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    by aaronpctech ·

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    • #3196706

      That’s like telling a kid not to peek at his Christmas presents

      by m_a_r_k ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Is this some of kind of experiment for a psychology research project to see how many people will actually respond to a discussion that is titled “Please disregard”?

      • #3196703

        there should be a counter

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to That’s like telling a kid not to peek at his Christmas presents

        to see how many people actually click on it … I clicked on it but didnt bother replying 😀

        ]:)

        • #3196688

          I like living on the edge

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to there should be a counter

          Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Live life to the fullest. Be a trailblazer. And all those other cliches. So I replied.

        • #3196687

          You guys are funny

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to there should be a counter

          I accidentally submitted the same topic twice, so thats why I edited this one and made it blank. But hey, if you want, continue the fun and click away.

          Hows about them redskins

        • #3196685

          This will be one discussion …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to You guys are funny

          where we wont stray off the actual topic :^O

          ]:)

        • #3196678

          Never say never

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to This will be one discussion …

          I gotta quit with all these cliches 😀

          But what the hell IS the actual topic, aaron?? Give us some help here. We’re trying our damndest to provide honest and thoughtful feeback to the discussion you started here.

        • #3196676

          Thats just it …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Never say never

          No topic …. No straying off :^O

        • #3196637

          You want a topic?

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Never say never

          Why is Bush still in office?

        • #3196636

          Because his term doesn’t expire until Jan 2009

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to You want a topic?

          Got any more harebrained questions? :^O

        • #3198802

          The topic is

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to This will be one discussion …

          Things that make you say hmmmm

        • #3198790

          Here’s one

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to The topic is

          Discussions titled “Please disregard”.

        • #3198136

          Why do croutons come in airtight packages?

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Here’s one

          It’s just stale bread to begin with.

        • #3198743

          You’re All Fired!

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to This will be one discussion …

          Is it that boring at work, so much that everyone will have an entire discussion about nothing?! Oops, I just got suckered into this, too. And I was so looking forward to tha Christmas bonus.

        • #3198730

          Fooled you

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to You’re All Fired!

          I don’t really work here. I just sneak in for the coffee, donuts, and bandwidth.

        • #3198649

          Was it you??

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Fooled you

          Are you the one who ate the last jelly donut?! Btw, I don’t really work here either; you should try clocking in like I do. They’ll never catch on. 🙂

        • #3198173

          nothing???

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to You’re All Fired!

          I will have you know sir … we are having a pretty good discussion about a bunch of different things … One of them being … “What the hell shall we dicuss??” 😀

          ]:)

        • #3198117

          Sir???

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Did you just call me sir? I am female, woman, she person. Call me Miss or Ms. or maam even, but don’t call me sir. Now I know how Peppermint Patty felt. And…”What the hell shall we discuss is hardly what I would call a topic. But, the men found something of interest to them, …Sports. Everyone,I suppose, is anticipating the Superbowl. In my opinion, it’s just another excuse for the “big sandwich”. 🙂

        • #3198106

          Uh, Sir? US_geeks_rule

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Gee, it’s kind of like deja vu here. Right Ms us_geeks_rule? Seems someone else just went through the same thing. See, I’m not the only one who used the wrong gender. 🙂

        • #3198103

          Topic of interest

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Ms, Miss, Ma’am firestar1, as you are probably aware it doesn’t take much to amuse us. Disregard works.

          Hanging with you girls is a lot of fun too. (Disclaimer: Yes, I’m a guy–an old guy–but a guy. And, yes, I am straight and yes, I’m married and plan to stay that way but I still like the girls better. My wife says it’s ok–I keep it honest…) 🙂

        • #3198093

          Now that’s funny, old guy

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to nothing???

          But, look at my name. How many men do you know that would give himself a screen name like Firestar? But it looks like we’re in the same boat Geek. I think maybe I should add a picture or something maybe,and there would be less confusion.

        • #3198090

          Firestar

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          My post to us_geeks_rule was reminding her I had done the same thing to her when I first starting hitting these discussions. She kind of replied like you did. I was severely chastised also. It is funny…

        • #3198074

          My sincere apologies ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          You know what Ms. firestar ?? Once I had posted, I thought about going in and editing my post to include sir/madam … but at that very moment devil sat on my shoulder and told me to see what happens .. 😀 .. So so sorry …

          Havent seen you around TR a lot though … Having fun??

          ]:)

        • #3198057

          MS. Firestar

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I thought you might be a guy, too. I have no idea what a firestar is so that name is generic to me and could be a male, a female or an it (not an IT, but an it :D). And my eyes work faster than my brain so when I saw your name, I kept reading it as firestarter, not firestar. Guys like to start fires. I’d be willing to bet that 99.99% of all arsonists are male. Hell, I even know of a guy who lives in fire. That would be Satan. BTW, please disregard this post.

        • #3198050

          Now Now Mark ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Trying to offer us kids another christmas present?? 😀

          ]:)

        • #3198049

          us_geeks_rule

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I tried to pick on you and you just let it slide. What about the deja vu???

        • #3198045

          I did pick on you ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Didnt you notice?? My dear Old Guy .. When at TR, the best way to pick on someone is to ignore them :^O

          ]:)

          P.S Deja Vu indeed … lets a pick a few more … This is fun …. using the wrong gender, I mean

        • #3198035

          Ignore

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Oh, did you say something?

          I’m not easily ignored. 😉

        • #3198026

          I only found humor in it.

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to nothing???

          It was funny Old Guy. I knew that Geeks is a woman as well and thought I would rib her a little about it. Geeks, no need to appologize, and yes I am having a bit of fun chatting it up with all of you. I have been a member for only a short while, only just recently have I decided to check out the discussions. That’s why you haven’t seen me on much, but I do feel I am beginning to get to know everyone here a little better.

        • #3198020

          Humor

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          This is one of the best discussions I’ve been in because everyone seems to be having fun and not being negative. It’s wonderfully funny.

          I just wanted to tease us_geeks.

        • #3198015

          Are you talking about??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          The discussion about Football?? or the discussion about Gender mistakes?? or the discussion about Columbus?? or the discussion about Wikipedia?? or the discussion about what to discuss??

          I am glad you are having fun Firestar.Thats why I love being on TR … but how in the world did you find out that I am a girl (woman??) … did Old Guy tell on me?? (now where’s my stick??)

          For Old Guy: Teasing me?? Just for that I ignore you :p

          ]:)

        • #3198012

          No ma’am

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I didn’t tell nobody, nuthin… (I love double negatives at the right time).

          At least I’m posting here and not just peeking into other posts… 🙂 🙂 :0

        • #3198006

          And that is suppossed to mean ….. ???

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Dont tell me you have gone peeking into the suppository thread??

          Seems to be a new fad … I am trying to ignore these threads … but some of them (or is it all 3 of them??) challenge my resolve … :p

          ]:)

        • #3198003

          Not really sure…

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I’m not really sure when it was I realized you’re a woman. It may very well have been the time when you were telling Old Guy you’re a woman. As for Mark, I don’t start fires “missy”. You’re right Geeks, this is fun. What other male subject shall we refer to as female gender? >:) And Old Guy, you’re right also. This is one of the best discussions I have seen here.

        • #3198001

          See post in 3

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I want to post in the Suppository butt I’m trying to be good. 🙂

        • #3197998

          Come On Old Guy …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Have you forgotten ?? You and Good should never be used in the same sentence …

          😀 I am trying my best to be negative and disrupt this discussion …. did it work?? huh?? huh??

          ]:)

        • #3197981

          Now I’m hurt

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I’m trying to be good. Just because it’s a stretch sometimes…

        • #3197958

          I’m waaay behind here

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I’m still trying to figure why us_g asked me about giving Christmas gifts to youngsters.

          And be careful when you stretch, old guy. You don’t want to hurt yourself.

        • #3197955

          Christmas presents

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          You’re right. What was she talking about???

          Thank goodness we also have a complete Physical Therapy dept in our office and they all like me so they take good care of me on the stretching part.

        • #3197932

          Explaining a joke …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          takes all the fun out of it … but here goes …

          Mark .. you said that saying “please disregard” is like telling a child not to open a present … you did the same and told someone to disregard your post …

          Sorry if I hurt you old guy …. but that’s Objective Achieved … I will be a good girl from now on 😀

          ]:)

        • #3197924

          Ahh ok… sorry

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Having to explain a joke is almost as bad as not getting a joke. I’d forgotten about my comment about telling kids not to open their presents.

        • #3197923

          Good Job! us-geeks

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I bet I’ll live through it. BTW, Firestar1, if you’re still in here, this is probably my favorite thread. It’s the most fun.

          And, don’t tell anyone, but some of these folks are really crazy. I think their mommas must have dropped some of us, uh them, on their heads when they were born. 🙂

        • #3197917

          I forgot to say, us_g

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          That your joke went over my head like a rocket. 😉

        • #3197914

          Rocket

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Just make sure you grab the pink slippers!

        • #3197913

          Aww Come on Mark …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I dont like sorrys ….

          You may be right Old guy … I have always wondered why my head is so flat …

          We didnt scare Firestar away..did we??

          FireStar?? yoo hoo Firestar??

          ]:)

        • #3197911

          Mark

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I cant find my pink fuzzy slippers any where … you are not using them for ear muffs are you??

          ]:)

        • #3198541

          I rescind my apology

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          OK then I’m glad I made you explain your joke. 😀 I’m sorry that I said I was sorry. Oooops, I said I was sorry again.

          I’ve got the pink slippers. Er..actually my dogs have them. I gave the slippers to themto play with. I’m sorry I couldn’t find better use for them (oops, I did it again) but the dogs love new chew toys. And I sure as hell wasn’t gonna wear them. On my feet or on my ears.

          Maybe I scared MS. firestar away when I said her name reminds me of an arsonist. Gosh, some people can’t take a joke. I’m sorry, firestar… damnit, I gotta quit saying I’m sorry. 🙂

        • #3198535

          I am having to wag my finger a lot at you Mark ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          :^O Gave my slippers to your dogs??

          Now you will have to buy me new ones … Reebok shoes ….

          (I hated the slippers too …. Thats why I was trying to make you wear them to the sun 😉 )

          ]:)

        • #3198531

          Miss Firestar1, yoo who

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Where are you??? Man, I hate it when we lose people. It doesn’t look good misplacing folks.

        • #3198523

          maybe she’s …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          ummm aaaaahh …. working (blech)

          ]:)

        • #3198515

          Working

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Yeah, I hate when work gets in the way. No fun!

        • #3198502

          finger wagging and firestar

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Reebok shoes to replace an old pair of fuzzy pink slippers that you didn’t even want? Someone’s getting shafted in this deal. BTW, thanks for telling me that you didn’t want the slippers. Now I can rescind my apology for giving them to the dogs.

          Old Guy, you’re right about firestar. This tarnishes our reputation as sterling members of the TR community. I may have rescind my application to join the TR Welcoming Committee. I’m doing a lot of rescinding today.

        • #3198498

          Rescinding

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          You’re right–it’s almost enough to make you dizzy.

        • #3198497

          Damn Right Someone is getting shafted …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Get me 2 pairs of reeboks and throw in a Levis Jeans too …..

          Fair??

          ]:)

        • #3198491

          Uh-oh

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I have a feeling it’s time to turn red again. I can just imagine where this is going–but I’m trying not to.

        • #3198487

          Turning Red??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I thought that was something Mambo did??

          What are you getting at Old guy?? 😉

          ]:)

        • #3198484

          Oh, just waiting for

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Mark’s reply about the Levi pants too.

        • #3198479

          Congratulations Old Guy …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          You have the makings to get on the Impure Brigade Band Wagon … (oops cross threading here)

          Do not pay attention … Mark?? your take on this??

          ]:)

        • #3198472

          Impure

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          On a slightly serious note (only for a second) my old self was way too impure. I’m not a prude, by any means, but I do try to keep my thoughts, actions, and heart clean spiritually.

          I do like to have fun and sometimes I push the envelop just a leetle bit…

        • #3198464

          Think Nothing of it …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          We just have fun …

          Which brings me to the fact … Mark hasnt replied yet?? Has he taken a leaf out of Mambo’s book?? shall I look for a red glow in the sky?? 😀

          ]:)

        • #3198446

          Hmmm…

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Two pair of Reeboks for one pair of old slippers. But I’ll definitely need something in return. That brings me to the topic of the jeans. I’ll bring along my lone pair of jeans. As a matter of fact, I’ll be wearing them. I wear my jeans everywhere. It’ll be hard to part company with them and you’ll have to try real hard to convince me to get rid of them. ]:)

        • #3198388

          Oh … Dont worry …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          For I am very good at convincing ..

          Didnt I convince you to take my pink fuzzy slippers … even if you gave it to Flarney and Bipper ?? 😉 (hmm, I have a feeling I have said something wrong here….aaah what the heck??)

          ]:)

        • #3198379

          My dogs would be deeply offended!

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          X-(

        • #3198365

          I am so sorry ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          I just remembered … Its Barney and Flipper ….

          Sorry Karm

          ]:)

        • #3198356

          I don’t like sorrys

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to nothing???

          😀

        • #3198349

          OOPS …… I take that back ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to nothing???

          Yrros

          ]:)

        • #3198344

          Oh, no!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to nothing???

          It’s catching. Now you’ve got us-geeks saying it. 🙂

        • #3196675

          REDSKINS! Them’s fightin’ words!

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to You guys are funny

          Especially after Sunday’s reincarnation of Little Bighorn. You’re a Redskins fan or just a Cowboys hater? Oh well, I’m with you. The Cowboys played like hell and got what they deserved. There’s always next year. Or the year after.

        • #3196674

          Oh …. you optimistic you …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to REDSKINS! Them’s fightin’ words!

          ]:)

        • #3196653

          Diehard fans never give up

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Oh …. you optimistic you …

          Do you know about American football? Lemme guess… you’d be a fan of the Washington Redskins because “redskin” used to be another word for native Americans, aka American Indians. (Bad joke) I dunno why they were called redskins. Their skin isn’t red. “redskin” actually a disparaging term for American Indians. There’s been a lot of debate lately from politically correct groups in the U.S. about sports teams and schools changing their mascot/name from something other than Indian, Redskin, Seminole, Cherokee, etc. But I digress…

        • #3196647

          Reasons for them being called red skin

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          #1. They might have been bashed up and their skin instead of turning black and blue … turned a raw red

          #2. Maybe their mascot is one of the red tomato like men (in the summer time) of UK.

          #3. Maybe they got tired of all these bad jokes and just liked the name.

          ]:)

          P.S Yes, I like American football … The NBA and football are the only two sports I follow with eagle eyes … oh and the India-Pakistan cricket match too (That’s like WAR 😉 )… 😀

        • #3198844

          Are you referring to my bad jokes?

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          😐

        • #3198619

          Aren’t Indians from India?

          by ni70 ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          I hope I don’t come across as being Politically Correct or harsh. But wasn’t it Christopher Columbus the first to use the term Indian for the Native Americans, thinking he had made it to India? I dunno, I guess it’s just me, but I prefer the term Native Americans or the First Nations. I bet if you asked any native American what their tribe affiliation is they’d probably say Lakota Souix or Cherokee, or whatever their affiliation is. Then they probably say it in their native language and my guess the translation would be something along the lines of “the real people” or “the first people”.

        • #3198590

          Wow

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          mark actually got off topic in a please disregard discussion.

        • #3198567

          I knew it was possible, faradhi

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          Tell me I can’t do something, and I’ll show you a way that I can do it. 😀

          NetAdmin – you are correct. I think it was Columbus who gave the native people he found the name Indians. Columbus was searching for a place called the West Indies. Maybe that is why he called them Indians. But I agree with you. Native Americans is a more politically correct and more appropriate term.

        • #3198174

          Ok … you have officially confused me ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          according to my information…

          Columbus wasnt ‘searching’ for west Indies … He had set out to search for India, but landed up in West Indies … He never knew where he was ..

