Re: [scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo]

2008-02-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
i'm sick of Microsoft and other companies buying up everything in sight. In the media world it's Rupert Murdoch, acting like a giant Pac-Man gobbling up businesses in order to spread his brand of news around the globe. Even in the videogame world you have it, with the likes of EA (Electronic

Re: [scifinoir2] It's nice when your work is in a Super Bowl ad

2008-02-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
that talking stain ad was hilarious! -- Original message -- From: g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yeah, I know this is OT and not about sci-fi.) You can view all Super Bowl ads at: http://www.myspace.com/superbowlads During the 2nd quarter, the Tide To Go commercial

[scifinoir2] Hillary Clinton Cries In Connecticut

2008-02-04 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Choked up again, Clinton's eyes well up in Conn. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared to fight back tears this morning at a campaign event in New Haven, USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely reports. At the Yale Child Study Center where Clinton once worked, she was introduced by her former boss Penn Rhodeen

[scifinoir2] Way OT: Giants Slay the Giant

2008-02-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
Like a mighty warrior defeated by another, who then gives the victor his respect and fealty: when the NY Giants beat my beloved Cowboys (aka America's Team) I was devastated, but had to honor the fortitude of the Giants. I followed them as the hope of the NFC now that Dallas and Green Bay

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: [Fwd: Microsoft offers $44.6B for Yahoo]

2008-02-04 Thread Martin
Marian, at that time, I had two Hotmail accounts and, after the purchase, I began getting more spam than actual mail. And, to accomodate the extra spam, Hotmail was ever-so-kind-enough to begin chucking my *regular* e-mail into the spam bin. After about four weeks of this, I got fed up, tried

[scifinoir2] It's nice when your work is in a Super Bowl ad

2008-02-04 Thread g123curious
(Yeah, I know this is OT and not about sci-fi.) You can view all Super Bowl ads at: http://www.myspace.com/superbowlads During the 2nd quarter, the Tide To Go commercial aired. At my day job (www.digitas.com) I worked on the web site mentioned in the ad: http://www.mytalkingstain.com/ Be the

Re: [scifinoir2] Hillary Clinton Cries In Connecticut

2008-02-04 Thread Martin
If I'm meant to feel even a modicum of sympathy for the woman, then she wastes both her tears, time and digital film. She instead ought to well up with tears at something a friend of mine (and fellow MoveOn-er) just informed me of, that the group has all but shunted her and any supporters she

Re: [scifinoir2] Catchphrases R US : I drink your milkshake!

2008-02-04 Thread Martin
The Giants drank the Pats' milkshake last night. Not as satisfying as I'd hoped...I'll stick with The Giants PWNED the Pats! ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (hear it!) http://idrinkyourmilkshake.com/ http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/01/i_drink_your_milkshake.ht ml

[scifinoir2] [Fwd: Judge Reprimanded for Calling 3 Black Female Lawyers 'the Supremes']

2008-02-04 Thread Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
Original Message Subject:Judge Reprimanded for Calling 3 Black Female Lawyers 'the Supremes' Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:33:52 -0600 From: Susan Smith Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Md. Judge Reprimanded for Calling Three Black

Re: [scifinoir2] It's nice when your work is in a Super Bowl ad

2008-02-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
Saw the pigeons one, missed the other. I'll need to check that Top Ten list George sent -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] My favorite was the FedEx ad with the giant mutant pigeons. The silent Pepsi ad also touched me more than I thought it

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Giants Slay the Giant

2008-02-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
me too! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Keith, I admit to getting far too much emotional satisfaction out of that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like a mighty warrior defeated by another, who then gives the victor his respect and fealty: when the NY

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Giants Slay the Giant

2008-02-04 Thread KeithBJohnson
yeah, that was wild wasn't it! -- Original message -- From: Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Especially at seeing Mister Belibozo (as a Yahu sportswriter dubbed him) runnign off like a spoiled brat after losing. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Keith, I admit to getting far too

Re: [scifinoir2] Way OT: Giants Slay the Giant

2008-02-04 Thread Martin
Keith, I admit to getting far too much emotional satisfaction out of that. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like a mighty warrior defeated by another, who then gives the victor his respect and fealty: when the NY Giants beat my beloved Cowboys (aka America's Team) I was devastated, but had to

[scifinoir2] Catchphrases R US : I drink your milkshake!

2008-02-04 Thread ravenadal
(hear it!) http://idrinkyourmilkshake.com/ http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/01/i_drink_your_milkshake.ht ml `I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!': A Guide to Proper Usage Grub Street's Josh Ozersky writes to Vulture: We have no doubt that I drink your milkshake, the volcanically dramatic,

Re: [scifinoir2] It's nice when your work is in a Super Bowl ad

2008-02-04 Thread Martin
My favorite was the FedEx ad with the giant mutant pigeons. The silent Pepsi ad also touched me more than I thought it would. I used to work with the profoundly deaf, and it brought back a lot of memories for me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that talking stain ad was hilarious!