Good morning people, a very happy thursday to one and all. My my we were busy little talker yesterday *smile* Thank you for the new thread and the luvverly introduction Wari.
:)

Moin!
Big crisis here this morning.. To many people, not enough microscopes, material etc.. A colleague of mine runs searching for her material from room to room, slamming doors and swearing at people not here, yet..
*ducks and giggles*

Moin Wari, her material has probably been "dead" for a few thosand years so a few more minutes won't make much of a difference.

That would be true.. But it's weird that (as she works part-time in the morning only) people use her stuff in the afternoon and don't put it back afterwards.. That'll be funny when they finally arrive.. *goes to make popcorn*

And why the hack do people tend to come into my office and leave the door open afterwards? It's winter! So the corridor is COLD!

Beacause they can. Your majority of average joe/jill Bloggs doesn't care much for anything/anyone that' not jill/joe Bloggs. Sad, but in my experience of people, true.

*smile* Well, that's the mykl I know, then.. Good to have you back!
*goes to shut door*

Morning Wari and mykl, and all those to come!

Thanks for the nice introduction and opening of this thread. I was not yet aware of the 36-officer problem (my, an entire regiment made up all of officers? How are they going to ACHIEVE anything???).

Isi solution would be to shoot them all and let God sort it/'em out. I wish somebody would leave our office door open, 'cause I'm sweating like a mule again AND I'm only in Jeans shoes and t-shirt (yes, mykl, I DO have underwear about my person, I just usually don't mention it. The shoes were a tribute to inquiring minds already.)

*snicker*
Well, by now, I'm wearing underwear, two T-Shirts and a pullover, shoes, Jeans and a scarf.. There's always a draft (draught for you, mykl) when the door is open.. *shudder*

*Glad to have me back too*
My latest example, my mun sent me a bit of money (50 E) for my birthday and christmas. She doesn't have a lot of money and thought a cheque would be safer (God bless her). The spark arse told me it was incorrectly filled out and charged me 34 Euros for this information, on monday I'm going to pay them a visit and in a very loud and aggressive voice I'm going to tell them and all the customers that are in there what a bunch of thieving bar stewards they are. People ! Ha !

*changes mun to mum*

Hubby "spares" things like that for Mondays, too.. So when he's in his usual bad Monday-mood, he can wreak it on someone else, not me or his staff..

You're still handling stuff like that for yourself...where I live, we have lawyers ;-)

Nah, just kidding.

Morning all ! Nightmare here today as well ! SAP is down !!! I don’t think we can even flush the toilets without it ! This is a little off topic, but I figured I would share this little nugget of information. We have both our cars insured with the ADAC and it is due at the end of the year, I received letters saying they will be taking the money off my account at the end of December 832€ in total, which I consider a lot of money and had heard that it is worth asking the insurance company if any other tariff is available to possibly save a buck or 2 ! I took the letters alone and my hungry 7 year old son (always good to speed things up I find, as any normal shop assistant will want you out of there as quick as poss.) to the ADAC to ask ! Having typed for a couple of minutes the guy turned round and said they have a Comfort tariff which is in fact the same cover as my current one but a little cheaper, the new tariff will now cost me 588€ a year saving me 244€ !!!! Boy was I chuffed and can only suggest that it is defiantly worth asking your insurance company before the end of Nov. if they can do anything, guess this doesn’t apply to you Mykl as if I remember correctly you don’t have a car ! They have fixed the SAP now so I have no excuse not to be working so it´s back to the grind, but hey tomorrow´s Friday !!

Morning Derfel, I like to take charge of my own blood baths. You can read about it in next weeks Bild "Customer runs amok with baeball bat"

Mornin' Vf, I changed insurers a year before I had to give up my car, I told my then company that my new one was 110 Euros cheaper. They answered with "Oh, we can match that" then I was really pissed off with them, it's bad enough that the prices keep rising, but it's pure verarschung to say afterwards "we could offer a better deal, but only if we must" . Enough, enough I don't want to spend all day ranting (even if I could)
:)

VF, that's why I annually check with einsurance.de if there isn't a better tariff around. Interestingly enough, my insurance gets cheaper every year, even in years where my Schadenfreieheitsklasse doesn't improve and Typen- and Regionalklasse get more expensive.

Insurers and banks are all the same kind of gangsters, and he who doesn't change will be gekniffen. (She, also)

Puh.. they've calmed down here a bit..

Good, now they can go back to trying to make gold like every other respectable alchemist
:)

Alchemists??? You mean... as in BOOOM!

Or at least find some in the ancient material..
*stars to hibbel*

Igelin: exactly..At first nothing happens, the you add some more chemicals..nothing happens..so you add some more...nothing happens..so you add some more..it starts to bubble and then BOOOM!

Oh ! A hedgehog "on tour", nice to see you here Igelin.
:)

http://mosaikum.org/images/igel_im_nebel.jpg

Did that once with our mixture of Sulfuric Acid and Acetic Anhydride.. We should add Acetic Acid to that.. but I used water.. It really blew up and the material was evenly spread around the flue..Amazing!

Yep *nods knowingly* you're an alchemist.

But only if their lab is relocated at least once a week, mykl ;-)

All alchemists labs have very thick wall and very light roofs.

http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Alchemists'_Guild

Mornin' All! Thanks for the new home, Wari - haven't caught up in reading posts, will try to turn cheerful mode on later, but we have an "außerordentliche Betriebsversammlung" in about 1.5 hrs. and the news is NOT good, not good at all...talk of foreclosure in the air. And not only for this company, but for so many in this region (highest unemployment rate in Germany), because we are geared to supplying the automotive industry (basically) and a former "Zonenrand geförderte," region.

*gg*
I want a hat! Pointed, black and with a lot of signs on it..

Wari, you'll have to ask Isi if she has a spare one.
Carly, I hope everything turns out OK (keep us posted). We normally employ around 500 extra people in the christmas season, but this year not a one.

Carly..*hug*

Weren't alchemists "only" involved in trying to find a formula/potion/whatever to turn things into gold???

Thanks, mykl - yeah, and Merkel & Co. jet off to their next conference, to save the Zocker...

Die Alchemie ist ein alter Zweig der Naturphilosophie und wurde im 17./18. Jahrhundert nach und nach von der modernen Chemie und Pharmakologie abgelöst. Oft wird angenommen, die „Herstellung“ von Gold und anderer Edelmetalle sei das einzige Ziel der Alchemisten; die Adepten (großen Alchemisten) sehen diese Transmutationen jedoch eher als Nebenprodukt einer inneren Wandlung.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemie

Apart from that, they're of course still searching for the Philosopher's stone.. Which -if I remember correctly- Nicolas Flamel finally destroyed..

So, back from lunch.. Had to look up Fußgängerzone".. But it is indeed very little I actually have to look up while talking with my FIN colleague *looks proud*

Well done Wari, now you too know what a pedestrian precinct is.*has reason to look proud*
:)

Yep, but just now we discussed Madonnas divorce and I failed to memorize "court".. I have difficulties when I'm reading and talking English in one moment and then she asks me a question.. I'd call it "Wortfindungsstörung".

