Keepsakes, etc. (cont. from Topic 53)

I have the carafe that holds the wine at Pemberley. the one he holds in his hot little hand twice.

Marcia has the list of owners of these delightful keepsakes. Right, Marcia? I think it's time to air them and perhaps ask people to make their claims again? I'd hate to think of some keepsake off somewhere gathering dust because it's been forgotten by its owner when there's someone else who is salivating to caress and treasure it. ;-) Lucie, I am jealous.

I own the horse that Mr Darcy is riding whilst going to the Inn at Lambton to do only God knows what!

I'm still the Boot Lady, aka The Keeper of His Boots (they're mine--to have and to hold, to polish and to cherish until He should need them again). Also, I'm certain Megan still reserves her claim on the WET shirt.

Laura.... the horse that Mr Darcy is riding whilst going to the Inn at Lambton to do only God knows what Laura, that's what you can ask Colin when you meet him. "What exactly were you going to do at Lambton ....hmmmmm?"

I am his lovely delicate teacup, made of fine bone china and I love Mr. Darcy. From what I know of him he is warm and loving. Sometimes he holds me like a proper gentleman, and sips so delicately, drawing everything from me with his tender lips. I love the touch of his lips against the edges of my body, the occasional touch of his tongue as he runs it along . . .well, you know. And then there are times when he is cold and wraps his hands snugly around me to warm him; his hands are so soft and gentle, they never hurt me, he never squeezes to tightly. I warm his hands and fingers with the warmth within me. I feel his breath as he blows against me or inhales the warm fragrant scent of me. Once, this nasty woman was talking about someone "looking absolutely wild," and he bit me. I thought I would break under the pressure, but he quickly regained his countenance, and began sipping tenderly. I want his lips to be always against me, I think I love him. Stefanie, The Keeper of his Teacup

My original posting essay in honor of my keepsake. Stef asked me to post hers which you see above mine. I am his University Notebooks. When he takes me away from my home on his bookshelf he carries me securely in his arms. In rainy weather he tucks me inside his coat to keep me dry. It is warm and snug in there, and I feel very safe. On occasion, he puts me in his lap while sitting and reading. Sometimes I know what his Watch Fob knows. I like that! He also puts me on polished tables when he is studying. He opens me up and writes on my parchment pages with very careful strokes of his pen. He sometime br> sketches little pictures to help him remember his studies. My bindings are special to him, so he takes very good care of me and strokes and buffs my leather. I sit on his bookshelf beside his writing desk, and even now, several years after attending Cambridge, he takes me in his warm and gentle hands and opens me after caressing my leather covers. He makes me feel very special because I contain what he thought was important, distilled into his own words written by his own hand. I could not have a kin er nor gentler master.

Please bear with me as I post this older list for you to work on. Stef has promised to Email me the current one as mine is inside my laptop whose case has shattered and cannot be opened!!! The Keepsake List: Updated 11 December, 1997 Unclaimed Keepsakes: His Tankard His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin) His Promissory Note (The $$ note He gave to Wickham) His Red Pool Ball His Georgiana Letter His Fencing Glove His Childhood Clothing (When He was fishing with Wickham) His Fishing Pole His Tackle Box His Grey Horse His Gun Claimed Keepsakes: His Ring, Valen His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Other Terry His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Suzanne His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Marina His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia

Where are all these people who have claimed the keepsakes? Why don't they ever post? Have they deserted him? Lost interest?

I think the idea is to get this site ready for the next influx of Droolers after the next showing on A&E of P&P2. It took me about a week of heavy hunting to find this place for myself the first time, so wre must be patient. On the old 53 Board, I announced that all of his things had been abandoned and I had gathered them up and stacked them in my closet. No one even commented!!! BTW, Evelyn, have you written YOUR essay and posted it???

Marcia, you had a wonderful idea about having an auction for the unclaimed keepsakes. Let's set a date for announcing one's continuing interest in ownership and, after that date, they go on the block. Start thinking ladies of what you would bid (not monetary though) for the items. It would be like a silent auction, but the bids would be posted for all to view. A committee would do the final awarding. What do you all think?

Actually, grey horse is mine!! Remember I've named her Whipper;)

Didn't know Whipper was a mare? So Darcy's astride a female horse...

astride, straddling, mounted...hmmmm

Karen, splendid idea of the silent auction format. Might just get some fresh juices flowing. I am most sorry not to have yet received from Stephanie the updated list, but indeed Whipper is yours, Laura!!! I read the comments wherein he/she was named yesterday when I was seqarching for my essay and stef's. There are other owners of livestock out there, surely. Come forth and claim yours. Or it just might be ridden by someone else - or worse - OFF TO THE KNACKERS!!!!

Didn't know Whipper was a mare? So Darcy's astride a female horse...astride, straddling, mounted...hmmmm Only you, Karen, only you!

Has anyone checked Whipper's "undercarriage" lately???? I think she is a he! Hey, we check ALL the details, do we not?!

FYI, I finally got around to correcting my Email address when you hit that hotlink beside my login name. Feel free to contact me...about anything!!!

(Marcia) BTW, Evelyn, have you written YOUR essay and posted it??? You mean about Chawton/Winchester and Lacock (Meryton)? I really thought you were all being polite asking me for my impressions. But now I am getting requests (read [silent]pressure).:-) I have it written; have been waiting for a lull . But in this crowd that does not seem to happen.Heide consented to add to the Chawton part. And how's about writing about Lyme Park (Pemberley), Heide. This weekend,I promise .....on the wet shirt.

(Evelyn)I really thought you were all being polite asking me for my impressions. But now I am getting requests (read [silent]pressure).:-) Nevah!!! One of the charms of this particular refuge is the very Lack of pressure. I would be the last to add it as I have just been anointed Head Keeptress (ok, now let your fertile minds run with that!!) We DO really want to know your inmpressions, but we also do not want your precious keepsake to go neglected and unclaimed only to fall into the lusty hands of a new keeper!

Well there are some worthy items yet unclaimed but I think I'll wait for th auction. I have my eye on some items he actually holds and caresses. And perhaps there is something not yet mentioned. Hard to believe but my myopic eyes may be able to pick something out next viewing. Hmmm, can't be someone else's article of clothing, right? Thanks for keeping the board alive, Marcia.

(Marcia)we also do not want your precious keepsake to go neglected and unclaimed only to fall into the lusty hands of a new keeper! (Heide)can't be someone else's article of clothing, right? Correct. 'cause I selected Lizzie's long gloves at the Netherfield Ball that he holds in his hot little hand,and was told only his article of clothing are acceptable.(Don't know why...he doesn't wear the candle or the letter or the fishing pole). Anyway, I shall pick the fencing glove cause I was in Rickmansworth where that scene was shot at a fencing gallery. What's this about an essay?Marcia you should maybe post the guidelines to acquiring such keepsakes.

(Heide)...can't be someone else's article of clothing, right? Since I do not have a life outside of the Boards and an occasional game at the University, I recall that all is fair game as long as it was visible on the screen. In my new days as a Spring member, I claimed a laprobe from his carriage. I was sure there was one. But, since it was not visible, though all agreed there was one, I was not allowed it. Any inanimate object as far as I know is fair game as wall as a few four-legged ones. I am sure we will hear from the multitudes if we are wrong! Thanks for posting. It gets lonely here!

(Evelyn)...I selected Lizzie's long gloves at the Netherfield Ball that he holds in his hot little hand,and was told only his article of clothing are acceptable That is something of which I was unaware! Perhaps we could have an companion list of those thing which others own but he touched?! As far as I know, there are no guidelines other than that they had to be viewable on the screen and they were not part of his physical person ( *sigh* ) Please, lurkers of the most seasoned sort, help us with guidelines - if any were ever formulated.

(Evelyn)What's this about an essay? Marcia you should maybe post the guidelines to acquiring such keepsakes. The now-famous watch/fob essay Arami wrote (which got her into hot water at another eurdite JA website) was one of the first I saw - along with the one concerning his mirror which sees EVERYTHING! Stefanie and I immediately wrote and posted ours lest we lose our newly acquired keepsakes. Someehow, it seemed to be the way to validate your claim by writing a short but thoughtful essay about your keepsake. Few did, though, and I would like to encourage the idea. And, those who posted theirs long ago, pleas repost them!

Whilst you were dining, sleeping or whatever you do at this hour in your part of the world, I was downloading my complete files of 53 before March 1998. It seems they had essay contests, limerick contests, song contests...whatever you felt for your keepsake. Some would be pretty surprising now, considering the august state in which we hold some of the elders of the Boards. Hee Hee!!! I could always post some of them from time to time if it gets REALLY slow!!!

Ladies, here is the most current list. No excuses now!!! Updated September 12, 1998 Unclaimed Keepsakes: His Tankard His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin) His Promissory Note (The $$ note He gave to Wickham) His Red Pool Ball His Georgiana Letter His Childhood Clothing (When He was fishing with Wickham) His Fishing Pole His Tackle Box His Gun Claimed Keepsakes: His Ring, Valen His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Other Terry His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Suzanne His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Marina His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi ************

Marcia, I am to have his white stockings and the buckled shoes he wore at the N. ball. It was OK'd by Nan not so long ago in a previous post. Please relieve my suffering and add me to the list!

Aloha Moon! I know your angst and will add them immediately! anyone else need to help me update this list, and anyone want to try for other things he has touched such as Lizzie's formal whiet gloves? His Ring, Valen His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Other Terry His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Suzanne His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Marina His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings & Buckled Shoes worn at Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams

Moon Dreams, with a name like that there should be a most romantic little essay or poem on what these things mean to you!!!

I want Lizzie's white gloves that she wears at the Netherfield Ball; if it is alright with the elders. (Are you sure Gi asked for the fencing glove, Marcia?I thought I did last nght "since I had been to Rickmansworth where the scene was filmed".) However, I prefer the long white gloves. I think limericks, essays, and songs would be cool!!

(Marcia), Moon Dreams, with a name like that there should be a most romantic little essay or poem on what these things mean to you!!! True Marcia, I love to moon bathe with the full moon and am quite fond of Baudelaire, but alas, what I love most of all is dancing. So after a round or two, I'll see what I can do.

(Evelyn)I want Lizzie's white gloves that she wears at the Netherfield Ball; if it is alright with the elders. You have them! But, as was pointed out to me, you are to keep them safe until such time as their owner wishes to use them. With your Treasure, you have begun a new category of Keepsakes. Since the true title of this Conference is Keepsakes and other Amusements, you may name this list if you wish. I received the list from Nan - or rather, she posted it on Sept 12 on the now-missing part of 53 - and Gi and Laura's items had been added by her. Sorry!

Thank you for letting me have Lizzie's long white gloves that she wears at the ball.( But...I was thinking, maybe Ben might want them.Hmmm....have to ask him.) Sure, you don't want to name this new category? You're our leader... How's about...Precious Moments Mementos (only kidding, Arami)

Well, Let's open it up to those whose interest brings them here and whose creativity is piqued. My working title is (most prosaic!) ****Other's Items associated with Darcy Keepsake list**** Surely we can do better than that! Shall we throw it up for grabs and, of course, you and I will be the final arbitors =)since I was appointed the exeutrix or somesuch ceo-type title of the whole lot. I found some rules that Nan posted on 53 on March 1st, my last entry on 53 that I saved. Sorry, I should have posted the Keepsake rules. Actually, I don't have an original copy (from the days of Valen) so this is from memory. Anyone who remembers something I've left out, please add it... Keepers can choose any item which the master either uses, owns or wears. Exceptions to this are "General Domain" items that we all share (such as Pemberley, furniture, His bath water ;-p, etc...) Body parts are a no-no, with the exception of the aforementioned "dent", kept by Ann2. If there is something you want to keep which is not on the list, post it and we'll all give our opinions as to whether or not it's an allowable item. I don't have a copy of the Keeper's oath...anyone have it somewhere?

I do think it is time to expand our horizons to include those things belonging to others of which Darcy was particularly fond (either way you want to interpret that) or were meaningful to him. Ergo the new list. Perhaps it will stimulate some interest in looking carefully at the movie YET AGAIN!!! Perhaps we might own one item from each list?!

Marcia, you have stimulated my interest in looking at the movie YET AGAIN!! I watched most of it last night. "Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody" but Mr. Darcy. ;-) And now I have decided on my keepsake. My essay practically wrote itself as I watched Mr. Darcy grip the object of my desire. But woe is me - this item has been claimed by another. I think the silent auction idea you and Karen have would give me a chance. When can we begin?

Oh, Heide, I know those Saturday nights with Mr Darcy. Ray watches something mundane and gratuoously violent, my son is on a trip, and no one posted so there wasn't even anyone to talk to on the net. Hate to think of the Holidays!!! Anyway, about starting the silent auction....the droolers who began this enterprise had a year or better start by the time I had arrived, and I still have never seen anything Valen has posted other than in archives. She (?) began the Keepsake Topic, I think. So, with just week until the next airing of P&P2 and the influx of fresh new droolers, I'd say anytime from now on is a good time to begin. Any idea of how we are going to do this and with what we are going to bid?

(Marcia) Any idea of how we are going to do this and with what we are going to bid? I know what I'm going to bid, but not sure about the item yet. Creativity should count. Let's discuss offline. I say two years is long enough for people to be keeptresses. Time to pass on the crown and scepter.

Amen, Karen! Especially those who have vanished into Cyber-Space and have not been part of this for a very long time. Talk to you in Email!

Evelyn, I did claim the Fencing Glove in a previous era (#53)and have been granted it for keeping, so you cannot have it, I'm sorry, but I will defend my right to it! Thank you Marcia for aknowledging it. (awkward word)

Gi, I consider your claim recent enough to validate it, but might you not like to write a little something about why the fencing glove is so special? Or, might you like to say what you'd be willing to do (in the manner of a bid) to maintain your Keeptress (talk about awkward words!) status?!

It's OK with me Gi...you can have the fencing glove. I only claimed it because it was listed among the unclaimed articles one night when I logged on. Enjoy it! I'm claiming the long white gloves that Lizzie wore at the Netherfield Ball...that were taken in hand by Mr. Darcy. *sigh*

Evelyn, how perfectly amicable you are! Thank you. Now, I am not going to ask, but have wondered if you are tempted to try on the gloves just to see if some lingering electricity or Darcy warmth lingers????

(Marcia) but have wondered if you are tempted to try on the gloves just to see if some lingering electricity or Darcy warmth lingers???? Don't tempt me!! But really, I am supposed to keep them safe and in perfect condition. Should the owner (JE) wish to have them back.(Which I doubt. Hey, she's been there, done that,....has the tee shirt!)

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Note to self: Do not try to post from a laptop whose multi-tasking abilities are non existant. Sorry, all. We are each charged with the sacred duty to keep the precious objects we are entrusted with in the most pristing condition, unfondled, unworn, unsniffed (though I might be tempted to try the last one!) I most assuredly hope that Lizzie kept her gloves unwashed and just exactly as they were once his hand left hers. I know I would have. To wash away all of the Darcy magic would be unthinkable. Just like Stefanie said about her tea cup. It had to be unwashed from when his lips touched it. No, we must ot run the risk of contamination of our precious Keepsakes. But, the temptation is always there!

Thank you both, Marcia and Evelyn, for your kindness and civility.:-) And here's my essay - Hope you enjoy it! His fencing Glove I am his fencing glove. I have known his "�tats d'�me", his changing moods. I was with him when he was happy, when fencing was just an exercise for keeping fit and having fun. I was also there when he thought his honour was at stake, and he might have to use his knowledge of the sport to vindicate himself and his sister. Then he fell in love, and was spurned, and I shared in his pain, and was drenched in his sweat when he tried to beat the suffering out of his system by working out. I pitied him so. I keep the memories of those times. When he fences now, it is a game again to him. I keep the faintest traces of those days, and gently fit his hand.

Heide: I am answering you from SUnday. I absolutely adore Colin. I have for years since Valmont. I was shocked when I found out he married. I thought he was linked to Jennifer Ehle. Then I thought long ago his was involved with MMeg Tilly? Do you know any of this. I didn't realize he had married until I was on the P & P board and someone wrote in and they had to take it to drool. He is so handsome no wonder someone snatched him up. This is so odd, I neve4r react to actors this way. Rita

Hi Rita, Welcome to our group. Have a little obsession? You'll fit right in. Keep posting. Gi, your essay was v. poignant...tender...compassionate. What a lucky glove!

Actually I think this is more of obession. I have never behaved in this manner. I am quite astounded. It is actually kind of weird because I never did this when I was younger. Its just that he is such a babe.

(Rita)This is so odd, I neve4r react to actors this way. I believe most of us wrote the same thing the first few times we posted things here. You have found the right group. Welcome! Gi, thanks for a wonderfully sensitive essay. I got chills of empathy for the suffering his glove shared with Darcy. You have set a new standard for excellence in essay writing!

I just don't know what has made me react this way. I think it originally was Valmont. Those pants.

(Rita)I just don't know what has made me react this way. I think it originally was Valmont. Those pants. Oh goondess, have you not read our expoundings on the fit of Darcy's pants? Go back and check. We spent hours and hours of time and eye strain trying to catch the "fit" of his pants....and noted the best ones for all to check. I do not think there is a thing about this man we do not yet know (providing the information is not too personal in nature). His loves, his wife, his son, his family, etc. We respect the actor in all things and do not comment on him directly. However, Darcy or Valmont's endowments in the pants category, that is another thing and open for careful scrutiny. join us in the hunt and share your findings!

I especially loved Colin in the Advocate. I felt this was one of his best performances. He is a wonderful actor.

Rita, are you aware that TA is a sanitized version for American audiences, and the original version is better and has him in his altoghthers? Though filmed from a discrete distance, thankfully, and nothing can be noted particularly...even those of us with super slo-mo and stop-frame on our VCRs! He is indeed excellent, and TA - HOTP has been my second favorite of his for a long time. Darcy will always have pride of place for me.

HOTP ("HOT Pig") is The Advocate's original name, and is full is "The Hour of the Pig." In case I lost anyone on that last posting.

HOTP ("HOT Pig") is The Advocate's original name, and in full is "The Hour of the Pig." In case I lost anyone on that last posting.

Not only are we getting double postings but we have time-travelled yet again! No Y2K problems here - we just lept over it and landed on the other side!

I cannot tell if this Keepsake Board is broken or just in a time warp. So, I am posting this as a test. Come back, 1998!!!

I think we're okay, thanks to Terry, but my fingers are still tightly crossed. Tell me what I should do, Marcia. Let you know what item I covet? I suppose I should wait until the person who currently owns it has an opportunity to see my request. Should my request come in the form of a bid or an essay? Or should I just lay it out and wait for a response from her? Your wish is my command. Rita, if you haven't been there already, you must check out the other topics. You sound like a committed Firth fan. And yes, some would argue we should be committed...to an asylum.

(Heide)Should my request come in the form of a bid or an essay? Or should I just lay it out and wait for a response from her? Your wish is my command. Since Karen thought of it, but graciously gave me credit for it, I asked her the same thing. If it belongs to someone else who has been absent or neglectful, you might bid for it - anything that comes to mind. My suggestion was very Hawaiian in the Email to Karen, and I am saving it for something I REALLY want. If it is unopposed, stake a claim. If no one challenges you, you just write a little something to pique our interest and it is yours. Or write a limerick or a song or whatever moves you. What o you think? I am easy to please!

My bid is for the Writing Quill currently owned by the Other Terry. The itme I use as my offer is the blood-rushing sensation I felt upon my first viewing of P&P that here finally was the perfect actor to play Mr. Darcy. I have never been able to recapture the intensity of that feeling even though I try to block out all thought and remember. Was this the point when he comes across her "on foot". Or was it here at the piano in Rosings? Surely I felt it when he looked out at her after his bath but mayb it was earlier when he was admiring her "fine eyes". I was surely already gone by the Pemberley meeting. The moment I felt that shock, that satisfaction, and that romantic longing when I recognized that this was something special is a feeling I treasure and while I can never feel it with that same intensity again, I'd like to offer it to the Other Terry so she can savor that moment in time again.

The Keepers Oath, I finally found it! I,...(name).., solemny swear to be a Keeper of His ...(fill in keepsake)...I will do all in my power to prolong and extend the magic of P&P2 and Colin Firth as Mr.Darcy by protecting my Keepsake...(fill in keepsake)..., by mentioning it whenever appropriate to a conversation, by caring for it in a manner as is suitable to the Keepsake, by forwarding and promoting its particular attributes, by highlighting at will Mr.Darcy's use of said Keepsake in P&P2, etc. Moreover, I shall aid my fellow Keepers in all imilarly diverting endeavors. This, I most ardently swear, and to Jane Austen will I ever be true! I hope this helps:-) BTW, I also found some of the limericks Megan and I wrote for our Limerick Cat Fight, but I haven't got the first ones so there's no use in posting the others. Tineke, proud Keeper of His Miniature:-)

Thanks, Tineke. I don't think I've ever seen the Keeper's Oath. I'd say it thoroughly outlines one's responsibilities.

Tineke, you are a real life saver. I most sincerely appreciate your finding and posting the Keeper's Oath. I shall endeavour to do as it charges and I shall keep a finely lettered Parchment copy of it in a leather binding similar to his Collegiate Note Books. They are as important to him as this Oath is to me, and I will keep the leather supple and well rubbed as he did his Note Books with his strong and gentle hands. University life is what makes us what we are as adults and teaches us to learn for ourselves. The memories they invoke keep his Note Books and their contents ever ready on his shelves. They eagerly await his perusal. Thank you once again. Marcia, Honored to be the Keeper of his Cambridge University Note Books.

I am returned from three days of Basketball Tournament t-shirt vending, and a session with the Angel tree for underprivileged children sponsored by the Salvation Army. I missed the showing of P&P2 but had my book in hand and ran the movie through my head where Darcy lodges forever as the most perfect of CF. Now, the big question. Where is everyone? Vapors? Stunned by the beauty of this man? I understand, but come on.....we MUST have Drool!!!

Drool? We've missed your drool. Why aren't you at 112 more often? And 97? I'm just waiting to hear about my bid here....

Oh, Heide, I am more than neglegant to have not commented on your tortured quill essay. It is YOUR Keepsake from now on, to have and to hold, etc. How Poignant! Not sure who the other Terry is, but he/she has not been heard from, so it is yours uncontested. Thank you. I can only blame Basketball saturation as I have not had as much as a sniff of turkey all week.

Okay ladies, I'm popping in my head long enough to stake my claim on the humpy hat (not to be confused with HIS INCROYABLE). If it goes to auction I shall be quite put out! ;-p Also, I have a message from Mega Megan (who is currenly offline due her move): "The WET SHIRT is mine, Mine, MINE! ;-D) Hope everyone is well. I'll be checking in more frequently after school ends in a couple of weeks. Best to all. Nan, La Gardienne du Bicorne Incroyable--dear friend of the WET SHIRT, yadi yadi yada... ;-)

Darling Nan, we'd never give away your humpy hat. Never fear. Thank you, thank you for that quill. Though I shall just call it a pen, not a feather quill for there is no feather in sight. I shall keep this pen in its own little compartment and only bring it out to write Fan Fiction. ;-) And of course, at times I shall inhabit the pen as I shall do now: My keepsake is the quill pen Mr. Darcy clutches so tightly as he writes his letter to Elizabeth Bennet. Never has he clasped me so tightly as he did that fateful night. Not even when he was at Netherfield as he wrote to his sister. I felt his fingers grasp me convulsively at moments when Miss Bingley spoke. Sometimes I thought I would snap in two when her voice interrupted our communion but he relaxed his grip when the voice of Miss Bennet was heard. He is possessiveof me, not wanting Miss Bingley to mend me. How cared for I feel that he will not let anyone touch me but himself. Though I suspect he would allow Miss Bennet to pick me up every now and then. But on that night at Rosings, he was careless with me, flinging me onto the desk at times but then always retrieving me to continue his letter. I was in tune with him that night as the words flowed from his heart through his fingers to me. Then, when the letter was complete, he gently held me as he wrote the final words of address, Miss Elizabeth Bennet. I know this will not be the last time I will write that name, and feel the strength of his fingers as he so smoothly guides me.

Nan, you are most worthy of the Bicorne Incroyable, and so you have maintained during these years of Drooling. I know you are the Wet Shirt Keeper's best friend and all that, and if I can do so for the much Overworked Stefanie, so can you for Megan. Her shirt is secure for now. Thanks for popping in! We miss you!!! Heide, you are so talented with words, I'd have given you custody of just about anything. Thank you for the lovely essay which firmly establishes your worthiness to be Keeper of his Pen. Others????

Heelo all, I am but a stranger here now . . .I should let you know that Mr. Darcy's teacup is a most treasured possession (along with Michael Crawford's) and sits proudly (in my mind) on the mantle next to MC's. However, if someone else wishes to claim it I shall relinquish it . . .it is flu season again and I shall not be here much and have not even had time to watch our beloved one in P&P drool tape. I do plan to try to see SIL when it comes out and he is such a gorgeous specimen of those of the "Y" chr mosome! Incase I don't get back here very soon . . .I wish all of you a Happy Holiday Season . . .and stay well! StefanieB

Stefanie, unless you REALLY want to be rid of the "burden" of his cherished cup, which you so eloquently claimed, I shall defend it for you. Flu season cannot last forever, can it?! Come back any time. We are delighted to hear from you.

I'm posting on behalf of Lesley who can't seem to get this page loaded. She would like to remain the Keeper of the Billiard Room Waistcoat. She has kept it well these last couple of years, so I'm sure no one will object ;-)

Nan and Leslie, I have checked the Keepsake list, and hearing no objections, the Keeping of the Waistcoat is Leslie's honor. Might we expect an exposition on that theme?! I do not recall anything relating to it, and it surely deserves some comment as it is an especially splendid piece of work.

Marcia, is the billiard stick (cue) taken? Hey, that's some symbollism!!

Evelyn, Suzanne (do not know her) is listed as keeper of his Billiard Cue, but if we do not hear from her shortly, I shall assume it is neglected and award it to you. It is indeed symbolic, and I wrote a little exposition on it and the Cherry Red Sphere he shot into the corner pocket with said sybol.

Oh, Evelyn, the Billiard Cue would be a lovely item to have. It's so, um, ahem, symbolic. If you get it, where will you keep it? Nice to know that there are still holders of the keepsakes unwilling to give them up. I wish too though, that they would be able to check in with us every now and again. Why is our page so difficult to load?

At the stroke of Midnight, hearing nothing from Suzanne, the Billiard Cue is now in the safekeeping of Evelyn. How often would you keepers like me to post the list, or shall I just post the updates? Heide, I have had no trouble loading this, but I only go for the new postings as I save them to disk and have the others. Are you still using squirrel cage to run your PC?

Hmmmm, Yes....where *are* you going to keep your new Keepsake for Safe Keeping, Evelyn? Hmmmmmm.....!

Hmmmm....does that Billiard Cue unscrew??????

Evelyn, Suzanne (do not know her) is listed as keeper of his Billiard Cue, but if we do not hearfrom her shortly, I shall assume it is neglected and award it to you , Yes....where *are* you going to keep your new Keepsake for Safe Keeping, Evelyn? Sorry to disappoint you girls....but I already claimed and was awarded Lizzy's long white gloves. But I think that Billiard Cue has many possibilities. Did you notice how he held it *up*? Hmmmmmm.....!.does that Billiard Cue unscrew?????? Probably ....for traveling...! Does Karen have a keepsake? I think the Billiard Cue should be hers. She'd know where to keep it safe and sound.....

Response 77 of 77: Evelyn (lafn) * Sat, Dec 5, 1998 (17:01) * 2 lines Marcia, is the billiard stick (cue) taken? Hey, that's some symbollism!! Heavens, Evelyn, my dear!!! I had n9o idea you were NOT requesting the keeping of same. Sorry. So, I guess Suzanne is safe for the time being. Here is the list current to date. I do not see our Karen's name! Ladies, here is the most current list. No excuses now!!! Unclaimed Keepsakes: His Tankard His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin) His Promissory Note (The $$ note He gave to Wickham) His Red Pool Ball His Georgiana Letter His Childhood Clothing (When He was fishing with Wickham) His Fishing Pole His Tackle Box His Gun Claimed Keepsakes: His Ring, Valen His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Suzanne His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Marina His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams

Might I suggest you copy the list onto a floppy or into another file for easy access?! It makes it ever so much easier to find!

Can you add Lizzy's long white gloves (which he touched)...evelyn..?

Indeed, I should have in the first place. Thank you for reminding me. Other's Items associated with Darcy Keepsake list: Lizzie's formal white gloves worn at the Netherfield Ball, Evelyn

I shall keep the teacup! No burden involved, Thank you, Dear for defending my right to keep it! Oh, BTW, why do you not post your ode to the cherry red ball and cue????? {;^P

Shall do. Was just waiting for a little encouragement since I am NOT known as a writer by any stretch of the imagination. Thanks for the support. I'd love to claim the cherry red sphere, but then I'd have to relinquish his note books. *sigh* THE CHERRY-RED SPHERE Lizzie was guiding her footsteps toward the Drawing Room when the sharp clack of ivory on ivory diverted her. She turned in the direction of the sound and found herself in the doorway of the Billiard Room at Netherfield. Her eyes were drawn to Mr. Darcy who stood on the far side of the table staring at her. 'I cannot stay here. I do not belong here. He is staring so intently at me that I am powerless to look away. I must leave here right now...my heart is in my throat and I am without speech. If I do not leave now I will be rooted to this place forever. Staring into those eyes which are probing my very soul. Yet, he looks so handsome...I wish he would smile or say something. I must leave here!' With all of the fortitude she had she forced herself to turn away and she ghosted back into the hall from whence she had come. Darcy was standing at the Billiard table sizing up his next shot. His mind was not entirely occupied with the game. Turmoil of feelings kept intruding. This was disturbing his concentration; he was not used to having uninvited thoughts taking over his objectivity. He thought a practice round of Billiards just might clear his mind. On the table were a white ball, the cue ball and a cherry-red ball. He had taken off his jacket and stood back to survey his next shot. At that moment his eyes were diverted fro the table by a flash of ivory silk in the doorway. He looked up and noticed Elizabeth Bennet looking back at him. She seemed to have floated into his gaze and now held him transfixed. He managed to do a bow of recognition to her but she was immobile and her face was glowing against the mahogany paneling. He had never seen her look so lovely. He could not alter his gaze or his attitude nor utter a sound. 'Why can I not say something civil to her? ...About the weather perhaps? Why can I not smile at her and tell her it is good to see her? I want to tell her how lovely she looks and how her skin is more radiant than a thousand roses...how bewitched I am by her presence. In the same room with me, she attracts my gaze and holds it captive until she leaves. Why can I not give utterance to how much I would like to dance with her and how I regret the things she overheard me say to Bingley at the Meryton Assembl ...' As these things flashed through his mind she suddenly turned and disappeared. Poised with the Billiard Cue he had been holding, he bent over the table. With all of the unresolved emotion of the encounter, he unleashed a stroke of great vigor and determination and sank the cherry-red sphere into the corner pocket.

With all of the unresolved emotion of the encounter, he unleashed a stroke of great vigor and determination and sank the cherry-red sphere into the corner pocket. Wonderful, Marcia. I hadn't read this in a long time. You voiced my idea of Darcy's thoughts perfectly. "great vigor and determination" - you betcha. I am not having trouble loading our topics even with my squirrel at half speed but Lesley, Keeper of the Billiard Room Waistcoat, apparently is. Was wondering if anyone else is. Not counting the days when the date changes to 2/7/36.

Heide, you have no idea how comforting your words are to a first-time publisher. Thank you!!! I wonder what gremlins put that particular date (2/7/36)on the Boards. Perhaps Count A's second coming?!

Marcia, Wow! Most intense! I have alwyas loved your vignette, and wished you to publish it before. Glad you have finally done it!

Thank you, Stefanie Dear. I needed that. I even suggested on 112 that it was so bad I had succeeded in closing down the Board. That would be sad indeed.

Marcia, that was lovely. I had never read the Cherry Red Sphere before. Since both you and Evelyn think I should claim Keepsakeship of the cue, I just might; however, I've never liked settling for less.... I will cull out my billiard scene from A King's Tapestry, which was inspired and dedicated to you, Marcia, and post it here as my official essay. But and this is a BIG BUT (!) I also claim Paul Ashworth's leather jacket. Sometimes you just got to go for the gusto! ;-)

Congrats, Marcia! I had just read your complaint over on 112, and it was unfounded! I loved your story.

Ladies, thank you! High praise indeed, coming from you! You made my author's soul take heart to write something more, perhaps. Karen, here is the newest keepsake list with just you claiming something. Perhaps your idea will reinvigorate this site (and take the lurkers from 97 for a moment or two.) Thanks for the idea! Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen

Ooohh, if Karen gets his jacket then I want his whistle! But I digress. The Christmas holidays are coming upon us. I feel the need to take out my keepsake, the quill pen, and twirl it between my fingers a bit, perhaps getting a little inspiration from it for a new Darcy story. I may need to chew on the end a bit too.

You may Keep your Keepsake in Pristine Condition Until its owner needs to use it. Please refrain from chewing on it!!!! You would not like him to comment "Bah! Humbug!!" when he next takes it up to write to Georgiana...

( Gi) Congrats, Marcia! I had just read your complaint over on 112, and it was unfounded! I loved your story And so do I :-) Re: Firth items from movies other than P&P: I think the little steel eyeglasses he uses in Playmaker are pretty sexy.... but I know Laura will want them. Great idea Marcia....lots of good ones in Dutch Girl....those pajamas buttoned to the neck.. the blue duvet he covers himself with......the grey sweater... I think I'll spring for the GREY SCARF he wraps around his neck in DG..before anyone else does!!

I think the little steel eyeglasses he uses in Playmaker are pretty sexy.... but I know Laura will want them. ] Ah, the glasses, he looks onederful in them!!!!!!!!!

Hmmmm, now you have me thinking. Laura, I KNOW you think his glasses look wonderful. but, are you claiming them? Listmaker needs to know. I am torn between his many-"rags" hat from HOTP and the little grey undies in FP. I think I must claim the little grey undies which he wears so cleverly with his goodies all wadded up so we cannot get more out of the movie than intended!!! Thank you all for your compliments. I did not realize how vital they are to the creative process! Evelyn, the Grey Scarf from DG has been put in your cyberhands for safekeeping.

Ah, yeah, the Glasses, I'll take them!!!!

(Marcia)I think I must claim the little grey undies which he wears so cleverly with his goodies all wadded up so we cannot get more out of the movie than intended!!! LOL! I am sooo jealous. I love those shorts. I must, therefore, claim the small towel that is almost not covering those same goodies in the bath scene in HOTP. Is it taken? Oh, the thought makes me go all all quiver!

I'm surprised the Arsenal boxer shorts haven't gone yet! Let's see now, what other films show Colin in underwear? This shouldn't be too difficult for us! ;-)

The blue ones peeking out in Femme Fatale? I do want his Fever Pitch whistle but I must look at the film again to see how many times he actually uses it. Or else I may end up just being an appendage hanging around his neck. Hey! I actually like that idea.

This is the Keepsake list as it now stands with the latest additions: Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Why do I have the feeling that those bogus little blue shorts do not really exist? Perhaps the magic of film editing?

Correction: Allison's claim should read: the small towel that is almost covering those goodies in the bath scene in HOTP. Let's be specific here.....not any ole bath towel!!!

Well, since no one else has claimed it yet, I'd love to claim the Arsenal boxers from Fever Pitch!

Too funny Stacey, we'll look forward to reading your little essay or poem or...

I'd like to claim his wig in Valmont. Oh, and Laura, I LOVE those glasses:-)

Correction: Allison's claim should read: the small towel that is almost covering those goodies in the bath scene in HOTP. Let's be specific here.....not any ole bath towel!!! Very true. He did have some kind of rag on his head during the bath scenes as well. ;-)

Thank you for the input. I have added the new Keepsakes to the list and amended the towel entry. How do you like this one? Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tine

This is probably the wrong topic to post this....but I was wondering why all Fan Fiction is about P&P. Has anyone written one about any of CF's other films? I think THOTP would be a terrific one. And introduce more attractive looking people for starters.

Don't forget my whistle, Marcia.

(Heide)I do want his Fever Pitch whistle but I must look at the film again to see how many times he actually uses it. Or else I may end up just being an appendage hanging around his neck. Hey! I actually like that idea. The whistle is yours. In your above statement you expressed everything except that you actually were claiming it as a Keepsake. Just wanted to be sure. I like your idea of Fan Fic for the other movies, especially the period pieces which interest me the most. Hmmmmm....Wonder what interesting stuff might come to be added to Playmaker?! I am thinking of the idea of Keepsake List for each of his movies when we get enough interest in this newest list. What think you?

I am the softest, most intimate thing Paul Ashworth owns. I am his grey knitted Jersey T-shirt and matching shorts. He sleeps in me, and I know just about everything of interest that he is feeling - asleep or awake. He is not as tender with me as I am with him. He tends to throw me on the floor when I am in need of laundering, and I have gone missing beneath his bed for several days at a time. Nevertheless, my favorite time is when he takes me out of the drawer he threw me into when I was clean and uts me on. Ahhhhh...it is bliss. I am least fond of the times he wears only me and sits on the scratchy upholstery in his living room while he watches his favorite team, Arsenal, play on the telly. I always know how he feels about the way his team has played. Actually, he goes through many emotions during the course of a game, and I often need refreshing when the game is over. He is very fond of me judging by the frequency with which he chooses to wear me. I return the affection and will protect m territory with great vigor.

marcia, that was very funny! :-))

That rustling sound you hear is me going through the Keepsakes to check for essays. Seeing very few, I am now checking for neglect. Keepers, you must give some little sign of why you wanted your specific Keepsake or you shall have to bid against me for it!!!

I want to see virtual mud-wrestling!! ;-)

May I claim the pressed rose from AMITC? How "little" does the sign have to be Marcia please?

I have two keepsakes now, but I need to have a little time to come up with some poems because I'm in the middle of finals right now. As soon as I can I will post my poems!:)

(Lizza)May I claim the pressed rose from AMITC? How "little" does the sign have to be Marcia please? You are now the official Keeper of the Rose from AMITC....check my grey underwear essay or my college notebooks posted above. It need not be that long, though. Just some reasons it is so special to you. (Stacey)As soon as I can I will post my poems!:) That is all I can ask. Thanks for thinking about it. It is what keeps this Board special.

Pomolo trees and orange and lemon trees. You really do not need to raise them yourself because they all ripen at once and your neighbors share theirs with you. In my case it is a fruity-tart apple banana patch which is busily making bananas. One stalk of bananas will number better than 100, and the entire stalk ripens at the same time, so the neighbors with the tangerines and oranges and lemons get to share my bananas. Flowers continue to bloom. Poinsettias are spectacular over here and the plants gr w to small tree size and are covered by red, white and pink blooms the size of cabages. We must cut the lawn weekly or it begins to attract tigers and you lose your small pets in it. The usual orchids hang out of the trees or from baskets, and plumeria and ginger add beauty and fragrance to the atmosphere. The sugar cane tassels in December, and so grows its own silvery decorations. At night, it gets down to the low 60's and even into the 50's here in Hilo (we have two 13,500+ foot mountains behind the town and they ski on them!) Since really severe weather in so rare here, people decorate the outside of their homes as an extension of the interiors. They festoon tall cedar trees and Norfolk Island Pines growing there with balls, lights and garlands. They also outline their homes with lights. One fellow up the street has Royal Palms around his home, and somehow has managed to wrap "jillions" of lights around the trunks and around the midribs of the fronds. The effect is a static firework display. Absolutely stunning! We all bundle up like we were freezing. Actually, water freezes at 55 degrees (F) here - or feels like it does - so we dress for the cold. While visitors from the colder places on earth come to visit and are comfortable in shorts and sleeveless shirts, we all have lined jackets and warm slacks on to keep warm. I have been known to wear long underwear under a floo -length hostess gown while entertaining! Mele Kalikimaka me ka Hauoli Makahiki Hou, Everyone!

I've never spent Christmas anywhere but here in Pennsylvania Dutch country so I thank you, Marcia, for the colorful summary. Tigers indeed. It sounds delightful and I should treat myself sometime. Frohliche Weinachten!

This time of year I miss the cold and snow so vwery much. I guess that is why we decorate so much and make little white sparkling things all over our hibiscus bushes and palm trees. Please make a snow angel for me if there is enough on the ground. Penn State Christmases were lovely, and I'll always remember them this time of year. You are right, though....it IS pretty out here now! Just not cold and snowy at sea level.

Heide, please Email me...your address is in my broken laptop!!!! and I do not think the one here is right, somehow....

Hmmm, Marcia my dear. I am finding myself somewhat intrigued by an item called "Darcy's Bath Towel" that is currently cared for by Vivian. Since he didn't use a towel after the lovely bath scene, is this item referring to the towel he dries his face with after writing the Wickham letter to Lizzie? If so, my goodness that might be something worth having. Vivian, are you out there in lurkdom? I don't want to abscond with your treasure unless you are no longer able to care for it. I have hesitated spea ing up until now because my writing ability leaves a lot to be desired. Could I balance Darcy's Pemberley accounts instead? Just kidding. If I am the lucky recipient of this item I will try and write something worthy of it. What say you, oh keeptress of the list?

Karen and Karen, that picture is to die for. It is my new wallpaper and my husband will just have to suffer through it. Merry Christmas, all. Thanks for making 1998 such fun!

Oops, I meant that for topic 116. How did I manage to get back here? Obviously some computer lessons for 1999 are in order!

Jana, is this the one to which you were referring? His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan If so, you can wrestle Bethan for it...or if she doesn't restake her claim to it, ......

Whomever posts the first essay about how important the towel is to them.....has first choice! How say you to that?

What the Firth is going on here??? I must voice my strongest protest. I usually get in by the "back door" - straight in the respective boards via the bookmarks. Darcy drool and Keepsakes seemed to be strangely "dead" and only recently I looked at the "front door" (=main menu) and quite accidentally discovered that new boards had been created sort of behind my back!! But the change should have been permanently announced on/linked from the respective old boards and the boars "frozen" for replies. I am pretty sure there are some other Keepers who have been thus confused. Peeved Keeper of His Ticker and Dangler (aka Watch and Fob)

Btw, the essay thing was originally a competition. We also had competitions for the names of horses, dogs, etc. Anyone can remember and repost for newbies?

Arami, I agree with you, and I should be more specific when I announce forfeiture of Keepsakes. Your excellent essay stands for all time. I have it safe and repostable, as I imagine you do, too. Your watch and fob are safe. I do have the horses and Pemberley Pups. I shall post them this week as they have to be gotten off another disk and whisked here when I find them! Thanks for coming over and adding to my evening. Your ticker and dangler under your most careful attention and Keepership.

