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| 216.1 | :^) | ROULET::DWEST | Dont Overlook Something Extraordinary | Thu Nov 14 1991 09:26 | 10 |
| the He-Man Skeletor Skull Staff (batteries not included, some assembly
required) (tm) is DEFINITELY dangerous!!!!
after all, it *is* the weapon of choice for Skeletor, arch-nemesis of
He-Man, Master of the Universe!!! :^)
wielded in the wrong hands, who knows what evil could be wrought...
da ve_wielder_of_the_wrong_hands
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| 216.2 | Saturnalia??? | SPICE::PECKAR | Not the Mama | Thu Nov 14 1991 10:44 | 4 |
|
"Hoo Hoo Hee Haw Haa Haa Hoo"
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| 216.3 | | STUDIO::IDE | now it can be told | Thu Nov 14 1991 11:30 | 10 |
| > <<< Note 216.2 by SPICE::PECKAR "Not the Mama" >>>
> -< Saturnalia??? >-
Celebration of the winter solstice, I think. I'm partial to pagan
festivals. :^) :^) I draw the line at human sacrifices, though.
I already got my Christmas present: a wind trainer! Now I can bicycle
to "Married With Children" each night.
Jamie
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| 216.4 | Who? | SCAM::GRADY | tim grady | Thu Nov 14 1991 11:59 | 6 |
| One of my personal favorites is April 16th.
Albert Hoffman day. ;-)
tim
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| 216.5 | | CLOSUS::BARNES | | Thu Nov 14 1991 12:22 | 2 |
| what day is National Homebrew day this year????
rfb
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| 216.6 | Never at dusk... | FSDEV::DHENRY | Make good money, $5 a day | Thu Nov 14 1991 12:24 | 1 |
| Isn't every day National Homebrew day?
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| 216.7 | What happened on April 16th ? | GNPIKE::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Thu Nov 14 1991 12:39 | 13 |
| re: <<< Note 216.4 by SCAM::GRADY "tim grady" >>>
> One of my personal favorites is April 16th.
>
> Albert Hoffman day. ;-)
My son Timothy Neal was born on April 16th! Can you elaborate
more Tim ? Is that Hoffman's birthday ? Or maybe the day
of a now-infamous bike ride ?
This could be a cosmically significant!
Ken
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| 216.8 | A small mind is a terrible thing to waste | SPOCK::IRONS | Setting the Standard for Deadcellence | Thu Nov 14 1991 12:52 | 27 |
| When I was in school, my favorite holiday was National Bunk Day!
The wife and I can't figure out what to get each other/us for
Christmas. We liked to get a console TV for the living room and put
the 19" in the spare room. We don't have the same taste in TV at times
and I'd like to watch PBS alot and the console would look nicer in the
living room and the 19" is starting to get old picture wise.
Man, I remember the old days when I'd watch PBS or nothing. Now she's
got me hooked on several sitcoms, Rescue 911 and Unsolved Mystery's!!
Thank somebody I brought home a VS2000 to learn 'C' on. Now if that
ain't better than watching Rescue 911, I don't know what is! :^)
Watch, I'll probably end up playing the games I put on it instead!
I also would like a Sega entertainment system. But I guess there's
better things in life to get addicted to. :^)
Hey, I'm taking my personal holiday tomorrow and I'm really going to
not do ANYTHING! YES! Everytime I take a day off, I do errands.
Tomorrow I'm going to tune in, turn on and drop out for the day, if you
know what I mean. At night we're going to friends; then I can play
hockey on my friends Sega system. Ah, small minds......and mine should
be pretty small by tomorrow evening. I can see it now, my dog will see
me spinning around the music room with music blaring and he'll be lying
there sying thinking, "There he goes again".
dave
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| 216.9 | Might as well | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Ran smack into a tree | Thu Nov 14 1991 13:39 | 11 |
|
I'm ridin' the rails to the SF area for Thanksgiving..All aboard at South
Station 1 week, 2 hours and 45 mins from now! Having Thanksgiving dinner with
Mom and sister (first time in about 10-12 years) and some other relatives.
First time I ever taken 2 consecutive weeks of vac..
Don't wanna think about Christmas.
Jim "Ridin' that Train" H
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| 216.10 | Game people play | CSLALL::BRIDGES | Lay Down My Dear Brothers... | Thu Nov 14 1991 14:51 | 14 |
| re: <<< Note 216.8 by SPOCK::IRONS "Setting the Standard for Deadcellence" >>>
> I also would like a Sega entertainment system. But I guess there's
> better things in life to get addicted to. :^)
I know one better!
NINTENDO ;-)
Shawn video game junkie ;-)
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| 216.11 | | SPOCK::IRONS | Setting the Standard for Deadcellence | Thu Nov 14 1991 15:07 | 3 |
| Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one! I don't have ANY video games
because I fear addiction. My father-in-law has one, friends have them,
but not ME! THEY WON'T GET ME, NOO!!
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| 216.12 | | CSLALL::BRIDGES | Lay Down My Dear Brothers... | Fri Nov 15 1991 07:32 | 11 |
|
Speaking of Video games. My older brother always said I was crazy
(he's not the only one to say that ;-) because I enjoy that "Mindless
brainwasting entertainment", his words not mine. TILL he bought a NES
for his daughters, now he plays more than they do! 8-)
The one thing I love about the NES is that many of the games require
more than just hand to eye coordination, they also require thought
and problem solving, which IMO is educational at any age level.
