Is that a bungawalla ball on the beach?

Life's a beach. #1?

Is that an Eco-marble?

Censoship Dixie Chicks. Oh I got your cencorship right here.

My neighbor's (two basement walk-outs down from me) dog would make short work of that ball.

Just kidding Charles! Great picture as always, wish I was there.

Little Green Beachball

Is the green thing a globular cluster?

Top 10 Reasons to Oppose Amnesty Bill

[Link: www.humaneventsonline.com...]

Yeah, it is a globular cluster. See it?

When will this women go away? She is the one that is worrying me. Here is the anti -American propaganda she gave aljazeera.net I am really surprised the head line isn't Jew Bitch says: Bush is alienating Muslims.

Albright: Bush's faith is 'worrying'...

Ahhhh at last.

The Soothing Blue Pacific Ocean.

That was dumb of me

PiMF=censorship

St. Pancake it's quite obvious that the beach is totally devoid of globular clusters and may not be a beach at all, it's photo-shopped!

When will this women go away?

Nice intro...

GeeWiz
No, I disagree. There is a globular cluster. Don't you see it?

:D

#10 St. Pancake - How'd you know Michael Moores Coffin changed his name (from last thread)?

Iran, UN, EU come to agreement on nukes
Al-Roto-Reuters
Munich, 5/25/2006

Secret meetings between the EU, UN, and Iran have resulted in an agreement. Holding a piece of paper, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan announced "Mideast peace in our time". Iranian negotiator Abdul Stranjilovjihad stated "We have come to an agreement that removes the necessity for Iran to develop its own nuclear fuel cycle. We will stop work on all nuclear research in a few days."
All negotiators left before giving details, however.

Further rumors indicate that the EU will supply Iran with two or three nuclear weapons, "for peaceful purposes". French negotiator Philippe Pétain said that these will be used to remove all obstacles to peace in the Mideast, especially some "[unprintable] little country"

/Sarc. Do I have to?

17 realwest
Hehe! Just answered you on the last thread. He stated it on another thread, really!

St. Pancake - never mind - just saw your answer on the prior thread!

St. Pancake

Nah colors don't look right, it's photoshopped. The green is too green and the ball is too round to be real. LOL

Let's see, so far today, Hmmm Night club bombers indicted in Britain, Galloway still being a coddled idiot, 'Ol Nancy of Pacific Heights San Francisco has Trouble in the Bubble, Al Reuters accounts making throat cutting threats, Tony Snow calling hostile PBS interviewer on Snarky Comments ....

.... fairly quiet day overall ....

.... ahhhh nothing like peace in a free land, among Free people, where the Christian Churches and Jewish Synagogues, even the athiests, Buddists and Hindu's are a relatively safe from the Islamist "Extremists"

.... with the beautiful Blue Pacific to contemplate.

Karl Rove's alien pod...is watching.

French negotiator Philippe Pétain

Whew! Am going to stock up on anti-Vichy hardware.

Just got done watching a History Channel show on Lima Company. It was well done, very inspiring as well as humbling.

That's a Lizard egg.

GeeWiz
Nah, not photoshopped. Clearly a globular cluster.

#26 Sil

ROTFLMAO! Good one!

Sorry, the brightest stars in globular clusters are red giants, not green.

Actually, though, the color the Sun shines brightest in is green.

Okay, open thread. Here's my chance to say something that's been bugging me for a while which the fence thread sheered by, vaguely. (OT)

Did you know that Congresspersons and government employees don't pay Social Security? They have a somewhat similar program, but it's special, just for them. I bet the financial arrangements are considerably different since the government never ever fires anyone (and if they do, they hire them back with years of back pay - ask me the story if you want) so their number employed is always growing.

I've been thinking, if they don't participate in Social Security, where do they get of legislating it? I mean, there is not ONE PERSON in Congress that pays Social Security. Isn't that taxation without representation? Whatever they do with the idiotic program isn't going to affect THEM. Someone should raise hell about it. I guess lots of people raise hell about Social Security in general, but I have a hard time trusting people to make good decisions who have no personal stakes in it. Or... less than the average citizen, anyway.

St. Pancake

That was the funniest thread I've ever read. I start laughing every time I think of it. A true classic.

26 Sil
Hehe! I argue that it is a authentic globular cluster. See the aura?

This guy deserves a smack.

#21 GeeWiz - Nope, not photoshopped, but photographed at high noon - notice shade around ball and around polls in background?

Anyway youse'all it's been grand, but I'm totally exhausted and have got to go to sleep. Hope I see youse'all in the morning!

Goodnight!

31 GeeWiz
Yeah, it is. I hurt every time I read through it. By the time the guy is booted, I am in mass hysterics. Truly one of the classics. If it was an old-time radio show, people would be discussing it frequently.
Rather like a "Who's on first" type.

#30 girl_next_door
It aint the congresspersons we should worry about (they paid more for that job than they could ever hope to get back from SS). It's all those other govt employees that vote these preening pricks in to keep their jobs and perks that screw up the system.

girl_next_door

My hubby does not pay it either, just medicade. He works for the state and they have thier own program

#30 girl_next_door

IIRC there have been several attempts to change SS to something resembling the program that congress enjoys and every time they shot it down. I believe that GW's plan to modernize SS was one of those attempts. It's the old "do what I say, not what I do" thingy.
Sucks don't it?

#30 girl_next_door

Actually, it's representation without taxation. And if your think that more than 3-4% of all government employees don't pay social security taxes, you are dead wrong.

Don't get me wrong, I see your beef. But to include all workers in the public sector in that statement is wrong. Some people don't pay social security, as if we really need their contributions.

I appreciate your contribution, but you have to understand, for most of us, your assumption is just plain wrong.

That's not a globular cluster, it's the green orb from Heavy Metal. It's pure evil, stay away from it!

#32 St. P -

That's no real globular cluster. It's a mockup on a secret soundstage in Area 51 that was personally photographed by Karl Rove. The aura has been Photoshopped in to lull the globular-cluster believing masses into complacency.

Toonman
NOPE! It is a globular cluster. Do you not see the aura?

"I'm not a prisoner! I'm a free man!"

Do y'all realize what they slipped in under Specter's "manager's amendment" to the immigration bill? We have to consult with the Mexican government before building a wall:

The Senate by Cboldt blog reports:

UPDATE @ 17:16 - Senator Specter notes that the managers package is ready for a vote, he says that it (the package) makes making sausage look good. Senator Kyl asks to speak for one minute on the managers amendment. He says it has been in busy negotiations, right up until now. Federal, state and local entities in the US would be required to consult with Mexican government before building a wall. I predict this amendment, S.Amdt.4188, will pass. Off to find the language that Senator Kyl referred to.
UPDATE @ 17:23 - Found it. Senator Dodd talked against a fence on May 18, and his S.Amdt.4089 contains the following language:

(b) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.--Consultations between United States and Mexican authorities at the federal, state, and local levels concerning the construction of additional fencing and related border security structures along the United States-Mexico border shall be undertaken prior to commencing any new construction, in order to solicit the views of affected communities, lessen tensions and foster greater understanding and stronger cooperation on this and other important issues of mutual concern.

