Fellowship and general chat

[AnneSally]

Can you get a good Cornish pasty in NZ?


Nope. I don't think they even know what one is here really, I did find one that was quite good once, just from the local sueprmarket, but they don't make 'em like back home, no-way.

[Nadiine]

(are you possibly pregnant??) LOL

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I mean I wasn't gonna come right out and say it myself^_^
True story -
me & my husband had to stop by a business friend's house to pick something up there.

We hadn't seen his wife in well over a year & she had definitely put some weight on...
My husband in his tact & wisdom asks her if she's pregnant.

She replies "no".

AWKWARD MOMENTS.........

[MrJim]

True story -
me & my husband had to stop by a business friend's house to pick something up there.

We hadn't seen his wife in well over a year & she had definitely put some weight on...
My husband in his tact & wisdom asks her if she's pregnant.

She replies "no".

AWKWARD MOMENTS.........

There's a real man^_^ We don't need not steenkin tact...

[GreenMunchkin]

Where's that munchkin~I wanna hear more about English cuisine :DEnglish food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food. It just isn't particularly... classy :P We sort of plumb the depths of cuisine, really. But! It could be worse. In Scotland they have a habit of deep frying everything. *Everything*.

Deep fried battered chocolate bar, anyone? :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/scottish-deep-fried-mars-bar-10-100.jpg

[MrJim]

English food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food. It just isn't particularly... classy :P We sort of plumb the depths of cuisine, really. But! It could be worse. In Scotland they have a habit of deep frying everything. *Everything*.

Deep fried battered chocolate bar, anyone? :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/scottish-deep-fried-mars-bar-10-100.jpg


Ick~I'm eating my breakfast >(

:wave:Mornin' to ya! What's an English breakfast?

[GreenMunchkin]

Ick~I'm eating my breakfast >(

:wave:Mornin' to ya! What's an English breakfast?Morning! :D

Y'all have English breakfasts there, except I think maybe you just call it breakfast :scratch: Fried toast, sausages, bacon, tomatoes, eggs and if you're feeling brave, black pudding. (Have never tried it... too scary, but those who love it, LOVE it.)

[MrJim]

black pudding. (Have never tried it... too scary, but those who love it, LOVE it.)


^_^ I don't even want to know...

[GreenMunchkin]

^_^ I don't even want to know...Can't resist telling you, anyway...

Black pudding at wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding)Black pudding or (less often) blood pudding is a British English term for sausage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage) made by cooking blood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_as_food) with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.There's also white pudding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_pudding) which is less scary, but am still never trying it! White pudding or oatmeal pudding is a meat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat) dish popular in Scotland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland), Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland), Northumberland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland), Iceland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland) (Lifrarpylsa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifrarpylsa)), Nova Scotia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia), and Newfoundland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador). It is also quite popular in Devon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon) and Cornwall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall), where it is known as Hog's pudding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hog%27s_pudding). It is very similar to black pudding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pudding), but does not include blood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood). Consequently, it consists of pork (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork) meat and fat, suet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suet), bread (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread), and oatmeal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatmeal) formed into the shape of a large sausage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage). Earlier versions (pre-1990 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990)) often had brain matter (sheep) added as a binding agent.
In Scotland, white pudding can also be known as Mealy Pudding. It consists of suet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suet), oatmeal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatmeal), onions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onions) and spices (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spices). Some versions of Scottish white pudding are suitable for vegans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan), in that they contain no animal fat, vegetable fat being used instead.
The pudding may be cooked whole, or cut into slices and fried. It is an important feature of the traditional Irish breakfast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_breakfast). White pudding (as well as its black and red (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pudding) relatives) is also served battered at chip shops (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_shop) in Scotland as an alternative to fish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish) (see fish and chips (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_chips)). When served accompanied by chips it is known as a White Pudding Supper.

[porterross]

No fried bread in the US and no baked beans. Apart from those things and the black pudding, it's very similar. I've noticed that black pudding is more common the further north you go. It's one of the few things I don't find appealing about the north and Scotland.

[GreenMunchkin]

No fried bread in the US and no baked beans. Apart from those things and the black pudding, it's very similar. I've noticed that black pudding is more common the further north you go. It's one of the few things I don't find appealing about the north and Scotland.:eek: I forgot baked beans! I don't deserve to call myself English :(

Have you ever tried black pudding, lady?

[Criada]

Black pudding is good... as long as you don't think too hard about it..

[porterross]

:eek: I forgot baked beans! I don't deserve to call myself English :(

Have you ever tried black pudding, lady?



Nope. I have determined that if FH won't eat it, I shouldn't try. That's been safe, except for Branston Pickle. :sick:

I rather enjoy fried Mars bars, though. I guess it's in me blood. :sorry:

[GreenMunchkin]

Black pudding is good... as long as you don't think too hard about it..What does it taste like?

Nope. I have determined that if FH won't eat it, I shouldn't try. That's been safe, except for Branston Pickle. :sick:

I rather enjoy fried Mars bars, though. I guess it's in me blood. :sorry::eek: Branston Pickle is a fine and noble thing! Not to mention yummy! What about proper country ploughman's lunch? Big slab of cheddar, crusty bread and Branston pickly goodness :yum:

(Also, what is FH, please?)

[WalksWithChrist]

English food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food. It just isn't particularly... classy :P We sort of plumb the depths of cuisine, really. But! It could be worse. In Scotland they have a habit of deep frying everything. *Everything*.

Deep fried battered chocolate bar, anyone? :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/scottish-deep-fried-mars-bar-10-100.jpg
That all sounds yummy! Even the deep fried critter there.
:P

[MN John]

That scares me! :)

[porterross]

:eek: Branston Pickle is a fine and noble thing! Not to mention yummy! What about proper country ploughman's lunch? Big slab of cheddar, crusty bread and Branston pickly goodness :yum:

I'll stick with a Cornish pasty or some shepherd's pie, thanks. :sorry:


(Also, what is FH, please?)



Future hubby, of course. ;)

[Zecryphon]

English food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food. It just isn't particularly... classy :P We sort of plumb the depths of cuisine, really. But! It could be worse. In Scotland they have a habit of deep frying everything. *Everything*.

Deep fried battered chocolate bar, anyone? :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/scottish-deep-fried-mars-bar-10-100.jpg


Having been to England and having sampled your local fare I can say that it's not actually underrated. It's rated as it should be. There's a reason that the second thinnest book in the world is "Great Chefs of England". "Great Chefs of Ireland" is the first. ^_^ :hug:

[Nadiine]

If I ate food like what's pictured there, I'd be BLIMP.

I'd like to know what types of healthy food they have.

[porterross]

If I ate food like what's pictured there, I'd be BLIMP.

I'd like to know what types of healthy food they have.


Well, there's sprouts and peas. :P

[Rhamiel]

ohhh shepherds pie!!! there is a dinner run by Turks and they make great shepherds pie!!! very fine ground beef (maybe a little lamb added too?) nice spices and peas, I add a little pad of butter ontop of the potatos because A. i like rich food and B. it is hotter then the surface of the sun when it comes out

[WalksWithChrist]

Shepherd's pie rulz!!

[porterross]

Yep and lamb is my now my preference over beef. :yum:
Besides, I want more flokatis to keep my feet warm. ^_^

Seriously, though, the food in England is fine and apart from a few things that aren't easily found in the grocery stores, it's not that much different. Doritos, Pepsi & Coke and many other foods we take for granted here can be found. Oh and the grocery stores deliver. :)

What I enjoy is all the new and more varied Chinese and Indian dishes that I've never heard of before and within our neighborhood there are enough different takeaways that my palate will never get bored. If I eat as many prawn crackers as I want to, I'll have to run there and back to balance out the caloric intake, though. Man, are those good!

[Rhamiel]

awwww, i am at school and out of cash, so all i can do is get caffateria food...
and it is so bad, I am kinda a gluton (in the orthodox way C.S. Lewis uses it not the modern way that just reduces the sin to over eating)

[AnneSally]

If I ate food like what's pictured there, I'd be BLIMP.

I'd like to know what types of healthy food they have.


Not much.^_^ Here in NZ they make the most wonderful salads, they come up with the most yummy combinations, and when I visited back home a few years ago I really wanted to eat salads but everytime I ordered them they were yuck.

Stodge food is the best over there. So I just lived on Cornish Pasties and F&C's instead because that is good.:D

In their defense though, the food has definitely improved, it used to be shocking, but it has gotten better than I remember (except the salads;)). And they serve up some of the best Indian food ever, Brits go nuts for curry, I think they've named it the national dish now.

[AnneSally]

English food is much maligned and under-rated, Jimminy.

You've not lived til you're had an English breakfast, and Cornish vanilla ice-cream, and scones with fresh cream and homemade strawberry jam, and fish and chips wrapped up in a piece of newspaper as you walk along the pier... we have yummy food.


I agree!:clap: And who can resist a sticky toffee pudding?

:wave: Hello Munchkin

[AnneSally]

What does it taste like?





