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Here’s a Christmas Day open thread, to try out a new LGF Blog tool that splits front page posts into an excerpt and a “below the fold” full page. (We had the feature before, but the new method simplifies things.)
Here’s the rest of the post, which says nothing and exists only for testing purposes.
696 comments
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:12:35pm |
re: #2 gclaghorn
This space intentionally left blank.
Hmmm, just like my bank account and my mind.... ;p
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Leauki Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:13:23pm |
Hate the new feature. It means that when on a slow connection the page loads for two minutes and I still cannot read the articles.
Hate the excerpt and below the fold feature on all Web sites it appears on!
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Conservative in Liberal Hands Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:13:27pm |
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BlueCanuck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:13:49pm |
Once again. Merry Christmas! And from a goyim, Happy Hanukkah.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:15:36pm |
Charles:
Is the "%%fold%%" supposed to show up on the comments page?
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yochanan Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:15:39pm |
re: #8 BlueCanuck
there two of you blue? that is the plural form of the word.
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SlartyBartfast Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:20:15pm |
Looks like the Phoenix, AZ, police department got a nice Christmas present:
Los Angeles (AP) - The Phoenix Police Department has gotten some high-powered goodies courtesy of actor David Spade.
The one-time Phoenix resident donated $100,000 so that the department can buy approximately 50 AR-15 rifles.
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BlueCanuck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:22:37pm |
re: #11 yochanan
Well sometimes I am beside myself, does that count?
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amphibian Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:24:10pm |
First of all, a merry Christmas to all the Christian lizards. Thank you, Charles, for running this site.
Second. Interesting idea, but if I may suggest an improvement, could hovering over the link pop up the longer version, as it does in the news items at the top of the page? It (still) takes a while to download a page of LGF, so this will both save space on the front page, and make all the information available without additional clickage.
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:24:16pm |
A Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it! If you are traveling, be safe, arrive alive! We are all going to need each other in the weeks to come.
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:24:56pm |
Registration is now open. Wonder what we are going to get today?
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:26:51pm |
re: #18 Bubblehead II
Registration is now open. Wonder what we are going to get today?
Will we have some nice gamey troll buttocks for Christmas dinner?
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:27:29pm |
re: #14 SlartyBartfast
Looks like the Phoenix, AZ, police department got a nice Christmas present:
If I lived in Phoenix this would not make me feel secure...
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:27:47pm |
re: #20 gclaghorn
Will we have some nice gamey troll buttocks for Christmas dinner?
Most likely..... ;)
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Gavriel Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:27:51pm |
(repost from prior thread)
Tonight is the fifth night of Chanukah.
Because of the way the Hebrew calendar is set, the fifth night can never land on the Sabbath, implying a great spiritual darkness.
"This is the potential of the Hanukkah candle -- to illuminate the greatest darkness."
"The Rebbe" Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:29:33pm |
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:32:21pm |
re: #10 gclaghorn
Charles:
Is the "%%fold%%" supposed to show up on the comments page?
No, that was a special feature, now fixed.
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:32:50pm |
re: #20 gclaghorn
Hope not, the cooking time is so variable. Some are done right away while others take hours before they are done. Besides, I don't really have any good recipes.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:33:50pm |
re: #26 Bubblehead II
Hope not, the cooking time is so variable. Some are done right away while others take hours before they are done. Besides, I don't really have any good recipes.
Oh, yes, yes, of course. Have you ever tried the troll flambe? It's to die for.
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CapeCoddah Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:34:20pm |
Merry Christmas , Happy Chanukah and happy holidays to everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful day!
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big steve Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:35:09pm |
So did anyone get anything good from Santa......I got a Blu Ray.
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right_in_canada Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:35:21pm |
I would like to wish every one here a very happy and healthy Christmas ! All the best ! :-)
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:35:34pm |
re: #25 Charles
No, that was a special feature, now fixed.
Groovy! I might be in the minority here, but I don't have a problem with the "below the fold" feature. Makes it easy for me to skim when I'm in a hurry.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:36:14pm |
re: #25 Charles
No, that was a special feature, now fixed.
Special feature? You, ummm, every work for Intel?
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:37:08pm |
That '%%FOLD%%' you saw is an LGF Blog command that tells the page generation modules to break the article at that point on the front page, and insert a link to the full thing.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:37:20pm |
re: #33 doriangrey
Special feature? You, ummm, every work for Intel?
"It's not a bug, it's a feature!"
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Conservative in Liberal Hands Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:37:22pm |
By the way... did anybody notice that Santa left the registration window open? Welcome New hatchlings!
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Conservative in Liberal Hands Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:38:31pm |
Light the lights in the Midwest. Sundown stared a little while ago...
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:38:32pm |
re: #34 Charles
That '%%FOLD%%' you saw is an LGF Blog command that tells the page generation modules to break the article at that point on the front page, and insert a link to the full thing.
Charles:
When it comes to PHP templates, do you recommend using something like Smarty or coding it by hand?
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:39:09pm |
re: #35 gclaghorn
"It's not a bug, it's a feature!"
Errata.... Which at Intel translates to special Feature... ;)
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:39:38pm |
re: #33 doriangrey
Special feature? You, ummm, every work for
IntelMicrosoft?
Fixed that for ya. :-)
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eddiespaghetti Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:41:36pm |
Merry Xmas everyone. Raining in Socal, consider myself lucky.
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x-wing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:41:43pm |
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Gavriel Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:42:37pm |
re: #41 Bubblehead II
How many Microsoft programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
None, they just declare darkness a standard.
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Big Steve Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:43:51pm |
So Big Man.....how you still liking the Kindle? I asked Santa for one but I made a tactical error. A few weeks I mentioned to Mrs Big Steve that my 2009 Goal was to fall off of the Continental Airlines Platinum Elite status and not travel as much. When the Kindle didn't arrive under the tree, I was told it was due to not traveling as much and not needing it. Humph!
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Gavriel Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:44:19pm |
How many Intel engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
0.999999875
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Conservative in Liberal Hands Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:44:25pm |
re: #44 Gavriel
Q: How many Programmers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None! It's a hardware issue...
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:45:25pm |
re: #46 Big Steve
So Big Man.....how you still liking the Kindle? I asked Santa for one but I made a tactical error. A few weeks I mentioned to Mrs Big Steve that my 2009 Goal was to fall off of the Continental Airlines Platinum Elite status and not travel as much. When the Kindle didn't arrive under the tree, I was told it was due to not traveling as much and not needing it. Humph!
hey, i didn't get my unicorn?
:(
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x-wing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:45:38pm |
re: #43 x-wing
I'll take your word for it.
/computer illeterate here ;>}
And spelling challenged too. Jeez
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snowcrash Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:46:17pm |
re: #45 nyc redneck
Merry Christmas or Happy Chanukah! Did you get your rainbow colored unicorn with flowing pink mane from the Presiden elect? Got mine last night LOL.
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Gavriel Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:46:23pm |
re: #48 Conservative in Liberal Hands
Well, it is a hardware problem.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:46:43pm |
re: #48 Conservative in Liberal Hands
Q: How many Programmers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None! It's a hardware issue...
Q: How many Linux Programmers does it take to change a light bulb...
A: 10, but when they're dont it wont be a light bulb anymore....
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Big Steve Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:46:52pm |
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:47:07pm |
re: #51 snowcrash
Merry Christmas or Happy Chanukah! Did you get your rainbow colored unicorn with flowing pink mane from the Presiden elect? Got mine last night LOL.
Mine must be lost in the mail.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:47:45pm |
re: #54 Big Steve
its coming....UPS is just slow.
Everybody knows unicorns were sent out via Fedex. ;)
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Big Steve Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:47:53pm |
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snowcrash Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:47:54pm |
re: #57 gclaghorn
Maybe it is comming from Hawaii.
Keep the faith. LOL
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:48:05pm |
re: #44 Gavriel
How many Microsoft programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
None, they just declare darkness a standard.
Gavriel -
The MS programmers DO get the light changed after leaving an extra GB on your hard drive and requiring 2x the RAM.
-S-
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:49:04pm |
re: #39 gclaghorn
Charles:
When it comes to PHP templates, do you recommend using something like Smarty or coding it by hand?
I don't use Smarty; LGF has a small library of command tags that can be inserted into posts for different purposes - like images, videos, audio, etc. They aren't simple template tags, they can actually trigger entire sub-scripts according to the context.
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Conservative in Liberal Hands Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:49:50pm |
re: #52 Gavriel
Yes, it is. And the only question is "how expensive will it be to fix it?"
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Killian Bundy Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:50:04pm |
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:50:13pm |
re: #62 Charles
Well, I do it by hand - your mileage may differ.
I just think Smarty has too many features - looking at some of them, I don't think I would ever have any use for them and they would therefore just be a waste of space. I think I'll just do it by hand.
Thanks!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:50:29pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:51:20pm |
re: #67 doriangrey
when ya gotta go back to da sawmill partner?
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:51:46pm |
re: #51 snowcrash
Merry Christmas or Happy Chanukah! Did you get your rainbow colored unicorn with flowing pink mane from the Presiden elect? Got mine last night LOL.
hey {snowcrash}, merry christmas.
i am so happy you got your unicorn, tho i did NOT get mine.
what does yours look like. can it fly?
it is possible mine might arrive this week. i realize i was very specific in my request.
could have been a problem for the O.
tho i don't know how? i mean if he can make the ocean level recede, how problematic is a simple request for a magical creature.
really?
i want my unicorn, i want my unicorn.
:D
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Conservative in Liberal Hands Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:51:47pm |
re: #66 gclaghorn
May I suggest a hybrid approach? Using a tool to generate code and then optimizing it by hand is an admittedly old-fashioned approach, but one that in a lot of cases, works well.
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bbuddha Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:52:50pm |
re: #59 Big Steve
lol Nope, already have the key. The front emblem just tends to chip and fade. My honey bought a new one with a protective shield.
I don't mind when he buys jewelry for the car since he buys me some also.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:53:22pm |
re: #70 Conservative in Liberal Hands
May I suggest a hybrid approach? Using a tool to generate code and then optimizing it by hand is an admittedly old-fashioned approach, but one that in a lot of cases, works well.
I thought about that, too. It's another consideration.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:53:40pm |
re: #68 apachegunner
when ya gotta go back to da sawmill partner?
