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elye Community Regular
elye
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I got a question for all ye canucks out there . . . I'm in charge of planning the 2009 vacation (this will be the eighth year with the same family). We are looking at some other locations besides South Carolina (Sorry, Sarah, might not be coming through next summer like I thought). What do you guys got up there that might be worth visiting? Some requirements . . . swimming pool and kid activities and a four bedroom rental house (and if you ask my husband, a beach). . . Oh, and we're driving so don't be sending me to the Yukon.

Hmmmm...well, I guess it depends on how far east you wanna drive. If you want to stay within the Toronto/Niagara area, I can strongly recommend Wasaga Beach....Open Original Shared Link

Georgian Bay is a pristine place...truly magical - - lots to see and do there. The Canadian side of Niagara Falls is terrific, as well.....Niagara-on-the-Lake is a beautiful old town.

PeOter can chime in about the greater Toronto area.....

Keep coming east and you're in my territory....Hell, everyone should see the nation's capital! There are wonderful cabin/beach areas closeby (Gananoque, Wakefield) and you can see all of the wonderful things this city has to offer.

Ottawa is a four and a half hour drive east of Toronto.......

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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
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My favorite movie is on Tv right now, The Wizard of Oz!!!! Even though I have it on DVD I love this movie!!!!

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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Janet--woops.......sorry........'We are looking at some other locations besides South Carolina ' should have plugged my brain in before typing.

:ph34r:

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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:lol: Okay, lemme make sure I've got this down.... . .. .scrotum first.... ....then penis......ironing..... . . (we could slide "lesbian" in here, as it does make one's face look so nice when enunciated).....all right, and after all that, anal glands can be tossed out.

Since I'll be interpreting this year.......I am SO out of practice.........I have been practicing like CRAZY, so everything I hear and read is switched to sign in my mind..............................looks like there's some words I still need to look up! :huh: ....................although I DO know penis and lesbian :P

patti

meat tenderizer works for jelly fish stings......

I thought you were supposed to pee on jelly fish stings :unsure:

Hey guys . . . remember me??

hey Janet!!! Welcome back to the neighborhood!!!

Here's the stupid part <_< .....we left all of the upstairs windows open :ph34r: It wasn't pretty--my son's bed, for instance, soaked--pillows, comforter--everything. Carpets, furniture.....we've been blotting up everything we can with every towel in the house. I haven't watched TV all weekend--didn't know it was coming.....it was freakin SUNNY when we left the house.

I did that once......only it was a tornado :o . After work I had stopped at the store, then headed home. I had just driven into my neighborhood when the storm hit. (didn't know it was a tornado at the time) I got home, ran into the house and up the stairs to shut the windows. My bed.....which was under the window.......didn't get wet, but the dresser on the other side of the room did!!! :lol:

I was lucky, cuz at that moment, the street I had entered on, got hit by the tornado (2 blocks from my house) :ph34r:

IRONING????. :huh: ........is that a fancy word for spraying with water and throwing into the dryer?

Well pholks, I am absolutely pooped!!! Had family over yesterday...........first time fixing a gluten-free meal for people other than meself and hubby. My DS and his wife made a stop at our house on their way while moving from Pittsburgh to Naca...Nacodosh.....( hold on , now where did I write that down?)..........Nacogdoches, Texas. He's been accepted into the Master's program at Steven F. Austin University in wildlife research and ecology...or something like that. He had already moved down there and has been taking summer classes. He is employed by the university so he gets paid plus his tuition is free.

Then today DH and I went DANCNG!!!!! My legs will not want to go to sleep tonite! :(

elye Community Regular
elye
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Since I'll be interpreting this year.......I am SO out of practice.........I have been practicing like CRAZY, so everything I hear and read is switched to sign in my mind..............................looks like there's some words I still need to look up! :huh: ....................although I DO know penis and lesbian

OMG......I'm trying to figure out HOW, Lisa, you can possibly show us the way one says the word "penis" in American Sign Language.....I must see this......... :lol:

I am imagining all kinds of ways........... :lol::lol:

Good stuff wif yer son, Lisa! What a smart guy.... :)

Jestgar Rising Star
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OMG......I'm trying to figure out HOW, Lisa, you can possibly show us the way one says the word "penis" in American Sign Language.....I must see this......... :lol:

I am imagining all kinds of ways........... :lol::lol:

And how would you adapt it to penis sling?