Wari, that's nothing new or to be wooried about, I suffer from word blindness a lot when I'm talking English. I'll suddenly realise in the middle of saying sth. that I don't know what the next word/phrase is in English - usually because a German word/phrase "fits" better.

Nobody here?

Yep, I'm just hiding behind the sofa.
:)

(Should probably have been Anybody here? Shouldn't it..)
Why are you hiding behind the sofa?

Just back from our "außerordentliche Betriebsversammlung," which is a perfect example of NOT knowing the proper word in English - never worked in the US, apart from babysitting and as a secretary for the Air Force, but only within the scope of a work experience program offered during high school :-)

They're going to fire a bit more than 50% of their staff...and we are the largest employers in our region.

Oh, Carly..bad news..*hug*

extraordinary staff meeting, perhaps?

Thank you, Wari - I really haven't a clue - the German phrase says it all, as in, you know exactly what's going to hit you - namely, nothing good.

*laughs* why not. It's a good a place as any to hide. Your version works here, but I wouldn't eccomend it for a written thesis.
:)
Carly, that's not very good news from your extraordinary works meeting, the burning question remains - when will you know who is part of the 50% ?

Carly, I think it's about what people do not know afterwards.. So, now you know it's gonna hit 590% of the staff..So will they just let them count and the even numbers have to go or what.. I hate staff meetings, even the ordinary ones..Much is said, but nothing revealed..

OMG..Typo: Of course it's not 590%.."just" 50%..

#44..but mykl..why do you hide at all?

It's going to hit at least 230, of whom 180 are in production. And they're going to do the "Sozialplan" according to age groups, and not the usual age + seniority + marital status. So far, I'm not affected because I'm not on their payroll, am being paid through US HQs...

So that you'd ask "where is everybody", good grief Wari it was only an answer and I'm a little stressed out, I lost my cool in the eater-outers thread
*hangs head*

Carly, at first inspection that seems to be good for you, but with so much of the firm gone will there still be translations for you to do ?

Mykl..breath..It's just a classic(al?) case of misunderstanding (once more).. You are cynical and like hard-boiled (no offense given) but others are more naive (where do I find the points ?) or dreamy and have not given up hope yet.. I think that's gotta do with age and experience of life.. And world peace is one of the things we all hope for (and count for) but will never happen.. It's not in the nature of human to live peacefully..

Wari, I know, but I am as I am and will remain so. Some topics should be avoided if you don't wish to hear an answer. The one thing I hold very dear to my heart is "say what you mean and mean what you say" this is a maxim that most people don't hold to. I've never been politically inclined either in correctness or opinion 'cause politicians wouldn't know the truth if it bit them, but that's mykl.*sigh* even now I can feel my blood pressure rising again *b-r-e-a-th-i-n, b-r-e-a-t-h-o-u-t* One thing I will never be accused of is hypocrisy.

I can't help about the shape I'm in
I can't sing, I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to

Oh well

Now, when I talked to God I knew he'd understand
He said, 'Stick by my side and I'll be your guiding hand
But don't ask me what I think of you
I might not give the answer that you want me to'[fleetwood mac]

*sigh* I ain't got thin legs either.
:)

Neither have I.. All I wanted to say is that some people think one way and some think the other..so that's that..
Zitronenmelisse, Baldrian, Lavendel, Passiflora, Mistel, Olive, Rauwolfia, Weißdorn, Zwiebel, Bärlauch are good to lower your blood pressure ;)
And stroking..*stroke*

*laughs* Luckily I've never suffered from high pressure in my life . My pressure stays at around 120/80 as if it's been nailed there - unless I'm ill or the weather is too hot and damp then it falls like a lead airship. And I fall with it.
:)

Fine..I'm pretty much done here..Hubby will arrive soon and then we'll visit our (hopefully) new puppy.. Will try to "pop in" tomorrow, but if I don't make it: Have a wonderful evening, a pleasant Friaay and a most enjoyable first Advents-weekend.. Bye! *waves*

Hope his nose is shiny.*gg*
Yep, I've upset enough people for today as well. Wish everybody a pleasant evening.

Oh, well, late again...

black pointy hat for Wari you'll have to earn the shiny spangly symbols ;o)

enjoy your evening, folks. Not sure if I'll have time to read you tomorrow, if not, lovely weekend to aou all :)

Mornin' all. Where's mykl? I feel lonely ..

(...and sick, btw. Didn't sleep well all night and my stomach feels....weird *ugh*)

Good morning people, a very happy friday to one and all. *sigh* Now I'm going to have to be a "man" and apologise to a few people, *'nother sigh* humble pie for breakfast. Yoo-hoo Isi, *hugs and waves* don't worry we won't forget you, but...

Slow down, you move too fast
You've got to make the morning last
Just kickin' down the cobble stones
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy!

*departs whistling* doo-bi-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-feelin' groovy...

Moin!
Well..here we are..proud owners of a 13 days old puppy.. Soooo cute.. and luvverly parents..And no way to resist him at all..

Congrats, Wari. Bet he/she's a sweetie ;-)

Mornin' wari and Derfel. Wari, that's great news AND you managed to limit yourself to one.
:)

Mornin' All, Have today off and am looking forward to my "Brodberg-Treff," an anual get-together with former colleagues who had been located on the "Brodberg Design Center" until we were shut-down in 2006.

Congrats, Wari!! Will s/he? still need a bottle?? Cats can't leave their mommies until they're at least 8-10 weeks old.

mykl, I was originally hired as "Projekt-Assistentin" for the General Manager of Asian Activities. Well, the Chinese joint venture had come to a standstill about the time I started, and has now been put on hold for nine months. So, I do a tiny bit of office admin, and the rest is translating specs, presentations, letters, the website, and whatever else comes along. I have twice refused to translate contracts, as well as online tutorials in hydraulics...they wanted them translated from English to German!! I think they have finally understood that translating is not JUST a matter of speaking three languages :-))

Wari, congratulations!

I suppose you are owners, but not yet keepers, right?
*lookssternlyoverrimofglasses*
;o)


Good morning, everybody.
*Peppermint-teafor Derfelkredenz*
(you should try it, honestly, it usually helps)
My feet are frozen.
And I'm trying to get used to the idea of having to buy new shoes AGAIN!!!

Hello Carly and Isi. Carly, don't let them force you into doing sth. you can't. Bosses quickly forget whose idea it was then you're in the sh*t for doing sth. you shouldn't. Isi, get used to the idea that you'll need new shoes again and again and....
:)

*Peppermint-teafor Derfelkredenz*
(you should try it, honestly, it usually helps)

Thanks a lot Easy. I actually took a bottle of chamomille (SP?) tea to the office, so all of my co-workers know I'm not kidding.

