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Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:23 pm Click here to edit this post
Zeb--nice possession--I'm in an apartment. Not bad planning on your part. Gee, a house in a location like that! Horrible life..just horrible LOL

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:29 pm Click here to edit this post
LOL Roger I just read about your lunch box... that is so adorable!

I also have some Beanie Babies... My Aunt sent them to me when my Grandmother was in the hospital... Funny to think about... my Aunt going to the Mailbox etc... and the counter person saying this is sweet, your neice will love these... how old is she? uummm in her 30's.

Hey Zeb... congrats on the Townhouse! Nice to be able to call your house 'yours'

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:33 pm Click here to edit this post
Very Sweet about your teddybear Tali! That has to be special.

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:33 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey, I love The Man From U.N.C.L.E.!! If I could have the series on videos, THAT would be a possession. If I every meet a woman who has those, I'd have to consier her marrying material! Same thing for all the Bond movies!! LOL!!!

Arreal

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:34 pm Click here to edit this post
Roger I have not read all of them. I also have a set of encyclopedias, leather bound from the late 19th century also. I certainly have no interest reading them..lol. Another book is a medical book called The Diseases and Function of Women. (Yes, THE FUNCTION) It is very funny.

Let me explain one of the diseases of women and one of the old cures.

Hysteria- this was an illness only contracted by women. The cause was the uterous. The symptoms were yelling, and crying uncontollably.

The cure-- the cold water douche.

Now you have to let me explain what this was. The afflicted woman was kneeled down in front of a large tub. People would help hold the woman there while the doctor, or whom ever else was available poured buckets of cold water over her head, over and over again. The woman was considered cured when she quit crying and fighting and stated that she was cured.

Honest...paraphrased right from the book. :)


Another book I have is from 1827, it is a text book actually, Guy's Austronomy. In the first chapter it talk about the various planets in our solar system. (It only goes to Jupiter)

When it gets to the Earth and talks about the moon, it speculates that our moon is inhabited by creatures very similar to us humans.

I'm so glad we've glad advances in science.

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:39 pm Click here to edit this post
That is just plain scary!!!!!

Zebulon

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:40 pm Click here to edit this post
Oooh....I guess I have 2 childhood possessions that I will never get rid of.

One is my stuffed panda bear, Fred...yes, just plain old Fred with the head that now flops around like a newborn baby.

My second is my Electroman. I got it when I was like 8 years old or something. They aren't made anymore and is probably considered rare. It's still in excellent condition. It's a battery operated superhero that uses light and sound to defeat his enemies and alert other people's presence. It was an advanced toy for the year it came out. I also have the monster that goes with it and they still work. I have no idea what it's worth and have tried to find it in numerous toy collector's books.

Thanks Moon! Thanks Roger! I really lucked into the deal with the townhouse. It was a miracle especially for the location it is in. That makes it even more valuable. If it wasn't for that, I'd have to say my computer. I used to have a sports car before I got all responsible and stuff.

Now, I just have a forest green Saturn SL2...not that flashy but it looks pretty cool with the tailfin on it and is supposed to be really safe.

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:42 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey, Xenia likes our encylopedia!!!

LOL about the book on women!! That would be great if the moon had people!!

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:46 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey... this Moon has people!:)

Zebulon

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:51 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon moon.

That is now the shortest sentence in this game. Do I get extra credit for that? LOL!

Thank ya...thank ya very muuuuuch. <bows and laughs>

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:58 pm Click here to edit this post
Don't bare if you ain't goin' to share it!:)

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 05:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon--you have people living on you???

Well, if Zeb can moon you......

Zebulon

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:02 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey, I guess that could be reversed too.

Moon Moon. (an action)

Moon moon. (a command)


LOL!

Zebulon

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:03 pm Click here to edit this post
LOL Moon!

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:05 pm Click here to edit this post
Roger you said 'if the moon had people' :)

So I've been mooned two times... gee I was hoping for more of a show!

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:05 pm Click here to edit this post
Well, at least we know Moon isn't a tease---she's gonna share it if she bares it!!!! lol

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:06 pm Click here to edit this post
Good one Zeb!

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:07 pm Click here to edit this post
Promises Promises

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:09 pm Click here to edit this post
Oh, yes I did---well, it is a good thing you've had people. The alternatives.......nope, not going to. lol

Zebulon

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:11 pm Click here to edit this post
Ok, so what's happening with everyone tonight? How's the challenge going? I posted a thought a while ago...and a question I thought should definitely be asked.

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:13 pm Click here to edit this post
Two questions to go waiting for answers--#2 and #3. I'm here for a long ride tonight. I'm about to head out to get Thai food, then come back. My story, any way!

