Good news first: The parcel chain has legs. I am posting now to give you an update and to reply to the conversations started on e-mail. First of all – we have a great new handle for the parcel chain! The name has been developed following a little chat between Kate and me where I mentioned the “Flat Stanley” concept. If you don’t know what that is, click HERE. Flat Stanley has a whole Wikipedia entry devoted to him! Kate suggested “Flat Richie”, and I think that is a funny name – and a great hashtag. So, Flat Richie it is.
The response to the idea has been better than I hoped! I was worried that I’d only get a handful of takers, but at the last count I have received 18 notes/e-mails that express an interest in participating. Woohoo! And even better, if this group of people go ahead, we will span three continents and have 9 countries covered. A truly international little project, just as I had hoped.
Some of you have made some great suggestions in your e-mails re. the actual procedure of the parcel chain which I have incorporated in the concept. I usually dislike rules and regulations, but to avoid disappointment, I think it is advisable to have a few guidelines in place. Here we go:
The ground work:
- I will put the names of the participants through the random picker to generate the sequence of the parcel chain.
- I will send each participant the address of the person to whom they will pass on Flat Richie. (I.e. your address will only be exposed to one other person apart from me.)
- Then I will pack a parcel that contains as many items as there are participants – that’s a random number, just for the fun of it, really.
- I’ll include a little travel log that provides place for a little message to the next recipient or space for a drawing, photos, stickers or anything else. That way we can document Flat Richie’s journey. The log will also contain a reminder of the guidelines 😉
- The parcel will be sent off to the first recipient.
The parcel fun:
- When a parcel arrives, the recipient comments or tweets or posts online so that we all know the parcel has been received. (This will also allow me to map Flat Richie’s journey – with updates and a travel map for all to see on blog.)
- The recipient is allowed to pick up to 3 items from the parcel. (You can take less but not more.)
- A picture of your 3 chosen items would be great fun to see. But don’t give away what else is in the parcel – let’s keep the surprise for the remaining participants!
- The Guy RAPS, which is travelling with Flat Richie, is excluded from the swap – he is yours for a short while and then travels on to the next participant.
- The recipient replaces the same number of items with little gifts of her own. The total number of gifts should always remain the same.
- The little gifts should remain unwrapped – so that the recipients can see what they can choose from.
- In the accompanying notebook/travel log (supplied by me), the recipient signs her name/nick and adds her message.
- The parcel is put into the post again, off to the next participant. The sender leaves a comment/tweet/post to say that
ElvisFlat Richie has left the building. - The postage costs have to be paid by each sender themselves. You can (but you don’t have to), invest in “registered mail” or tracking, just as a safety precaution.
- Make sure you fill in the customs forms as “gifts/presents” to avoid incurring customs fees for the recipient!
The guidelines:
- This is a parcel chain for fun and not for personal gain! There is no price-tag attached to the parcel items.
- There will be nothing precious in the parcel, and we exclude alcohol or plants/seeds because those could potentially cause problems with customs/import regulations.
- Hand-made things are allowed.
- Fandom-related items are encouraged but not obligatory.
- Little specialities from our respective countries/places of residence are a nice idea with a personal touch.
- Value of the replacement items is basically up to the individual sender, but since we also have to calculate postage in the total costs, let’s not overstretch ourselves! Since I am starting the parcel off with at least 50% hand-made items, I do not envisage to pay more than 20 Euro for the remaining items.
- Turnaround times: With 20 people on the chain, we won’t be able to reach everyone prior to Christmas (this year *haha*). However, for those who are at the end of the chain, it would be nice if we could mail on the parcel as quickly as possible. I suggest a turnaround time of 3 working days. (But hey, don’t worry too much about this – I am not going to enforce the turnaround times. There won’t be penalties to pay if you get delayed or if someone is on holiday and the parcel takes a bit longer to receive or post. This is meant to be fun, after all, not an operation of military precision.)
Addendum: It has been pointed out to me that Christmas time/holiday season is a tricky time for receiving mail. Should we possibly delay the start of Flat Richie until after the holidays????
