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Subject: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done ?
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 12/30/02 at 08:56 p.m.
ok, i started this topic, well because im currently in kentucky, but i live in Michigan. My girlfriend was really bummed that i wouldnt be with her on New Years Eve. So i called my dad, and convinced him to meet me and my brother in Ohio tommorow at 11 am. Lauren doesnt know about this. she called my house in pikeville about an hour ago, but my mom told her i was staying at daniels dorm room in morehead, which i am. And im going to surprise her tommorow.
So what about you guys?
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: cs on 12/31/02 at 06:38 a.m.
So you brought the beautiful weather with you...wasn't Sunday great?
Anyhoo, the nicest/coolest thing I've ever done: When I used to be a Flight Attendant some guy had a heart attack in flight and another girl and I had to give him CPR until we landed.
That was pretty nice, I think.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: DJ Midas on 12/31/02 at 06:53 a.m.
Last year My grandmother (dad's mom), who lives in a Chicago suburb turned 80 and the family (my aunts, uncles, cousins etc.) were throwing a big party for her. My dad lives in Washington state and wasn't sure if he could make it due to his financial situation. I was fortunate enough at the time to be in a position to buy him a plane ticket so he wouldn't miss the event. He was able to scrape together enough to get a ticket for his stepdaughter also. My wife & I went also and we had a great time.
I'll never forget before the party we (Mrs. M, my brother & I) went to pick up my dad & stepsister at grandma's to go shopping and he was relieved to get out of the house as some of his siblings were over there also (my dad's the youngest boy of eight children) - he sounded just like a kid as we pulled away from the house & I asked him "how's it goin'" and he replied in a pouty/tattle-y sort of way, "Grandma's tellin' us what to do..." LOL ;D
Oh yeah, and when Mrs. M & I eloped in Charleston SC I made all the arrangements - bed & breakfast reservations, chapel reservation, picking up the marriage license etc. I guess that was pretty cool.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: MissInformation on 12/31/02 at 09:41 a.m.
2003 will be the third year I am a team captain for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in my town. Pretty much, you form a team of 8 to 15 people and everyone collects money (donations, fundraisers, what not) and then on the designated weekend the team goes to the site of the event (ours is at a local high school) and sets up camp. And for 24 hours each team has at least one team member walking around the track at all times. They have a nice lunch for cancer survivors and then the survivors open up the event by doing the first lap around the track and when it gets dark they have a luminary service for cancer survivors and for those who didn't survive. My team is supposed to be a work team but only two other co-workers signed up, so I convinced my friends to join. The whole thing breaks my heart but gives me hope that one day we might beat cancer.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: XenaKat13 on 12/31/02 at 11:23 a.m.
Every year, I participate in the Walk for Hunger. It's a fundraiser where you get other people to sponsor you in a 20-mile walk through five cities. People can give you a lump-sum donation or pay you X per mile that you walk. The money is used for food pantries and homeless shelters throughout the state. The last couple of years there were almost 400,000 people walking, from children up to senior citizens, and close to $3 million dollars raised.
As a teen working at the local shopping mall, one day there were two ladies wandering around shouting. As I got closer, I noticed they were blind, and they were shouting for people nearby to please tell them if they were near the entrance and/or bus stop. They were not, they were at the opposite end of the mall. I went up and offered to give them directions to get back to where they wanted to be. They were very happy to "find somebody with manners around here". It was near Christmas, and the place was crowded. They had been given bad directions by several different people, and they could hear that there were people near them, but no one would answer their questions.
I took them to the entrance and waited with them till their bus came. They thanked me for my help, but said it was their last trip to a suburban mall. They were actually treated better in the chaos of the "big city" and I couldn't help but agree with them.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Steve_H on 12/31/02 at 03:31 p.m.
Nicest thing?
I didn't strangle my geriatric cat, or turn her into a greasy furcake on the wall, after waking me up at 1:41 this morning. Impulse control is an issue when I'm untimely ripped outta bed to give this ewok a drink.
Granted, everyone else so far is demonstrably nicer than me, but don't I get some points for not doing something bad? http://www.clicksmilie.de/sammlung/cool/cool029.gif
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Q22Q17 on 12/31/02 at 04:19 p.m.
