Re: [lace-chat] Fw: Excuses

2005-05-20 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On May 20, 2005, at 22:02, A & Y Farrell wrote:
These are excuse notes from parents (with their original
spelling) collected by schools from all over the country:
Do not know which country it was (though have some suspicions. 
Obviously, it's not likely to be Sudan or Thailand, given the 
language), but I find it depressing rather than amusing that so many 
people can be so illiterate *anywhere*. Of course, I do realise that 
this is a collection of "gems", and that thousands of perfectly 
well-written excuses wouldn't have qualified for that very reason, but, 
still...

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Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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[lace-chat] Fw: Excuses

2005-05-20 Thread A & Y Farrell
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> Subject: FW: School Excuse Notes
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> These are excuse notes from parents (with their original
spelling) collected by schools from all over the country:
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>   1.. My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E.
today. Please execute him.
>   2.. Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I
had her shot.
>   3.. Dear School: Please exscuse John being absent on Jan. 28,
29,30, 31, 32, and also 33.
>   4.. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is
administrating.
>   5.. Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday
he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
>   6.. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of
his face.
>   7.. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing
football. He was hurt in the growing part.
>   8.. Megan could not come to school today because she has been
bothered by very close veins.
>   9.. Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his
side.
>   10.. Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose
vowels.
>   11.. Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday. He had
(diahre) (dyrea) (direathe) the runs. [words in ()'s were crossed out.]
>   12.. Please excuse Burma, she has been sick and under the
doctor.
>   13.. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.
>   14.. Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's
fault.
>   15.. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas
shopping because I don't know what size she wears.
>   16.. Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We
forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we
thought it was Sunday.
>   17.. Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to
attend her funeral.
>   18.. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired.
She spent a weekend with the Marines.
>   19.. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a
cold and could not breed well.
>   20.. Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in
bed with gramps.
>   21.. Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a
fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick,
fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I
wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going
around, her father even got hot last night.
>   22.. Please excuse little Jimmy for not being in school
yesterday. His father is gone and I could not get him ready because I was in
bed with the doctor.
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[lace-chat] Isleworth Lace Day

2005-05-20 Thread Anne Nicholas
Hi,

The 24th Isleworth Lace Day is to be held on 25th June.

Our suppliers this year are : Makit, Margaret and Vanessa beads and Chris
Parsons.

The lace day is held in St. Stephen's Church Hall in Hounslow Middx. from 10
a.m. - 4 p.m.
 It is a 5 minute walk from Hounslow mainline railway station and a short bus
ride from Hounslow underground station.

A good day is always had by all so please email me if you need any more info
or are interested in buying a ticket.

Many thanks,

Anne Nicholas
Hanworth
Middx.

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[lace-chat] :-) Can you touch your toes?

2005-05-20 Thread Jean Nathan
If we were meant us to be able to touch our toes, floors would be covered in 
chocolates.

Jean in Poole 

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