Sunday, October 18, 2009

C2 Afternoon Open

122 comments:

  1. Open thread!
    Open thread!
    Which accursed
    Will cry "First!"
    At the head?

    It is open
    The topic's open
    And it'll roam here and there
    And all over
    Open thread!

    --George "Blogboy" Cohan

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  2. Well, I found this somewhat amusing. Almost as amusing as a certain caroon series I saw recently...

    AP Asks If Obama Is "Obnoxiously Articulate"

    Political reporters have now toggled from worrying that Obama gets "too much" media coverage to asking whether he is "too" good at communicating through the media. Maybe even obnoxiously good. Maybe even -- here comes that loaded word from the primaries -- too articulate.

    More...

    ROTFLMAO

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  3. For someone so articulated, Obama sure isn't much of an action figure.

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  4. New post and I did not even see it!

    from downstairs:

    Beer Bear?
    Bear Run! Black bear chills in Wis. beer cooler


    That's my kinda bear there!

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  5. DEZ,
    Callahan is teaching, not math I hope. ;)
    ---

    It is a joke of the time Chicago didn't get the Olympics for 2012. They ended up .... Forth!
    ;-)

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  6. too articulate?
    Um...uh...ah...Yeah... um...right!

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  7. DEZ, saw the reply re your finger.
    Damned good news!
    Please keep me posted regarding functionality.

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  8. um ah um ah um ah um ah chameleon...

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  9. Avatars disappear after the fifth comment. Some weird bug in BlogSpot. Which I. Already. Sent. Them. The. Fix. For.

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  10. pre-Boomer Marine brat said...

    DEZ, saw the reply re your finger.
    Damned good news!
    Please keep me posted regarding functionality.


    Will do, I most likely will never get full use of it again, but it beats the alternative.

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  11. buzzsawmonkey,
    um ah um ah um ah um ah chameleon...
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    Here is it you were looking for: chameleon

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  12. The Iranian tool, and outgoing head of the IAEA, still thinks the Iranian threat is exaggerated"
    Just because he figures he isn't going to be near one of the targets.

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  13. Who wants to cook me diner?

    *Waiting for the sound of crickets.*

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  14. DEZ,

    Indeed.

    I gather you're a machinist (of some sort). If you regain partial use, will that be sufficient, considering the type of work you do?

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  15. But they need not worry that he wont' be over-exposed in th emedia for very long - he's on top of it!

    The Obama regime is taking over your television from October 19-25 on more than 60 network TV shows.

    If Anita "Mao Mix" Dunn has anything to do with this, I'm sure there will be all kinds of appeals to go volunteer at Planned Parenthood, ACORN, and other "mainstream" causes, oh, and turn your parent sin for not recycling, or speaking ill of the current administration, or...

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  16. pre-Boomer Marine brat said...

    DEZ,

    Indeed.

    I gather you're a machinist (of some sort). If you regain partial use, will that be sufficient, considering the type of work you do?

    Tool and die maker, but it wont affect me all that much, I have feeling on the underside of the finger, none on top, so it worked out well in that respect.

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  17. Kosh's Shadow,
    The Iranian tool, and outgoing head of the IAEA, still thinks the Iranian threat is exaggerated"
    Just because he figures he isn't going to be near one of the targets.

    ---

    Well el-Baradei is Egyptian isn't he? If Israel is being hit it sure will have an effect all around.

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  18. DEZ,

    Good news again!
    Thanks, and very best wishes.

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  19. pre-Boomer Marine brat said...

    " DEZ,

    Good news again!
    Thanks, and very best wishes."

    I am gonna see if they will let me keep the pins, and get copies of the X-rays.

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  20. buzzsawmonkey,
    That's anole video, isn't it?
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    Sure is old. Now he has gotten fat and unrecognizable to the old looks.

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  21. Running Bare, it looks like the ObamaTV won't affect my viewing habits. I don't watch any of the shows.
    Now, if they had a segment on Mythbusters, that would be different.

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  22. Ribeye will have to go on the grill, mmmmmm.

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  23. Obama on Myth busters, now that would be priceless.

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  24. Callahan23 - I doubt ElBaradi cares, if Israel is gone. He could just stay in NY or Geneva, working for the UN.

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  25. DEZ said:

    I am gonna see if they will let me keep the pins, and get copies of the X-rays.


    Will you keep the doctors as your pins pals?

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  26. Hey DEZ, I cooked my very own brand of chili-con-carne this evening. Yum.

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  27. Pins pals, lol.

    I may just needle them for awhile.