Horrible. bleh. I don't like it. Congealed blood studded with bits of fat, just the thought makes me want to vomit. It's a blood sausage...urgh, I think I am gonna puke....:sick:

[AnneSally]

Black pudding is good... as long as you don't think too hard about it..

LOL! And keep your eyes shut as you shovel it in....^_^

[AnneSally]

Well, there's sprouts and peas. :P

LOL! Hilarious, yeah that's about it.:D

[AnneSally]

True story -
me & my husband had to stop by a business friend's house to pick something up there.

We hadn't seen his wife in well over a year & she had definitely put some weight on...
My husband in his tact & wisdom asks her if she's pregnant.

She replies "no".

AWKWARD MOMENTS.........


Oink oink.^_^


:P

[GreenMunchkin]

Hey, can anyone tell me something, please? How easy/hard/HAHAHA!!!!1! is it to emigrate to the States now?

[porterross]

Dunno. You gonna marry a yank, GM? :P

[dpadre]

I need prayer for job security, our economy stinks! I still praise God for what he has done for me and what is still to come! Christ-B-With-U! Dpadre

[GreenMunchkin]

Dunno. You gonna marry a yank, GM? :P:scratch: Actually, I always thought so, but who knows :D Mostly, I just want to live somewhere that has frozen custard :yum: You, meanwhile, are moving here! :clap:

I need prayer for job security, our economy stinks! I still praise God for what he has done for me and what is still to come! Christ-B-With-U! DpadrePraying for you, Dpadre :) God is good :clap:

[MrJim]

Hey, can anyone tell me something, please? How easy/hard/HAHAHA!!!!1! is it to emigrate to the States now?

Dunno. You gonna marry a yank, GM? :P

We are more handsome menfolk....

http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/prince-charles-bad-hair.jpg vs. http://persistentillusion.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/george_clooney.jpg

yeesh

[MrJim]

hope porterross doesn't see this...:D

[GreenMunchkin]

We are more handsome menfolk....

http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/prince-charles-bad-hair.jpg vs. http://www.digitalhit.com/row/cp/george-clooney.jpg

yeeshYeah, not what you'd call dashing, is he. Trying to work out whether he's representative of English men in general :scratch: Hmm. As a rule, American ones are burlier. Burly is good :D

[MrJim]

Yeah, not what you'd call dashing, is he. Trying to work out whether he's representative of English men in general :scratch: Hmm. As a rule, American ones are burlier. Burly is good :D

Burly~yeah that describes a lot of guys I know^_^

[GreenMunchkin]

Burly~yeah that describes a lot of guys I know^_^Ooh, just saw the Clooney photo. Must admit, not sure I see the appeal of him. Although, he's attractive when he's funny :) But, I totally don't understand why so many birds love him so.

Heh, Jimminy, I think we're straying awfully close to Girl Talk. Can I braid your hair? :P

[MrJim]

Ooh, just saw the Clooney photo. Must admit, not sure I see the appeal of him. Although, he's attractive when he's funny :) But, I totally don't understand why so many birds love him so.

Heh, Jimminy, I think we're straying awfully close to Girl Talk. Can I braid your hair? :P


I shaved my head last week...paint nails maybe?^_^

[porterross]

:scratch: Actually, I always thought so, but who knows :D Mostly, I just want to live somewhere that has frozen custard :yum: You, meanwhile, are moving here! :clap:



Yes! We'll have to get together. :hug: It's not as if I'm likely to find a job too soon after my arrival. :sorry:



hope porterross doesn't see this...:D

Too late!!!! :mad:


Yeah, not what you'd call dashing, is he. Trying to work out whether he's representative of English men in general :scratch: Hmm. As a rule, American ones are burlier. Burly is good :D


As in uncouth or hairy? :P
I'll stick with my refined, yet silly, English gent. I've had enough machismo to last both our lifetimes. :D


Ooh, just saw the Clooney photo. Must admit, not sure I see the appeal of him. Although, he's attractive when he's funny :) But, I totally don't understand why so many birds love him so.

Heh, Jimminy, I think we're straying awfully close to Girl Talk. Can I braid your hair? :P



Ooooo, and I'll make s'mores and cocoa or cosmopolitans.

I don't find GC at all attractive, either.

[SingingElk]

Don't need any Cloony. I have my own Hubby!:)

[MrJim]

"Good morning world and all who inhabit it!" :)

[WalksWithChrist]

Hey, can anyone tell me something, please? How easy/hard/HAHAHA!!!!1! is it to emigrate to the States now?It's easy! Just hop in your rowboat and come on over. Should take you...oh, about six months. Not accounting for Hurricanes, North Atlantic current and rogue waves.
:P

I need prayer for job security, our economy stinks! I still praise God for what he has done for me and what is still to come! Christ-B-With-U! Dpadre:prayer:

"Good morning world and all who inhabit it!" :)Good Morning!

[GreenMunchkin]

Ooooo, and I'll make s'mores and cocoa or cosmopolitans.Always wanted to know that!! What are s'mores? I always assumed they were spelled smores, so the apostrophe tells me they're "some mores" which means maybe they're just addictive nibbles? Like Pringles? :hug:

Right, Jimminy: you know how I mentioned about how we should all record ourselves saying hello? Have done it. http://www.sendspace.com/file/7kldm2

But other people must, too, otherwise am a weird loner chick who says hello over the internet while people stare at her blankly :( If you have a digital camera, or if your compooter has a mic, you have a voice recorder. Copy the file onto pooter, upload it to sendspace.com and bobseyeruncle! You don't need to be a member or anything, so there's nowt scary about it :P

Go on. Go on. Gwon.

[rmw8855]

An American classic.. S'mores got their name from the phrase; "Give me Some more!" A favorite for around the camp fire.


SERVES 1

1 large marshmallow
2 graham crackers
3 chocolate squares

Toast one marshmallow until a light golden color.
Top with 2 squares of chocolate.
Sandwich between one graham cracker, broken in half (that would be 4 separate grahams, 2 on either side of the s'more).
To toast while camping, push the marshmallow on a long stick and turn constantly over an open fire.
To toast at home, pop in a preheated oven on a cookie sheet and watch closely! (usually about 2 minutes).

[GreenMunchkin]

An American classic.. S'mores got their name from the phrase; "Give me Some more!" A favorite for around the camp fire.


SERVES 1

1 large marshmallow
2 graham crackers
3 chocolate squares



Toast one marshmallow until a light golden color.
Top with 2 squares of chocolate.
Sandwich between one graham cracker, broken in half (that would be 4 separate grahams, 2 on either side of the s'more).
To toast while camping, push the marshmallow on a long stick and turn constantly over an open fire.
To toast at home, pop in a preheated oven on a cookie sheet and watch closely! (usually about 2 minutes).

We don't get graham crackers here... what they be? And I'm not sure marshmallows are the same thing... Sugary fluffiness - tends to be pink or white?

[CADude12]

I'm always looking for s'mores of ice cream.... :)

[MrJim]

Right, Jimminy: you know how I mentioned about how we should all record ourselves saying hello? Have done it. http://www.sendspace.com/file/7kldm2

But other people must, too, otherwise am a weird loner chick who says hello over the internet while people stare at her blankly :( If you have a digital camera, or if your compooter has a mic, you have a voice recorder. Copy the file onto pooter, upload it to sendspace.com and bobseyeruncle! You don't need to be a member or anything, so there's nowt scary about it :P

Go on. Go on. Gwon.


:blink:

That is awesome...good thing we communicate this way~if I had to talk with you in person I'd do nothing but stammer and stutter ;)....I'll see if I can scrounge up a mic...

[GreenMunchkin]

I'm always looking for s'mores of ice cream.... :)Oh, man, that sounds seriously yummy. Describe, please :) Unless it's just plain ice-cream, in which case, describe, please :P

:blink:

That is awesome...good thing we communicate this way~if I had to talk with you in person I'd do nothing but stammer and stutter ;)....I'll see if I can scrounge up a mic...You best be lookin' for a mic, Jimminy! Everyone else, too... :stern face:

[CADude12]

Well, I personally like the Oreo cookie - vanilla flavored ice cream. I guess that would be my favorite. I also like the maple walnut. Ben & Jerry, Marble Slab, or just right from Ralph's...

[porterross]

We don't get graham crackers here... what they be? And I'm not sure marshmallows are the same thing... Sugary fluffiness - tends to be pink or white?


They're a very thin biscuit, what comes in squares. Some are coated in sugar and cinnamon dust. They're yummy!

I can see we're going to have to go shopping, Munch. Sainsbury's likely have something similar enough to use that will serve the purpose. :yum:


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/141352636_5a24868086.jpg

[porterross]

S'mores :)

http://www.cordua.com/cmsimgs/amz_smores.jpg

[porterross]

Always wanted to know that!! What are s'mores? I always assumed they were spelled smores, so the apostrophe tells me they're "some mores" which means maybe they're just addictive nibbles? Like Pringles? :hug:

Right, Jimminy: you know how I mentioned about how we should all record ourselves saying hello? Have done it. http://www.sendspace.com/file/7kldm2

But other people must, too, otherwise am a weird loner chick who says hello over the internet while people stare at her blankly :( If you have a digital camera, or if your compooter has a mic, you have a voice recorder. Copy the file onto pooter, upload it to sendspace.com and bobseyeruncle! You don't need to be a member or anything, so there's nowt scary about it :P

Go on. Go on. Gwon.




