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To fulfilling the dream,
hanging in there and never giving up...
to tall boys, pointy elbows and basketball..
and to the opportunity to remember the young man
and the ideals that stole my heart so many years ago....
*** Smash! ***
- Sandra (MISSS) (About Joe, her husband) November, 2005
Conference News
A Conference/Chat report from Jennie:
The following is the list of suspects, er, cast of characters on hand for the first
Wednesday Crayon-Fest. Fuzzy, LeAnne, Amber, RoadWitch, Ssarge,
SillyLilFilly, MagiCoon, JayJ, Sandy, jalex, Ace, GreyLensman, Ewob, Carrieo, Niitaki,
Paulette_Norton, Windswept, KaptnKate, 4-sight, Cortland, Vickie, Pascal, rlhartman,
Bones, Jallenecs, Da51d. The Coonies and Mr. Meow-ghi climbed about in the
rafters all night..:)
What a Crayon-Fest! There were crayons for coloring, for nibbling and for garnish. There
was coloring on the walls, outside the lines, off the edges of the tablecloths and on
the table tops. The crayons in the hot tub did not fare so well, though. I think the
appropriate term for the result is crayon juice. At various times, I did have to turn on
the automatic crayon dispensers in the ceiling. Hmm, if I turned them on maybe they are
not so automatic? Well this is Cal’s, anything is possible.
For instance when the dog shook himself off after climbing out of the hot tub the paisley
steam puffing off LeAnne’s dragon picture was pretty amazing. Carrie’s
search for her spiked heels resulted in many found shoes, quite a few of them in the
rafters. KaptnKate performed her chicken dance in her sexy chicken outfit. Now if a chicken
outfit can be sexy (and oh boy it was!) you KNOW anything is possible. Remember a CalBabe
with a feather is MORE than trouble, JayJ proved it! We all came to the consensus that men
do have useful parts and somehow after that conversation rolled around to pigs - and goats,
worms, ducks, motorcycles, turkeys, flies..
There were lots of flying peanuts for bad puns and we wound up back again to pigs again.
Windswept has an incredible amount of pig trivia. Grey and MagiCoon each have their own
stash of crayons that they think I don’t know about. ::giggle::
You really should join us on Wednesdays at 9:00pm est. Crayon eating is not necessary …
the fewer you eat the more I can ::wink:: Come visit!!
Message Board News
From JayJ:
This months creative writing folder started with an interesting question from Bits.
Of the things that haunt you,
How would they sign your guest book? It brought comments regarding an Ex,
blindness, and haunted frogs. From there we found ourselves enjoying a story written by
Bones,
The bad day - Ch 4, a mystery worth reading.
Jen took us on a journey of lifes changes entitled
"Windows" followed by an interesting writing by AlexWriter entitled
Cat Kite Flying.
Being the month of Thanksgiving, JayJ entered a humorous writing entitled
It isn't easy being a Turkey and our final November entry was a Contribute
story, led by Jen with each person adding the next chapter. Great fun,
great story.
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Ron |
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SOUTHRON2 |
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November 5 |
| Rich |
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SEAMUSTHEDOG |
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November 9 |
| Jim |
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CROWLEY47 |
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November 16 |
| Storm |
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TSTORM |
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November 21 |
| Angel |
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ARCHANGEL |
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November 27 |
| Drummer |
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DFRNTDRUMMER |
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November 28 |
| Bob |
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GREYLENSMAN |
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November 30 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| Andrea |
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HIANDREA |
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November 10, 2002 |
| Ostinato |
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OSTINATO |
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November 11, 1999 |
| Cy |
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CYCLOPSGIRL |
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November 13, 2001 |
| David |
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DA51D |
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November 13, 2003 |
| Shane |
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SHANE |
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November 14, 1996 |
| Snow |
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THESNOWPEA |
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November 16, 2001 |
| Devil |
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DEVILSGIRL |
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November 19, 2002 |
| Cortland |
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KA5S |
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November 19, 1994 |
| Dark |
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PRETTYDARK |
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November 19, 2000 |
| Pye |
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PYEWACKET |
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November 22, 1997 |
| Laura |
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LGANDY |
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November 28, 2002 |
Joke of The Month
A cardiologist died and was given an elaborate funeral. A huge heart covered
in flowers stood behind the casket during the service. Following the eulogy,
the heart opened, and the casket rolled inside. The heart then closed,
sealing the doctor in the beautiful heart forever.
At that point, one of the mourners burst into laughter.
When all eyes stared at him, he said, "I'm sorry, I was just thinking of
my own funeral........ I'm a gynecologist."
That's when the proctologist fainted.
- Dave (FLATBUSHSKP) November, 2005
Pun of the Month
A tourist in Vienna was walking through a graveyard and all of a suddenly he
heard music. No one was around, so he started searching for the source. He
finally located the origin. It was coming from a grave with a headstone that
read: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827.
Then he realized that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played
backward! Puzzled, he left the graveyard and persuaded a friend to return with
him. By the time they arrived back at the grave, the music had changed. Now
it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played
backward.
Curious, the men agreed to consult a music scholar. When they returned with the
expert, the Fifth Symphony was playing, again backward. The expert noticed that
the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed,
the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.
By the next day word has spread and a throng gathered around the grave. They were
all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward. Just then the
graveyard's caretaker ambled up to the group. Someone in the group asked him if
he has an explanation for the music.
"Don't you get it?" the caretaker said incredulously.
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"He's decomposing."
- November, 2005
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Poem of the Month -
"11/11"
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month
When the guns fall silent
When the war to end war ends
When survivors
Climb from trenches wondering
How they are still alive
When the nation once one minute waited
While the ranks of dead marched by in their minds
High price to pay for peace
They lived
To see how long
The promises would last
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month
Rush hour’s a mess and 101
Is blocked at Tamalpais; avoid
The off ramp,
There’s no room at all
For dreams long dead.
-- Cortland (KA5S) November 11, 2005
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Closing Quote
"I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that
which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men
and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer."
- Brendan Behan
- courtesy Carol (LADYLAUGHING) November, 2005
Editor's Note
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