At 08:40 27-09-2002 -0500, Marvin Long wrote:
> > To plagiarize my favorite haggis commercial:
> > "You're a wicked, wicked man!"
>
>I wish I got haggis commercials where I live.
If you like haggis, then this is the place to be:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Northeast/09/26/offbeat.haggis.king.ap/
--- "Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
> > To plagiarize my favorite haggis commercial:
> > "You're a wicked, wicked man!"
>
> I wish I got haggis commercials where I live.
Actually, it was a commercial for the Qwest Dex Yellow
Pages, but in it these two little Scottish ladies wh
> -Original Message-
> From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 06:28 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> > From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL P
> -Original Message-
> From: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 04:24 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> Jeff said:
> > Yes, yes, I spoke in ha
"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > Ooo! Ooo! Do you take VISA? :)
> >
>
> I can only accept payment in charbroiled chicken-hearts.
Darn, they're so small they fall through the grill rack.
Ah, well
(Plus there's the little issue of the grill
On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Deborah Harrell wrote:
> ROTFLOL!
> Just picturing Barnaby (or was it Barnabus? That was
> a _long_ time ago!) and Spike having a conversation...
> I never watched 'Blossom' but I presume it's about a
> cute/spunky-yet-innocent girl?
Typical teen-age coming-of-age sitcom, y
On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Julia Thompson wrote:
> Ooo! Ooo! Do you take VISA? :)
>
I can only accept payment in charbroiled chicken-hearts.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, & Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA)
"Two bits, four bits, six bits, a peso. If you're for Zorro,
stand up
At 08:31 27-09-2002 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
>So, if I'm going to write a 1-line reply, all I have to do is create a
>disclaimer admitting to the fact, and that has me covered? :)
Technically speaking -- yes.
Of course, we might then scold you for wasting bandwidth... :-)
Jeroen "Life
"J. van Baardwijk" wrote:
>
> At 16:32 26-09-2002 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> >Ooo! Ooo! Do you take VISA? :)
> >
> >(Yes, that's a one-line reply. Marvin is glib enough for both of us
> >today.)
>
> Technically, that comment made it into a multiple-line reply.
>
> Which is all the be
At 16:32 26-09-2002 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
>Ooo! Ooo! Do you take VISA? :)
>
>(Yes, that's a one-line reply. Marvin is glib enough for both of us
>today.)
Technically, that comment made it into a multiple-line reply.
Which is all the better for you, because now we will not have to lau
At 08:47 26-09-2002 -0700, Jeffrey Miller wrote:
> > If you dislike this place so much, why are you still here?
> > Nobody is forcing you to stay around, you are free to leave
> > whenever you want.
>
>What, isn't there space for another doormat? ;)
Well, we already got one on the inside -- mayb
Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>Transparency? As in, people peeping in through the front window to see
>what I'm watching on TV in the livingroom? :)
>
I bet you are *not* seeing anything worse than what is exactly
now in my TV: Hercules, played by Lou Ferrigno (!!!)
Alberto Monteiro
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> From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The Fool wrote:
>
> > Goto startrek.com and find the listing (under information). I don't
have
> > a upn, but I still get it (from a wb, previously from a fox).
>
> I'm guessing you live in a fair-sized city, or receive broadcasts from
> one, or sha
> From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
> >
> >Julia, can I "ding" Jeffrey because he doesn't like "Buffy"? *grin*
> >
> I think we should make a list of "you must like" and "you must
> hate" TV shows. Maybe one violation can be tolerated, but
> two is reason for s
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>
> Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
> >
> >Julia, can I "ding" Jeffrey because he doesn't like "Buffy"? *grin*
> >
> I think we should make a list of "you must like" and "you must
> hate" TV shows. Maybe one violation can be tolerated, but
> two is reason for summary expusion fro
The Fool wrote:
> Goto startrek.com and find the listing (under information). I don't have
> a upn, but I still get it (from a wb, previously from a fox).
I'm guessing you live in a fair-sized city, or receive broadcasts from
one, or share a cable TV system with one.
The nearest city listed is
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
>
>Julia, can I "ding" Jeffrey because he doesn't like "Buffy"? *grin*
>
I think we should make a list of "you must like" and "you must
hate" TV shows. Maybe one violation can be tolerated, but
two is reason for summary expusion from the list. All this based
on democracy
--- "Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
> It sounds to me like you need to expand your
> repetoire of snarky
> comebacks. For instance, when somebody asks you to
> explain why you don't
> watch Buffy, here are two excellent options.
>
> "I realize it's all a matter of taste, but why
> people would want to
> From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
>
> > Actually, I probably won't be doing much dinging at all, unless I can
> > ding for completely senseless things, as I'm feeling rather
Discordian
> > of late.
>
> Hail Eris?
>
> > I guess I could tape "Enterprise". W
"Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
> Actually, I probably won't be doing much dinging at all, unless I can
> ding for completely senseless things, as I'm feeling rather Discordian
> of late.
Hail Eris?
