Topic: DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD (Read 91508 times)

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #180 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:12:03 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on January 30, 2007, 11:08:25 AM

Is Starbuck there?

If not, they're planning on one being there soon.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #181 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:14:13 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on January 30, 2007, 08:20:10 AM

TOD:

Math...still don't get it and my brain freezes up at the mere mention of anything to do with numbers.

Learning a foreign language. I have tried Japanese, German, Spanish, and Hindi....it is fun to learn (or try to learn), but not easy...and it always irritates me when people insist that immigrants learn English, as if it is something they should learn overnight and feel comfortable speaking right away.

You have a hard enough time with English!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #182 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:14:47 AM »

Page Seven Dance:

FJL · « **Reply #183 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:16:53 AM »

I thought it was Kandinsky (sp?) that made the world go round.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #184 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:23:44 AM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on January 30, 2007, 10:38:10 AM

Hmmm...going back to one of last week's topics, I never understood the saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold."

What good is cold revenge? Who would want to touch it? I think revenge is best when toasty warm right out of the oven.

It's more effective when nobody expects it...like The Spanish Inquisition.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #185 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:24:41 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on January 30, 2007, 11:08:01 AM

Find the picture, DR ELMORE....it would make a great photo for your MySpace page.

I looked at the photo this morning and totally missed the Elmore Ranch! I guess I needed elmore coffee!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #186 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:24:56 AM »

I think Jackson Pollock was really a squid.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #187 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:25:02 AM »

I had a Jon Gnagy art set. I think you could put the plastic on the tv screen and use crayons on it!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #188 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:25:38 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 30, 2007, 11:24:41 AM

I looked at the photo this morning and totally missed the Elmore Ranch! I guess I needed elmore coffee!

They grow it at the Elmore Ranch, prolly.

What is your brand?

Jrand73 · « **Reply #189 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:26:13 AM »

Is every episode of "Maury" actually incredible?

Edisaurus · « **Reply #190 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:32:12 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on January 30, 2007, 11:25:02 AM

I had a Jon Gnagy art set. I think you could put the plastic on the tv screen and use crayons on it!

I had some Jon Gnagy books.

bk · « **Reply #191 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:34:11 AM »

It was a real LA rain - it lasted forty-five seconds.

FJL · « **Reply #192 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:34:23 AM »

Re every episode of Maury being incredible:

Remember when Letterman suggested a parody show of THAT'S INCREDIBLE, called THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING:

"Tonight's guest - a man who didn't like asparagus as a kid but now likes it."

Audience shouts: "That's kind of interesting!"

bk · « **Reply #193 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:34:27 AM »

Now it looks like the sun is trying to muscle in.

bk · « **Reply #194 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:35:13 AM »

I wrote a page-and-a-half - began chapter three and was able to at least use a tiny portion of what I'd written before.

bk · « **Reply #195 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:35:59 AM »

Perhaps I'll go do an errand or three and let the home environment heat up a bit.

MBarnum · « **Reply #196 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:44:26 AM »

Everything you ever wanted to know, or not, about Jon Gnagy.

http://www.tseymour.com/Bio.html

Jeanne · « **Reply #197 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:46:20 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on January 30, 2007, 08:20:10 AM

Learning a foreign language. I have tried Japanese, German, Spanish, and Hindi....it is fun to learn (or try to learn), but not easy...and it always irritates me when people insist that immigrants learn English, as if it is something they should learn overnight and feel comfortable speaking right away.

I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone say that or express sympathy with the difficulties faced by immigrants. Many do have a great deal to learn--and not just English. The challenges must seem quite overwhelming at times.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #198 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:47:01 AM »

BK, on your MySpace page for "The Brain" why haven't you replaced the piano demos with the recording tracks? Also, I went to amazon.com to order a CD of "The Brain" and it isn't there! Are they aware of the new CD? I thought I'd order one to encourage them to carry a few.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #199 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:49:11 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on January 30, 2007, 11:44:26 AM

Everything you ever wanted to know, or not, about Jon Gnagy.

http://www.tseymour.com/Bio.html

That's kind of interesting!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #200 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:50:07 AM »

Wow - this Maury is INCREDIBLE. The exotic dancers who perform at Bachelor Parties are going to break their code of silence and tell what really happens!

Do you suppose they will lose their union cards?

Jeanne · « **Reply #201 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:54:49 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on January 30, 2007, 08:26:56 AM

Oh dear I worked for 10 years in Research & Statistics for the Indiana Dept of Labor and liked it very much.

I've done a lot of financial analysis and am fine with that now. Like so many things, it's a sort of mindset and once you get accustomed to it you're fine. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to UNlearn, then RElearn before the course ended.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #202 on:** January 30, 2007, 11:56:38 AM »

Quote from: JRand56 on January 30, 2007, 11:49:11 AM

That's kind of interesting!

LOL!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #203 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:01:00 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on January 30, 2007, 11:54:49 AM

I've done a lot of financial analysis and am fine with that now. Like so many things, it's a sort of mindset and once you get accustomed to it you're fine. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to UNlearn, then RElearn before the course ended.

I hear that, DRJEANNE - there are many things I am still trying to unlearn!!

Ginny · « **Reply #204 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:01:59 PM »

We've had some excitement here in the library today and, for once, it didn't involve bodily fluids or calling 911. No, the PBS series History Detectives had a crew here filming a segment. It'll air sometime in the summer and has something to do with a film projector that was used in the briefings for JFK on the Cuban Missile Crisis. And they were filming over in the area where I just put up the I [heart] BOOKS display, so maybe it'll be on TV!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #205 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:02:29 PM »

Quote from: Jeanne on January 30, 2007, 11:46:20 AM

I think that's the first time I've ever heard anyone say that or express sympathy with the difficulties faced by immigrants. Many do have a great deal to learn--and not just English. The challenges must seem quite overwhelming at times.

Having worked on many documentary projects and community outreach projects as well (I live in a mostly immigrant neighborhood) I wish we could increase the "Jeanne pool"!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #206 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:03:54 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on January 30, 2007, 12:01:59 PM

they were filming over in the area where I just put up the I [heart] BOOKS display, so maybe it'll be on TV!

I hope they didn't run roughshod over the library and give the film community a bad name! Keep us posted so we can keep our eyes peeled for the display!

MusicGuy · « **Reply #207 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:04:55 PM »

Quote from: bk on January 30, 2007, 09:32:52 AM

One of the reasons Experiment In Terror is still scary is Henry Mancini's creepy music.

....AMEN ..... and ... OY !!....

Jeanne · « **Reply #208 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:12:10 PM »

Quote from: Dan (the Man) on January 30, 2007, 10:38:10 AM

Hmmm...going back to one of last week's topics, I never understood the saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold."

What good is cold revenge? Who would want to touch it? I think revenge is best when toasty warm right out of the oven.

Oh, but I can relate to revenge served cold! When the recipient is least expecting it.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #209 on:** January 30, 2007, 12:14:22 PM »

DR GINNY - how exciting!!

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