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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OMG......I'm trying to figure out HOW, Lisa, you can possibly show us the way one says the word "penis" in American Sign Language.....I must see this......... :lol:

I am imagining all kinds of ways........... :lol::lol:

Good stuff wif yer son, Lisa! What a smart guy.... :)

Shouldn't be too hard..... :P First, get the children away from the computer. Use your dominant hand (I'm a lefty signer) and point your index finger. At waist heighth, in front of you, bend your wrist so you are pointing down. With your other hand, point and touch the tip of that index finger to the side of the wrist of the first hand. Now dangle your *penis* by swinging your handle slightly, left and right. Hmmmm.......that'll probably get some interesting comments from Ptaughmn! :lol:

Yeah , we're proud of our boy. It took him years to find a professor who had an opening AND had the funding to take take him. He will be doing research on weasels, spotted skunks, some kind of bat, and badgers.

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And how would you adapt it to penis sling?

Ooooh..I'd have to get my dictionary for that one. I imagine *sling* would have some kind of gesture about the arm..........would have to modify it for a more accurate visual effect. :rolleyes:

elye Community Regular
elye
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Morning, Sillies!

Okay, I'm ready to pracitice my penis sign.....

Index finger? I suppose you could change that to another finger (or the thumb :rolleyes:<_< ) depending on to whom you are referring........ . :lol:

Well described, Lisa! :lol: Okay, how about "lesbian", then? I should think this word makes the hands look beautiful when signed....... :huh::lol:

Busy day. Jack starts a Robotics camp, where they are working with Lego, and incorporating working motors and gears to make amazing things. Wonder if he could make me a fing that would dart about and clean my house? <_<

I may whisk Elsie into the vet....I've been trying to avoid this by treating the rather deep wound she got up at the running trails myself....DH doesn't know what happened, as she was in his sight the whole time. It looks like a big stick poked into her. Anyways, it does seem better as I've been diligently attending to it with hydrogen pyroxide and an antibiotic cream. We shall see.......

Eleven days until the opening ceremonies in Beijing! So exciting..... . . .

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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Okay, how about "lesbian", then? I should think this word makes the hands look beautiful when signed....... :huh::lol:

That one's easy. Form an *L* with your dominant hand using your thumb and index finger. Bring your thumb to your chin so that the index finger is in front of your nose and tap twice on the chin.

To be fair, I should explain *vagina*.....plus I find it rather accurate interesting :P Form the *L* with both hands and put them together to form a sort of triangle. Make sure the thumb PADS are touching, which causes the thumbs to point downward. Unfortunately, there IS a bit of a size discrepency when you compare it to *penis*............sorry guys.

Well, I think I'm gonna pull up some more carpet today...........just one room left to do..........I don't think the trash guy likes me very much.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Morning Sillies....ugh back to work again and its Monday.....double ugh!!

Not much to report on this front, I was looking for Halloween costumes....yes in July right.....but my coworker is having a Halloween costume party this year and you have to be dressed....so I was looking for some cool ideas for me and John. I am suprised but he is very interested in this idea.....scary!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Sillies where is everyone!!!!

I have seen PooP Weedsa drift by :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Come on and join me....

tom Contributor
tom
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Bah!!! I got a

THE FOLLOWING ERROR(S) WERE FOUND

You have posted more than the allowed number of quoted blocks of text

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Part one:

LOL Jess did a therapeutic "SLAP!!" on another thread.

To the tune of "Frere Jacques":

:lol: :lol:

Could this be our official PENIS SONG?! :lol:

Will it have a counterpart? (Sonic yonic .. .eh) Or would a mash-up of the two songs necessarily reduce to just a repeated intro/outro? :P

Well, I have (yet) another phluid onslaught to report......(what IS it with us and said phluids.....)

Hasn't the phluid phrequency increased since becoming #1 all-time post count?

Maybe it's like Amway and you get a cut of everyone else's phluidiferous phlipovers.

