RE: The List
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Has the list been down recently, or did everyone else leave their computers behind for a long Memorial Day weekend after seeing X-Men 3? Did the usual OC, MD trip myself. However, I did not see X3 before going. Absent Mr. Singer at the helm, I just don't have any desire to rush out to the multiplex to see it. I may catch it in a couple of weeks, if the mood strikes, but that's not certain. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
Bryon Daly wrote: As far as how can knives be outlawed and still have kitchen knives...maybe not for long http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4581871.stm You'll get my beautiful ten-inch Henkel Four-Star from me when you pry it from my cold, dead hands! :-) Jim Finds it very useful Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 6:52 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: So, I'm back and I had fun. (Getting to have a mimosa How do you have a mimosa? The sentence structure suggests that you are not just informing us that there is one growing in your yard . . . 3 parts champagne, 2 parts orange juice. Ah. I didn't know what the standard ratio was, I just thought she was trying to get me a little closer to buzzed faster. But no, she mixed it right. Thanks for the info. :) It's a standard brunch drink. I think it's best enjoyed before noon, and I don't get the opportunity to drink before noon very often at all. (My last opportunity to actually drink before noon was probably early September of last year.) The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Charlie ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html Ours isn't sharpened. Would that be OK, or not? Julia but there *are* at least 3 sharp swords in the house, one sold dull and sharpened, but not to the point of being useful for decapitation ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: The List
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Has the list been down recently, or did everyone else leave their computers behind for a long Memorial Day weekend after seeing X-Men 3? (Personally, I did the latter at midnight Thursday and spent most of the subsequent time lying down with a couple of heating pads because everything from the top of my neck to my waist hurts whenever I move or breathe, but that's just me . . . ) Chronic Illness Sucks Maru I think at the time you sent that, I was eating extremely marinated grilled beef and waiting to get my upper chest decorated with henna. (And if anyone has 3rd ed. psionics book, maybe we can figure out which page the picture used as a model for it is on, for future reference. At least I *think* it was the psionics book, could have been something else. But it was 3rd ed. or 3.5, I'm sure of that much, anyway.) (Extremely marinated means sitting in the marinade in a well-iced cooler for over 96 hours. So very, very nice, IMO. I ate lots of beef and fruit.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:36 PM Sunday 5/28/2006, David Hobby wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Apparently that day is here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006240126,00.html BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up for that. It's probably a bit better than a quarterstaff, though, since it does have sharp parts. If you hold it right (and CAN hold it right, it takes practice!), you can get a little reach out of it. I could hurt someone at 3' easily enough IF I were in good practice with it. Which I'm not, and which is very low on my priority list at the moment. (I think it's lower on my list than firespinning, which is fairly low.) Now, the Klingon knife I have is extremely sharp, probably the sharpest weapon (as opposed to kitchen tool) in the house. Not that that has to do with much of anything besides that it's Klingon. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Yep. Or you can actually buy stuff labeled Bloody Mary Mix that has a little bit more added to the tomato juice. (Not sure what, but it's on the aisle with the mixers and costs more than the straight tomato juice you get on the aisle with vegetable juices.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Yep. Or you can actually buy stuff labeled Bloody Mary Mix that has a little bit more added to the tomato juice. (Not sure what, but it's on the aisle with the mixers and costs more than the straight tomato juice you get on the aisle with vegetable juices.) I know, I was just being me. Avoid being ripped off by using tomato juice, a dash of worcestershire sauce (Lea Perrins is best), a drop of Tabasco, and a little freshly ground black pepper. And plenty of vodka. ;) Charlie ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Yep. Or you can actually buy stuff labeled Bloody Mary Mix that has a little bit more added to the tomato juice. (Not sure what, but it's on the aisle with the mixers and costs more than the straight tomato juice you get on the aisle with vegetable juices.) I know, I was just being me. Avoid being ripped off by using tomato juice, a dash of worcestershire sauce (Lea Perrins is best), a drop of Tabasco, and a little freshly ground black pepper. And plenty of vodka. ;) I can't handle the Worcestershire, myself (and I know that Lea Perrins is the best brand to buy for the consumption of those who can, including my husband and my mother-in-law), but I could have given him pepper (brought a little grinder) and Tabasco (brought it for my eggs). No tomato juice, though. And diluting ketchup probably wouldn't quite cut it. (Maybe I should have offered that, though. He would at least have appreciated my offering what I had.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Hello
