The Last Rumpus Room

Uncle Pete sez: "Fuggedaboudit!" [streamline] - 05:36pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#1 of 488)

I got BabÕs bust (that always sounds vaguelyÉI dunnoÉwrong). SpagzÕs barstool is where it
belongs. StarÕs lying in front of the fire, waiting to have her ears scratched.

Everything looks about right.

I think this place could use some music though. So a quarter goes into the Cyber Jukebox and we
get F-11: Dexter Gordon and his great tune, ÒDexter Rides AgainÓ.

Jeez! And the TOL boards are shutting down for good in just 12 days! Drink up, folks.

My sheep are very discreet! And loyal. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 05:38pm Mar 19, 2001 EST
(#2 of 488)

No TIME at all. The Rumpus Room is going to have to go on the road. Gypsy Caravan type thing.

Uncle Pete sez: "Fuggedaboudit!" [streamline] - 05:43pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#3 of 488)

It strikes me as sad that this could well be the very last Rumpus Room too. GW started it a good
while back, about five years ago as I recall. Star and I first stumbled in during late '96 and I still
can't get that half-in-the-bag beagle to come home!

[babblingbrook] - 06:15pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#4 of 488)

Well, everybody...drink hearty! At the end of the month - I'm sending the bar tab to Steve Case!
Flug him if he can't take a joke!

Ramondo, my soon-to-be ex-collegiate friend...toss me a bottle of Glenlivet, will ya? I'll be over
there in the corner packing up my memories and battle scars....

Uncle Pete sez: "Fuggedaboudit!" [streamline] - 07:00pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#5 of 488)

I was drinking heavily (in a cyber-sorta-way) and I pondered:

Isn't it interesting that Dave's announced first day of a no TOL world is April Fools Day?

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 07:23pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#6
of 488)

Isn't it interesting that Dave's announced first day of a no TOL world is April Fools Day?

It does sort of lend an air of *disbelief* to it, doesn't it? So you suppose he's just trying to get us all
to behave? Naw....Dave's not Machevelian...right?

Uncle Pete sez: "Fuggedaboudit!" [streamline] - 07:26pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#7 of 488)

I don't even know if it means a single solitary thing - but I'm trying to take a little heart from it.

I've been lurking on all of the "Boo-Hoo" threads. I don't feel much like posting on them just yet. I
don't want to gush and that's what seems to be going on.

I could use a beer though...

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 08:26pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#8
of 488)

I could use a beer though...

Whatever's your pleasure. Remember, it's on Case's tab. (I did this once in RL to Warner's, so I
guess I can do it in cyberspace!)

Here's looking at ya!

Don't ask me why...I just flashed on a mental image of Turk Murphy leading us all out of here...and
down to the docks.lol....

Susan [sjscruby] - 09:33pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#9 of 488)

geeeezzzzzz...I got an email when I got home from work---something about the demise of this
place. Thought it was a typo. Unfortunately....

I DO go back to the days at AOL. That's a LONG time!!!

Chardonnay for me, please, Ramondo.

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 09:54pm Mar 19, 2001
EST (#10 of 488)

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

I will miss all of you, really!!! [BrujaVerde] - 10:58pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#11 of 488)

This is indeed, worth crying for CooterBaby. A hug, a kiss, alcohol, bonghits, ORGY in the
RUMPUS ROOM!

At least till March 31st. TIME is short,and doesn't last forever...

Les personnes faibles ne peuvent être sincères. [surferchicklet] - 11:28pm Mar 19,
2001 EST (#12 of 488)

Hi folks...

Wardaddy... The pic was of the closest thing to Mulder I could find... He's (she's? How does one
tell with lovebirds??) really better looking... We just got him, so no pics yet, but I'll take some
this week.

Yes, we have a cage (uh, several in fact...) he's in a 18 x 24 x 18 *house style* one that he seems
to like. My rehabber friend is coming over to help me clip wings in a couple days and he'll be
spending most of his time in the birdie playground we got him, tho... He was hand raised but
has been mostly ignored for about 6 months, so is a little jumpy... we'll see what happens then...

The folks he came from were a 2 dog, 5 cat, 3 bird family so he hasn't been able to get out...
we're *bird proofing the apartment this week so he won't get into touble and going to let him
out a lot...

He's got good timing, we can tell. He was quiet on the way here, til I told him he'd have to learn
to sing if he lived with us... then he started sqawking..LOL and he nags if people aren't quiet by
about 11:30... He's starting now...

I worry about dying before I get even. [freeindividual] - 11:30pm Mar 19, 2001 EST
(#13 of 488)

And so Yahoo was upon us!

And, lo, it came to pass that the trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a
young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long
of leg. Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband,
"Why doth thou travel far from town to town with thy goods, when thou can trade without ever
leaving thy tent?"

And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but
simply said, "How, dear?" And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in
between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which
hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery by Uriah's Pony Stable
(UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And Dot said,
"There will be a lot of noise in the land." And Abraham replied, "It is my most fervent wish that
this be so." And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods
he had, at the top price, without ever moving from his tent.

But his success did arouse envy. A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's
drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young did take to Dot Com's trading as doth
the greedy horsefly to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican
Siderites, or NERDS for short.

And, lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums,
that no one noticed that the real riches were going to thedrum maker, one Brother William of
Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums
that would only work if you bought Brother William's drumsticks.

And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others." And as
Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known, 'eBay,' he said, "We need
a name of a service that reflects what we are." And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew
Owner Operators."

"Whoopee!" said Abraham.

"No, YAHOO!" said Dot Com.

Les personnes faibles ne peuvent être sincères. [surferchicklet] - 11:33pm Mar 19,
2001 EST (#14 of 488)

LOL, Free...

I worry about dying before I get even. [freeindividual] - 11:39pm Mar 19, 2001 EST
(#15 of 488)

J

((DING!)) There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 06:16am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#16 of
488)

Morning to all who reads this: Well, the Folger's is on to brew but my stomach will not yet take
the smooth Junior Johnson NASCAR Sugar Cured Ham. A week on my keester with fever and
chills and today is looking up. The weather ain't.

don't know what I had but I wouldn't wish it on my enemy.

Still can't go see my new Grand yet.

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 06:23am Mar 20, 2001
EST (#17 of 488)

ROFL free!!

Boomer, you need homemade chicken soup and plenty of bourbon. Good luck!

((DING!)) There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 06:24am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#18 of
488)

Laura got me the chicken soup and I subbed Mr Boston's Rock and Rye. Boy that stuff burns on
the way down.

How you doing..?..looks like rain in your woods too.

Susan [sjscruby] - 07:28am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#19 of 488)

Boomer, good morning (you, too, Cooter), and glad it sounds like you might survive. My mom
has had something for over a week. She finally was somewhat better yesterday. They had given
her enuf antibiotics for 5 or 6 days---she had a sinus infection on top of whatever else she had.
I think another few days would have knocked it better. She IS going back to the Dr. today so
they can see how she is doing.

Know you are really wanting to go see that baby---hope you are able to soon! ;)

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 07:53am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#20 of 488)

Good morning Susan, Boomer too (if you're still around).

Today's the first day of spring and it's also pianist Marian McPartland's birthday (1920). Star
the Wonder Beagle won't be in today. She's still sleeping off last night.

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 08:49am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#21 of 488)

I T ' S S P R I N G !

and I just saw my first robin in the backyard moments ago!

Good Mornin' one and all!!! Yes I heard about the boards, but for the moment I'm going to get
my day off to a good start...that problem will still be there and I'll be better able to handle it
later.

Today is: the first day of Spring (as of 8:31 am EST)

Arrivals:
Ozzie Nelson, Michael Redgrave, Carl Reiner, "Mr." Fred Rogers, Hal Linden, Ted Bessell, Brian
Mulroney, Bobby Orr, William Hurt, Spike Lee, Theresa Russell and Holly Hunter

Departures: Isaac Newton and Chet Huntley

Notables:
1602 The Dutch East India Company was established. During its 96-year history, it became one of
the world's most powerful companies.
1964 The game show Jeopardy! debuted on NBC, with Art Fleming as the original show host.
Merv Griffin created the popular show, which ran on NBC for 11 successful years before being
cancelled in an effort to change the "look" of NBC's daytime lineup. It was later brought back
in 1978 for a year, then back again in 1984, with Alex Trebek as show host.
1995 In Tokyo, 12 people were killed, and more than 5,500 others sickened when packages
containing the poisonous gas sarin leaked on five separate subway trains.
1996 The British government said that a rare brain disease that had killed 10 people was
probably linked to so-called "mad cow disease."

Today's thought:
"Spring is God's way of saying, 'One more time!' " --- Robert Orben (US editor, writer)

ODDS & ENDS:
SPRING: when the Sun is exactly above the equator and day and night are of equal length; also,
either of the two points in the sky where the ecliptic (the Sun's annual pathway) and the
celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, marking the beginning of spring in the
Northern Hemisphere, occurs about March 21, when the Sun moves north across the celestial
equator. For those of you in the Southern Hemisphere...just reverse the season... Happy Autumn
to you.

Susan [sjscruby] - 08:53am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#22 of 488)

Star---you'd better get in gear and get over here to join in the memory fest...

Thanx, muse! I'll miss your morning updates.

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 09:01am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#23 of 488)

Thanks Susan, they're a great cerebral outlet for me. I'll have to find something else to do with
all this information...maybe I'll give "Millionaire" a call...hmmm?!?! LOL

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 09:02am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#24 of 488)

When that dog gets to lapping up the Labatt Blue, she doesn't remember a whole hell of a lot.
Cute pup, but she's a bit of a lush.

They're selling postcards of the hanging... [DaveGin] - 09:04am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#25
of 488)

No, Brooks, I'm no Macchiavellian. Mostly Scots and Irish.

Looks like we'll have to dust off those plans for El Casa del Suenos soon. Or find a new home.

You're darlin's all - well...most of you.

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 09:09am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#26 of 488)

Peter...I always thought she was a lush puppy...hehe

My sheep are very discreet! And loyal. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 09:12am Mar 20, 2001
EST (#27 of 488)

Morning pre-homeless all. False spring #3 looking like the real thing here. Coffee on toast not
working yet, but at least the internet is up today.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 09:24am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#28 of 488)

Tunes, we need tunes.

To the jukebox, Robin! [quickly donning cape and cowl - leaping over the bar and sliding a
quarter into the Cyber Jukebox] C-14: Frank Sinatra (Live in Australia, 1959 w/Red Norvo) and
"I've Got You Under My Skin".

Proud "First Time Poppa" as of 2/3/01... [guy montag] - 09:49am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#29
of 488)

Mornin' Folks.

For the first time in a loooong while, I don't feel like coffee.

You see, there's a lump in my throat and a sick feeling in my gut.

Goddammit, this sucks.

I am going to miss all of you. ALL of you.

Over the years I've come to know a good number of you guys. Even met a handful of you. And I
have got to say that the folks I've met on Pathfinder have been just about the greatest group of
people who aren't related to me that I've ever known.

That's about all I've got right now. I'm way too depressed to continue, and I don't want to cry at
work.

AOL SUCKS

Susan [sjscruby] - 09:50am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#30 of 488)

Get that music going, Peter...I need it today. *g*

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 10:06am Mar 20, 2001 EST
(#31 of 488)

No, Brooks, I'm no Macchiavellian.

<G> Yeah...I really knew that.

Mostly Scots and Irish.

Hmmm...me too. Half my family's *dour* and the other half's *dingy*.

Looks like we'll have to dust off those plans for El Casa del Suenos soon.

I dusted off the chili and the margarita recipes last night...anybody in the vicinity of the
Andes, please pick up the hammocks.

Or find a new home.

Y'all could come here - and as Melina Mercouri said in *Never On Sunday* -"Live happily ever
after (at the beach)" I saw that with my then MIL - a Greek lady who sworn there were no
*ladies* like that in Greece!

You're darlin's all - well...most of you.

And you're mostly darlin...ya big lug.

Susan [sjscruby] - 10:10am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#32 of 488)

Well, Guy---we HAVE all been thru a lot together...

And I'd better leave this board for a short time---have to take Mom to the Dr., and not sure she
would understand the tear stains. *g*

Back in an hour or two...

Proud "First Time Poppa" as of 2/3/01... [guy montag] - 10:11am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#33
of 488)

Mornin' brook!

I've got pics for you, Robbie, and Susan... We finally got around to opening your presents --

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!

Susan [sjscruby] - 10:13am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#34 of 488)

Guy! ;)))

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 10:21am Mar 20, 2001 EST
(#35 of 488)

HAHAHA...Not 60 seconds ago was I thinking that with the demise of the boards, how was I ever
gonna see the guyling in his overalls, aiming his *slingshot* at the livingroom window!

Ya gotta be careful when ya read my mind....sometimes it's X-rated!

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 10:27am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#36 of 488)

Ramondo: Let's have some Irish coffee........

I don't care what time it is........

It's friggin' 4:30 in Ireland.......

Wife and cat missing. $50 reward for cat.... [wardaddy] - 10:28am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#37
of 488)

Morning, everyone. Coffee sounds good.

SC

Here's a source for toys, pellets, seed, etc. for birds. I've bought from them for at least eight or
ten years and I swear by them,
<url>http://www.petwarehouse.com/bertsnest/default.html</url>.

Their food is fresh, their prices are better than anyone else that I've found, and they ship the
same day. Usually, I have their package within 48 hours.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:30am Mar 20,
2001 EST (#38 of 488)

brook

HAHAHA...Not 60 seconds ago was I thinking that with the demise of the boards,
how was I ever gonna see the guyling in his overalls, aiming his *slingshot* at
the livingroom window!

Well, there's still e-mail, ya know...

(Reminds me... guy743@yahoo.com for anyone that doesn't have it)

Ya gotta be careful when ya read my mind....sometimes it's X-rated!

Oh man o man... what an opening... Nope, gonna be good... Yep... Don't wanna get banned in the
final days... :)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:31am Mar 20,
2001 EST (#39 of 488)

Mornin' GW and wardaddy

GW, a drink sounds marvelous. Allow me to join you.

[setting up tequila shooters]

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 10:39am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#40 of 488)

Thanks, Guy.

[Tosses back tequila shooter.]

My email is gw_17@hotmail.com

I tried accessing it last night for the first time in a while. I've got 782 unread messages. Half of
them seem to be ads for pornography, and the other half are ads telling me how I can get rich.

Wife and cat missing. $50 reward for cat.... [wardaddy] - 10:47am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#41
of 488)

Yo, Bucky! Ya coming down to watch the Memhis Red Birds sometime?

We got ribs and beer at the Pittman hootch.

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 10:50am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#42 of 488)

I just might do that, Ray.

For the next year, I'm gonna be occupied with soccer.......playing, and coaching.

But once I retire, a year from now, I'll have time for other pursuits.

Did I tell you I'm planning to resume Tai Chi studies once I retire from soccer?

Wife and cat missing. $50 reward for cat.... [wardaddy] - 11:19am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#43
of 488)

GW

Try Tai Kwan Do. Simple, yet a very powerful martial art.

[goodygal2] - 11:31am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#44 of 488)

All you folks have become more real than TV characters to me! Where, or WHERE, can I lurk
now?

I guess I'll just mosey over to some of the other cyber homes and see what's happenin'. I see
that Hoeker and several others have already enrolled at the Ezboard site...so did I, even though
I seldom post.

Guy, how's little Sonofaguy? Cooter, how's your daughter? Sheesh, it'll be lawsum.

I worry about dying before I get even. [freeindividual] - 11:34am Mar 20, 2001 EST
(#45 of 488)

Sad, A Lawyer and his Stuff

A very successful lawyer had parked his brand-new lexus in front of the office, ready to show
it off to his colleagues. As he opened the door, a truck came along, and completely tore off the
driver's door! The attorney immediately grabbed his cell phone, hit speed dial for 911, and had a
policeman there in three minutes.

Before the cop had a chance to ask any questions, the lawyer started screaming hysterically.
He had just picked up the Lexus the day before, and now it would never be the same, no matter
how good a job the body shop does.

After the lawyer finally wound down from his rant, the cop shook his head in disgust and
disbelief. "I can't believe how materialistic you lawyers are," he said. "You are so focused on
your possessions that you don't notice anything else."

"How can you say such a thing?" he responded indignantly.

The cop replied, "You didn't even notice that your left arm is missing from the elbow down! It
must have been torn off when the truck hit you."

"OH,NO!" screamed the lawyer in shock, "Where is my Rolex?!"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:42am Mar 20,
2001 EST (#46 of 488)

GW

I tried accessing it last night for the first time in a while. I've got 782 unread
messages. Half of them seem to be ads for pornography, and the other half are
ads telling me how I can get rich.

Get a Yahoo account. They're larger than hotmail accounts (6 meg vs. 2) and have
approximately 500X less spam...

POLLY!!!!!!!

Guy, how's little Sonofaguy? Cooter, how's your daughter? Sheesh, it'll be
lawsum.

The little Guy is doing great, thanks! He's growing like a weed, after a short stint of not
growing much at all and worrying his mommy and daddy sick...

How's your clan doing? Hope all is well with Pap, Waco, and JD (hope I got that right...)

Susan [sjscruby] - 01:48pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#47 of 488)

LOL, GW...they have also set up a filtering system at hotmail. I decided to try it. It still misses a
few things (and eliminated one thing I DID want---I had sent a bcc to myself), but you can
make adjustments for that. I have yahoo, and I have it forward to my ISP email account. ;)

Guy, and the pics are where???? (sjscruby@yahoo.com)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 01:50pm Mar 20,
2001 EST (#48 of 488)

Susan

Guy, and the pics are where????

Still sitting on the memory card of my digital camera... When I get a few minutes I'll download
them to the website... (Or did you mean the cyber-shower pics? Those are also on the camera.
Hopefully those will get downloaded sooner).

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 01:50pm Mar 20, 2001
EST (#49 of 488)

Polly, darling daughter is doing very well under the circumstances. I had to run up to Memphis
yesterday, and went by and had lunch where she works. Tipped her $5.00 on a $9.00 tab. *G*

Susan [sjscruby] - 01:59pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#50 of 488)

LOL---hey, Cooter, it that is your typical tip, I think I'll look for a job near you. *ggg*

OK, Guy---we will be waiting. ;)

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 02:05pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#51 of 488)

[wardaddy] - 11:19am Mar 20, 2001 EST (#43 of 49)

GW

Try Tai Kwan Do. Simple, yet a very powerful martial art.

I have studied Hung Gar kung fu for a number of years. At my age (56), Tai Chi is more
appropriate than a "hard" martial art, because Tai Chi will keep you youthful and supple for a
long time.

I want to be like one of those ageless Chinese masters with the inscrutable smiles, and you can't
tell whether they're 65 or 95.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 03:57pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#52 of 488)

I just got back from my meeting. The guy's ready to make the offer and I expect it to come
sometime next week. It's a good deal and I'm all set to jump.

What's intriguing is that I got a call from another company on my voice mail and they want a
sit down tomorrow morning. They're interested too.

Looks like when it rains...

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 04:01pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#53 of 488)

Peter: When you get a job offer, your glands emit a kind of musk that's preceptible to other
prospective employers. They find it irresistible.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 04:16pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#54 of 488)

Hee-hee! It sure seems like it.