WAH!
reincarnation, torture never ends...
*träller*
Yes, well. Any ther eternal wisdom, myklchen? ;o)
Myabe I should go'n'buy shoes now. Town might be not quite so full of people...
*shudder*
see you in a bit...

wish me luck...

mykl, When I received the "aber Sie sollten es in Ihre Muttersprache übersetzen" interjection to my refusal, I answered: Nun, als Beispiel: Ihre Muttersprache ist Deutsch, und somit könnten Sie jetzt auf der Stelle ein Referat über Vertragswesen halten. HÄH??? Wieso, ich bin doch kein Jurist. Ja, genau, ich auch nicht :-))

Isi, one of my favourite Zappa songs...
http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/frank_zapp...

Flies all green 'n buzzin' in his dungeon of despair
Prisoners grumble and piss their clothes and scratch their matted hair
A tiny light from a window hole a hundred yards away
Is all they ever get to know about the regular life in the day;
An' it stinks so bad the stones been chokin'
'N weepin' greenish drops
In the room where the giant fire puffer works
'N the torture never stops
The torture never stops...

Derfel, I've just noticed that I didn't notice you this morning - sorry.
:(

Siehe auch: Grundsteuerbescheid

This isn't you, is it, Isi???

Well, owners we are.. Keepers we'll be in the end of January.. They're not allowed to give them away under 8 weeks.. And they need their mommy a lot now.

No worries, mykl. That was my goal for today anyway :-)

Wari, this may come as a surprise, but at 13 days old you needed mommy a lot. Carly, Easy is maybe another "carly".
:)

Whew! Glad to hear that, Wari - I had understood that you brought the poor babe home last night :-))

That was my first thought, too, mykl - Carly strikes again!

Okay - that's it for me...just had my bottle of chamomile tea revisited. After struggling through the day so far, that's about enough. I'm going home - have a nice weekend, folks.

Same to you Derfel *waves bye bye*

Probably too late, but Gute Besserung and nice weekend, Derfel.

Don't know whether I'll make it back again today, or not - wishing you all a grand weekend! At least the sun's out for a bit.

Wishing you the same Carly, mine will be OK - I've got two concerts *GRINS*
:)

Well, I have my "Treff" and Thanksgiving :-)) Only "scary" thing about my weekend, is that my son insists on doing the driving :-)

Hello everybody,
and bye bye to those that have to go - have a nice weekend.

Derfel, get well soon! You should have taken MY advice. Peppermint is MUCH better ;o)
No, honestly, hope you'll feel better very soon!

Carly, that's just a second Carly. Wasnme!!!

I've got new SHOES! :)

Hi Emil, Glad I stuck around long enough to see you drop by :-)

Hi Emil *waves*
*hangs head* Carly, I have to admit I'm a terrible passenger, if I travel with so. else I like to sit in the back seat and if that's not possible I've got my eyes shut most of the time to stop me from "giving advice"
:)

*laughs* Well done Isi, I knew you'd overcome the obstacles.
:)

*blush*
Yes, mykl, I'm VERY proud of myself *g*

And my Mum has just called me to say that I can order something at amazon'S for my birthday *froi*
Am off I-net shopping now :)

Bye Isi, lucky you. I've got a self imposed Amazon ban - for life. I can't trust myself -just to have a look.

Now how'd you manage that, easy...I need some stylish, but warm winter boots, which is almost "Mission Impossible" if your toes are deformed...they are ALL the same length, except for the little toe!! Had to wear my forest-tramping boots to work the other day :-))

mykl, I didn't get my license until I was 28. My Dad wouldn't sign the learner's permit when I was 15, on the grounds that women do NOT need to drive - they get married, and have NO business behind the wheel. OK, was in a horrible accident at age 17 (sitting in the back seat), and driving terrified me. Then had the "thrill" of being married to a speed freak, but got my license at age 28 and have since lost the knack of sitting on the passenger's side - especially as my son takes after his Dad in that respect, and ONLY that respect, Thank God! Oh well, he'll slow down tomorrow, I hope!!

I feel for you, Carly. It's easy to find stuff in Munich :) It's big enough
oooooooooooooooh, and take a look here :)
Siehe auch: Brat mir einer nen Storch! - Somebody fry a s...

Isi, It's only easy when you have "standard" toes, as in slanting from largest to smallest, OR when square-toed shoes are in style. I take a size 38, but to fit in standard current style, I'd have to wear 42, which just doesn't work, as they slip and slide :-))

*laughs* As interesting as it is to discuss buying shoes it's time for me to go home. I wish everybody a pleasant weekend, Isi have a super birthday and I'll see you all again on monday.
:)

Wishing you the same, mykl - a, b, c, it's easy as do re mi...:-)

Und ein schönen 1. Advent allerseits!

same to you, myklchen :)

I'll try to find some work, now, as well. See you

Ich wage es kaum zu sagen - ich hab' eben ein Paar Schuhe gekauft.

roflmao
Ehrlich? ^^

Ja. Ich hatte nicht mehr geglaubt, dass ich in diesem Winter
noch etwas finden würde, nachdem ich schon in Hannover und sonstwo gesucht hatte.
Und in Unna war ja Feiertag gewesen ...

Wahrscheinlich standen die Sterne heute gut für Schuhverkäufer und -kaufende ;)

Ja, das glaube ich auch.
Vielleich sollte Carly auch noch 'mal losziehen.

Vielleicht

Das war eben mein erster fett formatierter Buchstabe in LEO.

Genau.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS, CARLY!!!!!!! Schuhe kaufen! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
:)

So, ich bin dann mal wech.

Tschüssing, bis Montag :)

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, emil :)
Nur weiter so. ^^

Tschüssings und einen wunderbaren Sonntag, easy.

Happy Birthday Isi and mykl!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeypOvsY91Q

Auch von mir -besser spät als nie- ganz herzliche Glückwünsche zu "eurem" Geburtstag, easy und mykl!!

Hi Wari, ist aber nicht zu spät :-) Zwischenzeitlich bin ich vielleicht in diesem Punkt "verdeutsch" - sprich, man soll nicht im Voraus gratulieren :-)

Isi;I just dropped in to wish you happy bithday. Tank you Wari and Carly.

HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII mykl!!! Could you open the link, then ?? How were your concerts???

Good morning people, a very happy monday to one and all.

Darn. pressed enter too early, I didn't see the link yesterday due to the fact I didn't have my glasses with me. I was tipping half by guesswork and memory 'cause I can't even see the letters on the keyboard properly without them. The concert on friday was one of the best of the year *sigh, that's a pretty long list this year*. The concert on saturday was at best only so-so, the lead man didn't seem to be putting much effort or enthusiasm into the concert and it lacked "sparkle", this was reflected in those watching. I've seen more excitement at concerts with 80 people than the 250-300 brought on saturday. *shrugs* You can't win them all.

