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A disease very similar to Middletons' Disease only much worse. This disease is suffered by Beatrice Middleton when she wants to play with the kids, but they aren't there. It is also commonly seen in the Middletons' pet dog, Bumper, when he wants to play. When she gets Gunny Granny Flu Beatrice is often stuck in the house and is very lonely. It is cured by intense workouts and other treatments such as massages. So if you love the comic strip 'The Middletons', be careful - you might get Middletons' Disease and the Gunny Granny Flu.
Bumper: Uh oh, its school time again. I bet Miss Beatrice will have the Gunny Granny Flu.
Rusty: She sure will! Its tough when the kids are in school. Crazy fall time.
Beatrice: Yes, it is crazy around this time. But think of it this way: you get to spend all your time with me. Isn't that sweet? (She reaches for a Martian Mud and rubs it into Bumper's fur)
Bumper: Thank you! That's better. Now I've got the Gunny Granny Flu. What else can we do?
Rusty: Well, I know she likes to stretch. How about we stretch each other? (Bumper and Rusty start stretching on each other)
Beatrice: Yes, that's it. You two know how to make a Gunny Granny feel better. Now how about a game of fetch? (she throws a tennis ball to Rusty)
Bumper and Rusty: Poor Beatrice! She doesn't know what to do. I guess the Gunny Granny Flu will never end. Its just so sad.
Rusty: She sure will! Its tough when the kids are in school. Crazy fall time.
Beatrice: Yes, it is crazy around this time. But think of it this way: you get to spend all your time with me. Isn't that sweet? (She reaches for a Martian Mud and rubs it into Bumper's fur)
Bumper: Thank you! That's better. Now I've got the Gunny Granny Flu. What else can we do?
Rusty: Well, I know she likes to stretch. How about we stretch each other? (Bumper and Rusty start stretching on each other)
Beatrice: Yes, that's it. You two know how to make a Gunny Granny feel better. Now how about a game of fetch? (she throws a tennis ball to Rusty)
Bumper and Rusty: Poor Beatrice! She doesn't know what to do. I guess the Gunny Granny Flu will never end. Its just so sad.
by Dusty's Baby Powder September 13, 2011
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Bryant: (walking down Nuthatch Lane and sees the Middleton's house. Hec is across from Bryant) Hey Hec, let's go scare Morris. Let's play Morris Ball!!!
Hec: You're on!! I used to play baseball a lot when I was a kid. Memphis Redbirds, remember?
Bryant: (chanting) I'm gonna scare on Mor-ris. I'm gonna scare on Mor-ris!
Hec: Okay, but let's be quiet so he doesn't see. (takes his baseball bat and sneaks up behind Morris tagging him)
Morris: (turns around scared) What did you do that for? Were you playing Morris Ball?
Bryant: We sure were! We just wanted to scare you.
Morris: Well, you sure scared me. Want to chase me? Try to tag me again. (he runs off laughing)
Hec: Watch out, he's sneaky! We're gonna have to get up really close to him. (starts laughing)
Bryant: (runs up behind Morris) Boo!!!! Gotcha again! Now isn't this fun?
Morris: Yes! It sure is. We'll have to teach this one to mom. She'd love it!
Bryant: Gunny Granny? She coaches this dang stuff. She wouldn't want to play it. But then again, she's probably scream if we tagged her.
Beatrice: (hearing Bryant) Who says I wouldn't want to play that. Looks like fun, honey. Can I play the next game with you, too?
Bryant: Anytime. Morris Ball is awesome.
Hec: You're on!! I used to play baseball a lot when I was a kid. Memphis Redbirds, remember?
Bryant: (chanting) I'm gonna scare on Mor-ris. I'm gonna scare on Mor-ris!
Hec: Okay, but let's be quiet so he doesn't see. (takes his baseball bat and sneaks up behind Morris tagging him)
Morris: (turns around scared) What did you do that for? Were you playing Morris Ball?
Bryant: We sure were! We just wanted to scare you.
