Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Cuban Government Releases Votes of Teenaged Elian Gonzalez

Keith, the Elian issue slipped into a near-Pythonesque level of comedy about two days after it began. That's when I washed my brain of it. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Well, I'm not happy that little Elian is being indoctrinated into the > Communist party of Cuba, n

Re: [scifinoir2] Dubai upholds British pair's jail term over kiss

Note to self -- avoid Dubai. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > Dubai upholds British pair's jail term over kiss > DUBAI > Mon Apr 5, 2010 10:56am EDT > > DUBAI (Reuters) - A Dubai court Sunday upheld a one-month jail sentence > given to a British pair for kissing in public,

Re: [scifinoir2] FCC loses Comcast's court challenge

A victory only for the broadband industry and their lobbyists. [?][?] On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > Man, this is really bad for us. I'm amazed that Comcast is allowed to block > certain types of traffic without telling subscribers. But then, this is the > same damn ou

Re: [scifinoir2] FCC loses Comcast's court challenge

I'm willing to be first on the line in the war. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > They are an evil entity that must be destroyed. > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Keith Johnson > wrote: > >> >> >> Man, this is really bad for us. I'm amazed that Comcast is allowed to >> bl

Re: [scifinoir2] When a snack cake turns 80, do you stick a candle in it?

Last time I ate a Twinkie, I was sick to my stomach for two days. Ever sincve, whenever I pass one by, I make the Sign of the Cross at it. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > > http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-05/features/ct-talk-twinkies-turn-80-0406-20100405_1_baby-ca

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Lando's Love Lessons

[?][?][?][?] On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > No need to cue Barry White, we can go with the smooth, melliflous tones of > Mr. Colt 45, himself. > > Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams): [offering Billie Holiday a $20 bill] You > want my arm to fall off? - "Lady Sings the Blues" (

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Cuban Government Releases Votes of Teenaged Elian Gonzalez

If I remember correctly, this was also a case of custodial kidnapping. The father had primary custody and the childcare responsibilities in Cuba. No one even bothered to come up with a legal justification for treating this case differently than we would any other kidnapping. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Cuban Government Releases Votes of Teenaged Elian Gonzalez

I hear you, Martin. News junkie that I am, I followed it long past the point of sanity. I still remember when the government had to go in and get the boy. I am well aware of the excesses to which the government can go, but this time I was angered that the family forced them to do what was needed

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Cuban Government Releases Votes of Teenaged Elian Gonzalez

You are absolutely right. There was no child abuse, no legal proceedings, nothing. His mother just up and left with the kid. Again, i get wanting to raise him in America versus Cuba. This just ain't the way - Original Message - From: "Tracy Curtis" To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com

[scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

I may have missed the SGU ep, "Darkness", but evidently it generated some talk about actress Julia Benson's...assets? What did I miss? I do remember when show when Eli was using one of those remote cams, and everyone noticed he seemed to be hovering around the character's chest area. Aside from

[scifinoir2] Lost and Found

I recently discovered I own a copy of DC's Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. It literally fell out of a box I accidentally knocked over in my ridiculously cluttered office. I suspect this may have been part of my late brother's collection as I was an unrepentant Marvel snob back in 1978. Two thing

Re: [scifinoir2] Lost and Found

Any of those worth any dough? I can relate to size/pricing. When I was a wee lad, my mom used to take me on errands with her, and we'd always stop by the neighborhood drugstore (back when it was a true neighborhood store, locally owned, soda fountains, etc). The drugstore was the local source f

Re: [scifinoir2] Lost and Found

(rubbing rave's e-mail, hoping that his luck is transferrable) On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > I recently discovered I own a copy of DC's Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. It > literally fell out of a box I accidentally knocked over in my ridiculously > cluttered office. I suspect

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

Keith, I saw it twice and, in perfect honesty, I never noticed these "assets" she and others speak of. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > I may have missed the SGU ep, "Darkness", but evidently it generated some > talk about actress Julia Benson's...assets? What did I mi

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Cuban Government Releases Votes of Teenaged Elian Gonzalez

You're nail on the head, Tracy. If memory now serves me as well, the mother's family (she died during the boat passage from Cuba to Florida) said that she took the boy to give him a better life here in America. Oddly enough, the publicity this all engendered resulted in his having a far better life

