you can't take a hint so I'll just come out with it. I'm going to need everyone to help me pick these leaves up. I'm going to assign the following bloggers to be team captains:
Chris - Blue Team
Giggle Pixie - Plaid Team
Sista #2 - Team Bud
Enc - Team Armani
When you're finished, call me on my cell. I'll be at Victory Beer sucking back a few Storm King Stouts. Now get to work!
I'm on Giggle Pixie's team.
ReplyDeleteThen afterwards we can do a little leaf wrestling.
I'm just sayin'.
Apparently I look nothing like my avatar, so...it could be pretty hot. hee hee.
Ooh, and I think G.P. should get Gwen , MelO, Lydia...who else, who else.
ReplyDeleteOr you could do what I do. Wait for a windy day and let them blow into your neighbor's freshly raked lawn. They love it. I swear.
ReplyDeleteOf course, if there's gonna be female leaf wrestling nevermind what I just wrote.
Well shit.
ReplyDeleteLook whos a bully around here!
I'll be my own team!
At least you can rake them up. The neighbor's leaves fall into our pool. Talk about a (soggy) mess.
ReplyDeleteNo Catherine - you will be on my team, which is with Sass on the Plaid Team.
ReplyDeleteI'll be with Zibbs in the Victory Brewery drinking team.
ReplyDeleteI know my strengths.
Ooh, Miss Catherine ~ You're Lydia's sister! (As if maybe you didn't know that...)
ReplyDeleteWhich automatically puts you on our team, but there will be leaf wrestling. Just so you know.
hee hee.
I will be the one collecting tickets at the door to the leaf wrestling event. Fuck that raking nonsense.
ReplyDeleteFalwless, I'll hang with you and help. (with a fresh bottle of Jose Cuervo) Or better yet, we could use the proceeds from the wrestling match and buy Zibsy one of those pimped out leaf blower thingies. Guys love those(don't they?) and Christmas is coming.
ReplyDeleteIs it BYOB? I need to know this before I take on this responsibilty.
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How can one person blog so freaking often before one can get to reading all the posts! slow down!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, in africa you pay a kid (they dont go to school anyway) 25 cents and you could get your house painted if you want.
Anyway, I'll take a team... well, I don't know any of the team captains, so I'll go with Alice.
Leaves are leaves when on the tree, after they hit the ground- they're mulch..
ReplyDeleteSlopmaster - I actually like blogs that only post about once a day as a well. I try to stockpile a few posts so I can then have a few in the bullpen and not have to worry about coming up with a new one when I'm really busy. The problem is, I'll see an amazing post sitting there, unread and I ask, "Is it really fair that I'm not sharing this masterpiece with the world?" I guess I'm just thinking about others.
ReplyDeleteAlcohol will be served if the teams come on down here to clean-up after my 100+ oak tress and my neighbor's elm.
ReplyDeleteI'll have the mowers gassed up and ready.
We're in the "city" now so we can't burn them and I'm not sure I trust some of you with matches!
Thank bejeezus I don't have this to contend with anymore!! I've already put my time in for leaf duty. Be thankful you don't have hickory trees that drop nuts on your head (and cars) and you're trying to do yard cleanup.
ReplyDeleteWhat? that paltry amount of leaves? That's a mear dusting in comparison that which sits out in my yard and pool getting deeper as the day goes on. I'm going backpack blower (that's what she said) Thursday and take care of it all at once while my neighbors are at work and don't see me blowing them into their yards.
ReplyDeleteDammit - I'm signed to another leaf collecting team and West Chester is juuuuust out of our jurisdiction. Shoot! Maybe next time.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm on Sista's #2 team. *TINK* That's the sound of my Bud Light opening!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'd just sell the house. No sense doing all of that unnecessary raking.
HAPPY MONDAY!!
- Jennifer
Thank you Dr. Zibbs :D
ReplyDeleteI would love to help but I've got ginko leaf problems of my own.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that what you have children for?
ReplyDeletewooHOOO!! Go Team Plaid!!
ReplyDelete:)
I'm just glad I'm not the last kid picked for the team... although before the leaf wrestling (leaf wrestling?) I think we'll need to do shots.
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ReplyDeleteThe Victory Brewery team definitely wins...
ReplyDeleteAV
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Dammit, I wanted MelO and Gwen!
ReplyDeleteFine. I'll just hire a bunch of Italian craftsmen to rake up all the leaves, and I'll do my next fall collection with them. After I spend about an hour jumping in the piles.
I totally would've helped if you'd made me a team captain. Too bad for you.
ReplyDeleteActually, my own driveway looks like that, and I don't even own a rake. My strategy so far (this is true) has been to kick some leaves down to the end of the driveway I get out of the car. In case you're wondering, that strategy does not work at ALL.
And Falw! Why didn't I get any of my favorite girls!
ReplyDeleteI should have gotten up earlier.
Now, now, ladies... No fighting. You can ALL leaf-wrestle with me! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for helping me feel <3 loved <3 Enc!! xo
ReplyDeleteLast one to Zibbs house has to cover themselves in maple syrup and run through the leaf pile!
ReplyDeleteForgive me if have to leave early.
ReplyDeleteHow the fuck did I wind up with the PLAID team??? Oh, wait, you must've done some research and discovered I do have Scottish/Irish roots. Okay, I'll let it go this time.
ReplyDeleteAs long as Sass is on my team and we get to do leaf wrestling afterwards.
Oh, and there will be alcohol, correct? There really must be alcohol.
I call Gwen , MelO, Lydia for my team too!!!
ReplyDeletePLAID TEAM RULES!!! We will KICK SOME OAK LEAF ASS OUT THERE!!!
hehe
Plaid rocks. It's...er...very slimming?
ReplyDeleteMaple syrup first?
This is gonna get messssss-y.
I want to be on Team Bud!
ReplyDeleteBud for Budweiser, right?
I have lots of leaf raking experience, not to mention I drink beer on a regular basis (semi-hourly).
Team Bud is right on this mission. See that neighbors yard down yonder???? They aren't home right? Team Bud knows exactly where to dispose of the mess.
ReplyDeleteJust dont rat us out. We too have people.....they may be tipsy....but they are people.
peace
#2
I'm on GP's team, too!
ReplyDeletePlaid = KILTS!!!! WOOHOO!!!
I don't know about the rest of them but we Celts need alcohol so BYOB folks!
psst - Pixie - it's a maple not an oak
ReplyDeleteCan you make syrup with those trees?
ReplyDeleteI only like to fix problems once. I'm going to get my %&$*ing chainsaw!
ReplyDeleteToo bad I don't live near you. My husband's really into leaf blowing. A little too into it.
ReplyDeleteYou know, a lawn mower makes quick work of leaves.
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