The longest thread ever

EarlJam,
I have noticed that your little buddy has kept the same look for a while now. I am a great admirer, of course, but I have tried to come up with ideas for how to improve his look. A tiara, maybe? Other ideas, anyone?

(Shamelessly PWing and simultaneously coming up with a potential topic of discussion...) :D

I go for a run in the morning and toss my clothes on the floor before showing. (Don't worry, I pick them up afterwards.)

While I shower, my beagle likes to play "hide the socks". She steals my socks and hides them somewhere. Luckily, she's not very good at hiding, usually under the bed. But one time she put them inside the pillow case. That took a while to find.

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Shameless PW! Go back to your Bickering Board.;)

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Yeah, Wilson was PWing today like it's his job.

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Hey, I gotta make up for my holiday-related time away from the boards somehow! Plus, I had 3 1/2 hours between classes and it was too early in the semester to have much to fill my time with.
And Fleetwood Mac still sucks.

I have always wanted to write a book with multiple authors where each participant writes a line or three based on what the previous person(s) wrote, etc. If nothing else it could finish out this thread!

Wanna try it?

Here's a line.

"Dejuan Jones looked at his watch and realized that he was late, real late. He needed to hitch a ride somehow."

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I have always wanted to write a book with multiple authors where each participant writes a line or three based on what the previous person(s) wrote, etc. If nothing else it could finish out this thread!

Wanna try it?

Here's a line.

"Dejuan Jones looked at his watch and realized that he was late, real late. He needed to hitch a ride somehow."

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But then again, Dejuan was used to life's disappointment. Being late was just part of life for him. After all, he lived in Atlanta.

"I have to change my life," he thought.

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Originally Posted by Lavabe

But then again, Dejuan was used to life's disappointment. Being late was just part of life for him. After all, he lived in Atlanta.

"I have to change my life," he thought.

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"Should I change move to another town, with less traffic? Maybe I should take a poll," he thought.

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"Should I change move to another town, with less traffic? Maybe I should take a poll," he thought.

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"No. This town is perfect," he immediately convinced himself. "Besides, who cares if I'm late...after all, they know I'll be late. In fact, they're COUNTING on it."

Dejuan shrugged and stuck his thumb out at a passing car. The Honda Civic pulled over immediately. As he approached the car he noticed Cheryl in the driver's seat, "I knew you'd be late."

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Originally Posted by ArkieDukie

EarlJam,
I have noticed that your little buddy has kept the same look for a while now. I am a great admirer, of course, but I have tried to come up with ideas for how to improve his look. A tiara, maybe? Other ideas, anyone?

(Shamelessly PWing and simultaneously coming up with a potential topic of discussion...) :D

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I am on the case! :D

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Dejuan shrugged and stuck his thumb out at a passing car. The Honda Civic pulled over immediately. As he approached the car he noticed Cheryl in the driver's seat, "I knew you'd be late."

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"But there's something more I should tell you," Cheryl purred. "I'm late too."

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"But there's something more I should tell you," Cheryl purred. "I'm late too."

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Dejuan, his face betraying his attempt to hide his sinister joy replied, "Have you informed the folks at the dolphin lab? Not sure if the world's ready for a real mermaid yet you know."

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Dejuan, his face betraying his attempt to hide his sinister joy replied, "Have you informed the folks at the dolphin lab? Not sure if the world's ready for a real mermaid yet you know."

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"Well I dunno about the world," Cheryl replied. "But I know this Atlanta's not the place to raise a mermaid. Droughts and mythical aquatic creatures do not mix. And I'll be darned if I'm trusting the folks at the aquarium. Say, what did you end up doing when you fathered that centaur back in '98?"

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"Well I dunno about the world," Cheryl replied. "But I know this Atlanta's not the place to raise a mermaid. Droughts and mythical aquatic creatures do not mix. And I'll be darned if I'm trusting the folks at the aquarium. Say, what did you end up doing when you fathered that centaur back in '98?"

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Suddenly, DeJuan woke from his dream.

"Honey," he said. "I had this crazy dream."
Suzanne stirred a little, then managed to utter, What did you wake me up for?"

DeJuan then retold the story about Cheryl. After which, Suzanne replied, "Well this makes as much sense at that silly dream of yours in which you were a hotel keep in a quaint little New England town."

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Suddenly, DeJuan woke from his dream.

"Honey," he said. "I had this crazy dream."
Suzanne stirred a little, then managed to utter, What did you wake me up for?"

DeJuan then retold the story about Cheryl. After which, Suzanne replied, "Well this makes as much sense at that silly dream of yours in which you were a hotel keep in a quaint little New England town."

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"Ah well, I guess I'll just chalk up another one," DeJuan said, unenthusiastically slinking out of bed. "But now, it's time to make the donuts."

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"Ah well, I guess I'll just chalk up another one," DeJuan said, unenthusiastically slinking out of bed. "But now, it's time to make the donuts."

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"Okay honey," Suzanne replied sheepishly, "But don't be late getting home. We're going to the aquarium, remember? And I have a little annoucement to make! Hee Hee."

DeJuan defecated and dropped his Lectric Shave to the floor. Suddenly the dream in all its haunting clarity came rushing back to greet his memory. He bent over, ripped off the bed sheet to find, not the two shapely, smooth legs he'd become accustomed to kissing over the course of their 14-year marriage, rather...what was this? Scales. A........fin?

"What the HELL!?" :eek:

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"Okay honey," Suzanne replied sheepishly, "But don't be late getting home. We're going to the aquarium, remember? And I have a little annoucement to make! Hee Hee."

DeJuan defecated and dropped his Lectric Shave to the floor. Suddenly the dream in all its haunting clarity came rushing back to greet his memory. He bent over, ripped off the bed sheet to find, not the two shapely, smooth legs he'd become accustomed to kissing over the course of their 14-year marriage, rather...what was this? Scales. A........fin?

"What the HELL!?" :eek:

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"Tell me more about these latest dreams. They seem to bother you more than the other ones you used to have? Am I right?" Dr. Bendral looked over at DeJuan who was chewing on his lower lip and staring at the floor. "You said that there are dreams within dreams?"

DeJuan looked up and nodded. "Yeah, I might be having one now they're so real."

Argh! There's nothing worse than . . . and then he woke up. The first rule of improv is 'never say no'. Making it all a dream is the fiction writing version of saying no. Our little story has gone straight down the toilet, scaly fins and all, into the ocean, where it drowned and never got the chance to rescue Tom Hanks. Sigh.


Here, let's try again.

It's funny how little things can change your life. I only wanted to rent This is Spinal Tap but the BlockBuster didn't have it in stock.

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It's funny how little things can change your life. I only wanted to rent This is Spinal Tap but the BlockBuster didn't have it in stock.

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"Well, it serves me right," said a little voice in my head. "1992 called and it wants its movie rental paradigm back." I drove home to add Spinal Tap to my Netflix queue.