Re: [scifinoir2] Lando's Love Lessons

this was freaking GREAT!  thanks!--- On Tue, 4/6/10, Martin Baxter wrote:From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Lando's Love LessonsTo: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.comDate: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 6:23 PM   On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Mr. Worf

[scifinoir2] 150-pound velociraptor on the loose in suburbs

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/04/couple-says-dinosaur-sculpture-swiped-from-front-yard.html Gary and Cathy Crawford could use some help locating their 150-pound steel dinosaur sculpture. The sculpture of a velociraptor -- the same dinosaur shown hunting in packs in "Jurassic Park"--

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

Some guys are looking a little too hard for just about anything. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > I may have missed the SGU ep, "Darkness", but evidently it generated some > talk about actress Julia Benson's...assets? What did I miss? I do remember > when show when Eli

[scifinoir2] Re: Dubai upholds British pair's jail term over kiss

Big time. I don't see the appeal considering their laws are harsh and western style fun is frowned upon at the very least. There are plenty of other places to see in the world. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter wrote: > > Note to self -- avoid Dubai. > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dubai upholds British pair's jail term over kiss

They have interesting architecture there and the world's tallest building. (plus the one that looks like a sailboat.) Other than that, unless you are doing business there I would stay away. There is probably a loose underground there considering that they have about 250,000 construction workers t

[scifinoir2] Croatia comes out with an electric car

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=68752421&feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology&videoChannel=6 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/

Re: [scifinoir2] FCC loses Comcast's court challenge

I'm always bothered at how often the courts rule in favor of big businesses. Sometimes it is because the courts don't know much about the issue at hand so they play it safe. I believe this ruling is holding us back in unforeseen ways. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:33 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > A v

Re: [scifinoir2] FCC loses Comcast's court challenge

Mr Worf, in cases like these, all I'm seeing/hearing is the money talking. And anyone who believes that the courts are impartial... I've got prime oceanfront property south of Rapid City that might interest them. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > I'm always bothered at how of

Re: [scifinoir2] Croatia comes out with an electric car

Strangely enough, the land Great Tesla Himself hails from... must be something in the air. I'd buy one in a heartbeat. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > > http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=68752421&feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology&videoChannel=6 > > -- > Celebrating

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Dubai upholds British pair's jail term over kiss

Funny thing, B. Thirty seconds after posting that, I realized that I have been there, traveling with an ex-SO who was on business. She never did try to kiss me while we were there, and it never occurred to me as to why she didn't (lots of looks instead). Once we were on the way back to the States,

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

Mr Worf, I did know a ouple of guys when I was at Virginia State who only watched shows for the T*t Appreciation Factor. Ask them anything about content... you could hear the crickets. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > Some guys are looking a little too hard for just about an

Re: [scifinoir2] 150-pound velociraptor on the loose in suburbs

Danged headlines! Always promising hew-mon death and terror, then failing to provide! [?] On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Kelwyn wrote: > > > > http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/04/couple-says-dinosaur-sculpture-swiped-from-front-yard.html > > Gary and Cathy Crawford could use some help lo

Re: [scifinoir2] Missing link between man and apes found

I am considering that, but I want to finish it first, because I've read a couple of other stories posted online that were truly spectacular, but ended up unfinished because the writers lost steam or focus. Don't want to leave readers hanging. On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:53 PM, brent wodehouse wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Boondocks season 3 sneak preview

GOTTA catch this, if for no other reason than to know what right thing Huey did to end up being burned in effigy. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > > http://www.boondocksbootleg.com/profiles/blogs/season-3-trailer-leaked-hurry?id=4938447%3ABlogPost%3A4159&page=1#comments > >

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

Aubrey, there are those fools inside the Beltway who truly believe that a few well-placed nukes can turn the trick. They conveniently ignore the fact that the craft can pull Mach 12 on a slow day, turn on the width of a positron and can't even be reliably tracked by conventional means. On Mon, Apr

Re: [scifinoir2] Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health Group

Yes! A few years a go, I got something NSFW in the mail, a video of a couple making love in the boyfriend's apartment. At one point, the young lady slips below the sheets for... well, do I need to draw a map here? The camera then focuses on the man's face, filled with pleasure. Then, in the backgro