Morris: Well, you sure scared me. Want to chase me? Try to tag me again. (he runs off laughing)
Hec: Watch out, he's sneaky! We're gonna have to get up really close to him. (starts laughing)
Bryant: (runs up behind Morris) Boo!!!! Gotcha again! Now isn't this fun?
Morris: Yes! It sure is. We'll have to teach this one to mom. She'd love it!
Bryant: Gunny Granny? She coaches this dang stuff. She wouldn't want to play it. But then again, she's probably scream if we tagged her.
Beatrice: (hearing Bryant) Who says I wouldn't want to play that. Looks like fun, honey. Can I play the next game with you, too?
Bryant: Anytime. Morris Ball is awesome.
by Dusty's Baby Powder June 18, 2011
Get the Morris Ball mug.Friends who love to do qigong together. Especially the baduanjin, which in Chineese means '8 Silky Brocades'. This is one of the most wonderful qigong stretches and Hec Hanley and Beatrice Middleton often do it together. Brocade buddies often do qigong for hours, never stopping to speak. So if you love the healing martial arts, get a bunch a of your Brocade Buddies together and do the 8 Silky Brocades. You will feel silky!
Bryant: Hey Hec, let's do some qigong! After all, we are Brocade Buddies.
Hec: You got that right. The baduanjin, the 8 Silky Stretches. (he starts doing them)
Bryant: Easy now, you don't want too much fire. This is meant to heal, not hurt.
Hec: Yes. (he does Drawing the Bow to Shoot the Hawk) Now, that felt good. This is crazy fun!
Bryant: Now, let's do Angry Gaze. (he squats into the horse stance and punches at Hec's stomach) There, think Angry Tiger!
Hec: Good one, my poor heart! These brocades really work. Hooooooooooo (the heart healing sound).
Bryant: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that.
Hec: Its okay. Now, those are great exercises, huh? But now I need a Hanley Freeze. You want one?
Bryant: Sure! How about a chi massage, too? That'll perk you up.
Hec: (starts rubbing on Bryant) Easy now. We're Brocade Buddies! Now, this is going to be good. Don't hurt yourself.
Bryant: Xie xie! (means 'thank you' in Chineese) That was one great workout. I feel silky now! Brocade Buddies forever! High wu! ('five', in Chineese)
Hec: You got that right. The baduanjin, the 8 Silky Stretches. (he starts doing them)
Bryant: Easy now, you don't want too much fire. This is meant to heal, not hurt.
Hec: Yes. (he does Drawing the Bow to Shoot the Hawk) Now, that felt good. This is crazy fun!
Bryant: Now, let's do Angry Gaze. (he squats into the horse stance and punches at Hec's stomach) There, think Angry Tiger!
Hec: Good one, my poor heart! These brocades really work. Hooooooooooo (the heart healing sound).
Bryant: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that.
Hec: Its okay. Now, those are great exercises, huh? But now I need a Hanley Freeze. You want one?
Bryant: Sure! How about a chi massage, too? That'll perk you up.
Hec: (starts rubbing on Bryant) Easy now. We're Brocade Buddies! Now, this is going to be good. Don't hurt yourself.
Bryant: Xie xie! (means 'thank you' in Chineese) That was one great workout. I feel silky now! Brocade Buddies forever! High wu! ('five', in Chineese)
by Dusty's Baby Powder October 21, 2011
Get the Brocade Buddies mug.A game of baseball created by Earl Pickles. Often played by Earl and his grandson, Nelson. It's used to teach kids how to hit the ball off the tee. Called 'Moonball' because the bat is often swung very hard and the ball is hit very far.
Nelson: (on the verge of crying but not quite) I'm just not a good batter. How can I learn to hit better?
Earl: What's the matter? Let's play Moonball. I'll show you how to do it.
Nelson: How?! I've never played Moonball before.
Earl: (demonstrating a proper batting stance) Here, do it like this. (swings the bat)
Nelson: Wow! Look at the ball go!
Earl: Wow! That ball almost went as high as the moon.
Nelson: (giving a high five) Move over, Ed Crankshaft, Earl Pickles is coming your way!
