Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for giving us the money! I guess that form being one day late didn't matter TOO much (but it certainly won't happen again!) You have no idea how much it means to me for trying to get this floundering club to get back on its feet! I think we may have to sell tickets or something, to make sure we don't get a packed house. I'll talk to you about that next week, though, for methods that we will NOT have a packed house. It's totally possible, too, since we'll have a Holocaust survivor and a movie.
- The ecstatic Hillel president
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quote:Originally posted by evilrabbit: Dear Canadian Government: [snip] I'll celebrate Thanksgiving in November. Just please let me stay.[/snip] Sad rabbit.
Pssst - It's in October - this past Monday, in fact.
Now that Thanksgiving is cleared up, hopefully there won't be a problem! ~Toad Buddy
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quote:Originally posted by evilrabbit: Dear Canadian Government: [snip] I'll celebrate Thanksgiving in November. Just please let me stay.[/snip] Sad rabbit.
Pssst - It's in October - this past Monday, in fact.
Now that Thanksgiving is cleared up, hopefully there won't be a problem! ~Toad Buddy
See, and I celebrated Thanksgiving on Monday. I meant October, I just didn't write that...
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Dear Guy Standing Outside the Building When I Came in:
I did not let you in, not because I was suspicious, but because if I let you in, I am responsible for anything you do once inside. Since I do not know you, I am not willing to take that responsibility.
So huff all you want, but if you had someone to call inside, you really should have rung them up in the first place.
And no, I don't work for CS. As if that made a difference.
Sincerely the woman in the pink coat
***** Dear Brother: WTF? I call you this morning and you act like you do not know who I am? Was this some sort of stupid joke? I know your friends were there and you were probably drunk (at 10:30 AM), but I repeat WTF?
A "Hey, sis, some friends are over right now. I'll call you back!" Would have been fine. Trying to mess with my mind was not funny.
Sincerely, Your sis
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ETA:
Dear Dad,
I am overwhelmed. I know that you cashed some frequent flier miles in to fly me there at Christmas, and I suspect you may be telling the truth that it was, in fact, cheaper to get a first class ticket. But, wow! Thanks so much.
That can be a pretty butt-numbing flight. I promise not to drink too much wine!
I guess I still am Daddy's Little Girl, even at this advanced age.
Love, Your overwhelmed daughter
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Stop hurting. I have a midterm on Monday for Class I Really Don't Like, and I need to study.
-me
ETA (at 5pm):
Dear Roomie: I would appreciate more advanced notice than "My grandmother, brother and his friend are walking over now." Especially when I've been studying so much that the house isn't clean, and I have a splitting headache (still). I even said "The house isn't clean, I don't want them in here." I even said "I have a really nasty headache." "But I'll be entertaining them" was your response. How can you be entertaining your brother and his friend when you said "They both have PSPs. It's no big deal." That's not entertaining guests...that's having guests entertain themselves. They could have done it in your sister's room.
Now please try to pick up on hints more often. I was saying "Don't let them come over." If my headache goes away, and we want to go out to dinner as a group, cool. But I don't want company here when I don't feel well. I use the entire apartment. You use your bedroom. Why the hell did we get an apartment if that's what you do? If I'd known, I wouldn't have tried to get an apartment with you this year, and you could have roomed with your best friend (who tries to come over here all the NFBSKing time, anyway).
-The other person in the apartment
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I posted while Mr S was still on the phone and only heard one side. Turns out she had a good reason to want us to come. Mr S's grandfather's ashes are being interned in a military cemetery the Saturday after Thanksgiving. He passed away almost 3 years ago so it's not a fresh grief, but he was more of a father to Mr S than his actual father was. We cannot make it, it's really not possible, but that is why she suggested us flying there.
However, she did ask to stay here for [b]three weeks[/i] in December, so she's still pushing boundaries! Mr S vetoed that too!
Love My Husband, Starla
Well, I understand her reasonings but I understand yours too. I think sometimes people without small children forget how difficult it is to travel long-distances with them, be it via car, plane or other form of transportation. A portable DVD player has saved our sanity on long trips many times! What is it about holidays that make people so insane? Especially when it comes to seeing family!
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a ghoul: Dear head,
Stop hurting. I have a midterm on Monday for Class I Really Don't Like, and I need to study.
-me
Dear MIckey I am starting to think people are against us....My head started huting Tuesday. I have not changed anything I do/eat/breathe....I am not even studying....