UPDATE @ 17:40 - Bonus prediction (the managers' amendment), now four for four. Senator Frist voted against the managers' amendment, for what it's worth.

S.Amdt.4188 - Specter: Managers' amendment, a collection of amendments, including Dodd's S.Amdt.4089 that requires local, state and federal governments to consult with Mexican counterpart authorities before commencing new construction, was PASSED on a 56 - 41 vote.
[Link: www.michellemalkin.com...]

/speechless

#35 St. Pancake

Yea, kinda like our own Abbott & Costello but with more participants with better lines.

41 Sil
hehe!

45 GeeWiz
Yep, I would oncur with that.

Oh wait, it's "I'm not a number! I'm a free man!"

St. Pancake

Best line of the thread,(I paraphrase)
"Hey Yair, I got your globular clusters right here!"

#44 freedom rings
Awwww....you stole my thunder. I was just about to post that lol.

This is unf*king real! This should be plastered all over he net! Well myfreinds, we are on our own. The republicans are in it for the 30 pieces of silver. I guess what thet mean by cousultation is to show Mexico where all the holes in the fence are.

#43 Salem

"I am number two."

"Who is number one?"

"You are number six." (worry about shading and emphasis)

"I am not a number! I am a free man!"

"Hahahahahaha...."

I want Rover!

#50 BGB

No, we need to contact our congresscritters and ask them not to accept this.

It might do you some good. It won't help me.

#39 RGBDJ

I stand corrected. My dad's worked for the Federal government since I was tiny, and he doesn't pay Social Security. I didn't know it was so exclusive of a thing. But I do know none of the Congressmen pay it, and they're the ones voting on how to fix the dang thing, so that's what irks me. It doesn't bother me that some people are on another system, just that no one who IS on the system is directly involved in fixing it.

And really, we COULD be involved. I mean, I could pelt my congresspeople daily with my opinions and advice (not that they'd necessarily listen) but I'm too lazy. ;)

I guess I just found it ironic. Not trying to be uselessly irascible.

#44 freedom rings

Republicans who voted for the Mexican consultation requirement:

Bennett, Bond, Brownback, Chafee, Coleman, Collins, Craig, Graham, Hagel, Lugar, Feingold, Collins, McCain, Specter, Stevens, Warner, Martinez, Murkowski, Snowe and Voinovich

Good night, you crazy kids!

/globular clusters

Nite all, way too late on the right coast.

#22 Havoc
Is this a great country or what?

Interesting from Michael Barone...

But of course it was the press, led by the editorialists of the New York Times, that bayed loudly for investigation and prosecution of government officials who disclosed the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame, even though it was far from clear that there was any violation of the statute in question, the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982. The press, or large parts of it, is all for prosecution—even if it leads, as it did, to the jailing of then New York Times reporter Judith Miller—if such a prosecution will hurt the Bush administration. On that one, it was the press that was hurtling down "a dangerous road." The Times and Post reporters and editors who published the stories I referenced above are at the very least in the same legal position as Judith Miller; that is, they are witnesses to acts that are in violation of statute and may be jailed for contempt if they refuse to testify against those who illegally disclosed classified information. At worst, they stand in the same legal position as the two former AIPAC officials, who received the information and passed it along to others—and perhaps are in a worse position, since those two defendants argue, quite possibly plausibly, that they did not know that the information they received was classified, while the Times and Post editors clearly did have such knowledge. There's a strong argument against prosecuting the press on these grounds, that doing so is going down "a dangerous road." But the press, which after all has knowledge of the Franklin and former AIPAC officials' prosecutions and the fact that Congress has not repealed the statutes responsible for them, has been going down "a dangerous road," too.

Official secrets

It's Rover from the Prisoner about to jump on you and suffocate you....just green.

girl_next_door

when the voters get wise they can do what they did in PA. Vote against the person already holding the seat in the primaries.

How far away are you from Ohio?

#39 really grumpy big dog johnson
No way this is just 3-4% if Senator Feinstein Urges Repeal of Social Security Provisions that Can Reduce Benefits for Teachers, Police and Firefighters. This is a big voting block just read any NEA news letter you can tell how they vote.

The last time the West had Open cities bombed by Rockets with 1800 to 2,000 lb. warheads, (it only takes 15 lbs of Plutonium OR about 150 lbs of 80% enriched Uranium U-235 plus a few hundred pounds of shielding and guidance and it only takes one),

50 % of the rockets hit the cities, speed 3500 mph, 4 seconds to target,

25% e.g. 2,500 of the "cruise missiles" got through, 5,500 died, 16,000 wounded... from the V-1, very effective terror weapon. They had a Crude but workable guidance system

It took some really big bombs, and an invasion to stop them

Super cheap modern version worked out in New Zealand five years ago ...

I checked out his guidance system, crude but highly accurate.

Sooooo .... you think the Mad Mullah's are going to resist enriching that Uranium ? to 80 % U-235 ?

girl_next_door

Not a problem. The vast majority in government do not work in federal service, and those who enjoy that loophole are constantly shrinking, with the exception of the Legislature and who knows who else.

I hear you loud and clear, I just didn't want to be included with those who have a special protection for their retirement. That ticks me off too...

And with that, my board work is done for tonight. Goodnight and fair weather for all.

Night reallygrumpybigdogjohnson.
Sleep well!

Bedtime for me, too.
Night {Y'All}.

Instapundit has linked to the Reuters email story here on LGF

Lugar, Martinez

The Republican from where I used to live, and the one from where I live now. I've emailed Frist and Nelson and Martinez and McCain and...and...and... and telling them I don't WANT a guest worker program, I don't WANT ILLEGAL aliens here, you CAN send them home, I want LEGAL aliens....and no one listens. They send me their screeds on why the nation HAS to have a guest worker program, why we can't send them home, why we can't build a wall...etc. etc. Not one of them listens. I've told them that in being scared they might lose a Hispanic vote, they're losing hundreds of thousands of their base's votes. I've promised Martinez I will not vote for him again. What does it all do? Nothing.

Our only hope now is to get it through our Representatives' heads that this is a crock of the largest proportions. I know my rep (Ric Keller) believes it. I pray that more than half of the rest of the House does. Contact yours...

I'm not a cucumber, I'm a green man!

