Gavin and Stacey.

The Snowman & the Snowdog by Raymond Briggs
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Definitely A Christmas Story. "You'll shoot your eye out!" cracks me up every time Ralphie mentions the BB gun.

“The Homecoming: A Christmas Story”
Also, last week my daughter and I went to see the new movie, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. It was really good.

Die Hsrd
The Polar Express

White Christmas...Bing Crosby

Scrooge (1951)
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Mr Magoos' Christmas Carol (1962)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
White Christmas (1954)
Die Hard (1988)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Holiday inn (1942)
Elf (2003)
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

It's a Wonderfull Life
The Grinch (Jim Carey version)

Grinch stole Christmas

A Christmas carol.
Miracle on 34th street.
Die hard.

It's been 23 and a half years for me and I love every minute I've spent here

I'm a rookie, only 17 years 😉

I know the feeling

I been here since 2000 and boy all he changes . congratulations 🎉🎉 trooper

It's been a great 12 years for me and I've been here 22 years myself!

:laughing:

... I'm not ...

Im too young to have been here 18 years.

I hope this doesn't mean you're leaving!

Good point Jools

trees falling around the house during a storm is scarier after dark than during the day.

Congratulations 🎉🎉

Sirens

Thunderstorm

Dog barking

I would have said mother in law, but she was as scary at night as by day

Phone calls

A phone call from family member (specially one out of state)

A Knock on the door...

Now that would be extremely scar, unless you were in a polar region

Sunshine.

Internet problem on and off she wanted me 2 tell everybody.thank u

Eli Creek, the largest creek on the eastern beach of K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), pours up to four million litres of clear, fresh water into the ocean every hour. Eli Creek is a popular picnic and swimming spot, with a boardwalk that follows the creek inland through banksia and pandanus. Swimming or floating down the swiftly flowing creek from the bridge at the far end of the boardwalk is an invigorating experience. A Litre is a Quarter of a Gallon.

Let's move on to a different subject. Politics are not allowed on public discussion boards.

This thread is now closed.

They have said they don't care about the lack of values, ethics, morals, or accountability in their leaders. That's what they have said.

AMEN Finally our Nation will be GREAT AGAIN..

I think we'll survive these next four years.

indeed, not quite sure what they've said though

The people have spoken

"A little life" from Hanya Yanagihara

Or certain books the left-wing is trying to ban too. Frankly, any book that is banned..

Any book that certain right wing organizations are trying to ban.

I was particularly fascinated by the examples of Elven script and matching the sounds of the spoken words to the alphabet he invented. I'd say he was certainly very into it!

Just goes to show that sometimes we can be pushed into better things.

Possibly, I didn't get far enough into it to tell.
I thought his son took the note and tried to complete the book with them.

Wikipedia sums it up here

The Silmarillion is a book consisting of a collection of myths[a][T 1] and stories in varying styles by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien. It was edited, partly written, and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977, assisted by Guy Gavriel Kay, who became a fantasy author. It tells of Eä, a fictional universe that includes the Blessed Realm of Valinor, the ill-fated region of Beleriand, the island of Númenor, and the continent of Middle-earth, where Tolkien's most popular works—The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings—are set. After the success of The Hobbit, Tolkien's publisher, Stanley Unwin, requested a sequel, and Tolkien offered a draft of the writings that would later become The Silmarillion. Unwin rejected this proposal, calling the draft obscure and "too Celtic", so Tolkien began working on a new story that eventually became The Lord of the Rings.

I would do the same thing I do every day. Try to take over the world.

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I understood the Silmarion was really notes and vignettes for background. If you watch the rings of power on Prime I think they use it to write some of the show's narrative. NOt the same kind of read I agree/

I tried The Silmarillion too, but just couldn't get into it. Completely different writing style to his father

All three books! Then you;ll have to read the Hobbit!

Everything by Douglas Adams

The Lord Of The Rings..

The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
1984, George Orwell
Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

The list goes on and on and on...