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"Well, it serves me right," said a little voice in my head. "1992 called and it wants its movie rental paradigm back." I drove home to add Spinal Tap to my Netflix queue.

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I continued home thinking "I really want to watch it tonight!" Just then a flash of light blinded me. My mother always told me that impatience would be my downfall. I hate it when it turns out she was right.

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"Well, it serves me right," said a little voice in my head. "1992 called and it wants its movie rental paradigm back." I drove home to add Spinal Tap to my Netflix queue.

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And just when I realized I was about to experience Spinal Tap in way so much more powerful than a Blockbuster rental, there he stood at my door. Nigel. Yes, Nigel, the very man that led me fretboard-first down this rags to riches and back to rags story.

"Hello Niles," I calmly introduced myself.

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And just when I realized I was about to experience Spinal Tap in way so much more powerful than a Blockbuster rental, there he stood at my door. Nigel. Yes, Nigel, the very man that led me fretboard-first down this rags to riches and back to rags story.

"Hello Niles," I calmly introduced myself.

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Dr. Bendral interrupted.

"Let me see if I have this straight. You've told me :
"She drives me crazy."
BUt you know, DeJuan, you may be right. You might be crazy. You just might be the lunatic I'm looking for. Welcome to Atlanta! Who needs a house out in Hackensack?

At the risk of being booed, I fear this story may kill the thread. So, ignore the story if you are so inclined and go back to discussing PopTarts. Or dogs. Or Michael Bolton.

Or not, if you love a good, weird, where the hell am I going now story.

My favorite sandwich consists of:

-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey (preferably dark meat)
-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas dressing ("stuffing" to some of you)
-cranberry sauce
-a light layer of mayonnaise
-black pepper

Preferably on good sliced deli bread. If not, at least on one of those good Sara Lee loaves or something.

Yours?

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At the risk of being booed, I fear this story may kill the thread.

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Nothing, save the heat death of the universe, can kill this thread. After a nuclear war, it would just be roaches, twinkies, and this thread.

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Nothing, save the heat death of the universe, can kill this thread. After a nuclear war, it would just be roaches, twinkies, and this thread.

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Your mama's so fat that she sat on this thread and it died.

Dear God, I am a nerd.

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Nothing, save the heat death of the universe, can kill this thread. After a nuclear war, it would just be roaches, twinkies, and this thread.

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Err, ummm, you mean palmetto bugs, right?
Cheers,
Lavabe

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Err, ummm, you mean palmetto bugs, right?
Cheers,
Lavabe

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Never! A roach is a roach.

Has anyone mentioned yet that this thread passed the "longest thread ever" point about 150 posts ago?

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Has anyone mentioned yet that this thread passed the "longest thread ever" point about 150 posts ago?

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No, you're the first to realize that. Congrats on the eagle eye.

Actually, our new goals are 1) to put it out of reach on the post count side and 2) catch the 70k views of that preposterous Patrick Patterson thread. We have a ways to go.

We should also pass Bobby Knight in a couple of days.

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My favorite sandwich consists of:

-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey (preferably dark meat)
-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas dressing ("stuffing" to some of you)
-cranberry sauce
-a light layer of mayonnaise
-black pepper

Preferably on good sliced deli bread. If not, at least on one of those good Sara Lee loaves or something.

Yours?

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-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey (preferably white meat)
-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas stuffing ("dressing" to some of you)
-cranberry sauce
-leftover gravy
-leftover mashed potatoes

All on a leftover dinner roll. It takes about three of these to equal one regular-size sandwich.

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-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey (preferably white meat)
-leftover Thanksgiving/Christmas stuffing ("dressing" to some of you)
-cranberry sauce
-leftover gravy
-leftover mashed potatoes

All on a leftover dinner roll. It takes about three of these to equal one regular-size sandwich.

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Ooh! I forgot about the rolls...my mom makes the best ones. It seems they're about the same size as yours. Like little leftover Krystals.:)

Any of you ever play broomball?

Our high school version of the game was played on the tennis courts when the nets were down (winter only); about 5 people per side, and a goalie. Equipment was a basic straw broom and a non-fully-inflated volleyball. Rules were like icehockey, except there were no blue-lines; there was offsides.

The inter-class rivalries were always played out in broomball games, it was pretty intense/entertaining.

Man, I want to play again, but I've never heard of/seen it out here. Maybe it was just a mid-Atlantic thing?

I thought Bush mispronounces Battier was the longest thread at about 850 or 880 posts:confused: (or should that be mispronunciates:D )

Speaking of Thanksgiving leftovers, anybody ever had (or heard of) potato candy? I grew up with the stuff and I still know how to make it.

Never had potato candy, but I do like a strawberry cake in the middle of winter...

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Any of you ever play broomball?

Our high school version of the game was played on the tennis courts when the nets were down (winter only); about 5 people per side, and a goalie. Equipment was a basic straw broom and a non-fully-inflated volleyball. Rules were like icehockey, except there were no blue-lines; there was offsides.

The inter-class rivalries were always played out in broomball games, it was pretty intense/entertaining.

Man, I want to play again, but I've never heard of/seen it out here. Maybe it was just a mid-Atlantic thing?

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I did! I did! When I was in college (University of Vermont) I played and was the goalie for my team. I had a blast! Warming up afterwards was more fun, IIRC. Beer was definitely the drink of choice after a game of broomball game.

Ahhh, thanks for the chance to reminisce a little more this week. :D

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I did! I did! When I was in college (University of Vermont) I played and was the goalie for my team. I had a blast! Warming up afterwards was more fun, IIRC. Beer was definitely the drink of choice after a game of broomball game.

Ahhh, thanks for the chance to reminisce a little more this week. :D

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WHAT, pray tell, is a game of broomball game? Please explain.:confused:
Cheers,
Lavabe

Don't ya hate it when you know you should just turn off the computer and go to bed, but yet you stay up way too late browsing useless stuff, and then are dead tired the next day?

Okay... nothing interesting to say (as is my norm)...but wanted to post another post to help you on your way. XXOXX

wilson is up early with a sick dog today. YAAAYY!

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wilson is up early with a sick dog today. YAAAYY!

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This sounds like an easy thread-starting question:
What's worse than waking up early with a sick dog?

The possibilities are endless! (and hence, PERFECTLY suited for this thread).

Good luck!
Cheers,
Lavabe

Poor dog...and yes DA, I find myself wasting too much time looking at useless information. I have to make a conscious effort to just turn it off.

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This sounds like an easy thread-starting question:
What's worse than waking up early with a sick dog?

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(Arnold Horseshack impression) ooooo ooooooo oooo oooooo,
I know the answer to this question!
What is worse than waking up early with a sick dog?
Stepping barefoot into whatever the sick dog has left behind, and at like 4am!
THAT is worse!

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(Arnold Horseshack impression) ooooo ooooooo oooo oooooo,
I know the answer to this question!
What is worse than waking up early with a sick dog?
Stepping barefoot into whatever the sick dog has left behind, and at like 4am!
THAT is worse!