The snag:
- Once all participants have received the parcel, the last recipient returns Flat Richie back to me. Which leaves a snag: I am left with the full number of items. I suggest I will pick 3, the rest will go into an auction or into a future Flat Richie parcel chain.
- Flat Richie’s travel log will be photographed and shown online – and we can all marvel at the journey the parcel has taken.
Summary:
So, first and foremost, this is just a little project to have fun together. If you are all happy with what I have sketched out above, we can get Flat Richie on the road. Or you can pull back in case all the rules and regulations are too much for you. Apologies, I am German. Providing for all contingencies and establishing regulations is in my blood. If you have other comments, suggestions and ideas, please let me know. The parcel chain is still open for registration – not least because Guylty has not got the starter items ready yet. Travel!Guy does not exist yet, but a few other items are already in the making. I know what I am doing at the weekend.
Right, I am looking forward to this. And those of you who are despite all my rules and regulations still happy to be part of this – have fun thinking up some little gifts or making some items for when Flat Richie stops in your house. That’ll keep the turnaround time snazzy and short when your time comes.
Did I miss this???
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Posted a couple of days ago: https://guylty.net/2018/11/13/sorta-ot-parcel-chain-travelling-shrine-project/
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You definitely need in on The Travelling Shrine!!
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Well said and rules/regulations are very clear. Just bear in mind Xmas is coming in 6 weeks when some of the participants who live in the USA (raising my hand) may be away and cannot get Flat Richie received to then send to the next recipient. My mailman thankfully won’t leave a package with some other office when we are out of the office. That would be my only concern.. Am I making sense? .
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Totally makes sense, and thanks for pointing that out. Maybe I need to accommodate that!
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Sounds great! Michele’s comments are very valid though – and the Christmas post in the UK, and I imagine many other countries, gets manic and things can get delayed… should we even think about this as a pick-me-up in dreary January/February?
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That’s certainly worth discussing! I will actually put that as an addendum into the post!
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i’m part German! i’m a sucker for rules and etiquette , so that’s all good by me! ;D
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Me too German rocks!!! Irish rocks too!!!
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This whole rules and regulations thing is totally in conflict with my Irish-assimilated consciousness.
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my Mum is half German/half Norwegian and it wasn’t until i was older that i realised how un English I am, lol
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Rachel, I’m half German from my mum and half Irish from my dad and a Gemini so OMG!! Embrace the English they rock too!!
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hmm, having lived in Wales for 10 years i’m trying to pretend i’m Welsh rather than English! (actually i always say British and i hate Brex-shit)
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Don’t get me started on Brexit I gotta a lot to say on that topic!! 😱🤦♀️👎👎🤔
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That’s a really cool mix!
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yeah i’m very proud of my heritage-been looking at family tree stuff with my Uncle Eric-utterly fascinating
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Oh, I love genealogy. It’s so interesting to see where they were, what they were and where we ultimately come from!
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I sorta love the fact that the German and Irish in you are in battle, you are so complex and dynamic that when the German playfulness comes thru it is so warm and touching and then the Irish takes over and then the German takes over and then the Irish it’s so refreshing and beautiful .makes me smile and laugh and I really need that right now!!!
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Aw, you’ve put that so nicely.
Years ago, my former boss said to me when he offered me a job “you’ve got the perfect mixture of German efficiency and Irish waffle” 😂 Bingo! 🇮🇪🇩🇪
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Bingo indeed!! Perfect for a photographer, writer and creative artist!!💗💗💗💗👏👏👏👏😘😘
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Irish waffles? I thought the Belgians were known for their waffles… 😉
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Touché. The Irish are not really known for their waffles. But certainly for the “gift of the gab”… I must have picked it up by osmosis.
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I’ve the gift of the gab. What’s my excuse? Hmmm… 🤔
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A rather nice gift to have!!!
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Have you been to Ireland and possibly kissed the Blarney Stone?
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Yes yes the Blarney Stone!! I kissed it well nub it with my nose like one of my doggies in 2000. The walk up there is treacherous though, soooo many steps! Steps walking up to heaven pardon the metaphor…..
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LOL – good on ya, Michele. It’s quite treacherous, indeed.
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I have been to Ireland (once) since my GG‘s (Göttergatte) forebears are, in fact, Irish, but I don’t remember kissing any stones (I was in Dublin, in fact, not Cork).