It's a plot against us snopestresses....
They are out there...Tin Foil hat in the post...
T'Queen
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Dear veterinarian who spayed the feral kitty I brought in -
hAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! wait, I'm not finished....HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA!!!! You got dropped from the organization's network because you were found to be lying to your clients and overcharging them, betting that they would pay based on the assumption that because the cats they were bringing in were ferals, people knew nothing about their history. Guess what buddy? You blew it when you tried to tell us that you had to charge us extra because the cat we brought you was pregnant. Here's a little clue: I know this cat better than you, because sometimes, just sometimes, feral happens INdoors instead of OUTdoors, and the female I brought you had never had contact with an unneutered male in her entire life. I laugh because you tried to fleece me, and you got busted. Puffing up your chest and declaring that "it was so" because you were the vet made us laugh even harder. She was not pregnant, there is no possible, physical way. And when we reported you, that was the last report that got you dropped from the network, so there goes a good percentage of your clients.
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Stop trying to fleece people who are only trying to help control the feral population. Bastard.
Me.
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Dear cricket in the frog tank that's been chirping for three days straight:
It's not a nice forest ambiance anymore! It's annoying when it's constant, okay?? If I could FIND you, I'd pull you out of there and give you to the cat for playtime.
One of those frogs better eat you soon!
Agh! -paisley
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To my dear and sometimes under-esteemed self,
You've done such a good job lately of saying you're not interested in dating for now. You've done a too good job of thinking you're happier on your own. We know it's not entirely so, but hey, you believe what you need to believe sometimes. And hey, it is nice to never have to share your space with anyone or worry about cleaning up the room. You always say you're good at keepnig your feelings in check with a woman who is off limits. And hey, you are. As well you should be, you've had a lot of practice.
So what's up with thinking of you-know-who from down the hall all day, just because she went to the movies with you last night?
You know she has a boyfriend back home. You've known that for weeks. You know she's one of your best friends in this oddball place and you don't want to NFBSK that up! You know neither she nor you have any time for romance just now anyhow. You know that you're in no emotional shape for a relationship these days. That's why you've been so good at spouting off I-am-a-rock rhetoric lately and almost believing it.
So what's up with the boyish daydreaming that's gotten you into trouble so many times before? You know how to put a stop to that - if you want to. And what about all those comments she made about never giving men a straight answer? Yeah, it was a joke - probably - but you hate it when women say stuff like that, even as a joke! If nothing else, at least get to know her better before you lose your head. You already have so many romantic misadventure stories to regale folks at the bar with. You don't need another one.
But she did look awfully cute in that kilt, didn't she?
Ramblin' "If I'd never loved I never would've whined" Dave
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Solution: Powerful cocktail of anti-psychotics. Commits genocide against the libido every time. Plus! You won’t converse with the Devil through the ventilation shafts, anymore!
Nah, I kid…except about the Devil. Stay away from him; he’s…grouchy. But it’s always best to put your foot down about such thoughts when they concern a woman in a relationship. Someone else will come along, if you want them to.
Signed, Your Friendly Neighborhood NotDedalus
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quote:Originally posted by paisley boo: Dear cricket in the frog tank that's been chirping for three days straight:
It's not a nice forest ambiance anymore! It's annoying when it's constant, okay?? If I could FIND you, I'd pull you out of there and give you to the cat for playtime.
One of those frogs better eat you soon!
Agh! -paisley
Dear paisley,
I can empathize with you - don't they seem to find the one spot that echoes the worst? And they are always the last one eaten. Always. Good luck! With three hungry froggies, it shouldn't take too long. *said with crossed fingers*
Just when was getting used to the thought that I had my bedroom in the suite to myself, I found out I'm getting a roommate. It's halfway through the semester, so what would force someone to switch now? I sure hope A has a good reason for changing.
The girl in the B part of the 21 suite
Dear A:
I don't know you, but if you're on this board or lurking, please know I'm not mad at you. I don't really know you yet. I think we've met a couple times though. Here's to hoping we make good roommates!
Your new Roommate
Dear self:
Quit procrastinating and finish revising/editing your paper
Your mind
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Sounds like a bit of natural sexual tension. Don't stress-- there's absolutely nothing wrong with daydreaming; in fact, it helps relieve that tension.