I've seen the epic 4 part Russian movie of 1966 - 1967.

War and peace by Tolstoy. I had to read it in high school and find it hard to believe today that a lot of people have never read it.

1984 and the Animal Farm

Still life with Woodpecker

"Breakfast of Champions" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The humor in the script and artwork did not translate well to cinema.

The Bible

The Nature of the Universe by Lucretius

The Good Earth--Pearl S. Buck

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

To kill a mocking bird (Harper Lee)
Diary of a young girl (Anne Frank)

I guess I missed that in the rules, thanks

yep looks like you went the wrong way, but the edge colours could be more obvious

I don't play the game, but I saw this in the rules:

The goal is for the Black pieces to connect the two Black edges (left to right), and for the White pieces to connect the White edges (top to bottom).

Looks like you went top to bottom.

#14471839 I had my black done way before the white , yet the white won?

Fluffer Nutter: Marshmallow and Peanut Butter.

Spam and mayo.

Fried bologna

Cheddar cheese & pickle. Still is my favourite

Peanut butter with butter and blackberry preserves complimented by a glass of milk.

Peanut Butter and Jelly....with cold kool-aid

Tuna salad the way my mom made it!

For me it was either a jam sandwich (strawberry) or crisps.

It comes in my email

Ty

It's entitled "October's edition is ready! ".
I'll see if I can muster up a link. Don't hold your breath...
Here's the url -
https://www.goldtoken.com/games/info?infoid=19

Go 2 all the bottom of the page u will see news archives click that and u will see it .

How do you get the monthly newsletter? Cinnamon said she doesn't get it. Thank you.

Milk looks a bit strange when frozen, it goes yellow, but it returns to normal when thawed.
We always used to keep a 2-pinter in the freezer for emergencies when the kids were younger

My spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce would go bad all the time but now I freeze what I don't use right away. I also freeze bread, cheese cooked rice and home made soups. No more wasted or spoiled food.

I freeze bread and huge shredded cheese pillows so they last. I never thought to do it to milk for some reason.

Great idea

I do the same with cream, as I only occasionally use it in cooking. I put it in a quite large flat plastic container, so I'm able to chop off what I need

Put it into smaller containers and freeze it down, then just get out what you need.
I do that with butter here, as you can only buy it by the kilo. It's blended butter and whatever they use to blend it with starts to form a black mould after about a week.

Milk here as well....do not drink it but use it in other foods so it does not always get used before it goes bad.

I try not to throw anything out

Milk for me too. I made pancakes today with some powdered milk and some half & half labeled December 04 that poured out in chunks. I think that our lawmakers recently eased up on expiration date requirements for the dairy industry. I had to throw out some colorful French Onion Dip last week as well. I mostly use powdered milk anymore.

Hoping to exercise while enjoying games on GoldToken? I just read you'd have to click your mouse button ten million times to burn one calorie.

Leftover

Milk

Sure are

Any leftover that my Husband SWEARS he is going to eat.

Lettuce

Avocados.

Will there be any Club contest to win Halloween Tokens? Those are always fun.

De tails matter, just ask a cow.

matter

Be safe

If you stayed I hope you fared well. If you left I hope you return to less damage than you expected.

It was a cat 5 but reduced to a cat 3. Still, if you live in the Tampa area, get out before it too late.

O'Keefe and Merrit CP stove, 1952; 72 years and still cooking'!

A cutting board that I have been using for about 45 years!

— Tu 8/10 2024

A cutting board that I've been using for about 45 years!

I have a black cast iron skillet that belonged to my grandmother.

ditto

Technically it would be the floor, ceiling and the walls which go back to the late 19th Century.

I am.

My grandma's roasting pan, also a medal spatula w/wooden handle she had. Next would be the tupperware canister set from the late 60's, early 70's.

I have a measure cup with egg beater that belong to my great grandmother's and I'm 75 so that tell you it well over 125 years old and I do use it now and then

Meta Given's "Modern Encyclopedia of Cooking" © 1952.

