Conference vaxcat::friends

    here's a stupid question....
    when replying in the word association, what's the easiest
    way to reply with all the words from the previous note
    included?
    
    tnx!
    /gina

    If you're editing in EVE, all you have to do is press "DO" (up in the
    top row next to "HELP").  You'll get a prompt at the bottom that says
    "Command:" - type "other" and you'll get switched to the top part of
    the screen with the original note in it.  Do a copy, switch back to the
    Reply part of the screen, and do a paste.
    
    Of course if you're not using EVE this doesn't help much...
    
    
    Ginny

    
    
    Easy kiddo:
    
    	type REPLY
    
    	press the DO key (this should bring up a COMMAND: prompt)
    
    	type OTHER at the COMMAND: prompt. this will put you in the top buffer 
    with the test of the previous reply
    
    	SELECT and REMOVE all the text
    
    	press the DO key again
    
    	type OTHER at the COMMAND: prompt. this will put you back in your
    original buffer
    
    	press the INSERT HERE key
    
    	Voila'! :)
    
    
    chico

    thanx ginny!  but would you believe i still use edt?  i'll try eve
    tho...
    
    /gina

    notes collision!  thanx chico!!  p.s. the only thing i ended up getting
    at the cafe was ice water...  i may go back later for frozen yogurt
    tho...
    
    /gina

    I could never get the hang of EDT - I learned ALL-IN-1 long before I
    came to work here, and it was too confusing trying to remember that the
    keypad keys meant something different than what they said.  Once I
    found out you could set the keyboard to WPS in EVE, I never looked
    back!
    
    Ginny

    For those of us using EDT, I just extract the note and reply 
    with the extract.
    
    EXAMPLE:
    
    Notes>  extract file.name
    Notes>  reply file.name
    
    This process takes the note you were reading and extracts it out
    to a file in your directory named file.name and then you can
    reply file.name at the notes prompt and all the text will be included
    in your reply.
    
    It sounds harder than it really is...
    
    /Bob
    

This is really going to sound stupit (ha ha), but all I do is type reply, and
all the words come up in the EDT mode.  Then I delete line (PF4) to get rid
of who the previous response was by.  Next, Gold 4, brings me to the bottom of
the buffer, and use my arrows to get me up to the last word.  (I guess I'm
lucky that once I type in reply it's like I'm editing in EDT.) To get
out control z, ex <cr> enter a title....piece of cake!


I didn't even realize it could be so difficult!  Oh well, I guess ignorance is
bliss!!

Lola

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        hehehe yeah! I'm bouncin'! It's thursday already! ;-)))
     

    
    SQ: When is a gnat not a gnat ?
    
    
    
    Ans:	when he has his Mrs. along with him.......
    
    hehehehehehehehehehehehehe.....
    Ravi.
    *8)

    
    Hahahahaha! like it Ravi! ;-)))))))))
    
    Mark ;-)
    

    When will summer come?
    Renu
    :))

    AFter spring?
    
    hehe
    
    Jackie

    ON July 4th and depart on the 5th.
    
    Dave
    
    

    Dave,
    
    Colorado only has 2 seasons.....
    
    
    
    
    Winter and 4th of July!
    
    

    Yes, but the long winters tend to keep the population down, except the 
    native folks, as you have to do something during the cold winter
    nights!
    
    
    Dave

    I miss it.. I wanna come back *HOME*

    
    
    SQ:  Does anyone know what happened to the ::HUMOR conference???
    
    
    Terrie
    

    I just finished accessing it.
    
    
    Dave

    
    What's the node Dave??
    
    
    Terrie
    

    KAU101::humor
    
    
    Dave

    
    
    Thanks Dave!  :*)
    
    I deleted it from my notebook accidently last week
    when I was cleaning out.  When I re-entered it, I 
    must have entered the wrong node.
    
    Thanks again,
    Terrie
    

    Anything for a friend.  
    
    
    Dave

    re .18! Terrie! 
    
    It's still there on KAU101::humor
    
    Allthough I believe this is the site that will close at end of this
    fiscal year! ;-)
    
    welcomeeeeeee! ;-)
    
    m.;-)
    

    
    "Anyone 'round that can speed up time for me?" ;-)
    
    "What's an accideent, dude?" ;-)
    
    "Let gost"????? 
    
    
    or was it "Get Lost" 
     

    
    Well, I was going to put this is the 'Requests, Cries, Calls for help'
    note, but I figured it would be more appropriate in here.......
    
    
    Does anyone know if they celebrate Halloween in Pakistan??
    
    I know this sounds like a really stupid question, but I genuinely
    don't know!  
    
    Terrie
    :*)
    

    I don't think so.. I doubt if the average person in Pakistan would have
    the money...
    
    Rick.

    
    I don't think so, either, but more because this is a holiday that has
    it's origin in Christian & Pagan religious beliefs, and I don't think 
    that any flavor of Christianity is a major religion in Pakistan.

    Ah yes ... not sure about Pakistan, but would like to clarify
    something. Pagans celebrate All Hallows Eve, Christians invented
    Halloween VERY loosely based on Pagan tradition. 
    
