[scifinoir2] SIX TRUTHS OF LIFE
Six Truths of Life 1. You cannot touch all of your top teeth with your tongue. 2. All idiots, while reading the First Truth, will try it. 3. And they will discover that the First Truth is a lie. 4. You're smiling now because you're one of those idiots. 5. You soon will forward this to another idiot. 6. And there will still be a stupid smile on your face while you're doing it. I do not apologize for this and I do not feel sorry about sending it to you. I'm an idiot too and I just needed the company.
[scifinoir2] LITTLE TYRONE
A teacher in a Detroit, Michigan kindergarten class asked her students if they could tell the class what sound a pig makes. Little Tyrone stood up and said: Up against the wall mother f ** ker! I guess there aren't many farms in Detroit.
[scifinoir2] signing off for a while
Hello everybody: I have to leave you for a while. Please keep my personal emails: mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjenning...@comcast.net (spit!!!) I had a doctor's appointment yesterday with my lung doc. He scheduled me to see a Thorasic Surgeon to set up a surgical biopsy. (Isn't that a dinosaur park? Oh! That's JURassic!) My appointment is Tuesday, Sept. 1. I will find out when the surgical biopsy is then. After the biopsy, 3 - 5 weeks healing for NORMAL activities , or surgery, depending on the results. My lung doc said there are 2 things he's trying to differentiate, and the PETSCAN I had can't help him. Sarcoids, which are benign lymph node issues, and Lymphoma, which is cancerous. Either way, there are still treatment issues after the biopsy results are in. I will be in touch off and on, but for now I gotta leave ya! Remember, y'all (y'all?) are family! Peace! Reece Jennings
RE: [scifinoir2] signing off for a while
Thank you, Sammie. Of course I know you as Fate, but I kind of like the personal touch. God bless you. I hope you're recovering well! I just signed off, so your message is probably the only one I'll get on our group email. Tracy, you know how I feel about you. If not, I love you. And all the rest, those who I know well, those I have not met, and those who hate Comcrap, I'll miss you, but I'll check in on the web now and again. I have 2 TIVOS and plenty of Oxycodone. Take care! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 11:32 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] signing off for a while Reece, besides hitting you up on your personal email, i will make sure that i include you in my prayers also. i had umbilical hernia surgery last month, so i know that going under the knife is no fun. be strong. Sammie (Fate) --- On Sat, 8/29/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] signing off for a while To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 11:25 AM Hello everybody: I have to leave you for a while. Please keep my personal emails: mcjennings124@ yahoo.com mcjennings55@ comcast.net (spit!!!) I had a doctor's appointment yesterday with my lung doc. He scheduled me to see a Thorasic Surgeon to set up a surgical biopsy. (Isn't that a dinosaur park? Oh! That's JURassic!) My appointment is Tuesday, Sept. 1. I will find out when the surgical biopsy is then. After the biopsy, 3 - 5 weeks healing for NORMAL activities , or surgery, depending on the results. My lung doc said there are 2 things he's trying to differentiate, and the PETSCAN I had can't help him. Sarcoids, which are benign lymph node issues, and Lymphoma, which is cancerous. Either way, there are still treatment issues after the biopsy results are in. I will be in touch off and on, but for now I gotta leave ya! Remember, y'all (y'all?) are family! Peace! Reece Jennings
RE: [scifinoir2] foreplay
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RE: [scifinoir2] foreplay
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RE: [scifinoir2] foreplay
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RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes
Well-said and on point, Rave! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:30 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes Let me say this about that: killing dogs in Virgina is a class four felony the same as the possession of marijuana, and no one in the Commonwealth of Virginia has ever gotten two years at Leavenworth and a $100 million fine for possession of marijuana. When Greyhound racing dogs can't race any more they are killed. When under performing race horses can't race any more they become dog food. When racing pigs can't cut it any more they become barbecue. I personally think Vick's mother did a piss poor job of raising him and his brother, Marcus, but Vick's punishment and the need for his subsequent mea culpas has been WAY out of proportion to his crime. ~(no)rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@... wrote: People have strong opinions about this man and what he did. Check out the interview. My opinion? He still doesn't get it, but everybody deserves a second chance. I think he'll mess up again, maybe in some other area of his life. I hope not. http://www.cbsnews. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel http://www.cbsnews. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel Maurice C. Jennings, Security Consultant ForceField Protection Products, LLC The experts in personal and home protection! www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com http://www.forcefie http://www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com/ ldprotectionproducts.com/ 860-690-4981
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes
I hear you, Martin. And I agree with you on most of what you say about this man. But something that he said during the interview caught my attention, and I think this is probably the most truthful thing he said, whether he was put up to it in his script or not: I was 8 years old, and dog fights happened all the time. I saw the older guys doing it and it seemed like it was normal. After all, the older guys were doing it, and it seemed ok.: With these kinds of role models, who needs enemies? And Vick's Image Team? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! He might want to just shut up play ball, and hope that nobody remembers his actions off the field. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:58 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes Reece, I saw about as much of that as I could stand last night. About four minutes, all totaled. You're right -- he doesn't get it, probably never will. Not sure if he'll mess up again, but I'm certain that I don't care. Yes, he deserves a second chance. So do all of those dogs who fought and died for his purposes. A shame they won't get that... I heard, well before he was even released from Jail, that the Eagles were looking into signing him. (The whisper-stream is a wonderful thing.) To the friend who passed me that tidbit, I replied that, should this come to fruition, I'd cease being an Eagles fan, which I've been since the mid-60s. Well, it happened. And into the garbage went my Ron Jaworski #7 jersey. (Made all the worse is the strong possibility that Vick may be giv! en the number.) If I may dip into the world of sports as it relates to this topic, this is a dumb-a$$ move on the Eagles' part for two reasons: 1) Philly fans are notoriously merciless. I can remember going to a Phillies-Mets game at the Vet, when Mike Schmidt played. I've had the honor of meeting him since, and a finer man you're unlikely to meet. Entering that game, Schmidt was in the middle of a bad hitting slump, and was spoken of by fans using terms that might make the leathernecks among us blush. That night, he went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs. The following night, he had two more hits. They *still* spoke horribly of the man. Now, throw in Vick, after what he's done? Lincoln Financial Field will have to hire extra security everytime he sets foot on the field. And 2) the Eagles need another quarterback about as much as I need mental-stim drugs. They *do*, however, need O-linesmen (three of them hurt, one out for the s! eason, last I heard) and linebackers (two hurt, one done for the year) Mental Giant, Jeff Lurie is. :P (relinquishing soapbox, wishing I'd had someone sell that jersey for me on evilBay instead) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes Date : Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:59:19 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com People have strong opinions about this man and what he did. Check out the interview. My opinion? He still doesn't get it, but everybody deserves a second chance. I think he'll mess up again, maybe in some other area of his life. I hope not. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel Maurice C. Jennings, Security Consultant ForceField Protection Products, LLC The experts in personal and home protection! www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com 860-690-4981 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday
I hear that there are a LOT of dogs in the Atlanta area! Ok, bad joke, but the TIMING you presented me with could not be denied!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 8:33 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday Gonna be in Atlanta Tuesday through Friday. What is must see? What is must eat? ~rave!
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[scifinoir2] FW: Michael Vick on 60 Minutes
People have strong opinions about this man and what he did. Check out the interview. My opinion? He still doesn't get it, but everybody deserves a second chance. I think he'll mess up again, maybe in some other area of his life. I hope not. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5245553ntag=contentMain;cbsCarousel Maurice C. Jennings, Security Consultant ForceField Protection Products, LLC The experts in personal and home protection! www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com http://www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com/ 860-690-4981
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report
How true, Martin. How true! I don't feel the say way about newspapers any more, but that's got more to do with the souls who deliver them. Twice a couple of years ago I came back from week-long trips to find 7...7! newspapers lying on my lawn. And this was after I called them to stop delivery. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 8:24 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report The notion of Kindle never really had me. Across the years I've been online, I've picked up hundreds of e-books, and I have yet to read more than ten of them. I simply get fix myself to the notion of reading off a screen. I read a review of the Kindle 2 in the New Yorker a couple of weeks ago, and the reviewer's teen-aged son, also in the review project with him, finished one of his favorite books and told his father that he liked it, but that he'd still rather read the paperback (which he had dug out for just that purpose). I'm the same way. I like the feel of the book in my hands. To say nothing of having the security of knowing that no one can delete my copy... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 23:12:00 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, 'SciFinoir Lit' scifinoir-...@yahoogroups.com http://gigaom.com/2009/08/03/amazon-needs-to-make-the-kindle-available-beyon d-amazon-com-report/ Amazon will need to start selling the Kindle through venues other than just the Amazon.com web site if it wants to maintain its lead in the U.S. e-reader market, according to a new ereader-data-suggests-amazon-vulnerability.html study from Forrester Research. For while the vast majority of current e-reader owners are what the research firm calls older male tech optimists who tend to buy books online, future potential customers will consist of a dramatically different demographic. The e-reader market remains nascent, but it's growing at a rapid clip: As of the end of the second quarter, just 1.5 percent of U.S. online consumers owned an e-reader, but that figure had more than doubled from the second quarter of 2008. And at the same time, the percentage of people who said they planned to buy an e-reader over the next six months tripled, to 6 percent. Helping to drive that early adoption have been Amazon's existing customers, according to Forrester. [A]s frequent online book shoppers, [early adopters] have an existing relationship with Amazon - a perfect storm of demographics that has contributed to the Kindle's early success. And while the second wave is expected to look similar to the first - also largely male, but younger and even more likely to read books - the wave after it is expected to be dominated by less tech-savvy females who buy books from multiple source like local bookstores, supermarkets and big chains like Wal-Mart, places where, currently, the Kindle isn't sold. The firm believes the total number of e-readers sold will top 3 million by the end of this year, and 13 million by the end of 2013. This may seem like a lot, but as Forrester notes, five years after the iPod was released, more than 50 million MP3 players had been sold. Apple grabbed the lion's share of that market - more than 70 percent in the U.S. currently - by rapidly expanding the locations where an iPod could be purchased. Now in addition to the Apple Store, consumers can buy an iPod from Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Radio Shack or Amazon.com. The Kindle can only be purchased from Amazon.com, and it's difficult to see one before you buy it (though Amazon did roll out a program where you can See d=1000230941pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DERpf_rd_s=browsepf_rd_r=1Y8VB8DKWKW4YTH08F KNpf_rd_t=101pf_rd_p=482501811pf_rd_i=133141011 A Kindle In Your City, but that's a far cry from playing with one in a store). If Amazon doesn't expand its distribution, it will leave a huge gap into which other e-readers, like one from Plastic Logic that features Barnes Noble's e-bookstore, will jump. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report
If we refuse to buy at the high price, they'll do it. They're like drug dealers. They sell us what we're willing to buy... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of George Arterberry Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:39 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report The price right now is just too high.Heck I can download books to my Iphone.They need to tweak the technology and lower the price. --- On Mon, 8/10/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 9:02 AM How true, Martin. How true! I don't feel the say way about newspapers any more, but that's got more to do with the souls who deliver them. Twice a couple of years ago I came back from week-long trips to find 7...7! newspapers lying on my lawn. And this was after I called them to stop delivery. _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 8:24 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report The notion of Kindle never really had me. Across the years I've been online, I've picked up hundreds of e-books, and I have yet to read more than ten of them. I simply get fix myself to the notion of reading off a screen. I read a review of the Kindle 2 in the New Yorker a couple of weeks ago, and the reviewer's teen-aged son, also in the review project with him, finished one of his favorite books and told his father that he liked it, but that he'd still rather read the paperback (which he had dug out for just that purpose). I'm the same way. I like the feel of the book in my hands. To say nothing of having the security of knowing that no one can delete my copy... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Amazon Needs to Make the Kindle Available Beyond Amazon.com: Report Date : Sun, 9 Aug 2009 23:12:00 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multicultur aladvantage. com To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, 'SciFinoir Lit' scifinoir-lit@ yahoogroups. com http://gigaom. com/2009/ 08/03/amazon- needs-to- make-the- kindle-available -beyon d-amazon-com- report/ Amazon will need to start selling the Kindle through venues other than just the Amazon.com web site if it wants to maintain its lead in the U.S. e-reader market, according to a new ereader-data- suggests- amazon-vulnerabi lity.html study from Forrester Research. For while the vast majority of current e-reader owners are what the research firm calls older male tech optimists who tend to buy books online, future potential customers will consist of a dramatically different demographic. The e-reader market remains nascent, but it's growing at a rapid clip: As of the end of the second quarter, just 1.5 percent of U.S. online consumers owned an e-reader, but that figure had more than doubled from the second quarter of 2008. And at the same time, the percentage of people who said they planned to buy an e-reader over the next six months tripled, to 6 percent. Helping to drive that early adoption have been Amazon's existing customers, according to Forrester. [A]s frequent online book shoppers, [early adopters] have an existing relationship with Amazon - a perfect storm of demographics that has contributed to the Kindle's early success. And while the second wave is expected to look similar to the first - also largely male, but younger and even more likely to read books - the wave after it is expected to be dominated by less tech-savvy females who buy books from multiple source like local bookstores, supermarkets and big chains like Wal-Mart, places where, currently, the Kindle isn't sold. The firm believes the total number of e-readers sold will top 3 million by the end of this year, and 13 million by the end of 2013. This may seem like a lot, but as Forrester notes, five years after the iPod was released, more than 50 million MP3 players had been sold. Apple grabbed the lion's share of that market - more than 70 percent in the U.S. currently - by rapidly expanding the locations where an iPod could be purchased. Now in addition to the Apple Store, consumers can buy an iPod from Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Radio Shack or Amazon.com. The Kindle can only be purchased from Amazon.com, and it's difficult to see one before you buy it (though Amazon did roll out a program where you can See d=1000230941pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0D ERpf_rd_s=browsepf_rd_r=1Y8VB8DKWKW 4YTH08F KNpf_rd_t=101pf_rd_p=482501811pf_rd_i=133141011 A Kindle In Your City, but that's a far cry from playing with one in a store). If Amazon doesn't
[scifinoir2] 1 Reason Not to Mess With Children...
Well... A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, 'When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah'. The teacher asked, 'What if Jonah went to hell?' The little girl replied, 'Then you ask him'
RE: [scifinoir2] Hollywood gets tough on talent
I remember seeing him in an interview a while ago, and he was asked that question. He's more of an actor's actor from what he said. I'm guessing there are superstar athletes who would be good front office people, but they like what they do each day. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daryle Lockhart Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 10:39 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Hollywood gets tough on talent Denzel's reduced front end was the whole problem. Fox came back with an offer than gives him a LOT more back end, so Denzel's not exactly suffering for this picture. As an aside, I don't know why Denzel's not directing more. I like his work. The studios are realizing that Southern California is still on planet Earth, and that this money has to COME from somewhere. Finally. Nice part there about Will Smith. Hopefully this will inspire actors (and managers/agents) to choose smarter projects. Julia Roberts in The Proposal would have been a disaster. This seems like a piece about the changing of the guard in Hollywood, and it's about time. On Aug 7, 2009, at 9:39 AM, ravenadal wrote: Denzel takes pay cut. As Jay Leno says (speaking about Paula Abdul)anything over $8 million is wasted, anyway. ~rave! http://faegaz. http://faegaz.notlong.com notlong.com Hollywood gets tough on talent: $20-million movie salaries go down the tubes It wasn't so long ago, after putting in years building up his career, that Denzel Washington finally cracked the $20-million star salary club. But now he's taking a sizable pay cut to star in the upcoming 20th Century Fox film Unstoppable after the studio threatened to pull the plug on the picture in order to get its costs down. David Fincher used to make $8 million to $10 million per picture, along with a nice piece of first-dollar gross, as an A-list director. But he's taking considerably less money -- and no first-dollar gross -- to get his new Sony Pictures film, The Social Network, off the ground. The same goes for Dinner for Schmucks star Steve Carell and director Jay Roach. They may be two of the top comic talents in the business, but the duo aren't getting their usual salary quotes for the upcoming Paramount movie. When Julia Roberts told Disney she wouldn't cut her salary to star in the recent comedy The Proposal, the studio bailed on Roberts, hiring Sandra Bullock for even less than what it had offered Roberts. The movie turned out to be one of the summer's biggest comedy hits. What's going on here? In Hollywood, whenever a studio executive would sit down to negotiate with an agent for an actor, writer or filmmaker, one of the first questions volleyed across the table was: What's your client's quote? If you'd written, directed or starred in a big hit, or even enjoyed a couple of modest successes in a row, your quote went up. And unless you ran off to make some nutty labor-of-love indie film where everyone committed suicide in the third act, your salary level was assured. That quote stuck like glue. Even after a few stinkers, a big star could still get their $15- or $20-million fee. Not anymore. For basically everyone except Will Smith, salary quotes have evaporated, simply vanishing into thin air, as have the much-coveted first-dollar gross deals that top actors and filmmakers used to get. As one successful producer put it: Quotes and first-dollar gross have just flown out the window -- the studios simply won't make those deals anymore, he explained. It's all about what the role is worth in that particular movie. The studio pays for the lead actor or actress, but after that, well, the talent is just getting grinded. Everyone else is lucky to be working. (You'll notice that no one is quoted by name in this post because, in addition to the natural Hollywood aversion to talking about salaries, the studio chiefs don't want to look like they're gloating about reining in talent costs -- although they often are, gloating that is -- while the agents and managers don't want their clients to think that they've been largely powerless to stop the new austerity measures, for fear that their talent will skedaddle across town to another agency.) In Hollywood the new mantra is: cash break zero. Instead of paying out first-dollar gross, where top talent would start collecting huge wads of cash right off the top from the very first box-office receipts, the studios are now constructing deals where the talent participates in the profits from a film only after the studio has recouped both its production and marketing costs. The new arrangement can still lead to huge windfalls -- in part because the studios are now giving top talent a far bigger piece of the home video take than they could get before. But the talent only reaps the rewards if they are willing to bet on themselves and can deliver a hit. Just ask Michael Bay, who has boasted that he made $80 million from his share
[scifinoir2] Police investigation
A TT police officer stops at a ranch up in Tabaquite and talks with the owner, an old farmer. He tells the farmer, 'I need to inspect your property for illegally grown drugs.' The old farmer says, 'Okay, but make sure you don't go in that field over there.' The officer verbally explodes saying, 'Mister, I have the authority of the Government with me.' Reaching into his rear pant pocket and removing his Police badge, the officer proudly displays it to the farmer. 'See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish..on any land. There is nothing to stop me - this badge gives me the right. No questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand?' The farmer nods politely and goes about his chores. Within minutes, the farmer hears loud screams and sees the officer running for his life. Close behind is the farmer's bull. With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer. The officer is clearly terrified. The old farmer immediately throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs. 'Your badge! Show him your badge!!'