Shawn
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| 216.13 | | SCAM::GRADY | tim grady | Fri Nov 15 1991 12:46 | 5 |
| I think April 16th was Albert's birthday, but I'm not positive. I just
remember celebrating it in college. ;-)
tim
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| 216.14 | Just say "NO" to TV | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Guinness gives you strength | Fri Nov 15 1991 12:49 | 4 |
| My girl friend likes that Rescue 911 program. I haven't watched it
at all. When she wants to watch it, I usually grab my guitar and practise
in the kitchen. Then, when she's done, I get to listen to my stereo!
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| 216.15 | | WFOV11::BUTZE | Quick beat of an icy heart... | Fri Nov 15 1991 12:50 | 7 |
| My favorite holiday is when it snows the night before, lots and lots,
and you say tomorrow is my personal day..and go skiing or even if it
isn't your personal day and you call in with pnumonia (*sp) and go
skiing...thas my favorite holiday.
no nintendos here for fear of adddiction as well.
ricardo
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| 216.16 | True Confessions | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Peace and balance are the rule | Fri Nov 15 1991 12:59 | 8 |
|
I watch Cops on ch 25 if I'm home on Sat nights
Jim
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| 216.17 | couldda been Timothy Albert ;-) | FURTHR::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Fri Nov 15 1991 13:15 | 6 |
| re: april 16th
Now that is an interesting! ;-)
Thanks
Ken
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| 216.18 | Anyone else like Talisman? | BCSE::ABBOT | | Fri Nov 15 1991 17:22 | 18 |
| I have an old Vectrex that I dig out a coupla times a year and have fun
with. For those that don't remember, the Vectrex is (was) a vector
graphics system a little bigger than a Mac, all self-contained. They
stopped making them around '84 when Milton Bradley bought them out in
typical big-company moves and within months they were gone. I paid $48
for my system that sold for $200 months before, and scooped up all the
cartridges I could for $5 each (down from $35!). Couple of cool race
games (like Pole Position), Star Castle, Armor Attack, and some even
betetr ones that weren't copies of arcade games.
The only other video game I have is a Magnavox Oddysey 2, which was a
really going system 10 years ago. Even had a full keyboard. Atari kinda
plowed them under.
I prefer board games (Avalon Hill type) and RPG's myself.
Scott
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| 216.19 | Got my skicard today | MILKWY::SAMPSON | Driven by the wind | Fri Nov 15 1991 19:19 | 7 |
| Re. skiday,
I call it a 24 hour vacation.
and addicting enough to thoroughly abstain from any sort of video
entertainment outside of NOTE{S')
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| 216.20 | very scary | STUDIO::IDE | now it can be told | Mon Nov 18 1991 07:53 | 21 |
| Here's some more details on that dangerous weapon (from Thursday's
Globe):
Worst Toys
Another nominee is He-Man's Electronic Skeletor
Skull Staff, which carries this cautionary
statement on the box: "This toy is to be used for
lighting and sound effects only! Don not throw,
strike at, or swing it at other people, animals, or
objects." Yeah, sure, tell that to Mikey when his
little brother is driving him nuts.
and
4. . . . The weight of the staff, pointed
outcroppings and bottom section could cause severe
physical injury including broken bones.
Jamie
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| 216.21 | Tommorow, I'm bringing Skeletor to Greendale | SPICE::PECKAR | Not the Mama | Mon Nov 18 1991 12:47 | 11 |
|
Ran down to the Greendale Mall at lunch, I was so disgusted by what I
saw, I one-eightied and went somewhere else: There's a live Santa there already.
Sheesh.
RE: Skeletor. I love mine, and it has only caused me injury once or
twice. Its only major drawback is that its not cheap: 30 bucks. It could save
your life, tho, especially if you don't have a gun in the house. :-)
Fog
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| 216.22 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Ain't no hurry, Whattya say? | Mon Nov 18 1991 13:55 | 11 |
|
Santa arrived at the Mall of New Hampshire and the Mall at Rockingham Park
(Salem NH) on Saturday.
Jim equally disgusted.
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| 216.23 | bah humbug ;^) | VMPIRE::CLARK | honor vets - wage peace | Mon Nov 18 1991 16:05 | 8 |
| Presence of Santa = Kids wanna go to the mall = Parents have to go to the mall
= Parents might buy stuff = potential $$$
I don't understand why malls don't just have year-round celebrity figures
present. How much would it cost to have one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
shuffling around a mall year-round? Sure would rake in the bucks.
-Dave_who_hates_this_time_of_year_because_of_the_commercialism
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| 216.24 | I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned this | RANGER::NOURSE | | Mon Nov 18 1991 21:53 | 5 |
| My favorite holiday:
NEW YEARS EVE WITH THE DEAD!!!
PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!
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| 216.25 | Easter's mine + | CSLALL::ABURNS | TAMALPAIS CHIEFS | Mon Nov 18 1991 22:49 | 6 |
| Re: Scott
Going from board games to RPG's (rocket propelled grenades as I
read it 8^0 seems to be quite a big jump!
Andy
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| 216.26 | mall Santa = employment opportunity | BOOKS::BAILEYB | Let my inspiration flow ... | Tue Nov 19 1991 08:24 | 15 |
| Hey now folks ...
There's more than one way to look at this mall Santa thing. With all
the folks outta work these days, this is seasonal employment for
somebody ... and that's good news no matter HOW you slice it.
If you don't like the commercialism, don't go to the malls. There's
plenty of other places to go Christmas shopping.
If you haveta go to a mall because your KIDS want you to, then I'd say
that's YOUR fault for letting your kids rule you instead of the other
way around.