Monday morning... Maybe... Yesterday my Camery decided to start leaking oil like the Exxon Valdez.... I could have a serious problem... Which I intend to look into just as soon as it stops raining... which it hasn't done now for the last four days.... ;(
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:54:35pm |
Happy Christmas all! Anyhow... lol I need advise, suggestions opinions because looks like potential trouble on the way! holy crap!
In a nut shell, a "friend" came to stay here 3 months ago and was sponging off of me the whole time. I finally kicked her out and she's worn out her welcome at the other place. A neighbor here who is a piano player who has given her a signing gig with him offered to let her stay in the spare area of the basement in our building.
I will not let this person ever step foot in my apartment even if it snows again! Thing is, the piano player picked up a futon last month that was free for the taking so that when she was staying here, she had something other than the blow up bed. She left here 2 weeks ago, thank god, but now that she is returning, he believes I have an obligation to give her that futon, since he picked it up in his van and now tells me what a huge inconvenience it was to do that. I don't even want her anywhere near this building!
Do I have an obligation to give them the futon which I've been using as a sofa or is it tough shit for her and for him? They are only friends who work together and not a relationship. I told him I really don't want her here and I'll give her the blow up bed. He is really pissed at me for keeping the futon for myself.
Okay.... please advise! thank you.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:54:47pm |
re: #69 nyc redneck
hey {snowcrash}, merry christmas.
i am so happy you got your unicorn, tho i did NOT get mine.
what does yours look like. can it fly?
it is possible mine might arrive this week. i realize i was very specific in my request.
could have been a problem for the O.
tho i don't know how? i mean if he can make the ocean level recede, how problematic is a simple request for a magical creature.
really?
i want my unicorn, i want my unicorn.
:D
I want one that is shiny. Do they have the unicorns that are shiny? It would be really nice if my unicorn were shiny. Then I could fly all over the world on my shiny, shiny unicorn.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:56:35pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
keep the futon, i repeat, keep the futon. if you giving her the blowup bed you've done enuf. maby she'll also be mad and refuse the invite to the basement. problem solved.
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debutaunt Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:56:36pm |
re: #76 gclaghorn
I want one that is shiny. Do they have the unicorns that are shiny? It would be really nice if my unicorn were shiny. Then I could fly all over the world on my shiny, shiny unicorn.
I'm guessing ADD.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:56:52pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
Happy Christmas all! Anyhow... lol I need advise, suggestions opinions because looks like potential trouble on the way! holy crap!
In a nut shell, a "friend" came to stay here 3 months ago and was sponging off of me the whole time. I finally kicked her out and she's worn out her welcome at the other place. A neighbor here who is a piano player who has given her a signing gig with him offered to let her stay in the spare area of the basement in our building.
I will not let this person ever step foot in my apartment even if it snows again! Thing is, the piano player picked up a futon last month that was free for the taking so that when she was staying here, she had something other than the blow up bed. She left here 2 weeks ago, thank god, but now that she is returning, he believes I have an obligation to give her that futon, since he picked it up in his van and now tells me what a huge inconvenience it was to do that. I don't even want her anywhere near this building!
Do I have an obligation to give them the futon which I've been using as a sofa or is it tough shit for her and for him? They are only friends who work together and not a relationship. I told him I really don't want her here and I'll give her the blow up bed. He is really pissed at me for keeping the futon for myself.
Okay.... please advise! thank you.
If giving up the futon helps keep her away from you, I'd give up the futon and consider myself lucky...
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:57:03pm |
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bbuddha Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:57:05pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
Doesn't sound like you have an obligation to give her anything. picking up a free object for someone else doesn't then give you the right to tell them what to do with it. sorry about that experience, that type of thing can really sour you.
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snowcrash Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:57:47pm |
re: #69 nyc redneck
Just plain old white one with a gold horn. Standard issue, no wings, regular manure not rainbow. Maybe your custom one takes longer. LOL
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:58:08pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
Happy Christmas all! Anyhow... lol I need advise, suggestions opinions because looks like potential trouble on the way! holy crap!
In a nut shell, a "friend" came to stay here 3 months ago and was sponging off of me the whole time. I finally kicked her out and she's worn out her welcome at the other place. A neighbor here who is a piano player who has given her a signing gig with him offered to let her stay in the spare area of the basement in our building.
I will not let this person ever step foot in my apartment even if it snows again! Thing is, the piano player picked up a futon last month that was free for the taking so that when she was staying here, she had something other than the blow up bed. She left here 2 weeks ago, thank god, but now that she is returning, he believes I have an obligation to give her that futon, since he picked it up in his van and now tells me what a huge inconvenience it was to do that. I don't even want her anywhere near this building!
Do I have an obligation to give them the futon which I've been using as a sofa or is it tough shit for her and for him? They are only friends who work together and not a relationship. I told him I really don't want her here and I'll give her the blow up bed. He is really pissed at me for keeping the futon for myself.
Okay.... please advise! thank you.
It's not like the piano player payed for the futon or anything. Think about it: if they were to sue you, what would they sue you for, the cost of the futon ($0)?
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:58:12pm |
re: #73 doriangrey
4 days of rain in Southern California? Wow, that is an epic amount. Hope the flood ways are all clear of bums, er, I mean the Homeless.
We had a heck of a squall move in this morning, just before dawn, we had thunder and lightning, small hail and pounding rain. But, it all cleared up in time for our annual walk at the beach, which was the usual 4 miles, but today I needed the full wet gear. Right now it is gorgeous.
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 2:58:26pm |
re: #76 gclaghorn
I want one that is shiny. Do they have the unicorns that are shiny? It would be really nice if my unicorn were shiny. Then I could fly all over the world on my shiny, shiny unicorn.
you may be waiting longer than i, for a shiny one.
i never heard of such a thing.
at least for a live unicorn but i do hope you get it.
i can't wait to zoom over central park, just above the trees.
i hope to see you in the air.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:00:06pm |
re: #84 rawmuse
4 days of rain in Southern California? Wow, that is an epic amount. Hope the flood ways are all clear of
bums, er, I mean the Homeless.We had a heck of a squall move in this morning, just before dawn, we had thunder and lightning, small hail and pounding rain. But, it all cleared up in time for our annual walk at the beach, which was the usual 4 miles, but today I needed the full wet gear. Right now it is gorgeous.
It's actually been pretty bad down stream from me. Couple people drowned and quite a few animals...
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:00:29pm |
Interesting. Someone using an IP in Denmark tried to register four accounts.
Buh bye, Denmark guy. Rules say: don't register multiple accounts.
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:00:31pm |
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CapeCoddah Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:01:07pm |
Sad News, Eartha Kitt has died at age 81. Loved her music, RIP.
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:01:10pm |
I didn't think I was obligated to give it back but I wanted to check. These are all very forceful people with big tempers. There was no agreement. It was in my place to use for guests and she left.
I told him I don't want her back here because she will never leave! I now have a sofa and can actually have guests. Makes my apartment feel like a home. And if she is too cozy in the basement, that's not good!
I was shocked he got mad that I offered the blow up bed and not the futon. Having neighbors angry isnt' fun, but neither is being bullied and manipulated.
Would it be uncool for me to tell the landlord?
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:01:31pm |
re: #90 Dustyvet
Over in the egg nogg bowl, swimming...:)
Apparently at least one has managed to drown there as well... ;p
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:01:45pm |
It's not like the piano player payed for the futon or anything. Think about it: if they were to sue you, what would they sue you for, the cost of the futon ($0)?
LOL That's what I'll tell him.
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:02:12pm |
re: #92 CapeCoddah
Sad News, Eartha Kitt has died at age 81. Loved her music, RIP.
Aww, that is too bad. I saw her live just last year in Seattle. She was a sexy momma even then. She recorded "Santa Baby".
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:03:00pm |
re: #89 Charles
Interesting. Someone using an IP in Denmark tried to register four accounts.
Buh bye, Denmark guy. Rules say: don't register multiple accounts.
Sounds like somebody in Denmark has major identity issues.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:03:10pm |
re: #89 Charles
Interesting. Someone using an IP in Denmark tried to register four accounts.
Buh bye, Denmark guy. Rules say: don't register multiple accounts.
did you have to make an exception for Rancher and Rustler for their accounts Charles?
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:03:28pm |
re: #93 Teacake!
No, because if she doesn't have a lease, she is basically squatting and stealing from the Landlord.
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experiencedtraveller Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:03:34pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:04:12pm |
re: #95 grassrootsrally
welcome to the lizard kingdom grass. be good and stay outta trouble!
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:04:15pm |
re: #101 gclaghorn
Sounds like somebody in Denmark has major identity issues.
Something stinks in Denmark?
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grassrootsrally Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:04:34pm |
What would happen if some lizard's computer crashed and they HAD to re-register?
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Kilroy Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:04:46pm |
Just wished an old friend Merry Christmas--he reminds me that times are just fine-he spent Christmas in Bastogne,1944,couldn't understand why all their trucks moved out of Paris -he's never fired a rifle before or since!Many thanks and best wishes for those who serve-Merry Christmas!
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:04:51pm |
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SlartyBartfast Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:05:31pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
Just remember, friends come and go but enemies accumulate.
Meanwhile, I've always wanted to say this: "Fire Futon Torpedoes!"
/free advice, worth every penny
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:05:40pm |
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:05:49pm |
No to tell the landlord or no what? If I tell her, it will piss off the neighbor and then other neighbors might be pissed at me.
I'm nervous that she is going to try to find a way to use my shower, kitchen, give me shit about the futon. God I hate leeches and pushy people.
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least Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:06:19pm |
Re: #6 :
2 down-dings 'cause the guy doesn't like the new feature!?
Lighten up, guys.
Seriously.
As an aside, I heard a guy say that Jesus is the only human who ever asked to be born.
Those who've raised their chirruns through the teen years know 'zack'ly what I'm talking 'bout.
Blessings to alla yez!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:06:36pm |
re: #107 grassrootsrally
What would happen if some lizard's computer crashed and they HAD to re-register?
Your computer crashing wont affect anything unless you cant remember you nic and password.
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:06:37pm |
re: #94 doriangrey
Apparently at least one has managed to drown there as well... ;p
OMG! Search and Rescue is dragging the Bowl!
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:07:16pm |
re: #89 Charles
A member of Vlaams Belang, perhaps?
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:07:25pm |
re: #116 least
Re: #6 :
2 down-dings 'cause the guy doesn't like the new feature!?
Lighten up, guys.
Seriously.
There were nicer ways to say it then, "I hate this, I hate that, whine whine whine."
