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Well, you've read the notes, the notes have both moved and repelled you, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're off jogging right now.
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And the word of the day is: MISNOMER!
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Hmmm
The strangest food I have come across: Rocky Mountain Oysters, Lutefisk, blood sausage...
NDSU Infamous Nameless Glop was an experience...Ingredients were not indentifiable....
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Well, I must go to sleep now. I have a dental appointment in the morning and must floss and brush my teeth. Sadly, I haven't flossed in quite a while ::) so I really have to get going. Fortunately, they always say that my teeth are good. They're not pearly white, but I haven't had a cavity since high school, so I must be doing something right...except for the flossing.
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Good morning, all! When the alarm rang at 6:37, I was dreaming that an office typrewiter was eating my notes, and this formidable secretary was rewriting me. I also had a strange dream involving my father, my brother Tom, and a very cute yellow and gray kitten. In another hour, both wil be even more vague.
DR FJL, the THREEPENNY OPERA script published in the collected works of Brecht and basis for all contemporary translations is not the 1928 Berlin script set by Weill. Between 1929 and Brecht's death. he revised the libretto twice and rewrote lyrics, all without Weill's input or knowledge. The original production was a comedy, and it was mostly Elizabeth Hauptmann's translation of John Gay's THE BEGGAR's OPERA, with ammendments to the text and lyrcis - two of which were plagiarized adaptations of Francois Villon - by the mighty Brecht.
A friend of mine worked on the Theatre de Lys BERLIN TO BROADWAY and said that Lenya was always bitching when things varied from her memory of what occurred in the Berlin productions she remembered; then they adjusted staging to please her. I can't imagine she was any easier on THREEPENNY in 1952-1954. While I'm a great fan of Blitzstein's adaptation and I think any foreign work needs to be rethought to keep the language up-to-date, I still think no translation sings as well as Blitzstein. The man gets kicked about in the press on any new THREEPENNY translation, as if to say "he was so wrong and we're so right." Wrong. He may have been cautious in 1952, but he provided the right text to make Weill and the piece a success. And his lyrics, with one exception, make their points with more humor than the original German. I think his "Useless Song" is not very good and should have had one more rewrite, and some of the "Army Song" could be better. "Mack the Knife" is a wonderful lyric, and it sets the whole tone of the Blitzstein: raffish, a bit sleazy, funny, and sinister.
Once I heard that Lucy in this new production was a drag role and Alan Cumming the Macheath, I decided this production was not for me: this THREEPENNY has more to do with psychosexual fantasies on the director's part than an examination of the original text. Brecht's notes - which no one's talking about in this production - make it clear the piece is one more Brechtian indictment of capitalism and the bourgeoisie, not clubbing bisexuals and a desire to be outrageous. They're only talking about Brecht's "grittiness," whatever the hell that is.
Off the soapbox! Gotta run to meet a friend for breakfast.
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The Jogging Jew, is that a misnomer?
Another October HHW get together would be faboo! And I'm already here so I won't have to travel or find a place to stay :D
I have a variety of projects at work to keep me busy. I also have to decide whether to renew my Roundabout subscription. They are responsible for the current production of Threepenny. I'm going to exchange my ticket for an earlier date. I'm scheduled to see the show in May but I might as well get it over with. I don't have high hopes. I'm in a minority but I don't salivate at the thought of listening to anything by Wallace Shawn. I find him to be an overrated, undertalented man. He has written the new book. I don't know if he wrote the translation as well. Roundabout is doing 110 in the Shade next season and I've never seen a production of the show. I love the score. We shall see. I also have to renew my Playwrights Horizon subscription. Much money will be going out in the next couple of months.
I also need to find a cheap flight to Roanoke, VA at some point in June to see Anthony in Beauty and the Beast.
So much to do, so little time. I look forward to a relaxing time with my HHW friends in October. Let's go for it!
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Ok, I'm gonna get controversial here and risk engaging in Brechtian alienation with everyone here who's commented on this THREEPENNY. :) OK, I'm kidding about that, but you know what i mean. I'm very troubled that reports of booing are coming out (the actors don't derserve booing, they're not responsible for the concept) and that the internet has created an environment where a work of art (and this revival, whether it winds up being misguided or brilliant by the time they open qualifies as a work of art in the dictionary sense of those words) is judged so early on and the creators (revivers in this case) must continue to work their craft in a hostile environment. The Roundabout's other revival, PAJAMA GAME, is a joy, and seems to stay very close to the original in tone, but for all intents and purposes, it might as well have been done by a full-out commercial producer - not complaining, and happy the Roundabout did it, though. But with THREEPENNY, Roundabout has taken chances, and simply has not been given time to see those chances through - people have already made their minds up before going on based on what they've heard about specifics and I think that's too bad. The Lucy Brown being played by a man is just not a big deal, it simply throws convention on its ear - if it's a bad choice, at least it's a choice, but when I saw it last week, the actor was still finding his way so it came off a little sloppy. About the general tone, it takes a lot more to come off "a bit sleazy" or "sinister" these days - at least Scott Elliott and Wallace Shawn are trying something.
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I don't think I am that adverterous when it comes to food. But when it comes to the TOD I would have to say snails (Escargot)
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FJL, I do agree with you about the chatter on Internet boards regarding the quality of a show.
As much as I enjoy the Internet, I think the incessant dissection of what's wrong or right with a show after one or two performances, plus the implication by the writer(s) that their OPINION is the one and only correct way to look at a certain show has made it difficult to talk about shows in an intelligent manner. Many times it just boils down to "Did you see/hear what he did??? I hate that. I'm telling everyone what a bad show this is".
I'm not talking about anyone on this board, by the way, I'm speaking of the posts of many Internet theatre posters. The posts become rants and while I'm not against a good rant now and then (TOM DELAY IS LEAVING CONGRESS!!! HOO AND RAY THERE MAY BE HOPE FOR AMERICA!!!) a rant adds nothing to discussion of the quality of a show.
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I've eaten octopus (not crazy about it but it's not as bad as I thought it would be). I have looked at Blood Pudding (AKA black sausage and other things) and I have smelled lutefisk (I grew up in Minnesota) but I have never been brave enough to hold my mouth open long enough to slide some of the offending material down "my gaping maw" to quote a certain "arch" ;) writer we all know and love.
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I rather not talk about the TOD right now--I'm feeling a bit queasy in the stomach this morning.
But I will say that every time I hear or read the name Lucille Bremer, I think of Lucille Benson and I think, "Wow--she didn't age well."
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I have eaten many strange things...the most bizarre being "chocolate covered ants" back in fourth grade. More recently, at a Chinese restaurant, I had boiled ducks feet and a bowl of tripe.
The strangest thing I have fixed myself would be beef tongue.
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Eleven posts??? Pardon me whilst I get out the bitch-slap machine. It's pouring rain here.
My problem on the Internet chat boards are that most of those "reviews" are a) written by teenagers, and b) they call them "reviews" - it's like they're doing a class assignment, and they would fail my class, certainly. The entire reason they go to previews now is because they cannot wait to run home to post. That's it, and yes, it's shameful, and yes, it's hard on creative people. These kiddies really think that the creators should LISTEN to them - the only place creators should LISTEN to audience members is in the theater - their reactions to things will tell them what they need to know or not, just like it worked for decades. Can you imagine trying out Hello, Dolly! (a show that had a very problematic out-of-town engagement) in an environment like this? And then there are the shills - actors, behind-the-scenes people or people who are actually paid a small stipend by the publicist to go on chat boards and take on anyone who doesn't like that particular show. It's happening right now with The Drowsy Chaperone.
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I have eaten ostrich, kangeroo, escargot and alligator. I have not ever eaten tripe, tongue, octopus or squid although I have watched others eat it.
That is al I have to contribute the the TODl
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Dear Jose!!! I have just heard a recounting of last nights' events from my mom who got them from my SIL's mom. (my SIL & Brother were off to Ohio on the redeye and my niece is at school so I will be hearing from her this afternoon)
:-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Thank you so much!! If any one should be nominated for sainthood it is you, but I will of course not refrain from basking in your reflected glory!! ;)
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I have seen a bowl of tripe. When I was in France in 1988 many of the restaurants served the dish. I would rather have root canal without Novocaine than to eat a bowl of tripe, thank you very much!!!
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Well, at least we now have 16 posts. It's 11:23am. Where is Jose?
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It's 11:23am. Where is Jose?
He keeps Broadway hours now, :D and hopefully will so continue for many years to come!! :D
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Well, at least we now have 16 posts.
I could always post some more jokes if necessary.......
that should get a posting frenzy going!!!
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Well, Vixmom, you're at 5929 right now, you could aim for an even 6000 posts by 12 noon. Come on, you can do it. It's only 70 posts ;D
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Well, Vixmom, you're at 5929 right now, you could aim for an even 6000 posts by 12 noon. Come on, you can do it. It's only 70 posts ;D
RLP's gonna get you for urging me on like this!! ;D
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I shall now be on my way to LACC, after which I shall return.
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Good morning!
Simply beautiful day here after a day chock full o' rain yesterday. A bit cool, but it's still fairly early in spring, so these coolish temperatures are to be expected.
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I got my friend to the airport, but had to struggle in traffic getting back home. Lanes were blocked due to construction and traffic backed up and very slow moving due to traffic lights. Just tedious to deal with, but back home now and plan to stay here the rest of the day.
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I'm sure you heard about what happened to Peter Fonda some years back. As a young man he went to the doctor because he was suffering with chest pains. The doc examined him and diagnosed a congenital abnormality--an undersized heart. The physician then prescribed a severe regimen--no drinking, no drugs, no smoking, no coffee, not even any sex. Peter protested and demanded to know why it was necessary. The doctor replied...
