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[blueeyedmanda]

Wow, well good for your Sil, I admire anyone who can compete in things like that.

[nikki-uk]

Patti 's getting an electric oven!!!!!!!!!!

Embrace it Patti!!! (I too had to convert)...s'ok - don't panic

I'm not even a regular on this thread, and I probably didn't even do it RIGHT, lol!

I love the creeping, insidious effect of the capitilizing

OMG - Richard Branson on Ellen!!!!!!!! Nicola doesn't know that I am in LURVE w/ Richard Branson.......

Nicola does now

Nicola thinks he is suitably rich ( understatement!!) for Susie.... not married - but long term partner

Got a horsey smile though hasn't he?????.......I suppose you could learn to live with it though

...hope the glutening(?) passes quickly

So, she'll go under our big chestnut tree out back.

Hey! Why don't we bury her with Nick the budgie, come spring in our schoolyard? I wonder if she'd like this...

Great idea!!...the whole circle of life...she'll be putting some nutrients back into the ground...plant some bulbs with her!!!!!!!!

Nikki, you must give me some insight, why do people HATE Heather Mills with such a passion over there?

Umm, long story really - - but can you say Gold digger, pushy fantasist , ex porn star....

She just could never get the public to warm to her - the public were always suspicious of a young pretty thing marrying a national treasure as Paul McCartney...his own kids hated her.

...And , she really doesn't help herself harping on about how much 'charity' work she does or how much money she donated to 'charity'.

Attention seeking ever so slightly mentally unstable young lady IMO

[dlp252]

Happy Valentines Day, sillies! No celebration of Valentines HERE, lol, but I thought I'd just pass along the best wishes to all of you anyway.

Well, a decision has been made.....(drumroll)....I'm going with an electric stove! I know you've been on the edge of your T seats so I wanted to let you know

...

Donna--your capital U We're growing on you--admit it

Oh okay. Yay on your stove....that's what I'll be getting too.

I love the creeping, insidious effect of the capitilizing

Yes, amazing! Didn't realize I spent THAT much time reading over here, lol.

[blueeyedmanda]

Well Sillies, my hubby is still sick...I wish he would get better.

[jerseyangel]

Hi Patti! I was wondering what you were up to today, good thing you made your choice, it will be back to regular meals again soon.

Hi Amanda! Yes--regular meals We are already tired of microwaved potatoes, so this morning I dug out the crock pot and am doing a pot roast. Good thing I made bread over the weekend, too

That's exactly my stove, Patti. It's been great. All of your cookware has to be completely flat on the bottom, however, or they will heat unevenly and will wobble back and forth quite maddenly.

Oh!! SO exciting!! This is the longest, most gruelling race in the world...makes the Iditerod look like a stroll in the park. Year-'round training, millions of dollars in corporate sponsorships, and big money for crossing the line first. Very few women have attempted this Sisyphean feat, and I believe Michelle was the first woman to crack the top ten, last year. She did it in thirteen days.....that's in 21 hours of darkness, -40, over mountain passes and across frozen lakes, with just her and her soul mates--her fourteen beautiful huskies. Unimaginable!

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Yes--flat bottom pots--that's what the very nice appliance lady said--and she also said no glass because glass scratches glass. Will I need to learn to cook all over again?

Wow--Michelle sounds like an incredible athlete. Very impressive

Umm, long story really - - but can you say Gold digger, pushy fantasist , ex porn star....

She just could never get the public to warm to her - the public were always suspicious of a young pretty thing marrying a national treasure as Paul McCartney...his own kids hated her.

...And , she really doesn't help herself harping on about how much 'charity' work she does or how much money she donated to 'charity'.

Attention seeking ever so slightly mentally unstable young lady IMO

She has always seemed like an attention seeker to me, too. I really don't know too much about her, but on DWTS last year when she was eliminated, she got kinda snippy.

Yay on your stove....that's what I'll be getting too.

Cool

Well Sillies, my hubby is still sick...I wish he would get better.

I wish he would too, Amanda

[blueeyedmanda]

my sister sent to me

The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a

woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a

description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value

of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper

may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the

next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first

floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.

