RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
I'm so sorry. I lived in the south for many years, and couldnt get themnow I'm back in the midwest, so I do partakeyou'll hate this, but they now have Jalapeno cheese burgers that are scrumpteous It's been a while Jalapeno white castles? Damn that sounds good. It

RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
and the t-shirts saying I've got the In Out Urge leave little to even my punny imagination! :-) -Ben Other suggestive restaurant names: In and Out Burger Der Wienerschnitzel (sp?) M -Original Message- From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29,

RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
Probably somebody at the restaurant didn't wash their hands. So, are you going to inoculate yourself again with possible fecal bacteria, or maybe tell the restaurant manager they literally may need to clean up their act? -Ben Yes, I was doubled over from severe abdominal cramps for 30 minutes

RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
Swedish discount furniture chain - mega super stores. Much of the merchandise are kits you put together. But very affordable. We hate the local store - it's like a maze, hard to get out without going through the entire store :-( -Ben What is Ikea? -Original Message- From: Kevin

RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
my favorite is Bubba Burger on Kaua'i :-) -Ben What about the Burger restaurant feautred in Pulp Fiction, is that real (i think Kahuna Burger is the name)? -Original Message- From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:09 PM To: CF-Community

RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
M- not all is suggestive, some is blatant! ;-) -B Ben that's killer - is everything in CA so suggestive? M -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 1:54 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Sambo's and the t-shirts

Re: Ikea (Was RE: Sambo's)

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
Patrick- Wasn't referring to crowds, was referring to layout of the store. To get from the entrance to the exit, you have to go through the entire store. It's like a maze with one exit, as opposed to a grocery store where you can go up any aisle to get back to the front. -Ben Hey Ben, If

Re: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
has nothing to do with Clinton and they have 2 wonderful mottos on their signs and t-shirt (have one): We relish your buns, and We cheat tourists, drunks, and lawyers. :-) and BTW, what's a Lai ? -Ben images of a Clinton mascot... ...shudder... in a Lai... ...double shudder...

Re: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
Thanks for the clarification - one of the things I love about Hawaii, getting lei'd at the airport g wasn't every football player's nickname Bubba? ;-) -Ben ...a misspelling of Lei... ^_^ wasn't Clinton's nickname Bubba? will - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Sambo's

2003-05-30 Thread bbraver
Red Robin is a chain, has been around for about 20 years. A lot of them are in shopping malls - we have one in the mall near us. -Ben oh, and I think you meant their restaurants :-) They opened a restaurant here Called Red Robin awesome hamburgers. They even sell a Portobello Burger.

Re: DEEP THOUGHTS

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
Bill- ROFLMAO, thanks. This was great! -Ben Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy 1. Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks. 2. Some people are like slinkies...not really good for

Sambo's

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
Found an interesting article on the history and controversy about Sambo's: http://www.cnn.com/US/9801/28/sambo.revival/ -Ben ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription:

Re: Looking for wireless recommendations

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
I just got an 802.11g WAP by Netgear. They make a whole line of 54Mb/sec g products now. Meets the draft g spec, and will be upgradable to the official spec via a firmware download later. I personally had bad experience with a couple of Linksys products and their support idiots a couple of

Re: Looking for wireless recommendations

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
rc- re: flakiness, if you monitor the signal strenth via an icon in the taskbar, you may find that you have low signal strength and/or interference if you are having flaky connections. did some research, found that residential construction (sheetrock + wood studs) and wireless networks do not

RE: Looking for wireless recommendations

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
Chris, No, he's referring to the draft standard 802.11g for WiFi at 54Mb/sec instead of the old 802.11b at 11 Mb/sec. -Ben Are you speaking of the g4 networks? Such as ATT etc... We just got a few of their pocket PCs here with windows CE and I know servers have been rebooted and decent

RE: Looking for wireless recommendations

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
also, if you decide to buy Linksys, they have an add-on signal booster piece to increase the antenna output... The issue is - it's not firm - in other words, it doesn't go from good to crap when I move - it's like the weather - it goes up and down even when I don't move. It's like I'm at the

RE: Makes you shake your head.

