MORE DARK LANES

OK MUM FIRST ROOMS READY;!!!WHATS NEXT?????

2006-07-16T06:12:00.000+02:00

2006-06-29T07:05:00.000+02:00

Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.

Chemists Last Words

2006-06-26T09:39:00.000+02:00

1. And now, the taste test.
2. Are we supposed to heat that?
3. And now a little bit from this...
4. ... and please keep that test tube alone!
5. And now shake it a bit.
6. Why is there no label on this bottle?
7. In which glass was my mineral water?
8. The bunsen burner *is* out!
9. Why does that stuff burn with a green flame?!?
10. *H* stands for Nitrogen - and that does *not* burn...
11. Oh, now I have spilt something...
12. First the acid, then the water...
13. And now the detonating gas problem.
14. This is a completely safe experimental setup.
15. Where did I put my gloves?
16. O no, wrong beaker...
17. The fire alarm is just being tested.
18. Now you can take the protection window away...
19. And now, keep it constant at 24 degrees celsius, 25... 26... 27...
20. Peter can you please help me. Peter!?! Peeeeeteeeeer?!?!?!?
21. I feel how long 15 seconds are!
22. Something is wrong here...
23. Where did all those holes in my kettle come from?
24. Trust me - I know what I am doing.
25. And now a cigarette

ARE WE STILL UNSURE:?????

2006-06-19T09:47:00.000+02:00

Visit Mark Joyner for more of his

personal development brain puzzle cartoons.

the blog week

2006-06-15T06:34:00.000+02:00

YOUR HELP NEEDED PLEASE GO ALONG AND LOOK AT THE SITE

2006-06-13T07:43:00.000+02:00

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has signed up for 2,996 so far.
After just about 2 weeks, I have signed up 111 bloggers to post a tribute on 9/11.
Obviously that means I have a long way to go.I have set up a page dedicated to the tribute. You can see the page at http://www.dcroe.com/2996
I would also like to thank those of you who have offered help in addition to their participation. Several of you have supplied graphics, many of which are now available on the page linked above.
I have placed one of these atop my own sidebar and ask those of you who would like to help publicize this project to use one of these logos to place a link in your own sidebars.
If you do so, please remember though, to link the the 2996 page and not to my main blog.
It's not that I wouldn't mind the traffic, but I'm not doing this to get more traffic, I'm doing this for the reasons listed in the initail post.
I have also taken, or at least triend to take, the advice of a few of you and set up a technorati tag (2996), although with my limited use to technorati, I'm not sure if I've done ir correctly.
That's about it for now.Remember, please, please, please pass the word along.
There is a long way to go to 2,996.D.Challener Roehttp://www.dcroe.com/blog

It's A Monk's Life

2006-06-11T11:29:00.000+02:00

It's A Monk's Life.

In an ancient monastery, a new monk arrived to dedicate his life to God and to join the others copying ancient records. The first thing he noticed was that they were copying by hand books that had already been copied by hand.
He had to speak up. "Forgive me, Father Justinian, but copying other copies by hand allows many chances for error.
How do we know we aren't copying someone else's mistakes? Are they ever checked against the originals?" Father Justinian was startled.
No one had ever suggested that before.
"Well, that is a good point, my son.
I will take one of these latest books down to the vault and study it against its original document."
He went deep into the vault where no one else was allowed to enter and started to study.
The day passed, and it was getting late in the evening.
The monks were getting worried about Father Justinian.
Finally one monk started making his way through the old vault, and as he began to think he might get lost, he heard sobbing.
"Father Justinian," he called. The sobbing grew louder as he came closer.
He finally found the old priest sitting at a table with the new copy and the original ancient book in front of him.
It was obvious that Father Justinian had been crying for a long time.
"Oh, my Lord," sobbed Father Justinian, "the word is 'celebrate'!"

BACK THEN IN A BLACK AND WHITE WORLD

2006-06-08T06:10:00.000+02:00

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

GOD AND SHARK WIT GO TOGETHER

2006-06-04T11:20:00.000+02:00

There is this atheist swimming in the ocean. All of the sudden he sees this shark in the water, so he starts swimming towards his boat.
As he looks back he sees the shark turn and head towards him.
His boat is a ways off and he starts swimming like crazy.
He's scared to death, and as he turns to see the jaws of the great white beast open revealing its teeth in a horrific splendor, the atheist screams, "Oh God! Save me!"
In an instant time is frozen and a bright light shines down from above.
The man is motionless in the water when he hears the voice of God say, "You are an atheist. Why do you call upon me when you do not believe in me?" Aghast with confusion and knowing he can't lie the man replies, "Well, that's true I don't believe in you, but how about the shark? Can you make the shark believe in you?" The Lord replies, "As you wish," and the light retracted back into the heavens and the man could feel the water begin to move once again. As the atheist looks back he can see the jaws of the shark start to close down on him, when all of sudden the shark stops and pulls back.
Shocked, the man looks at the shark as the huge beast closes its eyes and bows its head and says, "Thank you Lord for this food for which I am about to receive..."

Woman balks at having 6/6/6 'devil' baby

2006-06-02T11:47:00.000+02:00

A woman in England due to give birth on June 6 is fighting with her hospital to induce her sooner to avoid delivering on the demonic date of 6/6/6. Melissa Parker, 30, said as a fan of "The Omen," a movie about a demonic child, she's genuinely concerned about the numerology involved, The Sun reported Tuesday. "I'm terrified the birth will go wrong or the child will have evil in him or her," Parker said. "Even worse my beautiful baby could be the devil himself -- the anti-Christ." The figure 666 is mentioned in the Bible and various cultures believe it represents the date the anti-Christ will appear on Earth, but that doesn't hold any water at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. A hospital spokesman said Parker's request for an induction was refused because due dates are not 100 percent certain. "There is little we can do to change them without a Caesarean or inducing the child, which we try to avoid," the spokesman said. "We must let nature take its course. The baby will be born when ready, no matter what day it is."

TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME!!!!!!!

2006-06-02T11:01:00.000+02:00

nothing hurts

2006-06-01T09:17:00.000+02:00

An older couple is lying in bed one morning, having just
awakened from a good night's sleep. He takes her hand
and she responds. "Don't touch me!" "Why not?? he asks."
She answers back, "Because I'm dead." The husband says.
"What are you talking about? We're both lying here in bed
together talking to one another." She says."No, I'm
definitely dead." He insists. "You're not dead. What in the
world makes you think you're dead?"
"NOTHING HURTS".

Even More Rules for When You Find Yourself in a Horror Movie

2006-05-26T12:12:00.000+02:00

If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes, increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately.

- Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Transylvania, Arkham (you're in trouble if you recognize this one), the Bermuda Triangle, or any small town in Maine.

- If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to the nearby deserted-looking house to phone for help. If you think that it is strange because you thought you had 3/4 of a tank, shoot yourself instead. You are going to die anyway, and will most likely be eaten.

- Beware of strangers bearing strange tools. For example: chainsaws, staple guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawnmowers, butane torches, soldering irons, band saws, or any devices made from deceased companions.

- If you find that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the time to move in with the in-laws.

This also applies to houses that had previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some horrible fashion, or had inhabitants who performed satanic practices in your house

RULES FOR WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A HORROR MOVIE

2006-05-24T14:20:00.000+02:00

1. Dont't assume the telephone calls are comming from another house
2. When it appears that you have killed the monster,NEVER check to see if its realy dead.
3. Never read a book of demon summoning aloud even as a joke.
4. Dont go into the basement to check the power when the lights are out.
5. If your children speak to you in latin or any other language which they should not know,SHOOT THEM immediately. it will save you a lot of grief in the long run.However, it will probably take several rounds to kill them,so be prepared, This also applies to kids who speak with somebody eles voice.