She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign

reads:

Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

"That's nice," she thinks, "but I want more."

So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good

Looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking

and Help With Housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help

with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the

sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on

this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to

please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

PLEASE NOTE:

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives

store just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex and have money and like beer.

The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.

[tom]

Well, a decision has been made.....(drumroll)....I'm going with an electric stove! I know you've been on the edge of your T seats so I wanted to let you know

& several extra chuckles as I really WAS sitting on the toilet when I read this!!

Well, methinks we may lose an inch or two of this heinous snow today...bright sun and above zero.

[Translation --- above 32F] yippee for melting!

Our mini-summer-in-Feb ended & I'm back to needing a coat

Oh!! SO exciting!! This is the longest, most gruelling race in the world...makes the Iditerod look like a stroll in the park.

tho I can't comment on the relative level of gruelty, the link's 1st page says 1000miles & I recall the Iditerod as 1100-some. (Onety-one-hundred)

<that was my Alaska connections talkin'>

No doubt an INCREDIBLE feat to compete in either. I bet we Americans just know about the Iditerod since it's entirely on our soil snow and it comes w/ that cute diptheria story.

Of course, I've never personally known anyone competing in either.

Em! You must be so proud!!!!

Husband store is hilarious!!!!

Happy Valentine's all!!!!

[elye]

Umm, long story really - - but can you say Gold digger, pushy fantasist , ex porn star....

Attention seeking ever so slightly mentally unstable young lady IMO

Good summary, Nikki! MENTALLY UNSTABLE. Just repeating this for emphasis....

Yes, amazing! Didn't realize I spent THAT much time reading over here, lol.

Donna! Are you sprinkling your conversations with "HEINOUS" yet?

Well Sillies, my hubby is still sick...I wish he would get better.

Ooooooohhh, Amanda. 'Tis grievous news.....I'm so sorry. And it's Valentine's Day! Very unromantic, a sick hubby......

[Darn210]

& several extra chuckles as I really WAS sitting on the toilet when I read this!!

That's too much information, Tom!!!

I have a good friend who takes me to the bathroom with her sometimes when we've been talking on the phone a long time . . . GAHHH!!! I HATE when she does that!!!

[dlp252]

Donna! Are you sprinkling your conversations with "HEINOUS" yet?

OMGosh, the OMG thread is loaded with heiniosity from me...

[elye]

tho I can't comment on the relative level of gruelty, the link's 1st page says 1000miles & I recall the Iditerod as 1100-some. (Onety-one-hundred)

<that was my Alaska connections talkin'>

Hey!! I can, I think, comment on the comparative gruelty ....

The Iditerod is 120 miles longer, but for a couple of reasons it is an "easier" race: There is a great deal of outside help and "luxury" (wood cabins to sleep in every twelve hours or so, food stops, etc.), the terrain is not as difficult (I believe there are two mountain ranges to traverse, while the Quest has four) and the route is on fully groomed trails.

The Quest mushers, if one can imagine (!), spend most nights pitching their own tents, feeding their dogs and themselves with food that they must have packed, and sleeping on the lake or mountain. Unbelievable and crazy! They make three overnight stops at veteranairy centres, where the dogs are checked to make sure they're okay.

Okay!! WAY too much info....

Happy Valentine's all!!!!

And to you, too, Tom! You sound mojo-ish...like it's reinstalled....

I have a good friend who takes me to the bathroom with her sometimes when we've been talking on the phone a long time . . . GAHHH!!! I HATE when she does that!!!

I'm afraid I do that, as well. At least it's just at home, so I don't need to worry about trying to hover and hang onto the receiver at the same time. Guess I'd need a hands-free for that...

Janet!! Tell us! Did you use solipsistic last night? How were your desserts?

[tom]

Hey!! I can, I think, comment on the comparative gruelty ....

Yikes!! The food & sleep situation is inSANE for yukonquest!!!!

But I have read enough up there to know the Iditarod doesn't go on groomed trails, much less fully !!!!

Still, I must agree, one would have to be just sorta wacko to do the Iditerod and completely committable to do the YQ

Go Michelle GO!!!!!!!!