Kinda reminds me of my single days. Women find men who aren't on the make totally desirable.
Must be a similar thing, y'know?;^)

Susan [sjscruby] - 05:17pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#55 of 488)

Wow, Peter...sounds like they ALLLLL want you. *ggg*

the potential employers, that is. *wink*

Susan [sjscruby] - 05:20pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#56 of 488)

Peter...I didn't keep your snail mail address. Would you email it to me again so I can send you
some tapes?? Oh, did you say whether you can do CDs or not?? If so, any recommendations on
CDs to send???

Thanx!! ;)

Wife and cat missing. $50 reward for cat.... [wardaddy] - 06:23pm Mar 20, 2001 EST
(#57 of 488)

I got my CD burner for my stereo system so I can burn audio CDs, now. Just have to learn how to
use it so I can burn my licorice pizzas and my cassettes to CDs.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 06:29pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#58 of 488)

Susan, my email address is:

streamline2001@hotmail.com

Shoot me a message and I'll get my snail mail addy to you, okay?

Anyone else who feels the need can use it too.

BTW Susan, I can burn CDRs and prefer to if that's the way I currently have the music anyway.
"La Salsa 2001!" is a 65 minute CDR. Memorex, Verbatum, Sony, TDK, and Maxell make my
favorite discs.

[lara croft] - 11:19pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#59 of 488)

Hung Gar kung fu huh?

I've studied basic, kickass Karate for years now. It's very demanding and a strenuous workout.

I've been looking around for something a little less demanding, lately. I no longer have
anything to prove, so I want to find something that will keep up the self-defense capabilities, is
some what challenging in the workout area, but something that doesn't leave me quite a
bruised, battered and twisted at the end of the week.

What to do, yeah... [ex-glencarr] - 11:50pm Mar 20, 2001 EST (#60 of 488)

Tennis anyone?

Les personnes faibles ne peuvent être sincères. [surferchicklet] - 12:11am Mar 21,
2001 EST (#61 of 488)

I've been doing TaeBo for a couple of months, and like it... It starts out with a few Tai Chi forms,
and I have started picking that up again... The TaeBo fits my schedule too... I have enough
classes to try and make... I can do this at home... Chicklita is doing pretty well with it as well.

I think you'd like Tai Chi, Lara... you should try it... It requires the same discipline and control,
isn't as demanding as Karate... and is still a form of self defense when speeded up...

It's more about overall well being than other martial arts...

Les personnes faibles ne peuvent être sincères. [surferchicklet] - 12:14am Mar 21,
2001 EST (#62 of 488)

Tennis also requires that you have someone else who is interested and has a similar schedule...

My bro and I used to play racketball but it's been a while since our schedules overlapped... we
played it as a target game, sometimes.. LOL

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 07:44am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#63 of 488)

This is a drive-by post. I've got another interview in a little over an hour and I have to get
dressed in my monkey suit and get on the road for it.

See you all around lunch time.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:25am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#64
of 488)

Morning. Good luck Pete. A bit of the -10c here to remind us that it is still winter in Manitoba.
Will the condemed sign on the door stop visiters? Kettle on, cold chisel...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 08:44am Mar 21,
2001 EST (#65 of 488)

Mornin' All

Good luck Peter (drive-by posting as well)

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 09:14am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#66 of 488)

Mornin'

Tea's on, basket of croissants, assorted jams, honeys and sweet butter of course...enjoy.

[sigh] I will sooo miss this place. Just a few more of these dailies left, so here goes....

Today is: Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)
also, Nau-Roz [or New Year's Day] (Baha'i), Persian New Year, Single Parent's Day (USA) and
Bird Day (Iowa)

Arrivals:
Johann Sebastian Bach, Benito Juarez, Florenz Ziegfeld, Timothy Dalton, Gary Oldman, Matthew
Broderick and Rosie O'Donnell

Departures:
Pocahontas (burial date), Robert Preston, Dean Martin jr.

Notables:
1617 Celebrated Indian princess Pocahontas was buried on this date in London. She died from
small pox, as did several of her Indian companions. Major figures from the worlds of art and
commerce had sought her out upon her arrival in England, including the King and Queen, who
had her sit with them during a presentation of Twelfth Night. Pocahontas was in her early
twenties at the time of her death, and had assumed the Christian name of Rebecca.
1788 Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana
1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die
1917 Czar Nicholas II and his family were arrested by revolutionary forces in Russia.
1960 Almost 70 people were killed and more than 180 wounded when South African police fired
on a peaceful black demonstration in Sharpeville in the Transvaal.
1961 The Beatles made their debut in an appearance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, where they
became regulars in a matter of months.
1963 Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, a harsh maximum security jail which once housed
gangster Al Capone, closed.
1965 Martin Luther King led the start of a 4,000-strong civil rights march from Selma to
Montgomery, Alabama

Today's thought:
You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them
from building nests in your hair. --- Chinese Proverb

ODDS & ENDS:
In 1868 Alcatraz island was designated as a residence for military offenders. Later prisoners
included rebellious Indian scouts from the Arizona territory, American soldiers fighting in the
Philippines who had deserted and joined the Filipino cause in 1900, and civilians who had
resisted the U.S. army in China. The first federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz on August 11,
1934. One of its most famous inhabitants, Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz) only spent 17 of
his 54 years in jail at Alcatraz. He really should have been dubbed the Birdman of
Leavenworth. BTW, Alcatraz is Spanish for pelican.

((DING!)) There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 09:52am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#67 of
488)

Morning Muse, Barry, Guy, Susan, Birdz, Stream, et.al.:

Back on after a big gale yesterday that soaked everyone and flooded the streets of Charleston.
Nothing new there.

folger's is done and the porkchop was very tasty. -10 in Manitoba? GAWD! ever thought of
migrating? South? How about FIJI in the South Pacific ....you could be waiting to see the MIR
come out of orbit.. Hmmmmmm Not a bad trade.

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 10:14am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#68 of 488)

lara and surferchick: The chick from Surferland is on the money.

Tai Chi is slow motion and meditative, and concentrates on generating chi, or vital energy,
within your body. But Tai Chi is also a martial art and does involve kicks and various strikes.

I find that Tai Chi works well in tandem with kung fu. They have the same origin in China, and
many of the moves are similar.

And you're right, lara, kick-ass karate is for young people. Us old folks don't need to kick ass
any more; we should be accumulating wisdom.

[lara croft] - 10:24am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#69 of 488)

Yeah, that's it, wisdom. Wisdom over bruising and spraining important body parts. Wisdom over
bending joints in directions they were never meant to go.

I can look you in the eye at the exact moment I'm kicking you in the back of the head.

Somehow that's not as important as it used to be.

Probably because increasingly it hurts me as much as it hurts you.

It never used to be that way.

Gawd, I must be getting old.

Wisdom, I think I'm getting the hang of it.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:26am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#70 of 488)

...and wealth.

Many of us also have concealed carry permits that gives some energy and an edge. *G*

[lara croft] - 10:29am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#71 of 488)

That would also fall under the wisdom category, wouldn't it?

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 10:31am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#72
of 488)

Right-on GW. To many candles on the next cake too. Fiji sounds good right now Spooner, lots of
jobs to do outside and summer will not be here for sure untill June. Thats when the 4-engined
mosquitoes arrive.

MIR comes in at 12.30 am CST Friday I hear. Will it pass over us on last orbit?

I thought for a moment you meant Mir!!

BTW Pocahontas is not buried in London. She rests in the St. Georges Parish Churchyard in
Gravesend, near Dartford, Kent. The Parish paid for her casket and still have the records of the
`made-to-measure' casket. She was a short, stout lady.

Moo TOL!

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:32am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#73 of 488)

The wisdom to keep it(wealth) can be a fleeting skill.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:35am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#74 of 488)

Sorry Barry , I never could manage Ivan's language well. Da and Nyet in congress with a
pictured menu was the best I could get.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 10:44am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#75
of 488)

A pictured menu. Wow. Boiled cabbage, Swedes and elderly donkey. What a combo.

Guess you learned nyet first, eh!

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:48am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#76 of 488)

DA!

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:51am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#77 of 488)

I want a jug of Kalishnikov Vodka (wadka). Has the ole man's picture on it holding his famed
automatic rifle. Probably tastes like cosmoline or tank track bearing grease. Distilled from No. 2
diesel fuel filtered through a woolen tanker's helmet liner.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:57am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#78 of 488)

Having read that discription of mine, I just lost my appetite.

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 10:58am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#79 of 488)

By the way, lara........

Have I told you that I find women who are proficient in the martial arts terribly sexy?

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 11:00am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#80 of 488)

I'm still trying to go fishing. *sigh* The weather really isn't right so far, but I'm sure it will be
before long.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:00am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#81
of 488)

`Distilled from No. 2 diesel fuel filtered through a woolen tanker's helmet liner.' Headgear
would be the best garment to use.

We use a lot of #5 & #6 up here. Soup?

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:06am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#82 of 488)

GW...my girlfriend packing her .38 chromed snubbed nose revolver under one of
her...er...gives me thrills I remember only as a 17 year old.

Fishing? Hells Bells Coot you sat in my boat for a day and caught nuttin. When did you get so
damn picky? *G* Just buy some more beer.

Flowable mixure of diesel at -10 is an admirable viscousity.

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 11:10am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#83 of 488)

Boomer: Women who are packin' heat are sexy.

But a woman who can drop-kick your family jewels into the next county is damn near
irrestible.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:11am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#84 of 488)

Cooter: Squeeze on the other line just re-enforced her place on the dive platform, Corona with a
lime wedge, fishing pole with line in the water, and her toes just below the surface of 82 degree
water. You and I will have to fight for the captains seats.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:13am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#85 of 488)

At my age, why do I need family jewels unless they are in my Safe deposit box at the bank. They
have me in more trouble than not. Good ridance.

Wife and cat missing. $50 reward for cat.... [wardaddy] - 11:18am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#86
of 488)

Mornin', Muse, Barry, Guy, Susan, Birdz, Peter, Boomer, Lara, GW, Cooter.

My main computer is hinky today, so I'll be working on it later. Have to add some software to
this one so that I can do what I set out to do, run some old Virginia deed and court records
through my OCR and get them off to my cousins and a couple of family researchers. I finally
bought something from EBay and it paid off. A reprint of some records from seventeenth
century Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Found several entries for my ancestor.

Unfortunately, there's nothing on his sister Elizabeth.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:18am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#87
of 488)

`Flowable mixure of diesel at -10 is an admirable viscousity.'

Should see it at -44c!

Family jewels do lose their charm as you age. Keep forgetting I still have them.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:20am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#88
of 488)

Miss Rebecca Wrolf came from Virginia, if I remember correct. (Pocahontas)

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:25am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#89 of 488)

Barry; What was the proper term you used for Mad Cow Disease?

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:36am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#90 of 488)

Barry?

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:42am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#91
of 488)

Bovine Spongiform Encepha something.

There's a site at www.mad-cow.org

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:43am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#92
of 488)

You got a mad cow?

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:46am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#93 of 488)

thanks Barry...seems the US first herd of sheep had just been rounded up by Gov. officials in
the North East. Takes 5 years to test the results. The farmer, of course, is pissed.

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 11:47am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#94 of 488)

We have a nor'easter blowing through the area today. It's raining like hell and the wind is
really blowin'.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:48am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#95 of 488)

Sheep are destroyed and brain tissue fed to mice for FIVE years. Then observe the mice to
discern what strain of MCD it is. Tuff Break.

The last Mad Cow I faced was at my first divorce.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:51am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#96 of 488)

EMU...Emu..the pork of the future.

Looks like some of the ranchers in the UK are fighting back the slaughter of apparently
healthy livestock.

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 11:55am Mar 21, 2001
EST (#97 of 488)

Sounds like the Squooze likes to fish, Boomer. *G*

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:57am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#98
of 488)

If the buffalo and squirrels have it, you know it is in the enviroment so...

Tuff break. When they make the movie of this in ten years time..... we are going to look stupid.
Hindsight is great to have.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:58am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#99
of 488)

Spooner. Maybe they will start arming the sheep with M-16's.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:59am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#100
of 488)

100 Baa Armageddon.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 12:07pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#101 of 488)

"they shoot sheep don't they?"

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 12:08pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#102 of 488)

I bet they will stay away from "The Ewe Whisperer"

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 12:09pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#103
of 488)

How could anyone shoot a sheep?

They look so cute, and... they are always chewing.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 12:10pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#104 of 488)

Cooter: Her first fishing trip she caught the most beautiful Redfish. She panacked and gave me
the rod to finish the reel. I lessend the drag to make the task last a little longer. What a beaut at
21 inches. Catch and release.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 12:20pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#105 of 488)

Well..it is the best I've felt in a while so I'm begging off and go hunt up some gardening
supplies. Herb seeds and some nice sanitized dried chicken manure.

Latah all.

Wife and cat missing. $50 reward for cat.... [wardaddy] - 12:29pm Mar 21, 2001 EST
(#106 of 488)

Boomer

Look for some composted manure. I've used it in the past mixed with dirt and have gotten some
enormous chile plants. Big yields, too. I got nearly a bushel of habaneros from four plants and
nearly as many datils from four plants - and datils are much smaller than habs.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 12:33pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#107 of 488)

I got back from the interview about a half hour ago. This is a very big money position with lots
of risk and tons of potential reward. I'm fascinated with the position, but not too sure about the
guy I'd report to.

I interviewed with the president of the company for close to two hours. It reminded me of those
nature films that show a hornet and a spider squaring off. We bobbed and weaved, traded barbs
and came to a tense level of mutual respect. He's interested, but am I?

Too soon to tell. But then there's all that money...

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 06:01pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#108 of 488)

Stream: Are you the Hornet or the Spider? I missed that nature film. Who won the tussle?

....He ain't done with you yet.

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 06:10pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#109 of 488)

Peter: My experience has been, when they offer you a ton of money............................

You'll earn it.

Every penny..........

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 06:19pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#110 of 488)

Hey Mr Buck: I bought my girlfriend a new handgun today.....*G*

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 07:49pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#111 of 488)

I agree with you, GW. I have a lot of nagging doubts about this particular company and I know
that I would far prefer to work for the firm where I went for a meeting yesterday instead. The
money wouldn't be as good, but I feel a lot more comfortable with the owner, the market, and
the culture there.

I have to keep my hand in with the place I interviewed at today though. I feel it's important
now to make a move to a new job situation during the coming months as I have a growing
uneasiness about the direction of the company where I now work. There's no real marketing
plan and the owner is now going after a new market with his personal resources (cash)and he
has shown no interest in cutting in the rest of the company on the deal. I think he's casting
the rest of the staff to drift wherever the currents take us.

I am confident though that the company I want to work with will make an offer in the next two
to three weeks. We've put together a good deal for both sides and all that's needed is for the
owner to pull the trigger. He's told me he wants it to happen and I've known him for quite a
number of years. He actually offered me this same job two years ago, but I turned him down
then.

I'm sure glad I went on vacation a month ago. If I hadn't gotten all relaxed and sunbaked first,
I'd be an emotional wreck by now. See? Fishing, rum, and good times with your ladies are very
effective therapy!;^)

BTW Boomer - I'm the hornet! Buzzzzzzzzz!!!

Les personnes faibles ne peuvent être sincères. [surferchicklet] - 09:19pm Mar 21,
2001 EST (#112 of 488)

Hey Peter... JO told me a good one a long time back... Flip a coin... If you are disappointed with
the result, do the other one.

Barry... Sheep are too stupid not to be food. We had a bunch at the stable. They had slept in the
same lot forever.... the oldest sheep were like 5 years old. When you were putting them up for
the night, if you took one step too far, and they could see wire between you and them they
stopped walking along the well beaten trail and started running into the fence til you went and
got them.

I couldn't shoot one tho.

Guy... I'm watching Cops in Boston... you're right... 4 Italian and one Irish cop and not an "R"
in the bunch...

Les personnes faibles ne peuvent être sincères. [surferchicklet] - 09:23pm Mar 21,
2001 EST (#113 of 488)

Oh... Boomer and Gdub... I can't kick the back of you head while talking to you but
can do the family jewels one (I suppose... never needed to..) and I can shoot... So
can Lar...

[lara croft] - 09:56pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#114 of 488)

GW........... [Mr. Buckeye] - 10:58am Mar 21, 2001 EST (#79 of 113) By the way,
lara........

Have I told you that I find women who are proficient in the martial arts terribly
sexy?

Yeah GW, those little white jammies are a major turn on, aren't they? LOL 'specially the baggie
crotch part, yep.

[lara croft] - 10:07pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#115 of 488)

You bet I can shoot, SC and I usually carry.

I'm a hepless widdow ole woman and I need protection from the big ole mean bad guys.

Proud member of "you guys" and "some people"... [surferchicklet] - 10:16pm Mar 21,
2001 EST (#116 of 488)

LOL Lara... and I screwed that up and can't fix it... oh well...

Do little ole widder wimmin still drink tequila? Your tumblers are still behind the bar.

[lara croft] - 10:22pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#117 of 488)

Yep, nothing finer than sippin' tequila, unless it's Laphroaig - or expensive champagne, or a
well made martini, or a cold one with a light fluffy head on it, on a hot summer day, or a fine
wine before dinner, during dinner and after dinner, or . . .

Well, you get my drift. LOL

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:33pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#118 of 488)

EVENINGGGGGG! Ladies...Boomer at your service...someone mention that they are packing heat?

Proud member of "you guys" and "some people"... [surferchicklet] - 10:39pm Mar 21,
2001 EST (#119 of 488)

I thought you were the one packin', darlin'....

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 10:48pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#120 of 488)

Squeeze is fair at popping caps. She packed when whe was an investigating reporter. Rode with
the cops and enjoyed her lowlevel Huey rides looking for pot fields in Indiana. Christo , she
would have loved 'Nam.

Got to love a lady who knows how to use forcefull weaponry and wears it so ...er...concealed.

[lara croft] - 10:53pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#121 of 488)

Evenin' Boomer.

Got a pistol packin' momma, have you?

LOL some lucky dude.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:02pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#122 of 488)

I never knew the power of an armed woman. Perhaps had my first two wives had guns , things
could have turned out better.

This gal took on a corrupt County Judge with her newspaper and had a lot of heat from outside
sources. Not the Police however...they knew he was being paid off and their casses were being
dismissed for small reasons. They backed her up and even let her ride along on to make sure
she was safe. That is when she started to carring a heater.

For a change, it is great to meet a woman with a brain.

[lara croft] - 11:12pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#123 of 488)

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:02pm Mar 21,
2001 EST (#122 of 122) I never knew the power of an armed woman. Perhaps had
my first two wives had guns , things could have turned out better.

Maybe isn't the having or not having of guns, but the having or not having of brains, that's
the difference. Maybe?

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:17pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#124 of 488)

Your Probably correct.

Susan [sjscruby] - 11:24pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#125 of 488)

Time for a chardonnay as I run in and back out again. Time for me to crash...

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 11:32pm Mar 21, 2001
EST (#126 of 488)

Evening...nite Susan...I'm heading to the rack too. got to face the hordes of tourists.

Nite lara, SC and anyone else.

[lara croft] - 11:42pm Mar 21, 2001 EST (#127 of 488)

Nite Boomer.

I'm just hangin' around here while I search for some drivers that appear to be outdated, and
unavailable.

'Bout done in myself.

Think I'll snag a glass of Sangiovese and hit the hay myself.