> I guess I could tape "Enterprise". When/what channel is it on? It
> manages to fall in my "don't
Julia wrote:
> > Julia, can I "ding" Jeffrey because he doesn't like "Buffy"?
*grin*
>
> Dunno. If my not giving a rat's *** about Buffy qualifies me for
> dinging under your criteria, then you'd have to ding both of us. (I
> never got into it early on and haven't had the time to try to get
into
"Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
>
> Jeff said:
> > Yes, yes, I spoke in haste and heat.. but dammit, I'm sick of 2
> things - being told OH-HOW-GREAT-_-IS, and being asked to
> provide a dissertation on why I dislike something; step off - not
> everything is reducable to a statistic.
>
> Well,
Jeff said:
> Yes, yes, I spoke in haste and heat.. but dammit, I'm sick of 2
things - being told OH-HOW-GREAT-_-IS, and being asked to
provide a dissertation on why I dislike something; step off - not
everything is reducable to a statistic.
Well, I'm sorry I asked. I was just curious as
"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
>
>
>
[snippage]
>
> The possibilities really are endless. And because one can't really hope
> to change the opinions or habits of others over the 'Net, the best defense
> is a powerful yet nuanced offense. That's why for the first time ever
> on-line I'm selling
On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
> Yes, yes, I spoke in haste and heat.. but dammit, I'm sick of 2 things - being told
>OH-HOW-GREAT-_-IS, and being asked to provide a dissertation on why I dislike
>something; step off - not everything is reducable to a statistic.
It sound
> -Original Message-
> From: Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:29 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> If yo
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht-
> Van: Miller, Jeffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Verzonden: woensdag 25 september 2002 19:33
> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Onderwerp: RE: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
> Yeah, what I /thought/ was a community that was open
> -Original Message-
> From: Marvin Long, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 05:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
>
> -Original Message-
> From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 05:09 PM
> To: BRIN-L
> Subject: Re: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> on 25/9/02 12:13 am, Miller, Jeffrey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] w
Kevin Tarr wrote:
>
>*To be fair, Heinlein used the western theme on his barely colonized
>worlds. But I don't think they will have a Diaspora of the magnitude they
>are talking about (is the whole galaxy now occupied by humans?)
>
In none of Heinlein Timelines the galaxy was occupied in 2002.
> > of course, that's just my opinion. :)
>
> And you are entitled to it! But it might be wise not to try
> justifying it in public without some better thought out reasons.
Typical. Don't agree with an opinion and call it unjustified.
What do you want, a dissertation on the magnitude of suckage
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
> The show stinks, and I'm tired of people trying to tell me how awful I am for
>acknowledging it.
If it makes you feel any better, the show does nothing for me either.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
ROU From Dusk Till Dawn, baby!
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on 25/9/02 12:13 am, Miller, Jeffrey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
>>> of course, that's just my opinion. :)
>>
>> And you are entitled to it! But it might be wise not to try
>> justifying it in public without some better thought out reasons.
>
> Typical. Don't agree with an opinion and ca
> > of course, that's just my opinion. :)
>
> And you are entitled to it! But it might be wise not to try
> justifying it in public without some better thought out reasons.
Typical. Don't agree with an opinion and call it unjustified.
What do you want, a dissertation on the magnitude of suc
on 24/9/02 5:11 pm, Miller, Jeffrey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> ymmv, but its nothing more than a show about pretty people being angsty. Throw
> a cast slightly less attractive into the show with less sexy clothing,
Just a suggestion, but maybe you need to get out more. 'Sexy clothing' ?
> cu
> -Original Message-
> From: Adam C. Lipscomb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 05:53 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> Jeffrey Miller wrote:
> > Matt Grimal
Jeffrey Miller wrote:
> Matt Grimaldi wrote:
> > "Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
> > >
> > > It's Joss Whedon's new series - SF on the surface, but
> > stuffed full of
> > > Western-ey Goodness.
> >
> > Including a train robbery :-)
>
> I'm sour on Joss Whedon's "genius" since he's also responsible for
> -Original Message-
> From: Matt Grimaldi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 10:46 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Brin-l] [TV] Anyone watch "Firefly"?
>
>
> "Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
> >
>
"Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
>
> It's Joss Whedon's new series - SF on the surface, but
> stuffed full of Western-ey Goodness.
Including a train robbery :-)
-- Matt
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Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
>
>It's Joss Whedon's new series - SF on the surface, but stuffed full of
>Western-ey Goodness.
>
Natalia forbade me to watch it, when she knew that it would replace
Dark Angel :-)
Alberto Monteiro
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Yep, I saw "Firefly."
Taped it too, and I'm gonna see it again right now. Maybe compose a review.
;-)
Kevin Street
PS: Hey, it's a new list! Time to catch up on the mail...
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It's Joss Whedon's new series - SF on the surface, but stuffed full of
Western-ey Goodness.
Well written, and the characters acted sensibly, for once. Like B5,
it's about human nature. Set about 500 years forward, after a period
of terraforming and expansion has spread humanity out across the
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