"Abstinence makes the heart grow, Fonda."
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NEWSFLASH
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
Earlier today, the pilot of a small, two passenger private plane apparently lost control of the craft, and plummeted into the private cemetery of the Texas A&M college campus... The Texas Aggie Volunteer Fire Department was immediately dispatched to the scene to aid rescue efforts. Thus far, they have managed to recover 273 bodies
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Lovely day here as well.
On the TOD I can only say: Sue Shee
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Another thing I learned from the movies DR RLP - from any office in the Pentagon you can see the Capitol Building....
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a man has a son that was just born without a body, nothing but his head. when the head turned 21 his father decieded they would go and have some beers. So they go to the local pub and the boy gets his first beer, after drinking just a sip he instantly grows a body, then with another drink he grows a set of arms, growing in excitment he drinks the rest and grows legs and feet. He jumps up and down with ellation, he runs out of the bar and directly into the street, he is hit and killed by a semi.
The moral of this story is that you should always quit while you're a head.
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I don't think there's any question that Astaire's numbers in ZIEGFELD FOLLIES are the best things in the show. No one else comes close. Apart from Red Skelton's reliably hilarious "Guzzler's Gin," the comedy skits all are weak. Everything that's good involves singing and dancing.
Garland's "Madame Crematon" is not the greatest thing she ever did, but darn if it doesn't get stuck in my head every time I watch this movie, and I do enjoy it for the camp value of it.
How tragic that other things filmed for this movie and cut like Astaire's "If the Swing Goes, I Go, Too" and Jimmy Durante's "The Pied Piper" were all lost in that infamous MGM vault fire, so we'll never see them.
And the finale ("There's Beauty Everywhere") is REALLY bad. Minnelli may have had wonderful taste and a superb eye, but occasionally it went awry, and the finale is about as bad as a musical number can be.
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A friend of mine drowned in a bowl of muesli,
a strong currant pulled him in.
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Page Two dance!!!!
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I guess turtle is the most exotic thing I've even eaten.
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I did get my shipping notices from Amazon yesterday, so I'll be getting BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN and THE NUN'S STORY and the Dietrich and Mae West collections tomorrow. Looking forward to them all!
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I'm thinking I may watch the Oscar-winning CRASH this afternoon.
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Well, time to get lunch prepared. I'm having barbecued chicken today. Haven't had it in a long time and looking forward to it.
WBBL.
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I don't think I am that adverterous when it comes to food. But when it comes to the TOD I would have to say snails (Escargot)
Escargot is a terrible waste of good garlic.
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Yes, I've been T and E. I've been working, and grandladsitting, and clogged up with tree allergies.
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up. I'm here... I let myself sleep in today... And now I believe I feel a cold coming on... :-\
I just had my oatmeal (with dried cranberries and a generous dash of cinnamon), and once I get myself cleaned up, I'm hoping the sniffles will abate. In the meantime, I've taken a mild OTC pain/cold reliever. And now...
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DR vixmom - :)
*I want some of the pictures they took.
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DR vixmom - :)
*I want some of the pictures they took.
I shall demand them with menaces! :D
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to Dear Jose
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~ANTI-ALLERGY VIBES TO DR SWW~~~[/move]
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I don't think I've ever fixed anything strange...
However, there are a couple of traditional Filipino dishes that are definitely "strange" - Is that part of the pig really edible? I don't believe I ever tried dinuguan, and just the sight and "concept" of balut turns my stomach. -And, thus, I will refrain from describing them here.
As for strange foods I have eaten... There's usually one or two small dishes among the panchan when I go to a Korean restaurant that I'm not familiar with, but usually end up liking. However, anything involving small dried fishes is usually not to my liking.
And I still have to get used to eating the bones when I eat canned/tinned anchovies. And there's also a Greek meze, marides skordalia, which is comprised of deep-fried smelt with a garlic paste. The smelts are fried at a high enough temperature in order to make the bones "edible".
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Good morning/afternoon.
TOD - I've eaten food all my life that people might consider strange. When I was a kid in Hungary, calves (calf's?) brain was considered a delicacy. I wouldn't eat it now, but liked it back then. And blood sausage. And frog (tastes like chicken). And there are certain foods for which I don't know the English names. Beef marrow? Yummy. ...And to think that I was a vegetarian for years!
Very wet here, as has already been reported. Mud slides on Laurel Canyon. Thanks to my addled brain, I can avoid that messy route. I was supposed to go to something tonight which would have had me crossing Laurel, but I double-booked by accident. So now I only have to cross the street to make my dinner engagement. I love it when you don't have to drive! Rare in this town. I'm going to be dining at a little French place that I pass every morning on my walk, but have never tried. It was suggested by my dinner companion and I'm excited to try it out!
I have the TV on in the BG as I write this. The weather woman just said, "Boy, is it ever wet out there." Impressive when they get technical.
Now to Coffee and work.
Feel Better Vibes to DR Jose. (And anyone else in need ov Vibes.)
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Good morning/afternoon.
TOD - I've eaten food all my life that people might consider strange. When I was a kid in Hungary, calves (calf's?) brain was considered a delicacy. I wouldn't eat it now, but liked it back then. And blood sausage. And frog (tastes like chicken). And there are certain foods for which I don't know the English names. Beef marrow? Yummy. ...And to think that I was a vegetarian for years!
Very wet here, as has already been reported. Mud slides on Laurel Canyon. Thanks to my addled brain, I can avoid that messy route. I was supposed to go to something tonight which would have had me crossing Laurel, but I double-booked by accident. So now I only have to cross the street to make my dinner engagement. I love it when you don't have to drive! Rare in this town. I'm going to be dining at a little French place that I pass every morning on my walk, but have never tried. It was suggested by my dinner companion and I'm excited to try it out!
I have the TV on in the BG as I write this. The weather woman just said, "Boy, is it ever wet out there." Impressive when they get technical.
Now to Coffee and work.
Feel Better Vibes to DR Jose. (And anyone else in need ov Vibes.)
My Hungarian grandfather used to make Ka-pu-sta (I am spelling phonetically here I have no idea of the spelling) which was pigs knuckles slow cooked for hours in a big pot with sauerkraut and rice and caraway seeds, then served in a big bowl with a dollop of sourcream.... is that strange? I make a version of it now that uses center cut porkchops and which I cook in the oven... but it still tastes wonderful!!
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"Little French Place" reminds me.. I have eaten frog's legs as well.
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The strangest thing I have fixed myself would be beef tongue.
It may look gross but, having grown up with this, I don't think of it as strange. ;D My parents always included sliced tongue when ordering from the deli and my mother cooked it whole. She took great delight in serving the tongue before slicing it, letting us kids scream how horrible it was and we would never eat it, then gobbling it down once it was sliced.
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Good Afternoon!
Well... The cold med is kicking in, and I'm feeling a bit better. -Thanks for the VIBES!
And now I need to get ready to head out for the day...
Laters...
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Did someone tell this joke yesterday:
This guy walks into Artie's deli. He asks: What's the specialty of the day? The waiter says: We have tongue, delicious tongue. The guy says: Nah, I don't want anything that comes from a cow's mouth, gimme a couple of hard-boiled eggs.
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Or this one, also relating to today's TOD:
There was once a snail who always dreamed of becoming a race-car driver. One day he learned that his uncle had died and left him a large amount of money! Now his dream could be realized! He bought himself a race car, souped it up, and then painted large red letter S's all over it.
When he was at his first race, a friend of his asked why had had painted his car that way. "Simple," the snail replied. "When people see me and my race car go zooming down the track, I want them all to exclaim, `Look at that S-car go!'"
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My Hungarian grandfather used to make Ka-pu-sta (I am spelling phonetically here I have no idea of the spelling) which was pigs knuckles slow cooked for hours in a big pot with sauerkraut and rice and caraway seeds, then served in a big bowl with a dollop of sourcream.... is that strange? I make a version of it now that uses center cut porkchops and which I cook in the oven... but it still tastes wonderful!!
Wow, that sounds really good! Do you have a recipe? I could actually make something like that in my crock pot!
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I think my first meal in NY was sweet and sour tongue and matzah ball soup.
It was very tasty!
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My Hungarian grandfather used to make Ka-pu-sta (I am spelling phonetically here I have no idea of the spelling) which was pigs knuckles slow cooked for hours in a big pot with sauerkraut and rice and caraway seeds, then served in a big bowl with a dollop of sourcream.... is that strange? I make a version of it now that uses center cut porkchops and which I cook in the oven... but it still tastes wonderful!!
Sounds like some form of "Káposzta" that you're spelling out. The closest I can think of is "Töltött Káposzta" (Stuffed Cabbage). That's not the dish your described, but close. Below is a recipe.
http://www.kinga.com/kaposzta.html
Jane - I used to love tongue (don't go there!) as well.
(Vixmom - I just went back and checked out that site. it seems to have lots of Hungarian recipes and Links.
DR Jose - you should check it out, as well!)
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This is first Food TOD that has not made me hungry....in fact just the opposite!
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Wet, wet, wet, wet, wet!
That's what it is here today!
And there's no end in sight.
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I may have missed this if anyone else here posted it, but did you know?
On Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
That won't ever happen again ever. ( At least not until 2106 )
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Exotic foods?
Do grits count?
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I am home today. I am feeling odd.
I don't quite know how to explain it.
I feel...a bit lightheaded...a bit off-balance. But I feel that way even in bed...so....
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I don't know why you would think I'd "get" anyone, DR vixmom, if you reach 6,000 posts today.
;)
But if you want a competition, I'm more than up to the challenge!