[scifinoir2] Re: FCC loses Comcast's court challenge

Comcrap...Curses! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter wrote: > > A victory only for the broadband industry and their lobbyists. [?][?] > > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > > > > > Man, this is really bad for us. I'm amazed that Comcast is allowed to block

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FCC loses Comcast's court challenge

Speak your curses louder, pal... some damfool neighbor of mine is getting the hook-up from them as I type. [?] And how does the day find you, sir? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Badie wrote: > > > Comcrap...Curses! > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Martin > Baxter wrote: > > > > A vic

Re: [scifinoir2] what if: immortality

Depends on the family. Not every victim family is for the death penalty but the every time they show something like that on tv they show the families that are for it. Also, the type of crime doesn't always fit. For example, I mentioned the story about a guy that ran a financial fraud scheme. He wa

[scifinoir2] Re: Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health Group

Offends mental health group...excuse me...GET A FRICKIN' LIFE --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Aubrey Leatherwood wrote: > > > > A... I'd like to get him talking for once ;) > > > Aubrey Leatherwood > www.aubreyleatherwood.com > FaceBook * MySpace > Model Lover > Dime > Imperfection

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

Well, it's not exactly unknown in the annals of scifi TV: Uhura, Troi, Seven, T'Pol, Number Six (never did see the attraction there), etc., etc. I did notice that Benson's character is always in clingy shirts, which I assume are part of the uniform for her rank. But I have also noticed the camer

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

They seem to think that they can do it because they have shot a couple down before. (probably by accident) One of the things that I find interesting is that there have been ufo sightings in the DC area before. Back in the 50s there was one that put the government on high alert and prompted project

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

The last two trek shows played up the sexual aspect. The holodeck action and the ladies in the clingy outfits was pushing the eye candy factor. (Dax should have been on that list too.) I think that someone in management is thinking that if they make sex symbols out of the characters that they will

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

I'd love to see how they'd deal with an actual alien attack. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > They seem to think that they can do it because they have shot a couple down > before. (probably by accident) One of the things that I find interesting is > that there have been ufo

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health Group

Scared BK enough to pull the ads, pal. We live in the PC Era. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Badie wrote: > > > Offends mental health group...excuse me...GET A FRICKIN' LIFE > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Aubrey > Leatherwood wrote: > > > > > > > > A... I'd like to get him talking

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

The last two shows took it over the top, no doubt. Seven's tight outfits and high-heeled shoes, T'Pol's tight outfits, and the ridiculous decom rubdowns after away missions on "Enterprise" were indeed juvenile. Curiously, the show with the least number of obvious eye-candy women was "DS9". Dax w

Re: [scifinoir2] SGU Actress Blogs about Adult Themes on Show

If I remember correctly they did an old school method with Dax. They had her do a girl/girl kiss as well as scenes where she was nude but the audience couldn't see. Another thing that was "big" on DS9 was the Klingon women and their cleavage. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Keith Johnson wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

I have been working on that story. I'm stuck in the middle. I've also been thinking about doing it in an alternate reality. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > I'd love to see how they'd deal with an actual alien attack. > > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Mr. Worf wrot

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

Let us know how it works out, Mr Worf. Sounds like a great one. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Mr. Worf wrote: > > > I have been working on that story. I'm stuck in the middle. > > I've also been thinking about doing it in an alternate reality. > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Martin Baxter

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Crazy Burger King Ads offend Mental Health Group

Last year Jack in the box had to pull a series of ads that featured a group of angry mothers. (anyone remember this ad?) They were out to kill jack because he made the grilled cheese sandwich to well. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > Scared BK enough to pull the ads, pal

Re: [scifinoir2] I know what I saw

I've been using the voice recognition program while I write the current story I'm working on. It has increased my productivity by 300%. About 5 pages an hour. I can probably do more once I train it more and outline the story more in advance. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: >

[scifinoir2] The Perfect Weapon--Pollen

You know those movies like "War of the Worlds", where vicious, technologically advanced aliens are brought low by something such as a measly bacterium? Well I say bunk that! Just send 'em down here to Atlanta and let the pollen do a number on them! This is one of the most beautiful cities you'll

[scifinoir2] Accused man's mom blames Fox News for behavior

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=7374140 Accused man's mom blames Fox News for behavior Wednesday, April 07, 2010 [image: Accused man's mom blames Fox News for behavior] Related Video All Live Video : All Video