tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post4951892190030821431..comments2024-03-28T23:30:19.366-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that chocolate can bring you pleasure and excitement in all kinds of waysFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-88677068483767594142012-02-27T10:48:58.129-08:002012-02-27T10:48:58.129-08:00I've played that!!! How about putting a Match...I've played that!!! How about putting a Matchmaker in one ear and through the other ear and then passing it round the group that way? What stomping fun!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-88277182859670777632012-02-27T10:48:03.370-08:002012-02-27T10:48:03.370-08:00I wouldn't have time, with Minstrels, to play ...I wouldn't have time, with Minstrels, to play any game at all....Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-83023450229718531302012-02-27T10:47:42.693-08:002012-02-27T10:47:42.693-08:00So far, really good. You have a really great styl...So far, really good. You have a really great style - funny and warm and the characters are so well drawn. Enjoying it lots, about a chapter a night before I go to sleep!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-45596559190061921072012-02-27T10:46:59.545-08:002012-02-27T10:46:59.545-08:00I think the only position possible on that couch i...I think the only position possible on that couch is 'slumped'.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-37153990638513706902012-02-26T12:50:15.541-08:002012-02-26T12:50:15.541-08:00I was once in a race which involved putting an Aft...I was once in a race which involved putting an After Eight mint on the forehead & gently let it slide down the face until it could be eaten with no touching !<br /><br />I now see a whole range of chocolate based games to play. Thanks !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-66439659643339900232012-02-25T09:33:20.561-08:002012-02-25T09:33:20.561-08:00I'm not sure I can survive the evening without...I'm not sure I can survive the evening without Matchmakers now I know there's a game to play with chocolate such that the whole event can be considered a sport rather than fattening... is there something we could do with Minstrels? I think they may be too heavy to see who can grab the most using only a straw. Mind, that would mean we were burning calories too!hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311075972682014843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-36106946902001138502012-02-24T15:47:23.022-08:002012-02-24T15:47:23.022-08:00Thank you Fran, I'm crossing my Matchmakers th...Thank you Fran, I'm crossing my Matchmakers that you enjoy it.<br /><br />Anna May xAnna Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116772124748496194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-39819290729211343262012-02-24T14:46:59.944-08:002012-02-24T14:46:59.944-08:00Oh, that couch photo is priceless. I think this fa...Oh, that couch photo is priceless. I think this family needs to rotate couch positions.Diane Laney Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332345732271216536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-72750746828421973812012-02-24T13:16:10.069-08:002012-02-24T13:16:10.069-08:00Eating one or two is sophisticated. But it doesn&...Eating one or two is sophisticated. But it doesn't work like that in our house.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-80394730484656337512012-02-24T13:15:42.129-08:002012-02-24T13:15:42.129-08:00Oh, and have downloaded your book to my Kindle. L...Oh, and have downloaded your book to my Kindle. Looking forward to reading it. Loved the sample.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-77666185546656827922012-02-24T13:15:04.972-08:002012-02-24T13:15:04.972-08:00Yes, very 80s. I remember eating them while playi...Yes, very 80s. I remember eating them while playing Ker Plunk.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-75773918316780472942012-02-24T02:13:25.803-08:002012-02-24T02:13:25.803-08:00I've never eaten a Matchmaker but they look wo...I've never eaten a Matchmaker but they look wonderfully sophisticated party fare . <br />Only someone with no finesse at all would think they'd be ideal for tossing the caber .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-19986128940461242612012-02-22T13:48:45.577-08:002012-02-22T13:48:45.577-08:00Matchmakers - very 80's. The mint ones tasted ...Matchmakers - very 80's. The mint ones tasted minty and the orange ones tasted bummy, I always thought.<br />The good thing about Matchmakers is that I am on a diet and as they are calorie free (because they are so slender and snappy) I can eat fistfuls of them. <br /><br />Anna May xAnna Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116772124748496194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-34044064935435316912012-02-22T12:05:32.590-08:002012-02-22T12:05:32.590-08:00You mean ... you mean ... there are OTHER ways tha...You mean ... you mean ... there are OTHER ways than sideways?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-41455432605959534922012-02-22T05:24:12.842-08:002012-02-22T05:24:12.842-08:00Aha. But have you tried eating one sideways?Aha. But have you tried eating one sideways?Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554821172677039262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-12438073019428860172012-02-21T11:37:51.416-08:002012-02-21T11:37:51.416-08:00I agree. I think even the unwrapping of it is an ...I agree. I think even the unwrapping of it is an unnecessarily long process.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-30178493090427743892012-02-21T11:37:25.166-08:002012-02-21T11:37:25.166-08:00You THREW AWAY the LUCKY LAUNCHPAD??? Don't yo...You THREW AWAY the LUCKY LAUNCHPAD??? Don't you KNOW when your luck is in?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-59958209711052954562012-02-21T11:36:53.510-08:002012-02-21T11:36:53.510-08:00I will buy some more packets and try ...I will buy some more packets and try ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-52550147784984338252012-02-21T11:36:34.771-08:002012-02-21T11:36:34.771-08:00It's definitely the paper crowns. They have a...It's definitely the paper crowns. They have a magical effect and make you look at the world in a different way. I mean, when else would one say, 'How tasty these brussels sprouts are!' for instance.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24632914453709074752012-02-21T11:34:40.478-08:002012-02-21T11:34:40.478-08:00Dear fishducky
How kind of you to offer. I have s...Dear fishducky<br />How kind of you to offer. I have sent you, as you requested, 3 or 4 cases, prepaid. However, I could not resist eating the chocolates from inside the cases, so I am afraid that you will, as a result, only be receiving the cases. <br />Yours sincerely<br />FranFran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-14366413350218557182012-02-21T11:33:02.194-08:002012-02-21T11:33:02.194-08:00Funny comment, JS. I thought you said you couldn&...Funny comment, JS. I thought you said you couldn't do funny comments.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-20054294920478267522012-02-21T11:32:39.574-08:002012-02-21T11:32:39.574-08:00You must try. They are virtually health food.You must try. They are virtually health food.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-23287749842290049542012-02-21T11:32:23.680-08:002012-02-21T11:32:23.680-08:00With Creme Eggs, I like playing, 'These were d...With Creme Eggs, I like playing, 'These were definitely bigger in my schooldays'. I play the same with Wagon Wheels.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-33382331482873049822012-02-21T11:27:31.351-08:002012-02-21T11:27:31.351-08:00Playing with chocolate?
Sacrilege!Playing with chocolate?<br /><br />Sacrilege!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-2968828022846913832012-02-21T01:00:17.351-08:002012-02-21T01:00:17.351-08:00thanks so much for explaining the rules to the gam...thanks so much for explaining the rules to the game- we threw away the lucky launchpad from our box cos we couldn't understand the instructions.<br />Do you think you could scan yours and send it?ted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.com