          Since he thought he had landed in India … he named them Indians

          ]:)

        • #3198080

          Columbus

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          How do you more about American history than I do? :8} My original assertion was partially correct though it was based on an incorrect understanding of the actual events. I took a refresher course this morning and wikipedia was my teacher. During Columbus’ time there was no [i]East[/i] or [i]West[/i] Indies. There was only one Indies, aka India, aka South and Southeast Asia. Columbus was searching for an westward oceanic route to the Indies. (Contrary to popular belief he was not trying to prove the world was round.) He thought he found them but he landed in the Caribbean Islands instead. Later, the Caribbean Islands came to be known as the West Indies and South/Southeast Asia came to be known as the East Indies.

          Interesting stuff from http://www.wikipedia.org:
          [i]Christian Europe, which had long enjoyed safe passage to India and China ? sources of valued goods such as silk and spices ? under the hegemony of the Mongol Empire (the Pax Mongolica, or “Mongol peace”), was, after the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire, under complete economic blockade by Muslim states. In response to Muslim domination on land, Portugal sought an eastward sea route to the Indies, and promoted the establishment of trading posts and later colonies along the African coast. Columbus had a different idea. By the 1480s, he had developed [b]a plan to travel to the Indies (then construed roughly as all of south and east Asia)[/b] by instead sailing west across the “Ocean Sea” (the Atlantic Ocean).

          [b]The New World was initially thought to be the easternmost part of the Indies by explorer Christopher Columbus[/b], who had grossly underestimated the westerly distance from Europe to Asia. Later, to avoid confusion, the [b]New World came to be called the West Indies[/b] whilst the original Indies came to be called the “East Indies”.

          The name [b]”West Indies”[/b] originates from Christopher Columbus’ idea that he had landed in the Indies (then meaning all of south and east Asia) when he had in fact reached the Americas.

          The [b]Indies or East Indies (or East India)[/b] is a term used to describe lands of South and Southeast Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and also Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, which was last called the Dutch East Indies before independence.[/i]

          End of today’s history lesson.

        • #3198064

          Whew

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          History has a strange effect … I think you just cured my insomnia …. :p

          Wikipedia is a life saver, isnt it?? ASK ME ANYTHING LORD !!! :^O

          ]:)

        • #3198053

          Wikipedia

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          I cured your insomnia? My history lesson put you to sleep? 😀 Wikipedia is great. I love it. Anything you want to know, except next week’s weather forecast can be found there. And you can dig forever through all the links. Inquiring minds want to know.

        • #3198040

          Yep ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Diehard fans never give up

          Sometimes I wonder … If TR and Wikipedia had not been invented … or had I not discovered them ….

          I cant think anymore … Its pure agony to imagine the world without them….

          Gosh … I just made this post sound like I dont have a life …. I assure you,humble people of the TR, that I do … :p

          ]:)

        • #3198833

          Mark – Voice of experience here

          by dmambo ·

          In reply to REDSKINS! Them’s fightin’ words!

          I have some bad news for you. No team is going to win the Superbowl with Drew Bledsoe at QB. While the Giants are my secondary team, I do not make the statement above based on any particular dislike of the Cowboys. It is a simple statement of fact. I watched for years as Bledsoe had incredible games one week followed by 4 interceptions the next week. He just does not have the consistancy, nor emotional toughness IMHO, to put together a run to the big one. Nothing tore me up more than to see him return to the sidelines following an unbelievable drive capped off with a perfectly thrown pass for a TD, or an interception of a pass 25 yards overthrown and within 30 seconds, he’d have the same sleepy-eyed look on his face. Seemed like there was no fire inside. You see a guy like Brett Favre, or Joe Montana , or Tom Brady get in front of their linemen on the bench and curse them out or high-five them. I did not see that from ole Drew. If he were a dog, he’d be a trusty Bloodhound, not a Doberman. And as far as NFL quaterbacking goes, he is a dog.

        • #3198814

          I’m finally learning that you’re right

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Mark – Voice of experience here

          I used to think he was a good quarterback, back when he was with the Patriots. And I was surprised that he never got his job back from Tom Brady. I couldn’t understand why the local sportswriters kept trashing him when the Cowboys signed him. Now I’m realizing why. He’s not a bad QB. But like you said, he doesn’t have the fire and intangibles to win the big games. At least he’s an improvement over what we had last year–Vinny Testaverde. And he was doing pretty good when before the Cowboys’ offensive line got decimated by injuries and started leaking like a New Orleans levee. Jerry Jones needs to quit wasting his money on former college baseball players (Q, Hutchinson, Henson) and retreads (Vin, Bledsoe).

        • #3198800

          Yes, and here’s the contrast

          by dmambo ·

          In reply to I’m finally learning that you’re right

          The Pats have had 3 offensive linemen starters hurt this year, yet Brady leads the league in passing. He’s had some bad games, but he admits it and is a real team leader. How else does a second year kid displace a “Pro Bowl” QB and lead the team to their first Superbowl and begin a DYNASTY!

          Go Pats, Go Pats, Go Pats la la la Go Pats!!!!

          BTW – GO PATS!!!

          Ever notice that once you’re a Bill Parcells guy, you’re always a Bill Parcells guy, even when you’re over the hill?

        • #3198778

          REdskins have what it takes?

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to REDSKINS! Them’s fightin’ words!

          Do the redskins have what it takes to make the drive and beat the eagles and NYG? I sure hope so.

        • #3198869

          yes and no

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to REdskins have what it takes?

          Eagles are out of it. Giants are already playoff bound. ‘Skins are fighing for a wild card spot. Probably won’t make it.

        • #3198759

          im praying

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to yes and no

          I’m prayig that they have what it takes. That would be nice for an underdog like the redskins to take it all.

        • #3198744

          Would be cool if Joe Gibbs made it back

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to yes and no

          But he might over the hill and behind the times. Just like Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden…er…maybe not… Hell, Joe Pa turned 79 this week.

        • #3198729

          Gibbs making it back?

          by charliespencer ·

          In reply to yes and no

          You mean back here to a three-championship NASCAR tteam instead of that hobby he’s screwing around with?

        • #3198683

          “You guys are funny”

          by old guy ·

          In reply to You guys are funny

          You have no idea…(line from “The Lion King” 🙂

        • #3198678

          Welcome to the party Old Guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to “You guys are funny”

          Leave your cane at the door, grab a glass of cold milk and enjoy the party. 😀

        • #3198110

          Party

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welcome to the party Old Guy

          Shoot! I may even try to grab some of the egg nog!

        • #3198592

          Go Bears

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to You guys are funny

          After they take care of what is left of the packers, they will be going for the number two seed in the playoffs.
          woohoo!!!! 🙂

    • #3196641

      Never Thought

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      I never thought a non topic thread would generate 11 posts. WOW 🙂

      • #3198137

        King Kong anyone?

        by aaronpctech ·

        In reply to Never Thought

        Has anyone seen king king?

        • #3198301

          The Titanic of monster movies

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to King Kong anyone?

          What is the point in seeing a movie you already know the ending.

          Beauty find Big Monkey
          Big Monkey falls for Beauty
          Big Monkey gets brought somewhere he does not want to go.
          (Sounds like my marrage so far)
          Big Monkey escapes
          Big Monkey Finds Beauty
          Big Monkey Climbs Building
          Big Monkey Falls From Building
          The End.

          Its like the Titanic. I didn’t want to see that movie either. Ship Sets sail. Ship hits Ice. Ship sinks. The End. (Beauty Made Monkey go. Monkey wanted to find a building to jump off.)

        • #3198294

          I am sorry …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to The Titanic of monster movies

          but that ……was absolutely hilarious :^O

          ]:)

        • #3196460

          WHAT???

          by mickster269 ·

          In reply to The Titanic of monster movies

          The monkey dies????

          Oh, fine. Now you’ve ruined the ending for me.

    • #3196640

      Never Thought

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      I never thought a non topic thread would generate 11 posts. WOW 🙂

    • #3198813

      Its like your ….

      by faradhi ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Reading my mind man!!!

      Whoooooh!!!!

      • #3198797

        Hey, Faradhi

        by dmambo ·

        In reply to Its like your ….

        GO PATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
        !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        I still remember 1986-87. The Bears must be stopped!

        • #3198788

          Are the Bears for real?

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Hey, Faradhi

          I don’t think so. Every year one or two teams coms from nowhere. This year it’s the Bears and, of all teams, the Bengals. I’m thinking Seattle and Indianapolis in the Super Bowl. Mike Holmgren finally got things going in Seattle.

        • #3198781

          I hate to say it….

          by dmambo ·

          In reply to Are the Bears for real?

          …because you’re M_A_R_K, but I think you may be right.

          Took Homegrown long enough, didn’t it?

          The big question is can Peyton shed his Drew Bledsoe mantle (“can’t win the big ones”)?

        • #3198862

          Why it took me so long

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I hate to say it….

          Somewhere in this wild, wacky discussion that’s not even supposed to exist, I said I’m a diehard fan. Gotta hope until they’re isn’t anything worth hoping for. We’re still in the playoff hunt. I won’t give up until the proverbial porky chick warbles.

          Can the Pats do it again? What will that be? Five of the last six? Seems like they’ve won that many. Time for someone new. You’re right about Peyton. We’ll see…

        • #3198762

          Homegrown, not you

          by dmambo ·

          In reply to Why it took me so long

          That’s my catchy nickname for Mike Holmgren. How long has he been in Seattle now? 5 years? Seems like the Seahawks have been Superbowl contenders each preseason, but somehow fade. Maybe this year they won’t. This weekend will be a good preview. If they beat Indy Sunday, it’ll give the pundits something to speculate about going into the playoffs.

        • #3198746

          Pretenders not contenders until now

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Homegrown, not you

          The “homegrown” name flew right by me. Flew by me like a Seahawk. hah! Ever since Holmgren got to Seattle, the so-called expert have said the Seahawks will have a good season and are SB contenders. Every year they’ve barely made the playoffs. Why are they so good this year? Other than Shaun Alexander setting the world on fire, what’s different? They snuck up on me this year because I quit paying attention to them years ago. I think they’ll beat Indy for no reason other than the 13-0 jinx. Seems like all the teams that rocket to a start like that fade in the last few games of the season. Come to think of it, the teams with the best records hardly ever play in the Super Bowl. It might be Redskins vs Patriots after all.

        • #3198736

          Super Bowl

          by brneyes ·

          In reply to Are the Bears for real?

          Gonna be Panthers and Colts in the Super Bowl this year. And Panthers will win.

        • #3198654

          In your dreams!

          by maxwell edison ·

          In reply to Super Bowl

          .
          It’s gonna’ be a Manning versus Manning in the Super Bowl, and Manning will win — the older one.

        • #3198589

          Your all out of your minds.

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to In your dreams!

          it will be Da Bears and the Colts. Da Bears will win because Manning will spend so much time on his back he will feel like a two doller hooker.

        • #3198455

          Skins All The way

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Your all out of your minds.

          Once, the skins shrink the giants and turn the eagles into chickens, they finish any one else in the bowl.

    • #3198857

      I have the RIGHT to not disregard this thread.

      by mickster269 ·

      In reply to please disregard

      And anyone that claims otherwise is a godless commie.

    • #3198752

      WOW KOBE BRYANT 62 points

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Its sad when one person on the team scores 2/3 the amount of the opposing team.

      Too bad Kobe’s team wont make it anywhere near the playoffs until they get Yao MIng

    • #3198652

      A Disregard Discussion . . . . .

      by maxwell edison ·

      In reply to please disregard

      .
      ….made it to the top of the featured discussions list!

      See what you started?

      • #3198640

        Waste not want not

        by firestar1 ·

        In reply to A Disregard Discussion . . . . .

        I guess everyone figured, why waste a thread, and then someone decided “Since we’re all here lets talk about sports”, …and they did. 🙂

      • #3198577

        oH mY gOD

        by aaronpctech ·

        In reply to A Disregard Discussion . . . . .

        I sooo did not mean to make this to the top of the list, hahaha.

        Man, I thoguht everyone would jsut pass over this and go on to my real post.

        • #3198565

          You had a real post?

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to oH mY gOD

          How many replies did that one get? A helluva lot less than this one, I bet! 😀

        • #3198371

          Maybe about 20 posts

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to You had a real post?

          Yea, jsut about 20,

          Oh well, this one is more fun

        • #3198170

          Human Nature …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to oH mY gOD

          Doesnt work that way, my boy ….

          We are made up of curiosity … and Pizza :^O

          ]:)

        • #3198092

          Lists

          by old guy ·

          In reply to oH mY gOD

          Yeah, but have you made it to the Google list yet?

    • #3197995

      Well, Now that it’s been brought up…

      by mickster269 ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Just how many Angels CAN dance on the head of a pin?

      • #3197990

        Need more specifics

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to Well, Now that it’s been brought up…

        Depends on the size of the angels and on the size of the pin head. And also on the type of music they’re dancing to.

        • #3197975

          Let’s start with the fundementals

          by mickster269 ·

          In reply to Need more specifics

          ok, how’s this:

          Say a standard North American Pin.

          A large number of angels
          Note: Seraphim and cherubim are most desirable, but almost any angels will do. The garden Anaheim variety of angel should be avoided.

          One copy of “The Song That Doesn’t End (Extended Version)”

          I suppose we could also compare other music …say a waltz, a foxtrot, an “electric slide”, but I think break dancing is completely out.

        • #3197948

          AND THE ANSWER IS

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Let’s start with the fundementals

          25

        • #3197940

          Actually,

          by old guy ·

          In reply to AND THE ANSWER IS

          all of them that are on there. 🙂

      • #3197910

        Angels?? Pin??

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Well, Now that it’s been brought up…

        But I am not dancing on any pin …

        ]:)

        • #3197900

          Dancing on pin

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Angels?? Pin??

          Are you sure?

        • #3198548

          sure that I am an angel??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Dancing on pin

          Pretty Sure, my dear old guy ….

          And as for dancing on a pin … I cant, I am at work :p

          ]:)

        • #3198546

          Pin

          by old guy ·

          In reply to sure that I am an angel??

          Sorry, I wouldn’t dare question you being an angel.

          I meant are you sure you’re not dancing on a pin? Which reality is real???

        • #3198536

          But your posts always have a devil’s face

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to sure that I am an angel??

          ?:|

        • #3198533

          shush ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to But your posts always have a devil’s face

          I use a lot of makeup 😉

          ]:)

        • #3198526

          Welllll

          by old guy ·

          In reply to But your posts always have a devil’s face

          She didn’t say whose angel…

        • #3198503

          Whew!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welllll

          I got away with this one… Hehehe

        • #3198490

          Thats only because ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          I let you …

          Now let me think … whose angel shall I be?? 😉

          ]:)

        • #3198481

          Angel

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welllll

          Hope you’re a good angel and not from the hot side.

        • #3198476

          Oh no no no …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          I am a very very good Angel … Thats what we are supposed to be …

          I have taken it thus far, that I even work in an area called angel 😀

          ]:)

        • #3198468

          Good angel

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welllll

          I could tell by a lot your posts. I’m glad.

        • #3198460

          Why Thank You …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          My Antennae recognise that as a compliment …

          ]:)

        • #3198439

          Old Guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Welllll

          Your old eyes need to be checked because surely you’ve misread some her not-so-angelic posts. 😀

        • #3198435

          Not angelic

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welllll

          I try to overlook some things…

        • #3198403

          Come On Mark …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          You dont have to bring everyone’s attention to that …. Do you want to “keep” your jeans??

          Do not pay heed to Mark Old Guy …I am as Angelic as I will ever be ..

          ]:)

        • #3198384

          For some reason

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Welllll

          My mind is blank. I can’t think of a good way to respond to the jeans posts… First time in a long time I’ve been stumped. :8}

        • #3198380

          Lets skip them then …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          I didnt want them going in that direction either 😀

          But I am not going to let go of the Reebok shoes … I am not THAT nice …

          Aaaahhh …. 8 o clock …. Friends …..

