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mushroom Proficient

If I dip my french fries in ketchup am I getting two servings?

Absolutelyl!!! Ronald Reagan declared ketchup to be a vegetable years ago :D

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jerseyangel Proficient

Absolutelyl!!! Ronald Reagan declared ketchup to be a vegetable years ago :D

<snort> I remember that!!

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mushroom Proficient

Maybe our yeti has gone back to Siberia?? :unsure: Now trending on Yahoo news:

"Bigfoot researcher and biologist John Bindernagel claims his research group has found evidence that the Yeti (a Russian "cousin" of the American Bigfoot) not only exists, but builds nests and shelters by twisting tree branches together.

"We didn't feel like the trees we saw in Siberia had been done by a man or another mammal.... Twisted trees like this have also been observed in North America and they could fit with the theory that Open Original Shared Link. The nests we have looked at are built around trees twisted together into an arch shape," Bindernagel told the British tabloid Open Original Shared Link."

Anyone have a nest in their garden?

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elye Community Regular

Maybe our yeti has gone back to Siberia?? :unsure: Now trending on Yahoo news:

Anyone have a nest in their garden?

OMG..............I'm gonna be looking around my outdoor surroundings very carefully from now on....... . . ..for large, twisted clumps of branches....

A nest that would hold our yeti would have to be a fair size. I would know this well, as I was the one relegated to the job of measuring his inseam for Amanda's wedding tux..... . . . .

:lol:

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kareng Grand Master

OMG..............I'm gonna be looking around my outdoor surroundings very carefully from now on....... . . ..for large, twisted clumps of branches....

A nest that would hold our yeti would have to be a fair size. I would know this well, as I was the one relegated to the job of measuring his inseam for Amanda's wedding tux..... . . . .

:lol:

I think the baby Yeti is still in my basement where he hibernated all summer. He should be coming out soon.

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Loey Rising Star

Happy Birthday Jesssss!!!

Wub,

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P.S. I've been keeping up but not up to posting. Miss you all!!! An early Happy Gobble Gobble Day to our dear non Canadian friends (and to them as well!)

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kareng Grand Master

J is back from college. He has found the perfect girl! He went 680 miles to find her. Guess what! She grew up & her parents live, 2 miles from us! She went to the other high school.

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mushroom Proficient

J is back from college. He has found the perfect girl! He went 680 miles to find her. Guess what! She grew up & her parents live, 2 miles from us! She went to the other high school.

Too, too funny! :lol:

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Jestgar Rising Star

J is back from college. He has found the perfect girl! He went 680 miles to find her. Guess what! She grew up & her parents live, 2 miles from us! She went to the other high school.

:D :D

Tell him he shoulda got out more when he was home.

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mushroom Proficient
:P Bring me my Ginny, she wined. That Baileys doesn't know how to speel.
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jerseyangel Proficient

:P Bring me my Ginny, she wined. That Baileys doesn't know how to speel.

Excellent Shroom!

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Jestgar Rising Star

Gads. Pouring rain here. My thought process this morning has been:

Not riding my bike.

OK, 7:05 boat instead of 6:20

7:55 boat

do I have to go.....yes, dangitall.

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jerseyangel Proficient

PeOte--We took a ride the other night and somehow ended up listening to a radio station out of Toronto. (we have satellite, but Mark still likes to fool around with the dial) I think it was 720? Old stuff but enjoyable.

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flourgirl Apprentice

Hi everybody! Haven't been here in ages. :( Caught up a few pages, but not far back, knowing that I could get totally sucked in and lost forever.

Joess....I LOVE, love, love the new babies!

I'm glad that I see some of you on FB, and so am not totally out of the loop. Hoping that you are all relatively well. Hugs all 'round!

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jerseyangel Proficient

Hi T!!! Great to see you here :D

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elye Community Regular

Hi, Tareeeeeesah!! :wub:

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kareng Grand Master

Hi T Reesa!

Cute kitty!

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mushroom Proficient

It's been so long, Tee, that I forgot who "flour girl" was :rolleyes: Good to see you make an appearance here as well as on da book (which I don't see). :)

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Loey Rising Star

HAPPY GOBBLE GOBBLE TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE AND HOLIDAY BLESSINGS TO EVERYONE (THANKSGIVIANS OR NOT).