Figured I'd start afresh. And a second line, just for the halibut. -Me __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Why Macs suck
Amen, brother. Thanks to Microsoft .NET Framework Vertsion 1.1.4322.2300, this becomes a much better example of why WINDOWs sucks. Thanks, Robert, for the first laugh-out-loud post of the week. Dave On May 30, 2006, at 3:42 AM, William T Goodall wrote: On 29 May 2006, at 8:43PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/31000/Why_Macintosh_Sucks.html True or not, its pretty funny. xponent Crash Different Maru rob This page? Server Error in '/' Application. There is no row at position 0. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.IndexOutOfRangeException: There is no row at position 0. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [IndexOutOfRangeException: There is no row at position 0.] System.Data.DataRowCollection.get_Item(Int32 index) +63 ValenceWap.Pages.DrawingSummary.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +61 System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98 System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +750 Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version: 1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300 Yep, those Microsoft web servers sure do crash different :-) -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again. -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
At 09:52 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Yep. Or you can actually buy stuff labeled Bloody Mary Mix that has a little bit more added to the tomato juice. (Not sure what, but it's on the aisle with the mixers and costs more than the straight tomato juice you get on the aisle with vegetable juices.) V-8 juice with Tabasco and Worchestershire sauces, lemon and lime juice, salt pepper, onion and garlic added, perhaps? (Not that I have any idea. That's just what I dump into V-8 juice when said additives are available. Had to settle for orange juice this AM, though . . . ) --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
At 10:49 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Yep. Or you can actually buy stuff labeled Bloody Mary Mix that has a little bit more added to the tomato juice. (Not sure what, but it's on the aisle with the mixers and costs more than the straight tomato juice you get on the aisle with vegetable juices.) I know, I was just being me. Avoid being ripped off by using tomato juice, a dash of worcestershire sauce (Lea Perrins is best), a drop of Tabasco, and a little freshly ground black pepper. And plenty of vodka. ;) I can't handle the Worcestershire, myself (and I know that Lea Perrins is the best brand to buy for the consumption of those who can, including my husband and my mother-in-law), but I could have given him pepper (brought a little grinder) A real one or one of those you buy pre-filled in the spice section of the grocery store? (Not that I'm knocking the latter, as I have one each of those filled with salt, black pepper, and peppercorn medley sitting on the kitchen table to use instead of the common SP shakers. But it would make a much better story if you were hauling around one of those wooden things that a waiter in a fine restaurant might bring by your table. Not that I know what it's like to eat in a fine restaurant, either . . .) --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Why Macs suck
At 05:42 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, William T Goodall wrote: On 29 May 2006, at 8:43PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/31000/Why_Macintosh_Sucks.html True or not, its pretty funny. xponent Crash Different Maru rob This page? Server Error in '/' Application. There is no row at position 0. Have you considered hitting whatever happens to be at position 0 to see if you could get one started? --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brain fart
At 10:02 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 5:52 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 30/05/2006, at 4:11 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: The really funny one was someone wandering around before noon one day with vodka and celery in his cup, trying to find some bloody mary mix, and not finding it anywhere. bloody mary mix? You mean tomato juice? ;) Yep. Or you can actually buy stuff labeled Bloody Mary Mix that has a little bit more added to the tomato juice. (Not sure what, but it's on the aisle with the mixers and costs more than the straight tomato juice you get on the aisle with vegetable juices.) I know, I was just being me. Avoid being ripped off by using tomato juice, a dash of worcestershire sauce (Lea Perrins is best) Well, of course: it is made with anchovies. --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Why Macs suck