RE: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns
I like your comparisons, sir. Well-said! And the Jewish guys would say, Benjamin who, honey? or Did you mis-spell my colon? :o) And you know, even if we give them kudos for their writing ability abouty what they know, don't they always seem to come up with advisors when they need them? Why not a living Black Marine from Iwo Jima? Or a driver on the Red Ball Express? _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 5:33 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns I'm not picking on them, nor am I homophobic, but they helped to build Hollywood and are part of its foundation. The problem is that the lack of diversity within their writing staff (hollywood as a whole) produces the stereotypes and poor representation of characters. So we get stuff like Ving Rhimes in Kojak instead of Ving Rhimes in Hannibal or we get Will Smith in Independence day instead of Will Smith in the Gen. Benjamin Davis jr. or sr. or Colin Powell story. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Totally agree. LOL at 'gay jewish guys!' _ From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 4:47 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns I think that part of the problem is that the writers are white people from the midwest or gay jewish guys so they are going to really understand black people (or any one else) enough to be able to write about them, so when we do get movies that have characters of color we get these stereotypes. For established actors of color they get parts that are usually a little over the top like Will Smith. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 5:13 AM, mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Hollywood can't do us. They don't KNOW us. If you mean those who grew up Black who are in Hollywood, then I agree with you. But otherwise, WE have to do us. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT _ From: Mr. Worf Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:40:55 -0700 To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns I agree. I think that there should be more movies with the main characters a married black couple. Hollywood has it looking like the only black couples out there is the Huxtables. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ mailto:keithbjohn...@comcast.net comcast.net wrote: See, I hear that, but I disagree with this little by little method. You mention Tyler perry, well he's become a multi-millionaire by doing black movies. Granted, the vast majority of his audience is black people, but that's alright by me. I guess I'm just tired of my people's stories and perceptions and presentations all being filtered and reworked to please another group's desires and likes. I grew up in a home with two black parents, my wife is a black woman, I know lots of black couples who are in love and doing it well. You're really telling me I should just be grateful and patient because someone sees fit to only tell half the story, that I shouldn't find it offensive that in a country where most black people marry black people, the story is shifted just so whites will show up? Sorry, that bothers me. and it really bothers me because the cliche is still the same: black woman gets handed off to men of other races, as has been done for centuries. Do you think white Americans would have been okay had all the early Disney cartoons put Snow White, Cinderella, etc., with non-white men? Nope. At the end of the day, though, it's back to FUBU: For Us, By Us. I guess until more black people pool money and resources and continue to make our own projects, we can't expect truly diverse presentation of our life on the big--or small--screen. - Original Message - From: Omari Confer clockworkman@ mailto:clockwork...@gmail.com gmail.com To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:51:26 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns Keith, Love the comments on the subject. As I was reading your post I was itching to respond. By the end I just have to clap and give you a pat on the back saying.its ok man. Here is another perspective. It is altruistic to think that an all black romantic cast will play to all audiences. Black movies consist of the following: 'Comin up' stories
RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him
Did they forget that the video cam in the cop's car was on??? Do they just not care??? They're being outed by all of the cameras we have now. I always advise people I know to turn ON the cell-cam if they get stopped. Cops have ALWAYS done illegal stuff. Not all of them, but enough that it's a crime (pun intended). It's MUCH worse in the North and the South, and East and West. I'm still proud to have been a police officer, detective, and sergeant. I was honest, I demanded that my officers be honest, and we treated people with respect and decency. DECENCY means you don't plant drugs on people!!! WTF??? One of my officers took photos of a woman's Domestic Violence injuries. He didn't think they showed up enough (Polaroid days), so he COLORED THEM IN WITH A MARKER!!! He sells boats now...He's lucky he didn't get arrested! THAT'S how you treat cops who do criminal things!!! Ok, rant is over... But it's going to get worse! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:03 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him The abusive cops are just falling out of the woodwork. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:51 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. mailto:ravena...@yahoo.com com wrote: http://vaivaij. http://vaivaij.notlong.com notlong.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapY ahoo yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links (Yahoo! ID required) mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeat mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com u...@yahoogroups.com -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him
Yeah...I actually got aroused thinking about the sunken chest feeling. Mother Fwhups! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:20 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him Oh, how much I'd give to see the face of that idiot cop when this video hit the big time... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him Date : Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:51:12 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://vaivaij.notlong.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him
That's the deal! I used to do police candidate background investigations. We visited homes, neighborhoods, friends, and enemies. Jobs, too. It's amazing what the neighbor the officer left off the application will tell you about him/her. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:42 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him damn. damn. damn. damn. damn. what did Ice Cube say back in the day? 'if u want 2 stop police harassment, stop hiring crooked cops'...or something 2 the effect. Fate. --- On Tue, 8/4/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 8:20 AM Oh, how much I'd give to see the face of that idiot cop when this video hit the big time... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him Date : Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:51:12 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com http://vaivaij. notlong.com http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him
So true, Mr. Worf! So true! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:41 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him I guess the old saying comes into play here, the road to evil is paved with good intentions. When the police starts bending the rules to make things come out the way that they want, what good are the rules anymore? I still think about that police department in La. that has been pulling over people of color and confiscating their money and belongings. That's not police work. That is being a pirate! On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Did they forget that the video cam in the cop's car was on??? Do they just not care??? They're being outed by all of the cameras we have now. I always advise people I know to turn ON the cell-cam if they get stopped. Cops have ALWAYS done illegal stuff. Not all of them, but enough that it's a crime (pun intended). It's MUCH worse in the North and the South, and East and West. I'm still proud to have been a police officer, detective, and sergeant. I was honest, I demanded that my officers be honest, and we treated people with respect and decency. DECENCY means you don't plant drugs on people!!! WTF??? One of my officers took photos of a woman's Domestic Violence injuries. He didn't think they showed up enough (Polaroid days), so he COLORED THEM IN WITH A MARKER!!! He sells boats now...He's lucky he didn't get arrested! THAT'S how you treat cops who do criminal things!!! Ok, rant is over... But it's going to get worse! _ From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:03 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Sprinkle some crack on him The abusive cops are just falling out of the woodwork. On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 4:51 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. mailto:ravena...@yahoo.com com wrote: http://vaivaij. http://vaivaij.notlong.com notlong.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapY ahoo yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links (Yahoo! ID required) mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeat mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com u...@yahoogroups.com -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] forget Tweetdeck -- Use HootSuite instead!
I told a friend of mine about Tweetdeck, and he told me about HootSuite. I already dumped and uninstalled Tweetdeck. HootSuite is web-based. Nothing installed on your computer. Plus, a lot more features! Try HootSuite 2.0. So many cool features it will certainly make your Tweeter experience more enjoyable. http://www.hootsuite.com http://www.hootsuite.com/
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Foundation-like
Thanks, Rave. And for me, I believe my dad gave me Heinlein's short stories, and the moving tattoos got me, along with Starship Troopers. So I guess I was primed for Ms. Butler! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:30 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Foundation-like Maurice, apparently, in your forties, you were still an open-faced sandwich: open to new ideas and experiences. I would suggest that makes you an exception that proves the rule. Most people are fairly hardwired in their tastes and beliefs by then. IMNSHO. I ask, were you a SF reader of any kind prior to discovering Octavia Butler two decades ago? My entry drug was a fantasy novel called Black and Blue Magic by Zipha Keatley Synder (Twelve-year-old Harry Houdini Marco is awkward and clumsy, bearing little resemblance to his magician namesake, until he acquires the gift of flight. - does it get any better than that?)read when I was ten years old. Wow! Pow! Zoom! That book took me to the moon. Next thing you know I am reading Arthur C. Clarke, Samuel L. Delany and, yes, Octavia Butler. As an adult few things, and mostly movies seen on the big screen(the first Matrix, Slumdog Millionaire), come near to affecting me that way. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, mcjennings...@... wrote: I'm 62! I 'discovered'. Octavia Butler I my late 40s. There ARE no limits except the ones we put on ourselves. Go on. Discover and enjoy! And for me, it's still about books. The pictures that the words create in my imagination are perfect for me. They don't need translation ore interpretation. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: ravenadal ravena...@... Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:47:35 To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Foundation-like Is it possible to become a sci-fi reader in one's thirties? I have always considered SF a young person's game - if you don't get the bug early you seldom get it. I wish I had a dollar for every time I have suggested a great book to someone post thirty to only be met with a I don't read science fiction. ~(no)rave! (by-the-by: regarding Asimov, his style has always left me cold. I am a Sir Arthur C. Clarke guy, myself). --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, marian_changling md_moore42@ wrote: I am going to guess that she is in her thirties. I groaned when I heard that she was reading the book. Mainly because SF of that era was strong on ideas and less so with characterization. I remember loving the book but I don't know if I could read it now. Now I might sit back and gripe that there were no real female characters. I'm concerned that she might think that is what SF is like. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: Marian, the Hyperion series is about the closest I can think of in comparison, in terms of scope and depth of event and characterization. Having read both, I wouldn't dis-recommend Hyperion. I would, however, suggest Foundation first. Can I be rude and inquire as to your friend's age? A few SF book recommends I've made recently have faltered because I've advised books written during my generation to people of a later one, and many of the cultural constructs are incomprehensible to them. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Foundation-like Date : Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:27:06 - From : marian_changling md_moore42@ To : scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com I have a friend who started Asimov's Foundation series because of the theme. Now she is faltering. I wouldn't be surprised if it is because of 1940's style of writing. Anyone know a modern book with a similar theme? Has no one taken up the mantle of psychohistory from Asimov? Wikipedia mentions a number of graphic novels and Hyperion. I never read that one; anyone know anything about it? Anyone have another suggestion? http://www.youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns
Totally agree. LOL at 'gay jewish guys!' _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 4:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns I think that part of the problem is that the writers are white people from the midwest or gay jewish guys so they are going to really understand black people (or any one else) enough to be able to write about them, so when we do get movies that have characters of color we get these stereotypes. For established actors of color they get parts that are usually a little over the top like Will Smith. On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 5:13 AM, mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Hollywood can't do us. They don't KNOW us. If you mean those who grew up Black who are in Hollywood, then I agree with you. But otherwise, WE have to do us. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT _ From: Mr. Worf Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:40:55 -0700 To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns I agree. I think that there should be more movies with the main characters a married black couple. Hollywood has it looking like the only black couples out there is the Huxtables. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ mailto:keithbjohn...@comcast.net comcast.net wrote: See, I hear that, but I disagree with this little by little method. You mention Tyler perry, well he's become a multi-millionaire by doing black movies. Granted, the vast majority of his audience is black people, but that's alright by me. I guess I'm just tired of my people's stories and perceptions and presentations all being filtered and reworked to please another group's desires and likes. I grew up in a home with two black parents, my wife is a black woman, I know lots of black couples who are in love and doing it well. You're really telling me I should just be grateful and patient because someone sees fit to only tell half the story, that I shouldn't find it offensive that in a country where most black people marry black people, the story is shifted just so whites will show up? Sorry, that bothers me. and it really bothers me because the cliche is still the same: black woman gets handed off to men of other races, as has been done for centuries. Do you think white Americans would have been okay had all the early Disney cartoons put Snow White, Cinderella, etc., with non-white men? Nope. At the end of the day, though, it's back to FUBU: For Us, By Us. I guess until more black people pool money and resources and continue to make our own projects, we can't expect truly diverse presentation of our life on the big--or small--screen. - Original Message - From: Omari Confer clockworkman@ mailto:clockwork...@gmail.com gmail.com To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 1:51:26 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] EXCLUSIVE: Disney's The Princess and the Frog Directors Address Racial Concerns Keith, Love the comments on the subject. As I was reading your post I was itching to respond. By the end I just have to clap and give you a pat on the back saying.its ok man. Here is another perspective. It is altruistic to think that an all black romantic cast will play to all audiences. Black movies consist of the following: 'Comin up' stories/Hood to Good Black Love mixed with comedy (This excludes Spike Lee movies of course) So creating a movie with two black leads clearly fits within this paradigm, thus seemingly excluding white audiences. Be honest.most white audiences see an all black or partly black cast and they think either hood movie or a tyler perry flick. The transition to truly racially fluid entertainment has to be gradual. The key demographic, just by numbers alone has been all white and is transitioning to a blended look. Not only should we be happy that there is a black princess but we should rejoice. This means that the math and the money was right enough to make it happen...translation- Executives with big bucks accept that black characters have universal appeal and can be human..not just black. This is progressRome was not built overnight. c w m On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ mailto:keithbjohn...@comcast.net comcast.net wrote: They can explain all they want, but the truth of this is the Hitch effect: H'wood refusing to back a big romance with a man and woman of clearly African-American roots. Will Smith himself said the folks behind Hitch didn't want a black female lead, as they feared it wouldn't draw whites. A white female lead--not a goal in my book to be sought--was of course right out.
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Foundation-like
Pardon the spelling. Blackberry/Crackberry! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mcjennings...@yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:17 PM To: SciFi2 Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Foundation-like I'm 62! I 'discovered'. Octavia Butler I my late 40s. There ARE no limits except the ones we put on ourselves. Go on. Discover and enjoy! And for me, it's still about books. The pictures that the words create in my imagination are perfect for me. They don't need translation ore interpretation. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT _ From: ravenadal Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:47:35 - To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Foundation-like Is it possible to become a sci-fi reader in one's thirties? I have always considered SF a young person's game - if you don't get the bug early you seldom get it. I wish I had a dollar for every time I have suggested a great book to someone post thirty to only be met with a I don't read science fiction. ~(no)rave! (by-the-by: regarding Asimov, his style has always left me cold. I am a Sir Arthur C. Clarke guy, myself). --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, marian_changling md_moor...@... wrote: I am going to guess that she is in her thirties. I groaned when I heard that she was reading the book. Mainly because SF of that era was strong on ideas and less so with characterization. I remember loving the book but I don't know if I could read it now. Now I might sit back and gripe that there were no real female characters. I'm concerned that she might think that is what SF is like. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: Marian, the Hyperion series is about the closest I can think of in comparison, in terms of scope and depth of event and characterization. Having read both, I wouldn't dis-recommend Hyperion. I would, however, suggest Foundation first. Can I be rude and inquire as to your friend's age? A few SF book recommends I've made recently have faltered because I've advised books written during my generation to people of a later one, and many of the cultural constructs are incomprehensible to them. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Foundation-like Date : Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:27:06 - From : marian_changling md_moore42@ To : scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com I have a friend who started Asimov's Foundation series because of the theme. Now she is faltering. I wouldn't be surprised if it is because of 1940's style of writing. Anyone know a modern book with a similar theme? Has no one taken up the mantle of psychohistory from Asimov? Wikipedia mentions a number of graphic novels and Hyperion. I never read that one; anyone know anything about it? Anyone have another suggestion? http://www.youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[scifinoir2] FW: [Blackfolks] Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Police Report (Smoking Gun)
From an astute person...The report reads about like I thought it would. And the Sergeant apparently did NOT arrest Dr. Gates for disorderly conduct against him, but be because he 'alarmed' the people outside the house. Maurice C. Jennings, Security Consultant ForceField Protection Products, LLC The experts in personal and home protection! www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com http://www.forcefieldprotectionproducts.com/ 860-690-4981 http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html blackfolks | Archives https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/24145/=now https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/24145/ | Modify https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4713352id_secret=4713352-ca50ca2 2 Your Subscription | Unsubscribe https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=4713352id_secret=4713352-6a 7eab23 Now http://www.listbox.com
RE: [scifinoir2] FW: Gates Saga: Maureen Dowd Weighs In
Wow! So many holes, who said what...? Jay Leno used to joke about Video-taping his life for his own protection. Without any recording, some of this stuff is one's word against another's. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0723092gates1.html _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 2:53 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] FW: Gates Saga: Maureen Dowd Weighs In Great Op-Ed Piece http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/opinion/26dowd.html?th=emc=thpagewanted =print http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/opinion/26dowd.html?th=emc=thpagewanted= print NEW YORK TIMES July 26, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist Bite Your Tongue By MAUREEN DOWD WASHINGTON Being obnoxious isn't a crime. As we reflect on the arc of civil rights dramas from Jim Crow to Jim Crowley, my friend John Timoney, the police chief of Miami, observes: There's a fine line between disorderly conduct and freedom of speech. It can get tough out there, but I tell my officers, 'Don't make matters worse by throwing handcuffs on someone. Bite your tongue and just leave.' As the daughter of a police detective, I always prefer to side with the police. But this time, I'm struggling. No matter how odd or confrontational Henry Louis Gates Jr. was that afternoon, he should not have been arrested once Sergeant Crowley ascertained that the Harvard professor was in his own home. President Obama was right the first time, that the encounter had a stupid ending, and the second time, that both Gates and Crowley overreacted. His soothing assessment that two good people got snared in a bad moment seems on target. It escalated into a clash of egos - the hard-working white cop vs. the globe-trotting black scholar, the town vs. the gown, the Lowell Police Academy vs. the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Crowley told a Boston sports station that Gates seemed very peculiar - even more so now that I know how educated he is. Gates told his daughter Elizabeth in The Daily Beast: He should have gotten out of there and said, 'I'm sorry, sir, good luck. Loved your PBS series - check with you later!' Gates told me Crowley was so gruff and unsolicitous the hair on my neck stood up. Crowley says Gates acted put off and agitated. But the strong guy with the gun has more control than the weak guy with the cane. An officer who teaches racial sensitivity should not have latched on to a technicality about neighbors - who seemed to be outnumbered by cops - getting alarmed by Gates's outburst. From Shakespeare to Hitchcock, mistaken identity makes for a powerful narrative. A police officer who's proud of his reputation for getting along with black officers, and for teaching cadets to avoid racial profiling, feels maligned to be cast20as a racist white Boston cop. A famous professor who studies identity and summers in Martha's Vineyard feels maligned to be cast as a black burglar with backpack and crowbar. Race, class and testosterone will always be a combustible brew. Our first African-American president will try to make the peace with Gates (who supported Hillary) and Crowley (whose father voted for Obama). I tracked down Gates by phone at J.F.K. on Friday after he had talked to the president and agreed to go to the White House for a symbolic beer with the man he labeled a rogue policeman. Gates, coughing from a cold he picked up in China, said he wondered if perhaps fate and history chose me for this event. He was pleased with the thousands of empathetic e-mail notes he's getting, material for a PBS documentary on racial profiling. He says he's ready for marriage counseling from the Solomon in the Oval, who wrote in his memoir that the police pulled him over for no apparent reason. If Sgt. Crowley and the president and I meet, it's clearly not going to be like Judge Joe Brown, OK? 'You tell your side, you tell your side.' We have to agree to disagree. But I would be surprised if somebody didn't say, 'I'm sorry you were arrested.' How can they ever reconcile their accounts? Cr owley says he asked Gates to come outside and the professor replied, Ya, I'll speak with your mama outside. Gates wryly suggests Crowley got the line from watching Good Times as a child. Does it sound logical that I would talk about the mother of a big white guy with a gun? he asked. I'm 5-7 and 150 pounds. I don't walk on ice, much less (expletive) with some cop in my kitchen. I don't want another hip replacement. I asked how he felt when he learned that Crowley was the one who gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Reggie Lewis, the black Celtics basketball star, in a vain attempt to save his life after a heart attack in 1993. He replied: I don't stereotype. I never saw him as the head of the Ku Klux Klan. Maybe he was just having a bad day. And Gates says that if anyone thinks he's a fiery black militant, they've got the wrong guy, considering he
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of?
I know!!! I loved the book and how it eschewed sterrotypes! I don't want to generate any spoilers! And THAT book made me look at how I perceived people in command, pilots...most people with any rank. I was chagrined, to say the least! (Chagrined??? WTF!!!) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:45 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? Back in, because I remembered one. Starship Troopers. From thought-invoking polemic on politics to gore-splattered testosterone-fest. :P -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: topic: What is the worst book to movie adaptation that you know of? Date : Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:16:21 - From : marian_changling md_moor...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Probably the Earthsea book that Ursula Le Guin had a fit about. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf wrote: What do you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego?
You can, but it's hard to close the boxcar doors, and it's very windy if they're open... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:29 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? If I can get there on -- $31.99. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Date : Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:21:16 -0700 (PDT) From : George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Wanna hear Reginald Hudlin's excuse for Black Panther http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego?
HHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:36 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Reece, I can't ride the rails that way anymore. Ever since that incident in Kansas, I'm kind of a marked man in hobo circles... Martin (if they'd only left my blankie alone...) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Date : Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:25:55 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com You can, but it's hard to close the boxcar doors, and it's very windy if they're open... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:29 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? If I can get there on -- $31.99. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Date : Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:21:16 -0700 (PDT) From : George Arterberry To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Wanna hear Reginald Hudlin's excuse for Black Panther http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego?
A blog, maybe? E-hobo... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Ah, that true American icon--the hobo! Would be an interesting journey Martin. You could right memoirs of hopping the rails across America, kind of a modern day Jack London treatment. - Original Message - From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:25:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? You can, but it's hard to close the boxcar doors, and it's very windy if they're open... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:29 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? If I can get there on -- $31.99. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Date : Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:21:16 -0700 (PDT) From : George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Wanna hear Reginald Hudlin's excuse for Black Panther http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego?