Me

I still use a egg separator that looks like snot running out his nose my mom got me when I first moved out about fifteen years ago.

🙏🙏❤️❤️

Monk

I have a cereal bowl that is around 25 yrs old.

Now they're saying maybe a cat 5. One of a kind storm. Pray for all of Florida.🤗

Stay safe,sending thoughts and prayers 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I too am hoping for the best for our Floridian members as Milton looks to be a monster.

Praying that all our Florida players stay safe from this current hurricane that is supposed to come in at a category 3.

Officer Dibble from Top Cat

James Gregory as the clueless Deputy Inspector Franklin D. Luger from "Barney Miller" followed closely by most of the rest of the 12th Precinct.

Magnum (Tom Selleck version)

Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in their series Lethal Weapons

Monk

Toss up - Joe Friday or Andy Griffith, with honorable mention to Matt Dillon

Barney Fife

Deputy Dawg!

I'm surprised they never rebooted Kojak

Three of my favourites:
Columbo.
Kojak.
Cagney & Lacey.

We love you Mary!

Happy your both ok.

I got that message too, so happy.

AMEN!!!!!

It was such a relief when a game I had with Diddly came up and he had made a move this evening! So glad to have you both back with us!

❤️❤️

Hello everyone. Thank you all for your concern. Our town got hit by Hurricane Helene on Thursday night and we lost power at 1am Friday morning September 27th and we finally got it back this evening, October 5th. We had a couple of trees down but we are both ok. Towns near us got it a lot worse. Still help needed, please Pray. But we both thank all of you for your kindness and concern.

so glad they're are safe

Thank god they are alive!!

Got this from Susie now.

Not really. We got hit hard by Hurricane Helene. We haven't had Power or Phone or Internet for 9; days. If you can, please let the site know.

Awesome news ty

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS GT on 23 AMAZING years!!!

Oh that is such good news, thanks for sharing.

.
Very good to hear that they are both well!

I found this on FB dated 29th
My mom Susie Beauford and step dad Steve and both okay as well with a tree down in the backyard.

Let us just hope it is loss of power and they will soon be back.

Praying for them too 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

are again available for free from USPS.
https://special.usps.com/testkits
Also it appears that many of the old "expired" kits are still usable.
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list

praying for them

Yes he is, and so are you!

He's a nice guy. Your word has been added to the dictionary.

Thank you! I posted it on the wiki, and quietman was kind enough to check that I did it correctly.

I Hope They Are Ok

Diddly and Susie are from Marion NC his Last Play- 26 September 2024 , The hurricane left us in Florida and hit many other northern states with loss of power.

Praying hey are safe ♥️♥️

I know God was with us .seen all the damage and we were right there .dealing with trees and electric poles thank u 4 carin

Thankful you are all safe! I know a lot of them were not so fortunate.😥 I know the clean up will be on going for a long time.

I'll try and text Susie but now I believe will be too late.. Hope that they are safe..

Has anyone heard from Diddly or Susie? I read where a levee was breeched and their town was flooded.

It depends on the game. For Grabble and its variants, you can post your request on the [ Questionable Grabble Words ] wiki. For CrossDowns and its variants, you can send a PM to marcmandy.

Where do you send a request to add a word to Gold Token's Online Dictionary?

Honestly it was but was so scary we had 2kids one is 1and other is 2 that was the challenge but we made it ppl were helping each other .still trying 2 catching my sleep happy 2,be home .thank u all

So happy about those that survived. It truly was a very scary storm..

on your survival!

It was unbelievable couldn't do anything everything was closed . So scary since hard 2 get gas but we done it thanku god

Yes the reports coming out are so hard to watch, so many lives lost. Glad you made it

Thank God I made it through that humongous monster!!!

Racism

"PEOPLE" that solves everything

pollution

hunger

War

Sin

I would banish the internet. On balance it causes more harm than good.

I'm looking forward to The Apprentice when it's finally released

fly Me to the Moon or Challengers, hmmmmmm?