[jerseyangel]

& several extra chuckles as I really WAS sitting on the toilet when I read this!!

Gawd....this is one of those "only here" kind of thing!

I'm afraid I do that, as well. At least it's just at home, so I don't need to worry about trying to hover and hang onto the receiver at the same time. Guess I'd need a hands-free for that...

I've done it too I always put my finger over the bottom of the phone so the person I'm talking to can't hear. I've never told anyone what I was doing

Yes--to do this on a public toilet would take more than 2 hands

[elye]

Yikes!! The food & sleep situation is inSANE for yukonquest!!!!

But I have read enough up there to know the Iditarod doesn't go on groomed trails, much less fully !!!!

Okay, okay... I'll have to email BIL, who has done the Id. Was sure he'd told me that he chose this race the first time he attempted anything huge and gruelling because of its long areas through towns with maintained trail. He's actually Michelle's handler, so he's very involved in her Quest race. They're quite a pair...both a little insane, I am certain...

OMG....just noticed we have snowflakes coming down. Gaaaaaaahhhhh! I will shovel no more!!

[jerseyangel]

I keep forgetting--

Happy Valentine's Day Everybody!

[Green12]

Oh!! SO exciting!! This is the longest, most gruelling race in the world...makes the Iditerod look like a stroll in the park. Year-'round training, millions of dollars in corporate sponsorships, and big money for crossing the line first. Very few women have attempted this Sisyphean feat, and I believe Michelle was the first woman to crack the top ten, last year. She did it in thirteen days.....that's in 21 hours of darkness, -40, over mountain passes and across frozen lakes, with just her and her soul mates--her fourteen beautiful huskies. Unimaginable!

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Impressive, thanks for filling me in. I am going to check out this link thoroughly in a moment.

Sisyphean? Another big word I don't know the meaning to

Umm, long story really - - but can you say Gold digger, pushy fantasist , ex porn star....

She just could never get the public to warm to her - the public were always suspicious of a young pretty thing marrying a national treasure as Paul McCartney...his own kids hated her.

...And , she really doesn't help herself harping on about how much 'charity' work she does or how much money she donated to 'charity'.

Attention seeking ever so slightly mentally unstable young lady IMO

I stand corrected then, darn...I mean Janet! I just hate taking sides, I like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. Any chance she is just perhaps slightly misunderstood??

OMGosh, the OMG thread is loaded with heiniosity from me...

Yes, HEINOUS and the OMG thread go way back

Lots of "heinous" filled good times!!

That's too much information, Tom!!!

I have a good friend who takes me to the bathroom with her sometimes when we've been talking on the phone a long time . . . GAHHH!!! I HATE when she does that!!!

You know it's when the other person is comfortable enough to take you to the bathroom

And on that note, Happy Valentine's Day Sillies!!!!!

[nikki-uk]

I have a good friend who takes me to the bathroom with her sometimes when we've been talking on the phone a long time . . . GAHHH!!! I HATE when she does that!!!

<nodding> I do this with my 'long distance' friend (our chats are so long) BUT we do have a no poop rule

Gosh - all this Valentines Day talk!! Hubby & I don't do anything now (been married too long, don't feel the need ).......

...yes , a veritable dearth of romance now

[tom]

Okay, okay... I'll have to email BIL, who has done the Id. Was sure he'd told me that he chose this race the first time he attempted anything huge and gruelling because of its long areas through towns with maintained trail.

EMILYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

You are officially driving me BanAnaS w/ this!!!!!!! :lol:

Yukon Quest is undoubtably insanely difficult so pooh-poohing the Iditerod is comPLETEly unnecessary!!!!!

Now we've gone from "fully groomed trails" to that they're on trails while in the handful of Alaskan villages along the 1100+ miles??????

Of course, in either race, only the lead sled has no choice but to break trail.

I'd say the biggest differences, making the YQ much more grueling, would be not having cabins at checkpoints, having to bring ALL your (and dogs') food and twice as many mountain ranges.

[elye]

<nodding> I do this with my 'long distance' friend (our chats are so long) BUT we do have a no poop rule

EMILYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

You are officially driving me BanAnaS w/ this!!!!!!!