...and before I forget, Carly, that was a dirty trick on friday to try and give me a Jackson 5 "ohrwurm" again.*grins* LUckily I didn't read it on friday, but I don't think it would have worked 'cause On friday we were stuck with/on the opening two lines of "Die Gedanken sind frei" (probably 'cause no one knew how it continued after that).
:)

...wer kann sie erraten... :-)

Mornin' folks! And happy birthday nachträglich. Where I live, everything within 8 days starting from the day of the birthday on is not too late, because it is considered to be "in de Oktaav'". To congratulate later than that is just bad style ;-)

Mornin' Derfel, well the guessers won't exactly need the brains of a rocket scientist
:=)

P.S. Thank you
:)

*popsin*

Huhu! Wollte nur schnell einen verspäteten herzlichen Glückwunsch an easy und mykl loswerden! Alles Gute euch beiden!

PS: Ich verfolge euren Thread immer noch und vielleicht sieht man sich ja wirklich beim nächsten Treffen...

Good morning Mafi, thank you and I hope we'll get to see you a little ofter.
:)

mmmh, kurze Frage: "a little ofter" ist das tatsächlich richtig? Ich hätte jetzt gedacht, es müsste "a little more often" heißen. Oder trügt mich mein Sprachgefühl?

Aaaarrghh, I'm the wrong one to ask about proper English Mafi, sorry. It sounds Ok to me though, but that still doesn't make it correct.
:(

Moin!

Hope you can see our to be new family member on this link:
http://picasaweb.google.de/lh/photo/esXeqMOY4...

Works for me, so.. *freu*

Mornin' Wari, Lord Waringham ? *laughs* Super name, when hubby calls Wari who comes running ??
:)

*lol*
No, that's my name, still. Doggie will be "Wodan" when he's grown up..

popping in - OHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh he's adorable :-))))))

He is.. in fact, they both are.. Going to visit him next weekend again..

Ah, Wodan, the head honcho in the pagan scene.
Hi Carly *waves*

Yep, that Wodan..Old man, warrior, beard, winged helmet.. Didn't you recognize him immediately?!

It wasn't apparant at a glance from the photo. The photo must be from when he was a young 'un.
:)

What a cutie! Congrats! And a cool name...

http://www.ganter.com/index.php?option=com_co...

Now I know what you really named him after.
:)

Hi mykl, Another link I cannot access here at work, denied entrance via SmartFilter :-))

Ganter Wotan Bier.
:)

The size fits, but alcohol content doesn't..

mykl, You can access alcohol, but not songs?? Sometimes, the one automatically leads to the other :-))) I just now tried "cigarettes" - also banned, but if I misspell it, then I can open the link :-)

Carly, it's video and social networking sites that I can't open.
So people, it's time for me to go home again. I wish everybody a pleasant afternoon/day. Till the morn.
:)

AHA! Wishing you a dry bike home, mykl :-) Which reminds me, how's your hip??

Allen einen guten, wenn auch trüben Tag !
Jetzt bin ich ja schon zu spät für mykl, aber dennoch:
Allen Geburtstagskindern nachträglich herzliche Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag
und alles Gute für das neue Lebensjahr.

Hallo, Emil.. Hier wagt sich grade die Sonne ein bißchen raus -wahrscheinlich, um dann gleich unter zu gehen.. Ansonsten.. fängt der Kaffee grade an, den Biorhythmus etwas zu beschleunigen.. mal sehen, wie lange..

So, I'm off - bye Wari and Emil, might catch you all later on the night shift :-) I want the clouds to clear off, so that I can see the moon covering Venus http://de.news.yahoo.com/26/20081130/tsc-mond...

Well Carly, hope you can see it!

So, wenn hier keiner mehr arbeitet, mache ich mich auch vom Acker.. Macht es gut, bis morgen!!

Guten Heimweg, Waringham.
Es tut mir leid, ich habe heute nicht recht Zeit zum Posten -
und morgen bin ich wohl überhaupt nicht da.

Bye Wari - The clouds refused to do me the favor of parting :-((

Good morning people, a very happy tuesday to one and all. Carly, the hip's all better again apart from the remnants of a bruise, thank you for asking. Emil, no need to apologise that you have to work, we know that you're there and we know that you'll be back (when you can).
:)

Mornin' folks! For my part, I can say that I like Venus better uncovered - MUAHAHAHA! ((Sorry, it's early and the night wasn't as long as the last ones ;-))

Anybody else hear that US employers want to reduce employees' fees by the time they need to boot and shut down their computers every day?

Moin!

mykl, good to hear you're better.. So unfortunately I won't have to blow the pain away ;)

Derfel.. so, employees..leave the f$%&ing computers running! Didn't hear than anyway.. But Obama's making Hillary his Secretary of the State..

Mornin' Wari and Derfel, I haven't heard that yet, but it doesn't surprise me. We always leave all 27 computers running 'cause 90% of all problems occur whilst starting before the power supply has stabilised itself.

*rereads 147* Wari, you need to find another way of saying that, or you need to be very very careful when using the verb "to blow" - especially in this thread *grins wickedly*

Well..this time it was intended to have a double meaning.. in a thread like this..
*smiles enigmatic*

*LOL* well, you can b... no, no, no I'm not going down that street. Not here and not infront of 86 billion witnesses.
:)

*gg*
Well, as it doesn't hurt anymore.. There'll be no need for that anyway..

*gg*
So, I finally silenced you, mykl?
Brought an "earwig" from the bookoholics thread:
*sing*
Die Gedanken sind frei
wer kann sie erraten
sie fliegen vorbei,
wie nächtliche Schatten.
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen,
kein Jäger erschießen.
Es bleibet dabei:
Die Gedanken sind frei!
*summend weiterrödel*

Just 'cause I didn't write for 30 minutes - PAH ! Even I have to do sth. once in a while to justify being paid at all*gg* We never got any further than whistling/humming/singing the first two lines and I've since heard it on the telly advertising sth. or other.

P.S. todays earwurm is "human" from the Killers, I really like it which is agood job 'cause I hear about once an hour on the radio.
:)

http://www.thekillersmusic.com/

We changed our radio station this morning (which we actually do quite often, for we have "Überweiten" up here.. ) And now there's a lot of really modern music around.. But they don't tend to repeat songs that often.. When we're lucky, we get a radio station from Bremen, playing Oldies from the 70s and 80s.. But than I'm not able to work anymore, because I've gotta sing and nod and..

It's an "aufgewärmte" advertising campaign for mailprovider GMX. They used not only the exact same song, but the exact same TV-spot a couple of years ago.

P.S. todays earwurm is "human" from the Killers, I really like it which is agood job 'cause I hear about once an hour on the radio.