;D
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As far as food experimentation goes, I have no interest in exploring the strange and exotic simply to say I was game for it.
There have been more than enough wonderful foods I HAVE discovered to keep me happy the rest of my life.
I'm quite certain that the most avid explorer of gustatorial experiences have, or will in their lifetimes, experience a bit of cannibalism just to satisfy their need to have tasted everything that anyone before them has ever tasted.
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I see from the weather maps that BK is getting some rain in his neighborhood today.
At least, the weather person on our channel 2 says they're getting rain down there.
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Oh! I started a new page.
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Happy page 3 dance:
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That photo is from one of MBarnum's FAVORITE musicals!
;)
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Tuesday greetings! It's a beautiful day here in SW Ohio, but not as warm as it looks.
I have now signed on the dotted line and made my promotion to Grants Specialist official. What it means is that I will be doing more of what I really like to do and less general information waitressing.
TOD - Probably the most unusual thing I've eaten is a buffalo burger at the Star Restaurant in Murdo, SD. We can't let an "unusual foods" day go by, though, without mentioning Cincinnati's contribution to the genre:
Goetta (http://www.goetta.com/splash.shtml)
I've never had the nerve to try it.
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HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches;)
3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle.
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.
6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, pray and move on , LIVE while you are alive, and know that God and family and friends LOVE you.
7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
-- "Love all, trust a few. Do wrong to none". --William Shakespeare
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On one of our visits to LA, while the boys were very young, my father ordered a tongue sandwich. I think it was Craig who looked up and commented in a very sad voice, “how do the cows moo without their tongues?” Of course once I explained the situation he felt even worse. I think my father and I handled ourselves very well by not laughing too hard.
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Ron, feel better vibes.
I was about to post the time thing-glad I read the posts first.
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I'd have been the child who'd ask how the cows potty if they don't have their rumps!
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DR Jane: I've probably missed the final report on things, but are you enjoying the remodeled parts of your home?
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In dubious :) taste:
Three little boys were concerned because they couldn't get anyone to play with them. They decided it was because they had not been baptized and didn't go to Sunday School.
So they went to the nearest church.
Only the janitor was there.
"We need to be baptized because no one will come out and play with us. Will you baptize us?"
"Sure," said the janitor.
He took them into the bathroom and dunked their little heads in the toilet bowl, one at a time.
Then he said, "You are now baptized!".
Outside, one of them asked, "What religion do you think we are?"
The oldest one said, "We're not Kathlick, .....because they pour the water on you."
"We're not Babtis, .....because they dunk all of you in the water."
"We're not Methdiss, ......because they just sprinkle water on you."
The littlest one said, "Didn't you smell that water!"
They all joined in asking, "Yeah! What do you think that means?"
"I think it means we're Pisscopailians.
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Four-year-old James was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: "The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt."
Concerned, young James looked at his dad and asked: "What happened to the flea?"
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I don't know why you would think I'd "get" anyone, DR vixmom, if you reach 6,000 posts today.
;)
But if you want a competition, I'm more than up to the challenge!
;D
I didn't think you could stand 70 jokes from me in one day.... bless your heart ;D :-*
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Another "dubious taste" tidbit:
It was entertainment night at the senior center and the Amazing Claude was topping the bill. People came from miles around to see the famed hypnotist do his stuff. As Claude went to the front of the meeting room, he announced, "Unlike most hypnotists who invite two or three people up here to be put into a trance, I intend to hypnotize each and every member of the audience."
The excitement was almost electric as Claude withdrew a beautiful antique pocket watch from his coat. "I want you each to keep your eye on this antique watch. It's a very special watch. It's been in my family for six generations.”
He began to swing the watch gently back and forth while quietly chanting, "Watch the watch, watch the watch, watch the watch..."
The crowd became mesmerized as the watch swayed back and forth, light gleaming off its polished surface.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes followed the swaying watch, until, suddenly, it slipped from the hypnotist's fingers and fell to the floor, breaking into a hundred pieces.
Shit!" said the hypnotist.
It took three weeks to clean up the senior center . . . . . . . .
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Escargot is a terrible waste of good garlic.
;D A good reason not to get drunk, someone might talk you into tasting slimy garlic.
I sampled brains when my mother shoved them down my mouth, on a spoon that she didn’t realize had been used for the dog food. :P I did avoid the frog’s legs she tricked my sister into eating.
We grew up eating fried rabbit and oxtail. I did try venison once-yuck.
Confession time-I tricked my cousin into tasting chocolate covered ants. I was very curious about them and felt what she didn’t know wouldn’t hurt her. Once I began quizzing her for every detail of how the “candy” tasted she became suspicious.
;D
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I have now signed on the dotted line and made my promotion to Grants Specialist official. What it means is that I will be doing more of what I really like to do and less general information waitressing.
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Hoo and Ray!!!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Well deserved congratulations for our very own beloved dear reader Ginny!!!!![/move][/color]
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I'd have been the child who'd ask how the cows potty if they don't have their rumps!
;D
Ron, yes-LOVING-the completed parts and very much looking forward to the completion of this last project.
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From a recent column:
While I was watching the back-to-back NCAA playoff games the other night, my wife and I got into a conversation about life and death, and the need for living wills. During the course of the conversation I told her that I never wanted to exist in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and taking fluids from a bottle.
She got up, unplugged the TV and threw out all my beer.
Man, sometimes it's tough being married to a smartass.
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Ron, yes-LOVING-the completed parts and very much looking forward to the completion of this last project.
Isn't it amazing how long these projects take! They can build houses faster than a contractor can do a remodeling project.
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Oh I've eaten rabbit too.
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A man moves into a nudist colony.
He receives a letter from his grandmother asking him to send her a current photo of himself in his new location.
Too embarrassed to let her know that he lives in a nudist colony, he cuts a photo in half... but accidentally sends the bottom half of the photo.
He's really worried when he realizes that he sent the wrong half, but then remembers how bad his grandmother's eyesight is, and hopes she won't notice.
A few weeks later he receives a letter from his grandmother.
It says: Thank you for the picture. Change your hair style... it makes your nose look short.
Love, Grandma
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Ginny, enjoying your job is a good thing- CONGRATULATIONS!![/size]
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Oh I've eaten rabbit too.
Imagine Bugs Bunny...with tears in his eyes.
Or...Bambi, mourning the loss of his pal, Thumper.
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Every time I eat a steak, I thank Elsie and Elmer for having grazed in the greenest of pastures!
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Walking through the jungle, a hunter found a dead rhino with a Pygmy standing proudly beside it. Amazed, the hunter asked, "Did you kill that rhino?"
"Why, yes", said the Pygmy," I killed it with my club."
The astonished hunter exclaimed, "Wow! How big is your club?"
The Pygmy replied, "There are about 90 of us."
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Of course, if we really want to talk about how "exotic" some of the foods we've eaten truly are, I think we need look no further than the list of "allowable" things the FDA excuses in such things as flour and meal and stuff....such as rodent droppings, hairs, insect parts, etc.
A veritable cornucopia of "gourmet exotica" MAY be in our most basic foodstuffs.
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Imagine Bugs Bunny...with tears in his eyes.
Or...Bambi, mourning the loss of his pal, Thumper.
Oh and venison and duck are good too
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Did you hear about the blacksmith's educated dog?
Every time the blacksmith would walk into the room and clap his hands, the dog would jump up and make a bolt for the door.
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And did anyone here ever read/hear about the foods most highly prized by Ancient Romans in their feasts?
They ate eyes...pickled or otherwise...eggs, often to the point of being totally rotten....
No WONDER they invented the vomitorium!
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Joe invited his friend Bill to come to his cabin by the lake, so they could do some duck hunting.
As they enjoyed a cold beer, Joe said "My dog here is so smart, he can tell you how many ducks are on the lake at any time."
Bill seemed skeptical, so Joe opened the door and sent the dog out. The dog came back shortly, sat down and barked three times. When the two men looked out, there were 3 ducks on the lake.
Later, the dog went out again, came back and barked 5 times. Sure enough, there were 5 ducks on the lake.
At supper, the dog went out again, and came back, very excited, with a large branch in his mouth, shaking it vigourously from side to side.
Bill asked "What does that mean"? Joe said "That means there are more ducks out there than you can shake a stick at!"
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George W. Bush and a secret service agent are taking a stroll when they come upon a little girl carrying a basket with a blanket over it. Curious, Bush asks the girl, "What's in the basket?"
"New baby kittens," she replies, and she opens the basket to show him.
"How nice," says Bush. "What kind are they?"
The little girl says, "Republicans."
Bush smiles, pats the little girl on the head and continues on.
Three weeks later, Bush is taking another stroll, this time with Karl Rove. They see the little girl again with the same basket. Bush says, "Watch this, Karl -- it's really cute."
They approach the little girl. Bush greets her and asks how the kittens are doing, and she says, "Fine."
Then, smirking, he nudges Rove with his elbow and asks the little girl, "And can you tell us what kind of kittens they are?"
She replies, "Democrats."
Aghast, Bush says, "But three weeks ago you said they were Republicans!"
"I know," she says. "But now their eyes are open."
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HELP!!!
EMERGENCY!!
I need recommendations for hotels in New York.
I foolishly started getting theatre tickets for a week in NYC without making my hotel reservations first.
Now I find the Marriott Marquis and the Muse are both booked up for next week.
I need Saturday 8 April through Sunday 16 April.
We need to be near, i.e. right in the theatre district.
Please, if you can suggest a hotel, IM me here on this board, and I'll check back later today.
P.S. Joe will kill me if he finds out we have tickets for 5 shows and no hotel.
HELP!!!
EMERGENCY!!
