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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #90 on: December 23, 2006, 11:47:52 AM »
DR SWoody, I hope all of your customers are nice and calm and pleasant today.
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« Reply #91 on: December 23, 2006, 11:54:08 AM »
We're about to embark on the last of the pre-Christmas errands.

Bye for now.
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« Reply #92 on: December 23, 2006, 12:07:19 PM »
A very happy birthday to DR WF Orr...worth his weight in gold!
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« Reply #93 on: December 23, 2006, 12:08:17 PM »
I'm off to deliver a batch of prezzies. Hope traffic in Atlanta isn't too heinous. I need all the hours of my life I can consume!
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« Reply #94 on: December 23, 2006, 12:09:13 PM »
My that was quite a frenzy of posts yesterday!

I tried to get on HHW from about 7-8 and then gave up and chalked it up to housecleaning.
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #95 on: December 23, 2006, 12:45:51 PM »
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on December 23, 2006, 10:08:37 AM


My former playmate is now 60.  She has a little girl voice that you can only imagine if you think of Truman Capote and the characters in his stories.  "Miss Jane" is short, plump and giggles at the drop of a bon mot.

Her brother Mike (Saye) is a well-known drag car racer in these here parts (as well as owner/proprietor of Carolina Machine Parts).  He was there with his wife Gail, a whiskey-voiced Southern lady who did most of the excellent cooking.  My aunt and uncle were also dining, so it was a jolly enough group.



Oh yeah, Ron!  You said he was a well-known drag car racer, but I looked him up on the internet, and he wasn't even wearing make-up!
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #96 on: December 23, 2006, 12:55:37 PM »
Back from the casting session (PennyO, we're trying to cast the last male role in this kids thing I'm directing in January - we had someone, but he dropped out).  I don't think anyone from today will cut it, so we're re-looking at the tapes of people we've seen.

Today is actually warmer and nicer so I shall attempt to jog this very minute, after which I'll go to my mail place to see if there's anything, after which I shall lunch and begin my marathon DVD watching day and evening.  I'm SO happy I did my grocery shopping yesterday.
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« Reply #97 on: December 23, 2006, 01:04:16 PM »
Well I am dangerously close to getting an extremely fat head (shut up, TCB).  ;)

After last night's job offer, with its concomitant discussion of the (according to them) many strengths I'll bring to the position, I then got a beautiful email today from a bestselling author who happens to have an interest in Frances (he wishes to remain anonymous).  I had given this gentleman several samples of my writing and he compared me today (no joke--although maybe he was joking, LOL) to Fitzgerald and told me I was blessed/cursed by being incapable of dumbing down my prose to the current lowest common denominator.  He's been urging me to find a literary agent, and is going to do some legwork for me.  I'm very appreciative.
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #98 on: December 23, 2006, 01:38:48 PM »
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #99 on: December 23, 2006, 01:49:43 PM »
Quote from: FJL on December 23, 2006, 09:51:52 AM
SALMONELLA - the fairy tale about a girl who can't go to the Fisherman's ball because she has to unclog the salmon steams


:D

Really, where do you find all of this, DR FJL!

 ;D

Salmonella Fitzgerald Jones: same story but with an all black cast!
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #100 on: December 23, 2006, 01:51:55 PM »
Quote from: FJL on December 23, 2006, 09:56:58 AM
Penny, don't encourage me, or you might be subjected to my rendition of "Salmon in the Stream"

:)

Something's fishy about that pun!

(Hey, Up There?!)
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #101 on: December 23, 2006, 01:54:47 PM »
Quote from: Matt H. on December 23, 2006, 09:51:57 AM
ON GOLDEN POND definitely effective because it could be opened up a bit for the film version as well as cast stars who were perfect for their roles.

I prefer On Goldfish Pond!

