Rasta's Reli?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
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Re: new layout idea

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Weegs wrote: > whatchy'alls think of this here layout idea for a new client of mine. > me likey! beats the heck outa the sites of some big firms ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to

Re: new layout idea

2009-03-30 Thread Maureen
It looks pretty good. My only quibble is that the text in the paragraph at starts with the word Located is hard to read. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Tony wrote: > > hey kids. > > whatchy'alls think of this here layout idea for a new client of mine. > > thanks. > it was first run, i was ki

new layout idea

2009-03-30 Thread Tony
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Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: AIG has a hedge fun. 'nuff said. You're focusing on the organizational structures and titles and not the "products". CFMA, as crafted by banker Gramm, specifically said that products that banks offered would not be regulated as futures. There's your problem, or a big part of it

Re: How Management Controls Unions

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Adam wrote: > So totally false... Union representatives will come into the workplace and > talk to associates constantly, it is especially true during heated > negotiations. > I wasn't making legal recommendations but rather pointing out the common practice. As for the legality of organizing

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
that's an entertaining read, and yes, the people at the top are all the same, it has been that way in human civilization for five thousand years, so don't expect it to change anytime soon. you are truly hilarious with the "dump the partisan crap" talk. really funny. absurdly funny. almost to the

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
IEssentially what you are saying is that there is no difference between random hedge fund X and Bank of America, which is demonstrably not true. The Soros Fund, for instance, has not retail banking activities that I know of, nor do firms typically called hedge funds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Ras Tafari
sadly there is REALLY no way to know. i think the ONLY clue i have to gruss' existence is the way his email system changes peeps names to his nicknames for us... i remember a person on here who used to do that, and then left... and then that same behaviour reappeared with the advent of gruss... h

Re: Obama taking another play from Bush playbook

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
wtf are you talking about? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Gruss G wrote: > > > People doing all this thinking about things ... > > AND WORSE! > > Then ... THEN! ... after all of this thinking ... they try to SHARE > those thoughts. > > SHARE! For free! > > Well guess who likes to "share" thi

Re: How Management Controls Unions

2009-03-30 Thread Adam Haskell
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:03 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Scott wrote: > > Only one thign you said would be correct. Employees coyld not have > meetings > > about the union on company time, but I see no issue with that. > > The issue with that is that management can market to employees 24/7 to >

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: > Why do I feel like GG had to google 'eminem' before he replied? > 8 mile know MY face, yo. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doub

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread denstar
+1000 on the rehab/physical therapy. I'll have to get another surgery if I want full use of my flip-off finger on my right hand. And the webbing, I thought would be cool for swimming, but the speed boost underwater is only on one side, so I end up swimming in circles. :-)) Seriously tho, do th

Re: International Terrorist Network

2009-03-30 Thread denstar
Oh man, you don't even want to get me started! When I called the OB triage line, and told them my wife had passed out, was having chest pains and couldn't feel her legs much, they actually said they thought it was a panic attack, and seemed nonplussed by the idea of me bringing her in (guess it w

Re: International Terrorist Network

2009-03-30 Thread denstar
Thanks, it has been a long time since my eyes have gotten more than just a bit misty. I'm hoping the wife and I can have a good cry when she's home from the hospital, and it doesn't physically hurt so much. Our darling little 2yr old has been a real ray of sunshine, tho it's been rough to be awa

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Grant
Why do I feel like GG had to google 'eminem' before he replied? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Pauley: > > > > i thought eminem finally flipped// > > > > Ah, see, common mistake given that both of these guys are from the > Michigan 'hood. > >

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Charlie Griefer
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Any idea how far a dish can be placed from the house it connects to? > > And can I have 2 (or 3) tvs hooked up? > Not sure about the distance... but yes, you can have 2 or 3 sets hooked up to one dish (each tv needs a receiver tho). Lik

RE: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:jmi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 8:24 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO > > > Any idea how far a dish can be placed from the house it connects to? Just anecdotal but my brother's is a good

