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1998 05 a.
From: Tom "Tom" Harrington (tph.rmi.net)
Subject: Re: Sore Loser (contains a fairly long undigested answer)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/02
DMP <dmparker.usa.net> wrote:
> Fatten me up for what? By the by, what kind of pig do they get 'long pork' from??
A male chauvnist pig, ideally.
Or, failing that, any other animal which is at least a member of the same species.
From: Ian Davis (davis.licre.ludwig.edu.au)
Subject: Re: Sore Loser (contains a fairly long undigested answer)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/05
Michael G. Thompson wrote:
> Mike, who watched the end of "Babe" last night, and cried unashamedly, even though I've seen it twice. (I *hate* when a movie can do that to me, even when I'm expecting it.)
Isn't Stephen King writing the sequel? Babe 2: The Frying.
From: Theran Cochran (theranc.geocities.com)
Subject: Foreign expelitives (was Re: Narf.)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/06
Kimberly Chapman wrote:
> Go with foreign expletives. I learned as a kid that no Canadian teacher would freak out at me using "bloody" or "bleedin'" so long as it meant I wasn't using "damned" or the always horrible "fucking."
I say "baka" "che" and "kutabare" ("idiot", "shit" and "f*ck you" respectively). Swearing in foriegn languages is so much fun. So is answering the phone (politely) in a foriegn language ("Moshimoshi"). It causes prank callers to pause in confusion ("WTF did he just say?! Did I get the wrong number?").
From: Richard Wilson (Richard.molerat.demon.co.uk)
Subject: Re: Oraclelarity 1020-03
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/01
lucfrench.aol.com "LucFrench" writes:
> Narf! Fnord! Egad!
I have some slight difficulty envisaging Pinky as an Illuminatus. ...But it _would_ explain William Hague.
-Richard Wilson-*----*-----*---*-----*-richard.molerat.demon.co.uk-
--*---*--Sorry, I'm being frivolous. What I meant was, if Laa-Laa--
--*-----and Po were Illuminati, _that_ would explain William Hague-
From: Karen Lindsey (ksl.usa.net)
Subject: Re: Internet Oracularities Digest #1012
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/05
calieber.bu.ed.u (Charles A. Lieberman) wrote:
> Karen Lindsey
> > Did I decode this wrong? (I did it by hand)
> The original has 15 column rows. I added 2 leading 0s and grouped it into 8-digit binary numbers.
I think I get it, is this more like it...?
############ #### ###################### ########################## ########################## ######## ################ ######## ######## ######## ######## ############ ######## ############## #### ######## ###### ## ############ #### #### ## ## #### ## ## ## ## #### ###### #### ## #### #### #### ###### ###### #### ####################
(I duplicated each character, since most CRTs show tall, thin characters on them (mine does, anyway)).
I think I preferred my last attempt - it looked like an alien with wiggly legs.
> It's my face, roughly.
> If you actually bothered working it out, you have too much time on your hands.
I wish! I was taking a break - it was a Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK, after all. Maybe I should have just asked the Oracle what it was?
> It's not a bad Snoopy, for someone as artistically inept as myself.
I *must* have got it wrong again, then. ( ;
I doubt anyone has got enough time on their hands to decode this text...
T h i s / t e x t / i s / a / r e d / h e r r i n g
From: tc36212.glaxowellcome.com (tc36212.glaxowellcome.com)
This is what I got:
# ############ # ## ## ### ## # ## #### ## ### ## # ## # ## ## # ############
Why it almost looks like a bright red Siamese fighting fish.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antihistamine.mindspring.com)
This is more like it:
# ############ # ## ## ### ## # ## #### ### ### ## # ### # ## # # # ########### #
Big teeth on that sucker.
From: Blade-Runner (black-dog.geocities.com)
It sucks or it bites, make your mind up.
Or is it, if it bites, it sucks. No, I've got it, it sucks if it bites. Either way it sucks. Being bitten, that is.
From: Tom "Tom" Harrington (tph.rmi.net)
With all the talk about these fishies around here, I'd have guessed that it was more like this:
______________________ # ############### / \ # ## ## | MMM!!! Tasty DMP!!! | ### ## O # ## \ ___________________/ #### /|\ ## _/ / ### ## | # ## /__/ DMP's piercings, # ## /\ # | / after being spat out # ############## % + % ! . X <- by the brSff. | /
From: Paul
No no no. Here you go:
______________________ # ############### / \ # ## ## | MMM!!! Tasty DMP!!! | ### ## oO # ## \ ___________________/ #### o/|o\ ## _/ / ### ## ooo # ## /__/ DMP's piercings, # ## o/\o # | / after being spat out # ############## % + % ! . X <- by the brSff. | /
You left out all the holes he has all over his body.
From: Stig Hemmer (stig.pvv.ntnu.no)
Subject: Re: many threads
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/11
"Michael G. Thompson" <miket42.shell.clark.net> writes:
> (BTW, is there some limit to the number of times you contribute to a cascade? For sanity's sake, I mean?)
When people show up at your house wearing bad suits, carrying violin cases, asking you to desist, desist.
That reminds me, I have to talk to uncle Enzo about a favor he owes me...
Stig Hemmer.
From: LucFrench (lucfrench.aol.com)
Subject: Sore Loser: How was DMP^H^Hinner?
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/12
The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply.
Your question was:
> So, how was DMP^H^Hinner?
And in response, thus spake the Oracle:
} Otis^W Viles^H.
From: Kimberly Chapman (aq593.FreeNet.Carleton.CA)
Subject: Re: Web TV is coming for the Oracle!
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/09
"DMP" (dmparker.usa.net) writes:
> I disagree, it maybe a troll, but I doubt it's from anyone here. I don't believe any of us would be that devious, at least I know I wouldn't be and neither would the Canadian contingency (they're too honest to be sneaky).
Yeah, probably, although I shouldn't admit it, I feel strangely compelled to be honest. We're trying to fix the problem, and will have new LLAMA (Lie Like Americans, Mexicans, and Australians) training in our new top-secret headquarters, located at 3534 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B7. Oops. They shoulda given me the training before divulging the address.
From: Barry O'Neill (boneil.nothanks.cableinet.co.uk)
Subject: Re: It has begun
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/10
m.pack.... says...
> Also Sprach Pete Krawczyk:
> > > > > Who is Mona Loa?
> > > > Big volcano in Hawaii.
> > > No, sorry, it's a famous painting in the Louvre. You're thinking of the Mauna Lower.
> > Sorry, the Mana Lower is when someone taps your lands for you.
> I think you'll find Manana Lauer is somebody putting Lionel off for another day.
Nope. The Launa Moa is a mechanical device for cutting grass, as Eny Fule Kno.
From: Lionel Lauer (longword.newsguy.com)
Subject: Re: What's HTH
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/06
jkapllan.world.std.com (Jeffrey Kaplan) wrote:
>Lionel Lauer wrote:
>; >: It's a techo joke, if you turn it sideways, it looks like a schematic for a bilaterally-modulated differential amplifier.
>; (I'm quite proud of being able to invent plausible sounding jargon at a moment's notice.)
>Does it connect to the Heidelberg reversed polarity coupler?
*Only* if you use a dynamic phase-demodulation circuit. If you try it without that, the isometric equalisation system loses coherence, & ghod help you if you aren't wearing safety glasses & a lead apron.
Needless to say, the only mention of this in the manual, is in 6 point type on page 1025 (appendix D).