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:07:43pm |
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:07:45pm |
Heehee maybe tell him if he wants to get me a sofa to replace the futon, its all hers. I'm being pulled into something that isn't my problem. I guess I should tell him he's on his own too. I want nothing to do with her return. Thanks everyone for the moral support.
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:08:22pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
i think you should answer the question of why you want to keep the futon.
if you want and need it, keep it.
if you are keeping it to cause problems for the person who wore out her welcome,
then that is a deeper issue. i'm trying to imagine myself in your situation, if the person was a real sob, i might pitch the futon on the street in the rain (if i didn't need it) but if she was just a bore who wore out her welcome, i would give her the futon.
sometimes it is impossible to reward people for bad behavior, even if you want to.
how bad was her transgression? did she try to steal your guy=no futon.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:08:42pm |
re: #118 Dustyvet
OMG! Search and Rescue is dragging the Bowl!
But do they have to drag the bowl by drinking it dry?
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:09:44pm |
re: #124 doriangrey
But do they have to drag the bowl by drinking it dry?
Nah, they using a small RC boat...:)
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jaunte Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:09:58pm |
re: #122 Teacake!
It's likely everyone in your building has a lease that specifies no guests stay beyond a fixed period (7 days, here). So you have the law on your side, versus only tempers. Keep the futon if you want it.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:11:03pm |
re: #122 Teacake!
Heehee maybe tell him if he wants to get me a sofa to replace the futon, its all hers. I'm being pulled into something that isn't my problem. I guess I should tell him he's on his own too. I want nothing to do with her return. Thanks everyone for the moral support.
maby "he" has a thing for "she"?
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:11:17pm |
re: #126 jaunte
It's likely everyone in your building has a lease that specifies no guests stay beyond a fixed period (7 days, here). So you have the law on your side, versus only tempers. Keep the futon if you want it.
House guests and garbage start to reek after three days...
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:11:35pm |
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:11:39pm |
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:11:39pm |
re: #112 SlartyBartfast
Just remember, friends come and go but enemies accumulate.
Meanwhile, I've always wanted to say this: "Fire Futon Torpedoes!"
/free advice, worth every penny
Damn the futon torpedoes!
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:11:49pm |
re: #114 Teacake!
I say give them the futon and get rid of the freeloader for good. It's a small price to pay. You can always pick a thrift store or yard sale couch for 50 bucks.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:12:03pm |
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:12:36pm |
nyc redneck - I like it! I didn't have a sofa at all and I was so happy to finally have one! I fixed it up really nice with fabric paint. I don't have a car so I can't get things on my own. I resented his telling me I had to return it. As if his picking it up made it his forever to tell me how to use it. He's a big time lefty and druggy too.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:13:05pm |
re: #132 Killgore Trout
I say give them the futon and get rid of the freeloader for good. It's a small price to pay. You can always pick a thrift store or yard sale couch for 50 bucks.
50 bucks? where is this? Egartowne?
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:13:13pm |
re: #134 Teacake!
nyc redneck - I like it! I didn't have a sofa at all and I was so happy to finally have one! I fixed it up really nice with fabric paint. I don't have a car so I can't get things on my own. I resented his telling me I had to return it. As if his picking it up made it his forever to tell me how to use it. He's a big time lefty and druggy too.
Keep it. Especially since you did so much work to make it look nice.
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:13:35pm |
re: #134 Teacake!
nyc redneck - I like it! I didn't have a sofa at all and I was so happy to finally have one! I fixed it up really nice with fabric paint. I don't have a car so I can't get things on my own. I resented his telling me I had to return it. As if his picking it up made it his forever to tell me how to use it. He's a big time lefty and druggy too.
KEEP IT.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:14:19pm |
re: #135 apachegunner
I bought a like new LazyBoy recliner a few years ago for 30 bucks. I love that thing.
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lobo91 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:14:39pm |
re: #29 big steve
So did anyone get anything good from Santa......I got a Blu Ray.
I got a Kindle, after Amazon told my wife to expect it sometime in about 2010 (apparently, there was a big sales stampede after Oprah featured it on her show).
It's pretty cool, so far. LGF looks okay on it, but I was disappointed to learn that all you can see is the posts themselves, and not the comments.
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jaunte Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:14:40pm |
re: #130 NY Nana
Happy Hanukka, NY Nana! Those latkes look good.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:15:08pm |
re: #140 Killgore Trout
yeah, I have a green leather one that is almost 20 years old and still one of my favorites :>)
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:15:09pm |
apachegunner - nah..... she's a disabled 60 year old. She sings with him at his gig and it just makes his job more pleasant. She is a good singer.
If I had money and a car I'd be more than happy to give it to them. Having a sofa now is so nice! I can have people over now and not have them sit on pillows and the floor. LOL
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:16:33pm |
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Macker Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:17:10pm |
It works! Charles, can you modify it so the below-fold entry goes right into comments?
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:17:23pm |
re: #144 Teacake!
well then, probably best to not answer the door huh?
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Teacake! Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:17:29pm |
Thanks all. I have nothing to do with her returning so if he wants to be mad at me, so be it. It was free and I thought I was free of the sponge.
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yochanan Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:17:30pm |
re: #48 Conservative in Liberal Hands
Q: How many Programmers does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None! It's a hardware issue...
how many chicagostan city workers/?
4, 3 to watch and 1 to do it
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:17:57pm |
re: #133 gclaghorn
Oh, that sounds absolutely delightful. :)
On Sunday, when the kids, grandkids, daughters in law and son in law come? Somehow the latkes never get out of the kitchen to the table, as they all sneak in and take them off the cookie tins that I line with paper towels to drain the oil! And this is while I'm still frying more. One of the adults has to pick up the 2-year old grandson so he can grab reach!
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Macker Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:18:15pm |
ATTENTION LIZARDS! I'm testing some Internet Broadcasting software...if you're up to it, and if it's OK with Charles & Stinky, please click here!
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:18:21pm |
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:19:10pm |
re: #146 apachegunner
i don't watch opra
nor do i.
i think she gains and loses weight just so she can have something to talk abt.
some of my friends tape her show, if they have to miss one.
i find her boring.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:19:31pm |
Gotta go, lizards. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a groovy festivus to all.
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lobo91 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:19:33pm |
re: #145 apachegunner
what is a "kindle"?
The Kindle is an electronic book device, sold by Amazon.
It has a built-in wireless connection that lets you download books directly to it, without having to use a PC or anything. Very cool, epecially for someone like me who's away from home about 300 days a year.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:19:51pm |
re: #154 Macker
Playing Female of the Species now. Seems to work fine.
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:20:42pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:20:52pm |
re: #158 lobo91
so you can download a LGF thread and read?
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grassrootsrally Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:21:45pm |
Charles, this Lizard has a problem. Can I email you?
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Outrider Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:23:10pm |
re: #44 Gavriel
How many Microsoft programmers does it take to change a light bulb?
None, they just declare darkness a standard.
could be worse. They could declare it a special feature and charge extra for it. ;-)>
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debutaunt Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:23:18pm |
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lobo91 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:23:31pm |
re: #161 apachegunner
so you can download a LGF thread and read?
Not exactly. Along with books, you can subscribe to newspapers, magazines, and blogs with it.
I haven't checked any other blogs, but with LGF, all I can see on it is the posts Charles makes on the main page (and any links embedded in them work, too). But the comments aren't accessible, as far as I can tell.
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:24:01pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:24:29pm |
re: #164 grassrootsrally
calif, denmark, whats the diff?
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nyc redneck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:24:30pm |
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:24:43pm |
re: #162 grassrootsrally
It's not a problem to re-register if you lost an email account or something -- that rule is specifically intended for cases like this where one person tries to register multiple accounts all at once.
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least Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:24:46pm |
re: #120 gclaghorn
There were nicer ways to say it then, "I hate this, I hate that, whine whine whine."
I guessed that the reason for it was something like that.
But I feel that your definition of what constitutes whining is just a little . . . um . . . excessive.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:26:06pm |
re: #172 Charles
It's not a problem to re-register if you lost an email account or something -- that rule is specifically intended for cases like this where one person tries to register multiple accounts all at once.
Charles I had asked a question about Rancher and Rustler earlier upthread did you miss it?
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:26:28pm |
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debutaunt Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:26:56pm |
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grassrootsrally Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:27:01pm |
Just cancel my registration (this one), I thought I couldn't sign on because I went from PC to Macbook when, really, I forgot I made a NEW password. I'm embarrassed and sorry to make a problem.
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Vet_Missing_Parts (1LT, Ret) Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:28:15pm |
Charles,
Can the below the fold stuff include the link to the last poster, etc, you get above the fold? That's a handy feature.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:28:40pm |
re: #178 apachegunner
hello again hoops
Half time Celtics/Lakers
Kode had a ltttle ad thanking the troops and saying he always prays for them..
I'm not saying he sounded insincere or anything...
Mayday! Mayday! they are not buying the BullSh*T!
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:28:49pm |
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CyanSnowHawk Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:28:55pm |
re: #12 yochanan
PIMF merry not marry
Glad you clarified that. Women named Christmas are pretty rare.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:28:56pm |
re: #180 grassrootsrally
don't fret grass, i made that mistake myself a while back but got busted before i had realized it was a mistake. that stuff is watched closely be the big lizard
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:29:34pm |
This year I think I'm going to skip the second 'Anti-Idiotarian' award and just have a simple poll for the most dismal idiot of the year.
I don't think Cox and Forkum are doing this kind of thing any more, so we may have to forego the trademark illustration.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:29:48pm |
re: #180 grassrootsrally
Just cancel my registration (this one), I thought I couldn't sign on because I went from PC to Macbook when, really, I forgot I made a NEW password. I'm embarrassed and sorry to make a problem.
Cool nic..So who are you going to be when you log in again?
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:30:20pm |
re: #184 CyanSnowHawk
Glad you clarified that. Women named Christmas are pretty rare.
I had one call me from the IRS. Said her name was Christmas Blossom.
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lobo91 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:31:06pm |
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:31:18pm |
re: #182 HoosierHoops
Half time Celtics/Lakers
Kode had a ltttle ad thanking the troops and saying he always prays for them..
I'm not saying he sounded insincere or anything...
Mayday! Mayday! they are not buying the BullSh*T!
