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Mike

Hope everyone is having a great day.
Bob

My Wensey Store.

Railmanblue, I had "Bacalao? in Spain. It was served as a tapa at a bar and consisted of a small piece of fish in a tomato sauce with onion and, I suppose, garlic. Went well with any drink. Now I have to try your recipe. Thanks.

All, I apologize for my last joke. Just wasn't thinking. Try this one on;

A little boy was waiting for his mother to come out of the grocery store. As he waited, he was approached by a man called Terry who asked, "Son, can you tell me where the Post Office is?" The little boy replied, "Sure! Just go straight down this street a Coupla blocks and turn to your right." Terry thanked the boy kindly and said, "I'm the new pastor in town. I'd like for you to come to church on Sunday. I'll show you how to get to Heaven." The little boy replied with a chuckle.. "Awww, come on... You don't even know the way to the Post Office."

Sneeky37:

Dan, I think you have to use the register first and set it up before using the chat board the same as your login in to the site.

Dick

What we are going to eat is not really a casserole, (I never called it that way, somebody else did). The name, as it is called in any good Portuguese restaurant is " BACALHAU À BRÁS", BRÁS being the family name of the fellow who came up with the recipe many many moons ago. Bacalhau used to be a fish staple for the less privileged people, however it is so expensive today, that it is served in all best restaurants in the country. There is a recipe book, written more than a hundred years ago called "100 ways to cook bacalhau". You can still buy that book today.

Any way, for those who care to read this email and are wandering what you will be eating Monday evening, here goes the recipe:

In a large frying pan mix sweet onion and garlic, all well chopped, olive oil and heat over medium fire until the onion and garlic become soft and pearly. Add salt and pepper.

Separately quick boil the cod loins, (just about a minute or so), drain and let cool down. Break the cod loins in flakes, (they are pretty firm and flaky), and pour the fish then in the frying pan and mix with the onion and garlic. Continue cooking over medium fire until the cod fish flakes are nicely light brown and well mixed with the onion and garlic.

In a separate bowl beat several eggs until the whites and the yolks are well mixed. Pour the eggs over the mix above and stir until the eggs are cooked but not too dry.

In the mean time have shoe string potatoes baking in hot oven until brown and crispy. Pour the potatoes over the the fish/egg/onion/garlic mix in the frying pan and stir again until all are well mixed. Add fresh chopped parsley and black olives on top and serve with a nice salad. Red wine, (not white wine) goes very well with it!

It is a simple dish but very tasty indeed.

The message boards over there are most confusing, thou it's good to see Mike's idea is working !

Only in America .......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.

Only in America .....do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.

Only in America ......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

The Chat board has picked up here, GREAT !

At Saint Mary's Catholic Church in South Philly they have a weekly husband's-only marriage seminar. At the session last week, the Priest asked Luigi, who was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all the years.

Luigi replied to the assembled husbands, "Wella, I've a-tried to treat-a her nizza, spenda money on her, but besta of all is that I tooka her to Italy for the 20th anniversary!"

The Priest responded "Luigi, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife for for your 50th Anniversary."

Luigi proudly replied, "I'm agonna go get her."

Saw your post on Wensy. Since our auctions are over there, let's make use of the message board there also. People here had asked for a delete button which that 1 has. Also has an edit button. Put a link to your store in your profile signature and check the box to show it when you post. Might help get some sales. Let's show those wensy folks how to chat and have fun!!! MINYC

Much prefer this Chat board to Wensy's mixed up one, I posted there, Mike in NYC.

OM...I thought is was the Canadian spelling with the 'R' lost in a snowdrift somewhere in Alberta. HEHE

MINYC

"Stampoffes" is just written with a Brooklyn accent, MINYC.

Sneeky - Did you get my e-mail? Railmanblue had sent me your address. If not, sent one to me at bigrideaumike[at]sympatico.ca so I can add you back to my address book.

