A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-26-05....Green is Green is Green

DollyCali | october 26, 2005 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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OUTRAGEOUS!!!

A thread about the color green? Why not. (besides I wanted to use my “new“ lily pad backgrounds.) Green.. Endless possibilities - the lucky green four leaf clover; malachite; broccoli; the Isle of Green - Ireland; Show me the Money Green; Green Mansions - a great movie from years past; jade; seaweed; and sKerry - green with envy - as he LOST!

Here are a few green thoughts & Links. Do you have a green story? Green nightmare? Green underwear?

Green Links

Bowling Green State University

Musician Al Green

Simple Green Cleaner

The Green Mile(1999 movie)

The Green Party

Green giant

Green Mansions Movie

Bowling Green Kentucky

Green Acres TV show

Little Green Footballs Blog

Salad Greens

Green Bay Packers

It's not that easy bein' green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that

It's not easy bein' green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky

But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean
Or important like a mountain
Or tall like a tree

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why
But why wonder, why wonder?
I am green and it'll do fine
It's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be

Kermit The Frog (Jim Henson)
Written by Joe Raposo

09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-24-05 Military Monday 10-24-05 Pippin's Thoughts ~ "Ghost Stories"

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[DollyCali]

It's cool here too Gail. In the low 40's and a windy day with rain still. I have all my tropicals outdoors & they are big Several of them over 10 feet high & in Big, heavy pots. Hope the frost/freezes will wait a few more days.

I NEED A FEW MORE DAYS..

And Pip, I am drinking Green Tea. I like the flavored (unsweetended teas) and black or green unsweetened tea. My only addition now & then to black tea is a chaser of orange juice.

Gail, are you still seeing the gentleman you met dancing? We don't see you as much anymore & I am hoping it is because you are very happy & busy with your friend.

[Pippin]

Who's George?

[Pippin]

MY FAVORITE COLOR!

And you have a thread dedicated to it!

Now THAT's a THREAD! :o)

[Pippin]

Thanks, you have a great day too! :o)

[DollyCali]

Oh Bob.. you don't know how appropriate this poem is (sistah's, can you catch it???) Thank you FRiend. Your contributions are always fun & clever and you have it done in Green!!!

And No, dutchess I did not know that the voice (ho, ho, ho) of the jolly green giant is now silenced, When I went to the site to get the pix, I copy pasted it right onto my "platform" without saving it in a file on my hard drive(quicker & I am lazy). for some reason he was cut in 1/3 & 2/3 as you see on the ping. I cyber glued him together for the body of thread. I wonder why they did that?

sistahs, I did that thread very hurriedly. Started after 9 PM. Knew I wanted to use the green but just didn't know what I would emphasize. I thought of all the green things I like (and I do like a LOT of green things) It is my second favorite color next to red. Rather than just pick one, I did the ADDH thing & did a touch of all.

Billie, I have several HTML questions & will get them to you when I have time. Maybe in next day or so. How is your schedule? I will go out tonight for first time in few days to my support group. Will go gently for sure. Still cannot walk well since my fall

All, My hand swelling is better today. It is still very swollen & sore but down considerably. the last time I had this situation was about 25 years ago & the pattern was about 4-5 days til normalcy.

Cali had a seizure Monday morning early & as I restrained her she bit into my hand. No muscles, vessels or nerves were cut (I had that once about 15 years ago & needed surgery.. see i DO go to the doc if it is beyond my self cure) but this was just the allergic reaction. I was told you only had that once in your life (by vet) and then were immune. And I have had MANY bites. when you do cat rescue, it is common.

Strange - Hmmm...I think I would have been more fastidious in soaking, cleaning it initially, had I known.

And Bob back to your poem. I note I need to cut the grass one more time. It is all so wet now. Might get friend to help or hire out as it is a big job here with walking, electric mower

[DollyCali]

Hi there! I love your fried Green Eggs (and that made me think of a movie I should have included in links..Fried Green Tomatoes - a fun movie.)

