"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...

>> Then why do Americans flock to London (and always have) for royal
>> events, there were some who came up to Halifax for Charles and
>> Camilla's recent visit last May!
>>
> I can't speak about those Americans. I've never been a "Royal Watcher".
>
> Jill

Me either. Can't imagine what the draw would be for Americans actually.

Cheri

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-07-06 1:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 7/6/2014 1:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2014-07-06 1:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Seems to me Royal marriages way back when were primarily done for
>>>> political reasons. And for the expansion of the kingdom. Again, I
>>>> only
>>>> know what I've read about or seen on television or in movies. Being an
>>>> American, I tend to take those things with a grain of salt.
>>>>
>>>
>>> What fascinates me is how Americans are so intrigued by British royalty.
>>> While the Queen is technically our head of state, basically a
>>> figurehead position with no real power, most Canadians don't give a damn
>>> about her and her dysfunctional family. The current monarch is basically
>>> harmless, but has managed to lead a scandal free life, or at least to
>>> give them impression of being so. He kids and heirs to the throne have
>>> not led exemplary lives.
>>>
>>>
>> We're not really intrigued. We just can't help hearing about some
>> things.
>>
>
> American media reports a lot more of the royal doings and royal
> shenanigans than ours does. Most of us don't give a rat's patooey about
> the inbred snots.

American media reports on a lot of things that nobody is interested in,
doesn't stop them though.

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...

> I don't know about Royal Watchers, but we have enough celebrity
> watchers over here to support all of those magazines at the grocery
> store checkout stands and the Royal Family has celebrity status over
> here.

I suppose to some they must, but then I am not at all interested in
celebrities either, unless they're in a good movie, or singing a good song.

Cheri

On 7/6/2014 5:42 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> On 7/6/2014 3:11 PM, wrote:
>>
>> Then why do Americans flock to London (and always have) for royal
>> events, there were some who came up to Halifax for Charles and
>> Camilla's recent visit last May!
>>
> I can't speak about those Americans. I've never been a "Royal Watcher".
>
> Jill

I was a royal watcher only when Princess Diana married Prince Charles.
It was a fairy tail to those of us around her age. She had found her
prince. I can't think of many girls around my age at the time who
didn't want to be her. I also think it was one of the rare times we saw
all of that on the TV.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On 7/6/2014 4:10 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tqxzWdKKu8
>>
>> The boy playing the banjo was born with Downs Syndrome.
>
> No, he's an actor who does not have Downs syndrome. And it wasn't his
> hands playing the banjo :-)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Redden
>
> Janet UK
>
Mea culpa.

Jill

On 7/6/2014 11:30 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On 7/6/2014 5:42 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 7/6/2014 3:11 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>> Then why do Americans flock to London (and always have) for royal
>>> events, there were some who came up to Halifax for Charles and
>>> Camilla's recent visit last May!
>>>
>> I can't speak about those Americans. I've never been a "Royal Watcher".
>>
>> Jill
>
> I was a royal watcher only when Princess Diana married Prince Charles.
> It was a fairy tail to those of us around her age. She had found her
> prince. I can't think of many girls around my age at the time who
> didn't want to be her. I also think it was one of the rare times we saw
> all of that on the TV.
>
That's true. The wedding of Charles and Diana was a big deal on
American television. So was her funeral. But frankly, I don't care
what Charles - or the future prince(s) are up to. I didn't care about
whatshername's baby, either.

Jill

On 7/6/2014 3:11 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:43:45 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/6/2014 1:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2014-07-06 1:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Seems to me Royal marriages way back when were primarily done for
>>>> political reasons. And for the expansion of the kingdom. Again, I only
>>>> know what I've read about or seen on television or in movies. Being an
>>>> American, I tend to take those things with a grain of salt.
>>>>
>>>
>>> What fascinates me is how Americans are so intrigued by British royalty.
>>>
>>>
>> We're not really intrigued. We just can't help hearing about some things.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Then why do Americans flock to London (and always have) for royal
> events, there were some who came up to Halifax for Charles and
> Camilla's recent visit last May!
>
As an offshoot of this discussion, I'd like to know why so many people
from *around the world* flock to Graceland in Memphis, TN, every year,
twice a year. First for Elvis Presley's birthday, then for what we used
to laughingly call "Elvis Death Week". They hold candlelight vigils for
a man who basically killed himself as a result of drug abuse. They weep
and cry and bring flowers. I certainly don't understand it.