From: Jeffrey Kaplan (jkapllan.world.std.com)
I've found that if you use a variable phase inductive capacitor to bridge the coupler with the isolinear throughput, you can avoid the weight of the dynamic phase-demodulater. You just have to be careful to tune it just right or else you risk destabilizing the entire antimatter reaction system.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
This is so obviously bogus. Nobody uses antimatter anymore.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Subject: Re: What's HTH
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/07
jkapllan.world.std.com (Jeffrey Kaplan) wrote:
>Does it connect to the Heidelberg reversed polarity coupler?
I recently had a conversation with my father-in-law (a professor of microbiology and botany) about some experiments he tried years ago with sanseviera plants (mother-in-law's tongue is common name). He says that if you cut off one of the leaves, it will root very easily, but if you try cutting a section to root upside-down, it won't work. The cells are polarized in the way they grow. He said he and another researcher tried dozens of ways to "reverse the polarity." I burst into hysterical laughter when he said that; he didn't seem to understand why I found it so funny. I don't think he's seen enough Frankenstein movies to know what a cliche that is.
From: Anton Hoexum (ostinato.euronet.nl)
I tried that with my mother-in-law's tongue. It was a huge succes. I now have seventeen full grown mother-in-laws, and six growing very nicely in their beds of decomposing pork. You want to mind the teeth though, while cutting the tongue.
From: Jim Menard (jimm.io.com)
Subject: Re: Techno-babble (was Re: What's HTH)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/08
(Jeffrey Kaplan) writes:
> DMP wrote:
> ; >Does it connect to the Heidelberg reversed polarity coupler?
> ; Technically it is suppose to, but really you need a unidirectional force inhibitor. The number of RIM modules the unidirectional force inhibitor will need is dependent on the size of the Heidelberg reversed polarity coupler. Most of them meet the AST standard so 64 RIM modules is a good
> So that's what we were doing wrong. We were only using 32 modules. The manufacturer we hired assured us that 32 was sufficient for our needs. Now, I'm going to have to recheck every module and connection for corruption of the EPS flow. Do you have any idea how long that will take on a system of this size? Grrr...
Hardware? You guys are still using HARDWARE? Give me a good alpha-photon-inducing flux capacitor anyday. Most relationship vector modules are still run from plasma/quark magneto-spin Klien bottles, sure, but I have found that leaving behind simplistic matter/antimatter interaction chambers and upgrading to alpha-photon-IFC's has made maintenance a breeze.
Downloading upgrades via neural link has its downsides, though. I can't walk straight for hours.
From: G De Lacey (gdelace.tpgi.com.au)
Subject: In Defence of Aussie Food
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/05
I've been away a while, then my ISP changed server configurtion, then my database fell over, so basically I don't know what happenng in rhod. I only know that before I left a form of madness struck the group, resulting in wild cascades, cannibalism, and mayhem generally. Mixed up with all of this were a number of unkind suggestions about the dietary habits of Australians.
Now I know that the rest of the world regards Australia as a country that is inhabited by superior people, and that jokes about us are similar in emotion to those levelled at my Uncle Bert. The said Uncle is a brilliant and well loved Professor of Physics, who once absent mindedly turned up for lectures with odd shoes on. Untrue, kindly amusing stories now abound about poor Uncle Bert. He did not lose the key to the padlock that was attached to his thumb all through that lecture on Occam's Razor. Nor did he absentmindedly wear undershorts over trousers during the ground breaking dissertation on Black Holes. Those who swear to the contrary are victims of propaganda generated by rumour.
Whilst TROTW <the rest of the world> may fully realise that Australians do not, for example, eat witchetty grubs, an Alpha Centauran space traveller, reading rhod whilst relaxing after a hard run in hyperspace, could be forgiven for getting the wrong impression. For that creature's benefit, I hereby present proof that Australians do not eat witchetty grubs.
How do you prove this? you ask.
I conduted a survey, thats how.
I invited all of my friends to join the survey and they both agreed to do it. I asked them some carefully prepared questions. Here are the results:
Do you know what a witchetty grub is?
Friend 1:
I believe that the term refers to the larva of the giant Hawk Moth or simlar large soft skinned insects. The larva grows between the bark and sapwood of some specific species of eucalypt trees. In fact, the larva feeds on the soft sapwood of these trees, but does not appear to damage them.
<friend 1 can be a right royal POA know it all some times>
Friend 2:
Yuk! I've seen some. Big white wrinkly wriggly things - like maggots on steroids!
What would you say if I told you that people eat them.
Friend 1:
Well I believe that the hunter-gatherer tribes found them to be a valuable source of protein in times of shortage. I can't believe anyone would eat them in preference to say a nice roast leg of bandicoot though.
Friend 2: Eat Maggots!! You gotta be kidding.
Friend 1: Well actually they are a totally different species to what you call maggots. For instance, they eat wood, and maggots eat...
Friend 2: Listen smartass, if it looks like a maggot and wriggles like a maggot, then its a maggot.
Friend 1: No really...
Me: AHEM! QUESTION 3! Thank you.
Your Airliner has crashed in the Andes. It is week 3 and no rescue is in sight. You take stock of your food supplies. In which order would you eat the following:
1. Tripe and onions.
2. Black podding.
3. Mountain Oysters.
4. DMP <dmparker.usa.net> and a few friends
5. Road Kill.
6. Ham, cheese and tomatoe sandwiches.
7. Witchetty Grubs.
Friend 1
In a situation like that you would need to think about your waning strength, so you would use the most difficult to prepare items first, saving the easy items for use as you get weaker. Using that logic, you would have to start with number 4 then work through the list to number 6. I would hope to be rescued before i reached number 7 though.
Friend 2
I aint eating no maggots, if thats what you are asking.
Friend 1
No I have to take issue of your terminology. Maggots swim in sh....
And there we leave them.
So there you have it. All Australians know what they are. Half of the Australian population have seen them. No Australian would eat witchetty grubs to save their lives.
I hope that settles the matter once and for all.
From: Hugh Blair (hblair.bigfoot.com)
Subject: Re: Newbie Question
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/11
Paul wrote:
>"Hugh Blair" hblair.bigfoot.com wrote:
>>Am I doing this right, I'm new at this <DMP> wrote:
>>>You see I was born to an extremely poor family. There were 13 of us children and my father died when I was only an infant, since I was the oldest I spent most of my formative years caring for my bothers and sisters,
>>Still "only an infant" while "There were 13 of us" conflicts with "I was the oldest." Dad & mom must have been fast workers.
>You obviously don't live in Alabama.
Or West Virginia either.
[You know they invented the tooth brush in WV. If it had been invented anywhere else, it would have been called the "teeth" brush.]
(OK, now I'll duck and run, run, run, far - far away.)
From: Tom "Tom" Harrington (tph.rmi.net)
Subject: Re: What's HTH
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/12
DMP <dmparker.usa.net> wrote:
> Eric Schweitzer wrote:
> >DMP wrote:
> >> Whats a tuba for?
> >Depending on when, where, and finishing, about 1 1/2 x 3 1/2.
> And, here I was thinking a tuba was for playing music...
