[scifinoir2] [Fwd: New Orleans Residents Are Bailing Out]

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:New Orleans Residents Are Bailing Out Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 00:50:48 -0500 From: C V [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Orleans Residents Are Bailing Out NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New

[scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Hey!!! Where is everyone??? My productivity at work is going to go wy down if I can't break up my day chatting with you guys Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual

RE: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread James Landrith
I'm around. I bumped my head or something and decided to run for office this year: http://jameslandrith.org Anyone on the list living in Fairfax County, VA? __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Flying through right now, since the laundry's all done and the house is clean. I'll be in and out until eight. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey!!! Where is everyone??? My productivity at work is going to go wy down if I can't break up my day

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: What Went Wrong With the Easy-Bake Oven]

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
--- Original Message Subject:What Went Wrong With the Easy-Bake Oven Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:52:33 -0600 From: Susan Smith Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: *What Went Wrong With the Easy-Bake Oven * /After a technology upgrade, the

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
But Honey... you promised you were going to stop hangin out with the guys all the time... :( Martin wrote: Flying through right now, since the laundry's all done and the house is clean. I'll be in and out until eight. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread B. Smith
I've been M.I.A. because work is a bear and my wife has been hogging the computer at home. How's life way down South(of the border)? --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey!!! Where is everyone??? My productivity at work

RE: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Still lurking about.- D Duck Sorry, a few hundred miles south of that location. James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm around. I bumped my head or something and decided to run for office this year: http://jameslandrith.org Anyone on the list living in Fairfax County, VA?

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Could've been worse. They could've thrown in some CGI and pimped out the Falcon... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm about to lose my mind... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/8/07 2:44:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: WARNING! Contains explicit language like most

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
You are running for office? Congratulations! Take care of that head injury :) Tracey James Landrith wrote: I'm around. I bumped my head or something and decided to run for office this year: http://jameslandrith.org http://jameslandrith.org Anyone on the list living in Fairfax County,

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Anna Nicole Smith Dead at Age 39

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
I know, Keith. It's something I'm presently thrashing out with two female reinds of mine. THey see any number of things they want to change about themselves, and I can't seem to convince either that they're beautiful as is. Today, one of them is going under the knife for lipo. Scares me. The

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I LOVED it Tracey Martin wrote: Could've been worse. They could've thrown in some CGI and pimped out the Falcon... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:cwbadie%40yahoo.com wrote: I'm about to lose my mind... [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:GWashin891%40aol.com wrote: In a message dated

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father]

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I'm sorry, but this is scifi Tracey Original Message Subject:Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:25:42 -0500 From: C V [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zsa

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: [Blackfolks] Is this what a future Oscar winner looks like?]

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Academy Award chances After *hearing* about Norbit, I may never watch a movie with him in it again. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Original Message Subject: [Blackfolks] Is this what a future Oscar winner looks like? Date: Thu, 8

Re: [scifinoir2] Bridges Steeled For Iron Man

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Nope. Not even. After three issues, I didn't like the flow f it. At about the same time, I picked up Annihilation, running almost parallel to Civil War. And it's *much better*, IMO. The Yokozuna Of Soul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: no way. You haven't been reading Civil War? It's about

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Tracey, I don't like the term because, in my mind, it connotates a fan who has fgleefully shoved aside the boundary between fantasy and reality with regard to the genre. Best example I can write at this moment- about seven years ago, I was at a bookstore at Lenox Square in Atlanta, browsing

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Anna Nicole Smith Dead at Age 39

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
I'm with you in that, Tracey. I'm glad that she's too young to know the storm that coming over her. Or should I say the possibly $500 million USD attached to her? Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is not off-topic, her life was out of this

Re: [scifinoir2] COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
:) Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regaling meoohh my :) Martin wrote: I believe that it's a moderate derogatory toward genre fans. At least that's how *I* look at it. Never been called it. If so, I'd be busy making licence plates

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Anna Nicole Smith Dead at Age 39

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
There is one, Yokozuna. Look closely at Subject: A N Smith. Do *not* repeat. The Yokozuna Of Soul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: NOW can we end this morbid fascination with celebreality? The Queen is dead. The moral of this story is...oh man there are so many morals to this story where do I begin?

[scifinoir2] Re: COMMENTARY: Can 'Wonder Woman' succeed purely as action hero?

2007-02-09 Thread B. Smith
American female action/superhero movies have sucked but they are quite successful in Asia. If they do an American Wonder Woman with the verve and energy of something like The Heroic Trio it could be a hit. I know it goes against the grain but I think the new treatment of Wonder Woman may be

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Regarding Mexico You should not go by me. I got sick on my third day here (didn't know it at the time) and almost died in October. We have made great friends. People adopt you here like you are a relative. The African Americans adopt you too. I think I have a new uncle and cousin. Now

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Oh, I did too, of course. Loved Yoda's bit. And can't leave out Lando Da Playa... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I LOVED it Tracey Martin wrote: Could've been worse. They could've thrown in some CGI and pimped out the Falcon... Astromancer

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Can't help myself. Testosterone rules, hun... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But Honey... you promised you were going to stop hangin out with the guys all the time... :( Martin wrote: Flying through right now, since the laundry's all done and the

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Just remembered that I have a friend who lives in Fairfax. I'll call her up this weekend, let her know that you're running. Mind you, she's a smart woman, and is probably already preparing to vote for you. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are running

[scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: [Blackfolks] Is this what a future Oscar winner looks like?]

