The original Council of Elders thread was created by pacejunkie in Fall, 2006. It is my great honor to bring us into the 4th age of this thread. *tips hat to pj*

ame en peine
*wheels in* :whlchair:

*adopts best old geezer voice* Look at all these young whippersnappers. It wasn't like this back in my day with the internet and message boards, your fancy iPods and streaming media. I was born in the 1960's when music was music, you played it on a phonograph, you listened to your pocket transistor and watched Batman on your 13" black and white TV. It was good enough for us! We loved it!

*ahem* Welcome to The Council of Elders, the group for Lost fans age 35 and over. You know who you are, so come and join. You remember eight track tapes, Donny and Marie, leg warmers, pong, Schoolhouse Rock. Maybe you watched the Monkees when it first aired, maybe you saw it when it reran on weekday afternoons when you came home from school. Either way, there's a place for us here!

So if you sometimes fret because you feel older than the combined age of every PB&J shipper on Lost Forum, you pull your hair out (or what's left of it) when someone says 'Cheech who?', then this is where you need to be.

Please state your age and then wear it proudly! :)

Elders
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2. jellyfrog (37)
3. Dany_E (42)
4. Perdue (39)
5. workingmom (44)
6. squid (46)
7. elfdream (48)
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9. flyer61055 (43)
10. Save The Humans (Rest In Peace)
11. jfsquires (69)
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14. Baileysdad (40)
15. Leyosura (37)
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97. too2strange (over 35)
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99. ficklebeechcraft (37)

Aspiring Elders
1. RamessesIX (34)
2. 3. -calypso- (31)
3. PennyKnows (30)
4. BriMcD10 (32)
5. nynaeve (33)
6. briar910 (Honorary Aspiring Elder)
7. Alex Ewing (19)




The Council of Elders Group is dedicated to our dear friends,
oceanic_lisa :53:
and
Save The Humans :53:

I bless this thread, Most Honourable Councilwoman. May your members prosper in all their days and enjoy long life. Now chat!

I'm putting on my big boots to stomp around in the new thread--like new fallen snow...stomp, stomp, stomp....need my cape, tiara and alzheimer's hat to do it in style!:biggrin:

:hug: Thanks for entrusting your thread to me, pj..

Most Honourable Councilwoman... I like the title... sounds real official-like and stuff..


LID - bring the cape, tiara, alzheimers helmet and SHINY TUBE TOPS!! (no jumping though)

Please add my very old husband to the Elders list--I'll drag him here from time to time

Vray Foy 52

LID - you can now tell your husband he's 85.. That's his number.. :biggrin: (better get him a helmet too)

:hug: pj... Thanks for entrusting your thread to me, pj..

Most Honourable Councilwoman... I like the title... sounds real official-like and stuff..


LID - bring the cape, tiara, alzheimers helmet and SHINY TUBE TOPS!! (no jumping though)

Need to update your resume girlfriend, you have TRUE power now. (Nyet ha ha) you are the head of the Elders. Well--methinks that in truth the head of the Elders is balding, gray and forgetful, but hey! You're the big cahuna, our queen, you must graduate from tiara to crown....note to self...go to Burger King, get a crown, send to Ame:biggrin:

No, we learned no jumping last time, we almost put BDs eye out!:shakehead: What good is a one eyed cop?

Resume updated. Check. I'm movin' on up now.. to the East side... finally got a piece of the pie

Oooooooh... a Burger King crown? To go with my tiara?.... Bring on the bling. Now I can truly say I've lived. :biggrin:



Oh, for cryin out loud - my DVR didn't record Lost tonight.. grrrrrrrrrrrr...

Resume updated. Check. I'm movin' on up now.. to the East side... finally got a piece of the pie

Oooooooh... a Burger King crown? To go with my tiara?.... Bring on the bling. Now I can truly say I've lived. :biggrin:



Oh, for cryin out loud - my DVR didn't record Lost tonight.. grrrrrrrrrrrr...

Heard it wasn't that great. I think I'm just gonna wait until tomorrow.:undecide:

Well, you may be the new Reigning Councilwoman, but it was very well established in our first thread, that I'm the one holding the whip and wearing the high heel, silver heel, black leather boots.

So, there!

Well, you may be the new Reigning Councilwoman, but it was very well established in our first thread, that I'm the one holding the whip and wearing the high heel, silver heel, black leather boots.

So, there!Well then, Missy I-Can't-Share-Alot.... I'll make up my own Councilwoman outfit then - and I don't need your stinkin' whip!

I'll wear my sequined tube top, tiara, crown, white Painter's Pants circa 1979 (with afro comb in back pocket - the one with the "Black Power" fist), LL Bean hiking boots, snowshoes, and fur bikini. (But can I borrow those boots? They sound faaaaaaaaaabulous!)

Well then, Missy I-Can't-Share-Alot.... I'll make up my own Councilwoman outfit then - and I don't need your stinkin' whip!

I'll wear my sequined tube top, tiara, crown, white Painter's Pants circa 1979 (with afro comb in back pocket - the one with the "Black Power" fist), LL Bean hiking boots, snowshoes, and fur bikini. (But can I borrow those boots? They sound faaaaaaaaaabulous!)

LOL!

But since you asked so nicely, here you go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41161198@N00/2232284782/

Well then, Missy I-Can't-Share-Alot.... I'll make up my own Councilwoman outfit then - and I don't need your stinkin' whip!

I'll wear my sequined tube top, tiara, crown, white Painter's Pants circa 1979 (with afro comb in back pocket - the one with the "Black Power" fist), LL Bean hiking boots, snowshoes, and fur bikini. (But can I borrow those boots? They sound faaaaaaaaaabulous!)
I wish painter's pants would come back into fashion--they make your waist look small and your backside look good--well, I guess that was back in highschool huh? Might look like a white barn these days!

Good to see Knut Ame. Like your new tagline, I guess you heard that another big one is coming your way--Defcon 5? Maybe you'll get a couple of snow days from work if you get another big one! (Pollyanna Florida)
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LOL!

But since you asked so nicely, here you go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41161198@N00/2232284782/
:jawdrop:

I would SO fall off those boots and kill myself! Are you an acrobat???:biggrin:
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Heard it wasn't that great. I think I'm just gonna wait until tomorrow.:undecide:
I only got to see about 2/3 of it (Little guy just had a nightmere) but it was worth watching. Little tidbits of info that I didn't know, easter eggs and a few call outs to us!

Just checking out the new digs.

Wow...part four? Where do all the posts go???

Umm..it was 42 tonight...what the heck happened to my warmth?

Lovely, shiny new thread for us to play in with our tiaras, capes, Alzheimer's hats and fancy boots.

LOL!

But since you asked so nicely, here you go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41161198@N00/2232284782/

Honey, those are some FIERCE boots!! Way to go, CL! Don't wear your tube top, girl, when you're wearing those boots. Both clothing items require a lot of concentation to make sure things are going right. You'd be concentrating on not breaking your neck in those boots and POP! there goes BD's eye or somthin'! :biggrin:

I can salsa dance in those boots Guin, BD has nothing to worry about..... :biggrin:

Then, you deserve one of these, CL!! :ntworthy:

I learned a long time ago how to walk in very high heels and I have pretty strong ankles but I believe I would end up "falling" out of my shoes for a while with those. ;)
I quit wearing high heels back in my early 30s after my sister had to have foot surgery because she had worn heels daily for years. I don't remember exactly what the name of the problem was right now but I can tell you that after seeing her feet, I didnt want heels on at all! Now, I wear them for special occasions like the other night when we went to our son's play premiere and I do just fine. But, they are only about 2½" high. Just enough to give me lift and make me feel like I look nice and not frumpy. (I am sure the guy Elders a loving this discussion! ) Most of the time, it's Reeboks because they have a great instep support.

Being 5'2" I learned a long time ago to handle myself in heels. I can't even kiss a guy properly if I'm not lifted up :biggrin: .

But I don't wear them every day. I have more sensible ones for the office. And since I don't do much walking in the office, I'm generally fine. Mocassin style with a 2 1/2 heel works well. Formal and comfy. I wear mostly pant suits, so, they go well with that.

Boy, can anyone tell it's almost 4 in the morning? We're talking shoes and outfits... He, he

Yay!
New Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CL Wickedly cool boots. Tube top maybe, but you don't need a tiara with those bad girls. Too much cognative dissonance.

GUINNIE Once I made my peace w/ being taller than 80% of the population I got hooked on HIGH heels, just am a shoe junkie in general. No can do anymore. A while back I wore a pair of sandals with a modest heel to walk around the mall for a couple of hrs. I could barely move for the next few days. The joys of elder joints.

Oh no. We thot Lost was just going to be a repeat of last season's finale, didn't know there was going to be additional stuff so we didn't watch since we had just finished up the DVD set a couple of weeks ago :wallbash:. That'll learn us

Off to work today for almost the whole day. Haven't been able to say that in quite a while. Looking forward to it AND it's not boring old classroom stuff.


25 DAYS but whose counting?

Mornin' Elders!

What a nice, new thread! Congrat's, ame (and pj;) )! :clap:

LOL!

But since you asked so nicely, here you go: http://www.flickr.com/photos/41161198@N00/2232284782/WOW! CL, those are some fierce boots!
I wish painter's pants would come back into fashion--they make your waist look small and your backside look good--well, I guess that was back in highschool huh? Might look like a white barn these days!Weren't they great? And they had all the little thingies on them to hang tools.. But you're right.. not yet ready to attempt wearing white pants!
Good to see Knut Ame. Thanks LID.. I missed Knut, and it's kind of a nod to STH as Lost starts up again.. Besides Sarge was scaring me.. ;)

Like your new tagline, I guess you heard that another big one is coming your way--Defcon 5? Maybe you'll get a couple of snow days from work if you get another big one! (Pollyanna Florida)WHAT?? I didn't know that. Yesterday we had rain which promptly turned to ice.. Delivering groceries and stuff resulted in me almost falling three times.. I started cursing and yelling at the last one - kinda wrenched my back.. (happy my aunt's neighbors didn't call police on me :rolleyes: ).. LID, I'm really trying to be your northern Pollyanna counterpart, but I'm wearing a bit thin here.. Send some rainbows my way when you can! No snow days for me.. I'm officially the only family member here up and running... Everyone else is sick, unable to get out, just out of the hospital, housebound, etc... Must... keep... going...
Umm..it was 42 tonight...what the heck happened to my warmth?It all got sucked into CL's boots the second she posted that photo! :biggrin:
Off to work today for almost the whole day. Haven't been able to say that in quite a while. Looking forward to it AND it's not boring old classroom stuff.
25 DAYS but whose counting?GOOD LUCK at work, Tugwilly! Wow, 25 days til you move to your new home? how exciting..
Mornin' Elders!
What a nice, new thread! Congrat's, ame (and pj;) )! :clap:Thanks dragonwife! Hugs to my fellow Mainer.... :hug: I just read that the Stage Neck Inn burnt (again).. Hope it's up and running by springtime, that's one of my favorite places down your way..

