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Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47383]

Fri, 06 January 2012 19:43

Robin
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Registered: September 2008
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[Hellgoddess]

http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2012/01/07/flu-hellhounds-shad ows-and-jodi-meadows/

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47384 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 20:12

librarykat
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Redneck Riviera

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Robin, I hope you feel better soonest <shakes fist at the unfairness that you're ill>

And Jodi, congrats - I just pre-ordered Incarnate!

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47385 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 20:23

jmeadows
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Registered: September 2008
Location: Virginia, USA

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I HATE being sick. Hate hate hate. SO sorry that you're ill.

(But squee, thank you for linking about the shiny. I'm still running around the house hugging her.)

Smooshes!

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47386 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 20:28

anne_d
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Orange County, California

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Oh, you poor budgie! [sends healing vibes and brandishes Mr Bolty at the plague that is plaguing Robin]

I admit, with some shame, that I thought the jokes were funny.

"The creative urge can come out in any form: in embroidery, in... cooking, in painting, drawing and sculpture, in composing music, as well as in writing books and stories... the artist's inner satisfaction was probably much the same." ~ Agatha Christie

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47387 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 20:43

EMoon
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Registered: March 2009

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Joining the chorus of "Sympathy, and SO sorry you're sick."

I thought the jokes were funny, too, and I'm not suffering from incipient plague, so maybe it's my brain that's sick.

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47388 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 21:08

Melissa Mead
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Albany, NY, USA

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I hope you feel better soon.

Member of Carpe Libris: http://carpelibris.wordpress.com/

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47389 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 21:15

HorsehairBraider
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Registered: August 2009
Location: New Mexico

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I intend to tell the rustling joke to Mr. Horsehair Braider.

I've been told repeatedly that I have a sick sense of humor... does this mean that it's true?! **worries**

_{They say princes learn no art truly, save that of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. Ben Jonson}

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47391 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 22:54

Diane in MN
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Twin Cities, MN, USA

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Congratulations, Jodi! The book is beautiful!

_{"The point of books is to have way too many but to always feel you never have enough . . . " Louise Erdrich}

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47392 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 22:57

blondviolinist
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Midwestern United States

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Ok, here's the worst joke I can remember.

A piece of string walks into a bar, and asks for a beer. The bartender looks him up and down and says "We don't serve your kind in here." The string walks back outside, stomps around, and ties himself all up. He then walks back into the bar, and asks for a beer. The bartender says "Aren't you the piece of string that was just in here a moment ago?" "Nope," the string replies. "I'm a frayed knot."

"Purity of heart is to will one thing." Kirkegaard

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47393 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 23:06

Diane in MN
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Location: Twin Cities, MN, USA

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Robin, I'm very sorry you're sick, especially for the AGAIN part, which is truly unfair. Hopefully, surrounding yourself with blankets and hellhounds--and there is no heater better than a dog, especially a dog that likes to get close--will create the right atmosphere for sleep and a speedy recovery.

_{"The point of books is to have way too many but to always feel you never have enough . . . " Louise Erdrich}

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47394 is a reply to message #47392 ]

Fri, 06 January 2012 23:07

Diane in MN
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Location: Twin Cities, MN, USA

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Snork!

_{"The point of books is to have way too many but to always feel you never have enough . . . " Louise Erdrich}

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47395 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 00:08

Stephanie
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Batavia, Ohio, USA

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So sorry to hear that you have caught some nasty germs. I hope they fight it out quick and go away quicker. My sister worked in a children's hospital so she always told really, really bad jokes from the kids - here's my favorite: What's brown and sticky? A stick.

Sorry, that's pretty bad but my taste in jokes is too. Best wishes for fast healing.

Congrats to Jodi for a big milestone! How fun.

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47397 is a reply to message #47386 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 09:17

CathyR
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Registered: July 2009
Location: NW England

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anne_d wrote on Sat, 07 January 2012 01:28

I admit, with some shame, that I thought the jokes were funny.

So did I!

Hope the turkey stock works wonders, and that the lurgy is soon dispelled.

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47400 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 11:50

harpergray
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Registered: March 2011
Location: Sweden

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I hope you feel better soon! For me, nothing tops A Prairie Home Companion's joke shows for Bad American Jokes. I have the CDs and drag them out from time to time, but certain segments are also on Youtube. Here's the website for APHC's Pretty Good Jokes:

http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/projects /joke_machine/joke_page.php

Congratulations Jodi!!! Very Happy

Many huzzahs!

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47402 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 11:58

Mrs Redboots
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Registered: October 2008
Location: London, UK

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So sorry to hear you're poorly sick again. This Will Not Do; will have to have a very severe Word with the Story Council.

My mother told me that for the past five years she's been making and drinking a decoction called elderberry rob, which is actually rather nice, and while you can't prove a negative (and she is old enough to get flu jabs under the NHS), she hasn't had flu these past five years. So with the air of one conferring a Great Favour she gave me her penultimate bottle of this winter's brew, and we'll see if it perks up my immune system for the rest of the winter.

Mrs Redboots
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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47403 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 12:15

Mirkat
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As a fan of Louis L'Amour, I got a huge kick out of the rustling joke. Just the kind of joke you need to hear when you're sick... filing it away for future reference.

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47404 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 15:20

L.R.K.
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Sweden

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I'm sorry you're sick, and hope you feel better soon.

Apropos sick jokes, though...

"Mrs Svensson, why did you shoot your husband with a bow and arrow?"
"Because I didn't want to wake the children."

Or another:

"My husband is a sailor - he's only home one month a year."
"That's awful! I'd never stand for that!"
"Oh, I don't know... a month passes so quickly..."

I have more - many, many more - I collect these things. I'll stop now before more occur to me...

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47411 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sat, 07 January 2012 19:16

Stardancer
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Registered: April 2011
Location: Florida, USA

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Jodi: YAAAAAAAYYYY!!! Very Happy

Robin: Awwwwwww. *sends healing thoughts*

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47420 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Sun, 08 January 2012 12:44

Fake Frenchie
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Registered: November 2008
Location: France

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Jodi: YAAAY!!!!

Robin: So sorry that you are sick … again!

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47454 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Mon, 09 January 2012 16:42

shalea
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, ...

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Robin, I hope you feel better quickly.

Jodi, how very, very exciting!!!! Congratulations.

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Re: Flu, hellhounds, SHADOWS and Jodi Meadows [message #47531 is a reply to message #47383 ]

Wed, 11 January 2012 16:01

Angelia
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Southwest Missouri, USA

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Jodi--YAY! I ordered my copy in June and have been waiting and waiting . . . I also asked my local library to buy a copy.

Many congratulations.

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