You'd think so, but you'd be wrong. I learned this several years ago when, on a road trip, we passed through Tuba City, Arizona. Not a single tuba to be seen. Heck, not even a novelty tuba-themed postcard to be had. I was expecting something like The World's Biggest Tuba, which would be a huge brass rollercoaster that you'd zip around in, just like Space Mountain at Disney World only with a bright brass-colored interior and some really low-pitched music (maybe from a fog horn, if nobody could get the tuba loud enough) to really shake up the kidneys with low-frequency sonic waves. Or maybe they'd have a locally-made breakfast cereal called "Tuba Charms", which would feature yellow, blue, yellow, green, yellow, red, yellow, rainbow, and yellow marshmallow tubas, with a little tuba-playing guy on the front of the box, who'd star in animated TV commercials, proclaiming the stuff to be "Magically Tubalicious!" in a really cheesy fake German accent. But these people weren't even wearing leiderhosen!! What the heck kind of place is it that calls itself Tuba City and doesn't have a single German band playing oom-pa-pa music? But no. No beer halls, no wienerschnitzel, no bratwurst, no TUBAS, fer cryin' out loud! I filled up the car in Tuba City, and I couldn't even get a freakin' bumper sticker reading "I GOT GAS IN TUBA CITY". I was looking forward to this place for 200 miles, I roll into town expecting tubas, and what do I get? Nothing. Not even a trombone. The gods looked down and laughed.
It was almost as bad as when, on the same trip (same day, in fact), we passed through Mexican Hat, Utah. You guessed it: not a single sombrero to be seen. Now, to be fair, they DID have Mexican restaurants, but none with a cheesy sombrero-style roof on it, and we get those even here in Colorado Springs! We did see some really bored-looking road-construction people doing their best to block traffic over a bridge, but I've seen hard hats like theirs all over the place, so I don't think they were distinctly Mexican or anything.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Reminds me of the time I visited Colorado Springs: I never could find the "Springs of the World" museum. What a rip.
From: Jim Menard (jimm.io.com)
Don't bother visiting Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
From: Ian Davis (davis.licre.ludwig.edu.au)
Subject: Re: First D1K, now Z1K
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/11
Richard Wilson wrote:
> But don't be intimidated - I'm never rude about submissions. Well, not often. Not very, anyway. Well, except to Ian Davis, but he's used to that sort of thing [1].
> [1] I have it on good authority he pays for it [2].
> [2] Well, not very good authority [3].
> [3] Actually, he's never submitted a zadocity, but that's a mere technicality.
Ooo, lovely. Thanks, the cheque's in the mail. Same time next week?
From: Tim Allen (thristian.usa.net)
Subject: Re: Internet Oracularities Digest #1014
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/05
bang.netcom.com (B. Chas Parisher) wrote:
>Theran Cochran <theranc.geocities.com> wrote:
>>Anyways, can someone give me a synonym for thesaurus?
>Can someone give me a world that rhymes with silver, purple, and orange?
I name this planet, Ilversurpleporange!
I don't actually have the title deeds on me right now, but when your cheque is cleared, I can assure you that I'll give it to you.
From: Ken Taborek (oberon.erols.com)
Subject: Re: Internet Oracularities Digest #1014
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/10
Aaron M. Ucko wrote:
> Munged Email <root.127.0.0.1> writes:
> > Yeah, but I haven't been posting to this thread. Hey, we're Americans. The only thing we know about spelling is that no word in English ends in -our without making an "hour" sound. In French, however,...
> Bzzt. four, pour, tour, your, etc.
Hmmm, power, and tower I know, but what are fower and yower?
From: Jim Menard (jimm.io.com)
Subject: Re: Internet Oracularities Digest #1014
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/13
Bob Gorski <rhaje.epix.net> writes:
> Lars Raeder Clausen wrote:
> > Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
> > > In RHOD poker? +Everything+ is wild!
> > Except Unicorns on alternate Fridays, Queens when played after a red card or another non-wild card, Green Spleens if there are more than three windows in the room, and of course Jokers, unless they are played face-down, except in the seventh and following rounds, but not as the first or last card in a round, barring the case that all other cards are violet and not quadratic. And a few other cases that are so complicated I can never remember them.
> Which is all ignored if you're facing East on a Wednesday in a month that begins with 'M'.
Yeah, if you are using Vacuum Tube rules. Otherwise, the shirt color of the person to your left determines which suit is NOT wild; pants determine which face cards ARE wild in that suit.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Subject: Re: Web TV
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/13
m.pack.... (Malcolm Pack) wrote:
>Also Sprach Blade-Runner:
>> >How can you be a true geek unless you have at least one computer and miscellaneous parts at home?
>> and a full length board that you can point at and say 'do you know what this cost new?'
>And a CP/M 2.2 Boot disk which "allows you to do more in 64k than Microsoft can manage in 64 Meg".
An automatic abacus with a hand-cranked mainspring and with the optional decorative alabaster bust of a woman who looks a little bit like Morgan Fairchild installed on top.
From: Richard Wilson (Richard.molerat.demon.co.uk)
Subject: Re: Narf.
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/01
davis.licre.ludwig.edu.au "Ian Davis" writes:
> Dr.Rob wrote:
>> Well, I've been known to say "DAGNABBIT!" Especially after it gained social acceptance in the movie "Apollo 13."
> Sheesh. That's a bloody silly thing to say, by crikey. Heck, it's much better to say "zounds!", for crying out loud. Geez, I'm flaming embarrassed for you.
Ods bodikins, Davis - you're resonating morphically between threads now. Probably some cogno-intellectual hijinks, by the Lord Harry.
From: Ian Davis (davis.licre.ludwig.edu.au)
Subject: Re: Narf.
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/04
Richard Wilson wrote:
> Ods bodikins, Davis - you're resonating morphically between threads now. Probably some cogno-intellectual hijinks, by the Lord Harry.
You misspelled "bodkins." Honestly, you wouldn't know a cogno-intellectual hijink if it bit you on the leg.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Subject: Re: I'm gonna regret this..
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/15
"Daniel Glick" <expertool.msn.com> wrote:
>Daniel, who is not looking forward to his NYC driving test.
Ooooh, I hear the "signs" portion of that one's a killer. You have to be able to use sign language to say "fuck you" to about twenty different ethnic groups. Good luck.
From: Malcolm Pack (m.pack....)
Subject: Re: Purple People Eater! Want some DMP^H^Hinner?
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/13
Also Sprach DMP:
> I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that the newbie guy said I was a saint...
> You can't eat saints can you? At least not without the dressings they prefer....
You're not a *proper* saint without martyrdom. I can see it now, echoing down the ages, stained glass windows and all:-
A Martyrdom in Three Courses
with an Excellent 1989
Chateauneuf du Pape
and No Oregano
From: Jeffrey Kaplan (jkapllan.world.std.com)
What's wrong with oregano? I +like+ oregano.
From: Malcolm Pack (m.pack....)
Blimey, Jeffrey! You stick to the B5 quotations and leave the barbecue to da expoits!
"Da expoits" in this case is da Frogs like me, da honourary Frogs like Kimberley, da people living in Frogland like whassisname, da people wot sounds like Frogs like Luc, etc. When we want Eyetalian herbs we'll cook some pasta. Or a pizza. Or something. Except Haddock and Halibut, cause dat don't go either.
From: Blade-Runner (black-dog.geocities.com)
Subject: Re: Purple People Eater! Want some DMP^H^Hinner?
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/14
Jeffrey Kaplan <no.one.home.org> wrote:
>> On /long pork?/ - blechh!
>Oregano is one of those Wonder Spices, it goes good on almost anything. Including, IMO, DMP^H^Hinner.
Did you know that in the UK oregano is pronounced orriegarnoh. Is this significant?
From: Pete Krawczyk (pkrawczy.maxx.mc.net)
Subject: Re: In Defence of Aussie Food
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/10
Corran Webster (cwebster.math.tamu.edu) wrote :
> Lionel Lauer <longword.newsguy.com> wrote:
> >"DMP" <dmparker.usa.net> wrote:
> >>I'm glad that I am considered better eating than tripe, black pudding, cow balls, road kill and maggots.
