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Did we say who Brett Breakin rocks' SS is ? I say Darktooth !

 

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

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12 minutes ago, Coco said:

Did we say who Brett Breakin rocks' SS is ? I say Darktooth !

 

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2 hours ago, Top Trilo said:

Its @Darktooth!!!!!

 

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“If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit)

"No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard)

"With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane)

"We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues)

"I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus)

“The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger)

"it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19)

"Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad)

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:Horrified: Congrats !

 

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

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Adam's here, just a matter of time before he posts

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“If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit)

"No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard)

"With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane)

"We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues)

"I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus)

“The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger)

"it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19)

"Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad)

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8 hours ago, Top Trilo said:

I followed @Darktooth steps to try to figure out who it is, I wrote down everyone sending packages to the USA from Adam's list although it was hard to read. Then I looked at what darktooth got and it was all from morocco washington and texas, morocco and texas seem to be pretty common fossil locations so I looked for someone who lives in Washington, after I found one I tried searching their trip reports to see their handwriting but couldn't find it. I found @OwlEyes lives in Washington and has taken trips to both Texas and Morocco so that is my guess, hand the points over @Tidgy's Dad

Very well.

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7 hours ago, Darktooth said:

@OwlEyes is who I believe  my Secret Santa is as well. What say you, Adam?

Tis indeed Han. :)

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Thanks for playing, Han. @OwlEyes:fistbump:

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4 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

 

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...and the pièces de résistance

The O. auriculatus was such a treat. From Belgium ! .. my worldwide collection of Ric's continues.

Cheers,

Brett

 

WOW! 

I like the field guide, very useful that one. 

And I'm very glad you're happy with that splendid shark's tooth. 

Nice parcel all round.

Good Santa!:yay-smiley-1:

Though I didn't know Santa had a son called Devin.

Devin Claus? :P

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2 hours ago, Top Trilo said:

Where has Adam been today?

I haven't been too healthy recently and I don't get enough exercise so today I decided to go to the gym.

I said to the Gym Instructor, "Can you teach me to do the splits?"

He said, "How flexible are you?"

I said, "I can't make Thursdays."  

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6 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

He said, "How flexible are you?"

I said, "I can't make Thursdays."  

Woah .. woah .. it  is entirely too late on this side of the planet for that kind of tom-foolery.

 

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1 hour ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

Woah .. woah .. it  is entirely too late on this side of the planet for that kind of tom-foolery.

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Well, it's the early hours of the last day of November here, so how is this Juggernaut of a Secret Santa Exchange getting along? 

First the good news, and it's mainly good news! :)

Seven lovely people have already posted photos of what they have received from their Secret Santas and a further two have posted some of their photos. 

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A total of 34 of the 55 gifts sent out have been confirmed to have arrived safely. 

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A further 16 gifts are on their way and, hopefully, should be safely at their destinations by Christmas. 

:fingerscrossed:

So that's all pretty good as it is still November.

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But now for the bad news. :(

I know of at least one parcel that hasn't been posted yet, and four others that haven't confirmed. :shrug:Some people are not keeping me informed or replying to PMs. :smilodon:

If there is a problem, well, these things happen and I can arrange for emergency parcels to be sent out so that everyone gets something but you must tell me what's going on! 

In my rules post it clearly mentions posting as early as possible several times. And especially it says :

 

IT is important that everyone posts their packages well before any deadlines, especially this year. Everything is in flux, so better safe than sorry. Please do yourself and your partner the courtesy of posting in plenty of time.

 

Furthermore it goes on to say :

 

If you don't feel the rules and deadlines are suitable for you, then please refrain from signing up for this event. 

We have had shed loads of fun with these events in the past and hope to keep it that way. 

 

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Anyway, mostly it is going very well, so a great big thank you to all those who are playing, contributing to this thread and enjoying the fun and photos of marvelous fossils as we go along! 

THANK YOU ! ! ! ! 

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11 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

 

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By the way.......how do you get the person's name to appear with @ and in blue?

 

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1 hour ago, TOM BUCKLEY said:

 

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By the way.......how do you get the person's name to appear with @ and in blue?

 

Tom

Reference to Tomfoolery by Brett. 

Use your @ key and then type in the first three or four letters of the username and select the one you want from the dropdown list that appears. Some names may take more letters but don't just type in the username, you must actually click on it. 

This will send an alert to that member, of course. 

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15 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Reference to Tomfoolery by Brett. 