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Any idea how far a dish can be placed from the house it connects to? And can I have 2 (or 3) tvs hooked up? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Jim Davis wrote: > > We hit the same conclusion and moved to satellite (and DSL... but ended up > going to back to Comcast for Internet, damn them!) > >

RE: Dow back down again

2009-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:49 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Dow back down again > > > Hallelujah - time to drop another chunk into the market. Damn... my company's stock was _almost_ back to the point w

Re: Name Chopper? (Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO)

2009-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
Saw it twice - once in a reply from Scott Stroz and once from Zaphod. Only in replies. I'm just using the standard GMail client. -Cameron PS: I am not current on all the pseudonyms so apologies if I said something silly up there. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > Yo

RE: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:r...@raychampagne.com] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 5:57 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: that's it, I'm getting TiVO > > So sick of Comcast gouging me for everything under the sun. My last > cable > bill was frickin $170. Outrageous.

Re: How Management Controls Unions

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Grant
http://www.iwouldnevermocksamsaccent.com On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Sam wrote: > > You making fun of my accent? > > 2009/3/30 Michael Grant : > > > > http://www.icantspellforshit.com > > > > 2009/3/30 Sam > > > >> > >> http://www.ispeckoutmyass.com/ > >> > > ~

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
well, the adjacent camp site got a pretty good chuckle. On Mar 30, 2009, at 5:47 PM, Erika L. Walker wrote: > > Damn, and no one got video?! > > Good luck with the surgery. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> nope, you didn't mi

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ian Skinner
Cameron Childress wrote: > > If your TiVo goes bust it never gets a chance to pay for itself. It's > a game of risk, the warranty on the TiVo runs out *WAY* before the > break even date, and AFAIK that lifetime membership is not > transferable to a new TiVo. That seems weird, but I will definite

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
/me nods as I'm watching TV on my mythtv system. On Mar 30, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: >> If you commit to TIVO I might just pay upfront for there life time >> service member ship ~$500. I got the first year as a gift, bu

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
MakeTv had an episode that showed how to make a pretty good hi-def antenna for next to nothing. On Mar 30, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > Ray Champagne wrote: >> What kind of antenna do you have? Outdoor or indoor? Any special >> kind? >> I was just reading up on this as a possi

Re: Name Chopper? (Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO)

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Your post came to me with your full name so it's not a list thing. Do you have any software on your system that may want to edit/block/whatever your email? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > It si not, teh 'l

Re: Name Chopper? (Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO)

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
i'm seeing the whole name. i try to trim my replies, and am sometimes guilty of poor highlighting before delete. was it mine? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > > > It si not, teh 'lifetime' thing is only for

Re: Name Chopper? (Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO)

2009-03-30 Thread Paul Ihrig
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Name Chopper? (Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO)

2009-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:12 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > It si not, teh 'lifetime' thing is only for the lifetime of teh device you > buy it for (at least it was last time I looked) [...snipped...] >> -Camer Is my name getting chopped off on all emails? I noticed this a couple of times today.

Re: How Management Controls Unions

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam: > http://www.ispeckoutmyass.com/ > Wow, that must cost you a fortune in underoos. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Ray Champagne wrote: > Off to research it, but would anyone recommend NOT getting it? I have two. They are Series 2, dual tuner, non-HD TiVos. I highly recommend wiring it into you home network. Wired or wireless, it will download schedule updates over the inte

Re: How Management Controls Unions

2009-03-30 Thread Sam
You making fun of my accent? 2009/3/30 Michael Grant : > > http://www.icantspellforshit.com > > 2009/3/30 Sam > >> >> http://www.ispeckoutmyass.com/ >> ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic relea

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Scott Stroz
It si not, teh 'lifetime' thing is only for the lifetime of teh device you buy it for (at least it was last time I looked) On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > If you commit to TIVO I might just pay upfront for the

Re: How Management Controls Unions

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Grant
http://www.icantspellforshit.com 2009/3/30 Sam > > http://www.ispeckoutmyass.com/ > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > >> Sam wrote: > >> Please explain why we have it wrong and you don't. > >> > > > > http://ispeakthroughlinks.com > > > > ~~

