In a message dated 2/2/09 7:59:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, culzeans1@xxxxxxx writes: > I still love being at the shows, but I don't go in the ring any more! > I think we all have a long list of embarassing moments. my first was at an AB in 1983 - i tore my pantyhose setting up crates so asked around to see if anyone had an extra pair. one lady was kind enough to hand me a brand new pair. stupid me, i never looked at the package. she was a lot bigger than i was but i didn't think that would be a problem as we all know what pantyhose look like when you take them out of the package. well, i put them on and went into the ring. long story short, i won the class, went WB and BOB. that meant quite a few trips around the ring. with each trip around, the panty hose slid down a little. by the time we went BOB, the waistband was around my knees. i thanked the judge and waddled out of the ring to take off the pantyhose. when i looked at the tag, they were not only XL but support hose. apparently, if they aren't your size, they migrate, looking for something to support! to top myself, i took a sirocco dau into am bred at the '84 national ... yes, the one outdoors in tempe. it was hot. i am NOT a distance runner. who KNOWS what i was thinking. after a few laps, i was begging bob penny, who was behind me, to PLEASE not step on my would-be-dead body when i went down, which i knew was inevitable. when we did our individual, i asked the late harry schneider, who was judging bitches, to either put me up or DUMP ME NOW! he looked at me and laughed, ... said he'd never had the particular request before. i really did not think i'd outlive the length of that class. learned my lesson! from that day on, i was very happy (and safe) watching gail or jerry with my dogs! diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals& #63;c=us%26cs=19%26l=en%26s=dhs%26&#126;ck=anavml)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================