What am I? The answer is close to the Pope And like his Father sits on high On the Navigators easy Sheet. My first is what all artists try to do. My second is the first. My third is silent as in sea. My fourth is an exclamation. My fifth is me! My above is an island. My below is the source of bread. My sixth is also my first. My seventh is for the wings of a Dove. My eigth dived in half will be. My ending, is what you read and hear? MJWC 7.10.89. Revised 2001. Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

A few chuckles to start your morning. Sorry about the shouting but that's how I received it and I was too lazy to retype. Gail in Wisconsin Where we are almost above freezing and the sun might shine today. :-) The Following Were Actually Taken From Classified Ads In Newspapers: > > FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. > > 8 YEARS OLD. HATEFUL LITTLE DOG. > > > > FREE PUPPIES: > > 1/2 COCKER SPANIEL 1/2 SNEAKY NEIGHBOR'S DOG > > > > FREE PUPPIES... PART GERMAN SHEPHERD PART STUPID DOG > > > > FOUND: DIRTY WHITE DOG. LOOKS LIKE A RAT... > > BEEN OUT AWHILE..BETTER BE REWARD. > > > > 1 MAN, 7 WOMAN HOT TUB -- $850/offer > > > > SNOW BLOWER FOR SALE... > > ONLY USED ON SNOWY DAYS. > > > > 2 WIRE MESH BUTCHERING GLOVES: > > 1 5-finger, 1 3-finger, PAIR: $15 > > > > "TICKLE ME ELMO", STILL IN BOX, COMES WITH ITS OWN 1988 MUSTANG, 5L, AUTO, > > EXCELLENT CONDITION $6800 > > > > COWS FOR SALE. NEVER BRED CALVES. > > ALSO 1 GAY BULL FOR SALE. > > > > FULL SIZED MATTRESS. > > 20 YR. WARRANTY. LIKE NEW. SLIGHT URINE SMELL. > > > > NORDIC TRACK $300 > > HARDLY USED, CALL CHUBBY > > > > BILL'S SEPTIC CLEANING > > "WE HAUL AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS" > > > > HUMMELS - LARGEST SELECTION EVER > > "IF IT'S IN STOCK, WE HAVE IT!" > > > > GEORGIA PEACHES > > CALIFORNIA GROWN - 89 cents lb. > > > > NICE PARACHUTE: > > NEVER OPENED - USED ONCE > > > > TIRED OF WORKING FOR ONLY $9.75 PER HOUR? WE OFFER > > PROFIT SHARING AND > > FLEXIBLE HOURS. STARTING PAY: $7 - $9 PER HOUR. > > > > EXERCISE EQUIPMENT: > > QUEEN SIZE MATTRESS & BOX SPRINGS - $175. > > > > OUR SOFA WILL SEAT THE WHOLE MOB. > > 100% ITALIAN LEATHER. > > > > JOINING NUDIST COLONY! > > SELLING WASHER & DRYER $300. > > > > ALZHEIMER'S CENTER PREPARES > > FOR AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER > > > > OPEN HOUSE > > BODY SHAPERS TONING SALON > > FREE COFFEE & DONUTS > > > > AND NOW FOR THE BEST OF THE LOT: > > FOR SALE BY OWNER > > Complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica. 45 > > volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000.00 negotiable. > > No longer needed. Recently married; wife knows everything.

Thank you all for your emails and comments on List. Regards, Glenda

Cool Mikey, cool! Sue Kendal --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.231 / Virus Database: 112 - Release Date: 12/02/2001

Thanks Glenda, that is beautiful. Maggie

Red Roses Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows. The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door. The card said, "Be my Valentine," like all the years before. Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say, "I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. My love for you will always grow, with every passing year." She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear. She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day. Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away. He always liked to do things early, way before the time. Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine. She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase. Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair. While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there. A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate. With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate. Then, the very hour, as on Valentines before, The doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door. She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock. Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop. The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain, Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain? "I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago," The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know. The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance. Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance. There is a standing order, that I have on file down here, And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year. There also is another thing, that I think you should know, He wrote a special little card... he did this years ago. Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year." She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard. Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card. Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note. Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote... "Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone, I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome. I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real. Or if it was the other way, I know how I would feel. The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life. I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife. You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need. I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears. That is why the roses will be sent to you for years. When you get these roses, think of all the happiness, That we had together, and how both of us were blessed. I have always loved you and I know I always will. But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still. Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days. I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways. The roses will come every year, and they will only stop, When your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock. He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out. But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him. And place the roses where we are, together once again.

