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Posted by Ronda Miller January 24, 2008 at 10:09 a.m.

The Moment of Truth - Fox's new show

The Fox channel had its debut showing of "The Moment of Truth" Weds. evening following American Idol.

The show works something like this: pick a contestant and ask them fifty personal questions behind the scenes to get to know them and their vices and flaws.

Next, hook them up to a lie detector test in front of an audience, their spouse, their friends, and even their employer. Then comes the fun part as the contestant is asked the first six questions, which answered truthfully puts 10,000 dollars in their pocket.

It isn't as easy as it sounds, however, because some of the questions are down right demented! Some random questions from last night's show were

:"Are you addicted to gambling?"

"Are you currently a member of the hair club for men?"

"As a personal trainer, have you touched a female client more than was required of you?"

"Have you used the internet to flirt with other women?"

"Have you stolen a peek at another man's privates during a shower?"

"Have you had a sexual fantasy during mass?"

"Have you gone through a co-workers belongings without their knowledge?"

"Have you delayed having children because you don't think your spouse is your lifelong partner?"

The friends/spouse/employers have one out - they can push a large button that is centered between them (one time only) if they do not want to hear the person answer the question that was asked. The problem with that is it will be replaced with another question and the other question just might be worse then the first.

After the initial six questions, that can earn the contestant 10,000 if answered correctly, the next five questions, if answered truthfully, can get the contestant up to the 25,000 dollar mark. The higher you go, the harder and more revealing the question. Answer all 21 questions truthfully and you have $500,000 in your pocket. You may not have a job to go back to, your wife, husband, and friends have probably abandoned you, but you decide how important money really is in your life.

This show is destined to be a hit - audiences love to see people squirm in the hot seat, see their lives (and their friends and families lives) destroyed right in front of them - and the contestant most probably will end up leaving with nothing.

This reminded me of the games we played as teenagers: truth or dare and twenty questions.

Would you risk it all and tell the truth for $500,000?

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  2. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    this is a public site - keep it clean please.

  3. alm77 (anonymous) says…

    It all depends on how many skeletons are in your closet doesn't it? Or how calm and cool you remain while lying through your teeth....

  4. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Good one Marion. I would imagine saying things anonymously is a lot different than saying them knowing everyone/anyone knows you.

    Has anyone experienced a lie detector test and managed to lie through their teeth alm77 - I don't know if even sociopaths are able to do that, but maybe.

    Enforcer - you have "nothing" to hide? You are a rare person - I am not doubting you, but I think most of us would have a difficult time answering some of the questions they asked in last night's show. It is called being alive, human nature, animal instinct, etc.

    Was it the Jim Carey movie where he couldn't lie and women kept slapping him in the face?

  5. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Marion -

    Good point. I wonder how many would pass a lie detector test when they are asked if they are a well-known internet spammer.

  6. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    hehehehehehe

  7. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Does anyone know the name of the town the fellow from Kansas represented - not too nicely, but represented?

    I like law enforcement.

    I was rather shocked by the show, but unfortunately I see it doing quite well for itself.

  8. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "Marion (Marion Lynn) says:

    Its:

    Stop ending sentences with propositions as doing that is something up with which I will not put!"

    Uh oh. I sense a hissy fit coming on.

    --

    I'll agree that this show will be big. I haven't seen it, but I might peak in.

    Drats! Don't end your sentence with a preposition! Damn, I just did it again!

  9. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    He played in the XFL. Technically, he got paid to play football.

  10. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ronda,
    I just don't degrade my brain cells with exposure to such programs, they really are neurotoxic.

    you asked who can fool a lie detector. People with a couple of mental disorders. people with no conscience. people (like me) trained how to do it with conscious effort and it takes a lot of consistant effort.

    as to the show, I wouldn't submit myself, my wife, the people in my life, to such tabloid treatment. are we becoming a tabloid nation now? fame is its own reward and its own qualification for being famous? yuck.

  11. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    thanks for the answer about the contestant its_getting_warmer. I didn't catch the first couple of mintues when his background was given - just the fact that he was from western Kansas. I wonder how good ole Goodland is reacting to their "star football player".

    bearded_gnome, I thank you for your comments and expertise about the lie detector and who can and cannot fool it. I agree that we are a tabloid society and this show is intriguing in a sick kind of wreck by the side of the road - or more likely one waiting to happen - but human nature has always been this way, would you agree?

  12. mmiller (anonymous) says…

    You people watch this garabage? No thanks. I'd rather be watching a Nova or Frontline Documentary.

    These reality shows are so trashy and a waste of time. UGH.

  13. fu7il3 (anonymous) says…

    Frontline Documentary...someone's life destroyed, spilt upon a table, sacrificed in the name of writer's strike cable ratings.

    That documentary just doesn't do it for me at that point. They don't use union help? Scabs...

  14. tmkatt (Tom Miller) says…

    perfectly stated, bearded gnome!

  15. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    mmiller - I am always surprised by the depth of shows we can watch on Nova and Frontline. Who needs the other channels with those options!

  16. Todayisanotherday (anonymous) says…

    I'm from Goodland and went to school with Tinker. He's a good guy. I enjoyed watching him on TV & heard from serveral of my friends that were excited & pulling for him to win some money too. I think the good ole town of Goodland enjoyed watching him on the show. It's amazing how many judgemental comments people are making about a freakin game show that's intended for entertainment.

  17. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Ronda,
    yes, this kind of show takes advantage of that part of human nature we've always known about. circuses had freak shows 150 years ago. however, until recent years television hadn't sunk this low with high-ratings time slots. yes, they'd had the soap operas, and the soap operas date to at least the '30s on radio. but at least those were fictional. this has the potential to do real harm to lives in trade for cold hard cash.

    ***
    I see ol' marioni had a little testosterone on his wheaties.

  18. Dracul (Bill Chapman) says…

    I have seen a video of a buddist monk answering questions while on a lie detector. He was able to anwser every question with a yes without even a quiver from the needle on the box.
    Some of the questions were things I really doubt he could have done - "Did he ever walk on the moon?", "Has he ever flown around the world?", etc. I would speculate that some (all?) of the buddist training and meditation practices had something to do with his passing the test.

  19. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Eh, here is one...

    http://ikillspammers.blogspot.com/200...

    Just google any combination of Marion Lynn, Nick Danger, and spammer and you'll get the jist of it.

    Word to the wise... don't ever, ever go to a link that Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/et al provides.

  20. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Marion/NickDanger/Girlfriend/et al...

    Gordon's or McCormick's tonight?

  21. skinnee11 (anonymous) says…

    In order from the article:
    Yes
    No
    N/A
    No
    No
    N/A
    Yes
    No

    Well, that was easy. People are too uptight these days. These are simple questions. Next.

  22. trinity (anonymous) says…

    you are one sick individual, marion. and your threats of libel? classy move, a$$hat.

  23. KansasPerson (anonymous) says…

    Kevin McDonough wrote about this show in a recent column. Excerpt is below. Link is http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/jan...
    I hope he is right in his high opinion of the viewing public.

    Me, I wouldn't watch it. Just proves that there are some people who will do almost anything for money. And that there are even more people who are entertained... well, let's say by different things. I'm enjoying the Jane Austen series on "Masterpiece" on Sunday nights, but I realize that's not for everyone's taste. (That sounds snobby, but I really didn't mean it to be.)

    From McDonough's column:
    "Moment" also seems vaguely familiar. In 2002, Fox's "The Chamber" ran players through a gamut of increasingly uncomfortable situations (extreme heat and cold, etc.), while ABC's "The Chair" strapped them to a seating device where their heart rate was continually measured to determine how they were holding up under unpleasant circumstances.

    Viewers wisely ignored both series, and they were quickly yanked from the schedule. "Moment of Truth" may benefit from an "American Idol" ratings bump, but like most game-show novelties that accentuate casual and vicarious sadism, it should soon fade from view.

  24. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Goodness. When Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/Girlfriend stays up all night on a gin binge, he gets more wordy and looney than usual. Comedy ensues, I chuckle, the day is started out right.

    Girlfriend - Per usual, your neurotic postings bring joy into my life. The difference between you saying I traffic narcotics (true, by the way) and you actually writing your schemes about how you illegally spam are quite different.

    Hugs and Kisses, Girlfriend.

  25. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    still having a wonderful internet life

    ,

    despite

    the

    efforts

    of

    girlfriend

    to

    "out"

    me

    .

  26. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    Guess who posted this on the interwebs:

    "AS a bit of a Newbie, it seems to me that one must own about nine
    > dozen domains purchased in the names of freinds, relatives,
    > acquaintaneces, homeless people(Homeless people will do anything for a
    > six pack or a pint of Viaka!), your cats and your dogs and just keep
    > moving.

    > I have found that most "BP" servers are good for a short period and
    > the same with sites from which one blasts out the mail.

    > It might be best to just keep moving, hide your payment gateways as
    > much as possible and let them dump your domains and sites.

    > This of course requires WORK on your part; to keep moving but a moving
    > target is a lot harder to hit than a deer in the headlights!

    > It is also possible to be one's own DNS but I haven't the foggiest
    > idea how!

    > Someone on the old forum suggested this and I would like to figure out
    > how to do it as that way you would be recieveing the complaints and
    > could round-file them, at least for a while.

    > Any thoughts?

    > Nick Danger.

    > P.S.

    > Homelss people are also good straw men for bank accouts but take them
    > to a bank far away from the alley in which they live as they will soon
    > foget where you have taken them and do not leave them with any banking
    > info.

    > You then extract the money from the account using an ATM card and the
    > money is NOT traceable to you!

    > Heh, heh.

    > Did I say that?
    > _________________
    > He walks again by night. "

    Reprinted under fair use

  27. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Marion, Marion, please come back to earth - you have left us for a while there.

    Kansasperson, I remember the show, "The Chamber" also Some people were very adept at controlling their heart rate, etc. It was almost painful to watch as I kept expecting to see one of them die from a heart attack - they really subjected them to some harsh experiences. I don't remember watching "The Chair". I agree though that "The Moment of Truth", has a great time slot - and not a lot of other shows on at the same time competing with it.

    Dracul,
    I agree that people such as a buddist monk would have the ability and self control for physical changes - breathing, heartrate. I have always been fascinated by what people can do in that sense.

    Todayisanotherday,

    Thank you for your comments about Tinker - I hope he and his wife and friends/family continue to do well. He seemed like a genuine, likeable guy.

  28. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "I'd love to put him on a lie detector program." IGW

    Good luck finding anyone that would loan you a lie detector machine for that purpose. It would probably explode. Those things aren't cheap.

  29. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    "TOB and snap:
    You are bald-faced liars; possibly dangerously and sociopathically disordered."

    No, I'm no such thing. I have a beard.

    BTW,

    nick

    ,

    maybe

    you

    should

    stay

    on

    your

    own

    'forum'

    where

    you

    can

    control

    things

    .

  30. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Whooo hooo! I was worried he was right about what I was, but I have a beard as well. Thank goodness I'm not a clean shaven heathen.

  31. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Okay then

  32. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Why is that enforcer? What do you think it is lacking? Or do you think it too brutal?

    Thanks for your common sense post that I can actually understand. I thought I had gone to Mars for a moment there.

  33. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    enforcer - that is a great idea. I think you and I should do it (okay, I am stealing your idea here). I think it just might be a money maker - it certainly would be a great laugh. I double over everytime I read this stuff - are they speaking in code, or what?

  34. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:
    "Marion Lynn

    Marion (Marion Lynn) says:
    ITW:
    snap did not.
    Snap posted a link to a freaking blog with no idea who put up the blog or who authored the content of the bolg.
    I suspect that the author is snap him/herself."

    So I'm Nick Danger, hewalksbynight now?

    I LOLed so hard that I peed a little.

    Seriously, put a sock in it, grandpa, you are busted up one side and down the other on this board.

  35. Lynn731 (anonymous) says…

    Good idea. After all is isn't sex according to adulterer Bill Clinton. Do you know that a whole generation of kids have been ruined by that remark? They are all having oral sex and saying it isn't sex. If the girls want to keep a boyfriend, they have to give them oral (not sex). Thank you, Lynn

  36. Lynn731 (anonymous) says…

    Good idea. After all it isn't sex according to adulterer Bill Clinton. Do you know that a whole generation of kids have been ruined by that remark? They are all having oral sex and saying it isn't sex. If the girls want to keep a boyfriend, they have to give them oral (not sex). Thank you, Lynn

  37. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Goodness, Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight. Take a couple Prozacs, have another bottle of gin, and watch Matlock reruns. Your blood pressure is skyrocketing.

    --

    Once again, find your favorite combination of Marion Lynn, Nick Danger, and spamming and do a Google search.

  38. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Citations...
    http://www.google.com/search?q=nick+d...

  39. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight -

    Eh, you have the ramblings of a gin drunk. A thousand apologies on my part. My bad. It won't happen again. That being said, describing Beck's Dark as an European dark beer is Comedy. Good lord. I will point you to good Euro beers. Becks? Seriously?

    After awhile crocodile!

  40. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    looks like biosolidsman has blown a diode!

    marioni, it is rude for you to occupy an otherwise friendly and intelligent thread with your rantings. even posting Churchill's honors? either you've had too much, or else you're way short on your quota, dunno. please just go pay more attention to your dogs instead of clogging up the electrons of these comment boards!

  41. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Girlfriend - You are in rare form today. A tip of my hat to you, kind sir.

  42. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    enforcer - I will split the proceeds we make off of Marion with you.

  43. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    I

    leave

    for

    a

    couple

    of

    hours

    to

    tend

    to

    my

    knitting

    &

    come

    back

    to

    discover

    Nick

    having

    a

    hissy

    fit

    .

    I

    think

    your

    Blu-Blockers

    are

    too

    tight

    &

    are

    cutting

    off

    the

    blood

    flow

    to

    your

    rat-brain

    .

    BTW, still having a wonderful internet life.

  44. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    razzing

    girlfriend

    does

    much

    good

    for

    the

    environment

    .

    His

    biosolid

    output

    could

    heat

    Cleveland

    .

  45. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    girlfriend, where did you dream up the idea that I had any interest in setting up a blog at LJW? Another brainstorm from out of a vodka bottle, I'd bet.

    Otherwise,

    more

    empty

    threats

    from

    a

    sad

    old

    man

    .

    Still having a wonderful internet life.

  46. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Swedish Chef marion:
    "Tell yuoo vhet, snep::::. ..thuse-a ere-a nut cheep-a**id Bloo Bluckers; thuse-a ere-a genooeene-a Boosch und Lumb Rey-Buns veet Grey 3 prescreepshun gless lenses, vheech must leekely cust mure-a thun yuoo meke-a in a veek; reqooured becoose-a ooff un iye-a injoory soosteeened vheele-a beeeng peeed by yuoor perent's tex dullers, su gu du vhet zee oold Generel seeed. Bork bork bork! Zee neece-a pert ebuoot pootteeng up zee "snep blugs" is thet vhee zee LJV reqooures yuoo tu becume-a "fereeffied", yuoo veell vunt nutheeng tu du veet zee oonleene-a persuna knoon es "snep", su yuoo veell be-a in a beet ooff a jem und veell hefe-a tu try tu theenk veet yuoor leettle-a ret-breeen tu cume-a up veet sumetheeng vheech veel elloo yuoo tu fooncshun in yuoor suceeupethic munner boot vheech veell et zee seme-a teeme-a, insoolete-a yuoor reel neme-a frum thet surt ooff behefeeuoor und zee oold "snep" pruffeele-a. Guud loock. Yuoo vll nut vunt yuoor "fereeffied" neme-a tu be-a essuceeeted veet zee "snep" pruffeele-a! voo hoo! Heh, heh. Yuoo dune-a, poonkeen! Hefbe-a a neece-a internet leeffe-a! Hesta la Feesta, Beby! I'll be-a beck."

  47. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    "Marion (Marion Lynn) says:
    ITW wrote:
    "its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:
    It is interesting how Nick Danger and Marion Lynn share a love for vintage cars."
    Marion writes:
    Unlike you, ITW, NIck Danger has good taste."

    So then, you admit that you are Nick Danger?
    Confession is good for the soul. I'm glad you decided to do the right thing here.

  48. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Kathy, both very good choices in video and music. I love "I wear my sunglasses at night", in particular.

    It is nice to see everyone is starting up where they left off - or was Marion up all night?

  49. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    girlfriend

    always

    turns

    to

    ad hominem

    attacks

    when

    he

    realizes

    that

    he

    has

    failed

    .

  50. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    girlfriend wrote:
    "The nice part about putting up the "snap blogs" is that when the LJW requires you to become "verified", you will want nothing to do with the online persona known as "snap", so you will be in a bit of a jam and will have to try to think with your little rat-brain to come up with something which wil allow you to function in your sociopathic manner but which will at the same time, insulate your real name from that sort of behaviour and the old "snap" profile.
    Good luck.
    You wll not want your "verified" name to be associated with the "snap" profile!"

    So you are saying that you will harass someone once they have a verified profile?

    That

    alone

    should

    get

    you

    disappeareded

    .

  51. compmd (anonymous) says…

    "Someone "hacked" the account of Rackspace; I am told that "Rackspace" used the password, 1-2-3-4-5-6 although I have no personal knowledge of this."

    Interesting. Rackspace uses two-factor authentication on their account management portal. It doesn't matter if you have a username and password, you also need an account number. Given the strict professional requirements of Rackers, I find it completely unbelievable that a Racker would have used a simple numeric password anywhere on any system.

    On-topic now: I think this tv show concept is perverse. What entertainment is there in watching people elect to put themselves in the position of screwing up their lives on television?

  52. H_Lecter (anonymous) says…

    At the Joe College t-shirt shop they sell a shirt that has a large 'M' on the front and underneath it says, "is for morons." Originally, I thought 'M' stood for Missouri.

  53. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    After seeing the stalker-type behavior of a certain poster here and on larryville, I think I shall probably not give out any personal information that might enable that behavior.

    Dr. Lecter, "M" also stands for outingbulkerbiz.

  54. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    marioni writes:
    Snap, I wrote nothing of the kind and you know it. You are once again, lying, which may well be the result of your obsessive and possibly dangerously disordered
    personality; we don't know and don't really care; the effect is the same, regardless of the cause.

    --
    in the most scholarly work "catch 22," the hypothesis is effectively proven that those who are crazy cannot be in charge of determining who is crazy!

    ***
    as I wrote above, I think marioni has really shot a diode now. if he purchases psych meds from overseas, there's no telling what he will get. but, playing psych med roulet can be fun, especially if we get to watch marion/nickdanger do it! yeah, marioni, make sure those meds come from a Nigerian pharmacy, you know, to ensure dose and formula of the psych meds you so obviously need.

  55. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Whooweee. I missed the fireworks today. Ol' IGW's link was a stroll down memory lane. I forgot about Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/et al's finished book.

    Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/et al -

    When

    is

    your

    book

    going

    to

    be

    published?

    Bub.

  56. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    girlfriend

    is

    about

    to

    get

    a

    15

    yard

    penalty

    for

    "inappropriate"

    "use"

    "of"

    "quotation"

    "marks"

    .

    BTW, still having a wonderful "internet life".

  57. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/et al -

    When

    is

    your

    book

    going

    to

    be

    published?

    Bub.

  58. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I really LMAO'ED...

    after hijacking this thread, marioni has the unmittigated gaul to write:
    And the whole David Irving thing and the Holocaust thing has nothing to do with the content of this thread but is merely another way for you to throw in
    Red Herrings to avoid dealing with my questions regarding reliable sources which validate you accusations against me.

    --
    LMAO!

    he's complaining about being off topic here, on this thread! sorta like hitler complaining about that certain smell around concentration camps!

    maybe we all could pitch in to get marion/nickdanger some nigerian psych meds? besides, when does he have time for all this reading he claims, with all his posting on here, and his own site!

    ***
    ronda, I do understand almost all of this, the technobable and that's what it is. when challenged, marion routinely throws up a smoke screen. good example the appropose to nothing post after post listing churchill's honors. suffice it to say, marion is a first-class nimrod. often spelled nymrod.

  59. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    Nick

    ,

    so

    you

    are

    owing

    up

    to

    being

    outingbulkerbiz

    now

    ?

    Groovy

    .

    BTW, never click a Nick Danger link.

    BTW, still having a wonderful internet life.

  60. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/et al -

    You have finally flipped the switch to full on Loon mode. Keep it coming, Hemingway.

  61. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    Nick's been mentioning bodily waste in a lot of his posts lately. It seems to be a theme, if not an obsession.

    Perhaps he should tell us all about being toilet trained in the 1930's. That might explain his strange fascination.

  62. preebo (anonymous) says…

    With the Writer's Strike continuing there is more where this came from. I promise.

  63. HodgePodge (Erin Parmelee) says…

    I find it kind of funny to watch people over-deny things. When I get accused of something I haven't done, I deny once, and then I am over it. Why does it matter to me? Perhaps more people should take this approach.....

  64. HodgePodge (Erin Parmelee) says…

    Marion (Marion Lynn) says:

    Hodge:

    I have simply asked for those who have levelled unfounded accusations to prove those accusations using the generally accepted methods.

    When I cite those methods, I am told that my requests are "technobabble" or am given links back to the same accusations posted on other threads.

    If you got'em, smoke'em; otherwise, STFU.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    Um hum. I get that. But when you put to much effort into it, well, it's like you care. I guess my question is: if you didn't do it, why do you care what a bunch of anonymous posters on a forum say? People talk a lot of sh*t, so why should it matter? I mean, don't you think you're feeding your detractors by continuing to play their game?

  65. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    girlfriend's

    getting

    all

    testy

    &

    stuff

    .

    BTW, still having a wonderful internet life.

  66. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    who

    is

    getting

    all

    wrapped

    around

    the

    axle

    here

    ?

    Hint,

    it's

    the

    person

    with

    fifteen

    different

    internet

    identities

    .

  67. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    preebo, are you saying there will be more people taking over post sites with these strange conversations because of the writer's strike, or are you saying there will more shows such as the one, "The Moment of Truth" which is what this post actually once was about?

    Thanks for your comment - I understood it much better then some of the others here,hehe

  68. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    http://antiark.keewy.fr/ikillspammers...

  69. acg (anonymous) says…

    WTH? A harmless thread about a stupid gameshow and look what happened? I couldn't possibly read all of Marion's whining, so ya'll just tell me, which one of you poked and angered the drunken bear?

    I watched this Moment of Truth show last week and it seemed pretty interesting. You can definitely tell there's a writer's strike with as much game show/reality crap they've put on t.v. I don't think it's going to have the staying power of some shows, but it's was decent enough. The guy from KS was a cutie and he seemed like a genuine guy. I felt bad that he lost (LIAR!, j/k). I haven't done anything that my husband, best friends and close family members don't already know about so that show would be an easy one for me. Tell the truth, win some cash. Seems simple enough.

  70. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    acg, we've all taunted the dynamite monkey. He's to the point now that he's pretending that it's all part of some clever plan he has.

    Another

    failure

    on

    his

    part

    .

  71. blue73harley (anonymous) says…

    http://www.jibjab.com/view/223086

  72. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    acg, lets get you on the show then girl! Win you some money with that kind of honesty!

  73. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    WTH? A harmless thread about a stupid gameshow and look what happened? I couldn't possibly read all of Marion's whining, so ya'll just tell me, which one
    of you poked and angered the drunken bear?

    LOL.

    ***
    Ronda, I do feel bad for you that this roadshow trainwreck has occupied your very good weblog. it is entirely off topic, and I think personally that the site admin should've yanked marioni's posts early on for being so obviously off topic. I don't know why they haven't. sometimes I wonder why they still allow marioni to post. sadly, you've seen a typical example of his work on the threads of ljworld, going back as far as I've been posting at least.
    looking forward to your next effort, you're doing a good job Ronda.

  74. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    girlfriend,

    you

    just

    can't

    keep

    your

    trap

    closed

    ,

    can

    you

    ?

    "Marion (Marion Lynn) says:
    See, it's very easy to do::
    I'll just look around on the net for particularly egregious articles about perps who actually have done the things of which I will indicate you are suspected , edit out their names and plug in things like "the online persona known as "(Target of the moment)". drop in a few keywords, a backlink here and there, post the altered articles, make certain that the private agencies concerned with the specific offences get an email about the blog::
    :.and a few other cute tricks:::::::::..
    :well, there should be a few surprises in life, don't you think?
    And no one will be liable because ISPs are protected by law from actions resulting from such matters, I will use proxies and blind email addresses, so you won't be able to prove that it was me:::::::::.
    Ain't life grand?
    I love it when a plan comes together!"

    Your own words give you away here.

    From more Marion Lynn, Nick Danger, hewalksbynight, springlilcobra, outingbulkerbiz fun check out: http://ikillspammers.blogspot.com/sea...

  75. acg (anonymous) says…

    I would love to go on that show justbegin. I tried out for Deal or No Deal last year. I won first place in line on the radio for the Nebraska Furniture Mart try-out but I didn't make it. I'm not one of those excited jumpy, screamy, gushy chicks so I don't think I'm game show material or something. :)

  76. oldgoof (anonymous) says…

    I think Marion is just trying to get his Google count up.

  77. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Let us know if you make it on the show, acg. We will all make sure to watch you. I say keep trying, but I know what you mean about certain types that seem to be picked as contestants. I have never met anyone like them - where do they find them, or do they put something in the air?

    Thanks for your help beardedgnome - there are some mighty fine commentors out there! And one stands in a class of his own.

  78. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Google this: "blu-blockers" "vacant expression"

  79. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Ronda -

    At least your blog post broke the record for comments on a ljw blog.

  80. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I only made a humourous comment as my first post on this thread!

    --from marioni.

    and, no, marioni, I didn't lie. think about it, you know that your know-it-all self-aggrandizing attitude has attracted a number of detractors. those, to whom you referred, thus you attacked their veracity, not a joke. thank you.
    /gnome
    p.
    s.
    try
    looking
    up
    checking
    your
    words
    clearly,
    before you spew
    them out
    onto
    the
    internet
    !

  81. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    dear ronda,
    if that compliment was directed at me, above, I thank you and humbly bow in your unknown direction.

  82. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    addressing ACG and IGW.
    Darn ACG, I always pictured you as *a gushy chick* now you've gone and spoiled it. we need an ljworld posters' game, just for us tireless souls who carry the burden of commenting on ljworld's award-winning articles and editorials. we who stand and speak our minds, such as they are.

    IGW, non denial denial, I think he's got it [said with british accent!]

    Gnome, Marion popped his circuit breaker and started throwing his biosolids-rant and lier-accusations at precisely 9:11pm on the 25th.

    yes, we do seem to have put a burr under mamrion's saddle. me thinks he protesteth too much.

  83. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    internet

    life

    .

  84. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    http://ikillspammers.blogspot.com/sea...

  85. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, if there truly was a record broken here I think we all owe it to Marion - we must give him credit where credit is due, mustn't we?

  86. ksdivakat (anonymous) says…

    I say to make the show interesting, lets get the candidates on there, but if you really want some entertainment then lets get Bushco up there and hook him up to a lie detector!!! LOL

  87. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    ksdivakat, I like your thinking on this. I think the candidates are so confused about their lies and their truths at this point that it might be helpful for them as well.

    You are welcome, humble gnome.

  88. oldgoof (anonymous) says…

    My goodness. Looks like Check, and Checkmate for Nick Danger.

  89. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I know this is shallow, but I wanted to be the one to hit the 200 mark on the site. Please forgive me this!

  90. oldgoof (anonymous) says…

    Congrats Ronda.

  91. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    thanks old goof.

    No warmer he can not until it is warmer. Let him sleep until the spring thaw.

  92. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    The ratings would sky rocket on that one ya think? I'd watch it.

    He is probably of the mental ability to beat the test though.

  93. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    Nick

    Danger

    says

    :

    "ALL stock mailing is connected to a pump-and-dump plan so let's not gild the lily and let's also face reality.
    Is this legal?
    Probably not.
    Is it ethical?
    When discussing anything connected with the stock market the terms "ethical" and "stocks" are mutually exclusive, so who cares?
    Thanks.
    Nick Danger._________________
    He walks again by night."
    http://ikillspammers.blogspot.com/sea...

  94. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    All I got out of his rant was not only is there a Lizzy Borden II, thus meaning there was a Lizzy Borden I (classy), but that he is feeding the carcass of Kiki to the funeral attendees.

    Also, LB II is apparently Hillary Clinton in dog form. Alpha Female of the Pack?

    Thanks,

    Bob The Troll

    Sorry, Ronda. :)

  95. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I like how people are stepping up to the plate and identifying themselves as a troll now. I still see those hideous little chubby naked dolls with wild green, purple, blue, or orange hair when I think trolls - and their bugged eyes and nasty noses - I hope you all don't look like those trolls. I know, you are evolved somehow.....right?

  96. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Ronda -

    Sorry. Last time. Marion lobbed a softball.

    Good luck with your blog.

  97. HodgePodge (Erin Parmelee) says…

    Okay, that dog post is the creepiest thing I have ever read. And who makes up the "pack"?? Yikes. I think I just got chills.

  98. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    marion, you "POS", just "STFU".

    (Those words must be okay because girlfriend posts them on a regular basis.)

    BTW, still having a wonderful internet life.

  99. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I agree that last night's show wasn't nearly as interesting as the first one. It might be one of those shows that was a "one time only" hit, or of interest. Not a lot of new developmentments possible with it are there?

    I agree that it was very slow and hard to watch last night, warmer, but it wasn't quite as hard to watch as the KU game!

  100. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:

    I turned the program off after the question to her: "Do you plan on being a virgin on your wedding night?" [4 mins of commercials] then the answer: "oh gosh. Yes I do" (applause, applause, applause)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    Wow. I bet she's a lot of fun at parties. ;)

  101. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    It was nice to see someone so out of the ordinary as "that girl" from last night's show. Beauty queen, virgin, smiling ear to ear, gushing. Whatever happened to young, naive girls such as she was?

    I remember being one once upon a time - fresh off the farm, shy, I though darn and shoot, were cuss words. Okay, so I wasn't ever that naive. I just hope she manages to stay true to her virginal qualities and doesn't have to wake up to the real world anytime soon. She seemed sincerely sweet. Where are the wild women like acg, thatgirl2, and the enforcer when we need them?

  102. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    It was nice to see someone so out of the ordinary as "that girl" from last night's show. Beauty queen, virgin, smiling ear to ear, gushing. Whatever happened to young, naive girls such as she was?

    I remember being one once upon a time - fresh off the farm, shy, I though darn and shoot, were cuss words. Okay, so I wasn't ever that naive. I just hope she manages to stay true to her virginal qualities and doesn't have to wake up to the real world anytime soon. She seemed sincerely sweet. Where are the wild women like acg, thatgirl2, and the enforcer when we need them?
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

    My comment was in jest. Hey, if she truly is all sugary sweet and virginal, more power to her. I admit to stereotyping the pagent queen set to fit a mold, so I assume that is what she was doing. That being said, I didn't watch the whole episode.

    As to the second part of your question--how did I manage to get defined as a "wild woman?" Not that I mind so much, just curious. What I do mind is being lumped in with the likes of Enforcer. That is truly offensive, and I would appreciate not being likened to such a person in the future.

  103. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    thatgirl2, I was only referring to your comments about her not being very fun at parties - and I knew you were joking. I don't know anyone on my sites well enough at this time to group any of you "together". I was naming names of what I am assuming are females who have made comments - I don't even know if this is the case. So, no offense intended. And none for the other two I named either.

    I did think that last night's show was almost like a bad redo of the first one. I hope it doesn't go downhill that quickly! It was more cheesy then I noticed first off.

  104. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    marion, you "POS", just "STFU".

    (Those words must be okay because girlfriend posts them on a regular basis.)

    BTW, still having a wonderful internet life.

  105. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    BTW, Ronda, if Marion gives you a tip on a stock that's about to go thru the roof, avoid it.

  106. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    You go enforcer and keep smiling! Let's get you on the show for some fun. :)

    Thanks for the warning snap - marion would have to give me the money as well as the info on the stock!

  107. trinity (anonymous) says…

    just having to sit through the commercials that advertised this show, before it even began to air-were enough for me to know it isn't my cup of tea. i refuse to part with that hour of my life that i'd never get back.

  108. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    enforcer (Kathy Gragg) says:

    BTW thatgirl (2) you are being real obvious. You think the (2) behind the name changes your rather not so brillant personality? You were banned & now have slipped ever so slightly under the radar. Hey Whoo Hoo. Like Ralph says Take off your mask, if you have the courage, which I doubt.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Duh Kath. I wasn't trying to be "un" obvious. You got banned for the same exchange remember? Of course banned doesn't mean "banned for life" and you should know that. Oh yeah, you were also going anon. at that time. Guess they made you register under your real name if you planned to come on here and harrass people? You *already* "know" me, so figure it out.

  109. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    thatgirl2, I was only referring to your comments about her not being very fun at parties - and I knew you were joking. I don't know anyone on my sites well enough at this time to group any of you "together". I was naming names of what I am assuming are females who have made comments - I don't even know if this is the case. So, no offense intended.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    No problem! :) You stepped on a landmine I don't think you knew existed. In any case, careful with your dealings with some people around here. What you see is not always what you get.

  110. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:

    maybe thatgirl and enforcer should be subject to a "three strikes" rule.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Hey now! :) You might want to get to know me before making such comments. I'm actually quite charming. :)

  111. clyde_never_barks (anonymous) says…

    Please don't let this thread die. I don't have time for a funeral right now.

  112. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    This thread could become the Velveeta (the cheese that never dies) of threads.

  113. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:

    I don't think I have ever known someone who has been booted from these boards. It must have gotten:.. testy?

    What ever happened to dotslines? I recently looked up a thread I know she was a participant in and there was no trace she had been there. Does the LJW engage in Special Renditions?? Is that what happens when you get booted? Are we really that temporal?
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    It really wasn't that testy. I outted Kathy (enforcer) by her real name before she outted herself. Apparently, that's against the rules. I can live with that. It was around Thanksgiving when she was throwing her support behind the mother who made the fake myspace account and then tormented the 13 year old girl down the street until she killed herself. I'm not worried about getting the first username banned, I'm not trying to hide anything which is why I re-registered with essentially the same name.

    As for Dots, I think she was banned in the same thread. And yes, if you get banned, all traces of you go "poof" in the night from what I can tell. Unfortunate, since those who actualy deserve "banning" in my opinion, are still around.....

  114. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:

    So if Marion wanted all of this evidence on him to disappear:.he could purposefully push the limits to get himself booted::
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    His ego is way too big to ever let him do that! ;)

  115. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    There are some posters who consistently violate the terms of service, but do not get banned ( or disappeareded as it is sometimes know ).
    Three guesses who I have in mind & the first two don't count.

    BTW,

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    internet

    life

    .

  116. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    enforcer, if you could get yourself banned from girlfriend's 'forum' then you'll have hit the trifecta for being thrown off Lawrence discussion boards.

  117. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    clyde, trust us on this one, we will keep talking on this until I die. You all have taught me more on this blog then I could have learned in a decade with other trolls - uh, em, I mean other commentors. Thanks for really teaching me the threads guys!

    I like ThatGirl2, she is smiling all of the time. Kathy, you seem nice too. In my blog world we all get along and skip through life holding hands with trolls, uh, em, I mean other commentors.

    Snap, your comment about velveeta cheese was too funny!! You guys really crack me up.

    Warmer, are you obsessed with marion?

    trinity, I agree the commercials were too many and too long. I just think the second show was the pits compared with the first. I will give it one more chance and then I'm off to something else. Where is Dot?

  118. Agnostick (anonymous) says…

    I've said it before, and I'll say it again... Rupert Murdoch is a class-A, #1 example of hypocrisy, profiteering, and racketeering... packaged in the body of a doddering old media whore.

    On the so-called "Faux News Channel," Murdoch shapes and markets so-called "infotainment" that supposedly appeals to the conservative, God-fearing, red-white-&-blue baseball-hot dogs-apple pie-&-Chevrolet patriot. The Liberal is the enemy! Values and morality must be maintained at all costs.

    Meanwhile, over on "Fox"... a wide variety of humanity's faults, failings, and idiosyncrasies are mined for their entertainment value. Things like...

    shoddily-arranged marriages for money, and greed
    ("Who Wants To Marry A Multi-Millionaire?"):
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241059/

    human greed ("Greed"):
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0224484/

    fat/ugly jokes ("The Swan"):
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402701/

    infidelity ("Temptation Island"):
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273025/

    family dysfunction ("Trading Spouses"):
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420460/

    low-level dwarf humor ("The Littlest Groom"):
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416385/

    and sexual identity/transgender issues
    ("Playing It Straight")
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401969/

    And then there's Murdoch's purchase of MySpace.com: a clear attempt to capitalize and profitize on child molestation.

  119. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, just as any movie becomes funnier when a monkey or penguin is introduced, any discussion board thread is improved by Velveeta.