Ooooo, Greenie has a lovely Middle Class accent. ;)

You won't be teaching them any rhyming slang, then. ^_^

[GreenMunchkin]

Well, I personally like the Oreo cookie - vanilla flavored ice cream. I guess that would be my favorite. I also like the maple walnut. Ben & Jerry, Marble Slab, or just right from Ralph's...Oreo cookie ice-cream? Nnnnnggh!! We only started getting oreo cookies here recently. And what's Marble Slab?

They're a very thin biscuit, what comes in squares. Some are coated in sugar and cinnamon dust. They're yummy!

I can see we're going to have to go shopping, Munch. Sainsbury's likely have something similar enough to use that will serve the purpose. :yum:


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/141352636_5a24868086.jpgOoh, they look *really* nice :yum: Like slightly crumbly Digestive Biscuits... which, come to think of it, have an *appalling* name :scratch: Graham crackers look like the base of a cheesecake, almost. Nummy! :hug:

Ooooo, Greenie has a lovely Middle Class accent. ;)

You won't be teaching them any rhyming slang, then. ^_^No-one else has done it, though :( Sooo relieved I didn't start a thread for it! :D

[porterross]

Ooh, they look *really* nice :yum: Like slightly crumbly Digestive Biscuits... which, come to think of it, have an *appalling* name :scratch: Graham crackers look like the base of a cheesecake, almost. Nummy! :hug:

That's exactly what cheesecake crust is made of. :thumbsup:


No-one else has done it, though :( Sooo relieved I didn't start a thread for it! :D
:hug: Aw, we will. I am horribly congested right now and would sound even worse than I imagine each time I hear my own voice. :sorry:

[jbm611973]

Completely lost the old one... so let's start again.
Maybe it's just me, but I'm feeling very out of touch with folks hee.
So - how is everyone?

Hello!! It's a great to praise the Lord! What kind of animal is your avatar?

[WalksWithChrist]

Did somebody say cheezecake??

[AnneSally]

....

http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/prince-charles-bad-hair.jpg


Yeah, not what you'd call dashing, is he.



LOL! No he aint:angel:....and blimey, he ditched Diana for Camilla? He should be so lucky!:doh:

[AnneSally]

I'm always looking for s'mores of ice cream.... :)


wots one of dem?:mmh:

[Rhamiel]

s'mores
s'mores are made of pure win
Graham crakers with some hershey chocolate and a marshmellow sandwiched between the graham crackers, and you put it over a campfire or in the microwave untill it gets all melty
soooo good

[MrJim]

I'm taking a break from CC & CF for a while~explained it in another thread; just stuff I need to work on~see y'all later :hug:

[Rhamiel]

see you latter Mr.Jim, when you come back drop by OBOB, we miss you there

[GreenMunchkin]

I'm taking a break from CC & CF for a while~explained it in another thread; just stuff I need to work on~see y'all later :hug::( Does anyone know which thread?

[porterross]

Yes. Liberals...tolerant...progressives. :(

[GreenMunchkin]

Yes. Liberals...tolerant...progressives. :(:( Very sad :( Thanks for letting me know, mate :hug:

[Criada]

Hello!! It's a great to praise the Lord! What kind of animal is your avatar?

It's a badger cub.... European variety.
Cute isn't he?

[edb19]

S'mores :)

http://www.cordua.com/cmsimgs/amz_smores.jpg


wow - a double decker s'more - will have to make them that way sometime

[edb19]

I'm taking a break from CC & CF for a while~explained it in another thread; just stuff I need to work on~see y'all later :hug:

:( Does anyone know which thread?

Yes. Liberals...tolerant...progressives. :(

very sad, very sad indeed - hate to say this, but sometimes posters in CC remind me of those species that eat their young - all too often we're not any more tolerant than those we complain about being intolerant - except we're intolerant of those who are members of our subforum :sigh: :( :sigh:

[porterross]

very sad, very sad indeed - hate to say this, but sometimes posters in CC remind me of those species that eat their young - all too often we're not any more tolerant than those we complain about being intolerant - except we're intolerant of those who are members of our subforum :sigh: :( :sigh:


Is it just me or does it seem that some post here to vent frustrations they can't express IRL? It gets really old when it's habitual. :sigh:

[WalksWithChrist]

s'mores
s'mores are made of pure win
Graham crakers with some hershey chocolate and a marshmellow sandwiched between the graham crackers, and you put it over a campfire or in the microwave untill it gets all melty
soooo goodmmmmmm

I'm taking a break from CC & CF for a while~explained it in another thread; just stuff I need to work on~see y'all later :hug:c'ya Jim
:wave:

Yes. Liberals...tolerant...progressives. :(Link?

[Carolyn H]

I love your Badger Criada

[WalksWithChrist]

All right. Who brought cake?
:wave:

[GreenMunchkin]

Link?Clicky (http://christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=49055762&postcount=41) :(

I hope he comes back soon. He did the right thing, though, I think. If you find yourself growing angry at people online, and you feel the anger won't be productive or God-glorifying, taking a break is the right thing to do. Sad, though :(

How you doin', B? :hug:

[WalksWithChrist]

Clicky (http://christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=49055762&postcount=41) :(

I hope he comes back soon. He did the right thing, though, I think. If you find yourself growing angry at people online, and you feel the anger won't be productive or God-glorifying, taking a break is the right thing to do. Sad, though :(

How you doin', B? :hug:
Hey! Doing pretty good. How U doing??
:wave:

Anger is easy to give into sometimes. That's why God invented brownies!!

http://piesandbass.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/brownies1.jpg

[AnneSally]

Anger is easy to give into sometimes. That's why God invented brownies!!

http://piesandbass.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/brownies1.jpg




LOL! All seems right with the world again;)....the chocolate brownies have arrived!:papapa::piripi::sohappy:

[edb19]

just need a big glass of really cold milk to go with those brownies:thumbsup:

[GreenMunchkin]

Has anyone here tried Sugar Free Reece's Pieces? If so, do they taste the same?

[rmw8855]

Has anyone here tried Sugar Free Reece's Pieces? If so, do they taste the same?


ewww - that doesn't even sound good. Why do they try to ruin perfectly good candy?

[GreenMunchkin]

ewww - that doesn't even sound good. Why do they try to ruin perfectly good candy?Well, see, if they taste the same, but with only a fraction of the calories, I want to buy some. I think they're made with "Splenda"? Not sure we get that here. But Reece's Pieces are sooo yummy - and full of calories :(

[porterross]

Has anyone here tried Sugar Free Reece's Pieces? If so, do they taste the same?


:sick: What would be the point?

Besides, peanut butter is good for you as is chocolate, so I consider them health food. ;)

[AnneSally]

:sick: What would be the point?

Besides, peanut butter is good for you as is chocolate, so I consider them health food. ;)


LOL!!^_^

[WalksWithChrist]

just need a big glass of really cold milk to go with those brownies:thumbsup:That's what I'm talkin about!!

Has anyone here tried Sugar Free Reece's Pieces? If so, do they taste the same?Honey, if you're gonna eat Reece's Pieces...go all out!!
:thumbsup:

Don't settle for second best. lol

[SingingElk]

:sick: What would be the point?

Besides, peanut butter is good for you as is chocolate, so I consider them health food. ;)


The sugar in candy usually upsets my system. It is usually in the form of High Fructose corn syrup which gives me flu-like symptoms.:sick: So yes I eat sugarfree candy and cookies.

[WalksWithChrist]

The sugar in candy usually upsets my system. It is usually in the form of High Fructose corn syrup which gives me flu-like symptoms.:sick: So yes I eat sugarfree candy and cookies.I'm still trying to figure out why they put HFCS in everything.
:confused:

[GreenMunchkin]

Honey, if you're gonna eat Reece's Pieces...go all out!!
:thumbsup:

Don't settle for second best. lolBut what if they taste the same with like a quarter of the calories? That's awesomeosity I can't even quantify!

[MN John]

Has anyone here tried Sugar Free Reece's Pieces? If so, do they taste the same?
Sounds like nobody here has tried them. Please get some and report back. I'm interested!

[WalksWithChrist]

But what if they taste the same with like a quarter of the calories? That's awesomeosity I can't even quantify!See, not only are those sweeteners not as good as sugar they're doing strange and unknown things to your insides!
:P

But don't listen to me, Mr. Chocoholic.
:cool:

[GreenMunchkin]

Sounds like nobody here has tried them. Please get some and report back. I'm interested!Will do. Have ordered them via eBay :D

See, not only are those sweeteners not as good as sugar they're doing strange and unknown things to your insides!
:P

But don't listen to me, Mr. Chocoholic.
:cool:They may do bad things to the insides, but at least they don't make you be a chubber :( Or even more of a chubber in my case :)

Hey, while we're discussing American yummies, what's peanut butter brittle?

