Uncle Pete sez: "Fuggedaboudit!" [streamline] - 05:36pm Mar 19, 2001 EST (#1 of 488)
I got Bab's bust (that always sounds vaguelyÉI dunnoÉwrong). Spagz's barstool is where it
belongs. Star's 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, 'Dexter Rides Again'.
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.
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<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