I seem to have been spend more nights than I realized, sleeping on the sofa at work, almost
time for a very very very long vacation.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:04am Mar 22, 2001 EST (#128
of 488)

Morning..... kettle on. Return to winter here, -20c again. False spring #3 over.

I see poor `Lucy' has been written down to a animal after 27 years of being one of our
ancesters. Few ladies in history have suffered this fate. I can think of some men though...

Anyone staying up to see the MIR demise? Guy, where's the coffee chisel, at the new home?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:38am Mar 22,
2001 EST (#129 of 488)

Goood Mornin' All!

Well, a quick glance out the window makes me wonder if I shouldn't be home quietly tying a
raft together... or bailing out my basement... By the looks of things, I'll need a canoe to get
home tonight...

Today's Coffee is an extra-strength batch of turbo death coffee -- I'm going to need the extra
caffeine boost tonight when I get home from work and have to commence bailing procedures...

Mornin' Barry!

Guy, where's the coffee chisel, at the new home?

Not yet. I want to leave this as the exclusive Rumpus Room until nearer the end...

surferchicklet

I'm watching Cops in Boston... you're right... 4 Italian and one Irish cop and not
an "R" in the bunch...

I told you... :)

Actually, interesting side note: Cops in Boston is the only Cops show where the cops being
videotaped have actually shot someone. Happened in Revere, actually.

Lemmings are unlucky gypsies. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 10:56am Mar 22, 2001 EST (#130
of 488)

Good job the stove is too heavy to move.

Could always put in a bid for cow/sheep/pig burning. How big is that grate?

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 11:01am Mar 22, 2001 EST (#131 of 488)

Hey, Guy, Barry!

Guy - I think you're getting what we got here yesterday. On the news they had stories of
several trees being felled because of 1) winds and 2) supersaturated ground. It's still windy
here today, but the sun is peeking out from behind some clouds.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:13am Mar 22,
2001 EST (#132 of 488)

Mornin' birdz!

I think you're getting what we got here yesterday. On the news they had stories
of several trees being felled because of 1) winds and 2) supersaturated ground.
It's still windy here today, but the sun is peeking out from behind some clouds.

Cool deal. They're predicting that it's going to turn to snow, but I don't believe them...

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 12:29pm Mar 22, 2001 EST (#133 of 488)

Whew, finally made it here! Missed breakfast, but in time for lunch...and tea...thanks Barry for
putting the kettle on *w* and let me just add this...[sets down big pitcher of water at the bar].
That'll make sense later.

Today is: World Day for Water (International)

Arrivals:
Chico [Leonard] Marx, Louis L'Amour, Karl Malden, Ross Martin, Werner Klemperer, Marcel
Marceau, Stephen Sondheim, William Shatner, Emmett Walsh, Glen Campbell, Andrew Lloyd
Weber, Bob Costas, Lena Olin, Elvis Stojko and Reese Witherspoon [exhaling...]

Departures:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Michael Todd, Karl Wallenda and Walter Lantz

Notables:
1765 Britain enacted the Stamp Act to raise money from the American colonies and repealed it
the following year. (It flourishes today under the USPS...hehe)
1841 Englishman Orlando Jones patented that fabulous miracle food known as corn starch.
1882 Congress outlawed polygamy...after all, having more than one mother-in-law is cruel and
unusual punishment.
1895 Auguste and Louis Lumiere gave the first demonstration of motion pictures using celluloid
film in Paris.
1978 Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of the famous "Flying Wallendas" high-wire act,
fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable in Puerto Rico.
1995 The convicted murderer, known as the Long Island Railroad gunman, was sentenced to
life in prison for killing six people and injuring twenty others. Dennis McCarthy, James
Gorycki and Amy LoCicero Federici were three of the murdered victims. I spent the whole
morning searching and could not find the other three names. My heartfelt apologies to those
victims. It's so sad that the criminal's name is prominent and the innocents are forgotten.
2233 According to the official "Star Trek" biography, James T. Kirk will be born in Riverside,
Iowa.

Today's thought:
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough. --- Chinese Proverb

ODDS & ENDS:
The four Great Lakes???
What should have been considered one body of water, Lake Michigan-Huron with an area of
45,410 square miles, was mistakenly given two names, one for each lobe. The explorers in
colonial times incorrectly believed each lobe to be a separate lake because of their great size.
The Huron Lobe and the Michigan Lobe are at the same elevation and are connected by the
120-foot deep Mackinac Strait, which is just a narrowing and not a river. The flow between the
two lakes can reverse, they have identical water level regimes and mean longterm behavior;
that is, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are hydrologically considered one lake.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 01:25pm Mar 22, 2001 EST (#134 of 488)

We've got a jazz birthday doubleheader today: guitarist Gerige Benson (1943) and saxophonist
Bob Mover (1953).

I've been out driving since 8 this AM in the snow storm. Lotsa fun, lemme tell you. I had three
very quick meetings that all related to one deal and had to put a lotta rubber on the road to
accomplish it all. Too bad the roads were all covered with snow. Another foot expected before
tomorrow. Then, you guessed it, I'm back on the road again - this time to Montreal.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:16am Mar 23, 2001
EST (#135 of 488)

WoW! Starting to feel like the last week in School before graduation. Melancholy and
excitement.

No year book yet?

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:17am Mar 23, 2001
EST (#136 of 488)

Who removed the coffee maker? Daggum!

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:21am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#137
of 488)

Morn .... Kettle on. 1" virgin snow this morning. Now it has tyre marks.

Snowing again, oh well, it is winter here.

Own up time. Gubment of Manitoba and US have, according to CBC TV news, admitted that sheep
scrapies is widespead and they have known about it for a long time. Gub. of canada says they
have no modern equip. to test for it, so it is not a problem.

City of Calgary plans to license beggers soon. They plan to make homeless beggers in Canada's
richest City have to apply for a license and wear a label, before they can beg. No statement on
what the begger fee will be. If that dosn't work tattooing their begger number on their
forehead could be tried. A alderman said yesterday "Everything we've have tried to this point
han't eliminated it, so maybe we need to try a different approach." (Ald. Hawksworth)

I am proud to be Canadian. I wonder what their `final solution' will be?

Happy Friday all. Hope your lights stay on today. .........ahhhhhhhhhhhh need a coffee
sandwich.

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:23am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#138
of 488)

Stove is still here, thank God! Paws cold this morning.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:24am Mar 23, 2001
EST (#139 of 488)

Morning Barry: on for only a few more minutes. Got to work over sometourists this a.m.

Professional Beggars? Hmmm..been tried by many a government. They do it better than the
average tatoed hacker on the street.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:25am Mar 23, 2001
EST (#140 of 488)

We'll trade you Jesse Jackson for your licensed beggars........

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:30am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#141
of 488)

No thanks you keep him. We have Chief ______ to contend with, and he is much more
expensive.

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:33am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#142
of 488)

Sometimes Canada goes out of its way to disappoint me. Treatment of the poor is one of them. For
a rich country this is disgracefull. I still believe a country is as rich as its poorest citizen. (Like
a chain and the link)

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:38am Mar 23, 2001
EST (#143 of 488)

Our Homeless here are the best dressed and fed homeless in the Nation. Of course, the Crisis
Ministries must take full blame. It is manned and funded by ALL the local churches. Gov. stays
out of it. Works real well.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 08:43am Mar 23,
2001 EST (#144 of 488)

Goooooood Morning All!

Okay, why the hell is Guy so cheerful, you might ask... He's got 4" of water in his basement and
he's losing ground hourly; his favorite political BB is shutting its doors in a little over a week;
and tonight he's committed to help a friend with some seriously heavy lifting???

Well, above and beyond all I've just posted,

IT'S FRIDAY!!!

Today's Coffee is a big steamin' stainless steel carafe of Guy's Truckstop Coffee. This is coffee
the likes of which haven't been seen since the early 1950s, right before the FDA started
cracking down on artificial stimulants. Hmmmm...

Enjoy!

Mornin' Barry and Boomer!

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:48am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#145 of 488)

Hi, Jay.

I just posted my goodby to this boad.

< streamline "Parting thoughts, from fellow posters to each other" 3/23/01 8:32am >

I'll be lurking a good bit, but outside of the Rumpus Room, I doubt I'll be posting all that much
during the coming week.

I'm heading to Montreal later this morning. Well, that is if the snow lets up some. We got
completely covered last night and I have to figure we got another foot and a half on top of all
the other white crap that was already on the ground. The roads are very sloppy right now, but
with luck I'll be able to navigate my way north in a few hours.

Good morning to Boomer and Barry too!

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:55am Mar 23, 2001
EST (#146 of 488)

Morning Guy, Pete, and anyone else lurking.

Feds put the halt on trawl shrimping off the coast of S. Carolina to 200miles. That last cold snap
may have killed off the fall harvest.

Reds were found belly up in the 40d. water temp.

Hope the other fishing is better, Chad are running in the rivers.

sorry for the water works Guy....Next time build on stilts. You can park under the house and
save space.

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:58am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#147
of 488)

C U Pete. Good luck in Monriel.

Where's that water coming from Guy?

Coffee a bit crunchy this morning!

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 09:23am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#148 of 488)

Mornin' folks...and a happy Friday to all!

Sorry to hear about the flooding Guy...hope it doesn't do too much damage. You should change
your nic to Noah. hehe

Peter...while you're in Montreal make sure they know you're an American...they'll treat you
better! They can be down right rude and ignorant toward fellow Canadians outside of Quebecers
of course.

ON TO THE DAILIES.....

Today is: World Meteorological Day (I think we should call it Henny Penny Day)
also: Liberty Day (USA), Memorial Day (Bolivia) and Pakistan Day

Arrivals:
Fanny Farmer, Joan Crawford, Werner von Braun, Marty Allen, Rick Ocasek, Louie Anderson,
Richard Greico and Keri Russell

Departures: Peter Lorre

Notables:
1775 Patrick Henry told the Virginia Convention "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
1919 Benito Mussolini founded his own party in Italy, the Fasci di Combattimento.
1933 The German parliament passed the Enabling Bill, giving Adolf Hitler and the Nazis the
dictatorial powers they had been seeking.
1940 "Truth or Consequences" was first heard on radio. The Ralph Edwards produced program
was hosted by Mr. Edwards before he discovered a young announcer named Bob Barker.
1956 Under its new constitution Pakistan became an Islamic republic.
1989 An asteroid came within 500,000 miles of hitting Earth.
1997 Heaven's gate suicides leave 39 dead in California.
1997 Five dead bodies are found arranged in a cross formation at the burned Quebec home of
Didier Queze. They were members of the Solar Temple cult who in 1994 to 1996 had totalled 69
suicides in Europe and North America.
2001 The space station Mir plunged through the atmosphere erupting into a fireball before
landing in the South Pacific. It now holds the dubious distinction of being the largest piece of
junk ever to fall to Earth.

Today's thought:
"Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it." --- Mark Twain (US
novelist, journalist, river pilot)
*Some sources cite Charles Dudley Warner (US journalist, publisher) with this quote and only
attribute it to Twain*

ODDS & ENDS:
The bubbles in coffee can tell you what the day’s weather will be. Stare at your coffee before
adding milk. If the bubbles float toward the rim of the cup, the pressure is low and clouds and
stormy weather can be expected. If the bubbles float to the center, the pressure is high and
fair weather can be expected. I don't think this works with Guy's coffee!?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:37am Mar 23,
2001 EST (#149 of 488)

Mornin' Peter!

I read your goodbye, Peter. Very nice, an excellent recap of all that has happened during the
span of this BB.

I'm not quite ready to post my swan song yet. I'm also not quite ready to pack the Rumpus Room
in and move it...

I'm heading to Montreal later this morning. Well, that is if the snow lets up
some. We got completely covered last night and I have to figure we got another
foot and a half on top of all the other white crap that was already on the ground.
The roads are very sloppy right now, but with luck I'll be able to navigate my
way north in a few hours.

Well, best of luck getting to Montreal... Just be careful and try to steer out of the way of the
other idiots on the road... :)

Boomer

sorry for the water works Guy....Next time build on stilts. You can park under the
house and save space.

:)

Actually, the flooding, while a pain in the ass, caused extremely little damage. We had a much
worse flood last April -- we were NOT expecting to have 6" of water in our basement then...

This time, we were prepared -- everything in the basement was either 12" up on plastic
shelving or stored in large plastic totes...

Barry

Where's that water coming from Guy?

Basement stairs. Last April we had a massive flood that resulted from an infestation of
groundhogs. Our house has a cast concrete stairway leading out of the basement. When the
foundation for the house is poured, there's a hole there for the stairs. This concrete stair unit is
lowered into place, sealed with a rubber gasket, then bolted onto the foundation.

Well, the groundhogs decided that the concrete stair unit was the perfect roof for their
burrow... They dug a large hole directly under the basement stairs. When we got heavy spring
rains, the water just poured in up against the foundation and stayed there. Eventually, a hole
was worn through the rubber gasket sealing the concrete stairs to the foundation of the house.
And viola! We have water in our basement.

I filled in the hole last year, but the goddamn rodents came back. The worst part is, Mrs. Guy
thinks the little fekkers are "cute" and won't let me shoot them... :(

Needless to say, we've got more water in our basement...

Guy's solution? Shoot the mo-fo groundhogs.

Anyone got a good recipe for woodchuck? >:)

Coffee a bit crunchy this morning!

Yeah, I mix crushed-up Vivarin in with the coffee grounds...

Mornin' Muse!

Sorry to hear about the flooding Guy...hope it doesn't do too much damage. You
should change your nic to Noah. hehe

Thanks... As I posted above, the damage was in fact minimal.

I'm going to change my nick to "Groundhog Slayer", tho'...

(Don't worry, I'll use the crossbow so I don't break any laws re: firearm discharging...)

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 10:30am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#150
of 488)

Could try your coffee cookies on 'em Guy. (What a crazy way to design that basement. Has the
arch. gone back to his/her day job?)

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 10:41am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#151 of 488)

That Irish Coffee certainly perked up my mood. It's almost time to hit the road. My friends in
Montreal say the streets are sloppy, but not too awful. So, I guess I'll make the drive!

You all have a great weekend. I'll likely check back in here on Sunday. I've got one last batch
of homebrew to bottle and then I'm shutting down the brewroom in my home until August
(except for storage, of course). As I recall, the Red Sox and the Reds are playing an exhibition
game at one in the afternoon and I should be finished shlepping bottles by then.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:08am Mar 23,
2001 EST (#152 of 488)

Barry

Could try your coffee cookies on 'em Guy. (What a crazy way to design that
basement. Has the arch. gone back to his/her day job?)

Actually, it's a pretty common design from what I've seen... It's cheaper than building the
basement stairs into the foundation, that's why it's so popular...

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:24am Mar 23, 2001 EST (#153
of 488)

Thats a nono around here for basement steps. Titanicy for sure.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 02:08pm Mar 23, 2001 EST (#154
of 488)

Boy, it sure is quiet around here...

Ray, give me a Dm..

Oh, all the money e'er I had
I spent it in good company.
And all the harm that e'er I done
Alas it was to none but me.
And all I've done for want of wit
To mem'ry now I can't recall.

So,fill to me the parting glass.
Good night and joy be with you all.

If I had money enough to spend
And leisure time to sit awhile,
There is a fair maid in this town
That sorely has my heart beguiled.
Oh, rosy cheeks and ruby lips,
I own she has my heart in thrall.

Oh, fill to me the parting glass.
Good night and joy be with you all.

Oh, all the comrades that e'er I had,
They're sorry for my going away.
And all the sweethearts e'er I had,
They'd wish me one more day to stay.
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not,
I'll gently rise and softly call,
Goodnight and joy be with you all.

Hmmmmm, think I'll take this ashtray as a momento...and this half empty bottle of LaPhroaig.

Nessus

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 04:27pm Mar 23, 2001 EST (#155
of 488)

.

[SusieQueue] - 07:52pm Mar 23, 2001 EST (#156 of 488)

Hey, Nessus...

In case I don't get another chance to tell you, I've always enjoyed reading your posts. Thanks.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 11:19pm Mar 23, 2001 EST (#157
of 488)

Well, thanks, susie, it was a pleasure meeting you.

Nessus

"...but when you come to Heritage USA, remember to bring your Bible and your
VISA carcard - because the Bible is the Holy Truth, and God doesn't take
American Express." [Rhiannon] - 01:26am Mar 24, 2001 EST (#158 of 488)

Big thunder coming...gotta log off.

Y'all have a good nite. :)

[Darby-415] - 10:51am Mar 24, 2001 EST (#159 of 488)

Raymondo I'll have the usual double--no make that a triple Stoli. Yes, I realize it's 7:30 in the
morning here on the West Coast, Raymundo! I saw Dave's notice about the boards shutting down
a few days ago and have been wracking my brain to come up with something profound to post,
and a triple Stoli should help.

I thought about making some meaningful thread to say goodbye to this board and all the
amazing, wonderful, brilliant and hilarious nuts I've met here, but in the end I opted to return
to the Politics boozer where I first begin my foray into TOL 'Politics' board.

I guess I shouldn't have much trouble transitioning to Davka's Refugee Board--I came here as a
refugee of TOL's 100 board. I first tested the waters flaming babbette and joining the Irish in
some absurd flame topics with NO intention of ever really getting involved with this board.

But one evening early on I dropped in here at the RR and ran into Sherrie and Lara and I
think maybe Robbie was there that night too, if not that night she was here shortly thereafter.
I was hooked! BTW: where the hell is Robbie????

After that I found myself whiling away hours on end here and eventually venturing out into
the polical wars too. What I found was the most astute, witty, intelligent and completely crazed
collection of miscreats anywhere on the WWW (of course with one or 2 notable exceptions).

I'm surprised I still have my original monitor from all the coffee, water, chardonnay etc, I
sprayed it with while reading the treads on this board. I've almost choked to death a thousand
times laughing at the brilliantly hilarious posts or from frothing at the mouth when delving
into a particularily heated flamewar.

And I have to say that even with the posters I most violently disagreed with (again with 1 or 2
notable exceptions), they were still highly intelligent, articulate and most importantly
entertaining!

And what can I say about our host here, Guy, you kept me in good chardonnay, double Stoli's,
great conversation and you offered a shelter from the polical and the BillR storms. We LOVE
you man! I understand you intend to setup shop in the new hood.... DON'T count on me to help
with the move--I got stuck with that chore one too many times before. And if Lara and Rico are
gonna help, make sure you hide painless first. I remember the time we almost lost the bust of
Babs!

I've got to work today, Raymondo, but please have another double-er-triple waiting for me
when I get back--these are maudlin times.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:08am Mar 24,
2001 EST (#160 of 488)

Mornin' Darby!

I saw you on the EZ Boards... lots of familiar faces there, I think that it will provide us with at
least some outlet...

Gotta run, gotta reboot my machine so's I can send out some more pics of my kid...

MsRobbie and Babblingbrook

Check yer mail.

Susan

Check ICQ in about 10 minutes...

May you always have fair winds and following seas [wardaddy] - 12:45pm Mar 24,
2001 EST (#161 of 488)

Corey's Comin'
Harry chapin

Old John Joseph was a man with two first names
They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains
And only one run a week comes on roarin' down that line
So all he"s got to worry 'bout is time
He sits in the brake house, his hands out to the fire
Movin' through his memories of love and desire
Telling me the stories of the glories of his past
But he always saves the story of his Corey for the last

CHORUS:
And he says: "My Corey's coming. No more sad stories coming. My midnight,
moonlight, morning glory's coming
Aren't you, girl?
And like I told you,
When she holds you,
She enfolds you in her world.