6. When you have the benefit of numbers,NEVER split up and go it alone.
7. Dont have sex.Especially if youve noticed a few of your friends are missing!!!!
8. As a general rule, dont solve puzzles that open a portal to hell.
9. Never stand in,on,or above a grave tomb,or crypt,this would also apply to any other house of the dead as well.
10. If you're searching for something which caused a loud noise and find out its just the cat,dont stand thier sighing with relief,GET THE HECK OUT:!!!!!!!
11. If appliances start operating by themselves,dont check for short circuits,JUST GET OUT:
12. do not take ANYTHING FROM THE DEAD;
13. If you find a town which looks deserted,theres probably a good reason for it.Dont stop and look around.
14. Dont fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you know what you're doing.
15. If you're running from a monster,except to trip or fall down at least twice,more if you are of the female persuasion .ALSO note that, despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely ambling along, its still moving fast enough to catch up with you

Mark Twain on blogging

2006-05-23T06:12:00.000+02:00

I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them - then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice.

To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement. To condense the diffused light of a page of thought into the luminous flash of a single sentence, is worthy to rank as a prize composition just by itself...Anybody can have ideas--the difficulty is to express them without squandering a quire of paper on an idea that ought to be reduced to one glittering paragraph.

Thought for monday

2006-05-22T10:37:00.000+02:00

Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true.

Money cant buy you love

2006-05-18T17:11:00.000+02:00

It can buy you a House, But not a Home.
It can buy you a Bed,But not Sleep.
It can buy you a Clock,But not Time.
It can buy you a Book,But not Knowledge.
It can buy you a Position,But not Respect.
It can buy you Medicine,But not Health
. It can buy you Blood,But not Life.
It can buy you Sex,But not Love.
So you see, money isn't everything.
The best things in life can't be bought,
and often we destroy ourselves trying!
I tell you all this because I am your Friend, and as your Friend I want to take away your needless pain and suffering... So send me all your money and I will suffer for you.
A truer Friend than me you will never find. CASH ONLY, PLEASE

6-6-2006.THE CALENDER DATE OF THE BEAST;A SECOND COMMING;TWO THOUSAND YEARS AFTER THE EVENTS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT;

2006-05-14T06:42:00.000+02:00

The death of a world leader will coincide with the appearance of a comet. The comet will be clearly visible where the leader dies. The country is in the Middle East. The death of the leader and widespread crop failures and hunger in that year will provoke a revolt. It will start when the comet is visible but will continue for five hundred days. Also, a hundred people will contribute to the revolt in such a way that it will break forth and become open enough and wide-spread enough to capture the world's attention.

A "young dark man" will arise as a leader in a Third World country; his main goal is to unite the other Third World countries to do battle with the superpowers. The area of conflict will be in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, particularly around he Adriatic and the Caspian seas and the eastern Mediterranean. No definite winner will emerge but the strife will help set the stage for the Antichrist. Some prophecies in the Bible refer to events in this region ( Israel will be involved).

A very bright, previously unknown comet will appear and coincide with the time of great geological troubles, with earthquakes and volcanoes erupting and disrupting weather systems. This will cause widespread famines and droughts, and social upheavals in unexpected places. Nations that are considered prosperous and powerful, particularly western nations, will be weakened. They will be torn with civil strife and rioting as people migrate to areas that have water and can support crop-growing. The social upheaval and weakening of political structures will help the Antichrist come to power.

The United States in particular will be subject to serious natural disasters, particularly earthquakes and flooding, and flatten the nation from end to end, causing enormous conflict, despair, and misery. The US will be bankrupted attempting to deal with its disasters. Three other great nations will send aid to help the citizens survive.

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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER

2006-05-12T05:37:00.002+02:00

Buffy sainte marie wrote"Universal Soldier" in the basement of The Purple Onion coffee house in Toronto in the early sixties. It's about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal thinking kills us all. Donovan had a hit with it in 1965.

He's five feet two and he's six feet fourHe fights with missiles and with spears He's all of 31 and he's only 17 He's been a soldier for a thousand years.

He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jain,a Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew and he knows he shouldn't kill and he knows he always will kill you for me my friend and me for you.

And he's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France,he's fighting for the USA, and he's fighting for the Russians and he's fighting for Japan, and he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.

And he's fighting for Democracy and fighting for the Reds He says it's for the peace of all He's the one who must decide who's to live and who's to die and he never sees the writing on the walls.

But without him how would Hitler have condemned him at Dachau Without him Caesar would have stood alone He's the one who gives his body as a weapon to a war and without him all this killing can't go on.

He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame His orders come from far away no more They come from him, and you, and me and brothers can't you see this is not the way we put an end to war

WHERE ARE ALL JUST DUST IN THE WIND

2006-04-27T09:55:00.000+02:00

Enjoy - sure could be me!

Someone's Under There
LITTLE JOHNNY was in his bedroom playing with his toy fire truck when his
mother walked in. "Mom, doesn't it say in the Bible that man was made out of
dust?" he asked.

"Yes," replied his mom.

"Is it also true that when we die, we go back to dust?" he inquired.

"Yes," said his mom again. "Why do you ask?"

"Because I was looking under the bed," Johnny answered, "and there's someone
under there either coming or going."

top

2006-04-26T08:27:00.000+02:00

cane hill asylum 1912 surrey.

These old asylums and work houses where scatered all over england and wales,big scarry old places.
I visited a closed down one in the early 60s and it was a few hours inside a gray and cold dark place.
i could feel the ghosts of yesterday in every room, hear the screams of the inmates all in my mind of course,it must have been a hell hole for those not realy sick.
no single rooms just long rows of beds sometimes 20 to 30 kids and men
womens wards were seperate.
the smells still lingered in the rooms of course there are tales of death people actacked by other inmates and killed, who knows the real death toll?.

I remeber a story of a young girl being put in one of these places for getting pregnant with no husband,it was easy to say that her actions where caused by mental illness to save the name
and good standing of the mother and father, the baby was given away to strangers without
the concent of the girl,

The amount of restraint used was left to the discretion of the people the lunatic boarded with. This, and the lack of supervision, resulted in some atrocious cases. Ann Abney of Buith near Bangor, for example:
"had been kept chained in the house of a married daughter, and, from having been long kept down in a crouching posture, her knees were forced up to her chin, and she sat wholly upon her hips and her heels, and much excoriation was caused upon her chest and stomach by her knees when she moved. She could move about with velocity, and was almost always maniacal. When she died [in Hereford Lunatic Asylum on 30.1.1844], it required very considerable dissection to get her pressed into a coffin.

Silver ferns
In darkness I see Silver fronds surround The fearful sea
I want to turn My depression into Silver ferns
And my fears In the circle to break As cleaning tears
The circle turns, And as rubbish burns, Light returns
And delight flies From the darkness into A silver sunrise

A PLAN FOR LIFE

2006-04-25T07:45:00.000+02:00

A WELL PLANNED LIFE????

>Two women met for the first time since graduating from high school.

>One asked the other, "You were always so organized in school,

>Did you manage to live a well planned life? "

>" Yes," said her friend.

>"My first marriage was to a millionaire;

>my second marriage was to an actor;

>my third marriage was to a preacher;

>and now I'm married to an undertaker."

>Her friend asked,

>"What do those marriages have to do with a well planned life?"

>"One for the money,

>two for the show,

>three to get ready,

>and four to go

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2006-04-24T17:42:00.000+02:00

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A welsh holiday this summer,

2006-04-19T06:02:00.000+02:00

Why not take a summer holiday this year and visit a few haunted places in wales,we have quite a few ready for strangers,axe murders,hangings in the old swansea jail, and lots of other history of wierd storys.
I find wales the best place in the world for creepy places, the hills and valleys tell there own storys, i have visited quite a few old castles,swansea castle,cardiff castle, and quite a few more
there i didnt see any ghosts but in your mind you can think of how it must have been in those days.
If you ask in any village they will tell you there version of the local ghosts because nearly every village has one or two,some local pubs have there own ghost and shops and farms are not left out.
Dont forget the coal mines of wales where thousands of men lie buried there bodys never found
its a list of poor souls lost deep underground, theres a few mines that you can visit and get the feel of what these brave souls went through to get the black gold.

but dont take my word for it go see for your self if you dare.
I found this top ten on the web.

