RE: [lace-chat] Health news
Pam, that is great news! Having lived through and survived lung-TB as a child, I can imagine how relieved you must be. I hope your health will go from strength to strength, and you'll find the spark to make lace (or anything else crafty) again. Agnes Boddington UK I don't that many of you remember me, but I have news so big I just have to tell everyone. After 5 years of treatment, including spending 11 weeks last year in the hospital (2 weeks on a respirator, they didn't think I was going to live) I have just been declared free of the MAC infection (a non-contagious cousin of tuberculosis, so they tell me) that I have been battling. I have spent most of this year in pulmonary rehab and physical therapy, and have gotten strong enough to live on my own, without any help. For the first time in years, I have absolutely no doctors appointments scheduled...I don't know what I'll do with all my time. Maybe I'll try making lace again! :) Pam Dotson To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] social media
Social Media Wedding Daughter: Dad, I am in love with a guy I met on a dating site, we became friends on Facebook, and talked a lot using What's app. He proposed via Skype, and we discussed this on Viber. Are you giving us your blessing for our marriage? Father: Wow fantastic, I say: Say yes via Twitter, have your wedding night via Webcam, order children from Ideal World. And when you get sick of him: sell him on eBay! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace-chat] Phone number reveals your age
OK, David, and next year the number to add is 1764, then 1765 etc etc Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Subject: Your phone number will reveal your age LADIES BEWARE. YOUR WELL GUARDED SECRET WILL SOON BE OUT !! Do not believe? Try it... I do not know who discovered this? Found it to be accurate. It will take about 15 seconds. So read and do it at the same time so that you will not lose the pleasure of finding out. [1] Take a look at your last digit of your cell phone number [2] Use this figure and multiply by 2 [3] Then add 5 [4] And then multiply by 50 [5] And then add the number 1763 [6] The last step; with this number, subtract your birth year. Now you see a number. The first digit is the last digit of your phone number, the next digits is your actual age! Surprising? This is a very interesting math problem. David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] RE: Wood worker
Yes, it is briliant, but NO , my husband is not going to do his turning in the kitchen! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Dear Friends, I reckon this bloke could become a lace maker without too much difficulty! Perhaps a new project for Max Shirl? https://www.youtube.com/embed/1yWmqbltB-c David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] new grandma
Just to let you all know that Sue Duckles (on this list) is now Granny Duckles: her daughter had a little girl named Aurelia earlier today. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] brilliant idea
I could think of some politicians her in UK too to name floods after. http://www.upworthy.com/this-is-probably-the-funniest-most-effective-way-to- deal-with-people-who-ignore-science-facts-ever-2?c=upw1 Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace-chat] Handy Hint
Yes, why did not you. But then, neither did I. Good tip! Agnes Boddington- Elloughton UK Dear Friends, I just learned a very useful tip from facebook. When attempting to hammer a nail in, in order to prevent hitting your fingers with the hammer, use a comb to hold the nail!!! How simple is that? And why didn't I think of it before? David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace-chat] English
I cam across a much longer version of this, which I often use with my students: http://aclassen.faculty.arizona.edu/english_language_crazy_inconsistencies Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK, in the middle of a thunder storm. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. This doesn't work in British English as we say 'dived into the bushes' PS. - Why doesn't 'Buick' rhyme with 'quick'? Ah, but Loch 'Muick' (near Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) does rhyme with 'quick'. But it isn't properly an English word/name. Patricia in Wales, To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
RE: [lace-chat] Caring for needles
I think the problem lies in the fact that a lot of needles, pins and crochet hooks etc. (sewing, knitting etc.) are no longer made in stainless steel, but instead are nickel-steel. These will not only rust, but also flake (the outer steel layer comes off) etc. So be sure to buy proper 18/8 stainless steel- if you can find them. they are generally more expensive, but worth the extra. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Subject: [lace-chat] Caring for needles This is a general question about sewing needles but also tatting needles and keeping them in good condition. I recently went to use some sewing needles that have been stored in a little cloth carry case and they look rusty at the point where they stick through the cloth so not something I would use to sew with, particularly not lace. This particular case has been sitting in a cupboard in our caravan so may have got damp at some time so understandable I suppose. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] birthday wishes
Many thanks to everyone for the happy birthday wishes. looks like I am going to have a long wait for my present from husband, as the publication date for Ulrike's Torchon folder part 3 appears not to be anywhere near the 4th of March. Chocolate - the darkest possible - is a good substitute. I can just sit and eat and ponder that I am pensioner in the UK at 42 (according to my calculatuions), will be a USA pensioner on Monday, but not yet in my home country for several years to come and by then the Netherlands may be bankrupt anyway. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace-chat] birthday wishes
Hello DEvon In the Netherlands the retirement age for both men and women is now 65 and 7 months. And it will go up progressively in the next few years; so when I am 65, I will have to wait another 3-4 years. Perhaps never will catch up. I lived in the USA for 3 years from 1986 to 89, and the UK company Mike worked for, paid into some pension fund called FICA for both Mike and myself. I can claim from age 62 (or later) which is next Monday, and Mike from 65 (which happened almost 4 years ago). I submitted all the paperwork in DEcember, so am now waiting. Agnes When can one become a pensioner in the Netherlands? I didn't think the US Social Security system was more generous than that of the Netherlands. Devon In a message dated 3/1/2013 10:57:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ag...@weatherwax.karoo.co.uk writes: eat and ponder that I am pensioner in the UK at 42 (according to my calculatuions), will be a USA pensioner on Monday, but not yet in my home country for several years to come and by then the Netherlands may be bankrupt anyway. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] IOLI email
I was contacted today by a Miss Stacy (who has something special to share with me, she says). The email was sent through the IOLI email system. I assume it is spam, but wonder if anyone else has had this email. Agnes Boddington Elloughton - UK cold but sunny To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Thanksgiving
Wishing all Arachnids in the USA a super Thanksgiving. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace-chat] Us seniors
Should I Really Join Facebook? (Priceless) Read it all the way through! A good laugh for people in the over 50 group !!! When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their spouses, 13 grand kids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space. That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends every message to my cell phone and every other program within the texting World. My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag. The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a little loud. I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, Re-calc-u-lating. You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead. Well, it was not a good relationship. When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me. To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I can lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions and checking bathrooms and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings. The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden Paper or Plastic? every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them with me. Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, Paper or Plastic? I just say, Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual. Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, No, but I do fart a lot. P.S. I know some of you are not over 50. I sent it to you to allow you to forward it to those who are. Us senior citizens don't need any more gadgets. The TV remote and the garage door remote are about all we can handle. PS My mobile is about 15 years old, works perfectly and does what I want it to do; even though a shop assistant in the O2 phone shop laughed at it (she was about 20). Agnes Boddington Elloughton-UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Pigeon Impossible
Pigeon Impossible... WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST ANIMATED VIDEO YOU'LL EVER WATCH! The animation on this is superb! http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=jEjUAnPc2VA To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Anyone ever seen anything like this?
Ells? I have not heard that one since I was at school. My mother used to make our clothes and bought her material from a Jewish family shop, and always went for the person with the longest arms. El (Dutch) was the measurement from the tip of the pinky to the knobble on the elbow, so the longer the arms, the more material you got. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To measure in ells? Looks like a folding implement for long lengths of material - perhaps from a 19th century textile mill or similar. Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] wonderful!