Looking forward to seeing that.
I think the latest Ghostbusters was probably my favourite. I was rather disappointed that there haven't been many great movies this and I've struggled to find something to watch on my long haul flights

I only saw one. "Inside Out 2" with my daughter and her main man.

There's been so many, most have turned into trauma's that still effect me, most when i was around 4yrs old to 10yrs, asthma attack when i was 4 thought for sure i was gonna die, needles i can't even look at one, when i have to blood test i wear a mask ask the nurse to just speak to me while doing, don't tell me your sticking in. Growing up and going to Catholic school and being treated as somebody stupid if i got a wrong answer, ruler across the knuckles, stand in a conner with sometimes a hat, seeing a few badly injuries, kinda hard to understand when you witness people hurt and seeing blood all over, i guess that's enough sorry if i upset anybody not my intention

Politician's promises

So sorry, I know what that is like.

Nancy I sure dont want you to think we have not been missed, we have, you run some great clubs and your missed. You did come in on July 25th and tell us of your husbands passing and there was a great out pouring of concern and compassion. Just click on this --> Husband died and you will see....YOU Were missed and still are, hope you are planning on coming back.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I didn't know you were gone because I don't often play you but I am sorry you were gone for such a sad reason.

Sorry for your loss

so sorry for your loss..

Very sorry for your loss

for you loss.

So sorry ❤️❤️

Sorry For Your Loss Nancy Welcome back

My husband of 26 yrs died unexpectly on 7/21.

Common sense..

Neither did I, I just looked at wikipedia. A nasty habit, I know, and far from dependable.Any info you get there needs to be verified.

Ha! I've never heard of Cobra, but it's comforting to know it existed.

Yes, this is what I was actually reading about all that time. We were a Microsoft shop, so we used DCOM instead of Corba, but the Corba books explained the concepts better for me.

Or maybe this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Object_Request_Broker_Architecture

Intresting. Try https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_(programming_language) . Is that it? If so you are back in the right (well, familiar) universe.

Years ago I devoured books in the bookstore about a technology called "Cobra", a distributed object model in computer programming. I researched it heavily. Cobra, Cobra, Cobra.

One day I saw a computer book about "Corba", the same technology. I wondered how this book got to print with such a blatant typo.

So I looked at all the "Cobra" books I was already familiar with. They all now said "Corba".

I considered that maybe I was now in an alternate universe where everything was exactly the same, except for this Cobra/Corba anomaly.

I'm with you up to the Easter bunny. As for the latter ones (not UFOs) I've never thought they were plausible even as a kid.
Still undecided about UFOs, there are a few that defy what we know is possible

Thunder storms and tornados

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women ---------

I remember thinking that Santa was real. The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, God, Satan, Angels, UFOs, (sorry Jools), luck (as a cause), soothsayers, E.S.P.,Heaven, Purgatory and Hell as well.

Santa doesn't exist??!!

Santa Claus!

I had the same experience. I used to climb in my sisters bed during storms. Now I can’t sleep at night if we are in a tornado watch.

Back when i was a kid this wasn't an issue but i didn't know it would be as an adult But truth is I have always feared being shot while in a car!

Growing old and here I am killing it....

Storms and tornadoes. Had one at our place when I was 3 and am still afraid when they happen, especially when it's night!

I personally can't think of any either.
What comes to mind, however is a recurrent nightmare I had as a child. As I climb a slide I notice that a thick orange liquid is waiting to drown me at the bottom and now engulfs the lower part of the ladder. The older lady that lived next door is hurrying me as I become more aware of what awaits me. I don't remember the last time this nightmare visited me.

none

An honest politician

probably a premium game his membership won't allow

Why ask for games then decline them.

Not a huge fan of backgammon, but if you look on your Gamesheet (lower right for me), you'll see Open Game Invitations. Quite a few backgammon offers.

I'm really bad at chess if you want a one sided game I'll give it a shot

Chess?