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
She is putting a veil WHERE? ;-) Oh, you mean WEAR a veil? n/m :-) Probably no more dangerous then you or any one else on a cell phone. i think she should be allowed to where a veil. bubba can where a hat beard.. come on!

New digital camera announced

2003-05-29 Thread bbraver
FYI, for those looking for a digital camera, I have a Canon S45, and really like it. It's 4.0 megapixels. Have been quite happy with color, sharpness, autofocus, and the way the camera feels and handles. Canon just announced the S50, basically same camera but 5.0 megapixels and black finish

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Bushy - awesome, enjoy! BTW the 800 fsb works with the 3.0 gig, not the 3.06 so don't buy the wrong cpu chip! in July I think they are releasing the 3.2 gig P4... -Ben I'm jealous! I'm just putting a new PC together also. Just bought a ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard.. Intel 875P

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Larry- thanks. That's why they have the 460W (!) power supply in a separate compartment with two dedicated fans - plus the three fans for the main chassis !! Specs say heat dissipation of fully-loaded system w/o monitor = 1,000 BTU/hour. -Ben Ouch. Ben with that system you wouldn't need a

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
We've been down this thread before. No way. Not getting into this argument again (it isn't true, anyway...) -Ben Build your own. Half the price. On Tue, 27 May 2003 15:16:57 +0100, Erika L. Walker-Arnold wrote: He definitely ordered it from Dell if I know Benny ;) Cheers, Erika

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Gel- Thanks, you bet I'll be getting those two games in particular! And turning on EVERYTHING in FlightSim vbg. re: pre-orders, Amazon has a distribution center near Reno. Often, I'll order stuff UPS ground and have it the next day. :-) -Ben Wow! That's a beauty of a machine :) Make sure

Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Here's a link to 4 views of the case: http://www.dell.com/us/en/eep/products/model_dimen_2_dimen_XPS.htm#tabtop -Ben have a picture of the case and everything? hopefully they have something nicer then their crappy dimensions case When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills.

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
OY. -Ben Okay, people, if you've got problems remembering your girlfriend's __ and can't seem to get any as a result, here's the perfect software for you! (I kid you not ...) Judith - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27,

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Larry- You only need the Palm version if you _don't_ have a g/f !! -Ben sounds interesting, is it Windows only, or can you get a Palm version? Now if that doesn't incite a suggestive comment from someone I know not what. larry At 11:59 AM 5/27/2003 -0400, Judith Dinowitz wrote: Okay,

Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
In my experience, a lot of manufacturers targeted an uninformed public by selling just the clock speed - e.g., Compaq was famous for a fast CPU with too- little slow RAM, a slow small HD, and mediocre video. Those people paid a lot for performance they weren't getting... -Ben oh, I realize

RE: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Gee, if you include, umm, preferences in there too, the single guy might have the whole dating thing licked! ;-) -Ben This is a great idea. This should be compiled into a central DB, that way guys could be able to look girls up before even getting involved. Determine known interests and

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Judith- do you need to put a GPS tracking device on MikeyD? j/k ;-) -Ben Ah, but you can plan ahead. If you know one girl is at gym A and another wants to join a gym, then you know to suggest gym B or C. You can cut down on such chance meetings. You can also map out your girlfriends

RE: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
BTW Murphy's Law has been mis-quoted all these years. It isn't anything that can go wrong will go wrong. It was something like if two outcomes can obtain in a particular situation, the one which will obtain is the less desirable of the two. So, it might be that out of two GOOD results, the one

Iraq violence

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
So a news blurb says GI's were injured by guys with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms. Would it have made any difference if they had longer arms? ;-) -Ben ~| Archives:

Re: Murphy Re: Fw: Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
I heard a version where he wished for all the sex a man could possibly handle without dying... ;-) A djinn once appeared to a man and offered him 3 wishes. He also said for each wish he made, his worst enemy would get the same but doubled. The man quickly wished for a million dollars, a