Yeah, it's a nice song, but mainstream radio stations will manage to make that, too, unbearable by repeating it twice an hour for six weeks straight *sighs*

Yep, the "dreaded" play list, with all the stations favourite current songs played to death once an hour every hour. You get a daily/hourly "picture" of who's in and who's out in the music scene.
:)

Yep..it's really hard to find a station that doesn't do that.. Todays favorite is quite good so far.. We just heard Delilah -remember..in summer, it played like every hour or so.. Which was a shame cos I really like it.. A no. 1 hit just with voice and guitar..great! http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EbJtYqBYCV8

At work, we work in more or less quiet conditions, there are 5 of us 5 telephones and a Betriebsfunk, but even here if it were my choice there would be music in the background.*laughs* A couple of times I have had music in the background (radio/internet radio), but the amount of stress it gives me (from my coworkers) makes it hardly worth the bother.

Hi all ! I can not function at all with out background music, I’m convinced I would develop ear cancer if I had to listen to the other 30 people on the 30 telephones we have here, but unfortunately we are in the cellar and the radio reception is soooo crap I can only pick up SWR3 or the local housewife radio stations ! I’ve tried bringing in my internet radio from home but unfortunately the powers that be won’t give me the WLAN code so it won’t work (the same goes for the Ipod) ! I’m sure the 3 in SWR3 is referring to the amount of times they play the 10 records they have in their collection per hour ! I heard Pink singing “so what” 7 times one day last week.
Another of my pet hates when it comes to SWR3 is the way they conduct their competitions, I’ve followed them closely and have come to the conclusion that you only get a chance to win if you happen to be called Müller, Mayer or Fritz ! You never hear a foreign sounding person get through to them (a fact that can be supported by checking the winner list on their web site !) I have actually put this to them per Email and was assured the names are chosen by their “Zufallsgenerator” ! They must have the worlds first racially prejudiced Zufallsgenerator in that case.
Oh ! must go now they are playing Pink again (time to sing)

*chuckle* The local paper and radio sender do competions where the first 3 callers (or whatever) at a given time can win sth. We've got 5 computer controlled phones that are set in action about 15 seconds before asaid mentioned time. We do quite well *beams*
*sings along*

...I got a brand new attitude
And I'm gonna wear it tonight
I wanna get in trouble
I wanna start a fight...
...very popular last month on BFBS.
:)

*gg*
I've got Will Smith singing for me at the moment..Great guy, that one..

Yepp - the Fresh Prince really is a cool chap.

Concerning SWR3 - they STILL are my most favourite radio station, despite having turned awfully mainstream after becoming SWR3 instead of SWF3. I only say "Elmar Hörig" - those were the days...but their morning team Zeus/Wirbitzky is one of the best radio moderator combos alive.

I have to throw up when listebning to RPR1, though.

So people, I've done my time for today - LET ME OUT !
I wish everybody a pleasant afternoon/evening and until the next time - viel Spaß am Leben.
:)

Bye mykl - don't forget to collect your brains on your way out ;-)

I always manage to get through to them and leave my name and number so that they can supposable phone back (nice trick, as it costs 9cent per call) which of course they never do ! They do a regular competition called Elch und weg where the winners get a 4 day holiday for two somewhere nice (last time Thailand), so I won’t mind winning, but I’m not changing my name to have a fighting chance! Sod´em I’m of in two hours to see The Residents play in Ulm (weather permitting, last night was a nightmare and it’s a 150km round trip) so they can play Pink all damn night as far as I´m concerned :-)@Derfel " but their morning team Zeus/Wirbitzky is one of the best radio moderator combos alive" sorry I have to disagree with you, they are OK but, check out Kevin and Bean on the morning show at KROQ (109FM) from LA they knock spots off them IMO :-)

Bye, mykl and have a nice rest of the day..

VF..Thailand? Not the best place to be at the moment..

Guess I’m lucky I didn’t win then ! :-)

Yep, you should be..

Well, as I'll be off quite soon, have a nice evening, all of you.
I don't know when I'll be able to "pop" in again..Will drive home this evening, for tomorrow's the funeral service for hubby's dad.. Want this over soon.. Anyway..
Smile and the World Smiles with You.. :)

Well, for the first time ever, I didn't even manage a pop-in before everyone had popped out :-((

I'm a "background music addict," too, but company policy states that if you bring a radio, you have to pay the GEZ-Zwangsgebühren...what a bunch of gangsters (the GEZ').

I really like "human" from the Killers, too - but can anyone explain what "Are we human, or are we dancer" is supposed to mean (the dancer bit)?? Can't help thinking it should be dancers, or I get side-tracked and start: Twas the night before Christmas...on Dancer :-))

Good morning people, a very happy wednesday to one and all. Carly, you're not the only one, I wondered if I'd heard them correctly as well. I did a scan through the net yesterday and there are umpteen sites where they discuss the lyrics (some very heated) without reaching any conclusions. *shrugs* Maybe it was planned this way, to make people think, but somehow I think not - it just happened.

Or perhaps they simply were stoned when writing the lyrics.

Morning everybody :-)

Just came from having our baby boy inoculated for the first time - boy, I didn't know he could get THIS loud *rubs still ringing ears*


@Vf: I didn't say "The Best" but "One of the best". ;-)

Morning Derfel, they used to give babies in England the innoculation in liquid sugar. They've probably stopped now to protect the babies teeth.
:)

Moin! Can't stay long, but wanted to share this gem - am trying to adapt Chinese receipts to German laws on travel expenditures. On a hotel bill defining payment method: Capture Method: Swiped :-)))

@ Waringham in # 156: Silently reading along, and wondering what "Überweiten" up here really meant...

(Hi, friends, folks & colleogues!)

Yoohoo Carly *waves* I love Chinenglish, how many cards did your boss capture then ?
Tach sagittarius, Wari won't be coming in to play today, she's otherwise engaged. Maybe tomorrow, but then only till lunchtime.
:)

Hello everybody,
A very fine dull day to all of you.

@ #177/178/156:
I am not sure whether this was a serious question of sagittarius',
since Überweiten is reminiscent of Übergrößen -
Warinham had probably been thinking of Überreichweiten.

Waringham, of course. Sorry about that.

Hi Emil, yep, dull just about sums it up, but it's time for me to go home again. I wish everybody a pleasant afternoon.
byyyyeeeeee

mykl, Afraid he will only capture HE** from Controlling, when he turns in said receipts - do Chinese hotels make Credit Card Swiping a habit :-))

Or, as I read it on a taxi dashboard once: "Tipping is not a town in China".

yoohoo
Hello folks, and thanks for all the good wishes:)

*singsloudly*
Hava Nagila! Hava Nagila, ha ha ha! Look out. Oh, I'm alive! I'm alive! Hello birds! Hello trees! I'm alive! Get off. I'm alive! Hava Nagila. Hava the relinq--

*andevenmoreloudly*

Wir sind Montag Abend nach einemn laaaaaaaaaaaaangen Arbeitstag zu viert nach Metelen gefahren. Und haben uns brav abgewechselt. Unser Fahrer morngens ist dann aber 12 km vorm Ziel leider doch eingeschlafen, auf der linken Spur einer zweispurigen Bundesstraße. Weder uns noch dem Gegenverkehrfahrer ist was passiert. Nur Blechschaden. (Aber vermutlich Totalschaden von unserem Auto... nicht meins!) Aber die Polizei meinte, normalerweise säh man anders aus, wenn man auf der Straße einen Unfall hatte.
Jetzt sind mal wieder massenhaft Kerzen fällig...