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ooooo ooooooo oooo oooooo,
Waking up early with TWO sick dogs.

Well, I was in the Mass General emergency room until 2am with the 3 year old last night, running a fever, and I was relieved to find out it was only the flu. Just the flu means we didn't have to get admitted.

Ooooo, 400th post (for me)!

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Don't ya hate it when you know you should just turn off the computer and go to bed, but yet you stay up way too late browsing useless stuff, and then are dead tired the next day?

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I call that my life.

Amazing, a compilation of all those things that happened to 'ol Bruce Banner (TV Show) that made him angry and thusly, turn green and 'hulkly'

http://kennethjohnson.us/HulkOutList.html

What would make YOU angry enough to turn green and hulkly?

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Well, I was in the Mass General emergency room until 2am with the 3 year old last night, running a fever, and I was relieved to find out it was only the flu. Just the flu means we didn't have to get admitted.

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Ok ok, so thats bad too. Sorry to hear, hope your little one gets better soon. Stock up on the garlic!!

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WHAT, pray tell, is a game of broomball game? Please explain.:confused:
Cheers,
Lavabe

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DA did a fabulous job explaining. I would be plagiarizing if I tried to explain.

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Any of you ever play broomball?

Our high school version of the game was played on the tennis courts when the nets were down (winter only); about 5 people per side, and a goalie. Equipment was a basic straw broom and a non-fully-inflated volleyball. Rules were like icehockey, except there were no blue-lines; there was offsides.

The inter-class rivalries were always played out in broomball games, it was pretty intense/entertaining.

Man, I want to play again, but I've never heard of/seen it out here. Maybe it was just a mid-Atlantic thing?

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The only thing I'll add, and DA let me know if this differed for you, as I played broomball in Vermont we already had frozen tundra to play on. Patches of ice were laid out, or shoveled out, and that is what we played on. No skates, just boots. You used the brooms to move the ball down the ice.

Needless to say, we would come home with bruises all over the place. But it was worth it! Every pain was a badge of honor of sorts.

Pretty sure I haven't posted in this thread yet so I thought it was about time.

I had rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder 10 days ago and am typing/mousing with my left hand only for another 2.5 weeks at least.

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Pretty sure I haven't posted in this thread yet so I thought it was about time.

I had rotator cuff surgery on my right shoulder 10 days ago and am typing/mousing with my left hand only for another 2.5 weeks at least.

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Ooo, sorry to hear about your shoulder. EarlJam can give you advise on some good meds. That is if he has any left.

Hope you're feeling better soon!!!!

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This sounds like an easy thread-starting question:
What's worse than waking up early with a sick dog?

The possibilities are endless! (and hence, PERFECTLY suited for this thread).

Good luck!
Cheers,
Lavabe

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Waking up with a sick girl. And you don't know her name.

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Don't ya hate it when you know you should just turn off the computer and go to bed, but yet you stay up way too late browsing useless stuff, and then are dead tired the next day?

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That sounds like OZZIE posting at 2:12 AM a week or two ago:D . Please refer to the 'ymm, beer' thread for some tasty suggestions;)

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wilson is up early with a sick dog today. YAAAYY!

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Bummer; had that happen to me last week. Hope it was just a passing thing -- Bully's seem to have sensitive stomachs, which is odd considering they try and eat everything. (My guy's going through a cardboard phase.)

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Ooo, sorry to hear about your shoulder. EarlJam can give you advise on some good meds. That is if he has any left.

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Ow, rotator cuff injuries always sounds painful!

But if it's not that bad, I'm sure EJ would also be happy to take the extra vicodin or percocet off your hands. ;)

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Bummer; had that happen to me last week. Hope it was just a passing thing -- Bully's seem to have sensitive stomachs, which is odd considering they try and eat everything. (My guy's going through a cardboard phase.)

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Holy crap. I said pretty much exactly the same thing to my mom on the phone this morning. Though I wasn't especially worried, your input makes me feel much better.
Walter seems to have pulled through...no major issues since breakfast. Here's hoping it's behind us.

Presuming you have carpets, what do you use to clean up throw-up from your dogs?

One of my cats throws up at least once a week and I use Resolve to clean up the stain. It works pretty well though am considering investing in a steam cleaner.

I can't believe I did it, but I have adopted a third cat. Here is a picture of Miss Moneypenny, or Moneypenny for short. She moved in less than 48 hours ago and is doing great with her older sister. Her brother is adjusting. He's such a momma's boy and I think is afraid he will be left out of the lovin's.

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Presuming you have carpets, what do you use to clean up throw-up from your dogs?

One of my cats throws up at least once a week and I use Resolve to clean up the stain. It works pretty well though am considering investing in a steam cleaner.

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I use the same, though Walter's troubles typically issue from the other end. He also very rarely has such issues in the house, and then if it happens, it's most often in his crate in the middle of the night.

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I use the same, though Walter's troubles typically issue from the other end. He also very rarely has such issues in the house, and then if it happens, it's most often in his crate in the middle of the night.

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The Nature's Miracle line of products tend to work the best for us.

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The Nature's Miracle line of products tend to work the best for us.

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Bingo. Look for the white bottle with red lettering; it's generally pretty prominent in pet stores, especially in the new puppy aisle. ;)

This stuff is the bomb for removing odors from carpets, furniture, etc. Stains, I'd still use Resolve or similar, if it were particularly stubborn.

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Originally Posted by Lavabe

This sounds like an easy thread-starting question:
What's worse than waking up early with a sick dog?

The possibilities are endless! (and hence, PERFECTLY suited for this thread).

Good luck!
Cheers,
Lavabe

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Um, being up with a sick baby. And by "up", I mean that you never really went to sleep since the baby wakes up at 11:45, 1;12, 2;15, 3:50, 4:14, 6:20, and 7:00. By the end of it, I was seriously praying either that the baby would stop crying or that the morning would bring on Judgment Day - who cared which at that point?

Oh, and then at 6:40, just when I thought I might actually scrounge a few minutes' sleep before work, the cats bounded across my bed in the midst of a play fight, attempted to disembowel each other on my pillow, and sprang away before I could grab either one of them by the scruff of the neck to beat them.

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I can't believe I did it, but I have adopted a third cat. Here is a picture of Miss Moneypenny, or Moneypenny for short. She moved in less than 48 hours ago and is doing great with her older sister. Her brother is adjusting. He's such a momma's boy and I think is afraid he will be left out of the lovin's.

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Is she more like Lois or Samantha?

Cheers,
Lavabe

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Is she more like Lois or Samantha?

Cheers,
Lavabe

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Give me a couple of more days, though I'm leaning towards Lois. I don't see my Moneypenny putting on a virtual head thingy and have naughty thoughts like Samantha did. :eek:

I have no idea what is being discussed on this thread now, but I thought I'd contribute with a post. Carry on!

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I can't believe I did it, but I have adopted a third cat. Here is a picture of Miss Moneypenny, or Moneypenny for short. She moved in less than 48 hours ago and is doing great with her older sister. Her brother is adjusting. He's such a momma's boy and I think is afraid he will be left out of the lovin's.

