Posts by closer2fine

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sweltering heat proved too much for a tiny Australian outback town after one third of the local population launched into a violent bar brawl which closed the region's only pub for two days, local media reported Friday. About 100 residents joined the bust-up in the western Queensland town of Boulia, around 950-miles northwest of Brisbane, Queensland's Courier Mail newspaper reported.
Police said the fight was fuelled by a simmering feud between two families, temperatures of 111 degrees Fahrenheit and alcohol.

The town's entire police force -- one male and one female officer -- were called in to cool tempers at the Australian Hotel as they waited for reinforcements to drive hundreds of kilometers from the nearest major town.

Police eventually used pepper spray to subdue and disarm several people carrying baseball bats, the paper reported.

"It was a thirsty day. Normally, in my experience we blame things on the full moon, I'm not sure if we can reverse that and blame it on a full sun," the newspaper quoted Sergeant Duane Frank as saying.

Sixteen people have been charged with offences following the brawl last Friday night.

The pub reopened in time for Christmas Day.

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Christmas Card For All

by jayhawk1 in

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jessica found this card in the yahoo greetings.

you help garfield get the squirrel by hacking hairballs into the christmas tree.

enjoy!.

closer2fine

Ha Ha Ha!!!!! That was fun :o)

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Do you resemble a celebrity?

by duped in

just for fun, i thought we could post what celebrities people may have told us we look like.

i know, i know, it's all fluff baby!

i'll be the first one to say it....i'm mainly a fluff poster.

closer2fine

unclebruce - both of those pics are Reese. I don't look that good!!!!! - except maybe on the inside

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Young King Arthur...

by closer2fine in

young king arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a. neighboring kingdom.

the monarch could have killed him, but was moved by arthur's youth and ideals.

so the monarch offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question.

closer2fine

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a
neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him, but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So the monarch offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer; if, after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.

The question: What do women really want?

Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and, to
young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer
by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the prostitutes, the priests, the wise men, the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people advised him to consult the old witch--only she would know the answer. The price would be high; the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk to the witch.

She agreed to answer his question, but he'd have to accept her price
first: The old witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified: She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises... etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature.
He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure such a
burden.

Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him that nothing was too big a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the
preservation of the Round Table. Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch answered Arthur's question thus:

What a woman really wants is to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was. The neighboring monarch granted Arthur total freedom. What a wedding Gawain and the witch had!
Arthur was torn between relief and anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her worst manners on display, and generally made everyone very uncomfortable.
The hour approached. Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But what a sight awaited him! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay before him! The astounded Gawain asked what had happened.
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she'd
appeared as a witch, she would henceforth be her horrible, deformed self half the time, and the other half, she would be her beautiful maiden self.

Which would he want her to be during the day, and which during the night?
What a cruel question! Gawain pondered his predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his home, an old witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a beautiful woman with whom to enjoy many intimate moments?

What would you do? What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until you've made your own choice.
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Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself. Upon
hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

What is the moral of this story?

The moral is that it doesn't matter if your woman is pretty or ugly,
underneath it all, she's still a witch---and don't you forget it.

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Do you resemble a celebrity?

by duped in

just for fun, i thought we could post what celebrities people may have told us we look like.

i know, i know, it's all fluff baby!

i'll be the first one to say it....i'm mainly a fluff poster.

closer2fine

I've been told I look like Reese Witherspoon.

Maybe a little bit.

closer

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I love my children! Want to see their pictures?

by WildHorses in

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steve 17 .

manuel 12 .

nicole 9 .

closer2fine

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, just beautiful!

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I dont remember the date I was baptized....

by flower in

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you know how at every baptismal talk they say to the candidates that they should 'make a note of this date june, 4 whatever..ect'?

and everyone knows that date for like the rest of their life?

well i dont remember when i was baptized.

closer2fine

I don't remember the exact date either. It's written down in my bible (not sure where that is either!!) It was in the fall of 1985 at Buckingham, PA. I was 13.

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Custody Dilemma.....

by closer2fine in

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here's the situation:.

we are meeting with a lawyer to draw up our will.

we have one child (19 months).

closer2fine

Thanks for your responses! I've written them down for when we meet with the attorney (in January)

My parents are the only ones physically and time wise able to take care of her. My husband's parents are divorced and his mom isn't in the best physical shape and his dad isn't an option.

I like the idea of shared legal custody with physical going to my parents. We weren't going to tell anyone what we decided (they don't even know that we are going to do a will) that way if we find a better solution - no one gets hurt feelings.

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