Re: [lace-chat] Handbag theft from car
When I fasten my seat belt, I also put it through the strap of my handbag. Linda Walton, (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). P.S. Saw the lovely new book on Roumanian Point Lace yesterday - will definitely have to start saving up my pennies . . . - Original Message - From: Joy Beeson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lace-chat@arachne.com Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 6:05 PM Subject: [lace-chat] Re: Fw: car thieves have found yet another way to steal your car... Generally I still don't like to put my handbag or other goodies on the passenger seat - I tend to either stow them in the passenger footwell or behind my seat. The only reason I ever put things in the footwell is fear that they will fall off the seat. But then, there is never anybody around when I stop the car at a light. [sig deleted] -- Joy Beeson To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Stress Level Increases
Hi Spiders All, Well - I have just cut off the bobbins from the offending piece of lace on a roller pillow. I think I mentioned some time ago that the pricking had shrunk slightly, or hadn't been butted up properly on the roller, so that it didn't actuually match.I have now cut it off - and have unwound what seemed like three miles of silk thread, so I am a bit stressed! But - it has helped to serve two useful purposes! I have been twittering to my husband for some considerable time that we really do need to make a will. He has eventually countered by saying that we can't begin to make wills before my lace bobbins and impedimanta are catalogued! Well - what can one say! I have started to match them all up - put the different makers together, pair those that have partners, etc. etc - and am somewhat confounded as to how many bobbins I actually have! But - and jubilation now abounds! - I have found the 2003 Lace Guild Christmas bobbin which I was sure I had lost! I have looked all over the place for it, thinking I had put it away in a safe place - but it was on the lace garter pillow - I now know how the lady in the Bible felt when she found the one coin that was missing! All best wishes, Carol - in Suffolk UK - still with an unusable dining table, which has bobbins and bobbin bags spread all over it. No-one will get fed for months, at this rate To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Australia Tourism
I have a feeling this may have been on chat before, but quite a while ago. After David's wonderful this is Australia post, this seemed a good time to send this. Especially for Liz's Aussie in case he's never seen it. Jacquie The questions below about Australia are from potential visitors. They were (allegedly) posted on an Australian Tourism Website and the answers are (allegedly) the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a sense of humour. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK). A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA) A: Depends how much you've been drinking. Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden) A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water. Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden) A: So it's true what they say about Swedes. Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville! and Hervey Bay? (USA) A: What did your last slave die of? Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA) A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked. Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA) A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK) A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do. Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA) A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it.Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked. Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (! UK) A: You are a British politician, right? Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year round? (Germany) A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is illegal. Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA) A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets. Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA) A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Australia Tourism
In a message dated 05/02/2005 13:14:00 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia? (USA) A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked. Thank you - it distracted the Aussie for a while from being happy that Wales were about to kick England in the Rugby - he's stopped throwing his rugby ball around for two minutes to laugh Thanks again Regards Liz in London I'm back blogging my latest lace piece - have a look by clicking on the link or going to http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Stress Level Increases
On Feb 5, 2005, at 5:56, Carol Adkinson wrote: I have now cut it off - and have unwound what seemed like three miles of silk thread, so I am a bit stressed! Ouch! And silk, too (expensive)... I absolutely *hate it*, when things which were meant to be full-sized projects (as opposed to samples) end up not working out and having to be cut off. In one case, I was unable to force myself to cut the project off for 2 yrs and, when I finally did, I didn't unwind the thread (fancy-grade linen, no longer made) - saved it all on bobbins and am slowly emptying those on smaller projects... You have all my sympathy. But - and jubilation now abounds! - I have found the 2003 Lace Guild Christmas bobbin which I was sure I had lost! I'll lay you any odds you want, that the Borrowers had it; the only reason they returned it is that they couldn't figure out how to use it... Same thing happened with my copy of Brenda's book on threads; it turned up in a place I'd checked *twice* before. But the critters don't fool me any... :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: French Lesson
Not exactly new, but still very funny... BTW, Polish, like French (and German, and Latin, and Spanish, and Russian, and...), also has grammatical gender, and 'puter would be male not because of how it functions, but because it ends in a consonant... :) OTOH, hrabia (Count) and poeta (poet), are considered masculine, despite their feminine endings (ditto transwestyta - transvestite); I suppose, they were all suspect even back when g From: L.W. A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine (e.g. House is feminine, la maison; Pencil is masculine, le crayon). A student asked, What gender is 'computer'? Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups -- male and female -- and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer should be a masculine or feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation. The men's group decided that computer should definitely be of the feminine gender (la computer), because: 1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic. 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. 3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for immediate later retrieval and 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be masculine (le computer), because: 1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on. 2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves. 3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem and 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realise that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model. The women won -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: Re :) Fwd: French Lesson
Oooh... I forgot this one and, of course, it's the best of them all... Talk about suspect... :) That's when I told Severn (DH) he could spend his time to a better purpose learning a language *other* than Polish g From: Weronika Patena [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] hrabia (Count) and poeta (poet), are considered masculine, despite their feminine endings (ditto transwestyta - transvestite); I suppose, they were all suspect even back when g Actually, amusingly enough, mezczyzna - man (as in male human, not human in general - Polish doesn't have that particular confusion) also has a feminine ending... Human in general - czlowiek - is, however, of masculine gender, without any grammatical confusion... -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Later
Short, sweet, and the best new wrinkle I've ever seen on the parental wait till you're older... :) From: D. C. A three-year-old little boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath. Mama, he asked, Are these my brains? Mama answered, Not yet. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
