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oh....
funny... I would have laughed.... Don't know if I qualify as middle aged though.
posted by
homegirl
on October 27, 2006 at 6:12 AM
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1st Rule in hiring a contractor
make sure that they are insured and bonded. It always helps to know someone that has used them before also.
posted by
StrickGold
on October 5, 2006 at 9:17 PM
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Glad you enjoyed it, SYMPHONY.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:30 AM
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The gnome has been completely exonerated, fourcats.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:30 AM
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In hindsight, Ann ...
If they were going to steal something, I doubt the toad would have been first on their list.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:28 AM
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Seems to be working, Aaron.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:27 AM
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I'm sure my mother will appreciate being referred to as "middle-aged", Troosha.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:26 AM
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Might have been a mild exaggeration, fourcats.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:25 AM
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No, ShutterCat, I found the toad.
He's safe and sound.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:24 AM
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Unfortunately, Steeler fan, I was otherwise occupied.
Sorry.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:24 AM
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It's a trap, Mademoiselle
She's taking all your stuff to get you mad enough so you'll pursue her to retrieve it and then she'll trade places with you.
There've gotta be at least two cheesy horror flicks to cover it as precedence.
posted by
AlienInsomniac
on September 21, 2006 at 9:23 AM
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No, he's actually pretty good at his job, Tanga.
I had just mistakenly relegated him to a closet, that's all.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:23 AM
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Well, I try not to exacerbate the situation, Corbin.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:21 AM
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Probably closer to 20, Whacky.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:20 AM
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Well, there were a lot of them, anyway, Penguin.
I didn't actually count.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:19 AM
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My mother said she was going to "have them all fired", SunnyBeach ...
though, in light of the new developments, she may have reconsidered.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:18 AM
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I don't see what good it would have done her down there, ShutterCat.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:16 AM
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Thank you, TAPS-.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:16 AM
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Not especially (superstitious), Ann ...
Turned out it wasn't really missing, anyway. I had put it away (presumably so it wouldn't be stolen), and then forgot about it.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 21, 2006 at 9:15 AM
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hahaha
posted by
_Symphony_
on September 21, 2006 at 1:18 AM
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s-a-a-y, how come that gnome has warts on his hands?.........
posted by
fourcats
on September 20, 2006 at 11:22 PM
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Feng Shui
is just a plot to get westerners to buy crappy, overpriced furniture.
posted by
AaronB
on September 20, 2006 at 3:42 PM
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The morale of the story:
Never display an expensive ribbit.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on September 20, 2006 at 2:50 PM
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As the mother of a 22 year old I could picture your vignette perfectly (not that I’m siding with your mother). Regrettably , we “middle aged” woman can be irrational at times and although not always visible yes, we do have a sense of humour. She’ll laugh about the ribbit, ribbit a couple of days from now. Or we can only hope.
posted by
Troosha
on September 20, 2006 at 11:32 AM
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50 plumbers? that's not a crack, it's a chasm!
posted by
fourcats
on September 20, 2006 at 9:37 AM
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posted by
MasonGarrett
on September 20, 2006 at 8:30 AM
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I can always count on you to make me smile...Now go on and give me
another one today...I need it...lol
posted by
steeler_fan
on September 20, 2006 at 7:38 AM
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I thought
your phone call was very funny! Maybe the toad was so busy protecting the front door that it may have forgotten to protect itself. I think the toad was not very good at its job.
posted by
Tanga
on September 20, 2006 at 7:07 AM
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Naw.......
You don't push things along a bit do you? LOL
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on September 20, 2006 at 6:10 AM
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50 plumbers? Wow!
1 plumber and 49 helpers maybe?
posted by
Whacky
on September 20, 2006 at 12:08 AM
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lol....very nice
i think there were 50 of them...that is the only way they could have pulled off such a crime...otherwise it would have been impossible! :)
posted by
penguinrock26
on September 19, 2006 at 10:23 PM
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Don't you know who they are? Can't you take action?
Get your toad back?
posted by
Afzal_Sunny7
on September 19, 2006 at 10:09 PM
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Mrs. Schumacher stole it
posted by
AlienInsomniac
on September 19, 2006 at 8:44 PM
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HAHAHAHA, I always love your twisted endings, Mademoiselle.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 19, 2006 at 4:15 PM
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I hope a replacement can be found. If your household is superstitious, they might blame ill fortune on that missing toad.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on September 19, 2006 at 2:41 PM
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Thanks, ginnieb!
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 12:07 PM
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Haha! I love it!
posted by
ginnieb
on September 19, 2006 at 12:05 PM
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Uh, I didn't, SilverMoon ...
I just made the sound with my mouth.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 11:30 AM
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Madem
That's the beauty, you shouldn't be, shouldn't be hoarding. That is just what misers do, ... hoard !
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on September 19, 2006 at 11:00 AM
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how'd you get the frog to talk?
posted by
SilverMoon7
on September 19, 2006 at 10:54 AM
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Actually, surprisingly little, Bhaskar.ing ...
because I selflessly share so much of it with others.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 10:53 AM
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mademoiselle
How much fun do you have inside you? I just wonder... !
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on September 19, 2006 at 10:41 AM
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FYI:
This story has a bizarre twist, actually. (There's a part 2.)
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 10:38 AM
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Something to do with prosperity and wealth, Talion ...
I think.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 10:37 AM
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Thanks, Jazwolf ...
I'm just going to assume you've heard many, many of them.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 10:37 AM
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Mademoiselle
Exactly what does a golden, jewel-encrusted Feng Shui toad supposed to protect you from? Evidently not theft.
posted by
Talion
on September 19, 2006 at 10:31 AM
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Madem--- That's the funniest Feng Shui toad story I've ever heard.
posted by
Jazwolf
on September 19, 2006 at 10:30 AM
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Dogs usually do enjoy my work, SuccessWarrior ...
regardless of whether they show it or not.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on September 19, 2006 at 10:07 AM
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Tek and I are laughing at that post. Well more than him.
Black labs don't seem to laugh that much. They smile but don't laugh. Maybe it's in the black lab code or something.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on September 19, 2006 at 10:02 AM
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