Randy the rooster... RANDY ROOSTER This farmer has about 200 hens, but no rooster, and he wants chicks. So, he goes down the road to the next farmer and asks if he has a rooster which he would sell. The other farmer says, "Yeah, I've got this great rooster, named Randy. He' ll service every chicken you got, no problem." Well, Randy the rooster costs a lot of money, but the farmer decides be worth it. So, he buys Randy. The farmer takes Randy home and sets him down in the barnyard first, giving the rooster a pep talk, "Randy, I want you to pace yourself now. You've got a lot of chickens to service here, and you cost me a lot of money. Consequently, I'll need you to do a good job. Take your time and have some fun," the farmer said, with a chuckle. Randy seemed to understand, so the farmer points toward the hen house, and Randy took off like a shot. - WHAM! The hens were clucking, feathers were flying and Randy nailed every hen in the hen house three or four times, and the farmer was really shocked. After that the farmer hears a commotion in the duck pen and sure enough, Randy went right from the hens to the other winged farm animal. Ducks were quacking and trying to get away from Randy but he was way too quick for them. In no time, Randy had serviced the entire group. Later, the farmer watched in amazement as Randy went after flock of geese, down by the lake. Once again - WHAM! He got all the geese . on the run, in a corner, or trying to take flight. >From the lake, the farmer watched Randy run over to the turkey corral. Even though the turkeys were twice the size of Randy, he didn't miss a chance. Turkeys were gobbling, running, and jogging but ol' Randy was a determined rooster with a mission. By sunset the farmer watched Randy out in the fields chasing quail and pheasants and by this time, the farmer was distraught. He was simply worried that his expensive rooster wouldn't even last 24 hours. And sure enough, the farmer went to bed and woke up the next day, to find Randy dead as a doorknob - stone cold in the middle of the yard . buzzards are circling overhead. The farmer, saddened by the loss of such a colorful and expensive animal, shook his head and said, "Oh, Randy, I told you to pace yourself, tried to get you to slow down, and now look what you've done to yourself." Randy opened one eye, nods toward the buzzards circling in the sky and says, "Shhh, they're getting closer ...." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 1/28/2002

Thank God someone has finally shown them for the hypocrites they are. I AGREE!!!!!!!!! They should be totally ashamed, but then. when have royalty ever been ashamed? Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] England and St George. > I went off them all after the way they treated Diana. She needed guidance > from a firm mother-in-law (or mother) but it was not given. > > What finished me off was the scene at Balmoral on the Sunday when I first > heard Diana was dead - when the clergyman at the Church they had all been at > stated "We did not mention her by name, but we said prayers for the dead". > > Diana's sons were there in that Church, and their mother's name SHOULD have > been mentioned. > > And then all that stuff about no flag flying at Buckingham Palace etc. > > Ok, they put it right when the People showed they would not put up with it, > but for me, it was too late. > > Marj > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/2002

We have no idea whatsoever what any of our blood groups are. I have tried to give blood on several occasions but failed, on the grounds that I was always anaemic. I was very grateful to blood donors when I had five litres of goodness knows what given to me after an operation in 1986. Marj > > > > None of the other children have their blood group marked in their medical > > cards which I would have thought would be the first thing in case of > > emergencies. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/02