> >Hang on just a minute here, I happen to be *very* fond of black pudding, & I haven't tried you yet.
> Quite. I'm not sure why black pudding gets such a bad rap - I have fond childhood memories of my father frying up a pudding for a meal (usually breakfast, ISTR) and it was always as special treat.
Well, anything with an AC of 6, THAC0 of 11 and 3-24 HP damage per turn, plus 10 hit dice, well, I wouldn't trust it.
Especially when it's hiding well in the bowl, and you don't expect it.
If you guys feel strong enough to kill it first, feel free.
From: DMP (dmparker.usa.net)
Subject: Re: I missed Sunday School last week (Re: pi=3 dammit)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/04
Kimberly Chapman wrote:
>>>I ain't no Bible skollar, but where, exactly, does the Bible say that pi=3?
>FYI, there is a proof whereby .999999999.... repeating is equal to one. Does anyone else know it? I'll wait a few days, then post the answer if no one else has.
I ain't no mathematician or nothin' but I can prove all odd numbers are prime:
1 -- prime
3 -- prime
5 -- prime
7 -- prime
9 -- We throw this one out as statically insignificant
11 -- prime
13 -- prime
Hell that ought to be a enough to convince anyone. QED all odd numbers are prime.
From: Lars Raeder Clausen (larsrc.stormbringer.irisa.fr)
Subject: Re: I missed Sunday School last week (Re: pi=3 dammit)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/10
Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
> Lars Raeder Clausen wrote:
>; again, aloud. Now write it on the wall. Then go out in the street and shout it. If it's a Sunday, go into a church and sing it. Send it in a letter to the President. Record it and put the tape in a time capsule. Write it with smoke in the sky. Play it on national radio. Make it a hit. Engrave it in forty-foot letters in a fjord in Norway. Teach it to a whale. Call a random person each morning and explain it. Make a virus that writes it all over the harddisk. Modulate the power to a lighthouse to send it in morse. Go into space and beam it down to the SETI. Scribble it on a neutron star. Whisper it to your lover.
> Lars? These nice men in the white jackets would like to have a word with you. They even brought a nice jacket for you to try on. The sleeves are a little long, but they say they can adjust that.
Oh, goodie, I always have such trouble finding long-sleeved jackets. Let me try it on. surfe makes it difficultb to type , though. ik'/ll havd troi go nowm, rthey say.,
-0lares 'booiring cokliouyr,m thoiuyggh' Clauysesn
From: Ian Davis (davis.licre.ludwig.edu.au)
Subject: Re: I missed sunday school last week (Re: pi=3 dammit)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/14
DMP wrote:
> My father, who is a mathematician, claims you can kill a mathematician just by tricking him into dividing by zero....I have my doubts about this...
Well, this has to be relatively easy to verify by experiment, so let us know how it goes. I doubt if he'll fall for the old 1=2 proof (*) though, but you've gotta love any universe that lets you do this - I want to live there.
(*) to save posting again:
Let x=1
=> -x = -1
Add x^2 to both sides:
x^2 - x = x^2 - 1
=> x(x-1) = (x+1)(x-1)
Divide both sides by (x-1)
x = x+1
=> 1 = 2.
This won't fool your father, but it might win you a few beers in the pub (if it doesn't get you beaten up first).
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Sorry, we're full up. You'll have to stay elsewhere.
From: Ian Davis (davis.licre.ludwig.edu.au)
Dammit, not again. Last time they at least supplied a stable.
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Yes, but we're keeping our burro there now, you see...
From: Robert Bonomi (robert.bonomi.com)
AHAH! _that_ explains the line... where the wise men looked 'hither, thither, and Ian'.
From: DMP (dmparker.usa.net)
Subject: Re: I missed Sunday School last week (Re: pi=3 dammit)
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/14
Ben Fisher wrote:
>DMP wrote:
>> Jerry James wrote in message ...
>> >While polishing his steely, Jeffrey Kaplan <jkaplan.world.std.com>
>> While 'polishing his steely' is this a reference to a Steely Dan?
>No. It's a euphemism for wanking.
Well I once heard that a 'steely dan' is type of metal dildo that was popular at the turn of the last century. Which would fit pretty well into this context then.
However, I have a hard time believing that dildos were popular before 1970. (By the by, in Texas it is illegal to sell dildos (but not vibrators) that mimic the appearance of a real penis (actually its also illegal to own three or more of them, since the belief is that that three is more than enough and if you have that many you must be trying to sell them) There is a place Texas that sells them and openly flaunts the law, a place in Austin called 'Forbidden Fruit' they make you sign a form that says you intend to use it for religious, educational or display purposes only (actually the sheet is quite funny since it covers pretty much everything *but* sexual pleasure) ).
From: Stig Hemmer (stig.pvv.ntnu.no)
Subject: Re: Mime and the Oracle
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/11
cierhart.ic.net (Otis Viles) writes:
> Consider this Oracle Priest to be a "small-minded loser" then. I really can't stand the "tough luck, this is the way I do it so everyone else cope" attitude. I routinely reject Oracularities because I have to wade through the MIME encoding.
So, tough luck, that's the way you do it so everyone else cope?
From: Tom "Tom" Harrington (tph.rmi.net)
Subject: Re: Mime and the Oracle
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/12
Jeffrey Kaplan <jkapllan.world.std.com> wrote:
> I'll see your James Bond and raise you a James Earl Jones.
It really was a pity when I heard that James Earl Jones had died. He was such a talented guy. And such an amazing turnaround in his life. I mean, he did start as an actor-- you can see a very young-looking James Earl Jones in "Dr. Strangelove". But then he went and shot Martin Luther King, Jr. Apparently he managed to reform himself, though. George Lucas believed in him and hired him to play Darth Vader. But this was before his parole, so he could only do the Vader's _voice_, recorded remotely from prison, over the phone. After his release he did some acting again, featuring in "Field of Dreams". Eventually, liver cancer caught up with him and he died, but not before King's family became convinced of his innocence. Such a strange life, all in all.
From: Julsy (avedon.usa.net)
Subject: Re: Mime and the Oracle
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/12
Ian Davis wrote:
> Theran Cochran wrote:
> > I'll see your James Earl Jones and raise you Darth Vader.
> Ah, James Earl Jones. "Use the force, Simba..."
Ehem... so, ...if Ella Fitzgerald had married Darth Vader, --would that make her ...?
From: tc36212.glaxowellcome.com (tc36212.glaxowellcome.com)
Subject: Re: Mime and the Oracle
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/14
pkrawczy.maxx.mc.net (Pete Krawczyk) wrote:
> Jeffrey Kaplan (jkapllan.world.std.com) wrote :
> > Matt Kerbel wrote:
> > ; Touche.
> > ; --Matt "my software doesn't want to let me put the `e' with the accent on it, and I can't be bothered to use Netscape for one post"
> > ééééééééééééééééé :)
> éééé
> Alt-numeric 130 is your friend.
No, it's not. It hates me. It wants to see me fail. I've seen it test nuclear bombs.
Ahh! Kill it!
