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14 May 2003

Submitted by eve on Thu, 05/15/2003 - 12:53am. Um...

"You know they actually have computers in Mexico, too, right? You were talking about it like they'd have to come up here to mix the music because there's not electricity south of San Diego or something."
"That's not what I meant. I wish you'd never taken that class."
--Two women in line for the restroom at Bimbo's 365 Club

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 06/02/2003 - 2:31pm.

Archived comment by ParU:
You sayin' I gots poor impulse control?? Well are ya?? Durn city fella... I can control my brother in-law's Impulse car jest fine, I gots one hand on the wheel and the other on my 'brew'. (Well Pepsi in my case, but that ruins the image).

Yeuh know what's we calls gun control around these heare parts, don't ya? That's when you use two hands to keep from gettin' off target.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 06/02/2003 - 2:23pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Heh. That's pretty funny, Paul. I particularly like the cleavers as the hall of mirrors...nice touch. *Grin*

And no, ParU, the robot is to provide a target for those with poor impulse control. The rude gestures are for encouraging them.

And besides...who doesn't want their own animatronic replica? I mean...just for the creepy value, if nothing else.

*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 06/02/2003 - 1:08pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
Joe! I have something here, just for you! Enjoy! (namelink work safe)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 06/02/2003 - 10:21am.

Archived comment by Jon:
*rimshot*
Don't forget to tip your waitress!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 06/02/2003 - 9:18am.

Archived comment by ParU:
Joe - you made a robot just to make rude gestures at me? Why? It's not like you're not rude to me in writing as it is?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 2:09pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
I knew that animatronic Joe-O-Tron would earn it's keep. Repair bills are gonna be rough, though.

*Punches a command in on the remote, animatronic Joe-O-Tron gestures rudely at ParU*

Huh. Musta hit the wrong button. Heh.

*Grin*

-Jn-
Clockwork Orange

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 1:42pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
And then there's this one...

(namelink kinda risky, just because of the site it's on. But the page itself is pretty safe.)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 1:33pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
I don't think that that is capable of going under anything.

It's a good companion piece to this one, though...

(namelink work safe)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 1:20pm.

Archived comment by Jon:
Wow. That's...

So, it goes under the bay?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 1:13pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
Since we're discussing oddments of technology here, I'd like to point out that without these digital timewasters we're all currently staring at, things like the namelink wouldn't even be possible.

'Course, this could be a good argument for the Luddites.

(namelink work safe, if somewhat disturbing)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 1:08pm.

Archived comment by ParU:
Good for you Cebu! Joe's been needing that for a while...

Course he may like it, and that's a different story.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 1:03pm.

Archived comment by Cebu:
Course, it is pretty easy for me to get pissed.

:D

*bitch-slaps joe*

heh

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 11:47am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Try harder.

*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

PS - Put that down...I'm kidding.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/27/2003 - 7:17am.

Archived comment by Cebu:
Yeah, if I had an IT department (besides my brother) I would do my best to not piss them off. I try not to piss people off in general. :D

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/26/2003 - 7:24pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
Especially do not piss off the IT department if you have one of these...

(namelink NOT work safe. Thank god it's only a joke...)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/25/2003 - 6:29pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
Cube- you know that a lightning strike can kill a computer by power surge, right? The idea is that these guys can cause their very own "lightning strike" at will by plugging sensitive parts of the computer which normally get 5V DC into a standard 120V AC wall socket.

POOF! No more ethernet card, or other devices that they've rigged for this. Chances are pretty good that it will also fry other parts of the computer.

Do not piss off the IT department or they may strike your machine with lightning.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/24/2003 - 11:37am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
"Look. The people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals. We haul your trash. We connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. Do not @#$% with us."

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/24/2003 - 9:38am.

Archived comment by Cebu:
... that link made no sense to me at all.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/23/2003 - 11:37am.

Archived comment by ParU:
Paul - that is the scariest link I have ever seen.

You are one evil...

1 Cool pt.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 05/20/2003 - 1:18pm.

Archived comment by Paul:
Speaking of computers- this is why you really don't want to piss off your IT department.

