pics of our new kitten Gaia

2007-12-21 Thread Greg Morphis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157603516747992/ my first time using flickr.. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.n

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Greg Morphis
Depends on the tea.. something like green or white tea, you don't want boiling water.. you want about 170-180 and brews for about 3 minutes (the higher temps or longer steep times will result in a bitter tasting tea). For Black tea (or herbal), you want boiling water for about 5 minutes. On Dec 2

Re: Ron Paul quotes Sinclair Lewis, 'When fascism comes to this country it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross'...

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sean wrote: > because a lot of middle-America is > still terrifyingly racist :( Yeah but they only vote if they think candidate X will bring God to the pulpit. Bush has kinda burned that bridge and a lot of evangelicals are disillusioned and staying home. It used to be that you needed the Sout

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Todd wrote: > I really don't think you will expect it to give you 3rd degree > burns. So the question is at what temperature are the service of food and beverages be considered negligent? I remember as a kid I would make Jeno's Pizza rolls according to the manufacturer's directions and, if I po

Re: getting a cat for the first time!

2007-12-21 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
> The studies you refer to are on adult cats, in which case I agree that > declawing is not the right thing to do. It is painful and once a cat > understands the uses of it's claws (scratching, fighting, etc..) it > can cause behavioral issues. I am not referring to any particular studies. I'd

RE: problem with xp upgrade install

2007-12-21 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Matthew Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:44 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: problem with xp upgrade install > > We are having a problem running an XP upgrade install on one of our > workstations. When setup starts, after se

Re: Ron Paul quotes Sinclair Lewis, 'When fascism comes to this country it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross'...

2007-12-21 Thread Sean Corfield
On Dec 19, 2007 5:37 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was basically a one-issue voter in 2004. I'm not totally a one-issue voter > now, though Iraq and Afghanistan remain the biggest issues for me. Not the economy or education or crime? Shit, those are the things that keep me awake -

Re: getting a cat for the first time!

2007-12-21 Thread Sean Corfield
On Dec 21, 2007 2:09 PM, Dave l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The studies you refer to are on adult cats, in which case I agree that > declawing is not the right thing to do. It is painful and once a cat > understands the uses of it's claws (scratching, fighting, etc..) it can cause > behavioral

RE: Asteroid may hit mars January 30th.

2007-12-21 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Asteroid may hit mars January 30th. > > http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.htm > l > > Isn't it about time that Earth has a

Re: Hot beverages (Re: Someone is trying to sue me)

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
I suspect not :) On Dec 21, 2007 4:18 PM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe people think the heat will keep the fat from congealing > > in their arteries ;) > > I actually heard something about this. I don't know if there is anything to > it. ~

Hot beverages (Re: Someone is trying to sue me)

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
> Maybe people think the heat will keep the fat from congealing > in their arteries ;) I actually heard something about this. I don't know if there is anything to it. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important a

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
no you're not :) On Dec 21, 2007 4:03 PM, morchella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > no biggie. > not sure what it has on it other then a phone list and a intranet. > nothing serious... > > sry about the thread jack > > ~| Adobe® Co

RE: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Jacob
After today, it looks like you need to do that starting your second week. -Original Message- From: morchella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:43 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Early XMas at my house back ups.. o thats what the cf developer is supposed to do f

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
perhaps. I was taught boiling water. On Dec 21, 2007 4:02 PM, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ick, tea should be made with water that is boiling hot as it is being > > poured. > > I've heard that the best temp for tea is actually 170F. > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Presi

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
I don't really see the point of coffee that hot, personally, no, though I have read that McD's product research shows that people buy it more often when it is that hot. If you are sitting down and paying Starbucks prices for a coffee or tea then the temperature at which the water hits the beans or

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread morchella
no biggie. not sure what it has on it other then a phone list and a intranet. nothing serious... sry about the thread jack ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Adam Churvis
> ick, tea should be made with water that is boiling hot as it is being > poured. I've heard that the best temp for tea is actually 170F. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement ~| Adobe® ColdFu

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
> However, my main point was that yes, coffee really is routinely served > that hot. It may not be smart to hold it in your lap, but hey, neither > is drinking it white driving and yes, I do this all the time, still. But, WHY? You can't drink it that hot. If you are that into coffee that you ha

