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Messages - CallieWL

2822
...Carolyn and Buzz going at it right there on the floor!!

2823
...mac and cheese—what most NORMAL American boys want for supper every day.

2824
When I did research for a story, I found no evidence of a remarkable modern toilet being installed anywhere in what was to become the state of Maine, let alone anywhere else in the country. Besides which, the "u" bend wasn't invented till the mid 1800's so, if Joshua had installed anything like a toilet (as it existed in 1767, or even 1795), anywhere near or attached to his house, the smell of sewage would have backed right into his house and grossed everyone out. What record about well-to-do houses have you come across that had working toilets attached to the house like you describe? Because boy, that would certainly change some of my research.

George Washington had an outhouse. So did Thomas Jefferson, and he was a guy who liked things to be modernized, so I don't think it was customary for anyone to have a toilet.  www.victoriancrapper.com states that "In fact, until iron foundries improved cast iron pipe and potteries improved terra cotta pipe in the 1800's, if there had been a functioning toilet, it would have been placed in the outhouse anyway." (Which makes it an outhouse, not an indoor toilet.)

Wow.  Guess you must be right, MaineGirl!  I always figured they used chamber pots back then.

2825
Who here remembers when there were Fests on both the West and East coasts every year? But those days are long gone.  ::sigh::

I remember MB. It was 1991 to be exact.  ;D  Los Angeles in June and Thanksgiving weekend in NY.  Ah, the good ole days.  :)

I remember those years.  It was financially, physically, and psychologically draining to go to two fests in a year.  Being the middle of the country, I had to fly for both.  We started to get pretty burned out doing that.  Going down to once a year was a blessing.  I was disappointed, though, that this one is not only half a "DS Weekend" but that it's in Tarrytown.  I do like the town (some excellent restaurants there), but the hotel is not convenient at all, and the big city attractions are a lot more trouble to get to.
I also remember what Janet was talking about at the bar and the lousy waiter accusing us of stiffing him on the bill.  For a NY fest, I'd rather it be in or close to Manhattan.  But since they dragged their feet for so long making the date announcement, I don't have the time off coming to do more than go just for the event and go home.  I know other people in the same position for the same reason.  Maybe that'll make it smaller and more managable.  Seems a shame, though.  Oh well....

2829
...as Barnabas and Willie danced the tango like pros.

2830
OH, NO! UP THERE IN THE SKY!! I NEVER thought it would be THIS fast that the AMA Ethics committee would find me!!

2831
...secretly found him hot and wanted to see him naked.

(Going for the obvious here.)

2832
...impersonation of Charlie Chaplan by leaning to the side and duck-walking across the room.

Btw, this picture cracked me up!

2835
Dr. Hoffman couldn't understand why Dr. Woodard felt it wasn't at all proper for her to introduce a little S&M into Maggie's therapy.