(namelink work safe)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 8:38pm.

Archived comment by Matt:
Can I be next? Can I can I can I huh? Puhleeease?

I'll be good! Or naughty! Or whatever, I don't care!

This is what too eager looks like, isn't it? Huh.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 11:43am.

Archived comment by steff:
hehehehehe...

ok... but i think he likes it. he's doesn't sleep much, you know.

*ffffffFFT!*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 11:36am.

Archived comment by ParU:
Finds the straitjacket he just let Joe out of and puts him back in it

steff! We need your tranquilizer gun here, stat!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 11:02am.

Archived comment by tim:
Someone sedate the gnome

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 10:27am.

Archived comment by Saint:
Not even TON's "Red Water"?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 10:24am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
No! No Christmas music in May, for Christ's sake!

GAaAAaAaAaAAAaAaaaaAAaaAaAAAaaaAaAAAaAAaaHh!

*runs in panicked little circles with his hands pressed over his ears*

-Jn-
City of Brass Expatriate

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 05/19/2003 - 3:00am.

Archived comment by tim:
Michael, the first version I ever heard of that song was on Bryan Ferry's " The Bride Stripped bare"
But it was a shortened version and the words were altered slightly.
As mentioned below Loreena Mckennit's version is pretty good too ( she also has a very cool version of " God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for those of you who make eclectic christmas cd's like me)
My Favorite version is by a group called The Freemen.
There's another version I have some where that I'll track down
although I think it's Leo Mcaffrey who did a great version of another old sad song " The Bard of Armagh"

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/18/2003 - 11:13pm.

Archived comment by ScaredyKat:
you're welcome, BB :) I'm surprised I knew it. Screw up enough different times and you learn how to fix just about everything!

not yer usual Kat, just the Scaredy kind

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/18/2003 - 8:55pm.

Archived comment by BB:
Yeah Kat, that did the trick. Thanks.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/18/2003 - 6:36pm.

Archived comment by Noyock:
The version on Loreena McKennitt's Elemental is quite good, I think - it's not actually her singing it, but rather some guy I have not heard of, while she does the descant. It's very nicely done.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 05/18/2003 - 9:04am.

Archived comment by Michael Burton:
Tim, I do love them sad ol' songs. Carrickfergus is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard, and therefore one of my favorites. I've only heard Van Morrison sing it; I'm more familiar with the Chieftains' instrumental versions. Can you recommend any other recording(s)?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 10:15pm.

Archived comment by ScaredyKat:
BB-- it all depends what you're using. If it's Internet Explorer, I'm gonna guess you hit [Alt][V][X][Enter] and if it's Nets(c)rape you hit [Alt][V][Z][Enter]. Which means you went into the view pull-down menu, text size function and selected largest. Just go back in there & set it at something you like.

Of course, it's been 3 hours & "Help" may have told you that already. Hooray for the nonsequitor

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 7:32pm.

Archived comment by BB:
Completely off topic, but I need help w/ this and my mom's not home right now.

I hit a button on the keyboard, or clicked on some thing I wasnt supposed to. (I was putting stuff away, and bumped the computer while online.) And now the font on everything online is way bigger. Its bugging me. Does anyone know what I did, and how to fix it?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 7:28pm.

Archived comment by BB:
You guys are already out of school?! I've got another three weeks. Ugh...

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 6:17pm.

Archived comment by daen:
tim-- "Sang" opera. Rather past-tense, I'm afraid.
That was back when I was still going to school & doing the voice training bit.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 4:44pm.

Archived comment by penguinchick:
Today was more than my last day of school-it was my graduation.YAY! Now on to the terrifying "real world."

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 2:02pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Phone bill? I don't see the conn...oh.

I...I'm sorry.

I didn't know.

*edges away in case it's contagious*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 05/17/2003 - 1:02pm.