  120. oldgoof (anonymous) says…

    Superbowl weekend.

    The high Mecca of Velveeta consumption.

  121. Katara (anonymous) says…

    enforcer (Kathy Gragg) says:Snap I am on all the lawrence forums. You just have no idea who I am on at least one of them. Thanks for the heavy breathing though.:)
    ___________________________
    Maybe no one cares because you are such a has been ;)

  122. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    enforcer, the only heavy breathing you'll hear from me will be as I rapidly walk upwind & away from you to escape your stench.

    Somewhere in the world, it's always Velveeta Time!

  123. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    Kathy Gragg

    enforcer (Kathy Gragg) says:

    Wrong thatgirl2 I wasn't posting during that time. So you didn't out anyone. I know your inflated ego was counting on that though:)
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    Interesting. If you weren't posting at that time, how do you even know what I am talking about then? Such a poor liar.

  124. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, meeeoooowwwwwwwww is right indeed. Be nice to enforcer everyone - she is always smiling!

    I appreciate all of the links with the wealth of information agnostick - thank you!

    snap, velveeta does go well with everything. I prefer my thread coated in it. I appreciate the cheese factor added in here. It sounds as though oldgoof will have super bowls of it on Sunday.

    I am off to bed to dream of giant bowls of velveeta instead of sugar plums, whatever.......

  125. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, I highly recommend "Attonement" if you haven't seen it. I also want to see "Into the Wild", but that might be similar to this group.

    Wonderful set of quotes, enforcer. So you are smiling because you are a cat instead of a dog - and we are all mad within this thread. I kinda agree! :)

  126. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    "you can't tame wild women...you can make tame women wild."

  127. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    aggie's real problem is that Fox News beats the crap out of all other cable news operations combined! Fox network tv and Fox News Channel have completely seperate management. to add to her little relationship smear association, a publisher also owned by Murdoc paid John Edwards a huge advance for his book! so, does that mean john edwards approves of the scumshows on fox? obviously not.

    she has a long history on this board of making such posts containing vague mud throwing, vaguely targetted. clearly, her real problem is with Fox News and the fact the there, unlike the MSM, the conservative perspective is treated with respect.

    nearly every post of hers I've seen lately consists of this kind of slinging. sad, as it indicates she doesn't have much ability in actual argumentation and political debate, just invective and vague smear. but then, the clintons resorted to that recently against Obama too.

  128. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Ronda,
    I'm doing what I can to keep your blog going!

    if anybody is interested, I posted a new poem on the "poetic license" yesterday. I had a good time working on it and I am grateful to queen ronda for operating that blog on here. thanks.

    ***
    just a note for something said in the "way back" Dotslines was/is male. he'd appreciate being remembered in the correct gender I suspect. come back dots, we miss you!

  129. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Yes, dots, come back!!!!!!! gnome, I will check out your poem and I am grateful to see other poets posting to the site.

    I am waiting for enforcer and warmer to begin sharing their poems with us - we know they have it in them!!

    Remember to watch "The Moment of Truth" on Weds. evening all - and get back to me about what you think. It may be the last time I watch it if it continues to go downhill as quickly as it seemed to last week.

    I agree with your comments about Fox, gnome.

  130. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Edge of the wetlands

    Red-winged blackbirds sing down the sun.
    Frogs chant ancient lays among cattails.
    Cottonwoods hold leaves up to the sky.

    Bird song and frog chorus intertwine, rise and fall, merge and divide.
    Dragonflies sketch intricate knots. Warm air carries
    the dusty sweet smell of sage grass.

    Helen and I stand motionless for long minutes. Wrapped
    in the gentle evening. A moment
    captured in amber.

    Taken out and regarded from time to time

  131. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    How could I have forgotten that baseless accusations and lies are enforcer's stock in trade?

  132. Valkyrie_of_Reason (Kathy Getto) says…

    Snap - I looked your poem up on turnitin.com and found you have not committed plagarism. Nice poem.

  133. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    enforcer (Kathy Gragg) says:

    That was not what I asserted:)
    --------------------------------------------------------------------

    No...it's what you intimated.

  134. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    snappy, you should post that to 'poetic license' blog. it was very nice reading through the mind's eye.
    okay, who's helen?

  135. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    enforcer (Kathy Gragg) says:

    Nope not at all. I'm laughin at ya not with ya:)
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Whatever makes you happy. I get my kicks more from real life, but I understand.......

  136. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    If you don't know about enforcer's background, check this out:

    http://forums.larryville.com/viewtopi...

  137. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    b_g, Helen was someone I met in Denver years ago.

  138. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    enforcer (Kathy Gragg) says:

    More baseless lies with no proof per usual, cite verifiable sources .
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    What, do you want your court records posted?

  139. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Countdown to an enforcer meltdown is beginning now.

    BTW, why don't you & girlfriend stay over on his 'forum' where you only bother the 3 other unique visitors that site gets each month?

  140. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:

    Wow does she ever sound like Marion too::..
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

    Find one and you'll find the other....

    They're kind of like a twisted tag team of idiocy.

  141. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    thanks snappy. its a very good piece of work. sorry helen seems to be absent your life now. oh well, you and I have those women who insisted they'd be better off without us...but we certainly know better, don't we.

  142. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    wow Ronda,
    you might set more than a length record for blogs...you might also set a record for the most number of poster meltdowns...first marioni, now enforcer in process.

    you might want to wear gloves when using your computer on this blog?

  143. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    agnostic exemplifies the intolerant left, the loonies who preach tolerance but are the first to try to squelch speech that they disagree with. n not all liberals are like this, but many very vocal liberals are.

  144. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:
    "Some of you clearly have no lives outside of internet forums!",says the man with 18 internet identities.
    Still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    internet

    life

    .

    BTW, here's a hit for google, Marion Lynn, Nick Danger, outingbulkerbiz, springlilcobra, swampfox1951, hewalksagainbynight, Blu-blocker,

  145. trinity (anonymous) says…

    lol, party line blab. how funny.

    is this going to be #300??

  146. prospector (anonymous) says…

    Ahhhhh, my eyes!!! Warmer, you really should not do that to these fine people on a Monday morning.

  147. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    So trinity - you did the 300 mark for me!!!!!! Thanks all of you - I guess? :)

    Marion came back - they say they always come back to the scene of the crime - ummmm

    Thanks for the poem snap - I agree that you should post it to the poetic license site.

    Kathy and thatgirl2 - any chance we could mediate?

    gnome - you are a stinker sometimes - that is a good thing.

  148. ThatGirl2 (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    Kathy and thatgirl2 - any chance we could mediate?

    ______________________________________________

    Doubtful. First, I wouldn't want to be on "good terms" with a person like her. Secondly, since she doesn't know the truth if it slapped her in the face, any attempts would likely by unsuccessful.

    Don't stress over it Rhonda. Not everyone was meant to be friends in this world. I'm content with my life of roses and daisies, and knowing fate will take care of Ms. Gragg. It's a round world baby. :)

  149. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    But of course.....

  150. acg (anonymous) says…

    lol, I hit this thread this afternoon out of sheer boredom and anxious to see how a blog about a dumb little game show on Fox could cause so much discussion and lo and behold, what do I find? It stopped being about the game show a week ago. Ya'll crack me up. I'm just sayin'.

  151. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    congrats IGW/Snappy/TOB it looks like the drunken bear marioni has wandered off to dig in the trash instead of the pummelling he was getting. btw, typing his name typos is a good way to ref him without adding to his internet score on google!
    marioni and mamrion seem his most common. I like mamrion for its sound similarity to mammon.

    ***
    well, Ronda, I helped push you over the 3k mark. I enjoy being a "stinker" sometimes, and annoying mamrion.

  152. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Gnome -

    I take no pride in pointing out the inane comments of a crazy man. I do it merely to humor myself and to drive up Marion/NickDanger/Hewalksagainbynight/et al's Google count. I'm expecting a royalty check any day.

  153. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    still having a wonderful internet life despite the empty threats of a sad old man.

  154. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    marion has been busy all day coming up with his poem - good one marion!!!

    enforcer, director of the Lawrence Humane Society? was this determined before or after you posted your comment about the Cheshire cat? Did the postman ring twice today?

    acg - I agree that this is stranger than strange - watch this week's Moment of Truth and get the blog going in the right direction again will ya?

    gnome - you and snap and warmer are hanging in and running up the comments. We're in it for the long haul!

  155. clyde_never_barks (anonymous) says…

    Not Fox, but Lou Dobbs on CNN - did anyone watch Uncle Lou totally smash Janet Murguia tonight? Watch the rerun later tonight - it was absolutely delicious!

    OH, and I just wanted to keep this thread going some more. Love to watch Marion not answer the questions that are addressed to him. Funny.

  156. Agnostick (anonymous) says…

    There once was a Kraut named Nick Danger
    To "Heil Hitler!" he was no stranger,
    He had a wolf at the door,
    A whore on the floor,
    And he rode 'em both like the Lone Ranger

    © Agnostick 2008 All Rights Reserved

  157. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    most times, aggie, I heartily disagree with your postings, as you seem one of the nutty left fringies. however, this marioni poem was very funny. you do seem to think a lot about that kinda imagery though...hmmmm?

  158. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    janet murguida should be pounded on any tv program possible! can't believe KU had her as some kind of administrator! what a nutbag head of La Raza [the race] the racist messican group streading lies about those of us who oppose *illegal immigration*! there group is racially exclusive, they want to take over the southwestern u.s. how's that for a start.

  159. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    I think Marion is rapping.

  160. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    marioni,
    I did mean to post that here, and you sir are an idjiot [proper pronounciation!].
    you are indeed rude, self-aggrandizing, and claim expertise in thousands of areas of life! you are an empty windbag. and earlier in this thread, you proved your detractors correct!

    so, go soak your head. besides, its funny, you say we don't have a life [I assure you I have a very full life] and yet you seem to *live* on these threads and your board. the internet, despite your rude and offensive little ditty, is *your* life because you are not acceptable in good common company!

  161. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    dear ronda,
    the count puts this contribution up to about 331+-. yes, but I'm only getting about one hundred seventy-something. somebody who posted got yanked along with all his/her posts???

    ***
    I don't label Agnostic a fringie lightly. knowing what you do about me, you'll get a good laugh out of this: once, she said something like this to me 'the way you like your women is naked with their legs spread, if they're not cooking. and as to black women, they're good enough for you a couple nights a week in the slave quarters.' displaying her massive liberal prejudices...
    now, just for laughs, look up that article from about two years ago, and look at the pictures, for a really good laugh at her expense!

  162. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    oh yeah,, my answer was "I do more cooking than my wife does. this evening's repast no exception. then, and tonight.

  163. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    save

    the

    column

    inch

    .

  164. blue73harley (anonymous) says…

    I'm starting to take bets on who is going to be the first to go out with carpal tunnel problems.

  165. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I'm with you blue73sharley. I am feeling a bit of pain in my wrists - is this the beginning of the end?

    Who was pulled gnome?

    Marion - you never fail to amaze me with your talents - rappin, poetic, otherwise.

  166. fetch (anonymous) says…

    A new episode tonight. Anyone excited?

  167. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I will be watching also. I hope the beauty queen lies quickly and gets off so we can see who the next contestant will be.

    Ya think male or female? (Why do I wonder if males will be the most entertaining on this show. Hummm, do I think they have more to hide?!?!?!)

  168. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ronda,
    I have no idea who got pulled, just the count is in the 300's but display is 170+ or so it appears. implies somebody with a lot of posts or somebodies has been pulled along with posts.

    ***
    ronda, your last post displayed an antibeautyqueen bias, and man bashing. everyone knows that most of us men have trouble with more than one lie at a time, it is women who can be the creative liars...I think. I did not watch the show/am not planning to watch the show. sorry. that, of course, doesn't disqualify me from commenting on it in the good ol' american traddition!

    I would be more interested in such a "lie-detector show" of crooks: OJ; ramona morgan [the wench that killed two highway workers]; clinton [first president to be disbarred/fined in office]; monica lewinsky [so stupid it should be a crime]; et al.

  169. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Me not like a beauty queen? They are as American as apple pie, but kinda boring.

    Man bashing, now there is a good one up for some discussion - men may have trouble with more than one lie at a time, but their lies are probably all around/about one area - am I thinking sex here? Women would maybe say they don't lie - but are at times tricky and deceitful. All in the choice of the word I suppose.

    So, gnome, you haven't watched the show, but here you are one of the people keeping this thread unwinding. Go figure! I think you should watch it just one time! That is a challenge!!!

  170. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    internet

    life

    .

  171. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    That was such good comedy.

    Girlfriend, thank you.

  172. HodgePodge (Erin Parmelee) says…

    I say we play our own version here, on the honor system. (Of course I don't know for certain everyone will play fair, but it could be amusing.....)

  173. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    You guys have done a good job posting - my computer is on the fritz and I am having to post at a friend's house.

    So the little beauty queen is off spending her 100,000 dollars. I think it was interesting that her sister saved her with the bell/bong when the question about vomiting to stay thin came up. I think they had discussed that safety net in advance, how's by you all? It is kind of funny how that works - they may as well let them answer the question since it makes everyone think it is affirmative at that point anyway.

    What did you think of the male contestant? Another man caught stuffing his undies, I would never have thought men did such things - I have known women have padded their bras for forever.

    Kathy, you sound more jaded than I on your comment!

    Erin, I am all for playing the game here - it would be fun, except you and I and Kathy may be the only ones who everyone knows who we are. Shall we all ask Erin a series of questions? Too bad we don't have some way of shocking someone if we think they are lying. Ohh, sorry - I didn't mean that!

    Warmer, you sound keen on giving this a try. Are you game? How about you marry on?!?!?! hehe

    Where is our gentle gnome? I have dared him to step out of his game and into ours. Come on gnome, live it up a little in bad land.

  174. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Okay, warmer it is! Thanks for stepping up to the chair. enforcer and hodgepodge, do you mind if I take the first question to direct at warmer? Well, since it is my post? Okay, thanks then.

    Warmer, you are strapped down and hooked up and your first question is the same as what the last contestant refused to answer correctly and lost his money and had to leave his show. Here goes!

    Have you ever padded your privates to advantage yourself in the eyes of others?

  175. Dwight_Schrute (anonymous) says…

    We anxiously await your answer Mr. Warmer...

  176. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    He will be in for a shock when he sees this, eh Dwight?

  177. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    What self-respecting male doesn't wear a codpiece?

  178. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Good one Bob! I don't believe I have met any, but who knows? Stranger things may(?) have happened. It must be Friday!

  179. acg (anonymous) says…

    Ooh ooh I wanna play. My name is Amy, so now I'm not anonymous anymore. Fire away, ask me anything, I'm not afraid.

  180. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Amy -

    Do you wear a codpiece?

  181. acg (anonymous) says…

    No but for Halloween once I wore a fig leaf and I wore a dress made of saran wrap to a party back when I was young and had a smokin' hot bod.

  182. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Amy you are welcome to play - any photos of your hot bod you care to share? Just remember we are public here!

    Warmer, so have you answered the question? Stalling for time perhaps? In ten seconds you will forfeit your right to answer this question and we will have to move on to the next - Amy is wanting to ask one I beieve.

    1, one thousand, 2 one thousand, 3 one thousand, etc., etc.,......

    Okay, warmer, Time is up - give us your answer quickly!

  183. HodgePodge (Erin Parmelee) says…

    I'm all over it. Ask me anything. :)

    (Yes, I have photos of my hot bod, but I don't want a stalker.) ;)

  184. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Okay, this question is for Amy. Amy, is it true that during your hot bod days that you had fantasies about having your picture in Playboy, Hustler, or Penthouse?

    Thanks for your "honest" answer warmer. We are proud of you!

  185. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    I just getting here after 372 posts. I haven't read them, but to have that many, I'm guessing they've turned it into another abortion fight, or evolution. I wonder which it will be?

  186. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    Wow, no abortions or evolution in site..take that tongue in cheek please.

    50 pts for TOB's codpiece.
    500 pts for Amy/ACG for giving all us hetero men and lesbians a visual to think about.

  187. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Thanks for dropping in Drew! If there are any questions you care - carey :) - to ask Amy go for it!

    You learned not to prejudge posts today!

    Come back Amy and answer your questions.......

  188. Dwight_Schrute (anonymous) says…

    Hey Drew - Rainn Wilson here...looks like I am number 377 today.

  189. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    You all are so competitive! Warmer, where is Amy? Who is up for the next question while we are waiting on Amy?

    I think Amy is posing for the camera right now! :) Kathy, are you feeling jealous of Amy? True or False? :(

  190. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Ronda - I'll bite...plus I just want to see if Marcy McGuffie is going to stalk me all the way over here.

  191. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Okay, not_dolph.

    Have you ever used the computer to attract someone by the name of Marcy McGuffie to you? True or false?

    Have you ever gotten onto another person's post - one that did not attract you to begin with - just to try to escape someone by the name of Marcy McGuffie? True or false?

    Do you in all actuality love Marcy McGuffie? True or false?

    Are you really Marcy McGuffie? True or false?

    Do you associate with Marion? True or false?

  192. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Strapping on...okay, ready:

    False

    True

    False

    False

    False

    Great...what are my parting gifts?

  193. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Are you parting? We have a group of people - possibly even Marcy McGuffie and Marion - who would most likely love to ask you some further questions.

    By the way, has Marcy McGuffie tracked you down? True or False?

  194. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    It is contagious with our writing about you apparently Marion. But I write nice things. I don't know who Marcie McGuffie is either, but we are waiting for her to find out that not_dolph is here and see what questions she has for you.

    Yeah, you can't turn your back for a minute, right? :)

  195. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, because apparently everyone else does! :)

    not_dolph, Amy may have some photos for you as your parting gifts, but she has fled the thread and we await her return.

  196. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I am not sure, warmer, but hopefully we will find out. It seems that dolph-not is running from post to post for a reason though - marion gets upset if we talk about him when he isn't here, remember?

    What is this stuff about venue - get over there and leave a proper post man!

  197. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Ronda -

    Marion throws hissy fits for just about any reason.

    I will admit, that I'm with Marion on this one. Who is Marcy McGuffie?

    Let's see what Google says...

  198. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Marcy McGuffie is just a Lawrence citizen, to clear up any confusion.

    And no, Marcy doesn't have the hottie-tots for anyone but her hottie husband.

  199. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Oh, beatle919. It all comes together.

    Sounds like Mr. McGuffie is a lucky man.

  200. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    And there she is...

  201. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Aw, yes - it is beatle919, The_Original_Bob. Lol. It could be claimed that Mrs. McGuffie is just as lucky as the Mr. ;-)

  202. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Let's keep the dirty talk to your blog on lawrence.com - Ms. McGuffie. There are children out here reading these things...

  203. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    not_dolph - if THAT qualifies as dirty talk, obviously you having been dating Rosy Palm for too long.

  204. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    ooooooohhhhh...not nice, not nice. Marcy is saying not nice things. Mommy! Mommy!

  205. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    399

  206. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    400

  207. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Crud - it's_getting_warmer - you're right. Out of respect to Ronda, I'll behave myself. Thanks, for the reminder!

    Ronda, hon - don't hate! I'll be good.

  208. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Sweetheart, don't call her "hon", she has someone special...I'm sure you'll excuse me for a minute while I shave the inside of my hand.

  209. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Wow, guys and beatles - I turn my back to watch Tina Turner on the Grammy awards for a few minutes and look what you have done? You took us over the top - past 400. I was going to watch closely so I could do it, but, alas, now I have to wait for 500!

    So how come I didn't recognize beatle919 as marcy? Now I feel as though I know all of you so much better. No one would run from Marcy - they would run towards her.

    Can me hon, call me sweety, just don't call me late to dinner. Wash your hands, warmer.

    Question for warmer: Did your mother ever make you eat soap because to punish you for bad, bad, bad behavior? True or False?

    I am very protective of my site - but I thank all of you for keeping this very interesting. :)

    Marcy, do you know dolph not and warmer on sight? True or False?

  210. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Ronda - my bad for not letting you have 400 - sorry.

  211. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    dear ronda,
    wow,
    I've been rather busy for a few days and I come back and i see you've got your own version of "the moment of truth" [drum roll please!].

    don't know marcie mcguffie but her reader is on my onlinebible cd so she can't be all that bad.

    all these questions and nobody asks Ronda!
    hmmmI think the next time a question goes to Ronda! i.e.
    Ronda, did you ever wear platform shoes to dramaticly increase your height for the purpose of getting a guy?

    there ya' go.

  212. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    gnome, I did not. The answer is False. I am five nine so I am already way tall.

    gnome, Does your wife know you spend as much time posting comments as you do? True or false?

    gnome: Have you decided when to shave your beard? True or False?

    not_dolph. You are forgiven - just let me take number 500!

    warmer, do you think you would be a better person if your mama didn't threaten and carried out? True or False?

    Marion, are you saying that Amy's award for five grammys is a statement about the sad state of our music and social existence in general? True or False?

  213. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Whew! I'm glad I didn't get in trouble for my naughty comment. ;-)

    The answer is false.

    I would ask some questions, but I think Ronda has it covered pretty good.

  214. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    beatle is a naughty, naughty girl to be sure!!!!

    I am slow, what can I say? :)

  215. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Just so everyone knows, I do not know bearded_gnome and didn't pay him to say "she can't be all that bad." ;-)

    Don't worry, Ronda. I'm a blond and like all blonds, I do have my moments too. I won't tell you how long it took me to comprehend not_dolph's 2nd retort to my naughty comment (which, I found rather amusing, btw).

    Okay - question time.

    Ronda - Are you a neat freak? True or false

  216. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Hell no! True

    beatle919, do you have to have Beatle music playing in the background to become aroused? True or False

  217. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay ronda, here's the true answers:
    yes, she knows and appreciates my online life--she can occassionally be seen as "yellowrose."

    yes, the beard goes off when he|| freezes over and not a moment sooner! I expect to wear this in heaven too.

    no, m.mcguffie did not pay or exchange anything of value for that "can't be all bad" reference.

    ***

    next question for ronda, were you bugged at the high school dances dancing with short guys whoes noses got in the you-know-where? [I would have been one of them, being 5ft5in]. did they bug you?

    ***
    marioni, do you know that
    www.viagra.com
    offers a way for you to have more of a life offline? "Viva Viagra" Marioni!

  218. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well ronda I am thoroughly puzzled now!!!! now, it *is* showing all 417 (before this post) posts! "i'm confused!" probably some digital jockey at the ljworld messing with something I guess, oh well.

  219. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Oh wow - the answer is FALSE. It really doesn't take much...

  220. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Good to hear this about you beatle919! Obvious still in the honeymoon stages.

    Thanks for the rap on the cyper knuckles, warmer. I needed that. I am supposed to be setting a good example here.

    gnome, I always have seen the full amount of posts listed as they are now - I wonder why you were having something else show up on your computer?

    In answer to your question, gnome - to answer honestly I have had a lot of crushes on short guys - I didn't know how to respond when I was younger so I usually kicked them in the shins or hit them as I walked by to make sure they noticed me. A guy of any height - any amount of hair is fine. It is about the chemistry not the looks, about the laughter and the integrity. You got it all, gnome - you can tell "yellow rose" she is a lucky woman! Oh, I guess my answer is False - it did not bother me!

  221. acg (anonymous) says…

    Sorry all I got distracted for a few days. Ronda truthfully, no, I never wanted to pose naked because I've always had crappy self esteem and am way to critical of every inch of myself and also because I learned a long time ago that you never put anything on film, tape or paper unless you want it to come back and bite you on the butt.

  222. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Smart move acg - so not even in fantasy land? So your answer is no?

    Next question that I know the guys want to ask - for your age (I don't know what that is) are you still smokin? True or False?

    What are you doing on valentines day? I'm not asking you out, just curious,ha :)

  223. acg (anonymous) says…

    False, totally patently false. LOL. I've popped out a kid and have had a desk job for the last 15 years. My arse got a touch wider and everything has started shifting south. I'm just glad my hubby still loves me.

  224. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, marion, you never fail to amaze me. Just when I think I have your ticket punched you switch it up on me.

    acg, there isn't anything wrong with being shaped like a guitar - some mighty fine music is played on guitars! Enjoy the body that God gave you and stay healthy.

    Marion, is it true that you have always wanted to talk like a pirate on some naive blog about a game show? True or False?

    Warmer, I think you might be hinting that you would not have been the person to be seated next to in school? True or False?

  225. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, did you have a secret desire to get caught and have the teacher punish you? True or False?

    You were the kiind of person that probably would have made me get in trouble then. I would have been trying to outdo your antics and you would be sitting there looking, well, warmer, and I would be looking like the cat who ate the canary with the last feather still stuck on my lip.

    Speaking of cats - what is enforcer talking about on my post, "What We Do For Love"?

  226. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, here we go!
    ACG: ain't ya' heard the expression "baby got back!" some of us don't like 'dem skinny @$$ hoe$!' gimme some woman to hang onto...point made? you don't have to think you're 'gravity challenged' or whatever, you, madam, are just gifted with precious a$$et$!
    ***
    another marioni typo: "mario!" so, when you think of the super mario brothers, think of mamrion, too.

    ***
    well Ronda, when I was in high school I was entirely too embarrassable to dance generally (wasn't good at it!) and certainly not with a tall woman. you start with a 5'5" guy and a 5"9' girl, then add in she's wearing three-inche heels. you ain't dancing cheek-to-cheek. thank you for your compliments Ronda. now, as too being the one to cause the disturbance... ... ... well, okay I'll fess up. in 8th grade I had a crush on my 8th grade english teacher, and if a disturbance got me her attention, fine!

  227. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "Hey, Bearded One, is that a typo are are you merely ignorant?"

    Marion/NickDanger/FlamingDragon/Girlfriend et al...

    Oh, the irony is rich. This coming from the all time worst speller on the LJW. Kudos.

  228. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    now bob - original - the, be nice to marion - marion be nice to gnome. Marion is enjoying talking like a pirate and gnome is adding a bit of French to the mix. I was inching up on the guys in my heels. Bob, gnome, warmer, enforcer, we all need to cut marion some slack. And marion, be nice to gnome. We are playing "Moment of Truth" here so ask some questions.

    Warmer, do you change your name seasonally? True or False?

    originalbob, do you think you are a better speller then Marion? True or False?

    gnome, Do you think teachers who flirt with short guys in 8th grade should get sent to the office? True or False?

  229. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    No, you would think I would. I do remember which husband I married to "I Will", hehehe. Abd, no, there haven't been THAT many weddings.

    I also remember when my brother gave me the hit single, "Help Me Ronda" - that Ronda is probably spelled Rhonda, but I never checked to make sure.

    Warmer, do you have a favorite Beatle?

    I am watching our show tonight and I expect all of you to report back to me on which question seemed the most embarrassing to answer in your eyes. Thanks!

  230. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Enforcer, are you saying when your mice/man is away you go out on him? True or False?

  231. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Hi warmer, We'll see if people tear themselves away from talking about the problem with downtown drinking establishments long enough to check in with us.

  232. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    What are you buying the dog?

  233. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    VD gifts? Like penicillin?

  234. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Bob, no - you are worse then warmer with his dog and me with ye old Beatle tunes. Bob, are you trying to forget that tomorrow is Valentine's Day? True or False?

  235. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Bob's great - dude has been on a roll today!

  236. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    So what did everyone think of dear old Ray? I thought he was a great guy, but I was surprised he didn't keep going past the 100,000 mark.

    I really didn't think any of his questions were that difficult to answer - he seemed emotional about the situation with his wife and his mother though.

    I was waiting for questions about his daughter's boyfriend - those may have been rough.

    What are your thoughts?

  237. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, warmer, you might want to watch it. It is of interest to me in that it shows how seriously some people take telling the truth.

    The main point of the show - it wasn't intended to work this way Im sure - is how relieved the contestant is when he/she is finally able to answer questions to a degree of satisfaction to spouse, child/ren, parent, and, most of all, to themself, because of the nature of the lie detector test.

    I enjoy it from the human nature aspect - I am interested in how a question that is a no brainer for one person has another one in tears. Certainly several questions that I would not be able to answer, others do with ease.

    This is one of the reasons I find all of you so interesting and enjoy getting to know more about the personality behind the comment - yeah, even Marion. :)

  238. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Twas getting low on the list for "most discussed." Felt the need to help keep the numbers up.

  239. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    gnome, Do you think teachers who flirt with short guys in 8th grade should get sent to the office? True or False?

    okay, most "offices" have a couch in them, so YES! however, in light of recent news stories a'plenty about sexy female teachers and their students' affairs (seems these teachers weren't around much when I was coming through the educational structure of this country!).

  240. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I agree TOB, that really is pot calling out kettle in mario's case RE typos! ha-ha-ha!
    ***
    ***
    ronda, pearlgirl and her brother saw the show this week, and brother is convinced that he leads such a pure life that he could win the half million dollars. pearlgirl and her brother are pakistanis at a small college not in kansas.

  241. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    guess I didn't fully answer that question. okay Ronda, here it is:
    I am opposed. teachers should get more than sent to the office. lose their teaching certificate, notification to the other 49 states, so, they don't teach again. however, where were these female teachers when i was coming up?

    ***
    vd gift, poor choice of initials, defeats any good will intended "honey, its that special day, here's your VD-gift." yeah, right!

    mrs. gnome and I on valentines day evening could be found at the scarlet orchid enjoying a very fine repast.

  242. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Bab Bob said VD on my blog - that is a non trollism, but it was bad, Bob, so there!

    Thank you badbob, beatle, gnome, not_dolph, warmer for keeping my post alive. It isn't well, but it is ALIVE!!!!!!!

    Thanks guys! It is bleeding badly at this point, but it is dragging itself closer to the 500 count where all of you will let me do the 500th comment and then it will be done. It will be buried, not forgotten - for it has brought us all closer to knowing the truth about each other - well, except for marion.

    gnome, I say that pearlgirl's brother should try to get on. And you and warmer do need to watch the show. This last week's wasn't so bad. I have to admit if I was the one who had to ask some of the questions, I would be doubled over with laughter and I might even wet myself. True or False?

    True - I have a strange sense of humor.

    I was once caught laughing so hard , with tears running down my face, during driver's ed in highschool (when a bull ran across the street in front of me and then a woman pushing her husband in a wheelchair had her dress blown over her head) that my best friend, who was in the backseat, did wet herself. Joy to that teacher/driving instructor though. He kept a straight face and ignored all that was going on.

    Was that you, Marion? True or False?

    Warmer, was that long paragraph a run on sentence or a run away sentence?

    I am going to do a post on favorite teachers just for you gnome!!!

  243. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    it may be she is caught in the drippy trippy weather?

    okay Ronda, I had a crush on my 8th grade english teacher. which teacher did you have a crush on?

  244. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Marion, your timing is impecable! I was just talking about you, er, uh, talking to you and then I noticed you got your dinky post in before I had a chance.

    The answer is true Marion. This post has made my life complete. I think once we get to the 500th comment - and you all let me post it, promise everyone!!! well, then I think we should meet somewhere and have mexican food and drinks - okay, you're right, maybe we should wait until 1000?!?!?!?!

    Why does no one take me swine hunting?

  245. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    "why does no one take me swine hunting" a question asked by philosophers through the ages: plato; philo dough; sophomoricus; and hormel. is it wild boar hunting [then we'd be hunting mario] or wild bore hunting? we'd like to know. you want to go on a feral pig hunt?
    ***
    now, to clear up any lingering questions in the minds of the three people still following this blotg: no, I was NOT my 8th grade english teacher's pet! however, I did probably have my first practice in verse then though. my work was about middlin' or high middlin'. no, her pet was "melvin" who sat in the middle of the back row with this vacant stare and painted-on smile; and every class you knew that the atomic clock inside "Melvin"'s head was counting down to some kinda outbreak. he'd ask a dumb question or challenge the teacher's authority. he was the first to notice that some in class had names that could be abreviated with pictures. "melvin"'s performance in class was a performance, but his academic performance was below middlin'. I suspect that today "Melvin" is a buyer for Wal-mart. that way, he doesn't have to know poetry! this was Mrs. M's pet. she tried very hard with "Melvin" and I don't think it did much good.

  246. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    grammar -schmammar

    Okay, I actually like it.

    Dangit Ronda - I had visions of margaritas dancing in my head...so close to the 500 mark and then you make it 1000?

    Ok, Ronda: True or False? Do you have overly high expectations for yourself?

  247. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Marion, wouldn't it be, "Add a hyphen", rather then add an hyphen? What is this non-trollism discussion? It sounds like trolls squeaking to me!!! (to me ears for wanta be pirates, marion!).

    warmer, Do you keep track of snowstorms when it comes to the life of a blog? True or False?

    warmer, You keep track of winter harshness by the amount of snowstorms rather then the amount of inches we get? True or False?

    gnome, what are the chances of you, marion, warmer and myself going swine hunting? I want to find the big one, but we can do it with our camera rather than a gun.

    Marion, gnome, and warmer want to go swine hunting with the poster? True or False?

  248. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Beatle, great question. I am never satisfied with myself, or anyone else. I get a wild hair to bathe Castro's feet while he is dying, or go on a swine hunt with my cohorts - gnome, warmer (will you keep me warmer, warmer: True or False?), marion, and yes, I insist you come along too, beatle - you can bring your sweety, and then I carry on until I complete the item of desire. Life is so fun this way - always something new to strive for!

    The short answer to your question is, Yes, True, I do

  249. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Gee Ronda - I feel left out.

  250. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    not_doplh, you are welcome to come along with us. You wrestle the weapon from marion and I will help warmer start the engine.

    not_dolph, You feel as though you have done more then your fair share to keep this thread spinning its magic weavery and because of that you should be included with the group. True or False?

    I suspect that enforcer, acg, and the_original_bob might have these same thoughts. Perhaps even snap_crack. All of you are welcome to join in, but you will have to be much more quiet then marion or we shall scare the piggies away.

    marion, you took your lesson like the man/woman/person whom you are - I thank you for the lesson on the non-trollism. :)

    warmer, you have a bit of a wild streak in you. True or False?

  251. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, I just watched the link you posted. Non weapons it is. I like squealing pigs, but they have to be squealing in delight. I do not want to see a pig/swine/hog die. I don't want to see anything die. They are good little piggies just trying to feed themselves to stay alive - kinda like me.

    No violence, no guns, no hurting piggies. Perhaps we can take along something for them to eat. :) I think they might like roasted corn in the shuck!!!!

    question to all of you - I am dissappointed that Ronda does not want to see feral pigs die? True or False?

  252. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    In response to 4:05 pm - 50% true, 50% false

    In resopnse to 4:13 pm - TRUE!

  253. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    snipe sounds much more laid back - no bloodshed, no squealing, except excitement over hitting a target.

    not_dolph: I see you have mixed feelings about being a part of the group here. Explain further.

    not_dolph. It would excite you to see a pig die? True or False?

  254. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    True - and I very much am committed to being a part of the group.

  255. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Mr. Warmer - have you ever picked up a gun in your life - and used it? True or False...

    Oh, sorry Ronda, am I allowed to ask questions?

  256. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    I'm not scared of feral hogs...

  257. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "Add a hyphen", rather then add an hyphen?"

    Yet
    another
    comical
    Marion/NickDanger/Girlfriend et al
    post
    that
    is
    incorrect.

  258. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    First, Ronda, we are getting close to 500 - remember, I pledged not to hit the mark, but can we trust the others?

    Warmer - the wooden part goes against your shoulder and the metal part goes away from you.

    Feral hogs are about as greasy as the Canada Goose - I have had both but prefer a Swanson Hungryman if that tells you anything. Most I know do not eat the wild boar.

    I have friends...lets just leave it at that.

  259. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multidisciplinary - point well taken, I've goofed that way a time or two. I am in with the "wild" crowd here.

    not_dolph, I am so glad you have committed yourself to the post - you are one with us and we will hold your pledge of fingers off the 500 mark. If someone goes over they will have a big problem to answer to, namely me. Okay, I'm not that big, but then we will have to keep going.

    I have had greasy goose and greasy duck - I thought it was the grease in bacon and pork that we so loved?

    warmer, in answer to your question, it probably isn't the girl from NW Kansas on that one - I didn't learn to shoot until much later in my life. I think I first shot a gun in my mid twenties, but I pretended with guns as a young child a lot. I liked being a gun slinger and wore a kerchief around my neck, blue jeans, boots. I was one tough little tomboy - well, skinny with freckles.

    Be nice to marion, bob - marion has been swell on the comments today. He corrected my mistake in a nice sort of way. Bob wants to join us on our venture. True or False?

  260. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay,
    normally I don't let Mario off the hook,
    the problem is that in the past 100 years or so our language has undergone a change in how "an" is used before 'h.' if you go way back, you find an before 'h' words without exception "an history" "an helper" ... the sources which Marioni cited reflected the modern reform to only use "an" before 'h' words that sound like vowels at the beginning i.e. "honor."