CL Wickedly cool boots. Tube top maybe, but you don't need a tiara with those bad girls. Too much cognative dissonance.

Thanks, Tugs. It was an impulse buy, but boy, do I love them! They are more comfy than they look too. I think I'll wear them today, in honor of Lost (and Dr. Jack) returning.

Oh no. We thot Lost was just going to be a repeat of last season's finale, didn't know there was going to be additional stuff so we didn't watch since we had just finished up the DVD set a couple of weeks ago :wallbash:. That'll learn us

From what I've read elsewhere in the Fuse, Tugs, you didn't miss much. The quotes were sort of silly for us uber fans, they seemed to have been designed for entertainment purposes and to catch up new viewers (They had a quote appearing in the first shot of the funeral home explaining that it was an anagram for Flash Forward, and they put a quote under the Ben-Danielle-Alex scene along the lines of "the best way to have a family reunion on the island is for mother and daughter to tie up the adoptive father").

Most people were making fun of it, so, I don't think we missed much.

Off to work today for almost the whole day. Haven't been able to say that in quite a while. Looking forward to it AND it's not boring old classroom stuff.

Hope you have a GREAT day!

25 DAYS but whose counting?

We are! Along with you. Didn't we tell you it would happen? Think about it this way, you had to wait less for your new house than for Lost's Season 4 premiere ;)

Mornin' Elders!

What a nice, new thread! Congrat's, ame (and pj;) )! :clap:

Nice to see you Dragon Wife! How's Mr. Dragon doing?

WOW! CL, those are some fierce boots!

You thought I didn't have them, didn't you? You thought I was pulling your leg :biggrin:

Thanks LID.. I missed Knut, and it's kind of a nod to STH as Lost starts up again.. Besides Sarge was scaring me.. ;)

I'm glad Knut is back too, Ame. I missed him. You should do an avatar with Knut and the other rescued polar bear.

I'm officially the only family member here up and running... Everyone else is sick, unable to get out, just out of the hospital, housebound, etc... Must... keep... going...

Hang in there, sweetie. At least all that activity will help you with your weight program, right?

It all got sucked into CL's boots the second she posted that photo! :biggrin:

:biggrin: Thanks, but unless you wear them with a skirt, no one really notices them that much, you know?

You thought I didn't have them, didn't you? You thought I was pulling your leg :biggrin: Silly CL.. Remember I've stomped around the Basement with you a few times??... I have absolutely no doubt your closet is filled with scarves, sexy boots and the like... And luvs' is filled with the same.. Mine reminds me of a costume shop sometimes..

I'm glad Knut is back too, Ame. I missed him. You should do an avatar with Knut and the other rescued polar bear.
that's a cute idea.. keep the next generation going..

Hang in there, sweetie. At least all that activity will help you with your weight program, right?
true,.. being really pissed off burns lots of calories, I'll bet!
Thanks, but unless you wear them with a skirt, no one really nitices them that much, you know?I'd be wearing skirts then...

WHAT?? I didn't know that. Yesterday we had rain which promptly turned to ice.. Delivering groceries and stuff resulted in me almost falling three times.. I started cursing and yelling at the last one - kinda wrenched my back.. (happy my aunt's neighbors didn't call police on me :rolleyes: ).. LID, I'm really trying to be your northern Pollyanna counterpart, but I'm wearing a bit thin here.. Send some rainbows my way when you can! No snow days for me.. I'm officially the only family member here up and running... Everyone else is sick, unable to get out, just out of the hospital, housebound, etc... Must... keep... going...

You are such a dear person Ame, truly good! Keep on swimming sister! I am sending you rainbows and sunshine and lots of hugs:hug:

I'm not sure if the storm is rain or snow to tell you the truth. I read a headline yesterday on AOL that said some big storm from the west was heading to the Northeast. You would have heard if another snowstorm was coming to smack you, so it was probably just a rain storm, tough northerners like you laugh at rain!:biggrin:

Be careful in your rounds of mercy tonight girl. I hope God will bless you abundantly! When you get home, turn on your fireplace, snuggle under the comforter with a cup of skim hot cocoa and enjoy LOST!!:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

Just bringing the fitness challenge info over to the new thread..


Take the
ELDER'S FITNESS CHALLENGE!
:flex::flex:
(Because a group of Elders is a force to be reckoned with)


Join Today!
JUST POST YOUR GOALS
(as laid out below) BIG & BOLD



Then Every Sunday by 4:00 EST:
Post your weight loss for the week,and minutes spent on fitness activity.
# of pounds lost THIS WEEK / # of minutes exercise THIS WEEK
Runs thru May 3, 2008


MEMBERS
Total Member Weight Loss Goal:
217 Pounds


Actual Member Weight Loss as of 3/16/08:
71.0 Pounds!!!!
32.7 % of goal!

Amount of exercise by Team Members as of 3/16/08:
10,660 minutes!
(who says elders can't move??)


SEE THE RESULTS!
http://www.elderfitnesschallenge.org/ (http://www.elderfitnesschallenge.org/)



:flex:ame en peine

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 30 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 120 minutes (increase 5 minutes per week)
Personal Goal: To look ok in a bikini by May 3rd. Be able to do one-armed push-ups again.
:flex:justluvit

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 5 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 105 minutes
Personal Goal: To increase water intake.

:flex:Tugwilly

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 7 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 105 minutes, increase 5 minutes per week
Personal Goal: To be up and moving in less than 5 min. Be able to sit comfortably in my skinny jeans for more than 10 secs. H20 Start w/ 48 oz,everyday increase w 1/2 cup /week till at LEAST 64/day
:flex:myothercarisflight815

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 15 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 120 minutes
:flex:God's Tom

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 25 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 30 minutes
:flex:Perdue

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 10 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 45 minutes
:flex:LostInDeLandFla

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 40 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 45 minutes
:flex:Vray_Foy


By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 30 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 105 minutes
:flex:Guinevere

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 15 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 45 minutes
:flex:PhillyGirl2873


By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 20 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 300 minutes
:flex:Baileysdad


By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 0 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: 240 minutes
My personal goal is 3 weight sessions/week, 2 five mile runs/week, 100 push-ups/day:flex:Uvajed

By May 3rd, my total weight loss goal is: 20 pounds
My weekly fitness goal is: walking 4-8 miles, walking 15 minute miles, 4-5 times per week (240 minutes)
Personal Goal: To not be an old fat lady.

True confessions: I don't get excited until the show actually starts...

My excitement is growing the closer we get!
I gotta work tonight, but the VCR is set...the snacks are bought...all I gotta do is GET THROUGH THIS NIGHT!
Probably wont get home 'till 2:00 or 3:00 A.M., but I"M ON VACATION TOMORROW THROUGH MONDAY!
Dont expect me to log in 'till sometime tomorrow!
Y'all have fun tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:

Tom - have a great time on your mini vacation / feast! You can do it - just 11 more hours!

Getting quite excited for the new season...

Do you guys want to know what happens when you are sleep deprived? You do crazy things, that's what. Which crazy things, you ask?

Well, I let the people of the basement convince me that I should enter the Miss Fuselage 2008 Contest (yeah, I know.... it's a very naughty place down there), and there I am! Soooo, since last year we got an elder elected Mr. Fuselage, I say this year we get the Elders BOTH crowns.

You need to sign up here (http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showthread.php?t=87037) in order to vote.

My strategy is to let my voters speak for me (I think that will impress those who don't know me), so, I've already asked my campaign staff to start working on the introductory paragraph, but I would also like to ask you, Esteemed Elders for your contribution.

What would you say to a possible voter to make him choose me? PM me the answers, so that other contestants don't get a peek at our campaign.

Let's show the whippersnappers what we're made off!!

True confessions: I don't get excited until the show actually starts...

I do...I feel like a jumpy, yappy Jack Russell Terrier

Awww, thanks LID.. You're right about the storm - sever weather alert... 6-10 inches, followed by ice.. I'll turn on the fireplace (lol) and snuggle under my favorite quilt..
Sorry Kiddo, I was hoping I was wrong! Think of how beautiful it will be with a nice new blanket of snow, think of how many calories you will burn shoveling that beautiful blanket of snow, think of how great your rear end will look in a pair of painter's pants after this long cold winter:biggrin:

My excitement is growing the closer we get!
I gotta work tonight, but the VCR is set...the snacks are bought...all I gotta do is GET THROUGH THIS NIGHT!
Probably wont get home 'till 2:00 or 3:00 A.M., but I"M ON VACATION TOMORROW THROUGH MONDAY!
Dont expect me to log in 'till sometime tomorrow!
Y'all have fun tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:

Go Tom! Have a FANTASTIC time LOSTing.