Excellent!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:01 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Ha, there's a thought! Or Twitter from the Tracks! - Original Message - From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:08:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? A blog, maybe? E-hobo... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 12:00 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Ah, that true American icon--the hobo! Would be an interesting journey Martin. You could right memoirs of hopping the rails across America, kind of a modern day Jack London treatment. - Original Message - From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:25:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? You can, but it's hard to close the boxcar doors, and it's very windy if they're open... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:29 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? If I can get there on -- $31.99. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Anyone going to Comic Con in San Diego? Date : Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:21:16 -0700 (PDT) From : George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Wanna hear Reginald Hudlin's excuse for Black Panther http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With Fried Chicken And Potato Salad
I saw that on the news, Mr. Worf. It's one thing to hear about it, but to actually see thousands of official-looking 'IOUs' being mailed in place of checks...It was surreal... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:26 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With Fried Chicken And Potato Salad We are also going through it in the state of california. Our state had to send out IOUs to employees, contractors, and other folks. Plus we are $24 Billion in the red. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:42 PM, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo. mailto:daikaij...@yahoo.com com wrote: That seems so familiarlike the mess a certain president left behind after his 8 year reign of terror. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@... wrote: Part of the brainwashing/hype platform that the republicans have been winning on is that they believe (or say they believe) that the government can run itself without having an intelligent person in charge sort of an every man approach to government. This was successful for many years and appealed to many people. The problem is that without a true leader at the helm we can find ourselves in a hotmess. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 7:42 AM, votomguy votom...@... wrote: I was done with the republican party when they elect a black guy as the head of the RNC and then gets called out as not being the head of the republican party. gee i thought that's what the chair of the RNC was. and then you still want me to believe that sarah sho me the money palin is more qualified than a harvard grad. I consider myself to be a republican, but I followed Powell's lead and jumped ship too. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com, B. Smith daikaiju66@ wrote: He's somewhere beteen Alan Keyes and Clarence Thomas. I heard his defense of the racist comments from the newly elected president of the Young Republicans and it was sickening. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com, votomguy votomguy@ wrote: Colin Powell he is not. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com, L Freeman msles59130@ wrote: Sigh. Oh, Michael, what can we even say about you? But remember all, even though it may SEEM like he is a monumental moron, this is all a part of some strategy that we can't yet comprehend. It is all just a part of his plan. --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdlists@ Subject: [scifinoir2] Steele: I'll Woo Blacks To GOP With Fried Chicken And Potato Salad To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Cc: ' Lockhart, Daryle ' daryle@, afrikanmind@, 'Albert Fields' cbilmarketing@, bettillee@, CINQUE cinque3000@, 'Cleo' cleo.wadley@, dorothyhamm@, duvalny@, fisren@, 'GTW' GWashin891@, 'Jeffrey Ballou' jeffreypballou@, 'Kai Pettaway' killakai@, kalpubinc@, keithbjohnson@, 'Kera' imkeedy@, kimberly@, 'Leroy Hughes' seriousnupe87@, 'Logic' logic1914@, 'Martin Baxter' Truthseeker013@, 'Marvalous' mmb1908@, 'Michael Gordon' gordonm@, michael.v.w.gordon@, 'ravenadal' ravenadal@, rsjw3@, 'Seku Brathwaite' everythingist@, 'Valery Jean' valeryjean77@, 'Wendell Theophilus Smith' wendellsmithis@, 'Whitney J Evans' sonofafieldnegro@, williamsfred@, 'Zanfordino Anthony' betaque@ Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 10:57 PM Sadly this is NOT satire The Young Republicans convention was held in Indianapolis last weekend and their election of a racist, middle-aged woman as President isn't the only controversial item to come out of the GOP gathering. Local Republican blog Hoosier Access was able to get RNC Chairman Michael Steele to sit down with a group of bloggers and they taped the conversation. The old gaffe-o-matic (or as I like to call him, the Republican Joe Biden!) answers a question from a gay person of color in this clip about the GOP's diversity outreach. Yes, that's right. To lure African-Americans into the GOP, Steele is offering fried chicken and potato salad. Since he mentions Republicans should also be reaching out to the LGBT community, I wonder what stereotype he's going to offer us? Buttplugs and Birkenstocks? See the video http://www.huffingt onpost.com/ bil-browning/ steele-gop- woos-blacks- wi_b_231534. html Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapY ahoo
RE: [scifinoir2] Obama's choice for Surgeon General: Change We Can Believe In
Amen! AND the clinic burned down after that, and she rebuilt it again! And she treated everybody. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:27 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Obama's choice for Surgeon General: Change We Can Believe In When I heard that Dr Benjamin had rebuilt a clinic post-Katrina, in spite of FEMA's best efforts, she won my vote. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Obama's choice for Surgeon General: Change We Can Believe In Date : Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:14:05 -0700 From : Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sounds like a good choice to me. :) On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:33 AM, ravenadal wrote: President Obama has chosen Dr. Regina Benjamin as his choice for the next surgeon general. Dr. Benjamin, a black woman, is the founder and CEO of Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. In 1995 , Dr. Benjamin became the first black woman and the youngest doctor elected to serve on the board of the American Medical Association. In 1998, she received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights. In 2008, she received a MacArthur Foundation genius grant supporting her efforts to treat patients in the Gulf Coast region regardless of their ability to pay. http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://blackplush.blogspot.com Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin?
Thanks, Martin. If I can say that wisdom comes from mistakes and hindsight, then I'll accept your compliment gracefully. I used to do just that...let them get to me...then one day someone much wiser than I pointed out that spending time trying to change what someone thinks or feels about me was a fool's errand, and a waste of good energy...which is what we all are anyway...energy... Ever since then, when I've had the VERY male human reaction to want to cut off the balls of people who judge me (us) from their limited perspective, I take a breath and curtail the thoughts... :o) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:40 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? What a wise, wonderful man you are, Reece. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:32:25 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Just remember those time-honored words...F**K them... They're entitled to their opinions, but we don't have to react to them. Don't let them ruin your day. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? I was in a bad mood when I walked in the door. This did not help. Not for the first time in my life, I am NOT proud to be an American. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:21:05 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus To : bham_meet_n_gr...@yahoogroups.com, the_zetaheaven_gr...@yahoogroups.com Hate to post this, but I found this from a Princeton professor friend of mine. http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref=n f http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Maybe that's why it jumped into my head when I was writing!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 11:32 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? but Reece, take it from me. cutting off a ball or two fromthe crazies, it is such good therapy! :-) Fate. --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 10:47 AM Thanks, Martin. If I can say that wisdom comes from mistakes and hindsight, then I'll accept your compliment gracefully. I used to do just that...let them get to me...then one day someone much wiser than I pointed out that spending time trying to change what someone thinks or feels about me was a fool's errand, and a waste of good energy...which is what we all are anyway...energy. .. Ever since then, when I've had the VERY male human reaction to want to cut off the balls of people who judge me (us) from their limited perspective, I take a breath and curtail the thoughts... :o) _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:40 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? What a wise, wonderful man you are, Reece. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:32:25 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Just remember those time-honored words...F**K them... They're entitled to their opinions, but we don't have to react to them. Don't let them ruin your day. _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:47 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? I was in a bad mood when I walked in the door. This did not help. Not for the first time in my life, I am NOT proud to be an American. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:21:05 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus To : Bham_Meet_N_ gr...@yahoogroup s.com, The_Zetaheaven_ gr...@yahoogroup s.com Hate to post this, but I found this from a Princeton professor friend of mine. http://www.facebook .com/ext/ share.php? sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref=n f http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin?
Human decency is an oxymoron. Who defines decency? There are as many definitions as there are people to define it. Let it go. Just know who they are so you don't hang out with them and give them a chance at you and yours... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Amy Harlib Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:25 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? ahar...@earthlink. mailto:ahar...@earthlink.net net Much as I disagree with The President's betrayals of every change we can believe in - becoming President 'Obusha' essentially, this kind of racist insanity has got to stop. We need a whole lot of educating, starting at very young ages. I voted for Cynthia McKinney, Amy Hate to post this, but I found this from a Princeton professor friend of mine. http://www.facebook http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref= nf .com/ext/share.php?sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref=nf _ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2233 - Release Date: 07/12/09 08:20:00
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin?
Just remember those time-honored words...F**K them... They're entitled to their opinions, but we don't have to react to them. Don't let them ruin your day. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? I was in a bad mood when I walked in the door. This did not help. Not for the first time in my life, I am NOT proud to be an American. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:21:05 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To : bham_meet_n_gr...@yahoogroups.com, the_zetaheaven_gr...@yahoogroups.com Hate to post this, but I found this from a Princeton professor friend of mine. http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref=n f http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin?
Yup! I've been Black at least half my life. The first half I was raised with white folks. :o) That's actually the Blackest half. And I agree, revel in the victory! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:44 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? I've been black all my life. I'm used to this.. When racists don't have anything left to stand on, they resort to this. It's a sign of their defeat. Revel in the victory. --- On Mon, 7/13/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 12:34 AM Human decency is an oxymoron. Who defines decency? There are as many definitions as there are people to define it. Let it go. Just know who they are so you don't hang out with them and give them a chance at you and yours... _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Amy Harlib Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:25 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Question: When does the hate stop and human decency begin? ahar...@earthlink. net Much as I disagree with The President's betrayals of every change we can believe in - becoming President 'Obusha' essentially, this kind of racist insanity has got to stop. We need a whole lot of educating, starting at very young ages. I voted for Cynthia McKinney, Amy Hate to post this, but I found this from a Princeton professor friend of mine. http://www.facebook .com/ext/ http://www.facebook..com/ext/share.php?sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref =nf share.php? sid=101100539206h=Wq46xu=HJmBoref=nf _ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2233 - Release Date: 07/12/09 08:20:00
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
Yup! Jada Porn!!! LOLLOL!!! Exactly! That's why I watch! That, and the fact that she's the exec producer! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Omari Confer Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:38 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy? Hawthorne is Jada Porn. You literally have no other reason to watch it other thand seeing her. Scripts are simple and played. Conflict is light and un-interesting. I thought i would pull my eyes out everytime she curtly mentions her dead husband! You want a nurse show that better? Nurse Jackie. Showtime c w m On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 12:39 AM, mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Hawthorne? I like HER in it. I like the show generally. Her daughter is a bit over the top, and she's a bit of a Super-Nurse. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT _ From: Mr. Worf Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:20:24 -0700 To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy? Has anyone watched the show that Jada star's in? What is your opinion of it? On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. mailto:ravena...@yahoo.com com wrote: The Smiths believe in keeping it in the family. Jada Pinkett-Smith's younger brother, Caleeb, has a role in Lakeview Terrace which was produced by husband Will Smith's Overbrook Productions. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: Her brother Jaden was really good in Pursuit of Happyness, but unbearable in The Day The Earth Stood Still, so I'm down for WIllow in this, so long as Will plays her father. If Will's gonna direct it, that's fine too, but it looks like the competitive nature of this family results in some good results on screen. On Jul 10, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow -who played his on-screen kid in Legend-in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire. http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapY ahoo yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ (Yahoo! ID required) mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeat mailto:scifinoir2-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com u...@yahoogroups.com -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- clockworkman blog http://centralheati http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com ngblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringth http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com eory.mypodcast.com Netflix Friends http://www.netflix. http://www.netflix.com/BeMyFriend/P5Vr384ukvNnY78xUJOT com/BeMyFriend/P5Vr384ukvNnY78xUJOT
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The man who invented the Hollywood schlock machine.
droolgrr..LOL!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:35 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The man who invented the Hollywood schlock machine. As soon as I narrow down the location! ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The man who invented the Hollywood schlock machine. Date : Thu, 9 Jul 2009 13:08:24 + From : mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com That's sick! When??? :o) Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Martin Baxter Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:34:10 To: Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] The man who invented the Hollywood schlock machine. Who's up for an exhumation and a kangaroo trial? -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] The man who invented the Hollywood schlock machine. Date : Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:36:52 - From : ravenadal To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.slate.com/id/2221392/ The King of All Formulas The incredible true story of the man who invented the Hollywood schlock machine. By Paul Collins Posted Monday, July 6, 2009, at 7:02 AM ET The Proposal is formulaic. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is formulaic. Imagine That is formulaic. Even Up is progressively more formulaic. But who came up with the formula? If you want the human embodiment of Hollywood predictability, you can't do better than Wycliffe A. Hill. A profoundly obscure writer of silent five-reelers, Hill is also the unheralded inventor of something more enduring: the attempt to engineer movies that will bring the most satisfaction to the largest number of peoplethe mob, in other words. It was a notion borne of failure. After a hard-knocks apprenticeship in a Manhattan literary agency, Hill went to Hollywood in 1915, where his first movie pitch was summarily shot down by Cecil B. DeMille. The problem? No plot. A dramatic plot, DeMille's brother patiently explained to Hill, is where someone wants something, something stands in the way of his getting it, he tries to get it and either does or does not. DeMille's prodding was perfectly timed; Hill wandered into a bookshop and found the new translation of French critic Georges Polti's Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations. If you've ever endured a teacher bloviating on how there are only really X number of plots in literature, blame Polti. A theatre critic, he gamely ran with the claim that Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi had once succeeded in isolating 36 tragic situations that formed the building blocks of drama. (Naturally, Gozzi then lost his list.) Polti had a recent and lesser-known work that had not yet been translated, The Art of Inventing Characters, which handily presented 36 archetypes. While Polti's books were largely descriptive, Hill hit upon a notion: What if they were combined and made prescriptive? What if together they made a formula? Hill's Ten Million Photoplay Plots: The Master Key to All Dramatic Plots, a byzantine matrix of characters and conflicts designed to create endless plot combinations, was so novel when it debuted in 1919 that the slim guide sold for an eye-popping $5. Quietly lifting from Polti, Hill created mix-and-match lists of characters, settings, and dramatic situations. (An old man wrongfully accused of a mine explosion + seeks refuge from a band of outlaws + with a woman whose house he enters for a hiding place. + ) It was the perfect instrument for the silent movies being churned out on Hollywood lots. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three
LOL! I hear you, Martin. I applaud your ability to go there. Now you've got me thinking about who I've got a man-crush on...h... The Rock, maybe? He's beautiful, a man's man, and he plays parts that emphasize who he is. I especially liked him in Gridiron Gang. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:43 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three HEY! (pointing at life-sized Gabrielle Union doll in corner) The Swayz is a *coolness* crush. He sings, he dances, he acts. As for anything else... Martin don't swing that way. ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:34:03 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Gulp! (Backing slowly out the door, humming YMCA, talking deep... gay _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 5:18 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three Poor guy. I've been a fan of his since first I laid eyes on him. Martin (harboring a serious man-crush for The Swayz) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:05:28 -0400 From : Aubrey Leatherwood To : If that's the case then they've been gunning for Patrick Swayze for months. Aubrey Leatherwood www.aubreyleatherwood.com FaceBook * MySpace Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: truthseeker...@lycos.com Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:29:35 -0400 Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three WHOA. Seriously, if anyone wants to contemplate who might be next, I'd check the cover of the National Enquirer. They have a freaky track record of calling it right well ahead of time. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] The Rule of Three Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:47:06 - From : ravenadal To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From the Chicago Tribune: The recent spate of high-profile deaths likely left you and your friends asking: Is there really something to the Celebrity Death Rule of Three? But with Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Billy Mays, we now have four such demises in the last week. Mays' death starts the next cycle, one of the four wasn't really a celebrity after all, or the whole axiom is just a bunch of bunk. .and then impressionist Fred Travalena died. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds _ Insert movie times and more without leaving HotmailR. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutori al_QuickAdd_062009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds d=7922 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The Rule of Three
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RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?
PS: My bus company driver number is 555... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Reece Jennings Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:01 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I LOVE your zeal, my friend, and I love that our family here has indulged my passion. I knew about the 92nd, but I left them out because I couldn't remember the exact unit, and I was trying to be a little brief. Also, the AlCan highway and the Black Engineers... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of votomguy Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:39 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I have Brothers in Arms. :) I'm a little sick of the Tuskgee Airmen tho. Too many of our folk only know them. I'm surprised you forgot the 92nd infantry Division. I have their unit patch as well as the unit patch of the 555th. They were the first Smoke Jumpers. Also the 555th was folded into the Screaming Eagles during the Vietnam War. I've met several of those guys. You should see their faces light up when you ask them about being a paratrooper. I always get pissed when I see D-Day landings with all white troops. **shudder** And I know about the 9th and 10th. Especially the 10th as they fought alongside the infamous Roughriders, but pretty much had to take Roosevelt under their wing as they were the only unit in the Spanish American War that had combat experience. Sorry got a little carried away there, but when you look at the fact that blacks have been fighting for this country before it was a country (cough, cough 7 Years War cough). ok I'll try to behave now --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@... wrote: You have hit my passion...Blacks in WWII. Since my dad was on a few ships during the War, including the USS Colorado, and the Ajax, and he was in the Philippine campaign, I developed a passion for books about how Blacks were treated. I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton, or the 9th and 10th Cavalry, or the 555th (Triple Nickle) Paratrooper battalion... _ From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of votomguy Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:52 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? True. I love the hard science/ military scifi books so those were always the books that I looked for. I got tired of not being able to find hard science/ military scifi books writen by blacks or that have blacks as the main character (real characters not cheeseballs). I took to studying the Black presence in WWII and I picked up a couple of books. Alot of males in general (hey let's face it white guys don't read as much as everybody thinks). I would love to see another book like Dark Matter come out. It went along way towards pointing me to Black scifi writers. I always took solace in my favorite comic writers (Dwayne McDuffie and Christopher Priest). Not only do they write comics, but they also write comics I can read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ wrote: I do book signings at least once a month. The majority of the books I have sold have been to black women. I did a book club meeting last year, all women. I have a book club meeting sheduled in August, all women. I'm confident I'll find more black men willing to read my books and I am seeing more interest among the brothers, especially the young ones. I'm convinced that when made aware of what's available the brothers will come. I hope I'm right. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, votomguy votomguy@ wrote: From: votomguy votomguy@ Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 9:07 PM Before the hiphop/street novel craze, my mom told me about an article (this was in the 90s) that said that Publishers refuse to publish books because black men don't read enough. To which I replied, If they never publish the books then how will we ever find anything to read. My mom simply said that maybe publishers don't want black men to read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ wrote: It might be a combination of all of that, Milton. Yes, Black Women will set up book clubs, and discuss books, etc. But when I mention Sci-Fi to most Black Women, and even try to get
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
You're kidding, right? I mean about being sorry? PLEASE contact him here! :o) http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSman000 Moon Walk _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tdemorsella Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:55 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Hey Keith: Sorry To hit you on the list, but I have been trying to reach you. My computer crashed and I no longer have your contact info. Can you call me Tracey Hey fam. Sorry about that. It is an emergency --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: true! - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 7:21:26 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Keith, you'd be too busy running to carry on a conversation. ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:04:37 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To : scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com I don't want my first foray into Podcastdom to be me oogling another woman in a scifi world! Whatever would I tell my wife?! - Original Message - From: Omari Confer To: wlro...@..., scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 1:30:10 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list This kinda stuff should be on a podcastis there a scifinoir podcast? c w m is the answer - wlrouge wlro...@... wrote: I wonder if I try that at club what would happen? --Lavender From: Keith Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:33 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Oh yeah, she was rocking that barbarian garb in the Mirror Universe! Gots to give her credit. And love that scene with evil Sulu: The game has rules. I protest, and you come back. You didn't come back and then, Slap I changed my mind - Original Message - From: C.W. Badie astromancer2...@... To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:55:14 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Yeah, yeah, yeah...but Uhura was great just in the minskirt...when she put of the bare midriff outfit in Mirror, Mirror, She stamped herself on my racial memory! Whenever thar episode pops up on TV, I go looking to mate, dude! --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 7:53 AM Which way to the super-cold showers? -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:26:42 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Uhura was definitely easy on the eyes, especially the legs, so representative of a sister's body, and so missed in this modern world where skinny, anorexic-looking actresses are held up as the standard of beauty. But you know, I remember many of those guest actresses as much as, if not more than, Uhura: The actress who played Andrea--the raven-haired android beauty in What Are Little Girls Made of?, with that eye-catching work suit...the three ladies in Mudd's Women, who have their beauty enhanced when taking that crazy drug, especially the one with the long black hair...the beautiful Dr. Helen Noel (character name chosen because she met Kirk on Christmas day), who looked especially fetching in that soft-focus effect Trek often used on womenYvonne Batgirl Craig's, lithe, gracefully, ferally crazy but undeniably appealing Green Orion Slave Girl Marta in Whom Gods Destroy...the Native lady an amnesiac Kirk (as Kurok) marries in The Paradise Syndrome who was the essence of 60s/70s beauty. You know, the OS alone had more attractive guest stars than a whole season's worth of the malnourished- looking, surgically enhanced people often held up nowadays. - Original Message - From: C.W. Badie To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 5:51:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list ...And consistently the most
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?
