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phenomshel · 10-12-2010, 03:21 PM

Took DGma's poll. Waiting for lunch to microwave. Then I'm headed out to run some errands on this beautiful day.

rebarnmom · 10-12-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Today is my 25th anniversary. Considering what gift to get my wife. I thinking of one of those silver double-heart pendant necklaces. Is that too cliché?

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Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Who cares? The question isn't whether it's cliched - it's whether your mate of 25 years will appreciate it. Get what you think will please her and demonstrate how much you value her and your relationship with her.
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Dennis

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Originally Posted by Crusader

Congrats on the the anniversary! Sticking together for 25 years deserves

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Nothing is too cliché when it comes to celebrating the Silver!

Congratulations!

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I think that's a lovely gift idea (Although I'd be happier with a new e-book reader for my anniversary). Happy anniversary!

All of the above! Congrats BOb! That's wonderful news!

kindlekitten · 10-12-2010, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Uh-Oh.... yeah call support....oh wait, you don't have a cell phone....Hell is the absence of Kindle and Cell phone... eeeek!

Hope things work out...

you know, it is entirely possible that he has a landline!

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

My sister used to say her dog was half St. Bernard and half Handsome Stranger!

I remember those days -- no cell phones and calls from a pay phone were a dime. We were told that the emergency dime we carried in our shoe was most effective as birth control if held between our knees!

Hey, look what I did! Quoted two different people in one post, like kindlekitten does all the time! And it only took me about 6 months fo figure out how to do it...

I had to ask for help to learn how to double quote!

I ended up with half Irish Wolfhounds half Newifes once. interesting combo, but not on purpose and very embarassing

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Today is my 25th anniversary. Considering what gift to get my wife. I thinking of one of those silver double-heart pendant necklaces. Is that too cliché?

so long as you know that she doesn't want a new saddle, rifle, tent, or sleeping bag

pilotbob · 10-12-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

I think that's a lovely gift idea (Although I'd be happier with a new e-book reader for my anniversary). Happy anniversary!

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

so long as you know that she doesn't want a new saddle, rifle, tent, or sleeping bag

I would get her a reader or a rifle if she wanted them. She actually doesn't like when I buy her stuff that is too expensive... so why make her fret. She has said a few times she doesn't want a Kindle... although I have caught her using mine a few times (it sits in the "reading room").

I actually found a nice silver necklace with a floating heart pendant that had a diamond in it. It was $100 and I know she wouldn't have liked me to spend that much. So, I went to target and found something similar with cubic zirconia for quite a bit less money... I hope she likes it. I'll give it to her tonight when we go out for dinner... I am thinking Carrabba's...

BOb

badgoodDeb · 10-12-2010, 04:26 PM

What does Carrabba's serve? i.e. what style of place is it?

FlorenceArt · 10-12-2010, 04:27 PM

Happy anniversary BOb! I hope you both have a wonderful dinner

WT Sharpe · 10-12-2010, 04:43 PM

He didn't know what a tribble was, so last night I introduced my 11-year-old grandson to The Trouble With Tribbles. And just a couple of minutes ago, we just finished watching the DS9 follow-up episode, Trials and Tribble-ations.

There's something to be said for tradition!

FlorenceArt · 10-12-2010, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

He didn't know what a tribble was, so last night I introduced my 11-year-old grandson to The Trouble With Tribbles. And just a couple of minutes ago, we just finished watching the DS9 follow-up episode, Trials and Tribble-ations.

There's something to be said for tradition!

pilotbob · 10-12-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

What does Carrabba's serve? i.e. what style of place is it?

Italian: http://www.carrabbas.com/

BOb

bjones6416 · 10-12-2010, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

What does Carrabba's serve? i.e. what style of place is it?

Italian!

pilotbob · 10-12-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

He didn't know what a tribble was, so last night I introduced my 11-year-old grandson to The Trouble With Tribbles. And just a couple of minutes ago, we just finished watching the DS9 follow-up episode, Trials and Tribble-ations.

There's something to be said for tradition!

That was one of the few good DS9 episodes. Of all the Trek's I rate DS9 the lowest.

BOb

FlorenceArt · 10-12-2010, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

He didn't know what a tribble was, so last night I introduced my 11-year-old grandson to The Trouble With Tribbles.

Is it just me, or is this kind of sentence structure a relatively new fad in English? I mean starting a sentence with a pronoun (he) and only introducing the name afterward (grandson), when logically it should be the other way around. I keep noticing it since I read a cheap romance (free, actually

) where it felt like every second sentence used that structure. It annoyed me, not because of the structure itself but because it was used so often. But lately I also noticed it in a book by China Miéville, and elsewhere.

Latinandgreek · 10-12-2010, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

I would get her a reader or a rifle if she wanted them. She actually doesn't like when I buy her stuff that is too expensive... so why make her fret. She has said a few times she doesn't want a Kindle... although I have caught her using mine a few times (it sits in the "reading room").

I actually found a nice silver necklace with a floating heart pendant that had a diamond in it. It was $100 and I know she wouldn't have liked me to spend that much. So, I went to target and found something similar with cubic zirconia for quite a bit less money... I hope she likes it. I'll give it to her tonight when we go out for dinner... I am thinking Carrabba's...

BOb

I'm sure she'll love it. Enjoy your dinner!

WT Sharpe · 10-12-2010, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

That was one of the few good DS9 episodes. Of all the Trek's I rate DS9 the lowest.

BOb

I wasn't too fond of Star Trek: Enterprise, either.

WT Sharpe · 10-12-2010, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Is it just me, or is this kind of sentence structure a relatively new fad in English? I mean starting a sentence with a pronoun (he) and only introducing the name afterward (grandson), when logically it should be the other way around. I keep noticing it since I read a cheap romance (free, actually

) where it felt like every second sentence used that structure. It annoyed me, not because of the structure itself but because it was used so often. But lately I also noticed it in a book by China Miéville, and elsewhere.

It's neither new nor usual, but I've seen it done from time to time. It breaks up the monotony a bit from having to say everything the same old way.

10-12-2010, 03:21 PM	#23626
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Took DGma's poll. Waiting for lunch to microwave. Then I'm headed out to run some errands on this beautiful day.

10-12-2010, 04:26 PM	#23630
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	What does Carrabba's serve? i.e. what style of place is it?

10-12-2010, 04:27 PM	#23631
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Happy anniversary BOb! I hope you both have a wonderful dinner

10-12-2010, 04:43 PM	#23632
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	He didn't know what a tribble was, so last night I introduced my 11-year-old grandson to The Trouble With Tribbles. And just a couple of minutes ago, we just finished watching the DS9 follow-up episode, Trials and Tribble-ations. There's something to be said for tradition!