A Windows XP update popped up in the Windows toolbar in the same place where
Win updates have for years. It popped up from the MS shield toolbar icon (ie,
not a web ad)
There were two files, which after some hesitation, I green-lit. One was
KB972270 and a second one whose number I didn't
I got a call from Ah-Poo, aka Mike who sounded like he was from the Microsoft
branch office in Calcutta, warning me breathlessly that reports from their
servers detected a virus (wirus) had infected my computer! If I turned
control of my computer over to him, he assured me, he could clean my
Ponomusic ( https://ponomusic.force.com/ ) is a high def music project backed
by Neil Young. Its an inline lossless digital music player, due to ship Q1
2015 at $400 a pop. Their library is rather limited at the moment, but they
plan on expanding rapidly as more licensing agreements are
Nothing remarkable about the article, but I thought the headline was interesting
Florida State Senate Talks About Bubba Watson's Length
I hear he never carries anything less than a 3 wood into the bedroom
DBV
Florida state senate talks about Bubba Watson's length
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3. I won't be buying a new Mercedes for a while! Opening the new office is
exciting, scary, liberating and fun at the same time. But, my wife has named
herself CFO of Snook Law. So, I would guess no new Mercedes for a while! :)
I left my previous firm and started my own and I just couldn't
The wife, who is an X-Ray tech at the crosstown clinic, tried to process a 41
year old white male for a scan, but couldn't because he was dead.
It was the opinion of my highly trained spouse that, not only was he not
deceased, he was actually in pretty robust physical condition.
He got shuffled
Does anyone still use CB radios anymore?
I was thinking about our planned caravan to Indiana with three vehicles
(me driving our Big Red Van [BRV (tm)] towing our utility trailer, Shirley
driving our E320, and my brother driving a rental truck towing our
240D/3.0), and realized that cell phones
I have driven a 170S, and would consider them dangerous on a highway.
Practically a parade car.
I would love to have one, though.
Dan
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I understand the 170 engine was subcontracted out to Briggs Stratton and had
a pull start.
DBV, 40:1 oil-gas mixture information minister
Black Donor Sperm Mistakenly Sent to White Mom Jennifer Cramblett: Suit - NBC
News
Black Donor Sperm Mistakenly Sent to White Mom Jennif...
A white Ohio mom is suing a sperm bank for sending her vials from a black
donor, saying her biracial 2-year-old daughter will be
Perhaps, but only a vanishingly small number are murdered by people who are
legally entitled to possess a firearm. And more are killed by baseball bats
than long guns.
- Greg
My beloved Milwaukee Brewers are being murdered by baseball bats in front of
30,000+ witnesses
Dry nitrogen gas as an option to inflate premium tires (the places that have
beluga caviar in the waiting rooms) is used because
1) The gas contains no moisture, and
2) 100% Nitrogen replaces oxygen in air, and oxygen decays rubber over time,
thus at least extending tire life from within.
Nitrogen Tire Fill $89 on there.
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In that case, I've got about $10K worth of nitrogen just floating around in my
house. Who knew?
DBV, N2 is the new oil shale information minister
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Siri can suck it, she couldn't understand a word that I said no matter how
slowly I went.
- Curt
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Get with the program, privileged white man. Siri is programmed to only
understand broken English Indian or Spanish.
DBV
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I saw that he just updated the CL listing for it instead of creating a new
listing. Not a bright idea, as it will stay way, way down the list and not be
current. And he's asking $950, not $700 like he was earlier
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Thats a page from the Okie book of car salesmanship: If
Last night he bumps it, saying he's got to get it out of the driveway and he's
accepting reasonable offers.
I send him a PM and offer him $1800 with the offer good for 24 hours. After
all, it's a $2000 car in my market
No response. Something tells me I'm not going to get one.
Dan
My father-in-law has always been reluctant to talk about his wartime
service. This was due to the fact that he was a POW camp guard, and in his
mind not a worthy contribution to the war effort.
He's never really opened up about it at length, but we know that he guarded
German prisoners
I had a 124 with its up-down-up-down trunk mounted power antenna that could
pull in Chicago FM stations from 80 miles away like they were next door
Next in succession is my 210 E320 with its stupid wrapped around the windshield
antenna. The first thing I did in the new buggy was tune in the
I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm
looking for didn't fall out.
I am looking for a palm sized gizmo that hooks up to the OBD-II terminal under
the dash that monitors various engine telemetry -- instant MPG, cumulative MPG,
spark, timing, oil pressure,
We need someone to bring our country back from the broken society / deathbed.