My lil DIL had a nightmere last night that someone was scratching on the window to get in to steal his sisters. Turns out those evil rats with bandit masks were out there last night under the window tearing apart a pool noodle! :ranting:

Strange thing--news helicopters have been flying over my house for an hour now (maybe looking for a good racoon news story) and the police don't know what is going on--never a good sign. SO even though it is beautiful here, mid 70s , sunshine, kids are locked inside! I'm a little more nervous today then usual because of the dream.....:frown:

LiD.. Thanks for blowing sunshine up my arse... errrrm.. those kind words of encouragement... you're so sweet.. Eeek, the raccoons are now taking over the LID dreams!! Sounds like something out of Stephen King... Hope the helicopters are nothing.. Around here (woods) it tends to be the police searching for people growing pot... In the summer anyway :biggrin:

CL - I'm so glad you took my suggestion and are running for Miss Fuselage 2008! (don't hate me!) I will support you in this race and do my very best to bring you to victory.. I just PM'd my endorsement to you..

ELDERS - let's all help CL bring the Miss Fuselage crown to the Elders! Last year we helped bring BD to victory for the Elders, now CL needs us..

GO CRAZY IN '08!!!!
Vote CrazyLatin007 for Miss Fuselage 2008

Thanks, Ame, I don't hate you. It's my first pageant. Who'd have thought I'd be doing this at 35?

You can do it CL!

CL, I PMed some descriptions you could use at your discretion. You go girl!! :woohoo: Show 'em that tiara, cape and boots and you'll be a shoo-in! :wink3:

CL--I tried to post earlier but the 'Lage was locked up for me--maybe getting temperamental early!

Ame and BD can tell you what to write, I would advise you to post some pix--that one where you are wearing that dress where your waist is teeny tiny and your attributes are abundantly overflowing :biggrin: would be a great one--also a shot of those killer boots--maybe in fishnet stockings! I saw that pix when I was looking at the boots from last night--maybe from Spain--the one at the wedding isn't too shabby either!

Never been through one of these elections before....How do we signup to vote? What can we do to help?



Ahhhh ame--I wan't blowing sunshine up your arse--it was the warm winter wind from Florida going up your arse.....:harhar1:
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I'm assuming we will be locked out soon. If so...goodbye till tomorrow Elders!

Good luck crazy....I reckon you will be a winner....plus ame is a killer PR lady...she'll have you rockin....just ask BD

LID, all you need to do is post at the thread I link that you wish to vote. Porochaz should give more detailed instructions later as there are several rounds and nominations.

CL - it sounds as if in order for a woman to vote for a woman - they have to run in the race... So.... if I want to vote for my friend, I have to run against my friend? please tell me I'm reading this wrong..

If thats the case (and it would appear so)....then its up to the guys to support you crazy....there is BD and Tom and L&Fand Ed....who else is out there that is male and matured?

Yup, that is the case...

So yeah, we're going to have to ask that the guys step up and support CL in her race.. There's also Vray_Foy... johnnywishbone.. Eric Gunn....

Well.... we ladies can't vote for CL unless we run in the race.. I'm thinking we ENTER the race but shoot ourselves in the foot: We'd submit "our" pictures (but they'd really be pics of strange-looking women) We can berate the competition... Heck, even berate the people voting.. Ya know, kind of like Speaker's campaign last year.. he he

Here's the picture I'd submit (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=97938&stc=1&d=1126505447)-the lady who had so much plastic surgery - she now looks like a cat.. ;)

Don't do that ame!!......be Crazies PR lady like you were with BD (heck you had Speaker running and confused ;) ...it was phenomonal).....its up to the guys of the elders thread to go in and bat for Crazy....and up to Crazy to show what she is made of...we can go in and bat for her....it will be fun

lol, luvs... I'd NEVER run against Crazy - just kidding there..

Agree, the guys have to come through for our Crazy friend

oh phew.....plastic surgery to look like 'cat lady' was going just a bit too far....cat-woman (aka Michelle Phiffer) on the other hand is ok....hehe

yup, to look like Michelle Pfeiffer... not too shabby..

CL - it sounds as if in order for a woman to vote for a woman - they have to run in the race... So.... if I want to vote for my friend, I have to run against my friend? please tell me I'm reading this wrong..

Don't do that ame!!......be Crazies PR lady like you were with BD (heck you had Speaker running and confused ;) ...it was phenomonal).....its up to the guys of the elders thread to go in and bat for Crazy....and up to Crazy to show what she is made of...we can go in and bat for her....it will be fun

Well, I just posted that at least for People's Choice everyone should get to vote, we'll see how that goes.

In the meantime, you guys can support me in the thread, making a case for me with the male posters there. I'd expect the votes of all the Elder men.... right? And they don't need to run for Mr. Fuselage to vote.

You can also support me by adding a link to your siggy, with ame's brilliant campaign slogan. She should do this for a living!


I'm thinking we ENTER the race but shoot ourselves in the foot: We'd submit "our" pictures (but they'd really be pics of strange-looking women) We can berate the competition... Heck, even berate the people voting.. Ya know, kind of like Speaker's campaign last year.. he he
Here's the picture I'd submit (http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?attachmentid=97938&stc=1&d=1126505447)-the lady who had so much plastic surgery - she now looks like a cat.. ;)

This was hilarious! I don't think it'd be ethical to do it. but it was really funny!


LID: I expect Vray to go vote for me, you're in charge of that one!

You can also support me by adding a link to your siggy, with ame's brilliant campaign slogan. She should do this for a living! I already do... The only difference is I'm marketing and advertising a person..... YOU! :biggrin:


This was hilarious! I don't think it'd be ethical to do it. but it was really funny!
Ethical Schmethical.... Do you want to WIN?? (uh-oh, I'm sounding like Gollum. My precioussssssssssssssss.) ;)

Hello all! :wavey:

I wanted to get signed up now that I am 35. I considered joining before but now I feel like it is time.
So how do I get hooked up?

Hello all! :wavey:

I wanted to get signed up now that I am 35. I considered joining before but now I feel like it is time.
So how do I get hooked up?Welcome to the Elders thread LostApril! :wavey:

You're in! See how easy that was? Your name and super-duper official number will be on the opening post in a minute.. You're #86 (a good year for high, high hair and frightful clothes.. sheesh)

So sit back, relax and enjoy.. It's a nice bunch of people here.. We talk about pretty much anything here - don't be shy! Welcome.

Thank you ame!!

Hmmm. '86. Lol! That was an interesting year indeed. My hair was quite tall & I wore leggings a little too much.

I shall update my siggy now. :)

Oh God.. leggings.. and the flashdance off-the-shoulder shirts.. with splattered neon paint.. and spiked heels..

Seriously, who the heck thought of this stuff!

Makes me remember how I would wear Jelly shoes. Is that what they were called? Jeez those were awful!!

What about the leg warmers?

Jelly shoes... they were terrible!

I remember going to the gym in those days, and the women were dressed up like hookers! Gold or silver bodysuits, with big belts (at a gym!), metallic braided headbands... and those darned leg warmers... (I had a couple of pair myself.... )

*blasts "Tainted Love"*

Jellies were great!!! If you like sweltering hot, sweaty feet... :biggrin:

Oh man...I still have a pair of clear jellies with sparkly glitter...but I don't wear them.

:peek: I see we can post again in here!

:Welcome: LostApril! You're gonna have a good time here. ;)

As far as the Miss Fuselage thing goes, I thought we were signing up to vote. I hope I didn't inadvertently throw my hat in the ring. For one thing, I'm a Mrs. and proudly so. For another, I would never run against by Elder buddy CL!! I'll get your campaign thingy added to my sig, CL. I didn't know we could do that.

Leg warmers...I found some at Claire's this year at Christmas on sale 2 pr for $10 and I bought a pair for me and one for my mom. I figured it would help keep my ankles warm and I could wear them under my pants - not on the outside like in the good ol' days! :wink3: They work like a charm and, when I feel a Flashdance comin' on, I'm already half way dressed for it. I know, I'm silly.

Sure, you do Tabby, along with a tiara and a cape, what can be better than glittey shoes?

ETA: WELCOME LOSTAPRIL!!!

Exactly, CL...I just need to keep the A/C on frozen for my hot feet...

But I thought the official uniform entailed go-go boots? :)

where are MY go-go boots?!? :biggrin:

I just love that question...will probably never forget it (and use it or a variation forever)... :biggrin:

It's a better version of "none for me?"...

It's the Elder version of "Marcia-Marcia-Marcia!!"

Thank you all for the warm welcome!!

I have been seeing people wearing the big fat belts over the long sweaters lately. The 80s coming back into fashion is somewhat frightening for me. I can't do the big hair so much these days.

Anyone see that commercial for the singing greeting cards? The one where the couple in the car have an 80s hair metal flashback. The dude's spandex pants freak me out.

Totally gag me with a spoon. haha!

It's the Elder version of "Marcia-Marcia-Marcia!!"

:rotflmao2: So true!!

Thank you all for the warm welcome!!

I have been seeing people wearing the big fat belts over the long sweaters lately. The 80s coming back into fashion is somewhat frightening for me. I can't do the big hair so much these days.

Anyone see that commercial for the singing greeting cards? The one where the couple in the car have an 80s hair metal flashback. The dude's spandex pants freak me out.

Totally gag me with a spoon. haha!

Oh God! It's his hair that freaks me out but I love that commercial!! As far as big hair and belts over sweaters go, I didn't follow fashion all that much then and I darn sure don't now. Thank god! The mental image of me with an oversized sweater with a belt over it is like putting a poncho on a barrel and then a belt over that. :no2: Not cool at all!!

Hi folks! *Finally* able to get in!

Not much to report... but I'm here! :wavey:

Good to see, MOC!! I didn't realize how much I missed by buddies until I couldn't get into the thread to check on 'em!

Hello Friends....Where's MY go-go boots is a phrase we can ALL relate to! :biggrin: I love when I see you using it Tabby!

CL, don't worry, you are a lock for Mr. DeLand's vote! Nice avi.;)

Ame....ppppppffffftttttt....catwoman! Bah ha ha ha ha!
http://www.funnyphotos.net.au/ugly-celebrities/ here's my entry photos.....:dgrin: Pick either blond pix for me!

It was like the invasion of the purple people here tonight--nobody but purples. I looked around the other day but could not see how to pay for a subscription. Do they still offer them?

Welcome LostApril--you little puppy!

HI Guin, hi MOC, I missed you all!

