Re: The World's First Hippo Prosthesis

2003-03-16 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/16/2003 9:41:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And if my kid is on a sports team, he'll be a Hippo. :) So it's not just *Texas* what has a Hippo team, it's an actual *Brineller*. GO HIPPOS! Julia Do you know the Flanders Swann

Re: Word is made flesh as God reveals himself... as a fish

2003-03-15 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/15/2003 7:56:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An obscure Jewish sect in New York has been gripped in awe by what it believes to be a mystical visitation by a 20lb carp that was heard shouting in Hebrew, .. Carp? Hey deum.

Re: The World's First Brain Prosthesis

2003-03-15 Thread Medievalbk
The inventors of the prosthesis had to overcome three major hurdles. They had to devise a mathematical model of how the hippocampus performs under all possible conditions, build that model into a silicon chip, and then interface the chip with the brain. My first thought about a

Re: Names for fries

2003-03-14 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/14/2003 11:46:09 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm going to get Tater Tots there from now on if I'm getting a potato product, which isn't as likely since they have nice onion rings and I like those as a change about as often as I'd be

Re: Names for fries

2003-03-14 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/14/03 12:09:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 'Sides, my dictionary has 2 definitions for tot as a noun. The first is a small child. The second is a small amount. One tater tot is a small amount of potato. :) (And very easy to chew, at that!)

Re: Names for fries

2003-03-14 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/14/2003 1:55:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, Tater Tots do look like little miniature barrels of oil. I mentioned this back to the list I got the fry names from. Someone suggested they be called

The Ning Nang Nong. Re MUD and story idea.

2003-03-14 Thread Medievalbk
I suggested in MUD that if a river is discovered on the planet the high school students are moved to, it should be named The Ning Nang Nong. [Search through Brin's webpage. You'll find the reference.] Here's the original poem for the Milligan uninitiated. On the Ning Nang Nong Where the Cows

Re: Relief

2003-03-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/13/03 12:14:26 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for talking of relief, I've spent this morning the five worst minutes of my life between the time I've received a phone call telling me that my daughter had been

Re: brin: Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/13/2003 2:12:25 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yeah. So long as it is VERY bad. But it makes you sigh. The number of stupid producers appears to be nearly infinite. Thanks, all. db It can't be an infinite number or those monkeys

Re: SCOUTED: Proposal Made for 14 Solar Planets

2003-03-12 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/12/2003 9:34:04 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ask any kid how many planets are in our solar system, and you'll get a firm answer: nine. But knock on a few doors in Berkeley's astronomy department, and you'll hear, amid the hemming and hawing,

Re: Iran's Nuclear Threat

2003-03-11 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/11/2003 6:03:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Erik Reuter wrote: You claimed that directly attacking terrorist killers is a bad idea I think so. Terrorist killers should be praised, not attacked Alberto Monteiro

Re: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-11 Thread Medievalbk
(4) Mel Brooks would laugh at it. In To Be Or Not To Be, he did play a 'wipe out the Jews' game and out finessed the Nazis. It's all how you look at it, and some people shouldn't look when warned. William Taylor - Debbi or naughty Debbi? I aint a quisling.

Re: Iran's Nuclear Threat

2003-03-10 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/10/03 10:39:09 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: And the Roman Empire was much more democratic than the USA Empire: anyone from any province could become the Roman Emperor duck Alberto Monteiro I know a horse once became a Senator, but I

Horses.

2003-03-10 Thread Medievalbk
A Day at the Races. Black Beauty. National Velvet. My Friend Flicka. Spirit. Mr. Ed. ...and I never even got to mention Debbi William Taylor -- Anything but another sheriff message. ___

Re: Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt

2003-03-08 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/8/2003 6:47:10 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You are the only one making ad hominims here. But he's not alone. Our good Dr. Brin has been trying to sell more greens, reds, greys, and ivories in his nov oh, excuse me. That's an ad

Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-08 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/8/2003 6:41:42 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just saw a TV ad for this new movie THE CORE. And I'm afraid I now see more similarities with EARTH than I did the first time a synopsis came out. I know nothing other than that a space shuttle

Re: BRIN: Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-08 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/8/2003 8:13:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok, folks, but unless you put the brin: in the subject line, He will *not* read the replies I suggest reposting everything with the brin: in the subject line Alberto Monteiro I would

Re: BRIN: Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-08 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/8/2003 8:41:18 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But I never thought there was anything wrong with those similarities. Certainly nothing worth complaining about. Good ideas have a way of repeating themselves... And any good idea can turn into a

Re: Whoops!

