RE: be verry verry quiet

2003-12-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
Kevin Tarr wrote: you wrote: does it contain What's Opera, Doc? No. Knowing: 4 discs, 56 shorts that'd be 14 for bugs, 14 for daffy. 14 for (I forget) and 14 others. I can think of 14-20 bugs cartoons that I like better than Opera. Really? I think What's Opera, Doc? is one of the very best

RE: First Review of Return Of The King

2003-11-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
William T Goodall wrote: The Return of the King” is a sure contender for best picture. More than that, it could be the first franchise ever that didn’t, at the end of the day, let audiences down—either because of laziness, pretension, greed or other phantom menaces. Subtle!* Jim Looking just

[Scouted]Master/Slave banned

2003-11-24 Thread Jim Sharkey
The County of Los Angeles has requested that equipment vendors avoid using the industry term Master/Slave in product descriptions and labelling. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/master.asp It's insensitive, apparently. So what happens to male/female stuff next, I wonder? Jim

RE: Challenge: 80's Lyrics Quiz

2003-11-22 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gary Nunn wrote: Kind of long, and my score was embarrassingly low...but fun. http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html I got this from Jon's LJ. I don't recall my exact score, but I do know I got The 80's are my life, which sounds about right. :) Jim

Re: Resemblances

2003-11-20 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: Are they higher on the EWG! factor than having the doctor's arm in up to the elbow without benefit of anesthesia? It depends on how much you like having other people's blood dripped on you. *shudder* But yours is pretty tough to beat. What happened? Jim

Re: Family Guy may return

2003-11-20 Thread Jim Sharkey
Damon wrote: I'd MUCH rather they bring back Futurama... I'll second that. Of course, I didn't like Family Guy at all, so I may not be the right guy to chime in on that comparison. :) Jim Bite My Shiny Metal Ass Maru ___ Join Excite! -

RE: Bizarre baby names

2003-11-16 Thread Jim Sharkey
William T Goodall wrote: Children have been named after big brands as diverse as beauty company L'Oreal, car firm Chevrolet and designer clothes company Armani. There are even two little boys, one in Michigan and one in Texas, called ESPN after the sports channel. Dear Lord, why don't they

Re: Resemblances

2003-11-16 Thread Jim Sharkey
Damon Agretto wrote: Did he kinda resemble Winston Churchill when he was born? :) Childbirth always seems to look like pulling a tiny Winston Chruchill dipped in forty weight oil out of a taco salad to me. Jim Actually made the mistake of looking Maru

Re: Resemblances

2003-11-16 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Damon Agretto wrote: Did he kinda resemble Winston Churchill when he was born? :) Childbirth always seems to look like pulling a tiny Winston Chruchill dipped in forty weight oil out of a taco salad to me. Oh, and if you're trying to avoid looking

RE: What not to say at the piercing parlor

2003-11-12 Thread Jim Sharkey
Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.lipsmackin.com/labia.shtml heeheehee. Ah, to be twelve and know it all again. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___

Re: Philosophical question

2003-11-10 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia asked: What is the mean of life? Depends. Is n sufficiently large? Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___

Re: Continuing Education

2003-11-08 Thread Jim Sharkey
Robert Seeberger wrote: From: Jim Sharkey Robert Seeberger wrote: I'd rate Layla as the most powerful unrequited love song ever. It's my favorite Clapton song too Maru Powerful Personal Beautiful I have to clarify, while it's my favorite Clapton song, it's not the one that is the most personal

Re: Continuing Education

2003-11-06 Thread Jim Sharkey
William T Goodall wrote: Early 70's - Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, then AC/DC, and at the end of the decade, Motorhead! Stiff competition :) From a arrangement and composition standpoint, none of these bands are even close to Yes' sheer virtuosity. And I love Motorhead, but I don't know that

Re: Scouted: String Theory Interview with Brian Green

2003-11-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: It is, but you left out the brooding violins and skimpy leather lingerie. I'd *like* to resemble that remark Yeah, good luck with that one. Between a toddler and twins, I can only assume foreplay now consists of You know, the kids are asleep...

Re: Country music evil?