At number 10 in our countdown of Spooky Places is the village of Marford in Wrexham. Marford was once so badly haunted that the houses, and even the pub, had crucifixes put on them to scare off the ghost!
Lady Margaret Blackbourne is the phantom concerned; she was cruelly murdered by her husband in the 18th century and her unhappy spirit took to wandering through the village, terrifying the inhabitants. The crucifixes are still there, some in the form of cross-shaped windows, but they may not be wholly successful - some say Lady Margaret's ghost is still sometimes seen.
9
The countdown continues with the well-known Faenol estate near Bangor, in Gwynedd (above). The thousands who flock to the music festival here each year have so far escaped the attentions of the weird bird-like phantom which has been known to perch in a tree making more noise even than Bryn Terfel.
The ghost is said to shriek at passers-by:
"Woe! woe's me that I ever put
"A handle to my axe
"To fell the trees of Faenol!'
Tradition has it that this is the spirit of a man who was executed for unlawfully cutting down trees on the estate.
8
Almost as weird, but thankfully silent, is the apparition which creeps among the trees at the Old Warren, a lonely, wood-bound road which leads from Broughton, in Flintshire, to ... absolutely nowhere. The road is now a dead end (in more ways than one) and the lack of traffic and shady nooks has long made it a popular place for courting couples.
Hopes of enjoying a canoodle undisturbed, however, may be dashed by the spectre of a tall, black-clad clergyman, who swoops down disapprovingly on any young lovers he finds. No one knows the identity of this phantom prude, but his alarming behaviour had startled many a young couple mid-snog.
7
We go indoors now, to the venerable mansion of Berain at Llannefydd in Denbighshire. This old house was once the home of Catrin Tudur, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. According to legend, she had seven husbands - and murdered all of them for their money. She did this in a particularly bizarre and horrid way; she would wait until they were asleep and then pour molten lead into their ears! Catrin now haunts the house, and unfortunately for her, so do the angry spirits of her seven husbands.
6
Arguably the most famous haunted house in North Wales is Plas Teg, just off the dual carriageway between Mold and Wrexham. The 17th century manor house is haunted by a young girl who drowned in a well, but the road which runs past it is even more haunted.
Many startled drivers have had to slam on the brakes outside Plas Teg, convinced that they have run someone over. But no body or injured person has ever been found, even though on at least one occasion the police helicopter and sniffer dogs were employed to find the victim!
5
Our next location is just inside Wales, on the border of Powys with Shropshire. High on a craggy limestone hill above the village of Llanymynech there is an ancient disused mine working, called the Ogof (Welsh for cave).
For years the Ogof had a sinister reputation. It was said that if you stepped within five paces of it, the cave mouth would drag you inside and you would be lost forever! A musician named Ned Pugh once entered the Ogof armed only with his fiddle and some candles, convinced that he could walk the length of the cavern and emerge from another cave near Llanymynech.
He was never seen alive again.
His corpse, however, was seen one night, hovering in the entrance to the cave, its arms fiddling some crazy, devilish tune.
4
Glyn Diffwys is a deep, steep-sided chasm near Llangwm, in Conwy. From ancient times this valley has formed part of an important route through North Wales.
Its gloom and seclusion made it an ideal place for bandits to waylay and murder solitary travellers.
In time, it was said that at night the gorge became crowded with the spirits of the robbers' victims, all vainly waiting for the day when their bodies might receive a Christian burial.
3
Almost as many ghosts haunt the parish of Beddgelert in Gwynedd - and they are even more frightening. The famous beauty spot of the Aberglaslyn Pass takes on another character at night. It is haunted by a phantom horseman, "a figure of fire'", and a huge, black dog.
Near the village a short stretch of the River Colwyn was haunted by the echoing screams of an unfortunate maiden drowned there by her faithless lover centuries before. The old manor house of Plas Gwynant was haunted by a noisy, violent poltergeist.
One night, the young woman who lived there looked out of her back door and saw something so horrible that she died of fright!
2
Just one ghost is sufficient for the runner-up spot. That's because this ghost is easily the most mysterious, the most ghastly to look upon and the most aggressive on record.
One night in the Gloddaeth Woods, near Llandudno, a poacher climbed a tree overlooking a foxes' den. As he sat patiently waiting to bag the foxes, he heard an eerie moaning noise coming towards him through the woods.
Then 'a horrible sight was presented to the frightened man's view':
"There he saw before him, a nude being with eyes burning like fire, and these glittering balls were directed towards him. The awful being was only a dozen or so yards off.
"And now it crouched, and now it stood erect, but never for a single instant withdrew its terrible eyes from the miserable man in the tree, who would have fallen to the ground were it not for the protecting boughs."
The horrible thing kept the poor man in this state of dread all night. At last, the sun rose and the apparition vanished.
Whatever it was no one knows, but it could be haunting that woodland still.
1
Far and away the most badly haunted place in North Wales - if we count numbers of ghosts and their ability to scare - is, or rather was, the valley of the Vyrnwy at Llanwddyn in Powys.
In the 1870s the local vicar made a list of all the ghosts which haunted the valley. He counted an unlucky 13 of them!

2050 THE END OF OUR WORLD !!!!!!!

2006-04-10T15:36:00.000+02:00

The world is coming to a quick end and we will all suffer.

Reports show that we must stop our waste or leave nothing for our kids

By 2050 we could reach the last days of the earth

If the storms or cold dont kill us all first we will all die of hunger

Marine crisis:
North Atlantic cod stocks have collapsed from an estimated 264,000 tonnes in 1970 to under 60,000 in 1995.

Pollution:
The United States places the greatest pressure on the environment, with its carbon dioxide emissions and over-consumption. It takes 12.2 hectares of land to support each American citizen and 6.29 for each Briton, while the figure for Burundi is just half a hectare.

Shrinking Forests:
Between 1970 and 2002 forest cover has dwindled by 12 per cent.

Endangered wildlife:
African elephant numbers have fallen from 1.2 million in 1980 to half a million now. In the UK the songbird population has fallen dramatically, with the corn bunting declining by 92 per cent in the past 30 years.

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YOUR BLOG MAD INVITE

2006-03-13T11:30:00.000+01:00

Your invite only to blog mad,
The sites still in bata so invite only but no worry send me a mail and i will send your invite.
Get in early its going to be big.
look forward to seeing you there

percy.welshdragon@gmail.com

IF GOD COULD CRY HE WOULD DROWN THE WORLD:

2006-03-11T18:06:00.000+01:00

The body of American Tom Fox, who was among four Christian peace activists kidnapped last year, was found near a west Baghdad railway line with gunshot wounds to his head and chest and his body bore signs of torture, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Saturday:

I must ask you why tom had to die, yes he was in a army GODS ARMY:

No weapons only a bible you searched him you knew this,so why, he was there to help

you and your people.

You had 60% of the world trying to stop the war tom was one of them but now you have now got a holy war and god will have no mercy on your souls.

you prove once again your cowards and sick there is nothing in the koran about killing

christians.

And to think we where forced to pass your places of worship knowing your so called holy men were hidding guns and criminals.

But i will say this some of the mighty leaders of the world will be in church to-day

saying a prayer for tom and maybe end there easy going with you lot.

I did feel that the war should be over, but im not sure now.

And please no moslems crying on here use your energy to write on the moslem blogs

and ask for the release of the other christian peace activists.

THE REAL GOD IS WATCHING YOU; SO IS THE WORLD

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A irish song to remember

2006-03-09T08:12:00.000+01:00

Well, how do you do, Private William McBride,
Do you mind if I sit down here by your graveside?
And rest for awhile in the warm summer sun,
I've been walking all day, and I'm nearly done.
And I see by your gravestone you were only 19
When you joined the glorious fallen in 1916,
Well, I hope you died quick and I hope you died clean
Or, Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?

Did they Beat the drum slowly, did the play the pipes lowly?
Did the rifles fir o'er you as they lowered you down?
Did the bugles sound The Last Post in chorus?
Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

And did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind
In some loyal heart is your memory enshrined?
And, though you died back in 1916,
To that loyal heart are you forever 19?
Or are you a stranger without even a name,
Forever enshrined behind some glass pane,
In an old photograph, torn and tattered and stained,
And fading to yellow in a brown leather frame?