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Congrats on the new cat...

I didn't win Mega Millions last night.
Does anyone else ever buy lottery tickets?
Does anyone else spend as much time as I do fantasizing about what they'd do if they won the lottery?

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I didn't win Mega Millions last night.
Does anyone else ever buy lottery tickets?
Does anyone else spend as much time as I do fantasizing about what they'd do if they won the lottery?

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Well, need a little more data...but if maybe 5 minutes a year fantasizing is about how much time you spend then yes. I do the occasional lottery ticket particularly when the prizes get extremely high(annuity value of $200 million or more). I have the benefit of being a short distance(15 minutes) from a Powerball state while residing in a MegaMillions state. It is a group thing really, a bunch of us chip in. Since it doesn's happen very often, so maybe $10-15 dollars a year. Now, if you ask about how often I play poker that is a far different answer.

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Well, need a little more data...but if maybe 5 minutes a year fantasizing is about how much time you spend then yes. I do the occasional lottery ticket particularly when the prizes get extremely high(annuity value of $200 million or more). I have the benefit of being a short distance(15 minutes) from a Powerball state while residing in a MegaMillions state. It is a group thing really, a bunch of us chip in. Since it doesn's happen very often, so maybe $10-15 dollars a year. Now, if you ask about how often I play poker that is a far different answer.

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No, I'd say my fantasizing amounts to an average of about 5-10 minutes a day. This is skewed data, however. Inordinate amounts on certain days are balanced by zero such daydreaming on other days.
I play Mega Millions every 6 weeks or so, and I usually buy 2-3 tickets. $25 or so a year, I guess.

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No, I'd say my fantasizing amounts to an average of about 5-10 minutes a day. This is skewed data, however. Inordinate amounts on certain days are balanced by zero such daydreaming on other days.
I play Mega Millions every 6 weeks or so, and I usually buy 2-3 tickets. $25 or so a year, I guess.

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And do you ever win anything?

Well, whatever one thinks about the time fantasizing, I would say you are getting pretty good entertainment value for you dollars. Rough calculation says you're spending about 55 cents an hour...

$25/((7.5 minutes * 365)/60) = 0.5479

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And do you ever win anything?

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Ahhh, the fantasy is over with thinking like that!:D

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Ahhh, the fantasy is over with thinking like that!:D

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Sorry 'bout that. I've been a little depressed lately. Sorry to share the feeling.:D

No problem...you are just a few posts away from being on an All-ACC team. Talk about exciting!

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No problem...you are just a few posts away from being on an All-ACC team. Talk about exciting!

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Now THAT will knock me out of my depression! Thanks for making my day!!:D

LOADS of CHEERS,
Lavabe

As I always say, your odds of winning the lottery are slightly better if you buy a ticket.

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As I always say, your odds of winning the lottery are slightly better if you buy a ticket.

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Exactly. And anyway, I won $2 last Friday by pulling the Mega Ball correctly.

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Exactly. And anyway, I won $2 last Friday by pulling the Mega Ball correctly.

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If I were a rich man!

Imagine if the song was written "If I was a rich man!"

Cheers,
Lavabe

We have powerball and lotto in CT. Each draws twice a week. I buy tickets for both, all the time, and play the same numbers. I can buy them for 3 months at a time, so it's not too much effort.

But I live in fear that I will forget to get the tickets, and my numbers will come in. My friends parents did that - one time they didn't have their tickets, their numbers won. My wife's friend won the CT lotto a few years ago, about 50k per year for 26(?) years. A former co-worker's parents won in MA, but the numbers were all very low (single digits, I think) and about 100 people won, so their share was pretty small.

Being surrounded by winners, does that make my chances of winning better, worse, or the same? Mathematically, it should make no difference. But karma is a funny thing.

Watch out for some serious PW'ing by Lavabe today as he approaches the 4 figure total with his posting...

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NAHHHHH...:rolleyes:

If I'd really want to PW, I'd join the PPB discussion about Harlan Huckelby/Huckleberry Hound/Huckabee and his attempts to change the Constitution. I'm finding myself in that strange territory of supporting tecumseh again. I figure one discussion about evolution over there would do the trick.

Remember ... the PPB is THE TWILIGHT ZONE. It's the Bermuda Triangle of the DBR.

Cheers and beers,
Lavabe

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Remember ... the PPB is THE TWILIGHT ZONE. It's the Bermuda Triangle of the DBR.

Cheers and beers,
Lavabe

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Yeah, I get "lost" over there every once in awhile...fortunately, it doesn't seem to have had a permanent effect on my blood pressure.

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Yeah, I get "lost" over there every once in awhile...fortunately, it doesn't seem to have had a permanent effect on my blood pressure.

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I've done a pretty good job staying away. There are some intelligent comments being bandied about over there, but too much of it consists of (alternately) chest-pounding alongside those with whom one agrees and admonishing those who disagree for being wrong.

This one's perfect for this thread:

When writing 4-digit numbers, do you go for the comma or no comma? That is to say, is it 1000 or 1,000?

For me, it's 1000.

1,000 for me...I look at a lot of numbers every day and I find the placeholders useful.

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This one's perfect for this thread:

When writing 4-digit numbers, do you go for the comma or no comma? That is to say, is it 1000 or 1,000?

For me, it's 1000.

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As for me, I prefer the Roman style:

M...

... as in Bond's boss.

But that comma sure looks nice. IIRC, "Ask a Ninja" recently did a routine on comma splices.

1,000 Cheers,
Lavabe

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As for me, I prefer the Roman style:

M...

... as in Bond's boss.

But that comma sure looks nice. IIRC, "Ask a Ninja" recently did a routine on comma splices.

1,000 Cheers,
Lavabe

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Congrats on M!

Now that you've reached 1,000 posts, what are you going to do Lavabe?

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Congrats on M!

Now that you've reached 1,000 posts, what are you going to do Lavabe?

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The answer to that should be fairly obvious-he is going to enjoy a Sweetwater Ale, his choice, and then post a review on the 'ymmm, beer' thread:D. Right, ole pal?

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Congrats on M!

Now that you've reached 1,000 posts, what are you going to do Lavabe?

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In the spirit of this thread, I am NOT going to Disney World.

NOTE TO DEVILDEAC: My wife is the one who is allergic to cats.

A Schlafly, some Bond, and some podcasting.

Which Bond should I watch tonight, Tilly?

I'm also going to need some rest before Wilson goes on a roll tomorrow.

Goldfinger Cheers,
Lavabe

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In the spirit of this thread, I am NOT going to Disney World.

NOTE TO DEVILDEAC: My wife is the one who is allergic to cats.

A Schlafly, some Bond, and some podcasting.

Which Bond should I watch tonight, Tilly?

I'm also going to need some rest before Wilson goes on a roll tomorrow.