[WalksWithChrist]

Will do. Have ordered them via eBay :D

They may do bad things to the insides, but at least they don't make you be a chubber :( Or even more of a chubber in my case :)

Hey, while we're discussing American yummies, what's peanut butter brittle?
Chubber! I've never heard that. lol

It's called peanut brittle!

http://candyaddict.com/blog/uploads/split_bean_peanut_brittle.jpg

My mom used to make it when I was a kid. It's basically peanuts cooked into a sheet of solid sugar!!! And it's very hard. My mom broke a tooth on that stuff once.
:cool:

It's *very* tasty!!

[CyberPaladin]

If you say so WalksWithChrist personaly I never liked peanut brittle. My favorite sweet is cheesecake.

[porterross]

'All, 'Allo! What's this? I go away for day and the chit-chat stops.

Liven up, people. It's Friday!!!!

[JoeWill]

Over here where I live in the UK, we've currently got lots of coughs and colds and flu going around. Have you Americans got all that where you are?

[Zecryphon]

Will do. Have ordered them via eBay :D

They may do bad things to the insides, but at least they don't make you be a chubber :( Or even more of a chubber in my case :)

Hey, while we're discussing American yummies, what's peanut butter brittle?


It's the food of the gods. ^_^ It's um, I think peanuts in melted butter and sugar. You mix this all together until the peanuts are well-coated and let it cool.

[Zecryphon]

'All, 'Allo! What's this? I go away for day and the chit-chat stops.

Liven up, people. It's Friday!!!!

'Allo 'Allo?

*In my best Herr Flick voice*

"Do you have the original of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies by Van Clomp stuffed in a sausage in your cellar? And where are you hiding the British Airmen?"

[Nadiine]

If you say so WalksWithChrist personaly I never liked peanut brittle. My favorite sweet is cheesecake.
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Nadiine]

'Allo 'Allo?

*In my best Herr Flick voice*

"Do you have the original of the Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies by Van Clomp stuffed in a sausage in your cellar? And where are you hiding the British Airmen?"
:confused:

http://bestsmileys.com/rude/4.gif

[WalksWithChrist]

If you say so WalksWithChrist personaly I never liked peanut brittle. My favorite sweet is cheesecake.Nothing wrong with cheesecake!
:thumbsup:

[MrJim]

:wave:
Mornin'~things seemed kinda quiet around CF this morning so I did an unofficial count again

Total online: 158 (95 Members/63 Guests)

More members in Congregational area but more total in Society area...

[Nadiine]

:wave:
Mornin'~things seemed kinda quiet around CF this morning so I did an unofficial count again

Total online: 158 (95 Members/63 Guests)

More members in Congregational area but more total in Society area...
Well, I had always noticed that very early on weekends is usually very slow & quiet....

But still, numbers seem very low.

[porterross]

Some of us are so full of candy we can hardly move at all. :P

[MrJim]

Well, I had always noticed that very early on weekends is usually very slow & quiet....

But still, numbers seem very low.

For comparison:

Stormfront Currently Active Users: 1283 (225 members and 1058 guests)

Baptist Boards Currently Active Users: 60 (15 members and 45 guests)

CARM Currently Active Users in past 1 hour: 268 (175 members and 93 guests)

TalkRational Currently Active Users: 106 (64 members and 42 guests)

Aquatic Community Currently Active Users: 102 (24 members and 78 guests)

Mac Forums Currently Active Users: 714 (32 members and 682 guests)

Just some other places I prowl...;)

[Nadiine]

Some of us are so full of candy we can hardly move at all. :P
sugar CRASH lol

:hypno: :lost:

[porterross]

For comparison:

Stormfront Currently Active Users: 1283 (225 members and 1058 guests)

Baptist Boards Currently Active Users: 60 (15 members and 45 guests)

CARM Currently Active Users in past 1 hour: 268 (175 members and 93 guests)

TalkRational Currently Active Users: 106 (64 members and 42 guests)

Aquatic Community Currently Active Users: 102 (24 members and 78 guests)

Mac Forums Currently Active Users: 714 (32 members and 682 guests)

Just some other places I prowl...;)



What? No Wittenberg Trail? ^_^

[CyberPaladin]

I'm really sleepy today.:yawn:

[MrJim]

What? No Wittenberg Trail? ^_^

Don't know that one..

[MrJim]

I got onto CF site from my son's computer without any adblockers~wow this place is so cluttered with ads. FF & Safari adblockers rule...sometimes "you don't know what you're missing" is a good thing ;)

[Rhamiel]

lol, the adds do not bither me, i never give them a second look, it is just filler

[MrJim]

lol, the adds do not bither me, i never give them a second look, it is just filler

It's a shock when you're not used to seein' them though.

[porterross]

Don't know that one..


If ever you want to learn about Confessional Lutheranism, it's a good place to start. ;)

[MrJim]

If ever you want to learn about Confessional Lutheranism, it's a good place to start. ;)

OK~i though maybe it was more like the Wittenburg Door ;)

[Rhamiel]

hey Mr.Jim, knock it off with the Hail Mary in your sig, whats the big idea stealing our prayers lol. just kidding with you

[MrJim]

hey Mr.Jim, knock it off with the Hail Mary in your sig, whats the big idea stealing our prayers lol. just kidding with you

Why is everyone always pickin' on me?:P

[Rhamiel]

surprised your local congregation has not burt you at the stake yet lol

[MrJim]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-cat-does-not-mind-dogs-as-long-as-he-is-bigger.jpg

Mornin'

[Nadiine]

surprised your local congregation has not burt you at the stake yet lol
they're probly still too stunned to take any action yet
;)

[MrJim]

they're probly still too stunned to take any action yet
;)

:P

[brinny]

:wave:

[MrJim]

surprised your local congregation has not burt you at the stake yet lol

they're probly still too stunned to take any action yet
;)

^_^ I wanted to stand up and say something this morning~during "Children's Moments" the teacher was talking about heritage of the American Baptist Church-it's so old it goes back to just before the Revolutionary Warhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Generic%20smileys/rolleyes.gif...

Then in Sunday School the lesson mentioned Jonathan Edwards, and facilitator never heard of him...:D

There seems to be little sense of history in our congregation, definitely nothing between Acts and the Reformation :doh:

[porterross]

^_^ I wanted to stand up and say something this morning~during "Children's Moments" the teacher was talking about heritage of the American Baptist Church-it's so old it goes back to just before the Revolutionary Warhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Generic%20smileys/rolleyes.gif...

Then in Sunday School the lesson mentioned Jonathan Edwards, and facilitator never heard of him...:D

There seems to be little sense of history in our congregation, definitely nothing between Acts and the Reformation :doh:


Yeah, theological intellectualism is something I couldn't live without in a church. Being learned helps build one's faith, not erode it. I feel for you, Jim. :hug:

[WalksWithChrist]

:wave:
Mornin'~things seemed kinda quiet around CF this morning so I did an unofficial count again

Total online: 158 (95 Members/63 Guests)

More members in Congregational area but more total in Society area...Bogus leadership of CF = Dropping member numbers.
*shrugs*

I have been noticing it's slowing down. No big shocker really.

[CyberPaladin]

Good morning everyone.:wave::wave:

[MrJim]

Mornin'

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-improved-yarnball-has-a-prize-inside.jpg

[WalksWithChrist]

Mornin'

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/funny-pictures-improved-yarnball-has-a-prize-inside.jpgNICE KITTY! NICE KITTY!!!!!!
:bow:

[Nadiine]

more Email stuff --

Life is short - so enjoy what God gives you - KF
>>
>>
>>
>> Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity.
>>
>>
>> 1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a
>> hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
>>
>>
>> 2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice. ( I
>> do it all the time.Lol )
>>
>>
>> 3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries
>> with that.
>>
>>
>> 4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "In."
>>
>>
>> 5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once
>> your co-workers have gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to
>> espresso.
>>
>>
>> 6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "ForSmuggling Diamonds."
>>
>>
>> 7. Finish all your sentences with "In accordance with the prophecy."
>>
>>
>> 8 Don t use any punctuation
>>
>>
>> 9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
>>
>>
>> 10. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
>>
>>
>> 11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."
>>
>>
>> 12. Sing along at the opera.
>>
>>
>> 13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.
>>
>>
>> 14. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds
>> all day.
>>
>>
>> 15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their
>> party because you're not in the mood.
>>
>>
>> 16. Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name,"Rock
>> Bottom."
>>
>>
>> 17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I Won, I Won!"
>>
>>
>> 18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot,
>> yelling, "Run for your lives! They're Loose!!"


I don't know whether to laugh at some of these or advise them
to get some therapy.lol

:|

[Nadiine]

AMAZINGLY SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES

Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables, by getting someone else to hold them while you chop.

Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat, by using the sink.

For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.

A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives; then you'll be afraid to cough.

You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.

Remember: Everyone seems normal, until you get to know them.

If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.

