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TS: Trading Spouses and "California Hippies"
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Your feeling on China possibly becoming a super power is very accurate. They have a huge young male population who they could put in a military, they have a lot of money from American manufacturing. Speaking Chinese is a big plus for buisness and it is great that you know it.
The mother from Nashville, TN didnt seem to be very educated. While you live in harmony with nature and eat healty foods she smoked cigarretes. She wanted your family to wear shoes. I noticed that you looked like you were wearing shoes in the Chinese place so its not like you wouldnt wear them if they were required.
You drove an old toyota which is quite fuel efficent. The bottom line in my view is that you have a great life - with great quality of life!
Your religion Taoism seems to be a good religion too.
...a prime example of people needing 'words' to define the world around them...
still, I prefer it to 'redneck' which they've also been called, i'm assuming because of the barefooting-that must be the 21st century equivalent of 'hillbilly'...
I've purposely avoided asking questions pertaining to the next episode, and I notice they havent dropped any hints...cant' wait...
and a apssing thought: I think Carl should be on the next 'Survivor' -he's in better shape (and definately smarter, or more accurately, wiser) than most men half his age...
I too have many more questions about the next episode, but I guess we have to wait till Monday.
In the 2nd episode Vickie looks a lot more educated, she still doesnt agree with your life style...Well it seems all fake as Fox edited it anyway they wanted...i wonder how things REALLY were...so much for "reality" tv
When I first saw a preview for your stint on the show, all I could think was great, another way to make all Californians look like wacko hippies.
But the difference between your show and the vegan family was so apparent. You came across as an unusual but TOLERANT family. The bonds between you were so apparent that they used it against you. You made me proud to be a fellow Californian! In contrast, Vickie Lowe seemed completely intolerant when she rejected your music and made such a fuss about walking in the woods.
I went to college at UCSC, and it was so fun to see all the shots of downtown, the Boardwalk, the pier, and the ever-lovely redwoods.
Even though Vicki didn't care too much for Bluegrass, she did try it out and we got her playing the bass ('cause it's the easiet stringed instrument to learn right away). Of course FOX didn't want to show it of course.
The show had some of the best shots of Santa Cruz. I would like to have those shots as my wallpaper/backround on my computer. I'll give FOX that much.
& yeah, i was disappointed they didnt show anything of Vicki trying an instrument-thought her song was good, though...
Oh, and Hepcat, tell the tribe of lubbery cusion-footed pockmarked savaging Anthropithecus's at the boards (not your board 'cause they are a bit better) that my spelling/grammar (though I spell it grammer) is just as bad as their own spelling. I've heard quite a bit of talk about people whining about my spelling. In my defense, my HTML editor [wordpad] doesn't include a spell checker. I know how to spell, I just rapidly type a lot and don't look up at the monitor very much when I type. Just thought I'd mention that.
LOL! That just cracked me up!
Luke
P.S. - Hey Ndidi5: Send me an instant message, and I'll hack into your router and bring down your internet connection . . . :twisted:
Someone on AOL accused me yesterday of being the person who made this entire site! I only WISH I had the know-how to put a site like this together. Of course, these are the people who are still convinced you all have no tv, running water, electicity, etc lol!
Susan
To avoid getting numerous Instant Messages at one time, I just turn it off. It's hard to IM one person 'cause other people will pop up on the screen.
Cushion-footed? Is that what you call those of us who spend our days shod?
My husband has a PhD in Linguistics, and can't spell worth a dime.
I think Kyle called me "Discalceate challenged" once. I still don't really know what that means. :?
Nah, I don't have a problem with people wearing shoes but I rub it in for those turncoats on the boards who have a problem with me not wearing shoes and my lazyness for spell checking (lack of a spell checker). I call them turncoats (another word for waffler or flip-flopper [I do wear flip flops in stores 'n all]) because first they say we're brainwashed and now they say we're to unchained serial killers if you know what I mean.
A big positive of this whole experience is that I'm learning some new words that I would have never used before. Nowadays, all the four letter words are used so much, they lose their meaning and aren't really insulting. Quite the opposite, if somebody calls somebody a four letter word, it just shows they don't have imagination (nothing against them of course).
From dictionary.com:
1 entry found for discalceate.
Entry: barefoot
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: shoeless
Synonyms: barefooted, discalceate, discalced, shoeless, unshod
Antonyms: booted, shoed
Feel free to use it in the future...
And thanks to Hepcat for using the word 'shod.' I looked it up and found out what it means! Thanks a bunch!
A fish I've never caught but I like the name of is the Crappie.
Never fished again-no need to, already caught one, whats the point of catching any more...same way i gave up basketball after I made a half court shot...