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A thread about threads that thread onto another thread and thus go off-thread...!
federica
Moderator
THis is one reason, I love this site... I've just been browsing through and found very few threads that actually completely stick to the original thread topic.... and I personally think that's fine... I mean to say, how many discussions do you start in a group situation where when you're chatting away, you stick to one topic and one topic only? maybe in a business management or committee meeting... but just in a social situation? you see my point, yes?
Another forum I visited states that if you go off thread for more than two posts, the thread will be deleted. Natch, I stopped using that one ages ago.... The Moderator (that would be you Brian,!) on this site is tolerant, easy-going, fun and relaxed. Brian is an anangram of Brain. And what a fine one it is....!! :)
Another forum I visited states that if you go off thread for more than two posts, the thread will be deleted. Natch, I stopped using that one ages ago.... The Moderator (that would be you Brian,!) on this site is tolerant, easy-going, fun and relaxed. Brian is an anangram of Brain. And what a fine one it is....!! :)
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You know, I think I'm the only person on the NB forum that uses orange. :D
Why dont americans use celcius? Its winter here. 15 degrees
I just had to shave a mans' beard off. It was so gross. The hairs made all my hairs stand up.
Emmak - why did you have to shave a man's beard off??? You should see my father-in-laws toenails...you want to cut those for him?
You want to talk about hot - I used to live in Phoenix and the summer's were typically around 120 degrees each day!
I have seen that SNL skit about "oops I crapped my pants" and that is so funny!
I dont know what the conversion is, but in our north where it is hot, it can reach 50 C. Thats pretty hot. In the Kimberley region the tap water comes out warm instead of cold. It is gross. The ocean water is also warm, like swimming in pee. Not refreshing at all.
Adiana :) :) :lol: :lol:
Speaking of springtime...
I bought this new house this year: a tiny row home with a tiny yard. So in the fall, I planted lots of flower bulbs, which I got on sale at the Lowe's -- for a dollar a bag! I was jumping up and down I was so excited when I saw them so cheep. Now, my front yard (the only non-concrete yard I have) is about 10X10 -- very tiny. I figured I'd plant a whole lot of crocus bulbs. I put about 200 of them in the lawn, about 5 inches apart. I envisioned this beautiful early spring lawn covered in little blooms. So you can imagine my surprise when I only got about 5 blooms.
Why?
Well, there aren't a whole bunch of trees in Phila but when I moved I made sure I'd be in a neighborhood flanked with tall, old growth trees. What lives in trees is squirrels. Crocus bulbs are like a buffet to squirrels.
I was initially annoyed by this, remembering my aching back after planting the 200 crocus bulbs. When Squirrely ate through by hyacinths, just about to pop into fragrant bloom, I was outraged.
But then, come summertime, I was sitting out on the front stoop and saw little Squirrelly, with his cute bushy tail, rummaging in the neighbors garbage. He found a piece of pizza and was eating it. I thought, I'll bet he'd rather have a peanut. So I went in the house and got a handful of peanuts in shells and do you know what? He actually came up and took the peanuts OUT OF HAND!
Everytime I am outside in my little garden now, out comes Squirrely, looking for his peanuts. He comes right up to me and takes his treat. He won't do this with anyone else in the neighborhood. We've bonded.
Forgiveness leads to great and wonderful gifts.
90 degrees? Try 120 in the shade. I remember a friend of mine and I flew to san Diegop from Vegas one year and when we landed th epilot said "it's a warm 73 degrees". We laughed and said, "it's a good thing we brought our sweaters".
Yeah, I know! People here in Indiana think that 90 degrees is very hot. Believe me, it isn't! I have experienced a lot hotter than that. It does not get that hot in Indiana but since I have lived here for some time now that I think that I am getting accustomed to the climate and I am starting to react to the changes in weather as any native-born Hoosier would. Here, it if gets over 85, people think that it is a hot summer in Indiana! LOL! In reality, it does not get much over 80 degrees! I used to work in a foundry here and 120 in the shade was considered a plus! LOL! I don't know how the people who worked in the Casting and Melt department could handle it---it was usually an average of 150 degrees plus in those respective departments! YIKES!
Adiana :) :) :) :lol: :lol: :lol:
But raisins aren't.
Hya Simon, how's your belly off for pimples?!
Not for the faint of heart.
-bf
I just checked this site with Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Same as usual - just pulled up the site where they have hundreds of pictures of people with mullets.
What "weird" thing happened?
-bf
Shall try again....
-bf