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Barbara Sinclair's avatar

I love Dragons so much! 🐉 🩷

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arbz's avatar

Ha Frances yes I can indeed confirm you're pure fire. I hung around with the some of the most dedicated reply fighters on Twitter and you put them to shame😁 Thinking back that was some amount of abuse you shrugged off and dived back in amongst it, water off a duck's back🦆🔥😆

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Frances Leader's avatar

Eeee... lad! Those were the best fun days on Twitter, weren't they? Oooh how 77th hated me especially when they were stalking everything I wrote and I concluded that they fancied me! My god they went APOPLECTIC! So funny, I was crying laughing into my keyboard!

Too funny for words! 🤣😂🤣😂

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arbz's avatar

Yes, you made them earn their salary Frances lol 😆

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The Word Herder's avatar

Great! Go git 'em, Franalanna Bandanna Rosanna Danna!

We shirley have a lot in common. And that dog at the end looks a lot like ME, too, lol.

Cheers, and hope it's a TERRIFIC year. ^_^

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Zork (the) Hun's avatar

I am a fellow water dragon with a monkey for a wife.

On the first of January, on a whim, I asked the I Ching about the coming year. I got #1, the Creative without changing lines. I never got anything this promising, I am looking forward to this year and whatever it brings.

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The Word Herder's avatar

Your first sentence made me LOL!!!!!! Luv it.

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Frances Leader's avatar

Crikey! That is a very unusual reading! All yang lines could be war..... no moving lines? That smacks of inevitability! Batten down the hatches, prepare for the worst. It is not a good reading at all.

Balance between yin and yang is optimum. An overload of one or the other is not 'promising' at all!

ps - I have the Chinese hieroglyph for The Creative tattooed on my thigh!

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Zork (the) Hun's avatar

Yeeeeah, I'm thinking about that and planning to write about it. I am not 'hoping', I am not 'expecting', but I am ready for a break-out and putting in the work that is required for it to happen. The world is ready for change and I believe that it will happen. I believe that the coming year will be one of the most significant in more than a century. I think it will be positive and I am happy to be alive to witness it.

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The Word Herder's avatar

I share that sentiment, and maybe some of Frances' as well.

It will be interesting, that seems like a given.

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Jerome Armstrong's avatar

I am a Wood Dragon, no wonder I like you!

1976, 1988, 2000 and 2012

Those were all not that significant for me, pretty good years, and transformative in that I was taking a step out of one world and into another before the year was over. Moving location and changing my entire occupation. Feels like that will happen for sure this year.

I didn't realize it is a 60 year cycle for the Wood to repeat and this is like a return.

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My Friend Lisa's avatar

Does 'not taking prisoners' mean killing? (asking for a friend)

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Frances Leader's avatar

🤣😂you watch too much tell-lie-vision! It is just a joke expression meaning that I am more likely to dismiss/block/ban people than engage in a long drawn out row. I don't have accommodation for prisoners and I wouldn't be prepared to pay to feed them either!

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My Friend Lisa's avatar

Oh

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Christian Thomas's avatar

That's a very handsome Dragon you've picked there!

Strange that I don't feel I fit the Ox sign very much at all. Certainly not in the way that I feel Scorpio (with Sag rising) fits me.

Btw, I send you an email this morning, mainly to recommend a video - which I may as well put here. I think she's very much onto something, which we can incorporate with where we are to our benefit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bLb4vnVI2k

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Frances Leader's avatar

Strength and endurance of the Ox matched with the raw sexuality of Scorpio and the cryptic intelligence of Sagittarius? What is not to like about THAT? Sounds EPIC to me! 😱

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Christian Thomas's avatar

Hahaha! That's why I like you! :) :)

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dallas's avatar

loved this Frances, had to take a look at mine.

Personality Traits of the 1959 Earth Pig

Earth Pigs born in 1959 Chinese zodiac year show a strong sense of responsibility. In terms of work, they are punctual and able to handle their assignments carefully. In terms of interpersonal relationships, they always support their friends unconditionally and many of their friends will help them in return at crucial points. Though with good intention, Earth Pigs may occasionally offend others due to the brusque manner. But once people get along with them for a long time, they will understand the Earth Pigs and be attracted by their personal charisma.

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Frances Leader's avatar

Charisma, ay? I would agree! Great taste in music not mentioned? Odd!!

https://youtu.be/P237zpWbPRM?si=_iPoAfPe29Pa08j8

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dallas's avatar

Thank you Frances, just listening to it now, while trying to do some more to the US family,

Also I hadn't wrote a song for quite some time, but just finished one two days ago, nothing special, first two lines are you don't have to be the smartest clown,

to know that when they lock you down,

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Frances Leader's avatar

The makings of a toon? Can you record it?