  261. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, Ronda, answering your questions:
    would like to go on such a hunt, though I think you'd be like dorothy with the lion tinman and scarecrow!

    you are a little squemish about eating it...well, what's your intake of bacon/sausage? pork steaks? fine pork ribbs in a great BBQ sauce? no, those weren't feral hogs, but they were hogs and they were killed [killt] and your teeth were designed to eat their flesh.

    so, will this blog see another snowstorm?

    have we passed the stage of meltdowns?

    Ronda, it sounds as if you are indeed to tough on yourself, therefore, you should post all of your self-assessing thoughts on here and we as a committee of caring friends will tell you which are accurate and which are completely null and void. that is a service we could render on this blog. besides I am sure you are far too hard on yourself.

    ***
    I can't believe that there were no takers on my "melvin" story. still looking for your stories of teacher involvements rondabeing the thoughtful woman you obviously are, I'm sure they were all platonic.

  262. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    This is it!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can not believe you were kind enough to help me acheive this monumental milestone in my life as a beginning blogger. I owe each and every one of you a swine hunt - or meeting for drinks, whichever is preferred.

    Now group, think very carefully, take your time and don't rush into this. If you want to carry on to 1,000 then someone will post something. If you want this to end now, well then, so be it.

    I am fine either way - okay, the reality is I am sad thinking this might have to come to an end and I would have to meet you in person, hehehe

    Your decision. Does the Moment of Truth carry on. True or False?

  263. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    hearty congratulations! #500 ronda, half-thousand ronda, very good. you have made adversaries behave, though I suspect that snappy has been disappeared again.
    personally, I wouldn't mind this blog continuing. as to meeting in person, well, knowing nme, you can guess my answer: I'm very well attached to my ananonymity.
    you have proven that the citizen journalism academy grads can make a big difference in the online life of this paper. congratulations Dorothy/ronda!

  264. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Way to go Ronda!

  265. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Nice...that's a lot of comments!

  266. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ah yes, manly essence!
    ***
    and should have said I am attached to my anonymity above.

    ***
    okay, maybe we should start posing questions to the editorial staff of the ljworld in this space? suppose it would do any good?

    ronda/dorothy, I think I'd be the scarecrow, and mario would be the cowardly lion. IGW might not like being the tinman though, maybe he's "the man behind the curtain?"

    suppose they'll ever start making feral hog spam? might be good.

  267. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, you all never cease to amaze me. I had hoped we would make it to the 500 point ( I thought it would possibly happen later this week), so I was in awe when I checked out my blog about the flu and saw you had us up to 499.

    I was in a state of frenzy, what can I say. And now, to see you all carrying on just does my heart good. There really is a Santa, an Easter Bunny, a tooth fairy , a jack-in-the-box, scare crow, beatle, and now it is up to you to figure out which one you are. For some it will be easy.

    By the way, multi - you have a testy, testy mind that could use some of the soap that warmer's mother threatened him with!!! :D

    thanks to dolph, multi, gnome, beatle, marion, bob, acg, enforcer, and the rest of you.

    I do enjoy seeing you get along - good children. I am patting you on your heads now - no mulit, bad thinking!

    We need to check to see if their is a Guiness world record award for longest blog about a reality game show. We can make history!!!!!!!!!!

  268. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, I didn't mention you in my list of thanks to people - you have kept this blog alive and warm more than anyone. Special thanks, but you do have to continue being nice to Marion.

    You seem to be speaking to each other in a language that I understand now. It was rather odd at the beginning and I had no clue what you were up to with each other. Not that I do now!

  269. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    a tooth bunny ... a santa ferry ... a wizzard ... whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    well, Ronda, you most of all did it, and you even managed to respond and push people towards playing nice even when you didn't know what that techomumboneologisms were they were spewing all over their keyboards.

    as to the flu, I'm afraid I may be seeing the beginning signs in mrs. gnome this evening! I guess I need to go and consult the village shaman or something.

  270. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    met a newly graduated ku student, who is now my neighbor. he knows the ljworld online has poetry but hasn't had time to read it so far. he writes poetry and prose.

  271. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    thanks, gnome - we'l get your neighbor writing some poetry with us then. I will look forward to it.

    Your wife would be willing to get a perscription of tamiflu first thing tomorrow. True or False?

    Marion, I was shocked that you were on a blog about gun control and I told you to behave yourself. True or False?

    My telling you to behave yourself did some good. True or False?

  272. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    Swedish chef Marioni (with extra vertical space deleted):
    "Mereeun Lynn seys: joostbegeentoorite-a vrute-a:' "Mereeun, I ves shucked thet yuoo vere-a oon a blug ebuoot goon contrul und I tuld yuoo tu behefe-a yuoorselff. Trooe-a oor Felse-a?" Mereeun vreetes: Trooe-a boot I dun't knoo vhy yuoo shuoold be-a shucked tu feend me-a ooppuseeng thuse-a vhu vuoold irude-a zee must beseec reeghts ooff ceetizens! Und joost leeke-a I used tu tell my Muzeer vhee I ves a cheeld, "I'm beeeng "hefe-a"!" (Lung "A" und vhetefer *THET* mey meun! Joostbegeentoorite-a vrute-a: "My telleeng yuoo tu behefe-a yuoorselff deed sume-a guud. Bork bork bork! Trooe-a oor Felse-a?" Mereeun vreetes: Vell, I veell try tu be-a neece-a su yuoo mey hefe-a dune-a sume-a guud boot ve-a veell see-a. I'll be-a es neece-a es I em treeted, hoo's thet?"

    Still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    unbanned

    internet

    life

    .

  273. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Snap, you have entirely too much time, as well as a creative mind, on your hands. True or False?

    multi, well, if he does we know that marion will be prepared. True or False? (snap, multi, warmer, gnome, marion are all free to answer this question).

  274. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, I tend to wake up in the middle of the night & have to rattle around for a while before I can get back to sleep. That's where my 1:47AM post today came from.
    Translating marioni into Swedish chef usually improves what he's posted.
    Bork, bork, bork!

  275. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I appreciate the explanation on the post, snap. It makes sense to me when I put it into the Swedish chef aspect of a 1:47 AM post. I would never go back to sleep if I started thinking of all of you guys at that time of night. My brain would be spinning/swirling/tilting.

    No, multi, not that type of thinking of guys. (We have to be very careful about what we say because multi has a mind like a..... what do you call that type of mind. GUY!!! Yeah, thats it!

    warmer, watching the show on Wed. night will test me to the limit and may put me over my tolerance for stupid people on virtual television shows. True or False?

    Please, someone take the time to explain why snap writes horizontally when he says those same lines. I feel so left out.

  276. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    hey there dorothy/ronda,
    seems mrs. gnome is better today and the problem had more to do with eustatian (sp?) tube speaking of which if that's the eustatian tube, where's eustatia? who are the eustatians? what do that want?

    ***
    okay onward. our insurance only pays for tamiflu if you go in and get the test done, and it shows positive, meanwhile you're past the period in which tamiflu will benefit the patient! thanks! mrs. gnome is better but not all better.
    ***
    ronda, snappy is a good guy, and I can definitely vouch for him.
    the
    reason
    he
    sometimes
    types
    out
    like
    this is
    because it is a parody of marioni. his comment about still having a good internet life is that in the midst of all the technomultilinguneologisms earlier in this blog, marioni threatened to post offensive material about snappy and then to make charges based on it. marioni also made such a threat against IGW if memory serves.

    but snappy is a good guy with a great sense of humor in our analogy based on the wizzard of oz, he'd be the head of the munchkins...not that he's short, I'm probably shorter than he is, but he has an elfen sense of humor. I'm glad he was not disappeared.

  277. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, good spelling is not my forte!

    it is the eustachi's we have to find out about. they're from eustach, a country with a name just begging for a cheech and chong routine. but it is their tubes two in each of us. what do they want?

  278. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Glad to hear the little lady gnome is feeling better.

    Don't worry about your spelling - mine is not too great either. I blame that on the fact that I went to a country school house for a time. How many people can say that? How many people would admit to it?

    Actually, it was a grand time and we spent a lot of time out-of-doors with extended recess playing the great game of soft ball, high jumping barbed wire fences, or going on long field trips - like the kind where you are walking across the field! :)

    I met a young man from India recently who also had been schooled in a one room country school house - he even has his doctorate.

    How many people do you know who have had the same experience with education?

    I need to do a blog about this - don't answer.

    Okay, now you each have to reveal something personal about yourself that we don't know as a common fact.

  279. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Who is Alex Butterfield...does his wife make cookies you can buy at the mall?

  280. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    "...something personal about yourself that we don't know as a common fact.'
    When I am putting laces in a pair of shoes, I always cross the outside lace over the inside lace.

  281. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    ":something personal about yourself that we don't know as a common fact."

    I like instant grits.

  282. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    I thought this thread was all about asking questions - my bad.

    Ronda, maybe YOU could ask the question to warmer?

    Let me see...something about myself - okay, my great grandfather played basketball for James Naismith.

  283. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Wow, I feel as though I should be keeping a chart about each of you and your disclosure - I don't want to confuse warmer's cookie baking granny (hehehe) for someone like gnome's aunt, or multi's gradeschool children's writing teacher. Oh, I am already so confused my head is spinning.

    For guys and gals the thought of something personal appears to be very different in terms of interest. I have a mole in the direct center of my chest is my idea of something personal.

    Interesting about your grandgather, not_dolph. not_dolph, you are at least 6" 4" tall. True or False?

    mult, you have items that belonged to your Grandfather. True or False?

    bob, you like oatmeal and cornbread. True or False?

    snap, your father also ties his shoes the same way you do. True or False?

    warmer, you have other items of interest on your person. True or False? (stop it multi!)

    gnome, you have never forgotten or forgiven your teacher for favoring Melvin. True or False?

    There is a town in Colorado named after my Father's side of the family - it is a small town by the name of Wiggins.

  284. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, I don't know how my father laced his shoes. I used to go right over left for both shoes. A few years ago, I decided I needed more symmetry in my life & went to outside over inside.

  285. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    very interesting, warmer - you find the most unusual of usual things. Thanks for this!

    warmer, how did you know I was talking about myself instead of just making a general comment about what women think of as personal opposed to men?

    warmer, you want Ronda to have a mole in a specific spot. True or False? :) I am laughing so hard I can hardly type.

    multi, it has been said that you act a lot like your grandfather. True or False?

  286. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer thinks tina is hot - moles and all! True or False?

    That last picture of her was nice - she looked like a wild little kitten. BTW you were correct that I was speaking first person.

    snap, it is good to do things differently - it is supposed to keep mental decline low. Switch it out everyone, take different routes home from work, write and eat with your opposite hand, etc. Keep the mind working overtime, always!

  287. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, I didn't know those people, but they looked old and interesting!

  288. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Wow, I will have to send that link to my uncle Wiggins and see if he recognizes them. I will email him the names, but they are the "folk" I guess. Thank you! I like the word oblique.

    Marianne was from Bird City, Kanas True or False :) I know you are going to let me know

    BTW I went through Brush a year or two back. I visited an aunt in a nursing home there - she was an incredible person, and a Wiggins!

  289. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Winfield, huh. We have had a lot of interesting and creative people from good old Kansas.

    We live in a great state no matter what marion says.

  290. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Yes, as long as we know that marion is from Wyandotte County - that is a good thing, huh, marion?

    Well, considering there is no Jericho you may be right, warmer. I am off to 1655 - it is my lucky night! :)

  291. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Maybe I should change my online name to iI'm_slow_but_steady

  292. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Anyone want to take a shot at my blog? I'm new at this and could use the help.
    http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/oh-fi...

    Thanks.

  293. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    New joke sent to me.
    New Disease
    A woman calls her boss one morning and tells him that she is staying home because she is not feeling well.
    'What's the matter?' he asks.
    'I have a case of an@l glaucoma,' she says in a weak voice.
    'What the he77 is an@l glaucoma?'
    'I can't see my a$$ coming into work today.'

  294. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Hi, old woman! I will visit your site - I recommend everyone give her a helping hand and get her started. A few comments from marion, bob, not_dolph, enforcer, etc., and she will wish she never justbegintowrite, ha!

    warmer, I have never watched the show - I did enjoy "The Day After", or at least all of the calls from friends all over the states asking if we were still here. I agree though that they must have some intensely caring fans.

    warmer watches Jericho faithfully, True or False?

  295. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    By the way, drew, I enjoyed the joke - very funny!

    I always liked prairie dogs, warmer. They are one of the few alive things we had in good old westen Kansas. Well, there were the rat snakes, bull snakes, rattlers, a few stink bugs, red and black army ants, coyotes, hawks, pheasant, magpie, morning doves. We were very limited it seems.

    I didn't like prairie dogs if they caused a horse to become lame, or throw the rider though!

  296. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    sign us up for the two day event, warmer! It sounds delightful - oops, I may have a family reunion to attend that weekend in good ole St. Francis.

    Going Home
    10/2005

    Gravesites scatter either side
    Of the dusty gravel road
    Like a child's forgotten marbles
    Many years ago bitter, blinding tears
    Watered these sites daily
    A caregiver to grass, trees, headstones
    Present Memorial days bring
    Less tears, a hasty pulling of weeds.

    Stay tuned for the second stanza.

    I wonder which one would win out in a coin toss?

    Marion, did you come onto my site just to say something evil and wicked to warmer. True or False?

    we still want to go looking for piggies? True or False? (true on this end)

  297. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Marion, I have offered my support to you on numerous occasions and I do not allow anyone to provoke another on my site if I can somehow stop it. All is fair and clean, and maybe a tiny bit naughty here. So relax, marion, put down your weapons, put your feet up, breathe deeply,and enjoy life. Pig season will be within a couple of weeks.

    warmer, if you are provoking marion in any way I expect you to just stop it, stop it now, do you hear me, warmer?!?!?!? There, that should have taken care of the problem. :)

    marion, do you care to share how warmer is provoking you? True or False?

  298. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, warmer, warmer! Good grief! I remember your having said all of these things to marion. We need to set up an old fashioned duel and let the two of you resolve these issues once and for all.

    But then I would miss out on being the go between. Boys will be boys, I guess! I mean that as a good thing, guys. Well, kind of, sort of.

  299. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    marioni, were people burying pipe in your back yard last week?

    BTW, still having a wonderful un-outed internet life.

    Bork, bork, bork.

  300. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "No digging in my back yard last week or any time since the passing of HRH Kiki The Dog,nearly two months past, at which time a grave was caringly dug for Her in Her favourite romping grounds" Nancy

    Whoa, Hoss. You posted that you fed the dog to the funeral attendees. What's this with the grave?

    Duel? I suggest that a left-handed pinky wrestling match be the end all and be all for this.

  301. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Maybe I can find someone to play "dueling banjos" throughout the first and second duels. Marion's weapon of choice would be a firearm. True or False?

    tobob's weapon of choice is the pinkie (of the left or right hand) until the pinkie is broken - kind of like a snap_pop_no_crackle.

    The winner continues to take on the next contestant until the winner's pinkie is dislocated or said owner shouts, "Uncle!". There will be no feeding of pinkie joints to attendees.

  302. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "I've got you by the shorts!" Eunice

    Are giving me a wedgie?

    "You are hereby challenged to be the opponent in the second duel." Maude

    What if you lose in the first duel? I don't really want to shoot Snap in the second duel. His usual CCL weapon of choice is a samuri sword. He shant stand a chance.

  303. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "...is the pinkie (of the left or right hand)" Nope. Left hand only.

  304. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Good Grief - I leave town for work for a couple days and this thread goes crazy. Ronda from your 2/20 10:34 am post - it was great grandfather...but I am shy of 6-4 by a couple. And the only dribbling I do is in my cereal bowl. Sadly, athletic prowess did not follow in my family line... of course back then they shot free throws granny-style.

  305. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    sorry for my absence, I've not felt very good for a few days, not the flu, one of my chronic health problems being bad.

    okay answer questions:
    no, I've always laughed at the contrariness of Mrs. M for making the densist member of our class her teacher's pet! I think it made it worse for "Melvin."

    something not commonly known about me...as I grew up I had unusual neighbors: Art Bell; Robert HeinLein.

    I still think if we go on such a feral hog safari it would resemble the wizzard of oz.

    ***
    my 8th grade school, though it was in california, was much as you described ronda, very country. my 7th grade school was in santa cruz in town, but we lived way out in the santa cruz mountains--that's where robert heinlein lived.

    ***
    so, yesterday was the fourth storm of this blog? is this the blog that would not die? the blog that could not be stopped?

  306. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    That one right there might be his finest.

    I love me some Comedy. Thank you, Agnes.

  307. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "Also see:

    snap_pop_no_crackle(Cyberthug)

    The_Original_Bob(Cyberthug)

    Its_Getting_Warmer(Cyberthug)"

    Florence

    --

    I should be Cyberthug #2.

  308. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    getting spellchecks from marioni who misspells his own name is a joke. honestly, thought I wrote heinlein.

    but, marioni, you should avoid spell checking others' posts, it makes you look very very silly.

    ***
    never met robert heinlein, but art bell and I were on first name basis for several years as we shared a common hobby and lived close. he wasn't quite so extraterestrial in 1977.

    sorry Ronda, no unusual moles, body marks, just a mole at the corner of my beard.

  309. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    cyberthug #1 writes:

    Mereeun Lynn Mereeun (Mereeun Lynn) seys: beerded_gnume-a (Cyberthoog) vrute-a: "denseest" vhee it meunt "densest". "veezzerd" vhee it meunt "veezerd". "HeeenLein" vhee it meunt "Heeenlein". BG: Su surry fur yuoor heelt prublems; I geefe-a yuoo es mooch sympethy fur yuoors es yuoo geefe-a me-a fur meene-a! Joostbegeentoorite-a: Surry ebuoot zee munner in vheech yuoor blug hes detereeureted boot I deedn't du it und frunkly, My Deer, I dun't geefe-a a demn!

  310. Valkyrie_of_Reason (Kathy Getto) says…

    I would like to politely add here that it is "The Ride of the Valkyries" and is the beginning of Act III of Wagner's "Die Walkure".

  311. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    What are taco freaker and valkyrie doing showing up so late in this game?

    You all need to hustle to "Your Ticket to Paradise" and get your minds wrapped around a nice relaxing spot for a change. I know some of you have some wonderful adventures to share.

    I'll check in here later.

  312. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    Cyberthug the cyberthugging cyberthug.

    BTW,

    still

    having

    an

    un-outed

    wonderful

    internetlife

    ,

    you

    cyberthugs

    .

  313. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Aloha cyberthugs - the light is shining on all of you and outing you from this post.

    Take your broken left pinkie fingers, your unouted wonderful internetlife, cyberthugs and cyberbugs and cyberbuggers - be gone, make haste, you are wasted, not unwanted, but time to fall off this thread and onto another.

    This is a very serious blog about, "The Moment of Truth". Speaking of, at what point in your own life do you feel as though you had your own personal moment of truth - an experience that tested your strength of character and really taught you who you are.

    warmer, I warn you not to say one word about marion in your answer - and the same goes for not_dolph, tobob, gnome, and the rest of ya - snap includeddddddddd

  314. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I am ignoring that comment about my serious blog, warmer.

    Tra, la, de. da not a troll in sight
    This blog is mine tonight
    I will comment to make 599
    And be back in the nic of time

    FOR 600!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got ya!

  315. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Here I am
    No one to put up a fight
    Not even marion
    Who is not that bright :)
    Warmer turned cool
    And then he got colder
    not_dolph became not_gage
    gnome is safe at home
    (He may be writing a poem)
    enforcer has relaxed -
    she took off her slacks
    snap_pop_ no_crackle
    Has begun to cackle
    I'm posting my own six hundred

    Thank you (said in a deep Elvis kind of voice)

  316. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ronda "elvis" now. now I've heard it all.

    without going into details, my moments of truth were at times confronting angry persons whom I thought might become violent, and me with no weapon.

    ***
    Valkyrie is right, and besides, who'd want to argue with a valkyrie! that's scarey.

  317. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Gnome, I feel blessed that you actually pay attention to what is going on within this blog - unlike warmer who thinks it is a "light, fun little posty". Shrugging shoulders, turns around and stomps off, mumbling, "well, I never....."

    Tell me how you were able to confront angry people who were possibly violent - I know you mentioned you were a bit shorter than average? We speak of blog fights, not dog fights, and marion is the angry person. True or False

    I feel as though I have had many moments of truth within my own life. These moments tend to help us mature, better understand our destiny and purpose in life.

    I think it took years for me to finally realize what some of the moments of truth were.

    Most of them have come from harsh rather than pleasant experiences, but they have made me more real, more authentic.

    Serious enough for you, warmer? :D

    And, marion, before you jump me for my little badly written poem - it was all in jest!!!

  318. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    marion, have to agree with you on Liza - what a fun, sexy movie that one was. I love musicals. One of my all time favoite movies is, "All That Jazz", but your pick tonight is in the top five.

    Was this your way of saying, "you are leaving us, it was fun, but now it's over?" True or False?

  319. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I think you-know-who should be your next name, warmer. Then we will know who you are, tehe.

    Serious or amusin aren't bad - they are a good life mix.

    Thanks for the congrats. I am still in awe that this continues forward with a life of its own, apparently. I'll bet even you and bob,notdolph,and snap agree with marion when it comes to Liza girlie - true or false?

  320. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Ronda -

    Congrats on the big six oh oh.

    Best,

    Cyberthug #2

  321. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    thank you non_sponge_britches! You helped!!!

    Cyberthug #2 eh?

  322. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Here piggy, piggy, piggy. Or is it suuueeeeeeee!!!!!!!

    warmer would probably know the answer to the proper spelling of suuueeeeeee! Do we have it right?

  323. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    BANG! I only needed one shot to hit that feral hog.

  324. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    cameras only not_dolph! Drop your weapon, Do it now!

  325. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ronda,
    it was the courage to stand and maintain my position though the other person was physically threatening. after each of these two or three events, I'm often looking at my self saying "you did what?" there was a another time I nearly died, I the ped, and two drivers involved, I was not at fault. it was raining. a few inches spared my life.

    yes, you are right, being shorter, I am not naturally an imposing person for some one to face.

  326. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Sorry Ronda - I am a really good shot. It wasn't a camera!

  327. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    sorrry ronda, you asked how I did. the mind becomes very centrally focused. I became keenly aware of my surroundings. and, aware of the threatening person.
    now, I've actually answered your question. sorry i didn't at first! cyberthug-that I am-ha-ha-ha.

  328. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    not_dolph, show me the bacon, tough guy!

    gnome, it sounds as though you know yourself pretty well, what you can and can not do - close encounters with death certainly are one not so fun way to learn about not only things that are utmost of importance to you, but also who you really are, life legacy, etc. We're glad your close call wasn't any closer.

  329. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    thanks Ronda,
    yes, those are definitely moments of clarity! suddenly some things become less important.

    ***
    well since this blog has dropped below the most popular and I've been lumped in with the "cyberthugs" my next post will be just the lyrics to a favorite song of mine, perhaps more appropose than churchill's honors?

  330. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Cowhand.com

    Well I hires on to this brand new ranch,
    it was owned by a bunch of fancy pants
    but they did have several high dollar trucks and trailers
    Well there was barns and pens that was under construction
    and I was informed by phone I'd receive my instruction
    in a video arriving in a padded mailer
    It said sort the cows in pen 11,
    and then bring us the tags so we can scan 'em
    and I didn't have a clue but I took a sack full of 'em to headquarters
    There was a lady at a computer typing in numbers,
    and the more she typed the more I felt dumber
    And she said "Yep 501's too old gotta go back and sort her" and I replied,

    I ain't no cowhand, cowhand.com,
    I don't know were I just landed scroll me back to were I'm from
    Cause I don't need no print out telling me that its time to wean
    never seen a calf pulled by a machine
    and this information highway keeps my pony sore and lean
    I ain't no cowhand.com

    Well my security pass slash photo ID,
    opened the gate and picked out a horse for me
    and you punch in a code and it would start an automatic feeder
    course you still had to step over what them cows are downloading,
    and you did hair analysis with a digital modem
    and put a cow up on a screen and it'd tell you which bull's gonna breed her

    well then they give me this laptop for my saddlebags
    and it got dusty out riding drag
    and I knew the boss was gonna have my hide
    well they said just boot it up, open the windows,
    something about a mouse and a bunch of menus
    so I hauled off and kicked it, I kept the windows closed,
    cause it was freezing outside

    I ain't no cowhand, cowhand.com,
    I don't know were I just landed scroll me back to were I'm from
    Cause I don't need no print out telling me which stall to clean
    never seen a horse shod by a machine
    and this information highway keeps my pony sore and lean
    I ain't no cowhand.com

    well then they start talking downsizin' and linkin' up
    I told 'em I was heading for the tall and the uncut
    they could stick that pentium right in their AOL
    they was faxing emails and hazing the web,
    and they even had a megabite ram and that sounds inbred
    I recon' those people would'nt know the difference
    between a hard drive and a paper trail

    I ain't no cowhand, cowhand.com,
    I don't need no information higway to get back to where I'm from
    and I don't need no printout telling me which colt is green
    never seen a bronc broke by a machine
    besides this little cell phone just don't fit good in my jeans
    I ain't no cowhand.com
    I ain't no HTTP://all one word, all little letters, www.Cowhand.com
    Yep that's what you get when you try to cross one of them computers
    with a cowboy

  331. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Good one gnome. There are some things it is just too difficult to think of as being moderized, but I guess it all is these days.

    I still like to think of breeding cattle, being a cowhand, riding a horse, in a natural kind of way, meaning nature is surrounding and the modern inventions are left behind.

    Thanks for keeping us alive!

  332. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    that song is from
    www.danroberts.net
    and I do believe you can hear the song there. you're certainly welcome ronda [tip of the proverbial hat]. Roberts also has my favorite song in the truly western music genre: "horses in heaven" or "will there be horses in heaven?" very simple two-step beat communicating deep thoughts.

    so, ronda, since you and I are seeming to be alone on this blog, does that mean we can do what ever we want to do? no social restraint? guess others are having a ku basketball pity-party.

    as I write, my trusty dog sits to my left. he is a wonderful comfort. he is a yellow lab with white socks. he never barks at the doorbell, and I'm breaking him of reacting to other dogs' barking when we walk. but he makes little verbalizations. his favorite part of obedience is shake, he'd do that and ditch the down, roll over, wait, etc. he loves that and I have to admit, so do I.
    enough ramblin?

  333. hopper (anonymous) says…

    It's a show

  334. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    no wonder the cows have guns, cow abductions? soon, will have cow militias.

    ***
    but the second amendment doesn't extend rights to cows! so, first we will see cow civil rigghts marchers demanding equal application of the 2nd amendment? then, all the judges are human, no bovine, that is obviously speciesist. finally, what about the naturally occurring horns on the cattle? man takes them off. thus preventing them from their own right to self defense.

  335. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    after the first ten minutes I surrender!!!!!!! aaaaaaarrrrrgh! "the episode you weren't supposed to see" breaks up slimewife's marriage, the questions and the supposed lie detector too staged and slow! I fled before I wound up a caveman and looked for rock upon rock to fashion a tool. yiiiiiiiick!!!!

    it is actually worse than I thought. sorry ronda, I see no redeeming value in this show at all. slimewife's marriage would be put at risk because of her answers...i.e. whitetrash! was she in love with another man on her wedding day (coming attractions of the hour!).
    her first name should be "low-rent" not lauren.
    and, the audience applauding, teppid.

  336. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    wow, am I the only one commenting on this episode...the one "you weren't supposed to see?"

  337. stinkfist (anonymous) says…

    I'd rather read a book that sets my house on fire rather than watch this show.

  338. peachesncream (anonymous) says…

    cant anyone tell its all a act, this is a set up show if anyone believes otherwise i got some beautiful swamp land for sale ......

  339. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Wow, you guys have been going to town here. Yeah, let's face it, the show sucks big time. I agree with peaches that it seems to be rather like wrestling - about the pain, fake outs, whatever, down for the count and dying.

    However, I suspect it is real - there are those little missys who think they are "good" people even when they marry someone they don't love over all other men, even though they take their wedding ring off when they go out with the girls, even though she has been unfaithful while married - and it goes on and on. I guess the sad part is that she came away with no money after putting herself, parents, siblings, and husband through hell. Is this her just desserts. True or False?

    The other question for you all, how long would it take you to file for a dvorce if you were the husband?

    multi, did you have the flu? Glad to see you are back onboard. We are just bad mouthing the show I insist everyone watch. I think we are back to the swine hunt. Warmer will be on a cow without a weapon and marion is on a cow with a weapon. gnome is training his dog - or should I say his dog is already trained.

  340. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Good lord this thread has a lot of posts.

  341. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Is

  342. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    this

  343. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    helping?

  344. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Jesus that was annoying.

  345. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Goodness gracious, you guys should be ashamed of yourselves! Actually, you all deserve a pat on the back for keeping this baby going. Ronda, have you set any world records yet???

    Um, I have to agree with Mr. Marion on this one. Vodka should never taste bad! Mmm. Potato vodka is the best...

    Okay, so it's not even noon and I have been discussing alcohol on TWO of Ronda's blogs and suddenly I want some vodka in my coffee. I need to get a job!

  346. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    BTW,

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    un-outed

    spam-free

    internet

    life

    .

  347. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Um, maybe someone posted this already. I didn't go back through the past 150 posts.

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3...

    One marriage down.

  348. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    pam anderson in the ED dating scene...no, say it ain't so! besides, isn't her video supposed to be a cure for ED?

    in answer to Ronda's earlier question, I'd devorce the wife just for getting involved in such trash.

    it was amazing, the audience applauded her when she said she had had sex outside her marriage! just who are the braindead in the audience?

    I couldn't take more than ten minutes of that schlock. like bread and circuses.
    I spend more time on the history channel, history channel international, military history channel etc. only thing on the networks I watch at all now is law and order, on tonight.

  349. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    "no, say it ain't so! besides, isn't her video supposed to be a cure for ED?"

    Actually, I believe her video causes VD. She's got a couple dozen running around in her and four or five of those are new to human civilization.

  350. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    And warmer, naughty, naughty boy, just how are BJ, VD and ED related - er, uh, no, don't answer that - you might give me details that I would rather not hear about and we don't want multi to get sick again (by the way multi just thinking of all of the different food and drinks you named made me feel a little ill)

    Marion, I am not a vodka drinker - I don't know if I have ever tried it, but I do enjoy yellow snowcones on occasion - I bet that woke ya all up :)

    Beatle, do you feel you have a problem with drinking. True or False? Am I driving you to drink True or False?

    Gretchen, yea, you bet that helped! Thank you and come again, please.

    marion, put down the bottle, put down the gun, put down the bottle that is the gun.

    warmer enjoys the fact that I don't like him to use certain initials in my blogs and because of that he uses them every chance he gets. True or False?

    bob does not love Pam True or False. If Bob thought he could get away with it he would ask Pam to ___ the initials that warmer insists on using on my post. True or False?

    gnome is tearing his beard out and can not believe he went against his spirituality to watch ten minutes of "The Moment of Truth" for cyperthugs. True or False?

    It must be true what they say about peer pressure, :D

  351. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Just passing through again.

    Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  352. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    "Beatle, do you feel you have a problem with drinking. True or False? Am I driving you to drink True or False?"

    1. False. I've never had a problem drinking. I'm quite good at it!

    2. False. The antics of my "kids" drive me to drink: 2 cats, a 50 lb boxer mix and a highly entergetic 2.5 lb yorkie-poo (and I'll refrain from placing my husband into the kid category, though mentally - he may fit). I should drink more, really. Marion would probably disapprove of the sh*tty vodka I'm drinking right now (McCormick -aaaah)...but, it doesn't matter when you mix it w/fruit juice. For straight shots, that's another story. And btw, even though I wanted the alcohol this morning, I waited until now...

  353. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    well, beatle I am glad I am not driving you to drink and that you do not have a problem drinking. Cheers!

    marion, do not post your fan mail to my site. I do not want the foul, nasty language replayed thank you very much. I feel for you, but you're going to have to handle groanmaggot (groin, growing?) all by yourself. Just put the bottle down, put the weapon down, put the bottle weapon down. cheers.

    go listen to some Harrison music and relax! life is good :( - I mean :)

  354. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    golly, marioni, that's as vile as some of the posts on a certain local 'forum' that shall go nameless.

    Whoever runs that pit should be ashamed.

    BTW,

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    internet

    life

    as

    a

    cyberthug

    .

  355. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    snap, you just crackle me up! :) Some people can't just let bygones be bygones - what are bygones any way?

  356. Godot (anonymous) says…

    Clearly off topic for this thread, but the Monday show was amazing. Karma rules.

  357. The_Original_Bob (anonymous) says…

    Uh, oh. Marion/NickDanger/Girlgriend et al has gone off the road again.

    Sad. Predictable. Becoming less fun.

  358. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    663

  359. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    664

  360. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Yeah, I just can't stand looking at the number 666...with my posting, this blog shall no longer freak me out.

  361. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    And now the main page says 669? Oh, I'm so confused!

  362. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *swinging by on a vine*

  363. james (James Bennett) says…

    Marcy, the "most discussed" list on the main page, including the comment counts it lists, only gets refreshed about once every ten minutes (the database query for that is pretty intense). So when there's a *really* active discussion somewhere (can't imagine where that might happen...), you'll sometimes see the number jump suddenly when it refreshes.

    -
    James Bennett, web developer, LJWorld.com

  364. oxandale (anonymous) says…

    After reading the comments, I just have one question to ask...what was the article about? Off the subject are we?

  365. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Thanks, James!

  366. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Hi Mr. Bennett - I am rather shocked to see anyone answering questions on this blog - True or False. I had hoped no one was monitoring this site, :)

    That means that warmer, bob, marion, beatle, gretchen, not _dolph,mulit and all have to start behaving - gnome is always a good guy! Where has oxandale been during this ongong post?

    I have a busy Friday and Sat. so you all carry on without me to the best of your abilities - it is nice to see someone talk about the actual show once in awhile though! :)

    I trust the monitor to keep ya all in line.

  367. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    TOB:
    Actually, I believe her video causes VD. She's got a couple dozen running around in her and four or five of those are new to human civilization.

    well said...however earlier on this blog we learned that "VD" stands for Valentines day" so need a new abbreviated ref for venerial diseases, i.e. "the clap!."
    ***
    no Ronda, not even my faith, just personal standards. I don't spend time withpeople like that very much on purpose. giant circus. that wife "Lowrent" probably is quite a circus in everyday life.
    ***
    Ronda, it is also worth noting you asked Marioni not to and he went ahead and posted the cyber trash three more times. Groanmaggot (great name for a poster) has made inflamatory postings on the thread about Jaeger's victim appearing in court for the prelim.
    will miss you while you're gone.
    when you come back, you may have to beat the chalkboard erasers.

  368. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap (cyberthoog # 1) writes:

    Nick Danger appears to always be ready to spread trash.

  369. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    For the record - I have not misbehaved.

  370. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    692

  371. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    693

  372. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    694

  373. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    695

  374. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    696

  375. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    697

  376. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    698

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  378. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

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    Now can it die?

  379. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Groanmaggot (Anonymous) says:

    "What is the record for number of post on a thread?"

    The above "700" was copied from another thread some time ago. It's no longer there - the thread is still there, but the post isn't, the member must have been deleted. It doesn't say anymore how many posts there are, but I'm pretty sure it was well over 800 before it was done, now the thread doesn't have a box to enter any more comments.

    http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/oct...

  380. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "I typed that on 698."

    Gotta' be quicker on the page refresh. :) According to the current page count, with my last post above showing as the end of the thread and the count at 703, the "700" is indeed the 700th post - thank the powers that be, it woulda' looked pretty darned stupid hitting at 701 (which, I believe, it did on the thread I copied it from).

  381. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    and ...not a jay scores! he had to try and kept guarding the hoop, but he did score!

    ***
    yes, Multi, I have never said I was without manly thoughts, no, for that would be false!

    eraser wars! yaay! yaay! you're right, we've found the next great reality TV show, only its adults who have to sit in those fifth grade desks. and, when the teacher is called out of the room for a "conference" the eraser wars begin.

    I think you've got it MD.

  382. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I think in ronda's absence we should speculate on her high school/junior high school life and she can confirm/deny when she returns.
    okay ronda, in high school were you one of those good looking girls who insisted on wearing heavier glasses and tight-set hair? obviously, you were with the brainiacs.

    in high school my groups were the aggies and the nerds...I know, what a surprise.

  383. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Wow MD, that's great! seems only schools had the boards and the long erasers. you know, what if there'd been such at your typical workplace? now electronics replaces it, but not so long ago. !
    ***
    and this just in a five-bell teletype news story:
    stop the presses, prince harry will be recalled from Iraq as soon as he gets there or something. damn silly brits. there we go, give the british royal family the long erasers and let them go at it! yeah!