2003-11-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
Dan Minette wrote: Lyle Leavitt Lovett Right, I can't spell. :-) Could be worse. You could have gotten Slim Whitman and Waat Whitman confused. :-D Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

Re: Country music evil?

2003-11-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
I wrote: Could be worse. You could have gotten Slim Whitman and Waat Whitman confused. *ahem* WALT Whitman. That's what I get for trying to bust chops when it's way past my bedtime. *sigh* ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most

[Scouted] Trick or Treat rage?

2003-11-04 Thread Jim Sharkey
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=817e=2u=/ap/father_arrested A snippet: ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A 43-year-old man faces charges after he smashed a bird-feeder and threw a pumpkin through the window of a house where his young son said he didn't get any Halloween candy. I'm starting to

Brin: A review of The Life Eaters from CBG

2003-11-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Does anyone remember how I said I wasn’t interested in checking out DB’s and Ascott Hampton’s new graphic novel, _The Life Eaters_, because I didn’t care for _Forgiveness_? Well, Brent Frankenhoff, Managing Editor of _Comics Buyer’s Guide_ (www.comicsbuyersguide.com) has a different view, and

Re: religious/political question

2003-11-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Jon Gabriel wrote: As Jim so wisely said, the arrogant, condescending attitude you're adopting isn't likely to win you any support. Actually, that was Julia, but I do share the sentiment. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most

Re: Taking it all off (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Reggie Bautista wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: Why do people on this list so frequently show their ass? Jim replied: I do it because I'm an attention whore. Well, that and I like the feeling of dollar bills sliding into my g-string. To (probably mis-)quote an episode of Buffy the Vampire

RE: Br!n: A review of The Life Eaters from CBG

2003-11-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Miller, Jeffrey wrote: Thanks for posting the review; what did you think of Y:The Last Man, btw? I've been picking it up since you encouraged me to try it; it's quite good, though I have yet to buy the first two issues. As a result, I have no idea how it all starts yet. I'm just not

Re: New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Even a place like DC that has a great public transportation system in the Metro winds up with loads of traffic. In Jersey, there just aren't enough train lines to live next to unless you just want to commute to New York or Philly, in which case, I'd

Re: religious/political question

2003-11-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
William T Goodall wrote: So what if some parents decided to send their kids to school in full Nazi regalia? Would you be so eager to defend their religious freedom? Doesn't matter. He's not the one who claimed The freethinker's approach to eliminating religion is through information, debate

RE: Fw: IMPORTANT: Future of culture@busstop.org

2003-11-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
Robert Seeberger wrote: The invitation is open over here too. Umm, did I miss an e-mail here? Isn't this issue dead and buried, then dug up, killed again, and incinerated for good measure? Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most

RE: Miranda died

2003-11-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: Dan went out to take some scraps out to the dogs, and Miranda didn't come. Sorry to hear that, Julia. How old was she? Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Reggie Bautista wrote: Someone else said once in the same newsgroup Of course, since JMS is an atheist, he doesn't believe in hell, anyway. jms' reply was Says you. I'm FROM New Jersey Now, why does everyone have to crack on New Jersey? There aren't that many areas in the world where you

Re: religious/political question

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
The Fool wrote: Bullshit. I ask again: Why should anyone consider a parasitic lump of undifferentiated cells any differently from a cancer? As someone who has had cancer and has had (well, fathered) children, I personally find the difference between the two to be pretty vast. Given a choice

Re: religious/political question

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
The Fool wrote: So when andrew crystal starts building concentration camps and death camps, for atheists, freethinkers, and rationalists SNIP further rantings Considering that you have made it clear you would cheerfully eliminate all religions if given your druthers, I find this over-the-top

Taking it all off (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Robert Seeberger wrote: Question: Why do people on this list so frequently show their ass? I do it because I'm an attention whore. Well, that and I like the feeling of dollar bills sliding into my g-string. Jim No Joke Too Low Maru ___ Join Excite!

