ORIGINAL KNOT NEWSLETTERS

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I HAVE THEM.

OMG, I am dying. I checked an old email address for something else and found a ton of email exchanges from back in 2006. I am cracking up - here is what was included in the email for v1.3 of the newletter:

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This newsletter comes out with a few notes. If you read the post on ML then you can probably ignore this. Actually Im sure most of you will open it and ignore this but owell.

1. This is a huge attachment. The newsletter this week is 6 pages because we had so many stories. We apologize and will never again go 2 weeks without putting out a newsletter.

2. It is a word document. If you cant open it then either you dont have word or the attachment is too big.

3. The mailing list has over 220 people on it, so if the email fails anywhere then a lot of people may not get it. So I may have to send it out more than once. If so I am sorry that you are getting multiple emails from me...but hey its a free newsletter and this weeks issue tells you how to get removed from the list.

4. Krystal and I really need people to send us stories over the next 3 weeks. She is getting married and I have finals for law school so we wont be patrolling the baords much. Please email me any posts that look funny so we dont have to do so much work ourselves. Thanks!

5. There has been some issues with people not wanting stuff published in the nesletter. We ask people before we post stuff that may hurt peoples feelings but keep in mind this is suppose to be in good fun. We just post what happens....that doesnt mean we actually take the side of the story...we just want them to be funny.

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How do I post them?  I still have a hard time posting pictures here.  Version 1.2 features the time that elle and @que? got into an argument and Que told Elle her hair was stringy.  LOL.

[MrsAxilla]

What is this? I was around in 2006 and I don't remember any of this. Was it ML specific?

[gretchenindisguise]

Nestletters - not Knot dork.

I have luck uploading and linking just like in the old place. Or uploading at small or medium from the app. "best" always fails for me when using the app.

[KKD]

Wait, Que? was around back then? I had no idea.

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Sept 29, 2014 0:14:12 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Nestletters - not Knot dork.

I have luck uploading and linking just like in the old place. Or uploading at small or medium from the app. "best" always fails for me when using the app.

So I should do screen shots, save as jpgs and upload that way?

If so I'll do it tomorrow.

They are hysterical.

[Deleted]

Sept 29, 2014 0:14:12 GMT -5 gretchenindisguise said:

Nestletters - not Knot dork.

I have luck uploading and linking just like in the old place. Or uploading at small or medium from the app. "best" always fails for me when using the app.

Whoops - duh - they are called "The Nestie Times" afterall.

[Deleted]

LOL:

“You may be smarter than me, but you have straggly hair”
Stars Bride042404 (90210) and Quesera.

Bride posted about her DH’s friends not so smart FI. Bride’s DH told her that she should spend more time around less intelligent people and she said she does, she Nests (I think that’s a funny barb). The post (which I’m sure was less than 100% serious) was C&P over on TIP. It certainly riled up quite a few people. Quesera responded that at least she didn’t have straggly hair which was a direct comment on Bride. Bride demanded that they have a “who looks best” contest, but Quesera refused to participate.
Winner: Bride because she later bought Quesera with her heaps of money.
Loser: Bookkeepers.

“To Straighten or not to Straighten”
Stars le*champ and KrystalNC (yes, that’s me)

Le*champ posted that she was saddened by the way that a lot of African-American women choose to straighten their hair rather than embrace their natural hair. I posted that straightening your hair or not straightening your hair was a personal preference and a lot of people straightened their hair because it was easier for them to deal with. Le*champ didn’t understand why I would say this and pointed out many negatives associated with straightening hair (all valid points). I responded that I wasn’t going to debate the issue with her and that it was a preference. She then chose to start a new thread where she stated that I had the most condescending statement of the day and quoted me. I replied that my intent was not to be condescending and that I just thought that it was pointless to debate the issue.
Winner: Toss-up because there can’t be a winner on opinion based topics




“You Really Can get an E-ring for 2K”
Stars: many, many Nesties.


Someone posted a question asking what divorced Nesties or Nesties with broken engagements did with their e-rings. The poster stated that the ring was worth about 2K but selling it back to a jeweler wasn’t the best idea because she would not receive full value. Tonif asked the obvious question (on Bride’s behalf since she wasn’t here yet): You can get a ring for 2K? I must confess that I didn’t know that you can get one either. Well that led to many, many responses. Apparently you can get an e-ring for 2K or less and apparently you can get some pretty nice ones.
Winner: The girls with the expensive E-rings

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Sept 29, 2014 0:36:12 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I said:

So the newsletters are like recaps? Don't we hate those?

Apparently 8 years ago none of us had kids and had time on our hands...and some immaturity.

I mean, they were funny and horrible at the same time.  Our version of a slam book, if you will.

KrystalNC was a piece of work (it's the TRUTH BAB - lol).