2003-03-07 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/7/03 8:11:03 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wal-Mart goofed on their webpage about The Hobbit. Someone mirrored it before it was taken down. http://fark.froggynet.com/~froggy/walmarthobbit.jpg If you're looking for a chuckle, this might do

Re: Spilled Perfuming at the mouth

2003-03-03 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/3/2003 1:43:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Debbi And it burns, burns, burns - the ring of fire, the ring of fire! [I had no idea that Johnny Cash was a Tolkien fan... ;) ] I like The Goodies take on it all: I love to hear a dog in pain,

Re: brin: it's 3-3-3, in 4-4-4 it will be 7-7-7

2003-03-03 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/3/2003 7:11:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My vote for which author I'd like to see for each setting: Bear: _Starship Troopers_ Brin: _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ Benford: _Stranger in a Strange Land_ Heh! Cute idea. But

Re: br!n: it's 3-3-3, in 4-4-4 it will be 7-7-7

2003-03-03 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/3/2003 7:33:12 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's always interesting to see what suggestions for novels are posted by other list members. It offers an interesting insight into their personalities. Well, you know my suggestions for

Re: br!n: it's 3-3-3, in 4-4-4 it will be 7-7-7

2003-03-03 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/3/2003 8:37:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm not much for fannish stuff, but what I would consider to be fun would be a thread where we make up punnish chapter titles a la Kiln People. Or like Groo we could have secret messages in every

Re: UNO

2003-03-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 3/1/2003 9:24:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, in Portuguese it is ONU. [and NATO is OTAN, USA is EUA, SSSR was URRS, etc] So USA is Euuu, ah? to a part of the world. No wonder we're not liked. And of course Urrs smell bad to most humans.

Re: Question for Dutch members

2003-02-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/26/03 8:03:15 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the 80 years war (...) Which war is that? A 50 year extension of the 30 Years War, or a 20 year truce in the 100 Years War? :-) It's this little rebellion the netherlanders had against friendly

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Medievalbk
When DS9 ended, Ron Moore moved on to Voyager, and he tried to make some changes and add new ideas, so they booted him. I think those are the reasons why the ST franchise is dying. As I stated before, Moore's Dyson Sphere + 1000 identical Enterprises should have been the

Re: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns IraqIt Faces ...

2003-02-25 Thread Medievalbk
Girding myself to see Gods and Generals. Save yourself, its awful, darn awful. But will the Disney remake of the Alamo be worse? William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The even further decline of the Sci-Fi channel....

2003-02-21 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/21/2003 6:50:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Although The Cockatoo might be a good name for a gay bar. :) Somehow, The Gay Cockatoo seems to flow even better . . . The bar's motto: A bird in the hand has very little meaning. or

Any Finnish list members?

2003-02-21 Thread Medievalbk
Two books I bought on $2.50 a bag day are Finnish. That much I can figure out. But InterTran comes up blank when I try to put in the titles. Is that an e or a r? An s or a f? No big loss if I can't list them. William Taylor Vilyehm Teighlore

Anyone have a Boskone Brin report?

2003-02-18 Thread Medievalbk
I doubt that the Hoon-viagra song was actually sung at the filk gathering. But does anyone have any news as to what transpired, was admired, or had expired? William Taylor - Jijo the lilacs, oh! ___

Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-18 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/18/2003 6:23:20 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie soundtrack? Least favorite: Andromeda Strain. And hexagonal CDs are such a pain Favorite? Rashomon. How's that for an

Re: Spin-off shows and resurrected actors

2003-02-17 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/17/2003 4:26:42 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Unsure if this was mentioned already, but Rene Auburjonois was in an episode of Enterprise last season as was Phillips. If I ever went to a Star Trek convention, I would want to present Rene with