Hi anything backgammon you pick

What do you play?

I used to be a member a long time ago would appreciate a few games if anyone is interested

The bogeyman

Family loyalty

I suspect that it was played as a request on the radio for someone with that name.

Yep mine too!

Burger King:

Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce,
Special orders don't upset us.
All we ask is that you let us
Serve it YOUR WAY.

Maybe this had something to do with it?
William Jermaine Stewart was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Ethel and Eugene Stewart.

Was a member of Heatwave by that name too, maybe they or he did a cover?

Somehow I invented an 80's pop star. I was sure that Eugene Phillips had released the 80's dance tune We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off. It was until sometime around 2010 I discovered there is no such person as Eugene Phillips. I have no idea where I got the concept from.

It probably will be before long, the connection isn't much above sea level

Well I for one thought that Gibraltar was an island, but its not

heck of a place to choose for a vacation... lol try the Caribean next time. lol get well and better soon

Yes I Rember Nice To See you Are Still Here

Well that's not good either but a whole lot better than an infection!

GREAT!!!!!!

Thank you ALL!!!!. It turns out it's not an infection, which is a good thing at the moment.. It seems I've got 2 double herniated disks that have been causing me a great deal of pain.. Need to see a specialist to map out what will happen in the near future.

I'm also back home in reality and also back here at my second home called GOLDTOKEN..

I have been here 18 years and you were one of the first players that I played and you helped me a lot. Thanks for that and glad your still here.

To healthy blood!

Get Well Soon !!!!

Get well soon!!❤❤

Thank you all just hate being in the hospital. Pray it’s not in the blood yet because that will mean up to 8 weeks in the hospital. Yuck.

awww i hope you can get stay on u been here along time

Oh no, I'm sending thoughts and prayers to you. Get well soon

i sent my membership off in the mail today hope its gets accounted for by the due date , i will be here 24 yrs this month, it has been a journey making so many wonderful friends , many have passed , but it is really fun here, a place you can call everyone family

oh my.........Prayers are on the way to you and the doc's and hope they knock that infection out of the park...You be good in there....lol

TERRIBLE place for an infection. I hope the pain meds are great, the doctors wise, the nurses comforting, and your stay short.

Get well soon!🙏

Get well soon

Get well soon

Speedy recovery Ginny

Get well soon

Hope they can get the infection stamped out quickly. Feel better!

Sounds serious! Hope to see you home and fully recovered.

Get better hon ♥️♥️

To infection my lower lumbar spine. Gotta get this infection cleared up. Putting myself on vacation.

Nuclear weapons.

DA Bomb

I submit further that the social media sites are not the problem but rather how they are misused. The lying, baiting, debasing etc are the evils.

Plop, Plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is.....

i agree

the only one posted that i recognise

it's not the mobile that's the problem but the social media they are viewing on it

“Where’s the beef?” And “Can you hear me now?”

"Where's the beef?" -old Wendy's commercial- used to make many points.

@Nottz Guy this is so true but if it's not abused it's something that could help people. Not only losing the art of conversation but also people are not properly making use of Proper spelling and punctuation.

Mobile devices.
I say that because so many people spend the majority of their days looking down at a screen. People are interacting with a mobile device more than they do with each other. We are losing the art of conversation.

Old Dutch Beer

How much Old Dutch can you drink?
Have another.
How much Old Dutch can you drink?
Have another.
How Much Old Dutch can you drink?
Have another.
It's the beer you can drink much more of.
OLD DUTCH!

PBR

What'll you have?
Pabst Blue Ribbon ...

"I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid!"

I Loved that one! But it's "...mmm-mmm good, mmm-mmm good, that's what Cambell's soups are mmm-mmm-good! That still makes me want to 'plop, plop, fizz fizz! oh what a relief it is!!!

My bologna has a 1st name it's O-s-c-a-r, my bologna has a 2nd name it's M-a-y-e-r...

.
Plop plop fizz fizz..... oh what a relief it is.

WHERE'S THE BEEF!!