Here is another essay I found. I do not think Vivian will be outdone for this one!!! Response 26 of 227: Vivian (Mon, Sep 1, 1997 (15:32) * 16 lines In the meantime, I offer the following. I apologize in advance for my pathetic endeavors, but it has been a long time since I posted anywhere. I hadn't posted in the Pond for a long, long time-- I'm Darcy's bath towel, so fluffy and white I get to dry my master off in the day and in the night I get to caress his magnificent thighs and stroke his skin and go penises (I mean) places where no one has been If only I had eyes and could behold the magnificent sight!! ---------------------------------- Keeper of His Bath Towel

Response 72 of 227: Stacey Mon, Nov 3, 1997 (10:29) * 12 lines Ok, here are the names that I have chosen for the carriage horses. I hope that you all like them!! 1. Merryton Assembly- Passion, Desire, Admiration, Regard 2. Ramsgate- Serendipity 3. From Pemberley to London- Shocked, Grieved, Nono, Chestnut Season 4. From Netherfield to London- Utterly, Completely 5. Wedding- Shakespeare, Pope, Burns, Byron

The names for the horses were suggested by several members. Stacy merely gathered them and made her choices as head horse-namer.

(Marcia) Jana, is this the one to which you were referring? His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan If so, you can wrestle Bethan for it...or if she doesn't restake her claim to it, ..... Oops, I didn't realize the bath towel was separate from the hand towel. Since Bethan is still a regular contributor to Drool I wouldn't dream of wrestling her for her lovely keepsake. Bethan, the hand towel is safely in your hands. After reading Vivian's bath towel ditty, I'm having second thoughts about the keepsake thing in general. Hmmm, I don't really think I could compete with her, ahem, graphic description. Believe me, what I had in mind to write was tame in comparison! Perhaps I'm better suited to lurking. Before giving up entirely I'll review the list again and see if something inspires me like the towel did. Maybe the muse will strike again....

Jana, please do not be put off by someone else's writings. Each of us have our own style, and with some of the more prosaic items (like "my" college note books) there sometimes is not a whole lot of juicy material to work with. Please give it a go. Should I post other essays ? Arami's ticker and Dangler essay is a classic and it got her ousted from RoP!!! I think it is delicious.

Marcia, perhaps you need to set up a "Post-Christmas Returns" window? Just kidding, my dear. Sorry if I haven't written anything. Not in the mood.

Sorry if I haven't written anything. Ditto. See my post at 112 (I forgot myself there and thought I was in Keepsakes.) I like the idea of posting other essays. And I really like the names of Darcy's horses. I think I like "Nono" the best but they all give me a little thrill. So dig up another essay from the archives, if you like.

I seem to be a little confused here. So what is the difference between this topic and 112? Arami's ticker and Dangler essay is a classic and it got her ousted from RoP!!! I was only severely reprimanded, not really ousted. But my mini-essay was indeed hurriedly deleted. Apparently it was too graphic. I still say it's all in the mind...;-)

Karen, I understand. I try to be here just to keep my sanity. Have not felt like it, either, as you know. Heide, do not know about the "Nono" essay. Could you tell me where to find it? I have some of the archives saved to disk. Arami, this site is for Keepsakes and 112 is for Darcy Drool. I have expanded it here to include items from CF's other movies. Perhaps when the members get back to their usual routine lives they will pick up on it again. May I post your essay again, or would you like to? It is one of my favorites! I stand corrected about the reprimand....they lost a genuine piece of work when they expunged it from their site.

My dears: I would like to know if I can have a keepsake. I would like that pinky ring that Darcy constantly tunrs on his fingers. Who does it belong to???

His ring seems to be held by Valen, the person I have never heard from and never seen a posting from. Would someone tell me if He/she is still interested and to come forth! Otherwise she will have her ring kept by someone more interested in it!!! Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2: His Ring, Valen His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Suzanne His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Marina His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams Other's Items associated with Darcy Keepsake list Lizzie's formal white gloves worn at the Netherfield Ball, Evelyn Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tine Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide the Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza

A while ago there was some confusion about His towels,and I see there are indeed several listed. I'll have to go through the recent posts again to be sure who asked about His bath towel and got an answer about His hand towel... but confusion there was!

This list is current with the last request.

This list is also full of folks who may have moved on to other interests since many of them are just known to me from having been on this list when I first posted over a year ago. Perhaps a recycling of those items would be a good idea.

Hey, why is there no link to colinfirth.com from the top of the main Drool menu? There are pages for Northam, Ehle and just about everyone else - but not this, most important one!!! Hosts - action, please!!! :-) *** Marcia, go ahead and post my Watch And Fob Mini-essay if you can find a copy - it would take me too long to search for it at the moment. I just want to say that not many things in my life have made me feel THAT proud! ;-D And perhaps one day I will develop the theme for fanfic, too! ;-P

Herewith is Arami's essay on her Keepsake: A TALE OF THE FOB I was dangling peacefully down from Darcy's pocket watch as usual, a little bored and minding my own business, when a close neighbour of mine - the one who mostly hangs about loose on my left and slightly below, albeit usually on the inside, rather, than out - suddenly popped up all swollen and tense, straining against the cloth from within, pushing and nudging me fiercely. "I shan't be able to stand this tension much longer!" he gasped flustered. "He's looking at that woman again!!!..." The End. Response 122 of 227: MarciaH (MarciaH) * Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (21:47) * 3 lines Oh, Arami! Thank you!!! How many times did this happen? Or is that classified? When was the first time? The one that gets to me is that coal black eyes stare he gives her (even turning around to get a better look) at tge

OOps Sorry! I seem to have included part of my initial response in the essay posting. Arami, I do not know how to do what you wish done on the top of the page, but I am sure someone checking in will know. You are right...we should have those links here.

... suddenly popped up all swollen and tense, straining against the cloth from within, pushing and nudging me fiercely. The poor pocket watch.......what a bummer....:-))

Mmm, mmm thank you Arami and Marcia. The tale of the watch and fob definitely bears repeating. I am still mulling about selecting a keepsake but am now feeling rather drawn to Darcy's boots. I see they are currently in the care of Margaret. Margaret, are you out there and still cherishing being the keeper of that enticing footwear?

LOL, Marcia, I didn't expect a repeat of your original accolade! How inquisitive, too... ;-P

(Rita) My dears: I would like to know if I can have a keepsake. I would like that pinky ring that Darcy constantly tunrs on his fingers. Who does it belong to??? (Marcia) His ring seems to be held by Valen, the person I have never heard from and never seen a posting from. Would someone tell me if He/she is still interested and to come forth! Otherwise she will have her ring kept by someone more interested in it!!! I don't know where Valen disappeared to...she went ::poof:: (as she used to say). I know that some people have seen her in chat so I'll pass the word around to see if she still wants to keep the ring. Since Valen is the creator of the Keepsake list and was, for a time, our "Grand High Exalted Mystic Keeptress" we should give her the courtesy of asking. Keep you posted. As far as the rest of the list, there are many people I haven't seen in ages: Suzanne, HeidiL, Michele, Linda K, Kat, Sarah, Beth, Nathalie R, Deb, Marina, Catherine, Robyn, Kathy F., Lon, Brioni, Karin, Jan, Mary D, and Anita T. I imagine that most of these people won't be back and their Keepsakes should be the first to get new keeptresses. The people I've seen around Pemberley: Carolyn, Cindy, Donna, Erin, Clare, Inko, Barbara and Laraine. I'll see if I can hunt them down. Those I'm sure who want to keep their keepsakes: Ann2, Cheryl and Marilyn - I'll ask them. Can you tell I'm having a slow day at work? ;-p

(Arami)LOL, Marcia, I didn't expect a repeat of your original accolade! How inquisitive, too... ;-P Oh heavens, I did not remember that. How embarassing my comments. How delightful your essay!!!

Nan, Dear! Welcome home!! Thanks for clarifying some of the Keepers of the Goodies. I am rather surprised not more people have claimed things from his other movies. I claimed his little gray shorts and t-shirt from FP.

I'm sorry, Marcia, if I wasn't clear. I don't believe there is a "nono" essay. I was just referring to the names of his horses from Stacey which you recenlty posted. All of the names are very clever but I think I like Nono the best. I do think it's a good idea to re-post older essays on the keepsakes and thank you for posting Arami's. Arami, I get a lot of fun from watching the film and thinking which particular look he's giving Elizabeth that is causing that most, um, rigid(?) situation.

Whew, Heide, thanks for the clarification. I spent a few humorous hours rereading the postings on 53 which I had saved to disk, and will post essays from time to time. Renate, do you want your song reposted??? There was a limerick I particularly liked... Darcy's Lovely Lively Lilting Limerick to Lizzy "How can I describe my affection? explain my feelings' direction? But by letting you know: "Lizzy, I love you so! And I have a tremendous respect for you as a person!'" (posted by Renate)

(Marcia) I am rather surprised not more people have claimed things from his other movies. Well, I'm a Darcy gal myself. I'm afraid none of the objects from his other films excites me much. Well, I like the freezer from FF, but that's not really his ;-p

It is an object associated with DB so it goes on the second list of things associated with him but not his in...(whichever) Shall I put you down for the freezer against which he presses her.....etc etc...sigh!!! Nan, I too am a Darcy fan first and foremost and compare all of his pix and movies against this impossible standard (at least he is making it impossible by not making other Georgian movies.) Someone should have a long talk with that boy!

(Nan) I like the freezer from FF LOL! Together with all the contents, no doubt?

(Marcia) Shall I put you down for the freezer against which he presses her.....etc etc...sigh!!! It's tempting, but no thank you, honey. I'll stick with Darcy and his humpy hat ;-)~~~ LOL! Together with all the contents, no doubt? Yes. The frozen peas, especially ;-p

Since Nan has indicated that we may put 'dibs' on items that have keeptresses that haven't been around in awhile... I would be VERY interested in being given the honour of the keepsake the Bathtub... sigh... That is if Marina does not claim it. I will attempt to write an essay, but must warn you that I am not a great writer! But I do enjoy reading!! :-)

If Valen doesn't want that ring that I need it. And anything else that I can keep for I just love Darcy.

Nan! You may have More than One of his keepsakes as long as they are each from a different list or perhaps a different movie!!! You keep you precious bicorne (it IS lovely on him!!!) and you may claim additional things! Rita2 The ring is reserved for you pending Nan's ability or lack thereof to get in touch with Valen. Hello Shelly! Same with the bathtub. It is thine pending Marina's reclaiming it. The New Year is upon us shortly. Let us not leave his valuables unclaimed and unkept. Pass the word that the REALLY good goodies are up for claiming again.

Frankly I wouldn't mind having his family jewels. Or is that taken, Karen?

(Heide)Frankly I wouldn't mind having his family jewels. Or is that taken, Karen? Oy gevalt! We're not opening that can of worms here, are we? Besides I believe there are rules about ownership of such things! ;-) Nan, I believe it's a refrigerator (saw OJ-not the former running back and current wife stabber-in there)

(Marcia) Nan! You may have More than One of his keepsakes as long as they are each from a different list or perhaps a different movie!!! I understand that, honey. But none of the items from his other films has the same aura as the Darcy objects, so... (Heide) Frankly I wouldn't mind having his family jewels. Or is that taken, Karen? Ooh, now that sounds like something promising ;-)

Regarding the family jewels, I believe Livia has ownership of them, but I haven't seen a poem or essay. Has anyone told her that it is required or she must forfeit? ;-)

LOL! Wrench them away from her!

I see we all understand each other. Just whiling away the afternoon here thinking about my whistle essay. So many possibilities.

(Karen), Regarding the family jewels, I believe Livia has ownership of them, but I haven't seen a poem or essay. Has anyone told her that it is required or she must forfeit? There, another start up line in case you meet Colin! Your comments are too funny. Arami, I remember your essay or should I say your vision, my compliments once more.

We do not, I believe, have a Keepsake list of items belonging other than to fictional characters here. That being the case, Darcy's family jewels are fair game if they are mounted in precious metal and have been mined out of the earth and cleverly shaped by the hands of a truly skilled artisan. That information alone should give some fresh insight... But, to wrench them...OWWWWWwwwwwwww

(Heide)Frankly I wouldn't mind having his family jewels. Or is that taken, Karen? Karen has the billiard cue ...and isn't that a symbol of....ahem... you know what I mean....

It sure was in my little tale I called The Cherry Red Sphere posted above some time ago! Hauoli Makahiki Hou, Evelyn!

Jana2 said: I am still mulling about selecting a keepsake but am now feeling rather drawn to Darcy's boots. I see they are currently in the care of Margaret. Margaret, are you out there and still cherishing being the keeper of that enticing footwear? I'm still here and still take a great deal of pride in being the Keeper of His Boots. They're mine---to have and to hold, to cherish and to polish until He should need them again! :-) So, sorry Jana, but you must select another keepsake. I wish you well.

Happy New Year, Meggin!!! You are legendary to me. You were one of the older and wiser (in the ways of the Boards) contributers when I was but a naive lurker. Indeed, the boots are safely in your care. Thanks for gracing 113. Anything of CF's you'd like from his other movies? Or are you, like Nan and I, a Darcy fan first and foremost?!

(Meggin) So, sorry Jana, but you must select another keepsake. I wish you well. Meggin, I'm glad you're still around and would not dream of trying to abscond with your keepsake if you're still enjoying keeping the boots! But come to think of it, maybe I should go after another item because it's a great way to get people to de-lurk :-).

Jana, please claim more things! You have been successful where I have failed. Apparently, a direct claim on a singular item is more threatening than my claim to take them all back if no one wanted to write an essays or tell what was so special about their particular item. Good for you, and do look for another item so you too may Keep Something For Him.

I went back to the beginning of this thread and retrieved this: Topic 113 of 116 [drool]: Keepsakes, etc. (cont. from Topic 53) Response 4 of 180: Margaret (Meggin) * Sat, Nov 14, 1998 (21:41) * 1 lines I'm still the Boot Lady, aka The Keeper of His Boots (they're mine--to have and to hold, to polish and to cherish until He should need them again). Also, I'm certain Megan still reserves her claim on the WET shirt. So, you see I haven't been lurking so much that I have neglected my Keepsake duties. I always rise to the occasion when it's necessary to defend my Boots (and repeat the same ditty!). But perhaps Spring had the hiccups that day and no one saw my message. Thanks, but I don't feel the need for a keepsake from one of his other films. His dear Boots are enough for me and have already proved their value by being coveted by someone else! Marcia: Happy New Year, Meggin!!! You are legendary to me. Alas, only to you! Thanks, though. I've always lurked more than posted and, although I've been here and at Pemberley more than two years, I didn't think I was memorable, not to mention legendary, to anyone! It's nice to have been noticed. :-) Happy New Year to everyone!

(Meggin) His dear Boots are enough for me and have already proved their value by being coveted by someone else! Oh my, yes. Anything that fits that snugly on those delectable legs is worth having. Meggin, I will content myself with the pleasant mental picture I have of you lovingly polishing his dear boots until Mr. Darcy should need to wear them again :-). Marcia, I'll keep mulling about another item but must wait for inspiration to strike me!

Marcia, would it be too daring to want to claim his Gun? I gather it is not yet taken? It�s sad that it can be seen in P&P only for about two seconds but he looks so delightfully smug after �using� it! Now I know he doesn�t even shoot in the film and actually holds it like someone who never does but you know, it�s not REALLY a gun at all but a powerful symbol; just look at the angle of it. I�d be so good to it.

Elena, You may be Keeper of his Hunting Rifle (much more befitting name than "gun" I think, though it is listed that way.) I am adding you to the list. BTW, you did notice that he was the only one not discharging his weapon. (Is that sentence fraught with double meanings...!!!!)Me and the pool cue; Elena and the rifle. Yes!!!

His watch and fob are still the closest to his... erm... heart...;-p

Indeed so, as you know better than all others =)

I thought the billiard cue belonged to Karen. We talked her into taking it ....remember?

Here is the current update. Karen, did you claim the Cue Stick and I forgot to note it? Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2: His Ring, Valen His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Suzanne His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Marina His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams His Hunting Rifle, Elena Other's Items associated with Darcy Keepsake list Lizzie's formal white gloves worn at the Netherfield Ball, Evelyn Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tine Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide the Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza

Please do not forget my request of His Bathtub - if it is not reclaimed by Marina!! I have been trying to come up with a worthy 'essay'. How long does one have to wait before 'a takeover'!? Thanks...

It is a whole 'nother year, and I have not heard from Marina nor anyone purporting to speak on her behalf. The bathtub is in your safekeeping, Heide. Come, come...essays do not need to be lengthy, and I cannot believe this from the lady who transformed the Netherfield Ball the way you did!!!

OOPS!!!! Heide, the bathtub is SHELLY'S....Sorry. Putting things right- NOW!!!

Still and all, Shelly, just look at him rising out of that tub and write down what is happening in your head and elsewhere!!!

I am so sorry I messed up Shelly's request for the bathtub, but I have been preoccupied with my current assignment from Ray...to decorate a softball field and adjacent area for a dedication next weekend. Anybody have any ideas how one decorates a softball field in the rainiest city in the entire world?

I still want that ring if she is going to give it up. Has anyone heard. Can we have things from other films??

I await Nan's report re the ring. Will award it to you soon if I hear nothing. It is in reserve for you. Of course you may have things from other movies. I have his grey undies from FP as well as the University notebooks from P&P2. Here is what has been claimed thus far: Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tine Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide the Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza

(Shelly)How long does one have to wait before 'a takeover'!? Hush-up girl...don't remind her...she's a tyrant that way:-) Some of us having been hiding our cache hoping she'll forget about those ##$*&*essays.

(Marcia) I await Nan's report re the ring. Will award it to you soon if I hear nothing. Haven't been able to find Valen so I suppose it's safe to pass it on. However, Cheryl asked me to say "hands off the breeches" ;-D

Doesn't Cheryl talk to me? I do not understand why it is necessary for you to carry messages to 113 as though I had something contagious! I would be offended if I though she was worth the effort =P Seriously, my efforts to get people to claim their items and to write essays has just one goal....to keep this site alive. If no one wants to write, so be it, but I am not going to do soliloquies forever just to entertain the lurkers. Rita, you are now listed as the Keeper of his Ring

If no one wants to write, so be it, but I am not going to do soliloquies forever just to entertain the lurkers. But Marcia, you entertain us so well. Even if that softball field does have you cracking up. You're doing an admirable job and will have my whistle essay soon. Just have to count how many time Paul puts it in his mouth. So far I come up with zilch. (I may have to change my keepsake.)

Heide, you are such a dear to say those nice things about me. I shall not let this place go vacant...even if I have to tell all about that opening day at the softball field!!! Please note the above comments I incorrectly directed to Shelly when I thought it was you. It is still true! You have just not gotten the right juices flowing. Go look at FP again! That should not be too hard on you or your eyes =)

(Marcia) I do not understand why it is necessary for you to carry messages to 113 as though I had something contagious! It certainly is not meant as an insult to you. I carry messages because I speak with people who don't always have the chance to read the large amount of messages posted here at Spring. (Marcia) I would be offended if I though she was worth the effort =P Seriously, my efforts to get people to claim their items and to write essays has just one goal....to keep this site alive. Marcia, do whatever you want. You just lost me. Give the Humpy Hat to someone else.

Nan, dearest Nan!!!! This was not directed at you!!! I would never give your bicorne incroyable to anyone else. It would have to moulder unclaimed. It is as much a part of you and my early memories of being here as anything else. Please forgive me for lashing out... It was a poor attempt to raise a little guilt in the lurkers and other and to encourage the writing of something other than the softball field. Please come back and take you proper place with the humpy hat. Please!!! Besides, you post and do more for this place than all of us others put together.

Folks, it has been a very difficult day. One of the dearest people I have ever known has become an overnight stranger to me, and I do not know why. So, rather than mess up this place with any other alienating comments, I'll go away for a while and try to regroup. See you later. Please, no one leave!!!

Don't go away, Marcia....we need you...do you get Century Cable Company in Hawaii? The Making of SIL a one hour show will be shown in California at 8:30 tonight. Lots of Colin scenes and an interview are featured. I better go to bed...I've offended enough people for one day. Apologies all around. Marcia...we so enjoy your postings, and this topic.

Thanks, Evelyn...I cannot but feel terrible about Nan. I hope she forgives me. I too claim things for a person who cannot get on line very often. I do understand her feelings, but I know some of these ladies hang around on 116. Could they not spare a moment to check the Keepsakes?! I will be here. I will try to uphold the finest aims of this board - to make it good enough that I would not be embarassed to have the man himself read it. And to make him smile a little, too. Do not get Century out here - Time Warner Cablevision is our supplier. You'd think they'd have it!!! But which station??? They do not have their own on our cable. Sigh! But thanks for telling me. I'd tell Stef, but I do not think she reads my stuff much anymore. It is here if she lurks. Again, thanks.

(Marcia) It was a poor attempt to raise a little guilt in the lurkers and other and to encourage the writing of something other than the softball field. Oh geez, woman...why didn't you say so? I'm all for getting lurkers out of the woodwork, but I'm not as subtle as you are. I'd just say "come and get it or lose it" ;-) I thought, that by hunting down some of the old timers on the list, I was helping you get the "what belongs to whom" thing out of the way so that we could get back to drooling. I didn't realize that you wanted them to come over themselves and write an essay as well. Also, I think you may be confusing Cheryls. Cheryl (of the breeches) and CherylE are two different people. If CherylE didn't come by herself, I would be upset too, if I were in your place. I thought you were inexplicably harsh on my friend, but if you did confuse the 2, then that would explain it. So, you see...we are both misunderstanding each other. Sorry, babe...didn't mean to send you off on a fit of guilt. It's all in a day's drama at the boards. We can all go back to drooling now :-)

(Marcia) I cannot but feel terrible about Nan. I hope she forgives me. Oh, stop...it's fine. Just a misunderstanding (see above). All will be fine ;-) Poor thing--I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get you all upset :-( (Marcia) but I know some of these ladies hang around on 116. Could they not spare a momet to check the Keepsakes?! This is the line that made me think you'd confused Cheryls. Cheryl (of the breeches) almost never has the chance to get here. She hasn't posted in ages, but she was part of the Keepsakes at the beginning and so, I thought, deserved the chance to hold on to the breeches. Actually, when the Keepsakes started at the old Pond, Cheryl was one of the hosts. Hope this clears everything up. See, so easy to misunderstand...Sorry, again dear ;-)

(Marcia)these ladies hang around on 116. Could they not spare a moment to check the Keepsakes?! I know this was not intended for me....but I want you to know that when I log on to Drool...Keepsake is the first topic I go to....always good for a laugh...always upbeat.A true fantasy.(Imagine grown women fighting over a pair of breeches...LOL) Promise you'll keep it this way.

Marcia is removing both feet from mouth so she can type. I had *no* idea we had 2 Cheryls. Auwe!!! I am used to looking for a numeral after the name for a second one...but I have an H after mine because there is another Marcia here. Oh well...must be that time of the month? year? Milennium!!!!! Sorry all. (Evelyn)Hush-up girl...don't remind her...she's a tyrant that way:-) Some of us having been hiding our cache hoping she'll forget about those ##$*&*essays. This humorous comment set me off...in the wrong direction. Ok, No more pussy-footing around. Come out and claim something. Then write why you wanted it!!! It's Easy!!! I am smiling again even though it is raining here and messing up the softball field. At least the grass is gonna be green! Thanks all!!!

(Evelyn) (Imagine grown women fighting over a pair of breeches...LOL) Breeches that belong to a fictional character, no less. LOL (Marcia) Marcia is removing both feet from mouth so she can type. I had *no* idea we had 2 Cheryls. I knew that first comment didn't sound like you. I should have asked you about the Cheryls first :-/ BTW, CherylE (not the Cheryl with the breeches) has been away from the boards because of a problem with her hand, I believe (I think she said Carpal Tunnel)...just so you know where she is. (Marcia) Ok, No more pussy-footing around. Come out and claim something You go, honey ;-)

Marcia, Keepsakes is a super topic, it�s almost ART in its lovely absurdity. I think you�ve been hosting it in a unique manner. I haven�t posted here much because of my linquistic inhibitions concerning the high standard of this topic but I�ve laughed at things every time I�ve visited. Btw, thanks for His Rifle or Gun or whatever it is, I�m very happy with it. I must confess that I pictured it in my hands for quite a while before I actually dared to ask for it. About not discharging it.....for a long time I was amused by the scene where Darcy just aimed with the rifle without shooting. It seemed a bit impotent to me until I realized how carefully that little episode is planned: why indeed should he fire his gun before the right moment?

Ooooh! Good juices flowing now! I am sure that Darcy did not shoot his *wad* needlessly or without much thought as to the consequences, rifle or personally. (I always picture a gun as a hand weapon used by gangsters and not a gentleman.) He does hold things carefully and tenderly in his hands, does he not! Even the Humpy Hat of Nan's Keeping. Our man is not ham fisted or clumsy - ever! Another part of his appeal. Would we all not love to be in his hands...~sigh~ And, Elena, your English is lovely. You'll have to think up a better excuse =P Oh, Nan, I remember reading CherylE's posting that she has C-T. Me too. It never goes away really, though I have not had the surgery. It is most painful and debilitating. For about 6 months, when it was the worst, all I could manage was to eat cut-up food with a light-weight plastic utensil. Fun and games eating out! I could not part Cheryl from his breeches. We have all stared holes through them - at least, certain *parts* of them...=D BTW, fictional character breeches are the only ones it is safe to fight over!!!

...ooooooooooooooh....(Elena)Btw, thanks for His Rifle or Gun or whatever it is, I�m very happy with it. I must confess that I pictured it in my hands for quite a while before I actually dared to ask for it. ......whew!!!

(Elena).....thanks for His Rifle or Gun or whatever it is, I�m very happy with it. I must confess that I pictured it in my hands for quite a while before I actually dared to ask for it. WOW! This board is ashot as Fan Fic on #34. Wheeeeeew......Turn on the air-conditioning ;-)

Amazing, is it not, what libidinous women with senses of humor and Dirth of Firth will come up with!!!

Before anyone asks, the Dirth of Firth is a body of water surrounding to a Drooling Firthophile.

Thank you for securing the ring for me. I will treasure it and keep it safe. I I hope I did not cause any hard feeling trying to secure this ring. I just love it. THere are other things. I want those flowers from TEP. He really meant to give them to me. LOL

(Maria) Oh well...must be that time of the month? year? Milennium!!!!! Sorry all. Do you think there's something like a milennium PMS???!!!! Well, that would explain something :-o. ---------- Did I mention that I would like to claim Lord Wessex' earring as a keepsake? Since I haven't seen SIL I don't know which other goodies are attached to the man, but the earring sounded just too good. Renate, Observant Keeper of HIS MIRROR Future Keeper of Lord Wessex' Earring Member of the Carpal Tunnel Development Society

(Maria) Oh well...must be that time of the month? year? Milennium!!!!! Sorry all. Ooops! Forgot that little "c". This message was written by MarCia. :-)

(Phew....;-D) (MarCiaH) I am sure that Darcy did not shoot his *wad* needlessly or without much thought... Hey, I just got told off for referring to something very similar next door...;-D

(Renate), Since I haven't seen SIL I don't know which other goodies are attached to the man, but the earring sounded just too good. You are quite right my dear, then there is also his many rings, his ruffled collar, his sword, his... We must all be suffering from Millenium PMS because these boards are becoming as addictive as chocolates.

Shooting one's wad is a term perfectly acceptable in long rifle society =P It Musy be the Milennium PMS (Good grief! 100 years worth at once?!) Renate, I read the C as being there...not to worry! The earring is in your safekeeping! Lucky lady. I'll have to study the snappies to see what I would need of his....(everything!!!)

Who said anything about an unacceptable term? ;-p

I thought you meant you were reprimanded verbally over the very idea and inuendo. Is evil not in the eye of the beholder? But, I shall go look and see what happened to you before I say more. Right now, though, I must go outside and help Ray sand risers for the bleachers for the softball field. They'd better name it after us~!!! =P

Ha! In vain have they struggled! My innuendo will not be repressed... ;-D BTW, nothing much happened. The discussion has developed along a very civilized, scientific, and thoroughly enlightening line. We're exploring the history and flavours of birth control now.

So I noted. I still think with the man himself there, why opt for other flavors. Just a personal observation...=D

(Marcia) So I noted. I still think with the man himself there, why opt for other flavors. Just a personal observation...=D LOL and Amen to that!

True, but someone inexperienced may need a brief variety tasting session, just for reassurance.

Yes, I understand. But, when one is offered diamonds, one does not wear Rhinestones just to see if they are better. One knows that. Of course, when one has had the best there is and it is no longer available, nothing else will satisfy. Cherish the flavor you have! And pray it does not have a change of heart.

The February Movieline mag came today and in the interview with Catherine Zeta- Jones( CF's co-star in Deep Blue Sea)the interviewer asked her; "What would you choose first sex or chocolate?"Zeta-Jones sends me an" are- youu joking -look" while answering, "No contest, whatsoever. Sex. The only thing better than sex is sex with chocolate on top." Seems our discussion is pretty timely......

Marcia, your cherry red sphere makes another appearance. This time in SiL. Will stabs his quill into something red, round and soft (kinda squishy). Could be a tomato. Thought of you immediately. Quill, billiard stick, whatever. ;-)

Oooh! Karen, good thing it was not smaller. A cherry would come to mind, and that is far too Freudian. BTW, did you claim the cue stick as your keepsake?

In passing, I like chocolate as much as anyone else, but it is Not as satisfying (or whatever) as the *act* is. Just a personal observation. I can go for months without chocolate, but....=P

A tomato in Shakespeare's time? Wouldn't it be a wee bit too early? Or is it one of those subtle visual jokes? Only two weeks to go... and I'll know the answer! (I hope.)

Not impossible. As I recall Shakespeare lived from 1564 till 1616. Columbus brought tomatoes back from the New World when he was here in the late 1400's. Of course, everyone thought they were poisonous! Then they thought they were "love apples". Could be a tomato!!!

It's hard to tell what that thing is and "why" he would be sticking his quill into it. (It's definitely not an inkpot.) I'm going for the Freudian though because the psychiatrist scene is full of it. ;-) Yes, Marcia, I'll take the billiard stick, if I can't have the real thing! You've got to play it as it lays. ;-)

Since things are going slowly in the keeperships, I shall tell you what January is like in Hawaii. At least, in Hilo. We end up on the drought side of the island this time of year since the normal trade winds shut down and the storms come to the islands from the west of us. The sky is cobalt blue, and there is snow on Mauna Kea and it sparkles brilliant white. There is a foot of the stuff up there making it difficult going for the astronomers who populate the summit. In the moonlight it is lovely and most visible and photographable. The nights are quite cool (in the 50's F.) The wind changes around to come down off the summit around 7pm. Very good sleeping! Our one drawback to this lovely weather is with the wind from the west rather than the northeast, we get the volcano "vog" most thickly. Kilauea has been erupting since 1983 non-stop. The activity is 30 miles from Hilo, so not much dissipates it before we have to breathe it. It tarnishes silver and makes your chest ache. Sore eyes and throats are also common. Aloha!

Cheers, Karen! The billiard cue stick is in your safekeeping officially. Delighted to have you accept it. Cannot someone get a snappy of that elusive object into which Wessex plunges his rigid, straight....writing implement?! Guess not until we get videos of the movie.

Geez, it's snowing here in Boston and we hit a high of 0 degrees F today!

Wow! Warmed up to Zero, did it?! Good grief...you cannot even breathe deeply when it is that cold. I'd have to go the top of our mountains to encounter such inhosiptable temps. Not only is there no warmth up there, there is no oxygen, either. They are almost 14,000' above sea level, and over 40,000 from sea floor to summit! I do miss snow, though. Go out and make an angel for me!!! But, our yard guy just brought a huge stalk of bananas from our patch out back. It is in the 70's, as it most always s in the daytime.

Marcia, you cruel woman... ! ;-)

I had to go through Christmas in shirt-sleeves while the stores were selling wonderful festive sweaters. Somewhere there is a great leveller! BTW, as I told the lady in London (who had little sympathy for my wanting to stay there instead of coming home to Hawaii,) dust collects here; one has to do laundry; the grass has to be mowed 52 weeks a year, etc! And we wage war on bugs 365 days a year. Now, do you feel better?!

Very cruel!!! eeck, but saturday should be a balmy 51 degrees or 12 degrees C (I think)

(Marcia) Cannot someone get a snappy of that elusive object into which Wessex plunges his rigid, straight....writing implement?! Sorry, dear, but it was Shakespeare who was doing the quill sticking. Weatherwise, it's supposed to go up to a balmy 30 degrees today and higher over the weekend. Now everyone's afraid of flooding. I saw two dump trucks and front-loading tractors near my house picking up snow and hauling it away. We are serious about snow here. One mayor was removed from office because he couldn't deal with a snowstorm!! Since then, it has become the number one municipal issue for our politicians.

Well, since it was JF who did the sticking, I am no longer interested =P Poor Laura awoke to a foot of snow and full coverage on CNN. Karen, do you fall heir to the lake-effect snow, too? I remember about snow removal in NYC. Most important as so much of the transport and storage is underground, and there is no place for the water to go as the snow melts. (I wonder where the dump trucks take it?!) Yuck...that is the one thing about snow I do not miss. I can remember being elegantly dressed for the opera in NYC and stepping off the curb into a foot of slush-water in my bran new suede pumps. It was a particularly nasty feeling, and my shoes were never the same. Meanwhile, today is much like yesterday...another boring day in Paradise =D

Tonight's baseball game was called because of rain. In a town that gets almost 200 inches of the stuff a year, that is not uncommon. But our rain is gentle and soft and whispers down to water the orchids in the trees and all sorts of wonderful epiphytes growing there. In the building next to us a Hula Halau (school)was practicing for the upcoming world competition, The Merry Monarch Hula Festival which attracts halaus world-wide. Across the soft and warm evening air we could hear Hawaiian music all ev ning. It was truly lovely, and many of us remarked on it. I hope this evening was as pleasant for you. Oh yes, we lost to Sonoma State 10-4.

Yesterday afternoon as the sun began its descent, the ice-encrusted skeleton branches of the trees turned red from the reflection of the sun. Driving home in the dark, crystallized trees, wires, fences shined like diamonds - frozen drops suspended almost in mid-air. Can you tell I'd rather be at the beach? But for a few moments, winter can be the most beautiful season of all. Too bad you're busy with softball and not soccer, Marcia. I'd gladly lend you my keepsake whistle since I know you'll take care of it.

By the way, in Pennsylvania trees, wires and fences can drive home, but only with a special permit. ;-)

(Marcia) Karen, do you fall heir to the lake-effect snow, too? Since the lake is but four blocks away, the answer is yes. However, there are two different lake-effect snows. With storms coming from the west, it usually hits NW Indiana and S. Mich. From the east, it dumps on me. Re: slush, they've been uncovering all the sewers and power-rodding them out. This is big time prep work going on.

There is not a prettier sight than ice encrusted fences, trees and wires driving home at night in Pennsylvania! =P I remember it well...and I think it is only as a child who doesn't have to worry about driving in the stuff or having the food spoil due to blackouts caused by ice-laden wires snapping, that it is truly magical and wonderful. I guess Heide, Laura and Karen are digging out yet again this morning...The sun is out here and it will be a very pretty day for outdoor games. Once chorus of Take me out to the Ball Game coming up!!!

Okay, who feels like going to Hawaii for an execution party??? hee hee... All i see outside is dirty snow:(

Oh Laura!!! This is the only thing I have going for me. No SIL, no Bravo channel interview, no sneak-peeks at CF himself in his own guise... I'll trade you some dirty snow and the chance to see either one for sun, bananas on the lanai, and Hawaiian music for background to your baseball game! Bring your surf board - there is a high surf advisory (meant to keep people out of the water, but usually sends the surfers on treks to the most suicidal beaches) and the temp is in the mid 70's right now (11am). Bring sunscreen too. I don't want you blaming me for any premature (aren't they all?!) wrinkles you might find in the future =P

Convertible tops were down today--it was in the mid-30s!!

Unseasonably warm. Now your spring bulbs will think summer is coming and will put forth greenery only to be turned into a green slurry when the next cold snap shows up! How terrible. I hope you got some basking time in =)

We had a hungry hedgehog in the garden just now - very unusual in January. They normally hibernate and only wake when it's mild.

The best we can do is mongoose. They eat anything. Any time!

The Softball field is blessed, the game played, and as you look out on dirty snow, I am rubbing soothing lotion into my sunburnt lips, nose, and other places. It was Sunny with a capital SUN!!! Now, would someone like to claim something to safekeeping from one of CF's movies?

I have had some devastating news of a family nature this evening, so I was hoping to free my mind to think of something happier, but no one is posting here. Is anyone still out there?

Oh honey, I'm sorry to hear that. You have my email if you want to vent. I'm still here, but not for long, I fear. School starts tomorrow and, though I'm looking forward to it, it has a way of cramping my Colin style.

Thanks, Nan, You are a Dear of the finest sort...but then, I always knew that!!! I am getting inured to the news as I write the interminable letters. Dear, you show 'em. I know these collegiate types. They love to get inside your head, then head south. Be careful!!! =P

I'm here too Marcia. I always come here first. I think everyone is worn out after this hectic day. I can't believe we were in Chat for two hours!! Nan there were 8 to12 people there most of the time. Such excitement. Heady Daze indeed.

Someday I will have to get up the courage to go in and get wet. I know using Instant Messages with someone you have a lot in common with can use up a tremendous amount of time without your even knowing! Thanks for being there =)

(Evelyn) Nan there were 8 to12 people there most of the time. Aww, geez...I miss all the fun! :-( (Marcia) Dear, you show 'em. I know these collegiate types. They love to get inside your head, then head south. Be careful!!! =P I don't mind the south part, but I wish they'd leave my head alone ;-p

You are on your way, Nan! You are far smarter than they are already!!! Yeah, they mess about with your grey matter, and it is never the same again! They're a queer bunch, though, so I would worry as much about their going south as in the head. Nothing they do is conventional, so you might get a nasty surprise - or not - depending on your sensitivities ;)

Watched CF storm Tumbledown with bayonet drawn and ready on the History Channel. Anyone not having seen the movie may have trouble picking out who CF is in the clips. Not the best visual image of him, but definitely great acting!

Quite the image, wasn't it!! Interesting to see the real Robert Lawrence. Marcia, we are going to do Tumbledown on #98, so join us. Not sure what the start date will be.

I saw the History Channel clip too on bayonets. A lot on Robert Lawrence. Who does not look like CF one bit.At least McCarthy in Hostages did sort of resemble Colin.

Nan or somebody would it be possible to put a photo up of Colin at the Premiere, with your snapppy, although I was there I would love to see a full length photo of him.

Marcia, am I allowed two keepsakes? I would like to claim the interesting yellow and black tie he was wearing at the London premiere, all tightly squeezed under his high buttoned suit. I wouldn't be prepared to give up the extremely small towel not quite covering his er "kitchinette" in HOTPig but the tie would be a tasteful addition to my collection.

I think Nan said that was called the "basket"! ;-D

Rereading my response, it should have been "kitchEnette".

I think Nan said that was called the "basket"! ;-D I like "kitchenette" better....:-D

(AllisonM)Marcia, am I allowed two keepsakes? I would like to claim the interesting yellow and black tie he was wearing at the London premiere, all tightly squeezed under his high buttoned suit. You are allowed more than one keepsake as long as they are not from the same source (ie: P&P2, FP. HOTP, etc.) In this case you have begun yet another list, which we must be most circumspect about. Real Life Colin Firth! You indeed may have the tie for safekeeping until its owner needs/wants it. You need not give up your precious towel! I would claim his wedding band, but I am old enough to be his mother =P

OK, Kiddies, would someone let me know what posting 270-272 are all about, please? I wait and wait for someone to post, then I find a whole bunch and I have not the slightest idea what they mean! Evelyn, I think "our" Robert Lawrence is better looking than Robert Lawrence!!!

And, here is the newest Keepsake list with first possession: Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM

Hi Marcia! I would like to claim a "Real Life" keepsake- that adorable curl that so frequently rests on his noble brow. Now, I know that the rule is 'no body parts' or something like that, but I would like to point out that his dimple is being most reverently cared for by a fellow drooler, and this has not caused any rioting amoungst we, his idolizing masses. Therefore I propose that my keeping his curl, can have no ill effect either. :) Now... having said that- I might as well go one step further, and confess that I am absolutly dying to have Lizzy's necklace as well. Once again I am hampered by a rule (isnt it something about Darcy has to have touched it?) but, there is NO doubt in my mind that Darcy at least fantasied about touching it. Can't you just see him, longing to reach and run his finger along the chain, until he reached the cross; then blushing for having such indecent throughts about Miss Bennet. I throw my wants and desires most humbly at your feet, and promise that should you choose to bestow these treasured items to me, I will care for them most deligently, until such time as they will be needed by their true owners. :) I also promise to compose great epics (or at least a paragraph) in their honor, to be submitted here for your amusement. Humbly, SBRobinson

Dear DEAR SBR!!! We have the following Keepsake Lists. One may have an item from each list for their safe keeping until the owner needs/wants it. Other's Items associated with Darcy Keepsake list Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Thus, you may have in your safe-keeping, Lizzie's Garnet Cross on Gold Chain. You may also, since it is at my discretion, barring a riot from other Droolers, Darcy's curl. Your offer to compose something (at this point, I am grateful for any and all offers) to let us all share in your cherishing these particular objects, has won me over. I am putty in your hands. Your items are now part of the permanent record. Welcome!

Of course, the original Keepsakes from P&P2 is also worthy. Would you not like to have something from there, also?

Now, After rereading your post request, I wonder do you wish to claim Darcy's or CF's curl?

Ack! choices, choices. Best make it Dary's. That way i can delude myself into thinking that this is purely a literary intrest, and i haven't lost it completely. :) Having now placed these cherised objects in my china hutch, (where they can be ogled and cooed over daily) I'll begin working on the promised tributes. Expect them in the next few days. SBR (The very Joyous keeper of; Darcy's curl and Lizzy's necklace)

(SBR)Best make it Darcy's. That way I can delude myself into thinking that this is purely a literary intrest, and I haven't lost it completely. :) We have been doing this for years. Join the happy group! Waiting expectantly and most happily, The Keeper-in-Charge, Marcia

SBR, you wrote most amiably and reverently about your desired objects so I am not about to protest but the curl! That is indeed an item to be cherished. Can you perhaps join us more often on this topic and any other Darcy/Colin topics you enjoy? It would be a comfort to me to know that the curl was being diligently guarded (as well as occasionally washed, dried and gelled). You write very charmingly and am sure would be a welcome addition to the pool.

Heide, thank you ever so much for the kind welcome. However, it is I who must lavish praise on your literary achievements, assuming that is, that you are the exsalted authoress of A Brief Interlude, over on Topic 34. That work of art is without a doubt my favorite piece of fan fiction ever created. And i do believe i have read very nearly every piece of fan fiction here at Drool, as well as at the RoP and DWG. The beloved curl spends most the day wrapped around my finger, where i can dilgently attend to all of its needs. And the necklace now rests on my own rather prodigious (i flather myself) bosom, so that it will feel comfortable and right at home.

Oooh, what a nice sentiment...to keep him wound around your little(?!) finger! I am envious of the necklace. Only the bounteously endowed should consider keeping that object. I am more shaped like a young teenager, still awaiting the arrival of my "womanly" figure. Are you another advocate of the WonderBra, which figured so prominently in our discussions of feminine underclothing in modern adaptations of Restoration literature? (A strictly rhetorical question.)

