Dimensional Door - Freeople Thread 14

[restornu]

She is talking but there is no connection!

That is one calulating cold face!

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[Mo1]

Just look at her eyes .. COLD and Blank

[restornu]

Beautiful faces and coats would not know they were old ladies!:)

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There records of your family are treasures!

[Mo1]

Thanks Restie .. my sister gave me a big box of photos to scan .. Looks like I'll be pretty busy doing that

[restornu]

I just thought this comparison of two is like night and day!

GWB face lights up and has a warm interacting with the military.

Hilary is foundering I think she made a dumb move but gullible will not have eyes to discern!

[Canadian Outrage]

*GROAN* I find the stoning hard to believe since Canada hardly ever even puts criminals in jail for life. Life doesn't mean life here unless they are a "habitual" criminal. Pathetic. Nothing that comes from the Government in Ottawa surprises me.

[restornu]

Where did the saying "mind your Ps and Qs" come from?
Polly Quinn
Pierrefonds, Quebec

Dear Polly:
The Word of the Day site suggests this phrase has more possible origins than any other -- and nobody knows just what to believe. The only thing everyone can agree upon is that the idiom was first cited by the Oxford English Dictionary in 1779 with the meaning of watching your step and being polite.
One simple explanation is that it's a childish abbreviation for minding your "pleases" and "thank yous." Considering how often kids are told to "mind your Ps and Qs" with the goal of being more polite, this explanation makes sense, although we don't see where the "Q" fits.

Two popular theories revolve around the mirror-image quality of the two letters. The phrase was recorded in 1830 as meaning "to learn one's letters." It was aimed at children learning to hand-write the lowercase letters p and q, which are quite similar. Another explanation along the same lines comes from the world of printing. Typesetters used blocks of type that were mirror images of the letters, so it would be easy to mix up lowercase p and q. This origin would give "mind your Ps and Qs" a connotation of being careful and paying sharp attention.

Another oft-mentioned source of the phrase is old pubs where beer and ale was served in pints and quarts. The barkeeper tracked patrons' drinking totals by marking "P" for pints and "Q" for quarts. Both the barkeeper and the drinker would want to keep careful track of those Ps and Qs so they knew what the final bill would be. Also, the drinker might want to pay attention to how much he drank so as to keep his own behavior under control.

World Wide Words notes that this puzzling and quirky idiom has inspired some fanciful explanations. In the 17th century, the expression "P and Q" meant "prime quality," which might have influenced the Ps and Qs phrase. Some suggest the saying came from a French dancing master's instructions to perform the dance figures pieds and queues properly. Or it could be an admonishment to sailors to keep their navy peacoats clean around their tarred queues or pigtails. But these derivations seem pretty far-fetched.

[Canadian Outrage]

Vitamins are drugs??? Okay!!

[westmex]

Well fed critter

Think I'm out of here for the day...
Still have some laundry to put away and then this day will be about over with...
Goodnight all....

.....Westy.....

[Mo1]

I agree .. night and day

Well, I think I'll head off to bed for the night .. I still can't breath from all the food I ate tonight

Sweet Dreams Y'all

[lodwick]

Rise and shine, folks.

TGIF

[grannie9]

I've been up alllllllllll night because of food...and you have to post more??? You heartless stinker..

Go away.... :( I don't want to look at food again for a week!

[grannie9]

Good morning everyone.

My son Steve got a crewcut since we left.. I don't think I like it. His hair is thinning enough on it's own.. Oh, and I notice he has his earring back...

Hmmmmm.... I wonder if he and Renee are having probs???? I hope not.. cause that could mean my house could be invaded again.. groan.... :(

Dyan still looks normal... thank goodness...

[lodwick]

[lodwick]

I hate it when you have too much fun and food.

Pop some alka-seltzer and get better soon.

Cheers, Gran.

[ValerieUSA]

That's a nice brother/sister portrait.
Yes, whenever I see someone who is married make a change in appearance, I always wonder if there's trouble at home. Isn't that odd?
I have to skip breakfast today, too, but maybe I'll make a cup of coffee.
Mr Right is taking me to lunch this afternoon (salad lunch).

[grannie9]

Well.. he's not married Val.. Just a girlfriend.. but you're right.. I get that same impression too.


Salad is not bad.. but I think shredded wheat sounds good for the day.. The whole day..;)

Enjoy your lunch. I'm sure you will... humina..

[ValerieUSA]

grrrrr... Grant wouldn't cooperate for a picture - I'll get him better than this during his visit. Here he is last night with Gabe looking on from the background.