Fact: before Elvis' remains were interred on the grounds of Graceland
(his home/estate) he was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery. Someone
tried to dig up his body. Who the hell does that?! What were they
planning to do, stash him in the attic? Conclusion: some people are
just plain crazy.

Jill

sf wrote:
>
> There were still people in the Appalachians who didn't have indoor
> plumbing in the '60s.

That would be my grandparents on my mother's side. I visited them and
stayed for longer in the summers when I was really young. Back in the
beginning, they had an outhouse in the back yard. At night, they put
a porcelin pot in the upstairs hallway. If you had to "go" at night,
you opened your bedroom door, took in the pot and did your business,
then put the lid on and set it back out for others to use.

Back then too...no running water. The kitchen sink had a hand pump to
pump in water from the well.

Each morning, some poor soul had the job of emptying in into the
outhouse pit and cleaning it out.

When they finally got their first bathroom inside with a flushing
toilet, they would show you the new bathroom first thing when you came
to visit.

G.

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 17:23:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I don't know about Royal Watchers, but we have enough celebrity
> > watchers over here to support all of those magazines at the grocery
> > store checkout stands and the Royal Family has celebrity status over
> > here.
>
> I suppose to some they must, but then I am not at all interested in
> celebrities either, unless they're in a good movie, or singing a good song.
>
So you and I are exceptions. Let's say all of the active posters in
rfc have our attitude. Our disinterest doesn't matter because there
are a whole lot more people who are interested and purchase enough of
those magazines that they are still a grocery store checkout aisle
staple.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 16:32:04 -0700 (PDT), Cherry >
wrote:

> On Sunday, July 6, 2014 6:07:27 PM UTC+1, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 12:33:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> >
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > I have cousins that were born and raised in Detroit, which is almost
> >
> > > directly west of us.
> >
> >
> > Isn't it terrible what Detroit is doing by turning off residential
> > water to residents? They should collect the hundreds of millions in
> > delinquent water bills from industry and commerce before punishing
> > residents who are retired or unemployed and can't afford to pay the
> > increased cost of water.
> >
> > http://america.aljazeera.com/opinion...atization.html
> >
> > All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
>
> That's awful, how are people supposed to cope especially those with babies? It can't happen here. The water companies would like to reduce water down to a trickle for non-payers, but the government won't let them.
>
Good to hear that the government still has a strong hand even though
it has been privatized. That wouldn't be the case here and you can
see the evidence in Detroit's situation.


--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:49:42 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-07-06 1:50 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On 7/6/2014 12:15 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
> >> lol he's off his trolley!!! That is in his house? On his tablecloth?
> >> Next to his curtains???
> >>
> >
> > The explosion was a fake. Very nice editing though.
>
>
> That reinforces sf's comment about the reason for Dueling Banjos. It was
> a spoof in rednecks.

Just the dumb ones and insert a phrase about being f'd at the end.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 7/7/2014 11:17 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 17:23:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I don't know about Royal Watchers, but we have enough celebrity
>>> watchers over here to support all of those magazines at the grocery
>>> store checkout stands and the Royal Family has celebrity status over
>>> here.
>>
>> I suppose to some they must, but then I am not at all interested in
>> celebrities either, unless they're in a good movie, or singing a good song.
>>
> So you and I are exceptions. Let's say all of the active posters in
> rfc have our attitude. Our disinterest doesn't matter because there
> are a whole lot more people who are interested and purchase enough of
> those magazines that they are still a grocery store checkout aisle
> staple.
>
I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags and
never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/7/2014 11:17 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 17:23:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I don't know about Royal Watchers, but we have enough celebrity
>>>> watchers over here to support all of those magazines at the grocery
>>>> store checkout stands and the Royal Family has celebrity status over
>>>> here.
>>>
>>> I suppose to some they must, but then I am not at all interested in
>>> celebrities either, unless they're in a good movie, or singing a good
>>> song.
>>>
>> So you and I are exceptions. Let's say all of the active posters in
>> rfc have our attitude. Our disinterest doesn't matter because there
>> are a whole lot more people who are interested and purchase enough of
>> those magazines that they are still a grocery store checkout aisle
>> staple.
>>
> I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags and
> never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.

Must be, there are loads of magazines with 'celebs' on the cover. They
wouldn't print them if they didn't sell.