Celts need to finish their layups. Oh, and playing D wouldn't hurt too!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:31:24pm |
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debutaunt Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:31:42pm |
re: #188 apachegunner
I had one call me from the IRS. Said her name was Christmas Blossom.
Middle name cactus?
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:32:23pm |
re: #192 debutaunt
haha, that would fit being from the IRS huh?
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revobob Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:32:46pm |
re: #92 CapeCoddah
Sad News, Eartha Kitt has died at age 81. Loved her music, RIP.
She was a heckuva Catwoman on the old 60s Batman TV show too!
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CapeCoddah Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:33:16pm |
re: #186 Charles
LOL! Lots of front runners for that one!
A 12 way tie?
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grassrootsrally Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:33:32pm |
#187: Pls wait 'til I simmer down about it and I'll tell you. LOL But, now I want to keep grassrootsrally and get rid of the original one! LOL
I'm a problem, I know. Sorry, Charles
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:33:47pm |
re: #142 jaunte
Thanks! Not mine, but they look pretty similar.
Just help yourself...there is a never-ending supply on the .gif. Sunday I can send you some virtually! ;)
I am so happy that someone invented food processors. Years ago, my knuckles almost were shredded into the latke battter whenever I made them! A grater is not fun unless you are a masochist.
I have been using the same recipe for eons, as it gives the exact measurements of the ingredients...much easier to deal with when you are cooking for so many.
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Charles Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:34:48pm |
re: #199 grassrootsrally
#187: Pls wait 'til I simmer down about it and I'll tell you. LOL But, now I want to keep grassrootsrally and get rid of the original one! LOL
I'm a problem, I know. Sorry, Charles
Not a problem. Just stop using the old one.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:35:27pm |
re: #193 Macker
I take requests.
Click my nic.... ;) I'm sure there is something good there you could play... ;p
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:35:35pm |
re: #199 grassrootsrally
I had asked Charles exactly that when I did it. Never got a response.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:36:04pm |
re: #190 Bloodnok
Celts need to finish their layups. Oh, and playing D wouldn't hurt too!
Anybody you mind trading to the Pacers? GM? President? Ball boy? Janitors?
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:36:23pm |
ah I see, your more fortunate grass. the big lizard blessed ya, right on.
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least Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:36:30pm |
re: #186 CharlesSo many choices . . . might turn out to be a big, big poll.
C & F will be missed.
Biden.
Sully.
Reid.
Franken.
San Fran Nan.
Like eatin peanuts or popcorn.
Where do we stop.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:37:16pm |
re: #203 doriangrey
Click my nic.... ;) I'm sure there is something good there you could play... ;p
Dorian, is that you?
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:38:42pm |
re: #205 HoosierHoops
Anybody you mind trading to the Pacers? GM? President? Ball boy? Janitors?
Scalabrine is yours. Merry Christmas!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:38:44pm |
re: #208 apachegunner
Dorian, is that you?
ROTFLMAO.... Of course it is.... Didn't you know I was a Nearly Practically Almost Famous Rock Star?
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:38:46pm |
re: #207 least
So many choices . . . might turn out to be a big, big poll.
C & F will be missed.
Biden.
Sully.
Reid.
Franken.
San Fran Nan.
Like eatin peanuts or popcorn.
Where do we stop.
Don't fowget Bawney Fwanks.
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Scooter McGruder Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:38:51pm |
That was very slow. I think this new "feature" needs more work?
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lifeofthemind Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:39:22pm |
says nothing and exists only for testing purposes
Geez Charles does every thread have to be about politicians?
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:39:33pm |
re: #210 Bloodnok
Scalabrine is yours. Merry Christmas!
LOL
Kobe interview is on..what do you think of him?
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:39:36pm |
re: #211 doriangrey
no, I had no idea. your kidding me right :;>)
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least Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:39:59pm |
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steve Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:40:12pm |
I hope this does not ruin anyones Christmas Dinner:
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:40:15pm |
re: #214 lifeofthemind
Geez Charles does every thread have to be about politicians?
IF ONLY politicians were like that... ;p
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:40:24pm |
re: #215 HoosierHoops
he was great when he had jordan beside em
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:40:32pm |
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:40:44pm |
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:40:53pm |
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CyanSnowHawk Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:41:20pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:41:26pm |
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revobob Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:41:56pm |
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CyanSnowHawk Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:42:02pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:42:25pm |
re: #223 doriangrey
No... That really is me... ;)
ha! now the vette makes sense. but how does a rocker end up in carbon technology is what i can't figure out.
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:42:40pm |
Some friends of mine just got back from a music tour of Japan, says Japan not only still have Tower Records, but they have a 7 story one, a block city wide.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:42:49pm |
re: #225 apachegunner
if I do will dorian get my money?
Probably not... I actually have to sell quite a few before I see any money, the fee's eat up all my profits.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:42:52pm |
re: #225 apachegunner
if I do will dorian get my money?
Not till i get my bail-out!
thankfully the Kobe interview is over...I need some tums
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:43:26pm |
re: #230 doriangrey
are there samples of the music at that site?
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:43:39pm |
"A city block wide".
Geez, and I am sober.... PIMF
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grassrootsrally Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:44:17pm |
re: #204 apachegunner
probly cuz he's here, now..:) Thank you, Charles!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:44:30pm |
re: #228 apachegunner
ha! now the vette makes sense. but how does a rocker end up in carbon technology is what i can't figure out.
It's a long and rather tragic story. Which includes a lot of friends dying and my recording studio burning to the ground.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:45:00pm |
re: #230 doriangrey
Probably not... I actually have to sell quite a few before I see any money, the fee's eat up all my profits.
Dorian are you ala Hendricks, John, or Loggins?
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:45:13pm |
re: #233 apachegunner
are there samples of the music at that site?
All the songs are freely down loadable.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:45:39pm |
re: #229 rawmuse
Some friends of mine just got back from a music tour of Japan, says Japan not only still have Tower Records, but they have a 7 story one, a block city wide.
I miss tower records..I want to spend a week in Tokyo to check out the music scene..Santa blew me off
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CyanSnowHawk Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:45:40pm |
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:46:01pm |
re: #237 apachegunner
Dorian are you ala Hendricks, John, or Loggins?
Good question... Personally I think of myself as well ala ME... ;)
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:46:03pm |
re: #236 doriangrey
I am sorry. thanks for sharing before i got in my smarty pants mode. Makes you an interesting sort, I'll have to pay attention.
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:46:25pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:47:12pm |
re: #241 doriangrey
Good question... Personally I think of myself as well ala ME... ;)
well thats better than ala moe ;>)
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:47:39pm |
re: #239 HoosierHoops
I miss tower records..I want to spend a week in Tokyo to check out the music scene..Santa blew me off
The thing I miss about Tower Records is that they had a classical section (actually a separate room, usually) where it was quieter, and the help that they had in there were totally different from the help that were in the Pop and Rock sections. It was a nice contrast.
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:47:58pm |
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:49:29pm |
re: #248 apachegunner
not in san diego
Hey, were getting our fair share of gloBULL warming here too ya know... ;p
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CyanSnowHawk Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:49:47pm |
Back to the Family gathering now.
Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah* to you all.
*For all those that are celebrating some of the lesser known holidays, include yourself in the well wishes as well.
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revobob Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:50:15pm |
re: #228 apachegunner
ha! now the vette makes sense. but how does a rocker end up in carbon technology is what i can't figure out.
Backed into a stage light and turned some of the hair into nanotubes?
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:50:47pm |
So This Is Christmas by John Lennon
Just because
Now if I could find ALL of the Charlie Brown Christmas
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:51:14pm |
re: #251 revobob
Backed into a stage light and turned some of the hair into nanotubes?
Hey now... I resemble.... er resent that.... ;p
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:51:53pm |
Oh Yeah -
Lizardim -
Almost forgot - Did my Cyber-Mitzvah for the season last week - put together a system out of cast off stuff for a tenant who wanted to be online and already had TV and Phone with Cablevision.
As Follows:
eMachines Monster 500 (Converted to Windows 2000 Pro OS)
Dell 19" 3x4 Aspect Ratio LCD Screen
Canon Pixma MX-300 AIO Printer (USB Cable was STILL CONNECTED!)
Harmon-Kardon Speakers - 2.0 Stereo
MS Wired Laser Mouse (USB)
Dell Basic Keyboard (PS-2)
Digital Concepts (Sakar) 4 MP Electrocam with SD Card and Wire still there.
The tenant's expense was to buy Ink for the printer as it was almost out, probably why it along with the rest of the stuff was abandoned. Due to Landlord responsibilities for abandoned property, it was left that the components were "borrowed" from the Landlord. Trust me, this old guy will give them much more "reasonable care" than would happen in our storage area.
Added Picasa 3, Firefox 3, Open Office3, PC Doctor Anti-Spy, AVG 8 "Free," and Adobe Reader 9 with Firefox Adobe Add Ons/Plug Ins. His Cable Bill is more or less "the same" for the next year. AND - my 70'ish tenant is a Very Happy Camper. Makes you feel good when you DO good.
-S-
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revobob Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:52:54pm |
re: #251 revobob
Backed into a stage light and turned some of the hair into nanotubes?
Sorry Dorian- posted this before I saw your explanation- I apologize.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:53:50pm |
re: #254 Dr. Shalit
Merry Christmas Dr. S.
You are a good person..
/maybe better if you would at least gave them XP...LOL
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:55:25pm |
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apachegunner Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:56:52pm |
re: #253 doriangrey remind me to tell you of my days with The Taylor Compton Group back in the 80s.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:56:52pm |
re: #180 grassrootsrally
Just cancel my registration (this one), I thought I couldn't sign on because I went from PC to Macbook when, really, I forgot I made a NEW password. I'm embarrassed and sorry to make a problem.
grass -
Do NOT be embarrassed, as time goes on, you will learn - probably more than you cared to. Been there, done that.
-S-
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snowcrash Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:58:02pm |
re: #252 Bubblehead II
Jingle Bells by The Barking Dogs is my favorite so I can't criticize. LOL
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:58:06pm |
re: #180 grassrootsrally
Looks to me that all systems are go, so DONT resign now!
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 3:59:40pm |
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grassrootsrally Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:02:19pm |
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bosforus Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:06:48pm |
Just stoppin' in to say Merry Christmas to everyone! Hope everyone is doing well. Enjoy the holidays!
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David IV of Georgia Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:07:41pm |
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IslandLibertarian Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:07:50pm |
Mele Kalikimaka.
