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  NO! I am not sleeping w/ your JW husband!

  by brwneyedgrl1 in

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  yikes.

  i just got a phone call from a woman whose husband i work with.

  she found my number in his address book and was calling me to find out why.

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  desib77

  If she trusted him she wouldn't have called you......

  You handled that well. I probably would have been irritated by her.
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  Time to de-lurk!

  by nevergotwet in

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  i've been lurking around these parts for a while and thought it was time to make a post, although one or two of you have come across me when i wandered into chat a few weeks back.

  just a quick intro: .

  i'm early 30's, was involved with the dubs since birth, but made the break when i was 18 to go to university (culture shock!).

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  desib77

  Welcome!
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  I am VERY disappointed of you here on JWD !!!

  by GermanXJW in

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  i had my third jwd-anniversary on august 5th and now turned a jedi.. and nobody noticed!

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  desib77

  Congratulations!
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  Spoiled Children....

  by desib77 in

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  i can't believe people actually pay this much for a birthday party.

  spoil system fao schwarz has a birthday party to impress jaded juveniles -- and parents pay the price.

  by laurie sandell

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  desib77

  Overheard at work, a few months back: some teenaged daughter of the supperrich was given a three-thousand-dollar Prada purse by her mommy -- just because "she'd had a bad day".

  The girl's response? "Mom! Take this back to the store and give the money to charity!"

  I'm not saying that all wealthy children are spoiled. But honestly, how often does something like this actually happen?
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  What is your Favorite Scene from a Movie?

  by Sweetp0985 in

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  i thought about this topic last night for the board when watching one of my favorite movies.. 1. the man from snowy river- the part when they are going after the expensive colt and they get to the edge of the cliff and all the other riders stop and "jim" keeps going and leaps down the cliff after the wild horses.

  i absolutely love that part of the movie...everytime its on i have to watch it, if not just to see this part only.. 2. love and basketball- when she tells him she will play for his heart...awwww first time i started crying.

  and then the music they had playing in the background made it even worse.

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  desib77

  1. The Man From Snowy River- the part when they are going after the expensive colt and they get to the edge of the cliff and all the other riders stop and "Jim" keeps going and leaps down the cliff after the wild horses. I absolutely love that part of the movie...Everytime its on I have to watch it, if not just to see this part only.

  I would have to agree....that is one of my all-time favorite movies and scenes.

  One of my favorite scenes from a movie is kind of silly. I love Dr. Dolittle 2....My favorite is when Dr. Dolittle is talking to Archie the bear while is his in the bathtub...I love the impressions Archie does of the polar bear....I just really think that scene along with others in the movie are adorable.
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  Spoiled Children....

  by desib77 in

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  i can't believe people actually pay this much for a birthday party.

  spoil system fao schwarz has a birthday party to impress jaded juveniles -- and parents pay the price.

  by laurie sandell

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  desib77

  I've seen spoiled and/or bratty kids on both ends of the money spectrum.

  I agree. Children from lower income families can also be spoiled. However, I tend to think that children who are given things constantly are most likely to not appreciate them.

  I don't think children who are between 7-12 years old should be worried about their cell phone or their laptop.....and any child carrying $300 or more as pocket change is most likely spoiled. Just my opinion.
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  Spoiled Children....

  by desib77 in

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  i can't believe people actually pay this much for a birthday party.

  spoil system fao schwarz has a birthday party to impress jaded juveniles -- and parents pay the price.

  by laurie sandell

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  desib77

  Spoiled children...maybe Stupid parents ....YES

  I would have to agree with that. They don't even realize what kind of people their children are going to grow up to be.
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  Spoiled Children....

  by desib77 in

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  i can't believe people actually pay this much for a birthday party.

  spoil system fao schwarz has a birthday party to impress jaded juveniles -- and parents pay the price.

  by laurie sandell

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  I can't believe people actually pay this much for a birthday party. Spoil System FAO Schwarz has a birthday party to impress jaded juveniles -- and parents pay the price.

  By Laurie Sandell

  M ock fashion shows held in beauty salons, private carnivals complete with merry-go-rounds -- when their children's birthdays roll around, affluent New Yorkers scramble to keep up with the Trumps, not the Joneses. Indeed, there aren't many stunts left that can raise the heart rates of the city's been-there-done-that little darlings -- but FAO Schwarz has come up with a novel way of parting pampering parents from their cash.

  At $17,500, the Fifth Avenue Ultimate Sleepover Adventure, a wildly lavish in-store slumber party, is available to only a select clientele (the first one went for $26,000 at a February charity auction). Three more have since been sold. Chuck Santoro is the relentlessly cheerful former toy soldier behind the bash; he and Liz Nagengast, his partner in In Tandem Productions, produce the parties with FAO Schwarz. Even a job that requires him to spend his days auditioning Alices-in-Wonderland has its headaches, Santoro confides. "This morning, I got a call from Mother Goose saying, 'I can't come in,' " he sighs, looking up at the ceiling of his tiny subterranean office. "I tell them, 'You're getting paid to play with toys. This isn't Bosnia!' "

  To say the least. On a typical night, fifteen kids ranging in age from 7 to 12 arrive at the door from tony Westchester suburbs or upper Manhattan; past campers include the son of a rock star and the daughter of a multimillionaire concert promoter. Many have cell phones, and some have asked to bring laptops. Each child is handed a survival kit -- a backpack crammed with essentials like interactive talking watches. Under the watchful eyes of store security cameras, they're turned loose in the FAO aisles to test robots and remote-control vehicles, refresh their manicures, and scavenge for wooden dinosaur bones.

  After a midnight treasure hunt, campers bed down in the Star Wars room to watch the DVD movie of their choice on four giant screens. (Kids often complain about cell-phone reception in the Star Wars room, but it's better than sleeping in the life-size dollhouse, where the lights won't dim all the way.) In the morning, $100 gift certificates are handed out for a last-minute spree -- pocket change for these kids: When the 12-year-old heir to a sporting-goods fortune arrived at the register with more than $300 worth of merchandise, he quickly declared, "I brought my own money!"

  There is only the occasional grumble, says Santoro -- like that heard from the son of a supermodel, who at one party surveyed the morning spread of bagels and cream cheese with disgust: "No Nova?"
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  What would you do?

  by FMZ in

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  well, i got done with my taichi class.

  after driving around for a little while, seeing the sights etc.. i decided to head to work early, to get changed then head to the bar for a beer or two before my shift starts.. i filled up on gas, then as i was driving away, i noticed a poor gal (35ish) walking down the sidewalk slowly.. thumbing a lift.

  obviously she had been drinking, though not to the point of totally stumbling all over.. i felt so sorry for the woman, i just had to pull over and give her a lift.

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  I've done this once for a woman who had her child with her and said she needed a ride to the convenience store. She said once I dropped her off she could call someone that would come to get her. Once we got there she asked me for money. Not knowing what kind of situation I may have actually been in I gave her a few dollars.

  She very well could have done something to me if I hadn't given her the money. You really have to be careful in situations like that......I know I have learned to be.
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  This is about out beloved Dansk

  by mouthy in

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  how sorry i was to hear from dansk-he is going through a very difficult time.. i would like all prayers, thoughts, please keep this in mind ____ for me!!!!.

  the sad news he has cancer.it is lymphoma!!!

  they are waiting on the results of the biopsy before determining treatment..... he didnt want me to say anything at first- as he feels you all have your own problems & he didnt want to upset anyone-because he says "they are dear friends".

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  desib77

  I'm so glad you get to reconnect with your sister.....

  ((((Ian))))