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    Besides English, What Languages Do You Speak?

    That's a tough one to do! I've been told I have a beautiful French accent while speaking French, but I couldn't put it on for speaking English. However, after years of watching Coronation Street, I can imitate a Manchester accent pretty well lol I often speak on the phone to my mother's...
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    Show Us Your Pedigree! The Heritage Thread.

    Same here! Nobody else in my family has red hair or green eyes, so either those recessive genes were buried well, or a mailman who looks a lot like my dad is to blame here.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    My mum loves that movie. It sends shivers down my spine every time I watch it. Knowing about Christie's crimes from the movie got me in good with one of my professors in college, when I brought up Timothy Evans as one of the most tragic cases of wrongful conviction.
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    How the Past Saw the Future

    These predictions are hilarious now. Like this car, the Simca Fulgar, which we were all supposed to be driving by 2000: They seem to have based a lot of their predictions off the Jetsons lol
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    Funny, odd, or the most absurd ads you have ever seen....

    My dad downloaded a bunch of old commercials, and the ones that killed me were for Salem Cigarettes. Imagine running around the countryside... *cough cough hack* enjoying the fresh air, honey? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86lYG1V2-n4
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    Hollywood Collection Vintage Jewelry Reproductions

    Bump! I love The Hollywood Collection :D I have Harlow's Diamond Links bracelet: And I really want the star sapphire: Anyone else have jewelry from this shop, or heard of it?
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    What motivates you to do your beauty everyday? Lately I cant find any motivation!

    That does the trick for me, too :) We always end up at a pub or a cocktail bar, so I can deck myself out if I want to!
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    Show Us Your Purchases!

    If they don't, they're my size, so I'd be glad to take them off your hands :D They're exquisite!!
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    How Much Jewelry Do You Wear?

    Ahh. Well, American companies usually ship everywhere anyway :) That would be so great if you had one made for you, cause then its truly you're own!
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    He's getting a good education ;)
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    What is Your Favorite Classic Portrait?

    I love the Queen too - I think we all have a special place in our hearts for her :) This one is my favourite, her and those Corgis!
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    The Good News Thread

    That's great that you found a hobby! Congrats on beginning your law degree too - You made a good choice, and I speak from experience ;) Which reminds me that I've made a recent addition to my repertoire of hobbies, too: dressmaking! The more complicated it is, the more I enjoy teaching it to...
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    The Good News Thread

    You're right (on both points.) I'll rephrase: Rue, I hope it was a vodka martini. And I hope you dumped the rainwater from your downspout on your silly real estate agent's head. :D
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    The Good News Thread

    I hope it was a martini :D And then I hope you dumped it all over your silly real estate agent's head.
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    Show Us Your Pedigree! The Heritage Thread.

    Italian - but my maternal grandmother was German, so some of that snuck in there. I don't know anything about my family past my great-grandparents (and not even much about them) so as far as I know we were nobody special lol
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    Besides English, What Languages Do You Speak?

    You're right. Many people think its derived from Old French, but that was much earlier than the colonization. I've only ever heard it in informal registers, which probably contributes to my confusion lol
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    Cute Vintage-y Shoes

    Thanks :D I'm no sissy about tattoo pains, but her head was bad.
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    Besides English, What Languages Do You Speak?

    If you go to France speaking the Québécois dialect, you'll have baguettes thrown at you! :) I speak Parisian French myself, and I cannot understand the Québécois. It's almost like a patois.
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    Besides English, What Languages Do You Speak?

    Vous êtes un charmant romantique, Harp :) Merci beaucoup. I forgot to mention how it looks lol
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    Ladies of the Lounge Beauty Box Sign-Up Thread! Deadline: August 31

    I'll be the first Canadian! :)

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