  384. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multi, we seriously need to get you on "The Moment of Truth"; I must find out more about this eraser business.

    Most odd - as were your electrocutions!

    notajayhawk, I checked blog records some time back and we are no where close, but at the rate we are posting we should make it into the running within a week or two.

    For heaven sakes, all I want to know is if there is an easier way to leave a comment instead of having to scroll down each time. Isn't there a way to come directly in?

    Is the monitor watching us this evening? What a job that would be - he must see all of the best out there. :)

    By the way, I loved seeing the giant 700 - and maybe Gretchen will come smiling and swinging through here again sometime soon.

  385. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "I wasn't trying for the 700, I was just saying my "bored" statement was in progress, while you were doing the great 700 post."

    Sorry if I mispoke, didn't think you were, I was just saying if you had refreshed a little faster (shudder)... For a minute when I was posting, I think it was between 697 and 698, it took a little longer than the others to get through, and I was really afraid when I got the 700 up there it would be too late. Not that it would have been the end of the world or anything, but ever since I copied that last October I've been dying for a chance to use it, and 700-post threads aren't *that* common!

    "Maybe they'll let you be a jayhawk now"

    How long do I have to live here? ;) Actually, I've only been local for a couple of years, and in the midwest for less than 20, but I will forever be a Husky (Currently only 3 spots behind the 'Hawks in RPI, at #11!).

    "In one central closet, they had a special vacuum..."

    A vacuum? That's cheating! Many years later (many, many years later), I'm amazed I can still breath with the amount of chalk dust we all inhaled clapping the things together - which really didn't get them clean, but got us looking like a flour factory exploded. What a great activity clapping erasers was - depending on the particular attitude and temperament of the teacher, it was a job which was given out as both a punishment by some and as a reward by others.
    _____________

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "notajayhawk, I checked blog records some time back and we are no where close, but at the rate we are posting we should make it into the running within a week or two."

    712

    713

    714

    :)

    "For heaven sakes, all I want to know is if there is an easier way to leave a comment instead of having to scroll down each time. Isn't there a way to come directly in?"

    Okay, I stumbled into this, and haven't let too many people in on the secret (although I'm sure others already knew):

    If you post a comment, and you're at the screen that says "View your comment" or something like that with the link that takes you back into the thread - just hit your browser's 'Back' button, and it will take you back to the "Or edit again" screen. "Edit" it by removing the entire old post and replacing it with your new post. Then send it in - Voila!

    I have found this useful when I had multi-part "continued below"-type posts that I didn't want to get separated.

  386. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "And what do you bet notajay is 25..."

    Been past there.

    A coupla' times.

    "... married ..."

    That too (a coupla' times).

    "...and the picture of what no one else older than that can be?"

    Would that picture include a spreading waist, and hair that's engaged in a race to see if it will all turn white before it falls out or be gone while it's still its original color?

    "I should start a blog on the things you find about growing older that you weren't expecting."

    That would be an awfully long blog. As long as we remembered where it was. ;) And especially since many of us would forget whether or not we said something and post it again. And especially since many of us would forget whether or not we said something and post it again.

    The sheer scope of such a blog! Remember *all* the times when we said or did things that made it obvious we had no clue, and our parents - or grandparents - would turn to each other and share that knowing look that said "Boy, are *they* in for a surprise!"

    "I assumed Rhonda would like to catch up on late postings, sorry."

    And that is the more-then-slight limitation of the little trick I described. You can't see what anyone else is posting between your posts, which come to think of it, tends to pretty much destroy its utility for anything other than posting multi-part or sequential posts.

  387. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    MD. Crash is a seriously odd flick. You should also check out Videodrome (same director).

  388. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I enjoyed Crash and was glad to see it won an Academy Award years back - although it ticked off a British penpal - I think the movie "Bobby", about Bobby Kennedy, was done in much the same stlye - copy cat movies are not a good thing.unless you didn't see the first fiick.

    muti, thanks for the info - you are right though in that I like to read each and every comment made by all of you who continue to keep this thread spinning.

    snap, I will check out the movie you mention - how do you rate it?

    where is warmer???

    and marion, have I ticked you off by not being sympathic enough to your thug abuse? True or False. If so, I am sorry and I hope you have it sorted out by now.

    Someone, multi?, asked about my junior high school days - I was the type of youngster that NO teacher would have liked in the classroom. I was a bad, bad youth.

  389. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Marion writes:

    "The Cyberthugs will continue to send me obscene and revolting messages in clear violation of the TOS of the LJW, I will continue to publicly post them and you either support their continued ability to send those messages or you do not."

    Or to put it another way,

    My
    adversaries
    rant
    incessantly
    over
    nothing.

    Listless
    yammering,
    nothing
    new.

    :)

  390. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    "Mereeun (Mereeun Lynn) seys: Joostbegeentoorite-a vrute-a: "und mereeun, hefe-a I teecked yuoo ooffff by nut beeeng sympetheec inuoogh tu yuoor thoog eboose-a? Trooe-a oor Felse-a. Iff su, I em surry und I hupe-a yuoo hefe-a it surted oooot by noo." Mereeun vreetes: I hefe-a *nutheeng* tu "surt oooot". Nu, yuoo hefe-a nut *teecked me-a ooffff*. Zee Cyberthoogs veell counteenooe-a tu send me-a oobscene-a und refulteeng messeges in cleer feeuleshun ooff zee TOS ooff zee LJV, I veell counteenooe-a tu poobleecly pust zeem und yuoo ieezeer sooppurt zeeur counteenooed ebeelity tu send thuse-a messeges oor yuoo du nut. Um de hur de hur de hur. See-a hoo seemple-a thet is?"
    Bork, bork, bork.

  391. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, Videodrome and the 1996 version of Crash are both examples of David Cronenberg playing with reality. He's in a different world & those two movies are short trips into it. It's very personal filmmaking.

  392. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay multi, yes, in the news coverage they've reported that prince harry has been in iraq for a few months. just never understood all the gaga over the royals. didn't we fight a war to get out from under them bums?
    ***
    Someone, multi?, asked about my junior high school days - I was the type of youngster that NO teacher would have liked in the classroom. I was a bad, bad
    youth.

    Ronda, it was me, I was speculating on your high school persona: one of the brainiac women but one who insisted on wearing the heavy glasses and a very tight hair bun or something like it.

    we in this blog do not believe you were bad and that teachers didn't want you in their class a.

  393. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    multi,
    I certainly remember that incident! for several days, it was so d----d funny! one poster, who is among us under a different name, often would just ask Mr. S. questions, simple questions. and poor Mr. S. was quickly throwing accusations, and threats. we took to calling it the ************* matter. if memory serves it had to do with the case of the waving crossing guard i think, and mr. S. might have been the one bad apple complainer who got her fired for *waving*! we were still making jokes at his expense for two or three weeks later! but that unnamed poster who is among us, right here on this very blog in the past 36 hours, used amazing skill and was the "point man" with mr. S. I and others helped, there might have been as many as a dozen sticking mr. S. with our lances but it was the brave skillful unnamed poster who really was the bullfighter with mr. S. Mr. s. I think lost his ability to post after two or three days, then returned briefly under another name, but with the air outa his tires.

  394. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    bee-luther-hatchee

  395. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    snap, well then I need to watch more cronenberg movies - really liked the reality of "Crash".

    thanks gnome, but I wasn't ever the top bun, thick glasses type. I was the waste length, no glasses type. Rather wild and free and quirky. Still the same. I was sent to the office on a daily basis for cutting up, but I didn't do anything with erasers that I can remember!

    well, I am back in marion's graces again. Marion knows that I don't think anyone should say something rude, or cruel to him. True

    warmer, I have not seen enforcer around either - anyone else?

    posess - thanks for the tip!

  396. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    un-outed

    spam-free

    internet

    cyberthug

    life

    .

  397. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Bork, bork, bork.

    At least enforcer got disappeareded. Perhaps marioni will get the same reward some day.

  398. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    hey, a new narioni name typo [above a few back]: "marin." now, he's calling himself after a california county. coool mann.
    ***
    yes, multi, I have [earlier on this thred] already recommended marioni head on over to
    www.viagra.com
    so he can have a more fulfilling real life off of the comment boards. no sign he's taken my advice.

    hey marin: viva viagra!

    ***
    meanwhile, america goes on day by day blissfully unaware of one actual cyber thug who posts trash and self-aggrandizes so much to overcompensate for something. blissfully unaware of the tragic genious who lives with dogs for companions and spends nearly his entire life on these threads. blissfully unaware of the of Marin's wants and needs. his psyche crying out for recognition and validation even as he continues to excessively build himself up with words. words that really don't change the basic problem. the basic flaw. the essential weakness in the man himself.

  399. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes, I know I am poking the drunken bear.

  400. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Dropping in to see what is happening here. Looks like we have gone off topic - unhuh, my topic anyway - once again.

    Back to topic for a moment. Warmer, give us an example of when you experienced a moment of truth in your life.

    I would love for snap and marion to do the same. It is a chance to examine who you are, a telling moment in your life where you learned about nothing else but yourself. gnome has done this - although I am sure you have several other examples, gnome.

    We will stop bickering and get to know each other, please. :)

    Moment of truth from Ronda - when I realized that even as the youngest, I had the strength to make funeral arrangement for my father following his homicide. I learned a lot about inner strength from that.

    Some of my moments of truth have been negative, but I presented a positive one here this evening.

    Hugs to all of you! :)

  401. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Moment of truth...... ages ago, I lived in Dallas and one day, I'd had a rather crappy time at work. On the way home, bang! I had a flat. By the time I got the car off to the side of the road, I was smiling because now I had a problem that I could immediately fix.
    That sort of got me back in the game for dealing with the other issues that were harshing my mellow.

  402. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    That moment of truth tells me you are a man of action and like to feel in control of the events in your life - not an uncommon theme for all of us. What specificly do you feel you learned from that moment of truth, snap?

    I personally don't enjoy feeling out of control except for a couple of ongoing exceptions, how about you?

    marion, I read something about the viagra quite some posts back - don't worry about the petty stuff, you know who you are by now. I am waiting for a moment of truth example from you, from obob, warmer, not_dolph, beatle, multi, posess, gretchen, notajayhawk, groanmaggot, - even James can play!

  403. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Multi,
    I wasn't saying you, here's my couple of lines a few messages back, I was replying to your comment, referencing some advice I'd given Marin much much earlier on this thread. it has to do with his obvious overcompensation.

    yes, multi, I have [earlier on this thred] already recommended marioni head on over to
    www.viagra.com

    so he can have a more fulfilling real life off of the comment boards. no sign he's taken my advice.

    hey marin: viva viagra!

  404. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ronda,
    once I had to tell my first wife, who had been violent, that marriage was through. she circled like a predatory animal but didn't strike and I held my ground. this was one of the earlier moments of truth I referred to having to face a potentially violent person. she had aptly demonstrated her violent potential. after eight years of trying to make it work, because I am a christian, I said this is it. it was a revelation that I could do it and stand my ground, that I had it in me.

  405. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Ronda,

    Nothing like looking down the barrel of a loaded gun being held by someone who's bleeding badly and drunk on top of it to really let you know what life's about.

    Sorry, that probably goes into the "negative" moment of truth category, for some reason it was the first to come to mind (and it was what seems like a lifetime ago, though there were later similar circumstances).

  406. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multi, it would be much more about how you define a moment of truth over what it is for me. I would say that a definng moment of truth is different for each person. It would be a point in time (such as named by gnome and nota) where you learn something about yourself that you didn't necessarily know before. And as noted, that could be positive or negative. It may be a strength you didn't realize you had (emotional, physical, spiritual, etc.), or it could be a weakness - you stole something, you lied about something, you didn't hold up your end of a promise, you were lazy, etc.

    gnome, your example was a good one. You learned that you had had enough of a life that you no longer wanted - it conflicted with who you were as religious person and perhaps being raised to never get a divorce over how you knew you could or would continue.

  407. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, your example is fine. Please tell us what you learned about your moment of truth. How did you feel when you were looking down the barrel of the gun? What did that moment teach you about yourself?

    Sounds quite interesting to me - especially if this occured more than once?

  408. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "Please tell us what you learned about your moment of truth."

    Mostly that life is worth living and that early exits from same are to be avoided if possible. :)

    As to the exact circumstances of that and similar incidents, they are all very long stories, waaaay too long for this forum. It's not entirely negative, I suppose, at least as far as the end result for myself (although it was for others involved). The events of that night, and decisions made soon thereafter, pretty much precipitated the chain of events that leads to where I am today. But it would take closer to 300,000 characters than 3,000, and "where I am today" might have some adverse consequences for my anonymity.

  409. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    So in a nutshell - not calling you a nut, mind you - what did you learn about yourself from that and similar events (besides the most basic of the joy of staying alive)?

  410. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "So in a nutshell ... what did you learn about yourself from that and similar events"

    That one's grip on "the joy of staying alive" can be as tenuous as the company one chooses to keep;

    That trust is something that should be carefully considered before bestowing it;

    That the smallest decisions we make every day, like whether or not to stop and have a drink with friends, can have life-changing and life-long consequences;

    That no matter how much good that comes out of something bad that happens, you can never go back and change the fact that something bad *did* happen;

    That love rarely conquers all;

    That you can't step on the tracks and try to keep a runaway train from an impending train wreck - the wreck is still going to happen and you're likely to get run over in the process;

    That some pains, while they may become tolerable over time, never quite go away;

    And a whole bunch of other stuff that would be equally as obscure without writing pages and pages (if not volumes) about the details.

  411. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    The examples you give are about life facts (or limitations, beliefs you have) - not about what you learned about yourself, which is what I speak of when I talk about a moment of truth for yourself.

    Rather if you ask yourself if you had more trust in yourself following your reaction (your gut instinct), less trust in yourself, thought you did a good job of getting out of a bad situation, thought you reacted poorly, were really scared, surprised yourself in some way during the situation. That type of self revelation. :)

  412. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "The examples you give are about life facts (or limitations, beliefs you have) - not about what you learned about yourself, which is what I speak of when I talk about a moment of truth for yourself."

    Yep, I realized that when I re-read it. And again, it's difficult to describe how those situations fueled the desire to reach a point where I was in a position to reduce the impact on others who might have been similarly affected by those unfortunate facts of life, without revealing more than I choose to about who I am.

    It will have to suffice to speak only in general terms: I learned that I was capable of dealing with extreme adversity, and learning from it, and growing from it. I learned I hate to give up, and that I never consider myself defeated unless I do. I learned that I am capable of accepting many things beyond my control, even if I don't necessarily like having to accept them. I've learned that I'm capable of channeling negative energies (like vengeance) into positive areas like helping others, and that I am much happier when I do so. And, as I said, this all happened so many years ago - I guess another personal lesson was that for me, childhood and adolescence were no longer a reality, and whether I was ready to be or not, it was definitely time to be an adult.

    And while all this may still sound like cryptic ramblings, I can assure you that we'd be well past the 800 mark before I could post half the story necessary to make them all understandable.

  413. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    and unless someone snuck in there, the post before mine, by multi is #777! lucky #777!

    ***
    That trust is something that should be carefully considered before bestowing it;

    That the smallest decisions we make every day, like whether or not to stop and have a drink with friends, can have life-changing and life-long consequences;

    nicely put not-a-jay, true but glad you went on into personal revelation.

  414. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I farted!!

  415. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    A friend just sent me this and I immediately thought of what Multidisciplinary was saying about a blog on the surprises of getting older...

    (make sure your speakers are on)

    http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/n...

  416. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    gretch,
    you are a polluter! you have contributed to global warming!
    ***
    wow, it sure is raining tonight. oh well, mud rules.

  417. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Don't worry, gnome, it's supposed to change to sleet and then snow soon.

    Wasn't it in the 60's this afternoon? Seems so long ago...

  418. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary;

    I think it works anyway, the words appear on screen, it's just funnier with the sound. Especially as you have to put the words to the tune of "Born to be Wild."

  419. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, we escaped that weather bullet, unless we are still expecting snow. We need the break from snow and ice for awhile - like maybe until fall 2008.

    What are you all looking forward to doing in nice weather?

  420. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Depends on if the nice weather lasts more than 5 minutes this time.

    Folks, better pick up the pace - this thread dropped off the "Most discussed" list. :(

  421. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I'll do my best here to get us back onto the most commented.

    yes, we had 70 degrees saturday, short-sleeve weather and sunday its back to the great northern blizard of '88 [that's 1888].

    what will I do when the weather comes back more reliable, walk the damn day upon day out on the levee with gnomedog. saturday was such a treat for both of us. all the neighbor kids were in the park, and the number of persons observed on the levee exceeded 10.
    ***
    according to o'reily [of the "factor"] the embarrased cop husband has already started devorce precedings against his lowrent wife on the 'moment of truth' episode "you weren't supposed to see!"

    my next posting might be helpful for his soon-to-be-ex-wife! also, maybe the next post might provoke a little discussion.

  422. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21271545

  423. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    if we try, we can do it, honor Ronda with #1000, then she can be called 1K-Ronda.

  424. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "I'll do my best here to get us back onto the most commented."

    Back to number one when I posted this.

    By the way, I did the 700, someone else come up with something for 800 (which very, very close).

  425. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I agree that someone needs to come up with a great idea for 800 - no party until the 1,000. And, by the way, I like the idea of being 1 grand Ronda or 1 k Ronda - alright, just Ronda is fine!

    I tried to watch the Oprah show, but it was too honest, nice, and boring for me. I am sure the people are doing a good job and it is a great thing that Oprah is doing. She is an incredible woman.

    What night is "Moment of Truth" on this week? (I am just asking questions to keep the post up)

    I am not surprised that the husband filed - who would not? What a moment of embarrassment, but they are both better off without each other. In time the woman will mature (hopefully) and be disgusted with what she did in a public forum - kinda like me!!! :D

    So I will be feeding the homeless this evening. I do not mind if you - anyone of you - goes ahead and posts the 800, but I am counting, literally, on the 1,000.

    I will be checking in!!!

  426. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Anybody with plans for #800 better post it soon...

  427. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    ...otherwise I'm gonna'. (I changed my mind.)

  428. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Last warning...

  429. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

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    ::.00000000000::::00000000000..:.00000000000
    :..0000::..0000:::0000::..0000....0000::..0000
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    .:.:0000...0000::.....0000::..0000.:0000........0000
    :..0000::..0000:::0000::..0000....0000::..0000
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    ::00000000000::::00000000000:.:00000000000
    ..:..0000000000::::..0000000000:.:..0000000000
    ::..00000000:::.::..00000000:.::..00000000

    (Even if this doesn't hit at 800, it needed some commemoration, and it turns out the 700 was pretty easy to change.)

  430. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Make it stop.

  431. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    gee, I post a link about love sex and marriage with robots, and nobody touches it...sounds like ARGH! Robophobia!

    ***
    congrats on #800. we can do it. gretch will just have to adjust.

    ***
    and finally, in the o'reily factor tonight the body language segment first item was lowrent wife being discusted for body language. be repeated at 10;48p.m. tonight, cable #39 is fox news channel.

    one grand Ronda, I like that one.

  432. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Okay Okay, I've taken off my grumpy hat. We SO have to go for 1,000!!

  433. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Me either.

  434. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    This thread is about a TV show?

    Gretch, I think your post from last night woulda' been good for the 800 mark.

    Maybe repeat it for 1,000? ;)

  435. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    There's got to me a morning aaaaafter!!!! If we can hold on thru the niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!! We have a chance to find the sunshine! Let's keep on looking for the liiiiiiiiiiiight!!!!!!!!!1

  436. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Gretchen - shhhh.

    Bad things happen when someone sings that song.

    (Okay, not very likely an ocean liner is going to capsize in the immediate vicinity, but it's just silly to take chances!)

  437. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    multi, many many apologies,
    your 5;07 post snuck past me it seems. my apologies, and you certainly aren't nobody.

    ***
    just thinnk, we could buy robots programmed never to seek devorce. ...

  438. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Has anyone been watching how HOT the hawks are tonight!! rock chock jayhawk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  439. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    maybe we need a team of robot basketball players?
    ***
    Re: robophobia
    Post
    by
    Piltdown Man
    on Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:27 pm
    Block quote start
    Manofnofaith wrote:

    I'm fascinated by the video, but I'm not quite sure how it relates to the title, so I'll just adress the title itself. Yes, people have an inordinate fear
    of robots and their negative potential. It would be possible to make a Construction robot that would understand how not to mash the Human workers around
    it, and a basic sense of why not to, without it wanting to take over the world or even seeing a reason to.
    Block quote end

    The fear might be inordinate but it's not wholly irrational. The term "robophobia" was coined by an old Doctor Who episode. It was a psychological malady
    afflicting a futuristic society of decadent pampered human supported by a slave class of humanoid robots. Robophobia was triggered by an alienation arising
    from the robots' lack of non-verbal signals, ie human "body-language", which belied their otherwise man-like appearance.

  440. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I loved the old Dr. Who's! the recent one on Sci/Fi is a limp YUPy and doesn't qualify, plus they're trying too hard with the production and effects. what made Dr. Who episodes so good in the past was how rough they were. what was that 22-foot long scarf, cool. until I came across the above quote, I was unaware that Dr. Who was the source of the term "robophobia."

  441. nverlost (anonymous) says…

    Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely....

  442. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    The sun'll come out tomorrow!! Betcher bottom dollar that tomorrow!! They'll be suuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!

  443. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    This is the blog that never ends.
    It goes on and on my friends.
    Someone started writing it not knowing what it was,
    and they'll continue writing it forever just because,

  444. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    good night ladies...gents and assorted robots.

    when I saw we were at the top of the most commented, and at 82x I couldn't help but laugh. yes, Gretchen, there is a blog a blog that goes from everlasting to everlasting, the eternal blog in which we live. that blog that places a time stamp on every damned thing we say. a blog that cannot be rewound, for it, too, is bound by the laws of the universe. the eternal blog flowing forth.

  445. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    "a blog that cannot be rewound, for it, too, is bound by the laws of the universe."

    Good thing it's a blog and not an OTS. Then it would just keep mysteriously reappearing every 4 or 5 years...

  446. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    well, well, my friends. You lived up to my greatest expectations and beyond - as in unlimited beyond. I thought I was the only crazy person on this post, but some of you seem to have me beat! :)

    Thanks for the nice 800 post, notajay. Now we have to come up with something really grand for the 1,000. Maybe just the meeting place for food and drinks, eh?

    I like the idea of robots, if affordable. I would really work the heck out of mine and it would still feel like giving me a body massage at the end of the day - who can complain. Hopefully they won't put too many emotions in the robot - I wouldn't want it to fall in love with me - or my cat, hehe And, nothing worse than a jealous robot coming after you. I can see it twenty years from now, "The Moment of Truth for Robots". Do you secretly hide your owner's underwear to make them look less attractive in public, True or False?

    When is the Moment of Truth on next? Anyone know, anyone care?

    Gretchen, were you a little sassy last night? True or False?

  447. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes,
    not-a-jay... you have touched upon an amazing mystery. there seems to be a disruption of the space/time continuum at ljworld hq. and, the lamer the OTS, the more likely it is that it will come around again! thus, the lameness of the OTS question itself is disruptive to E=MC2. this needs to be investigated by art bell or mythbusters. and, those boys and girls down at ljworld hq better be careful, because lameness in other portions of the paper might have disasterous effects on lawrence, whole blocks could suddenly disappear. large numbers of people could instantly be lost to us, being flung into the void. they better be careful is all I gotta say.

  448. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    ronda,
    the fellow I heard interviewed yesterday on love sex and marriage with robots (included in my link above) said that when the time comes, it is just a matter of programming. if you want a robot to fall in love with your cat, or become passionately in love with you after the daily body rub, it is just programming. you could get a robot programmed to go only as far as a friend, or as a servant, too.
    apparently, it will be easy to make programmed to be cudly warm and lovable. some robots could be programmed to have the freedom to marry and not divorce, or to marry and divorce. you can program how much agreement you want from your bot with conversations.
    and, if you just want a robot to help with daily household chores, and give you a very good rubdown, with no emotional involvement, that's programmable too. I suppose once you got a robot if you wanted to change settings later it would just be a software update. now, the japanese have invented a robot who apparently is very good at ballroom dancing.

  449. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    a moment of truth for robots...that's funny. lie detectors don't work on robots unless emotions are programmed into them, including the emotional elivation while lying. your post on that was definitely LOL. yes, it is within the "programming" that robots could also experience jealousy. gives a whole new meaning to:
    the green-eyed monster! and whether the robot took out the anger rage or other jealous emotion on you or the third party is another interesting question.
    man hears knock at door "hello"
    "hello, I'm rocko, Jennie's robot" "nice to meet you. I hadn't seen you at her house before."
    "no, and you won't get another chance" and Rocko becomes Robocop.

  450. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    With my luck I'd fall for my robot because he gives such good massages and then he would lack human emotion (like most men -dig, dig, dig) and it wouldn't be any different than any other relationship I have had. :)

    I agree with warmer in that it would be nice to get one to send off to work - then afford to buy another and send that one off. We would be rich, I tell ya, rich! A few years down the road though and we would probably be freeing them and giving them the right to vote. We are not meant to own anything, apparently. I hope this didn't sound sexist or racist as it wasn't meant too. :)

    Sure enough, it sounds both sexist and racist. So sorry all!

  451. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    Gretchen, were you a little sassy last night? True or False?

    Sassy not so much. Saucy, yes. ;P

  452. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes Ronda, that did sound a little like manbashing. sorry you've had bad experience with my gender.
    it occurred to me, what if your robot was programmed *with the potential to fall in love* with you, but it did not. I could see self-help groups springing up all over the country: "rejected by my robot.

    now ronda as to your falling for your robot, because of the fine massage, if your programming is for the robot to be the strong-silent type, he'll be that. if you want warm and cuddly, then that goes. just think, better than chancing it with a man, its just programming. and you can't program us men.

    but is it love if your robot is hard-wired to automaticly fall in love with you, no choice involved? don't sound like love. sounds like a new and strange kinda servatude.

    now as to sending your robot off to work for you, sure. its all in the programming. the Roomba does household vac work by itself as a robot, and is mostly successful. I understand there's a robotic lawn mower too. no sign of jealousy from these bots though.

  453. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Gotta get me a robot,
    Need him right away,
    Gotta get me a robot,
    Massage me night and day,
    When I tire of him
    I just won't oil em,
    Pull him apart with
    A can opener and bury him.
    Gotta get me a robot
    A robot, gotta get me
    Get me get me get me
    A robot

  454. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    What's a robot's favorite song?
    Light My Wire!

    A yuk yuk yuk! I gotta million of em! I'll be here all week! Don't forget to tip your waitress! Try the veal!

  455. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    At last, after two thousand years of research, the illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator. At last...

  456. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    I think we're a little past personal moments of truth, but I'll give it a stab anyway.

    My most recent moment of truth occurred when I started dating my now husband. I learned that I was capable of letting down my guard and giving in to where my emotions guided me. Until then, I put on a pretty tough exterior, not letting too many people into my world. Now, I realize it's not so bad to let people into my heart a bit...and share my feelings.

  457. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Ronda,
    that poem re canopener was definitely LMAO! but now, perhaps your robot would be programmed to have self-protection and wouldn't just let you canopener him. that was a great poem Ronda.

    ***
    just think, a robot to shovel snow?

  458. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "yes,
    not-a-jay: you have touched upon an amazing mystery. there seems to be a disruption of the space/time continuum at ljworld hq. and, the lamer the OTS, the more likely it is that it will come around again!"

    One thing I've noticed is that when they reappear, it's always without any responses from back when it was originally put up (except the people they actually asked on the street). Which means that either everyone who left comments on the OTS article had been booted, or nobody answered it the first time round. I theorized it was the latter, and OTS questions that don't draw a single comment are doomed to wander the ether and reappear from time to time, begging for posts so they can finally rest.

    "you could get a robot programmed to go only as far as a friend, or as a servant, too."

    How 'bout as a f___-friend? Preferably one that would pay for pizza afterwards?

    Been a long day, sorry I haven't been around much, the usual doctors' appointments and stuff to deal with, maybe I can think of something more interesting to say tomorrow. Night all.

  459. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    wow multi,
    there are those moments of truth beyond our control beyond any sense making. probably the hardest part of being a mother?

  460. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    not-a-jay,
    I vaguely recall the story of two OTS questions, a couple years ago, only one or two words different. comments made to the first one of course didn't show on the second incarnation. I vaguely think the question might have been pot related.
    yes, you describe a sad plight for commentless OTS's left to wander the dim semilife searching for responses. without responses they show up at random.
    some of the O
    ts questions just make me mad, for example they usually haunt mass st. why not go to haskell when *not* asking an indian related question? why not go to KU when asking a nonKU related OTS? and, is there no place to ask on the street questions in north lawrence? ted boyle's garage? the Sonic? just seems they could do better with OTS!

    ***
    robot f--- friend and buys pizza after, you can have that too. you want the robot to slap your face afterwards or yell about how much beer you drink?

  461. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    dear multi,
    how recent was the death of your child? how is the coping. sorry, I was a little slower than usual. what you describe sounds like a lifefull and I hope you are feeling like you're getting to the other side of it.

  462. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I think of people who die young as having completed their destiny better than any of the rest of us who live longer. I believe our purpose in life is to teach love and some people (children) are much better at it than others. We learn love often by learning what love is not.

    Think of death as natural, a passage to another place (hopefully a better place). Nothing wrong with a new adventure. I know it is hard to say goodbye, but if you believe you will see, be, each other again it is not so difficult.

    Beatle, what brought about this change in order for your moment of truth to take place? Sounds like something internal happened so you were willing and able to let the guard down long enough to , "Let him into your heart."

  463. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    glad you liked the poem, gnome! gretchen is a wild woman again today - beware this evening. Come on gretchen - we love you like this!

    multi, we are hoping you will share more with us.

  464. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Just passing through...

  465. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, multi, perhaps in another setting. Things like this don't bring me down. I have finally found my inner peace and try to help others achieve their own. :)

  466. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Tonight's show was gruesome - as expected. The lady was smart enough to take the 100,000 and go home, hopefully in time to save her marriage.

    She seemed real, honest, had some faults, but who doesn't. What did you all think? Particularily those of you who have still not watched the show? :)

  467. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *doin the moonwalk through this blog*

  468. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "She seemed real, honest, had some faults, but who doesn't. What did you all think? Particularily those of you who have still not watched the show? :)"

    I think _________________________________________
    ______________________________________________
    ______________________________________________
    ______________________________________________

    **********************************************

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "Otherwise I can't see any sane reason a person would participate. I mean, things were said that will haunt the whole family forever."

    Imagine being the spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/whatever that gets asked to meet your significant other on the Jerry Springer show. I mean, who the heck would think it might turn out to be a *good* thing when your SO says "Honey, I have something important to tell you, but I can only do it on Jerry's show..."

  469. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    back to posting song lyrics again, Nick?

    BTW,

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    un-outed

    spam-free

    internet

    life

    .

  470. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    its_getting_warmer (Anonymous) says:

    "I say that about procreation. People ought to pass a test before they are allowed to become parents. :)"

    The regression of the gene pool - one might think that intelligence is a trait beneficial to the survival of the species - but we all know the smart ones aren't the ones doing all the procreating.

  471. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well folks, I was absent this blog last night have a good excuse. my spousal unit and I were celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary. we enjoyed good mexican food and then some good ice cream.
    ***
    regarding the show, I agree entirely with IGW's manifesto. I think IGW's manifesto should be nailed to the door of sunflower broadband. I think we should have an army of robots carry IGW's manifesto throughout the land.

    ***
    I too have thought that many people should not have their license to procreate

  472. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    here is IGW's manifesto:
    6 March 2008 at 8:16 a.m.

    Suggest removal
    Permalink
    Anonymous user
    its_getting_warmer
    (
    Anonymous)
    says:

    *I think this blog will outlive the show.
    *I think the premise of the show is idiotic.
    *I think the show when watched is painfully lacking in content and speed.
    *I think Rupert Murdoch will not appear on the show.
    *I think it is a crime for people like Murdoch to make money from this trash.
    *I think some peoples mothers should have taught them not to talk about some things in public, money is no substitute for character.
    *I think that the show is a waste even when Tivo'd where you can watch the show in about 5 mins.
    *I think Ronda is enjoying seeing the numbers in her blog go up
    *I think I'm looking forward to warm weather.
    *I think I'll get some more coffee.
    *I think I'll have a great day, how about you?

    obviously the makings of a revolution! IGW will be prophet of this new video revolution. people will say: Obama who? yeah, It's getting Warmer yeah.

  473. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *doing the backstroke*

  474. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "So, now I know someone can actually tick me off on here."

    Geez, from reading most of the threads around here, sometimes I think that's specifically what some people come here for. (Kinda' like listening to Howard Stern.)

    ***************************
    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "I too have thought that many people should not have their license to procreate"

    Wonder what the penalty would be for [bleep]ing while suspended or revoked.

    congrats on your anniversary!

  475. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well, multi,
    it would be next to miraculous if you happened to catch us out because ours was a long-range love affair and she was only here two short time periods before marriage. 1992 late, and early 1993. it is a long story but mrs. gnome was living in the big city and I took her out of the smog and hussle and bussle. there would have been at most two mexican restaurant outings fiting these perameters. so, yeah, near miraculous.

    ***
    not-a-jay, there's a good question we need to come up with an appropriate ticket, and enforcement mechanism for [bleeping] without a license! suppose you'd need to hire detectives too. this isn't the onld vice squad, no this is the improper procreation squad with street cops and dicks [note, slang term for detective.]. wonder if this post gets pulled?

  476. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    just a note, that restaurant would have been 'poncho's' which is no longer there. last night mrs. gnome and I were at another eatery, very good.

    ***
    multi, I read that on the birds and the housefire. I think those people's emotions are pretty raw and it wouldn't take much to set them off.

  477. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Wow, I don't check the site for 24 hours and it is amazing the changes that take place.

    I am sorry to be one of the last to comment and wish you and the little gnome all the best - we hope you have many more blissful years together.

    And, yes, warmer has my ticket punched - I am just fnnnnn so happy to see my count continue to grow. Now what is this business about him otherwise? He seems to be posing for photos with Olin or against him? I agree with everything warmer said about the show. It is painful for me to watch it, but I do it for you guys! hehehe :) ain't that a kick in the butt for you all?

    Saw that gretchen had appeared and disappeared a couple of times, marion checked in, snap is still having a wonderful life, must talk more with multi (too mysterious and fascinating), hoping to find out the face behind the name on all of you at some point.

    Will the blog continue if we meet face to face. True or False? (I do admit that The Moment of Truth has changed my sentence structure forever).

    multi, you are dead on with your ideas about why people appear on the show; it should be interesting to read the stats about how many people stay married (or speak to their friends, family) after this show. Or even how many lose their jobs. What are the odds some of them are arrested as they attempt to leave the show for crimes they admit to committing. I mean, this is just absurd!

    It is getting warmer. True or False?

  478. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *running through barefoot* whoo hoo!! Oh yes, us regular bloggers simply must meet for tea or burritos sometime. You all will undoubtedly look nothing like I imagined... cept for notajay. *wink*

  479. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "this isn't the onld vice squad, no this is the improper procreation squad with street cops and dicks [note, slang term for detective.]. wonder if this post gets pulled?"

    Was that last sentence *more* slang???

    *****************

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "Time for Ronda to write a new blog about just how many partners have you had?"

    It doesn't always work out exactly like a "partnership."

    "And I wouldn't look anything like anyone imagines. Ha Ha!"

    I'm guessing two eyes, two ears, a mouth, maybe some hair...

    *****************************

    GretchenJP (Anonymous) says:

    "You all will undoubtedly look nothing like I imagined: cept for notajay. *wink*"

    Now now, Gretch, you technically don't know what *I* look like - the person you have seen no longer exists, remember? ;)

  480. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "And I wouldn't look anything like anyone imagines. Ha Ha!"

    [Part II]

    Now wait, am I still watching your backside?

  481. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I suspect none of us looks like we imagine. I have a fairly clear image in my head of what to expect and about that time one of you says something and your sex changes! That can really be of interest.

    You are probably all different ages, sexes, colors, heights, etc., than what I have pictured, but it doesn't really matter.

    So how does it work about meeting bloggers? Do you wear a name tag that lists your user name so you don't have to oust yourselves?

    If you want to meet after the 1,000th post someone needs to post time, place and we will do it. My fear is I will be there and everyone will know who I am and the rest of you will just be lurking in the background shadows. Sounds like a good horror movie!

    Gnome, you and yellowrose go out with other bloggers? True or False.

  482. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Regarding rules for meeting other bloggers, you just have to out your real (first) name and trust others not to out you. It's some type of honor system that you won't out someone's identity online.

