glarius
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:33 PM
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Does anyone else think this is as funny as I do? |
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I don't know what brought this to mind, but I just remembered something that happened years ago.....My father was a Newfoundlander and was born and raised in a coastal town where ships of the world often stopped...His sister met an American who was a sailor on one of the ships and to make a long story short, she married him and moved to Boston. They raised a family and so far as I know, this family is still in that area....My dad died when I was quite young, my mom remarried and we lost all contact with my dad's family....Anyhow, years ago, as a teenager, I decided I would like to get in touch with this Boston aunt...I got her last known address from my mom and wrote her a letter....To my surprise she answered and was happy to hear from me, asking me to keep writing and to come and see her if possible...For some reason, I never wrote again and forgot all about it....I later learned that a couple of years later, one of my sisters did the same thing, with the same results....My sister also didn't follow up on it!.....And believe-it-or-not we discovered that my brother did it too!....One time when my family was all together we learned what the three of us had done and we all had a big laugh about it.....I have often wondered what kind of nuts my aunt must have thought we were!...:D
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:39 PM
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My guess is the three of you caused some major disappointment for your aunt.
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:41 PM
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3. We were all young and of course we should have followed up but |
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lighten up...It is funny!
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:43 PM
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4. Just speaking from experience |
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:41 PM
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2. LOL Has anyone contacted her since? |
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:43 PM
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5. Years later I tried the address but she no longer was there.... |
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Possibly she had died by then...She certainly would be by now anyway!
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:45 PM
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6. I think it is very modern and sad. |
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Is she still alive? Unless you want to spend a few extra days in purgatory or worse, you should all go visit her immediately if she is alive, or else visit her grave, if she is dead.
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:46 PM
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7. I take it you are joking?....about the purgatory I mean? |
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Edited on Sat Feb-07-04 03:47 PM by glarius
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:51 PM
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10. Oh you think purgatory is funny do you youngster? |
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You kids with your funny sense of humor are in for a rude awaking one of these days. You will not be laughing so loud when you are getting a cosmic fullbody hotfoot for the little jokes you pulled on poor old helpless people. Laugh now, pay later.
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:55 PM
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12. I wish I was a kid......but I'm a grandmother! |
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I thought this was just a funny story and I'm getting all this scolding....I think I'm gonna cry.:cry:
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:58 PM
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14. Perhaps a public atonement would help. |
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You and your fellow cruel siblings might write your poor dear aunt a note of regret and pin it to the bulletin board in your village?
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:49 PM
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8. not even the dark, sick, twisted humor in me sees it as really funny |
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:52 PM
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Have a nice day anyway! :)
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:51 PM
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9. Have You Heard Song by Great Big Sea?? |
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"Boston And St. Johns?"
I think you must get it!! GBS is from St. Johns Newfoundland. I have seen them many times here in L.A., they're AWESOME! Love the music from around them parts.
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Sat Feb-07-04 03:56 PM
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13. Yes I've seen them on CBC......they've got that great Newfie spirit! |
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