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Title: LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 12:00:27 AM: Well, you've read the notes, you've pondered the skirt steak conundrum and you are now ready to post excellent postings all the livelong day and night, or, in honor of It's DeLovely - Night and Day.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 12:21:59 AM: Well, I think I detailed all my holiday weekend eats in yesterday's posts.

Love Bugs, Daffy, but also get a great kick out of Foghorn Leghorn ("that boy's so dumb, he thinks the Mexican border pays rent.")

I love the kids from SOUTH PARK, the best satire on TV.
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Post by: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 12:29:43 AM: Daffy and Bugs. Tom & Jerry. Sylvester & Tweety and Donald with the Chippendales.
For made for TV toons - South Park characters.
Quite like Roger Rabbit too.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 01:23:59 AM: I'm up again. Had a sound couple of hours' sleep. It's twue, it's twue - my DVD player is working again thanks to the ministrations of bk. Yes Virginia, there were some complications - but the end result is that I can now watch DVDs again. Hurray! Cheers! Zowie!
And it's also twue that bk - the reluctant guest - finally showed up at my landpeople's barbecue (my landlady had me phone him and she more or less ordered him to get his butt cheeks over here) - and had a good time and was a hit.
At said bbq I ate delish chicken kabobs, a tiny taste of skirt steak because bk wanted to demonstrate the newly discovered flavored ketchup ( I don't eat steak - but relented because I wanted to taste the ketchup - it was good. Steak I can still live without), various salads - my favorite was some kind of corn, avocado, onion thing - beans, more salad. For dessert...ready?... had a bit of cookie, carrot cake, fruit salad, pound cake with berries and whipped cream, some kind of chocolate cake - and later, pretzel sticks. Whewww!!
Other questions of the day, I'll deal with during the day. I may try bed again now.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 01:34:47 AM: Oh - and I didn't realize I was inching my way forward in the posting race. I'm the Seabsicuit of posters! (Couldn't find the picture of a racing horse, so a racing dog will have to do....)

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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 01:37:20 AM: ...I think Seawoof is running in the wrong direction. Oh well.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on July 05, 2004, 04:11:44 AM: I returned last night after a long (Thursday onward) Canada Day weekend in the country. And I just caught up with the posts. Welcome back Jane and Keith, and welcome back TCB.

There was lots of good food this weekend, which was spent with folks originally from Sri Lanka, Singapore, Pakistan and Iran. The chicken biryani was a huge hit, and went well with the garlicky Iranian rice. Also a winner was the Pavlova which, though made for Canada Day, was red (strawberries), white (whipped cream) and blue (berries). There were lots of laughing kids around, too, all well behaved. They had a great time playing cards with Archie.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 06:10:45 AM: Good Morning!

I can't believe I'm up so early today! -Keep in mind, anything before 10:30 is/was early for me, and I was up and getting my cereal in the kitchen at 8:30! I'm still in Fairfax, and should probably be heading back down 95, but I think I'll be heading back to the couch shortly... And it somehow slipped my mind that today is the end of the holilday weekend, so I'm keep my eye on the traffic reports. I'll most likely just hang out here for the day, and make my way back once the sun goes down. *It's also HUMID!

Fourth Foods - Hamburger, Hot Dog, Sushi (the woman who brought the sushi only brought the "cooked stuff"), Chinese Cole Slaw, Fruit Salad, Devilled Eggs (four different types - plain-no relish, plain w/relish, tarragon, and curry), Potato Chips, Coke, Diet Coke and a Beer from some microbrewery in North Carolina - very tasty. Oh, and a spoonful of Chocolate Gelato... Shhh, no one is supposed to know that.. Shhh.... ;) *I'll explain later.

Animated Characters - Tom & Jerry, Deputy Dog, Woody Woodpecker, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe le Pew, etc... I still remember the local independent station in DC having a great afternoon cartoon block. It would start with the classics, and then end with "Star Blazers".

Favorite Animated Short - Has to be the one with Woody Woodpecker and the bank robbers which was underscored and scored with Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsoy, No. 2". After seeing and hearing that one, I just had to pick up the music to that piece and learn how to play it! I'm still(!) learning how to play it. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 06:11:25 AM: Quote from: Dan-in-Toronto on July 05, 2004, 04:11:44 AM
I returned last night after a long (Thursday onward) Canada Day weekend in the country. And I just caught up with the posts. Welcome back Jane and Keith, and welcome back TCB.

There was lots of good food this weekend, which was spent with folks originally from Sri Lanka, Singapore, Pakistan and Iran. The chicken biryani was a huge hit, and went well with the garlicky Iranian rice. Also a winner was the Pavlova which, though made for Canada Day, was red (strawberries), white (whipped cream) and blue (berries). There were lots of laughing kids around, too, all well behaved. They had a great time playing cards with Archie.

WOW! Now that's what I call variety!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 06:22:28 AM: Mandelbrot vs. Biscotti

Besides the obvious ethnic and country of origin differences, they are very similar. However, the main difference comes mainly from the proportions of ingredients involved. -The recipe that Jane posted is actually very close to my favorite biscotti recipe with one major difference. A true(!) biscotti recipe would never have any fat other than the fat from the eggs. Yes, there are recipes out there for biscotti that have butter in them, but they're not real biscotti recipes! ;)

In short, it's the fat! It's the fat/oil/butter that makes the difference. It's a texture thingy.

And then there's the fact that biscotti can actually refer to any type of Italian cookie, but that's another cookbook. See: Marcella Hazan, Dorie Greenspan, Nick Malgieri, Alice Medrich, etc...

Now wasn't that vaguely informative? :-\
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on July 05, 2004, 06:42:30 AM: Always informative, DR Jose.

I find that biscotti generally have to be dunked, but that's not the case for mandelbrot.

As for the variety of this weekend's company: Of the eight adults who spent Canada Day together, only two were born in Canada: Gord (London, Ontario) and his cousin from Detroit.

Cartoon characters? Woody Woodpecker is a favorite. Here's what I just learned about him.

"The birth of Woody Woodpecker was like a situation out of one of his cartoons. Walter Lantz and his wife, Grace, were on their honeymoon at Sherwood Lake in California. They kept hearing a knock, knock, knock on the roof. When Lantz went out to investigate, he discovered a woodpecker drilling holes in the shingles. This would never do. The bird continued pounding away unabated until Lantz got its attention. Then it flew away with a defiant scream.

"Back at his cartoon studio (he had been an animator since 1916, predating even Walt Disney) Lantz held a meeting with his key personnel. He told them the saga of his noisy honeymoon. Then he asked them to develop the cartoon character of a pesky woodpecker that would bedevil anyone who it came in contact with. The eventual result was Woody."
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Post by: Michael on July 05, 2004, 06:51:40 AM: my first choice has to be the Buzzard from the Warner Bros. collection. Don;t remember the name of the character and I think he only appeared in a handful of cartoons at most.
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Post by: Michael on July 05, 2004, 06:53:27 AM: Bugs Bunny was the most versatile cartoon character there was. He could sing and dance, he wasn't a bad athlete, he liked to cross dress and had an ongoing "special" relationship with Elmer Fudd.
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Post by: Michael on July 05, 2004, 06:54:33 AM: And as for the standings of how many posts certain DR readers have posted I always believed that it is the quality and not the quantity of how many posts one does
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Post by: Michael on July 05, 2004, 06:58:20 AM: Okay I just did a google search. (my fav search enginge) and got what I was looking for right away. His name was Beaky Buzzard and here is a link to everything Beaky.

http://home.wi.rr.com/tatay/cartoons/beaky.html (http://home.wi.rr.com/tatay/cartoons/beaky.html)

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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 07:05:18 AM: I detailed last night what I had to eat at the cookout I attended, so I won't repeat myself here. Suffice to say, it was delicious, and I ate far too much. The exercises this morning were NOT pleasant experiences, but they had to be done because of the quantity of food consumed at a fairly late hour (for me at least) last night. In fact, I'm determined to do another set of exercises this afternoon attempting to work off more of the overindulgences I took part in last night.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 07:08:05 AM: Favorite cartoon star character is, like bk, Daffy Duck, and I think DUCK AMUCK is the best cartoon ever done. Creative, zany, surreal in the best Warner Bros. cartoon way, with a zinger of a closing surprise.

Of the minor Warner characters (I've mentioned this before here), Witch Hazel is my very favorite. Just love her, and June Foray, who can do no wrong as the female master of cartoon voices, is simply a scream.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 07:12:28 AM: Have to disagree in a major way with DR td about Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. Apart from Sean Connery who can't be touched in the part, I think he's the best James Bond replacement they've come up with. In fact, I think they've all been rather good except Roger Moore whom I can't stand. I know he made the franchise buckets of millions playing the character, but I never believed him for an instant either as an action star or a lover. A total washout for me.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 07:15:11 AM: DR Panni, I've been meaning to answer your grammar question posed the other night after I logged off, and have forgotten to do it ever since. The plural possessive of the expression was the correct way to write it (apostrophe after the "s.")

I can't even remember what the expression was now after so many days away from your query, but the last way you suggested was the correct way.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:20:22 AM: SWW the cookies are biscotti like. This recipe is a bit stickier than my biscotti recipe. I rarely bake them but now my mother-in-law has stopped making them I might have to begin again. Her sister served them to us last time we were in LA so I had my fix. I usually make a biscotti recipe I like very much, made with a little brandy and toasted almonds.

Panni, I bet loud noises scare you. I was gone for so long, how is Rachel’s mono?