Mr. DeLand and I went out to dinner and the ballet tonight. The ballet was a blast--ever think you'd here THAT about the ballet? It was Pirates of Penzance. So funny, almost a ballet farce, they had opera singers in the audience, ballet keystone cops, ballet pirates doing the wave and the white's mans dance....it was really funny!

LOST ROCKS!!!!!

LiD...yep I truly love that phrase! I tried to search the thread for the originator, but searching doesn't work on this thread (or I'm stupid)...was it Ame, or you?

Go to your User CP and look on the left for "Paid Subscriptions"...they're pretty economical ($15 for 6 months)...and you get unlimited arcade time (uh oh!)...
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Oh, you like ballet farce? You must check out Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo...but I possibly shouldn't post the link...I've seen it...and not only is the dancing skilled...but the humor is hilarious...

:biggrin: It was me. Great story. Makes me laugh most when my Mother uses it!

I didn't know there was such a thing as ballet farce. This was a real ballet troupe too--intermixed with great dancing was silly stuff!

Ah...THANK YOU...I've been wracking my poor old elder brain about it...it's SUCH a hilarious (yet somehow tragic) story...hehe.

It reminds me of the ONLY time I got to go to horse camp...and on the day of the trail ride, there weren't enough horses to go around, so a couple of us had to go canoeing (including carrying the canoe to the next river access, there's a word for that, but it has been suppressed from my mind, under the devastating, heartbreaking pain of not getting to go on the trail ride). :biggrin:

I cried bitter tears into my pillow every night until the camp week ended...

Aw, Tabby, :hug: we spend most of our adulthood getting over the crap that happened to us in childhood, don't we?? Since I get seasick, I would call the word you were looking "shrewed" but you may be thinkin' of another word. ;)
I missed you too, LiD! How wonderful that you got to go to the ballet and it was a comedy!! How fun!!

Ah...THANK YOU...I've been wracking my poor old elder brain about it...it's SUCH a hilarious (yet somehow tragic) story...hehe.

It reminds me of the ONLY time I got to go to horse camp...and on the day of the trail ride, there weren't enough horses to go around, so a couple of us had to go canoeing (including carrying the canoe to the next river access, there's a word for that, but it has been suppressed from my mind, under the devastating, heartbreaking pain of not getting to go on the trail ride). :biggrin:

I cried bitter tears into my pillow every night until the camp week ended...

Oh you poor thing. I think the word that you are surpresssing is bullpoop. :drowsy: It was bullpoop to make girls who wanted to ride horses carry a canoe. So, you didn't get to trail ride at all at horse camp? Poor Tabby!:hug: Here...I've bought you a pony:horse:He's a little messy, but you can ride him whenever you want...in your go-go boots, tiara, tube top and cape!

Where's my horsie ride is much sadder than go-go boots!

Hey April--did you know we have a dress code here at the Elders thread?:biggrin:

Hey April--did you know we have a dress code here at the Elders thread?:biggrin:

Does it include jelly shoes?? I might have to go all hippie & not wear shoes at all if that is the case. Or I could wear Keds that don't match. What about those rockin wedges? I will be needing to invest in tube tops. I already have a cape (seriously, my hubby made one for me that is purple velvet on the outside & purple silk on the inside..I dont get to wear it much though).

Does it include jelly shoes?? I might have to go all hippie & not wear shoes at all if that is the case. Or I could wear Keds that don't match. What about those rockin wedges? I will be needing to invest in tube tops. I already have a cape (seriously, my hubby made one for me that is purple velvet on the outside & purple silk on the inside..I dont get to wear it much though).

Cape sound beautiful--here--let me hold it for you for a while.....(LIDDIL runs off squealing)

You will be needing a tiara, an alzheimer's hat, a tube top with sparkles (but no jumping, we almost put BDs eye out) shoes are optional, but I would advise you to wear some, if CL steps on you with the heel of those boots, you will be hurting for a while girlfriend!:biggrin:

LostApril...your hubby sounds like a keeper...WOW!!!

Had to post that before I reply to the other posts...
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Thank you so much, Guin and LiD...I haven't thought about that sad story in quite a long time, but it surely messed me up for life! ;)

And LiD...thanks for the pooping horse...but what we did at camp was take care of the horses...grooming, learning how to saddle up, bonding with the horses, cleaning stalls, other barn chores...and the big event was...the trail ride. ;)

Where's MY trail ride????????????????? ;)

LOL!! I find that rather than wearing my Alzhiemers hat, I can blissfully forget. Its like starting over all the time. Wheee!!
No worries about putting someone's eyes out on my part, not enough there to do anything like that. :blushing:

About the shoes, I suppose I will just stick with my Vans (yes, I bought some just like Charlie's because I am a dork. I have learned to live with it).

Thanks Tabby, he has put up with me for 8 years now so I think I shall keep him. :)

Come back with my cape!!!

You'll never get that cape back now, April!! She's been trying to take Perdue's for a month now. :lol: Yeah, I would advise some kind of shoes because CL got some fierce boots (if I didn't have such huge feet, that's what I'd be runnin' away with'!).

:groove:
LOST IS BACK
IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT
&
THE MAGPIES ARE IN THE HOUSE!!
:groove:

You aren't getting my cape!!

Portage...is that the canoe word you are looking for?

I'm feeling quite snorfly today with a cold or some other viral infestation, but wanted to drop by to wish Crazy well on her campaign.

Back to bed now (using velvet cape as a blankie)

Tabby!!! :eek2:

I had a miserable, horrible, awful Horse Camp experience too!!! OMG!!

:hug: We need a hug.

I had a traumatic horse camp experience too....was so homesick I had to come home (before the week ended)....was a horse lover all my life...had my own pony for years.....till I got married....still have a pony on my property....her name is "Poppy" and she is adorable (nickers and comes running to me for a kiss and cuddle)....she is a very expensive show pony who belongs to my next door neighbour.....horses are wonderful

Perdue... when you feel better... can you knit us some tube tops? (http://www.caron.com/projects/gl/G1_shrug.html)

Luvs - I broke my arm the week before camp. I had to figure out how to bathe without getting my cast wet. Didn't work so well. Then I had to do the horse stuff. With a cast. It was horrible. The horse that was assigned to me was a one eyed old horse named Charlie. He was the one bright spot. He was very gentle. I almost got tossed off by an SOB horse named Brandy. Cured me of animals for life. And camp. :lol2:

:74happy::14happy::74happy::14happy::74happy: Finally !!! I was completely jonesing for my cyber-buddies.

:wavey: Welcome Missy April. Synchronicity As I was reading your first post that big hair commercial was on.

TABBY I am so sorry about the horse camp. I am a little puzzled tho, if it was a horse camp shouldn't there have been enough horses for all the wee campers? I think your parents should ask for their $$ back.

GUINNIE Barrel wearing a sweater :biglaugh:

Okay, I am completely confused about the Miss Fuselage thing. I may have made a mistake, I went to the page and asked to vote. Does this mean I have entered? Didn't want to do that. What can I do to support CL's campaign? Are there intructions here on how to add a slogan to my sig ??????? CL absolutely must win and I plan to throw my own considerable weight (little less now, thanks AME) behind her.

I've seen pics of the "cat woman" before very creepy. I'm not sure how anyone could look in the mirror and think "Damn, I look good"

I like jellies

This one time.... in horse camp.... :biggrin: (bad American Pie ref..)

Hey Perdue... while you've got the needles out... can make knit me this crochet suede bikini (http://www.nexstitch.com/pat_teenie.html) ? That's just the carrot in front of my nose that I need to get in tip-top shape.. In the mean time it'll look awesome on Knut as a hat and cape..

Tugs - gotta go to work, but I'll help you with the siggy for CL tonight... Don't worry- you didn't enter yourself to be in the contest..

RE: Not being able to get on the Elders thread...
I noticed luvs and I were able to post all day - we're both subscribers.. One of the benefits of subscribing is preferred entry during busy times.. There's other stuff too.. $25 a year if you're interested.. I also noticed they required login which I was happy to see ... I suggested that last year and think it'll help alot with the server load..


We had a snowstorm last night followed by an ice storm.. Shoveling will be a REALLY good workout


Hey Tom - you havin' fun munchin over there??'

BD - Has Super Bowl fever reached a pitch yet?

Thanks Perdue!!!

Girls, let Perdue recover, please, then you can ask her to knit those sexy outfits.

Ame, thanks for helping Tugs. Seems that we are getting our wish and the Ladies will be able to vote for the People's Choice.

RE: Horses.

My grandfather used to raise cattle and had a couple of horses to help him with that. I used to ride the mare with my dad, but I wasn't very proficient. When I visited my friend in Costa Rica, I rode in her ranch, but I'm still not very good. I always request a quiet horse. Since Mr. Reeves accident, I'm terrified the animal will suddenly break into an uncontrolled run. But, for the most part I do ok.

Hey Tom - you havin' fun munchin over there??'


Woah! It's been a great weekend so far! That was an EXCELENT SEASON PREMIER!!
And last night, I just sat & watched movies at home! Saw "The Pacifier" with Vin Diesel, & watched "The Polar Express" again!
Getting back on my diet tonight at midnight! Two weeks from tonight is our Gordon Lightfoot concert! (If God permits & all goes well!)
Gotta see how much of a difference I can make in two weeks!

Can I join as an aspiring member? I'm 33!!!

Can I join as an aspiring member? I'm 33!!!

Well, I did before I turned 35, so, I should think there would be no problem with that. I'm sure ame will be along shortly to formally add you to the first post.

In the meantime: Welcome to our humble abode!

Hello all!
I wanted to get signed up now that I am 35. I considered joining before but now I feel like it is time.
So how do I get hooked up?

Welcome LA! Nice to see our community growing! 100's around the corner! Welcome Vray Lost as well! :biggrin:

My oh my...Where to start. I just finished shoveling a few feet of snow :biggrin: !!!...which I had shovelled last night before going to bed...:rolleyes:, and previously around supper time so I could enter my driveway when I got home Friday night...:confused: :kaioken: :rant:

Had all that energy from the awesome premiere! It was worth the wait. Totally enjoyed the faster pace, and the fact they set up the rest of the series by splittin' the group from the get go. :clapping:

CL! I didnt dare ask if the bombshell in your pic was you, but now that it obviously is, I put up something in my sig just for you! I'm keeping further comments for Mrs Gunn, who surf's the Lage...;)

Talking bout my better half, she'll be having a tupperwear meeting at our place with the rest of the superbowl widows!