(Fishy again!)
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #102 on: December 23, 2006, 02:01:01 PM »

Happy Birthday to Mr Orr!
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #103 on: December 23, 2006, 02:23:34 PM »
Quote from: JMK on December 23, 2006, 01:04:16 PM
Well I am dangerously close to getting an extremely fat head (shut up, TCB).  ;)

After last night's job offer, with its concomitant discussion of the (according to them) many strengths I'll bring to the position, I then got a beautiful email today from a bestselling author who happens to have an interest in Frances (he wishes to remain anonymous).  I had given this gentleman several samples of my writing and he compared me today (no joke--although maybe he was joking, LOL) to Fitzgerald and told me I was blessed/cursed by being incapable of dumbing down my prose to the current lowest common denominator.  He's been urging me to find a literary agent, and is going to do some legwork for me.  I'm very appreciative.

How very nice! I hope both endeavors work out beautifully for you.
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« Reply #104 on: December 23, 2006, 02:46:44 PM »
Today's Smile: (From AndrewSullivan)
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A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband.  Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:  "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE!  There are six floors and the value of the products increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!"
 
So, a woman goes to the store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs".

The second floor sign reads: "These men Have Jobs and Love Kids". The third floor sign reads:  "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking."

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
At the fourth floor the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework."

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: "These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak." She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign reads:  "You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor.  This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.  Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store."

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opens a New Wives store just across the street. It too has six floors. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #105 on: December 23, 2006, 02:48:43 PM »
Quote from: Matt H. on December 23, 2006, 09:40:05 AM
Others I really love: THE MIRACLE WORKER, BECKET, THE LION IN WINTER, SLEUTH, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE,

How about A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS?

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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #106 on: December 23, 2006, 02:55:56 PM »
I stopped at the third floor.
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #107 on: December 23, 2006, 02:58:01 PM »


A Man For All Salmons?

I'm tickled pink! (tickle, tickle, little star, so we know where salmons are!)
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #108 on: December 23, 2006, 02:58:45 PM »

Salmon and Garfunkel?
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« Reply #109 on: December 23, 2006, 03:01:22 PM »
Quote from: JMK on December 23, 2006, 01:04:16 PM
... he compared me today (no joke--although maybe he was joking, LOL) to Fitzgerald ...

Ella wrote?

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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #110 on: December 23, 2006, 03:02:03 PM »
Quote from: DearReaderLaura on December 23, 2006, 02:55:56 PM
I stopped at the third floor.

Smart shopper! :D
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« Reply #111 on: December 23, 2006, 03:06:06 PM »
Salmon climb a mountain,
Salmon swim the sea.
Salmon fly above the sky,
They are what they must be.

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« Reply #112 on: December 23, 2006, 03:07:01 PM »
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #113 on: December 23, 2006, 03:07:51 PM »
Quote from: François on December 23, 2006, 03:07:01 PM
And... ?

And I picked one. I still have him.
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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #114 on: December 23, 2006, 03:08:01 PM »
Quote from: DERBRUCER on December 23, 2006, 03:01:22 PM
Ella wrote?

der Brucer

Actually, I think she did (lyrics, at least).  :)
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« Reply #115 on: December 23, 2006, 03:16:39 PM »
TOD
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The Ritz
Streetcar Named Desire
Rose Tattoo

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Re:PATENT-PENDING
« Reply #116 on: December 23, 2006, 03:21:23 PM »
I had trouble getting on again a little while ago. In fact, trying to get on threw me totally off-line.

Anyway, things seem fine now.
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« Reply #117 on: December 23, 2006, 03:25:01 PM »
Quote from: DERBRUCER on December 23, 2006, 02:48:43 PM
How about A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS?



Never been a big fan of it, to tell the truth. I know it won 6 Oscars the same year VIRGINIA WOOLF won 5, but I think WOOLF is a much greater film.

I've never seen it on the stage.
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« Reply #118 on: December 23, 2006, 03:25:51 PM »
Quote from: DERBRUCER on December 23, 2006, 03:16:39 PM
TOD
(not yet mentioned)

The Ritz
Streetcar Named Desire
Rose Tattoo



I DID mention A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.
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« Reply #119 on: December 23, 2006, 03:27:08 PM »
Quote from: DERBRUCER on December 23, 2006, 02:48:43 PM
How about A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS?

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I'll take him!




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