WonderBras scare me. I tried one on once and had cleavage up to my chin. Did JE wear one rather than stays under those dresses? I wouldnt presume to say, but she did look rather, *ahem* buoyant. I must say that I am rather envious of Renate's good fortune to have claimed Wessex's earring. One of my first thoughts when CF appeared in SiL was "I wonder if anyone's claimed that earring yet?" It was then that I knew what I had become- a Drooler, and so I hurried home determined to join your ranks. :) So Renate dear, please give that darling pearl a wee caress for me, will you? :) Thanks! -SBR

(SBR)WonderBras scare me. I tried one on once and had cleavage up to my chin. LOL, now I know where my share of Womanly Figure went!!! Did JE wear one rather than stays under those dresses? I wouldn't presume to say, but she did look rather, *ahem* buoyant. The idea has been suggested often on the Boards. I do not have the facts in hand, and as a researcher, I must...but I do no shy away from passing on common knowledge.

OK Marcia, here it is... the promised tribute to Lizzy's garnet cross necklace. :) It started out as prose, but soon deteriorated into a limerick (i've been in a silly mood all day, and this is the consequence). The tribute to his curl is still under construction. There once was a garnet cross necklace whose mistress was frequently restless. She'd take merry walks to avoid silly talks with relations who acted like peasants. The necklace was frequently sought by men's eyes, for who she cared not. They'd dream they were petting the necklace's creamy white setting instead of the muslin they'd bought. The necklace was admired by one, Mr. Darcy, a member of the ton. His pride and conceit failed to win him the sweet hand of Miss Bennett, that he'd thought he had won. The two were eventually wed after apologies and love words were said. Now the garnet cross necklace is kissed by Darcy before breakfast and again each night before bed.

(Marcia) now I know where my share of Womanly Figure went LOL! you may have it back when ever you desire, my dear. :) I must confess that it occasionally gets bothersome carrying it all about.

Oh, SBR, you chose my favorite verse form. How funny and quite to the point it is. Thank you. Perhaps it will inspire others to compose. I noted more than one man looking at the creamy white setting and wishing to get closer and more familiar with the tempting flesh pulsating right under their noses (and libidos). As to your kind offer to share in your bounty, and after thinking of what gravity does to get even with those who are so endowed, I think I will be happy with perky handfull and be grateful they are healthy.

(SBR) WonderBras scare me. I tried one on once and had cleavage up to my chin. LOL!! Conjures up images of that old campfire song that went: "do your ears hang low? Can you something something something? Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow? I must say that I am rather envious of Renate's good fortune to have claimed Wessex's earring. When did that happen? ;-D Excellent limerick, SBR, you truly deserve both the curl (which figures prominently in your story about toe nibbling at the DWG) and the necklance. They are indeed in good hands!

(Karen) Conjures up images of that old campfire song... LOL!! How did you know? :) My college roommate and i used to sing "do your boobs hang low" all the time! I'm glad you enjoyed Lizzy gets her toes kissed. It was my first attempt at fanfic and i was sure nobody would read it. My nerves rivaled Mrs. Bennett's all night. :) (Marcia) thinking of what gravity does to get even with those who are... It isnt pretty -best not to think of it. :)

Hmmm...Find yourself staring at the floor rather than straight ahead...as it were?! =P Scary thought, indeed!

Karen, Renate requested the earring on Response 218.

Here it is -the tribute to Darcy's Curl. Now� before anyone begins to wonder if I've plagiarized in creating this, let me set the record straight by stating- heck yes! And so I present to you my version of: Shakespeare's Sonnet XCI Meggin keeps his boots, Robin his cravat, Marcia keeps his notebooks, Kathy his top hat. His garments are also kept, and Ann2 has his dimple, And though confusing to some, the reason is quite simple. For every keepsake provides its keeper pleasure, With them they find a measurement of joy. But these keepsakes are nothing to my treasure, For I posse the curl of our Dear Boy. To be Keeper Of His Curl is better than high birth to me, For that curl, which rests so oft upon his noble brow, Inspires sweet dreams at night and thus do I sleep peacefully, And waking, I do straightway repeat this vow: For this cherished object forever will I care; And of its splendor, with others wilt I share.

The sonnet is wonderful. Poignant, clever, funny, it has just the right amount of lust mixed in to make it perfect for the purpose. You are indeed worthy of being Keeper of The Curl *and* her necklace. Thank you. Whip-cracking time for the rest of you. Procrastination time is over. Post your thoughts on your Keepsake!!! Please...!

Applause! Applause! Wonderful ditties and I can't argue, SBR, that you won't be a worthy keeper of the curl and necklace. By the way, I read your first creation at DWG. Excellent! Let's see, first child conceived on the sofa, second in the carriage, where was Annabella (is that right?) conceived? How about the pool table? Very witty and charming. I hope you join us at 34 sometimes (and don't forget the other topics!)

From the keeper of Darcy�s Netherfield Ball�s white stockings and black slippers. The day had finally arrived! I could feel the excitement as my master slipped me carefully over his strong legs up over his knees. The grip on the garters had never been tighter, I could barely breathe! Trying to maintain my silky white contenance was indeed quite a feat. I could feel the blood rush up and down his legs, up and down, up and down, and then he stopped, turned, and grabbed the black slippers, brought them to his lips and whispered, �Don�t let me down, I plan to dance the best dance of my li e tonight�.

Aaaaah! Indeed, it was the best dance of his life. I think half of us here were victims of the Netherfield Ball and the silken-clad calves which underpinned such an exquisite male form. Ummmmm! Delicious! Thank you!!!

BTW, Moon, Dear, I am happy to see that moon bathing and Baudelaire delayed your posting only by 2 months ;}

The black court shoes are called pumps. It's a 16c word of an unknown origin. Over to the poets... ;-)

Excellent, Moon. Sends my blood rushing too to think of those strong legs. And ending...perfect.

Even Opera Pumps, sometimes

Arami, I�m always happy to oblige, black pumps it is. Marcia, moon bathing has indeed kept me quite busy. BTW, on Jan 31, we are to have a blue moon ( two full moons in a month, something that does not occur often), so make sure you catch some of those rays in Hawaii. (no pun intended) From the keeper of Darcy�s Netherfield Ball�s white stockings and black pumps. The day had finally arrived! I could feel the excitement as my master slipped me carefully over his strong legs up over his knees. The grip on the garters had never been tighter, I could barely breathe! Trying to maintain my silky white continence was indeed quite a feat. I could feel the blood rush up and down his legs, up and down, up and down, and then he stopped, turned, and grabbed the black pumps, brought them to his lips and as I prepared to be kissed, whispered, �Don�t let me down, I plan to have he best dance of my life tonight�.

The tiny Moon Phase icon on my task bar is a glorious royal blue instead of the usual golden yellow. I shall bask in the blue moonlight if the blasted rain will just let up for afew moments. (I am also sitting out a rain-out double header baseball game7^| ) It is indeed a blue moon! How elegant your essay is now. How befitting the gentleman who inspired it!

Moon, excellent essay! It had my blood rushing! :) Heide -the pool table! Captial idea! LOL!! I'm currently attempting a little something for 34, we'll see how long it takes me. I keep embrassing myself when i read over what i've written, and end up deleting large portions of it. oh well...

SBRobinson, I agree with Heide. I read your DWG story and look forward to your post on 34. Ladies, you should have seen Darcy practicing his dance steps before he put on his black pumps, up & down, up & down, stop and turn...I'm quite dizzy from the whole affair.

And of course the kiss. *sigh*

I need your help, Please! I just hunted through DWG and Bits of Ivory and cannot find any stories written by SBR!!! I want to read them. Please someone help by giving me the Title, at least! Mahalo.

Marcia, here's the url fodr SBR's story about Lizzy getting her toes kissed.. Really cute! Enjoy. Ben, take notes. http://www.austen.com/derby/sbrob1.htm

Thanks much, Karen. I wandered all around the fan fic places and could not find her. I also tried to Email her, but the Email address here does not work. SBR, please Email me so I can ask you a simple question. My email address here has been corrected so I know it works (marci@aloha.net). BTW, if anyone is interested in having a correct Email address beside your name here, it is easy to correct: http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/userinfo

Hi Marcia, i just sent you an email. :) SBR

Thank you, Dear. I replied, and it should be in you hot little mailbox right about now! Thanks =)

SBR must have children or be realted to someone (a sister perhaps) who has the I know the feeling when you are "great with child" and your back aches. She told it so well. That is such a cute story. I recommend it to everyone!!!

Ack! Such praise! I am excessively flattered! And Marcia, such intuition! (LOL!) Said sister has threatened me with bodily harm if I suggest even once more that the new addition be called Fitzwilliam. :) Honestly, thank you Every One for you kind reception to Lizzy gets her toes kissed. I'm glad it was enjoyed. :)

She is not a Firthian, I gather. Too bad. (Actually, I posted this before I read your Email) Does this new nephew have a conspicuous curl which might indicate your sister does not have a choice but to name him Fitzwilliam??? After all, his Auntie is the esteemed Keeper of the Curl of the original!! If your sister is into write-in campaigns or other sorts of pressure, we have the woman-power here to do it =P

LOL!! :) I can just see her flooded with mail from Darcy fans the world over. She'd kill me. :) I am currently promoting the advantages of twins named Jane and Austen. Alas, this is not going so well either. :(

Cannot imagine why she does not leap at the chance to name them Jane and Austen. Unless, that is, that they are both boys!!! Austen is a very sophisticated name and goes well with either sex. Jane, alas, is so mundane by comparison, that she'd need a drop-dead middle name. BTW, did JA have a middle name? I do not recall ever hearing of one. Perhaps your sister would like to have a naming contest like we did for the horses?! We are *very* clever ladies =)

We are *very* clever ladies :) Of this i have NO doubt! however i missed the horse nameing contest, it was before my time. what were the winning names?

You do not know me as the button snipper then?! Hmmmmm.... I shall repost the horses for you and those not remembering them. BTW, David was most kind about my bragging!!! He thinks it's what Mom's Do =) These horse names were determined more than a year ago and posted Nov 3, 1997: 1. Merryton Assembly- Passion, Desire, Admiration, Regard 2. Ramsgate- Serendipity 3. From Pemberley to London- Shocked, Grieved, Nono, Chestnut Season 4. From Netherfield to London- Utterly, Completely 5. Wedding- Shakespeare, Pope, Burns, Byron

Help! Has anyone seen the Feb 9th issue on the news stands yet? Over here (again!!!) the old ones are still there and a Spanish version. No issue with CF. Could it be they all sold out on the mainland and I shall not get a copy?

Hi Marcia! I havent been able to find the new People yet either, hopefully soon. :) And I'm glad David responded so well to your bragging! He's right, it seems to be a significant past time with mothers. :)

Since misery loves company, I am sort of happy I am not the only one without "People" Mag. And all those people going to London!!! How great! It is a 20-hour flight from here (done it 3 times) and costly. Tomorrow I head out to chase the elusive magazine and will buy 2 of them just in case someone does not have success. We must each have a copy!!! Is is blasphemy to note that in the pic with the dogs he looks like he is growing prosperous and a little jowly - but cute!!!!

For those who'd like to read an article about Fever Pitch from Time online: http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/1997/int/970414/acine.man_woman_fot.html If you go here and put CF's name in the search window you will get over 300 places to read good things! http://www.pathfinder.com/people/web/toc.html

Ray just came back from the store looking like the cat who swallowed the canary and presented me with the current People Magazine. Unfortunately, it is Feb 1st issue. But he is going to be well rewarded for his thoughtfulness =))

Could someone please tell me when the Feb 9th issue of People is due to hit the newsstands? Perhaps I should go to Borders and reserve a copy. Or Waldenbooks.

Run...don't walk...the Feb. 7 issue is out now...and for some reason selling out. I just bought the last one at the supermarket to send to Lizza in UK. And they were delivered on Monday.

Evelyn, I am so glad you Emailed me today. I would surely have not gotten one unless they are going to dump the unsold ones here, but I think there will not be many!

Evelyn, I just went to JE's Board here at the Spring, and what a gorgeous picture of her graces the cover page! I am more and more a fan of hers thanks to the pictures you sent me. I have made a collage of them and am considering using it for wallpaper. That would be a change!!! Thanks for letting me know what a lovely lady she really is.

(Marcia)JE.... and what a gorgeous picture of her graces the cover page! I am more and more a fan of hers thanks to the pictures you sent me. Only woman I know who looks gorgeous in dreadlocks and nose stud... for "This Year's Love".. premieres on Feb 19th in UK. Hope to see it when I go for the "Firth-in-the-Flesh" weekend. "( I didn't coin that, Colin...Lisa did)"

Is a picture available of the dreadlocks and nose stud? I cannot imagine it! (Love that "Firth-in-the-Flesh". One could almost turn it inside out and make something totally carnal out of it =D)

It is time for me to write another little tale of Hawaii to keep this webpage alive. February is lovely here. Cool days and chilly nights (into the 50's F at night) in Hilo. There is a lot of snow on Mauna Kea this time from a storm which came through at the end of January. There have been snowboarding championships up there (won by someone from Maui). You can ski, and sled, too, but remember to bring your own oxygen with you. The air is Very Thin at 13,000 feet and it is a most nasty feeling to get the woozies up there. Meanwhile, on the north and west shores of the Islands, the big winter surf is up and surfboarding championships are being held. World wide competetion, too. Read : there are competitors from Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii as well as from California.

Thank-you Marcia! In return I�ll give you a weather report from the other side of the planet: In the Southern Finland it�s about minus 25 degrees centigrade daily, (sorry I do not know how to put that in Fahrenheit) and there�s snow up to your calf. Days are very clear and sunny and I�m trying to feed the hungry winter birds in our garden with sunflower seeds. When we got back from a trip the water pipes of our house were blocked by ice and we had to warm them up for hours to get some water. Husband goes in and out, carrying firewood and keeping fire in all the fireplaces because it seems that the normal heating system of our old house isn�t enough. My mother asked me today if I wanted a down coat for my birthday present but I thanked no, I�m hoping that the temperature will shortly rise back to the normal minus ten degrees!

Oh Fun! Global wheather reports! :) Well... in Calif (San Fran area) it's raining. temps around 50 and my cats are beginning to go crazy from having been cooped up in the house for so long. :) SBR

In Lisbon, now, the weather is absolutely irrational:one day it pours (yesterday, for instance) and the next brings in a lovely blue sky with the sun shining warm at lunchtime. The other day I had lunch on a beach restaurant, and had to take my sweater off and keep omly a tee-shirt. Then I caught a cold that's lasted me more than a week :-( And by late afternoon there rises a cold wind and we all walk around in our coats.

In Miami, we are having a wonderfully balmy winter, dry and sunny. The bromiliads are in bloom as well as the orchids. It's strawberries for the picking and the juiciest tomatoes too(I love tomatoes). LA has decended here also, on Sunday at a restaurant sitting next to us was James Woods with the youngest Baldwin brother. Last week next to us was Cameron Diaz and friends. Joe Fiennes is also in town filming.

This is wonderful! And non-controversial, too =) I have my trusty metric converter calculator right here beside my PC and I shall never again post just one form. Our 13,000 foot snowboarding = 3562.4 meters Elena, if I am doing the calculation correctly, your -25C = -13F

Hawaii is so close to the equator that tides seldom varies more than a foot or two between high and low. Our sunrise/sunset also varies very little from winter to summer - perhaps an hour or two between minsummer and midwinter. There is very little twilight here. An hour between sunset and completely dark night. But, because we are so close to the equator, the sun is closer and we are singed outdoors even in the shade. This has to be different in Finland!!!

Yep, you know, in the summer it�s funny to go to sleep in the evening when the sun is still up and darkness practically doesn�t fall at all. But like all Finns, I love this phenomenon, I mean the birds starting to sing in the morning at two or three o�clock when the sun gets up etc. In winter it gets dark at 4 pm at worst here in the south and in the north you have to bear the KAAMOS time when the sun doesn�t rise above the horizon. Finnish climate and seasons are very contrasting, winters are cold and dark but summers are full of light and quite warm. So, Finns also tend to behave very differently depending on the season. In the summer we turn almost talkative and even laugh once in a while! But summer comes oh so slowly, there�s often a lot of snow still in April.

Your summers sound lovely, and I miss snow!!! (I do not consider 70+F (21+C) outdoors and looking at a distant mountaintop with snow on it as I sit under my palm trees to be "snow".) It is more like looking at a photo. I recall being in Scotland at midsummer and wondering what people were doing coming out of the theater in elegant dress in the middle of the afternoon. Of course it was almost 11PM, but it most certainly looked like afternoon!

(Elena)In the summer we turn almost talkative and even laugh once in a while! Have there not been studies done on depression in those folks living through 24-hour-a-day darkness over winter? I seem to recall there a study using special artificial lighting to alleviate it. Guess it cut down on the alcohol consumption, too!

Yes, this is actually almost pop in Finland these days and these �bright light lamps� are sold a lot into homes also here in the south. They�re also used in hospitals etc. but I haven�t seen a reliable study on their positive effect. By the way Finns do not drink as much as everybody else seem to think!! I was a bit amazed when I recently happened to read a big pile of international newspapers, also the D. Telegraph etc. and found this idea about Finns having serious trouble with vodka. Don�t know where that assumption has come from. (And when we do get in trouble with alcohol it�s our �national drink� KOSKENKORVA that�s causing it) Moon, I see you move in quite fashionable circles!! I believe not one international celebrity has ever been to my home town or even in a ten kilometres range.

Could you give us the recipe for KOSKENKORVA ? It is doubtless very strong. At least, it sounds strong. I think the Finns are being mixed up with the Swedes in the heavy drinking category. At least over here. My town is only full of celebrities when they are using it for outdoor shots for movies. Most of those have been really bad ones, too. Your consumption of CF at 3DOR should banish the winter gloomies better than anything else I could think of. Enjoy!!!

Elena, are you not Spanish born? I at least thought so, but am I mistaken?

Could you give us the recipe for KOSKENKORVA ? Yes, pease do, I'm curious too.

All of you guys are lucky to have fairly consistent weather. I live in Kansas and it was sunny and 70F yesterday while today its 30F and snowing! Talk about a change in weather!

Gi, afraid not! I�m a full-blooded Finn. Sorry for having given you the wrong idea, with �Elena� I guess. My real name is not Elena, it�s Helena. Btw, I think your English is very good if it�s not your own language. Dare I ask you how come? Aha, got you interested, Marcia! But Koskenkorva is nothing too interesting, just plain strong unblended spirit that you traditionally drink straight from the bottle. It�s actually one part of the Finnish macho thing. Yes, 3DOR....I�ve read your comments about that expedition at 116, Marcia. I know I�d feel the same if I wasn�t going but now that I am, I�m almost scared! I just know that the experience will do something dramatic to my (and the other droolers�) feelings about CF but what, that�s to be seen.

Do you think Drool might collapse? So perhaps it's pointless to plan any further development of www.colinfirth.com? ;-)

Arami, what do you mean Drool might collapse, if anything since all this good news it seems stronger than ever, have I missed something and please continue the development of Colinfirth.com. we don't want to lose any more Firth sites.

Ah, I have just read Elena's comments, I believe our admdiration for CF will increase after seeing him live on stage not decrease so there will be no problem.

Do you think Drool might collapse Ha! Not exactly........I hope! A funny thought indeed. And what do YOU think that the Firth In The Flesh weekend will do to us Arami, being such an extraordinary realist & sceptic? Btw, are you coming to see the play on Sat. the 6th?

Sorry Ann, I was just toying with the thought of how the bunch of us will take the experience! I honestly do believe that most of us will fall for him harder than ever. Heaven forbid....I feel I�m already now pretty deep in this.

I rather think as long as we can keep our noses above high-Drool-tide we will continue. Collapse? Nevah!!! Elena, if Your CF experience is like my Olivier-in-the-flesh experience, it will take on a surreal quality. After you have returned to us and Drooled a while, it will almost seem dream-like. I could not imagine not falling for him all the more, just for having shared the same air he breathes! Think of it...! sigh !

(Stacey): I live in Kansas and it was sunny and 70F yesterday while today its 30F and snowing! (That is 21C and -1C) How do you know what to wear in the morning?! I would not be surprised to hear that you had colds or the flu with some frequency. Do you get tornados, too?

I always watch the weather at night so I'll know what to wear the next day, but I really haven't had many colds this year! We do have tornados, but they usually don't come till March or April and even then there aren't too many close to my home.

Please tell me you do not live in a tornado magnet (trailer park). Or are you into getting into the car and chasing them?! Did that last summer with my son.

(Marcia)... if Your CF experience is like my Olivier-in-the-flesh experience Marcia, what was that experience like?! I�d love to know. When and where was this and how did you (I mean: your illusions) survive it? I remember that you have referred to this before but without any details.

Ooooh, Elena! What memories! And you are such a dear for asking. The first great love of my life (I was 14 at the time) was Olivier. I recall sitting through Henry V two times in succession (after convincing my mother that a story about a war was ok for me to watch). Afterward, I recall crawling out of the theater in a daze of amazement that an actor who looked that good and sounded that good could act that well. I was hooked. I gleaned very periodical I could find, wrote my English friends and rela ives (none of whom responded!) asking for any pix or articles on him. Just prior to my going away to college, he and Vivien Leigh brought "Caesar and Cleopatra" (GBS) and "Anthony and Cleopatra" (WmS) to NYC and my Dad offered to take me to one of them. I thought long and hard. Loving Shakespeare, (while hating that he dies in the play), even though he was far handsomer in it, I chose the GBS comedy. It was a surrealistic experience. I was in the first row balcony and could see him very well, but under Caesar's homely makeup, he was not handsome. But, that Voice!!! I dragged out into the real world at the finish like I had been thought a waking dream, and to this day it seemed so very trancelike. I can recall all sorts of detail as I etched them on my heart and on my retina!! In the early 80's when I was in London I was walking through the subway (under-pavement walkway) at Westminster. I was the only one down there except for a chalk-striped-clad gentleman coming the other way. As he neared I lowered my eyes because I was passing Laurence Olivier by mere inches, and I dared not breathe till I got out the other end. Then I whooped quietly to my family what had just transpired. I would NEVER have intruded on his personal space. But, that thrill I have forever and now ave "Chicken Skin" just remembering it!

Nothing Olivier did in my experience ever did anything but increase my admirtation for him. It lasted until I watched a certain man play Darcy... I only watched CF's Darcy to ridicule his interpretation and compare it unfavorably with Olivier's. Well, I am here, and the rest is history!

....amazement that an actor who looked that good and sounded that good could act that well That�s it!! Reminds me of someone. CF of course does have something in him that reminds from Olivier, I only recently saw the old P&P and it finally dawned on me why Sue Birtwistle wanted Colin for The role, apart from his being such a good actor. ........Oh, Marcia! What happened in the subway was unbelievable. Are you sure you�re SURE it was him (but of course he was, you couldn�t be mistaken). It�s just such a strange coincidence, for a fan like you to see him just like that, and in a place like that. Like all of us I guess, I�ve tried to imagine what I would do if I happened to bump into CF somewhere (not too likely over here, I�m afraid!). I�d probably respect him too much to approach, like you did. Too bad I can�t make confessions here about people I have adored in my youth, you�d just LAUGH.

(Elena) And what do YOU think that the Firth In The Flesh weekend will do to us Arami, being such an extraordinary realist & sceptic? Hard to tell. Anything is possible. There is always the danger that one may be disappointed to realize he is merely a human being, albeit an actor with an extraordinary magnetism. Btw, are you coming to see the play on Sat. the 6th? No.

Oh yes, I am SURE it was Olivier. The moment I saw his walk, his face, an electric shock bolted up my spine. No one else has ever done that to me. I had not thought of him in quite a while and never thought to see him walking about on the street. Absolutely!! He had offices in the area, anyway, so it made sense. Trust me, we shall not laugh at your early crushes. We had quite a soul dumping on the subject last year (make that 1997), and everyone from Shawn Cassidy to well, all sorts of teeny-bopper guys. Go on, no one will think any the less for your past. Look where it has brought you!!! Olivier's P&P is officially P&P0. P&P1 was a very bad version put out by the BBC. Yup! CF has defined Darcy for me. Forever!!!

Remember, we still adore CF - even after watching him in Playmaker!!! I cannot imagine you will be anything but spellbound by being in the same space and time with him. Soak it all up then squeeze it all back out and let us wallow in it a bit vicariously!

Shall I tell you about my hero-in-the-flesh experience? When I was about 13-14 or so there was a tv-show in which a celebrated Portuguese poet/writer/professor of literature spoke about the classics and said poems. I was absolutely in love with his voice, his poise, his pipe... Many years later I was walking down some street and suddenly saw him coming in my direction. He gave me an all-over appraising look... I felt vindicated! :-)

Well, when I was about 16-18 I used to be just crazy about this British....erm...musician. That�s really the biggest crush I�ve had for a celebrity before CF. I used to write him several deeply confessional love letters too, with NO response ever. I belonged to his fan club and receiving a couple of very friendly hand-written answers from the club was enough to almost make we swoon! Anyway, I forgot about it when I started to date with my husband. Surprisingly, several years later one summer when we strolled in a park where a summer rock festival was held, I heard something familiar. And there He was, appearing on the stage, just a fifty meters from me at that moment! I had no idea about his appearance beforehand. Can�t describe the feeling. I felt like wanting to rush closer, to finally see him with my own eyes. But he did not play & sing very well!!! And from that distance I saw that he had put on quite a deal of weight. So, I stayed where I was, trying to explain the situation to my husband. I didn�t want to go any closer because I knew I would have lost my illusions COMPLETELY!

Elena, as soon as *he* opens his mouth and speaks, you will be his! Besides, how can you be disillusioned when we are so current on his looks, his demeanor, haircut, outfits, etc. Something happened on my first trip to London, which I wonder, is European or just the gentleman involved. I was waiting in the hotel lobby for the rest of my family to appear and nestled in the corner of a big leather arm chair. I was in my early 40's and "in my Prime" looking very good. A man about 10 years older than I walked by, looked at me, kept walking, then stopped. He turned around, walked back, and took a veGi, you have the best ending to the story I can imagine. It must have made your day? week? month!? ry comprehensive look at me (I was avoiding eye contact), then walked away again. Most curious. But I felt very good for the rest of the trip!

Gi, you have the best ending to the story I can imagine. It must have made your day? week? month!? Elena, as soon as *he* opens his mouth and speaks, you will be his! Besides, how can you be disillusioned when we are so current on his looks, his demeanor, haircut, outfits, etc. Something happened on my first trip to London, which I wonder, is European or just the gentleman involved. I was waiting in the hotel lobby for the rest of my family to appear and nestled in the corner of a big leather arm chair. I was in my early 40's and "in my Prime" looking very good. A man about 10 years older than I walked by, looked at me, kept walking, then stopped. He turned around, walked back, and took a very comprehensive look at me (I was avoiding eye contact), then walked away again. Mos curious. But I felt very good for the rest of the trip!

Please ignore posting 365. I do not know how it got so messed up. Sorry =(

Happy Valentine's Day to Livia Firth, Keeptress of Colin's heart.

Can not argue with that. And I'm sure she keeps it very well. Happy Valentine's Day to all.

I knew it. I just *Knew* it! We do get everything last in Hawaii. Tonight, after a lovely dinner out, we went shopping. There were Caroline-of-Monaco People issues all over the place. Loads of them. So, if anyone is still without, just let me know. My Email address here works. The one consolation of being the last place before the International Dateline is that hours after everyone's PC's and everything else has crashed on 1/1/00, ours will still be working!

(Marcia)Gi, you have the best ending to the story I can imagine. It must have made your day? week? month!? Indeed it did! :-) (Marcia)The one consolation of being the last place before the International Dateline is that hours after everyone's PC's and everything else has crashed on 1/1/00, ours will still be working! That's a perfect consolation! I swear I was ROTFLOL at this one!

When one is denied all things CF that everyone else has (SIL, People mag, live stage plays, etc.,)one seeks solace wherever she can find it.

(Marcia)When one is denied all things CF that everyone else has Oh, I�m your fellow in pain, Marcia......SIL still hasn�t reached Finland and by the time it will (March or April I think), nobody here wants to hear a word about that old thing anymore. I also have a weird feeling that I must be the only Colinist in this country! (......ja jos nyt joku suomalainen alan ihminen lukee taman, osallistukaa ihmeessa tahan keskusteluun ja todistakaa olemassaolonne.....). And I only recently received the People article from Kjart and the A&E video from Maria, the kindest droolers on earth. Finally, another weather report. Now there�s snow up to your knees or more and it�s so heavy on trees and everywhere that my eldest and biggest apple tree collapsed today because of the weight. Husband is upset, that tree was his favourite. On my way to work today I saw about six cars that had slipped out of the road because of the heavy snowfall plus a couple of collisions that caused a great traffic jam. And more snow is coming down. Snow is most natural here of course but this much isn�t.

Elena, I will be here, and I Want you to talk to me about SIL and everything you think about it. I seem to be the only Hawaiian Islands drooler that I am aware of. If there are lurkers out there from Hawaii, let me here from you!!! Drooling can be a very lonely business when you have to poke yourself in your ribs and mumble "isn't he Gorgeous?!" and say "Oof" when an especially exquisite look sweeps over his face and you are too overwhelmed to say anything else. Condolences on your apple tree. I adore apples. In the winter we get them from the USA, and in the summer we get them from New Zealand. Sorry to say I have never had a Finland apple. What is the variety? BTW, snow up to your knees is overkill, is it not! Over here we get in excess of 150 inches of it (3.81M) and particularly wet years we can get in excess of 200 inches (5.1M). That is far more than we could drink, flush, launder or irrigate with. Could you share your snow excess with some foreign ot place? They have seriously considered a pipeline to Honolulu where too many people live for the natural resources. We call it "dust control" =)

(Elena)......ja jos nyt joku suomalainen alan ihminen lukee taman, osallistukaa ihmeessa tahan keskusteluun ja todistakaa olemassaolonne..... Before we are inundated by the curious, please translate! As a parttime linguist I know finno-urgric is one living language (possibly the only one)with no progenitors. Fascinating. Pictish is also, but, alas, it is defunct.

Before the Hawaii Visitors' Bureau gets angry with me, let me hasten to add that all of the copious rain falls either at night or in 1 or 2 day storms. We do not get the lengthy rainy spells which the continental area get. Hilo is also on the windward side of the island. The leeward side is almost a desert. Today it is glorious, cool and breezy with a deep blue sky. Temp 77F (25C)

Elena, How much snow do you get in a year? and, when do you have to mow the lawn again? Over here we mow 365 days a year!!!

But, we hardly Ever shovel snow. They do bring it down from the mountains in pick-up trucks for the kiddies to play in. It does not last long as snow!!!

Marcia, do you know when SIL is coming to Hawaii? It can�t take longer than Finland, surely. Let�s have a debate after we both have managed to see it! (I haven�t read the Spoilers topic at all to protect my fresh attitude). The next time we shall mow the lawn (what a hilarious question. I�ve almost forgotten that there IS a lawn. Thanks for giving me hope!!) is by the end of May, I believe. About apples then, this region is famous for extensive apple growing. There are a lot of different types of Finnish apples, the type that stands the climate and brings fruit in quite a short season. Yes, there was a picture in the Finnish papers by Chistmas from an American town where kids were playing in melting, waterlike snow that was brought from somewhere. Caused some incredulous (but friendly) laughs! The Fenno-Ugric languages....Marcia, you�re too much! I can�t believe I�m reading that term here in the Drool! I guess this must fall into the category of Other Amusements. Translation: ....and if any of you Finnish droolers are reading this, do take part in the discussions here and prove your existence.....but I see they�ve decided to stay silent or then there are none. Finns generally like the Mel Gibson and even Sylvester Stallone type of masculinity in movies, I�m afraid.

Drooling can be a very lonely business when you have to poke yourself in your ribs and mumble "isn't he Gorgeous?!" LOL. Ah, Marcia, believe me, I know EVERYTHING about that!! Btw, calling yourself a parttime linquist must be just great modesty. A parttime linquist cannot possibly know anything about the progenitors of the Finno-Ugric languages. Most people in the world do not know that such languages exist. This makes me really wonder about your knowledge of things......!!

(Elena)do you know when SIL is coming to Hawaii? It can�t take longer than Finland, surely. Let�s have a debate after we both have managed to see it! (I haven�t read the Spoilers topic at all to protect my fresh attitude). When!!! In my lifetime, I hope. I have not been reading the spoilers discussions, either. I'd love to debate and drool with you! Thanks for the translation. We have not noted any Hawaii lurkers coming forth, either. Consider it their loss =P My textbook is from my University days and I see the Fenno rather than Finno is now used. The extra r in Ugric was my clumsiness. (You can tell I was married to an academic for 25 years. I can talk about almost anything - enough to get myself into deep trouble, sometimes;/) BTW, is Finnish musical like Swedish....you know, up and down inflections where English does not have them? Another hing, do all Finnish Surnames end in nen?

(Elena)Most people in the world do not know that such languages exist. This makes me really wonder about your knowledge of things......!! My claim to fame is as a researcher. I have done my own things in chasing the Kelts back as far as I could. And,as the most curious individual on the planet, I had to get into their belief systems, clothing, food, relics, languages, lineages, etc etc. Then take 3 trips to Britain to walk where they walked. I need another lifetime to come back as an archaeologist. The Picts really bother me. I WANT to know about them as they were the REAL highlanders of Scotland before the Gaelic tribes came over from Ireland. My favorite thing to do is chase down as far as I can, "what was before that"as in who inhabited Wales (a small-statured dark group) before the black Kelts got there. There are still many things out smart ancestors knew that we are trying to figure out. I (even as a Protestant) blame Christianity for blotting out a lot of that after the Fall of Rome. And, I'd love to get my hands on the (^&%$$%@#) idiots who burnt the Library at Alexandria. What, other than Snow-staring are your interests?

I am going to bore everyone to death who comes here, but I noted in your translation that suomalainen is your name for the Finns. What do you call your nation? I also note "nen" is a plural ending, yes? As in "people of", or "Belonging to".

Elena)The next time we shall mow the lawn (what a hilarious question. I�ve almost forgotten that there IS a lawn. Think I'll emigrate to Finland....hate anything to do with gardens...yards...!

Marcia and Elena, this discussion is fascinating to me, albeit not particularly connected to the title topic... I believe that basque (as on the Pyrinees)is another living language of no known descent. Am I wrong? Also, to my foreign ears, Finnish sounds a lot like Greek... When I hear it, I look at the person speaking, if she or he is tall and blond, it's Finnish, if short and dark, it's Greek :-) I'm also an apple-lover. And I, too, would mourn the loss of the Alexandria Library.

Marcia and Elena, this discussion is fascinating to me, albeit not particularly connected to the title topic... I believe that basque (as on the Pyrinees)is another living language of no known descent. Am I wrong? Also, to my foreign ears, Finnish sounds a lot like Greek... When I hear it, I look at the person speaking, if she or he is tall and blond, it's Finnish, if short and dark, it's Greek :-) I'm also an apple-lover. And I, too, mourn the loss of the Alexandria Library.

Sorry for the double post.

(Gi)I believe that basque (as on the Pyrinees)is another living language of no known descent. Am I wrong? IMHO I think you are right, but there are those in the field of etymology and linguistics who argue it is a dialect. I am enjoying these subjects as well. Other than CF, is there anything quite as satisfying as a crunchy, juicy cool apple?!

I believe Finland is the name not of Finnish, but of Norwegian origin for Suomi.

... mourn the loss of the Alexandria Library. Do you mean the library at Ephesus in Turkey? I have been there and it is quite thrilling.

The greatest collection of manuscripts in the ancient world was collected at Alexandria, Egypt's Library; founded C 300 BC. It housed, among other things) thousands of plays by Aristophanes. Only a few survive today. I envy your trip to Ephesus! Must have been exciting beyond belief. I am getting (as we say here) "chicken skin" just thinking about it. There have been some pretty good shows on TV (History Channel or The Learning Channel) concerning what still exists on the ground in Ephesus and what wa originally. Most interesting!!! Arami, Thank you for little lesson in Finnish history. Were the Suomi realted to the Sammi (sp?)? Seems I did some looking up when the Olympics were held there. (I am also a huge Olympics fan - or used to be =P )

Evelyn, some time when you have a few moments, tell me about what you experienced at Ephesus. I'd love to hear about it while others make up their minds about keepsakes.

I believe Finland is the name not of Finnish, but of Norwegian origin for Suomi Yes, the word Finland is of Scandinavian origin. The word Suomi that we use for our country came with us from the east and the South. Strangely, both the words have something to do with FISH you know, a fin in English, Finne auf Deutsch, fena in Swedish. The word Suomi on the other hand is very close to the Finnish, Estonian and Lappish words suomu/soome/cuobma meaning a scale of a fish. The language of the Lapps is Saame that is spoken in the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian Lapland. Saame is the third official language of Finland and it�s one of the Fenno-Ugric languages!!! (And a VERY beautiful and original language that you can only hear in the reagions beyong the polar circle). Marcia, one more thing! Nen is not a plural ending, it�s more like an adjective ending. Glad=iloinen, sad=surullinen, red=punainen etc. Also, it�s a diminutive ending, like in my maiden name Salonen which means �small forest� a bit poetically. Enough of linquistics??! Truth is, I�m the real parttime linquist here, Marcia. Have no degree yet but I�m madly interested in languages and would like to learn them all.

.......reagions beyong = regions beyond!! Seems that I started to write English like Saame when I thought about it. (Gi) to my foreign ears, Finnish sounds a lot like Greek... Gi, I�ve never heard that one before, never occurred to me. Really?? And Gi, I asked you this before but I�m doing it again------your English is very good for a Portuguese, are you bilingual? Btw, I think Portuguese is a very beautiful language too, I�d like to learn it because of those very very soft consonants.

Elena, maybe we can teach each other a few words in our respective native languages... I learned English in secondary school, and my parents sent me to England a couple of summers to practice.I read a lot in English, and movies in Portugal are usually in the original languages, with subtitles, which helps one to become familiar with them. I consider English my second language, although I also speak French, Spanish and Italian. I studied German for three years but gave up, and am sorry, but can't learn everything in one lifetime! So many things interest me that I sometimes say I would like to be born a computer in my next incarnation...:-)

I hope this didn't sound like bragging. What I mean is, there's so much I'd like to know! I started learning a number of things (languages, sports...) but most of them I have just let go of without becoming really profficient in any of them ;-)

Another matter:Antonio and I are trying to plan our honeymoon trip (the wedding is to take place in July) and we think we might go to Sweden, Norway and Finland, and perhaps visit Saint Petersburg. Elena, do you think it would not be too much trouble to bring us some tourist information on your country when you come to London? Shall I e-mail you about this? Thanks!

(Gi) I hope this didn't sound like bragging Oh no, I read everything with interest. I think it�s just great that the discussion turned personal for a change! One tends to get so curious about people behind all these postings. Yes, I�ll try to find the sort of info you need, just tell me what is it that you�d like to know. Are you planning to come over to Finland from Sweden by boat and then go on through Finland to St.P.? By the way, don�t use the word PERHAPS about going to St. P., I think it�s worth seeing (depending on what it is that you want to see abroad in general!) Let me know.

Pardon me while I wipe up my intellectual drool. This is the best stuff I have read in a very long time. Best of all, friends are writing it =) It would take a very long time, indeed, to bore me with any of this discussion. Coming back as a computer is splendid. Just one problem (which may be irrelevant if I am a computer): I am a very huggy person. I have felt many things about my PC, but very few times has it been to hug it ;) And, Please do your language lessons here. There is nothing more interesting to me. Well...almost!!! Elena, thank you for the very-well-done discourse on your territory and ultima thule (We live in the area on old maps which designate:"beyond here be dragons.") Saami! Of course. Got the double letters, but the wrong ones. Gi, a large percentage of this Island's population is from Madeira. They were contracted to work in the sugar cane fields and stayed, marrying local ladies. I too find Portuguese a lovely language. No hard aspirates. Just as a matter of curiosity, you do not capitalize proper nouns in Finnish? Are you related to the conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra? Same last name, I believe.

(Gi) I hope this didn't sound like bragging. Not at all. I'm finding this conversation fascinating and it's fun to learn little tidbits about each of you. Sorry I'm not joining in but the US presence is already so dominant here. No one needs to know more, I'm sure, except for Hawaii of course.

This person in Hawaii can vouch for that. I am like The Elephant's Child, curiouser and curiouser. The only way I am truly happy is with information overload. I fairly wallow in the stuff and gather strength from it. BTW, we are still in the Keepsakes business, but this is Other Amusements until someone comes to claim one.

No time to cut in more often, alas, but I love this thread, even though so vastly off topic. But Colin would enthusiastically approve, I'm sure. ;-)

Arami, that is why we are doing this. To let him know we are intelligent ladies and able to discuss a wide range of topics intelligently. Yeah!....UmmmHmmm I is mostly for Him that we are doing this, Yes?!

(Arami)Marcia) it is what we love for... Indeed... :-) It's amazing how Freudian that slip was!!! Too funny!

Since there is a scarceness of Keepsake takers, and Hawaii is just same old-same old gorgeous, and in the spirit of another entertainment - just once mind you - I offer this for your perusal: The Smiths had no children and decided to use a proxy father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife and said, "I'm off. The man should be here soon". Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer rang the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. "Good morning madam. You don't know me, but I've come to...." "Oh, no need to explain. I've been expecting you," Mrs. Smith cut in. "Really?" the photographer asked. "Well, good! I've made a specialty of babies." "That's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat. Just where do we start?" asked Mrs. Smith, blushing. "Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch and perhaps a couple on the bed. Sometimes the living room floor is fun too; you can really spread out." "Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work for Harry and me." "Well, madam, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results." "I hope we can get this over with quickly," gasped Mrs. Smith. "Madam, in my line of work, a man must take his time. I'd love to be in and out in five minutes, but you'd be disappointed with that, I'm sure." "Don't I know!!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed. The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus in downtown London." "Oh my God!!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, tugging at her handkerchief. "And these twins turned out exceptionally well when you consider their mother was so difficult to work with." The photographer handed Mrs.Smith the picture. "She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith. "Yes, I'm afraid so I finally had to take her to Hyde Park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep,pushing to get a good look." "Four and five deep?" asked Mrs. Smith, eyes widened in amazement. "Yes", the photographer said. "And for more than three hours too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling. I could hardly concentrate. Then darkness approached and I began to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment I just packed it all in." Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "You mean they actually chewed on your, Er, um.., ah.... equipment?" "That's right. Well madam, if you're ready, I'll set up my tripod so that we can get to work." "Tripod??" Mrs. Smith looked extremely worried now. "Oh yes, I have to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big for me to hold while I'm getting ready for action. Madam? Madam? Good Lord, she's fainted!!

LOL! Does CF have a Canon? If so it's mine:-)

My husband must think I�m losing my mental sanity because I�m laughing aloud alone here in my room, thanks to your story, Marcia. "What is it?" he shouted from the kitchen (actually he shouted "mitä nyt?", to go back to our linquistic discussion. Hope I got the codes right to make the dots above a!) Anyway, I�d love to go on with the Other Amusements section by telling a funny story, I just don�t know one that could top yours, Marcia. And Allison, I�m afraid you�re facing some SERIOUS rivalry if you want to claim that Canon you�re talking about....!!! Marcia, as an answer to your questions, NO, proper nouns are not capitalized in Finnish, and I�m wondering what makes you think we would? I�m not related to Esa-Pekka S. There are about 1300 people by that surname in the Helsinki territory phone catalogue so in the whole country there must be thousands. But Virtanen is the name that I would put in the place of Smith in your story if I translated it to Finnish.....but not nearly all our surnames end in nen. The next biggest surname here is Laine (1200 in H. territory!).

