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wolfguard says:
(Fri Jul 3 02:33:16 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe,

*g*

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Fri Jul 3 02:18:48 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard Apocalypses aren't what they used to be. *g*

Beldin Have two ballet/dance Netflix dvds at home. I'll be too-too tired to tutu. *g* I might see what in the local blockbusters.

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wolfguard says:
(Fri Jul 3 01:42:02 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Comma,

The sun has risen the morning after many an end day prophecy. The 2012 fad plays off some folks understanding of Mayan worldviews. In the beginning, these people were mostly ~ New Agers, but the 2012 idea has moved into some Christian communities. Here and now, I 'prophesize' the world will not end during 2012. *g*

1 January 2013 ....

Giles: (confused) I don't understand. (moves to the center of the chamber, scanning with his flashlight) Umm, there should be ruptured earth and-and broken stone. Oh, well, apparently it hasn't happened yet. A bit of luck.

Giles sets his bag down on the floor and opens it to begin pulling out his supplies.

Willow: Or, you know what I bet? I-I bet the Initiative took care of it.

Giles: Who?

Xander: Oh, Riley and his guys. Probably all over it.

Willow: Yeah. It has that "too neat" look. They must have cleaned up the place.¹

*g*

¹ Doomed, courtesy of Buffyworld.com

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Fri Jul 3 01:29:08 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

[v]Comma[/b] Have a good weekend yourself and you must tell us all about it when the gig is over, if y ou can!

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Leather Jacket says:
(Fri Jul 3 01:04:21 2009 71.243.41.52) [Edit/Delete]

DaddyCatALSO, Maverick : (one person's list of) Top Ten Movies Men Might Cry At:
Batman and Robin
Battlefield Earth
Hell Comes To Frogtown
Billy the Kid Vs Dracula
Queen of the Damned
Voodoo Academy
Star Wars Episode I
Class of Nuke 'Em High
Count Yorba, Vampire
Disaster Movie
*weg*
Note: In researching this, I found out that someone actually made a sequel to Class of Nuke 'Em High. I've seen Class of Nuke 'Em High. Its only "redeeming quality" is a 5-second glimpse of a boy in a Speedo. Whoever made a sequel to this movie should be forced to watch it, over and over and over again.

wolfguard : Mid-80s PCs didn't come with much standard. I've used 8086, 80286, 80386. I've used MS-DOS, Windows 3.*, 4.0, NT, ... I'll stop before this starts looking like my resume.
And I hear ya about remembering things right after posting.

Maverick : I had a computer like that and used computers like that but they weren't IBM-compatible. By the time I got to the IBM-compatibles, they did have internal hard drives.

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle
She loved her fresh milk
And when she found those of like ilk
About feed she would endlessly prattle

There once was a girl from Des Moines
Who found a rare silver coin
When she found out its worth
It cut straight through her mirth
Over spending it on candy and pork loins

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear
She let it play ball
And took it to the mall
Where the rest of the shoppers would stare

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Maverick says:
(Fri Jul 3 00:54:38 2009 209.240.206.206) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket, Wolfguard: The original IBM PC's had no hard disk storage. The boot disk was a DOS floppy which you inserted in the A Drive before you turned it on. When you then got a DOS prompt, you then swapped disks for an application disk or, one step up, you had a second floppy B drive.

Maverick

Let's Stay Together

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Comma says:
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One day, long after I am gone, the future Bronzers will be posting about the last remaining cast member of 'BtVS', the TV show. That should play out before the year 2100.

Talking about time and the year that the earth may disapper, most major prophecies either run out, or outright state a date, in the second decade of this century. 2012 to 2015 seems to be the best time frame. It does make one wonder.

COMMA

PS: I have a security gig coming up this weekend. I may be able to check up on all from my mobile phone. If I do not get back with all, have a great Forth of July Holiday. At least for all in the US. All overseas can have a great 4th of July also.

Did someone on here state that they were reading, "Three Bags Full"? I am in the middle of it and I am wondering how the movie might be made? I have also picked out a sheep that should be played by each cast member of 'BtVS'.

Well, early to bed, then up and off to the day job, and a late night in Music City.

All be good, or at least good at it!

COMMA

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Beldin says:
(Fri Jul 3 00:41:41 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe - A friend's father got a can of gas to pour on a brush pile that wouldn't burn. Only the fire hadn't gone completely out. It blew him up against a tree and injured a vertebra.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Fri Jul 3 00:38:43 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Got the latet Buffy issue today. Not bad, it's been better.

Spoiler
I just had to get the Jo Chen cover, I just drool over her stuff. Glad to see Giles and Buffy back together. Not much else to say but Jeanty needs to work on his Oz, which is who I assume is in the last panel. Spoiler

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Fri Jul 3 00:01:18 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin I have one, although it's not all that funny. A local teen was dumping gasoline on the concrete floor of his basement and setting it on fire. Some of the gasoline got on himself and he suffered second degree burns.

DaddyCatALSO You're right! We did do the fantsy casting of Mayberry/Andy Griffith show.

Even my ideas are in reruns. *g*

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DaddyCatALSO says:
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Edited: Thu Jul 2 23:37:14 2009

Maverick Well, the ones that used to do it for (to?) me were the endings of King Kong, Cyrano de Bergerac, Shane, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Mrs. Doubtfire and the end of the gorge scene in The Lion King.

Christopher Marlowe That's the kind of thing i foten think about but that specific topic, other than my "Mayberry re-do," isn't one. Now I was once casting a MASH miniseries in my head and (since crowding 3 years into 11 leaves some loose ends *g) I figured Seth Greene would make a good Radar, maybe Amy Acker as LT Dish, and Adam Busch as Klinger, but didn't cast other Jossversers except "maybe perhaps" Alexis as Charl.es

Hmm, just checked Google; apparently my daughter ended up going to Archbishop Ryan High School anyway even tho I wasn't required to cover the tuition; at least if the honor roll I read was her.

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 23:27:27 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe - Yeah, I couldn't find a better story among my usual sources.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 23:13:54 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin I get the sense those guys were being cocky, not stupid. But the end result is the same. *g*

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 23:05:40 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 23:07:21 2009

Leather Jacket,

I bought my first PC during the mid-80s. I believe it was Korean made, a box (8088) with a monochrome monitor. The OS was very likely MS-DOS, but the applications were all proprietary to the manufacturer. As I remember, while MS-DOS was command line, the apps were navigated through using menu commands.

ETA Writing the above brought back memories - after I submitted it. *g* My second computer was used. It was also a box (286 or 386), but had a color monitor. I believe the OS was Windows 3.1 .

WG

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MTVA says:
(Thu Jul 2 22:52:12 2009 205.174.222.1) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 23:05:26 2009

Maverick: I haven't seen the movie but several men have told me that they cried at "Up".

"There once was a girl from Des Moines
Who found a rare silver coin"
Was the premature post
Usurping the rightful host
Know your Finish the Limerick place, don't purloin

"There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle"
Was posted by LJ
In his regular way
When she read it Muffy said "Drat All!"

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 22:51:47 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Maverick That's the only Shania I know. *g*

Field of Dreams is the best tearjerker.

Old One I will always remember Mrs. Slocumbe saying '*****'. *g*

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 22:50:06 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Here now.

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Maverick says:
(Thu Jul 2 22:23:15 2009 75.119.110.178) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe: What's Shania Twain? The song is by? Forever and For Always? Yes,it is.

DaddyCatALSO: There you go. Compile a list of movies that guys would cry while watching (although if you alert someone to the possibility he often will avoid being suckered in.) I can't remember crying at "Shane" but I remember it was sad when the boy went after him. I'll give you "Field of Dreams" and "Bang the Drum Slowly." And, oh yeah, "Bobby Deerfield" (although, I may be the only one who truly loved that movie.)

Maverick

Don't Dream it's Over

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Old One says:
(Thu Jul 2 22:11:19 2009 131.137.245.206) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe - dead quiet here too, I almost fell asleep at my desk.. lol..

RIP Karl Malden and Mollie Sugden

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 21:46:55 2009 96.2.193.2) [Edit/Delete]

Man, i'm dragging this afternoon. I need a quick pick me up or FOOD!

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 21:18:57 2009 96.2.193.2) [Edit/Delete]

DaddyCatALSO Do you think any of the Buffy/Angel actors would have worked in old series?

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 20:04:34 2009 96.2.193.2) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 20:24:53 2009

Tea Time is uncertain. I'm in a meeting and there isn't any refreshments available. Drat, I just remembered I left blueberries at work. They might just be tossed by maintenance.

ETa

Maverick That's Shania Twain?

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Thu Jul 2 19:43:58 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]

The TV Shane was David Carradine. (the movie was one of the ones I used to cry over; I haven't seen it lately.

Marni Nixon also was one of Rita Hayworth's frequent voice double, I think; ironic because Rita was a trained singer I believe.

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Algerina says:
(Thu Jul 2 19:08:18 2009 172.132.41.3) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 19:15:24 2009

wolfguard
In our theatre the movie was shown with an intermission and came with a program booklet

Maverick
I remember Ms Nixon. It was quite the topic at the time. Why hollywood passed over female broadway stars for non-singing actresses

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Leather Jacket says:
(Thu Jul 2 19:03:08 2009 71.243.41.52) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard : I remembered something after I posted. At some point, "IBM's personal computer" was shortened to "IBM PC" and IBM-Compatible became "PC clone" (IBM still being the standard). When the Microsoft operating system became the difference, I guess "clone" was dropped, especially since IBM did pretty much leave the mass-market market.
It's too bad I can't remember the timeline, but so much of that was a blur. I do remember I bought the Amiga in 1987.

Trivia Girl : Yoo hoo! Over here!

Maverick : Michael Jackson played the TV Shane?! Wow! He really did ~~want to be white~~ do everything.

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Maverick says:
(Thu Jul 2 18:50:36 2009 75.119.110.178) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina: I think Marni Nixon (not to be confused with Marti Noxon) should have won something. She was the dubbed singing voice of Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady", Deborah Kerr in "The King and I", and Natalie Wood in "West Side Story", and others. Check her out in Wikipedia.

Maverick

Read "Jesus Wins at Bingo" on Maverick's Website

Forever and For Always

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Algerina says:
(Thu Jul 2 18:50:15 2009 172.132.41.3) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket:

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle.
They were sweet and tame
she gave each a name
and in the corral they'd prattle

Leather Muffy
There once was a girl from Des Moines
Who found a rare silver coin
amid her pocket lint
a two headed mint
She could sell and buy a pork loin

Maverick
He often played roles I would have preferred to see Raitt play

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 18:33:58 2009 76.97.245.201) [Edit/Delete]

Quick Drive-By

Algerina,

I never saw Paint Your Wagon on stage, but enjoyed the movie. I thought Lee Marvin was superb. Watching the town collapse was a hoot. I've fond memories of Mariah, remember her? *g*, since first hearing it performed c. 1965. The songs performed by the the choral (?) group were great. And Clint learned his lesson on a man having to know his limits. *g*

DaddyCatALSO,

Thank you. If you're interested in the Pacific island cultures take a look at ...

We, the Navigators by David Lewis.

On the Road of the Winds by Patrick Kirch.

Both links are to Amazon.

WG

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Algerina says:
(Thu Jul 2 18:33:51 2009 172.132.41.3) [Edit/Delete]

MVTA
The fact that Julie was unknown name in hollywood. She was passed over. Many at the time said she got the Oscar for Mary Poppins the next year because she was passed over for Fair Lady

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Maverick says:
(Thu Jul 2 18:28:30 2009 75.119.110.178) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket:

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle.
She loved them though they chewed their cud
All over the house and tracked in mud
And never listened when you told them skee-dattle

BTW, the TV "Shane" was played by whom? Hint: he just died.

