A friend of mine is going to hold a 500th birthday party for his dining
table.

Yes, the table is (technically) 500+ years old. It has been authenticated
to have come from an old English 'manor' and was made approx 200 years ago.
The timber the table is made of has been examined, and it has been deemed
by some tree expert dude that the timber was approx 300+ years old when it
was cut down to make the table.

I have long harboured an intense desire to somehow come into possession of
the table.... but short of wiping out my friend, his family, and all his
families offspring...... there's not much chance. And the bloody thing is
*WAY* too heavy to stage a 'home invasion' and carry it off....... which
would be way to completely obvious!! It's about 10' long.... I think I have
a couple of pics of it somewhere......

ahhhhh yes, here they are...........


http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20Day%202009/


So yes, we are having a 500th birthday party....... and all presents are to
be made of ..... you guessed it..... wood!!


BTW, the grandfather clock in the picture set is a paltry 200+ years old.

So now I'm trying to think of something made of wood that will complement
the table....... because that's where I want *our* present to reside :-)

The food........ well, his wife and I get on like a house on fire, as she
is the same as me. She does *all* the cooking...... no-one brings *any*
food to the party whatsoever.


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Peter
Tasmania
Australia