Post #198,550
3/14/05 2:02:48 PM
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I have a date next week. Can I get a "Woo Woo!"?
He's a very nice guy- My age (42), 3 kids, in the engineering field. We're going to meet for lunch.
Here's hoping!
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,553
3/14/05 2:11:29 PM
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Woo Woo!
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- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
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Post #198,554
3/14/05 2:12:08 PM
3/14/05 4:30:26 PM
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Good luck
By Woo Woo I assume you mean, "You try to woo him and he tries to woo you." ;-)
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Edited by ben_tilly
March 14, 2005, 04:30:26 PM EST
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Post #198,739
3/15/05 10:28:56 AM
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Well, yes
But also as in "Go Lori, go Lori, you're the woman!" At least that's what I was saying to myself after he asked me out.
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,786
3/15/05 1:44:27 PM
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Well, good luck again
Just remember the unfortunate truth, if he's single, there is a reason. Try to figure out that reason and decide whether it bothers you. If it doesn't, then go for gold. If it does, try not to be too disappointed. This is, after all, only your first date after deciding to search more aggressively.
Incidentally, going out on a limb, would you be Lori Dillard, aka the woman on the far right at [link|http://www.msu.edu/unit/iih/IIHNEWSLETTER/Sept03/MTC/MTC-farewell-teachers-YF.jpg|http://www.msu.edu/u...l-teachers-YF.jpg]?
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #198,807
3/15/05 2:59:23 PM
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Nope, that's not me.
I dont look at all like that woman.
And although I really do appreciate your cautionary statements- quit raining on my parade, Ben!!!! You sound like my Mom- the first date I had after the divorce my mother said, "Are you sure you want to go out with him? He's *divorced*." Uh- hellloo?
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,813
3/15/05 3:17:37 PM
3/15/05 3:19:05 PM
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Well it was a pretty random guess
I just googled for Lori at Michigan State University involved with developmental biology and that was one of the few Lori's that I came up with who seemed to be at MSU.
About my cautions, I'll knock them off. It is just my style to incline to pessimism so that I get an upside surprise. :-)
Cheers,
Ben
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Edited by ben_tilly
March 15, 2005, 03:19:05 PM EST
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Post #198,961
3/16/05 10:18:25 AM
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Ahhh...
The old "never expect much and you wont be disappointed" philosphy.
Dont worry about sounding like my Mom. It's nice to know I have someone looking out for me :-)
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,855
3/15/05 7:52:59 PM
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well you can always use the art of lowering expectations
well ma, he aint Clint Eastwood but he claims to change his shorts at least once a week. Thats a bonus! then you can be surprised when he turns out to change them twice a week, (as long as he doesnt try to change them with yours)
good luck again.
thanx,
bill
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Post #198,962
3/16/05 10:20:25 AM
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Now you're just grossing me out!
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,556
3/14/05 2:14:26 PM
3/14/05 2:15:03 PM
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I'll see your "Woo!"
and raise you a "Hoo!"
Tom Sinclair
"This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here."
-- The Bursar is a man under a *lot* of stress
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
Edited by tjsinclair
March 14, 2005, 02:15:03 PM EST
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Post #198,557
3/14/05 2:19:47 PM
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Wow, with an comment like that...
You are beinging to make us think you aren't such a looker...
Hey now... twas a jokedaughter. (vs jokeson)
Good luck, maybe you'll get lucky. And maybe even Lucky!
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Post #198,738
3/15/05 10:26:07 AM
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Re: Wow, with an comment like that...
Watch it, buddy! >;-)
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,558
3/14/05 2:19:50 PM
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Woo and Yay!
~~~)-Steven----
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He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #198,576
3/14/05 2:48:30 PM
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You can even have a "yay".
Peter
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Post #198,590
3/14/05 4:25:50 PM
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Woo^2
That's a whole lot more than just Woo time two.
Luck
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Post #198,594
3/14/05 4:57:56 PM
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WW^2. Have fun!
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Post #198,595
3/14/05 4:58:18 PM
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Yup, dating sure isn't easy . .
. . when you're single with one or more kids at home, but hey, he's got an additional strike against him - being an engineer (1), so you have negotiating room. The best of luck to you.
(1) I remember back 15 or so years ago in Pasadena, Liz's Seminars for Singles was packed with 40/50-something engineers and 40/50-something women who wouldn't touch an engineer with a 1 meter stick 'cause that's what they'd been married to and wanted no more of it.
Poor guys did everything precisely by the book - right degree from the right school, right house in the right neighborhood, right car, right wife, right number of kids, right lawn, right career at the right company - yet the wife walked out - how could that be?
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Post #198,602
3/14/05 5:15:31 PM
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Not enough tattoos and piercings is my guess.
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Post #198,740
3/15/05 10:33:20 AM
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Re: Yup, dating sure isn't easy . .
