Cool name!
Words and Language
Far from the cold climates, Sylvain, n'est-ce pas?
Welcome Sylvain ^_^ Cool jadajoy about being stationed in Iceland. I tried to finagle a trip there while I was working in the NWT but couldn't swing it. A friend went there and said it was so beautiful. Pics please of the quilts. E (my dad) had jet black hair til he turned grey/white. One of his sisters did alot of travel/research in Europe on our family history (which is difficult in war torn Europe) but as far as she got they were Austrian/Polish (boundary changes) and immigrated from France in the 1500s when persecuted for religion. Bummer that I didn't get that genetic mix. I think I would be a hottie with black hair and blue eyes although bummer sans the Irish accent. BTW Victor what were your results from the genetic project? Are you Plutonian? I think you might be. Tee hee Fancyvan about the puppies. I'm sure Fancy can relate to pinging ^_^ Carrie dear I've missed you so! Update please on the wedding plans on the Coffee Thread when you have time. Thanks muchly.
A funny story, when I worked at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton, NJ. we had a disabled Afro-American fellow, who operated the elevator, (Yes, it was that long ago) I believe his name was Richard. He was very personable, a true joy to talk to, and celebrated every holiday by dressing in what he considered an appropriate outfit. I stepped into his elevator one St. Patrick's Day, he was dressed in emerald green satin pants, bow tie to match, white oxford shirt, and bright green yumika. In fun, I told him he was too tall to be a leprechaun, he said, "I'm not, I'm a black Irish Jew!". Still makes me laugh. I hope life has treated him as well as he treated everyone he met. Ric
"God invented whiskey, so the Irish would never rule the world", I'm Scot-Irish, God help me! Only the Mediterraneans do in better. Another quote:“Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat.”
~Alex Levine LOL Ric
Sorry bud but chocolate is the most essential food group. If you don't get your daily intake of chocolate you will get very, very sick and probably die.
The only true chocolate starts at 60% cocoa, and I use it daily. LOL Ric
Can you spell Ghirardelli ? It's supposed to be healthy!
Noper Ric. We have a chocholate factory here. When we do our road trip to the NE I will bring lots and lots of healthy chocolate. Homeland Security has already documented me cuz I brought lots and lots of chocolate this trip and they were concerned. Funny what happens when they learn that there are chocolate factories and you have samples ^_^
My DH's favorite brownies are Ghirardelli. He buys the mix every so often, but he always calls it Garibaldi. My son thinks this is hysterical. He always says, yeah, on his days off from uniting Italy, Garibaldi made chocolate. My DH still doesn't seem to realize his mistake. Who cares, as long as he keeps bringing home brownies!
Romeo LeBeau didn't marry Juliette LaBelle, but he did have a sister Juliet. I guess his parents were romantics??
Sylvain, you reminded me of a story my step-grandfather used to tell. He was French Canadian, and he was always called Ray. Then he got to school (kindergarten or 1st grade) and the teacher called out attendance and was looking for John. Ray popped his head up because he thought there was someone else with the same last name. He kept looking around for this John until the teacher in exasperation said, "Is John Raymond.... here?" At that point Ray raised his hand in some confusion and told the teacher he was Ray. Seems Ray never knew his first name was John! I've noticed (through my French Canadian husband's family and hometown) that many FCs use their middle names as first names.
Here's another good FC name - Napoleon Pineau. What a great name, huh?
sounds like a nice wine
Yes it does.
Back up a few posts...
But even the Icelanders got there from somewhere. And that somewhere had mixed ethnicity.
Yes - for sure. (My guess is Brooklyn.)
Hee Hee!
Hi Sylvain!! Love your name.
Harper
"unfriend"
you have to admit it's more convenient than "I no longer like you"
I like the medical term, 'syncope', even though it's not good.
Whats not good about 'syncope' Victor other than the fact that most non-medical people probably dont know what it means.
(It is an example of one of those terms the medical field uses so nobody else will understand what they are talking about when there is a perfectly good English term ! )
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Lack of blood flow (and thus, oxygen) to the brain, which causes loss of consciousness.
Oh you meant not good to have it! Sorry I misunderstood
Yes I know what it means - 40+ years working in childrens hospitals!
Only recently became aware of this ridiculous word - 'fugly', with its obvious meaning.
That's been around since I was in high school.
Really?!! Wow - I never heard it. Guess everyone I knew was good-looking. ^_^
lol
Just read this in a book, the story takes place in Mississippi.
"I'm just eat up with stupidity"
WHAT??!!
That's a good one. My friend's dad used to say, 'Everyone's got the right to be stupid, but you're abusing that right!"
"Stupid is as stupid does"
Here's a good quote for the day
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciencious stupidity."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
That is a good one.
Yeah, fugly was around when I was in high school too.
Speaking of stupidity, one of my mom's favorite sayings is "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person!"
Darn, saw a word earlier today that always bugs me, thought of this thread, and now I can't remember it....
Good one!
You can't fix stupid...Ron White
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f2yBCTNmN0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gxKStPXyn8&feature=related
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I like that Ron White routine. It's very true.
And Bill Engvall "Here's your sign".
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I saw Bill Engvall 2X while I was in Dallas, oh my gosh he is hysterical!!!!! You know how sometimes there may only be 1/2 the audience laughing? The entire place was in tears the entire time, we were laughing so hard.
He's coming to Maine the end of this month....may have to snag some tickets. ^_^
Youngest son just had a tilt table test this morning because of syncopal episodes. He's 29. He passed out after 27 minutes and nitroglycerin. Apparently he had some convulsions with it, too. Kinda concerning for a mom. At least there are 2 cardiologists that are following up after he passed out at work. He also passed out as he was winding down from a stress test. He's the one in the Houston area.
Never heard of fugly.
never heard of it either.
Best to your son, Jan. At least the Drs. are searching. They will find the cause I am sure.
Jan 23= not uncommon in a situation like this for a convulsion to happen - generally speaking it is a result of lack of appropriate amount of Oxygen to the brain rather than an epileptic seizure. Young kids often have them with a prolonged breath holding spell causing anoxia causing a convulsion. Scares the h**l out of everybody.
Haven't heard 'fugly' for years!
Good luck, Jan!
Hope its just something minor and fixable Jan. Best to your son.
Jan, praying the doctors find what's wrong.