I LOVE your zeal, my friend, and I love that our family here has indulged my passion. I knew about the 92nd, but I left them out because I couldn't remember the exact unit, and I was trying to be a little brief. Also, the AlCan highway and the Black Engineers... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of votomguy Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:39 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I have Brothers in Arms. :) I'm a little sick of the Tuskgee Airmen tho. Too many of our folk only know them. I'm surprised you forgot the 92nd infantry Division. I have their unit patch as well as the unit patch of the 555th. They were the first Smoke Jumpers. Also the 555th was folded into the Screaming Eagles during the Vietnam War. I've met several of those guys. You should see their faces light up when you ask them about being a paratrooper. I always get pissed when I see D-Day landings with all white troops. **shudder** And I know about the 9th and 10th. Especially the 10th as they fought alongside the infamous Roughriders, but pretty much had to take Roosevelt under their wing as they were the only unit in the Spanish American War that had combat experience. Sorry got a little carried away there, but when you look at the fact that blacks have been fighting for this country before it was a country (cough, cough 7 Years War cough). ok I'll try to behave now --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@... wrote: You have hit my passion...Blacks in WWII. Since my dad was on a few ships during the War, including the USS Colorado, and the Ajax, and he was in the Philippine campaign, I developed a passion for books about how Blacks were treated. I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton, or the 9th and 10th Cavalry, or the 555th (Triple Nickle) Paratrooper battalion... _ From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of votomguy Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:52 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? True. I love the hard science/ military scifi books so those were always the books that I looked for. I got tired of not being able to find hard science/ military scifi books writen by blacks or that have blacks as the main character (real characters not cheeseballs). I took to studying the Black presence in WWII and I picked up a couple of books. Alot of males in general (hey let's face it white guys don't read as much as everybody thinks). I would love to see another book like Dark Matter come out. It went along way towards pointing me to Black scifi writers. I always took solace in my favorite comic writers (Dwayne McDuffie and Christopher Priest). Not only do they write comics, but they also write comics I can read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ wrote: I do book signings at least once a month. The majority of the books I have sold have been to black women. I did a book club meeting last year, all women. I have a book club meeting sheduled in August, all women. I'm confident I'll find more black men willing to read my books and I am seeing more interest among the brothers, especially the young ones. I'm convinced that when made aware of what's available the brothers will come. I hope I'm right. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, votomguy votomguy@ wrote: From: votomguy votomguy@ Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 9:07 PM Before the hiphop/street novel craze, my mom told me about an article (this was in the 90s) that said that Publishers refuse to publish books because black men don't read enough. To which I replied, If they never publish the books then how will we ever find anything to read. My mom simply said that maybe publishers don't want black men to read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ wrote: It might be a combination of all of that, Milton. Yes, Black Women will set up book clubs, and discuss books, etc. But when I mention Sci-Fi to most Black Women, and even try to get the to read some of Ms. Butler's books, they tend to pre-judge and reject without looking. So I keep it to myself...except here, of course. I think a lot of women are cutting off a vast expanse of great reading by pre-judging SF. _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifino
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Adam
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RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?
You have hit my passion...Blacks in WWII. Since my dad was on a few ships during the War, including the USS Colorado, and the Ajax, and he was in the Philippine campaign, I developed a passion for books about how Blacks were treated. I'm sure I don't have to tell you about the 761st Tank Battalion and General Patton, or the 9th and 10th Cavalry, or the 555th (Triple Nickle) Paratrooper battalion... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of votomguy Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:52 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? True. I love the hard science/ military scifi books so those were always the books that I looked for. I got tired of not being able to find hard science/ military scifi books writen by blacks or that have blacks as the main character (real characters not cheeseballs). I took to studying the Black presence in WWII and I picked up a couple of books. Alot of males in general (hey let's face it white guys don't read as much as everybody thinks). I would love to see another book like Dark Matter come out. It went along way towards pointing me to Black scifi writers. I always took solace in my favorite comic writers (Dwayne McDuffie and Christopher Priest). Not only do they write comics, but they also write comics I can read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Milton Davis mv_media_...@... wrote: I do book signings at least once a month. The majority of the books I have sold have been to black women. I did a book club meeting last year, all women. I have a book club meeting sheduled in August, all women. I'm confident I'll find more black men willing to read my books and I am seeing more interest among the brothers, especially the young ones. I'm convinced that when made aware of what's available the brothers will come. I hope I'm right. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, votomguy votom...@... wrote: From: votomguy votom...@... Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 9:07 PM Before the hiphop/street novel craze, my mom told me about an article (this was in the 90s) that said that Publishers refuse to publish books because black men don't read enough. To which I replied, If they never publish the books then how will we ever find anything to read. My mom simply said that maybe publishers don't want black men to read. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ ... wrote: It might be a combination of all of that, Milton. Yes, Black Women will set up book clubs, and discuss books, etc. But when I mention Sci-Fi to most Black Women, and even try to get the to read some of Ms. Butler's books, they tend to pre-judge and reject without looking. So I keep it to myself...except here, of course. I think a lot of women are cutting off a vast expanse of great reading by pre-judging SF. _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 1:38 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I know a lot a black male fans of Butler. I just seems in my experience most of her fans I've met were black females. But then again that might be because black females read a lot more than we brothers. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 4:37 PM That comprises a graduating class of considerable note. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? Date : Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:52 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@ yahoogro ups.com I love her. She's my favorite because of the social aspect of her writing.. I've been a Black Male all say (peeking to make sure!) Of course, we are both 1947 Cancerians, so that might have something to do with it! :o) _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:32 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science fiction fan, raised
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press?
I love her. She's my favorite because of the social aspect of her writing. I've been a Black Male all say (peeking to make sure!) Of course, we are both 1947 Cancerians, so that might have something to do with it! :o) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Milton Davis Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:32 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? I know plenty young black science fiction fans that credit Octavia Butler as the beacon that led them to science fiction. I'm an old school science fiction fan, raised on Assimov, Delany, Herbert and Ellision. I like Butler's work, but I consider it more social science fiction. She deals more with relationships and issues rather than the technical aspect of science fiction, which we all know gets more attention. I think that's the reason her prose seems to have special appeal to black female science fiction fans. I enjoyed everything I've read by her but I can't say I'm a fan. She was a greater writer than I'll probably ever be and got her respect among the sci/fi elite if not the mainstream. --- On Wed, 6/24/09, B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com wrote: From: B. Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 1:19 AM She's highly regarded but not given the same respect as the legendary hard sci-fi types. Her work falls into the more literary side of the genre and in some ways she was more highly regarded outside the genre. --- In scifino...@yahoogro http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ ... wrote: George, it's possible, but I see her lack of props as being more a matter of the mainstream SF press not knowing what the frell it's doing. IMO, they've become like the music industry, more interested in the flavor of the week than actual decent work. When I go to the bookstore and browse the SF/fantasy shelves, the stuff I see is so derivative as to be embarrassing. Nine times out of ten, I can figure out what the story inside the covers is solely by what pose the characters on the cover are striking. Shouldn't be that easy, even for a guy with my brain. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Is Octavia Butler underrated in mainstream sci-fi press? Date : Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:10:06 -0700 (PDT) From : George Arterberry brotherfromhoward@ ... To : scifino...@yahoogro http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com I've rarely seen her represented in so-called mainstream press. http://www.youtube. com/watch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues
I hate Harry Potter. No reason. I just wanted to say it out loud. I'm good now... -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Street Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:15 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues I'll see Harry Potter cause I'm a big fan and have never been disappointed by any of the movies. I'm not sure about GI. Joe. The Barroness has no accent so I'm not sure about that movie as a whole. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Augustus Augustusjazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: well, i am still waiting on Harry Potter (go ahead and laughbut i do have an 8 year old and we (both her and i and my wife) have all read the books. even caught my 17 year son reading them too. so i am waiting on that one. also 2012...the preview before transformers looked great! g. i. joe and the new ice age. so there is still hope my friend! Fate. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mike Street streetfor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 1:57 PM True but those images are all controlled by white men who are making fun at themselves from all the movies that you named. Our community continues to allow others to control our images, language, and to profit from that with out question. From Bob Johnson to Michael Bay. If we find it unacceptable and we should not support them financially they will get the message. So again all an opinion and I haven't seen the movie. But I didn't enjoy the first one at all so I will pass on this one. To me this has been a horrible summer movie season. On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Augustus Augustusjazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: Mike, to go further with what Sin just wrote, like i said, i watched the movie and totally enjoyed it. it was a good 2 1/2 hours of pure escapism. the anthropomorphism that i talked about earlier never crossed into my mind. i have seen movies that poked fun at white people too. 'Delta Farce' was hilarious to me. making fun of 'rednecks'. 'Superbad' making fun of white geeks. stoner movie 'Pineapple Express (which i thought sucked, but a few funny lines)' poked fun at stoner white guys. 'step brothers' poking fun at white people. remember how we all laughed at Ricky Bobby? we see all types picked at, so yes, sometimes you have to look pass the obvious. now, before Sin jumps on me, i am not making an apology 4 the characters, but i do believe the people are looking too hard at something. john turturo (who is in the movie) even makes fun of his self when she pulls off his pants and have on a S7 jock strap. we (the people in the theater) howled at that scene! but again, just my opinion. Fate. --- On Thu, 6/25/09, sincere1906 sincere1...@gmail.com wrote: From: sincere1906 sincere1...@gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 11:44 AM Mike, And as you can guess, there is already uproar over the mere mention of racism or at the least racial insensitivity and stereotyping. The game usually works like this: black people (or other people who have faced oppression) point out they find something degrading in a film, tv show, etc. The maker of the film balks, asserting with righteous indignation that it's absolutely nonsense. With an air of white privilege he/she will assert they have no bias, and then turn the tables on those who are pointing out the perceived racial slight. Most of America, ever eager to dismiss black or other grievances, will usually chime in. Those complaining about racial insensitivity will be told to get over it. They'll be told it's all in their heads and that *they* are the racist ones being preoccupied with race. A few famous black apologists will be rolled out to say the black community should be worried about kids with low hanging pants (the scourge of the afrotocracy! ) or the like instead of a mere movie. Some will even come forth and say, sure it's a stereotype-- but it's also true, so that makes it alright! Oh and the Bill Cosby acolytes will naturally blame the rappers--who it seems invented a time machine, went back two centuries, and created all known black stereotypes- -forcing unwilling white masses to adopt them. So the powerful media mogul/company will be cast as the victim, and the usually oppressed grouping and the few vocal advocates will then be cast as the villains--trying to ruin everyone's fun. It's the old switcheroo --and its quite old. In 1906 when black new yorkers complained about the Bronx Zoo putting an African pygmy in a cage and displaying him as a
RE: [scifinoir2] Serenity
Will do. Thanks! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Serenity forget the SciFi channel of it. grab the DVD and watch it uncut. i tried 2 watch it on SciFi, but they butchered it with cuts here and there. Fate. --- On Fri, 6/19/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Serenity To: SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:15 PM I just watched this movie on the SciFi channel. I liked it! Anybody else see it? Sent via BlackBerry by ATT
RE: [scifinoir2] Serenity
I just rented it from Amazon. Downloading now on TIVO. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Serenity forget the SciFi channel of it. grab the DVD and watch it uncut. i tried 2 watch it on SciFi, but they butchered it with cuts here and there. Fate. --- On Fri, 6/19/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Serenity To: SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:15 PM I just watched this movie on the SciFi channel. I liked it! Anybody else see it? Sent via BlackBerry by ATT
RE: [scifinoir2] Serenity
It WAS a refreshing surprise! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of L Freeman Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 1:52 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Serenity I loved it. It was interesting, the characters were likable, without being unrealistically heroic. I liked the weird fighting girl, and the government assassin, and mostly, the jokes. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something a bit different. --- On Fri, 6/19/09, Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com wrote: From: Justin Mohareb justinmoha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Serenity To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:20 PM Or, see if you've got a screening in your town tomorrow and catch it with a big crowd of fans. Justin On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com wrote: forget the SciFi channel of it. grab the DVD and watch it uncut. i tried 2 watch it on SciFi, but they butchered it with cuts here and there. Fate. --- On Fri, 6/19/09, mcjennings124@ yahoo.com mcjennings124@ yahoo.com wrote: From: mcjennings124@ yahoo.com mcjennings124@ yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Serenity To: SciFi2 scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:15 PM I just watched this movie on the SciFi channel. I liked it! Anybody else see it? Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy .livejournal. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com com
RE: [scifinoir2] Serenity
That's ok. I don't buy. It's 2.99 to rent. That's fine for me! :o) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 8:20 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Serenity Reece, wish I'd been here sooner! It's $12 at Target, as of two weeks ago.. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Serenity Date : Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:57:25 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I just rented it from Amazon. Downloading now on TIVO. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:17 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Serenity forget the SciFi channel of it. grab the DVD and watch it uncut. i tried 2 watch it on SciFi, but they butchered it with cuts here and there. Fate. --- On Fri, 6/19/09, mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Serenity To: SciFi2 Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:15 PM I just watched this movie on the SciFi channel. I liked it! Anybody else see it? Sent via BlackBerry by ATT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
Now THAT was funny!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:15 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list And stop me if you think I'm having too much fun here. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:10:16 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I was 38 when I started, so I sowed all of my oats with ATT before that! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:52 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Well, Gene was on the job out in L.A. Reece... got any stories you'd like to share? ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:51:29 -0500 From : Omari Confer To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I didnt know how much of a player Gene was. c w m On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Yeah, Roddenberry was dating Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett at the same time. Indeed, Nichols related that Roddenberry used to take her riding on his motorcycle. One day he said, I need you to meet someone. They drove to a house, Gene walks up and knocks on the door, and Majel answers. Gene introduces the ladies, and Nichols says she realized at that moment he was not only two-timing her, but was going to marry Barrett. (Actually, he may have been three-timing her. He had a previous wife of nearly three decades whom he divorced sometime during this period, so he may have started affairs with Nichols and Barrett while still being married. Not sure). A sad final chapter in this strange tale. Evidently Roddenberry's last years were marked by increasingly ill health. not sure what he had, but it's why he had to relinguish creative control of The Next Generation. At any rate, in those final years, Gene had some mental difficulties. At a big party given in his honor---a party in which most of the OS Trek alumni and showrunners were in attendance--Gene appears in a highly agitated and confused state. In front of all the guests--including his wife Majel--Roddenberry walks over to Nichele Nichols and confesses his undying love for her. You're the one I really loved, Nichelle! I should have married you, Nichelle! he exclaimed. Nichols had to keep her composure and tell the crowd that Gene was just ill and didn't know what he said. I've read this account more than once. Hope it's not just an urban legend. Don't know if it was recorded in Nichols' official autobiography. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:27:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list None whatsoever. Roddenberry recognized it by putting her right behind KEROOK on the Bridge, so that she (or at least *parts*) of her made it in shot. And, if the tales I've heard are true, Roddenberry did *more* than just recognize her beauty... he *appreciated* it in a way *all* men wish they could've. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- *Subject : *Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list *Date : *Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:06:29 + *From : *mcjennings...@yahoo.com *To : *SciFi2 No chauvinism in recognizing beauty. I was flipping channels (a chore without a remote), and I saw her at that console. I was just back from 18 months in the Philippines, and I was appreciating Black Women. And here is Uhura. Lawd! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: C.W. Badie Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:39 To: Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list And consistently the most beautiful babe on the show...pardon the chauvinism, but she was gorgeous! --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Adrianne Brennan wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 12:26 PM I dunno, I've always thought Uhura kicked ass. :D ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath On Thu, Jun 11, 2009
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
HH!!! LOLLOL!!! Actually more like TO's, or Teletype Operators! I was a Teletype Repairman. Picked up that skill from the Air Force. The OTHER skills I picked up from TO's!! A, the life of a hands-on Technician! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:14 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list So, there are some CSRs out there with tales to tell, eh? ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:10:16 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I was 38 when I started, so I sowed all of my oats with ATT before that! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:52 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Well, Gene was on the job out in L.A. Reece... got any stories you'd like to share? ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:51:29 -0500 From : Omari Confer To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I didnt know how much of a player Gene was. c w m On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Yeah, Roddenberry was dating Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett at the same time. Indeed, Nichols related that Roddenberry used to take her riding on his motorcycle. One day he said, I need you to meet someone. They drove to a house, Gene walks up and knocks on the door, and Majel answers. Gene introduces the ladies, and Nichols says she realized at that moment he was not only two-timing her, but was going to marry Barrett. (Actually, he may have been three-timing her. He had a previous wife of nearly three decades whom he divorced sometime during this period, so he may have started affairs with Nichols and Barrett while still being married. Not sure). A sad final chapter in this strange tale. Evidently Roddenberry's last years were marked by increasingly ill health. not sure what he had, but it's why he had to relinguish creative control of The Next Generation. At any rate, in those final years, Gene had some mental difficulties. At a big party given in his honor---a party in which most of the OS Trek alumni and showrunners were in attendance--Gene appears in a highly agitated and confused state. In front of all the guests--including his wife Majel--Roddenberry walks over to Nichele Nichols and confesses his undying love for her. You're the one I really loved, Nichelle! I should have married you, Nichelle! he exclaimed. Nichols had to keep her composure and tell the crowd that Gene was just ill and didn't know what he said. I've read this account more than once. Hope it's not just an urban legend. Don't know if it was recorded in Nichols' official autobiography. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:27:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list None whatsoever. Roddenberry recognized it by putting her right behind KEROOK on the Bridge, so that she (or at least *parts*) of her made it in shot. And, if the tales I've heard are true, Roddenberry did *more* than just recognize her beauty... he *appreciated* it in a way *all* men wish they could've. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- *Subject : *Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list *Date : *Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:06:29 + *From : *mcjennings...@yahoo.com *To : *SciFi2 No chauvinism in recognizing beauty. I was flipping channels (a chore without a remote), and I saw her at that console. I was just back from 18 months in the Philippines, and I was appreciating Black Women. And here is Uhura. Lawd! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: C.W. Badie Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:39 To: Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list And consistently the most beautiful babe on the show...pardon the chauvinism, but she was gorgeous! --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Adrianne Brennan wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 12:26 PM I dunno, I've always thought Uhura kicked ass. :D ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint
RE: [scifinoir2] Can't Stop the Serenity fundraiser for Equality Now
Cool! Thanks, Justin! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Justin Mohareb Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 9:08 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Can't Stop the Serenity fundraiser for Equality Now http://www.cantstop http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/ theserenity.com/ Just a quick note that this weekend and next weekend will see charity screenings of Joss Whedon's Serenity. This is the fourth year fans of Firefly Serenity have gathered to raise funds for Equality now. You can see the events here: http://www.cantstop http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/events/ theserenity.com/events/ You can buy tickets at the door. I'm going to be attending the Toronto showing along with several hundred other browncoats. Justin -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com .livejournal.com
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list
I was 38 when I started, so I sowed all of my oats with ATT before that! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:52 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Well, Gene was on the job out in L.A. Reece... got any stories you'd like to share? ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:51:29 -0500 From : Omari Confer clockwork...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I didnt know how much of a player Gene was. c w m On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: Yeah, Roddenberry was dating Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett at the same time. Indeed, Nichols related that Roddenberry used to take her riding on his motorcycle. One day he said, I need you to meet someone. They drove to a house, Gene walks up and knocks on the door, and Majel answers. Gene introduces the ladies, and Nichols says she realized at that moment he was not only two-timing her, but was going to marry Barrett. (Actually, he may have been three-timing her. He had a previous wife of nearly three decades whom he divorced sometime during this period, so he may have started affairs with Nichols and Barrett while still being married. Not sure). A sad final chapter in this strange tale. Evidently Roddenberry's last years were marked by increasingly ill health. not sure what he had, but it's why he had to relinguish creative control of The Next Generation. At any rate, in those final years, Gene had some mental difficulties. At a big party given in his honor---a party in which most of the OS Trek alumni and showrunners were in attendance--Gene appears in a highly agitated and confused state. In front of all the guests--including his wife Majel--Roddenberry walks over to Nichele Nichols and confesses his undying love for her. You're the one I really loved, Nichelle! I should have married you, Nichelle! he exclaimed. Nichols had to keep her composure and tell the crowd that Gene was just ill and didn't know what he said. I've read this account more than once. Hope it's not just an urban legend. Don't know if it was recorded in Nichols' official autobiography. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:27:40 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list None whatsoever. Roddenberry recognized it by putting her right behind KEROOK on the Bridge, so that she (or at least *parts*) of her made it in shot. And, if the tales I've heard are true, Roddenberry did *more* than just recognize her beauty... he *appreciated* it in a way *all* men wish they could've. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- *Subject : *Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list *Date : *Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:06:29 + *From : *mcjennings...@yahoo.com *To : *SciFi2 No chauvinism in recognizing beauty. I was flipping channels (a chore without a remote), and I saw her at that console. I was just back from 18 months in the Philippines, and I was appreciating Black Women. And here is Uhura. Lawd! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: C.W. Badie Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:51:39 To: Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list And consistently the most beautiful babe on the show...pardon the chauvinism, but she was gorgeous! --- On Thu, 6/11/09, Adrianne Brennan wrote: From: Adrianne Brennan Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: The Disposible Negro in sci-fi list To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 12:26 PM I dunno, I've always thought Uhura kicked ass. :D ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adrianne brennan.com Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ botdm.html Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ bamc.html Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adrianne brennan.com/ books.html# the_oath On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 1:22 PM, ravenadal wrote: Beware of the Disposable Negro Effect which is akin to the butterfly effect. You may think a negro is disposable but then you remove them and all heck breaks loose. I mean haven't you seen Douglass Turner Ward's Day of Absence where all the negroes disappear one day and all the white folks don't have a clue as to what to do? I mean take something as innocuous as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek. You would think she was a disposable negro, afterall, anybody can answer the phone, but it totally ignores the fact that her showing up on the
RE: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops?
