[lace-chat] Crime Warnings
Greetings gentle spiders Re the warning about the "$5 bill criminal" I looked it up on this urban legends site and it comes up as an fiction http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/warnings.asp thank you f or your concern, Janice Regards Maxine To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
Ditto ditto. Another excellent web site which includes hoaxes and chain letters: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ In the more than five years since my daughter told me to check this sort of email, I have **never once** found a "real" case -- they were all on this site! Sadly, even when people are told, most just delete the information and go right on sending out the stuff. Carolyn > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Malvary J Cole > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:03 AM > To: Chat > Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: It may save your life > > > Before sending these messages - go to > http://urbanlegends.about.com/ and > check them out to see if they are real or not. This is a > hoax email rumour > which has been circulating since February 2003. > > That doesn't mean that you shouldn't be careful - its a big > ugly world out > there! > > Echoing what Bev said - they are a nuisance and can be worse > than a virus, > clogging up the e-mail. > > Malvary in Ottawa, Canada To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] RE: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
In a message dated 8/24/2005 6:50:48 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > In the more than five years since my daughter told me to check this sort of > email, I have **never once** found a "real" case -- they were all on this > site! Sadly, even when people are told, most just delete the information > and go right on sending out the stuff. > Interesting to find out these stories are hoaxes -- still, they COULD happen, and it's certainly good to be careful. But it kind of makes you wonder why people make up things like that, when there are so many REAL crimes that could have been reportedMaybe it's like those people who feel justified in telling lies to support something, because they believe in it so stronglysort of an "end justifies the means" type of thinking? Or maybe the creators are on some kind of ego trip, and make up a story they can recognize, just so they can see how far it travels on the wings of peoples' fears. At any rate, next time I hear a REAL crime story that could serve as a helpful warningmaybe I'll pass it along! :<)) Ricki UTAH To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] I had a good week
Greetings gentle spiders, Just crowing about the door prize I won at a Bernina demonstration last week. A very expensive swiss army style sewing tool. How fantastic it opens like a pocket knife and holds some very handy little sewing tools like scissors, chalk, needle threader, seam guide, awl, leather punch. It's very handy. We had our first exchange student for a week. He is from Japan. He has little English but uses what he does know very well. The second night we took him down to the bush behind our house where I knew some elusive kangaroos were. We spotted them but they took off quickly before we could get photos, camera shy I think.;). The rest of the week has been a lot of fun, I will be sorry to see him go tomorrow. DD1 phoned to say she is having a great time now she is settled in Virginia. She's joined the marching band. Ho, ho, ho that will be a laugh, she hardly knows her left foot from her right. Australian brass bands aren't that big on marching. And could we please send her a survival pack of Vegemite and Tim Tams? Went out to watch the stars tonight and the Southern Aurora had lit up the sky so we weren't able to see many stars at all. But we still enjoyed what we could see, and the Southern Lights are fantastic anyway. It's amazing to think that the light originates so for away and yet we can see it so easily. Hope you all have a great week too. Cheers, Yvonne. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] RE: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
The fact that they sound plausible is what keeps urban legends circulating even in the face of proven falsehood. One of the sure ways to spot one is the FOAF part. That stands for Friend Of A Friend. Most of them are at least 2 persons removed from whoever is retelling the story. I think most of these are the modern version of the ghost stories that were told around campfires. The kind that make a shiver go along your spine. A classic example is the story of the choking Doberman. There has never been an actual recorded case of this happening but the story just keeps going and going, like the Energizer Bunny :D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting to find out these stories are hoaxes -- still, they COULD happen, and it's certainly good to be careful. But it kind of makes you wonder why people make up things like that, when there are so many REAL crimes that could have been reportedMaybe it's like those people who feel justified in telling lies to support something, because they believe in it so stronglysort of an "end justifies the means" type of thinking? Or maybe the creators are on some kind of ego trip, and make up a story they can recognize, just so they can see how far it travels on the wings of peoples' fears. At any rate, next time I hear a REAL crime story that could serve as a helpful warningmaybe I'll pass it along! :<)) Ricki UTAH -- Ruth Omnia vincit Amor; et nos cedamus Amori. ~ Virgil To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] RE: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