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 2014-07-07 10:03 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> I was a royal watcher only when Princess Diana married Prince Charles.
>> It was a fairy tail to those of us around her age. She had found her
>> prince. I can't think of many girls around my age at the time who
>> didn't want to be her. I also think it was one of the rare times we saw
>> all of that on the TV.
>>
> That's true. The wedding of Charles and Diana was a big deal on
> American television. So was her funeral. But frankly, I don't care
> what Charles - or the future prince(s) are up to. I didn't care about
> whatshername's baby, either.
>
And I don't give a fig about the Kardashians. I don't even know why
anyone cares about a bunch of people who, like Paris Hilton, are famous
only for being famous. The thing is.... The American press devotes a
lot of time and energy in reporting in the adventures and misadventures
of the British royals. Most Canadians don't care one way or another, and
there is a movement in Australia to abolish the monarchy and become a
republic. They had a referendum and it was close, but that is because
there are positice attitudes toward Queen Elizabeth. Once she dies or
abdicates, I think we will be seeing Australia kiss the royal butt goodbye.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> As an offshoot of this discussion, I'd like to know why so many people
> from *around the world* flock to Graceland in Memphis, TN, every year,
> twice a year. First for Elvis Presley's birthday, then for what we used
> to laughingly call "Elvis Death Week". They hold candlelight vigils for a
> man who basically killed himself as a result of drug abuse. They weep and
> cry and bring flowers. I certainly don't understand it.
>
> Fact: before Elvis' remains were interred on the grounds of Graceland (his
> home/estate) he was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery. Someone tried to
> dig up his body. Who the hell does that?! What were they planning to do,
> stash him in the attic? Conclusion: some people are just plain crazy.
>
> Jill

I love his music, always did, but I was disgusted with the way he died, same
with Bobby Hatfield. Such a waste.

Cheri

On 2014-07-07 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags and
> never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.
>

One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
and beauty do not mix.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...

> And I don't give a fig about the Kardashians. I don't even know why anyone
> cares about a bunch of people who, like Paris Hilton, are famous


I don't give a fig about any of them either.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 17:23:25 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> > I don't know about Royal Watchers, but we have enough celebrity
>> > watchers over here to support all of those magazines at the grocery
>> > store checkout stands and the Royal Family has celebrity status over
>> > here.
>>
>> I suppose to some they must, but then I am not at all interested in
>> celebrities either, unless they're in a good movie, or singing a good
>> song.
>>
> So you and I are exceptions. Let's say all of the active posters in
> rfc have our attitude. Our disinterest doesn't matter because there
> are a whole lot more people who are interested and purchase enough of
> those magazines that they are still a grocery store checkout aisle
> staple.


I totally agree. I always say I can't imagine who would care, or buy those
mags, watch star news etc., but a lot of people must because they wouldn't
be there otherwise. In my circle of friends there is only one that cares
that I know about. He is into trivia and is always talking about this star
and that star, and we keep changing the subject. :-)

Cheri

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-07-07 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags and
>> never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.
>>
>
> One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout line
> behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those gossip
> rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains and beauty
> do not mix.

Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the new
ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to buy
them. More women for sure though.

Cheri

In article >, says...
>
> sf wrote:
> >
> > There were still people in the Appalachians who didn't have indoor
> > plumbing in the '60s.
>
> That would be my grandparents on my mother's side. I visited them and
> stayed for longer in the summers when I was really young. Back in the
> beginning, they had an outhouse in the back yard. At night, they put
> a porcelin pot in the upstairs hallway. If you had to "go" at night,
> you opened your bedroom door, took in the pot and did your business,
> then put the lid on and set it back out for others to use.

We all had one under our bed.
>
> Back then too...no running water. The kitchen sink had a hand pump to
> pump in water from the well.

Our (hand) pump was out at the front of the house, shared with the
neighbours. We filled a bucket and carried it to the kitchen.
The kitchen sink plug hole was over another bucket.
>
> Each morning, some poor soul had the job of emptying in into the
> outhouse pit and cleaning it out.

me :-(
>
> When they finally got their first bathroom inside with a flushing
> toilet, they would show you the new bathroom first thing when you came
> to visit.

After I'd moved out, the council installed mains water and a bathroom
in my grandfather's house (against his wishes) in what had previously
been the cold pantry. He was furious and refused to use it, except for
storing coal in the bath. He carried on using a bucket in the outhouse
which he then used to fertilise his (tremendous) vegetable garden; and
drinking water from the pump (which is still there today, now a trendy
garden feature).

