[lace-chat] S.P.Thanks

2005-02-07 Thread Maxine D
Dear Secret Pal, It was so exciting to get home after work today and discover a package!! The mice have yet to be sampled, but I am sure my grandson, who is staying with us at the moment, will assist me in taste testing them! The toys are just so cute, and I am looking forward to assembling

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Whither US?

2005-02-07 Thread Weronika Patena
On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 11:30:13PM -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: On Feb 3, 2005, at 1:01, Weronika Patena wrote: This is the first thing I've ever heard that I could seriously apply the adjective mind-boggling to... Really scary, too. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4225013.stm

[lace-chat] Blonde joke

2005-02-07 Thread Noelene Lafferty
A blonde was terribly overweight, so her doctor put her on a diet. I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you'll have lost at least 5 pounds. When the blonde returned, she shocked the doctor - she had lost nearly

[lace-chat] Sailing record

2005-02-07 Thread Scotlace
Ellen MacArthur has just broken the round the world solo sailing record by, according to the BBC newsman, one day and eight hours. There's a crowd at Falmouth Harbour who, the BBC thinks, will remain there until she reaches Falmouth. The finishing line is in French waters. I admire her and

[lace-chat] Sailing record

2005-02-07 Thread Margot Walker
On Monday, February 7, 2005, at 06:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: world solo sailing record by, according to the BBC newsman, one day and eight hours. I can't imagine doing this so quickly. Are you sure that she did it in under 2 days? Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada To

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Another perspective

2005-02-07 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
As so often happens, less is more; this is one of the best howls I've heard in a long time, for all it's short... :) From: T.W. Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again. --A TV listing in a

[lace-chat] Re: Whither US?

2005-02-07 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Feb 7, 2005, at 12:44, Weronika Patena wrote (in response to my message): ??? Since when do teenagers actually think this sort of parental behavior *is a good thing* and want more of it from the government in their adult lives?? You'd think it'd just make them even more against any

Re: [lace-chat] Re: Whither US?

2005-02-07 Thread Weronika Patena
On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 11:49:42PM -0500, Tamara P. Duvall wrote: What I have observed - myself, my friends, my son, my friends' children - is this: the parents and the kids can fight - tooth and nail - on every issue under the sun. But ask them a question of *judgement* that is outside

Re: [lace-chat] Sailing record

2005-02-07 Thread Scotlace
Sorry if I misled people last night. My defence is that I ought to have been back in bed as I'm suffering from a full blown attack of sinusitis (thumping head, earache, sore eyes), the worst for years and the infection has descended so I'm coughing well, too. Jenny quickly clarified the