Wonderful video to lift anyone's mood. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=GBaHPND2QJgfeature=youtu.be And watch the other Flashmob videos too. Agnes Boddington Elloughton - UK (where the sun is shining and for once it is not raining) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] wonderful video
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cWIhXzZT8dEvq=largeS Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Good old days
In the Netherlands we were way behind: we did get a TV trill 1963, when I was 12. AND, to pay for the license, we had to give up our weekly Donald Duck magazine. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK TV wasn't even here in Australia then. It came here in time for the Melbourne Olympics in 1956. But we crowded into a neighbour's sitting room to watch that. I think it was 1960 before we had one in our own home - a huge 21 Astor in its own cabinet. David in Ballarat, AUS To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] woman vs. man
WOMEN'S REVENGE 'Cash, check or charge?' I asked, after folding items the woman wished to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for a television set in her purse. 'So, do you always carry your TV remote?' I asked. 'No,' she replied, 'but my husband refused to come shopping with me, and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.' UNDERSTANDING WOMEN (A MAN'S PERSPECTIVE) I know I'm not going to understand women. I'll never understand how you can take boiling hot wax, pour it onto your upper thigh, rip the hair out by the root, and still be afraid of a spider. WIFE VS. HUSBAND A couple drove down a country road for several miles, not saying a word. An earlier discussion had led to an argument and neither of them wanted to concede their position.. As they passed a barnyard of mules, goats, and pigs, the husband asked sarcastically, 'Relatives of yours?' 'Yep,' the wife replied, 'in-laws.' WORDS A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day. 30,000 to a man's 15,000. The wife replied, 'The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... The husband then turned to his wife and asked, 'What?' CREATION A man said to his wife one day, 'I don't know how you can be so stupid and so beautiful all at the same time. 'The wife responded, 'Allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me; God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you! WHO DOES WHAT A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning. The wife said, 'You should do it because you get up first, and then we don't have to wait as long to get our coffee. The husband said, 'You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.' Wife replies, 'No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee.' Husband replies, 'I can't believe that, show me.' So she fetched the Bible, and opened the Old Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says . 'HEBREWS' The Silent Treatment A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, 'Please wake me at 5:00 AM .' He left it where he knew she would find it. The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, 'It is 5:00 AM . Wake up..' Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests. God may have created man before woman, but there is always a rough draft before the masterpiece SEND THIS TO SMART WOMEN WHO NEED A LAUGH AND TO MEN YOU THINK CAN HANDLE IT! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] live painting
http://www.youtube.com/embed/giPPc4GSras?rel=0hd=1 Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] 1812 British PM murdered
Husband just came in from walking the dog, during which meander he listens to the radio. He told me that it was 200 years ago tonight, i.e 11th May 1812, that the only British PM ever was assassinated. I flippantly said that was because Tchaichovski's 1812 Overture was being played, and drowned out the noise of the shot. This is the info I found on the internet: Spencer Perceval, the son of the 2nd Earl of Egmont, was born in 1762. After being educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a lawyer. In 1796 Perceval was elected MP for Northampton. In the House of Commons Perceval became a strong supporter of William Pitt and the Tory group in Parliament. When Henry Addington became Prime Minister in 1801 he appointed Perceval as his solicitor-general. The following year he was promoted to attorney-general. When Lord Portland became Prime Minister in 1807 he appointed Perceval as his Chancellor of the Exchequer. Perceval got on well with George III and loyally supported the king's opposition to Catholic Emancipation. When Portland died in 1809, Spencer Perceval accepted the king offer to become Prime Minister. Perceval's period of power coincided with an economic depression and considerable industrial unrest. This resulted in his government introducing repressive methods against the Luddites. This included the Frame-Breaking Act which made the destruction of machines a capital offence. Perceval held the post until 1812 when he became the only British Prime Minister in history to be assassinated. Spencer Perceval was shot when entering the lobby of the House of Commons by John Bellingham, a failed businessman from Liverpool. Bellingham, who blamed Perceval for his financial difficulties, was later hanged for his crime. Nothing has really changed since then, so beware tonight! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] why females should not go out after they are married ....
Why females should avoid a girls night out after they are married If this does not make you laugh out loud, you have lost your sense of humour. The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.' I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!' Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. Around 3 a..m., a bit loaded, I headed for home. Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up and cuckooed 3 times. Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I cuckooed another 9 times. I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a quick-witted solution, in order to escape a possible conflict with him. (Even when totally smashed 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos totals = 12 cuckoos MIDNIGHT!) The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in, I told him 'MIDNIGHT'... he didn't seem pissed off in the least. Whew, I got away with that one! Then he said 'We need a new cuckoo clock.' When I asked him why, he said, 'Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times, then said 'oh shit.' Cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its throat, cuckooed another three times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the coffee table and farted. Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK Just back from a weekend course making Bedfordshire lace with Christine Springett. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Ineptocracy
Great word! My new favorite word Subject: Ineptocracy Could not find it in my old Webster ' s. Googled it and discovered it is a recently coined new word found on a T shirt on eBay. Getting really close to the bone! Read this one over slowly and absorb the facts that totally are within this sentence! I love this word and believe that it will become a recognized English word. Finally, a word to describe our current political situation. Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc ' -Ra-cy) - A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] we know all about you!
Creeping into your life: the surveillance state that knows all about you! Just a taster: Telephonist: Pizza Hut, good morning Customer: Good morning, I’d like to order a couple of pizzas. T: May I have your ID car number, please? C: That’s 222 0033653 52. T: Thank you Mr Johnson. Your address is 256 Hedgefundstreet, your home tel number is 08835 123456. Your work tel number at Dexia is 6788965 and your mobile number is 0345 67 89. From which location are you ringing? C: Uh, I am at home. Where did you get all this info about me? T: We are connected to The System. C: (deep sigh) Oh well then. Can I have two pizzas with ham, mozerella and T: Sie, I do not think that’s such a good idea. C: Why not? T: According to your medical records you have high blood pressure and very high blood cholesterol level; your medical insurance will refuse payment for any effects of detrimental eating habits. Also, we will be find for supplying you with said food. C: Right, so what do you recommend? T : why don’t you try our Pizza with yoghurt and soy-bits. I’m sure you’ll like it. C: What makes you say that I’ll like it? T: Your wife recently borrowed a book from the local library titled “ Tasty recipes with Soy”. C: Okay, I’ll have two of those then; one for me and one for my wife. T: That’s £30 total. C: Great, I’ll give you my credit card number. It is . T: Sorry sir, but you have already gone over our credt limit. You’ll have to pay cash. C: No problem, I’ll get the money from the cash point before the delivery guy arrives. T: That could be a problem sir, there is nothing left in your bank account. C: (quite angry) That’s none of your business. Just get the pizzas to me and I’ll ensure I’ll have the cash waiting here. How long will it be? T: The pizzas should get there within the hour. If you’re in a hurry you can pick them up here and pay cash. But transporting pizzas by motorbike C: Well, it says here that you did not pay the car loan payments in time, and that your car has been repossessed. But your motorbike has been paid off, so I assume you’ll use that. C: %@^5*(“ !! T: No need for such language, sir! C: (speechless) T: Anything else, sir? C: No oh yes there is: don’t forget the 2L bottle of Coke which is free with any order according to your brochure. T: sorry, sir, but our terms conditions clearly forbid is to offer free drinks to diabetics how about something sugar-free, instead? Of course you’ll have to pay for it as it is not on offer. C: Hangs up Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Out of commission
Don't know one-handed technique, just wishing you well and a speedy recovery. Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK From: Witchy Woman wytchy...@sbcglobal.net I'll be out of commission for the next few weeks. Crossing in a crosswalk Tuesday morning..SUV heading towards me and not slowing down. Started to run, caught my foot on eneven pavement, fell, and landed on my elbow. Surgery tomorrow to install a mini erector set of screws and pins. SIGH!! Anyone know any one-handed lace techniques? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] A bird of a different feather!
