Re: Re:YOU WON'T BELIEVE,,,[with pictures]

Slang, Real fine jewelery, gold bangles set with diamonds, big stones in
rings & earrings etc etc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re:YOU WON'T BELIEVE,,,[with pictures]


> Ok - I'm lost.  Bling bling??
> (remember I don't get out much)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: EvaTEsq@aol.com
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:06:52 EST
>
> >That is FUNNY!  And according to Snopes.com, it's TRUE!
> >
> >http://www.snopes.com/photos/carwash.asp
> >
> >Eva
> >Long Island, NY
> >Zone 6/7
> >
> >"We don't do enough to exploit renewable energy resources."
> >Me
> >
> >In a message dated 2/22/2004 5:51:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> >judybrowning@lewiston.com writes:
> >I can't take credit, a friend passed it to me. One of those stories that
I'd
> >like to know the origin. As for glittery stuff, seems to work for many
> >females. The group of nurses I work with delight in displaying "bling
bling"
> >from their guys.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> >To: ".Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 3:17 PM
> >Subject: [CHAT] Re:YOU WON'T BELIEVE,,,[with pictures]
> >
> >
> >> Judy, those pictures are priceless!
> >>
> >> Early in my participation in CHAT I reported my experience with
> >> continual loss of white plastic stakes giving planting dates of seeds,
> >> botanic names, and so on, only to discover a family of Florida Brush
> >> Jays were pilfering them.
> >>
> >> I recall an old PBS "Nature" program that featured a bird of the low
> >> desert that decorated his nest with all sorts of glittery stuff--broken
> >> mirror pieces, broken glass, bottle caps, plastic stuff--to attract
> >> females.
> >>
> >> Can't help but think there is some sort of mating ritual that is
> >> enhanced by the glitter [or whatever] that nickel-plated coins
produces.
> >>
> >> But the pictures are really great stuff.
> >>
> >> On Sunday, February 22, 2004, at 05:11 PM, Judy L Browning wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Here it is.
> >> >
> >> > "YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS ONE!"
> >> >
> >> > Bill owns a company that manufactures and installs car wash
> >> > systems.     Bill's company installed a car wash system
> >> > inFrederick,Md.  Now understand that these are complete systems,
> >> > including the money changer and money taking machines.
> >> >
> >> > The problem started when the new owner complained to Bill that he was
> >> > losing significant amounts of money from his coin machines each week.
> >> > He went as far as to accuse Bill's employees of having a key to the
> >> > boxes and ripping him off. Bill just couldn't believe that his people
> >> > would do that, so they setup a camera to catch the thief in action.
> >> > Well, they did catch him on film!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> <image.tiff>
> >> >
> >> > That's a bird sitting on the change slot of the machine.
> >> >
> >> <image.tiff>
> >> >
> >> > The bird had to go down into the machine, and back up inside to get
to
> >> > the money!
> >> >
> >> <image.tiff>
> >> >
> >> > That's three quarters he has in his beak!Another amazing thing isthat
> >> > it was not just one bird -- there were several working together.
Once
> >> > they identified the thieves, they found over $4000 in quarters on the
> >> > roof of the car wash and more under a nearby tree.
> >> >
> >> <image.tiff>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > And you thought you heard of everything by now!!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> Island Jim
> >> Southwest Florida
> >> Zone 10
> >>
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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