Yep. it works and you got my 3 this morning....so more stuffing tomorrow. Behind you Miss: Premium Link Upgrade
Well done Mister Par, three a day xx
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Three more from me today. Same tomorrow x
I lve it when I get all three of them
Yep. it works and you got my 3 this morning....so more stuffing tomorrow. Behind you Miss: Premium Link Upgrade
Three more from me today. Same tomorrow x
You look fabulous with the glasses and that smile! :heart:
You're welcome and thank you very much for mentioning meYou don't have to be sorry, it's all good Miss, my name is really Jim so it was even better to hear that instead of my screen name jlm. xoxo
Gosh, I soooo need to catch up with this thread...
Flyboy already gave some information about the ***, but I thought I should expand a little on it.
The *** has never fired. Period. Like in every town they will tell tourists some nice stories. Because of the size and weight it's used as a siege weapon to break walls, not to shoot at enemies.
The cannon was probably build in 1431 and originally located in Oudenaarde. It was most likely build by Jean Cambier, the weapon manufacturer of the Bourgundian duke Filips the Good, since the Bourgundian coat of arms can be found on top of the ***, together with the marks of The Order of The Golden Fleece (founded in 1430). In 1578 it was taken - together with all kinds of weapons - from Oudenaarde to Ghent as loot during the iconoclasm in the Netherlands.
The original wheight was somewhere around 12500kg, but it lost roughly some 250kg over the ages due to corrosion. According to calculations by the Royal Military Academy the cannon could shoot cannon balls up to 295kg.
It's called De Dulle Griet ("The Evil Woman" according to Flyboy, but "The Mad Dame" covers the meaning of the Dutch words a little better in my opinion. Because of it's color it was also called "The Red Devil".
But if Miss H wins Miss FreeOnes I'm going to start a petition in my home town Ghent to rename the canon to "The Miss Hybrid".
To know I only live 30 seconds away from this *** (if I sprint). I could have given you a salute shot. :******:
Obviously with a smaller ***![]()
I was there last year!
Looks like Ghent has to compensate for something....![]()
Thank you for posting the pic Miss, plenty of scope to expand upon the karma box set stuffing positions now, still thinking about position 68.
GE, I was just posting what I found on the internet about the Big Cannon in Ghent, that's all !!
Thanks for posting the updated info about it since you are a local there in Ghent !! :thumbsup:
It's just too bad you didn't get to see Miss Hybrid when she was on her Euro Tour in Ghent since you live SO CLOSE !! Damn !!
BTW, just curious, what's that thing inside the Cannon behind the glass that looks like a yellow mop head perhaps ???
Don't take it wrong. I didn't mean it in a negative way or to 'put you on your place' or what have you. I just added what I know to what you already found.
And yeah, I walk by this canon at least twice a day![]()
Exactly! I was very disappointed when I couldn't make the 700 mile trip to see our Miss Hybrid in Miami last year.
Couldn't imagine only missing out from only a few minutes away.
that would be very, very sad indeed
gave my Mandy/Miss vote. two ladies, one flick of my finger!
All 3 of mine went to Miss Hybrid, because I know how big a fan she is of the number 3!!!
she likes 3? when did that happen?
When she was entered into 3 categories back in the 3rd contest I think.
thats a funny coincidence!
Or maybe that spooky H is manipulating things again...![]()
What do you mean? We kept it life-sized.
I wish. And Ghent is covered in 10cm snow since this morning...
Right. Back to page 510 to catch up with the rest...
Did you find any of Miss H's Post-its?
impdaddy
Three more for Miss H
Could it be in Melle, at the Huyghe Brewery, home of the Delirium Tremens ?
Oh my, the new box looks as though it is going to be rather nice. Clearly you had this ready to go before the visit with the Chablis, I hope all is well.
And I have stuffed my three daily ballots.
So once againthree I was able to thrust my 3 votes into M'Lady's eagerly3 quivering voting box, and after the third vote the clouds parted andtres a beam of sunshine flowed overdrei me, warming my body and fillingtrois me with an euphoric feeling thatSān can only be matched by eating largese amounts of chocolate!!![]()
One, Two, Three....... thrusts slammed into Miss H's voting box.
Fantastic! Now we can stuff Miss' box, Penelope's box, and Miss' box not a box. That should free up a bit more space for all the votes. On a side note, it is really nice to see you and your stepdaughter having such a close relationship.
Early in your box this morning x
Indeed it does work, Miss. It works quite well for me.
Up extra early to stuff your box with three of my best thrusts this morning Miss.
Stuffed your box extra hard this morning Miss Hybrid! :lovecoupl