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     Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 1845 Registered: 5-2001  |
Even their taste in music is lousy: Washington Post (scroll down) | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 215 Registered: 5-2001 |
June began with a Star Trek convention in Honolulu followed by a floating version of that convention known as a Star Trek cruise around the islands of Hawaii. It was grand sailing from one paradisiacal isle to another with fans - many who have become friends over the years. I'd been to most of the islands of Hawaii many times before. I'd hiked down into the spectacularly sere crater of the extinct volcano, Haleakala, on Maui. I'd marveled at the unearthly sight of the steaming moonscape of Volcano National Park on the big island of Hawaii. I was awed by the beauty of the undersea life as I snorkled in the crystalline waters of Hanauma Bay on the main island of Oahu. But, this was my very first visit to the fabled island of Kauai. | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 1050 Registered: 5-2001  |
Dearesrt Buzzsaw: Thank you so much for using the correct spelling of the word "paradisiacal" in your recent post. I have often wondered how it's spelled. --Your Pal --The Oracle of MOL BTW: *Vulcan, a personal friend of mine, says he considers Halealealealakealalla (Original Hawaiian) some of his best work. *"Honolulu" (current usage), translated into English, means "Near The Mall". | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 1782 Registered: 5-2001 |
Smokey was an indoor cat -- until someone opened the front door. | ||
| ml1 Citizen Username: Ml1 Post Number: 1148 Registered: 5-2002  |
Heineken??!!! (expletive) that (expletive)!! PABST - BLUE - RIBBON! | ||
| crazyguggenheim Citizen Username: Crazyguggenheim Post Number: 414 Registered: 2-2002  |
ha ha ha haaa haaaa hhaaaaa hhhaaaaa hhhhhaaaaaa Call me crazy | ||
| crazyguggenheim Citizen Username: Crazyguggenheim Post Number: 415 Registered: 2-2002 |
CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Call me crazy | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 1051 Registered: 5-2001 |
ORIGIN OF "TAPAS" REVEALED! Tapas originated in the Andalusian region of Spain, where the word means "to cover." In Barcelona wine bars (often open to the street) bartenders would cover customers' wine glasses with saucers, to discourage flies from dipping into the vintage. Over time, innkeepers had the bartenders place small savory treats on the plates to encourage lingering, and thereby sell more wine. Soon, munching tasty appetizers with local wines became a Spanish tradition in itself. --The Oracle of MOL BTW: If it ever opens, Cold Stone Creamery (the franchise ice cream emporium currently under construction on Sloan St. in South Orange) will let you customize your own dessert. Here's how it'll work: Pick one or two or three or eleven flavors from the glass cases. Your ice cream(s) will be scooped and placed on a frozen granite stone. Next, you'll travel down a buffet line of "mix-in" ingredients (nuts, fruits, syrups, candies), selecting the ones you want to be incorporated into your ice cream creation. A staff of professionals behind the counter will then work their melding (not melting) magic, mishing and mashing your choices into a miraculous semi-frozen melange. Your dessert will then be deposited into either a cup or one of several types of cones. Yumm. | ||
| duncanrogers Citizen Username: Duncanrogers Post Number: 623 Registered: 12-2001  |
BTW: If it ever opens, Cold Stone Creamery (the franchise ice cream emporium currently under construction on Sloan St. in South Orange) will let you customize your own dessert. Here's how it'll work: Pick one or two or three or eleven flavors from the glass cases. Your ice cream(s) will be scooped and placed on a frozen granite stone. Next, you'll travel down a buffet line of "mix-in" ingredients (nuts, fruits, syrups, candies), selecting the ones you want to be incorporated into your ice cream creation This is a direct rip off of Steve's Ice Cream in Massachusettes. They were doing this in Davis Square when I was an undergrad so nearly (cough cough) years ago. | ||
| mem Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 1812 Registered: 5-2001  |
http://www.flatulence-filter.com/ | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 217 Registered: 5-2001 |
Q: how many surrealists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Goldfish | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 1052 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hello, Dali. -The Oracle of MOL BTW: Soda once said that one of the key differences between SOMA and Santa Fe is that in Santa Fe, one runs over lizards instead of squirrels. For the record, Jim Morrison would like to make it known that his own personal twelve pairs of lizardskin boots were "all derived from free-range, milk-fed, farmed lizards." No feral vermin involved. Groovy. | ||