(Allison)Does CF have a Canon? If so it's mine:-) LOL, Allison! I am Sure he has. Did we not note every apparition in those nifty Regency pants (which caused pants amongst the droolers). However, I do believe Livia would be a fierce adversary for said Canon, and she has the Tripod! Elena, Most interesting. Laine I always thought was native to the British Isles. Saying that, My maiden name (Hemming) is English - but got there with the Danes. I think our peripetetic ancestors spread their DNA and surnames far afield from their origins. Surely, Laine is not Fenno-Ugric?! The more I hear of your lovely snowy land the more I should like to visit it. Speaking of others naming our nations (as in Finland), the Kelts got their name because the Romans, pointing at them holding their spears tipped with finely chipped stones as sharp as razors, gestured that they desired to know what they called themselves. The kelts looked back, thinking they wanted to know about the spear points, told them "Kelts". Thus we have no idea what they called themsselves (probably no collective name for so many differing tribes), but we do know what they called their weapons. Same with the Welsh. Not their name, either. Which makes me wonder why Sibelius named his signature work "Finlandia" ?!

In wondering about the capitalization of proper nouns, I am at a loss to know of another language that does not. In English, American, French, German, (all indo-european languages, I know.) I am most curious to know of others who do not capitalize. You spell your name elena rather than Elena or Helena? I suppose it was to make the name stand out from the rest of the text rather than any other reason that we do so.

Even as I write this I am watching "a little touch of Harry in the night"... Henry V (Olivier's) and it still stirs me soul as it did when I was 14 all those years ago. ! Sigh !

BTW, my one claim to family fame which is tenuously attached to CF is that I am a direct lineal descentant of John Heming - Shakeseapre's publisher and fellow actor. (Hemming is spelled many ways, as Shakespeare did his own name in his lifetime.)

Okay, all very interesting but do I get the Canon???

(Marcia) Livia would be a fierce adversary for said Canon Yes, that equipment could REALLY be too hard to obtain. Anyway, being the keeper of his Gun feels quite good too! I sleep with it (ooops, for some reason I keep forgetting that it�s Darcy�s, not Colin�s!). Marcia, I reaIly should use a dictionary more often! This makes me wonder what sort of horrible flaws I�m making continuously! It just takes too long to check out everything before writing it. SO: of course I should have known that nouns and proper nouns are not the same thing. Naturally we do capitalize proper nouns but not nouns. Sorry for that mix-up. I use the name Elena here simply because when I logged in, Helena was already taken! So, I just cruelly dropped off the initial. I definitely use the name with H normally. Surely, Laine is not Fenno-Ugric? Yes it is, it means a small wave, like a big part of our surnames have something to do with water/forest. It�s just one of those words that look the same but have completely different origins and pronunciation in different languages. We pronounce it like "lie-neh". For instance, the word perse is a perfectly Finnish word as well meaning arse over here! About Hemming - I happen to know a Finnish guy with that surname and there are about 40 Hemmings in Helsinki (studied the phone catalogue again!), obviously swedish speaking people. Marcia, were you born in Hawaii?

(Heide) the US presence is already so dominant here. No one needs to know more I�m not so sure about that. I�ve never been to the US and I�m sure that the idea that the rest of the world gets of America through movies and tv is in many ways quite distorted. Hollywood films and tv series rule the market here but they lack realism of course, because reality isn�t entertaining enough! What life and people and their thoughts of things are really like in ordinary homes in ordinary towns in America is unknown to the world. I suspect that there is another America, the real America that nobody makes movies and documentaries about. Or am I completely wrong?! Maybe I should come over and see for myself.

Indeed, Elena, there is a real America. It is not necessarily in the huge cities on the coasts, but rather in small towns. There folks know each other, share concern on a local level, where they can actually change and make better those things which need help. They are the people who run little shops, work in bigger factories or teach school and pay their taxes on time. Without them, this country and the massive government we seem to have spawned would cease to function very well. They vote, and when they do, they have done their homework and know exactly why they are voting for or against something. There are many other things to say, and if no one does, I will give it another go. Very thoughful subject you have brought up.

In honor of SIL coming to Hilo, the Weather Bureau published the following BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 630 AM HST SUN FEB 21 1999 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU AT 630 AM HST HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND MADE IT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 12PM HST FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... ...WINDWARD BIG ISLAND... EVEN THOUGH THE AREA UNDER THE WATCH HAS EXPERIENCED MOSTLY LIGHT RAINFALL DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...RUNOFF AND RIVER FLOW CONTINUES HEAVY AND THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FOR EXAMPLE THE AUTOMATIC RAIN GAGE AT PAHOA ALARMED AT 545 AM WHEN 0.38 INCHES OF RAIN FELL WITHIN THE PAST 15 MINUTES. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS THEREFORE CONTINUED. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG STREAMS... RIVERS...AND OTHER DRAINAGES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF HEAVY RAINS OR FLOODING OCCURS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER...MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. ESCAPE RISING WATER BY GOING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A FLOOD EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV OR RADIO FOR FURTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INFORMATION. ROSENDAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU

Flash flood watch? Are they forecasting an excess of drool once SIL hits your shores?

(Heide)Are they forecasting an excess of drool once SIL hits your shores? LOL That is what is causing it?! They have just extended the flood warnings till 6 pm. There just have to be closet droolers on this side of the Island who have not become known to me yet. I shall take note of who is in the theater and who looks all flushed and bothered as we exit. Taking names...

Aha! I have figured out my weather woes. It is only partially due to excessive drooling over SIL. It is also because I cannot get to London, that the weather men have brought me Three Days of Rain. It is Not the same!

Marcia- going back to your dispare over Hawii getting everything last- i empathize. During the summers i spent trapped on Maui (i get island fever REALLY bad after about 3 weeks) i felt left out because all my friends back in Calif would see all the new movies before me. Of course, Kehei didnt have a theather, and we had to drive around to the other side of the island to even see anything (and i think it was just one or two screens) so the movies they showed frequently didnt even interest me. anyway... when you do go see SiL, i'll be happy to discuss all its particulars with you. i'm thinking of going to see it again soon. i saw it twice the first week it came out in Dec, so i'm ready for a third showing. :) (oops... i wasnt trying to rub it in, really!) :)

SBR, a true Firthian you are! As soon as this incredibly copious (and some other unprintable things) rain lets up, we will be going to see SIL. Will let you know, and I will be very happy to discuss every old and nuance we discover. i saw it twice the first week it came out in Dec, so i'm ready for a third showing. :) (oops... i wasnt trying to rub it in, really!) :) I knew you were just stating the happy fact that you are up on your supporting role of patron of Firth Arts. I do my best, too, suffer...suffer...;^)

Actually, during this next viewing i'm going to attempt to overcome my urge to drool heavily into my little box of overpriced milkduds everytime that Colin comes on the screen and conctentrate on choosing a keepsake. i shall endevor to select something that will compliment my current collection. Is the ear ring the only thing that's been claimed so far? (Lucky, Lucky Renate!) i dont want to get my hopes up over something someone else has claimed.

The Earring is the only object claimed so far from SIL. If it is true that Earls do not wear codpieces, I shall have to hunt for something else for myself. I'd rather set my heart on that. Drooling into Milk Duds is a requirement for all Firthians, is it not?! At least in the public theater. It is the only moisture we will admit to. At home...well, that is another matter. We have gone over those damp subjects many times. Always happy to reminisce, though!

For those of you following the excitement of ark-building and gill-growing going on in Hilo, they have extended the flood warnings till 10:30 tonight, and put up winter storm warnings for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. That means it is snowing up there again. It is 66F (18.8C) and I am freezing!

Freezing at 66F? You've been in warm climate too long, Marcia. It's a crisp 18F here in the NYC area today (actually, the coldest its been in a long time). You would be frozen solid! Hope by the time you read this the 3 days of rain (LOL) have let up and you've had a chance to see SiL. I saw it again this weekend, this time with my hubby. He loved it, and it's not his kind of movie. Come on over to 115 and tell us what you thought! Re: keepsakes--the earring is nice, but I kind of liked his tights ;-p !

Haven't read all of this carefully (will do later, as I try to catch up) but when I was in Turkey, I was told that Turkish is more related to Finnish as a language and Hungarian (if I recall correctly). Since the Turks came out of central Asia, would that be where the Finnish tribes also originated, Elena? But they went north and west?

I'd be happy if it was 66F today! We just got two inches of snow this morning and some of the roads are closed because it so icy!!

(Karen)Turkish is more related to Finnish as a language and Hungarian (if I recall correctly). Since the Turks came out of central Asia, would that be where the Finnish tribes also originated? Yes, I�ve heard that assumption about Finnish and Turkish too, but as far as I know, it is just a misunderstanding, probably due to a couple of superficial similarities. Hungarian and Finnish on the other hand are clearly related as languages and their origins have been traced to the Ural/ Volga area like the other other FU languages. But tribes then-----even though F. and H. are linquistically related, Finns and Hungarians obviously aren�t related racially. Lucky you didn�t ask me how that is possible! Btw, where do you live, Karen, was it Chicago? You must give us your weather report and some linquistic observations too, please!

The weather is back to drop-dead gorgeous but the mountains are socked in, so I cannot see the snow. We got many inches of rain, and Lake Hilo is now being considered for stocking with trout in our side yard. (Eileen)but I kind of liked his tights ;-p ! Would you like claim them? Hmmmmm...? Bet there are no buttons on them. Shucks ;^) I remember NYC winters very well. I grew up in New Rochelle. My sister still lives on Long Island. This is not a beautiful time of the year there! I will be over at 115 ASAP after we see it. Delighted to hear your husband liked it! Gives me hope for mine. He can always look at GP. BTW, how did you manage to keep from gasping loudly or making other noises we drooler are prone to?! Oh Stacey, where are you that it is snowing when it should be spring?! How unkind. Neat stuff this lingusitics. Had no idea the Finns got around that much.

Just spent a delightful half an hour catching up with all the wonderful and witty postings at this board. I never realised there was so much activity here. Thank you ladies! BTW if we're moving on from Darcy keepsakes, I'd like to declare an interest in his as yet unseen kilt and sporran from MLSF! There's something about a man in a skirt.. :-)

(bethan)There's something about a man in a skirt.. :-) Oh, Indeed there is. Even more if he has a bagpipe and is playing same =)) Welcome, bethan. Sometimes it gets lonely over here, and since I have been given the chief Keeptress post, the least I can do is keep something new on here so the curious will come to read and perhaps post. We now have several Keepsake lists: Darcy's Keepsakes Other's Items associated with Darcy Keepsake list Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Firth's Real Life Keepsakes I have claimed Paul's little gray T-shirt and shorts from FP as well as the University Notebooks Darcy cradles so lovingly in his arms. Other things associated with Darcy but not belonging to him are Lizzie's long white gloves which he first touched as her partner at the Netherfield Ball, and her Garnet cross necklace (which I know is lovingly kept on a lusciously bountiful endowment of a fellow drooler - I envy her =P) Would you like me to repost all of the lists?

I am beside myself. Tomorrow I am going to see SIL and I am wondering what to wear...in a dark theater at 1:30 in the afternoon (hoping to get the fewest in the audience with which to share him.) I can now imagine what you who are going to be his live audience; those to whom he looks for approval, must be going through. You cannot let our DB down. It would be impossible, I think. I am so excited for you - and for me. This is the first time I shall see him in a public place where I cannot rewind, free e frame, super slo-mo my way to Drool Heaven. Whatever shall I do? See it several times if I can get away with it =)

(Bethan) I'd like to declare an interest in his as yet unseen kilt and sporran from MLSF WHAT!?! Colin in a kilt? *pausing to breath heavily and fan paper in front of my face* God help me I nearly went into carridac arrest when i read that! Is there a picture available? do we know what Clan plaid he's wearing? Can Bethan really claim BOTH the kilt and sporran? Is he wearing full highland dress or just the kilt and sporran? What time period is MLSF set in? Does he have a claymore? Marcia, if he has a claymore I'm laying claim. Ok... i'm calming down. *check pulse rate* Marica- i'm SO excited for you to finally see SiL! :) And New Rochelle- isnt that where Rob and Laura Petri lived? Still breathing heavily, the lusciously bountifully endowed drooler

(Marcia)I can imagine what you who are going to be his live audience; those to whom he looks for approval, must be going through. Can you? I do not know myself what I�m going through!!!! Just received the script from Kjart (Karen, you�re the best!) and started to read it, imagining Colin to speak those words. The reality of soon seeing him on stage hit me. Oh, god.... Which reminds me-----whatever clothing he wears in 3DOR is mine, OK, Marcia?!

(SBR)if he has a claymore I'm laying claim As it is entered here for the world to see, it will be yours if it exists. And, if there is a bagpipe anywhere near him, it is mine, oh LBED that you are. Can't wait to see his cute little knees and his Sporran. I want the sporran. Forget about the bagpipe! You know about sporrans?! How they are worn...!!! It is getting very warm in here and I need to loosen my clothes....BRB (Elena)-whatever clothing he wears in 3DOR is mine, OK, Marcia?! Our DB gets only one set of clothes for the entire play? Ok, but if there is a sweater or something on top of the slacks and shirt, might you share? I imagine there will be very few things to claim. That is another topic you could attach during those slack times at group meals. Fight over keepsakes! ;^)

(Marcia) might you share? Oh, you think I�m too greedy??.....Well, I do feel like that when I picture him there on stage, you know; I�d like to have everything. BUT I�m flexible, I could be almost but not quite satisfied with everything that�s closest to his skin (See what that script is doing to me. I must go now or else I�m going to just******) ......I�m on page 23 now and nobody hasn�t even whipped his sweater off yet.

Elena, do not wait for SIL to get to Suomi, arrange to see it in London. Would that not be possible?! And, in this lifetime!!!

What time period is MLSF set in? Does he have a claymore/(SBR) 1930s. I should think it will be full Highland dress....worn as evening dress... and not casual Braveheart attire. And most probably no claymore! But most definitely a sporran and perhaps a dirk!

Oh no, Elena, You greedy? Not any more than the rest of us. We want the entire package, with him in it, preferably. =) But, being the mediator that I am, I will have to placate those posting on 116 ( where it does not count!!!) who want the sweater and whatever else they can get their hands on (perhaps literally!). We should also discuss whether keepsakes from 3DOR should be limited to those actually attending. I think they should be. Would anyone like to comment?

Thank you, bethan! The Sporran is mine sight unseen. I cannot wait to remove it from him, then to write a pithy little essay on the event! How about the dirk, Elena?

arrange to see it in London Marcia, are you going to see it in a few hours?-------- I mean to go see SIL in London in case my travel (a friend of mine) companion won�t be objecting. I don�t think the movie is exactly what he�d like to see if he could choose. Btw, he doesn�t know exactly what I�m really after in London, seems to think it�s only natural for me to want to go to London and see a play in some fringe and meet net pals from all over the world! I just couldn�t tell him I�m nuts for this actor and that�s what this trip is a l about.

Honey, the sweater doesn't get whipped off until Act 2!! Think I might like to claim whatever he is or isn't wearing when he hops out of bed in said act. ;-)

(Elena) he doesn�t know exactly what I�m really after in London, seems to think it�s only natural for me to want to go to London and see a play in some fringe and meet net pals from all over the world! LOL!! That's pretty much what I've told people. Of course, when they ask what play we're going to see, I get strange looks. You see, it's playing here in Chicago, so why would I go traipsing off to London to see an American play.

Yes, going in a few hours to see SIL...Yeah!!! I wish I were your travelling companion. We could do all the Austen trails we had time for, and all the SILs we could stand + seeing him live. Oooh, it is too exciting to think upon. Is your male friend so oblivious to the actors that he will not recognize the incredible coincidence of everything you want to see has a certain actor taking part? When he meets your Net Friends, you will be unmasked for sure =D

(Karen) I might like to claim whatever he is or isn't wearing when he hops out of bed in said act. ;-) Heavens, this is gonna be a battle!!! Oh, why oh why did I not read the script faster to be able to state my claim more precisely....OK, I�ll have anything he wears closest to his skin in Act 1, you take Act 2!

(Elena) OK, I�ll have anything he wears closest to his skin in Act 1, you take Act 2! Truly gracious of you. It did help that I was the first to have read the play on this board. (hee hee)

Pack smelling salts and a spare supply of oxygen. With the senario I see developing, you're going to need it! I am going to be glued to the BBC on short wave for the entire time you are there just in case I hear of some "lunatic fringe" Droolers getting out of hand. LOL!!! I am soooooooo jealous!!!

When he meets your Net Friends, you will be unmasked for sure =D Yes, poor guy has this fantasy that I�m a highly rational person :-).....that idea will probably change for good.

I feel a case of the vapors coming on... No way, don't want to miss a single nanosecond of Firth in the Flesh!!

Ladies, I have to go now but still one thing: it was great �talking� to you tonight, I really feel we�re sharing this **crazy** thing together! Marcia, I�m looking forward to reading about your SIL experience tomorrow.

Could someone please tell me the running time for SIL. Thank you.

Two hours. Gotta go. Bye.

Thanks Karen (now gone). It is going to be interesting seeing this movie with Ray. Conversation has revolved around the lack of mention of CF in all of the write-ups of SIL. He suggests it may be because CF is not a very good actor. I retort that the movie has gotten 13 Oscar nominations. He looks at me expectantly, and I continue saying that CF was not nominated. He grins. Sheesh. He is jealous!

(Karen) I might like to claim whatever he is or isn't wearing when he hops out of bed in said act. ;-) Hops out of bed? This is just too tantalising! He's asleep in bed and the doorbell rings at midnight, or he's taking a mid-day cat nap, or he's totally impoverished and has gone to bed fully clothed to keep warm....which scenario is nearest?

(Eileen)but I kind of liked his tights ;-p ! Would you like claim them? Hmmmmm...? Oh yes, consider them claimed. He wore several sets in different colors so I'm happy to share. The bright blue ones seem to stick in my memory, so those are mine. Bet there are no buttons on them. Shucks ;^) Wait until you see what they look like on his thighs. You won't be thinking of buttons. I remember NYC winters very well. I grew up in New Rochelle. A fellow Westchester county-an! I grew up a few towns from there. Now I live in Jersey (you've fared MUCH better!). Yeah, winters are not much to speak of around here. BTW, how did you manage to keep from gasping loudly or making other noises we drooler are prone to?! Well...it was the third time I saw it! I steeled myself appropriately but did laugh louder than anyone around me at our DB's funny lines. Looking forward to your comments over at 115. In case nobody's answered you yet, SiL runs about 2 hours.

I am returned from SIL and claim for my Keepsake, the gold and square-cut Sapphire ring he wore on his left index finger. Off to 115 to report.

(Bethan) ....which scenario is nearest? I can't recall the time of day but think it's probably morning...and he wasn't alone in bed...so let your imagination take it from there. Oh yes, it's the third day of rain! Didn't you ask KarenJ for one of her electronic screenplays? It should only take no more than an hour to read. ;-) Will let you know what the actor in Chicago wore in that scene on Monday!

(Karen)and he wasn't alone in bed...so let your imagination take it from there How many women are in this play?!

I want his ruff, over which the loose skin folds were creasing so tantalisingly... I hope it's still available?

It is in your safekeeping. Talk about a real tickler!!! One wouold think they'd itch if they were starched, and if they were not starched they would not hold their forms. A dilemma.

Here is our newest Keepsake List Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Lord Wessex' pearl earring, Renate Lord Wessex' blue tights, EileenG Lord Wessex' Sapphire abd Gold index-finger ring, Marcia

to which we add Arami's ruff: Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Lord Wessex' pearl earring, Renate Lord Wessex' blue tights, EileenG Lord Wessex' Sapphire abd Gold index-finger ring, MarciaLord W Lord Wessex' ruff, Arami

to which we add Arami's ruff: Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Lord Wessex' pearl earring, Renate Lord Wessex' blue tights, EileenG Lord Wessex' Sapphire and Gold index-finger ring, MarciaLord W Lord Wessex' ruff, Arami

corrected and cleaned up. Sorry:: Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Lord Wessex' pearl earring, Renate Lord Wessex' blue tights, EileenG Lord Wessex' Sapphire and Gold index-finger ring, Lord Wessex' ruff, Arami

Ok, i think i've narrowed my choice down to Lord Wessex' gold wedding cape. Are we supposed to be writing essays on these items as well?

Can I have Lord Wessex, I am sure that underneath he is really loveable.

Ha! Obstinate woman! ;-p His person is a national treasure and belongs to all... and no one.

Are you talking about Colin Firth or Lord Wessex, I am claiming Lord Wessex but if I can't have Lord Wessex, then I claim his horse which he rides so nobly.

(AnnW) but if I can't have Lord Wessex, then I claim his horse which he rides so nobly. That is one magnificent steed! ;-)

I want his sword, scabbard, and belt. Is that Freudian?

The list as it now stands: Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Wessex' Pearl Earring, Renate Wessex' Blue Tights, EileenG Wessex' Sapphire and Gold Index-Finger Ring, Wessex' Ruff, Arami Wessex' Gold Wedding Cape, SBR Wessex' Horse, AnnW Wessex' Sword and Scabbard, KJArt (SBR)Are we supposed to be writing essays on these items as well? They are always welcome. There are many of a few years standing who have said nothing about their keepsakes. It would be nice for your immortality and your keepsake's to have another limerick from you!!! (AnnW)Can I have Lord Wessex, I am sure that underneath he is really loveable. LOL I am sure he is, but not keepable. When we were walking back to the car after seeing SIL, Ray commented about the ending as a natural lead-in to a sequel. Perhaps FanFic can provide a Darcy-like transformation. (KJArt)Is that Freudian? There are all sorts of Freudian things flashing through my overactive mind concerning the horse and sword and their implications. Or my Keepsake ring, for that matter =)

Can I claim his hat for Nan? She's got a thing about hats, you know... I'd hate her to miss this one!

I know this is kinda abstract.... but is there any way I could be keeper of the song that he sings? would I have to give up the gold wedding cape?

(Arami)Can I claim his hat for Nan? She's got a thing about hats, you know... I'd hate her to miss this one! You can and you may. You are very thoughtful, and I know Nan will cherish this flumpfy hat with the tickly feather as much as her other bicorne incroyable. (SBR) is there any way I could be keeper of the song that he sings? would I have to give up the gold wedding cape? There is no limit to the imagination of our gifted Droolers. You may keep the song as it came from his lips (....oh...my!!!....). He sounded happy for the first and probably the last time in SIL singing that little song. Would you like to name it? Or shall it be The Song Wessex Sings?

Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Wessex' Pearl Earring, Renate Wessex' Blue Tights, EileenG Wessex' Sapphire and Gold Index-Finger Ring, Marcia Wessex' Ruff, Arami The Song Wessex Sings, SBR Wessex' Horse, AnnW Wessex' Sword and Scabbard, KJart Wessex' Flumpfy Hat with Tickly Feather, Nan

Oooohhh, Thank You Marcia! :) that song makes me giggle everytime i hear him sing it. i think this calls for another trip to the theater, to celebrate my good fortune. At the moment i'm off to the Mall, (promised to meet my sister there- she found out today that the next baby is going to be a boy and we're celebrating) As i try on over priced clothes i cant afford to buy i'll try to decide if i want to give the song a specific name. :) Ta Ta SBR

Well, my dear, I hope you are getting something tiny, black and clingy to wear with Lizzie's Garnet Cross. Oh, and do get a good wrap for it. It might be chilly in as you stroll by The Firth (that is why you're going?!) I have to see that movie a whole lot more times. Too good. And such fun with all of us seeing it almost at the same time. I do wish we could get us all together in one theater for Firth Festival of Drool. It make me all tingly to think of it.

Well, Marcia,I beat you over "The Last Place They Show SiL in!" But it is definitely going to open in Lisbon..."sometime soon"...

(Gi)Well, Marcia,I beat you over "The Last Place They Show SiL in!" Yes, and I am pleasantly surprised. If you do not have to be in suspense for the entire SIL, I would recommend reading the Spoilers postings. It allowed me more precious time to soak up the experience of seeing CF on a very big screen and getting immersed in the story. You will love it. Not entirely for our DB, but for the beauty and charm of the entire work. The casting was superb. Poor Elena in Finland is going to win the "Last Place to Show SIL" I am afraid. Do take it in whilst you are in Lond n!

I find that Elena will be seeing SiL in Finland, so You just may be the last place, Gi. I am happy that you are going to London. Do see it there. And while you are watching, look for a keepsake. I did !

I am giving up the Sapphire index-finger ring and exchanging it for his Codpiece

They now stand as follows: Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Wessex' Pearl Earring, Renate Wessex' Blue Tights, EileenG Wessex' Codpiece, Marcia Wessex' Ruff, Arami The Song Wessex Sings, SBR Wessex' Horse, AnnW Wessex' Sword and Scabbard, KJart Wessex' Flumpfy Hat with Tickly Feather, Nan (Viola's breast binder, Ray)

Wonder what I can write that is fit for publication universe-wide about a codpiece. This is going to take a bit of research, perhaps with my nimble fingers and my very sharp little snippers...=) Did anyone notice how many buttons Wessex had on that royal-teal-blue and gold jacket? Jillions! Hmmm...There was a young Lord named Wessex...

Youngish... ;-p

Arami)Youngish... ;-p Too cruel! Besides with a little poetic license... Besides it makes the rhythm better, and we all know that you have to get the rhythm right =P

May I have the Ring then? I like rings.

Marcia, I'm only kidding! From where I stand, he's just a baby...;-p

I adore rings, but when faced with the option of the codpiece...I just could not resist. He wears three rings in SIL. The large sapphire on the index finger of one hand and two plainer gold rings on the middle and smallest finger of the other. I will put you down as Keeptress of the Sapphire unless you inform me otherwise. I know it will inspire you =)

(Arami)From where I stand, he's just a baby...;-p This is a battle I do not wish to win, but I am afraid I have a few years more of existance than you do. I do *Not* enjoy thinking him any younger than he apppears now. My son is only a few years younger than he is, and I think I am older than his mother! I do not like to think about it.=P How about... There once was a man named Wessex....

Stop showing off, Marcia, you're definitely not the oldest of his fans that I've heard about, so there... ;-p Alas, I'm not good at verse...

Codpiece! Marcia i am Very Much looking forward to your poetic essay lauding the attributes of such a *err...* strategically placed member of Wessex' ensemble. :)

Thank you, Arami for making me feel not quite so antique. Actually, it is my Son who gets older. I stopped counting at 32 =P As to whether or not I am good ar verse, when I get it all rhyming and in the proper rhythm (it is necessary!) we shall all find out! Perhaps I should do one of each. SB, an essay would lend it legitimacy, and I could write the verse just to tickle your fancies (and to remind everyone that I do have a sense of humor =P)

(Marcia) and I could write the verse just to tickle your fancies (and to remind everyone that I do have a sense of humor =P) We'd welcome either an essay or some verse, but it's not required to remind us that you have a sense of humor, dear. Anyone who devotes her life to the snipping of buttons must have a sense of humor!! ;-D Tickle away...

OK.... somebody has to explain the button snipping thing for the newbie. :)

Well, my dear, are you sure you are old enough?! I shall send some things I wrote as a newbie via Email. Would not want to bore the truly dedicated ;)

I'll take the saphire ring, if you please, Marcia, at least until I see the film :-) Meanwhile, I'm drooling in anticipation of your poetry/prose :-)

It is in your safe-keeping, Dear! Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Wessex' Pearl Earring, Renate Wessex' Blue Tights, EileenG Wessex' Codpiece, Marcia Wessex' Ruff, Arami The Song Wessex Sings, SBR Wessex' Horse, AnnW Wessex' Sword and Scabbard, KJart Wessex' Flumpfy Hat with Tickly Feather, Nan (Viola's breast binder, Ray) Wessex' Sapphire and Gold Ring, Gi

Here is our latest Keepsake list and the newest entry: Elizabeth Bennet's Keepsake list from P&P2 Formal white gloves worn at the Netherfield Ball, Evelyn Garnet Cross on Gold Chain, SBRobinson Undergarments, Ben

LizzaJ has just requested and been given Keepership of Wessex' Goatee. If someone can claim his Curl, then the Goatee is acceptable. Just do not try to claim his Incroyable (with capital letters!)

Gi, if you are out there, and Elena and all others who have a celebration like Mardi Gras the day before lent begins, do you have some national specialty to consume on that day? Over here, thanks to the large part of our population is of Portuguese ancestry, we have Malasadas to eat. Do real people from Portugal still eat them, or are we observing an obsolete custom?

THank you Marcia dear, much appreciated.

henceforward call me "Goatee Girl"

(LizzaJ)henceforward call me "Goatee Girl" LOL That is not how I pictured you! Butt, if you insist...=P

Nathalie, Dear, delurk and choose a keepsake from something Firth! Or just say Hi!

Drop by and say hi, and join in our mirthfro swaggering Firth!

Drop by and say hi, and join in our mirth for swaggering Firth!

Forthwith I am opening a new Keepsake list. Three Days of Rain Keepsakes

Oh good. I just dropped by in the hope of getting a little something from 3DOR. Just a small keepsake...the bed which he lies on? If I grab it quickly it might still be warm....

Allison, I shall put it on the list unless I hear otherwise. You are the first.

Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The Bed on which He Lies, AllisonM

I am not eligible to claim anything in 3DoR since I have not seen it, but I would imagine that balcony would be pretty choice. Especially if he is as effecting in the role as the reviews have him (and we know they are stingy with praise). But...it will go to the lucky CFitF person who agrees with me.

! I did not forget anything in italics for html, but I am trying to fix it. It is even writing in Italics on the response space. Very odd, indeed

Yes, Nathalie, do delurk- you will be welcomed here with open arms Marcia, i too would like to grab a 3DOR keepsake, but alas- i also fail to qualify. Allison dear, do enjoy that bed! :)

Us stay-at-homes have first dibs, laying claim to keepsakes while our fellow droolers are there watching the real thing? What a good joke! I claim his NY accent!! One can dream, can't one?

The Bed on which He Lies, AllisonM Still warm, I hope, Marcia.

(AllisonM)The Bed on which He Lies, AllisonM Still warm, I hope, Marcia. My Dear, you are the only one who can tell us. It is in your safekeeping. Is it??? I will put us London-deprived Droolers on 3DoR list. I am claiming the master from which the programmes were printed. Eileen may claim his New York accent

This is where it stands as of right now. Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen

From 3DoR, AnnW is keeper of his White T-Shirt

Out, damn italics. Poof! I'll have his black jeans, please. In eager anticipation of my attendance next Friday... ;-)

Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami

what about that sweater he was supposed to whip off- did he? and if so, i would very much like to claim it. :) (er... could somebody tell me what color it was- what it looked like -was it knit, etc.)

His dark knit sweater, SBRobinson

Marcia, I NEED his green sweater and the green t-shirt or something under it that Colin wears as Walker in Act 1. (Not the same one that he whips off in Act 2 as Ned, in fact I can�t remember what was Ned�s sweater like (believe it or not. I seem to have concentrated in something else than clothes).

I'll make you a deal. If you allow Gi to Email me the pics....No, Dear Elena, you may have keepership of his Green Sweater-and-T-shirt. I just hope devoutly that I might see some of you there. We thought of you all weekend and hoped and prayed for your safety. All turned out well...except for those of us remaining at home.

Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater-and-TShirt, Elena

It has come to my attention that there are those amongst us who are computer challenged. Poor KJArt had her source of succor for Firthness withdrawn for a whole day. Then she managed 4 entire minutes in chat which no one would share with her. Others are sabotaged by AOL (Americans Off Line) and windows which crash without so much as a popup box to warn them. SBR, I would mention your name here, but I do not wish to embarrass you =P Try Netcom.com. Iki has hhad wonderful luck with it for several year , and it is cheaper than Aoffline is.

A 3DOR Keepsake List!! Guess I shall have to claim the cigar that he puts in his mouth at the end of Act 1! How those lips just curled around it...perhaps recollecting the taste or the feel of those cigarettes he has given up. What does no one want the brown slacks he wore in Act 2, especially the ones from the matinee in which his fly was not zipped up!! ;-)

the ones from the matinee in which his fly was not zipped up!! ;-) They were not zipped up on Friday evening either. I think he is starting to learn how to really turn on his fans;-)

Just a note or two on his clothes:under the green sweater he wore a green plaid shirt, not a t-shirt. The sweater in the second act was a brick coloured cardigan.Enjoy! PS- Did anyone else notice that the shoes in the first act still had the price tag on? :-)

Just a note or two on his clothes:under the green sweater he wore a green checkered shirt, not a t-shirt. The sweater in the second act was a brick coloured cardigan.Enjoy! PS- Did anyone else notice that the shoes in the first act still had the price tag on? :-)

under the green sweater he wore a green checkered shirt, not a t-shirt Gi, how did you find that out?;-) But anything he has worn next to his skin is a treasure to me. the shoes in the first act still had the price tag on Yes, just another proof of something wrong in the theater clothing department! By the way, he was so sweet when he walked about in socks only! I watched the touching black socks when he laid on the bed just two or so meters away from me.....and here I come to his bodyparts again, I just can�t get them off my mind....just to let you know, his FEET are not very big, Marcia.

Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater-and-TShirt, Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, KarenR Elena, do you want to change your request to the green plaid shirt? I don't like to have too many complete outfits for fear we will run out of items to claim. Small feet have nothing to do with what we are thinking about =) It is not particularly hands either, but long appendages (arms, legs, hands) usually go together....!!! Is no one claiming the attention-grabbing pants?

I claim his hair, dry in Act1 and wet in Act2, and even where it is getting thin, I claim it as a keepsake. This is because I was close enough to run my fingers through it, in the play but did not (how noble of me) so please, I would like it now.

Elena, I also noticed his feet. Not at all large!! They were practically under my nose in Act 2. Now as to the smell, Marcia and Eileen, I can't say there was any!!!

Eileen would you still like a review from the TIMES? I e-mailed you but it was returned, send me your address and I would be glad to.

Okay Marcia, it�s fair I guess. I�m happy with the green sweater, if someone wants the shirt under it.

Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater , Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, KarenR His Hair - Dry in Act I and Wet in Act 2, LizzaJ You ladies are too funny with your comments!!!

Marcia, it's probably not for me to say, but I think it was agreed a long time ago that no part of his body could be claimed as keepsake with one exception only, and that I think should apply to hair! Which reminds me, I do hair transplants, so have no fears about his thinning hair, for him I'll do it for free!

If Elena doesn't mind, then, I'd like to claim his green shirt :-)

Gi you are too kind in your offer to my keepsake. I think it makes him kind of human and ordinary to have thinning bits and boy have I got some good pictures of those bits, Perhaps your talents could be better employed on other bits of him!!!

Sorry, I meant "Parts" of him. Our DB is not really a "bits" kind of a man!!!

(Gi)Which reminds me, I do hair transplants, so have no fears about his thinning hair, for him I'll do it for free! LOL. I'll bet you would even kiss it to make it better!!! Yes, hair is the only thing allowed, facial and head only, of course....!!! Since it is cut and trimmed and shaved and such it is agreed that it is the ONLY part (other than the cleft which the starter of this whole idea chose) And, the green shirt is yours to safekeep. And, in case anybody wonders, it is Everybody's business how and what we do on the boards I work on. I need input as much as anyone. Thanks.

Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater , Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, KarenR His Hair - Dry in Act I and Wet in Act 2, LizzaJ His Green Shirt, Gi

Gi, thank you for my Firthst picture ever of CF taken by a person I know! That is so exciting!!! I am all huge smiles right now!

the brown slacks he wore in Act 2, especially the ones from the matinee in which his fly was not zipped up!! ;-) Are you serious Karen? LOL!! He's such a darling, -but perhaps Liv should be back in his dressing room, overseeing the zipping and unzipping aspects of his costume changes. on the other hand... if she'd rather be in the audience, i'll gladly volunteer to help out. ;)

What a wonderful idea, Marcia. May I claim his Ned-the-nerd glasses? They remind so me of Clark Kent's. You know, under that nebbish exterior is a strong, virile man just waiting to burst out. SBR, you may have opened up a whole new category - which backstage role wold you like to play. You have claimed the most important one already. Go to it, girl.

Heide, now that I've seen you, how could I deny you the Ned-the-Nerd glassses. Just do not run into doors whie trying them out! ;) SBR sounds like a good candidate for my Button Snipping Investigatory Team She is hereby drafted into the distinguished rank of sleuths.

(Lizza) Eileen would you still like a review from the TIMES? I e-mailed you but it was returned, send me your address and I would be glad to. Thanks again for your offer, Lizza. That's the "Wet Nappy" review, right? I'll pass. Oh, and my e-mail address here doesn't work. I have another but my DH downloads (and probably reads) my mail by flashsession while he's at work. If I don't get to it first, I'll have some explaining to do (I'm still in 'Married Drooler Stage 1: Husband Unaware.' I'm resolved to out myself if CF ever comes back to NY). If 3DOR keepsakes start to run out, I'm willing to give up mine since I wasn't there. I just thought nobody else would want his NY accent! Ooh, how I wish I could have heard it!!

Eileen, your keepership of his NY accent is safe, I think. There are shoes, those black socks, other slacks he wore, the balcony and much other of the stage props available. I do not think anyone but a native NYer will want it. Re the fact that you are still a Stage 1 Drooler, I will not forward the newspaper when I get it if you do not want it, but am still willing to dop so. Hawaii's climate is terrible on newspapers.

SBR, I have your Henry V tape in my hot little hands and will get it out to you shortly. Perhaps under the same wrapper as your song from SiL. Will let you know when it is on its way. The big thing was finding it amongst all the stuff I had to wad thru and rearrange in the spare rooom!

O.K. Marcia, I'm a little late, what about his boots with the price tag? (I noticed them also) When he flew up the stairs, his jeans pulled up just enough to show the top of those boots. Loved the way he stomped around in them. I think he probably dresses like Walker in real life. That little touch of the green shirt peeking out of the sweater, just the right touch of sloppyness. Eileen (I'm still in 'Married Drooler Stage 1: Husband Unaware.' I'm resolved to out myself if CF ever comes back to NY). My dear, I'm in the same boat, made the London trip without "outting" myself. Where there is a will, there is a way. Think creative :-) and it sure helps to have good female friends too.

No one has asked for the boots, so they are in you safekeeping. I loved seeing what you look like. Everyone is much classier than I ever imagines, though why should they not be?! You are the one who helped me last year (or earlier!) with my CF collection, did you not? How special to finally meet you. Now, i just have to get my picture and a scanner together and you can see what I look like. That touch of sloppiness makes one think of an unmade bed...and that conjures up all sorts of other things =) Here is the list to date Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater , Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, KarenR His Hair - Dry in Act I and Wet in Act 2, LizzaJ His Green Shirt, Gi His Ned-the-Nerd Glasses, Heide His Boots With The Price Tag On Them, EmmaE

I just spent half an hour composing a response which was summarily cancelledd when I hit the "submit response" button. This is the 2nd time today an extensive composition has been eliminated...it's enough to give up the Internet!!! (I had the misfortune to enter reply #2000) ATTENTION!! TOPIC 116 IS CLOSED!!! OPEN A NEW ONE!!!

You are right! I just tried a test and it was rejected! I will Email Heide immediately. Meanwhile write your posting on a word deal (like wore, write or notepad) then paste it over! Put it here or 112 till it gets up somewhere eklse. Off to Email Heide!

Since this is a fairly active topic, please let me interrupt a moment to say that Colin Firth drool is continuing now on Topic 118. We seem to have filled 116 to capacity with 1,999 posts. I'll freeze 116 shortly. We're blowing our circuits with all this news!!

Oh Marcia, the Song Wessex Sings and Henry V all in one package! How i look forward to recieving it! :) Till they arrive i'll just have to amuse myself with zipping. (*sigh*... and such a delightful amusement it is)

SBR, wait till you read my comments on acrobatics and the pillow. LOL!!!

I want to tell you something pretty funny.....or how should I put it!!!!!! Why did I want to have that green sweater of Walker�s? I liked it instantly on Colin and just KNEW what it feels like to hug a solid man in a sweater like that. This morning my kind husband came down to the kitchen for breakfast and what did he wear, the SAME sweater, for god�s sake! Seems I didn�t remember he has one like that, and it was actually me who bought it for him a couple of years ago. But don�t get me wrong, I�m not giving up Walker�s sweater because of this!

Dear Elena, you are nothing if not consistent! LOL! Now you have a matching pair, and I agree a big huggy man in a good sweater is very appealing.

Elena, was that a happy coincidence or what !:-)

Elena that's too much! How funny - LOL!!! :) Marcia- I'm dying- havent had a chance to check my email since Tues nite. And now here I am, stuck at work doing OT for several more hours! AAgghhh! :(

Oh, Poor Dear! and I am being deprived of your company. BWAAAAAAAA! Can you tell me how far into the movie your song is? Hour? longer? Going this afternoon later

Thinking of adding a list of which there will be only the choicest items - things which CF touched and belong to our ladies. Like Evelyn's Pen. These are the owners' to keep. It is a bragging list! Any takers?

Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn

Marcia- does my heart count? (i think it's right after Kit dies, before the church scene.)

Marcia, thanks for the brand new boots. I wonder what size they are. Did anyone on the front row get a good look at the price tag itself? and yes, I'm the same Emma who sent you those tapes early last year, still at the same email address. And it would be lovely to see a picture of you. Elena with the matching sweaters, now you just need to get your husbands some black jeans and boots to finish the Walker outfit.

I would like to claim the Journal in which Ned wrote: Three Days of Rain. I found it so romantic. Hey, there's lots more to a guy who can just write those four little words....and makes him happy forever. ***** In the items touched by CF.....Heide's raincoat....wait til you see that beautiful hand languishing on her right shoulder!!

Oh, sigh! gasp! I was going to make Heide's whole self a Spa treasure. Just her raincoat? I will put it down. Evelyn the journal is safe with you. SBR come into chat and tell me about your heart! Cannot claim the codpiece. It is not visible, so I am claiming his pinkie ring.

Here it is to date Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater , Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, KarenR His Hair - Dry in Act I and Wet in Act 2, LizzaJ His Green Shirt, Gi His Ned-the-Nerd Glasses, Heide His Boots With The Price Tag On Them, EmmaE Journal In Which Ned Wrote, Evelyn and Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn Heide's Raincoat through which he hugged her

Here is the newest List. Additions are welcome! Items Touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn Heide's Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter

Does anyone recognize this Email address? YIB4E@AOL.COM It was with a request for the photos. If I do not see someone I know at the signature end of the letter requesting photos of the group, I do not send them. There was no identification with this Email.

Elena with the matching sweaters, now you just need to get your husbands some black jeans and boots to finish the Walker outfit Should I change his hair colour too?? He�s blond, with blue eyes! He�s exactly the same height though.....hmmmm.... (....here I go again. If he�ll see this one I�m sure he�ll stop being so helpful scanning the Donmar photos for me:-))

Stop being so paranoid, Elena. Mine took me to SIL and sat thru it a second time yesterday. Perhaps you are, as we say, selling him short? Not giving your DH the chance to show how understanding he is and how secure he is in your love?