This time of the year my dog starts to moult, so I brush her every morning, put the hairs in a ball, and wedge this in the hedge - then watch the sparrows and blue tits take it away for nesting. In the autumn I clear out the nest boxes, to find the hairs tightly woven into their nests. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I remember a discussion many years ago, as to whether birds would use, to build their nests, any threads that they found. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] the farmer
A farmer named Sid was overseeing his stock in a remote moorland pasture in North Yorkshire when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me a calf? Sid looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing stock and calmly answers, Sure, Why not? The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASApage on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany . Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves. That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves, says Sid. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the young man stuffs it into the back of his car. Then Sid says to the young man, Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf? The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, Okay, why not? You're a Member of Parliament for our Government, says Sid. Wow! That's correct, says the yuppie, but how did you guess that? No guessing required. answered the farmer. You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of pounds worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for that matter.. This is a herd of sheep. ... Now give me back my dog. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Canadian postal truck
Thanks to Margery I got the link for the You Tube clip on the Canadian postman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt9sMYm5jiA Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK where the sun is shining To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] my email yesterday
Hi all, When sending my email yesterday, I attached a winamp file, not thinking that I cannot send attachements to Arachne. Clay asked me to resend it with the link in the email. However, I can not find the link any longe. Sorry. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Canadian postal truck
Quite good: winamp file attached. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type video/x-ms-wmv which had a name of asking_for_directions.wmv] To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] alternative project
Should you ever want a break from lace making, and have about 500.000 hours to spare, then have a look t this: http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/5-minutes-wunderland/ Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK Just having a 5-minute break from lace making To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] different and brilliant music
This is just so well done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Gillardand her spin
The other political stock phrase is: Let me be absolutely clear about this . followed by a load of waffle. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Seems it's typical of politicians everywhere. What you'd get in the UK is The real question is .. following by As I've already said . Does any politician anywhere actually answer the question they've been asked? I doubt it. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] I won
Just won in some French lottery. Just need to open the attachement, confirm my details and have my PC destroyed from the inside out. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Snow is slowly melting, but pump in pond still solidly frozen. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] I won!
Well Clay I do wonder how your're going to share an apple between all the members of Arache, though the dollars should be a bit easier to share out. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Well, I know you'll all be happy to know that I won a drawing that I did not enter (in the UK) and will be getting one million US dollars and an Apple laptop from the Micro-Soft UK corporation after I send them the information they asked for. How nice of Micro-Soft to give away an Apple! Naturally, I will share this with all of you when it arrives. Please don't worry... I have not really fallen for this! Clay To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Green thing
Yes, Patricia, book shops I can deal with and decent chocolate shops. And as Sue already mentioned, I do like bead shops too. I'm with Agnes: all shopping is a bore but I would add bookshops to her list of non chore shopping/browsing. Patricia in Wales To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Soft news: Supermarket renames bread for 3 year old
Yes, Lora, power to the people at last. I suggest to rebrand the cheap bagged sliced bread as squidgy cardboard slices. Agnes Boddington - elloughton UK Subject: [lace-chat] Soft news: Supermarket renames bread for 3 year old I know this is soft news, but it did make me smile: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16812545 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Green thing
What do you mean: Shopping is becoming a real chore ..? I loathe shopping, shopping for food, shopping for clothes or shoes etc. The only shopping I like is craft stuff shopping! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK to bring our own. Shopping is becoming a real chore these days. Janice To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] thinking outside of the box
A STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0% ON AN EXAM Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die? * His last battle Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * At the bottom of the page Q3. River Ravi flows in which state? * Liquid Q4. What is the main reason for divorce? * Marriage Q5. What is the main reason for failure? * Exams Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast? * Lunch and/or dinner Q7. What looks like half an apple? * The other half Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what will it become? * It will simply become wet Q9. How can a man go eight days without sleep? * No problem, he sleeps at night. Q10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand? * You will never find an elephant that has only one hand. Q11. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have? * Very large hands Q12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it? * No time at all, the wall is already built. Agnes Boddington - in dreary and wet Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace-chat] Interrupted recital
At least he took it in good humour. Nevertheless, I would be miffed at the person with the phone. Agnes Boddington What would you do if your performance was interrupted? This violinist is just brilliant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=uub0z8wJfhU Margery. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace-chat] Christmas choir
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1909243034?bctid=53156488001 Wonderful. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] The Scouser´s Bank Loan
Subject: Fwd: The Scouser´s Bank Loan A Liverpudlian walks into a bank in Hope Streetand asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to Australia on business for two weeks and needs to borrow £5,000. The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the Scouser lad hands over the keys and documents of new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank. He produces the Log Book and everything checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's Manager and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the rough looking Scouser for using a £120,000 Ferrari as collateral against a £5000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. Two weeks later, the Scally returns, repays the £5,000 and the interest, which comes to £15.41. The loan officer says, Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow £5,000 ? The Scouser replies: Where else in Liverpool can I park my car for two weeks for only £15.41 and expect it to be there when I return' Ah, the mind of the True Scouser.. This is why they survive To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Places I have been
I was once in Nooitgedacht (Never Thought Of It); cannot remember how I got there as I never thought of this place. I wish I'd found Uitweg (Way Out instead). Instead of going to Klooster (Convent) I once ended up in Achter het Klooster (Behind the Convent). Don't ask me what I did there. At my parents' house, I always went via Achterom (Backway in) instead of using the front door. Once I was on the island of Schokland (Shock Land), and boy was I shocked. Don't won't to go to Simpelveld (Field of the Simple Ones), though I may have to one day; though I will try to avoid Reuken (Smells) - not very nice ones. Over de Dijk (across the Dike - Dutch , not English one) is OK, providing the river bed is dry; as is Napels if it is in Italy, not in Groningen. An I really did live in Grave for about 11 years, then escaped to 's-Hertogenbosch (the Duke's Forest). Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK I've been to many of these places. I've also been in shock. One place I don't recommend is to be in trouble. Candida, In sunny Westport I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. pparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] tongue-in-cheek politics
