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Title: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 12:16:03 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were in Uranus, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they, too, are in Uranus.
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Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 12:16:59 AM
And the word of the day is: COUNTERVAIL!
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Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 12:18:00 AM
Welcome six GUESTS.
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Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 01:38:49 AM
Thanks, Ginny, Jane, Laura and Jose (from last night)!  We had a little less than half the house filled, but they seemed to enjoy it.  I saw a few people that I know.  I didn't get to see them afterwards, though.  The best parts of the evening were that I remembered all my lines perfectly and we ended 15 minutes earlier than last night!  We're under three and a half hours!  Now, if we can just keep picking up the pace.

;)
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Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 01:43:18 AM
And congrats to Matt H. on his 43,999 Posts! ;)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/MattHs43999th.png)
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 02:58:38 AM
Jose, the whole library rearrangement is due to financial problems. It's not about patron feedback. They have cut back drastically, reorganizing departments, closing entire areas and moving staff around. The staff is as confused as the patrons.
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Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 03:30:24 AM
Drum roll for MattH as he hits a very impressive milestone! 

(I bet if his posts were culled and organized just a wee bit, they'd make a fascinating book!)
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Post by: Kerry on June 25, 2009, 04:36:20 AM
Good (early) Morning.  Nothing more to say-- except life currently sucks!
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 04:40:17 AM
{{{{{DR Kerry}}}}}
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 04:43:14 AM
Good morning, all! Around 8 am I shall make my way down to Toyland for a morning of work. The afternoon will be tied up with another round of the NYPL.

DR Jose, the stupidity there is not that they're reorganizing but the powers-that-be are doing it it with no knowledge of  working the research centers, so the librarians are as frustrated as I in having to now navigate a third floor center from a second floor terminus. I suspect the morons running the library feel that cutting tyhe lower echelon of staff and taking the research librarians down to the second floor will allow them to help the public with all info and procedures, but taking the theatre collection catalogues out of the third floor causes real research problems since you have to ride the elevator from 2 to 3 and back while the music catalogues are still on 3 is ridiculous, the 2nd floor catalogues are crammed into a small area not necessarily accessible to tables or the computers for updated collections. It's all quite awkward and inefficient. I suspect someone  running the library said I had a brainstorm and his/her moronic underlings all said FAB!

I'm still short on my health insurance quarterly premium so I need to accomplish some rreal work roday and tomorrow so I can invoice ASAP. On Monday I have a date with my accountant to see where things stand with those 2003-2004 tax returns that NY State claims I owe them for. Oy! No wonder I'm not sleeping.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:43:21 AM
Sorry to hear that Kerry. Hugs to you and Sugar!
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Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 04:47:34 AM
Vibes of all kinds to dear Kerry
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:47:56 AM
Well, I have two presentations prepared. I just have to finish the notes for one of them and then the weekend will be spent using Power Point and becoming familiar with them. I have half of each presentation already burned into my brain, having done a version of it at least 4 times in the past 2 months. I just have to get familiar with the specifics of the two different Foundations

The Starr Foundation (http://www.starrfoundation.org/)

and

The Open Society Institute (http://www.soros.org/)
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Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 04:48:03 AM
Health insurance vibes to elmore
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Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 04:51:00 AM
Ben - When you see the Starr foundation folk, you may want to refrain from showing them this video, as excerpted on Jeanne Moos' CNN report back in March:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75daFChjAMw 

"AIG Against the World" (parody of the Paul Williams-Ken Ascher hit YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD)
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:53:26 AM
I'm not much for sites like Classmates.com and all the other stuff that floats around the Internet but yesterday I actually found something from my past! It's fun but a little creepy that things can float around out there without your knowledge.

Someone at Classmates posted a photo album of our East Coast trip in April of 1971 and there are pictures of me, looking anywhere from decent to looking like I'm King of the Nerd People.

I will post two pictures from my past.

Asleep on the Bus, that's the title of my next novel

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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:55:26 AM
I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.

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Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 04:55:27 AM
You actually look kind of trendy and Studio 54-ish in that photo on the bus.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 04:57:25 AM
Ben - When you see the Starr foundation folk, you may want to refrain from showing them this video, as excerpted on Jeanne Moos' CNN report back in March:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75daFChjAMw 

"AIG Against the World" (parody of the Paul Williams-Ken Ascher hit YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD)

So you know where all the Starr money came from. You're a well-informed man.

For those of you who don't know, Mr. Cornelius V. Starr began an insurance company that eventually became AIG.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 05:03:52 AM
I'm not much for sites like Classmates.com and all the other stuff that floats around the Internet but yesterday I actually found something from my past! It's fun but a little creepy that things can float around out there without your knowledge.

Someone at Classmates posted a photo album of our East Coast trip in April of 1971 and there are pictures of me, looking anywhere from decent to looking like I'm King of the Nerd People.

I will post two pictures from my past.

Asleep on the Bus, that's the title of my next novel



You look like an Andy Warhol superstar!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 05:04:31 AM
I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.



Child porn!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 05:04:57 AM
Okay, I'm outa here now! I'll check in from Toyland.
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Post by: Druxy on June 25, 2009, 05:33:31 AM
BK,

You think that Los Angeles/Studio City drivers are bad?

Come to Texas.

In the 2+ months that l've lived in Austin, I've seen more people run red lights than I have in my entire life.

And, you've got to be careful what you say when that happens, because people here can carry guns.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 06:17:24 AM
Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And when I woke up about an hour ago, I could have sworn it was Friday.  Then I really woke up.

*However, I've already stepped outside for a little bit, and it looks like it's going to be a rain-free, sunny day.  Well, at least for a couple of hours.
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Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 06:19:23 AM
DR ELMOORE

In case you missed my posting from yesterday...

If you still need Roberta Peters' information; I am able to provide it.

Ms Peters lives in the same country club development as I do in Boca Raton (As DR Arnold Brockman stated yesterday)
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 06:19:26 AM
TOD: "We had spaghetti three times at our house last week."
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 06:20:04 AM
{{{{{DR KERRY}}}}}
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Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 06:20:51 AM
Sayings

This isn't the first time I've been to the rodeo. So don't f*** with me.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 06:21:12 AM
TOD: "We had spaghetti four times at our house last week."

Take that, DR Laura!

;)
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Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 06:21:56 AM
Have a great day everyone.

Today (hopefully) my new MacBook Pro arrives.  I am so looking forward to it.
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Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 06:26:38 AM
Thursday morning greetings!  Still hot & humid, with air-quality warnings, here in SW Ohio.  Sounds like a nice day to stay inside and get ready for NYC!
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Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 06:27:08 AM
Welcome to Page 2!
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 06:29:22 AM
Was it four times? I haven't seen that show in a long time.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 06:30:45 AM
We haven't had spaghetti at our house for a long time. I guess that's my fault since I'm the cook  ;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 06:39:06 AM
DR Ben - I passed on your "adorkable" comment to David Pogue via Twitter.  He likes it. He thinks. As does his wife. She thinks. ;)

*Of course, when I went back to check your post, you actually said "adorkably attractive".  I'll just consider "adorkable" as a contraction thereof.  ;)
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Post by: MBarnum on June 25, 2009, 06:44:32 AM
How many times must I have spaghetti at my house in order to make my wireless work with my laptop?
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 06:47:26 AM
How many times must I have spaghetti at my house in order to make my wireless work with my laptop?

I don't care what teacher says
I can't do the sum!