Goldfinger Cheers,
Lavabe

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Which Bond? I'm going to be settling in with Casino Royale in a little while to answer my own question from the Bond thread. Plus I just can't get enough of Daniel Craig's Bond. 9 months and some days until the new one. :D

My old stand by is From Russia With Love. If I wasn't trying to figure something out from CR I'd watch FRWL tonight.

The question now is, which brew do you enjoy with a Bond movie?

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Ow, rotator cuff injuries always sounds painful!

But if it's not that bad, I'm sure EJ would also be happy to take the extra vicodin or percocet off your hands. ;)

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The pain isn't/wasn't too bad. What's getting old is the inconvenience of only being able to move one arm. I am better at left handed typing than I was a week ago but that's not saying much.

As for meds...oxycodone...totally over rated.

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The pain isn't/wasn't too bad. What's getting old is the inconvenience of only being able to move one arm. I am better at left handed typing than I was a week ago but that's not saying much.

As for meds...oxycodone...totally over rated.

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glad to hear you are recovering. WRT pain meds, perhaps you need to contact EarlJam...

No posts in the OT board for over two hours? I wonder what everyone was doing, watching basketball?

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The pain isn't/wasn't too bad. What's getting old is the inconvenience of only being able to move one arm. I am better at left handed typing than I was a week ago but that's not saying much.

As for meds...oxycodone...totally over rated.

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Totally agreed. Hey, look, just send them to me and I'll flush them for you. Just PM me and I'll give my address. It's really no problem at all and I'm happy to help.

-EarlJam

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No posts in the OT board for over two hours? I wonder what everyone was doing, watching basketball?

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Actually two of my friends and I were watching PPV 'wrasslin! ha ha ha, just for kicks, pure entertainment value!
All the right guys won

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Monday. :)

wilson mentioned in another thread that he'd like to know how many topics have been covered so far in this thread. Am I going back and counting them all? Uhm, no, but I will start by listing everyone one I can remember.

PopTarts, Michael Bolton, scarves, pet pictures, humorous pet stories, the Trinity club, THIS or THAT, insults, sledding/winter/snow, pain medications, and of course, how awesome this thread is (this bit includes self referential stuff like, look we're at 900!)

That's 11 for a start, unless you want to combine pet pictures with humorous pet stories.

Look, we're at 900!

Let's not forget reading on the crapper, showering, commas in 4-digit numbers, abortive attempts at collective fiction writing, and lottery tickets.

This thread needs to take a trip to the realm of the paradox. I'll start:

This post is not a paradox. The previous statement is false.

Your mama's a paradox.

wilson's topics and paradoxes brings us to 17.

I'll travel to the realm of paradox, later. Right now I find I'm unable to think about it.

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wilson's topics and paradoxes brings us to 17.

I'll travel to the realm of paradox, later. Right now I find I'm unable to think about it.

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don't forget yogurt and fulani

Dear God, there are 46 pages of posts in this thread.

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Dear God, there are 46 pages of posts in this thread.

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I wonder what is the longest thread in vBulletin history. At what point do we start to stretch the bounds of what the software can do?

I doubt it's possible. Thread length is probably unbounded, but I say we shoot for 1000 pages just to be sure.

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but I say we shoot for 1000 pages just to be sure.

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billy, I think you're my hero.

Well, in that case only 954 pages to go...

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...How long will it take to get to 1000 posts, do you think? Never?

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To answer your question from the thread's first post, looks like about 6 weeks.

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billy, I think you're my hero.

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I'm the wind beneath this thread's wings.

"Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!"

The 1098-T is a tax form than shows tuition payments for the year. I got one from Duke yesterday that shows $19.00. Sweet! I want a refund of the other $46,981.

I think Papermate pens are extremely underrated.

-Earljam

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I think Papermate pens are extremely underrated.

-Earljam

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Patrick Davidson makes refills for Papermate pens that never run out of ink... the ink is made from his own blood, which self-propogates.

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Yes, having tornadoes and severe thunderstorms all over the country in January is faboo.

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Well here we are again. It's, get this, 70 in Saint Louis and 12 in Kansas City. (That 70 is of course a record high--normal high 39). We're under a tornader watch and getting gusts out of the S up to 40. A grotesque dewpoint in the mid 50s. If you live in a doublewide, head to the fire station.

These dewpoints are a few hours old, but you get the idea. Thanks a lot, Gulf of Mexico.

http://squall.atmos.uiuc.edu/2008/01...01291600_N.gif

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Patrick Davidson makes refills for Papermate pens that never run out of ink... the ink is made from his own blood, which self-propogates.

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Should we start a thread over who is better Chuck Norris or Patrick Davidson? Just a thought.

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Well here we are again. It's, get this, 70 in Saint Louis and 12 in Kansas City. (That 70 is of course a record high--normal high 39). We're under a tornader watch and getting gusts out of the S up to 40. A grotesque dewpoint in the mid 50s. If you live in a doublewide, head to the fire station.

These dewpoints are a few hours old, but you get the idea. Thanks a lot, Gulf of Mexico.

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It's currently 62 and sunny in Atlanta, but this evening's forecast calls for "heavy rain and high wind" beginning around seven and lasting more or less through the night.
Sadly, the good bit of precipitation we've had recently still hasn't done much to alleviate the drought.
On the brighter side, however, my lady is coming to see me this weekend. Tandem showers=conservation!

The "999" in my post count was laughing at me. Here I am.

Any chance I can petition to get the comma removed from my 4-digit post count?

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Binary solo! One oh oh One.

This is one of the more powerful fronts I've seen. I got into class and it's backed off the high of 70 to 65. I come out and it's 39 and snowing.

Going to my next class and it's 28, snowing heavier, with a north wind of 33 mph. This is really fun to watch.

Our predicted dusting of snow created near whiteout conditions earlier. Passed numerous cars off the road and into each other returning from a client's earlier.

Does anyone else chuckle when the SUV that just blew past you in the snow ends up in the ditch? (No injuries - unless pride is taken into consideration.)

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This is one of the more powerful fronts I've seen. I got into class and it's backed off the high of 70 to 65. I come out and it's 39 and snowing.

Going to my next class and it's 28, snowing heavier, with a north wind of 33 mph. This is really fun to watch.

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Snowing at 39 degrees? Huh? How does THAT happen?

Cheers,
Lavabe

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Snowing at 39 degrees? Huh? How does THAT happen?

Cheers,
Lavabe

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Colder air aloft, where the snow is made. Snow falls down into warmer 39 degree air, retains it's snowflake characteristics long enough for humans to observe. Then it melts.

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I wonder what is the longest thread in vBulletin history. At what point do we start to stretch the bounds of what the software can do?

I doubt it's possible. Thread length is probably unbounded, but I say we shoot for 1000 pages just to be sure.

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If I'm not mistaken, the longest thread ever was "Who am I?" in which various DBRers talked about (surprise) who they were in real life. It was quite entertaining and I actually learned a lot about the array of fields that folks are into on this board.