If I edit this--it won't sound right. From another list--and anyone who is from Illinois had better not follow through with the--well, see for yourself! ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> For everyone who has seen the Southern version (and all the rest), I present to you: Illinois rules for Tourists. 1) Don't order steak or pasta primavera at Dennys, it's a diner. They serve breakfast 24 hours a day. Let them cook something they know. If you upset the Mexicans in the kitchen they will kick your ass. 2) Don't laugh at the names of our little towns (Sandwich, St.Elmo, Gays, Reddick, Dongola, Dupo, Paw Paw, Boody, Farmer City, etc.) or we will just have to kick your ass. 3) Don't order a can or bottle of soda here. It is called pop. Accept it. Doing otherwise can lead to an ass kicking. 4) We know our heritage. Most of us are more literate than you. We are also better educated and generally a lot nicer. Don't refer to us as Midwesterners. We are from Illinois and we can kick your ass. 5) We have plenty of business sense. We have to make a living here. Naturally we have small lapses in judgment from time to time, but we are not dumb enough to let someone move to our state just to run for the senate. If someone tried to do that we would kick her ass. 6) Don't laugh at our cornfields or our Lincoln Log home. Anything that inspires tourists to buy 50,000 post cards can't be bad. And in Chicago don't point and laugh at the sculptures or we will kick your ass. 7) We are fully aware of how cold it gets here in the winter, so shut the hell up. Just spend your money and get the hell out of here or we will kick your ass. 8) Don't order the fruit plate for desert. Order a steak and a potato or pizza for dinner and then have cheesecake or we will kick your ass. 9) Don't try to fake a Chicago accent. We don't have an accent. Do not mention Al Capone, he's dead and you will be too after you get your ass kicked. 10) Don't talk to us about how much better things are where you came from because we know better. Many of us have visited big city hell-holes like Detroit, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles and we have the scars to prove it. If you don't like it here O'hare is ready when you are. Move your ass on home before it gets kicked. 11) Don't complain that Illinois is flat and that there are not enough trees. If you whine about our scenic beauty we will kick your ass all the way back to San Francisco. 12) Don't ridicule our mannerisms. We speak only when spoken to. We know where we are going and we want to get there now. We mind our own business because that's what civilized, educated people do. Behave yourself around our sweet little grey-haired grandmothers or they will kick some manners in your sorry ass just like they did ours. 13) So you think we are quaint or losers because some of us live on a farm? That's because we have enough sense to not live in filthy, crime infested cesspools like New York or Los Angeles. Make fun of our tractor and we will kick your ass. 14) Pronouncing the 's' at the end of Illinois is not funny. Doing it will get your ass kicked. 15) Last, but not least, DO NOT DARE to come here and tell us Chicago is full of gangsters. This will get your ass shot (right after it is kicked). Just mention this and you will be wearing cement shoes in the bottom of the Chicago river. Now enjoy your visit, spend your money and then go home! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 1/28/2002

I don't think it gets recorded in UK. I was given a card to carry with my first pregnancy - when I checked up, my blood group is normal (I'm a universal donor - she cried with pride - whatever that is.) My son & daughter are both blood donors, one of their friends has a blood group so rare that it is kept in quarter pint measures. (I'm not sure, I think they said it was "blue") Ha ha. Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angela" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Re: fat!! : I'll have to look into this now. : : Next time I go for Katie's check-up, I must look at her file to check her : blood group for starters. : Kostas's brother is A and all the others are O so there is a possibility. : None of the other children have their blood group marked in their medical : cards which I would have thought would be the first thing in case of : emergencies. : : Angela : ----- Original Message ----- : From: Vicky Ballantine <cobolt47@frontiernet.net> : To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> : Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:20 AM : Subject: Fw: [GEN-FRIENDS] Re: fat!! : : : > I know for a fact the children don't often carry their parent's blood : > types. My daughter carries her grandfather's AB+. I'm 0+ and my ex is as : > well. Her's is quite rare around here. : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Angela" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> : > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> : > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:54 PM : > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Re: fat!! : > : > : > Never thought of that. : > : > I know I went every month for blood tests, including aids, hepatitis etc.. : > but as I can't understand a thing that was written there, I never : bothered. : > One question I have though for any medical gurus is if both parents have : > O'pos blood does it mean that all their children have the same blood group : ? : > : > : > : > : > --- : > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 1/21/2002 : > : > : > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== : > Visit List General Archives at: : > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GEN-FRIENDS : > : > ============================== : > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, : go to: : > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : > : > : : : ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== : If you are unsubscribed from the list unintentionally, simply resubscribe. : A full mailbox, computer error, or spam may cause you to be unsubscribed. : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : :

This article seems to lay it all out about how the three flags of England, Scotland and Ireland make up the Union Flag. I am still reading it and haven't come to anything about Wales yet. Marj http://www.flaginst.demon.co.uk/fiunionflag.htm

After getting nailed by a Daisy Cutter, Osama made his way to the pearly gates. There, he is greeted by George Washington. "How dare you attack the nation I helped conceive!" yells Mr. Washington, slapping Osama in the face. Patrick Henry comes up from behind. "You wanted to end the Americans' liberty, so they gave you death!" Henry punches Osama on the nose. James Madison comes up next, and says "This is why I allowed the Federal government to provide for the common defense!" He drops a large weight on Osama's knee. Osama is subject to similar beatings from John Randolph of Roanoke, James Monroe, and 65 other people who have the same love for liberty and America. As he writhes on the ground, Thomas Jefferson picks him up to hurl him back toward the gate where he is to be judged. As Osama awaits his journey to his final very hot destination, he screams "this is not what I was promised!" An angel replies "I told you there would be 72 Virginians waiting for you, Dummy. What did you think I said?" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 1/28/2002

