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		Getting Started => Welcome! => Topic started by: Mina on July 29, 2010, 13:38:34
		
			
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				Hi!
My name's Mina, and I am part Swiss and part Canadian, though I live in Switzerland now... My husband and I are Playmobil fans since we were kids but, as our parents gave everything to other children when we were teenagers (and we didn't agree on that!!!), we have re-begun collecting our favorite toys for 8 years now and our "batcave" is not big enough anymore  ;D
we collect many many themes (in fact fast everything, except space, pirates, princess stuff) and I am especially fond of 1900 and zoo...
apart from that, I'm an English and French teacher (for adults), my husband's a cop. We like walking in the countryside, playing videogames, board games, watching animes-we-like-when-we-were-kids, and I love knitting, Harry Potter (only the books), Heavy Metal (yeah, I'm a gothic-metal freak with a 10 year-old mind 8} )... and... and... well I'm glad to meet you all :)
			 
			
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				Hi Mina and welcome to Playmofriends from South Texas!  :wave:
Glad to have you with us! 
Baden  :)
			 
			
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our parents gave everything to other children when we were teenagers (and we didn't agree on that
 :doh: :hissyfit:  An all-too-familiar story!  Lucky that as supposed adults we have more money for our toys.  ;D
Welcome from Oregon! 
Martin
			 
			
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				 :wave:  Hello,  Mina.  Greetings from Pennsylvania.  Loved your introduction, it is great to have you with us.
Joe  
			 
			
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				Hello 
Welcome to the forum from Sonoma County California. Interesting combination you have there. It seems like an odd match, 10 year old heavy metal goth freak married to a cop but then I bet it works great seeing as opposites do attract. My wife is a focused German and I am a crazy Russian and it's a match made in heaven  :love: Great Avatar by the way  :lol:
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
			 
			
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				Hiya! :wave:
I am an anime fan too! ;D
My Mother convinced my Dad that I still liked these toys 
And so I was able to keep them! :yippee:
Hope you enjoy your time here! :)
			 
			
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				Welcome from the UK, Mina.   :wave:
			
 
			
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				Well hello dear Mina  :wave:
Welcome from Windsor UK  :)
It seems that I have not spoken to you or seen you around in ages and an eternity  ;)
I am so glad you joined  :love:
Karim :)
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Hello, Mina ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/welcome-2.gif) Switzerland and Canada (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/switzerland.gif) (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/canada.gif)
A big welcome to PlaymoFriends from the warm and sunny United States Virgin Islands (http://www.usvitourism.vi/) (America's Paradise)! ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/usvi.gif) (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/usa.gif)
			 
			
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				Welcom from the Netherlands! I hope to visit your country for the first time this year!!
Nice avatar. Pippy Longstocking? Did you make it yourself?
			 
			
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				Hi Mina  :wave:,
nice to meet you here as well.
Very impressive CV, by the way. So you're an E/F teacher as well ;D. 
I worked as an assistant teacher in Morteau/Franche-Conté back in 19**, and I remember passing through Le Locle and La-Chaux-de-Fonds before taking the tunnel down to Neuchâtel on my way back to Bavaria.
Anyway, welcome to "Playmofriends". Enjoy this wonderful forum.
			 
			
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				Welcome from the UK :wave:
Damo :)
			 
			
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				Welcome from Northern California!   :wave:
			
 
			
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				Howdy Mina. :wave:
Warm welcome from sunny Arizona.
Best regards,
Jimbo
			 
			
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				Hi Mina... and welcome from Victoria, British Columbia. 
I hope you have lots of fun here!
David
			 
			
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				Hello and welcome from Louisiana!  :wave:
We have a couple of things in common; my husband also shares my interest in Playmobil. And my main theme is the zoo theme and anything I can modify to make it a part of my zoo. I look forward to hearing more about your collection!
			 
			
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				Welcome from South Carolina in the USA, Mina :wave:! It's great to have you with us!
			
 
			
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				thank you all for such a warm welcome :) I already feel at home here :)
for Rasputin: yeah, like you say, weird mixes work very well... and, as my husband and I have both a 10-year-old mind it works even better, even if people think we are mad ;) I'm currently trying to learn Russian as a 4th language, but it's really tough!!
Playmovictorian it's really great to see you again :) a too long time, really :)
Playmofool, my dear colleague, you should come and work here again, we could torture our students together ;) (and talk about Playmobils at lunchtime ;) )
Bonniebeth I'm really looking forward too see pictures of your zoo :) I love mixing things with this theme, it opens many opportunities of making something original
Really, I'm really glad I joined you all, and it's such a pleasure!!! :)
oh, by the way, I've added our blog in my signature... for those who are brave enough to read French ;) otherwise you can just have a look at the pictures ;) ... and we accept comments in every known language ;)
and: yes my avatar is Fifi Brindacier, Pipi Langstrumpf or Pippy longstocking :) the former webmaster of Playmoboys (a non-existing-anymore forum of Playmobil customization) made it for me, saying that my behaviour would show through it  ;D
			 
			
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Hi Mina! :wave:
Welcome from the Scottish Highlands. :)
I love the avatar too! I'm sure you're going to enjoy yourself here at PlaymoFriends.  :*)
			 
			
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				Welcome from Southern California! :wave:
			
 
			
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				Hi Mina,
A warm welcome from the Netherlands. I drove to Switzerland yesterday and it is a wonderful country!!
I am a Death/Black Metal fan myself (even played in a band when I was a student....COMMITEMENT TO DARKNESS!!!)
My wife and myself are currently working on plans for a Zoo as wel there are some pictures up already of the building we will be using for the entrance. 
I browsed through your pics and things looked great can't wait to see more of them :-)
			 
			
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				Hi Mina !
A very warm welcome from germany.
Hope you enjoy this great forum.
Rainer
			 
			
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				Welcome from South Carolina. I too am a heavy metal fan. Used to play in a metal band years ago. 
			
 
			
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				Weeeeelcome from Athens , Greece  :wave:
			
 
			
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				Hi Mina,
Welcome from Southern Scotland (http://planetsmilies.net/flag-smiley-7326.gif)
I also like your avatar.
Elaine  :)
			 
			
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				thanks :) really, such a warm welcome is a pleasure :)
Gis I'm looking forward to see this zoo :)
and I prmise to post more pics on our blog, but duty always calls at the wrong time ;)