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:15 pm Click here to edit this post
Lets go to the living room so we can keep this for the topic :)
meet ya over there

Himay10ns

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:18 pm Click here to edit this post
Oh, this is so easy for me. About 5 years ago, my mother's parents passed away and willed me a 9 ft. mahogany roll top desk filled with OLD books. I had the desk appraised at $36,000 but I don't care about it's value. It is the MOST beautiful piece of furniture I've ever seen in my lifetime and the books are probably worth $1000's of dollars. I need to get the books appraised as well. I've had to take out a separate rider on my insurance just to cover the bookcase. It's worth more than my car!! Everytime I walk past the desk in my dining room, I think of my Memom. I am her namesake. (My real name is Lucy Jean). ArReal, I think about your little Lucy when I say that. Anyway, my desk is my most precious possession, aside from my fullbred Himalayan Persian cat. As Moon knows, my cat is dying from mammary cancer. Moon, I want to thank you again for the email you sent me long before the game, acknowledging my cat's health. He's hanging in there but he is day to day. So there it is...my two most precious possessions, my desk and my best friend, Levi. And just so you know, I would gladly give away the desk to keep my precious Levi alive. I have an aching feeling that Levi will pass away during this game. If that happens, I'm happy to know that I will have some support from the friends I've met here. <sniff, sniif>

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:30 pm Click here to edit this post
Please give Levi a kitty kiss for me, May! I am so sorry, I can feel what a wonderful soul he is! I loved your post... thank you!

Himay10ns

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:32 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, I'm going to cry! Thank you sooooo much for caring about my precious Levi. I appreciate you more than you know. {{{{{Moon}}}}}

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:38 pm Click here to edit this post
May... I teared up while reading your post... I am not very good with getting my feelings across sometimes but I sit here and type with my kitty Sabastian laying on my desk (snoring like an old man) and it would break my heart if any of my kitties were as sick... It just isn't fair so my heart is with you!

Himay10ns

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:49 pm Click here to edit this post
Oh Moon, stop! I'm bawling right now. I can't explain how important my Levi is to me. He's the only pet I've ever had in my entire life. He's 13 1/2 years old and he's been my best friend forever. This is the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with in my entire life. He has so many tumors in his belly. Some are about to break through the skin. My vet told me that this is the first case of male breast cancer he's ever seen in a cat. When the tumors break through, I'm going to have to take him in and put him to sleep. I can't even imagine that. Thank you for caring....<sniff, sniff>

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 06:54 pm Click here to edit this post
Wow... today ties in so well for you. Aren't you a sweet soul. You did the 'race for aCure' all the time with Levi's spirit with you I bet. That warms my heart. I wish I had the magical word to make it better. I am so glad he has you. You are both blessed. And he will always be with you

Vykin

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 02:13 pm Click here to edit this post
Okay, I tossed and turned about this topic all nite long. I think I may have it down now:

My most materialistic possession was in the past:
In 1981, I ordered a brand new, customized, Mazda RX7, Champagne Gold (the color had not hit the markets yet). Five Speed, tape deck, everything a person could want at that time. It was shipped direct from Japan. There were only a handful of them allowed into Canada, and in BC there were less than 10. I worked in a neighboring town, and a chiropractor in that town as it happens had also ordered one. His came first and he used to cruise up and down the main street with his RX7, showing off. Then came the day when mine arrived. Well the guys sees me driving it and just about has an accident, he was so pissed off.
My ego flew higher than a kite. Car cost $16,000 Canadian at the time. Considered a high price to pay for vehicles in those days. (And no I'm not old!) It was just the first brand new car I could ever afford to buy on payments.

My Second is: I love landscaping and having something to look out when I walk outside. I live on 5 acres of property at the base of a mountain. I love doing landscaping and yardwork which includes, many flower and shrub gardens.
That is my stress reliever. There is something about going outdoors and getting the grit and dirt stuck under your fingernails that is euphoric.

My Third is: humorous. Last year when I went on the Grand Princess, one would think people on the ship would do "uppety" (for lack of a better word) things. However I was amazed to see people occupy their time with activities like Bing, Trivia Challenges (which I was involved in), Board Games, etc. Be damned if people didn't want the coveted prizes such as luggage tags, umbrellas, coffee mugs, etc. One day, I went to a Jigsaw Puzzle Challenge. Moon was it you, talis or Himays who enjoys jigsaw puzzles? Regardless, I had heard a rumor that everyone gets a prize and it is the Princess Cruise luggage tags. Off I went, we were put into teams of 4 people. Our team came in second, we got the luggage tags, But FAR MORE IMPORTANT, was we got Silver Medals for Second Place. Just like an official Medal. So, my third material but not valuable (probably worth less than $5) possession is My Silver Medal which sits displayed with Honor in one of my display cabinets.

Moondance

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 02:32 pm Click here to edit this post
I love it Vy, those were great! ...you are such a 'guy' ...
It is Tali who loves & collects jigsaw puzzels :)

Vykin

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 03:11 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon??? Are you flirting with me?

Moondance

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 03:41 pm Click here to edit this post
Me flirt with the Prez??? But that would make me an Intern!

Talisker

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 04:59 pm Click here to edit this post
Vykin! Cute story!! Yes it is me who collects jigsaw puzzles I have over 1,000 of them! If I had been there with you - 1st place would have been a shoe-in! :)

Vykin

Sunday, October 15, 2000 - 08:38 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, lol: intern - or out of turn, I take them nts anyway I can get them!