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Hooray, I am liking the Göttergatte even more now.
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Yes, there are a few similarities between our bios…
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Like. 👍🏻
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More than a few similarities aka twining sistas said with much love for you both!!!
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OHHHHHH girlfriend!!!
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hahahaha!! Brilliant said…
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Hehehe, great. 😀
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Just sent you an email but couldn’t remember the correct subject line. Please count me in! This is going to be so much fun!
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You’re perfect at organizing things! Can’t wait to see it starting 🙂
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Thanks for your input, too! The notebook is a great idea!
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What a fun idea and I’ll definitely be watching the progress and no doubt wishing I’d joined… just can’t trust myself to get it all done in upcoming holiday rush!
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Well, here is a little amendment – you are not the only one who is worried about the holiday rush, Jen, so it’s quite possible that we will either postpone Flat Richie to the new year, or that I will accommodate special requests for people to be placed further along in the chain. Just sayin’… 😘
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Count me in if its after Christmas! LOL
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So far the poll looks as if it will be after Christmas. In any case, even if the before Christmas option wins, I am willing to accommodate people for later dates. So, yay, I’ll add you to my list 😉
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I love being organized, and I don’t care when it starts.
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Great – thanks for the feedback!
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Bring totally serious here…have you considered becoming a life coach or a personal assistant for hire, G? Your kindness and tact while skillfully organizing people would be highly prized! God knows, I would love to have you organize my pathetic little life.
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You’re doing a huge project too LL so I could take pointers from you about the writing! 😘
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Hehehe, I do anything for money! Offers to be directed to my e-mail 😉
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Me too.
And I shall join all of you, next januar because I need time to understand all the rules…. !
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So happy you are going to join too!!👏👏👏💗💗🤔😘
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Fabulous. Well, keep following the posts, and if you want to take part, you can send me an e-mail 🙂
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I want in on Flat Richie too, please. Yay!
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Oh yes, please, join us! That’s another country in the mix!!! (And so nice to hear from you, K!)
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New Year Flat Richie sounds perfect! Just the thing to lift the spirits in those long dark winter days.
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Thanks for the feedback, there is now definitely a trend developing, also in the poll.
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Die Regeln klingen gut. Und keine Angst, von Überregulierung bist du noch weit entfernt 😉. Nach Weihnachten fände ich aber auch besser. Nicht, weil ich nicht da bin, sondern weil ich im Dezember normalerweise nicht freilwillig die Post betrete.
Eine Frage hab ich aber noch, nur um alle Eventualitäten zu berücksichtigen: Erfährt man erst, dass man an der Reihe ist, wenn das Päckchen da ist? Das könnte, zumindest hier, ein Problem sein, wenn man zufällig im Urlaub ist. Soweit ich weiß, bewahrt die Post Sendungen nur ein paar Tage auf und schickt sie dann zurück. Wenn ich wüßte, es könnte was kommen, würd ich vorsorgen. Auch wenn es natürlich viel schöner ist, wenn man überrascht wird.
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Guter Punkt re. wissen, wann man dran ist. Das könnte ich auch mit in die Regeln schreiben bzw. den Teilnehmern bei der Übermittlung ihrer Empfängeradresse schon mal gleich sagen, dass sie Nummer XY in der Kette sind. Dann kann man so ungefähr abschätzen, wann mit Post zu rechnen ist.
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Ich bin da durchaus zwiegespalten, weil es die Überraschung etwas verdirbt, aber dann kommt auch die Deutsche durch, die alles absichern will 😉.
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Och, so genau wissen wir ja trotzdem nicht, wann das Paket kommt – oder wer eben vor einem dran war.
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Guylty, You could alert the next in turn via e-mail that a package is coming w/out eliminating the element of surprise since you have the master list..
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That’s true… hm, I just hope I won’t forget my duties 😉
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You? Never you’re a master tasker and organizing genius!! Um shall I list them???
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Oh dear, oh dear, how did I ever manage to create that impression??? 😁
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LoLoLand Productions Present:
“RL with RA”
Today’s episode: “Blue Tick Echo
Chamber”
R: “I’m so sorry I’m late! Are you ready, sweetheart? We have to hurry if we’re going to get to my brother’s on time for dinner.”