(Marcia) If I do not see someone I know at the signature end of the letter requesting photos of the group, I do not send them. I agree!

Our Volcano, Kilauea is erupting (and has been since `1983) in a new and most exciting way. It is dome fountaining along the coast making new land for us. Check it out at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/

Gi, check out this picture. He has a whole fist full here to choose from for the ring of choice. I'll take the ring-finger one if you'd like to keep the index finger one! Http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4144/wessex.html

Marcia,I think we are going to see SiL tomorrow; i'll let you know! BTW, thanks for your pic...taken from afar, but still it's you, so pleased to see you!

I am eager to know what you think of it - SiL, of course ;) Uneasy as I was about posting a picture of me, I thought that one was the least offensive and far enough away that my horns did not show. LOL! I'll send closer ones when I get them scanned.

All of you eager lurkers out there...please post something before you ask me to send you the pictures taken in London. Please try to imagine my posting your photograph and name all over the world for people to see. I will not do that to these very special ladies. Become one of us and I will be delighted to accommodate you.

Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 His Ring, Rita His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Karen His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Rosings Candlestick, Nathalie R His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Shelly His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Silver Candlestick, NathalieR His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams His Hunting Rifle, Elena The Curl on his forehead, SB Robinson The Shirt he tucks in as he runs downstairs to meet Lizzie at Pemberley, Susan A *this last one is provisional on the lady's posting her request.*

Ack! I was digging in my purse this morning looking for a pen and lo and behold, what do I pull out but the very pen CF used to sign my program. And it's not even my pen! I borrowed someone's (Jana's?) and never gave it back. I swear it was not intentional. Anyway, is anyone missing a black Sanford Uni-ball Micro tip pen? I promise I will return it to you if it's any of our girls. If not, then I think I have my keepsake.

It will go on the list immediatly. The only provisional part of this one is the owner. LOL!! =D

Marcia, I want to give up the saphire and gold ring from SiL. Has anyone claimed the golden cape he wore on his wedding day? If not, may I have it instead, please?

Heide, we already have you for a keepsake. Check it out!!! Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn Heide's Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ??

Golden cape is yours, Gi. I loved that whole outfit, hat included. Thank you for the Sapphire ring. Much more seemly, I think!

Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Wessex' Pearl Earring, Renate Wessex' Blue Tights, EileenG Wessex' Ruff, Arami The Song Wessex Sings, SBR Wessex' Horse, AnnW Wessex' Sword, Scabbard and Belt, KJart Wessex' Flumpfy Hat with Tickly Feather, Nan (Viola's breast binder, Ray) Wessex' Sapphire and Gold Ring, Marcia Wessex' Goatee, LizzaJ Wessex' Golden Wedding Cape, Gi

Thank you. The reason I do not ask for the whole outfit is I don't like the bouffant shorts... Also, I don't want to monopolize ;-)

(Gi)I don't like the bouffant shorts. LOL! Join the group. I cannot abide them either. It perhaps served to keep the unwelcome from getting too close to you? Of course, the reverse would work, too. It is unflattering to the leg, and, worst of all, they eliminated my codpiece!

I have a black Parker ballpen which I handed to Colin to sign my program...

Ooooh delighted. That is exactly what I would have used. Mine is right here beside me =) Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn Heide's Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ?? Black Parker Ballpoint Pen with which Colin signed her program, Arami

Arami, is there anything from 3DoR you might like as a Keepsake? This is the list to date: Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, MarciaH His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt,AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater , Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, KarenR His Hair - Dry in Act I and Wet in Act 2, LizzaJ His Green Shirt, Gi His Ned-the-Nerd Glasses, Heide His Boots With The Price Tag On Them, EmmaE Journal In Which Ned Wrote, Evelyn

I've already got His Black Jeans, do you want me to claim more? His lighter, his Ned's socks and shoes, Ned's kitchen knife, coffee pot, Walker's case and takeaway tub, Ned's record player, draughtsman's table, the towel he uses to dry his hair, the plate, the wine bottle and glass... come on! I don't mind if I am to have it all, but surely, others may still wish to consider these things Firth...

Oh, I'll have Ned's brown trousers as well.

LOL!!! Arami, you are a wise and thinking lady! You claimed your (His) black Jeans in advance. How perceptive of you. It must be the dearth of postings by recent playgoers which made me ask you to claim a keepsake. If I do not hear from anyone else, and I never get a program, I just might need that towel...keeping it safe for his use, of course!!! I have not had much success with my own keepsakes lately. I claimed the codpiece he said he "donned" for SiL and, lo! it must have been under all those ple ts (excessive modesty?!)rendering it not visible, and thus, like the carriage robe I first attempted to claim, unkeepable. Thus no codpiece and no three verse limerick I had all ready to post.

My 3DOR program is here in my hot and eager little hands. Thank you, Karen. It is my Keepsake and a treasure from London half way around the world and from the same air space as CF and all the classy ladies who represented Spring so well (and so much better than any other group IMHO =P). The towel is back on the block!

Marcia, give us your limerick away. I'm furiously thinking of things that rhyme with "cod"...bod? scrod? wa..? Oh, dear, never mind.

SBR just told me she had seen SiL 3 times and she SAW it each time. The buregundy outfit, the gold wedding outfit and the blue one, too. My screen must have been much smaller! So, as illusive as it is, I shall post my ode to said item in the morning when I am a little fresher. I did not end any sentences with cod so I didnot have to rhyme with it!

Marcia, give us your limerick...SBR just told me she had seen SiL 3 times and she SAW it each time. I saw it 3 times and never spotted the codpiece, but if SBR says it was there and you have your limerick ready to go, I'm glad to see your decision to post! I've not received my 3DOR program yet so I may need that towel! I am hopeful to get it today!

Eileen, I sent you the program last Friday...should be there today. I have TWO extras. I purchased 8!!Any poster who has not received one let me know. First come....Lisa..how about you? Laura?

Correction- i've seen it (SiL) 4 times :) -and didnt spot the codpieces until the last time. The most obivous codpiece is the gold one he wears on his wedding day. You can see it just briefly when he's standing at the top of the stairs. Look fast! It blends a bit with his 'bouffant shorts'. So... Marcia, you now have no reason to not post your limerick! (Yippee for us!) I eagerly await your masterpiece. :)

Eileen, I sent you the program last Friday...should be there today Indeed it was!! Thank you, THANK YOU, Evelyn XXOO!

Adi and EllieP, come and claim some keepsake from P&P2, SiL, or any of the other lists. This is part of the fun. If you have been lurking as much as you say, you know all about it, so join me and I will make you feel as welcome here as in all the other places. We need your fresh insight to keeep us going. Without newbies we will dry up and disappear! All you other lurkers, come in and get wet. It is delicious!

My black trenchcoat has to go on the list as his right arm has lain across the back of it. OOOhh those extra long digits.

Eileen G just checked out your Fanfic contribution. WOW!! "The Cottage" is new to me. Congratulations, I am almost rushing out of here to see P&P again. I hope Andrew Davies doesn't know about you, he would feel really threatened!!

What has happened over at Drool FanFic? I have tried and treid to get in but all I get is the index and a box that says the server is not answering. I want to read The Cottage, too!

Finally got in and printed it. I will be in and out over the weekend. Sinbce disaster relief does not need my volunteer service (my main voluntary choice) I will be doing my thing at the U of HH Softball tournament both in Hilo and in Kona. Will take a laptop to check up if I have the energy! Post lots, especially the new ones. We need fresh drool! Here is the state of the Keeper List: Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn Heide's Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ?? Black Parker Ballpoint Pen with which Colin signed her program, Arami Her Black Trench Coat Across Whose Shoulders He Draped His Arm, LizzaJ

This is not very good, but I have spent all the grey matter on it I can spare. Please be kind. I should have stayed with the essay, I fear! I wanted his Codpiece for me; To make me look better than he. A Sapphire and Gold ring Is not such a grand thing As his codpiece in Burgundy. The Codpiece is much the better Its shape is quite an eye-getter With bangles and pearls And fur shaped in curls Spikes too, the men did beset her. But Wessex, an Earl, quite the man Was fashion's slave looking quite grand His Pants all in pleats Had no place for deceits, The codpiece's not my demand I really do fancy the ring All golden it is quite the thing All lords had many and Ladies a-pleanty My Keepsake is fit for a king.

Bravo, Marcia! You deserve both codpiece and ring!

I'll guard them with my life!!! LOL!! You are too kind, but vital to my sort of poster. Thank you!

Well Done Marica! I am all amusment! :) Curls made of fur and spikes, LOL!!!! And I agree with Gi, you deserve both the codpiece and the ring! xoxo sbr

Yes BRAVO, Dear Marcia the Poet Laureate of the Keepsakes.

Marcia how wonderfully you combined the two. Brava! Just wondering, you don't write these as you sit in your stand, do you?

Thank you all for the kind words. LOL, I am composing Limericks all the time in my head. They are just too cute and funny not to! It is interesting that yesterday Ray did the selling and I sat next to the announcer and kept score so he would know how many outs, who was up next after a side was out, and so forth. It makes me pay attention!!! We won both games in the last innings. Whew. More today as the dust control rain is doing its thing. Miss talking with you SB!! Your Limerick dedicated to you keepsake was what inspired me, as well as another one further back in time. Off to softball again! I shall think up more verses today if the time presents itself!

Marcia, LOL!! Very entertaining limerick--first ever I've read about a codpiece! Wessex would be most flattered...

Oh, and glad you liked my story, Lizza. I hope Andrew Davies doesn't know about you, he would feel really threatened!! LOL! I'm most exceedingly obliged...but I really don't think Andrew has to worry!

Eileen ,you are yet ANOTHER modest drool lady. Combine the collective talents of this board and you could take the world by storm.

Marcia, in honor of your super human efforts to keep this board hopping, I have finally composed my Fever Pitch whistle essay. Unfortunately this can not compare to your codpiece limerick for I can't rhyme two words together in any sense to save my life. Yours was truly an inspiration though. Side to side...the shiny whistle slides side to side over the worn red knit shirt of its wearer, Paul Ashworth. It rubs and bounces against his chest as he paces along the sideline while his boys practice the offside trap. The cord of the whistle nestles just below those long, touseled curls but the whistle reaches down, just grazing his navel (mysteriously never seen in this film - his nudity clause must have run out by then). It waits in vain for Paul to raise it to his lips. Every day it hopes to b taken into that mouth and every day it is denied. But luckily there's always another season. Until that day comes when Paul grabs that whistle and really uses it, I mean really uses it, it will wait patiently. What's wrong with that?

when Paul grabs that whistle and really uses it, I mean really uses it Well, THAT was pretty sexy. Heavens....or then I�m just far too apt to think metaphorically at this time of night!

(Heide)It waits in vain for Paul to raise it to his lips. Every day it hopes to be taken into that mouth and every day Oh, I know....I KNOW!!!! Don't we all?! Lovely, Heide. I could feel it. The Queen of the Netherfield Ball triumphs again. Thank you.

Beautiful, Heide!

Heide, what an ending! Good thing the AC is on.

Heide, I wondered why you did not use first person singular to tell your story. That is, until I reread it. That would give it a whole new meaning...oh my!

Excellent Heide!! The Gunners could not fail to take you to their hearts on a permanent basis.

Well done, Heide! Regarding keepsakes: all this Oscar hype got me thinking. Past winners are frequently asked where they keep their Oscars. Let me use the same line of questioning on our LLL's (lucky London ladies). It's been 1-2 weeks since your Donmar experience. Where are you keeping your pictures/program/autograph etc.?

Good Question, Eileen!!! All those 3L FirthFans must have special containers for the sacred objects so other people's finger prints do not contaminate ODB's. Perhaps they are on display in the bedroom where just they can glory in the achievement. I have an inquiring mind, and I'd like to know, too.

Marcia, I�ve tried to find the FP Keepsake list but there isn�t one it seems? Anyway, after having watched the movie four (4) times now I WANT something in it, and this could be a tricky one!! I�d like to have Paul�s watch, and the reason is that it�s Colin�s in real life too. Check the watch in the mag I gave you Heide & Evelyn, it�s exactly the same one that Paul Ashworth has in his wrist!.....But I understand if you need to ask Colin�s permission for this one, Marcia. And if it�s a no, could I have Paul�s blue jeans then? (But they�re probably Colin�s too, he�s possibly wearing them right this minute in that corner pub in Islington!).

Elena, There is a Keepsake list of items from CF movies other than P&P2, and when there are sufficient takers (as in SiL and 3DoR) I make them a separate list. I have added you as Keeper of the requested Wrist Watch! Here is the Firth movies list thus far: Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tine Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide The Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza His sporran from My Life So Far, Marcia Paul Ashworth's Wrist Watch, Elena

Marcia, see my post at 115 re codpiece, will you? Where are my real keepsakes from 3DoR? With the other theatre programs, and the pix are waiting to go in the album... Nothing out of the ordinary...But Sabine's pic is my computer wallpaper at present :-)

Where are my real keepsakes from 3DoR? Thanks, Gi! How about the rest of you? Where are you keeping your treasures?

Gi, I did read your heart-stopping comment on possible sighting of the most outstanding kind. They cannot get that into Video stores soon enough for me! Shall I put down your Firth-touched-it keepsake from 3DoR as the program he signed for you? No one else has that yet! It goes beside Ned's Green Shirt you are Keeping Safe.

BTW, I think CF has the most important real Keepsakes of all. He has part of the heart of every one of the lucky ladies who got to know him first hand.

Marcia, I'd rather not mix real and virtual keepsakes :-)

Of course, we shall not. I was just trying to get some interest going here. I though my comment might provoke some sort of reaction. I prefre to deal with fully-dressed men. Remember, the particular item one wants to claim must be visible, and I am just old enough to believe that robed is sexier than disrobed. If ODB had been Full Monty in the first thing we saw him in, there would have been nothing else to be said and fully 3/4 of the old Drool would have gushed and dried up long ago =P

(Marcia)I prefre to deal with fully-dressed men. LOL! You�re kidding? If ODB had been Full Monty in the first thing we saw him in.... Yes, there�s absolutely no need for that, I see him disrobed in my imagination about 9 times a day anyway. With deepest respect of course.

Ah, Elena, that is what I meant. You put it much better than I did. There are *many* people of whom I am grateful that I do not have to see any more of them than I do now. =P After all, as you point out, the imagination is the true erotic stimulus. The other is just animal instinct. Long may they work together!

There is a new Shakespeare in Love Keepsake claimed by Marina, who lives in Moscow, Russia. She is valiantly trying to perfect her English to where she is comfortable about posting her own messages. Until then, know that she has finally seen it, Loved ODB, thought the role to small for him, Drooled over his eyes...his lips...his (you get the idea)...but horror of horros, she had to see it with a voice-over which completely blanked out the magnificent tones of Firth. More about this on 115 tomorrow. Me nwhile, Marina, here is your Keepsake! The Romeo and Juliet Play Notice which wrapped around Wessex' Face, Marina (in Moscow)

As a keepsake from SIL I want to claim the kiss that Wessex bestowed on Viola, for myself. She clearly didn't want it and I sincerely do. I hope it's still up for grabs.

Gracious, you give me ideas, Susan. But I always thought that DEEDS can�t be given for safekeep, or can they, Marcia? In case they can I want to claim a certain scene from FP, with Ruth Gemmel kicked out of it naturally :-)) Btw, you�re so right Susan, I just do not get it why Viola didn�t GRAB him to make the kiss last longer. A great kiss totally wasted.

Oh No! Elena wants to claim the shagging she did with Paul for which she owed her roommate a new bed? Or was it a different scene? Remember, we have to have seen it occurring. If you can put it into a Noun form (such as Susan's Kiss) then it will be acceptable. Watch out for all the HOTPig lusters flocking to claim his athletic pursuits involving sheets ;) Just to see where this leads the creative minds of the Spring Ladies I am allowing SusanA to claim Viola/Wessex' Kiss. The slap does not come with the attached kiss (unless you really want it.) It sounded most painful.

Watch out for all the HOTPig lusters flocking to claim his athletic pursuits involving sheets ;) There's going to be a free-for-all for the "Big Hug" with Maria the maid at the inn. And there's the shower scene in P. And the "freezer scene" in FF. WOW this topic is gonna be X-rated....cool:-)

Right, then I must claim the vertical shag from Femme Fatale.

Announcing the first Adult Keepsake List on Drool (that I am aware of..) Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Mine Shaft Wall in Nostromo, Marcia

Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films I want "The Look"and "The Smile" at Pemberley.

As you see, it is yours! Nice choice!!! Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Mine Shaft Wall in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" from Pemberley, Evelyn

Against the Mine Shaft Wall in Nostromo, Marcia Was there a wall? Or are you thinking of another scene from somewhere else? ;-)

Good heavens, we have come a long way in this topic, haven't we? :-)

Shagging?! Ladies, you shock me! I only want to claim that *KISS* for myself from FP (before the not-on-the-carpet happenings).

As for the mine kisses, etc...I guess there was no wall except for the side of the mine. Sort of like a cave. I know you know which scene...in the rain...in the dark...here? now?...HERE! Lusty Ladies Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" from Pemberley, Evelyn The Kiss in the kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena This was not an area I planned on entering, but it just presented itself with Arami's wish...and I could no longer help myself. Besides, this moribund board needed something to get it jump-started again. This, at least, will pique curiosity.;)

And this is also filmographically so enlightening. I realize now that Femme Fatale and HOTP are movies that I need to see.

To be truly proficient, one must see all of CF's works. HOTP is actually pretty good and Femme Fatale has its momments. ;-) You are in luck because HOTP is only available on PAL, so "go to it."

(Marcia)...but it just presented itself with Arami's wish... To be fair....I think it started last evening with Elena wanting the kiss from FP and then well...I ..uh... went on with other scenarios.And the list took on a life of its own..... So Karen...it's your turn....:-) I think there is a special one from THOTP we should save for Heide:-)

I can be blamed for lots of things here ;-D, but this time it wasn't me who mantioned shagging first!

Oh Dear! What have we done ;) Evelyn, did you mean the stroll along the river in the alltogether? For Heide? If so, I'd LOVE to hear the rest of the story, and cannot wait for the little essay!!!

(Marcia)Evelyn, did you mean the stroll along the river in the alltogether? No....but I better let Heide pick her own "lusty moment":-D Ah, yes...as Walker says: "The Story of a Moment".

Before anyone gets my scene, it's when Madame de Torvel comes to Valmont and there's all that whirling and twirling, except I would be there in the morning. :)

Need to fix the lack of an end tag. Also, there is another vertical shag scene. Wings of Fame ring a bell? ;-)

I think it is fixed, but you may see the centering ONCE. After you leave this topic, the next time you come back you won't see it again. I think I have this yapp thing figured out. Don't keep putting in the tag fixes. They are there. I think.

It worked. Trust me.

(Karen)Before anyone gets my scene, it's when Madame de Torvel comes to Valmont and there's all that whirling and twirling, except I would be there in the morning. :) Great choice....great pic.(Where does this woman keep all these pictures so handy!)

Great choice....great pic Ditto! "Do you want me to lie to you?" "Yes!" Blame it on the fact that I've got the flu yet again (I've got to stay away from my neices/nephews, they're adorable but walking viruses) therefore I'm not feeling my usual self...and some of the best scenes are taken, so I'll choose the letter Valmont dictates to Cecile (not the deflowering afterwards, just the dictation).

Thanks for that beautiful Valmont pic, Karen. I�ve seen Valmont only once the year it was made and liked it quite a lot. At that time Colin of course was just another good British actor to me so I watched the film quite unbiasedly. I don�t remember the film very well except for the lovely costumes and Meg Tilly�s fantastic beauty. But what I do remember well is that I found Colin�s performance very erotic, enough to remember it for years. It took me some time to realize that it was the SAME actor in P&P that made me think of....erm.....I mean: the same brilliant actor and even more erotic this time. Marcia, is it possible for one to claim TWO scenes from the same movie?

(Elena)is it possible for one to claim TWO scenes from the same movie? Go for it. If no one wants to contest it, there should be no reason you could not claim to be the object in the scenes you choose. I am all curiosity!

Spring Pledge Drive Terry will gratefully accept any small donation you can make to help keep the Spring out of the hole. No obligations, of course, but if you're able to help out, a check can be made out to The Spring and mailed to: The Spring Rt.2 Box 56r Cedar Creek, TX 78612 I will post this at the other topics, so bear with the repetition.

Great Scene Karen R. The fact that Colin and Meg were real-life lovers makes that scene all the more believable. Every time I watch it I feel I am getting a glimple into the true emotional responses of CF and it makes me shudder with passion and envy. P.S. Any news or pictures of their son William?

glimpse

Here we are so far in the lusty ladies' wish list: Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena When Madame de Torvel comes to Valmont and there's all that whirling and twirling, except I would be there in the morning, KarenR

I think we can shorten it to "The whirling and twirling love scene from Valmont"

Thank you, Karen. Last evening, when I was so tired, I read through my saved postings to see which scene you mentioned which elicited SusanA's comment. Then I found I had not added it to the list. Rather than forget it again I pasted your comment on the bottom of the list and posted it. Now it reads appropriately, but not that YOU would be there in the morning...which I imagine we all understand without saying!

Karen...Oh Fearless Leader... are you only going to treat us to a pic of your favorite lusty scene?

Here is a try at getting my fav moment from Nostromo into HTML:

Sorry! It doesn't work for snappies from your own files.

Marcia, nope it doesn't work. Email it to me and I'll get it posted. I assume it would be a Snappy of *your favorite scene*??? :) Evelyn, what more do you think I could post about that Valmont scene? I'm clueless.

(Karen)Evelyn, what more do you think I could post about that Valmont scene? I'm clueless. Enough of Valmont and M. Torvel...I was thinking more about the other scenes that have been" secured"....Got anything in the archives on ... my P&P?....WoF?, the kiss in FP?,FF?

Ok, group. Tomorrow you learn more about Hawaii, volcanoes and perhaps some other good stuff. This place needs dusting it has been so long since anyone posted. I cannot believe the three or four scenes chosen from his movies so far have exhausted the topic. Think about it, and be back tomorrow (meeting now) to post interesting goodies!

Marcia, you missed my request (the letter dictation from Valmont). I can come up with more but don't want to be greedy ;-P !

Sorry, Eileen. Last week was a very busy one. Please remind me - everyone - if I have not responded appropriately to your request for something on a list. It now stands as follows: Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen

(Marcia) I cannot believe the three or four scenes chosen from his movies so far have exhausted the topic. Think about it, and be back tomorrow (meeting now) to post interesting goodies! But Marcia, when is tomorrow? It's always February 7 here. Here's my wish: Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig

i claim the moment in WOF, post coital or in 113 speak "post shagging" when he is lolling on the bed watching the woman(?) move naked around the room it goes without saying that he is unclothed too!! I hope I got all this right!!

I mean the right film etc, it is pretty exciting reading getting this far. But of course, this is exactly what our clever Marcia intended!!!

How about the shopping scene from FF? When he kisses her and says "are we done here?" Doesn't anyone want that one? ;-)

Eileen, I think that was the first one taken - by Arami - which is referred to as the vertical shag. (Frozen peas and all!) Oh Lizza, you clever lady, That is what spices up this place. Love yours...and as I recall you have located it exactly right. (If not, we will be corrected =P) Cannot believe only one from P&P chosen, but another was requested in chat last night, so I am saving the Post nuptual kiss in the carriage for SBR. Wot?! No one wants the pearl crawl from PM?!

Lizza, are you sure you do not want the "coitus" too? After all, half a scene is not as worthy as a fulfilled one;)

Eileen, I think that was the first one taken - by Arami - which is referred to as the vertical shag. (Frozen peas and all!) LOL! No shagging at the refrigerator case amongst the cartons of OJ. Just says, "you have to marry me!" I believe the vertical shag to which Arami refers is part of the overall bed scene, prior to *that look* (out of body experience, perhaps) and the little triangle of blue becoming visible. You do recall one position (also used in WoF) sitting up in bed? Do you not? ;-)

Whew! Glad to know our man has couth. He waited for a more provate moment to comsumate the frozen peas...ummm...OJ! OK, Eileen. You get your wish, but was it not from Femme Fatale? Not WoF? Or do I need to go back and watch all of his movies again...suffer...suffer =D

Sitting up in bed was the first scene I ever saw from WoF. It was sent to me by a fellow Firthian wound to that very spot. I need clarification as to which of these Eileen wants.

(KarenR)I believe the vertical shag to which Arami refers is part of the overall bed scene, prior to *that look* That's the one I thought Arami meant. It was from FF (or 'Fatal Woman' here in the states). and the little triangle of blue becoming visible Hah! I knew I wasn't the only one to notice that! "Did the earth move?" Back to the shopping scene: they're remarking about the lady buying all the cat food; he says "...that's why she turned to cats," she says "you come when I ca l." Don't you love the look on Joe's face? OK, Eileen. You get your wish I have one already, Marcia. I'm just making suggestions.

Does this look familiar: Snappy courtesy of Marcia

What are you guys talking about? WHAT little triangle of blue?? Sorry, I really should see more of his movies, my knowledge seems to be seriously inadequate.

Oooooh! Chicken Skin time!!! Thank you Karen. Snappy done by StefanieB to illustrate a scene I had not yet seen...to entice me to watch Nostromo. Tape is getting very thin at that spot! I love the though of being pushed (willingly) up against a strong solid upstanding wall by the same sort of person!

(Marcia) Oooooh! Chicken Skin time!!! Is that all it takes to get you going?! I'll post the other one since it isn't a mystery any more! (Elena) WHAT little triangle of blue?? Took me a long time... and a new TV set... to see the blue triangle! In FF, as CF falls out of bed unto the floor, you can catch a little blue triangle in the lower-left-hand corner of the shot, only proving that he's not in the buff. Sorry, I really should see more of his movies, my knowledge seems to be seriously inadequate. The pursuit of knowledge is always a worthy goal. ;-)

I'll let others of you explain the blue triangle to Elena. I could not see one in my video. BTW, what is the matter with 118? Sometimes it let me in yesterday, but today so far, I have had not luck at all!

O.K Marcia , fine by me, what the hell, I'm going to go for ALL of it. So in 113 speak that would be "Pre-shag, shag and post-shag" Great stuff as long as none of Peter O'Toole creeps in. This is a great board to visit late at night, this is a keepsakes list with endless possibilities!!!

Oh and thanks for the tip to visit Murph's site re Wessex in Virginia etc, althou' this is the wrong board to post my appreciation, but it is late!!

Hmmmm....Lusty Ladies' List.... (LizzaJ)as long as none of Peter O'Toole creeps in. LOL! "Creeps" is the perfect word to use with him. He makes me shudder and squinch up tight! Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking Scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson

(LizzaJ)This is a great board to visit late at night, this is a keepsakes list with endless possibilities!!! Indeed it is, but there has been a suggestion from someone up later, possibly, than you: Scenes from FacFic in which you would like to replace Lizzie. Is that not fraught with possiblilities of the most purient sort?! Make that P U R E sort ;)

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Waaa! Marcia, did you not see my post 678? I must have my wish as well. And keep in mind, this scene can only be found in the Hour of the Pig, it's not in the Advocate and no.... it's not that scene. Ooh, Lizza, I do like that scene from WOF. I love her mantra...Don't stop, don't stop. You remind me of someone. Good Lord, how did Marcia figure out that puzzle piece? What other pic are you going to put up, Karen, to make it all clear?

Spoke too soon.

Love scene from The Advocate/HOTPIG with Samira when he tries to quote poetry and forgets the next line. Some really decorous choices for which I'm sure there'll be absolutely no competition, but I like them!! The Deep Blue Sea..scene from where kisses Hess to studies letter. CF at his most handsome ever (IMHO), and he has a moustache! Circle of Friends (told you...no competition, moustache again) when he kisses Nan as they enter the cottage. FP...Paul hugs Sarah as they view the house for sale.

Heide, good luck! Today is the Tomorrow I spoke of and forgot about your wish. Here is is: Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide bethan, shall I put you down for each of them? I imagine one would be allowed a scene from each movie...as we have a keepsake from each movie?!

(Elena) Sorry, I really should see more of his movies, my knowledge seems to be seriously inadequate. You're not alone. I haven't seen WoF, DBS, PM, Tumbledown, FP (yet) and others. And I call myself a Firthfan! Some nerve! Here's a few more suggestions: the vertical shag from HOTP/Advocate (you remember it--Maria kicks a hole in the wall! Tee hee!) From FF, when Joe is trying to talk Cynthia to sleep (kind of tame, but a nice little speech) From Nostromo, when he's giving Emilia the house tour and they get to the bed he was born in

Gee, so much to drool over--so little time!! How about the "shower parade" for Jamie at the beginning of Playmaker?? Mmmm, visuals outstanding but no real action... The looks that Birkin searches Mrs. Keach with...when she cuts him the rose...when she goes down the ladder...when she explains about apples...the longing is so intense, but unfulfilled. Ooo...how about the victory kiss between Paul and Sarah at the end of FP...maybe that should be the one. OR...TOSS-UP TIME...how about that lingering kiss with Bianca at the center of the maze on WoF? Doesn't lead to anything more substantial than a good shag later on, but oh! to have those beautiful hands around my face!!! I think I'll take that one for the sake of the hands!!! Mine, mine!!

Gee, so much to drool over--so little time!! How about the "shower parade" for Jamie at the beginning of Playmaker?? Mmmm, visuals outstanding but no real action... The looks that Birkin searches Mrs. Keach with...when she cuts him the rose...when she goes down the ladder...when she explains about apples...the longing is so intense, but unfulfilled. Ooo...how about the victory kiss between Paul and Sarah at the end of FP...maybe that should be the one. OR...TOSS-UP TIME...how about that lingering kiss with Bianca at the center of the maze on WoF? Doesn't lead to anything more substantial than a good shag later on, but oh! to have those beautiful hands around my face!!! I think I'll take that one for the sake of the hands!!! Mine, mine!!

( KJArt)....but oh! to have those beautiful hands around my face!!! Honey....those hands...anyplace.....those are the most beautiful hands in the world. And does he ever use them on stage.!!Think he knows they're wonderful??

KJArt, the lingering kiss with Bianca in WoF is yours. Gasp! I wondered if you would be able to contain yourself. Such fun!!!

To further Pique your interest, the newest list is ready for posting: Wish List of Scenes from Fan Fiction Netherfield Ball as written by Heide, SBRobinson

Wow! I'm at the top of a List! Thanks Marica! :) And of course, Many thanks to Heide for writing that delectable little piece of Fan Fiction. :)

Who would NOT want to be Lizzie in that novella of Pulitzer Prize winning dimensions known only to those with undisputed literary taste as "The Cottage" by Eileen AUSTEN. I would settle for that for even a nanosecond!!

Please drool on about those hands, and on and on

Oh Lizza, The Cottage! *sign* excellent choice my dear.

Oh, Lizza! Eileen AUSTEN ROTFLMAO! Thanks, you made my day :-)))

Wish List of Scenes from Fan Fiction Netherfield Ball as written by Heide, SBRobinson The Cottage by Eileen(Austen), Lizza Ummm...now to choose mine...decisions...decisions...!

My wish scene is the Bathing Scene from The First Time by StefanieB

Thanks to the creative mind of the resident lovely creature who captured Firth's gaze, Gi, we have a new topic to list. My choice is unique in that they were not suited to the roles they played, not to mention eachother! All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies Worst Darcy and Lizzie ever - Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson

I have changed the lists a little ... Gi's original idea stands and is waiting for the first entry. I have started a second list with my choice as the first listing. Please add your choices including a certain DB in Playmaker =P All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies All-Time Worst Miscasting in a Role or Roles Worst Darcy and Lizzie ever - Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson

(Lizza) Who would NOT want to be Lizzie in that novella of Pulitzer Prize winning dimensions known only to those with undisputed literary taste as "The Cottage" by Eileen AUSTEN. And would that be the scene where she's sitting on his lap and wearing nothing but his white shirt? You may have to wrestle me for that one, Lizza. Oh, lists are fun. LOL at your miscast roles in P&P0. And a big zero that is. I love Larry but why did he play Darcy so gay? And Greer....oh groan. I guess this fits better in worst pairings but I hated Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper in Love in the Afternoon. I love them both but separately, please. Gary looks ancient next to her.

marcia , I have another claim on a keepsake, Am I allowed more than one?

Can I have the bit fromTEP where he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." I watched it the other day after along absence and I was reminded how "shocked" everyone here was because he looked so unlike Darcy that noone could recognise him. But having seen him "live and kicking" he does not look so very different from ODB at all, and it now seems odd to have been surprised by his appearance in the first place. Anyway I digress, I love the bit where he is so eager and puppylike in his devotion to her and says "What do you smell of , is it marzipan?" etc

"puppylike" LOL!!!!!

BTW Heide, sitting on his lap is but one of the little scenarios that Eileen A conjures to mind, try something with a bath in it too. Fight you for the soap!!!

(Heide) I hated Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper in Love in the Afternoon. I love them both but separately, please. Gary looks ancient next to her. It was Fascination.... You're right, though. He looked so old and tired next to her. Coop was 56 (but looked about 65) and Hepburn was 28. In addition to Love in the Afternoon and Sabrina, what about Charade? Again, with the older men, this time Cary Grant. She was 34 and he was 59. The one I hated the most lately was "A Perfect Murder" with Gwynnie and Michael Douglas, especially when I heard her talk about Michael Douglas being her own father's good friend and how her own father wouldn't go to see it. Now that's disgusting! However, rich men (Douglas' part in the film) have young trophy wives. What can you say?

Lizza, you may claim as many things on lists as long as they're from different movies or plays. In other words no two items from P&P2, So your scene from TEP is now in your dreams...just you and CF...Sausage! Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn looked great together. He made any woman look great, come to think about it. I agree about "Coop" though. He always looked old!!! Audry and Cooper have been added to the mispairing list. Thank you Heide. "A Perfect Murder" with Gwynnie and Michael Douglas....yeesh! Thank you Karen!

I do not know what has happened to our little community of mutual support and conviviality, but anyone wanting to see ugly and hateful, check last night's postings in Chat! As I mused to myself there, I though Men started wars, not women. I am ready to reconsider the proposition after reading the ugliness I saw there. Heide, I am truly sorry!!!

Karen too. I am at a loss to know what to do except to leave when they show up.

Don't worry about it, Marcia. I didn't take offense..I was just the unluncky one who posted last. Unfortunately it's bound to happen again and as you suggest, it's best to just leave. Since we're talking about Audrey Hepburn's pairings - how about with Fred Astaire in Funny Face? Love Fred too but that's almost revolting. Jeez, did Audrey Hepburn make a film with anyone close to her own age? Oh yes, Albert Finney and can't forget George Plimpton. '-)

Heide, re: Audrey Hepburn and older co-stars, the 50's did strange things to women. I was grew to adulthood in that decade. Much older and wiser (and monied!) men were the cherished ideal of both parents of the daughter, and the daughter, herself. Look at Henry Kissinger and Nancy, the lovely younger blonde he captivated. It did happen in real life. I knew a few in college whose mothers had older men all chosen for them, and they did not mind. Of course, sexuality was something we were not expected o have as ladies. I cannot imagine how those pairings turned out in the long run, but some I know are still hanging in there! We have come a long way in 50 years, but at a large price. I am not sure it was worth it.

On the other hand, I did not choose my husband that way. I had to marry someone with whom I could imagine happily sharing a bed! Anyway, here are our newest lists: All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper in Love in the Afternoon(Heide) Gwynneth Paltrow and Michael Douglas in "A Perfect Murder" (Karen) Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in "Funny Face" (Heide) All-Time Errors of Miscasting in Role or Roles Worst Darcy and Lizzie ever - Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson(Marcia)

Is this a better title? All-Time Casting Errors in Role or Roles

'Miscast' is fine; that's the term the critics use. The one that jumps into my head is Lucille Ball in "Yours, Mine and Ours." Too old (apologies for the age discrimination)! She and Henry were wrong, wrong, wrong. I'll be back to claim my fanfic keepsake...need to re-peruse the selection ;-p Eileen Austen? I'm v. flattered, but what's that humming sound in Winchester cathedral? It's Jane, spinning in her grave!!

Aunt Jane would be proud to claim you as one of her own. In fact, those posting Fan Fiction would all be welcome into her fold. Aunties love large families! Thanks for the great addition. It just proves that mistasting goes back probably as far as movies (and plays) do.

Decisions, decisions! Marcia, for my fanfic keepsake it will have to be Lizzy (who else?) in Lou's A Seaside Rendezvous. It was a close call between this and Heide's Bobby's Story (there's something about reunions, isn't there?) and Teg's Picnic. So many choices! Too many summers at the Jersey shore helped me decide...;-)

Eileen, great choice. It is not an easy thing to do, this choosing just one. I went for my firthst-time personal personal favorite since I could not decide... Hamlet was not the only "man who could not make up his mind!"

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Problems, Heide? Or are you going to lay a really big one on us? Oh Joy!

Marcia, we haven't had a recap of the "Lusty Ladies" list for quite some time...seems to me there have been several additions you haven't acknowledged...

Indeed, Karen, I ma remiss. Let me remedy that right now with both the movie scene list and the Fan Fiction list. Thanks for reminding me. Lusty Ladies' Wish List From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide His Lingering Kiss With Bianca in WoF, KJArt Scene in which he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." from TEP, LizzaJ Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes from Fan Fiction Netherfield Ball as written by Heide, SBRobinson The Cottage by Eileen(Austen), Lizza Bathing Scene from The First Time by StefanieB, Marcia A Seaside Rendezvous by Lou, Eileen

I am seriously reconsidering my choice of Fan Fiction scene. Not that the bathing was undesirable, but it happened before the marriage had been consumated. Where is the fun in that?! The poor dear was distraught. Must hunt further

The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, KarenR I was looking for a few scenes in Valmont tonight and must have watched this one about three times before I could move on to what I was looking for! :)

It is a burden we all must bear. Having to tear ourselves away from something so exquisite to hunt for the more mundane (if anything of his can be so designated)...! sigh ! Karen, I am going to remove your R from your name as I am trying to remove the H from mine. We are the originals as far as this place is concerned, are we not?!

(Marcia) We are the originals as far as this place is concerned, are we not?! Absolutely! And there are stiff federal penalties for reproducing us or trying to impersonate us. ;-)

(Marcia) We are the originals as far as this place is concerned, are we not?! (Karen)Absolutely! And there are stiff federal penalties for reproducing us or trying to impersonate us. ;-) I've been seriously worried that that may happen in Chat.

(Gi)I've been seriously worried that that may happen in Chat. I am going to do my part by entering my email address when I enter. I did not think it necessary till the debbies and karens proliferated! Any other signal we can give? Might have to discuss this in S-folks or Email for privacy. Too bad it comes to this, but we have been lurked by the underaged before and regrouped back to "normal" after a cautious period. We shall again!

(Marcia) Any other signal we can give? A secret code! what fun- I'll feel like an online Trixie Belden or Nancy Drew! :)

A secret code is perhaps better than our e-mail address, because I think we'd hate to be pestered by those people in our own mail-boxes. What do you all say?

A secret code! what fun- I'll feel like an online Trixie Belden or Nancy Drew! How some things comeback to haunt you...My Dad, when I was immersed in Nance Drew every living second of my life that my Mother did not commandeer, called her Nancy Drool. How perceptive he was without knowing it! No, we do not want obscene or hate-Email. We shall think of something, but not here!!!

Hello! This is my firth time posting on this topic! It is a lot of fun, and sweet. I would like to claim a keepsake from fan fiction, if my choice is available. I want to keep for myself the outdoor scene in Heide's "Bobby's Challenge", as well as all the letters. I shall treasure them forever. May I?

Lidya, You are now the lady in Bobby's Challenge by Heide. Thanks you for coming here and participating The outdoor scene and the letters are yours. Welcome, and thanks for the nice comments, too =)

As the list now stands: Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes from Fan Fiction Netherfield Ball as written by Heide, SBRobinson The Cottage by Eileen(Austen), Lizza Bathing Scene from The First Time by StefanieB, Marcia A Seaside Rendezvous by Lou, Eileen Outdoor Scene and Letters from Bobby's Challenge by Heide, Lidya

Haven't had any luck posting here recently.

There you see it's all working smoothly again!! Marcia your inspiration has at least made us all go back and enjoy or even discover Fanfics, hitherto not known to us . Great idea, keep those lists coming .

Thank you, Lizza Dear! It was so quiet I was thinking up things to write about again. Think I will anyway - about food =) Shall you not claim something? You cannot have used up all of your options...?..!

Well, gang, as I was booting this little beauty we had an Earthquake. No damage, but it kept up for about 20 seconds rolling and rolling around in circles. Water doing the hula in the sink, wire plant stand swaying to and fro, and chandeliers swinging gently across the ceiling in arcs.

Oh Marcia arent they fun? do you know what it regiestered on the richtor scale? we get them (espically little ones) all the time here in Calif :)

It was 5.6 on the Richter Scale (preliminary report) Kind of exciting!

This new story of Eileen's on 34 is full of scenes worth capturing for your very own! Ummmmm!

It has been a while since I posted the P&P2 Keepsake list. I know there are some lurkers just itching for something of his to keep safe until he needs it. Just ask and you too will be on the famous list of goodies: Unclaimed Keepsakes His Tankard His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin) His Promissory Note (The $$ note He gave to Wickham) His Red Pool Ball His Georgiana Letter His Childhood Clothing (When He was fishing with Wickham) His Fishing Pole His Tackle Box Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 His Ring, Rita His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Karen His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Shelly His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Silver Candlestick, NathalieR His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams His Hunting Rifle, Elena The Curl on his forehead, SBRobinson The Shirt he tucks in as he runs downstairs to meet Lizzie at Pemberley, Susan A Ladies????!!!

(SBR) Oh Marcia arent they fun? do you know what it regiestered on the richtor scale? we get them (espically little ones) all the time here in Calif :) Oh dear, I used to think they were fun until my beloved apartment of 10 years fell down around my ears in 1994. V. scary indeed! Must admit that even though I'm a native CA and always thought I was made of sterner stuff, I'm terrified of the tiniest aftershock now :-(.

Ray's brother and family live in Northridge. Five years after their quake they are still fixing things. They sent pictures of their interiors...massive destrustion. Ghastly, though none was hurt. I know what it is to think tiny aftershocks are not fun. After the 7.2 one several years ago, every time the substrate wiggled, I froze and got a worried frown, bracing for what I thought would be an intensification of the jolt into major proportions again! Jana, I do know!!!

Thankfully we don't get earthquakes here in the NYC area (I do remember a tiny one, quite unusual, about 15 years ago). That's the last thing we would need around here (or anywhere, for that matter). It's not nice to fool mother nature! Marcia, thanks for posting the unclaimed items from P&P2. I thought everything was taken long ago. What's a tankard?

I hereby respectfully request permission to become the Keeper of his Red Pool Ball. Yes, that ball that received the hardest hit intended to relieve all the passionate feelings he harboured for a certain young lady of fine eyes. Poor ball! I think I can guess what he really wanted to do...sigh...but now it will be under my care, if my humble entreaty is rewarded, I shall tenderly and lovingly caress it and bestow upon it all the emotions its owner inspires in my person...