#62 RGBDJ

^^; Well, it's not like my dad ASKED for it.... :p

Yeah, it's bedtime for me, too. Oh and

#59 got milk?

I just moved to the lovely state of Wisconsin. Oh. Joy. I drive around and see people with Kerry and Feinstein bumperstickers ALL the TIME. 9.9 I feel decidedly in the minority in my new town.

Yawn, Goodnight all.

#44 - I already took care of this. I sent a letter to Fox. It said:

Dear Presidente Bush Fox,

To honor our agreement I hereby serve you notice that we are planning on building a fence along our southern border. It will be started and completed someplace between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. I realize it will be hard to see where actual construction will be since the border is obscured by the dust clouds kicked up by all the members of your military helping to escort in the coyotes and drug smugglers. If you should require more information, please roll over and ask Geo pick up the phone and call your nearest embassy. Thanks again for being such an understanding butinsky neighbor.

So what do Lizardoids think of this ...

In a bold initiative, the Palestinian president gave Hamas 10 days to accept the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, saying Thursday he'll submit the plan to a referendum by mid-July if the Islamic militants refuse.

and then this ...

Israel will allow weapons to be transferred to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's personal guards following threats on his life, a Defense Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Looks like something out of Woody Allen's movie Sleeper. Orgasmatron. But it's apparently broken.

#67

I beg your pardon! I meant the other F Senator. Feingold is a senator, right? Now I feel like a complete Moe-Ron. *embarrassed*

(I clicked on the Feinstein link, and I was thinking, I though the nut from Wisconsin was a GUY....) >.>

#72 abolitionist

Great movie. Back when Woody Allen was funny.

girl_next_door

there is a BBQ in Ohio next month. I did live in WI, so I can tell you that from milwaukee it would be about a 8 1/2 hour drive. If you want more info, watch for geepers.
In fact, I will be in WI sometime next month.

"I am not a number!"

"Number 2. Number 2."

#66 RationalLady

Agree with you, fellow Floridian! But what's to be done to get rid of Bill Nelson? Consensus seems to be Katherine Harris doesn't have a chance at this point.
BTW, here's a link to send FREE faxes to Congress:
[Link: www.numbersusa.com...]

Absolutely bizarre story of the day:

X-Ray reveals alien head inside duck's gizzard.

Photo of alien head in gizzard.

But when they did an autopsy -- the head was gone!

As if crop circles weren't proof enough that extraterrestrials are among us, an alien has now been found in the stomach of a duck.

That, at least, is the conclusion reached by workers at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia (Solano County) when they viewed an X-ray image they took of a sick mallard.

Right there, in the duck's ventriculus, or gizzard, is the shocking image of a grimacing, bald-headed being. How it got there, nobody knows, but when an autopsy was performed after the bird died of unrelated causes, the alien had mysteriously disappeared.

Anyone notice the carnage in Somalia?

We cut and run from Somalia and accomplished 2 things -

1) Emboldened Al Qaeda and thereby brought on 9/11, and

2) Destroyed any hope of a stable government to emerge for a generation, thereby ensuring a generational civil war.

And liberals want us to cut and run from Iraq? how would Iraq or the region benefit from that?

#78 zombie -

So did you decide? (door number 2. door number 2. the path to subversion is behind door number 2.)

Does this have the makings of a great practical joke for Jewish weddings, or what?

#78 zombie

That can't really be a serious article, right?

Dead thread? Already?

#80 karmic_inquisitor
#78 zombie
So did you decide?

Not yet. Gots stuff to do.

#82 Noam Sayin'
#78 zombie
That can't really be a serious article, right?

100% serious.

I just reminded myself of this bit of dialogue from when the BBC showed the Mohammed Archive to an imam and asked him his opinion. The interview concluded:

Reporter: "But [gesturing toward Mohammed Image Archive pages] these are from, these are from medieval Persia, from the medieval Ottoman Empire, so surely they're Muslims."
Sheikh Haitham al-Haddad: "No, not necessarily. Islam is a practice. It is not just a claim. Islam is a way of life. So, we practice Islam in our daily life in every inch and each aspect. It's not just a claim and then we can do whatever we want. No."
Reporter: "So [pointing to Mohammed Image Archive pages] these pictures were wrong."
Sheikh Haitham al-Haddad: "Of course. Hundred percent wrong."

Holcomb admitted the strange image could have been an odd arrangement of grain in the stomach, similar to the anomalous "Face on Mars" photographed by the Viking Lander when it orbited the Red Planet in 1976.

...and the Occam's Razor is that it's a f*ing alien?

It's too bad there's no water on Mars. All that grain piled up in the shape of a face might come in handy when we send a manned mission there.

Zombie, is this your paper? Gawd, I thought the Mpls. Star & Sickle was bad.

Zombie, please check out Karridine's MP3 of "1-900-Reality"

It REALLY hits the spot! Kinky, newsworthy and true to IowaHawk's intent!

And there's no charge for leaving a Comment, Zom! (or NoamSayin' or anyone else!)

#78 zombie

Oh, dear. The Chronicle.

It was an odd arrangement of grain in the drake's gut, but that got only a mention as a possibility.

Oh, dear. And they wonder why San Francisco's a laughing stock?

#87 Noam Sayin'
Zombie, is this your paper?

Well, it's not my paper per se, but I do live in the vicinity of its circulation area.

Yeah, it's bad, but I've got them on the run.

#88 Carridine
Zombie, please check out Karridine's MP3 of "1-900-Reality"

Ya gotta give us a link! Your name isn't underlined, and the link in your football don't work.

#90 zombie

They should be seeking a place to hide. But no, they sail serenely on, publishing nonsense.

Zombie,

Yeah, it's bad, but I've got them on the run.

IIRC - Anatomy of a Photo?

Total off-topic, and very tardy.

Charles, love the new capabilities with text treatment and link features. Very easy to use.

#78 zombie

Fun with X-rays. Perhaps they were inspired by recent stories about X-ray art?

Dead thread? Already?

*pops up*

Dead thread?

:D

#78 Zombie -

I'd expect to see that in Weekly World News. They are the best of the best in tabloid alien stories (they have really good satan and armageddon coverage too.)

#95 Minnesota Ronin:

*pops up*

Dead thread?

:D

I thought it was something I'd said, but then I remembered: I haven't said anything.

Another OT (Just how do yo OT the Beach Thread?):

For the last 20 minutes or so, I noticed the site loaded very slowly, but seems to have cleared up, now. I also noticed earlier tonight that when I X-out of checking someone's football (I'm tallying my posts, and there are newbies), my browser froze a couple times.

Any of this happening to people?

I thought it was something I'd said, but then I remembered: I haven't said anything.

Hahahahaha!

It happens... I've killed/stopped in it's tracks a few threads in my time here...

