Keep laughing, ladies. Your time will come, if you live long enough, that you will have to pluck your chin as well as your eyebrows (if you pluck eyebrows, which I never have). G.Cindy ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html --- On Thu, 5/15/08, siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gretings To Everyone > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 9:47 AM > Hi Bob, > > I took your post in the spirit in which it was meant. I > thought, now > woouldn't I look cute with a beard? I laughed about > it. Thanks for your > great sense of humor! > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:30 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gretings To Everyone > > > Thanks Mayrie, I'd like to "clear the air" a > bit. Obviously, I wasn't > thinking of the fairer sex when I mentioned beards. Now I > feel "dumb as a > post" for bringing it up. > > Sure, beards are optional (they are only virtual beards > anyway),, but > clichés are mandatory for list membership, don't you > think? I know I > couldn't validate without a cliché or two in my > repetoir. After all, "life > wasn't meant to be easy." > > When I run across an unknown word I just slip in something > like "whatever!" > or "you know", and the scene continues without > interruption. In fact, I like > to think that my little insertions improve some authors > skills immensely. I > won't mention any names, but one author that comes to > mind has the initials > R. L. Stein. > > Before the bookshare staff, and other list members, start > reminding me that > we aren't to change the meaning of a book, I'll > just throw out one of my > favorite cliches: "just kidding". > > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:37 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gretings To Everyone > > > > Hi Bob! > > > > You are too funny! Thanks for the great > imagery and plays with > > cliches, turning them into brilliance. I'd like > to forego the bearded > > part myself, though, if it's all the same to you. > Okay? > > > > Peace, > > Mayrie > > > > At 01:58 AM 5/15/2008, you wrote: > >>Welcome Nati. > >> > >>I like to picture this group of folks as a group of > gnarled bearded monks > >>fastidiously scanning and double checking > (validating) books for > >>posterity. > >> > >>For the most part we spend silent meditative days > turning "die" into "the" > >>and praying over the inner meaning of a broken bar. > >>or, just praying for insight into an ancient > author's wishes. However, > >>following > >>evening vespers, we slink snuffling from our cells > to debate the various > >>merits of techniques, debate prayerfully over how > many scannos can fit on > >>the page of a book, and to curse the evil > satan-spawned stripper tool. > >> > >>So, are you sure you really want to join us? > >> > >>Just kidding, and a hearty welcome from Texas. > >> > >>Bob > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Natalia > Sulca" > >><youngbeautyqueen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:15 PM > >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Gretings To Everyone > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>>Hello Everyone, > >>>My name is Natalia Sulca. I'm a relatively > knew volunteer, and I joined > >>>the list yesterday. 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