Pat, you'd just die if you saw the whole zoo!! LOL I also ordered at the same time 4 White's tree frogs. These are called dumpies and I just love them!! My life is semi-complete. Turtles, tortoises, frogs, lizards and snails. And now a snake. Joy oh joy!! The rage for pets these days is an ackie, or spiney tailed monitor. I'll have to check that out. Could be some really interesting morphs there. And if I die.... these critters are long livers!! The turts and torts are covered. The rest... I need a caregiver to will them to!! LOL Cause by then I'll have a healthy business. *G* Janis Pat Childs wrote: > Congratulations, Mama!!! Happy dancing with Turkle... > > Pat > Las Vegas >

Hi Pat, I'm so glad to hear that Deb did have a nice day. I know that they aren't often enough tho. I have lost both of my parents. Right now, tho, my sister and I are going through old pictures before my parents were married Some of these came from cousins and we had never seen them. So we are having copies made and preparing albums for ourselves as well as each of our kids. We have spent lots of time choosing which ones to copy. Every time we get together and look at a picture, we remember something we had heard our parents talk about, so are making notes. I think this will be a lifetime job. But, it is so much fun. Give Deb my love, Love ya, Elsie At 10:55 PM 5/26/01 -0700, you wrote: >Debs had a really great day today! Although she did have a burp this >evening while I was working on her computer. She yelped and I almost >fainted! She yelled, "Relax, Mom, I just burped!" I told her to knock >that off!!!! > >She had to call me at work to tell me she had 3 long-distance phone >calls. Her daughter in CA, my other daughter in WA and my sister in UT. >It made her day. She was feeling pretty well (yesterday was not so good) >so the calls were like frosting on the cake. We cooked dinner and ate >together and discussed her computer, and just visited. > >A couple of years ago, my brother "interviewed" our grandmother on >video. He actually had her tell her life story and he just kept her >going with a question here and there. He is a special investigative >agent with the government, so he knows how to ask them. Gram was about >93 at the time. It is a marvelous tape so I told Debs I would bring it >tomorrow so she can watch it. Take a note, my friends, are your parents >still with us? Make a video!!! We did not get one of our parents. This >one is beyond price. > >Debs is still receiving cards. They make her feel so special, and I >thank y'all yet again. Does anyone know how I can contact Adette? I do >not know her (are you a lurker, Adette?) and she continues to brighten >Debbie's day regularly. I want her to know how very touched Deb is. > >Love y' all >Pat >Las Vegas

A QUIZ FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW EVERYTHING (Answers at bottom) 1. There's one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it? 2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward? 3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables? 4. At noon and midnight the hour and minute hands are exactly coincident with each other. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and minute hands cross? 5. What is the only sport in which the ball is always in the possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball? 6. What fruit has its seeds on the outside? 7. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? 8. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them. 9. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name half of them? 10. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles Lakers?" 11. There are several ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls--a walk--is one way. Name the others. 12. It's the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it? 13. How is it possible for a pitcher to make four or more strikeouts in one inning? 14. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet, that begin with the letter "s." Scroll down for the answers ANSWERS 1. Boxing. 2. Niagara Falls. The rim is worn down about 2 and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute. 3. Asparagus and rhubarb. 4. Ten times (not eleven, as most people seem to think). 5. Baseball. 6. Strawberry. 7. The pear grew inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the whole growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems. 8. Dwarf, dwell, and dwindle. 9. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses. 10. In Minnesota. The team was originally known as the Minneapolis Lakers, and kept the name when they moved west. 11. Batter hit by a pitch; passed ball; catcher interference; catcher drops third strike; fielder's choice, being designated as a pinch runner, a balk and reaching base due to an error. 12. Lettuce. 13. If the catcher drops a called third strike, and doesn't throw the batter out at first base, the runner is safe. 14. Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, snowshoes, stockings, and so on.