LL: *glaring daggers*
R: Um, are you angry about something? Did I leave my wet towel on the floor again?
LL: It’s that damn tweet, Richard! Turn the other cheek? Are you kidding me?!
R: What the ? That’s usually a sentiment that Miss ‘Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle’ agrees with.
LL: Sometimes, yes. In everyday circumstances with everyday people, that sometimes is a good option. But NOT when it comes to ‘politicians, journalists and other grownups.’
R: *getting frustrated* You know how I feel about bullies.
LL: And you know that I feel the same way. Our childhoods may have sucked in different ways but we’ve both faced it. I’ve told you about my brother and I having had rocks thrown at us because we were the new kids in town.
R: *beginning to lose his temper, too* So what’s the problem?!
LL: Normalizing atrocious behavior is the problem! By choosing to ignore what asswipes like the 🍊🤡 say about women, minorities, the disabled, we are teaching children that it is okay to call women ‘horseface’ or ‘Pocahontas’. Bullies like that have to be stood up to, not ignored, no matter how many characters they use.
R: Oh, please! You’re taking this too far.
LL: Please yourself, you stonking great bastion of white male privilege. You have no idea what it’s like as a woman to be told that what happened to Dr. Blasey Ford is irrelevant because ‘we won.’
R: You know I don’t believe that at all!
LL: Then for fuck’s sake, think before you tweet! There was been a 17% rise in hate crimes over the last year. That isn’t going to be stopped by turning the other cheek. *getting incoherent* And..and..learn how to use a semi-colon, Richard!
R: *incredulous* You want to fight with your husband about punctuation?
LL: I don’t WANT to fight with my husband about anything, but honestly, not only are you not grasping a major concept here, you have the strangest relationship with punctuation. I wish I could delete the damn semi-colon key from your phone.
R: If you’re that offended, woman, I’ll just delete the tweet. And then can we go?
LL: No! Don’t delete, fix it! You…you…you numpty!
R: *roaring with laughter* Numpty?
LL: Numpty!
R: *wiping tears from his eyes*
LL: *sulking* Why are you laughing?
R: I can’t help it, sweetheart. I love it when my grumpy short American uses British slang to insult me.
LL: You are a deeply weird man, Armitage. It’s a good thing you’re so gorgeous.
R: *moving in closer* Gorgeous, eh?
LL: Hey, no fair weaponizing the voice.
R: *speaking deeper and more deliberately* I have no idea what you’re talking about, little American.
LL: *not trying very hard to fend him off* If you don’t stop that, we’re going to be late for dinner.
R: *grinning happily* Oh, Chris is getting used to it by now.
[With thanks to Kate for the title, and to Guylty for the space on her blog.]
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Great way of critiquing the tweet, LL! Well said and absolutely agree. I am all for peaceful coexistence – but not with bullies. Turning the other cheek is a step back, not a step forward, imo.
And despite the serious content of this RL RA convo, it is actually really nice. Because it ends nicely 🙂 You are welcome to post your chats here any time! x
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I love it, LL, but then I knew I would!
You pointed out something that I felt but hadn’t verbalized so eloquently: He has massive amounts of privilege. White, male, educated, first-world, former middle-class, top-earning, fame-induced privilege and he needs to wield it more carefully. He’s the cream of the crop. It doesn’t get much better than that.
On that same tack, I would also like him to be a bit more proactive. [Be careful what you wish for, Kate!] Unless I’m massively uninformed, he could help raise money in a more public/fun/effective/PR savvy way than linking to his Just Giving charities twice a year in lieu of presents. Go on a telethon, donate coveted fan items for a charity auction. [G would volunteer to list them in the birthday shindig, I’m sure, but maybe such things already exist in a high-profile way. If they don’t, crate one. Hire someone to help, work with an experienced PR firm and do your own thing.] If well done, it would create such a response.
P.S. Loved you berating him on punctuation! I’d add fact checking and spelling. 😂
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Kate he’s bubblewrapped-he did not come from wealth but now is in that world. He needs to give back more as far as DOING not TELLING!!
