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THE HOOSIER TIMES: All the "knews" that's fit to print? No way! We fit all the "knews" to print!

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana

If you can handle large doses of humor proceed at your own risk to visit Gwen.  If you are a driven individual like a great white shark(wait Bruce that wasn't one of the Serengeti animals!!!)and you expect squid quid pro quo in response to your comment-get over it!  When one is entertaining the Dalai Lama and the former head of the Soviet Union you know that person IS BUSY! 

Here is a great sample from one of Gwen's recent posts.

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Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Thanks so much for the link to Gadsby's Tavern, Elizabeth.  You have so much history around you!(I taught US History and Economics for over 30 years before joining my wife Sharon in real estate at Keller Williams)

Apr 10, 2011 01:37 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Bruce this was funny and I too will have to check out Gwens blog.

Apr 14, 2011 04:29 PM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Jennifer, I am glad you had a good time with this post.  Gwen is a great sport and you would really like her humor.  She posts her MLS Bloopers every Friday. 

Apr 14, 2011 04:34 PM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

How did I not know about this funny person??  I collect funny people!  Thanks for the heads up!

Apr 18, 2011 01:34 PM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Susan!!!  You have already collected me!  Oh---- you mean Gwen!  Yes, you are so right!!!  Susan, you need to get over there and subscribe to her blog so you don't miss any of the Friday MLS Bloopers!  Enjoy,  and thanks for the Mercy Comment!!! (it has been a long time)  ^_~

Apr 18, 2011 01:55 PM
Maya Thomas, Broker
Tampa, FL
Please see my client recommendations.

hahahaahhaha!

Jun 12, 2011 03:55 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Thanks for your visit, Maya!  Glad you enjoyed the post and had a laugh out of it!

Jun 12, 2011 05:46 AM
Paula Henry
Home to Indy Team @ HomeSmart Realty Group - Avon, IN
Realtor - Indianapolis Real Estate - 317-605-4174

I love Gwen Banta! There i said it :) Truly, she is a gifted writer with an uncanny sense of humor, who always makes me laugh and laughter is a universal language.

 

Jun 13, 2011 10:13 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

You are preaching to the choir, Paula!  Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

Jun 13, 2011 10:56 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

::::::::: PANIC:::::::::

Will I still have my Friday "di-stress-or" blog if Gwen has no Martinis?

Must have clarification asap!

Nov 22, 2011 07:34 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN
Patty, rest assured that this was only a satire! Although, there may have been talk that Nancy Pelosi was going to nationalize or bail out the VERMOUTH Industry after reading about Gwen giving up martinis so the economy wouldn't slip into a double dip recession! I personally think that Gwen quaffs beverages no stronger than herbal tea! ^_~
Nov 22, 2011 08:49 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

I am behind any government plan that supports Gwen's Friday posts. I am addicted and cannot live without it.

Maybe the government can fund a Gwen Banta Rehab program for folks like me.

 

Nov 23, 2011 01:45 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Patty, with a 3.8 trillion dollar budget there is plenty of room to fund any progam of your choice, including a Gwen Banta addiction withdrawal program!  ^_~

Although I hope it doesn't bump out some of my past,  ALL TIME favorite congressional spending programs such as:         (These are all TRUE!)

***$2,500 to study why people cheat and are rude on the tennis courts.

***$84,000 to study why people fall in love.

***$50,000 to prove that sheepdogs do protect sheep!

***$46,000 to find out how long it takes to cook breakfast eggs.

Nov 23, 2011 02:25 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Bruce, this brings tears to my eyes. No, not the thought of giving up martinis (that thought gives me angina), but the kind words from you and our dear AR family. Family is a such a wonderful blessing, and AR is a great family to have. You, dear friend, are the big, funny, gentle bear that watches over the rest of us. Thanks to all of you for your ongoing support.

Bruce, before I top off my drink, I must add one request. If you use my Greek villa, you MUST post a photo of you in your Speedo chugging Ouzo. As a quid pro quo, I'll post one of me from last New Year. On second thought, there's not enough Vermouth in this world for me to flash these thighs...

And now that I am completely welling up, please pass me the cocktail olives. I am gently shaken, AND stirred :-)

Nov 23, 2011 03:47 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

I am starting a petition for Gwen to release her 2010 New Year's photo. Who is with me?

Nov 23, 2011 04:31 AM
Gwen Banta
Sotheby's International Realty - Los Angeles, CA

Patty, I always knew you were twisted and evil.

Nov 23, 2011 06:47 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Gwen, AR does have lots of great people!  Say, I doubt that you would catch me in that type of attire in Greece or anywhere else on earth as I would be arrested for FAIRLY DECENT EXPOSURE!

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!!   Have you ever heard of the Malibu-Calavaris Wine Festival???  ^_~

Nov 23, 2011 07:03 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

Gwen... that means you will be sending me the picture?

Nov 23, 2011 07:03 AM
Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva
Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL
Top Listing Broker

Gwen's legs are second to NO ONE! And she will prove it so by releasing that picture...

Nov 23, 2011 07:37 AM
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Patty, you may have to go under the FEEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT to do so. 

Nov 23, 2011 07:41 AM