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Nah, I don't wanna get into flaming g. -Ben The next thing you ought to do is put some flame decals along the side. Sorry wrong thing. I was thinking of cars there. larry At 04:14 PM 5/27/2003 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Larry- thanks. That's why they have the 460W (!) power

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Whoa! TMI!! TMI!! :-) My wife trusts me. She knows that if I had some action going on I'd tell her. I'd even be so kind as to ask her to join. How many husbands would be so considerate? :) Judith- do you need to put a GPS tracking device on MikeyD? j/k ;-) -Ben Ah, but

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Patrick- Thanks. I like the IBM blue color grin - nostalgia... Also the handy front door for the optical drives and the Firewire, USB and headphone ports. -Ben Nice. I think dell does a good job with styling. Anybody else read that William Gibson book where they have computers made from

Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
thanks, Bill! My wife says about my time on the computer, hey, I know where he is and who he is with! vbg When my mom was still with us, she used to say use it in good health g. That's taken on more meaning lately :-) -Ben hope you enjoy it When I came back from Korea, I had no money,

Re: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Yup. It's my decision and my money. I placed the order 'cause I thought it was right for me. YMMV. :-) -Ben heheh well it is worth it to some others its not pretty open and shut ;) When I came back from Korea, I had no money, no skills. Sure, I was good with a bayonet, but you can't put

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Aha, so you are just covering your tush in case someone sees it? C'mon MikeyD, tell us the TRUTH. hee hee -Ben This entire thread is a joke and a running one at that. I expect to show up at CFun03 and have it thrown in my face somehow. And no, I don't want a parade of submissives looking for

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Yes, if it stayed in hand then you wouldn't have to worry about the rest... /me ducks I don't expect her to say yes but I have to make the offer. It's only polite. Judith thinks this is getting a bit out of hand. I'm having a good time with the thread, but The Ask her to join!

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Gel speaketh words of wisdom... Moore's Law in action. My current 'puter (P3-866) was purchased in April 2000 :-( -Ben That was a long time agos ^_^ But I always say, when you are buying unless you are the type to upgrade frequently..by the tippity tippity top of the line so it lasts you

Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
umm, would that constitute joining a union? ;-) -Ben The Ask her to join! - Original Message - From: Michael Dinowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:59 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release | That I'd

RE: Zoom-Zoom (ordered)

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Yes, and I tap on the side of my monitor to make the grains of sand go through the hourglass faster... Our printer was too slow, so we put a racing stripe on it to speed it up. You think I'm kidding, but I'm not. We're that crazy (plus my boss had leftover pinstriping after repainting his

RE: Fw: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
and a screen protector? Is that a stylus in your pocket -- Ben Doom Programmer General Lackey Moonbow Software, Inc : -Original Message- : From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:04 PM : To: CF-Community : Subject: Re:

Re: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Great story, MikeyD. I met my wife on a tour of Alcatraz (yes, the former prison in San Francisco Bay), and we were married 7 months later. (Got a life sentence g.) Anybody else have funny meeting stories?? -Ben Oh, the story I could tell. She fled to Kansas after our first talk. I stalked

Re: I am Breeding

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Congrats on the impending nestling ! Bet you are very egg-cited. Hope all goes well. -Ben Let this be a warning I am breeding. Wife is on the nest now and we expect the new addition January 12th. My daughter is exited but she doesn't that in few years realizes she is the built in Babysitter.