... Bob
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| 216.27 | Less than %0.001 of the population controls the TV | ZENDIA::FERGUSON | Guinness gives you strength | Tue Nov 19 1991 09:22 | 15 |
| re <<< Note 216.26 by BOOKS::BAILEYB "Let my inspiration flow ..." >>>
-< mall Santa = employment opportunity >-
> If you haveta go to a mall because your KIDS want you to, then I'd say
> that's YOUR fault for letting your kids rule you instead of the other
> way around.
... or, your fault for letting 'em watch the TV and see all of
those advertisements and then wanting to have all those things!!!
;-0
JC, who_doesn't_like_the_pollution_box,er,TV
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| 216.28 | Tis the season to buy (Lisa!) presents! ;^) | LEDS::MRNGDU::YETTO | child of countless dreams | Tue Nov 19 1991 09:55 | 32 |
|
Well personally I *love* Christmas,.... commercialism, mall Santas and
everything else aside. It's a time when familys get together (which is very
special for me having 5 nephews and 1 niece whom I rarely see all together).
It's also a time when children's eyes are FULL of joy and amazement and that is
enough to put me in Bliss!!! It is a season for children and I love children
and moreso I love seeing them happy. OK, so it festers alot of negative things
but (like the positive) the negative is always there ... you just have to train
yourself to look past it. One way which helps me is to stay the hell out of
the malls after Thanksgiving ... then what do I have to complain about? It's
actually rather simple. The commercialism can be a bummer *if you let it bum
you out*,.. but if Christmas weren't so commercialized would it elicit as many
gatherings (family and friends) and joy and good will as it does? I think not.
So maybe, to some extent, Macheavellian (?) was right in this case - the ends
justifies the means.
Christmas is a JOY for me, not the chore that it unfortunately seems to be
for so many. I love buying presents and seeing people's faces as they open
them .... and being a December baby .... I love getting presents too!! :-)
I got so excited this time of year ... I get those big eyes full of joy just
like the kids. As a matter of fact, the child in me comes out like no other
time ... and not the screaming bratty kid making lists of what they want from
Santa. There is more to Christmas than that, and crowded malls and crazy
parking lots and quite honestly I feel very sorry for the people who can't see
that. Christmas is the season of giving! And it is so so easy to do,... and
love doing!! (if you want proof just buy ME a present!! :-)
Ahhh ... Christmas!! :-)
"Christmas Christmas time is here, time for joy, time for cheer..."
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| 216.29 | now and again these things got to be done | OCTOBR::GRABAZS | come on in out of the cold | Tue Nov 19 1991 10:43 | 50 |
|
Christmas this year will be VERY different for us and I am
actually pretty excited about it...
Guntis has not been earning money since last Spring and
I work parttime...lately we have literally been living from
paycheck to paycheck...and most times I start mailing out
bills with money from this week's paycheck before I get this
week's paycheck hoping that the mailee won't cash the check
until it's covered...
The only way I can buy gifts this year is to go into debt
and charge them...but truthfully, I don't want to do that.
I CAN'T do that...because I have no way to pay it off come
January. I will do that a LITTLE...but I am getting myself
into a mindset so that, as much as possible, we will be making
our Christmas gifts. I feel a little uneasy about it because
there are some folks that I exchange gifts who are very
extravegant with us. But, this year I have no choice in the
matter and I'm hoping that actually, if we could end this
expensive-gift-giving spiral and turn it to a more simple
approach, that it could continue into the future even when
we CAN afford more. I've always had friends on my list that
we exchange hand-made gifts with every year...and I can truly
say that those gifts mean so much more to me. I guess I have
always felt MY hand-made items were somehow not worthy...but,
as I said, I'm working on my mindset there. This year, most
folks on my list will be getting something someone in my
family has hand-made.
I've been thinking, probably when I see lots of my friends at
Thanksgiving time, that I'm going to let them know of my plans
so that it won't be so embarrassing for me at Christmastime.
The thing is, I don't want my friends to spend alot on me
when I can't reciprocate it. I am hoping they will see this
as a relief...
As far as my kids are concerned; that, I feel, is a piece of
cake. They really do have simple tastes. They don't watch
TV, so they don't crave any expensive plastic fad-of-the-year
toys. Their school encourages simple and natural, so their
peers don't influence them otherwise. It will be simple and
I think that will be fine. One thing that I WOULD like to buy
them though (CHARGE!) is some new cross country ski boots (man,
kids' feet grow fast!) and pray for snow so we can ski Christmas day!
all in all, we're in for something completely different this
year...I feel good about it and am looking forward to it...
Debess
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| 216.30 | ahh christmas :-) | STAR::SALKEWICZ | It missed... therefore, I am | Tue Nov 19 1991 10:52 | 43 |
| Lisa ,..
I've got a present for you.....
Can you guess what it is?
Its an all expense paid one way trip to the Pheasant Lane Mall
with your favorite person on earth...
JIM HENDERSON!
Yes Lisa,. you and Jim will be wisked via jalopy to the gates of
pure shopping heaven. Awaiting you upon your arrival will be 25
Salvation Army Santas reminding you to give ,.. yes give all your money
to THEM! Think of all the good it will do for your heart. Then,
penniles, you will be brought inside to sit on "the one true Santa's"
lap. After revealing your innermost wishes and desires (please stick to
material goods now) you willl be asked to stand up... at which point
Jim will say
"She is standing up"
Yes Lisa, I know it sounds too good to be true, but thats only the
beginning. After fighting off the hordes of people to find out that
what you need is sold out, you will be trampled by rabid children
dragging their poor mothers over your head as they rush to Toy Town,
The sheer magnitude of this rush will create a vacum that then lifts
you off the floor and pulls you right in to the center of the Christmas
Universe, Toy Town iteself. There, you and Jim wil be serenaded by the
cires of the children at Christmas exclaiming in loud and obnoxious
voices as they break into tears:
"But I WAAAAAAANNNNTTT THAT MOMMY"
... to be continued...
