<p>A plethora of menorahs. I think we should have my tipsy one, plus the Tiki, plus the plastic light bulb one AND the Almaden make-your-own. They are all <em>so</em> Alley.</p>
<p>dg, I have used the beeswax ones and pinched them and all. Sort of works. I think this particular artist was not a slave to form follows function. Function was a low priority. I’m not complaining, mind you.</p>
<p>A friend of mine has the best menorah…her father made it from those um, Christmas tree lights that were popular in the 50s (60s?)–don’t know if I can describe them–each one was different in color & shape, almost miniature lava lamps. </p>
<p>Pretty wild. Extremely unusual. Unique. And as a kid growing up, she thought it was the best thing in the world.</p>
<p>It would certainly look special in the Alley. I’ll see if she’ll loan it to us. :)</p>
<p>^^^^ Pictures. We want pictures.
Do you mean the decorations with the bubbly water stuff in a globe around a candle? Those were so cool.</p>
<p>If you put in tour guides some where it should be</p>
<p>___Tourguides backward walking.</p>
<p>^^^Ooohh, that is Excellent.</p>
<p>Someone wanted us to get away from college-y stuff, but I think we need a second version, because we’ve got some good ideas. The college-y one would appeal to a wider audience. So we could SELL it on CD/iTunes/whatev and use the profits to spruce this place up - only with stuff from flea mkts and Goodwill, of course.</p>
<p>Yes, jym, the bubbly water stuff. I last saw it about 4 years ago and really was at a loss for words to describe it.</p>
<p>Here are my college-y entries. They’re nouns and don’t follow the original form of the song, but too bad. Suggestions welcome.</p>
<p>12 College Viewbooks
11 College Tours
10 Backwards Tourguides
9 Different Essays
8 Applications
7 Urgent phone calls
6 Migraine Headaches
5 Aaaa-Peeees!
4 All-nighters
3 Loan Apps
2 SATs
And a FAF-SA in a Pear Tree</p>
<p>And a FAF-SA in a Mail Box?</p>
<p>well done mommusic!! And mailbox is better.</p>
<p>May I humbly suggest that you can delete tours, since you have tourguides, and delete Loan Apps since you have FAFSA— then you’ll have room for some more things… </p>
<p>interviews? EA/Rolling/ED?</p>
<p>Not sure how to phrase “Reach, Match & Safety” (Maybe: “3 beloved safties”?)</p>
<p>11 AP Classes
5 Reach, Match and Safeteeees
3 Dozen EC’s</p>
<p>12 College Viewbooks
11 AP Classes
10 Backwards Tourguides
9 Different Essays
8 Applications
7 Urgent Phone Calls
6 Migraine Headaches
5 Reaches, Matches and Safeteeeees
4 All-nighters
3 Dozen EC’s
2 SAT’s
And a FAFSA in a mailbox</p>
<p>nice refinements! Reaches, Matches and Safeteeeees doesn’t scan, (nor 3 Dozen EC’s for that matter), but when sung drunkenly at the top of our voices, not sure anyone will notice…</p>
<p>Great job!
I was playing around with the final line… maybe something like:
“And admissions in everyone’s mailbox” (or “and acceptances in everyone’s mailbox”, but it doesn’t flow quite as well)-- but then wehre do we put the FAFSA/fin. aid stuff???</p>
<p>mommusic-
was the menorah like this? [Vintage</a> Christmas Candolier With Bubble Lights - (eBay item 110198602054 end time Dec-02-07 09:39:33 PST)](<a href=“http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Christmas-Candolier-With-Bubble-Lights_W0QQitemZ110198602054QQihZ001QQcategoryZ48791QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting]Vintage”>http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Christmas-Candolier-With-Bubble-Lights_W0QQitemZ110198602054QQihZ001QQcategoryZ48791QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting)</p>
<p>or like this? [Christopher</a> Radko Shiny Brite 9 Light Bubble Brite Candolier Original Base](<a href=“http://www.radko.net/sb4020010.html]Christopher”>http://www.radko.net/sb4020010.html)
or this? [Radko</a> Candolier - “Ruby Base 9-Lite Bubble Lite Candolier”](<a href=“http://www.christmastreehill.com/6089954.html]Radko”>http://www.christmastreehill.com/6089954.html)</p>
<p>Those were the lites, all right, but her father made this, so no plastic. Did he use wood as a base? I seem to remember some aluminum foil on there too! The lights were all on the same level, as a proper menorah should be. </p>
<p>So the lights were from the 40s! That sounds about right, actually.</p>
<p>Performing bottom of p. 2 rescue!</p>
<p>Are the New Englanders snowed in?</p>
<p>I don’t know! It’s gray gray gray here in Northern California…</p>
<p>You are all a delight! What a wonderful group of people with a great sense of humor! It’s soo good to be back. But wait…do I have to read through 616 pages? :eek:</p>
<p>I know you all are in the holiday spirit, but Bah Humbug! Pour me a large one. Just returned from the mall – ack! – which I despise, but I thought surely I could find something there for my two Ds for Christmas. It seems to me the stores are just crammed full of all of the same old stuff, none of which they need. What does it say about my kids that there’s nothing they need for Christmas – except a car, if you listen to them – which ain’t happening. I suppose it says nothing about my kids – and everything about me. I didn’t think I had spoiled them, but today I’m feeling like I have. And now I can’t spoil them for Christmas because I can’t think of a damn thing to get them. They don’t even like jewelry – my old fallback. So can some of you sinners assure me I’m not the only one who has over-indulged (my kids, that is!)?</p>
<p>Here in So Cal, it is one of those sharp, bright but crisp winter days. Blue blue sky. Sooooo beautiful. </p>
<p>ivroryk, my kids too have no needs! Try itunes cards. They always seem to want more music…</p>
<p>Damom - well hi and welcome back.</p>
<p>Reading the full thread is surely not required but recommended for crabby days. Some of the postings are scream out loud funny. Some very lovely.</p>
<p>ivoryk look at it this way. If you have spoiled them they at least can’t tell you you deprived them, right? At least THAT won’t be what brings them to the couch and then to call you and inform you that everything that has gone wrong in their lives is your fault…</p>
<p>Or maybe psychology and blaming mom and dad for everything has come and gone? Maybe it’s no longer in fashion? Peek outside and come back and tell me.</p>
<p>I’m not leaving the Alley until I’m safe…</p>
<p>Alumother, wouldn’t that be convenient-- if ours was the last generation to be able to blame parents and from now on it is NOT ALLOWED?</p>
<p>If we can get the entire baby boom behind us on this one we can make sukkaz out of all our kids. Good plan!!</p>