Algerina: How about Howard Keel in "Calamity Jane"?

Maverick

Hips Don't Lie

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Thu Jul 2 18:00:09 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]

Old Man Fan Whatever his flaws, Cary Grant was a classy man.

Christopher Marlowe Yes, I can see the drawbacks and advantages in either. A teen would understnad things better but be more able to override the deisions of others.
Paul Peterson (from The donna Reed Show) runs a supprot group for ex-child-performers. He was asked about the ones who don't get screwed up. He said Brooke Shields and Jodie foster were like little adults form the get-go. And Ron Howard ahd the beenefit of intense parenting; Jean and Rance made sure he didn't get into the star mindset that trapped so many others.

There is talk about how well-adjsuted the Jossvets are. Thing is, while many of them were child performers very few were child stars. SMG & ELiza were teen stars, yes, and I think they are examples of Peterson's 2 categories.
Alyson Amber and Mercedes were all working very young but didn't gain any real attnetion until they were basically adults.(I think MMcN was still 17 when the earliest parts of S-4 were beign shot butthat's the extent of it.)

Algerina I recalled thinking that Harve should have palyed Partner and still kept "Mariah" as a song. But Hollywood was getting into the "bankability years" then and he was no longer a "name."
At the time I also thoguht Ray walston should ahve palyed Lee MArvin's part, since he was actuallya musical eprformer. Not saying Lee didn't perform the part very well! But his singing was a novelty item :-).
The Medveds (in The HollywoodHall of Shame about money losers) said that for the part of the girl they originally approached Leslie Ann Warren then Sally Ann Howes but neither were available so they settled for a dubbed Jean Seberg.

cc Old Man Fan valMichael

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MTVA says:
(Thu Jul 2 17:50:50 2009 205.174.222.1) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina: I think Julie wasn't available. I believe she was committed to Mary Poppins at the time.

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Old One says:
(Thu Jul 2 17:11:33 2009 131.137.245.206|131.137.245.207) [Edit/Delete]

Happy Birthday wishes to Bow, DZRAY, Feena's Mum, Friend or Foe, Joshua, lainey2, shadoed, & Willow's Snake

Leather Jacket's Limericks

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle.
When it was time to clean out the muck,
The kids put up quite a ruck.
It often became a full scale battle.

neonate - DCU is off to a very good start this season. I do hope to watch some of the Gold Cup competition this year; I'm getting antsy for the Premiereship.. *g*

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Algerina says:
(Thu Jul 2 17:00:06 2009 172.132.41.3) [Edit/Delete]

OldManFan
It is shame no one stood up for Julie Andrews

valMicheal
The stage version of Paint Your Wagon is OK. The movie however was a contradition how can one film be so good and so bad at the same time.

It would make anyone talk to the trees

Donald the Duck is the Oregon Mascot

Christopher Marlowe
yes John is Bonnie's DAD

Happy Birthday to
Bow, DZRAY, Feena's Mum, Friend or Foe, Joshua, lainey2, shadoed, & Willow's Snake !

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 16:54:27 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

OMF - Cary Grant was initially considered? That's interesting. While I'm not the biggest fan of My Fair Lady, Rex was better for the part than Cary.

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OldManFan says:
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Edited: Thu Jul 2 16:37:15 2009

Leather Jacket's Finish The Limerick

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle
Steers, not cows
Because, she avows
With steers you get much less prattle

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle
Horses and goats
Chickens and shoats
Till her neighbors began a suburban battle

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle
The city wasn't wise
Cause she told them all lies
But a neighbor proceeded to tattle

OMF

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neonate says:
(Thu Jul 2 15:58:43 2009 165.112.86.51) [Edit/Delete]

Old One: The Canadian player Dejan Jakovic was a new addition to DC United this year, and he has played very well in central defense. He's from Serbia, but I guess he must have some Canadian roots.

Dueling LJ/Leather Muffy limericks:

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle.
"I feed all my steers,"
said she, "nothing but beer.
They are the happiest of chattel."

There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle.
She herded them to Des Moines
Where she found a rare silver coin
That had nothing else within her pocket to rattle.

There once was a girl from Des Moines
Who found a rare silver coin
Which she took to Seattle
To buy a stable of cattle,
And all she dined on was tenderloin.

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OldManFan says:
(Thu Jul 2 15:49:59 2009 204.180.133.131) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina, Christopher Marlowe - John Raitt was primarily a stage performer. For some reason, Hollywood didn't like him as a leading man and would usually cast Gordon McCrae when it was time to make a movie of a musical he was in.

Related story: Hollywood approached Cary Grant about doing the movie version of My Fair Lady. Cary replied, "Not only will I not do the movie but, if Rex Harrison does not play the lead, I won't go to see it." (paraphrased)

OMF

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Trivia Girl says:
(Thu Jul 2 15:38:25 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Category: Sports
Question: What is the University of Texas Longhorn mascot called
Answer: Bevo

Trivia Masters: Beldin, Algerina, Mrs.Beasley, valMichael
Trivia Comedians: Old One

Algerina That's Bonnie Raitts' dad right? I saw some concert with both. I agree with having eyes only for John. *g*

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Leather Jacket says:
(Thu Jul 2 15:36:53 2009 71.243.41.52) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard : Originally, PCs were called "IBM-compatibles". IBM was the name in personal computers. There were several other not-IBM-compatibles out there, including Tandy, SUN, and Apple. The advantage IBM had wasn't Microsoft. It was the very fact that they assembled their computer from components, which meant that there were all those companies making components that were also making add-ons. And there were all sorts of other companies making software to put on those computers. With Tandy, you just had Tandy. With SUN, you just had SUN, and with Unix ... well, there's a reason I waited until the Amiga came out and even that didn't last.* Back then, IBM had the reputation for building a quality machine. With the compatibles, you weren't sure what you were getting. But IBMs were much more expensive, and when the others' quality came up, I think they got out of the mass-market business.
I don't know when PC started to mean a personal computer that ran MS-DOS it's probably one of those things Microsoft copyrighted that they shouldn't have been allowed to. But I got quite a dirty look recently when I said I wanted "a PC I could use to record video," and only meant that I wanted a computer for personal use to record video.
*There's a long version of that story.

Had Gates been unable to sell MS-DOS to IBM, they would have kept looking elsewhere. They might have even found something that wouldn't have had Microsoft's ... checkered history.

Christopher Marlowe : Everywhere I need a password has different rules. Some are maximum 10 characters, some maximum 12 characters, some a minimum of 8 or 10 characters. Some no special characters, some need special characters. etc, etc.

Beldin : I'm pretty good at differentiating the number 1 from the small-letter l. (It's actually tougher in Times Roman than Arial. In Arial, the hard one is the small-letter l from the capital I.)

wolfguard 2: Yeah, I understand the difference between "great" being an ~~extremetive~~ ~~extremative~~ extension of good vs "great" being powerful. It was just me personally that didn't want to use it. Nothing wrong with anyone else doing so.

Trivia Girl : Mr. Pointy. (Somebody was a Kendra fan.)

Finish the Limerick

Thanks to the folks who played yesterday:
Made me chuckle: neonate
Nicely done: neonate
Creatively done: neonate, valMichael
Naughtily done: Algerina, Muffy, the Vampire Annoyer

Today's Limerick:
There once was a girl from Seattle
Who for pets had a stable of cattle

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valMichael says:
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Edited: Thu Jul 2 15:28:05 2009

Today is Thursday, July 2, 2009 C.E.

We have EIGHT (8) Birthday!

Bow
DZRAY
Feena's Mum
Friend or Foe
Joshua
lainey2
shadoed
Willow's Snake

Happy Birthday from the Bronze
to
¡ Bow, DZRAY, Feena's Mum, Friend or Foe, Joshua, lainey2, shadoed, & Willow's Snake !

If you want on the list, E-mail Birthdays and use Subject: Bronze Birthday.

Yay! Red Crayon ! Yay!

Wembleton Serina William beat Elena Dementieva 6-7, 7-5, 8-6 to earn a place in Saturday's finals. It was a superb match that feature sterling play from both women.

DaddyCatALSO Ill bet Algerina and Old One are referring to the Broadway musical (wherever it was put on) and not the movie. :D Plus I agree with her comments on the movie. :)

Trivia Girl The Mascot of The University of Texas is a longhorn steer named Bevo. click for name origin

Did you know that a steer is a castrated bull, and as such is usually destined to become steak or hamburger? So UT is one of the few Universities in the US that has a food animal as a mascot. :)

eta
Algerina Ok what's the name of Oregon's Duck?

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Algerina says:
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DaddyCatAlso
Clint Eastward and the woman were miscast but other than that I loved the look and feel of it. And Harve's big voice singing to the wind. Also the use of the male chorus was fantastic

John Raitt was my first celebrity crush. He appeared on tour in Oklahoma. I saw him in PJ game, Carousel and Oklahoma again. While other girls panted over Pat Boone and Elvis, John was my honey

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Leather Muffy says:
(Thu Jul 2 15:05:07 2009 205.174.222.1) [Edit/Delete]

Disregard if Leather Jacket pops up

There once was a girl from Des Moines
Who found a rare silver coin

(But if I have to do this on the quick later I'm apt to come up with another hippo entry.)

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 14:32:02 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

DaddyCatASLO It's a good question whether or not it is better to become an overnight star as a child, vs as a teen

Beldin Some things might be better left unknown. *g*

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Old One says:
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Yay Red Crayon

Trivia Girl - Bully

Algerina - Paint Your Wagon was great!

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DaddyCatALSO says:
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Edited: Thu Jul 2 14:27:42 2009

Christopher Marlowe Menomegirl In one obit it was mentioned that the travel checks comemrcials were Malden's most recent visibility. I mainly know about Streetcar.... because I saw it once.
Fact is I've sort of tried to keep track of this. When Paul Henreid died his obits mentioned he was the last major cast member left from Casablanca. Like, David Manners outlived the rest of the cast of Dracula, ELi Wallach is the only major cast member left from The Misfits.
Thing is, doing soemthing isn't interesting unless you use rules, so I've set 3 main ones. Child (which doesn't include teens) performers aren't included (like the little boy who played Maximiliian's son in Juarez.) One line or walk-on parts, like Kevin Tighe in the Disorderly Orderly[/i. aren't included. And people who didn't really have show biz careers which amounted to much don't count, like John Fong in Donovan's Reef.

wolfguard Good ecolo-econo analysis on vampires, especially adding in the techno aspects of how Polynesians got around. Having read Michener's hawaii I can't see a vamp doing that.

Algerina You liked Paint Your Wagon?

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Algerina says:
(Thu Jul 2 14:07:01 2009 172.132.41.3) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl
It turns out the Berserker knows the names of all the living college mascots

Bevo

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Mrs.Beasley says:
(Thu Jul 2 13:53:02 2009 71.72.31.21) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl:- Bevo

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 13:45:03 2009 66.76.63.54) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl - And why is it called that?

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Trivia girl says:
(Thu Jul 2 13:38:03 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Category: Sports
Question: What is the University of Texas Longhorn mascot called?

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Algerina says:
(Thu Jul 2 13:04:45 2009 172.132.41.3) [Edit/Delete]

Yay Red Crayon!

RIP Harve Presnell
I loved his musicals The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Paint Your Wagon. He was great in Fargo too

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neonate says:
(Thu Jul 2 13:02:58 2009 165.112.86.51) [Edit/Delete]

Yay, RedCrayon!

abt: Is melting better than toasting?