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
beh. I don't drink coffee, so I wouldn't know what is good. I have gotten a slight singing from hot chocolate before, though. I was fully aware of the temp at the time, as I had stuck my finger into the liquid to test it. I drank it at that temp anyway. It was my own fault, but it was worth

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Robert Munn
No offense, but who runs a server with RAID 0? That's just asking for a whole lot of heartache. On Dec 21, 2007 2:17 PM, Dr. Who wrote: > i got a server with a raid zero > 600mhz... > 1 hdd failed today... > > also the corp site has crashed 2 times today. > i am looking for a new job.. > ~

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
dude On Dec 21, 2007 3:42 PM, morchella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > back ups.. > o thats what the cf developer is supposed to do first week on the job.. > > there are no back ups... > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread morchella
back ups.. o thats what the cf developer is supposed to do first week on the job.. there are no back ups... ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubl

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
> So please define negligent coffee temperature for coffee. Coffee that is capable of causing 3rd degree burns within 2 to 7 seconds of contact with the skin at the time it is served for consumption. > Now shoot yourself in the head and then sue the gun manufacturer. This is just stupid. Also,

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
ick, tea should be made with water that is boiling hot as it is being poured. Never in a microwave, god, that is almost as evil as instant coffee. However, my main point was that yes, coffee really is routinely served that hot. It may not be smart to hold it in your lap, but hey, neither is drinki

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
$1.35 million a day in coffee sales and they have 700 burns over ten years? Sounds like MOST people realize hot liquids burn On Dec 21, 2007 2:10 PM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did any of you arguing for McDonalds read any of the reasoning behind the > jury decision? > > Let me make it ea

RE: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Jacob
i got a server with a raid zero 600mhz... 1 hdd failed today... Replace failed drive Restore from backup :-) -Original Message- From: Dr. Who [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:17 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Early XMas at my house i got a server with a rai

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Dec 21, 2007 2:25 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now shoot yourself in the head and then sue the gun manufacturer. > You're going to rich! RICH I TELL YOU! that's just ridiculous. sue the bullet manufacturer. guns don't kill people. bullets do :) -- "Scientists tell us that

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
I don't have a 'circle' that I am aware of. I also don't serve tea boiling. I put the water in the mug, put the bag in and then heat the thing in the microwave until the tea is hot, but not so hot that it will melt my tongue and set my face on fire. I am fairly certain this is not an unreasona

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Todd wrote: > Yeah, and I don't think people getting coffee at McDonalds are going for > gourmet flavor, so all of this "optimum temperature and flavor" stuff really > doesn't seem to apply. > So please define negligent coffee temperature for coffee. Now please please define those establishment

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
actually it seems that in taste tests McD's actually comes out at or near the top. Also, I have had a serious burn from coffee -- not on my lap and not McD's, but ya, second degree burns that took a month to heal from a coffee that I had had a good ten minutes. I had it propped on the dash while

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Todd wrote: > McDonald's knowingly and willfully sold a dangerous product not fit for > reasonable use. > So how about this: I get totally shit-faced and fall asleep on the ice at the local rink. I get frost bite. Shall I sue? Was the rink providing a product unsafe to use? It seems that th

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Dr. Who
i got a server with a raid zero 600mhz... 1 hdd failed today... also the corp site has crashed 2 times today. i am looking for a new job.. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
"between 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit [91-96 °C] for optimal extraction" and consumed "immediately". How does one "immediately" consume something that is 195-200 F? > "For coffee to be 150 °F when imbibed..." Apparently, the coffee was not 150 F when she spilled it in her lap. "Other testimony s

Re: getting a cat for the first time!

2007-12-21 Thread Dave l
"1. PLEASE don't declaw your cat without seriously trying everything else first. It's cruel and inhumane and often leads to various behavior issues. You didn't mention anything about this, but so many people do it without even trying other options, thought I'd mention it. Particularly if you int

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
Did any of you arguing for McDonalds read any of the reasoning behind the jury decision? Let me make it easy for you and paste some stuff so you don't have to read the whole thing. "During discovery, McDonalds produced documents showing more than 700 claims by people burned by its coffee betwe

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Ian wrote: > I know it is so annoying -- just because the coffee was so hot (nearly > boiling) that it melted the cup As Sam pointed out, it couldn't have melted the cup. Further, I just went to my local Caribou Coffee and bought a large Moosed Americano. I also brought along my meat thermomet