Debs had a really great day today! Although she did have a burp this evening while I was working on her computer. She yelped and I almost fainted! She yelled, "Relax, Mom, I just burped!" I told her to knock that off!!!! She had to call me at work to tell me she had 3 long-distance phone calls. Her daughter in CA, my other daughter in WA and my sister in UT. It made her day. She was feeling pretty well (yesterday was not so good) so the calls were like frosting on the cake. We cooked dinner and ate together and discussed her computer, and just visited. A couple of years ago, my brother "interviewed" our grandmother on video. He actually had her tell her life story and he just kept her going with a question here and there. He is a special investigative agent with the government, so he knows how to ask them. Gram was about 93 at the time. It is a marvelous tape so I told Debs I would bring it tomorrow so she can watch it. Take a note, my friends, are your parents still with us? Make a video!!! We did not get one of our parents. This one is beyond price. Debs is still receiving cards. They make her feel so special, and I thank y'all yet again. Does anyone know how I can contact Adette? I do not know her (are you a lurker, Adette?) and she continues to brighten Debbie's day regularly. I want her to know how very touched Deb is. Love y' all Pat Las Vegas

Do you know what happens when you absolutely forbid me to do something? Yup, that's the one thing I just gotta do!! Well, I was forbidden. So I bought one. Want to see? LOL http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/7416/sandboa.html I'm so tickled!! When I get it, it will be about 9 inches long. Happy dancing!! Turkle

I remember my Dad had some of the Sad Sack books, they were pretty funny. Seems as if there was a comic strip too, wasn't it? I was a war baby too. Fred Please Visit our Amputee Support Web Site at http://ampsupport.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elsie Davis" <elmdavis@pacbell.net> To: <FOLKLORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] THIS WEEK'S HONORARY UNSUBSCRIBE > Pat, > I remember Sad Sack. I was 9 when the war started for us in 1941. > Now who's dating herself. <g> > We have a whole shelf full of them, all in paperback of course. My > husband was in the Philippines during WW2. He is a bit older than I am. > He wasn't allowed to attend his own HS graduation. They drafted him > right in HS, allowed him to finish the year, but he couldn't stay for the > ceremony. Those were rough times I think. > Our boys loved to read those books. They did ask him about the Atomic > Bomb and how he felt about it. He said, if they hadn't dropped that bomb > when they did, he wouldn't be here today. > This is a long time of memories being brought back now days. One of my > students in my Sunday School class and his wife went back to a 60 yr. > reunion of the sub that he served on during the war. I didn't know much about > them myself. Only what I saw in movies, etc. To know someone who actually > was serving on one is quite a thrill. > Oh how precious are our memories. > Love ya, > Elsie > > > At 10:10 PM 5/25/01 -0700, you wrote: > >My dad had a couple of small hardback books of Sad Sack (about 100 years > >ago). I remember dad's younger brother thought they were hilarious. I > >think we are both dating ourselves, Kath! I was born DURING WWII. > > > >Hey, Asa! Remember Sad Sack??? Anyone else remember him? > > > >Pat > >Las Vegas > > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > "Folklore Family" Listresses: > Missi Richiele3@aol.com & Kath mzmouser@home.com > »§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« >

I just love the joy you have with all your critters. Thank you so much for sharing it all. Pat Las Vegas Turk McGee wrote: > Pat, you'd just die if you saw the whole zoo!! LOL I also ordered at > the > same time 4 White's tree frogs. These are called dumpies and I just > love > them!! My life is semi-complete. Turtles, tortoises, frogs, lizards > and > snails. And now a snake. Joy oh joy!! > > The rage for pets these days is an ackie, or spiney tailed monitor. > I'll > have to check that out. Could be some really interesting morphs there. > > And if I die.... these critters are long livers!! The turts and torts > are > covered. The rest... I need a caregiver to will them to!! LOL Cause by > then > I'll have a healthy business. *G* > > Janis >

Congratulations, Mama!!! Happy dancing with Turkle... Pat Las Vegas Turk McGee wrote: > Do you know what happens when you absolutely forbid me to do > something? > Yup, that's the one thing I just gotta do!! Well, I was forbidden. So > I > bought one. Want to see? LOL > > http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Reserve/7416/sandboa.html > > I'm so tickled!! When I get it, it will be about 9 inches long. Happy > dancing!! > > Turkle > > ==== FOLKLORE Mailing List ==== > A very friendly warm list. > We are one BIG Happy Folk Family. > »§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«

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Hey Janis, I loved the first one really well before I knew it I was LOL and had to read it to my husband. Thanks. Elsie At 05:44 PM 5/26/01 -0400, you wrote: >Back in the 1800s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts wanted to >produce other products and, sincethey already made the cases for pocket >watches, decided to market compasses for the pioneerstraveling west. It >turned out that although their watches were of finest quality, >theircompasses were so bad that people often ended up in Canada or >Mexico rather than California. This,of course, is the origin of the >expression, "He who has a Tates is lost!" > > >A skeptical anthropologist was cataloging South American folk remedies >with the assistance of a tribalbrujo who indicated that the leaves of a >particular fern were a sure cure for any case ofconstipation. When the >anthropologist expressed his doubts, the witch doctor looked him in the >eyeand said, "Let me tell you, with fronds like these, who needs >enemas?"