Freitag bin ich Dumpfdödel ins Kaimanbecken gefallen, heute meinte ein Waran einen (zum Glück nur) Scheinangriff auf mich starten zu müssen.
Echt, manchmal ist mir mein Leben zu aufregend...
(+_+)

Bis denn dann

Ach easy, da kann man ja nur gratulieren.
Mir wäre das bestimmt zu aufregend.

Hallöchen, Emil
=o)
Aber was wäre die Alternative?
Einsame Insel? Eremitenhöhle?
Dann doch lieber der
*Donnerrollt*
*Blitzezucken*
*diabolischesGelächterMUHAHAHAAAAA*
Tanz am Abgrund
;o)

Extrem süßer Familienzuwachs, Wari :)

Habe gerade mit meinem Kollegen nochmal gesprochen. Er meinte gerade, er wäre nicht eingeschlafen, sondern nur einen kurzen Moment unaufmerksam gewesen. Was erklärt, warum nicht mehr passiert ist =)
12 Kerzen an die schwarze Madonna in der Theatinerkirche. Mindestens!

Sooooooooo, ich geh jetzt was essen und dann hoffentlich heim.

Couldn't find the version I was looking for, but this song is dedicated to all of you. Used to sing in a Gospel choir, and we sang this at our very first Church concert a scant few weeks after my father had passed away - easy's near escape and Wari's very recent loss triggered my wish to hear it again and share it with you http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=3O4nX2L3tVc

Good morning people, a very happy thursday to one and all. Isi, you should make TV adverts "join the new exciting thrilling Pagan way, fun guaranteed". Still, I'm very glad to hear that you're OK.
:)

Mornin' folks!

Thanks for the link, Carly. I really like gospel when I'm in the mood. It's so expressive and emotional. It was my favourite back in school when we had music lessons - there were some pretty good singers in my class and us giving gospel before christmas in the school's foyer always gave me shivers :-)

Mornin' Derfel, I was in a few choirs for over 25 years, good gospel is bloomin' hard with 4 or 8 "voices/stimmen", but great when it works.

*popsin*
Moin!
Well, it was Überreichweiten (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cberreichweite)..

Yesterday..Well..it's over now. Good to see how many good friends we have.. Was hard anyway..But it's been the final step somehow. Some's still to come, but we're emotionally sort of finished.

So, gotta do some shopping, get hubby a recipe from his Doc, get doggie to her Doc (just the annual vaccination-check up thing), decide on whether I will at all and which cookies I will bake this year..
And then I'll have to take all my left over carpenters knowledge and mount (?) 2 nightstands and a shelf from a very famous Swedish furniture store/discounter..

See you all, later..
*leaveshugsandkisses*

Hi Wari, happy to see/hear/read that you seem to be OK. TESO people are as tough as old boots (well, they need to be)*gg* Naw, don't bake bikkies this year, there's enough Huftengold lying around without adding to the pile.
:)
*returnshugs*
C U later.

Had to share...
A typical Spaniel/Setter and probably Munsti...

http://www.spc.cc.tx.us/commart/s2002links/an...

:)

So people, it's been an 'orrible day, but it's now done. I wish everybody a pleasant day, have fun and may your Gods go with you.
:)

Sorry you had a horrible day, mykl - mine's not been much better - looks like the company might have to file bankruptcy (just heard this). BUT, thanks for the Farside :-)))

Thanks for the link, and sorry about 'orrible days... TGIF tomorrow!
And a lovely December weekend ahead of us.

My day hasn't been too bad, if I don't count the cat that tried to eat me by hooking all her front claws into both my hands and not letting go, but pulling my hands slowly and painfully towards her mouth, screaming in rage at me all the time. (I was screaming back at that point...)

OHHHHHHHHHH! And mykl, I've been meaning to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY all the time, but *blushesstrongly* forgot to say so in the end...

Won't be coming in tomorrow, probably, anyway. Heizungsableser is coming tomorrow... And I wasn't in last year nor the year before.. Bad. So I won't move an inch from my flat until he's been.
Have a smashing weekend. It's Estampie (http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=lx06OZQKv0U&fea...) concert for me *froi* at the Mittelalterweihnachtsmarkt.

*hugsandkissestoyouall*

Good morning people, a very happy friday to one and all. Thank you for the greetings Isi, it doesn't matter that you forgot to say, in my head I knew the wish was there. Carly, I realy hope that one day soon you'll have some good news, since the day you were employed there has only been a succession of bad news and that can weigh heavily on one.
:)

Mornin' folks!

Looks like you net to get outta there, Carly :-( Oh dear, 2nd Advent already, and I still don't have a Christmas present for my wife GAH! All the ideas I had so far didn't work out, so wish me luck in my next attempt.

Moin Derfel, you could always just ask her what she would like and I'll bet it's neither a new iron/toaster or perfume.
:)

Hehe - that much I know. Problem is, whenever I ask her she says "Oh, I had something in mind one of these days, but I must have forgotten" *grrrrrrrrr* ;-)

Moin All!

Derfel, "getting out" is not all that easy - our region has the highest unemployment rate in Germany (ehemalige Zonenrand), my children and granddaughter live in the vicinity, and add "50+ Generation" to the bill...well, I might as well stay stuck and pray for a miracle.

Thanks, mykl - how's things job-wise at your end ?

Isi, one of the first things my vet furnished when I took one of my cats to his "Sprechstunde," was leather gloves for me to hold rebellious cat :-)

Hi Carly, only so-so I'm afraid, the stress levels are high, the sh*t levels are deep, but as it's friday I'm prepared to put up with almost anything.
:)

Short day today , 'cause I've had enough ! I wish everybody a pleasnt weekend, have fun and may your Gods go with you.
:)

Wishing you the same, mykl + a dry bike home, and perhaps a concert, or two :-)

Hello everybody - and byeee mykl; have a nice weekend.

@easy: Warst du die, die in Unna von Red Dwarf angefangen hat?
Dann bist du schuld, dass ich mir jetzt das DVD-Paket gekauft habe, jawohl!

Ho, Ho, Ho!

Apfel, Nuss und Mandelkern
essen brave Kinder gern.

