Tuesday, 15 April 2008A Bejeweled Proposal
Topic: Weird Wire™
Posted by caroline81 at 3:38 PM EDTSo, we always love playing a few rounds of "Bejeweled," but we never found the game to be particularly lifechanging. Or at least as lifechanging as it was for Tammy Li of Jersey City. From the article:
Here is a link to Bernie's blog where he recounts the tale. PopCap, the company that makes "Bejeweled," is flying the couple to Seattle for their honeymoon and even providing copies of "Bejeweled" to hand out to the guests as favors. Aww ... we here at Gamesville HQ are nothing if not fans of True Love. And when True Love meets "Bejeweled," well, our hearts just melt. Good luck, you crazy kids!
Updated: Tuesday, 15 April 2008 3:39 PM EDT Log in to Comment | Permalink Ladybuckeye8 wins $100 in the GV Gold Instant Win Game!
Topic: Members
Posted by caroline81 at 10:46 AM EDT Congratulations to ladybuckeye8 from Wheeling, WV, who recently won $100 in the GV Gold Instant Win Game! GV: How did you react when you found out you won? Were you alone or were you with anyone? ladybuckeye8: I yelled for my son! What will you spend your winnings on? I will spend it on my family. What are your favorite games on Gamesville? Bubble Popper, Frantic Fish, and Addiction Solitaire. What are your favorite hobbies? Sports, reading, and mostly my family ... thanks again for everything! Log in to Comment | Permalink Monday, 14 April 2008Best Pet: Palmar
Topic: Best Pets
Posted by caroline81 at 2:14 PM EDTThis week's Best Pet is Palmar from Brantford, Ontario. Pet Name: Palmar
Pet Owner: Gamesviller ladydarnbro.champ
Distinguishing Personality Traits: ladydarnbro.champ says, "I thought I would drop you a line and show you a pic of my And how, exactly, did Palmar come to drive the truck? "My husband and I were working for the carnival. We worked all day and then with no sleep, we drove to the next spot to set up. It was quite a long way. We were driving on the road pulling a ride behind us Palmar was between us. We fell asleep as we were approaching a bridge. Palmar tried to wake us up by licking our faces. We were about to go over the bridge when Palmar took the wheel, turned it and we woke up in time. And that's how he saved us."
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Topic: Weird Wire™
Posted by caroline81 at 10:53 AM EDTAh, your wedding night. The most romantic night of your life. The night about which little girls dream. The wedding of one California couple didn't turn out quite as planned. In fact, they spent the evening in jail after their party got a bit out of hand. From the article:
Where will they celebrate the birth of their first child - a maximum security penitentiary? Log in to Comment | View Comments (1) | Permalink Thursday, 10 April 2008Best Avatar: JellyfosterThis week's Best Avatar is from Jellyfoster pictured at left) from Salem, IL. Think you have the Best Gamesville Avatar? Shine up your Gamesville Avatar, then send your Gamesville member name to: members@gamesville.com We'll check out your avatar and see if it has was it takes to be Best Gamesville Avatar. Be sure to include a little bit about yourself and your Gamesville Avatar with your entry, so we can understand that special connection between you and your Gamesville Avatar. If we publish you as "Best Gamesville Avatar", we'll give you 500 GV Rewards. Don't have a Gamesville Avatar yet? Create your FREE Gamesville Avatar now! Updated: Thursday, 10 April 2008 11:28 AM EDT Log in to Comment | Permalink Wednesday, 9 April 2008More Wallpapers!Here are some more desktop wallpapers! (I particularly like the Magic 21 one.) Close up of GV Gold Dragon Wallpaper Updated: Wednesday, 9 April 2008 3:41 PM EDT Log in to Comment | Permalink Bingo Love
Topic: Members
Posted by caroline81 at 2:40 PM EDTSpring fever is setting in around Gamesville HQ, which makes our thoughts turn to those of romance. And as we all know, love can blossom in the most unexpected of places - including here on Gamesville. Eight years ago, Mike and Mary, a couple that met playing Bingo in The Bingo Zone, got married in Virginia Beach, VA. Have any of you met a significant other playing Bingo or any other games on Gamesville? We'd love to hear your stories about the friendships and romances that have blossomed on our site. Leave a note in the comments or email us at members@gamesville.com. And Mike and Mary, if you are reading this, drop us a line and let us know how you are!
