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- Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:11 pm
- Forum: Travel Vacation
- Topic: Off to Detroit tomorrow
- Replies: 150
- Views: 8534
Off to Detroit tomorrow
<r>Wowzers, I can't believe it took me this long to find this thread <E>:D</E><br/> <br/> Pinky - I am not going to be in town myself this weekend, otherwise you would have at least had a couch to crash on for the night. I'm going to be in my usual weekends-that-kidlet-is-with-his-dad location...wit...
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:02 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>Wednesday Update:<br/> <br/> She had an off-site (out of the hospital) opthalmologist visit today. He was cautiously hopeful...he did say that there is nerve damage, but the detached retina that he had previously diagnosed turned out not to be the case, after today's more sophisticated tests. Thi...
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:25 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: To the Rant-Rave Guys
- Replies: 223
- Views: 11683
To the Rant-Rave Guys
Excessive profanity is a signal of a limited vocabulary. I'll use the occasional four-letter word to emphasize something, but all in all, the only thing it accomplishes is to make the user look uneducated, unimaginative, and without class.
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:20 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: JAB or Jo?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 497
JAB or Jo?
I'm not familiar with this screenname (except it showed up in my PayPal). Can the member who goes by this name please contact me via PM? I'd appreciate it tons, thanks
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:36 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>Updates: Criss is not getting out of the hospital as soon as we had thought last night. The possibility existed last night that she would get out today, but we now have an outside case manager (not the one employed by the hospital) who has said that it's much too soon, and things are not prepared...
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:21 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>Everyone ~<br/> <br/> Please don't get me wrong...I think that the proposed trip is one of the most generous things anyone has ever done for my family, and I couldn't be more grateful for the spirit behind the plan. I know how much Criss means to all of you here, and I can't tell you how much I a...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:06 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Just a rant...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2628
Just a rant...
<r>Oh, yeah, I'm there. My ex would NOT put color on a wall to save his life. White. Or beige. Or maybe we'll get really wild and go with cream. Yowza.<br/> <br/> Boyohboy, was I glad to get into my own house. There is not a white wall to be seen in this place. My living room is this gorgeous butter...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:42 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>Pinky wrote: I will do hunny, as it's all booked - I'm going!!!! :-6 <br/> <br/> Huge hugs and Thankyous to the people who made it possible...I'll do my very best to cheer our girl up!<br/> <br/> <br/> We really, really appreciate all the outpouring of love and support here. Honest, we do. But th...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:05 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>DesignerGal wrote: Hows our favorite girl doing this morning??<br/> <br/> <br/> No updates from Mamarider yet, and I haven't been to the hospital as yet either. I have some running around to do this morning then I'm going to stop by for a few minutes, but I have to get to my son's school this aft...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:40 am
- Forum: Computers Internet
- Topic: Computers-what would we do without them?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4820
Computers-what would we do without them?
<r>Oh, heavens, yes. I have eight bank accounts, a brokerage account, and an online bill-pay service (I LOVE Paytrust!!) that I manage online. Not to mention 80% of my friends are people I've never laid eyes on, *and* I go to university full-time online.<br/> <br/> <EMOJI seq="1f914" tseq="1f914">:t...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:38 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
Nomad wrote: I wouldnt say I laughed at your joke Dawn, but I think my eyes lit up for a second.
Yanno, I'm beginning to think that the things they say about you are true....
Thanks for the grin. I can use all of those I can get.
Yanno, I'm beginning to think that the things they say about you are true....
Thanks for the grin. I can use all of those I can get.
- Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:55 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>Anywhere you guys send them, she'll get them. The hospital, to her apartment, or to Mamarider. I'm checking her apartment mail every day, so don't you worry.<br/> <br/> A few (dozen) pages uptopic, someone mentioned the idea of writing to Senators/Congressmen/other politicians to try to get some ...
- Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:36 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>Nothing really spectacular to report today. I haven't been to the hospital, with my own child kind of feverish and coughing. I wasn't going to risk it. But Mamarider said she had a coherent conversation with her. Physical therapist has been in a few times, and the doctors will have a meeting (gad...
- Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:31 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>cherandbuster wrote: Hi Gang --<br/> <br/> I'm so glad she is out of ICU -- she is moving in the RIGHT direction <E>:)</E> <br/> <br/> I liked Rapper's suggestions of bright colorful flowers for the wall instead of the real thing -- what do you think? Can you imagine if we all did this -- we woul...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:48 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
You know what, I'm reading all through this and realize I forgot to put in the best piece of news yet....
She's out of ICU!!!
She's out of ICU!!!
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:02 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
>>> note to self...stay on Pinky's good side <<<
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:38 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
Pinky wrote: Ok, I'll pin him down and then you can fill your boots hunny!
Hehehe...actually, I quite liked your response.
Hehehe...actually, I quite liked your response.
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:33 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>Pinky wrote: Look, Just Lurking...why don't you phuck the hell off and go bother someone of your own mentality? <br/> <br/> Get a life, get a brain...get a severe punch in the gob if I ever find you, dipshit.<br/> <br/> <br/> I get first crack at 'im...it's me he's calling a liar. After I watched...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:54 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
Oh, Floppy, just wanted to let you know...I told Mamarider about your avatar and she just ROARED laughing. I think you should leave it until Criss can see it. She would get such a kick out of it!