Hefty Hefty Hefty - Wimpy Wimpy Wimpy

/OK

/Quantum entanglement and the multiverse.

Nothing you would want to listen to

Heck I'd wear it..... daddy 😁

She's right but this doesn't belong here.

I don't think it'll fit...
💍
You don't want it around your neck either .

Does this mean we are engaged?

BTW 2,492 carats = 17.58 oz, 498 g, or 0.498 kg

Our cats

Cows 🤣

was found in a Botswana mine. It weighs as much as two cans of cola and measures 2,492 carats!
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Women.

Dogs
Atheism
Politics
Music
Movies/television

You don't want to hear it here.

A rabbit talking for hours? There is no such animal.

Exactly why we don't live there anymore. That and the fireants, scorpions, and the rattlesnakes. 😂😂

I am in Texas, its 5:46 in the afternoon and its still 109 outside....

Was that one line OR a thousand and one

Kathleen passed away a few years ago. Was talking to her all the time till she disappeared.. She was not doing very well and prayed for her.. She sent me her entire Original collection of the beatles and I cherish it very much.

I called her Katherine intact her name was Kathleen and yes she knew many facts and topics. Been sad all day knowing she has left this world as we knew her. She had a tuxedo cat that was male and mine was female. We shared that in common and she loved fireworks along with trinkets. I sent her a few in her purple color. Bless her Heart and Soul.

That's enough.

She sent me several CDs via mail. She was kind and knew more about music than anyone I ever knew. I miss her every day.

Nothing has every been posted about her so I would like to give a memorandum for her. She was one of the nicest people here to me and I will never forget her and I hope she is at peace and comfort finally because I know she was suffering with COPD among other ailments. God Bless her beautiful soul.

fatdaddy, I will apologize to Robyn when he stops being so sarcastic to people. Did you check out his one line from a song.

Greatest one line song ever. Especially the bye, bye miss American pie.. Bye!

Today's (full at 18:25 UTC) moon is a Blue Moon and you know all those things that happen once in a blue moon....

I'm afraid she passed away a few years ago.

Just wanted to ask if anyone knows were Abbey Normal is?

Who would pay for a Platinum membership if Platinum extras were given to Gold members? Robyn expressed this thought didactically. I don't see it as as stupid nor rude. Your post could be called rude. Your post purposely aimed to hurt Robyn. I believe you him an apology.

Since we aren't responding to the statement as asked, I'm outta here.


Oh and here's one more line...

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I’d deliver
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn’t take one more step
I can’t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
[Chorus]
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die
"This’ll be the day that I die."
[Verse 2]
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock ’n' roll
Can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real
slow?
Well, I know that you’re in love with him
`Cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing
[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die
"This’ll be the day that I die."
[Verse 3]
Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone
But that’s not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singing
[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die
"This’ll be the day that I die."
[Verse 4]
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
10
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance!
`Cause the players tried to take the field;
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singing
[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die
"This’ll be the day that I die."
[Verse 5]
Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick!
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil’s only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan’s spell
And as the flames climbed high into the
night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
We were singing
[Chorus]
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die
"This’ll be the day that I die."
[Verse 6]
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn’t
play
And in the streets: the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing
[Deleted Verse]
And there I stood alone and afraid
I dropped to my knees and there I prayed
And I promised him everything I could give
If only he would make the music live
And he promised it would live once more
But this time one would equal four
And in five years four had come to mourn
And the music was reborn
[Chorus]
Bye-bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die
"This’ll be the day that I die."
They were singing
Bye-bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee
was dry
And them good old boys were drinking
whiskey 'n rye
Singing, "This’ll be the day that I die"

Since we're not answering the question here as it was asked...I'm outta here.

Can't say enough about the way I feel about my girl, my girl Bill.

Hollow lies, make a thin disguise, As little drops of truth fall from your eyes

Or

Are you lonesome tonight?

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold

We had this topic eight weeks ago.

