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BBP
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When was the last time you did something impulsive?
For me it was last Monday. After an unsuccessful rummage at the second-hand store, I visited the supermarket in Geldrop. There were posters
everywhere, announcing that this shop was taking part in a world record jigsaw laying!
When I was 15 I got into jigsaws. About three years later I halted this hobby: many of the puzzles were either too easy or too loborious (long
sections of "sky", by which I mean a big chunk where all pieces look about the same and you'll have to resort to trial and error). Still I made the
occasional jigsaw, particularly Graham Thompson's Wasgij series. And whenever I started one, I could indulge myself completely, staying focused for
hours on end.
So... it would be right up my alley!
Unfortunately the lady at the desk to whom I gave the participation form, wasn't too sure. She didn't know if adults could take part. She asked some
of her colleagues and eventually ended up calling her boss. Oh shit. Suddenly I didn't know if I still wanted to do it. Nightmare scenes of being
stuck with hordes of little kids, being snickered at by their parents, solving cartoony puzzles popped into the brain.
Today was the big day! I showed up and... to my surprise...
The puzzles turned out to be a lot harder than the Albert Heijn people imagined. There was indeed a lot of sky in these jigsaws, and there wasn't even
air in it! The images were printed with a resolution that was way too high, and most of the participants were indeed very young; even too young to
tell the difference between a good and a bad piece. The store attendants were getting panicky: there were still three puzzle pictures left, all had
huge gaps and it seemed they would not be done in time.
Bonny to the rescue! I stood bent over one of the puzzles and managed to complete it almost by myself. It took 45 minutes. After this experience I'm
thinking of re-trying that Neuschwanstein puzzle I already gave up twice. It was indeed very tough. Probably the Albert Heijn people are re-thinking
their marketing strategies: it was sheerly aimed at children, and many of the kids I saw were having a troublesome time there. (half an hour in: "Mom!
I placed one piece!)
Anyway I made the jigsaw attending lady very happy. She gave me my puzzle diploma so I can show to everyone that I and many other kids have worked
together to make the world's largest jigsaw. And I got a pack of Maltesers, a Snickers and a slice of cake, all of these are being processed right
now.
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punknaynowned
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Nice story!
I took the camera out for a stroll this morning. It was bright and clear and cool.
Got a lot of video of this squirrel that kept hiding and reappearing, yelling at me and running away and reappearing. Yelling. A friend drove up
and stopped in the middle of the street and asked me what I was doing. I told her. She called me a squirrel and said she has chickens if I want
something else to shoot.
I can't load the video up on youtube. It's too big and I don't have the right conversion stuff.
Also I've been responding over at the zforum. It feels kinda impulsive. But no politics today.
'Just say 'No' Punky!!'
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BBP
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You may like to try Internet Video Converter. It's free and works very well!
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BBP
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Cycled over a cat on my newspaper round. He is OK, but I feel horrible.
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BBP
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Happy Animal's Day to all of you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dna0oWu_EU
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happy animal's day to you, BB 
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After dinner tonight we took our dog Sam to the park. He was playing with some other dogs, and we were talking with the owners.
I mentioned that Sam has the annoying and embarrassing habit of peeing on people's legs.
A few seconds later - almost on cue - Sam snuck up behind me and started peeing on my leg.
In honor of Animal Day, I didn't kick him to Mars. 
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In other news, I bought tickets to see ZPZ at a local theater in December. We saw them at the same theater last March...
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BBP
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Aw great! Is that with Dream Theater?
We broke the world record jigsaw making! You can find pictures here:
http://www.ah.nl/artikel?trg=eredivisie.wereldrecord
This morning, the front tire of my bicycle turned out to be soft; it probably caught some glass. Ever since they re-divided the quarters last week (I
gained and lost a little, but gained more than I lost. Reminds me of my weight.) I deliver at a large number of student residences. You can easily
tell them apart by the vast amount of bicycle wrecks in front of the door. And the broken glassware.
So I had to quickly move my bag onto my father's bike, which is a little too high. Riding it is not very... ahem... comfortable.
Ugh... one of those days. I need to repair that tire. And instead I do the worst thing I could: I started on a new jigsaw. 
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It's quarter to four in the morning. You might ask: what am I doing up at this hour?
About half an hour ago, Mrs. Flycoon got up and let Sam out. He was met at the bottom of the stairs by a skunk. He got it right in the face.
So we spent most of the past half hour washing the dog with hydrogen peroxide and baking soda.
Once again, Praise The Lard for the hot-and-cold shower we installed in the backyard.
Unfortunately, now the whole house smells like burning tires...
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BBP
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Doesn't the stench go away with tomato sauce? It worked on MythBusters.
Hope you're OK... I experience every day how much it sucks if you get up too early. Especially this morning, Saturday with rain. Bhag.
Yesterday I managed to add 6 disks to my CD-I collection. There's something about me and cult, so it seems.
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I'm sure tomato juice works fine, but there's one problem: anything you put on a dog will end up getting sprayed all over the place when the dog
decides to shake. And unless you really like that decorated-by-Charlie-Manson look, it's probably best not to put anything red on your dog.
Fortunately, this time Sam didn't get it directly in the snoot. Something in his little lizard brain may have remembered the last time he got skunked,
or maybe this skunk just didn't have very good aim. Most of the spray appears to have landed clear of the dog, which is very good indeed. That new
skunk smell dissipates much more quickly from your yard than from your dog...
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BBP
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 There you have it, I don't know my dogs.
Haaa.... slept late... had breakfast... Life is good sometimes....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by scallopino on 2-4-08: I had officially my worst public transport experience ever, which is saying a lot. After waiting
40 minutes for a train from Clayton where my university is, one finally came but said on it (instead of its destination) "Data Version 8.1". The
station master had no idea where this train was going. I got on it anyway. The driver made no announcement and all passengers didn't know where it was
going either. It was the MYSTERY TRAIN.
I'm just realised i'm too tired to relate the rest of this story. Sorry... |
Did you ever finish telling this story?
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BBP
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He didn't. Scallop hasn't been here in a while either... hope he's OK...
My best friend had his birthday yesterday. Tried to call him three times but I couldn't hook up. You think he lost his mobile?
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It's funny how things can change. A few months ago there was a period when I almost stopped visiting the Zappa Forum. If it went off the air back then
for two days I wouldn't even have noticed. Anyway, I'm visiting regularly again and when it went off the air last weekend I was very glad you were
still here.
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BBP
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Yeah. I don't think I've posted on there in the past few days though.
Today I'm unfortunately sickly. My newspaperround was like hell. Didn't feel like making breakfast so I just had a cup of instant soup, sorta read the
paper, took a shower and slept till noon. I'm still a little feverish now...
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BBP
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Feeling a little better, although I didn't get much sleep this night either: my friend called me at 11PM. We chatted for half an hour, but I was so
sleepy I initially went over to my alarm clock to switch it off when the phone rang.
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BBP
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Kinda sad to see that the last 500 new members on this board have all been spammers. We've had around 1350 members now and only 80 of those are real.
{sigh}... I need another promotion campaign.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BBP
Kinda sad to see that the last 500 new members on this board have all been spammers. We've had around 1350 members now and only 80 of those are real.
{sigh}... I need another promotion campaign. |
Sorry that I am so little present at least seems to be, but bbp is logged in forever. I need to start another browser or log her off. But I don't know
for sure if she still remembers the admin password. 
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Sorry to hear about you being ill Bonny. I've just been away for three days and had no access to the internet. I hope you're feeling better now.
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