Knock! Knock! Is anybody there?
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 06:47:34 AM
Hello, Mikey!
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 06:48:35 AM
DR Michael Shayne, John McGlinn's family would very much like an email address for her. I'm surprised that Ron Raines didn't have it since he played the leading man to her Merry Widow about 10 years ago.
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Post by: Jennifer on June 25, 2009, 07:00:54 AM
DR MattH, re: THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS's adam.

In canada we get the show a day ahead on Global. New Adam started CdnWed/US Thurs. You'll probably recognize him from Veronica Mars.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:04:50 AM
DR Ben - I passed on your "adorkable" comment to David Pogue via Twitter.  He likes it. He thinks. As does his wife. She thinks. ;)

*Of course, when I went back to check your post, you actually said "adorkably attractive".  I'll just consider "adorkable" as a contraction thereof.  ;)

Oh, my! I hope he doesn't think I'm stalking him  ;)

I read his column every Thursday, that's stalking enough, although I wouldn't pass up a chance to meet him in person. He lives and works on Long Island (I know that from his writing, not because I have personal information) but I'll have to hang out at the Times Building and maybe catch him if he comes in to deliver something in person. Or, I could just  scour all of Long Island looking for him  ;D
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Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 25, 2009, 07:06:09 AM
And the word of the day is: COUNTERVAIL!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  SIDE BY SIDE
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 07:30:25 AM
TOD:

Jumping jehosaphat on little green wheels!
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 07:32:23 AM
I haven't seen that show in a long time.

That's from a show??     ???
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 07:33:14 AM
TOD:

Heavens to Betsy!
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 07:38:31 AM
TOD:

Come hell or high water


God willin' an' the creek don't rise!
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 07:39:01 AM
TOD:

That's the way the cookie crumbles.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:47:06 AM
DR Ben - I passed on your "adorkable" comment to David Pogue via Twitter.  He likes it. He thinks. As does his wife. She thinks. ;)

*Of course, when I went back to check your post, you actually said "adorkably attractive".  I'll just consider "adorkable" as a contraction thereof.  ;)

Oh, my! I hope he doesn't think I'm stalking him  ;)

I read his column every Thursday, that's stalking enough, although I wouldn't pass up a chance to meet him in person. He lives and works on Long Island (I know that from his writing, not because I have personal information) but I'll have to hang out at the Times Building and maybe catch him if he comes in to deliver something in person. Or, I could just  scour all of Long Island looking for him  ;D

DR Ben - You have nothing to worry about. In order to protect the "innocent", I did not use your name. ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:51:37 AM
And congrats to Matt H. on his 43,999 Posts! ;)

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/MattHs43999th.png)

I deliberately left it at that number so I could get to the next "millstone" this morning!
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:54:13 AM
Do you think the rain will hurt the rhubarb?
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:54:15 AM
Good morning!

It's going to be another very hot day into the 90s. The newspaper said we had a trace of rain yesterday, but there wasn't a drop at my house. Doesn't appear to be any in the offing for several days either.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:55:18 AM
It is fruitless to become lacrymous because of scattered lacteal fluid
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:55:45 AM
DR MattH, re: THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS's adam.

In canada we get the show a day ahead on Global. New Adam started CdnWed/US Thurs. You'll probably recognize him from Veronica Mars.

That's one of the main reasons I'm eager to watch. I love that actor.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:56:05 AM
Every article which coruscates is not fashioned from aureate metal
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:57:05 AM
DR Jose,

I think you're misunderstanding about the increase in Oscar nominations. They're only increasing to ten nominees in the Best Picture category. The others (acting categories) will remain five nominees as always.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:58:30 AM
I got out early this morning to mow the front yard. (The grass hadn't grown much, but the weeds had been doing just fine without rain.)

Even though the thermometer said 67 degrees, it felt like 87. Not a puff of air stirring at all. Ugh!

So glad to have that behind me.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:58:40 AM
Each canine passes through his period of per-eminence
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:58:55 AM
Consolidated, you and I maintain ourselves erect; separated, we defer to the law of gravity
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:59:03 AM
You cannot estimate the value of the contents of a bound, printed narrative, or record from its exterior vesture
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 07:59:12 AM
Fondness for notes of exchange constitutes the tuberous structure of all satanically inspired principles
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Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 07:59:20 AM
TOD - Going at something like you're killing snakes
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:00:17 AM
Familiar Sayings (http://www3.telus.net/public/a7a55952/familiar-sayings.htm)
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:00:25 AM
Yes, bk, the HARRY POTTER films get increasingly darker with each one. They also get more familiar and enjoyable with repeat screenings. They're densely packed with information that isn't always easy to assimilate on the first go-round. I was still noticing aspects of THE GOIBLET OF FIRE that I didn't pick up after two visits to the theater and a DVD screening, too.
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Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 08:00:56 AM
One of these days I'm going to record the noise these creeps are making - and I'll put it on the Internet for you to hear and you will not believe it, just as I cannot believe it every morning at seven.  And then I will play back the recording at ear-splitting levels as soon as these people move in to their new home after having spent all this time elsewhere in a quiet neighborhood.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:01:25 AM
TOD:

"if he had the brains of a flea . . . ."
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Post by: MBarnum on June 25, 2009, 08:01:32 AM
What language is Ben speaking?
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:01:51 AM
A rotating lithohidal fragment never accrues lichen
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:03:21 AM
Today's work project is another Blu-ray; this time it's INKHEART, a Brendan Fraser fantasy film that must not have made five cents at the box-office. Frankly, I had never heard of it, but the fantasy element of it intrigued me, so I asked to get to review it.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 08:05:07 AM
What language is Ben speaking?

Too many Restoration plays, I fear and I blame myself.
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 08:05:42 AM
Dumber than a sack of hair,
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Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 08:06:09 AM
With madness, as with vomit, it's the passerby who receives the inconvenience.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:07:44 AM
On TV TOnight!™

ABC - SAMANTHA WHO?, IN THE MOTHERHOOD
NBC - THE LISTENER
FOX - SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?
BRA - THE FASHION SHOW
USA - BURN NOTICE, ROYAL PAINS
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:08:22 AM
DR Elmore:

BURN NOTICE

ROYAL PAINS

Be there!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 08:10:23 AM
And don't forget.....

BRAVO - "The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Reunion - Part 2"

::)
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:10:58 AM
With madness, as with vomit, it's the passerby who receives the inconvenience.

That one made me laugh!
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:13:44 AM
"We had spaghetti three times at our house last week."

Think Lucy Van Pelt (and not the Fred Landau version  ;))
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:21:15 AM
Something to brighten your day

Ice Cream (http://www.biggayicecreamtruck.com/)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:21:41 AM
"We had spaghetti three times at our house last week."

Think Lucy Van Pelt (and not the Fred Landau version  ;))

That one has been a favorite since I first read it....which was late 1960s, IIRC.

For those who don't get it:  Someone is telling Lucy something she has no interest in, and the quote is her reply.

I've used it myself on occasion....and it has never once registered with the other person.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:22:28 AM
Make hay while the sun shines

I can't recall any lessons in how to make hay.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:23:27 AM
Doesn't know shit from Shinola!


And I pray this person never tries to sell me any Shinola!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:24:43 AM
Come Hell or high water!


Ummmm...."high water", please.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:26:18 AM
It never rains but it pours!