[GreenMunchkin]

Wasn't sure where else to put it, but I quit smoking 6 weeks ago :D Am a non-smoker for the first time in 15 years!! Hadn't said that "aloud" til now. God has been AMAZING. Haven't even been moody! That was such a massive, massive stronghold, and He's freed me of it! Just needed to share that :blush:

[MrJim]

Wasn't sure where else to put it, but I quit smoking 6 weeks ago :D Am a non-smoker for the first time in 15 years!! Hadn't said that "aloud" til now. God has been AMAZING. Haven't even been moody! That was such a massive, massive stronghold, and He's freed me of it! Just needed to share that :blush:

Hey congrats! Took me a while when I quit a few years ago but I'd only gotten to a pack a week so I wasn't a real serious smoker.

I have lost 22 lbs in the past 6 weeks, so I'm pretty happy about that--now I'm 6'2" & 246 instead of 268:clap:

No drugs or stupid pills, just went from driving 1200 miles a week to humping boxes in the warehouse. It's been so long since I've done real physical work, and I'm responding to it very well ;)

[GreenMunchkin]

Hey congrats! Took me a while when I quit a few years ago but I'd only gotten to a pack a week so I wasn't a real serious smoker.

I have lost 22 lbs in the past 6 weeks, so I'm pretty happy about that--now I'm 6'2" & 246 instead of 268:clap:

No drugs or stupid pills, just went from driving 1200 miles a week to humping boxes in the warehouse. It's been so long since I've done real physical work, and I'm responding to it very well ;)Congratulations, Jimminy! :clap: Wow. 22lbs in 6 weeks is amazing. Losing weight is *hard*. Very happy for you, lovely bruv :hug: :clap:

God is being very lovely to us both :)

[JustAsIam77]

Wasn't sure where else to put it, but I quit smoking 6 weeks ago :D Am a non-smoker for the first time in 15 years!! Hadn't said that "aloud" til now. God has been AMAZING. Haven't even been moody! That was such a massive, massive stronghold, and He's freed me of it! Just needed to share that :blush:

Congratulations. That's a huge accomplishhment! I'll bet food is tasting better to you also.

[GreenMunchkin]

Congratulations. That's a huge accomplishhment! I'll bet food is tasting better to you also.Thank you! :hug: Not yet, actually. Have heard it's supposed to taste better gradually, though... say, what's chocolate ice-cream like for a non-smoker? Cos, even for a smoker, tis yummy :P

[MrJim]

Thank you! :hug: Not yet, actually. Have heard it's supposed to taste better gradually, though... say, what's chocolate ice-cream like for a non-smoker? Cos, even for a smoker, tis yummy :P

See, you have to not have any chocolate for the next, say....10 weeks. Then you'll be tasting it again for the first time:D

[JustAsIam77]

Thank you! :hug: Not yet, actually. Have heard it's supposed to taste better gradually, though... say, what's chocolate ice-cream like for a non-smoker? Cos, even for a smoker, tis yummy :P

You're welcome. Tell me please, what's the deal with women and their love of all things chocolate?

I've never met a female that didn't drool over chocolate. ^_^

[Nadiine]

You're welcome. Tell me please, what's the deal with women and their love of all things chocolate?

I've never met a female that didn't drool over chocolate. ^_^
I don't drool over chocolate lol

It's fine - I like all sweets but I'm not "into" chocolate.
I much prefer cheesecake or pumpkin/cheesecake... :yum: :yum: :yum:

[GreenMunchkin]

See, you have to not have any chocolate for the next, say....10 weeks. Then you'll be tasting it again for the first time:D:eek: 10 weeks? Is that a typo?

Honestly, Jimminy, am pretty much ok with tasting it for the millionth :P I bought this sugar-free stuff recently and it was ok, but gave me tummy-ache :( Still reckon, though, that in America you don't get a great selection. May start smuggling care packages of chocolate over to y'all and will not eat all of it while in transit :DYou're welcome. Tell me please, what's the deal with women and their love of all things chocolate?

I've never met a female that didn't drool over chocolate. ^_^Do you not like it?? You're right, though... it seems to be a predominantly female thing. Actually, a couple of years ago, a chocolate called Yorkie (big, chunky bar... and very delicious) started a campaign to make itself more manly. It aligned itself with truckers and changed the wrapping n stuff, n while it was mostly ironic, afaik, it actually worked! :D Then loads of feminists got bees in their bonnets (heh. Feminists with bonnets) and I think it was pulled.

http://i2photobucket.com/albums/a202/trrrracey/Blogspot/Yorkie.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/Yorkie.jpg

[MrJim]

.

http://i2photobucket.com/albums/a202/trrrracey/Blogspot/Yorkie.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/Yorkie.jpg


Yorkie? That's the nickname of a Yorkshire Terrier~what a curious name for a chocolate bar^_^

http://www.puppyessentials.com/images/yorkie.jpg

[GreenMunchkin]

Yorkie? That's the nickname of a Yorkshire Terrier~what a curious name for a chocolate bar^_^

http://www.puppyessentials.com/images/yorkie.jpgHa! Butch-lookin' thang, ain't it...reckon the other Yorkie is tastier :P

[porterross]

My sister's female Yorkie is far more butch than our Shih-Tzu. He's a furry lump of squishy fluff looking for someone to cuddle with. :P


Did you ever receive your sugar free Reese's Pieces? If so, were they good?

[LBJohnson]

Hi all! Sorry to butt into the middle of the conversation, GreenMunchkin invited me over to say hi, so... :wave:

Looking forward to getting t know y'all.

[MrJim]

Hi all! Sorry to butt into the middle of the conversation, GreenMunchkin invited me over to say hi, so... :wave:

Looking forward to getting t know y'all.

Howdy LB, welcome to the zoohttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Bigger%20smileys/crazy.gif

[GreenMunchkin]

My sister's female Yorkie is far more butch than our Shih-Tzu. He's a furry lump of squishy fluff looking for someone to cuddle with. :P What will happen to him when you move here, sis? He will go with you, yes?Did you ever receive your sugar free Reese's Pieces? If so, were they good? They never arrived!! And the seller said she wouldn't send more OR refund me :( And I'd never leave bad feedback for anyone so all in all, *huff*! :( Bought them other bars, though, and they were alright.

Why can't someone just invent calorie-free chocolate?! How hard can it be?

Hi all! Sorry to butt into the middle of the conversation, GreenMunchkin invited me over to say hi, so... :wave:

Looking forward to getting t know y'all.Yay!! Hullo there! :hug: Gosh, normally CC is really busy, but it's been quiet today... I hope you give us another chance to impress you with our awesomeness! :D

[LBJohnson]

Yay!! Hullo there! :hug: Gosh, normally CC is really busy, but it's been quiet today... I hope you give us another chance to impress you with our awesomeness! :D

If you're any indication, the folks here must be awesome. :hug:

[GreenMunchkin]

If you're any indication, the folks here must be awesome. :hug:Meep :blush: Thank you, bro :hug:

Ooh, so, hey: tell us lots about you! What brought you to CF; how long have you been a Christian... how you got SO many reps in such a short time!! :P :clap:

[porterross]

What will happen to him when you move here, sis? He will go with you, yes?

No, sadly he will stay here with my parents, at least for now. I didn't have 6 months warning of the move (someone is in a hurry) so the mandatory quarantine time would have put his departure 2 months beyond ours or he'd have to stay in puppy prison in the UK until the time required is fulfilled. He's rather old and truly a big baby, so I don't know how the flight would affect him, but I do know time in isolation would be devastating. If we move back up to Herts in the near future we'll send for him, but for now, we're in a flat and he's used to having his own yard with pet doors to come and go at will. Not that he's spoiled or anything. ;)


[COLOR=Green]They never arrived!! And the seller said she wouldn't send more OR refund me :( And I'd never leave bad feedback for anyone so all in all, *huff*! :( Bought them other bars, though, and they were alright.

Truly awful! Was the seller in UK or the US? I've also had a bad experience on eBay, so am not as keen on it as I used to be.

Why can't someone just invent calorie-free chocolate?! How hard can it be?
Perhaps stevia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia) will become useful in produced foods in the near future. It's supposed to be sweeter than sugar and produce no ill effects like those of of sugar substitutes.

[GreenMunchkin]

No, sadly he will stay here with my parents, at least for now. I didn't have 6 months warning of the move (someone is in a hurry) so the mandatory quarantine time would have put his departure 2 months beyond ours or he'd have to stay in puppy prison in the UK until the time required is fulfilled. He's rather old and truly a big baby, so I don't know how the flight would affect him, but I do know time in isolation would be devastating. If we move back up to Herts in the near future we'll send for him, but for now, we're in a flat and he's used to having his own yard with pet doors to come and go at will. Not that he's spoiled or anything. ;)Aww, am sorry, sis :( Will you miss him? And, do you mean Herts as in Herfordshire?Truly awful! Was the seller in UK or the US? I've also had a bad experience on eBay, so am not as keen on it as I used to be.US. Bad seller. BAD. What happened to put you off it? Perhaps stevia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia) will become useful in produced foods in the near future. It's supposed to be sweeter than sugar and produce no ill effects like those of of sugar substitutes.Nice. Now they just have to invent calorie-free cream. That's probably up to cows.