    I've met a lot of Lawrence.com posters...

  483. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    indeed multi is right, once ms-canada came to town, and we met her. once the poster now known as snap-pop-no-crackle was having a table and I had the pleasure of meeting him and a few others. but no, not generally do we go out with other posters. we appreciate our anonymity.
    ***
    not a jay: was that last sentence slang? no, but I see it was unintended double entandre (sp?).

    I can just imagine recruitment posters for the improper procreation squad...or perhaps we build a Robot named Friday for that...just the facts ma'am. robot would be better than flesh and blood detective I think.
    repeat offenders could have their beds outfitted with motion sensors.
    nice to see this blog just rollin' along. we can do 1K.

  484. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, beatle, that is easy for you and me to say because everyone already knows our first and last names. The funny part of it is they think we are using our real names! :)

    We could always have a costume party. We could pick another blogger and dress like we "think" they would look. It would be a gas but we would probably all show up as marion and we would all look different. Or we could all choose to become gretchen which would be a lot of fun - I would be in a leopard skin swinging on a vine - that is the way I picture her.

    warmer thinks the little minx Carla is meow worthy. True or False. I think her ex is hot. I think I need to busy myself

    I thought multi was a man until about a week ago - I now thnk multi is a woman. I thought mulit was in her early twenties until about a week ago and now I think mulit is 80.

    I think gnome is short with grey/white hair and has a long beard.

    I think marion is a woman, blonde and very busty.

    I think warmer is sexy in an intellectual kind of way.

    I think beatle is trendy, chic, has blonde hair with pink streaks (similar to marion's hair color), and that she dresses radically and looks to die for.

    I think not_dolph is middle aged, quirky, cute

    I think that o_bob is thirties and fun.

    I think snap is outrageous, a female - housewife with six children.

    I think I do not have a very insightful mind when trying to guess what people look like based on their comments!

  485. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "Or we could all choose to become gretchen which would be a lot of fun - I would be in a leopard skin swinging on a vine - that is the way I picture her."

    Gretch, I swear, I have not said a word...

    Actually, Rhonda, although GretchenJP is an anonymous user, if you look at her LJW profile you'll find out quite a bit. (Yes, amazingly, some people actually do fill those things out!)

    ****************

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "I was on for quite a while and they thought I was a man, I just giggled to myself."

    Although this screen name is new, I have been around here before some time back. Unfortunately I stayed away long enough for it to ask for my password, which I'd forgotten, and no longer had the e-mail account I signed up with, so I had to start fresh (too bad you can't do that in real life once in a while). Anyway, my old screen name somehow got interpreted by someone once as short for a female name, and everyone started referring to me as she, which I never disputed, just rolled with, like you just smiling to myself.

    And before anyone asks, I'm not saying what that old screen name was. It was also an anonymous account, so this is like anonymity squared! A couple of people know (hence the cryptic comment to Gretchen yesterday) and a few have guessed, and there are a couple of people here who wouldn't be surprised, but I prefer to keep it doubly anonymous. It's actually funny how it turned out - there were people who agreed with a lot of things I said under the old persona, as well as some who vehemently disagreed; when I came back with a new name, some of those completely reversed, which lends creedence to what many people here suspected, it's not what's said that people agree/disagree with, but oftentimes who says it that's more important. As I've said before, there are members here that, if they made a post saying the tornado sirens were going off, dozens of other posters would immediately rush outside to go on a picnic in the park.

    Anyway, time to get some shut-eye.

  486. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    notajay, I watch that show - gretchen is a little movie starlet, so pretty, so daring, so, so so...... provocative

    marion, Do you think it is wise to write letters to people in prision. True or False :) (I think I might just know the answer to this one,)

    60 - 80 year old marshmellow - are you still soft and gooey on the inside? True or False?

    snap, still waiting for marion to out himself True or False?
    Still having a wonderful internet life True or False?

    Warmer is presently on line checking out the hot babes in prison so he can get a pen pal relationship going on True or False?

  487. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes, a little gray is involved, but not so much as ronda posits. oddly, more in the beard than elsewhere. you know I'm short, 'cuz we had that talk about tall women like you dancing with short dudes like me and well, it ain't cheek to cheek.

    hey, there's another robot application. embarrassed to wait for the phone to ring, or to keep being turned down by the high school girls for the dance night date? just call robo-dancer. yes, robo-dancer comes in adjustable height, and three genders. robo-dancer will never step on your toes and will bow at the end of your dance. robo-dancer won't gossip to the girls about your bodily odors or your dancing skills. yes, that's robo-dancer, now available at your nearby radio shack.

  488. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    gotta get me a robo dancer
    To scamper across the floor with me
    He will twirl me and swirll me
    But never will ignore me
    Cheek to mole, soft against hard
    Robo dancer can sleep in the garage

    actually, gnome, I received some bad news in the mail today. I had a letter from Robotics & Co. and they said someone tipped them off about not oiling my man/massage/machine and that they feared for his safety via the can opener issue. My name has been scratched from the list of robo owners. I am taking this news pretty hard. :(

  489. hjarrett (anonymous) says…

    I personally feel that the show is ridiculous. Reality T.V. has gone too far, what is next? Will you slap someone for a thousand dollars? Will you allow someone to paddle you butt for two thousand. I understand the need for money and how far some are willing to go to get it, but when will the line be drawn? These shows are taking advantage of the people that they allow to be there for the hope of gaining a monetary reward, but in the process the don't care if they destroy the contestants lives. When do we start to care about each other in the process? I feel that reality T.V. sucks! but as long as America continues to watch the line will get further and further blurred until... what's next? Think about it.

  490. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Will you allow someone to paddle you butt for two thousand. - hjarrett
    I assUme there are plenty of people who pay to be paddled

    As for slapping someone, $1000? Get real...
    I would do it for $100, no charge if I get to pick who.

  491. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    (Ronda, Just kidding)

  492. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Maybe you should switch me and O-bob... What if I want to be more like warmer?

  493. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Ronda,
    Guess me, guess me...

  494. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    reticent, I think a lot of people could handle a paddling for the amount you are taking about - I agree that a lot of people are paying good money for things like that - but most of them are in prison and warmer is trying to make a connection as we speak.

    Warmer has a good sense of humor and is laughing as he reads this, True or False

    I hope you weren't talking about slapping me, reticent. Because if you were I just pictured you as a female in black leather with a long, long, long whip and black boots. Am I allowed to say that here?

    marion, just let us know when the site is available for viewing pleasure.

    not_dolph - you can be whomever you choose to be - funny thing about these blogs. For all I know you are bob and warmer. I am you as you are me and we are all together - what Beatle tune is that lyric from?

    gnome, I have to admit I cheated a bit with you since you made the comment about your beard early on in one of my posts. I have also seen your picture! :)

  495. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    It's Mistress Reticent, now lick my boots slave.
    Fishnets, thigh-high boots and the whole stereotypical dominatrix get-up?

    Damn Ronda, whats hidden in that twisted gray matter of yours?
    But no, I don't slap.

    But points for the vivid imagination.

  496. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    mariann, thanks for pushing the 900 button! Look at the time! We are going for the gold 1,000 mark and I hope we hit it in time to celebrate by next weedkend for those brave enough to show themselves.

    not_dolph, consider yourself switched! Fun and thirty and flirty!

    reticent, I am having a difficult time trying to decide if I will dress as you, or dress as Gretchen when we all meet. The two of you should "hit" it off so to speak, :)

    not_dolph is jealous of warmer, but warmer is just letting the good times roll.

  497. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "Post number 899.. 5:19 am
    notajayhawk:
    wake up!"

    It was someone else's turn.

    And as dear to me as all my wonderful friends at the LJW's message baords are, staying up just to make a post at 5 o'clock on a Sunday morning just wasn't too appealing.

  498. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Marion (Marion Lynn) says:

    "Yes, as the result of my most recently received, unwanted and spam PM through the LJW system, I have deduced that the LJW user "Mariann" is none other than our now departed "Groanmaggot"."

    maggots have a very short life-span, but unfortunately, there's lots and lots and lots of them.

  499. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Ronda wrote -
    "not_dolph - you can be whomever you choose to be - funny thing about these blogs. For all I know you are bob and warmer. I am you as you are me and we are all together - what Beatle tune is that lyric from?"

    and...

    "not_dolph, consider yourself switched! Fun and thirty and flirty!"

    and

    "not_dolph is jealous of warmer, but warmer is just letting the good times roll"
    -------------------------------------
    I think my answer to the Beatles song is testament to my youthful age...thus my need to have the O-Bob description. I wasn't around when the song was written or performed, but I think I agree with MD that it is "I am the Walrus." Maybe Marcy McGuffie would grade that test for me.

    Still jealous of Warmer...and especially his/her manifesto on this thread. I might truly have more fun that warmer - though warmer claims differently.

  500. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    "Or we could all choose to become gretchen which would be a lot of fun - I would be in a leopard skin swinging on a vine - that is the way I picture her."

    Oh no no no... it's the zebra skin you mistake for leopard!

    "Actually, Rhonda, although GretchenJP is an anonymous user, if you look at her LJW profile you'll find out quite a bit. (Yes, amazingly, some people actually do fill those things out!)"

    Yes, everything you've always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. It brings the prison inmates that much closer! :D

  501. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *polishing my white go go boots and fluffing my pancho*

  502. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Gretchen Jody,
    Fluffing my pancho??
    Never heard of a pancho, so I looked it up.
    The only thing I found was: Pancho is a hot dog.
    That didn't make sense, so I looked up fluffing...

    You dirty, dirty girl.

  503. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Um... that would be "poncho", not "pancho". I'm a retard.

  504. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *polishing my WHITE go go boots and fluffing my pancho*

    Although maybe this is a job for... my clogs!!

  505. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Google's definition of "fluffing":

    Fluffing is now a job in the porn industry --- it's the job of the girls who keep the men ready for their parts..........orally!

    Holy cow! I AM a bad girl!!

    What direction has this forum turned??....

  506. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well no one seems to be at a loss for words on this site - I am surprised you all haven't been pulled out of this thread and suspended over a fire somewhere to scream and cling and try to scamper up to the top to escape. Along with my prisoner pen pals - I do stick both feet in my mouth on occasion don't I? It is times like those that I am so thankful for the other people who post - can hardly wait for mine to disappear out of sight.

    "I Am The Walrus" is correct - great job not_dolph.

    I am so out of the meaning of words these days. I had no clue what "fluffy" meant, but I won't forget it soon - you naughty, naughty people. I am so naive that I thought RAOTFL was a Cuban person who I made angry on my post, "Castro's Last Dance" and they were after me. My daughter finally explained what it meant.

    I had white go-go boots too! Fun times.

  507. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    924, ladies and germs!

  508. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    "you naughty, naughty people" - justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller)

    I am still blushing...
    Shouldn't you call out Gretchen?

  509. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I never said I had devil horns underneath all this red hair... I never said I DIDN'T either. ;P

  510. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Mariann... Marion... Mariann... Marion... i'm so confused!!

  511. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Wow - I've just caught up on reading this bad boy. not_dolph - good job: Ronda beat me to the confirmation of your answer!

    Since this is the thread of randomness, my sister gave birth to a healthy little boy this morning! He still doesn't have a name...

  512. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    wow,
    I go away for a couple of days, the women in my life needed my time, and I come back to fluffy and gogo boots etc. btw, I vote for gold boots.

    ***
    Ronda, you are in luck regarding your roboquandry.
    just look in the phonebook for the regional recycled robot retailer, R4 for short. these stores specialize in the bots who have failed in their first placement from radio shack or wal-mart. you give the software requirements and they find a new home for the roboretred. so, ronda, even you can still have a robot. however, I'd suggest putting away the can opener, and deploying the wd40 this time because these roboretreds are your last chance.

  513. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    he doesn't have a name? my God, should we name him on this thread too? thore is a good male name

  514. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    gnome, thanks for making my life wonderful again. I can hardly wait to get my hands on a used - rather a regional recycled robot - and I promise to spare no wd40 this time around - I have trashed all can openers. After all, who needs one when my robot can open anything with his mighty jaw.

    gold boots? sounds like a lot of fun.

    Beatle, we welcome you back to our world. Where is snap, obob, and not_dolph? Warmer is playing it cool.

    mariann is groanmaggot is idiocrat is not marion who is marion. Yeah, we got it now. ;D

  515. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I vote for Zeus.

  516. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    gold boots ref= movie "girl with the gold boots" Mystery science theater 3K...
    ***
    I've met R.I. and a dominatrix outfit would certainly be shocking with R.I. in it! btw, R.I. welcome aboard, we're sailing to 1k posts brother. only rarely do we make reference to the reality show that this thread was based on. this thread is like one of those sci/fi elevators from the earth's surface up to satelite level. it goes long and it sways a lot.

  517. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    glad to have the robotic solution for you, would not wish to see you without your massage robot Ronda!
    ***
    guess I should explain/elaborate about the two women in my life. mrs. gnome is now at a conference and needed my assistance to be ready to go; she left yesterday. yes that means I am a bachelor for a week.
    Pearlgirl desperately needed help with writing an english paper and that also peaked this weekend.

    ***
    and, finally, for those not familiar with "girl with the gold boots:"
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174685/u...

  518. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    The girl in the gold boots meets the man with the golden glove... check your local listings.

  519. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    This thread is about a TV show?

    This should be post 941 (unless someone sneaks in).

    941 is the form for an employer's quarterly tax return (payroll taxes).

    941 is the area code for the middle-western coast of Florida.

    941 in Roman numerals is CMXLI.

    941 in binary is 1110101101.

    On Sept. 4th, 2001 (9/4/1) The DisneySea theme park in Tokyo opened.

    And probably a lot of other stuff can be said about the number.

    But why?

  520. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    I shall run those names by my sister...but, she and her man will reject any and all names! I think this child will go by "boy."

    Wow. This thread really is going to hit 1000!!!

  521. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    This has to be a new record. Can we make it to 1,000 posts?? And what lovely prize with the 1,000 poster receive?? A pair of gold go go boots and a fluffy poncho?!!?

  522. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I'll venture to guess that all of the males who pooh, pooped my idea about writing prisoners would change their minds if they had the chance to write Dawn Wells. What do you all think?

    Beatle is having a baby? What am I missing here. Name him John Paul - it is a great male name for all seasons, although Ringo is catchy and George is as cute as can be.

    gnome, how are you enjoying your alone time? Please tell pearlgirl hello for me.

    I think that must be the only way to watch, "Moment of Truth" warmer - although it does have a couple of good, tense, awkward moments.

    We need to start deciding who will dress as who for the big night. Should I put everyone's name in a hat who cares to participate and pull out a different name for them to dress as? This is your call guys/gals.

  523. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I'll be dressed as a prison inmate!!

  524. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    "boy!" do these people want to endow their little precious child with an instant identity crisis from birth! better sign him up now for frequent flier milage points with a psychologist! even my dog gets something better than "boy!"
    in german, that would be "junker" if you meant boy of privilege. so, I'll submit Junker next to thore. obviously, we on this thread need to name this poor baby. if you don't know german, junker is not pronounced like you would call an old car you keep for parts! junker in that case is pronounced yunker. that would be some improvement over "boy!" what are these parents smoking?
    ***
    I think the 1K post needs to be made by Ronda herself.
    not much from ronda today, she must be reprogramming her robot retred. watch out ronda, because these robots have been out once before, their emotional circuits can be a little jumpy, and sometimes they try a little too hard to please in their second placement. so you may have to tell your robot masseus to take it easy a bit.

  525. jonas (anonymous) says…

    My goodness, I just can't not be part of this unique moment of ljworld greatness. Here's my contribution towards 1000 posts. I'd try and join in the conversation, but it doesn't really look like you're actually talking about anything.

    I suppose I could ask a question. . . . . .

    First one to my head, and answer truthfully!!! Moment of Truth.

    Who did you root for, the Roadrunner or Wile E Coyote?

    1) Roadrunner (so cute)
    2) Roadrunner (If that damned coyote was so smart and had so much disposable income to drop on the ACME company, which was surely staying afloat largely through his contributions, why didn't he order some frickin' Chinese Food? He could have gotten his share of fowl, fried and tasty, for 1/10000th the market price of that rail-traveling rocket engine!)
    3) Wile E. Coyote (the idea of him finally catching and gruesomely feasting on that arrogant, irritating, bad-influence of a roadrunner is the only thing that got me through my childhood)

  526. jonas (anonymous) says…

    And yes, the roadrunner was the worst influence of them all. He disregarded the law of gravity, thus telling our children that it's okay to disregard the law.

  527. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    jonas (Anonymous) says:

    "Here's my contribution towards 1000 posts. I'd try and join in the conversation, but it doesn't really look like you're actually talking about anything."

    From now on anyone who joins has to summarize the posts ahead of him or her. ;)

    (Notice I said "from now on" - I sure as heck didn't read them all!)

  528. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I always root for the underdog!! Wile E. Coyote... supah geeenius!

  529. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Hey Jonas...only Ronda is allowed to ask the questions...

  530. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Gretchen,
    Do you have a fear the underdog? Will you survive?

  531. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Jonas,
    Ever consider that the Coyote just did not use gravity to his advantage, and thus,ipso facto, by defacto, was his own worse enemy?

    My #2 devil spawn recently showed me this:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwBK31...

    Now who is your superhero?

  532. hujiko (anonymous) says…

    posting in an epic thread

  533. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Haha - Ronda, no I'm NOT having a baby! My big sister had a boy on Monday (her third boy!)...he still remains nameless.

    Oh yes, it is an identity crisis. Poor thing. My sister is NO longer taking suggestions from me, so we can name all the names we want on this thread, but they will be denied! Surely, they make you name them before you leave the hospital???

    I overheard one of her nurses telling her what NOT to name the baby. Apparently, she once witnessed someone name a child Placenta. I don't think she was joking, either....

  534. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    On the subject of people's names, I was walking through a bank one time & saw a nameplate that read "Venus Diamond" sitting on a desk.
    Not your typical banker-type name.

  535. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    Venus Diamond sounds like a typical stripper name! I remember someone telling me they knew someone whose name was Chrystal Chanda Lear. Parents can be so cruel....

    When my husband and I get around to having kids, he wants to give all our kids natural disaster middle names: Hurricane, Tornado, etc. Joking around, I suggested for a girl: first name Sue, middle name Nami. Tsunami. My husband thinks that's a fantastic name. He will get no input when the time comes...

  536. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    "Venus Diamond sounds like a typical stripper name" - beatle919

    Marcy,
    Do you ever go by your stripper name...
    Mercedes McCartney or Tiffanee Frasier (maiden)?

    http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/...

  537. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    I've had a cubic zirconia day so far.

  538. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    "Venus Diamond"

    Thanks - we're having kittens here, and we ran out of names after the first three. :)

  539. beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says…

    reticent_irreverent (Anonymous) says:
    "Venus Diamond sounds like a typical stripper name" - beatle919

    Marcy,
    Do you ever go by your stripper name:
    Mercedes McCartney or Tiffanee Frasier (maiden)?

    http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/...
    _____________________
    Heh! Not yet. Hmm. I may have to try Mercedes McCartney out later on tonight...yeah, that's hawt!
    ____________________
    Mutlidisciplinary -
    Thanks for that info regarding the placenta story. I walked in when the nurse was discussing it with my sis. I wondered if it was urban legend or not, but was too lazy to look it up!

    Thankfully, my hubby doesn't read this particular thread because "it takes too long to load." I'm certain he would LOVE your names! *shakes head* But, I'm enjoying the Gustnado...extra points for creativity!
    ______________________

    snap_pop_no_crackle (Anonymous) says:
    I've had a cubic zirconia day so far.

    That doesn't sound too encouraging!

  540. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I'm still thinking about the woman sitting on her boyfriend's toilet for 2 years.

  541. jonas (anonymous) says…

    beatle919 (Marcy McGuffie) says:

    "Venus Diamond sounds like a typical stripper name! I remember someone telling me they knew someone whose name was Chrystal Chanda Lear. Parents can be so cruel:."

    In Freakonomics, there's a section on names, and an anecdote about a guy who named his two sons, not kidding, Winner and Loser. The gag is that Loser, who goes by Lou (chuckle) ended up doing reasonably well. Winner was in prison at last update.

    My favorite name of all time? I was working along time ago in an accounting department of a KC firm, and stumbled across a virtual check from a woman named Margaret Skank. I laughed my @$$ off.

    Imagine going to a restaurant. Skank, party of four. Skank.

  542. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    It would have been even funnier if her first name was Ima.

  543. Newell_Post (anonymous) says…

    I've got a true one that no one has ever topped. My father's high school English teacher at Wyandotte High School in KCK was........ Ima Hoar.

    I swear this is true. I met her when I was a small child. If anyone has a Wyandotte HS year book for 1937, you can probably find her. The worst part? She was an old maid. She didn't marry into this name. Someone christened her with it at birth.

  544. jonas (anonymous) says…

    Newell_post: Maybe she was the milkman's daughter.

  545. Newell_Post (anonymous) says…

    Jonas:

    I think the name actually drove her into a lifetime of virginity.

  546. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *walking by and releasing helium in the room* HAHA, now you're all gonna talk funny.

    Yes I know... simple minds, simple pleasures.

  547. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    jonas and newell what the heck are the two of you doing joining so late into the game and getting us off subject? We were asking each other valid questions of a true and false type and here you come skipping along like trolls from other blogs and ......

    No, we are happy to have you to make sure we make the 1,000 point, but it also means you have to join in for any celebratons as well.

    No one is answering my question - where do you care to meet, who do you want to be to keep your identity secret? Everyone does seem to understand that if someone else posts the 1,000 I send my reved up, smoothly oiled, massage machine robotic after them. Thats it, beatle, have your sister name her child robotics and they can call him bots for short. It is kind of catchy and quirky at the same time.

    By the way, I loved your husband's sense of humor about names - he was joking right?

    multi, did you really have to remind everyone of the time I went to bed? I'll bet you were just starting to party at that time. Your knowledge of music is awesome and if you stopped playing you should certainly start again.

    hujiko, ;you are now going to go down in history with us. Better late than never or newell, or whatever that word was.

    I am trying to think of something interesting to say about "The Moment of Truth", but I can't think of anything - it is all a blur of disgusting emotions - remind me to reprogram my robot without emotions. I do not want to hurt his feelings.

    Well, you have fun night owls - I'll be trying to picture who is who in my dreams.

  548. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    I think 1000 may be reached yet this evening! What fun this has been.

  549. Newell_Post (anonymous) says…

    Trolls? Off subject?

  550. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    "No one is answering my question - where do you care to meet, who do you want to be to keep your identity secret?" - Ronda Miller

    Ronda,
    Though you are "out" there, I choose to remain cloaked under my "hood of anonymity".
    Though I know or have met a few fellow posters like jonas, and gnome, my social calendar could swell to the point where it could eventually collapse.

    Besides, what would my parishioners think?

  551. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, before I loaded and read this, there were 17 to go to 1K, but maybe others have filled in.

    Ronda, I'm enjoying my alone time, getting more sleep and I can be as grumpy as I want to be. I'm so glad your new robot retred is working so well.

    ***
    MD, I live to serve madam. glad you liked the imagery.
    ***
    placenta for a name for a baby, wow. my father was a parole officer in L.A. in the 60's, one of his customers first names really was tweetiebird. I think I'd be a criminal too with a first name like that.

    sorry Ronda, in answer to your question, I am going to continue to lirk in the unknown, the gray haze, the nameless faceless anonymity. twice I've received threatening private messages, and I've been very happy to be anonymous. so, you'll have to party down without me.
    ***
    gnome_bob, or maybe bearded_bob would be better.

    do you really want to scar the child for life?

  552. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, this is 991/992!
    Besides, what would my parishioners think?
    -r.i.
    rotfl

    yes, what WOULD they think! especially of the dominatrix outfit...

    ***
    yes, we can do this, it is within reach! somebody call ronda and wake up her robot to get her to the computer so she can post 1K!

    jonas, a couple hundred posts back I brought in an article about love sex and marriage with robots, that started the subthread of robot discussion.

  553. Newell_Post (anonymous) says…

    So what is the all-time record for the most comments on any JLW story?

  554. jonas (anonymous) says…

    reticent_irreverent (Anonymous) says:

    "Though I know or have met a few fellow posters like jonas, and gnome"

    Ah ha!!!! NOW I remember!

  555. jonas (anonymous) says…

    Newell-post: Whatever this gets to, I'm pretty sure that this is the record. And I've been here since the beginning.

    998 I believe. This is where I bow out, then.

  556. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    According to the counter on the LJW page this should be 998 - so two more. Ronda? Are you up yet?

  557. blue73harley (anonymous) says…

    1001...just because.

  558. jonas (anonymous) says…

    Jubilant Posters Celebrate Milestone
    AP reporting

    Throngs of virtual celebrants crowded the rows of commentary columns in gleeful celebration of their pet thread passing the milestone 1000 posts. Long in the works, the thread, strangely on the topic of a silly Fox network game-show, finally broke quadruple digits on the early morning of March 13th, with credit going to Mariann, who came in for the steal from Ronda, who apparently was busy doing less productive things, such as sleeping. "It's such a great moment!" netizen Bearded-Gnome exclaimed with a trace of tears in his eyes. "It looked about to die there for a moment or two, but faithful posters hunkered down and brought it home. I never lost faith."
    Of interest was the lack of late assistance from the oft-omni present Marion. "Nick Danger/ Marion is our resident spammer," posters The Original Bob and Snap-Crackle-No-Pop were quoted as saying (numerous times). "While he was active at the beginning of this quest, its strange for us to be so successful with such minimal assistance there at the end." Marion, strangely, was unavailable for comment.
    But some remain skeptical, such as dour poster Kansas778. "Sure, it's impressive, but we should all remember that this is the nominal post rate. When we factor in post inflation and apply our post-deflater, I think that we'll find the real-post level to still be less than some of the post counts during the Reagan Administration." Other voices also called for restraint. "These posts aren't properly backed by anything," poster Mkh was quoted as saying. "You see, this is all the fault of the Federal Reserve and their issuance of fiat posts, which are utterly value-less. We're all happy now, but it's only a matter of time before we go into severe post-recession and eventually a grinding post-depression like we've never seen before. Without Ron Paul, we'll probably suffer a severe world-wide post-famine before the end of this decade."
    Other posters were more optimistic. Reticent-irreverent was quoted as saying "Dude, chill out."
    All in all, it was a great day in posting history, but the after-effects are still in question as more information comes in.

    AP
    Ion Joe reporting.

  559. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Congrats all.

    Someone should count them and see how many posts are still on here - although the counter reflects there were 1000 posts *made*, there may not be 1000 posts still here. If a member gets deleted, all his posts disappear, too (not the pink box that says the post was deleted, they all just disappear like they were never made).

    Wouldn't it have been funny if the LJW's software wasn't set up for quadruple digits (kinda' like Y2K) and the counter just reset to 1? Or the LJW building exploded or something?

  560. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    un-outed

    spam-free

    life

    on

    this

    thread.

  561. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    And the thread goes on, and the thread goes on. Words keep pounding rythmn through my hands. Lott tee dot tee dee, lott tee dot tee die -

    Ah, I have had a rough morning - parenting is hardbreaking work sometimes; try to save a young brillant mind from temptations of the outer world. Good thing is to feel happy that you all are carrying on, makes me at peace for the moment. Thank you all!

    I think it is a good thing that we aren't meeting - we would soon hate each other for unimportant things; looks, annoying habits (like posting the 1,000th on somebody elses blog, eh, uh, sorry) not meeting expectations of a fantasy nature. Good call posters! Carry on.

  562. Newell_Post (anonymous) says…

    Maybe the counter is set up to handle 4 digits, but not 5? Let's go for 10,000! Come on! We can do it!

  563. LittleMissFlea (anonymous) says…

    Just wanted to see what was up with a 1000+ comments, because I don't think I've ever seen that on LJW before. I'm also pleased to see that it wasn't all about the show.

  564. alm77 (anonymous) says…

    Just stopping by to see what the heck you people could be talking about for so long...

    This is article has turned into a virtual back yard fence. Neato.

  565. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    newell, I agree, 10,000 it is!

    littlemissflea, yeah, we just can not bring ourselves to talk about the show for too long - it is that bad! :) I keep trying to bring it back to a topic of some sort but there are those among us who have different ideas. And they are pretty entertaining.

    alm77, thanks for dropping by - vitual back yard fence is a great way to describe us.

    multi, it took pressure off of me in some ways so I am truly not upset, just happy to see it continue.

    I am a little shaken that no one wants to meet me though :(

    Oh well!

  566. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Marion (Marion Lynn) says:

    "Well, Notajayahwk, the point is that the thread has had over 1000 posts, even if some have since been deleted by The Staff Of Wisdom"

    Knew that, I was just curious - in the thread I borrowed that #700 from, someone actually counted and said there weren't quite that many when the 700 went up. Just wondering how busy the S.O.W. has been. ;)

    *************

    LittleMissFlea (Anonymous) says:

    "I'm also pleased to see that it wasn't all about the show."

    Pretty much couldn't be - you could most likely watch every minute of every aired episode in less time than it would take to read all the posts here.

    ***************

    By the way, this page is now about 1.5 megabytes of data - keep hitting refresh and let's see if we can blow out a LJW server!

  567. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes, but that's only a "two armed robot" apparently they were afraid of deploying some of the advanced units to space. like ronda's massage robot, there's a nice one for space!
    ***
    sorry about your dog Multi. Dr. Who had a small robot semi doglike called K9 if I recall correctly. so the concept has been around for some time.

    ***
    congrats Ronda, wish had been you breaking the 1K mark, but it is your blog. yes, we're hardly ever talking about the show.
    ***
    thanks Ion Joe, glad A.P. is on the story. indeed I see some posters have wandered by to see what in he|| we could be talking about. to properly understand this thread they should try to at least skim the first 500 posts.
    some posters have disappeared with their posts, but in another twenty or thirty posts we'll have made up for them and have actual 1K displayed I think.
    ***
    Marioni: "The Staff Of Wisdom, which needs periodic stimulation by offensive posts"

    I now know Marion's 'special purpose.'

    --LOL!

  568. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    oh, should have finished a thought:
    skim the first 500, try to read [speed read] the next 500 posts.

    ***
    Ronda, your young brilliant mind tempted by the outer world. good luck! when I was his age I had securely given in to temptation and lived with a woman 18 years my senior...you can guess I learned a lot! not necessarily what was taught in college. remembering myself at that tender age, I can endorse the following method of parental intervention as potentially helpful: baseball bat directly applied. good luck and I am sure you have a lot of worry.
    oh, pearlgirl appreciated your greeting and said hello to you too.

  569. jonas (anonymous) says…

    MultiD: You know, the funny thing about that picture, is that this is a picture of one of my real cats, who I really identify with the most. Quite similar.

    http://a328.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/...

    However, I've actually claimed this cat, it's on my facebook page as my primary pic.

    http://blog.starwreck.com/wp-content/...

  570. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary... purrrrrr

    Speaking of purring! Notajay has some baby kitties to give away in a few weeks! Anybody want a new fuzzy friend?

    (shut up, gnome lol)

  571. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    This is a little bit more like it, Multi.

    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/49...

  572. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    GretchenJP (Anonymous) says:

    "Speaking of purring! Notajay has some baby kitties to give away in a few weeks! Anybody want a new fuzzy friend?"

    And these are them:

    http://notajayhawk.home.mchsi.com/pic...

    http://notajayhawk.home.mchsi.com/pic...

    http://notajayhawk.home.mchsi.com/pic...

  573. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Never had mom tested, but we've had her since she was born, too. She is just 11 months old herself, as is the daddy, who we had fixed, apparently about 2 weeks too late.

    The yellow one is named Poof. If you have kids that watch the Fairly Odd Parents on Nickelodeon (or if you watch it yourself!), well, momma's name is Wanda (because of the little pink curl on her forehead), and daddy's name is Cosmo, so the first baby's name was Poof, followed by Timmy (the grey one), and one of the other two (the orange one or the black one) will be Tiger, after Wanda's deceased mother. (When you have children you don't get to pick kitty names yourself.)

    Haven't really checked the sex yet, momma's pretty overprotective - she won't bite or anything but she gets very nervous being so young herself - but from family history, I'm guessing the yellow/orange ones are males, the black one probably female, and the grey one (who might turn out to be a dilute tortoiseshell like momma) is most likely also a female (if she goes tortoiseshell then she definitely is!).

  574. jonas (anonymous) says…

    I'd love one, Notajay, but we already have four. It's my fear that once that magical number is broken, the sky is the limit. And then you'll read about the cops breaking in and finding dozens of cats and some dogs. And maybe some otters.

  575. Marty_McFly (anonymous) says…

    This thread is like something from the future.......

  576. Marty_McFly (anonymous) says…

    ...and exactly 12 hours between my and Multidiscplinaries post too....

  577. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    mcfly,
    we are the future.

  578. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    gnome, mums the word about advanced robotics such as mine being used in space - nobody is man enough to take my robot away from me at this point!

    I looked rather timid and scared dressed as gretchen - and that is probably exactly the way I should look if I am smart! One cool kitty that gretchen!

    Is anything in the world as cute as a newborn kitten- or right after their eyes open with their little fat kissable tummys. I miss the smell of new-born kittens in the barn. It was always such a wonderful find!

  579. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    MD said of Gretch posting her photo:
    Of course you posted it at night, now that they're drinking and evil minded, hehehe.

    as opposed to posting it in the morning when those men will just be alert and evil-minded? which is better, an alert evil-minded man, or a drunk evil-minded man?
    ***
    all the hooplah about eliot spitzer's hooker's identity, her music and her book deal, etc., sure sends bad lessons to american girls. 1k dollars per hour, now notorious/becoming famous. no, don't work hard at your studies, your lessons, your practice. just be a hooker, get caught with a powerful man, and then cashin on it. yuck.

  580. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well ronda, if they can make one massage robot for you they can make another one to assist the tired overworked astronauts and astronettes. no, wasn't suggesting yours for the space mission, I think you'd suffer separation anxiety thinking of him orbiting the earth.
    ***
    Ronda, your sexuality blog has turned into a dating service! I imagined five males and five females going down to the Free State to see what they could find as a result of your blog. of those, three later became married. in an amazing miracle, those three all had first born as girls, whom they all named *Ronda*. consumer1 and ksdiva...plus others. video at 10.

  581. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    bearded, I agree with you that the message we send to young women for doing horrible deeds is a problem these days. I wish we could sit down and decide how to fix society and truly make some much needed changes. She will accept the offer. True or False?

    Multi, I think you are right, I don't even see it in red. Is this a new technique of being taken out? Let me know what you find out. Whoever has the job of removing people must have some interesting work to do. I must find out more about it, but not by being removed myself. I was so hoping that everyone would keep it on the up and up with my post, figured I was stepping close to a line of sorts, but I think most people answered very well, with a lot of thought.

  582. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    jonas, I keep forgetting to mention how much I enjoyed your AP reporting! Nicely done! :)

  583. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    bearded, it would be nice if some of the people end up having a wonderful relationship and marriage such as beatle found with her husband online. I guess it is the way of meeting these days. I just hope they let us know if things go well!

    gnome, your information about an older woman was interesting - 18 years your senior, is that correct? If you had it to do over, would you. True or False?

    multi, what is the biggest age difference in anyone you dated - older or younger? Just curious how different people deal with age differences. I may have to do a post on that one. multi, I'm glad I didn't do the original post you asked me to - a lot of people might have gotten into trouble.

  584. jonas (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite: Thanks. I was rather proud of that post, myself.

  585. jonas (anonymous) says…

    right-thinker got yanked?! Sayit ain't so!!

    Him and dollypawpaw. . . . a dark day for conservative-ish trolls.

  586. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, well ronda you've asked two questions. one, very easy not so messy. the other, very messy!
    of course the prostitute is going to take the money. it seems she had no no good upbringing and is just after cashin' in. what'll her life be like in 30 years? not pretty. apparently her song on the music site soared in interest and downloads, and thus people paying for it, after she was outed. she won't be charged with a crime it seems.

    second question...pull on your boots. well, given the values I have now, I would discouraged myself via time travel if I could've done so from starting that relationship, and you're reading comprehension skills were correct. when I was a brilliant young questing mind like your son [you said you were dealing with] I was living with that woman. no love, just sex. I will say that that experience made me a better lover, better at pleasing a woman. but it also occupied time when I might have met a woman more my age for marriage/something more constructive.

    there, you have a full answer. I lived with that woman for four years. and, as I said in my original post, I had securely and, yes I was 18 years younger than her.
    given in to temptation.

  587. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "Multi, I think you are right, I don't even see it in red. Is this a new technique of being taken out? Let me know what you find out. Whoever has the job of removing people must have some interesting work to do."