Well, maybe not. Over on the EK forum, the GREEN thread is burning up (pun intended). If we mix one part EK climate change, one part PPB religion & evolution, one part EJam classic, I think we could hit our next target PRETTY QUICKLY.:eek:

NAHHHHH ... let's talk about yogurt, snow, and commas.:D

Cheers,
Lavabe

I've seen some whack cold fronts, especially in Mississippi, which often changes almost as quickly as you get in the Midwest or West, but I've never been around for one quite this dramatic. We're going from 73 (heat index 75) at lunch to single digits (windchill -20ish) before midnight. It's a spectator sport.

The original forecast was hi 60, low 15, snow. They missed the high 13 degrees low and the low 5-10 degrees high. Dry air will do that to them.

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If I'm not mistaken, the longest thread ever was "Who am I?" in which various DBRers talked about (surprise) who they were in real life. It was quite entertaining and I actually learned a lot about the array of fields that folks are into on this board.

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Yo, BB -- did this thread get archived, and if so, URL, please?

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Yo, BB -- did this thread get archived, and if so, URL, please?

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Yeah, I took the service offline when I switched hosting providers (and moved from .Net to LAMP). I still have the DB and will see how best to extract in usable form.

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Does anyone else chuckle when the SUV that just blew past you in the snow ends up in the ditch? (No injuries - unless pride is taken into consideration.)

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That has happened to me before - except it was a van. They tried to pass us because we were going too slowly. They immediately skidded sideways into the ditch. We laughed and waved as we slowly drove away.

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(and moved from .Net to LAMP).

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Just had to throw that in there, didn't ya?? ;)

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Just had to throw that in there, didn't ya?? ;)

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Hey, I'm not always getting a dig in -- the hosting provider just didn't have .Net as an option, and I already had a relationship with them.

BTW, I'm working on a new .Net project in my real life, and I was responsible for the decision to go that way over a Java stack. So I'm not a hater. :)

congrats, wilson-now all ACC

congrats, wilson, now Danny Ferry(you're not worthy-clap, clap, clap/clap/clap;) )

I swear, Lavabe was Danny Ferry at 1002 and 1003(or 1,002 and 1,003). Guess he's that good.

Danny Ferry, that is, not Lavabe:D

just trying to stay ahead of Tilly:D

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BTW, I'm working on a new .Net project in my real life, and I was responsible for the decision to go that way over a Java stack. So I'm not a hater. :)

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Just joshin' with ya', my techie friend.

Now, we just need to address Devildeac's serious PW'ing problem this evening... :D

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just trying to stay ahead of Tilly:D

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WOW ... that was some serious PW'ing. 5 1-lined responses in less than 20 minutes; this isn't snrub chat, ya know. ;>)

Yeah, I was Danny Ferry for two in a row. There are about 5 named post numbers in the opening 15 or so after the M mark.

Cheers,
Lavabe

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just trying to stay ahead of Tilly:D

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I love a....

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Originally Posted by devildeac

just trying to stay ahead of Tilly:D

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a good...

Hey I' started page 48!! Woo hoo!!

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just trying to stay ahead of Tilly:D

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challenge!!!

Bring it on!!!!

used lots of exclamation points to meet character limit. And, to make a point. :D

A pure PW to tie up with Devildeac. Will surpass shortly in another thread.

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Just joshin' with ya', my techie friend.

Now, we just need to address Devildeac's serious PW'ing problem this evening... :D

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therapy starts this evening;) (no, I am not talking about hand-crafted malt beverage therapy, either:D ) Oh, never mind...

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WOW ... that was some serious PW'ing. 5 1-lined responses in less than 20 minutes; this isn't snrub chat, ya know. ;>)

Yeah, I was Danny Ferry for two in a row. There are about 5 named post numbers in the opening 15 or so after the M mark.

Cheers,
Lavabe

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WOW, check out Tilly's posting onslaught this AM-5 posts, essentially all 1 liners in about 2 minutes-I thought the board had filters/controls/private notes/restraints for PWs who posted twice in less than a minute or so(I know I have recieved one or three of those:o )

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WOW, check out Tilly's posting onslaught this AM-5 posts, essentially all 1 liners in about 2 minutes-I thought the board had filters/controls/private notes/restraints for PWs who posted twice in less than a minute or so(I know I have recieved one or three of those:o )

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We see right through your tactics, bro. Stealthily PWing so as to keep pace with a competitor by accusing that competitor of PWing is PWing all the same.

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WOW, check out Tilly's posting onslaught this AM-5 posts, essentially all 1 liners in about 2 minutes-I thought the board had filters/controls/private notes/restraints for PWs who posted twice in less than a minute or so(I know I have recieved one or three of those:o )

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Whatever!!!

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We see right through your tactics, bro. Stealthily PWing so as to keep pace with a competitor by accusing that competitor of PWing is PWing all the same.

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I promise I will be in therapy tonight...

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Should we start a thread over who is better Chuck Norris or Patrick Davidson? Just a thought.

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Ironic that in the longest thread ever, you would propose an idea for the shortest thread ever.

It would be one post, and the thread would be started and ended by Patrick Davidson. He would say that Chuck Norris is better, thus convincing you through reverse psychology that he, Patrick Davidson, is actually better. No one would contradict his post, for fear of angering Patrick Davidson!

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Ironic that in the longest thread ever, you would propose an idea for the shortest thread ever.

It would be one post, and the thread would be started and ended by Patrick Davidson. He would say that Chuck Norris is better, thus convincing you through reverse psychology that he, Patrick Davidson, is actually better. No one would contradict his post, for fear of angering Patrick Davidson!

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What political candidate has Patrick Davidson endorsed? Chuck and Rambo have already taken sides.

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Ironic that in the longest thread ever, you would propose an idea for the shortest thread ever.

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I've started 12 of those threads myself!:D

Cheers,
Lavabe

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WOW ... that was some serious PW'ing. 5 1-lined responses in less than 20 minutes; this isn't snrub chat, ya know. ;>)

Yeah, I was Danny Ferry for two in a row. There are about 5 named post numbers in the opening 15 or so after the M mark.

Cheers,
Lavabe

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Heck, that is SLOW for the snrub chat-it seems like one is expected to post at the rate of 5 1-liners in 20 SECONDS to keep up on the chat:D

... and the PPB "Huck turning around the Constitution" thread folks are trying to catch up to this thread.

I think we need a pep talk from our thread starter.

While the Hucksters are jumping the shark (not unlike some presidential candidates), we are set for a massive PW attack. No amount of religion/politics/science bickering can rival the PW express of this thread.

I suggest Wilson bring forth the ammunition ... the weekend wedding he attended! We've been waiting patiently (this will also allow Wilson to catch up to THROATY). If not, we'll go to the alternative:

CELEBRITY DBR JEOPARDY!

Cheers,
Lavabe

A pep talk? You need a pep talk? All right, I'll try.