[LBJohnson]

Meep :blush: Thank you, bro :hug:

Ooh, so, hey: tell us lots about you! What brought you to CF; how long have you been a Christian... how you got SO many reps in such a short time!! :P :clap:


Not much to tell, lol, boring fella. Small town close to a city, work in sales, don't get out enough.

A Christian for 5 years, but I can't seem to settle on a church. I know I'm odd but I love visiting different churches, different denominations, and joining their worship. So I don't get to know the people in any one. That's not so good, I think. :sigh:

As for finding CF, yay google! ^_^

And all these reps? Many to thank, A certain Munchkin especially! ;)

[GreenMunchkin]

Not much to tell, lol, boring fella. Small town close to a city, work in sales, don't get out enough.

A Christian for 5 years, but I can't seem to settle on a church. I know I'm odd but I love visiting different churches, different denominations, and joining their worship. So I don't get to know the people in any one. That's not so good, I think. :sigh:

As for finding CF, yay google! ^_^

And all these reps? Many to thank, A certain Munchkin especially! ;)Naw, have repped you a few times, but that's a meteoric rise in reps. It. is. AWESOME! :clap:

I don't know, you know. Like, I can't help but think that as long as we're having regular fellowship with Christians, it doesn't necessarily have to be the same ones every week. Have you noticed different churches have different styles of worship? Have only ever attended Charismatic churches, so the worship is fairly similar.

[porterross]

Aww, am sorry, sis :( Will you miss him? And, do you mean Herts as in Herfordshire?US. Bad seller. BAD. What happened to put you off it? [color=Black][COLOR=Green]Nice. Now they just have to invent calorie-free cream. That's probably up to cows.



Will miss him awful. :( My goal is to get us quickly moved down to the harbor where we can have a garden and a view. We'll all like that. ;)

Yes, the family home is near the Essex border, not too far from Cambridge. Lovely place with plenty of space to roam. I love it there and can't wait to move back, but first the place has to be remodeled. Guess who gets to make sure that happens.:swoon:

What I ordered wasn't what seller described. PayPal managed to recover half my money, but I wasn't allowed to leave negative feedback. The seller was a thief and of course it was not a cheap item. Oh, well.

I'll bet your seller was wrong in addressing your package. It's a tricky business to send packages to the UK. I'm still waiting to see if the wedding invites I sent have all arrived.

[GreenMunchkin]

Will miss him awful. :( My goal is to get us quickly moved down to the harbor where we can have a garden and a view. We'll all like that. ;)

Yes, the family home is near the Essex border, not too far from Cambridge. Lovely place with plenty of space to roam. I love it there and can't wait to move back, but first the place has to be remodeled. Guess who gets to make sure that happens.Wow, so actually, we won't be that far away :D Humm... not sure whether you have to do it or whether you're crackin' the whip with hubby-to-be :P

What I ordered wasn't what seller described. PayPal managed to recover half my money, but I wasn't allowed to leave negative feedback. The seller was a thief and of course it was not a cheap item. Oh, well.

I'll bet your seller was wrong in addressing your package. It's a tricky business to send packages to the UK. I'm still waiting to see if the wedding invites I sent have all arrived.Why weren't you allowed to leave negative feedback? That seems very, very unfair.

Don't want to worry you, but mine hasn't arrived yet... :P

[Nadiine]

Hi all! Sorry to butt into the middle of the conversation, GreenMunchkin invited me over to say hi, so... :wave:

Looking forward to getting t know y'all.
Hi LB!
Nice to meet you

http://img.gamespot.com/gamespot/shared/emoticons/smile.gif

[porterross]

Wow, so actually, we won't be that far away :D Humm... not sure whether you have to do it or whether you're crackin' the whip with hubby-to-be :P

Errr, no. He's the one who's paid to think. I'm the worker bee. Besides, if he were the manner of who would allow me to crack a whip on him, I'd have little use for him. ;)

Why weren't you allowed to leave negative feedback? That seems very, very unfair.

That's how it is when both parites mutually settle a dispute, I guess. I filed a grievance against him and by his reaction, his guilt was evident to everyone, so they dealt with him, I'm certain.


Don't want to worry you, but mine hasn't arrived yet... :P


Well, I could put in a package with various sugar free chocolates, if you like. Hershey's corporate site gives no indication of their offering Reese's Pieces without sugar, so I'm unsure where this person acquired what she was offering.

Have you heard of Dove chocolate? They make some wonderful sugarless treats. :yum:

[CyberPaladin]

Hi everybody.
Porterross sorry to hear about problems online believe me it happens to everybody.

[GreenMunchkin]

Errr, no. He's the one who's paid to think. I'm the worker bee. Besides, if he were the manner of who would allow me to crack a whip on him, I'd have little use for him. ;)Heh :D k, but on the flipside, decorating is fun! Have you picked out a style already? If not, may I suggest shabby chic beach house? :) Not the twee version, but chippy wood and washed out blues and white... heavenly, it is.That's how it is when both parites mutually settle a dispute, I guess. I filed a grievance against him and by his reaction, his guilt was evident to everyone, so they dealt with him, I'm certain.Hopefully. eBay have lost the plot recently, though. You know sellers aren't allowed to leave negative feedback At ALL now? Even if they're by a pathological scammer, they can't alert the community. UK eBay is losing business FAST, though, so they totally shot themselves in the foot. They started cornering members too much and being too heavy-handed, and now they're almost desperate. Silly, really.Well, I could put in a package with various sugar free chocolates, if you like. Hershey's corporate site gives no indication of their offering Reese's Pieces without sugar, so I'm unsure where this person acquired what she was offering.

Have you heard of Dove chocolate? They make some wonderful sugarless treats. :yum:Ooh, no. Haven't heard of them. What sort of stuff do they do?Hi everybody.
Porterross sorry to hear about problems online believe me it happens to everybody.Aww, CP :hug: It's good to see you, d00d. How is everything now? :hug:

[LBJohnson]

How's everyone today?

[GreenMunchkin]

Not too bad, LBJ, thank you! :hug: How's thee? :)

[Nadiine]

How's everyone today?
I'm good, hope you are too =0)

I've just been scouring websites to find some computer
games for Christmas - it's a job to find ones I can play.

[LBJohnson]

Not too bad, LBJ, thank you! :hug: How's thee? :)

Good, good. Enjoying the day. :)

[CyberPaladin]

Aww, CP :hug: It's good to see you, d00d. How is everything now? :hug:
Hi Greenie:hug::hug::hug: it's been a while since I have seen you around.
Nothing much is going on for me right now looking for a job and also for a new church.

LBJ welcome to the CC .:wave::wave:

[LBJohnson]

LBJ welcome to the CC .:wave::wave:

Thanks!

[porterross]

Heh :D k, but on the flipside, decorating is fun! Have you picked out a style already? If not, may I suggest shabby chic beach house? :) Not the twee version, but chippy wood and washed out blues and white... heavenly, it is.

Beach house theme on a Herts estate...hmmmmmm. I think I'd best attempt to play that theme while we're still on the coast. Either way, I don't think he'd be too keen on it, being a stodgy military bloke and all. ^_^


Silly, really.Ooh, no. Haven't heard of them. What sort of stuff do they do?Aww, CP :hug: It's good to see you, d00d. How is everything now? :hug:
Have a look. Dove site (http://www.dovechocolate.com/products_chocolate_p3.html)

Their sugar frees are dark choc., raspberry and mint truffle like bites. :yum:

Of course, Godiva (http://www.godiva.com/catalog/collections.aspx?id=77) also have sugar free offerings and they ship to the UK.

Russell Stover (http://www.russellstover.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=124&path=1%2C2%2C4%2C24%2C124) candies are good as well.

Take your pick and let me know. I can pick most of these items up at the grocery store and it seems things dispatched from this side take only about four days to arrive. :thumbsup:

[MrJim]

'Mornin folks~22 degrees herehttp://bestsmileys.com/cold/13.gif

(that's about -5 Celsius for you foreigners ;) )

[GreenMunchkin]

Hey, all :hug: Tis so nice to see you posting here more, CP :hug:

Has anyone noticed, though, that CF has seemed *excessively* quiet recently? :(

Aww, thank you, Porter :hug: That's so, so lovely :hug: Gonna have a look at the sites and ogle (which means lick the screens) all the yumminess :yum: Have you tried the truffles? Truffles. are. amazing.

((((Jimminy)))) Yeah, that's cold... I hope you have snow, at least! If it's gonna be that cold, the least it can do is snow.

[porterross]

I think people are hibernating or getting ready for the holidays, which start here with Thanksgiving, next Thursday. Christmas decorations are going up all over the place and the parties have already started. *sigh*


The Dove truffles are wondersuperfulmous! :yum:

[GreenMunchkin]

I think people are hibernating or getting ready for the holidays, which start here with Thanksgiving, next Thursday. Christmas decorations are going up all over the place and the parties have already started. *sigh*


The Dove truffles are wondersuperfulmous! :yum:

Only thing is... am not overly fond of dark chocolate :sorry: Are they very dark?