    Not new, it's what happens when a member is deleted, as opposed to just a single post. When they just delete a post, you get the red banner that says the post was removed, if the member gets erased, all their posts in any thread going all the way back to when they joined just disappear from the various threads, as does their profile.

    Or at least that's what I've heard. ;)

    Anyway, the kittens and momma are all doing fine, momma is being a great little mother considering she's just a baby (11 months old) herself. Looks like we got four little boys, no females in the bunch.

  588. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    notajayhawk, thanks for the info. I don't think he was yanked because of what was said on my post - it didn't seem bad, just kind of odd.

    I am glad the mama is doing well by her little ones - what a sweet, joyful sight for you to observe. They grow so quickly with their little tummy's filled with milk. I love watching the happy mamas too as their paws go out and back and they purr loudly. They have no shame in how proud they are! Maybe you can post a picture of them as they start to move around. In a couple of short weeks they will be scampering everywhere. If you want to get rid of them - when they are old enough - I can post a notice for you at my work place. :)

    gnome, live and learn. With so many of our life experiences we appreciate some of what we gleaned and on other points we wish we could go back and do over with some changes. You seem to have turned out just fine!

  589. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    When anyone gets "disappeared" it's kind of sad. Well, almost anyone, anyway.

    Obviously we're not always going to agree with everything everyone else says. It would be pretty boring - well, pointless, actually - to have discussion boards were that the case. But everyone has something to contribute, even if it's just to play devil's advocate. Many posters I've seen get deleted here have made quite a number of very good posts. Many have expertise in fields like the law or medicine or education, and the information in their posts fill in a lot of details and perspective that can be very helpful in more fully understanding a news article. Then they get caught up in a pi**ing match with someone else over politics or religion (the two topics that any bartender will tell you should be off limits for discussing in a bar) and what may be thousands of posts made over years are all wiped away. Seems like there should be a way to delete just the offensive posts and block the user's access without removing what may have been very helpful factual contributions to many other threads.

  590. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Notajayhawk,
    I beg to differ... An your soppy post is just what you would expect a cat lover would say...

    Dogs rule!

  591. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    indeed R.I. dogs do rule. cats just walk on your food, yuck.

    ***
    thanks ronda, but yes, I wish I had made better choices when I was 18-22years old.
    haven't heard some nutbag carismatic preacher say atlanta got hit by the terrible tornadoes because of something that made God was mad about. however, it'll happen.
    ***
    I'm sorry to hear Righty got yanked, he did often push the envelope. in political discussions, I was typically on his side, only with more culture and humor.

    oh, he'll probably come back with another name.

  592. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, multi, gnome, marion, warmer, all you savy folk. So if you get yanked you can still come on and read, correct?

    Think of the torture, the cruelity, to still be so much a part ot things, to disagree with someone, to be foaming and frothing at the mouth because of the stupidity of what they are seeing - and they can't say one little world.

    Hello to all of you yankees - somehow that doesn't see like the right word choice.

  593. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *cartwheeling through*

  594. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    common term for them is " is disapeared or disapeareded. sad to see them kicked out. and you're right Ronda, it must be very frustrating. I have had posts pulled but obviously I have not been disapeareded.

    apparently it doesn't help if we could pray them out of pergatory either, they're toast.
    today was a bleak cold windy day on this side of the levee. no children were out playing. church was good this morning though for Palm Sunday.

  595. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Youthful! You're my new best friend, thank you. I'm turning 39 in a week but my mindset is still 19! The lucky recipient of my energy is my worn out husband! teehee

  596. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    poor worn out husband...tried some wheat germ? poor guy, Gretch that sounds so sad! maybe you should wear the gogo boots for him.

  597. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "Think of the torture, the cruelity, to still be so much a part ot things, to disagree with someone, to be foaming and frothing at the mouth because of the stupidity of what they are seeing - and they can't say one little world."

    Unless of course they just sign up again.

    ***************************

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "apparently it doesn't help if we could pray them out of pergatory either, they're toast."

    I believe there is an appeal process, there's a link you can click on to argue for a reversal of a banned account (it's just below the text entry box - the link that says "banned accounts and harassing comments"), although it looks like its intended for the person who got banned, not for others to argue on their behalf. I don't know how successful people are at appeals, I'm guessing the staff couldn't be bothered. And I'd also be willing to bet that even if they reinstated an account, it probably wouldn't bring back the hundreds or thousands of posts to the various threads.

    Much easier to just open another throw-away e-mail account and start over. Which, as I mentioned a few days ago, has its advantages. Or so I've heard.

  598. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    As far as I can recall, the only disappeareded person who has been restored with all her posting history was "enforcer". Of course, she's been sent off again.

  599. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    snap_pop_no_crackle (Anonymous) says:

    "As far as I can recall, the only disappeareded person who has been restored with all her posting history was "enforcer". Of course, she's been sent off again."

    Unfortunately several people got "disappeareded" as a result of run-ins with one or more of "enforcer's" aliases.

  600. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    I have no doubt that enforcer will show up again under yet another name. At least it's pretty easy to identify her posts once she gets wound up about something.

  601. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    notajay, you sound as though you have some information of a personal sort on this disappearing act. True or False?

    Yeah, unhuh, sure!!!! :)

    gretchen did a cartwheel this time - did you all see it? Be careful not to slip when it has been raining outside gretch. You may be young, but the bones can still break.

    multi, when was the last time you did a cartwheel? How about you gnome, beatle (I bet she still does them), notajay, snap, warmer? I have never, never, never done a proper cartwheel. Is it too late?

  602. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    oh, okay I thought that was just for the person. thanks will look at that one. probably too late for the lamented Righty though.

    happy St. Pat's day. happy rainy day. gnomedog is scared of thunder very much. parade went off in the rain...a truck entered an apartment the wrong way...a normal day in larrytown.

  603. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    *wobbling through with a walker* Shouldna done that cartwheel yesterday...

  604. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Ahhh, so even gretchen, wild, limber woman that she is, is paying the price today.

    multi, your story about trying a cartwheel at forty was too funny - but I can feel the pain. Any videos of the bed event available?

    I went down one of those small, very curvy, slippery slides with my son on my lap when he was two or three years old, and I forgot how long and old I was at the time. My body was trying to snake different directions through the tunnel of slide and man did I feel it for days afterwards.

    I seem to do dumb things like that a lot - I keep refusing to believe my body won't let me do the things my mind wants to do. What is the saying, "Mind over matter - if you don't mind, it don't matter."

    multi, uh, we need you on the stones girl! You too gnome, and marion - laying low these days or what? Where is beatle (surely you like the stones?), where is warmer and not_dolph, and obob, and gretchen, work through the pain, girl - and use a lot of icy hot!

  605. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Ben Gay!!

  606. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    oh, is the rolling stoned piece from you Ronda. no, never have appreciated them. sorry.

    wow, that's quite a story of a broken arm Multi! gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "bed hopping!"

    well, in a few hours I am no longer a bachellor, mrs. gnome returns from CA, the land of fruits and nuts.

  607. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I wonder if she'll bring home a fruit or a nut.

  608. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    seeing as we're both from CA we're also the fruits and nuts.

    wow, Ben Gay...that chariot driver in the movie?

    good luck gretch hope you recover, and you too multi, oh, multi, yours was in the gray distant misty past...oh yes.

    multi, I had the same problem on reading the title of the "senior" story!
    okay good night all. see ya' tomorrow.

  609. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "notajay, you sound as though you have some information of a personal sort on this disappearing act. True or False?"

    True.

    How much do I win? ;)

  610. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    You win the right to continue to blog anonymously apparently We would have you give us more information, nota, but we don't want to lose you.

    marion, are you Irish? Anyone of you Irish? I am about a quarter so, but I don't take advantage of the drinking possibilities because of it. :)

    gnome, how sweet the homecoming?

    multi, how do I get on your interactive game? I am not talking about the bed incident.

  611. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "We would have you give us more information..."

    Possible subject for a new blog:

    "Can you guess what screen name these members have posted under before?"

  612. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yellowrose/mrs. gnome made it home fine late last night.
    I'm glad she made it okay. it was not an easy trip for her.

    ***
    wow Multi, that wasn't that long ago. well ... okay then.

  613. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    notajayhawk (Anonymous) says:

    "Can you guess what screen name these members have posted under before?"

    Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know! Ooh! Ooh!

  614. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    I suspect the tourist attractions of Austin, MN were discussed at marioni's offshore conference.

    Still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    internet

    life.

  615. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Still

    having

    wonderful

    rainbow

    poops.

  616. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    yeah

    yeah

    sure

    sure

    .

  617. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    GretchenJP (Anonymous) says:

    Still

    having

    wonderful

    rainbow

    poops.

    ********************

    Is that anything like the technicolor yawn?

  618. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Nothing similar from my personal experience, nota, but only gretchen knows for sure. I ate a bunch of "splash" gum when it first came out many years back when my kids were small - I was astounded at what came of it - out of it, hehehe. She came in colors everywhere, like a rainbow. Oh, yeah!

    multi, it is fun to try to trace the family tree back - it is ongoing fun because there was always someone before that and etc., etc., I believe warmer has a great deal of knowledge about his ancestory. Interesting stuff. Let us know what you end up with. Think of how many names were changed because of someone elses poor spelling, or not hearing it correctly. Sad, yet somehow funny.

    It was nice to see snap dropping in horizontally! Gretchen pooping her way through colorfully. Mrs. gnome safe at home - I admire her, gnome and please tell her I said so.

    marion, are ye Irish?

  619. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "Nothing similar from my personal experience, nota, but only gretchen knows for sure. I ate a bunch of "splash" gum when it first came out many years back when my kids were small - I was astounded at what came of it - out of it, hehehe. She came in colors everywhere, like a rainbow. Oh, yeah!"

    I'm not a mother but I've heard from mom's that when they feed their chillen's fruit loops they get a lovely surprise in their diaper!

    Okay so I like toilet humor. Sue me. Not all girls find that disgusting. I'm weird that way.

  620. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Let's get with it, folks, we dropped off the most popular list again.

  621. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    As we approach 1100 posts, maybe we should have a little rule: Nobody can post on the "hundreds" except Rhonda. Then, at least every 100 posts, the creator can decide if she wants this blog to die or continue.

  622. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I know this is way off topic but... most everything we're saying in this thread is way off topic... I bought a house today!!!!!!!!!!! I am doing the happy dance of joy!

  623. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Honestly, I have thought this blog was dead many a time, and you guys pulled miracles and brought it back to life - again, and again, and again. Not complaining mind you!

    We have our favorite - not - show on tonight. Anyone besides me going to watch?

    I have been having phantom pain ever since I posted this blog - maybe that is real pain!

    Valkyrie of Reason has been on for quite some time, hasn't she?

    nota jay, you are sweet to leave the 100 posts up to me, but as we know others out there get excited and like to be the ones to sneak in and do it - I am going to try to beat them to it this time.

    Want this to die, neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

  624. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    fruit loops

  625. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    MD;

    That's not the same last name as Enforcer's, and Valkyrie has been a member for almost a year and a half.

    By the way, this should come in at #1098.

  626. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I see you at 1101

  627. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    While we're asking stuff... this new happy homeowner is in need of a washer, dryer, fridge and stove... anyone got any to sell? A friend of mine is also looking for a cheap car... just to get her to work and back... $500 or under.

  628. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Gretchen,
    If your patient, I may have a w/d, still researching which front load stackable set to get.
    Have you checked out Habitat's Restore?

  629. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Yeah, I might be interested in the w/d you have. I haven't heard of Habitat's Restore. I live in Ottawa now but am from Lawrence and was thinking of swinging by the Yellow House variety store this weekend.

  630. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    We'd like to have stackables, they'd take up less room but any kind of w/d is fine as long as they work.

  631. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:

    "I see you at 1101"

    As indeed it was. And yes, MD, I did check the counter on the page - it's strange that three posts beat me in while I was writing a rather short one myself. At least Rhonda got the 1100, so we're good to go for 1200! :)

  632. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Good for you, Gretchen. Enjoy the new pad.

  633. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Gretchen,
    The flat surface cooktop that I installed in my nanny's house was basically brand-new at the Habitat Restore for $45.

    Multi, the new stackables are full-size or bigger, front loading, and more energy efficent. At $1700 + a set, they better be...

  634. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    RI, where in Lawrence is the Habitat Restore located?

  635. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Is there really discussion about where to find a good deal on washers and dryers on my post? What is the world coming to?

    Congrats on your move also, Gretchen.

    Isn't the Yellow House long gone? Interesting about the stackables - very pricey though, but try to find some used ones - much cheaper. Is Freeman's Used Furniture Store still around?

    I bought a washing machine from a farmer thirty years ago for fifteen dollars and it lasted many, many years. It was so old it only had a couple of working parts - the more parts they have, the more likely they are to have something break - just like my robotic massage pal. He is just equiped with the bare minimal in basics. He is just a pair of massage hands. Remember that Thriller show with the hands running across the bedroom floor - that is what my robotics massage guy looks like - only both hands run for me.

    nota, yeah, I posted the 1100 - my timing was on for once. Usually you all beat me to it because you are on all hours of the night while I am sleeping - and my robotic massager is massaging - with both of his hands - that is all he is. I am going insane with this blog.

    I watched "The Moment of Truth" - the lovely lass got up to 100,000 but lost it. The bad thing about worthless lie detector tests is that at any time they can say you are lying and how the heck are you going to prove them wrong? Tricky show!

    I am rambling here because I am waiting for Le from California to leave my sexuality blog.

  636. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I know I had been away from Lawrence for about 12 years but I lived there for 30 and never heard of Comet Lane. I just found it on Mapquest... right near Kasold and 6th. Hm! Who knew?? I may stop by there Saturday as well, thank you for the suggestion!

  637. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Comet Lane - very close to my house and I have not heard of it either!

    How much you want to bet that mr. and mrs. gnome are eating fruit loops right about now?

  638. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    ... and walnuts! LOL I can just picture it.

  639. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Gretchen,
    Glad you were able to find the Habitat Restore directions.
    It's basically behind the Stone Creek restaurant (formerly Stone Canyon Pizza Co.)

  640. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    GretchenJP (Anonymous) says:

    "I know I had been away from Lawrence for about 12 years but I lived there for 30..."

    Thought you were about to turn 39 ... Gretch is either not too good at arithmetic or something less than revealing about her age?

    Maybe that number in your e-mail address is for something other than your birth year?

    True or false? ;)

  641. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay,
    well, actually mrs. gnome caught some illness while on her trip and I am treating her.

    #1100=Fruit loops!!!!

    that's funny.

    yeah, Ronda, I saw Le on your scent blog, he is a real dipstick. sorry he and couple others messed around there, but I and others posted serious posts there tonight to get back on track.

    ***
    so, now we're calling 1 Grand Ronda "the Creator." okay by me.

    ***
    MD I was interested in what you found about your ancestors and the censuses accross the south. unfortunately, a second [distant] cousin wrote a book about us with my last name. unfortunately, she completely screwed up why I was in kansas and exaggerated the extent of one of my disabilities. thus, that family book is completely useless to me, or if one day I might have children.

    so your great grand daddy did live next to Buffalo Bill? did I get that right? was that in deadwood??

    no, fruitloops were involved in tonight's activities. mrs. gnome had sherbert to settle her stomach. but the thought was nice!.

    ***
    okay Gretchen: what's a SW house?
    congrats on your new house! I bet you're really happy. got more room for leaping about?
    freeman's is still there and quite reputable. Gretch, I'm still worried about your "worn out husband" do you give him plant food or something?

  642. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    oh, what was I thinking, of course, a course of aroma therapy to rev him up, RE Ronda's other blog I should have thought!

    ***
    good night all

  643. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Because mainly convivial people have been posting here?

  644. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    50 pts to snap for using "convivial" on a thread.

    A word that should perhaps be used in the LJW definition of appropriate posts.

    They were convivial-izing the he77 out of each other on the SC cops thread.Maybe a new record for most posts removed in x hours.
    http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/mar...

  645. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    And they're still going at it - wonder if they've even noticed their posts are getting pulled.

  646. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Kitten update:

    http://notajayhawk.home.mchsi.com/pic...

    One week old (yesterday). The Humane Society can't take them off our hands for another 8 weeks, so folks have plenty of time to snag one first.

  647. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    notajayhawk (Anonymous) says:

    "Thought you were about to turn 39 : Gretch is either not too good at arithmetic or something less than revealing about her age?

    Maybe that number in your e-mail address is for something other than your birth year?

    True or false? ;)"

    Ummm... I plead the 5th. Oh and... it's my arithmetic that sucks. And uh... that's all I'm saying about that. :D

    "okay Gretchen: what's a SW house?
    congrats on your new house! I bet you're really happy. got more room for leaping about?
    freeman's is still there and quite reputable. Gretch, I'm still worried about your "worn out husband" do you give him plant food or something?"

    A SW house? I give up. And as for my husband... he requires lots and lots... and LOTS of redbull to keep up with me. teehee

  648. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay Gretch,
    I'm glad there's a program underway for your husband, RE the systematic ingestion of Redbull. I feel better now.

    ***
    thanks Multi, now I know what a sw house is. thought: southwestern house; southern windows; solid widdow's-peak ... the mind reels off.
    ***
    Mrs. Gnome is completely healed of her afliction. and, if you really hurry to the merc, you can see her right now buying yeast...the baking kind.

    and the weather today was rather convivial too.
    Good lord why won't this thread die?

    LS, this thread started by the Creator, can not die. flames have generally been unwelcome.

  649. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    LOL I'm sorry, Multi, I'm an idiot tonight. I hope you get a buyer for your home!

  650. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    This blog just won't stop...

  651. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Comma comma down doobie do down down
    Comma comma down doobie do down down

  652. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Even with high speed internet this thread takes a little while to open up.

    Still

    having

    wonderful

    rainbow

    poops.

  653. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    gnome,
    " this thread started by the Creator, can not die."

    Is that a Star Trek reference, or something else?

  654. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes, now we're referring to 1 grand ronda as "the creator" so I put it into that context.

    nowadays, we had no comments regarding that actual tv show, except some refs by the Creator, the show this thread was originally supposed to be about.

    this is an example of poster liberation theology, wherein we refuse to be held in bondage to linear thinking and compartmentalized discussions. this is the unity and the infinity from this point and beyond the horizon. that is why the Creator is important to us. she has crossed the bounds of such previous limiting dimensions. she, with the help of her massage robot, Handel.

    now, it is good night all.

  655. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    And I'll be sitting right next to you in my wheelchair throwing rainbow poop at the nurses.

  656. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "this is an example of poster liberation theology, wherein we refuse to be held in bondage to linear thinking and compartmentalized discussions."

    True, we do seem to have gone from a television show to a combination of rainbow poop, kittens, and robots.

    And MD, you left out go-go boots. ;)

    I should really quit while I'm coherent. Our anniversary was a coupla' days ago, and we were both under the weather, so we opened the champagne tonight instead.

    Is it against the LJW terms of use to type while buzzed?

  657. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    By the time this blog gets too fat that it can't go on anymore, 'The Moment of Truth' won't be a "new" show on Fox anymore.

    Happy Anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Notajay!

  658. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Wow!

  659. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    WOW!
    I say it louder...

  660. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    [hic]

  661. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    250 pts to R_I for turning a bad commercial into a catch phrase.

    500 pts to Multi for tweaking the imagination.Wow is right.

    100 pts to all for beating this dead horse post so long.

  662. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    oh but ol' drew, this is not a dead horse, no not at all.
    ***

    This thread is making the entire LJWorld site, my computer, and my brain operate slower:.I'm pretty sure it's attempting to take over the universe.

    I also suspect this thread is responsible for all the time skips in the OTS question that have been going on lately. What have we done!?!?

    -LS
    "I am the Central Scrutinizer."

    just take it easy LS, all is fine, yes, this blog is sucking up all the flugestin (sp?) in the LJWorld. yes, this blog takes longer to load on my computer too. but, what if some brave soul wants to actually read the first 1K of this blog? it is all there except for the postings of those who have gone before, who have passed on, who have sealed their demise, become dead parrots, or otherwise got disappeareded. God rest their souls.

  663. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well, I can't find the word I spelled flugeston. it was a word created in the 19th century. generally, it meant human energy, if anybody has that word, please post it. I know I've read it. physicians in that era often spoke of it, as they would also talk of balancing the humors.

    ***
    oh creator, please forgive me for naming your bot on this thread. for I know that next week there will be letters piling up, hundreds of them, at the lawrence post office addressed:
    Handel
    Lawrence KS

    some will send old fashioned letters. some will send computer disks some with CD's or DVD's all in an effort to win him away from you. so, don't let him pick up your mail. all these women, and not a few men, will be trying furiously to lead him away from you.

    ***
    Multi draws quite a picture of being in the nursing home. honey, you start talking like that and they'll hit you with thorazine pretty hard...talking about spam songs and boots and fruit loop unmentionables. no, this could be very dangerous for you in the big house. so, maybe we just have to organize a prison break for you. distract the guards by throwing fruit loops? no, you start mentioning klondike bars in that context and they'll get ya'. no, MD I vote for you don't go to the nursing home, and die with your boots on.
    ***
    okay, Notajay... if you're drinking champagne and celebrating your anniversary, why you on here? not that you're not welcome but champagne, the drink of love, is meant to be drank with some one, not your keyboard. anyway, happy anniversary and I hope you and your spousal unit had a very good anniversary celebration!
    ***
    I'm packing a lot into each message because this thread does take long to load.
    LS whining only makes it worse. the Central Scrutiniizer (Frank Zappa) has taken note of your comments and your paranoia. this thread is controlling your brain only to the extent to which you allow this thread to control your brain. your brain is being controlled by this thread only to the extent to which you let your brain be controlleded by this thread. you are growing sleepy, very sleepy. follow my typing very slowly. very sleepy sleepy, very sleepy. LS you are being controlled by this thread to the extent that you do what this thread says. you are very sleepy. you are being controlled by this thread your brain and your mind. you have no other will you are controlled by this blog. ...

  664. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    gnome,
    This has become sentient?

  665. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Skynet started as a blog, didn't it?

  666. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "okay, Notajay: if you're drinking champagne and celebrating your anniversary, why you on here? not that you're not welcome but champagne, the drink of love, is meant to be drank with some one, not your keyboard. anyway, happy anniversary and I hope you and your spousal unit had a very good anniversary celebration!"

    Small children in the house tend to change the nature of anniversary celebrations.

  667. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    notajay,
    Not to upset the apple cart, but large children in the house have the same effect...

    Happy Anniversary, and the next 15 or so...

  668. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Frank Zappa's Central Scrutinizer a bit of lyrics:
    Central Scrutinizer:
    This is the central scrutinizer... You have just destroyed one model XQJ-37 Nuclear Powered Pan- Sexual Roto-Plooker And you're gonna have to pay for it!
    So give up, you haven't got a chance.

    Joe:
    But i...
    i, i, i, i, i...
    i can't pay
    I gave all my money
    To some kinda groovy
    religious guy...
    Two songs ago...

    Central Scrutinizer:
    Come on out son...
    Between the two of us
    We'll find a way to
    Work it out

    ***
    yes, R.I. this blog is sentient, and those who participate often like you and me are similar to the brain cells of the blog. but a blog of this magnitude does become sentient. yes.

    ***
    a second vehicle into a residence this week! ya' know, maybe indicates something about drivers, or about houses?

    well, I fully understand Notajay... the presence of small children. however, in the olden days the pioneers found that whiskey was a great babysitter...just kidding!!!!!

  669. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "however, in the olden days the pioneers found that whiskey was a great babysitter:just kidding!!!!!"

    No, it does make a great babysitter. You can't let them drink it - that would be bad. You whack them over the head with the bottle...

    ************************************

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "He cracked up, and said, oh that's from the progressive ad, and they give him a "this, and a that, and this" naming all the extras included free.
    They have brain washed him well it seems."

    My five-year-old has informed me that we need to buy the green bags to keep our produce in because it keeps our vegetables fresh twice as long, there's a new purse that you can find everything in when you're blindfolded that even has a pocket for your cell phone, and everything's cheaper at Wal-mart. And don't even get me started on the commercials for things she actually wants.

  670. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "At three they told me I laughed like Woody Woodpecker.
    And that's about all I know/remember."

    Anybody remember when doorknobs were at eye level? I can remember reaching up for them, and of course now having them well below eye level, but somehow can't remember actually staring at one with a level gaze. Although I'm fairly certain one or two connected with my head at various times. (Then again that probably wouldn't have happened if I *had* seen them. Maybe doorknobs are invisible at eye level...)

    My earliest vivid memory is from age two, and was less than a happy one. Then, when my little brother was two, I dropped him on his head once onto a radiator, which required stitches (his head, not the radiator). I wonder if he remembers that?

  671. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    I thought I smelled somebody cooking spam in here for a moment last night. Then it went away. Groovy.

  672. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:

    shoulda

    took

    my

    own

    advice

    "Fill in the blanks, 'don't f _ _ d the troll.' "

  673. prospector (anonymous) says…

    Snap,

    Do you think girlfriend would make this statement to the e-mailer's he harvests?

    From the Merc's statement:
    "(Rest assured, we would never EVER share your e-mail address with anyone!)"

    ==============================

    I looked at that *other* site with 1918 registered members and made these analogies.

    The "replies" column reminds me of binary code, ones and zeros.
    The "views" column is less than the 2007 KU Football teams average score per game.
    With the posters that have double digit posts, you could not get a baseball game together.
    As for the number of posters that have enough for a post daily, you could get a card game going.
    Solitaire

    BUT:

    These are just a few of some of the fine folks that joined that "free speech found here" site just yesterday. The ones I could post without getting disappeareded at least. I was wondering if they will all shop at the Merc also?

    username location

    Gscvbhhv Duxmidhi
    Pmeidstc Bukolufe
    Hetgvwic Huyedufu
    mikeyoungxc Slovenia
    doktelp ÃîññÃÿ
    valiumnopresc USA
    mastersyrandom[a..z] Free Porn Inc

    ================================
    In the Priceless category:

    Did anyone else notice a few days back that someone mistook a Kathy Getto post for one of the disappeareded enforcer (Kathy Gragg)? Even Nick Danger must have giggled at that, don't you think?

    Sonny and Cher, "and the beat goes on......"

  674. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Marion (Marion Lynn) says:

    "I am going to inset a PHP hack which will ask registratns, "Are you human?", which Xrumer cannot get past and that will eliminate future bot registrations..."

    Do you think if the LJW tried something similar on its posts it might keep merrill's cut-and-pastes from getting through???

  675. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says:

    "...and her head smacked the underside of the countertop ledge. She looked at me, like, what the hell just happened????A funny face for a 3-4 year old."

    I know that look. My five-year-old, who is very small for her age, nonetheless just learned (about two minutes ago) she's too big to sit on an inflated balloon.

  676. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Maybe Walmart is selling "sea cow" meat?

  677. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Manatee nuggets, they're totally organic & stuff.

  678. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    in my family, there is a notorious picture of me, age 2.5-3years, standing over the playpen my brother is in, who is two years (almost to the day) bro is fondly looking up at me. I am holding in both hands above my head, (imagne the Rocky theme) a very big toy truck. two questions emerge from this photo, why was my mother taking the picture and not protecting "the baby?" as, that big toy truck was about to demonstrate gravity with little bro being the target. other question, did said truck descend? I've never heard an answer. my brother has lived in south america for over 20 years, so maybe the answer is yes.
    ***
    who invented the Mothers of invention? that's easy, must've been Zappa's guitar.

    ***
    why are we discussing the Merc's e-mail policy here a completely unconnected topic to previous topics. remember, don't feed the bears.

    we haven't heard from Creator. hope she is okay. maybe that deluge of mail has already hit and she's having to fend off crazed women and a few men who want her massage robot.

    one day, MD we went to visit grandparents in a little town in SW Oklahoma. Grandpa took me to an amusement park the town had. but we were the only people there. the rides weren't very exciting, but the big thing was being the only ones there! that felt really weird.
    should have completed sentence, bro is almost exactly 2 years to the day younger than I am. sorry.

  679. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    at 6;30a.m. this morning, a woman rang the doorbell wanting to know how to get to kentucky.

    I told her briefly (as I was in my underwear). then shortly the doorbell on the other side of the house rang, and I knew it was likely a scam testing to see which homes in the neighborhood are occupied on easter/spring break. we live in north lawrence.

    ***
    MD, I promize, I wil nevr kriticize you for speling, 'cuz I am not good at speling eithr.

    ***
    so, what message did the blog give LS after he/she was hypnotized?

  680. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:

    "why are we discussing the Merc's e-mail policy here a completely unconnected topic to previous topics."

    While I agree, it has been a while since anyone mentioned (or probably even remembered) a certain television show...

    "I told her briefly (as I was in my underwear)."

    Pun intended?

    "then shortly the doorbell on the other side of the house rang, and I knew it was likely a scam testing to see which homes in the neighborhood are occupied on easter/spring break. we live in north lawrence."

    Or maybe she wanted a second opinion - from someone with pants on! :)

    The creator has posted a coupla' times today, but she seems to have forsaken us here on the Moment of Truth.

  681. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I'm baaaaaaaaaaack! And it's my birthday today! Hey, I checked out the store Multi (I think it was Multi) told me about for appliances... Habitat for Humanity on Comet Drive. Not a bad place, Yellow House has more.

  682. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    This blog is preparing for world domination! Other blogs will be assimilated...

  683. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Happy Birthday (and Easter) Gretch!

    For your birthday, you get first choice on the kittens! ;)

  684. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Ya know... as it turns out we're only going to have to care for 3 cats now... not 6... and I'm itchin for a kitten so don't tempt me! When do you think they'd be adopt-able?

  685. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    They're only a week and a half old, so we haven't even considered trying food yet, but they seem to be progressing fine. Three out of the four have their eyes open already. Oddly enough it's the first born that's lagging behind (and his eyes are opening just a little).

    I think I mentioned above the Humane Society can't take them for two months, so they'll be ready to go to a good home before they end up there.

    Hey, speaking of which, I just checked their site and Tien was adopted!!! If by some odd coincidence the person who adopted Tien from the Lawrence Humane Society is reading this, the momma cat in the pictures is Tien's sister. Thank you so much for adopting the little guy!

    Gretch, you saw that sad little face on Fluffy doing his doggy-in-the-window immitation, and you want to take a kitten instead??? :>(

  686. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Mereeun Lynn Mereeun (Mereeun Lynn) seys: Hey, Centrel Scrooteenizer! Remember vhee I set up fereeuoos imeeel eccuoonts es "Centrel Scrooteenizer" et vhetefer dumeeen und hed peuple-a telleeng me-a ell surts ooff stooffff thet zeey vuooldn't hefe-a tuld a preeest? Thet ves *TOO* foonny! Yeeh, thet ves me-a. Heh, heh. Gu guud stooffff oon zee "Prugresseefes", I deed! Bork, bork, bork!

    BTW,

    still

    having

    a

    wonderful

    un-outed

    internet

    life

    .

  687. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Hi all! I seem to have missed quite a bit of information while I was gone. I went to Richmond, Virginia from Thursday until today (Monday) as my brother was in from Iraq and we wanted to visit with him. My sister lives close to Richmond and we had family come in from Florida and New Mexico as well. I am sorry that I only had a chance to post my Easter and Family piece and not read much - limited time on the computer with that many people around!

    Happy birthday, Gretchen! Happy older kittens too! My sister and her husband had five Beagle pups and they were darling. They are seven weeks old and full of p--- and p--p! So fun to play with though. Anyone want one?

    I wrote the Easter piece because so many of you were talking about early childhood memories and that made me start thinking of early childhood Easter memories. Most of mine were after my mother's death when I was three and I lived with an aunt and uncle for a couple of years. Holidays and special occasions sure bring out the memories - good and bad - don't they?

    I wanted all of you to know that the LJWorld called me today to talk about my blogging because we have a lot of comments - just wanted to pass that along to you and thank you for the part you, each and every one, have played in it all. Watch for an article about blogging! :)

    I am exhausted, we got up at four this morning to travel. I am off to doze, but I'll be back!

  688. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Oh, I forgot to mention that

  689. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I

  690. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    REALLY

  691. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    missed

  692. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  693. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    I thought "fruit loops" was better.

    :)

  694. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Ronda,

    Glad you had a safe trip.

  695. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Still

    having

    wonderful

    rainbow

    poops!

  696. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, I will do a cereal post for each 100 mark from now on - this is a cereal in a sense.

    Thanks, snap! Gee its great to be back home. Home is where I want to be, yeah.

    Gretchen, glad to see you are not over the rainbow or the poops since your birthday. Yeah, I really did miss you guys.

  697. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    I'm amazed this blog is still going on! I haven't been a LJW blogger for very long but this is the lengthiest one I've seen so far... the last one I was a part of drawing out was the Columbus Day one... after about 800 posts (I think), no one could get back into it.

  698. mulitdisciplinary (anonymous) says…

    I wonder if Ronda would consider at say, 1500 or 2000, everyone agreeing to start a new "backyard fence" blog. With no space line breaks in a post.(Does that help length?) Just think of the time everyone spends waiting on this one to load.I think by the time this reaches 2000, it could take forever. :D

  699. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    GretchenJP (Anonymous) says:

    "I'm amazed this blog is still going on! I haven't been a LJW blogger for very long but this is the lengthiest one I've seen so far: the last one I was a part of drawing out was the Columbus Day one: after about 800 posts (I think), no one could get back into it."

    Probably because people are being a lot more cordial than some of us ... er, I mean *them* ... were being on that thread. ;)

  700. mulitdisciplinary (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, you should have done a blog about "High School Confidential". That show should be seen by every parent. The first one brought attention to drinking, and one girl got a tumor. The next show, covered personality changes in teens behavior, and one of the girls little sister, 15, ends up pregnant. The show is on tonight, now, on WE channel, and runs reruns. Again tonight, and then again during the week.
    Very educational for those who think theire kids would never do anything like that!

  701. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Ronda,
    I assUme the LJW call was a good call?

  702. mulitdisciplinary (anonymous) says…

    This would make a good blog Ronda
    http://health.yahoo.com/experts/menlo...

    Yes, Ronda, tell us about the call..from Cody?

  703. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, why is there now a typo in multi's name...sounds like an imposter to me!

    Creator, I am glad you had a good visit in VA and welcomed your warrior back home.
    ***
    notajay:
    "I told her briefly (as I was in my underwear)."

    Pun intended?

    --
    of course is a pun. whenever possible, assume I am making punny.

    ***
    yeah, gretch yellowhouse may have more stuff to sell, how much of it could be stolen?

    easter was beautiful this year, the sun, the hymns in church. I drew a lot of strength from this resurrection sunday.

    ***
    gretchen is right, all blogs will assimilate, or else the central scrutinizer will find them.

  704. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    "yeah, gretch yellowhouse may have more stuff to sell, how much of it could be stolen?"

    I had heard about that and now I'm a little nervous about buying from them... wouldn't they be out of business, though, if that were the case??

  705. mulitdisciplinary (anonymous) says…

    rofl

  706. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well gretchen, yellowhouse has such a long history, cameras were spotted in town filming. no, not for crimeTV/realTV what used to be courtTV...but SoapNet! it has gone on so long it is a soap opera! the owners were found to have raised pot in their home...during the time of all the scrutiny of their operations (brainiacs?). allegedly there was an FBI investigation. it is known that a couple times in the past stolen goods have been found for sale at yellowhouse. so, y yeah, it is more of a lawrence endless soap opera! the owners claim police entrapment/harrassment. but, as noted above, may not be the brightest bulbs in the box!
    there, oh Otawa Gretchen, is the story of yellowhouse. somebody needs to put it into a ballad I think, record it, and sell it. but only sell it burned on CDs that were blank when stolen.

    yes this blog just keeps on going. soon, the LJWorld will have to devote exclusive servers to providing just this blog.

    night all.

  707. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    I have bought things from Yellow House and would again. I would think that over time, some stolen property has ended up there. Just as it inevitably will in any Pawn Shop, a swap meet or flea market, a consignment shop, or anywhere else that's in the business of buying and re-selling used merchandise. But let me ask a question: If you were robbing houses to sell the stolen property, what would you take?

    [Let's see, what should I put in this here pillowcase? Jewelry? Na. Guns? Na. The silverware? Na. iPod and cell phones? Nope. Just (grunt) let (huff) me (puff) grab (groan) this washer and dryer...]

  708. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Yes, multi (or mulit): Why the new spelling?

  709. mulitdisciplinary (anonymous) says…

    mole on the premises.
    I'll be going now.
    See ya. It's been nice knowing you all.

  710. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multi, mulit, whoever you may be! Yes, I would consider doing a different backyard fence type of blog - and I certainly would consider doing it on the show you mention. I agree, particularily after talking with my niece about what her daughter is up to, that parenting and teens are a great choice!

    Let's have a voice of opinions as to whether we carry on with this as long as we can or start fresh. Please feel free to vote here or send me a private message.

