Quote of the day

2007-10-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
From a blog comment to an article about a TV weatherman in Texas announcing that the station would now report temperatures in Celsius as well as Fahrenheit: You've just highlighted one of the gross inefficiencies of the Fahrenheit system, it requires more degrees to express a temperature.

Re: What the heck is Maru?

2007-10-14 Thread Kevin O'Brien
On Sat, 2007-10-13 at 13:25 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Kevin B. O'Brien [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: What the heck is Maru? I have been reading this list for

Monday EVENING . . ., was Sunday morning . . .

2007-10-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
Sorry . . . looked at the old subject line and went with morning for some reason. The Moon and Jupiter in the west SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsgo/whatsuptonight/10261537.html http://www.skyandtelescope.com/letsgo/whatsuptonight/10261537.html In The Right

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2007-10-14 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
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Re: Highlander: The Source - Quick, avert your eyes!

2007-10-14 Thread Max Battcher
Gary Nunn wrote: Well, the SciFi channel has done it once again. The new Highlander movie, Highlander: The Source, is so bad that I can't stand the watch the rest of it. Hideous plot, hideous acting, hideous special effects. I thought Highlander 2 was bad, but this one easily

Turkey, Genocide Congress.

2007-10-14 Thread Gary Nunn
I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good could possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as genocide. It seems to me that Congress should have more important issues to deal with than trying to appease lobbyist with a hidden agenda over something

Re: Highlander: The Source - Quick, avert your eyes!

2007-10-14 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007, Gary Nunn wrote: I thought Highlander 2 was bad, but this one easily takes the prize. Highlander 2? There is no such thing. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Monday EVENING . . ., was Sunday morning . . .

2007-10-14 Thread Julia Thompson
OK, so tomorrow evening, go out just after sunset and look down the street. Check. (If I haven't turned into a zombie by then) Julia On Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Sorry . . . looked at the old subject line and went with morning for some reason. The Moon and

RE: Highlander: The Source - Quick, avert your eyes!

2007-10-14 Thread Gary Nunn
Highlander 2? There is no such thing. Julia au contraire.. From the IMDB: Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Connor MacLeod ... aka Highlander II: The Renegade Version (UK: director's cut) (USA: video title (director's cut)) ... aka Highlander - Le retour (France) ...

RE: Highlander: The Source - Quick, avert your eyes!

2007-10-14 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Gary Nunn wrote: Highlander 2? There is no such thing. Julia au contraire.. From the IMDB: Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Connor MacLeod ... aka Highlander II: The Renegade Version (UK: director's cut) (USA: video title (director's cut))

Re: Turkey, Genocide Congress.

2007-10-14 Thread David Hobby
Gary Nunn wrote: I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good could possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as genocide. ... ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's top general warned that ties with the U.S., already strained by attacks from rebels hiding

RE: Highlander: The Source - Quick, avert your eyes!

2007-10-14 Thread Gary Nunn
That was my refusal to acknowledge the existence of said movie. I'm not alone in my sentiments on that. Julia Doh! It's been a screwy weekend and my IQ is temporarily down 50 points. Unfortunately, I didn't have much overhead to begin with in that department! If nothing else, the