          ]:)

        • #3198374

          And I was almost ready to give in

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Welllll

          to the jeans request B-) :p

        • #3198372

          Angelic

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welllll

          “Do not pay heed to Mark Old Guy …I am as Angelic as I will ever be ..” this sounds Subjective. will ever be doesn’t exactly place an exact standard. 🙂

        • #3198358

          There there Mark …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          There will be other times … 😉

          And Old Guy: That was not subjective at all .. Right now I am feeling so Angelic, that I am floating in the clouds with a Halo on my head and a harp in my hands (and oh yeah, a Laptop on my lap) …

          ]:)

        • #3198342

          Don’t believe it Old Guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Welllll

          She just went from devilish to angelic in the blink of an eye. And that caused me to go from angelic to devilish…to humbled. haha

        • #3198340

          Perfect

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Welllll

          Sounds like the perfect scenario. I think I hear the music now.

        • #3198332

          Angelic to Devilish …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welllll

          and Devilish to Angelic ?? Lil ol’ me??

          Humble?? YOU?? ha ha ha ha ha ha

          ]:)

          P.S … ha

        • #3198316

          Humbled only for a moment

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Welllll

          A momentary lapse of sanity. But I recovered quickly. After all, there will be other times. 😉

    • #3198527

      Hey Old Guy

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Are you really that old, or are you just posing?

      • #3198517

        Actually,

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Hey Old Guy

        I’m 51 and loving it. However, my knees and back are older than I am. It does get kind of hard moving around sometimes.

        • #3198514

          Do You Mean …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Actually,

          Your Knees and back were born first??

          So your mum didnt drop you on your head after all :^O

          ]:)

        • #3198512

          No

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Do You Mean …

          I think someone swapped out my knees for theirs while I was asleep or something.

          My mom said she dropped me several times on my head when I was born. Oh, well, crazy can be fun–and get you out of some things.

        • #3198508

          Crazy is brilliant ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to No

          Helps me escape LIFE

          ]:)

        • #3198494

          Quite a coincidence, old guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to No

          us_g swapped a leg with someone too. 😉

          When I was a youngster, a hammer fell out of a tree (from a tree house) onto my head. The hammer was crumpled beyond recognition. I saw it laying on the ground after it bounced off my head. I only knew it used to be a hammer because my brother (who was in the tree house at the time of this incident) told me so.

        • #3198483

          A deep Bow …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Quite a coincidence, old guy

          And a big thank You Mark …

          I had completely forgotten what I had done with my leg ..

          yoo hoo Old Guy .. hold still … I want my knees back … and while you are at it … give Mark his back back too (??? :O ) .. poor thing is using nuts and bolts

          ]:)

        • #3198475

          Huh?

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Quite a coincidence, old guy

          I think I missed something there.

        • #3198430

          Sorry, old guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Quite a coincidence, old guy

          Inside joke. Don’t just hate inside jokes? And damnit, I gotta quit saying I’m sorry!

        • #3198368

          Inside jokes

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Sorry, old guy

          Oh, I don’t know. Sometimes it’s more fun keeping everybody wondering. Sometimes it just drives them crazy and that way we’re not alone!

      • #3198509

        RE: the old guy

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Hey Old Guy

        I use that because that’s what my son always calls me. However, I can still win because I don’t fight fair with him and he doesn’t know how not to fight fair. He’s 18 and it’s the only way I can win when he trys to wrestle with me. 🙂

        • #3198459

          Like my dad always says

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to RE: the old guy

          I brought you into this world…..and UI can take you out!!!

        • #3198448

          Yeah, but

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Like my dad always says

          he’s almost as big as I am and he’s getting stronger. It’s getting harder for me to win.

    • #3198454

      If you could would you

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Install a hard drive in your head like Keanu Reeves did in Johnny Neumonic

      • #3198443

        No

        by old guy ·

        In reply to If you could would you

        I already have enough voices up there. At least they all know me up there.

    • #3198437

      Nothing

      by karen_gingello ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Seems like alot of posts for a discussion without a topic, must be everybody is bored.

      Happy Holidays

      • #3198434

        No,

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Nothing

        just easily amused. 🙂

      • #3198397

        We aren’t bored …

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Nothing

        We are at work 😀

        ]:)

    • #3198393

      Hey have you guys noticed …

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to please disregard

      this thread is officially termed as a worthless discussion …

      We are not even in the Hot Discussions List 😀

      ]:)

    • #3198366

      ELTON JOHN

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Who saw that one coming?

      • #3198362

        Everyone ….

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to ELTON JOHN

        ]:)

        • #3198357

          Huh?

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Everyone ….

          Saw what coming about Elton John?

        • #3198351

          I am guessing ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Huh?

          that Aaron meant Elton John getting married to his Partner in UK’s first ever gay marriages

          ]:)

      • #3198345

        Are you trying to remind everyone…

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to ELTON JOHN

        of his “marriage”?? (Where’s that “feeling ill” emoticon?)

        • #3198334

          Yeck!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Are you trying to remind everyone…

          No, I didn’t hear about that. I quit listening to anything about Elton John when he started spouting off all that stuff about Bush awhile back. The entertainers need to keep their politics to themselves like the rest of us.

          Mark, I can’t even put the m word in parenthesis in this case.

        • #3198216

          wait.. I thought this was a country that…

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to Yeck!

          allowed and even reveled in our ability to speak out negatively about our leaders. Why should entertainers keep politics to themselves?

        • #3196631

          hmm

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to wait.. I thought this was a country that…

          Well I guess thats a good point. What did he say about bush?

        • #3196597

          i have no idea but…

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to hmm

          even if he called him a SOB. he still has the right to say it.

        • #3196595

          Entertainers

          by old guy ·

          In reply to wait.. I thought this was a country that…

          I would like to respond to your very valid question. I do apologize for the length of it but I want to try and make sure that I communicate it as best as I can. So please forgive me for the length.

          I certainly agree that this is a country that does allow and should allow each person to voice their opinions about the government. A lot of us here within TR have voiced, some even vehemently, our opinions of many government officials, laws, and practices. I am grateful that we can. And, I am glad to listen to other?s opinions even when they differ from mine. However, our audience is not vast?my influence, nor probably yours, within TR is tremendous either. The weight of my opinion is not as great as that of someone who is known throughout the country.

          What I?m getting at is that the entertainers have a tremendous influence within a vast amount of the population due to their fame. They have a greater ability to influence a lot more people with their own personal preference which is no better or more correct than yours or mine (unfortunately, there are too many in the general population that is too easily influenced by the loudest or more influential voice instead of processing and drawing their own conclusion through reasoning). They may have more influence due to their fame but I don?t think they are able to reason any better than we are. They are as fallible as the rest of us. But, to give someone like that a greater field for spouting off their own beliefs and influencing a vast majority with their own hidden or open agenda is not good.

          I sort of equate this with a cult leader. Take Jim Jones for instance. With his charisma and influence he was able to influence 914 people to commit suicide. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones ) A person who wields that kind of power(?) and influence needs to be kept in check.

          I teach teens in Bible class. I have to be careful about what I teach and how I teach it because I do not want to lead one of my kids the wrong way by presenting what is in evidence to us and allowing them to evaluate and develop their own belief system. I take this responsibility extremely serious and do everything possible to teach strictly the Truth. (No, I?m not trying to start a debate about what?s Truth and what?s not and I will not debate that in this thread.) I am saying, though, that I could very easily influence quite a few kids in the wrong way. Entertainers can do the same thing.

          So, in essence, I feel that people of this type influence needs to keep their personal opinions within their own circle of friends or acquaintances the same as we are here.

          I will be glad to read and try to understand your opinion on this dissertation.

        • #3196585

          Well said, Old Guy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Entertainers

          And this is the reason that entertainers, athletes and well-known individuals (i.e., celebrities) make great spokespeople in companies’ advertising campaigns for their products. People think celebrities know more than the rest of us or have more sense than the rest of us. They are very influential and they need to be more cognizant of what they say because their words are broadcast to a much larger medium than any of us common people, and their words carry much greater weight.

          Some time ago, I was watching some TV talk show and the actress Gwyneth Paltrow was a guest. The discussion with her centered on a pregnancy and the resulting newborn baby she’d recently had. This is a rather common thing among women, having babies. Well, the audience absorbed every riveting word she had to say about her pregnancy. They were literally on the edge of their seat, ooh-ing and ahh-ing about her very normal pregnancy and ooh-ing and ahh-ing about the very normaly baby things that her child did. The audience acted like she was some exalted queen.

        • #3196390

          It’s not the entertainers that are the problem.

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to Entertainers

          The problem is that we do not teach our children how to think, reason, and evaluate the information given them. We are taught from very early on to assimilate and regurgitate. Even in a “hard” science such as Mathmatics, how many of us were penalized not because we got the wrong answer but because we did not follow the instructors method to recieve the correct answer. When I was in school, I was often admonished for giving alternative interpretations on literature, history, and even philosophy. Heck I even had a teacher that penalized me for listing my problems in rows not columns.

          The way we teach our children must change. Suppressing the ideas of others will lead us away from freedom not towards it. Further, in a free society it is an inevitable that you will hear ideas you don’t like.

          While it is true that the entertainers have a tremendous influence within a vast amount of the population due to their fame. This is not always a bad thing. In fact an entertainer was one of our greatest presidents of recent history. Additionally, one side usually complains about entertainers when they support their opponents. Liberals usually complain when Arnold or Fred Thompson speak out. Conservatives complain when Ellen DeGeneres or Bono speaks out.

        • #3196377

          Entertainers

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Entertainers

          It certainly seems that we as a society are ?dumbing down?. However, due to the nature of being able to influence a lot of people at once I don?t think they should be able to. This is called prejudicial influence. And I don?t think that should be done. I think that some of them are abusing their influence (maybe for headlines?). A lot of them need to stick to what they do best and that is entertain.

          Of course, in the ideal world, a politician would be voted in on their honesty and ability to do what is best for the country. Not for how they are made to look or how much money they spend to campaign. Well, since we don?t have an ideal world then it?s up to us to carry the torch.

        • #3196321

          Don’t attack the messenger…

          by faradhi ·

          In reply to Entertainers

          because you don’t like the message.

        • #3196320

          Politicians

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Entertainers

          [i]”in the ideal world, a politician would be voted in on their honesty”[/i]

          But in the [b]real[/b] world, politicians have no honesty. :^O

        • #3082448

          Faradhi

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Entertainers

          That is the most assinine rebuttal I can imagine. Did you even take the time to read my reasoning for entertainers to not use their clout to push their personal agendas? You asked why I stated they should not use the media to try to sway a greater number of people and I presented some very easy to understand and valid points with examples and all you can say is,”don’t shoot the messenger.” Yes, sometimes the messenger should be shot (figuratively speaking).

          I presume this means you think it’s ok for people to use their power to persuade large groups to go along with them–even when they show just how ignorant they are when they open their mouths.

          I will state again that if a celebrity wants to discuss politics with their immediate friends and families, the same as the common person, then they should. However, to use the media to persuade great numbers to their own agenda is wrong. And, it doesn’t matter if it’s one that I, or you, agree with or not.

    • #3196470

      Disregard this too!!!!!

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Hey, where did everyone go? I’m shooting for 500 posts.

      • #3196457

        Christmas Mate …

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Disregard this too!!!!!

        Christmas … Everyone’s gone … HOLIDAYS !!! 😀

        I am going too …. see ya around … Merry Christmas and hope you enter the new year with a BANG !!

        ]:)

        • #3196379

          MErry XMAS

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Christmas Mate …

          True true, it was fun chatting with ya, merry XMAS. I’ll see if I can get this backk up and runnign after the break.

    • #3081465

      Sorry for disappearing

      by firestar1 ·

      In reply to please disregard

      My son phoned and informed me he was involved in an accident. No one got hurt, however there was a lot of damage to his vehicle. His car was totaled and, well a big mess to have to deal with. Meanwhile, I have been trying to catch up with what I missed,…there’s so much. Something about finger wagging and pink fuzzy slippers. Why do I always miss the good stuff? 🙁

      • #3082447

        Missed you, firestar1

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Sorry for disappearing

        I’m really sorry you and your son had to experience the wreck. I am very happy that he’s ok. I hope you guys get through it quickly.

        We did miss you though and you DO have some catching up to do. I’m sure it won’t take us long to get something else started.

        Also, hope you are having a great holiday.

        • #3082428

          thanks Old Guy

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Missed you, firestar1

          I feel funny calling you that, but it’s your chosen alias. I’m probably old too, compaired to most people here. (I know you wouldn’t ask me my age) 🙂 Anyway, thank you for your concern, it was very thoughtful of you. It being the holidays and all it won’t be until probably Tuesday before the insurance company can evaluate the condition of the car and determine for themselves it is indeed totaled, my son says it is. The accident in itself wasn’t a bad one. My idea of bad is if someone had gotten hurt, which I am glad that didn’t happen, too. A few years back my son was a passenger of a vehicle of which the driver was killed in a head on collision. The guy who ran into them had fallen asleep at the wheel. His own children were in the back seat when he fell asleep. His children were fine, though.
          Enough of that. I hope you had a nice Christmas. I did. Talk again soon.

        • #3082391

          Calling me Old Guy

          by old guy ·

          In reply to thanks Old Guy

          My 18 y.o. son is always calling me the Old Guy is why I use the name. That and I am getting old but that’s ok. I’ve worked hard to get old :).

          That’s an awful lot for your son to have been through already. I hope he is handling it ok. (I mean really handling it and not just saying so)

          And, btw, NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo, I would never ask you your age. How do you think I’ve lived this long????

        • #3082350

          live and learn, right?

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Calling me Old Guy

          I guess you have learned by now never to ask a woman her age,… aaand if you do find out her age always tell her she looks younger. 🙂
          As far as my son, he is fine. I know what to look for, he can’t fool me too much as far as pretending to be alright. He was a little shaken up right after the accident, but he’s fine now. Or were you referring to the one where his friend died? He had a rough time with that for a while, we both did, but he’s fine now, we’re fine. So, you’re son calls you the old guy? I think mine would be afraid to push it too far, lol.

        • #3082251

          Learn?

          by old guy ·

          In reply to live and learn, right?

          I may be old but I’m not that slow upstairs.

          As for your son, I was thinking about both instances in tandem. Although it sounds like you guys are doing right.

          My son is 18 and I’m 51. He’s almost the same size as me and likes to push his luck a lot. We have a lot of fun though.

        • #3082235

          acquired knowledge

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Learn?

          You did , as we all do, acquire this knowledge somehow, from somewhere. Whether it be from watching others make the mistake, hearing about it,or making it yourself (the ladder of which I was not implying). I realize it did sound that way, and I wanted to clarify what I meant.
          You and your son seem to have a wonderful relationship. It’s good to be able to joke around with one another like that.
          As far as age goes, at the risk of giving too much away, I will say I am not far behind you. I could be your younger sister, which of course you know I’m not… you do know that,right? 🙂

        • #3082149

          re: acquired knowledge

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Learn?

          firestar, I’m not far behind you in age. I could you be your younger brother. I don’t have any sisters. Do you want to adopt me? 😀 I’m a tail-end baby boomer but from some of the outlandish stuff I post around here, you might think I’m closer to Generation Y. haha

        • #3082973

          re: adoption

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Learn?

          So, what? You’re wanting to be my kid brother? I guess all of us are not as far apart in age as I had thought.

        • #3083418

          Adopting (Wrong place, oops)

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Learn?

          See below

        • #3083417

          Adopting (wrong place

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Learn?

          Nevemind. It’s bad enough to post in the wrong place but it’s really bad to get one of the double posts at that time. Man!

      • #3082405

        WELCOME BACK !!!!

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Sorry for disappearing

        So sorry to hear about the accident … Hope you guys get over it quickly …

        The pink fuzzy slippers is a bit of cross threading me and Mark have been doing (shame on us :D) …

        ]:)

        • #3082390

          Cross threading

          by old guy ·

          In reply to WELCOME BACK !!!!

          Yeah, us_geeks, we need to keep an eye on you two.

          Where is the shameful look emoticon?

        • #3082387

          You must know by now old guy …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Cross threading

          The only emoticon I know of … is ]:)

        • #3082380

          Oh, yeah

          by old guy ·

          In reply to You must know by now old guy …

          Now I remember. It must have been that stint down in Mississippi.

          Speaking of cross-threading, though, your emoticon really shown in the homework. 🙂

        • #3082234

          slippers

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to WELCOME BACK !!!!