I've liked this one ever since I grokked its meaning...applicable to so many situations....such as BK's recent encounters with vehicular transgressions.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:27:16 AM
And, apropos my last one, we have the Morton Salt slogan:

"When it rains, it pours!" 


Meaning, of course, that Morton Salt resists humidity.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:30:29 AM
He thinks his s*** don't stink but his farts give him away.

A favorite saying of my father.
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 08:34:37 AM
I haven't seen that show in a long time.

That's from a show??     ???

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

I think Schroeder is telling Patty something complex, and she looks at him intently and nods. Then when he finishes, she says, "We had spaghetti three (or four) times at our house this week."

I use it when people say things over my head. Which is often.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:34:48 AM
And dont's forget.....

BRAVO - "The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Reunion - Part 2"

::)

Maybe it SHOULD be forgotten!  :-\
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 08:36:16 AM
Ok. I may have the characters wrong.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:36:31 AM
Now, I'm heading down to check the mail and think about what's for lunch.

WBBL.
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 08:38:02 AM
"It went straight to my liver."

My friend's aunt used to say this about food that gave her heartburn. People tried over and over to explain that food doesn't go to one's liver. She said it anyway. And I use it now, too.
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 08:38:50 AM
"Wow. Sucks to be you."

My DH and I use this a lot. And we laugh.
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 08:41:24 AM
Thanks, Laura DR and DR Ben for the background information.

And thanks for the links, DR Ben!     :)
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 08:41:46 AM
Wow!!!   Lookee!!!   I started PAGE 4!!!!!
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 08:44:15 AM
I just got an email requesting me to purchase tickets for the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.          :P
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 08:44:52 AM
I guess this means that Borders will have their holiday displays up within a few weeks.
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Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 08:46:50 AM
I guess this means that Borders will have their holiday displays up within a few weeks.

Well, why not? They may not be around in November/December!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 08:50:20 AM
Something to brighten your day

Ice Cream (http://www.biggayicecreamtruck.com/)

And a new Hamburger Truck hits the streets today... And a new cupcake truck started up two weeks ago.. And the Street Sweets truck before that.... Etc., etc., etc.

-Not that I'm complaining. ;)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 08:52:11 AM
I just got an email requesting me to purchase tickets for the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.          :P

Well, Christmas is now just six months away.
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Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 08:53:42 AM
I believe the mystery of the Mac has been solved. It has to do with putting the little computer box behind the monitor.
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Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 09:01:45 AM
Found this on the internet about Gov. Mark sanford.  Someone is wasting time between tax returns.


Nothin' could be fina than to leave South Carolina where it's boring
Nothin' could be keena than to visit Argentina for some scoring
Never dreamed the nation
Would be on my trail
I thought the Appalachian
Might cover up my tale

When I went to see a lady I'll just call Maria who's adoring
Who would have been guessin' I would wind up here confessin' to some whoring
Since I told the country she's the lady I love
They'll fight me 'til I'm no longer guv
Ah, nothin' could be fina than to leave South Carolina where it's boring!

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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 09:04:30 AM
Found this on the internet about Gov. Mark sanford.  Someone is wasting time between tax returns.


;D

;D

:)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 09:05:10 AM
But could you make "Argentina" rhyme with "vagina"?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 09:05:48 AM
-Should I have said/typed "va-jay-jay" instead?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:12:05 AM
Consolidated, you and I maintain ourselves erect; separated, we defer to the law of gravity


I think I will try that line in a bar some night.  Well, I guess I would have to go to a bar first.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 09:13:25 AM
I'm not much for sites like Classmates.com and all the other stuff that floats around the Internet but yesterday I actually found something from my past! It's fun but a little creepy that things can float around out there without your knowledge.

Someone at Classmates posted a photo album of our East Coast trip in April of 1971 and there are pictures of me, looking anywhere from decent to looking like I'm King of the Nerd People.

I will post two pictures from my past.

Asleep on the Bus, that's the title of my next novel



Cute photos.  You didn't look like a nerd-lol.

Where on Classmates did you find those?  Do you have to search or does your name pop up?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 09:19:25 AM
DR Jennifer I hope you can watch the pilot of ROYAL PAINS before the episodes that follow.  I also hope the show does not continue to lose its humor & intelligence.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:19:25 AM
Today's work project is another Blu-ray; this time it's INKHEART, a Brendan Fraser fantasy film that must not have made five cents at the box-office. Frankly, I had never heard of it, but the fantasy element of it intrigued me, so I asked to get to review it.


Fantasy and Brendan Fraser.  My kind of movie!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matthew on June 25, 2009, 09:26:10 AM
-Should I have said/typed "va-jay-jay" instead?

Anything but THAT
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 09:30:09 AM
Today's work project is another Blu-ray; this time it's INKHEART, a Brendan Fraser fantasy film that must not have made five cents at the box-office. Frankly, I had never heard of it, but the fantasy element of it intrigued me, so I asked to get to review it.


Fantasy and Brendan Fraser.  My kind of movie!

Mine too.  It is on our NetFlix queue. 

Matt H please let me know if I should move it to the top of the queue. 
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:30:24 AM
"Wow. Sucks to be you."

My DH and I use this a lot. And we laugh.


Laura, I can't even picture you saying that to anyone.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 09:30:46 AM
I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.



Child porn!

Which makes DR Ben look even more like an Andy Warhol superstar.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:31:26 AM
T.O.D.



Because I can!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 09:31:40 AM
"Wow. Sucks to be you."

My DH and I use this a lot. And we laugh.


Laura, I can't even picture you saying that to anyone.

Funny, I can. :)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 09:37:05 AM
TOD:

When vacationing at the Jersey shore one summer with my parents, I asked what was the banging going on in their room the night before.

"We had to move the big suitcase" was my dad's reply.

It didn't occur to me until I was about eighteen what that meant.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:38:20 AM
TOD:

When vacationing at the Jersey shore one summer with my parents, I asked what was the banging going on in their room the night before.

"We had to move the big suitcase" was my dad's reply.

It didn't occur to me until I was about eighteen what that meant.



;D ;D  ROTFLMAO!   ;D ;D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 09:42:34 AM
One of these days I'm going to record the noise these creeps are making - and I'll put it on the Internet for you to hear and you will not believe it, just as I cannot believe it every morning at seven.  And then I will play back the recording at ear-splitting levels as soon as these people move in to their new home after having spent all this time elsewhere in a quiet neighborhood.

A potential Kritzerland release?  I could find a lot of use for something like that, actually.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 09:43:36 AM
TOD:

When vacationing at the Jersey shore one summer with my parents, I asked what was the banging going on in their room the night before.

"We had to move the big suitcase" was my dad's reply.

It didn't occur to me until I was about eighteen what that meant.

;D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 09:43:58 AM
Thank goodness the Supreme Court showed more sense than the public school did.  http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE55O48120090625

I remember giving the boys Tylenol to take to school & telling them to keep it hidden.  I thought it was ridiculous if they got a headache during class they had to go to the office to ask for something, and then the office had to reach me to get permission.

I may have had Bryan sneak a dose of antibiotics to school too.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 09:46:38 AM
I just got an email requesting me to purchase tickets for the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular.          :P

Well, Christmas is now just six months away.

I've already got a mailing from Hallmark announcing that the new holiday keepsake ornaments go on sale next month.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 09:50:00 AM
-Should I have said/typed "va-jay-jay" instead?