JRand GOOD JOB VIBES!!!
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:25:01 AM: Thank you , DR Matt. I think the expression was something like "several days' worth."
Off for my morning walk. It's overcast, but this being LA....
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:29:01 AM: Jane - thanks for asking. Rachel is still sleeping many hours a day. Feeling better, but gets tired very easily. She's basically taking it easy for the rest of the summer.

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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:34:13 AM: Thank you Dan-in-Toronto. It’s good to be back. And thanks for the Woody Woodpecker history.

My favorite cartoons were TOM AND JERRY and MIGHTY MOUSE.

JoseSPiano I went and checked my favorite Biscotti recipe and it has butter. Maybe that is why I like it so much, butter and brandy, plus it isn’t too dry. To me, Mandlebrot is made with oil, not butter.

Panni, I'm glad Rachel is improving. I hope she is taking extra vitamins and iron along with the rest. Thankfully she has the summer to take care of herself.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:35:52 AM: bk....

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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 07:50:34 AM: Good morning all.

Hope you all had a very happy and safe 4th. I'm pleased to report that Rescue Remedy worked like a charm and we spent a very peaceful evening. No barking, no running around like a mad dog, no panic and Bear acted like nothing was going on either. ;)

Bad news. I am not royal yet. The dentist called and I had to change my appointment for this Friday. Sigh. After I had already told everyone at work that they didn't have to treat me any different. I've been getting bows, curtsies and the royal wave all week.

Have to say that my favorite cartoon was the Bug Bunny Operas. I LOVE “Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit”. It was a tricky way to introduce young people to the art. Now that I look back, my parents did the same thing. I remember having albums of the story of “Sleeping Beauty”, “William Tell” and others that used classical music as the back drop to the story.

I guess I didn’t tell you guys my big news either. Remember how many months ago I told you I was going to be reclassed to a higher title? Well, it FINELY came though. As of the 28th of June I am a Senior Personal Clerk. That’s as high a title as I can go and remain a “clerical” person. The next rung on the ladder would be something in management.

I’m not so sure about that but my boss says, “We’ll see.” She’s retiring in four years and I get the impression I’m being groomed to take her place. We’ll see, indeed.

I must say I like the money. Not to brag but jumping up four pay grades does make a bit of difference. If Chitty/Michael Ball comes to NYC next spring, I will definitely to able to be there. I WON’T stay at the Milford Plaza either.

Not bad for someone whose first job was working in shrimp plant, bringing home a hundred dollars a week.

I fought with myself over the thought of getting my hair cut short (gasp!) this weekend but finely decided against it. I will get it trimmed (hopefully MY idea of a trim) but nothing drastic.

Welcome back TCD! I'm embarassed that I didn't realize you were gone. I haven't been keeping up like I should. Bad, naughty me.

What does one say to the director of a show? Is it proper to say good luck or does "break a leg" hold for that positon as well? A director with a broken leg? How does that help the show?? ???
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 08:02:45 AM: Yes, DR Panni, that's the one! Oh, the mind is a terrible thing to waste when one gets old. It REALLY bothers me that I can't seem to remember half of what I used to be able to remember so effortlessly.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2004, 08:53:42 AM: Good morning all and good luck job vibes for JRand53!

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Post by: Elan on July 05, 2004, 08:57:12 AM: I've always loved the classic Bugs cartoons like "What's Opera, Doc?" and "Rabbit of Seville," and I've enjoyed the little South Park that I've seen, but I don't think I will ever have a better time than my days watching Animaniacs in my school's lounge between classes. Some of the most hysterical musical spoofs of all time, the wackiest situation stuff, and the greatest list songs since Porter shuffled off the mortal coil. (In some of the less reputable piano bars in NYC, you might find me rattling off "Yakko's World," a listing of [almost] all the countries in the world, done at breakneck speed).
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2004, 08:57:58 AM: I felt much better yesterday and so I drove up to Vancouver for a BBQ! We all lounged around the pool and I am redder then before! My face looks like a ripe tomato!

Food eaten: Hamburger, deviled eggs, absolutely delicious potatoe salad, ribs!

After stuffing ourselves and swimming till we dropped we gathered around and watched a bit of Twilight Zone marathon and some WALLACE AND GROMMIT.

A very fun day! But today I will just lounge around the home environment...although I might need to make a trip to the grocery store at some point!
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 09:11:23 AM: Shayne: Of course it's quality vs. quantity, but, as I've always said, no matter if one is on the top ten list or not, all posts here at haineshisway.com are the chercest on all the Internet.

And speaking of posts, might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? You'd think it was the last day of a holiday weekend or something.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on July 05, 2004, 10:02:32 AM: I love "The Three Bears" from Warner Bros. They only did about four cartoons, but each is a classic.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 10:03:39 AM: Good Afternoon!

I had to take a break from the mini-Pokemon festival that my niece and nephew are currently watching. *I may have to pick up that Warner Bros. set later... Hmm...

But...

I just wanted to wish very Good Safe Travel Vibes to DR Jason who is heading back to NYC today - probably about to land back in NYC around the time of this post.

Let's hope he has some great tales from his time back home, and some of those recipes! ;)
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 10:06:36 AM: I've walked and showered and dressed and chatted with my landpeople (landlord and landlady makes me feel like I'm a serf) -- now for some coffee and then much writing, I hope.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 10:09:08 AM: What I always loved with Beaky Buzzard was the little song he used to sing: "I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee, won't my mamma be so proud of me."

Another oddball like that was the Hanna-Barbara dog that used to love dog biscuits and would go into levitating delights when he had one.

I also liked QuickDraw McGraw in his El Kabong persona.

I'm a big, big fan of Yosemite Sam.

Does anyone remember George Pal Puppetoons with the little black boy, Jasper? They'd probably be considered a bit racist today; but I mostly remember them as sort of surreal.

Though they've done some animated features with this character, he largely remains a comic strip character...I'm talking about Asterix the Gaul.

His animated features fall far short of the exquisite brilliance of his comic strip adventures. Almost all are detailed in a series of about thirty or forty books. Though French in origin, the British translations are hysterical, full of puns and British verbal humour. They concern a small but mighty Gaul, Asterix, and his bulky pal, Obelix, and their druid pal, Getafix...during the Roman occupation of Gaul under Julius Caesar. Very funny stuff. The characters were also in a live-action film where Obelix was played by Gerard Depardieu...I've never seen it, but I believe it was so successful in Europe, where these characters are immensely popular, that they were doing a sequel.
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Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:30:06 AM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:20:22 AM
...I usually make a biscotti recipe I like very much, made with a little brandy and toasted almonds....
Just a little brandy gets into the biscotti?

And for the rest? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:32:02 AM: Quote from: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:25:01 AM
...It's overcast, but this being LA....
Overcasting is what, I believe, our esteemed BK would like to be.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 10:32:27 AM: Forgot to say that I used to watch Mighty Mouse when I was a kid. Sometimes I'd sing the theme to myself on the way to school and become MM. I also like Porky Pig - perhaps because of my love for Freddy the Pig and thus all pigs. More later.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 10:41:03 AM: Second thing I forgot to mention - Re biscotti - Friends of mine in Boulder went into the biscotti business a few years ago. The man's name was Wallace, so they called the company "Wally Biscotti"... they've been quite successful. The Wally biscotti come in a variety of deevine flavors and can be ordered online. You can check it out at
http://www.wallybiscotti.com/
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Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:42:58 AM: My favorite cartoon character is Goofy. His excursions into the "How To..." shorts are marvelously creative.

My favorite two shorts are, however, the creations of Chuck Jones, who was (IMO) the best shorts director ever. Second favorite short starred Bugs Bunny, in "Baton Bunny." Once again, we find our hero at the Hollywood Bowl. This time, however, he is the orchestral contuctor, and his foes are an errant fly, his formal cuffs, and ultimately himself. Yep, faced with himself as his foe, he ends up losing, for once!

Much more creative, however, was "Little Brown Jug," which starred none of the usual suspects, but took place upon a page of music, with the notes themselves the characters. Everything was going fine within this community, until one of the notes showed up drunk! It's the sort of story that can only be told with animation.
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Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:44:41 AM: I went into yesterday's repast and festivities during yesterday's posts. If anyone has missed them, please feel free to glance backwards and find them.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 10:47:56 AM: Posted last night by Dear Reader George:

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I had to post this one post. At my last post, Jay and I were tied with 1402 posts each! Now I've just passed him!
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 10:48:14 AM: Confidential to Dear Reader George:
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Post by: Emily on July 05, 2004, 10:50:25 AM: LMAO Jay :)
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 11:01:26 AM: Last night's concert and fireworks were fun. The best part of the concert was when they played the marching songs for each branch of the U.S. armed forces and the members and veterans of each branch stood to accept the audience's applause as their song was played.

Worst part of the evening: sitting in bumper to bumper traffic at midnight on the Santa Ana Freeway.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 11:01:51 AM: Don't tell my rabbi, but last night for dinner I had a raw bar platter: crab claws, oysters and shrimp on ice. It was delish!
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:02:51 AM: Danise, do you have the day off?
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITION!!

MBarnum have you heard of sunscreen?

I just remembered I also like CASPER THE (FRIENDLY-which was it?) GHOST. I have always been a purist when it comes to the classics and never cared for the children’s versions.

Panni I have never seen so many varieties of flavored biscotti. When we lived in Michigan a local woman make the largest Mandelbrot I have ever seen, adding white chocolate and dried cherries or a variety of combinations. They were wonderful.

