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> > Gasp! My babies!
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> Umm. Ah, yes. Well, er, what obviously happened here, Howard, is that my little "winky smile" emoticon indicating that this was just a joke (you know, ;-) a joke! ha ha) obviously, ummmm, fell off [that's it] fell off while I was posting the message. Uh huh, yup, here it is, stuck behind my "page up" key. Stupid computer! I am definitely complaining to tech services. Otherwise, you would definitely know that, ummm... the quilts are really just an excuse to (cough) look at the scooters. That's right. Yup.
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> [note to other Rinkies: How am I doing here? Think he's buying it?]
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> Um, Howard don't read that part in the []'s, okay?
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> Anyway, I appologize for this grievious misunderstanding. How can I make it up to you? Let me think...., hmmm, well, when Grishny burnt my dinner, it made me feel better when he offered to send me Mc Donald's gift certificates. Would that work for you?
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> It would? O.K.
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> Grishny, send the man some gift certificates.
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> koala" Likes the scooters. Really. Yup."mom

Hmmmm. I seem to have things out of order here.
I just replied to the one about the coupons and then I found this one. Yep, I swallowed it hook, line, and sinker. Besides, I knew you were kidding all the time. . . . .(thoughtful pause) . . . I just had an idea! How about a quilt with scooters on it? Maybe a different one in each square. It should be a hit.
There are enough different models of Cushman to make a king sized quilt. Or maybe each square could represent a different manufacturer. Cushman, Powell, Vespa, Zundapp, Fuji, Lambretta, Honda, AutoGlide, Doodlebug, Topper.... I think I'm on to something!
Howard