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The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve beer to
belligerent, bully bears in bars in Billings."
The bear goes to the end of the bar, and, as promised, eats
the woman. He comes back to his seat and again demands a beer.
The bartender states, "Sorry, we don't serve beer to
belligerent, bully bears in bars in Billings who are on drugs."
The bear says, "I'm NOT on drugs."
The bartender says, "You are now. That was a barbitchyouate "
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The most vile thing I've ever been faced with, but did not "HAVE" to eat, was during my initiation as a chief petty officer in the Navy.
Three of us were being initiated and there was a trough into which vile things were being thrown...like smoked oysters (NO! I don't consider those good eating!), raw eggs, assorted containers of slaw and apple sauce...the most gosh-awful mixture of stuff.
But those initiating us got carried away playing "bombs away"...the three of us lying on our backs, head to head to head while our tormentors cracked raw eggs over our heads and open mouths. ( It was nearly two years before I could eat an egg again.) There wasn't time to make us eat from the trough and to add a "special treat" at the end.
The special treat was the "special" eggs they had acquired for us...duck eggs...unique to the Philippines.
DR Jose surely knows what "baluts" are...and he may share my gag reflex at the thought of eating one of them. They had some, but didn't get around to making us eat them (I assume the balut lovers among them treated themselves to this leftover delicacy).
Baluts are special because the embryo is partially formed before the egg is treated in way...buried in hot sand in the Philippines, so I'm told, for an extended time, and then retrieved to be savored...a partially formed duck in a stew of congealed yolkstuffs.
Shudder.
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Two cows are standing in the field.
The 1st cow asks, “Are you worried about this mad cow disease”?
The 2nd cow replies, “Why should I care, I’m a helicopter”.
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DR William Orr: My condolences.
And good luck!
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Two spacemen landed on a planet, left their vehicle and searched for signs of life. Suddenly there appeared what looked like a ball of weeds--but with an eye within, staring at them.
"Can you speak?" they asked.
"Yes," it replied."I am a FURRY."
"Take us to your leader", they asked.
Into a cave they went, seeing within hundreds of these "furries" . All looked alike except one, twice the size of the others, sitting on a pillow,with a hypodermic needle-shaped item on its top.
"Are you the leader?" the men asked.
"No" replied the odd "furry."
"I'M THE FURRY WITH THE SYRINGE ON TOP."
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Ron: re your initiantion... MY condolences!! EEEEW!!
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Bill, do you want me to see if I can arrange a timeshare exchange into the Manhattan Club?
http://www.manhattanclub.com
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DR Jose
I just spoke to my niece she is absolutely over the moon ... STILL!!! Thank you for making her visit so very special.
And she said they all LOVED the show!!
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I was discussing the joy of asparagus season with my uncle Max. He said that in his travels to Germany he sampled asparagus with Hollandaise sauce every where he went. He added though, the best sauce he ever tasted was in Alaska. Really I asked? Sure he said, everyone knows,
"there's no place like Nome for the Hollandaise... "
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A guy lands in Boston, gets in a cab, and realizing it's a great seafood town, asks the cabbie,
"Know where a fellah can get scrod around here?"
The cabbie says, "Yeah, but I never heard anyone ask in the pluperfect subjunctive before..."
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Two yankees driving down I75, coming into Tennessee, have a argument about how to pronouce the name of the next town..Lafollette.
"Its La- Fo- Lay like the French would say"
"No, it's pronounced La Fo Let down here."
The argument goes on until they decide to pull off the Interstate in LaFollette and ask a local how it's pronounced.
They go into the first place they come to and ask a clerk
"How do you pronounce the name of this place?"
She gives them a puzzled look and says very slowly,
"Burger King!"
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I have never eaten anything unusual.
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And who or what is tripe?
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A Texan is driving in Vermont, and sees a Vermont farmer plowing his field. He stops to chat, and asks the farmer
"How big is your place here?"
"Well," says the farmer "It goes from the creek over there to the road, then down to the woods on that side, and back over yonder to the top of the pasture."
"Back home," says the Texan, "my place is so big that I can get in my truck and drive all day and not be off my own land."
"Ayup," says the Vermonter, "I used to have a truck like that myself."
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And who or what is tripe?
http://www.soupsong.com/ftripe.html
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripe
be warned... you may not like what you find there!!
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People eat that?
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GOOD HOTEL VIBES TO WFO!!
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Sorry some of you are being drenched by rain. It couldn't be more beautiful here, but it was wet yesterday, and they're saying we're in for more in the next few days.
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I finished HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE for the umpteenth time. I actually wasn't going to finish it today, but a lengthy phone call from a friend in distress interrupted my plan to watch CRASH, so I'll watch CRASH some other time. I finshed POTTER noting that it's best to watch this dark, dark movie at night with no ambient light coming into the room. Details in the background get missed in shadows when there is any light other than than of the TV.
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People eat that?
on purpose!!!! :o :P
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I then watched a funny and exciting episode of ANGEL entitled "Provider," with Angel and the gang taking on all sorts of jobs in order to make big bucks for their needs and for Connor's "college fund."
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It's country night on AMERICAN IDOL, of course, and I'll also watch HOUSE and LAW & ORDER: SVU and recording SCRUBS. Am already missing THE CLOSER and can't wait for its return the second Tuesday in June.
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to RLP
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Here's a list DR SWW:
http://www.1800nyhotels.com/new_york_tourist_attractions/broadway-theater-district-hotels.html (http://www.1800nyhotels.com/new_york_tourist_attractions/broadway-theater-district-hotels.html)
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Here's a list DR SWW:
http://www.1800nyhotels.com/new_york_tourist_attractions/broadway-theater-district-hotels.html (http://www.1800nyhotels.com/new_york_tourist_attractions/broadway-theater-district-hotels.html)
Not for me, for DR WFO!
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Subject: TECH HELP
Customer: I'm trying to connect to the Internet with your CD, but it just doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
Tech support: OK, you've got the CD in the CD drive, right?
Customer: Yeah....
Tech support: And what sort of computer are you using?
Customer: Computer? Oh no, I haven't got a computer. It's in the CD player and all I get is weird noises. Listen.....
Tech support: Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!
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Subject: TECH HELP
Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?
Female customer: A white one..
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Subject: TECH HELP
Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support: Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer: No ... wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....
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Subject: TECH HELP
Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?
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Subject: TECH HELP
Tech support: Good day. How may I help you?
Male customer: Hello... I can't print.
Tech support: Would you click on "start" for me and...
Customer: Listen pal; don't start getting technical on me! I'm not Bill Gates, damn it!
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Back from class and a quick salad. Neither of my overdue packages arrived today. Damn them, damn them all to hell.
Class was fascinating. Several people addressed last week's notes and the difference was amazing, and very impressive. Others still think they can just "get by" and it's becoming quite obvious to the class, which is good. One of the duets today that we didn't do last week was For Good from Wicked - they did it fine, I gave some notes, and then they did it again at the end of class, and it was very touching to watch.
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Subject: TECH HELP
Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...
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Customer: I have problems printing in red...
Tech support: Do you have a color printer?
Customer: Aaaah...................thank you.
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Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.
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Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work
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Tech support: Your password is the small letter a as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7
Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters?
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I heard several people (women) using songs from WICKED at the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC auditions a couple of weeks ago. (BTW, I didn't get in the show for those who were wondering.)
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Subject: TECH HELP
Customer: I can't get on the Internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.
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Tech support: What anti-virus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an anti-virus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.
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Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
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Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?
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A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."
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And last but not least:....
Tech support: "Okay Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager."
Customer: I don't have a P
Tech support: On your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: What do you mean?
Tech support: "P".....on your keyboard, Bob.
Customer: I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT!!
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I may have missed this if anyone else here posted it, but did you know?
On Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
That won't ever happen again ever. ( At least not until 2106 )
Actually, it'll happen next month...if you live in Europe. They write dates in this order: day, month, year; so May 29th (to make it easier) is written 29/05/06. May 4th would be 04/05/06. ;D
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[sigh] VARIETY's website must be down. I keep getting the busy or broken server error message, and it's been that way for over an hour.
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I heard several people (women) using songs from WICKED at the A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC auditions a couple of weeks ago. (BTW, I didn't get in the show for those who were wondering.)
Iactually was wondering about that just last night, but then I figured you woud have posted about starting rehearsals if you had.
Do you ever volunteer for "tech" positions when you don't get in a show?
There's a question for ask anybody a question day...
How many people here have only ever been on stage and how many behind stage and how many both? (And how many "audience only" members do we have?)
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Well that's all from me for now... off I go to join the homeward bound commuters.....
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Tuesday greetings! It's a beautiful day here in SW Ohio, but not as warm as it looks.
I have now signed on the dotted line and made my promotion to Grants Specialist official. What it means is that I will be doing more of what I really like to do and less general information waitressing.
Congratulations!! :D
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Yes, I've run sound, spotlight, been part of the running crew (a very hard job on a huge show like ANNIE), and various other tech jobs. I've never stage managed, however.
However, I really don't have much interest in doing those kinds of jobs now. I prefer to perform, and if I don't get selected to be part of the cast, I can bide my time until something else comes along.
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Well, since VARIETY still seems to be down, I think I'll head down now and get a headstart on cleaning the living room.
WBBL.
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Currently it is open burn season in Southern Oregon. I hate when my neighbors burn and I find breathing unpleasant. I was pleased to read the following article “State asks cities to ban open burning”
I’m hesitant to go for a walk. I’ve gone so little lately I really should get out. Maybe I’ll go into town and see if I can breathe more easily there.
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There's a question for ask anybody a question day...
How many people here have only ever been on stage and how many behind stage and how many both? (And how many "audience only" members do we have?)