Jay- ;D
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:05:26 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:30:06 AM
Just a little brandy gets into the biscotti?

And for the rest? Inquiring minds want to know!

:D Only a few sips or I would screw up the bicotti. I do keep sniffing it cause it smells soooo good.
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Post by: Jennifer on July 05, 2004, 11:06:43 AM: Wow, it took me a while to catch up on all of yesterday's posts. I had only read page one.

Had a very busy day yesterday. Did some shopping. Got some new summer sandals for only $9.97. Then accidently bought a maternity top. It was on liquidation for $5 and put in with all the regular clothes. I only realized the mistake after in the car. But I just tightened the back and cut out the tag and it's fine now. :)

Spent part of the afternoon at the pool with some relatives.

Then invited them for an impromptu BBQ. With no notice.

Went pretty well considering I only got home at 6pm. Dinner was served at 7pm.

Then watched the Macys fireworks. I hated what they did to the Broadway performers.
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Post by: Sandra on July 05, 2004, 11:13:25 AM: Job vibes to JRand! ~~~~~~~~~~~

My brother is watching TV. He keeps changing the channel every few seconds. There's a lot of trash on TV. The best thing on is an infomercial for the Tempur-Pedic mattress. I like the part when the pitcher throws an egg at the mattress.

My favorite cartoon is, of course, Arthur. Art Garfunkel appeared on today's episode.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:18:16 AM: Jennifer it’s a good thing you are handy. Do you make your own clothes as well?

Sandra what is Arthur?
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 11:20:11 AM: On the topic o' the day:

I can't say I am as familiar with the oeuvre as I'd like to be, but I am completely enthralled every time I see a cartoon out of the Max Fleischer studio. I especially enjoy the shorts featuring Miss Betty Boop. Many of the ones I've seen are totally subversive which, as you might imagine, appeals in great measure to my very warped sense of humor.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 11:21:05 AM: Thanks to Sandra, Jane, Panni, and MB for the good vibes!

I ate hot dogs yesterday and a ham sandwich. It was all good! CNN crawl last night said that over 100 million people in the US planned to celebrate July 4th with a BBQ or picnic!

I liked Bugs Bunny....What's Opera, Doc? And Daffy Duck when he was trying to get into the movies....and also when he and Porky Pig had to share a hotel room during the war....."wouldn't ya know it, the bed's too low..."

On tv I also liked Quicks Draw and Baba Looey....Yogi Bear and BooBoo....and of course Rocky & Bullwinkle. Bullwinkle J. Moose of course went to Whatsamatta U and lived in Frostbite Falls, MN.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:21:26 AM: Quote from: Danise on July 05, 2004, 07:50:34 AM
Good morning all.

Hope you all had a very happy and safe 4th. I'm pleased to report that Rescue Remedy worked like a charm and we spent a very peaceful evening. No barking, no running around like a mad dog, no panic and Bear acted like nothing was going on either. ;)

RESCUE REMEDY!! That's it!! My sister reminded me (last night) that I had told her about some product that would calm down dogs (her dog, Murphy, barks at just about any sound that he can't see) and I said that I don't remember what it's called but that I would ask on HHW, since that's where I first heard about it, but now I don't have to. And by the time I got home last night, I forgot to ask. Danise, thanks for inadvertantly letting me know what I was going to ask about!
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Post by: Sandra on July 05, 2004, 11:25:36 AM: Arthur is a cartoon on PBS. It's based on a series of kids' books about an eight year old aardvark-kid and his friends. It's educational.

Now Andy Dick is eating a papaya live on TV. People are laughing. I don't get it.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 11:31:52 AM: Whew! Just got done taking my 2nd shower of the day. I came in from cutting down some brush and trees that were growing on the other side of our fence. I know it's not really mine but if I don't keep ahead of it then I have full grown trees to deal with down the road. The people who own the lot never take care of it except to mow out the center part. They don't do any trimming along the edges.

My arms and legs are burning/itching something awful. I hope I didn't get in to anything.

Thank you for the congrats, Jane. I’m really pleased with it but at the same time I feel bad for all the men who do such hard physical work yet are making so much less than I am. The poor laborers make the lowest amount of money but do the nastiest work. Like what I just came in from doing. I can’t imagine having to that for hours on end with out a shower. Somehow it just doesn’t seem fair.

JRand, my very best wishes for a wonderful job! :)
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 11:36:09 AM: Finally found a description from yesterday (by JR) of a small town July 4th. I was going to note it at the time, but didn't. Went through several pages of posts, but found it.
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Post by: Elan on July 05, 2004, 11:37:07 AM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 11:20:11 AM
On the topic o' the day:

I can't say I am as familiar with the oeuvre as I'd like to be, but I am completely enthralled every time I see a cartoon out of the Max Fleischer studio. I especially enjoy the shorts featuring Miss Betty Boop. Many of the ones I've seen are totally subversive which, as you might imagine, appeal in great measure to my very warped sense of humor.

Quick recollection: A few years ago, there was a Betty Boop retrospective at a local theater (I believe the Film Forum). One favorite featured Betty on a cannibal-laden desert island. As the natives converged on our heroine jabbering away in prototypical "oogah-booga" fashion, a very distinct "shalom aleichem" was heard. I really couldn't tell you what happened during the next five minutes, as I was too busy being doubled over screaming with laughter.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:40:46 AM: Danise you are too nice. Some people find sitting at a desk more difficult to do than working outside. Also I suggest you get some Tecnu if a rash breaks out. Echo gave me poison oak just before we left on our trip so I packed a small bottle of Tecnu and used it twice a day. I was so happy it popped up before I left home and not the afternoon after. I also used a hydrocortisone ointment after the Tecnu.

Sandra we don’t get PBS. :(

For Danise and other lovers of the show, STARGATE returns Friday night. :)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:41:49 AM: Quote from: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 12:29:43 AM
Daffy and Bugs. Tom & Jerry. Sylvester & Tweety and Donald with the Chippendales.

The Chippendale Dancers had their own cartoon?? Where was I? I'd love to see that one!

Otherwise, I like Sylvester and Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Donald AND Daffy Duck (cousins??), Bugs Bunny (of course), the South Park kids, Futurama, Under Dog, as well as the very early Popeye (does anyone know why or when Brutus became Bluto...or vice versa?)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:44:57 AM: Quote from: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:42:58 AM
Much more creative, however, was "Little Brown Jug," which starred none of the usual suspects, but took place upon a page of music, with the notes themselves the characters. Everything was going fine within this community, until one of the notes showed up drunk! It's the sort of story that can only be told with animation.

Does anyone remember the Michigan J. Frog cartoon? I remember watching it as a kid. The last couple of times I saw it on TV, it was edited! The last time that I saw it on TV, they show the guy getting the frog and when rents the theater, he puts out a sign that says "Admission." No one enters. He changes the sign to "Free Admission" and EVERYONE rushes in. What I remember from when I was a kid is that he did put up the sign "Admission" and no one came in. He then changed the sign to "Free Admission" and still no one came in. THEN he changes the sign to "FREE BEER" and THAT'S when everyone rushed in...and if you watch carefully, you can see that they're all adult men who appeared (to me, at least) to be shabbily dressed. Anyone else remember this?? ::)
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:44:58 AM: Elan that is great. ;D Keith and I love watching some of the old shows they are so unintentionally funny. Well, I think it was unintentional.
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Post by: Emily on July 05, 2004, 11:47:07 AM: Arthur kicks booty.

Long live "Binky" the robotic Scandinavian pop group! :)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:55:17 AM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 10:47:56 AM
Posted last night by Dear Reader George:
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I had to post this one post. At my last post, Jay and I were tied with 1402 posts each! Now I've just passed him!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:55:26 AM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 10:48:14 AM
Confidential to Dear Reader George:
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:56:42 AM: Jay,
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Of course, you realize...this means war! (a Bugs Bunny reference!!) ;D
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 12:08:02 PM: I remember that sign in the "frog" cartoon DRGEORGE....LOL.

And of course THE SIMPSONS.

I think the bully was Bluto through the Fleischer & Paramount Popeye cartoons, but became Brutus in the made for TV Popeye cartoons of the early 60's (?). I like some of the Popeye cartoons....including Olive's Moving Day, If I Were President, Olive on the battleship, and Popeye as Aladdin!

Thanks for vibes Danise!
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:10:59 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:44:58 AM
Keith and I love watching some of the old shows they are so unintentionally funny. Well, I think it was unintentional.

Like Dark Shadows? LOL!

The itching is starting to fade. I had the CalaGel out, just in case. I like it better than the calamine lotion. Not as runny.

I can't wait for the new StarGates!

I watched some of my favorite Babylon 5 episodes yesterday. I miss it.
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Post by: Michael on July 05, 2004, 12:15:13 PM: I think the internet is wonderful! I accidently came across a site with an old friend of mine who I literally thought had died. He had cancer and was recovering and then one day when I called him his phone was disconnected and spent years trying to find him and then bang! He had given up practising medicine and went back to school in Toronto Canada. I spoke with him on the phone today and it was like the 6 years or sp had never been!! He also told me to how to contact two other friends from Montreal who also had moved on. One is in San Fran and the other in NYC (Queens)!!!
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 12:18:13 PM: Keith just called he is tired but feeling somewhat okay after working out. I’m feeling better too. I still have a cold but my throat isn’t as sore and I’m not so tired. Back to cleaning while I still have energy.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 12:19:20 PM: http://members.cox.net/mulvanedepot/town%20histories/old_settlers.htm (http://members.cox.net/mulvanedepot/town%20histories/old_settlers.htm)

DRPANNI here is another description of a town fair....usually called the Old Settler's Picnic!