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  28. I doubt Obama would be on Mythbusters, the Secret Service wouldn't want him to be that close to the stuff they use - guns, explosives, other things that go boom and break stuff.

    And a show busting the Obama myths just wouldn't be as interesting to most people.

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  29. Jesus. I go to have a smoke, I come back and my pats are up 52 to freakin' 0. WTF? When did they suddenly start playing this season?

    Damn...

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  30. GERMAN chili con carne

    WTF is Western Civilization coming to?!?!

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  31. buzzsawmonkey ,

    For someone so articulated, Obama sure isn't much of an action figure.

    Nice.

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  32. There's still 10 minutes let in the 3rd quarter? Man...

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  33. Obama would need to bust his own myth.
    He simply couldn't do it.
    He is incapable of finding flaws in his deeds.

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  34. GERMAN chili con carne.

    The gas would fill a Zeppelin.

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  35. Didn't Obama get the Noble Prize for Articulateness?

    ... 'cause he articulated all those nice things!

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  36. Kenneth!
    Hello, there!

    (one of the reasons I moved over)

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  37. Do you fill a Zeppelin from the Hind-endberg

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  38. pre-Boomer Marine brat said...

    Kenneth!
    Hello, there!

    (one of the reasons I moved over)
    STALKER!

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  39. Damn, supposed to have been a question mark at the end of that! This BlogSpot comment window takes getting used to.

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  40. Well, I thought Tennessee was going to be able to finally get on the board by kicking a field goal on 4th and 10 at the NE 17, but Kerry Collins fumbled and recovered for no gain.

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  41. pre-Boomer Marine brat said...

    "Do you fill a Zeppelin from the Hind-endberg"
    It makes a Messerschmitt, thats for sure,

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  42. New England puts Hoyer in, for his NFL debut with 7+ left in the 3rd.

    Hmmm... this HOyer kid looks good so far.

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  43. Running Bare said...

    There's still 10 minutes let in the 3rd quarter? Man...

    They switched the game here to the NYJ/BUF game.

    Looks like TO lost his hands again.

    I...left...my....hands
    In Phil..adel...phia

    /apologies to Tony Bennett.

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  44. You're a nasty Fokker!

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  45. The Titans are changing their names to the Midgets.....my god! I am sure the Pats will keep on running it up too....

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  46. hey, I just got called to dinner... later!

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  47. I need to get stuff done here before tomorrow, so I'll say ... good night, all !

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  48. You live by the suicide bomb and you die by the suicide bomb

    Iranian commanders assassinated

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  49. The whole "Running it up" thing is so much pansy-ass bullshit I dont' even know where to start.

    It's the offense's job to score. It's the defense's job to STOP them from scoring. That's the game. Period.

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  50. "WAAAA WAAAA THAT MEAN OLD TEAM RUNNDED UP TEH SCORE AND MADE US FEEL AWW BAD ABOUT OURSEWVESES. WAAAAAA!!!!"

    I always hated that crap LOL

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  51. Fear not, Bare...Bellichek will keep scoring until the Titans can stop then

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  52. But then again, the NFL is getting a little too liberal for my tastes, so maybe the Competition Committee will meet after this season and change the rules so everyone gets a trophy at the end for "Participation", instead of that dumb old competitive Lombardi that someone has to earn. Cuz that's just stupid and causes hurt feelings ;)

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  53. Fear not, Bare...Bellichek will keep scoring until the Titans can stop then



    Poor Hoyer - his first ever NFL game, and he's gotta come in in the middle of the 3rd quarter - probably didn't expect to even play today - and he either has to try not to score, or try to score. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't LOL

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  54. Oh jesus. Hoyer led them downfield for a first and goal at the 1... Sweet Jesus.

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  55. Chili-Con-Carne a la Callahan

    A pound of ground-beef. Stir fry looong time. Add to that two small onions nicely cut-up - fry some 'mo. Add a teaspoon of ground cumin, a bit of dried garlic powder, lots of turns of the pepper-mill, a tablespoon of dried sweet paprika, half a teaspoon of salt, some dashes of tabasco sauce and a light powdering of cayenne pepper, stir ---
    Then add the tomatoes including its liquid - plus the dried herbs basil and oregano each a tablespoon and half a tablespoon of thyme, a teaspoon sugar.
    Let that simmer for at least half an hour. During that time taste for salt and add a whole can (15 ounce) of red kidney beans without the liquid.
    Simmer - serve on rice. Yum.

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  56. BACKUP QB HOYER, IN HIS NFL DEBUT, 1-YARD TD RUN UP THE MIDDLE.

    BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA....


