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Archive through May 15, 2005

The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Mar. ~ 2005 May: The Only Dumb Question is the one not asked (Q&A) (ARCHIVES): Archive through May 15, 2005 users admin

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Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Monday, May 09, 2005 - 3:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Wargod: TRY THIS - enter the date and click on 'Quick Page' button.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Monday, May 09, 2005 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've got a bunch of fun links for this very thing! I love doing this kind of research......

This one will let you plug in a date and get the price of bread, popular movies, major events, etc. Time Capsule

This one will tell you how much a certain dollar amount in a certain year is equivalent to today's dollars. Economic History

These two are just pages where you can look up the year, and scroll around to see what happened that year. 20th Century Timeline and Major Events Of The Year.

And this one is where you can calculate how many days old a person is by plugging in their birthdate. It will even do by hours/Min/seconds if you have the time they were born! Duration Between Two Dates.

ETA...Ack! I took so long to type all that, Dra beat me to the Time Capsule page!



Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 11:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you guys for the links and ideas! I couldn't have finished up without your help (or at least not on time, lol.) My aunt loved her gift.

I'm planning on doing this type of project for my kids, my nieces and nephes, and some friends kids for their birthdays, though for them it will be a bit different. Because I can talk to their parents, and as there when most of them were born (for my kids, nieces and nephews anyways) I can personalize them more with family facts from the time they were born. For example, with Kota's I can add that on the day she was born, we were five days away from my sisters wedding, at which I was the maid of honor and didn't have clothes, or the day my oldest nephew was born was the day I found out I was pregnant with my nephew, or what an older siblings thoughts on their new baby was, etc. Things like that would go with the #1 song on their birthday, popular movies, and fun facts in the news.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Now that I'm thinking straight, let me fix this , lol: "the day my oldest nephew was born was the day I found out I was pregnant with my nephew..." It should say, "the day my oldest nephew was born was the day I found out I was pregnant with Caleb...." I should be barred from posting after 11pm, lol!

Mak1
Member

08-12-2002

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well.....I didn't know what to think after reading that goof, lol! Post away, any time you want. It just helps to keep things really interesting around here.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Mak1 I had visions of hillbilly-land as well.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What can i do to keep my very stubborn sliding screen door sliding smoothly?

Landi
Member

07-29-2002

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
WD-40!!!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 10:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
What's even worse, Lum and Mak, I didn't even realize what I'd said til someone pointed it out and even then I had to come back and take a look because I was sure I hadn't, LOL.

Mak1
Member

08-12-2002

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Lol, War! It gave me a good laugh. I had to reread it a couple times to be sure I really had read what I thought I had read.

Anyway, what a fun and creative project. It's sure to be a much-treasured gift!

Draheid
Moderator

09-09-2001

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 4:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julieboo: There is a product called Tefrawn which is even better for your application than WD-40. It contains particles of teflon which helps keep moisture out while providing excellent lubrication and protection of the parts of your sliding screen door. You should be able to find this at a local electronics supply or you can Google It to find a source for it too.

Hope this helps.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - 6:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Landi and Draheid!!!!

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How do you think the girl's name "car-ee" is spelled? (rhymes with sorry or tarry)

Graceunderfyre
Member

01-22-2004

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
wait sorry and tarry are pronounced differently.

Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie, I think that the "normal" female spelling is Carrie, however, we have Cari, Kari, Karri, Karrie, and Cary at our school too. LOL

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Tarry; like someone was tarring their driveway and got full of the black stuff. (NOT rhyming with Gary or Larry or scary)

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not Carrie. Like a car (automobile) with a hard E at the end.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
could also rhyme with "starry" like a starry night...

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
atari, ferrari, safari, even calamari! I have no clue how to spell it, cuz it always looks like "carrie"



Graceunderfyre
Member

01-22-2004

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
got it :-) tarry threw me off. . . is it sorta like Corey? Or is it more like Kah-ree with more emphasis on the first part? How about Curry? jk. . . I'd guess Karie. But that looks a lot like Carrie. . . .

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
yeah, it is like Kah-ree. But smoother, like sorry with a K sound. Maybe it is Kari???

Graceunderfyre
Member

01-22-2004

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 3:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Is it an ethnic name? Indian names have a certain way they were translated into English, so I may be able to figure it out. . .

Jan
Member

08-01-2000

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How about Kohree???

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The Car-ee names that I've known have been spelt Kari. But I think nowadays anything goes.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 5:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nope, it is not ethnic. I think Kari is probably the most basic way. (and I was talking about the American sorry, not Canadian.)