Pitching horseshoes was a man's activity....and for the ladies there was the pancake race and the nail driving contest!
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:19:35 PM: Ok, call me crazy but has anyone here seen the commercial about aspirin with the song that starts, "Pump, Pumps....your blood"? Now I might be totally off my rocker but I seem to remember (don't ask me why) that same song being sung during a Happy Days episode where one of the guys used that song to pass a test in his biology class.

Am I crazy or does anyone else remember that?

Your very welcome, Jrand and I do wish you the best.

I don’t know about being to good, Jane. I just know what it’s like to work like a dog and not get paid for it. It does make you look at things a bit different.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 12:20:43 PM: Quote from: Michael Shayne on July 05, 2004, 12:15:13 PM
He also told me to how to contact two other friends from Montreal who also had moved on. One is in San Fran and the other in NYC (Queens)!!!

Are you referring to the friends or the borough?
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 12:21:15 PM: Ah yes, DRDANISE...Dark Shadows. My favorite thing they did....and they ALWAYS did it.....was come in close on a character who would say something like:

"Yes, but did you know your sister was a vampire?" BIG MUSIC....FADE OUT....then commercial.....come back to show...same closeup...character says: "But never mind about that....what about......" LOL
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 12:22:41 PM: Quote from: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:19:35 PM
Am I crazy or does anyone else remember that?

Has it occurred to you, Dear Reader Danise, that those could be mutually exclusive concepts?

;)
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 12:23:17 PM: Michael Shayne it is always nice to connect with old friends, especially to find them well.

Thanks to you, through me, my brother was able to answer a crossword puzzle regarding Brett Halliday. He was very pleased about that. :D
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 12:24:15 PM: No time for war when the local cinema beckons. I'm off to see The Terminal. Will report back upon my return.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 12:25:47 PM: How could I forget Rocky & Bullwinkle...and the whole Jay Ward repertoire...Always liked Super Chicken, "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred." It's become one of my oft-used catch-phrases.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:28:24 PM: Jrand, I love the music-- Dum, Dum, DUM!!! And Dr. Hoffman who screamed like a plucked chicken. ;D

Jay--LOL!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 12:28:53 PM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 12:24:15 PM
No time for war when the local cinema beckons. I'm off to see The Terminal. Will report back upon my return.

Enjoy the movie, Jay!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 12:29:24 PM: Jay, everyone I know whe has seen the movie has really enjoyed it!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 12:29:53 PM: And one for Jay!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 12:30:24 PM: And don't worry, Jay, we'll keep the home fries burning until you return!
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 12:31:04 PM: And we'll keep posting until you come home (where you belong)! ;D
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 12:31:19 PM: Speaking of Jay Ward, does anyone remember FRACTURED FLICKERS, hosted by Hans Conried. This was a half-hour program where Ward and his zanies put dialogue on actual old silent movies. My favourite one was when they turned Lon Chaney's HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME into "Dinky Dunston: Boy Cheerleader".
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 12:43:51 PM: CONGRATULATIONS TO DANISE ON THE PROMOTION!

GOOD VIBES TO JRAND FOR THE JOB HUNT!

GOOD VIBES TO BK ON THE CALLBACKS,
AND WITH TOMORROW'S UNPLEASANT BUSINESS!

Favorite Cartoon Characters:

The whole Rocky and Bullwinkle family -- including Boris, Natasha, Dudley, Nell, Peabody, Sherman, and all of the Fractured Fairy Tales.

Finally, if I haven't already said it:

WELCOME BACK, JANE AND KEITH!!!
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 12:44:55 PM: What excellent postings.

Love Rocky and Bullwinkle and crew. Love Crusader Rabbit and Rags.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 12:49:27 PM: Thank you TCB, same to you even if I didn't know you were gone. I hope your computer woes didn't last too long.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 12:52:27 PM: Good Gosh! How could I forget The Simpsons??? I think sometimes I forget that they are cartoons.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:55:16 PM: Yes, thank you very much, TCB!
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Post by: Ann on July 05, 2004, 12:55:23 PM: Good afternoon all
Well, I get no three day weekend, so I'm back at work as per usual.
Had a grand time on the 4th this year. DR Jed came over and we watched the fireworks down at the Tacoma waterfront. Marvelous display.
Foodwise, not much was had by me yesterday. Had some Thai food earlier in the afternoon, usually one of my favorite meals, but for some reason my stomach didn't agree with it, and it promplty came back up. Perhaps it was too spicy, perhaps it was a bad reaction with some meds I'd taken earlier...who knows. At any rate, the rest of the day I ate pretty much nothing but Wheat Thins and a bit of yogurt. Although I gotta say, I was sorely tempted down at the waterfront...they had food stands for all sorts of deliciously sinful things...elephant ears, corn dogs. gyros, cheese sticks, cotton candy..mmmm. But I was a good girl and resisted all.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:59:22 PM: Cotton candy, mmmmmmmm. Yummy!
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Post by: Ann on July 05, 2004, 01:03:51 PM: Cartoons - I love 'em all. Gotta agree with Sandra, Arthur kicks bootie...on PBS kids, I'm also fond of Dragontales and Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Bugs has always been my favorite WB cartoon, hands down. Although interestingly, my favorite cartoon short of all time is a Tom and Jerry one. It's called, I'm pretty sure, the Cat Concerto. Tom playing the piano and Jerry inside...I'm blanking on the name of the piece played, but it's absolutely hilarious to me. Second place goes to any of the Bugs Opera ones. "Kill the Wabbit" had my mother in tears from laughing the first time she heard it. Those cartoons were such a clever way to introduce kids to classical music. Oh yeah, and the Tom and Jerry one where they turn the kitchen into an ice skating rink...love that one too.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:04:59 PM: Fractured Flickers...hehehe. It was on Thursday evenings at 9:30 so it was a bit late for me....and I was always disappointed when I got to watch it and it was a rerun!!!! Also on Thursday was the David Wolper one hour series Hollywood and the Stars. Only on for one season or so, but very interesting to someone in Indiana!

SuperChicken, Tom Slick, Dudley Do-Right....hehehehe. Inspector Fenwick and Nell.

And on Mighty Mouse...the poor girl mouse was always getting hypnotized and singing "Ben Bolt..." LOL.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 01:06:01 PM: So, Ann, has my son gone back across the mountains without visiting his good old Dad?
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:09:26 PM: Overture, curtain, lights.
This is it, the night of nights.
No more rehearsing and nursing a part.
We know every part by heart.

Overture, curtain, lights.
This is it, we'll hit the heights.
And oh what heights we'll hit.
On with the show
This is it!!!
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:10:06 PM: The above is done with straw hats and canes!
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Post by: Ann on July 05, 2004, 01:13:54 PM: TCB - Yes, Jed left when I went to work this morning. We actually discussed, as we were walking down to the waterfront, that we really should have called you up and gotten together for lunch, or at least invited you along to watch the fireworks with us. It would have been a wonderful gathering of the whole cyberfamily! :)
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 01:14:44 PM: Jrand, I loved HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS, but I thought I remembered it as a half hour program?
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:17:40 PM: Hmmmmmmmm.....might have been TCB....I am sure the information is on the net.
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Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 01:18:40 PM: Ann, I am sorry I missed a chance for a cyber-family reunion. Actually, the two of you could have come up to my place and watched the fireworks from my balcony.
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Post by: Ann on July 05, 2004, 01:20:26 PM: TCB - That would have been great fun! So sorry we didn't get on the ball and do it...perhaps next year :)
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Post by: Jennifer on July 05, 2004, 01:22:00 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 11:18:16 AM
Jennifer it’s a good thing you are handy. Do you make your own clothes as well?

No, I don't make my own clothes. And I didn't actually do any sewing this time. I just used one of those thingies that you can attach to clothes to make them smaller (sorry I don't know if they have a name). They look like two clips with a piece of metal in between.

Sort of like this (the number signs are the clips).
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:23:17 PM: Hollywood & the Stars was a half hour program on NBC on Monday nights.
Whew....
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:24:08 PM: DRJENNIFER I never knew there was SUCH a thing as a clothes-maker-smaller!
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 01:28:06 PM: Thanks for the URL, JRand.

I can't get the Mighty Mouse theme out of my head!
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Post by: Jennifer on July 05, 2004, 01:28:18 PM: Oh and good job vibes to DR JRand ~~~~~~~~~~~.

And congrats DR Danise on your promotion!
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Post by: Jennifer on July 05, 2004, 01:32:15 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on July 05, 2004, 01:24:08 PM
DRJENNIFER I never knew there was SUCH a thing as a clothes-maker-smaller!

I'd show you a picture if I knew what it was called.

I think it's mostly for women.

It was a big fashion thing a few years ago. Although I'm not even sure if they still sell them.

You attach them to the back of your shirt/blazer and the clips pull to make the item smaller!
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 01:33:40 PM: Sounds like it would make it easier to attach a KICK ME sign to you as well.

Thanks for the vibes DRJENNIFER.

Bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich....then off to rehearsal.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 01:41:15 PM: I am now a proud member of the Millionaire's Club of Bookworm - and the game isn't over yet. Never thought I'd make it, frankly. I'll take a pic of the final score, whatever it might be.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 01:46:48 PM: Jennifer I have one of those nameless things too. Mine has a heart on each side.