Dont know. I was married to musician who did nothing by the book- which is partly why we got divorced. I'm looking for a little dull stability now. Plus, my Dad was an engineer, and I'm very much like my Dad.
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,603
3/14/05 5:15:38 PM
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Congratulations!
And Woo Woo!
Remember the two most important things.
1. Be yourself
2. Take it slowly.
Best of luck!
Brenda
"The people of the world having once been deceived, suspect deceit in truth itself." -- Hitopadesa 600?-1100? AD, Sanskrit Fable From Panchatantr
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Post #198,606
3/14/05 5:22:23 PM
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Too cool... good luck
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Post #198,616
3/14/05 5:43:04 PM
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I hope it goes well!
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #198,630
3/14/05 6:47:40 PM
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How'd ya meet him?
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Post #198,634
3/14/05 7:03:32 PM
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Why, Barry? You on the market? ;-)
-YendorMike
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Post #198,635
3/14/05 7:05:10 PM
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Not until ...
Never mind.
Would not want to say anything that could trigger an indictment.
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Post #198,639
3/14/05 7:25:58 PM
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Just don't ask me to be your character witness...
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #198,741
3/15/05 10:37:48 AM
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Re: How'd ya meet him?
Through the wonders of internet dating- Eharmony. I can see you all raising your eyebrows. Dont judge me! I decided it was time to get more aggressive about finding a man. I still havent told my mother. She'd have a heart attack and fall over dead if she knew.
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,747
3/15/05 11:00:12 AM
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The Wall Stree Journal reported . . .
. . a year or so ago that the number of couples who admit to meeting through on-line dating is a small fraction of the number who did. Most make up a story.
It takes self confidence to start out by marketing oneself as a product but it's become the only realistic option available to a large and growing part of the population as the old social conventions continue to break down.
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Post #198,762
3/15/05 11:53:04 AM
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For what it's worth, my son met his wife in a similar way.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #198,788
3/15/05 1:45:16 PM
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At least one co-worker did likewise - and I've known others.
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #198,789
3/15/05 1:45:16 PM
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Similar? Hmmm, Usenet?
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #198,833
3/15/05 4:51:43 PM
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It was a web service. I don't know which one.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #198,820
3/15/05 3:57:21 PM
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No eyebrows raised here
I've considered it myself. Right now I'm getting ready for a BIG transition(1), so I'll have to wait for it to settle down.
(1) Getting ready to retire from the Air Force, Move to Texas, and get my first civilian job since working at Pizza Hut as a kid (22 years ago)
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #198,971
3/16/05 10:35:53 AM
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You have a lot of balls in the air
The ladies can wait.
This Eharmony isnt too bad, though. You only get matched up with people you're compatable with (you complete an extensive personality profile) and they are the only people who have access to your info. So your info isnt out there for all the world to see, which I like. They also have it set up so you only communicate through the site. You can "close" someone at any time and when you do, they have no way to contact you. I like all the safety features. But it's kind of pricey- $50/month. I've gotten a dozen matches so far- all engineers or computer guys. Go figure. And one guy who had half his body paralyzed because he just had a stroke. I passed on him.
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #199,032
3/16/05 12:35:44 PM
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Just hope I can catch them all
Hoping I can slip into a good Database Architect I or Database Analysis I job off the bat. I could possibly start working a new job within my last two months of terminal leave and get 2 full paychecks during that time. After I'm officially retired, I'll only be netting about $1,300 a month in retirement pay; so I really need to be working by then. If nothing else, I'll take a job at Best Buy or Fry's till I can get a better one.
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #199,064
3/16/05 4:00:22 PM
8/21/07 6:41:26 AM
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You're a db guy?
We're hiring Oracle DBA's.
Live in the great Pac NW!
Get discounts on books!
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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #199,076
3/16/05 5:07:02 PM
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Yes, but...
First off I don't like cold. I'm moving to TX for the warm, even hot weather, the warm water diving, and the lack of snow packed and icy roads.
I do have 5 years of Oracle experience, but that was in Oracle 6/7. This is why I'm looking at entry level positions for now. I'll need to get caught up on Oracle 10. Overall though, I have 18 years of Database management experience on everything from MS Access (yeah, I know, not a real database, but I have plenty of experience designing complex database programs using VBA), through proprietary AF databases (Maintenance Management Information Control System (MMICS) and Core Automated Maintenance System (CAMS)), Unisys (primarily FOCUS report writer) to Oracle (with experience writing Pro C based programs and converting from Pro Fortran programs)
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #199,107
3/16/05 7:43:25 PM
8/21/07 12:38:08 PM
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Snow?
Haven't seen any all winter.
I do understand the fear of cold - I'm not digging it much myself.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #199,110
3/16/05 7:51:29 PM
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You're also living in a boat.