RE: DRAFT

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
d.brin wrote: But yes, a priority has to go to novels! So, guess where I'll be returning next? Hint... they swim. They talk. They fly Glee! It's a story about a bunch of Gameras! :) Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most

Re: New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Yes, we have toxic waste and obnoxious IROC drivers, but otherwise it's not too bad a place. Transportation sucks. Traffic is horrible, and public transit has poor coverage unless you just want to go to New York or Philly. Traffic's no worse than Atlanta

Re: religious/political question

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
William T Goodall wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Considering that you have made it clear you would cheerfully eliminate all religions if given your druthers, I find this over- the-top hysteria pretty darn ironic. Talk about double-speak. The method religion has usually used to eliminate disagreement

Re: New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Traffic's no worse than Atlanta or LA. That would be damning with faint praise? Or like saying Fargo has nice weather compared to Antarctica? No, it's that if you are going to say that the place sucks because of the traffic, you're going to have to say

Re: New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Tom Beck wrote: You're acting like New Jersey is somehow uniquely bad in this regard. The traffic near Boston, DC, Long Island, LA, and Atlanta is at least at bad and probably worse. Exactly. You *could* move to Montana and never see two cars at the same time on the roads, but I don't know

Re: New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: No, I don't have to. Face it, Jersey sucks! Don't be a Jersey apologist :-) hehehe, well, I'll admit that we *do* need to apologize big hair, flashing license plate frames, and ever allowing Joe Pisarcik to be a quarterback. We good? :) Jim

Re: New Jersey (was Re: religious/political question)

2003-11-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Or Jersey could build better roads and public transportation that doesn't suck! It's been my observation that at least part of the problem with improving public transportation is that Americans like their cars too much. If the state *was* to improve the system, I really

RE: It's a boy!

2003-10-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
Comgratulations! Hope mother and baby keep doing well. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: a Republican Goes to Hell

2003-10-25 Thread Jim Sharkey
The Fool wrote: http://www.opednews.com/george_goes_to_hell001r.htm Very old joke, told with a new twist. The original involves a CEO, and Satan says Yesterday we were recruiting you, today you're staff. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com

RE: Brave new Schools: Adopting RFID

2003-10-25 Thread Jim Sharkey
The Fool wrote: Stillman has gone whole-hog for radio-frequency technology, which his year-old Enterprise Charter School started using last month to record the time of day students arrive in the morning. In the next months, he plans to use RFID to track library loans, disciplinary records,

Re: Irregulars question: Computer help

2003-10-21 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: Actually, if you have XP, there's an easier way to check some of the startup stuff:run msconfig from the run dialog box off the start menu. Msconfig will show you you ini files, and it will list all the registry auto-start stuff (and also disable it). Yeah, that *seems* to

Re: Rebellious Children! Stoning Is The Answer!

2003-10-21 Thread Jim Sharkey
The Fool wrote: Ooh, licence to assault people commiting thought crimes. Shall We commit ritual acts of virgin sacrifice next (Jg 11:30-32;11:34- 41)? Or perhaps you prefer we commit genocide against unbelievers (dt 7:2; 13:12-16)? Fascist Twit. So the guy is a fascist for quoting unpleasant

Leaves of Grass (was Re: Rebellious Children! Stoning Is The Answer!)

2003-10-21 Thread Jim Sharkey
The Fool wrote: From: Jim Sharkey So the guy is a fascist for quoting unpleasant passages of the Bible? Does this mean if I quote Walt Whitman I'm a gay tree- hugger? Is not country music the most vile form of pure ultimate evil ever unleashed? Yes. Yes it is. :) Is not Walt Whitman

Irregulars question: Computer help

2003-10-20 Thread Jim Sharkey
It seems I have an unwelcome visitor, of sorts, on my computer. Every time I boot up, my home page is redirected to http://solongas.com/main/hp.htm, which shows up on my site window as http://66.250.130.194/index.php?acc=2002. It's basically some BS search engine. It's not a virus that's

RE: Pedro...