ME? Drive someone bananas? Unheard of!!

Y'know what? I'm driving myself bananas with this!... So ridiculous...I think it's due to my obsession with comparatives in life, and the philosophy that everything is indeed relative. Gaaaahhhh.....this way madness lies....

Both races difficult. No comparison necessary, needed, and most importantly, interesting on a Silly thread!!!!

[jerseyangel]

I just came on to ask where Susie was--and I see she's here!

Hi Susie--are you feeling any better today?

[tom]

. . .. . .obsession with comparatives . . .. .

Wasn't this one of the discarded possibles when CBC was naming their 2nd album?

I believe it was unceremoniously dropped w/ the Salieri-ish "too many syllables".

[DingoGirl]

Did you really say that with a straight face and believe it? TB is my worst nightmare, gluten-wise. I think I get glutened driving by that place.

I've eaten tostadas from the one by my house at least a dozen times and - NARY a problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like Heather Mills. I loved her on Dancing with the Stars last year. Is it because she is divorcing Paul?

Um - the other girls described her well. She's a bit.....sanctimonious also, methinks. Her appearance on DWTS was to build likeability in the US, I'm pretty sure - so she DID make herself likable.....

Other's reading our silliness

always cracks me up

Nicola thinks he is suitably rich ( understatement!!) for Susie.... not married - but long term partner

Got a horsey smile though hasn't he?????.......I suppose you could learn to live with it though

Susie can DEAL w/ the horsey smile........

OMGosh, the OMG thread is loaded with heiniosity from me...

um, ahem, excuse me.......but I'm just so proud and pleased that my word did take off and is SO widely used (just bragging a wee bit here)

Hey!! I can, I think, comment on the comparative gruelty ....

The Iditerod is 120 miles longer, but for a couple of reasons it is an "easier" race: There is a great deal of outside help and "luxury" (wood cabins to sleep in every twelve hours or so, food stops, etc.), the terrain is not as difficult (I believe there are two mountain ranges to traverse, while the Quest has four) and the route is on fully groomed trails.

The Quest mushers, if one can imagine (!), spend most nights pitching their own tents, feeding their dogs and themselves with food that they must have packed, and sleeping on the lake or mountain. Unbelievable and crazy! They make three overnight stops at veteranairy centres, where the dogs are checked to make sure they're okay.

This is just unbelieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebly heinous!!!!!!!!!! Can't imagine this level of discomfort and, well, HEINOSITY.....mygawd - - they ARE crazy...... my deepest admiration!

Tom and Emily debating heinous Alaskan races - :lol:

<nodding> I do this with my 'long distance' friend (our chats are so long) BUT we do have a no poop rule

I do this with all my friends - - but always announce to them - going potty now - but yes, poop never allowed........

I just came on to ask where Susie was--and I see she's here!

Hi Susie--are you feeling any better today?

Yes, MUCH better.......though.........was out until 3 a.m. Well not OUT exactly but more - UP until 3......

and no - - I'm not telling

moo-hooo-hoo-hoooo-ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!! Love to torture my sillies.........

I don't celebrate or acknowledge VD but Happy Valentine's Day to my sillies anyway!!!

and yes, Janet, did you use solipsistic?

[jerseyangel]

Yes, MUCH better.......though.........was out until 3 a.m. Well not OUT exactly but more - UP until 3......

and no - - I'm not telling

moo-hooo-hoo-hoooo-ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!! Love to torture my sillies.........

Well now....

Give us a hint?

[blueeyedmanda]

Sillies, work is very busy!! I have hardly the minute to pop in and chatter..I guess they expect a girl to choose!

[dlp252]

um, ahem, excuse me.......but I'm just so proud and pleased that my word did take off and is SO widely used (just bragging a wee bit here)

Yes, yes, introduced by SusieQ way back somewhere in the first 200 pages or so of the OMG thread, lol. We are forever gratefUl to you!

Sillies, work is very busy!! I have hardly the minute to pop in and chatter..I guess they expect a girl to choose!

I HATE when they make me work at work!