Archived comment by A. F. S. P.:
Hey, it was my last day of school yesterday too! Which, slightly ironically, means I won't be coming here as often - I used to post in free periods, but now I'm at home I don't wanna be running up my parents' phone bill...
'Course, I never posted that much anyway, but there you go...

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 7:38pm.

Archived comment by Matt:
I thought it was funny, tim. Frankly, I think I can name all of the thin, famous people in opera on one hand.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 2:47pm.

Archived comment by noelle:
lmao, I love this site.. how funny it is they were standing outside of "Bimbo's.." club

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 11:57am.

Archived comment by Inuki:
Ack! Insert an end-italics tag before that last paragraph, please.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 11:56am.

Archived comment by Inuki:
Because it's Friday (my last Friday of the school year!), and because I just got a 4-CD set of music from Final Fantasy 8 (yay!), here's my song contribution. (Lyrics from the booklet that came with the CDs, so if they're wrong it's either a typo on my part or the book's fault.)

Eyes On Me
Nobuo Uematsu

Whenever sang my songs
On the stage, on my own
Whenever said my words
Wishing they would be heard
I saw you smiling at me
Was it real or just my fantasy
You'd always be there in the corner
Of this tiny little bar

My last night here for you
Same old songs, just once more
My last night here with you?
Maybe yes, maybe no
I kind of liked it your way
How you shyly placed your eyes on me
Oh, did you ever know?
That I had mine on you

Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer

So let me come to you
Close as I wanted to be
Close enough for me
To feel your heart beating fast
And stay there as I whisper
How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
Did you ever know
That I had mine on you

Darling so share with me
Your love if you have enough
Your tears if you're holding back
Or pain if that's what it is
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you are not dreaming

Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer

Some of the wording is a little odd, but it fits the music. In the game, it's the love theme of the two main characters (Squall and Rinoa), but the wording makes it sound as if it was written by a character in the past (Julia), which would tie together the two timelines. (Most of the time, you play Squall, but occasionally Squall and his friends fall asleep, and you control people from the past. Squall and company remember what happens there as dreams.)

...Sorry, but I'm happy about it.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 11:13am.

Archived comment by tim:
ok I'll apologize before anyone gets offended.
~slapping my hand~
bad, bad typing fingers

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 11:09am.

Archived comment by tim:
" I get the skinny on the opera world."

Seems to me that'd be a rare thing

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 11:07am.

Archived comment by Matt:
When it comes to recordings of operas and such, it's all about the cast. And there is a lot of mediocre stuff out there. For conductors, stick with Georg Solti and James Levine. My fave soprano is Renee Fleming and I like Samuel Ramey for basses. Frankly, I don't really listent to much opera, but my brother's an operatic bass (in training), so every once in a while I get the skinny on the opera world.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 10:42am.

Archived comment by tim:
You sing opera too daen?
~shaking my head~
I am truly impressed

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 10:25am.

Archived comment by daen:
I saw Zauberfloete and Figaro in Vienna... happy memories.

I think Voi che sapete is from the third act, tim, but I learned it just as an aria, and not as part of a role, so I'm not sure. I was once told I'd make a good Cherubino, but I decided against opera as a career-- too competitive.

How many sopranos does it take to change a light bulb?
Two: one to change the bulb, and the other to kick the chair out from under her.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 10:13am.

Archived comment by tim:
My 2 favorite opera's
daen..is that from the 4th act?
I don't know the names of the works but the 4th act was just.......astounding.
I've seen both a few times . I really should by a recording or dvd of them.

Jon, nothing starts a bachelor party like a woman being chased by a giant snake either...
but that's a long story
never mind
I like the Queen of the Night's (?) aria also.
That's some purty sangin'...mmmhmmm
I like them french fried pataters

and of course, Papagaeno (sp?)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 9:24am.

Archived comment by Jon:
If we're talking Mozart, I prefer Die Zaubeflote. Nothing starts an opera like a character being chased by a giant snake.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 05/16/2003 - 8:47am.

Archived comment by daen:
I'm so tempted to post "Voi che sapete" from Marriage of Figaro, but the English translation is pathetic.
But listen to it if you have the opportunity.

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