1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users. 2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests. 3. In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations. 4. More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread. 5. Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water to eat, begged for bread after as little as two days. 6. Bread is often a "gateway" food item, leading the user to "harder" items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter, and even cream cheese. 7. Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey, bread-pudding person. 8. Newborn babies can choke on bread. 9. Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 450 degrees Fahrenheit! That kind of heat can kill an adult in less than two minutes. 10. Most American bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.

There was also an article in local paper about a Japanese? vet who had > fashioned a fiberglass shell > Hi, That's what a local vet did to my turtle when I ran over it with a lawn mower. It's been almost three years now and she's recovered wonderfully. The fiberglass started coming off after about 10 months, and we removed it and found bony material underneath. It isn't exactly like the shell, but it works.

Back in the 1800s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts wanted to produce other products and, sincethey already made the cases for pocket watches, decided to market compasses for the pioneerstraveling west. It turned out that although their watches were of finest quality, theircompasses were so bad that people often ended up in Canada or Mexico rather than California. This,of course, is the origin of the expression, "He who has a Tates is lost!" A skeptical anthropologist was cataloging South American folk remedies with the assistance of a tribalbrujo who indicated that the leaves of a particular fern were a sure cure for any case ofconstipation. When the anthropologist expressed his doubts, the witch doctor looked him in the eyeand said, "Let me tell you, with fronds like these, who needs enemas?"

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Hi there CM6824 Glad to have you with us. I know you will enjoy the group. Welcome, Elsie in CA At 03:16 AM 5/26/01 -0700, you wrote: >Hello and welcome to Folklore. :-) > Kath

Pat, I remember Sad Sack. I was 9 when the war started for us in 1941. Now who's dating herself. <g> We have a whole shelf full of them, all in paperback of course. My husband was in the Philippines during WW2. He is a bit older than I am. He wasn't allowed to attend his own HS graduation. They drafted him right in HS, allowed him to finish the year, but he couldn't stay for the ceremony. Those were rough times I think. Our boys loved to read those books. They did ask him about the Atomic Bomb and how he felt about it. He said, if they hadn't dropped that bomb when they did, he wouldn't be here today. This is a long time of memories being brought back now days. One of my students in my Sunday School class and his wife went back to a 60 yr. reunion of the sub that he served on during the war. I didn't know much about them myself. Only what I saw in movies, etc. To know someone who actually was serving on one is quite a thrill. Oh how precious are our memories. Love ya, Elsie At 10:10 PM 5/25/01 -0700, you wrote: >My dad had a couple of small hardback books of Sad Sack (about 100 years >ago). I remember dad's younger brother thought they were hilarious. I >think we are both dating ourselves, Kath! I was born DURING WWII. > >Hey, Asa! Remember Sad Sack??? Anyone else remember him? > >Pat >Las Vegas

Making Flavored Vinegar Listen to the article http://outreach.missouri.edu/extensioninfoline/realaudio/Lori_Wuellner/Makin g_flavored_vinegar.ram Making flavored vinegars has become popular for gift-giving and personal enjoyment. You can add herbs, mixture of herbs, spices, fruits or vegetables to a vinegar. The vinegar that you use will depend on what is added to it, whether it be apple cider, distilled white, wine or a combination. Apple cider compliments fruits, white distilled goes well with delicate herbs and wine with stronger herbs such as garlic and tarragon. Other suggestions include: a.. Use 3 to 4 sprigs of fresh herbs to each pint of vinegar being certain to completely immerse the herbs. b.. Dried herbs may also be used. It takes 3 tablespoons of dried herbs to each pint of vinegar. Let the vinegar stand 3 to 4 weeks, strain through damp cheesecloth and discard. c.. In most cases it takes 3 to 4 weeks for flavors to develop. Let the container stand, tightly capped, in a cool dark place. Use within 3 to 4 months. d.. Flavors in foods that work well in vinegar include lemon or orange peel, especially with mint, cinnamon and cloves; garlic cloves, jalapeno pepper and citrus peel which can be treaded for ease on bamboo skewers. e.. To speed the process by a week or so, crumble or bruise the herbs and fruits. When the vinegar has reached the desired flavor, strain and return vinegar to clean containers. A sprig of fresh herbs can be added for decoration and identification. f.. If flavors become too strong, flavored vinegars may be diluted with more of the same basic vinegar. Source: Making Flavored Vinegars, Heinz a.. For flavored vinegar recipes write to: Making Flavored Vinegars c/o Heinz USA P.O. Box 57 Pittsburg, PA 15230-90057 Lori Wuellner, lwuellner@oz.oznet.ksu.edu County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Services Wyandotte County, Kansas Kansas State University Research and Extension