ShadowQuset: Foot Tapper is English. To say that she is insane is redundant.

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DaddyCatALSO says:
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Edited: Thu Jul 2 13:30:08 2009

RIP Harve Presnell "the poor man's John Raitt."

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Dianne says:
(Thu Jul 2 12:17:28 2009 74.176.203.151) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe -- new Buffy Season 8 (#26) yesterday. There were only a couple left on the shelf when I got there (but LOTS of last month's Tales of the Vampires).

Yay Red Crayon!

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 12:03:32 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

KAM Do you think a new Buffy movie would work?

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YayOfTheDay says:
(Thu Jul 2 11:53:36 2009 204.180.133.131) [Edit/Delete]

let's hear a great big bronze cheer for red crayon!

yay red crayon!

Happy CD Thursday!

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 11:49:09 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

abt! Glad to see you? Melting? You are having a heat wave over there?

I hope you're alright otherwise.

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abt says:
(Thu Jul 2 11:18:33 2009 84.9.144.8) [Edit/Delete]

I'm melting...

:-(

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ShadowQuest says:
(Thu Jul 2 08:46:41 2009 65.73.64.127) [Edit/Delete]

Zoom through

Algerina

Foot Tapper's insane...er...insanely busy and won't be able to take part in the contest, but is looking forward to reading the entries. She also says "hi!" to everyone.

Leather Jacket Thanks. It's pretty cool. And I found out my friend Deb was contacted by Breyer - they want to do a phone interview with her for TIBBP, which she & her husband Randy founded. The International Blessed Broodmare Project is an organization that raises money to help rehome PMU mares & foals - the Bucklers have adopted a colt named Indigo Blue, a PMU foal. Artist Sue Sifton recently did a sculpt of him, and the Bucklers are casting him in resin. (I have one, in exchange for doing another to blue marble for Deb.)

It'd be cool if we're in the same issue.

And on a slightly related note - Tony was in an issue a couple months back, for taking part in a charity event in the UK for disabled riders. I literally did a double-take when I flipped through the new issue and saw him smiling.

And now I really need to put my headache to bed. Hopefully my career counselor can come up with something for me tomorrow - that bloody damn headset is going to be the death of me.

Zoom, zoom

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 04:46:53 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Menomegirl I'll email the staff and see if anyone else has read it.

Great meta-analysis you linked to!

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 04:22:25 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard - *g*

Time for me to head out. Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.

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Menomegirl says:
(Thu Jul 2 04:10:50 2009 71.29.75.53) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 04:23:17 2009

CM-Someone brought up the subject on the Whedonesque 'Always Darkest' thread. I didn't think it was either but I wondered if you did. Do any of the other tarts read these comics? I'd like to know what they think of this one. (if they do) Also, here's an excellent meta/review on the ecomic.

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 04:01:22 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 04:09:27 2009

Yay Adri!

Beldin,

Napoleon Solo: Anything new?
Illya Kuryakin: Not much. A revolution in the Orient, a multi-million dollar train robbery in England, five kidnapped scientists and a plot to melt the polar ice caps.
Napoleon Solo: Good. I think I'll take the afternoon off

Last scene from The Prince of Darkness Affair, part II *g*

Deadguy Memorial Angel Wednesday Question

Were there vampires in the new world when Lief Ericson arrived... Hawaii when Captain Cook arrived? What populated areas would have had the smallest vampire populations?

The last demon bit a human and created the first vampire. A long time ago. For tens of thousands of years, people lived in small bands, few with more than 50 people. A vampire could not hide within such small groups, nor would such a group provide a long-term food source.¹ So for a long time, vampires probably behaved like wolves or large cats, feeding on humans when possible, otherwise feeding off animals.

Vampires would not be able to regularly feed off people until there were substantial sedentary populations, towns and cities. In the past couple decades, there've been archaeologists arguing that the western hemisphere was more populated than was once thought. The debate continues, but we do know the following areas had dense settlements - Cahokia, the pueblos of the four corners region, central Mexico, the Mayan region of central America and parts of the Andean coast and mountains.

I suspect any vampire found by Captain Cook in Hawaii was one of his crew who jumped ship. The people who populated the islands of the Pacific did so by sailing canoe. Set aside food problems, what would lead a vampire to risk exposure to the sun on a journey over thousands of miles of open ocean?

¹ Unless the vampire lapped off a living person and this would soon draw others' attention. Now, maybe it's possible a vampire, now and then, might persuade a group to let it do so. Perhaps it could convince them it was a shaman-type figure or perhaps one of the older members of the band was the vampire and no one questioned the tradition.

In Orleans, France - home of Joan - Buffy seeks to save a slayer while Giles faces the Council ...Into the Abyss (August 2003)

Other Stories

Good Night to All

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 03:56:38 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Menomegirl The Angel/Spike thing? No. If I had to call something mysoganistic, it would be the wedding scene... 'i'm a bride'!

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Menomegirl says:
(Thu Jul 2 03:21:49 2009 71.29.75.53) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe-Out of curiousity, did the Angel/Spike/Buffy thing in the ecomic strike you as misogyny?

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 03:18:17 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket,

As I understand it, after IBM realized the Apple computer could be a threat, they put together a team and sent them to Boca Raton with orders to build an IBM PC within a year.¹ A year was not enough time to build all the components in-house, so the team bought the components from different vendors, assembled them into PCs and slapped the IBM logo on the case. Now one of the components was the operating system. One young Bill Gates learned of IBM's need, so he bought Q&D Dos, renamed it MS-DOS and sold it to IBM with the understanding Microsoft retained the rights to sell MS-Dos to others. Now, since IBM didn't own any or all of the components, others could buy and assemble components and market their own PC (the IBM-clones). And each of these companies would need an operating system and it was easy to buy the same one IBM used, MS-DOS. And so began Bill Gates rise to fame and fortune.

Now the historical question. Had Gates been unwilling or unable to sell MS-Dos to IBM, would IBM had given up the project? I think not, I think IBM would have found another OS and the world would still have gone down the PC route, but perhaps without Microsoft becoming the powerhouse we know.

Or not. *g*

¹ I do not remember when 'PC' appeared in popular use, so IBM may have called it something else.

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 02:35:14 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket I get rules that it has to be 10 characters in length, a combination of letters, numbers or special characters. You can't have used it in the past 10 password changes. At least I didn't get the requirement that it not be a common word. I ran through about six different password attempts before I stumbled upon a combination that was accepted.

Beldin That is a good list!

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 02:35:09 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin,

Great post. I'll be copying the Old Farmer's advice and spreading them around - like sowing seeds. *g*

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

LOL

WG

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 02:31:46 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket - I didn't know there was a Shane television series, either, until a day or so ago. I've forgotten now where and why I saw it.

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 02:20:35 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Advice From an Old Farmer

** Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

** Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

** Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

** A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

** Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

** Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

** Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

** Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

** It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

** You cannot unsay a cruel word.

** Every path has a few puddles.

** When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

** The best sermons are lived, not preached.

** Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

** Don't judge folks by their relatives.

** Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

** Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

** Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin you none.

** Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

** If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

** Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

** The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.

** Always drink upstream from the herd.

** Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

** Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

** If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

** Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 02:04:29 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 02:05:42 2009

Leather Jacket - I had that trouble one time. I say random but the letters I pick are pretty obvious (to me). In the example I gave "Rock" was the obvious choice. My second choice would be "Friends". In your example it would be "caP1tal1ze" if I wanted one capital letter or "caP1tal1Ze" if I wanted two. I can't explain it but I would have no trouble recalling which I chose. BTW, it case it's not recognizable in Arial font, those are ones, not ells.

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 02:02:55 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket,

It's a never-endng argument, though I suspect most historians would side on the impersonal forces, excepting biographers. *g* Social scientists would almost all say impersonal forces.

More on this later.

I don't think 'great' is being used here as an accolade. OTOH, it's sometimes said that the 'great men' are usually not good men. Change almost always hurts someone and the reverse is also true, continuity can kill you.

WG

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Leather Jacket says:
(Thu Jul 2 01:48:35 2009 71.243.41.52) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin, valMichael (Christopher Marlowe) : Capitalizing random letters can be a good way to not be able to remember your password. "Let's see... was my password CapItaLize or caPitalIze or cApItAlIzE ... what do you mean 'Maximum retries exceeded?'!" I like having a system for generating passwords so I can remember them. If you want to capitalize pseudo-randomly, you could use any number of sequences that a hacker is unlikely to guess.
'Course, I have to wonder how hard a person is going to try to spoof a poster at the Beta.
The Beta is not very strict in what it will allow for a password, but many will not allow recognizable words like "bag1of2nuts".

lostinwherevertheheckyouarebutwillyoubeattheSJBW+10? : Hmmm... (Echo's handler for most of the season was named Boyd Langton) It's an interesting theory. I don't think there's anything in the show to disprove it. In fact, the kind of danger Echo was put into on some of the earliest assignments we saw could have been motive.

wolfguard : Will you let me eat cake?

wolfguard, lostinsomeplace : Or maybe it's both. (I generally am not fond of the dichotomy.) It's possible that in some cases history happens because of the actions of Powerful Men (I shudder at the thought of calling Hitler "great") and that in some cases, men are swept along by the tide of history. Or both. From what I've learned over the years, I believe that Samuel Adams and John Hancock were powerful men who drove events toward American Independence. Of course, they were also helped by the various and sundry "Intolerable Acts" that followed the French And Indian (Seven Years) War that probably followed some other event(s) I don't remember at the moment.

ShadowQuest : Congratulations!

Well, the past week or so seems to put the kabosh on that whole "death comes in threes" fallacy.

Beldin : I didn't know that Shane was a TV series. I read the book in (what's now called) middle school and was all psyched to watch the movie, but fell asleep pretty early on. Haven't tried since.

Christopher Marlowe : The people who want to become a spy because of Get Smart ... don't ... last ... very long.

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 01:32:31 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe,

Maybe. Agent 99 was enticing. *g*

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 01:22:51 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard I guess no one because a spy because of Get Smart? *g*

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 01:00:54 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard - I've watched a few NCIS episodes but haven't seen that ep yet.

Christopher Marlowe - I'm afraid Shana is becoming boring. I may remove the rest of the discs from the queue.

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wolfguard says:
(Thu Jul 2 00:43:51 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin,

There was an exchange between Napoleon and Illya that went something like ...

Solo - Are you free tonight?

Kuryakin ~ No man is free who works for a living, but I'm available.

*g*

In looking for the quote, read wikipedia's article on Kuryakin. I did not see the quote, but it was an interesting piece. Two excerpts ...

"...McCallum summed up the character in commenting "No one knows what Illya Kuryakin does when he goes home at night."...

...In an interview for a Man from U.N.C.L.E. retrospective television special, McCallum told of a visit to the White House during which, while he was being escorted to meet the President, a Secret Service agent told him "You're the reason I got this job."

McCallum plays 'Ducky' in NCIS. In several places, I've read there's a scene where Gibbs (?) is asked by another character what Ducky looked like when he was younger. Gibbs answered, "Illya Kuryakin."

*g*

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 00:39:18 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Comma I just saw that Mollie Sudgon is gone too. That's Mrs. Slocum from Are You Being Served. I must have watched every ep at least 10 times.

Going to any special fourth of July events in July?

*pokes KAM*

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Menomegirl says:
(Thu Jul 2 00:29:25 2009 71.29.75.53) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe-Wasn't it though? It's made me grin all day.

The only thing I can recall watching Karl Malden in is the mini-series Fatal Vision. I think my father watched The Streets of San Francisco but I never did.