From: Nils Deslé (nils.desle.cegeka.be)
Subject: Re: Mime and the Oracle
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/14
Sunburst wrote:
> Kimberly Chapman wrote:
> >Not everyone on the internet is computer savvy. Get used to it. They shouldn't have to be...if they want to access the same information and entertainment that the rest of us do, they should be able to. And maybe
> Oops, ok, you've found an area where I do not agree with you. Internet/ Usenet is not a right, it's a privilege. And, like any other privilege, the people who use it should learn how to. Nothing has done more harm than the "computers are so *hard*, give me something which doesn't require thought to run" attitude, and the people who make money off of it.
Aargg ... I _so_ wasn't gonna do this, but I can't help it. Somehow, people have gotten the impression that I'm a newbie just because Outlook has no option to turn off mime encoding. Dagnabbit, I'm not! I started
this thread because I had problems with the lack of tolerance from some incarnations, not because I couldn't figure out which button to press. I could spend hours trying to prove to you I DO know how to use a computer, why, I remember, it must have been, oh, 7 years ago, when I was hand-optimizing my 8086 asm multitasking OS kernel, and I had a bug in my context-switching [4 pages of "amusing" IT experience anecdotes snipped by the "Mothers of Usenet Against Long-Winded Pompous Drivel" comittee] ...
Anyway, I agree with Ms. Chapman. We should be nice to newbies. Even though I'm not one of those. Really. Why won't anybody believe me? How do I unsubscribe from this list? This footpedal doesn't work, and my cup holder seems to be broken!
Nils "HEY, I JUST DISCOVERED THIS REALLY KEWL CAPS-LOCK KEY!!!!!" Desle
From: DMP (dmparker.usa.net)
I totally agree, I know for a fact that everyone of us were newbies once and it was the fact that we persevered through hardship and flames--but more importantly that we received a little helping hand now and again--that we know what we know.
I'll tell you my story of first discovering fido-net so many god awful years ago:
It was a dark and stormy night...I had just purchased a 1200 baud modem, boy was I proud. I got a phone number from some where (I honestly don't remember where I got that first number from, I guess I pulled it out of my ass ("and here, we have newbie with four assess")). Anyway after three or four calls I found a fido-net board, and here people were posting messages FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD! Man I thought that was so cool.
I also thought it was more or less real time chat. So, I started replying to every message with things like, "how's the weather in Canada?" and "Gee, I wish I had a 2400 baud modem" and then later "Why isn't anyone answering me?" (mind you I had only been online 20 minutes or something and this is in the days when BBS's had only one modem, so it wasn't until 3:00 a.m. or so my messages would get posted and their messages wouldn't come back till the day after that, etc....) "How long is the delay on these messages" etc.
I was getting really frustrated and I really didn't understand how the system worked. Finally the SysOp broke in and explained to me what was going on, how it worked, and he promised to kill my stupid ass posts. I was so embarrassed that I immediately changed my handle and didn't go back to his board for like 6 months. Once I did go back we became friends and he taught me quite a bit about how the net was structured. I finally confessed that it was me that night and he told me that he still told that story as 'the most clueless newbie ever'.
So I've been there, I know how it is to be clueless...
From: Paul (zymurge_ululating_antimatter_histamine.mindspring.com)
Subject: Re: Prescription advertizements
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/12
jkapllan.world.std.com (Jeffrey Kaplan) wrote:
>Paul wrote:
>; >I've never had athlete's foot, either. And that's a fungus.
>; Oh, that's right. And what might yeast be classified as? (Shouting) IS THERE A MYCOLOGIST IN THE HOUSE? WE _NEED_ A MYCOLOGIST!
>If fungus == yeast, mushrooms == fungus, then mushrooms == yeast?
Yes, that would follow logically, like the fact that Ray Charles is God.
As a matter of related interest, I often just dump a bunch of mushrooms into a vat of wort to make beer, rather than pitching a yeast culture. Funny, the beer doesn't foam up much, but WOW what a kick. You gotta be careful and wash all the cow poo off the shrooms first, though.
From: Ami (askinner.MAPSONgbconsulting.com)
Just forced from politeness to sample a batch of a friend's homemade beer. I'd have been grateful for a hint of cow poo. It might have gone a long way toward disguising the flavor of horse urine.
(and don't go asking me how I know what horse urine tastes like. let's just say I know and leave it at that)
From: DMP (dmparker.usa.net)
Subject: Re: Prescription advertizements
Newsgroups: rec.humor.oracle.d
Date: 1998/05/14
Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>DMP wrote:
>; >1: Nothing beats a hot fudge sundae. 2: Graham crackers are better than nothing. 3: Therefore, Graham crackers are better than a hot fudge sundae.
>; Nope, doesn't work. You said it yourself in step two, Graham crackers are better than nothing, so they can't be better than anything. Even if nothing beats a hot fudge sundae...
>I didn't say anything about then not being better than anything, I said they were "better than nothing." And that "Nothing beats a ... sundae." Where's the gap in logic?
Frankly, the gap comes in the logic when you say that Graham crackers are better than a hot fudge sundae. Anyone knows that is silly.


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21st Century - Love it or Hate it?Cloud Nine in an ice field David ThoresonThe 21st Century – do you love it or hate it? There is nothing more vulnerable to the onslaught of 6.6 billion people than the world's oceans. We tell this week the story of the first Americans to cross the North West passage, and how easy it was because global warming had melted the ice, and down in the Gulf of Mexico the fish are dead because of, believe it or not, the production of ethanol, that so-called Global Warming problem solver.
On the other hand, thanks to the advancement in sailing technology, this year satellites enabled 353 rescues in the US - which doesn't include the yachtie who called his local pub when he was in trouble in the middle of the Atlantic – and Francis Joyon was able to cut 256 days from the solo round world time since the constantly honoured Sir Robin Knox-Johnstone did it 40 years ago. (This is meant to take nothing away from the feat of Joyon, who had little sleep during his 57 days, had to climb his 32 metre mast four times, and averaged an amazing 19 knots during the journey, some of it through icefields)
On a practical note, there's an interesting article by Edwin Fischer about the value of having a permanently installed preventer. This invention comes across as something like a cross between a boom-brake and a conventional preventer, would not stop flogging when the breeze is very light, but may be an excellent solution for some cruising boats.
Also a valuable and interesting read is Andrew Dove's words of wisdom on fully battened mains.
Lots of other news – a 'pirate' attack in Venezuela, 'Ocean' has been jailed in South Australia, and Fiji is in uproar about a new three month limit on yachts because of 'drugs and prostitution' on board yachts....