THE GOVERNOR AND VA-JAY-JAY--I remember that show...
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:52:37 AM
As some of you more clever posters may have figured out, I am not at work today.
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Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:53:07 AM
PAGE FIVE
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 09:53:12 AM
As some of you more clever posters may have figured out, I am not at work today.

I hope it's just a mental health day and not because you are sick. ~~~~~
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 09:55:29 AM
As some of you more clever posters may have figured out, I am not at work today.

I hope it's just a mental health day and not because you are sick. ~~~~~


Actually, I woke up extremely dizzy (even for me) this morning.  I think I have figured out that I forgot to drink any water yesterday.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 09:58:29 AM
DR Jose,

I think you're misunderstanding about the increase in Oscar nominations. They're only increasing to ten nominees in the Best Picture category. The others (acting categories) will remain five nominees as always.

DR MattH - What I meant was that by having 10 nominees in the Best Picture category, that there would most likely be more focus placed on the "overlooked nominees" beyond the five in the acting and directing categories
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 09:59:09 AM
DR TCB - ~~~~~FEEL BETTER AND STAY HYDRATED VIBES TO YOU~~~~~
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:01:05 AM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 10:02:09 AM
DR TCB drinking water is important, more so than eating.  I once went for a late afternoon walk & had to call Bryan to pick me up.  That was the last time I walked late in the day without eating or drinking, at least having some liquids.

Are you feeling better?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 10:02:26 AM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett

That's too bad. I don't think Ryan and she got married like he was planning, though I haven't read any obits so that may not be true.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 10:04:08 AM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett

Sad.  I was just reading how ill she is, just minutes before you posted.  Her battle reminds me of my cousins, they both fought so very hard.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 10:04:50 AM
Jane, regarding the pictures at Classmates. I don't know if you can search for them or if anyone can see them. I'm only minimally registered there but at that level they let me see the pictures. I don't know that my name is attached in any way since I didn't post the photos. Someone I went to High School with posted the album and when I went in to look at something else there was a link and I recognized the pictures and the person.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 10:07:06 AM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett

That's too bad. I don't think Ryan and she got married like he was planning, though I haven't read any obits so that may not be true.

I still don't see it in the news.  I expect it will be there when I return from my morning hike.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 10:12:20 AM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett


Oh no!  I had a feeling that was going to happen today.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 10:15:50 AM
DR TCB drinking water is important, more so than eating.  I once went for a late afternoon walk & had to call Bryan to pick me up.  That was the last time I walked late in the day without eating or drinking, at least having some liquids.

Are you feeling better?


Yes, I am.  Amazing what a couple of glasses of water can do for you.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 10:17:54 AM
Here is an obit from ABC News

FarrahFawcett (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/FarrahFawcett/story?id=7464123&page=1)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: MBarnum on June 25, 2009, 10:19:08 AM
I just told my co-worker, Monica, that Farrah Fawcet passed away.

Monica: Who is that?

Me: You know, Farrah Fawcet, from Charlie's Angels.

Monica: You mean there was an old Charlie's Angels?

Me: She was married to Lee Majors.

Monica: Who is that?

Me: The Bionic Man

Monica: (Shaking her head) I never heard of it.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 10:20:50 AM
"Ye gods!"


I heard that in a musical....somewhere....once....long, long ago.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 10:21:31 AM
I just told my co-worker, Monica, that Farrah Fawcet passed away.

Monica: Who is that?

Me: You know, Farrah Fawcet, from Charlie's Angels.

Monica: You mean there was an old Charlie's Angels?

Me: She was married to Lee Majors.

Monica: Who is that?

Me: The Bionic Man

Monica: (Shaking her head) I never heard of it.



Poor thing.....she's depraved on accounta she's deprived.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 10:26:30 AM
TOD:

A tall drink of water.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 10:26:47 AM
TOD:

Still waters run deep.
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 10:27:03 AM
TOD:

Off like a prom dress.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 10:28:09 AM
Congratulations to DR Matt H. on his lofty new perch in the HHW firmament!     :)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:39:37 AM
TOD:

Sweating like a whore in church.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 10:40:00 AM
(((((TCB)))))

Maybe add some Gatorade. I found single-serving powder tubes that you add to your water bottle that contain no sugar. It might help get your electrolytes back in order.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:40:13 AM
TOD:

... the chrome off a trailer hitch.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 10:40:37 AM
We only say that to each other, and then we laugh.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:41:12 AM
OH!!

That's who is playing Adam now!!!

-Sorry to regress back to "Y&R".
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 10:44:39 AM
TOD:

... the chrome off a trailer hitch.

DR Laura said at exactly the next moment (1:40:37 PM)

"We only say that to each other, and then we laugh"

The juxtaposition of these two quotes made me snicker. Now I must get a candy bar ;)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:47:49 AM
TOD:

... the chrome off a trailer hitch.

DR Laura said at exactly the next moment (1:40:37 PM)

"We only say that to each other, and then we laugh"

The juxtaposition of these two quotes made me snicker. Now I must get a candy bar ;)

I was just thinking the same thing.

However, I believe I'm going to head out for a walk instead of getting candy bar.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:52:40 AM
OK... The sun is out... And so am I!

Or something like that.

Laters...
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 10:57:01 AM
Congratulations to DR Matt H. on his lofty new perch in the HHW firmament!     :)



DITTO!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 11:20:04 AM
Back from a few errands - library, bank, shopping - and glad to be inside.  It's hot, muggy, and yucky outside today!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 11:27:54 AM
It is warm and cloudy here.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:33:10 AM
There weather in Oakland is -- AGAIN -- oddly coolish for June.

Record-breakingly coolish, actually.

Which, by the way, I am not AT ALL complaining about.


I wonder what Uranus' weather is like.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:35:27 AM
More sayings that I was raised with:

More nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 11:35:38 AM
Found this on the internet about Gov. Mark sanford.  Someone is wasting time between tax returns.


Nothin' could be fina than to leave South Carolina where it's boring
Nothin' could be keena than to visit Argentina for some scoring
Never dreamed the nation
Would be on my trail
I thought the Appalachian
Might cover up my tale

When I went to see a lady I'll just call Maria who's adoring
Who would have been guessin' I would wind up here confessin' to some whoring
Since I told the country she's the lady I love
They'll fight me 'til I'm no longer guv
Ah, nothin' could be fina than to leave South Carolina where it's boring!



They should substitute "trail" for "tale" because of the Appalachian Trail.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:36:29 AM

Doesn't have the sense god gave a gnat.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:39:24 AM
There are several variations of this, mostly having to do with the contents of the boot, but I've chosen the most commonly used for "mixed" company:

You couldn't pour rainwater out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the sole.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 11:40:45 AM
I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.



Child porn!

Which makes DR Ben look even more like an Andy Warhol superstar.

Or a Calvin Klein ad.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:46:47 AM
Others:

It's come a cloud.  (meaning it's going to storm)

Well, bless her heart! (usually reserved for someone who did something mighty stupid)

Well, shit far!    (meaning "fire", but pronounced "far" -- usually used when something bad has happened that is as unpleasant as the aftermath of eating beans or having diarrhea).

Go pick a switch!   (meaning "uh-oh", we're not gonna get outta this)
 
That dog won't hunt.   (meaning don't try to fool me)

I don't cotton to that.   (I don't like it one bit!)

Don't trip on that bottom lip.   (meaning, "Stop pouting")

He's/She's gonna bust a gut!   (meaning, "He's/She's pissed and we're all gonna hear about it!")


Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:56:03 AM
Did I run everybody off?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 11:57:00 AM
TOD:

You're crusin' for a bruisin'.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 11:57:30 AM
Did I run everybody off?

It has been known to happen.       ;)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:57:39 AM
There are also the uglies:

Fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:58:16 AM
Uglier than the south end of a north-bound cat!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 11:58:21 AM
TOD:

I've got a hitch in my git-a-long.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 11:58:44 AM
Did I run everybody off?

It has been known to happen.       ;)

Really?  Should I take it to heart?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 11:59:25 AM
TOD:

Various and sundried.    :D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 12:00:15 PM
Should I take it to heart?

No.   I'm here, arent' I?     :)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 12:02:19 PM

He’s uglier than the east end of a horse headed west.



He looks like something the dog’s been keepin’ under the porch.



He was so ugly my mother had to tie pork chops to his ears so the dog would play with him.



If I had a dog as ugly as you, I’d shave his butt and make him walk backwards.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JMK on June 25, 2009, 12:04:20 PM
Today's work project is another Blu-ray; this time it's INKHEART, a Brendan Fraser fantasy film that must not have made five cents at the box-office. Frankly, I had never heard of it, but the fantasy element of it intrigued me, so I asked to get to review it.


Fantasy and Brendan Fraser.  My kind of movie!

I reviewed the BD several weeks ago.  Not very good, IMHO.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 12:04:38 PM
TOD:

What's the story, Morning Glory?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 12:06:26 PM
Other expressions about a person's relative intelligence:


If brains were leather, he wouldn’t have enough to saddle a junebug.

The engine’s runnin’ but nobody’s driving.

If his brains were dynamite, he couldn’t blow his nose

He's dumber than a stump!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ben on June 25, 2009, 12:09:29 PM
Dumb as a box of rocks

or

Dumb as a box of hair
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 12:27:12 PM
TOD:

Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 12:28:56 PM
BK, here is my suggestion for a TOD:

The oddest things we have overheard.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 12:31:11 PM
R.I.P. Farah Fawcett

Very sad.  While I can't say I've been a fan of all of her work since her CHARLIE'S ANGELS days, she was a cultural icon in my youth.  Even I had that poster...

I hope that any media frenzy that happens in the coming days focuses as much on her courage during her last years as much as on her wild Hollywood starlet period.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 12:34:35 PM
More sayings that I was raised with:

More nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

Or as Tennesee Ernie Ford Williams said, "Sit down, Maggie!  You're as nervous as a long tailed cat on a hot tin roof full o' rockin' chairs."
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 12:36:27 PM
For Lost lovers:                                                                                 Ben in a box:

(http://backstage.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c9cc153ef0115706493b0970c-300wi)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 12:36:41 PM
Is it opening night for DR George?  Just in case:

@ @ @ @ @  BROKEN LEGS IN MERDE FOR DR GEORGE  @ @ @ @ @
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 12:38:19 PM
Yes, DR George! Break a leg tonight!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 12:45:08 PM
***BROKEN-LEG OPENING NIGHT VIBES***
to our very own DR George!!!  :D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 12:59:37 PM
Just finished reading Julie and Julia and now I'm looking forward to the movie!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:07:12 PM
I was sorry to read about Farrah, but she has looked unwell for many years. Who knows what kind of pain she's been enduring?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:09:11 PM
For Lost lovers:                                                                                 Ben in a box:

(http://backstage.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c9cc153ef0115706493b0970c-300wi)

Doesn't look that much like the Ben we all know and hiss on the show.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:11:33 PM
I watched RESCUE ME while I ate lunch. Steven Pasquale had another BIG musical number on the show (about being in a vegetative state), and then there was a Busby Berkeley-ish number that borrowed some ideas from "Little Old Ladyland" from THE PRODUCERS.

Still, some funny stuff.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:15:00 PM
Then I watched INKHEART. There's enough originality about the premise to make you furious that the movie isn't better than it is. Could have been a rousing adventure, but it never gets very rousing. The big action moments are always a letdown.

I just happened to notice that ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY gave it a pretty good score in their weekly roundup of DVDs. I think they were overly generous.

But it has a wonderful cast: Helen Mirren plays the grandmother, and Jim Broadbent is the book author. Paul Bettany actually ends up being more of a central figure and object of interest than star Brendan Fraser.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:16:41 PM
I watched all the bonus features, not that there were very many. I tried to get on BD-Live, but the network was down (not sure if it was MY network or the WB-Live network that was the problem).
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:18:44 PM
I had time to watch the last of the episodes on THE CLOSER. Brenda's wedding day and an interesting case involving stripper/hookers. Very enjoyable.

Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 01:20:01 PM
When I go back down, I'm going to watch the bonus featurettes on disc four. I noticed the first one was 10 minutes long. Then, I'll be able to put that set on the chelf next to the previous three seasons. I'll be revisiting these episodes quite a bit over the next months because I think they had a very strong season.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 01:25:20 PM
I was sorry to read about Farrah, but she has looked unwell for many years. Who knows what kind of pain she's been enduring?

At times during the documentary she looked very good, and happy.  I like knowing there were good times through her long ordeal.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 01:27:11 PM
DR Matt H, thanks for the review of INKHEART.  I just read it to Keith.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 01:30:48 PM
For Lost lovers:                                                                                 Ben in a box:

(http://backstage.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341c9cc153ef0115706493b0970c-300wi)

As a "lost" fan, I have to say that doesn't look one bit like Benjamin Linus.  Looks more like Vince Vaughn.  LOL.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jennifer on June 25, 2009, 01:38:31 PM
DR MattH, re: THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS's adam.

In canada we get the show a day ahead on Global. New Adam started CdnWed/US Thurs. You'll probably recognize him from Veronica Mars.

That's one of the main reasons I'm eager to watch. I love that actor.

I have the opposite reaction. I loved the actor who played Adam before. I'm not looking forward to the change at all. Although they've practically ruined the character anyways.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jennifer on June 25, 2009, 01:43:29 PM
DR Jennifer I hope you can watch the pilot of ROYAL PAINS before the episodes that follow.  I also hope the show does not continue to lose its humor & intelligence.

I never saw them advertise the show until last night. So i'm not sure if they already showed the first 2 shows. I tried to find out on the channel's website but it was not clear. I will probably have to watch the episode that airs and then compare it to the descriptions to see which show i am watching. I believe they have the episodes online on USA's website. But i'm sure those won't play here.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 02:01:39 PM
I must hop off-line now and do some writing. Then, I'll head back down for a free evening of pleasure viewing. I'm sure I'll be watching that silent version of THE STUDENT PRINCE and maybe something else before I watch BURN NOTICE off the DVR tonight.

WBBL.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: FJL on June 25, 2009, 02:23:02 PM
Break a leg to DR George!!!!!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 02:24:20 PM
TOD:

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 02:25:00 PM
Denmark is neither rotten nor a state.    Discuss.

;)
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Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 02:25:43 PM
TOD:

Well isn't that the cat's pajamas?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 02:25:43 PM
Thanks, Dan (the Man), Larry, DAW and FJL!!  I've still got a few hours before call-time, but I'm getting a little nervous...the good kind of nervous. :D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 02:26:24 PM
Colder than a witch's tit. ::)

;)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: DAW on June 25, 2009, 02:28:44 PM
Colder than a witch's tit.

Wearing a brass bra in a snow storm?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 02:29:34 PM
I haven't seen that show in a long time.

That's from a show??     ???