Re: Spin-off shows and resurrected actors

2003-02-17 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/17/2003 11:21:32 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've always wanted to bow dough de Odo. Great, now you've got me singing Wichester Cathedral over and over in my head. 8^) Winchester Repeater You're needed in town Some birds have invaded

A visual representation of a Brin-L flame war

2003-02-17 Thread Medievalbk
A HREF=http://www.confound.com/videos/animations/pictureframe.php; http://www.confound.com/videos/animations/pictureframe.php/A [Well, actually it was posted on alt.fan.goons] William Taylor - Make it stop! ___

Re: Let's hit the French where it hurts....

2003-02-16 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/16/03 9:49:49 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ban French wine? Yeah, right, that'll work. I think the USA tried to do this with alchool a century ago, and with cocaine for the past 50 or so years - with little success Alberto Monteiro

Re: snowstorm in the Midwest

2003-02-16 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/16/2003 5:19:32 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone else stuck at home in this snowstorm? ...as I'm sitting here in short pants and a tee shirt. Oh well, I'll get the heat in July etc. William Taylor

Joe Millionaire prefers sleeping with the butler

2003-02-16 Thread Medievalbk
so damn tired of reality programming promos. And because no one seems to have the guts to regulate them, the in program promos are now taking up a full third of the screen. Halfway's probably not far behind. William Taylor - No good deed goes unplagerized.

Re: test

2003-02-15 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/15/2003 7:19:20 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Again.. Sent several e-mails today. None appeared. George A I've gotten 2 copies of some messages. Maybe there's an attempt to even things out? William Taylor - This message

Re: How do you feel about fan fictions?

2003-02-14 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/13/2003 9:44:24 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I generally dislike them, but every once in a while I get a link to one that manages to *not* make me want to bathe my brain in acid by the end. I understand a labor of love, but it still amazes

Re: Blue Man Group and LEAD or PVC

2003-02-14 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/14/2003 8:17:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [And we have a plumber on the list as I recall.] I'm the only one I remember saying he's a plumber. That's a high energy physics term for experimentalist. The blue collar connotations are a

Re: Blue Man Group and LEAD or PVC

2003-02-14 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/14/2003 11:16:03 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK, now explain copper pipes. :) Its reproduction for artificial intelligences: Computer Optimized Process Placement for Extensive Reproduction Dan M. Curses! Outdone by the

Re: Blue Man Group and LEAD or PVC

2003-02-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/13/2003 5:17:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: They do some pretty great music using an assortment of twisted PVC pipe sections, amongst other things. I suggested a long time ago to our good Dr. Brin that he do an additional classification

Re: The Decline of the American Sitcom ( Was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL)

2003-02-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/13/2003 11:03:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: spun off from AitF Which was a rewrite of UK's Till Death Do Us Part. So the title to this string of messages may not be totally correct. William Taylor - Some people even think

Re: Sick Nick update

2003-02-12 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/12/2003 2:38:37 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not a patch on Sedona, AZ, though...? So that's how the groove in Slide Rock was formed! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Oh Yeah!

2003-02-12 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/12/03 5:42:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (1) They have to warm up to play those things properly? They have to warm the pipes up. As more warm, moist air comes into the pipes from the bag, the pipes get warmer and expand somewhat, which

Re: Oh Yeah!

2003-02-12 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/12/03 6:23:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hoffnung did bagpipes? If I remember correctly, PDQ Bach did the bit about pulling apart the bagpipes and only using the mouthpiece. Hoffnung Festival had a piece that included bagpipes and an

Re: Oh Yeah!

2003-02-12 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/12/2003 6:41:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, I *know* that he did that with double reeds and with trumpet mouthpiece. And Hoffnung took the trumpet mouthpiece and stuck it on 20 feet of garden hose. That bit is on the video that I also

Re: Sick Nick update

2003-02-11 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/11/03 5:44:26 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm a lot more yucky feeling and tired today than I would have expected. This certainly hasn't been a steady upward recovery. More of an upward roller-coaster. Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts.

Re: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright

2003-02-10 Thread Medievalbk
Archive this message. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Chapter by Chapter summary/discussion of a different Brin book?