I've done both. It's been a while since I acted in a show. I've played Hero in Forum, Sancho Panza in Man of La Mancha seven different characters in Annie and Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown! That was four years ago and the last one that I performed in. I frequently work backstage for touring shows that come to Olympia, and the next one is next week: Oklahoma! That should be fun.
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Jane is it as nice today in the Rogue Valley as it is up here in the Willamette Valley?
It is just beautiful!!
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MBarnum, it's pretty-49 degrees and clear except for the smoke here and there. I think I'll just go do some errands and take that walk.
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Quote from M Barnum yesterday:
You know the sad thing about that rather handsome Richard Hartunian (see photo posted above) is that he died the year after that photo was taken...but I can't seem to find out how or why. It is a mystery that I must find out.
Judging from that photo, my guess would be a furball.
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I'd have been the child who'd ask how the cows potty if they don't have their rumps!
After my sister got through explaining to my young niece where eggs come from (as part of explaining the sources of different foods) my niece became wild-eyed and exclaimed, "You mean pigs poop pork chops?"
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I just read HERE (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/98866.html) on Playbill.com that there's going to be a documentary on HBO about Rosie O'Donnell and her family cruise line for gay and lesbian families. Would someone here who has HBO be kind enough to record (VHS/DVD?) THIS (http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/allaboard/?ntrack_para1=feat_sec2_image) that's going to be broadcast on Thursday? It's called "All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise."
The feature-length documentary was filmed aboard the Norwegian Dawn in summer 2004 during the first voyage of r family vacations, which caters to gay and lesbian families and their friends. The weeklong trip began in New York City, making stops in Florida and the Bahamas before returning to Manhattan.
If someone could record this for me, I'd be ever so appreciative! ;D
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Proud Mother drumroll, please...
DD phoned from Budapest to say that she's been accepted in the Masters Program of the School of Journalism & Mass Communications at
San José State University.
Apparently it's rated one of the top 5 programs of its kind in the western United States. And it's a state university. Hallelujah! After her undergraduate years at the wonderful but private U. of San Francisco - which even with tons of scholarships and student loans was pretty expensive, let me tell you - this will be WONDERFUL for my thin wallet.
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Congratulations to Maria's DD!!
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I also need to find a cheap flight to Roanoke, VA at some point in June to see Anthony in Beauty and the Beast.
Ben, there are a lot of airfare sales ending tomorrow, so you may want to shop for flights tonight
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I may have missed this if anyone else here posted it, but did you know?
On Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
That won't ever happen again ever. ( At least not until 2106 )
Won't it happen again just twelve hours later at 01:02:03 PM?
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I may have missed this if anyone else here posted it, but did you know?
On Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00 in the morning, the time and date will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
That won't ever happen again ever. ( At least not until 2106 )
If you don't go by military time, it will happen tomorrow afternoon, as well
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CONGRATS GINNY!!!!!
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Congrats to Maria's DD
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oK, TOD. I guess I've eaten some strange things. My neighborhood at the lake used to have a wild game feed to clean out the freezers before the next years hunting season. I've had bear, turtle, rabbit, and venison...there are more, not sure what. Let's see menudo is pretty disgusting, I've had that, lutefisk, rattle snake, tongue, chocolate covered cricket, I know there's more...
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DtM - great minds think alike
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I am my own frenzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Page 6 ice cream dance
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more dancing ice cream
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Congrats to DR Maria's DD - it's such a relief when our kids select state schools!
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Reality Check: Yesterday I bought a copy of the April issue of Teen People. Yes, on purpose - I'd read in one of my professional pubs that it contains an article about 20 teens who are changing the world that I wanted to have for my Youth in Philanthropy file. Anyway, it fell open to the article titled "The Best Bands from Before You Were Born." They are:
The Beatles
Queen
AC/DC
The Beach Boys
The Jackson 5
Blondie
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
ABBA
The Ramones
Oy, do I feel old!
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Now, I want ice cream!
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This is first Food TOD that has not made me hungry....in fact just the opposite!
My sentiments, exactly. :P
I've always been a picky (meaning not adventurous) eater and a lot of foods have a high "icky" factor to me, so I don't even try them. Which is why I weigh what I do (details NOT upon request :-X). Anyway, when I paid off my credit cards, I promised myself that I'd do something about it, again, now that I can afford it. So, I won't be the first to lose 10 pounds, but lose it I will, and more. I'm going to do NutriSystem (http://www.nutrisystem.com) and take it all off (a Jerry Herman reference). I ordered the first month's package this past weekend, but it'll take six to ten business days for it to arrive.
What's really funny (and not so funny) is that in all of the photos on the website of people who've lost 30 pounds or more, it says "results not typical." Losing 30 pounds isn't typical?? That doesn't instill much confidence. ::) But I've done meal replacements once before and lost 121 pounds, so I know I can do it. And this is real food. The last (and only other) time I lost weight was with shakes (which I didn't mind, but it got boring), so this should be easy. ;D
So, continue to talk about ice cream and other assorted treats. That won't bother me. At all. ;)
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Busy afternoon - I went and made 16 copies of the new musical, then came back and played through the entire score. I still had one bit of music for an intro verse to compose, which I did. I'm trying to get David's two and a half melodies into my fingers, and just trying to smooth everything out so I know what I'm doing come Thursday. The good news is, I liked the score.
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Maria congratulations on the wonderful news.
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Thanks everyone for the DD congrats. I'm proud of her.
Always a nice surprise to go back to something you've created and realize you actually like it. Congrats, bk.
Soon I'm off for dinner at a little French joint up the street. (Perhaps I'll have candied snails, followed by tongue au gratin. With a side dish of pickled brain.)
Or perhaps not.
Au revoir, mes amis.
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George I wish you success with the NutriSystem.
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Good luck George. I really hope your diet is easy for you and very successful
I need to lose many pounds..I gained back about 30 after I quit smoking. Anyway, as my secretary says "I would give up anything to lose weight...well, except food, that is"
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Cillaliz are you still craving cigarettes?
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Great news for the DD. Congratulations to you both and your bank account DR Maria.
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No. Haven't had one since October 25th and haven't craved one in months and months. Just enjoying food.
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That's great!
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well, it would be better if I was enjoying less food
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A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he's doing a show in a small town in Arkansas.
With his dummy on his knee, he starts going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when a blonde woman in the 4th row stands on her chair and starts shouting:
"I've heard enough of your stupid blonde jokes. What makes you think you can stereotype women that way?
“What does the color of a person's hair have to do with her worth as a human being?
“It's guys like you who keep women like me from being respected at work and in the community and from reaching our full potential people.
“You and your kind continue to perpetuate discrimination against not only blondes, but women in general and all in the name of humor!"
The embarrassed ventriloquist begins to apologize, when the blonde yells:
"You stay out of this, mister! I'm talking to that little creep sitting on your knee."
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I shall be VERY lucky if I'm able to sleep tonight as I've slept away the afternoon.
I hope I'm just recharging batteries.
I am mentally alert and feel okay, although I admit to having the sensations of being a bit "spacy"!
Oh, well....
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Shortly I shall be on my way to a yummilicious dinner at The Smoke House, with our very own Miss Tammy Minoff.
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I've eaten octopus (not crazy about it but it's not as bad as I thought it would be). I have looked at Blood Pudding (AKA black sausage and other things) and I have smelled lutefisk (I grew up in Minnesota) but I have never been brave enough to hold my mouth open long enough to slide some of the offending material down "my gaping maw" to quote a certain "arch" ;) writer we all know and love.
Ben tried lutefisk once and never again....
I have also had Buffalo meat and deer.
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well, it would be better if I was enjoying less food
Unfortunately that doesn't always stop me from eating. ;D
Fortunately I feel so uncomfortable when I gain weight I have to diet.
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Exotic foods?
Do grits count?
My experience with grits is not really pleasant. I was on a 4H trip to Washington DC and in the dining area for breakfast and they had a variety of eats set up for breakfast. I was in line and and I asked the woman behind the counter what they were....
She replied Grits....
I asked if that is what they fed chickens. Up to that day I had never heard of them.
I have tried squid once and I was not impressed.
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Quote from M Barnum yesterday:Judging from that photo, my guess would be a furball.
Oh....TCB....oh!
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Ben, there are a lot of airfare sales ending tomorrow, so you may want to shop for flights tonight
Yeah, but just be careful about booking Delta....the pilots may strike.
And you don't wanna be in a plane without a pilot!
:D
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I did try venison once-yuck.
THe deer around here literally graze in the grain fields and tend to taste not as wild as what you might find in northern MN or Canada.
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Oh I've eaten rabbit too.
so have I. I have also eaten duck, capon, goose (not really keen on it), veal, lamb, and pheasant...
Have tried moose and bear and I was not impressed.
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It is still light out- love the time change.
'night
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Only 20 minutes before "American Idol" starts playing here.
I've already been to the IdolonFox boards, but the fans are so...well... FANATICAL...that I seldom find anything posted that resembles what I experience when I watch.
So....even though I've "read" that several usually good singers totally suck tonight, I'm gonna give it a go.
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Have tried moose and bear and I was not impressed.
Imagine the moose's and bear's point of view.
:D
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I'm ready for some food, not that the talk of moose, bear, slugs, and other exotic beasties has done the trick.
I'm gonna have spaghetti with meat sauce. No vegetarian, I...not at all.
But I really hate to eat something that gave its life to feed me...only to find out it disgusts me.
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Another new page...
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Proud Mother drumroll, please...
DD phoned from Budapest to say that she's been accepted in the Masters Program of the School of Journalism & Mass Communications at
San José State University.