Listed some Cyrenaica 1934 Airmails yesterday under Africa/other. Mike in NYC / meostamps / MINYC

Into a Belfast pub comes Paddy Murphy, looking like he'd just been run over by a train. His arm is in a sling, his nose is broken, his face is cut, and bruised, and he's walking with a limp.

'What happened to you?' asks Sean, the bartender. 'Micheal O'Connor and me had a fight,' says Paddy.

'That little O'Connor,' says Sean, 'He couldn't do that to you, he must have had something in his hand.'

'That he did,' says Paddy, 'a shovel is what he had, and a terrible lickin' he gave me with it.'

'Well,' says Sean, 'you should have defended yourself. Didn't you have something in your hand?'

That I did,' said Paddy, 'Mrs. O'Connor's breast, and a thing of beauty it was; but useless in a fight.'

Mike in NYC ./ mincy

addy--jake-dan at capecodmuse dot com, So that's what I used !

Six retired Irishmen were playing poker in O'Leary's apartment when Paddy Murphy loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest, and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen brother, the other five continue playing standing up.

Michael O'Connor looks around and asks, 'Oh, me boys, someone got's to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be?'

They draw straws. Paul Gallagher picks the short one. They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse.

'Discreet??? I'm the most discreet Irishmen you'll ever meet. Discretion is me middle name. Leave it to me.'

Gallagher goes over to Murphy's house and knocks on the door. Mrs. Murphy answers, and asks what he wants.

Gallagher declares, 'Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to come home.'

'Tell him to drop dead!', says Murphy's wife..

'I'll go tell him.' says Gallagher.

From this morning's mailbag

Beware.. IDIOT SIGHTING When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'it's open!' His reply: 'I know. I already got that side.' This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, MS IDIOT SIGHTING: We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.' I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, 'NO, it's not.' Four is larger than two.' We haven't used Sears repair since. IDIOT SIGHTING: My daughter and I went through the McDonald's take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, 'you gave me too much money.' I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar bill back. She sighed and went to get the manager, who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said 'We're sorry but we could not do that kind of thing.' The clerk then proceeded to give me back $1 and 75 cents in change. Do not confuse the clerks at McD's. IDIOT SIGHTING : I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.' From Frankfort , KY IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but they only had iceburg lettuce. -- From Kansas City IDIOT SIGHTING: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, 'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?' To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?' He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.' Happened in Birmingham , Ala. IDIOT SIGHTING : The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged coworker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!' She was a probation officer inWichita , KS IDIOT SIGHTING : At a good-bye luncheon for an old and dear coworker who was leaving the company due to 'downsizing,' our manager commented cheerfully, 'This is fun. We should do this more often.' Not another word was spoken. We all just looked at each other with that deer-in-the-headlights stare. This was a lunch at Texas Instruments. ; IDIOT SIGHTING : I work with an individual who plugged her power strip back into itself and for the sake of her life, couldn't understand why her system would not turn on. A deputy with the Dallas County Sheriffs office, no less. How would you pronounce this child's name? "Le-a" Leah?? NO Lee - A?? NOPE Lay - a?? NO Lei?? Guess Again. This child attends a school in Kansas City, Mo. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong. It's pronounced "Ledasha", When the Mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, "the dash don't be silent." SO, if you see something come across your desk like this please remember to pronounce the dash. If dey axe you why, tell dem de dash don't be silent. STAY ALERT! They walk among us .... and they VOTE Mike in NYC / MINYC

Hope everyone is having a great day.
Bob

My Wensey Store.

Just got a new computer. Unfortunately, in the e-mail changeover, I have lost my address book. Would those of you who correspond with me from time to time be so kind as to send me an e-mail with your contact information so I can rebuild my address book? Thanks!

I will give you all a complete detail account of what we can do and what we can not do with Stampoffers. If you have sent me an e-mail through Stampoffers and I did not reply, I am very sorry!!. The e-mails were going to Stampoffers@wensy.com. I have not looked into this e-mail account since we moved the items over to Wensy. This was an oversite on my part. Should you have any question or comments, please send them to me at Admin@wensy.com. I have fixed the site so e-mails come to me at Admin@wensy.com.