A couple of years later he got frail and came to live with us . He
STILL refused point blank to either bath or use a flush toilet and
insisted on having a bucket "like at home".

Emptying that was my job too :-(

Janet.

In article >,
says...
>
The thing is.... The American press devotes a
> lot of time and energy in reporting in the adventures and misadventures
> of the British royals. Most Canadians don't care one way or another, and
> there is a movement in Australia to abolish the monarchy and become a
> republic. They had a referendum and it was close, but that is because
> there are positice attitudes toward Queen Elizabeth. Once she dies or
> abdicates, I think we will be seeing Australia kiss the royal butt goodbye.

I'm pretty sure King Charles would be the final straw, and the Royal
family court knows it. I suspect he will somehow stand aside and the
crown will bypass him and Camilla completely in favour of William and
Kate.

Janet UK

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2014-07-07 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags and
>>> never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.
>>>
>>
>> One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
>> line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
>> gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
>> and beauty do not mix.
>
> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the new
> ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to buy
> them. More women for sure though.

They could be buying them at the request of their wives ... couldn't
they?


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 7/7/2014 10:42 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>
> Fact: before Elvis' remains were interred on the grounds of Graceland
> (his home/estate) he was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery. Someone
> tried to dig up his body. Who the hell does that?! What were they
> planning to do, stash him in the attic? Conclusion: some people are
> just plain crazy.
>
> Jill

Nothing new. In Italy they used to dig up and steal some saints and take
them to other towns. Some people treat Elvis as a saint too, it seems.

On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:

> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
> buy them. More women for sure though.
>
> Cheri
>

You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us, every
Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up my
papers" She read three of them.

On 2014-07-07 10:42 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/6/2014 3:11 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:43:45 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/6/2014 1:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2014-07-06 1:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Seems to me Royal marriages way back when were primarily done for
>>>>> political reasons. And for the expansion of the kingdom. Again, I
>>>>> only
>>>>> know what I've read about or seen on television or in movies.
>>>>> Being an
>>>>> American, I tend to take those things with a grain of salt.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What fascinates me is how Americans are so intrigued by British
>>>> royalty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> We're not really intrigued. We just can't help hearing about some
>>> things.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Then why do Americans flock to London (and always have) for royal
>> events, there were some who came up to Halifax for Charles and
>> Camilla's recent visit last May!
>>
> As an offshoot of this discussion, I'd like to know why so many people
> from *around the world* flock to Graceland in Memphis, TN, every year,
> twice a year. First for Elvis Presley's birthday, then for what we used
> to laughingly call "Elvis Death Week". They hold candlelight vigils for
> a man who basically killed himself as a result of drug abuse. They weep
> and cry and bring flowers. I certainly don't understand it.
>
> Fact: before Elvis' remains were interred on the grounds of Graceland
> (his home/estate) he was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery. Someone
> tried to dig up his body. Who the hell does that?! What were they
> planning to do, stash him in the attic? Conclusion: some people are
> just plain crazy.
>

Idol worship is a funny thing. There were some efforts not to renew the
lease on Jim Morrison's grave in Pere LaChaisse cemetery, but it was
eventually converted to a perpetual one. There were concerns about fans
loitering and graffiti and other vandalism on nearby graves. I have
been through that cemetery a couple times and there are always groups of
young people hanging around morosely. The guy died in 1971 and most of
those people were either very young or had not even been born then.

On 2014-07-07 1:56 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
>> buy them. More women for sure though.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>
> You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us, every
> Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up my
> papers" She read three of them.


FWIW I googled "demographic readership celebrity gossip". One gossip
blogger determined that 49% were in the 22-30 age group and that 77% of
them were women. The tabloid Heat demographics indicate that 83.7% of
its readership are female and 16.3% are male. As for age,,, 40.7 and
15-24. 28,7% are 25-35, 16.7% are 35-44, 10% are 45-54, 2.7% are 55-64
and only 1.1% are over 65.