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LL, this is so brilliant on so many levels I don’t even know where to begin, I’ve read it like 10 times this morning before even my first cup of coffee. I thank you thank you thank you thank you for the seriousness and then the sweetness of the beginning and ending of your conversation with the Brit. The fact that you think of him as your husband is just icing on the cake for me. I also like the mood swings you brought to the conversation-perhaps when he tweeted that atrocious piece of garbage on Tuesday he was in one of those “moody” anti-socialite episodes…
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I’m not a patient person by nature, so I voted for an immediate start. And tbh, hectic as the holiday season can be, it would actually work better for me because I’m off work for two weeks, which would give me more wiggle room. Normal weeks are hellish. That would make baking kinda stressful.
Maybe you could start with those of us who want to start now and then put the rest through the randomizer? By the time we get going we won’t realistically get through more than 3 – 4 people till the new year anyway.
And an addendum to the rules & regs (which my German ex-military wife persona loves btw): If you know you’re gonna be away at any point, let G know, so that can be taken into account.
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That is a good idea (also voiced by Michele bts) and I will actually annouce that in the next update (later today, hopefully). That way we can get the ball rolling. As you said, I suspect it will take us quite a long time to get through the whole chain, and not because of turnaround times at recipient but because of the time it takes for the parcel to travel between participants.
Thanks for the suggestion!
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I just got here this morning and didn’t see the voting bloc. When did that appear? I voted Other (see Guylty’s above comment) although voting may be closed by now. The detriments of living 5-6 hours behind you guys.
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Don´t even see the voting bloc at all (probably due to technical issues) ☹.
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Wie, du kannst das Umfragekästchen gar nicht sehen? Bist du per App oder Desktop unterwegs? Ggf. anderer Browser?
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Jetzt zuhause seh ich´s. Am PC im Büro leider nicht. Ich vermute mal, es wurde irgendwie geblockt. Mit der Sicherheit nehmen sie es hier ganz genau (wer weiß, was du uns da gefährliches unterjubeln willst). Blöd nur, dass man nicht erkennen konnte, dass irgendwas geblockt wurde, sondern es so aussah, als wäre da nur ein normaler Absatz 😒.
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Das ist natürlich total doof, wenn man nicht mal merkt, dass etwas geblockt wurde. Ärgerlich. (Aber in diesem Fall so wichtig nun auch wieder nicht.)
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In diesem Fall nicht, aber wer weiß, was noch kommt. Mein Arbeitgeber achtet eben sehr darauf, dass man nicht von der Arbeit abgelenkt wird 😉. Deswegen werd ich auch immer erst gefragt, ob ich wirklich sicher bin, dass ich diese Seite besuchen will, wenn ich auf deinen Blog will.
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Höhö, naja, mein Blog ist ja auch ein wahrer Pfuhl an zweideutigen Vulgaritäten…
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Jep, man kommt hier mit unschuldigem Herzen her und wird total verdorben.
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Es ist ein einziger Sumpf…
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hahahaha great phrase to coin!!!
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I put the poll in there some time last evening, when the first mention of holiday restrictions was made.
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Ah I must have been already in dreamland arguing with the Red Dragon over that garbage tweet on Tuesday…
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No worries, you haven’t missed anything!
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I think the level of excitement and engagement by everyone is so heartwarming and is just what a lot of us need right now !! Great title by the way!!
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I’m impatient too, can’t wait to begin. 😀
A way to make things faster (and even to spend less on shipping) could be to plan the chain according to the destinations to avoid too many overseas shipping (if we have let’s say 4 people in Europe, 3 in America and 2 in Australia, it would be better to ship first to all the people that are close instead than shipping to USA, then back to UK, then to America again etc…).
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I’ve been wondering about that, Eugeal – but then thought that it might be more exciting for the recipients if they received parcels from all over the world?
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Yes it would be cool either way. I think you should organize it the way you want. You know the commenters here and they all know and love you so either way will be great!!
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😊😘
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Also, at least a few people would get hit with higher postage when we cross over into different countries. Little tip for ze Djermans: If the total weight is kept under 2 kg, you can send a rather largish box (l+b+w </= 90 cm) as an international ‘letter‘ to the tune of just €17!