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
Hope you have an extended warrantee :) On Dec 21, 2007 1:23 PM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're going to the East Coast tomorrow, so we decided to open presents > today. I got a black 160 GB iPod Classic, which shockingly is the first > Apple product I have ever owned. I am loading

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
http://www.boyds.com/coffee/brewingguide.html Serve coffee as soon after brewing as possible. Coffee loses flavor and aroma quickly. If brewed coffee must be "held" on a direct heat source, it should be held at 185°F, and for no longer than 20 minutes. Higher temperatures cause coffee to break down

Re: Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
just rub it in my face :) On 12/21/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're going to the East Coast tomorrow, so we decided to open presents > today. I got a black 160 GB iPod Classic, which shockingly is the first > Apple product I have ever owned. I am loading up my music collec

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Adam wrote: > They gave her > something well more dangerous than should be reasonably expected How so? When I buy coffee I expect that it will be so hot as to burn my mouth if I sipped it right away. I've never not gotten coffee that way and I buy or make it daily. I could see your argument

Early XMas at my house

2007-12-21 Thread Robert Munn
We're going to the East Coast tomorrow, so we decided to open presents today. I got a black 160 GB iPod Classic, which shockingly is the first Apple product I have ever owned. I am loading up my music collection as I type. My daughter got a pink Sony portable DVD player, and my wife got weekly hor

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
Ah, I miss those cannons. Is an 8 year old nephew too young to learn the beauty of complete stupidity? I will need to ask my brother-in-law. > On Dec 21, 2007 12:58 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's like my pending lawsuit against Pennn. I took the tennis balls > > out of their

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Adam Churvis
Don't put words in my mouth. I believe Ladder Guy is too stupid to function, and that a ladder company shouldn't be liable for dangerous misuse of a product. But the woman wasn't handed that thing known familiarly as "coffee"; she was handed something so far outside of the normal functioning of c

Firefox 3 Beta 2

2007-12-21 Thread Robert Munn
Lately I have been using Safari because it is fast and doesn't crash, while FF 2 crashes 2-3 times a day. But Safari doesn't have the plugins that FF has, and I use some of them heavily. I just installed FF 3 and have been using it today. Looks great so far. Way faster than FF 2, it is also taking

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Jacob
My brother and I use to take tennis balls, drill holes in them, and fill them with caulking. Made great "baseballs" -Original Message- From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:03 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Someone is trying to sue me On Dec

RE: Jared's music video

2007-12-21 Thread Scott Stewart
If you've ever been to a Nightwish, or Epica or Therion concert, the vast majority of the audience is male and in the IT industry, thus the name Prog-Nerd.. it's such a difference than the metal shows in the 80's, when it was long haired guys and girls in short skirts (ok, most of us grew up and wo

Re: Solar panels for as little as $.99/Watt, actually being produced

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
Beside better batteries, cheaper net metering (and sine wave inverters) can allow you to "sell back" to the grid at a much lower initial price point. And use the grid as a really big, and efficient, battery. Also, I think other types of energy storage are also going to be used. Kinetic, compressed

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Dec 21, 2007 12:58 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's like my pending lawsuit against Pennn. I took the tennis balls > out of their can, cut a small hole in the bottom about 1/4" from the > base, filled the bottom up to that hole with lighter fluid, doused a > tennis ball in light

Re: Ireland and passports

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dana wrote: > not sure. Daughter may go alone. Situation is still developing. Thank > you for the SAS suggestion > Have her make a few photocopies of her passport and keep them somewhere safe. That way if she loses her passport it's pretty easy to get another and/or use the copies to get out of

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > What about tea? Usually served boiling. Do people in your circle put > tea between your legs before removing the lid? > Sam. In America if someone gets hurt it's ALWAYS someone else's fault. It's like my pending lawsuit against Pennn. I took the tennis balls out of their can, cut

Re: Solar panels for as little as $.99/Watt, actually being produced

2007-12-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
The bad news is that they are sold out for the next year. The good news is that they have real money behind them so they can ramp up production which is the key to their success. They're cheap enough that anyone can get them and add them to their roofs to offset some of their electrical usage. Then

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Adam wrote: > So... how many times have you been sued, and why? > Well, personally I've never been sued, but I always find myself involved with lawyers for my job. For example, I spent this last summer facilitating a $22M contract breech bogey. That was basically 3 months of lawyers debating c

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
I guess we run in different circles. She was from Albuquerque, that explains a lot:) What about tea? Usually served boiling. Do people in your circle put tea between your legs before removing the lid? On Dec 21, 2007 11:37 AM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And .. what did she do again? Hold

Re: Ireland and passports

2007-12-21 Thread Robert Munn
There used to be a direct flight from LAX to Dublin, but I don't know if that operates anymore. Aer Lingus flies through San Francisco over the pole direct to Dublin. On Dec 20, 2007 9:53 PM, Dana wrote: > not sure. Daughter may go alone. Situation is still developing. Thank > you for the SAS su

Re: What happens to retarded children when their parents die?