I just gave Echo a bath and need to brush her now and get her back outside so she can finish drying off. She followed me back in the house to finish her breakfast.
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Post by: Ann on July 05, 2004, 01:56:17 PM: Jennifer - A few years ago I was in charge of getting dresses together for a choir I was in. I purchased a whole bunch of those little dress clip thingys for us because so many of the dresses came too big for our girls. Now for the life of me I can't find any mention of such items at any sewing store website, or any place else for that matter. I was going to post a picture...but no luck. Well, I tried...
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Post by: Jed on July 05, 2004, 02:09:16 PM: Quote from: Danise on July 05, 2004, 12:19:35 PM
Ok, call me crazy but has anyone here seen the commercial about aspirin with the song that starts, "Pump, Pumps....your blood"? Now I might be totally off my rocker but I seem to remember (don't ask me why) that same song being sung during a Happy Days episode where one of the guys used that song to pass a test in his biology class.

Am I crazy or does anyone else remember that?

No, Danise, you are not crazy (well, not on this issue, anyway :D). Potsie did indeed write that song to pass a test, and, if you listen to the commercial, it is Anson Williams singing it again.
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Post by: Jed on July 05, 2004, 02:11:17 PM: Man, am I ever kicking myself for not getting hold of my cyberfather this weekend! Next time I'm in Tacoma, TCB, next time!
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2004, 02:31:00 PM: I just finished watching the Bollywood comedy that I listed the other day in the Bollywood movie of the week. It was very funny and had a sweet ending. Sometimes you never know if comedy will translate well or not, and no doubt there were things that were missed in translation (whoever did the subtitles did not have a good grasp of the English language! LOL!).

Now I am catching up on posts and listening to The Best of the Arbors...I love their song A SYMPHONY FOR SUSAN!
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Post by: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 02:33:12 PM: Quote from: George on July 05, 2004, 11:41:49 AM
The Chippendale Dancers had their own cartoon?? Where was I? I'd love to see that one!

Glad someone noticed the attempt at being funny George. I had better stick to my day job - but then again, I don't have one.
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Post by: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 02:38:52 PM: I should have given a mention to Tom Terrific and Manfred the Wonder Dog.
Thanks TCB - Loved Fractured Fairytales.

I watched Shrek 2 (Yes illegal DVD) the other day. Very funny use of fairy tales and references to old and new movies.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 02:40:12 PM: Quote from: Jed on July 05, 2004, 02:09:16 PM
No, Danise, you are not crazy (well, not on this issue, anyway :D). Potsie did indeed write that song to pass a test, and, if you listen to the commercial, it is Anson Williams singing it again.

Well, what do you know! I'm not crazy! I was going to say Potsie but thought I was pushing my luck at that point.

Jane wanted me to tell you all about something. Remember before I went on my trips I had what I thought was a sinus infection that was affecting my teeth? . What I didn't say was it turns out that I had a infection alright, not a sinus infection but one that was deep down in my one tooth.

The infection I had was part of what was making me so sick on the trips. I didn't know that at the time. Basically, every time I was swallowing I was putting more of it in my system. Why the dentist didn’t catch that the first time, I don’t know.

I was lucky that it didn’t make it into my blood. When I took Bear up for his shots, his vet told me of a friend of hers that has to have a heart transplant because an infection in his tooth got into his bloodstream and settled into his heart muscle.

I had to have my other surgery pushed back because of the infection I have/had. I was told it was to dangerous to even attempt any other type of surgery until we’re sure it is all gone.

All I want to say is Please, please, please, learn from this and should your teeth hurt you, get to a dentist as soon as you can. You don’t know what your messing with.

Ok, end of lecture.

As for that little thing with the clips. Would you believe I bought them for my trip and I can’t remember what the salesgirl called them? Not suspenders but close to that. I asked Mom, she doesn’t know either. Aggghhh. I HATE it when this happens. Now I’m going to drive myself crazy until I remember or find out what those things are called! :D
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 02:48:30 PM: Bookworm! I'm the one who introduced it to the site and got people hooked. And I haven't played it for ages!
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 02:52:36 PM: I feel bad about not including Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, and all of the other greats from that one-of-a-kind series. I was delighted to read that Season 2 of ROCKY & BULLWINKLE will be released on DVD before the year is out.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2004, 02:53:17 PM: The early Gumby cartoons are my # 1 favorites!

Also the old Terry Toons cartoon HASHIMOTO.

Going way back in time I love the old Merrie Melodies cartoons from the 1930s! One of my favorites being a little owl who enters a talent contest! Don't recall the title.

In the late 1940s there were a couple of Raggedy Ann cartoons that are very cute.
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 02:54:49 PM: And here it is, the final score and my new ascension to the millionaire's club. How many of us are there? I might have gone longer but my eyes were starting to cross and I got lazy. I'm very proud of this wonderful moment. I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me on my way to the millionaire's club.
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Post by: MBarnum on July 05, 2004, 02:55:24 PM: JRand53, I remember that HOLLYWOOD AND THE STARS played early Saturday mornings on one of our cable stations that we got in the 70s. Probably one of the stations piped up from California. I loved it! There was a great one that was devoted to horror and sci-fi films. And the theme song to H and the S was beautiful!
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 02:55:48 PM: I also remember fondly a one time Warner Bros. cartoon inspired by by "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" called FROM A TO ZZZ...." I just loved this cartoon.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 02:56:28 PM: Ok, what is Book Worm? Can I play? Can we all play? Is it like Scrabble?
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 02:56:49 PM: Danise, I'd heard that things like that can happen if you don't floss! The bacteria from in between your teeth get into your bloodstream and go right to your heart! NOT a good thing!

Anyway, my housemate is at his mother's house, mowing her lawn, so I thought that I would mow my lawn. He said that he would do it on a regular basis (because I'm paying more in rent than he is), but since he always mows the same area and the rest of it is just getting taller and taller and taller, I figure I'd give him a little break and get some of done, and I'd get a little exercise as well. So, I'm off to mow. Hopefully, there aren't too many little animals around...or at least the sound of the mower will scare them off before it too late! :o
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 02:58:33 PM: Sooo...let me see if I have this straight, Panni? You want credit for introducing people to yet another time-waster in a whole plethora of time-wasters that already steal precious minutes out of our ever-shorter days? Well, you didn't introduce us all to bookworm. Some of us have a life.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 02:59:26 PM: Quote from: Danise on July 05, 2004, 02:56:28 PM
Ok, what is Book Worm? Can I play? Can we all play? Is it like Scrabble?

Danise, click HERE (http://www.popcap.com/gamepopup.php?theGame=bookworm). Prepare to give your live (well, at least your free time) to that which is BOOK WORM!! It's quite addicting!
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 03:00:00 PM: Yes, I loved FRACTURED FLICKERS, but I didn't see it until many years after its run. Back in the late 1960s when UHF broadcast stations finally started to take off in my TV area, the newest one had no network affiliation and had to pad its schedule with really really old (and I imagined cheap) black and white syndicated shows like MY LITTLE MARGIE, ONE STEP BEYOND, and FRACTURED FLICKERS.

This station was also the one that bought very obscure (to me) old movies and ran them continuously. It's the only place I have ever seen the old Alice Faye Universal musical YOU"RE A SWEETHEART and Betty Hutton's DREAM GIRL. For some reason, nobody seems to have the rights to show these movies any more.
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 03:01:53 PM: Now I must cut the very tall (two feet, at least!) grass.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 03:01:54 PM: Danise I didn’t know they still sold those clips. I purchased mine years ago have haven’t seen them for a long time.

Thanks for posting the details of your infection. I hope it’s knowledge we never need.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 03:04:00 PM: My body kind of shut down on my this afternoon. I was watching BIG FISH, got about 30 minutes in, and I could not keep my eyes open (only got six hours of sleep last night, probably due to that huge meal I had so late in the day). Ended up taking a three hour nap this afternoon. I am VERY afraid I won't be able to fall asleep tonight becuase of this extended sleep this afternoon, but I must have needed it. It hasn't happened in a long time.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 03:06:18 PM: Quote from: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 02:58:33 PM
Sooo...let me see if I have this straight, Panni? You want credit for introducing people to yet another time-waster in a whole plethora of time-wasters that already steal precious minutes out of our ever-shorter days? Well, you didn't introduce us all to bookworm. Some of us have a life.

But many don't! Thanks to the evils of Bookworm. (Laughter echoes.) Just think of me as that dark, mysterious person who comes into the park to get the kids hooked on "the stuff"... then disappears into the night never to be seen again....
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 03:06:54 PM: Thank you, George! I'll have to give Book Worm a try. To bad we can't all play at the same time.

Jane, if nothing else, I will have to go to the mall and ask the gal in that shop what those things are called. I remember she said they can't keep them in stock. I'm looking at the card they came on (I bought both the gold and the silver) but there isn't a name on them. Ugh!!
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 03:09:27 PM: bk - Congratulations on becoming a SUPER DICTIONARIAN! But don't you want to play some more?...Come on...You know you do...Just one more taste...Just to see if you can go even HIGHER... HIGHER... That's what you want... Just one more... One more....
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Post by: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 03:10:41 PM: Quote from: Panni on July 05, 2004, 03:06:18 PM
But many don't! Thanks to the evils of Bookworm. (Laughter echoes.) Just think of me as that dark, mysterious person who comes into the park to get the kids hooked on "the stuff"... then disappears into the night never to be seen again....
I have enough problems with my HHW addiction. I shall not introduce myself to the evil Worm.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 03:10:52 PM: Good! George is getting Danise hooked. Then Danise will get someone else hooked... My work here is done.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 03:14:01 PM: I went to google and put in clothes clips-then I added women. The results were interesting and nothing I can post. I really didn’t expect porn from that. :o
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 03:18:46 PM: Ha Ha Ha I found it!!!!!!