Hi Emil! Ich war das ganze Jahr ein braves Mädchen, aber seitdem meine Kinder nicht mehr zu Hause wohnen, bleiben meine frisch geputzte Schuhen/Stiefeln leider leer :-)) Als Ausgleich dafür, wollte ich mir selbst was schenken. Laß heute in der Zeitung, daß am 20. Juni 2009 Eschwege ein "Woodstock Revival" veranstaltet - (cover) Bands haben sie schon, und es wird ausschließlich Musik gespielt, die dort auch gespielt wurde. Als 15-jährige konnte ich überhaupt nicht verstehen, warum meine Eltern mich nicht von Kalifornia aus, dahin ließen :-))

Hallo Carly, ich schaue nur noch einmal kurz rein.
Etwas Schokolade, ein paar Nüsse und etwas Lebkuchen kann ich Dir abgeben - ich habe nämlich ein Nikolauspäckchen bekommen!
Das hört sich ja wirklich interessant an. Allerdings habe ich noch nie von z.B. einer Jefferson Airplane cover band gehört. Die und die anderen Woodstock-Teilnehmer müsste man mal durchgoogeln, ob es davon überhaupt cover bands gibt.
Vermutlich bis Montag.
Dir und allen anderen einen schönen 2. Advent.

Danke Emil :-)) Bin ja morgen bei meine Tochter und Enkelin...wer weiß, vielleicht war St. Nikolaus auch dort und hat für mich etwas hinterlassen :-) Nun, cover band stand nicht ausdrücklich im Artikel, sondern, daß sie bereits Bands haben, die ausschließlich "Woodstock Music" spielen werden :-) An Jefferson Airplane habe ich garnicht gedacht!! Stimmt! Ich war auf Janis Joplin, Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Country Joe and the Fish, The Who, Canned Heat, Grateful Dead and The Band "gepolt" :-)

Wünsche auch Dir einen schönen 2. Advent.

Good morning people, a very happy monday to one and all.

Dito! *lazy mode on*

Tsk, tsk, tsk, so little enthusiasm Derfel - and that at the beginning of the week.
:=)

Yeah - probably ESPECIALLY at the BoW...

Then the week can continue at a somewhat subdued pace - just for you.
:)

Moin, folks..

Morning Wari, I hope you had a pleasant weekend.

I did..Will tell later, when boss has left our room..

So..Had my little brother over from Friday on..had a lot of fun and red wine..talked a lot, went to the "Pferd und Jagd", took long walks with doggie.. Yesterday we were at doggies family's for Adventskaffee.. Really good weekend!

we went to Dortmunds christmas market on saturday, but it was so full that it wasn't a lot of fun. You couldn't stop to look at anything without throwing an anchor out first. The crowds just pushed/dragged you along whether you wanted to or not. It took us a good 20 minutes to fight our way through to one of the Glühwein stalls and after about 3 hours we still hadn't been round the circuit once (and not because it's so big) and we left. On sunday I was working on Unna christmas market, helping out the Evangelish Church with one of it's stalls, they can't afford to pay anyone so it's a case of volunteers one step forward.*gg* At least that wasn't as hectic as saturday and we managed to have a laugh or two as well.*sigh* It was however hard work finding sth. to drink without alcohol or 70 % sugar, and I nearly cried with joy when one of the stall owners said I could share her flask of Earl Grey tea. A busy weekend, no music, but it was still OK.
:)

Hi All!

Hey Wari, My daughter and her Lebensgefährter were at Pferd und Jagd on Sunday! They had wanted to take honey-bun (my granddaughter) along, but then her father called to ask whether she wanted to go to the "Hunde-Messe" in Kassel. Honey-bun asked: Mommy, what's farther away? And opted for the closest :-)

mykl, Helping out at the stalls is FUN, though :-)) The Woodstock tickets haven't yet arrived from the printers, BUT I've reserved four - a ticket only cost 9 euros! They're going to start having live music every first Saturday of a given month.

My son called earlier to say he had just heard about the 240 layoffs on the radio news broadcast. And I just now heard that HR TV is here to report on our troubles.

Hi Carly, sounds like great fun. Music is the universal language that doesn't require a translator

Pferd und Jagd? LOL. I know one of the seller there. :-)

It's a small world, isn't it?

Oops. Hello all! *hangsheadinshame*

*chuckle* Hello Igelin, on tour again or were you looking for my minders.
:=)

I'm on tour again, Nasenbär.

I'm looking for someone to cheer me up because I just read an e-mail from a friend of mine. She's going through a tough time right now. :-(

mykl, How true - we once had Ghana Nannini?? at the Open Flair in Eschwege and I was shouting out the lyrics to most of her songs. The next day I read in the paper that her songs are basically lesbian-love based :-) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Flair

Hey Igelin! Yep, small world indeed.

Sorry to hear that Igelin
*promises to try and be nice for the rest of today*

Gianna Nannini's songs are basically lesbian-love based? *gg* I didn't know that. Well, I'm no fan of hers so how would I know?

Thanks Mykl! That's the kind of "cheering up" I was looking for - you trying to be nice for the rest of the day... *gg*

WOW Carly and there's me thinking that you live in the middle of way out back somewhere. There a re some great groups on that list and a whole pile I've never even heard of - yet. Lyrics can be a problem when you don't know what they're about (if they#re about anything at all.
:)

mykl, I DO live in the middle of nowhere, but only since late April - I wanna get back down into the valley region next year, hopefully :-) My daughter was a volunteer at our Open Flair for about 5 years running - then, she got much more interested in going herself :-)) It started off as a one-time thing, has long-since obtained "Kult-Status" and we draw crowds from all over Germany, Holland, France :-)) Plus, we get GREAT groups, here, too - last year we almost got the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, but one got sick and they had to turn us down :-(( Some of the ones you haven't yet heard of could be our locals.

Igelin, Well, I wouldn't say I was a great fan, but you used to get only 3-5 radio stations, and she was on HR3 "constantly." Then to have her show up at your doorstep, well :-)) And decades ago, when we only had 3 TV stations, one of them used to broadcast an annual "Bel Italia" rock night - was fun!

*grins*

Carly, I'm not too far from you I think. On the other side of the Rhine. And I do remember the times with only 3 TV stations. :-)

Igelin, I used to live in the Taunus Mountains, and my mother, sisters, nieces and nephews still do - graduated from H.H. Arnold High School in Wiesbaden :-) Then, we moved to "Nordhessen aus beruflichen Gründen meines Mannes" for "a year or two" - well, that was in 1979. Wegen die Ehe hierher, und die Scheidung geblieben.

When I first started my new job, I told you all that I had re-connected with a long-lost friend. She most likely will soon be joining us - needs to brush up on her English, and I've told her about what a nice bunch of friends you all are. Think she might pop in as "Biggi" :-)

Your friends are our friends..
What did you tell her about us?
Do we have to be polite, decent and G-rated..
or can we just be ourselves?
*fg*

Hello, all together,
as Carly announced, I really did pop up as Biggi (or Biggi55).
I'm pleased to join you.

Welcome, Biggi!! Don't be afraid to join right in...I'm one of the newest members in this great group, and you can be sure of a warm welcome :-)

Wari, We can just be ourselves :-)

Thank you very much, Carly.
Wari: Stay as you are ;-)))))))))))

Hi, Biggi.. Welcome to our world..