OH Lidya! well expressed! :) and Marcia -you have another taker! Are you doing the Dance of Joy? :)

There is a lady who has asked to safe-keep Darcy's tankard. No one else has claimed it, so as soon as she requests it here, it is hers. Come on Darlene, Post!

Lidya, the Cherry-Red Sphere, as I called it once in a little episode I wrote on this site a while back, is in your safe-keeping. I am delighted to have one new real and one tentative keeper of the Man's wonderful things. Someone? I know he had a tankard and I noted it as a possible item for myself. Now, I cannot remember when he used it. Darlene, enlighten us!!!

I am still waiting for the lady who claimed his tankard to put it in a posting so it is official. I have it reserved for her, but it is not official until she does. Darlene, Post or say something so people do not think I am hoarding the keepsakes under assumed names =P As long as you Fantasize about Firth or Cleave unto Colin, come on in and say so!!!

Time for us to learn what there is to eat in Hawaii at dinnertime. Almost any housewife gets stuck in the rut of the same 5 things for dinner each week with variations thrown in on the weekends. No matter where in the world she is, this seems to happen. It is just the locality and ethnicity which makes my five variations different from yours. Written history began in Hawaii in the 18th century with the voyages of Capt. James Cook. As a consequence, there was no firmly established cuisine other than the Hawaiian native foods here which made use of the sea, and wild veggies, plus pigs and the bananas and taro they brought with them from the Marquesas when they colonized the Hawaiian Islands shortly after 1000 BCE. Shortly after Capt. Cook arrived, so did contingents of merchant ships eager for sandalwood (which they stripped from the islands) and the whales offshore. Close behind them came the Missionaries from New England bringing religion and "civilization" which meant clothing with very high necklines, long sleeves and long pants or skirts even in the hottest weather, and boiled *everything* with little eaten raw. They introduced New England style cooking and contents to the meal choices: Boiled salt beef and ork, beans, home-preserved fruit and vegetables, bread, cheese, milk and lots of poultry Sugar cane was planted and so was Pineapple. Contract labor was needed in the fields and for planting and harvesting, so men from the orient and from the Philippines and from the Portuguese Island of Madeira were hired. Tenure was several years, after which they were free to return home. But, that was a long time to be without a family. Many of the Portuguese married Hawaiian ladies. Oriental men took picture-book brides or had parents send them a bride. In each case, a new category of food was add d to our menu. Men from the Philippines did all of the above or else went back to choose themselves brides. The next generation born to these first immigrants intermarried and blessed these islands with the most beautiful children on Earth. To be continued�����

Hmm, very interesting Marcia. I always assumed the tankard that is referred to is the metal mug that our handsome FD took a swig from as he was engaged in the desperate search for Lydia? The mug the servant held out that he drank from while striding along looking handsome and protecting. A worthwhile keepsake indeed.

Yes, Yes I will claim the tankard. It is that metal (pewter?) one that our darling man took a swig of while searching for Lydia. From his lips to mine.....how can I bear such happiness.

Darlene, Welcome!!! I am overjoyed at your success in claiming something which has touched that exquisite mouth of his....sigh!!! It is in your tender care! It is most assuredly Pewter. They did not have silver on those London streets, and Aluminium (Br) was not in use then. Ergo, Pewter =)

Glad to see you found a treasure, Darlene. How in the world did we ever miss such an object that has actually touched his mouth? Considering that the man never ate anything, we only have had wine glasses and tea cups that have gotten that close.

Correction on the history of Hawaii in the first part. The first Hawaiians got here around 1000 CE, not BCE. Food: Hawaiian Style With the short history of Hawaii fresh in your mind, it is time to consider what to have for dinner. Before we do, there are a few more nationalities to add. The conflicts of the 20th century have added European, Korean, and Southeast Asian to our melting pot as well as some Russian. Men have come back from various wars and remembered our gentle climate. They, too, have come back to live out their retirement years in a place where snow shovels are non-existent. All of the food is available somewhere in town as carryout, so you can dine at home, dine out at a restaurant specializing in that particular cuisine, you can purchase the ingredients at the store and ask your neighbor for help in assembling it. That is what I do =) American food ranges from steaks to pot roasts to beans and cornbread. Pizza is everywhere as well as permutations of formerly "ethnic" food, which have been adapted and adopted by the locals. Saimin, a noodle soup based on oriental-style soups, contains not only oriental noodles and broth, but also slices of fish cake, scrambled egg, green onion, thin strips of luncheon meat, and anything else on hand. Musubi, a plain ball of Japanese-style rice, is embellished with a slab of Spam in the middle and wrapped with seaweed. It is delicious and makes a wonderful snack to take along with you or to eat at the ballpark. Good hot saimin is wonderful on chilly nights at the ballpark and competes favorably with coffee and hotdogs.

Musubi, a plain ball of Japanese-style rice, is embellished with a slab of Spam in the middle Well that just blew the lid off of the aura of Hawaiian cuisine! :-)

Hey,Spam and Vienna Sausages are gourmet food here. But that is adaptations, not true Hawaiian food. That was the appetizer. Main course coming up next !

Boiled peanuts are also delicious for a snack. Much easier to digest and much more flavorful. Their texture is different from regular roasted ones, but I prefer it. I think it is an acquired taste =)

Marcia, next time I visit Hawaii, you can expect me to show up at your doorstep for dinner. Gourmet Spam, now that is food for thought.

While Darcy is my passion, I am trying to view CF's other roles. Does anyone have a list of his films? The acronyms used here drive me crazy.

Darlene, you are too funny! I shall have it ready for you...would you prefer it baked with pineapple and cloves (fake-bake ham), or teniyaki, perhaps? Stirfried? My favorite Spam chips (fried till all the fat is out and a tasty salty snack is left - great with plain rice ball and kim chee. You name it. I can do it. One Christmas I sent my son a Spam cookbook and he prepared teriyaki Spam for the office party. It was a huge success - he did not tell them what it was till after they had eaten every o e! You can find a complete list of *His* films at http://members.tripod.com/~firthpage/rolespage/index.html

My husband tried serving Spam for dinner once. I drove him crazy singing the "Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam" song from Monty Python. I find the stuff horrid. Welcome, Darlene! I'm glad Marcia convinced (bribed? we'll do whatever it takes) you to de-lurk.

Hallo and welcome, Darlene! And congratulations on your keepsake ;-) Marcia, I'm delighted at your description of Hawaian history and cuisine. *But* I'm going nuts trying to figure out what Spam is!

How can one describe Spam? You're going to have to send her some. Preferably some from after WWII (or is that what you're still using in the islands??) or maybe it doesn't make a difference? Can Spam improve with age? Does it have a sell by date? ;-p

Oh dear...what is Spam. It is a loaf (squarish can similar to a corned-beef can) of meat consisting of pork and ham (including "everything but the oink") which is smoked and tastes like ham - sort of! It can be sliced right from the can, but it very greasy that way. It is used like canned ham is used. My father, as a matter of pride, would not allow the stuff in the house. I never tasted it till I got over here! There is no sell-by date on the can, but there are coupons with which I am getting my so a Spam t-shirt, mug and baseball cap! Their website is Spam.com, of course!!! I think it is packaged for the long haul in aluminum cans. That makes them the darling of the long-distance yachting set and the military (for whom it may have been first created...anyone know?) One day, archaeologists digging in Hawaii will come upon fully edoble Spam under a thousand years of debris. You should see the preservatives listed

Dear gods, it sounds... :-(

(Gi)Dear gods, it sounds... :-( LOL, Gi! It is not even that good. You must trust me on this...and my Father who forbade it in his house. My Father was a very wise man, indeed!

One of the biggest problems with Spam is that you have to look at it as you eat or prepare it. There is no discernable meat fiber visible. It is chopped so thoroughly and pressed into its shape, that it hardly resembles meat. It is not uniform in coloring, either. There are nasty-looking pale patches interspersed with darker pink ones. You wonder (but not for long if you are going to eat it) just what it was that comprised the different colors. Then there is the smell. Not that much like ham. A bit on the rank side. It must be from all the chemicals and the odd goat which falls into the vat. =P

More amazing is the fact that Spam is now an Internet item of very low repute. It is when someone posts very wordy and needless, unwanted stuff and fills your Email inbox or chatroom with it. Spamming is a No-No!!!

Stay away from Spam, Gi (I'm making a cross with my index fingers). Trust me on this. Marcia said it all: including "everything but the oink"... It must be from all the chemicals and the odd goat which falls into the vat. =P She knows her Spam! Marcia, what's left from the P&P2 Keepsake list? Dust from the road upon which Darcy traveled?

(Eileen)what's left from the P&P2 Keepsake list? Dust from the road upon which Darcy traveled? There *is* that, but I think you can do better. I have posted below some suggestions. You just might have to force yourself to watch P&P2 yet again to see what might have escaped others' notice. Unclaimed P&P Keepsakes His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin) His Promissory Note (The $$ note He gave to Wickham) His Georgiana Letter His Childhood Clothing (When He was fishing with Wickham) His Fishing Pole His Tackle Box

(Marcia) One of the biggest problems with Spam is that you have to look at it as you eat or prepare it. There is no discernable meat fiber visible ROTFLMAO!!!! This is SO True! Gi, Stay far, far away from it. Spam is a very scary substance! BTW Marcia - has anyone claimed Darcy's carriage? Not that I plan to give up that divine curl (*sigh*)- just curious... ;)

As a matter of fact, I watched it last week (such torture we endure ;-p). Hmmm, not much left. The letter to Georgiana? ('Tis no secret...). Or the coins he gives to the street urchin? Well, the coins were in the pocket of his waistcoat and since he spent them so wisely--I think I'll go with them. Sign me up!

Ohhh Eileen... his coins! No doubt he rubbed his fingers over them gently, then clutched them firmly in his hand before passing them over to the wee lass. (OH! To have been one of those coins! and to have been blessed, no matter how briefly, with the feel of his hand upon your person!) *pleasant day dreams ensue* But, it is Your Keepsake, and I am quite eager to read your essay extoling the virtues of his coins! :)

Marcia...you forgot to add that Spam smells......bad.

Eileen, his coins are yours. The hands that touched those coins, touched other things of his...but this is your story =) I am posting the claimed articles...and some are Kept by people who are long gone (with the exception of Cheryl who is battling C-T as even I am =0, and a few others), you might want to challenge for items of those you do not know. SB, his carriage is in the keep of a droolie as you will see. I had to deny his seat therein because I thought the keeper of the carriage might just take umbrage against the large hole I had cut into the chassis =D Evelyn, I did mention the peculiar smell of Spam... It must be from all the chemicals and the odd goat which falls into the vat =P

Eileen, his coins are yours. The hands that touched those coins, touched other things of his...but this is your story =) Hmmm, let's see...I think I'll go over to 112 and check out that snappy Karen posted awhile ago (the one with the "weight in his pocket") hee hee! ;-P

Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 His Ring, Rita His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Karen His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Shelly His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Silver Candlestick, NathalieR His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, Stefanie His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams His Hunting Rifle, Elena The Curl on his forehead, SBRobinson The Shirt he tucks in as he runs downstairs to meet Lizzie at Pemberley, Susan A The Red Billiard Ball, Lidya His Tankard, Darlene His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin), Eileen His soap is kept by Brioni. Is she still about?

A scary thought, indeed, has haunted me these past few days. There are things worse than Spam. There are the imitations. These are so terrible I cannot eat them in any form, no matter how well disguised. There is no way of making silk purses out of these Pigs' Ears. They go by names such as Treet (not a treat by anyone's imagination). Makes one wonder what Spam means. Spoiled Ham is all I can conjecture =P Now, are you not happy you know more than you needed to about the subject. Tomorrow, more e ible Island Delights =)

Everytime I read one of these Spam postings, I burst out laughing! Should we create a Spam Topic? Argh! I don't think I've ever had Spam intentionally, but I did go to a state university and lived in a dorm my freshman year, so... Nor have I smelled it. But it is something I am not losing any sleep over.

My side hurts now.

It just shows that there in some good in everything (well, almost everything). Spam postings have made my glasses fog up and my sides ache. If not for Gi's intellectual curiosity, the topic may well have been relegated to the great forgotten vacancies in our skulls. As it is, we shall not forget. Spamming on the internet has taken on a whole new meaning. But than, a lot of things have, thanks to the clever ingenuity of the Drool population ;) Karen, you are not missing anything. Should you ever get o the Big Island, I might slip you some. Even if you did not eat it, it would double us over in gales of laughter. =D

(Marcia) SB, his carriage is in the keep of a droolie as you will see. I had to deny his seat therein because I thought the keeper of the carriage might just take umbrage against the large hole I had cut into the chassis =D oh dear, where the knee imprints permanent? (giggle, giggle) (Karen) Everytime I read one of these Spam postings, I burst out laughing! You and me both! :) I say we send poor Gi a can so she can appreciate it in person. :) whose's in charge of her virtual bridal shower? we can serve it along with the champaign (*virtual heaving ensues*)

Deep Knee Prints....Sigh! SB, they are permanent parts of my memory and how happy that thought is. (Smirk...smirk...knowingly!) As for your suggestion of Spam for their virtual stomach pumping session, That is not nice =P and Gi is most worthy of *Niceness*. =) Do you sometimes wonder what non-Americans are thinking about Spam now? Maybe the truly weird and curious will be driven to import some for their own delectation! What sort of wine do you think suits it best, my dear?

champaign Where I went to school? (*virtual heaving ensues*) Even without the goggles, the thought regurgitates me beyond words. Moon is in charge of the shower. Am thumbing through the cookbook, "Gourmet Dishes for Fido" as we speak. I believe Ripple an approriate wine selection. Nonvintage of course.

Well if you insist, I guess we could create spam pate. But I will have to ask Wolfgang Puck who is doing the catering. Just be sure to try it after several glasses of champagne. :-D Karen, about that cookbook....

Spam pate! But that is the obvious. What do you say about Spam empanadas? "Barf" is not an acceptable answer...

ROTFLMHO! I have no words. I imagine Spam as a sort of canned dog food that my dog would not eat for the life of him, and I cannot even start to conceive of its smell (dog food smells good sometimes. It just has no taste to speak of. I know. I tried). One day I will find it on a shelf at some american grocery store and will be tempted to buy it just to check how accurate your description was. But I'll probably be too afraid to open it. (S B Robinson)I say we send poor Gi a can so she can appreciate it in person. :)whose's in charge of her virtual bridal shower? we can serve it along with the champaign (*virtual heaving ensues*) Oh no! Is this a thing to say to a friend? If somebody brings Spam to my shower, shall I not have to consider her a personal enemy, trying to poison me and everyone else? I vote for no Spam! The electronic nor the (un)edible one.

Sheesh, just as I was about to garnish the Spam Musubi...but not for Gi...for those who cannot resist a delicacy (that's what they call all food which has an unappetizing origin - such as Rocky Mountain Oysters and Sweetbreads.)That is all right. Ray will have eaten every last one by the time the event gets here. Gi, Critter would not eat Spam, either! Keep it away from Patas!!!

(Karen), Spam pate! But that is the obvious. What do you say about Spam empanadas? As I said, I would have to ask Wolfgang Puck, and if he decides for Span crepes with maple syrup (from Vermont of course), then maybe we will. (Gi), I vote for no Spam! The electronic nor the (un)edible one. I am so glad to hear it! Very wise Gi, rest assured that it will all be molto appetitoso. :-D BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-)

Alright, alright. No Spam, virtual or otherwise, at the bridal shower. :) (Moon) BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-) Captial Notion! what a fun party we will be! :)

(Moon) Rocky Mountain Oysters Fortunately, there were no flies on me when I saw these on a menu in Denver. Wonder if they eat these in Europe? ;-) (Moon) BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-) Have you suggested what she can wrap up as a gift?

Great Carear's Ghost!!! Who could have conjured up something like Spam pate' ?! Served with chilled Sham-pain, no doubt! Yesterday's vintage ;)

(Moon) BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-) (Karen) Have you suggested what she can wrap up as a gift? Better yet, why dont we ask Livia to bake the cake? That way what (read who) pops out of it can be shared by one and all :) Colin in pink frosting (and only pink frosting) -happy thought indeed! ;)

...I'm *not* going to say it...I'm *not* going to say it...I'm *Not* going to Say it...but I can think it! =))

.....Sluuuuuuuuuuuuuuurp! =)

What? *blinking innocently* (giggle,giggle)

Ladies, you are killing me! :-D

(Moon) BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-) (Karen)Have you suggested what she can wrap up as a gift? ;-} LOL! Don't we all want such a gift. I envy Livia...If I had know he liked latin girls!

Thank goodness, no Spam at Gi's shower! Spam, spam, spam, spam...Spam, spam, spam, spam...Sorry, it happens every time--a knee-jerk reaction! *virtual heaving ensues* (Moon) BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-) Goody! (SBR) Colin in pink frosting (and only pink frosting) -happy thought indeed! ;) With or without the frosting...doesn't matter!

Luau Part 1 Tonight we are having a Luau. That means you have asked nicely, begged, threatened with starvation the strongest men you know to dig a large pit in your back yard. It will be large enough to hold your entire feast, for that is what a luau is. First, these same men, most likely, have gone off and gotten a large pig (wild or domestic), skinned it and cleaned out the innards. Coarse Hawaiian sea salt is rubbed into the flesh all over, inside and out. Meanwhile, others have been making a fire in which s ones will be heated until they are red-hot. These stones do all of the cooking. They line the bottom and sides of your Imu (this pit we have been talking about.) Seaweed has been gathered and is now placed on the rocks until they are entirely covered. This accomplishes two things. It keeps your pig from drying out while it is cooking, and it also keeps the meat from scorching on the hot rocks. The lining was finished off with a layer of Ti leaves. They keep the meat from the seaweed (which is not ea en) and also imparts a pleasant taste to all of the items being cooked. The cleaned pig is carefully placed in the Imu and hot rocks are placed in the body cavity to help it cook evenly. All around are placed fresh sweet potatoes, taro roots, breadfruit, bundles of taro leaves, and fresh fish. Chicken or game birds can also be added. More seaweed and hot rocks are placed on the top of the food. On top of this they placed more Ti leaves then heaped palm fronds across the top to keep the heat in. On occasion they have thrown a damp canvas cloth over the top then heaped dirt on to keep the temperature higher inside. This was done in the morning. The rest of the day the men went swimming or fishing or gathered more seaweed for eating later. Women, meanwhile, spent the rest of the day in the kitchen preparing the rest of the feast. Years past, they would clean and steam the taro root, then pound it into a thick paste using a heavy stone. Water was added gradually until the substance had the consistency of paste. This is Poi. It is much better if it is made a few days before the feast and allowed to ferment a bit It takes on a whole new flavor and is delicious! Now, you can buy it in the stores in plastic bags and add your own water. Next, they would make Haupia. This is for dessert. It is made from coconut milk (not the water which is poured from the ripe nut!). Get your fresh coconut, husk it (no easy chore) and crack it open. Pour off the water. Grate the fresh coconut and squeeze the pulp through cheesecloth. The resulting liquid is coconut milk. This is sweetened slightly then thickened using cornstarch or arrowroot. It is chilled and sliced into squares and served plain. Delightful! to be continued........

(Marcia) Rocky Mountain Oysters Fortunately, there were no flies on me when I saw these on a menu in Denver. Wonder if they eat these in Europe? ;-) No, they stick to female eels.;-)) What a feast that Luau, Marcia! I remember going to one in Hawaii, but for some reason all I remember where those ChiChi's I drank. :-D Now you see what you have to look forward to Karen when you take that trip. (Moon) BTW, I have sent an invitation to Livia. ;-) Goody! (SBR) Colin in pink frosting (and only pink frosting) -happy thought indeed! ;) (Eileen), With or without the frosting...doesn't matter! When he drops her off, I hope he'll be wearing his Don Q quilt.

I will get to the ChiChi's and other loaded-with-rum drinks later, but that is a mainland addition. Here is is strictly beer and juices for the non-beer drinkers. Same effect if you have been at it all day +)! Today we eat. But there are things I will not consume. More on that later. Female Eels? Why just the females? How do they taste?

(SBR)...Colin in pink frosting... Not having a sweet tooth, I'll have mine without, please! :-D

(SBR)...Colin in pink frosting... (KJArt) Not having a sweet tooth, I'll have mine without, please! :-D I'll be happy to lick him clean for you dear :)

They don't call 'em "showers" for nothing!

Would you believe I found Spam limericks on the Internet! There once was a girl from Siam And all that she ate was Spam The spam did its trick The girl, she got thick And now she's as big as a ham! There was an old maid who liked Spam And she spread every slice with plum jam. She said "Listen, dagnabbit Don't follow my habit Or you'll be just as fat as I am!"

(SBR)...Colin in pink frosting... (KJArt) Not having a sweet tooth, I'll have mine without, please! :-D (SBR)I'll be happy to lick him clean for you dear :) L O L ! What tongue you have, dear (he,he)

Spam Limericks! LOL Bravo Marica -you never cease to amaze me! :) ok, here's a Darcy one: There once was a chap named Fitzwilliam, so handsome that women would drool 'or him. They'ed make silly rhymes with nonsencical lines To boast about how they would lick him. (corny i know, but that spam poetry was so inspiring!) :)

Inspiring...and fattening, 'twould seem! Thank you, Dear!

Oh Marcia...I've had Poi...and IMO , it's on the same level as Spam on the food chain.....tastes A little like liquid chalk .....

(Evelyn)I've had Poi...tastes A little like liquid chalk LOL, that is a universal comment on fresh poi. Let it ferment a few days and it gets a tart and fruity taste. Probably an acquired taste =P

Mmmm, sour chalk. Now doesn't that sound tasty? ;-p

I told you it was an acquired taste! );P

I have been having the hardest time logging onto Spring!!! ( Marcia), Female Eels? Why just the females? How do they taste? It is the traditional food in Rome at Christmas time. I had these visions of Livia feeding Colin at Xmas time, and he raving about the taste of the female eel. I'm sure that is also an acquired taste. I can't tell you how they taste because, luckily, my DH is from Milan and we stick to the more traditional bird. See what happens when you mention oysters?

But Rocky Mountain oysters don't live in water ;-D

Re; Poi Mmmm, sour chalk. Now doesn't that sound tasty? ;-p Now Karen, when you go to Hawaii, we'll expect an assessment of Poi. ***** Let's" bag" Poi for the shower menu,Moon. Now about those female eels...there's a possibility. Would they go with champagne?

(Karen), But Rocky Mountain oysters don't live in water ;-D It's the word oyster that triggers all sorts of images. (Evelyn), Let's" bag" Poi for the shower menu,Moon. I have tasted Poi and well... Now about those female eels...there's a possibility. Would they go with champagne? A local red wine(Rome), would be the best choice, and I would suggest drinking lots of it. :-) Should I get rid of the famous caterer, Wolfgang Puck, and have everyone bring some traditional food that CF might have eaten? Please let me know, I am open to suggestions. We could turn it into the food that Colin might have eaten list.;-)))

Moon, did you want to have the shower preparation discussion at another topic? #72 (Odds and Ends) might be a good place. You know it well, Marcia!! ;-)

(Karen)#72 (Odds and Ends) might be a good place. You know it well, Marcia!! ;-) Oh yes, indeed I do, and You figured out who we were by my choice of name LOL! I love the idea of food CF might have eaten. I have always wondered what "white soup" was that Bingley's cook had to amass enough of before they could have the Netherfield Ball. I ask you, with the primitive refrigeration in those days, what sort of soup keeps while you make enough of it?! Sounds miserable.=P

Good Morning Marcia! :) You HAVE to go check out the link Karen posted at 72! I was absolutely ROTFLOL! Our systems crashed at work this morning, and all i have access to at the moment is the Internet! What's a girl to do, but... DROOL! :)

I see I am going to have to miss my own shower... Eels and oysters! Spam and Poi! :-((((((

My Dear Gi, Please let me reassure you that on 72 we do not contemplate any such assault on your delicate and refined senses. Perhaps I have given a secret away by telling you of our planning site, but anything you might read here is just for subterfuge. All will be sweetness and light. You'll see =) I do not think I would attend with that menu, either =P

Another hilarious "catch up" on 113, Ladies you will be the death of me!! It was all too delicious for words and I am licking my lips in anticipation of the crumbs (of icing?) to come.

Lizza, i will personally section off a icing for you alone... now, which section did you want? ;)

I am authorized to hold auctions for things wanted by more than one person. And, if you want the place I want (*wink...wink..*) you're gonna have to wrestle me for it =P Sluuuuuuuurp!

Dear Marcia, can we have a list of those desirable items available for auction?

I should put up the entire early P&P list to see who surfaces to claim their goodies. But I was just referring to who licks icing off which part of Darcy! Perhaps you would like to make a list of the parts of the man?! Hmmmm...Oh goodness! Whew!!!!

Well Marcia I would like to lick that little bit of icing off his lips.

Moon , how genteel of you and how generous to leave those other slivers of icing elsewhere for the rest of us!!! Actually as it is only early afternoon right now I had better content myself with the icing dripping on his neck. In honour of that picture from the Aussie mag!!! But like Moon I am being generous to the rest of you, it's not actually where the icing is that counts, but HOW you lick it off!

OK, lips and neck are called.... so i guess i'll claim rights to his icing covered chest. (Yum!) No doubt he'll manage to get a big smear of it across himself as he pops out of that cake. :)

Marcia: But I was just referring to who licks icing off which part of Darcy! Even better! Well, the best parts have been called for, so I shall content myself with licking the sweet, creamy icing off the dent in his chin, where I'm sure exertion will be required, as it will certainly be lodged obstinately in the crevice. Need I say more?

SBR, I was sure you were going to claim the *toes*!!

LOL!!! anticipating a Darcy Gets His Toes Kissed secquel are you? ;)

Why not? Fair's fair. Besides, that's the only appendage we'd allow to be thus engaged on the Fan Fic board! ;-p

Actually that is a good idea! I'll brainstorm for a couple of days then start work on DGHTK later this week. :) Thanks Karen!!!!

New List Ladies!! Darcy's Icing-Licking List His Chest - SBRobinson His Chin Crevice - Lidya His Neck - Lizza His Lips - Moon Dreams His Navel - Marcia

Though she is not a member here, I think that we should add Lizzie/Livia for the most ...ummm...choice part of him so we will avoid any unnecessary handling and licking and commenting on it's massive...throbbing...nature =P

Ugh...!

HA HA!!! In our dreams Marcia!!!

Call me Old Fashioned. This topic is...too tawdry for the elevated nature of this website. We Drool, but delicately. I shall stand back and try behave with dignity. Anyone want the navel?!

In our dreams, indeed. My error was voiving them!!!

(Marcia) we will avoid any unnecessary handling and licking and commenting on it's massive...throbbing...nature =P ROTFLMAO, Marcia!! I feel sorry for anyone who thinks we're serious. The cleft in his chin is taken? Well then I'll have to settle for the jawline from the ear down to that chin. May I? And I want buttercream.

Heide, You are a true blessing to a weary soul. I was afraid I had offended the gods of Spring yet again...then you saw how ludicrous it is but how much amusement it affords. Buttercream jawline for the Lady from Reading!=)

Hey, what flavour buttercream is this? Chocolate is best, that way you can spot the bits you've left more easily and keep going back , the cleft is tricky like that.

Oh my...you ladies are sooooooooo BAD! I'll take his fingers! BTW before we go much further, shouldn't we defer to Gi, the guest of honor? She should have access to the area of her choice ;-D

(Eileen)BTW before we go much further, shouldn't we defer to Gi, the guest of honor? She should have access to the area of her choice ;-D Absolutely, and she may have whichever part she desires. I will relinquish my part if she desires it above all others. After all, this *is* her party! We are only bad if we would actually do something like this. I am brave and a bit risque' from the safety of my PC, but put me in the same room with him, and I will find the darkest corner to hide in...! Chocolate vs Vanilla Buttercream - since it will be high summer and he just might have a nice tan (Cannes and South of Italy), white may just show up better. ladies, shall we test this theory on the man of the house and report back?

Come and get it....=) Darcy's Icing-Licking List His Chest - SBRobinson His Chin Cleft - Lidya His Neck - Lizza His Lips - Moon Dreams His Navel - Marcia His Jawline to the chin on either side, Heide His Fingers, Eileen

His Navel - Marcia Marcia...you'll never get all that chocolate out of his navel.... You lucky girl, you ;-)))))

I want buttercream. Double ugh! I need a shot of brandy...

Buttercream is not to your liking, Arami?! Pray tell, what would you rather have in it's stead? Submerged in a vat of Napoleon Brandy with straws for everyone?

Who's everyone? Nah... Get your tickets at the door... Strictly limited numbers only.

Invitation only. No Straws. Only the finest crystal snifters allowed. This will be have as much class as the gentleman we celebrate. Liquors, not lickers =P

Class. Precisely. No lickers. Exactly. Not so long ago there was so much agonizing over a possibility of someone's visit around here... have you lost your hopes? :-P

Nevah! Just checking to see if you were about, My Dear! You have never let me down. It is a thankless job, but someone must do it =P Happy Mother's Day to all, even if the only thing you mother is your SO or your furchild =)

(am looking around) Who was agonizing over that? The link from firth.com to this place was severed (few here liked that but that's over and done with) and we all agree it takes a degree in quantum physics to make the leap from Spring's home page to here. Besides, he's got better things to do--like jump into a fountain with Pia Zadora!

Anyone but Pia Zadora! Good grief!!! Our CyberCouthPerson Arami was concerned about the prepriety of lickers at Gi's party rather than liquors =D

Believe me, I am not as couth as you imagine - I had my share of exceptionally blatant naughtiness long before most of the present frolickers joined Drool and I pride myself on having caused some serious uproar and consternation in several places, my dears... but that was before Drool was a close neighbour to such a worthy site as cf.com... And I thought the eGroups mailing list had been created for being really really improper away from the public eye? As to a degree in quantum physics, I, with a degree n something vastly different :-P, found this place loooong time ago just by exploring various loose associations with the name of our illustrious hero.

Unfortunately (or not, depending on your view of the matter), Springfolks was open to more than just Spring. I do not "let it all hang out" unless I know the audience, and there are people on the membership list of whom I have no knowledge. Others and I find this inhibiting. Ergo, SFolks has defeated its own purpose!

I thought Springfolks was set up in place of "Drool in Exile"...for when Spring.net is down. Not for ordinary "everyday" postings.

I do not "let it all hang out" unless I know the audience But at least members know exactly who is registered on the list of Springfolks. Whereas Spring is a public forum, open and accessible to anyone in the whole world with minimum cybercuriosity - there are many, many more in the audience than "just Spring"! - there are truly unknown lurkers galore and anyone can witness our exchanges, including hordes of whom we definitely have not the least knowledge. Also, it seems debatable what might constitute "an ordinary everyday posting". Going OTT used to give me a huge giggle and a delish thrill, too - still does! - but what if there is a bit ore to lose, like Spring credibility as a public forum for fans of celebrities, perhaps? Finally, I'm not against naughtiness for fun's sake, but I do believe that more discreet innuendo gives more satisfaction.

We haven't even discussed the whipped cream yet!

We haven't even discussed the whipped cream yet! Ok, now you've got my interest! ;-) Frosting yuck; buttercream frosting double yuck! Bring on the whipped cream! Yeah!! I'm there.

Perhaps we could quarter or halve the gentleman in question, and use the preferred spread where it is most desirable?! We aim to please =D I guess this Board is for the fun and games while 72 is for food and drink. I wonder where he fits in ;)

By which I meant butt-ercream on the back of him and whipped cream...well, I'll leave it there before I succomb to vapours for a second time today.

Most importantly, who gets to spread it on him?

LOL! Girls, you crack me up. And I really do not think that Mr. Darcy (it�s him we�re talking about aren�t we?? :-) would mind this sort of very innocent naughtiness but it�s always interesting to hear different views, thank-you Arami.

(Marcia), I guess this Board is for the fun and games while 72 is for food and drink. I wonder where he fits in ;) We can have fun and games at 72 as well, it is Gi's Bridal Shower afterall and we know how much she admires and .... So it is safe to say he fits in at 72 as well. Of course if the board were 69 then you couldn't get us to 86. :-))) (Forgive me, I couldn't resist)

Of course if the board were 69 then you couldn't get us to 86. :-))) (Forgive me, I couldn't resist) LOL, Moon! Innuendo, indeed! I agree with Karen--since the link to Spring from cf.com has been changed, I believe we are safe to express ourselves freely without offending ODB. Besides, there's such a wealth of goodies at cf.com that he wouldn't be compelled to leave it :-) Let's just keep having fun...that's why we come here, after all! What else is up for "keepsaking," Marcia?

NAUGHTY but nice! Frolic on Ladies, I'm just here for the discarded rivulets of cream (creme fraiche is more of a preference!), now where's a good place to bag a rivulet? Suggestions please-----!

Perhaps we could quarter or halve the gentleman in question I see we're into morbid sadism as well? there's such a wealth of goodies at cf.com There isn't yet, believe me. ... that he wouldn't be compelled to leave it :-) I think he would find it boring... ;-)

Suddenly this little exercise into semantics of Firth has hit a nerve. By Quartering the Darcy cutout figure, I meant making one quarter (as in a flag) with whipped....oh never mind! But, do *not* ever place my name in the same place as "morbid sadism." I read that man's works. I know of what you speak. Have a care lest you do more damage than you intended. It is no longer clever. I shall go back to the luau and stay far from this little discussion barbed with poison-tipped hooks. Do what you will. I shall stay with the lists and those who celebrate Darcy and all that was wonderful about him may join me. Enough!

I'm going to suprise myself and say that Arami was just being witty re: the morbid sadism. She knows that you didn't mean to halve or quarter the REAL Darcy. The whole topic is quite funny, actually. And yes, whipped cream is better than buttercream.

I'm going to suprise myself and say that Arami was just being witty re: the morbid sadism. She knows that you didn't mean to halve or quarter the REAL Darcy. The whole topic is quite funny, actually. And yes, whipped cream is better than buttercream. ah, but then again, I'm a Nutella girl at heart;)

Laura - you can say that again... ;-D Actually you have also surprised me. You understand me much better than I suspected previously. Thank you. :-)

I've been LOLing at many of your posts... I will not, however, make a choice for this licking business, no no. I will, however, pick at a cherry if he can balance it at the tip of his nose...or any other tip he prefers...;-)

Gi, you have saved my day and brightened it considerably. The cherry is yours to pluck from where ever you wish...or he wishes =))

Gi's Bridal Shower Wishes To pluck the Cherry from his Prominence - Gi To place a Salmon-colored Orchids in his lapel - Marcia

Gi: I will, however, pick at a cherry if he can balance it at the tip of his nose...or any other tip he prefers...;-) My dear Gi, you have made my day! LOLROTF

While taking a few moments out of my otherwise boring workday to drool over that lovely picture Murph has posted, I noticed that ODB appears to have a scratch maring his beautiful skin. Has anyone else noticed this? Perhaps we should gently hint to Livia that she needs to trim her nails- afterall, we dont want the DB to be uncomfortable during Gi's party... and wouldnt whip cream and icing sting abit on open cuts? Of course, i'm more than willing to kiss it and make it and make it better :) Actually, now that i think about it, it might make a great dividing point between neck and chest. So Lizza, everything north of the scratch is yours, while everything south... (oh yum)

EsBee, You are safe with that scratch. Since we must not involve ourselves intimately with the man himself, we must deal with Darcy. He never had a scratch that I noticed! However, should you like to imagine one...and do the north-southing that you noted above, that is fine. We Just may Not deal with the real man. Just his roles. Ladies, am I correct in this?

Of course, it all depends on the cutout you bring, EsBee =))

(SB) While taking a few moments out of my otherwise boring workday to drool over that lovely picture Murph has posted, I noticed that ODB appears to have a scratch maring his beautiful skin. Does anyone still have that Daily Telegraph article? The one explaining that a speaker fell off the wall as our DB (aka ToolTime Tim) was trying to hang them? Your answer lies there, SB.

SB: I noticed that ODB appears to have a scratch maring his beautiful skin. Has anyone else noticed this? Is it on the right side of his neck,(our right side as we look at the screen)partially covered by the shirt? I actually thought it was a love mark, and meant to comment on it, but was too embarrassed. Are my thoughts unchaste, or does anyone share my impression?

IT'S ONE OF HIS LOVELY MOLES!!!! He has three moles on the left (his left) side of the neck, one largish and two smaller ones, just inside the edge of the collar. Also some on his back (check Femme Fatale) and one on his right thigh (check Fever Pitch).

Correction, I think it's his left thigh.

He may have even more than you know now. Moles have a tendency to proliferate.

He has three moles on his neck,....Also some on his back.. and one on his thigh **Sigh**

Arami: IT'S ONE OF HIS LOVELY MOLES!!!! He has one on his back I saw this one in the tub scene, sigh... Karen: Moles have a tendency to proliferate I've read that moles should be inspected regularly, for health reasons of course. I pledge myself to do all the inspecting required...*sigh again*

Too funny, SBR and Lidya!

MOLE HUNTERS COMMENCE!!! You can start with the one on the left back, shoulderblade high. As I didn't think of this I will have to relegate myself to a very minor role in all this. I will volunteer for the worst and least rewarding job in this deeply important episode, namely to be the one to hold out the silk dressing gown for him as he rises from that steaming tub. Sadly he will be facing me,you lucky ladies will all have his back moles toward all of you, but I am prepared to put up with this disadvantage in the name of Darcy mole research!! SBR, I am happy with ANY division!!!

Lord! I go off to get an education and look what you're doing. Mercy! Prominence, orchids, navels, mole hunts...tsk, tsk, tsk--naughty women ;-p Gi, I'm telling...;-) BTW, I've always considered whipped cream to be the sure sign of an amateur ;-)

Lizza: Sadly he will be facing me,you lucky ladies will all have his back moles toward all of you Here you will have all the advantage, my dear.

Damn Lidya , you've unmasked my cunning plan!!! Having been shoulder to shoulder with him, I thought to try a different angle!!!

Nan, oh, Nan, am I glad to see you at long last... I can't manage on my own... I'm trying to stem the flood of whipped cream quite in vain. (Btw, have read recently that some 40% of women responding to a glossy mag readers' poll want to smother George Clooney in whipped cream. How common and unimaginative. Come on, Droolies, surely you can muster more class and style than that - if only just to welcome Nan back to our fold for a while? ;-P)

Nan, oh, Nan, am I glad to see you at long last... I can't manage on my own... I'm trying to stem the flood of whipped cream quite in vain. (Btw, have read recently that some 40% of women responding to a glossy mag readers' poll want to smother George Clooney in whipped cream. How common and unimaginative. Come on, Droolies, surely you can muster more class and style than that - if only just to welcome Nan back in our fold for a while? ;-P)

(Oops... I can say that again...)

Arami: have read recently that some 40% of women responding to a glossy mag readers' poll want to smother George Clooney in whipped cream. They should have asked me. I care for neither whipped cream nor George Clooney. How common and unimaginative. [S]urely you can muster more class and style than that. How about some alternatives? I would not need any whipped cream to smother Mr. Darcy...

(Arami) Nan, oh, Nan, am I glad to see you at long last... And it's good to see you too, sweetie :-) I've just finished the semester and am taking a week to recuperate before diving into the puddles...

Nan, glad you're back. Enjoy your week off and come visit at Odds & Ends.

Good to have you back, Nan! (Nan)Gi, I'm telling...;-) Please don't... <-( (Nan)BTW, I've always considered whipped cream to be the sure sign of an amateur ;-) Amateur means one who loves... I like whipped cream, although not by itself.

All right, then - count me in the game: only let me see to his moles sans whipped cream ;-P. Much tastier, I'm sure.

I know it's been a long time, but have you forgotten how to post, Nan? ;-P

Nan has not forgotten how to post. She has just found the most illustrative photo of ODB with all of his attirbutes displayed and is having second thoughts about posting it where she will have to share them. We are only to imagine what there is to admire while she has the proof all to herself ;) Welcome back from the grind, Nan Dear! BTW, I much prefer clotted cream, but this is exceedingly difficult to spread on anything (dollups are more like the way it is served), but alas, this too needs something with which to go (with =P)

Nan has not forgotten how to post. She's just realized we've gone completely gaga, and is having second thoughts on rejoining this place.

Nan..you've been gone too long......a few days and you'll be in the swing of things.... ****** Dollups of clotted cream on moles!!.....yummmmmm.

Arami, I'm sure Nan has no delusions about the quality of our brains ;-)

LOL! As ever, Arami knows me too well ;-) I did actually post something then changed my mind and deleted it. You excellent woman! I just love how I can't slip anything past you ;-D (Gi) Arami, I'm sure Nan has no delusions about the quality of our brains ;-) Indeed, I do not. It is my own twisted brain I have doubts about ;-p I'm afraid I can't get into the cream thing (don't like to dilute my sex with food, ya see...) but I understand the impulse in this case ;-)

Nan, since you have experience in this which we do not, might you tell us how we are to have sex (virtually all of us =P) with a life-sized cardboard cutout? About the best we have to offer is a virtual licking which ODB so richly deserves. How it is to be applied (I suggested using 1/4 of the picture as icing, 1/4 whipped cream, etc and was accused of being sadistic)...I will leave my little board while you and Arami drool over one another, and off I go to make Gi's Party as festive as I possibly can.

(Marcia) Nan, since you have experience in this which we do not, might you tell us how we are to have sex (virtually all of us =P) with a life-sized cardboard cutout? LOL! Clearly someone is telling stories about me. I've never had sex with a life-sized cardboard cutout...at least not that I remember (some of the days between 1984 and 1986 are a bit of a blur) ;-p I will leave my little board while you and Arami drool over one another Not to be confrontational, but what is that supposed to mean? and off I go to make Gi's Party as festive as I possibly can. I understand that I've been volunteered for a part of the festivities, which I will cheerfully do for dear Gi and for the fun of it. I'll even add the cream if it makes her happy.

I meant nothing particular that the pervious postings did not say (read: we with silvery stuff in our normally brown locks are getting testy from time to time - no names please =P). Happy your sense of humor is with us and your modesty, too I hope your Master's thesis is about those years of 1984-86 so we might all enjoy them (I think there is space for them in the http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/public/read/sex/ conference =}) When you make the cake / Darcy for Gi, she requested a cherry to pluck from his...(unspecified); Evelyn and I are into Dollups of clotted cream... BTW, did you know you had a Wessex cap in your safe keeping on the SiL list?

(Nan) You excellent woman! Hear, oh, world... :-D while you and Arami drool over one another And Marcia is just a teeny-weeny bit green... ;-P I've never had sex with a life-sized cardboard cutout There's a crude joke in there somewhere... only we wouldn't want to offend any visiting gentlemen, so... :-& ;-D a cherry to pluck from his...(unspecified) Drool lexicographers - add "unspecified" alongside "incroyable", perhaps...?

LOL Arami, You are in excellent for tonight! As to my green shade, 'tis a reflection of my emerald birthstone and comes with the territory...;) I am such a child in these things, I would like a picture of the crude joke so I might compare it with my imaginings. How lewd can one get with cardboard?! One begs to ask if there has been intimacy with cardboard of any sort...=P To top it all off, you pondered the possiblities and concluded that adding unspecified alongside incroyable in the Drool Lexicon was a *Good* thing. Hear! Hear!