. I am always excellent at answering my e-mails.

Darren

Thanks in advance

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp

Take a look at this clock.

Dick

GO JETS GO JETS GO JETS !!!!

It appears that Darren has adopted James' business style. No postings from him in over 3 weeks, just the sudden appearance of 2 items as open auctions. Maybe he is trying Ralph the Mule's method of listing the same item on multiple sites to generate a sale. At least there will be 1 good football game to watch on TV today. Mike in NYc / meostamps

It is to bad the chat board is like this now.

No replies from Gladiator since 11/14 sales

No replies from Bismark1 about sales on 11/15, his mailing fees too much for me.

Jets

Some of you had problems with sportcardsplus2 , did these ever get resolved?

By the way, I'll. be in Tuscany next month, so what wines would you recommend ? This German befriended an Italian Gal, so I have to bone up on my wines!

..Buenos dias. Senor Please let us remember where those hot chili peppers are grown that makes that wonderful tabasco

Sanchezville

JETS

God morning everyone

DJD

Good day Everyone

J.O.T.D.

February
Fired from pharmacy job for failing to print labels.....
Helllloooo!!!.......bottles won't fit in printer !!!

March
Got really excited.....finished jigsaw puzzle in 6 months..... box said ' 2-4 years!'

April
Trapped on escalator for hours ... power went out!!!

May
Tried to make Kool-Aid.....wrong instructions....8 cups of water won't fit into those little packets!!!

June
Tried to go water skiing.......couldn't find a lake with a slope.

July
Lost breast stroke swimming competition.....learned later, the other swimmers cheated, they used their arms!!!

August
Got locked out of my car in rain storm..... car swamped because soft-top was open.

September
The capital of California is 'C'.....isn't it???

October
Hate M & M's.....they are so hard to peel.

November
Baked turkey for 4 1/2 days . instructions said 1 hour per pound and I weigh 108!!

December
Couldn't call 911. 'duh'.....there's no 'eleven' button on the stupid phone!!!

THE BEST BLONDE JOKE OF THE YEAR - SO FAR

A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blonde female neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox.

She opened it then slammed it shut and stormed back in the house.

A little later she came out of her house again went to the mail box and again,
opened it, slammed it shut again.
Angrily, back into the house she went.

As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn,
here she came out again,
marched to the mail box,
opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.

Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, 'Is something wrong?'
To which she replied, 'There certainly is!'

(Are you ready? This is a beauty...)

. .

. ' My stupid computer keeps saying, 'YOU'VE GOT MAIL!'

Have a great day, DJD

John Hancock (statesman) was born. Hancock's bold signature on the Declaration of Independence dwarfed the signatures of the other signers. Legend says that Hancock wanted the king of England to see the rebellious signature without having to wear his spectacles.

My 2003 Unitrade doesn't list a perf. 12x12.38, so I was confused. Mike

I suspect that your stamp is from the 1888 Montreal printing. If you look carefully at your scan, you will see that it does not line up perfectly at 12.5 - it is slightly less.

If you look at a recent Unitrade, it gives some detail on the printings. The 1888 printing of the 5c Small Queen is perf 12x12.38.

Hope that helps.

NOIP Has anyone heard recently from Postmarkmaven or pacificnw? I have unfinished transactions with both, but have not been able to get a response from either, over a period of a couple of months. I always fear an illness or some other bad occurrence when I am unable to contact a buyer. I would appreciate any current info, if anyone has it.

OttawaMike, BigRideauMike, I would appreciate your expert opinion of the Canada small queen stamp to which I posted links below on 1/4/2010 at 7:02:56 PM.
Mike

So, I decided to keep just one collection and one "rainy day project". Choosing to keep the Australian States collection was easy.