:toot:GO PATS GO!!!!!!!! :toot: :tbletalk: :cheers: :drunk: :drunk:

Eric

No need for rehab, just call me a cab... ...:rotflmao2:

Thanks Eric! And thank Mrs. Gunn for me too.

AME Thanks for your offer to help. I may take you up on it, but first I'm gonna see if MrT will lend me a hand when we get back from the dog park.If you don't see the campaign slogan this evening I may be requesting assistance.

I used to love riding although I never got that eat breath and drink horses thing that so many girls get. Still go riding occasionally. MrT's parents are horse people. When we first met I was very excited about that until I found out they are not pleasure horses. They breed American Saddle Breds. Gaited and soooooo high strung, but beautiful.

LOL!! I find that rather than wearing my Alzhiemers hat, I can blissfully forget. Its like starting over all the time. Wheee!!
No worries about putting someone's eyes out on my part, not enough there to do anything like that. :blushing:

About the shoes, I suppose I will just stick with my Vans (yes, I bought some just like Charlie's because I am a dork. I have learned to live with it).

Come back with my cape!!!
Here you go April--I just picked some grapefruit off the tree--should fill that tube top up nicely! I think BD got hit in the eye with a grapefruit from my tube top the other time when we were all jumping around! ;)

If you're a dork, you will be welcome here. My family is a bunch of nerds!

Nope, not getting it back, :no2: I licked it, so now it's mine:whistling

Hey Perdue... while you've got the needles out... can make knit me this crochet suede bikini (http://www.nexstitch.com/pat_teenie.html) ? That's just the carrot in front of my nose that I need to get in tip-top shape.. In the mean time it'll look awesome on Knut as a hat and cape..
I have one of those Ame--I use it as a potholder!

Can I join as an aspiring member? I'm 33!!!
Hi Nynaeve, Welcome! I'm not in charge of membership, but if you can put up with our silliness you are welcome to come play with us! How do you look in an alzheimer's hat? We like shiny things and threaten to wear tube tops and bikinis!

CL sweetie, somewhere in your campaign thingy you should mention that you already have a tiara--and post a pretty picture of you wearing it!:biggrin:

I rented my floor sander today:eek2: so I'll try to get your campaign stuff into my signature line tonight!
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When in the heck is Sauk coming back to us??? I miss countrygirl too. Like her dancing bones!

Flying in here to say a quick "hi" - gotta get back to work.. Just want to welcome our newest Aspiring Elder...
Can I join as an aspiring member? I'm 33!!! Well certainly, nynaeve! :wavey: Welcome Aboard - You are now a part of our little (but growing) Elder group.. And (get this) you are lucky #7 of the aspiring Elders! See, we didn't even charge you for that or anything.. Sit back, relax, and tell us a little bit about yourself - unless you're shy.. (We'll break you of that very quickly if you are.. ;) )

OK Eric: YOU'RE A CAB :rolleyes:

Thank you everyone for the welcome. I'm very happy to be lucky number 7 and even happier to be still too young for full membership, lol:grin:

:clapping:TUGS......YOU HAVE AN AVATAR:clapping:


:jump: :jump: :jump:
:woohoo:Little Miss Sneaky techno wizard.:woohoo:
Tell Mr. T good job





Which pup is in the avi?

Now Honey, one more thing, you no longer live in the desert!

BD - Has Super Bowl fever reached a pitch yet?


It's awful...traffic is terrible...I was going to go downtown with friends last night to the art walk but it took 45 minutes to go about two miles and we bailed. The golf tournament had 170,000 people on the eastside of Phoenix today...on top of all the Super Bowl crowd on the west side...no where to go...so it's pizza and the UFC tonight:)

I. Am. So. Mad.

I have been a berry good girl this week. But my scale? She punishes me!

I will just have to weigh myself again tomorrow. :hypocrit:

Seems that we are getting our wish and the Ladies will be able to vote for the People's Choice.Oh good.. see? You're already fighting for democracy.. What a stellar candidate you are..

Can you PM the link to your picture? I want to photoshop a tiara on you & add some text (VOTE for CL... yada yada yada :biggrin: )

And last night, I just sat & watched movies at home! Saw "The Pacifier" with Vin Diesel, & watched "The Polar Express" again!
Getting back on my diet tonight at midnight! Two weeks from tonight is our Gordon Lightfoot concert! (If God permits & all goes well!)
Gotta see how much of a difference I can make in two weeks!Well it sounds like you're having a great and well-deserved break Tom! Even if you make the slightest difference in two weeks, it's better than none at all.. Gordon Lightfoot's right around the corner.. nice.

My oh my...Where to start. I just finished shoveling a few feet of snow :biggrin: !!!...which I had shovelled last night before going to bed...:rolleyes:, and previously around supper time so I could enter my driveway when I got home Friday night...:confused: :kaioken: :rant: Woah, you got it really bad, Eric.. Yeeks.
No need for rehab, just call me a cab... ...:rotflmao2::rotflmao2:


I have one of those Ame--I use it as a potholder! ....

I rented my floor sander today:eek2: so I'll try to get your campaign stuff into my signature line tonight! You're too funny LiD... There's not nearly enough there for a potholder!

I'm very happy to be lucky number 7 and even happier to be still too young for full membership, lol:grin:Too young for a full membership... Oh, you're a regular riot nynaeve... :biggrin:

It's awful...traffic is terrible...I was going to go downtown with friends last night to the art walk but it took 45 minutes to go about two miles and we bailed. The golf tournament had 170,000 people on the eastside of Phoenix today...on top of all the Super Bowl crowd on the west side...no where to go...so it's pizza and the UFC tonight:)I'll never understand why they overburdened the city with two huge events at once.. Sounds like West Side Story.. Golfers on one side of town, Ballers on the other.. What a rumble that would be.. :biggrin: (Luvvy - those nasty tight ends got my Izod dirty!) ultimate fighting? I like my rassling scripted and fake, please.. (and have a collection of WWF bears to prove it...)

I. Am. So. Mad.

I have been a berry good girl this week. But my scale? She punishes me!

I will just have to weigh myself again tomorrow. :hypocrit:Weigh-in's not til tomorrow MOC! There's one more day for you.. Your scale's a female? So funny.. Mine's definitely male.. I call him names once in a while that definitely can't be repeated here.. But some weeks I just love him to pieces.. :wub:

:hug: to fellow members of our new Horse Camp Nightmares club... :hug:

I have a solution...to attempt to soothe the traumatized psyches of the club members, I am figuratively issuing go-go boots and horses to all...we will have our own lonnnnng trail ride, wearing our go-go boots! :biggrin:

And thanks, Ame, for solving an old Internet mystery for me...I didn't know the source of the "one time at band camp" phrase that so many use...

:hug: to fellow members of our new Horse Camp Nightmares club... :hug:

I have a solution...to attempt to soothe the traumatized psyches of the club members, I am figuratively issuing go-go boots and horses to all...we will have our own lonnnnng trail ride, wearing our go-go boots! :biggrin:

And thanks, Ame, for solving an old Internet mystery for me...I didn't know the source of the "one time at band camp" phrase that so many use...

OK...I put horseback riding down on the "Things to do while we are in DeLand having an Elder's meet-up when Harry Potter World opens in Orlando" list. Don't forget your capes, think how beautiful we will look with our long velvet capes trailing on the sides of our horses..kind of like Arwen!:biggrin: Well, I might look like Arwen if she gained more than a few and stuck her finger in a light socket......:afro:

Seriously Tabby, when the snow clears where you live you should go for a good long trail ride. It might go quite a way to soothing old wounds. If you have a daughter it would be great to take her too, she can stand in as your inner child.:biggrin: We almost went riding the day we went orienteering, except my son is a year too young. Next year!

What did I miss here? What is the story about band camp?

Mr. DeLand took a 15 minute stab at sanding the floors. He threw his back out, and he can't do any more. :drowsy: Now, what are the chances he would throw his back out the same day I rented a floor sander.....100%.:undecide:

How is your snow situation tonight Ame-girl?

BD, so sorry about all the tourons in Phoenix. (combo of tourist and ummmm....moron). Most tourists are good, I think superbowl tourists just might be tourons. ;) It really was a foolish thing to do to schedule bothe events the same time. You can tell Phoenix isn't like Orlando at this. Here the hotel association would be screaming. I am sure all rooms are booked anywhere even close to there--and if they had spread it out between 2 weekends, Phoenix hotels would have been able to double their business--sheesh! We NEVER venture anywhere near tourist land if we can avoid it. We enjoy the parks, but It would take a fortune to get me to spend any time over on International Drive! YUK!
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Which pup is in the avi?
I think I just figured it out. I think this is a bassett hound, so it must be Miss Lilly! What a cutie patootie!

Ummm LiD... about that band camp line... Movie: American Pie... Character: Geeky girl in marching band.. Every once in a while, she'd start a sentance.. "This one time at band camp"... and proceed to go into a filthy retelling of her antics.. BTW, if the Lil LiDs ever want to see that movie, tell them NO!! (you're welcome Tabby ;) ) Oh no, Mr. LiD threw his back out.... Sorry...

Tugwilly - congrats on your avi!! Yay for Mr. T.. I pity da fool that goes up against his techno-skills! Your puppy's a sweetie.. :)

We went to the DeLand Mardi Gras dog parade today. Nice to live in a small town. Every year they have a mardi gras parade with a theme, people come with their dogs--must be dressed. My favorite this year was "Blue dog Group." The family was dressed like blue man group in black with tube drums and blue faces, and they smeared blue face paint on the dog too...hee hee hee The theme was Viva Las Vegas so there were more than a few Elvis dogs and some dogs dressed as vegas showgirls--feathers and all! It was nice, but hot.....can't complain, it could be -30.