On May 30, 2006, at 2:59 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 05:42 AM Tuesday 5/30/2006, William T Goodall wrote: On 29 May 2006, at 8:43PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/31000/Why_Macintosh_Sucks.html True or not, its pretty funny. xponent Crash Different Maru rob This page? Server Error in '/' Application. There is no row at position 0. Have you considered hitting whatever happens to be at position 0 to see if you could get one started? I suppose this is intended to be what is called a viral video, but the only thing that seems viral about it is the way it drives my CPU utilization to 100% on Firefox while this page is loading and loading and loading and loading and loading... Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up for that. It's probably a bit better than a quarterstaff, though, since it does have sharp parts. If you hold it right (and CAN hold it right, it takes practice!), you can get a little reach out of it. I could hurt someone at 3' easily enough IF I were in good practice with it. Which I'm not, and which is very low on my priority list at the moment. (I think it's lower on my list than firespinning, which is fairly low.) Julia-- Sure, 3 feet (90 cm) I believe. But how much does it weigh? If I just had a normal 3 foot sword, I'd be faster, and speed does matter... ---David Considering wearing a metal gauntlet, so I can grab one (sharp) end, and increase the reach. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Hello
T. Wavis wrote: Figured I'd start afresh. You certainly do seem to be a new member, Mr. Wavis! And a second line, just for the halibut. -Me You do sound a bit like Elmer Fudd, though. : ) ---David ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brin. Cyrano de Bergerac's Thrust home. (Hoo-ha!) ::rimshot::
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... In the rehlm of deep underground demonic fiqure skating championships, (i.e. Hell actually becomes minus in temperature according to Alberto) I'm trying to write the Hoon Book of Fencing. I could use some help from fencers--and from anatomists. All Hoon are double-jointed as well as having that extra arm and leg segment. The toehook means they can lunge and stand off balance, and an arm or leg can lock into position to trap an opponent's arm, leg, or blade. This is of course for stage combat. Actual Olympic style fencing has a long list of no-nos. William-- I believe that 'fencing' is the stylized one with lots of silly rules. Maybe you mean 'sword fighting'? It's not clear to me that having more flexible arms would make much difference to sword fighting style. If one wants to really cut the other, one tends to have the arm extended, meaning it's straight. The toehook might matter some. One could do a lot of drunken boxing moves, if one could really go off balance. (Not that drunken boxing is necessarily that good. But it sure looks strange, which is probably an edge by itself. But if everyone does it, then it doesn't have that going for it anymore...) Now in hand-to-hand fighting, there are a lot of grappling moves, etc, that depend on people not being double-jointed. So that would look a bit different when the Hoon do it. ---David ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br!n. Cyrano de Bergerac's Thrust home. (Hoo-ha!) ::rimshot::
In a message dated 5/30/2006 6:05:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: William-- I believe that 'fencing' is the stylized one with lots of silly rules. Maybe you mean 'sword fighting'? Yup. Anything involved with staying alive aint fencing. It's not clear to me that having more flexible arms would make much difference to sword fighting style. If one wants to really cut the other, one tends to have the arm extended, meaning it's straight. My thoughts were: The more types of attacts, the more one has to learn defence, so becoming a master swords- man would be that much more difficult, and to a human audience, that much more impressive. Sc’ le pied. L'assaut de scorpion par le pied. Overhead attack.of toehook to face or throatsac. By blocking or locking opponent's sword arm. Having that extra length and joint might make a deadly attact of stepping past your opponent's blade to thrust with your sword behind your own back. I think I need a lot of play-dough and pipe cleaners. Weekend's over. Br!n now in subject line. with William Taylor - Good words on page I do forebare Not pulled out from my derriere. Blest be the man who says, writes well And curst be he who makes me spell. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br!n. Cyrano de Bergerac's Thrust home. (Hoo-ha!) ::rimshot::