In a message dated 8/24/2005 9:12:07 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The fact that they sound plausible is what keeps urban legends circulating even in the face of proven falsehood. One of the sure ways to spot one is the FOAF part. That stands for Friend Of A Friend. Most of them are at least 2 persons removed from whoever is retelling the story. I think most of these are the modern version of the ghost stories that were told around campfires. The kind that make a shiver go along your spine. A classic example is the story of the choking Doberman. There has never been an actual recorded case of this happening but the story just keeps going and going, like the Energizer Bunny : Of course! Aha! That's a perfect explanation - I should have thought of that, especially since "The Choking Doberman" and other books exposing urban legends were written by a former professor here in UT, Harold Brunvand. E.g., http://www.csicop.org/si/2000-09/urban-legends.html (I love that "Brain Drain" story!) Thanks for the insight! Ricki Utah To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] admin: new moderator address
Dear spiders, At Jeri's suggestion I am finally setting up a new arachne moderator address. It's [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best wishes, Avital Arachne moderator To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: [lace] admin: new moderator address
Thanks you Avital...It is noted. Regards BarbE - Original Message - From: Avital To: lace ; lace-chat Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:18 PM Subject: [lace] admin: new moderator address Dear spiders, At Jeri's suggestion I am finally setting up a new arachne moderator address. It's [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best wishes, Avital Arachne moderator - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Crime warnings
One of the programes on our local radio station has a spot called "Crime Botch" rather than the usual "Crime Watch", when they report local crimes where wanabee ciminal makes a complete botch of it. Makes you wonder at the mentality of these people. One incident which DID happen to my next door neighbour a couple of Christmases ago was when a local lad tried to steal the small Christmas tree with lit decorative lights my neighbour had outside his front door. The wuld-be criminal lent his bicycle against the wall of a small alleyway leading from our road, between houses to a housing estate. Because the wire to the lights was plugged into the porch light socket above the door, he made such a racket trying to unplug it that he disturbed the neighbours dog. The neighbour opened the door and the would-be thiefe ran off pursued by the dog and the neighbour, tried to get on his bicycle, which he'd parked facing away from the way he wanted to go. He got tangled in the bicycle, so he left it and ran, and the neigbbour called his dog back and took the bicycle to his house before calling the police. The police said they knew who the lad was - he'd just breathlessly phoned the police station to report that someone had stolen his bike. Because the lad was already now to them, they called at the lad's house to take a statement the next day. They found the living room full of goods he had managed to steal. Talk about really stupid. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] IOLI lace contest rules
i was hoping some one would reprint the rules for me. if you could i would appreciate it. thank you. from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fwd: [lace] IOLI lace contest rules from the contest chair
On Aug 24, 2005, at 15:31, susan wrote: i was hoping some one would reprint the rules for me. if you could i would appreciate it. thank you. from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: August 16, 2005 15:09:09 EDT To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] IOLI lace contest rules from the contest chair Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Gentle spiders, I have received questions regarding the IOLI contest. For clarification here are the rules. Hope this helps. I will not be back to arachne for a couple of weeks. I have been busy with company since the convention and I am so far behind. (Timing was not ideal, but it sure was nice seeing old friends.) If any one has any questions write me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) 2006 I.O.L.I. Lace Contest: In honor of the 2006 convention theme: Dentelle et Arts de la Table/ Lace and the Art of Table Dressing, the 2006 contest theme will be: Feast for the Eyes. Flowered or geometric, traditional or modern, colorful or subdued: what is the feast for your eyes? With the passage of time, precious moments of family gatherings and holiday joy can fade. An item - a table ribbon - may serve as a visual, tactile reminder of these events, a symbol of past cherished family memories. The tradition of a lace ribbon at holidays may preserve special moments in ways a picture might never do. The contest: Table ribbon 35 to 45 inches in length (90-100cm) â 3.5 to 5 inches in width (9-12cm), any technique, any size or type of thread, at least two colors. The lace cannot be attached to fabric or framed. All sides of the lace should be finished. Beads and wire are permitted, but remember this is a two dimensional contest. Categories of submission: Original Lace Design â The entry must be designed and worked by the entrant. A copy of the original pattern and working directions