Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Men of Trooper York Calendar Project!




What a great idea by MamaM. A Men of Trooper York Calendar Project to help raise the $20,000 for our cruise in Italy!

Each of youse guys can have a month. You don't even have to show your face!

Ricpic volunteered to be Mister July with this photo in his swimming attire. He is a little shy so we won't show his face. But who wouldn't want to look at that all July long!

Ricpic Mr. July!

78 comments:

Methadras said...

Wait, so ricpic is a Hasidim?

Michael Haz said...

Let me understand how this works. You want us to pay you a certain amount of money to keep pictures of our pale, droopy, poorly toned, hairy bodies off of your calendar?

Okay. I'm in.

Michael Haz said...

Who's going to win tonight, Cards or Dodgers?

Icepick said...

Use that over there ---->

if you're looking for an extreme close-up.

Icepick said...

But I suggest we take a few dollars out of the money raised to buy Crack a hanky.

chickelit said...

Here's my contribution, swimsuit edition even: link

That photo was taken by my son in Hawaii.

I'm not very keen on helping you raise $20k to go to Italy. It's not because I'm envious--I've done Italy a couple times and better than money could buy at this late stage in life.

I just want to go back to Hawaii.

ricpic said...

Wait a minute, is this the rollout of CruiseCare, the part of the - ha ha - Affordable Care Act that was in there but Pelosi didn't know it was in there before she voted for it?

I quit the Hasidim, Meth. It was either give up the red sauce pasta or give up the peyos (swinging sideburns). No contest.


Cody Jarrett said...

Hell, I will gladly buy Crack a whole array of hankies. And some smelling salts.

Don't say I don't care about the poor darkies.

ndspinelli said...

Bankrupt Detroit had a power failure during the game. WTF!

blake said...

Aw. Poor Darcy.

chickelit said...

Aw. Poor Darcy.

She'll be OK. She's probably snuggling with Tiggy.

I wish she'd pay us a visit once and a while though.

Cody Jarrett said...

Just remember, Chickie, a couple of days ago Troop let it slip that Crack's closest friends call him Tigger.

So...you know.

Michael Haz said...

There had better not be any portal selfies.

chickelit said...

Cody Jarrett said...
Just remember, Chickie, a couple of days ago Troop let it slip that Crack's closest friends call him Tigger.

So...you know.


You are our local Crackologist, Cody, so here's a question for you.

Is the "anonymous" commenter on Crack's blog who signs as "PW" aka Shouting Thomas?

Cody Jarrett said...

1. I feel as though I've been insulted.

2. I have no idea, although I doubt it very much.

Palladian said...

Here's my picture for the calendar. I think I deserve the money more than Trooper, to be honest.

chickelit said...

Palladian, the shadow is very Orson Welles or Fritz Lang, take your pick.

MamaM said...

Mr May or May Not?

MamaM said...

All that's missing from El Pollo's contribution is an Ahoyed iphone, slowly drifting down, down, down, to rest on the ocean floor.

Even without the phone, it's a happy picture EP!

Icepick said...

Pearls go with prettymuch any ensemble.

ndspinelli said...

Ray Handley has volunteered for October, but would like to be fitted @ Lee Lee's Valise.

chickelit said...

even without the phone, it's a happy picture EP!

I like that photo for its balance. Note how well he framed it--it wasn't cropped by me either. We were both holding our breath and had only a few seconds to set it up. He won awards in middle school for photography, but has lost interest.

chickelit said...

Geez Cody, I apologize if I'm wrong. I said it was only a hunch.

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

Is is that Coney Island or the Rockaways?

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

I agree Palladian's pearls are classic. Just don't clutch them.

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Well, since my hubby isn't officially a member he can't be on the calendar, but I thought I would show an anonymous photo of him. Shirt that he had custom made about 2 1/2 years ago.

Nice photo El Pollo....you look like you are having a blast.

MamaM said...

About Mr July:

Ever one to wade in the water.

Wade in the water
Wade in the water, children,

See that host all dressed in white
God's a-going to trouble the water
The leader looks like the Israelite
God's a-going to trouble the water

Darcy said...

I was definitely clutching Tiggy for comfort! Tiggy does not equal Tigger, btw.

Love the calendar idea. And the pics - are Evan and Bruce the only real ones so far? Awesome.

Icepick said...

Darcy, that picture to the right (or maybe left, if you are on a 'mobile device') is actually me. That's as real as it gets, baby!

chickelit said...

I disagree, Icepick. That's more a photo of your inner self than the real you.

chickelit said...

Hey, Darcy! Always great to see you here.

Now tell us about scaling skyscrapers.

chickelit said...

Do you need sponsors?

Ruth Anne Adams said...

I think Haz should be Mr. January. Have him in his full cold-weather gear and all you see are his eyes and the fog of breath in the bitter cold Wisconsin air.

Darcy said...

Er...cool pic, Icepick! =)

@El Pollo
I'm not going to go the sponsor route, but thanks for the thought! Hope I can get some friends to do the climb with me, though.

Darcy said...

@DBQ Cool shirt! Want one. :)

And hi, Ruth Anne!

Icepick said...

That's more a photo of your inner self than the real you.

Hey, the inner me is the real me.

The Dude said...

What say we take up a collection to buy Palladian some BP meds - speaking for myself, I have bought enough ammo for this week and it's high time I gave back to the community.

Anyone in?

Icepick said...