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:50 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>To answer a few of the questions I've seen on here....<br/> <br/> Yes, her right side is the side where all the injuries are. The way it looks is that she went over the hood of the car and landed on her right shoulder and the right side of her head. The doctors and the cops all say that the helme...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:42 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>More good news! They're taking out the chest tube, and doing a "swallow evaluation"...she was having trouble with thin liquids. They're going to monitor her lung function for another six to eight hours. If the swallowing and the breathing remain normal, she's going to get out of ICU!!!<br/> <br/>...
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:36 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<r>flopstock wrote: trust me sister... it won't when i know she's up and takin' names...:sneaky: <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> :wah:<br/> <br/> <br/> Oh, I think you should....she'll get such a kick out of that! I think it'd be great.<br/> <br/> As for the money...I want to be very, very careful to avoid ...
- Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:02 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>flopstock wrote: <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> just off phone with mamarider... will post details right after my production meeting which is started already...:wah: <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> but she's awake and talking!!!:-4 <br/> <br/> <br/> LOL...she called you before she called me? Geesh, I see how I ...
- Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:23 am
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 107364
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<t>Nomad wrote: I thought cards were going to her address...uh oh<br/> <br/> <br/> Mail sent to Criss's address will get to her as well. I will be checking it regularly (I'm BR's sister, for those who don't know - I think probably most do, now).<br/> <br/> Thank you all for your love and support and...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:50 pm
- Forum: Crimes Trials
- Topic: FYI on copyright laws
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2628
FYI on copyright laws
<t>anastrophe wrote: i'm not a copyright attorney<br/> And yet you still feel qualified to tell me I don't know what I'm talking about.<br/> <br/> you aren't either so far as i know. <br/> But you don't know. And I don't have to be to know what I'm talking about. I am a published author - are you? I...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:20 am
- Forum: Arts Crafts
- Topic: crystal t-shirts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11766
crystal t-shirts
<t>buttercup wrote: i just found a site that does iron on crystals with some kind of mylar transfer paper, have to see if i can find a u.k based as so far its all u.s & the shipping is quite high<br/> Those vary in quality...sometimes the stones don't stay on. With the bedazzler, the piece that ...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:18 am
- Forum: Crimes Trials
- Topic: FYI on copyright laws
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2628
FYI on copyright laws
<t>anastrophe wrote: if a user here were somehow materially profiting by reposting copyrighted material without prior permission, then it would be a violation.<br/> To coin a phrase...false. It is not necessary for the person who re-publishes the article to gain materially from such republication fo...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:05 am
- Forum: Crimes Trials
- Topic: FYI on copyright laws
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2628
FYI on copyright laws
Spot - thank you for the clarification. Of course my post doesn't apply to anyone who has permission to post the material.
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:06 am
- Forum: Crimes Trials
- Topic: FYI on copyright laws
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2628
FYI on copyright laws
<t>I realize most people aren't conversent with copyright laws (I'm a published author; I've done research on such things), so the following is an FYI, not specifically directed at any one person.<br/> <br/> Re-posting of an entire article from another site is an infringement of the author's copyrig...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:32 am
- Forum: Christianity
- Topic: fornication
- Replies: 91
- Views: 7440
fornication
cherandbuster wrote:
Good sex isn't proper:sneaky:
ROFL...I knew there was a reason I liked you.
Good sex isn't proper:sneaky:
ROFL...I knew there was a reason I liked you.
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:31 am
- Forum: Christianity
- Topic: fornication
- Replies: 91
- Views: 7440
fornication
<r>BabyRider wrote: I never said it was anyone's problem, just making an observation that she has not been back to expand on this totally unbelieveable story.<br/> Oh, I don't know...given my (and your) experience with organized religion, I can totally see this happening. We both know there are peop...
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:05 pm
- Forum: Friends, Relationships, Advice
- Topic: No Desires?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1214
No Desires?
<r>ruste wrote: I have a friend that is puzzling me. He's always had a bit of an ego and been a little on the strange side, but he's a friend so I put up with it. <EMOJI seq="1f444" tseq="1f444">:lips:</EMOJI> <br/> <br/> I talked to him yesterday and went away shaking my head. He says that for the ...
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: New Boots
- Replies: 42
- Views: 2977
New Boots
Rattlesnake.
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:12 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: More random kindnesses aimed at me....
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1124
More random kindnesses aimed at me....
AussiePam wrote: Like Marie and Cher, I feel excluded from some elite old timer memory bank group here. Gotta go to work anyway. :yh_smiley
Don't feel too left out...I don't get it either. :confuzzled:
Don't feel too left out...I don't get it either. :confuzzled:
- Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:58 am
- Forum: Social Human Rights
- Topic: Flag Desecration Amendment Fails Again
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2538
Flag Desecration Amendment Fails Again
flopstock wrote: IMO the ultimate act of disrespect towards our flag is the use of it by politicians to purchase votes.
Standing Ovation for Floppy!!!