I'd come by in the evening to find out where he'd been
And he'd say, "Come on, sit down kid, where shall I begin?
And I'd say, "You know my favorite, though you know I like the rest
But I love the way you tell me of your Corey the best
And I'd hear his life long love recreated by his tongue
He'd turn back the years, she'd be forever young.
Though the other stories changed as they rolled through his head
He'd say the same words 'bout Corey just before he went to bed
And then he'd send me away but he'd be smiling as he said--CHORUS

I was quite surprised to find out all the places that he knew
So I asked the townsfolk if his stories were true
Well they said "Old John was born here, he's lived here all his life
Never had a woman, let alone a wife.
And very soon you'll find (out) as you check around,
That no one named Corey's ever lived in this town."
So I chided the old man about the truth that I had heard.
"Well," he smiled and said, "Reality is only just a word."--CHORUS

I came by one evening but he did not hear my shout.
I looked in the window and I saw the fire was out.
When he did not wake up, I forced in the door.
And I found that old John Joseph would tell stories no more.

BRIDGE: (Slow dirge, minor chord progression) There was the scene at the
graveyard, just three of us were there
It was me and the grave digger and we heard the parson's prayer.
He said, "We need not grieve for this man for we know that God cares

Well, they threw the cold dirt over him, and left me on my own.
When at last I looked up, I saw I was not alone.
Standing there in silence with a shawl around her head
Was a beautiful young woman, I remember what she said:
"Is that John Joseph there?" I nodded my head yes.
That brought a soft smile from her, she said, "It's time he got some rest."
So I said, "If you're a relative, he had a peaceful end."
She said, "My name is Corey, you can say I'm just a friend."--CHORUS

So that's the old man's story, I'm glad you came tonight
You see, a broken down old railroad yard sure makes a lonely sight
You may wonder why a young man would work out here alone.
Well, the job pays enough to keep some flesh on my bones
And I confess that I get to missing the old man a bit
Yes, there's one other reason I guess I could admit.--CHORUS

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 01:06pm Mar 24, 2001
EST (#162 of 488)

Well, wasn't that special!!

May you always have fair winds and following seas [wardaddy] - 01:07pm Mar 24,
2001 EST (#163 of 488)

Mawnin', Coot.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 01:18pm Mar 24, 2001 EST (#164
of 488)

Morning' folks.

Can a guy get a BLT here?

Nessus

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 08:51am Mar 25,
2001 EST (#165 of 488)

Okay, this is just pathetic, folks...

Last post at 1:18 PM the day before???

Come on, people!!! :)

[natrona] - 09:00am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#166 of 488)

lol

Mornin', Guy.

Just showed up to get some toothpicks to hold the ol' eyelids open, and hope your slice of sludge
will get rid of the headache two bufferins didn't. It's worked in the past...

:)

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 09:05am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#167 of 488)

Good morning, Jay. Hi, Natrona.

Things are always a little slow on Sunday AM and what with the gradual migration of posters to
new sites - even more so on this, the last full weekend of TOL.

I've got a batch of ale to bottle this morning. Then I'm shutting down production ntil late
August. I'll have put up somewhere around 17-18 cases for the spring/summer!

Anyway, it's a cool but gorgeous day here in the mountains. I was in Montreal the past couple
days, visiting friends and enjoying myself with my ladies. We had a fabulous dim sum brunch
yesterday in Chinatown and did some shopping in Little Italy before heading back.

Coffee's brewing and I've got projects to do. I'll check back later today.

[natrona] - 09:12am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#168 of 488)

Good mornin', Peter. Montreal! As though living in the Green Mountain State weren't enough.
Kewl.

[natrona] - 09:13am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#169 of 488)

Oh, Jay, I heard on the news it was a mite damp north of Boston. You didn't get yourself
inundated, did you?

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 09:21am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#170
of 488)

Mornin' guy. Mornin' Natrona.

I see it's raining out on the board-walk.

Cinnamon latte, please, and the carrot cake.

Nessus

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:28am Mar 25,
2001 EST (#171 of 488)

Mornin' natrona

I heard on the news it was a mite damp north of Boston. You didn't get yourself
inundated, did you?

3.5" of water in my basement, but other than that we came through it fine... Since we got
flooded last year, we've made precautions, so nothing of any import was damaged.

[crossing fingers]

Mornin' Peter!

I've got a batch of ale to bottle this morning. Then I'm shutting down production
ntil late August. I'll have put up somewhere around 17-18 cases for the
spring/summer!

Only 17 - 18 cases? I thought we were planning a get-together? :) :) :)

Mornin' Nessus!

I see it's raining out on the board-walk.

Raining? All I see out there are shitstains...

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 09:30am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#172
of 488)

LOL!!

It's raining diarrhetic cats and dogs...

But we don't talk about that here, do we?

Have your plans firmed up for a visit down this way?

Nessus

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:34am Mar 25,
2001 EST (#173 of 488)

Nessus

But we don't talk about that here, do we?

True, true...

Have your plans firmed up for a visit down this way?

Not particularly. I know that my name is on the list to attend the SETAC conference. The
conference runs from Sunday to Thursday, so most likely I'll be in Baltimore the whole week.
I'll have to get the dates later, though... It's like the first or second week of November, I know
that.

[natrona] - 09:36am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#174 of 488)

Mawnin', Nessus!

Poor Guy and his basement. *sigh*

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 09:38am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#175
of 488)

Natrona:

I have a similar problem. I don't get inches, but just a small leak that soaks the carpet in the TV
room. I've tried some landscaping things, to run the water away from the wall, but it's just not
happening.

I think I'm going to have to do something drastic, like a french drain or some kind of coffer
dam.

When I win the lottery... Nessus

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 10:00am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#176
of 488)

umbrella bump..

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:08am Mar 25,
2001 EST (#177 of 488)

AH!

Took me a second, but I got what you mean...

[natrona] - 10:08am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#178 of 488)

They oughta build houses and line the basements with the same stuff they use to keep the water
in on swimming pools to keep the water out.

Oops! There's a good-lookin' man awake at my house. I have to go cook bacon and eggs.

Good luck on your basement, Nessus.

Guy, you, too.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 10:13am Mar 25, 2001 EST (#179
of 488)

Natrona:

They probably do, for a price.

So, you see a handsome man in your bed and you COOK????

Come on, you can do better than that....

Nessus

[Hnb Lecter MD] - 01:17pm Mar 25, 2001 EST (#180 of 488)

TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN THE RUMPUS ROOM:

Well, this is one heck of a note! I take a 9-month sabbatical from the Board (to help write a
huge report no one will ever read) and Bam! – learn just a couple of days ago that the TL Board
will probably be history as of next Saturday! I can't believe it – and am SO sorry, because I have
looked forward to rejoining you as soon as possible. To paraphrase WR, "I never met a man (or
lady) in the Rumpus Room that I didn't like." So, I am going to miss you all, and if you should
light in some other place, will you please e-mail me – HnbLecterMD@aol.com – and let me know
so I can re-join you later. In the meantime, here's a little W.C. Fields quote I saw in the bar at
Mary Mahoney's in Biloxi (Cooter & War Daddy have probably been there many times – the
eatery is famous down in those parts)!

"Nobody minds a man having a morning eye-opener, and it's OK to have a bracer around 10 AM
and also a couple of drinks before lunch, and any man needs a few beers on a hot afternoon to
keep himself healthy (or at least happy) – and, of course, almost everyone drinks during the
cocktail hour. And a man can't really be criticized for having wine with his dinner, a liqueur
afterwards and a highball or two in the evening. BUT THIS DAMNED BUSINESS OF SIP, SIP, SIP
ALL DAY LONG HAS GOT TO STOP!!"

So long, my friends, and may we all meet again. PS – And will the last person out of the Rumpus
Room please turn out the lights?

Who was that masked man? [Dancing Rabbit] - 07:09pm Mar 25, 2001 EST (#181 of 488)

Anyone seen Peter? I just found an online home brewing digest,
<url>http://www.hbd.org/hbd/archive/1212.html</url>

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 07:27pm Mar 25, 2001 EST (#182 of 488)

Thanks, D.R.

I'm always looking for new recipes.

I bottled a couple cases of "Apple Pie Ale" today. It's a Bavarian Wheat Ale, flavored with apples
and cinnamon. Should be ready to drink around Memorial Day, maybe a week or so earlier.

I tried an Espresso Stout I bottled in early February and a Scotch Ale I put up in late January
tonight. The stout is tremendous, but the Scotch Ale could sit another couple weeks.

"The Truth is the Highest thing a Man can Keep" [Shroom] - 07:44pm Mar 25, 2001 EST
(#183 of 488)

Hannibal!

Long time no see...

E-mail Sherrie for the new boards.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:27am Mar 26, 2001 EST (#184 of 488)

It's Monday of the final week here at TOL. I think this is going to be a bumpy week, folks - so
fasten your seatbelts.

I've taken the liberty of brewing up some very strong Yaucono, a favorite brew of mine from
Purto Rico. It's a great coffee to help you get kick-started when you just want to pull the covers
over your head and hide. Should suit Monday morning perfectly!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 08:41am Mar 26,
2001 EST (#185 of 488)

Mornin' folks...

Peter

Thanks for getting the coffee set up today. "The boy" decided that 5:00 AM was a good time to get
up... for the morning... I love him dearly, but oh my is my butt tired... (along with the rest of
my body...)

I also agree that this is going to be a bumpy week, but I would not miss it for the world...

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:50am Mar 26, 2001 EST (#186 of 488)

I'm wondering whether the whole site will just disappear into the void, or whether it'll stay up
but be inert.

I also wonder why kids wake up so damned early.

My daughter was up at 6 this morning (which isn't so bad, given that she has school today). But
why the hell she feels the need to rise at 6:30 on weekend mornings is beyond me.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 08:53am Mar 26,
2001 EST (#187 of 488)

Peter

I'm wondering whether the whole site will just disappear into the void, or
whether it'll stay up but be inert.

Most likely it'll just give that "Post with no data" page for anything you try to access. Either
that or "File Not Found" (Say it like the old guy in that commercial...)

I also wonder why kids wake up so damned early.

If you ever figure this out, let me know. I'll be your agent...

My daughter was up at 6 this morning (which isn't so bad, given that she has
school today). But why the hell she feels the need to rise at 6:30 on weekend
mornings is beyond me.

Because that's when the cartoons start?

Don't worry, Peter. As many have told me, just wait until (s)he's a teenager. Then they don't
rise before noon...

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 09:43am Mar 26, 2001
EST (#188 of 488)

I didn't make it online yesterday. Some buds and I decided to sit in the left field lounge area at
the Ole Miss baseball stadium instead of our box seats. It's on the side of a hill behind the right
and left field walls, and has ledges and grills.

We brought our own grill, along with some cold barley sodas and Bloody Marys. The Rebs beat
Alabumma 11-9 to complete a 3 game sweep over the Mad Elephants. A great time was had by all.
*G*

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 09:46am Mar 26, 2001 EST (#189 of 488)

T-minus 6 days and counting....[very sad sigh]

Greetings to all...[pouring tea]...this is our final week. Whatever will I do with all this
information????

Here goes...

This week: National Sleep Awareness Week and American Chocolate Week

Today is: Islamic New Year, Arbor Day (Spain), Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianole Day (Hawaii),
Seward's Day (Alaska)

Notables:
1895 King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day.
1913 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, & Muskingum Rivers reach flood stage
simultaneously. More than 700 people would lose their lives during the flood.
1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has successfully tested a vaccine against the crippling
disease polio.
1956 Medic Alert Foundation forms.
1971 East Pakistan proclaimed its independence, and changed its name to Bangladesh.

Today's thought:
"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." --- Leo Burke (English novelist,
critic)

ODDS & ENDS:
Some snipits on sleep
Doctors have identified more than 100 sleep disorders, but the one most people suffer from is
simply not taking the time to get enough sleep.
According to a 1999 survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, of those people who
snore, 19 percent snore so loudly that they can be heard through a closed door.
The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
Early mattresses were filled with straw and held up with a rope stretched across the bed
frame. If the rope was tight, sleep was comfortable. Hence the phrase, "sleep tight."
The act or habit of talking while asleep is called "somniloquy."
Your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching TV

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 11:01am Mar 26, 2001 EST (#190
of 488)

Mourning! Mournday!

Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. (Guess the poem?)

Winter still here, -22c, chilly day. Still recovering from a surfait of kippers and Bud. What a
combo! Even the cats are hung over.

CU latah.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:08am Mar 26,
2001 EST (#191 of 488)

Mornin' Cooter, Muse & Barry

Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. (Guess the poem?)

Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, if I'm not mistaken...

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 11:37am Mar 26, 2001 EST (#192 of 488)

I thought it was Nathaniel Hawthorne (or was it Noel Coward...I'm getting my N's mixed up). But
it was some sort of a comment he made while on an ocean voyage.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 12:26pm Mar 26, 2001 EST (#193 of 488)

So it WASN'T WC Fields looking anxiously at a cash bar while attending a friend's wedding?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 12:31pm Mar 26,
2001 EST (#194 of 488)

Don't ever doubt me, muse...

:)

Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.

[salmosalar] - 04:18pm Mar 26, 2001 EST (#195 of 488)

Last Wednesday William Grimes, restaurant critic of The New York Times wrote about a chicken
that wandered into his backyard and stayed, providing him and his wife with about a
half-dozen eggs per week. It appears he is the first restaurant critic to get a pullet surprise.

May you always have fair winds and following seas [wardaddy] - 04:50pm Mar 26,
2001 EST (#196 of 488)

OUCH!!!!!!!!

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 07:35pm Mar 26, 2001 EST
(#197 of 488)

That `Rime' reminds me there is a lot of meat on a albatross. The one's in Cornwall had a malt
vinegar flavour from all the chips they had begged from tourists.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 08:08pm Mar 26, 2001
EST (#198 of 488)

BARRY: Do Say!

[firecracker!] - 12:28am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#199 of 488)

Geez, this place is colder than a ... oh, never mind.

Ramondo, I've ordered a martini in another local bar, but I like the look and feel here too, so a
Grey Goose martini, up, olives, please. I'll miss the Rumpus Rooms altho I'm glad someone
finally retired Nancy Reagan's and Babs Bush's busts. Phewwwww!

Anyone tried the Politics message boards at USA Today? What are your experiences. Seems a
little stilted to me but until you get used to anything new, the unfamiliar is hostile. Anyone....?

[firecracker!] - 01:41am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#200 of 488)

Okey, dokey, as one of my last acts, I'll put the morning coffee on -

SBC Henry's Blend (strong). Will somebody plug it in, please?

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:23am Mar 27, 2001
EST (#201 of 488)

Actually, Firecracker, there's an easier way to do it.

*rummaging around the back bar*

Aha! Here it is!

You just use this timer. It's set to start the coffee ten minutes before the first of the morning
crew arrives. I'll just plug it in, and we're good to go.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 07:50am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#202 of 488)

We've got another double header jazz birthday today. The divine Miss Sarah Vaughan (1924)
and saxophonist Ben Webster (1909) were both born on this date.

Hey! Fresh coffee. Cool!

Susan [sjscruby] - 08:17am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#203 of 488)

ahhhhhhhh...Sarah Vaughan...she was one of my dad's favorites (and born the same year as
both my parents *g*).

(Oh, Peter, I did send you an email so you could give me the address again to send recording
media. LOL).

Susan [sjscruby] - 08:40am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#204 of 488)

BTW, Guy...I haven't seen any pics yet (on ICQ or email)??

Nearly time to head for Mom's to take her to Dr. appt. I'm off today AND tomorrow, and again on
Friday!! YES!!!!!!

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:54am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#205 of 488)

Susan, I returned your message. But I got a message today telling me that my message to you
had been delayed. It's on its way though. If you don't receive it by tomorrow, please email me
privately.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:04am Mar 27,
2001 EST (#206 of 488)

Goooood Morning All!

Well, it's the very first UnMonday of the week... I'm (very slowly) starting to come to grips with
both the demise of Pathfinder as we know it and my ever-growing sleep debt... :O

Mornin' firecracker!

Anyone tried the Politics message boards at USA Today? What are your
experiences. Seems a little stilted to me but until you get used to anything new,
the unfamiliar is hostile. Anyone....?

I haven't tried that board, but there are a couple other boards out there (linked rather
frequently) that are well worth checking out.

Mornin' MsR!

You just use this timer. It's set to start the coffee ten minutes before the first of
the morning crew arrives. I'll just plug it in, and we're good to go.

Ahhhhhhhh, someone finally discovered the coffee timer... Thank goodness!

[pouring large mug]

Hmmm... I'll have to remember to add a few more dozen scoops next time... It's a little weak... (it
still flows...)

Mornin' Peter!

Mornin' Susan!

BTW, Guy...I haven't seen any pics yet (on ICQ or email)??

D'OH!

ICQ may have timed out on sending them or something... I'll e-mail them soon, then...

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 10:14am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#207 of 488)

The "sleep debt"...

That's an interesting thingy, Jay. I found that before Grace was born that I couldn't get by on
less than seven hours of sleep a night. Now six is closer to average and I seem to function
perfectly well. I still crave more sleep, I just find that I don't need it though.

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 10:20am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#208 of 488)

T-minus 5 and counting.

Trying to keep a stiff upper lip around here is tough! [pouring tea] I don't like breaking the
routine...

Today is: Happy Birthday Day (sort of)

Arrivals: Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, Henry Royce, Patty Smith Hill, Gloria Swanson, Sarah
Vaughan, David Janssen, Judy Carne, Cale Yarborough, Michael York, Tom Sullivan and Mariah
Carey

Departures: Yuri Gagarin (in a plane crash of all things!)

Notables:
1964 One of the largest quakes in North America strikes 80 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska. The
seismic wave that followed was 50 feet high and traveled 8,445 miles at 450 miles per hour. More
than100 people died and damage was estimated at $500 million.
1977 582 people were killed when two Boeing 747 planes collide on a runway in the Canary
Island of Tenerife, making this the worst aviation disaster in history.
1980 Mount St. Helens in Washington state becomes active after 123 years.
1980 147 people died when the Alexander Kielland, a floating platform for off-duty oil workers,
capsized in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
1996 The European Commission banned the sale of British beef and cattle to the rest of the
world because of "mad cow" disease

Today's thought:
The smart husband says, "How do you expect me to remember your birthday when you never
look any older?"

ODDS & ENDS:
Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at the Louisville, Kentucky Experimental Kindergarten, and
Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school, together wrote a song for the children, entitled
"Good Morning to All." The sisters published the song in a collection entitled "Song Stories of
the Kindergarten" in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the
Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University's Teacher College, a gentleman
by the name of Robert H. Coleman published the song, without the sisters' permission and he
took the liberty of adding a second verse, the familiar "Happy Birthday to You." Mr. Coleman's
addition of the second verse popularized the song and, eventually, the sisters' original first
verse disappeared.

After Mildred died in 1916, Patty, together with a third sister named Jessica, sprang into action
and took Mr. Coleman to court. In court, they proved that they, indeed, owned the melody.
Because the family legally owns the song, it is entitled to royalties from it, whenever it is sung
for commercial purposes. Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the
song "Happy Birthday".