Hi Dorothy If you go to the website www.familysearch.org Then from the main page , select in turn : Library / Family History Library Catalogue / Place Search This will give you a box or two to fill in. Trying Plymouth and selecting England Devon Plymouth , gives me a list of information Selecting "Census" gives another list - selecting whichever is appropriate at clicking "View Film Notes" gives the various film nos. Example below ! Regards Dave PS - Just might be worth a look on www.genuki.org.uk under Devon - some census returns have been transcribed on various web sites. This will be easier ( probably ! ) for getting the basic ref nos of the census fiches ( The RG Nos ) Note Location Film 1841 Charles-the-Martyr (part) HO 107/240-241 FHL BRITISH Film 241319 1841 St. Andrew FHL BRITISH Film 241332 1841 Charles-the-Martyr (part) HO 107/271 FHL BRITISH Film 241333 1851 Charles-the-Martyr (part) HO 107/286 p. 711-724 FHL BRITISH Film 221025 1851 Charles-the-Martyr (part) HO 107/287 p. 1-562 FHL BRITISH Film 221026 1851 St. Andrew (part) HO 107/287 p. 1-444 FHL BRITISH Film 221027 1851 St. Andrew (part) HO 107/287 p. 445-937 FHL BRITISH Film 221028 1861 Charles-the-Martyr (part) RG 9/1424-1431 FHL BRITISH Film 542811 1861 Charles-the-Martyr (part) RG 9/1432-1438 FHL BRITISH Film 542812 1861 St. Andrew (part) RG 9/1439-1444 FHL BRITISH Film 542813 1861 St. Andrew (part) RG 9/1445-1449 FHL BRITISH Film 542814 1871 Charles-the-Martyr (part) RG 10/2107-2109 FHL BRITISH Film 831791 1871 Charles-the-Martyr (part) RG 10/2112-2114 FHL BRITISH Film 831793 1871 Charles-the-Martyr (part) RG 10/2115-2116 FHL BRITISH Film 831794 1871 St. Andrew (part) RG 10/2117-2118 FHL BRITISH Film 831795 1871 St. Andrew (part) RG 10/2119-2120 FHL BRITISH Film 831796 1871 St. Andrew (part) RG 10/2121 FHL BRITISH Film 831797 1871 St. Andrew (part) RG 10/2122-2123 FHL BRITISH Film 832027 1871 Ships docked at Plymouth RG 10/2124 FHL BRITISH Film 832028 1881 Charles-the-Martyr (part) RG 11/2185-2188 FHL BRITISH Film 1341526 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Elliott" <delliott5@cfl.rr.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 4:52 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] Ordering films > Good morning, > I need to make a visit to the local LDS centre. > I believe you have to order the film etc you want to see. > i know there are numbers, but how do you figure out what they are? > Have looked on their web site and think I must be having one of my "mentally missing" days.<g> > I need the 1861 census for Devon---Plymouth first. > 1861 for Liverpool ---Everton and Kirkdale > The 1871 for Liverpool---Everton and Kirkdale > The 1891 for Liverpool. Everton and Kirkdale > That should keep me out of mischief for some time<g> > Dorothy > Melbourne Florida > > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Add a link to your website here, > http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.231 / Virus Database: 112 - Release Date: 12-Feb-01

Awww....groan.....rofl Thanks for the laugh Glenda, Maggie

In a message dated 13/02/01 12:37:30 GMT Standard Time, painter@onetel.net.uk writes: << Odd delays to the USA too......... I used the phone instead!!:-)) >> Might not be only emails. I sent an SMS to my daughter (BTCellnet and teaching in Egypt) and that went missing for over 24hrs. She got it just after she sent me one.....might have been either my Vodaphone SMS server or the BT one. Bit annoying because what I said was "Are you online?" as I was hoping to chat to her on Yahoo Messenger.....as I didn't get confirmation that it was delivered I had rung her and had a chat that morning!!!! Maggie

Dear Leanne, Somthing odd has been happening with some of my International emailing so I guess its some form of main server relay link problem. One of mine to Oz vanished enroute last night and still hasnt turned up 13 hrs later tho the next 3 arrived OK in mins. Odd delays to the USA too......... I used the phone instead!!:-)) Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dianne Turnbull <bdl@nru.com.au> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 10:44 PM Subject: [NTH-ENG] test > Hi everyone, > > How are we all today? well I hope. > > We have not received any messages from any our the rootsweb mailing lists for the past 24 hours. Are the mailing lists 'down' again? has anyone else had any problems with the lists? If not, then it must be our computer or internet service provider. > > Thanks > Leanne Turnbull > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Visit the lists Pulse Page here, > http://212.19.69.91/north/ >