Re: CF-Community: Digest every 6 hours

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
ever seen the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, where it's _always_ Tuesday? :-) Always was ahead of my time g You are right though, my computer thought it wzs Wednesday. Dana On Tue, 27 May 2003 20:27:52 +0100, Erika L. Walker-Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rght. |

Re: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Jeff- that's one way for someone to get under your skin... but implying that one's spouse is a parasite? dangerous... ;-) -Ben I met my wife while I was in college... we met in a Parisitology class and started dating while taking Ecology of Infectious Diseases... I guess you could say I

Re: I am Breeding

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Adam- it can be more like a comet's orbit - son moved out, went to college but he's still in the area gets hungry comes over to our house to raid the fridge sigh -Ben Just so you know, the amount of work is not NumOfChildren*X, it's more like NumofChildren ^ X. Come to think of it, the

RE: [spam] Girlfriend 4.0 Press Release

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
good Southern manners? that leaves me a huge opening for a punny comment, but oh n/m... ;-) -Ben I ended up going out with a girl because I have good Southern manners. I was friends with her roommate, and would drop by. If her roommate wasn't there, I'd chat for a few moments before

RE: I am Breeding

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
LOL yeah, he does laundry too sometimes and uses the broadband Internet connection bb You forgot laundry. I'm going over to the 'rents tonight for dinner and to do my laundry. Don't worry -- I do it myself. I just use their washer dryer. It's okay, though. They encourage both my doing

RE: test

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
do you mean Papua New Guinea, or the father of a small rodent? ;-) Strange, I got Papa New Guinea -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:21 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: test I'm not sure of the questions

RE: I am Breeding

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Yeah, Number 3 - that's when the kid does Number 1 and Number 2 at the same time ;-) -Benny NUMBER 3 Wow Ray, congrats! :) I hope number 3 doesn't have any banshee in him/her ... ;) | -Original Message- | From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Tuesday,

Re: CF-Community: Digest every 6 hours

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Dana- That's one of my very favorite movies! I bought a copy on the old 12 LD (LaserDisc) format, still have it... When it was in the theatres, we went to see it 5 times - it played for 11 months straight. We had a spectator sport of taking friends who had never seen it to the movies, and

Re: Pygmy in a blanket

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
E, YUCK http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6474403%255E1702,00.html ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription:

Re: Pygmy in a blanket

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
no - but remember Sambo's back in the 70's?? Mm...IHOP - Original Message - From: Jacob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 6:04 PM Subject: Pygmy in a blanket

LOTR:TT DVDs

2003-05-27 Thread bbraver
Lord of the Ring: The Two Towers DVD dates (US): theatrical version: 8/26/03 will have 10-minute preview of extended version, as did LOTR:FOTR extended version: 11/18/03 with 41 additional minutes - supposedly follows the book a lot better. -Ben

Re: Jewish and Arab families swap kidneys

2003-04-04 Thread bbraver
Gee, that story really has heart... But I'm glad there were no pictures, don't know if I could stomach that. ;-) -Ben http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_767292.html Jewish and Arab families swap kidneys A Jewish and an Arab family have swapped kidneys in an unusual organ

Re: FW: FRIDAY: Notes, Cautions, Warnings, Common Sense

2003-04-04 Thread bbraver
Thanks, Larry some of these were really good :-) -Ben The current issue of Corrigo has a great article by Lawrence Don-Elysyn on Warnings, Caution, Notes ... thought I'd share a few timely examples from the US military, along with a few old military truisms: 1 . A slipping

Re: Exploding toilets

2003-04-03 Thread bbraver
That should be if and when... Last time I was in Fort Worth was 1976. Next time I plan to be in Fort Worth is never. -Ben When visiting Fort Worth... http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/5523432.htm ~| Archives:

Re: Coldfusion is King

2003-04-03 Thread bbraver
I still remember a genius manager I had back in the 80's. If someone offered him a free trial of software, he would say it's only free if you cover the opportunity cost of the resouces I would have to devote to testing it. Left a lot of speechless marketers g. -Ben cf_boss_person but ..

