I knew that would get your attention!! I have a couple of questions for you guys.
Do you like getting flowers and candy sent to you at your job on Valentine's Day?Does it embarrass you or do you like it?
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Men!! Do not click on this thread!
by LuckyLucy in.
i knew that would get your attention!!
i have a couple of questions for you guys.. do you like getting flowers and candy sent to you at your job on valentine's day?does it embarrass you or do you like it?
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The skinny on Common Law Marriage
by LuckyLucy inmost people are fuzzy on exactly what common law marriage is.
like so many others, we used to believe that if two people lived together for seven years (or some other magical number of years), clicked their heels three times, and sprinkled some fairy dust, they'd become common law spouses.
that's not exactly how it works.
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Most people are fuzzy on exactly what common law marriage is. Like so many others, we used to believe that if two people lived together for seven years (or some other magical number of years), clicked their heels three times, and sprinkled some fairy dust, they'd become common law spouses.
That's not exactly how it works.
The idea of common law marriage emerged in medieval England, because clerics and justices who officiated at marriages were not always able to travel to rural locations where some couples lived. In that case, the couple could establish a marriage "by common law."
In most states in the United States** today, there's no such thing as common law marriage. No matter how many years you live together and how much fairy dust you sprinkle, you will never have a common law marriage. That's good news if you're worried about "accidentally" finding yourself married, but bad news if you wanted the perks of marriage without the paperwork. (However, even if you'll never have a common law marriage in the legal sense, this website packed with information for people like you. You might also be interested in Unmarried to Each Other: The Essential Guide to Living Together as Unmarried Couple.)
In fourteen states and the District of Columbia (see below), though, common law marriages are recognized. If a man and a woman (same-sex marriages aren't recognized) live together and "intend to be married" by acting like they are married, telling people they are married, and doing the things married people do (using words like "husband" and "wife," filing joint tax returns, etc.), they become common law spouses. This gives them the same rights and responsibilities as people who got married the old-fashioned way, with a trip to City Hall and a wedding.
Common law marriage isn't something to do lightly. If you become married by common law and later decide you want to end your relationship, you still have to have a standard, legal divorce. In this way, common law marriages are very similar to regular marriages: they're usually easier to get into than to get out of.
There's no simple test to see if a couple qualifies as being common law married, and the only time the question usually arises is in court. If, after death or separation, one partner claims there was a common law marriage and wants the benefits of marriage, the court would consider many factors to determine if there was truly intent to be married. Since the seven-years-to-automatic-marriage idea is only a myth, determining whether a common law marriage existed can be complicated. Some lawyers recommend that couples write, sign, and date a simple statement that says they do or do not intend to be married, to offer protection should the question ever arise.
If you create a common law marriage in one of the states below and later move to a state that does not recognize common law marriage, your marriage can technically still exist. All marriages, common law or otherwise, are recognized by all states, regardless of where they were created (the debate about legalizing same-sex marriage gets tricky here, since technically, a lesbian marriage created in whatever state legalizes it first should be recognized by all other states).
Few of us live in places too rural to be married these days, and fairy dust is scarce. In the U.S. today, common law marriages are more common in myth than in reality.
States That Recognize Common Law Marriage
Alabama
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia (if created before 1/97)
Idaho (if created before 1/96)
Iowa
Kansas
Montana
New Hampshire (for inheritance purposes only)
Ohio (if created before 10/91)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
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Diapers A Threat To National Security!
by target inwe have an internet business selling organic baby diapers and other baby things.
we had a shipment from sweden delivered by air born.
it was diaper covers, swim diapers and rice paper liners for diapers.
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LuckyLucy
Hooray!Our government is taking good care of us.If Bush is a lunatic what does that make Saddam Hussien?
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sick sick sick
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Elder Lou Anguiano Ordered to Stand Trial
by Nathan Natas inhttp://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/news/stories/20030208/localnews/944157.html .
saturday, february 8, 2003 .
trial ordered for jehovah's elder.
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I wonder what some of these parents are thinking!They also need to be charged with child endangerment or abuse or whatever. I hear that the parents of the children that Michael Jackson molested are going to be charged also. What is wrong with parents??
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Climbing the Walls
by Sargon ini've been planning this for 4 months, well sort of.
the planning took 5 minutes the procrastination has taken up the rest of the time.
after 26 years of indulging, i've finally tried to quit smoking.
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Thats great! I've been told by ex-smokers that if you can make it the first 3-5 days without a smoke, you got it made.Follow LB's advice.If you do slip up and have a smoke don't give up.Don't beat yourself up over it.
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Famous personalities
by freedom96 ini have always been curious how famous people act in "real life.
i just finished reading several posts about larry graham and prince, and how people perceived them before and after meeting them, and that led me to my question here.. i have a couple of close friends that are either in the entertainment industry or know those who are in, and i get to hear stories about these people, and i love hearing how kind a person really is that i have listened to their music or watched them on the screen.
been disappointed by a few, but i suppose that is human nature.. so, what famous person have you met or know personally, and what were they like?
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I met two professional ball players. The first one was a baseball player. He had a party at his house and I attended.He was extremely nice, poured my glass of wine.He had a gorgeous house.Thought it was cool because his dogs were running around inside and kids everywhere. Really relaxed atmosphere.The other was a ex-NFL player (think he played with the 49ers) He attended a party at my house. I made nachos for him.He was also in the movie American Graffiti.He was very nice and funny,he even laughed at some of my jokes.I think we sometimes forget that they are just normal people too, with huge salaries.
Edited by - LuckyLucy on 10 February 2003 12:8:24
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Couple sues McDonald's over tough bagel.
by LuckyLucy inposted on sat, feb. 01, 2003
couple sue mcdonald's over tough bagel .
associated press
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Posted on Sat, Feb. 01, 2003 Couple sue McDonald's over tough bagel
Associated PressPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - A couple is suing the franchisee of a McDonald's restaurant, claiming an improperly prepared bagel damaged the husband's teeth and their marriage.
John and Cecelia O'Hare sued Friday for unspecified damages more than $15,000. They alleged the McDonald's, owned by Johnstone Foods Inc., was negligent and violated an "implied warranty that the food sold was reasonably fit for human consumption."
They contend in the suit that John O'Hare broke teeth and bridgework on Feb. 1, 2002 when he bit into the bagel. The suit did not say what exactly was wrong with the bagel.
The suit alleges the wife "lost the care, comfort, consortium and society of her husband." The couple's attorney, Tim Warner, did not return telephone messages left at his office.
Tracey Johnstone, owner of Johnstone Foods, said she never before had a bagel complaint and had no idea how it could have been prepared in a way that would damage teeth.
"It's a bagel," she said.
was negligent and violated an "implied warranty that the food sold was reasonably fit for human consumption."
Come on! everyone knows their food is not fit to eat!
Think I'll go to McDonalds for breakfast this morning,need an extra 15,000 dollars.
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Some are hard to understand
by JH indid you ever come in conflict with someone on this forum?
sometimes, nomatter what you say, you know that someone will say just the opposite of what you are saying.
ok everybody has a right to their opinion, but do you feel as if some go out of their way to say just the opposite of what you said?.
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I love getting slammed. I say what I think,so bite me,bite me hard!!
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Fatties won't pony up cash for two seats
by ashitaka infrankly, if you are that overweight, you should pay for two seats, pure and simple.
why should someone have to be crushed by someone obese?
skinny people have rights, too
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LuckyLucy
LOL!!
and partially under
Fat people stink in more than one way. They need to just stay home
Edited by - LuckyLucy on 7 February 2003 19:1:30