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Sail safe!By Nancy Knudsen, Cruising Editor 'I was incapacitated by fear' - rescued sailor By Saskia Konyneneburg, As 12-metre waves smashed over his up-turned yacht off the Northland coast of New Zealand, Steve Crawford feared he was down to two options - and both ended in death. 'I was incapacitated by fear. I thought I'd either be swept out to sea and drown alone or get trapped in the cabin and go down with the boat.'... [more]Joyon Arrives Brest to Hero Welcome By Sail-World Cruising, With flares in hand aboard his reborn IDEC trimaran, Francis Joyon sailed into the port of Brest, France this morning and set a new solo round the world sailing record of 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes and 6 seconds. Well wishers who gathered to celebrate Joyon's achievement included previous record holder, Ellen MacArthur herself.... [more]Attack on Yacht in 'Wrong Bay' in Venezuela By Nancy Knudsen, The International Maritime Bureau, in its Weekly Piracy Report, has reported a new attack on a yacht in Bahia De Robledal, Isla De Margarita, Venezuela. Five pirates armed with guns boarded the yacht. They assaulted the crew and demanded from the crew all their property. One crew was shot and injured. Incident reported to local authorities who undertook an investigation.... [more]Fiji Yachts 'drugs, smuggling and prostitution' By Harold Koi, Mereseini Marau,Fiji Times, Fiji Finance Minister yesterday said yachts were becoming a highly suspected source for drug peddling, smuggling of contraband goods and even endangered species of flora and fauna, and prostitution.... [more]North West Passage Adventure, but 'It's Warming' By Mike Kilen, Desmoines Register, David Thoreson was a member of a sea-weary crew of six, halfway into the 73-day trek on the edges of the Earth, trying to become the first American yacht to travel east to west through the Northwest Passage. Thoreson, surprised by the lack of Arctic ice, knew they had made it.... [more]Celebrate what's great, just don't go overboard By mobilarm.com, It's a sobering thought; statistics show that 70% of fatalities in boating incidents are due to a person ending up in the water, and the third highest contributing factor of those fatalities is alcohol or drugs. We're all aware of the dangers of driving under the influence, so should it be any different if you're cruising?... [more]Sailing OK but the Fish are Dead -Ethanol to Blame By Nancy Knudsen, Go sailing in the northern Gulf of Mexico, you'll probably love it, but don't expect to catch a fish, and this situation is getting worse because of the growing world demand for ethanol fuel. Soung crazy? Read on...... [more]The Fully Battened Main By Andrew Dove/Cruising Editor Nancy Knudsen, On our Peterson 46 Blackwattle, we have carried our fully battened main all the way round the world with great success. The combination of a fully battened main and batcars made it easier to reef as it reduced the friction, and the sail maintained its shape always without problems. So I found what Andrew Dove, Area Manager of Northsails in the Caribbean, has to say extremely interesting... [more]New 8-in. OneTouch Winch Handle from Lewmar By Julie Turne, Like the original 10-in. version, the smaller winch handle has the same patented 'OneTouch' mechanism to allow sailors to squeeze the release lever (which runs the entire length of the handle) and pull to unlock in one quick, easy motion.... [more]Satellites Rescue 353 in USA alone in 2007 By NOAA, 'Don't leave home without your PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) but make sure it is a 406' - that's the message from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), whose satellites located 353 people for rescue organisations in 2007 - in the USA and its surrounding waters alone.... [more]Permanently Installed Preventer - The Case For By Edwin G. Fischer, MD, The incidence of injury from accidental or premature jibes is unknown but the problem is not insignificant...I have assembled an incomplete list of 18 fatal head and/or neck injuries that occurred on "offshore" yachts during accidental jibes.... [more]Win a Musto Snug in the Sail-World sweepstakes By Media Services, The popularity of the Musto brand was confirmed to us here at Sail-World when we recently launched the second annual Musto Sweepstakes competition. As soon as the competition was posted we received a flood of entries from readers all keen to get their hands on the prize of an ever popular Musto Snug. Enter top right side of this page... [more]Yachstman thanks pub 'rescuers' By BBC News, A British yachtsman who was rescued after a bad fall during a solo Atlantic crossing has thanked the people in his local pub who helped raise the alarm. Alan Thompson of Chichester, West Sussex, had to abandon his uninsured, new £50,000 yacht in the ocean.... [more]Click HERE to write us a letter about any of the above articlesIf you liked this newsletter, do nothing, we will send you another .. Naa, please don't send me another. Click here and we won't
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Johnson & Johnson–owned Neutrogena has been around for over 50 years, and they've come a long way since they launched their first transparent, bronze, detergent-based bar soap (it also contains tallow). The bars are still sold, and while we still don't recommend them (they are too drying for all skin types), the good news is that Neutrogena has come a very long way from where they started. In fact, several of their products represent truly state-of-the-art options.
Strolling the skin-care aisles of any drugstore or mass-market store reveals that Neutrogena vies for shelf space and prominence with only one other brand, Procter & Gamble's Olay. For the most part, both companies offer a similar assortment of products, with Olay being slightly more focused on anti-aging products and Neutrogena going for broader appeal, offering a nearly equal amount of antiwrinkle and anti-acne products. Regrettably the latter category presents few viable options.
Where Neutrogena really excels (and has for years) is with water-soluble cleansers, AHAs, retinol, and sunscreen products. Their Healthy Skin lineup offers some beautifully formulated moisturizers with glycolic acid, and the sunscreens offer something for everyone, including some ingenious options for those with oily skin (or anyone who finds the texture of high-SPF products as unappealing as slathering your skin with Crisco).
A recent self-proclaimed advance in sun protection came with Neutrogena's Helioplex complex. It is not the superior breakthrough Neutrogena makes it out to be. It's a good system to keep avobenzone stable for longer, but Helioplex isn't the only way to get the most out of this important UVA sunscreen. If it were, why didn't Neutrogena scrap all of their other sunscreens that don't use Helioplex technology? And why do they still offer a handful of SPF-rated products that leave skin vulnerable to UVA damage? Although they offer a proportionately greater number of sunscreens that provide excellent UVA protection, it's hard to unequivocally deem them a sun-care leader when they still sell inadequate sunscreens.
It's common to see commercials and magazine ads for Neutrogena's plethora of products designed to combat breakouts and blackheads. It's nothing short of amazing that, after all these years, the majority of these products, while well intentioned, still don't get it right. Far too many of them contain irritating ingredients such as alcohol, witch hazel, and menthol, none of which are the least bit helpful for someone struggling with breakouts. If your dermatologist recommends these products for acne without reservation, definitely consider a second opinion! Even Neutrogena's on-the-spot benzoyl peroxide product contains some potentially problematic thickening agents. Despite this, if you choose carefully, there are some great products (including a BHA lotion) that can make a positive difference.
What's most frustrating and, frankly, surprising, is that Neutrogena's enormous assortment of products represents both the best and the worst the cosmetics industry has to offer. Given their worldwide distribution and research capabilities, they really should be offering a consistent range of effective, irritant-free products to address a variety of skin types and conditions. As things stand now, healthy, protected skin is only assured if you know which Neutrogena products to look for and which ones to never put in your shopping cart.
For more information about Neutrogena, owned by Johnson & Johnson, call (800) 582-4048 or visit www.neutrogena.com.
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Senators ask Obama Administration to block Chinese mining investment
U.S. senators urged the Obama Administration oppose domestic and international Chinese mining projects "until China plays fair and square with rare earth element exports."
Posted: Wednesday , 16 Mar 2011
Four U.S. Senate Democrats Tuesday urged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of the Interior to use their power to block Chinese mining projects both internationally and in the U.S. until "China agrees to participate fairly in the global trade of REEs."
"China has been increasing hoarding of rare earth minerals, sending costs across a range of industries skyrocketing," said Senators Charles Schumer of New York, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Robert Casey of Pennsylvania, and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.
In a letter sent to Secretaries Geithner and Salazar Tuesday, the senators accused China's "anticompetitive practices" of exacerbating "global supply problems at a time when world demand continues to climb. We proposed the United States stop helping China enhance its dominant position in rare earth materials."
"To that end, Secretary Geithner, we respectively request that you instruct the United States Executive Director at each multilateral bank, including the World Bank entities, to oppose the approval of any new financing to the government or China or for a project located within China involving rare earth mining, smelting or separation, or production of rare earth products," the senators wrote. "The United States' support for multilateral bank international development initiatives should not extend to projects directly at odds with our own national and economic security needs."
The senators claimed China's anticompetitive rare earth policies extend beyond export restriction. "China also prohibits foreign investors from mining rare earths and from participating in rare-earth smelting and separation projects except in joint ventures with Chinese firms."
