Chris Phillips
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Thursday,Dec 4 2008, 10:24:08 AMA Scarfe for my Giraffe - Nonsense Poem

A SCARF FOR MY GIRAFFE
Oh Heck The neck of my giraffe Needs a scarfe For the cold Snow Do you know!
I need a scarfe For my Giraffe Who'll be so kind And help me to find The knitting Needles Who'll help me wheedle Them out, from hiding From whence they're abiding?
I'll need a hundred miles Of wool in fact many piles. My giraffe from Antartica Needs a scarf, he's not from Africa. I'll knit all day and all night and in the end t'will be alright. Perhaps he ought to return To Africa for he's rather taciturn!
(© Chris Phillips 4th Dec 2008) *SMILES*

Monday,Nov 17 2008, 07:42:37 AMQuakers - Religious Society of Friends part 2

Quaker history

George Fox ©
Like many Christian groups, Quakers never intended to form a new denomination. Their founder, George Fox, was trying to take belief and believers back to the original and pure form of Christianity. ...

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Monday,Nov 17 2008, 07:40:52 AMQuakers - Religious Society of Friends

Several people ask about my religion
I was brought up as a Quaker.
So what or who are the Quakers
If you are interersted you will read this if not you wont.
But here is a very good summery of What Quakers are, from the BBC. ...

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Friday,Nov 14 2008, 08:17:35 AMTODAY 14 November is my 3rd Anniversary in Zorp..

When I first joined I had no idea what I was letting myself in for!

I was a Yahoo man, and use to meeting people in well organised clubs or groups, where people of like minds or had common interests, joined and talked. I made many VERY good friends there, many of whom I am still friends with, and several I met in person.

Zorpia was quite different, the forums were open to anyone & everyone, so you had people with DIFFERENT views and minds. But this didn't mean one didn't make friends, I most certainly did, and have met about 11 of them, the latest ...

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Thursday,Nov 6 2008, 12:40:14 PMScarborough Philatelic Society Annual competitio..

2008 Competition Results
Willoughby Cup (Postal History)
1st Chris Phillips “Mail Gets Through in Wartime Burma”
2nd Ted Lunn “Postmarks of Great Britain”
One Country Cup ...

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