Some may disagree, and personally I don't care, but Ronald Reagan brought us
back from Jimmy Carter. Now we need someone to bring us back from this equally
worthless Barack Obama. I don't know who it will be, but we
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:17 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote:
snip
If we get to the stage where everyone is on their tippy toes scared to
say or post stuff because someone may take mild offence, this list will
become pretty barren and soulless.
Every good list/forum needs to
Just for shats giggles, I, for the first time since buying the car 4 yrs ago,
put the spade key in the door instead of using electronic ingress as usual. It
fit but gave no inkling of turning / unlocking the car.
I confess testing the physical key in the door didn't occur to me @ time of
My favorite demonstration of torque is when you wake up in the morning with a
stiffy and you just have to go pee right now.
In order to hit the bowl you have to push it down with some force and this
lifts your heels off the floor, That is torque!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
... and it's Magoo, not McGoo.
Oy.
Dan
*Or, if you really want to get politically
incorrect about it, its Mistah Magloo, Mistah Magloo!
What was the Chinese guys name? I forget
DBV, oh Magoo, you've done it again information minister
Scene: Me signing out a bathroom pass to a high school student
ME (signing out pass) : What time is it?
GIRL (looks up at clock on wall) : 7:27
ME: Oh, 7:27 ? Do you know what a Boeing 727 is?
GIRL: No, I never scored that high, but I like bowling. I once had four
strikes in a row.
Anyone want to know who is the largest purveyor of porn in the world?
Rolf
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I read somewhere that America's porn output is larger than its defense budget.
Is this a great country or what?
DBV, stars and stripper pole stripes information minister
Re: discussions of crashed hard drives, what does the august body assembled
here think of carbonite--the $54.95 unlimited online data backup service?
DBV, inquiring mind wants to know information minister
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Windows XP back up, internet back up, but no sound. God though, it runs like
greased lightning. Google chrome is the schnizzle manizzle.
-- I have a Logitech X-230 speaker system. Looked up in Logitech website and
it has no drivers. This is the third computer its been plugged into and its
Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
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Any [antivirus] suggestions out there?
Linux. Mac OS X. No Microsoft anything on your machine.
-- Jim
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I am an old Mac man. My marriage to Windows is strictly of the shotgun
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
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On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Russ Williams rawil...@eatel.net wrote:
Becker Europa Radio
Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net
To:
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On Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:44:41 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I wonder what is wrong with it.
The listing says, AC works great blows ice cold air ...
No wonder.
Craig
My computer was attacked over the weekend by the most tenacious malware I have
seen to date. It locks down your computer--you can't open docurment, video,
IE, nothing--telling you your computer is infected and tries to direct you to a
fake antivirus site where if you buy their fake antivirus
E M pokieba...@gmail.com
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Just thinking out loud as I don't really know W126s, but the carpets aren't
wet after a drive, are they? They would dry pretty quick in this warm
weather, but then again, if any was leaking into the driver
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
Van Knutson wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10960230
Swedish motorist caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) in Switzerland could be
given a world-record speeding fine of SFr1.08m ($1m; £656,000), prosecutors
say.
To paraphrase Joe Walsh: My new
TE ban...@nc.rr.com
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Err parallel, not perpendicular
No, Tarek, you were right the first time. Rails can be parallel, but also have
positive or negative camber, which is perpendicularity or lack thereof.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10960230
Swedish motorist caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) in Switzerland could be
given a world-record speeding fine of SFr1.08m ($1m; £656,000), prosecutors say.
The 37-year-old, who has not been named, was clocked driving his Mercedes
sports car at
E M pokieba...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm in Ontario. While smoking isn't good for you, I doubt very much the odd
cigar will have any negative effect on longevity what so ever. As you say,
in moderation, it's all part of enjoying life.
I'm pretty sure cigars, or any tobacco products, are not
LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com
Nod to the north, Van. I had a Sprecker with my lunch today. Yum.
I hear that Harley is threatening to move production out of town. That should
be getting the locals worked up.
Dan who just got his monthly care package from Bernie's Fine Meats in Port
We have minimum beer and wine pricing here. I remember about 10 years or so
years ago, there was a local wine producing, offering a good wine for $3.50
or so a bottle. Gov said no no to that, much charge at least 7.50 or
whatever it was. It's not the greedy beer and wine producers, it's the gov
E M pokieba...@gmail.com
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I mentioned the $1.04 per litre. We have recently had yet ANOTHER tax added
to most things, including gas. To put it in perspective, when gas is now
$1.02 a litre, I jump on it and fill up, as that's somewhat of a
DBV wrote:
I dream of the day someone in the US has the stones to declare the embargo a
waste of time and open trade with the Commies.
What do you mean?
The commies are our largest debt owner - china is still communist, no?
mao
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I'll be impressed with the ChiComs
Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
They label the gas at my station here in Canada, and they also label the
cost breakdown of what you're paying per litre. Raw oil, processing,
various TAXES, and profits.
For anyone who thinks the oil companies make too much money per gallon of
E M pokieba...@gmail.com
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Hee hee, .57 a gallon. Wait til I post some of the taxes we pay here in
Canada, per LITRE, not per gallon. We're not Europe, but that's not
stopping those in power from trying to tax us like Europeans!!
Ed
300E
Not sure about gas where you buy it, but here, most premium is all gas,
where the lower grades are cut with ethynol (sp). It doesn't have the same
bang for the buck per gallon, so when you factor all things, in, I'm not
sure how much cheaper running regular really is. I personally just follow
WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
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Whenever I see a nice looking, low-mileage 123, I lust a bit in my heart, but,
alas, I'll hafta to let 'em go; I've fallen for a coupla younger ladies - 124,
126.
Wilton
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Had 'em both.
WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com
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If hybrid is such a rage,why the etc. doesn't somebody other than GE build a
Diesel/elec?
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They were called Unterseeboot and handled especially well in wet weather.
DBV, who will be here all
Friday, July 23, 2010 7:22 PM
From:
relng...@aol.com
To:
mercedes@okiebenz.com
Thanks, but the 100LL/avgas option doesn't seem too realistic.??With
whatever the?price of 100 octane (7 pts above even present day?premium)
combined with my thirsty steed's 11 mpg,?my 450's cost per
Saturday, July 24, 2010 7:13 PM
From:
relng...@aol.com
...My 74 is pre-cat made for leaded gas engine.? I believe 74 was the
final yr for leaded at least in MBZ's.?? Thirsty but worth it...225 hp
can break the rear end loose in all gears..
My '73 450SE had 195hp according to
From:
Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com
-Max wrote:
A classmate of my mother's died as part of the crew that burned up in O2
atmosphere on the launch pad. My mother is quite sure his death and
funeral were real.
Yes.
But a long way from moon.
mao
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Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
With nice big 1974 bumpers. (but it predates catalytic converters, right?)
http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/1855418235.html
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I have a 74 450SL (in storage x 10 yrs+) and it is pre cat, pre unleaded.
I am quite sure the first
Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
Van Knutson wrote:
speaking of which, once I awaken my sleeping beauty, what should I do about
the leaded gas issue? additives etc?
Well, if it weren't for tax considerations, you could run 100 octane low lead
(about twice as much lead as regular gas
Frederick W Moir fred.s...@verizon.net
Rusty, are you branching out?
http://www.rustysautosalvage.com
Just Kidding!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
better not --- kaleb has a no compete clause in his okielist contract.
DBV, giver of laws information minister
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 11:51 AM
From:
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To:
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DBV wrote:
I see the Chairman and Rocket have rolled out the red carpet for me.
Rocket?
He ain't here, is he?
There's also okie-banned, you know.
Where we eat
From:
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
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Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
OH WOW MAN I am having a flashback...
--R
Journey to the Center of the Mind by Amboy Dukes--I want to say 1968.
My psychedelic trilogy is
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SteveB mguzzir...@gmail.com
Just dropped in could move up anyones's list when viewed with The Dude.
Steve
By the Dude I assume you mean alternately His Dudeness, or El Duderino
DBV, Big lubowski information minister
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
men from Planet Earth first set foot on the Moon.
I still remember watching it on TV like it was last night.
--R
I was at church camp watching the drama unfold on a 20 inch b/w tv in the
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:54 AM
From:
R A Bennell b...@mts.net
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Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
So I wonder if time has been kind to Dawn? Gravity has a way of not being so
good for such enhancements.
Randy
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We stayed in touch
I see the Chairman and Rocket have rolled out the red carpet for me.
DBT told me the Okie list is a land unknown to man where fantasy is fact.
And if you can, please understand, you might not come back.*
* For 10 bonus points. not to mention impressing the hell out of me, what song
are
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Yea, Im thinking about getting rid of the junkers and buying one nice car.
Oh, if I had a nickel for every time I heard Kaleb say this.
DBV, don't hold your breath information minister
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Kevin Kraly wrote:
If I still had a Diesel Mercedes, I would try to get him to recognize the
sound too.
Our Poodle Jacques used to hear my 300D coming a full 30 seconds before I'd
arrive home. Alas, he's nearly 16 now and doesn't hear much of anything these
days.
Tom
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