          So let me get this right,neither of you actually own any pink fuzzy slippers? j/k

          Thank you for the nice welcome. As for my son, the main thing my son is concerned about right now is transportation. The insurance company won’t be able to assess the damages until probably Tuesday, it being the holidays. He has a ride to work, which is the main thing. He doesn’t live far from a friend he works with. I’m glad for that, and the fact that no one got hurt, that’s the main thing for me.
          So, how was your Christmas?

        • #3083091

          Christmas was great …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to slippers

          Seeing that it was my first … 😀

          As for the slippers, I used to own a pair .. but Mark gave them to his dogs .. so now he has promised t buy me reeboks instead

          ]:)

        • #3082801

          The Reeboks transaction is on hold

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Christmas was great …

          It’s on hold pending the completion of [u]your[/u] section of [b]Chapter 4[/b] of “The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Business Practices”. 😉 (Ethical business practices. That’s another oxymoron.)
          Just a paragraph or two is fine. The rest of the book can get written some other time if this transaction proceeds, but the other chapters can be much shorter than the first four. Or…we can terminate negotiations. :O :_| Have to provide a good reason for that, though.

          (Wow, this was pretty good. Speaking of writing books, maybe I should write the sequel to “The DaVinci Code”. :p )

        • #3083450

          re: business ethics

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Christmas was great …

          Are we going to have to take a test on this? I hope we don’t have to memorize something. But, if you do decide to write a book, I promise I will read it.

        • #3083571

          firestar, the book is on hold too

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to re: business ethics

          I am probably going to have to fire my co-author. :O For failure to meet deadlines. Gosh that’s too bad. It would have been a good book that would [i]rocket[/i] to the top of the best-seller list.

        • #3083555

          Fire Me??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to firestar, the book is on hold too

          I have been a little too busy star gazing .. your Markship sir … I will get right to work 😀

          ]:)

        • #3083470

          LOL… I’m teasiing

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to firestar, the book is on hold too

          (strums violin)

          It’ll only be a demotion to proofreader. 😀

        • #3082652

          too bad about that :(

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to firestar, the book is on hold too

          I was so looking forward to reading it. Now what is Stargazer going to to do? I guess she will have to write her own book. She is your co-author, was/is? You do realize you will have to compensate her for all of the work she put into it, I don’t think a pair of Reeboks would be sufficient.

        • #3082630

          Firestar, did I ever tell you??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to firestar, the book is on hold too

          What a Gem you are??

          Mark … that’ll be a pair of reeboks, a tiara and Levis jeans (dont even think about black)

          ]:)

        • #3082617

          demands not high enough/ need negotiator

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to firestar, the book is on hold too

          You’re underselling the value of your work. You should at the very least demand a six month lease on a Lexus on top of that. I could be your negotiator if you like. 🙂

        • #3082603

          Good Good Good …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to firestar, the book is on hold too

          Firestar … I hereby appoint you my negotiator … KILL HIM :p (now where’s my popcorn??)

          ]:)

        • #3083443

          Chapter 4 ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Christmas was great …

          is on the verge of completion … you should get it today for proof reading …

          ]:)

          P.S .. when I say “on the verge of cmpletion” … I mean, I have been a lazy bum and will do it today 😀

          ]:)

      • #3082400

        Welcome back, MS. firestar

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to Sorry for disappearing

        I’m glad it wasn’t something that I said that chased you away. 🙂 Sorry to hear about the car accident. Good thing nobody got hurt. I hope your Christmas was a good one in spite of everything.

        • #3082250

          Err Merry late Xmas eveyone

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Welcome back, MS. firestar

          Wow, you guys actually came back, I thought this thread was done

        • #3082246

          Done?

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Err Merry late Xmas eveyone

          I thought we were trying for 500 posts on this thread. I’m trying to do my part!:)

          Besides, we finally got Ms Firestar1xx back and we want to keep trying to get to know her.

        • #3082220

          what’s the record, anyway?

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Done?

          Anyone know the record for the most posts in any one thread in TR? We could be ambitious. 🙂

        • #3082162

          Record for most posts

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to what’s the record, anyway?

          I’m not sure what the record is but I know of two discussions that have had around 2000 posts. And one of those has continued for over seven months. We’ve got a ways to go… my post is only #217.

        • #3083107

          records – top three

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Record for most posts

          Number one spot:
          The Evolution lie, 12/22/2004, Posted by ProtiusX, 2645 Posts

          Number two spot:
          Have you had a divorce? Need tips. 03/09/2005, Posted by jdclyde, 2106 Posts

          Number three spot:
          Why I am voting for George W Bush (1834 posts)

          (couldn’t find the last discussion to verify date and poster)

        • #3083097

          Thanks for the info, jd

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Record for most posts

          How do you search old discussions? If you just do a search on “evolution” or “divorce”, you’ll get several hundred irrelevant posts with those words in the body of the message. For example, searching “divorce jdclyde” returns 420 hits dating back to March 10. Who wants to wade through 10 pages of results to find the one post that started a particular discussion?

        • #3083080

          The Search “function” is horrible

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Record for most posts

          That is why I had just posted this about an hour ago.

          http://tinyurl.com/7mwvy

          As for the EL and Divorce, I am subscribed to them still. Not subscribed to GWB (it seems) so I couldn’t find it. I suspect it may have even been pulled because I WAS subscribed to that at one time as well?

          I have looked for old discussions, and more than not the “search” gets me no where. Sad. Real sad. Please feel free to go to my new discussion and let them know I am not the only one that has tried in vain to find old discussions with the search, but with no luck.

          For a test, I did the advanced search. Put “divorce” as MUST in the title and “jdclyde” as MUST in the author, set to search all of TR and it came back with ZERO results. That is a real crappy search.

          What is funnier than he11, if you do a “google” search on “divorce” + “jdclyde” it takes you right there! Now THAT is funny. Who do they think they are here at TR? Micro$oft? :^O

        • #3082233

          Thank you Mark

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Welcome back, MS. firestar

          Of course it wasn’t something you said. 🙂 I hated to miss the conversation, it was a good one, lot’s of fun. We had a very nice Christmas, despite the accident. How was yours? I’m hoping it went just as well.

        • #3082154

          You’re welcome

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Thank you Mark

          My Christmas was OK. Saw some family members that I see once a year (for Christmas). Christmas isn’t what it used to be when I was a kid. And I wasn’t very sensitive to something about Christmas until this year when a discussion got started on TR about Christmas and how Christmas means different things to different people. Or means nothing to some people. It got me thinking that I wish Christmas hadn’t gotten so commercialized and become a non-Christian event. I kinda feel bad for people who don’t celebrate Christmas but have been forced by society into making it something that it was not really intended to be.

          I’m sorry. I’m sounding like a Scrooge… LOL

        • #3082952

          Reply To: please disregard

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to You’re welcome

          The world is for the most part a very competetive place, which is not always a bad thing. A lot of times it’s easy to get wrapped up into trying to top the previous events (which is where commercialism comes in, the big companys like to encourage, cash in on that) and outdoing the Jones’ (decorations). If we can keep in mind what Chrismas is really about, keep that into proper perspective it probably wouldn’t be such a disappointment when it’s over. And, you didn’t sound like a Scrooge. You sound like a wonderful person, and of course I’d be willing to adopt you. You can be my little brother. 🙂

        • #3082899

          Yay!!!!

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Reply To: please disregard

          Thanks, firestar! 😀

        • #3082864

          You’re welcome, Mark

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yay!!!!

          Anytime, little brother! 🙂

        • #3082815

          Wait a minute

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Yay!!!!

          Does this mean I have to adopt all you guys-Firestar1, Mark, and us_geeks_rule? There’s that age thing. Well, considering I have had a couple hundred teens over the past 20 years, who are “my kids” I guess a few more would be good.

          Hey, talk about your extended family…:)

        • #3082781

          adoption

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yay!!!!

          You’re going to adopt us? What will you be, our older brother? You’re not old enough to be our dad,but if you want that title, how’s about loaning me the car keys this weekend? Aaand,I need an increase in my allowance. I can think of a few other things, like if us-geeks gets new shoes, I want some,too. You’ll probably opt for being our big brother, right? 🙂

        • #3083414

          Adopting

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Yay!!!!

          Oh, yeah, big brother is it. You’re right, I’m not that old. And, I can just see your scenario. Whew!

          p.s. Just overlook the copies above–I just got up.

        • #3083245

          DAD …..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yay!!!!

          I want a new car … … I want to party till 2 o clock again … … Buy me a new dress … WAAAH!!!! :^O

          ]:)

        • #3082883

          As I look at christmas …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to You’re welcome

          I have never ever celeberated christmas before … but the spirit still lives in those who like to follow the traditions …

          To them its like living their childhood again … Thats what makes it beautiful ..

          🙂

        • #3082869

          re: tradition

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to As I look at christmas …

          You’re right us_geeks. Tradition is what brings families together, whether it be Christmas or any celebration, anniversary or reunion. And what brings us together is beautiful. 🙂

      • #3082961

        Sorry I’m Late

        by aaronpctech ·

        In reply to Sorry for disappearing

        I’m glad that your son is ok. The good thing is that he is alive. Hopefully it wasnt his fault and he can sue and get a brand new car 🙂

    • #3082249

      So what did you all get for xmas?

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      What did everyone get for xmas??
      I didnt get anything because my fam dont celebrate it 🙁

      • #3082245

        Christmas

        by old guy ·

        In reply to So what did you all get for xmas?

        Man, sorry your family don’t celebrate Christmas since it sounds like you want to. You may need to get yourself a Christmas present.

        Primarily my family is spending a lot of time together and just hanging out together. My daughter is home from college. We got to spend time with my wife’s family and we spent some time with part of my family today. We’ll have more time with more family throughout this week. Ahhhh, I’m off this whole week. Sorry, us_geeks. 🙂

        My family just bought another house about two months ago so we mainly got each other stuff we need for the house. And, we’re spending time working around the house.

        • #3082215

          Congratulations on your new home!

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Christmas

          I wish you and yours many wonderful years in your new home. It sounds as if you’re starting it off on the right foot, already building happy memories there. Congratulations again!

      • #3083088

        We did a secret santa …

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to So what did you all get for xmas?

        I got a beanie and mittens 🙁 …. Boooooring …

        Is there a rule saying that you can never get what you really want???

        ]:)

    • #3082248

      So what did you all get for xmas?

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      What did everyone get for xmas??
      I didnt get anything because my fam dont celebrate it 🙁

      • #3082217

        It’s not about what you got for Christmas…

        by firestar1 ·

        In reply to So what did you all get for xmas?

        I didn’t get much for Christmas, but it was one of the best Christmas’ I can remember. My son, his girlfriend and his son (that’s right, I’m a grandma) came and we had a nice dinner and exchanged gifts. We had a wonderful time watching my grandson’s excitment over opening his presents and playing with his new toys. He’s four years old, btw. I hope everyone here had a wonderful Christmas as well.

        • #3083076

          But it IS about what YOU get

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to It’s not about what you got for Christmas…

          You got the same GREAT gift that I did. Watching the face of the kids on Christmas morning.

          It was a Merry Christmas!

          Merry Christmas, (grandma!) 😀

        • #3083037

          Christmas is mostly for kids

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to But it IS about what YOU get

          Like I said in another post here, Christmas was such an exciting time for me when I was a kid. It was the greatest time of year. I love seeing my nieces and nephews open their gifts with wide-eyed excitement. For adults, Christmas is sometimes the only time that you ever see some close relatives or have big family gatherings. But for gift-giving, Christmas just means exchanging money for adults. I give you a $50 gift that you don’t want, and you give me a $50 gift that I don’t want. Or even worse is exchanging $50 gift certificates. haha Oh well, it’s the thought that counts…. 😀

        • #3082929

          How much Christmas cost this year

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Christmas is mostly for kids

          A lot of people go in dept for Christmas and mostly think of it in those terms. How much Christmas cost me this year. The difference in Christmas as a child vs. Christmas as an adult, being an adult means being the one who is responsible. The children will all too soon grow up and realize this for themselves. The best bet, start a savings account, (they used to have Christmas clubs)and it would make it easier to set money aside especially for Christmas. Better yet, put in a bit more than you feel you would actually spend and what is left will be like a gift for yourself. Now would be a great time to start saving for next year.

        • #3082810

          Christmas Cost

          by old guy ·

          In reply to How much Christmas cost this year

          You are right that a Christmas savings account or Christmas Club is good to have. We have always tried to buy stuff the kids wanted but they knew from early on that we might not get everything they asked for and that was ok. We?ve always gotten what we could without hurting ourselves and the kids have always understood the importance is not on the stuff. Sure they went through some times of seeing some of their friends getting stuff they couldn?t and probably wished they could. But they?ve always been good about understanding what?s really important. And, ?stuff? is not what is really important.

          As far as extended family goes we have always tried to buy something for all the little kids but not for the grown folks. We?re all just happy to spend time together. Plus, that really helps by not having to feel like we have to buy stuff for everyone.

          That?s also the reason the commercialization of Christmas doesn?t bother me that much. If someone really gets into just that part it?s ok with me. We don?t get caught up in that because we celebrate Jesus every day. We have fun with the Christmas time fun and stuff but our focus is our spirituality, and in our case, our Christianity, in every thing we do, every day.

        • #3082780

          that’s great Old Guy

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Christmas Cost

          It’s great that you and your family don’t get caught up in the commercialism. Everyone is going to do what they will and there’s not much anyone can do about that. But good that your family places the importance in spirituality rather than monetary things. Good that you taught your children the important things in life. WTG on that one!

        • #3082945

          Thanks JD

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to But it IS about what YOU get

          It sounds like yours was a good one, too. And you’re right. Watching the children’s excitment is the best part, that and being together with the people who mean more to you than anything in the world. You’ve got it right.

        • #3083676

          Sometimes

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Thanks JD

          it takes getting beat down to appreciate what is important.

          Recently divorced, yet doing better than I have in a long time. Back to the basics, ya know?

          But yes, the look on the kids faces is what makes all the running around, all the wrapping, the traffic the everything, all worth it!

          People, not things. Glad it went so well for you!

        • #3083075

          SOrry About the double post

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to It’s not about what you got for Christmas…

          Well that is wonderful, I am glad to hear that you had what sounds like a great xmas despite the bad things. I was supposed to go with my gf own to florida ( er family celebrates xmas) But I couldnt get off for work. THese damn tech jobs.

          Anyway I bought myself an Ipod video for xms 🙂

        • #3083063

          Re: Double Post

          by old guy ·

          In reply to SOrry About the double post

          If you do another double post we’ll send the cat after your mouse so you can’t post.:) Just kidding. It appears that it happens alot and it has something to do with TR. We’ve had a couple of threads on it.

        • #3083050

          excuses excuses

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Re: Double Post

          It is just that “old timers disease” and you know it! Too much “happy fingers”!

          Well, ok. Maybe TR acting up has a LITTLE to do with it….. 😀

        • #3083005

          Excuses

          by old guy ·

          In reply to excuses excuses

          Hey! Whatever works. I just don’t want Mark to have to try teach both of how to stand up and fight like a man…

        • #3082995

          I’d forgotten about that post

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Excuses

          You have a great memory for an old guy :^O

          P.S. I bet you’re starting to wish you chose a different user name than Old Guy. haha

        • #3082982

          My mind

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Excuses

          I have a mind like a steel trap–always closed. (not really–just an old saying)

          Heck no! I like the name Old Guy. I’ve worked hard to get this old. And, besides, the older I get the closer I’m getting to where I’m going.

        • #3082867

          Reply To: please disregard

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Excuses

          Let’s not talk about that, getting where we’re going. We should just enjoy the journey there. Personally, I would like to have the mindset that I am going to live forever. I know that is not going to happen, we are not invinsible, but think of it this way… kids seem to think they are, and they seem to enjoy life a lot more than anyone else (for the most part), with the exception of puberty, which we don’t have working against us.

        • #3082805

          Talk about where we’re going

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Excuses

          Firestar1, if you are interested in some good discussions on spirituality and Christianity you might want to check out this thread, Death, http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=185145&messageID=1891781

          There were some very good comments about Heaven and our spirituality. I don’t try to be pushy with my beliefs and I don’t want to hurry up anything but I am very excited about where I’m going when I die.