Apparently it's rated one of the top 5 programs of its kind in the western United States. And it's a state university. Hallelujah! After her undergraduate years at the wonderful but private U. of San Francisco - which even with tons of scholarships and student loans was pretty expensive, let me tell you - this will be WONDERFUL for my thin wallet.
Congratulation to your DD Maria!!
I wish her luck and success!!
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Congrats to DR Ginny!
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Gotta Dance!
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Reality Check: Yesterday I bought a copy of the April issue of Teen People. Yes, on purpose - I'd read in one of my professional pubs that it contains an article about 20 teens who are changing the world that I wanted to have for my Youth in Philanthropy file. Anyway, it fell open to the article titled "The Best Bands from Before You Were Born." They are:
The Beatles
Queen
AC/DC
The Beach Boys
The Jackson 5
Blondie
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
ABBA
The Ramones
Oy, do I feel old!
Ginny some of those bands I vaguely remember for I was just a little kid when some of them were around!
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I've gotten a spate of e-mails telling me various things are in the mail to me....mostly DVDs, but also some CDs...including my copy of "Goodbye, Mr. Chips."
DR JRand...has yours arrived yet?
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Ginny some of those bands I vaguely remember for I was just a little kid when some of them were around!
I saw some program or other airing on "E!" this afternoon in which a number of people were singing the praises of "Blondie" -- Iggy Pop declared that "Blondie" was the last great original group we've had...that everything since then has copied, pretty much, what's been done before.
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I don't much know from "Blondie"....but I'm partial to "The Fifth Dimension," "Gladys Knight and the Pips", "The Doors" and "The Carpenters."
Among others.
And not as a mixed listening experience!
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Imagine the moose's and bear's point of view.
:D
LOL DR Ron
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Keep up, DakotaCelt.
Don't make me frenzy all by myself!
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I can, of course, do it.
Frenzy alone!
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I'm wondering -- at this moment -- how François will be affected this week when he works in his Parisian hotel....what with the labor strike demonstrations going on.
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And where does TCB run off, too?
He just posts a few odd comments and remarks and dashes off...presumably to something more tantalizing and intriguing...but I have my doubts.
Oh, yes...I have doubts.
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One..
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should...
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live...
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a life...
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as free...
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...of doubt...
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...as is possible.
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That's what I always say...
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What do you always say?
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We are currently 134 posts behind yesterday's total.
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I'm just doing my bit to close the gap a tad...
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NUMbers!
Better NUM-bers than NUMB-ers!
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That's not something I always say.
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In fact, I hope I never say that again.
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I feel a milestone coming on.
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I do....and I can't help my frenzy.
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I hear Taylor Hicks singing "Country Roads" in the background...and it's not going to make me forget John Denver any time soon.
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I saw some program or other airing on "E!" this afternoon in which a number of people were singing the praises of "Blondie" -- Iggy Pop declared that "Blondie" was the last great original group we've had...that everything since then has copied, pretty much, what's been done before.
I will disagree with that to some extent. The 80s were my decade.
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Hah! I started ANOTHER page....
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I am also at work so I have to make it look good!!
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National Library week this week
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Mrs King and the Scarecrow are PLEASED!
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Hah! I started ANOTHER page....
Did you know .....
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I am also at work so I have to make it look good!!
Look busy!
And post!
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Mrs King and the Scarecrow are PLEASED!
I used to like that show... Loved Remington Steele... Pierce was easy on the eyes!
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Do I get a prize?
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you missed my posting frenzy one night last week!
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I liked the theme music for "Remington Steele"...and Stephanie Zimbalist.
Loved that Steele had movie posters on his apartment's walls.
And I was crazy about Doris Roberts' character!
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Look busy!
And post!
I am, I am supervising the student workers and looking crossed at idiots who come up to the desk while talking on their cells and demand service. My #1 pet peeve!
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Do I get a prize?
Nope...just NUMbers!
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I liked the theme music for "Remington Steele"...and Stephanie Zimbalist.
Loved that Steele had movie posters on his apartment's walls.
And I was crazy about Doris Roberts' character!
That was a fun show...
Wasn't Stephanie's father, Efrem Zimbalist?
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Frenzies come, frenzies go.
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Nope...just NUMbers!
GREEDY GREEDY!!!
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That was a fun show...
Wasn't Stephanie's father, Efrem Zimbalist?
Yes!
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THen you have to help me get to 2000
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I was also VERY fond of "Hart to Hart."
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Are you familiar with Dorothy STickney
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I had some fun viewing experiences tonight. I began with a MURDER SHE WROTE episode that featured among other guests stars Brenda Vacarro, Howard McGillan, Mike Farrell, and Charles Rocket.
Howard looked just wonderful - had lost some weight after DROOD and hadn't yet started on PHANTOM so he still looked very youthful.
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Did you know that DR. WHO in the past season had an adventure based in Utah
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THen you have to help me get to 2000
I'm a living role model for you right here on the last three pages.
All's you gots to do...is POST!
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some daft fool wanted a Dalek!
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Congrats on 6000 Ron!!!
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And TA! DA!
Hip Hip HOOray!
I just passed 6,000 posts today!
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Wonder if bk will say anything about this posting frenzy
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Congrats on 6000 Ron!!!
Why, thank you kindly, Dakota!
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31 to go for me!!
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You're Welcome Ron!!
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Page 9 is now here!!!
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Wonder if bk will say anything about this posting frenzy
He will see that only a couple of us were posting...and will ask where in tarnation IS everybody.
Why aren't more people posting?
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Our snow is now all melted and we now have a flood on our hands!!
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Page 9 is now here!!!
Stealing my thunder????
Good on ya!
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He will see that only a couple of us were posting...and will ask where in tarnation IS everybody.
Why aren't more people posting?
yep...
How long have you been posting here Ron?
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Or they are trying to catch up reading from the "FRENZY"!!
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Then I watched another ANGEL episode, this one featuring the gang dressing to the "nines" and going to the ballet. Poor Wes is in love with Fred who's in love with Gunn - a sad triangle which isn't going to end happily. Angel is having emotional issues with Cordy but finds she's interested in someone else who's come back into her life. Such drama amid the thrills.
There was a deleted scene in the special features that had the actors playing Fred and Wesley attempting ballet. How great to see this clip. So glad they save this stuff for the DVD sets now.
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Stealing my thunder????
Good on ya!
BOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Our snow is now all melted and we now have a flood on our hands!!
The rain has been so saturating here that landslides are taking out homes and roads.
Some of our valley levees have overflowed.
And the snows haven't begun to melt yet.
We're gonna have some catastrophes when the snows start melting.
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I should be researching values on old sotheby's catalogs....
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The rain has been so saturating here that landslides are taking out homes and roads.
Some of our valley levees have overflowed.
And the snows haven't begun to melt yet.
We're gonna have some catastrophes when the snows start melting.
YIKES!!
I send sandbag and diking vibes!!!
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WE had a horrendous flood here in 1997... An experience I never want to relive.
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Has anyone seen DR Danise?
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(http://www.celebritiesfans.com/Pic/piercebrosnan.jpg)
Yep, Pierce Brosnan is stunning!
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Hola?????
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(http://www.celebritiesfans.com/Pic/piercebrosnan.jpg)
Yep, Pierce Brosnan is stunning!
Just 19 to go....
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I took a small break and watched Elliot sing his song on "...Idol".
I really enjoy hearing him sing. He's the ONE singer in this competition I can say that about.
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It's getting close to the time...
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.,..when I must dine.
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And now for my take on tonight's IDOL:
Taylor seemed scared to death of "Country Roads." He was glued in his spot and sang all the notes but seemed totally devoid of any personality or fun. Amazing that he was so "out of it" emotionally tonight. He could have had a lot of fun with that song.
Mandisa was the other one I thought did a particularly poor job. The first third of the song was so low in her register that is was torture to listen to. She tried to turn the song around near the end, but she had lost momentum and it was definitely her worst rendition since the show began.
Paris also had a very shaky start but did a better job rescuing it with power notes late in the game. She didn't seem very comfortable tonight either.
The best of the night for me were Elliott, Ace (except for one sour note but it was really a lovely song), Chris (who again showed there is a real voice underneath that screeching he does), and Kellie. Katharine also showed a very powerful voice, but I didn't care for her song.
Going home: Bucky, I think. It was country night, and I didn't think he excelled at all. Not bad, but not noteworthy either, and it should have been.
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Yepper, did you ever watch the Waltons, Little House on the Prairie, Night Court or All Creatures Great and Small? Doctor Who?
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Brooklyn Bridge?
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There's a bunch of folks logged in now...probably trying to catch up...wondering what the heck we've been doing as they scan page after page of....posts.
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.,..when I must dine.
What are we having?
I had a bologna sandwich
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bk will be suprrised when he comes back from supper....
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And now for my take on tonight's IDOL:
Taylor seemed scared to death of "Country Roads." He was glued in his spot and sang all the notes but seemed totally devoid of any personality or fun. Amazing that he was so "out of it" emotionally tonight. He could have had a lot of fun with that song.
Mandisa was the other one I thought did a particularly poor job. The first third of the song was so low in her register that is was torture to listen to. She tried to turn the song around near the end, but she had lost momentum and it was definitely her worst rendition since the show began.
Paris also had a very shaky start but did a better job rescuing it with power notes late in the game. She didn't seem very comfortable tonight either.
The best of the night for me were Elliott, Ace (except for one sour note but it was really a lovely song), Chris (who again showed there is a real voice underneath that screeching he does), and Kellie. Katharine also showed a very powerful voice, but I didn't care for her song.
Going home: Bucky, I think. It was country night, and I didn't think he excelled at all. Not bad, but not noteworthy either, and it should have been.