2003-02-09 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/9/2003 5:47:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: one of the Gor books Chapter by chapter summary? Do you mean... Chapter one: Indroduction to crap. Chapter two: more crap. Chapter three: perverted crap. And so on... William Taylor

Re: Brin: Condolences

2003-02-09 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/9/2003 10:13:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It took me some Googling to find, but...my goodness! Condolences and blessings for you and your family. I had thought that I had missed a message, as I've been reading only about 20% of the

Breda in Oorlog 1939-1945. And the rest of the booksale...

2003-02-09 Thread Medievalbk
Breda in Oorlog 1939-1945. Oorlog en Bevrijding in Woord en Beeld just a title of one of the books I picked up Sat.[Knowing someone here can read it.] 550,000 books was the estimate. Up 11% from last year. I pulled into the lot to the side of the Arizona State Fairgrounds at 3:45PM

Re: Scouted: LOONEY ALERT

2003-02-06 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/6/2003 6:51:56 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Ronn! Blankenship writes: As Dave Barry would say: I am _not_ making this up Who stold the line from Anna Russell. William Taylor - Who she stold it from I don't know.

Re: Sick Nick

2003-02-06 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/6/2003 6:04:33 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Deborah wrote The Pellet With The Poison's In The Flagon With The Dragon Maru You laid awake at night to think that one up didn't you? ;-) Gary As I was going to write:

Re: The U.S. of E.

2003-02-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/5/2003 11:25:18 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not Mexico? What if the Mexicans that live in the occupied territories start an intifada? Alberto Monteiro Intifaheta is more likely. And I thought the discovery of monopoles would be a

Practice safe shuttle with a rubber.

2003-02-03 Thread Medievalbk
If the tiles are fragile on the way up, but not needed until the way down, why not keep them covered until needed. A front page newspaper story states that NASA is getting a lot of Armageddon type solutions. This is probably just one more William Taylor

Death to Sysbath-Finorc!

2003-02-03 Thread Medievalbk
Jennifer is not playing fair. Rational thought is not a part of the NationStates. The police cameras and gun control issues were the last straw. The answers to the issues seem to be written so that you have to be a fool to not answer the way someone wants you to answer. Death to Big Sister.

Re: Pay no mind to reminders from test list

2003-02-03 Thread Medievalbk
Subject: Re: Pay no mind to reminders from test list If you don't mind, this is a non-miner post-minor's minor remedial reminder to remind you that I am paying no mind to the aforementioned reminder. Which, I believe, exists just on the left hand side of China. See what I mean? William

Re: SCOUTED: What form of poetry are you?

2003-02-02 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/2/2003 8:47:53 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am heroic couplets; most precise And fond of order. Planned and structured. Nice. I know, of course, just what I want; I know, As well, what I will do to make it so. This doesn't mean that I

Re: eBay \ Columbia shuttle feeding frenzy begins....

2003-02-02 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/2/2003 10:11:23 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Looks like the eBay feeding frenzy has begun. As I said it would yesterday in the title tat no one has been changing. The one listing claiming to be selling a part was closed down. Prosecute if it

Re: Slightly unusual book suggestion request

2003-02-02 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/2/2003 1:33:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BTW, has anyone ever been edified by a visit to the Gor IRC chatrooms? Its ugly, really ugly. You mean you can see the chainmaile bikinis through your modem?

Re: eBay \ Columbia shuttle feeding frenzy begins....

2003-02-02 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/2/2003 5:53:36 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So what was it? Nothing but a message calling the sellers greedy ghouls. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: SCOUTED: What form of poetry are you?

2003-02-02 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/2/2003 5:14:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't need no stinkin' test to know I'm probably a bathroom limerick . . . ::immediately puts a cover over the bucket:: ___

First words on Mars

2003-02-02 Thread Medievalbk
Get that friggen camera outta my face ya damn idjit robot. I think the shuttle disaster makes this line even more probable. Man stays in space only in earth orbit for another 20 years as computers and robotics advance. And Jerry Pournelle's words become true. William Taylor

Re: Shuttle lost?

