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Dave Ross
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Username: Dave

Post Number: 4490
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 11:42 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. What is the worst movie you've ever seen?
2. What's your favorite comic strip?
3. What place is the furthest you've been away from M/SO?
4. Tax filing done or still in progress?
5. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
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jamie
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Username: Jamie

Post Number: 263
Registered: 6-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 11:51 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1) Though one of my all-time favs is in it - Steve Martin - Mixed Nuts comes to mind.

2) Calvin and Hobbes.

3) I think Cali.

4) In progress.

5) 4 or 5.
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Brian O'Leary
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Username: Brianoleary

Post Number: 1169
Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 11:53 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Out of Africa
Peanuts
Singapore (after that, you start coming back)
Done
Three, or four if you include sneakers as shoes
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NancyJanow
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Username: Librarylady

Post Number: 786
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 12:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. None (if it's that bad, I walk out.)
2. Zits
3. Israel
4. Thanks to Mr. LL, all done.
5. Can't count that high (only men whould have less shoes than their number of toes
NCJ aka LL
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smithford
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Username: Smithford

Post Number: 81
Registered: 2-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 12:09 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Batman and Robin

2. Calvin and Hobbes

3. Japan

4. Done

5. 3 pairs of shoes, 2 pairs of sneakers, 2 pairs of boots, 1 pair of slippers, 1 pair of docksiders, 1 pair flip-flops, 1 pair of birkenstocks, 1 pair of Tevas, 1 pair of geta, 1 pair of scuba boots ("shoes" was ambiguous)
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algebra2
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Username: Algebra2

Post Number: 815
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 12:23 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. What is the worst movie you've ever seen?
In the Bedroom
2. What's your favorite comic strip?
Far Side
3. What place is the furthest you've been away from M/SO?
Hawaii
4. Tax filing done or still in progress?
returns done and waiting to be sent
5. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
no idea ... 18? How many do I wear? 4
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duncanrogers
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Username: Duncanrogers

Post Number: 351
Registered: 12-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 12:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1) Coppola's Dracula
2) Bloom County
3) Scotland
4) Not yet
5) 3 sneakers, 2 dress shoes, 1 character shoes,two golf shoes,wading shoes
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Barbara
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Username: Blh

Post Number: 153
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 12:47 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. January Man (even though Plan 9 from Outer Space is billed as the worst movie ever made, it was fun to see -- January Man wasn't meant to be as bad as it was).
2. Zits
3. Middle East
4. Still in progress
5. Many many
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Bjp
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Username: Bjp

Post Number: 71
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 1:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Howard the Duck
2. Far Side
3. Is Hong Kong farther than Australia?
4. Done
5. Maybe 10.
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greenetree
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Username: Greenetree

Post Number: 1561
Registered: 5-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 1:51 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Do I have to choose? Among the top contenders:
In the Bedroom
Moulin Rouge
Cider House Rules
Those Redheads from Seattle
Anything on Angst TV (Lifetime)

2. Calvin & Hobbes

3. Hawaii

4. Federal & NJ: done NYS- not yet

5. Oh boy.
Evening shoes 5
Sneakers 2
Work shoes/boots 3
Around the house clogs 2
Casual 4ish?
Dress 2
Business casual-types 8
Sandals 5ish
Platforms...
Oh hell. Too many.

And yes - I wear them all! I've actually thrown out the ones I don't wear.

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barleyrooty
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Username: Barleyrooty

Post Number: 573
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 2:21 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Too many bad movies!
2. Bloom County
3. Zimbabwe
4. My accountant is working on it
5. Two I wear often (work and sneakers), two pairs of dress shoes, lots of old pairs I should throw out.

If you're curious (I was), Major cities furthest from here in order are:

Tananarive, Madagascar
Perth, Australia
Durban, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe
Cape Town, South Africa
Jakarta, Indonesia
Singapore, Singapore
Adelaide, Australia
Nairobi, Kenya
Hobart, Tasmania
Melbourne, Australia
Darwin, Australia
Djibouti, Djibouti
Bangkok, Thailand
Bombay, India
Rangoon, Myanmar
Sydney, Australia
Kinshasa, Congo
Calcutta, India
Brisbane, Australia
Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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mem
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Username: Mem

Post Number: 1691
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 2:34 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Lots
2. Far Side
3. Australia
4. Done
5. Lots
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ffof
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Username: Ffof

Post Number: 1097
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 2:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1 - Power Rangers or Pretty Woman (toss up!)
2 - dunno, I read the Times! (maybe Farside)
3 - Rome
4 - signed, sealed, delivered
5 - 17 or 18?
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#9Dream
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Username: 9dream

Post Number: 235
Registered: 12-2002


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3:01 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. I watch Mystery Science Theater 3000 which of course means I've deliberately watched LOTS of bad movies, but the worst movie I ever saw without knowing how bad it would be?
a. I Dreamed of Africa
b. Nixon (walked out when Nixon's mother started floating around the room)

2. The Far Side I guess but I don't really read them.

3. Hawaii

4. Already got my refunds.

5. Two pair of work/dress shoes, one pair of sneakers, one pair of snow boots and one pair of sandals.
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Nohero
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Username: Nohero

Post Number: 1504
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3:24 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Battlefield Earth

2. Dilbert or Doonesbury, depending on the day. Oh, and Mutts.

3. Tokyo

4. Extension ('nuff said about that)

5. Let's see - 2 dress (black and brown), 2 business casual (black and brown), loafers, hiking boots, snow boots, mud boots.
Sandals.
Oh, 3 sets of sneakers:
- "athletic" (the quotes refer to me, not the shoes),
- beat-up Chuck Taylors,
- dress Chuck Taylors.
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bella
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Username: Bella

Post Number: 283
Registered: 7-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Eyes Wide Shut

2. Calvin and Hobbes

3. St. Joseph, Michigan or Miami Beach, Fla. (I usually spend my vacations heading back to Mpwd/SO rather than away from it)

4. not even started (I know what I'm doing this weekend)

5. 37 that I can think of off the top of my head, which means I must be forgetting some that I don't wear very often. 16 of these are black shoes
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Soda
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Username: Soda

Post Number: 980
Registered: 5-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

"1>A tie between "Intolerance" and most any Rudolph Valentino feature
2>Terry And The Pirates (Dragon Lady's a fave)
3>Orion Nebula (Last Thursday)
4>No SS#, income, or tax liability in this dimension
5>One pair of sandals ('Cause they're cool)
One pair of red Ferragamo Spectator Pumps (Who could resist?)"

--The Oracle of MOL
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thegoodsgt
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Username: Thegoodsgt

Post Number: 224
Registered: 2-2002
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 3:48 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Vanilla Sky (a remake of Total Recall)
2. Bloom County
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Not even in progress
5. Counting my "magic shoes," nine.
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Chris Dickson
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Username: Ironman

Post Number: 492
Registered: 8-2001


Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 4:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. What is the worst movie you've ever seen?
The Laughing Policeman (1973) with Walter Matthau. No redeeming qualities.

2. What's your favorite comic strip?
Peanuts. Charlie Brown is my hero ...

3. What place is the furthest you've been away from M/SO?
Paris, France (As opposed to Paris, TX)

4. Tax filing done or still in progress?
Done and mailed. (I owe how much?!)

5. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Six inc. running shoes.
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mooewe
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Username: Mooewe

Post Number: 136
Registered: 6-2001
Posted on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 - 5:01 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Zoolander
2. Discontinued: Calvin and Hobbes
Current: Zits
3. Prague
4. Done, but not filed
5. Too dark at the bottom of my closet to tell.
But I only wear about 5.

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