The sun's shining down on these green fields of France;
The warm wind blows gently, and the red poppies dance.
The trenches have vanished long under the plow;
No gas and no barbed wire, no guns firing now.
But here in this graveyard that's still No Man's Land
The countless white crosses in mute witness stand
To man's blind indifference to his fellow man.
And a whole generation who were butchered and damned.

And I can't help but wonder, no Willie McBride,
Do all those who lie here know why they died?
Did you really believe them when they told you "The Cause?"
Did you really believe that this war would end wars?
Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame
The killing, the dying, it was all done in vain,
For Willie McBride, it all happened again,
And again, and again, and again, and again

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Women's History Month

2006-03-02T23:05:00.000+01:00

This is a very old welsh curse free to all the wife beaters out there though some of you feel like heroes with what you do,its a coward that strikes a woman no matter how she riles you.

So for all the poor souls who entered dark lanes last year 2005 and there where many and those who will enter in 2006 this is for you.

MAY he wander for ages many,and every step a stile,at every stile a fall,at every fall a broken bone, not the largest nor the least bone,but the chief neck bone every time".

I Got Flowers Today

We had our first argument last night, and he said a lot of cruel things that really hurt me. I know he is sorry and didn't mean the things he said, because he sent me flowers he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today. It wasn't our anniversary or any other special day.

Last night he threw me into a wall and started to choke me. It seemed like a nightmare, I couldn't believe it was real. I woke up this morning sore and bruised all over. I know he must be sorry cause he sent me flower today. I got flowers today, and it wasn't Mother's Day or any other special day.

Last night, he beat me up again, it was much worse than all the other times. If I leave him, what will I do? How will I take care of my kids? What about money? I'm afraid of him and scared to leave. But I know he must be sorry because he sent me flowers today. I got flowers today.

Today was a very special day, it was the day of my funeral!Last night, he finally killed me. He beat me to death. If only I had gathered enough courage to leave him. I would not have him, I would not have gotten flowers today.

If you are against domestic abuse, Please pass this along to everyone, NOT just women.

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Grieving husband kept dead wife in freezer

2006-03-01T16:43:00.000+01:00

A devoted husband kept his dead wife's body in a freezer for 11 days because he

could not bear to be parted from her.

Veronica Irvine, 74, died of natural causes at their home in Edinburgh on Valentine's Day.

Her distraught husband Desmond, also 74, informed a doctor that his wife had passed away but later put her body in a wheelchair and ordered a taxi which took them 60 miles south to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.

Mr Irvine kept his dead wife in a chest freezer in their run-down holiday home in the town and stayed there for 11 days grieving.

Relatives are believed to have contacted police when they became concerned at the lack of notification about any funeral arrangements.

Police then tracked him down to their holiday home. No arrests have been made.

A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police said: "A 74-year-old woman died in Edinburgh on February 14 and her body was recovered in a house in Berwick-upon-Tweed on February 26.

"There are no suspicious circumstances and the details surrounding the incident have been passed to the procurator fiscal."

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Guarded by a gold spectre

2006-02-24T22:38:00.000+01:00

VERY exciting news for those of an antiquarian turn of mind is that the Mold Gold Cape is returning to Wales after more than 170 years.
The cape - the largest piece of prehistoric gold found in Europe - was dug out of the remains of a burial mound at Mold in 1833. One of the most important artefacts in the British Museum in London, it will be on show at Wrexham Museum from September to December.
People from all over the world come to see the cape. It is a unique artefact, a sheet of exquisitely worked gold which, thousands of years ago when it was made, would have fitted over the shoulders of a tribal leader or priest.
It also unusual in that it is possibly the only item in the British Museum which is associated with a haunting.
Indeed the presence of the treasure might have been guessed at if anyone who'd known anything about Welsh ghost-lore had been around at the time.

The burial mound which proved to contain the cape stood near the top of a hill called Bryn yr Ellyllon (Hill of the Goblins) in a field called Cae'r Yspryd (Field of the Ghost).
Clearly, the area had been considered haunted for a long time.
The then vicar of Mold, a Mr Clough, and Angharad Lloyd, a keen local historian, both heard tales of a gigantic figure being seen on the mound, a spectre that was "glittering and shining in gold".
The estate manager of the land where the cape was found, a Mr Langford, visited an old lady, a former servant, who had always maintained she had seen this very same ghost 14 years previously.
Nancy was delighted to hear the news of the cape's discovery because she felt it substantiated her story. She also believed the discovery of the treasure would lay the ghost to rest.
It's a recurring belief in Welsh folklore that spirits are tied to the site of a buried treasure and that they will only be free from their earthly bondage after the treasure is found.
The presence of a great big ghost all shining in gold and standing on a prehistoric burial mound should have been a dead giveaway!
Fortunately, the apparition was so terrifying that it scared people away from the site rather than otherwise.
A dressmaker who encountered it one night was said to have gone mad from fright for seven years after seeing it.
True to old Nancy's belief, the ghost has not been seen since the treasure's discovery.
But, who knows, the cape's return to North East Wales might tempt the Golden Spectre to come back from whatever prehistoric otherworld he currently inhabits - just to take another peek at the object he loyally guarded for thousands of years.

FOR SUNDAY FROM SANDI

2006-02-18T17:45:00.000+01:00

THREE MARBLES.....
Three Marbles
During the waning years of the Depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Brother Miller's roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season made it available. Food and money were still extremely scarce and bartering was used, extensively. One particular day Brother Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Brother Miller and the ragged boy next to me:
"Hello Barry, how are you today?"
"H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas......sure look good."
"They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?"
"Fine. Gittin' stronger alla'time."
"Good. Anything I can help you with "
No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas."
"Would you like to take some home?"

"No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with."
"Well, what have you to trade me for some of those
peas?"
"All I got's my prize aggie-best taw around here."
"Is that right? Let me see it."
"Here 'tis. She's a dandy."
"I can see that. Hmmmm, only thing is this one is blue
and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like
this at home?"
"Not 'zackley .....but, almost."

"Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you
and next trip this way let me look at that red taw."
"Sure will. Thanks, Mr. Miller."
Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over
to help me. With a smile she said: "There are two
other boys like him in our community, all three are in
very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain
with them for peas, apples, tomatoes or whatever. When
they come back with their red marbles, and they always
do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he
sends them home with a bag of produce for a green
marble or an orange one, perhaps."

I left the stand, smiling to myself, impressed with
this man. A short time later I moved to Utah but I
never forgot the story of this man, the boys and their bartering.
Several years went by each more rapid than the
previous one. Just recently I had occasion to visit
some old friends in that Idaho community and while I
was there learned that Brother Miller had died. They
were having his viewing that evening and knowing my
friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them.
Upon our arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to
meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer
whatever words of comfort we could. Ahead of us in
line were three young men. One was in an army uniform
and the other two wore short haircuts, dark suits and
white shirts obviously potential or returned
missionaries.

They approached Mrs. Miller, standing smiling and
composed, by her husband's casket. Each of the young
men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly
with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light
blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man
stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the
cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary, awkwardly, wiping his eyes.
Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I
was and mentioned the story she had told me about the
marbles. Eyes glistening she took my hand and led me
to the casket.

"This is an amazing coincidence," she said. "Those
three young men, that just left, were the boys I told
you about. They just told me how they appreciated the
things Jim "traded" them. Now, at last, when Jim could
not change his mind about color or size...they came to
pay their debt. We've never had a great deal of the
wealth of this world," she confided, "but, right now,
Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho."
With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers
of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were
three, magnificently shiny, red marbles.