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

I think Schroeder is telling Patty something complex, and she looks at him intently and nods. Then when he finishes, she says, "We had spaghetti three (or four) times at our house this week."

I use it when people say things over my head. Which is often.

In 2002, I did the revised version and Sally said that line.  Sally wasn't in the original version, so I don't know who said it in that.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 02:29:49 PM
He couldn't count to 21 unless he was naked.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 02:35:12 PM
DR George, have a fantastic time tonight!!!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 02:42:21 PM
Was this mentioned?

His/her elevator does go all the way to the penthouse
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 02:42:47 PM
DR George, have a fantastic time tonight!!!

Thanks, Jane!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 02:43:14 PM
Was this mentioned?

His/her elevator does go all the way to the penthouse

Does?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 02:44:02 PM
Where's SWoody and DerBrucer lately?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 02:47:49 PM
Michael Jackson rushed to the hospital not breathing.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 02:49:56 PM
Break a leg, DR George!  Nerves should speed up the running time, huh?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 02:51:06 PM
Here I am in front of my new MacBook Pro and I am wearing my new "John Lennon" style glasses.

BTW I mention John Lennon to a coworker and he said WHO??

(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/Photo1.jpg)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 02:51:17 PM
Michael Jackson rushed to the hospital not breathing.


Yes...two news alerts flashed on my work computer.

As if I gave a rat's ass in a poor man's hell what happens to this (never-convicted-because-he-paid-them-off) "alleged" child molester.

Another ploy, perhaps, to win sympathy and a renewed fan base?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 02:52:16 PM
I could go the rest of my life (and may I live to be 125 years old!!!) without ever hearing his name, hearing his voice or seeing his face again.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 02:53:48 PM
As a response to the question, "What fer?":

Cat's fur to make kitty britches!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 25, 2009, 02:58:55 PM
CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT H on His Millstone!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 02:59:24 PM
Ok. Sorry I mentioned it.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: ArnoldMBrockman on June 25, 2009, 03:00:54 PM
GEORGE-


Good Luck Tonight as You wander the streets of Verona!

And Good Luck to All The Capulet's and Montagues !!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 03:05:43 PM
The tv news says Michael Jackson is in hospital but TMZ has reported that he is dead.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 03:08:43 PM
The tv news says Michael Jackson is in hospital but TMZ has reported that he is dead.


Yes, I've gotten two news flashes that Jackson, indeed, died of cardiac arrest.

Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: td on June 25, 2009, 03:12:52 PM
All personal feelings aside - - and I did like the entire THRILLER album - an artist, like so many before him, has been taken away at a young age in a week full of saddening news.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 03:23:25 PM
Ok. Sorry I mentioned it.

;D   

I believe the paramedics revived him before taking him to the hospital.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 03:25:47 PM
I take it back, there is no mention he was revived.  DR td did you read something new?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: td on June 25, 2009, 03:27:31 PM
I take it back, there is no mention he was revived.  DR td did you read something new?

Mum told me, she was watching the news.
Otherwise, I have found only one source citing him as dead - www.tmz.com - and Perez Hilton is not always the go-to guy for real information.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Druxy on June 25, 2009, 03:29:35 PM
The news says Jackson died.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 03:30:12 PM
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Recording artist, entertainer and global superstar Michael Jackson has died from an apparent heart attack in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 50 years-old.

http://beatcrave.com/2009-06-25/michael-jackson-has-died/

I think it is very sad, not just that he died, the way his life turned out.  We watched him grow up, so much talent he should have had it all.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 03:33:56 PM
For all the people he owed money I'm sorry he did not make his comeback & pay off his depts.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 03:36:51 PM
Michael S. I like your new glasses :)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 03:40:49 PM
MSNBC reports:  L.A. Times: Michael Jackson dead at 50 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31552029/ns/entertainment-music/)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 03:51:45 PM
Good (early) Morning.  Nothing more to say-- except life currently sucks!

~~~HUGS AND VIBES OF COMFORT FOR DR KERRY!!~~~
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 03:52:20 PM
Break a leg, DR George!  Nerves should speed up the running time, huh?

Thanks!!  One can hope!! ;D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 03:53:08 PM
GEORGE-

Good Luck Tonight as You wander the streets of Verona!

And Good Luck to All The Capulet's and Montagues !!

Thanks, ArnoldMBrockman!! 
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 03:57:26 PM
I'm debating a bid on eBay at the moment.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 04:01:50 PM
Two deaths of people much too young.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 04:02:37 PM
I have returned tapes, picked up tapes, had lunch, shipped packages, picked up packages, but not addressed any packages, which I've decided to do this weekend.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 04:02:39 PM
DR elmore I thought you need to save your money.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 04:08:06 PM
Two deaths of people much too young.

Yes.

My mother was only 62 when she passed away.  Not to be morbid, my goal has been to reach 62 cancer free.  I kind of feel if I can do that I might be safe from my family curse.  To counter all the sad news I read today there is a new drug, still in the research stage, that is very promising for cancers caused by my genetic defect. :)  And it has few side effects. :D
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 04:10:54 PM
Yes unfortunately I have also been reading that Michael Jackson has died.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 04:12:08 PM
Mac is going to take a little used to getting used to especially the touch pad, but I do like it so far
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 04:13:10 PM
The news regarding Michael Jackson spread very quickly.  I hope those who loved him didn't have to learn of it on the news.  I remember when Rick Nelson died his mother learned of it on the news. :(
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 04:13:28 PM
RIP:  Ed, Farrah, Michael, and condolences to their loved ones.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 04:26:40 PM
Good Evening!

Greetings from the Fifth Avenue Apple Store! -Otherwise, sometimes affectionately known as The Cube.

*And if any DR in the NYC area was thinking of heading down here for a new iPhone 3GS - be prepared to wait.  It seems that instead of having people line up outside in a zig-zag, they've lined them all up inside. Quite the "corral".
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 04:27:09 PM
And, yes, quite the news day...

R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 04:28:42 PM
DR Michael S - Since I'm at an Apple Store right now... Was there any particular reason you chose not to buy your new MacBook Pro directly from the Apple Store?  Did you at least purchase the Apple Care?  -And if you didn't, you can still purchase it within the first year of ownership.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 04:29:53 PM
Well, since even I'm starting to feel a little claustrophobic right now...

Laters...
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 04:50:44 PM
The very first album I bought by myself was the Jackson Five 3rd Album. I was either in 4th or 5th grade.  I liked him a lot better than Donny Osmund. (The Osmund brothers were very big at the same time)   All scandals etc aside, he was amazingly talented and I really liked his work. RIP Michael
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 04:52:07 PM
RIP Farrah
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 04:57:14 PM
I remember the shirt I was wearing in that picture.

Here is a second picture. I look like I'm twelve years old (I was 18 at the time) standing in the entry of our hotel room in Virginia.



Look at all that hair!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:00:12 PM
When in trouble or in doubt
run in circles scream and shout
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:08:31 PM
up the creek
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:08:53 PM
between a rock and a hard place
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:12:00 PM
When my nephew was little, he thought Michael Jackson was singing "Cilla" instead of "Thriller"  it cracked me up when I heard him singing it
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:15:09 PM
Throw you under the bus
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ann on June 25, 2009, 05:22:59 PM
Hello all.  Toby is getting big, I am slowly shrinking thanks to Weight Watchers, and my allergies are indescribably bad this year. 

Ok, that catches you all up on me...now to catch up a bit on HHW...
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:28:30 PM
Hi Ann!! Great to see you and glad to hear all is well
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 05:30:19 PM
Hi, Ann!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: George on June 25, 2009, 05:31:05 PM
Well, I'm leaving now.  I need to get something to eat before rehearsal and I just want to leave work early. ;)

Tonight's our official opening night!

Until later!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:32:17 PM
Break a leg, George!   AND HAVE FUN!!!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Ginny on June 25, 2009, 05:45:12 PM
Thunderstorm's on the way - bye!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 05:47:21 PM
Thunderstorm's on the way - bye!

You, Richard and Mother Bates in the cellar again?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jane on June 25, 2009, 05:53:33 PM
Hi Ann.  Congrats on shrinking!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 05:54:06 PM
Trade a tit for a tat
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 06:43:19 PM
Good Evening!

I'm walking... and walking... and walking...

Well, I was walking... and walking... and walking...

And now I'm sitting here on my couch like so much fish.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Laura on June 25, 2009, 06:44:50 PM
Wishing broken legs to George!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 07:00:28 PM
Break a leg, George!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 07:06:17 PM
I was stunned to read the headline on AOL earlier today:


BK STOOPS TO USING INNUENDO TO SELL NEW SANDWICH


Innuendo for a sandwich?  Think what he might do to sell a new musical?
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:29:51 PM
~~~~~BROKEN LEG VIBES TO DR GEORGE AND THE REST OF HIS R&J CAST!!!~~~~~
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Jennifer on June 25, 2009, 07:33:10 PM
Break a leg to DR George!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: elmore3003 on June 25, 2009, 07:38:46 PM
I was stunned to read the headline on AOL earlier today:


BK STOOPS TO USING INNUENDO TO SELL NEW SANDWICH


Innuendo for a sandwich?  Think what he might do to sell a new musical?

Innuendo and out the other!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:39:18 PM
Hi, DR Ann!

:)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:42:23 PM
Coincidentally - and sadly(?) - one of the phrases that comes to mind for the Topic of the Day...

... has left the building.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 07:43:29 PM
Certainly a day filled with sadness.  Almost forgotten in the double deaths today are the early morning photos of an extremely anorexic Courtney Love looking close to death, herself.  Following that the inevitable announcement of the death of Farrah Fawcett.  But then, even before we can start to mourn for Farrah, her story is all but kicked-off the front page by the unexpected death of Michael Jackson.

I agree with a lot of the things Ron said earlier about Mr. Jackson, but there is still plenty of things to mourn with his passing.   I will certainly pray tongiht for the three children of Mr Jackson, who are left behind to be placed in the center of a tug of war between Jackson's family and the childrens' mother.

Rest in Peace Farrah.

Rest in Peace Michael.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:44:38 PM
Welcome back, DR Ron Pulliam!

Whatcha been up to these past few days?

;)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 07:48:01 PM
And tomorrow begins the TASTE OF TACOMA; notable to me because it means that after work tomorrow, I will become a virtual prisoner in my own home.  That means that I will be forced to spend three days and evenings sitting on my balcony watching tens of thousands of half-naked people stroll past my door.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 07:48:50 PM
And tomorrow begins the TASTE OF TACOMA; notable to me because it means that after work tomorrow, I will become a virtual prisoner in my own home.  That means that I will be forced to spend three days and evenings sitting on my balcony watching tens of thousands of half-naked people stroll past my door.


Or, just another day at the Reservoir for Jose!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: TCB on June 25, 2009, 07:49:19 PM




G'night!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:50:38 PM
And it really has been interesting walking around NYC today...  First there were whispers about Farah Fawcett's passing... And then Michael Jackson's death...

I just got a call from a friend who's been walking up and down 125th Street the past few hours.  He said almost all the storefronts are blasting Michael Jackson songs... There's a tribute on the marquee of the Apollo Theatre... People are crying... And he's come across a couple of impromptu candelight vigils...
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:51:19 PM
And tomorrow begins the TASTE OF TACOMA; notable to me because it means that after work tomorrow, I will become a virtual prisoner in my own home.  That means that I will be forced to spend three days and evenings sitting on my balcony watching tens of thousands of half-naked people stroll past my door.


Or, just another day at the Reservoir for Jose!

Actually, since Sunday is NYC Pride, well... ::)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:53:15 PM
Michael Jackson rushed to the hospital not breathing.

I saw that he had died. I could not be more shocked!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:53:46 PM
DR Ron Pulliam - Sadly, after the events of today, I don't think your "wish" will be granted any time soon.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:56:16 PM
CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT H on His Millstone!

Thank you, DR Arnold! Very sweet of you to mention it.

And thanks to DR George who gave advance notice last night!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:57:54 PM
Well, I'm leaving now.  I need to get something to eat before rehearsal and I just want to leave work early. ;)

Tonight's our official opening night!

Until later!

I hope many limbs were broken and that all involved had a great time!
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 07:59:46 PM
OH!

And I just heard that at the end of the curtain call for 9 to 5 tonight, the three leading ladies ended in the "Charlie's Angels" pose. :)
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 07:59:53 PM
When I went downstairs, I proceeded to watch the rest of the bonus features in the CLOSER set. Not many were directly related to the making of the show, and that was sort of disappointing.

The gag reel was nice to see.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:01:35 PM
Then I watched PHONE BOOTH on Blu-ray. The used copy I bought a few days ago (<$10) came today, and it played beautifully. Really enjoyed seeing it again. I hadn't watch my DVD copy in several months, maybe even a year.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:02:57 PM
Next, I watched the silent version of THE STUDENT PRINCE. Oh, what a beautiful performance by Ramon Navarro! He's absolutely wonderful in this.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:04:19 PM
Then I watched tonight's BURN NOTICE.











I hope with what happened tonight, the police tailing Michael et al will be over for a while.

Sam had a sweet story tonight, too.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:06:14 PM
The Blu-ray of SPACEBALLS came winging in today for review. I'll be doing PINK PANTHER 2 tomorrow, so SPACEBALLS will have to wait until Saturday.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 08:06:15 PM
Certainly a day filled with sadness.  Almost forgotten in the double deaths today are the early morning photos of an extremely anorexic Courtney Love looking close to death, herself.  Following that the inevitable announcement of the death of Farrah Fawcett.  But then, even before we can start to mourn for Farrah, her story is all but kicked-off the front page by the unexpected death of Michael Jackson.

I think that it might turn out to be a strange kind of blessing.  The media circus and the associated vultures will be centering on Michael Jackson for the next month or so, hopefully leaving Farrah's family to grieve in a little bit more privacy than they might have otherwise not had.

Quote
I agree with a lot of the things Ron said earlier about Mr. Jackson, but there is still plenty of things to mourn with his passing.   I will certainly pray tongiht for the three children of Mr Jackson, who are left behind to be placed in the center of a tug of war between Jackson's family and the childrens' mother.

Rest in Peace Farrah.

Rest in Peace Michael.

I also can understand DR Ron's feelings earlier.  I know I have certainly come to despise both the man and his work over the years.  But I can't help but feel sad tonight.  And I think it's because I'm feeling sad about what was already lost years ago--the cool little kid who sang and danced with his brothers and then the talented young man who created the incredibly unforgettable music of the THRILLER album.  That's who I'll be continuing to miss...
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 08:12:58 PM
Certainly a day filled with sadness.  Almost forgotten in the double deaths today are the early morning photos of an extremely anorexic Courtney Love looking close to death, herself.  Following that the inevitable announcement of the death of Farrah Fawcett.  But then, even before we can start to mourn for Farrah, her story is all but kicked-off the front page by the unexpected death of Michael Jackson.