          There is a song entitled, This World Is Not My Home that says I’m just passing through. I do love my journey and the people who touch my life and whose lives I touch and I cherish each moment of it. However, I still can’t wait to get to Heaven. 🙂 Enough preaching for now–I don’t want to stir anything up right now.

          Oh, BTW, that is also where you will get the lowdown on the pink fuzzy slippers.:) 🙂

        • #3082779

          Reply To: please disregard

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Excuses

          I am not really a religious person. Also, I believe in reincarnation. I am all for Christianity or any belief that promotes the good in people. I have respect for it. However, I’m really in no hurry to get where I’m going. I used to feel that way, but life is a journey and we still have things to do here. For me there is no rush. For you, I’m sure what your saying is you’re looking forward to heaven, and that’s not a bad thing, either. My family is Christian and we have always celebrated Christmas, but that’s not why I celebrate it. I celebrate it because it is all about good will toward men (and women, pun intended). 🙂 It puts the priority where it should be, on family and friends, people we care about. I had best stop here before I get banned for getting too mushy.

        • #3083409

          Heading that way

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Excuses

          That?s cool. I guess the closest I?ve come to learning about reincarnation is working with the Navajo people in New Mexico. In their beliefs they have different worlds that they go to after death. It?s really interesting discussing it with them.

          Every little bit helps in spreading out the good will. BTW, I always stick up for the girls. I like girls a lot better than guys. 🙂 They?re usually nicer.

          Yeah, we don?t want to get too mushy here?Riiiight! LOL

        • #3083183

          Jd, I just want to clear something up

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Excuses

          Ok, to understand this I had to reread the post from Mark of which I responded to. I didn’t catch the part about it being about a particular thread. I misread or something. I thought we were talking about all of the threads, because earlier you had conducted a search when I was asking about records for most posts. I didn’t mean any particular discussion. I misread what Mark had said. But it certainly would have made an interesting newsletter to send off with the Christmas cards, now that I know what we’re talking about. Um, …actually, I don’t think I was with you guys at that time. I didn’t get to read your thread about the divorce, but as much as it’s mentioned and the number of posts you had going in there it must have been worth reading. Is there any way I could read it? I heard someone mention not being able to refer back to some of the older threads.

        • #3083760

          Here you are Firestar …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Excuses

        • #3083728

          Thank you!!!

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Excuses

          Thank you for the link! I’ve wanted to read that. There is so much reference to it. I hated missing out on it. Thanks again! How are you?

        • #3083630

          you are welcome …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Excuses

          And I am Great …. 😀

          ]:)

        • #3082646

          Stargazer

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Excuses

          I like the new name!

        • #3082634

          Why Thank You !!

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Excuses

          All I need to do now .. is drop the formerly and adopt the title “Princess” … Grapes Kram …

          ]:)

        • #3082922

          double posts and records

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Re: Double Post

          If everyone decided to double post maybe we would top the record here for most posts in a thread, but that would be cheating, wouldn’t it? 🙂

        • #3082901

          Yep that would be cheating

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to double posts and records

          and unethical. And no better than ballot box stuffing. But the other long discussions may already have double posts. If we approach 2000 posts here, we’ll need to investigate those discussions to remove their double posts. This could turn into another Bush-Gore debacle.

        • #3082894

          Can’t speak for the EL thread

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          but there were very few in mine.

          That was before Jay broke TR! 😀

        • #3082870

          re: Bush/Gore debacle

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          Besides it being unethical, if it’s going to turn into another Bush/Gore debacle, nevermind. I definately wouldn’t want to go into all of that, even if it meant setting a Guiness’ record. It wouldn’t be worth it. It would be best if we just basked in our own silent glory, if we ever did even come close to setting a new record.

        • #3082855

          Debacle

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          You’re right, firestar. And since this discussion was supposed to have been disregarded and therefore officially doesn’t exist, the U.S. government will neither confirm or deny the legitimacy of any records that we break. Gosh I feel like a special operations GI Joe commando warrior. 😀 So we’ll have to go on existing covertly in our little corner of TR. 😐

          I wonder if jd scanned through all 2000-something messages in his Divorce discussion to verify that there aren’t any double posts…

        • #3082824

          ran off copies, I’m sure

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          Nah, … didn’t have to. He ran off several copies to include with the Christmas cards this year, sort of like a newsletter or something of that sort, kept a copy for himself for reference purposes and only had to glance over it. I hope he doesn’t hate me for that one, but it was too tempting. I’m sure he knows I was only teasing.
          🙂

        • #3083212

          Actually fire

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          I have talked about printing it off as a reminder of what I went through incase she ever tried being nice to me down the road. This will make sure I NEVER forget who and what she is. Bad news. And as readers of the discussion have seen, a jinx as well! 😀 She just can’t being anyone down but herself now! (that and loverboy maybe…)

          There has even been the grand idea of sending her a copy. How would it make you feel to have your life story in print? Guess it just depends on the life now, doesn’t it? :^O

          No hate, not hurt feelings. It’s all good.

          But as I had read every most in there at least twice, I am fairly sure there weren’t more than two or three double posts.

        • #3083176

          “JD”my last post inserted in wrong place (blushes)

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          If you could scroll up a few threads, I wanted to clear up something…actually I think this is an off week for me or something. I misread a post earlier, and now I’m misplacing them. 🙁 Time for a check up, maybe. 🙂

          (A vacation would be nicer, ..weekend getaway in Australia.)

        • #3083150

          Take Me Take Me ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          Could you drop me off in India on your way there please?? 😡

          ]:)

        • #3083739

          Sure you can come…

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          As soon as I win the lottery I’ll let you know. Then we’ll pack our bags and take off. Maybe I can stop off in India for a visit on my way there. Sounds like a plan!

        • #3083729

          firestar, the mind goes first

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          I’m referring to you posting your message (one that I barely understood, by they way :)) in the wrong thread. Hell, what am I talking about? I did the same damn thing earlier today and I’m just a youngster.

          us_g is doing a lot of traveling. The sun, Mars, India, Australia, super secret work place. Living the life of a movie star…

        • #3083696

          are you implying I’m old??

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          So, you’re a youngster are you? You told me not so long ago that you’re not much younger than I am. If that be the case, I couldn’t possibly be sooo old, now could I? Either we’re both old or both youngsters. I’ll allow you to decide. 🙂

        • #3083682

          No, I was uh… yikes!

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          I’m thinking really quickly here to figure out how to dig myself out of this hole that you threw me into. haha Actually, if you’ve read some the crap that I post around here, you’ll see some pretty outlandish over-the-top stuff. The “youngster” quip was only partly in jest, though. You’re only as old as you feel. Even when I’m 85, I’ll call myself a youngster. I plan to climb Mt. Everest when I’m 85. And climbing Mt. Everest is something that only a youngster should do.

          Seriously though, yep you’re right. I’m thinking that I’m just a few years younger than you. That should mean that we’re both young. I eat nothing but healthy food and I exercise like a madman and I really do feel like a spry youngster 15 yrs less than my real age. Father Time isn’t going to take me down without a magnificent battle. Maybe I won’t really be able to climb Mt. Everest when I’m 85 but I guarantee that I will able to fall down Mt. Everest when I’m 85. :^O Maybe I’ll compromise and just try to ski down the damn thing.

        • #3083681

          No, I was..uh.. yikes! (P.S. freakin’ double posts!!)

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          I’m thinking really quickly here to figure out how to dig myself out of this hole that you threw me into. haha Actually, if you’ve read some the crap that I post around here, you’ll see some pretty outlandish over-the-top stuff. The “youngster” quip was only partly in jest, though. You’re only as old as you feel. Even when I’m 85, I’ll call myself a youngster. I plan to climb Mt. Everest when I’m 85. And climbing Mt. Everest is something that only a youngster should do.

          Seriously though, yep you’re right. I’m thinking that I’m just a few years younger than you. That should mean that we’re both young. I eat nothing but healthy food and I exercise like a madman and I really do feel like a spry youngster 15 yrs less than my real age. Father Time isn’t going to take me down without a magnificent battle. Maybe I won’t really be able to climb Mt. Everest when I’m 85 but I guarantee that I will able to fall down Mt. Everest when I’m 85. :^O Maybe I’ll compromise and just try to ski down the damn thing.

        • #3083653

          hole that “I” threw you in??

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          What do you mean the hole that I thew you in? You stumbled into that one yourself. Luckily for you I noticed. You would never have known. And I think snowboarding down the mountain would be preferable to tumbling down it. (Actually, I wouldn’t want to do either). But, if that’s your goal, let me know when you will turn 85 and I’ll bring a video camera. I’m debating as to whether to send it in to “MTV” or try and make some $$ off it by sending to “Americas Funniest Home Videos”. Tough call. 🙂

        • #3083583

          Snowboarding down Mount Everest

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          I like that idea, firestar. Snowboarding will give me fewer pieces of equipment to keep up with when I inevitably take a vicious fall down one of the many frighteningly steep slopes. With snowboarding, I’ll only have two pieces of equipment–a snowboard and me. With skiing, I’d have five–two skis, two poles and me. I know all too well how a bad ski fall can scatter your equipment. There’s been times in the past when I looked was a suicide bomber who blew himself to smithereens in the middle of the ski run. Gloves, poles, skis, ski boots and jock strap scattered all over the slope.

          “[b]Funniest[/b] Home Videos”? I’m offended! How about “Fear Factor”, instead? 😀

        • #3083581

          One question …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          When you tumble down the steeeeeep ski slope, couldnt your clothes and boots go flying too?? Ahhh… lemme guess, you are planning to snowboard naked?? …………..

          ]:)

        • #3083543

          Mark, your hole

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          Mark, you sure sloughed that dug hole off. I think that Firestar should have made you squirm longer. 🙂

        • #3082642

          snowboarding in the buff

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          If he’s going to go snowboarding down Mt.Everest in the buff, I don’t think it would be appropriate to send the video to “America’s Funniest Home Videos” or “Fear Factor”. I’d have to send it to MTV, for sure. On second thought, maybe I will just market that one myself, bet I could make a bundle off that one. 🙂 And, of course with the profits I would buy Mark a nice warm snowsuit.

        • #3082639

          in response to making him squirm longer

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yep that would be cheating

          You’re probably right. Maybe I should have made him squirm a bit longer, but stargazer and I are having a bit of fun making up for that. 🙂

    • #3083421

      So.. Where is everyone from? and what…

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      do you do for a living.

      I know one of us is from the uk, ut im not sure which one.

      I’m from Silver Spring, MD. Im a network consltant/ on site support. I bounce around from site to site each week around this area sometimes doing network consulting, sometimes doing network support.

      What about you all?

      • #3083294

        Thats a good go at keeping the thread going

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to So.. Where is everyone from? and what…

        😀 .. I am the one in UK … but I am basically from India ..

        I work as a technical support person for a Media Monitoring company. We monitor online news for our customers. Its my job to develop customized news centres and to keep the servers going ..

        ]:)

        • #3083284

          That sounds like a cool job

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Thats a good go at keeping the thread going

          So you must be a very infrmative person.

          By the way, I thought you were from the United States because of the us in your name.

          Guess I was wrong.

        • #3083269

          The US ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to That sounds like a cool job

          isnt United States … its us as in “we” …

          Time for a change in usernames … can I do that?? can I get an alias name??

          Yes, it is a cool job … The company is great and the people (even though they are sales guys (yeuch) ) are absolutely brilliant .. Dis I mention that we have quarterly parties in one of the 12 international offices and an annual picnic to a super secret place in Europe??

          ]:)

        • #3083673

          yes, names can change

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to The US ..

          as often as you want.

          Just go into your profile and change it.

          And if I may say so, PLEASE DO! It makes it harder to think of you as a real person with a name like that, and awkward to refer to you.

          While many don’t use a real name, a nick name is always grand! Mine is a combination of initals and a nickname. Works for me. I was going to change it once, but it was halfway though the divorce discussion and I didn’t want to change it during that. There were a few other ID’s that people would confuse mine with at a glance. 🙁

          Oh well.

        • #3083652

          about changing your alias

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to The US ..

          If you do decide to change your alias,you’ll have to let us know. How else would I know I’m talking to you?

        • #3083651

          just found out the answer to my last post

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to The US ..

          I decided to change my name ever so slightly. Still firestar, though. I’ve been meaning to do that. Also, I realized the us was “us” as in “we”. But, if you feel better changing it, do what you feel.

        • #3083634

          I WOULD feel better changing it ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to The US ..

          but how in the whole wide world am I going to let everyone know …

          I know … can I put “formerly us_geeks_rule” in brackets??

          jd … you forgot to tell me HOW to change my username …

          ]:)

        • #3083633

          Dont worry jd … I found out how

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to The US ..

          This is the new Me .. I have stopped being a lazy bum … I went into my profile and found out how to change my alias …

          ]:)

        • #3083570

          Who are you?

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Dont worry jd … I found out how

          Do we know you??? Just kidding Stargazer. Does this mean you’re like “what’s his name formerly known as Prince”? 🙂

        • #3083568

          And you notice

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to Dont worry jd … I found out how

          all of your old posts reflect the new name now.

          That is how people know who you are when you change.

          AttaGirl!

        • #3083564

          Only trouble is…

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to And you notice

          … in the old replies to her old posts, people refer to her as “us_geeks_rule”. It will be confusing for someone to read old discussions.

        • #3083547

          Gosh Mark …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to And you notice

          This changing names thing is even better than I thought

          ]:)

        • #3083563

          Yeah, but

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Dont worry jd … I found out how

          You know how hard it is for us Old Guys to learn something new. Now I’m going to be discombobulated all day 🙁

        • #3083549

          dis who???

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yeah, but

          Is that a word or do I now need the GK book??

          ]:)

        • #3083546

          You need the GK book

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Yeah, but

          It means thrown into chaos. Man, talk about having to explain jokes…:)

          BTW, I do like your new name.

        • #3083539

          Words

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Yeah, but

          I may have been a little weird as a kid. I used to read the dictionary. Of course, that was before TV was big or easy to get. We didn’t have a TV until I was about 9 or 10 so we read a lot. Told you guys I was old! I loved the dictionary so I my vocabulary really expanded. That was about the best thing I had going for me at the time. 🙂

          You can also use http://dictionary.reference.com/ for info.

        • #3083537

          I thought about dictionary.com

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yeah, but

          but being lazy is such a bliss …

          Thanks for saying that my new alias is good 🙂

          ]:)

      • #3083281

        Profiles, aaron

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to So.. Where is everyone from? and what…

        A lot of that info and whatever else a person wants to share would be in their profile. Some people want to keep certain things private of course. For example, you can imagine the brouhaha that would erupt, especially among the women, if I came clean and admitted to everyone that I’m really the actor Brad Pitt. I’m just browsing around TR prepping for a role in an upcoming movie.

        • #3083264

          Brad Pitt??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Profiles, aaron

          I am clutching my stomach and rolling on the floor :^O

          BTW, can Aaron star in your movie if you dont come back from the sun?

          ]:)

        • #3083259

          Yeah I know

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Brad Pitt??

          that Brad Pitt isn’t nearly as good looking as I am but isn’t he supposed to be a sex symbol and all? Hey wait a second…are you rolling on the floor laughing because you’re saying I am nowhere even close to Brad Pitt? Or because you think he’s just an average schmuck and I should have compared myself to someone else? When you answer, remember honesty and openness… 😉

          I suppose Aaron can be in my movie. Every hit movie needs a network consultant/site support character. I was going to see if Pee Wee Herman is available, but Aaron will do just fine. He can’t star in it though. I may even consider adding you to the cast. Any part you wanna play? And I do plan to come back from the sun.

        • #3083257

          Yeah …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yeah I know

          When I smell singed hair .. I will know that Mark is back from the sun … 😀

          You have put me in a big Dilemma, Mark. Here I am, sitting on the floor ……… thinking (where the heck are the chairs?? ) … Shall I be Honest? or shall I be good?

