Re: [lace-chat] Crocodiles etc.... (Long Message)
Ours was perfectly legal too. However the French authorities obviously decided it would do in his cabinet 'You are not allowed more than 100ml liquid in cabin luggage!'. I proved that we'd bought it in the duty free in Havana, but we were NOT allowed it and it was confiscated! I'm still rather annoyed about it! Sue in EY On 10 Mar 2009, at 22:31, Thurlow Weed wrote: This made me think of a sea voyage I took with my parents in 1977 to Nassau, Bahamas from Miami. We were all birdwatchers, and my father had somehow tracked down a birder in Nassau. The gentleman gave my father, as a gift, a bottle of Cuban rum -- Batista rum! As we came through Customs in Miami, of course we had nothing to declare, since the rum was pre-Castro and thus perfectly legal! The Customs agent, however, was quite prepared to confiscate the rum and write up some official-looking paperwork, and probably have us all detained for attempting the smuggled contraband rum into the U.S. However, when my father pointed out the *date* on the label -- I think it was 1952. A very disappointed Customs agent! One wonders where that bottle would have ended up, had it been contraband? In the evidence locker? or perhaps in the agent's home liquor cabinet...? :) To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] :-) Life explained
I have seen this before but enjoyed it again. Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa On the first day, God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years.' The dog said: 'That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?' So God agreed. On the second day, God created the monkey and said: 'Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span.' The monkey said: 'Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the Dog did?' And God agreed. On the third day, God created the cow and said: 'You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years.' The cow said: 'That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years... How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?' And God agreed again. On the fourth day, God created humans and said: 'Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years.' But the human said: 'Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?' 'Okay,' said God, 'You asked for it.' So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you. There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3926 (20090311) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
[lace-chat] :-) Mom's in therapy
A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young Mothers and their small children . 'You all have obsessions,' he observed. To the first mother, Mary, he said, 'You are obsessed with eating. You've even named your daughter Candy. ' He turned to the second Mom, Ann: 'Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny . He turned to the third Mom, Joyce: 'Your obsession is alcohol . This too shows itself in your child's name, Brandy. ' At this point, the fourth mother, Kathy, quietly got up, took her little boy by the hand and whispered, 'Come on, Dick, this guy has no idea what he's talking about . Let's go pick up Willy from school and go get dinner. ' Jeanette Fischer, Western Cape, South Africa. __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3926 (20090311) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com.
