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color=#0000ff size=2>Or ammunition. If you can't afford a gun or a sword, buy a
box of ammunition. Every guy thinks he might eventually have the gun to shoot
the ammunition and the dreaming about the having of the gun is worth the cost of
the box of ammunition.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Caelin</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
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[mailto:elfsea-bounces+richard.threlkeld=xerox.com@ansteorra.org] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Wilkerson, Glen D<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:19
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Barony of Elfsea<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Elfsea] FW:
[Loch-Ruadh] Men's gifts<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=574031720-07122005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Guns, you forgot guns - you can never have enough
guns. Or swords...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Alaric</FONT> </SPAN></DIV><BR>
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[mailto:elfsea-bounces+glen.d.wilkerson=lmco.com@ansteorra.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Richard Threlkeld<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 07, 2005 2:08
PM<BR><B>To:</B> elfsea@ansteorra.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Elfsea] FW:
[Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>With thanks to
Loch-ruadh.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caelin</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B>
loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com@ansteorra.org on behalf of Julie
Self<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 12/7/2005 1:10 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
landsglover@hotmail.com; loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org;
self67@hotmail.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Loch-Ruadh] (no
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<P><FONT size=2>Subject: Men's gifts<BR>With the holidays approaching, use these
Shopping Rules for Men's Gifts<BR><BR>Rule #1:<BR><BR>When in doubt - buy
him a cordless drill. It does not matter if<BR>he already has one. I have
a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to<BR>complain. As a man, you
can never have too many cordless drills. No one<BR>knows why.<BR><BR>Rule
#2:<BR><BR>If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with
the<BR>word ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two
words.<BR>"Hey George, can I borrow your ratchet?" "OK. "By-the-way,
are<BR>you through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again, no one
knows<BR>why.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #3:<BR><BR>If you are really, really broke, buy
him anything for his car. A<BR>99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle
of deicer or something to hang from<BR>his rear view mirror. Men
love gifts for their cars. No one knows why.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #4:<BR><BR>Do
not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes.<BR>I
was told that if God had wanted men to wear bathrobes, he<BR>wouldn't have
invented Jockey shorts.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #5:<BR><BR><BR>You can buy men new
remote controls to replace the ones they have<BR>worn out. If you have a
lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV<BR>with the little picture in
the corner. Watch him go wild as he<BR>flips, and flips, and
flips.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #6:<BR><BR>Do not buy a man any of those fancy
liqueurs, except Godiva. If you do, it<BR>will<BR>sit in a cupboard for 23
years.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #7:<BR><BR>Do not buy any man industrial-sized
canisters of after shave or<BR>deodorant. I'm told they do not stink -
they are earthy.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #8:<BR><BR>Buy men label makers. Almost
as good as cordless drills. Within a<BR>couple of weeks there will
be labels absolutely everywhere. Socks. Shorts.<BR>Cups. Saucers. Door.
Lock. Sink. You get the idea. No one knows<BR>why.<BR><BR><BR>Rule
#9:<BR><BR>Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required"
on<BR>the box. It will ruin his day and he will always have
parts left over.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #10:<BR><BR>Good places to shop for
men include Northwest Iron Works, Parr<BR>Lumber, Home Depot, Lowes, John
Deere, Valley RV Center, and Les Schwab<BR>Tire. (NAPA Auto Parts and
Sears' Clearance Centers are also excellent<BR>men's<BR>stores.) It
doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From NAPA
Auto,<BR>eh?<BR>Must be something I need. Hey isn't this a starter for a
'68<BR>Ford Fairlane? Wow! Thanks.")<BR><BR><BR>Rule #11:<BR><BR><BR>Men
enjoy danger. That's why they never cook - but they will barbecue.<BR>Get
him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell<BR>him the gas
line leaks. "Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants<BR>a
hamburger?"<BR><BR><BR>Rule #12:<BR><BR>Tickets to a football, hockey or
basketball game are a smart gift.<BR>However, he will not appreciate
tickets to "A Retrospective of<BR>19th Century Quilts." Everyone knows
why.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #13:<BR><BR>Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a
man you love a Chainsaw.<BR>If you don't know why - please refer to Rule
#8 and what happens<BR>when he gets a label maker.<BR><BR><BR>Rule
#14:<BR><BR>It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an
aluminum<BR>extension ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must
be<BR>an extension ladder. No one knows why.<BR><BR><BR>Rule #15:<BR><BR>Rope.
Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or<BR>at
least the Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of
3/8"<BR>manila rope. No one knows why.<BR><BR><BR>Julie/Gwen/Mom<BR>Loch
Ruadh
Rocks!!<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Loch-Ruadh
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