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Comma says:
(Thu Jul 2 00:15:03 2009 205.188.116.140|205.188.117.7) [Edit/Delete]

Add to the list one Fayette Pinkney. Ms. Pinkey was a soul singer, from Philadelphia, who wasw a member of the musical group, Degrees. They recored the song, T.S.O.P., 'The Sound of Philadelpia. We all know it as the theme song of 'SOUL TRAIN'.

COMMA

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Beldin says:
(Thu Jul 2 00:06:11 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe - I remember it as a pretty good show. His junior partner was Michael Douglas.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Thu Jul 2 00:01:40 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Thu Jul 2 00:03:23 2009

Menomegirl That Joss/Jo ecomics was perfect! I particularly loved the sound effects and the little floaty hearts. *weg*

ETA

Beldin I noticed Karl Malden had a cop show that ran for five season. Streets of San Francisco, I think.

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Wed Jul 1 23:46:16 2009 204.186.255.22) [Edit/Delete]

I have to give up everything inn the pZApsers but the comics if I want to get anything doen this summer.

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 23:44:17 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe - Thank you. At least it's the last one of the work week. Thank Heaven for a short week.

Wealthy criminal mastermind - "Your self-assurance borders on the arrogant."
Napoleon Solo - "You know, I used to worry a lot about that until I realized it only offended people such as yourself."

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 23:36:56 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 23:38:17 2009

Beldin Sorry you had such a bad day. Tomorrow is another day and I hope it is a good one for you.

wolfguard

Q:Is swimming well for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

ROFL! Funniest thing I've read all day.

DaddyCatALSO Had no idea that Karl was THAT old. I wonder if he's known more for the commercials than Streetcar Named Desire. I thought him most impressive in Baby Doll.

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 23:01:37 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Menomegirl - Thanks. On a more upward note, I got a The Man From U.N.C.L.E. DVD from Netflix today.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 22:53:25 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Pant, gasp, wheeze.

Sorry for the lack of postiness this afternoon, long committee meeting and appointemnt afterwards conspired against me!

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Menomegirl says:
(Wed Jul 1 22:50:33 2009 71.29.75.53) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin-((hugs))

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 22:44:49 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Here now.

NOT been a good day.

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Wed Jul 1 21:10:08 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 21:14:42 2009

(Don Reid - Harold Reid)

Yesterday will never be forgotten
Tomorrow's ten thousand years away
Everything we ever had together
We owe it all to yesterday.

Do you remember my old Ford how cold it used to get
And the blanket that we used to wrap up in
Well you that Ford and blanket all got away from me
God I'd love to get you all together again.

Yesterday will never be forgotten
Tomorrow's ten thousand years away
Everything we ever had together
We owe it all to yesterday.

I still think about you too much for my own good
Everything I said then I still mean
If we could do it over I wouldn't change a thing
Your bobby socks keep dancing in my dreams.

Yesterday will never be forgotten
Tomorrow's ten thousand years away
Everything we could have had together
We gave it all up yesterday...

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DaddyCatALSO says:
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Edited: Wed Jul 1 21:11:21 2009

I do see the point tho; Ed McMahon died last Tuesday and this is only Wednesday of the following week; Farrah Fawcett Michael Jackson B. Mays Gale Storm Fred Travalena now Karl Malden in what amounts to a single week.

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Wed Jul 1 19:57:16 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]

Umm, nothign surprising about a 97-year old amn dying.

And that streetcar named Desire lets off its final passenger.

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Comma says:
(Wed Jul 1 19:40:28 2009 64.12.116.140|64.12.117.77) [Edit/Delete]

WTF! Karl Mauldin dead at 97. COMMA

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Wed Jul 1 19:37:21 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 21:10:48 2009

Obnoxious (fan-fictional, thank god) wedding recpetion DJ:

Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Herlihy-Summers wedding reception. I'm your host, Curt Wilkins of Sound Sations DJs. And now I'd like to introduce the wedding party.
First the Honorary Parents of the Bride Mr. and Mrs Rupert Giles and yes folks, she *is* that many months along. )
Next actual Father of the Bride Mr. Hank Summers with wife Stacie; she's not in the wedding party but the maternity clothes make it hard to tell, I know.
Best Man Mr. Wesley Wyndham-Price and Woman of Honor Ms. Willow Rosenberg-Maclay and no that isn't his she's carrying.
Representing the Groom's Family Mr. Connor Davis and Represneting the Bride's Family M.s Dawn Summers, and I knew we were due for a change here belly-wise.
First Groomsman Mr. Charles Gunn and First Bridesmaid Ms. Tara Maclay-Rosenberg also not pregnant
Second Groomsman Mr. Lorne def, err Dethwok and sEcond Bridesmaid Mr.s Anya Harris and again not his and don't take this wrong Lorne but thank God!
First Groom's Lamplighter Ms. Cordelia Chase not the last non-pregant woman of the night folks and Bride's First Doorkeeper Mr. Xander Harris, looking very uncomfortable for some reason. Ah memories, and Cousin Cor, thanks for recommending me to the happy couple!
Second Groom's Lamplighter and final expectant mother of the evening Mr.s Winnifred Burkle-Wyndham-Price with Second Bride's Doorkeeper Mr. Dani...ah hell, with Oz, that's the only name he needs. Oz an' me, we go way back y'know.

And now, pre-eeeeeeeeeeeeee-senting, for the first time as husband and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Herlihy, give it up everyone for Angel and Buffy!

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k8cre8 says:
(Wed Jul 1 19:32:11 2009 71.211.216.149) [Edit/Delete]

Yay Adri!!!!!

The grapevine and its noble peeps tried to steer me this way yesterday, but, some other Internet conspiracies colluded to prevent me from stopping by for earlier expressions of gratitude to each of you.

Yeah, that wasn't at all rambly.

It's been a rough few weeks, and a sparkling "Yay" is a wondrous thing.

So, big thankees to wolfgaurd, Menomegirl, Ebdim9th, notsoShyGirl, Octoquad, Old One, Algerina, valMichael, KAM, and Christopher Marlowe, and Old Man Fan

How'd it get to be July?

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ShadowQuest says:
(Wed Jul 1 19:00:31 2009 65.73.64.82) [Edit/Delete]

Zoom through

Christopher Marlowe I'm going to be featured in Winner's Circle in the next issue of JAH!

I sent in a picture of Chumani, my factory variation no-spot blanket Appaloosa Indian Pony, with all her ribbons & her grand champion plaque, and just got an email that they want to put her in the issue.

Oh, and my friend Deb said "Uther is HOT!"

chuckles

We were talking about Renaissance outfits, and I mentioned "Merlin" and sent her some pictures...

Zoom, zoom to finish the letter to Breyer, and then have a late lunch (Late shift today. 4-9. Ick) and get a couple of applications out

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Octoquad says:
(Wed Jul 1 17:51:58 2009 69.89.161.162) [Edit/Delete]

YAY!!! Adri!!! YAY!!!

Happy Birthday to all Celebrants!

wolfguard: That's my kind of doctor! Thanks for sharing that.

Algerina: "parakeet...it's a parakeet" LMAO!

84 well, I thought it was funny...

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wolfguard says:
(Wed Jul 1 17:32:28 2009 76.97.245.201) [Edit/Delete]

Drive-Back

What Firefly Taught Me (YouTube)

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 17:21:42 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Menomegirl I have to wait until I get home to read that. *g*

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wolfguard says:
(Wed Jul 1 17:18:42 2009 76.97.245.201) [Edit/Delete]

Drive-By 2 of 2

A friend sent me the following 'interview.' I pass it on without agrement or disagreement with its points. *g*

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ..... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming well for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And remember: For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 17:09:09 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Ebdim9th I'm not sure either. Posting at work can be tricky. I've gotten into trouble for it before.

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wolfguard says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:59:57 2009 76.97.245.201) [Edit/Delete]

Drive-By 1 of 2

Leather Jacket,

LOL! But no pie for you. *g*

Lostinamerica,

Boyd was the man who was Echo's handler till he was promoted head of security. I do not know the name of her current handler. We've only seen him once and that was when Tobler was overseeing the ritual bonding between him and Echo. Dewitt and Boyd are watching from a distance ...

New Handler ~ Do you trust me?

There's long pause and Echo's eyes look to Boyd. Dewitt sees this and she's slightly shocked, turns and looks at Boyd.

Echo ~ I do (not sure if this is the actual line, should be, hints of marriage *g*)

Returning to the real world, I believe to understand another person or culture one has to hold off assigning labels based on their own beliefs. To say Hitler was a 'nutcase' is to stand with the crowd, but it's not a useful explanation. Hitler received a third of the vote in 1932 and President Hindenberg appointed him chancellor. There was nothing of destiny in this result. Many individuals and groups were jockeying for influence and power and the dice came up for Hitler. Once in power, he played his cards well - early on. The economy improved and more Germans began to favor him. He recovered the Rhineland. He snookered the West into handing over western Czechslovakia and 'persuaded' Austria to become part of Germany - all without war (albeit the fear of war staid the West's hand). If Hitler had stopped with Austria and had backed away from his genocidal plans, then there's fair chance WWII would have been between the West and the Soviet Union - and Germany would have been with the Allies.¹

Hitler should be a classic case study to use in asking whether history happens because of 'Great Men' or because of 'Impersonal Forces' (population, technology, climate, etc). I once read an essay that used the French Revolution as an argument for impersonal forces. The essayist looked at what a couple dozen of the actors were doing for a living in the time leading up to it. Except for those in the military, their occupations would have gave little hint that they'd have played a role. OTOH, perhaps one can turn the argument on its head. Even though Jacque Doe was a candlestick maker, he was so extraordinary an individual that he still leveraged his way into making history. Who knows? *g*

And I'm rambling.

Anyway, I'd wager there're several thousand 'Hitlers' in the US today. Fortunately, few are in positions where they can express their will.

¹ World War II started at different times for different countries. Britain and France declared war on Germany after it invaded Poland in September 1939 and even then, there was not that much fighting between them until Germany invaded France in the spring of 1940. The US did not enter the way until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941 - and as I remember, it was Germany who declared war on us (to be fair, *g*, FDR had the US Navy conducting military missions in the Atlantic before Pearl Harbor. In fact, we had two destroyers attacked by German subs around the fall of 1941.

This is a long preamble to the US' hesitancy, once upon a time, to getting involved in European wars.² Around the mid to late 30s, Truman had said we should just let the Europeans fight it out, let them bleed each other. Once it looked like the Russians (Germans) were going to win, then help the Germans (Russians), for our goal was to prevent any one country dominating Europe.

² World One I began in the summer of 1914, but the US did not enter the war until 1917.

WG

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:52:13 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher MarloweA ctually iw as thinking purely ecologically and economically. Easter Island, as far as we can re-create the hsitory, was a classic overpopulation disaster. Really, it shouldn't have been settled but, whether because of areligious reason or because by the time they realized how ahrd life would be there they no longer had the resoruces to leave (given it's so remote,) the natives didn't abandon it. (For example, apaprently Polynesians tried colonizing Pitcairn and Ducie before they Boutny mutineers settled there, but the attmepts failed.

That'd be another one fo the mysteries I'd solve if I wished us all to New Earth. I'd make several versions of its past,a t least 3 at the start , height, and near the end of the building and writing phases, plus one from before it had humans visit it.

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Menomegirl says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:49:38 2009 71.29.75.53) [Edit/Delete]

So, who's read this? 'Always Darkest' - A Buffy Season 8 Tale.

*bounces*

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notsoShyGirl says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:43:18 2009 75.151.87.33) [Edit/Delete]

Yay Adri!

