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I have a few pages of original comic book art, including a Buscema "Conan" page. George

I was hit by a car while visiting relatives in Italy when I was 12. Fortunately, italian cars are small. :)--> It bounced me about four feet, but I landed on my feet, unhurt. I cry a lot. (In fact, I'm tearing up just from the embarrassment of posting this.) Final episodes of favorite TV shows get me. I can't sing "The Family of God" without choking up at the line "I'm not worthy to be here, but praise God I belong!" Weddings get me. I cried through most of mine. (My wife has been crying ever since. :D-->) I used to think it was impressive to get a woman's bra off with ONE hand, but Paw has me beat. "Look, NO HANDS!" My confirmation name is John (after St. John Bosco). My father's confirmation name was Peter. His WHOLE name was George Quirico Mani Peter Maximillian John von Jurascheck St. George. George Michael John St. George

Ma-na-ma-NA Doot DOO do do Ma-na-ma-NA Doot DOO do do Ma-na-ma-NA Doot DOO do doo, do DOO do, do DOO do, do do do do do doot doot do do DOOT! I haven't heard that song in almost twenty years. And it was a Muppet tune then (slightly different version). Thanks, MStar! :)--> George

P.S. You might try the By State and Friend Tracker threads. ;)--> George

Not me personally, but I had some buds up there. I'm sure you knew George and Cindy B. And Erin W. (now Erin L.) coordinated a WOW family in Lewiston. George

Hey, CoolChef! In case you haven't been "lurking" on the site for a while before registering, here's what you can expect: Though virtually everybody here has been involved in The Way at one time or another, there is as wide a diversity of views here as in the world at large. For example, there are those who believe PFAL was sent by God; others believe it was all a money-making scam. Some believe that the Bible is the Word of God; some say there IS no God! If you have passionate views on a subject, feel free to experss them (tastefully, of course). But don't be surprised if someone else holds the opposite views just as passionately! Something appealing, something appalling. Something for everyone at GreaseSpot Cafe! Enjoy the ride. George :)-->

I don't remember this being touted in The Way, though it is considered improper manners to congratulate an engaged woman, becuase it implies she "finally caught a man." (The man could be congratulated, though!) One is to express "best wishes" (or something of that nature) to the woman, although that probably slams against "Wayspeak," as well! :D-->

I had the organist play John P. Sousa's "American Wedding March" at my wedding. (Probably the only time the song has been performed in over 75 years!)

The three dogs I've had in Texas I've named after comic-book characters: Ambush Bug, Zook, and Snapper. I REALLY love my grandson! George

The Fighting Illini (or, as I prefer to call them, the Screaming Illeenee) have set a team record by winning their first eighteen games! They've been ranked #1 in the country now for five weeks, having beaten their opponents by an average of about twenty points. Interestingly, they've squeaked by some of their poorer opponents but crushed other top-twenty teams, including previous #1 Wake Forest. My only fear is that they'll go unbeaten into the NCAA tournament, only to be beaten in the first round by Austin Peay (or the equivalent)! Go Illini! Go Chief! George

Three kids in twenty-two months is not hard to believe if you don't start counting days until the first one is born, though apparently Bramble was including the nine months of her first pregnancy. If you count my mom's first pregnancy, it actually took a little over five years to produce the five of us. George

I and my four siblings were all born within four and a half years. One sister is eleven months younger than I, and the other is a year and a day younger than the first. After about a fifteen month gap, my first brother was born; and then less than thirteen months later, my other brother was born. Aftr that, my folks decided that "the rhythm method" wasn't working! :D--> George

I was on first date. I took this wonderful young lady to a dinner theater featuring the Dukes of Dixieland. I have no idea why, but I had to whiz a lot! I think I excused myself from the table about five times in the three hours we were there. The young lady was very gracious, but we never dated again. ;)--> Oh, and OnionEater ... FOFL! :D--> :D--> :D--> George

Well, I checked my "Overstreet's Price Guide" today; and, sure enough, there actually WAS a "Cosmo the Merry Martian" comic book (part of the Archie line). However, since there were only six issues, in 1958 and 1959, I feel no less a man for not knowing about it. George

It's amazing to me to see HOW FAR out to left field some coordinators were. This guy must have been trying to out-MOG the MOG! By the way, Red ... Welcome to GreaseSpot! George

Can I infer from this that Oklahoma is Hell? ;)--> I'll never know if TWI would have manipulated my marriage. I got M&A'd shortly after Lucy and I got engaged, and she chose to come with me. George

I'm a bit confused. --> --> --> Who initially took out this policy? If Bob did, with the "girls" as beneficiaries, he can always cancel the policy, or change the beneficiaries to you and your kids. If your stepdaughters took out the policy, then they should certainly pay the premiums. More to the point, though, are they married? Do they have jobs? They need to get a life! Waiting for your dad to die to collect on insurance isn't "selfish"; it's CREEPY!! George

You got an education in making collages? And that's BIDNESS, y'all! ;)--> George

Great news, Goey and Cowgirl! Great song, David! George P.S. While I highly recommend US citizenship, Cowgirl can be a permanent resident alien by marrying Goey.

Here are a few: I have about 15,000 comic books (but I've never heard of "Cosmo the Merry Martian"). When I wsaw "Mary Poppins," I fell in love with Julie Andrews. (And, incidentally, it's "supercallifragilisticexpiallidocious," an adjective, not a disease!) I sponsored twenty people/families in the Corps in the eighties. I am a count. My father's side of the family hails from Upper Silesia (now in southern Poland). I'm also directly descended from Doge Manin of Venice and King Brian Baru of Ireland. George

I also remember LCM saying that he had gone around and around in his mind with the gross/net thing and finally decided that net was more appropriate for reasons given by others here. (There was no particular scriptural basis for the decision.) Since the government takes about 30-35% of my income, you can take the numbers I gave earlier and multiply by 1.5 to get what portion of my net income I contribute. George

Both of my grandfathers died when I was young, but my grandmothers were around for a long time. They were both "Grandma." If my siblings and I were talking, adn there was a need to distinguish between the two, they were "Granny B" (Beaton) and "Granny G" (St. George). My (step)-grandson has three sets of grandparents. My wife and I are "Nanny" and "Poppa." I think my step-daughter's dad and stepmom are "Grandpa" and "Grandma." I'm not sure what my son-in-law's parents go by. (Since Jacob is only 18 months old, it's academic at this point. Everybody is "Pow.") :)--> George

I always figured it (and still do) from my gross income. (OT believers had taxes, too!) Before I married, I gave about 13%, since then it's been 10.5%. George

When I look back at my last BC (the one who booted me), I have mixed emotions, because he was really uncomfortable with confrontation. He really had to work hard to develop the callous arrogance required for the job. I wonder if he and his wife are still in. George

I've seen them. Frightening. George