    It wasn't Cody who contacted me, it was a good call - well, they haven't shut us down anyway! They are apparently doing an article about those of us from the CJAcademy who are blogging a great deal. Stay posted and if I find out anything else, or if you see an article in the paper please let us all know!

    mole, smole

  711. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Sunny days
    Sweepin the
    Clouds away
    On my way
    To where the air is sweet
    Can you tell me how to get
    How to get to Sesame Street

  712. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    how to get to Sesame street:
    go to south central L.A.

    turn left at the jack in the box. listen for the gunfire.

    remember, bert and ernie are gay.

    cookie monster is never shown brushing his/her teeth.

    big bird has no discernable gender, and likes it that way.

    the count, he got that way on drugs, valium to be exact.

  713. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multi, does your daughter have very dark eyes? I read a study a few years back about how the darker our eye color is, the less likely to feel pain. I would say it is true in my family's case. My daughter has eyes that are almost black and she rarely reacts to things that my son would have and his eyes are a light green/hazel.

    I am not sure why the color of eyes has anything to do with pain tolerance, but maybe a genetic connection.

    gnome, bert and ernie are not gay, I repeat, not gay. I know this! :)

  714. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Not that there's anything wrong with that...

  715. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay Creator, now you must inform us, just how do you know that Bert and Ernie are not gay?

    I vote for continuing the blog

  716. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    I don't know...
    Bert and Ernie, Sponge Bob and Patrick, Batman and Robin, Rodgers and Hart, Smith and Wesson, Hall and Oates, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Laurel and Hardy...

    Not that there's anything wrong with that:

  717. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I agree with all of you that there is nothing wrong with Bert and Ernie being gay - the fact is I know them both on a very personal level and they, well, they just are not. Honestly I two timed Ernie with Bert one time and then a couple of months later I did the same thing to Bert. I can't believe he trusted me. I am not proud of what I did, but I must own up to it - a personal, "Moment of Truth" if you will.

    Gotcha on that one! :)

    Question? at what point did I become a troll in my own blog?

  718. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Was Snuffalupagus neutered?

  719. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Gretchen,
    Your not going all misanthropically PETAish on us now are you?

  720. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    No No of course not, I was just hoping for a baby Snuffalupagus!

  721. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Damn Gretchen,
    Shouldn't you let Snuffy and Rosayln get out of snuffelgarden first?

    Let children be children...

  722. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Don't eat the apple, Rosayln, don't eat the apple!

  723. verity (anonymous) says…

    I can't believe I read the whole thing.

    I can't believe I read the whole thing.

    I didn't really, but since this has gone on for two months, I thought I shouldn't just let it die.

  724. verity (anonymous) says…

    P.S. I never watched the show either.

  725. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    What show?

  726. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    verity, welcome aboard. Marion and warmer dropped us like a hot potato - jeez, I thought snap would go too so I am glad to see he/she is with us.

    I didn't watch "that show" last night, but am so looking forward to it this evening. You can bet I'll fill you in whether you want me to or not! :)

    snuffy has a younger sibling, gretchen!!!!!

    Where did our beatle go?

  727. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    This is the blog that never ends
    It just goes on and on my friends

  728. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    NY State Sex Offenders list.
    Snuffy Snufalupagas
    Age 29
    Current Address:
    101 Sesame Street
    NY NY 11051
    Violent Offender
    Indecent liberties with a minor snufalupagus18.
    Multiple counts attempted sodomy with a vampire >18.

  729. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    goodness, aginglady. You seem to have an unnatural interest in these sex offender issues?! unhem, and if minor snufalupagus was 18 then he/she and vampire, who was also 18, don't seem to be minors. Please correct the facts, ma'ma - just give us the facts.

    gnome, I believe you are an expert on these issues, what is your opinion on this?

  730. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    It just won't take the whole post. It's missing the end of one sentence and skips the whole next line. I tried reposting, and it does the same thing! Let's try just part of the original post.
    Violent Offender
    Indecent liberties with a minor snufalupagus less than 14.
    *Attempted sodomy with a bird >18.
    Multiple counts attempted sodomy with a vampire >18.

    There, changed the words to "less than 14, and putting the * before the Attempted let it go through. Is this now automated censorship on the boards?

  731. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    I guess I want everyone to know about the list and read it *OFTEN*.
    I had someone who was divorced from her husband for quite a few years. My kids went to play there sometimes. He came back, they reconciled. He had some problems with a phony charge brought on by a girlfriend in another state that had gotten mad at him, and made some things up. It put him on the list, but I didn't know anything about this. He was a very nice man. Sometimes, my children would go over there to play. Then later, we learned he was abusing his daughter, and the phony charge in another state was actually a real crime. He was ejected, and went to trial. It could have been my children too.

    Parents need to find out who lives across the street, or in their apartment complex, trailer court. Lawrence and Eudora have several offenders.

  732. verity (anonymous) says…

    I feel so honored to be welcomed into this group.

    I don't know Snufles, or any really good stories to share, but I did worry a lot about Elmo---he was on the Frugal Gourmet show for some time and then the Frugal Gourmet turned out to apparently be a sex offender. At least he was accused and then disappeared off PBS without any explanation.

    I vote for seeing how long this can go on. Are we talking Guinness here?

  733. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Big Bird tastes like chicken.

  734. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    "minor snufalupagus less than 14"

    Yeah, but how old is that in snufalupagus years?

  735. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Imagine you are in a totally dark room. There is someone standing beside you. It could be Robocop or it could be Fozzie Bear. Which one is it? Remember, Robocop has a smooth, cold metal rump and Fozzie Bear has a fuzzy warm rump. Mystery solved!

  736. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Frugal Gourmet..friends lived just down the street from him in Seattle. It was a very big scandel they said. Everyone was shocked and embarrassed.

  737. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Curiosity got me..I went to see just what happened in all of that. I guess we shouldn't be talking about the dead, isn't there a law about defamation?
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5405544/

  738. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    snap...was that YOU?
    (I'm feel so dirty and violated)

  739. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay sorry been absent for a little while, again I plead it is the women in my life.

    ***
    they just are not. Honestly I two timed Ernie with Bert one time and then a couple of months later I did the same thing to Bert. I can't believe he trusted
    me. I am not proud of what I did, but I must own up to it - a personal, "Moment of Truth" if you will.

    --the creator--
    oh creator, and you a scarlet lady cheating on both bert and ernie! amazing! shocking! but in the process, did you notice, they never seem to age, so minor or not, it is sorta relative because look at the show tomorrow, and some characters there from the beginning no change at all. it makes you think Sesame street is in brigadoon I tell ya! brigadoon! so don't be worrying too much about snuffy's actual age. maybe 14, only if you count leap years! sprinkle a little ferry dust and 14 becomes three dozen, five dozen, maybe three figures.

    good thing they've got Snuffy on the NY sex offenders' list. that thingamabob is pretty wacked out.

    ***
    "big bird tastes like chicken." Gretch! you tryin' to scare them little children? besides, everyone knows bigbird is some kinda freak genetic throwback to prehistoric reptiles who thought about flying. thus, bigbird would taste better in BBQ.

    now, we have Sesame street. it hasn't changed in over thirty-years. some new characters, some new politically correct things get taught. oh, look is that the twilight zone theme I hear cranking up? yeah! Sesame street truly is a bent part of irreality, and really belongs on Sci/Fi.

    is there ever any smog on Sesame street? I rest my case.

  740. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    welcome Verity. if as your name implies, you look for truth, then no greater exercise is there than reading this blog from the beginning. it has huge swaths of truth throughout it. printout, put it up on your wall. memorize it if it helps.
    seriously man, welcome.

    and welcome to you Aginglady, I had not tipped the hat to you earlier and it was an omission.

    ***
    anybody know why cookiemonster lives in such an oldfashioned trashcan? seems a subtle dig at the homeless, digging in dumpsters. but no, I'm sure they didn't mean that! no, we're all happy and the air is clear [cough] on Sesame street.

  741. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    anybody have the recipe to cook Barney? what's he taste like? has there ever been a Barney-Bigbird tasteoff?

  742. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Fry him, put him on a waffle and pour syrup over him. They created it at the World's Fair, New Orleans, 1997.

    Barney-Big Bird taste-off? How Howard Stern is that gnome?!?!?!?!
    d:O

    Thanks for the welcome.

  743. GretchenJP (anonymous) says…

    Elmo giggles when you fry him.

  744. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Talk about lewd, that wiggling Elmo is just obscene!
    What ever happened to dart guns, Chatty Cathy, real toys!
    A good ol' vac-u-form to give you severe burns! The nasty taste of an Easybake cake you couldn't resist, just because you could make it?
    (I wish I had kept all those things, priceless!)

  745. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Depends on formatting. When I've done that in the past (why do you think I had the big '700' laying around), the date, time, suggest removal, etc., come out on their own lines between posts instead of off to the side.

    Also remember things are subject to change. If a frequent poster were to get disappeared, it would change a lot. I bet if you were to tally up the Columbus Day thread today, it would be much smaller than the copy I have, I know at least a couple of those folks are no longer with us.

    From your Word doc, you should be able to count up the true number of posts remaining in this thread - do a search and replace for "Permalink" and it will tell you how many instances of it were replaced.

    I can tell you that as I'm writing this the page is up to 1,952,681 bytes of bandwidth. No wonder Rhonda's getting calls from the LJW.

  746. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    not..I started reading this and got a LD phone call, so time has elapsed.
    I don't want to know this. My mind say, ooh, new info, but I really don't want to think about anything other than if I can hit my mouth with my popcorn, who might get my mail for me, and whether or not I've unintentionally inbibed so much I might fall and hit my head..again.
    I don't want to grow up, I don't want to grow up!

  747. verity (anonymous) says…

    Gnome, I do search for truth---I once made a long black cape so I could go about with a lantern like---was it Socrates? Oh, no, I remember now, I was searching for a good man. I was much older then. And, yes, there has been much truth on this blog.

    So can we start a discussion of what truth is?

    Truth is relative/unchanging. True or false.

  748. verity (anonymous) says…

    I just saw the title of this blog as I came back on it and realized my post was quite ironic.

    I just love irony, especially unintentional irony.

  749. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Very interesting discussion going on, but I would appreciate it if you spit the remains of bird's feathers out of your mouth - he is a good bird, a large bird, a yellow bird, THE bird - let him fly.

    In order to stay on this blog you have to give us a moment of truth from your life. Look us in the screen of your computer and tell you will.

    So should we be nervous that you are saving this in case it is closed or shut down for some reason? Should the thought of blackmail come to mind?

    I am glad to see your return humble, gnome. I was worried you had caught what Mrs. gnome had a couple of weeks back. Is all well?

  750. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    mrs. gnome has healed about 90%. no I didn't catch it. just my two women needed a lot of attention.

    missed the blog during that time.

    ***
    varity:
    there is an unchanging truth. also, there is a concentual truth for some of the common details. there ya' go.

    ***
    LS=guess in pages=559.

  751. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    I just saw the title of this blog as I came back on it and realized my post was quite ironic.

    I just love irony, especially unintentional irony.

    --Varity.

    ah, varity, you are learning that this blog is sentient. we only serve it. we are the neurons of a larger creature.

    ***

    so, if the basketballboys are playing on an elevated court, doesn't that mean they might fall off?

  752. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    They will grow wings for they are gods.

  753. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Pretty sure Big Bird is of the flightless variety, Rhonda.

    verity, it was Diogenes you were trying to think of. As I recall it was a fruitless search (for an honest man), but that may have been his intention. He was quite the cynic (well, he was one of the founders of Cynicism) and critic of human society, constantly berating humankind for it's artificiality. On the other hand, he was apparently in some trouble for a crime of a financial nature, and some have theorized he was attempting to minimize his own actions by proving that honesty did not exist. But he was a student of Antisthenes, who was himself a follower of Socrates. For a beggar he kept some pretty notable company.

    Are we doing anything special when we hit 2,000,000 bytes? Why do we only celebrate the base ten milestones, and ignore the binary accomplishments???

  754. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    good point, nota - why do we celebrate the base ones only?

    I am hoping someone comes up with a good celebration because I am still pouting (and it ain't pretty) about the fact that no one wanted to meet me when we hit 1,000.

    I was in shock - ya all are such home bodies! I guess that is a good thing for we bloggers and bloggees.

    WOW - not even close for our Jayhawks!!!!!!!!!!

  755. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, what's the difference between a blogger and a bloggee?

    yes, that was a pretty good victory by the players. I wonder if any of THEM have read any of this giant blog?

    I remember in was it '88 when the hawks won the tournament. there were whole streets you couldn't drive on in lawrence for a day. the celebration on campus could be heard more than a mile away...heard it myself. during which, some nymrod tried for example to set a tree on fire, a KU-tree! so, if the hawks win #1, do we get to close the bridge and put armed men on it patroling to keep the crazies out of north lawrence?

    besides, why call it basketball in the first place, those things on the hoops couldn't hold anything! I remember Naismith invented basketball to aid in young men's moral development through a physical christianity. hmmmm.

  756. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    I miss the lovable kids, like Nick, Kirk and aw heck, the kid who's name I never could keep straight, that hurt his shoulder that one time..Melie? I don't know.

    Notajayhawk. so I guess you would also say "I" keep some notable company, since I read spend time on here with all of you!

  757. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    I just spilled bourbon all over the kitchen floor.

    That's real alcohol abuse.

    And I think one of my cats lapped some up - he's out like a light in my lap.

    Do they have feline 12-step programs?

  758. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Midge will be after you!
    Not to mention that's a really sad waste of bourbon.
    Don't put your cat through a 12 step. The depressing stories could make it take all of it's own lives. Can you deal with 9 kitty suicides in a row? Think of the poor kittens!

  759. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, I think it became a "hen party" when all the roosters took flight - and I know an aginglady who swallowed a Big Bird, why oh why, I think she'll die!

    gnome, I remember that victory too. If you REALLY want to know what to do, you go out and join the party!!!! Lick up the bourbon before the cat gets all of it, and join the party, dance in the street, burn only the little paper tree in the privacy of your own home, but go out and toot your horn - any excuse to PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where is Gretchen, I know she will understand - and Beatle!!

    blogger is someone who posts a blog and bloggee is someone who reads the blog. I was the blogger of this "Moment of Truth" and you are bloggees. Although technically I have become a bloggee too since I probably read more of my bloggs than anyone else. hehe - someone has to do it. :)

    bring back the big guns - where is marion?

    stick around warmer, we are just getting warmed up!

  760. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    1,979,382 bytes

    (Well, before this post, anyway...)

    Although, because of the intricacies of defining "megabytes," we're still pretty far from 2MB - 1,979,382 bytes is only 1.88MB. A 'perfect' 2MB is actually 2x1024x1024, or 2,097,152 bytes (which is 1000000000000000000000 in binary - so we only have 11100110000001010 to go).

    I wonder if the universe would implode if the 2,000th post came at 1000000000000000000000 (binary) bytes? At the very least it should be enough to ensure this thread reappears as an OTS question seven or eight years from now.

    Decisions, decisions - do we have a base-ten celebration at 2,000,000 bytes, or a binary one at 1000000000000000000000? What to do, what to do...

    (Why, yes, I'm bored, how could you tell?)

    :)

  761. verity (anonymous) says…

    Aginglady, thanks for the info on the Frugal Gourmet, I always wondered what happened, if he was just accused or really guilty. And you all be kind to Elmo, he was very traumatized.

    Notajayhawk, I really had my stories confused. But I did manage to get in the right era.

    If this blog is in fact sentient, as Gnome says, and I believe, are we not giving it more and more strength so that at some point it will take over the LJW servers?

    So we must keep feeding it---

    Gnome, how does one know what truth is? And would you care to explain conceptual truth to me? Does that mean slavery used to be thought of as a good thing and now it isn't?

  762. yourworstnightmare (anonymous) says…

    A "moment" is about all of the time that truth is told on Fixed news. And that's when they do the station identification.

  763. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    verity (Anonymous) says:

    "If this blog is in fact sentient, as Gnome says, and I believe, are we not giving it more and more strength so that at some point it will take over the LJW servers?"

    And that would be bad - why, again?

  764. verity (anonymous) says…

    Creator, can my moment of truth be about religionor lack of it, or is that forbidden?

  765. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    I don't consider myself a blogee.
    That just sounds so icky...

    No, I am a "social commentator".

  766. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    500 pts to bearded_gnome for being such an apostle of the creator. Does this mean he worships multiple gods?

    500 pts to notajayhawk for giving us information that we didn't know we wanted to know. And finding something to do when bored.

  767. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    Forgot. 1000 pts to LJW for shutting off the ads and info column at the right. It now loads a bit faster. Did anyone notice they were gone?

  768. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Drew_Carey (Anonymous) says:

    "Forgot. 1000 pts to LJW for shutting off the ads and info column at the right. It now loads a bit faster. Did anyone notice they were gone?"

    Scroll down. In my IE browser, they now appear below the "Post a comment" box. (In my Opera browser, they're still there on the right where they've always been.)

    "500 pts to notajayhawk for giving us information that we didn't know we wanted to know. And finding something to do when bored."

    Is there somewhere to redeem these points, like S&H Green Stamps? (Oh, my god, I *AM* old!)

    By the way, I still think it would be good to start a blog where people could call attention to, and maybe vote on, their favorite LJW Comments section posts of the day/week/month.

  769. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    -100 pts to notajayhawk for trying to cost me my job.
    Just how many of those green stamps have you licked to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
    As a child, my aspiration was to be a manager who could dial out those stamps. And look where it's gotten me. Daily sessions with "other people" who get to spin the wheel, play the games. Not me, I just stand there, watching, once again.
    (stomping,little boy tears on cheeks," I want to spin it, I want to spin it")

  770. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    For Ronda,
    Yes, when I'm with women I do ask if they want to touch the wheel.
    Thanks to Ron White saying he was "1 inch long and about this big around (gestures circle with two hands), it looks like a cheese wheel !", men everywhere now have a new way to entice women.

    survival of the fitest, cheese wheel men.

  771. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    verity, your "Moment of Truth" can be about anything you want it to be about! It is your moment after all and we will not judge you (well, er guys try to keep your faces straight until you get turned around and then we can laugh and wink and poke fun).

    drew, have you always been known for going around and handing out points to people? What happened to good ole hard cash? And what the heck are you doing posting something about your large cheese wheel on this post - shouldn't that be posted to my sexuality blog site? We don't want to confuse sexuality, cheese, truth. Now that would/could get messy and nota's cat might never get up off of his lapping.

    reticent, I like your word choice much better than my own. Thank you. It makes us sound somehow dignified..:D

    I believe warmer has mentioned a couple of times that this post will outlast the show and by golly he might be right. The show ends next Weds. so as long as we keep going that long we will help warmer be correct. Being correct is important to warmer, True or False?

    nota, keeping track of the length of blog comments is a way to keep your hands and mind busy? True or False?

    drew, you enjoy giving people a large cheese wedgy True or False?

  772. Drew_Carey (anonymous) says…

    1000 pts to Ronda for just posting the most imagination raising comment.

    As to nota's hands. we cheese wheels need something else to do with our hands. Hands, vacuum cleaners..according to Dyson, they all lose suction.
    (I just typed that adding in a k. I must need a brew.)

  773. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    How will a brew help your spelling? I think it might just make it worse unless you mean brewing some coffee!!

    Points, I am after points, and cheese - I love large wheels of cheese curds and all.

  774. verity (anonymous) says…

    If the blog is ended, since it's sentient, won't that be murder? Mustn't it go on forever?

    Since I must, in order to be part of this illustrious, historic and most eminent blog, I will tell my moment of truth, a reverse Saul on the way to Damascus, so to speak.

    The college I was attending required church attendance, so I went to the one church in the area of the brand I was raised in. They asked me to give a testimony one Sunday evening, probably to fill in time rather than a desire to learn anything and I was standing in front of the whole church blathering away the expected nonsense about how God had led me to this point when I suddenly realized I was lying and that I had come to that point (going to school in California) because that's what I wanted. Then I realized that probably most other people were doing exactly the same thing. So, since then, I have tried to be honest with myself---and I don't have to use God to justify what I do.

    Not terribly interesting or earth shattering, but there it is.

  775. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay, I think I wrote concentual, not conceptual reality. concentuality= what we call blue for example. language, etc.
    as to the unchanging truth, yes I am a believer in the old fashioned christian faith, before the carismatics, the cults, etc.

    ***
    cheese wheel? that could get dangerous...you want smoked cheese?

    ***

    bourbon to cat, bourbon to cat,
    well I guess they like it like that.
    catnip sales plumit.
    cats line up at the liquorstores. they look for clauses in their contracts to renegotiate.
    booze for mews?
    actually, this blog is already taking over the ljworld, and with each post, we feed the monster. each post means one more little bit of ljworld degrees of freedom get consumed. each post, each less options, each post, less choices. soon, the remaining ljworld staff and electronic resources will be cowering in a corner, randomly throwing hex code out trying to confuse the monster. but, it is too late. this blog will outlive the series. heck, it may outlive all of us. that means, we should start a recruiting drive to bring in younger bloggers/bloggees. start a training camp, a AAA team for them, etc.

  776. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    "If the blog is ended, since it's sentient, won't that be murder? Mustn't it go on forever?"

    Maybe it will die of natural clauses.

    (Sorry - sometimes my remark is worse than my byte.)

  777. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    "justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says:
    good point, nota - why do we celebrate the base ones only?
    I am hoping someone comes up with a good celebration because I am still pouting (and it ain't pretty) about the fact that no one wanted to meet me when we hit 1,000.
    I was in shock - ya all are such home bodies! I guess that is a good thing for we bloggers and bloggees."
    ___________________
    You forgot blogettes.:P
    I would meet with you. My first choice would be alone, in a dark parking garage. But our parking garage sucks, even if an old beau was involved. What life he got serves him right.
    That being a little shades of Watergate, and it being a political year, I might be more adventurous. I have to go out once this week to vote, at least. Chinese food only gets me so far. And what's with this place's sweet n sour. Talk about a batter fest! Not tempura at all. Goo.

    On the other hand, are you getting so high brow, what with the story about emergency services personnel. Do you plan to ever speak to the multitudes as a blogger again? Or are you above all of us now?
    Lovingly,
    :P
    (Me, jealous? No, not me. Of course the CJA isn't offered until the fall. I may be dead by then, or living far away.)

  778. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Multi got me hooked on the Telegraph, darn her.
    But they have the best news on Americans!
    You have to read this!

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main....

  779. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    verity, that MOT will do very nicely. We all applaud you for your ability to recognize not only when you have had a MOT, but also that you have chosen to make change in your present life because of it - it didn't cause you to grow or change, but your recognition of it and what you have since done with your life has. Bravo!

    nota, comment worse than your byte?!?!?! Where is Drew? nota deserves at least 500 points for that one.

    marianne, I can hardly wait for the game this afternoon - and you are very correct in your comments about if and when KU goes against Roy - and that is probably what it would amount to emotionally for everyone. It would be quite a game, quite a game - hopefully one we will see within a few days! :)

    aging lady would meet with me, aging lady would meet with me!!!!! See, someone actually wants to meet me, to talk to me face to face, to maybe even (dare I hope for a brief second, hold my breath, do not cry out) to be my friend. My article was buried in the back of the special edition - Teri is a committed employee and extremely dedicated to her duties. We are lucky to have her in the postion she is in. aginglady, just let me know when and where to meet. I would have to do an article about you thought - or at least a blog. You probably could make it in the next CJA class as long as you stop writing on this post and deny any communication with me. :) Where is multi? Where is obob, where is marion, where is not_dolph?

    I will read the link, aging

  780. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    "nota deserves at least 500 points for that one."

    Personally I thought the sentient blog dying of natural clauses was better.

    Speaking of bytes, though, did you know there are only 10 kinds of people in the world? There are those who understand binary numbers, and those who don't. ;)

  781. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    Everyone knows the next step for a sentient being is...

    Reproduction.

  782. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    warmer, we are glad you are vindicated and correct!

    Well, nota, I might be one of the people who do not understand binary numbers as well as others - I understand bites, but not bytes. :)

    that's my next sexuality blog, reticent, watch for it please!

  783. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    reticent_irreverent (Anonymous) says:

    Everyone knows the next step for a sentient being is:

    Reproduction.

    **********************

    The other blogs might want to stay away from here - this fella's pretty darn big.

  784. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    "aginglady, just let me know when and where to meet. I would have to do an article about you thought - or at least a blog. You probably could make it in the next CJA class as long as you stop writing on this post and deny any communication with me. :) "
    ____________________
    Thanks for the heads up. No, I don't want to be part of any article.."Blogger meets stooped over old woman". I can see it now.

  785. verity (anonymous) says…

    "this fella's pretty darn big."?

    I was sure it was a she. Or maybe ambiguous/androgynous.

    And she is getting so powerful, she will soon be able have her way with whomever she chooses. Soon there will be lots of little tribbles (trubbles, thruthles)?

  786. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    reproduction. would that be cellular division or sexual chromosomal cross hatching? if the latter, we'd probably have to bus in a blog from kc to handle this one?

    ***
    with myselfand I don't have to use God to justify what I do.

    varity,
    thanks for your honesty, and no one should be in church for such reasons. I will tell you that there are some of us who are in church for other reasons.

    yes, this blog takes a long time to load. had visions of LS with the entire content of this saved in a word document! haven't heard from him/her how many pages it turned out in his/her format.

    and finally, now there are four. craziness has broken out on Mass and campus. alcahol sales have dramatically increased, which also means increased demands for the wastewater treatment system. lawrence's toilet is under stress.
    so, to save stress on the plumbing, abide by the old dictum: if it's yellow,
    let it mellow,
    only if it's brown,
    flush it down.

  787. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Honey Bunches of Oats, we're in the final four!

  788. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    I am number 1300...thanks Ronda.

  789. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    sorry, not_dolph, looks like you got edged - I show you at 1301

  790. not_dolph (anonymous) says…

    Crap! I demand a recount!

  791. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    ;)

  792. RETICENT_IRREVERENT (Ronaldo Ignacio) says…

    not-dolph,
    http://www.geocities.com/reticent_irr...

  793. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    aginglady can move pretty darn fast when she wants to!

    Thanks for keeping it moving along all of you - and we appreciate the drop-in special guest appearance by marion for the thread count. not_dolph, I will allow you to do the count. How about you and aginglady getting together for that and then let us know! :)

    I would have gone with steel cut oats, but close enough.

  794. verity (anonymous) says…

    My browser keeps crashing when I try to go back to the comments after having made one.

    You don't suppose the mass of this blog is responsible for the most unSpringlike weather we have been having? You don't suppose it's really an evil being that we have unleased on the world and not good and kind?

    Oh, dear, oh, dear---whatever shall we do?

  795. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    verity, repeat after me, it is only a blog, it is only a blog. Do not give it the power to make your world rainy, cold, dreary, It is only a blog.Get a new browser - whatever that is. I truly am oblivious to these things.

  796. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    greetings all. so, downtown was despoiled by cheering fans. thank God they didn't break glass, overturn cars or start fires! varity, this blog is so big it is beyond such human constructs as good and evil. this blog is good of and unto itself. note, today the tornadoes stayed out of our county. no trees were downed of any size in lawrence because the winds weren't so bad as in nearby counties. I hazard a guess that this is the effect of the blog, moderating weather in this region of earth's surface. either that, or it is the giant magnets burried under budig/hoch in the reconstruction. you may note that most often we have really bad weather on weekends, when there is no ku classified employee on duty to operate these supersecret weather modifying magnets. but today, sam was on duty, and he threw the switches; bad news was franklin county got what was destined for douglas county. yes, it is the secret magnet I say!

  797. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    http://www.snoqualmiefalls.com/store/... a romantic oat for you. Can't beat it for a vacation either, I think the breakfast had 9 courses. Oatmeal with real butter, blueberries, strawberies.(The breakfast pack picture made me instantly tear up LOL)Oh, no. I went to find the lodge itself, and the menu was all this new york tiny bits with high prices pictures.The place didn't look like a mountain lodge at all! GASP. I looked more and found this explanation of what happened to the wonderful place. Something wonderful is lost to us forever! It says at the bottom about still having the country breakfast. Maybe all is not lost. That requires a "cook" not a "chef"..can it be the same?_________From wikipedia:The historic Salish Lodge & Spa overlooks Snoqualmie Falls. The original building on the site was erected in 1919. For 70 years, a small inn known as the Snoqualmie Falls Lodge catered to travelers to the falls with comfort foods. Generations of Puget-Sound area residents took family outings to the Lodge to enjoy the scenic view, country hospitality, and famous[6] specialty breakfasts.[7]In July 1986, the real estate subsidiary of Puget Sound Energy (which owned the land) terminated the lodge's lease as part of a major redevelopment project in conjunction with Salish Resorts.[6] The 1919 lodge structure was completely remodeled and reopened in 1988 as the 89-room Salish Lodge & Spa. The fireplace is the only remaining part of the original structure.[8] The dining room continues to be recommended worldwide for its lodging, spa, and multi-course country breakfast.[1]In Twin Peaks, the building stands in for exterior shots of the Great Northern Hotel.

  798. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    We have surpassed 2 million bytes, although we have yet to reach 2 megabytes.

  799. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, thanks for the update. If granny keeps writing at the rate of her last comment we will surpass that 2 mgabytes in nota time at all! :)marion wants us to go back to discussing feral swine hunting. Marion gets excited when he thinks of feral swine and guns? True or Falsewarmer gets excited just thinking of marion getting excited (or angry) True or FalseTwin Falls, huh? Now that would have been a fun show to blog about!Remember - last MOT Weds. evening. I feel, almost - not quite, sad. Will I cry into my unsalted popcorn to add flavor. True or False? drew will come by to offer points and a cheesey condolence? True or False

  800. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, didn't you see the video about the female store clerk who was being robbed, that was okay, she was calm..until the bandit called her a "Grandma" she started screaming at him,opened fire and shot his something off.The video says she has the best behaved children in the area.

  801. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    Tonight's news, Lawrence man (see obit Haake) tasered, dies. Worked at Goodyear, security was called so he wouldn't drive, he resisted, and was tasered. Died at hospital.I hope this changes something.I'm so sorry for the poor family. He was too young.

  802. verity (anonymous) says…

    I am calm, I am calm. And the sun is shining today.(I always fear the worst, and since the worst rarely happens, I generally am happy. It works for me.)I had never heard about the giant magnets, how interesting. Do they have something to do with the Tonganoxie split? I have often noted how Lawrence is a little paradise surrounded by not-so-paradise.

  803. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:stillhavingawonderfulun-outedinternetlife.

  804. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    snap, thanks for dropping us a line so to speak - it is good to know all is well with you.marion, it is okay that you are bored with this - it is work, man, work and we will continue onward.aginglady - not meant to insult you with the elder word. How do you feel about aging? I would never refer to you as a stooped, old lady in a blog, by the way - I would be very creative with you! :) I did see the piece about the dear lady who was being robbed. I love it when someone defends themselvesverity - not little truths or lies on the way - tonights final show. Thank the Lord!

  805. verity (anonymous) says…

    Apparently there can be too much truth?Which channel and what time is the show on anyway? I can't find it on the schedule. I might just try watching it---or not. A new South Park is on.

  806. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    4..now I thinkFor ronda's sake, I'm going to watch one more time (total of 2)

  807. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    thanks aging. Yes it is on channel Fox (4) and watching it for my sake just makes me smile! I have it taped because I had a meeting from six until just now - and so I can fast forward through it.I'll be on later to chat about it though.verity, yes, absolutely too much truth - or maybe not too much truth, just too much "human" behavior that is assumed isn't there that is in actuality there. We are "human" afterall. Now if I can just find Mr. Robotics. I know his hands are around here somewhere.

  808. aginglady (anonymous) says…

    She knew going in she didn't give a lick about her marriage continuing. and, "See you back next season!" ?!?!?!?Let's put on a Russian Roulette show, why don't we?

  809. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    If you put one on I am sure there are some who would watch.To think I wasted all of that time watching each week's show when all I needed to do was watch tonight's show. I could have seen and heard the answers to the questions and gotten the update on their lives all in one show!Jeez, I can hardly wait until next season - not. Maybe I better get that "Backyard Fence" blog started soon.

  810. brujablanco (anonymous) says…

    In life's wilderness,Choked by the weeds of error -Bloom of beauty: truth.

  811. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    marion, that is a wonderful line and Jack says it with a lot of gusto - I think he is one fine actor. Are there truths in particular that you speak of, Marion? I am sure there is from the implied text.brujablanco, very nice - it sounds native american or japanese - short, concise, poetic, simple beautiful.

  812. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    I was out of town for a few days, visited the Fancy Lemur Show in Parachute, CO. Lemme tell you, there are some darned fancy lemurs out there...

  813. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    So give us more info, snap! Welcome back - we wondered where you have been hanging out! :)

  814. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    This is the first time I've visited this thread. Now that I've (NOT!~) read all of the posts, I can safely say that these are not the droids you are after...AGAIN!

  815. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    I was most impressed by the Portuguese Fighting Lemurs. In the Portuguese-style, the lemurs wear wicker armor and battle using rattan sticks. Each lemur has a balloon tied to his helmet. The object is to pop the balloon of the opposing lemur. It's all the rage in Macao these days, I'm told.

  816. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    snap, all too bizarre and interesting! Any links you care to share with us - or photos?JJE007 - your first visit with us! That is cause for celebration - perhaps with a balloon helmeted portuguese fighting lemur.

  817. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    This thread is deadIt's passed awayI hang my headIn sadness this dayMemories freshOf when we used to playNow no sign of youOr a wondering trollForgotten blogsAre the saddest of allTake up so much spaceFor no reason a'tallFond memories I storeDeep inside my headAnd a tiny hopeOf seeing movementOn my thread

  818. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    snap writes:stillhaving(oh, you know the rest)...BTW, cameras are forbidden at the Lemurdrome.

  819. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    It lives, oh joy! There is still movement and where there is movement life indeed exists. Marion, what are your favorite bands from the sixties - why aren't you posting on my song title game site?same with you snapwonderfulstilllife? This lemurdrome sounds too fun! :) Thanks for attempting to resucitate this thread.

  820. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    Ronda,I hope you found Handel! that rascally robot giving you the slip? maybe he has a fan club? sorry about my absence. glad to see this blog was at the top of the most popular tonight! I had to write an important newsletter article, then a letter, for an organization. I've returned to writing a short story. so, my fingers have been occupied.plus, the women I love needed me lately. ***yes Nota, that's the cause of the tongie split. just watch, it is less likely to occur on the weekend! this is a top secret program, but word was smuggled out in the lunchbox of the KU classified employee who runs the magnets most of the time. anybody got other urban legands they want to start about lawrence/douglas county? ***and finally, Macaroni"Truth means nothing to most of the people on this thread.marioni thinks now that he has a corner on the truth? wow, he really is deluded with delusions of grandeur. but then, we already knew that.

  821. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    okay snappy,you left out the most important part:were you one of the Lemurs? did you survive?

  822. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    As this blog tries to climb hill 1400, I think I can hear it muttering "I think I can, I think I can..."

  823. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    The lemur leapt up high and licked my face,then painted green for that St. Patrick's day.That daft sifaka seemed so out of place,with Madagascar half a world a way.That Propithecus diadema tongue,did treat my nose as flower, leaf or fruit,which from some bulbous bole of wood was hung'til nostrils did eruct a fearful toot.Then pushing off my chest the lemur flew,to hang upon a tree and stare me down,its dark brown face, white-framed, its stare so true,as wilting as the sweet face of a clown.I loved that lemur hanging hanging, oh, so near,Hoped it was real and not caused by green beer.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diademed_Sifaka

  824. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    JJE007, lots of talent there! I got a huge laugh out of that one - and such visions that came to my head! Give us more!!!!!!!!!We'll check you out multi.Gnome, good idea to keep your hands busy - we know what the alternative is. Hopefully you won't forget us when you do have free time. We live for yet another day, Hurray, Hurray

  825. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    b_g, actually, the lemurs killed me. I'm posting this from the Great Beyond.

  826. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    Too many "hanging"s!~)

  827. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, snap is in a place that I have not been before - care to share some of the bright white light info?JJE007 - "hanging" ???multi, what is up? I am checking out the site now.

  828. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    I wrote two "hanging"s back to back in the 13th line of my pseudo-sonnet, That will NEVER do! The rhymes were forced and the iambic pentameter was already messed up. Getting the syllable count wrong is simply inexcusable!~)

  829. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    JJ, don't judge yourself. I'm sure you've read some of my poems. You are among friends here and we only judge marion (just kiddin mar!). I liked what I read and the magic of writing is that it can always be rewritten - unless of course it is on this thread which is fossilized forever in space, somewhere, sometime........multi, great pieces of writing - the both of them. I highly recommend all of you checking out the multi site!