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dallas's avatar

I'm going to ask my cousin when he has the time, if he could help me, lives not to far from me and has better recording equipment and is a lot younger, and might be able to make it sound better, could be some time as he is very busy, so don't hold your breath.

Will leave you this one from 11 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OqpK0BrqJY

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Frances Leader's avatar

Was that the fens? It is a lovely video, conveying a very pretty song! I really like that one. xx

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dallas's avatar

Yes we love it here, been here 30 years and wouldn't go back to the smoke. What you liked it sometimes the better half cringes when she hears some of mine, bit like the flintstones she wants to kick the dinosaur out the door.

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MoonshineJones's avatar

I have my Rooster pendant as its the year of my return lol.

Thank you for sharing, & your surname is very apt. We need many more " Leaders " accross the world educating our youth. Ignorance is a true enemy.

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Jjule's avatar

The links took me to a Chinese Travel Website, that’s not available 🤣🤣🤣

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Frances Leader's avatar

Try using a VPN - I just checked all the links and they are fine. It is likely that your country is paranoid about China!

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Freeq O’Nature's avatar

Shields up! Red alert!

Frances...er, I mean the Year of the Dragon is on the way! 😂

Couldn’t imagine you any other way.

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nymusicdaily's avatar

for someone who was killed off so young every time around, you've done well! this is your year! xo

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Frances Leader's avatar

I am looking forward to the inevitable challenges, I must admit. My health needs work atm. So I am prepared to spend time and money sorting it out. I hate being immobilised - I have to flap those old wings and soar, sitting on me bum is pissing me right off, I can tell ya! 🤣😂

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nymusicdaily's avatar

fran we all want to see you soaring, that's your default mode!

when i have the time i go through your list of festival bands from the 70s to see what i missed :)

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Esther Cook's avatar

Interesting--I am a 1952 dragon also. Very arrogant, love people, do not comprehend shy, love public speaking, writing, teaching, natural leader (sometimes), rarely sick.

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Frances Leader's avatar

Amazing stuff isn't it? Do you steam out of your nostrils when you are angry? I often feel like I do! 🤣😂

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Esther Cook's avatar

I don't think I shall admit what a fool I make of myself when I am angry. I am 1/4 Irish with a sudden "Irish temper" when something surprises me in a bad way.

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Sane Francisco's avatar

The Water Dragon, from what I just read above, and from what I’ve read of you through your writing, is totally you!

✨👌🏾🀄️

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Frances Leader's avatar

It is uncanny, isn't it? What sign are you? Do you relate to it?

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Sane Francisco's avatar

It is!

I’m a (almost embarrassed to write this word, ‘cos I’m so NOT this in real life, at least not in the way the word is used to describe people who blindly follow orders)…. a SHEEP, baaaah. 🐑

That sign is also called a goat, tho’. So yeah, I’ll call myself that. 😬

Have to go look up my element and see if it resonates.

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Frances Leader's avatar

Goats and sheep like to head butt people! Do you? 🤣😂

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Sane Francisco's avatar

Metaphorically, it has been known to happen. Especially these last 4 years!

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Frances Leader's avatar

This last 4 years has brought out the very best in everyone who has a heart! 💚💙

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Sane Francisco's avatar

Very true. Like many who asked questions (!) or spoke out, I lost a bunch of friends and found a great set of new ones. Thank you Scamdemic!

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

Life would be dull as wood if it weren't for dragons like you Frances!

It's been an honor and a pleasure to know you.

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Frances Leader's avatar

😉

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Jane A's avatar

My son is a Wood Dragon 🐉 He’s such a beautiful being on every level - inside & out !!!

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Frances Leader's avatar

Warn him that, as this is his year, it could be a tough one! Every one of my Dragon years was full of challenges and difficulties.... even risks. I coped, of course, but it took some effort I can tell you!

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Jane A's avatar

I studied Chinese Astrology (for a bit). Definitely no master here! But, I always thought the year of your symbol was to be suspicious.. ?

I can attest that my year was not as auspicious as I was so looking forward to - lol

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Jane A's avatar

Apologies - “ auspicious for you”

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Frances Leader's avatar

Apparently not! The highlighted green words take you to my sources and they are quite adamant that your own year is the toughest!

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Jane A's avatar

Thank you so much 🌹

Stay well in All-Ways…

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