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  • #481
    TLE ... have I told you lately how lovely you are? Actually .. I think I've told you a bunch of times .. and it never got me a good pass to Rolex ... or any kind of pass at all [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]

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    • #482
      Hehe, what kind of "pass" are you looking for? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

      Pictures shall be posted tonight, although not skin pics. My lovely fair skin sunburns terribly.

      It's clear from the Duramax Chevy thread that I need a big truck to attract a horsey male. The Corolla is just not cutting it...

      The Panchen Lama of DQs! (Second only to Velvet, the undisputed Dalai Lama of DQs.)

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      • #483
        Velvet... not wanting to be mean... just wanting to narrow the competition a bit. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] Besides, I'm more of a margarita/tequila shot girl myself.

        Don't worry Matt... I've never gotten a pass at Rolex either -- of *any* variety... well... maybe once, but definitely not from the friend who I mentioned where it would get me free drinks... hnmmm... or maybe it would have gotten me free drinks [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img].

        ************
        YEA RED WINGS!!! 2002 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!! HOCKEYTOWN FOREVER!!

        If Dressage is a Symphony... Eventing is Rock & Roll!

        Survivor thoughts -- Thailand here we come. BTW PICK ME FOR S6!!

        [This message was edited by tle on Jul. 25, 2002 at 01:14 PM.]
        ************
        "Of course it's hard. It's supposed to be hard. It's the Hard that makes it great."

        "Get up... Get out... Get Drunk. Repeat as needed." -- Spike

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        • #484
          tle, we must go where the competition is for us! This is why it would be worthwhile to go to Jackson Hole; I believe Wyoming has the most favorable male to female ratio after Alaska. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

          The Panchen Lama of DQs! (Second only to Velvet, the undisputed Dalai Lama of DQs.)

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          • #485
            Never been to Jackson Hole, although I spent a lot of my childhood watching Wyoming go by from the back end of the family station wagon (we would go camping a TON when I was little and lived in Northern Utah). I can definitely appreciate all kinds of "scenery" that Wyoming has to offer. When was that trip again? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

            ************
            YEA RED WINGS!!! 2002 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!! HOCKEYTOWN FOREVER!!

            If Dressage is a Symphony... Eventing is Rock & Roll!

            Survivor thoughts -- Thailand here we come. BTW PICK ME FOR S6!!
            ************
            "Of course it's hard. It's supposed to be hard. It's the Hard that makes it great."

            "Get up... Get out... Get Drunk. Repeat as needed." -- Spike

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            • #486
              We have a winner! Velvet, I think you are the only one that deciphered the phone number. :-)

              As for a male perspective about a woman's age, I know I am not looking for a "young chippie". I think most men of substance (e.g. those that understand themselves well) really desire a woman that is at least the same decade as them. My rule for a minimun age: N/2+7. That is half of my age plus 7 years. That is a minimum, athough I think someone that is within 5 years of my age is the best. Therefore, I watch the 30 and up amateurs at horse shows. ;-)

              Reed

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              • #487
                <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RAyers:
                We have a winner! Velvet, I think you are the only one that deciphered the phone number. :-)

                Reed<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

                OH, I deciphered it...I just wouldnt have responded quite as eloquently as Velvet [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
                [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                "Beer. Now there's a temporary solution."--Homer
                FairWeather
                CANTER West Virginia

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                • #488
                  Sigh, I am not old enough for RAyers...

                  sisterreturningfrombotoxinjectionstopreserveheryou th

                  The Panchen Lama of DQs! (Second only to Velvet, the undisputed Dalai Lama of DQs.)

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                    #489
                    So, Reed...what's my prize??? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                    (BTW, be afraid, be VERY afraid. If I'm the only one who understood your reply, you might be more like me than you think. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] Of course that means you must be a closet DQ.)

                    I feel sorry for the owner of that number. I bet there were a few people out here who actually called it. Oh, wait, they made money on the call. Never mind (a la Emily Latella from SNL). [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]


                    It's all about ME, ME, ME!!! (The only signature worthy of a real DQ.)
                    "And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling." - Capt Reynolds "Firefly"

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                    • #490
                      Sorry sister! I definately fit into the 30 and up Amateur category [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

                      Don't worry Velvet you weren't the only one to get "it". Me no stupid eventer!!! And what happened to that picture??????

                      ~Run fast, Jump high. What else is there?~
                      ~Run and Jump!~

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                      • #491
                        Does anyone have younger brothers?

                        The Panchen Lama of DQs! (Second only to Velvet, the undisputed Dalai Lama of DQs.)

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                        • #492
                          I do .. but he's older than Reed, he doesn't ride, and he's in Wichita

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                          • #493
                            just posted a reply for ya on the "Buffy" board. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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                            • #494
                              ok, I'm either naive or dumb (or both) but I don't get the phone number thing, and it's driving me crazy. Can I have a hint?

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                                #495
                                Convert the numbers to letters.

                                1-976-743-3630
                                1-976-RID-EME0

                                It's all about ME, ME, ME!!! (The only signature worthy of a real DQ.)
                                "And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling." - Capt Reynolds "Firefly"

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                                • #496
                                  *blushing and laughing*
                                  Thanks.

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                                  • #497
                                    Twenty five pages of replies in this thread and Velvet doesn't have a date yet. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

                                    Perhaps the problem for all you ladies lies in MARKETING, or the lack thereof. The perceptions you have created are sabotaging your social ambitions.

                                    From reading many different threads in the COTH discussion groups I have learned that you lady equestrians expect a male significant other to:

                                    (1) Play second fiddle to your horse (or horses).

                                    (2) Pay for said horse (or horses).

                                    (3) Commiserate with you over the interminable lamenesses and other ailments of your horse (or horses). Cheerfully sign large checks for veterinary specialists who recommend ever more expensive treatments.

                                    (4) Not actually spend much time with you since you are always at the barn, the vet's or a show. In fact you spend more time with your farrier than with your SO.

                                    It's hardly surprising men are staying away in droves, given this image. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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                                    But all the finest horsemen out—the men to Beat the Band—
                                    You’ll find amongst the crowd that ride their races in the Stand

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                                    • #498
                                      Actually my last bf was glad that I spent so much time at the barn. Most of his previous girlfriends expected him to spend all of his non-work time with her. The fact that I rarely called before 8 was a godsend to him

                                      Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute

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                                        #499
                                        You've got it wrong, His Greyness. I don't want my man to financially support my habit, I can take care of that myself. I want him to support his OWN habit. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                                        As for hanging out at the barn, I don't need to do that every day, anymore. I out grew it. But I would like to have him enjoy something and spend time with his hobby (as long as it isn't another woman [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] ), at the same time I'm off riding and enjoying my horse.

                                        It's all about ME, ME, ME!!! (The only signature worthy of a real DQ.)
                                        "And I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling." - Capt Reynolds "Firefly"

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                                        • #500
                                          Well put. Couldn't have said it better myself. But, you DQ's are more eloquent [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                                          ~Run fast, Jump high. What else is there?~
                                          ~Run and Jump!~

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