    Err. I mean, those poor Titans. I cna't imagine how horrible they must feel. They'll have to feel really bad on their way home to their million dollar homes, fancy cars, etc... all the while feeling blue. :(

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  57. Running Bare said...

    The whole "Running it up" thing is so much pansy-ass bullshit I dont' even know where to start.

    It's the offense's job to score. It's the defense's job to STOP them from scoring. That's the game. Period.


    During this Hopey/Changey year Bear, wouldn't be nice if, say, NE just gave 20 of their point to the Titans?

    Perhaps if we didn't hit quite as hard....blocked for one another. Shared in the joys of victory and comforted each other in defeat..............ENOUGH!!

    Fuck, I'm making myself sick. I hate this new age politics.

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  58. Desert Dog said...

    "You live by the suicide bomb and you die by the suicide bomb"

    Akmed opened his wallet and showed a picture of his oldest son, Mohamed, to his friend.
    "He was a suicide bomber in Iraq."

    Oh, you must be very proud!

    "Yes, yes, very proud, and this is my son Abdul, he was a suicide bomber in Gaza."

    Oh, two marters, how proud you must be.

    "Yes, so proud, and this is my son, Kareem, he was a suicide bomber in Iran."

    You have so much to be proud of, why the tears?

    "Because they blow up so fast."

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  59. Fuck, I'm making myself sick. I hate this new age politics.

    Me, too. I have a warrior mentality, and it's tough to try and push that aside in the name of "feelings" and "self-esteem".

    You dont' want to lose on the court, on the field, or in business? DO. YOUR. JOB.

    Period.

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  60. Well, appaently in the name of love and brotherhood and mutual understanding, the Titans put their backup QB in, too.

    I hope Young doesn't get depressed and run out in the middle of the quarter.

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  61. Hey Jorline and DEZ any opinion on my recipe:

    Chili-Con-Carne a la Callahan

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  62. Jorline said...

    Fuck, I'm making myself sick. I hate this new age politics.


    That's because you haven't yet bought yourself the new Ronco Self-ESteamer™.

    The Ronco Self-ESteamer™ allows you to feel good about yourself no matter what you say or do. Reassure yourself that good intentions are all that's important, and results mean nothing, by buying yourself a Ronco Self-ESteamer™ today!

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  63. Callahan23 said...

    Hey Jorline and DEZ any opinion on my recipe:

    Yes, it sounds good enough for me to have saved it.
    But I will omit the Tabasco. ;)

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  64. Well, that didn't last long. Young just got picked off.

    I'm almost tempted to stop watching.

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  65. Running Bare,

    We've changed from: everyone should have an equal opportunity to: everyone should have en equal result.

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  66. So what do you do here? Do you tell your team, your QB to stop trying? As a coach, I mean. Do you just tell your guys, "If you recover a fumble, or get an interception, take a knee?" Do your tell your backup QB in his first game ever to not try and score? Sure, he'll do run-run-run until he needs to get a first down, then pass etc... but what do you do here?

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  67. Running Bare said...

    You dont' want to lose on the court, on the field, or in business? DO. YOUR. JOB.

    Period.


    I liked this Eagles line from "Get Over It".

    It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak

    You're makin' the most of your losin' streak

    Some call it sick, but I call it weak

    You drag it around like a ball and chain

    You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain

    You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown

    Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down

    Complain about the present and blame it on the past

    I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass

    Get over it

    Get over it

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  68. Sigh... Interception. NE in the red zone again. This is just brutal to watch...

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  69. So, 4th and 7. Do you take the easy FG, or do you try a run play just so you dont' deliberatly score? What if you end up scoring anyway?

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  70. DEZ,
    But I will omit the Tabasco. ;)
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    As long as it serves your palate it is well.

    Btw. the long simmering phases are good for releasing the gas-effect of the beans prior to your intestinal system.

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  71. Callahani I boil fresh beans twice for exactly that reason.

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  72. Nope. A yard shy of the 1st down. Turned over on downs. Tennessee's ball.

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  73. Good afternoon CCers. Do any of you military types know what "JBB" stands for? Cannot find it in any military acronym sites.

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  74. I suspect RB has the one you are looking for.

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  75. buzzsawmonkey said...

    Jorline said...


    That's because you haven't yet bought yourself the new Ronco Self-ESteamer™.

    lmao

    Hey buzz, they used to have a radio spot down here called "Learning to E'spell with Angel"(anhel).