2007-02-09 Thread g123curious
Oscar has nothing to do with it. Period. I have no interest in films that make fun of overweight black woman or overweight women. This includes Murphy's latest film, but also includes 2 films by Martin Lawrence (Big Mama's house or something titled like that), and the stage play/film by the

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I howled on the yoda lando bit. God you are making me want to play it again Tracey Martin wrote: Oh, I did too, of course. Loved Yoda's bit. And can't leave out Lando Da Playa... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father]

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Beam us up, Scotty. *Please*... orsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry, but this is scifi Tracey Original Message Subject: Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:25:42 -0500 From: C V Reply-To:

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Astromancer
We're here, we're here! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey!!! Where is everyone??? My productivity at work is going to go wy down if I can't break up my day chatting with you guys Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: What Went Wrong With the Easy-Bake Oven]

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
That's smart. Give something that gets *really hot* to a *three-year-old*, then expect him or her *not* to stick their hand in where the cake goes Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Original Message Subject: What Went Wrong With the

RE: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Astromancer
Okay, Devildog...Try some ice...and good luck...lol James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm around. I bumped my head or something and decided to run for office this year: http://jameslandrith.org Anyone on the list living in Fairfax County, VA?

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Anna Nicole Smith Dead at Age 39

2007-02-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
That is so sad to hear. Outside of actual genetic defects, or problems due to cancers or accidents, or in the rare case someone really does have a glandular problem, I think that going the cosmetic surgery route is not a good thing. I'm still reeling from how many Black women are now starting

[scifinoir2] Re: Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread g123curious
Glad that y'all enjoyed it. So did I. It's good, but not as good as 'White and Nerdy. Geo --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Amy Harlib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OW! That was a hoot! But it cut off rather too abruptly. ROTFL! Amy In a message dated 2/8/07 2:44:04

[scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Compl etely Heterosexual

2007-02-09 Thread g123curious
Haggard is as cured as Rush Limbaugh is sober. Set your RSS feed for these two clowns. There's more to come from both, for sure. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh, ja, ja... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (tongue firmly in

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father]

2007-02-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Damn! So buddy's a gigolo, huh? He married Gabor when she was 70?? And he wanted to *adopt* Smith? How sick is that? Almost as bad as Woody Allen sexing that young girl. I take that back: it's nowhere nearly as bad as what Allen the perv did. -- Original message --

[scifinoir2] Re: White and Nerdy

2007-02-09 Thread g123curious
Did you find all of the Star Wars references in this vid? There are at least 4 Star Wars references and 2 Star Trek references. Geo --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is too d--- funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xEzGIuY7kw George Captain

RE: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread James Landrith
Thanks Martin! __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off - http://www.jameslandrith.com The Multiracial

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I just notice your Geo nick name. I like it :) OK, so what is White and Nerdy? Tracey g123curious wrote: Glad that y'all enjoyed it. So did I. It's good, but not as good as 'White and Nerdy. Geo --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Amy Harlib [EMAIL

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father]

2007-02-09 Thread Astromancer
COME ON!!! a baby with three dads and a mom who speaks in alien tongues and dies a mysterous death? Who much more sci fi can you get??? Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry, but this is scifi Tracey Original Message Subject: Zsa

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I'm breathing a sigh of relief and my productivity is back up Tracey Astromancer wrote: We're here, we're here! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: Hey!!! Where is everyone??? My productivity at work is

Re: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Astromancer
Ah...Our job is done here... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm breathing a sigh of relief and my productivity is back up Tracey Astromancer wrote: We're here, we're here! Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: Hey!!! Where is

Re: [scifinoir2] Bridges Steeled For Iron Man

2007-02-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Funny, I love Civil War and the news -type Frontline series that runs with it. Annihilation is interesting, but I'm not in love with it. -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nope. Not even. After three issues, I didn't like the flow f it. At about the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Okay, Tracey, equal parts anger and relief. The latter, 'cause you're still with us. THe former, 'cause I heard nothing of this! What happened?! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regarding Mexico You

[scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread B. Smith
Well get well soon T and I hope everything works out for you and your family. In my fantasy world where we win the lotto and ride off into the sunset, I plan to go to Mexico or Costa Rica and attend one of the immersive language schools. If I could convince Uncle Sam that they need more

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I did a lot of research on Costa Rica as well as we have a friend that just returned after a three year stay. Despite my problems, I think Mexico is better for what you want to do. I keep hearing that they are not that friendly to you if you are not a native of Costa Rica. Also it can be