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I think I am going to add a note about parcel weight. I am conscious of that myself and am planning to stay below the limits imposed by An Post (Irish Mail).
Also, I think I am going to put out the “sequence by continent” as a suggestion.
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#KeepItLight
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Exactly.
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Yep agree with you Kate. Guylty don’t stress out about postage. We are grown ups and can handle the postage duties… no worries
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🙂 Just making sure that the project is affordable for all 🙂
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Well, I would really love to get a parcel from outside Europe because I never did so far. But in the end it´ll be great fun either way and, of course, organizing it shouldn´t give you too much trouble.
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Yes I agree, I loved the package from Dublin, so exciting and I’ve ordered stuff on E Bay from the UK and just loved how it was packaged and the care taken by the sender and Ebay in tracking to the Global Shipping Centre in Sheffield, so cool!!
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See, that was my thinking, too, that it would be exciting to receive a parcel from a far away place. But the time issue is valid – with 20+ people taking part, the whole chain will take a long time…
I’ll update later.
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Ich bin übrigens total dagegen, Kate, dass du zu denen gehörst, die vor Weihnachten einfach schon mal loslegen. Schließlich hast du mir mit deinen Kirsch-Schoko-Cookies den Mund so wässrig gemacht, dass ich mich freiwillig opfern würde, direkt nach dir in der Reihe zu sein, um selbstlos dafür zu sorgen, dass wirklich kein einziger der Kekse zufällig schlecht wird 😋🍪🤤.
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LOL
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Ach, da musst du nicht traurig sein. Ich backe da immer zwei Duzend Stück, damit sich das Gematsche auch lohnt. Da kannst du was abhaben… auch wenn du nicht direkt nach mir dran bist. :-*
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Wow, das ist ja lieb von dir 😗!!!
Ich frag mich nur grade, ob es bedeutet, dass ich ziemlich verfressen bin, wenn ich mich wundere, dass bei zwei Dutzend was übrig bleibt 🙄.
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Nee, ich meinte nur angesichts der Gewichts- und Platzbeschränkungen werde ich nicht die zwei Duzend ins Päckchen legen können. Dann zweige ich deine Portion ab, bevor mein Mann Wind von der Sache kriegt.
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Gut zu wissen 😀. Und von mir erfährt dein Mann auch garantiert nichts, ich schweige wie ein Grab. Mit vollem Mund soll man schließlich nicht sprechen.
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Seeing how I love on location pics, who’s the beautiful woman in the pic above with the heart over her eyes. hmmmm????
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*grins* yours truly in August 2014 while in London for The Crucible 🙂
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Ah beautiful I love your on location shoots (HMMMM)
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A very rare occurrence.
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Ja , selbstverstandlich…
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Oh, I forgot to say I love that Flat!Richie is taking shape (snort) while wearing the 🍍 👔!
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OMG Kate I didn’t even notice the pineapple tie!! Great catch!! So clever Guylty so clever!!!
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Aber wo ist good old ratty T? Ich find ja eher den Haarbürzel süß.
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Hahaha good old ratty T! Sehr suss!!
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Alle Versionen des Flat!Richie-Templates, die ich gefunden habe, hatten kein T-Shirt, sondern immer nur ein Hemd. Nur deshalb der halb-formale Look.
Und den Haarbürzel hab ich eigenhändig und extra eingefügt 🙂
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So glad that finally something has noted that. I took extra care looking for a suitable picture to model Flat!Richie’s look on. Wasn’t that easy to find the exclusive Valentino pineapple fabric…
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Oh so the pineapple tie was Valentino? I wouldn’t mind if he recycled that tie for a BS3 premiere maybe with a less tight um fitting suit.. He wears ties extremely weeeeellllll!!!!!!
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Yep, Valentino, with a price tag of 200 $ or so. Ridiculous, if you ask me. (My whole outfit doesn’t even cost as much.) But ok, I guess it’s expected at a premiere.
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Well Guylty he is Richard Armitage I mean nothing less over priced could adorn his beautiful neck and body…. except maybe uber expensive Mykita sunglasses …
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*snorts* AND ratty t-shirts, thank cod!