I think that it might turn out to be a strange kind of blessing.  The media circus and the associated vultures will be centering on Michael Jackson for the next month or so, hopefully leaving Farrah's family to grieve in a little bit more privacy than they might have otherwise not had.

Quote
I agree with a lot of the things Ron said earlier about Mr. Jackson, but there is still plenty of things to mourn with his passing.   I will certainly pray tongiht for the three children of Mr Jackson, who are left behind to be placed in the center of a tug of war between Jackson's family and the childrens' mother.

Rest in Peace Farrah.

Rest in Peace Michael.

I also can understand DR Ron's feelings earlier.  I know I have certainly come to despise both the man and his work over the years.  But I can't help but feel sad tonight.  And I think it's because I'm feeling sad about what was already lost years ago--the cool little kid who sang and danced with his brothers and then the talented young man who created the incredibly unforgettable music of the THRILLER album.  That's who I'll be continuing to miss...

At least with Farrah Fawcett's passing, it was not unexpected.  -Oh, does anyone know if ABC went ahead and showed their special "20/20" dealing with Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal tonight?

A statement was just released from the UCLA Medical Center, it closes with: "Jackson’s family requests that the media respect their privacy during this tragic period of time."  Sadly, we all know that will most likely not be the case.
Title: Re: SOMETHING IS IN URANUS
Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 08:21:38 PM
And one more Michael Jackson-related post from me...

I was out and about today when the news of his death broke.  There were various news alerts popping up all over the place.  Sadly and strangely enough, the one initial source that most of the news outlets kept naming was TMZ.com.  So, TMZ.com - a self-admitted gossip site - is now considered a "trusted news source"?!?!?!?

And then there was the fake report of Jeff Goldblum dying today.

:-\
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 08:28:35 PM
There's also been reports that Walter Cronkite is very ill and not expected to recover.
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Post by: Dan (the Man) on June 25, 2009, 08:30:33 PM
All around, this has been a very tiring day.  I feel old.  I'm going to bed. 
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 08:31:41 PM
I went back to Home Depot today and ordered the backsplash made from the countertop material.  It's just the 4" backsplash, and I wanted it all along but for some reason let the "designer" at HD talk me out of it.  There's no way I could have sealed a backsplash well enough to keep all water from going behind the cabinets.  This will be great.

I can't put a microwave over my stove - not enough room- so I'll just keep mine on the counter.   I did finds some new pulls for the drawers and the cabinet doors.    I may keep looking to see if there are others I like better.

Now I wait for the call about the template
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:33:31 PM
I agree. These deaths coming all bunched together do indeed make me feel old and sad.
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Post by: Matt H. on June 25, 2009, 08:34:10 PM
I think I'll head downstairs and meditate a bit before turning in.

Good night!
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:50:22 PM
DR Ron Pulliam - Sadly, after the events of today, I don't think your "wish" will be granted any time soon.


LOL.


I had it coming.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:51:43 PM
I have to honestly say the deaths of Princess Diana and JFK Jr. had a deeply profound impact on my view of mortality.  Both were taken so quickly and so tragically.

All death is to be taken with sobriety and pause.  But some deaths affect us more than others.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on June 25, 2009, 08:54:18 PM
My best memories of Michael Jackson come from the early 70s....."ABC", "I Want You Back", "Ben" "I'll Be There"....those were  really cool songs and I even thought he was terrific in "The Wiz."

I have to admit he stunned me with "Thriller."

But then came all the inside gossip/innuendo and very,  strangely odd behavior patterns.

May he find some peace.
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Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 08:58:05 PM
I loved the Michael Jackson of the early MTV video days, Billie Jean, Beat It, and then Thriller - those are all still thrilling to watch - and then he slowly lost his sanity.
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Post by: bk on June 25, 2009, 08:58:38 PM
I'm on my third motion picture, which I shall now go finish - it's quite short - eighty minutes - and very funny.
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 09:06:04 PM
I see SUPERIOR DONUTS will be at the Music Box.   I saw it at the Steppenwolf in Chicago.  I enjoyed it, but hear that the ending has been changed, I'm really curious about how it's different....too bad I'm not going to go to NYC. 
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Post by: Cillaliz on June 25, 2009, 09:07:30 PM
I have been eating too much and exercising too little the past few days.  That needs to change. 
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 09:35:33 PM
During the course of my walking and wandering today, I found myself at the New York Public Library and checked out the exhibit that DR Ben and his ever-lovin' Ant checked out last week, "1969 - The Year of Gay Liberation". It was nice to see such a serious subject presented with bits of humor and light-heartedness here and there.

Hopefully, the Online Exhibition (http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/1969/) will be up and running soon.
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Post by: Michael on June 25, 2009, 10:00:18 PM
DR Michael S - Since I'm at an Apple Store right now... Was there any particular reason you chose not to buy your new MacBook Pro directly from the Apple Store?  Did you at least purchase the Apple Care?  -And if you didn't, you can still purchase it within the first year of ownership.

The reason was that I could pay it out without interest at Best Buy for 18 months, Apple was offering only 90 days, I was turn down for an apple card but the day I came home after buying it there was the card in the mail. I also bought the extend coverage from Best Buy

Thanks for asking
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 25, 2009, 10:02:33 PM
And suddenly the internet is up and running.....but who knows for how long?

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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Post by: Jrand74 on June 25, 2009, 10:02:56 PM
I may be around tomorrow and I may be in limbo.....somebody buy this pagan baby and set me free.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:25:21 PM
~~~~~NON-GRRRRRRRRRRRR VIBES TO DR JRAND~~~~~
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:27:51 PM
Note to DRs elmore, Ginny and DH Richard - Twelfth Night just got a rave in the NY Times (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/theater/reviews/26night.html).  Shall we start thinking about taking shifts in line in Central Park next week?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:40:48 PM
Well...  Since I may be heading to Central Park in a few hours to watch the cast of Hair perform on "Good Morning America"...

Goodnight.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on June 25, 2009, 10:47:01 PM
Oh... Before I go...

While walking around Rockefeller Center, I saw this (see below). Hopefully, there were no packages for any DRs in that pile. Sadly the "Man in Brown" was just standing by that pile waiting for something or someone.  ???
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Post by: George on June 26, 2009, 12:27:44 AM
Break a leg, George!   AND HAVE FUN!!!

Thanks, Cilla!

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Post by: George on June 26, 2009, 12:27:54 AM
We had a good show for our official opening night!  There were a few goobered lines (not by me, though ;)) and we ended about 10 minutes earlier than last night!  We're getting through it more quickly!
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Post by: George on June 26, 2009, 12:29:59 AM
And tomorrow begins the TASTE OF TACOMA; notable to me because it means that after work tomorrow, I will become a virtual prisoner in my own home.  That means that I will be forced to spend three days and evenings sitting on my balcony watching tens of thousands of half-naked people stroll past my door.

Take pictures...with a telephoto lens!

:D
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Post by: George on June 26, 2009, 12:33:45 AM
CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT H on His Millstone!

Thank you, DR Arnold! Very sweet of you to mention it.

And thanks to DR George who gave advance notice last night!

I had to...I knew that I wouldn't be around when you posted the next time. :)