http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Giveaway of the Day Forums Tag: idea en Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:19:31 +0000 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37292 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:06:38 +0000 copmom 37292@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Just post.. they all sound good! *smile </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37291 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:05:06 +0000 goodgotd 37291@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>trees, landmarks- want more angles on that ranchero? (I'll post those in the don't read general thread) shots out over town with the hills behind? or you prefer shots sans buildings? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37286 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:01:49 +0000 copmom 37286@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>The pix you've been sending are just fine.. they're all great!!!! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37229 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:09:52 +0000 goodgotd 37229@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>nets under the trees to catch 'em- those are the chestnuts!</p> <p>what other kinds of pix you prefer?</p> <p>I have a large shop to store parts in.</p> <p>yep, piles is about right, but it stores well if you know the tricks. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2913/page/8#post-37228 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:53:13 +0000 graylox 37228@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>A short and contemplative introduction to ZEN<br /> <em>let your mouse find the clicks in each picture; and don't forget to ring the bell</em><br /> have fun:<br /> <a href="http://www.do-not-zzz.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.do-not-zzz.com/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.do-not-zzz.com/zero/swf/top.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.do-not-zzz.com/zero/swf/top.html</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37216 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:02:13 +0000 funkymom 37216@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>good ones!<br /> :D </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2913/page/8#post-37210 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:49:46 +0000 funkymom 37210@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>really beautiful stuff, maizey.<br /> thanks. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37207 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:01:18 +0000 Busy Lady 37207@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>A scientist challenged God stating he could make a person out of dirt too. </p> <p>God said, "Okay, show me."</p> <p>The scientist picked up a handful of dirt.</p> <p>God said, "Oh no you don't. Get your own dirt." </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37205 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:31:47 +0000 copmom 37205@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Mrs. Donovan was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin when she met up with Father Flaherty.</p> <p> The Father said, 'Top o' the mornin' to ye! Aren't ye Mrs. Donovan and didn't I marry ye and yer hoosband 2 years ago?'</p> <p> She replied, 'Aye, that ye did, Father.'</p> <p> The Father asked, 'And be there any wee little ones yet?'</p> <p> She replied, 'No, not yet, Father.'</p> <p> The Father said, 'Well now, I'm going to Rome next week and I'll light a candle for ye and yer hoosband.'</p> <p> She replied, 'Oh, thank ye, Father.' They then parted ways.</p> <p> Some years later they met again. The Father asked, 'Well now, Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?'</p> <p> She replied, 'Oh, very well, Father!' </p> <p> The Father asked, 'And tell me, have ye any wee ones yet?'</p> <p> She replied, 'Oh yes, Father! Three sets of twins and 4 singles, 10 in all!'</p> <p> The Father said, 'That's wonderful! How is yer loving hoosband doing?'</p> <p> She replied, 'E's gone to Rome to blow out yer *#(&#38;$ candle.' </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37201 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:11:12 +0000 copmom 37201@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well I'll be a dirty bird! <strong>I actually got one for once!!!!!!</strong> Hooray! Goody, those cell foam pads do come in handy. We've bought them purposely to make a too firm mattress be a bit softer! My question to you is this: WHERE are you storing all the things you're keeping for a rainy day?? Aren't you going to end up with piles and piles of 'stuff'?? LOL<br /> As for the horse chestnut, we had 2 huge ones removed .. one was hit by lightening, and they were a BIG pain. Every time hubby had to use the riding mower, we had to rake up all those burrs first so they wouldn't flatten the tires! And some of the burrs were in bits and pieces, thanks to the squirrels. They don't feel too good if walking outside barefoot either! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37196 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:56:56 +0000 copmom 37196@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Oldie but goodie!</p> <p>Bubba Had Shingles</p> <p>Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should appreciate this!<br /> Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are running their<br /> practices like an assembly line? Here's what happened to Bubba: </p> <p>Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked<br /> him what he had.<br /> Bubba said: 'Shingles.'<br /> So she wrote down his name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked Bubba<br /> what he had.<br /> Bubba said, 'Shingles.'<br /> So she wrote down his height,<br /> weight, a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining room.<br /> A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had.<br /> Bubba said, 'Shingles.'<br /> So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.<br /> An hour later the doctor came in and found Bubba sitting patiently in<br /> the nude and asked Bubba what he had.<br /> Bubba said, 'Shingles.'<br /> The doctor asked, 'Where?'<br /> Bubba said, 'Outside on the truck. Where do you want me to unload 'em??' </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2913/page/8#post-37194 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:47:00 +0000 maizeydaze 37194@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><em>"Indeed, beautiful black and white photography doesn’t attract with its play of colors. Here close attention to composition, lighting, perspective and the context it is shot in are important. Hence, before considering the photos presented below please prepare some patience and time. This post presents some truly excellent examples of beautiful black-and-white photography."