2003-10-19 Thread Jim Sharkey
Jon Gabriel wrote: That's not the absolute minimum. The absolute minimum would have been to not act aggressively and simply defend himself with the least effort. Easy to say when the guy who looks roughly like a bulldog isn't charging at you in the middle of a general melee. Sorry, Jon, but

RE: commercials in the US

2003-10-19 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gary Nunn wrote: Of the three that you mentioned, the cheerleader one is the only one I have seen. I believe the woman is his wife. I love this commercial. The car crunch sound at the end is a nice touch. :-) See, I'm pretty sure that's his daughter. Unless he's far wealthier than the

RE: commercials in the US

2003-10-19 Thread Jim Sharkey
Kevin Tarr wrote: Is that a prejudice saying that he has to be wealthy to have such a woman as a wife? Perhaps if you restate is saying such a man to have such a woman it might be more accurate. I would argue that it's not absolutely necessary, but it certainly would better his bargaining

RE: Pedro...

2003-10-17 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gautam Mukunda wrote: Anything that happened after the 7th inning is his manager's fault for not having the basic common sense to pull him with a 3 run lead. Exactly. The Yankees owe that guy a fruit basket or something. Jim ___ Join Excite! -

Re: Something for Julia, especially

2003-10-15 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/comics/babyblues.html Yup. The half-gallon of juice I drink each day helps, though Plus I finish off a 20-oz. mug of water several times a day. Still doesn't keep me from feeling very literally drained at the end

Something for Julia, especially

2003-10-14 Thread Jim Sharkey
Go here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/comics/babyblues.html It's worth at least a chuckle at/with our very own lovely admin/mom of twins. Jim The humor fairy Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

RE: French school bans headscarf girls

2003-10-14 Thread Jim Sharkey
William T Goodall wrote: It's nice to see somebody standing up to the oppressive evil of religion :) It's even nicer that they replaced it with oppression by the state. That's the kind of thing we should all applaud, right? Jim ___ Join Excite! -

RE: Life Eaters

2003-10-09 Thread Jim Sharkey
Reggie Bautista wrote: Jim wrote: I dunno. I read the last collaboration between Hampton and Dr. Brin, Forgiveness_, and I was underwhelmed. Some of that might be my distaste for Hampton's art style (which I've been down on since _Books of Magic_), but I just didn't get the sense that the

RE: Life Eaters

2003-10-07 Thread Jim Sharkey
Sean Kane wrote: Crawling out of my hole (briefly) to remind everyone... New Brin Book Tomorrow!!! I dunno. I read the last collaboration between Hampton and Dr. Brin, _Forgiveness_, and I was underwhelmed. Some of that might be my distaste for Hampton's art style (which I've been down on

Re: Popular Mechanics editors a bunch of cranks?

2003-09-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Jan Coffey wrote: more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh, show more...well, you get the idea. Ahh, the sweet smell of pandering. :) At least they're not even trying to be subtle about it. Jim ___ Join Excite! -

Creeping thread ( was RE: A bit of a rant (was SFBC))

2003-09-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Reggie Bautista wrote: This list has definitely been known for thread creep... More like thread gallop some days. Like this thread, for example. :-) Jim Creeping thread sounds like a Metallica parody Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com

RE: Twins!

2003-09-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: Hey, folks, I'm home. Glad to hear all is well. Those are some big twins! *Insert obligatory God bless ya people give which actually means I'm S glad that wasn't me.* :) Jim Schadenfreud Maru ___ Join Excite! -

Re: Popular Mechanics editors a bunch of cranks?

2003-09-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Reggie Bautista wrote: Jan Coffey wrote: more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh Jim Sharkey replied: Ahh, the sweet smell of pandering. :) Even with the increased pandering this season, the first couple of episodes have been much improved over last season... True. Though after a strong

RE: Welcome to the Thompson Twins!

2003-09-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Huzzah! Let's just hope they have a better fashion sense. :) Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Gaiman's Endless Nights

2003-09-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: I'd pay premium prices for anything with P. Craig Russell's art in it. Yeah, he's a heck of a talent; I generally buy most things he draws, except for his run on Dr. Strange, as I've ever been a big fan of the good Doctor. Russell did an adaptation of Gaiman's Murder

RE: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
G. D. Akin wrote: I'm starting to think this is the David Brin Short Attention Span List. This is news? When *hasn't* almost any topic been an excuse for someone to go off on a tangent? To Reggie: thanks for answering my questions and pointing out that there is another trilogy out there,