Re: Coldfusion is King

2003-04-03 Thread bbraver
/me bristles at that comment ;-) just a blue toothbrush Ben Braver writes: and does a BlueDragon have a BlueTooth?? -BenB ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription:

RE: Rescued US POW/MIA

2003-04-02 Thread bbraver
Stephenie - he has this neat little sign about hoooah and what it can mean... re: HUA, unfortunately, instead of Heard, Understood, Acknowledged in some cases, it can mean Head Up ... ;-) -Ben The only video I saw last night and this morning was the brief clip where they are carrying her

RE: Rescued US POW/MIA

2003-04-02 Thread bbraver
Of course!! grin LOL, I hadn't thought of that... Silly Ben!! ~~ Stephenie Hamilton Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Professional CFXHosting -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:39 PM To:

Transformers DVD

2003-04-02 Thread bbraver
After the recent thread on names of Transformers, wanted to mention the complete first season of Transformers is now available on DVD. A bit pricey - $50.99 at Amazon. The 16 episodes are on 3 discs, 4th disk with extras. -Ben ~|

RE: OOCF, CFCs and the questionnaire app

2003-04-02 Thread bbraver
Tim- you as a GI Joe type should know that, under the Geneva Convention, all the object has to tell you is its name, rank, and serial number. hee hee -Ben Also once you create an object can you get it to tell you what kind of an object it is? Right now lets say I create an object that's

Re: FW: An apology to the U.S.......

2003-04-02 Thread bbraver
Dana- re: kinky - you just now realized that about us?? ;-) -Ben kinky g Dana FlashGuy writes: I have a beaver with sharp teeth! ;-D On Wed, 02 Apr 2003 19:05:12 GMT, Dana Tierney wrote: wazzat about Canadian women you say? Careful now... I have a jar of maple

Re: FW: An apology to the U.S.......

2003-04-02 Thread bbraver
in *that* case, Hi Dana, Glad to have you participating on the list, have a nice fresh muffin!! hee hee -Ben wink maybe that is what I like about you guys /wink Dana [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dana- re: kinky - you just now realized that about us?? ;-) -Ben

Home networking problem

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Hi gang, So I now have a mixed-OS environment at home. Older desktop is running Win98SE. New laptop is running WinXP Home. Trying to set up peer networking between them. Had the old laptop happily talking to desktop (wired), but they were both Win98. The Netgear router shows both machine names

Alienware's new case

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Hi gang (especially BenD) - check out the cool new pc cases from Alienware - sorry it's an ASP site :-( http://www.alienware.com/sub_pages/alienware_case.aspx I like Conspiracy Blue :-) BenD - the Hive Mind pc you want can look like one !! I want to see what configuration they will offer with

RE: Announcement

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
ROFL Funch sounds like having oral sex at noontime ;-) At 05:27 PM 4/1/03, you wrote: Besides, now we can have nooners Around here we call those funch. Working from home is way cool. Congrats on the company. Hope you have much success.

Re: The technology behind Google??

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
ROFL, Gel guess Google is just wingin' it... -Ben I just got sent this by someone..thought it was quite interesting to find out what the real technology is behind Google :) http://www.google.com/technology/pigeonrank.html -Gel

Re: Announcement

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Larry- are you referring to the nooners? ;-) -Ben Wow. Good luck with it Phillip. I know it will work out great for you and Erika. larry I don't know if any of you guys have noticed, but my email address for the HoF lists has changed Well, there's a BIG reason for this - I'm longer at

RE: FA articles (was RE: dilemma) OO?

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
DRE- but what if some of the objects object? oo, then you might have more depression from the abject objects! ;-) -Ben Agree completely. Yes, agreement. With all the voices. Yes I agree. speaking of which. This whole object oriented thing. Would you be a better oo programmer if you were

RE: FA articles (was RE: dilemma) OO?

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
DRE- but what if some of the objects object? oo, then you might have more depression from the abject objects! ;-) -Ben Agree completely. Yes, agreement. With all the voices. Yes I agree. speaking of which. This whole object oriented thing. Would you be a better oo programmer if you were

RE: FA articles (was RE: dilemma) OO?

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
DRE- but what if some of the objects object? oo, then you might have more depression from the abject objects! ;-) -Ben Agree completely. Yes, agreement. With all the voices. Yes I agree. speaking of which. This whole object oriented thing. Would you be a better oo programmer if you were

Re: Reasons for war from a Liberal

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Kevin- an excellent article, thanks for posting it. There was a very frightening piece in last week's Time or Newsweek (sorry, don't have it here) on Saddam's inner circle of nine psychotically brutal henchmen. Like the Mafia, they supposedly were made men who earned their positions of power

Re: FW: An apology to the U.S.......

