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Across the Fence:  Are you a Martha or a Maxine?  |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 30 2008 : 5:54:50 PM
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Are you a Martha or Maxine?
*Martha's Way*
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips.
*Maxine's Way *
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it, anyway!
Martha's way:
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.
Maxine's way:
Go to the bakery! They'll even decorate it for you.
Martha's way:
If you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant 'fix-me-up.'
Maxine's way:
If you over salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the real woman's motto: 'I made it, you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!'
Martha's way:
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.
Maxine's way:
Celery? Never heard of it!
Martha's way:
Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.
Maxine's way:
The Mrs. Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust, so I don't.
Martha's way:
Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
Maxine's way:
Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink! 'All' your pains go away.
Martha's way:
If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.
Maxine's way:
Go ask that very cute neighbor if he can open it for you.
Martha's way:
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.
Maxine's way:
Leftover wine??????????? HELLO !!!!!!!
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"NEVER underestimate the power of a woman."
farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2008 : 6:05:40 PM
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Ok, this is just hilarious...I have two very dear friends whose names are Martha and Maxine. Yep - I'm sharing this with them. haha. They know each other too, which will make it funnier.
~Jessica in Kentucky & Farmgirl Sisterhood #137~
Be sure to visit my blog & Crafty Clipart for some of my photographs:
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
1175 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2008 : 6:09:22 PM
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My grandma is a Maxine- she passed away 9 years ago. I miss her terribly.. and she was totally a Maxine.. I have a mixture of both Martha and Maxine in me :-)
Blessings, Debra
Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
"Your life is an occasion, Rise to it." Mr Magorium..
http://myvintagehome.blogspot.com
http://woolieacres.net |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2008 : 6:27:30 PM
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LOL I am glad you gals are enjoying this.
Also, Steph...love the cartoon!!
LOL
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"NEVER underestimate the power of a woman."
farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2008 : 7:41:57 PM
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Maxine! Gotta love her! Anyone else think Martha Stewart is on steroids?
Not intended to offend anyone.
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9441 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9441 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 03:01:37 AM
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We sell the Maxine books where I work and sometimes when it's a slow day we get to reading them. They are hilarious!
Thanks for the giggles!
farmgirl sister #43
Kind hearts are gardens
Kind thoughts are roots
Kind words are blossoms
Kind deeds are Fruits
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 04:34:02 AM
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Hmmmm...interesting, Sherry...I'm on steroids today(poison ivy) and I really DO feel like I can do any and everything!!!!! Maybe that IS her secret! LOL!!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
2436 Posts
Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
2436 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 05:15:50 AM
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OMG!! Denise.. PREDNISONE?? DON'T YOU LOVE THIS??
Once in a While i'll get this stu[id cold or cough thats just NOT going away.. & My Asthma Doc says Ok woman.. Time for the Prednisone for you..
Like it's a bad thing or something!!!
I CAN PULL AN ALL NITER ON THIS STUFF!
i was the linens on my kids bed while they Sleep even!!
& Once.. i nabbed my nieghbors rug from their front porch to wash it because I ran out of things to throw in the washer!!!
Yeah.. MARTHA on Steroids.. or better yet.. Speed!!
Love both of these babies!!
Maxine with a Purpouse!
More fitting for me.! My nasty,hateful Attitude..But with a Creative Flair!
Kathie.. Farm Girl Sister #29
"In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself".. |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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sugarplum
True Blue Farmgirl
131 Posts
RoseMarie
MS
USA
131 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 08:38:49 AM
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Ms. Karin, I have to say I'm a MARTHINE , I'm blessed with the best of both worlds. I love baking it, but I don't care how much I eat of it and I clean it, when I get ready. I plant it and care for it, but it better grow. I can to fix it, but usually I tell my husband to do it. I love entertaining guest, but they better help clean up. Cute post, I'm gonna have to copy it.
From the Sweet South, RoseMarie
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 09:14:44 AM
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Kathie, your post was so funny I almost PEED my pants and fell out of my chair!!! I was laughing SO HARD!!!! You actually stole the NIEHBOR'S doormat off their porch and WASHED it? Girlfriend, I sure wish you lived nextdoor to me!! I'd go back to work (as an MA) just so I could snag the Prednisone samples out of the drug closet and give them to you!!! I'd have the cleanest doormat in the COUNTY!!
As for me, well, it doesn't have such a "pleasant" affect on me (no drug does! I'm allergic to nearly ALL of them and even have some reactions never even HEARD of before!). If I take prednisone, I feel like I've been hit by a garbage truck and dragged underneath it all the way back to the dump!! Just take that bulldozer and bury me with it!!! YUCK!!!
As to whether I am a "Martha" or a "Maxine," well, I'm with RoseMarie. I'm a "Marthine" too! (though I think there's more MAXINE in me than Martha! (LOL) ~~~ hugs and smiles ladies!~~ Tracy |
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 2:49:05 PM
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3/4 Maxine 1/4 Martha ! Maxine usually wins ! That was so funny.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2008 : 5:06:40 PM
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I'm like most of us farmgirls....some Martha but mostly Maxine. LOL
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"NEVER underestimate the power of a woman."
farmgirl #71 Linda in PA |
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tribalcime
True Blue Farmgirl
2963 Posts
lisa
lexington
ky
USA
2963 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2008 : 1:12:18 PM
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I am a maxine. My checks have her on them even :>P
LIfe is a witch ~~~ and then ya fly !! My blogspot .http://tribalwitch.blogspot.com/ |
Edited by - tribalcime on May 04 2008 1:14:10 PM |
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