It suddenly occured to me in the middle of the night. God knows why I always get these great ideas in the middle of the night. Perhaps it was inspired by something Joe Beccia said to me at yesterdays show. In any case it had to do with a topic no one has ever discussed before WHAT TO DO WITH UNWANTED RIBBONS OR TROPHIES won at dog shows. First let me begin by saying that when you win something and it has been handed to you it is your property and you may dispose of it in any way you see fit. Unlike the American Flag it is not sacrosanct and does not have to be preserved. So i decided to make a list of possible things to do with them. If anyone comes up with any additional ideas we might add them to the list. 1. My personal favorite is file them in the nearest circular file.(wastebasket) Its quick easy and and less burdensome.It also sends it back to where it came from.The club has to get rid of them. 2. If you are a recycler you can donate trophies back to clubs or rename them and award them to kids or Seniors or some worthy organization. One gal I know used to give the ribbons out to her English Classes as Bookmarks. Personally I find this too time consuming wasteful of energy, and often unappreciated. 3. If youdid not like the judging you could Take the ribbon and mail it back to the judge with” I think this was awarded by mistake” written on the ribbon. Do not sign your name. Or you could send it to AKC instead of the judge. 4. If you did not like the show you could cut the ribbon in many pieces and send one piece to each member of the show committee thereby not placing the blame on any one person.Do not sign your name. It will provide countless hours of occupational therapy. 5.If you really hated the judging and this is all too often the case place the ribbon on a picture of the judge.( Easy to find) and use it for target practice. This will also rid you of any anger you may feel and will help preserve your physical well being and rid you of your emotional anguish. 6. You could use them to wipe your behind in the nearest porto potty. Or add water and grooming shampoo and use them to clean off your hands after pottying since they do not provide for this at dog shows. This one is my all time favorite. I got the idea from a Judy Dench movie. 7. You could save them up all year or for several years and then use them up during a power failure. You know BURN BABY BURN. Or just throw them out with the Spring Cleaning. Along with unwanted magazines adds and premium lists. Whatever turns you on. I hope that you will all find this helpful. Years ago I saved every ribbon because entries were huge and awards were meaningful.I was even going to make them into a patchwork quilt. These days I think all too often they are meaningless and deserve everything you decide to do with them. Just whatever you do DO NOT LITTER. -- norma hansburg www.normahansburg.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================