(Marcia) When you make the cake / Darcy for Gi, she requested a cherry to pluck from his...(unspecified); Evelyn and I are into Dollups of clotted cream... And I will, of course, indulge you ;-) I've been drawing little cherries since Evelyn told me about the cake. I'm trying to come up with something that you won't need a plug-in to view...but, oh the things I could do if you all had Shockwave ;-) BTW, did you know you had a Wessex cap in your safe keeping on the SiL list? I heard, yes. Does anyone know the name of that type of hat? If this turns into an Incroyable debate, forget I asked the question ;-) Marcia, I think that was before your time but trust me when I say that the name "Humpy Hat" came out of pure desperation... (Arami) only we wouldn't want to offend any visiting gentlemen, so... :-& ;-D Speaking of which, I had the great pleasure of meeting Ben this past weekend during the Pemberly Tea and the Barbizon. I am going to give him the best compliment I can think of--he gets the joke. He had us roaring at the end of the table. I intend to get him drunk and see if there is any way he can possibly be more entertaining than he already is ;-) (Arami) Drool lexicographers - add "unspecified" alongside "incroyable", perhaps...? I believe you mean "INCROYABLE" ;-p

Is Ben not the cutest thing this side of ODB?! I would love to meet him in person. I'll bet it was a lively eveing =) INCROYABLE is so different from the humpy, incroyable hat. But, that is another topic. This one I have dubbed, for lack of better description, his Flumpy hat. So, you have Humpy and flumpy...cottontail and peter? or are we working on a set of diamond-mine-owning dwarves? Anyhoo...it is in your tender care!

since you are all asleep and I get first crack at it, I want his towel from MLSF for my keepsake.

and EsBee has claimed his glasses.

A-Ha! I knew you were going to claim the towel! :) Thanks for claiming the glasses for me! Now to compose an essay in their honor...

Pipped at the post again!!! May I claim his Scottish accent then?

Oohh, Lizza -his accent! (I'm getting chills of anticipation!) ;)

I am surprised no one opted for his swim trunks (the brown or burgundy wool ones with the white belt). Here is the list so far from My Life So Far His Towel From My Life So Far, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from My Life So Far, EsBee His Scottish Accent from My Life So Far, Lizza Nan, here is the citation for the hat you are keeping safe for Wessex: Wessex' Flumpfy Hat with Tickly Feather, Nan

Since I have been anointed Keepers of the Keepsake lists, I have another list we all need to participate in. I need a birthday month and day list so we know whom to applaud and when. I know there is another beside Heide and me having a birthday - a week after mine, in June. Please give me your month and day and I will publish it throughout the month appropriate. Mahalo!

(Marcia) I need a birthday month and day list so we know whom to applaud and when. What happy thought! I went to RoP the other day looking for that information and found nothing. So I'll be the firth to volunteer: October 25th.

Marcia) I need a birthday month and day list so we know whom to applaud and when. Hate the thought...July 13th.

Thank you ladies. I'd like to mention that plaudits are in order for Gi whose Art Exhibition opened last night. Congratulations, dear! And, you thought she did not have enough to do with surgery and an upcoming wedding...!

(Marcia) I'd like to mention that plaudits are in order for Gi whose Art Exhibition opened last night. And, you thought she did not have enough to do with surgery and an upcoming wedding...! Oh dear, Marcia. I feel quite inadequate already, thank you. Even with the techno-wizardry you and Karen have been offering, I still can not see the MLSF trailer. No matter. But at least if I can not do, I can appreciate Gi's accomplishments. Tell us more about the exhibition, Gi. I'm off to check out the shower arrangements.

Congrats, Gi!!! For the new list, born exactly 2 days after D-Day.

8th of June for KarenJ. Thank you!

18 days after Colin's

September 28th for The Karen ;)

Knew I should have made it tougher! ;-p

I need all the help I can get. If I run out of fingers and toes, as I did in your case, I cannot always rely on Arami to correct something I have cast in cyberspace months before. I just put it up there for lurkers to snicker at and feel superior about...about which to feel ...Pttttttt =P

Let me guess Karen, you said Michelmas?

That's true. Forgot about that.

I'm 8 days after Gi...(30 days has September, April, June and November...). We're not making this easy for you, are we? :-P

Ok, i'm not clever enough to make this too complicated... 20 days before Gi's oh...and Gi Congrats on your Art Exhibition! :)

Thank you for the congrats, Marcia, Heide, KarenJ, Esbee... I have always drawn, but only started to paint 6 years ago. I worked in the studios of two different painters in succession, and now paint usually at home, then ask some artist friends for criticism and help. I do oils on canvas, and my themes are always figurative. This exhibition has two nuclei: one is called Tangos, and depicts (10 pairs of)tango dancers, the other is called Travel Impressions and consists of (5) scenes that I photographed in various places, like four retired old ladies sitting in a garden bench talking, ecc. I promised to scan some photos I took of the paintings and e-mail them to Marcia, Darlene and Moon Dreams, so if anyone else likes to see them, let me know :-) The pics aren't brilliant, I'm not very good at photographing paintings :-( but the catalog they made for the exhibition is worse :-((

It is Monday morning and I stagger to the computer with coffee in hand to commune with the most intelligent and witty people in my universe. Eagerly, I anticipate your postings. Then I discover math problems. On Monday morning! That is not a nice thing to do. Now, I have to go back and see when Gi's birthday is and do some extrapolating...Seaweed salad with extra stingers...=P

Good morning, Gi dear! Thank you for your posting. We are all amazement at your endeavors and wonder when your expedition to climb Mt Everest (because it is there!) commences...as though you needed something else to do ;)

Gi , let me add my congratulations to the others. I would love to be included in the list of those who get to see your pictures. It is a talent that I envy.

Marcia , also thank you for helping out with my downloading. :@))

Ok, Listen up. I just put my shoes back on and my abacus in the drawer. These are your Birthdays. EsBee, Octember 5th and Eileen, Novober the tooth. If that is incorrect, we shall celebrate them then anyway. Teach you young whipper snappers to make fun of the cyberslow ;P

Oh yes, another thing to admire: Gi is fluent in 5 languages and has worked on a 6th (but I suspect she could order food in a restaurant and know ahead of time what she was getting to eat.) And she is gorgeous, too. Just lucky you are nice or we'd all hate you, dear ;)

C'mon, Marcia, if I don't brag about myself, why should you? I am very curious about everything and try to learn asmuch as I can, but I'm not so good at most things as you would have it!

Gi dear, I too would love to see photos of your paintings! :) and Marcia... excellent math skills my friend -You get a star at the top of the page :)

Gi dear, I too would love to see photos of your paintings! :) and Marcia... excellent math skills my friend -You get a star at the top of your homework! :)

oops....

Sorry, Marcia, I couldn't resist. You are correct, though--November (Novober) the 2nd (tooth) it is! I know, payback's a b**ch! Bravo, Gi. Those pics of your paintings are fabulous! Thanks for sharing!

Oops, I think I posted my birthday in the wrong topic. Well, let me re-post it here ... mine is January 10 (such a boring date). Gi, can I see your pictures? so talented...Hablas espanol, my dear?

Gi--I'd love to see your art as well. Please?

Bravo, Gi. Those pics of your paintings are fabulous! Thanks for sharing! Oops - seems I've stumbled on a private party here... Sorry.. sorry... I'll close the door behind myself. Ciao. :-(

They will go up for all to enjoy. Since I couldn't email you, Gi. Make them about 4 x 6 inches or smaller (whatever that is in centimeters) on the screen, but the important thing is to keep them under 40K or so. Might be difficult with the brightly colored ones. Corrientes was about 90K and it was fairly monochromatic.

Bravo, Gi. Those pics of your paintings are fabulous! Thanks for sharing! ditto from me Gi! :) They are wonderful!

(Karen)Since I couldn't email you, Gi. Make them about 4 x 6 inches or smaller (whatever that is in centimeters) on the screen, but the important thing is to keep them under 40K or so. I don't know how to do that, but Marcia e-mailed me a URL where I can download a program from that does it, so I'll try.

Gi thanks for sending me those wonderful images!! You are very talented. :~))

Found the following at a monarchy site. I thought it interesting. No wonder Darcy was such a gentleman. Descendants of Royal Historical Figures Jane Austen

Can you try that again, Marcia? Or give the address? Does sound interesting.

You may look through it for yourself - many interesting links there, also http://www.worldroots.com/~brigitte/royal/royal00.htm

On this Memorial Day, with our young men in harm's way, please take a moment to go to http://www.buffnet.net/%7Eambrosia/memorial.htm Thank you.

I have been away far too long, but just wanted to throw in my birthday too since it seems we have quite a cluster around the October November time frame. Mine is October 26. Do I get a prize for being the closest to the lovely and talented Gi :-)?

Jana, how nice! A fellow october scorpio! :-)

My daughter, Rebecca is October 27! Can she be honorary flower girl? (she's 8)

Of course! Virtually anyone is wlecome. I have just the head dress for her

Virtually anyone in Drool of the Firthian sort is welcome. We have had no other flower girls. Ring bearers?

I am going to claim a Keepsake. The H?HN Silver Mine from Nostromo Thank you.

Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tineke Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide The Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza Paul Ashworth's Wrist Watch from Fever Pitch, Elena The Car He Drove in Tumbledown, Lucie His White Fisherman Knit Sweater from Tumbledown, Marcia His Towel From My Life So Far, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from My Life So Far, EsBee His Scots Accent from My Life So Far, Lizza The H?HN Silver Mine from Nostromo, Marcia

What happened to the (all right, let's be elegant) Kama Sutra style lovemaking scene from Femme Fatale? Doesn't it belong on this list?

Yes it does, and it is yours, as I recall. Going back to check the master list! Ah yes, different list. I decided since I chose the mine for my wish scene, I should also claim the mine in items belonging to CF in other film roles. Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, KarenR The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide His Lingering Kiss With Bianca in WoF, KJArt Scene in which he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." from TEP, LizzaJ

Since we are on the topic of lists, can we have a list of all the birthdays we have compiled? Please?

Birthday List so far (please help me correct errors!) Spring Birthday List January 10 - Lidia - Chusmanali@aol.com February 4th - Stacey - Stacey Bowling sbowling@eagle.cc.ukans.edu March April 10 - LauraMM - lauram30@hotmail.com May 1 - StephanieB - mhatter869@aol.com ; stephanie.bergstrom@tenethealth.com 31 - Marcia - marci@aloha.net ; critter 514@aol.com June 4 - Heide - Hkalb@aol.com 7 - Lizza - barns@sparks44.freeserve.co.uk 8 - KJArt - kgjart@yahoo.com 14 - Moon Dreams - Motjuste7@aol.com July 13 - Evelyn - eboake@tanet.net August 30 - Barbara - mantyb@gte.net September 10 - Colin Firth - cf@myhouseinhilo 28 - Karen - rosie45@hotmail.com October 5 - SBRobinson - Dojutland@aol.com 25 - Gi - patas@starmail.com 26 - JanaJH - JanaJH@aol.com 27 - Rebecca (LauraMM's daughter) November 2 - Eileen - Eigreen@hotmail.com 22 - Nan - nan@ntr.net December

CF@myhouseinhilo LOL!! in your dreams ;-) BTW, should there be a .comovertomyhouse2 extension?

Marcia, are you sure about CF's email address? The one he gave me was cf@anytimeanyplace.com! His backup is cf@yourplaceormine.com

LOL! .....Marcia, my birthday is 21 Feb.

LOL! Marcia, there is a majority of Gemini's in drool. Our ruling planet is Mercury and that goes for Virgo's too (CF), so you see, we share the same planet:-) What about Dame Winter's birthday?

Oh, geez...I'm really out of the loop. I've been trying to catch up with all my "real world" friends and family (the ones I've been ignoring all semester) and I haven't been home to check the boards. I'll have to come up with something pretty for Marcia's birthday. Hmmm... BTW, I missed all this Scorpio talk...what's going on? I'm a Scorpio (barely)...

Here's the flower Girl, Rebecca (pic is a bit old, but she still looks the same;) Marcia, the headpiece would be quite nice on her!

I think his revised and brand-new address is CF@myhouseinhilowhenhecan.com Laura, such a lovely broth of a lass with the smiling Irish Eyes. Now, tell us she us the image of you at that age. The headpiece will be lovely, but put it on her properly - level and parallel to the ground. The little girl in the picture I posted looked to have had a little too much champagne punch!

Yes, she is the image of me when I was that age, except I had platinum blonde hair and banana curls (yuck!). However, she is definitely prettier! Although her classmates think she has the prettiest mom (okay, it's going to my head!) You know I really think that CF would like Boston, quite Londonish in it's own way, and walkable, he could walk everywhere. Perhaps when he's done in Hilo, he can stop here?

Re: Gi....And she is gorgeous, too. I must add that CF thought so too....He was extremely attentive to every word she uttered....!!!I know, I wuz there....standing next to Antonio!!!

Wow! Rebecca is gorgeous! I'd like to have a daughter that looked like that. Please don't let her be spoiled, Laura, she also looks very clever and sweet. (Moon Dreams)What about Dame Winter's birthday? Winter was born July 9th. (Nan)BTW, I missed all this Scorpio talk...what's going on? I'm a Scorpio (barely)... November 22 is more saggitarius, I believe... Sorry Nan, I'd love you to be a scorpio but...:-( BTW; I thought KarenR's birthday was September 18. Evelyn, here we go again...CF was very attentive to everyone of us in turn...However much I may wish it had been special for me ;-) But thank you :-)

(Gi)November 22 is more saggitarius, I believe... Sorry Nan, I'd love you to be a scorpio but...:-( Well, I've had my chart done several times and they all assured me I was a Scorpio based on the hour of my birth, but just barely. Unless they are wrong and I've been reading the wrong column all these years, I suppose it's a safe bet.

Karen wrote Response 947 of 951: Karen (KarenR) * Sat, May 22, 1999 18 days after Colin's Let's see (removing my shoes once again...) Colin's is September 10. 10+18=28 Yes?

Yes, at least that's what it says on all my official documents, though someone could be lying. Will go look for my birth certificate. Haven't seen those little footprints in a long time. ;-)

Nan is a tiny little bit too extreme for a true Saggitarius, but only just - by about an hour or so... ;-)

Thank you, Gi. Yeah, Rebecca is gorgeous. Re: the spoiled part, a, too late. When one is a single mom, one must overcompensate. (I wear two hats, mommy and daddy.) Rebecca is a very precocious 8 year old going on 15!;) And she is a true and tried Scorpio and mix that with my Aries, oh boy! Nan, if you want to be a Scorpian, then be one;) Saggitarius are pretty cool, too!

Nan, Scorpians are supposed to be intensely sexual people. Maybe that's what dominating your Saggitarius sign. (Or blocking it out all together) ;-)))

Scorpios rule! (Moon)Scorpians are supposed to be intensely sexual people *Blushing* well, that explains alot about Fan Fic ;-) LOL about those e-mail addresses!

Everyone is so anxious to get to shore on 72 that even the cats and mice are into open rebellion. Too long at sea!

Marcia, where DO you find these;) They are adorable!

I hesitate to mention that all I had to do was start a search engine and type in search for: animated gifs. Up popped more than a life-time's assortment of websites, each with hundreds of good and bad examples free for the taking. Ecard sites are also good for opening flowers, waving flags, hearts, animals and fireworks all moving and doing their things.

(Arami) Nan is a tiny little bit too extreme for a true Saggitarius, but only just - by about an hour or so... ;-) Uncanny! "By about an hour or so..." were almost the exact words my astrologists used. ;-) (Laura) Nan, if you want to be a Scorpian, then be one;) Saggitarius are pretty cool, too! Scorpio...Saggitarius--doesn't really matter to me. I just got tired of not knowing which horoscope to read (or believe) so I finally had some "experts" figure it out. I suppose all three could be wrong, but that isn't likely. In truth, I prefer the Chinese Horoscope. There is something compelling about being a snake, shedding one's skin every so often ;-) (Moon Dreams) Nan, Scorpians are supposed to be intensely sexual people. Maybe that's what dominating your Saggitarius sign. (Or blocking it out all together) ;-))) Yes, well we won't go there ;-p

Moon Dreams) Nan, Scorpians are supposed to be intensely sexual people. Maybe that's what dominating your Saggitarius sign. (Or blocking it out all together) ;-))) (Nan)Yes, well we won't go there ;-p Hee hee, I suspect we'd get quite a history? I mean Astrological history;)

Well....we have heard about the Hockey Players...;)

(Marcia) Well....we have heard about the Hockey Players...;) Oy, I should be so lucky ;-)~~~

Ok, as I said, I'd be very pleased to have you a Scorpio, so on everybody else's say-so, I'll agree you are! :-) Anyway, I don't believe in any of that... I believe in people, not in horoscopes...

(Gi)I believe in people, not in horoscopes Honestly loved to read somebody say it....and who else could put it as nicely as you, Gi.

SusanC, Claim your keepsake from MLSF!!! you really know what is available. Did he wear a sporran with his kilt?

(Gi) Ok, as I said, I'd be very pleased to have you a Scorpio, so on everybody else's say-so, I'll agree you are! :-) I'm still not sure what all this Scorpio talk is. Will someone please explain?

The Utimate Firth List Hugged most by Firth, Heide Looked at most intensely by Firth, Gi Eldest Firth Fan, AnneH's Aunt

List of Lists Unclaimed Keepsakes Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies All-Time Casting Errors in Role or Roles The Utimate Firth List

Marcia, you forgot the fanfic list :)

and to close the tags.... (hee hee) can i do it?

apparently not :P

You did, EssBee. The tags are closed.

Ladies, I do not know what happened, all of my tags I just checked again and they are all closed. But everything is in Italics here, but having learned my lesson yesterday I shall do nothing. EsBee, Thank you for the correction. I thought it was a duplicate at a glance so I deleted it at the last moment. List of Lists Unclaimed Keepsakes Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes from Fan Fiction All-Time Casting Errors in Role or Roles The Utimate Firth List

Speaking of Scenes from Fan Fiction, EsBee Dear, I hope you were writing in the Snow at Tahoe while you were gone. Your fans are waiting...;)

Do I give the best cyber hand slapping or what?! ;-D

Oh Dear... I fear I must confess that I've been abominably lazy this past week. (and the week before, and the week before that, and...) I have several stories started, but none completed. I will try to apply myself this week -I promise! :)

(SB)I have several stories started I am all eagerness...I love your stories.

EsBee, your editor is getting antsy, too =)

This weekend I SHALL write - I promise! Actually, having just read the postings over at 112, I'm having lovely little visuals of Darcy on his mount (stop snickering! I meant horse!) and shall doubtless spend the day toying with story ideas, springing from that image. Perhaps it's time for Darcy to take Elizabeth out riding a warm spring day, so that he might enjoy certain parts of her antomy jiggling in their natural state. ;) Then again... I really should finish the stories I have half done already....

But, EsBee Dear, you wrote that he made mental note to take her out riding the first warm spring day as he admired the jiggling mounds so temptingly close to his...whatever...?! But, the starving multitudes of your fans will be happy with anything you write. Brushes at the ready...Go to it! Paint us another droolworthy episode in the lustful life of Lizzie =)

Marcia dear, I need a bit of help. I'm having the worse time coming up with a suitable nickname for Elizabeth to call Darcy. Could you be persuaded to start a list of nickname ideas, so that I can benefit from the creative genius of our little group here? Do you think the idea has any merit? BTW -sending off Darcy Gets His Toes Kissed for your editing pleasure tonight. :)

That will probably get rid of her headache faster than an aspirin. ;-)

Karen, are you the one who suggested I write Darcy Gets His Toes Kissed? Somebody did, and I want to put in a nice little Thank You when I post it at 34. -I really need to learn to write these things down...

That is a headache remover if ever there was one. But...but...I keep clicking on my "check mail" and it keeps coming up empty....sniffle...Owww!!! Good idea for new list Lizzie's List of Pet Names for Darcy

Always a great believer in equal employment opportunity, SBR!

Lizzie's List of Pet Names for Darcy Hmmmm...."Slick Willie?" No, no, that's taken! Not to mention Darcy's far from "slick"

(Eileen)Lizzie's List of Pet Names for Darcy Hmmmm...."Slick Willie?" No, no, that's taken! LOL! Besides, Lizzie kneels to no one! =D Thanks tyo AnneH's sharp eyes I am able to report that the codpiece lives.Oh Joy!!! Check the photos on http://members.xoom.com/firth_place/sil_pics.html

"Slick Willie?" ACK! and ACK! again. Now there's a 'fanfic' topic I wouldnt touch with a ten foot pole. *repulsed shivers* I am warning everyone though, that if you dont make suggestions, Darcy's pet name will likely be something riduclously silly. -Darcy Fartcy? No, No! that won't do at all! must think harder....

Ohhhhhhhh, now I see it. I missed it the other night (was looking for it in the bottom right pic, not bottom left. I confess I was looking at other things in that particular pic). Enjoy, SBR!

Whoops, that should be Marcia. What, you don't like my suggestion, SBR? heeheehee Darcy gives Lizzy a gift of a book...

(*Thinking*....)Biblical: Thy Rod and Thy Staff comforteth me.... Cinematic: The High and the Mighty.... Nursery Rhymes: Ride a Cock Horse... EsBee, what did you have in mind? Something for the Drawing room or something just between them ? =D

Ok, Nan's is His INCROYABLE

Glad to see the dickscussion in full swing again (left-right-left-right...) ;-D

Yes, Arami, we got off to a good start, but it seems to have dried up lately. (Sounds most painful for all parties involved.)

BTW, tomorrow I shall be missing. I am to help officiate at a Charity Golf Tournament. More scholarship funding for local students!

Arami dear, can you not be persauded to suggest a pet name for Elizabeth to call Darcy? I fear I am throughly lacking of talent in the name giving area -and all of my efforts are ridculous in the extreme. Marcia- Have fun at the golf tournament! :) Being of Scottish decent I should never deride the amusement, but I must wonder why on earth grown men would wish to chase a wee ball around with a stick -Espically when, with a bit of practice, they could be performing in tournaments that involved jousts, and sword fights. *sigh* ok- putting away the midevil romance novel and going back to work....

(crawling on hands and knees...dragging myself over jagged lava...) what do I have to do to get you to post your story? It is most needed! Anybody who is loathe to part with 1/2 pencil with point so miserable it is all but unusable, (I tried to collect their scoring pencils unsuccessfully one year)is different from the sailors (me) in the population. I will never understand whomping a little ball and chasing it when you could hike somewhere else and see Lava fountaining.

Congratulations to Australia on winning the World Cup of Cricket. My sympathies to Pakistan, who they had to best to win the Cup! And, my heart goes out to those wives whose husbands are sitll mourning the loss.

Keep massaging it, Marcia, it'll be all right... ;-) And dear SBR, presumably we're talking period? Like 200 years ago? In that case nicknames as terms of endearment weren't very common, unlike today. I'm afraid you will have to use your imagination - with a touch of poetic licence perhaps, and a measure of discretion.

I do regularly, but it will never be as big as yours, my dear ;)

It's those little glassy shards which imbed themselves in your knees... Is it likely, with those little intimate names, that no one outside the bonds of matrimony truly knows what they called precious parts of each other? EsBee, free license to create. But, always, as Arami says, with a measure of discretion!

LOL! And how do you know how big mine might be? ;-D

Your heart? Shall I give away all of your secrets?!

LOL! Good try - people might think you really know my secrets... But this one is no secret, alas: the size of my... you're right, it's MEGA! ;-)

I knew that!!! =)) I know no secrets. It is a dangerous habit to pry where one does not belong. Anything I do know - it's *my* secret ;)

BTW, all you Royal watchers, You already know that tomorrow our fair shores will be graces by HRH the Prince Andrew, Duke or York.

New List Titles Bestowed Upon Firthians Marchioness of Middle Earth, Karen Duchess of Jutland, EsBee Marcianess of Stonehenge sans Druids

Titles Bestowed Upon Firthians Marchioness of Middle Earth, Karen Duchess of Jutland, EsBee Marcianess of Stonehenge sans Druids Erstwhile QE II , bethan Duchess of Darcy, Rita Prairie Princess, Stacey Princess of Asturias, Lidya Earl Of Wessex, Colin Firth Dame Winter of that Ilk, winter

Does "saint" Susan count, or do we give her another one? :-)

Why is Lidya Princess of Asturias (a bona fide title, the Prince of Asturias is the Spanish Heir, Prince Philip)?

Until Lidya can answer for herself, she told me she rather fancies him. However I shall encourage her to choose another title which is entirely fictious Oh yes, Saint Susan is good. How about thee? .....adding Susan and her sainthood. She may choose another if she wishes or have one bestowed...St Susan the Navigator?

Mistress of Pemberley, Lidya

Gi: Why is Lidya Princess of Asturias (a bona fide title, the Prince of Asturias is the Spanish Heir, Prince Philip)? I think he's gorgeous, and since he's not married yet, there is no Princess of Asturias. I had an aunt in Spain, and when I was a child she used to joke with me telling me he was waiting for me. But, in any case, I have thought of a better one!

Titles Bestowed Upon Firthians Marchioness of Middle Earth, Karen Duchess of Jutland, EsBee Marcianess of Stonehenge-sans-Druids Erstwhile QE II , bethan Duchess of Darcy, Rita Prairie Princess, Stacey Mistress of Pemberley, Lidya Earl Of Wessex, Colin Firth Dame Winter of that Ilk, winter St. Susan the Navigator, Susan MC

I challenge Lydia for the title "Mistress of Pemberley" in Lizzie's name. I'm sorry, I don't think anyone has the right to that one except Lizzie, and am most unhappy at the way this list is going :-( Please take notice that I ask no title for myself. It just does not seem right to me. Any other opinions?

Lidya has requested that she be removed from the list. I shall do so forthwith. Perhaps this is one of my worst-copnceived lists. I should go out of the business.

(Marcia) I should go out of the business. ACK! Bite your tongue woman! It's just that there were no ground rules laid out -so things could easily become jumbled; and so it appears they have.

(ACK! Suddnely I feel like I am in a Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland Movie) Let's make a list of ground rules for Honorary titles. 1. They may not belong to real people or future real people. 2. It is best if they pertain to fictional places (excpting Stonehenge, of course) 3. They must not offend anyone's sensitivities (we may never get this off the drawing board) 4. They must be...um..."couth" as opposed to uncouth.

4. They must be...um..."couth" as opposed to uncouth. Please define further. ;-)

Couth = polished; sophisticated. And, as we are in here as Firthians firthst and foremmost, said title should allude to something having to do with him; the pursuit of knowledge about him, close encounters, etc - but "tastefuly." Does this take all the fun out of it?

(Marcia) said title should allude to something having to do with him; the pursuit of knowledge about him, close encounters, etc I shall be more than happy to oblige Colin with a tour of Jutland, at his earlist possible convience. ;)

EsBee, You are most kind. I am sure the Wessex's were familiar with the most famous antiquity in all of the British Isles, Stonehenge. Having grown up in the southern counties, I am sure Colin himself has been there, too. My Danish ancestors came from your tertritories - most probably your vassals and varlets and churls ;D

I could opt for the Kahuna of Kilauea, but I do not want my home overrun by lava nor do I want to offend the native Hawaiian population who outsize me by many inches tall and many pounds heavy. It has that FF connection, though.

Just so long as you don't ask for the Big Kahuna. That will be Cliff Robertson forever in my mind!! ;-D

...just as there is only one Moondoggie! ;-D

LOL, Karen, Gidget I am not and, alas, never have been.

I want Joe's sweater...the one he's wearing when he proposes.

checking the lists...You have started a new one. Keepsakes from Femme Fatale Joe's sweater...the one he's wearing when he proposes, JKArt There is aready a list of places in films you would like to replace the actress. Arami has the "vertical shag in front of the frozen peas"

...but that isn't a shag...?!? Can I have the one in the bed, then?!?!?

ok - coming right up (I did not think so either!) Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films The Vertical Shag from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, Karen The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide His Lingering Kiss With Bianca in WoF, KJArt Scene in which he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." from TEP, Lizza Bed scene from Femme Fatale, JKArt

She didn't specify peas...she's already got it...and I've got my WoF kiss. Must generously decline. (But if we can have one from other movies too, then I'll take the peas, please!!!! 8-D).

You can have one from each movie...I'm gonna leave you this one - it is different from hers.

check again: Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films The Vertical Shag in frozen foods from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, Karen The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide His Lingering Kiss With Bianca in WoF, KJArt Scene in which he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." from TEP, Lizza Bed scene from Femme Fatale, JKArt

Arami would have my head and yours and my Title of Chief Keeptress if I let you have the peas - there is a long discussion about it back aways in 72. Hers is definitely the peas!

There are no peas in that scene. Can't you see the orange juice in the case? ;-D

Maybe not orange juice...but at least beverages. OK, that's the ticket.

...and no peas in the Bedroom, but ever since we first discussed this vertical shag...someone suggested it was among the frozen peas, and it took on a life of its own. That is Arami's is it not? Surely, there are not two verticals in there...?!

(You cannot imagine what this warping between Upper Spring where dwells the couth and polished ladies and mid-Spring where I am carving a niche with Geo and keeping it strictly lofty in purpose and posting. Then there is The Spring...whose depths I have yet to plumb. I am trying to stay afloat there and it is proving to be a most entertaining exercise. (we should have moved the Spam discussion down there, but it would not have ended up being half so funny if we had. 'Tis tricky to talk loftily about S am, but I think we did it!)

(KJArt)...Can I have the one(shag) in the bed, then?!?!? Grabby, Grabby...(pun intended) :-D

*lol* I had forgotten how much fun it is up here in the lofties. Grabby?! Aren't we all! Please check my hard work out and critique is welcome from any of you, I have never worked so hard at anything in my life on a purely intellectual level. What an experience! Thanks! http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/geo/all

Will see what new things you've done. But important update first: Have rewatched FF. He proposes in front of the refrigerated beer case. She starts dancing in front of the OJ. There is only one vertical shag in FF and it's in the bed with beads of sweat dripping down their faces. :)

Thanks Karen. Shall it be pistols at dawn? I am sure Arami mentioned the frozen foods and it is nothing like the one in the bedroom...but...I shall await further developments...

WOW..Marcia...am I impressed. Now don't go getting too academic... Come back to "Shag-Country " on #113 every now and then...:-)

All shagging aside ;-), Joe does kiss Cynthia twice in the grocery store--the first is after "who are you calling a tart" and later after "you have to marry me." If it's within these ever-more-complicated rules, sign me up for the first one! Yowza!

The tart kiss! Good choice, Eileen. ;-D

or should I have said you have "good taste"? ;-D

Eileen's "tart" kiss in now on the list of scenes you would have liked to be the object of his affection. That was indeed, good taste. Ummmmm! Thanks for the kind words Evelyn. My heart and home is here in drool, but when I was offered a Conference of my very own (and terrified to say yes - I had turned down a topic for fear of messing up in front of God and Everyone)...and wer's most patient and expert help...there I am. Every day, when I boot Geo/all, I hold my breath lest it has been just a lovely dream.

(Karen)..The tart kiss! Good choice, Eileen. ;-D Yummmmmmm.

The tart kiss! Good choice, Eileen. ;-D Am off to buy some apples. *Virtually puckering up now* (Marcia) ...terrified to say yes - I had turned down a topic for fear of messing up in front of God and Everyone Don't sell yourself short! BTW, perhaps Karen will lend you her 'Marchioness [Marcianess] of Middle Earth' title! Don't remember--is there a board for 'Druids and other tree worshipers'??

Couldn't get online until now. There is only one shag in that movie and it's in bed. According to that first list you posted, Arami had "the vertical shag from FF", ergo, Arami should have it. But now all sorts of clouds of detail are obscuring both the original requests and subsequent ones. Tell you what: The two scenes I was talking about were: a) the vertical shag in bed and b) the proposal dance in front of the freezer...(I couldn't care less what the contents of said freezer are...)(Frozen peas was just a figure of sp ech...)(Karen's, I think...) Since some question has been raised, I would suggest we go to the horse's mouth and find out what she MEANT, and then when that is cleared up, I will take the other one...(And, C'mon guys...first dibs!!!) 8-D

...Actually, I hope the freezer one is open...it will go with the sweater! ;-)

I kicked the Druids out of Stonehenge when I assumed the title of Marcianess of Stonehenge-sans-Druids. There is a Paraspring for the paranormal, but have not had the time to investigate it as yet. Arami? Clarification please???

The only other vertical shag is in Wings of Fame, but then again there must be one in HOTPig. Every other position was used. ;-p

Arami would have my head and yours and my Title of Chief Keeptress if I let you have the peas... Hers is definitely the peas! ...ever since we first discussed this vertical shag...someone suggested it was among the frozen peas... That is Arami's is it not? Shall it be pistols at dawn? I am sure Arami mentioned the frozen foods... Helloooo... Been away for a couple of days and... WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE FOR FIRTH'S SAKE??? Pass my pea-shooter, anyone! Marcia, of all people in the world!!! I've never, NEVER, mentioned frozen vegetables with reference to ODB, and that's a fact. The so called "frozen peas scene" - which is not a shag (surely that would be kinkier than the Playmaker!) - is particularly beloved of Nan, but I can't recall whether she's ever claimed it here. Mine is the lovemaking in bed scene. Sitting up, beads of sweat, misty eyes... sheer poetry in motion ;-)... And just so that there's no further arguing, I claim the whole scene to its conclusion including the blue flash! And Marcia, I shall not dethrone or behead you just yet, as long as you promise to make up for this dreadful, dreadful faux pas. So be a good girl and get a copy of FF pronto. We can't have a mistress of ceremonies who has no clue what she's talking about! :-P

Yes...yes Ma'am. (If I am good, will you pop down to Geo and see what occupies so much of my time lately?!) The true shag with all of that passion and sweat is yours (yes, and the poetry too...) Arami. Eileen, you get the "tart" kiss. KJArt, you get the freezer one with "You have to marry me" Did I get that right? (I checked back - I keep copies!!!)

I have FF. I just need to have a few more hours of up time to watch it again. The best vertical shag is against the mine walls in Nostromo. That is the one scene in which I wanted to be the leading lady!

Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films The Vertical Shag in bed from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, Karen The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide His Lingering Kiss With Bianca in WoF, KJArt Scene in which he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." from TEP, Lizza Freezer scene from Femme Fatale, JKArt The "tart" kiss in the Grocery Store from Femme Fatale, Eileen

The best vertical shag is against the mine walls in Nostromo. It's very much a matter of personal preference. I do not find the Nostromo shag too attractive: it's more violent than erotic. I prefer a gentle, unselfish male.

Oh, and btw, I've been to Geo and am totally awed and overwhelmed. Honest.

Perhaps I just got carried away that he could do it against the wall (I have not been so fortunate...) Thanks for the kind words about Geo. Whatever one thinks of it, I did it, so I get the flowers as well as the brick bats!

(Arami)I do not find the Nostromo shag too attractive And all that mud and moisture, too! Marcia, can I have the bed scene in The Advocate where the girl has her feet through a hole in the wall? I have not seen the movie, but a kind friend sent me a picture. I hope it is not taken.

It is only in HOTPig that this particular scene is fully shown, but it remains unclaimed. Lidya, it is yours! Hope you don't injure yourself poking the holes next time =)

And that, Karen, is your vertical shag in HotPig! ;-)

Correction: And that, Karen, is LIDYA'S vertical shag in HotPig!! 8-D

Not so much vertical only, but a whole succession of athletic multi-shags in that particular scene. Still, it all ends quite tamely - that's how the girl is able to kick out at the end... (I don't know how she finds the energy... ;-P)

Arami, she was so young...*sigh* I think I can remember that far back...;)

And the rooster still crows...

*Big Sigh*....... (surprised you did not use the other word, but you are a lady and would not have thought of it) ;D

(Arami)Not so much vertical only, but a whole succession of athletic multi-shags in that particular scene Lucky me...*sigh*

Lidya - this is the perfect one for you. Lucky, indeed!

but you are a lady and would not have thought of it Pppffffttttttttt! ;-P

Oh Good! Another human in the disguise of a Firthian of elevated thinking admits to his carnal attractiveness...*sigh*

....Not so much vertical only, but a whole succession of athletic multi-shags in that particular scene Great commercial for Viagra....better get in shape Lidya :-))

No, no - not Viagra: just natural youthful exuberance.

How delightful! What a challenge: to 1.) review all extant CF films; 2.) find objects and/or "memories" I'd keep and treasure; 3.) delete all that someone else has claimed; 4.) bid quickly. And I thought I had something _else_ do this weekend....

We also used to compose mini essays and limerics about the relevant revered objects... but that was a long time ago...

... but that was a long time ago... ] Yes, during the ice age, when Arami ruled the earth;)

Not long ago at all - mine are all up to date as are Arami's. Those whose are not, I have your Keepsakes in my closet where I fondle (make that fold) them carefully and frequently to be sure they are fresh for the master should he need them...;) (Fight nicely or I'll send you all to Geo to crack rocks!)

(Fight nicely or I'll send you all to Geo to crack rocks!) ] But are they throwable? LOL:) *sometimes I just crack (get it) myself up!*

LOLOLOL! You are all _too_ funny.

Laura, you get your "pick" to crack yourself up with...and rocks there come in molten form, precious gems, fossil Dinosaur dung, and stuff from "out there". Just watch you don't go throwing my diamonds around!

Just watch you don't go throwing my diamonds around! ] Ah, those can I keep????

I frisk everyone entering and leaving just to prevent such things...=)

during the ice age, when Arami ruled the earth;) At least I have something to remember. Unlike those who have only ruled Firth - out of their world.

...* S I G H ...

Thank you, Marcia dear. Your efforts don't go unappreciated.

My Dear, I know...I know....=)

Want to see what Wessex was really mumbling? Check http://robin.ml.org/~tstone/curse/

Thou craven hell-hated mumble-news! Wow! Makes me feel better already!

ooh, censored, hmmmm... I thought only the Gestapo did that?

Laura, what censor? You posted something in that blank space on 1138 and it has disappeared? Curious! I do not have that power in this conference, so 'twas not I.

, so 'twas not I. ] I know it wasn't you.

Has anyone claimed anything besides the sporran from MLSF?? If not, I'd really like the beret-type hat he wears in the curling scenes, please.

Firthstly, it has to be a Scottish Tam, no?! Here is the current list of MLSF keepsakes: Keepsake list from my Life So Far His Sporran From, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt

Ooh, you mean I'm in time to claim his outfit from the opening 'running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser' sequence?! Marchioness Marcia, sign me up! :-) (I'd love to claim that crazy truck with the cigar on top but 'tis far better to claim something--um--more personal, shall we say?) Who wants those rubber pants? How about the whole floatation thingy? Better grab it quick... Don't forget those goggles. C'mon gals!

Keepsake list from my Life So Far His Sporran From, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen

Eileen, you beat me to it! Dear Marcia, can I have the jacket he's wearing at the dinner table? I think he looks gorgeous here...

I changed my mind. Can I have the towel he is carrying while he runs to the lake? (I have paused on this scene so many times trying to check him out!)? Thanks, your Marcianess...

Keepsake list from My Life So Far His Sporran From, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen The Little Towel Hiding his assets as he runs to the lake, Lidya

The towels are hiding the boys' assets...at least for the time being ;-p

Thank you Karen - is there one of the Sporran??!!

I suppose I must make up a hymn to the Sporran or whatever... to keep the tradition going...*sigh*

Not yet, Miramax kept that prize out of the promotional materials so we wouldn't faint dead away and not be able to buy tickets to the movie. :-)

They know us too well =P

Does he wear a kilt, if so I would like that. If not the scarf he's wearing in the picture with Morria and Heloise that Karen has on her page will suffice.

Well...if Lidya changed her mind and it's ok with her, I'll have to take the navy-blue suit he wears at the dinner table....breathtaking:-). I hope he got to keep it ....and I get to see him in it before I die!!:-D

If he is wearing a Sporran, he is definitely wearing a Kilt. Lucie. And I would like to see him in the movie before I die! Keepsake list from My Life So Far His Sporran, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen The Little Towel Hiding his assets as he runs, Lidya His Kilt, Lucie His Navy Blue Dinner Suit, Evelyn

Oh hell, I'll take his dorky striped pajamas... ;-D

Hid Dorky Striped Pajamas, Karen

Keepsake list from My Life So Far His Sporran, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen The Little Towel Hiding his assets as he runs, Lidya His Kilt, Lucie His Navy Blue Dinner Suit, Evelyn His Dorky Striped Pajamas, Karen

Wait!! You didn't let me finish!! .......off! ;-D

(Evelyn) if Lidya changed her mind and it's ok with her You may have it! I would love to keep the person inside it, if I could, but the towel will have to do... (Karen) Wait!! You didn't let me finish!! .......off! ;-D Too funny, Karen! *wink*

Ok, as lady of record, does Karen want him with his dorky pajamas off, or does she want those dorky pajamas???!!!

(Marcia) Ok, as lady of record, does Karen want him with his dorky pajamas off, or does she want those dorky pajamas???!!! I suspect she wants the former [don't we all!] but has already reconciled herself to accepting the latter. ;-) Wise child. :-D (Or am I putting thoughts into your head that you don't have, Karen??)

One is never sure of these things...must ask to be absolutely positive...;D

If I have the dorky pajamas, then the other has been achieved. Correct? ;-D

You are too clever by half, My Dear!!! Your goal has been achieved...*LOL*!

*****ROTFLMAO!!!!! *****

That was always my understanding: once the keepsake is yours, you get to do with it as you please...right, Marcia? I liked those PJ's too, Karen. A few buttons undone...*sigh*

A few buttons undone...*sigh* You know, he starts out in the chair with them buttoned all the way up a la Neil Truelove, but when he goes in to the bedroom to apologize, I think a couple of buttons are open. Must recheck to be sure.

Indeed, they are. I don't remember every detail about the film, but I manage to retain all the *really* important things!! ;-D

It is my understanding that we are to keep these items in sacred trust as pristine as we got them ready for the master would like to use them. We are not to use them for purient pleasures (unless you are very sneaky!)

(Marcia) unless you are very sneaky! Gotta love those loop holes! ;)

Hey, the button-snipper makes the most of loop holes, button holes and anything else she of which she can avail herself. The creative Droolian mind never sleeps!

....I liked those PJ's too, Karen. You might as well take the dorky plaid bathrobe (Brit-talk:dressing gown ) that he uses over the pj's at Gamma's bedside...as he puts his arm around Moira and says..."let's go, angel" or something like that.(**sigh**)

Well, Karen, since you have my favourite outfit, well, not my favourite, but Edward is wearing them in two of my favourite scenes - the dancing in the rain bit (way too short, don't you think) and the last bedroom scene (in which not even the dorky PJ's can make him look less than breathtaking), can I please claim his wedding ring, which never, presumably, leaves his finger, at least not during those moments when he slips upstairs for a slank...pardon me for my most *ahem* respectful prurience.

You most certainly may. Keepsake list from My Life So Far His Sporran, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen The Little Towel Hiding his assets as he runs, Lidya His Kilt, Lucie His Navy Blue Dinner Suit, Evelyn His Dorky Striped Pajamas, Karen His Wedding Ring, Lynda Is a shag anything like a slank? Or am I hopelessly lost again?

