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[Ian]

Hi People, another newbie to what looks like a great site.

Looking forward to watching things happen. I love books and words. And of course wish I were betterer at grammer and spelling :-)

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Couldn't be worser than us Ian! Welcome.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Hey Gabi!! He's another Antipodean!!

[Ken, Moderator]

Antipodean, Propodean... we take 'em all. Hello, Ian!

[Carol]

Hello Ian welcome aboard

[[deleted user]]

Hi there,

and, Geez I'm sorry for everything that follows. I'm here primarily because internet BS is me only chance to converse in English and I don't want that capability to degenerate to Neanderthal levels.

Hi there, my name is Darijo and I'm an alcoholic (and creepy). Sorry wrong meeting.

This seems like a nice and laid-back group. I like that. So have ya seen Paul in "Somebody up there likes me"? Mr. Newengland

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Well.......that was weird......

[Anna]

That was quick. Hi there-bye quicker.

[Ken, Moderator]

Maybe the real Paul with a brief drive-by?

[Carol]

Hey He was a faster flip flopper than me.

[Savvy]

No,No... Paul would have FLOWN by! :-)

Yeah Carol, you lasted a long time compared to Darijo the Disappearer!

[Carol]

What is internet BS and Neanderthal levels. Is he talkin' bout us? cuz us ins grammer is s'no good.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

I think internet BS is internet bulls**t.....

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

I think it was a compliment.....and I'm guessing that he really p*****ed Otis off somewhere else and was deleted shortly after posting here!

[Ken, Moderator]

It's interesting how many outsiders consider us "laid back." Are we really? I'd use other modifiers....

[Savvy]

Newengland wrote: "It's interesting how many outsiders consider us "laid back." Are we really? I'd use other modifiers...."

And they would be???? :-)

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

....learned, witty, erudite, handsome,empathetic, well-read, sensible, approachable, fun....and last but not least, modest!

[Ken, Moderator]

I tell ya... what are co-hosts for?

[Savvy]

That's pretty funny Debbie!

I'm finding N.Z. humor to be a stitch in fact!
I just called Fisher-Paykel for the second time in a month and the call is routed to New Zealand.
I have a very pricey computer driven washing machine by them and lately it's been on a rampage! It starts blinking all colors of lights and then shuts down to reset itself, occasionally starts to cycle again, then does that demon thing and I unplug, turn off, push all it's buttons, etc. to no avail.
Then I lean on the machine and call the 888 number to speak with a customer service rep in N.Z.!
This is where it gets eerie....both times I called to describe my problem, the machine lit up and carried on normally!
Both the gals I spoke with said they thought the device just needed to connect with home occasionally!
We all got laughs out of this!!!
This machine....you HAVE to believe me on this...can play the National Anthem of either N.Z. or the U.S.A. depending on the buttons you push!
I've amazed my skeptical friends many times!

[Carol]

Best of both worlds eh Susanne!

[Ian]

Thanks for the welcome. Yep, I'm from down under.

Catch you around.

[Anna]

Oh my lord, Susanne, I do believe your washer is possessed.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Nah....just good old Kiwi ingenuity! Fisher and Paykel are a NZ institution! I have one of those washers as well Susanne....sounds to me as if it might need a new power module....is it about 5 years old?

[Ken, Moderator]

Fisher and Paykel. Law firm, right? Come clean now!

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Oh groan NE....your punning will kill me!

[Carol]

Just wash that man right out of your hair like Mary Martin did in South Pacific.

[Ken, Moderator]

Punning is Shakespearean in its intricacy and difficulty, thank you.

[Anna]

Just a bit of an announcement. I also belong to another group here and I was very impressed by the age of the young writers and how passionate they were about writing. I did a little write-up about it and I'd like to invite you all to stop by and read it. http://AnnaLWalls.blogspot.com

[Boreal Elizabeth]

wow 532 unread posts since my last visit just in intros and ne has a picture!

hi family! :)

and looks like i need to change my name...is it too early for vernal elizabeth?

[Boreal Elizabeth]

oh it got me...that's not ne

[Boreal Elizabeth]

well there ya go
my first post back is insensible

i posted but it disappeared
a little doggerel about 532 new posts in intros and having been long gone

[Ken, Moderator]

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe! The Prodigal Daughter has returned. Where the heck'd you go, oh Boreal One? We missed your doggerel (and catterel) in these parts!

I'll ring up Debs. And the furniture company!

[Boreal Elizabeth]

yay!
got sucked into a classical music site
and facebook-it was a high school reunion year and we've been partying like we were teenagers again...i've neglected all my literary friends and ottomans of all sorts

[Ruth]

Welcome back, O Seasonal One.

[Carol]

Where have you been? Miss Boreal Elizabeth.

[Boreal Elizabeth]

oops...got to go home for the evening
tah tah for now

[Ken, Moderator]

What? Posting at WORK? Unheard of (unless you're listening).

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Yippee!! i go away for a couple of days and when I get back, moe has moved right back in....I wanna Black Russian NOW!!

[Kay]

Hello. It's odd that I find myself nervous about posting in a grammar group given that I'm known among friends and family to be so keen on it. So, it's with held breath that I write this. ;) Maybe I'm just excited about possibly learning something new and opening up enough to be witty.

I'm thrilled to see just how diverse people are here. I don't mean just in geography and language, but in humor and writing styles in the postings I've seen so far. Everything seems so intelligent and I feel almost at home here.

Oh yeah, this is supposed to be an introduction. Okay, I'm Kayla - Momma Kay to the kids, Kay to lazy people, Kayla to people who like to irritate me. So, who really wins when it comes to my name? I'm from the States, in the very rural area of Eastern Tennessee. I have a hard time trying to be a writer because I have to edit everything I'm doing in the moment. I actually spend more time making sure my spelling and grammar pleases me than writing the story I have going on in my head, so a lot of that gets lost in the process. Hmm.

Anyway, hello, hello!
- Kayla

[Carol]

So what do we call you? Heaven forbid we p**s you off right from the start. I know we will just call you.

Welcome! Kayla hope you have lots of fun here and maybe learn a few things also. I know I have.

[Kay]

Lol! Hmm, I dunno. You guys are pretty creative. ;) I'm teasing. Nah, I don't mind Kayla or Kay.

It does look fun here! That's what got me all excited. It looks like a group I can certainly learn from. Thank you.

carol (akittykat) wrote: "So what do we call you? Heaven forbid we p**s you off right from the start. I know we will just call you.

Welcome! Kayla hope you have lots of fun here and maybe learn a few things also. I know I..."

[Anna]

Hello there, Kay. Welcome from the far north.

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Wewlcome Kay....from the deep south....

[Ken, Moderator]

Wewlcome? Is that Kiwi dialect creeping in again, Debs?

Anyway, Kay, let your inner grammarian go and write that story (or novel or whatever you have going). Just tell yourself the reward, once you finish it, is to revise and then EDIT the whole shebang (why never "hebang"?).

We're not as smart as we seem here, but maybe that's a good thing. Faking it is half the fun.

[Kay]

Thanks, Anna, Debbie, and NE!

Good advice, NE, and so much for the whole not as smart as you seem. I can go with the faking thing, though.

[Ruth]

And a welcome from the far West, too.

[Savvy]

And the Pacific Northwest as well!

[Kay]

Ruth and Susanne;

Many, many thanks.

Kay

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

NE!!! Typo!! Fat fingers (must go on a diet)...

WELCOME Kay...

[Carol]

We just thought it was Kiwi talk.