My green food story. In NC we had a large socially active Sunday school class. We had monthly socials at each other's homes, lake outing etc.

It was Bob (my ex) and my month & it was March & the event fell on St Patty Day. We made a completely Green meal. Salad & green beans & peas were acceptable (green goddess salad dressing, of course) And we made several Green Angel food cakes w/green 7 minute frosting & green tinted coconut.

The corker was the mashed potatoes & turkey. We did 4 turkeys & sliced them & soaked slices in green turkey broth until color was absorbed. We used the broth for green gravy & also added the food coloring to the mashed potatoes.

It was weird looking but all felt it tasted okay despite the initial shock. Only one problem was a 7 month along pregnant lady who lost it before she even ate anything. She said she was sick all night just from the visual.

We had about 50 folks there & had a nice time. We played "green games" & everyone was to wear green, which most did. I might have some pictures - somewhere.

[DollyCali]

Thanks Pippin.. Green is my mom's favorite color & my second fav..your thread yesterday was near & dear to my heart also. I might get time to write a few of my ghost stories out for weekend. right now I have Friday done, but still need to work on Sat/Sunday tables. The ghost story day is Friday & that table is essentially done, although I may add a few small things along the way. I have used other's ghost stories, & referenced yesterday's thread in one of the links

I hope you get internet going soon at your house. bummer to be without

[Feiny]

I was going to tell you that the voice of the Jollhy Green Giant had died, but after reading the thread....I see you already know. What crazy timing.

Do people still think Green M & M's make them horny?

Don't leave out Mr. Green Jeans!

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SOYLENT GREEN!!!!

[Feiny]

If your gonna show the PACKERS, then you MUST include ONE STEELER, too.

MEAN JOE GREEN!

[Feiny]

I think this is my last one (no promises).

Poetry of William Blake

THE ECHOING GREEN


The sun does arise,
And make happy the skies;
The merry bells ring
To welcome the Spring;
The skylark and thrush,
The birds of the bush,
Sing louder around
To the bells' cheerful sound;
While our sports shall be seen
On the echoing green.

Old John, with white hair,
Does laugh away care,
Sitting under the oak,
Among the old folk.
They laugh at our play,
And soon they all say,
'Such, such were the joys
When we all--girls and boys -
In our youth-time were seen
On the echoing green.'

Till the little ones, weary,
No more can be merry:
The sun does descend,
And our sports have an end.
Round the laps of their mothers
Many sisters and brothers,
Like birds in their nest,
Are ready for rest,
And sport no more seen
On the darkening green.

[Feiny]

I lied. I must post the most INFAMOUS GREEN Drink:

[DollyCali]

YOU ARE AMAZING !!!!

Thank you for all your wonderful contributions.. and how could I ever forget mean Joe Green! or The Hulk (liked the TV show & the movie).

I never knew about horny/green M & Ms(is it too late?).

I should have consulted with you last night! I like wm Blake also but am not familiar with that poem

Keep your green stuff
acoming, it is fun!

[DollyCali]

is that the drink the FDA is all over? I dont think I have ever had it. what is the flavor?

[Feiny]

You never heard about GREEN M & M's?
Where have you been? hahaha
According to snopes:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.snopes.com/sex/aphrodis/mandm.htm

The rumor that these green candies are an aphrodisiac apparently started or first gained prominence in the 1970s, when students reportedly picked the green ones out of packages to feed to the objects of their desires. (At that time, an average of 10% of plain M&Ms and 20% of peanut M&Ms were green.) Why the green M&Ms were attributed with this power is unknown; perhaps it was because the color green has always been associated with healing and fertility.

[Feiny]

Absinthe has been banned in the US for quite a long time. It was the drink of many poets (Rimbaud, Verlaine). For over 200 years, absinthe has enjoyed the reputation of being a creativity enhancer and aphrodisiac. Said to have been popular with the likes of Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso and Hemingway.

Picasso painted 2 works:

1911: Glass of Absinthe, an "analytic cubist" oil on canvas.

1912: Bottle of Pernod and Glass, a "synthetic cubist" oil on canvas.