Mr. DeLand left the "Charlie is dead but alive" thread with renewed energy to sand the floor....:biggrin:

The dog parade sounds adorable, LiD..

Just a reminder.. The Puppy Bowl's on Animal Planet tomorrow!!! I'm rootin' for Jack (http://animal.discovery.com/tv/puppy-bowl/starting-lineup/starting-lineup.html);) Then I plan on losing a lot of $ to my shifty brother on the real game...

Well, Elders, how do you like my new avi, courtesy of the best campaign manager ever, ame?

Here's a better one CL - bigger writing... http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n124/newenglandpics/cl-avi-1.jpg

If any elders want to use this as their avi, feel free! It'll help get CL's name and ummm.. assets out there...

ETA... Awwww, CL... You make being your campaign manager easy! Brains, humor and looks.. a deadly combination! Now let's win this thing!

I guess this is were I belong. I'm new and trying to find my way around these boards. I need glasses to see the boards and I have to call my daughter to ask "now what do I do?" sooo, this is probably where I belong. (LOL) I thought when I purchased this new computer it was suppose to know how to do all these things for me as I have no brain left after researching LOST theories.

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I guess this is were I belong. I'm new and trying to find my way around these boards. I need glasses to see the boards and I have to call my daughter to ask "now what do I do?" sooo, this is probably where I belong. (LOL) I thought when I purchased this new computer it was suppose to know how to do all these things for me as I have no brain left after researching LOST theories.

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Thank YouWhy hello Coca-Cola1! :wavey: Welcome to the Fuselage, and more importantly - the Elders thread... Your post made me laugh.. I think we all feel like that most days.. You'll fit in just fine here.. We're a laid-back, fun group of people who talk about most anything.. I'll assign you your very own official number (on the first post of this thread).. Be proud - you're an Elder! :)

(you might want to remove your real name though.. on bottom right click > EDIT.. remove info, then SAVE :))

Hey Coca-Cola! Welcome to the best place on the Fuse! Your diet version is my favorite drink.

Hope you find us a good place to be, and that we'll see you on the rest of the board too. People are really friendly around here, and if you have technical questions, there are many here who will help you right away. I think we've been very good at sharing knowledge here.

Hope you like tiaras, tube tops, capes, shiny things, spike-heel boots and gog boots.

WOW!! Great job Ame! My dear CL, you look fabulous! How do we make that picture our avi? Just to let you know, having two of the same avi alrady makes my brain hurt and confuses me. When we all have tiara clad CL as our avi it will give me a brain tumor! Couldn't you photoshop in a tube top?

How many posts do I have to make before I get 4 stinkin' stars?

Welcome Coca-Cola...can I guess your real name...? Is it Beulah? :laughing:
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I didn't see American Pie...I'm a nice Catholic girl REMEMBER!:biggrin: I heard about it though, the thought of doing that to a perfectly good apple pie is a shame!;)

WOW!! How do we make that picture our avi? First highlight and COPY (CTRL+C) this:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n124/newenglandpics/cl-avi-1.jpg

Then go to your USER CP....
EDIT AVATAR
Paste (CTRL + V) the web address into the option of using a website
SAVE


How many posts do I have to make before I get 4 stinkin' stars?
Ohhhh, you're already a star in our book.. I think it's 500?

Just a reminder.. The Puppy Bowl's on Animal Planet tomorrow!!! I'm rootin' for Jack (http://animal.discovery.com/tv/puppy-bowl/starting-lineup/starting-lineup.html);) Then I plan on losing a lot of $ to my shifty brother on the real game...
Puppy bowl sounds fun...just to let you know the real game means nothing to me and Tabby, we are going to be together, in our tube tops and tiaras wearing our capes and horseback riding somewhere on Lost island. We are going to have to arm wrestle to see who gets Kate's horse!:biggrin: I'm telling you this sister, I'm not going to be carrying some stinking canoe!

Actually I'm going to a birthday/super bowl party. Funny thing is the people who are giving the party don't like football either, so nobody will be watching the game...hee hee hee!
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First highlight and COPY (CTRL+C) this:
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n124/newenglandpics/cl-avi-1.jpg

Then go to your USER CP....
EDIT AVATAR
Paste (CTRL + V) the web address into the option of using a website
SAVE

Ohhhh, you're already a star in our book.. I think it's 500?

Thanks CL!

500!!! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh--klunk ( I just fainted) I'm not nearly smart enough to make 500 posts!

WOW!! Great job Ame! My dear CL, you look fabulous! How do we make that picture our avi?

Go to USER CP (top toolbar), click on EDIT AVATAR (Left toolbar) and scroll down to where it says "Option 1 - Enter the URL to the Image on Another Website", paste the link ame posted there, and hit the SAVE CHANGES BUTTON.

(To paste the link, click on it, your browser will open a new window, select the entire text in the browser's address window - that's at the top where the "http://...." appears, press the keys "Ctrl" and "C" together (known as Ctrl+C) then go to the field where you want to paste the text and press Ctrl+V)

Couldn't you photoshop in a tube top?

One thing at a time, dear, let's let this one sink in. ALso I think the dress is more appropriate for a pageant ;)

How many posts do I have to make before I get 4 stinkin' stars?

BD can probably take that one, but I think there's a thread for it in the help and FAQ sections of the board. But you shoul dknow that posts in this section (the chit chat board) don't count toward your total, so you actually have to get out there and start posting on the rest of the board

You and Tabby sound like you have quite a day planned! Followed by the super bowl party for people who don't like the super bowl.. :biggrin:

I tweaked the surround-sound tonight.. it's now a wall of sound to go along with the new big-screen.. we're all ready for the game to start (go Giants! - yikes, that could get me thrown out of Maine!)
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How many posts do I have to make before I get 4 stinkin' stars?

Here's a listing for you, LID...
http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/showpost.php?p=213626&postcount=2

Ok--I can do 250 posts! Just not 500!

I'm a Pepper. I feel like a Stepford Wife!

I gotta say, it's weird to see my face all over the place! But I do appreciate the campaign help. Elders, ROCK!!!!

And LID, you are smart enough to make 5,000 posts and more!

Poor Tugs, she finally gets an AVI, and we're going to make her change it the next day! :rotflmao2:

Oh boy, is this going to get confusing! But very fun.. :biggrin:

You know.... I thought I'd never get past a couple of hundred posts either... But you'd be surprised how quickly they rack up.. Can you imagine if these posts counted?? We'd be in the 20k area probably... ;)

Poor Tugs, she finally gets an AVI, and we're going to make her change it the next day! :rotflmao2:

You owe me a new privacy screen for my PC!!! :biggrin: :biggrin:

Oh Lordie, if these posts counted, I'd be over the hill now. As much as admire CL's avi, I have changed mine only once--and that was for STH's memorial--and only for the time of the memorial. I'm very attached to my iceberg.

There are TWO Jack puppies in the Puppy Bowl. Which Jack are you going with?

I wish I had a coherent thought to offer, but I don't so I think I'll drag my elder body off to bed.

Oh, I hear rumors the strike may be ending. Woo Hoo

No problem, Perdue! I know I still got your support.

And yes, the strike news seems to be very positive lately. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Help! I think I have ran into the "others" out there on the boards. It's my first day and there eating me alive out there. People have put one star on all my post, who does this and what makes them so smart? I can't do anything either . Everytime I try to do something it tells me I don't have those priviliages. UGGGHHHH! Lurking was boring but a bit safer it makes me want to go to the island and burrie my head. WEll I don't care I know who is in the coffin and no-one anywhere on any site has guessed it. (LOL) Hate me now but you'll love me later Mr. man behind the curtian one star poster you.

Help! I think I have ran into the "others" out there on the boards. It's my first day and there eating me alive out there. People have put one star on all my post, who does this and what makes them so smart? I can't do anything either . Everytime I try to do something it tells me I don't have those priviliages. UGGGHHHH! Lurking was boring but a bit safer it makes me want to go to the island and burrie my head. WEll I don't care I know who is in the coffin and no-one anywhere on any site has guessed it. (LOL) Hate me now but you'll love me later Mr. man behind the curtian one star poster you.

Oh, honey, you're doing fine. As your post count increases you get stars added to your name, the more posts you have, the more things you can do. When you get up to 10 posts (I think) you will be able to PM people. I don't remember exactly how many posts you need to have an avatar, but it's not that many.

Are there any threads you'd like me to go into and help you out?

I guess this is were I belong. I'm new and trying to find my way around these boards. I need glasses to see the boards and I have to call my daughter to ask "now what do I do?" sooo, this is probably where I belong. (LOL) I thought when I purchased this new computer it was suppose to know how to do all these things for me as I have no brain left after researching LOST theories.

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Hello Cola:)

CL Your campaign poster is to die for. Who could NOT vote for you? You look so shiny and happy

LIDDIL I was very confused at first. Again, I must learn to read things carefully. I couldn't figure out why CL was posting so much. I sure don't mind changing the avi for the cause. It'll be good practice. MrT did it, but I "helped", the more we do it I may reach the point that I can do it w/o assistance. We have 3 puppies and I need to give them all screen time. We have 2 Bassets and this one is Wilson. Don't like to pick favorites, but he kinda reminds me of the totally dorky kid that always got picked on in school,but he is, without a doubt the sweetest of the herd so he gets to go first.

Welcome Coke !!! This group of people really is THE BEST. I am sure you will enjoy yourself here.

The power cord for my laptop has bitten the dust. Tripped over one too many times by the pups. Hoping finding a replacement today will actually happen. Til then I'm using MrT's, at least til he gets up, then I'm going to be cut off if I can't get another cord right away. :eek1:

Tugwilly - my cord bit it a little while back.. I ordered it from the manufacturer and it took a few days.. It's amazing how much I missed having it..

Help! I think I have ran into the "others" out there on the boards. It's my first day and there eating me alive out there. People have put one star on all my post, who does this and what makes them so smart? I can't do anything either . Everytime I try to do something it tells me I don't have those priviliages. UGGGHHHH! Lurking was boring but a bit safer it makes me want to go to the island and burrie my head. WEll I don't care I know who is in the coffin and no-one anywhere on any site has guessed it. (LOL) Hate me now but you'll love me later Mr. man behind the curtian one star poster you.Coca-Cola1... Not to worry.. No one's rating your posts.. All posters have stars next to their name.. The number of stars corresponds with your volume of posts.

