[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Are you Kathlick?

2005-09-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
Not a "spring-green" joke; more like a "seed brown" one of late summer... But, *funny*, especially for those who'd not seen it before or who'd, like me, almost forgotten... From: L.F. Three little boys were concerned because they couldn't get anyone to play with them. They decided it was be

[lace-chat] Pat on the back

2005-09-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
I feel sooo clever... :) At some point last night, "something happened"; one minute I was responding to messages via Reply without any problem, the next the option to "send" had disappeared; all that was left was "cancel, minimise, maximise", in a very narrow band on top... The contrary beas

[lace-chat] Re: UK petrol pumps

2005-09-05 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Sep 5, 2005, at 4:49, Jenny Barron wrote: has anyone ever heard of a tax going down Anyone/everyone who lives in the US and is in the upper 2% income bracket has been blessing our Prex for the tax cuts they got :) Mind you, you have to be raking in some quarter mill a year from *investm

[lace-chat] secret pal thank you

2005-09-05 Thread JMMAcademy
Dear SP, wow, where do i start with this months's package?. The tagoda strawberries were delicious, and I loved the bobbin keychain but it will have to go up so it doesn't get broke.[hahaha] The dolphin window ornament went on my window in my bedroom. I really like the card that had my messag

[lace-chat] Manchester 100 bike ride

2005-09-05 Thread Steph Peters
Version of this ride report with pictures at: http://www.sandbenders.demon.co.uk/cycling/manc100.htm Manchester 100 ride 2005 The Manchester 100 bike ride is an annual event in September offering 100km (63 miles) and 100 mile routes. In March Audrey wondered if she was capable of getting fit enou

RE: [lace-chat] UK petrol pumps

2005-09-05 Thread BrambleLane
I worked pumping gas in the late-70's-early-80's when gas went over $1.00 per gallon in California. So we went to half-pricing because the pumps couldn't show the price above a dollar, and customers didn't like it because they figured they were getting ripped off. Well, they were, just not the wa

Re: [lace-chat] UK petrol pumps

2005-09-05 Thread Malvary J Cole
Jean in Poole wrote: there's a problem because most of our petrol pumps are unable to show a price above 99.99 pence a litre. That has recently happened here (prior to Katrina, but worse since) with our prices going up to about $1.27.8. Now the petrol looks very cheap because some garages a

[lace-chat] re: Noun Game

2005-09-05 Thread Kilroyfam
Off the top of my head: A waddle of toddlers A sample of spiders A string of lacers A web of lace chatters or A tatter of chatters A wiff of garbage trucks A warp of weavers A crochet of hookers. Candida in Sunny Westport To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsub

Re: [lace-chat] Collective Noun Game

2005-09-05 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 5 Sep 2005, at 12:30, Webwalker wrote: a waddle of ducks a collection of "antiquers" An antique of collectors sounds better! a gossip of old women (a goodie from the past) A gossip was originally a woman who sat with another woman who was in labour(childbirth) and her task was to chat abo

[lace-chat] Collective Noun Game

2005-09-05 Thread Webwalker
You may recall from school days the concept of collective nouns -- a gaggle of geese, a herd of sheep, buffalo, or elephants, or a murder of crows. The game is to make up your own. In a group such as this with varying backgrounds, I thought we might get some goodies. Possible examples follo

Re: [lace-chat] UK petrol pumps

2005-09-05 Thread Jenny Barron
Jean Nathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: With petrol prices predicted to go above GBP1.00 a litre next week, just read in my morning local paper that fuel prices are already £1/litre in Inverness(north east of Scotland) - just 50 miles up the road from me - of course our fuel prices were already