Dear All, I hope you enjoy this? The following appeared in a column written by Jane Fraser in The Australian, 3 Feb 2000. A man of the husband kind is in the pub standing at the counter. The mobile telephone rings. He picks it up and holds it to his waiting ear. "Hello?" "Hello darling, are you in the pub?" "Yeah." "Darling, I hate to bother you when you're with your friends, but I've just seen this beautiful and amazing full-length fur coat on sale at a mere $10,000 and I want it more than anything in the whole world - do you think I could buy myself a teensy present for little me, and I promise to be good for the rest of the year, or even my whole life?" Pause. "Well, would you wear it?" Quickly, "Oh darling, yes, yes, indeed I'd wear it all the time, in hot and cold, in wind and sun, in ice and fire. I promise you. It would be the most used fur in the history of minks, seals, sables and all the other animals who so kindly and uncomplainingly give up their lives for women." Pause. Loud shrug. "Okay, then buy it." "Thank you darling, oh I do love you, my sweetness. Now, just while I have you on the phone, as I was flying along the pavement in a flurry of anxiety about the fur, I passed the BMW dealers and in the window was the most adorable little Beamer, just the ticket for a frantically busy woman such as silly old me, and you wouldn't believe it, my angel, but there's a special promotion thingy going on, just for this one afternoon and it is $15,000 less than the usual price. I mean we really need a second car and just think of the money we'd be saving. What do you think - do you think we could stretch to $50,000 for this dear little motorola, I mean what a bargain, a one in a lifetime!" Long pause. "Well, do you really need this car?" "Oh yesyesyesyesyes, absolutely I do, pretty please with bells on." Sigh. "Well, get it then." "Oh my precious, my darling treasure, you are simply the best, I can't wait to see you tonight, grrrrr! now, and just listen to this!" "Mmmm?" "Remember that house we looked at last year, the one which was gazumped from under our very noses. Well, you'll never guess what - it's on sale again, being auctioned in an hour's time, and I understand from the agent the vendor is leaving the country and will take $1.2 mill, darling! That's almost $200,000 less than we would have paid only a year ago! I mean, I know you vaguely went off the idea, but how could we possibly refuse, such disappointment... Oh, do say yes!" Grunt, sigh, long pause, loud shrug. "Okay, but not a cent over 1.2, right?" Kissing noises from phone. Silence. Man of the husband type slowly puts the phone down, stares at it for a minute, picks it up again and holds it above his head and says: "Anyone here belong to this phone?" ROFLOL. Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

Good morning, I need to make a visit to the local LDS centre. I believe you have to order the film etc you want to see. i know there are numbers, but how do you figure out what they are? Have looked on their web site and think I must be having one of my "mentally missing" days.<g> I need the 1861 census for Devon---Plymouth first. 1861 for Liverpool ---Everton and Kirkdale The 1871 for Liverpool---Everton and Kirkdale The 1891 for Liverpool. Everton and Kirkdale That should keep me out of mischief for some time<g> Dorothy Melbourne Florida

Hi everyone, How are we all today? well I hope. We have not received any messages from any our the rootsweb mailing lists for the past 24 hours. Are the mailing lists 'down' again? has anyone else had any problems with the lists? If not, then it must be our computer or internet service provider. Thanks Leanne Turnbull

Yet amother small news snippet from ABC radio: A major Victoria highway is closed due to an overturned 'Gas Tanker'. Rescue and services personnel can not get to the tanker to clear the highway because the truck dislodged a wasp nest. A nearby town is without electricity to reduce the fire risk caused by escaping gas. Fumigators are heading towards the crash scene to dispatch the wasp hazard..... The gas fumes don't seem to be worrying the wasps!! Hardy little creatures indeed!! Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

Dear All. I am pleased to tell you that I am now in contact with the lady in Idaho thanks to a member of the list. Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

Hi my USA friends, I have rec'd an email notification but the person below does not have one and I was only told how to contact her ie by Mail. Could anyone possibly look to see if there is a tel No for this lady for me please? She is looking for families of my name in the Eng County Northants where all mine lived and known to be ca1700 onwards: "Ms B J Hannah 1687 Briarwood Lane, Twin Falls , Idaho, USA 83301-8708 was researching CHAPPELL Anywhere and all dates in Northants." Your kind help greatly appreciated. Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

Dear all, The above group wondered on one track, as I ask now tonight: "Is There Anybody Out There?":-)) Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