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
As far as the Wife aka Computer Tyrant- I hope you're not averse to Internet porn, because you may be *awfully lonely* for a few weeks after that... B. Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well get well soon T and I hope everything works out for you and your family. In my fantasy world

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Tracey, it's a song by Weird Al Yankovic, aka The Story of My Life. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just notice your Geo nick name. I like it :) OK, so what is White and Nerdy? Tracey g123curious wrote: Glad that y'all enjoyed it. So did I. It's

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
What he said, lady. Talk. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay, Tracey, equal parts anger and relief. The latter, 'cause you're still with us. THe former, 'cause I heard nothing of this! What happened?! -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Zsa Zsa Gabor's hubby may be Anna Nicole Smith's Baby's Father]

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
No, Woody's Top of the Slime. But who said that all the playas had to be under thirty? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn! So buddy's a gigolo, huh? He married Gabor when she was 70?? And he wanted to *adopt* Smith? How sick is that? Almost as bad as Woody Allen sexing that young girl. I

Re: [scifinoir2] Bridges Steeled For Iron Man

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
It's the writing. Keith GIffen, most famed for his comic take on Justice League back in the 80s, handled the entire series, including all of the offshoots with Super Skrull, Silver Surfer, Ronan the Accuser and Nova. I like the cosmic-scoped stories, and this more than qualifies for me. While

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Oh, it could be tastefully done. Some spoilers on the hypersapce manifolds, subtle detailing on the nav dish and around the stabilizer belt... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (GASP!!!) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could've been worse. They could've thrown in some CGI and

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Almost left off the fuzzy holodice on the rear-view scanner! Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (GASP!!!) Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could've been worse. They could've thrown in some CGI and pimped out the Falcon... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm about to lose my

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: White and Nerdy

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Only caught two of 'em. Edumacate me. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you find all of the Star Wars references in this vid? There are at least 4 Star Wars references and 2 Star Trek references. Geo --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: [Blackfolks] Is this what a future Oscar winner looks like?]

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Not arguing with you, G! g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oscar has nothing to do with it. Period. I have no interest in films that make fun of overweight black woman or overweight women. This includes Murphy's latest film, but also includes 2 films by Martin Lawrence (Big Mama's

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Ousted Pastor ‘Completely Heterosexual

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Anybody know his address? We can send him old Doogie Howser tapes, see how he reacts. Or should we go with Tab Hunter, someone he might be more conversant with? g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Haggard is as cured as Rush Limbaugh is sober. Set your RSS feed for these two

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: White and Nerdy

2007-02-09 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh yes! Weird Al Yankovich! His already huge rep for hilarious parody will only be enhanced by this one. The Star Trek references were easy to spot but I only got 3 Star Wars references: the light saber, the action figures and the Xmas Special video bootleg. What was the

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I planned on telling you but it snuck up on me and how do you bring that up. By the time I realized I was dying, I had no energy to reach out to people. The symptoms that I noticed could be a whole lot of common illnesses. I got here and got the stomach virus a lot people get when they come

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
I'm sorry guys, now that everything is getting better, I feel embarrassed I let this happen. how do you begin to tell this crazy stuff? Tracey Martin wrote: What he said, lady. Talk. [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net wrote: Okay, Tracey, equal parts anger and relief.

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: SFGate: Bizarre Marin cab ride prompts charge of racial discrimination]

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:SFGate: Bizarre Marin cab ride prompts charge of racial discrimination Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:54:55 -0800 From: zen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: SFGate, San Francisco, CA To: [EMAIL

RE: [scifinoir2] Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Martin
Welcome! James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Martin! __ James Landrith [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 703-593-2065 * fax: 760-875-8547 AIM: jlnales * ICQ: 148600159 MSN and Yahoo! Messenger: jlandrith Taking the Gloves Off -

Re: [scifinoir2] Bridges Steeled For Iron Man

2007-02-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
I've been buying the Annihilation series and its ancillary titles. I enjoyed the limited series on Ronin and the Super Skrull. It's not that I dislike it, it just hasn't captivated me the way Civil War has. I'm really liking the whole battle between the forces of Cap and Iron Man, the stupid

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread KeithBJohnson
Well, for the record, Phyllis is the same way: she hates calling only when things go wrong. But you can reach out any time, good or bad, rain or shine. Thank God you're okay, what's the overall prognosis for when you're going to be completely healed, specifically the organ damage? From what I

Re: [scifinoir2] Star Wars gangsta rap

2007-02-09 Thread GWashin891
In a message dated 2/9/07 8:58:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh, it could be tastefully done. Some spoilers on the hypersapce manifolds, subtle detailing on the nav dish and around the stabilizer belt... Stop It!!! Plea...Oh whats the use. :) -GTW [Non-text portions of this

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Where is everybody??

2007-02-09 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
It rains all the time here, in Xalapa. I'm told that the weather has changed dramatically because of global warming and it was not like this a few years ago. Mold is everywhere. As soon as our money comes in from new contract we just signed and I'm strong enough, I out of here. I read