TUDE(SANDI)

take a look around

2006-02-15T09:47:00.000+01:00

SCEANCE, organizes sitting for the purpose of recieving spirit communicationRAPPINGS, a form of spirit communicationPOLTERGEIST, a lost spiritGHOST SHIPS, commonly linked to disasters and shipwrecksARRIVAL GHOSTSappearance of a person in advanceGHOST VEHICLES, ghostly vehicles wHich suddenly appear on the roadGHOST CALLS, phone calls from the deadAPPARATIONS, apparations appear and disappear suddenelyGHOST COFFIN, mysterious disturbances of coffinsGHOST HAUNTING, the ghost haunting of the adelphi theatre londonALCATRAZ HAUNTING, the haunting of the alcatraz jailARDINGLY GHOSTS, the ardingly ghostsPAPILLON HALL, the history of the hauntingsHOOSAC TUNNEL, the ghosts of hoosac tunnelGHOST CURSE, the cursed car of james deanDEATH COACH, superstition that death travels in horse drawn coachGHOST DANCE, dance to communicate with ghostsCORPSE CANDLES, supposed to prestige deathGREATFUL DEAD , when a man helps a corpseGHOST PROTECTION, how to protect against ghostsGHOST STORIES, real life ghost storiesRESCUE CIRCLES, circles convened to assistOHIO GHOST, ohio state reformatory in mansfieldGHOUL, evil spirit that robbed gravesBRIG, brig of the deadOLD BAILEY, the old bailey ghostOLD BLOODY BONES, a cornish ghostOCEAN BORN MARY, red haired, green eyed ghostNIGHT MAN, ghost from the isle of manLORELEI, enchanting, beautifull ghostLEMURES, ghosts of ancient romeLAZY LAURENCE, gaurds the orchids of somersetLADY LOVIBOND, the shipwreck of the lady lovibondKIKIMORA, ghosts that attach to housesGHOST HOUNDS, ghostly packs of dogsHAG OF THE DRIBBLE, evil looking welsh ghostJACK IN IRONS, haunts the backroads of englandINVISIBLES, ghosts that play with childrenGRAVE SLEEPERS, sleeping on gravesFOUNTAIN OF BLOOD, represents the blood of a battleFOG BOW, strange apparation in the alpsEXTRAS, ghosts that appear on photosEVEREST GHOST, ghost from mount everestWHOOPING HOLLOW, haunted ghost area in new englandANKOU, is a ghost graveyard watcherGHOST ARMIES, reported ghost armies throughout historyRACETRACK GHOST, a jockey ghostSCREAMING SKULLS, ghost skulls that screamSHIP O THE DEAD, a ship that collects a dead sailorSILKY GHOST, ghost who does domestic choresSTONE AGE GHOST, oldest recorded ghostTAKARABUNE, phantom treasure shipTOWER OF LONDON, the most haunted place on earthUNKNOWN SOLDIER, ghost of a soldierWATER WRAITH, ghost of old womenWEST POINT GHOST, ghost of the famous military academyWHITE LADIES, ghosts found in british islesBLUE CAP, ghost who haunted minesBOGGART, ghost who crawled into peoples bedroomsBRAHMADAITYA, chief ghost in indiaCAPE TOWN, the ghost haunting of cape town castleDOWNING STREET GHOST, the ghost haunting of downing streetDRAKES DRUM, the drum of the sir francis drake ghostDUPPY, a west indian ghost

IF THINGS YOU SEE AND HEAR;SOMETIMES DISTANT;SOMETIMES NEAR DONT YOU SEEK TO RECONCILE;EM;THEY;LL DO THAT IN THE ASYLUM:

2006-02-10T20:04:00.000+01:00

There once roamed on the steep side of carn-ddu a wild woman,a descendant of the druids,
possessing all there magical lore.
She had noshelter wherin to rest,but wandered without ceasing night and day ,witheyes that hath not power to close,as the old welsh poem says.
A witch,she had the devil as her father.
her age no one could tell.
She had been handed down from father to son as an immortal which no one saw and lived to see again.
As she roamed thus in her strange restless manner,she sang as ever did the sirens,and,like them drew a crowd of admirers to their doom.
One word alone from hercould save them from destruction when once they saw that look of unutterable age upon her face.
That word she never uttered save once.
A traveller on those lonely heights was drawn to her:she lured him on slowly with her sweet music until at length he fell worn out on the banks of the devils pool.
Then,bending over him,repeating these mysterious words,,,naw cant o;ddynion marw,nawcant,naw cant; she cast the remains of the poor maddened stranger into the pool.
This was the fate of every stranger,lured,maddened, and cast into the pool,since the translation
of the weired incantation is; nine hundred dead men, nine hundred, nine hundred!;
and her spell was an ancient one which averred that is she, orher like placed nine hundred dead persons of either sex into the pool, she wood have the powers of making a human being fall in
love with her.
Thus alone couls she regain her youth and beauty---for she once had them

THOUGHTS FOR SUNDAY FROM SANDI

2006-02-05T10:07:00.000+01:00

Life can seem ungrateful ~ and not always kind.
Life can pull at your heartstrings ~ and play with
your mind.
Life can be blissful ~ and happy and free.
Life can put beauty ~ in the things that you see.
Life can place challenges ~ right at your feet.
Life can make good ~ of the hardships that we meet.
Life can overwhelm you ~ and make your head spin.
Life can reward those ~ determined to win.
Life can be hurtful ~ and not always fair.
Life can surround you ~ with people who care.
Life clearly does offer ~ its ups and its downs.
Life's days can bring you ~ both smiles and frowns.
Life teaches us to take ~ the good with the bad.
Life is a mixture ~ of happy and sad.
So...
Take the life that you have ~ and give it your best.
Think positive, be happy ~ let God do the rest.
Take the challenges ~ that life has laid at your feet.
Take pride and be thankful ~ for each one you meet.
To yourself give forgiveness ~ if you stumble and
fall.
Take each day that is dealt you ~ and give it your
all.
Take the love that you're given ~ and return it with
care.
Have faith that when needed ~ it will always be there.
Take time to find the beauty ~ in the things that you
see.
Take life's simple pleasures ~ let them set your heart
free.
The idea here is simply ~ to even the score.
As you are met and faced with ~ Life's Tug Of War.

WHAT WE COULD LEARN FROM KIDS

2006-01-27T06:49:00.000+01:00

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentlemans yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

"Nothing, I just helped him cry"

ELEANORS DARK LANE; FOR ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE

2006-01-22T06:45:00.000+01:00

Eleanor Rigby Lennon/McCartney Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for
All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong?
Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear No one comes near Look at him working, darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there What does he care
All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely people Ah, look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby, died in the church and was buried along with her name Nobody came Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave No one was saved
All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong? ......................

THIS IS A TRUE STORY JUST THOUGHT I WOULD USE THE BEST KNOWN LONELY PEOPLES PERSON:

Eleanor was 79 lived alone and had no friends.
She came home from church one sunday put her best clothes away everything routine,
she eat her ready made meal and slept for 2 hours just dozed of in her chair
and dreamed of days gone by, her lonely little world, no cats!!! no kids!!! nobody
her man long dead, kids moved away they did try to get her to live with them
or go in a home, as long as im fit she said im staying put that was many years ago.

Eleanor woke and made herself a hot tea
that i will drink in the bath she though, yes old routine bath every sunday ready for a empty week.

She run a bath and added some fresh bath pearls, she got her cup of tea and put it on the side of the bath,
she drew all the blinds in the flat, and of course made sure the front door was locked leaving the key in the lock.
Eleanor went in to her bed room and got out clean wash layed it on the bed,then slowy she took of her clothes and put on a robe and headed for the bath room.

Eleanor felt the water and it was has she liked it not to hot!!,
she put one leg up over the bath to get in the everything went fast,
some how she lost her balance the leg on the floor could not hold her anymore.

Eleanor felt herself falling there was a loud splash as she crashed down into the bath,
the leg outside the bath went up in the air then crashed down hard on the side of the bath
her head hit the side of the bath with a thud!!!!.

She woke only once and tried to call for help!! But like all the lonely people no-body heard.

Eleanor was in the dark lane and no one knew only her.

Eleanor lived in a block of flats with over 100 people and no one missed her
when the flat was broken open 3 weeks later because someone complained of the smell
she was found dead and alone again.

