Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Russell Chapman
Jon Gabriel wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone an opinion on which is a better option: leasing or buying a car? Gosh - so many variables... How long do you expect to keep it Are you self-employed/contractor/salaried How many miles do you travel a year What sort of car you're after (depreciation

Re: Challenge: 80's Lyrics Quiz

2003-11-26 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 10:22 PM 11/21/2003 -0500, you wrote: Kind of long, and my score was embarrassingly low...but fun. http://www.yetanotherdot.com/asp/80s.html I don't remember my score ;-( I think it was 70, cause he took 30 off and called me a yuppie. Kevin T. - VRWC

D.J.

2003-11-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
D. J. passed away in my arms about 6 pm last night. Apparently cats can indeed develop complications at the injection site from the feline leukemia vaccine even two or three years after the shots were stopped because about 1 cat in 10,000 or so will develop cancer at the injection site.

Re: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:17 PM 11/25/03 -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote: Ronn wrote: Mary Turner, a radio DJ in Lansing, Mich., who is auctioning off a bottle for charity, has sampled the drink and warns that it's not for the faint of stomach: If you roasted a turkey and mashed potatoes, put it in a blender,

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Ray Ludenia
Russell Chapman wrote: I highly recommend the 2004 GTO :-) Go Monaro! Regards, Ray. (Taking Nick's advice and trying a posting to the list) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Gary Nunn
SEATTLE - A new Turkey and Gravy Soda tastes, well, pretty much like you would imagine. But that's not stopping people from buying it. Bidding on eBay is up to $75 for a case of this sludge! http://tinyurl.com/wmef If the URL doesn't work, go to eBay and search for turkey soda

SCOUTED: News for motorcyclists . . .

2003-11-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Now that the new Indian Motorcycle Company has declared itself out of business, the Johnson Outboard Motor company has stepped up to take Indian's place in competing with Harley-Davidson. At a press conference earlier this week, the CEO of Johnson Marine, makers of Johnson outboard marine

RE: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 06:55 AM 11/26/03 -0500, Gary Nunn wrote: If the URL doesn't work, go to eBay and search for turkey soda Remember: you are what you eat. (Or drink.) Then I'm fruity this morning. (Blueberry muffins and juice.) Julia

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Michael Harney
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jon Gabriel wrote: I don't remember the volumn on the list ever being quite this low. Is it related to the server problems or is everyone gone or busy? Well, the last interruption was only 30 minutes long, I later realized. I sure hope that the

Crazy

2003-11-26 Thread William T Goodall
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns4425 Cash dispensing ATMs belonging to two US financial institutions were shut down when the computer worm Welchia invaded their embedded Windows XP operating systems in August. Diebold, the Ohio-based company that makes the machines, revealed

Re: Buying cars, was Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:55 AM 11/26/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: If you let people know what your situation is as far as what, exactly, you need the car *for*, better advice could be offered. And if the answer is I need it *for* a price I can afford, which seems to be significantly less than what anyone is

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Jon Gabriel wrote: Out of curiosity, has anyone an opinion on which is a better option: leasing or buying a car? Buying, taking very good care of it, and replacing it no sooner than 8 years after the original purchase, unless your job

Re: Buying cars, was Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:55 AM 11/26/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: If you let people know what your situation is as far as what, exactly, you need the car *for*, better advice could be offered. And if the answer is I need it *for* a price I can afford,

Re: Buying cars, was Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:06 AM 11/26/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:55 AM 11/26/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: If you let people know what your situation is as far as what, exactly, you need the car *for*, better advice could be offered. And if the

RE: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Reggie Bautista
Ronn! wrote: Remember: you are what you eat. (Or drink.) Anyone on the list eat haggis? Reggie Bautista Happy Thanksgiving Maru _ Is there a gadget-lover on your gift list? MSN Shopping has lined up some good bets!

RE: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Horn, John
From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Perhaps it's just the upcoming U.S. holiday. Let's see if this gets through... Happy Thanksgiving to all! Even you foreign types... grin - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: D.J.