I live in the LA area, and one of our friends is an actor (out here they are a dime a dozen). He went through a dry spell and no major commercial work and has a family with 5 kids.
My husband and I went to the grocery store, and bought them a ton of food, put it on their door step Christmas Eve, rang the doorbell, and ran.
We knew it was gonna be a sparse Christmas for their kids, so we wanted to help out. Although they tried to guess who it was, we always insisted that it wasn't us. Even tho it was groceries and not toys, they all got what they loved, Pringles, Cheetos, Doritos, Red Vines, you get my drift.......
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/01/03 at 06:10 a.m.
I know it ain't much but I open and hold the doors for ol' ladies ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 01/01/03 at 06:19 a.m.
Quoting:
I know it ain't much but I open and hold the doors for ol' ladies ;D
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Quoting:
one day there were two ladies wandering around shouting. As I got closer, I noticed they were blind
I went up and offered to give them directions to get back to where they wanted to be.
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You two put together make an Alice Cooper song : No More, Mr Nice Guy
I'd open doors for little old ladies, I'd help the blind to see...
You ARE nice guys though :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/01/03 at 06:47 a.m.
Hehe thats some funny stuff.... I knew i had a bit of Cooper in me... not sure if it's the Mini Cooper though.. or Cooper Temple Clause
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: jamminoldies on 01/01/03 at 02:08 p.m.
When at work,If anybody needed money,I
would gladly give it to them but hopefully
it's not too much. :)
howard
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/01/03 at 02:14 p.m.
jamminoldies you might not know this username of mine but i'm the guy who's opposite you at work.... I'm broke, so gimme some wad of cash.
;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: jamminoldies on 01/01/03 at 02:19 p.m.
Quoting:
jamminoldies you might not know this username of mine but i'm the guy who's opposite you at work.... I'm broke, so gimme some wad of cash.
;D
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I got a couple of 20's and 10's in my envelope.How much you want? ;D
howard :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Jessica on 01/01/03 at 03:02 p.m.
The nicest thing I've done for someone happened in the summer of 2001. I chopped off my hair (which was waist-length) and donated it to this place that makes wigs for children who have cancer or have alopecia. I would do it again too, but I've ruined my hair by dyeing it so much. :-/
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Banasy on 01/01/03 at 03:41 p.m.
I dunno...I guess that I try to be the best person I can be...whether it is friend, lover, mother, etc...I firmly believe that I was put here for some reason-and although I may not know what my purpose is yet-the journey has been fun, educational, painful, but unforgettable.
Oh, and I've been Room Mother for 3 out of the last 4 years my Jordanne has been in school-and I'm the Kool-Aid Mom on my block. Patience has it's virtues, n'est pas? ::) ;) :D
Or perhaps I'm just a masochist. ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: My_name_is_Kenny on 01/01/03 at 03:52 p.m.
I read the thread title as "coolest/incest thing youve ever done"
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Sally_Skellington on 01/01/03 at 04:04 p.m.
::) I personally haven't done any incest things, cool or not...
As for NICE things... Me and my boyfriend have VERY similar tastes, so every present I give to him and don't keep for myself is a nice gesture :)
(Incidentally, since I found out actor Alan Cumming was bisexual I've been trying to persuade my Dan to fancy him so that we can share him ;) )
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 01/01/03 at 06:34 p.m.
i just want you all to know, that well....gosh you all shur' are nice... ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Feiticeira on 01/02/03 at 04:07 a.m.
Alan Cumming was in the program High Life about Air traffic people wasn't he... or am i thinking of someone else ?
It would be the nicest thing if i were right ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 01/02/03 at 09:19 a.m.
you dont know what nice is your semi nice, your the diet coke of nice. j/j ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: jamminoldies on 01/02/03 at 08:29 p.m.
Quoting:
i just want you all to know, that well....gosh you all shur' are nice... ;D
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Oh,Thank You. ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 01/02/03 at 09:51 p.m.
well your welcome, and i just want to comment that no one here is the diet coke of nice, like i said you all shure are nice round herrre!