</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/06/09/beautiful-black-and-white-photography/">Black and white photography</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37177 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:09:03 +0000 goodgotd 37177@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>pending feedback from copmom, here are some not-flower shots. </p> <p>first up is a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/itibuqabosypu3qn25sj.jpg">nice ford ranchero</a>- I have another 15 shots of this from various angles- a shot of the <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/1ovlyvib60auundyhd2q.jpg">timbers supporting the train tracks</a>, then on to a couple of foliage shots. this is the <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/zytwypiq8a5aa69xdobc.jpg">common horse chestnut</a>; those leaflets are 9-12" long. and this is a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/klh45arg1vd566lby7w8.jpg">tree-of-heaven</a> that has taken over the northwest corner of my property. alas, the closest one is male.</p> <p>be warned that though it's called 'chinese sumac', it certainly isn't a sumac, and is as or more invasive than rambler rose- hard as that may be to believe. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37174 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:23:48 +0000 goodgotd 37174@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I suppose I should have said 'parts usable for other projects', as repairing a mattress- while not impossible if you're hard up enough and willing to walk the walk and pay the price- isn't at all fun. </p> <p>However, things that can be used elsewhere, ahh- there I see items of use indeed. </p> <p>for example, after peeling the <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/izbjwcqrx6pjailzbrlb.jpg">cover and outer layers</a> that have been grimed and stained by 30 years of use off (the handles may be saved yet) I found 4 (2 top and bottom) serviceable moving pads to keep furniture from rubbing against and damaging each other in transit- other uses abound- and a pair of half-inch open-cell foam pads, <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/yemdvaacmyq6pe9tx0b3.jpg">all 6 feet by 7 feet (california king)</a>. just need aired out.</p> <p>add the to-be-liberated <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/sarp7xvgb39cbyk1e4hd.jpg">edge rods</a> of roughly 3/16" diameter and high grade steel (my next macro focus paddle frame this should do nicely for), and then there are <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/viygcn8ikfiqk08xggtg.jpg">6-foot [under tension] extension coil springs and ~6 inch compression springs</a> to be had- the center rows of compression springs should have lots of life left for vibration-damping platforms or centering. </p> <p>plus all those lovely steel crimp connectors to hold things together. I grant that the spot-welds are going to be a bit of work breaking, but worth it.</p> <p>all in all I expect about a third or more of the whole mattress can be salvaged and put to good use in a variety of projects, [saving money and the hassle of finding parts of the same quality] and the rest will be easily carted off to the dump in our station wagon, saving gas and hassle over getting the use of a pickup. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37173 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:04:39 +0000 Violet4714 37173@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>my answer was leaning toward "replacement spine for borg" until maizey asked for a hint...</p> <p>yes, i'm nosey...but i like to learn, too...what replacement parts are in a mattress?... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37164 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:48:50 +0000 goodgotd 37164@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>[grin]</p> <p>good one violet, but too stiff!</p> <p>yep, copmom, that's got it- I'm taking apart our old mattress <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/9ehfo51dr7yyx3pfu7i8.jpg">for parts</a> and to fit the leftovers into our station wagon to take to the dump. </p> <p>soon as we get back from wal-mart I'll set some pix up- what do you want if not flowers? assuming I've got some- or can take some- I'm easy. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37146 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:14:16 +0000 copmom 37146@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>LOL @Violet!<br /> Can't be a spring in a mattress, could it? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37144 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:39:46 +0000 Violet4714 37144@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>replacement spine for politician... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37142 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:53:10 +0000 goodgotd 37142@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>most people have them, try and use them daily, hidden but felt? over 3 feet long? and more than one in the sample. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37136 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:17:20 +0000 maizeydaze 37136@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Goody, I see what looks like a spring. But, I've got no clue what is might be attached to. Any hints? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2913/page/8#post-37121 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:58:37 +0000 maizeydaze 37121@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.fazed.net/out/?id=15819">Our Wonderful Nature</a> - The mating habits of the shrew, like you've never seen before. (Not what you may think.)</p> <p>A truly amazing animation by Tomer Eshed, an animation student in Germany. You will be very impressed with this one. I was! :)</p> <p>OR you can watch it from here to see a full screen view. Just click the magnifying glass icon on the player.<br /> <a href="http://de.sevenload.com/videos/uq8nm36-Our-Wonderful-Nature" rel="nofollow">http://de.sevenload.com/videos/uq8nm36-Our-Wonderful-Nature</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37085 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:49:25 +0000 copmom 37085@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>The above is REALLY true!! Thanks maizey!</p> <p>Now here's one although it is an oldie:</p> <p>Bettin' the ponies</p> <p>A guy was sitting quietly reading his paper when his<br /> wife walked up behind him and whacked him on the head with a<br /> magazine.</p> <p>'What was that for?' he asked.</p> <p>'That was for the piece of paper in your pants pocket<br /> with the name Laura Lou written on it, ' she replied.</p> <p>'Two weeks ago when I went to the races, Laura Lou<br /> was the name of one of the horses I bet on,' he<br /> explained.</p> <p>'Oh honey, I'm sorry,' she said. 