Re: [humor]A most unusual musical act

2003-09-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: I thought some of you might get a kick out of it, watching him do Beethoven and Vivaldi and more on his horns. http://grab.orsm.net/update20030917/maestro.wmv LOL, Brav, Brav. Nice one. Glad you liked it. xGCU: At least my day

Gaiman's Endless Nights

2003-09-25 Thread Jim Sharkey
Since Mr. Daly asked: I enjoyed the book quite a bit. Gaiman even reveals some Endless tidbits from nearly the beginning of time that you'll enjoy, especially if you know your DC/Sandman universe. Neil's usual exellence at crafting with words and creating interesting secondary characters is

[humor]A most unusual musical act

2003-09-25 Thread Jim Sharkey
This French fellow plays bike horns...on his jumpsuit. I thought some of you might get a kick out of it, watching him do Beethoven and Vivaldi and more on his horns. http://grab.orsm.net/update20030917/maestro.wmv Enjoy! Jim ___ Join Excite! -

CBLDF fans

2003-09-23 Thread Jim Sharkey
You may want to try and pick up a copy of the More Fund book. I picked it up at the Baltimore Comic Con where I also made out like a bandit, and my son even more so. You can see the report at my LJ http://www.livejournal.com/users/templar569/ if you're interested in reading about it.

RE: Sandman, anyone?

2003-09-17 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: Has anyone here bought/(pre)ordered Neil Gaiman's new Sandman book Yep! Got it today. I probably won't get to read it until next week; I will try and remember to give you my thoughts after I do. Jim ___ Join Excite! -

Re: Decline in SF?

2003-09-14 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: But I don't see why you must like him to find the book interesting. Talk about whiny! Talk about short-term memory loss. I've already said several times in the past few days that I enjoyed the first TC trilogy quite a bit, despite my distaste for the man himself. Do I

Re: Which Heinlein Book Should You Have Been A Character In?

2003-09-14 Thread Jim Sharkey
G. D. Akin wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: I got Time Enough for Love also. What's it about? I'm afraid my Heinlein exposure has been minimal. And you call yourself a Science Fiction reader ;-) I used to, but compared to many of the folks on this list, I'm clearly a piker and need to catch up

Re: Decline in SF?

2003-09-13 Thread Jim Sharkey
G. D. Akin wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: That was one of the reasons I disliked _Ancient of Days_, too. Which one? The one by Irving Greenfield or the one by Michael Bishop? The latter. Some time last year I asked for reading suggestions from the list, and that was one of the books someone

Re: Decline in SF?

2003-09-13 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Yes, that's exactly what I meant, of course, that one should really like every single character in every book. I can see how you could read that into the phrase a protagonist no one would like. It definitely didn't actually mean what it said, that I

Re: Which Heinlein Book Should You Have Been A Character In?

2003-09-12 Thread Jim Sharkey
I got Time Enough for Love also. What's it about? I'm afraid my Heinlein exposure has been minimal. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___

Re: Decline in SF?

2003-09-12 Thread Jim Sharkey
ritu wrote: most people find TC to be an irritating, whining git. :) That's only because he *is* an irritating, whiny git. Oddly, though, I liked the first TC trilogy despite my strong desire to slap the s--- out of the main character. I think it speaks well to the rest of the characters,

Re: Scouted: The Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Score

2003-09-07 Thread Jim Sharkey
The lower the score, apparently the geekier: Hacklust: 43.4% Senstive Roleplaying: 36.71% GM Experience: 21.74% System Knowledge: 77.26% Livin' La Vida Dorka: 36.78% I am 45.54% pure. Average Score: 67.9% This merely confirms what I always believed: I am an RPG geek. Jim But I'm OK with that

Re: Scouted: The Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Score

2003-09-07 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: That's cool. I forwarded the link to Dan. He did badly on System Knowledge, but got a 12.26% on Hacklust. (He started playing in 6th grade, and DMed some rather, um, interesting campaigns. Seeing as I started some 22+ years ago myself, I can completely understand that.