2007-12-21 Thread Dana
um no. Santa Fe and Albuqerque are very different from say Rochester. On Dec 21, 2007 11:21 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, for me, considering my cherished family legacy of a neck that > glows like Rudolf's nose, redneck is a term of endearment. > > What cracks me up more tha

Solar panels for as little as $.99/Watt, actually being produced

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
How cool is this? They are shipping! http://www.nanosolar.com/blog3/2007/12/18/nanosolar-ships-first-panels/ Nanosolar Ships First Panels December 18, 2007 Posted by Martin Roscheisen, CEO After five years of product development – including aggressively pipelined science, research and developmen

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Jacob
The problem is not McDonalds. It is the coffee drinkers. Drink water. It is better for you. -Original Message- From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:47 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Someone is trying to sue me Let me point this out in case you don'

Re: Asteroid may hit mars January 30th.

2007-12-21 Thread G Money
They are working on it, have been for yearsunfortunately, I still don't think they are exactly sure what they'd do.. On Dec 21, 2007 1:31 PM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.html > > Isn't it about time that Earth has

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
Let me point this out in case you don't read the article: "McDonalds asserted that customers buy coffee on their way to work or home, intending to consume it there. However, the companys own research showed that customers intend to consume the coffee immediately while driving." - Original Mes

Re: Asteroid may hit mars January 30th.

2007-12-21 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Dec 21, 2007 11:31 AM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.html > > Isn't it about time that Earth has a definite response to a possible impact? > > Some sort of gameplan like...a spacecraft waiting in a hangar or > something to

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
And .. what did she do again? Hold the cup between her knees and try to remove the lid? If 80% of people out there denied they do this type of thing, I would call 90% of them liars. 75% of these statistics were made up. For your reading pleasure, whe: http://www.lectlaw.com/files/cur78.h

Asteroid may hit mars January 30th.

2007-12-21 Thread Vivec
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/12/21/mars.asteroid.ap/index.html Isn't it about time that Earth has a definite response to a possible impact? Some sort of gameplan like...a spacecraft waiting in a hangar or something to fly out and deflect the potential object etc. should it be heading to

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
On Dec 21, 2007 11:18 AM, Adam Churvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Victim of "evil McDonald's?" I don't think that was in her suit, was it? I think that's what Ian is implying. > I would say she's the victim of every unreasonable act that led to the > incident. Calibrate the coffee machine or

Re: problem with xp upgrade install

2007-12-21 Thread Dave l
Ok I am the master of winblows re-installs!! One thing I did learn was not to use the "update files via internet option" as they apparently can't keep up with their own systems. Just install it from the disk and then do the zillion gb's of updates. Also are you doing an "update" or clean instal

Re: What happens to retarded children when their parents die?

2007-12-21 Thread Deanna Schneider
Language changes - it's a dynamic thing. It goes the other way, too. Hysterical was seen as particularly derogatory to women at one point, when it was an actual medical diagnosis. But, now it's considered a generic term with little connection to its root. Go figure. Some day the "correct and accept

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Adam Churvis
Victim of "evil McDonald's?" I don't think that was in her suit, was it? I would say she's the victim of every unreasonable act that led to the incident. Calibrate the coffee machine or get one that tempers its boiling water to around 170F before brewing and holds it at a reasonably drinkable te

Re: Jared's music video

2007-12-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
prog nerd? New term to me. I'm a fan of whatever music 'moves' me. This is usually metal (mostly ballads) but over the hills has good lyrics and some fantastic instrumental pickups. the first one at 21 seconds is a nice jump from her initial lyrics. The second at 2:13, especially the twist at 2:28

