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Can you believe this guy? He hated it when she was Pregnant, that's some nerve!
Beauty in the eye of the builder
Nicole Jones is paying £200 a year for the policy
A woman who is worried her husband might leave her if she loses her looks has insured her face for £100,000.
Nicole Jones, of Bristol, is paying £200 a year for the policy, which will pay out if she is no longer deemed to be attractive.
She took the policy out as a birthday present for her husband Simon, who had always joked that he would leave her if she let herself go as she got older.
In order to claim on the policy Mrs Jones will have to be declared unattractive by a panel of 10 builders - a test she said her husband appreciated, being a builder himself.
The whole point of it is that I don't want to claim, so there is no point in letting myself go. My marriage is worth a lot more than that
Nicole Jones
Mrs Jones, 26, said: "When I met him I knew he was the sort of person who likes good looking ladies, but I've had a baby now and my figure isn't what it was before.
"He hated it when I was pregnant and my figure was changing and it was out of our control."
She said if the policy did pay out she would be able to use the money to hire a personal trainer or go to a health farm in a bid to get her looks back and lose weight, although she added she probably would not consider having plastic surgery.
But Mrs Jones said despite the lure of the six-figure sum, she would not be tempted to lose her looks just so she could claim on the policy.
She said: "The whole point of it is that I don't want to claim, so there is no point in letting myself go. My marriage is worth a lot more than that."
She added that she had never thought of herself as being particularly stunning, and was anxious to hold on to what she had.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/3044667.stm
Subject: Kentuckyisms
Things I've learned about Kentucky .....
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Kentucky.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Kentucky, plus a couple no one's seen before.
Squirrels will eat anything.
Unknown critters love to dig holes under tomato plants.
Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when they are ripe.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
Fire ants consider your flesh as a picnic.
People actually grow and eat okra.
Fixinto is one word.
There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There's only dinner and then there's supper.
Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're 2.
Backards and forwards means I know everything about you.
'Jeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
More about Kentuckians...:
You know you're from Kentucky if:
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
4. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
5. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
6. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car ... for your OWN car.
9. You know what "cow tipping" is.
10. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, chili powder, and catsup.
11. The local papers cover national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
12. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
13. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
14. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
15. You know whether another Kentuckian is from east, west, or middle Kentucky as soon as they open their mouth.
16. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin" or off to "Wally World."
17. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.
18. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop... it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example "What kinna coke you want?"
19. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
20. You understand these jokes and forward them to your friends from Kentucky.
Well, thank you!
Now it is back to stocks time, I guess.
I've got some things yet to do, so I'll say goodnight.
Toodles!
The perfect day for it. Next up - Flag Day, June 14.
We should have Red White and Blue today!
I'm paying attention!
I decided to post on my thread to see if anyone was paying attention...we'll see.
Coming Friday, April 17th, 2003 at 8PM EST!
....at The Corner Bar!!!
Another Dual DJ Blast from wantoberich and The Original dpb5! Join in on all the fun!
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Ditto a strong man. <g>
A strong woman should bathe often so she doesn't emit a strong odor. :)
A STRONG WOMAN VS. A WOMAN OF STRENGTH
A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape...
but a woman of strength builds relationships to keep her soul in shape.
A strong woman isn't afraid of anything...
but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.
A strong woman won't let anyone get the best of her...
but a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone.
A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future...
but a woman of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be unexpected
blessings and capitalizes on them.
A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face...
but a woman of strength wears grace.
A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey...
but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will
become strong.
Dual DJ Party Coming Up at The Corner Bar Message Board here on IHUB...
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Date: Friday, March 14, 2003
Time: Begins at 8 P.M. EST
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See ya there!
I sure hope one of us wins...it's more than likely going to be Little Earl who wins it all.
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Okay. Maybe the Christmas trip will be to the house in Florida that I am going to win.
Here's something else for no other reason than it just popped into my thought stream. Why, I don't know.
Two tutu's are, to me, two tutu's too many, too.
Here's one you can use for seed material to make a new routine for your comedy act.(Keep going to the punch line!)
You know that all potatoes have eyes.
Well, Mr. Potato & Miss Potato had eyes only for each other. After a long courtship, they were married, and soon became the parents of a little sweet potato, whom they named Yam. Of course, they wanted the best for their little girl.
When it was time, they told her about the facts of life. They warned her about going out and getting half-baked, so she wouldn't accidentally get mashed, and get a bad name for herself like 'Hot Potato,' and end up with a bunch of little Tater Tots.
Yam said not to worry, no Spud would get her into the sack and make a rotten potato out of her! But on the other hand she wouldn't stay home and become a Couch Potato, either. She would get plenty of exercise, so as not to be skinny like her shoestring cousins.
When she went on a European vacation, her parents told her to watch out for the Hard Boiled guys from Ireland. And the greasy guys from France called French Fries. And when she went on a trip out West, they told her to watch out for the Indians so she wouldn't get scalloped.
Yam promised to stay on the straight & narrow and not associate with those high class Yukon Golds, or the ones from the other side of the tracks who advertise their trade on all the trucks that say, 'Frito Lay.'
Mr. and Mrs. Potato sent Yam to Idaho P.U. (that's Potato University), so that when she graduated she'd really be in the Chips. But in spite of all they did for her, one day Yam came home and announced she was going to marry Tom Brokaw.
TOM BROKAW?????????
Mr. and Mrs. Potato were very upset. They told Yam she couldn't possibly marry Tom Brokaw because he's just a...
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I'll wear it if I come and visit you in cold country, or if we make our Christmas trip to somewhere cold.
No, it's old hat..
Speaking of hats, I did buy a new one today, I forgot.
It isn't cold enough to wear it, but it will be cute next winter.
We aren't starting that!
I know that, who's on first???
A comedy routine?
I couldn't keep my mouth shut that long...you couldn't either, though, so what are we talking about?
I know you'll never be! LOL
Then you could be the straight guy...
No - I don't like the limelight.
We could do a stand up comedy routine...
It was hilarious! I'll have to go back and find it.
To ourselves....LOL
It was fun!
But we weren't! We make plenty of sense.
Oh yes, it's no wonder we became friends...everyone else thought we were insane...LOL
It was in our early days - no one had a chance to become acquainted.
I guess no one knew who we were...or wanted to admit they knew us.
Well, they certainly ignored us. HWL!! That was so funny!!!
Ya, but not for long...everyone still recognized us.
We used those before, didn't we?
Drats, and I had the perfect disguise..mustache and all!
Left over from a meeting that was to take place at an airport.
No. Disguises. <g>
Okay, when is the next one??? I'll mark my calendar!
Do we wear costumes?
That was back in the olden days, when everyone was making money and felt like celebrating...
You are always invited.
Ooops sorry I missed it...will I ever be invited again?
I'll bring the chips and dip!
You have to be a member of SI to understand. LOL
Carolyn,
Have you two been holding out on us? LOL!
Rudi, I think there will be a party on the Bar tonight. Not like our SI parties, but we could turn it into one. LOL
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