http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: bubby......do you have something to tell us? en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:08:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17767 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:53:43 +0000 funkymom 17767@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>i'm in tucson now and you've got me seriously jonesing for a real bagel! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17763 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:38:53 +0000 goodgotd 17763@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I'm down between eugene and roseburg, 200 miles souther. found decent bagels but not scones. shameless tempters of the deprived! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17750 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:27:53 +0000 funkymom 17750@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>most definitely!</p> <p>it was more the idea of butter and marmalade than the scones. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17748 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:17:23 +0000 graylox 17748@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>yes, but your liking for scones perplexed me, shouldn't you prefer bagels ? I do </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17742 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:56:59 +0000 funkymom 17742@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>cheerio! no.<br /> graylox, you know i'm from new yawk. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17726 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:56:24 +0000 graylox 17726@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>are you British ? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17721 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:43:33 +0000 funkymom 17721@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>mmmmmmmmm scones with butter and marmalade. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17670 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:29:16 +0000 graylox 17670@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>earl gray, my lady ? of course, my lady ! some scones with butter and marmalade, or a sandwich, my lady ? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17667 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:48:20 +0000 k8UndeadFox 17667@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hhhhmmmmpph I've only just caught up with this post lol - Lee you a Veggie ? I am too.</p> <p>graylox can I have a cup of tea - don't drink coffee :P</p> <p>K8 </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17592 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:56:11 +0000 funkymom 17592@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hi sue! welcome, you should come more often. it's a regular party in here!<br /> i'm not a grandma (thank god! i mean, my daughter is only 3), but, as i've said before... i love grandmas! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17579 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:50:08 +0000 LeKanaw 17579@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Sue from Texas<br /> Me from the Great stormy windy snowy White North!! Brrrr Cooooold.<br /> Yeah, u should come more often!! There's always some kind of craziness going on here.<br /> If there isn't, I try to create one.<br /> Are u voting for me? (<em>for my "Royal Clowness" title</em>)<br /> I come here cause what else can one do after 24-30hrs or more, without sleep, other than create havoc in these parts?? Can't keep 2 thoughts aligned long enough to do anything useful, so...<br /> Creating mayhem here *always* seems rather appealing! ;-)</p> <p>See u around often, we hope! :-)<br /> Peace, Manu </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17578 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:49:57 +0000 graylox 17578@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>To "delegate" is always a loss of influence for the Boss - ooops - meaning BuBBy - and a loss of fun for us.<br /> So, more coffee to BuBBy! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17577 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:44:48 +0000 graylox 17577@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi,<strong>VampireRat</strong>, welcome to the coffee party. I think that's what grandmas have to do. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17571 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:06:58 +0000 VampireRat 17571@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Just my 2 cents to thank you also, Bubby, for a more readable Comments section.</p> <p>"No, because an admin is just a mod with more powers."</p> <p>Do you get a cape with those increased powers?</p> <p>BTW, I'm another grandma who does not have the sense to go to bed at night. I'm Sue - in central Texas. funkymom, graylox and LeKanaw, I'm usually up late with you. I drop into the forums every 2 or 3 days. I should come more often - almost missed this party!</p> <p>goodgotd, I'm coming up your way in late March to visit family in Salem, Portland and Seattle. Waiting for it to get a bit warmer first. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17569 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:20:56 +0000 LeKanaw 17569@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You are soooo silly MisterB<br /> I Luv it!! :*)</p> <p>I figured u come up here for a bit of sanity, when the front page makes u loopy...<br /> Did I say u'r doing an amazing job there? Well, u are, that page was taken over by a lot of gremlins. Glad u put an end to that.</p> <p>Now, pliizzz go GG this:<br /> <strong>DELEGATE!!!!</strong><br /> =&gt; It's a *new* word, sometimes hard to figure out exactly what it means...<br /> Have u read Pennac? Really, what u need is your own Malaussène!!!