Very soon you'll be able to have an avatar and use Private Messaging.. We all went through this.. So just have fun! and let us know if we can help at all... :)

Puppy bowl sounds fun...just to let you know the real game means nothing to me and Tabby, we are going to be together, in our tube tops and tiaras wearing our capes and horseback riding somewhere on Lost island.
Don't forget YOUR and MY go-go boots! :biggrin:
We are going to have to arm wrestle to see who gets Kate's horse!:biggrin: I'm telling you this sister, I'm not going to be carrying some stinking canoe!

LOLOLOLOL...but jeesh...don't ***I*** DESERVE to ride Kate's horse? My angst is bigger than your angst... ;) :24:

Yeah, nobody in the HCN club has to ever canoe again (let alone portage said canoe multiple times, while crying)...unless they want to, of course. :)

Thank you, Perdue!!! That IS the word!!! I gave up looking for it after "bivouac" (no)...etc. You would think that if the nefarious camp counselors were going to torture the campers with canoe-ing instead of trail rides, they would at least teach the campers some proper canoe-ing lingo. :24:

There's another reason that this sad story is tied to the go-go boots...after going back (hehe, LOST connection) to those wonderful memories, I remembered that it was me and the other youngest camper that had to suffer...NO GO-GO BOOTS FOR YOU!!! ;) :24:

Actually I'm going to a birthday/super bowl party. Funny thing is the people who are giving the party don't like football either, so nobody will be watching the game...hee hee hee!

So cool!!! The Anti-Superbowl get-together...very Seinfeld-ish...

How very un-American of all of you! :biggrin: ;)

LOST 2 MORE POUNDS! :73happy: Exercised 150 min.

CL Your campaign poster is to die for. Who could NOT vote for you? You look so shiny and happy

LIDDIL I was very confused at first. Again, I must learn to read things carefully. I couldn't figure out why CL was posting so much. I sure don't mind changing the avi for the cause. It'll be good practice.

Thanks, Tugs!! I appreciate your support.

The power cord for my laptop has bitten the dust. Tripped over one too many times by the pups. Hoping finding a replacement today will actually happen. Til then I'm using MrT's, at least til he gets up, then I'm going to be cut off if I can't get another cord right away. :eek1:

I lost my power cord (actually left it in Jamaica), and I got a new one at Best Buy, Targus makes one that has tons of connectors and works for every computer manufacturer. So, start there, I did get one the same day I went looking for it. Hope you get yours too.

Well now, don't I feel like a Cracker-Jack, or a Jack-In-The-Box, no punt intended (Jack). I thought people were rateing what I had to say. I was so excitied that I found this place because the real world gets a headacke just listening to all theories I have or have read from the others on the boards. I went to bed thinking "man, what a tuff group, so this is what it's like to be a real hard core, die hard fan of LOST! Well this sucks.

Thank you so much for the replies to help clear things up I was actually afraid to look at the boards today. I was gonna start a thread called "Hey' it's all good-it's just an opinion wich are a pineapple a dozen on this Island! And then I was gonna go find Hurely and see if he wanted to cruise on down to the beach in the van of his, build some sand castles, look for star fish, play frisbee get away from the boards for awhile.

I have never been on an island like this before so I'm a bitty rusty with the rules and tricks and general understanding, and I'm not an Enstien in any way so please bare with me.

Thank You,
Coca-Cola1

Don't forget YOUR and MY go-go boots! :biggrin:

LOLOLOLOL...but jeesh...don't ***I*** DESERVE to ride Kate's horse? My angst is bigger than your angst... ;) :24:

There's another reason that this sad story is tied to the go-go boots...after going back (hehe, LOST connection) to those wonderful memories, I remembered that it was me and the other youngest camper that had to suffer...NO GO-GO BOOTS FOR YOU!!! ;) :24:

Ok, ok, ok....you can have Kate's horse. I will ride one of Mikael's. His are better anyway, :harhar1: you can ride them until you kill them and they never die! :biggrin: Just keep coming back to life:biggrin:

Poor little thing, when I finally get a chance to send you your tiara I will hunt you a pair of go go boots too dear friend! http://www.snaz75.com/boots-knee-high.html 2 1/2 inch heel in white!

Well now, don't I feel like a Cracker-Jack, or a Jack-In-The-Box, no punt intended (Jack). I thought people were rateing what I had to say. I was so excitied that I found this place because the real world gets a headacke just listening to all theories I have or have read from the others on the boards. I went to bed thinking "man, what a tuff group, so this is what it's like to be a real hard core, die hard fan of LOST! Well this sucks.
And for this post...I am going to give you a rating of one star :g055:

Hee hee hee:rotflmao2:

CocaCola,

Canton?? I lived in your neck of the woods for years..

And the post thingy? Posts don't count in this section...so you will see nothing if you post just here. Go to the discussion threads and jump into some converstations if you want some numbers...chat groups don't get posts counted...and you need to get some posts to get an avitar so have at it and welcome to the Elder's thread!

Well I think I am going to claim Kate's horse....what a beauty.....and I have no problems riding bareback....or I didn't used to!!.....not sure anymore bout that one....but the memories of riding like the wind bareback on my beloved pony still bring goosebumps and great happy thoughts

ame - weight stable, exercise goal reached plus 20 mins more (140mins)

Hi to all the new elders....

Crazy - you look so beautiful....

For some reason my multi-quote won't work today, so.......
Let's see if I can remember all the posts I marked...

Welcome Cola, nyaeve (don't think I spelled that one right :rolleyes: ) and LostApril! :wavey:

CL, Mr. Dragon is doing quite well today. He's waiting patiently for the Super Bowl, he's a die-hard Pats man. I told him I thought the Yankees would win the Bowl... he didn't appreciate my attempt at sports humor:football:

Tom, Happy Vacation!! :woohoo:

Ame. Hope the ice is better up in your neck of the woods! I was hoping we'd have a little more melting befor it refroze:ohwell:

I got Guitar Hero! :happy_bounce: My brother said he was getting me something more addictive than heroin for my birthday... Man, was he was right.. I've been playing for three hours straight.. 89% and streaks getting higher.. Very fun... but the room's spinning..

Dragonwife - glad Mr. D's feeling OK today.. LOL on the Yankees comment to him.. Why don't you snuggle up to him with a Giants hat.. I'd lend you mine but I'm wearing it..

Oy, the ice! I had to dig out my ice carving tools just to hack through it just so I could shovel yesterday... But everything - all the trees - were glazed in a thick coat of ice.. Driving around yesterday was breathtaking with the sun shining through the icy trees.... How is it by you?

Everyone's fitness numbers sound GREAT so far!
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There are TWO Jack puppies in the Puppy Bowl. Which Jack are you going with?Oops. didn't see this... I like Jack the lab.. :)

Welcome, Coca-Cola. I hope you're finding your way around the 'Lage a little better. There are lots and lots of places to post your theories and stuff so have fun!!

It's hard to watch the game and read the posts!! :redface: Not much going on here but trying to catch up on what's being said about Thurs. epi. I had forgotten what fun madness it can be!!

Loved Tom Petty at half-time... American Girl, my absolute favorite from him.. He and his band sounded great..

LMAO at some of the commercials... The squirrel that almost gets hit & all the animals screaming was my favorite so far... The dalmation & horse Rocky commercial was great.. Pepsi Max one with everyone nodding off - hysterical... and the Planters one with the hideous unibrow lady - all the guys are chasing her becasue she rubs mixed nuts on her like perfume... *adding Planters to grocery list* .. Career Builder's are terrible - pretty violent..

Just saw the Bud Light commercial where they promise you can fly and then have to rescind that promise. :biggrin: Hilarious!!
Loved Tom Petty. I told Gary when he started thanking the audience that he had better keep his skinny a** on stage and sing "Free Fallin'"!! Sure enough, the intro started and away we went. One fo the best half time shows in a long, long time, IMO.
The "What is Love" and the Pepsi commercial with Justin Timberlake were pretty hilarious too.

Yes! the "What is Love" is the Pepsi Max one... great.. Justin Timberlakes, yeah that one was good... owie when he gets sucked up to the stop sign - three times...

OK, I fell for GoDaddy's teaser about the banned commercial.... There's no way they made that commercial thinking it would ever hit the air. I think they made it specifically to say it was banned, to drive traffic to their site.. Jheesh they make it hard to be a customer.. I stay with them *in spite of* their ads..

HI ELDERS! Woo Hoo!! And Howdy Do! I'm back after my hiatus, and it's wonderful to see all the old and familiar names - and to see there are some new Elders, too! We're gonna have a fantastic season this year.

The problem with us is that we have gone from being able to only get one TV channel (which fortunately had been ABC, and thus LOST) - down to now where we're getting NO TV at all! This is not all bad really, except for one thing: we can't get lost off the air any more. So I've been trying to catch it on the ABC podcast. I've managed to see almost all the minipods from this summer, and we just got through watching the preview for Season Four (Lost:Past, Present and Future), and now we're gonna watch "The Beginning of the End". Well, just as soon as my wife gets our 3 year old son to bed, then we'll watch it.

The thing is that I feel sort of thrown off balance having to do it this way. I'm sure that in a week or two it will have become a regular thing - to tune into the latest Lost episode through our laptop screen every Thursday night (they don't put the podcast up until a day after the broadcast). But it makes me feel so out of touch. I was like one of the first people last year to start writing comments after each episode was shown - I'd be sitting at my computer within minutes after the episode ended. Now I have to wait for 24 hours before seeing it. Perhaps this is a good thing ultimately, and I'm going to really try hard to resist peeking at any spoiler stuff before I see the newest episodes.