/
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| 216.31 | | LEDS::MRNGDU::YETTO | child of countless dreams | Tue Nov 19 1991 10:59 | 4 |
|
as long as I get to sit on Santa's lap I'll be happy!! :-)
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| 216.32 | Bobbbb's Christmas Carol .... 1991 revision | BOOKS::BAILEYB | Let my inspiration flow ... | Tue Nov 19 1991 11:14 | 46 |
|
Deck the malls with shopping masses
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Screaming kids and pushy asses
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Fighting over parking spaces
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Look at all the angry faces
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Kids give mom a mile-long wish list
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Give me all I want for Christmas
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Buy me presents, yeah let's hear it
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
It's all in the Christmas spirit
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Bring the children to see Santa
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Don't forget to take Mylanta
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Bring your money and your plastic
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Hope your budget is elastic
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Yes, it's hard to think of giving
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
In this crazy life we're living
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
But we don't need rhyme or reason
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
To enjoy the Christmas season
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
So let's all try to remember
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
For a few days in December
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
We can smile, and in a fashion
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Show each other some compassion
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
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| 216.33 | | BCSE::ABBOT | | Tue Nov 19 1991 11:26 | 14 |
| Speaking of malls, Meri (some of you know her ;-) and I were hanging
around watching MTV unplugged or something like that and this ad came
on for this awful mall game. You bop around to all these "stores" and
there's a little speaker saying so-n-so has a sale. We nearly barfed on
each other.
Most of the people in my family are going to have a subdued Xmas,
concentrate more on the family part of it (we're gonna have a huge
gathering) and not give anyone more junk. I plan to make lots of stuff
- jelly from wild grapes and blackberries, Finnish sweet bread, maybe
some othere good food (I love my Moosewood cookbook!).
Scott_the_amateur_gourmet
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| 216.35 | | CLOSUS::BARNES | | Wed Nov 20 1991 11:22 | 2 |
| what Lisa said.......
rfb
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| 216.36 | | SKYLRK::TING | Give Peace a Chance!!! | Wed Nov 27 1991 13:41 | 4 |
| HAPPY THANSGIVING, FOLKS!!! See ya soon!!!
peace,
t!ng
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| 216.37 | doing the turkey thing | STAR::SALKEWICZ | It missed... therefore, I am | Wed Nov 27 1991 13:42 | 4 |
| Yah,.. have a nice turkey everyone!!!!
/
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| 216.38 | LOTS to be thankful for here | CLOSUS::BARNES | | Wed Dec 04 1991 17:22 | 15 |
| Well, we had a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving...
The week before, Patty went in for a physical....the Dr. felt a "mass"
where it shouldn't have been...Thursday nite we had a catscan done,
which 2 different groups of radiologists looked at and said that mass
"shouldn't be there". The Monday before Thanksgiving Patty had surgery
to remove what was thought to be a tumor. 5 min before the surgery they
start talking malignant, radiation, etc. Freaked me right out.
Turns out the "mass" was a bunch of swollen lymph nodes above the
pancreas. A biopsy (sp) on the lymph nodes turned out OK. So it was
basically an unnecesary operation, but coulda been REAL scary...it was
scary enough as it was. So Patty is home recovering from a big slit in
her belly and fortunately nothing else.
rfb (saying THANK YOU as he looks towards the sky)
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| 216.39 | I love happy endings :-) | TERAPN::PHYLLIS | Wake, now discover.. | Wed Dec 04 1991 17:34 | 7 |
|
Wow.
Glad to hear it worked out so well!!!!!!!! Lots to be thankful for
indeed!
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| 216.40 | | NECSC::LEVY | Come on without...Come on within | Wed Dec 04 1991 20:41 | 6 |
| Whew!
Tell Patty that I'm real glad she's ok.
~dave
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| 216.41 | whew! | FURTHR::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Thu Dec 05 1991 09:50 | 4 |
| Good to hear things worked out OK rfb! Sounds like a
real SCARY couple of days you had there!
Ken
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| 216.42 | | SKYLRK::TING | Give Peace a Chance!!! | Thu Dec 05 1991 14:09 | 5 |
| Yeah, I'm really glad it worked out, randy!! Give Patty a big hug
for me.
peace,
t!ng
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| 216.43 | | CLOSUS::BARNES | | Thu Dec 05 1991 14:58 | 2 |
| Thanks all...She appreciates it alot! (and so do I) %^)
rfb
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| 216.44 | | SCAM::GRADY | tim grady | Thu Dec 05 1991 16:02 | 6 |
| Wow, rfb - that IS scary. Best wishes to Patty from Karin and me...
I'm glad it turned out to be (relatively) minor, and I hope she
recovers quickly...
tim
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| 216.45 | | CSLALL::BRIDGES | WhiteHouse Travel is now defunct. | Fri Dec 06 1991 08:20 | 7 |
| That's grate news rfb, (that it turned out ok, that is.)
Remember, You had a stressfull Thanksgiving, but you'll
be all the more thankfull at Christmas.