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/1/2003 7:30:26 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was just watching CNN's live coverage of Columbia landing. They've lost constact with the Orbiter and have some footage from Texas showing multiple trails. It looks bad, like it's broken into three

Re: Shuttle down

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
ABC is now covering. Fox and CBS are still cartoons. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Shuttle down

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/1/2003 7:52:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ABC is now covering. Fox and CBS are still cartoons. CBS is now covering and I turned away from them in disgust due to their reporter. William Taylor

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
NASA is warning people not to go near any pieces if found. There are enough people that believe in themselves more than civilization that NASA should also warn eBay that any pieces put up for auction will be confiscated, and the attempted sellers will be prosecuted. William Taylor

Re: Shuttle down

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/1/2003 8:49:36 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Damn it. I'm not joking here, what are the chances that a world leader will make an unfathomably horrible comment. That news people will rush out to get the streets' reaction to this tragedy?

Re: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke

2003-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/1/2003 9:35:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: RE: Shuttle down pessimism, reality, and not a joke This title refered to ebay, and it would be nice to change it a bit now. ___

Re: Euro law: Pigs need toys

2003-01-30 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/30/2003 7:36:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As a practice it doesnt strike me as silly at all. As legislation it seems quite silly, especially when you visualise a man in a suit sporting a pig toy inspection badge. Rather than a badge, would

Book total so far, Steve. Re MUD conversation.

2003-01-30 Thread Medievalbk
Concluding the numbers I was running on MUD Wed., Total new book listings since Sat. 390 (So I bought about 430 books.) Sales price $4,449.50 (And Amazon, 4 for$125.00) My cost $125

Re: Euro law: Pigs need toys

2003-01-30 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/30/2003 9:11:17 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What sort of a ball would be good to give a goat?) Something non-toxic and bigger than their mouth, but not just big enough to get stuck in their horns. What was the name of that Mad Magazine game

Re: We Want Your Online Pig Dating Bush Stories...

2003-01-30 Thread Medievalbk
Worst cross post title ever? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: upstream censorship: AOL

2003-01-29 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/29/03 10:43:08 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heck, where I live in St. Louis there's really only 1 option for broadband for a household. Ah. St. Louis. This I did not know. Back when I was traveling cross country, I always left St. Louis off

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
That was a survey of teenage TV adicts. Let's do our own survey: Top 10 non-sentient SF creatures. 1. Black Destroyer [questionable as to non sentient?] 2. Hurkle 3. Grampa [sp? floating raft] 4. 5. 6. Tribbles 7. 8. 9. Damnthing 10. Fill in, comment, and rant. Anything to Buff out

Re: Book query

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
Re: Book query Change the title. I keep thinking I've got a customer. Last Sat was the Phoenix Lib. sale. They had so much pulled that they priced all the 800s at 25 cents each. I just sold Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton: a Reference Guide for $30. William Taylor

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/28/2003 4:32:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Favorite characters: Jean-Luc Picard Fiben Bolger I can never think of Fiben Bolger without thinking of Fatty Bolger. William Taylor - If at a SF convention, someone yells, We

Re: Book query

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/28/2003 4:47:41 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Didja read the whole original L3 Texas authors post yesterday? I'm waiting to hear from you. ;) Julia I don't really do fiction as a bookseller. I know nothing, nothing I remember the

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/28/2003 6:22:11 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wait.. does Shatner's hairpiece count as a sentient being? ;-) If it was, it would have run away screaming decades ago. 11. WhoJust to add some very young reader science fiction. 12. The

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/28/2003 8:38:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wait.. does Shatner's hairpiece count as a sentient being? ;-) No, because it would have committed suicide years ago, I'm sure. :P (Or maybe it's a different hairpiece every month. Who

A commercial rip off

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
Now that ABC is doing a rip off, I may as wll join in as well. Do you read Brin because he's Less pretentious? or Reads great? William Taylor - Time to make the Traeki ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: A commercial rip off

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2003 3:47:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone up for saying Less pretentious and having a cat fight? Julia who's going to go turn on the TV soon, after she checks the directions on the frozen thing she'll be cooking for dinner,