Ed: I heard that, Nelson Wolfe. You don't disrespect a Mudhen, you hear me?! (stares at him hard, angry eyed)
Nelson: Sorry, but I bet you never played Moonball when you played.
Earl: What's the matter? Let's play Moonball. I'll show you how to do it.
Nelson: How?! I've never played Moonball before.
Earl: (demonstrating a proper batting stance) Here, do it like this. (swings the bat)
Nelson: Wow! Look at the ball go!
Earl: Wow! That ball almost went as high as the moon.
Nelson: (giving a high five) Move over, Ed Crankshaft, Earl Pickles is coming your way!
Ed: I heard that, Nelson Wolfe. You don't disrespect a Mudhen, you hear me?! (stares at him hard, angry eyed)
Nelson: Sorry, but I bet you never played Moonball when you played.
by Dusty's Baby Powder March 13, 2011
Get the Moonball mug.The act of spending all day with your grandma. Often Mother's Day, or some other special day. The word was coined on May 8, 2011 by Opal Crankshaft and said to her adopted grandson, Bryant.
Opal: (holding up two different color blouses up to Bryant) Which one should I wear? What do you think, purple or pink?
Bryant: Well, the purple looks good on you. Why not wear that? (suddenly realizes today is Mother's Day) Or wait, better yet, keep the robe! Let's get Grannied!!
Opal: Now you're talking. This is a perfect day to get Grannied. Its not every day I get to lounge around in my bathrobe.
Bryant: Yeah, you're right. This is a treat for you. Massages, spa treatments - you name it. Today is a perfect day for it!
Ramona: Hey, but what about me? Remember, honey, you used to have a big crush on me. Whatever happened to that?
Bryant: Hey Ma Garggle, long time no see! This is one of my other grandmas, Opal Crankshaft. (Ramona and Opal shake hands)
Bryant: How's Thorny and Hornet?
Brutus: We're fine. Gladdys couldn't be here. But I came down.
Bryant: Sweet! We go back quite a long way, all the way to 1996.
Brutus: Yeah, we lost touch there for a while. Who's this grandma you're talking about? Its not my mother-in-law, Ramona, is it?
Bryant: No. Brutus Thornapple; Opal Crankshaft. (Brutus and Opal shake hands).
Opal: Its a great day to get Grannied, huh? A couple of new friends that I've never met. One of my favorite grandsons. A great way to stay busy on Mother's Day! Doing nothing but r-e-l-a-x!!
Bryant: Well, the purple looks good on you. Why not wear that? (suddenly realizes today is Mother's Day) Or wait, better yet, keep the robe! Let's get Grannied!!
Opal: Now you're talking. This is a perfect day to get Grannied. Its not every day I get to lounge around in my bathrobe.
Bryant: Yeah, you're right. This is a treat for you. Massages, spa treatments - you name it. Today is a perfect day for it!
Ramona: Hey, but what about me? Remember, honey, you used to have a big crush on me. Whatever happened to that?
Bryant: Hey Ma Garggle, long time no see! This is one of my other grandmas, Opal Crankshaft. (Ramona and Opal shake hands)
Bryant: How's Thorny and Hornet?
Brutus: We're fine. Gladdys couldn't be here. But I came down.
Bryant: Sweet! We go back quite a long way, all the way to 1996.
Brutus: Yeah, we lost touch there for a while. Who's this grandma you're talking about? Its not my mother-in-law, Ramona, is it?
Bryant: No. Brutus Thornapple; Opal Crankshaft. (Brutus and Opal shake hands).
Opal: Its a great day to get Grannied, huh? A couple of new friends that I've never met. One of my favorite grandsons. A great way to stay busy on Mother's Day! Doing nothing but r-e-l-a-x!!
by Dusty's Baby Powder June 2, 2011
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Morris: "That was a rough game. I'm exhausted."
Beatrice: "Well, would you like a massage to help you relax?"
Morris: "No thanks! I'm not ready for a Beatrice Beatdown, it wasn't that hard of a game!"
Beatrice: "Well, would you like a massage to help you relax?"
Morris: "No thanks! I'm not ready for a Beatrice Beatdown, it wasn't that hard of a game!"
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