          ]:)

        • #3083252

          Honesty is the best policy

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Yeah …

          but go easy on me. 😀 And not being honest is not being good.

          Your dilemna could be worse. You could be sitting on the floor thinking “where the heck is the floor?” hahahaha

          P.S. ha

        • #3083249

          In that case …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Honesty is the best policy

          My condolences to Brad Pitt … Poor Dear

          ]:)

        • #3083241

          uh, I think that’s good

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Honesty is the best policy

          I’ll take it to mean that you’re giving condolences to poor ol’ Bradley because he has been dethroned from the top spot as a male sex symbol. B-) My perceptions are my truths… :^O

        • #3083262

          My Bad

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to Profiles, aaron

          Well MArk, thanks for breaking the secrecy code of Hollywood. I guess you just couldnt take my lead. Oh well I guess I should tell you all that I am Marks Co Star Jude Law, in for the same movie. Thanks a lot Brad.

          Hows angelina?

        • #3083256

          Angelina

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to My Bad

          I can’t say anything about Angelina Jolie. That is personal information. If I would have wanted everyone to know that I had an affair with her during our last movie together and I’ve adopted her kids and we’re planning a June wedding, I would have put that in my profile. Er…how in the hell do I know so much about these showbiz people??

          And you’re NOT Jude Law. You’re Aaron the PC Guy. Hey, it could be worse. You could be a plumber.

        • #3083254

          Aaron .. dont pay heed ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Angelina

          Brad’s Lying.

          We are not getting married in June …. Its August :p

          ]:)

        • #3083243

          us_g..,er, Angelina, I was trying to throw the paparazzi off our trail

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Aaron .. dont pay heed ..

          Are also you going to tell them we’re getting married on the sun? Please do NOT tell them that you want me to wear pink fuzzy slippers with my tuxedo.

        • #3083242

          Oh Brad dear …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to us_g..,er, Angelina, I was trying to throw the paparazzi off our trail

          … How many times do I have to remind you … They are to protect your dear dear feet from the boiling heat on the sun …

          ]:)

        • #3083240

          But what’s going to protect

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to us_g..,er, Angelina, I was trying to throw the paparazzi off our trail

          my integrity as a man for wearing fuzzy pink slippers??

        • #3083238

          Let me get this straight…

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to us_g..,er, Angelina, I was trying to throw the paparazzi off our trail

          who’s gonna see you on the sun??

          Dont tell me you have tipped the press reporters off and that they are hiding in the fuel tank of our rocket this minute?

          ]:)

        • #3083218

          I’ll see the slippers

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to us_g..,er, Angelina, I was trying to throw the paparazzi off our trail

          and that is enough for me not to want to wear them.

          “Our” rocket? Are you going to ride on my rocket too? Wait, that didn’t sound good… I’ve been building a one-person rocket. This is going to cause me to change all my design specs. Good thing the trip is postponed from June to August.

        • #3083216

          Brad My Dear …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to us_g..,er, Angelina, I was trying to throw the paparazzi off our trail

          I am sure that it is the happiness of getting married thats making you go crazy …

          you werent planning on getting married alone, were you?? 😉

          ]:)

        • #3083208

          I think

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Aaron .. dont pay heed ..

          the excitement of flying to the sun has caused me to forget a few minor details about the wedding. Ooops!

          [i]Post edited:[/i] Speaking of oops. This post should be a reply to http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID=186582&messageID=1913290 :8}

        • #3083206

          And it’s also causing me to post in the wrong place

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I think

          😐

        • #3083190

          Forgiven ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I think

          Is the rocket ready yet?? Ooooohh I know … lets go in the Cannon … The press reporters are hiding in the rocket anyway … we can send them to Jupiter 😀

          ]:)

          P.S Dont forget to take off the windshield and wipers from the rocket and fix them on the cannon .. It might rain on the way. :p

        • #3083732

          Good idea about the cannon

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I think

          I’m using the cannon on New Year’s Eve. It’s going to propel me into next year. But with some tinkering I’m sure I can give it a power boost to propel both of us to the sun. Getting back may be a problem though.

          We’ll send the paparazzi to Mars. They’d fall for it hook, line and sinker since you’ve already been to Mars to escape polar bears, fire ants and killer bees.

          Wow, this discussion is up to 292 messages. I think half of them are mine. Too bad I have to go back to work tomorrow or it might hit 2006 posts before the year 2006 begins.

        • #3083540

          Getting back from the sun ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I think

          Maybe we could take a trampoline with us .. and propel us back .. we could use my skirt and veil and your tux as a parachute …

          ]:)

        • #3081771

          Parachutes for getting back from the sun

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I think

          It wouldn’t be appropriate for me to allow you to use your skirt and veil as a parachute. I am full of hot air, though. I’ll huff and puff and blow out a few well-timed gusts of hot air to serve as reverse rocket thrusters to slow our descent.

    • #3083631

      YOOOO HOOO EVERYONE

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Forgive the shouting … I am just tryng to see if my new alias will work …

      It worked .. It worked … .. everyone .. say hello to stargazer .. oops ..

      ]:)

      • #3083575

        congrats

        by jdclyde ·

        In reply to YOOOO HOOO EVERYONE

        and welcome all over again!

        So, in a day or so, you will drop the “formerly”?

        Told you it could change. It is a burden, always being right. But that is ok, because I have gotten used to it! :^O

        • #3083566

          I’ve been wanting to chang my name, too

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to congrats

          Since about the first day I set up my account. M_a_r_k is a dumb name. And all those underscores are hard to type. But I have no imagination. I can’t think of anything to change it to. ?:|

        • #3083553

          How about ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I’ve been wanting to chang my name, too

          Cannon Ball??

          ]:)

        • #3083520

          Hmm, maybe…

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to How about ..

          I’ve also thought about Rocket Man.

        • #3083488

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Hmm, maybe…

          Thats what I thought of first …. but then I thought, that would be something to amuse my kids (whenever I have them) 😀

          ]:)

        • #3083483

          But you could amuse yourself by

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to

          rolling your kids up into a tight little ball and blasting them out of a cannon.

        • #3082741

          Hmm …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to

          Yep … and you could sit at the sun with a trampoline and propel them back so that we can do it all over again … Psst .. I hope the Human Rights people dont stumble on this discussion … 😉

          ]:)

          P.S Be sure to sit on the pink fuzzy slippers .. Dont want to scald your bottom, do we?? :p

        • #3082714

          I’d rather do the cannon blasting

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to

          because it was my idea. mwaah! (I’m such a spoiled brat) 😐 You can launch them back from the sun with the trampoline. And that way I can also avoid having to use those fuzzy pink slippers.

          And this discussion officially doesn’t exist so we can deny everything to the Human Rights people when they come around asking stupid questions about why a bunch of kids are ricocheting across the sky.

        • #3082711

          Oh well …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to

          You can tell the kids that you are sending them to their mommy, if they cry too much … I can propel them back just for the fun of it … maybe some day I will use the trampoline myself and go to Jupiter for a vacation …

          Will send you astroids when I come across them..

          ]:)

        • #3081776

          Thanks for sending me the asteroids

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to

          The U.S. is still trying to perfect the Strategic Defense Initiative. Stupid idea if you wanna know the truth but let’s leave that for another discussion. Maybe I can get a SDI contract. I’ll use the asteroids that you send back as projectiles for my cannon. I’m going to try to blast you out of the heavens as you zoom towards Jupiter. :^O Then I’m going to aim my cannon at those kids that are still bouncing back and forth between earth and the sun. :^O

        • #3081633

          I would like that …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to

          Maybe we can play DodgeAstroid … that would be fun … I should remember to pack my helmet and knee pads

          ]:)

        • #3082609

          I like it

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Hmm, maybe…

          I think Rocket Man would be a great name! That’s something for you to decide of course, but I think maybe you should consider going with that one. Good name.

        • #3082606

          Aww come on Firestar …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I like it

          It sounds like something out of a comic book … hmm, but then Mark too has jumped straight out of Cartoon Network …

          I eat my words Mark … Rocket Man rocks

          ]:)

        • #3082751

          How about

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to I’ve been wanting to chang my name, too

          K_R_A_M? It fits with your personality! 😀

          “Now, I don’t care who you are. Thats funny!”

        • #3082744

          K_r_a_m?

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to How about

          Well, I wanna get rid of the underscores. So it would have to be Kram. Pardon my ignorance, but what in the world is a kram and how does it fit with my personality? This must be another reference to a TV show that I’ve never watched. ?:|

        • #3082740

          Hee Hee Hee ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to K_r_a_m?

          another joke explanation … I love it when it happens to someone else …

          ]:)

        • #3082703

          Not a “what”

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to K_r_a_m?

          It isn’t what you are, it is what you do!

          Kram that up your a$$ sideways and see how you like it! :^O

          [i]
          looooooser!

        • #3082695

          Nah, doesn’t fit

          by old guy ·

          In reply to K_r_a_m?

          Mark, it really doesn’t fit you.

        • #3082675

          It would “fit”

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to K_r_a_m?

          if he KRAM’ed just a little bit harder! 😀

        • #3082665

          I’ll wait until you’re finished amusing yourself

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to K_r_a_m?

          to reply to your silliness… (YAWN!)

        • #3082624

          hmmm

          by jdclyde ·

          In reply to I’ll wait until you’re finished amusing yourself

          this could take a while! 😀

          Better make yourself comfortable!

          Besides, your just upset because :

          1) you didn’t “get it” (doh!)
          2) you didn’t think of it first!

          Just stand back and bask in my brilliance! B-)

        • #3081590

          jd, that brilliance your basking in

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I’ll wait until you’re finished amusing yourself

          it’s the sun setting on your career as a comedian. hah!

        • #3083556

          Yep …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to congrats

          As soon as everyone knows that stargazer is actually me … I am going to drop the title Formerly .. (hm… maybe I will adopt the title “Princess” .. oh my gosh..did I say that out loud?? )

          ]:)

      • #3083567

        Bows

        by old guy ·

        In reply to YOOOO HOOO EVERYONE

        You know better than to bow! Someone always gets hurt with the light saber.

        • #3083552

          Now that you mention it …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Bows

          Thats why my foot hurts … Damn, I thought it was the burden of adopting the new title

          ]:)

    • #3083534

      Oh no, it’s back to Mississippi

      by old guy ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Uh oh, my daughter’s (who is home from college) boyfriend is coming in today to spend a couple of days with us today. Now we have to go back to Mississippi to take him with us. The good thing though is that her uncles down there are just waiting for him (as in laying in wait!). This could be good. 🙂 It’s hard to find bodies in Mississippi. LOL HaHaHa (diabolicly)

      Actually, this guys is so nice it’s hard to be mean to him. Oh well, if my baby girl likes him he’s got to be ok.

      • #3083532

        Good Luck ..

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Oh no, it’s back to Mississippi

        To your daughter’s boy friend .. I know how fathers can get …

        You should see the steam coming out of my dad’s nostrils whenever he sees my boy friend :^O

        ]:)

    • #3081770

      Congratulations, firestar!

      by m_a_r_k ·

      In reply to please disregard

      You’ve cracked the top 100 in the infamous Site Activity Rating. I was trying to drop below #50. But all my horsing around in this illegitimate discussion has boosted my rating through the roof. I’m up to something like #18. :O

      • #3081635

        Im just trying to give back to the community

        by aaronpctech ·

        In reply to Congratulations, firestar!

        Thats why I started this thread, to help boost all of your activity ratings!!!! 🙂

        Not really, but it sounded good eh?

        • #3081630

          One small problem ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Im just trying to give back to the community

          I am still stuck on #7 … I have been trying to slip down a bit … Believe it or not, I do have a life outside TR …. Have I offended the TR guys in some way? :p

          ]:)

        • #3082109

          Nah…

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to One small problem ..

          I’m sure they’ll understand. I was wondering what it would be like up at the top. I heard it’s lonely, but actually, I can’t tell any difference. Maybe I’m not high enough up there yet. 🙂 How high up there do I have to go before I get a company car?

        • #3082108

          Company Car??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Nah…

          We are still trying to coax the TR guys into opening up a shop for TR products here in the UK …

          Right now they are talking about having one exclusively for the US … now where’s my anger emoticon??

          ]:)

        • #3082113

          Thanks

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Im just trying to give back to the community

          And I’m pretty new here. Um.. what do I get? A free vacation somewhere? A plaque? A pair of Reeboks? I’d rather have the Levi’s, blue of course like Stargazer.

        • #3082106

          Jump on Mark …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Thanks

          He’s the one providing the blue Levis … which reminds me … he has been keeping real quite lately … and here I am … planning how best to bully him into hiring me as his co-author again

          ]:)

        • #3082071

          about Mark

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Jump on Mark …

          He may be busy soliciting for a new co-author. He couldn’t possibly do such a thing, could he? Maybe we should interrogate him.

        • #3081997

          Here’s one I just HAD to reply to

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Jump on Mark …

          How did I miss so much activity around here yesterday? I’m sorry I missed it all, especially b/c my name came up in so many conversations. :O I left work yesterday at 5:00 PM US Central time, spent the evening at happy hour and this morning I wake up to see that TR was a blurry of activity in my absence. There’s never much activity in the evening, let alone a Friday. Am I accessing a TR server that wasn’t being replicated yesterday during the day? Or did everyone spend Friday evening TR-hopping instead of bar-hopping?

          OK, now to more important matters… This “Jump on Mark” post caught my attention immediately. I wonder why. Unfortunately it’s a bit tamer than my gutterific mind first assumed. So now I have TWO lovely ladies who want my jeans? ]:)

          stargazer aka us_g, tell me again what I get in return for giving you Reeboks, Levi’s, a Lexus AND a return to full co-authorship? Seems like I’m getting the short end of the deal here.

        • #3081987

          I “had” to tame it down …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Here’s one I just HAD to reply to

          Dont want everyone knowing about our little trip to the sun now, do we??

          Its new year’s eve today …. Get ready for the trip Mark … the word here is “HOT” 😉

          ]:)

        • #3081140

          The secret about the trip to the sun

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I “had” to tame it down …

          Word of the trip leaked out. It could have turned into a public relations nightmare. Good thing we stamped out those rumors before too many people found out.

          Damn… I forgot to blast off yesterday! I was preoccupied with other important matters. Did you forget to remind me?

        • #3081135

          I knew I forgot something …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I “had” to tame it down …

          Oh well … you can always blast off today …. The day I build a time machine I will change everything back to show that today was new year’s eve ..

          Although, how I will do that .. I dont know …

          Oh well, If I can build a time machine, I can figure something like that out …

          ]:)

          P.S .. Did I succeed in confusing everybody about the blast off and our little time machine project?? (I sure did confuse me)

        • #3081133

          The acid test

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I “had” to tame it down …

          If it confuses the confuser then it certainly confuses the confusee. It sure as hell confused me because I didn’t even know that we had a time machine project in the offing. We’ll need to read H.G. Wells’ book before we design the thing. I’m already having to redesign the rocket.

          No need to build a time machine to correct the tardy blastoff though. If I start walking west right now, and if I walk fast enough and far enough, I will eventually get someplace where it is still yesterday. 😉 I love how these time zone things work. But it always confuses me what happens when you get to the international date line. (This is turning into a very confusing post). How can it be night on one side of the line and day on the other side?

        • #3081132

          Dunno …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I “had” to tame it down …

          But after we get back from the sun .. we can make it a project to solve the dateline mystery … while we are at it, we can solve the Bermuda Triangle mystery as well ….

          Before we start walking west .. Have you tried the info God .. wikipedia??

          ]:)

          P.S Not to worry abot the H.G Wells book .. I know it off by heart

        • #3081126

          Bermuda Triangle

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I “had” to tame it down …

          I’d like to solve the Bermuda Triangle mystery first. Bermuda is a great vacation spot. And we can search for lost city of Atlantis while we’re there. I don’t know much about Atlantis as a vacation spot though. Probably not much to do there but go deep sea diving and look at wierd sea creatures with no eyes and big heads.

          < slaps hand on forehead > I forgot about wikipedia. How’d I do that? Probably too upset that I missed the launch date. Not thinking right.

          I’m glad you know H.G. Wells’ book backwards and forwards. I started reading it and gave up after after about four chapters. I was not amused at the thought of trying to read the damn thing again.

