We were always told by my grandmother to smash the bottom out of the empty
half of an egg shell after eating a boiled egg so that the witches couldn't
use them as boats. Work that one out! Makes no sense to me at all, but you
didn't question what my grandmother said.
Jean in Poole
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Martha, I wouldn't want to be thought selfish - so let's share! You keep the
winds and floods, and we'll have just *some* of the rain!!
Seriously, my heart goes out to those affected by storms such as these - I hope
no-one was hurt, and that the damage to property isn't too bad, and is quickly
From: Bev Walker
Subject: [lace-chat] Happy Victoria Day
To all my Canadian buddies, I hope you're all enjoying the May long
weekend. ...There will be a parade in Victoria, BC - marching bands, pipe
and drum corps, clowns, floats, and probably a facsimile Queen -
sometimes we have a Victoria
Gee, Carol, you've got me stumped there!!:-) What does the X stand for?
I've heard about 4X beer, but??
I'm taking a copy home for DH to explain tonight
Helene, the puzzled froggy from Melbourne
Carol Adkinson wrote:
That partners the
2XUR
2XUB
ICUR
2X 4ME
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Jean Nathan wrote: smash the bottom out of the empty half of an egg shell after
eating a boiled egg so that the witches couldn't use them as boats.
WHAT A RELIEF!!
I was going to reply to the post yesterday, and then thought No, everyone
will think I've got a really weird family. I have never
Try substituting Y for X! A normal mathematical method!!!
Then you get:
2YUR
2YUB
ICUR
2Y 4ME
Sue
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Gee, Carol, you've got me stumped there!!:-) What does the X stand for?
To
Helene asked What does the X stand for?
Instead of sayin EX, say cross then it works. But like Sue I remember it as
being Y
Jacquie
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I heard it as. . .
A, B, C D goldfish
L, M N O goldfish
S A R.
AB, C D goldfish?
M R no goldfish.
S M R.
And then there's
He had afford
Erased her
Erector
He's hurt
Anaylsis too
Infectious dead
Susan Webster
Canton, Ohio
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My mother gave me the story of 'smash the bottom of the eggshell so the
witches can't use them as boats ' line too. Is it particularly English? Mum
grew up in rural Suffolk and was full of Old Wives' tales. I remember the
day I came home with a branch of Hawthorne in bloom (still love that smell)
I was only evacuated for an hour or so. ;-)
I was sitting at the computer doing my e-mail when a policewoman came to the
door. She told us to open the windows, close the shutters, and get out of
the building immediately. They're building an extension on our building and
one of the workers, while
At 07:49 AM 5/25/04 +1000, W N Lafferty wrote:
Really digging back in memory
AB, C D goldfish?
M R no goldfish.
S M R.
The Reverend Bowdler has been at the joke -- I remember it as
ABCD gofish?
LMNO gofish.
OSAR!
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Dear Shirl,
Never leave your eggshells
Unbroken in the cup
??
Grab your teaspoon firmly
And smash the buggers up!!!
I've heard it before, but can only remember our kids' uncensored version
which finished as above
Love
David
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Dear Friends,
I've been reading the Memorial Day postings and waiting and waiting for
either a Brit or Oz to mention that for years May 24th was our wonderful
celebration called Empire Day!!! Wasn't it perhaps Queen Victoria's
real birthday?
I know in the 50s and 60s it was the only other
Dear Lynne,
day I came home with a branch of Hawthorne in bloom (still love that smell)
and she threw a fit! Witches tree and must never come into the house! Then
we got all the Irish lore thrown in from granny on Dad's side too!
Ever tried taking a real peacock feather into a theatre? Watch
GOOD GRIEF !
'Lay back and think of England'
This is an actual extract from a sex education school text book for
girls, printed in the early 60's in the UK, written by a woman.
When retiring to the bedroom, prepare yourself for bed as promptly as
possible. Whilst feminine hygiene is of the
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needlelace?
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Thanks, Alice
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This is really horrible! I always thought this sort of thing was over
earlier than the 60's... Tamara, was it like this in Poland too?
Weronika
On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 02:23:46AM +1000, David Collyer wrote:
GOOD GRIEF !
'Lay back and think of England'
This is an actual extract
Saturday we are celebrating my Mom's birthday...74! We have family
coming from all over to celebrate. This is her second birthday since
her second husband died. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor. My own Dad was
in the Philippines during WWII. (he lived to be 69) My Father-in-law was
in Europe
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GOOD GRIEF !
It is likely that your husband will then fall promptly asleep so adjust
your clothing, freshen up and apply your night time face and hair care
products.
You may then set the
Hi all and v. sorry T.
And, hey, please don't rush it on us;
In my hasty look at the calendar I saw both Victoria Day and MEmorial day
on the same square but neglected to notice the '31' beside the latter -
oops! but hey chat's been slow, after I realized I was a week out I
thought maybe the
On May 25, 2004, at 14:12, Weronika Patena wrote:
!
This is really horrible! I always thought this sort of thing was over
earlier than the 60's... Tamara, was it like this in Poland too?
Nope, and I doubt it had been like this in Poland even in 1860's... :)
Polish women had always had to be
I, too, watched that programme, Helene. It was, as you said, Fascinating!
though I think they said that it was Henry VII's father - Edward ?IV? who
was illegitimate. He would have been an 11 month baby if he was legal!
As to the drought - well, here in Melbourne we have had a few showers -
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