Shawn
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| 216.46 | | WFOV11::BUTZE | Quick beat of an icy heart... | Mon Dec 09 1991 11:33 | 4 |
| good to hear all worked out...
the best to you both....
rich
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| 216.47 | ham for the holidays | STUDIO::IDE | now it can be told | Fri Dec 20 1991 08:10 | 4 |
| Someone sent me a box of Krusty pork products! This is going to be the
best Christmas ever!!!
Jamie
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| 216.48 | celebrity foodstuffs | VMPIRE::CLARK | sleep in the stars | Fri Dec 20 1991 08:12 | 4 |
| re <<< Note 216.47 by STUDIO::IDE "now it can be told" >>>
As in Krusty the Klown (tm), of Simpsons fame? Does he make popcorn and
salad dressing, too?
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| 216.49 | | STUDIO::IDE | now it can be told | Fri Dec 20 1991 08:42 | 16 |
| re .-1
Actually, it was a place called Burger's Smokehouse. There's no truth
to the rumors of tainted Krust Bacon, btw.
One of the most bizarre gifts I've ever gotten -- a box of meat.
Whoever sent it remains anonymous.
What's the strangest gift you've received? How about given?
I'm giving the book "Silent Cities: The Evolution of American
Cemetaries" to my uncle who runs a crematory. I used to have the job
of dumping the grease traps (just kidding, that job clearly specifies
an illiterate).
Jamie
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| 216.50 | | SCOONR::GLADU | | Fri Dec 20 1991 09:39 | 5 |
| re: krusty pork products
That reminds me of going to the Denver show last summer. While shopping
for car snacks we noticed bags of pork rinds that were at least 6" by
12" per rind. All day cholesterol! yikes!
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| 216.51 | krusty products | SSGV02::STROBEL | Sssh - new dad asleep | Fri Dec 20 1991 10:06 | 5 |
| I've been steering clear of Krusty products since they found the tainted
shipment of Krusty Mayonaisse. However, I've seen the light and now enjoy a big
bowl of Sugar-coated Krusty Flakes (taste so sweet your teeth will ache!).
They're Sugar-ific
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| 216.52 | | LEDS::MRNGDU::YETTO | child of countless dreams | Fri Dec 20 1991 12:16 | 22 |
|
strange gifts;
My brother gives me toilet paper every year and I give my sister
a gallon of milk. The milk is because the one time my sister ever
sent me to the grocery store near her house she sent me with a
list (I later learned to be a recipe) which said "2� c milk",
but in the state I was in I bought her 2� gallons. She couldn't
even fit it all in the frig.
The toilet paper has a story behind it too but I don't feel like
getting into it here. :-) Last year he gave me a roll with
snomen on it!! ;^) I'm waiting for the current roll to end
so I can out it in!! ;-)
speaking of toilet paper and strange gifts last summer I gave a
friend a music box of sorts which fit in a roll of toilet paper
(concealed) and played every time the roll was, uh, rolled.
It played Yesterday. She used it during a party .... remember
Phyllis? Made for some interesting drunken conversations....
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| 216.53 | this is a strange lot | WFOV12::BUTZE | Quick beat of an icy heart... | Fri Dec 20 1991 13:10 | 4 |
| Yea my folks had one of those music thingees it played "You are my
Sunshine"...nice tune whilst your using tp.
rich
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| 216.54 | | STUDIO::IDE | now it can be told | Fri Dec 20 1991 13:21 | 9 |
| re : <<< Note 216.52 by LEDS::MRNGDU::YETTO "child of countless dreams" >>>
>(I later learned to be a recipe)
Now we're cookin'!! Was it tough to learn? Dough you recommend it?
Jamie
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| 216.55 | Seasons Greetin's | CSLALL::BENJAMIN | | Fri Dec 20 1991 22:30 | 13 |
| Well, I'm off to Florida in a matter of hours for my sister's wedding
and alotta beach-bummin'...Happy holidays to everybody...please try to
keep my unseen notes down to a thousand or so...so I can catch up
quickly when I get back .... :-)
Have a good one everybody!!!!
P.S. People on my branch of Scott's tree will be conacted when I get
back....
P.P.S. "Knot Live" is wonderful....!!! :-)
DaveB.
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| 216.56 | | LANDO::HAPGOOD | now we play for life | Mon Dec 23 1991 09:28 | 7 |
| > The toilet paper has a story behind it too but I don't feel like
HAH! the best ones are ?unintentional!?
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| 216.57 | uh, Lisa.. the toilet's singing.. ;-) | TERAPN::PHYLLIS | Wake, now discover.. | Mon Dec 23 1991 09:38 | 4 |
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Yeah, I remember. I almost gave up drinking! ;-)
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| 216.58 | Tis' the season | GIAMEM::DMITCHELL | nineteen 40 X-mas eve with a full moon | Tue Dec 24 1991 10:08 | 6 |
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I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...
...and be careful out there...
Don
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| 216.59 | | WFOV12::BUTZE | Quick beat of an icy heart... | Tue Dec 24 1991 11:15 | 4 |
| May everone have a festive,peaceful,and safe Holiday...and may the New
Year be prosperous for you and all your loved ones...
rich
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| 216.61 | | CLOSUS::BARNES | | Tue Dec 24 1991 11:34 | 4 |
| to all in this file.....be safe and have a happy one!!!! remember to
say thanks for what you have.
rfb
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| 216.62 | | TERAPN::PHYLLIS | Wake, now discover.. | Tue Dec 24 1991 14:20 | 71 |
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Hope everyone has a safe and peaceful holiday.. filled with lots of
love and laughter.
Jerry Christmas & Happy New Weir !!
Phyllis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
T'was the night before a Dead show
and all through the place,
All the heads were dosed-
just trippin' to space.