Is a shag anything like a slank? Or am I hopelessly lost again? Methinks, they are the same. ;-D

Euphamisms...where would we be without them...on an adult web site ;)

Not euphemisms, just slang, most likely made up by men who have to have alternative names for everything!! BTW, I posted the links on 119, the last post. Check it out.

(Esbee) *Attention Marcia* has anyone claimed the leather jacket he's wearing in the lobby to sign autographs as a "real life" keepsake? If not, I would dearly love to have it. :) I might even be persuaded to compose an essay, extoling its virtues, over on 113. :) It is yours: Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at teh DonMar autograph signing, Esbee

The promised tribute to Colin's leather jacket- Oh jacket divine, oh leather so sweet, how I long to caress you, and savor the heat which radiates from, the form you enclose a vision of splendor, right down to his toes A man so well made, in all of his parts a mere glance from him, has been known to melt hearts Oh jacket divine, I cant help but sing your praises and those, of our much lauded king.

Wow, Esbee! *clap clap*

Thank You, Eileen. *curtsy* ....*falling over because I dont know how to cursty* . . . . Ahem, maybe I had to much cold medication. *giggle*

Must get to work myself about adorin' his sporran....

Yoo hoo, Marcia!! We miss you around here, dear. Perhaps those lucky, lucky ladies and gentleman who have seen SLOW (did I mention they were lucky?) would like to claim a few keepsakes.

Indeed, they are lucky and I will make them a list if they would just claim something... First draft; first verse: His Sporran How can I explain my adorin' CF in his shaggy fur sporran It hangs about where He's something to share But not with me, I am foreign.

LOL Marcia!! Have you ordered MLSF on DVD? Might be the only way you're going to see it.

I guess I'd better get at that right away. Reel.com was it? Thanks for the reminder.

I love the poem Marcia! :) Hurry and order MLSF... just wait til you see ODB in a kilt *sigh* he doesnt wear it for long, but even a glimpse is enough to start my heart pounding and pulse racing. *double sigh* btw- i've noticed that your keepsakes always seem to adorn the same general area of ODB... what on earth can account for this? *snicker*

I have no idea...Had not noticed that my keepsakes were so obvious. I started out so purely with his University Notebooks...it was downward from there, I guess. *lol* Thanks for pointing it out!

Esbee and Marcia, loved your poems. You are truly worthy!

Thanks *blush* But, that was just the first draft...must work some more on it...

Thanks Gi :) Marcia, what do you mean first draft? i thought it was great!

Thanks EsBee...perhaps I will not try to fix what ain't broke (as they say). A second verse perhaps? Anyone need to see the lists? Here are the ones extant at the present time (I had no idea we had this many!): List of Lists Unclaimed Keepsakes Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes from Fan Fiction All-Time Casting Errors in Role or Roles The Utimate Firth List Lizzie's List of Pet Names for Darcy Titles Bestowed Upon Firthians

Hey, can we resurrect the list of the names of P&P horses? We had a competition for them and some names are really hilarious. There were also names for the Pemberley pups. It would be a shame to lose them. Yours Truly, Keeper of His Ticker and Dangler.

For us newbies, how do we get to the lists? Do you post them? I've got something I want to claim plus I'd like to see the wish lists. Thanks, all--there's no end to the creativity here.

They are all on here but I can paste the entire set if you don't want to read back through 1199 responses... Unclaimed Keepsakes His Promissory Note (The $$ note He gave to Wickham) His Georgiana Letter His Childhood Clothing (When He was fishing with Wickham) His Fishing Pole His Tackle Box Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 His Ring, Rita His Dent, Ann2 (This is the =only= CF body part being permitted) His Pemberley Breeches, Cheryl His Wet Shirt, Megan His Writing Quill, Heide His Fencing Foil, Carolyn His Riding Crop, Cindy His Pool Cue, Karen His Wine Goblet, Donna His Bath Towel, Vivian His Boots, Margaret His Bathrobe, Kat(h) His Black Horse "Pride's Foal", Erin His Riding Gloves, HeidiL His Great Coat, Clare His Netherfield Evening Clothes, Michele His Walking Cane, Inko His Carriage(s), Stacey His Billiard Room Waistcoat, Lesley His Nameless Hat of a Thousand Names (aka Incroyable Bicorne), Nan His Dogs, Linda K His Pemberley Evening Clothes (long pants), Kat His Blue Wedding Coat, Sarah His Pemberley Candlestick, Beth His Silver Wash Basin, Deb His Saddle, Barbara His Watch & Fob, Arami His Bathtub, Shelly His Washcloth, Catherine His Mirror, Renate His Miniature, Tineke His Cravat, Robyn His Top Hat, Kathy F. His Book, Lon His Castille Soap, Brioni The Letter, Karin His Cap & Gown, Jan His Copper Bathing Pitcher, Marilyn His Wine Decanter/Carafe, Lucie His Hand Towel (He used at Rosings after washing His face), Bethan His Silver Candlestick, NathalieR His Pemberley Cushion, Mary D. His Green Pemberley Coat, Laraine His Portrait, Anita T His Teacup, StefanieB His University Notebooks, Marcia His Grey Horse ("Whipper"), Laura His Fencing Glove, Gi His White Stockings and Buckled Shoes worn at the Netherfield Ball, Moon Dreams His Hunting Rifle, Elena The Curl on his forehead, SBRobinson The Shirt he tucks in as he runs downstairs to meet Lizzie at Pemberley, Susan A The Red Billiard Ball, Lidya His Tankard, Darlene His Coins (The tip He gave the London street urchin), Eileen Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tineke Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide The Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza Paul Ashworth's Wrist Watch from Fever Pitch, Elena The Car He Drove in Tumbledown, Lucie His White Fisherman Knit Sweater from Tumbledown, Marcia The H?HN Silver Mine from Nostromo, Marcia Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee Keepsakes from Shakespeare in Love Wessex' Pearl Earring, Renate Wessex' Blue Tights, EileenG Wessex' Ruff, Arami The Song Wessex Sings, SBR Wessex' Horse, AnnW Wessex' Sword, Scabbard and Belt, KJart (Viola's breast binder, Ray) Wessex' Flumpfy Hat with Tickly Feather, Nan Wessex' Sapphire and Gold Ring, Marcia Wessex' Goatee, Lizza Wessex' Gold Wedding Cape, Gi The Romeo and Juliet Play Notice which wrapped around Wessex' Face, Marina (in Moscow) The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, Marcia His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt, AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater-and-TShirt, Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, Karen His Ned-the-Nerd Glasses, Heide His Boots With The Price Tag On Them, EmmaE Journal In Which Ned Wrote, Evelyn Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn The Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her, Heide The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ?? Her Heart - right after Kit dies, before the church scene., EsBee Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films The Vertical Shag in bed from Femme Fatale, Arami Against the Side of the Mine Shaft in Nostromo, Marcia The Kiss Wessex Bestows upon Viola for which he gets slapped, SusanA "The Look" and "The Smile" at Pemberley from P&P2, Evelyn The Kiss in the Kitchen from Fever Pitch, Elena The Whirling and Twirling Love Scene from Valmont, Karen The Letter Valmont Dictates to Cecile, Eileen Lovemaking scene in Bedroom from WoF, LizzaJ Post Nuptial Kiss in Carriage between the Darcys, SBRobinson Nuzzling of Maria whilst hands are roaming all over her (fully clothed), only in Hour of the Pig, Heide His Lingering Kiss With Bianca in WoF, KJArt Scene in which he is Santa and it begins "I love you sausage." from TEP, Lizza Freezer scene from Femme Fatale, JKArt The "tart" kiss in the Grocery Store from Femme Fatale, Eileen Feet-through-the-wall with Maria scene from HOTPig, Lidya Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes from Fan Fiction Netherfield Ball as written by Heide, SBRobinson The Cottage by Eileen(Austen), Lizza Bathing Scene from The First Time by StefanieB, Marcia A Seaside Rendezvous by Lou, Eileen Outdoor Scene and Letters from Bobby's Challenge by Heide, Lidya All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies Audrey Hepburn with Gary Cooper in Love in the Afternoon (Heide) Gwynneth Paltrow and Michael Douglas in "A Perfect Murder" (Karen) Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire in "Funny Face" (Heide) All-Time Casting Errors in Role or Roles Worst Darcy and Lizzie ever - Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson (Marcia) Lucille Ball in "Yours, Mine and Ours." (Eileen) Darcy's Icing-Licking ListM His chest - SBRobinson His cleft Chin - Lidya His Neck - Lizza His Lips - Moon Dreams His Navel - Marcia His Jawline to the chin on either side, Heide Keepsakes from Femme Fatale Joe's sweater...the one he's wearing when he proposes, JKArt The Utimate Firth List Hugged most by Firth, Heide Looked at most intensely by Firth, Gi Eldest Firth Fan, AnneH's Aunt List of Lists Unclaimed Keepsakes Claimed Keepsakes from P&P2 Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes From Firth Films All-Time Worst Pairings in Movies Lusty Ladies' Wish List Scenes from Fan Fiction All-Time Casting Errors in Role or Roles The Utimate Firth List Lizzie's List of Pet Names for Darcy Titles Bestowed Upon Firthians Lizzie's List of Pet Names for Darcy Titles Bestowed Upon Firthians Marchioness of Middle Earth, Karen Duchess of Jutland, EsBee Marcianess of Stonehenge-sans-Druids Erstwhile QE II , bethan Duchess of Darcy, Rita Prairie Princess, Stacey Earl Of Wessex, Colin Firth Dame Winter of that Ilk, winter St. Susan the Navigator, Susan MC Keepsake list from my Life So Far His Sporran From, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt

Myohmy, we've been busy. Marcia, is that the complete MLSF list? It looks like an early one (after trailer, but before release). Thanks for checking, dear. PS. Are you serving Spam stuffing in your turkey tomorrow? No? Scrapple, then?

Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Striped? I thought it had yellow flowers on it. I shall have to take another look. Not that I mind what it has on it as long as it has been round that lovely neck.

Marcia, dear, what happened to the towel he carries when he runs down to the lake in MLSF? That one belongs to me! Can I claim his fishing pole? He can 'fish' for me anytime...

Sorry...updated MLSF list Keepsake list from My Life So Far His Sporran, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen The Little Towel Hiding his assets as he runs, Lidya His Kilt, Lucie His Navy Blue Dinner Suit, Evelyn His Dorky Striped Pajamas, Karen

newer update.. Keepsake list from My Life So Far His Sporran, Marcia His Wire-rimmed Eyeglasses from, EsBee His Scots Accent , Lizza The Cap he wears while Curling, KJArt The'Running up the stairs to save Baby Fraser'Outfit, Eileen The Little Towel Hiding his assets as he runs, Lidya His Kilt, Lucie His Navy Blue Dinner Suit, Evelyn His Dorky Striped Pajamas, Karen His Wedding Ring, Lynda

My...are't we proprietory today :-) Hey Marcia....I claimed Lizzy's long gloves that he held at the Netherfield Ball

Let's start new SLOW list.... 1. I claim the ghastly "Ever Ready Eddie" bathrobe.

And i have Lizzy's necklace :)

I thought so!!!...let me check. Apparently I have updated the lists in here but not on the separate file in which I keep them all together. I am having trouble finding it, so bear with me. I know it exists. Lizzie's keepsakes are Her gloves by Evelyn and her Garnet cross by Lidya or Esbee?? Huinting back through the files of 113 and posting asap.

Speaking about the Netherfield Ball, can I have the tiny flowers in Lizzy's hair? He didn't touch them, but Lizzy is my idealized self, and they were in his presence, as was her necklace.

Esbee, have you received an email I sent you about a week ago? If not, Marcia would you take care of that one. Thanx, must chop the pancetta (which I overfroze and now had to thaw...)

OK Karen, will do. Oooh, more lists. Thank you ladies. Lizzie's list grows to three items Lizzie's List of Keepsakes from P&P2 Her long white gloves from the Netherfield Ball, Evelyn Her garnet cross necklace, EsBee The flowers in her hair from the Netherfield Ball, Lidya

Keepsakes from SLOW The ghastly "Ever Ready Eddie" bathrobe, Evelyn

Karen, I just emailed you from work... sorry havent checked my AOL account for a while *sheepish grin*

Ijust sent you a duplicate of Karen's per her request.

(Lidya)Speaking about the Netherfield Ball, can I have the tiny flowers in Lizzy's hair? Those will look as beautiful on you as on Lizzy....I thought she looked dazzling that night....those sparkling "fine eyes".

I have seen Lidya's image, with dark flashing eyes and beautiful dark shiny hair. Those flowers will indeed be exquisite on her. Lizzie and Lidya...a formmidable pair!

(only one m, kiddo! Yes, I know!!!)

Hey, I also own a pen which he used to sign my program and I'm sure it was on the list of Items touched by CF Kept by Owners. And has no one claimed His Codpiece from SIL? Extraordinary.

And has no one claimed His Codpiece from SIL? Extraordinary. Far better to have seen it in person...as Lizza has.

Hey! That is mine!!! I even wrote a limerick of two stanzas about it!!!

Sorry Arami, Dear....I am sure you are correct, and your keepsake (touched by *Himself* is duly entered (I hunted back to January and could not find my error) Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn The Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her, Heide The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ?? Her Heart - right after Kit dies, before the church scene., EsBee Pen used by CF to sign her program, Arami

Marcia, since we are posting corrections... my item touched by CF should just read 'My Heart' (i was trying to be witty) the "right after Kit dies, before the church scene" was in reference to something else. :)

EsBee, if we listed all of the anatomical parts CF has touched in Drool, it would be NetNanny-worthy ;D (butm I surely appreciate your corrections) Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn The Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her, Heide The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, ?? My Heart, EsBee Pen used by CF to sign her program, Arami

Marcia, are you looking for the claimant of the black Uniball Penn he used to sigh my program? Guess what?! I've lost the pen! Oh the shame of it. It may be buried somewhere in the bowels of my purse - I just had it last week and used it to write a phone message down and then I don't know what I did with the pen. So right now it can not be claimed because it has disappeared. You may properly chastise me.

It was valid at the time of your claim. What has happened since then is irrelevant as you did have it in your precious possession (why did you not enshrine it?!) at that time. It is yours to keep as a memory no one else can have in quite the same way. *grin*

Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn The Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her, Heide The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, Heide My Heart , EsBee Pen used by CF to sign her program, Arami

He also touched my, er, program... he held it tightly pressing with his left thumb against his palm and supporting it with his fingers whilst scribbling away. He asked for my name and looked deep in my eyes. Yes, his beautiful eyes touched mine. (I don't know how I survived this.) Mmmmmmm.....

Since the process for claiming keepsakes seems to be claiming them (as opposed to submitting an application, being vetted for worthiness, and subject to vote by a quorum of fellow droolers), may I claim In Movies Other Than Those Listed Specifically Tommy Judd's bathrobe (AC) In P&P2 Since body parts are disallowed--I claim his wick. That is of course the one he extinguishes with his bare hand at Rosings. This is assuming he did not use a finger double for insurance purposes. I wish to be absolutely assured upon this point as I do not want to be squeezed by someone I don't even know. Titles Bestowed I don't know if one can bestow one's own title, but mine is a very humble one, so perhaps that will be acceptable. I ask only to be a tenant on the Wessex estate. For example I might be a maid at an inn where he might be staying while his house in Virginia is being built. (The fact that there were no inns in Virginia in 1593 is a minor irritant we will simply ignore.)

(Evelyn)I thought she looked dazzling that night....those sparkling "fine eyes". She really did! I play the whole scene over and over. One thing I like is that if one looks at the other actors who are standing on the sidelines, they are all in character. Mrs. Bennet is twitching away, Lydia is being her usual self, and Mr. Collins, oh dear, he is looking at Lizzy with such an adoring expression! Col. Forster gives a very eloquent smile when he looks at Lizzy, too. (Evelyn)Those will look as beautiful on you as on Lizzy. (Marcia)Lizzie and Lidya...a formmidable pair! You ladies have made my day. Thank you!

Cymbelline, you have been granted your three wishes. Happy Holidays! Now, write something about the Keepsakes, please!

(Arami) He also touched my, er, program... he held it tightly pressing with his left thumb against his palm and supporting it with his fingers whilst scribbling away. He asked for my name and looked deep in my eyes. Yes, his beautiful eyes touched mine. (I don't know how I survived this.) Mmmmmmm..... Duly noted on the proper list...*gasp* Just reading about it buckles my knees =)

I have so enjoyed those lists. Marcia, dearest, thank you!! May I claim Lizzie's muddied petticoats from her walk over to Netherfield? ("Six inches deep in mud" etc). i love the way Darcy swaggers ahead of her to lead the way, his great coat flapping around those comely calves of his! Also may I claim Lizzie's stick with which she teases and plays with the dog while he looks on damp from his bath, hair curling at nape of neck etc Loved your poems Eileen and Marcia, heady stuff. Can anyone tell me how the fanfiction is going, anything along the lines of the Cottage Eileen? I have been out of touch for a while.

I guess no one will read this for ages as you are all watching P&P2 you lucky lot!!!

I think we are only allowed one keepsake per character in P&P2. Which of Lizzie's items would you enjoy keeping safe the most (I would certainly opt for the pheramone-laden petticaots!!!) *sigh* I was toed up on National TV in our basketball tournament all weekend and I am about to crash. Night-night till tomorrow...

Lyric poetry to a schoolboy's sleepwear--'twas an honor that I dreamt not of. Yet velvet-voiced though he may be, of iron is duty's glove. We hesitate and stammer, yet he is such a man When Colin whispers low, "Thou must," Firthettes reply, "We can." Sonnet MCMXXXI -- Tommy Judd's Bathrobe Shall I compare thee to Darcy's dressing gown? Thou art more ratty and less functional. Rough winds could penetrate thy faded plaid That offered thin protection for that lovely bum Against the fowler's cane and wintry bite Of nights spent reading guilty Marx under a shaded light. But ghosts of celluloid are all that fill thee now, which never dim. Tough as an old bathrobe was Tommy till the Spanish got him. A lonely usherette could crush thy hollow shape between her hands And press her face into the Tommy smell and close her eyes And see that corner of a foreign field that is forever England. "Like you, I would have kept him safe and warm." That flame-hard boy whose passion like his blood ran red. But that was in Another Country, and besides the boy is dead.

Well Done Cymbeline!!! :)

Thanks for that, Cymbelline. The creativity and imaginations of the ladies of Drool never cease to amaze me.

Positively brilliant, Cymbeline! Is there a print edition of your Complete Works? The one I have with Shakespeare on the cover is missing this sonnet. ;-D

Cymbeline, your breadth is staggering. From Chaucer to Shakespeare to ...? Do I hear Blackadder travelling through time? Karen, your copy probably doesn't go up to Sonnet 1931 (love the subtle dating, Cymbeline). Never has a bathrobe been serenaded so.

your copy probably doesn't go up to Sonnet 1931 Quite right, Willy petered out after 154. ;-D

Wonderful, wonderful stuff Cymbeline. Marcia, I will keep the petticoats, and give up my greedy claim to the stick.

Oh dear, "stuff" is not quite the adjective to use on such a board as this! Heady poetry of the highest order Cymbeline!

Well done, Cymbeline! He is certainly the face that launched a thousand Firthettes. :-D

Cymbeline....you should publish!! (Moon)He is certainly the face that launched a thousand Firthettes. :-D Don't forget the bum and thighs :-D

You are all too kind--all it takes is a muse worthy of the effort, and we see such a cornucopia of results on all our topics that I really think we should put together a virtual literary mag devoted precisely to our outpourings of devotion, including of course illustrations by the Artists' Coliny I'm sure we have working but whose pieces so far we've seen little of. How about *Firther and Firther*?

Willy petered out... Oh My...! Tres descriptive, no?! I can see it in my mind's eye and it has nothing whatsoever to do with sonnets ;D (btw, it was not just his face that launched a thousand Firthettes...as we have seen)

...oh yes, the muddied petticoats are duly entered as Lizza's to keep safe (with mud intact)

Cymbeline, I adored your sonnet. Too clever for words! "Thou art more ratty and less functional..." LOL!

LOLOL! It's much too good to be lost in cyberspace. I support the call for an archive with index for these gems! (And we all know that it can be done.)

...but do we know who can and will do it? Those without conferences to run along with multiple topics on diverse conferences, please step forward...;)

(Marcia)...but do we know who can and will do it? Those without conferences to run along with multiple topics on diverse conferences, please step forward...;) How much technical knowledge and equipment are needed? That sort of cataloging is up my alley if all you technies can tell me what I need to know. If there is anyone who has the knowledge and the time, I will certainly defer but would be glad to do it if needed.

Minimum requirements: a Cray-class computer and credentials to run the Jet Propulsion Labs ;-D What kind of archiving are we talking about? Like the Fan Fac from 34? And how much material? Cymbeline, have you html'd anything? Do you want to learn? Do you want some candy, little girl? ;-D

Psst...Cymbelline....see Karen...she has what you want....! (Nan was given the Cray on 72. If she has not taken it to her mansion with all those cute guys to help her, it is up for grabs!)

(Karen) Minimum requirements: a Cray-class computer and credentials to run the Jet Propulsion Labs ;-D OK. I've got those. have you html'd anything? Do you want to learn? Do you want some candy, little girl? ;-D Yes, I've worked with it a bit and taken a couple of tutorials as well a short course in archival HTML. I'd have to brush up the tags. I'm a library cataloger, so excessively fussy formatting is my specialitee. Graphics I'm not experienced with, but I guess we're not talking about that with this. And I'd love some of that eye candy we get around here. In the words of Annette Bening, "More. I want more."

Excellent!! Now what exactly are we supposed to be archiving? ;-)

(Karen) Excellent!! Now what exactly are we supposed to be archiving? ;-) The fan fic, but I know there's already an archive. I think indexing was the main request. I'm already imagining the index terms--hot!

Thought, perhaps, we were talking about all the Keepsake lists. The items, who's got what, what prose/poetry goes in suppport of what items, etc. And if anyone wanted to get fancy, there could be a link to an image of said item. This would be really easy to do and, Marcia, you could set up a subdirectory for Keepsakes or I could. Or then again, there's the Fan Fic index, as you suggest. My oh my, what terms it could generate... ;-)

Go to it, Karen...I think the subdirectroy is the way to go and not under Fan Fic. There is enought stuff in there already. This needs a proper index and I can furnish whatever is needed. It is all available here on 113, but I also have the lists under a separate file for easy access. I can forward that to whomever is compiling this. I simply do not have the time as my Geo conference needs help and is languishing from lack of posts.

(Karen) Thought, perhaps, we were talking about all the Keepsake lists. You are right. It's the keepsake lists and the writings about them. I guess there is no archive for that. Marcia, I can take the lists you have or glean off the topic postings themselves. My email is baine@erols.com. Say the word, tech gurettes, on what you want done. A whole catalogful of Colin--what a dream job. No, dear, I'm sorry we don't have any dinner tonight. I was cataloging all day. I may have to apply to the Library of Congress for a new official Subject Heading: Actors - British - Male - Tall, Handsome, Droolable. That will go along with Actors - British - Little - Ugliest (see Austen, Jane, 1777-1817 - Pride and Prejudice - Television adaptations - 1995).

Amen, My Dear ! I would know precisely to whom it referred and would home in on it like a bat on a moth. I'll allow Karen and you to hash it out and then I will forward the lists if you would like. In fact, I have all of 113 and its predecessor saved to file, so if you need....just ask. My email is exactly what it says it is on that hotlink with my (MarciaH) on it.

Go to it Cymbeline!! ;-) Email me and we'll work out the details.

Capital, capital...

Wow, what a great project, I love it. Karen and Cymbeline, have fun! I'll be eagerly waiting for the results (she says, and - cough cough - snugs back into the bedcovers)

Is it still permissible to request a keepsake? If so, I would like to request the red wine stained shirt from "The Advocate". That's the shirt Richard Courtois is wearing when he has the illuminating dream.

There were also names for the Pemberley pups. It would be a shame to lose them. } Natural and Just. Sorry, don't have any idea about the horses, except Ann2 suggested Get-me-to-her or somesuch.

I have never found that post listing them. Thanks Meggin - will add them to the master list and send it on to Cymbeline. I appreciate all the help I can get!

Look forward to the fruits of your labours. just keep saying "I shall conquer this---- etc."

(Lizza) Look forward to the fruits of your labours. As do I! I know there were many essays submitted before my time, which I would dearly love to read. Can't wait! :)

They are all archived on Topic 53 (as it says in the title.) If you wait till she gets all of the incidental posts out of the essays, you will miss some of the finest drool there is!

They are all archived on Topic 53 uh...Marcia...don't you remember what happened to 53? It only has 5 messages in it now.

That's right but I have them all saved to file!!! Want'um?

Rats! What a disappointment, I was hoping to catch up on back essays, poems, etc. To change the subject, might I still request a keepsake, i.e., Richard Courtois' red wine stained shirt, perchance.

That's right but I have them all saved to file!!! Want'um? Then I misread. Cymbeline should have'um if she's doing her indexing, referencing, anotating, cross-citing, etc. ;-) Am thinking about how she will reference the red billiard ball from P&P. Under Sports-indoors? Sports-indoors-bedroom?

Want me to put them on the unused Drool 100 topic??? Firth Items from movies other than P&P2 and SiL Paul Ashworth's Leather Jacket from Fever Pitch, Karen His Grey Scarf from Dutch Girls, Evelyn Paul Ashworth's grey undies from Fever Pitch, Marcia His Steel-rimmed glasses from Playmaker, Laura Small bath towel covering his hidden assets from Hour of the Pig, Allison M Paul's Arsenel Boxer Shorts from Fever Pitch, Stacey Valmont's Wig from Valmont, Tineke Paul Ashworth's Official's whistle from Fever Pitch, Heide The Rose from A Month In The Country, Lizza Paul Ashworth's Wrist Watch from Fever Pitch, Elena The Car He Drove in Tumbledown, Lucie His White Fisherman Knit Sweater from Tumbledown, Marcia The H?HN Silver Mine from Nostromo, Marcia Tommy Judd's Bathrobe from Another Country, Cymbeline Richard Courtois' red wine-stained shirt from The Advocate, CherylB

Sorry. The last sentence should have been as follows: "To change the subject, might I still request a keepsake, i.e., Richard Courtois' red wine stained shirt, perchance?" I'm not a very good typist, actually I'm not really a typist.

Merci to you Marcia. And thank you Karen for saving the essays, etc.

So far Cymbeline just has the Keepsake lists. I think there is no way to annotate the comments and wonderful stuff on 53 and 113 unless she just culls the essays and poems about our keepsakes...Don't know, actually, but they are here for the asking. The horses' names are listed in 113 as well - back a ways because someone asked me to repost them and I did.

I'm not sure I'm following all the discussion about archiving the Keepsakes. Are they already somewhere and, if so, is there any need for me to do anything? My assumption is that the latest list and all the literary offerings would be posted to a whatever-it-is that is listed at the top of the drool page along with Fan Fiction Archive, JE link, etc. Further these could be indexed in a number of ways if that would be helpful. Marcia, you didn't send me the file to which you refer from the old topic 53, did you? The file you sent me is only Keepsake lists, right? Do you just want the topic 53 file posted somewhere? Or what exactly? I'm still to much of a newbie to know the history of where everything is. I'm glad to do anything useful (for I love to be of use) but don't want to do The Wrong Thing.

I asked Karen what she wanted to do about the rest of 53. I could post it all there, of course but the last four would be out order - which is better than their not being accessable at all. Most of the neat early essays are on there as well as the horse-naming contest etc. I can send it to you... if you would like, but lets see what Heide and Karen say. Did you are the shirt to your lists? There is a new keepsake CherylB claimed just above!

Nope, Cymbeline, you just have the keepsakes lists. Did you want other stuff?

Marcia, whichever is easiest for you: post the literary offerings here or send them to Cymbeline for her project. Cymbeline, other than Marcia's hard drive, those items are not archived anywhere else to my knowledge. They were inadvertently lost shortly after a management change here. ;-)

Mele Kalikimaka

Ok No one has tended their Keepsakes for months. The moths are eating holes in some lovely items. Must confiscate them for repairs and reweaving. Hmmm...he seems to be still wearing this item. Oooh! Sorry! Hope I didn't hurt you when I checked that...Tickled did it? *giggle* So happy it was good for you, too. BTW, Hauoli Makahiki Hou, luv!

Keep your little frozen hands off His Ticker (tick-tock...) and Dangler (swinnnng low... sweet... erm... oh, yes: fob), OK?

Arami! Happy New Year. My hands have never touched your precious keepsake. I was just wondering how many and who might still be webbing onto Spring and Drool in particular. If you are not telnetting as I am, you are one of the few lucky ones! *lol* Love to hear the rest of the lyrics...*grin*

(Marcia)No one has tended their Keepsakes for months. The moths are eating holes in some lovely items. Surely not in his adorable curl, which I cherish so! I keep it washed, gelled, and combed with a slightly obessive diligence, i assure you! :-)

EsBee, that is more than reassuring to know. (Warren said g'night to you last night...!)

My dear Marcia, I hope my keepsakes are still intact! I could never forget them...

Ah yes....I love having check-in time. I was just wondering about the state of admiration in the hearts of the Keepers and I see that it beats as steadily and as strongly as it ever did!

You can bet on it! :-)

*I am happy that my heart does not beat alone...*beaming*

If you are not telnetting as I am, you are one of the few lucky ones! Not telnetting, God forbid - you wouldn't see me here if anything required more intimate knowledge of computing - but I took the hint from Springfolks and use the site numeric address. Meaning - it still doesn't work properly. Love to hear the rest of the lyrics...*grin* Why not compose your own version? ;-P

You want me to add my own lyrics? That goes on all the time inside my head but I let few escape. I think that is a wise decision both for the composer and for the reader who may come upon them unwittingly...

Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish green parkab he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena Thanks for the chicken-skin inducing reports from London. No matter how great I imagine it to be, it always defies my imagination. Lovely stuff, Ladies!!!

I now own another ballpen which he used to sign my poster. When I took it back, my hand touched his, and the sensation was... well... sensational... I'm still speechless.

...and I trust you have not washed that hand yet...Ball pen #2 for Arami... Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn The Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her, Heide The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, Heide My Heart , EsBee Pen used by CF to sign her program, Arami Her program from 3DoR which he pressed as he signed his autograph, Arami Ballpen #2 He used to sign her poster and touched her hand returning it, Arami

AND the poster, of course...;-)

Oh, yes! I shall amend my list to include the poster...of course!

Items touched by CF Kept by Owners Cross Pen used to sign autograph, Evelyn The Trenchcoat through which He Hugged Her, Heide The Pen with which he signed his autograph for her, Elena Her Right hand which He Shook Hands, Winter Black Uniball Pen He used to sign Heide's Program, Heide My Heart , EsBee Pen used by CF to sign her program, Arami Her program from 3DoR which he pressed as he signed his autograph, Arami Ballpen #2 He used to sign her poster and touched her hand returning it AND the poster, Arami

Marcia, thanks a bundle for the parka! I�m in *love* with it. Thinking daily about the soft fabric of it and the white fur in the hood that brushed our necks during the photo sessions. And about the one who puts it on to keep his lovely body warm in the cold breezes of London.

*S W O O N * How you describe it makes my knees weak and I am sitting down. Imbed that in your memory so it is never far from you...*sigh* I am so happy for you, Elena! There should be a star on your front door, as well!

Missing posts from the server change: Response 1303 of 1305: Arami (Arami) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (16:19) * 1 lines Hm... Perhaps I could have The Button...? Response 1304 of 1305: Gi (patas) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (16:51) * 2 lines (Arami)Hm... Perhaps I could have The Button...? LOL! Yes, please marcia, give it to her, she deserves it! :-D Response 1305 of 1305: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (17:24) * 8 lines Is this button on the Parka trimmed with rabbit fur? If so: Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish green parka trimmed with rabbit fur he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena The Button from the green Parka trimmed with Rabbit fur etcetera, Gi Response 1306 of 1306: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (17:29) * 9 lines Ooops!!! I would give the button to the wrong lady...*sigh* I was just preoccupied thinking of the picture of him framed with the piping of coney and how Grand he looked. He would make a terrific clothes model...or a bellhop or a physician or a .... anyway the corrected list follows: Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish green parka trimmed with rabbit fur he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena The Button left undone as it ought to have been done, Arami Response 1307 of 1310: Arami (Arami) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (18:26) * 3 lines No, that's the wrong button... give it back to Gi. I want THE BUTTON. The one we discussed in Springfolks... ;-) Btw, the parka was navy blue. Unless he has several parkas, of course: but when I saw him, he wore the same parka on three consecutive days. Then again, I seriously suspect that he doesn't dress up for me... ;-D Response 1308 of 1310: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (18:43) * 1 lines Maybe it is reversible? I had one like that when I was a little child. THE BUTTON??!!! Oh, That button!!! ...and I know Rabbit is spelled with two tt's ;) Response 1309 of 1310: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (18:47) * 1 lines Would you like it left as he left it or as it perhaps should have been? (And what kept you from leaping upon the stage to do it up proper, she wondered...) Response 1310 of 1310: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (18:48) * 6 lines Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish green parka trimmed with rabbit fur he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena The Button left undone as it ought to have been done, Arami Response 1311 of 1311: Marcia (MarciaH) * Wed, Jan 26, 2000 (18:53) * 15 lines Oh dear, wrong again...that was a 3DoR Keepsake, was it not? Redoing the two lists... Keepsakes from Three Days of Rain The bed on which he lies, AllisonM The Program, Marcia His New York Accent, Eileen His White Tee Shirt, AnnW His Black Jeans, Arami His(Ned's) Dark Knit Sweater, SBRobinson His (Walker's) Green Sweater-and-TShirt, Elena His Cigar from the end of Act I, Karen His Ned-the-Nerd Glasses, Heide His Boots With The Price Tag On Them, EmmaE Journal In Which Ned Wrote, Evelyn The Button left undone as it ought not to have been done, Arami Response 1312 of 1314: Elena (Elena) * Thu, Jan 27, 2000 (02:28) * 6 lines (Arami)Btw, the parka was navy blue. Good god, was it really? Something wrong with my eyes?? I swear it looked like something between blue and green to me. (Marcia)The Button from the green Parka trimmed with Rabit fur etc, Gi NO, the parka is mine, MINE! Please don�t give any parts of it to anybody else!! :-D Response 1313 of 1314: Gi (patas) * Thu, Jan 27, 2000 (02:37) * 2 lines Don't worry, Elena, I will not take anything out of that parka, it was a mistake Marcia has already corrected. According to my pics, the parka *is* navy blue...I thought it was green too, but I guess that was the lining. Eyes and memories do play tricks on one :-) Response 1314 of 1314: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jan 27, 2000 (11:36) * 2 lines Elena's Parka in the interesting shifting color of blue-cum-green remains intact. Some years ago we had this little discussion of snipping buttons off of items for my keepsake (I got to choose the bottons and he got to wear the item when removed). You never heard such howls of protest! Of course, it was said in jest, but I assiduoudly protact the items INTACT for the keepers. Imagine the frantic activity should he need to use the items and we had to resew the buttons back onto the garments...if we could find them, that is...! Response 1315 of 1316: Elena (Elena) * Thu, Jan 27, 2000 (14:41) * 3 lines (Gi)I will not take anything out of that parka I�m sooo relieved, thanks. I was already quite desperately clutching that dear green/blue thing against my breast, ready to RUN. Response 1316 of 1316: Arami (Arami) * Thu, Jan 27, 2000 (14:47) * 1 lines Oh, I see that I am also in possession of his black jeans, so everything is absolutely as it should be. ;-) Response 1317 of 1317: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Jan 27, 2000 (15:11) * 1 lines So, all's well with the world? *whew!* You can tell how impassioned my post above was - the mistyping was unconcionable. I hope it was understandable... Response 1318 of 1320: Elena (Elena) * Fri, Jan 28, 2000 (02:32) * 3 lines I see that I am also in possession of his black jeans Seems to me that you got all it takes, Arami. Response 1319 of 1320: Elena (Elena) * Fri, Jan 28, 2000 (02:36) * 5 lines (Sorry, forgot italics. Reposting for clarification! :-D) (Arami)I see that I am also in possession of his black jeans Seems to me that you got all it takes, Arami. Response 1320 of 1320: Marcia (MarciaH) * Fri, Jan 28, 2000 (11:26) * 1 lines Whew! I was just about to redo the Keepsake list. Thanks for the clarification! Response 1321 of 1322: Moon Dreams (Moon) * Sat, Jan 29, 2000 (12:46) * 1 lines I would be very tempted to claim his wedding ring. Would that be allowed? Response 1322 of 1322: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sat, Jan 29, 2000 (13:08) * 9 lines Since we suspend reality in great wads and dollups, I don't see why you cannot. The only verboten objects are the things with which he was born - so we avoid the inevitable nasty bickering over who claimed His INCROYABLE which, of course, belongs to him and which he needs with him at all times....;) Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish green parka trimmed with rabbit fur he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena His wedding ring, Moon Response 1323 of 1324: Moon Dreams (Moon) * Sat, Jan 29, 2000 (13:39) * 5 lines Thanks Marcia! It makes looking at those lovely hands an extra treat knowing that the wedding band belongs to me is sweet. *O*

I can't believe no one has claimed the khaki pants and white (er...a....sort-of) trainers ,(which he wore for three days) . Black tee(Saturday), and navy pulley with grey tee) Friday...

Sheesh...and these are real life thing of his? How could they be languishing unclaimed? Ladies???!!!

I would like the pink glasses through those brown eyes are looking. Please

OK Lucie, it is yours If I can have the Navy Wooly Pully Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish green parka trimmed with rabbit fur he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena His wedding ring, Moon His dark-franed pink glasses, Lucie His Navy Wooly Pullover sweater, Marcia

(Marcia)How could they be languishing unclaimed? They can�t. Marcia, can I claim those blue jeans he wore on Friday 14th? I just realized that I�ve been having a secret passion for them ever since I caught a glimpse of them!

Wasn't he wearing the same pants Thursday, Friday and Saturday? The dark khaki army pants?

I don't begrudge anyone any little virtual piece of Colin but I sure would like to read why each of you chose your items.

I told you, that parka was never green. Why won't you listen? And the pants he was wearing on Thursday looked a lightish colour to me. Grey - maybe khaki. Soft, loose, very casual, but hardly army style. More like something you'd wear to paint the garden fence in. On Thursday he wasn't screened by such a dense crowd as on Friday and Saturday, so it was possible to see his whole figure. His dark navy (or black?) trainers (sports shoes) with white soles looked spotless and brand new and clashed with those sad pants... If no one wants them, I'll have them for now. I can always trade them later for something else. (Why don't we have trade-ins, swops and Colin keepsake fairs?) ;-)

Having just immersed myself in images of CF wearing this jacket with fur trim, I will change the color to blue on the list. It does not photograph any shade of green I know about - that is dark blue. Elena, we are supposed to be able to claim only one item from each happeningm, movie, play or on the live list. Anyone??? Shall we amend the rules? OK Arami, do you want his new trainers (runners, shoes) or those sad baggy pants?

"Both, I imagine...!" (I.e., I was thinking of the sad pants, primarily... I'm not really a foot woman ;-) but I will take care of the trainers too, if no one else wants them...)

Until we settle the matter of double items in the same category I will let you be keep-mistress of his sad pants. (I guess they give new meaning to the term Fatigues...) Firth's Real Life Keepsakes Yellow and black striped necktie worn to London Premier of SIL, AllisonM Leather Jacket he is wearing at the DonMar autograph signing, Esbee The boyish blue parka trimmed with rabbit fur he wore to the 3DoR autograph session, Elena His wedding ring, Moon His dark-franed pink glasses worn at DonMar, Lucie His Navy Wooly Pullover sweater worn at DonMar, Marcia His sad light khaki-tan pants worn at DonMar, Arami

dark khaki army pants? Arami, when we say "dark khaki army pants", we are describing the color not the style. There are different shades of khaki. ~~~~~~ Jacket definitely navy blue (not necessarily the style they wear in the navy ;-) We too saw him on T. F.& S. Thursday at Starbucks.I thought the trousers were the same all three days. Although when I saw him in November, he was wearing the dark beige(or light khaki ) pants with the suede(light khaki) jacket he wore in the protest march with paper chain around his neck. Both baggy -style.Comfy. Saturday's trainers were white. I was standing behind him and could take it all in.

(Evelyn)I was standing behind him and could take it all in. Be still my heart...how did you keep from getting the woozies from the very proximity? Or, are you immune from all that by now?! *sigh*

Guess that's why you keep going back. To get your anti-woozies immunity updated by being around him so much you are blase' about it all. Is that possible?!

...did you keep from getting the woozies from the very proximity? One does get a little woozie ...and one tends to walk around in an amnesiac stage afterwards.But it all comes back vividly.

Fortunately for us, it comes back to you vividly. We can do just about everything but taste him from your descriptions and pictures. And, for that, we are most grateful.

when we say "dark khaki army pants", we are describing the color not the style. There are different shades of khaki. My dear friend, I do apologize! When I see a phrase "dark khaki army...[something]", I invariably tend to visualise "dark khaki" as a description of a colour; and "army" as an attributive to the following noun. I am still a little confused, though, because if we were to list colours, then "dark khaki army" doesn't invoke a vision of one... ;-) Jacket definitely navy blue (not necessarily the style they wear in the navy ;-) Aha. "Navy blue"... so, correspondingly, "army khaki"... no? ;-) But "dark army khaki" might perhaps imply a shady force of sorts... (Are we in the right topic for this?) Saturday's trainers were white. I was standing behind him and could take it all in. And I have it all on my video...

And I have it all on my video... OMG WTG ARAMI!

(Elena)Marcia, can I claim those blue jeans he wore on Friday 14th? (Karen)Wasn't he wearing the same pants Thursday, Friday and Saturday? The dark khaki army pants? Well, it COULD be khaki instead of blue jeans. Maybe I should just shut up about his clothes from now on, it�s clear that all I could do was to stare at his divine face and eyes and mouth and hair and didn�t pay that much attention to the details of his clothing. Hi Donna!

(Elena) it�s clear that all I could do was to stare at his divine face I never once glanced down at his shoes. He could've been barefoot in the lobby for all I know. ;-)

(Arami)On Thursday (...) His dark navy (or black?) trainers (sports shoes) with white soles looked spotless and brand new and clashed with those sad pants... (Evelyn)Saturday's trainers were white. I'm glad he at least changed his shoes :-) and hope he changes his underwear as well... Marcia, the rules as they were (one item per movie per person, no body parts except the dimple) were quite reasonable IMO... It leaves room for newcomers to claim previously unclaimed items. But I like Arami's idea of trade-ins, swops and Colin keepsake fairs?

WELCOME DONNA

Indeed, that idea of FirthFair sounds great providing we can figure out how to run it. Anyone care to try it out? E Komo Mai! Donna

OMG WTG ARAMI! Are you swearing at me? ;-) that idea of FirthFair sounds great providing we can figure out how to run it. Everyone should be allowed to "own" only one "main" item per event; In addition, "secondary" items should be allowed to be claimed and held temporarily by everyone: these items should be listed separately and always offered (available) for sale/transfer/swop/exchange; Newcomers may claim "unclaimed" items only; And then swaps/trade-ins etc may take place openly, here, at any time, by means of addressing one another on the subject... Special pleas will be made... and if someone persistently refuses to swap, there should be appeals and judgements... What fun!