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:51am Mar 27,
2001 EST (#209 of 488)

Peter

That's an interesting thingy, Jay. I found that before Grace was born that I
couldn't get by on less than seven hours of sleep a night. Now six is closer to
average and I seem to function perfectly well. I still crave more sleep, I just find
that I don't need it though.

That's not the first time I've heard that, Peter -- that one adjusts to the lesser amount of sleep
one gets when there's a child involved. For instance, my wife has been able to get by on only
10 hours of sleep a day instead of her usual 12... (kidding... thank God she doesn't visit these
boards...)

May you always have fair winds and following seas [wardaddy] - 10:54am Mar 27,
2001 EST (#210 of 488)

Morning, firecracker, Robbie, Susan, Peter, Muse, Jay.

Beautiful day here in the Midsouth. Sun's shining, birds singing....(Damn! One of the blue jays
is yodeling! Nope, my mistake, that was Zorro.)

Still trying to get my new CD burner in my stereo system to record cassettes. The tape recorder
jacks are disabled when the cassette deck plays. I have a set of MD/Sat jacks that I can try but
they didn't work with my reel-to-reel tape deck. Sony doesn't have online tech help. Have to go
through the ordeal of trying to call them again.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:13am Mar 27, 2001 EST
(#211 of 488)

Muse

Few people are aware that *Happy Birthday* is an expensive song to use in films, etc. I had no
idea until I was doing music clearances for McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

Peter

One of the most exciting events I ever experienced was a Jazz Concert at Carnegie Hall with
Sarah Vaughan and Billy Daniels. We had to buy a box cause the cheap seats were gone.(We
were HS seniors). After the concert, we borrowed a dime from some kind soul and called home
for someone to come into the City and get us. Worth every penny!

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 11:19am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#212 of 488)

Disney owns the copyright for "Happy Birthday." McDonald's had to stop using it because some
copyright bounty hunter reported them for the reward.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:25am Mar 27, 2001 EST
(#213 of 488)

Disney has also gone after nursery and pre-schools who dared use Mickey, Donald or other
characters in their decor. Always seemed like a bad PR move to me - but then, I did a couple of
shows for them and saw how *family friendly* ends at their cash drawer.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 11:30am Mar 27, 2001
EST (#214 of 488)

Good morning, everyone. It's drizzly and gray in Seattle, with a forecast for serious rain later
in the day. We need it badly, but I can't say I look forward to it.

Proud poppa of Damian Tarik and Victoria Crysania. [Pyrothius] - 11:32am Mar 27,
2001 EST (#215 of 488)

Ramondo, one last double scotch for old times' sake...

Morning all.

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 11:44am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#216 of 488)

Robbie

Still having trouble logging on over at the refuge site?

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 11:48am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#217 of 488)

Hi, everybody!

It's sunny and cold here in MD, but my daffodils are blooming anyways.

Susan [sjscruby] - 11:50am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#218 of 488)

Fortunately, we are having sunshine today---supposed to be rainy tomorrow and Thursday, but
I am glad to see the sunshine today. Took Mom to the Dr. and it wore her out, but I am probably
going to make her get out again later today. I think I will take her out for a drive. The
bronchitis seems to be clearing up, but she has no energy since she has had no appetite, and
hasn't felt like moving. Since I have these days off, maybe I can get her up and going again
(and WE don't have to go to the Dr. again for a month). ;)

Susan [sjscruby] - 11:52am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#219 of 488)

LOL---mine are blooming as well, Birdz. I keep thinking I will discover them frozen since we
have been down into the low 20's the past three nights. So far, so good. I may cut some to take to
work Thursday!

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 11:57am Mar 27, 2001
EST (#220 of 488)

wardaddy: Still having trouble logging on over at the refuge site?

Yes, Ray, it's beginning to look like I can't get in there. Sherrie and I spent a long time last
night trying various methods to get me in there. So far, none of them has worked. I may be
bidding everyone a permanent farewell.

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 11:57am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#221 of 488)

I got daffy dills, too. Been blooming for a week at least.

[firecracker!] - 11:59am Mar 27, 2001 EST (#222 of 488)

I've had trouble lolgging on over there too, MsR.

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 12:00pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#223 of 488)

Robbie

Have you checked your javascript settings? Cookie settings?

You might want to check with Panama Hank over on the other refuge board, too. He's hosting a
thread on computer problems. Try here:
<url>http://pub53.ezboard.com/fnottolfrm1.showMessage?topicID=38.topic</url>

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 02:27pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#224 of 488)

I need a brew. Ramondo, may I please have a pint of Long Trail IPA? If anyone'd like to join me
in a good cigar, I'm going to the humidor to grab a Dominican Classic Robusto.

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 03:16pm Mar 27, 2001 EST
(#225 of 488)

I could murder two of those Ramondo too. Busy here and computors not co-operating. Hammer
application looming!

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 03:19pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#226 of 488)

Barry

Try a wood chisel instead of a hammer.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:25pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#227 of 488)

wardaddy: Have you checked your javascript settings? Cookie settings?

I'm set up to accept cookies. I have no idea how to check javascript settings.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:30pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#228 of 488)

wardaddy: You might want to check with Panama Hank over on the other refuge board, too. He's hosting a
thread on computer problems.

Frankly, Ray, I'm so disspirited over this board shutting down, and I'm so convinced this
community cannot be created elsewhere, that I'm not going to put a whole lot of energy into
getting somewhere else. Either I get there or I don't, but either result will be a loss.

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 03:31pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#229 of 488)

Robbie

Hank wopuld be of more help than I am. I know how to set them in IE, but don't know what they
do. Anything that I could tell you might make things worse. Hank has a computer help thread
on the other regugee board at
<url>http://pub53.ezboard.com/fnottolfrm1.showMessage?topicID=38.topic</url>. There are
several very computer savvy folks there and no flaming.

In NS, the java settings are under "Edit" and "Preferences." In IE, click on "Tools" then click on
"Internet options."

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 03:35pm Mar 27, 2001 EST
(#230 of 488)

Ms. Robbie

If your computer displays *mouse overs* correctly, you're java enabled, I think. You can find
out by going to Control Panel,Internet Options, Settings, Advanced.

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 03:35pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#231 of 488)

Robbie

I just put out a call for help on Hank's thread. I'll email him and ask him to look in and try to
help you.

<EDIT>

Email flare set off. Let's hope that Hank can help.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:40pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#232 of 488)

babblingbrook: If your computer displays *mouse overs* correctly, you're java enabled, I think.

Mouse overs? LOL!!! WTF is that?

Breaking up is hard to do [FAUFORDE] - 03:42pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#233 of 488)

MsR, if there was any way I could help, I would. But, I think you're in good hands with
wardaddy, Hank et al.

It won't be the same without you. We'll get you there...come hell or high water.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 03:42pm Mar 27,
2001 EST (#234 of 488)

MsRobbie

Frankly, Ray, I'm so disspirited over this board shutting down, and I'm so
convinced this community cannot be created elsewhere, that I'm not going to
put a whole lot of energy into getting somewhere else. Either I get there or I
don't, but either result will be a loss.

AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

MsRobbie, "this community" exists SOLELY because of the people. The messaging system is
secondary fluff; it's the variety of people posting that makes this place so great.

The real loss would be if we were deprived of our resident grammatical wizard wherever we
end up.

If you don't show up I'm going to intentionally make mistakes. Ha! I don't know how you'd be
able to live with you'reself...

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 03:44pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#235 of 488)

Hi, Fauforde

Where y'at? (That's Noo Awlinsese for "Afternoon'" "Oy vey!,", etc.)

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 03:45pm Mar 27, 2001 EST
(#236 of 488)

LOL...Ms. R -E Komo Mai is a mouse over.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:51pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#237 of 488)

guy montag: If you don't show up I'm going to intentionally make mistakes.

N-n-n-no. You wouldn't r-r-r-really make m-m-m-m-mistakes int-t-t-tentionally, would you?
Ohmygawd, I'd never be able to look at myself in the mirror in the morning. Say it isn't so!

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 03:55pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#238 of 488)

"Mouse overs"? I sure as hell hope that's nothing like popovers!

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:01pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#239 of 488)

FAUFORDE: We'll get you there...come hell or high water.

Uh oh. It's raining pretty hard here.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:05pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#240 of 488)

babblingbrook: E Komo Mai is a mouse over.

Uh, that would be the dripping blood? Got it.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 04:09pm Mar 27,
2001 EST (#241 of 488)

MsRobbie

N-n-n-no. You wouldn't r-r-r-really make m-m-m-m-mistakes
int-t-t-tentionally, would you? Ohmygawd, I'd never be able to look at myself in
the mirror in the morning. Say it isn't so!

That looks like sarcasm their, MsRobbie... Your not yanking my chain, are you?

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:16pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#242 of 488)

Guy, would I yank the chain belonging to Joey's father?

--Gramma Robbie

Breaking up is hard to do [FAUFORDE] - 04:18pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#243 of 488)

Where y'at? (That's Noo Awlinsese for "Afternoon'" "Oy vey!,", etc.)

Hi, Ray! That's midwestern for "Hi, Ray"! :)

I'm going to miss this old place. But, I refuse to go quietly into the night...

MsR, you have too many friends who won't let you stay away for long. And some of us can be
quite the pain when we don't get our way.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:24pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#244 of 488)

Heh heh heh... FAUFORDE, you can be a pain to me any time!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 04:27pm Mar 27,
2001 EST (#245 of 488)

MsRobbie

Guy, would I yank the chain belonging to Joey's father?

Okay, fare enough.

Now hurry up and join onna these places. Do you have any idea how hard it is to
intentionally use the wrong word???

Fauforde

MsR, you have too many friends who won't let you stay away for long. And some
of us can be quite the pain when we don't get our way.

In the words of a wise man, Exactamundo!

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:31pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#246 of 488)

guy montag: Do you have any idea how hard it is to intentionally use the wrong word???

LOL!!! It must be hell!!!

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 04:36pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#247 of 488)

Afternoon, Jay

Fauforde

Saw you over on the new refugee board, but you weren't online at the time.

Well, the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA have announced that they are coming to Memphis
next year. A caller to the local afternoon talk show on WREC-AM observed that she wished they
would stay away since crime is already so high in Memphis.

Another NBA team is talking about coming to Memphis, too.

The problem is, only Fred Smith, the FedEx owner, and some other local businesses want them to
come so that Smith can pay to name the new arena that the taxpayers will have to build. Smith's
payment goes to the team owner not to the county/city to pay for the damned thing. When
Autozone named the stadium for the Memphis Redbirds, they built it, too. The city donated the
land rent-free.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:40pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#248 of 488)

Wardaddy, you ought to read the FedEx pilots' board, in which they're yipping about their
salaries versus what Fred is paying to bring in the Grizzlies.

They're not happy.

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 04:50pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#249 of 488)

Robbie

Smith has promised the Grizzlies' owner $100,000,000.00 over twenty years. He's paid about
twice that to have one of the bowl games named after FedEx.

They should be p**sed off.

To top it all off, the Charlotte, NC, NBA team may come to Memphis, too. They'll be playing in the
Pyramid where the University of Memphis basketball team plays its games. There'll be
wall-to-wall backetball until the new arena is finished.

Memphis property taxes are already so high that people are moving to Mississippi in droves.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 04:55pm Mar 27,
2001 EST (#250 of 488)

Afternoon, Ray!

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 04:58pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#251 of 488)

'Lo, Guy. Whassup?

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 05:02pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#252 of 488)

Bad news, Robbie

I posted a call for help on Hank's thread. Here's the answer that he posted just now:

Robbie's Problem

I can't help anyone who uses AOL. There is a sign over their door that says "Abandon hope all
ye who enter here".

Susan [sjscruby] - 08:05pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#253 of 488)

LOLOL

Robbie...we have been telling you for YEARS to get a real ISP---you can still be on AOL, for only
9.95 per month. ;)

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 09:58pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#254 of 488)

Robbie

When you go to the whisky store, look for a southeastern Australian chardonnay named
Stonehaven. I just opened a bottle that I got at the whisky store last night and it's terrific. Very
soft and creamy. Cheap, too. Nine-fifty a bottle here, and Mississippi's high for alcohol. You'll
love it. very, very tasty.

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 10:32pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#255 of 488)

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:40pm Mar 27,
2001 EST (#232 of 254) babblingbrook: If your computer displays *mouse overs*
correctly, you're java enabled, I think.

Mouse overs? LOL!!! WTF is that?

Yikes!!!!! WTF????

ROBBIE, oh-my-gawd.

Does that mean what I think it does?!?!?!?!?!?

Susan [sjscruby] - 10:35pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#256 of 488)

What the fook????

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 10:38pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#257 of 488)

Lara

I poated a link to you on Sherrie;s board. It has the address of Mo Hotta, Mo Betta, a source for
hot sauces and the like.

I'll see if I can find it again.

<EDIT>

<url>http://www.mohotta.com/index2.html</url>

Here'tis. Look for Melinda's XXXXXTra Hot Habanero sauce. It's made with Rde Savina habaneros.
They measure 400,000SCUs on the heat scale while ordinary habs only get to 3000,000SCUs.
Melnida's makes Hot Extra Hot, XXtra Hot, XXXtra Hot, XXXXtra Hot and the XXXXXtra Hot Savins hot
sauce. Makes Tabasco look like KoolAid.

Susan [sjscruby] - 10:40pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#258 of 488)

Peter---I just got your email (hey, 36 hours isn't tooooo bad, huh??). *ggg*

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 10:51pm Mar 27, 2001
EST (#259 of 488)

Susan: What the fook????

Nothing gets past an Illinois woman.

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 11:23pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#260 of 488)

Thanks Wardaddy.

XXXXXhot, but how's the flavor?

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 11:27pm Mar 27, 2001 EST (#261 of 488)

Nothing gets past an Illinois woman.

Except maybe the odd U or C

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:09am Mar 28, 2001 EST (#262 of 488)

Today's Jazz Birthday Boy is cornet player Thad Jones. Thad was one of the three famous Jones
brothers (the other two being Hank and Elvin). He is best known for his classic recordings
with saxophonist Sonny Rollins in the 1960s and drummer Mel Lewis during the 1970s - but
Jones was also an excellent composer and bandleader in his own right. A listen of his music
today is definitely in line!

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 09:16am Mar 28, 2001 EST (#263
of 488)

Mourning Time.

Still spring here in Winnipeg, snow later, but, -2c! Meltwater on the river now.

Last humpday on TOL.... damn, I'm busy at work. CU.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 10:51am Mar 28, 2001 EST
(#264 of 488)

Good morning all...may I please chip off a slab of coffee to go? Gotta Kzinti friend in dire need
over in the autodoc. <chipping> Thanks...later.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:57am Mar 28,
2001 EST (#265 of 488)

Goooood morning all!

Well, we're now at T-Minus 3 and counting...

Goddamn, I am gonna miss this place... But you know what? I'm not going to miss too many of
the people -- because most of them have shown up on the new boards. Yay!

I think it's high-time I posted this:

NOTICE OF RELOCATION

On the 31st day of the third month in the year our Lord Two
Thousand and one, be it here known that the establishment known
as the Rumpus Room shall be relocating.

Everything, including the bronze bust of Babs, the Spagz memorial
plaque and barstool, the Bob Dornan Whine Cellar, the Carl Albert
Humidor, Cooter’s Backyard Smoker, Uncle Pete’s Homebrew
Taps, Guy's turbocharged espresso maker, the Newt Gingrich dart
board, and all other various and sundry items shall be moved to a
new location, which shall be disclosed upon the day of the move.

Anyone wishing to assist in the move will be granted free drinks
lasting the entire weekend of the move, to whit, Friday, March
30th, Saturday, March 31st, and Sunday, April 1st.

If I've forgotten anything that should be moved, please add it here in the next couple of days.

Guy Montag

Owner and Proprietor, The Rumpus Room

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 11:10am Mar 28, 2001 EST (#266
of 488)

Well, let's see.............

Oh yeah. US!!

Nessus

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:11am Mar 28,
2001 EST (#267 of 488)

[à la Monty Burns] Well, duh!

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 11:14am Mar 28, 2001 EST (#268
of 488)

[primly as Marge] You can't be too careful when making lists... [/marge]

Can I pack Duh?

Nessus

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 11:15am Mar 28, 2001 EST (#269 of 488)

Well, Guy, will there be some kind of franchise arrangement, so that both boards have a RR?

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:18am Mar 28, 2001 EST
(#270 of 488)

Can I pack Duh?

As the unofficial Mayor of PF, I think the Rev gets to have her goods transported on Air Force
1/2.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:22am Mar 28,
2001 EST (#271 of 488)

Nessus

Can I pack Duh?

You'll have to ask her. Maybe soften her up with a bouquet of Actifed...

birdzeye

Well, Guy, will there be some kind of franchise arrangement, so that both boards
have a RR?

Of course. It wouldn't be the same without the Rumpus Room, or at least without my sparkling
wit and boyish charm... </daydream>

brook

As the unofficial Mayor of PF, I think the Rev gets to have her goods transported
on Air Force 1/2.

I think it's actually referred to as Ground Bus 1...

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 11:48am Mar 28, 2001 EST (#272 of 488)

Actually, Guy, you DO have sparkling wit and boyish charm.

I wonder if sucking up to the proprietor will get me unlimited free drinks! *G*

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 02:46pm Mar 28, 2001
EST (#273 of 488)

Guy, I'd be more than happy to help pack if you're going to a place that will accept me. So far I
haven't found one.

Susan [sjscruby] - 02:54pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#274 of 488)

Lara...well, lessee....oo=uc???? *g*

Robbie, have you tried the LOCAL registration at the ez board? I gave up on the global.

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 02:56pm Mar 28, 2001
EST (#275 of 488)

Susan, I've tried both.

Susan [sjscruby] - 02:57pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#276 of 488)

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

Susan [sjscruby] - 02:58pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#277 of 488)

Guess it's that AOL thingy, Robbie. I keep telling you to get a REAL ISP, then sign on to AOL with
BYOA. ;)

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:17pm Mar 28, 2001
EST (#278 of 488)

Susan, Sherrie and I operated on that theory for a while, too, so she tried signing on from her
AOL account. It worked. So it's not AOL.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 03:42pm Mar 28, 2001 EST
(#279 of 488)

hmmmmmmmmmm....that IS strange. Unless it is because she already had access...

When a man's down, kick him! [wardaddy] - 03:54pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#280 of 488)

Robbie

I copied the error message that you're getting and I'll post it on Hank's computer thread
(without your email address). There are several computer geeks on there that may be able to
help. I sent it to Hank just now, too.

Hang in there. We don't want to lose you.

Off to the store for some crab cake makings. Later.

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 04:20pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#281 of 488)

Mmmm. How do you make crab cakes, Wardaddy? I have a few recipes, but my other half and I
disagree on which one tastes best.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 04:28pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#282
of 488)

This I gotta hear ... Mississippi crab cakes.... right.....

Nessus

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 04:30pm Mar 28, 2001
EST (#283 of 488)

For anyone who gives a rat's patootie, I've posted the entire saga on Nessus's thread at Post 550.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 04:31pm Mar 28,
2001 EST (#284 of 488)

MsRobbie

Guy, I'd be more than happy to help pack if you're going to a place that will
accept me. So far I haven't found one.

Oh, believe me, you are more than accepted, MsR.

And you'll get in. Don't worry about it. I may have to grab a lead pipe and do some "persuading"
[wink, wink], but I'll getcha in...

