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Archive through January 12, 2004

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Ladytex

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That whole story has me bothered. That 7yo is old enough to know right from wrong. He saw a toy in the machine that he liked, so instead of asking his dad for money to try, he was going to just go up into the machine and take it? Isn't that stealing? The article says that much to his dismay, he left empty handed. So he expected to be rewarded for his bad behavior? So now he's a celebrity, next thing you know he'll be on letterman or leno.

Hippyt

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Geez,you're probably right,Lady.I thought it was funny til I realized he is 7. My son is 6,he'd never think of trying anything like that. And,how long was the Dad not paying attention,it had to take that kid a few minutes to squeeze himself into that machine.

Midlifer

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree, Lady. We should either get into the toy machine or marry for less than 72 hours. Then, WE can be on the national news!!!!

Lkunkel

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ITA....thinking that the kid was 3 or 4, I was amused having watched tots that age try so hard to get a toy out.

But 7??? There need to be some lessons taught.

Sillycalimomma

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree. My daughter is 6 and no way would she ever do that. Not to mention the fact that I would never have left her out of my sight long enough for her to do so!

Wargod

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That child was 7????? I thought he was much younger! I can understand a younger child doing something like that, but geez, even at 5 Dakota knows better than to take something that isn't hers or isn't paid for!

Denecee

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Halfunit, you asked how people killed time at work before the internet and computers? They drank coffee and smoked cigarettes.

Ladytex

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 7:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mornin' y'all ... today is warmer, but my allergies are being a bear. I hate Mtn. cedar...

Jhezzie

Thursday, January 08, 2004 - 11:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mmm...cigarettes. I'm just getting over the flu and haven't had a ciggy since Christmas Eve. A ciggy sounds so good right now...

Resortgirl

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 5:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't do it Jhezzie!! You've gotten through the worst part of quitting already... the first two weeks!!! I've quit several times, once for 5 years, and it just ain't worth starting again!!

Jeep

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 6:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
TGIF! And it's pay day, too! And I also finally get to see my chiropractor today after hobbling around since Christmas. How dare he go on vacation! LOL

Ladytex

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
TGIF!!!
This has been the longest week, sigh ...

Bobbie_552001

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 9:28 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Life may not be the party that we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance!! HEY everyone its Friday...care to dance????

Ladytex

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
stickdance

Essence

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Too cute Ladyt.

Bobbie_552001

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 10:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Shake it Ladytex....shake it!!

Mocha

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's Friday!!! Wish I had somewhere to go, lol.

Tabbyking

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
so the 'top 20 names for boys' this year has jaden or jayden as #2, following aden or aiden, the number 1 name for boys. and #3 is caden or kaden. i guess anything that rhymes with 'maiden' is hot for boys' names... LOL. i don't know one baby boy named jaden, and thought it sounded more like a girl's name, so how popular can it be? maybe it's one of the uni-sex names such as jordan or morgan. i think my nephew and his wife will be disappointed to learn riley is on the top 20 list of girls's names, when they have son with that name:)
sometimes i wonder where the 100,000 parents they surveyed live.......

Denecee

Friday, January 09, 2004 - 5:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
lol, Tabby, My bil and sister are having a boy in a couple of weeks and plan on naming him Gunner Wave! I don't know where they came up with that but I blame the bil.

Wargod

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 1:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was just reading my aol weird news and came across this and it's just too funny not to share.

Man's Belongings Encased in Aluminum Foil


Man's Belongings Encased in Aluminum Foil

OLYMPIA, Wash. (Jan. 8) - What kind of friends coat your apartment - and nearly everything in it - with tinfoil while you're away? Here's a hint: One of the only objects that escaped the shiny treatment was a book titled ''Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends.''

Chris Kirk found his downtown Olympia apartment encased in aluminum foil when he returned home Monday night from a trip to Los Angeles.

The walls, ceiling, cabinets and everything in between shimmered, after the prank orchestrated by Kirk's longtime friend, Luke Trerice, 26, who was staying in the apartment while Kirk was away.

''He's known for large-scale strangeness,'' Kirk, 33, told The Olympian. ''He warned me that he would be able to touch my stuff, but it didn't sound so bad.''

Trerice, who lives in Las Vegas, and a small group of friends draped the apartment with about 4,000 square feet of aluminum foil, which cost about $100.

Not surprisingly, the idea was hatched on New Year's Eve.

''It was just a spur of the moment thing,'' Trerice said. ''I really don't even consider it art. I consider it a psychology project. ... He seems to be upbeat, so I consider this a success. ''

No detail was too small or too time-consuming. The toilet paper was unrolled, wrapped in foil, then rolled back up again. The friends covered Kirk's book and compact disc collections but made sure each CD case could open and shut normally. They even used foil on each coin in Kirk's spare change.

And to sweeten the theme, they left silver Hershey's kisses sprinkled throughout the apartment.

''The toilet was hard. The molding around the doorways took a very long time,'' Trerice said.

Aside from ''Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends,'' which doesn't include this particular trick, only a portrait of his girlfriend, the bed and a bath mat were left unfoiled.

''He took special pains not to move anything,'' Kirk said.

A foil-encased picture hanging outside his apartment was Kirk's first clue that something inside was amiss.

''I heard him open the door and gasp and start laughing,'' said Beth Kelly, who lives in an apartment down the hall. ''I love the quarters. It's almost more funny realizing the things that were left unwrapped.''

Andras Jones, who lives on the same floor, became curious about what was transpiring in Kirk's apartment as he noticed ''a parade of strange characters'' going in and out.

Since Kirk's return the entire building has been buzzing about the transformation, Jones said.

''There's a party atmosphere down by the room,'' Jones said. ''Of course, everyone has their favorite part. I think the kitchen is just amazing.''

Kirk's awestruck neighbors and friends kept him up until late Monday night. He hasn't started unpacking his belongings and isn't sure when he will. ''

''As I was trying to sleep last night, I realized that, actually, it's creepy,'' Kirk said.

And as for whether Trerice will ever be allowed to stay again at the apartment unsupervised, Kirk said: ''I don't know. We'll see.''

But Trerice hopes Kirk will find a way to get him back.

''I'm going to be insulted if he doesn't try,'' Trerice said. ''It's kind of a challenge.''


01-08-04 1513EST

Sillycalimomma

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 11:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
OMG War-That is too funny. Sounds like something my friends would have done once upon a time! No mention of how long this little project took though. I bet it took a loooonnnngggg time. I mean they even made sure the CD cases would still open! Unbelievable!

Jhezzie

Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I don't even want a ciggy now. When I'm not sick, however, I will. I never was a heavy smoker and a couple of years ago, I stopped smoking in the house, so I only have like 5 a day. But who knows....I also want eggplant parmigiana. Mmmmm.

Wargod

Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 12:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL, Silly, I thought the toliet paper and wrapping the spare change was great! I think that was why I found it funny too, I could see some of my friends doing something like that.

I hate the way cotton balls feel. Anytime I open a new bottle of pills I have to find someone to pull out the cotton for me. I used to keep a bottle of excedrin in my locker at work, and one time I opened a new bottle and asked my buddy to help me out. When I came back a few hours later, I found he had taken the cotton and wrapped it around my lock. And that was one of the easier pranks, LOL!

Mocha

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 8:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Morning Tvch. It's Monday. <bleck>

Ladytex

Monday, January 12, 2004 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Mornin' everyone ... sigh ...