We had our Christmas morning bike ride out to breakfast, then a ride to Diamond Head, now a relaxing afternoon in front of the flat screen.
Judah Ben Hur just defeated his Roman rival in a chariot race, driving a team of white horses provided by an Arab.....imagine that.....Great movie.............
But stay away from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake......SUCKS to the MAX! What a waste of $20 on Christmas Eve.
Hollywood, the lefts propaganda machine.
Peace!
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bosforus Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:10:48pm |
re: #267 IslandLibertarian
Mele Kalikimaka.
We had our Christmas morning bike ride out to breakfast, then a ride to Diamond Head, now a relaxing afternoon in front of the flat screen.
Judah Ben Hur just defeated his Roman rival in a chariot race, driving a team of white horses provided by an Arab.....imagine that.....Great movie.............
But stay away from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" remake......SUCKS to the MAX! What a waste of $20 on Christmas Eve.
Hollywood, the lefts propaganda machine.Peace!
Agreed. The Day the Earth Stood Still is atrocious. But to the left's credit, the original was made 50 years ago so they can't be blamed too much. Benjamin Button, pretty good if you're into long dramas. I'm not really, but it's still a good movie. Valkyrie, seeing it in a few hours.
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:11:34pm |
re: #215 HoosierHoops
LOL
Kobe interview is on..what do you think of him?
All I can say about that interview is that if KG were asked those questions he would have stared into the camera in a frightening way and said "We haven't won anything yet. We need to play better to get to the Finals. We're not looking ahead." Kobe seemed a little too comfortable.
(by the way, Big Ref is ripping us off! /kinda. Nah kudos to the Lakers, they're playing a great game.)
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bosforus Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:12:02pm |
re: #269 bosforus
Agreed. The Day the Earth Stood Still is atrocious. But to the left's credit, the original was made 50 years ago so they can't be blamed too much. Benjamin Button, pretty good if you're into long dramas. I'm not really, but it's still a good movie. Valkyrie, seeing it in a few hours.
And 7 pounds, meh. Nothing special. Just Will Smith saving the world again.
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So? Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:12:40pm |
re: #75 Teacake!
Happy Christmas all! Anyhow... lol I need advise, suggestions opinions because looks like potential trouble on the way! holy crap!
In a nut shell, a "friend" came to stay here 3 months ago and was sponging off of me the whole time. I finally kicked her out and she's worn out her welcome at the other place. A neighbor here who is a piano player who has given her a signing gig with him offered to let her stay in the spare area of the basement in our building.
I will not let this person ever step foot in my apartment even if it snows again! Thing is, the piano player picked up a futon last month that was free for the taking so that when she was staying here, she had something other than the blow up bed. She left here 2 weeks ago, thank god, but now that she is returning, he believes I have an obligation to give her that futon, since he picked it up in his van and now tells me what a huge inconvenience it was to do that. I don't even want her anywhere near this building!
Do I have an obligation to give them the futon which I've been using as a sofa or is it tough shit for her and for him? They are only friends who work together and not a relationship. I told him I really don't want her here and I'll give her the blow up bed. He is really pissed at me for keeping the futon for myself.
Okay.... please advise! thank you.
Sorry, Dear Abby & Ann Landers are both dead.
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gmsc Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:14:38pm |
Excellent article (h/t Instapundit):
Forget the car companies and Lehman Brothers. Two of the biggest states in the country are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, thanks to ridiculous union agreements that can’t be changed.
If California and New York State were businesses, they'd be going bankrupt. If you're among the nearly 20 percent of Americans who live or work in these two states, the fiscal crisis is coming home for the holidays. And the worst is still on its way.
California, the world's eighth largest economy, will run out of money in March if the deadlocked legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can't come to an agreement on tax-hikes and spending cuts. Its bonds have been reduced to near-junk status after decades of borrowing and spending. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer summed up the situation in terms unhelpful to the tourist industry: "California's fiscal house is burning down."
In New York, Gov. David Paterson is trying to control a deficit, which has doubled to $15 billion since August. He proposed a potpourri of taxes and fees totaling $4 billion, ranging from non diet soft drinks, taxis, and iTunes purchases to high-end luxury items like fur coats and boats.
Soon after assuming office, Paterson said, "The era of buy now, pay later and later is over." To his credit, he is trying to walk the fiscally responsible talk, proposing $9 billion in spending-cuts and resisting a rise in state income taxes. But government budgets have become a beast that is almost impossible to tame. Paterson announced a hard line hiring freeze in July, only to find out in October that 31,684 new employees had been added to the state payroll.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:15:24pm |
re: #256 HoosierHoops
Merry Christmas Dr. S.
You are a good person..
/maybe better if you would at least gave them XP...LOL
Hoosier -
2000 Pro was already there. Actually have the discs to convert to XP if/when it becomes an issue. As I get it, 2K Pro is a faster system on that machine than XP as memory is 256K. If I am wrong, please advise and I will convert the eMachine to XP - TOMORROW! - as with XP - it could run IE 7/8 and Media Player 11 (Wish I could Still Get MP 10!). As things stand now, it runs well on the "Optimum Network." Amazing how FireFox 3 runs without problems and IE-7/8 is Not Supported by the OS!
-S-
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David IV of Georgia Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:15:30pm |
re: #273 bosforus
Well, back to the festivities! Merry Christmas!
One party a day......Uuugh. <burp>
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BlueCanuck Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:16:35pm |
Well I am out for awhile. Off to the pub for dinner, and then a movie. Going to catch "The Tale of Despereaux". See you all after the midnight hour.
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:17:32pm |
re: #274 gmsc
The Left's assault on the Evil Corporations, like water dripping on a stone, is finally working.
Now, who will pay for all of their bloated Social Programs?
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:18:24pm |
re: #270 Bloodnok
All I can say about that interview is that if KG were asked those questions he would have stared into the camera in a frightening way and said "We haven't won anything yet. We need to play better to get to the Finals. We're not looking ahead." Kobe seemed a little too comfortable.
(by the way, Big Ref is ripping us off! /kinda. Nah kudos to the Lakers, they're playing a great game.)
Personally.. I don't like Kobe..
I would trade the entire Pacers team for him in a nanosecond.
It amazes me to see the beauty of his play..and his competitiveness..
Reminds me of when MJ bet a teammate after a road tour that his luggage would come off the conveyor first.. He paid off somebody just to win the bet.
The man would not lose at anything.. Kobe is one of the most competitive athletes alive.. I'd put Tiger first..
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So? Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:18:33pm |
re: #89 Charles
Interesting. Someone using an IP in Denmark tried to register four accounts.
Buh bye, Denmark guy. Rules say: don't register multiple accounts.
Maybe he has multiple personality disorder.
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gmsc Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:19:13pm |
re: #279 rawmuse
The Left's assault on the Evil Corporations, like water dripping on a stone, is finally working.
Now, who will pay for all of their bloated Social Programs?
They'll just start a program that punishes businesses for not paying for their social programs!
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:19:49pm |
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:19:58pm |
re: #276 Dr. Shalit
Hoosier -
2000 Pro was already there. Actually have the discs to convert to XP if/when it becomes an issue. As I get it, 2K Pro is a faster system on that machine than XP as memory is 256K. If I am wrong, please advise and I will convert the eMachine to XP - TOMORROW! - as with XP - it could run IE 7/8 and Media Player 11 (Wish I could Still Get MP 10!). As things stand now, it runs well on the "Optimum Network." Amazing how FireFox 3 runs without problems and IE-7/8 is Not Supported by the OS!
-S-
Oh 256k memory? That machine is just fine...
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CapeCoddah Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:21:53pm |
Funny Song:
"Its the most fattening time of the year"
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:22:45pm |
re: #282 HoosierHoops
Personally.. I don't like Kobe..
I would trade the entire Pacers team for him in a nanosecond.
It amazes me to see the beauty of his play..and his competitiveness..
Reminds me of when MJ bet a teammate after a road tour that his luggage would come off the conveyor first.. He paid off somebody just to win the bet.
The man would not lose at anything.. Kobe is one of the most competitive athletes alive.. I'd put Tiger first..
I agree with all of what you said. Nothing was more fun than watching MJ and some other player one-upping each other going one-on-one for 5 straight plays in a fourth quarter. Bird had it, Magic had it, Dominique had it, MJ personified it. For crying out loud, Chuck Person had it. I haven't forgotten those epic battles between Person and Bird. So much fun...
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godfrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:22:52pm |
Christmas blessing = glass of egg nog strengthened by irresponsibly large shot of Irish whiskey
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:22:59pm |
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gmsc Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:23:43pm |
re: #285 rawmuse
Not before we all go bankrupt.
That's the whole point of the article - New York and California could go bankrupt as soon as March.
It's a remarkable coincidence that those states who work so hard to protect unions via their laws seem to be having the most trouble, isn't it?
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Geepers Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:23:59pm |
Dr. Shalit (#276),
You can run XP with 256M of memory, I have it on two machines both with only 128M but they are slow and clog easily. I'd stick with 2000 for the time being.
And I got my USB turntable up and running, nothing could be easier. Recording the Pretenders first LP right now.
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godfrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:24:18pm |
Charles is listening to an album called "Chavez Ravine."
Does it contain a body?
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:24:19pm |
re: #282 HoosierHoops
Personally.. I don't like Kobe..
I would trade the entire Pacers team for him in a nanosecond.
It amazes me to see the beauty of his play..and his competitiveness..
Reminds me of when MJ bet a teammate after a road tour that his luggage would come off the conveyor first.. He paid off somebody just to win the bet.
The man would not lose at anything.. Kobe is one of the most competitive athletes alive.. I'd put Tiger first..
This has been a fantastic game, by the way. This half has been phenomenal so far.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:26:25pm |
re: #297 Bloodnok
This has been a fantastic game, by the way. This half has been phenomenal so far.
Just great ball!
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godfrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:27:22pm |
Would that we had politicans with a tenth of Kobe's competitiveness.
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rawmuse Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:27:39pm |
re: #294 gmsc
None of this news is lost on me. I live here. I know the drill.
My reasoning presently is that the situation can not be saved from itself.
The State will sink of its own weight, and have to be reformed from the ground up. All new contracts, major reforms.
Because, taxes can not go up forever. More businesses and people will leave the state, the people that produce the wealth will go away. It is already happening, and like a wave that has not broken, it can not be stopped.
As much I a don't like Ahnold, were it not for him, we already would have 12 percent sales tax, plus raised property taxes, plus increased income tax.