Hi Folks!...Here's a few chuckles as received from my daughter this morning...and I'm still laughing!!....ENJOY!!........Frances.... > Subject:[Gen-Friends],,Why we Love Children! > > > > > > > ......"WHY WE LOVE CHILDREN"........ > > > > > > A kindergarten pupil told his teacher he'd > found a cat. She asked him > if > >it > > > was dead or alive. > > > "Dead." She was informed. > > > "How do you know?" she asked her pupil. > > > "Because I pissed in its ear and it didn't > move," answered the child > > > innocently. > > > "You did WHAT?!?" the teacher exclaimed in > surprise. > > > "You know", explained the boy, "I leaned > over and went 'Pssst!' and it > > > > didn't move." > > > > > -------------------- > > > A small boy is sent to bed by his father. > Five minutes later.... > > > "Da-ad...." > > > "What?" > > > "I'm thirsty. Can you bring drink of > water?" > > > "No. You had your chance. Lights out." > > > Five minutes later: "Da-aaaad....." > > > "WHAT?" > > > "I'm THIRSTY. Can I have a drink of > water??" > > > "I told you NO!" If you ask again, I'll > have to spank you!!" > > > Five minutes later......"D! ! > aaaa-aaaad....." > > > "WHAT!" > > > "When you come in to spank me, can you > bring a drink of water?" > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > > An exasperated mother, whose son was always > getting into mischief, > finally > > > asked him, "How do you expect to get into > Heaven?" > > > The boy thought it over and said, "Well, > I'll run in and out and in > and > >out > > > and keep slamming the door until St. Peter > says, 'For Heaven's > > > sake, Dylan, come in or stay out!'" > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > > One summer evening during a violent > thunderstorm a mother was tucking > her > > > son into bed. She was about to turn off the > light when he > > > asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, > will you sleep with me > tonight?" > > > The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring > hug. "I can't dear," she > said. > > > "I have to sleep in Daddy's room." > > > A long silence was broken at last by his > shaky little voice: "The big > > > sissy." > > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > > > > When I was six months pregnant with my > third child, my three year old > came > > > into the room when I was just getting ready > to get into the > > > shower. She said,"Mommy, you are getting > fat!" I replied, "Yes, honey, > > > > remember Mommy has a baby growing in her > tummy." "I know," she > replied, > >but > > > what's growing in your butt?" > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > > A little boy was doing his math homework. > He said to himself, "Two > plus > > > five, that son of a bitch is seven. Three > plus six, that son of a > bitch is > > > nine...." > > > His mother heard what he was saying and > gasped, "What are you doing?" > > > The little boy answered, "I'm doing my math > homework, Mom." > > > "And this is how your teacher taught you to > do it?" the mother asked. > > > "Yes," he answered. > > > Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher > the next day, "What are you > > > teaching my son in math?" > > > The teacher replied, "Right now, we are > learning addition." > > > The mother asked, "And are you teaching > them to say two plus two, that > son > > > of a bitch is four?" > > > After the teacher stopped laughing, she > answered, "What I taught them > was, > > > two plus two, THE SUM OF WHICH, is four." > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