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: jamminoldies on 01/03/03 at 07:54 p.m.
Quoting:
well your welcome, and i just want to comment that no one here is the diet coke of nice, like i said you all shure are nice round herrre!
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The Diet Coke of nice??? heh?
howard ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: The_Ghetto_John on 01/03/03 at 07:55 p.m.
yep thats what i said, you like diet coke dont you, ive gotta go check this out in my coke/pepsi topic.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: @ssKicker on 01/04/03 at 04:41 p.m.
Coke and Pepsi taste exactly the same- they're just carbonated water, colour and sugar with a sprinkling of E-numbers.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: @ssKicker on 01/04/03 at 04:43 p.m.
Nicest thing I've done? Hmm... probably putting up with my little sister. Any normal person would have shot her by now. ;D
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: BadAngel on 01/04/03 at 08:36 p.m.
I don't know. Is it all the time and money I've spent being a good PTA mom for all my son's classrooms? Is it the fact that I've been faithful for 13 years to one man? Is it the little things I do for my friends that they take for granted (like always babysitting, never getting paid, and loving their kids)? Is it all the things that my friends don't take for granted?
Maybe it's the fact that I'd never lie to my hubby or friends just to make them feel better. Honesty is a virtue, it's said.
I'd like to think that the best thing I've ever done, the coolest, most awesome, most special...is simply being the best mother I could, raising the best child I could, loving the man who deserved it, and dying knowing I fulfilled these, the most important of dreams. :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: jamminoldies on 01/05/03 at 06:37 p.m.
helping a friend out with his packing.
He appreciated it a lot.
howard :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Hairspray on 01/05/03 at 07:04 p.m.
Quoting:
Coke and Pepsi taste exactly the same- End Quote
Bite your tongue, young man! :-X
Coke tastes awesome. :D Much better than Pepsi in my opinion.
I describe Coca-Cola as "the nectar of the Gods". 8) :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 01/05/03 at 07:33 p.m.
I'm afraid I must agree (with HS that is)
I would defy any attempt to hoodwink me in a taste test - thay are like chalk and cheese.
I dunno about your "Nectar of the Gods" statement HS, why do you under-sell the drink so ? :P ;)
COKE is it !
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Steve_H on 01/05/03 at 08:06 p.m.
Oh boy, here we go again... http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/cool/cool031.gif
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 01/05/03 at 08:41 p.m.
Quoting:
Oh boy, here we go again... http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/cool/cool031.gif
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Ah ! Okay !
The nicest thing I have done (today) was not to say anything about that non-Coke drink in my last post here ! :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Hairspray on 01/05/03 at 09:20 p.m.
Quoting:
I'm afraid I must agree (with HS that is)
I would defy any attempt to hoodwink me in a taste test - thay are like chalk and cheese.
I dunno about your "Nectar of the Gods" statement HS...
COKE is it !
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I dunno Fuss, but if the Gods had a choice for a drink...
Coke would be it! :D Like you said!!! Coke is it! ;) :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Hairspray on 01/05/03 at 09:22 p.m.
Ok.
The coolest/nicest thing I've ever done was donating to the needy and helping out where and when I can, especially during the Holidays. :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Screwball54 on 01/05/03 at 09:29 p.m.
The Niceest thing I have done this week happened today, I was at the Dollar store , and the Lady ahead of me forgot her checkbook, and they don't take check cards, so she came up two quarters short. I gave her two quarters so she could pay for her purchase.
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Hairspray on 01/05/03 at 09:34 p.m.
Quoting:
The Niceest thing I have done this week happened today, I was at the Dollar store , and the Lady ahead of me forgot her checkbook, and they don't take check cards, so she came up two quarters short. I gave her two quarters so she could pay for her purchase.
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Awww.... That's so nice!!! :) :) :)
Subject: Re: whats the coolest/nicest thing youve ever done
Written By: Screwball54 on 01/05/03 at 10:19 p.m.
Quoting:
Awww.... That's so nice!!! :) :) :)
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You don't want to hear the meanest think I have done this week, and no it didn't happen last night...