Aww, why *sigh*, sis? You think it's too soon? :hug:

[porterross]

Only thing is... am not overly fond of dark chocolate :sorry: Are they very dark?

Aww, why *sigh*, sis? You think it's too soon? :hug:



Yes, they are dark. I was afraid since you like Reese's Pieces, they might be. The Russell Stover's might suit you better. They're really good with lots of variety.

Yes! Too soon, means the wedding date is upon us and the parties make it that much harder to get my jiggly bits under control!!!! :sorry:

[MrJim]

I think people are hibernating or getting ready for the holidays, which start here with Thanksgiving, next Thursday. Christmas decorations are going up all over the place and the parties have already started. *sigh*


http://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/arge.gif In one of the shops today they were tuned into a station already playing 24/7 Christmas musichttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/banghead.gif

Like one guy said today "Christmas is just another bill.."

[porterross]

Yes, as much as I love the season, decor, general joyous feelings, etc. that go along with the birth of our Savior, I am so past the OTT need to over-gift others. Why is it that so many people, even Christians, expect Christmas to be all about getting as many good gifts as possible?

[MrJim]

http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/political-pictures-george-bush-pope-john-paul-lord.jpg

[JustAsIam77]

:eek: 10 weeks? Is that a typo?

Honestly, Jimminy, am pretty much ok with tasting it for the millionth :P I bought this sugar-free stuff recently and it was ok, but gave me tummy-ache :( Still reckon, though, that in America you don't get a great selection. May start smuggling care packages of chocolate over to y'all and will not eat all of it while in transit :DDo you not like it?? You're right, though... it seems to be a predominantly female thing. Actually, a couple of years ago, a chocolate called Yorkie (big, chunky bar... and very delicious) started a campaign to make itself more manly. It aligned itself with truckers and changed the wrapping n stuff, n while it was mostly ironic, afaik, it actually worked! :D Then loads of feminists got bees in their bonnets (heh. Feminists with bonnets) and I think it was pulled.

http://i2photobucket.com/albums/a202/trrrracey/Blogspot/Yorkie.jpghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/munchkinsparkles/Yorkie.jpg


Nope. Don't care much for chocolate. An exception is snickers bars for energy when hunting all day.

[MrJim]

Mornin'~some snow on the ground here in south central PA courtesy of the Great Lakes...didn't think "lake effect snow" would reach this far...31 degrees now and rocketing all the way up to 37 todayhttp://bestsmileys.com/cold/5.gif

[LBJohnson]

Who killed this thread?

:(

[MrJim]

Who killed this thread?

:(

Howdy there~don't guess we've met yet?
:DWe don't fellowship much around here; most threads are argumentitive in nature..that's why there isn't much traffic in this one~~sad isn't it:sorry:

[SingingElk]

MrJim, you hit the nail right in the head. The argumentativeness is why I don't visit this site very much. There is too much discord here.

[MrJim]

MrJim, you hit the nail right in the head. The argumentativeness is why I don't visit this site very much. There is too much discord here.

It does seem to grow here~~do you have a more peaceful place to recommend?

[JustAsIam77]

It does seem to grow here~~do you have a more peaceful place to recommend?

Au contraire... this place is a cake walk compared to GT. ^_^

(No need for a thick skin in this forum "usually". :wave:

[MrJim]

Au contraire... this place is a cake walk compared to GT. ^_^

(No need for a thick skin in this forum "usually". :wave:

Still it's unnecessarily foul~where many prowl to simply find fault with someone's "belief" because they are so sure their's is the perfect one..."according to God's Word.." and people be trounced and damned in the process of proving it...it's a real sh*thole when you get down to it...

[JustAsIam77]

Still it's unnecessarily foul~where many prowl to simply find fault with someone's "belief" because they are so sure their's is the perfect one..."according to God's Word.." and people be trounced and damned in the process of proving it...it's a real sh*thole when you get down to it...

I'm sorry you feel that way. This sub forum seems to me to be one of the more civil ones at CF.

What's you're beef? Is it Arminianism vs Calvinism? Put it out there brother. We're all disciples for Christ.

[MrJim]

I'm sorry you feel that way. This sub forum seems to me to be one of the more civil ones at CF.

What's you're beef? Is it Arminianism vs Calvinism? Put it out there brother. We're all disciples for Christ.

It's the combative nature of this forum...much heat and little light..

[Nadiine]

Still it's unnecessarily foul~where many prowl to simply find fault with someone's "belief" because they are so sure their's is the perfect one..."according to God's Word.." and people be trounced and damned in the process of proving it...it's a real sh*thole when you get down to it...
:eek: good grief

Anywhere doctrine is important, you will have disagreement & heat.

& I also take into account that trolls & sox come in & mess with topics along the way too.

If an area is supposed to be a safe haven for people of THAT belief, and people have a real hard time fitting in and don't agree on very much with them, chances are they might fit better in a different forum where they do find majority of full agreement (to a greater extent)....

I realize that nobody is going to agree 100% on everything nor do they have to on minor issues or doctrines.
People are all different and we all have different personalities & traits w/ different characters for different reasons; you have yours as well that others have to deal with too.

Most often, we criticize thinking that we're the one's that are OK & everyone else is the grape nut - & it's not the case. All of us create differences and conflict by carrying our own beliefs that others have to agree or disagree with which affects them too.

[MrJim]

:eek: good grief

Anywhere doctrine is important, you will have disagreement & heat.

& I also take into account that trolls & sox come in & mess with topics along the way too.

If an area is supposed to be a safe haven for people of THAT belief, and people have a real hard time fitting in and don't agree on very much with them, chances are they might fit better in a different forum where they do find majority of full agreement (to a greater extent)....

I realize that nobody is going to agree 100% on everything nor do they have to on minor issues or doctrines.
People are all different and we all have different personalities & traits w/ different characters for different reasons; you have yours as well that others have to deal with too.

Most often, we criticize thinking that we're the one's that are OK & everyone else is the grape nut - & it's not the case. All of us create differences and conflict by carrying our own beliefs that others have to agree or disagree with which affects them too.

I suppose~still seems like there should be better uses of our energy than arguing and fighting...but then that was the seed that formed this place; why should it be anything else:o

[Nadiine]

I suppose~still seems like there should be better uses of our energy than arguing and fighting...but then that was the seed that formed this place; why should it be anything else:o
Some things I do argue about and for when I believe they're important.

But your point is very well taken and I'm going to be focusing on that this week.

Alot depends on topics tho possibly?? I mean, we just had 1 that looked like it was attacking conservatives & could still be taken that way.
There are ways people can start threads & think of content -

I think we need more fellowship posts in this forum... maybe people will post more of those?
:)

[porterross]

My daughter was confirmed this morning and took part in her first Sacrament of the Alter. :clap:
After much worry on her part about receiving the cup, I asked her how it was and she said that knowing it was the Blood of Christ and not just wine does make a difference and she was worried for nothing. :thumbsup:

God is good and we are grateful beyond words. :bow:

[MrJim]

My daughter was confirmed this morning and took part in her first Sacrament of the Alter. :clap:
After much worry on her part about receiving the cup, I asked her how it was and she said that knowing it was the Blood of Christ and not just wine does make a difference and she was worried for nothing. :thumbsup:

God is good and we are grateful beyond words. :bow:

:cool:

[LBJohnson]

My daughter was confirmed this morning and took part in her first Sacrament of the Alter. :clap:
After much worry on her part about receiving the cup, I asked her how it was and she said that knowing it was the Blood of Christ and not just wine does make a difference and she was worried for nothing. :thumbsup:

God is good and we are grateful beyond words. :bow:

:hug:

[togetherlove]

Hi! I used to be foreveramanda, don't know if you remember me or not, but I am trying to get back into this site. So hello everyone!

[CyberPaladin]

Hi togetherlove and welcome back. :wave::wave::wave::wave:

[togetherlove]

Hi togetherlove and welcome back. :wave::wave::wave::wave:

Thank you :)

[Nadiine]

Hi! I used to be foreveramanda, don't know if you remember me or not, but I am trying to get back into this site. So hello everyone!
Hi Amanda~~

good to have you here =0)

[togetherlove]

Hi Amanda~~

good to have you here =0)


Thank you :D

[BlackJack77]

Just stopped by to say hello. :wave: I haven't had time to come by in several weeks. Just been too busy. Hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and plenty to be thankful for. Sincerely in Christ, Jack

[GreenMunchkin]

Hey again, Jack :)

[BlackJack77]

Hi GreenMunchkin :wave: I remember you. It's good to see you. You were my 1st contact here at CF and the reason I initially came to this area of the forum. Nice to see you again Sis. Sincerely in Christ, Jack

[MrJim]

Nice to see some faces returning...:wave:

[GreenMunchkin]

How you doing, Jimminy? :hug:

[MrJim]

How you doing, Jimminy? :hug:

Oh I got through the holiday with little trouble and am down 24 lbs total now~work ok, 'cept they laid off a couple more guys Monday :( and they were good guys too..