Feast your eyes on the elusive Sweater/Dress Clip!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1063&item=3825048863&rd=1

I can now sleep well tonight! Who knew it was also known as: The KEEP U'R OUTFIT CLOSER?
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 03:27:19 PM: Now, now, I have a life, I have a life. But on days such as this, a holiday, in the morning hours, I occasionally enjoy a good game of Bookworm or Free Cell. It's fun for me and relaxes me. While I might have become addicted to it, there simply was no danger because it takes too long to play. I play maybe once a week now, just for fun, early in the morning.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 03:32:05 PM: Very pretty but I would not want to lean back against a chair with that on. The one I have is bothersome enough.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 03:32:35 PM: To kill some time like that, I find Mah Jong a remarkable time waster. That 3-D pinball game that comes with Windows has also taken way too much of my spare time.
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Post by: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 03:36:30 PM: Mah Jong is the reason I don't post as much these days! And I'm not the one playing it.
The change to daylight savings is the other major problem. Back to normal in October! I'll be missing from mid September to mid October.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 03:53:27 PM: My, my. Isn't Dear Reader George rather chatty today?
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 03:55:16 PM: Though it's probably not very fair for me to be talking about him while he's mowing the lawn and I'm indoors racking up posts.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 03:55:41 PM: But then again, I've never had a great deal of self-control.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 04:02:30 PM: I'm back from the movies, Dear Readers.

The Terminal falls squarely into the category of cinema fondly known as the "feel good movie." And it is very, very well done. Mr. Tom Hanks, as always, is excellent. The only quibbles I have are that some of the situations are a little pat and predictable while some others stretch credibility, and there are a few scenes with some really annoying back-lighting effects. Even though it comes in at over two hours, the pacing is quick and, in the end, this is a very funny--and warm-hearted--movie.
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on July 05, 2004, 04:05:36 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 03:14:01 PM

I went to google and put in clothes clips-then I added women. The results were interesting and nothing I can post. I really didn't expect porn from that. :o

Jane,

I have a good friend, Dolly, whose family came over (to Canada) on the Underground Railroad. For many months now, she's been researching her genealogy.

She recently moved and changed providers. When the serviceman installed her disk, Dolly told me, the most pornographic images popped up on her screen. She was absolutely embarrassed. "I just can't understand this," she told the guy. "Most of the searches I do are for slavery."
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 04:07:09 PM: Anyone out there from small town Iowa?
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 04:08:06 PM: I am off to callbacks. From five to six we're seeing some actors who didn't make it on Saturday, and then from six to nine we'll mix and match and hopefully come up with a splendidly splendid cast.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 04:13:37 PM: Today's column title made me think of the following:
I had a friend when I was a child whose stepfather/uncle (shades of Hamlet) wore a smoking jacket and a cravat around the house.
The stepfather/uncle eventually died and my friend became engaged. Her mother -- the widow of her father and her uncle -- seduced my friend's fiance (that's her daughter's fiance for those who are having trouble following) and wound up living with him. Needless to say that these people were all Hungarians (living in Canada).
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 04:16:12 PM: GOOD CASTING VIBES, SUPER DICTIONARIAN!
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 04:19:42 PM: Cast well! Catch that fish! :D
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Post by: Emily on July 05, 2004, 04:20:55 PM: wow... I need to practice :)
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Post by: Jennifer on July 05, 2004, 04:30:36 PM: Hey thanks DR Danise for finding the dress clip. That is the general idea (for mine). Just mine don't have beads like that.

From your link it looked like the person selling the item had no idea what to call it either. :)
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 04:34:25 PM: I meant to tell you all how disapointed I am with my four o'clocks. Sigh. I wanted multi colors and solid colors I never had before but all I got was the same old pink and some yellows that I cared for over the winter.

None of the seeds I planted came up. Not ONE. I was so looking forward to my new multi colored garden.

I'll have to try buying the seeds again and hand raise them until I can transfer them to the garden.
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Post by: Danise on July 05, 2004, 04:38:13 PM: No problem, DR Jennifer. I just tried to remember what I bought it for and remembered I wanted something to clip my sweater around my shoulders.

I know E-bay has everything so I put "Sweater Clip" in the search and bingo! there it was. There were lots of others. I just picked that one to put in my post because of the different names the person used to describe the item.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 05:18:09 PM: I should mention that one of the trailers I saw this afternoon was for The Anchorman. Working on the assumption that trailers for film comedies include snippets of the best comic sequences from the film they are promoting, I can tell you that The Anchorman will be one of the worst films to hit the silver screen. Ever.
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Post by: Sandra on July 05, 2004, 05:27:33 PM: Welcome to the club, BK! I was getting lonely in this clubhouse all by myself.

And in case ya'll missed it... :o
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der Brucer (what every happened to Neopolitan)
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 05:59:48 PM: Dan-in-Toronto-ROTFLOL. ;D ;D ;D

Why is my quote different ? Did you add the “’t”?
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Post by: Dan-in-Toronto on July 05, 2004, 06:11:45 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 05:59:48 PM
Dan-in-Toronto-ROTFLOL. ;D ;D ;D

Why is my quote different ? Did you add the “’t”?

Jane,

That sometimes happens (to me) - an apostrophe translates into those symbols. Perhaps George (or Jay: equal time here) can explain this.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 06:11:56 PM: Danise I’m sorry about your four o’clocks I know how much attention you gave them. I was also looking forward to a photo.

I remember, when I was in elementary school, having sweater clips. They were very fashionable and practical.

Panni, does she speak to her mother? That is a horrible story.

DerBrucer, and why did you decide to torture me with that mouth watering bowl of chocolate ice cream? :)
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 06:13:14 PM: That is strange, and you did it again. :D
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Post by: Noel on July 05, 2004, 07:03:27 PM: Where's the chat?
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:04:41 PM: I need a good vegetarian onion soup recipe. We have tons of Walla Walla onions to use. I guess any good recipe will work and I can substitute the both. Anyone have one for me?
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:05:53 PM: Hi Noel, it’s really quiet here tonight.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:30:44 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:05:53 PM
Hi Noel, it’s really quiet here tonight.

Except for the owls' eerie hooting and the silent lightning. And the Bernard Hermann score.

[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]Aaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!![/size][/move]
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:34:01 PM: That sounds lovely.
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Post by: Noel on July 05, 2004, 07:37:13 PM: Well, then, I think I'll turn in. Had trouble sleeping with the constant firecrackers going off last night. Luckily, rain, at about 3, doused them.

This was a day in which much was accomplished, and yet much time was wasted, so it seems, in aggregate, that I didn't get enough done.

Or should that read, in aggrivate?
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:38:59 PM: I went into my cookbooks and found six with onion soup recipes. One book, an old NY Times Soup and Bread book even has five recipes. That gives me a large selection to choose from, I just haven’t a clue if any of them are good.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:44:23 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:04:41 PM
I need a good vegetarian onion soup recipe. We have tons of Walla Walla onions to use. I guess any good recipe will work and I can substitute the both. Anyone have one for me?

Onion soup with vegetable broth and melted tofu. The "Why Bother" version of soupe d'oignon.

Quel scandale!
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:44:58 PM: I'm the lucky one to get us out of wide format. Hurray!
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:47:35 PM: Quote from: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:44:58 PM
I'm the lucky one to get us out of wide format. Hurray!

Ex-squeezez moi?
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:47:40 PM: ...Correction... It was actually Jay.

To answer your question, Jane - I haven't seen my childhood friend in many years. Last I heard, she and her mother were fine, but she (the daughter) was not doing at all well in life. Her mother wound up marrying an Orthodox Jew! Go figure.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:49:16 PM: That's okay, Jay - My error gave you yet another chance to post. Why aren't you at some event tonight? Getting lazy?
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:49:56 PM: Quote from: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:47:40 PM
...Correction... It was actually Jay.

Thank you, Dear Reader Panni.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:52:32 PM: Quote from: Panni on July 05, 2004, 07:49:16 PM
That's okay, Jay - My error gave you yet another chance to post. Why aren't you at some event tonight? Getting lazy?

Am I not allowed one night off now and then?

Jeesh! I did go to the movies today and I even filed a mini-review.

Ahh, the sad life of the cultural barometer. No rest for the weary.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:54:02 PM: And apropos to some earlier conversation:

the grass chez Dear Reader George must be awfully high.
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:54:22 PM: Last night we watched DUMMY, quirky, enjoyable performances, a movie worth watching, IMHO. Now I’m off to watch PITCH BLACK.

Goodnight.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:54:54 PM: unless, of course, he's using scissors to cut it!
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Post by: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:57:38 PM: I was wondering were everyone was, I just hadn't turned the page. ;D

Jay, I don't want tofu in my onion soup. :D
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:01:27 PM: Quote from: Jane on July 05, 2004, 07:57:38 PM
Jay, I don't want tofu in my onion soup. :D

That's odd. You put it into every thing else you eat!

???
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:05:48 PM: Ooh! Ooh!

I see Dear Reader ArnoldMBrockman is logged in. Perhaps he will check in and ply us with tales of how he is doing and how his son, errant and truant though he may be, is doing as well.