'I should have known<br /> there was a good explanation.'</p> <p>Three days later he was watching a ballgame on TV<br /> when she walked up and hit him in the head again, this<br /> time with the iron skillet, which knocked him out cold.</p> <p>When he came to, he asked, 'What the heck was that<br /> for?"</p> <p> 'Your horse called.' </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37071 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:54:28 +0000 goodgotd 37071@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>this one's way too easy, but it was handy: <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/8trkvxbkr7qqdtdrolk5.jpg">G What is it n012</a>.</p> <p>darn near everyone has one. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37069 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:45:58 +0000 robm 37069@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>How true and very funny. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37063 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:07 +0000 goodgotd 37063@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I think <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/gjtgezz3ltjcntob87nt.jpg">this one</a> is a <a href="http://www.picattic.com/files2/rdwgzvnxg1cooq3tkjyw.jpg">different species</a>, but could it be the other sex? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2913/page/8#post-37056 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:06:30 +0000 maizeydaze 37056@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>Biologist rescues drowning, tranquilized bear</strong><br /> A Florida Fish and Wildlife biologist pulled off a daring rescue on Saturday in the Panhandle: He rescued a bear with his bare hands.</p> <p><a href="http://cbs2chicago.com/watercooler/Drowning.Bear.FWC.2.759500.html">"I wasn't sure what I was going to do when I jumped in"</a>...(read the whole story.)</p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1030279/Pictured-The-moment-wildlife-officer-risked-life-save-drowning-bear.html">Another link, in case you can't view the one above.</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37054 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:58:48 +0000 maizeydaze 37054@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>AAADD - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder</strong></p> <p>KNOW THE SYMPTOMS…..PLEASE READ!</p> <p>Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!!</p> <p>Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.</p> <p>This is how it manifests:</p> <p>I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.</p> <p>As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.</p> <p>I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.</p> <p>I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.</p> <p>So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.</p> <p>But then I think, since I’m going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.</p> <p>I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left.</p> <p>My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Pepsi I’d been drinking.</p> <p>I’m going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so that I don’t accidentally knock it over.</p> <p>The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.</p> <p>As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye– they need water.</p> <p>I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I’ve been searching for all morning.</p> <p>I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I’m going to water the flowers.</p> <p>I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.</p> <p>I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV, I’ll be looking for the remote, but I won’t remember that it’s on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I’ll water the flowers.</p> <p>I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.</p> <p>So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.</p> <p>Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.</p> <p>At the end of the day:<br /> the car isn’t washed<br /> the bills aren’t paid<br /> there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter<br /> the flowers don’t have enough water,<br /> there is still only 1 check in my check book,<br /> I can’t find the remote,<br /> I can’t find my glasses,<br /> and I don’t remember what I did with the car keys.</p> <p>Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I’m really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I’m really tired.</p> <p>I realize this is a serious problem, and I’ll try to get some help for it, but first I’ll check my e-mail….</p> <p>Don’t laugh — if this isn’t you yet, your day is coming!! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2776/page/121#post-37045 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:36:38 +0000 funkymom 37045@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>goodguy- that pic of the mosquito hawk is awesome! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37019 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:26:12 +0000 copmom 37019@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You have an oil lamp, a stove and a fireplace - which do you light first?<br /> * A match *</p> <p>What pipe never smokes?<br /> * A bagpipe *</p> <p>Which books teach you how to fight?<br /> * Scrapbooks *</p> <p>Who is the thirstiest person in the world?<br /> * The one who drinks Canada Dry *</p> <p>Why is a fisherman more honest than a shepherd?<br /> * A fisherman lives by hook and a shepherd lives by crook *</p> <p>How can you get a cow into a frying pan?<br /> * Use shortening *</p> <p>What's the best way to save face?<br /> * Keep the bottom half shut * </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2541/page/20#post-37004 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:51:08 +0000 maizeydaze 37004@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>First-year students at Texas A&#38;M’s Vet school were receiving their first anatomy class, with a real dead cow. They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a white sheet.</p> <p>The professor started the class by telling them, ‘In Veterinary Medicine it is necessary to have two important qualities as a doctor: The first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving the animal body.’</p> <p>For an example, the Professor pulled back the sheet, stuck his finger in the hind end of the dead cow, withdrew it and stuck it in his mouth. ’Go ahead and do the same thing,’ he told his students.</p> <p>The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually took turns sticking a finger in the dead cow and sucking on it. When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said, ‘The second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle finger and sucked on my index finger.</p> <p>Now learn to pay attention. Life’s tough, it’s even tougher if you’re stupid.’ </p>