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"my sister(marie)from pasadena called me on the phone one day and told me that mom and she(marie) and dillon (age 9)went to a yard sale.now you know what children are like, looking for what ever they can have.will dillon saw a pair of paddles for sale and very excited he ran up to the lady who was selling all the stuff and padded her on the arm and said,excuse me miss but do you have the boat that comes with the paddles. well everyone just went up in roar's laughing.i tell this story to all my friends and it still is just as funny as it was told to me."
Karen
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"after moving back to newfoundland in 2000, i told my brother i would like to go to a little place where i had lived as a child and camp overnight,pl- anning to return the next day.david said,""oh,yeah,- that's where i went and spent two weeks and thought the flag on the pole was made of plywood!"" foolishly i had to ask why he thought that was so. ""well,"" he said,""i was working there with hydro ... click to read more"after moving back to newfoundland in 2000, i told my brother i would like to go to a little place where i had lived as a child and camp overnight,pl- anning to return the next day.david said,""oh,yeah,- that's where i went and spent two weeks and thought the flag on the pole was made of plywood!"" foolishly i had to ask why he thought that was so. ""well,"" he said,""i was working there with hydro for two weeks on a project, and i didn't know that the flag wasn't plywood until the wind died down! until then it stood straight out,like it was made of plywood,y'know like the plywood moose!"" i never made it there to go camping,and had to admit my brother got me on that one!!- " ... Hide full submission
Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe LOTS OF PLACES!
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"the late george mclaren was a whiz at handling his guests on his talk show ""nightline"",many people said they went to bed with george and got up with bill! that's a fact,they did really! one evening george was laughing,talking and cajoling his way through his show when he got a call that had him stumped. the caller was a middle-aged man whose question went like this ""george,we're back in the cabin and wants to make ... click to read more"the late george mclaren was a whiz at handling his guests on his talk show ""nightline"",many people said they went to bed with george and got up with bill! that's a fact,they did really! one evening george was laughing,talking and cajoling his way through his show when he got a call that had him stumped. the caller was a middle-aged man whose question went like this ""george,we're back in the cabin and wants to make a pease puddin', you wouldn't have the recipe fer dat would ya?"" george,holding back the laughter,said he didn't but anyone listening could call in and tell them back in the cabin how to do it,a fateful remark on georges' part. the lines were blocked, and the show goes down in history in trinity bay as ""georges' pease puddin' show""." ... Hide full submission
Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe LOTS OF PLACES!
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"the open line radio talk shows have become an ingrained part of the newfoundland lifestyle after years and years. it is political at times,incredibly funny at other times,and gives the people a voice in a province whose geography is so vast.recently my friend was driving to st.john's from clarkes beach and she always has the radio tuned to the open line in the morning. a woman,who obviously had waited for quite some time, finally got ... click to read more"the open line radio talk shows have become an ingrained part of the newfoundland lifestyle after years and years. it is political at times,incredibly funny at other times,and gives the people a voice in a province whose geography is so vast.recently my friend was driving to st.john's from clarkes beach and she always has the radio tuned to the open line in the morning. a woman,who obviously had waited for quite some time, finally got her chance to speak.after saying she had waited for an hour she launched into her subject matter with the shows' host. then right out of the blue she says loudly ""hang on now bill b'y, i got a beep"" and left the shows' host with dead air!technology is great,but doesn't always get used correctly,as in her case. bill,the shows' host,never lost for words,that is until that happened!!it took him a minute or so to recover,and caused many a laugh for his listeners." ... Hide full submission
Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe LOTS OF PLACES!
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"i happen to be blessed with a head full of thick white hair. i stopped the bottle foolishness and let the grey/white show as nature would have it.besides my sister says i am easier to spot in a crowd. however,not everyone can relate such hair color to someone of only 52 years old,somethi- ng i found out recently at the wharf in shoal harbour. i was sitting on the wharf waiting for my husband to ... click to read more"i happen to be blessed with a head full of thick white hair. i stopped the bottle foolishness and let the grey/white show as nature would have it.besides my sister says i am easier to spot in a crowd. however,not everyone can relate such hair color to someone of only 52 years old,somethi- ng i found out recently at the wharf in shoal harbour. i was sitting on the wharf waiting for my husband to tie the boat to her collar when an elderly gentleman approached me and said ""fine head of hair ya got there!"" ""well thank you"" says i.but the conversation did not end there as he leaned closer to me and asked in a loud voice ""ya still got all yer own teeth??"". so there you go,you win some,you lose some! bonnie jarvis-lowe, hair color free in shoal harbour,newfoundland." ... Hide full submission
Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe "Falmouth,Nova Scotia"
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"my mother often recalls a story of me when i was about 7 or 8. we were out in boat for the day and were heading to boot harbour where then premier brian peckford had a cabin. mom started explaining to me who mr. peckford was and what exactly his job consisted of. by the time she had finished explaining his role, we had reached the wharf where mr. peckford and his wife stood awaiting our arrivial. i eagerly jumped out of the boat, looked up at mr. peckford and said, ""are you the mayor of boot harbour?"" his wife quickly replied, ""no my love, i am."""
Janice Henstridge NL
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"many years ago my great uncle hughie macdougall went to stephenville to see if he could get a job on the base. the fellow interviewing him asked if he was a mechanic and hughie replied, no, i are a macdougall."""