Over 200 people are found this way every year and thats only over here.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR MUM OR DAD ARE TO-NiGHT????????: check

A REPORT ON ASSISTED DARK LANES

2006-01-18T00:59:00.000+01:00

Nearly 3,000 patients were illegally helped to die by doctors in the UK in 2004, new research suggests.
The independent academic report also revealed that an estimated one third of people who died in the year - 192,000 patients - had their deaths accelerated by doctors using pain relief, the so-called "double effect".
The study by Professor Clive Seale of Brunel University showed just under half of one per cent of deaths were assisted by doctors last in 2004, or 2,865 cases.
Published in the journal Palliative Medicine, the survey showed 0.16% of the 585,000 deaths in 2004, or 936, were described by doctors as voluntary euthanasia.
A further 0.33%, or 1,929 cases, were described as "ending life without an explicit request from the patient", which is also known as non-voluntary euthanasia.
Both voluntary and involuntary euthanasia are illegal under British law. Prof Seale said: "The rate in the UK is significantly lower than in other countries where this survey has been conducted.
"British doctors are somewhat less willing to break the law and engage in these acts than doctors in other countries."
Chief executive of pro-euthanasia campaign group the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, Deborah Annetts, said: "This research proves that some doctors break the law and deliberately help patients die.
"Some of these doctors are acting compassionately on their patients' wishes, but some clearly act without consent."
Last year the British Medical Association voted to drop its resistance to a change in the law on assisted suicide and take a neutral stance, to allow for a wider debate in society.

DARK LANES WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET:

2006-01-16T21:07:00.000+01:00

It was a nice clear sunny morning as the 23 year young turkish girl
set of to catch her bus,
as she reach the bus shelter.
She saw her youngest brother waiting there he look her straight in the eyes
then shot her five times.
She was walking a dark lane after months of worry about when it would happen.

To begin at the start she was 17 when her father chose her husband she only
got to now him on there first wedding night.
She called it legal rape and abuse!!!
she had a child by this man and was treated like dirt
made to obey every command.
Utill one day she got up and left him got in a safe house and started a new life
away from all the abuse and beatings.
Her mother father brothers sisters and anyone else from this group of idiots
disowned her.
and sentence her to death.
The mother give the order for her to die.
The younger brother was chose because he cant get prision for murder
only a young persons prision for a few years.

The only words said was at last she is back with us and in heaven.

Well i dont know if your in heaven but if anyone should be there its you.
sleep well.
percy2006

Please dont forget the turks want to join us in the EU because they feel there the same as us
and can live our lives.
sorry but i dont think so

a sunday tale

2006-01-08T11:37:00.000+01:00

Jane was sitting alone by the warm open fire looking in the flames,
thinking of the last few weeks.
Her man alan had died so fast so young.
she was glad she was alone but wished he was there.

The weekends are the worst she thought, the house was quiet and still no tv or radio she just coudnt think straight so she left them off.
Then sudenly she froze there was a strange noise out side the house, a babys cry?cats fighting?
she thought be brave go look.

She open the front door and there sat this little wet cold looking thing!! is it a cat or rat she thought just then a pair of big black eyes looked up into her eyes.
Dear she thought poor thing.
and then she thought how strange alan liked cats and she loved dogs so they had agreed never to have either she smilled.
When she found herself again and looked back down the cat was gone!!!
strange she thought.

She hurried back into the warm room, and what she saw made her laugh the little cat had found a warm place right in front of the open fire, he layed there as if he belong there.
Jane got a towel and started to dry the little stranger.

The little cat was at home, dry now he looked to jane and give out a small cry, jane thought he was telling something but not sure what, he cryed again.
Oh gosh!!! hes hungry she thought and she had nothing there for cats.
lets go look in the kitchen she said to him.

It brought back the thought that she had also not eaten to-day or for a few days
but she open the cuboard to look what was there that she could feed him,
and there was a tin of tuna fish alans fav food.

She opened the can and put some in a bowl and then had a great idea a tuna sandwich fo her self
she got both finished and they both enjoyed
later the little cat settled on her lap dozzing and purring has she stroked him
she had a silly thought did alan send her the cat????
because she wasnt eating right.

No cant be or can it,!!!!!!????

AIDS THE MOST WALKED DARK LANE

2006-01-04T09:54:00.000+01:00

Bill walked over to the cat basket to check on blacky. tears filled his eyes as he saw the kitten with the running nose and the poor thing could hardly
lift its head to greet him.
bill was sorry now that he had saved the money by not having him injected.
he picked up the phone and phoned the vet.
11.00 was the dark lane time.

john got the call at 11.15 his friend and lover had taken a turn for the worst
if he wanted to say his good byes he better hurry.
to think they had been safe for ten happy years.
And the silly threesome on the holiday beach had given them both there dark lanes
all because they broke the rules and didnt use rubbers.
he better hurry to the hostpital and say farwell.

Daves mum and dad were at his bed side it was 11.20 the doc had just left
he had called them in to say goodbye and then give dave a strong injection
so that he could enter his dark lane without pain.
Only 17 and life was over.
the bad blood he got 5 years ago had fixed his time for the dark lanes.

Bill got to the vet at 11.00 was shown straight into the vets room
he took blacky out of his box without a word the vet give him a injection.
he turned to bill and said please take a min to say good bye and left the room.
bill looked down at the poor cat and said sorry has his eyes filled with tears.
the cat tryed to lift his head but coudnt
the vet returned and said ok i must give him one more shot then he got peace
the dark lanes for the cat were open
bill watched as it only took a min and it was all over.
he picked up the empty cats basket and set of home.
wishing he had never saved the pennys for the cats life.

John reached the hospital at 11.45
rushed in only to be told his friend had died 5 mins ago
john broken fell to the floor his tears flowing and his only words were
why where we so stupid.
for the sake of a rubber we both must die.
one dark lane was walked ones still waiting.

Daves mum and dad just sat at the bed side of there only son
and held his hand.
it was 11.50 when there son found peace.
at 17 he was returned to god. not through his fault
but the stupidity of others.

Last year the number of people with aids was way up.
so dont be stupid if your not sure use two rubbers or stick with one partner
girls and boys be safe out there
AIDS KILLS DONT FOOL WITH IT:

Cats aids was down a little due to the fact that all cats homes inject there cats before
you can addopt one,
and if you got one from a friend dont spare the cash get to your vet and get him or her
fixed so that you both have years to-gether.
percy

A sorry to late!!!!!!

2005-11-22T16:34:00.000+01:00

David smith had just come back from shopping he did all the household now that his wife was sick,
cancer the doc had said,
David and Lisa had been to-gether for 40 years.
David started to put the shopping away he wanted to get her dinner ready
she look over and shouted i cant eat that stuff i just want some milk rice nothing heavy i told you that this morning.
Why dont you listen!!!!!!;
David had got used to her outbursts but to-day""" he just lost control,
and shouted back then make your own dinner.
David got his coat and rushed out the door and headed for the pub.
Has he drunk is pint he thought about Lisa and how she didnt mean to be nasty,
so he drunk up and hurried home,
The place was dark when he got there so he switched on the light.
being quiet in case she was sleeping,
he when to the kitchen to make her rice.
About 30 mins later he brought it up to her,
it was silent in the room"""very silent,
he called her name but no reply she just lie there eyes open looking at him
her hands at her side,
he walk over to touch her but she was stiff and cold.
he had lost her,
She was gone!! without him saying sorry.

The next few weeks where hell,
he visited her grave and sat there tears in his eyes trying to say sorry but no
sign that she forgave him.
He left the graveyard and headed to the local pub,
the first time since her death,
David stood alone and drank his beer.
then he was joined by a rather rowdy looking local.
David over the night told this man his story and the part that he never got to say sorry.
The man trying to be funny told David that if you leave someone in a row
and cant say sorry then in heaven there allowed to chose someone new,
it was just a joke sick but a joke.

David was found hanging the next morning by his daughter
he had gone home and just hung his self.

The note he left said sorry but he must hurry before its to late and your mother finds someone new,

The people thought he had lost his mind no one new the real story.

So people remeber before you leave home fix those bad words and say sorry,
before its to late for you to!!!!!!!!!!!!;

PERCY!!!2005.

welsh tales

2005-09-26T09:56:00.000+02:00

welsh ghostly tales!!