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > If you commit to TIVO I might just pay upfront for there life time > service member ship ~$500.  I got the first year as a gift, but I plan > to go life time when that runs out in December 2009.  It pays off if you > keep the TIVO for three or

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Scott Stroz
I have had DirecTV for about 5 years. I only signed up with them becasue I wanted...make that needed...NFL Sunday Ticket. I can honetly say that in those 5 years, I can count on 1 hand the number of times we lost our signal for longer than 15 minutes due to weather. I have never really ahd an i

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> gg wrote: > See, again, the 20th century narratives and talking points - gov't > bad!  biz good! - no longer work.  Why?  As I've said, just like banks > & hedge funds, there's no difference. > And the guy who authored the commodities and futures modernization act if Phil Gramm. So he dreamed

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > OK, so clear up my understanding, then. > > Hedge funds are more regulated than banks? > So here's a detailed answer: what's the difference between the two? See 2 Clinton-signed bills paved the way for this crisis by dismantling the wall between financial services firms and all

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
well. I tried to check out the "directTV over internet" option that is floating around the web. So I made the horrible mistake of filling out a "contact me for details" form on the directTV website. In 20 minutes, I have gotten 6 f$%^&ing calls from 5 different "partners" of directTV. None of w

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
Damn, and no one got video?! Good luck with the surgery. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > nope, you didn't miss it, I was too embarrassed to postconsidering > it involved a barbie scooter. > > > ~~

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ian Skinner
Ray Champagne wrote: > What kind of antenna do you have? Outdoor or indoor? Any special kind? > I was just reading up on this as a possibility. Trying to decide if I can > live without Discovery/NatGeo/TLC/ESPN... I live in an apartment so it is an indoor unidirectional antenna and I usually g

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Pauley: > > i thought eminem finally flipped// > Ah, see, common mistake given that both of these guys are from the Michigan 'hood. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ian Skinner
Ray Champagne wrote: > What kind of antenna do you have? Outdoor or indoor? Any special kind? > I was just reading up on this as a possibility. Trying to decide if I can > live without Discovery/NatGeo/TLC/ESPN... I live in an apartment so it is an indoor unidirectional antenna and I usually g

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ian Skinner
P.S. The network connection, telephone or broadband is not required to use the TIVO to record television as a DVR. It is used for firmware updates for the TIVO and to record programs without by settings other then channel and time such as by program name not matter when or what channel on wh

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ray Champagne
What kind of antenna do you have? Outdoor or indoor? Any special kind? I was just reading up on this as a possibility. Trying to decide if I can live without Discovery/NatGeo/TLC/ESPN... On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Ian Skinner wrote: > > I've had a TIVO since Christmas feel free to ask

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ian Skinner
I've had a TIVO since Christmas feel free to ask all you want. It made up a lot for me downgrade right back to antenna television a year ago. There is a surprising amount of HD availible over the air ways. I have my TIVO connected to my router with a standard network cable. No telephone lin

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ray Champagne
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jerry Johnson <> wrote: > > > Any suggestions on alternate cable options? > > This is probably a much better question than the one I asked. I am not married to the tivo idea, just seemed like the logical next step. I don't think I have the time or patience to bu

Re: that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
I hear you. I need to do something my self. My summer cable company (out at the campground at the lake) just told me to return my cable box, as they are only going to allow basic cable without a box for us now. just the tv as the tuner. So, no HD. no movies. no extended cable channels. Basically

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Ray Champagne
TPIWWP On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > nope, you didn't miss it, I was too embarrassed to postconsidering > it involved a barbie scooter. > > On Mar 30, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Dana wrote: > > > > > ick. I apparently missed a post about

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Paul Ihrig
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Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
nope, you didn't miss it, I was too embarrassed to postconsidering it involved a barbie scooter. On Mar 30, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Dana wrote: > > ick. I apparently missed a post about the original accident. I have > had hand > problems and sympathize. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Zap

