Contest: VOTE Misc Avatar Contest: market

[rhubarbodendron]

This time we have only six entries. There seems to be no big market for this topic
Here are the candidates:

RJDiogenes: books, books, books

Marynator: stocks, stocks, stocks

Kai "the spy": Colmar Market Hall

Avro Arrow: Toronto Baker's Market

think: Hookah Market

rhubarbodendron: Deggendorf Christmas Market

The poll will close automatically after 5 days.

 

[Avro Arrow]

This little piggy went to market...
This little piggy stayed home, and voted in the avatar contest!

 

[UncleRogi]

Voted. I do enjoy Christmas markets.

 

[auntiehill]

Voted. Buy low, sell high.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

I have to admit that being a non-smoker I had to look up what a hookah is. But the word has a nice ring

Interesting that all these markets have an addictive aspect: I can't imagine a life without books; good food is more addictive than any drug (to me, at least); stocks, I understand, can be very thrilling and some people consider it a form of gambling that is also addictive; smoking is an addiction as well; and as for my local Christmas market: there's always that nice lad who sells hot chestnuts, 3 Euros a dozen (and I always get more than 12 because he finds it amusing that I love them so), my chestnut-addiction is the only reason why I visit that market almost daily

 

[RJDiogenes]

I want a hookah for Christmas, so I voted for think and rhubarb.

 

[tharpdevenport]

I've marketed my vote as the best vote ever.

 

[scotpens]

Voted. Two for the price of one -- such a deal!

I have to admit that being a non-smoker I had to look up what a hookah is. But the word has a nice ring

You mean to say you've never read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

 

[RJDiogenes]

Then there's "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane: "Tell them a hookah-smoking caterpillar has given you the call..."

 

[rhubarbodendron]

You mean to say you've never read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

Not yet in English. In the German version I read the caterpillar is - politically correct - a non-smoker (it's a rather recent translation). I think I've read the story first when I was in my late 40s. We have so many excellent childrens books that foreign ones are almost unknown but I'm working on filling that educational gap.
During a rainy vacation in Wales 6 years ago I discovered Roald Dahl, immediately got hooked and lent the books to my dad who, at 78, fell completely for The Enormous Crocodile (my favourite is The Vicar Of Nibbleswicke)

 

[UncleRogi]

During a rainy vacation in Wales 6 years ago I discovered Roald Dahl, immediately got hooked

This is usually how it goes......

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Books are the most addictive drug ever =)

Nevertheless it looks like the Christmas market beat Rick's books (oops, rhyme not intended)
The next topic will be the eternal no. 1 topic in busses, queues and doctors' waiting rooms: the weather

 

[RJDiogenes]

^^ Congratulations again.

And thanks for the votes, folks.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

thank you So far it's been a rather Murphy-ish week, so winning twice in a row is a doubly nice break from minor and major catastrophies.
Btw, don't worry if I'm afk for a few days: my internet and landline will get switched from ISDN to NGN tomorrow and it's bound to take longer than predicted (German Telecom is basically Murphy's Law turned into an industry ) SMS/cell will still work, if there's a prob with ReNext or Terran.