2003-11-26 Thread Reggie Bautista
Ronn! wrote: D. J. passed away in my arms about 6 pm last night. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. We just lost our hamster, Gingerbread Cinnamon Muad'dib (aka Ginger, aka Hamsterface, aka Hamsterperson). She had been losing some hair on her flanks and gaining weight, and we (and our vet)

Re: snarkyness on the edge of town

2003-11-26 Thread Reggie Bautista
Kevin Tarr wrote: When I was studying lasers, our lab had a pumped laser which could excite a variety of materials. We had a dye of some sort which was putting out a blue/green beam. It would put a hole in a thin sheet of metal. But it was more interesting that it produced a humming as it cut

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Russell Chapman
Erik Reuter wrote: Leasing saves me about USD8,000 per year over buying, but it's not always going to be that way... Wow! I'd like to hear the details about why that is the case. Are you driving 60K miles a year? Some unusual tax situation? Not that many, but a fair bit (that many kilometres).

Re: D.J.

2003-11-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Ronn wrote: D. J. passed away in my arms about 6 pm last night. Apparently cats can indeed develop complications at the injection site from the feline leukemia vaccine even two or three years after the shots were stopped because about 1 cat in 10,000 or so will develop cancer at the

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Erik Reuter
On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 09:09:20AM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: Not that many, but a fair bit (that many kilometres). I'm leasing over USD100,000 worth of automobile, Wow again! What kind of vehicle is it? -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/

Timeline other movies - no spoilers

2003-11-26 Thread Gary Nunn
I saw Michael Crichton's 'Timeline tonight. I was pleasantly surprised. It has been a few years since I read the book, but the movie seems to be reasonably faithful to the original storyline. There were some annoyances - like them posing some questions that were never answered, but otherwise it

Re: Timeline other movies - no spoilers

2003-11-26 Thread Damon Agretto
I saw Michael Crichton's 'Timeline tonight. I was pleasantly surprised. It has been a few years since I read the book, but the movie seems to be reasonably faithful to the original storyline. There were some annoyances - like them posing some questions that were never answered, but

Re: D.J.

2003-11-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: D. J. passed away in my arms about 6 pm last night. Apparently cats can indeed develop complications at the injection site from the feline leukemia vaccine even two or three years after the shots were stopped because about 1 cat in 10,000

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Russell Chapman
Erik Reuter wrote: On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 09:09:20AM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: I'm leasing over USD100,000 worth of automobile, Wow again! What kind of vehicle is it? Cheating Mr Tax man again... It's actually 2, but run through the trust as one. The older one is here:

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Erik Reuter
On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 12:33:29PM +1000, Russell Chapman wrote: (the photo taken in the garage shows what the 2004 GTO looked like in Australia in 2001) Oh, 2 cars. But still, I didn't know those cost $50K. -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/

RE: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:09 PM 11/26/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote: Ronn! wrote: Remember: you are what you eat. (Or drink.) Anyone on the list eat haggis? Would that make that person a hag? Reggie Bautista Happy Thanksgiving Maru Me Too Maru -- Ronn! :)

Re: Timeline other movies - no spoilers

2003-11-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Damon wrote: I saw Michael Crichton's 'Timeline tonight. I was pleasantly surprised. It has been a few years since I read the book, but the movie seems to be reasonably faithful to the original storyline. There were some annoyances - like them posing some questions that were never answered, but

Re: Timeline other movies - no spoilers

2003-11-26 Thread David Hobby
Damon Agretto wrote: I saw Michael Crichton's 'Timeline tonight. I was pleasantly surprised. It has been a few years since I read the book, but the movie seems to be reasonably faithful to the original storyline. There were some annoyances - like them posing some questions that

Re: Timeline other movies - no spoilers

2003-11-26 Thread Damon Agretto
I read the book a ways back and thought it was pretty hoaky, but I don't remember exactly why. I read the book too and found it pretty unconvincing. Having studied history, and indeed making the Hundred years War a particular specialty, at no point in reading the book was I convinced that I

Re: [ADMIN] Another dang interruption

2003-11-26 Thread Russell Chapman
Erik Reuter wrote: Oh, 2 cars. But still, I didn't know those cost $50K. The Clubsport R8 (the black one) with fitted options was just over AUD80K/USD56K and the 4WD was almost 70K/49K. You can buy a similar car with a detuned version of the Corvette motor for about AUD43K/USD30K, but the R8

Re: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Urrrp! is exactly what I think I would do if I drank one . . . losing not just my appetite, but returning the drink mostly unused (dunno if it would be improved by the experience) . . . I wasn't sure that Urrp! wasn't a satisfied burp . 8^) GSV They Didn't Say For Sure

Re: Urrrp!

2003-11-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
I wrote: Ferment it. M Turkey beer. -- Doug ROU Goble Goble Turkey with a British accent? -- Doug GCU Damn I can spell (fifth grade level class) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l