:D

#98 Noam Sayin':

Any of this happening to people?

Nope. All systems are go for me.

#98

Charles has been Instalanched. Instapundit picked up the Reuters death threat post.

#78 Zombie:
That was the most reassuring thing I've seen in a long time. Given that we're threatened by leftards, jihadists, and moonbats from within and without, it's good to know that the extraterestrial alien invaders will be eaten by wildfowl. One less thing to worry about. Now, if we can just get a buzzard to eat Al Gore...

JWM

This looks like a fun way to spend the Memorial Day weekend!

KENNEDY SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT

For the safety of mankind, this Memorial Day weekend, Public Advocate sets up sobriety checkpoints for the Kennedys.

Ah, here's the link to Carridine reading Iowahawk's satirical 900 ad.

The miracle of the blogosphere!

Thanks, rabid...

I was on my porch in a thunderstorm a couple hours ago. That might have had something to do with it.

You know what...

That porch is still there.

See ya!

#103 Bordm:

For the safety of mankind, this Memorial Day weekend, Public Advocate sets up sobriety checkpoints for the Kennedys.

In that case, they'd better have water patrols on the Potomac, too. You know how the Kennedy's are around water.

#105 Noam Sayin'

I was on my porch in a thunderstorm a couple hours ago. That might have had something to do with it.

Had a few go thru here in Dayton, too. Where are you at?

#93 Noam Sayin'
Zombie,

Yeah, it's bad, but I've got them on the run.

IIRC - Anatomy of a Photo?

Yes, that, but other things too. They've been catching some flak from people mocking them for having inferior photo coverage to a lowly blogger. People have started to make a habit out of sending links to my stuff to the Chronicle, just to get their guff and rile them up.

The one thing the Chronicle has got going for it now is they hired Cinnamon Stillwell to do an occasional column.

#98 Noam Sayin'
Any of this happening to people?

It was slow for me a bit there for a while, with a few funky malfunctions. As Dianna says, it's due to Instapundit.

Thanks, Zombie! Your Comments ARE appreciated, and I'm pleased that you see some real value in these!

For now, people who want them are free to strip-mine my blog and download all the MP3s they want. ASAP I'll get my own non-Blogger site and repost them there, under Creative Commons license.

Thanks again, Zombie!

#106 rabidsquirrel

If a Kennedy is drivin', you best be hidin'.

If a Kennedy is driv'n, ski'n, or fly'n, RUN AWAY!

Where did everybody go? Zombie? Bordm? Bueller....Bueller?

/Channeling Ben Stein.

I woke up dis monin'...
BAH-NAH-NUH-NUH
I saw a green balloon on da beach...
BAH-NAH-NUH-NUH

This has the makings of an ESPN bowling commercial.

PajamasMedia is looking extremely good.

my #116,

Bloody hell, my posts are not looking at all good. PIMF PIMF PIMF PIMF PIMF

PajamasMedia

#117 Dom:

For a moment, I thought I was having problems with Firefox :-)

I concur, the PJ media site is looking good. It reads even better.

El threado es muerto.

#119 zombie:

El threado es muerto.

I've seen the dead show more signs of life.

#119 zombie
#120 rabidsquirrel

Si, it doesn't look good. Any know thread CPR?

That poor ball... no sunscreen, no umbrella..

I went to the beach once...had a ball!

#121 Bordm:

I tried the defibrillator, but my Dell didn't like it too much.

Someone call Ann Nicole..

one of her fake boobs ran away to the beach...

PIMF

Anna Nicole..

Any = anyone,,,,, dangit, one of these days I gotta learn to read what I type.

#122 Bubble Girl:

That poor ball... no sunscreen, no umbrella..

Obviously you haven't read the entire thread - that's not a ball, it's a GLOBULAR CLUSTER!

Rabid Squirrel

I have to actually read the thread?

#124 rabidsquirrel

The thread is saved....Bubble Girl has arrived...She has brought many a dying thread back to life.

Hi ya Bubble Girl!

Bordm

Hi Bordm...

Check out the guy in the upper left hand corner... the giant Sharpie pen he's carrying...

BG:

Given the hour - and the fact that no one else seems to be here - I'll grant you an exemption from the Lizard Protocols. But just this once...

Bordm

And sadly I have killed many threads too.

#123 jbinnout

That's good. I went to a ball once and met a be'ach.

#132 rabidsquirrel 5/25/2006 10:19PM PDT

BG:

Given the hour - and the fact that no one else seems to be here - I'll grant you an exemption from the Lizard Protocols. But just this once...

I'm a lucky girl!

Hi Bubble Girl,

What's new?

130 Bordm:

The thread is saved....Bubble Girl has arrived...She has brought many a dying thread back to life.

And just in the nick of time, too. My thread CPR skills are evidently severely lacking. Maybe Bubble Girl should offer a workshop.

OFF TOPIC -- This is a quote:

[Link: japan.usembassy.gov...]

American Citizens Services

U.S. Embassy Warden Message
Sent May 24, 2006

The U.S. Embassy has learned of a possible threat against American facilities in Japan, the credibility of which has yet to be determined. Given the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, we advise American citizens to exercise caution and report any suspicious activities to authorities.

For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the State Dept.'s Bureau of Consular Affairs web site, where the current Worldwide Caution, Public Announcements, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S., or, for callers outside the U.S. and Canada, a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).

136 Abu Maven

Hi Abu,

Same-o, same-o, here except I am learning all I can about Commitmentphobics and Narcissists..

#139 Bubble Girl:

Same-o, same-o, here except I am learning all I can about Commitmentphobics and Narcissists..

On behalf of all commitmentphobic men, I am offended :P

140 rabidsquirrel

On behalf of all commitmentphobic men, I am offended :P

Oh yeah? I got your commitmentphobic number right here, buddy..

/lol

#141 Bubble Girl:

Oh yeah? I got your commitmentphobic number right here, buddy..

It could be worse, I could be a commitmentphobic narcissist. But then, I'd probably be unable to commit to being in love with myself.

#131 Bubble Girl

I happen to like giant Sharpie pens. They're great for marking out all your personal info on the credit card forms you get in the mail. I enjoy stuffing them into the postage paid envelope they so thoughtfully provide, mailing it back to them. They get everything they sent me, plus a little extra trash at no extra charge.

142 rabidsquirrel

It could be worse, I could be a commitmentphobic narcissist. But then, I'd probably be unable to commit to being in love with myself.

The worse fate ever for a narcissist..

Imagine me and me
I do
I think about me day and night
it's only right
to hold myself tight...

Bubbles,

"Phobia" implies an irrational fear, does it not? ;)

#143 Bordm 5/25/2006 10:31PM PDT

#131 Bubble Girl

I happen to like giant Sharpie pens. They're great for marking out all your personal info on the credit card forms you get in the mail. I enjoy stuffing them into the postage paid envelope they so thoughtfully provide, mailing it back to them. They get everything they sent me, plus a little extra trash at no extra charge.

