[Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)

Sun Dec 11 13:31:57 PST 2005

why does the song "leprosy" come to mind as I read your note...

Magdalia/Pook
(singing.:  Leprosy.. I'm not half the man I used to be...  )

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie Self" <julie_self at hotmail.com>
To: <loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 3:02 PM
Subject: RE: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)

> Well nuts!  I read and ask for directions and I'm better with mechanical 
> than techno stuff.  I can come up with an extra part on a good day, even 
> when the repaired item works.  I'm don't love women, so can I be an 
> Honorary Half Man?
>
> Gwen
> Loch Ruadh Rocks!!
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Richard Threlkeld" <rjt at softwareinnovation.com>
>>Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc." 
>><loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
>>To: "'Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc.'" 
>><loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org>
>>Subject: RE: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)
>>Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:01:50 -0600
>>
>>Sorry, that is not part of my guy requirements. Mine requires you to be
>>unaccountably attracted to guns, cars, tools, camping, techno stuff, etc.
>>You must enjoy getting dirty doing things with any of these things. You 
>>must
>>never read directions until and unless you are completely lost (in 
>>building
>>something or in getting somewhere). You must love women in general (you 
>>can
>>exclude a few in specific) - we will give the honorary guys a little slack
>>here. And you must be able to take something down to its basic parts and 
>>put
>>it back together (working) with at least one part left over.
>>
>>Caelin
>>
>>   _____
>>
>>From: loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com at ansteorra.org
>>[mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com at ansteorra.org] On
>>Behalf Of pcrandal at sbcglobal.net
>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:55 AM
>>To: Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc.
>>Subject: RE: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)
>>
>>
>>To become an honorary guy you must also be caught scratching your belly,
>>scratching your butt and belching without any concern for appearances.
>>
>>Crandall
>>
>>Richard Threlkeld <rjt at softwareinnovation.com> wrote:
>>
>>Maybe you are an honorary guy?
>>Caelin
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com at ansteorra.org
>>[mailto:loch-ruadh-bounces+rjt=softwareinnovation.com at ansteorra.org] On
>>Behalf Of Julie Self
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 10:46 PM
>>To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
>>Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)
>>
>>Now wait a minute! I like to get dirty, play with bugs and hit things and
>>I'm definitely not a guy!!!!
>>
>>Gwen
>>Loch Ruadh Rocks!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Tim Cantley"
>> >Reply-To: "Shir! e of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."
>> >
>> >To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
>> >Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)
>> >Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 19:01:52 -0600
>> >
>> >I wish Francesca could see your response, Padraig. I've tried many
>> >times to explain things like this to her and end up stating, "it's a guy
>>thing"
>> >:) She still doesn't understand why little boys like to get dirty,
>> >play with bugs and hit things. Hey, it's a guy thing :)
>> >
>> >Sean
>> >
>> >
>> >From: "Padraig Ruad O'Maolagain"
>> >Reply-To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."
>> >
>> >To: "Shire of Loch Ruadh, Kingdom of Ansteorra, SCA,Inc."
>> >
>> >Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] (no subject)
>> >Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:28:54 -0600
>> >
>> >Hilarious and true, except for one thing: all men know the "! why" about
>> >all these items, we have just never figured out how to explain it to
>> >women. I think it is gender linked - you HAVE to be male to understand
>> >it, just as there are things you HAVE to be female to understand. ;-)
>> >
>> >Padraig
>> >
>> >Gwenllian wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Subject: Men's gifts
>> >>With the holidays approaching, use these Shopping Rules for Men's
>> >>Gifts
>> >>
>> >>Rule #1:
>> >>
>> >>When in doubt - buy him a cordless drill. It does not matter if he
>> >>already has one. I have a friend who owns 17 and he has yet to
>> >>complain. As a man, you can never have too many cordless drills. No
>> >>one knows why.
>> >>
>> >>Rule #2:
>> >>
>> >>If you cannot afford a cordless drill, buy him anything with the word
>> >>ratchet or socket in it. Men love saying those two words.
>> >>"Hey George, can I borrow your r! atchet?" "OK. "By-the-way, are you
>> >>through with my 3/8-inch socket yet?" Again, no one knows why.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #3:
>> >>
>> >>If you are really, really broke, buy him anything for his car. A
>> >>99-cent ice scraper, a small bottle of deicer or something to hang
>> >>from his rear view mirror. Men love gifts for their cars. No one knows
>>why.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #4:
>> >>
>> >>Do not buy men socks. Do not buy men ties. And never buy men bathrobes.
>> >>I was told that if God had wanted men to wear bathrobes, he wouldn't
>> >>have invented Jockey shorts.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #5:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>You can buy men new remote controls to replace the ones they have
>> >>worn out. If you have a lot of money buy your man a big-screen TV
>> >>with the little picture in the corner. Watch him go wild as he flips,
>> >>and flip! s, and flips.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #6:
>> >>
>> >>Do not buy a man any of those fancy liqueurs, except Godiva. If you
>> >>do, it will sit in a cupboard for 23 years.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #7:
>> >>
>> >>Do not buy any man industrial-sized canisters of after shave or
>> >>deodorant. I'm told they do not stink - they are earthy.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #8:
>> >>
>> >>Buy men label makers. Almost as good as cordless drills. Within a
>> >>couple of weeks there will be labels absolutely everywhere. Socks.
>> >>Shorts.
>> >>Cups. Saucers. Door. Lock. Sink. You get the idea. No one knows why.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #9:
>> >>
>> >>Never buy a man anything that says "some assembly required" on the
>> >>box. It will ruin his day and he will always have parts left over.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #10:
>> >>
>> >&g! t;Good places to shop for men include Northwest Iron Works, Parr
>> >>Lumber, Home Depot, Lowes, John Deere, Valley RV Center, and Les
>> >>Schwab Tire. (NAPA Auto Parts and Sears' Clearance Centers are also
>> >>excellent men's
>> >>stores.) It doesn't matter if he doesn't know what it is. "From NAPA
>> >>Auto, eh?
>> >>Must be something I need. Hey isn't this a starter for a '68 Ford
>> >>Fairlane? Wow! Thanks.")
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #11:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Men enjoy danger. That's why they never cook - but they will barbecue.
>> >>Get him a monster barbecue with a 100-pound propane tank. Tell him
>> >>the gas line leaks. "Oh the thrill! The challenge! Who wants a
>> >>hamburger?"
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #12:
>> >>
>> >>Tickets to a football, hockey or basketball game are a smart gift.
>> >>However, he will not appreciate tickets to "A Retrospec! tive of 19th
>> >>Century Quilts." Everyone knows why.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #13:
>> >>
>> >>Men love chainsaws. Never, ever, buy a man you love a Chainsaw.
>> >>If you don't know why - please refer to Rule #8 and what happens when
>> >>he gets a label maker.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #14:
>> >>
>> >>It's hard to beat a really good wheelbarrow or an aluminum extension
>> >>ladder. Never buy a real man a step ladder. It must be an extension
>> >>ladder. No one knows why.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Rule #15:
>> >>
>> >>Rope. Men love rope. It takes us back to our cowboy origins, or at
>> >>least the Boy Scouts. Nothing says love like a hundred feet of 3/8"
>> >>manila rope. No one knows why.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Julie/Gwen/Mom
>> >>Loch Ruadh Rocks!!
>> >
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>>"In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one 
>>should
>>afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably,
>>contentedly, even happily wrong."
>>-John Kenneth Galbraith
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