On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:45:55 -0400, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > There were still people in the Appalachians who didn't have indoor
> > plumbing in the '60s.
>
> That would be my grandparents on my mother's side. I visited them and
> stayed for longer in the summers when I was really young. Back in the
> beginning, they had an outhouse in the back yard. At night, they put
> a porcelin pot in the upstairs hallway. If you had to "go" at night,
> you opened your bedroom door, took in the pot and did your business,
> then put the lid on and set it back out for others to use.
>
> Back then too...no running water. The kitchen sink had a hand pump to
> pump in water from the well.
>
> Each morning, some poor soul had the job of emptying in into the
> outhouse pit and cleaning it out.
>
> When they finally got their first bathroom inside with a flushing
> toilet, they would show you the new bathroom first thing when you came
> to visit.
>
When I was back in HS, I recall a friend visiting her grandmother in
the PI (Philippine Islands). She was amazed that her grandmother
lived in what we would consider a hut, with a dirt floor that had a
central fire for cooking purposes and a hole in the roof where the
smoke escaped.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 7/7/14, 12:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
> line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
> gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
> and beauty do not mix.

^ +1! 8

-- Larry

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2014-07-07 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags and
>>>> never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.
>>>>
>>>
>>> One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
>>> line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
>>> gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
>>> and beauty do not mix.
>>
>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the new
>> ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to buy
>> them. More women for sure though.
>
> They could be buying them at the request of their wives ... couldn't
> they?

A couple maybe, but at the time it was a very small town less than 3000
people, we lived there for 15 years, so we knew who actually had a
wife...but by the same token the women could be buying them for their
husbands, right? :-)

Cheri

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
>> buy them. More women for sure though.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>
> You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us, every
> Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up my papers"
> She read three of them.

And maybe some are women are buying for their FIL, so you just never know.

Cheri

On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:11:48 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > And I don't give a fig about the Kardashians. I don't even know why anyone
> > cares about a bunch of people who, like Paris Hilton, are famous
>
>
> I don't give a fig about any of them either.

Those people are just famous for being famous. At least the royal
family has a better reason to exist, even if they are just figureheads
now. I like Charles' attitude about organic gardening and climate
change too. + I think Kate is cute as a button and not a bad addition
to the family.

--
All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

On 2014-07-07 4:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
>>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
>>> buy them. More women for sure though.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>>
>>
>> You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us,
>> every Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up
>> my papers" She read three of them.
>
> And maybe some are women are buying for their FIL, so you just never know.
>


Since you are trying to hard to deny reality, I suggest that you check
out the advertisements. I know you will see ads for makeup, brassieres,
feminine hygiene products, tooth paste and whiteners soups and salad
dressings. You may see ads for family cars and female tye sports cars.
You won't be seeing ads for Harley Davidson motorcycles, Evinrude
outboard motors and Stihl chain saws,

On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:11:56 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:

> On 7/7/14, 12:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
> > line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
> > gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
> > and beauty do not mix.
>
> ^ +1! 8
>
Only if she buys it. Fortunately, there are decent cooking magazines
to peruse while waiting in line these days.

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On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:41:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-07-07 4:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >
> > "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
> >>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
> >>> buy them. More women for sure though.
> >>>
> >>> Cheri
> >>>
> >>
> >> You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us,
> >> every Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up
> >> my papers" She read three of them.
> >
> > And maybe some are women are buying for their FIL, so you just never know.
> >
>
>
> Since you are trying to hard to deny reality, I suggest that you check
> out the advertisements. I know you will see ads for makeup, brassieres,
> feminine hygiene products, tooth paste and whiteners soups and salad
> dressings. You may see ads for family cars and female tye sports cars.
> You won't be seeing ads for Harley Davidson motorcycles, Evinrude
> outboard motors and Stihl chain saws,

It sounds like you've read more of them than Cheri has if you know who
the ads are targeted at.

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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-07-07 4:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
>>>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
>>>> buy them. More women for sure though.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>
>>> You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us,
>>> every Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up
>>> my papers" She read three of them.
>>
>> And maybe some are women are buying for their FIL, so you just never
>> know.
>>
>
>
> Since you are trying to hard to deny reality, I suggest that you check out
> the advertisements. I know you will see ads for makeup, brassieres,
> feminine hygiene products, tooth paste and whiteners soups and salad
> dressings. You may see ads for family cars and female tye sports cars. You
> won't be seeing ads for Harley Davidson motorcycles, Evinrude outboard
> motors and Stihl chain saws

I was simply saying that I have seen men buy them too, and since you are
trying hard to prove something that can't be proven since nobody really
knows who reads those things when the person that bought them brings them
home, maybe both are reading, but you sure do know a lot about the ads, so I
will defer to your expertise in the matter, and that should satisfy your
cranky little self.