Mongolian Death Worm Most of the bodies were found after dark, which was the only time it was safe for Natsag Zonig to conduct his search. The Gobi Desert was a killing zone in the summer months, with temperatures soaring past the capacity of most devices to measure them, if Natsag had carried such a device. But he traveled light, burdening his horse with little more than his own weight, a bladder of water and tarp for shade should his work take him until the blazing sun returned. Room needed to be kept for the bodies, most of which weighed no more than a dog, no matter how large the men or women had been in life. The sun was Natsag's enemy, but it was the sand, the endless sand, that he feared most. Because just beneath its surface was where the Mongolian Death Worm lurked, ready to strike and kill the innocent passerby. Called Allghoi Khorkhoi by natives such as Natsag, the beast hibernates deep below the dunes, emerging only during summer to breed. When provoked, the dark red, two-to-four foot, one-inch diameter worm sprays a strong poison to distances of up to 20 feet. The poison causes slow death or crippling injury distinguished by open sores that never heal. Any survivors are usually finished off by the sun, becoming parched, emaciated bags of skin and bones to be retrieved by impoverished men like Natsag, who would often be paid a gratuity by grieving families. A brown, leather-like hand poking out of a dune alerted Natsag to his next find. This was probably the body of Kigion, the young man who had been reported missing by his wife two days before. Quickly, Natsag tied the remains to his horse, relieved that the shifting sand had not buried it forever. He left for home at once. The Death Worm did not attack at night and it was time to return to his remote village, his meager existence and his finder's fee. While countless natives and Western explorers have sighted the Mongolian Death Worm, a live specimen has yet to be captured. Researchers speculate that the monster could survive in the southern deserts of the U.S., should a breeding pair be imported.

Javier Lopez didn't believe in Santa Claus, the tooth fairy or ghosts. He was a rational man of the earth, a farmer, and believed in what he could feel--the wind, the rain, the earth that sustained his crops. There was no such thing as El Chupacabra, the night monster. No, it was human beings, the criminal variety, who were mutilating his livestock in an attempt to--he really didn't know what. But it was a FACT that one or more interlopers had been entering his barn at night, mutilating sheep, draining them dry of blood. Which was why he waited in a darkened corner, with a twelve-gauge shotgun on his knee. It was 4 a.m. when he heard a commotion traveling through the barn door, which he'd conveniently left ajar. He was not violent by nature, but the criminals were taking food from the mouths of his family, and it was not easy to feed a family of seven in the Brazilian jungle. He raised the shotgun to his shoulder, curling his finger around the trigger. What he saw in the sliver of moonlight froze him with fear. Like a statue, all he could do was watch while El Chupacabra mounted his prize sheep from behind, sinking in its fangs as the poor animal let loose with an unearthly squeal. The monster was as described in the stories he'd heard, the tales he'd too easily dismissed as myths. El Chupacabra's body was reptilian, like a lizard, only larger, about fifty pounds. Its eyes glowed red, its tongue darted in and out when it raised its head from the now dead sheep's neck. As the sky lightened outside, El Chupacabra slithered away. It had sucked every drop of blood from the sheep, but not taken a bite of the meat. Javier Lopez buried the animal immediately and didn't speak a word of the incident until fifteen years later, on his deathbed. His reputation was that of a rational man and he had wanted to keep it. So he continued to utter nary a word about Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy or El Chupacabra. Although neighbors were mystified by his habit of slaughtering a sheep every full moon, leaving the carcass in the pasture, alongside a plastic bucket full of blood. Experts consider El Chupacabra the most likely night monster to appear in the U.S., although it has recently been expanding its range southward, towards Chile. Attacks on humans are rare.