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fiona
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« Reply #45 on: December 06, 2007, 09:05:42 PM »
Quote from: polly_mer on December 06, 2007, 09:47:30 AM
Quote from: aquawave on December 06, 2007, 06:14:28 AM
Being of a certain age often causes others to assume that I must be a Luddite!

I have the opposite problem.  People are shocked that I don't have all of these newfangled gizmos.

I don't have an iPod or a toaster.

The Fiona
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The Fiona or perhaps La Fiona
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« Reply #46 on: December 07, 2007, 04:10:53 AM »
Quote from: fiona on December 06, 2007, 09:05:42 PM
Quote from: polly_mer on December 06, 2007, 09:47:30 AM
Quote from: aquawave on December 06, 2007, 06:14:28 AM
Being of a certain age often causes others to assume that I must be a Luddite!

I have the opposite problem.  People are shocked that I don't have all of these newfangled gizmos.

I don't have an iPod or a toaster.

The Fiona

I don't have an iPod but I am a (proud?) toaster owner! Does that make me hip*?



*Hip replacement, more like!
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prof_mom
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« Reply #47 on: December 07, 2007, 09:25:30 AM »
I do not have an iPod.

I do have a toaster oven. It is a fantastic new invention.
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« Reply #48 on: December 07, 2007, 10:45:41 AM »
Quote from: prof_mom on December 07, 2007, 09:25:30 AM
I do have a toaster oven. It is a fantastic new invention.
Yes, yes.  Having previously used a toaster from the late 1970s, I have recently upgraded to a model produced in the early 1970s.

I do not use an iPod.
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« Reply #49 on: December 07, 2007, 01:03:30 PM »
Quote from: prof_mom on December 07, 2007, 09:25:30 AM
I do not have an iPod.

I do have a toaster oven. It is a fantastic new invention.

It sounds terribly new-fangled. Is it difficult to operate? Do you need to coo to it?

The Fiona
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« Reply #50 on: December 07, 2007, 01:04:47 PM »
Quote from: fiona on December 07, 2007, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: prof_mom on December 07, 2007, 09:25:30 AM
I do not have an iPod.

I do have a toaster oven. It is a fantastic new invention.

It sounds terribly new-fangled. Is it difficult to operate? Do you need to coo to it?

The Fiona

Mine does not respond to cooing.  It requires actual sacrifices.
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if there's a next time, I'll remind myself I don't need to engage.

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« Reply #51 on: December 07, 2007, 02:21:56 PM »
Quote from: fiona on December 07, 2007, 01:03:30 PM
Quote from: prof_mom on December 07, 2007, 09:25:30 AM
I do not have an iPod.

I do have a toaster oven. It is a fantastic new invention.

It sounds terribly new-fangled. Is it difficult to operate? Do you need to coo to it?

The Fiona

Sometimes it does require one to coo to it. I will coo for my toasted and yet baked food.

My favorite use for this spectacular new invention? Leftover pizza! I can take it out of the freezer and put it in the toaster oven. It has that crispy feel of fresh pizza in no time.

I also use it for grilled cheese and other dishes.
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Quote from: scheherazade on September 03, 2008, 11:32:05 PM
My God.  Take your pom poms elsewhere unless you have something substantive to say. 
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« Reply #52 on: December 07, 2007, 05:46:34 PM »
Quote from: prof_mom on December 06, 2007, 09:45:00 AM
I tried to leave, but then I came back. I may leave again. I miss the old posters and some of the old discussions.

I am no longer a member of the clique that doesn't exist even if it did exist.

You can never leave.  We will always drag you back.

(Now I'm getting worried.  Was I supposed to leave and no one told me?)

Quote from: realfrancie on December 05, 2007, 08:16:28 PM
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Beer: yes.  Turnips: no.
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Virtual beer is now headed your way.  There are bonus pretzels as a welcome back!
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« Reply #53 on: December 07, 2007, 05:52:44 PM »
Quote from: spork on December 04, 2007, 09:46:29 AM
For those of us who suffer from oppression and discrimination on a daily basis.

In my case, I'm thin, an introvert, and child-free.  I wish people would stop hating me.

Please forgive me for invoking philosophy: perhaps they do not hate you for your secondary qualities. Perhaps they hate you for your essence.

And on the other hand, perhaps everyone has a surplus of spite to share and you just happen to be in the neighborhood.
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