Cheri

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:41:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-07-07 4:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> >
>> > "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> On 7/7/2014 12:32 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
>> >>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there
>> >>> to
>> >>> buy them. More women for sure though.
>> >>>
>> >>> Cheri
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> You may have seen me. When my MIL spent her later years with us,
>> >> every Wednesday she'd ask me "could you stop at the store and pick up
>> >> my papers" She read three of them.
>> >
>> > And maybe some are women are buying for their FIL, so you just never
>> > know.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Since you are trying to hard to deny reality, I suggest that you check
>> out the advertisements. I know you will see ads for makeup, brassieres,
>> feminine hygiene products, tooth paste and whiteners soups and salad
>> dressings. You may see ads for family cars and female tye sports cars.
>> You won't be seeing ads for Harley Davidson motorcycles, Evinrude
>> outboard motors and Stihl chain saws,
>
> It sounds like you've read more of them than Cheri has if you know who
> the ads are targeted at.

Yeah, I thought so too. LOL

Cheri

On 7/7/2014 4:53 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:41:16 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> Since you are trying to hard to deny reality, I suggest that you check
>> out the advertisements. I know you will see ads for makeup, brassieres,
>> feminine hygiene products, tooth paste and whiteners soups and salad
>> dressings. You may see ads for family cars and female tye sports cars.
>> You won't be seeing ads for Harley Davidson motorcycles, Evinrude
>> outboard motors and Stihl chain saws,
>
> It sounds like you've read more of them than Cheri has if you know who
> the ads are targeted at.
>
LOL I didn't even know they contained advertising!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/6/2014 3:11 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:43:45 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/6/2014 1:39 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2014-07-06 1:02 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Seems to me Royal marriages way back when were primarily done for
>>>>> political reasons. And for the expansion of the kingdom. Again, I
>>>>> only
>>>>> know what I've read about or seen on television or in movies. Being
>>>>> an
>>>>> American, I tend to take those things with a grain of salt.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What fascinates me is how Americans are so intrigued by British
>>>> royalty.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> We're not really intrigued. We just can't help hearing about some
>>> things.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Then why do Americans flock to London (and always have) for royal
>> events, there were some who came up to Halifax for Charles and
>> Camilla's recent visit last May!
>>
> As an offshoot of this discussion, I'd like to know why so many people
> from *around the world* flock to Graceland in Memphis, TN, every year,
> twice a year. First for Elvis Presley's birthday, then for what we used
> to laughingly call "Elvis Death Week". They hold candlelight vigils for a
> man who basically killed himself as a result of drug abuse. They weep and
> cry and bring flowers. I certainly don't understand it.
>
> Fact: before Elvis' remains were interred on the grounds of Graceland (his
> home/estate) he was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery. Someone tried to
> dig up his body. Who the hell does that?! What were they planning to do,
> stash him in the attic? Conclusion: some people are just plain crazy.
>
> Jill

I don't get that either. I used to work with this mannish woman who was
just gaga over Elvis. She was in some sort of club for him and was
convinced that he was still alive.

I don't get the appeal. My dad was fond of him although nothing to that
extent. He said that he went to one of his concerts and watched the women
swoon. I have seen his movies. I just don't get the appeal.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 2014-07-07 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm an exception, too. I've never bought one of those tabloid rags
>>>>> and
>>>>> never will. But yes, *someone* is buying them.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
>>>> line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
>>>> gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
>>>> and beauty do not mix.
>>>
>>> Well, I do see men buying them too. When I worked at a drugstore, the
>>> new ones came out on Wednesdays and several older men would be there to
>>> buy them. More women for sure though.
>>
>> They could be buying them at the request of their wives ... couldn't
>> they?
>
> A couple maybe, but at the time it was a very small town less than 3000
> people, we lived there for 15 years, so we knew who actually had a
> wife...but by the same token the women could be buying them for their
> husbands, right? :-)

Very good point ma Cheri ;-)

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 16:11:56 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
>
>> On 7/7/14, 12:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> > One of life's big disappointment is to be in a grocery store checkout
>> > line behind a very attractive woman.... and then she grabs one of those
>> > gossip rags. You are struck with the reality of the notion that brains
>> > and beauty do not mix.
>>
>> ^ +1! 8
>>
> Only if she buys it. Fortunately, there are decent cooking magazines
> to peruse while waiting in line these days.

If I have to wait in line, I have books on my phone and I would read on of
those!

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