The atomospheric ruins of ewloe castle are in a very unusual setting.Rather than being built, as most fortresses are, on a hill or otherprominece, the castle lies in a hollow--in the middle of a wood.The castle was built in the 12th century by a celebrated welsh prince,Llywelyn ap gwynedd, to replace a norman manor house.many strange happenings have been experienced here; the castle wallsseem resonant with phychic activity.A recent custodian of the castle would regulary hear the sound of singingemanating from the ramparts, particulary during thunderstorms.one evening he went to ivestigate and saw a glowing white figurestanding high on one of the ruined towers.he later saw the same apparition pass through a hedge , and on another occasion it frightened a dog so badly that it died two days later.the vet could find nothing physically wrong with the animal,and put the fatality down to shock.phantom lights have also been reported , playing around the walls andtowers.more than one witness has also heard the sound of marching men,tramping through the woods approaching the castle ,but they never reach there.

thank you all for your suport

2005-09-18T22:08:00.000+02:00

Hello dark lane fans.
its been a while i took a short break.
but will be back to posting more storys soon.
i thank you all for the great mails on the dogs.
but theres more to come !!!!!
When the night comes on so do the ghosts, and thats the time to start looking behind,
or maybe in front or of the side, there all around you just reach out and touch.
If you dare.!!!!!!!!!!

DOGS OF THE DARKNESS:

2005-08-25T17:17:00.000+02:00

THE DOGS OF DARKNESS:
The commonest and also scariest monsters to appear in
celtic folklore are black dogs, enormous black hounds said
to haunt lonely roads at night.
They were the size of bukkocks and had shaggy coats and flaming red eyes which would burn out of the darkness to
mesmerise with fear solitary travellers.
THE apparitions were sometimes said to be a death omems.
The black dog is known by different names all over britain,
including padfoot,trash and striker.
in wales it is called the gwyllgi, the dog of darkness.
Late one night a lone man riding home acrooss the moor from a fair held at the village of cynwyd, near corwen , he suddenly found himself followed by what he called the black hound of destiny.
He described it as "a beast of fearsome visage and blood-shot eye"
and it padded silently behind his horse as if it were preparing at any moment to pounce.
Expecting at any moment to feel the hounds hot breath on the back of his neck and its monstrous paws upon his shoulders, the man suffered in some anguish for a considerable time.
eventually, he summoned up enough courage to glance around and he was
extremely relieved to find that the Gwyllgi had ceased stalking him and disappeared.

SO the next time a black dog just happens to be behind you it could be he brings bad news. HURRY HOME AND CHECK;

danger is always there

2005-08-25T12:12:00.000+02:00

People may not even be aware of the danger. They are like the hunter who caught sight of a honeycomb on the branch of a tree overhanging a river. Catching sight of the honey, he forgot everything else and quickly climbed up. The honey was sweet and he was so enchanted by its flavor that he did not notice the alligators waiting in the stream below. Nor did he see that around the foot of the tree, wolves had gathered. Worst of all, he didn’t notice that the tree itself was infested with termites and was not strong enough to bear his weight. While he was still enjoying the honey, the tree fell and the hunter fell prey to the alligators. So too, the human spirit enjoys for a time the pleasant but fleeting delights of the senses, forgetting that the world is like a jungle fraught with dangers of every kind. danger at the very foundation of our lives, threatening to fling us to our deaths.The evil of this world lures us with clever words and beguiling enticements like certain snakes that fascinate small birds with their glittering eyes until they can devour them. Or think of the moth that gives no thought to the burning, destructive power of the fire. Fascinated by the flashing brilliance of the flame, it rushes to its own death. Likewise we often see only the allurements of the material world, seeking quick gratification of our own urges, and so rush headlong into danger and death.Once in the depth of winter, a bird of prey was busy feasting on a corpse that was floating toward a waterfall. When the bird came near the falls he wanted to leave the corpse and escape. But his claws were frozen to it and he could not fly away. He fell into the roaring waters and died a miserable death.LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP !!!!!!!!!! THERES ALWAYS A QUICK DEATH AROUND THE NEXT CORNER:

dunkenhalgh hall

2005-08-20T06:46:00.000+02:00

The Dunkenhalgh first appears in recorded history in 1285, but has probably existed for some time before then. In 1332 it came into the hands of the Rishton family who held it for nearly for 250 years. Some time between 1332 and 1376 the Rishtons removed from Rishton to the Dunkenhalgh, but unfortunately nothing is known of the house. However, it is reasonable to expect that the new owners, being a family of much property, would even enlarge or rebuild it.
The oak panelling in the Oak Room came from Hacking Hall, Billington, another property belonging to the estate, and the fine staircase dates from the early eighteenth century. There are several interesting family portraits in the Portrait Room.
In our grandfathers time many a fearful and furtive glance was cast around by people compelled to pass the hotel after nightfall. Not “for love nor money” could anyone be prevailed upon to pas that way at the witching hour of midnight on Christmas Eve.
A ghost or boggart is supposed to appear every Christmas Eve in the form of a young lady, dressed in a winding sheet, who moves along the trees and by the site of the bridge, then disappears. The story goes that in olden times, when the Petre family were in their heyday, they had a young French lady as governess to their children, known to all the countryside as Lucette.
One Christmas there came a dashing young officer who fell in love with Lucette, soon found a way to woo her, and gained her affections. But he never intended to marry her.The deceiver rode away after he had accomplished her ruin and promised to return.
The promise was false and Lucette realised that Dunkenhalgh was no place for her but did not dare go home to France. Often she wandered about in the gloaming, through the glades where her false lover had gone. Her reason failed at last and one stormy night she wandered to the bridge and threw herself into the rushing torrents.
But her lover did not escape; he was killed in a duel by her brother, who thus avenged the death of his sister. Her ghost is still said to haunt the scene of her unfortunate love on Christmas Eve.

the poor mermaid

2005-08-19T12:51:00.000+02:00

IT is said that during an ageless time long ago,perhaps before the building of the castle at conwyA group of fishermen were casting there nets in the estuary when they saw a remarkable site.There, bobbing on the waves was a delightfull creature with beautiful features and long black hair.Even more remarkable wasthe fact that instead of legs, she possessed a long ,fishlike tail which flapped lazily in the water.initialy the fishermen were very nervous .They had heard strange accounts about these creatures and great danger was associated with their sightings.hastily the boats were turned about in order to avoid her.unfortunately, as though in fun, the mermaid pursued one of the boats,only to become entangled in its nets.now the fishermen saw the look of fear in her face and decided there was no danger after all. They hauled her into the boat and took her ashore at conwy.Many people came to see her as she begged and begged to be set free.But now the fishermen felt powerful.They desired revenge.Many friends had been lost at sea and here at last was something tangible to blame.The fishermen vowed that the mermaid was never again to be set loose to wreak havoc and drown innocent men.For the poor creature this was a death sentence.Just as men will drown in water,she suffocted slowly in air.but even as she died she cursed the men of conwy.She cursed their wives and children,and their children,s children.She cursed the town and its buildings;its future buildings.and vowed that forever there would be many drownings in he river and diseases wars and disaters in thetown,untillsuch a time the world as ended.the curse sounded pretty powerfull.No one knows what became of the fishermen responsible.And superficially it must be said that conwy does not appear to have attracted more than its natural share of disaster.The only notable tragedy outside of war happened in 1806 when the ferry from the east bank of theriver capsized on christmas day, drowning all but two of its fifteen passengers.Of course the mermaid was blamed.A more recent oddity is connected with the site where the mermaid is supposed to have died.It was there that the old town hall was built.When it burned down in may 1966, a few locals said they heard the mermaids ghostly laughter.the land was developed as a library and civic centure but within two months of completion had burned down again.the mermaids laughter was heard once more.

witchcraft

2005-08-19T12:45:00.000+02:00

The penal witchcraft act ,which was law from 1563 to1736 made it an offence punishable by by death for causing of harm to ahuman being or domestic animal by the use of black magic.It was this act, generally dublicated in scotland and ireland, that led to the days of the witchfinder general, the witch trails,and the putting to death of thousands of people, who by modern standards were innocent of any crime, and were, incidentally,in the vast majority women.A strange statistic looms up through history from those dark days.while in scotland,ireland,and england put to death thousands ofso called witches.wales struggled to sentence to death a total of four-and one of them escaped.the answer to why this is so might be found in a statment by amodern witch,living in gwynedd.witches, real witches,do not belive in satan,but belive only in thenegative or positive forces which control our universe.real witches use only positive forces,as they understand the fact that negative forces bring back the magority of harm upon theuser.;christians belive in satan as well as christ.satanists, can only be described as negative christians.negative forces appear to be more in control of our world at present than the positive.

lucky black cats!!!!!!