Use your @ key and then type in the first three or four letters of the username and select the one you want from the dropdown list that appears. Some names may take more letters but don't just type in the username, you must actually click on it. 

This will send an alert to that member, of course. 

 

Didn't catch the reference as I hadn't had my coffee as yet.

 

 

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"THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS"

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23 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

@TOM BUCKLEY 

Start with the symbol type the name in and a drop down menu will appear. Click on the name you like and It will highlight in blue .

 

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It works. Thanks @Bobby Rico and @Tidgy's Dad.

 

@TOM BUCKLEY

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"THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS"

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Just now, TOM BUCKLEY said:

 

Didn't catch the reference as I hadn't had my coffee as yet.

 

 

:coffee:

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All right folks, as promised, here is the first installment of your 2020 fossil advent calender. It won't quite get you to Christmas, but close. I know that I said I'd start sometime the first week of December, but as they say, patience is a virtue. I have never been accused of being a man of virtue.:P I spent a little while trying to decide the order in which to post the wonderful fossils Santa sent me. I tried to enlist the Mrs Fossilis, but she showed little interest in my suggestions. But then I proposed posting them in chronological order, and she sent me a "you're such a nerd" eye roll that told me a found a winner. Happy holidays and thanks again to my Santa and all the other Santas, and to Adam and his elves.:)

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1 hour ago, Fossilis Willis said:

All right folks, as promised, here is the first installment of your 2020 fossil advent calender. It won't quite get you to Christmas, but close. I know that I said I'd start sometime the first week of December, but as they say, patience is a virtue. I have never been accused of being a man of virtue.:P I spent a little while trying to decide the order in which to post the wonderful fossils Santa sent me. I tried to enlist the Mrs Fossilis, but she showed little interest in my suggestions. But then I proposed posting them in chronological order, and she sent me a "you're such a nerd" eye roll that told me a found a winner. Happy holidays and thanks again to my Santa and all the other Santas, and to Adam and his elves.:)

Thank you, and a very Happy Holiday season to you and Mrs Fossilis too. :)

I love these trilos, and the main location they were found at is no longer accessible, I understand, so extra value now. :trilo:

Hopefully others can help pad this excellent advent calendar idea out until Christmas. 

And remember everyone, you can gain points for guessing who the Secret Santa for Will is........................... 

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1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Thank you, and a very Happy Holiday season to you and Mrs Fossilis too. :)

I love these trilos, and the main location they were found at is no longer accessible, I understand, so extra value now. :trilo:

Hopefully others can help pad this excellent advent calendar idea out until Christmas. 

And remember everyone, you can gain points for guessing who the Secret Santa for Will is........................... 

I say @Nimravis

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1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Thank you, and a very Happy Holiday season to you and Mrs Fossilis too. :)

I love these trilos, and the main location they were found at is no longer accessible, I understand, so extra value now. :trilo:

Hopefully others can help pad this excellent advent calendar idea out until Christmas. 

And remember everyone, you can gain points for guessing who the Secret Santa for Will is........................... 

Adam, thanks for the additional info on my trilobite. My ignorance abounds, so folks feel free to chime in make an attempt at teaching me something about the new additions to my collection. I think that showing off my haul in this fashion might make it a little more difficult to guess the sender. 

 

6 minutes ago, Darktooth said:

I say @Nimravis

Nope. Has anyone bothered to ask what will be awarded to the player with the most points? How do know your prize won't be a bill for @Tidgy's Dad cheese of the month club?

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1 hour ago, Fossilis Willis said:

Adam, thanks for the additional info on my trilobite. My ignorance abounds, so folks feel free to chime in make an attempt at teaching me something about the new additions to my collection. I think that showing off my haul in this fashion might make it a little more difficult to guess the sender. 

 

Nope. Has anyone bothered to ask what will be awarded to the player with the most points? How do know your prize won't be a bill for @Tidgy's Dad cheese of the month club?

Don't spoil it! 

 

But seriously, there will be one of my infamous rubbishy prizes going out to the winner. A rubbish fossil or two, something made of sand and glue, that sort of thing. Maybe a wooden spork or the like. Not anything one would want to win in particular.

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44 minutes ago, Fossilis Willis said:

so folks feel free to chime in make an attempt at teaching me something about the new additions to my collection. I think that showing off my haul in this fashion might make it a little more difficult to guess the sender. 

@historianmichael

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“If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit)

"No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard)

"With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane)

"We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues)

"I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus)

“The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger)

"it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19)

"Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad)

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