Birdzeye

You're from Maryland and you don't know how to make crab cakes???????

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 04:56pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#285 of 488)

Guy!!!! I said I had more than one crab cake recipe already! I was just curious how Wardaddy
made them!

Sheesh! *G*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 05:06pm Mar 28,
2001 EST (#286 of 488)

Heh heh heh....

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 05:55pm Mar 28, 2001 EST
(#287 of 488)

ok...time for some chardonnay, right????

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 06:03pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#288 of 488)

Yeah!

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 06:39pm Mar 28, 2001 EST
(#289 of 488)

Good!!! ;)

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 06:41pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#290 of 488)

Since we're just days from moving, I'm going to hit the private stock. There's a barrel of
Barrilito (Three Star) Superior rum downstairs, just aching to be tapped...If I'm not back by
Saturday morning, leave me the hell alone. I'm workin' here!#^)

SUV passenger 1, carjacker 0 [wardaddy] - 09:05pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#291 of 488)

Birdz

Just testing my recipes for crab cakes right now. Tried Emeril's recipe from FoodTV, but it's
entirelyy too complicated.

I'm getting caight up on the last 70 posts right now, but I'll put the other recipe that I have.
Very simple, but it looks good. I'll even use some of that sissy Maryland seasoning, you know,
the one that you use to really ruin some perfectly good shrimp, Old Bay?

SUV passenger 1, carjacker 0 [wardaddy] - 09:08pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#292 of 488)

TASTE SHOW #TS4623

MAMA TUCKER'S CRAB CAKES

1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
1 egg
2 tablespoons Duke's mayonnaise
3 slices white bread (such as Wonder), crusts removed and cut in 1-inch chunks
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce, plus extra for serving
1 heaping teaspoon honey mustard, plus extra for serving
1/2 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
Peanut oil and lard, for deep-frying

Place crabmeat in a large bowl. In a small bowl whisk together egg, mayonnaise, bread,
Worcestershire sauce, mustard and seasoning; pour over crabmeat and mix well. Pat one
handful of crabmeat mixture into a cake; this amount should make 5 cakes.
In a large cast-iron skillet, heat about 1-inch oil and lard over medium-high heat. Add crab
cakes and fry 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until well-browned. Remove crab cakes and drain on
paper towels. Serve with Worcestershire sauce and honey mustard, if desired.
Yield: 5 Crab Cakes

Ixnay on the honey mustard, though. I'm subbing Creole mustard for it.

SUV passenger 1, carjacker 0 [wardaddy] - 09:14pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#293 of 488)

Strange. When I looged into the RR, the message said "Post 210" or so. Turns out that there were
only about 12 that I hadn't seen.

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 11:11pm Mar 28, 2001
EST (#294 of 488)

You know, I think firecracker is hot.

What do you guys think?

[natrona] - 11:15pm Mar 28, 2001 EST (#295 of 488)

Well Cooter, ask her out. lol

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 03:35am Mar 29, 2001
EST (#296 of 488)

I finally made it onto Sherrie's board. My user name there is MsssRobbie -- can't you just hear
that hiss?

YIPPEE!!! I'm there!

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 07:19am Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#297 of 488)

Hurrah and Congrats, Robbie!!!! ;)

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:28am Mar 29, 2001 EST (#298
of 488)

But.... have you got your dictionary over there Mzzz?

Just putting the kettle on. Nice warm day here at the artic - +3c! Thick fog of course but..

We now have a 20 H.P. slicer at work, handy for cutting up coffee (and body parts).

Having bad comp. trouble, PCS (like PMS but shotgun dosn't help). CU.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 08:43am Mar 29,
2001 EST (#299 of 488)

Gooooood Morning All!

Well, this is the very last UnMonday of this week... and of this Rumpus Room (at least this
incarnation of the Rumpus Room)...

Today's Coffee is a fresh pot of coffee brewed from the waters of the river Lethe -- one sip
and you forget all about sleep for a couple of days. This is hard-hitting, long-lasting coffee not
unlike an ulcer...

Enjoy!

Mornin' Barry!

Sorry to hear of the PC troubles... I always recommend sacrificing a lesser peripheral if you get
the chance -- smash a monitor or blow up a printer. Scare the CPU into submission...

MsRobbie

I finally made it onto Sherrie's board. My user name there is MsssRobbie -- can't
you just hear that hiss? YIPPEE!!! I'm there!

I believe the phrase I am searching for right now is YEE HAA WHOOP WHOOP!!!

I mean, great! :)

Please don't nibble my raccoon! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 09:05am Mar 29, 2001 EST (#300
of 488)

Whoop: - Houpper. Middle French (?) A expelling body sound.

The french have to be different!

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 10:30am Mar 29, 2001 EST (#301 of 488)

Mornin' all! [feigning chipperness]

Gotta squeeze every last bit of pleasure out of this place. [pouring tea and adding a shot of
Bailey's] Yes, the bar's open and I'm buying...all day!

On with the show.....

Today is: Youth Day (Taiwan)

Arrivals:
John Tyler, Denton "Cy"clone Young, Pearl Bailey, Sam Walton, Eric Idle, Marina Sirtis, Elle
Macpherson and Luch Lawless

Departures:
Robert F. Scott, John Jacob Astor

Notables:
1461 33,000 die in the deadliest Battle in the War of the Roses near Towton Field.
1638 Swedish colonists settled in present-day Delaware
1792 Gustav III of Sweden died a few days after being shot by conspirators at the Stockholm
opera house. Giuseppe Verdi based his opera "Un Ballo in Maschera" on the incident.
1827 20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna
1848 Niagara Falls stops flowing for 24 hours due to an ice jam on Lake Erie.
1867 The British North America Act established the Dominion of Canada comprising Quebec,
Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
1882 The Knights of Columbus was chartered in Connecticut.
1912 English Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott died as his expedition attempted to return
after reaching the South Pole.
1932 Comedian Jack Benny appeared on radio for the first time. He agreed to join then
newspaper columnist, Ed Sullivan, on his radio interview show.
1973 The last U.S. troops leave Vietnam, ending U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
(we should have a special day to commemorate this event)
2336 Counsellor Deanna Troi will be born on Betazed.

Today's thought:
"...the end cannot be far". --- Robert F. Scott (British Naval Officer and explorer) [final entry in
his diary]

ODDS & ENDS:
Antarctica contains 90 percent of all the ice and 70 percent of all the fresh water in the world.
It only snows about 2 inches per year over most of Antarctica which makes it a desert. The
coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Antarctica -128.6º F. It's also the world's
windiest place where wind speeds of 200 miles per hour have been recorded at Commonwealth
Bay.

SUV passenger 1, carjacker 0 [wardaddy] - 10:54am Mar 29, 2001 EST (#302 of 488)

Morning, folks!

Congratulations, Robbie!

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 10:59am Mar 29, 2001 EST (#303 of 488)

Wardaddy - Thanks for the crabcake recipe.

I have two or three recipes, none of them spicy. My husband likes the "plainest" version; I like
the one that has some sweet pepper in it.

One of the recipes I got out of the now defunct Eating Well magazine. It involves pan frying
one side, then finishing up the cooking in the oven -- to reduce the amount of fat. I like that
just fine because my middle-aged GI tract no longer takes kindly to deep fried stuff.

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 12:33pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#304 of 488)

That's great, Robbie!

Muse, if you can endure until about 8:00 P.M., I'll take you up on the open bar tab. *G*

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 12:41pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#305 of 488)

Happy Thursday, everyone!

I'm easing into the day. Guy, I'd like a double slab of coffee, if I may.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 01:11pm Mar 29,
2001 EST (#306 of 488)

Afternoon Mornin' MsRobbie!

(I keep forgetting about that pesky time zone thingie...)

I'm easing into the day. Guy, I'd like a double slab of coffee, if I may.

Of course you may. Hell, in these "End of Days", pretty much anything goes...

I'd love to stay but I have to annoy someone else. [MsRobbie] - 01:13pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#307 of 488)

Whoa! You're turning into a wild and crazy Guy, Guy. In that case, make it a triple slab.

[salmosalar] - 01:13pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#308 of 488)

One definition of the perfect breakfast:

1. Your son/daughter is on the front of the box of Wheaties

2. Your mistress is on the front of Playboy

3. Your wife is on the back of the milk carton.

(Just kidding, honey)

Gonna Wash That Man [Right Outta My Hair] - 01:14pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#309 of 488)

AND,

Send Him On His Way...............

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 01:17pm Mar 29,
2001 EST (#310 of 488)

MsR

Whoa! You're turning into a wild and crazy Guy, Guy. In that case, make it a
triple slab.

That's me, wild and crazy...

Gonna Wash That Man [Right Outta My Hair] - 01:18pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#311 of 488)

AND,

Send Him ON His Way...................

REPENT!! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!!! [FAUFORDE] - 01:25pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#312 of 488)

That's me, wild and crazy...

And pretty darn good at being a conservative, too ;)

I hardly ever come into the Rumpus Room. But, I hope it stays around in one of the new places.

Especially the Rat Free place.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 02:25pm Mar 29,
2001 EST (#313 of 488)

Fauforde

And pretty darn good at being a conservative, too ;)

Interesting. On another thread (on another board, in a galaxy far, far away...), birdzeye told me
I wasn't a RWW... :)

I hardly ever come into the Rumpus Room.

I know... [tap][tap][tap]

But, I hope it stays around in one of the new places.

It will be moved and cloned so that it appear on both sites.

Especially the Rat Free place.

Of course. You can be assured that wherever I may be, there will be a Rumpus Room.

BTW... If anyone has the old Rumpus Room headers saved, PLEASE send them to me at
guy743@yahoo.com.

Thanks!

No! The dog did that one. [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 02:30pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#314 of 488)

Howz the penultimate day going Guy?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 02:31pm Mar 29,
2001 EST (#315 of 488)

There's going to be a lot of frantic postings in the next day or so, Barry...

Fly Fudpucker Airlines! [wardaddy] - 02:34pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#316 of 488)

Guy

Maybe you could call the new joint "The Slopchute" in favor of my old boot camp days, huh?

Barry, Fauforde

How goes it?

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 06:14pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#317 of 488)

Well, we have fewer than 24 hours now, kids. Bring on the chardonnay!!!!!

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 06:17pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#318 of 488)

I brought a case of Stonehaven chardonnay from southeastern Australia. A wonderful, soft and
creamy wine. 1999.

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 06:21pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#319 of 488)

A couple from Mississippi State were at the annual Ole Miss-State Egg Bowl football game. The
State mascot is Bully, an English bulldog. The dog was licking himself as dogs will do when the
guy said, "I wish I could do that."

The girl replied, "That dog'll bite you."

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 06:23pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#320 of 488)

ROFL, Ray.

And please pour me some of that chardonnay. ;)

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 06:25pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#321 of 488)

Susie

Stonehaven is a great chardonnay that I just discovered this week. I'm going to order a case.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 06:35pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#322 of 488)

Well, you may have them send me one as well. *ggg*

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 06:36pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#323 of 488)

Guy - I think you laid off the bouncer prematurely.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 06:44pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#324 of 488)

I've been fighting with a bout of food poisoning today...not a shitload of fun, I can promise you.
Looks like I missed Ken's announcement that tomorrow is actually the final day.

Well kidz, I'd like a selter and lemon please. I'm not feeling quite up to a real drink just yet.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 06:44pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#325 of 488)

heh heh heh---you noticed, too, birdz...

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 06:46pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#326 of 488)

awwwwwwwwwww, Peter. Sorry you've felt badly!

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 06:52pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#327 of 488)

Just about figured my CD burner for my stereo out. If any of you get one of them thangs, be
sure to buy at least one CD RW to practice with. Make sure that the jewel case is marked as an
audio CDR, too. They are different than the ones for your PC. You can ruin an audio only CDR on
a PC, but you can't write to it on your PC.

I'm lucky that I got some CD RWs. Finally found out - with no help from Sony (Surprise!) - that I
can't hook the thing up to the tape tape out jacks and record cassettes. This preamp doesn't
have tape dubbing available. Fortunately, I can hook up to the MD/SAT recording jacks.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 06:55pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#328 of 488)

Thanks, Susan. Must've been that turkey sandwich I picked up to go when I was on the road
yesterday. Nice to know it wasn't the dinner I cooked last night. Darling daughter and
wonderful wife both ate it without any ill effect.

...if you want it bad enough; work harder! [islandman] - 07:39pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#329 of 488)

...well, would you believe? The old Islandman has survived the savage sea and is moored up to a
solid dock in Florida. It was a long haul from South America up throught the eastern Caribbean,
then Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas and Finally arrival in Fort Lickerdale.
Well, I am a little worst for wear, but nothing a little blood, sweat and tears will not handle.

Susan my old friend... I heard you were looking for me ... how nice. And of course it is always
good to see the rest of the old timers still hanging about and breathing sweet air.

I am not sure what is on the plate for the next few months... no real plans except I will
probably drift on to the Keys for a rest.

I will not be able to be a regular as I am not hooked up so to say...

However, it is good to be back to USA...at least for now.

--dennis

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 08:35pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#330 of 488)

Dennis!!! Great to see you! Yep...I finally tracked down the email for the Casa, and heard back
from Bev.

Dennis, not sure if you read enuf to get the message or not, but both TPS and PF are shutting
down this weekend. Drop me an email if you get a chance---sjscruby@yahoo.com. I'll try to
keep you posted. ;)

...if you want it bad enough; work harder! [islandman] - 08:44pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#331 of 488)

Susan... I just got the drift that PF is shutting down. Did not know about TPS!!! What happened
and why...do you know??? Are the rumpus room folks regrouping somewhere else.

This is really hard to believe.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 08:53pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#333 of 488)

Actually, Dennis, you might be interested in the new direction of the people who "owned"
TPS---they are into promoting writing. You might check here

Fran [franw] - 09:33pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#334 of 488)

Hi Suse, Hi Dennis!! Long time know hear from. I haven't been around here much with the
legislative session in, but I can't believe this place is going out. I won't be able to be around
tomorrow to say goodbye's so I will have to try to post them tonite. here's my email
mattwenfran@cyberportal.net

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:09pm Mar 29,
2001 EST (#335 of 488)

Evenin' Folks.

Well, this is the last night that the Rumpus Room will be in operation, at least in the familiar
format that we all know and love.

Goddammit

This sucks. I can't help but feel like someone' sucker-punched me right in the gut (sorry
Peter).

Worst part is, I can't find the fuckin' time to give this place its proper send off...

Well, anyways, I've managed to buy about an hour's worth of online time... So... for the next
hour or so, drinks are on the house, I am pouring, and this is going to be Guy uncensored.

Let's party!

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 10:52pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#336 of 488)

Guy

Let her rip!Morning coffee will never be quite the same.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:56pm Mar 29,
2001 EST (#337 of 488)

brook

Doesn't look like there's many here to party with, tho'...

Too bad, because I was about to whip out the blender and start cranking out some of my
patented frozen chocolate mudslides...

[whiiirrrrrrr] goes the blender...

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 10:59pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#338 of 488)

I just had a truckload of chilled Stonehaven chardonnay for southeastern Australia delivered.
Drink up!

A wonderful soft and creamy chardonnay from one of the premier chardonnay porducng
countries in the world....

All jokes aside, I just ordered a case a couple of hours ago, and I've never done that before....

Plainzman [JimBe5] - 11:03pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#339 of 488)

I'm going to miss you babblingbrook, I really enjoyed your posts.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:06pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#340 of 488)

Doesn't look like there's many here to party with, tho'...

People seem to be dealing with the *demise* in different ways. I know I'm not all that anxious
to express my goodbyes....although I was trying to tell island maggie how much I enjoyed her
when the gerbils took over last night.

When all is said and done, I expect that I'll have been left with some things I wished I'd said -
and some things I regret saying. Perhaps others have experienced this kind of thing before. I
have not. All I know is that life flows.

Jim

Thank you. I appreciate that a good deal. Keep fighting the good fight.

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 11:08pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#341 of 488)

Dennis!!!!

Fran!!!!

My very best wishes to you both. You're both far too infrequent around here, but treasured. I
hope life gives you nothing but lemonades.

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 11:08pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#341 of 488)

Dennis!!!!

Fran!!!!

My very best wishes to you both. You're both far too infrequent around here, but treasured. I
hope life gives you nothing but lemonades.

So long and thanks for all the fish! [Duh_] - 11:14pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#342 of 488)

I"ve been drinking!!!

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:16pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#343 of 488)

"Snide remark" ="snide person"?

Strange.

Are you talking to any one in particular, Ray?That's the second time tonight I have seen a post
from you on the heels of something I said...neither directed at you.

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 11:19pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#344 of 488)

Guy --

This won't be the last time we talk, but I want to say some things in public to you, right here.

I don't wake up easily or happily. While I'm a night owl, once I go to sleep I want to stay in the
nice, warm bed. Regardless, there comes the part of the day that I eventually wake up,
sometimes even in the morning. *G*

I have a routine. I make a triple-shot (espresso) latte, then come in here to the den and sign on.
I read my e-mail, then I read two boards on AOL, then I come in here. I head directly for the
Rumpus Room, because I know you and Muse will have started my day gently.

You will have posted something about the coffee of the day that causes me to laugh. Muse will
have given us the dailies, which I always enjoy. It's a lovely way to start my day.

Jay, your sense of humor is, at once, both gentle and thigh-slapping. You have a wonderful
sense of the absurd, which you couple with a genuine caring about the people here. Your
standards are unyielding, yet you seem to make room for the truly odd among us. It's truly a
gift.

I keep thinking what a lucky little boy Joey is to have you as his father. And how lucky I've
been to know you and to drink in your pub. I'll miss you, but assume I'll see you in whatever
new Rumpus Room(s) you franchise.

Thanks for a whole lot of very good times, Jay. I'll miss the ones we've had here, and pray they
continue elsewhere.

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 11:25pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#345 of 488)

You. But if you haven't noticed,I deleted it.

I still resent your difficulty in telling the difference in understanding the difference in the
difference in a 200 year-old-defintion and the modern definition - ex.., the change from "nice"
from promicuous to chastity - in the old definitions. I particularly disliked your "dumbing
down" comment. You really should try to study some philology if you want to joust with me.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:35pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#346 of 488)

You. But if you haven't noticed,I deleted it.

That's just about as *stand up* as I would expect.

I know very well what you don't like about me, Ray. And the way you operate. I wasn't born
yesterday. Out of respect for guy, I'm gonna tell you right now...it's over. Fini. Adios. Okay?

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 11:47pm Mar 29, 2001
EST (#347 of 488)

babbling

I'm sorry that I brought it to Guy's thread. You took a post about a sarcastic post and tried to
make it into something that it wasn't. Sarcastic remark -or post - doesn't mean that the person
is dishonest, just that the post is rude. Your refusal to accept that you're wrong is dishonest,
however.

Trevor The Biker Dude @ theopinionsite.com [b-bart] - 11:49pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#348
of 488)

Dennis, Fran, I'm glad you showed up for the wake…

Sounds like we have a slugfest going on here between WD and BB. Well its only fitting that we
should all get hammered and beat the crap out of each other considering the party is almost
over…

WD is tough but I'll put my money on BB… You have a hard time fighting high-powered
intellect when the choice of weapons is a keyboard…

I'm buying all of the drinks but I'm putting them on Ricco's tab because ha says he been
working a lot lately making the big bucks…

Drink up Robbie before Guy starts blubbering in his beer after that sterling review you just
gave him… LOL

Trevor The Biker Dude @ theopinionsite.com [b-bart] - 11:53pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#349
of 488)

Wardaddy

Have one on me and cool down big guy… Who really cares who is right or who is wrong???