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Do the rehab I broke the middle and ring fingers of my left hand about 6 years ago, and they never healed right. (Stay away from Tufts Medical in Boston, they are incompetent) Guy set the bones wrong, spiral fracture of the long hand bones, and my fingers no longer bend right. And the didn

that's it, I'm getting TiVO

2009-03-30 Thread Ray Champagne
Off to research it, but would anyone recommend NOT getting it? The way I understand it, I can downgrade my cable service to basic (w/limited HD) and still have dual-tuner and ffwd/rew live TV ability, and I will eliminate the stupid $15.99/mo charge to "rent" a vastly inferior UI/product. Just b

RE: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Duane Boudreau
Good Luck! -Original Message- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 6:45 PM To: cf-community Subject: getting ready for my hand surgery So tomorrow I go in to get some pins put in my 3rd & 4th metacarples. Definitely looking forwar

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Dana
ick. I apparently missed a post about the original accident. I have had hand problems and sympathize. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So tomorrow I go in to get some pins put in my 3rd & 4th metacarples. > Definitely looking forward to

Re: getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Ray Champagne
This is the moment that you are no longer a kid, and cannot do kid things anymore. :) On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < zaph0d.b33bl3b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So tomorrow I go in to get some pins put in my 3rd & 4th metacarples. > Definitely looking forward to getting the us

getting ready for my hand surgery

2009-03-30 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
So tomorrow I go in to get some pins put in my 3rd & 4th metacarples. Definitely looking forward to getting the use of my left hand back, but definitely not looking forward to the surgery. ...and I'm never stepping on a razor scooter again! -- Smokin' cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangar

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
It was a good fair. The night before I saw a concert in the grandstand, and on Sunday went back just for the music at that little hut (before hitting up the Mall, and then the airport). Best food: hushpuppies on a stick. Best artwork: fair queen butter sculpture carving. Best animal: tiny goats.

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Gg wrote: > Quite the spectacle, huh? > That's like the best album on the fair I've seen (not that I've looked) but it's really good. I've been to a few different Fairs and RenFests but it seems like MN has the best. ~| Adobe

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> JJ wrote: > > Some places it is not only a food group, but a specific section of the state > fair. Marked on the map. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/jmiloj/MinnesotaStateFair#5238573412817297458 > DUDE! Did ja go ta da fair? Quite the spectacle, huh?

RE: Speaking of fat Americans: Man rows across the Atlantic. Non-stop. Alone.

2009-03-30 Thread Sandra Clark
http://rowforhope.com/html/images/file/Rowforhope_FAQ.pdf -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:12 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Speaking of fat Americans: Man rows across the Atlantic. Non-stop. Alone. wow. What did he do f

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
Then y'all need this ... http://www.baconsalt.com On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Bacon should be it's own food group. > M. > > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and drama

RE: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Scott Stewart
You're right, just recently a contingent of North Carolina homebuilders went to DC to ask "where's our handout?" Led by our illustrious new governor and junior senators. Folks, the housing market sucks, it just does. It's picking up a little down here, but it sucks. There's nothing in the US Con

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Some places it is not only a food group, but a specific section of the state fair. Marked on the map. http://picasaweb.google.com/jmiloj/MinnesotaStateFair#5238573412817297458 On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Bacon should be it's own food group. > M. > > On Mon,

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Grant
Bacon should be it's own food group. M. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Me stands behind Cameron catching all the bacon. > > Mm. Bacon. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Cameron Childress >wrote: > > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Gruss Gott wrote:

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Sure, blame those blond blue eyed white guys again. You and Brazil. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > ...Well something is fishy in Denmark. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dr

Re: Obama taking another play from Bush playbook

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > > The big picture point is that we have developed a political culture of > teleprompter-based, sound bite warfare. The President reads a bunch of crap > from a teleprompter, which gets reported on the evening news People doing all this thinking about things ... AND WORSE! Then

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Scott wrote: > Uhm.. no it's not. GM has already closed plants in North Carolina. The > successful southern plants are run by the Japanese automakers > What American business has become expert at is lobbying. Every business watches their numbers on an hourly basis and when they start to go dow

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > OK, so clear up my understanding, then. > > Hedge funds are more regulated than banks? > Did you know AIG is also a hedge fund? Dude, I'm just being honest with you. You're talented smart guy so it's not meant to be an insult (beyond our normal stick jabbing I've grown so fond

Re: Speaking of fat Americans: Man rows across the Atlantic. Non-stop. Alone.

