[lace-chat] page 276

2003-08-01 Thread Bev Walker
Hi everyone and thank you Lynn for speedy reading... It is on page 276 in my edition, as well :)) good sleuthing. Here's to the Head-high Potentate, Supreme Mugwump... Not the same meaning as in the US dictionary, though, really? -- bye for now Bev in sunny, windy, summery Sooke, BC (west coast

[lace-chat] IOLI Convention

2003-08-01 Thread Pene Piip
To all gentle spiders, Tomorrow, I'll be heading south to Connecticut to join the CT lace-makers for their monthly get-together. And then on Sunday I'll be heading further south to NJ with passengers Winann Steinmetz & Barbara Morrow. I'm really looking forward to meeting other Arachneans, some of

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Some Goodies

2003-08-01 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
They're maybe a tad iffy... But we're (mostly) adults here, and there's no dirty language (as if the younger set didn't know worse than we do ). This is the last dose of funnies for a while (sorry Thurlow; but you're much better now, aren't you? Can do without your "medicine"? ) I'm leaving t

[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Riddle

2003-08-01 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
From: R.P. Schwartzenegger has a long one. Michael J. Fox has a short one. Madonna doesn't have one. The Pope has one but doesn't use his. Clinton uses his all the time. Mickey Mouse has an unusual one. Liberace never used his on women. Jerry Seinfeld is very, very proud of his. Cher claims that sh

[lace-chat] Books

2003-08-01 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
Yes, I have read a couple of Hugh Corbett ones, too, Tamara., and, like you, the Author's name escapes me at the moment. But they are worth looking out for. from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL

RE: [lace-chat] mugwumps in Potter

2003-08-01 Thread Liz Beecher
Got it - it's his title MUGWUMP like chief druid or head waterrat or top shiner etc. It is a thing in it's own right - it's the title (like knight or sir) that is given to the head of the confederation Regards Liz Beecher -Original Message- From: Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02

Re: [lace-chat] mugwumps in Potter

2003-08-01 Thread Scott
Bev I found it, good thing I can speed read. In our book, which may not be the same as the other editions it is on page 276. In the chapter "The Hogwarts High Inquisitor" when the Daily Prophet prints an article announcing the appointment of Dolores Umbridge, part of the article states, "Rumours

[lace-chat] Re: grammar

2003-08-01 Thread Tamara P. Duvall
On Friday, Aug 1, 2003, at 18:59 US/Eastern, Elizabeth Cameron wrote: I moved to Glasgow last year from South Africa, where I found that English as a whole new language is spoken! For example How? means Why? When my stepdaughter's son was about 6, he went through a phase when he never asked "why

Re: [lace-chat] Re: grammar

2003-08-01 Thread Elizabeth Cameron
Please forgive me for reintroducing this, I've been slowly going through old mail and couldn't leave this without commenting. I moved to Glasgow last year from South Africa, where I found that English as a whole new language is spoken! For example How? means Why? and the one that really sets my

[lace-chat] Harry Potter

2003-08-01 Thread Jane Viking Swanson
Hi All, Thought you might be interested in a little item in this weeks "Newsweek" magazine. Their is a short story about the fact that they have stopped "translating" Harry Potter for the USA copies. I guess they still change "colour" to "color" but not much else! According to an editor at Scho

RE: [lace-chat] health tips?

2003-08-01 Thread Liz Beecher
Also, don't use this in a bowl you EVER want to use again for anything as it coats the bowl - if possible use a throw away plastic bowl Regards Liz Beecher -Original Message- From: W & N Lafferty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 31 July 2003 22:38 To: lace-chat Subject: Re: [lace-chat] he

[lace-chat] :-) Points to ponder

2003-08-01 Thread Jean Nathan
POINTS TO PONDER I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing. If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place! When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping", now I

Re: [lace-chat] Edward Marston books

2003-08-01 Thread Scotlace
I'm so pleased I have been able to help people with the later titles of the Domesday Book series. I wish you luck in obtaining them from either bookshop or library. Patricia in Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMA

[lace-chat] I've got a secret - that's no longer secret . . .

2003-08-01 Thread Toni Hawryluk
http://www.msnbc.com/news/946772.asp?vts=073120032230 'bottom line' excerpt : "Despite what may be going on behind the scenes, the Bush administration's public policy is Iran should hand over al-Qaida terrorists and expect nothing in return." === I don't think ther

[lace-chat] Re: lace-chat entry

2003-08-01 Thread Toni Hawryluk
> In this case, your tax dollars won't even be involved, in all likelihood.< Since this was a personal reply, I'm omitting the ID. But somebody help me out, here, OK ? I don't know which 'industry' ?? pays for other governments - but the U.S. is run on monies from one type of tax or another. And

Re: [lace-chat] Health tips

2003-08-01 Thread Toni Hawryluk
> try a few of David's remedies. > Lynn in Wollongong, Australia Gotta 'get some *spice* into your life' - jalapeno, cayenne, etc. and work on that from the inside, 'cell' level - steam from the outside-inside added to the *hot*-spiced foods 'through' the skin from inside . . . ? Toni in Seattle

[lace-chat] SP THANKS

2003-08-01 Thread Alessandra
DEAR FRENCH SECRET PAL, THANK YOU FOR THE MARVELLOUS WOOD "INSTRUMENT" FOR LACE: I AM GOING TO THINK WHAT KIND OF EDGING COULD BE MY NEXT PROJECT. THE INITIAL A IS PERFECT FOR A PROJECT I HAVE IN PROCESS. THE CARD IS PERFECT FOR MY COLLECTION, THANK YOU AGAIN, HAPPY LACING ALESSANDRA ITALY To

[lace-chat] Re: Summer Reading

2003-08-01 Thread Lisa Thompson
This is Sharan Newman's Catherine LeVendeur series. She also wrote a trilogy about Guinevere's life for anyone interested in that kind of thing. Lisa in Dallas, Texas Tamara wrote: > There's also a writer -- Sharyn something-or-other -- who started an > excellent mystery series about France o

[lace-chat] lace funny...

2003-08-01 Thread Clay Blackwell
The other evening as I passed through the family room, I caught a tidbit from the late-night show my DH was watching. A very successful entertainer was explaining the expression, "Bling Bling", which is apparently something he say a lot or which appears in his music. I've heard young people say "b

[lace-chat] Unsolicited phone calls

2003-08-01 Thread Jean Nathan
I just received an unsolicited phone call telling me that I'd won a hundred pounds-worth of Bowater vouchers (whatever that may mean). We don't often get this type of call because our number's not listed, but the woman said this was as a result of sequential dialling. I said I didn't respond to un