Their joints were all rolled
with precision and care,
With hopes that St. Stephen
soon would be there.
The freaks were all nestled
all stoned in their beds,
While visions of Johanna
danced in their heads.
With me in my poncho
and her in my hand,
Just dying to hear
"Uncle John's Band."
When out from the stage
there rose such a clatter,
I sprang to my feet to see
what was the matter.
O'way to the stadium I flew
with my stash.
I kicked down the gate -
it fell with a crash.
The light from the orb
hanging so high,
Blinding me like I was
born crossed eyed.
And what to my red glossy
eye should appear,
A shadowed figure,
could it be Mr. Weir?
No, too big to be Bob,
too short to be Phil.
Could it be Mickey,Brent,
maybe Bill?
He started to sing
and the sound from his lips,
Assured me at once
that he was Captain Trips.
His eyes how they twinkled,
his dimples how merry,
I exclaimed in excitement,
"Oh Wow! It's Jerry!"
I couldn't believe it
just Jerry and Me,
"Play something," I said
"Play Sugaree".
The Fat Man jammed -
he was on a roll,
With his sweet songs
he rocked my soul.
Jerry spoke once
and his message was plain,
"Gotta go now," he said
"It looks like rain."
But I heard him exclaim
as he walked out of sight,
"Good Lovin' to all and
I Bid You Goodnight."
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| 216.63 | | CLOSUS::BARNES | | Fri Dec 27 1991 12:46 | 8 |
| went to a nice little Xmas party at Tom Lawlors last nite, they left
this morning fer the NYE shows, had a bunch of black-n-tan homebrews
and a bunch of NutBrown Ale H-brews..yummy stuff! Saw what the NYE
tickets looked like..so cool I had to take a picture of 'em!
Hope evryone had a wonderful Xmas/holiday,...have just as good a New Years
and remember, lets be safe out there!
rfb
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| 216.64 | | TERAPN::PHYLLIS | Wake, now discover.. | Mon Dec 30 1991 16:56 | 10 |
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I'm outta here 'til Friday.. so
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!
peace,
Phyllis
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| 216.65 | Haven't seen my aunt in lord knows how long... | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | Please don't dominate the rapJACK | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:08 | 2 |
| Anybody have any extravagant travel plans for the holiday weekend?
Philly bound meself.....
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| 216.66 | | ROCK::FROMM | This space intentionally left blank. | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:11 | 7 |
| > <<< Note 216.65 by CSLALL::LEBLANC_C "Please don't dominate the rapJACK" >>>
> Philly bound meself.....
ditto
/ricH
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| 216.67 | Miles to go | TRLIAN::DUGGAN | | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:15 | 18 |
| Headin' home.
Back to All-be-a-turkey for some turkey.
Then doing a six-day road trip back to Merrimack (via Chicago, to see
some museums Marty and I have never been to like the Field, the
Institute of Art, and the Mus. of Sci & Industry)
to get back here in time for the third (and hopefully last, in this
series at least) customer installation... he has my code up on two
clusters but is saving the biggest for last...
then about three months more making all the OTHER changes to the
code... then back th Albuquerque to become the mild-mannered (almost
said meek but NOBODY's gonna believe that one) grad student again...
...Michael T. OdysseyHead
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| 216.68 | City of Brotherly Love | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | Please don't dominate the rapJACK | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:18 | 4 |
| Rich
you city bound or headin to suburbia?
we's going to Malvern if i remember keerectly...
chris
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| 216.69 | Off to the in-laws | USOPS::MNELSON | Inspiration, move me Brightly | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:26 | 8 |
|
We catch a flight to North Carolina this evening. Horseback riding
Wednesday. I Have Tee times for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
mornings. Horseback riding again on Sunday. Homeward bound on Sunday
night. 5 Days of DEC free living. Yahhhh I can use it!
Dig it
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| 216.70 | toikey dai | ROCK::FROMM | This space intentionally left blank. | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:26 | 17 |
| chris,
re: phillybound
my parents live in broomall, a western suburb (near villanova, bryn mawr,
haverford, swarthmore, to name a few of the local colleges). funny how when
i was growing up it felt like philly was kind of far away, and going into the
city was a long trip. i looked at a map recently and realized it's only about
10 miles. i live about 3 times that far from boston now, yet it doesn't feel
very far.
i may be heading into philly on friday. if so, i'll just have to grab a
cheese-steak from a street vendor (how come nobody can make a good cheese-steak
outside of philly?) probably heading back to boston on saturday morn, as i
have tentative plans on saturday nite.
- rich
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| 216.71 | nothing rilly :') | SLOHAN::FIELDS | Ain't gonna worry my life anymore | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:39 | 16 |
| Mom&Dad's for 1PM turkey feast....a few beers and some rest....then to
My Mom-in-laws for a 6PM turkey feast, just like the last....a few
beers and some more rest....then to my Sis-in-laws for desert and
coffee...head home for a few beers and sleep....get up Fryday and head
to Concord NH for my childhood buddy's wedding at 330PM (hope they
don't have turkey) feast and drink...maybe do a hotel no tell for the
night (anyone know of a cheap but nice hotel in the area ?) or head
home to get some sleep....get up Saturday and go to my college buddy's
wedding at 11AM in Millbury Ma. (still hoping for no more turkey) then
stop over to his house after the feast for some cocktails and who knows
what....go home sleep thru Sunday....get up Monday and come here.
think maybe I should take monday off ?