Oh man, I get at least five or six of them every day and now they put fake plastic cards in the envelope so you can't just toss them into the shredder..

Bastards.

I do think the worst part of this forum is writting your heart out and then waiting for replys that never come. Then you find out everyone has moved to another topic. Charles you should have a warning...this decussions will terminate in five minutes, posting new discussions in four minutes..time expiring on this discussion in three minutes...if you are a slow on the key board forget it...new discussion go to next board. Just saying.

#145 Abu Maven 5/25/2006 10:35PM PDT

Bubbles,

"Phobia" implies an irrational fear, does it not? ;)

Yes, Abu, I believe it does imply an irrational fear.

Such as a Phobiaphobic...

#148 Bubble Girl:

Such as a Phobiaphobic...

An irrational fear of an irrational fear? Does that mean you're afraid of everything, or afraid of nothing? I'm so confused...even more so than usual.

#139 Bubble Girl

Commitmentphobic?

Darn tooten, I am!

I've been comminted a couple times, got the papers to prove it.

Anytime I see a couple of big burly guys coming toward me with a straightjacket I get real commitmentphobic and run like hell's a poppin'!

I like the term "infidelophobia."

#151 Abu Maven:

I like the term "infidelophobia."

There's already a word for that. It's called "muslim".

#147 tommoon 5/25/2006 10:37PM PDT

I do think the worst part of this forum is writting your heart out and then waiting for replys that never come. Then you find out everyone has moved to another topic. Charles you should have a warning...this decussions will terminate in five minutes, posting new discussions in four minutes..time expiring on this discussion in three minutes...if you are a slow on the key board forget it...new discussion go to next board. Just saying.

Hi Tom..

You have to get a thicker skin, it's happened to me many times, okay, dozens, well... hundreds... alright.. thousands of times.. but just because you don't get a reply doesn't mean people are not reading your posts.

#144 Bubble Girl

Imagine me and me
I do
I think about me day and night
it's only right
to hold myself tight...

LOL
Hillarious, , , sad (there are people like that), but hillarious.

rabid squirrel

I think an irrational fear of irrational fear..

:D

Bubbles,

Many Muslims suffer from Islamophobia-phobia.

150 Bordm

Ha! Commitmentphobics are scared of committing to a relationship.. they get panic attacks, they will go out to get a pack of smokes and never come back..

#156 Abu Maven 5/25/2006 10:47PM PDT

Bubbles,

Many Muslims suffer from Islamophobia-phobia.

Hard to grasp, Abu.

#157 Bubble Girl:

they will go out to get a pack of smokes and never come back..

Speaking of which, I think I'll step outside and burn one, before turning in for the night.

G'Nite all!

Night Rabid Squirrel..

#146 Bubble Girl

I used to get a bunch of them every week. Now a days, I only get a couple a month. Hmmm, I've been mailing them back for several years now. Maybe some of them got tired of me mailing all of their crap back to them and took me off their mailing lists.

/shrug?

Bubble Girl,

The best thing about this place is we can be ourselves, my skin is way too thin for most places. I'm really learning and trying hard to adjust. Please bare with me as I evolve from a complete in your face hate mongering jerk, into a peaceful understanding and will see it your way with just a little understanding and guidance. loving little angel,

#162 Bordm 5/25/2006 10:52PM PDT

#146 Bubble Girl

I used to get a bunch of them every week. Now a days, I only get a couple a month. Hmmm, I've been mailing them back for several years now. Maybe some of them got tired of me mailing all of their crap back to them and took me off their mailing lists.

Yes, Bordm, it's on your Credit Card Permanent Record..

/remember the "this is going on your Permanent Record threat?"

#157 Bubble Girl

Commitmentphobics are scared of committing to a relationship.

Nah, relationships don't scare me, I rather enjoy them. I don't run unless she is shooting at me.

#163 tommoon 5/25/2006 10:53PM PDT

Bubble Girl,

The best thing about this place is we can be ourselves, my skin is way too thin for most places. I'm really learning and trying hard to adjust. Please bare with me as I evolve from a complete in your face hate mongering jerk, into a peaceful understanding and will see it your way with just a little understanding and guidance. loving little ange

I would be glad to bare with you. It would be my pleasure. I am learning too and would rather you just be yourself.

165 Bordm

Nah, relationships don't scare me, I rather enjoy them. I don't run unless she is shooting at me.

You must be able to run extremely fast.

:D

#157 Bubble Girl

they will go out to get a pack of smokes and never come back..

I can't use that excuse, I've built my own cigarettes for about 10 years.

Bordm

You roll your own?

I'm curious, did you ever get your roof put back on?

Don't worry Bubble girl I'll always be myself. I'm too old to change. I dumped my harley today, skinned my arm and elbow. Thank goodness the bike didn't receive any damage. Also good no one saw me do it.

#170 tommoon 5/25/2006 11:08PM PDT

Don't worry Bubble girl I'll always be myself. I'm too old to change. I dumped my harley today, skinned my arm and elbow. Thank goodness the bike didn't receive any damage. Also good no one saw me do it.

Yeah, I know what you mean.. those "embarrassing" moments in life..

Glad it wasn't worse.

#164 Bubble Girl

/remember the "this is going on your Permanent Record threat?"

Oooh boy, I'll bet mine has it's own floor by now.

hmm...needing food...but what to have...

#172 Bordm 5/25/2006 11:11PM PDT

#164 Bubble Girl

/remember the "this is going on your Permanent Record threat?"

Oooh boy, I'll bet mine has it's own floor by now.

Ahunh. Maybe when we kick the bucket God will greet us with the Mother Of All Permanent Records..

/I am so going to Hell..

#167 Bubble Girl

You must be able to run extremely fast.

So far, just fast enough to get behind something the bullets couldn't penetrate.

I'll take luck over skill every time.

175 Bordm

So far, just fast enough to get behind something the bullets couldn't penetrate.

While many would describe these types of relationships as dysfunctional I prefer to call them.. "the spice of life."

Good night everyone. Wrestling with your harley when it has your ankle pinned and laying on top of you can really ruin your day. I hope the world is saver tomorrow.

tommoon

Aloha ~~

Tomorrow will be better..

#169 Bubble Girl

You roll your own?

More like stuff'em, I buy the tobacco in bulk and empty tubes with filters. I use a little machine to stuff the tobacco into the tubes. It takes about 5 minutes to stuff 20 cigarettes tubes.

I'm curious, did you ever get your roof put back on?