When I began training for the marathon last July, I went out and ran a mile just to see how bad things were, 13 minutes, for one mile! Sunday I ran 10 miles at a 10:22 pace. I'm not timing myself for just one mile anymore, because frankly, that's not the point, but the last time I ran a mile for speed, I did it in 8:04. I took 5 minutes off my mile time in 4 months. If I do it again, see you in Beijing ;) ! My original goal was to finish the marathon without serious injury. Then I found out they let the cars back on Comm Ave after about 6 hours, so my goal became to finish before they let the cars back on Comm Ave. Then Katie Holmes ran the New York Marathon in 5 hours 29 minutes. My new goal is to whoop Katie Holmes (although 5 hours 28 minutes counts as a whoopin to me). So how about it longest thread posters? Let's whoop Katie Holmes.

(Lavabe, perhaps you can add a bit on how posting in this thread is like whoopin Katie Holmes.)

OK, here goes.
Last Saturday, my best friend's fiancee's sister had a friend get married to Kelly Johnson, the Braves' second baseman (got all that?). She and her friends who were invited originally intended to attend as a group, sans dates. Then, they decided to change their strategy; each of them would bring the biggest Braves fan they know.
Well, I made the cut. The wedding was more or less your standard affair: good food, good booze, good music, etc. The main distinguishing characteristic was that this one had about 10 current and former Atlanta Braves standing around.
It took me a while to work up the requisite (liquid) courage, but eventually, I just sauntered up to each of the Braves, one by one (a few of them were standing in groups), and introduced myself.
Nearly all of them were incredibly nice. The main exception was Jeff Francoeur. He and his wife projected the vibe of, "Wow, how great are we?" all night. When I talked to him, he was cordial enough, but basically scanning the room for something better.
The one I was most excited about talking to was Brian McCann, who is basically my favorite player (but I refrained from telling him that). He was as personable as he possibly could have been, and I stood and held a good conversation with him for about half an hour. When we first started talking, he asked me where I was from. After I told him I was an Atlanta native, he asked if I was a Braves fan, and I nearly laughed in his face. Uh, I guess you could say that...
It was really nice for my favorite player to be so cordial to me, and I am now as big a Brian McCann fan as ever. You should be, too.
Pete Orr (who has actually been traded) was also really nice; I talked to him for quite a while too. He and I spent quite a while talking to Chris Dimino of 790 The Zone (for any of you who listen to Atlanta sports talk radio). Dimino is really nice too, but let me tell you...he's got the perfect face for radio.
All in all, it was a great time. As we all know, weddings are great, but weddings with the Braves are better.

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OK, here goes.
...he's got the perfect face for radio.

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What a descriptive phrase - thanks for the chuckle. :)

To help finish out the thread......maybe you can give me some ideas.

Since retiring I have been doing photography (musicians mainly, CDs, live concerts, etc) and illustration.

I am currently thinking about doing some Duke t-shirts. (actually working on a few now)
I have some ideas but would appreciate any you might want to share or throw out as a possibility.

Any t-shirt/sweatshirt, etc. that you would like to have in particular? (While I prefer working on Duke stuff, other sports/teams, etc. would be fine too.)

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(no, I am not talking about hand-crafted malt beverage therapy, either:D )

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Why the hell not?!?

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... and the PPB "Huck turning around the Constitution" thread folks are trying to catch up to this thread.

I think we need a pep talk from our thread starter.

While the Hucksters are jumping the shark (not unlike some presidential candidates), we are set for a massive PW attack. No amount of religion/politics/science bickering can rival the PW express of this thread.

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Throwing down the gauntlet are we?


ETA: Page #49 started!!!

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To help finish out the thread......maybe you can give me some ideas.

Since retiring I have been doing photography (musicians mainly, CDs, live concerts, etc) and illustration.

I am currently thinking about doing some Duke t-shirts. (actually working on a few now)
I have some ideas but would appreciate any you might want to share or throw out as a possibility.

Any t-shirt/sweatshirt, etc. that you would like to have in particular? (While I prefer working on Duke stuff, other sports/teams, etc. would be fine too.)

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I'm sure the idea of a picture of The Shot has already occurred to you. A K-Ville scene could be cool too. Also perhaps the national championship banners, perhaps something with the retired jerseys, something to do with cutting down nets?
There are myriad possibilities here.

On a side note, who said anything about "finishing out the thread"? BLASPHEMY!

And by the way, the PPB folks remain 447 posts behind us. All we gotta do is hold serve. If we need to just keep chuggin' until election-related stuff is no longer relevant, then I say so be it. If we hold to our current pace and keep this thread on the front page until November, that'd put us somewhere around 7000 posts.

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And by the way, the PPB folks remain 447 posts behind us. All we gotta do is hold serve. If we need to just keep chuggin' until election-related stuff is no longer relevant, then I say so be it. If we hold to our current pace and keep this thread on the front page until November, that'd put us somewhere around 7000 posts.

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Alright, I'm going back over there and insulting someone's mother. That should get us going again.

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OK, here goes.
Last Saturday, my best friend's fiancee's sister had a friend get married to Kelly Johnson, the Braves' second baseman (got all that?). She and her friends who were invited originally intended to attend as a group, sans dates. Then, they decided to change their strategy; each of them would bring the biggest Braves fan they know.
Well, I made the cut. The wedding was more or less your standard affair: good food, good booze, good music, etc. The main distinguishing characteristic was that this one had about 10 current and former Atlanta Braves standing around.
It took me a while to work up the requisite (liquid) courage, but eventually, I just sauntered up to each of the Braves, one by one (a few of them were standing in groups), and introduced myself.
Nearly all of them were incredibly nice. The main exception was Jeff Francoeur. He and his wife projected the vibe of, "Wow, how great are we?" all night. When I talked to him, he was cordial enough, but basically scanning the room for something better.
The one I was most excited about talking to was Brian McCann, who is basically my favorite player (but I refrained from telling him that). He was as personable as he possibly could have been, and I stood and held a good conversation with him for about half an hour. When we first started talking, he asked me where I was from. After I told him I was an Atlanta native, he asked if I was a Braves fan, and I nearly laughed in his face. Uh, I guess you could say that...
It was really nice for my favorite player to be so cordial to me, and I am now as big a Brian McCann fan as ever. You should be, too.
Pete Orr (who has actually been traded) was also really nice; I talked to him for quite a while too. He and I spent quite a while talking to Chris Dimino of 790 The Zone (for any of you who listen to Atlanta sports talk radio). Dimino is really nice too, but let me tell you...he's got the perfect face for radio.
All in all, it was a great time. As we all know, weddings are great, but weddings with the Braves are better.

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Apparently Dimino grew up a few towns away from me in Bergen County. Nice guy... and yeah, the perfect face for radio!;)

But did y'all do the chop as they walked down the aisle?

Cheers,
Lavabe

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Alright, I'm going back over there and insulting someone's mother. That should get us going again.

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colchar, are you rooting for 'the other team'? It sounds like you want a PPB thread to challenge this one. Just try it, I dare you, I triple dog dare you, heck maybe I'll even post once in that thread to taunt you, but remember the LTE (longest thread ever) CANNOT be defeated!