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neonate says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:33:06 2009 165.112.86.51) [Edit/Delete]

lostin--wherever (if you can check back in virus-free): The US team did change goalies for their game against Egypt, when they won 3 - 0, which combined with the 3 - 0 result of Brazil over Italy got them into the semis. The whole team came together well that game. Then Tim Howard was back in goal. I understand he made several outstanding saves against Spain, and did what he could against Brazil but the whole defense faded. Still, they were exciting to watch.

Italy just did not look good. They needed a bogus extra man advantage to defeat the U.S.

Next the U.S. plays in the Gold Cup, a regional tournament starting at the end of this week. It will be interesting if they can sustain some of the good work they did in the Confederations Cup.

CC: Old One

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Ebdim9th says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:24:44 2009 98.90.12.8) [Edit/Delete]

lostindifferentspotsinamerica, if I start whining I might not stop. *leaps into Font of Employment*

CM, I dunno, what did Anne do workwise?

Yayoftheday, I think vampires sailed over in Chinese naval vessels and infested North America, only to find that the Tribes already had thier own just like the Canadians had the Wendigo...

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 16:03:30 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

DaddyCatALSO Easter Island, excellent idea. It is a mysterious case and vampires is almost as good an explanation as any other.

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Menomegirl says:
(Wed Jul 1 15:50:34 2009 71.29.75.53) [Edit/Delete]

Happy birthday to-
Absinthe
Cowdoc
houses
Melody

Yay! Adri! Yay!

Christopher Marlowe-Today's Leverage pic link: Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf & Aldis Hodge fight training.

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lostinkentuckywestvirginiamarylandpennsylvaniavirginia says:
(Wed Jul 1 15:40:48 2009 69.137.69.164) [Edit/Delete]

Taking the opportunity to use a computer that actually works while away at a family reunion. Don't know when I'll be able to post next, this is the second time a virus has hit our home computers!

neonate--Pretty surprising about the men's soccer team making the Confederation Cup final. Did they change goalies?

They still make me nervous--I never know what to expect from them.

And what's wrong with Italy? Well, I mean besides the usual stuff ;)

Algerina--It will be interesting to see what Franken will be able to accomplish, now that he's the one comedians will be watching and commenting on ;)

Ebdim9th--Sorry, I didn't realize you also were out of a job. Hope things get better soon! Have you been dipped in the Font of Employement yet?

Anne--Hope your dip in the font is just what you need!

wolfguard, Leather Jacket--I've wondered if Echo's handler (sorry, I can't remember his name) is the one behind the messages thru her and Millie. He just doesn't seem to belong there, and look how quickly he's risen through the ranks. Working behind the scenes, perhaps?

wolfguard, Leather Jacket--So, according to the CNN article you referred to, it's unlikely Amedinejad was able to garner that many votes in the places he did. But then apparently voting fraud is not unknown in Iran.

What's the big deal, then? It's a time-honored tradition!

I saw a partial recount showed Amedinejad the winner. How. . .convenient ;)

As for Amedinejad being a nutcase--anyone who doesn't believe the Holocaust happened and advocates wiping Israel off the map qualifies for that status in my book. Though he may not really believe that and is just pumping up his base.

Yay! Adri!

Belated Yay! k8cre8! and Dianne!

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Trivia Girl says:
(Wed Jul 1 15:38:47 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Category: Game Shows
Question: Who created the game show Bumper Stumper?
Answer: Wink Martindale

Trivia Game Show Hosts: Mrs. Beasley, Octoquad (the closest I can get to any action *g*) , Algerina, valMichael

Trivia Contestants: Old One, Leather Jacket, neonate

Algerina - Basically contestants attempted to decipher vanity plates, a bit more detail is given in wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumper_Stumpers, the game seems to be

Happy Birthday Absinthe, Cowdoc, houses, Melody!!

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Old One says:
(Wed Jul 1 15:32:20 2009 24.64.223.203) [Edit/Delete]

Yay Adri!!

Happy Birthday wishes to Absinthe, Cowdoc, houses, Melody

Trivia Girl - Wink Dinkerson

neonate - any group Canada is in is tough, since we tend to play pretty crappily. Good luck to the US too..

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Muffy, the Vampire Annoyer says:
(Wed Jul 1 15:25:24 2009 205.174.222.138) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 18:25:58 2009

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear
They did all the drugs they could
At the clubs in The 'Wood
The misadventures of Paris couldn't compare.

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Dianne says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:55:01 2009 74.176.110.148) [Edit/Delete]

Yay AdriLilith!

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Foot Tapper says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:50:52 2009 62.3.232.191) [Edit/Delete]

Fly by ...

neonate: - I lurked the other day and saw your response but didn't have time to come back myself. Anyway, I'm glad you're okay and presumably your family are as well.

Commiserations to the USA and the England Under 21s (who lost the European Championship final to Germany) - those Braziliams are annoyingly good :(

I don't have time to stop (same old story) but hope you are all well!

FT x

SOs to: abt, Algerina, amystar, angela, Aramina, Austin154, Beldin, Bossy the Cow, buffyrat, cabin7dad, CaughtNTheQuiet, Christopher Marlowe, DaddyCatALSO, Django, Dru in LA, GothicAvenger, Gray (RIP), helygen, Holy Water, Irishrose, Jaan Quidam, jitsudude (RIP), KAM, k8cre8, Leather Jacket, Leira, loop, lostinamerica, lucille, Maverick, Menomegirl, Morella, neonate, newt, Niblet, Octoquad, Ojagwers, Old One, redwitch, Scourge, ShadowQuest, Shan, slayerdaddy, Thoin, Trinity, VampSlayer, VanHelsing, Watchers Pet, wolfguard, Zeus, white wings, wiccachick, The Birthday Gnome (you bring birthday fun every day!) The wise people = Old Man Fan, Mrs Beasley, valMichael (you guys know everything!), and anyone else Ive missed!

Welcome to the Hellmouth: Because you are the Slayer. Into each generation a Slayer is born,
one girl in all the world, a Chosen One, one born with the strength and skill to hunt the vampires...

Buffy: (smiling at Spike) Hi, honey. I'm home. (attacks him) You know what? It's good to be me. (Halloween)
Xander: Clearly the hellmouths answer to what do you get a slayer who has everything (Surprise)
Willow: (to Oz) I was waiting. I feel like some part of me will always be waiting for you. Like if I'm old and blue-haired, and I turn the corner in
Istanbul and there you are, I won't be surprised. Because... you're with me, you know? (New Moon Rising)
Angel:It's a claddagh ring. The hands represent friendship, the crown represents loyalty... and the heart...
Well, you know... Wear it with the heart pointing towards you. It means you belong to somebody. (Surprise)
Giles: And I myself will be wearing pink taffeta as chenille would not go with my complexion.
Can we please talk about the Ascension? (The Prom)
Faith: (to Buffy) Are you protecting vampires? Are you the bad slayer now? Am I the good slayer now? (Dirty Girls)
Spike:Love isn't brains, children, it's blood... (clasps his chest) blood screaming inside you to work its will.
I may be love's *****, but at least I'm man enough to admit it. (Lovers Walk)

City of : Los Angeles. You see it at night and it shines. A beacon. People are drawn to it. People and other things.
They come for all sorts of reasons. My reason? No surprise there. It started with a girl.

Angel: (to Lindsey) I'm just here to say 'bon voyage'. Don't come back. (Dead End)
Cordelia: (to Wesley) What? That she'd try to manoeuvre Angel into an exchange of bodily fluids in order to make herself eternally young
and beautiful, thus saving her failing career? Gee, now that you mention it. (Eternity)
Wesley: I had my throat cut and all my friends abandoned me. (Spin the Bottle)
Gunn: (to Angel) You enjoying your visit to nineteen seventy three? (Picks up a memo pad) I meant her message pad. (Epiphany)
Fred: (to her parents) Angel's the champion, and Wesley's the brains of the operation, Gunn's the muscle
and Cordy's the heart, and I'm... (Fredless)
Lorne: (to Angel) What's to understand? You think you're the first guy who ever rolled over, saw what was lying next to him and went 'Guyeah!'
And you're not. Believe me. - It's called a moment of clarity, my lamb. And you've just had one. (Epiphany) RIP Andy Hallett
Lindsey:The key to Wolfram and Hart: don't let them make you play their game. You gotta make them play yours. (Dead End)

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Algerina says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:45:52 2009 172.132.26.100) [Edit/Delete]

LJ Limericking:

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear
she got it a cute mate
The bear duo were great
but guys still perferred her bare pair.

Happy Birthday to
Absinthe, Cowdoc, houses, Melody !

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:28:29 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 14:28:59 2009

deadguy Memoirla Quod Smallest number in proportion to the population would have to be Easter Island :-).

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valMichael says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:26:03 2009 98.201.36.130) [Edit/Delete]

Today's Limerick (© Leather Jacket)

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear.
It created a big fuss
Cause it ate Eucalyptus,
Whose leaves were quite costly and spare.

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neonate says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:21:15 2009 165.112.86.51) [Edit/Delete]

QOD: Vampires populated the world when it was flat--flatness made the movements of the sun much more predictable. Once the Earth rounded into shape, there were already all over, just waiting for their happy meals with legs.

Trivia Girl: Bumper Stumper? Never heard of it. Sounds like how Canadians play soccer.
CC: Old One

LJ Limericking:

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear
That sat on Gus'
Hippopotamus'
Lap, then suddenly it was no longer there.

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear.
The small marsupial
Lived out by the pool,
Eating eucalyptus leaves without a care.

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear.
Though caught in the wild,
She treated it like a child,
Making the poor thing eat in a high chair.

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KAM says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:15:54 2009 69.5.41.43) [Edit/Delete]

Good Morning Everyone,

YAY ADRI

Deadguy QOD: No--it was a disease brought from Europe.

KAM
Ty King Fan

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valMichael says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:12:16 2009 98.201.36.130) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 14:18:19 2009

Today is Wednesday, July 1, 2009 C.E.

We have FOUR (4) Birthday!

Absinthe
Cowdoc
houses
Melody

Happy Birthday from the Bronze
to
¡ Absinthe, Cowdoc, houses, Melody !

If you want on the list, E-mail Birthdays and use Subject: Bronze Birthday.

Yay! Adri! Yay!

deadguy QOD According to the Tales of the Slayers books: Yes. There were vampires in the New World before Ericson or Colombus. If vampires are as old as humanity on the earth, then they would have followed the first settlers over the Bering straits land bridge into the "Americas" from Asia between 15000 and 20000 years ago.

Trivia Girl I have never heard of it so it must be Wink Martindale. If it had been successful, then Merv Griffin would have created it. :)

I hate Wikipedia! I got involved in one of those sequences of looking things up and then more things and then just one more thing, and the cycle repeats itself.

Note: While today may be the beginning of the 3rd quarter financially,
Midyear's Day is July 3, the 183 day of the year. :)

Christopher Marlowe Another way is to take 3 three letter words and make them into your password with a number and a punctuation symbol inserted between the words. Ex: bag, of, nuts gives bag1of2nuts! If there is an 8 letter max then bag1nut! It's easy to remember and hard to guess. Pick words that aren't associated with stuff you do or like.

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 14:11:02 2009 66.76.63.54) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 14:12:28 2009

Christopher Marlowe:

Password generator: Find a sentence you can remember easily (ex: line of poem or song)

It's a big rock. None of my friends have a rock this big.

First letter of each word: iabrnomfhartb

Substitute numbers for certain letters and get the password: iabrn0mfhar7b

You can also capitalize the random letter.

iabRn0mfhaR7b

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Leather Jacket says:
(Wed Jul 1 13:55:34 2009 68.80.210.83) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket dips Anne in the Fount of Employment and hands her a towel and an after-bath sample kit.
Anne : Yes, I'll be at SJBW+10, but only on Saturday.

