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View from Your La-Z-Boy

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I think we are going to steal Sully’s idea and roll with our own view from your la-z-boy/couch theme for a while. Two rule:

1.) Picture must include elevated feet.

2.) No porn on the tv (Punchy, I’m looking at you, boss).

Email ’em in. Here is our first entry:

view

I’m feeling very lazy tonight, myself. It feels like someone sucked all the motivation out of me (and no, I did not get married today). Probably watch the Pens and the Dogs 101 on Animal Planet.

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  3. 3.

    General Winfield Stuck

    I just want to say, that one of the few things I like about the Christmas silly season is the music. Especially Classical Choir Christmas songs. That is about all I listen to until it’s over.

    Got XM tuned to “Holiday Pops” on 77 right now and it can’t be beat in my book.

    And for anyone interested, here is a fresh Charlie pic from today before our walk. For once in my life I made an A plus choice on something unknown. He is a prince of sweetness and smart.

  4. 4.

    geg6

    Great. Now I gotta figure out how to download pix from the phone to the computer. I’ve been avoiding this for a year because I am a tech idiot.

  6. 6.

    UnkyT

    Who still watches porn on their TV? Thats what the internets are for. Sure wasn’t the TV that made Tub Girl and 2 girls 1 cup (in)famous

  8. 8.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @General Winfield Stuck

    Oh, too bad that Libby got spayed today. I don’t suppose it’s reversible? ‘Cos I was just thinking that if Charlie and Libby were to make puppehs together those would be the Cutest. Puppehs. On. The. Planet. *EVAH.*

  10. 10.

    UnkyT

    BTW, if any of you a) don’t know what Tub Girl or 2 girls 1 cup are, and b) are squeamish, please don’t look them up.

  12. 12.

    Libby

    @General Winfield Stuck: Every time I see my name on the internets I feel like I’m guilty of something. Wish I was guilty of being as cute as that girl.

    And I love this meme Mr. Cole, assuming the LazyBoy is optional, since I don’t have one. I am however willing to show my feet. Libby +3

  13. 13.

    Comrade Mary

    I’m off to a party tonight, although lounging and talking about pets looks really attractive, too. I think I’ll be +[some fraction] later tonight, as heavy drinking and winter cycling don’t mix.

  15. 15.

    Libby

    Just noticed that John Cole has accumulated 24 million+ hits in the lifetime of this blog. I’m looking forward to 250K on mine.

    Obvious conclusion. I’m doing it wrong.

  23. 23.

    Yutsano

    @burnspbesq: I can’t even watch. It’s gonna go to either Jesus Boy or Guy With the Pr0n Name. Sports writers are nothing if not predictable. Of course when they were on the TV last week telling how they were gonna shaft every player not playing that week I knew Gerhart was screwed.

  24. 24.

    Roger Moore

    @RedKitten:

    I don’t have a La-Z-Boy, but I’ll do the best I can with what I have. :)

    You have to take the picture with the chair you have, not the La-Z-Boy you wish you had. Or something like that.

  25. 25.

    SiubhanDuinne

    Picture must include elevated feet.

    I can’t wait to see how AngusTheGodOfMeat is.gona handle this rule.

  26. 26.

    Yutsano

    Bah. Word Press ate my comment. Obligatory FYWP.

    EDIT: Comment was to Siubhan above and went like: Elevated hooves?

  29. 29.

    ronin122

    What the hell is wrong with you JC? Porn on the tv? Who the hell does that anymore? You’re old man.

  31. 31.

    JenJen

    I’m thinking this is going to be a beautiful feature, so long as we keep it organic. You’ll know when to snap that pic, only when that moment comes, you won’t be able to move the kitty/doggers off your lap so you can reach the cam.

    Plan ahead, people.

  34. 34.

    amorphous

    Of course you didn’t get married, if you had there’d be nothing* getting sucked out of you. Trust me.

    *Does not apply to will to live.

  35. 35.

    mr. whipple

    BTW, if any of you a) don’t know what Tub Girl or 2 girls 1 cup are, and b) are squeamish, please don’t look them up.

    Why did you make me do that?

  42. 42.

    JenJen

    Congrats to Mark Ingram and the Crimson Tide on the Heisman Trophy win! I love how he just said students have been walking by him for weeks flashing the Heisman pose.

    Gosh I sure do love football.

  47. 47.

    burnspbesq

    It’s championship weekend in high school football in SoCal. If the weather weren’t so crappy, I would be tempted to go watch a game tonight. The two left to be played are the biggest and the second-smallest of the 13 enrollment classifications. I could go see the big boys, Anaheim Servite and Huntington Beach Edison, and maybe see 25 guys who will play D1 college football. Or I could go watch St. Margaret’s Episcopal go for its fourth straight championship, led by a 5’3″, 130-pound tailback who has rushed for over 1,500 yards.

  49. 49.

    General Winfield Stuck

    It’s hard to believe. But the photo of my stinky feet with Balloon Juice on the monitor has brought 71 hits on Flickr from this site.

    Is this a cool ass blog or what?

  51. 51.

    Little Macayla's Friend

    @geg6:
    My experience is limited to one phone, but it was very easy to sync the phone and the computer.
    The only hardware that was required was a Samsung USB cable that plugs into the recharge port on the phone and then the Samsung site’s free software download.

    It’s only a two megapixel camera, but very acceptable daylight pictures, especially since I glued a 1/4′ nylon nut on the back (away from the antenna area) so I can put it on a tripod.

  55. 55.

    General Winfield Stuck

    Up to 230 flickr hits of my smelly feets. Wonder what the record is for viewing such artistry?

  59. 59.

    Svensker

    @General Winfield Stuck:

    And for anyone interested, here is a fresh Charlie pic from today before our walk. For once in my life I made an A plus choice on something unknown. He is a prince of sweetness and smart.

    Haven’t been around much lately and missed your big decision. Cute doggie — yay!

  60. 60.

    Whammer

    @comrade coffin,

    Gerhart is a senior academically, but he missed most of the 2007 season with an injury, and could probably successfully petition for one more year of college football. I doubt he will do it, but ya never know…..

  61. 61.

    Yutsano

    @Whammer: Okay, so that factoid wasn’t just rumbling around in my head. I had heard several commentators mention he had one year left if he wanted it but he was most likely bolting for the big leagues. Hell if I was him knowing how close the Heisman vote was he’d have something to prove before his college career ended.

  63. 63.

    Punchy

    Great….now my highly respected and damn-near iconic status as a clean, upstanding G-rated peruser and commentor has forever been sullied by a completely reasonable and accurate link to pr0n.

    /runs away

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