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<p>where where when when what what??? wagwagwag suiff snuff sniff</p>

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<p>In this Japanse 70s manga “The Rose of Versailles” Marie Antoinette was supposedly the beauty of beauty. when do they lost chin?</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=roses+of+versailles&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi[/url]”>http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=roses+of+versailles&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>hey check it out, I had no idea when I made the chinless comment above, it was an inside joke between me and my waspy H because his marrying a jew thickened up the waspy bloodline in his family</p>

<p>[Society</a> Noir: Black Royalty: Mary Countess von Habsburg of Austria](<a href=“http://societynoir.blogspot.com/2008/01/black-royalty-mary-countess-von.html]Society”>Society Noir: Black Royalty: Mary Countess von Habsburg of Austria)</p>

<p>I googled the term “chinless hapsburgs” and apparently they are “famously chinless”</p>

764

<p>he got chin. must have quitted intermarrying centuries ago.</p>

765

<p>The earlier Hapsburgs had huge chins. Philip of Spain, here painted by Sofonisba Anguisola (sp?) tries to hide his chin/jaw with a ruff.</p>

<p>[Google</a> Image Result for <a href=“all-history.org”>all-history.org](<a href=“http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://all-history.org/New%2520Folder/257/296%2520copy%25202.jpg&imgrefurl=http://all-history.org/257.html&usg=__1_fQ5qFB8JoZpOocKEr3uZCz1JE=&h=599&w=415&sz=50&hl=en&start=0&sig2=c7t6oQDYE5liPTCW3mn5JA&zoom=0&tbnid=HdEhTLGvhmsKWM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=94&ei=9rtpTeiXGcqftgfbu4zoAw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphilip%2Bpaper%2Bprince%2Bsofonisba%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1236%26bih%3D836%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=567&vpy=145&dur=2352&hovh=135&hovw=94&tx=82&ty=81&oei=9rtpTeiXGcqftgfbu4zoAw&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0]Google”>http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://all-history.org/New%2520Folder/257/296%2520copy%25202.jpg&imgrefurl=http://all-history.org/257.html&usg=__1_fQ5qFB8JoZpOocKEr3uZCz1JE=&h=599&w=415&sz=50&hl=en&start=0&sig2=c7t6oQDYE5liPTCW3mn5JA&zoom=0&tbnid=HdEhTLGvhmsKWM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=94&ei=9rtpTeiXGcqftgfbu4zoAw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphilip%2Bpaper%2Bprince%2Bsofonisba%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1236%26bih%3D836%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=567&vpy=145&dur=2352&hovh=135&hovw=94&tx=82&ty=81&oei=9rtpTeiXGcqftgfbu4zoAw&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0)</a></p>

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<p>Scrolling back down that site, they are ALL scary looking. Especially that Mary I. Philip III and IV had even bigger chin/jaws.</p>

767

<p>wait, started to intermarry? quitted incesting? no!! there must be better word, you know, cousins and stuff getting together?</p>

768

<p>thanks G
we learn something new everyday.
how’s ramune? I heard there are “fake” ones wothout marble.
hope the ones you got are real.</p>

769

<p>For the mule fans:</p>

<p>Mules have horse mothers and donkey dads. The reverse is called a hinney and is virtually untrainable. Male mules are “johns” and females are "mollies. They can live into their late 30’s. A good mule is a great friend, sort of like a 900 pound dog. They love attention.<br>
My mules are horse sized (rather than pony or draft sized.) We ride them under english saddle in an arena and over jumps, as well as on farm trails and down the gravel road. They aren’t being used as much since my older daughter went to school. I ride maybe once a week when it isn’t too cold or too hot.</p>

<p>One mule, Billy, is dark brown with a white star on his forehead. He is roughly 18 years old and a retired hunting mule. Nothing spooks him so he is very safe for new or nervous riders. For a long time he was afraid of the rooster and would try to hide behind me if the rooster was nearby. I love how he moves his ears in a rowing motion when he is happy. He loves trail riding. The arena- not so much. When he decides to be done for the day, he’s done. This is the good mule.</p>

<p>The other mule, The King of Rock and Roll, is a sorrel color (reddish brown) with a wide white stripe down his face and very long ears. He has two white hooves and “socks”. (Mule hooves are much smaller than horse hooves - it’s the donkey in them.) His mother was a paint horse from good roping lines. He is smarter than the rest of us combined. He has learned how to open all the stalls to let the horses out in order to finish up their grain. He stirs up trouble in the pasture. He chases the barn cats. He knocks the chickens off their roost. He is putty in my hands if if stand there massaging the base of his ears. He makes grunting noises as a greeting. His mane stand straight up like a mohawk. His best redeeming characteristic is that he chases off coyotes and dogs. He may be naughty but the college app essay about training him was pure gold.</p>

<p>My younger daughter is a big fan of how soft the mules arm pits are. Sounds crazy but they are as soft as puppy fur. Mule arm pits are also a nice warm place to warm up cold hands!</p>

<p>To see some photos of mules, scroll down this page:
[What</a> is a Mule?](<a href=“http://www.lovelongears.com/about_mules.html]What”>What is a Mule?)</p>

<p>George Washington founded more than this country, he founded the American mule population.
“What is the history of mules in the United States?
In addition to being the father of our country, George Washington was an enlightened agriculturalist—a visionary who, early on, saw the true value of the mule. But right from the beginning, he faced a major obstacle. At the time, the Spanish Government prohibited acquisition of the legendary Andalusian donkey. However, in 1785, King Charles III of Spain presented Washington with a gift of two jacks and two jennets. One of the jacks died during the voyage, but the survivor, named Royal Gift, went on to sire an American dynasty that reshaped the very landscape of this country. By the early 1900s the mule population in this country had exploded to nearly 6 million.”
[Lucky</a> Three Ranch - Knowledge and educational materials about mules, donkeys and longears.](<a href=“http://luckythreeranch.com/mulefacts.html]Lucky”>http://luckythreeranch.com/mulefacts.html)</p>