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:27:45pm |
re: #224 CyanSnowHawk
I know he's a mythical beast and all, but don't you think that they should give him a little privacy in the privy?
With some of the trolls that we have had? We already know they are perfect assholes. ;)
/I will not reveal nics upon the advice of my son the lawyer.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:28:15pm |
re: #283 So?
So?, Charles, and All Lizardim -
"Zuckie" is NOT my "sockpuppet" - He is My BOSS - We use the same Optimum Online connection as it belongs to "The Company." Hope that explains things.
It was with his approval that "the mitzvah" was done.
-S-
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:29:13pm |
re: #274 gmsc
Excellent article (h/t Instapundit):
Hi gmsc! You got a job offer last week, correct? Or was that this week?
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Geepers Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:29:59pm |
godfrey (#298),
Blessings on you and your house.
Thanks godfrey.
And the same to you and yours.
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:30:11pm |
re: #286 HoosierHoops
Oh 256k memory? That machine is just fine...
Hoosier -
Figured as much - when it becomes an issue, hopefully a 512k or above machine will be found.
-S-
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Salem Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:33:54pm |
re: #186 Charles
This year I think I'm going to skip the second 'Anti-Idiotarian' award and just have a simple poll for the most dismal idiot of the year.
I don't think Cox and Forkum are doing this kind of thing any more, so we may have to forego the trademark illustration.
Let me know and I could submit something. Maybe make a contest out of it. I think there are some other artists here.
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Dahveed Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:37:12pm |
Merry Christmas to all LGFers who celebrate. And a wish for a happy and prosperous 2009 to all!
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:40:03pm |
re: #254 Dr. Shalit
Let's face it, you are a true mensch. Bet you would have found another way to do it if you had to!
Chag Hanukka Sameach!
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Bobibutu Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:40:27pm |
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah with best wishes for a Happy New Year to all.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:40:55pm |
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:41:18pm |
re: #285 rawmuse
Seems like that is the wave of the future, doesn't it? I really don't know who to believe. I find it hard to believe that the Bush Administration fucked up so thouroughly when all the economic indicators were going along fine.
Some things were obvious. A person with a $35,000 income shouldn't be able to finance a half-million dollar house. Notice I say finance not buy of afford. People got mortgages that they quite simply had no business of getting. A lot of that was caused by the Leftwing groups who'll scream "racisim" if a minority can't get a mortgage that they clearly cannot afford.
And the Democrats have been hoping that the economy would tank since before Bush was sworn into office for his first term. They've been saying "worst economy since the Great Depression. They've cried wolf so many times that they simply have no credibility whatsoever.
It's interesting how gas prices went through the roof just before the election, isn't it? And the price of oil started dropping the moment Bush said "Drill here"!
Of course, Obama has promised to continue the energy policy that guarantees America will fall behind energy wise. And without affordable energy the economy does go to hell in a handbasket. As was apparently the case this summer. Energy prices certainly were high, and, according to just about everyone, the economy is really in the shitter.
I don't know what is best here. I don't know who to trust, if anyone. Whatever the case, as long as they are bailing everone out, I want mine.
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lifeofthemind Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:41:34pm |
Did anybody notice that Ann Coulter seems to have plagiarized herself? I'm sure she has retreaded an old column about the Kwanzaa fraud being invented by an FBI frontman.
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:43:29pm |
re: #292 godfrey
Why are you ruining perfectly good whiskey by putting egg nog in it? Next, you'll be telling me you use a glass for your liquor instead of drinking it straight from the bottle like all civilized people do :-)
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:44:20pm |
re: #295 Geepers
Dr. Shalit (#276),
You can run XP with 256M of memory, I have it on two machines both with only 128M but they are slow and clog easily. I'd stick with 2000 for the time being.
And I got my USB turntable up and running, nothing could be easier. Recording the Pretenders first LP right now.
Geepers -
The USB Turntable makes it TOO EASY! My Technics 200 Series Turntable, with RadioShack/Shure TP-4 Cartridge feeds through a KENWOOD KRV-6040 Receiver to the usual "Tape Out" Jacks. From there to a Belkin RCA Right+Left to "micro" 2 Channel "Phone Plug." 'Pute has AUDACITY Software (Same as Ion) downloaded - Result - Playable CD's.
-S-
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Kosh's Shadow Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:45:28pm |
re: #314 Iron Fist
During a show on trains, they said the US gets over half our electricity from coal.
Watch 0bama and his team try to stop that, and kill the economy.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:45:59pm |
re: #318 Kosh's Shadow
During a show on trains, they said the US gets over half our electricity from coal.
Watch 0bama and his team try to stop that, and kill the economy.
Back to the 7th century with you! INFIDEL!
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:46:30pm |
re: #315 lifeofthemind
Did anybody notice that Ann Coulter seems to have plagiarized herself? I'm sure she has retreaded an old column about the Kwanzaa fraud being invented by an FBI frontman.
She does it every year, but she changes the title and updates the content.
My Triumph over Kwanzaa
Holiday from the FBI (2008)
Holiday from the FBI (2006)
Holiday from the FBI (2005)
Holiday from the FBI (2002)
Holiday from the FBI (2001)
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:47:06pm |
re: #316 Iron Fist
Why are you ruining perfectly good whiskey by putting egg nog in it? Next, you'll be telling me you use a glass for your liquor instead of drinking it straight from the bottle like all civilized people do :-)
Meh... he's probably a heathen as well....
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:47:47pm |
re: #315 lifeofthemind
Did anybody notice that Ann Coulter seems to have plagiarized herself? I'm sure she has retreaded an old column about the Kwanzaa fraud being invented by an FBI frontman.
My favorite part is her Kwanzaa carol (sing it with me, everybody!):
Kwanzaa bells, dashikis sell
Whitey has to pay;
Burning, shooting, oh what fun
On this made-up holiday!
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:48:47pm |
re: #92 CapeCoddah
Sad News, Eartha Kitt has died at age 81. Loved her music, RIP.
My sons were introduced to her as the Evil Advisor in "The Emperor's New Groove"
She was a unique, creative woman and a dynamite performer!
/God Bless, Eartha!
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:50:22pm |
Seriously, my girlfriend gave me, for Christmas, a hand blown glass lizard (gecko) that sit on a half globe of glass. I'll try to get a picture of it and post a link sometime.
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lifeofthemind Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:50:40pm |
re: #320 gclaghorn
I think less of her for that, it just seems wrong.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:51:06pm |
re: #309 Bubblehead II
Sorry to hear that. I saw that video a few weeks ago and it really makes me cringe at what a ridiculously feminized society we've become. I always think the same thing when I see stories about "man-caves" (usually a room in the basement where guys can watch football and drink beer without bothering their wives). What a nation of emasculated wusses we've become.
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:51:10pm |
re: #301 rawmuse
The impression that I get, viewing it from the outside, is that Schwartzenegger wanted to do a lot of reform, but the voters (many of the same voters that gave him the job) balked when reform was put to the vote. And certainly the California leftislature is Democrat. As we all know, Democrats would rather everything collapse than for a Republican be seen as doing good by the populace.
Under the circumstances, it is difficult to imagine that Schwartzenegger could have done much better than he has. The responsiblity for that lies with the voters. They should have pitched the Donks across the board if they really want reform.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:51:35pm |
re: #324 Karridine
My sons were introduced to her as the Evil Advisor in "The Emperor's New Groove"
She was a unique, creative woman and a dynamite performer!
/God Bless, Eartha!
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:52:00pm |
re: #319 Wishing
Back to the 7th century with you! INFIDEL!
Great discoveries of the 7th Century...
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
* The Chinese invent Printing.
* First metal coins used by Lydians of western Anatolia. Until c. 525 BC coins bore an image on one side only.
* Iron allegedly discovered in China.
Well, at least we got printing, iron, and pocket change...:)
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Geepers Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:52:10pm |
Iron Fist (#316),
Yeah, pouring whiskey into a glass seems like an awful lot of trouble.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:52:22pm |
re: #326 lifeofthemind
I think less of her for that, it just seems wrong.
Well, she is a busy woman. I think she just does it to emphasize her point.
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Geepers Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:52:32pm |
Dr. Shalit (#317),
The USB Turntable makes it TOO EASY!
There's no such thing as "too easy."
See above. ;-)
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:53:05pm |
re: #313 Wishing
No, I didn't get her anything, Just gave her the cash after she couldn't make up her mind.
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lifeofthemind Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:53:27pm |
re: #331 Dustyvet
That whole AD/BC thing gets in the way.
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:53:47pm |
re: #325 Walter L. Newton
Sounds cool. I got a nice handmade and very ornately painted chess set from Uzbekistan. The bishops are minarets and the pawns are little goats.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:54:44pm |
re: #336 Bubblehead II
No, I didn't get her anything, Just gave her the cash after she couldn't make up her mind.
Yeh, bad move.
The man should know her well enough to get SOMETHING for her.
I would be offended too, but hubby has done worse to me...and got me nothing. (years ago).
Zoiks, that hurt!
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:55:13pm |
re: #318 Kosh's Shadow
Yeah, he said he intended to bankrupt the coal industry. But Union miners still voted for the One. IMHO, anyone who squawks about "Global Warming" and isn't for nuclear power has no credibility whatsoever.
Energy to run the economy has to come from somewhere. You could almost speculate that the Leftists are really simply doing everything they can to wreck the American economy, up to and including bankrupting two of the largest states in the Union.
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gclaghorn Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:55:40pm |
re: #340 Iron Fist
Yeah, he said he intended to bankrupt the coal industry. But Union miners still voted for the One. IMHO, anyone who squawks about "Global Warming" and isn't for nuclear power has no credibility whatsoever.
Energy to run the economy has to come from somewhere. You could almost speculate that the Leftists are really simply doing everything they can to wreck the American economy, up to and including bankrupting two of the largest states in the Union.
We could just pipe hot air out of the Capitol building.
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:55:57pm |
re: #338 Killgore Trout
Sounds cool. I got a nice handmade and very ornately painted chess set from Uzbekistan. The bishops are minarets and the pawns are little goats.
Must be hard to play using that set, with the other player keeps trying to get your goats...:) (rim shot)
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:56:31pm |
re: #342 Dustyvet
Heh, I'll have to steal that joke.
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Bobibutu Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:56:59pm |
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realwest Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:57:03pm |
re: #274 gmsc
Hey gmsc - makes ya glad you got a job, doesn't it! LOL! And Congratulations, again.