It's from a CT scan, about seven years ago now, when they found a large growth in my head that wasn't supposed to be there. There's nothing like the fun that comes from thinking they're going to amputate your head to get rid of all the cancer. Woo hoo! Fortunately, it wasn't cancer, but it WAS a whole lot of fun when they removed it.

Icepick said...

And if you know where to look, you can even see the extra hole in my skull that shouldn't be there. Now all those cracks from my mother and grandmother are true.

The Dude said...

I didn't know we could use CT scans for an avatar - that opens a whole new realm of possibilities.

Want to see my bulges? Calm yourselves, the ones in my discs...

Icepick said...

Sixty, he'll need to be careful on that front. For some meds it is better to be either off of them or on them all the time. Going on and off them can create a yo-yo effect that can kill. Been there and done that with the Missus, and it is not fun.

Cody Jarrett said...

Sure, Sixty, why not.

Or, alternately, everyone could wander to PalladianinPearls.com or whatever his site is (evanizer.com I believe) and select a piece of art they like. Or they could even suggest something to him to do, after viewing his eye (so to speak).

He's a pretty talented cat and deserves a wider audience.

Icepick said...

Want to see my bulges? Calm yourselves, the ones in my discs...

Go for it, dude!

Icepick said...

Just don't use any images from your colonoscopy, okay?

Cody Jarrett said...

Chick, I thinking about being offended when you said I was the resident crackologist.

That's a heck of a thing to say.

But I still don't know why you had the hunch.

Cody Jarrett said...

Just don't use any images from your colonoscopy, okay?

God. I still have nightmares about Katie Couric's. And I think her bum suits me more than Sixty's.

No offense, Sixty.

Darcy said...

If there is a collection to help with Evan's meds, I would be happy to contribute.

I miss a lot, so if there is something like this that I don't respond to here, I hope someone will email me.

Cody Jarrett said...

Or you could just visit more often and hang out like all us losers!

Er....

The Dude said...

I mention bulging discs and then you go and use the word hunch. Thanks a lot. I assume you are just posturing.

Darcy said...

Darcy'll never go away agaaaaain!

blake said...

Darcy's scaling skyscrapers?!

How did I miss that?

Crap, camera #3 is out.

blake said...

>>Hey, the inner me is the real me.

I don't know why
I'm a One Man Guy
Or why this is a one-man-show.
But these three cubic feet
Of bone and blood and meat
Are what I love and know

'cause I'm a One Man Guy
In the mornin'
I'm the same in the afternoon
One Man Guy
When the sun goes down
I whistle me a One Man Tune
One Man Guy, A One Man Guy
The only kind of guy to be

One Man Guy
I'm a One Man Guy
And that one man
Is me

blake said...

BP med-wise, the smart thing would be to cover a six-month->year's worth.

Cody Jarrett said...

Darcy'll never go away agaaaaain!

depends if blake got the knot tying merit badge legally or not.

chickelit said...

Sixty: I'm taken aback.

Darcy said...

I'm lost, Cody.

Michael Haz said...

Tequila for Haz is a worthwhile cause. Just sayin'.

Cody Jarrett said...

Really, Darcy?

chickelit said...

I'm lost too, Cody.

chickelit said...

The implication is that blake's into bondage or something when we all know he's just a voyager.

Cody Jarrett said...

Darcy sez she'll never go away again.

I say it depends on whether blake's knot tying merit badge is legit or not.

How is that difficult?

What am I, posting at Lem's Lack Of Levity suddenly?

chickelit said...

Like I tried to explain...blake's a voyager...he's not into kink that I know of.

Cody Jarrett said...

Fairly sure blake's made bondage type jokes himself in the past couple of weeks.

I'm probably wrong.


The Dude said...

Codes - Darce has a life, cut her some slack. Do not pick on the Darce. You'll be walkin' on the fightin' side of me. No one wants that, except of course those who do.

Cody Jarrett said...

When was I picking on Darcy?

Fuck.

The Dude said...

Well, that's a different subject, just sayin'.

Michael Haz said...

Gentlemen, a bit of decorum when ladies are present, if you don't mind.

Chip S. said...

So no talking about tonight's starting pitcher for Detroit?

The Dude said...

Is it Ho Lee Fuk?

Chip S. said...

Nope

chickelit said...

Hoping Mr. Fister leaves a blister

The Dude said...

Is he from Kentucky?

blake said...

Poor Cody.

The implication was that, if I could tie a good knot Darcy would never leave again (or the other way 'round, that she'd not be able to escape here).

And I did make just that joke the other day. Someone asked where Darcy had gone and I said something like "She's a little tied up."

Everything's funnier when you explain it, apparently.

Chip S. said...

My deep and abiding respect for the Tigers and--especially--their loyal fans prevents me from engaging in any juvenile pre-game banter.

After the game, who knows?

chickelit said...

Cody Jarrett said...
Chick, I thinking about being offended when you said I was the resident crackologist.

Look, the reason I said that was because when I went over there to see what all the fuss was about, I saw comments from you on practically every post. Also from "PW" so I just wondered.

Things really are better if you explain them.

The Dude said...

So PW is not Paco Wove, eh? Seemed like as good a guess as any...

Darcy said...

OH!

I'm sorry I didn't get that, Cody. Thanks for explaining it, blake. It seems so obvious now that it's explained to me. And I'm only an enhanced blonde, too.

blake said...

No prob, Darce.

I know it's tough to think when you're all trussed up. ;-)