Re: Shocked shocked

2004-10-28 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 11:07:37PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: > > That's Erik for you -- he's got one of the smartest yaps around here. > :) Anyone want to buy a smart yap? It's not fully house-trained, though... -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ __

Re: Updated Electoral College Look

2004-10-28 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 11:16 PM 10/27/2004 -0500 Julia Thompson wrote: >> I am continuing to look closely at the State Polls that come in, as well as >> TV ad buys, and candidate visits to get a feel for how this race is >> developing. When it comes to State polls, I tend to put a lot of stock in >> Gallup generally

Re: Wish me luck...

2004-10-28 Thread G. D. Akin
Good luck! WOW them. George A - Original Message - From: "Bryon Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:59 AM Subject: Wish me luck... > I'm off to Orlando for a job interview - I don't know much about the > position

Re: Bay Area Residents Question

2004-10-28 Thread Nick Arnett
Russell Chapman wrote: I don't know how wide the bikepath on the bridge is, or how cold the Golden Gate gets in January, but I'd hate to get started and find myself clinging to a pole somewhere in an attack of vertigo. Should I plan on a nice drive instead? I don't think it'll bother you. The b

Re: Bay Area Residents Question

2004-10-28 Thread Doug Pensinger
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:39:13 +1000, Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi fellow Brinellers Can anyone who lives in the Bay area help me? I am working out my schedule for the Christmas holidays, and many of my friends have recommended I rent a bicycle and ride over the Golden Gate and a

RE: Boston wins!

2004-10-28 Thread Horn, John
Congrats to the Boston Red Sox from a life-long St. Louis Cardinal fan. They were certainly the better team in the series. I don't know who that other team was they were playing but it certainly wasn't the team I watched all season long. What a bad time to forget how to hit. Sheesh. - jmh __

Re: Brin: the administration's own words

2004-10-28 Thread Dave Land
Ø May 28, 2003, after a few vacant trailers were found in Iraq, Pres. Bush said "For those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong. We found them." The trucks were for hydrogen balloons. Remember the Hindenburg. Dave Oh, the Humanity! Maru _

RE: Boston wins!

2004-10-28 Thread kerri miller
I'm... I dunno, I guess I just don't know how to be happy. I was all set for the bats of St Looie to open up and crush the Sox, right down to that last bloopy out. :) -k- __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.

Brin: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread d.brin
Lapsed brineller Stefan Jones passes this along. He says ". . . this pretty much says it all": http://anon.salon.speedera.net/anon.salon/media/2004/10/BushUncensored.mov ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Brin: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread Dave Land
On Oct 28, 2004, at 11:31 AM, d.brin wrote: Lapsed brineller Stefan Jones passes this along. He says ". . . this pretty much says it all": http://anon.salon.speedera.net/anon.salon/media/2004/10/ BushUncensored.mov Seems a little more like Cheney's style, though...

Re: Brin: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread David Brin
--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Seems a little more like Cheney's style, though... Especially in light of the fact that the most recent estimate is 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died. And Now the bigger town of Ramadi has joined Fallujah and many others as "no go zones" for US forces

Re: Bay Area Residents Question

2004-10-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Doug Pensinger wrote: > > On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:39:13 +1000, Russell Chapman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi fellow Brinellers > > Can anyone who lives in the Bay area help me? > > I am working out my schedule for the Christmas holidays, and many of my > > friends have recommended I rent a

Re: Brin: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread Dave Land
On Oct 28, 2004, at 1:34 PM, David Brin wrote: --- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Seems a little more like Cheney's style, though... Especially in light of the fact that the most recent estimate is 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died. Well, this is the "Bring it on!" president. You know, the "p

RE: Boston wins!

2004-10-28 Thread Horn, John
> Behalf Of kerri miller > > I'm... I dunno, I guess I just don't know how to be happy. I was all > set for the bats of St Looie to open up and crush the Sox, right down > to that last bloopy out. :) Me too. Me too. But for entirely different reasons and hopes for the outcome. - jmh ___

Re: Shocked shocked

2004-10-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:07 PM Wednesday 10/27/04, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: > Incidentally, I was not concerned that you were trying to sound more > knowledgeable than me (or anyone else). Any criticism along those lines > was directed at Erik, who for some reason found it necessary to answer > my hones

Re: Brin: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread Ruben Krasnopolsky
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:34:17 (PDT) David Brin wrote: >And Now the bigger town of Ramadi has joined Fallujah >and many others as "no go zones" for US forces, >effectively joining the New Anarchy of Iraq and >kicking out our sponsored governors. > >Has ANYONE else noticed that maps of zones of contro

World Series Game 4 thoughts

2004-10-28 Thread Horn, John
A few random thoughts about last night's game. I sent these to a few of my friends and thought I'd pass them on to the list as well. A nice break from the political battling going on. - Has anyone heard what Molina and Manny where discussing so heatedly at home plate? - I'm not sure if John Mabr