I don't anything, really, about California's fiscal situation, but I do know that the economic disaster to the financial service industry alone has cost NYS billions of dollars all by itself - aside from tax revenues from no-income earning companies, several BIG employers have laid off tens of thousands of workers in New York and halted new hirings - mostly NYC (Lehman Bros. went bankrupt leaving around 10,000
highly paid (and highly taxed) people unemployed; Citigroup laid off nearly 50,000 well paid, and heavily taxed people and don't forget all those law firms and lawyers, paralegals, secretaries that used to represent those companies, and etc. - think of Michigan if the Big 2 were to go out of business altogether, that's how much the Financial Services sector of the economy meant to NY!
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:57:33pm |
re: #339 Wishing
I think a gift is a gift and should be accepted graciously even when it stinks.
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:57:47pm |
re: #339 Wishing
My girlfriend gave me a list. She even looked up they things that she wanted on Amazon. That has worked well for us.
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:57:55pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:58:38pm |
re: #349 NY Nana
Naw, It's just one of my pet peeves.
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:59:00pm |
re: #329 Wishing
Uh, yeah, but my sons are only 13 and 15, Wishing, and I don't want them exposed to THAT kind of cheap porn... cheap drama melodrammer?
"...our next CAT-aclysmic move..."
/ME-owwwwtch!
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:59:08pm |
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 4:59:33pm |
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realwest Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:00:15pm |
re: #318 Kosh's Shadow
Yep and France gets over 70% of its electricity from Nuclear Power - an alternative source of energy that Obama and his new "advisors" and proposed appointees don't seem all that keen on, either!
Thank you, Dingy Harry Reid!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:00:25pm |
re: #325 Walter L. Newton
Seriously, my girlfriend gave me, for Christmas, a hand blown glass lizard (gecko) that sit on a half globe of glass. I'll try to get a picture of it and post a link sometime.
Hmmm, Walter, isn't this the same woman who deletes all your conservative links from her computer? Sounds like she's setting you up for something... ;p
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:01:21pm |
re: #338 Killgore Trout
Sounds cool. I got a nice handmade and very ornately painted chess set from Uzbekistan. The bishops are minarets and the pawns are little goats.
There you go with the papist stuff again :)
/
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lifeofthemind Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:01:27pm |
re: #343 Killgore Trout
Heh, I'll have to steal that joke.
"I wish I had said that" - James Whistler
"You will James. You will" - Oscar Wilde
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:01:29pm |
re: #357 doriangrey
Hmmm, Walter, isn't this the same woman who deletes all your conservative links from her computer? Sounds like she's setting you up for something... ;p
Sounds like separate computers are in order?
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:01:38pm |
re: #339 Wishing
She wanted a diamond ring, not a problem as I had the money set back. But every one that I pointed out was either too big or too gaudy. Just decided it would be simpler to let her make the choice. Hell, the last time I bought her jewelry (earrings and matching necklace with her birthstone) she just said they were nice and wore them once.
/Women, you can't live with them and you can't live without then.
// Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
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NY Nana Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:02:03pm |
re: #351 Killgore Trout
Wanna leave us a list? Mine would take up about 3 posts.
/Not that I'm fussy or anything.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:02:07pm |
re: #357 doriangrey
Hmmm, Walter, isn't this the same woman who deletes all your conservative links from her computer? Sounds like she's setting you up for something... ;p
Who cares, I got a good set up last night around 11:00pm.
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:02:08pm |
re: #357 doriangrey
Hmmm, Walter, isn't this the same woman who deletes all your conservative links from her computer? Sounds like she's setting you up for something... ;p
A lizard with a glass jaw....not a pretty picture...
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:03:00pm |
re: #361 Bubblehead II
She wanted a diamond ring, not a problem as I had the money set back. But every one that I pointed out was either too big or too gaudy. Just decided it would be simpler to let her make the choice. Hell, the last time I bought her jewelry (earrings and matching necklace with her birthstone) she just said they were nice and wore them once.
/Women, you can't live with them and you can't live without then.
// Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Hmm...how about you make a date with her...just the two of you...and after a quiet dinner you take her to the jewelry store? Gosh, I would LOVE that~!
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realwest Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:03:00pm |
re: #314 Iron Fist
Hey Bro' - and watch the price of oil start to skyrocket here again when Obama says no more drilling and no more nuclear power and we all turn to Solar and Wind and silly crap that may have a future, but that future isn't now - and you KNOW they'll blame that on Bush as well.
Screw 'em (h/t Kos).
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:03:07pm |
re: #358 Walter L. Newton
That does bring up an interesting question. IIRC chess was invented in India. There weren't any bishops there. I wonder what they were originally.
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Walter L. Newton Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:03:53pm |
re: #368 Killgore Trout
That does bring up an interesting question. IIRC chess was invented in India. There weren't any bishops there. I wonder what they were originally.
COWS. Your moo-ve.
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Buster Bunny Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:03:57pm |
re: #355 Iron Fist
Given the caliber of our current representatives, you might be doing more good for the Country if you piped nerve gas into the Capitol building.
Iron Fist, I dont think however you say it, and whoever you are doing it to, mass murder to achieve an end result is never justified. These guys are idiots and they are in a position of power at the moment. Think twice before you post stuff like that in an era when the country is still on full alert with REAL madmen at hand. And homeland security tends to watch the 'radical' blogs all the time ! But depending on who is in .. depends on who is radical.
Be cautious with what you say.
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:04:04pm |
re: #346 Wishing
Congrats, man! I've only been unemployed once. In my case it worked out because the woman I was living with was diagnosed with melanoma almost on the very day my job ended. So I was able to stay at home and help her recover from the surgery. It still sucked not knowing where my next paycheck was coming from nor when I'd be getting it.
I hope you enjoy the new job.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:04:14pm |
re: #360 Wishing
Sounds like separate computers are in order?
The computer is at her house..one computer and two profiles are in order.
She gives him an open free door to the Internet and he gives her his password. hey It's all about love right?
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realwest Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:04:17pm |
Well y'all, back to eating (again!) hope you all had a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays - hope to get the chance to see you all down the road!
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:04:40pm |
re: #364 Walter L. Newton
Who cares, I got a good set up last night around 11:00pm.
Oh dear... Were gonna have to send a rescue squad after Walter.... And he'll probably be so brainwashed by the time we get there he'll probably try fighting us off...
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:05:16pm |
re: #368 Killgore Trout
That does bring up an interesting question. IIRC chess was invented in India. There weren't any bishops there. I wonder what they were originally.
I got a real high priced chess set, I don't have Bishops, I got Cardinals...:)
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SlartyBartfast Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:05:27pm |
re: #359 lifeofthemind
"I wish I had said that" - James Whistler
"You will James. You will" - Oscar Wilde
lifeofthemind, "You shine out like a shaft of gold, while all around is dark..."
/
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:05:32pm |
re: #356 realwest
Yep and France gets over 70% of its electricity from Nuclear Power - an alternative source of energy that Obama and his new "advisors" and proposed appointees don't seem all that keen on, either!Thank you, Dingy Harry Reid!
It appears that Overload Obama's efforts are aimed at crippling America, hobbling us, and further dumbing and enslaving all America... and of course, through America, more crippling of the world in which we live!
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:05:56pm |
re: #371 Iron Fist
Congrats, man! I've only been unemployed once. In my case it worked out because the woman I was living with was diagnosed with melanoma almost on the very day my job ended. So I was able to stay at home and help her recover from the surgery. It still sucked not knowing where my next paycheck was coming from nor when I'd be getting it.
I hope you enjoy the new job.
Thanks! My husband is thrilled about it. We are on fixed income, and with the economy the way it is, well...doesn't look bright for us. So having ANY income is better than none!
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:06:28pm |
re: #375 Dustyvet
I got a real high priced chess set, I don't have Bishops, I got Cardinals...:)
My pawns are Popes.
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:07:32pm |
re: #378 Wishing
Thanks! My husband is thrilled about it. We are on fixed income, and with the economy the way it is, well...doesn't look bright for us. So having ANY income is better than none!
I'm on a fixed income, matter of fact it's not fixed, it's neutered...
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:07:32pm |
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:08:16pm |
re: #368 Killgore Trout
I thought the 'original' Indian chess didn't have bishops because it didn't have a piece moving solely diagonally (ie., the bishop)...
And then the Persians expanded the pieces and the playing field, the board?
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:08:26pm |
According to Wiki the bishops were originally war elephants.
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:08:29pm |
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Dr. Shalit Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:08:36pm |
re: #317 Dr. Shalit
Reply to Self and Geepers -
Aware that 256K CAN run XP - My first XP Machine was 256 K. Kept slowing down as time went on. Upgraded it to 512, ran REAL WELL for a time. As was said by Neil Young, as I recall - Rust Never Sleeps. At 512, it kept getting slower. Replaced it with a "Mojave" 'Pute with 2 Gb Memory + 2 Gb Ready Boost. So far so good on the Mojave. Cleared what I needed/wanted from the XP and gave it an "Electronic Enema" - currently runs like a "raped ape."
-S-
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:08:49pm |
re: #381 VegasRick
Walter, that is udderly ridiculous!
I know a farmer who can't milk his herd anymore, he's got udder contempt...
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:09:33pm |
re: #380 Dustyvet
I'm on a fixed income, matter of fact it's not fixed, it's neutered...
Just last night we talked about the uncertainty of things. Today I went in to volunteer as I always do on Thursdays, and they offered me the job. It is part-time, but hey, it is a START!
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:09:58pm |
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6pat6 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:10:14pm |
Merry Christmas, everyone!
For those that might despise the whole reason for the Christmas season, to you I say:
Happy Generic Secular Non-religious Non-partisan Winter Celebration Holiday Observance Government Shutdown With Pay.
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SlartyBartfast Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:10:21pm |
re: #386 Dustyvet
I know a farmer who can't milk his herd anymore, he's got udder contempt...
It's hard to be humble when you're a farmer outstanding in your field...
/ducks
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:10:25pm |
re: #388 Wishing
Just last night we talked about the uncertainty of things. Today I went in to volunteer as I always do on Thursdays, and they offered me the job. It is part-time, but hey, it is a START!
Great...:) Hope it helps you.
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snowcrash Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:11:01pm |
re: #383 Killgore Trout
Just read that wiki page. Very interesting. Thought chess was invented in the Middle Ages in western Europe. Learn something new every day!
