My fridge has much to display

fridge magnets
@Inlemay (17712)
South Africa
June 14, 2016 10:44am CST
A person who collects fridge magnets is called a memomagnetist! - magnetis meaning magnet in Greek A person who collects Teddy bears is called a arctophilist - arktos meaning Bear in Greek A person who collects shells is called a conchologist - konkhos meaning cockle (shell) in Greek. A person who collects dolls is called a plangonologis - plaggon meaning wax doll in ancient Greek. Well after researching all the collector names of things, it seems they all are derived from some or other Greek word. Quite strange that words we use now, came from some or other ancient origin. Well I collect stamps, so I am a philatelist; spoons but have no name for it! postcards - Deltiologists decorative plates Oh I dont know yet! Thimbles are for Grandmothers so they are Digitabulist, and that dear followers is the total of my list! ~ just a little rhyme to make you smile How many countries can your EYE SPY on my fridge magnet space?
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54716)
• United States
17 Jun 16
You have such a pretty collection. I am going to share mine too.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
17 Jun 16
yippee - that would be a magnet force in action!
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Jun 16
this makes me want to send you a magnet! lol
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Jun 16
@Inlemay pfft, I will keep an eye out for a cute one, and then shall sit on it until I can swing the shipping, you need one!
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
17 Jun 16
@Jessicalynnt Oh I like the way you suggest I NEED ONE - but maybe I do, I have nothing from the USA!
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
15 Jun 16
imagine - i dont have anything from the USA - but it works out far too expensive
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
15 Jun 16
Wow - that's an amazing collection. Did you buy most of them yourself, or were they presents?
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
15 Jun 16
most I have bought myself - but London came from a friend - not been there yet
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Anna M. Wilkes
@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
14 Jun 16
Wow you do have lots of magnets.I used to collect magnets from the different places we visited here in the US. They somehow got lost when I had everything in storage.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
15 Jun 16
its sad when things get lost in a move - do you think the movers steal it?
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Jun 16
Twelve I think. Good research!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382329)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 16
You have some really lovely magnets. I have some but many are flat. I tend to knock the larger sort off and they gradually get broken.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
15 Jun 16
I have all of the flat ones at the bottom - my hubby broke my first Venice mask so he had to take me back to get another - that is our rule
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382329)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jun 16
@Inlemay That's an excellent rule. I might try implementing that one!!
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John King
@ison_1 (1240)
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15 Jun 16
That rhyme did make me smile :) I see UK, Australia, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, I'm guessing Matjiesfontein is in South Africa? and Ireland. The blue shoe I'm not sure about, but it does look like there might be an Austrian flag in there?
Inlemay
@Inlemay (17712)
• South Africa
15 Jun 16
Good Morning John - if you look at the blue shoe and see the EYE on the top - what does it make you think of? However it is not Greece
Sophie
@SophieY (891)
• South Africa
19 Jun 16
Ahhh travel trinkets