  830. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    well ronda,you suppose this blog is the real reason KU won the championship? should this blog be in the parade? if so, can there be a flot large enough for it? JJ, in being a pedant of minor details you will overlook the beauty you try to express. in other words: don't worry about it! yes ronda. in fact, my story is almost finished. I'll share with you when finished. I think it is good so, again, anybody got urban legeands they want to start here? like what's the real reason CT st. has that curve at 15th? or, what's really under the chancelor's house? and just what did KU do with the nuclear reactor it used to operate on west 15th across from the law school. a rather fitting place I thought. and finally, when does the lawrence wastewater treatment plant exprience the greatest load? yes, ronda, this blog plods forth. p.s. snappy, I'm glad you were a lemur.

  831. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    "I'm getting really tired of the Ad Hominem attacks.Really tired of them, especially considering that they emanate from d*amned dirty apes."Good one, Nick. Stay classy.Your last post was an excellent mixture of bragging and pontificating. Stillhavingawonderfulun-outedinternetlife.

  832. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    And don't forget this classy bit from outingbulkerbiz:http://groups.google.com/group/news.admin.net-abuse.email/browse_thread/thread/c56ecf247ef33bd4/01d5934f5c6ab878Abusive language included."I am actually considering directing the LJW to delete my profile and let this site go hang as I am so tired of the Ad Hominem and ridiculous attacks on my person and character."Do that thing, bub & don't let the screen door hit you on the way out.

  833. HodgePodge (Erin Parmelee) says…

    I'm starting to wonder if Marion has a contest going with himself to see how many times he can use the words "Ad Hominem". Perhaps he wins a Thesarus??

  834. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    le's various incarnations have the lifespan of a mayfly.

  835. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    le is gone? What blog did he make a comment in that got him ousted?I wonder how many of those take place in a years time span on this LJW site - any guesses. And how long are you punished once you are disappearedededed?marion, I am sorry it sounds as though you are having a rough day. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better one.gnome, I look forward to reading your piece. If you all have not checked out the two items multi has posted please do - both every interesting and well written.snap, snap, snap!!!!!!!!!! :)

  836. brujablanco (anonymous) says…

    "Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."George Eliot

  837. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    and ... bruja goes deeeeeeeeeep!very good.***agree with snappy: marion should act instead of talking! cancel macaroni profile and go bye-bye. collective IQ of ljw posters rises 35% then. ***thesarus...needs a diktionery. ***gnomedog was particularly interested in the fresh new grass today, tasted good to him with recent rains. ate a lot on our walk. thanks for the link snappy, it truly is revealing about marioni/nickdanger etc. few months ago a guy went crazy shot up city commision meeting in kenwood/burb of st. louis. the description of this guy sure was sounding a lot like marioni. his nickname was "cookie." oh well. now the parade will go down to 19th on sunday. big crowd expected. mass st. businesses raise their prices in welcome? wouldn't it be cool to g get there early enough to have a table at a window in a restaurant sunday afternoon? free tibet, don't just have talks. china shouldn't have occupied it. no talks, no international monitors...liberals sure are wimps...no, let's just free the country, and maintain taiwan's freedom! end of rant. resume normal behavior.

  838. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    A short message from Lemur heaven: "tsk, tsk" (which translates as "have a pleasant evening, everybody").

  839. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Whose name is getting chiseled off the monuments now?

  840. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    snappy,my earlier question about you surviving...lemur war. I read your post as implying that mock battle occurred. thus, there would be mock death, too...as in paintball games with the hits rep getting shot. how many were at the lemurdrome? won't miss Le. no, not at all. good luck Multi selling your house. does this mean you're going to move to another zip code?

  841. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says: "i see le got himself disappeareded today. I came to see if the comment tally dropped."The count doesn't change. When someone disappears, all their posts are removed from the various threads to which they were posted (no red stripe, they're just gone), but the count stays the same. So if you click on a story that says it has 3 comments and when you click on it there's only 1, you know someone got gone'd.*************************bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says: "agree with snappy: marion should act instead of talking! cancel macaroni profile and go bye-bye. collective IQ of ljw posters rises 35% then."Personally I'd rather see an end to those posters (and we know who they are) that never post anything related to the topic, but make a career our of nothing more than ridiculing Marion's posts. Whether you agree with Marion or not, at least he occasionally posts something connected to the discussion (and probably would do more of that if it wasn't for the endless inane anti-Marion garbage), while others arestillsayingnothingworthad*mn.

  842. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    Friends, Lawrencians, Countrymyn,Sell me your house...I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him; The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones, So let it be with Caesar ... The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it ...Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest, (For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all; all honourable men) Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral ...He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man:. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason:. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me. What the hail is wrong with me?~)

  843. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multi, sell your own house - tis the rage these days and you all save some money and probably sell the house faster.Well, if we need to end our commenting career due to being "trolls" and not always discussing topic, then I would even have to say bye bye too. But I get what you are saying bruja. All is accepted on my site - I like to play fair as long as it is kept friendly and clean. gnome, I am glad to hear that gnomedog is eating it up this spring - it is a cold day today!Are you all going to the parade?

  844. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    multi, what can your group of friends do to help you out? You seem to be in a tight spot.Maybe we can do a blog about you and get some help that way - let me know what you would like to do.I too have seen blogs that say they have a certain number of posts and they do not - I know sometimes they are late (with the count) to show up, but sometimes they just aren't there at all.

  845. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    JJ, you were really on a roll - was that a cinnamon roll or another kind? :)

  846. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    I'm just copying Shakespeare...And wanting to buy a house...And hoping for hope...And doping for dopes...Dope...Raggingandraging...

  847. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes,multi,can we help?***no, not going to the parade. won't be in southern lawrence at that time. probably exceed 60K people there...I'm a bit phobic about big crowds. wow JJ, get down man. that was a cool quote. Brutus is an honorable man...an example of a cutting remark? yes it is cold. we enjoyed the levee this afternoon, but gnomedog and I only saw four other souls there. I've not been able to work on my story, and won't tonight. probably finish by tuesday ronda. BBQ cat...I bet if we looked we could even find a recipe for that on the internet?

  848. verity (anonymous) says…

    Just saw the parade---what's the matter with Kansas now, world? Kansas rocks. My opinion is that KU won because they played as a team, no prima donnas. I'm very happy for them and Coach Self.

  849. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    verity, you are right on with your statement about KU playing as a team and no prima donnas - the Selfs are great as are each individual team member. Rock on KU!multi, crab rangoon sounds better than what I am having!gnome, just let me know when you are ready for me to do a read through - I look forward to it! Glad to hear you are so close to being done - good feeling, eh?hey guys, didn't I see Le back on today?JJ, keep em coming, we are enjoying you.

  850. prospector (anonymous) says…

    Ronda, the Kansas Geological Survey, on the SW corner of 19th and Iowa, has the above referenced books and much more. The parking is much easier.I thought you might enjoy this photo from the KGS website.http://abyss.kgs.ku.edu/pls/abyss/pubcat.phd1.View_Photo?f_id=2196&f_hd=Y

  851. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    -This Fear-This thread has gone on long enough, I say!Its value was in casting stones through glass.Its way is lost in forwarding our day.Its time is o'er, Eeyore would prob'ly say.I do not doubt that we are goodly beasts.I do not shrink from what we are to tout,but should not cater to our want of feast,and do not wish to wait to shout my out.Let's start anew and weave new threads to wear.Let's sew a fine cloth that can't be torn.Impossibility's a cross to bear,and from it new ideas new are often born.I cannot say that anything is wrong,but know the living way's forever long.

  852. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    cannot be!

  853. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    prospector, thanks for the tip and the link. I haven't been to 19th and Iowa area since i went to a monarch exhibit several years ago. Time I checked the area out. I will also look at the link.Wow, JJ just blows me away - how poetic, how refined, how inspirational to all of us! We must carry on until a nice round number such as 1500 though, do you agree, JJ?marion, what is the address? that sounds very yummy - I'll bring my tums along.

  854. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    -mass abating-There is this thread between what's here and I.Our house is falling down and bringing tears.All that we love can always be despised.The sky itself is calling all to jeer.Some call the place we live a living hell,and some believe we're one God's vision fruit.The tuth is that there's no one who can tell,though all proclaim they know the only truth.I have a dream today that none will know.They hear it but cannot move past its pain.There is nowhere for us to stay or go,for there is always too much to disdain.I dare to leave because the time is rightbut fail to pull it off come morning light!~)

  855. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Marion (Marion Lynn) says: "This thread should go on, even though it is becoming a real thing to load!"Nobody heralded in the 2 megabyte mark.

  856. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Wow, have I really been away so long! I need to drop by once in awhile to see what you all are doing.I've had days like the above mentioned in Jane Something's song - I like the name Jane Something - rather catchy, don't you think?multi, you have my number - I saved taste for last - well, next to last. The last one will be putting all of the senses together to make some "sense" of them! But after that gal accused me of trying to get dates from doing my blogs I have been hesitant - yeah, not like me at all. So be prepared, I will put my Sexuality - taste out there in the next couple of days. Keep it straight up though!!! :) Er, I didn't mean that how it sounded. :( No wonder I get accused of bad things - it is just my mind, just my mind, what am I to do?nota, we need warning on megas - I am like multi in that I am not aware of a lot of these things.JJ, waiting for another poem.....

  857. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    hey, multi, saw you out and about on the Dylan's game earlier. What is your favorite band or musical performer?I agree, nota, we need to see kittens! They are probably rolly polly and adorable, running and scampering at this stage, tumbling head over heels and getting into a mound of mischief. We want kittens, we want kittens!Where is robotics hands??? Ahh, even he wants to pet kittens!

  858. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    http://notajayhawk.home.mchsi.com/pic...

  859. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Yes, momma kitty is a little overprotective. When I was trying to take the pictures, she'd follow me from one side of the bed to the other getting between the camera and the babies. We're going to have to separate her soon - they should have been eating two weeks ago and almost weaned by now, but as long as she keeps feeding them they aren't going for the food.Just as well they don't know it was a sad day. I had to bring the kittens' granddaddy (Wanda's father), one of the neighborhood strays, to the vet to be put down this afternoon.

  860. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says: "For those who went nuts and quit looking at the above links because the load time going back and forth was too long, just click on the first picture...."You can also right-click on the link and select "open in new tab" or "open in new window," view the picture, close the new window, and repeat for the other links. ;) Sorry, should have mentioned that, but I always do that from any thread so it didn't ooccur to me to suggest it.

  861. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, those are some fine looking kittens! You just have three, correct? Any homes for them? You also seem to have a couple of interesting antics! :)We are getting close to 1400 - marion will dart in and do it!!

  862. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    yes, #1400 is close. indeed this blog is getting long to load. I have to click on it, then go feed gnomedog, and then come back! crab rangoon, yumm. some chinese restaurants make them sweet, don't care for those. the other way is wonderful. yes, ronda, am trying out a couple of endings in my head and in writing. I have really appreciated JJ's poetry. very nice indeed. thanks. nothing much else here, still feeling much better, better than I have in months. getting a lot of things done for a change, very nice. so, ronda, after I spilled Handel's name, what did you have to do with the mounds of mail your robot received? y'know, all those CD's, dvd's disks, and handwritten letters trying to win his affection and steal him away from you?good luck Multi.

  863. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    onetwoskipa fewthreefour

  864. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    teenhundred!!!!!!!!

  865. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    We Did It All!!!!!!!!!!! Only 99 more to go and we stop this dreadful thread.gnome, writing and rewriting is the key as you know - also these days it is nice to have several outcomes to present to an editor if you are talking short story or novel.Yes, Handel is doing quite well for himself and has had several offers of a different home life - touring with a female band, traveling overseas and living abroad (sounds bad I know), acting nanny to a family with fourteen children who could use an extra set of hands. He has even been offered positions such as a typist, work as a hair stylist, counter help at McDonalds. We can all use some fast hands, but I keep him boxed in when I am not making use of him. I don't want him to scamper away when my back is turned, which it often is during a massage. I have found some hand-cuffs that look rather attractive on him and they have long chains so I can easily hear them should he try to drag himself away. I had been calling him Handy Andy and Leftie and Rightie so he is happy that I have settled on Handel. Thank you for that! :)

  866. snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…

    Woo Hoo!

  867. maxcrabb (anonymous) says…

    How to fool a lie detector.When asked a false/positive or yes/no question, ask yourself another question in your head which requires the answer you want to be "the truth".Example. If the questioner asked, "Did you kill this man?" and you wish the answer of "no" to be truthful, you can substitute the question in your head with "Do I like Hitler?" and answer no with confidence. Your body reacts as if it is giving a truthful answer, because the question has changed (but only to you)Sorry if that's confusing. But i hear it's very simple to master if you put your mind to it.

  868. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Four kittens, Ronda. Two yellow/orange and two greys. So far all four surviving (at 5-1/2 weeks).gnome, I think you'd have time to take gnomedog to the vet for his annual shots while the page is loaded.

  869. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    max, that is, an oversimplification by far of how to fool a lie detector. ***wow, travel with an all-girl rock band? then handel would have his own groupies. I wonder, ronda, if there's more than possessiveness with the hands in chains? might have to look deeply into handel's manual regarding S&M. nanny to fourteen kids! his nuclear power source would run out in two years or less! ***yes, now we're past 1400! so, when we do stop this blog, ronda, will you start a "backfence" blog? and, what about handel? should he have a blog too?

  870. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I like the idea that you can trick yourself into passing a lie detector test by substituting a different question to yourself. A lot of people are quite adept with mind control and other items of the body they control - slowing down pulse, etc. I think it could be done. But it may only work with psychopaths! :)I honestly have some concerns with Handel - I suspect that since he was a "used" (and I do not use that word lightly) robotics, that each hand may actually come from a separate machine. I am beginning to think they are up to no good. I have caught them doing some rather unusual behavior when they don't know I am looking. I have seen them signing to each other, I have seen them playing patty cake, I saw them giving each other a high five, and I have caught them holding hands. Once I even saw them thumb wrestle and have twice caught them twiddeling each other's thumbs.. I have thought about bringing in a third spy hand to help keep a heavy hand on them and report any unusual behavior back to me - also that way I'll have a hand massaging my neck and each foot at the same time! :)I promise to do a backyard blog as soon as we reach 1500 - I agree that the load power is just too much. marion, we will all send private messages telling them to upgrade the system - it just might work!

  871. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says: "I honestly have some concerns with Handel - I suspect that since he was a "used" (and I do not use that word lightly) robotics, that each hand may actually come from a separate machine. ... Once I even saw them thumb wrestle and have twice caught them twiddeling each other's thumbs."If you've seen them thumb-wrestling, then they are indeed from two different robots, since you need two hands from the same side (two rights or two lefts) to thumb-wrestle. (On the other hand, you can't "twiddle" unless you have one of each.)

  872. jonas (anonymous) says…

    Opening this thread nearly crashes my computer! Well done, well done. By the way, Grand Theft Auto, Kansas! It's in development, so I've heard according to Youtube. Check it out!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghx_A7gQbT8

  873. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    hey jonas, hey warmer! Nice to see you both on here. Thanks for the tips, multi and I hope they help everyone. We will make it - hopefully soon so we can put this behind us!I like the idea -multi, would you lend me your ear? Anyone have a slightly used robotics ear lying around. And good point about them being both right hands or left hands - I guess since they are robotic hands I didn't give any thought to the fact that they seem to have thumbs in the same place - both left handed since the thumb faces to the right. I am also in the market for used robotics eyes - I could have them installed in the back of my head and then I could keep an eye on Handel (and friend) all by myself - even when sleeping!I'm off to check out the youtube site, jonaswarmer, why aren't you on the Plume post?

  874. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    multi,well, it wasn't a big leap to s&M since ronda already has chains on Handel. hi-fiving each other? damn what a subversive act. yes, nota, I could just about go shopping while this was loading or get gnomedog his shots! this is one big honking blog. it doesn't crash my windows/ME system, it just takes time, time and time. Ronda, you check your e-mail? handel's hands are signing to each other. got any translation of what they're saying? "I love you...etc?" yes, handel is second-hand, so to speak, and there are some expectable eccentricities introduced, you got to handle handel with some care, and be sure to finger any offensive behavior, or put him in the joint if it gets out of hand. you can't palm off this problem. get a grip and I know you and Handel can handshake.

  875. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says: "Ya know, it takes notajay to think of the identical hands thing.Really, who thinks of things like that LOL."Au contraire. These are important things to consider, especially the twiddling part, which, according to a teacher I had in 7th grade, is an important life skill.I had enquired of this teacher as to what we should do if we finished a test early. He said we should sit there and twiddle our thumbs. That's precisely what I was doing when the teacher came by and asked if I knew that I was twiddling them backwards. I replied with a question of my own, asking if it really made a difference, since either way it didn't get you very far. He asked me if that was my philosophy on life. I told him I was 12 and didn't have a philosophy on life yet. But if I did have one I somehow doubt it would include any mention of how much could be accomplished in life through proper thumb-twiddling.I agree with Marion that the problem with page-loading is due to the LJW's servers. Even at 2 megs, with a high-speed cable connection, you could still get the whole page in about 2 seconds, with DSL around 15. (Of course dial-up could take as much as 2 minutes or more.) The limitations are coming from how fast the LJW is feeding it to us, not how fast we're able to pull it. Depending on time of day and other factors that determine traffic on LJW's site, it's been taking me 20-30 seconds most times, but sometimes as long as a minute or more. And it's funny that we complain about that. It wasn't all *that* long ago that this was more the norm for internet browsing. Opening a webpage with graphics (let alone flash content or something), or an e-mail attachment that was a small picture (like 800x600, not the huge ones modern digital cameras can take) took a looooong time, they didn't appear magically (and instantly). Think we're getting spoiled? Incidentally, in other countries their high-speed connections blow ours away - Japan's can be ten times faster. Imagine being able to download an entire full-length movie in a minute and a half, or a full DVD image in ten minutes (you could download it almost as fast as burning it to disk).

  876. pisafromthewest (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says: "Wow, what a smack in the head. Were we really just 12 in 7th grade? I would have gone in at 11."Someone has a late-in-the-year birthday. :)If your birthday comes early in the year (like mine), like as in pre-June, then you're 12 going into 7th grade and 13 coming out. If you have a late birthday (post-September), you're 11 going into 7th and 12 coming out. (Of course if your birthday's in the summer, you're 12 going in and coming out - *and* you miss out on any classroom birthday celebrations.)Early birthdays were great. Had my driver's license before finishing my sophomore year, could buy alcohol and go to bars before graduation, etc. Although I also had a draft card before I graduated, which wasn't so great. (Yes, I'm *that* old.) Then again, in the days before picture ID's, the draft card helped considerably with the afore-mentioned alcohol-related activities.Ronda, you should try having crazy *nuns* for teachers. I swear they must instruct them in some kind of religious-martial-arts techniques using common classroom objects as weapons (yardsticks, pointers, chalkboard erasers). I've never been able to figure out whether that incredibly loud "CRACK" you heard when one of them whipped a piece of chalk at someone (with action that would make a MLB pitcher proud) was the brick wall in the back of the classroom cracking, the chalk breaking the sound barrier as it passed your ear, or a fission/fusion-type reaction caused by the chalk being reduced to a molecular cloud and then compressing beyong critical mass.

  877. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Jeez-Louise I hate sharing computers (and forgetting to log off the former user to log in myself) - that last post was not pisa's, it was from me.

  878. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    welcome, pisa! Interesting talk about hands, gnome - great job and I am loving all of the puns!I am having a downer day - my niece died two years ago and this was her birthday. She would have been 27 years old today - the prime of her life. It is hard for all of us to go on without her.Yes, I remember some crazy teachers too, multi an pisa. We had an algebra teacher who was ancient and scared the crap out of us. He would do strange things like pick his nose and then pluck some of his long, grey eyebrows - roll the eyebrows and the bugger together and then flick it on some student. I wonder what a principle would say these days if a student went into the office and told them what the teacher had done - too freakin strange that one! I also remember when one of my cousin asked him for help with a problem his answer was, "You don't need to know everything." Maybe he didn't think the female mind should or could know more.I should do a blog on strange teachers - I know gnome would jump right in! Was that Melvin you hated, gnome?

  879. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says: "Ronda, due to an anonymity opps on Notajay's part, we now know that pisa shares his computer. If it's not his significant other, he's probably in big trouble soon.=D"pisa is an acquaintance, and was over here babysitting while I was bringing my wife home from the hospital. We use each others' computers when convenient and have had similar log-in issues in the past.

  880. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, I hope your wife is well if you were bringing her home from the hospital. It sounds as though pisa is a trusted friend. multi, you are such a smarty - you pick up on everything. We have three computers in the house (four if you count the one laptop that doesn't seem to work). I am finding it is about as price wise to buy a new computer when one stops then to have a Geek come out and charge a fortune. Gotta have these computers!!!!I am not having nearly the problem with downloading that you all are - it takes my computer about three seconds max - and yes I do remember computers of olden times and how long they took! Imagine we ever used the things!

  881. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    No offense taken. The wife's doing fine - well, as fine as she gets, anyway.

  882. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    "well as fine as she gets?" wow, this statement leaves more questions than it answers. ronda, sorry for the anniversary of your loss. that's young to die. in '97 I went to the mayo clinic having what runed out to be strange neurological condition. also at my hotel was a couple in their 20's. she had had breast cancer and docs were working hard to prevent it returning. that's sure young for breast cancer. yes, it was Melvin, the teacher's pet for the 8th grade english teacher I had a crush on. no, didn't exactly hate melvin. melvin 'just wasn't like the rest of us,' and would errupt in disruptive behavior on his own schedule. the teacher picked him out for special treatment and called him her pet. I think it was an attempt to overcome his behavioral issues. wow, what a teacher. my favorite teacher was the electronics teacher I had for all four years of high school. what a cool dude. he was really tall, big, and a mormon. he always had humor going, but you had to listen for it. his manner of teaching was more humble than most. he did more by show instead of by tell. Mr. Ogborn. made a difference, since either way it didn't get you very far. He asked me if that was my philosophy on life. I told him I was 12 and didn't have a philosophyon life yet. But if I did have one I somehow doubt it would include any mention of how much could be accomplished in life through proper thumb-twiddling.--nota,LOL. I don't think I got a philosophy of life until I was 18, and have changed it three or four times since. dialup/juno. wow. no, that marriage was doomed. I have one computer hooked up, using now. one that needs some help to hook up, would like to have for listening to music off the net. and a third 486 computer system that has a scanner, not hooked up and I'm looking for a small round/oval table to put that on. among other things, my master's thesis is on that computer and would like the scanner. last I knew that last system was in working conditions though. yes, I remember dialup through the KU telecommsystem. yes it is funny we have come to expect such speed. now, with the cable modem we have instead of mrs. gnome on her computer and me on mine, we could have six more, all doing heavy bandwidth stuff like video/audio etc., and not slow things down. in my dreams I'v we wondered about putting one of those supposedly self-operated internet sales thingys on our lan with its own IP to make money automatically; you know, they advertise: "no actual selling required!" but I always remember: "if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." sent my story to ronda and she had some very nice comments, thanks ronda. I haven't run the word count but I think it is in the range of 3000words. so, a carbon spill froze all of western lawrence. how much of that went airborn. some caught fire. yay. when I transport carbon, I'm more careful about it.

  883. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    nota, was the "about as good as she gets" a comment about health or emotional? Sorry I am so nosey, hehe!multi, a bag of green or red lentils will do - rinse very well and then add to a pot of water - I drizzle a bit of olive oil over the top, add salt, pepper, about a teasoon of chopped garlic, some chopped carrots or celery, a diced small onion and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and they will be done in an hour or so - they really are quite fast. Once the lentils are tender I add a package of fresh spinach to the mixture and it wilts down immediately. Check frequently so your pot doesn't run out of water though as the lentils puff up when cooked. It makes a lot of food. I bag it into individual freezer bags and will pull one out when I am ready and let it defrost in the refrig for a day. I stick it into a bowl and microwave it - cook an egg over medium to put on the top of it and that is one tasty little meal. I put a bit of catsup over it. You have the iron and protein and fiber from the lentils, the iron and c from the carrots and spinach, and extra protein from the egg. Low cost - low calorie. If I have an extra strip of bacon or ham left over from another meal I will chop and add too. Have an apple with it and maybe a tortilla or a home made biscuit (I need to give you that recipe too since I make the best damn biscuits!).gnome is one heck of a fine writer. As a matter of fact, I could say that about all of the regular writer's on this site. I am in awe of you all - smart group and interesting. Heck, you're even polite! :)I think Robin and Bluejay are in love but showing it in a weird birdlike way - I like to throw out laundry lint, the birds love to use it for nest lining - soft and smells nice and clean!Odd that we have a hazards thang the day before earth day! Watch for my article about "Dying Green - Green Burials" it might be in tomorrow's paper since it is earth day. Gotta consider everything!Lovely evening - wish the had the energy to do a ton of yard work! Humm, maybe my love Handels could help me out. I haven't seen them all day - makes me very nervous!

  884. notajayhawk (anonymous) says…

    Both

  885. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    nota,hope your wife does improve. thanks for all the computer advice off thread. yes it is nice and now I hear we're under severe thunderstorm watch. gnomedog and I walked on the levee this afternoon, surprised didn't see a lot more people there it being so nice. gnomedog loves the clover in bloom. ham or bacon adds a lot to them when they're cooking MD/ronda. I usually don't cook those without ham/bacon/hambone. beans slow cooked with ham, bone in, garlic onion salt pepper, ginger bayleaf, yumm, oh did I say onion.

  886. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Guess we got a lot more rain than I thought we did - very wet outside this morning and it sounds like we will be getting a lot more this week. Everything is blooming and growing so quickly with the right temp and rain.Does anyone have a body to be found naked in a field! LOL - certainly not this lady!I love pinto beans also - great to alternate with the lentils. Let us know how you like them.

  887. JJE007 (anonymous) says…

    death's improvisationI guess since I have loaded this damned page,I shouldn't run away without a postbut I must go and sizzle up two eggsand miss the bacon, substituting toast.The ovo lacto fisho crab and shrimpsI masticate still do not meet the need.The feedlots are still sad, my cows have pimps,and naked apes and critters all still bleed.To live without a death upon one's handsis not to live at all or live a lie.Reducing, while an honorable stand,still stands beneath diversity's wise eye.A life means lives worth living and demiseand all must let the living improvise.

  888. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    JJ and multi - yes, the death abounds among us and helps us ascertain what is important within our hearts, why we breath and carry on. Why we are so ready when it is time to go (sometimes) to race through that closed red door and hope to find those faces of past waiting and watching for us.How we manage, those of us who have had loss after loss, to continue onward says so much about the human drive to survive - or is it fear of the unknown that keeps us clinging and climbing the uphill battle of life.I agree - it is time for the backyard blog. :)Wings of a RedbirdOut of the corner of my eyeYour bright red wings spreadCatching me by surpriseTake my breath and use itTo lift yourself awayOut of my life you must goTo fly on some higher planeEncircling all you've lovedIn one uplifting swoopAnd now you're goneI continue to hold my breathAnd hope to findOne lone feather left behindTo hold against my chest.

  889. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    very nice poetry all of y'all. too bad the birds can't read it since they are the vivid subjects. no, gnomedog doesn't like bees, they scare him. he also is not a bug catcher. a couple of my labs in the past have been bug catchers. they loved to catch bugs to supplement their diet. okay, let's try again:*anybody got any other urban legeands they want to start about the douglas county area? now we've got a watch to the west, and at this moment a warning for shawnee county/jeff county. I could never sleep through a thunderstorm, gnomedog sees to that! I think the thunder sound gives him a bad headache. enjoy those pintos MD! pintos very good, in their original juice. oh yeah. once I cooked them the way I gave above, in roaster pan with a lid, very low heat all night, next morning, eat for lunch. the ham was literally falling off the bone. I learned about the ginger and bay from internet recipe site. it is amazing how much cooking information, recipes, etc., is out there on the web. never m made red beans and rice before but went to chef2chef.net and read some recipes for it. first time was great. now Ronda, I'm just running the spellcheck and am done with the first story. on to alternate ending #1. 2,735 words. thanks for your comments on it.

  890. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Thank you all for having made this such a fun venture and for keeping it alive through The Backyard Fence Blog. I feel as though I know each of you in a scary but nice way. I also feel as though we have each connected in a unique way and I thank you for that too. You have all given something of yourself to me. JJ, with your poetic genius, warmer, your strange and wonderfully witty personality, gnome, your intuitive thoughts and incredible writing skills, and multi, all of your creative ideas, your ability to be yourself through all of life's trials, nota, sharing some of what you are going through with us in such a real manner and keeping us upbeat as well. not_dolph, obob, marion, beatle, kathy, so many others of you who swung through on a vine with Gretchen from time to time - hope to see you all peeking at me over the fence.Goodnight!

  891. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    You're an impossible romantic, multi! Just like me. We can not let an old love die unattended. :)

  892. ontheotherhand (anonymous) says…

    wow. truly awesome

  893. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    January 24th it is, multi.I can not believe you came back here to make the suggestion. We'll see how many others are willing to spend the time to load this mother......It is so good to be back - the original crime scene. I feel like a kid again.....

  894. Stat_Guys (anonymous) says…

    As of today, after Marion and others have been banned, there are apprx 1032 comments remaining on this thread.
    Where a comment says there were 400 at the time.Count is 200 remaining.
    Previously comment says 644, remaining count is 377.
    Previously 800, 674 remain.
    Previously 1000, 742 remain.
    Previously 1449, 1027 remain.
    Thread total prior to my comment is posted at 1454. Apprx 1032 comments remain, most gone at the first few months.
    Sorry for the numbers being approximates, had to do it quick during my break and post now when I got a moment.

    Notable is Jonas' comment when they reached 1000:
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    jonas (Anonymous) says…

    Jubilant Posters Celebrate Milestone
    AP reporting

    Throngs of virtual celebrants crowded the rows of commentary columns in gleeful celebration of their pet thread passing the milestone 1000 posts. Long in the works, the thread, strangely on the topic of a silly Fox network game-show, finally broke quadruple digits on the early morning of March 13th, with credit going to Mariann, who came in for the steal from Ronda, who apparently was busy doing less productive things, such as sleeping. “It's such a great moment!” netizen Bearded-Gnome exclaimed with a trace of tears in his eyes. “It looked about to die there for a moment or two, but faithful posters hunkered down and brought it home. I never lost faith.”
    Of interest was the lack of late assistance from the oft-omni present Marion. “Nick Danger/ Marion is our resident spammer,” posters The Original Bob and Snap-Crackle-No-Pop were quoted as saying (numerous times). “While he was active at the beginning of this quest, its strange for us to be so successful with such minimal assistance there at the end.” Marion, strangely, was unavailable for comment.
    But some remain skeptical, such as dour poster Kansas778. “Sure, it's impressive, but we should all remember that this is the nominal post rate. When we factor in post inflation and apply our post-deflater, I think that we'll find the real-post level to still be less than some of the post counts during the Reagan Administration.” Other voices also called for restraint. “These posts aren't properly backed by anything,” poster Mkh was quoted as saying. “You see, this is all the fault of the Federal Reserve and their issuance of fiat posts, which are utterly value-less. We're all happy now, but it's only a matter of time before we go into severe post-recession and eventually a grinding post-depression like we've never seen before. Without Ron Paul, we'll probably suffer a severe world-wide post-famine before the end of this decade.”
    Other posters were more optimistic. Reticent-irreverent was quoted as saying “Dude, chill out.”
    All in all, it was a great day in posting history, but the after-effects are still in question as more information comes in.

    AP
    Ion Joe reporting.

  895. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Well, I appreciate your comment, stat_Guy! I didn't notice your addition until just now. Thanks for all your hard work!

    It is time to go back in history and reactivate!

    I had a moment of truth experience today:

    I am jealous of multi and marion for having had so many posts. I sure hope multi doesn't get disappearededededed!

  896. honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

    okay........ what am i missing here? how did this blog just get posted today yet have THIS many posts?? *scratching head in wonderment*

  897. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    honey, it is a trick of the trade as they say! ;) The magic behind the 'post' button.

    So, let's hear about some of your moments of truth. We all have many within a lifetime.

  898. honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

    okay.... well, there have been many but the moment that really sticks out is when my ex husband tried to choke the life out of me back in july 1996. that was the last day i resided in the same house as him. that night the police were called, i got temporary housing from DVACK and then my kids and i moved out permanently because the salina housing authority bumped our case up to the top of the list due the nature and urgency of our situation.

  899. bearded_gnome (anonymous) says…

    old blog, new date, whoooooosh! messed up system?!?

  900. honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

    i guess.... judging by the posting dates of most of the comments. they are from before i was even a part of this board!

  901. Boston_Corbett (anonymous) says…

    Talk about a Rod Serling kinda day....

  902. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    gnome, no, I am just being competitive. I want this blog to remain the highest ever on count. I don't want something written about marion of all people to out due me! It was a personal moment of truth!

    mel, there were many people on here who no longer seem to be. aging lady, JJ, warmer, drewcarey.....all kinds of people were on here. It was really my first experience of getting to know the different personalities of people who regular comment.

    I thought it would make for some good reading during these long, cold winter nights. It will give new comers some background! Enjoy!

    I wonder if nota ever had more kittens - probably litters and litters abounding.

  903. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I thought you'd appreciate it, Boston....if ever there was a criminally minded person who would/could..

  904. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    stat guy, I had never read the quote you list up above....wow, this sure brings back a lot of fun memories.

    gnome, weren't we going to go swine hunting on Linda Hanney's land with Marion? We were like the Wizard of Oz group. And didn't I invent a couple of Handles who were my robotic man hands who used to lay their hands on me?

  905. schula (anonymous) says…

    I missed this blog the first time around, too. Not sure if I have any moments of truths I want to share with everyone right now! Will think about it and get back to you.

  906. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    It can be something simple or profound or simply profound, schula. I think I have a moment of truth, truthfully, every single day.

    One recent one was that have to admit I'm an obese person of normal weight. That is not the type of moment of truth I want to appreciate about myself, but until I recognize that fact I won't begin to do anything about it!

    Watch for upcoming blog! ;)

  907. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    I'm having another moment of truth....I'm jealous of Anna.....if I were fifty years younger I might give her a run for her money....... follow that with another moment of truth...nah....

  908. KansasPerson (anonymous) says…

    I'm confused on "obese person of normal weight." How can a person be both? Unless you meant that obese is the new normal?

  909. honeychild (Mel Briscoe) says…

    i'm NOT jealous of anna. i'm sure she makes more in one month than i do in half a year but i wouldn't want to have to pander to horny, pathetically lonely guys just for a buck.

    i was a waitress for about 5 weeks... even w/ that, you have to be extra nice and accomodating to folks in order to earn your pay. and even then, they could be tip skippers, after you've busted your ass to get them everything they wanted, or they could just tip you a dollar for a party of 6. i know some people who make serious dough at being a server and that's cool-- just not something i can do.

    so that's how i know i couldn't be a stripper. its like being a waitress in that respect, only intensified by about 100 times over because you are allowing yourself to be continually objectified and over-sexualized in order to be paid. i am not downing strippers at all-- do what you gotta do-- atleast its a legal source of income. i just know that i would never be able to do it. even if i looked like pam anderson or traci bingham (which, i of course, DON'T). just some things you know you wouldn't be able to do in life and that's one of them for me.

  910. Valkyrie_of_Reason (Kathy Getto) says…

    Let me help you with your post count......................
    That ole green-eyed monster certainly brings out the best in a person, huh, Ronda?

  911. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Valkrie, you've got that right! And mine have tended to go green more than most. :)
    Nice to see you on here. It takes me down memory lane!

    Honey, I agree with what you say and who knows how hard someone elses life may be. I would never strip either, but appreciate that my taking money for modeling wasn't a whole lot different. No lap dances and photographers tend to be classier for the most part. At least over the average bar fly.

    Kansas, obese person of normal weight has to do with ration of fat to muscle. You can weigh correct amount for height, but they're finding alot of those people have weight as stomach fat. They need to exercise to shift weight from fat and into muscle. How are you?

  912. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    So my moment of truth this morning is how I judge people who get tax refunds and they use their money on tattoos. Now, I don't mind if they have plenty of money in advance of getting a tattoo, but when they live off the state I would hope they'd put it to better use. 'I know, I know, I said it was a 'judge' of people....

  913. KansasPerson (anonymous) says…

    I don't get that last comment.... how is getting a tax refund "living off the state?" Isn't that their own money?

  914. justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…

    Two separate issues, Kansas. I was talking about people who are living off the state (via disability, welfare, food stamps, etc.) and then use tax refund for tattoos instead of something they or their children actually need. Heck, even sticking it in the bank or paying off a credit card would be better. I am finally okay with tattoos - might even get one myself one day, but they are pricey! I admit it, I am a judgmental person. I'm working on it.

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