It sounds like you have a pretty good grasp of the fact that it's merely fantasy. This is good-- you're thinking with your big head instead of your little one. As long as you continue to do that, and remember not to act on those daydreams, feel free to daydream your heart out. Just MHO.
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Well, now your arse is ours, idiot! We sent you the demand letter and waited. This morning I found out that it was delivered to you yesterday morning. That means your 24 hours has come and gone. You haven't even tried to call us. No surprise there. The paperwork for small claims court is almost complete. As soon as the check copies get here, I'm dropping off the whole package at the courthouse. Then I'm gonna sit back and watch the fireworks. I wonder if your wife knows you're about to be sued?
Oh, and DH will be using that same paperwork as his backup for asking fo rthe arrest warrant for fraud and theft. Have fun explaining that away!
I'm chuckling now that I'm done tearing my hair out over your antics.
Love (so not!), Jocko
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I hope you get better soon, man. Having to be medically discharged from the school and from ROTC for the semester because you have mono sucks. I know you wanted to come to Radford to see Paper Clips and support my school's Hillel, and now you won't be able to.
I'm going to try to get your home address, and send a Hillel care package to you from Radford's Hillel (and if I can't do that, at least send you one myself)
-Robyn
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Dear A, Ok, this new game is wicked addictive and way fun. But play with me once in a while? Adventuring alone is way sucky.
Sincerely, Manic Soprano
Dear K,
Not...cool. I had a helluva pissy day and after hearing about your troubles, I tell you how my day completely fell apart at the seams and all you can say was "wow, that sounds eventful, brb" and then as soon as you're back, you go back to your troubles. Yeah, real nice. I listened to you and consoled you and my problems are barely acknowledged. I seriously cried for HOURS after that because that was another thing to tack onto my crap day.
So now you're online and bitching about ANOTHER problem.
Colour me unsympathetic.
There's a reason I'm called... Manic Soprano
Dear Self, You need to go on snopes again. You also need to start on either of your projects for that one class. People are relying on you.
Sincerely, Self
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Dear Me, For goodness sake, STOP EATING SO MUCH ALREADY!!! It doesn't make it better! Good grief! Your arthritis can't take a massive weight gain again, dumbass! Besides, given the following letter, chewing hurts ta boot! Love, Me
Dear Jaw, You suck. I can't wait to get you to that specialist and get you sorted. You'd just better not require a broken jaw to fix, you hear me? I will be mightily pissed. And dang, considering all the Dagwood-sized sandwiches I made when my brother broke HIS jaw, I'd have hellish paybacks coming. No love, Me
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I am 42 years old with a wife and young child and live over 2hrs away by car from any of you. I have fulltime work and a life with various interests and friends. I am, in fact, an independent and fully functioning adult.
Consequently, at times, I will choose to miss some family function or other because I have other priorities.
This does not mean that I am cutting myself off from you. It does not mean that I secretly desire to severe all contact. It does not mean that I think you have rejected me and am reacting from hurt feelings. It does not mean anything apart from the fact that I live two hours away and have other priorities.(Please note I have never missed visiting at Christmas or mother's day and always call for birthdays - a courtesy that is not reciprocated in the main.)
So, knock off the self-pitying theorising and veiled and cryptic references to me excluding you. From this point I will simply be ignoring them.
Dropbear
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Thanks, DesertRat and IND. After a good night's sleep, I'm feeling a lot less wound up about it all, and even pretty lucky to have found someone to be so fond of after just a month over here. I always was a strong believer in friends first anyhow!
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When we say we're closed, and we ask you to bring your purchases to the register, we mean it. No, seriously.
-me
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I know you're currently being supportive of my cousin and her husband but really is there nothing you can do about his brother? He's threatened their children for goodness' sake, they're 4 and 2 years old! It's the whole 'your word against his' thing isn't it? I just wish they weren't in the position of having to wait for something to actually happen. It's bad enough that they've already been forced out of their home, but he turned up at my uncle's on Sunday as well and you still don't seem able to do anything about him.
Please, please make things easy for G & P to get the injunction against him. That way at least you could arrest him if he breaks it.
Yours frustratedly, C.
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Dear G,
I know you wanted to get the boys out of London, but I bet you never thought that you would have to do it under these circumstances. Stay safe, and we'll help get things sorted for you as soon as we can when you get down here.