Are you Conservative or Labour/Green? Food for thought Father and daughter --- wise words A young woman was about to finish her first year of university. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be Labor Party minded, and she was very much in favour of higher taxes to support her education and for more government aid programs - in other words, the redistribution of wealth.. She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch blue-ribbon Conservative, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had attended and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her Father had for years harboured a selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his. One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors must be the truth, and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing at university. Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 90% average, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many university friends because she spent all her time studying. Her father listened and then asked, How is your friend Audrey doing? She replied, Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she barely has a 50% average. She is so popular on campus; university for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over. Her wise father asked his daughter, Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 20% off your average and give it to your friend who only has 50%. That way you will both have a 70% average, it would be fair and you would both be equal. The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, That's a crazy idea; how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off! The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, Welcome to the Conservative side of the fence. If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between Conservative and Labour/Greens, I'm all ears. If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test! If a Conservative supporter doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a Labour/Green doesn't like guns, they want all guns outlawed. If a Conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. If a Labour/Green is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. If a Conservative is gay, he quietly leads his life. If a Labour/Green is gay, he demands legislated respect. If a Conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. If a Labour/Green is down and out he wonders who is going to take care of him. If a Conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. Labour/Greens demand that those they don't like should be banned. If a Conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A Labour/Green non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!!) If a Conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh. A Labour/Green will delete it because he's offended. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] The Tower of London Yeoman - A bit of English History with a twist
Brilliant! Thanks for a good laugh. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Hope it doesn't offend anyone. I think it's very funny. Dread to think which nation he'd insult on the next part of the tour. http://millmore.posterous.com/yeoman-warden-at-tower-of-london Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] EU bureaucracy
Pythagorean theorem: ...24 words. Lord's prayer:...66 words. Archimedes' Principle: ... 67 words. Ten Commandments: 179 words. Gettysburg address: 286 words. US Declaration of Independence : 1,300 words. US Constitution with all 27 Amendments: .. 7,818 words. EU regulations on the sale of cabbage:... 26,911 words To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] EU bureaucracy - forgot
Just sent an email on EU bureaucracy and forgot to sign it. Agnes Boddington - very watery Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] EU bureaucracy
Hello Lesley, I know, but still makes a good story. It is also said, that when the EU comes out with a regulation say 500 words long, the French will go na and trim it down to 100. Whereas the English will add another 2000 to the directive. Agnes Boddington - Eloughton UK Where I just got soaked as I decided to trim back the empty apple tree branches so I can get at the apples in the centre. Anyone out there for free apples - I have got too many! Whilst not wishing to rain on anyone's parade, I'm afraid I have to show you this link http://www.snopes.com/language/document/cabbage.asp Lesley who really does appreciate the funnies posted here, especially on a grey rainy day like today. On 26/08/2011 10:38, Agnes Boddington wrote: Pythagorean theorem: ...24 words. Lord's prayer:...66 words. Archimedes' Principle: ... 67 words. Ten Commandments: 179 words. Gettysburg address: 286 words. US Declaration of Independence : 1,300 words. US Constitution with all 27 Amendments: .. 7,818 words. EU regulations on the sale of cabbage:... 26,911 words To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Deep thought
A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video reads the exact opposite backwards as forward. Not only does it read the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite.. This is only a 1 minute, 44 second video and it is brilliant. Make sure you read as well as listen...forward and backward. This is a video that was submitted in a contest by a 20-year old. The contest was titled u @ 50 by AARP. When they showed it, everyone in the room was awe-struck and broke into spontaneous applause. So simple and yet so brilliant. Take a minute and watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=42E2fAWM6rA So well put together. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Emeror Penguins
Magnificent: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=SkY03n0_sD8vq=medium Agnes Boddington - UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Passport application
This was actually taken from a passport application and a member of staff copied it, as it made her laugh all day. Subject: Passport Application Dear Minister, I'm in the process of renewing my passport but I am a total loss to understand or believe the hoops I am being asked to jump through. How is it that Bert Smith of T.V. Rentals Basingstoke has my address and telephone number and knows that I bought a satellite dish from them back in 1994, and yet, the Government is still asking me where I was born and on what date? How come that nice West African immigrant chap who comes round every Thursday night with his DVD rentals van can tell me every film or video I have had out since he started his business up eleven years ago, yet you still want me to remind you of my last three jobs, two of which were with contractors working for the government? How come the T.V. detector van can tell if my T.V. is on, what channel I am watching and whether I have paid my licence or not, and yet if I win the government run lottery they have no idea I have won or where I am and will keep the bloody money to themselves if I fail to claim in good time. Do you people do this by hand? You have my birth date on numerous files you hold on me, including the one with all the income tax forms I've filed for the past 30-odd years. It's on my health insurance card, my driver's licence, on the last four passports I've had, on all those stupid customs declaration forms I've had to fill out before being allowed off the planes and boats over the last 30 years, and all those insufferable census forms that are done every ten years and the electoral registration forms I have to complete, by law, every time our lords and masters are up for re-election. Would somebody please take note, once and for all, I was born in Maidenhead on the 4th of March 1957, my mother's name is Mary, her maiden name was Reynolds, my father's name is Robert, and I'd be absolutely astounded if that ever changed between now and the day I die! I apologise Minister. I'm obviously not myself this morning. But between you and me, I have simply had enough! You mail the application to my house, and then you ask me for my address. What is going on? Do you have a gang of Neanderthals working there? Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin Laden? I don't want to activate the Fifth Reich for God's sake! I just want to go and park my weary backside on a sunny, sandy beach for a couple of week's well-earned rest away from all this crap. Well, I have to go now, because I have to go to back to Salisbury and get another copy of my birth certificate because you lost the last one. AND to the tune of 60 quid! What a racket THAT is!! Would it be so complicated to have all the services in the same spot to assist in the issuance of a new passport the same day? But no, that'd be too damn easy and maybe make sense. You'd rather have us running all over the place like chickens with our heads cut off, then find some tosser to confirm that it's really me on the goddamn picture - you know... the one where we're not allowed to smile in case we look as if we are enjoying the process! Hey, you know why we can't smile? 'Cause we're totally jacked off! I served in the armed forces for more than 25 years including over ten years at the Ministry of Defence in London. I have had security clearances which allowed me to sit in the Cabinet Office, five seats away from the Prime Minister while he was being briefed on the first Gulf War and I have been doing volunteer work for the British Red Cross ever since I left the Services. However, I have to get someone 'important' to verify who I am -- you know, someone like my doctor... who, before he got his medical degree 6 months ago WAS LIVING IN PAKISTAN... Yours sincerely, An Irate British Citizen. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK (and it was not me, I am a Dutch citizen!) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Got long hair?