I bought the rest of the materials today, they are supposed to start Sunday. Hopefully they will be done in about a week. Then I can get started on reparing/rewiring the place. I let you know how things progress. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

#147 tommoon, dont think its you, i am the thread killer extrodanaire!(is that spelled right?)I can never keep up, Thank Goodness for Charles, who is the premiere guy when ya really want to know what is going on!
Bubble Girl, you are the best!
I think the reason i do not trust islamocrazies, is that they dont like dogs, now come on people, dogs are the best, they are the most loyal & loving creatures on Earth! Whats not to Love?!

179 Bordm

I bought the rest of the materials today, they are supposed to start Sunday. Hopefully they will be done in about a week. Then I can get started on reparing/rewiring the place. I let you know how things progress. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Okay, I will keep my fingers crossed for you...

/time to hit the hay..

night Bordm..

180 raidergirl

Hey RG!

Bubble Girl, you are the best!
I think the reason i do not trust islamocrazies, is that they dont like dogs, now come on people, dogs are the best, they are the most loyal & loving creatures on Earth! Whats not to Love?!

Very true observation, RG... sorry I missed you but I need to head off to bed.

Check you later..

#174 Bubble Girl

Ahunh. Maybe when we kick the bucket God will greet us with the Mother Of All Permanent Records..

/I am so going to Hell..

I just hope we get a chance to argue our cases to St. Peter. I figure even if I lose, I can delay the sentence for a couple millenia. I can be tenacious when necessary.

#182 Bubble Girl, Sleep tight! God Bless Ya!

"Riots in Tehran Universities: 'We Don't Want Nuclear Energy'"

Several media outlets in Iran reported, albeit in a restricted and censured fashion, that there has been rioting on several university campuses in Tehran for the past four days. The reformist Internet daily Rooz reported that over 500 members of riot-control units have besieged the Tehran University campus, and that there have been clashes between rioting students and Basij and police forces.

The riots broke out following a student protest over what appeared to be a purge of the academic faculty of Tehran University. This coincided with the marking of the "Second of Khordad," the day of the Persian month of Khordad on which Mohammad Khatami was first elected president of Iran (May 23, 1997). [1]

During the riots, eight student leaders were arrested, and, according to eyewitnesses quoted in Rooz, 25 of those under siege in the campus were wounded, five of them severely. Eyewitnesses reported that students were chanting anti-regime slogans, such as "We don't want nuclear energy" and "Forget Palestine - think of us."

The eyewitnesses also reported that Iranian security forces fired live bullets, and that shots were fired at homes outside the university. One of the students told Rooz: "The university campus is on fire, raids are being conducted throughout the campus, and the students are in fear and anxiety... Gunfire is heard from all directions... There is blood everywhere." [2] The university's telephone lines were reported to have been cut.

According to other eyewitnesses, "police riot-control units entered the campus with helmets, shields, and clubs, and beat students so severely that many can't even walk." A campus security guard told a Rooz reporter: "We were told that we were permitted to use violence against the students, but not to hit them on their heads or their faces, in order to avoid leaving marks. We were told not to be respectful towards any student, unless he is a member of the Basij student union."

One of the students said: "They are sending more riot-control forces [into the campus]. I estimate that they are about 3,000 strong... There is also an intensive presence of Ansar-e Hizbullah forces in vehicles or on motorcycles. They have also brought in several fire trucks [to disperse the students]..." [3] One of the reporters said: "Reporters who came to cover the events were stopped by university security guards, and none were permitted to enter [the campus]." [4]

Local police claim that only 100 students were involved in the riots, but according to eyewitnesses quoted by Rooz, the riots involved some 3,000 of the 4,000 students attending the main campus, and another 2,000 from the law and political science campus. [5]

[...] According to Kayhan, the demonstration organizers are not even students but are from outside the university. [6]

Morteza Talai, commander of the Tehran Metropolitan Police, told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) that "at 9:30 PM, 100 students gathered at the campus gates, and 20 or 30 of them started throwing stones, sticks and firebombs at homes in the area." The report continued: "[Talai said that] the police reacted with restraint, and, until 5:30 AM, made efforts to curb the demonstrators throwing the firebombs... but [the students] paid no heed... Only in the morning did the police raid [the campus], and by 7:00 AM, it had made arrests and cleared the area, with the help of municipal forces... During this activity, three students were injured while attempting to climb onto the roof of the dormitory building."

Click on the link to see photos.
And the MSM is completely ignoring this!

#176 Bubble Girl

While many would describe these types of relationships as dysfunctional I prefer to call them.. "the spice of life."

Sweetie,,,,,When they shoot at me, I call it over, ended, finito, don't call me I won't call you and ba bye.

/Ya gotta draw the line somewhere!

#180 raidergirl

I can never keep up,

I type real slow and have a 56k connection. I read pretty fast but it doesn't overcome the other obstacles.

#181 Bubble Girl

Sweet dreams friend!

#187 Boardm, Don't understand last message, TeeHee!

Slow thread. Is everybody sleeping in or something ?

#190 Mike C. Yep, I think it is you, me and Boardm.

# 191 raidergirl

So, did anybody else get slapped down after that afternoon incident ?

#189 raidergirl

Don't understand last message, TeeHee!

Hmmm, well, some of the slowness, is due to the connection between my keyboard and the chair.

Sleep? What's that?

G'Nite all, I'm going the way of the sandman also. Y'all have fun now.

#192 Mike C, what incident? The hasert asshole? The traitor senators of our country, the snipers who practice islam, the news journalists? in las vegas who turned on us. the kucinich (sic) traitor, please specify! the bs duke scandal keeping us from the protection of our country? Um, do I have to keep on?

#193 Boardm, I did not mean any disrespect! Kinda missed the point, my bad! Goodnight!

# 196 raidergirl

No. I was referring to a commentor getting slapped down by Charles.

Two-Hundred Year Old Tree Poisoned in Australia.

First, I pictured Islamists doing this. Then I pictured newly-indoctrinated Marxists fresh from the classroom. What better way to bring on The New Order -- either the Sharia utopia, or the Postmodern utopia -- than destroying the institutions and memories of the existing order you want to subvert/destroy.

I doubt it was a sheep farmer.

Scum.

# 199 wordwarp

Could just be garden-variety vandals, you know.

#198 Mike C, Truthfully, I just dont get what happened between Charles and his haters! Please explain!, Sincerely!

# 201 raidergirl

Well, that wasn't the situation. On that last Mexico border/immigration thread, a commentor held forth that what was need was automated weapons to gun down every man, woman or child approaching the border. A number of folks took issue with this idea. Charles entered at post # 401, IIRC, and expressed the opinion that the commentor should use their freedom of speech to post those ideas elsewhere. The commentor in question, not known for apologies, got real meek, real quick.