<p>Time for me to go to bed. I have to get up in the morning and shovel.</p>

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<p>lemme just say I am squirming with delight on your description of them.
in other words
can I send my kid in?
he can shovel (I think)</p>

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<p>So Mules are the opposite of Hapsburgs.</p>

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<p>Forget the chins. After reading about mules, I am wondering about Hapsburg armpits… </p>

<p>OK…I got a 28! Makes sense since I am at the tail end between a baby boomer and the oldest gen – DOB 1963. I obviously need a tattoo! I assumed that strongly atheist did not count as strongly religious. I send text messages to kids’ phones from my computer because I am so bad at using the keypad on the phone so I didn’t count that either. Yes I am on facebook but I can’t remember the last time I posted anything or answered anything or liked anything. I also watched the Duke-VT game plus post game show so I had 3 unusual hours in front of the box. I am very supportive of interracial marriages. </p>

<p>On mixing it up…Like switters, I married husband with the goal of improving the offspring…I was hopeful that the union would result in substituting the really poor wispy blond and waspy hair and milky blue eyes of my ancestors with the thick, black wavy hispanic hair (the product of mixed ameridian, african and spanish ancestry)and deep, soulfoul brown eyes…mixed results…kids have light brown, fine anglo heritage hair but in an interesting throwback actually have darker skin and eyes than H --apparently from his paternal grandparents. You put them in the sun and they toast up nicely. George Bush used to refer to Jeb Bush’s kids (with hispanic mum) as “the little brown” grandkids. My parents adopted that phrase the first time they took mine to the beach. Does anyone watch fawlty towers? They also referred to my husband “Manuel” for a number of years–he finally saw the show and sometimes refers to my Dad as “Basil” which is a far more apt joke both due to looks and personality.</p>

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<p>Personally who cares what color their hair is as long as they have those deep, soulful brown eyes…those eyes will get take them far. Toasting up nicely, I love it, like little muffins. Thanks again, once more CC posters have put a nice warm spin on my day.</p>

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<p>“The armpit of a mule” sounds like a town you’d never want to visit! I’ll have to reprogram my brain to think of cute little puppies instead. </p>

<p>fammom- your children sound like a great and interesting mix! Genetics can be so interesting, all sorts of unexpected things happen. I noticed that one of my D’s habitually wraps her feet around the legs of someone else’s chair - just like her Dad and just as annoying! Thank you for painting such a lovely picture.</p>

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<p>smarty
I thought you are talking about mules and
“what!? of course it matters what color and what star or stripe they got!!” lol
G
I take care of this French bulldog that is more like farm animal-sh( cow pattern, pig shaped)
it has coarse horse-y body coat but armpits are fuzzy like baby chicks with pink flesh seeping thru. buttery soft and moist and warm like newborn’s crown.
I am thinking that mule’s armpit must be like that, only you can stick entire hand in it to warm up. awwwww (squirm again)</p>

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<p>I remember seeing a brindle bull dog dyed to have a cheetah pattern (this was, of course, in NYC). Was it art or animal cruelty??? Both? He actually looked kind of fasincatingly gorgeous.</p>

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<p>Woops, that would be fascinatingly gorgeous…but it was kind of cheetah-ing. Hmmmm, think the snow is getting to my brain.</p>

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<p>Ah, the softness of a baby’s crown, now there’s a distinct but lovely memory. Thanks Bears</p>

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<p>That bulldog story reminds me of a crazy book “Why Paint Cats?”, full of photographs of cats painted to resemble just about anything.</p>

<p>[Google</a> Image Result for <a href=“http://thegildedlily.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2009/03/koi-on-cat.jpg[/url]”>http://thegildedlily.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2009/03/koi-on-cat.jpg](<a href=“http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thegildedlily.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2009/03/koi-on-cat.jpg&imgrefurl=http://thegildedlily.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2009/03/18/painting-cats/&h=303&w=255&sz=33&tbnid=R5uJZRE2YLi-cM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhy%2Bpaint%2Bcats&zoom=1&q=why+paint+cats&usg=__hn8XORFlRRRikIzoPhZAqwBGdqc=&sa=X&ei=bppqTZCFLsGB8gb_0fjdCw&ved=0CCkQ9QEwBg]Google”>http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thegildedlily.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2009/03/koi-on-cat.jpg&imgrefurl=http://thegildedlily.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2009/03/18/painting-cats/&h=303&w=255&sz=33&tbnid=R5uJZRE2YLi-cM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwhy%2Bpaint%2Bcats&zoom=1&q=why+paint+cats&usg=__hn8XORFlRRRikIzoPhZAqwBGdqc=&sa=X&ei=bppqTZCFLsGB8gb_0fjdCw&ved=0CCkQ9QEwBg)</a></p>

<p>Thanks for the lovely imagery, Bears. Another great place for soft fur is just behind and between a rabbit’s ears. They have to trust you very much, and be happy, to let you touch them there.</p>

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<p>how long ago was that smarty? did you see the owner of the dog?
there used to be cute young production assistant/tatoo artist at my job (SAIC grad) who was obsessed over leopard. she painted her BF’s buzz cut head with immaculate leopard pattern.
when they are getting married, I was asked to make garter out of leopard print fabric shaped as leopard hugging her thigh.
was it 9-10 years ago? they lived in Brooklyn, don’t know what happened after she left the job.
won’t be surprised if she did that to their dog if they got one, or for living…
G
I am eh, speechless. that Koi isn’t half bad thou. where do you find all these??</p>