In real life I'm actively doing my semester of Student Teaching right now. I'm teaching in a local school that has a total enrollment of less than 300 students, and that includes Kindergarten through 12th Grade! I'm teaching a World History class for sophomores and Juniors, and an Earth Science class for 8th graders. It's fantastic, and I'm really enjoying it a lot more - and having a lot less stress - than I had feared would be the case. I've always been told by my friends that I'd be a natural teacher, and here I am - 49 years old - and starting a new career - and I have found that this is really what my true calling has been all my life, but I just never grabbed hold of it before now. It's so great!

We're buried in snow here in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This year has been a KILLER snow year. But I predicted this, because Lake Superior (which we live next to) got warmer than ever before on record this last summer - and warm lake water equals more lake effect snow. So we're just getting buried. The snow is already half-way up our kitchen window, and more is on the way each and every day. Oh well, at least now LOST is back on, and that is something to help chase away the midwinter cabin fever bugaboos!

I look forward to once again hanging out with all you wonderful Elder folks. ANd yes, I am going to vote for CrazyLatina! Absolutely! Go girl! Woo Hoo!

Sauk is back!!!! Wooo Hoooo!!!!!

We're buried in snow here in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This year has been a KILLER snow year. But I predicted this, because Lake Superior (which we live next to) got warmer than ever before on record this last summer - and warm lake water equals more lake effect snow. So we're just getting buried. The snow is already half-way up our kitchen window, and more is on the way each and every day. Oh well, at least now LOST is back on, and that is something to help chase away the midwinter cabin fever bugaboos!





I'm in Michigan too! Man we are getting this year arn't we. I havent seen so much snow in years. I'm lucky to find the car somedays.

Saukkomies,
It's good to see you back on the boards and very inspriting to read your thoughts about your career change. So wonderful that you've found your niche!!
I kept thinking when we'd get the weather report that there was someone who had extremem winter weather missing but I'm a fairly new Elder and so it didn't hit me that you hadn't been on the boards in a whle.
:Welcome: back!

Welcome back Sauk! :clapping: We missed you a lot! Glad to hear things are going well with you and you are enjoying teaching so much! Did you hear BDs big news?

Luvs, do you watch the show the day after it airs here on the computer? I'mnot sure what the schedule is in Oz. Does anybody there care about the superbowl? Do you follow American football?

Glad you all are enjoying the game and commercials. We're back home, sanding floors. The kids are watching the puppy bowl though--so cute!

Saukkomies! Welcome back fellow friend of the otter and super-swimmer.. It sounds like the career change was a good move for you. I know as an Elder these career changes aren't the easiest, but at the end of the day you have less stress which is so priceless. (I went that route too..) So glad for that. It sounds like you're a natural.


Hey, guess what?

:clap: THE GIANTS WON THE SUPER BOWL!!! :clap:

What a game!!!! I was cheering for the Giants, sis for the Pats.. We're both almost hoarse from screaming at the TV.. I won a bit o' money too... :biggrin:

Super Bowl Commercials are here... Fed Ex pigeons and E-trade baby.. two more great ones.. http://video.yahoo.com/

I'm in Michigan too! Man we are getting this year arn't we. I havent seen so much snow in years. I'm lucky to find the car somedays.

Hey, cool! Are you from the Howling Wolf or the Mitten? :)

Saukkomies,
It's good to see you back on the boards and very inspriting to read your thoughts about your career change. So wonderful that you've found your niche!!
I kept thinking when we'd get the weather report that there was someone who had extremem winter weather missing but I'm a fairly new Elder and so it didn't hit me that you hadn't been on the boards in a whle.
:Welcome: back!

Thanks, Guin. Yep, lots of snow this year. But where we live it averages between 200 to 250 inches (500 to 650 cm) of snow every year - most of it falling between Christmas and the end of April. So it's all a matter of degree. If they suddenly got the amount of snow we get on a normal year in, say, St. Louis or Washington, DC it would stop civilization. People would form into tribes of cannibals. Here, we just keep digging out and plodding through the winter, and the liquor stores all have their inventories completely cleaned out by Spring. There's one good thing about living where there's lots of snow - it keeps the riffraff out... You gotta be tough to live in a place like this.

Welcome back Sauk! :clapping: We missed you a lot! Glad to hear things are going well with you and you are enjoying teaching so much! Did you hear BDs big news?

Oh man! WHat's up with BD!?! I'm curious!

Saukkomies! Welcome back fellow friend of the otter and super-swimmer.. It sounds like the career change was a good move for you. I know as an Elder these career changes aren't the easiest, but at the end of the day you have less stress which is so priceless. (I went that route too..) So glad for that. It sounds like you're a natural./ (http://video.yahoo.com/)

I remember last year when you talked about that. Are things still better? I hope so. Glad you won money on the Giants!

I remember last year when you talked about that. Are things still better? I hope so. Glad you won money on the Giants!Thanks! Yes, things are much better.. It's amazing what a career change can do.. I always hate starting over (who doesn't?).. but after a bit I knew it would be the right move.. And it was.. I feel like I'm getting my life back.. The tuning fork for my life is sounding better bit by bit..

Sorry about your snow! It's been insane here too.. But of course nothing like the Yooper... :biggrin:

Hey, cool! Are you from the Howling Wolf or the Mitten? :)





The mitten about 30 minutes outside Detroit in the suburbs. We have alot here I can just Imagine what your getting hit with.

The mitten about 30 minutes outside Detroit in the suburbs. We have alot here I can just Imagine what your getting hit with.

That's cool to hear you're having lots of snow down there. We took an overnight trip down to Escanaba this weekend (just got back a few hours ago). They have snow too - but you can see stubble in the fields poking through the snow on the ground. It was very nice to visit someplace where there is not three or four feet of snow standing everywhere - and where it's piled up it is up over one's head. The folks in Escanaba told us how they'd been getting huge amounts of snow this year, and when we then told them that we'd come to visit to get away from all the snow where we live, it really made them blink at us like "How much snow exactly DO you all have up there?" Heh. It's all relative...

At any rate, nice to meet you. Hey, did you know that DB is originally from the UP?!? Heh! He lives in Arizona now (or did last I checked). But down deep inside he's still a Yooper.

Oh man! WHat's up with BD!?! I'm curious!
He became a police officer in Phoenix.. So we're all safe here.. (funny I almost wrote "sage" instead of "safe"... that would be correct too.. :) )

He became a police officer in Phoenix.. So we're all safe here..

Wow! That is big news! Funny, but I can so totally see him in that role...almost as if he was wearing a badge or something like that... wonder how that could be? ;)

Wow! That is big news! Funny, but I can so totally see him in that role...almost as if he was wearing a badge or something like that... wonder how that could be? ;)Silly self-fulfilling prophecies.... They get you every time..

Oh man! WHat's up with BD!?! I'm curious!
Can't tell ya--:no2:his news! How is the wife and son Sauk?

I'm glad your team won Ame. :cheerleader: My little guy was rooting for them too--my Dad--his Grampy--is over the moon for the Giants (NY boy), so LILDIL is too! He's a happy lil guy. Puppy bowl was cute--they liked the kitty half time as well!

Ame, Can't give you the exact numbers for this week, I go to the doc tomorrow and then diet REALLY starts! Mr. DeLand and I both met our minute goals and lets say I lost 2 and he lost 1--yay stomach flu!

What's it like in Phoenix BD?

Ummm... LID? I already spilled the beans shared BD's news.. Look a few posts above... Now I feel terrible.. Hey Sauk, can you pretend you're me and have a major blonde moment and completely forget our conversation? :biggrin:

Glad they liked the puppy bowl / kitty half-time... That's just a brilliant premise... One of the local channels in NY had a show - nothing but puppies and kittens for an hour or so.. loved it..

So you must have had some happy Giants fans at your place then.. Unbelievable..

Is BD BaileysDAD and if so why does he have pink stars? I want to go to Arizonia maybe soon. My kids want to go to so hopefully will load up the truck and move to Beverly so to speak. No more winters and snow for me.

I know the people in color writing are the VIP's but how do we know who they are? Like is JackSawyer is it Jack or Sawyer possibly? And Anna- on this post thats answers all my questions (LOL) Id just like to know who they are so i know who I'm reading or speaking with.

Is BD BaileysDAD and if so why does he have pink stars?Yes, Coca-Cola - BD is Baileysdad.. We tend to get lazy here and shorten names.. You'll be "CC" in no time.. The pink stars (and TSA badge) are because he's a moderator here..

I know the people in color writing are the VIP's but how do we know who they are?Here's a link to the VIP area (http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/forumdisplay.php?f=10).. Just click on the header you want (such as Lost Actors) and it lists their real name and name they post under..

Here's a link to the Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/faq.php?faq=site_rules_and_info#faq_vip_parent_cat egory) which can be really helpful.. But just ask away here if you have questions.. :)

Thanks AEP I'll get the hang of it. II've been on other sites by never one like this.

Yup, it's pretty unique here.. You'll be whooshing around before you know it .. But if you get stuck, we're here to help you.. :)

Ummm... LID? I already spilled the beans shared BD's news.. Look a few posts above... Now I feel terrible.. Hey Sauk, can you pretend you're me and have a major blonde moment and completely forget our conversation? :biggrin:
Stupid cross posts! You type quickly, I am typing slowly--my hands are numb from sanding!

Well as long as you spilled the beans, tell the whole thing....or at least paste the link to the page where he told us...made me cry it did..... (he was top of his class and the oldest, and quite possibly the cutest!)

Quite possible the cutest? He WAS the cutest, LID.

Hello, I would like to introduce myself and this Chat Group seems to be just the place for me! I have belonged to the Fuselage for quite some time- mostly a lurker, every great once in a while a post. I can't keep up with the technical younger posters- I don't even know how to capture a screen cap! My family thinks my addiction to LOST is sort of strange- but I'm a devoted viewer. Looking forward to hearing everyone's ideas.

Teacher2 - age 50;) http://www.thefuselage.com/Threaded/images/smilies/Generic/wink.gif

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Soooo, I will be known as LA??? HAHAHA!! I don't know why I find that so funny.

Quite possible the cutest? He WAS the cutest, LID.
Yeah, even though I didn't see the rest of his class, I think I can safely say that BD is the cutest