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe that 'fencing' is the stylized one with lots of silly rules. Maybe you mean 'sword fighting'? ... Yup. Anything involved with staying alive aint fencing. It's not clear to me that having more flexible arms would make much difference to sword fighting style. If one wants to really cut the other, one tends to have the arm extended, meaning it's straight. ... My thoughts were: The more types of attacts, the more one has to learn defence, so becoming a master swords- man would be that much more difficult, and to a human audience, that much more impressive. Well, attacks that WORK. Humans already have a lot of showy moves which aren't that useful. : ) Sc’ le pied. L'assaut de scorpion par le pied. William-- I'm not clear on what a scorpion attack to the foot would be. Or is it my French? Overhead attack.of toehook to face or throatsac. By blocking or locking opponent's sword arm. Having that extra length and joint might make a deadly attact of stepping past your opponent's blade to thrust with your sword behind your own back. Maybe. Not all of these are sword moves? (Sword moves tend to be done from further away?) It's not clear to me that a grab with an extra-jointed arm is a great improvement on a grab with a hand. I'd go so far as to argue that grabbing a more flexible arm is LESS useful than grabbing a human arm, so that grabs would tend to be used less than they are in human martial arts. (Where they are not used much in sword fighting, in the first place.) Now the ability to bring the sword all the way around the body might be something. One can do it more rapidly than whirling around, which is showy but not too useful for humans. So it might be worth something... One problem is that one loses a lot of reach in the process. Weekend's over. Br!n now in subject line. Oops! Sorry I didn't catch that. ---David ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
David Hobby wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: David Hobby wrote: ... BatLeth meant nothing to me, and it's not clear the thing is a very useful weapon. Let me elaborate: The thing is big and clumsy, but doesn't even have any reach to make up for that. It's probably a bit better than a quarterstaff, though, since it does have sharp parts. If you hold it right (and CAN hold it right, it takes practice!), you can get a little reach out of it. I could hurt someone at 3' easily enough IF I were in good practice with it. Which I'm not, and which is very low on my priority list at the moment. (I think it's lower on my list than firespinning, which is fairly low.) Julia-- Sure, 3 feet (90 cm) I believe. But how much does it weigh? If I just had a normal 3 foot sword, I'd be faster, and speed does matter... ---David Considering wearing a metal gauntlet, so I can grab one (sharp) end, and increase the reach. Oh, it's pretty darned heavy, even made out of aircraft aluminum. I could do a lot better just picking up a sword at random than picking it up. But I could inflict some pretty serious pain from about a foot closer than my farthest sword distance IF I were in practice. IF. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br!n. Cyrano de Bergerac's Thrust home. (Hoo-ha!) ::rimshot::
In a message dated 5/30/2006 6:57:20 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm not clear on what a scorpion attack to the foot would be. Or is it my French? Why I need stick figures. Probably with two weapons. Attacker pins both arms/ weapons to the outside, with body horizontal. One hooked leg becomes the center of balance. One leg curls up over the attacker's head to toehook opponent's throatsac. Sort of what you could do with a karate crane attack with an extra leg part, starting backwards. A heck of a lot better balance than the average human. Which, IIRC, the hoon have. An attack to use in a tall narrow hallway? Vilyehm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
Julia Thompson wrote: ... Julia-- Sure, 3 feet (90 cm) I believe. But how much does it weigh? If I just had a normal 3 foot sword, I'd be faster, and speed does matter... ---David Considering wearing a metal gauntlet, so I can grab one (sharp) end, and increase the reach. Oh, it's pretty darned heavy, even made out of aircraft aluminum. I could do a lot better just picking up a sword at random than picking it up. But I could inflict some pretty serious pain from about a foot closer than my farthest sword distance IF I were in practice. IF. Julia-- Aluminum? So it's lighter than it looks-- good. And the British police are proud of confiscating one? (No comment.) ---David ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: EE's BRDM-1 Recce Vehicle -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.4/351 - Release Date: 5/29/2006 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: When BatLeths Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have BatLeths
Damon wrote: You guys and your swords. I'll take a pollaxe... Or a revolver like Harrison Ford... -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