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Post #199,145
3/16/05 11:36:20 PM
8/21/07 12:38:47 PM
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Which is only one step up from
livin in a van down by the river!
Seriously, anyplace that requires long sleeves outdoors is too cold.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #199,169
3/17/05 8:44:25 AM
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Amen to that last line.
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #199,195
3/17/05 10:39:16 AM
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Bah.
You wimps just want to move back to sub-Saharan Africa, you do...
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."
-Isaac Asimov
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Post #199,200
3/17/05 10:51:29 AM
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Depends on your tolerance
I pull the shorts out when it hits 40 degees.
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #199,201
3/17/05 10:55:48 AM
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Re: Depends on your tolerance
That's the tempurature I'm looking for as a cold winter day :)
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #199,184
3/17/05 9:53:33 AM
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Not a fear of the cold
But having been in North Dakota, I'm sick of it. And I need to be able to scuba dive without a drysuit (preferrably in swimsuit and t-shirt - I was spoiled in Guam)
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #199,056
3/16/05 2:34:06 PM
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Depends whose balls, really.
Peter
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Post #199,077
3/16/05 5:16:06 PM
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Just my own,
and only occasionally when I'm at home with doors closed and windows shuttered 8^O
Hmmm... maybe that was TMI :^)
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #199,083
3/16/05 5:21:58 PM
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I now know what you're smiling about in your pic.
*shudder*
Peter
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Post #199,090
3/16/05 5:34:31 PM
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Naw...
I'm just smiling 'cause I'll be retiring from the AF and out of North Dakota soon! :)
~~~)-Steven----
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He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #199,092
3/16/05 5:41:29 PM
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Well, *I* can't see your hands.
Peter
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Post #199,102
3/16/05 6:43:01 PM
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Bunch of sick little monkeys........ ROFL!
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Post #199,111
3/16/05 7:52:05 PM
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It would take a brit to guess wankery...
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Post #199,115
3/16/05 8:14:56 PM
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Naturally, they have the most experience.
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Post #199,149
3/17/05 1:29:13 AM
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Admit it. I said what y'all were thinking.
Peter
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Post #199,161
3/17/05 7:26:53 AM
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Not me. I thought he was at a strip club. ;-)
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Post #199,177
3/17/05 9:26:30 AM
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I guess if I have to explain the joke
it musta been a bomb
You never get naked? Like to take a shower or with your SO?
Balls in the air. As in exposed to the air. Doh!
~~~)-Steven----
"I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.
He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..."
General George S. Patton
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Post #198,642
3/14/05 7:37:52 PM
8/21/07 6:31:46 AM
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Wait, he has 3 kids? How many do you have?
Here's a story
of a nerdy lady...
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Post #198,645
3/14/05 7:44:51 PM
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:-)
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Post #198,696
3/15/05 2:13:09 AM
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LOL
--
Steve
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Post #198,742
3/15/05 10:39:53 AM
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Re: Wait, he has 3 kids? How many do you have?
2. I know. That's a lot of kids. But his are older and can watch mine, so if anything, maybe I'll get a babysitter out of this.
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,653
3/14/05 8:08:08 PM
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good luck, and relax, he aint goin anywhere :-)
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Post #198,690
3/15/05 1:59:43 AM
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WoooWooo...
but be careful out there.
Have fun,
Carl Forde
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Post #198,703
3/15/05 4:03:23 AM
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You realize, of course...
...that having said this much, you're obviously obligated to file a full report here after the date?
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(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
Your lies are of Microsoftian Scale and boring to boot. Your 'depression' may be the closest you ever come to recognizing truth: you have no 'inferiority complex', you are inferior - and something inside you recognizes this. - [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=71575|Ashton Brown]
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Post #198,731
3/15/05 9:03:14 AM
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And if you 've read any of CRC posts,
the report must be obtain an "R" rating. :-)
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #198,744
3/15/05 10:42:36 AM
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But of course.......
But this is a lunch date. I think it will rate PG at the most. Hmmm..Unless I pounce on him in the parking lot! I'll keep you posted..........
It's like, "How much more black could this be?", and the answer is none. None more black.
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Post #198,746
3/15/05 10:45:52 AM
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You of course know the meaning of the word "nooner", yes?
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
God Bless America.
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Post #198,774
3/15/05 1:05:26 PM
8/21/07 6:35:36 AM
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Don't be crass
I prefer the term "matinee".
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #198,705
3/15/05 4:16:04 AM
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Break a leg!
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Post #198,712
3/15/05 6:19:32 AM
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:-) Enjoy the first-date butterflies!
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #198,767
3/15/05 12:34:41 PM
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Sure!
"Woo!"
"Woo!"
(and one for good luck...,"Woo!")
have fun!
jb4
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