After tomorrow it will all be over but the crying…

At one point or another we are all right and all wrong…

So long and thanks for all the fish! [Duh_] - 11:55pm Mar 29, 2001 EST (#350 of 488)

Yeah.... In the end... I’m always right....

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 11:59pm Mar 29, 2001 EST
(#351 of 488)

I'm *stifling* it b-bart.<G> BTW, I'm working a mototcycle show on Sunday...I do it every year
and it is such fun.

Another aside, I have a son who's pretty devoted to motorcycles - and about 5 or 6 months ago,
he was thinking about relocating to Vegas...(he's a stage manager on a gambling boat down
south )- anyway..I was *this* ready to try and get the two of you together. But then another
casino made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Join me in a next to next to next last drink - on Ricco's tab, of course. He won't mind a bit...

[firecracker!] - 12:01am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#352 of 488)

First post of the final day ...

I'm really melancholy.

[firecracker!] - 12:02am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#353 of 488)

I'd like to be the first to buy a round for the group today, Ramondo.

So long and thanks for all the fish! [Duh_] - 12:03am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#354 of 488)

Have a \=/, firecracker, it can only get worse...

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 12:04am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#355 of 488)

When the argument is between whether a post is "snide" and a person is "snide," then it
becomes important. Babbling has accused me of calling her "dishonest" whan all that I did is
call her post "snide" is dishonest. She also said that she refused to "dumb down" her posts to post
to me.

She's full of crap. I never called her "dishonest" as she claimed - an Oxford- English definition
a century old and out of date - and completely incorrect. She incorrectly cites "snide
comment/post" vs "snide person" from a one hundred year old and achaic Oxford_English
Dicitionary defeinition tha tis a century out of date.

Doesn't take a philologist to confuse BB, does it?

You owe me an apology, BB.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 12:08am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#356 of 488)

I owe you nothing. Do yourself a favor and learn when it's time to drop something.

"I always knew I'd look back at the tears and laugh, but I never thought that I'd
look back at the laughs and cry." [Rhiannon] - 12:11am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#357 of 488)

I don't have a goodbye for anyone because I know I'll see most of you at other sites, and I've got
a vast collection of e-mail addresses.

I will say that I'll miss this venue for more reasons than I can count, but here's a few...

In 5 years, I've learned to be passionate on issues about which I'd either been lukewarm or
indifferent when I arrived.

I've learned that if you think a comment is snide, it probably was. :)

I've learned that we'll have to pry AOL out of Robbie's cold, dead fingers.

I've learned that most of the people I call friends here are people with whom I'd have become
friends if I'd met them in "real" life.

I've learned that my online persona is very different from my real life persona...in many
ways.

I've learned that if you think a comment is snide, it may not have been. *g* (The medium has
its limitations)

I've learned not to put an automatic apostrophe in "its" every time I type it.

I've learned that sliced coffee is the only way to wake up.

There's about 16 hours left in the old place...and I'm going to sleep through about 7 of those,
then work through 8 more...that leaves me an hour tomorrow afternoon to come in and say last
goodbyes...but that sounds like a bad idea...

I really don't want to be in the middle of composing some brilliant or not-so-brilliant post and
click "Post A Message" only to have run out of time. That would be too depressing...so I likely
will stop by tomorrow to read the goodbyes, but tonight is my swan song at TOL.

It's been inredibly fun, unbelievably infuriating, astonishingly enlightening, and, even as an
Atheist, I consider myself blessed to have discovered this little corner of the Internet world,
and to have had the good sense to stick around for 5 years (off and on, LOL!).

A small token of my affection:

when in those darkest moods i find my musing
arrested by most bleak and waning hope,
addled further yet by thoughts confusing
the audacity required beyond my scope;
my mettle leaves me low, my courage craven
and waives my ardor more, my fervor less
until i cede my last remaining haven
and think of you all and how i have been blest
for in the least of such deliberations,
as when sweet heralds praise the day begun
my thoughts acquit all sign of consternation
and light my soul as day is lit by sun.
in this you are the wardens of my smile
entrancing all your precious hearts beguile.

rm ©1999

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 12:11am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#358 of 488)

BB

You lied and you know it.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 12:26am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#359 of 488)

BB

You lied and you know it.

Bullshit. I don't lie and I don't roll over. Don't let this go. Hold it close to your empty breast.
Tomorrow, you're history in my life. So just add me to all the people who wouldn't be defined by
you. And when you've figured that out, apologize to guy.

Trevor The Biker Dude @ theopinionsite.com [b-bart] - 12:28am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#360
of 488)

BB

Join me in a next to next to next last drink - on Ricco's tab, of course. He won't mind a bit...

I'll have a tequila shooter with a corona and yes put it on Ricco's tab…

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 12:31am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#361 of 488)

As we used to say in Mexico, b-bart - "Pesetas, mujeres, y tiempo a gustarlos*...loosely translated
that might be "Here's looking at you, kid." <G>

Trevor The Biker Dude @ theopinionsite.com [b-bart] - 12:34am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#362
of 488)

BB

You too...

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 12:48am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#363 of 488)

Darn, I missed Guy and his yummy drinks. ;(

Well, guess it'll have to be more chardonnay for me.

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 12:52am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#364 of 488)

WD and BB?

Would somebody please give me a program.

3/31/01-Tear the goalposts down, boyz! [babblingbrook] - 12:52am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#365 of 488)

We've got lots of that (chardonnay), Susan...Ramondo made a special trip out to Edna Valley
today to make sure there'd be ample for the countdown.

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 12:59am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#366 of 488)

Where's Robbie, LOL she's missing out on one of her favorite things.

Sooooo, Ricco is buying? I'll have something from the Rothchild family, the lavish branch, and
put it in a big-gulp cup. If I have to leave suddenly, I'll be taking it with me.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 01:03am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#367 of 488)

heh heh heh, Lara...I have one of those 24 oz. thermal mugs for my chardonnay tonight (and a
spare one, just in case).

"I always knew I'd look back at the tears and laugh, but I never thought that I'd
look back at the laughs and cry." [Rhiannon] - 01:05am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#368 of 488)

No programs, lara...we're all just trying to keep up with the subtitles...

Well, Nessus' thread has reached 1000 posts, and I've got to get to bed...

An old Irish blessing for the road...

"May your coffin be made of sturdy oak, and may the acorn from which it grows be not yet
planted."

A thousand "thank you's" for the thousand laughs...

Until next time...

Rhiannon was here
3/30/01

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 01:05am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#369 of 488)

I'm right here, Lara. I heard a cork being pulled on a bottle of Edna Valley.

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:06am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#370 of 488)

Throwing caution to the wind, eh Susan. LOL

What the hell, bring out a case of something bubbly, very very expensive with the first name
Dom, born in say, '57, and put it on Ricco's tab.

Champagne goes well in large containers, too. LOL

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:07am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#371 of 488)

A cork and some poetry, Robbie. I know how you love both.

I was so hoping you wouldn't miss any of it.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 01:08am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#372 of 488)

Excellent suggestion, lara---and I see Robbie heard the corks as well. ;)

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 01:10am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#373 of 488)

Uh, Susan? What's up with those 24-ounce containers?

Ramonnnnnnnnndo! Susan's cheating!

Goodbye and good luck to all. [Blackricco] - 01:13am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#374 of 488)

You do have exquisite taste, Lara.*S*

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:15am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#375 of 488)

And I know how to spend money.

I'm a pro in that regard.

So long and thanks for all the fish! [Duh_] - 01:16am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#376 of 488)

You know *HIC*.... about the time tuaca stops burning as it goes down, my eyesight gets
fuzzy..........

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:23am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#377 of 488)

That's tuaca's purpose. Tuaca means blurred vision, in Swissogeseican.

If your vision ain't blurred, then it's not workin and you need another dose.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 01:32am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#378 of 488)

hey, Robbie...I said I had a spare---want one??

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:34am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#379 of 488)

You gotta flat, Robbie?

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 01:37am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#380 of 488)

Yeah, Lara, I got a flat head. I heard it from a reliable source.

Susan! Have I mentioned lately how much I admire you?

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:39am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#381 of 488)

Flat head? But you're too tall for that to be an attribute.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 01:46am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#382 of 488)

Uh, Robbie...I have TWO spare 24 oz. mugs...care for another???

Robbie, Lara is right---you are much too tall to be a flat-head. I, on the other hand, am about
the right height. ;)

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:50am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#383 of 488)

Oooooooooh, LOL a flat head is now a badge of honor?

Well, quite frankly, LOL at this point, I'd be pretty dang proud if I could achieve the necessary
height requirement to particpate in flat head activities.

Fact is, you'd probably hear me from wherever you are - yodeling for hours.

Trevor The Biker Dude @ theopinionsite.com [b-bart] - 01:53am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#384
of 488)

Pardon me, did someone call for a fat head???

I'm here, how about a tall cool one, whatever's on the tap's ok for me…

I've been spreading Dylan all over the place tonight ---- seems fitting considering the
circomestances…

Most of the time
My head is on straight,
Most of the time
I'm strong enough not to hate.
I don't build up illusion 'till it makes me sick,
I ain't afraid of confusion no matter how thick
I can smile in the face of mankind.
Don't even remember what her lips felt like on mine
Most of the time.

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 01:54am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#385 of 488)

Another, Susan? Whoa! I'd love it!

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 01:55am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#386 of 488)

*hic*

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 01:56am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#387 of 488)

Good, Robbie...we can now BOTH be two-fisted, 24-oz. mug drinkers. LOL

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 01:58am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#388 of 488)

I'm here, how about a tall cool one

I'm a tall cool one.

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 05:38am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#389 of 488)

Dennis! If you get back before the place croaks, email me at: mtwain@dixie-net.com

I'm supposed to be in the Keys this summer for a while. I'd love to get together for a few cool
ones.....well, maybe more than a few! :-)

[_Liz__] - 05:41am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#390 of 488)

I missed Dennis??

[_Liz__] - 05:46am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#391 of 488)

{{{{Dennis!!}}}

I lost your e mail addy, or I would have answered you a hundred years ago. I need the link to
your site, so I can link it from mine. You're one of the best writers I've read. And I was just
saying how much I hoped you would pop in.

((DING!)) Cripes! There Goes Pavlov's Dog Again [spoonbill] - 07:52am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#392 of 488)

My, My ...this place still here.

Flat Heads? Isn't that where.......?

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:15am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#393 of 488)

IT’S NOT MY TIME TO GO - BY DAN HICKS

The morning comes with such pain,

But it’s nothing like the dose I get when it’s night

And I can’t help but wondering just what it is.

Ain’t I living my life right

The cigarettes I’m smoking don’t realize,

Nor does the glass from which I drink

For how are they to know just

Just what it is to be a man about to sink

Ooooh no - it’s not my time to go

Ooooh no - before I go, I’ve got to show…something

The light keeps gettin dimmer,

Hey, but what’s that to me?

The morning comes with each night

A voice keeps callin’ my name so loud and so clear

I’ll pretend I’m not here

Ooooh no - it’s not my time to go

Ooooh no - before I go I’ve got to show..

No I can’t go yet, no, I’ve something to do

And it might take a bit more time

The time it takes to get up and walk out the door

And see the world as before

Ooooh no - it’s not my time to go

Ooooh no - before I go I’ve got to show…something

[salmosalar] - 08:20am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#394 of 488)

Peter - If you have a copy of Traver's "Trout Madness" close at hand, how about paraphrasing
his "Last Day" essay - seems sort of appropriate here - "pallbearers who must macabrely attend
their own funerals...". I would, but my copy is about 90 miles away.

Tight lines and rising trout.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:42am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#395 of 488)

My copy's only about two miles away, but that's going to be far enough for this morning.

I dunno about rising trout here anytime soon, Salmosaur. It's snowing like hell and they're
calling for 6-12 inches of fresh stuff to cover the however-the-fuck-many feet of snow already
on the ground.

Hey, you got a tin cup? Let's fill it with bourbon and pretend it's spring.

No! The cow did that one, honest! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 08:43am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#396 of 488)

Mourning has broken. Kettle on, Still summer here??? +3c, go figure.

Who gives last rites?

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 08:51am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#397 of 488)

Good morning. *sigh*

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:53am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#398 of 488)

Hey, kidz! Let's not get morose here. A good wake is also a celebration of the life of the deceased.
Drink up and remember the good times!

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 08:54am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#399 of 488)

And there were MANY good times. ;)

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 08:55am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#400 of 488)

Yup, and if we start posting some of them, this little thread just might hit 1,000 posts before
4PM.

Or not!;^)

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 08:59am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#401 of 488)

LOL...And think of how MANY Rumpus Rooms have reached 1000....

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 09:15am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#402 of 488)

Peter, I'm going to try to hit the bass this weekend. The problem is that the weather is screwy,
and there are a lot of other things going on with a few friends from out of town who I don't get
to see very often here. I don't have it figured out yet....lol!

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 09:26am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#403 of 488)

Hey folks - Just heard about the impending shut down and thought I'd pop over to say see ya. I
really haven't come over here for ages anyway but hope that every takes care of themselves.

A final lunch:

Today we are having a braised beef loin slow cook in veal stock and cabernet sauvignon. The
liquid is then reduced to make a gravy with onions, garlic, and lobster ear mushrooms.

On the side we have double baked sour cream potatoes and broccolli rabe.

Beverages are your responsibility.

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 09:27am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#404 of 488)

Hey Cooter - what's new?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:36am Mar 30,
2001 EST (#405 of 488)

Mornin' folks...

I know it's Friday, but I don't feel like shouting.

Today is the day that the boards die.

I feel more like crying than anything else.

Yes, people have been kind enough to point us to other boards. Some people have even gone
the extra measure to start other boards. I'm sure that, over time, the closing of Pathfinder will
rightfully be seen as nothing more than a change of venues. Most of the people I've enjoyed
debating/arguing with/yelling at/kibbitzing with will continue to enrich my life on different
boards.

But right now, the bulletin board that I've posted on for almost three years is closing. This is
the only board I have posted on (well, until very recently). The people I've come to know here
are some of the best people I've ever had the priviledge of meeting. I hope with all my heart
that we will, in fact, keep jousting with each other for years to come.

Part of me wants fervently to believe that this will continue. That it's the people that make the
Pathfinder community so special and not the miscellaneous web coding. That wherever the
people go, the community will follow, and flourish.

And part of me is scared that it won't. Part of me hears the same words I spoke to my friends
from high school upon graduation: "Stay in touch". I can count on one hand the number of
friends from high school I stay in touch with on anything resembling a regular basis, and
have fingers left over.

I don't want it to end.

And there's not a damn thing I can do about it. The powers-that-be have decided, in their
infinite wisdom </sarcasm>, that a few extra dollars of corporate profit are more important than
the sense of community, cameraderie, and friendship that exists here. With one corporate
memo, the life has been sucked out of what I feel to be a living, breathing entity.

And we are all a little poorer for it.

BUT as has been pointed out before on this thread, this is not the time to be morose. Let us
celebrate the friends we've made, the jousts we've had, and the importance of continuing our
community.

Santé!

And, one last time...

Today's Coffee is the last of Guy's Truckstop Coffee. This day, more than any before it,
requires a heavy-duty coffee, a coffee that can get the job done, a coffee for the ages, a coffee
from the ages... This is extra-thick, extra-black coffee, most likely oozing out of the pot. Be
sure to scrape out an extra cup, because today, it's all gratis.

Enjoy!

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 09:38am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#406 of 488)

Cooter, you think YOUR weather is a little screwy? We're in the midst of yet another blizzard.
The Weather Channel says we've got another huge snow storm headed our way for next
Wednesday too.

I figure that I'll be able to hit the water sometime in early July...

Don't get up, gentlemen, I'm only passing through. [moonberry] - 09:47am Mar 30,
2001 EST (#407 of 488)

When his face looked back at him from the covers of too many magazines, his dog wandered off
and skulked in the trees.

Old friends called, but there wasn't time to see them anymore.

Everything was moving so fast.

He belonged to the world.

And when, in desperation, he took that long walk around his neighbor's pasture, he turned
back halfway, unable to go on, having nowhere to go.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 09:48am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#408 of 488)

Jay, your post and point are well taken.

A newsgroup I belong to is going through a similar problem right now. The ISP that hosts us
has backed out of a three-year lease we had and has tripled the annual fee we pay. This has
caused the host to rethink whether he wants to keep the newsgroup there, move it, or blow the
whole thing off. It looks like we'll be moving, but nothing is really certain.

The on-line economy is contracting and with it, so are a lot of the freebie services we've all
gotten used to. This is just the beginning of the trend too, so keep your eyes open for this to
happen, even on the new communities we're setting up now.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 09:54am Mar 30,
2001 EST (#409 of 488)

Thanks Peter!

Ya know, I started thinking about it this morning...

In the time that I have been posting on Pathfinder, I:

built a house

survived a miscarriage

weathered marital difficulties

got laid off

started a new job

had a baby.

And through it all I had the good people of the PF community to support and help me. You are
all wonderful, special, precious people. God bless each and every one of you.

Dammit, I think I'm gonna cry again...

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 10:08am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#410 of 488)

About the only item on your list I don't remember sharing with you was when you built your
house.

The community at PF has propped all of us up at one time or another. Hell, I even got some nice
mail and messages yesterday when I was getting over that food poisoning incident!;^) But when
the real shit has hit, I've always been warmed by how folks around here rally around to offer
their help. It's a good thing.

We've been through it all together: birth, death, and taxes. It seems odd that a group of people
who've never met each other would do that, but it happened.

Some of us have had the chance to meet up, face to face and I've been lucky enough to do that
with several posters. They're good folks, one and all.

I'm posting at Planet Pathfinder and at the Pathfinder Refugee Bar & Grill (where I'm hosting
a thread called "The Record Shop"). I hope to keep the connection to all of you alive on those
sites.

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 10:10am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#411 of 488)

Greetings to all.

Guy, (not that I would ever doubt you) don't we still have one more day tomorrow....or do the
boards shut down at midnight tonight?

[pouring tea] ...I'm hoping to post one last daily yet. For now, here's the second(?) last one.

Today is: Doctor's Day (USA)

Arrivals:
Vincent van Gogh, Frankie Laine, John Astin, Warren Beatty, Eric Clapton, Robbie Coltrane,
Paul Reiser and Celine Dion

Departures:
James Cagney

Notables:
1842 Dr. Crawford W. Long first used ether as a general anesthetic.
1858 Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patents his idea of attaching an eraser to the top of a
lead pencil. (shoulda made it bigger)
1867 U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward signs a treaty with Russia, purchasing Alaska for
$7,200,000; critics dub the deal "Seward's Folly." (That works out to 2cents an acre...maybe we
should call it Seward's Fortune?!?!)
1964 One of television’s best known game shows, "Jeopardy", developed by Merv Griffin, aired
on NBC-TV for the first time. The host, Art Fleming never missed one show in 2,500 programs.
1981 President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest by a would be assassin as he walked to his
limousine outside a Washington, D.C. hotel. Press Secrectary James Brady and police officer
Thomas Delahanty and Secrect Service agent Tim MacCarthy were also wounded in the attack.

