The Guild 12-6-2004 Gift Ideas

[BigWaveBetty]

Ho! Ho! Ho!

[BigWaveBetty]

Good Morning!

[anniegetyourgun]

Oh, BWB, these are great gift ideas. I just ordered one of them for my daughter. See another I will have to "hint at" with Mr. Gun.....

Thanks, and good mornin' to you.....

[DollyCali]

Good morning Betty/all.. what FUN ideas. Tis the season!

[BigWaveBetty]

Good morning back and you're welcome! I must get at least 100 different catalogs during the thirty day period before Christmas. Thought I'd put them to good use before I clutter up the landfill with them. Here's hoping that hint hits the mark!

If anyone is looking for something hard to find, just ask me, perhaps I can find it in my mountain of catalogs.

[DollyCali]

Catalogs are fun. I don't get too many any longer. Guess since I haven't been a customer, they cut you off eventually..

[BigWaveBetty]

Hey Dolly!

Another great gift, one of my favorite Christmas songs.

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

[anniegetyourgun]

It's silly and has all the trimmings of holiday materialism, but I like this one!

[lodwick]

[mountaineer]

Good morning, all, and thanks for breakfast, JL.

I have one more gift to purchase, and I haven't the slightest idea what to get. Perhaps I'll peruse some of those catalogs. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits from this morning's news:

WHICH male star of a TV crime drama is said to be having a blistering affair with his co-star which they can barely conceal on-camera? If only she wasn't married . . .

We hear that supporters of Israel are concerned that Peter Jennings, who is very sympa thetic to the plight of the Palestinians, has veto power over the ap pointment of the next Jerusalem correspondent for ABC News. "There's a litmus test," said one insider. "If you support Israel, you need not apply." . . . (Page Six)

[Iowa Granny]

That French Toast looks devine!

Good Morning. Overcast and 41 degrees here.

[Timeout]

What a perfect seasonal thread! (Applauding here!)

I think that flip-flop decorating kit is precious...
even the 2-yr old loves her flip-flops!

BWB, I assume you're having this same warm, muggy weather
we're having here. I sure am ready for a blast from Canada
or other northern climes. Surely by the 24th...

[lodwick]

Dreary enough here also.

Beauty and Skin Care Stuff

[Timeout]

Do we have any Guilders from Tennessee? I keep reading about the collapse of their (Hillary-like) TennCare health program. It seems apparent that it just became a big grab bag...even previously insured people were dropping their coverage to join TennCare. And, of course, no benefit could be denied...including aspirin and other non-prescription items if they were recommended by a doctor.

The funniest reaction comes from the LA Times' Ron Brownstein, a "highly respected political reporter". His solution: the feds should assume the program's costs.

LOL! After laying out all the inherent problems of making health care "free", he then recommends a solution that would have all 50 states clamoring for a federal program with the same faults. Liberals will never get it through their heads that there's no free lunch.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

My request:

Be the first on your block (or in the world for that matter) to privately own a modern Zeppelin NT.

• A famous first of German ingenuity when it was launched in 1900, the iconic transportation genius of Count Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin has achieved another milestone.
• Re-engineered with the best new technology, your Zeppelin is the first modern airship licensed to carry commercial passengers.
• It floats with safe, non-flammable helium contained in an inner envelope of high-strength multi-layered material.
• The roomy cabin features panoramic window views of the clouds above and sights below.
• Can comfortably accommodate 11 pipers, a couple of lab assistants, a pilot, and a flight attendant (15 total).
• With its lightweight aluminum and carbon-fiber framework, three 200-hp engines, and swivel propellers, you can take off and land easily, like a helicopter.
• It can achieve 70 knots and has a flight duration of up to 24 hours.
• You'll want to plan ahead for parking; your eight-ton sky gem will be around 230 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 53 feet tall.

For more information and to order, please call 1-877-9NM-GIFT.*

*Neiman Marcus is acting as the advertising agent for this product. All sales will occur through ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik Gmblt & Co KG. Price listed is 2004 U.S. dollars.
Item Zeppelin Nt
Price $10,000,000.00

Mink Pet Collar

Get your precious pooch the fur he really wants.

• Brown mink collar.
• Small, fits 7" to 9 1/2" necks.
• Large, fits 10" to 12" necks.
• Natural domestic mink fur.
• Made in USA.

[Timeout]

LOL!

Question:
Is it de rigueur that one smoke a pipe to watch the Zeppelin drift by?

[mountaineer]

Oh, the humanity!

[Timeout]

Selected entries in the Guestbook at the Toon's LIE-bary. Sample:

Does he read these? PLEASE CALL ME 392-8848 PLEASE CALL ME I saw you on TV and you looked lonely and CALL ME and you won't be lonely anymore 392-8848 The FAT COW at the desk here is giving me a dirty look so just CALL ME and I can tell you in person what I thought of your library and everything.

Gawd!

There a several there, but to see all of them you have to subscribe. I wonder if the guestbook is online...will research that later.

[mountaineer]

[Timeout]

Hmmmm. Maybe that red jug would be a better idea.