Chris
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| 216.72 | ;-) | STOWOA::JOLLIMORE | goes to show ya don't ever know | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:45 | 3 |
| i'm smokin a turkey, then headin 'cross town.
n e 1 got n e xtra papers?
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| 216.73 | ZigZig ZagZag | TRLIAN::DUGGAN | | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:45 | 3 |
| Big papers if you're smokin' turkey...
...MTHead
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| 216.74 | and a zagzig | MAYES::OSTIGUY | | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:59 | 14 |
| Wednesday night may find me at the Lakeview Ballroom in Mendon...to see
Pesky & The Playboys (a band I've gigged with off and on, off this
week, but the drummer is a good friend) who will be the band for a
vocalist by the name of Ruth Pointer...of the Pointer Sisters... neat
to see some friends backin' up someone of her stature in the bizniz...
Thursday dinner at home, visit bro and his dudes, Friday...party, why
not ??!!!! keg party in Southboro, guaranteed some homebrew too...
Saturday ICE CATS with 3 guyz from my softball team....yowza, that
should be 1 goood time...takin' Monday off...
so, a "turkey roll" Jay ?? :)
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| 216.75 | | ROCK::FROMM | This space intentionally left blank. | Tue Nov 22 1994 15:58 | 8 |
| > <<< Note 216.71 by SLOHAN::FIELDS "Ain't gonna worry my life anymore" >>>
> -< nothing rilly :') >-
sounds like you've got a nice formula worked out:
Food. Beer. Rest. Repeat.
- rich
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| 216.76 | | GRANPA::TDAVIS | | Tue Nov 22 1994 16:08 | 4 |
| Staying home in DC, was going to Glenside/Abington section of
Philadelphia, but can not handle 95N on a Hoilday,been there before.
Let's make sure we all have a safe one.
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| 216.77 | | MONTOR::HANNAN | Beyond description... | Wed Nov 23 1994 09:08 | 7 |
| re <<< Note 216.70 by ROCK::FROMM "This space intentionally left blank." >>>
> how come nobody can make a good cheese-steak outside of philly?)
Try Lando's in Hudson Center... dozens of steak subs, and they're great.
/Ken
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| 216.78 | | DKAS::GALLUP | Like a blister in the sun.... | Wed Nov 23 1994 09:17 | 16 |
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With the family being 1/2-way across this great nation, Thanksgiving tends
to be one of those "off" vacations.....
....but this year, instead of farming myself off with a friend's family, I'm
going down to Caf� Cardoo's in Framingham where there will be much merriment,
lots of good will and a lot of hard work serving a Thanksgiving feast to those
less fortunate than most.
As for the rest of the weekend? Maybe some hikin', maybe some shoppin',
lots of relaxin'..... I can't even fathom having 4 days off in a row, it's
been awhile.
kath
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| 216.79 | Have a Safe & Happy Holiday! | STRATA::BEAULIEU | speak with wisdom like a child | Wed Nov 23 1994 09:32 | 15 |
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Happy Turkey Day to all ...
Kathy
What a great way to spend Thanksgiving helping others... I'd love to do
that but I have a couple-o-youngin's (& family)to be with instead.
Toby
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| 216.80 | :) | MAYES::OSTIGUY | | Wed Nov 23 1994 09:55 | 5 |
| Happy Thanksgiving to y'all !!!
get me outta here
Wes
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| 216.81 | | DELNI::DSMITH | Snowless mogulfield blues | Wed Nov 23 1994 10:28 | 5 |
|
Skiing, Skiing and more Skiing!!!! I couldn't think of a better way
to give thanks!
Happy Turkey!
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| 216.82 | | SSGV02::TPNSTN::strobel | Steal this Note! | Wed Nov 23 1994 10:33 | 3 |
| enjoy and get back safe
jeff
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| 216.83 | ya mahn | ROCK::FROMM | This space intentionally left blank. | Wed Nov 23 1994 11:01 | 22 |
| > <<< Note 216.81 by DELNI::DSMITH "Snowless mogulfield blues" >>>
> Skiing, Skiing and more Skiing!!!! I couldn't think of a better way
> to give thanks!
NEW ENGLAND FORECAST AND WEATHER STORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
500 AM EST WED NOV 23 1994
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY WITH
AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE SKIES WILL BECOME
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SOME SCATTERED FLURRIES.
Yahoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bring on winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i bet JC would be mighty happy if he came back from England with snow on the
ground...
- ricH
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| 216.84 | | LASSIE::TRAMP::GRADY | Stop The Violins. | Wed Nov 23 1994 11:01 | 7 |
| Malvern? As in Malvern Prep? Broomall? Yikes, this is giving me a major
flashback (went to St. Joe's College in West Philly 1972-1974)...have fun,
guys.
Nice idea Kath. (Cafe Cardoo) Want some company? I'm bored.
tim
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| 216.85 | Road Trip!!!! | SMURF::PETERT | rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty | Mon Nov 28 1994 14:19 | 30 |
| Well, we did the "over the river and through the woods" to
Grandma's and Grandpa's this past week. And since the house is
now down outside of Charleston SC, it was a bit of a hike.
Left Saturday, 11/19, and made it down about 8PM on Sunday.
Had a fun visit, set up my dad with a compuserve account which
with any luck he'll make some sort of sense out of. Brought the
kids bikes with us, and had them tooling around a bit to wear them
out. Didn't work all that well ;-) but they were pretty well
behaved given the long car trip. I just wish they would eat a little
bit more normal food without jumping all over creation to check out
any little thing that caught their eyes, but I guess with time...