If he does so, perhaps our nine guests will be enticed to leave lurking behind them and join us as posters.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:07:56 PM: Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! (That is three oohs.) Dear Reader Jason is on-line, too. Perhaps he can ply us with songs about his old Kentucky home.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:12:06 PM: Today's column title has precipitated sleepwear ads at the top of the page. I think Dear BK should come up with daily column titles designed to provoke titillating and/or humorous ads.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:14:21 PM: Dear Reader George or no Dear Reader George, I can only be my own posting frenzy for so long. I'll be checking in later this evening.

:-*
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jason on July 05, 2004, 08:16:49 PM: I'm home. My day started at 8:00 and hasn't really stopped since. And it didn't help that I didn't get to bed til nearly 3:00.

A good thing happened, though...our flight out of Louisville was overbooked, so I volunteered to be re-routed--a gesture for which I was given a free round trip ticket to anywhere in the continental U.S. or Canada! Woohoo! That could come in especially handy since I met someone in Chicago and would love to go back to visit, should this person want me to do so.

This person and I went out on a date (!!) while I was away and now I am totally smitten. I'm afraid, though, that in my eagerness to finally have someone's affections that I may have scared this person away, and the thought of that completely destroys me. Never mind the fact that this person lives in a different state--the idea that this person may never call me again is what depresses me most. And all because I pushed too hard. Of course, I could be completely wrong and things may be fine. All I know is, I'm completely mixed up right now--I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't concentrate on anything without thinking of this person that I've only known for a week. I'm totally consumed and I haven't the foggiest idea why. Perhaps I'm spilling my guts too much to you guys, but I have to get it out or I'll bust. I went to the gym to try to work off some of this anxiety and frustration and it seemed to help for a bit. I guess only time will reveal what will happen, and if nothing happens, then I guess time will have to heal everything. Oh! A Jerry Herman reference...

I hate to admit it, but I forgot to get the recipes from my mom. I was so busy this past week that I had NO time to even look for them. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

And if anyone has any suggestions on how to forget someone, please let me know...
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:17:26 PM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:05:48 PM
Ooh! Ooh!

I see Dear Reader ArnoldMBrockman is logged in. Perhaps he will check in and ply us with tales of how he is doing and how his son, errant and truant though he may be, is doing as well.

If he does so, perhaps our nine guests will be enticed to leave lurking behind them and join us as posters.

Sho'nuff, Mr.Brockman the elder and three of our guests disappeared as soon as I posted this.
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Post by: Jay on July 05, 2004, 08:22:15 PM: [Dear Reader Jason:]
I hear singing and there's no one there
I smell blossoms and the trees are bare
All day long I seem to walk on air
I wonder why
I wonder why
I keep tossing in my sleep at night
And what's more I've lost my appetite
Stars that used to twinkle in the skies
Are twinkling in my eyes
I wonder why

[The HainesHisWay.com Chorus:]
You don't need analyzing
It is not so surprising
That you feel very strange but nice
Your heart goes pitter patter
I know just what's the matter
Because I've been there once or twice
Put your head on my shoulder
You need someone who's older
A rubdown with a velvet glove
There is nothing you can take
To relieve that pleasant ache
You're not sick
You're just in love
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 08:32:49 PM: Tonight, der Brucer decided what he really wanted was soup. For a treat, we dropped by one of the local Chinese fast-food joints, and picked up some hot-and-sour soup, which was exactly what he wanted.

Lots of bean sprouts, strands of egg, and tofu.

But don't tell der B that, because he loathes tofu (with the exception of when it's in anything he's had that's had it in it).

:D :o ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 08:34:08 PM: Since I went to the cookout yesterday, I had fried chicken today for my own 4th of July feast.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jason on July 05, 2004, 08:36:50 PM: DR Jay: That's what DR Laura told me, too. How is it possible to be "in love" with someone you've only known for a week?? That even freaks ME out! I think it must be infatuation. Still and all, I don't like it...well, I do...but it complicates things so much more than I can handle right now and I'm not sure what to do. Ah, well...such is life, I suppose...
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 08:40:39 PM: After digesting the whimsy and diluted innocence of BIG FISH, I have pulled TRICK off the shelf and will re-watch it in its entirety tomorrow.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 08:57:18 PM: Jason - First of all, don't worry about spilling your guts. HHW is a safe place for gut spillage. Secondly, rather than letting the feeling of love/lust/infatuation, whatever it is, torture you, enjoy it. It's a GOOD thing to have your emotions awakened after they've been dormant for a time. This person may call you, or may not call you... At this point there's not much you can do -- Except call him. Actually, why can't you call him? A nice friendly call saying you've arrived home safely, you enjoyed your time together... Nothing major or threatening. How do you know he's not going through the same thing you are? Why assume that he's calling the shots and it's all up to him. What are YOU, chopped liver?
... Okay, that's it from Dr. Panni (that's "Doctor", not Dear Reader, although I am that, also. Well, I'm not really a doctor, but I can give it a shot.)
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 09:00:15 PM: Well, I spent this day of my life at the end of this holiday weekend at the movies. The Lovely Wife & I took in Broadway- The Golden Age. Which was swell. Even sweller, the film-maker Rick McKay was there for a Q&A after the film. We also spoke with him for awhile after the Q&A (in fact, invited him to go out to dinner with us, but he had some PR to do). Hearing of his travails in getting this made, I was amazed that none of the well-heeled faction of Broadway showed any interest in helping this. They are only interested in making money now. They have no concern for perserving this legacy. Even PBS said it wasn't for their demographic and said if he had used younger actors talking about it second hand, they might bite. What hypocritical assholes! Who the Hell do they think their demographic is anyway? What they need to do ?Another Michael Flatley Fleet of Flames rather than a documentary about one of the greatest periods in Broadway history recounted by the people who actually saw and lived it?

Terrific movie! Great stories!
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:01:26 PM: And... why do you want to immediately forget this person. Is this person a terrible person? Is this person in another relationship and not available? Is this person a fan of George Bush? Why jump immediately to wanting to forget?
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 09:05:42 PM: Good Evening!

Well, after spending most of the day doing nothing - and I mean nothing(!) - I finally made the effort to get my stuff together and head back down to Richmond. But, truly, all I really did today was eat, watch TV and nap. Repeat. ;) I just felt very non-motivated and tired today. At least I didn't have to do anything today, so... I guess I was just taking the Federal holiday. Ah, well...

The drive back was non-eventful traffic-wise, and I managed to miss all the thunderstorms that were popping up all over the place. However, the skies provided quite a bit of entertainment. Every once and a while I would pass some (possibly rain-delayed) fireworks, or the sky would light up with lightning. Or both. It eventually became a guessing game for me - fireworks or lightning?

Once I got back, I just put my bags down in my room and headed out for a walk up and Carytown. I just had to do something physical today. And it was a great night for a walk. The rain had cooled things down, and the wet streets and sidewalks reflected all the various street lights, headlights and store lighting. I'm glad I got the walk in.

Then it was back to the apartment for a shower... My roommate actually cleaned the bathroom!!!! YIPPEE!!! And now I'm here on HHW, so...
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Post by: Jason on July 05, 2004, 09:07:00 PM: DR. Panni: I love that these emotions have been awakened in me. The problem is, there are so many of them running through me now that I virtually have verbal diarrhea, and I'm afraid I've already said some things that were taken the wrong way and may have run him off. And now that these emotions are awakened, I'm also painfully aware of just how lonely I really am, and those are feelings that I'd rather have not awakened because now I'm totally miserable.

As far as who's calling the shots--I've been the one to initiate communication for the last three days. We've been text messaging on our phones (it's cheaper and doesn't use up our minutes), and as we all know, one can never register tone when one is reading a message. I also have this horrible fear that I'm being bothersome when I try to contact this person. It's nothing that they've done, necessarily, to make me feel that way--I'm just that insecure. I'm 27 years old. I just went on my first date and had my first kiss. I guess it's natural to "fall in love" with that first person. I should be happy...you're right. I just miss this person terribly already, and I'm so mad at myself for not being more careful with my words. I guess only time will tell what will happen... Thank you for your advice and council, Panni. I needed it.

Addendum: I don't want to forget this person because of the things you listed. To my knowledge, there is no one else, and this person is perfectly wonderful, which is why I'm having these feelings. I don't want to forget this person at all, really. I just don't want to be all mixed up anymore, but I guess that comes with the territory.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 09:07:55 PM: I'm not sure if it's a sign of age or a sign of the dismal state of movies...but the last two movies I've wanted to see have been documentaries. At the theatre, they showed a preview for another one I want to see about this disgraceful Bush administration entitled, I think, Orwell Would Roll Over In His Grave. And they had a poster for another one out the lobby...the title of which I don't remember... but is about the far right's attempt for ten years to get Bill Clinton.
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Post by: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 09:15:15 PM: I just hope I getg the chance to see BROADWAY - THE GOLDEN AGE. Will there be a video release down the road?
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:17:38 PM: Jason - What you just wrote is very heartfelt and honest and moving. It's simple and from the depth of your soul. My number one rule in relationship is to always be HONEST. That's all that I ask for (and it's a lot) and that's all that I guarantee. And I've found that it seems to work. Those who are noble and brave enough to be honest and to allow me to be so are few and far between and worth waiting for. Which is my long preamble to asking... So have you said to this person what you said above? Edit it and write it to yourself - then pretend that this person is reading it. Look at it through the person's eyes and see what you think. If it works, then write it in a letter or an email. I'm not sure about text messaging - I've never used it for anything major, but I suppose that could also work. I don't know.
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Post by: Jason on July 05, 2004, 09:17:38 PM: It's being released on DVD with a bonus disc of current Broadway stars and starlettes. Should be a good one.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 09:18:44 PM: DR Danise - I know what you meet about teeth problems...