I asked Biggi whether she would like me to do the "introduction bit" and she said, yes. We knew each other way back when I was still supporting two children by working as a free-lance waitress at a local pub. She was one of my guests - interjection from Biggi "one of my THIRSTY" guests. Then we lost sight of each other, until this August. She's worked here for 40 years, and is now threatened with layoff - would like some emotional support, and needs to practice her "eingerostetes" English (her words, not mine) :-)) She doesn't mind being corrected, mykl :-))

That's nice to know Carly, all that remains is to say who the heck's going to correct me and my rusty English. Nice to meet you Biggi *doffs cappy with a triple flourish* Aaarrgghh, weve just had a two and a half hour visit and that unannounced to boot ! How am I supposed to sit here slurping my tea and chatting when there are people here who think I work for a living.
:)

:)
Mykl..I missed that hat of yours in Unna.. I'd love to see that triple flourish..

errr, ühm, it's more of a virtualcappy *goes off to practice* think muskateers or 18 th century sort of thing, one foot slightly forward, a bow from the waist and a "triple flourish" of sth, large and foppish (probably got feathers in the hat too)

:)

Well, that kind of hat then: http://www.solarnavigator.net/images/pirates_...

Yep that's the sort of thing, like the cavaliers wore way back then.

Ohhhhhhh, new out eating eater-outers. WELCOME :)
Hello all.
Weirdo, I take the blame. Gladly. Hope you'll enjoy it.
I got "Lark rise to Candleford" for my birthday. Sigh. I spend ALL weekend watching it. Well, apart from going to the concert, washing three machines worth of clothing, going to the Christmas market... =)
*'notherbigsigh*
So, great weekend, apart fromone thin.
remind me to become a nun (since I'm practically living like one, anyway).
I'm just never lucky with men... :(
Either I find them wholly unattractive, or they are rather delicious to look at (and to talk to), and then they go and tell me: Oh, I met this lovely girl the other day...
Yeah, well, thanks a bunch. Good luck with her.

Only three roosters left to find a place for... Anyone interested? They are really lovely. Very tame :)

Hi, easy.. My little brother's single at the moment.. :)

^^
A mite young, possibly?
Send me a photo *g*

Hi Isi,*waves and hugs* were all bast*ards, we men. Were not to be trusted and even those who are aren't. No thanks the meats a bit stringy.
:)
Got to go home now, wish everybody a pleasant evenening.

*gg*

Well, mykl..have a wonderful evening..
Yep..we'd be better off without men for sure.. So why do we still want someone to have and to hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part? Is it the search for our soul mate? For our other half.. Who knows.. Guess I've found mine..

I had NOTHING to do with trust, myklchen ;o)

Enjoy your evening!
I'm off, too,
Bye, Wari! Enjoy your evening as well :)

*hugssel*

oops, I never F5...
Yes, guess you're lucky, Wari.

I do sound slightly desperate, don't I?
Thing is, I'm not. Don't really know how I should find time for anyone else in my life at present... =)
The slightly annoying thing was, that of everyone I've met in recent times, he might possibly have been worth getting to know a little better. Potentially...

Well, that's why I mentioned my brother.. sings the same song.. At the moment, he's really searching for Miss Perfect.. should have the exact same interest etc.. Guess you're not his type anyway.. Told him that there's something called "compromise", but he won't try to understand.. So: Do you know what Cos-Play is? Otherwise you won't stand a chance..

So, I'm done here for today.. Got some presents for you: Siehe auch: Secret Santa - Wichteln - #35

And I forgot some people (sorry for that):
Emil14: Auch ein Buch: Alles, was ein Mann wissen muss: Vademecum für alle Lebenslagen ..für allerlei Unnützes, aber Interessantes..
Igelin DE: Ein Igelhaus und einen großen Apfel
Und Biggi 55 kriegt einen tollen Gutschein für eine Nackenmassage.
So..und ich bin vom vielen Schenken ganz fix und alle und mach mich auf den Heimweg..

Tschü-hüss!

Good morning people, a very happy tuesday to one and all. I had to depart in a rush yesterday as the time caught up with me. I had just time to be happy that Isi showed up and my co worker was standing behind me and he already had his coat and hat on. Isi, no, you didn't sound desperate and it's only normal to want a partner , man (as a species) is a social creature that doesn't thrive very well on its own. My cynical attitude is one based on a lot of disappointment, but here too I must have a little of the blame - I chose the ones that caused me so much pain. You too will find your "Deckel" and taking the first because he/she's the first isn't always the best answer. I feel many people are casualties of the "modern" day thinking that even up to the age of whatever you have to be fit, slim and have a face that could honour the front page of Vogue magazine. The character of a persión has moved down to third or fourth place in favour of the shallow attituides of beauty and with this sort of mentality in favour at the moment the only winners will be the cosmetic surgeons and divorce lawyers.

Good morning!
That's an awful lot of wisedom for that time in the morning, Mykl...

Moin Igelin,*hug* I share because I care for my TESO friends, we've been through a lot here this year and mutual support has been one of our strengths.

Mornin' folks! Hi Igelin, welcome Biggi.

Well, Easy, I would recommend myself, however I guess my wife wouldn't be all too happy about that ;-) But I'm a firm believer of the Topf-and-Deckel theory. Heck, I know people who managed to procreate who I never thought anybody would touch with a set of tongs applied to a very long pole in a powerless mine at night.

((On a sidenote - we had a class reunion last year and the organizers provided little nametags with checkboxes: Married - Children - Residence, and one former classmate actually stated "There's a checkbox missing" "Really? Which one?" "Divorced." And no one ever thought HE'd get married at all))

Good morning!
Woke up late, alarm clock's battery is low..
Mykl, you are indeed wonderful.. Such nice thought in the early morning.. *hug*
Well, people seem to be better of really searching a soul mate, not someone with good looks.. There are a lot of qualities (even in men ;) that will stay much longer than beauty..

Hi Derfel, these days I see absolutely no advantages in getting married. If you want a partner, fine, take one, live with one if you must - that's not a reason for marraige -, but as I've alread ymentioned (more than once) I'm a hardened cynic. This is in complete opposition to my opinions of 30 years ago when I still beleived in people as such.
:=)

Dorfl, the word "divorce" carries some meaning. Something like: It would have saved them money if they'd never got married... Maybe you and your class-mates have been right all the time, hm?

Mykl, "cynical attitude"? What's that? ;-)


Wari, morning! *waves* Thanks for the Igelhaus. ;-) But why, why, why... an apple? *rollseyes* *gg*

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Don't hedgehogs like apples? The ones than lived in my garden in former times (before we got the Dackel) did.. Plus, the apple is still a symbolic fruit which I thought fit to our thread here..

ROFL
....ones than lived in my garden...before we got the Dackel
Morning Wari,*hug* I take it that your hunter/killer liked hedgehogs as well. Igelin, you're not having much success at getting away from your computer (not that I'm complaining, you're always welcome here), or you were just getting away from the counter-uppers *ggg*