Hi Linda I went to the hairdresser at one point (I think I was about 10-11) and had my plaits - which hung down to the back of my knees - cut off, and came out with the shortest hair I have ever had in my life. I did it on a whim, using my piggy bank money to pay the hairdresser. S/he did ask whether my parents agreed this was ok, and of course I said yes. Needless to say, my parents were horrified, and I immediately grew my hair again, but never quite as long as it was then. I later sold my plaits to a doll maker and got what was for me a nice sum of money for them . Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Subject: Re: [lace] Got long hair? This thread reminds me of my braids (and Buster Brown bangs). They were to my waist when I was five years old. Mom had them cut off when I started first grade because my hair is so fine and she had new-born twins and didn't want to have go through that every morning. The thing is, I still have them with their yellow checked ribbons. Sure wish my hair was still that color! Linda, the string-a -holic in Oregon where although summer has finally arrived we still have no had a 90F degree day! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Golf Dutch style
This is my crazy sister ( the other three are quite normal), her son, daughter and their partners playing golf Dutch style: played in a farm field with a stick which at the bottom has a small wooden clog. I am sure the cows and goats are not family members! http://gallery.me.com/rj.kuppeveld#100097 Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] lipstick
I thought it was time for some light reading: Lipstick in School. According to a news report, a certain private school in Newcastle upon Tyne was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the maintenance man would remove them and the next day the girls would put them back. Finally the Headmistress decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns from the little Geordie Princesses) To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort was required. He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror. There are teachersand then there are educators. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Still thinking which I am: teacher or educator or both? To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] grocery shopping
A little old lady went to the grocery store to buy cat food. She picked up three cans and took them to the check-out counter. The girl at the cash register said, I'm sorry, but we cannot sell you cat food without proof that you have a cat. A lot of old people buy cat food to eat, and the management wants proof that you are buying the cat food for your cat. The little old lady went home, picked up her cat and brought it back to the store. They sold her the cat food. The next day, she tried to buy three cans of dog food. Again the cashier demanded proof that she had a dog, because old people sometimes eat dog food. She went home and brought in her dog. She then got the dog food. The next day she brought in a box with a hole in the lid. The little old lady asked the cashier to stick her finger in the hole. The cashier said, No, you might have a snake in there. The little old lady assured her that there was nothing in the box that would harm her. So the cashier put her finger into the box and pulled it out and told the little old lady, That smells like shit. The little old lady said, It is. Now can I buy three rolls of toilet paper? Don't mess with old people Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Nagasaki
For all you those who received and email with two photographs of a square arch in Nagasaki (one showing the arch after the atomic bomb attack, and one showing the same arch after the recent eartquake and tsunami): I think someone did a good job in photoshop, as Nagasaki is nowhere near the earthquake area. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: When U were born---- very informative
As I was born and bred in the Netherlands, I did not recognize much of what was said about my year of birth. Some of the film titles and tv programmes rang a bell, but not until much later than was said. Obviously knew most of the historic facts from school and college. We did not have a TV till 1964, and had to give up the family subscription to the Donald Duck magazine to pay for the license. Agnes Boddigton - Elloughton UK that was very strange, interesting, but the song they mentioned for the year I was 15, was the song my DH and I danced to and got to know each other to on our first date:-). 6 minutes of music, LOL. Sue T Year of your birth http://www.whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/http://www.whathappenedinmybirthyear.com/ David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Brilliant
Someone with a lot of time on his/her hands: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf Agnes Boddington Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] hacked
Hi David et al, I never click on a link directly, but always copy an then paste into the browser. Is supposed to (according to my son) to be safer. Agnes Boddington - Just finished the first side of my Beds oval, only about a quarter to go now, but lots of leaves. At 12:12 AM 1/07/2011, you wrote: Looks like Janice Blais' computer has been hacked. Takes you to a Viagra etc. site. Thank God I just trashed it. You'll probably be getting Viagra spam daily now Sorry David To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Affairs
The 1st Affair A married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day they went to her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM. The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and dirt. He put on his shoes and drove home. 'Where have you been?' his wife demanded. 'I can't lie to you,' he replied, 'I'm having an affair with my secretary. We had sex all afternoon.' She looked down at his shoes and said: 'You lying bastard! You've been playing golf!' The 2nd Affair A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters but always talked about having a son. They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy. The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son. He was horrified at the ugliest child he had ever seen. He told his wife: 'There's no way I can be the father of this baby. Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered! Have you been fooling around behind my back?' The wife smiled sweetly and replied: 'No, not this time!' The 3rd Affair A mortician was working late one night. He examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, about to be cremated, and made a startling discovery. Schwartz had the largest private part he had ever seen! 'I'm sorry Mr. Schwartz,' the mortician commented, 'I can't allow you to be cremated with such an impressive private part. It must be saved for posterity.' So, he removed it, stuffed it into his briefcase, and took it home. 'I have something to show you won't believe,' he said to his wife, opening his briefcase. 'My God!' the wife exclaimed, 'Schwartz is dead!' The 4th Affair A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door. 'Hurry,' she said, 'stand in the corner.' She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder. 'Don't move until I tell you,' she said. 'Pretend you're a statue.' 'What's this?' the husband inquired as he entered the room. 'Oh it's a statue,' she replied. 'The Smiths bought one and I liked it so I got one for us, too.' No more was said, not even when they went to bed. Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a sandwich and a beer. 'Here,' he said to the statue, 'have this. I stood like that for two days at the Smiths and nobody offered me a damned thing.' The 5th Affair A man walked into a cafe, went to the bar and ordered a beer. 'Certainly, Sir, that'll be one cent.' 'One Cent?' the man exclaimed. He glanced at the menu and asked: 'How much for a nice juicy steak and a bottle of wine?' 'A nickel,' the barman replied. 'A nickel?' exclaimed the man. 'Where's the guy who owns this place?' The bartender replied: 'Upstairs, with my wife.' The man asked: 'What's he doing upstairs with your wife?' The bartender replied: 'The same thing I'm doing to his business down here.' The 6th Best Affair Jake was dying. His wife sat at the bedside. He looked up and said weakly: 'I have something I must confess.' 'There's no need to, 'his wife replied. 'No,' he insisted, 'I want to die in peace. I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend, and your mother!' 'I know,' she replied. 'Now just rest and let the poison work.' To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] Pricker cover
I got some small rubber bits from somewhere (cannot remember now) for my lace prickers. They look like mini rubber corks, and in my experience stay on very well and do not appear to blunt the pricker. It is brick-red dense rubber, similar to the old fashioned bath and sink plugs. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Car trouble
Five Germans in an Audi Quattro arrive at the Italian border. The Italian Customs Officer stops them and tells them It'sa illegala to putta 5 people in a Quattro. Vot do you mean it's illegal? asks the German driver. Quattro meansa four replies the Italian official. Quattro is just ze name of zefokken automobile the German says unbelievingly. Look at ze dam papers: ze car is designed to karry 5 persons You canta pulla thata one on me! replies the Italian customs officer. Quattro meansa four. You have five-a people ina your car and you are thereforea breaking the law. The German driver replies angrily, You idiot! Call your zupervisor over. I vant to speak to someone viz more intelligence! Sorry responds the Italian officer, He can'ta come. He'sa busy witha 2 guys in a Fiat Uno Agnes Boddington – Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Boogie Woogie
This should be required fitness-exercise for all ages! Just think how great you'd feel physically and mentally. Thanks for the link. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK This and the big bands was what my parents primarily played, and I've missed it. The 78s we have no equipment that will play them, and they are so worn that my father didn't bother to transcribe them to reel-to-reel. It's been a relief to find some of my favorites on re-issues on CD! http://tinyurl.com/2ahy96h To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Re: [lace]languages
I moved this to chat, as I never saw any lace as I was growing up. I was fortunate that I was born on the border between the Netherlands and Germany: the end of the street was Germany. I grew up speaking three languages: Dutch, German and Limburgs (which is more german than dutch). However, I did not get any formal language teaching until moving to secondary at 12, by which time we had moved to Brabant, Dutch, German, English and French were all compulsary till the age of 16 - and did not like it, preferring subjects like maths, geogrpahy and history. After leaving school at 16, I joined the army at 17, and studied for my A-level equivalents, and guess what? I choose English and French (as well as Dutch) as 2 of my 6 subjects, and then went on to do a teaching degree in English language. Good job I married an Englishman and moved to UK in 1978, where I have been teaching languages ever since to English people, immigrants, assylum seekers etc. Nowadays only PT, just to keep my toes in. Agnes Boddngton - Elloughton UK Susan Hottle wrote: I still marvel at how many Europeans use more than two languages! Fluent in two can get by in a couple more!! Pene Piip wrote This is because in Europe the school curriculum dictates that a student learns the mother tongue two other languages. This is compulsory! In Soviet times the schools in Estonia taught Russian, as well as German Estonian. Now students learn Estonian with English as first 2nd language then they can choose between Russian, German, recently French. Other languages are offered at Tertiary Level. But I don't understand why Russian people don't seem to know English! The country is one of the competitors in the Eurovision Song Contest but not a member of the EU! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] Who pays the bill after heart surgery?