How did CAtherine do?
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HOUSE had a scary case with such a simple solution. Sometimes it works that way.
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And now for my take on tonight's IDOL:
Going home: Bucky, I think. It was country night, and I didn't think he excelled at all. Not bad, but not noteworthy either, and it should have been.
Absolutely agree with you that a singer should be "noteworthy"!
(Thanks for that, Matt!)
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How did CAtherine do?
Reread - I mentioned her.
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How did CAtherine do?
He wrote about Katherine...ummm....just spelled it the way she does.
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And another page....I'm on FIRE tonight!
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Mea Culpa!! I misssed it...
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Okay...it's not a dance...but it's Montgomery Clift in a scene from "Raintree County"...
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LAW & ORDER: SVU had probably its most dramatic episode of the season. Lou Diamond Phillips guest starred as the psychopath, and the final confrontation had me squirming from anxiety.
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Do you need the hose to cool off?
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I was a big fan of "Little House on the Prairie"...loved it.
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Is that Monty before or after the crash? We see "both sides" as it were during the course of that movie.
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Do you need the hose to cool off?
No, but thanks for the offer.
It's time to put the water on to boil.
I'm gonna take a break for now and let you frenzy along with the rest of the gang that's here now.
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LAW & ORDER: SVU had probably its most dramatic episode of the season. Lou Diamond Phillips guest starred as the psychopath, and the final confrontation had me squirming from anxiety.
I really wanted to see that but darn I forgot to set the vcr for taht channel... IT is only one of two channels i do get and I tend to forget that it is on the network I do not watch....
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I was a big fan of "Little House on the Prairie"...loved it.
I liked the earlier episodes better....
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No, but thanks for the offer.
It's time to put the water on to boil.
I'm gonna take a break for now and let you frenzy along with the rest of the gang that's here now.
Have a nice supper!
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George I wish you success with the NutriSystem.
Thanks, Jane! And Cillaliz!
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Not sure what I weigh for I have not stepped on a scale in years...
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Add my good wishes for the Nutrisystem diet, DR George.
I will look at the Thursday schedules tomorrow to see if I can get the Rosie show for you. I think it's going to be a crowded night, but I may be able to get it on an HBO-sister channel or on the West Coast feed of the show.
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Good Luck George!!
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Add my good wishes for the Nutrisystem diet, DR George.
I will look at the Thursday schedules tomorrow to see if I can get the Rosie show for you. I think it's going to be a crowded night, but I may be able to get it on an HBO-sister channel or on the West Coast feed of the show.
Thanks, and thanks!
And to you too, DakotaCelt. :)
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Guess I'm going to head off to bed now. I've got a very busy day staring me in the face tomorrow. At least, a busy morning.
Good night, everyone!
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Wish I could tape Dr. Who.....
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I think I have just about watched every tape I have taped of Dr Who and other programs I had taped between 1989 and 2001 before I moved to Fargo. Needless to say I have seen every topic under the sun....
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Wish I could tape Dr. Who.....
When I've taped them, I haven't been keeping them. The DVD will be released July 4th. That's only three months away.
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When I've taped them, I haven't been keeping them. The DVD will be released July 4th. That's only three months away.
I guess I will have to wait... I have been reading the bbc synopsis of the eppies. The eppie called Dalek sounds fascinating....
All of them do really
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The trailer for the new season sounds great...
The return of Sarah Jane Smith and K9
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Well, I have some TV watching to do. Be back later! ;D
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It is a dead night at work!!!
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I just read HERE (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/98866.html) on Playbill.com that there's going to be a documentary on HBO about Rosie O'Donnell and her family cruise line for gay and lesbian families. Would someone here who has HBO be kind enough to record (VHS/DVD?) THIS (http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/allaboard/?ntrack_para1=feat_sec2_image) that's going to be broadcast on Thursday? It's called "All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise."
The feature-length documentary was filmed aboard the Norwegian Dawn in summer 2004 during the first voyage of r family vacations, which caters to gay and lesbian families and their friends. The weeklong trip began in New York City, making stops in Florida and the Bahamas before returning to Manhattan.
If someone could record this for me, I'd be ever so appreciative! ;D
If anyone spends their hard-earned money to sail on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, they should have their heads examined!
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I can, of course, do it.
Frenzy alone!
Oh............. Ron...........oh.
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That was a fun show...
Wasn't Stephanie's father, Efrem Zimbalist?
Actually, no. Efrem Zimbalist was her grandfather. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. was her father. The elder Mr. Zimbalist was a well-known violinist. Jr. was an actor.
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Actually, no. Efrem Zimbalist was her grandfather. Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. was her father. The elder Mr. Zimbalist was a well-known violinist. Jr. was an actor.
Ahhh.... Now I stand corrected...
Thanks TCB
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Guess I'm going to head off to bed now. I've got a very busy day staring me in the face tomorrow. At least, a busy morning.
Oh, Matt! Bragging again.
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Oh, Matt! Bragging again.
I will be busy when I get home tonight - cleaning and slogging my way through Powwow Highway..
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Page 11 Dance!!
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Stephanie Z. is thus the grand-daughter of Alma Gluck.
Always loved the name.
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Back from a long and lovelier than lovely dinner with Miss Tammy Minoff. I'm zonked and will now go sit on my couch like so much fish.
Excellent posting frenzy, I must say.
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yep...
How long have you been posting here Ron?
Since before this message board format was adopted...I started posting back in the early days...one day, actually, AFTER the Academy Awards show in which Halle Berry won the Oscar.
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Well, Golly!
TCB came...and went...AGAIN!
Oh....TCB....OH!
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DR MattH: Don't know which scenes Clift filmed pre-accident and post-accident.
I know folks say they can tell in some scenes, but he always looks so fragile to me. I think they started filming only one side of his face to cover scars...so...if one were to watch closely enough, I guess one could determine what was filmed after.
Is this a title due out on DVD any time in the near future?
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Also, DR MattH: Since you often post about these things, what has happened to "Medium" on NBC?
I had great hopes of seeing it last night and it wasn't on.
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Oh............. Ron...........oh.
Oh!
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So, Bruce!
Nice bit of teasing at FSM messageboard re: someone ghosting for EB on "Heavy Metal"!
You created quite the stir!
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I will be busy when I get home tonight - cleaning and slogging my way through Powwow Highway..
You DO live out in the hinterlands, don't you!
Is there a special name for roadkill found on Powwow Highway?
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Since before this message board format was adopted...I started posting back in the early days...one day, actually, AFTER the Academy Awards show in which Halle Berry won the Oscar.
So you are a seasoned poster??
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We may or may not meet yesterday's total number of posts.
But it won't be for lack of trying, I don't think.
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You DO live out in the hinterlands, don't you!
Is there a special name for roadkill found on Powwow Highway?
Custer!
Yes, my affectionate nickname for North Dakota is hte Buffalo Commons...
Powwow Highway is actually a movie...
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We may or may not meet yesterday's total number of posts.
But it won't be for lack of trying, I don't think.
That is true... We did try...
So you live in San Francisco?
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So you are a seasoned poster??
I was originally member #50...and was the first to achieve 500 posts...and, thus, become an HHW God! I think JRand hit the first milestone...either he or Tomovoz did it. We began discussing what might happen if we reached other milestone numbers. I can't even remember what the milestones were...something at 50...another something a 100...and another at 250??? But when you get to 500...woweewowow!
I had about 1,500 posts, but I was spreading myself thin here and on several other forums and decided I needed a break. I mistakenly deactivated my log-in name...and when I came back, it wouldn't reactivate, so I started over.
Sigh.
Anyway...I'm back here where I prefer being. This and one other forum -- on film music -- are the ones I frequent.
But my original posts are all there....
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I have always wondered something about California and when it has earthquakes and tremors....
How do the studios handle it?
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I was the first person on this here forum to achieve 500 posts...and, thus, become an HHW God!
I had about 1,500 posts and decided I needed a break. I mistakenly deactivated my log-in name...and when I came back, it wouldn't reactive, so I started over.
Sigh.
But my original posts are all there....
Such as life of the seasoned poster....
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WE only need about 20 posts....
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Good Evening!
Been a long, long day. I went out after the show with some friends... Fun, fun, fun! Really, it was. :)
Alas, tomorrow/today, I'm playing auditions in the morning, and then our first Wednesday matinee, and then the evening show... So...
I shall have to catch up on the posts tomorrow... sometime...
~~~~~VIBES to those who need them.~~~~~
P.S. - I'm feeling much better than I did this morning. Of course, I did have a couple of panchos - honey, wine, fruit juice - with my post-show tapas, so... ;D
Goodnight.
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I have always wondered something about California and when it has earthquakes and tremors....
How do the studios handle it?
Like everyone else...they drop what they're doing and go outside until the shaking stops.
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Good Evening!
Been a long, long day. I went out after the show with some friends... Fun, fun, fun! Really, it was. :)
Alas, tomorrow/today, I'm playing auditions in the morning, and then our first Wednesday matinee, and then the evening show... So...
I shall have to catch up on the posts tomorrow... sometime...
~~~~~VIBES to those who need them.~~~~~
P.S. - I'm feeling much better than I did this morning. Of course, I did have a couple of panchos - honey, wine, fruit juice - with my post-show tapas, so... ;D
Goodnight.
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That is true... We did try...
So you live in San Francisco?
Nothing quite that ideal...I live across the bay, in Oakland!
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Like everyone else...they drop what they're doing and go outside until the shaking stops.
If they are way deep in a studio, how do they get out?
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Break a leg and good health vibes to DR Jose
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Nothing quite that ideal...I live across the bay, in Oakland!
