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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 2:02 pm
Oooh, I know...at least, I think I know... Donald Moffat?

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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 2:15 pm
that's who I was thinking of too! and just out of curiosity, Julie..why??? LOL
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 2:37 pm
THAT'S HIM!!!! Thank you WENDO!!! I could hug you!!! Annie, it was just bugging me. The photo above is my dh's great uncle and he used to be very thin, gaunt. In recent months, he has gotten a really super good caretaker who has "fattened" him up so to speak. Anyways, he looks quite different now and reminded so much of that actor and it was driving batty trying to think of who he was!!! Thanks again Wendo!!!
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 2:38 pm
No problem. I remembered him from the movie The Music Box with Jessica Lange (that's how I got his name); and, besides Brimely, the only other actor I knew with white eyebrows. LOL!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 4:47 pm
LOL..you are a goof..do you know that? 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 5:53 pm
Yeah, I already knew! 
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-21-2004
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 8:01 pm
hey I just read somewhere that scissors that are 4inches or less are allowed now so you prob. want to check on that. . .
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, December 04, 2005 - 11:23 pm
I sure wish that had come sooner. When I flew down to TX for Spybaby's wedding they took my tiny little cuticle scissors. It really sucked that I could have just handed them to hubby to take back home but he had already left. ACK!! It didn't even occur to me or I'd have left them at home.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, December 05, 2005 - 11:12 am
Same thing happened to me a couple years ago, Twinkie. I am STILL pissed about it. Not pissed that I didn't take them out, but pissed that the security kids could in any way, shape, or form consider them a lethal weapon.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 10:41 am
Sheesh, how much damage could ya do with scissor blades that are less than an inch long??? I have a hard enough time just getting my fingers in the holes. LOL
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 6:16 pm
Ok, I have a dumb question - I plan on sending out Christmas cards to the subs who work on my campus (about 75 of them) and since I have a little problem with carpal tunnel when I write - just how bad would it be to run the envelopes through my printer? I have all their information in an Excel database and could just do a mail merge kind of thing. I do plan on handwriting a short note and signing the cards individually. Is it just too horrible to print the envelopes?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 6:29 pm
I don't think so Jmm. Not sure if it really is or isn't perfect manners, but knowing how bad carpal tunnel could be, I say go for it. Especially with a handwritten note inside. I certainly don't look at cards coming in and go..oh, dang, they didn't print my address, I'm just tickled to get one!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 6:31 pm
I think a preprinted address is fine--especially if they get an actual note inside!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 9:03 pm
Emily Post or Miss Manners will shoot you. And I still hand address all mine. But I don't look down on anyone who prints labels or envelopes when they send me cards. Just be sure to hand sign the cards! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 9:54 pm
LOL, if I don't hurry up and finish mine I'm going to end up hand deliviring them all!
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:44 pm
Thanks guys. I really hate to do it, but I'm afraid my other option is not sending them at all and these guys do so much for us all year long. LOL Costa, I'll just have to hope their aim is bad. I definitely plan on hand signing with a little note in each one. Guess I can mark Miss Manners and Emily Post off my list, huh? 
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 10:49 pm
Give Miss Melodie some crayons and she can put a pretty drawing in the cards for ya! I see nothing wrong with printing the addresses.
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Jmm
Moderator
08-16-2002
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:03 pm
LOL That's a thought, Rosie. They've all seen her picture and several will ask about her if they've not been there in a while.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:00 am
Good lord, Jmm! That's one I never thought of. I for sure think it is far preferable to have a legible and deliverable address than a handwritten one. Keep in mind that the post office is all machines nowadays, and those letters that are machine readable stand a better chance of getting on their way sooner. Further keep in mind that Emily Post never envisioned a day when envelopes could be handily addressed by a machine at home. I am just upset that my printer is kind of heavy, and it needs cleaning, I think, and it is up high, and Bigdog is suffering from a bad back right now, and the envelopes are sticking in the printer, and I couldn't do the envelopes on the printer this year. So I had to do stick-on labels! 
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 11:11 am
Clarity when mailing is the priority. Sometimes when I see handwritten envelopes I wonder how the postoffice figured who and where it goes! I for one have the worst handwriting on the planet, and I'm doing EVERYONE a favour when I use labels. Also... I am always embarrassed by my handwriting INSIDE the envelope too. I like cute, funny or poignant cards that I can just add a few words and sign 'em! Dang, a teacher once said to me that her words would haunt me all my life and they have. She said I would regret not putting more effort into my penmanship classes. Even handwriting experts go bonkers cuz my handwriting changes with my mood. And sometimes my long letters have several different versions of my handwriting! Urgh!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 11:24 am
Jackie, what Juju said. Don't sweat the small stuff. If these people get offended instead of thrilled because you took the time to acknowledge them, then they wouldn't be worth the effort anyway.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 5:58 pm
Miss Manners gets asked this question about four times a year... coupla times around the holidays and the rest during wedding season. Her answer is ALWAYS write out the address. Manners have nothing to do with what the postal service wants. And yes, she readily admits the ease of using a program to spit out labels or envelopes, but says it's still not "proper." I'm just sayin' what Miss Manners is sayin'... 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 6:02 pm
BTW, I never meant Jmm should not print the envelopes. I was only stating what etiquette dictates. Obviously, if there is a physical reason why addresses can't be hand printed, I'd throw Miss Manners out the door.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 8:23 pm
Mame, your handwriting sounds like mine. Not only do I switch between printing and cursive I switch slant, usually mid-word. I usually have people I write to ask me to type stuff out cuz it's so hard to figure out, lol.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 5:35 am
Mame and War, count me in on your ineligible club? Not only is my handwriting atrocious, it is European atrocious. If I want my guys to bring what's on the shopping list, I have to print or they'll drag home anything but.
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