After a heart attack a man undergoes open heart surgery. When he regains consciousness after the surgery, he realizes that he is being cared for by nuns in a catholic hospital. When he is fully aware again, a nun asks him how he is going to pay for the surgery. She asks him whether he has medical insurance. Weakly he replies: No insurance. Then she asks whether he has money in the bank. He replies: No, no money in the bank. So, she asks whether he has any family who can help him. No, only the one sister, an old spinster, who is a nun in a convent. The nun, quite annoyed, says: Nuns are not spinsters, they are married to God! Well, says the patient: In that case, just send the invoice to my brother-in-law! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
[lace-chat] The true story of the 3 bears
A far more accurate account of the events of that fateful morning Baby bear goes downstairs, sits in his small chair at the table.. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty. 'Who's been eating my porridge?' he squeaks. Daddy Bear arrives at the big table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl and it is also empty. 'Who's been eating my porridge?!?' he roars. Mummy Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, 'For heaven's sake, how many times do I have to go through this with you idiots? It was Mummy Bear who got up first. It was Mummy Bear who woke everyone in the house. It was Mummy Bear who made the coffee. It was Mummy Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night and put everything away. It was Mummy Bear who swept the floor in the kitchen. It was Mummy Bear who went out in the cold early morning air to fetch The newspaper and croissants. It was Mummy Bear who set the damn table. 'It was Mummy Bear who walked the bloody dog, cleaned the cat's litter tray, gave them their food, and refilled their water. 'And now that you've decided to drag your sorry bear-arses downstairs and grace Mummy Bear with your grumpy presence, listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once 'I HAVEN'T MADE THE F***ING PORRIDGE YET Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
Re: [lace-chat] Parking Ticket
Love it, Mike being a typical retired NIMBY , and I half-way there, it shows how not to grow old gracefully! Btw: for those outsied UK, a NIMBY is a Not-In-My-Back-Yard person. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day, Judy, my wife and I To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] sending messages
Hope someone more computer literate than me, can help. I have a mailing list for friends and family, but when I send an email to this list, all the names and email addresses appear on. e.g. When I get a message from Archne, I can not see the email addresses of others on the list, but when I do the same to my contacts, you do. From a security point not very good. Is there any setting o stop this from happening? Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] sending to mailing list
Hello all, I had several responses to my question about sending emails to multiple addresses. All adviced me to use BCC for my list of addresses, and one person suggested to put my own email in the to box. Will try this next time. Many thanks for all your help, Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Very smart CSI question ..
I don't think I'll bother asking ... afraid he may get the answer right. Agnes Boddington So, I ask the husband and guess what, he got the answer right. I may be looking into my life insurance in a couple of minutes L Kind Regards Liz Baker It seems to be the season for silly e-mails. Fortunately I got the question wrong!! Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] A little weirdness.
Now, that will get the doom-sayers out. It worked though for my husband, me and even for my dog Megan. Agnes Boddington - chilly, but sunny Elloughton UK This year we will experience 4 unusual dates ... 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 . Now go figure this out -- take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it will equal 111 Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] toasting fork
My husband still has a toasting fork he made when an apprentice, and uses it at home on the open fire. I myself did not even know what toast was until I moved to the UK, and have never taken to it, preferring a slice of fresh wholemeal bread with butter and plenty of peanut butter topped with toasted seeds and raisins - Heaven! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK, where the sun is shining. Brian asks : [hands up those who remember toasting their bread on the fire using a long toasting fork! Delicious!] Yes. my hand is up too. I still always do this when I'm camping out bush, and just like Dad did - I make the long fork myself - usually from the same wire I use to suspend the billy. David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] Norwegian Royal Guard
Spectacular! http://sorisomail.com/email/16993/exibicao-de-banda-militar--um-espectaculo-imperdivel.html Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Prayer for 2011
Hi David Love it! Will say this prayer each and every day of the year. Agnes Boddington - UK Dear God, my prayer for 2011 is for a fat bank account a thin body. Please don't mix these up like you did last year. AMEN!!! David in Ballarat To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] UK economic stimulus
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another 'Economic Stimulus' payment.This is indeed a very exciting program, and I'll explain it by using a Q A format: Q. What is an 'Economic Stimulus' payment? A. It is money that the government will send to taxpayers. Q. Where will the government get this money ? A. From taxpayers. Q. So the government is giving me back my own money? A. Only a smidgen of it. Q. What is the purpose of this payment? A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy. Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China? A. Shut up. Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.K. economy by spending your stimulus cheque wisely: * If you spend the stimulus money at Asda or Tesco, the money will go to China, Taiwan or Sri Lanka . * If you spend it on petrol, your money will go to the Arabs. * If you purchase a computer, it will go to India, Taiwan or China . * If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala .. * If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea . * If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan . * If you pay your credit cards off, or buy shares, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore. Instead, keep the money in the UK by: 1) Spending it at car boot sales, or 2) Going to night clubs, or 3) Spending it on prostitutes, or 4) On beer or whisky. or 5) Get some tattoos. (These are the only UK businesses still operating in the U.K. ) Conclusion: Be patriotic - go to a night club with a tattooed prostitute that you met at a car boot sale and drink beer day and night! No need to thank me, I'm just glad I could be of help. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] postal services
When I send parcels to USA or Canada, I have to fill in a custom's form specifying the value of the item(s) and description. I normally put on lace craft items, mark it as a gift, and enter a value-amount. If the value goes over £36, I split the content over two parcels. According to the UK post office, you can send up to £36 as a gift without it incurring additional import duties etc. Can anyone tell me if this is indeed the max. amount allowed as a gift? The main problem I have at the moment is that quite a few ebay items I posted on 25th Nov (when the snow hit the UK) have not arrived at their destinations, incl in the UK. So I get emails from people asking me where there parcel is, and the post office telling me to tell them to be patient as it will all be sorted in the end. G.. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Wishing all of you a good and healthy 2011. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] round world
Well guys here is the real reason the world is round Here's your profound thought for the day: While creating Husbands, God promised Women that good and ideal Husbands would be found in all corners of the world. And then He made the earth round. Agnes Boddington, Elloughton UK - still snowed in and more to come according to the weather forecast. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] Jesus knows
Jesus knows: A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said: 'Jesus knows you're here.' He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard: 'Jesus is watching you.' Freaked out, he shined is light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot. 'Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot. 'Yep', the parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is watching you.' The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?' 'Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.' Whatever we do to stay amused whilst almost snowed in! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] stimulus package
FW: Fiscal Stimulus IT IS a slow day in a dusty little Irish town. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich tourist is driving through the town, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk, telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher takes the €100 note and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer. The pig farmer takes the €100 note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel. The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €100 note and runs to pay his drinks bill at the pub. The publican slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him services on credit. The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note. The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything. At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town. No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism. ……..and that, ladies and gentlemen, is how the stimulus package works. Agnes Boddington - snowed in in East Yorkshire UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately
He is also pretty good with the vacuum cleaner, but don't ask him to cook. Agnes Of course, what Agnes fails to mention in her comments about dishwashers is Her dishwasher makes coffee Her dishwasher can wash hair sometimes Her dishwasher walks the dog AND her dishwasher turns lace bobbins!!! Now that's the sort of model you need!!! Sue in EY On 6 Nov 2010, at 09:49, Agnes Boddington wrote: I have a perfect dishwasher, and have had it for 31 years. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately
I have a perfect dishwasher, and have had it for 31 years. He always does the pots after breakfast, but still does not quite understand where everything goes after that. Perhaps I should try labels on the cupboards and drawers? The rest of the day, I do the pots, and actually enjoy the job. Though after I broke my arm, my dishwasher functioned three times a day, but I am slowly taking over again. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Has anyone bought a good dishwasher lately We had to replace a 10 - 15 year old dishwasher three or four years ago, and at the advice of a friend, bought a Kitchen-Aid, Clay To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] humour
:'I was looking for the expiration date.' --- Wife : 'Do you want dinner?' Husband:'Sure! What are my choices?' Wife: 'Yes or no.' A newly married man asked his wife, 'Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me fortune?' 'Honey,' the woman replied sweetly, 'I'd have married you, NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE!' A wife asked her husband: 'What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?' He looked at her from head to toe and replied: 'I like your sense of humour!' Husbands are husbands A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the head with a frying pan. 'What was that for?' the man asked. The wife replied 'That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it that I found in your pants pocket'.. The man then said 'When I was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on' the wife apologized and went on with the housework.. Three days later the man is watching TV when his wife bashes him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious. Upon re-gaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again. Wife replied.. 'Your horse phoned' Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK, who received these from a member of our lace group. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] just think about this ..
Let's put the seniors in jail and the criminals in a nursing home. This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs etc and they'd receive money instead of paying it out. They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance. Bedding would be washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them. A guard would check on them every 20 minutes and bring their meals and snacks to their cell. They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose. They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual counseling, pool and education. Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, PJ's and legal aid would be free, on request. Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens. Each senior could have a PC a TV radio and daily phone calls. There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards would have a code of conduct that would be strictly adhered to. The criminals would get cold food, be left all alone and unsupervised. Lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week. Live in a tiny room and pay £900.00 per month and have no hope of ever getting out. Justice for all we say. Think about this (more points of contention): COWS Is it just me, or does anyone else find it amazing that during the mad cow epidemic our government could track a single cow, born in Bourne almost three years ago, right to the stall where she slept in the county of Lincolnshire? And, they even tracked her calves to their stalls. But they are unable to locate 125,000 illegal immigrants wandering around our country. Maybe we should give each of them a cow. THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq ... Why don't we just give them ours? It was drawn up by a lot of really smart guys, it has worked for centuries and we're not using it anymore. THE 10 COMMANDMENTS The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments posted in a courthouse or Parliament, is this - You cannot post 'Thou Shalt Not Steal', 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' and 'Thou Shall Not Lie' in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians . It creates a hostile work environment. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Cast is off my arm, but have a pop-off one now, so at least I can have a shower and exercise my arm and hand. Waiting for physio as I have tendon damage and frozen wrist and hand. Apart from that, I think I am ok, but won't be making lace or anything else just yet ... training husband to be a houseman and enjoying it. To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
[lace-chat] broken wrist
the news that i have broken my wrist brought a lot of well-wishes to my inbox. thanks to all. also a lot of stories about useless husbands in circumstances like mine. they do try, the dears, as does mine, so we forgive them their clumsiness in opening the washing maschine, cooking under supervision, making the bed etc. sue duckles came to wash my hair this afternoon, which was lovely. anyway, i won't be picking any rhubarb for a while (that's when i fell down some steps in the garden), nor make lace, but let my better half spoil me with endless cups of tea and some nice very dark chocolate he bought me today. thanks again, agnes boddfington - elloughton uk To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] exercise
The Importance of Walking Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old To spend an additional 5 months in a nursing Home at $7000 per month. I like long walks, Especially when they are taken By people who annoy me. The only reason I would take up walking Is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. I have to walk early in the morning, Before my brain figures out what I'm doing.. I joined a health club last year, Spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there. Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my mouth out with chocolate. The advantage of exercising every day Is so when you die, they'll say, 'Well, she looks good doesn't she.' If you are going to try cross-country skiing, Start with a small country. I know I got a lot of exercise The last few years,.. Just getting over the hill. We all get heavier as we get older, Because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. AND Every time I start thinking too much About how I look, I just find a Happy Hour And by the time I leave, I look just fine. You could run this over to your friends But just e-mail it to them. Agnes Boddington - UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Kind deeds
Subject: Cool Story Called IT'S WHAT YOU SCATTER I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes... I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr.. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me. 'Hello Barry, how are you today?' 'H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas. They sure look good.' 'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?' 'Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time.' 'Good. Anything I can help you with?' 'No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas.' 'Would you like to take some home?' Asked Mr. Miller. 'No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with.' 'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?' 'All I got's my prize marble here.' 'Is that right? Let me see it' said Miller. 'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.' 'I can see that. Hmm mmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked. 'Not zackley but almost.' 'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble'. Mr. Miller told the boy. 'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.' Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, 'There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their next trip to the store.' I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man.. A short time later I moved to Colorado , but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles. Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one. Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there learned that Mr. Miller had died. They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them. Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could. Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts...all very professional looking. They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one; each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes. Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket. 'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or sizethey came to pay their debt.' 'We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho ...' With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles. The Moral: We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds. Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath. Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles ~ A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself... An unexpected phone call from an old friend Green stoplights on your way to work The fastest line at the grocery store A good sing-along song on the radio... Your keys found right where you left them. Send this to the people you'll never forget. I just did... If you don't send it to anyone; it means you are in way too much of a hurry to even notice the ordinary miracles when they occur. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER THAT TELLS WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE LIVED! Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Thomas Cook
This was sent from Thomas Cook Holidays - listing some of the guests' complaints during the season. (Survey by Thomas Cook and ABTA) I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts. It's lazy of the local shopkeepers to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time - this should be banned. On my holiday to Goa in India , I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food at all. We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels. A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel inadequate. The beach was too sandy. We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white. Topless sunbathing on the beach should be banned. The holiday w as ruined as my husband spent all day looking at other women. We bought 'Ray-Ban' sunglasses for five Euros (£3.50) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake. No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled. It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home. I compared the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends' three-bedroom apartment and ours was significantly smaller. The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the accommodation'. We're trainee hairdressers - will we be OK staying here? There are too many Spanish people. The receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners. We had to queue outside with no air conditioning. It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel. I was bitten by a mosquito - no-one said they could bite. My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked. Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] anyone out there?