Well said.
Standing Ovation for Floppy!!!
Well said.
- Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:27 pm
- Forum: Discuss
- Topic: Are the rules clear here?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 20939
Are the rules clear here?
<t>Ad hominem attacks are unacceptable, such as telling someone they aren't very good at debating. Don't attack the person; you can debate - and, by the way, do so much more constructively - if you disagree with what they have to say rather than who they are.<br/> <br/> For example, if I say I'm pro...
- Sat Jul 01, 2006 6:53 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Government's Proper Role
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2083
Government's Proper Role
<t>Diuretic wrote: My tax dollars shouldn't go to corporate welfare, but they do. Nothing we can do about it but vote for a party that won't do what we don't like. If some other party gets into government and either uses taxes for community welfare or uses taxes for corporate welfare then all we can...
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:43 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Government's Proper Role
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2083
Government's Proper Role
<t>I don't agree that it's incumbent upon the government to feed and clothe people. It's an involuntary tax - why should I pay for someone else's sloth? Where do you think the money for such programs comes from? This is what charities are for - people contribute to them voluntarily, and those organi...
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:11 am
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Government's Proper Role
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2083
Government's Proper Role
<t>The function of a government is to protect the rights of its citizens. Those rights are abridged by various forms of physical force. The role of government is to embody the means of placing the retaliatory use of force under objective control through the means of objectively defined laws. In orde...
- Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:04 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: No Happy Ending for This Family's Extreme Makeover Home Edition
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1948
No Happy Ending for This Family's Extreme Makeover Home Edition
<r>Accountable wrote: Lots of these types of internet stories turn out to be false. Hopefully this is one. I've always wondered about how these poverty-stricken families pay the property taxes on their new million-dollar homes, though.<br/> <URL url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8973501">http://www.m...
- Thu Jun 29, 2006 8:38 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Beware
- Replies: 84
- Views: 4572
Beware
<t>Anytime you have a group of people like this, there are going to be some that bond more than others, some that disagree, some that like to do nothing but stir up trouble, and some that just lurk around the edges. It's human nature, and only the seriously paranoid would find something sinister in ...
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:45 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Eddie the dog dies...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1688
Eddie the dog dies...
BabyRider wrote: Well then they need to make some bloopers and outtakes from that!! That would be some funny sh!t to see!!! :yh_rotfl
No pun intended, of course.
No pun intended, of course.
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:33 pm
- Forum: Did You Know?
- Topic: 8th Grade Final Exam - 1895
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1737
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:30 pm
- Forum: Welcome To My Day!
- Topic: Along with BR's missing Peanut Brittle...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1405
Along with BR's missing Peanut Brittle...
Geez, this ghost has WEIRD taste in food....
- Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:27 am
- Forum: Fashion Clothing
- Topic: Looking for jeans and casual clothes stores
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2873
Looking for jeans and casual clothes stores
<t>My pick for jeans and casual clothes...Goodwill.<br/> <br/> Yup, I shop at thrift stores. And, of all the horrors, buy USED clothes. It's part of my "living below my means" strategy of being able to retire before I'm a hundred and six.<br/> <br/> It constantly amazes me how much I find there with...
- Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:35 pm
- Forum: Philosophy
- Topic: What is Philosophy
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3709
What is Philosophy
<t>orangesox1 wrote: So I guess it is being able to argue to a point that makes sense,, without the scientific back up to suggest otherwise.<br/> <br/> :-3<br/> I disagree. Philosophy is the basis and origin of science. Philosophy is based on rational argument and appeal to facts. The history of mod...
- Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:57 pm
- Forum: Films Cinema Forum
- Topic: The New World
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4930
The New World
<t>SnoozeControl wrote: And I kept feeling sorry for the poor girl having to get that close to an actor that looks like he smells really, really bad. That would be Colin Farrell.<br/> In every single preview that I've seen of this movie, Colin Farrell had this vapid, glassy-eyed stare...looked like ...
- Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:55 pm
- Forum: Just For The Fun Of It
- Topic: Hilarious company mergers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 892
Hilarious company mergers
<t>The last few months have seen many company mergers. Here are some possible mergers to expect in the future: <br/> <br/> 1. Xerox and Wurlitzer: They're going to make reproductive organs. <br/> <br/> 2. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers: New company will be called Fairwell Honeychild. ...
- Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:49 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Ask BabyRider anything (2)
- Replies: 490
- Views: 26569
Ask BabyRider anything (2)
Nomad wrote: I wont rest until I achieve total submission and perhaps a puppy whimper and a yes master, shall I clean the bathroom now ?
Just what color IS the sky in your world, Nomad? :wah:
Just what color IS the sky in your world, Nomad? :wah:
- Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:29 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Ask BabyRider anything (2)
- Replies: 490
- Views: 26569
Ask BabyRider anything (2)
Nomad wrote: Ahhh shes a softy underneath. Thats why I call her cuddles.
It's gonna be interesting being a fly on the wall during this one...can't wait to figure out what it is that finally convinces you. :wah:
It's gonna be interesting being a fly on the wall during this one...can't wait to figure out what it is that finally convinces you. :wah: