> > > EXPRESSIONS FOR WOMEN ON HIGH STRESS DAYS > > > 1. You - Off my planet. > > > 2. Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we? > > > 3. Well, this day was a total waste of makeup. > > > 4. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed. > > > 5. And your crybaby opinion would be...? > > > 6. I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years. > > > 7. Allow me to introduce my selves. > > > 8. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer. > > > 9. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed. > > > 10. I'm just working here until a good fast-food job opens up. > > > 11. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality. > > > 12. Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you weren't > > asleep. > > > > > > 13. I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil one. > > > 14. How many times do I have to flush before you go away? > > > 15. I just want revenge. Is that so wrong? > > > 16. Can I trade this job for what's behind door #2? > > > 17. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it? > > > 18. Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > > 19. Earth is full. Go home. > > > 20. Is it time for your medication or mine? > > > 21. How do I set a laser printer to stun? > > > 22. I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert. > > > ** By all means share with other women in stressful positions. ** > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02

I was wondering the same thing. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "mikemail" <michael@ae.net.sa> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:03 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Happenings 23 Jan Why have I never heard of Rutland Boughton?? On looking him up I find him most interesting wrote from Greek folk songs Welsh poems etc died in 1960 (pictured in WW1 uniform) born Aylesbury ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 11:55 AM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Happenings 23 Jan 23 JANUARY 1556: An earthquake in Shensi Province, China, killed approximately 830,000 people. 1571: Queen Elizabeth I opened the Royal Exchange, London, founded by the financier Sir Thomas Gresham as a bankersâ?T meeting house. 1752: Birth of Italian composer, pianist and piano manufacturer Muzio Clementi. 1806: Death of William Pitt â?~The Youngerâ?T, the youngest British Prime Minister. He was 46. There is controversy over his last words. Some say they were â?~Oh, my country! how I love my country!â?T. Others claim he said â?~Oh, my country! how I leave my country!â?T; or â?~My country! oh, my country!â?T; or â?~I think I could eat one of Bellamyâ?Ts veal pies.â?T 1832: Birth of Edouard Manet, French painter who was one of the forerunners of the Impressionist movement. 1878: Birth of English composer Rutland Boughton. 1898: Birth of Russian film producer Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein. 1899: Birth of Humphrey Bogart, film star. 1910: Birth of Belgian jazz guitar virtuoso Django Reinhardt. 1919: Bob Paisley, player and manager of Liverpool FC born 1938: 16 oil companies were convicted in the US under the Anti-Trust laws for price fixing. Among them were Standard Oil, Shell, and Continental Oil. 1943: The British captured Tripoli. The Germans retreated, and the Eighth Army crossed into Tunisia in pursuit. 1960: Professor Picard descended a record 35,800 feet into the Pacific Ocean in the bathyscaphe Trieste. 1963: At 7.30 pm in Beirut, the American Eleanor Philby was waiting for her husband Kim, the Middle East correspondent for two London journals, to collect her. Instead, he was on his way to Moscow - â?~the most damaging double agent in British historyâ?T. 1964: The Sun newspaper first appeared. 1968: Several crew of the US â?~spyshipâ?T Pueblo were killed and wounded when North Korean patrol boats boarded. The Pueblo was claimed to be within territorial waters. 1985: PC George Hammond was viciously stabbed while on the beat in London, and it took 120 pints of blood to save his life. Yet he never fully recovered, and two years later he committed suicide. 1989: Legislation came into force which allowed garages to display fuel prices by litre only, not by the gallon. (In the UK?) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02

I have no idea, Brian. It is Jane not me who suggested that. I forwarded the email because I know some Genners have Staffordshire interests. It is my monthly genealogy contribution to the list. VBG Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> To: "Jean White" <jphwhite@ns.sympatico.ca>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:59 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Fw: [CHS] Church Lawton MI's > Why off list, Jean? Tell us all. > > Brian > List Admin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean White" <jphwhite@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:33 PM > Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Fw: [CHS] Church Lawton MI's > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Petjallen@aol.com> > > To: <CHESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 3:38 PM > > Subject: [CHS] Church Lawton MI's > > > > > > > Anyone with interests in Church Lawton on the Cheshire/Staffs border may > > be > > > interested to know the MI's for the churchyard have just been produced > for > > > sale > > > > > > Anyone interested, please contact me off list for details > > > > > > Jane > > > Church Lawton, born & bred!! > > > > > > > > > ==== CHESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > The Family History Society of Cheshire: > > > http://www.fhsc.org.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02 > > > > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > > Please type SURNAMES in UPPER CASE for ease of reading. > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > --- > 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: 22/01/2002 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02

Maybe a cross between the two? VBG Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:51 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > Make your minds up. Last night I was a fat slob with a belly like Ricky > Tomlinson. > > Brian > List Admin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roz" <roz12345uk@yahoo.co.uk> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:10 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > > > > Cos Basil is skinny ????!!!!!! :-)) > > Roz > > > > > > > > Brian you are so sexist sometimes ,Marj you have made me laugh so much > > > with > > > > your really good answers ,should have a tv programme called Marj and > > Brian > > > > Gen friends, > > > > > > Why does Basil and Sybil spring to mind ? > > > > > > Dave > > > > > --- > 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: 22/01/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Suspect virus messages should be sent to the List Admin only, > NOT to the list, so they can be checked out before a panic starts. > > ============================== > 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 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02

Roasting? Not at all. I think you are very wise to do it all yourself. At least you know it's done right. I waited in today - your day of rest, but no sign! Did the clock stop again? Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Cotton" <pcotton@netcentral.co.uk> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Record Office > I know, but then doing the work myself at least I know it's done right!!! > > Now I'm in for a roasting, think I'll keep my head down for a few days. > Pammy --- 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: 22/01/2002

How long did it take to lose the 12-lb Jim? How do you manage for sweet stuff? I have lost 12-lbs but it has taken me since 11th September Marj > Actually Marg the practice nurse at my last doctors told me that if I cut > out fat as much as possible, the weight would drop off. So I gave up butter > and fried meals, I only have an occasional treat of fish and chips. Low and > behold I've lost nearly a stone ( 12 Lbs) > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > ----- Original Message ----- --- 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: 21/01/02

Marged, maybe you should send Sue a picture of a black pudding. It is not quite as bad as sue imagines. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue M" <starshine166@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:58 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] hunting > I could not imagine getting up in the morning and looking at a plate of > congeled blood.......without running for the bathroom with a hand over my > mouth. > Sue* > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Yes, but black pudding is not a dessert, it's a savoury food and goes with > > bacon and eggs! > > > > Marj --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02

It is only a short time ago that I learned there was more than one kind of turnip as we always ate Swede turnips or rutabagas. I have grown a smaller white turnip recently. They taste the same as the larger Swedes though. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:06 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Haggis > I know there is a subtle difference, but I call swede turnip - rutabaga to > youse guys in Canada and America > > Marj > > > > > I called mashed swede...mashed neeps. :-)) > > Roz > > > > > > > Neeps is mashed turnip. > > > > > > I laughed at the story of the cake and candles, but quite honestly, I > > would > > > BAN fireworks. > > > > > > Marj --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02

This one might have been around a time or two-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. "Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for thepebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. "Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." But then ... A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a glass of beer. Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full. Which proves: that no matter how full your life is, there is always room for a beer. (AMEN!) --- 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

Modern? Far Future we can hope! ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> A modern mother is explaining to her little girl about pictures in the family photo album. "This is the geneticist with your surrogate mother and here's your sperm donor and your father's clone. This is me holding you when you were just a frozen embryo. The lady with the very troubled look on her face is your aunt, she's the family genealogist." --- 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

Moses and his flock arrive at the sea, with the Egyptians in hot pursuit. Moses calls a staff meeting. Moses: Well, how are we going to get across the sea? We need a fast solution. The Egyptians are close behind us. The General of the Armies: Normally, I'd recommend that we build a pontoon bridge to carry us across. But there's not enough time -the Egyptians are too close. The Admiral of the Navy: Normally, I'd recommend that we build barges to carry us across. But time is too short. Moses: Does anyone have a solution? Just then, his Public Relations man raises his hand. Moses: You! You have a solution? The PR Man: No, but I can promise you this: If you can find a way out of this one, I can get you two or three pages in the Old Testament. --- 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

GO BACK TO SCHOOL. Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Sharpe" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: "Brian" <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] DIGI CAMS > Life's like that Brian. I've now run out of deligatees if you see what I > mean. Good lord I'm beginning to sound like my long dead Uncle Joe. NO, HE'S DEAD! > My son Brendan has just had an offer accepted for a house about one mile > higher up the hill from us. YOU'RE ENCOURAGING FAMILY TO LIVE NEAR YOU??? There must be a compliment in there somewhere. > It's a bungalow but the best part is the back garden which is poised on the > edge of an escarpment from where you look down about five hundred feet onto > Shaw and Crompton Cricket Club's ground. When I was a lad (was I ever a > lad?) I used to see them playing at Ashton Cricket ground. CAN'T SAY I ENVY YOU - CRICKET IS [NOWADAYS] ALMOST AS BAD AS FOOTBALL. > Come summer we'll be sitting there with a long beer and barbecued sausages. I'LL HAVE A BEER BUT BRING MY OWN SAUSAGE[ES]. > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. --- 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: 22/01/2002

Actually Marg the practice nurse at my last doctors told me that if I cut out fat as much as possible, the weight would drop off. So I gave up butter and fried meals, I only have an occasional treat of fish and chips. Low and behold I've lost nearly a stone ( 12 Lbs) Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marged <marged@btinternet.com> To: Jim Sharpe <sharpe@britishlibrary.net>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > Jim, I have got to say straight away that this message was directed at > BRIAN! > > You know how it is that you call someone "Slim Jim" when you mean the > opposite > > Must confess I am on Benecol myself and don't find it any worse than the > other butter SUBSTITUTES, and I have the Flora Active ready to try next. > Doing my best. > > Do you reckon you can lose weight by eating this stuff and stay on the same > diet? Or do you have to count calories as well? I am fairly sensible now, > but would like to think these pro-active things are like Sacraments, they > "work by themselves"! > > Marj > > > > > > > Listen, Slim Jim. Have you suddenly lost a few stones by sheer > > abstinence? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > 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: 21/01/02 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.306 / Virus Database: 166 - Release Date: 12/4/01

Jim, I would look in the shops for one ,you want to see before you order one , jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Sharpe" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> To: "janis" <janis.burns@ntlworld.com>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 3:06 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] DIGI CAMS > Got to go and find another dining suite now. The first one was rubbish, it > looked good till the leg nearly collapsed and revealed the interior was > woodchip. Sent that back , told the next selection delivery date was March, > Cancelled order. Saw some nice ones in a store named Housing Units, bit > pricey though < £1000. Might try on the net. > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: janis <janis.burns@ntlworld.com> > To: Jim Sharpe <sharpe@britishlibrary.net>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:44 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] DIGI CAMS > > > > Jim , > > > > You are so clever been able to do all that at once !!! > > Dont work so hard ,try and enjoy more !!!!! > > > > Jan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Sharpe" <sharpe@britishlibrary.net> > > To: "janis" <janis.burns@ntlworld.com>; <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:36 PM > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] DIGI CAMS > > > > > > > I know the feeling. I'm painting the loft, trying to sort my newer > > computer > > > out, cataloguing my music CDs and trying to find out what happened to > our > > > new dining suite which hasn't arrived, all at once. > > > > > > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham.

A boy entered a grocery store one day and asked the grocer for a box of Duz detergent. The grocer was puzzled and asked why he would want a box of Duz. The boy was going to wash his cat. "Young man, you shouldn't wash your cat with this kind of soap!" the grocer protested. But the boy insisted it would be OK. A few days later, the boy returned, and the grocer asked about the cat. "Oh, he died." the boy told him. The grocer responded, "Well son, I warned you not to wash your cat with that Duz detergent!" The boy replied with a straight face, "The soap didn't hurt him a bit! The spin cycle got him!" America the Beautiful Vicky B. cobolt47@frontiernet.net Iowa--USA --- 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

Who tucks me in my widdle bed Who smacked me till me arse was red Me MUDDER Who lifted me from me cosy cot And set me on the ice cold pot Made me pee when I could not Me MUDDER And when the morning light had come And in me bed I'd dribbled some Who wiped me little dribble bum Me MUDDER And did me hair so neatly part And pressed me gently to her heart And sometimes squeezed me till I'd fart Me MUDDER God bless her --- 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: 21/01/02

ALL MEN MUST READ THIS. IT IS IMPERATIVE, BEFORE YOU MAKE A DRASTIC UNFORGIVEABLE, AND UNFORGETTABLE MISTAKE. Key Words for Women 1. "Fine" This is the word women use at the end of any argument when they feel they are right but can't stand to hear you argue any longer. It means that you should shut up. (NEVER use "fine" to describe how she looks. This will cause you to have one of those arguments.) 2 . "Five minutes" This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so women feel that it's an even trade. 3. "Nothing" "Nothing" means something and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. "Nothing" usually signifies an argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with the word "Fine." 4. "Go Ahead" (with raised eyebrows) This is NOT permission; it's a dare! If you mistake it for permission, the result will be the woman will get upset over "Nothing" and you'll have a "five-minute" discussion that will end with the word "Fine." 5. "Go Ahead" (normal eyebrows) This is NOT permission, either. It means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care." You will get a raised eyebrow "Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by "Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off. 6. "Loud Sigh" This is not actually a word, but is still often a verbal statement. Very frequently misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are a complete idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing!." 7. "Soft Sigh" Again, not a word, but a verbal statement. "Soft Sighs" are one of the few things that some men actually understand. It means she is momentarily content. Your best bet is to not move or breathe in the hope that the moment will last a bit longer. 8 . "Oh" This word-followed by any statement-is trouble. Example; "Oh, let me get that". Or, "Oh, I talked to him about what you were doing last night." If she says "Oh" before a statement, run, do not walk, to the nearest exit. She will tell you that she is "Fine" when she is done tossing your clothes out the window, but do not expect her to talk to you for at least two days. ("Oh" as the lead to a sentence usually signifies that you are caught in a lie. Do not try to lie more to get out of it, or you will get a raised eyebrows "Go ahead," sometimes followed by acts so unspeakable that I can't bring myself to write about them. 9. "That's Okay" This is one of the most dangerous statements that a woman can say to a man. "That's Okay" means that she wants to think long and hard before deciding what the penalty will be for whatever you have done. "That's Okay" is often used with the word "Fine" and in conjunction with a raised eyebrow "Go Ahead." Once she has had time to plan it out, you are in for some mighty big trouble. 10. "Please Do" This is not a statement, it is an offer. The woman is giving you the chance to come up with an excuse for what you have done. In other words, a chance to get yourself into even more trouble. If you handle this correctly, you shouldn't get a "That's Okay." 11. "Thanks" The woman is thanking you. Don't faint and don't look for hidden meaning. Just say "you're welcome." 12. "Thanks A Lot" "Thanks A Lot" is dramatically different from "Thanks." A woman will say "Thanks A Lot" when she is really ticked off at you. It is usually followed by the "Loud Sigh." This signifies that you have hurt her in some callous way. Be careful not to ask what is wrong after the "Loud Sigh," as she will only tell you "Nothing." ************** --- 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: 21/01/02

Clear Day Subject: Fw: MARTHA STEWART Martha Stewart vs me Martha's way #1: Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips. My way: Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake, you are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #2: To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. My way: Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix and keep it in the pantry for up to a year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #3: When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake. My way: Go to the bakery. They'll even decorate it for you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #4: If you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix me up". My way: If you over salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too damn bad. My motto: I made it and you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #5: Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. My way: Celery? Never heard of the stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #6: Brush some beaten egg white over piecrust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish. My way: The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust and so I don't do it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #7: Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away. My way: Martha, dear, the only reason this works is because you can't rub a lime on your forehead without getting lime juice in your eye, and then the problem isn't the headache anymore, it is because you are now BLIND! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #8: Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces. My way: Leftover wine? Now that's hilarious! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #9: If you have a problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes Opening jars easy. My way: Go ask the very cute neighbor to do ! it! ! ! ! . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Martha's way #10: Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse. My way: Mashed potatoes will now be replacing the anti- bacterial soap in the handy dispenser next to my sink. --- 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: 21/01/02

Angela , I think he unsubbed us all today !!!!!!LOL Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angela" <titina23@spidernet.com.cy> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 8:48 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > I've come to the conclusion that you are Alf Garnett !! > > Please do not unsub me :) > > Angela > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian <brian@lordbramhall.co.uk> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:51 AM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > > > > Make your minds up. Last night I was a fat slob with a belly like Ricky > > Tomlinson. > > > > Brian > > List Admin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Roz" <roz12345uk@yahoo.co.uk> > > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:10 PM > > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] UGH! > > > > > > > Cos Basil is skinny ????!!!!!! :-)) > > > Roz > > > > > > > > > > > Brian you are so sexist sometimes ,Marj you have made me laugh so > much > > > > with > > > > > your really good answers ,should have a tv programme called Marj and > > > Brian > > > > > Gen friends, > > > > > > > > Why does Basil and Sybil spring to mind ? > > > > > > > > Dave

What we need in this house is two monitors and keyboards connected to the same CPU so more than one person can use the computer at once. Is this possible? Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Elting" <justgeo1@attbi.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:55 PM Subject: RE: [GEN-FRIENDS] Gadgets. > Switch box should do it, but some systems need to know that the monitor is > there and working... You might have to power up one machine, then switch to > the other and then power that one up. > > > Just another soggy Seattle Sysop. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim SHARPE [mailto:sharpe@britishlibrary.net] > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:13 AM > To: GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Gadgets. > > Speaking of computers, Brian promised to get back about a device for linking > up two PCs to one monitor does any else know any thing? > Jim Sharpe Shaw, Oldham. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: George Elting <justgeo1@attbi.com> > To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 7:38 PM > Subject: RE: [GEN-FRIENDS] Sue has sent you a Puzzle Postcard > > > > That's another thing I love about high-speed Internet connections... Phone > > and Internet at the same time! Or even multiple computers connected at the > > same time! > > > > > > Just another soggy Seattle Sysop. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.314 / Virus Database: 175 - Release Date: 1/11/02