Re: 34 weeks - 14-28 days to go

2003-09-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: You need to get one of those machines that translates voice into text just so you can post to the list. :) What makes you think the list wants to read, No! Sammy! Stop that!! I'm trying to feed your brother and sister. No! Not that either

RE: 34 weeks - 14-28 days to go

2003-08-31 Thread Jim Sharkey
Good luck, Julia! It looks like you're going to have your hands seriously full very soon. You need to get one of those machines that translates voice into text just so you can post to the list. :) Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The

Re: BBC to put television show archive online

2003-08-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: From: Jim Sharkey Strange timing, considering that Neverwhere is being released on DVD September 9. I've read Gaiman's Neverwhere, but had no idea they made a series out of it until I saw it listed at Amazon. In truth, the book adapts the series. He wrote both

Re: BBC to put television show archive online

2003-08-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Jean-Louis Couturier wrote: Matt wrote: It looks like we'll be able to download all our favorite old BBC shows! I sense an imminent _Dr Who_ binge. And _Neverwhere_ and _Red Dwarf_ and _Hitch Hiker's Guide_ and... Strange timing, considering that Neverwhere is being released on DVD September

RE: Scouted: Metrosexuals...

2003-08-20 Thread Jim Sharkey
Heaven forbid we don't label every possible kind of person until we've gerrymandered the US out of existence. Besides, we know they're really called sissies! :-D Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

RE: Austrian Flies Across English Channel

2003-08-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Robert Seeberger wrote: However, he relied solely on the 1.8-meter (5.9-foot) wing attached to his back for the trip That must have been some heck of a rush. I bet it makes parachuting look like a stroll in the park. I'm not much all this extreme sports nonsense, but that little flight must

RE: Polish, stupidity myth

2003-08-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote: I however believe that it originates from somewhere before the WWs. I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that reputation. Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the Blitz, or some such? Jim I know I'll get the history answers here Maru

RE: Polish, stupidity myth

2003-08-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Damon wrote: I always figured it was because of WW2 that they got that reputation. Didn't they attack tanks with cavalry during the Blitz, or some such? No; Polish cavalry were pursuing a unit of broken German infantry when they blundered on some German tanks. It's a myth. See? I *knew*

Re: Polish, stupidity myth

2003-08-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Doug Pensinger wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: See? I *knew* someone would have the answer! You guys are so S- M-R-T. I mean, S-M-A-R-T! Jim A cookie for whoever gets the reference Maru Homer. *Sends Doug a chocolate chip and macadamia nut cookie straight from Kauai* Jim Trust me, they're yummy

RE: cost of living, food and clothes

2003-08-03 Thread Jim Sharkey
Kevin Tarr wrote: I was making tacos, the package called for a pound of hamburg and the usual cheese and lettuce. There were no hamburg packages less than 1.31 of a pound. Maybe this is off the topic, but most of the places around here will resize a package of meat for you if you ask. Jim

RE: The seven habits of highly ineffective societies

2003-07-31 Thread Jim Sharkey
Jan Coffey wrote: It is, however, important to know that %20 of the world population is far enough to my side of the axis to be labled dyslexic. Where does this statistic come from? Jim ___ Express Yourself - Share Your Mood in Emails! Visit

Re: Harry Potter 5 (no longer spoiler free)

2003-07-31 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: S P O I L E R S P A C E The thing that everyone seemed to overlook about Umbridge is that she actually tried to *kill* Harry, by sending the Dementors after him. I would think this murder attempt would be treated as a much more serious crime than it was.

Re: Harry Potter 5 (no spoilers)

2003-07-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Tom Beck wrote: In general, I think, Rowling does much better with her good guys than with her villains. Generally true, but I *loved* Dolores Umbridge. Of course, I'm about the only person who liked Luna Lovegood among people I;ve talked to, so what do I know? :) Jim

Re: Harry Potter 5 (no spoilers)

2003-07-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Tom wrote: A) I don't consider Umbridge to be completely a villain. She's certainly wrongheaded and even cruel and destructive. But she's not in the same category as Voldemort or Bellatrix Lestrange or even Lucius Malfoy. B) I like Luna, too, although I wish we'd had at least a mention of

Re: Harry Potter 5 (no spoilers)

2003-07-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Tom wrote: S P O I L E R S P A C E Why does Snape, who clearly abhors Voldemort and all the Death Eaters, still show any favor at all to Slytherin just because it's his own house, when it is full of people who at the very least sympathize with Voldemort? Keeping up appearances, I

