I knew the courting period (the 2 Narcissists were enjoying last week) would not last. It was almost as disgusting as when Muhammed got excited watching little Aisha on her swing set.

I don't expect to see Z race outside of SoCal a third time. Shirreffs has already expressed his fear of shipping Z over the Rockies, and we know she will likely be scratched again if she faces an off track. Shirreffs isn't going to waste flying her over the Rockies again just to find an off track at one of those real dirt courses. He is going to need an ironclad guarantee of dry weather before he puts her on a plane again, and we all know there are no ironclad forecasts, especially in the weather business.

So this will be her schedule for the rest of the year: Vanity, parade at Hollywood, Clement Hirsch, parade at Del Mar, Zenyatta Hcp, parade at Oak Tree, retirement announcement the week of the BC, post-retirement parade at Hollywood.

We get along fine. Plus, disdain for you is a great and easy uniter.

Have started thinking about what to say if she wins her 17th. Any suggestions?

look out, pepper's pride?

This one will not be topped.

And the timing was tremendous.

"Zenyatta romps again by a measured 1/2 length...do the names of the others matter?"

"No need to ask she's a Smooth Operator...ZENYATTAAAAAAAAAA!!"

And here is one Smooth Operator!

Or, F. U. Stone Gossard!

Or, does anyone here have amphetamines to help wake me up?

Or, she has the speed of Ruffian, the class of Personal Ensign and the will to win of Peppers Pride?

Yes, I see you're getting along great ("miserable as they come" etc.)

Unlike you, he has a reasonable amount of self-awareness.

Yeah, but if you had to spend a day locked up in a jail cell with either of those two, who would you chose?

I imagine with TFM, your head would eventually just explode.

With Scuds, you'd probably be looking for a noose to take your life.

That's funny.

Actually I respect the Fat Man. I respect his anger. I respect his insanity. I even respect his opinion.

But, you still may be right about my head exploding.

"Pretty Katherine could not deny Zenyatta her place in history."

One of the tip offs that a person has Narcissistic tendencies is when they use a question mark behind the word "happy." It allows one to hack away as they reluctantly admit to something. It's a way to distract attention away from their being wrong. It's a Narcissistic defense gadget.

This is an edited response.

Actually, I'm feeling pretty miserable right now. I've been fighting this cold for a good part of the week, and feel like ****. Thanks for asking.

Moreover, I've lost 5 one number exacta photos in a row (4 today, alone). Some of these beats were ridiculous. This translates to quite a chunk of my bankroll. Once again, thanks for asking. :rolleyes:

Yeah, believe it or not, I not only respect his anger, I understand it as well.

It just often seems to be so misplaced.

You don't respect any of it. He entertains you. Period.

Just when I thought you had reached the pinnacle of stupidity.

:tro::tro: