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2008-04-02 Thread Curtis Burisch
I loved that movie, I've seen it many times. Anyhoo -- 1. April Fools -- in my experience, this has always been strictly an until-midday affair. Fun, but come 12pm midday you come clean and apologise :) (where necessary :D ) 2. Zimbabwe. I'm from Zim, originally -- so the whole election thing ha

40 years ago . . .

2008-04-02 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
2 April 1968: the influential science-fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey," produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, had its world premiere in Washington ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Somebody deosn't like Brin-L

2008-04-02 Thread Rceeberger
On 4/2/2008 5:52:59 AM, Charlie Bell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On 02/04/2008, at 8:32 PM, Rceeberger wrote: > > > > On 4/1/2008 10:00:32 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Rceeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Apparently, one of our f

RE: April Fool's 2008

2008-04-02 Thread Rceeberger
On 4/2/2008 1:51:44 PM, Jim Sharkey ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Julia Thompson wrote: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2008 > >Highlights a "Ninjas vs. Pirates" Magic: The Gathering expansion > > I was terribly disappointed when I realized what day it was. I think > a Pirates vs. Ninj

RE: April Fool's 2008

2008-04-02 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 2 Apr 2008, Jim Sharkey wrote: > > Julia Thompson wrote: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2008 >> Highlights a "Ninjas vs. Pirates" Magic: The Gathering expansion > > I was terribly disappointed when I realized what day it was. I think > a Pirates vs. Ninjas duel set like thei

RE: April Fool's 2008

2008-04-02 Thread Jim Sharkey
Julia Thompson wrote: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2008 >Highlights a "Ninjas vs. Pirates" Magic: The Gathering expansion I was terribly disappointed when I realized what day it was. I think a Pirates vs. Ninjas duel set like their Elves vs. Goblins one would have been pretty kickass

Weekly Chat Reminder

2008-04-02 Thread William T Goodall
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over nine years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of regulars over th

Re: Somebody deosn't like Brin-L

2008-04-02 Thread Dave Land
On Apr 2, 2008, at 4:13 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: > (My husband's April Fool joke was informing some folks via the > internet > that he'd shaved his head. As his hair is down to his waist, some > folks > found this idea extremely distressing, pun not intended but I'll > let it > stand.) Pe

April Fool's 2008

2008-04-02 Thread Julia Thompson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1%2C_2008 Highlights include flying penguins, a "Ninjas vs. Pirates" Magic: The Gathering expansion, and YouTube RickRolling lots of people. And in not-a-prank-but-mistaken-for-one news, you can download "Still Alive" for Rock Band. (I had never heard "Still

Re: Somebody deosn't like Brin-L

2008-04-02 Thread Julia Thompson
On Wed, 2 Apr 2008, Charlie Bell wrote: > > On 02/04/2008, at 8:32 PM, Rceeberger wrote: >> >> On 4/1/2008 10:00:32 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Rceeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> Apparently, one of our former listmembers holds a

Re: Somebody deosn't like Brin-L

2008-04-02 Thread Charlie Bell
On 02/04/2008, at 8:32 PM, Rceeberger wrote: > > On 4/1/2008 10:00:32 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Rceeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> Apparently, one of our former listmembers holds a long standing >>> grudge. >>> http://www.youtube.c

Re: Somebody deosn't like Brin-L

2008-04-02 Thread Rceeberger
On 4/1/2008 10:00:32 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Rceeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Apparently, one of our former listmembers holds a long standing grudge. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI > > > > Yer goin' on moderation,