To be quite honest, I have not heard much about OIDFA on Arachne, and I certainly do not know anyone in this area of UK who has gone there. I had vague plans a while back, but just too expensive, so spending some money on decent lace books instead. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Just checking to see if everyone has gone to OIDFA or what? It's awfully quiet. bobbi To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Lego printer
Mmm, seeing as my printer is just gone kaput, and my son's lego is still upstairs in the loft, I am tempted to have a go, though would not know where to starts. Agnes Boddington- Elloughton UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX09WnGU6ZY Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] women drivers
This morning on the motorway, I looked over to my right and there was a Woman In a brand new VW !! Doing 75mph With her Face up next to her Rear view mirror Putting on her eyeliner. I looked away For a couple seconds ! And when I looked back she was Halfway over in my lane, Still working on that makeup. As a man, I don't scare easily. But she scared me so much; I dropped My electric shaver, Which knocked The meat pie Out of my other hand. In all The confusion of trying To straighten out the car Using my knees against The steering wheel, It knocked My Mobile phone Away from my ear Which fell Into the coffee Between my legs, Splashed, And burned Big Jim and the Twins, Ruined the phone, Soaked my trousers, And disconnected an Important call. BL00DY women drivers!! To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] any football fans out there?
Thanks so much for that link. The products on the site are lovely, and I even like the vuvuzela for it sheer artistry with the beads. Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] any football fans out there?
WHO SAID FOOTBALLERS AREN'T INTELLIGENT? My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7. David Beckham I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league. Mark Viduka Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had. David Beckham If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day. Neville Southall I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable. Paul Gascoigne I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well. Alan Shearer I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona Mark Draper You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out. Peter Shilton I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week, but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester Stan Collymore I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham . My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing. Ade Akinbiyi Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match. Ian Wright I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier. Ugo Ehiogu Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesborough. Jonathan Woodgate I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel. Stuart Pearce I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right. Lee Hendrie I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country. Ian Rush Germany are a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today. Steve Lomas I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock. Barry Venison I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet. David Beckham The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European. Phil Neville All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed. Mitchell Thomas One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best. Alan Shearer I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd. Johnny Giles Sometimes in football you have to score goals. Thierry Henry To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] Happy Birthday
Hi Mark, A very happy birthday wish from sunny Elloughton in NE England. Agnes Boddington To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] marriage
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids) (1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. - Alan, age 10 (2) No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. - Kristen, age 10 WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? (1) Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.- Camille, age 10 (2) No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married. - Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age) HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? (1) You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.- Derrick, age 8 WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON? (1) Both don't want any more kids. - Lori, age 8 WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? (1) Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure) (2) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. - Martin, age 10 (Who said boys do not have brains) WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR? (1) I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns. -Craig, age 9 WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? (1) When they're rich. - Pam, age 7 (I could not have said it better myself) (2) The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. - Curt, age 7 (Good Point) (3 ) The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. - Howard, age 8 (Who made the rule) IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? (1) It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. - Anita, age 9 (bless you child) HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED? (1 ) There sure would be lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? - Kelvin, age 8 And the #1 Favorite is HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK? (1 ) Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. - Ricky, age 10 ( The boy already understands) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] volcanic eruption
For some stunning photos of the volcanic eruption in Iceland, go to: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/more_from_eyjafjallajokull.html?camp=localsearch:on:twit:bigpic Agnes Boddington - Ellougthon UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Snapshot of my life
We called it a telex machine. I worked on these for about two years in my army days, in the seventies. We would type on a kind of type writer, which produced the tape. Then it went to the secret office next door to be encrypted and sent. During an incident in Eastern Europe we were locked up in our office for 7 days: two girls and about eight lads, doing shifts of 8 hours and sleeping on camp beds. Food was delivered through a hatch in the door. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Sue, Wasn't that called a Data Processor? - mid to late 60s Does anyone remember the telex machine that punched holes in narrow paper (about 1.5mm) as you typed the message, David To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] shorthand
I still have my text book from a shorthand course I did when I was 15. I used shorthand for many years at school, university, work and still use it for general notes and lists and such like. And, of course, I do it in Dutch. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
Re: [lace-chat] Snapshot of my life
Up to my being 8: We had no heating, bar the cast iron range in the kitchen, which apart from cooking/baking, heated the bath water (once a week, and one bath served 4 girls, after which my grandfather had a bath - and he got clean water). The water for bathing, washing (dolly tub type) and flushing the toilet was taken from a well in the garden, which we once filled with tadpoles, and then my mother went to do the washing lots of squashed tadpoles between the rollers of the wringer. We managed to set fire to the kitchen, after reading how to make candles. My big sister and I went to the local church to pinch the candle stubs for melting down. I was about 5 and the lookout. Back home big sisters 12 and some of their friends set out to melt the stubs in an empty can, it caught fire, and someone threw water onto it. Needless to say, when my parents got back to a very black kitchen, we were not popular. The friends did not c ome around for weeks. We had a radio, then the first tv in the street arrived about 1958, with one children's programme on Sat afternoon, so most of the children in the street would go to this house to watch. (we did not get tv till 1963, when I was 12). My father grew all his own veggies and fruit, whilst grandpa grew price-begonias, and we were not to go anywhere near them. a lot of the poduce was bottled by my mother for the winter months. We had chickens, rabbits, pigeons, goats and the odd other feathered/furry creature, not as pets but for food. At school we used pencils, and there were nuns everywhere from the convent behind the school. some could barely speak Dutch as it was a French order, but it taught me my first bits of foreign language, and I did end up being a language teacher. The worst bit was that I was daughter no. 3, and my mother made most of our clothing, buying meters of the same material, making 4 identical dresses, so I had to wear the same dress 3 years in a row. Not as bad as siter no. 4 under me, who had to wear them 4 years. My little sister being born a lot later, did not have to put up with this. But, I suppose everyone we knew was in the same boat, so it did not matter. In year 6 (11-12 years old) we were finally allowed to use pen and ink (from the well in your desk). By now we were living somewehere else. My father was in the army, had a promotion and things got a little easier. Moreover, grandpa no longer lived with us, because the place we moved to had no railway; he had gone to live with his sister. He had been a train driver, and spent his days watching trains arrivng/departing, and complaining when any were late. On 6th December (Sinterklaas - Saint Nicholas) we got maderins, walnuts (the ones from neighbour's tree that feel into our garden, which my mum would collect), a small chocolate letter and a toy (which often was something we could all use, so one present fits all). We played marbles, skipped rope, skated, swam I think, some of the hardships were a result of after-war poverty which gripped most of the Netherlands. It was not easy, but we did not know any different, and I loved my childhood and what my parents managed to do for us. Most of today's children do not appreciate this, and my own children think that we were deprived. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] how to ask for a pay rise
One day an employee sends a letter to his boss asking for an increase in his salary !!! Dear Bo$$ In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding the need$ of u$. We are worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company . I am $ure you will gue$$ what I meant and re$pond $oon. Your$ $incerely, The next day, the employee received this letter of reply: Dear I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOw a days, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticably well . NOw the newspapers are saying the world's leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad. I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean . Your Boss, NOrman Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