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  76. DEZ,
    Callahan I boil fresh beans twice for exactly that reason.
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    I use the same base-sauce without the beans to make spaghetti bolonaise.
    Instead of the tabasco sauce I often use a bit more of the cayenne pepper. Spices it up a bit. ;-)

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  77. ... spaghetti bolonaise.

    PIMF:
    spaghetti bolognese.

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  78. Thanks RB. That has to be it.

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  79. Callahan23 said...

    Chili-Con-Carne a la Callahan

    A pound of ground-beef. Stir fry looong time. Add to that two small onions nicely cut-up - fry some 'mo. Add a teaspoon of ground cumin, a bit of dried garlic powder, lots of turns of the pepper-mill, a tablespoon of dried sweet paprika, half a teaspoon of salt, some dashes of tabasco sauce and a light powdering of cayenne pepper, stir ---
    Then add the tomatoes including its liquid - plus the dried herbs basil and oregano each a tablespoon and half a tablespoon of thyme, a teaspoon sugar.
    Let that simmer for at least half an hour. During that time taste for salt and add a whole can (15 ounce) of red kidney beans without the liquid.
    Simmer - serve on rice. Yum.


    Sounds good to me Cal.

    Down here we call chili with beans, Yankee Chili.
    We have enough gas in this state without adding beans to our chili.

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  80. Looking at pictures, etc., from that base. It looks like a pretty nice place to be if you have to be in Iraq.

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  81. Welcome to Londonistan, Mr. Wilders!

    During his visit to London, the Dutch politician Geert Wilders was made to feel welcome by representatives of the Muslim Peace initiative: ///

    Clearly they voice death threats against him in plain daylight in the middle of Londonistan

    --- I, personally have had it with the UK. That is it!

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  82. Callahan, I know crap about Wilders, but I know Islam, and I have no use for it.

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  83. DEZ: "les fruites musicales," as they are known in La Belle France.

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  84. DEZ,
    Callahan, I know crap about Wilders, but I know Islam, and I have no use for it.
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    Neither do I, neither do I my friend.

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  85. RB - thanks for the AP story, made my day.

    Great...LOL

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  86. I know you dont Callahan.
    You see it more closely than I.

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  87. Desert Dog said...

    "You live by the suicide bomb and you die by the suicide bomb... Iranian commanders assassinated"

    Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting. So it has begun. The factions are turning on each other. The regime has blamed Britain & the US, naturally. Look for more of this in the coming days and weeks.

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  88. Good evening y'all - just a quick few posts before dinner! It's good to see y'all again, sorry but I've been kinda busy lately, sure hope to be out here again more often in the future!

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  89. And I do want to say a special "hi" to Buzz - and a belated welcome aboard! Hope you're doing well and feeling fine!

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  90. Hey real! I hope you're doing well!

    Later...

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  91. Hi Realwest!
    I certainly hope that you are doing good!

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  92. Hey Kenneth - what, was it something I said?!
    rats.
    Hi DEZ - wow it's HAS been a while since y'all have been out here, I've had my real nic for almost two weeks now.
    Course I haven't been out here much either so that could account for it too!
    How are you doing tonight?
    I'm mensa-mens - Yanks up 2-0; Giants got CREAMED by the Saints.
    I sure as hell hope we get to play the Saints again, like next weekend! There were enought cheap shots and bad calls that Giant coach Coughlin mentioned 'em in his post game interview.

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  93. Hey there Callahan 23, how are you doing my good friend?
    Haven't heard from you for awhile so I'm kinda hoping that no news is good news?!?

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  94. Later C2ers. Work to do. Might see you in a few hours.

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  95. Hey, Realwest--good to see you.

    Glad I stayed on long enough to give you a hello, but I must log off now.

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  96. Kenneth said...
    Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting. So it has begun. The factions are turning on each other. The regime has blamed Britain & the US, naturally. Look for more of this in the coming days and weeks.

    Kosh's Shadow says -
    They'll be trying to find some Jewish site to blow up. Maybe in Argentina again, but probably somewhere else. After all, the mastermind of that bombing is I believe now defense minister.

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  97. Realwest - no news meant good news. I did spend my last 2 weeks vacationing, well doing everything to not think of work and it helped.
    I am now ready to tackle the next round of work until probably christmas. Contract is signed at least until then. But it sure looks good, I get good reviews and the project is scheduled to last well into next year if everything goes well.
    Green-Card willing (I hope 'n "pray") I'll not need to sign a future contract. ;-)

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  98. Hey Buzz - I'm glad y'all did too! Now I gotta go too, cause mom just called dinner!
    We will no doubt chat agains soon!
    And hey y'all-have a great evenng and I hope I get the chance to see you all down the road!

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