          BTW, wikipedia has some cool info on the Bermuda Triangle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_triangle

    • #3081911

      Yoo Hoo … Old Guy, Firestar, Mark, Aaron….

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Where is everyone … ??

      I know its saturday and new year’s eve … But someone needs to amuse me too …

      ]:)

      • #3081905

        Hey

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to Yoo Hoo … Old Guy, Firestar, Mark, Aaron….

        I thought I am amusing you 😉

        • #3081879

          Hello Mark, Happy New Year!

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Hey

          Happy New Year! And you are amusing, to say the very least. 🙂 Is this where the party is?

        • #3081195

          happy new year to you too, firestar

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Hello Mark, Happy New Year!

          I think that was a compliment, you calling me amusing… ?:| I hope you took a break during your house rearranging to drink a bottle or two of champagne at the stroke of midnight. My New Years Eve was pretty good and I even had the good fortune of being able to celebrate it [u]twice[/u] with two different sets of good friends. 🙂

        • #3081174

          Thanks

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to happy new year to you too, firestar

          Wow! That’s great! Sounds like you had a wonderful time. And of course amusing is a compliment. Wouldn’t want to be boring. 🙂 I did take that break, got a lot done, too. That was one of my resolutions. When my son moved out I made a resolution to get this house back the way I wanted it.

        • #3081144

          Should I blush ??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to happy new year to you too, firestar

          ]:)

        • #3081143

          Sure

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Should I blush ??

          You’re very cute when you blush :8}

        • #3081141

          In that case ….

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Sure

          ….

          ]:)

        • #3081108

          Hold that smile

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Sure

          while I rush over to the camera store to buy that digital camera I’ve been promising to buy. 😀

        • #3081142

          Sure (DAMN double posts.. i actually posted twice for emphasis haha)

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Should I blush ??

          You’re very cute when you blush :8}

      • #3081880

        Hi Stargazer, Happy New Year!

        by firestar1 ·

        In reply to Yoo Hoo … Old Guy, Firestar, Mark, Aaron….

        Hi Stargazer! How are you? I’m just trying to get the house rearranged the way I want it. It’s a project I’ve been working on now for a couple of weeks. My son moved out a few weeks ago and that prompted me to make a few changes here. I guess that’s how I will be spending my New Year’s Eve. Taking a coffee break right now, but it’s really shaping up around here. I wonder how my son will feel about my turning his old bedroom into an office? 🙂 Oh, and Happy New Year!

        • #3081849

          Happy New Year Firestar …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Hi Stargazer, Happy New Year!

          What a great way to celeberate … changing the way the house looks … It is First of Jan here in UK now .. and I have woken up after a fitful night of sleep … all my friends in India forgot about the time difference again …

          A very Happy New Year to you Firestar

          ]:)

        • #3081168

          Thanks

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Happy New Year Firestar …

          I hope the day goes well for you as with the rest of 2006. I know you must miss your friends in India, I’m sure they miss you just as much. I got a lot accomplished last night/early this morning. I am feeling better about it. My son had just moved out and still hasn’t had a chance to get all of his stuff, so I took the liberty of putting it in the closet and am changing his old room into an office. Rearranged the living room, and on and on … Have a great day!

    • #3081198

      Happy New Year everyone!

      by m_a_r_k ·

      In reply to please disregard

      To all the disregarded regulars Aaron, firestar, stargazer, The Old Guy and to everyone else who happens upon this illegitimate discussion that, like a bastard child, isn’t supposed to exist.

      My only resolution for 2006 is to keep this discussion going all year. Think we can do it? 😀

      • #3081196

        Sure we can …

        by stargazerr ·

        In reply to Happy New Year everyone!

        Lets round everyone up and give them good solid marching orders …

        Where is everyone when you need them ??

        ]:)

        • #3081167

          abandoned

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Sure we can …

          Looks like we have been abandoned, and during the holidays at that. Even by dad. 🙁

        • #3081146

          I think Dad wants to play Hide and Seek …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to abandoned

          Lemme send him a peer mail … find out where he is hiding …

          I hope he hasnt gone back to missisippi to flog his daughter’s boy friend :^O

          ]:)

        • #3094495

          Im still here

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to I think Dad wants to play Hide and Seek …

          Im still here , havent checked in over the holidays, I was too busy being bored with m girlfriend lol

          I’m back now, glad to see everyone well and alive.

        • #3094362

          When I checked my discussions..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Im still here

          I was so happy to see 2 posts added …

          But its the freakin’ double post again :^O

          Hello Aaron .. Mark’s new year resolution is to keep the discussion going for the rest of 2006 .. Are you up to the challenge??

          ]:)

        • #3094359

          good luck Mark

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to When I checked my discussions..

          If he’s going to try and keep this post going, he’s probably got his work cut out for him, lol. Everyone seems pretty well to have abandoned. But, if you’re up to it as well, I suppose I can make an attempt. It really wouldn’t be too much of an effort, and I am sure we can always come up with things to talk about. After all, we have been adopted into the same family. 🙂

        • #3094277

          Sure we can, firestar

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to When I checked my discussions..

          It’s a wacky world that we live in. There’s always something to yack about. If not, we can make something up.

          BTW, I bet you’re excited to have your son move out. Now you finally have FREEDOM! No more loud, blaring music. No more MTV. No more dirty laundry scattered from wall to wall in his room. No more pimply faced kids coming to the house at all hours of the day and night. No more dirty dishes sitting in the sink. No more sharing the garage with his jalopy. What in the world did adults do to deserve the punishment of having teenagers in our lives?

        • #3094494

          Im still here

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to I think Dad wants to play Hide and Seek …

          Im still here , havent checked in over the holidays, I was too busy being bored with m girlfriend lol

          I’m back now, glad to see everyone well and alive.

        • #3094357

          Reply To: please disregard

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to I think Dad wants to play Hide and Seek …

          I think what really happened, Dad didn’t want to loan me his car keys. I think maybe he did something to his own Dad’s car when he was younger and the bible passage that kept haunting him was,”You reep what you sow”. (Now he will have to come back and defend himself). 🙂

        • #3094356

          about Dad

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to I think Dad wants to play Hide and Seek …

          I think what really happened, Dad didn’t want to loan me his car keys. I think maybe he did something to his own Dad’s car when he was younger and the bible passage that kept haunting him was,”You reep what you sow”. (Now he will have to come back and defend himself). 🙂

        • #3094349

          Dunno …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to about Dad

          But he really seems to have taken flight … I hope he took his cane with him .. It might be strenous to walk on the wind without a cane

          ]:)

          P.S Maybe we can keep the discussion going by posting quadruple (???) posts

        • #3094347

          IT’S ALIVE!!!!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Dunno …

          Hey guys. Yes, I took my cane with me because I wouldn’t be able to use the jet pack.

          We went back out of town last weekend (even went shopping with my wife for about 7 hours Monday–and I lived through it 🙂 ) Went with another couple so it helped to have another guy to suffer quietly with. Actually had fun though.

          Since I was off for about a week and a half during Christmas I was really busy yesterday trying to catch up.

          Anyway, I’m still with you AND we won’t talk about what I might or might not have done with my Dad’s car….

        • #3094345

          Finally …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Dunno …

          I knew I had to take some drastic steps to make you come back 😀

          ]:)

        • #3094334

          You came back!!!!

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Dunno …

          I thought you had deserted us. Welcome home, hope you brought us something nice, I mean 7 hours of shopping, … surely you must have gotten us something too.

        • #3094332

          Quadruple posts, what would they do to us??

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Dunno …

          Now that we’ve accomplished that, we will have to work on getting everyone else back here, too. Quadruple posts? Would they kick us out of TR and accuse us of spamming or maybe even something more drastic?

        • #3094320

          I Dare them …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Dunno …

          Besides .. It is a sure way to get the freakin’ double posts noticed 😉

          ]:)

        • #3094292

          Nocturnal creatures

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to about Dad

          My gosh, there’s more activity in this discussion between midnight and 7 AM US Central time than any other part of the day. starg lives in Europe so she lives by some other out-of-sync time system. And The Old Guy, being an old guy, lives by the “early to bed, early rise” routine. And also, being an old guy, he has to wake up several times during the night. That was bad. Real bad. Hell, I’ll be in that predicament some day, too. If I live that long. But I gotta live that long. I plan on skiing down Mount Everest when I’m 85, ya know. But I digress… So firestar, what about you? Are you in the U.S.?

        • #3096243

          Whoever is starg??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          Do we know a starg around here??

          How dare this person have a username similar to me??

          ]:)

        • #3096096

          How do you know

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          my sleep habits. Who u been talkin’ to? I’ll have you know I sleep straight through to 5 a.m., usually. I did wake up at 4:30 this morning and posted. Gee, can’t do anything without being watched!

          Oh, and I think stargazer likes her whole name. Whoooeee at her post!

        • #3095987

          Reply To: please disregard

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          By saving four strokes of the key, you have renamed Stargazer.
          I am from the US., and I suppose I do appear to be nocturnal. I have trouble sleeping sometimes at night, thinking over the daily events and my to do list for the following day. I have heard many times to write down your planned activites, forget about them and go to sleep. Tried it, doesn’t work for me. Also, I have trouble with letting go of responsability and allowing someone else to take care of some things, or so I’m told. We all have our faults though,I’m sure. I guess this is one of mine.

        • #3095578

          Old Guy, I’m paranoid too

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          You know the NSA has been eavesdropping on everyone’s electronic communications lately. If they can do that, then they can surely decipher your sleeping habits. I’ve noticed strange things since I heard about the NSA’s little penchant for prying into our private lives. Now I walk backwards so no one can sneak up behind me and tail me. I vary the route that I drive to work. I’ve always cooked my own food so I’m not too concerned about being poisoned. But I change around the grocery stores where I buy my groceries. I watch over-the-air television instead of cable TV. I stopped using the Internet. Tread lightly. The spooks are watching. :O

          Since I’m shortening people’s names, your name is way too long. The Old Guy. Can we shorten it to your initials. TOG? 😀

        • #3095575

          firestar1 – making lists

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          I’ve always heard that making lists is a good idea. Helps keep you organized and keep priorities. The simple process of writing anything down helps you think more clearly. Probably because of the thought process required to think about something before you write it. I know it’s a good idea. But I’m too much of a procrastinator to do it. The end result is that I’m an even worse procrastinator. I can’t ever stick to my priorities and am always getting sidetracked. Maybe I have ADD. ?:|

        • #3095429

          Names

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          Look, the underscore king wants to shorten our names. Old Guy is sufficient. 🙂 I don’t like TOG–I’m not sure what a TOG is. I’m too old for changes. Let’s see, hmmm, what other excuse can I think of???

        • #3095417

          You’re right, Old Guy (w/o The)

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          My name is too long. You can shorten it from M_a_r_k to Mark. 😀

        • #3095407

          Mark, question

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          I know this is cross threading but I didn’t want to ask it in the other thread. What is WTF? Unless it’s a bad phrase and then I don’t need to know it.

          Thanks,

        • #3095358

          It’s a bad phrase LOL

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          That’s why most people abbreviate it. WTH = What the hell? WTF is similar but worse. Hmmm…. I’m thinking that even using “WTF” in any post is inappropriate. Where did I write that? I’ll edit it out. Thanks. 😐

        • #3095345

          I sort of thought so

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          I kind of thought that’s what it meant from my former life.

          It was in http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11179-0.html?forumID=7&threadID=187141&messageID=1917524

          I wasn’t trying to say anything I was just wondering. Ok?

        • #3095284

          Hey you changed your name!

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          I like Old Guy better than The Old Guy. The “The” made you seem like an exalted person. Like, “that new nightclub on 5th Street is THE place to go”. I felt like I was supposed to salute whenever I posted a message to you. I’m glad you’ve regained some measure of humility and come back to the level of the rest of nondescript mortals. 😀 And it’s easier to type. And OG are better initials than TOG. (j/k…I respect people’s names most of the time. Unless they have hundred letters or a bunch of underscores. I won’t refer to you as OG.)

          Thanks for pointing out my grievous lack of judgment regarding the WTF acronym. My excuse is that I had a typo. I meant to type WTH… yeah right. Well, I edited it out.

        • #3095272

          Hey I always do as I’m told.

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Nocturnal creatures

          And, if you believe that… At least I didn’t tell you that you can call me Mr. The Old Guy, Sir. I thought about it. I do like Old Guy better anyway. That’s more in keeping with what my son calls me. And, he sure wouldn’t “exalt” me to anything that he could get away with. My son and I do have fun picking on each other.

          I really wasn’t trying to suggest anything about the initials in the other post.

    • #3094306

      Poor MIner Workers

      by aaronpctech ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Hello all, did you all hear about those porr miners that got trapped under ground? What about the fact that the news first reported them alive then 3 hours later reported them dead. How do you feel about that?

      • #3094290

        Really tough on the families

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to Poor MIner Workers

        Even the morning papers had headlines that they were found alive. I can’t imagine what the families went through. From total exhiliration to total shock and grief within a matter of hours.

    • #3096348

      Woo Hoo hoo guys ….

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to please disregard

      The company took us to a trip to Malaga and Morocco … Wah hey hey … !! (and no, it is not boring at all). I am sitting (draped over the couch actually) in a luxurius 5 star hotel in Morocco .. (waiting for the workshop to start ..) . Havent had time to read the posts though ..

      I can see the ocean outta my window and we have a swimming pool right next to the beach … Going to go swimming today (whether or not it stops raining)

      We went partying last night … I danced for 4 hours before i remembered that I am sporting a cracked rib … Ahh well … (whats done is done) 😉

      See ya soon .. will drop by if i get time ..

      ]:)

      P.S .. To those who are new to this … My company takes us somewhere every year …

      • #3096319

        Way to go!

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Woo Hoo hoo guys ….

        Enjoy it and we’ll talk when you come back down from paradise.

        • #3080520

          I AM BACK !!

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Way to go!

          The first thing that greets me is mayhem at the office 😀

          So whats been going on here while i have been away .. where are Firestar and Mark … the please disregard discussion is still where i left it … werent we suppossed to keep it going through the year ..

          I know what we can do…. we have posted on the 1st of Jan .. lets post again on the 31st dec 2006 and we have it going through the year … Bingo … :^O

          ]:)

        • #3080485

          Welcome back

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I AM BACK !!

          Sounds like you had a fun working vacation. The only exciting thing going on around here is that The Old Guy changed his name to Old Guy.

        • #3080448

          Hey …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Welcome back

          we had so so much fun … The swimming pool temperature was about 5 degree celsius … we (the tech team) still braved it and did a couple of laps even though we couldnt feel our bodies …

          Then we went up to the jacuzzi, ordered drinks and floated around in heaven for 2 hours …

          I had turned into a prune by the time i got out .. 😉

          ]:)

        • #3080391

          Swimming among icebergs

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Hey …

          5 deg Celsius? Did you go to Morocco or Moscow? I guess you can survive that if you swim in a fur parka over a waterproof suit over a couple of layers of kevlar. Normal swimming pool temperature is around 25 celsius.

        • #3080389

          Thats why it was so brave …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Swimming among icebergs

          And it was definately Morocco … The God awful english … !!

          ]:)

        • #3080364

          Glad you’re back

          by old guy ·

          In reply to I AM BACK !!

          Now maybe we can start having a little more fun in here :P. We have missed you. Wow! I’m still on the Farenheit reading but 5C sounds pretty cold.

          As for the name change I had to shorten my name to Old Guy so M_A_R_K wouldn’t have to type in a couple of extra characters :). Also because he threatened to shorten to TOG and I found out I didn’t want to be a TOG. Now that you’re back I’m going to take out the formerly stuff.

        • #3078301

          Translation of C’s to F’s

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Glad you’re back

          f = (9/5)c + 32
          I have taken more than my share of math courses so I feel pretty comfortable in stating unequivocally that 5 deg Celsius = [b]41[/b] deg Fahrenheit. That will kill most humans (except me) in a few minutes. I’m thinking that somebody laced stargazer’s Shirley Temple cocktail with whiskey and she misread the thermometer.