Mike C. Was it me?

raidergirl,

Does Charles yell at you on a regular basis?

/why am I always the last to know?

# 203 raidergirl

No.

Ah, "Israeli Advice on Mexican Fence." 8 threads down.

#204littleoldlady, must be nice to live in a glass house! dAMN, TELL ME WHERE I AM WRONG!

# 204 littleoldlady

I don't recall Charles yelling at anybody on a regular basis.

raidergirl,

I just asked because if Charles yelled at me in public on a thread I would notice and wouldn't have to ask, "Was it me?"

/your results may vary

//just teasing! ;-)

# 207 raidergirl

Um, are you advocating automated weapons systems along the border ?

#208 Mike C. Thank You!
@204, If Charles keeps me from posting, I would not blame him, however, its not up to you no matter what you wish! What is your major malfunction?

[sigh]

raidergirl,

Kindly point me to the post where I expressed a wish for you to stop posting.

[sigh]

I think my major malfunction is lack of sleep. Thanks for asking.

no Mike C, never. I am a Christian, I always hope and pray for Peace! Listening to President Bush, he wants Peace On Earth, he just said islamofascists, Thank Goodness,! He knows who we fight now, and he and Tony Blair are opening the kick ass!

This is a very sad day in our country's history. Our Senate today voted to give away our sovereignty to a third world nation. It's no coincidence that Vicente Fox is here marking his territory this week...it was promised him by our government.

BELOW ARE THE RINO WHORES WHO VOTED IN FAVOR OF AMNESTY. LET THEM KNOW WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea

#204, I guess my last post says it all, satan does not sleep! #204 littleoldlady, Honest to Goodness, I just want Peace. President Bush & Tony Blair are saying we need to kick ass & take names, I am ready for that! Thanks Charles. Mike C & littleoldlady, may we always be vigilant!

Raidergirl
Get down from that trip. NOBODY IS ACCUSING YOU OF ANYTHING. ok?
You have not done anything wrong as far as I know. The problem is not with you ok?
;)

Good morning everyone! :)

Gosh, I hadn't read much below # 401 on that thread before. That got ugly. You know a thread has gone south when one of the voices of reason is Gordon.

Miguel! (NORMMMMMMMMM!)

;-)

#217 Mike C.

ROTFL!

#217 Mike
Hahahahahaha! I thought I'd never see the day! You're right, Gordon was quite reasonable.
And you my friend, as many other times, you are a true voice of reason, Mike.

Howdy doody, littleoldlady! ;)

and tonights tech support song:

Kiss from a Starfish
(Originally Kiss from a Rose, by Seal)

There used to be a decent Techie who sat next to me
He became the ideal I wanted to be
Truth is that talent's what kills, not the LART
But did you know that by the phone
My eyes become large
And the truth that you told can't be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from the Black Widow death
Ooh, the more I hear from you, the stranger it sounds yeah
Now that your lie's in full bloom
My head hits the dent in my desk

There's just so much a tech can tell you
So much he can say
You remain my death grip, my starfish, my pain
Baby, To me, you're like a growing
cancer that I can't deny
Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

But did you know that by the phone
My eyes become large
And the truth that you told can't be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from the Black Widow death
Ooh, the more I hear from you, the stranger it sounds yeah
Now that your lie's in full bloom
My head hits the dent in my desk

I've been kissed by the starfish of Death
I've been kissed by the starfish of Death
And if I should LART, will it all go away?

There's just so much a tech can tell you
So much he can say
You remain my death grip, my starfish, my pain

Baby, To me, you're like a growing
cancer that I can't deny
Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby?

But did you know that by the phone
My eyes become large
And the truth that you told can't be seen?

Baby, I compare you to a kiss from the Black Widow death
Ooh, the more I hear from you, the stranger it sounds yeah
Now that your lie's in full bloom
My head hits the dent in my desk

Good Luck to the dead-threaders! Damn, join the rest of the folks who hate me, Good Luck!Migueldownmexico, the shit will hit the fan!

Uh oh. Jewels had another bad night at work.

Hang in there, Jewels!

# 221 Jewels

?

# 22 raidergirl

Okay, one for you as well. ?

Might want to cut back on whatever it is you're drinking/smoking/whatever.

#221 Mike C.

I work in Technical support for a ISP for the end user.

Starfish is the term user by many techies for the Stoopid End User. Starfish being barely capable of sensory perception, eating and drecking and having no higher cognitive functions. And we have to walk these creatures through setting up networks, email, getting on the Web, setting up VIOP, configuring firewalls, setting secure wireless networks. Getting the Jist?

Not all users are Starfish. But a lot of them are Starfish. And they can't be bothered to learn how the web works or they computers. Many of these people think of a computer like a toaster. And want it to be that easy

It's hard talking to raidergirl. She missunderstands what others say :(
Mike, I swear to God I was going to advise her to smoke less of that thing lol. It looks that way, really.

Raidergirl I love you with Christian brotherly love :)

# 226 Jewels

Ah. Starfish, eh ? Describes me perfectly !

Guess this isn't the morning to ask my technical question, huh?

/do Starfish swim?

# 227 Miguel

Is it a full moon or something ?

#228 Mike C

Yes. but you appear to have sensory apperatus otherwise you would not have responded to what I wrote :D

So Therefore, Not Starfish :D

Fix your f'n country! Miguel, you dog me, o.k, fix your country, make it a democracy! I have just about had it. Oh, sorry, complain to the UN, and anyone else who will listen to the bs! AKA, the democratic party of America, aka, ted kennedy, hillary, john kerry, mcclain, etc, etc, etc! ok. dog me now lgf folks, nanner nanner nanner!

Jewels
I work in Technical support for a ISP for the end user.

Starfish is the term user by many techies for the Stoopid End User. Starfish being barely capable of sensory perception, eating and drecking and having no higher cognitive functions. And we have to walk these creatures through setting up networks, email, getting on the Web, setting up VIOP, configuring firewalls, setting secure wireless networks. Getting the Jist?

Not all users are Starfish. But a lot of them are Starfish. And they can't be bothered to learn how the web works or they computers. Many of these people think of a computer like a toaster. And want it to be that easy

ROFL! That is very very funny! You are doing an Iowahawk here ROFL!
Excelent description! LOL!

morning all.
monty python is alive and well. and is here and now.

#229 Little Old Lady

Actually, you qualify as a Good User. You listen, you ask questions, And follow instructions. You will not believe how hard it is for people to do steps 1 & 3 these days.

I haven't had enough coffee for this...

#230 Mike
I think it is...at least around the Raiders' stadium. lol

I'm gonna sue you with Koffee and Daugnuts ¬¬

the dead misunderstanding thread.

Mike C, # 22 was Havoc, where do you get off?! Man, what a bunch of hypocrits. Better let Charles know! Hope he kicks me off, so ya'll can agree with each other in private!

