FW: [lace-chat] Fwd: the bell-curve image of mother
Margaret Holsinger On The Wing Mailing Services Presorting & List Hygiene [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: BrambleLane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 9:26 AM To: 'Tamara P Duvall' Subject: RE: [lace-chat] Fwd: the bell-curve image of mother >4 YEARS OF AGE Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either! >6 YEARS OF AGE Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned. >8 YEARS OF AGE That old woman? She's way out of date! >5 YEARS OF AGE Well, she might know a little bit about it. Yep. That's why I wanted to choke my 22-year-old. He, who wouldn't listen to any advice anyone ever had, called to ask my opinion of what doctor he should go see. Margaret in PA Margaret Holsinger On The Wing Mailing Services Presorting & List Hygiene [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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: Katrina devastaion
Margaret et al, The tale of almost-flooding brought a wry smile to my face! Several years ago, when the UK was devastated in a swathe across the country by fierce winds which caused havoc, we in the village suffered heavy rain and flooding at the beginning of the week. I went off with bike and camera, all round the area, taking pictures of the floods. I returned to the village after my round trip, and decided to take the last pictures on the film of the sluice gates and floods on the river in the village. I toddled across the bridge - there was a clunk, clunk, splash, and the camera parted from its strap, and it disappeared in the river. Well - panic took over in very short order, and I swished about in the water with a branch of tree - although as my husband said, what on earth good did I think the camera was going to be if I ever located it in umpteen feet of water? But - to add to my woes, when I decided that enough was enough, and my arm emerged from the river, it was minus a heavy gold bracelet too! That was not the end of the day's troubles!My husband's car was run into by the only other car in the Company car park later that evening, and my son's bike was stolen from outside the inn where the youngsters had met that night - had we done something to bitterly offend the Gods - or was it sheer bad luck? Carol - in Suffolk UK The water came nearly up to the road, and a couple hundred > feet further, the road was lower. If it had come just a little higher, we'd > have been nailed, because our house sits just alongside the road, and, of > course, lower than the road. The only damage we suffered was temporarily > elevated blood pressure(!), and a call to reality. And having to leave for > work the night before 1 night, because the roads to work were in danger of > and some already flooded. > > Just my 2 cents... > > Margaret in PA > > Margaret Holsinger > On The Wing > Mailing Services > Presorting & List Hygiene > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [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] Re: Socks
Sent this message Friday to Lace but forgot Chat. Well I was all alone today but I cut up card with numbers on for the order in which the entries were received. Put them in a box and drew out #4 which was Marie Parry in Tasmania. I also managed to pick up a second pair of slightly different socks today but they do have spiders on and the second number drawn was #8 which is Beth McCasland. Would Marie and Beth please send me their snail mail addresses and I will get them in the mail asap. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ marie parry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi Janice Would love to be included in raffle kind regards Marie Parry Tasmania Australia - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: Now with unlimited storage Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Fw: fyi
>This was written by a guy from KVLY-TV in Fargo; see bottom of msg. >This is > true. Scary! > > > This is something that happened to us on the way back from vacation >last > spring. I didn't think much of it until now. The reason we were a >little > suspicious is we had been riding in a jeep all day with 100 degrees >temps > and we stopped at a truck stop for something to drink. When I was >leaving, a > young girl followed me out and asked what kind of cologne I was >wearing. > Well, after 7 hours in the car sweating, I don't think you could >tell I was > or was not wearing any cologne. We just got in the jeep and said no >thanks. > > Then it was about 3 weeks ago, I was at a service station in >Birmingham > getting gas. It was about 9:30 pm. I was approached by 2 men and 2 >women in > a car. The man that was driving asked me 'What kind of perfume do >you wear?' > I was a bit confused and I asked him 'Why?' He said, 'We are selling >some > name brand perfumes, at cheap prices.' I said I had no money. He >then > reached out of the car and handed me paper that was laminated; it >had many > perfumes on it. I looked quickly at it and gave it back. I said, >have no > money. He said it is OK, we take check, cash, or credit cards. Then >the > people in the car began to laugh. I just got in my car and said no >thanks. > > Then I received this e-mail yesterday and it sent chills up my >spine. Please > read this. It is no joke. Here is the e-mail I was sent- > > > > Dear Friends: > > I know not all of you are women that I am sending this to, but am >hoping you > will share this with your wives, daughters, mothers, sisters, etc. >Our world > seems to be getting crazier by the day. Pipe bombs in mail boxes and >sickos > in parking lots with perfume. Be careful. I was approached yesterday > afternoon around 5:30 PM in the Wal-Mart parking lot by two males >asking > what kind of perfume I was wearing. Then they asked if I'd like to >sample > some fabulous scent they were willing to sell me at very reasonable >rate. I > probably would have agreed had I not received an e-mail warning of a >"Wanna > smell this neat perfume?" scam. > > The men continued to stand between parked cars, I guess to wait for >someone > else to hit on. I stopped a lady going towards them, pointing at >them and > told her about how I was sent an e-mail at work about someone >walking up to > you at the malls or in parking lots and asking you to > > SNIFF PERFUME that they are selling at a cheap price. > > THIS IS NOT PERFUME...IT IS ETHER! > > When you sniff it, you'll pass out. They'll take your wallet, your >valuables > and heaven knows what else. If it were not for this e-mail, I >probably would > have sniffed the 'perfume' but thanks to the generosity of an >e-mailing > friend, I was spared whatever might have happened to me. I wanted to >do the > same for you. > > PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOUR WOMEN FRIENDS AND PLEASE BE ALERT >AND BE > AWARE. IF YOU ARE A MAN AND RECEIVE THIS, PASS IT ON TO YOUR WOMEN >FRIENDS. > > Ladies, this happened to me yesterday and I didn't smell the perfume >either, > thanks to this email. This is true. Believe me, I know. I was over >by Big > Lots in the parking lot at lunch time when I was approached. > > So either day or night, it does not matter. There were 3 guys >together when > I was approached. I called the police when I got back to my desk. >Like the > email says above, LET EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS - YOUR FRIENDS, >FAMILY, > CO-WORKERS, whomever. It helped me. The first thing that popped into >my head > was this e-mail warning. > > Dean Krogen > KVLY TV 11 > 1350 21 St Ave S > Box 1878 > Fargo ND 58107-1878 > Phone 701-237-5211 > Fax 701-232-0493 > Cell 701-730-0018 > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Fw: fyi
sorry Lynn, this is an urban myth - see here http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/perfume.asp jenny barron Scotland Lynn Weasenforth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was written by a guy from KVLY-TV in Fargo; see bottom of msg. >This is > true. Scary! To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] weasel on
> Hmm...I like weaslier. I work with lots of weasels, each of them > weaslier and > long as "weasly" as an adjective is still in its lava form... One can sure, whatever - just spell it right: weasely, weaselier, weaseliest :p unless you do mean adverbially weasle, and if so, pls. define weasle? :) while we're on the topic of minted words, re Jean's post, 'cretinaceous' does sound more emphatic :)) -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Anybody there ?
PhaSERBAIT BACK ON I THINK. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Am I on?
Hi all! I've been trying for the last two weeks to get signed on to lace and lace-chat, but I keep getting this message that I'm doing the wrong type. My DH has been working on it, and he thinks I am signed on now, I just need to check and see if I get any mail. Hoping to hear from lace! JoAnne Pruitt [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] I AM on!
Hi all! Me again, I wrote a little bit ago saying that I hadn't been able to sign on the lace and lace-chat lists. Guess what, I was signed on, but the filter on the e-mail was sending everything to Junk Mail! My DH has fixed that, so now I get my Lace mail! O happy day! JoAnne Pruitt [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] Welcome back JoAnne
Welcome back to lace-chat, JoAnne, good to see you on line again. Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: Fw: fyi
On Oct 2, 2005, at 16:17, Jenny Barron wrote, in response to Lynn
Weasenforth:
sorry Lynn, this is an urban myth - see here
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/perfume.asp
This was written by a guy from KVLY-TV in Fargo;
There was a very interesting article in today's Washington Post's
Opinion section about information - and misinformation - coming down
from supposedly reputable/respectable sources and how such
misinformation erodes the public's trust in *everything* they're told.
Which, in turn, could have dire consequences in a real crisis.
It had nothing to do with urban myths; it was all about recorded and
proveable (I assume ) instances of - stark-but-true vs untrue or
misleading or inadequate - utterances by high officials and
radio/TV/paper personalities during various recent crises (London,
Katrina, Rita), and had been prompted by the retraction - by several
major newspapers - of some of the "reports" printed during the
immediate aftermath of Katrina. They went by what x said, and x went by
what y said, and y heard from z that...
Those (truly official, but misleading nevertheless) official statements
- like the urban myths - prey on fear and on the shred of probability
(with a touch of "cover my butt" thrown in). Urban myths may cause
*less* damage - I had no trouble discounting Lynn's warning as being
silly, without even resorting to snope - but they all do cause it. Long
term.
Back in communist Poland of my teens we didn't believe *anything* we
were told from "upstairs" ("upstairs" being a fluid term and covering
"everyone other than myself"), unless it was told as a denial ("it is
not true that there was a 10 thousand- strong demonstration of
political opposition" was always interpreted as "there *was* a 10,
possibly 20 thousand-strong demonstration"). Such erosion of trust
results in lack of appropriate action when it's necessary, and when
there may be no time to *check* the truth of the rumour... The old
story of "the boy who cried wolf".
--
Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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[lace-chat] Urban legends
It's probably useless, but there is a standard for this list, isn't there, that we don't pass on material like this without checking it? Just NEVER believe the person's name on the end of such a thing was put there with their knowledge. -- -- 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]
[lace-chat] Re:Urban legends
On Oct 2, 2005, at 22:42, Martha Krieg wrote: there is a standard for this list, isn't there, that we don't pass on material like this without checking it? There *is* such a rule :) And it would be nice if it were extended to personal behaviour, too. But, like you say, it's probably useless to ask people to obey it; when they see something that scares them rigid, all they want to do is warn their friends of the danger... Especially if it's "sold" to them with a "name brand" (a TV personality, a "friend of a friend", etc). Not being able to trust what people (friends or officials) say is a very uncomfortable position to be in and checking up on them is not something that comes to one's mind first... Me, I got so hard-assed about all the e-warnings (also about the e-schmaltz) that I "read, evaluate and zap" every such mailing, without *ever* forwarding it (unless I think it's amusing, of course ). Goes double for all the mailings which *ask* me to forward... :) -- 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]