YayOfTheDay Angel Wednesday Memorial deadguy Question : I think it might be tough for vampires to populate the Hawaiian Islands, Virgian Islands, Guam, etc. First, there's so much sunlight and second, they're islands, completely surrounded by water, and tough to get to.
They would flock to places that had the highest populations and the best sun-cover during the day, maybe someplace with lots of caves so they wouldn't have to wait until they'd built a shelter to not burst into flames.

Trivia Girl : Flirt Overdale.

Octoquad : I think she was trying to stump me.

wolfguard : *What did Spike go to Africa to get? A sun tan.*

Thanks to the folks who played Finish the Limerick:
Yesterday:
Cleverly done: Algerina, Muffy, the Vampire Annoyer, Maverick, valMichael, neonate (twice)
And to Leather Muffy for filling in so bravely.
Earlier:
Creatively done: OldManFan, Muffy, the Vampire Annoyer, neonate (thrice), Algerina (twice), MTVA
Made me chuckle: OldManFan, MTVA (twice)
Nicely done: MTVA (twice)
Frighteningly done: Maverick

Today's Limerick

There once was a girl from Bel Aire
Who had a pet koala bear

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Algerina says:
(Wed Jul 1 13:53:30 2009 172.132.26.100) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl Wink Martindale.

How do you play Bumper Stumper?

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Octoquad says:
(Wed Jul 1 13:50:19 2009 69.89.161.254) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl Wink Martindale.

Were you trying to get someone to 'wink' at you?

84

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Mrs.Beasley says:
(Wed Jul 1 13:45:42 2009 71.72.31.21) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl
Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Blame Canada!
Wink Martindale

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Trivia Girl says:
(Wed Jul 1 13:33:05 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Category: Game Shows
Question: Who created the game show Bumper Stumper?

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 13:09:50 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

I hate passwords. It took me ten minutes to come up with a password the system would accept.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 12:36:24 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina Only one more day away from a three-day weekend!!!

OldManFan That must be one fascinating book.

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Algerina says:
(Wed Jul 1 12:27:18 2009 172.132.26.100) [Edit/Delete]

yay adri!

today's deadguy memorial angel wednesday question

Galapagos

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 12:16:42 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Yay Adri!

deadguy qod I wold imagine populations in areas like Iceland, Scandanavian countries would have a small population of vampires. However, if you are talking about newly discovered countries. I would expect a pre-Plymouth Rock America to have the smallest group of vampires. I would suspect Hawaii to have more, oddly enough.

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YayOfTheDay says:
(Wed Jul 1 12:10:57 2009 204.180.133.131) [Edit/Delete]

let's hear a great big bronze cheer for adri!

yay adri!

today's deadguy memorial angel wednesday question is brought to you by:

stephen king's a geographic history of the undead

were there vampires in the new world when lief ericson arrived... hawaii when captain cook arrived? what populated areas would have had the smallest vampire populations?

Happy Non-Angel Wednesday!

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neonate says:
(Wed Jul 1 12:04:34 2009 165.112.86.51) [Edit/Delete]

Old One: I see Canada is in the Gold Cup. Looks like they have a tough group. Good luck.

There is a defender form DC United who was called up for the Canada side.

Leather Muffy Limericking:

There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus
In his backyard pool
Trying to keep cool
Just like the rest of us.

There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus.
It ambled into his hall
And curled into a ball
With no top or bottomus.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 05:18:09 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

RedCrayon I have a twitter accounts, although I don't 'tweet' there more than once a week. I guess with the facebook, myspace and livejournal, there isn't much point to twitter. *g*

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RedCrayon says:
(Wed Jul 1 05:15:23 2009 71.243.205.115) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe

Some of us nutters can't figure out the other boards and couldn't twitter to save our lives.

:o)

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 05:11:30 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 05:16:50 2009

Ane AT night it definitely is. It certainly isn't as hopping as it was in the old days. But some of us are still hanging in there.

Wish we could get some former posters to come back or get more new folks to join in. A number have moved on to other boards, livejournal, facebook etc or have gotten real lives. *g* I'm not sure what it would take for them to come back, if Dollhouse didn't.

I was just looking at the SJBW list of attendees, and I count about five or folks who still post here, out of twenty.

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RedCrayon says:
(Wed Jul 1 04:43:20 2009 71.243.205.115) [Edit/Delete]

Ebdim9th

I WANTED to like it.......but it seemed kinda dumb at times. "I'm right underneath the monsters scrotum." (Slaps hand to forhead)

And the action scenes took FOREVER!! I was getting kinda tired. Not like I'm some kinda robot or anything......but it's hard for me to really appreciate this when.......when we spare in karate, after 1 minute and you're DONE baby. You get a good pop in and you just......you're done.

Anne
I was wondering if it was CONTAGEOUS. (My bad silly on humor. Sorry.)

It's my husband who has OCD. :o) (Engineer. They're built that way.)

and I just think my Mom's crazy. I don't think she has OCD. Just nuts.

Unfortunately, the morphine made her hallucinate, but we're hoping that might quit now that she's off the meds. But then again.......the people she saw might have been angels.......so.....you never know.

I hope you get a job soon. Hubby and I are feeling it cause I've hardly worked AT ALL in the past couple of months. Lets hope people come back soon.

(good vibes coming your way.)

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Anne says:
(Wed Jul 1 04:34:44 2009 66.20.177.177) [Edit/Delete]

Wow...the Bronze is as dead as the BBS.

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Menomegirl says:
(Wed Jul 1 03:56:36 2009 75.89.76.194) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard-LOL!

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wolfguard says:
(Wed Jul 1 03:46:03 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Yay K8cre8!

Happy Birthday Li'lTree!

Deadguy Memorial Buffy Tuesday Question

Which Whedonverse character do you think generates the most trivia?

Oh, Buffy; however, who knows which question in the Sunnydale Edition of Trivial Pursuit causes the most fights?

Think about it before you peek. *g*

With Buffy in Africa, Willow in Cleveland and Xander in the Sunnydale Crater, the scoobies are scattered through space - yet tied to a time...Dead Lines (Summer 2003 with a story within the story set in December 1997)

Other Stories

Answer ((Actually, there's some debate over which of the following two questions cause the most fights, but between them many Trivial Pursuit boards have been toppled.

#1. Is the BBS alive or dead?

#2. What did Spike go to Africa to get in season six?))

Good Night to All

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 03:43:03 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Ebdim9th Maybe you guys could go into business together?

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Ebdim9th says:
(Wed Jul 1 03:12:26 2009 98.90.12.8) [Edit/Delete]

Hey, Anne, I feel your unemployment pain. About two months now. Useta work for Clear Channel. Now I'm clear outta a job. Lay-off, so severance, but still... uncertainty ahead in a poor local radio/television market...

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Anne says:
(Wed Jul 1 02:24:59 2009 66.20.177.177) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe, Beldin- Thanks (about job). I need to be dipped in the fount of employment. Where is LJ when you need him? *g*
Leather Jacket- LOL. Thanks. You can make it up to me by dipping me in the fount of employment though. You gonna be at SJBW10?
Algerina- Thanks. Now that Im unemployed, maybe I can vroom by more often, lol. I have nothing but time. *sigh*

Birthday Happies to LilTree! Did not realize (or sieved it out of my brain) we had birthdays one day apart. *g*

PS
RedCrayon- Yes..OCD can run in families. You can overcompensate like you do to keep from hearing it from your mom, or do like me and use it to aggravate the s**t out of your mom just for fun.

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Ebdim9th says:
(Wed Jul 1 02:09:22 2009 98.90.28.18) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Wed Jul 1 02:14:10 2009

RedCrayon CM, I liked the Transformers movie, and ironically so did my brother who is tolerant of action movies but liked some of the movie's over-the-top humor... I have to admit I did too. Now, the women in the movie, well that might have something to do with Michael Bay, coz from what I understand, he's kind of a Bond sort of guy, has to have all the hot girls everywhere...

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 01:51:12 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

RedCrayon At the moment, not much of anything. I'm arranging to meet a friend so I can give her some material on green environmental practices.

Algerina, valMichael It has been commented that Al doesn't have a great sense of humor despite being part of SNL.

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 01:44:09 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina - LOL. Oh, the picture that brings to mind.

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Algerina says:
(Wed Jul 1 01:27:55 2009 172.129.189.139) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin
You could be watching America's got talent. A man ate a light bulb. It had a bright out come

valMichael
Al said he is not the 60th democratic senator but rather the second senator from MN. I don't think he is a team player

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 01:20:28 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe - My one night of the week for network TV watching didn't pan out so good this week. NCIS was predictable and I've seen this ep of The Mentalist before. Going back to DVD now.

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RedCrayon says:
(Wed Jul 1 00:50:03 2009 71.243.205.115) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe

I'm thinking that Megan Fox HAD to do some ADR, cause.........her lips look SO STIFF!!! HOW can she form words? And the girls all look air brushed, with fake hair and boobies.......urgh.

That bumble bee car was interesting.

I liked the voices of the transformers........

What are you doing for the forth of July?

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Wed Jul 1 00:44:04 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

RedCrayon Work is fine. I'm working a few extra hours this week to make up for Friday, as the office is closed. The council stuff is okay as well, trying to help get a memorial for a local activist established and it's a long process.

I haven't seen Transformers yet and judging by the comments, I probably won't. My nephew saw it and didn't comment, so I figured if a twentysomething male didn't like, I sure wouldn't.

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Menomegirl says:
(Wed Jul 1 00:32:27 2009 75.89.76.194) [Edit/Delete]

Happy birthday to Claudine, gaelyn
& Li'lTree!

Yay k8cre8!

Christopher Marlowe-I have no new Leverage links for today.

Leather Jacket-Really? HA! Hardison would SO love that.

I can now view the Beta without that annoying message. (I had to reset my internet security back to default.)

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RedCrayon says:
(Wed Jul 1 00:24:11 2009 71.243.205.115) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher marlowe

Can you believe it took me 40 minutes to clean the shower? And I'm not a filthy person. What a day! The house is spotless!

Is OCD contageous? :o)

I'm making rice for rice pudding. Strawberry Bavarian.
Some Marshmallow coconut dessert.

Marinading a 3 pound tri tip, asparagus, squash, mushrooms and peppers for a BBQ.

I'm having the taco meat simmer as we speak.

Since this is going to be Mom's last 4th of July, I'm over compensating. Can you tell?

:o)

Here's the interesting thing. Inside my own house, it's rather relaxed. It's clean, uncluttered, but stress free, unless it needs to be cleaned up cause kids are messy and then all hell breaks loose cause they can't SEE a mess if it stood up and bit them in the .......uh....ear.

But even now, as Mom is starting to enter into her long journey....... she can't concentrate very much. She's a little fragile, and sleeps a lot more and isn't really interested in stuff that used to obsess her.

When I would come down and visit, she would fixate on the kids and the car and stuff. It was like she'd INSPECT them. If the car was dirty, or the kids had long nails, or the boys hair needed a cut, or if the clothes were too small or something.

So, of course, dealing with this hyper critical person whom I was stuck with........(Anyone else would just quietly be eliminated in my life) by overcompensating. so I'd make SURE the clothes fit, were clean, and the shoes polished, and the nails clipped and no gump was under and made sure we had ample supply of sun block, and band aids and stuff. She hasn't really been into cooking in the last 6 years, so I'd bring a few meals down and stuff......

Anything to keep her from fixating on something and then just taking off........