"We propose the United States stop tolerating China's imposition of unfavorable terms on foreign companies," the lawmakers urged. "The United States should not sit passively while China's investment policies hamstring U.S. companies and undermine our national and economic security needs."
In a news release, the senators accused China of taking "numerous actions to hoard REEs in recent months" including using their "monopoly as a retaliation tactic against other countries."
"As China's anti-competitive practices drive rare earth prices increasingly higher, American businesses suffer the consequences," they said.
"The Chevy Volt, an electric car manufactured in Michigan, relies on rare earth metals for its engine, and countless American clean energy technology, defense technology, and other companies use rare earth products."
"Sydor Optics, a Rochester, NY company that makes lenses for 3D projects, saw the price of a rare earth element-based compound critical to their production practices skyrocket from $8.50 a pound to $45 a pound, damaging their business," the senators noted.
The lawmakers also claimed China's trade practices also pose a threat to national security. "According to the Department of Defense, difficulty in obtaining a rare earth metal has already caused production delays with weapons systems."
"Several branches of the military, a defense contractor, and departments across the federal government have begun to review their rare earth metals acquisition process, recognizing the possible perils of depending on a Chinese-dominated market full of unfair policies," the senators said.
They stressed that "in the long run, new mining projects coupled with development of refining, alloying and fabricating capacity will alleviate concerns."
However, with so much at stake, "the United States should not sit passively while China's investment policies hamstring U.S. companies and undermine our national and economic security needs," the senators concluded.


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The Road to Weymouth continues for the US teamAnna Tunnicliffe - Women's Match Racing © Jesus Renedo / Sofia MapfreJust 12 days from the start of the London Olympics 2012 Sailing Regatta, Sail-World.com continues its Weymouth news series.
Team USA will have 16 Olympic and six Paralympic sailors representing this summer. The first Olympics since the change in selection methods for the US team will bring its own kind of pressure although the team is, as Chairman and Team Leader of the US Olympic Sailing Program Dean Brenner commented this week, much more experienced at all levels than the 2008 US team.
But the real pressure is being felt by the British sailing team, who should dominate in Weymouth with the best funding, great team depth and a home town advantage.
While the USA's Anna Tunnicliffe and her team are atop the Women's Match Racing rankings, it is interesting that there is not a single British world ranking leader on the nine Olympic classes across the 2012 World Cup season.
It seems the Brits, the winners of the last three Olympic regattas (Sydney, Athens and Beijing) have had some up and down results and seem to be focused more on sailing in Weymouth, rather than on the world circuit.
The biggest British Olympic story will no doubt be if 'Big Ben' Ainslie does not win his fourth Olympic Gold Medal.
It has not been the expected stellar preparation for Britain's most successful Olympic sailor. The Rule 69 cost him the 2011 Finn World Championship and the veteran's persistent back injury has been an issue this past year. He did win the Finn 2012 World title, his sixth, but a capsize in the medal race in the Sail for Gold regatta meant Ainslie finished second behind fellow Briton Giles Scott.
Ben Ainslie (GBR) - Finn onEdition ©
'It's a bit embarrassing going for a swim,' said Ainslie, 'But sometimes these things happen. Thankfully it wasn't the Olympic Games. I made a mistake, we're all human.'
The USA's Zach Railey and Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) will be amongst the large group of Finn sailors happy to hear that admission.
Perhaps the pressure is already telling on another British sailor Paul Goodison, GBR's Laser medal hope. The 2008 Laser Gold medalist has not beaten his nemesis, Australia's Tom Slingsby, in a regatta all year.
Paul Goodison, (GBR) racing in the Laser class on the day 6 of the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, in Weymouth and Portland, the 2012 Olympic venue. onEdition ©
After winning bronze behind Slingsby, at the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta, Goodison was keen to tell the British tabloids that he'd been 'done over' by Slingsby and fellow Australian Tom Burton in the Medal Race. His version was that the Australians had team sailed to beat him.
It was an interesting perspective because Slingsby, the series leader, held a very tight cover on the second place sailor in the medal race and plainly did not need any help holding off the British London 2012 medial hope to remain unbeaten in the history of the Sail for Gold series in Weymouth. Rob Crane is the US sailor in this class, he had a briillant final few days at Perth 2011 to win selection and if he continues his rate of progress, he could be a serious contender.
Rob Crane - Laser Paul Kane /Perth 2011
In the Laser Radial class, Alison Young (GBR) was the surprise winner at Weymouth. Looking at form across the last year, China's Lijia Xu, the 2008 Olympic Bronze medallist, should start favourite in Weymouth. But it's been a curious preparation for Xu who has spent comparatively little time in Weymouth, and this might bring her undone. Come August one expects US representative Paige Railey, Marit Bouwmeester (NED) and Sari Multala (FIN) to also be in the mix.
Paige Railey is excited about her first Olympics, an experience she is to share with her brother Zach, the US Finn representative and recently announced Team captain.
Paige Railey - Laser Radial Mick Anderson/SAILINGPIX.DK .
'It's a very special time for my family and brother,' said Paige. 'We are best friends and it has been a family goal for us to go together. I always state that I sail an individual boat, but I am part of a team. The Railey family has been working towards this for years so it is so exciting to be competing with Zach.'
Zach Railey - Finn class and USA's Team Captain © Rolex/Daniel Forster
It will certainly be interesting to watch both Raileys racing in the Olympics. The two athletes have gone on record saying that watching the other sailor race is far more mentally stressful than lining up for their own medal races, due to their lack of influence over the (other's) race's outcome, so this event will no doubt be a great sibling-bonding experience, as well as an opportunity to shine on the water.
In the Women's Match Racing event the US camp has 'Gold Medal 'plastered across Anna Tunnicliffe prospects.
The 2011 World Champion Tunnicliffe has held the top spot in the Women's Match Racing Rankings since September 2011. Tunnicliffe comprehensively defeated Lucy Macgregor (GBR) 4-0 in the final in Perth, (Australia) and has since gone on to notch up three regatta victories.
She then she finished with a bronze at Sail for Gold behind Australia's Olivia Price and French star Claire Leroy. At the Women's World Match Racing finals, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden in late June, Tunnicliffe was beaten 0-3 by Silja Lehtinen (FIN) in a contest that has been described as a 'photo-finish'.
'It is bitter sweet,' said Tunnicliffe. 'We are happy to have made the finals and come away with a medal at the Worlds; however we were shooting for the gold and are disappointed with a couple points in each race where we gave it away. Team Finland sailed extremely well and we are very excited for them.'
Much like Ainsle's silver medal at Sail for Gold, everyone has their off-moments; also fortunately for both sailors, their off-regattas were not at the Olympics.
Interestingly, Tunnicliffe also had a recent photo shoot that involved her wearing less than her usual amount of sailing gear for an ESPN The Magazine's 'Body Issue', an honor given to a select few Olympians across all sporting disciplines.
'I want the world to see sailing as an athletic sport' Tunnicliffe reported to the magazine. 'A lot of people think it's a nice cruise around the bay, cocktail in hand, gentle wind, sunny conditions. But racing is physical and aggressive, and we go out rain or shine.'
Sail-World USA Editor David Schmidt is heading to Britain next week as part of the large Sail-World media team in Weymouth.The Sail-World.com Team
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My 2012 resolution is to have more food� meet-ups and contests for my readers. The first fan gathering of the new year is happening Sunday, Jan. 15, at Wahoo's Fish Taco in Newport Beach.