2009-03-30 Thread Ray Champagne
Guessing a desalinator maybe? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:12 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > wow. What did he do for water? Stored enough in the boat for three months? > His web site doesn't say. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Jerry Jo wrote: > > > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/0

Re: Speaking of fat Americans: Man rows across the Atlantic. Non-stop. Alone.

2009-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
It said he had solar power for the sat phone, I would bet it powered a water distiller or something that could generate drinking water from seawater. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > wow. What did he do for water? Stored enough in the boat for three months? > His web site do

Well, one more point for the bad guys...SCOTUS passes on reviewing anti-spam law

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/scotus.anti.spam/index.html If I was on a jury an a case where someone shot or beat this guy, I think I could in clear conscience vote "not guilty". I detest him with every fiber of my being. He is not a good person. > The justices' refusal to intervene also m

Re: Speaking of fat Americans: Man rows across the Atlantic. Non-stop. Alone.

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
wow. What did he do for water? Stored enough in the boat for three months? His web site doesn't say. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Jerry Jo wrote: > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/29/impact.row.atlantic/index.html > > > I used to feel smug after riding my exercise bike 10 miles.

RE: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Scott Stewart
"More talking points from Gruss, the shill for the socialists. "Busess-driven government", that's hilarious. Your argument fails in the face of reality. The auto industry in the South is doing just fine. Ford hasn't taken any bailout money and hasn't tapped the line of credit the government gave i

Re: Obama taking another play from Bush playbook

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
The big picture point is that we have developed a political culture of teleprompter-based, sound bite warfare. The President reads a bunch of crap from a teleprompter, which gets reported on the evening news where a bunch of talking heads, in favor of or opposed to what the President said, read a

Speaking of fat Americans: Man rows across the Atlantic. Non-stop. Alone.

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/29/impact.row.atlantic/index.html I used to feel smug after riding my exercise bike 10 miles. Notice the fact there was NO CHASE BOAT. Damn. That is worth a small donation from me.

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Judah Mc wrote: > Robert, you were the one that convinced me that we could not afford to > let these companies fail. Ideally, I'd love to see the market eat its > own. Unfortunately, we can't allow the consequences that it would > engender for the rest of the ec

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Me stands behind Cameron catching all the bacon. Mm. Bacon. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Yeah, plus he's scruffy like a Canadian and I think I heard him say "eh" > once. > > > > And if anyone's eating f

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > Yeah, plus he's scruffy like a Canadian and I think I heard him say "eh" once. > > And if anyone's eating fries with gravy and cheese it's him. > > Oh, he's Canadian. > > He's as canuck as they come. If he walks like a duck, and smells rank as

Re: International Terrorist Network

2009-03-30 Thread Scott Stroz
That sounds eerily familiar. My wife sat in the hospital for over 36 hours before they realized what that problem actually was. By the time she got to surgery, she had over a liter of blood in her abdominal cavity. To make things worse, this all happened at a hospital where we both worked. Mak

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Gruss wrote: > > (2.) Your hedge fund statement display such a total ignorance of hedge > funds, banks, and the state of the industry of both it's not really > addressable. > > I wouldn't have thought someone could pack in so much ignorance into > such a short s

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> JJ wrote: > > We certainly aren't going to admit he is American. > > Blame Canada! > > (b. Flint Michigan, resides Traverse City. So that is close enough to > Canadian.) > Yeah, plus he's scruffy like a Canadian and I think I heard him say "eh" once. And if anyone's eating fries with gravy and

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Judah wrote: > What I really want to see right now is a house cleaning. And then get > really fucking serious about putting a system in place where companies > don't get "too big to fail". > Well that used to be called anti-trust. As to the house cleaning, if you don't clean up the incestuous