Hi all, For those friends who do not have AVG and if so, perhaps neither this notification service, here below is the latest one I rec'd only minutes ago. Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo. = This message comes from AVG Virus Alert mailing list. You got it, = because you have subscribed this service or you are registered = user of AVG Anti-Virus System. If you don't want to get this = information, please see the bottom of this message. *************************** *** AVG Virus Alert *** *************************** A new worm VBS.SST.A is spreading through the Internet in e-mails like this: ------------------------------ Subject: Here you have, ;o) Hi: Check This! ------------------------------ as an attachment named AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs. Due to this confusing double extension, AVG is able to warn you about this worm. The worm is simply encrypted and after opening the attachment it sends itself to all users in Outlook address book. The worm creates a file AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs in Windows directory and writes following registry keys: "HKCU\software\OnTheFly\Worm made with Vbswg 1.50b" "HKCU\software\OnTheFly\mailed" On January 26, the worm opens a webpage http://www.dynabyte.nl in your browser. For detection of the virus you need update of AVG number 231, but even older version of AVG will detect duplicate extension of the attached file and notify you. ---------------------------------------------------------- If you have any comment, questions or need more information, please feel free to contact us at grisoft@grisoft.com Thank you for you interest in AVG Anti-Virus System. -- GRISOFT Inc. Developers of AVG Anti-Virus System

Dear All, I am unsure if some or none of our members rec' these notifications? I have posted this before and in view of the serious content reminder do so again! Net rogues eye vulnerable prey Website private investigators offering to trace lost loved ones cash in on misery, writes Amelia Hill Sunday June 18, 2000 As soon as her three young children have gone to bed, Helen sits down at her computer and logs on to search for her oldest child: the son she gave birth to when she was 16 and has never seen. For the next three hours at least, she will comb through websites dedicated to missing people, desperately posting messages and checking her email, hoping this will be the night he contacts her. In the past year, Helen, an unemployed single mother, has spent more than £3,000 looking for the son she gave up for adoption under duress in 1981. It was money she could barely afford but, after drawing a blank with social services, she thought she saw an end to her search when a private investigator emailed her, promising to help. 'He told me it would cost just £75 plus expenses, with a no-win, no-fee guarantee,' she said. 'He told me to look at his website, which was amazingly official with tributes from people he had helped. I couldn't believe my luck. 'He was fine at the beginning, giving me a few leads but once I'd put my trust in him, he started demanding more and more money, and when I complained, he got quite aggressive and said he would stop if I wanted him to but I'd get no refund,' she said. The trade in tracing missing people is just the latest to exploit the potential of the internet, and the numbers of those offering such a service have risen exponentially, say charities who believe the net's anonymity can provide a shield for those willing to cheat and exploit families. 'There has been a dramatic increase in the past six months alone in the numbers of sites claiming to help trace missing people,' said Sophie Woodforde, head of web development at the National Missing Persons' Helpline. 'Some of these people may be genuine but many are looking to make a quick buck from families desperate enough to try anything that comes their way. 'It's going to get even worse very soon. All the domain names containing the word "missing" have been bought up, mostly in the past few months, so we're going to see hundreds more sites hoping to cash in on this lucrative area.' There are large profits to be made, even by bona fide sites. www.Missing-people.co.uk, due to open on 1 July, charges £852.60 a year simply to post a photograph alongside contact details on its noticeboard, but adds that it will pay part of this as a reward to finders. Sites that offer active searches also charge large sums: www.missinglinks.co.uk charges £425 for a 30-hour search; www.adoptionlink.co.uk asks for a non-refundable £375 plus up to £700 in expenses. 'It's horrifying,' said Colin Fairclough, director of the Family Tracing Service for the Salvation Army. 'The success rate of these people is highly questionable and impossible to verify. They charge huge amounts of money while charities such as the National Missing Person's Helpline, the Red Cross and ourselves charge nothing.' http://www.LookupUK.com , a new website offering families access to search engines and facilities for free, receives around 1,200 visitors a day. Its director, Paul Field, is so concerned about rogue sites he is trying to set up an accreditation body to control the trade. 'Unscrupulous people used to hang around the Public Record Office approaching people looking for relatives,' he said. 'Now all they have to do is log on, type in "missing persons" and long lists of desperate people appear along with their contact details.' Julie Goldsmith has been searching for her son since she was coerced into giving him up for adoption 30 years ago. When she started using the internet she received dozens of emails from people claiming to be investigators. 'These people trade on hope and fear,' she said. 'They offer a couple of names, charging up to £400 for what can be got off the electoral roll, and offer more information for more money. They've got no shame and no limits: they'll take you for everything you've got and leave you broken.' amelia.hill@observer.co.uk Regards, Mikey. Spectemur Agendo.

Scientists in China have recently performed the first successful cloning of a human being. Unfortunately, the DNA donor for the cloning was a wicked, hardended criminal known for his excessive cussing, who had just been executed. As a result, the clone exhibited the same characteristic swearing tendencies as the donor. The lead scientist for the project recently admitted taking the clone to the roof of the science facility and pushing him to his death. This, due to the incessant profanity which the new clone used. The scientist has been charged with making an obscene clone fall.