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

Cracks me up.  Bling bling?  Where DO they come up w/ this stuff?  LOL

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:01:47 -0800

>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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>> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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