[LBJohnson]

Hey everyone! Got the place to myself I see. Good night all.

[GreenMunchkin]

Christmas soon!! Eeeeee!! Is anyone else bat-crazy excited? :clap:

[MrJim]

Christmas soon!! Eeeeee!! Is anyone else bat-crazy excited? :clap:
http://bestsmileys.com/christmas2/15.gif

[GreenMunchkin]

:( Why, Jimminy?

[MrJim]

:( Why, Jimminy?

That's what everyone else says:D

[GreenMunchkin]

Nuh uh. They don't call you "Jimminy".

Why, Jimminy? :(

[MrJim]

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/cute-puppy-pictures-make-me-hotdog.jpg

[MrJim]

Nuh uh. They don't call you "Jimminy".

Why, Jimminy? :(


It's my birthday today and I'm a little grumpy:sorry:

[porterross]

Christmas soon!! Eeeeee!! Is anyone else bat-crazy excited? :clap:


:thumbsup: My sweetie will be here next Sunday, so I am VERY excited! :blush:

[porterross]

It's my birthday today and I'm a little grumpy:sorry:



:hug: Happy, happy anniversary of the day of your birth. :)

[Optimax]

http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/cute-puppy-pictures-make-me-hotdog.jpg
^_^^_^^_^

[MrJim]

:hug: Happy, happy anniversary of the day of your birth. :)

Thank you~wouldn't it be neat to know our Day of Conception?:cool:

[porterross]

Thank you~wouldn't it be neat to know our Day of Conception?:cool:


Ew!

[MrJim]

Ew!

:D:D:D:D

[MrJim]

Approximate count:

166 online (109 members & 57 visitors)...

[MrJim]

It's "Pearl Harbor Day" and I drove a Honda to church...I just can't figure out a punchline..

[Secundulus]

It's "Pearl Harbor Day" and I drove a Honda to church...I just can't figure out a punchline..mmmmm. I drove a Toyota. Maybe we are both traitors?^_^

BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
1928 BCP Collect for the 2d Sunday in Advent.

[GreenMunchkin]

How goes it, peoples? :hug: :)

[Cris413]

It's snowing in Houston, Texas....and sticking!

[porterross]

We had the sleet and snow yesterday here in west Texas and it never got above 50 today with sharp, cold wind. I'm glad the ice isn't blowing in the door every time I open up like it was last night. It's still cold, though.:bbrr:

GM, my fiance had his blokes night out tonight. I think they were home by 2200. So much for a last chance at celebrating his freedom. :D He flies in Sunday night and I'm beside myself, but there is so much to do!!!

[Cris413]

We had the sleet and snow yesterday here in west Texas and it never got above 50 today with sharp, cold wind. I'm glad the ice isn't blowing in the door every time I open up like it was last night. It's still cold, though.:bbrr:

GM, my fiance had his blokes night out tonight. I think they were home by 2200. So much for a last chance at celebrating his freedom. :D He flies in Sunday night and I'm beside myself, but there is so much to do!!!


:bbrr: is right! I just spent 2 weeks in the North East and got 2 feet of snow dumped on me as soon as I arrived...I thought I was finished with snow when I came home to Houston...LOL

I have a nice warm fire and an electric blankie... a cup of hot chocolate and I'm all set.:hrelax:


Many blessings to you and your fiance'!

[porterross]

:bbrr: is right! I just spent 2 weeks in the North East and got 2 feet of snow dumped on me as soon as I arrived...I thought I was finished with snow when I came home to Houston...LOL

I have a nice warm fire and an electric blankie... a cup of hot chocolate and I'm all set.:hrelax:

That's what I did last night, but with tea instead of cocoa. I couldn't get my daughter to bring down any more wood tonight. It was dark when we got home and she refused. ^_^
,

Many blessings to you and your fiance'!:hug: Thank you. He seems to be really excited and anxious about getting on with the whole thing, but I'm beginning to have tiny bouts of hyperventilation. Hopefully, when he arrives, I'll calm down. :sorry:

[MrJim]

:wave: howdy all,
They're calling for ice in our area today~just hopin we don't lose power lines...

[Cris413]

That's what I did last night, but with tea instead of cocoa. I couldn't get my daughter to bring down any more wood tonight. It was dark when we got home and she refused. ^_^
,

:hug: Thank you. He seems to be really excited and anxious about getting on with the whole thing, but I'm beginning to have tiny bouts of hyperventilation. Hopefully, when he arrives, I'll calm down. :sorry:

How sweet....:)

Everything is better when our loved ones are close!...:hug:

[brinny]

hot tea and blankies sound wunnerful.....i want a tea kettle......

[WannaWitness]

Just popping in to say "hi"!! :hi: :hi: :hi:

(Aren't those little onions adorable?)

[Rhamiel]

soooooo adorable

[JustAsIam77]

We had the sleet and snow yesterday here in west Texas and it never got above 50 today with sharp, cold wind. I'm glad the ice isn't blowing in the door every time I open up like it was last night. It's still cold, though.:bbrr:

GM, my fiance had his blokes night out tonight. I think they were home by 2200. So much for a last chance at celebrating his freedom. :D He flies in Sunday night and I'm beside myself, but there is so much to do!!!

You may have addressed this but when is the big day?

[porterross]

You may have addressed this but when is the big day?


12-27-08, just in time for a proper English wedding breakfast, which happens after noon.
Confused? Me, too, but it's the civilized way, according to my bloke. :confused:

We only seem to speak the same language as the Brits. Today, we went back and forth about the service bulletins, which he couldn't grasp until I used the phrase, "order of service program". By that time, we were both frustrated thinking the other was being a smart aleck. ^_^

[LBJohnson]

12-27-08, just in time for a proper English wedding breakfast, which happens after noon.
Confused? Me, too, but it's the civilized way, according to my bloke. :confused:

We only seem to speak the same language as the Brits. Today, we went back and forth about the service bulletins, which he couldn't grasp until I used the phrase, "order of service program". By that time, we were both frustrated thinking the other was being a smart aleck. ^_^

Lol.

Congrats to you both and a Merry Christmas!

[SingingElk]

:ok:I like the oinion guys too because they are soo animated. They are a lo more expressive than conventional smilies.

Yesterday we had a windchill of -34 degress. Burr!:bbrr:

[MrJim]

http://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woot.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gif

The whole Christmas thing is almost over~soon returning to our regularly scheduled progamming:cool:

[GreenMunchkin]

Heh, having a nice day, then, Jimminy?

[MrJim]

Heh, having a nice day, then, Jimminy?

Well, yeah, didn't ya see my dance http://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Bigger%20smileys/dance3.gif how did things go across the pond~~didja have any wassail?

[JustAsIam77]

http://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woot.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gifhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Animated%20smileys/woohoo.gif

The whole Christmas thing is almost over~soon returning to our regularly scheduled progamming:cool:

Had a great Christmas day with loved ones. Priceless.

[GreenMunchkin]

Jimminy, only 361 days to go... :P

[MrJim]

Jimminy, only 361 days to go... :P

yuk yukhttp://www.escforum.net/img/Smileys/Bigger%20smileys/crazy.gif

[StreetPreacher82]

Call me weird, but I miss Christmas already. But I have two very little ones, so that is part of my excuse.

[LivingLifeHisWay]

I love what Christmas is supposed to be but I dislike what it has sadly become.

[WannaWitness]

I love what Christmas is supposed to be but I dislike what it has sadly become.

I couldn't agree more. I mean, when you look around at people's decorations, it seems as though there are about 25 Santa Clauses for every one Nativity scene.

Oh, well. That's the world for you. :(

[MrJim]

Ah, I just got moved to 2d shift-be working like 4-midnight or somethin'...:)

[LivingLifeHisWay]

Ah, I just got moved to 2d shift-be working like 4-midnight or somethin'...:)


Is this a prefered shift?

[MrJim]

Is this a prefered shift?

I am a 2d shift person, both my parents were 2d shift~~I've just not been on it since the late 90s...but yeah I'd rather be on it.

[Cris413]

I am a 2d shift person, both my parents were 2d shift~~I've just not been on it since the late 90s...but yeah I'd rather be on it.

I always preferred 3rd shift. Never slept much...basically took naps here and there...but I just loved 3rd shift.

[MrJim]

I always preferred 3rd shift. Never slept much...basically took naps here and there...but I just loved 3rd shift.

I could maybe if I lived alone~~only 3d shift I ever did was guard duty in the Marine Corps..

[Cris413]

I could maybe if I lived alone~~only 3d shift I ever did was guard duty in the Marine Corps..

Yeah...it's kinda hard and I imagine with a family it would be even harder.

I always worked kookie shifts when I was younger...then after putting in 100 hour weeks when I managed a restaurant...I craved banker's hours...M-F 9-5.

At some point...I just wanted a life...:)

So I quit my job...switched careers and got a puppy.

[MrJim]

Yeah...it's kind