<br /> Peace, Manu </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17567 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:58:44 +0000 BuBBy 17567@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>nm. I'll Google it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592/page/2#post-17566 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:58:30 +0000 BuBBy 17566@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>What is this "sleep" thing people are talking about? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17524 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:22:31 +0000 funkymom 17524@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>i'm not saying i'm going to change anything, just that i wouldn't mind a little more sleep. ;D </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17512 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:47:44 +0000 graylox 17512@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yeah, <strong>funky</strong>. I remember the toddler-times quite well.<br /> But how dull would our days be, with only "have-to"s and no giggles. Surely you would not feel much better. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17505 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:39:04 +0000 funkymom 17505@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>unfortunately, that is exactly what i do.<br /> i tell ya'- this was <strong>much</strong> less of a problem 20 years ago. but nowadays it's starting to take a toll on my body and mind. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17504 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:34:12 +0000 graylox 17504@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hi,<strong>funkymom</strong> if sleep is such a problem, why not avoid it totally by doing something really important like chatting, gaming, downloading useless proggies, mailing... ;) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17496 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:42:36 +0000 funkymom 17496@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>graylox- 4-5hrs of sleep a night.....what a luxury!<br /> between regular insomnia, worries, a 3year old and the #$%$#@$% internet (particularly this forum and all those links) sleep is a huge problem for me. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17474 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:20:31 +0000 graylox 17474@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>Manu LeCanard</strong><br /> Thanks, in this case it was really quite nice, but usually I don&#39;t sleep more than<br /> 4 - 5 h, otherwise my head would not wake up all the day. And when should I try all those links, games, giggles... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17461 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:03:13 +0000 LeKanaw 17461@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>Hi Graylox:</strong><br /> Glad to see u got a nice long sleep.<br /> I also have A LOT of sleep problems and insomnia.</p> <p>Lack of sleep for prolonged periods is just horrible, on every level. Very hard to endure.<br /> Hope things going to get better 4u.<br /> Peace, M. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17460 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:59:57 +0000 LeKanaw 17460@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>Hi Cindy:</strong><br /> <em>... and I bet a bunch of the others here did, too</em></p> <p>Ohhh YEAH!!! There was a roar of applause!! We are so very glad he is doing that.<br /> The front pages were going to the dogs (Hey! I like dogs!!)<br /> Things have gotten much better now!!<br /> M. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17459 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:57:41 +0000 LeKanaw 17459@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><strong>Hi Gdgotd:</strong><br /> Tell me, have u tried Skype instead?<br /> Have had it for ~2years, no problems, no hassles, very friendly set-up, easy to use.<br /> And FREE!!! (if PC2PC) Very inexpensive if PC to line.<br /> You can't beat that.<br /> M. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17396 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:47:17 +0000 goodgotd 17396@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It's at the top of my 'ticked at 3com' list right now. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17392 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:33:56 +0000 FreewareFan 17392@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><em><a href="http://www.gizmoproject.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.gizmoproject.com</a></p> <p>Gizmo Project VoIP softphone. AArrgh! </em></p> <p>Ah. Nope, not associated with that project at all, and wouldn't be. :-) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17389 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:23:15 +0000 clobermier 17389@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Didja get a raise, Bubby? I'd want a raise, if I were called an administrator. Yes, I know, I know, you're a volunteer and volunteers don't often get paid, but you sure do a lot for free here. I think a lot of us do appreciate that so much. When I first saw you were replying to posters on the main site, I thought, "YES!!" I might have cheered, actually, and I bet a bunch of the others here did, too. </p> <p>Oh, since everyone is introducing themselves, I'm Cindy. I'm a female, though spammers are quite confused about that and keep offering me male enhancements. I'm a mom, an Air Force veteran, and I live in the midwestern portion of the U.S. amidst the corn and soybeans and lovely factories that process those food products. </p> <p>Cindy </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2592#post-17380 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:43:13 +0000 goodgotd 17380@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.gizmoproject.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.gizmoproject.com</a></p> <p>Gizmo Project VoIP softphone. <strong><em>AArrgh!</em></strong> </p>