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
He said near boiling water melted it. I know Styrofoam cups get softer when filled with hot liquid but it doesn't melt. I also agree if they gave her the initial $20k she asked for it wouldn't have been news and they would have saved a few hundred thousand. But to claim she's a victim of the evil

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Ian Skinner
Just as much as you are apparently defending a company that previously settled over 700 similar cases out of court for up to $300,000 got burned by the one they tried to strong arm with an offer of $800. Espically since her first offer was just for them to cover the medical expenses totaling s

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Adam Churvis
I know the question wasn't directed at me, but I'd like to give my take on it. I don't defend the person for bringing the suit, but I defend the grounds of the suit and the decision of the court. I wouldn't have brought such a suit because I would have been embarrassed beyond belief. Materials d

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
Are you really defending a person that put a Styrofoam cup of hot coffee between her legs, while in a car, and takes off the lid? By the way, Styrofoam melts at 464 deg f. How did McD's get water that hot? On Dec 21, 2007 9:23 AM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "if you can sue for hot

RE: Jared's music video

2007-12-21 Thread Scott Stewart
I didn't know you were a prog-nerd Tarja's hot, what do you think of their new singer? -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (919) 874-6229 (home) (703) 220-2835 (cell) -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Jared's music video

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
A. I was hoping you meant Jared, the Butcher of Songs. My Birdhouse Baby is still the best song ever. On Dec 21, 2007 1:03 PM, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was watching a great video by Nightwish and all of a sudden Jared seemed > to have popped up playing guitar. > Ok, it

Re: What happens to retarded children when their parents die?

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
Well, for me, considering my cherished family legacy of a neck that glows like Rudolf's nose, redneck is a term of endearment. What cracks me up more than anything is that people keep insisting that "east coast, midwest, south" make a difference in outlook and political makeup. I disagree. The bi

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Adam Churvis
Many cases are thrown out on a simple request, or a document generated from legal forms software. Dismissals rarely require "research" because of the obvious nature of the suit that was filed. And please don't confuse strategy and tactics with the viability of a case. The two have little to do wi

Re: What happens to retarded children when their parents die?

2007-12-21 Thread Chesty Puller
Funny how the term "retarded", an actual appropriate term in use until recently, causes people to have fits but the word "redneck", an actual derogatory term, is socially acceptable. I guess it's a matter of who it's ok to insult. - Matt - Original Message - From: "Sam" <[EMAIL PR

Jared's music video

2007-12-21 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I was watching a great video by Nightwish and all of a sudden Jared seemed to have popped up playing guitar. Ok, it wasn't Jared but there was a close resemblance. The video was "Over the Hills and Far Away", covered by Nightwish and the first scene is at about 25 seconds http://youtube.com/watch?v

Re: What happens to retarded children when their parents die?

2007-12-21 Thread Sam
Developmentally delayed is only acceptable until someone uses it in a deragatory way. I think a few on this list are developmentaly delayed. There, no longer PC. :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_retardation Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic m

Re: What happens to retarded children when their parents die?

2007-12-21 Thread Deanna Schneider
I think the PC term these days is developmentally delayed. Or cognitively disabled (depending on actual diagnosis). I've also heard cognitively/developmentally challenged. We usually just refer to our son as "delayed" at this point, since there's still no definitive determination as to whether or n

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Ian Skinner
"if you can sue for hot coffee in the lap and win then why not?" I know it is so annoying -- just because the coffee was so hot (nearly boiling) that it melted the cup and caused 2nd and 3rd degrees burns of the thighs and genitals requiring surgery. Combined with the fact that the company had

Re: ireland and passports

2007-12-21 Thread Deanna Schneider
When I went to Ireland, yes, I had to go through customs and my passport was checked. WE did manage to get back out of Ireland without one, since my husband lost his while we there. They threatened us with large fines, but in the end he just had to sign some paperwork and I had to vouch for him. O

Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Adam wrote: > The threat is only effective against people uninformed enough to forego > competent legal counsel and attempt to navigate legal waters themselves. > Well, not sure how many of these you've been though, but I've been through a bunch, with facts about exactly the same, and that's one

problem with xp upgrade install

2007-12-21 Thread Matthew Smith
We are having a problem running an XP upgrade install on one of our workstations. When setup starts, after selecting to update setup files via the internet, setup says that it cannot find a specified file. The file not found changes each time, so I don't think it is the disk. A google and mic

RE: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Adam Churvis
Gruss, The threat is only effective against people uninformed enough to forego competent legal counsel and attempt to navigate legal waters themselves. One quick telephone conversation with your attorney would completely eliminate the threat. He would tell you that if such a suit were even att

Wow, an Indian Land Rover?