must be submitted with the entry. Technical Proficiency â The entry must be worked completely by the entrant, but another lace designerâs pattern may be used. Information acknowledging the designer and source of the pattern must be provided with the entry. Start a tradition, include the family, and create a table ribbon that binds your family traditions and memories. All entrants must be members of the I.O.L.I. First right of publication is granted to the I.O.L.I. Bulletin. Designer of original work will hold the copyright. The Bulletin editor or I.O.L.I. Board designated photographer will photograph the lace pieces. Request entry forms and more details: from Debra Jenny, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) . Deadline for submitting lace entries is June 24, 2006. -- 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] Re: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
On Aug 24, 2005, at 11:11, Ruth wrote: A classic example is the story of the choking Doberman. There has never been an actual recorded case of this happening but the story just keeps going and going, like the Energizer Bunny :D I've never heard of a *choking* Doberman, but Donosy (an e-newsletter coming out of Poland, to which I subscribe in order to keep my Polish up to date) has, within the past 6 months, reported two cases of small children severely bitten by the same breed. One child (the first case) died, the second is still in the hospital. Both cases had been reported in major national newspapers, so it's not likely to be a hoax. -- 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]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
In a message dated 8/24/2005 6:41:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I've never heard of a *choking* Doberman, but Donosy (an e-newsletter > coming out of Poland, to which I subscribe in order to keep my Polish > up to date) has, within the past 6 months, reported two cases of small > children severely bitten by the same breed. One child (the first case) > died, the second is still in the hospital. Both cases had been reported > in major national newspapers, so it's not likely to be a hoax. Here's one version of the Choking Doberman urban legend: A woman came home from shopping to find her Doberman choking on something, she quickly put him in the car and drove him to the vet. The vet told her to go on home while he operated to remove whatever was lodged in the dog's windpipe, and he'd call her when she could pick up her pet. She wasn't home for long when the vet called and told her in an excited voice to get out of the house right now, he'd be by to explain in a few minutes. from her neighbor's window she saw the vet arrive with the police and ran out to see if her dog was alright and what was going on. As the police ran into her house the vet told her what her loving pet had choked on, two human fingers. The police found the escaped Lunatic hiding in the closet nursing his mangled hand. Ricki Utah To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace-chat] miniature spinning wheels/ attache' case charkha
this is the website, but if it doesn't work, just go to : http://www.journeywheel.com http://www.journeywheel.com/charkha.php --- Martha Krieg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the URL for the site? I don't see a matching message > containing it! > > >I originally wanted the attaché charkha myself. But the book > charkha fits > >my lifestyle better. Nice tool! ;-) > > > >Margaret Holsinger > >On The Wing > >Mailing Services > >Presorting & List Hygiene > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >oh my gosh!!! you should see this. one of the spinning wheels > featured > >on this page is a spinning wheel that folds into the size of a book > and > >gives a ratio of 70/1 > > -- > -- > Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the > line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
On Aug 24, 2005, at 20:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's one version of the Choking Doberman urban legend: Thanks! Strictly Edgar Allan Poe And she never heard the Lunatic yell as the dog chewed off his two fingers while not going straight for the throat??? Sheesh... I forward the best of "yesterday's jokes" with zest, but never-ever forward any mass-mailing messages which *ask* me to forward them (warnings, fund-raisers, etc). Can't scramble up the time to check them out for validity and figure there'll always be at least 9 others (as per request ) to do it... -- 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] unusual spinning wheel or spinning jenny
this is the website, but if it doens't work, just do a search for "unusual early authentic spinning wheel spinning jenny. http://cgi.ebay.com/Unusual-Early-Authentic-Spinning-Wheel-Spinning-Jenny_W0QQitemZ8212327349QQcategoryZ36602QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: Hoax emails (was, Fwd: It may save your life)
In a message dated 8/24/2005 7:43:02 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Thanks! Strictly Edgar Allan Poe And she never heard the Lunatic > yell as the dog chewed off his two fingers while not going straight for > the throat??? Sheesh... This shorthand version of the tale didn't properly explain that she came home to find the dog choking -- so she wasn't there when the fingers were chewed off. I guess the guy had stopped screaming before she got home, too (other versions say it was a burglar, so he would not want to be discovered, and stifled his screams, I guess). :<)) Ricki To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