Today's thought:
"The New England Journal of Medicine reports that 9 out of 10 doctors agree that 1 out of 10
doctors is an idiot." --- Jay Leno (US comedian, talk show host )

ODDS & ENDS:
Charles Alderton, a Texan pharmacist, created a soft drink and named it after his prospective
father-in-law, Dr. Charles Kenneth Pepper. The doctor was unimpressed, so Alderton dropped
the period after the abbreviation for doctor and made his fortune with "Dr Pepper".

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 10:11am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#412 of 488)

Muse, it all ends at 4PM today.

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 10:19am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#413 of 488)

I wonder who will get the pen ultimate last post.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 10:24am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#414 of 488)

I was wondering that last night, Steve. Seems to be a dubious honor at best. I guess it'd make
that poster the one who was the last to leave the party.

Tacky, tacky, tacky!;^)

No! The cow did that one, honest! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 10:29am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#415 of 488)

The last poster won't know that they have posted, will they?

In Russian roulette, you hear if the gun dosn't go off, but do you hear it if it does?

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 10:31am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#416 of 488)

Well as the former lunch time cook, I'll just take my utensils and 8 burner gas stove out of here
now.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 10:58am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#417 of 488)

Not yet, Steve! Lunchtime's coming up and I've got two great brews for the faitful.

The first is a triple malt stout. This one's thick, rich, and sweet with a chocolate finish that
makes it feel more like dessert than just something to wash your food down with.

The second selection is lighter fare, an authentic British Bitter. Unlike it's name suggests, a
true bitter is a delicate balance between maltiness and hoppy flavor. The light body makes this
a perfect warm weather ale, or "for when you're having more than one".;^)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 10:59am Mar 30,
2001 EST (#418 of 488)

Okay, more sappy maudlin stuff...

When I heard about the board's imminent demise, the only thing I could think of was
American Pie, Don McClean's tribute to the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens,
and the Big Bopper on February 3, 1959. The song asks, more or less, "What if"... I've read
analyses of the song that extrapolate the verses to events in music since that day, and I think
they're pretty right on.

Anyway, I have, with considerable help from Nessus, compiled what I'd like to call "Pathfinder
Pie". Imagine this set to the music of "American Pie".

Pathfinder Pie

A long, long time ago
I can still remember how ol’ Buckeye’s threads would make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those keyboards dance
And maybe they'd be flaming for a while
But the end of March it made me shiver
with every keystroke I delivered,
Bad news in the header,
Nothing could have stopped me deader,
I can't remember if I cried
when I read about Time’s selfish side
But something touched me deep inside,
The day Pathfinder, died.

CHORUS
So, bye, bye Mr. partisan guy
Point my browser to the bookmark but the connection died.
And them good ol' techs were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this will be the day the boards die.
This will be the day the boards die.

Did you write the thread above?
And is your face in the book of Duh?
And Rich Pasma prattles so.
Now do you believe in click ‘n’scroll
Can Tortdog save your mortal soul?
And can you teach Bear how to type real slow?
Well, I know that you're in love with Jim
'Cause I saw your flaming war with him
You both blew off the rules
And we all fell off our stools
There was a looney leftist baiting Hank
Who questioned conrad and drew a blank
But I knew that that was in the tank....
The day Pathfinder died.

CHORUS

Now for 4 years we've been on our own
Since Marcus left for parts unknown.
But that's not how it is at Time.
And then Dave became our king and queen
But in that role he was seldom seen
And his posts they looked like yours and mine.
And when the King was lying down
Russell would up and torch the town
And on the boards they never learned.
Russell always would return
And while Fiat wrote a book on Marx
Sherrie practiced with her darts
And we all giggled in the dark
The day Pathfinder died.

CHORUS

Herb and Otis stuck it to the POTUS.
If Birdz was mean we didn't notice.
Eighty threads and climbing fast.
Speedway landed on his ass,
Ray quoted laws already passed.
And history told by Kirk was just a gas.
Now the warming earth was in review
While Regal said it wasn’t news.
We nearly pissed our pants,
When Dean did his colored dance.
And Algore tried to take the field,
The Texas Gov. refused to yield.
And we all argued if he didn’t steal,
To The day Pathfinder died.

CHORUS

Oh and there we were in cyber space,
With everyone pleading out their case,
And Y-Sam impeached Jackson once again.
So come on, Ricco’s nimble, Blue Lime’s quick,
McMurray is our nation schtick
And streamline is everybody’s friend.
Oh but when we read a spin doc’s phrase
Our answers would go on for days.
No campaign clerk could yell,
As loud or write so well.
But against the Nanny stood all of us,
The lame, the blind, the right wing nuts.
We're all bozos on this bus.
The day pathfinder died.

CHORUS

I met a girl with handle blue,
I asked about the folks we knew,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I clicked my bookmark where the board was found.
I searched and looked, and cruised around.
But the screen there said I’m sorry, page not found.
And on the net, some posters screamed
Some flamers died and the rest were steamed.
But none of them were jokin’,
The links had all been broken.
And the three that I admire most
Duh and Libby and the RR host
They’ve all gone somewhere else to post...
The day Pathfinder died.

So, bye, bye Mr. partisan guy
Point my browser to the bookmark but the connection died.
And them good ol' techs were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' this will be the day the boards die.

This will be the day the boards die.

Guy Montag, March 2001 (with some help from Nessus)

(Actually, Nessus took the idea and ran with it -- I have to include that given the last refrain.
And as a parting side note, one of the brightest spots of PF closing is that I have gotten to know
Nessus much better. He's a great guy!)

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 11:08am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#419 of 488)

Sad song, anyone?

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 11:10am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#420
of 488)

Guy is too kind.

His idea, his song.

Nessus

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 11:20am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#421 of 488)

Well, thanx Guy and Nessus---now I'm sitting here crying. I HATE this!!!

(ok, pulling myself back together)

Thanx for lunch, Steve---sounds great!!! ;)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 11:22am Mar 30,
2001 EST (#422 of 488)

Amen Susan...

Well, thanx Guy and Nessus---now I'm sitting here crying. I HATE this!!!

Aw shucks, we didn't mean to make you cry...

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 11:24am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#423
of 488)

Hey, it's not supposed to be that sad.

There's some pretty funny stuff in there, too. I think.

Nessus

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 11:31am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#424 of 488)

At the same time I am getting all maudlin here, I am also at TPS which, I have heard, is pulling
the plug at noon today. *sigh*

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 11:33am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#425 of 488)

That's ok, guys...I'm just gonna miss this place!

Practice safe eating -- always use condiments. [CooterBrown] - 11:40am Mar 30, 2001
EST (#426 of 488)

Steve! How ya doing, bro!

Your lunch menus always make me salivate! LOL!

Guy, that was AWESOME, BABEEEEEEEE!!

I don't think I'll be able to be online for the end. If I'm not, I'm really going to miss you guys
that aren't at the other board. *sniff*

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 11:46am Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#427 of 488)

Cooter and Steve...I was over at TPS, and reminiscing about the B or B thread---so what is it
today??

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 11:57am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#428
of 488)

Cooter:

How come you've never stopped by the Saloon?

Nessus

[~Libby~] - 11:58am Mar 30, 2001 EST (#429 of 488)

Guy, that was a magnificent piece of work. Like Susan, I was sitting here with tears in my eyes.
That goes into my archives. Thank you for taking the time to create something that special.

This will be one of my last posts. Just wanted to tell everyone how much I have enjoyed my time
here. I will see some of you on other boards, but it will never be quite the same. Best wishes to
you all.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 12:02pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#430 of 488)

See you, Libby.

Thanks, Jay. That was very fine.

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 12:08pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#431 of 488)

Take care Libby

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 12:26pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#432 of 488)

Hello, everyone. Gonna miss you guys if you don't come on over to Sherrie's place. Gonna have
to look if I still have the ICQ executable file so that I can keep in touch.

OK, I found it and installed it again. My ICQ# is 113482121. </EDIT>

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 12:39pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#433 of 488)

If you don't, Ray, it's an easy download. *ggg* Make a note of my number. ;)

So long and thanks for all the fish! [Duh_] - 12:49pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#434 of 488)

,,,,,,lordy......

barkeep.. some heavy duty asprin....... and quickly please.... and all of you out there, quit that
typing...... way toooooooo loooud........

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 12:53pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#435 of 488)

Sherrie's place??? I missed that.

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 12:56pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#436 of 488)

Guy, three large chunks of your coffee, please, with just a splash of JP-4 over it. It'll help my
voice as I sing your song. What a riot!

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 12:57pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#437 of 488)

Steve, find Sherrie this afternoon on the boards and ask her to email you the info. Hurry
though. The clock's ticking.

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 01:00pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#438 of 488)

Where is she hanging out these days?

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 01:05pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#439 of 488)

Steve, do a search for her name on the "POLITICS" board. Her most recent post will come up
first.

I've also just emailed her, letting her know that you're looking for her, okay?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 01:05pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#440 of 488)

Thanks Cooter, Libby, and Peter!

Like I said, a good chunk of the kudos and huzzahs does go to Nessus, though...

MsR

Guy, three large chunks of your coffee, please, with just a splash of JP-4 over it.
It'll help my voice as I sing your song. What a riot!

Glad you like it! We worked really hard on it...

Steve

What's your e-mail address? I'll send you an invite to Sherrie's...

(If you don't feel comfortable posting it, e-mail me at guy743@yahoo.com)

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 01:13pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#441 of 488)

Steve, Go Here!

A Lot of Folks Are Migrating Here Too

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 01:14pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#442 of 488)

Well, TPS is history...they took it down about 10 minutes ago.

No! The cow did that one, honest! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 01:15pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#443 of 488)

Great song Guy.

Last coffee.

Now I know what the word `institution' means.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 01:22pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#444 of 488)

Thanks Barry

Now I know what the word `institution' means.

As in "we belong in an"?

No! The cow did that one, honest! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 01:26pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#445 of 488)

Well we found one, and lost it!

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 01:32pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#446 of 488)

Thanks for the links Peter

Living well really is the best revenge. [Birdz] - 01:33pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#447 of 488)

Guy - I'm MEAN?

Oh, well, I guess I don't try to be nice to the assholes.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 01:44pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#448 of 488)

Miles Davis once said: "A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm
still doing it."

I think this is the way we ought to go out too. Nothing's changed, kidz - we're all still here. It's
just that we're doing what we do someplace else from now on.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 02:04pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#449 of 488)

birdzeye

It fit the meter. Plus Nessus wrote it.

:)

And in either case, we didn't notice...

Soon we'll be sliding down the razor blade of life [MsRobbie] - 02:20pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#450 of 488)

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.
--William Cowper

Robbie, sniffling and packing up for the move...

More than a dessert topping; it's a floor wax too! [steveny1] - 02:20pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#451 of 488)

<Stephen packing up his kitchen equipement in a Harry Potter inspired steamer trunk>

Snow [Snow Pea] - 02:21pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#452 of 488)

Guy -- I loved your song!

I never spent a lot of time posting in the Rumpus Room, but I always checked in to read and
have thoroughly enjoyed it. You guys have done a great job in creating a tradition of
camaraderie and a comfort zone from the insanity of the boards.

Hat's off! Oops, I don't have a hat . . .

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 02:32pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#453 of 488)

Thanks Snow...

Check out my "Goodbyes" thread... I'm getting to you, honest... :)

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 02:36pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#454 of 488)

Amen, Snow...Thanx, Guy (and I am STILL waiting for the shower pictures---I KNOW you have
had nothing else to do)!!!

McCarthyism isn't always a bad thing. [Ferret Mike] - 02:38pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#455
of 488)

I figured I'd stop in for one last time before the closed sign is put in the window.

Hope the Rumpus Room lives on in another site. It has a history and a tradition to keep up you
know.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 02:42pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#456 of 488)

Susan

They're coming, honest... I have to re-send Robbie's too...

Ferret Mike

Hope the Rumpus Room lives on in another site. It has a history and a tradition
to keep up you know.

It will. I guarantee it will.

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 02:43pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#457 of 488)

4PM....WTF???

Damn, I thought I had one more day! [sniffle]...I'm gonna miss this place.

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 02:51pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#458 of 488)

We all will, Muse. Jay's threatening to franchise the damned place in cyberspace though.;^)

Nice to see Peter (Snow Pea) come by. How's tricks down in your part of the world? We're
getting buried up here. Just what we needed too!8^P

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 03:01pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#459 of 488)

Peter

We all will, Muse. Jay's threatening to franchise the damned place in cyberspace
though.;^)

Like Starbucks. Only bigger.

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 03:02pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#460 of 488)

heh heh heh...

Turn out the lights . . . [lara croft] - 03:04pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#461 of 488)

Hey guys

Couldn't do the big swan song without saying goodbye.

Life is about change, it's what keeps it interesting; but nobody ever said all change is good.

I'm going to miss most of you. You don't spend as much time together as we have, over the
years, and not develop a relationship of some sort and a caring for each other.

May the blue bird of happiness always be a regular visitor to your lives.

Happy trails to you, until we meet again.... [Nessus2] - 03:05pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#462
of 488)

Birdz:

The line says, "IF Birdz was mean, we didn't notice." Implying, I should think, that you weren't
mean. At least, I never noticed... ;-}

The original line was, "The birds took off for the fallout shelter..."

I couldn't pass up using "Birdz" instead.

I italicized it to imitate in print the vocal doubling that McLean uses on that single word in that
line.

Nessus

REPENT!! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!!! [FAUFORDE] - 03:07pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#463 of 488)

This is weird. It's like a comet is on it's way and there's nothing we can do about it. Well, except
to colonize new frontiers, in strange new places. Which we are, but still, it's sad to see the old
planet going.

GW: [G. Washington] - 03:11pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#464 of 488)

Ramondo: A brandy here, mate.

I'm goin' down with the ship.

[Tosses brandy down]

Now, let's have another one. I'll sip this one.......

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 03:16pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#465 of 488)

And another bottle of chardonnay. I've gone down with one ship today---might as well make it
two.

[LADYBUG30] - 03:18pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#466 of 488)

I'm not going to say goodbye (have said more than enough of those in RL the last few months) -
just sincerely hope that I will have a chance to see all of my friends on other boards. The best
of luck to all of you, and thanks to those of you who were so kind to me!!!!

Susan--ICQ 5296654 (or see email in profile) [sjscruby] - 03:19pm Mar 30, 2001 EST
(#467 of 488)

Hope to see you elsewhere, Ladybug. ;)

GW: [G. Washington] - 03:20pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#468 of 488)

Ladybug: Since we're all going to die soon (metaphorically speaking), how about a little
cyber-sex?

Peter Cammann [streamline] - 03:23pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#469 of 488)

This is really the final word from Uncle Pete. I’ve got just one word for you…and it ain’t
"plastics".

The word is "information", the only currency that really matters on the Web. When corporate
America figures this out, we’ll see a resurgence of the wild creativity we’ve experienced in
this medium over the past six years.

We’re seeing the end of an era, not just here at Pathfinder (or TOL) – but on the World Wide Web
in general. The big boom is over and now it’s time for the companies who own the various Web
sites we’ve been frequenting to find some new and creative way to fund their efforts. The
banner advertising that we’ve all despised has proven ineffective in bringing in enough cash
to keep this site going and I’ve seen much the same situation develop on several other sites and
newsgroups.

This is a little bit of history, my friends.

We’re entering another age of the Internet and I happen to be as excited about it as I was in
1995 when I first started screwing around on the Web, trying to make a few bucks for myself
and for my clients. The rules have already changed, but I think it’s going to be a while before
everyone figures out just how they work.

I’ve had more fun than I can possible describe on this thread and so I feel comfortable making
my very last post on these boards right here, with all of you, right now.

You’re a great group of folks and I’ve enjoyed debating, joking, and sharing with you all.

Lots of love,

Peter Cammann (streamline2001@hotmail.com)

REPENT!! THE END IS NEAR!!!!!!! [FAUFORDE] - 03:23pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#470 of 488)

Oh, Barkeep! Mr. B needs to be hosed down!

[LADYBUG30] - 03:43pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#471 of 488)

Ladybug: Since we're all going to die soon (metaphorically speaking), how about
a little cyber-sex?

Ahhhh - you had to wait until you knew I had a headache?!! *G*

Hope to see you elsewhere, Ladybug. ;)

Likewise, Susan!!

On the Winchester Estate [SV_Doug] - 03:44pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#472 of 488)

One last beer and coganc in the RR Ramando please. I'm going to miss this place when I'm
abroad. *sniff*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 03:45pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#473 of 488)

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

It can't be over. It just can't...

GW: [G. Washington] - 03:45pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#474 of 488)

The last double post......

Goodbye, world...........

GW: [G. Washington] - 03:45pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#475 of 488)

Ramondo: Fill this glass and give me a Cuban cigar.

The ship is tilllllllllting.........

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 03:48pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#476 of 488)

And GW's stuttering...

Fuck it.

Gimme a beer, someone, anyone...

And fire up painless one last time...

NBA's coming Memphis? Crime's already too high. [wardaddy] - 03:50pm Mar 30, 2001
EST (#477 of 488)

Much love to all of my friends. I'll leave today with a lot of sadness but with many fond
memories.

Dag.... [surferchicklet] - 03:53pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#478 of 488)

Love ya folks... see you hither and yon...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 03:55pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#479 of 488)

To All...

Goodbye my friends... May we meet again, sometime, somewhere...

(But preferably on the other boards... HINT HINT...)

GW: [G. Washington] - 03:57pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#480 of 488)

Good bye, everyone.

It's been real....

And Ronald Reagan was the greatest president of the 20th century.

Have I got a tail! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 03:57pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#481 of 488)

C U on ezboard Guys!

There's no reward for finding fault. [muse] - 03:58pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#482 of 488)

Rosebud

"I always knew I'd look back at the tears and laugh, but I never thought that I'd
look back at the laughs and cry." [Rhiannon] - 03:58pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#483 of 488)

Love ya all....my best to everyone. :)

GW: [G. Washington] - 03:59pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#484 of 488)

See you on the other side.

[Tosses back brandy, as waves lap at the windows of the Rumpus Room]

Have I got a tail! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 03:59pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#485 of 488)

Bye

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! [guy montag] - 04:00pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#486 of 488)

Where'd all these fucking Indians come from?

-- George Armstrong Custer's last words...

Interesting. The "Post Message" Box is gone, but apparently we can still edit messages...

Hmmmm...

Well, let's see... I've got 10 minutes, tops, to play with this.

10 minutes.

I could have 10 hours and not have enough time to adequately describe how I feel about y'all...

All I can say is, visit the other boards (I will be moving the Rumpus Room over the weekend),
send e-mails, and DAMMIT keep in touch, folks... You're all FAR too nice to lose touch...

Okay... I posted this at 4:00... Missed last RR post by two... (Congrats maggie!)

Looks like I have another 6 or 7 minutes left...

Okay, so maybe this is pathetic...

Maggie

Please edit your post -- if we time it right, we can have the Rumpus Room at the top of the post
lists...

Thanks!

Have I got a tail! [BARRY F SULLIVAN] - 04:01pm Mar 30, 2001 EST (#487 of 488)

Bye

When you seek revenge, dig two graves. - Proverb [_maggie_] - 04:01pm Mar 30,
2001 EST (#488 of 488)

Paha na Iehowa 'oe e ho'omaika'i mai, a e malama mai.

Aloha nui ahui hou,

Maggie