St Patrick was English or British? Brian List Admin ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim SHARPE" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag > No, What about St. Patrick. > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jean White <jphwhite@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:52 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag > > > > Don't these add up to the Union Jack? > > > > Jean > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Angela" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag > > > > > > > I'll have to fly at least 3 then. > > > > > > Grandmother Welsh, Great-Grandfather Scottish. this is all on my dad's > > side, > > > but on mum's now English blood all the way back to at least 1500 on one > > > branch. > > > > > > angela > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Jim SHARPE <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> > > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 8:18 AM > > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag > > > > > > > > > > Maybe for you but I'm English. > > > > > > > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: davspark <davspark@ntlworld.com> > > > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:38 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag > > > > > > > > > > > > > An "English" flag ?- never! > > > > > A Welsh Dragon is the one for me ! > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> > > > > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 2:03 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Marj has sent you a digital photo! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Put an English flag on your aerial [if it's not considered > RACIST]. > > > > That > > > > > > way you'll see it easier. Until everyone copies you, then take it > > > off. > > > > > > > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > List Admin > > > > > > ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Jim SHARPE" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> > > > > > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 7:53 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Marj has sent you a digital photo! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey, Join the club. In our Asda car park there's a clique > walking > > > > round > > > > > > > muttering can't find the bloody thing. Luckily I've got a Scenic > > > which > > > > > > tends > > > > > > > to stick up more than most cars but lately the young mothers > seem > > to > > > > be > > > > > > > favouring 4 track ATVs so it's getting harder by the day, life > > that > > > > is. > > > > > > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > From: davspark <davspark@ntlworld.com> > > > > > > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 12:15 AM > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Marj has sent you a digital photo! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't shop at Asda ever since I parked my car in the car > park > > > and > > > > > > forgot > > > > > > > > where I had left it. 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I thought that when I was a sixer in Brownies, I was taught that St. David's flag was "covered" by the others. Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean White" <jphwhite@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:54 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag : Forgot about that. It has always seemed unfair to me to leave Saint David : out. : : Jean : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> : To: "Jean White" <jphwhite@ns.sympatico.ca>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> : Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:19 PM : Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Flag : : : > No Flag of St David in the Union Jack. : > : > It's St George, St Patrick and St Andrew, but not necessarily in that : order. : > St Patrick's flag was the last laid down. : > : > Marj : > : > : > > Don't these add up to the Union Jack? : > > : > > : > : > : > --- : > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : > Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/02 : > : > : : : --- : Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 1/21/02 : : : ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== : If you are a blood donor please ask to go on the Bone Marrow : Register. You won't be told about it if you don't ask. : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : :

I went off them all after the way they treated Diana. She needed guidance from a firm mother-in-law (or mother) but it was not given. What finished me off was the scene at Balmoral on the Sunday when I first heard Diana was dead - when the clergyman at the Church they had all been at stated "We did not mention her by name, but we said prayers for the dead". Diana's sons were there in that Church, and their mother's name SHOULD have been mentioned. And then all that stuff about no flag flying at Buckingham Palace etc. Ok, they put it right when the People showed they would not put up with it, but for me, it was too late. Marj > Glad to hear it, I think the good ole UK would be a sadder place without all > the pageantry, opening of parliament, trooping of the colours - just think > what dollar earners our Royals are. > As for a job for life, well if we had a president then s/he would have a > pension for life - and don't tell me they don't have their hangers on - I > know the do. > Our royals just do it with a bit more style. > Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/02

Doubtless, but he can't wear lime green and wear a hat with a large feather sticking out of it. Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M" <starshine166@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:07 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] England and St George. : Hey, what's wrong with our Pres serving Mountain Dew? I heard they have : someone snap the cans, and will even provide a clean glass and ice if : requested. : Sue* : ----- Original Message ----- : : > I look at it like this, if we didn't have the Royal family we'd have a : > President, like what they have in USA. At least Her Maj. knows how to : serve : > a proper cup of tea when she entertains foreign dignitaries. : > Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. : : : : --- : : Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/2002 : : : ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== : Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply : changes. : : ============================== : To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: : http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 : :

Glad to hear it, I think the good ole UK would be a sadder place without all the pageantry, opening of parliament, trooping of the colours - just think what dollar earners our Royals are. As for a job for life, well if we had a president then s/he would have a pension for life - and don't tell me they don't have their hangers on - I know the do. Our royals just do it with a bit more style. Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> To: "Bubbles" <Bubbles@kvenn.freeserve.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] England and St George. : Couldn't agree more, B : : Like I said, she couldn't pick her mother. I have a lot of time for Liz. : : Brian : List Admin : : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Bubbles" <Bubbles@kvenn.freeserve.co.uk> : To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> : Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:47 PM : Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] England and St George. : : : > I look at it like this, if we didn't have the Royal family we'd have a : > President, like what they have in USA. At least Her Maj. knows how to : serve : > a proper cup of tea when she entertains foreign dignitaries. : > Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> : > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> : > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 4:56 PM : > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] England and St George. : > : > : > : That still doesn't make HER worth a spit! : > : : > : Brian : > : List Admin : : : : : --- : Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/2002 : :