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
There's got to be some ironic justice about that ... (given the colonization thing) Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) probably will not name the preferred bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover units until early in January, two people briefed on the negotiations said. The Associated Press also reported tha

Re: video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread Ian Skinner
Crow T. Robot wrote: > yea, i just realized that it was as old as the interwebs itself. > still really funny. i like when the guy throws his gun down. dumbass. > > I think the funnest part to me is the buddy (I presume) with the camera whom apparently thought to himself, "I will just stand he

Re: ireland and passports

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > Dana, I am 99% sure you would not be able to even board a plane for Europe > from within the U.S. without a passport. Yup, I'm a 100% sure unless you somehow get around security. The "slack" that US citizens are given is that we don't need a *visa*. For example, let's say that

Re: video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread Todd
hehe that is great. Proving, yet again, if it weren't for our brains, we humans would be SOL in the animal world. Almost as good .. If that one guy hadn't gotten that shot off right at the last second, there would probably be at least one dead hunter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJgZvUFRP0

Re: video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
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Re: Someone is trying to sue me

2007-12-21 Thread Gruss Gott
> Adam wrote: > If, however, that third party persuaded you to not honor the terms of our > agreement, that might be considered tortious interference. > Now that makes some sense. However I would still add that even if we agree, it's the threat that counts which is why I probably see it all of th

Re: video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread G Money
i think it's a crossbow isn't it? On Dec 21, 2007 9:38 AM, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yea, i just realized that it was as old as the interwebs itself. > > still really funny. i like when the guy throws his gun down. dumbass. > > On Dec 21, 2007 9:32 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread Crow T. Robot
yea, i just realized that it was as old as the interwebs itself. still really funny. i like when the guy throws his gun down. dumbass. On Dec 21, 2007 9:32 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bwahah, oh man, I hadn't seen that video in years..i love it. > > On Dec 21, 2007 9:28 AM, Cr

Re: video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread G Money
bwahah, oh man, I hadn't seen that video in years..i love it. On Dec 21, 2007 9:28 AM, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This deer is one bd mutha..shut yo mouth! > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD5zjUbWpXY > > >

Re: ESPN is now a shill for betting on football?

2007-12-21 Thread G Money
Huh...i watch ESPN all the time, and frankly I have no idea what you are talking about? Maybe you should stick with the SportsCenter's...which only have small segments dedicated to the line (with Hammerin' Hank). Oh, and Boomer's 2 minute drill picks are always based on the line as well. On D

video of deer beat the sh*t out of a hunter

2007-12-21 Thread Crow T. Robot
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Re: ESPN is now a shill for betting on football?

2007-12-21 Thread Jerry Johnson
They haven't been doing it for years. Just about a week and a half. In the past they have mentioned it, but it hasn't been the focus of every single talking head on the entire channel. I am not kidding. In the last 7 days, of about 3-7 hours per day (it is on in the background while I work), not o

Yearly feel good story

2007-12-21 Thread G Money
Our Secret Santa here in Kansas City died last yearbut his legacy will live on. Here's your yearly "feel good" story bout Kansas City's NEW Secret Santa: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/secret_santa_ii Good stuff. -- The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old. ~~~

Re: ESPN is now a shill for betting on football?

2007-12-21 Thread Crow T. Robot
why? you got an inside tip that i don't know about? huh? watchoo got? On Dec 21, 2007 8:47 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When did ESPN start baldly promoting "the spread". I haven't heard an > actual "win loss" prediction in an entire week. > > They only talk about "covering t

Re: ESPN is now a shill for betting on football?

2007-12-21 Thread G Money
They've been doing this for years... Why does it annoy you? On Dec 21, 2007 8:47 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When did ESPN start baldly promoting "the spread". I haven't heard an > actual "win loss" prediction in an entire week. > > They only talk about "covering the spread",

Re: ESPN is now a shill for betting on football?

2007-12-21 Thread Tony
nice, i took st louis + under last night. and the game goes hokey and goes over and pitt covers. wtf. tw On 12/21/07, Crow T. Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should give in and bet. It's much easier than fighting it. :) > > On Dec 21, 2007 8:47 AM, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot

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