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I'd sure miss it if it was the ups guy. I have to call and give directions to my house everytime they come.

and I usually get one that looks like he might be a plumber in his spare time if you know what I mean

I Gotta Repeat: "You're not fooling me, kid, I know how smart you are....."

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Just trying to give credit where credit is due!

Merme

I confess, I am such a fool when it comes to love, a flashy smile, a door opener, a guy who gives flowers for no reasons and I'm hooked. Just take me out and shoot me

I just want to know what happens to him after I get him?

Our UPS guy NEVER knocks. He just pitches our packages in the bushes by our front door. When we first moved here, my husband was expecting a package, waiting and waiting, so one day he tracks the package. He comes home and says, "Do you know Freddy's last name?" (Our next door neighbor.)
I say "No, but I think it's something Hispanic, thay're Filipino. Why?"
He says, "It said the package was delivered today. It was signed for by F. Rontdoor."
So, he's totally confused. I think about it for a second, then start to laugh, and go look under the bush next to the front door. Sure enough!

F. Rontdoor! STILL makes me laugh.

they won't even get out of the truck here. They're scareed of my dog, she barks so mean and all they'd have to do is look at her funny and she'd be gone.

But because of the water guy we had to put up BEWARE of DOG signs all over the yard. The lady who reads the electirc meter tells her "go get on the porch" and she does.

Here she is, does she look mean? only 115 pounds of dog. Her name is Molly.
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Ok, new question:

"IF THERE IS A CANDLE WITH MATCHES, A HOOK AND A LINE, AND A BIG KNIFE, WHICH DO YOU TAKE?"

Curious minds want to know!

Merme

WOW!! I'm assuming I can't take all three? And I don't really know where I am, but.................um...............this is so hard??? I want to..........oh, how could you , Merme?!!!!

I would take the candle and matches...to light the darkness till the dawn

G-Mom

Okay, Merme, you really ARE conductiong some sort of psychological test on us, aren't you? It totally depends on where I am and what's the situation!
But absent any more information, I'm drawn toward the hook and line, but darned if I know why!

I'm a candle and amtch preson my self. It was either that or the knife.

are we nut cases yet?

Hook and a line.

I plan on eating whether I am in the dark or not. Hopefully, I would not need a knife to kill a booger bear!

Dianna

A hook and line--without question......at least I'd be able to eat something(hopefully).....I love fishing! My theory is this.....a candle and the matches will eventually be all used up.....and a big knife won't help too much really--maybe to cut fruit off of trees and stuff, but I could pull that off with my hands......so the hook and line are the best best.....but one thing you didn't mention is if there is a lake or river nearby.... If there isn't I'd pick the knife I guess.

Oh, you guys are amazing, simply amazing, with your clever answers!

However, I can't give an answer and post a new question until CINDY answers.

So everybody: Nag Cindy! She's thought about it for quite long enough! That's my vote, and I'm sticking to it.

Merme

CINDY DO YOUR DUTY
WE ARE WAITING WITH BATED BREATH

Like they yell at basketball games when the star is getting ready to shoot:

"CIN-DY! CIN-DY! CIN-DY!"

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Merme

"CIN-DY! CIN-DY! CIN-DY"

The KNIFE! ! ! ! ! ! !

For myself, I would choose the candle and matches. Why? Because I could use a match to light the candle, which I could then use a part of to start a larger fire...benefiting from the flame and the melting wax. Extinguishing the candle, I could reserve it and the remaining matches for later use.

A fire would not only light the darkness, but would give me a way to cook food, keep me warm, offer some protection from wild animals who are afraid of flames, and could possibly serve as a signal to anyone searching for me.

To my way of thinking, a hook and a line wouldn't be as useful because I'm not really willing to eat raw catch. There is the possibility of catching something with perhaps a sharpened stick or a net ripped from my shirt, or rigging some sort of trap. Which then of course could be cooked and eaten.

To me, the knife seems the most useless of all and I'm terribly interested in the fact that one of you chose it and another considered it as a viable option. That wouldn't occur to me.

Cool, huh?

New question coming right up, so stayed tuned!

Merme

With the knife I can create fire (steel against a rock creates a spark which can create fire. (every day)
With the knife I can create a line and hook...
With the knife I can create a shelter.
With the knife I can hunt and get food.
With the knife I can clear land and propagate plants for food.
With the knife I can protect myself.
Gimme a big knife, put me on "Survivor"
See who survives!

Okay, I can see the hook, cause you could make it out of a bone or something. But how can you make a line with a knife?


Put me on Survivor with 15 other people who think that having a knife is the way to survive Survivor, and I'll show you a happy woman with a million dollars!
J/K, Bill!!!

Put me on Survivor and I KNOW I'd be the first one voted off!

... and they call that "reality TV" ROFL!!!!
I didn't mean to infer that I would EVER use the knife against anyone. A knife is only a tool.
I can make a fishing pole and line and hook (and many other tools and things) with one. (Boy Scouts 101)
Use the knife to cut a vine, weave the vines fiber strands into a line. Carve a pole, carve a hook. Go fishing!

Me, Tarzan! I'll survive... can you?

Me, Machiavelli! I'll survive, too. (evil grin)

Hey, how come there's not a smilie for evil grin?

I knew I should've been a boy scout!

Hi "Tarzan" ~

Although I'm aware a knife could possibly be used as Bill suggested to start a fire, the reason I decided not to choose it is because I know I could not use it that way.

Years ago, I bought one of those fire starter kits with a flint and steel rod, etc because I spent much time backpacking/camping and I thought it would be handy. It wasn't. I could never make a fire with the thing. So....I bought boxes and boxes of kitchen matches, the wooden kind, and dipped them into melted parafin to coat the tops with a protective layer of wax. That's what I took along on my journeys.

What is so fascinating to me about these questions is our assorted perceptions of the elements and how we individually visualize ourselves interacting with them.

This question was particularly interesting because of the underlying assumption everyone made that the items represented a need we might have to meet. But consider: the unmet need was not explicitly stated in the question....we could have encountered those items on our kitchen table one lazy summer day.

Everlastingly kewl, huh?

Merme