Yeah. Snow is a good thing when it comes to that. At least with an analog signal, you get snow. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:03 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops? The broadcast just stops. The picture looks like it is on pause, or the screen goes black. In the worse case you will see signal lost. On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I live in the city of Hartford, and most of Connecticut is pretty well covered. I don't know what signal loss is... _ From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:52 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops? In my area signal loss happens multiple times a day now. Basically it is complete signal loss on all channels anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. It happened during the playoffs a couple of years ago and I missed the last 30 seconds of the game!!! Do you have this problem where you live? -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV
I hear you, Martin. Nothing like hands-on to take yourself a few things. When I taught electronics in 1977 for the NJ Bell Telephone Company, those experiences from the late '60s came in handy. I was teaching integrated circuits and Boolean Algebra. My students were mostly college-grad white women hired under Equal Employment Opportunity.They were going to supervise grizzled, 20 - 30 year tel. co. Switch people being trained on new Electronic Switching Systems. Man, what a mess! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 9:09 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV Reece, I didn't see any of those transistors first-hand, but I read many of the manuals (my great-Uncle Sam and a couple of my older cousins were in the Air Force as well, studying electronics). Led me to disassemble many a radio in various houses I found myself in, and two TVs. My paternal grandmother, Deity rest her well, got me an old TV specifically to tear apart. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV Date : Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:26:27 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! They're still around, disguised as HDTVs with their converters. Heck ALL of mine are Big-a$$ CRTs! I don't plan to change them, either! When I was in Air Force electronics school in 1967, we learned about how CRTs worked, then we learned about transistors. THAT was some transition. Transistors looked like 3-legged spiders, and they averaged a size of about a quarter to a fifty-cent piece. I remember NO TV ( I was 5), the transition to color. People are slow to change even in the face of deadlines! LOL! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 3:15 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV I'm gonna miss those big-a$$ cathode-ray tubes, personally... ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV Date : Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:48:33 -0400 From : brent wodehouse To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://digg.com/d1teCg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops?
I live in the city of Hartford, and most of Connecticut is pretty well covered. I don't know what signal loss is... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 10:52 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] comcast cable signal drops? In my area signal loss happens multiple times a day now. Basically it is complete signal loss on all channels anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. It happened during the playoffs a couple of years ago and I missed the last 30 seconds of the game!!! Do you have this problem where you live?
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! They're still around, disguised as HDTVs with their converters. Heck ALL of mine are Big-a$$ CRTs! I don't plan to change them, either! When I was in Air Force electronics school in 1967, we learned about how CRTs worked, then we learned about transistors. THAT was some transition. Transistors looked like 3-legged spiders, and they averaged a size of about a quarter to a fifty-cent piece. I remember NO TV ( I was 5), the transition to color. People are slow to change even in the face of deadlines! LOL! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 3:15 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV I'm gonna miss those big-a$$ cathode-ray tubes, personally... ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV Date : Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:48:33 -0400 From : brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://digg.com/d1teCg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV
Yes! A, the good old days! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 5:28 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV I remember transisters the size of pencil erasers, but big as a coin??? Wow! Of course I remember when integrated circuits went from less than a dozen to dozens, hundreds, thousands, than millions of transistors on a single board. I had an electronics kit from Radio Shack that gave me many hours of fun. I had those bulky walkie-talkies when I was a kid, and I sure remember watching with interest when the TV repairman (remember when we had those???) pulled out the guts of the TV. Man those tubes were fascinating to me. Remember taking a tube out of the TV and going to the grocery store and plugging it into a tester to see if it was good? How about the days of giving the TV a few moments to warm up before the picture appeared? - Original Message - From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:26:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! They're still around, disguised as HDTVs with their converters. Heck ALL of mine are Big-a$$ CRTs! I don't plan to change them, either! When I was in Air Force electronics school in 1967, we learned about how CRTs worked, then we learned about transistors. THAT was some transition. Transistors looked like 3-legged spiders, and they averaged a size of about a quarter to a fifty-cent piece. I remember NO TV ( I was 5), the transition to color. People are slow to change even in the face of deadlines! LOL! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 3:15 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV I'm gonna miss those big-a$$ cathode-ray tubes, personally... ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fwd: A Fond Farewell to Analog TV Date : Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:48:33 -0400 From : brent wodehouse brent_wodeho...@thefence.us To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://digg.com/d1teCg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew?
It must depend on the provider's techs. I had an intermittent problem with mine about a year ago. 3 techs came, reran wiring from the pole to my house, put in new inside wiring, and completely tested everything. I haven't had a problem since. Not only that, but I pay about 111.00 for phone, TV, and internet. I'm good with them! I used to say I love ComCast just to get you guys going, but I DO respect the problems you have that haven't been resolved. But a word of caution before you jump ship. If you're going to ATT for the 3 services, unless ATT has bought The Dish, you're going to have billing and servicing issues. My experience has been that having 2 vendors allows one to blame the other. Both good services. Heck, my cell services, including wireless broadband, are ATT. So I'm not knocking them. I'm just saying...careful of the vendor finger-pointing. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 5:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? Keith, I'll say the same. The only reason 'm still stuck with Comcrap is because the bill's not in my name, and the name in question refuses to pick up the phone and cancel the service. If my name were on the mortgage (as it was five years ago, before I hit my own hard times), I'd get my own hook-up with DirectTV. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? Date : Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:35:18 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Comcast has been horrible, and I say that as I'm using them... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 2:23:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Hulu--Who Knew? I think that it must happen eventually. Where I am they have it on buses and the other usual places like the library etc. The police have their own network as well. The cable companies are trying to break the back of the consumer by charging the maximum amount that we can bare. If we all drop comcast they will be forced to stand up and pay attention. One of the things about comcast and other big companies that bugs me is that they were about to cancel access to several networks during last christmas break. Can you imagine the chaos being on christmas break and little kids not being able to watch cartoons? (they were going to pull nickeloden, sprout and others) Comcast suggested a phone campaign and they got close to a million calls to keep the shows on the air. Purely manipulation on comcast's part. On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: The free wireless nationwide is a great idea, one I support fully. over the last few years, several cities tried to institute such a program--Philadelphia among them. What happened? The telecom and cable giants cried foul! saying that free metropolitan wifi was unfair competition for them. In Pennsylvania, the businesses lobbied the state legislature successfully, and helped squash the deal. It's extremely unfortunate and frustrating, because Philly's planned was intended for more than just givig wifi coverage to coffee shops and bookstores near colleges or upper middle class neighborhoods. The goal was really to blanket all areas of the city, especially the inner city areas where the poor and people of color lived who might not be able to afford a monthly broadband bill for Internet. (Or, who had that at home, but couldn't afford the fees to pay for Internet access away from home). I understand making a profit, but it really angered me that this plan was killed. Major cities all over the country ended up fighting the same battle, and mostly losing to big business, who felt they'd lose all income as people would cancel home Internet subscriptions and simply ride the free wifi. That was wrong for many reasons. One, the signals wouldn't blanket entire metropolitan areas in that way. Basically, away from downtown areas you'd be back to the same thing. People living in the suburbs or most outlying areas would still need to buy internet service for their homes. Second, even if you coiuld ride a public signal, depending on how far you're living from the WAP (Wireless Access Point), the signal degradation could lead to major speed reduction. You might find it's simply too slow to do major surfing and movie downloading at home. A pity is that most Americans don't even know that this fierce battle was being waged in recent years. They tend to think the crazy patchwork system we have now--finding wifi where you can in coffee shops, bookstores, college campuses, the odd restaurant, etc.--is normal. It drives me crazy. When I was laid off last year, I made a concerted effort to get out of the house so I didn't get overcome by depression. I'd
RE: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Martin, I own 2 HP laptops, a Pavilion HP desktop, and 2 HP printers. The
only machines I have owned
since 1996 have been HPs bought at huge discounts from Sam's Club. The 3
machines are on my
wireless network. The only problem I have had has been VISTA (PTOOO!). I
have Microsoft OneCare
for firewall, Virus protection, and everything security involved. It even
set up my wireless network and
password protected it. I'm happy.
_
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Martin Baxter
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:05 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Keith, I've never owned one of those pieces of crap personally. During the
two years I worked for the Virginia mental health care system (from the
outside in, lest anyone wonder), I was tasked with transferring datafiles
from an HP 100 mainframe to an HP 220 or 250 (not sure, because I didn't
sleep much in those days, psych trauma being the bear it is). The newer
system was state-of-the-art touch screen tech, meaning that anytime that
anyTHING touched the screen, from an odd eraser stroke while regarding a
dataline to a fly alighting on the screen, everything would auto-save,
costing me ten minutes each time. And, as I'm told is still the case with HP
printers, you couldn't turn the things off. If the power so much as blinked,
say goodbye to a day's work.
No thanks.
-[ Received Mail Content ]--
Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Date : Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:26:41 + (UTC)
From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
What kind of HP's did y'all have? My first storebought PC was an HP Pavilion
7270, purchased way back in 1996 or so. It ran for over twelve years with no
real problems, until I simply turned it off. Now, it wasn't exactly
upgradeable. There was only so much RAM it could handle. But that was
standard for many PCs of that era. Working on it was a bit of a pain because
it had that old daughterboard configuration (a separate board inside the PC
that sat underneath the main motherboard). It was hard to move around
inside, and the two boards had to be decoupled for major work. But still, I
was able to upgrade RAM, add a second hard drive, tape backup, and even a
USB card. It was a good computer.
- Original Message -
From: Martin Baxter
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 9:06:48 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
And, if I may add, your HP couldn't have suicided, because it would have to
have a *soul* to have accomplished that.
-[ Received Mail Content ]--
Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Date : Fri, 5 Jun 2009 21:12:31 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Well, I have two excuses...The first is my HP suicided over a year ago and I
could not afford to replace the motherboard for fear my son would eat me if
I stopped feeding him...The other is I am a fledgling carpenter looking for
a journeyman to study my craft under (you can stop snickering
Martin!)plus I've been doing handyman stuff to make ends meet while I
dream about being a cabinet maker one day...(Okay, just go ahead and finish
laughing, Martin...you look a bit undignified with tears running down your
face...)
--- On Fri, 6/5/09, Keith Johnson wrote:
From: Keith Johnson
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 10:47 PM
#yiv305341415 p {margin:0;}
Agreed. And where you been man?!
- Original Message -
From: C.W. Badie
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 4:48:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
OKay...It's obvious that this was written, if nothing else, in the mentality
of some young boy whoes eyes are being influenced by the testosterone
coursing through his veins...BUT...The female marionette is weirding my out
in that respect...
--- On Tue, 6/2/09, Tracey de Morsella wrote:
From: Tracey de Morsella
Subject: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
To: Aradia (Rae) Corenti , scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, ggs...@yahoo.com,
cinque3...@verizon.net, 'Curtis, Jr.' , 'Sincere' , 'julia demorsella'
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 6:09 PM
http://totalscifion line.com/ features/ 3566-the- 25-women- who-shook-
sci-fi
The sci-fi and fantasy genres have been marked by many iconic heroines. Some
are striking for their leadership and bravery, others for their incredible
sexiness, many for both. Following lengthy debate, Total Sci-Fi now reveals
the 25 most important SF fantasy heroines of all time. We've limited
ourselves to TV and film - SF and fantasy literature probably warrants a
further list all of its own - and in those instances
RE: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
I heard about it! Can I get a copy? Is it on Microsoft's sites?
_
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of wlro...@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 11:08 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
I have had really not too many problems with Vista other then like you have
said or did not was the crashing. Which I have heard with the sp2 that issue
has been solved. For the most part right now I am using Windows 7 RC. I have
to say I love it more so then Windows Vista. Have you tried it or heard
about it?
--Lavender
From: Reece Jennings mailto:mcjennings...@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 9:46 PM
To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com
Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Martin, I own 2 HP laptops, a Pavilion HP desktop, and 2 HP printers. The
only machines I have owned
since 1996 have been HPs bought at huge discounts from Sam's Club. The 3
machines are on my
wireless network. The only problem I have had has been VISTA (PTOOO!). I
have Microsoft OneCare
for firewall, Virus protection, and everything security involved. It even
set up my wireless network and
password protected it. I'm happy.
_
From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Martin Baxter
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 6:05 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Keith, I've never owned one of those pieces of crap personally. During the
two years I worked for the Virginia mental health care system (from the
outside in, lest anyone wonder), I was tasked with transferring datafiles
from an HP 100 mainframe to an HP 220 or 250 (not sure, because I didn't
sleep much in those days, psych trauma being the bear it is). The newer
system was state-of-the-art touch screen tech, meaning that anytime that
anyTHING touched the screen, from an odd eraser stroke while regarding a
dataline to a fly alighting on the screen, everything would auto-save,
costing me ten minutes each time. And, as I'm told is still the case with HP
printers, you couldn't turn the things off. If the power so much as blinked,
say goodbye to a day's work.
No thanks.
-[ Received Mail Content ]--
Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Date : Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:26:41 + (UTC)
From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
What kind of HP's did y'all have? My first storebought PC was an HP Pavilion
7270, purchased way back in 1996 or so. It ran for over twelve years with no
real problems, until I simply turned it off. Now, it wasn't exactly
upgradeable. There was only so much RAM it could handle. But that was
standard for many PCs of that era. Working on it was a bit of a pain because
it had that old daughterboard configuration (a separate board inside the PC
that sat underneath the main motherboard). It was hard to move around
inside, and the two boards had to be decoupled for major work. But still, I
was able to upgrade RAM, add a second hard drive, tape backup, and even a
USB card. It was a good computer.
- Original Message -
From: Martin Baxter
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 9:06:48 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
And, if I may add, your HP couldn't have suicided, because it would have to
have a *soul* to have accomplished that.
-[ Received Mail Content ]--
Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
Date : Fri, 5 Jun 2009 21:12:31 -0700 (PDT)
From : C.W. Badie
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Well, I have two excuses...The first is my HP suicided over a year ago and I
could not afford to replace the motherboard for fear my son would eat me if
I stopped feeding him...The other is I am a fledgling carpenter looking for
a journeyman to study my craft under (you can stop snickering
Martin!)plus I've been doing handyman stuff to make ends meet while I
dream about being a cabinet maker one day...(Okay, just go ahead and finish
laughing, Martin...you look a bit undignified with tears running down your
face...)
--- On Fri, 6/5/09, Keith Johnson wrote:
From: Keith Johnson
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 10:47 PM
#yiv305341415 p {margin:0;}
Agreed. And where you been man?!
- Original Message -
From: C.W. Badie
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 4:48:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] The 25 Women Who Shook Sci-Fi
OKay...It's obvious that this was written, if nothing else, in the mentality
of some young boy whoes eyes are being influenced by the testosterone
coursing through his veins...BUT...The female marionette is weirding my out
RE: [scifinoir2] TV Guide's Top Catchphrases of All Time
That's already a made-up word! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 8:55 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] TV Guide's Top Catchphrases of All Time i'm thirding (made up word) pal! --- On Fri, 6/5/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] TV Guide's Top Catchphrases of All Time To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 5, 2009, 8:18 AM I'm seconding you on those, pal. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] TV Guide's Top Catchphrases of All Time Date : Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:49:55 -0700 (PDT) From : C.W. Badie astromancer2002@ yahoo.com To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com No kidding, Keith...What happened to Where's the Beef? or Try it, you'll like it or I can't believe I ate the whole thing!...If you want to stick with the most recent, what about I'm good! form Pepsi? (or was it Coke?) --- On Thu, 4/9/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: [scifinoir2] TV Guide's Top Catchphrases of All Time To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, April 9, 2009, 10:13 PM Just goes to show anyone can put together one of these The Best... lists. I acknowledge that Friends was a hug hit--among one section of the populace--but I never watched it. And frankly, neither did many of my friends. So is Joey's line--which I barely recall--really the best TV catchphrase in history? Similarly, they're really putting How rude from Full House on the list. Who the hell remembers that? Who the hell watched that wretched show? Tim Gunn, Entourage, How I Met Your Mother--all those shows have lines that are already supposedly legendary? What am I missing here? I'd think it was a list done by under-30 people who only know the last ten years of TV if they hadn't gone back to the old Batman TV show and Good Times. But still, I can think of much better stuff that seems to be more iconic. I mean, even non-fans know the Star Trek line He's dead, Jim, (although to be technical, McCoy never uttered those exact words). Or how about Outer Limits' We are in control? Or Fantasy Island's Zee plaaane!? * * * * *** The 16 Greatest TV Catchphrases By Adam Bryant - TVGuide.com | Thursday, April 2, 2009, 5:08 PM The Donald NBC/Trae Patton Now that The Donald is back on the air giving us our weekly dose of You're fired! on The Celebrity Apprentice, we decided to count down our favorite one-liners. For brevity's sake, we ruled out any one-word catchphrases (including Blerg, D'oh!, and Aaaa), but feel free to tell us how stupid we are mention those and all your other favorites in the comments below. 16. Eat my shorts! Who says it: Bart Simpson, The Simpsons Why we love it: It's to the point, insulting, and irreverent, just like the show at its best. 15. Book 'em, Danno. Who says it: Jack Lord, Hawaii, Five-O Why we love it: The best procedurals produce great catchphrases (Hill Street Blues' Let's be careful out there, for example), and this weekly signature has entered the American lexicon. The case was never closed until you heard those famous words -- it was the Law Order banging gavel of its day. 14. How rude! Who says it: Stephanie Tanner, Full House Why we love it: This one is all about the delivery. Taken on its own, it's little more than just another middle child whining. But with Stephanie's pursed lips, raised eyebrows and harumph attitude, it becomes instantly memorable. 13. Make it work! Who says it: Tim Gunn, Project Runway Why we love it: Because Tim Gunn is the man, that's why. Carry on. 12. Son of a b---h! Who says it: Sawyer, Lost Why we love it: It's tough to own a phrase this common, but nobody says it quite like the surly one, Hoss. 11. That's what she said. Who says it: Michael Scott, The Office Why we love it: Sure, the writers of The Office didn't invent this versatile zinger, but we can thank them for making it OK to use it in our own office. You know, because we're 13-year-olds at heart, just like Michael. 10. Jane, you ignorant sl--... Who says it: Dan Aykroyd, Saturday Night Live Why we love it: Aykroyd brilliantly lampooned right-wing rhetoric 30 years before Stephen Colbert with this sexist jab. 9. Legen- - wait for it - -dary Who says it: Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother Why we love it: We just can't get enough of Barney's awesomeness. His blustery bravado hits at a universal truth: You either know a Barney or are a Barney. Check yo' self, people. 8. ...for me to poop on! Who says it: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Late Night with Conan O'Brien Why we love it: Robert Smigel's off-color, cigar-smoking talking dog was just weird enough to work. Just when he got
RE: [scifinoir2] Cool site
Thanks, Gunny Rave. It shrinks other things, too. I put in: United States Marine Corps Recon Gunnery Sergeant Ravenadal... It shortened it to: Gunny Rave... LOL!!! PS: Man, I LOVE Marines! When I was a telephone company supervisor, I quickly learned to just give a Marine a project and leave him alone! Not only was the project done early, it was done a lot better than I could have directed him to do, and he helped everybody else finish their projects early and with high professionalism. HOO-rah! I just had to stop him from spending his lunch hour practicing tactics in a Gilly Suit!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Cool site http://notlong. http://notlong.com com A cool way to shrink long URLs. I shrunk the following url: http://news. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_pomp_and_pagentry yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_pomp_and_pagentry to: http://obamaisking. http://obamaisking.com com ~rave! http://twitter. http://twitter.com/ravenadal com/ravenadal http://blackplush. http://blackplush.blogspot.com blogspot.com
RE: [scifinoir2] Cool site
Aye-Aye, Sir! Thanks! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:12 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Cool site Reece it's Ohh Rah! Fate. p.s. Rave, i did not know u were a Gunny? Semper Fi Devil Dog --- On Wed, 6/3/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Cool site To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 7:05 PM Thanks, Gunny Rave. It shrinks other things, too. I put in: United States Marine Corps Recon Gunnery Sergeant Ravenadal... It shortened it to: Gunny Rave... LOL!!! PS: Man, I LOVE Marines! When I was a telephone company supervisor, I quickly learned to just give a Marine a project and leave him alone! Not only was the project done early, it was done a lot better than I could have directed him to do, and he helped everybody else finish their projects early and with high professionalism. HOO-rah! I just had to stop him from spending his lunch hour practicing tactics in a Gilly Suit!!! _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:58 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Cool site http://notlong. com http://notlong.com A cool way to shrink long URLs. I shrunk the following url: http://news. yahoo.com/ s/ap/20090603/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_pomp_and_pagentry ap_on_go_ pr_wh/obama_ pomp_and_ pagentry to: http://obamaisking. com http://obamaisking.com ~rave! http://twitter. com/ravenadal http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://blackplush. blogspot. http://blackplush.blogspot.com com
RE: [scifinoir2] For Martin!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:10 PM To: Sci Fi Subject: [scifinoir2] For Martin! Testicle Therapy Two women were playing golf.. One teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of the men. He immediately clasped his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in agony. The woman rushed down to the man, and immediately began to apologize. 'Please allow me to help. I'm a Physical Therapist and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd allow me,' she told him. 'Oh, no, I'll be all right. I'll be fine in a few minutes,' the man replied. He was in obvious agony, lying in the fetal position, still clasping his hands there at his groin. At her persistence, however, he finally allowed her to help. She gently took his hands away and laid them to the side, loosened his pants and put her hands inside. She administered tender and artful massage for several long minutes and asked, 'How does that feel'? He replied: 'It feels great, but I still think my thumb's broken!'