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:11:14pm |
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Killgore Trout Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:11:30pm |
re: #389 Karridine
You might be right, I'm sure the early pieces moved differently. Wiki doesn't really say.
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:11:41pm |
re: #390 Killgore Trout
Hey, THAT is an interesting wrinkle... you MIGHT have a checkmate coming up IF you can get a good roll...
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6pat6 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:12:00pm |
Take everything wiki has to "offer" with a huge grain of salt and healthy doubt.
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:12:09pm |
re: #367 realwest
Yeah, it's almost like the Democrats want to tank the Country. It's hard to believe that that would be what they are really trying to accomplish, but what they are doing so obviously will tank the Country. It's hard to believe that they would be that stupid that they didn't realize that is going to be the results.
At the same time, in retrospect it is obvious that the Welfare State would do more to hurt blacks, and especially black families, almost as bad as slavery. the only thing that makes me wonder if this wasn't the goal simply because if it was what they were trying to do they were wildly successful. It's hard to imagine a government project doing so "well" at accomplishing its goal.
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:12:50pm |
re: #362 Racer X
Lakers, baby!
Hate away.
Naaah. That was a great game. The Lakers played great defense. It really was like a playoff game. The Cs just got punched in the mouth.
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:12:57pm |
re: #392 SlartyBartfast
It's hard to be humble when you're a farmer outstanding in your field...
/ducks
That's a little corny.
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6pat6 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:13:05pm |
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Bobibutu Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:13:40pm |
re: #367 realwest
Hey Bro' - and watch the price of oil start to skyrocket here again when Obama says no more drilling and no more nuclear power and we all turn to Solar and Wind and silly crap that may have a future, but that future isn't now - and you KNOW they'll blame that on Bush as well.
Screw 'em (h/t Kos).
Hopefully someone will explain to Zero that the frikkin' grid loads need to be balanced - i.e., have DEPENDABLE stable sources 24/7 - solar - wind - tide are not and are an engineering nightmare to factor in. Politics and engineering don't mix well.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:14:08pm |
re: #401 VegasRick
That's a little corny.
Careful. To some people here, pun threads are very irrigating.
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formercorpsman Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:14:23pm |
Can't stay, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and good wishes for those who don't apply.
My wife seemed to find more stuff to buy yesterday, which included me trying to put together a ping pong table until 3:00 in the morning.
Needless to say, the extended family is gone, I am beat, good night to all.
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:14:42pm |
re: #399 Iron Fist
Actions speak louder than words, Iron, and the 'Democrat' actions speak volumes about Crippling America, Wielding Power and Constant Dissembling!
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:15:31pm |
Merry Christmas, everyone!
(To keep the puns going ...) ... HOE HOE HOE!
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:15:37pm |
re: #405 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Careful. To some people here, pun threads are very irrigating.
Oh, I see how it is, now I'm gonna get raked over for saying that!
/
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:16:20pm |
re: #406 formercorpsman
Can't stay, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and good wishes for those who don't apply.
My wife seemed to find more stuff to buy yesterday, which included me trying to put together a ping pong table until 3:00 in the morning.
Needless to say, the extended family is gone, I am beat, good night to all.
G'nite.
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:16:28pm |
re: #384 Bloodnok
Gasol got to the hoop all night. They deserved it.
I agree.. Great game.. i was musing..whoa..that might be the most important game in the NBA for the next two months...
It's like a typical NBA Game.. You can show up in the third quarter and nothing before that point even matters...Get to your seat at the 8 minute mark and the game just really begins....
That's why the College game is the best.. Real Basketball.
THe month of March is pure joy
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:16:43pm |
re: #409 VegasRick
Oh, I see how it is, now I'm gonna get raked over for saying that!
/
Nah, just dry yourself with a trowel...
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MandyManners Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:16:55pm |
re: #309 Bubblehead II
So, anybody else besides me in the doghouse today?
That is unfreakinbelievably hillarious!
I'm gonna' send it to The Kid NOT to tell him to buy jewels for his future wife but, to tell him what not to buy for anniversaries/birthdays/Christmas/Valentine's Day. (Whoever she will be, she'll thank me one day.)
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:17:34pm |
re: #401 VegasRick
That's a little corny.
“milk it for all its worth”
“we were moo’ved”
“steer them in the right direction”
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:17:36pm |
re: #409 VegasRick
Oh, I see how it is, now I'm gonna get raked over for saying that!
/
Don't complain. You started this row.
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6pat6 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:17:59pm |
re: #412 Karridine
Now, there's no need to pick things apart and shovel the pile higher!
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:18:02pm |
re: #411 HoosierHoops
I agree.. Great game.. i was musing..whoa..that might be the most important game in the NBA for the next two months...
It's like a typical NBA Game.. You can show up in the third quarter and nothing before that point even matters...Get to your seat at the 8 minute mark and the game just really begins....
That's why the College game is the best.. Real Basketball.
THe month of March is pure joy
It certainly is. I was lucky enough to go to a good college ball school (UConn). Nothing like it.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:18:52pm |
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:19:23pm |
re: #366 Wishing
Well, I did offer to take her several stores, but she declined. She did pick up several brochures to look through to get ideas. Only problem was she didn't pass them on to me. You would think that after 25 years of marriage (this coming March) she would know by now that I am not a fashion specialist.
/Should have just got her a TomTom
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:19:27pm |
re: #418 Bloodnok
It certainly is. I was lucky enough to go to a good college ball school (UConn). Nothing like it.
My husband taught there..Computer Engineering.
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6pat6 Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:19:41pm |
re: #420 Wishing
I thought the last day was the 23rd this year, my bad.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:19:43pm |
re: #421 Bubblehead II
Well, I did offer to take her several stores, but she declined. She did pick up several brochures to look through to get ideas. Only problem was she didn't pass them on to me. You would think that after 25 years of marriage (this coming March) she would know by now that I am not a fashion specialist.
/Should have just got her a TomTom
Yup.
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MandyManners Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:19:58pm |
re: #364 Walter L. Newton
Who cares, I got a good set up last night around 11:00pm.
Ummmmmmm...is that the new way of saying you got your stocking stuffed?
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:20:06pm |
re: #423 6pat6
I thought the last day was the 23rd this year, my bad.
No problem! It is an 8 day festival!
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:20:20pm |
re: #416 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Don't complain. You started this row.
I did'nt axe to get picked on!
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Iron Fist Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:20:28pm |
re: #407 Karridine
Yeah, I'd like to disagree with you. But I don't. It certainly appears that they are trying to wreck the economy. I'm not sure what they could do more if they were trying to tank the economy.
The Democrat leadership are thoroughly corrupt. They are as power hungry as a pro-Nazi Bolshevik. And they've now got two years for them to put their plans to work. I've got a bad felling about this...
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HoosierHoops Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:21:21pm |
re: #418 Bloodnok
It certainly is. I was lucky enough to go to a good college ball school (UConn). Nothing like it.
UConn? OK ..that is so cool..and i am so jealous..Nice meeting you on a christmas night...
I played crappy ball at a small college in California..
Regards
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Dustyvet Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:21:27pm |
A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories.
After an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
"But why?" they asked, as they moved off.
"Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
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Karridine Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:21:33pm |
re: #420 Wishing
And speaking of middles, I'm at the beginning of the Day After Christmas, so I have some things to do this morning BEFORE I get to the middle...
Renew my one-year visa today, always a crowd-pleasing chore...
bbiaw
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:21:37pm |
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3 wood Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:21:43pm |
re: #346 Wishing
I got a nice gift today, as well: a JOB!
Congrats.
I took early retirement just before the market crashed.
After watching that for a month I decided to go back to work and luckily found something, so I have a little inkling of how you feel.
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Bubblehead II Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:22:18pm |
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doriangrey Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:22:36pm |
re: #425 MandyManners
Ummmmmmm...is that the new way of saying you got your stocking stuffed?
Or his banana peeled... ;O
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Spider Mensch Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:22:44pm |
Mery Christmas to all! and a Happy Hannakuah Holiday also.
..JESUS' actual BIRTHDAY was SEPTEMBER 11th..
[Link: newvision.co.ug...]
I know it's a kooky site, but if you search "September 11th and Jesus Christ birthday" or a combination of like words..you'll find other explanations why that date...spooky huh.
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:22:44pm |
re: #432 Bloodnok
Cool! Beautiful campus.
As soon as he retired, we moved to Tennessee!
MUCH nicer here!
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:23:33pm |
re: #427 VegasRick
I did'nt axe to get picked on!
Well, maybe I'm over the top here.
Sorry.
Should I leave and come back ladder?
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Wishing Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:23:35pm |
re: #433 3 wood
Congrats.
I took early retirement just before the market crashed.
After watching that for a month I decided to go back to work and luckily found something, so I have a little inkling of how you feel.
I retired about 4 years ago, and I must say, it feels GREAT to be back among the living!
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Outrider Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:24:00pm |
re: #347 Killgore Trout
I think a gift is a gift and should be accepted graciously even when it stinks.
That is my opinion. Accept the gift in the spirit intended. I get peeved when the gift I thought long and hard about is exchanged. I tend not to repeat the error and will just send a card the next time.
I even kept a truly hideous and grotesque metal owl standing about 2' high because it was a gift and my brother, for some reason only he can fathom, thought my wife and I would enjoy it. It is not exactly in a place of honor, but it is still out because it was a gift from the heart.
Enough sentiment for one post. ;-)>
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VegasRick Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:24:08pm |
re: #430 Dustyvet
A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories.
After an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse.
"But why?" they asked, as they moved off.
"Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
Has Charles inserted the groan button function yet?
/I'm just asking!
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3 wood Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:24:22pm |
The Nikkei market in Japan is up 0.24% in early trading.
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MandyManners Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:24:36pm |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:25:05pm |
re: #436 doriangrey
Or his banana peeled... ;O
Oooo ... THAT pun-thread is gonna get ... better cover my eyes!
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Bloodnok Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:25:20pm |
re: #429 HoosierHoops
UConn? OK ..that is so cool..and i am so jealous..Nice meeting you on a christmas night...
I played crappy ball at a small college in California..
Regards
Thanks. Nice talking to you too. The Big East was pretty good then (I was there for the Donyell/Ray Allen years. Missed their 1st championship by 2 or 3 years.
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MandyManners Thu, Dec 25, 2008 5:25:25pm |