And now I'm finding it rather difficult to stop this habit. :o)

Rather odd. Hope I get over this soon. :o)

Yes, I guess you could say I plan the lessons. Mostly, since I'm teaching them based on the Trivium, and there are many many Moms out there who have tried this......I've got people coming out of the woodwork to help me.

Most of the books have about 120 lessons and so I just follow what the teachers manual tells me. We start in July and go until the year is finished, not by 180 days which is what you're supposed to do. We have math, spelling, grammar, creative writing, Spanish, Science (I'm an evolutionish, not a creationist.), reading, world history and this summer I'm trying to fit in a Bible Study.

So far, it's working out fine. I had them tested in June with some kind of Iowa????? state test? I had to hire someone to administer it, and it took three days or about 8 hours. I'll find out the results and what grade they place in, in about 3 more weeks.

How's work? Did you see Transformers? (There's 2 1/2 hours I'll never get back.)

I heard the True Blood Series is really picking up and the guy that plays Eric is really bringing them in.

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wolfguard says:
(Wed Jul 1 00:16:37 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe,

Beware the storyline behind the title!

Leather Jacket,

A cultural shift may be in the making. *g*

WG

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Beldin says:
(Wed Jul 1 00:09:41 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Here now.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 23:51:06 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard Gingered Birds sounds very intriguing...and tasty. *g*

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valMichael says:
(Tue Jun 30 23:31:09 2009 98.201.36.130) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 23:44:53 2009

Leather Muffy:
There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus.
it ate a ton of food,
what came out, it wasn't good.
And so all Gus could do was cuss.

eta
Algerina your fellow citizens in their collective wisdom, have given Obama a filibuster proof senate for at least two years. This should be quite interesting.

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Leather Jacket says:
(Tue Jun 30 23:25:24 2009 68.80.210.83) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 23:28:35 2009

wolfguard : Sorry. Apparently I'm completely misusing the phrase.

ETA: From "begthequestion.info" -- yes, apparently there is such a site -- To beg the question does not mean "to raise the question." (e.g. "It begs the question, why is he so dumb?") This is a common error of usage made by those who mistake the word "question" in the phrase to refer to a literal question. Sadly, the error has grown more and more common with time, such that even journalists, advertisers, and major mass media entities have fallen prey to "BTQ Abuse."

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 22:37:50 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

You guys are crazy!

RedCrayon Do you plan lessons for your kids? What's currently the subject?

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 21:51:41 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 21:55:34 2009

Algerina,

Oops

ETA Leather Jacket,

I see 'begging the question' as the logical fallacy (or trick) of having an argument's conclusion used as one of the premises. *g*

I'd expect we'd eventually learn who sent the messages, so long as the show doesn't get quickly cancelled in second season and Joss doesn't become smitten by the Lost bug. *g*

WG

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Leather Jacket says:
(Tue Jun 30 21:51:40 2009 68.80.210.83) [Edit/Delete]

DaddyCatALSO : What did I do?

Leather Muffy, Algerina : Sorry I missed this morning. I had to bail my car out of ~~jail~~ the service station.

wolfguard : "Begging the question" may have been a poor phrase. At the very least, we certainly don't mean the same thing by it. Begging a question (the way I mean it) doesn't have to be a bad thing. It can be a rhetorical tool to inspire further discussion (as was hopefully done here).
I know there have been times when I've wanted to give more information in a post, but decided not to, instead opting to see whether anyone is interested enough to ask the question --- or propose the idea themselves.
Those are interesting ideas as to why the sender of the message might not have just told Ballard the dollhouses' true purpose. I will have to think about them ... or see what happens when we find out who really sent the messages.

(Do we still think we're going to find out who sent the messages?)

Anne : sorry your birthday was not of the Surprise variety, but I was fresh out of dismembered animated demon arms.

YayOfTheDay Buffy Tuesday Memorial deadguy Question : Well, from a longevity standpoint alone, The Master or The First would have generated the most trivia. Heck, The First probably got Pilot to wash his hands and shot the ~~sheriff~~ Kennedies.
Pleased to meet you
Won't you guess my name

Trivia Girl : If you have Psychophobia, you're afraid of psychopaths.
But ... shouldn't we all be afraid of psychopaths? Have you watched Criminal Minds?

Leather Muffy:
There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus
He'd asked dear Saint Nick
To get it to him quick
It nearly broke Santa's sled, what a fus!

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Algerina says:
(Tue Jun 30 21:24:39 2009 156.99.20.144) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard
its a parakeet...parakeet

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MTVA says:
(Tue Jun 30 21:20:35 2009 205.174.222.154) [Edit/Delete]

Wolfguard: Polly Wants to Crack Her!

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 21:06:18 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Enter the Parrot

The Seven Parrots

The Godparrot

From Parrots with Blood

Bloodfinger

Thunderblood

Moonbleeder

Hatchet of Solace

The Parrot with the Golden Hatchet

When Parrot Met Hatchet

Okay, obligatory Buffy ...

Bird Girl of LA
Dead Parrots Party
Parrot, Blood & Hatchett
Beauty & The Parrots
Homebleeding
Band Hatchets
Bloody Revelations (I've gotta work with the material at hand *g*)
Parrot's Glide
The Chop
Burying the Hatchet
Gingered Bird
Flightless
The Dull Edge
Bad Blood
Richocets
Dapple Bird
Crossed Hatchets
Take-Wing
Blood Fledglings
Bird Show
Soar, part 1
Soar, part 2

*g*

WG

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Maverick says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:52:28 2009 75.119.110.178) [Edit/Delete]

Muffy LJ:

There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus
He kept her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept . . . where she complained like hell
This is the dumb way you treat a wife or a rhinoceros

Maverick

Everyone up and dance

A Whiter Shade of Pale

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:52:07 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 21:11:15 2009

Amber Benson quote fm the NY Daily News

"I just want to tell them all thank you, really. They've made it possible for me to do all this. Without them I'll still sitting in my house waiting for something to happen."

Hmm, I think if Lindsey and Darla were given a chance to start over, I think thye'd make whatever decison they were going to make right away, not wait 7 years....

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:39:28 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket Thanks, Now I've got "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" as an earworm.

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:38:23 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina & Christopher Marlowe,

'Murder My Tweet'

'Feathers of Fury'

LOL

WG

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Muffy, the Vampire Annoyer says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:23:48 2009 205.174.222.154) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 20:53:25 2009

There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus
They'd play in the pool
Until Gus became too cool
Then head on home on the bus

Christopher Marlowe: Talons from the Crypt? Better yet, Tails from the Crypt

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RedCrayon says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:17:25 2009 71.243.205.115) [Edit/Delete]

My God in Heaven.

Is everyone else just as bored as I am?

Clean house.

Grocery shop.

Treadmill.

this really blows. I can't BELIEVE how unmotivated I am.

Even Boston isn't picking me up.

sigh.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:08:30 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Tea Time will have to be Cheese Nips and water. Yep, almost literally bread and water. *g*

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Algerina says:
(Tue Jun 30 20:05:24 2009 156.99.20.144) [Edit/Delete]

Praise the lord!

The dead horse conceded

on the other hand...

Al Franken is our senator??

Christopher Marlowe
Murder my tweet

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 19:58:21 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Algerina I need a good working title. Murder in the Aviary? Feathers of Fury?

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Algerina says:
(Tue Jun 30 18:23:53 2009 172.129.189.139) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Muffy

There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus
he sent him on a LJ hunt
but the hippo was a runt
and couldn't find LJ for us

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Leather Muffy says:
(Tue Jun 30 18:01:52 2009 205.174.222.1) [Edit/Delete]

There once was a fellow name o' Gus
Who had a hippopotamus

It's lame but it's all I got.

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Ebdim9th says:
(Tue Jun 30 17:45:58 2009 70.146.203.89) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 17:53:14 2009

Yayyy K8kre8!!!!!
, I dont think Ive blabbed with you much, but Ive always looooved your posting name (its one of my favorites)... so yayy you!

ETa Algerina story done, have to type and print it now, written by hand as it was, so send me regular mailing adress for the hard copy to my email when you get the chance... po box or whichever you have in mind....

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 17:38:10 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Mini-rant about the media. Usually I'm pretty tolerant of media in general. However, I have been annoyed lately with reports of a 'custody battle' for Michael Jackson's Children. This seems to be largely made up by the media as I have yet to see an actual battle. The news is bad enough without media manufacturing it.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 16:57:17 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Octoquad LOL! You are absolutely correct!

Howsa you?

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notsoShyGirl says:
(Tue Jun 30 15:51:56 2009 75.151.87.33) [Edit/Delete]

Octoquad
You're absolutely right.

Yay k8cre8!

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Octoquad says:
(Tue Jun 30 15:37:35 2009 69.89.161.116) [Edit/Delete]

YAY!!! k8cre8!!! YAY!!!

Happy Birthday to all Celebrants!

Old One, Algerina, valMichael, notsoShyGirl, CM: My friend Kate is not a crate. She does, however, like to create.
Thank you for your consideration. *G*

84

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Trivia Girl says:
(Tue Jun 30 15:36:28 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Category: Phobias
Question: What are you afraid of if you have Psychophobia?
Answer: the mind

Trivia Freuds: valMichael, notsoShygirl
Trivia Jungs: Algerina, Old One

Old One As phobias go, rabies is not a bad one to have!

Happy Birthday Claudine, gaelyn, & Li'lTree !

notsoShyGirl Hows the hubby?

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Old One says:
(Tue Jun 30 14:59:56 2009 24.64.223.203) [Edit/Delete]

Yay k8cr8

Happy Birthday wishes to Claudine, gaelyn, & Li'lTree

Trivia Girl - fear of rabies..

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DaddyCatALSO says:
(Tue Jun 30 14:35:29 2009 216.157.229.196) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard Beldin YTeah, Alyson is more mouse-like than Seth even if she *is* bigger.
Interestingly enough, most kids like "the sorcere's Arpprenctice" best in Fantasia because it's more like an ordinary cartoon. On the other hand, given how nuts my duaghter always was about dinosaurs (she had her own copy of jurassic Park when she was 3,) I figured she'd prefer "Rites of Spring."
But her fave was "Pastorale;" she was so into those mythological critters bopping about.

Christopher Marlowe The thing with me abotu doing fics and things in summer; I basically ahve to decided if I'm going to read the newspaper or post because I don't have time for both.

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Algerina says:
(Tue Jun 30 14:25:21 2009 172.129.189.139) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl
Fear of Anthony Perkins

Happy Birthday to
Claudine, gaelyn, & Li'lTree

Yay! k8cr8! Yay!

deadguy QOD
Buffy

Anne
We all miss you and Deliver. Good luck finding a new job

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valMichael says:
(Tue Jun 30 14:06:16 2009 98.201.36.130) [Edit/Delete]

Today is Tuesday, June 30, 2009 C.E.

We have THREE (3) Birthday!

Claudine
gaelyn
Li'lTree

Happy Birthday from the Bronze
to
¡ Claudine, gaelyn, & Li'lTree !

If you want on the list, E-mail Birthdays and use Subject: Bronze Birthday.

Yay! k8cr8! Yay!

deadguy QOD Since it was mainly about Buffy, and she was in most scenes and had most of the funniest and best dialog (especially puns), I would say Buffy. Also there are forty or more trade novels, 40 or more comics and season 8, all which go into the mix.

Trivia Girl a fear of the mind and/or mentally ill.

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notsoShyGirl says:
(Tue Jun 30 13:58:13 2009 24.8.112.244) [Edit/Delete]

Trivia Girl[/b
Fear of mind. Do you think it ties into Phronemophobia?