RE: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white?
I don't play golf, but I'm feeling that urge! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? Thank you, Mr Worf! First that great joke from Gunny Fate (for which I failed to thank you, good sir, as the laughter still echoes about me), and now this... if only I could get a lovely young lady to pay me special regard, I'd rest head to cool pillow as a satisfied man. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? Date : Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:28:01 -0700 From : Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Here is a clip about him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLQAx-sw0zI Additional info on the National society of black physicists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nY_72cJgX4 On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:03 PM, Martin Baxter wrote: Mr Worf, that mistake about the series does bug me, but doesn't surprise me in the least. I've noticed, in the past few weeks, that a lot of SF articles written have had glaring errors of fact. And that bit about the brother building a time machine makes me want to lend him a hand. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? Date : Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:15:49 -0700 From : Mr. Worf To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Anyone bugged by the article mentioning that star trek was the 1970s? Black astronauts and other scientists are marginalized even though their contributions are great. The Science channel has several experts on astrophysics that are black. (thank god!) One is currently working on a time machine. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:30 AM, Liggins Bill wrote: What about true life? When was a black astronaut part of the resident crew of the International Space Station? How about never. Black astronauts were among the crews that chauffeured them to the ISS. They stayed a few days then had to leave. But when comes to those resident crews, the ISS is still restricted housing when it comes to blacks. Because of that, black astronauts are not getting the endurance training needed for a mission to Mars. So when it comes time to chose a crew for that Mars mission, black astronauts may be at the bottom of the list. Hopefully this will be reviewed by the new NASA director and changed before NASA loses its leadership in the international space race. *Bill Liggins* *Author of WARNING, a Sci-Fi Novel* http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?authorid=4905 bill_ligg...@yahoo.com --- On *Mon, 6/1/09, Curtis, Jr. * wrote: From: Curtis, Jr. Subject: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Space: If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 11:58 PM Blacks in Space If sci-fi is the future, why is it so white? Danielle C. Belton | May 29, 2009 Star Trek's Lt. Uhura was a science-fiction pioneer in the 1970s -- a black woman answering the phone, I mean computer, in space. Uhura, played by actress Nichelle Nichols, was the communications officer, a role that would go on to be a popular one for futuristic minorities. While she was groundbreaking in that she was a black woman who survived quite well in space, her story lines were few, her adventures were stunted, and her romances were nonexistent. The philandering Capt. Kirk had to be forced to kiss the comely Uhura -- apparently in the future, interracial lip-lock is just as controversial as it was in the 1970s. Nichols paved the way for Kandyse McClure's character Petty Officer Dualla, a black woman who also starts out answering the phone, on the critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica series remake that wrapped this year. Dualla fares better than Uhura in that she gets her own story line, experiences a real romance, and has some adventures. But she commits suicide in the final season of the series. And these are the two primary options for blacks in space: Either you're marginalized or killed off. (Or, in the worst-case scenario, you're marginalized and still die.) So when word got out that director J.J. Abrams was set to re-envision the original Star Trek, with a big-budget film released last month, I was looking out for Lt. Uhura. And she is certainly there, played by actress Zoë Saldana. She's right where we left her in the 1970s, still answering the phone. Science-fiction story lines might take place in the future, but they are written in the now. They reflect the mind-set of the creators and the
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS???? - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!!!!!!
Have you seen 'Flags of our Fathers'? Same thing, with all Marines shown as white. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 12:28 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! I'm not a veteran, yet I agree with you. When I heard that about the Brother, I decided not to see that movie... - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:14:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! Trace, that is the exact reason that i have yet to watch and never will watch world trade center. the nick cage movie about the firefighters. there was a Marine (and u know how i feel about my beloved United States Marine Corps - Ohh Rah!) who was pivotal in helping the fire fighters and getting the people organized in the rescue effort. he was a Black Marine and in the movie they used a white guy. they producers later said right b4 it was released - when they started getting flak about it, that they did not know his skin color and that they only assumed that he was white. that pissed me off even more. 2 me they were saying that they just assume that all heroic figures are White! damn. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 5:58 PM This was posted when it happened. Unfortunately, it was three in the morning when I posted it and did not put a subject on it. I have a feeling her role will not be featured in the movie, and if it is, it will be downplayed and not Black. I hope I am wrong From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:47 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Martin, you are right. we did this when it first broke. thin Amy slept on this one. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ lycos.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 7:27 AM I thought we did post this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 07:18:04 -0400 From : Amy ahar...@earthlink. net To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com ahar...@earthlink. net What a story! Subject: Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Darned media!! I did not know this!!! Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain 20 By James Wright AFRO Staff Writer Admiral Michelle Howard (Courtesy Photo) (April 26, 2009) - While the facts surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips have been widely reported, less well-known is that ship which saved him was commanded by a black woman, Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. Howard received the assignment of leading 20 the U.S. Navy's counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalia pirates. It 's probably one of the most exciting missions the Navy has been on in for a long while, Howard told the Navy Times. Howard is the first of her 1982 U.S. Naval Academy class to reach the rank of admiral. In 1999, Howard became the f irst African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore. She holds a masters degree in Military Science Arts and Sci ences from the Army's Command and General Staff College . Howard said the mission of her unit, Combined Task Force 151, will remain deterring and disrupting piracy off the Horn of Africa. Right now, the policy is, fight piracy, and I am all about that policy,8 0 she told the Navy Times. We are quite capable of staying out here and doing this mission. Howard's task force operates with U.S. warships deployed to the eastern Africa area as well as those sent from allied nations. Before her assignment to the strike group, Howard was the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS???? - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!!!!!!
Thanks, Fate! Good to know! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 10:55 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! Reece, actually we call all flag officers sir. regardless of sex, unless they specify it. being a Marine i have had 2 report 2 female commanders, captains, and admirals and called them sir. only a handful will correct u on it. and then only if u r directly in their command. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 10:18 PM And probably not female, either! I just watched a short special on Black Marines in WWII, and especially Okinawa. There were NO photos of them, and they were left out of the latest movies, too. Ironically, a white woman who believes in honoring ALL war veterans dug out tons of pictures from the National Archives in DC. So, if there HAS been any progress, they will portray this amazing admiral just as she is, warts and all. Because being human and overcoming a lot of what that means is what makes sheroes and heroes. And maybe one day, as in BSG, ALL flag officers will be called 'sir'. I thought that was the coolest! _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:58 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! This was posted when it happened. Unfortunately, it was three in the morning when I posted it and did not put a subject on it. I have a feeling her role will not be featured in the movie, and if it is, it will be downplayed and not Black. I hope I am wrong From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:47 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Martin, you are right. we did this when it first broke. thin Amy slept on this one. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ lycos.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 7:27 AM I thought we did post this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 07:18:04 -0400 From : Amy ahar...@earthlink. net To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com ahar...@earthlink. net What a story! Subject: Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Darned media!! I did not know this!!! Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain 20 By James Wright AFRO Staff Writer Admiral Michelle Howard (Courtesy Photo) (April 26, 2009) - While the facts surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips have been widely reported, less well-known is that ship which saved him was commanded by a black woman, Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. Howard received the assignment of leading 20 the U.S. Navy's counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalia pirates. It 's probably one of the most exciting missions the Navy has been on in for a long while, Howard told the Navy Times. Howard is the first of her 1982 U.S. Naval Academy class to reach the rank of admiral. In 1999, Howard became the f irst African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore. She holds a masters degree in Military Science Arts and Sci ences from the Army's Command and General Staff College . Howard said the mission of her unit, Combined Task Force 151, will remain deterring and disrupting piracy off the Horn of Africa. Right now, the policy is, fight piracy, and I am all about that policy,8 0 she told the Navy Times. We are quite capable of staying out here and doing this mission. Howard's task force operates with U.S. warships deployed to the eastern Africa area as well as those sent from allied nations. Before her assignment to the strike group, Howard was the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS???? - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!!!!!!
I googled her when this came out a month or so back. She has quite an impressive record! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Amy Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:18 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! ahar...@earthlink. mailto:ahar...@earthlink.net net What a story! Subject: Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/7JOGv9LJA-w/697176 Darned media!! I did not know this!!! Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain 20 By James Wright AFRO Staff Writer http://www.afro.com/Portals/1/haveyouseenthis/admhoward.jpg Admiral Michelle Howard (Courtesy Photo) (April 26, 2009) - While the facts surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips have been widely reported, less well-known is that ship which saved him was commanded by a black woman, Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. Howard received the assignment of leading 20 the U.S. Navy's counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalia pirates. “It 's probably one of the most exciting missions the Navy has been on in for a long while,” Howard told the Navy Times. Howard is the first of her 1982 U.S. Naval Academy class to reach the rank of admiral. In 1999, Howard became the f irst African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore. She holds a masters degree in Military Science Arts and Sci ences from the Army’s Command and General Staff College . Howard said the mission of her unit, Combined Task Force 151, will remain deterring and disrupting piracy off the Horn of Africa. “Right now, the policy is, fight piracy, and I am all about that policy,8 0 she told the Navy Times. “We are quite capable of staying out here and doing this mission.” Howard’s task force operates with U.S. warships deployed to the eastern Africa area as well as those sent from allied nations. Before her assignment to the strike group, Howard was the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy.
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] The CW: Ain't No Beautiful Black People
What is CW? _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:41 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] The CW: Ain't No Beautiful Black People Well, DAY-UM... if i don't exist, then I might as well stop paying this $60/month internet bill, save myself the money. To date, there are three channels I've removed from memory on my TV; BET, Golf Channel and CW. 'Nuff said. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] The CW: Ain't No Beautiful Black People Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 12:48:27 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-0524-cwmay24,0,3868838.story chicagotribune.com TELEVISION CW bets on beautiful people By Maria Elena Fernandez Tribune Newspapers May 24, 2009 NEW YORK -- Last season was do-or-die for the CW network -- and it did not die. The two scripted shows the young network needed the most, the freshman 90210 and the sophomore Gossip Girl, succeeded well enough to show that the CW can reach its target audience of 18- to 34-year-old women as well as create a brand. And veteran series One Tree Hill, Supernatural and America's Next Top Model continued to perform well. Next season, the network, which canceled its only comedies, The Game and Everybody Hates Chris, will air only dramas and reality shows starring young, attractive people in alluring settings. The network announced three new dramas for fall and one for midseason, and will order new reality series for midseason, CW President Dawn Ostroff said last week during a press conference after her presentation to advertisers at Madison Square Garden. Honestly, I think we've had a lot of disappointments in comedy, Ostroff said. It's not to say that we couldn't find the right comedy. But we did several shows, like 'Chris' and 'Aliens in America,' which we were really proud of. We thought they were different. They were about something. The writing was wonderful, and we just couldn't make a go of it. So we decided to stick with what's working for us now. Of the new series, the most highly anticipated is the remake of Melrose Place, the Fox hit and spinoff of the original Beverly Hills, 90210. Fans of the Heather Locklear-starring series will be pleased about the return of Laura Leighton, as the resurrected Sydney -- does anyone really die on TV anymore? -- and Thomas Calabro as Michael Mancini. From the clip shown at Madison Square Garden, there is a love triangle of sorts involving Sydney, Michael and his son, and a death in the pool. Melrose Place will air Tuesdays after 90210. Also on the fall roster is The Beautiful Life, set in the high-fashion modeling world and, yes, it's full of beautiful people. The Vampire Diaries is centered on two vampire brothers vying for the same woman. Ostroff also ordered a midseason drama, Parental Discretion Advised, which is set in Portland, Ore., and is the story of a 16-year-old girl who has lived in the foster system her whole life and finds her biological parents, who had her when they were in high school. The CW probably will pick up another midseason drama, but Ostroff said she wanted to wait and see how the season plays out before making a decision. The network developed six drama pilots, including a Gossip Girl spinoff starring Brittany Snow, which aired as part of a Gossip Girl episode earlier this month and was not received very well by fans. That series could make an appearance next year, Ostroff said. Although it's been reported that Smallville, which will air Fridays, will enter its ninth and final season next year, Ostroff said a final decision had not been made, and she hoped the show could continue. Copyright C 2009, Chicago Tribune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
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HAHAHAHAHA! Thanks, Rave! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] The CW: Ain't No Beautiful Black People CW is the unholy alliance between former netlets UPN (Unfortunate Programming for Negroes)and the WB (the Wayans Brothers Network). ~(no)rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Reece Jennings mcjennings...@... wrote: What is CW? _ From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:41 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] The CW: Ain't No Beautiful Black People Well, DAY-UM... if i don't exist, then I might as well stop paying this $60/month internet bill, save myself the money. To date, there are three channels I've removed from memory on my TV; BET, Golf Channel and CW. 'Nuff said. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] The CW: Ain't No Beautiful Black People Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 12:48:27 - From : ravenadal ravena...@... To : scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com www.chicagotribune.com/features/arts/chi-0524-cwmay24,0,3868838.story chicagotribune.com TELEVISION CW bets on beautiful people By Maria Elena Fernandez Tribune Newspapers May 24, 2009 NEW YORK -- Last season was do-or-die for the CW network -- and it did not die. The two scripted shows the young network needed the most, the freshman 90210 and the sophomore Gossip Girl, succeeded well enough to show that the CW can reach its target audience of 18- to 34-year-old women as well as create a brand. And veteran series One Tree Hill, Supernatural and America's Next Top Model continued to perform well. Next season, the network, which canceled its only comedies, The Game and Everybody Hates Chris, will air only dramas and reality shows starring young, attractive people in alluring settings. The network announced three new dramas for fall and one for midseason, and will order new reality series for midseason, CW President Dawn Ostroff said last week during a press conference after her presentation to advertisers at Madison Square Garden. Honestly, I think we've had a lot of disappointments in comedy, Ostroff said. It's not to say that we couldn't find the right comedy. But we did several shows, like 'Chris' and 'Aliens in America,' which we were really proud of. We thought they were different. They were about something. The writing was wonderful, and we just couldn't make a go of it. So we decided to stick with what's working for us now. Of the new series, the most highly anticipated is the remake of Melrose Place, the Fox hit and spinoff of the original Beverly Hills, 90210. Fans of the Heather Locklear-starring series will be pleased about the return of Laura Leighton, as the resurrected Sydney -- does anyone really die on TV anymore? -- and Thomas Calabro as Michael Mancini. From the clip shown at Madison Square Garden, there is a love triangle of sorts involving Sydney, Michael and his son, and a death in the pool. Melrose Place will air Tuesdays after 90210. Also on the fall roster is The Beautiful Life, set in the high-fashion modeling world and, yes, it's full of beautiful people. The Vampire Diaries is centered on two vampire brothers vying for the same woman. Ostroff also ordered a midseason drama, Parental Discretion Advised, which is set in Portland, Ore., and is the story of a 16-year-old girl who has lived in the foster system her whole life and finds her biological parents, who had her when they were in high school. The CW probably will pick up another midseason drama, but Ostroff said she wanted to wait and see how the season plays out before making a decision. The network developed six drama pilots, including a Gossip Girl spinoff starring Brittany Snow, which aired as part of a Gossip Girl episode earlier this month and was not received very well by fans. That series could make an appearance next year, Ostroff said. Although it's been reported that Smallville, which will air Fridays, will enter its ninth and final season next year, Ostroff said a final decision had not been made, and she hoped the show could continue. Copyright C 2009, Chicago Tribune http://www.youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS???? - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!!!!!!
And probably not female, either! I just watched a short special on Black Marines in WWII, and especially Okinawa. There were NO photos of them, and they were left out of the latest movies, too. Ironically, a white woman who believes in honoring ALL war veterans dug out tons of pictures from the National Archives in DC. So, if there HAS been any progress, they will portray this amazing admiral just as she is, warts and all. Because being human and overcoming a lot of what that means is what makes sheroes and heroes. And maybe one day, as in BSG, ALL flag officers will be called 'sir'. I thought that was the coolest! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:58 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! This was posted when it happened. Unfortunately, it was three in the morning when I posted it and did not put a subject on it. I have a feeling her role will not be featured in the movie, and if it is, it will be downplayed and not Black. I hope I am wrong From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:47 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! Martin, you are right. we did this when it first broke. thin Amy slept on this one. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 7:27 AM I thought we did post this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 07:18:04 -0400 From : Amy ahar...@earthlink. net To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com ahar...@earthlink. net What a story! Subject: Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Darned media!! I did not know this!!! Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain 20 By James Wright AFRO Staff Writer Admiral Michelle Howard (Courtesy Photo) (April 26, 2009) - While the facts surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips have been widely reported, less well-known is that ship which saved him was commanded by a black woman, Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. Howard received the assignment of leading 20 the U.S. Navy's counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalia pirates. It 's probably one of the most exciting missions the Navy has been on in for a long while, Howard told the Navy Times. Howard is the first of her 1982 U.S. Naval Academy class to reach the rank of admiral. In 1999, Howard became the f irst African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore. She holds a masters degree in Military Science Arts and Sci ences from the Army's Command and General Staff College . Howard said the mission of her unit, Combined Task Force 151, will remain deterring and disrupting piracy off the Horn of Africa. Right now, the policy is, fight piracy, and I am all about that policy,8 0 she told the Navy Times. We are quite capable of staying out here and doing this mission. Howard's task force operates with U.S. warships deployed to the eastern Africa area as well as those sent from allied nations. Before her assignment to the strike group, Howard was the senior military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS???? - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!!!!!!