Re: First real post - Hugo Noms

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2003 4:22:14 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Try www.abebooks.com which is linked to addall.com/used, which also has alibris and powells and I took my books off of ABE as Alibris works on payment to them only on what sells. William

Re: An Ebay question (was Re: First real post - Hugo Noms)

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2003 5:51:21 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Never on Ebay, but I've bought and sold quite a few used books on Amazon with no problems except for a padded envelope that arrived empty at the buyer's. I started always using Mylar after

Re: An Ebay question (was Re: First real post - Hugo Noms)

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2003 7:02:24 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nick I never use an envelope, period. Even padded, they offer zero protection for a book unless you also insert a piece of cardboard 2 inches longer and wider than the book, with the

Re: Suuuuuuuuper Bowl

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2003 8:34:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Let us all drop on bended knee and bow our heads in the direction of Tampa Bay. To do so, for about a fifth of the US population, guess what would be pointing towards Oakland. You give me a knee

Re: An Ebay question (was Re: First real post - Hugo Noms)

2003-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2003 9:50:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe one day when I have more disposable income, I'll get her that first edition; for now it'll probably have to wait. I'd rather have the light bulb that was mistakenly left in the lamppost

Re: First real post - Hugo Noms

2003-01-25 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/25/2003 1:19:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Haven't found a copy yet short of paying $20 for a paperback at amazon.uk. Which I intend to do shortly if I don't find a copy soon. Mr. Taylor? Doug Huh er ah? I just got back

Re: First real post - Hugo Noms

2003-01-24 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/24/2003 9:00:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just trying to get a feel from the list. I'd keep your legs crossed when you type that. No pun goes out tended with this grop.er group. William Taylor -- What are all these

Re: Whoops!!

2003-01-24 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/24/2003 9:17:50 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, looks like we had a totally unintended break from brin-l for the last 10 or 12 hours. Those of you experiencing significant withdrawl symptoms may now relieve yourselves. You do and you

Re: First real post - Gubru Noms de plume

2003-01-24 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/24/2003 9:35:38 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was told that He said (at some long-ago time in the beginning of list-time) that All is Brin. All...all..all..h. A naturalist's Ode To Uplift. All things bright and beautiful

Re: First real post - Hugo Noms

2003-01-24 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/24/2003 10:22:26 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh yeah, I forgot to mention (thanks Debbi!) that I have a somewhat personal obsession with seeing Brin-creations on Iron Chef. To wit: Tandu Teriyaki Gubru Goulash Juicy Jophur Julienne

Re: Scouted: DON'T feed the Orangutans BRUSSEL SPROUTS!

2003-01-21 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/21/03 8:24:09 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Pong? An unpleasant smell or stink, according to the OED. Julia There's nothing wrong with a good old British pong Sideways through the sewers of the Strand on a Sunday afternoon [Just

Re: Psst. Hey Buddy. Wanna buy the Dodgers?

2003-01-21 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/21/03 12:40:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: News Corp. is said to want more than $400 million for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the ballclub's stadium What if the Buyer's a vegetarian? The horror, the horror. William Taylor --

Re: Now I know I am a Netizen!

2003-01-21 Thread Medievalbk
JAJA YERIMA Any relationship to Binks? Mesa gonna give yousa muey muey moola. William Taylor -- There's a plan to the Tandu that can do you in. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Now I know I am a Netizen!

2003-01-21 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/21/2003 9:17:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Haha, I got one of these a while ago and actually responded (from a little used e-mail address) with the intent to screw with them as much as possible. After a little reply that was a little over

Re: Caricaturist Al Hirschfeld dies at age 99

2003-01-20 Thread Medievalbk
Ten years ago or so, when the net was new, I sold a copy of Manhattan Oases for $100. The cheepest copy on addall.com tonight is $600 William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: About My Copyright Notice

2003-01-19 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/19/2003 11:24:15 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't WTG hold the copyright for William as a stand alone name on this list? I don't think so. I hope not. Because that would set a precedent for another

Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-19 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/19/03 6:17:09 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: '60s vintage TV drama. Ben Casey was an MD. Ever heard of Dr. Kildare? Ben Casey was a neurosurgeon ___ Oops, sorry Doc. In my defense, I've never watched it

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