You are quite right Bubbles. One thing that is interesting is that we are celebrating Her Majesty's Ascension to the Throne, rather than her Coronation. I don't really understand this. I don't know if there is a particular date we are celebrating the Jubilee, but to me it seems it should be 2nd June - but FIFTY YEARS AFTER the Coronation, not some unspecified date in 1002, which is only 49 years after she was proclaimed Queen. It's almost as though we are celebrating the death of the King. I am not just picking hairs, here. Also, I hope that any celebrations we do have will be a success. I would not like it to fail, and for her Majesty to be humiliated. Looking back, I see that we celebrated the Silver Jubilee in 1977 and that was 25 years after the Proclamation, rather than after the Coronation, so I suppose I was moaning then as well. However, I still don't think "serving a cup of tea" will be up Her Majesty's street! Marj > I certainly am not joking, everyone to their own opinion, hope nobody takes > offence but I'm all for keeping the Royals. Wherever I go, I think folks > abroad envy our royals and all the pageant that goes with them. Donning my > cavalier hat > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/02

They most certainly should be marked! Sort 'em out gal. Brian List Admin ARBLASTER-L@rootsweb.com BAGOT-L@rootsweb.com BRAMHALL-L@rootsweb.com GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com KINNERSLEY-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angela" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Re: fat!! ........................[snip]............................ > > None of the other children have their blood group marked in their medical > cards which I would have thought would be the first thing in case of > emergencies. > > Angela --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/2002

I certainly am not joking, everyone to their own opinion, hope nobody takes offence but I'm all for keeping the Royals. Wherever I go, I think folks abroad envy our royals and all the pageant that goes with them. Donning my cavalier hat Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: "Bubbles" <Bubbles@kvenn.freeserve.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 7:14 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] England and St George. : "Her Majesty knows how to serve a cup of tea!" : : Well, I know now you must be joking Bubbles. : : Vive la Republique! : : Marj : : > I look at it like this, if we didn't have the Royal family we'd have a : > President, like what they have in USA. At least Her Maj. knows how to : serve : > a proper cup of tea when she entertains foreign dignitaries. : : : : --- : Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. : Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). : Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/02 : :

Screwdriver?!? Maybe someone has one going cheap, cheap? Or is that CHEEP, CHEEP? I don't know anymore, but, BUT, has anyone got something to bring back life? Not you, Roz, because you made sure you lived far enough away to be safe! Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roz" <roz12345uk@yahoo.co.uk> To: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Happenings 29 January > I reckons someone should take his screwdriver away....eh Marj ?? > :-)) > Roz > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/2002

Please tell us, Jim, which was your treat? Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim SHARPE" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Pubs for Brian > I've just had one of my rare treats. We went out looking for a dining room > suite and found one the right size 63"x35" extended, 47"x35" closed up, at > Dale Interiors, Dale Mill, Milnrow. We then went shopping in Kwicksave > opposite which is our nearest supermarket. > Then we went over the moor about ten minutes to Hollinworth Lake chippie and > had haddock, chips and peas with tbb. Delicious. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/2002

Edgar Bergen had Charlie McCarthy, and his daughter was Candice Bergen. Marj > Well who was the Charlie McArthy geezer. > > Jim > > > > That's Edgar Bergen and his daughter Candice > > > > Marj > > Edgar Bergen and that other one who's always on about his > > > prostate and has a film actress daughter, can't think of his damn name > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.319 / Virus Database: 178 - Release Date: 28/01/02