Home of the Evil Oakland A's
i will forgive you...
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Powwow Highway is actually a movie...
LOL...I had visions of you on a road, clearing away stuff that had washed onto due to rains or snow...you know "cleaning and slogging your way through" it all.
I guess I missed some earlier reference.
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and I will have to forgive Vixmom and Elmore for living in the land of the evil empire (aka the Yankees)
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If they are way deep in a studio, how do they get out?
??????????????????
What do you mean by "way deep in a studio"?
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LOL...I had visions of you on a road, clearing away stuff that had washed onto due to rains or snow...you know "cleaning and slogging your way through" it all.
I guess I missed some earlier reference.
Ron, you are a gem... You, TCB, George, Danise, Vix, and Gimmy make me smile!
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and I will have to forgive Vixmom and Elmore for living in the land of the evil empire (aka the Yankees)
They also live in the land of the Mets.
Doesn't that balance things?
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Page 12 --- WE DID IT!
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What do you mean by "way deep in a studio"?
I am envisioning a studio/sound stage place as huge barn so to speak and how do they get out if they are on a set in the middle of this barn?
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They also live in the land of the Mets.
Doesn't that balance things?
I forgot abotu the Mets!!
ARe the Giants in San Franciso?
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I am envisioning a studio/sound stage place as huge barn so to speak and how do they get out if they are on a set in the middle of this barn?
RUN!
I think it wouldn't be any more difficult getting off a sound stage than it would be to get out of a CostCo, Sam's Club or a Super K-Mart.
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Let me draw a lay out
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Imagine that as part of a large studio complexes and the 'barn' has sets and sound stages.
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I forgot abotu the Mets!!
ARe the Giants in San Franciso?
Yes. San Francisco has the 49ers and the Giants.
Oakland has the Raiders and the Athletics (A's).
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Let me draw a lay out
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{ }
{ }
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Imagine that as part of a large studio complexes and the 'barn' has sets and sound stages.
Let's ask it this way:
If a barn in North Dakota catches fire, how does the farmer get out if he's up in the hayloft?
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RUN!
I think it wouldn't be any more difficult getting off a sound stage than it would be to get out of a CostCo, Sam's Club or a Super K-Mart.
hmmmm
So people make out alive?
I keep thinking the movie earthquake and the quakes in northridge and San Francisco.
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The only tremors we feel here is if you live close to railroad tracks and you can sometimes feel the train going over the tracks...
ND has never had an earthquake...
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Actually, I think getting out of a studio sound stage would be easier than getting out of an airport terminal.
But maybe someone else has some different ideas on the topic.
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Let's ask it this way:
If a barn in North Dakota catches fire, how does the farmer get out if he's up in the hayloft?
They dont store them in barns. They store hay in a layby.
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hmmmm
So people make out alive?
I keep thinking the movie earthquake and the quakes in northridge and San Francisco.
Fortunately, most people get out alive.
In the 89 Loma Prieta quake, the casualties were minimal...the most awful of which were people in cars on collapsed parts of the freeways.
The Northridge quake in 94 was more severe and happened while people were home in bed.
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Actually, I think getting out of a studio sound stage would be easier than getting out of an airport terminal.
But maybe someone else has some different ideas on the topic.
I have heard horror stories abotu LAX... I am amazed taht people get out alive there...
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They dont store them in barns. They store hay in a layby.
:D
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Fortunately, most people get out alive.
In the 89 Loma Prieta quake, the casualties were minimal...the most awful of which were people in cars on collapsed parts of the freeways.
The Northridge quake in 94 was more severe and happened while people were home in bed.
My cousin who works with USGS worked on research concerning the Northridge quake...
I remember the Loma Prieta quake. It stopped the beginning of a game in the owrld series. If I remember right Al Micheals got a pulitzer or something for his coverage of the quake.
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I have heard horror stories abotu LAX... I am amazed taht people get out alive there...
Horror stories about LAX? Isn't that just when flights have been delayed and folks are stranded?
I haven't heard of any problems with LAX and earthquakes.
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It's time to call it a night.
Truly.
I mean it.
Good night, DakotaCelt.
Good night, BK!
Good night, John Boy.....
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:D
Laybys are quite durable inventions...
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Horror stories about LAX? Isn't that just when flights have been delayed and folks are stranded?
I haven't heard of any problems with LAX and earthquakes.
In the movie the arches on the terminal caved in!!
DF and I just watched it this past weekend after he got irritated about watching Cheyenne Autumn...
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It's time to call it a night.
Truly.
I mean it.
Good night, DakotaCelt.
Good night, BK!
Good night, John Boy.....
Good night Ron!!
Thanks for the chat and take care!!!
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Ron, I see I passed 2000!
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In the movie the arches on the terminal caved in!!
DF and I just watched it this past weekend after he got irritated about watching Cheyenne Autumn...
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......the MOVIE!
No wonder.....that was a major quake scenario...
And it was fiction...
The real thing...on a large scale...will be much worse no matter where one might be in the area.
:)
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Ron, I see I passed 2000!
Quite some time ago...!
See??!! Told you all's you has to do is post!
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......the MOVIE!
No wonder.....that was a major quake scenario...
And it was fiction...
The real thing...on a large scale...will be much worse no matter where one might be in the area.
:)
My cousin commented that the large one could be down the road for CA. She is also working with a research program out of San Diego.
I think If I was in CA and experienced an quake, I would think one of two things: I would totally scared out of my wits or I might think the early tremors might be fun. More than likely I would be a basket case...
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Quite some time ago...!
See??!! Told you all's you has to do is post!
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Is Burbank anywhere near South Central LA that has all the problems with gangs, drive by shootings and other activities?
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Sorry to be so clueless but for Me I only know SoCal through what I read and what I see on the telly or the silver screen.
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I know SoCal has problems with the Santa Annas and dry weather conditions and many acres over the years have been burned. They tend to outside of the city of LA.
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I have aanother cousin who works in the Antarctic and she has shared some interesting photos. She has even met Princess Ann.
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Then again, wide open spaces do not bother me... I embrace them sometimes.... But I do like being closer to the cities for the arts.. Soemthing the is seriously lacking in ND
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Page 13 dance err.... bubble bath!
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I have aanother cousin who works in the Antarctic and she has shared some interesting photos. She has even met Princess Ann.
That's pretty cool! I got some Antarctic money on eBay. It's quite colorful!
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And it has an expiration date! What's that all about??
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That's pretty cool! I got some Antarctic money on eBay. It's quite colorful!
IF I get a chance this weekend I will upload a few pictures if that is okay?
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And it has an expiration date! What's that all about??
Hmmm, I will ask my cousin about that. She will be stateside shortly. She and hubby are spending a week in OZ!! Matter of fact they are in Melbourne, then going to Canberra, Brisbane, Sidney then hopping over to Wellington, NZ and then back to the states.
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That's pretty cool! I got some Antarctic money on eBay. It's quite colorful!
My cousin is 4ft 11 and the guys are terrified of her.. They know better than to mess with her for she is the fuels specialist. They know if they tick her off it will be a VERY cold night!!!
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IF I get a chance this weekend I will upload a few pictures if that is okay?
You don't need my (or anyone's) permission. Post away! ;D
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I will select some interesting ones...
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I use one of them from time to time as a desktop. It is a sunrise over the mountain near McMurdo station. Breathtaking!
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I use one of them from time to time as a desktop. It is a sunrise over the mountain near McMurdo station. Breathtaking!
I do that quite often. :)
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I do that quite often. :)
Fun to do that... Right now I have a picture montage of Matt Ashford, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Peter DAvison, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth on my screen
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I have also had a Collage of Doctor Who and the Tardis on my screen also. I do have to modify it and put in David Tennant's picture.
Flowers, HOrses, Wolves, and other fun things...
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I go to the Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/) site, but it doesn't seem to be working right now...for me, at least.
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I go to the Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/) site, but it doesn't seem to be working right now...for me, at least.
I have noted that also about that site lately.
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no bk??? He must have dozed off...
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I haven't had any trouble with it at work. I go there every day and make wallpapers from the better pictures (some aren't worth making into wallpaper :P).
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I haven't had any trouble with it at work. I go there every day and make wallpapers from the better pictures (some aren't worth making into wallpaper :P).
I have noted that certain sized pics seem to make the best wallpapers, etc..
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George, do you get patrons that come to the desk on cells and expect to be served?
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I have noted that certain sized pics seem to make the best wallpapers, etc..
After I download a picture as a .bmp, I fix the borders of it (if necessary) to fit the 4x6 ratio. Then I set it to "stretch" and it fills up my desktop. :)
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Wow, Just REad that Katie is leaving nbc for cbs
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George, do you get patrons that come to the desk on cells and expect to be served?
Actually, I don't work with the public, so I don't have that problem.
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After I download a picture as a .bmp, I fix the borders of it (if necessary) to fit the 4x6 ratio. Then I set it to "stretch" and it fills up my desktop. :)
hmmm..
I use jpgs..
Here is a site I also like
[url]http://www.northernimages.com/[/img]
Lots of beautiful pics of the Northshore and Duluth area.
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Wow, Just REad that Katie is leaving nbc for cbs
She actually is?? I just read this morning that she's been offered the job, but she hadn't made any decision...yet.
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NBC is REALLY going down the tubes... Daytime is a big mess...
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hmmm..
I use jpgs..
Here is a site I also like
http://www.northernimages.com/ (http://www.northernimages.com/)
Lots of beautiful pics of the Northshore and Duluth area.
This is a pretty cool site!
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She actually is?? I just read this morning that she's been offered the job, but she hadn't made any decision...yet.
I just read it on the Hollywood Reporter website. She will reveal today...