Euphemia!! Yer too much!! :lol:

My favorite movie is on TV right now, The Wizard of Oz!!!!

:) yeah, love it . ...only saw bits & pieces last night tho.

tom Contributor
tom
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Part deux:

Shouldn't be too hard.....

<that's what . ...no . .. ..that's not what *she* said>

Now dangle your *penis* by swinging your handle slightly, left and right. Hmmmm.......that'll probably get some interesting comments from Ptaughmn! :lol:

:lol: not yet .. .. Just some chuckles.

Tho for a few of us Sillies, the word 'handle' can be replaced w/ 'hips'. :P

Yeah , we're proud of our boy. It took him years to find a professor who had an opening AND had the funding to take take him. He will be doing research on weasels, spotted skunks, some kind of bat, and badgers.

Congrats to yer boy. Sounds interesting. Is there much field work w/ extensive use of words like "Niiiiiiiice badger"? :lol:

Okay, I'm ready to pracitice my penis sign.....

Index finger? I suppose you could change that to another finger (or the thumb :rolleyes:<_< ) depending on to whom you are referring........ . :lol:

Gah!!! I can't say it!

:lol:

Well described, Lisa! :lol: Okay, how about "lesbian", then? I should think this word makes the hands look beautiful when signed....... :huh::lol:

Took me a second but :lol: <chuckle chuckle>

Is signing 'helicopter' fun?

Eleven days until the opening ceremonies in Beijing! So exciting..... . . .

YES!!

That one's easy. Form an *L* with your dominant hand using your thumb and index finger. Bring your thumb to your chin so that the index finger is in front of your nose and tap twice on the chin.

Interesting. I would've made a peace sign & toungued between. Or is that a verb?

No no that doesn't convey Lesbo solely anyway. Both hands peace signs & intertwined?

Ridgewalker Contributor
Ridgewalker
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Hey Amanda. :)

We went to Pilot Mountain State Park on Saturday afternoon. Only minutes away (and free :rolleyes: ) We don't go nearly enough. I grabbed the camera, but the batteries were dead. That happens so often, I am quite certain Ezra picks it up and turns it on when I'm not looking. Random pictures (often tv screen shots of Scooby Doo and Batman) back up the theory. It's a pretty crappy camera, anyway, which is why I so rarely have new pics. I'm going to ask for a new one for Christmas.

We may go to Hanging Rock State Park next weekend. That one's not much farther- over near where my parents live. Maybe a 1/2 hour to the park, tops. And that one has tons of waterfalls and a lake.

Yesterday, I began the battle of recapturing one of my gardens from the weeds. It's completely grown over. :( One sick spring/summer is all it took. But a lot of the mulch had washed away; that didn't help. I need to rig some kind of retaining wall and re-mulch. I'm thinking about using logs. My dad's always cutting down scrub pines on his property to thin out the little woods. I've used the cut logs in a couple other areas and they look really nice surrounding a garden. I can't stand paying the outrageous prices of the retaining wall bricks.

In case you're unfamiliar, scrub pines are extremely tall pine trees, whose trunks never get thick enough to support the height. (They probably grow in lots of areas, but they are everywhere here. <_< ) Therefore they are in constant danger of falling down every time it storms. Furthermore, they are butt-ugly because they only have a few scrawny branches near the tippy top.

BUT! If you cut the trunks up, they can be very useful. :) When we cut them down in the winter, I also have made wreaths from the branches and pine cones at the top. I like the natural-looking wreaths.

Right now, the boys are out playing in the kiddie pool. Luke has an appt at the eye doctor later. He leans his face about 6 inches from whatever he's reading or writing. He's done that off and on for quite awhile, but now it's every time. Either he needs glasses, or I need to be yelling at him about posture! :lol:

I'm probably going to make him an appt with the family doc later this week. The dairy-free diet is doing nothing for him so far. I know it's only been a couple weeks, but... I think we should have seen something by now. If anything, his constipation is getting worse.

elye Community Regular
elye
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I have seen PooP Weedsa drift by :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

OMG....Who is POOP WEEDSA??! :lol: This is fantastic.....I must know who this is......