Went to the beach once, into Charleston for a short walk through
the market area. Took the kids out to see the Lion King which
everyone liked. I went out myself to see the new Trek movie, which
was OK, but not great. Then had a great turkey dinner, minus Dan, who
had fallen asleep watching TV (we fed him a bit after he woke up
but he wasn't really into the turkey anyway). Then headed back up
north on Friday morning. Made it to New York on Saturday, where we
ran into our first real traffic for the trip, going over the
Verazzano and along the Belt to Vally Stream for a Hanukah party.
Then over to sister-in-laws to sleep, check out the twins,
rest up before the final push up north.
Did slightly over 2100 miles the whole trip, ate more food than I
should, and now I'm trying to catch up here and in mail. Sigh...
miles to go indeed....
Later,
PeterT
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| 216.86 | | BIODTL::JC | don't criticize it | Tue Nov 29 1994 09:10 | 17 |
| re <<< Note 216.83 by ROCK::FROMM "This space intentionally left blank." >>>
-< ya mahn >-
>i bet JC would be mighty happy if he came back from England with snow on the
>ground...
I AM!!!
i have 2" on the ground at home.
luckily, i got new tires for the nova before we cruised so
the drivway was no prob. they didn't plow our street though!@!
i love snow.
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| 216.87 | | PONDA::QUOIN::BELKIN | one...3...5...7..8..9.10! | Tue Nov 29 1994 09:36 | 3 |
| >the drivway was no prob. they didn't plow our street though!@!
"street" ? Uh, aren't you being a little liberal with that term? :-)
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| 216.88 | how do ya plow gravel NEwayz? :-) | SUBPAC::MAGGARD | Integrate! | Tue Nov 29 1994 12:50 | 11 |
| > >the drivway was no prob. they didn't plow our street though!@!
>
> "street" ? Uh, aren't you being a little liberal with that term? :-)
Yeah... you can't plow what ain't flat!!!
Yo JC, time to sell off some of yer ESPP stock and get that truck ASAP!
:-)
- jeff
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| 216.89 | DENVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | BSS::DSMITH | A Harley, & the Dead the good life | Tue Nov 29 1994 13:45 | 7 |
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Getting ready to head up to Denver, leaving here in 19 minutes!!!
Divide Dave
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| 216.90 | | BIODTL::JC | don't criticize it | Tue Nov 29 1994 13:57 | 11 |
| re <<< Note 216.88 by SUBPAC::MAGGARD "Integrate!" >>>
-< how do ya plow gravel NEwayz? :-) >-
>Yeah... you can't plow what ain't flat!!!
>
>Yo JC, time to sell off some of yer ESPP stock and get that truck ASAP!
nah, nova's got new tires.
i'm ready!!!!!!!
c'mon SNOW!
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| 216.91 | | DELNI::DSMITH | Snowless mogulfield blues | Tue Nov 29 1994 14:37 | 6 |
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I know a lot of people head'n to Denvah right bout now.
Enjoy the show....and may the vitamin C be plentiful!!!
Lookin forward to a review!
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| 216.92 | or, an auto-sized rope-tow | PONDA::QUOIN::BELKIN | one...3...5...7..8..9.10! | Tue Nov 29 1994 15:54 | 6 |
| >nah, nova's got new tires.
jc, you don't need new all-season tires for the nova, you need tracks
(as in M1A1 Abrams) !!!
josh
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| 216.93 | | USOPS::MNELSON | Inspiration, move me Brightly | Wed Nov 30 1994 11:00 | 9 |
|
Had a nice time this past weekend. We got bumped on our return flight
and got free round trippers for future use , YAHHHHH :^). crazy
travel times around thanksgiving, Commonmental Airlines was giving 2
free tickets to anyone who would take a bump on the way down. Too bad
I was meeting up with folks already, that would have been 6 more frebees
if we could have taken them.
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| 216.94 | | BIODTL::JC | don't criticize it | Thu Dec 01 1994 16:16 | 14 |
| re <<< Note 216.93 by USOPS::MNELSON "Inspiration, move me Brightly" >>>
> Had a nice time this past weekend. We got bumped on our return flight
> and got free round trippers for future use , YAHHHHH :^). crazy
> travel times around thanksgiving, Commonmental Airlines was giving 2
> free tickets to anyone who would take a bump on the way down. Too bad
> I was meeting up with folks already, that would have been 6 more frebees
> if we could have taken them.
WOW mon, you lucked out.
most airlines now just give you cash, like $150.00, for being bumped...
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| 216.95 | See you next year... | CSLALL::LEBLANC_C | Please don't dominate the rapJACK | Fri Dec 30 1994 13:42 | 3 |
| Happy New Year to the members of Grateful...be safe and have a
healthy and prosperous 95...
chris
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| 216.96 | Christmas in Dixie | DELNI::DSMITH | Answers aplenty in the by & by | Wed Dec 27 1995 10:52 | 16 |
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This Christmas was fantastic for me. Despite the fact that it doesn't
snow, southerners really do it up for the holidays. Everywhere I went
people were warm, friendly and wanted to shake my hand. Made more
friends in 5 days than I have here at home in 5 years. Strangers
stopping strangers...the real thang. Money is sparse, but it just
doesn't seem to make a darn difference to anyone. I saw an empty
donation bottle for needy children at a local liquor store....I threw
in a couple bucks. The next day I was back at the liquor store, and
the bottle was filled with cash....so much, that another empty bottle
was placed beside it. Blew me away.
Spent a lot quality time with my Mother and her husband and even made it
to a Country Christmas show at the Carolina Opry. Yee haw!
- Culturally shocked Deane'o
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