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I saw that right away but with the app I always gotta make sure I don’t forget who to reply to and then find it, I just forgot to mention it right away. ‘Tis by far my favorite Armitage neck adornment.
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I have to admit I am not a fan of ties at all. When it comes to neck adornments, I adore his nape curls only 😉
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Well don’t open that door with the neck adornments.. many things one can do with a tie (HMMMMM)
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Didn´t know you are that naughty, Michelle 😉.
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Nordlicht I’m full of surprises !!!
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I see. And it seems you are in good company.
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I know I know. My thoughts were drifting that direction, too, but I decided not to go there…
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Like minds girlfriend like minds! 😘💗👏👍
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But ties are handy to bring people closer… 😈
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Much much closer yeah know the ties that BINDDDDDD
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And M takes it to a whole ‘nother level.
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K, I’m just in one of those moods today all talk and no action unfortunately…..
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For crying out loud, ladies! I’m at the grocery store after 19.5 straight hours at the office, I’m barely coherent but am trying to get caught up on comments while waiting in the queue, and you’re talking about ties and binding and bringing people closer together AND I HAVENT READ THE WHOLE THREAD YET BUT I’M GETTING THE GIST AND WHY ARE YOU TORMENTING ME LIKE THIS?! I neeeeeeed to go home, feed the old lady cats and sleeeeeep for a few hours before going back to work. Not be tortured by thoughts of RA and ties and tight leather trousers and whatever other naughtiness you temptresses are casting out onto the interwebs. Thank goodness I have those books from the glorious Zee to keep me company during the 3 minutes it will take me to fall asleep. Grumble, grumble….(but *please* do carry on with your carrying on, hehehe 😈)
Hmm…I guess RA knew whereof he spoke when he called me his grumpy short American. 😂
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LL I’m sure I’m not the only one here who needs a Part Deux on you and husband Richard maybe his Red Dragon appearance in Feb ?!😉😘😛
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Alas, Michelle, I’m afraid that I wouldn’t be able to give full satisfaction with an episode about the con, as apparently I’m the only fangirl in the Western hemisphere who doesn’t hate the idea. But I am working on another episode already, which I’ve been mulling after a convo with G about RA’s relationship with his fans and how it has changed so dramatically.
But let’s see, what have we done thus far? What was the first one? Dear lord, I’m so tired that I’ve forgotten. Buying him ice cream? And the second was about buying him the endless supply of white and black t-shirts. Then we came to the tweet, which I am in complete agreement about with almost every fangirl in existence. What other topics would you like to explore? There’s certainly a plethora of subject matter! And not that it matters but I already have a very good British friend IRL named Rich, so I’m afraid I can’t think of my future third ex-husband as anything other than “Richard.” (Hmm…my predictive text came up with “quest” after I typed his full name. Wonder where that is from?)
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Maybe his audible run but I missed the ice cream convo! When was that? I adore your referring to him as your husband and esp reprimanding his utter incomprehension of punctuation placement! Or maybe what play he will hopefully do next year?! 🤔😉😘
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But she went there…
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No, *I* drove by there. Michele went there and got a hotel room!!
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Your tweet came first, so you were the mother of the thought *hehehe*
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As if *nobody* else had that thought. Btw, I never thought binding, merely pulling in by the tie for a little Zungenkuss! 😉
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Enabler!
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Guylty as charged. [Fell free to pronounce that any way you like.]
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Feel even…
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LOL… my name has never been as appropriate!
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Haha haha you two cracked me up!!🤣🤣🤣👏👍👍
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Ha, I just checked the time stamp. Michele said it first! I am vincidated.
“Well don’t open that door with the neck adornments.. many things one can do with a tie (HMMMMM)” by Michele came a whole minute before I ever said anything remotely blue. 😇
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Ok so I’m the Enabler here😘😉
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Achte lieber meine schwestern ! You’ve got your 5 I think 🤔
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Ooops, my bad 😉
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😘😉
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Yup I second that!! 😘👏👍🍷🇩🇪😉
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Well I know who I want to come knocking on the hotel door with his Proctor build and Harry and Standring personality in tow💗💗💗😘😘😘😘😍😍😍😍👏👍😉
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