Only when lions have historians will hunters cease being heroes - African Proverb This has always been my favorite quote. We need to represent ourselves. We have some that are doing it. It's a great start! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 7:10 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! This touches on a pet peeve of mine about hollywood. When they are writing, or casting films they often list white characters. This may or may not be intentional, but the end result if you multiply that by how many different commercials, movies etc are cast you see an imbalance in the number of white vs any other race. This is really evident when casting lead roles. On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ mailto:jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: Trace, that is the exact reason that i have yet to watch and never will watch world trade center. the nick cage movie about the firefighters. there was a Marine (and u know how i feel about my beloved United States Marine Corps - Ohh Rah!) who was pivotal in helping the fire fighters and getting the people organized in the rescue effort. he was a Black Marine and in the movie they used a white guy. they producers later said right b4 it was released - when they started getting flak about it, that they did not know his skin color and that they only assumed that he was white. that pissed me off even more. 2 me they were saying that they just assume that all heroic figures are White! damn. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multicultur mailto:tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com wrote: From: Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multicultur mailto:tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain!!! To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 5:58 PM This was posted when it happened. Unfortunately, it was three in the morning when I posted it and did not put a subject on it. I have a feeling her role will not be featured in the movie, and if it is, it will be downplayed and not Black. I hope I am wrong From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:47 PM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Martin, you are right. we did this when it first broke. thin Amy slept on this one. Fate. --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ lycos.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 7:27 AM I thought we did post this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 07:18:04 -0400 From : Amy ahar...@earthlink. net To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com ahar...@earthlink. net What a story! Subject: Fw: WHY DIDN'T WE SEE THIS - A Black Woman Admiral Rescuced The Maersk Alabama Captain! !! Darned media!! I did not know this!!! Ship commanded by Black woman admiral rescued Maersk Alabama captain 20 By James Wright AFRO Staff Writer Admiral Michelle Howard (Courtesy Photo) (April 26, 2009) - While the facts surrounding the kidnapping and rescue of the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips have been widely reported, less well-known is that ship which saved him was commanded by a black woman, Rear Admiral Michelle Howard. Howard received the assignment of leading 20 the U.S. Navy's counter-piracy task force just three days before the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somalia pirates. It 's probably one of the most exciting missions the Navy has been on in for a long while, Howard told the Navy Times. Howard is the first of her 1982 U.S. Naval Academy class to reach the rank of admiral. In 1999, Howard became the f irst African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, the USS Rushmore. She holds a masters degree in Military Science Arts and Sci ences from the Army's Command and General Staff College . Howard said the mission of her unit, Combined Task Force 151, will remain deterring and disrupting piracy off the Horn of Africa. Right now, the policy is, fight piracy, and I am all about that policy,8 0 she told the Navy Times. We are quite capable of staying out here and doing this mission. Howard's
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS
Same here! But it was nice to see his interaction with his father, who adored his son as dads do! And his look as he sped away in his bee-machine...priceless! And all dad wanted was the hug, and the 'dad' he got. That moment was too much for me... I couldn't help but make the connection between Ralph Waite and John-boy... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:29 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS That it was. It did surprise me that he was from Pennsylvania. With a middle name like Jethro, I was *sure* that he was from Thuh Lil' Ole Souf... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 22:51:27 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I just watched the episode when LeRoy went back to his home town. Excellent! And finding out that his father named him after a close friend who was African American was very cool. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:11 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS They did. Maybe it's just a matter of them needing time to gell in my eyes. I'm spoiled because, for me, NCIS clicked right off the bat. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 09:19:44 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella To : Did you watch the who thing? I thought the team ended up with some good chemistry in the end. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:54 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS As for the NCIS spinoff, I tasted that one four minutes into the two-parter that introduced the new team. IMDB didn't even bother to hide it, clearly placing a spin-off' tag in with the rollover keywords. Might work. I'm a big NCIS fan, and I wasn't too keen on the lack of team interplay within that NCIS has always had. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 00:17:39 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella To : NEW YORK - A couple of television crime-fighters are on the move: Patricia Arquette and Medium from NBC to CBS, and Simon Baker's ...html The Mentalist to CBS' Thursday-night lineup. CBS, the last of the top four broadcasters to reveal its fall schedule to advertisers this week, said it was canceling Without a Trace, The Unit and Eleventh Hour. New series with Jenna Elfman and Julianna Margulies are moving in. The nation's most popular network is a model of stability in a roiled broadcast industry. It's the only network with more viewers this season than last, yet had less advertising revenue than its previous year because of a depressed market. Sensitive about a stodgy image, CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves cited in a presentation to advertisers on Wednesday a newspaper article that talked about the network's ratings successes despite not being sexy. When you come right down to it, winning really is the only sexy thing out there, Moonves said. CBS moved quickly to grab Medium. As an aging show, production costs were going up. But since it is made by a production company owned by CBS Corp., the costs were more easily absorbed by CBS. It lands on CBS' Friday schedule at 9 p.m., between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. Simon Baker's The Mentalist was broadcast TV's only real new hit this season, and CBS decided to move it from Tuesday nights to Thursday at 10 p.m. Thursdays are important for networks as they seek income from advertisers like film studios looking ahead to the weekend. CBS also said it sees the chance to gain a competitive edge at 10 p.m. with NBC's decision to air Jay Leno's new comedy show at that hour each weeknight Your request is being processed... CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' ...html digg /cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s%20 Canceled%20%27Medium%27 20/cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s% 20Canceled%20%27Medium%27 Share this on Facebook ...html Huffpost - CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' stumble 9/05/20/cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC %27s%20Canceled%20%27Medium%27 reddit icks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s
RE: [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS
Thats's why I watch NCIS and not CSI. The military influence is enticing to me. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:19 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Keith, that's how I always looked at NCIS, police procedural with Navy and Marine uniforms abounding. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Sat, 23 May 2009 03:17:06 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com The Unit is a good, well-acted show with interesting characters. But as Americans continue to grow weary of constant thoughts of terrorism and foreign wars--even though Americans signed off on those wars--I wondered how long it would last. There was a strong air of fear, xenophobia, and rampant vengeance-minded jingoism since 9/11, all stoked by the Bush coterie. Television capitalized on that with a glut of such shows back in the day. I remember there was one called E-Ring, with Dennis Hopper and Benjamin Bratt. It took place in the Pentagon. With Obama trying to change that mindset it's not surprising such military-focused shows might finally be losing steam--at least, those focused specifically on combat and warfare. I guess Army Wives, with its focus on the family stateside, and gentler view of the military, will last. Of course, being on Lifetime and having that cast of actresses doesn't hurt! I know lots of guys who watch that show! I'm surprised NCIS lasted this long. I guess it's actually more police procedural in tone, less military? - Original Message - From: Tracey de Morsella To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 3:17:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS NEW YORK - A couple of television crime-fighters are on the move: Patricia Arquette and Medium from NBC to CBS, and Simon Baker's The Mentalist to CBS' Thursday-night lineup. CBS, the last of the top four broadcasters to reveal its fall schedule to advertisers this week, said it was canceling Without a Trace, The Unit and Eleventh Hour. New series with Jenna Elfman and Julianna Margulies are moving in. The nation's most popular network is a model of stability in a roiled broadcast industry. It's the only network with more viewers this season than last, yet had less advertising revenue than its previous year because of a depressed market. Sensitive about a stodgy image, CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves cited in a presentation to advertisers on Wednesday a newspaper article that talked about the network's ratings successes despite not being sexy. When you come right down to it, winning really is the only sexy thing out there, Moonves said. CBS moved quickly to grab Medium. As an aging show, production costs were going up. But since it is made by a production company owned by CBS Corp., the costs were more easily absorbed by CBS. It lands on CBS' Friday schedule at 9 p.m., between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. Simon Baker's The Mentalist was broadcast TV's only real new hit this season, and CBS decided to move it from Tuesday nights to Thursday at 10 p.m. Thursdays are important for networks as they seek income from advertisers like film studios looking ahead to the weekend. CBS also said it sees the chance to gain a competitive edge at 10 p.m. with NBC's decision to air Jay Leno's new comedy show at that hour each weeknight Your request is being processed... CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' digg Share this on FacebookHuffpost - CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' stumble reddit del.ico.us ShareThis RSS DAVID BAUDER | May 20, 2009 07:26 PM EST | AP Compare other versions Compare and versions I Like It I Don't Like It Read More: Cbs , Medium , Nbc , Patricia Arquette , Television , Entertainment News http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/bookmarking/digg-submit.pngBe the First to Submit This Story to Digg Buzz up ! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090520/us-tv-cbs-new-season/image s/b369da4e-7b30-4fb4-979e-769eed9eea53.jpg FILE - In this May 14, 2008 file photo, actor Simon Baker from The Mentalist, attends the CBS Upfront at Carnegie Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/sidebar/email.gif Get Breaking News Alerts never spam .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/sidebar/share.gif Share .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/sidebar/print.gif Print .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/sidebar/comments.gif Comments NEW YORK - A couple of television crime-fighters are on the move: Patricia Arquette and Medium from NBC to CBS, and Simon Baker's The Mentalist to CBS'
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Kevin James Woos Rosario Dawson Doggie Style
Turn OFF? LOLLOL!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:49 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Kevin James Woos Rosario Dawson Doggie Style Please forgive me. :-) But I knew you would like the picture, so I'm glad you found a way. Although images of Kevin James doing her doggie style must be a turn off -Original Message From: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:10 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.comd ups.comd Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Kevin James Woos Rosario Dawson Doggie Style I am a web only subscriber so I see no picture and your blankety-blank link doesn't work. Curses! But where there is Rosario Dawson Rave will find a way! Behold, a working link: http://cinemablend. http://cinemablend.com/new/Kevin-James-Woos-Rosario-Dawson-Doggie-Style-132 3 com/new/Kevin-James-Woos-Rosario-Dawson-Doggie-Style-1323 4.html Nice picture. Already part of my collection. But a picture IS worth a thousand words. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@... wrote: I know how you guys feel about her, so I included the pix Kevin James Woos Rosario Dawson Doggie Style By Josh http://www.cinemabl http://www.cinemablend.com/features/About-Us-296.html#Josh%20Tyler end.com/features/About-Us-296.html#Josh%20Tyler Tyler: 2009-05-20 22:03:54 http://www.cinemabl http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Kevin end.com/new/Kevin James Kevin James Woos Rosario Dawson Doggie StyleRosario Dawson has signed up to be the obligatory love interest of Kevin James in The Zookeeper. If there's ever been a more unlikely romantic pairing, I can't think of it. Does anyone believe there's any way a Rosario Dawson would ever be interested in a Kevin James? Maybe that's the point, since the movie's about James going to extreme means to get the girl. Those extreme means involve him getting romance advice from gorillas. Not just gorillas, but all sorts of zoo animals. The Zookeeper is about a keeper whose animals try to teach him the ways of love via their animalistic methods of dating and mating. It sounds kind of like Doctor Doolittle, but behind bars. Rosario it seems, will be the women he tries to do doggie style. Variety http://www.variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004034.html?categoryid=13cs=1 com/article/VR1118004034.html?categoryid=13cs=1 says they plan http://www.cinemabl http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Kevin-James-Woos-Rosario-Dawson-Doggie-Style end.com/new/Kevin-James-Woos-Rosario-Dawson-Doggie-Style -13234.html to start shooting it late this summer in Boston. Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapY a yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa hoo! Groups Links
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS
I am so with you! I was on the FLOOR about how such a professional team reacted like little kids when they found out LJ Gibbs had a father! Oh, lawd!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:40 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS I loved that interaction too. I hope they bring Ralph Waite back. So far they have only brought him back for a brief phone cameo From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Reece Jennings Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:02 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Same here! But it was nice to see his interaction with his father, who adored his son as dads do! And his look as he sped away in his bee-machine...priceless! And all dad wanted was the hug, and the 'dad' he got. That moment was too much for me... I couldn't help but make the connection between Ralph Waite and John-boy... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:29 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS That it was. It did surprise me that he was from Pennsylvania. With a middle name like Jethro, I was *sure* that he was from Thuh Lil' Ole Souf... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 22:51:27 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I just watched the episode when LeRoy went back to his home town. Excellent! And finding out that his father named him after a close friend who was African American was very cool. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:11 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS They did. Maybe it's just a matter of them needing time to gell in my eyes. I'm spoiled because, for me, NCIS clicked right off the bat. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 09:19:44 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella To : Did you watch the who thing? I thought the team ended up with some good chemistry in the end. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:54 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS As for the NCIS spinoff, I tasted that one four minutes into the two-parter that introduced the new team. IMDB didn't even bother to hide it, clearly placing a spin-off' tag in with the rollover keywords. Might work. I'm a big NCIS fan, and I wasn't too keen on the lack of team interplay within that NCIS has always had. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 00:17:39 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella To : NEW YORK - A couple of television crime-fighters are on the move: Patricia Arquette and Medium from NBC to CBS, and Simon Baker's ...html The Mentalist to CBS' Thursday-night lineup. CBS, the last of the top four broadcasters to reveal its fall schedule to advertisers this week, said it was canceling Without a Trace, The Unit and Eleventh Hour. New series with Jenna Elfman and Julianna Margulies are moving in. The nation's most popular network is a model of stability in a roiled broadcast industry. It's the only network with more viewers this season than last, yet had less advertising revenue than its previous year because of a depressed market. Sensitive about a stodgy image, CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves cited in a presentation to advertisers on Wednesday a newspaper article that talked about the network's ratings successes despite not being sexy. When you come right down to it, winning really is the only sexy thing out there, Moonves said. CBS moved quickly to grab Medium. As an aging show, production costs were going up. But since it is made by a production company owned by CBS Corp., the costs were more easily absorbed by CBS. It lands on CBS' Friday schedule at 9 p.m., between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. Simon Baker's The Mentalist was broadcast TV's only real new hit this season, and CBS decided to move it from Tuesday nights to Thursday at 10 p.m. Thursdays are important for networks as they seek
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies
:o) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 7:59 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies More than welcome, my friend! And, if you're hanging out with a group of BG fans and you *really* want to cheese them off, use frelling in place of frakking. (They don't like MuppetSpeak.) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies Date : Thu, 21 May 2009 14:35:06 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Cool! Either way, I love it! THanks, Martin! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:48 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies Reece, I've seen BG fans toss the word out under both spellings. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies Date : Wed, 20 May 2009 23:39:58 -0400 From : Reece Jennings To : LOL at Frakk! I thought it was spelled Frack, what with it's substitution usage and all!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Landrith Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:16 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies About frakking time. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco wrote: I'm told a NEW Pushing Daisies episode will air on Saturday May 30th. Check your local listings. Set your DVR's. It's Daisy time Bosco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS
I just watched the episode when LeRoy went back to his home town. Excellent! And finding out that his father named him after a close friend who was African American was very cool. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:11 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS They did. Maybe it's just a matter of them needing time to gell in my eyes. I'm spoiled because, for me, NCIS clicked right off the bat. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 09:19:44 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Did you watch the who thing? I thought the team ended up with some good chemistry in the end. From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:54 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS As for the NCIS spinoff, I tasted that one four minutes into the two-parter that introduced the new team. IMDB didn't even bother to hide it, clearly placing a spin-off' tag in with the rollover keywords. Might work. I'm a big NCIS fan, and I wasn't too keen on the lack of team interplay within that NCIS has always had. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' LL Cool J Gets NCIS Date : Fri, 22 May 2009 00:17:39 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella To : NEW YORK - A couple of television crime-fighters are on the move: Patricia Arquette and Medium from NBC to CBS, and Simon Baker's ..html The Mentalist to CBS' Thursday-night lineup. CBS, the last of the top four broadcasters to reveal its fall schedule to advertisers this week, said it was canceling Without a Trace, The Unit and Eleventh Hour. New series with Jenna Elfman and Julianna Margulies are moving in. The nation's most popular network is a model of stability in a roiled broadcast industry. It's the only network with more viewers this season than last, yet had less advertising revenue than its previous year because of a depressed market. Sensitive about a stodgy image, CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves cited in a presentation to advertisers on Wednesday a newspaper article that talked about the network's ratings successes despite not being sexy. When you come right down to it, winning really is the only sexy thing out there, Moonves said. CBS moved quickly to grab Medium. As an aging show, production costs were going up. But since it is made by a production company owned by CBS Corp., the costs were more easily absorbed by CBS. It lands on CBS' Friday schedule at 9 p.m., between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs. Simon Baker's The Mentalist was broadcast TV's only real new hit this season, and CBS decided to move it from Tuesday nights to Thursday at 10 p.m. Thursdays are important for networks as they seek income from advertisers like film studios looking ahead to the weekend. CBS also said it sees the chance to gain a competitive edge at 10 p.m. with NBC's decision to air Jay Leno's new comedy show at that hour each weeknight Your request is being processed... CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' ..html digg /cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s%20 Canceled%20%27Medium%27 20/cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s% 20Canceled%20%27Medium%27 Share this on Facebook ..html Huffpost - CBS Picks Up NBC's Canceled 'Medium' stumble 9/05/20/cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC %27s%20Canceled%20%27Medium%27 reddit icks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s%20Cancel ed%20%27Medium%27 del.ico.us om/2009/05/20/cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up %20NBC%27s%20Canceled%20%27Medium%27 ShareThis RSS DAVID ..html BAUDER | May 20, 2009 07:26 PM EST | AP Compare other versions ..html Compare and versions I Like It ..html I Don ..html 't Like It Read More: Cbs , Medium , Nbc , Patricia Arquette , Television , Entertainment News http://www.huffingtonpost.com/images/bookmarking/digg-submit.pngBe the First to Submit /cbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751.htmltitle=CBS%20Picks%20Up%20NBC%27s%20 Canceled%20%27Medium%27 This Story to Digg ww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2009%2F05%2F20%2Fcbs-picks-up-nbcs-cancele_n_205751. html Buzz up! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20090520/us-tv-cbs-new-season/image s/b369da4e-7b30-4fb4-979e-769eed9eea53.jpg FILE - In this May 14, 2008 file photo, actor Simon Baker from The Mentalist, attends the CBS Upfront at Carnegie
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies
Cool! Either way, I love it! THanks, Martin! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:48 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies Reece, I've seen BG fans toss the word out under both spellings. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies Date : Wed, 20 May 2009 23:39:58 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com LOL at Frakk! I thought it was spelled Frack, what with it's substitution usage and all!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Landrith Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:16 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies About frakking time. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Bosco Bosco wrote: I'm told a NEW Pushing Daisies episode will air on Saturday May 30th. Check your local listings. Set your DVR's. It's Daisy time Bosco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies
LOL at Frakk! I thought it was spelled Frack, what with it's substitution usage and all!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of James Landrith Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 12:16 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Pushing Daisies About frakking time. --- In scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com, Bosco Bosco ironpi...@... wrote: I'm told a NEW Pushing Daisies episode will air on Saturday May 30th. Check your local listings. Set your DVR's. It's Daisy time Bosco
RE: [scifinoir2] IMAX Boosts Star Trek's Gross
I loved the movie! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:45 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; ggs...@yahoo.com Subject: [scifinoir2] IMAX Boosts Star Trek's Gross IMAX Boosts Star Trek's Gross 15 May 2009 2:41 AM, PDT More than 10 percent of Star http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/ Trek's opening gross of $79.2 million came from just 2.1 percent of the screens showing it -- those in the IMAX format, the giant-screen company said Thursday. The $8.5 million in ticket sales represented the biggest opening weekend for any IMAX release. The company made its announcement as an online controversy developed over comments by Aziz Ansari http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2106637/ , a star of NBC's new sitcom Parks and Recreation http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266020/ , posted on his Twitter site and his blog, complaining that the IMAX screen he saw the movie on was only a slightly bigger-than-normal screen and Not the usual standard huge 72-foot IMAX screen. The theater which showed the movie using a digital projector on the smaller screen amounted to what Ansari called fake IMAX. His reaction: I just got ripped off for $5.00 [the premium charged for IMAX screenings]. Do I get my money back? Reports indicate that a majority of the new IMAX screens are far smaller than the original ones. In the Los Angeles Times, Patrick http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1141438/ Goldstein, who writes a column coincidentally called The Big Picture, described Ansari's rant as citizen journalism at its best and remarked that it touched a populist nerve. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0786956/
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren
Ditto, Michelle, on the welcome. And the bizarre behavior feeds on itself! :o) Maurice _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:08 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren Welcome to the group, Michelle! And please don't be afraid of the sometimes bizarre behavior you may see here. The Internet made me this way. ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Newbie: Hello from Author Michelle Lauren Date : Sat, 16 May 2009 11:10:01 - From : Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Hi everyone. I just joined the group and wanted to introduce myself. I'm a published author, a freelance writer and a regular columnist for Romance Writers Report, the national magazine for Romance Writers of America. I am an eclectic reader, but I truly enjoy reading (and writing) sci-fi-futuristic and urban fantasy romances with multicultural characters. My first book published with Liquid Silver Books is called STARSTRUCK: HUNTER, a multicultural sci-fi romance. There is a link to it in my signature line if you want to read a blurb. And, if you're interested, I'm being interviewed today about the book and I'm giving away a Border's Gift Card. (Here's the interview link: http://jennifersrandommusings.wordpress.com) I'm a big fan of Joss Whedon (I saw some discussion here about his show DOLLHOUSE likely getting renewed for Season 2 -- thank goodness! I love that show). I hope to chat more with you all soon. Michelle Lauren STARSTRUCK: HUNTER(Multicultural Sci-Fi Romance)Available from Liquid Silver Books Buy Link: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/books/starstruckhunter.htm HOW TO TAME A HARPY ~ a Romantic Times magazine American Title V finalist http://www.michellelaurenbooks.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/michellelaurenbooks/join ../../../../../michellelaurenbooks/join (Join for excerpts,contests, interviews more!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [RE][scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece)
.snort..burpcough...huh? Did I miss something? Sounds like there was a DUI video...? But from what you said about Z to A...? That's not a valid test. Can you do it WITHOUT being under the influence? (notice as an ex-sergeant, I didn't say DRUNK!) Counting backwards is a valid test. NOT saying the alphabet backwards. A good lawyer would have him out right after the cop couldn't do the backwards alphabet! Now..where was I? Oh, yeah zz :o) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 8:02 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece) After the Z-to-A backwards thing, I would've been cuffed and stuffed. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Best DUI ever (again, 4 Reece) [1 Attachment] Date : Fri, 15 May 2009 17:29:58 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To : Sci Fi scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Fate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here
