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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => Australian Coins => Topic started by: templar on April 08, 2010, 10:46:19 PM

Welcome to a stroll down memory lane... Looks a lot different, HUH?

Title: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: templar on April 08, 2010, 10:46:19 PM
WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I RECEIVED A BEAUTIFUL BAG OF HOBBY SUPPLIES FROM A MR. STEPHEN TRIGG FROM SOME WHERE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA........DO THEY SPEAK ENGLISH IN THOSE PARTS ??? ??? ???...........JUST CURIOUS...PLEAE HOLD ON AS I HAVEN'T OPENED IT YET.........WILL CONTINUE IN A MOMENT.....IF I DON'T GET RIGHT BACK...THEN IT WAS A SNAKE AND I AM DEAD........

   TEMPLAR


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: templar on April 08, 2010, 10:50:31 PM
WELL I OPENED THE PACKAGE AND ALL I FOUND WAS A TAPED UP BOX WITH NO INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHICH SIDE UP...OR DON'T SHAKE........OR THAT ITALIAN WORD"FRAGILE"........I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A CHANCE.......BACK IN A FEW MINUTES...
         TEMPLAR


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Goose on April 08, 2010, 10:57:33 PM
It's been a while.....too bad, it was a snake I guess. We'll never know what else might have been in that package.


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: templar on April 08, 2010, 11:05:22 PM
WELL STEVE OUT DID HIMSELF---HE SENT ME QUITE A COLLECTION OF FITY CENT PIECES ALONG WITH A FEW COPPERS---AND A  NOTE STATING THAT ONE COIN WAS FOR JOHN ???BUT HE FAILED TO INDICATE JOHN WHO.........BUMMER ::) ::) ::)

 ATTACHED IS THE NOTE AND SOME OF THE COINS--HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM......I CERTAINLY WILL--THERE WILL BE A LITTLE SOMETHING IN YOUR STOCKING STEVE......

 YOU HUMBLE SERVANT AND FRIEND.........THE TEMPLAR(http://)


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Nighthawk on April 09, 2010, 05:52:20 AM
---AND A  NOTE STATING THAT ONE COIN WAS FOR JOHN ???BUT HE FAILED TO INDICATE JOHN WHO.........BUMMER ::) ::) ::)

 John Who? The only friend you have in the world named John, that's who!   :)


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Twoshadows on April 09, 2010, 07:29:38 AM
Maybe, just maybe, it is for someone Trigg has mistaken for a John? Or perhaps he is guessing about my middle name or something like that? Perhaps its a HOOSIER who he refers to as John? Perhaps my name is not in that foreign language you speak of? Seems we have ourselves an old fashioned dilemma here?  ;D  I just thought maybe I could help clear up this mystery? ;)


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Nighthawk on April 09, 2010, 07:37:48 AM
I think "John" is an old Indian name from the Watchamahoochie tribe of Southeast Michigan. LOL Also could be Old English for "toilet"   ;D


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Pocketcoins on April 09, 2010, 09:29:17 AM
I vote John is a toilet  ;D We don't have a John on the forum do we?  ::)


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: templar on April 09, 2010, 04:23:56 PM
WE DO HAVE A "JOHN" AT THE CASTLE BUT ITS OUT BACK I THINK ??? ???

       I HAVE A FEELING THAT IF I DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT REAL SOON "LITTLE JOHN" AND I DON'T MEAN ROBIN HOOD'S FRIEND.............WILL BE PAYING ME A PERSONAL VISIT.........THE SUSPENCE MOUNTS..............LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS....
 YOUR FRIEND AND SERVANT........THE TEMPLAR(http://)[/COLOR]


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Nighthawk on April 09, 2010, 04:50:08 PM
 ;D  ;D  ;D


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: templar on April 09, 2010, 05:16:24 PM
THE PICTURE OF THE "JOHN" WAS TAKEN JUST BEFORE THE PLANE IN THE PICTURE STRAFFED AND BOMBED IT......LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INSIDE BUT HERE IS A PICTURE OF SOME COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO A NEARBY CASTLE



Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Nighthawk on April 10, 2010, 04:20:33 AM
Joe, I blew that picture up to 500X, and I sure don't see no plane! A pick-up truck in the distance, but no plane.........   ???


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: triggersmob on April 10, 2010, 05:55:48 AM
I think joe is refering to your avatar.


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: Nighthawk on April 10, 2010, 06:41:46 AM
Well that makes sense now Steve! NOW I understand! Thanks Steve!   :)


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: templar on April 10, 2010, 03:21:04 PM
that is exactly what i meant---------------thanks for explaining it to NIGHTHAWK.


Title: Re: HOBBY SUPPLIES
Post by: nuggethill on May 07, 2010, 03:49:04 AM
The suspence is killing me,did you find the John or was it a bit of "hit or miss"  ;D ;D ;D  LOL