Is signing 'helicopter' fun?

Probably not as phun as "roller coaster" or "barf"....How about "diarrhea"? :o

Interesting. I would've made a peace sign & toungued between. Or is that a verb?

No no that doesn't convey Lesbo solely anyway. Both hands peace signs & intertwined?

Oh ma gaaaaaaaaad......

Intertwined peace signs.......... :lol:

"tongue" as a verb.....Gits me every time.........

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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Now dangle your *penis* by swinging your handle slightly, left and right.

Handle?????????? I didn't even notice that!!!!!!Talk about your Freudian slip-ups! :o It should have said *hand*....................no, seriously......................I can't believe that got past my what I thought was meticulous proof-reading :PI get the feeling nobody is gonna believe me.

Part deux:

<that's what . ...no . .. ..that's not what *she* said>

Oooooh, I didn't see that one coming :rolleyes:

Congrats to yer boy. Sounds interesting. Is there much field work w/ extensive use of words like "Niiiiiiiice badger"? :lol:

:lol:

Once when he worked a summer in Utah he encountered a young mountain lion at night. Not too threatening, but........he didn't know where Mama was. The protocol for that is to have your light on your forhead and your flashlight facing backwards (so they don't know if you're coming or going), and make a lot of noise while quickly leaving the area. :ph34r: His co-workers on the other end of the radio got a big chuckle out of that!

Is signing 'helicopter' fun?

Actually, I just learned that one!...........Make a fist with your non-dominant hand with your thumb sticking up. Place the palm of the other hand , fingers apart, on top of the thumb and wiggle fingers while moving hands away from you..................wait............there's not some hidden meaning that I'm not aware of, is there??????? <_<

Interesting. I would've made a peace sign & toungued between. Or is that a verb?

:o OK, I DO know what THAT means.....and it's NOT sign language.(But you already know that!) :lol: THAT was demonstrated by a 4th grade boy when I worked at an elementary school. I think it was used as a verb in that situation, as, a charming little girl gave him the finger, and that was his response \ :P /.....sorry....I couldn't resist.

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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So, this time I wrote Euphemia, and underneath, "from the underpass" .......

:lol::lol::lol: Most excellent!!!!!!!

I now actually believe M is mad enough to do this :lol:

Patteigh!!!....all dry now????.........thunderstorms forecast here tonight (might break the 'stickyness' though :rolleyes: ) but I'm sure 'our' storms are no where near as spectacular as yours :D

Sarah!! - you've got some hard graft with all your gardening ahead (just how much land have you got?? :unsure: )........nothing as satisfying though :D

.....but somehow I feel guilty as it takes me away from possibly tidying the squalor indoors, but when the kids are home it's like chasing yer tail!! :rolleyes:

LISA!!

LOVE, LOVE the sign for Va-jay-jay :lol:

PoopWeedsa??? :blink: ...is he the town tramp??? :lol:

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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Probably not as phun as "roller coaster" or "barf"....How about "diarrhea"? :o

I'm gonna have to start charging for signing lessons! :P I'd have to look up roller coaster to know for sure, but I suppose it's close to what one would imagine. Barf is abot as graphic as you would think.......and fart is the only one I've seen signed from behind. I would have to do more research on diarrhea, because in my book it is similar to poop,which, according to the Deaf community here in Indy, is actually sh!t.......can't remember the acceptable sign.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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I'm gonna have to start charging for signing lessons! :P I'd have to look up roller coaster to know for sure, but I suppose it's close to what one would imagine. Barf is abot as graphic as you would think.......and fart is the only one I've seen signed from behind. I would have to do more research on diarrhea, because in my book it is similar to poop,which, according to the Deaf community here in Indy, is actually sh!t.......can't remember the acceptable sign.

Be sure to explain to them why you know all these obscure signs (like kangaroo scrotum). In fact, if you ever decide to teach ASL you might want to print out a few pages of this thread and have them translate :P

Ridgewalker Contributor
Ridgewalker
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Sarah!! - you've got some hard graft with all your gardening ahead (just how much land have you got?? :unsure: )........nothing as satisfying though :D

Our land is about 2 1/2 acres. :rolleyes: Do you guys use acres??? :lol:

The problem is, the whole thing is cleared. The woods and creek edge our property.... but we literally have a 2 1/2 acre yard. There are 2 Bradford Pear trees in the front of the house (not close enough to provide shade,) 4 more to the side of the house, and one lonely maple tree in the whole huge back yard.