Re: Harry Potter 5 (not really spoiler free anymore)

2003-07-29 Thread Jim Sharkey
Reggie Bautista wrote: Tom wrote: S P O I L E R S P A C E Why does Snape, who clearly abhors Voldemort and all the Death Eaters, still show any favor at all to Slytherin just because it's his own house, when it is full of people who at the very leastsympathize with Voldemort? Jim replied:

Re: The Case for a Marriage Ammendment to the Constitution

2003-07-28 Thread Jim Sharkey
Erik Reuter wrote: Saturday Night Live completely neutered? SNL neutered itself a long time ago. :-) Jim ___ Express Yourself - Share Your Mood in Emails! Visit www.SmileyCentral.com - the happiest place on the Web.

RE: Robotic Singularity

2003-07-27 Thread Jim Sharkey
While there is an element of hysteria in this article, I too find the American fascination with automating *everything* disturbing. However, I find it disturbing for an additional reason. First off, I agree that it seems that no one has really thought this automation thing through. I still

RE: SC2 Music (was Re: I have returned from paradise)

2003-07-27 Thread Jim Sharkey
Armin Freiberg wrote: I tried to play the MOD files in my WinAmp 2.81 and I'm not sure if all sounds are as they should be but I heard some songs... Sounded rather synthetic but that's probably as designed? Yeah, that's how they are supposed to sound. I actually got the MOD player up and

Re: I have returned from paradise

2003-07-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: Nice pics - I'm jealous! I'd love to visit Hawaii someday. It's well worth the price. Thanks for the nice words about the pictures; my wife got a pretty expensive digital camera for MOther's Day/our anniversary, and those pics are from that. Is Knight of the Dinner Table a

SC2 Music (was Re: I have returned from paradise)

2003-07-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: http://home.comcast.net/~bryon.daly/M4win240.zip http://home.comcast.net/~bryon.daly/SC2_MODS.ZIP The installer for M4win20 doesn't seem to be working. Any suggestions? Jim ___ Eliminate pop-ups before they appear! Visit

I have returned from paradise

2003-07-24 Thread Jim Sharkey
And if you are interested in hearing about it, you can check out the story here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/templar569/ I have to figure out how to shrink the pics we took, though. My wife uploaded them at 1.2 meg piece, and I have no idea how to make them smaller at this point. Jim

Re: I have returned from paradise

2003-07-24 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: From: Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have to figure out how to shrink the pics we took, though. There's a whole bunch of waysm depending on the software you have, Thanks, Byron, I figured it out. If anyone wants to see a few of the pics before I wrangle with actually making

Re: Update

2003-07-10 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gautam Mukunda wrote: --- Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course, since Star Control II was a *GREAT* game, at least they're borrowing from the best. :) Ah, Star Control 2. I think that might still be my all-time favorite game. That was a fun one. If there was anything like

Re: Update

2003-07-10 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: From: Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course, since Star Control II was a *GREAT* game, at least they're borrowing from the best. :) Star Control 2 is one of the best games I've ever played. I still occasionally listen to some mp3's of the music from it! Oooh, where'd you

SC2 music (was Re: Update)

2003-07-10 Thread Jim Sharkey
Bryon Daly wrote: I actually have the majority of the SC2 music in .mod format, which is actually their original format. Anyway, I have a zip file with 34 .mods from SC2 - it's about 1.9MB. So if your interested, I can email the file to you (and anyone else who's interested). Also, Winamp

Re: Update

2003-07-09 Thread Jim Sharkey
Gautam Mukunda wrote: The full paragraph from the press release reads: In Advent Rising, a common legend pervades the galaxy - that of a powerful, ancient race that will one day unite the universe. Ancient precursors aren't exactly a new idea in SF. Sounds more like a ripoff of Star Control

Re: God, Religion, and Sports

2003-07-07 Thread Jim Sharkey
On agnosticism: I consider myself an agnostic. I don't see God as being a driving factor in my life in any way, but I am unwilling to discount His existence entirely. That seems to be the definition that works best for me at least. Jim ___ Join

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