Member of the Month Nomination: DATo

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 03 Nov 2015, 20:38

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 04 Nov 2015, 05:32

Holy Cow ! The place is so packed I had to come into the MOTM thread by hoisting myself down the chimney. Some kids saw me on the roof and thought I was Santa in civilian clothes.

@Fran - Your concerns regarding my probable mental collapse at the end of the month when my superstar status reverts once again to one of insignificance has been noted and appreciated. I have enlisted a battery of notable psychiatrists to see me through what I expect to be a most difficult time. I've been told that the condition I will probably experience is known as Cinderella Midnight Syndrome. @rssllue says, "Maybe he won't notice." .... Well, NOW I have noticed! Thanks a LOT! *LOL*

@TrishaAnn92 - Well, I don't know if I "deserve it", as you say, but as Fran has noted I intend to make the most of it. PARTY! PARTY! PARTY! Thank you SO much for coming to my party! You too @myBuby01 (((HUGS TO YOU BOTH)))!

@bookowlie - I was distraught to discover that I had missed your earlier post but delighted to learn that you have been pronouncing my name correctly all along. You know, I tried to give those old shoes to a Goodwill clothing drive once but the collection worker threw them back at me.

@hsimone - I'm glad you liked the turkey and I thank you for reminding me that I have to wear one for the entire month of November ... yeah ... I'm like SO grateful ... I can hardly breath in this thing. Couldn't you have just reminded me not to wash my whites with my color clothes? *LOL*

@Graverobber - You scoundrel ! You gave all the candy corn I gave you away to @anonanemone. I don't blame you though, I can't stand the stuff either, that's why I gave it to you in the first place *LOL*

Post by **bookowlie** » 04 Nov 2015, 11:08

Hey Day-Toe, old shoes are the best shoes! By the way, your turkey head is fabulous. Maybe you can get a last-minute invite to be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. At least, if it's windy, you won't blow away with that turkey on your head.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 04 Nov 2015, 14:48

@DATo
This is going so well I almost feel like proposing that we extend your reign & make you the honourable Member of the Month for Life.

Wonder would Google be able to assist with query "how to remove turkey from head of reigning illustrious one"?
:text-google:

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 04 Nov 2015, 19:37

@DATo, haha! Don't worry I feel like you'll get used to it

. When you poke the holes for your eyes, you might consider poking a hole for your nose and mouth...you must be starving!

Remember! Don't wash your whites with your colors!

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 05 Nov 2015, 01:55

I have been sharing the Member Of The Month thread with friends and family. My sister, DOTo, said ... "Yeah, I already knew you were crazy and now you're doing your best to convince the rest of the world of it too." *LOL* She's just jealous cause she never wins anything. She once entered a beauty contest ... not only did she come in last but she also got punched in the mouth by Miss Congeniality.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 05 Nov 2015, 07:26

DATo wrote:I have been sharing the Member Of The Month thread with friends and family. My sister, DOTo, said ... "Yeah, I already knew you were crazy and now you're doing your best to convince the rest of the world of it too." *LOL* She's just jealous cause she never wins anything. She once entered a beauty contest ... not only did she come in last but she also got punched in the mouth by Miss Congeniality[/i].

Sounds like a story Bighuey would relate.
Do you also have a brother DUTo?

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 05 Nov 2015, 18:54

@Fran - I do have a brother. He was a "severe casualty" of the Korean War when I was just an infant. He currently resides in a veteran nursing facility. He was an extraordinarily handsome young man when he went to war at 19 years of age. His injuries did not affect those good looks and after recovering from his wounds he went on to marry a beautiful and wonderful woman and fathered three children. He lived with a profound enjoyment of life as only one who had participated in combat can appreciate life. He now suffers from dementia but rather than as a vile monster dementia has befriended him and enfolded him in a peaceful embrace of forgetfulness filtering out the remembrance of the horrors he has lived with from those awful times in his past.

His name is not DUTo but rather Archangelo Raphael though he only formally used Angelo (first name) and Ralph as his middle name. He was/is known as Ang by friends and family. I may be prejudiced because he is my brother but I swear I have never heard a more beautiful name than Archangelo Raphael which is of course a reference to the archangel Raphael.

You might like this story I wrote last year about him.

forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php ... 15#p376799

It's obvious that my parents liked him best ... I got stuck with DATo. [:- (

Post by **bookowlie** » 05 Nov 2015, 20:46

I was very moved by your brother's story.

gali · Post by **gali** » 05 Nov 2015, 23:23

I was moved too by his story. Thank you for sharing.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 06 Nov 2015, 05:38

Fran wrote:@DATo
This is going so well I almost feel like proposing that we extend your reign & make you the honourable Member of the Month for Life.

Wonder would Google be able to assist with query "how to remove turkey from head of reigning illustrious one"?

@Fran - ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME ? I don't think I could keep up this posting pace indefinitely. It would be like being on one of those treadmills, sooner or later you have to stop to take a pee. [8- o

But it has been fun so far and I am enjoying all the attention. Usually I am the guy at the party that everyone hangs their coats on *LOL*

bookowlie wrote:Hey Day-Toe, old shoes are the best shoes! By the way, your turkey head is fabulous. Maybe you can get a last-minute invite to be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. At least, if it's windy, you won't blow away with that turkey on your head.

@bookowlie - I can just picture it now: A MOTM float at the Macy's Parade with me standing on top wearing that brediculous turkey head and waving to one of Snow White's dwarves on the next float instead of the crowd because I can't see anything. *L*

@hsimone & @rssllue - Thank you for bringing your bands to the party. The music is great and is certainly keeping the party jumping.

@bookowlie & @gali - Thank you. I didn't mean to introduce a downer to the party, but I'm glad you liked my brother's story.

LivreAmour217 · Post by **LivreAmour217** » 08 Nov 2015, 13:57

Congratulations, DATo!!!

cranej80 · Post by **cranej80** » 08 Nov 2015, 17:03

Congrats.

DATo · Post by **DATo** » 08 Nov 2015, 19:20

LivreAmour217 wrote:Congratulations, DATo!!!

@LivreAmour217 - Thank you so much for showing up at my party. I was hoping you'd stop by. I saved a seat for you right by the punch bowl. *L*

cranej80 wrote:Congrats.

@cranej80 - And a "Thank You" also to you, cranej. I see that you are relatively new to this website. I hope the insanity you see in this thread does not cause you to reconsider your membership. *LOL*