Re: Brin: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread Julia Thompson
Dave Land wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2004, at 1:34 PM, David Brin wrote: > > > --- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Seems a little more like Cheney's style, though... > > > > Especially in light of the fact that the most recent > > estimate is 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died. > > Well, thi

Re: Shocked shocked

2004-10-28 Thread Julia Thompson
"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > At 11:07 PM Wednesday 10/27/04, Julia Thompson wrote: > >Dave Land wrote: > > > > > Incidentally, I was not concerned that you were trying to sound more > > > knowledgeable than me (or anyone else). Any criticism along those lines > > > was directed at Erik, who for s

Re: Bay Area Residents Question

2004-10-28 Thread Dave Land
Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi fellow Brinellers Can anyone who lives in the Bay area help me? I am working out my schedule for the Christmas holidays, and many of my friends have recommended I rent a bicycle and ride over the Golden Gate and around the bay in a big circle. This soun

Re: This says it all

2004-10-28 Thread Robert Seeberger
d.brin wrote: > Lapsed brineller Stefan Jones passes this along. > > He says ". . . this pretty much says it all": > > http://anon.salon.speedera.net/anon.salon/media/2004/10/BushUncensored .mov He finally waved back at me xponent Funny Maru rob ___

Re: Boston wins!

2004-10-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gautam Mukunda wrote: >Sadly I have an 8:30am midterm tomorrow morning, so only a mild >one... And you call yourself a student. :-p >I think today involved the most stereotypically male moment of my >life. I saw the first half of the game at a lingerie fashion >show, watching models while b

Re: John Edwards: John Kerry is Jesus

2004-10-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 10/24/2004 10:52:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I may have said before, I think this is an important issue. It > represents a > >turning away from technologic advanced based on religous or philosophical > >grounds. Forget the ethics and moral stuf

Bush Eats Puppies, Maintains Slight Lead in Polls

2004-10-28 Thread Dave Land
Folks, I'm becoming convinced that a headline like the above could appear. The psychological wall that seems to protect likely Bush voters from a daily diet of reality is practically impenetrable. Dave PS: I almost wrote "Babies," but that was going too far. _

Humor: It's the Great Old Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

2004-10-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Lovecraft parodies do give me a chuckle: http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20041025/pumpkin-f.shtml Jim Hell hath no fury like a woman deprived of tricks or treats Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web

Re: Updated Electoral College Look

2004-10-28 Thread Ruben Krasnopolsky
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:49:02 -0400 "John D. Giorgis" wrote: >I personally prefer the following site's analysis: >http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/GENERAL/CAMPAIGN/2004/polls.php Thanks! It looks like a serious effort to guess the future, whatever the preferences of the site maintainer.

Re: Global Warming Bombshell

2004-10-28 Thread Damon Agretto
Better late than never... In the scientific and political debate over global warming, the latest wrong piece may be the "hockey stick," the famous plot, published by University of Massachusetts geoscientist Michael Mann and colleagues. This plot purports to show that we are now experiencing the war

another bibartisan political operetta

2004-10-28 Thread d.brin
http://www.perfectgreeting.com/index.cfm?action=viewcard&scid=18465580 is purdy funny. tho a bit derivative of JibJab... ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Week 8 NFL Picks

2004-10-28 Thread Bryon Daly
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:23:49 -0400, John D. Giorgis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Green Bay at Washington - This year all sorts of silly streaks and curses > seem to be getting broken. Red Sox coming back from down 0-3 and winning > the World Series! And George Bush being re-elected without O

Re: Wish me luck...

2004-10-28 Thread Bryon Daly
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:01:23 +0900, G. D. Akin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good luck! > > WOW them. Thanks guys! I'm not sure if I wow'ed 'em, but it went pretty well, I think. I should hear back sometime next week, hopefully. -Bryon ___ http://www.

Re: World Series Game 4 thoughts

2004-10-28 Thread Bryon Daly
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:26:24 -0500, Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Has anyone heard what Molina and Manny where discussing so > heatedly at home plate? Did that pitch get close to hitting Manny? I didn't see that part, but thought I heard something along those lines. > - Anybody el

Re: Shocked shocked

2004-10-28 Thread Bryon Daly
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:08:59 -0400, Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Whine, whine, whine. If you just paid attention, you wouldn't have to > whine about it. It is strange how people confuse paying attention with > intelligence. Just curious: If he was unfamiliar with Casablanca and the

Re: Bay Area Residents Question

2004-10-28 Thread Bryon Daly
On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:39:13 +1000, Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi fellow Brinellers > Can anyone who lives in the Bay area help me? > I am working out my schedule for the Christmas holidays, and many of my > friends have recommended I rent a bicycle and ride over the Golden Gate >