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Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. August 23-24, 2004
8-23-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear and Billie

Posted on 08/23/2004 5:03:04 AM PDT by JustAmy




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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

It went fine. I don't think they were happy that I went over chapter 1 on the first day. But it's a coordinated class, and the other classes went over the chapter. At least they got out early.


181 posted on 08/24/2004 1:35:20 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

hehehe TMI = too much information

They are relatively new shoes. I've only worn them a couple of times. I wanted to wear a different pair that I knew wouldn't cause blisters, but the weather people were predicting rain today and the shoes are a suede-like material. I want to wear them to my class reunion, so I can't risk ruining them before Saturday. LOL!


182 posted on 08/24/2004 1:38:48 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: tuliptree76

Did they forget they have to pay money to be there?


183 posted on 08/24/2004 1:38:50 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (al-Qa'ida terrorists are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims.)
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To: tuliptree76
Us girls have to plan our clothing strategies very carefully...

; )
184 posted on 08/24/2004 1:40:33 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (al-Qa'ida terrorists are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims.)
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To: OESY
Thanks !

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185 posted on 08/24/2004 1:40:41 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

They might have.


186 posted on 08/24/2004 1:43:57 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

;)


187 posted on 08/24/2004 1:44:36 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: tuliptree76; OESY; JustAmy

This is the footprint made by a waffle-sole athletic shoe. In 1972, William Bowerman, one of the founders of Nike, Inc. and former track coach of University of Oregon, invented the waffle-like sole. Before this, atheletes can only choose between heavy spiked and flat shoes. Waffle-like soles are light-weight and provide traction. These shoes became popular in the 1970s.

Source of information: Encarta Encyclopedia(CD-Rom)

Happy Waffle Day!

188 posted on 08/24/2004 1:52:21 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (al-Qa'ida terrorists are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims.)
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

Happy Waffle Day to you too!


189 posted on 08/24/2004 1:54:06 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

It's thundering and lightninging (spelling?) out now...and its really loud. I think the worst of the storm is right over me now, so I better go offline for a while. I'll talk to you later. Have a good rest of the day!


190 posted on 08/24/2004 1:59:37 PM PDT by tuliptree76
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To: OESY

Who REALLY Invented The Ice Cream Cone?

And if you thought the invention of the sundae was confusing, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Many histories proclaim that the ice cream cone was invented in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair (the Louisiana Purchase Exposition), when Syrian immigrant Ernest Hamwi gave some of his “zalabia” (a waffle-like pastry) from his pastry cart to neighboring Arnold Fornachou, who had run out of paper dishes to serve his ice cream in at his adjoining ice cream cart at the fair. Another version has Hamwi teaming up with a different ice cream vendor named Charles Menches, who also ran out of dishes.

Well, wait…yet another vendor named Abe Doumar said he created the cone and sold it nightly at the fair. Hang on…fair vendor David Avayou said the same thing, claiming he knew of “cones of pastry” from France. All in all there were about 50 ice cream vendors and more than a dozen waffle stands at the fair, so it’s very likely there were several vendors selling some version of an ice cream cone. Certainly, the cone became universally popular after this date. Despite the number of claimants, most ice cream experts and associations give the credit to Hamwi (see why below).

But - let us seriously consider Italo Marciony (also spelled Marchioni and Marcioni)– who claimed he created the ice cream cone on September 22, 1896! He sold his cones from a pushcart in New York City, and his claim may be the best, since he had a patent for a waffle mold, granted in December, 1903, eight months before the St. Louis Fair! His invention was “…like a waffle iron and producing several small pastry cups with sloping sides.” I have a copy of it courtesy of Anthony Gullo of Hoboken, NJ, who also provided me with more about this fascinating, and little known inventor...

Found here.

191 posted on 08/24/2004 2:12:13 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (al-Qa'ida terrorists are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims.)
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To: tuliptree76

Thank you.


192 posted on 08/24/2004 2:20:43 PM PDT by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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To: tuliptree76

You too! C ya tomorrow!


193 posted on 08/24/2004 2:22:30 PM PDT by PreviouslyA-Lurker (al-Qa'ida terrorists are cowards who hide behind masks and decapitate helpless victims.)
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker
What will they think of next? Buffalo Wings? Who ever heard of buffalos with wings?

In the heat of the night, back in 1964, Mrs. Bellissimo developed a sauce that has created a national, make that international, sensation. The Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York is the undisputed home of the Buffalo Chicken Wing. Frank & Teressa's Original Anchor Bar Buffalo Wing Sauce is the sauce that has taken the humble chicken wing from local reviews to national acclaim. (Has a marketing tone to it, doesn't it?)

Ride the Wing! Can the can! No waffling here!

194 posted on 08/24/2004 3:50:21 PM PDT by OESY
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To: JustAmy
Just in case you missed any Olympics ads while you were gone--check out the Bud ads

195 posted on 08/24/2004 5:53:09 PM PDT by OESY
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To: PreviouslyA-Lurker

Thank You.


196 posted on 08/24/2004 6:02:10 PM PDT by Dubya (Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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To: JustAmy; tuliptree76; PreviouslyA-Lurker; All
LOL!!! Happy Waffle Day.

Hi everybody!


197 posted on 08/24/2004 6:36:15 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Kerry, release your records as GW did. Prove you were in Cambodia under Nixon in 1968)
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To: The Mayor

Thanks for the words of wisdom, Mayor.


198 posted on 08/24/2004 6:37:52 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Kerry, release your records as GW did. Prove you were in Cambodia under Nixon in 1968)
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To: OESY

Oh my, this is awesome, Oesy. Excellent job, LOL


199 posted on 08/24/2004 6:39:39 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Kerry, release your records as GW did. Prove you were in Cambodia under Nixon in 1968)
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To: tuliptree76
Well, I survived day one of class.

Hey, congratulations, Tulip! You did good.

200 posted on 08/24/2004 6:42:54 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (Kerry, release your records as GW did. Prove you were in Cambodia under Nixon in 1968)
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