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Christmas

Postby sirhc55 on Thu Dec 23, 2010 8:42 am

I would like to take this opportunity to wish one and all, seasons greetings. Whether you be Christian, Jewish, Muslim et al., let there be peace and goodwill.

And to show that one can also laugh here is a little tidbit:

A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: 'Talking Dog For Sale ' He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.


'You talk?' he asks.


'Yep,' the Lab replies.



After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says 'So, what's your story?'
The Lab looks up and says, 'Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA.. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.'
'I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.' 'I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired.'

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.


'Ten dollars,' the guy says.


'Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?'

'Because he's a liar. He never did any of that shit!
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Re: Christmas

Postby gstark on Thu Dec 23, 2010 9:04 am

Brilliant.

Thanks, Chris.

And all the very best to you too.
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Re: Christmas

Postby surenj on Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:34 am

Happy Christmas and new year everyone!

sirhc55 wrote:let there be peace and goodwill.

Hear hear... Let it be there all year around. :cheers:

I can almost see the dog thing being made into a movie... It would be called "I was Legend"... :mrgreen:
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Re: Christmas

Postby aim54x on Thu Dec 23, 2010 9:20 pm

:biglaugh:

That was a great one....

I hope that you, Chris, and everyone else, has a safe and peaceful commercial holiday and new year.
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Re: Christmas

Postby Geoff on Thu Dec 23, 2010 10:08 pm

Love it Chris! :D
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas mate, and a 2011 that's happy, healthy and successful!
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Re: Christmas

Postby CraigVTR on Fri Dec 24, 2010 7:19 am

:biglaugh:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Re: Christmas

Postby bigsarg7 on Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:18 am

:biglaugh:

once again merry christmas and a happy new year! may we all stay safe and come back next year with bucket loads of images to share with each other! Here's to an even better year next year! :cheers:

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Re: Christmas

Postby Remorhaz on Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:40 am

Merry Christmas all - may your photography be awesome :)
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Re: Christmas

Postby fozzie on Sat Dec 25, 2010 7:33 am

Now the day has arrived :-

MERRY XMAS everyone :)
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Re: Christmas

Postby glamy on Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:47 am

Good one :!:
Merry Christmas.
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Re: Christmas

Postby Big Red on Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:55 pm

a merry xmas to all of you from all of me :mrgreen:
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Re: Christmas

Postby Matt. K on Mon Dec 27, 2010 12:04 am

Keep em coming Chris!...and Merry Xmas all! :D :D :D
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Re: Christmas

Postby zafra52 on Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:33 am

I love it! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a safe
one in the company of your loved ones.
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Re: Christmas

Postby maccab36 on Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:03 pm

Merry (Belated) Christmas, hope you were all spoilt for Christmas. :D

I know I was, I found an SB900 under the tree with my name all over it :shock: , thank you wifey :D
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Re: Christmas

Postby aim54x on Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:17 pm

maccab36 wrote:Merry (Belated) Christmas, hope you were all spoilt for Christmas. :D

I know I was, I found an SB900 under the tree with my name all over it :shock: , thank you wifey :D


That is always nice to find!

I asked for donations for the camera fund...and I will be adding either a SB-700 or a SB-900 soon
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