# 231 Jewels

I had a round with software support this last trip. Same old, same old...

"Did you do A ?"

"Yes, I did A."

"Did you do B ?"

"yes, I did B."

"Did you turn on the computer ?"

"Smack !"

#235 Gee thanks, Jewels! You made my day! :-)

However, the last time I attempted to "fix" my computer myself I blew both Windows and my DSL out the ...er... windows.

So I guess that makes me an average, run-of-the-mill idiot, but not a Starfish, huh?

# 235 Jewels

Well, you know what they say. "If you have trouble, read the directions. If you still have trouble, try following them."

#238 spanishpete
LOL!

raidergirl: you keep on inhaling that and I keep on imbibing this, and in a while we'll be ready to talk Philosophy ROFL!

today was long and exhausting, but atleast I wasn't plagued by Starfish really. It was more that everyone and his brother's home network broke. these can take anywhere from 5-30min to repair or send to the PC manuf. This requires special paitence.

Which I was out of by the time 0200 rolled around. If only because they time us at work to see how long we take. Which I hate. hard to fix problems under a clock, neh?

#241 Little old Lady

Literally? Power surge that trashed the unit(s)?

Jewels
Do you have a fixed hour to work? Like from x to x.

#243 Miguel,

LOL!

Good morning, spanishpete! ;-)

# 239 raidergirl

Isn't it time for your meds ? I don't understand what your problem is. And the # 22 was obviously a typo - ever make one ? I don't see where anybody here was on your case.

littleoldlay is magician :p

sorry
littleoldlady :)

#246 Miguel

1700-0200hrs M-F on the phone or configuring the network when it's slow.

I'm out of practice, but let's give this a go...

Good morning, dead thread.

#245 Jewels,

I had a virus and someone suggested I go to the Symantec website and follow the instructions to remove it. It looked easy enough for an idioit to do, so I tried it. Got as far as "Step 3: Restart in Safe Mode." ...and then the Black Screen of Death happened.

Not fun.

OK, miguel, you dog America and get the ass-kissin from all these folks, but i remember the thread where ya dogged us, and ya'll can tell me to inhale, drink, smoke, etc, etc, etc. It dont mean shit, you talked shit about my country, and I wont forget it Miguel!

YAY! Fruitcup all around!

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

Gee I have an enemy and I didn't know it.
You know whats funny raidergirl? I don't feel anything negative about you.

#253 Little Old Lady

Norton, Mcaffee, ZoneAlarm are four letter words at work. I would never do that to a User. Well...maybe a Starfish if they got on my nerves.

I usually recommend AVG Anti-Virus or Kaspersky AV for users I like. Both are not very well known AV programms outside of the tech community. Because we try to keep them from being targetted by Virus makers. both work better than the big three IMHO

#251 Jewels
Ah ok, that's 45 hours a week
I'm sure you enjoy Sat and Sun a lot! LOL

# 251 Jewels

Cripes - I'd settle for getting support 0800-1700 M-F.

Jewels
I use AVG and I'm very happy with it.

talk about ignorant people,
i used to be a gas service engineer, and i would go into peoples houses and check their gas boilers for safety.
you wouldent believe the amount of compensation claims the firm i worked for recieved.
grandfather clocks, televisions,washing machines,hoovers, the list is endless,
and they all said the same thing.
it was working ok before the engineer came into my house. unbelievable.

Mike
With Prodigy Infinitum here in Mexico we have 24 hours round-the-clock support.
About 40 bucks a month DSL.

and it's just rolling into 'Lightning Season' which we just dread. Equipment draws lightning like nothing else. I wonder how many replacements I'm going to have to issue tomorrow.

Oh look, it is a baby security ball from
"The Prisoner."

#262 Miguel

We've started laying fibre-to-prem in our areas we service (we now have the cash). should be interesting.

spanishpete
It's this alien force of the gas, that alters the zumbzonian fields of all appliances.
People have incredible ideas LOL

Jewels (AKA Julian): I have friends that are using AVG and they love it. I myself am using My E-Trust. Found it to be exceptional.

And a bit more

Carry on my Wayward Tech

Carry on my wayward tech
There'll be peace self respect
Lay your old headset to rest
Don't you cry no more

Once I rose above the neeps and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
My IQ was soaring ever higher
But it went too high

Though my phone I could see they still was a Starfish
Though my mind could think they had an IQ of a trashcan
I can hear their voices when I'm dreaming
I can hear them say

Carry on my wayward tech
There'll be peace self respect
Lay your old headset to rest
Don't you cry no more

Masquerading as a tech with a reason
I might LART them a bit just to get even
And if you claim to be a dumb schmuck
It surely means that you don't know
On a Windows screen I still have a notion
That you took some kind of stupidity potion
You ask if I am making a fortune
But I hear the voices say

Carry on my wayward tech
There'll be peace self respect
Lay your old headset to rest
Don't you cry no more

No!

Carry on
You will always remember
Carry on
Nothing equals the splendor
Now your life's no longer empty
Now they will hang up on you

Carry on my wayward tech
There'll be peace self respect
Lay your old headset to rest
Don't you cry no more

Jewels
The lighting season makes me blue lol
I've had like 5 modems melted in about three years. What I do know, I unplug the modem if I'm not on line, and turn off the comp if I'm on and it starts falling a lot of lighting.

#269 Miguel

Get a Universal Power Source. A APC series if you can. They save soooooo many headaches

# 262 Miguel

I can usually (with help) figure out a lot of the PC stuff. It's the Unix stuff I have to call in support for. And this particular software suite is more full of bugs than an ants' nest. I THINK I hit one of those bugs last trip, but I didn't have time to really run it down. When I get back, I'll check it out more carefully. I didn't encounter that problem in previous versions and the software SHOULD work.

Inayat seems really busted now. See latest comments:

[Link: commentisfree.guardian.co.uk...]

In case it gets deleted:

[Link: www.tinypic.com...]

and the IP proof from my site, at the very same minute (9:36) when Inayat posted his latest quick entry:

[Link: www.tinypic.com...]

All this, brought to you by the Nordish Portal

[Link: nordish.net...]

:D

Jewels
Oooook! Thanks for the advice. I'm going to jot it down ;)

Little Old Lady? you still there

Mike
How about making a backup and renewing the OS? Is that possible?
I go like semi-blind around this area. Sometimes I know a bit very well and suddenly I get to where I'm lost, sometimes the other way around lol.
Great aid against Alzheimer, to be learning constantly ;)

Jewels
She's getting the fruit cups ready for all of us. She's very nice :)

#275 Miguel

On a UNIX Box? Recompiling the Kernal is fun....if you've got an afternoon to waste