Nine.
Look at the calendar.
Now look towards the right sidebar.
Those of you who’ve been here for any  length of time know what’s coming by now.
Ten.
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Four.
(Hat tip Aggie Sith.)
Denizens, your Homework Assignment™ is to go read this treatise written by The Curtal Friar at Fountain Abbey.
Basically, this says what I said, only moreso.  But it’s damned well written, and I encourage you to avail yourselves thereof.
Now go.  Shoo.
Oh, and, uh, by the way:  Five. 
Six.
Eight.  Seven.
The question has been asked – why am I doing a countdown?
Those of you who’ve been with me for any length of time at all know precisely what this is about – you know what time of year it is, and you know what happens RightAboutNow™.
Those of you who haven’t…well, why would I spoil the suspense?  Where’s the fun in that? 
Nine.
And on this, the 49th anniversary of that moment in Time, Space & Dimension™ that caused my enemies to shudder & tremble in abject fear & loathing, dreading the hour that my lightsaber would find its mark upon their throats (grin)…
…I, Darth Venomous, the Dark Lord of the Realm of Reality™, give you – The Six Or Seven Who Haven’t Died Of Boredom From Reading this Site™ – a birthday present of my very own.
And that present is…a Countdown™!!!!! 
Ten.
Those of you who have read me for any  length of time – well, you probably knew it was coming all along, didn’t you? – but you know damned well what this is.
(No, smartasses – it’s not the trumpet sounding that so-called “Judgment Day” or “Rapture” that that damnfool Harry Camping is bleating about.  I’ll have more on that later on today.
For now, click the link.  Go ahead.  Click it.  I effin’ dare  you.
And turn it up.  Waaaaaay  up.    )
That’s right, sportz fanz:  It’s vacation time for His Rudeness™.  A chance to Get Away From It All™, as it were.
Thanks to Bambi & his shitty economy, though, Mrs. Venomous & I are staying in town and not doing a helluva lot, due to the money just not being there.
MRS. VENOMOUS:  Ohhhhhh, don’t worry, sweetie.  We’ll find plenty  of things to do. (wink)
VENOMOUS: 
Vicar, General – you guys have the conn.  General, could I borrow a squadron of those black helicopters…? 
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