Mum has already found out about temporary nursery places for J and she's even seen a house you could possibly rent. And you know Grandad will more than likely offer anything he can when we have to tell him what's going on. He might be a grumpy old bugger but he'll do anything for his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Love, C.
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Dear P,
This has got to be really tough on you - G was able to go to her family and everyone is rallying round, while it's your family the four of you are having to escape from. But you know what? You're our family too. I think you're finally finding out exactly what that means, even though I bet you found it frustrating at times when you and G first got married. We can be hard to break into, but you'll always be able to rely on us when you need us.
Mum is happy for you guys to stay with her as long as you need. Hopefully your work will agree a transfer fairly easily given the circumstances, and schooling and housing shouldn't be too difficult to sort out either. It's just all a bit huge. Just stay safe, and bring G and the boys down as soon as you can.
You son of a NFBSK. I have spent the last 8 years of my life trying to forget our marriage. It was the worst mistake I ever made. The worst 2 years of my life. I've been trying to forget the screaming, the abuse, the rape. I've happily pretended you're dead for all I care. And then you have your wife contact me through MySpace? What the hell are you playing at? Leave me the NFBSK alone. Go back to your little hole and stay the NFBSK out of my life. I don't need this. Go to hell.
Your (thank God) ex wife
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Dear Flanders-- You certainly were barking up a storm last evening while I was planting pansies. You should've barked a little louder though: the people living in the northern part of the county couldn't quite hear you.
Deafingly yours-- Dawn.
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I have some pansies in flats. Is it still safe to plant them? We've had some frosts -- will they survive them?
Lainie
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quote:Originally posted by Lainie: Dear DawnStorm,
I have some pansies in flats. Is it still safe to plant them? We've had some frosts -- will they survive them?
Lainie
Yes. Pansies are tough and love cool weather. I planted mine in a container, but if you want to plant yours in the ground, knock yourself out!
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Well, I think you've sent me to the ideal temp job for a typical temp. 2 1/2 weeks, nice co-workers, decent pay, not too bad a commute, fine hours, and I have been specifically told that I can read, study, and/or websurf when I'm not answering the phone or directing walk-ins. Because there's no extra work for me, other than reception. I asked. But... I want a REAL job! With actual, you know, work. Can I have one next time? Thanks.
Then again, I may well be able to get a good start on the research paper that I have due next month while I'm here at work, so I am very thankful for that.
Sincerely, Minstrel
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Dear bangs-- Must you grow so fast? I just had you trimmed two freaking months ago!!!
Dawn--back to the beauty parlor--Storm
-------------------- Leashes?! We don't need no stinking leashes!! Posts: 4771 | From: The Berkeley of the East Coast: Montgomery County MD | Registered: Mar 2003
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Look, I made chili for dinner because everyone in the house likes chili. Being Monday night, chili in a crockpot is good because Monday afternoons are busy as heck for us. We can eat dinner anytime after we get home from any one of the activities I'm a chauffer for (notice- Mom's doing stuff for you). See, it makes my life a little bit easier by not having to worry about cooking a meal between running you guys to different places. And getting your dad to cook... HA!
It is not my fault you are **home from school till noon. And, trust me, when I brown the ground beef in the kitchen, while you are in the living room, you will not go to school "smelling like meat". That's ridiculous. Maybe if you were in the kitchen and cooking, you'd smell like food, but you weren't so shut the f**k up. I say that with all the love possible.
Love, Mom who needs a freakin' holiday.
**home from school till noon- the high school is having some kind of standarized testing for 10th graders, so my 12th and 9th graders are home till noon Monday through Thursday this week.
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WTF with the 1:06 am barkfest? And where were your parents at the time? From the sounds of it, you are at least 2 blocks away from me. I was snuggled up so warm and cozy in down & flannel, sleeping a good sleep, until you woke me up.
No love,
Roadie
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What is up with you lately. I know that me and you don't get along and its been that way for years. Your still mad that they had to take a section of you out. Must I remind you that, that section was getting it on with my pelvic sidewall, Oh no I have the pictures so don't deny.
So just because your always irratible with me, do you really think its necessary to cause me this much pain. Honestly I take care of you, I don't eat foods that I know will upset you. I take a pill everyday so you dont get inflamed and all that.
So please, please give me a break. I don't like not being able to sit down, lay down or anything cause if I breath I have sharp pain.
Your owner who just wants it to end.
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