Here is the original press release about Mike and Mary's wedding from 2000:
Couple Falls in Love After Meeting in the Bingo Zone at Lycos Gamesville, Users Are Cordially Invited to Join in the Live Online Nuptials and Festivities. Lycos, Inc., the Internet's leading multi-brand network, today announced the live online wedding of Mike and Mary, devoted gamers and devoted to each other. After meeting in the Bingo Zone of Lycos Gamesville (http://gamesville.lycos.com) nearly four years ago, Mike and Mary carried their online romance offline, and will marry at their home in Virginia Beach, Va., on Saturday, June 24. Giving the bride away will be Lycos Gamesville Prizemeister, Josh Yeager. Mike Richardson, age 50, a field engineer for a medical systems company, and Mary Bucy, age 45, a retired banker, began chatting in the Bingo Zone on Lycos Gamesville, the largest online Bingo area in the world, in between light-hearted bingo games. The couple chatted and e-mailed each other for several months and a romance soon blossomed online, but it took almost two years for Mary to build up the courage to finally meet Mike in person. Mary took the first bold step driving five hours from Maryland to meet Mike at his home in Virginia Beach. The couple claims it was love at first sight.Mary moved to Virginia Beach to be with Mike and they decided earlier this year to get engaged. This will be the second marriage for both. Mary, divorced, is the mother of three grown children, and Mike, a widower, also has three grown kids. The couple's children and grandchildren will be in attendance for their June 24 nuptials, while hundreds of friends and other family members and fellow gamers from Lycos Gamesville will join in the live festivities online. Users can witness Mike and Mary's vows by attending the live online wedding or by going to the Mike and Mary Wedding Club. Users can also post well wishes to the happy couple or send electonic greeting cards. Following their wedding celebration, Mike and Mary will enjoy one week at the beautiful Sonoma Coast Villa in Bodega, Calif., located in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco. Updated: Wednesday, 9 April 2008 3:18 PM EDT Log in to Comment | Permalink Tuesday, 8 April 2008Stamp Out Hunger!
Topic: News
Posted by caroline81 at 4:40 PM EDTWe've recently been alerted to this great cause and thought we'd share it with all of you: On Saturday, May 10, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to Stamp Out Hunger! across America. Now in its 16th year, the Stamp Out Hunger! effort is the nation's largest single-day food drive, having collected more than 836 million pounds of food since its inception in 1993. To help out this year, simply leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to your mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on May 10. Food items should be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans. The nation's 230,000 letter carriers will then collect donations from homes across the country and deliver them to food bank members of America 's Second Harvest – The Nation's Food Bank Network and other hunger relief organizations in more than 10,000 local communities. You can find out more about Stamp Out Hunger! here.Updated: Tuesday, 8 April 2008 4:47 PM EDT Log in to Comment | Permalink Monday, 7 April 2008Love Romantic Comedies?
Topic: Hollywood
Posted by caroline81 at 12:08 PM EDTOur friends over at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment sent us an early copy of the DVD for “27 Dresses,” which will be released on April 29th, and I wanted to say something about it to all of you since I really enjoyed this movie. In the film, Katherine Heigl stars as Jane, a romantic who is enthralled with weddings and always puts others before herself … which has led to her serving as a bridesmaid 27 times. When her shallow sister falls in love with her boss (Edward Burns) – with whom Jane had been secretly in love – she sees her life begin to fall apart before her eyes. James Marsden stars opposite Heigl as George, a reporter writing a story about Jane’s “always a bridesmaid” lifestyle who urges Jane to learn to say “no.” Katherine Heigl is charismatic and appealing as Jane, and has lovely onscreen chemistry with Marsden (who I think should be a much bigger star than he is). The two share some great moments, particularly a montage of Heigl trying on all of her garish bridesmaid dresses which are and a laugh-out-loud bar scene where the two try to figure out the words to “Benny and the Jets.” Scene-stealer Judy Greer, who is great in pretty much everything, is also featured in a supporting role. Certainly, this flick doesn’t break any new ground, but its sweet and frothy in a good way - like a strawberry milkshake. Check it out on April 29th. Updated: Monday, 7 April 2008 1:36 PM EDT Log in to Comment | Permalink Joanne-ango wins Three Eyed Bingo!Posted by caroline81 at 10:54 AM EDTLog in to Comment | Permalink |
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