Thanks Marj, that was very interesting. Roz > A Doomed Romance > > In the Wavertree area of Liverpool, on Church Road, there is a church called > the Holy Trinity, which dates from 1794. Facing this church on the other > side > of the road, there are four ancient stone steps known locally as the > mounting > stone. Since the late 1790s, churchgoers used to stand on these steps to > mount their horses. Around 1800, a love affair began on those stone steps. > Catherine Mayfield, the 22-year-old daughter of a local merchant named > Alfred > Mayfield, left Holy Trinity, and returned to her horse, which was tethered > by > a row of posts on Church Road. Her fiance Joshua Quiller, a hard-headed > businessman who owned paper factories in Liverpool and London, was > neglecting > Catherine as usual and talking shop with several other businessmen who had > just left the church service. Catherine stood on the mounting stone, but the > horse trotted off and she clung to it. A youth of about eighteen suddenly > appeared and seized the horse's reins and steadied her. He brought her back > to the mounting steps, and Catherine was able to get into the saddle with > some dignity. She thanked the boy, who had a mop of black curly hair. He > smiled at Catherine and then walked away, but it was one of those examples > of > 'love at first sight' that you hear about. Something connected between them. > Catherine made secret enquiries about the youth, and discovered he was an > orphan named Joel. He'd been raised by a Jewish family who had given him the > name, but he ended up running away from home and had been living rough on > the > streets of Liverpool. He'd been in trouble for hunting wood pigeons and > other > foul on the various estates of Wavertree. In short, he was a vagabond. But, > when Jill's in love with Jack, his pockmarks seem like dimples, and so a > well-to-do lady saw beyond the grimy image of the young vagrant, and she > fell > rapidly in love with him. She persuaded her father Alfred to hire Joel to > work on the sprawling acres of the family homestead near what is now Menlove > Avenue. That summer, Catherine Mayfield started a love affair with Joel that > was absurd. The young man had a limited vocabulary of words, and was almost > slow-witted, and yet Catherine came to notice his gentle side. He collected > a > rainbow arrangement of wild flowers for her, and on the summer nights, the > two of them would sit hidden away under an old oak tree, gazing at the Milky > Way and the occasional shooting star. Joel was in tune with Nature, unlike > Catherine's fiancee Joshua Quiller, who spoke about nothing but money. > In August, Catherine discovered that she was pregnant with Joel's child, and > she visited an old friend of the family named Mrs Plaistow for advice. Mrs > Plaistow unfortunately revealed Catherine's secret to a relative, and within > a few days, the shocking news of the pregnancy of Catherine Mayfield reached > the ears of her boyfriend Joshua Quiller. He was devastated and turned to > drink, but didn't let on to anyone about his sweetheart's infidelity. He > bought an expensive wedding ring, and visited Catherine late on night and > proposed. > She accepted, and intended to pass off the child she was carrying as > Joshua's. Catherine Quiller, as she now became moved to London with her > husband, who had purchased an enormous home on Hampstead Heath. Joel was > invited down to London to work on the estate by Joshua Quiller. > One day, Joel went missing, and Catherine was devastated at the > disappearance. She asked her husband if he knew what had become of the young > man, but Joshua simply shook his head. Catherine suspected that her husband > knew something about Joel's absence, and had probably had something to do > with it. > On the following day, Catherine and Joshua were travelling across the old > London Bridge in a carriage, when the vehicle was forced to a halt because > of > the huge crowds blocking the bridge. Joshua left the carriage to see what > was > causing the disturbance. The crowds were looking over the bridge at > something > below. Curiosity got the better of Catherine, and she too left the carriage > to see what was happening. An old woman told her that a pirate had been > chained to the walls below London Bridge. The tide was coming in and soon > the > pirate would be drowned. Catherine shuddered at the thought, but it was a > common spectacle. She peeped over the bridge - and saw Joel in shackles - > chained to a wall. The waves were up to his neck. Catherine almost passed > out. Joshua chuckled and gloatingly said he had framed the youth and had > bribed the authorities to state that Joel had been found guilty of piracy. > Catherine asked her husband why he had done this, and he pointed to her > stomach and said: 'That child is not mine; it is his.' > Catherine ran into the crowd, and scrambled over the wall. There was a great > commotion as she plunged into the murky freezing waters of the Thames below. > Witnesses say Catherine swam to Joel, and tried desperately to pull off the > manacles. The water rose steadily until it covered his head. Catherine took > deep gulps of air and dived under the water to blow the air into her > drowning > lover's mouth, but it was useless, and they died holding hands. She died > from > shock and hypothermia from the freezing Thames. > There's a gruesome footnote to this story. Joshua Quiller was buried in > Highgate Cemetery, and in 1960, his grave had to be exhumed because of > subsidence. His coffin had been split open by the strong root of a Yew tree > which had coiled itself around the corpse's neck. The end of the root came > out of the mouth, and it just looked as if Quiller's tongue had wrapped > itself around his neck. > > The story of Catherine and Joel's doomed romance later reached the ears of > one Emily Bronte, and she loosely based Heathcliff on the character of Joel > when she wrote Wuthering Heights. Bronte even states in the novel that > Heathcliff was found wandering in the streets of Liverpool. > > ©Tom Slemen 2002. 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