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Cute. Very cute. And quite smug. I enjoyed it, even while feeling insulted. :-) -Ben Came across this today, written by Rick Mercer: On behalf of Canadians everywhere I'd like to offer an apology to the United States of America. We haven't been getting along very well

Re: Corporate Support for Activated Reservists

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Hatton - My employer, Tesoro Petroleum, isn't as big as Sears, but it is supporting activated reservists by continuing full pay and benefits for up to six months. I really feel good about that. -Ben Just got this email in that sounded really fishy. I checked on Snopes.com and it turns out

RE: FA articles (was RE: dilemma) OO?

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
DUCK, BenD, DUCK. I see a cast iron muffin pan heading in the direction of your head! -BenB It seems to me that objects are like bitchy women. You never know what's going on on the inside, there are certain things they'll only tell their friends (and that ain't you), they think their special

RE: FA articles (was RE: dilemma)

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
BenD - large one in every way that counts? Oh, I get it - you have long fingers and toes!! :-) -Ben I'm the large one in every way that counts. eg -- Ben Doom Programmer General Lackey Moonbow Software, Inc : -Original Message- : From: Andre Turrettini

RE: Alienware's new case

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
/me commiserates... -Ben /me cringes PIII 600 w/ TNT2. -- Ben Doom Programmer General Lackey Moonbow Software, Inc : -Original Message- : From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 6:23 PM : To: CF-Community : Subject:

RE: FA articles (was RE: dilemma)

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Jim- I'm doing the recumbent bike at the gym. According to the control panel, I'm doing aboujt 5 or 5.5 miles per half-hour session (have picked a slightly higher resistance level and slightly lower speed to try to work the legs and hips more). I was thinking of working up to an Ironman, but

RE: FW: An apology to the U.S.......

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
Peter - attempting to decipher the acronym in your email address, does abcb stand for alcoholic beverage control board, by any chance? if so, have a cute story for you. -Ben Brilliant! == Peter Tilbrook CANBERRA AUSTRALIA

RE: Alienware's new case

2003-04-01 Thread bbraver
/me sorry Conspiracy Blue - that's my favorite color, too - and with the cool blue AlienIce glow inside. and the logo reminds me of my son j/k. -Ben At 12:19 AM 4/2/03, you wrote: /me commiserates... -Ben /Me pouting. I was perfectly happy with my choice of a new generic box until

RE: What Saddam Learned from Serbia, Stalin and the SS

2003-03-31 Thread bbraver
Tim- face value. -Ben hmm, Your always kidding so I have no idea whether to take that at face value or not. :) Tim -Original Message- From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:57 AM To: CF-Community Subject: What Saddam Learned from

Re: What Saddam Learned from Serbia, Stalin and the SS

2003-03-31 Thread bbraver
Bill- I REALLY resent the inference of being a lieing ass I make jokes. I make bad puns. I don't lie. LOL has nothing to do with this. Why the hell do you say LOL on stuff that isn't funny? and BTW it's lo and behold. sheesh. -Ben *not* LOL, rather p.o.'d in fact. LOL yea i know the feelnig

RE: Free ColdFusion Magazine?

2003-03-31 Thread bbraver
Eri*K*a, Right on re: your post from e-Speaker's Corner !! (Yes, I've been to London, only once I'm sorry to say, and I thought the tradition of Speaker's Corner was wonderful.) -Ben CF_HUGESOAPBOX Ya know Bill, we know the world sucks ass sometimes, but it's still not too much to make

Re: Printers

2003-03-29 Thread bbraver
I have the Canon S900 photo printer. Does borderless 4x6 through 8X10. Also does really good normal printing. Mine has 6 ink tanks - Black, Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Photo Cyan, Photo Magenta. When one runs out you only replace it, so you are not wasting any ink. There is a status pop-up which shows