Re: International Terrorist Network

2009-03-30 Thread denstar
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > My heart goes out to you guys.  we have been through similar circumstances > (ruptured ectopic and a miscarrige - but not at teh same time) "They" say ectopic deals are 1 in 40,000 rare, but the surgeon here says it's more like 1 in 5000, f

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > More talking points from Gruss, the shill for the socialists. "Busess-driven > government", that's hilarious. Your argument fails in the face of reality. > The auto industry in the South is doing just fine. Ford hasn't taken any > bailout money and hasn't tapped the line of credi

Re: International Terrorist Network

2009-03-30 Thread Judah McAuley
I know that now is the time to focus and take care of stuff. But don't forget to give yourself some down time for grief as well. Delayed is fine but don't forgo. If you forget to take care of yourself it is hard to take care of others. And just remember that this too shall pass and the pain will

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Judah McAuley
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > Government should let those companies fail and allow new companies to be > formed in their place. The bailouts, while they averted the potential for a > more serious crisis in the Fall, failed to fix any of the problems in the > economy. We ne

Re: Obama taking another play from Bush playbook

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Grant
Because you already have a million children. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael Dinowitz < mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > Why stop at the feet? ;) > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:51 AM, denstar wrote: > > > But shouldn't you be off rubbing someone's feet or some such? =] > > > >

Re: International Terrorist Network

2009-03-30 Thread denstar
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Charlie Griefer wrote: ... > > Wow, Denny really sorry to hear that. > > We've had 2 miscarriages.  Feel free to ping me offlist if you want to talk. Thanks. I haven't really made the time to try to process anything much, as the complications have kept us on that

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Gruss wrote: > 1.) It's the business-driven (via lobbyists) government policy that's > broken. > In other words, in case you hadn't noticed, we've spent the last 30 > years not only loosening and eliminating business regulation, but > creating business-driven gov

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Michael Grant
I'm no car expert. I do however know an ugly car when I sees one. That car is a butterface. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > > Grant wrote: > > > > Bah, there's no shortage of fast cars available. And lots that aren't > ugly. > > And a bunch made by companies that will be

Re: Slap Chop This B*tch! Sham Wow!

2009-03-30 Thread Erika L. Walker
eggcellent ;) On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > I will add you to the footnotes next time I use it. :) > > 2009/3/30 Erika L. Walker > > > > > Of course - but I was the only one using it here :P :) > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > >

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
Did you see the battery, though, of the 56K sedan? (more than 50 grand, but close. and just under with the federal tax credit). Only 150 miles. rather than the 300+ for the roadster. Still, if you were to give me one, i would take it. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Maureen wrote: > > I sti

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: > > Bah, there's no shortage of fast cars available. And lots that aren't ugly. > And a bunch made by companies that will be around next year. > Find me a sedan (saloon, if you're a Brit) that fast with that good of handling, brakes, and suspension at that price point with 0% finan

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Mo wrote: > > I still want a Tesla.  They just announced a car for less than 50 > grand and will be opening a new manufacturing facility soon, in the > US.  How unique. > I wouldn't get too excited. That guy was || <-this close to liquidation 2 months ag ~~

Re: Government running GM?

2009-03-30 Thread Maureen
I still want a Tesla. They just announced a car for less than 50 grand and will be opening a new manufacturing facility soon, in the US. How unique. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Bah, there's no shortage of fast cars available. And lots that aren't ugly. > And a bun

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Jerry Johnson
We certainly aren't going to admit he is American. Blame Canada! (b. Flint Michigan, resides Traverse City. So that is close enough to Canadian.) On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Michael Grant wrote: > > Michael Moore is Canadian? > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Jerry Johnson wrote: >

Re: M&M Taking on Wall St

2009-03-30 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: > > Isn't he thinner than the average American? > ba DUM BAH! That was pretty funny. Reminds me of a Jay Leno joke: "Yeah, apparently Wal-Marts will have a Santa Claus in their stores this year ... how will you be able to spot him? He'll be the skinniest guy in the place"

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