Now, when we decided to get this house, I was jumping for joy at the thought of working this blank slate.

Yeah. Seriously.

My long-term goals are to build something like my dad has done at his house. For pics of his backyard paradise, check this out: Open Original Shared Link

That's my dad's website. I think the link I attached shows the best pics, but to see more projects, look under Photo Essays in the menu at the left. I need to get after him to post some good full-effect pics. He's made a pond (the qoi and gold fish have gotten huge,) a multilevel waterfall, two decks, a water wheel, bridge, handmade statues, all interspersed with gardens and flowers. His most recent project was a well house- no pics up yet.

I have a lot to live up to. :unsure:

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Ok a little bit of a typo....Poop Weeds.....instead of Tumble Weeds.....I figured we would find humor in that :)

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
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He's made a pond (the qoi and gold fish have gotten huge,) a multilevel waterfall, two decks, a water wheel, bridge, handmade statues, all interspersed with gardens and flowers. His most recent project was a well house- no pics up yet.

I have a lot to live up to. :unsure:

WOW!!!! I'll say! I was expecting to see some great handyman type projects, but your dad is a talented artist!!!!!!

elye Community Regular
elye
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Sarah!! What incredible work your dad has done! He is a gifted artist. Makes me want to give myself a shake, get up off me idle arse and begin creating artwork again.....sigh.......

Be sure to explain to them why you know all these obscure signs (like kangaroo scrotum). In fact, if you ever decide to teach ASL you might want to print out a few pages of this thread and have them translate :P

YES! I hand out copied pages of Sillyville to my classes to translate....How do you think I knew Glandes Analles? :lol:

PoopWeedsa??? :blink: ...is he the town tramp??? :lol:

Yes! Amanda!! Who in hell is this fascinating figure with the Dickensian name?? :huh::lol:

Ok a little bit of a typo....Poop Weeds.....instead of Tumble Weeds.....I figured we would find humor in that

Ahhhhhhh........

But, Amanda.....Poop Weedsa is unbeatable for laughs........I'm still chuckling. I shall use this moniker on my next "Hello, my name is _________" sticker. :lol:

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
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Ahhhhhhh........

But, Amanda.....Poop Weedsa is unbeatable for laughs........I'm still chuckling. I shall use this moniker on my next "Hello, my name is _________" sticker. :lol:

OMG yes!!! and do provide an illustration as well, for the illiterate people you come across!

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      Gluten free thyroid medications

      By KimMS · Posted

      Hello! I did a brief search on this and couldn't find recent posts, but feel free to direct me to something if I missed it! I have had a difficult time confirming which thyroid medications (specifically generic forms of Levothyroxine) are gluten-free and safe for celiacs. I am pretty confident the generic manufacturer Mylan is safe, and I have been taking this for almost two years. Recently (I think b/c of a recall), Mylan has not been available at my local pharmacies. The list I typically use for gluten-free drugs (http://glutenfreedrugs.com/newlist.htm) does not list any of the other manufacturers offered by pharmacies in my area (Accord and Macleod). When I do a search, sites tend to say these brands are gluten-free but I can't fully confirm, and other sites say that only Lannett and Mylan generic brands are safely gluten free. I have called manufacturers and they say "there are no gluten ingredients" but they don't have information regarding manufacturing/cross contact. In particlar, Accord said there is gluten present in the manufacturing facilities so they can't guarantee no cross contact. What recommendations do you have for finding levothyroxine that I can mostly be assured is safe for celiacs? It is tricky b/c I found one I was confident in but now I can't seem to get that manufacturer at any pharmacy near me. I don't want to be unnecessarily overly concerned about this, but since it is a medicine I take daily, I want to be pretty certain it is safe (I have both celiac and gluten ataxia so I need to be very careful with any gluten intake and cross contact.)      
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