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Jasmine? Jasmine? Where are you?
I thought she was calling a taxi - for all of us.
She wouldn't, would she?
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Jasmine? Jasmine? Where are you?
I thought she was calling a taxi - for all of us.
She wouldn't, would she?
Oh Fister,
What a Brilliant Boy you are....as another said...I didn't know that you had Such Connections!!!!!!
Would the Entertainment on board include "Hot Tuna????";)
We are There!!!!:) :D
Bisi.cat: Nellie doesn't look nervous at all. Filou and Tigris will be glad to pick her up. They have been travelling several times last year. They even helped Lady Edwina when she had problems with the French authorities.
Tigris says cruising is fine. Filou anyway.
And their meowmie is laughing very hard about all the plans.
And she has a tear in her eyes for Gabe and for Graemer.
Well the gang was thrilled to find out they've been added to the list!
Ripley is trying to prepare for life on the water.
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Scout is dreaming about those lazy days in the sun and bikini tan lines.
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Jazz is wondering what will she wear?
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Oh yes, she requests a room with at least a porthole view. She likes to get a good look at things.
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The Es are in such a flurry of activity! Since the changes in plans, Eddie, who had borrowed Edwina's napsack had to put away his fishing pole and straw hat...
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and try on his black tie to make sure it still fits!
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Meanwhile Edwina was going through her things (getting a little misty-eyed with memories of her adventures with Gabe, her true love) and trying to cram too, too much in her suitcase...
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But she's packed now and ready to go!
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Court Shuffleboard
Undoubtedly inspired by the table game, an unknown recreation director for the Peninsular and Oriental Line created deck shuffleboard during the 1870s. The cruise industry, established by P & O in 1835, was burgeoning and new sports and games were being created to amuse passengers between ports. Among them were deck tennis and quoits. Deck shuffleboard quickly became a shipboard staple.
The deck shuffleboard court was considerably larger than the table and larger wooden discs replaced the coins and metal weights used in table shuffleboard. Of course, cruise passengers couldn't be expected to get down on their hands and knees to play, so a shooting stick was created, with an attachment at the end to hold the puck.
Scoring was originally the same as in table shuffleboard: lines across the court marked scoring areas, with the higher scores at the end farthest from the shooter. But somewhere along the line, a triangular scoring area was devised, with the highest scoring area at the apex of the triangle, nearest the shooter, and a penalty area,
The deck game was brought ashore early in the 20th century, probably more than once. Most important, the Ball family built a shuffleboard court in 1913 at their resort hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida. The sport quickly became popular, especially among retired people, and it was quickly adopted at other resorts and in the retirement communities that sprang up in Florida during the 1920s.
The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club (originally known as the Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Club) was founded in in January of 1924. The SPSC was and is unquestionably the leading club in the country. At its peak, the club had 110 courts, a covered grandstand from which spectators could follow the action on its tournament courts, and more than 5,000 members.
In 1931, the SPSC called a meeting of other shuffleboard clubs, most of them in Florida, to form the National Shuffleboard Association (NSA) and adopt standard rules. The rules were essentially those that the SPSC had been using for seven years, and they have changed little since then.
The size of the court was set at 52 feet long by 6 feet wide; the length of the cue was limited to 6 feet, 3 inches; and disc size was established at 6 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick.
The NSA held its first national tournament, for men only, in 1931. Women's competition was added the following year.
During the 1930s, the federal Works Progress Administration built shuffleboard courts on many playgrounds throughout the country. An indoor version of the sport, often played on a scaled-down court, was developed after World War II.
Shuffleboard reached its peak during the 1950s and 1960s. Since then, it has virtually disappeared from many areas, primarily because other types of recreation have entered the picture.
There are currently eight state associations, in Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. The NSA has a membership of about 160,000. About 25,000 of them belong to the Florida Shuffleboard Association.
The NSA estimates that about 5 million people play shuffleboard at one time or another in the course of a year.
I forgot to include my passport photos!
Here is Mr. Corkscrew
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And Miss Tibby
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I think I heard that Hootie and the Blowfish might be an opener for the Tuna Tunes. :)Quote:
Originally posted by gini
I understand that the Tuna Tunes entertain nightly on board in the lounge - nice music -
Nellie, Trevor hasn't stopped meowing since he heard that you were coming. Last I saw him he was throwing hubby's cologne (Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene) in his suitcase. He is hoping that is a scent that you will like.
The Beans would like toknow if they may attend this wonderful cruise... They have their passports ready.
Bonzo says, he'll bring the ' Nip'!... as long as he can get it through customs.;) :o
LOUD Louie would also like to go, however he is a whiner and a VERY sheltered boy so it's ok if he can't.
Uhm, Nellie wants to know if she has to wear a bikini, too?!Quote:
Originally posted by jazzcat
Scout is dreaming about those lazy days in the sun and bikini tan lines.
She would prefer to have a large towel wrapped around her and will spend the day on a deck chair with a drink...and a biscuit...and a biscuit...
Barbara, it's so nice that Filou and Tigris will take care of her, she appreciates it very much and she's relieved that this time, she doesn't has to travel in a cat carrier;) !!!
Trevor....PUUURRRRRRRRRRR!!! Nellie loves her big boy with every scent (maybe a little "Eau de Tuna" or "Clam unFresh" would be another good choice)...she's in heaven...
More have been added (see list on page 5) - a good thing we got a Cruise ship! :eek:
Ripley, it's always a smart move to be prepared. ;) Scout, is this what you're dreaming about?
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Jazz, you just wear you beautiful black furcoat, and you'll look stunning! ;)
Eddie, hold your horses! There'll be plenty of opportunities for fishing!! ;)
I just LOVE Corkscrew's ID photo!! :D
Kitties, we need the last photo's for the ID cards, can you tell your meowmies to get them sent? The ones who can resize, we prefer them 60x60 pixels - or perhaps 70x70 - we'll ask Karen. ;)
This is Juni taking care of her pawdicure :) she must look ravishing for her beau!
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And together with Pichu resting well before flying
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They left already, promised to be good kitties. Juni insisted on taking care of the booking herself. I don't know exactly which way they flew to Europe and who's meeting them. Could it be Munich? With all my connections in the travel business, I couldn't find out ;). Barbara, if she's coming your boys' way, make sure she doesn't lose Pichu somewhere, he tends to be less attentive sometimes and she's too fast.
Oh Those Passports are Just Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!
I was Thinking,If You need Entertainment...Joey has experience as "The Court Jester!!!!!"
He could join Sadie and Loud Louie in his down time......
What do you think??????
Deli & Hobo could use the break!!!!