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Trivia Girl says:
(Tue Jun 30 13:32:04 2009 205.141.66.16) [Edit/Delete]

Sunnydale's Trivial Pursuits

Category: Phobias
Question: What are you afraid of if you have Psychophobia?

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notsoShyGirl says:
(Tue Jun 30 13:30:08 2009 24.8.112.244) [Edit/Delete]

Yay K8cr8!

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KAM says:
(Tue Jun 30 13:10:37 2009 69.5.41.43) [Edit/Delete]

Good Morning Everyone,

YAY K8cre8!

Deadguy QOD: Not sure, but I'll guess Spike.

Christopher Marlowe: Yes, I'm finally getting to enjoy a tech gadget--first time in years I got over that hump.

As far as Grass--I'm not really sure. I'm guessing it is a mixture however. Unfortunately it is also mixed with weeds, especially in the back.
Some other yard news--I finally got the landscape fabric put down for my rock garden to be. Now I need to right kind of stone, and I'll be in business...after some backbreaking labor of course.

KAM
Ty King Fan

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 12:37:35 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin I just discovered that the USB stick I got from the Green Cities conference had viruses. I didn't know those things could be infected as well.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 12:31:24 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

KAM Do you have a particular kind of grass for your lawn?

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 12:21:18 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Yay k8cr8!

deadguy qod - I think either Willow or Angel.

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YayOfTheDay says:
(Tue Jun 30 12:08:09 2009 204.180.133.131) [Edit/Delete]

let's hear a great big bronze cheer for k8cre8

yay k8cre8!

today's deadguy memorial buffy tuesday question is brought to you by:

trivial pursuit - the sunnydale edition

which whedonverse character do you think generates the most trivia?

Happy Non-Buffy Tuesday!

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Ebdim9th says:
(Tue Jun 30 05:28:47 2009 74.230.55.135) [Edit/Delete]

CharlieX, thank ya and good night for me too.. I used to work for Clear Channel, lay-offs and such .... I looked at the site of where you work out of curiosity earlier today too...

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ShadowQuest says:
(Tue Jun 30 05:27:06 2009 65.73.66.91) [Edit/Delete]

Zoom through

Tony Twitters.

Yay?

Zoom, zoom

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CharlieX says:
(Tue Jun 30 05:10:13 2009 97.104.118.157) [Edit/Delete]

passing through............

Ebdim9th. Just a RealRadio fan. Since I live close to Orlando, that's about all I listen to these days. I guess if I ever move away I'll have to either get XM or start downloading the podcasts. I actually work for Kel-Tec like Beldin said. Link in the siggy if you're curious.

Beldin. Thanks for passing the info.

CharlieX le Desincarne
s-Lil'Tree-d
"Love makes you do the wacky"
"Gosh....Look at those"
"Just relax....and take off your pants"
If you're not outraged....you're not paying attention
Ammo.....the currency of the New Millenium
Institute for Human Continuity
PHBA Co-founder
Proud WPWP #700
Live Journal
Purity Test
Real Radio
Kel-Tec
One of Marti's Minions, Jane's Junkies
AIM = CharlieX1
MSN Messenger = CharlieX

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Beldin says:
(Tue Jun 30 05:08:46 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Time for me to head out. Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 04:30:59 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Anne Sorry about the job sitch, but totally understandable about the trip. I'm going there myself and I expect to meet most of the folks face to face there for probably the first time.

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Beldin says:
(Tue Jun 30 04:17:33 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]

Anne - Sorry about the job sitch. Hope you find something soon. I know what you mean about the money being tight. But I took no vacation last year, maybe the last two, and I decided this trip was going on the Discover Card and I was going come Hell or high water. Tell DELiver hi.

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Anne says:
(Tue Jun 30 04:00:04 2009 72.154.1.167) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin- LOL. Yes..been too long. *sniff* Going to try..I really, REALLY want to , but just got laid off and looking for a job, so money is tight and might not get that Friday off if I get job. WHEW! Lots of ifs going on. Will have to talk to _{beg on my hands and knees} DELiver to see if its do-able. I know DELiverable (Fussmonkey) would have a ball having the kids to play with, and DELiver needs a break from his hell hole job at FedEx. It really is like the Hell in Anne where they use you up til theres nothing left. No joke.

Wolfguard- Thanks! Another birthday. It was this time 10 years ago me and DELiver started talking after finding out we shared same birthday. Time flies!

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 03:45:21 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Yay tb!

Happy Birthday Anne!

Belated Yay Adina!

Belated Happy Birthday Christian Kane!

Beldin,

Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice (YouTube)

Willow and Faith journey to the hellmouth in Cleveland to find a missing watcher...Five by Two (July 2003)

Other Stories

Good Night to All

WG

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Beldin says:
(Tue Jun 30 03:37:36 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 03:40:43 2009

wolfguard - How 'young' are you talking? I'm afraid all I can remember about Uther is his deception of Igraine. I've never seen The Sorcerer's Apprentice so I can't help you there.

ETA:

Anne? Anne! - Good heavens, woman, it's been years. I haven't looked at the birthday list yet so let me say, "Happy Birthday"! How are you doin? How's DELiver? Are y'all going to make the SJBW+10 next month?

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Anne says:
(Tue Jun 30 03:34:14 2009 72.154.1.167) [Edit/Delete]

Hey all!

Thanks for the birthday happies Algerina, Trivia Girl, Old One, valMichael, and the Birthday Gnome.

Been a boring birthday so far. *sigh* Guess they all cannot be of the Surprise! kind. *g*

Anne
s-DELiver-d

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 03:24:06 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin,

What if they were to do another series, Pendragon about young Uther? In this series, I could see Seth Green playing the young Gaius and James Van Der Beek playing the young Uther. *g*

What about a remake of Disney's Sorcerer's Apprentice with Seth doing Mickey's role? :) Or scratch that, Alyson taking on the task?

WG

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 03:20:52 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

Beldin My impression was that Merlin was more laid back, but not as laid back as Oz. The only time I remember an excitable Merlin was in that Disney movie.

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Beldin says:
(Tue Jun 30 02:39:14 2009 72.26.29.41) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 02:44:20 2009

Christopher Marlowe, wolfguard - I thought of Seth when y'all first mentioned a substitute but thought he was too old for the part. Also, having never watched it, I didn't know if Merlin was supposed to be laid back or excitable.

But Seth would make a good mage character.

Ebdim9th - If I remember correctly, CharlieX works for Kel-Tec (Wikipedia). Official Site

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 02:37:05 2009 24.230.33.45) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard You know, I would actually buy Seth Green as Merlin.

Jared would be the dragon. *g*

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 02:27:25 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Seth Green as Merlin? :)

WG

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Ebdim9th says:
(Tue Jun 30 02:20:16 2009 74.230.55.135) [Edit/Delete]

CharlieX, do you work for Real Radio104 (clear channel I noticed) or are you mainly just a fan?

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 01:20:40 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket,

I do not think I was begging the question. While I believe the person who sent the message did not do so to deceive, I did not say so in the earlier post ...

"...What was said about the dollhouses may and may not be true..."

My interest was how Ballard's new role with the dollhouse might affect whoever sent the message.

If we believe Dominic, then we know what the NSA wants - they want to keep DHT from public knowledge and they believe the dollhouses are risking exposure.

Dewitt ~ Why do you want to bring the dollhouse down?

Dominic ~ I wasn't sent here to bring the dollhouse down. I was sent here to keep the dollhouse from bringing itself down.

A Spy in the House of Love

I've also wondered why the sender of the message did not simply have Echo or Millie tell Ballard the dollhouse's purposes. Three possible reasons ...

1. To test to see whether or not Ballard might be an agent provocateur.

2. Fear of exposure. If I tell this bull where the china shop is and I'm one of the few people to know its location, then when he breaks all the china I'll be called to account.

3. The person doesn't know for sure the purpose, but sees indications that it's more than an uber-brothel.

WG

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 01:00:27 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Leather Jacket,

Reading.

Christopher Marlowe,

LOL! Jensen Ackles?! Are you going to cast Jared Padalecki as Arthur? *g*

WG

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Leather Jacket says:
(Tue Jun 30 00:30:29 2009 68.80.210.83) [Edit/Delete]

wolfguard : That begs the questions of who sent the messages to Ballard about the Dollhouse and why.
If I'm correct, and Alpha was sending the messages to Ballard in order to send him into the tailspin of frustration that would have him doing exactly what he wound up doing ... then I don't think Alpha is happy. He got Echo and Super-Echoed her only to find out that she didn't want him back --- which means she wound up being not what he wanted. So, while I don't think he much cares what happened to Ballard, he certainly isn't happy.
If someone from the CIA was sending messages to Ballard, then ... it's a tough call. Are they going to hope that he's in the Dollhouse as a disruptive influence waiting for his opportunity to take them down from the inside? Or do they see him as a complete loss: a former government agent now working for "the enemy"? Or are they secretly trying to support the Dollhouse and hoping that his being there will help protect the girls? Or is it something else entirely that I haven't thought of because I've been too busy watching a cheesy '80s spy-reverse-jiggle show?
By-the-by, What Echo and Millie told Ballard about the Dollhouse (Fantasy is its business, but not its purpose, investigate its purpose) may have been a Truth Intended To Deceive. Adelle DeWitt also said that Fantasy was not the Dollhouse's Purpose. But I have the funny feeling that whoever had Echo and Millie tell Ballard to investigate its purpose already knows what the Dollhouse's purpose is. (Otherwise, how can they be so sure that it isn't fantasy?) If the message-sender wants Ballard to know the Dollhouse's purpose and knows the Dollhouse's purpose, why not just tell him what it is?

If I were going to recast Merlin on Merlin, just about any 40-or-so actor would do.
cc Christopher Marlowe

Menomegirl : Leverage made Jeopardy today.

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Christopher Marlowe says:
(Tue Jun 30 00:08:47 2009 96.2.193.2) [Edit/Delete]
Edited: Tue Jun 30 00:46:15 2009

wolfguard Good question. If I could cast someone older, perhaps Jensen Ackles.

eTA

On second thought. Robert Pattison, Edward from the twilight movie.

And now off to the green cities presentation tonight at city council *g*

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wolfguard says:
(Tue Jun 30 00:03:07 2009 209.149.158.130) [Edit/Delete]

Christopher Marlowe,

On Merlin -

If you could, who would you recast as Merlin?

On Dollhouse -

Someone accessed and modified at least two imprints, one of Echo and one of Millie, to use them to send messages to Ballard. As I remember the messages ...

Via Echo -

There are 20 dollhouses and they are wired into the power structure. You have no hope of taking them down directly. Fantasy is the business of the dollhouse, but that is not its purpose. Seek its purpose.

Via Millie -

They've been using me to watch you. If they learn that you know this, then they will use me to kill you, so continue the illusion. Fantasy is the business of the dollhouse, but it is not its purpose. Seek its purpose.

Whoever sent the messages, certainly told Ballard the truth about Millie. She's being used to watch you and she can be programmed to kill.

What was said about the dollhouses may and may not be true.

The person did want Ballard to stop looking for the dollhouse and instead seek the reason for being of the dollhouses.¹

If the purpose was to misdirect Ballard, that's pass since he now has ties with the a dollhouse (keep your enemies close). If the purpose was sincere, then how does Ballard's new job affect the person who sent the messages to him? What did this person hope to achieve if Ballard had learned the dollhouses' purpose? Will the person adapt and reestalish contact with Ballard?

I'm not sure where Ballard having a ~ special destiny comes into play.

¹ Some believed this was or might have been aimed at hindering Ballard from finding the dollhouse. Others think not. *g*

WG