My boy is back home through Sunday and we go to Ct. overnight tomorrow (and as usual I have walking pneumonia). At least it won't stop me from enjoying the food - just the wine.

Rachelle, extra thoughts, blessings, and prayers to you. You're one of the strongest women I know. Just remember we're all here for you!!!

Love,

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curlyfries Contributor

Well.....as much as I hate cooking.....and doubly hate cooking food which I can NOT EAT!.....this Thanksgiving was one of the best. I am pretty much limited to meat and veggies, so I successfully tried 2 new EASY veggie recipes. Seasoned broccoli and oven baked asparagus(with parmesan cheese....yummm)

Back when my diet was less restrictive I would make and enjoy traditional family favorites.....praline sweet potatoes and homemade creamed corn, which I still cook for everyone else.(Oh wait, I made my brother fix the corn :P )

So my daughter made a pumpkin pie and hubby brought home a co-workers home-made sugar cream pie. He also had brought some persimmon puree with which HE made persimmon pudding! (ok....so it took twice as long as expected, delaying the start of the turkey. But I hear it tasted great!)

Let me explain something here.

Brian does not cook.

Ever.

So what is usually a very stessful and painful (bad back in a kitchen all day) event was actually only mildly painful and quite enjoyable.

We were also serenaded with NUMEROUS rounds of the ABC song thoughout the evening by my 2 yr old grandbaby, Alexis :rolleyes:

And best of all, I am reminded that a little over 2 years ago I came close to losing my son and husband at the same time, but they both are alive and healthy today. For this I am extremely thankful.

Doesn't get much better than that.

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elye Community Regular

Doesn't get much better than that.

It sure doesn't. :):wub:

I've been thinking about you, Leeeesargh, over the last little while as I was sure that the horrific stories with Brian and your son were coming to us around Thanksgiving... . .....such a difficult anniversary to acknowledge, but it sounded so wonderful for you this year! :)

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Lisa Mentor

CNN just aired a program on Christchurch, NZ and the opening viewing of the Cathedral...as aftershocks continue. And awaiting the demolition of so many beautiful buildings. So sorry Shroomy! :( Hope your city recovers in glory!

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mushroom Proficient

CNN just aired a program on Christchurch, NZ and the opening viewing of the Cathedral...as aftershocks continue. And awaiting the demolition of so many beautiful buildings. So sorry Shroomy! :( Hope your city recovers in glory!

Thanks for your post, Lisa - kinda teared me up :( which I guess is kinda psilly, 'cos it won't put the bricks back :rolleyes: I am not going to do the walk or the bus tour - just move on to the future and hope they don't build too many tilt-up concrete slabs with no soul :unsure:

Did they mention the ReStart with our one home-grown fine department store, Ballantynes, which survived a devastating fire in 1947, came through the quake in pretty good shape and is now reopened meeting 100% of current earthquake standards!! on City Mall, with a crazy bunch of shops and little cafes in two precincts created from new shipping containers? Sounds weird but is actually quite quaint :) Life goes on..... And by the way, ssshhh, but the aftershocks are becoming less frequent :D About time too!!!

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Lisa Mentor

Thanks for your post, Lisa - kinda teared me up :( which I guess is kinda psilly, 'cos it won't put the bricks back :rolleyes: I am not going to do the walk or the bus tour - just move on to the future and hope they don't build too many tilt-up concrete slabs with no soul :unsure:

Did they mention the ReStart with our one home-grown fine department store, Ballantynes, which survived a devastating fire in 1947, came through the quake in pretty good shape and is now reopened meeting 100% of current earthquake standards!! on City Mall, with a crazy bunch of shops and little cafes in two precincts created from new shipping containers? Sounds weird but is actually quite quaint :) Life goes on..... And by the way, ssshhh, but the aftershocks are becoming less frequent :D About time too!!!

I tried to find a video clip, but perhaps too soon. Not too sure about the ReStart. It caught my attention midway into the program.

The new ChristChurch will be better and stronger, as will the peeps! History and Heritage is created every day! ;):) And yes....ssshhhh

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curlyfries Contributor

I've been thinking about you, Leeeesargh, over the last little while as I was sure that the horrific stories with Brian and your son were coming to us around Thanksgiving... . .....

You're close, it was around Easter :P Same basic format.....family, food...... :)

Shroomie! I didn't know you were STILL getting aftershocks! :o I'd like to see the CNN report if anyone finds it.

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