Should we give the thread a nickname? LTE brings Lute to mind but no. Lettie? Luke? Bob Beamon? The Nile? We could start calling it LTE but I think I'd prefer something that's not just an acronym.

Discuss.

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Should we give the thread a nickname? LTE brings Lute to mind but no. Lettie? Luke? Bob Beamon? The Nile? We could start calling it LTE but I think I'd prefer something that's not just an acronym.

Discuss.

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Anaconda or Asiatic Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)?

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colchar, are you rooting for 'the other team'? It sounds like you want a PPB thread to challenge this one. Just try it, I dare you, I triple dog dare you, heck maybe I'll even post once in that thread to taunt you, but remember the LTE (longest thread ever) CANNOT be defeated!

Should we give the thread a nickname? LTE brings Lute to mind but no. Lettie? Luke? Bob Beamon? The Nile? We could start calling it LTE but I think I'd prefer something that's not just an acronym.

Discuss.

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Ron Jeremy?

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But did y'all do the chop as they walked down the aisle?

Cheers,
Lavabe

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No chopping in the church, but there was some at the reception.

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Ron Jeremy?

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That's a bit too direct. How about "The Hedgehog?"

Boys!

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Why the hell not?!?

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Well, scolding by DevilAlumna, Lavabe, Wilson and Tilly made me feel quite guilty so I engaged in some personal psychoanalysis, deeply reflecting on my recent behavior and became resolute I would NOT allow myself to engage in another evening of shameless PWing with stealthy, rapid-fire one-liners and challenging other posters' man/womanhood and posting practices. It worked. Briefly. Then I had a Schlafly ESB and a Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout and the resistance crumbled and the padding began anew last evening and here I am again today:D :D.

PWing? Bah. I don't care if you post 27 times in a row. The PPB folks are gaining on us. Modest gains, and they're still way behind us, but gaining nonetheless.

Hey, I just thought of something, how did my one word post get through? It's only 5 characters.

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Hey, I just thought of something, how did my one word post get through? It's only 5 characters.

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Perhaps the server recognized the seriousness of your need to admonish bb and me.

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Hey, I just thought of something, how did my one word post get through? It's only 5 characters.

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I think the admins reduced the requirement to 3 characters.

Four

I want to be post #1000. We're also approaching 10,000 views.

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I want to be post #1000. We're also approaching 10,000 views.

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Wait a minute ... you use the comma for the 10,000, but not for the 1,000?

You hypocrite!;)
Cheers,
Lavabe

P.S. WHEW... we're back to discussions about commas!:rolleyes:

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Well, scolding by DevilAlumna, Lavabe, Wilson and Tilly made me feel quite guilty so I engaged in some personal psychoanalysis, deeply reflecting on my recent behavior and became resolute I would NOT allow myself to engage in another evening of shameless PWing with stealthy, rapid-fire one-liners and challenging other posters' man/womanhood and posting practices. It worked. Briefly. Then I had a Schlafly ESB and a Breckenridge Oatmeal Stout and the resistance crumbled and the padding began anew last evening and here I am again today:D :D.

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On the other hand, you have single-handedly had the POTY on the Wilbon thread ... w/a little help from Ozzie.:D

ROTFLMAO!!

FWIW, I'm neither a cardiologist, nor a BME who makes pacemakers, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.:D

Cheers,
Lavabe

Yes another post closer to 1000. But then I have already posted here over 120 times...

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Yes another post closer to 1000. But then I have already posted here over 120 times...

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10% of all of your posts have been on this thread? Now THAT'S dedication. And it's not like your PWing over on the PPB.

Congrats,
Lavabe

:o Well, a little bit was, just not in the Huck Finn wants to hand out Bibles thread.

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:o Well, a little bit was, just not in the Huck Finn wants to hand out Bibles thread.

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I confess, I got behind on that thread, back when it was on page 2 or 3, and now I'm afraid to go back in. Should I just way for it to scroll away unread?

Not sure I never got involved...religion okay, politics okay, religion and politics no way.

1000 or bust. BTW, unless EarlJam finds a computer quickly, I'm taking him out on Friday.

Did we celebrate this thread's birthday on the 20th? Longevity is another good record for thread length that we should aspire to own.

The Patrick Patterson thread began on 3/22/2007 and was locked on 5/21/2007. By my count, we have about 20 more days before we equal it.

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Did we celebrate this thread's birthday on the 20th? Longevity is another good record for thread length that we should aspire to own.

The Patrick Patterson thread began on 3/22/2007 and was locked on 5/21/2007. By my count, we have about 20 more days before we equal it.

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Oh no, hoist by my own petard. My 'Two Posts Away' thread was started on 6/6/2007. It was still active as of yesterday, and will continue to be active due to my own incessant PWing.

http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/...20&postcount=4

Not that I've figured out what BillyBreen was doing on the PPB board with a blog post recommending a trip-planning service, but man, that sounds like a cool service.

I want to plan to go somewhere, just to try it out.

And in a totally random "whoa" moment, I'm currently reading a Joel Spolsky book (on UI design) for work.

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http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/...20&postcount=4

Not that I've figured out what BillyBreen was doing on the PPB board with a blog post recommending a trip-planning service, but man, that sounds like a cool service.

I want to plan to go somewhere, just to try it out.

And in a totally random "whoa" moment, I'm currently reading a Joel Spolsky book (on UI design) for work.

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Joel is a former Microsofty, of course you are ;)

There's an Obama button in the sidebar. That's why I posted it in the 'endorsements' thread. Definitely a cool service, though.

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10% of all of your posts have been on this thread? Now THAT'S dedication. And it's not like your PWing over on the PPB.

Congrats,
Lavabe

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Not to take anything away from the PWing of all of you loquacious members, but this thread accounts for well over half of my post totals. That's not saying much, but this goal of posting for the sake of posting has encouraged me to stop lurking and actually contribute (even if I never contribute anything worthwhile).

Post totals aside, this thread has more dog avatars than any other thread!;)

Cheers,
Lavabe

Lavabe, I was just going to say that sometimes this thread makes me think about getting a dog. Great minds, perhaps?

There, we have a name for the thread, Rover.

We're over 10,000 views! Good job, Rover.

Now, who was that wanted post 1000 or 1,000?

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Lavabe, I was just going to say that sometimes this thread makes me think about getting a dog. Great minds, perhaps?

There, we have a name for the thread, Rover.

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Funny you should say that. It actually creeped into dinner table conversation last night.

My brother used to be a breeder of boxers. Sorry, but they're not my kind of dog. And I'll avoid small dogs (BB's avatar is sort of like an earworm ... I can't get it out of my brain) and bulldogs (UGA slobbers too much). Any word on Samoyeds?

Woof!
Lavabe

Almost there!

Doing my part to bring this thread to 1,000, and surpass Devildeac. The challenge isn't over my friend. :p

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Almost there!

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Are we there yet?:D

Just need one more!

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Just need one more!

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We are there. Post #1000. Commas are lame.