| jem Citizen Username: Jem Post Number: 755 Registered: 5-2001  |
I have never been able to regard a bottle of Kikkoman Soy Sauce in quite the same way after seeing this little curiosity: Fight! Kikkoman You need to have Flash installed on your computer to view it, and be sure your sound is turned on. | ||
| #9Dream Citizen Username: 9dream Post Number: 508 Registered: 12-2002  |
All Your Base Are Belong to Us! | ||
| buzzsaw Citizen Username: Buzzsaw Post Number: 218 Registered: 5-2001 |
PONG arcade machines started in late 1972 with Atari PONG which had an immediate success, resulting in around 19,000 PONG machines sold. Soon after PONG entered the one year old video game market, numerous companies copied the game (an easy task as it was built with simple electronic chips and a regular TV set). Atari's first PONG license was sold to Allied Leisure who released the game under the name of Paddle Battle. Because Allied Leisure could not make the electronic boards, the company contracted Universal Research Labs (URL) to manufacture the boards (early Paddle Battle boards show an URL copyright). However, the competition did not take long to get strong and one of its immediate effects were the release of Wimbledon by Nutting Associates in early 1973, a four-player PONG game in color (this company released the first arcade machine in 1971: Computer Space). Atari didn't have enough time to release PONG Doubles, the equivalent in black and white. Many companies released arcade PONG machines between 1973 and the late 1970s | ||
| Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 1850 Registered: 5-2001 |
VH-1 is currently running "The 200 Greatest Pop Icons of All Time". In tonight's episode, Bruce Springsteen is number 76 on the list. Celine Dion is number 64. What's up with that? | ||
| shoshannah Citizen Username: Shoshannah Post Number: 181 Registered: 7-2002 |
Iraq and Iran are not alone. In fact, five other countries begin with the letter "I": Italy, Indonesia, Israel, Iceland, and Ivory Coast. | ||
| bella Citizen Username: Bella Post Number: 324 Registered: 7-2001 |
grumble grumble grumble | ||
| mem Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 1814 Registered: 5-2001 |
(fra mi stan) adj. Doo-hickey, what-cha-ma-call-it 1) Conventional: Unknown, however widely believed to have originated on vaudeville and been brought into larger popularity through "I Love Lucy", a television show featuring vaudeville duo Desi and Lucy. In comedic skits, the term "framistan" is used by a technical expert who seeks to deceive or confuse a non-expert as a reference for a piece which does not exist. The term was widely used, hence the comedic impact since the audience recognized "framistan" as a nonsense term: Auto Mechanic: "I was checking your oil when I noticed that your framistan is what needs fixing. That's a very important piece, but I can replace it for only $300." | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 1784 Registered: 5-2001 |
On a slow day at the office, David started a thread in the Virtual Café in which he offered his solution to the Town’s deer overpopulation problem. Soon he was joined by Sally and three of the other regular MOL posters, each of which had his or her unique solution to the problem. Each poster was so devoted to his or her idea that each posted to the thread several times (2, 3, 4, 5 or 6). No two posters posted the same number of times to the thread. One poster suggested that the landscapers be required to use deer to mow their customers’ lawns, thereby reducing noise levels in the township. From this information and the clues below can you determine the deer overpopulation suggestion each poster made and the number of times each poster posted to the thread? 1. Mary was so taken with one poster’s suggestion that the deer be assigned to traffic control duty on Wyoming Avenue that she insisted the traffic control deer be assigned motorcycles and required to wear bike helmets. 2. John and the one who posted only twice are in some order the one who suggested the TC pass an ordinance requiring landscapers to use deer to mow lawns and remove leaves from their customers’ property, thereby reducing noise levels and the person who suggested solving the town’s police problem by assigning deer to traffic patrol duty. 3. Tom and the one who posted five times are in some order the one who suggested that the deer be enrolled in the SOM school system to gain additional State funding for education and DEP grant money; and one who suggested that if the landscapers hired the deer, the CALM people would be free to concentrate on airplane noise and musical ice cream trucks. 4. The poster who posted three times didn’t suggest that the motorcycle riding deer be featured in the Circus at the 4th of July Celebration. 5. The poster who posted four times and the poster who suggested that the deer be enrolled in the SOM school system so that the high school students could handle them are both females. |