Advertisement is good. The link is good too and maybe pointing to it could be helpful.

I was just trying to advertise the board, so sorry for the inconvenience.....I meant no malice by it or think it would be taken wrong...just trying to share the fun....won't happen again..carry on...

I'm curious as well. I was about to post "Didn't I respond to this one already?" when I noticed the link. Maybe an instruction to respond via the link would have been a good idea.

No it was Not aimed at you but Robyn Hode.

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Pinksmoke I'm not sure who you are replying to, but if it was me...
I was simply giving information to her that she was unaware about. I was not being rude or hurting anyone. I was giving directions to where it could be found.

What a stupid rude remark to make. GT doesn't need players that purposely aim at hurting other players. We live in a world where things beyond our control happen so the remark to have it available to all is not out of line. It's not as if she is asking for more icons.

Then may I inquire as to why it was posted on this board?

Oh no apologies necessary - Very easy to move it over and I wanted you to be aware of the right board so you can play, its a fun board....

I only posted it here as this is where the question was asked. My Sincerest Apologies.

Susie, I moved your washing machine warning over to the Warning Labels discussion board. Be sure to tick the box on the far right to subscribe to the board. Your warning will be included in the poll...

Caution!!! Manual Labor Ahead!!! Proceed With Caution!!!

What would be the warning label on your washing machine?

Warning Labels - Post your warning

I was going to buy a Mercedes, but instead chose a Chevy Aveo and am upset because the Aveo doesn't have everthing the Benz does.

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It's not on the Profile Page. For Platinum level members it's under Preferences and then the Vacation tab.

Ah, that explains why I've never seen it on my Profile page. It really seems like something that ought to be available to all members, not just the ones who can afford to pay more.
Thanks for the info!

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Yes, me too.

Has anyone heard from Her? I'm worried about Her.

They are only available to Platinum level players.

Thanks everyone for the concern, I appreciate the kind comments. I will have to look into the emergency vacation days, I didn't know that was an option.

Glad you and your neighbors are safe!

Thank goodness you are safe and no one lost their life.

Our mayor said she'll clean up the Seine river before the Olympics, said she'll go for a swim in it to prove it is safe. She did, kudos for the gesture. I'll pass.

Games can be added, although if they were tourneys, there's nothing you can do.. Thank goodness that you all are safe and happy to see you back.

I saw a brief exhibition on the breakdancing entry and had to laugh before turning off the TV. What an insult to our black community. Even their garb was bad.

My sister didn't lose power, but lost internet. Where my daughter works lost power. My nephew lost power for about 12 hours, a friend of my sister lost power for a couple days, all in the same area (old Brooklyn area) all lost wifi. So it came down to street by street on the power lose.

Do you have emergency vacation set???

I was wondering why I had not seen you playing. Having lived in Texas I know how scary those tornadoes can be, I'm so glad you're safe.

❤️❤️

Apologies for timing out on most of my games. It was due to a power outage from 4 tornadoes which went through my area last Tues. afternoon. Tornadoes are kinda rare in this part of Ohio, so it was a surprise to everyone. Though the electric finally came back on Friday late in the day, the internet was not restored till earlier today, Monday.
Though sadly, many trees and houses were damaged, no humans seemed to have been hurt, thankfully. The tornadoes were all E1, which is the lowest ferocity. I wouldn't want to see stronger ones. Eek.

Your mayor said she will make it happen!

apparently the licencing rules changed, most of it went to Discovery+

I agree. Even with the 'red button' it was almost impossible to watch certain sports.

Public transportation in LA is simply not used. The area is too large. I've never taken the Metro rail. I'd have to Lyft just to get to it and it takes me no where I want to go.

LA is going to have a "car free" Olympics and only use public transportation. Can't wait to see how that turns out!

Have fun in 4 years time!