[underwaterrhymes]

LOLOLOL!

Come the fuck on re: not knowing you can get nice engagement rings for less than $2,000.

[spitforspat]

Sounds like a shitty sorority.

"We don't have parties or anything, we just hyphenate things and make fun of cheap e-rings. See what I did there?"

"TOTES!"

[Saint Monica]

Sept 29, 2014 6:01:36 GMT -5 spitforspat said:

Sounds like a shitty sorority.

"We don't have parties or anything, we just hyphenate things and make fun of cheap e-rings. See what I did there?"

"TOTES!"

How was the double dare party?

You should have a shitty sorority party!

[spitforspat]

Sept 29, 2014 6:35:29 GMT -5 Saint Monica said:

Sept 29, 2014 6:01:36 GMT -5 spitforspat said:

Sounds like a shitty sorority.

"We don't have parties or anything, we just hyphenate things and make fun of cheap e-rings. See what I did there?"

"TOTES!"

How was the double dare party?

You should have a shitty sorority party!

It was great! I feel like I should have a 'Thanks Party' immediately after to thank my friends for letting me dump slime and stuff on them.

[karmasabiotch]

I think His still has them too.

I loved the newsletters.

[KKD]

Sept 29, 2014 10:46:38 GMT -5 Que? said:

Sept 29, 2014 0:17:31 GMT -5 KKD said:

Wait, Que? was around back then? I had no idea.

Thanks a lot
I took a hiatus for like 5 years in there.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry! If you got featured in the nestletter, you'd think I would remember seeing you around. That was when my memory was still good! lol.

Man, I wish Bellina would've stuck around. She and OBG are probably the ones I miss the most from back in the day.

[karmasabiotch]

I would love a Bellina and OBG update.

It's sad how much of this stuff I remember.

[4speedy]

Sept 29, 2014 0:36:12 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I said:

So the newsletters are like recaps? Don't we hate those?

We don't hate giving recaps.  We just hate being ASKED to give recaps.

[dr.girlfriend]

Sept 29, 2014 11:53:46 GMT -5 Que? said:

Sept 29, 2014 11:40:20 GMT -5 KKD said:

I'm sorry, I'm sorry! If you got featured in the nestletter, you'd think I would remember seeing you around. That was when my memory was still good! lol.

Man, I wish Bellina would've stuck around. She and OBG are probably the ones I miss the most from back in the day.

I used to keep in touch with her via my old work email and then I lost all those contacts. I loved her too. I think dr.girlfriend was a her friend IRL. Maybe she'll update us!

Hi all!  Just saw I got tagged.  I don't know who Bellina is, though.  :-)

[zoidberg]

Good times. I like how she always declared a winner in every story.

[zoidberg]

Sept 29, 2014 12:00:53 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

I would love a Bellina and OBG update.

It's sad how much of this stuff I remember.

OBG is fantastic. She is very happy and kicking ass at life.

[flex]

I was thinking about Bellina the other day. I hope she's doing well.

[papie]

I love elle so much and I miss the good old days where she randomly challenged people to PIP beauty contests. Lol

[dr.girlfriend]

Sept 29, 2014 20:02:22 GMT -5 Que? said:

Sept 29, 2014 19:18:57 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Hi all!  Just saw I got tagged.  I don't know who Bellina is, though.  :-)

Whaaaaat? Maybe there was another dr. Girlfriend back in the day. Do you have another IRL bestie here that I'm thinking of?
Anyway, hi!! Lol.

Hi!  Maybe there is another dr.girlfriend?  Part of the reason I picked that name is because it's not so Google-able.  ;-)  I never have hung out on Married Life, though.  I've met some of the Money Matters Nesties IRL, but definitely don't have any Nestie Besties IRL.  ;-)  I was on the Pregnancy Loss / Parenting After Loss boards on the Nest for awhile, but that's about it.  GBCN-wise I'm usually only on MM, Geeks & Gamers, and Home & Garden, with the occasional foray onto Entertainment.  Sorry!  :-)

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Bellina is doing great. She's had a million babies and has a big new house and looks amazing.

[elleblue]

Sept 29, 2014 9:40:05 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

I think His still has them too.

I loved the newsletters.

And I feel like we already revisited them recently? I'm getting a distinct sense of deja vu. 

[angelaa73]

Sept 30, 2014 11:56:48 GMT -5 elle said:

Bellina is doing great. She's had a million babies and has a big new house and looks amazing.

This is so awesome

[karmasabiotch]

Sept 30, 2014 12:08:52 GMT -5 elleblue said:

Sept 29, 2014 9:40:05 GMT -5 karmasabiotch said:

I think His still has them too.

I loved the newsletters.

And I feel like we already revisited them recently? I'm getting a distinct sense of deja vu. 

I think we do it semi anually.