LOL! Amen! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:27 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Let's just say that I won't be making any sudden moves for the duration of my stay in SciFiNoir... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 18:15:18 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Gunnery Sergeant Fate 2d Recon / 2d MarDiv RECON! These are not JUST Marines. They are the MARINES of marines! And Gunny Fate? Isn't that just a little scary??? HOO-Rah! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:29 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I hear you, Gunny. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 08:53:37 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com O.K. let's start with Will in ID. he is dragging the alien 2 a military base that he saw when he was being chased. yes 4 all he know the earth could be under alien control, but that does not stop him from his duty. his duty is get the alien (because he is alive) 2 his superiors. as 4 the wise cracking because his friend (the highly enjoyable harry connick, jr.) that is a stress reliever. u would be surprised 2 know the things we do in the middle of a fire fight. u have 2 do something 2 keep your mind from cracking. trust me, people shooting at u, bombs going off all around u, friends and comrades dying, or loosing limbs. u have 2 do something 2 keep your sanity. that is what jack o'neal would do. speaking of SG:1, i really did like mcgyvers jack o'neal better than jack from the SG:M. Fate Gunnery Sergeant Fate 2d Recon / 2d MarDiv --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:38 AM Knowing nothing about the service, I have to yield to your experience. But, being calm is one thing, but are you saying it's completely realistic that you'd go inside and just calmly shave while a damn flying saucer is hovering over your house?! Surely a Marine could be forgiven for hanging outside and at least assessing the situation, rather than staying inside with a if something happens, I'll know attitude? But if you say that's par for the course, then let me bow down to you guys. Damn! Okay, one more scene that irritated me. During the first big battle, Smith's best friend on Earth is killed. He's seen the USA's forces devastated, he's crash landed, and for all he knows, the world is now under alien control. Yet, as he's later dragging an unconscious alien across the desert in his 'chute, he's cracking wise. There was some joke like all that's happened and I have to drag your stinky ugly behind across the desert. I thought that too was a bit much. Even as a military man, shouldn't be be a little more-I don't know, somber--given he just saw his friend die? Is cracking jokes on that level--which elicited a whole bunch of guffaws in the audience--realistic ? It reminded me of Jack O'Neil on SG-1, whose wisecracks in the face of danger started getting on my nerves, and I'm not even sure O'Neill would have been wisecracking like that so soon after such a battle and loss. But then, I'm an idealistic, liberal writer, not a soldier... - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:07:38 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Keith, i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself (he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan, u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, yeah, he got that part totally correct. we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a separate issue. Fate. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries, snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes, etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power
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I DID! And I was MAD at myself! KIDDING! It was MASSIVELY funny! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Augustus Augustus Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:16 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eye catching Reece, my friend, what's the problem? u know u laughed. u had 2 laugh! --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Eye catching To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 8:30 PM (holding Reece back... could use some help over here!) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Eye catching Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 18:07:10 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ yahoo.com To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Only on your word, Martin. HOLD ME BACK! HLLDDD ME BACK!!! Actually, Aug-Aug, it was VERY funny, in a groaning, giggling, hands around the throat sort of way! LOL! _ From: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:38 AM To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eye catching Reece, IMO, he deserves a reprieve, for delivering such quality! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Eye catching Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 15:24:59 + From : mcjennings124@ yahoo.com To : SciFi2 I have to wait until you're asleep. Then I'm going to kill you! Can't do it while you're awake. You're a Marine!!! LOL! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Augustus Augustus Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:14:42 To: Sci Fi; Sammie Bibb Subject: [scifinoir2] Eye catching A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her. Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket toward the man. He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back. 'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman says as she pops her eye back in place. 'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you,' she says. They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theatre followed by drinks. They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and he shares his. She listens. After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast. They had a wonderful, wonderful time. The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed. Everything had been SO incredible! You know,' he said, 'you are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?' 'No,' she replies. . . Wait for it. . . It's coming. . . The suspense is killing you, isn't it? She says: 'You just happened to catch my eye.' (Oh shut up, and just forward it!) http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
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Actually, I believe you! I doubt that anyone in this group has done anything REALLY bad. And no, I'm not asking...OR telling! :o) _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aubrey Leatherwood Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:37 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I didn't! I swear! Aubrey Leatherwood http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/ www.aubreyleatherwood.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1400087918 FaceBook * http://www.myspace.com/aubreymleatherwood MySpace http://www.lyricalpress.com/imperfection.html Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. http://www.lyricalpress.com/the_people_you_know_the_sex_they_have.html The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 18:49:32 -0400 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here You probably DID do it! Beware those who doth protesteth! Maurice 'Reece' Jennings Bloomfield CT Police Department Patrol Officer Detective Patrol Sergeant Senior Patrol Sergeant Retired Senior Patrol Sergeant _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aubrey Leatherwood Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:51 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here The amount of civilian and law enforcement on this group requires me to say... Hey, man, I didn't do it! Aubrey Leatherwood http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/ www.aubreyleatherwood.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1400087918 FaceBook * http://www.myspace.com/aubreymleatherwood MySpace http://www.lyricalpress.com/imperfection.html Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. http://www.lyricalpress.com/the_people_you_know_the_sex_they_have..html The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:37:42 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Guys this is great! Apparently we have a wealth of military and civilian law enforcement experience in this group! T You should chime in more with comments from your unique perspectives. I know your experiences, knowledge, and viewpoints could enhance discussions on everything from how the people act on BSG to how teams are deployed in SG-1, to how often soldiers in real life get away with arguing with their commanders the way most scifi soldiers do. Those are angles we rarely discuss. Keep up the great input! I find it fascinating! - Original Message - From: George Arterberry brotherfromhow...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:10:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I've been deployed to several theaters and trust me.war and an alien mothership first contact situation are two different things no matter what service you were a part of. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:07 AM Keith, i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself (he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan, u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, yeah, he got that part totally correct. we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a separate issue. Fate. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries, snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes, etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power as the invasion starts and I need to make a getaway to the mountains... get my Bible, pray to God all will be okay, and start pondering the impact on religious thought and culture as other beings with souls are finally discovered.. . Incidentally, good question. One of my pet peeves with the movie Independence Day--which is not a fav of mine, actually--is Will Smith's reaction when the aliens appeared. While
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LOLLOL!!! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aubrey Leatherwood Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:40 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I'm just glad I didn't put any of *my* titles in my sig! lol Aubrey Leatherwood http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/ www.aubreyleatherwood.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1400087918 FaceBook * http://www.myspace.com/aubreymleatherwood MySpace http://www.lyricalpress.com/imperfection.html Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. http://www.lyricalpress.com/the_people_you_know_the_sex_they_have.html The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: truthseeker...@lycos.com Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 20:23:06 -0400 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I did try to warn you, Aubrey... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 18:49:32 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com You probably DID do it! Beware those who doth protesteth! Maurice 'Reece' Jennings Bloomfield CT Police Department Patrol Officer Detective Patrol Sergeant Senior Patrol Sergeant Retired Senior Patrol Sergeant _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aubrey Leatherwood Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:51 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here The amount of civilian and law enforcement on this group requires me to say... Hey, man, I didn't do it! Aubrey Leatherwood www.aubreyleatherwood.com FaceBook * MySpace Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:37:42 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Guys this is great! Apparently we have a wealth of military and civilian law enforcement experience in this group! T You should chime in more with comments from your unique perspectives. I know your experiences, knowledge, and viewpoints could enhance discussions on everything from how the people act on BSG to how teams are deployed in SG-1, to how often soldiers in real life get away with arguing with their commanders the way most scifi soldiers do. Those are angles we rarely discuss. Keep up the great input! I find it fascinating! - Original Message - From: George Arterberry To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:10:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I've been deployed to several theaters and trust me.war and an alien mothership first contact situation are two different things no matter what service you were a part of. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Augustus Augustus wrote: From: Augustus Augustus Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:07 AM Keith, i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself (he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan, u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, yeah, he got that part totally correct. we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a separate issue. Fate. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries, snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes, etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power as the invasion starts and I need to make a getaway to the mountains... get my Bible, pray to God all will be okay, and start pondering the impact on religious thought and culture as other beings with souls are finally discovered.. . Incidentally, good question. One of my pet peeves with the movie Independence Day--which is not a fav of mine, actually--is Will Smith's reaction when the aliens appeared. While his girlfriend and everyone in his neighborhood was outside gawking at the ships, Smith is shown calmly shaving, as if nothing's all that amiss. I
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I'm reading an e-book on HypnoticMarketing, and one of the directives...? Toot your own horn. RULE 3: Toot your own horn. If you don't tell the media what you've done, they'll never know. So prepare press releases and get on the phone to the people you most want to hear your story. Shankman, a regular reader of USA Today, suspected that the writer/editor of his favorite column might be interested in his story, so he gave her a call. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aubrey Leatherwood Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:40 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I'm just glad I didn't put any of *my* titles in my sig! lol Aubrey Leatherwood http://www.aubreyleatherwood.com/ www.aubreyleatherwood.com http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1400087918 FaceBook * http://www.myspace.com/aubreymleatherwood MySpace http://www.lyricalpress.com/imperfection.html Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. http://www.lyricalpress.com/the_people_you_know_the_sex_they_have.html The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: truthseeker...@lycos.com Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 20:23:06 -0400 Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I did try to warn you, Aubrey... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 18:49:32 -0400 From : Reece Jennings mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com You probably DID do it! Beware those who doth protesteth! Maurice 'Reece' Jennings Bloomfield CT Police Department Patrol Officer Detective Patrol Sergeant Senior Patrol Sergeant Retired Senior Patrol Sergeant _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Aubrey Leatherwood Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:51 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here The amount of civilian and law enforcement on this group requires me to say... Hey, man, I didn't do it! Aubrey Leatherwood www.aubreyleatherwood.com FaceBook * MySpace Imperfection A tale of perfect commitment, perfect love... and perfect sex. The People You Know, The Sex They Have ROMANTIC TIMES NOMINEE FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY EROTICA 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9818905-0-0 _ To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From: keithbjohn...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:37:42 + Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Guys this is great! Apparently we have a wealth of military and civilian law enforcement experience in this group! T You should chime in more with comments from your unique perspectives. I know your experiences, knowledge, and viewpoints could enhance discussions on everything from how the people act on BSG to how teams are deployed in SG-1, to how often soldiers in real life get away with arguing with their commanders the way most scifi soldiers do. Those are angles we rarely discuss. Keep up the great input! I find it fascinating! - Original Message - From: George Arterberry To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:10:30 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I've been deployed to several theaters and trust me.war and an alien mothership first contact situation are two different things no matter what service you were a part of. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Augustus Augustus wrote: From: Augustus Augustus Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:07 AM Keith, i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself (he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan, u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, yeah, he got that part totally correct. we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a separate issue. Fate. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries, snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes, etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power as the invasion starts and I need to make a getaway to the mountains... get my Bible, pray to God all will be okay, and start pondering
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You didn't salute??? :o) Sometimes I'm really glad the science is glossed over for the emotional effects of the movie. This was one of those times. I liked that Will Smith and Vivica Fox had such a love story. I enjoyed the lightness made of it, the hugeness of the enemies, and the usage of the cliche'd lines and moves...like dragging the 'alien' into camp! And as for communicating with the 'aliens'...I thought the aliens did a pretty good job of communicating with us when they started shooting the crap out of us. It was funny along the lines of Mars Attacks. That was a hoot! Yes...I'm off my medication... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Worf Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 9:41 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I wanted to salute during the speech in independence day. :) I totally agree about the lazy writing. Independence day was the first movie that I found myself talking out loud during the movie for the same reason that you are stating. Scientists are making a lot of assumptions based on some of the discoveries here. There's no way that we will be able to figure out basic communication with an alien species. On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ mailto:keithbjohn...@comcast.net comcast.net wrote: I don't know the locales, but even then it seems unlikely he'd find one woman and child amidst all that wreckage. Especially since she had to deviate from the route and hide in that little cubbyhole. Didn't he locate her at night, to boot? As for the computer virus, that's just lazy writing. Whether they use binary or not as the base language isn't the issue. It's whether you believe that even a genius computer hack could write a virus small enough to fit on a floppy that could break the firewalls, anti-virus scans, pop up blockers, malware/adware detectors, quarantine protections, and heuristics programs (a feature of anti-virus software that lets the computer look for patterns in behaviour of new code, and decide that even if it's not *sure* the code is dangerous, its characteristics make it *likely* it is). This is especially difficult to believe since their code would be so foreign, no way humans could understand it enough to do that in a few days or even weeks' time. And difficult to believe since the aliens have a structure where all ships are tied to the functionality of the mothership--a convenient and irritating Achille's Heel--that the mothership's computers could be that vulnerable. There'd be safeguards on top of safeguards, including a system to simply reject and quarantine any code coming in from outside normal channels. Incidentally, I had a similar problem in The Next Generation when Data working with Picard put the Borg to sleep and caused the Cube to explode. I was yelling at the screen Come on! No way a race that sophisticated, built around computerized systems that add the power of all into a big One, would be fooled like that! Low level program or not, there' be major checks and balances in every level of the IT infrastructure, from base code to operating systems to even mechanical safeguards. There'd be systems all along the way that'd say Hey, we're in the middle of an Assimilation, everyone wake up!, or Hey, power levels are climbing dangerously high! Break the circuit and wake up! I know, I know, nitpicking Independence Day to death. But like I said for me it wasn't popcorn-campy enough to put my brain on hold and have fun, so the brain just kept finding the flaws. But worst of all, loyal American that I am, I was most undone by the rah-rah! USA! USA! nature of Pullman's speech, and the world's militaries literally standing around waiting for the US to come up with a battle plan! - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ mailto:jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com yahoo.com To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:46:37 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Mr. Worf, a couple of the questions i can answer. first - he did not find his girlfriend in LA, he found her at MCAS Yuma (remember, he told her 2 pack a bag and 4 her and her son 2 come down 2 the base...so when him and connick flew over LA, connick said man, i'm sure she made it out. so it makes sense that he would go 2 Yuma. second - the computers, i do not have a clue! we are always told that binary is the universal math. what if that is not the case? --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ mailto:hellomahog...@gmail.com gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf HelloMahogany@ mailto:hellomahog...@gmail.com gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifino...@yahoogro mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 4:04 PM Yea, Independence day bugged the crap out of
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Only on your word, Martin. HOLD ME BACK! HLLDDD ME BACK!!! Actually, Aug-Aug, it was VERY funny, in a groaning, giggling, hands around the throat sort of way! LOL! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:38 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eye catching Reece, IMO, he deserves a reprieve, for delivering such quality! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Eye catching Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 15:24:59 + From : mcjennings...@yahoo.com To : SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I have to wait until you're asleep. Then I'm going to kill you! Can't do it while you're awake. You're a Marine!!! LOL! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Augustus Augustus Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:14:42 To: Sci Fi; Sammie Bibb Subject: [scifinoir2] Eye catching A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her. Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket toward the man. He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back. 'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman says as she pops her eye back in place. 'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you,' she says. They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theatre followed by drinks. They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and he shares his. She listens. After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast. They had a wonderful, wonderful time. The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed. Everything had been SO incredible! You know,' he said, 'you are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?' 'No,' she replies. . . Wait for it. . . It's coming. . . The suspense is killing you, isn't it? She says: 'You just happened to catch my eye.' (Oh shut up, and just forward it!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
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LOLLOL! On second thought...wanna earn a hundred bucks? chuckle... Actually, I think they sleep with that K-bar knife between their teeth... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Johnson Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:11 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eye catching He's a Marine. Don't they sleep with one eye open, and a really nasty Klingon-type knife under their pillows? - Original Message - From: mcjennings...@yahoo.com To: SciFi2 scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:24:59 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Eye catching I have to wait until you're asleep. Then I'm going to kill you! Can't do it while you're awake. You're a Marine!!! LOL! Sent via BlackBerry by ATT _ From: Augustus Augustus Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:14:42 -0700 (PDT) To: Sci Fiscifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; Sammie Bibbsbi...@gmail.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Eye catching A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her. Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket toward the man. He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back. 'Oh my, I am so sorry,' the woman says as she pops her eye back in place. 'Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you,' she says. They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theatre followed by drinks. They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and he shares his. She listens. After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast. They had a wonderful, wonderful time. The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed. Everything had been SO incredible! You know,' he said, 'you are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet?' 'No,' she replies. . . Wait for it. . . It's coming. . . The suspense is killing you, isn't it? She says: 'You just happened to catch my eye.' (Oh shut up, and just forward it!)
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Gunnery Sergeant Fate 2d Recon / 2d MarDiv RECON! These are not JUST Marines. They are the MARINES of marines! And Gunny Fate? Isn't that just a little scary??? HOO-Rah! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:29 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here I hear you, Gunny. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 08:53:37 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com O.K. let's start with Will in ID. he is dragging the alien 2 a military base that he saw when he was being chased. yes 4 all he know the earth could be under alien control, but that does not stop him from his duty. his duty is get the alien (because he is alive) 2 his superiors. as 4 the wise cracking because his friend (the highly enjoyable harry connick, jr.) that is a stress reliever. u would be surprised 2 know the things we do in the middle of a fire fight. u have 2 do something 2 keep your mind from cracking. trust me, people shooting at u, bombs going off all around u, friends and comrades dying, or loosing limbs. u have 2 do something 2 keep your sanity. that is what jack o'neal would do. speaking of SG:1, i really did like mcgyvers jack o'neal better than jack from the SG:M. Fate Gunnery Sergeant Fate 2d Recon / 2d MarDiv --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:38 AM Knowing nothing about the service, I have to yield to your experience. But, being calm is one thing, but are you saying it's completely realistic that you'd go inside and just calmly shave while a damn flying saucer is hovering over your house?! Surely a Marine could be forgiven for hanging outside and at least assessing the situation, rather than staying inside with a if something happens, I'll know attitude? But if you say that's par for the course, then let me bow down to you guys. Damn! Okay, one more scene that irritated me. During the first big battle, Smith's best friend on Earth is killed. He's seen the USA's forces devastated, he's crash landed, and for all he knows, the world is now under alien control. Yet, as he's later dragging an unconscious alien across the desert in his 'chute, he's cracking wise. There was some joke like all that's happened and I have to drag your stinky ugly behind across the desert. I thought that too was a bit much. Even as a military man, shouldn't be be a little more-I don't know, somber--given he just saw his friend die? Is cracking jokes on that level--which elicited a whole bunch of guffaws in the audience--realistic ? It reminded me of Jack O'Neil on SG-1, whose wisecracks in the face of danger started getting on my nerves, and I'm not even sure O'Neill would have been wisecracking like that so soon after such a battle and loss. But then, I'm an idealistic, liberal writer, not a soldier... - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:07:38 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Keith, i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself (he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan, u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, yeah, he got that part totally correct. we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a separate issue. Fate. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries, snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes, etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power as the invasion starts and I need to make a getaway to the mountains... get my Bible, pray to God all will be okay, and start pondering the impact on religious thought and culture as other beings with souls are finally discovered.. . Incidentally, good question. One of my pet peeves with the movie Independence Day--which is not a fav of mine, actually--is Will Smith's reaction when the aliens appeared. While his girlfriend and everyone in his neighborhood was outside gawking at the ships, Smith is shown calmly shaving, as if nothing's all that
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If the flag was backwards on the right sleeve, that's to reflect the forwards patch on the left. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Baxter Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:39 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Fate, I'm gonna hang the uniform issue on H'Wood rather than Will. The Corps probably didn't want/wouldn't allow total authenticity. I've noticed that, in a lot of SF movies, the Stars and Stripes are often worn bass-ackwards, a simple thing easily caught as inauthentic. (I know this because I watched ID4 once with my then fifteen-year-old cousin Corey Jr. He spotted it because his dad was a retired gunny himself.) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Date : Thu, 14 May 2009 08:07:38 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Keith, i have 2 disagree with you on the Will Smith part of ID. being a Marine myself (he only plays one in the movie), and having been 2 both Iraq and Afghanistan, u are trained 2 be level headed. never go looking 4 a fight, and never assume that someone or something that is new is always out 2 kill u. so in that scene, me and the Marines i saw it with were like, yeah, he got that part totally correct. we bitched about how he wore our uniform, but that is a separate issue. Fate. --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Keith Johnson wrote: From: Keith Johnson Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:46 AM Call everyone I know...turn on the TV and radio to get news updates from both at once... take my laptop outside so I could watch the ship while surfing the Net for more news...check my emergency kit and plans (flashlight, batteries, snacks, bottled water, gas in car, tire pressure, map, escape route, clothes, etc.) in case things go bad, and we lose power as the invasion starts and I need to make a getaway to the mountains... get my Bible, pray to God all will be okay, and start pondering the impact on religious thought and culture as other beings with souls are finally discovered.. . Incidentally, good question. One of my pet peeves with the movie Independence Day--which is not a fav of mine, actually--is Will Smith's reaction when the aliens appeared. While his girlfriend and everyone in his neighborhood was outside gawking at the ships, Smith is shown calmly shaving, as if nothing's all that amiss. I remember him telling Vivica Fox something like They didn't come billions of light years just to kill us. I remember thinking it was such a phoney and obvious scene, in order to show just how cool this soon-to-be hero was. The unflappable military stud not even phased by one of the greatest events in human history. But it range false to me... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:18:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] topic: They are here Early Sunday morning the sun is shining, birds chirping. You get out of bed, open the curtains and look out the window. Out over the horizon is a large floating ship about 2/3rds the size of the horizon. They are here. It finally happened. What would you do? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds Outlook.jpg