One of my roommates in college endured a couple of days in a row with a severe stomach ailment. He couldn't keep any food down, and everything the doctor gave him never really seemed to ease the pain for more than a few hours at a time. I'm just glad his girlfriend was staying with him at the time playing nursemaid. In any case, he finally came home one day, and he looked 300% better. It turned out he had some infection deep down in his molars, and, just as you described, he just kept ingesting and digesting the bacteria and the "other stuff" from the infection. Thankfully, when he went back to the college clinic that day he mentioned that he had been having some pain in his jaw... Otherwise, they were all set to pump his stomach that afternoon. Ugh!

A few years ago, I also remember reading something in Men's Health - or some fitness magazine - that cited a study that found a correlation between wisdom teeth and hear disease. Apparently, men who retained their wisdom teeth were more likely to have heart problems later in life. Hmm... I still have my wisdom teeth. Ah, well... That was just one study.
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Post by: Jason on July 05, 2004, 09:20:49 PM: Panni: I want to do that...I really, really do...but my fear that I'm being bothersome and beating a dead horse is what's stopping me from doing it. What if that just makes me look even more psycho? What if there's no real problem and I'm just overreacting? So many what if's and I have no idea what to do. Do you really think that'd be a good idea--sending an email?
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:27:55 PM: Jason - I don't know the extent of your correspondence... but if you began an email with what you just said (with humor) and stated up front that you don't want to seem like a stalker psycho, but you just wanted to clearly say what you had to say... Then say it simply. And make sure to put in that even if he decides not to move forward right now with your friendship (or whatever you want to label it) you truly enjoyed your time together. In other words, give him room to withdraw with dignity if that's what he choses to do, but also give yourself the satisfaction of knowing that you clearly stated your feelings so that they could not be misunderstood. And you have such a wonderful sense of humor, Jason - so make sure to use it in your note if you decide to write one. A great sense of humor can be very sexy.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on July 05, 2004, 09:29:16 PM: DR MattH - TRICK is one of my favorite "feel good" movies. Just very sweet.

Hmmm... DR Jason - Have you seen TRICK? It actually may be a good movie for you to watch in your current "state". The main action of the movie takes place over the course of one night - one date - and the emotions, feelings and situations run the gamut. Only after they both stop trying so hard to have a good time, after they stop trying to be passionate... They relax, breathe, be themselves and smile. And even though we're not really sure what happens to them when that David Friedman song starts playing over the credits... We - they - had a wonderful night.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:32:55 PM: ...And I would also advise waiting until you're rested to write a note. Sleep on it, dream on it, let your subconscious work on it. Then send it. And don't sell yourself short. You deserve a wonderful person. Why not? (And BTW - You didn't take this person hostage (I assume) - so the person chose to be with you initially. Don't forget that!)
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:34:35 PM: What am I all of a sudden - Dr. Ruth? Oy.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jason on July 05, 2004, 09:35:04 PM: I think at this point I'd be better off just leaving things as they are and giving us both a little space. Slow things down (on my end) and hopefully things will reset and restart. I don't want to take a wait-and-see stance on it, but I think I've done enough damage for one week. If he wants to call, he will. And if there's no problem and I'm just freaking out for no reason, then I'm sure he will call. I'll give it a few days and if nothing happens, perhaps then I'll consider the email idea, explain myself and then leave the ball in his court. He can do with it what he will at that point.

Thanks for the advice, everyone. You guys are wonderful.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:40:33 PM: Quote from: Jason on July 05, 2004, 09:35:04 PM
I think at this point I'd be better off just leaving things as they are and giving us both a little space.

Also an excellent idea.
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Post by: Jrand73 on July 05, 2004, 09:47:13 PM: Good advice for DRJASON.....after a bit, he will say to himself....oh, wonder why I haven't heard from Jason? Hehehehe....and then he does!

Hope the callbacks are going like gangbusters. And we need to start giving good vibes for MR BK's Tuesday pretty soon.

I too an anxious to see the Broadway movie....but probably won't get a chance locally...until DVD!

BOOKWORM is something I enjoy, but I can't get over 450,000 or so....but I am trying.

On the Game Show Network site at www.gsn.com there is a game called Phrase Frenzy that you play with two other people.....trying to type in ten phrases, titles, etc on one subject. It is fun!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........time for bed, I guess. See ya tomorrow.
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 09:48:38 PM: MattH, I think McKay said the film will be released on DVD at Christmas.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 09:51:09 PM: Geez - I'm looking at an ad for "Designer Laser Vaginoplasty"
..."re-sculpt and rejuvenate the vulvar structures with our one hour trademarked laser surgical procedures."
"Don't be fooled by imitators; ask to see the trademarked document from the US Patent and Trademark Office."

IS NOTHING SACRED?? (Wonder what ads we'll see on the Home Page?)
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Post by: Charles Pogue on July 05, 2004, 09:54:53 PM: McKay also said that he had over three hundred hours of these actors talking...Said he is offered and is exploring to do a Inside the Actor's Studio type show with all this footage sans host. I think it would be a great idea...I much rather see Liz Ashley or Ben Gazzara or Rosemary Harris talking about their career and that time than listening to Lipton being unctuous and ass-kissing with Jennifer Lopez.

He said initially people would offer him only fifteen minutes and then when they started talking, they would go on for hours. He said Liz Ashley filled about six tea saucers full of cigarette butts as she went on late into the night.

He shows a wonderful screen test of Laurette Taylor that probably only touchs on her genius, but it is quite wonderful...everyone who saw her raved about her performance.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:22:32 PM: DR Jason: Der Brucer and I started with smitten. It kept growing, rather rapidly, and changed both of our lives. It's been more eightteen years now.

I don't see anything wrong with starting with smitten. As I recall, it felt wonderful.

Get that e-mail written, at least. Then decide what to do with it.
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 10:43:57 PM: Just saw a CNN item about rats in Mozambique trained to sniff out landmines. They walk through fields, sniffing away, tethered to their trainers, and only get fed on weekdays when they find a mine. On weekends they can pig out (rat out?).
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Post by: S. Woody White on July 05, 2004, 10:45:43 PM: I'm turning in early tonight. I had lots of fun at work today, re-arranging the markdown section so we could fit in the new markdowns, and then re-arranging lots of other stuff. Tomorrow is a day off, but there's lots of work that's backed up here at home.

So I'm wussburgering. 'Nite!
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Post by: bk on July 05, 2004, 10:47:09 PM: I'm back, and to prove it, I'm here. Callbacks were fine, but I am still without a leading man and one of the second banana ladies. Our favorite candidate for the leading man just looks ten years too old for the part. And I just didn't see many good ladies for the other roles. One of them would be okay, but I tend not to settle for okay. We'll see some more people tomorrow during the day.

Get your excellent vibes and xylophones ready for the morning, won't you? I need tomorrow to go well on all accounts for many reasons.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Jed on July 05, 2004, 10:59:47 PM: Quote from: JRand53 on July 05, 2004, 09:47:13 PM
On the Game Show Network site at www.gsn.com there is a game called Phrase Frenzy that you play with two other people.....trying to type in ten phrases, titles, etc on one subject. It is fun!

Oh my, I'd forgotten about that one. I'm a Phrase Frenzy master. Why do I have a feeling I'll end up playing some of that tomorrow (or later tonight)...
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Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 11:00:49 PM: And again for bk....

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Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:19:58 PM: Quote from: Panni on July 05, 2004, 03:10:52 PM

Good! George is getting Danise hooked. Then Danise will get someone else hooked... My work here is done.

It's like the old shampoo commercial: you'll tell two friends, then they'll tell two friends, and so on and so on and so on... ;D
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 11:21:23 PM: Quote from: Matt H. on July 05, 2004, 08:40:39 PM
After digesting the whimsy and diluted innocence of BIG FISH, I have pulled TRICK off the shelf and will re-watch it in its entirety tomorrow.

Damn! I wish I could pull a TRICK off the shelf whenever I wanted!
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Tomovoz on July 05, 2004, 11:25:42 PM: DR TCB: You mean you can't?
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: TCB on July 05, 2004, 11:28:37 PM: Put your head on my shoulder
You need someone who's older
A chat with someone you can trust.
There is nothing you can take
To relieve that pleasant ache
You're not sick
You're just in lust.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: Panni on July 05, 2004, 11:30:52 PM: Didn't realize I've been logged on -- guess I'd better say something. I've already discussed Vaginoplasty and Mine Sniffing rats - I think all the topics of interest have been covered.
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:33:50 PM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:54:02 PM
And apropos to some earlier conversation:

the grass chez Dear Reader George must be awfully high.

Actually, it is. :P
Title: Re:LOUNGING PYJAMAS AND A SMOKING JACKET
Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:36:43 PM: Quote from: Jay on July 05, 2004, 07:54:54 PM
unless, of course, he's using scissors to cut it!
Not quite, but almost. The problem is that it's so overgrown that I have to keep mowing over the same spot to get so that I can even see the ground through the grass. I actually mowed for about an hour but only got through maybe a fourth of the area that needs to be cut. A few more days ought to do it. ::)
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Post by: George on July 05, 2004, 11:38:30 PM: After that, I took a shower and then went to my parents' house. We ate dinner (actually, I had a left-over hamburger from yesterday...not too bad) and my mom bought a Tiramisu cake from some grocery store. Even from a grocery store, it was quite delish! Then we played Phase 10. I highly recommend this family card game!