Re: Funny story

2003-03-29 Thread bbraver
Todd- ROFLMAO I would have had Pepsi spewing out my nose :-) -Ben LOL This one DID happen to me. One day, I got a call from a frequent newsgroup user. He was complaining that he couldn't find one of his favorite news groups. I told him that the guy who administered the news server

Re: Loosing Sanit... err... Update from Here

2003-03-29 Thread bbraver
Hatton, Believe me, I empathize! Was going crazier off work for several weeks. Work doesn't know about the screws in my head, though. grin -Ben Well, BenB's back to work but I'm not. I had my Dr's appointment on Friday. They cut off the cast that's had been on since I got out of the

WEP Security across brands (answer)

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
Hi gang, am happy to say there is a simple answer to the question I had asked about WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and 128-bit encryption across different brands of WiFi equipment. If you want to generate a key using a passphrase, you need to use the same brand. But to enable an encrypted

Re: WEP Security across brands (answer)

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
Jacob- Netgear FM114P - combination of firewall, router, switch, print server, and 802.11b WAP in one box. Netgear MA701 802.11b CompactFlash WiFi card in PocketPC. -Ben Ben, What netgear do you use? I have a 314, which has no wireless interface. The new ones do. I could purchase an

Re: Names in the news

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
yeah, right, Princess Leia Orgasma ;-) or Leia Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer The Children's Medical Center One Children's Plaza Dayton, OH 45404 937-641-4293 http://www.childrensdayton.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/28/2003 3:28:59 PM Better that she's

RE: Hi from the laptop

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
So, how do I get it to look indecent? ;-) Looks decent to me. I mean, it's not gonna be a webserver. And, just so long as you turn off all the little extras in WinXP (and the Fisher Price interface) it looks pretty decent. -- Ben Doom Programmer General Lackey Moonbow

RE: Names in the news

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
up in the foothills of the Sierras between SF and Lake Tahoe, at Placerville, there's a Forni Road exit off Hwy 50. If the Forni family had a daughter named Kate, she would appear on lists as Forni, Kate. Could be a tad embarrassing. :-) -Ben My dad works with an unfortunate woman named Fonda

RE: Names in the news

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
Jerry- Yes, that (the Leia Orgasma pun) is my own g, gratified you think it's good/bad. Speaking of running from the room holding one's nose, my other horrible Star Wars pun has Obi Wan doing that, shouting no, I said use the _Force_, Luke!! ;-) -Ben Ben, is that your own? I think that

RE: Names in the news

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
Han just wanted to fondle her buns. ;-) Looking for Love in Alderaan Places. eg -- Ben Doom Programmer General Lackey Moonbow Software, Inc : -Original Message- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 4:09 PM : To:

Re: A bunch of losers?

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
Yeah, in Iraq they would have been expecting camel warfare perhaps, but not guerillas hee hee. I can believe it. The story in today's USa Today says that the soldiers were not expecting guerrila warfare. Well, duh and people make fun of the French for the Maginot Line Bill Wheatley

Re: Christian vs. Muslim

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
I've had a born-again next door neighbor tell me I was going to hell because I didn't accept Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I told her I felt sorry for her, being a religious bigot, and knowing so little about her own supposed Lord, who was born, lived, and died a Jew. -Ben yeah I have

Re: War-Theme Easter Baskets For Sale In Central Florida

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
re: Easter Baskets - what do toys and candy have to do with Easter?? I can understand eggs, as a symbol of life, but not the rest. OK, to ask another question, what in the world do toys have to do with Christmas or Hanukkah?? -Ben Yeah, but the candy negated it.. ;) Candace K. Cottrell,

RE: Christian vs. Muslim

2003-03-28 Thread bbraver
John- Good story, thanks. In wishing everyone a nice weekend, but sending the email only to me, not the list, are you perhaps referring to all the voices in my head ?? (So, I'll send a copy of this to the list grin.) Interesting comment on the age of the earth issue - I once asked a

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