2005-08-19T12:38:00.000+02:00

"Aunt edith. always said it was bad luck to kill a cat, and then explained why. It is because cats have nine lives and, if they live those nine lives out naturally, everything is alright, but if people killed a cat, the remainder of its nine lives would be lived out as a witch. The witch then would be throwing all kinds of bad luck to the cat-killer's way. That, she said, is the reason witches have cats with them. No matter what color a cat is, she said it turns black after it is killed and starts living the rest of its life as a witch." From "Aunt edith was Always an Expert When It Came to Witches

the bride not to be

2005-08-17T08:22:00.000+02:00

The atomospheric ruins of ewloe castle are in a very unusual setting.Rather than being built, as most fortresses are, on a hill or otherprominece, the castle lies in a hollow--in the middle of a wood.The castle was built in the 12th century by a celebrated welsh prince,Llywelyn ap gwynedd, to replace a norman manor house.many strange happenings have been experienced here; the castle wallsseem resonant with phychic activity.A recent custodian of the castle would regulary hear the sound of singingemanating from the ramparts, particulary during thunderstorms.one evening he went to ivestigate and saw a glowing white figurestanding high on one of the ruined towers.he later saw the same apparition pass through a hedge , and on another occasion it frightened a dog so badly that it died two days later.the vet could find nothing physically wrong with the animal,and put the fatality down to shock.phantom lights have also been reported , playing around the walls andtowers.more than one witness has also heard the sound of marching men,tramping through the woods approaching the castle ,but they never reach there.

are you realy alone

2005-08-17T08:18:00.000+02:00

What does the word "ghost" conjure up for you?A shrouded figure dragging chains,folornly through a mouldering graveyard?A creature of folklore,or a delusion,or a chance trick of the light? the truth i have found, is very different.I have found that the least likely haunt of a ghost is in a graveyard.More likely it is the front room of a cosy home,or it is a shop,or bingo hall,or a village street.for every haunted castle one can find a haunted semi.The phantom monk of rhos-on-sea, for example,regularly haunted not thegrounds of some ruined abbey,but the homely confines of a tea shop,and the nun of prestatyn takes her afterlife strolls along the breezy seafront!It seems that everyone has seen a ghost-or knows someone who has.And for each the experience hasbeen a unique .a personal thing.Perhaps a chance encounter on the stairs with a man in old-fashionedcostume; or the cry of a disembodied voice below the window;a glimpse out of the corner of the eye;or the terrifying appearance of a loved one at the moment of their death.SO dont go looking in graveyards just look the room over that your in.maybe you already got a friend for tea.!!!!!percy.

the visitors

2005-08-17T08:10:00.000+02:00

Haunting:The manifestation of inexplicable phenomena, may include apparitions, noises, smells, tactile sensations, extremes in temperature, and the movement of objects.APPARITION: Manifestation of a spirit visible to the eye. Must be visible as a recognizable human or animal shape. (Class A Haunting)ECTOPLASM: Type #1: An oily substance similar to blood plasma, appearing out of nowhere, leaving no physical stains or residue. Type#2: Small airborne droplets (like slime) floating in the air which disappear without a trace after an entity departs. Similar to plasma in electrical areas.PLASMA: Plasma in association with electrical discharges is defined by bluish-white light caused by the ionization of the surrounding area. Plasma is the fourth state of matter. similar to a gas it's molecules are made up of atoms which have been stripped of electrons creating a negative electrical charge or have acquired extra electrons creating a positive electrical charge. The ionization process releases photons from the bond of atoms causing a visible glow, and when these contact our retinas, the brain interprets the interaction as light (henceforth we have sight). These ion fields are not in any way oily or slimy, and definitely do not consist of airborne droplets. Not to be confused with Ectoplasm. Plasma may be created when an invisible electromagnetic force or high energy field moves invisibly through an air mass.EVP: The occurrence of Phantom voices on tape. Electronic Voice Phenomenon--Which some believe it allows communication with the deceased. (Weird, drawn-out voices--loudly screaming or faint voices, growls, squeals, and groans etc...)GHOST: Soul, essence or spirit of a deceased person.ORB: Anomalous or unexplained energy caught on film usually in association with a haunting, high EMF readings, & cold spots. They range in a variety of size color with the most common color being white. They appear bubble shaped and are usually spherical. TUBE: Anomalous or unexplained energy caught on film in association with a haunting. It is sometimes described as a vortex. It appears like a white or black tube in photos.POLTERGEIST: A haunting that involves noisy ghosts and no visible manifestations. Undirected expressions of extreme emotion from a person long deceased. (Invisible) May involve moving objects (Levitation).PSYCHOKINETIC ACTIVITY: Type #1: The movement of objects by spirits in Class A haunting & poltergeist activity. Type#2: Movement of objects caused by living persons with extreme emotions.RESIDUAL HAUNTING: When a spirit becomes trapped in a terrible emotional loop or whirlpool that repeats over and over, like a video segment playing over repeatedly. (Echo of a personality) An apparition does not interact with you.SLEEP PARALYSIS: A medical disorder effecting every one out of two people, which feels like pressure on the chest & makes it hard to breath. Most often this experience is mistaken for demonic possession. Often the person with this disorder sees a black figure standing next to them. This is NOT related to spirits of the dead, but to a medical disorder.

lovers lane

2005-08-17T08:02:00.000+02:00

How many times was you in a so called lovers lane??.just you and your friend, never thinking about how dark it is. or what around you.I must say i was in a few but never ever was scared.till now.After a night out visiting his girl friend a young man set off home.he had walk this road many times.and although he felt a shiver of anticipation nothing had ever scared him.this night however ,he met a strange lady on the road,enbrobed in a glowing white gown, the hood pulled up,hiding her face.She asked him to accompany her."I am frightened to walk the road alone ,"she said. "the well is suposed to be hanted, isn,t it?"The young man agreed that it was, although he had never seen anything,and they walk along the dark lovers lane to-gether.He glaced in side the hood. to examine the face of the lady--but could only see blackness. he stared harder but could see no face....and then the horible truth dawned on him!"you;ve got no head!" he cryed.The faceless hood laughed a silvery laugh ,and replied ,"no indeed but fear not, if you fetch a pick and shovel i can show you where a fabulous treasure is buried under the well, and it can be all yours!ALL ,that is except my necklace. its important i have my necklace,"she continued ,"because it will help to fasten my head back onto my shouldersBut she had lost her audience.the young man was already running as fast as he could out of the lane ,and screaming all the way .

2005-08-17T01:28:00.000+02:00

THOUSANDS OF WELSH MINERS LOST THERE LIVES IN THE PITS OF WALES:The going to work was always a risk,so much danger was in no other job in the world.And the chance of you not getting back home was great.unless you met this lady!!!!!A miner was walking to work early one morning along the railway bridgeabove the quarry, when he saw approaching him a woman with a shawlover her head.TO his horror, he saw the woman climb up on the parapet of the bridge as though she was going to jump! he lept forward to prevent her-but she vanished!he was so upset, he went home,and told his wife all about it.An hour later he heard the awful whine of the hooter coming from the pit........There had been an accident, and three men on his shift had been killed.If he hadnt;t encountered the mysterious figure on the bridge,he could very well have been killed.Was the apparitation a warning from the grave......

AND THE NIGHT COMES ON

2005-08-17T01:24:00.000+02:00

To walk in a woods at night.WHY are you looking behind you???Why do you feel not alone your minds working overtime.Evil thoughts and past memorys follow you.is it just your mind playing tricks the rise of mist and rolling thunderdont worry not long only a few miles to safetyWalk faster now and dont look behind.the morning might save you.