I would have watched more had the TV coverage been better. BBC jumped from event to event making it almost impossible to follow one event

A wonderful Olympics, probably the best since London. Paris was the star. The competition breathtaking. The finals in basketball for men and women nailbitters with all the drama. Sidney McLaughlin-Levrone's astonishing dominance on the track. The four golds by French hero Leon Marchand in swimming. The tragedy of the American and Romanian gymnasts. But, Paris...beautiful, historic, the City of Light.

After the opening ceremonies I lost all interest in the Olympics. I used to watch them faithfully. This is probably the first year I haven't.

That is kind of an uncool thing to do.

Maybe not one of the overly woke channels like MSN, but they do run reruns of all in the family on the so-called off channels. People need to learn to laugh at themselves again. That's what makes all the family funny. The ridiculousness of it.

THE OLYMPICS

100% night owl

It's not "currently on air", but I just recently came across the full collection of All In The Family. Totally hilarious, maybe excepting the last 2 seasons where both the actors and writers ran out of ideas and were repeating themselves. It's 50 years old and for someone who has never seen it before very very funny. It could never be aired today, too bad.

Skin Walker Ranch...great show.

I never watched it when it ran, but I've been binging on Two and a Half Men. A rare comedy that makes you laugh out loud (especially the kid).

Over the years the shows would be Taxi, Cheers, and Friends. Now there aren't any. I did like Game of Thrones, except for the last season.

After reading our news letter I became curious as to who is the oldest player here in GT. Anybody out there beat 91?

I don't remember when I last viewed anything current on television.

The Olympics of course General Hospital and Days of our Lives

Big Brothers

the TV coverage in the UK this year has been terrible. I love the cycling but there has been very little on, most of which I've missed

2024 Olympics

I was asked not to gather people from GT to that site. That's the last thing I thought about. I just wanted to introduce my game, no more.


And that playing site is not MY site at all.

btw Jools, thanks for joining my challenges!
Ask any questions regarding the rules of the game.

https://dragoneyesabstractgame.blogspot.com

In short, it's like a dark checkers. Captures mandatory. If a player cannot make a capture, then he must turn over the piece.
The winner is the one who at the end of the game will have more of his own pieces on the Dragon Eyes.

is there an explanation of how the game is played? I don't really understand it

The game is now available on the main site play.abstractplay.com

Night

Thank you, got it!

Go to your profile. At the bottom of your list of tokens is a link - You can gift a token to another player.

From there just follow the prompts.

If you have trouble with that, you may send me eliphont551 a message or post on this discussion board Recognition Tokens. I would need to know the Player and the name of the token to gift.

Very sorry for your loss. It helps me to remember the Day of the Dead holiday, where your loved ones are celebrated.

How does one gift another a profile token?

Yes she is back and playing her games

Hey, guys!

Dragon Eyes.
Players play against the unknown to manipulate fate and their opponent. Ultimately, only one player will dominate the Dragon Eyes and claim victory.

As the author of this game, I invite you to take part in test Dragon Eyes games on the site

https://play.dev.abstractplay.com/games/dragoneyes

You can create a new challenge or join an existing one.
And as always, all my game inventions are not commercial, so the Goldtoken team has the right to implement this game on their website if they see fit.

She moved in my game with her this morning, so hopefully her computer is working now.

I too enjoy playing games with her and SHE'S BACK!

I have been really having trouble early in the morning, say 6:00 AM EST, it will NOT load up for nothing

It's now Wednesday, hoping they will have her problem solved today. Your right Ginny she is a lovely lady and I enjoy playing games with her.

My pleasure Bev. If I have contact with GT members, I'll always contact them or in this case Joanie called me to let me know. We've become very close because we are both Jerseyites, plus she's a sweetie..
Turns out Optimum came out to her home and they were unable to figure it out so G-willing when they get back to her on Wednesday it will get figured out.

Thank you ginny for letting us know

Yes, she is such a sweet lady. I love our games.

Mainly a night person

Always been a night person..

She had someone over today and spent 3 hours and nada. So Cable guy is going there tomorrow (Tuesday) So hopefully she'll be on after the cable guy leaves.. Naturally I'll be talking to her..