On that night, we'll also kick off our first big contest -- a cool giveaway tied to the much-anticipated new Wahoo's Fish Taco in Old Towne Orange.
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From 5 to 7 p.m., Wahoo's owner Wing Lam and I will be hanging out at the restaurant's new Fashion Island bar viewing the Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks game. Â We've cooked up a bunch of reasons for you to stop by and say hello:
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What is Taste of Sandy Springs?
Taste of Sandy Springs is a one day food festival held at Sandy Spring Circle and Sandy Spring Place Between Hammond Drive and Mount Vernon Hwy in Sandy Springs . Designed as a celebration of all things culinary, the festival features top restaurants and favorite eateries from Sandy Springs and the surrounding area as well as a Gourmet Market with fine art and hand crafted items for the kitchen, a Gourmet Market featuring premium food products and locally grown products from the state of Georgia as well as a children's area and live entertainment.
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Taste of Sandy Springs is set up as an outdoor street festival with each participating restaurant occupying its own tent. Patrons can elect to sample food from each of the participating restaurant booths by using FOOD TICKETS to purchase samples from each restaurant. All beverage sales at the event will be cash. The festival also offers a GOURMET Market featuring fine art and hand crafted items for the kitchen and home as well as a Green Market featuring Georgia grown products. Kids of all ages will enjoy an interactive activity area.
Who Benefits from Taste of Sandy Springs? Several Sandy Springs area charities will benefit from the proceeds from this years event. These organizations include:
The Sandy Springs Mission after school program
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Spiders behind the Hamper
Spiders are about the only thing that really creep me out. I guess it has something to do with eight independently moving legs. Once at our house in Nitro, WV I was tossing a towel into the hamper and noticed something squirming in the background. After closer inspection I uncovered a nightmare nest of a mother and about 5 million babies spiders that were alive and kicking.
There was only one way to dispose of this horrid web of terror and I knew the perfect weapon. Since my sister was in the habit of teasing her hair to it's length to create an afro of curly stickiness, I grabbed a can of aqua net. I then located one of the numberous lighters that ignited Dad's lung candy. I was fortunate enough not to burn our home down, but I gave them a hurricane of flame broiling that turned them into the crispiest of critters. The cremation ceremony was finalized with a quick flush of the deceased. My family was now safe from a pending arachnid avalanche for whoever emptied the hamper.
The Healing Power of Long John Silvers
There is no question that Fish and Chips is one my favorite meals. Whenever traveling I always look for a good basket of authentic old country goodness.
I think it all stems back to my childhood when I was having my double hernia operation. The doctors wouldn't release me from the hospital until I stopped throwing up. It was due to the hospital food being quite terrible and bland. One evening, it seemed as if a super hero entered my room with a long flowing cape. Under that cape was Fish and Chips from Long John Silvers. Nothing that I remember has ever tasted so delicious. Needless to say the next meal that the hospital placed before me stayed down with no problem. Turns out, my stomach was missing an essential layer of grease that would help the bland food stick to my innards. I was released thanks to the healing power of Long John Silvers!
Pit Stains and Cakes
There was transitional period when I was 17 where I couldn't find an anti-perspiration that would stop the river of briny fluid flowing from my pits. I tried several brands from Speed Stick, Right Guard, Old Spice, Degree to whatever Dad was using. I finally found Arrid XX about mid-way through my Junior year of high school.
At one point I can remember the sweat rings becoming so large they would reach the ends of my shirt bottoms and halfway to my back. If I was sitting at a certain angle, I could feel the sweat drip and roll down the side of my torso. Before I found Arrid I would apply so much product that it would start to build little cakes in the armpit portion of my shirt. It would dry and make that part of the shirt brittle. No amount of washing could fix it.
Red River Express
I remember one of the worst beatings as a child is when I accidentally hit my sister under the eye with a Lincoln Log. A neighbor kid and I built two barricades and were throwing logs at each other across the room. My sister decided to join in. She joined his team, but before the fight became unfair she popped up from behind a box as I was flinging a log towards his bulbous bowl cut head. After that I don't remember much. Just a red river of blood streaming from my sisters face and what felt like a tornado of leather belts tanning my hide.
Second runner up would be the time I shot my grandmother in the face with a cork gun as she entered the door coming over for a visit.
I Remember…
One time my Dad brought home a whole bunch of smokeless tobacco from work. I stuffed a whole can in my cheek. A few minutes later I could barely walk and fell to the ground. The trees started to spin and I felt like someone dumped a bucket of ice water on my head. I walked back into the house where everyone said I looked like I saw a ghost. I then proceeded to the bathroom where I puked up 3 servings of tuna helper.


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[207] DNA Damage-Associated Proteins in Triple Negative Breast Cancers
G Guler, C Himmetoglu, RE Jimenez, WP Wang, S Costinean, D Suren, M Hayran, C Shapiro, K Huebner. Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Ataturk Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; VA Medical Center at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD; The Ohio States University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Background: Triple negative (TG) and basal-like (BL) tumors show frequent concordant loss of Fhit and Wwox proteins encoded by chromosomal fragile loci, FRA3B and FRA16D, that are exquisitely sensitive to genotoxic stress. In this study, the activation status of other DNA damage response-associated proteins was also examined in TN/BL tumors.
Design: TMAs were constructed from 479 breast cancer blocks and immunostaining performed. In addition to Fhit and Wwox, expression of basal markers CK5/6 and EGFR, DNA damage response proteins BRCA-1, p53, pChk2 and γH2AX, Wwox-interacting proteins Ap2α, Ap2γ, and ErbB3/B4 were scored. Expression was considered positive for tumors with: >10% cytoplasmic CK5/6, membranous EGFR, nuclear Ap2α/γ; >50% of cells with nuclear γH2AX, >25% with nuclear pChk2; any membrane staining of ErbB3 or ErbB4. Cytoplasmic Fhit and Wwox staining was scored for intensity: no staining, highly reduced, reduced or strong expression. BRCA-1 nuclear expression was scored as: high (>90%), reduced or negative.
Results: TN and BL (CK5/6 or EGFR+) tumors showed reduced Fhit, Wwox, BRCA-1 and ErbB3 (TN tumors, p<0.001,p=0.001,p=0.017,p=0.012 respectively; BL tumors, p=0.010,p=0.016, p=0.008,p=0.017 respectively) and more γH2AX, pChk2, p53, Ap2γ and ErbB4 expression (TN tumors, p=0.034,p=0.056, p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.015 respectively; BL tumors, p=0.0182 p=0.030, p<0.001,p=0.001,p=0.028 respectively).
Conclusions: Absence of BRCA-1, with evidence of persistent activation of DNA damage response checkpoints in a large fraction of TN and BL tumors suggests that alteration or abrogation of signal pathways associated with cell cycle checkpoint control is characteristic of these tumors. Definition of specific DNA repair and checkpoint defects may provide new treatment targets.
Category: Breast
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:30 AM
Poster Session III # 57, Tuesday Morning


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Mutineer Racing Jib
Price: $372.00
Our Mutineer jib is proudly designed and manufactured in our San Luis Obispo, California sails loft. This daysailing sail is an identical cut to our racing sail, but with a softer cloth. As always, all of our sails are made 100% in the USA by our highly skilled sailmakers.
Special Features-
Triple step zig-zag stitching on the seams
NOTE: It is common among Mutineer owners to modify their boats slightly, and in addition, there have been several different builders of the Mutineer over the years, so there are commonly some differences from boat to boat. In order to get a jib that is custom fit to your boat, please provide us with the following information:
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