        • #3078284

          Brrrr

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Translation of C’s to F’s

          That would be cold even for someone like me. When I was working in surgery we kept it about 62 degrees F.

          Of course, now they have me in pool therapy for my back which is set about 82F. Man, talking about wonderful! But, I guess you have to be one of us “old guys” to get that… 🙂

        • #3078277

          Cold water vs. cold air

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          Cold water sucks the heat out of you much faster than cold air. I’m not sure why. You can live forever in 60 deg F (14 deg C) ambient air but only a few minutes in 60 deg water. A few degrees makes a huge difference in water. Tropical ocean water temperature (Gulf of Mexico, Carribean Sea) is typically around 77 deg F (24 deg C) on the surface (and down to around 40 feet deep). That feels nice. 72 deg F (22 deg C) is very chilly and very uncomfortable. (A typical bath/shower is around 78 F). I bet your 82 F therapy water temp feels like a jacuzzi. Bad thing about that is that warm water dries out your skin and causes aging of the skin. Douse yourself in cool water and use plenty of skin lotion after you get out of the water.

          BTW, what happened to your back? Maybe you weren’t joking about walking with a cane. ?:|

        • #3078192

          Water temp

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          That’s pretty informative. I keep telling you guys I’m old. (not quit to the cane part yet but between my back and my knees sometimes it looks like I should have a cane. 🙂

          Actually, I do have some degeneration of two of my lumbar vertabraes but the worse problem is getting a little older, heavier, and out of shape. They are having me work on my abdominal muscles to control the stability in my back. The pool therapy makes it easier on the rest of the body and allows you to more pinpoint different muscle groups. The water feels incredibly good. I work out at 6 a.m. because I know I wouldn’t do it after work. Of course, I take a shower after exercise and the PT is in the same building I’m in so that helps a lot on timing.

        • #3077999

          Old Guy — Your ailing back

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          I used to have problems with my lower back also. My back would frequently tighten up with severe spasms and I could hardly move. Even on good days, I could only bend over far enough to touch my hands to my knees. MRIs found a few injured discs. I had a couple of rounds of physical therapy. Didn’t help much. I finally accidentally discovered the cause on my own. I started to stretch the muscles in back of my legs because I found out that made my back feel better. I kept that up and lo and behold within a few weeks I was limber enough to touch my hands to the floor. Haven’t had any of those awful spasms since. The problem was caused by tight muscles in back of my legs. Those muscles attach to lower back. The leg muscles are bigger and stronger than the lower back muscles. The back muscles tried to compensate for being pulled by the leg muscles so they’d have to pull like crazy the other way. It’s always going to be a losing battle for weaker muscles. Consequently they’d occasionally scream and throw a fit and cause those immobilizing spasms.

          What you are doing in your therapy is correct. Strong core muscles (abs and lower back) are more important than bulging biceps or any of the other strong muscles that most people build up for vanity purposes. They are important for posture (which is good for your spine) and when your core muscles get tired, the rest of your body follows suit. You can still do most everyday activities with tired arms or tired legs but not with a tired back. You might have learned all of this already through your PT.

          Bad knees, age and extra weight all contribute to an ailing back. Do a variety of core strengthening for abs and back. Not the old-fashioned situps. Those are bad for your back and don’t even do much for your abs. I do 10 or 15 mins of core exercises almost every day. A long brisk walk (at least 30 minutes, 15 minutes per mile pace, at least four days per week) is also good for overall health (even better than jogging as you get older and esp if you have bad knees) and will allow you to lose extra weight if you avoid fatty and high-sugar foods. You’d be surprised how easy it is do lose weight. Just get your heart rate up to about 110 beats per minute for at least 30 consecutive minutes. Low intensity exercise like walking burns fat calories. High intensity exercise like jogging burns sugar calories. When I jog my heart rate goes way up to about 160. It stays around 120 during a brisk walk.

          Check out a book called [i]Younger Next Year[/i]. It’s pretty good and will tell you how to eat right and exercise right to stay young and fit as a fiddle.

          That’s your physiology lesson for today.

        • #3077990

          Physiology lesson

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          Mark, thanks for the info you are absolutely correct. Actually, I’ve worked in Orthopaedics for the past 19 years as surgical assistant and now as IT. We have a Spine specialty department with our own PT department in that. They keep getting me straighened out every so often.

          For several years I would come in early and work out on the machines they have here. Actually because of my knees I was using a recumbant bike which is the best for knees.

          My problem, which is a lot of people’s problem is staying with it. We moved all of our offices into on location back in August and I got out of the routine. I’m trying to get back into it once I get a handle on the back thing. Again you are completely correct on the hamstrings being tight. That is another of my back problems that we are trying to get stretched out.

          Actually, I’m really impressed you have so much accurate knowledge on this. That’s pretty cool!

        • #3077982

          From someone ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          who has spent most of his life in the hospital … sure its cool and accurate advice …

          Hmmm … what can be my intake on this?? Damn .. I cant participate in this discussion … my back is perfectly fine .. I am not old .. :p 😀

          ]:)

        • #3078985

          The advice you can take from this

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          is to start a healthy and fit way of life now while you’re young and spry and nimble. Otherwise you’ll end up like Old Guy. Or end up as a bunch of titanium parts like me.

          Old Guy, I’ve always been interested in this sort of thing. It took me a long time to learn what’s right and what’s wrong, though. And I’m still learning. I’m a typical wannabe jock. Bigger, better, stronger, faster and all that macho stuff. All it ever got me when I was young and foolish was careless injuries. Now I’m a bit older and a bit wiser but I’m sure I haven’t seen the end of my careless injuries.

        • #3078979

          Hey!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          What do you mean like the OLD Guy? You just try to keep up with me, Sparky! On the short run it’s not hard to keep up with me but on the long run a lot of people would have trouble. (I don’t mean an actual run but just in all the stuff I do with my kids (Youth Group), my family, and everything else we do. It’s one of those things that I wonder how am I going to get all this done but we do. And, it’s fun.

        • #3078968

          Keeping up with you ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          is easy … since I do all of that stuff too … 😉

          Now doing the old guy stuff is going to be difficult 😀 .. you know like … lying in bed all day and groaning :p

          ]:)

          P.s Aaaahhh … so good being young and kidding old guys 😀

        • #3078941

          Stargazer

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          You better slide down to the Ok post. It’s just for you!!!!

        • #3078937

          Old guys?? Plural?

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          Since when do I fall in the category of being an old guy? Old Guy (formerly The Old Guy), I need to borrow your cane. And I don’t need it for walking. Someone here needs a good thrashing. haha

        • #3078935

          Lend ME the cane old guy …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          My Manager just made me very very angry again …

          By the way old guy … you said that you like girls .. you wouldn’t want poor ol’ defenseless me hurt … would you?? 😡

          ]:)

        • #3078933

          Use the force!

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          Time to get the light saber back out, Stargazer.

          Naw, I couldn’t let anyone hurt you. My guys in Youth group don’t stand a chance because I always take up for the girls.

          BTW, have you read the posts below here? I was just going to give you a talking to or something. 🙂

        • #3078930

          He BETTER like girls

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          because the alternative means he likes guys. If that were the case, I’d have my pal Guido run him out of town. 😀

        • #3078929

          Yep …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Brrrr

          I have been reading each and every post …

          Whereever is firestar do u know?? Rearranging again, I presume !!

          ]:)

        • #3078126

          Cold???

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Glad you’re back

          It was freezing … you should have seen the speed at which we jumped back out again of the pool after the first dip … But the cheeky little hi’s and hello’s to the sales guys while they were at the workshop, were reward enough … (yes we were still in our bathrobes …

          As for dying in freezing water .. you guys keep forgetting about the 2 hr jacuzzi session afterwards … Aaaahhh Heaven enough to revive a man (or gal) from the grave … 😀

          ]:)

        • #3077986

          My name

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Glad you’re back

          Hey Stargazer and Mark, since you guys know about the name change I’m going to go ahead and drop the formerly part. Please don’t lose me or forget me…:)

        • #3077980

          Hey … Mark …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to My name

          Do you know who this is?? Looks a lot like our old friend .. the cane brandishing old guy … 😉

          ]:)

        • #3077967

          Ok,

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Hey … Mark …

          You may be a girl and I can’t take my cane to you but I can give you a good talking to you young whipper snapper!

          It’s a good thing I like girls so much.

        • #3078996

          Clarification

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Hey … Mark …

          The phrase “a good talking to” is actually, “a good dressing down” here in the south. However, I couldn’t use that because I’m sure SOMEONE here would exploit that and make me turn red again. 🙂

          No, Mark, don’t do it!!!

        • #3078980

          LOL on the dressing down

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Hey … Mark …

          stargazer, not being from the U.S., might have misinterpreted that phrase. And watch out how you brandish that cane. You don’t want to throw your back out again.

        • #3079554

          Vanacum, Stargazer

          by old guy ·

          In reply to My name

          Hey, where are you? Are you still trying to catch up or did you really use the light saber against “you know who” and get caught? 🙂

        • #3079482

          I am around ..

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Vanacum, Stargazer

          I am cold shouldering my Boss … Dont think he notices though 🙁

          I have even lost the will to hang around TR … GOD HELP !!!

          Anyone have any Vitamin tablets??

          ]:)

    • #3078617

      Deserters …

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to please disregard

      ]:)

      • #3078388

        I don’t think so , Little Missy

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Deserters …

        🙂 Although I really haven’t heard from firestar since you went on your trip.

        I thought you had gotten busy with your manager. Hope that worked out ok.

        • #3078325

          Old Guy, you edited your post

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to I don’t think so , Little Missy

          You had something about being harassed in another discussion. I read it earlier and was gonna comment on it. Did you delete it because of the discussion going on about Lobo?

        • #3078311

          Partly

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Old Guy, you edited your post

          But mainly because I didn’t want to include it here. It was impertinent. Sorry.

        • #3080324

          Busy with my manager???

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to I don’t think so , Little Missy

          Hmmmmmm ….. Certainly Not … 😉

          I cold shouldered him … He has moved to another UK branch … … Though It would have been better if these two events were related …:p

          ]:)

      • #3080006

        Yeah, those deserters

        by m_a_r_k ·

        In reply to Deserters …

        Don’t you just hate it when people suddenly disappear and you never hear from them again? Just like people changing their names, that seems to be happening all over the place lately. hah!

        • #3079970

          Are you talking about me?

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to Yeah, those deserters

          I’m sorry I haven’t been here in a while. I know I’ve been sort of antisociable lately. Sorry about that. I guess I get that way sometimes, right after the holidays, or so I’ve been told. I do consider you, Stargazer, Old Guy (formerly known as The Old Guy) :), my friends. I promise I’ll try to do better. Sorry.

        • #3079862

          Yes

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Are you talking about me?

          😀 Are you still busy rearranging your house? You should rearrange your priorities and drop by TR every now and then. Just kidding… I know that we’re not nearly as exciting as a good old-fashioned house rearrangement. OK, well I was trying to be humble for once. I know that we are more exciting than a house rearrangment. But maybe not nearly as important. Oh, to hell with this humility crap. I know that we are also more important than a house rearrangment.

          BTW, don’t hesitate to bounce into some of the other discussions going on around TR. You’ve probably dipped your toe into a few of those already and found that some get a bit interesting on occasion, especially the ones under the Miscellaneous topic.

        • #3079947

          and me …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Yeah, those deserters

          Lets see … who was the first person who suggested that I change my name ?? Hmmmmm …

          By the way, have you fired me as your co-author again?? Havent heard from you lately … Or is it me you havent heard from?? Morocco has addled my brains …

          Welcome Back Firestar !! Hang around a bit more … Its fun ..

          ]:)

        • #3079930

          Pushing Mark down the mountain

          by firestar1 ·

          In reply to and me …

          Thanks. He’s fired you again? Fickle, isn’t he? Maybe we should just, when he gets ready to go snowboarding down the mountain, we could just give him a little push, … accidentally though. I’ll bring the video cam, and a snow suit in case he does lose his clothes. Wouldn’t want him to catch a cold, now would we? 🙂

        • #3079855

          I’m shocked

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Pushing Mark down the mountain

          that you’d even consider throwing me over a cliff and film my flight to a crushing death. Though I do appreciate you not wanting me to catch a cold on the way down. It’s a good thing I’m good at making catty remarks. I always land on my feet. And I have nine lives. So this fall won’t kill me.

        • #3079902

          The name thing

          by old guy ·

          In reply to and me …

          And who wanted me to shorten my name??? Stargazer, it sounds like we have an instigator amongst us.

          Firestar, glad you’re back. Yeah, hang with us–we’re the fun guys. By the way, if you happen to see an instigator on the mountain just push real hard. We’ll alibi for you. 🙂

        • #3079881

          Sure Will …

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to The name thing

          And I will keep some Titanium parts and a screwdriver ready 😀

          ]:)

        • #3079858

          and yes…

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to and me …

          My comment about suddenly disappearing applies to more than one situation. You haven’t heard from me b/c I haven’t heard from you. (Say that too many times too quickly and you’ll get dizzy.) < thundering yawn > You and Mr. Bollywood do have at least one thing in common. haha The ex-wife always told me that I’m crazy. If I keep talking to myself, it will prove her to be correct. Can’t have that happen.

          Did I first suggest that you change your name? Gosh, I don’t remember that. And I haven’t even been to Moscow. But hell, how did we end up with so many people named fire-something? I have been wanting to change my name. Maybe I’ll change it to Fireman. Every young boy wants to grow up to be a fireman.

        • #3079843

          Sorry…

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to and yes…

          Didnt mean to dissapear like that … Too much work has made me Ill … I now have a cold and am about to get a fever .. (My viruses and bacteria always wait till the weekend to attack … That way, they ensure that I never get a day off from work)

          ]:)

        • #3079840

          That cold has been going around

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Sorry…

          I made a similar comment about that in another discussion. I had a cold last week. Some of my friends and family had one. It’s in the UK too b/c GG had one and you have one…it’s a pandemic.

        • #3079838

          eh??

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to That cold has been going around

          Its a who??

          I cant even joke properly through a blockd nose … Damn .. Anyone seen the fire poker??

          ]:)

        • #3079810

          pandemic

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to That cold has been going around

          A pandemic is an epidemic. Only worse. Have you forgotten about my handy online dictionary?
          http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pandemic

    • #3079847

      Has Anyone seen Aaron around??

      by stargazerr ·

      In reply to please disregard

      Did he dig us a ditch and leave us to die?? 😉

      ]:)

      • #3079839

        Aaron who?

        by old guy ·

        In reply to Has Anyone seen Aaron around??

        Anyone who does that to us no longer exists. In fact, he never existed. We are all a figment of our imagination. (Just kidding-not delusional yet).

        Stargazer, I hate you’re getting sick. Hope you get better quick. It does seem like a lot of you gals in TR are sick right now. Hmmm, what’s going on? It’s probably all that secret gossiping you girls do. It passes the germs around…

      • #3133981

        Never Fear, AARON IS STILL HERE!!!!!

        by aaronpctech ·

        In reply to Has Anyone seen Aaron around??

        Hey guys, sorry its been so damn long. Theres been a lot of projects and things coming up here, and I havent had a chance to log on lately.

        But I’m back and doing well for now.
        How could I jsut leave ou guys? remember I’m trying to get 1000 posts on this thing.

        • #3133911

          Glad you’re back

          by old guy ·

          In reply to Never Fear, AARON IS STILL HERE!!!!!

          I thought we lost you and I hate losing things, uh, people. It looks bad. 🙂

        • #3133900

          Welcome Back Aaron

          by stargazerr ·

          In reply to Never Fear, AARON IS STILL HERE!!!!!

          Now all we have to do is find out which table it is that Firestar is hiding under … 😀

          ]:)

        • #3133867

          I think

          by m_a_r_k ·

          In reply to Never Fear, AARON IS STILL HERE!!!!!

          that Aaron and the other star disappeared together. You two have been hiding out for quite a while. Maybe you are the torpedo thieves that have been wreaking havoc around TR.

        • #3279089

          Its late and Im bored

          by aaronpctech ·

          In reply to I think

          Does anyone ever come here still?

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