I had a lot of perfins and precancels, including a huge lot that I had purchased a few months ago. I had also accumulated a large number of re-entries. In the end, I decided to keep the re-entries for a couple of reasons. I had actually done some work on those and purchased the necessary equipment to study them (a fancy scanner and a USB microscope). It was also a Canada collection for the most part, so I would have an easy source of information, stamps and fellow travelers. So the perfins are gone now, and will likely be sold in two lots - Canada and World Wide, although we may ultimately decide to sell them all as one lot.

I have appreciated our trades in the past, and my only regret is that I didn't have more pre-1900 duplicates to send your way.

Rudy - Yes, I have kept my ship covers and am still looking for postcards. However, that list is way out of date as I have found many of the ones I was looking for.

I hope you still continue your search for old Ocean Liners on postcards, to tie into letters from relatives making to trip to the new world ! Still have your list of wants in that regards. Best of success in your future stamps collecting desires.

Ruler of new beginnings, and gates and doors, the Roman god Janus gave January its name.

He was pictured as two-faced so that one face looked forward into the future while the other took a retrospective view.

Janus presided over the temple of peace, where the doors were opened only during wartime. It was a place of safety, where new beginnings and new resolutions could be forged.

So let us forge a new beginnings here at StampOffers, and offer a New Year's Resolution wishing Darren Wensy a most successful New Year, 2010

Instead of harsh words for him and James.

Sneeky...Sorry about the Pats but at least the other problem has been dealt with and you can now move forward. It happens to us all at 1 time or another, you just have to do what you have to do and keep going. No sense to waste more time/worry about something you can not completely control. You did more than enough to try to make it work so 'good show' to you on that point.

Time for another cup of morning tea. See ya'll later. Mike in NYC / mincy

Hi OM...How is Dukey doing with the snow?? MINYC

Things had just gotten too big and there was too much money tied up in it, so I made the decision a couple of months ago to sell. I did a lot of research, then interviewed Harmers and Shreves-Spinks, both good houses. Ultimately, Harmer was best suited to deal with my particular collection. They will also be taking some of it for viewing at a show in London in February. The collection was shipped out of here last week in 53 boxes.

I've been into covers and postal history the last few years, and I'm keeping all that stuff. And I didn't want to give up stamps totally. I've always had a fondness for things Victorian, so I've kept my Australian States collection. I also like the detail work, so I have also kept my re-entries accumulation as my rainy day project.

Life changes, eh.

Maybe Cajun can sacrifice a chicken or 2

I can burn some Guate bird stamps and spread the ashes at Coney Island.

Can we get someone to bury a saint's statue in James' front yard??

Any other ideas?????

MINYC

He got big bucks for this site, and now he's doing a European Vacation !!!!

He probably will change his name to Griswald ...LOL

yesterday I did as Meostamps suggested and left SPORTCARDSPLUS2 a poor feedback. He is now on my no bid list on both StampOffers and Wensy. I agree, he made a contract he refuses to honor. - Howard

unless Phil is stealing my mail

"Honey any mail today "

No stupid...its Sunday

Bam

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Bob

My Wensey Store is HERE

Sneeky37....Jake, sounds like it is time to stop hitting your head against a brick wall. If me, I would just leave Negative feedback as a non-payer on SO (he will be surprised when it get transferred over later on), re-list the items on Wensy and put him on your blocked bidder list there. I just did. He dug his own hole, so let him rest in it. Then, give the wife a hug & a kiss, pet the dog, make your favorite lunch snack and pour a tall, cold (or warm, your choice) one, and enjoy some Sunday football. Mike in NYC

Sneeky...I have sent emails to Darren using admin@wensy.com and he usually replies within a day or so. You can also post your inquiry on the Wensy board as Doug suggests. I would use the 'I need help' topic area. Someone may know something, such as the user having computer problems, etc.

Been sorting thru Switzerland this am and getting a lot ready for scanning. Will try to have them up this weekend.

Mike in NYC / meostamps http://wensy.com/storecatalog.asp?userid=6067

philb & Sneeky37 Wensy has a message board (which I am not fond of). Maybe a message posted there about SPORTCARDSPLUS2 may be of some help or send a message to Darren using http://wensy.com/contact.asp and explaining the problem.