    Serenity

    
    I'm glad you're showing off, as you call it Serenity. :*)
    I really wanted to know!
    
    
    Thanks,
    Terrie
    

    
    	SQ:  What's that big yellow thing in the sky????  
    
    	>M<

    
    
    	that's the hole in the ozone...
    
    
    chico

Why hasn't anyone snarfed this *.33 for t. and Mark??

Lola

    
    Lola! you are toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good! ;-)))))))) *hug*
    
    M&T ;-)
    
     

A recent note just made me think of a stupid question....


unfortunately, it could be too offensive to ask it.

;->

    
    
    Live dangerously Hamp! :*)   SEND MAIL!
    
    
    
    ME! :*)
    

    
    Why me? ;-)
    
    When there are so many others?????????????????????????
    
    *grinnnn* ;-)
    

    
    	I know this is a STUPID question, but didn't know where else to
    	ask it!!!
    
    	Are there any ::FRIENDS in RIO de Janiero Brazil who work in 
    	Sao Paulo?
    
    	Thanks
    
    	>M<
    
    

    
    	I meant to say this is NOT a stupid question.... 
    
    	da!!!! OK, so I'm tired and can't type...let along READ today!!
    
    	Sorry!!
    
    	>M<

    
    	I got a REAL stupid question:
    
    	How come when you make a cuppa tea here at work (using the SAME
    	kind of tea..cuz you brought the t-bags from home) that it doesn't
    	taste ANYTHING like it does at home?
    
    	hmmmmmm.... something to ponder!!!
    
    	>M<

    try washing your cup moe
    
    :^}

    
    	aaarrrggggg!!!!  DAM*  I *KNEW* there was a simple answer...
    	hehehehe
    
    	>M<

    
    
    	might be the fact that the water is more disgusting out here...
    
    
    chico

    
    	Well, you BOTH sound pretty right to me!!!  The water ISN'T the
    	best, THAT'S for sure....
    
    	hmmmmm.... nothing like home... yup!
    
    	>M<

	Does anyone know what Mighty Mouse's girlfriends name was?

	Thanks,
	Lola

    Polly of course! (-:
    
    H

>    Polly of course! (-:

Hmm, some people here are saying it doesn't ring a bell, that Polly was
Underdog's girlfriend....

Lola

    
    Polly Pureheart was indeed Underdog's girlfriend.......
    
    No clue as to what Mighty Mouse's girlfriend's name was.....But I may
    be able to find out.....
    
    
    Mack
    

    Whoops! You're right.  Polly was Underdog's girlfriend.
    
    Sorry about that.
    
    Holly
    

    
    I got it.....
    
    Tess Trueheart was Might Mouse's girlfriend......
    
    And Underdog's girlfriend was Polly Purebred......
    
    Mack
    

	Thanks Mack!!  You got it!!    


	Lola

    
    Anytime hun.....
    
    I LOVE old cartoons and collect a few of them.....
    
    Mack
    

    
    
    This is for Mack....
    
    
    		"HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY...."
    
    
    Wen :)

    
    Thank you dear!!!
    
    MAck
    

    
    Question......
    
    Is anyone in this conference down in Atlanta???
    
    I will be heading down that way in Feburary of 95 and was wondering if
    I could meet anyone from there.....
    
    Mack
    

    
    
    Hey!  Mark and t. are in Cumming, GA....that is in the Atlanta
    vacinity.
    
    
    Terrie
    

    
    That would be cool......does anyone know how to get in contact with
    them?
    
    Mack
    

	Terrie's gotta have a phone#....:)


chico

    I don't have their phonenumber but here's the address:
    Mark and Theresa Noordijk
    3855 Grand Prix St.
    Cumming GA 30131
    
    I seem to remember Mark posted their address in here a while ago, but
    moderators, feel free to remove this reply if you think it's wise to
    do so.
    
    Charles

O.K....another stupid question.  Does anyone know the words to



The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out..

    
    
    	The worms craw in, the worms crawl out
    	The worm play pinnocal(sp?) on your snout
    	And one little worm who isn't so shy
    	Crawls in your ear and out your eye....
    
    
    that's all I remember...sorry!
    
    chico

    
    
    A big black bug with big green eyes
    crawls in your ear and out your eyes
    
    The worms crawl in 
    the worms crawl out
    the worms play pinochle 
    on your snout
    
    ( they don't write meaningfull lyrics that that anymore :-))))
    
    Rich
    
    
    

	HAHAHA!!  Guess this is one of those songs that everyone has different
	lyrics (if you could call them that) for, but Dave....



	Yeucchhhhhhhhyyy!!!!    
    
    

    
    I have a bone to pick in here.....no offence Mack, but.....
    
    
    	Tess Trueheart was Dick Tracy's girlfriend.
    
    
    I don't believe we've yet come up with the correct Mighty Mouse
    girlfriend.
    
    Wen

    
    You are right Wen......My mistake!
    
    Mack
    

Gee, and the people here thwat wanted to know thought it sounded right!

Guess I'll let them know!

Lola    

    sorry again Lola....i thought for sure that was it,,,,
    
    Mack
    

    Does anyone know what has happened to the ::CRAFTS conference?  I keep
    getting "file not found" when I try to access it.
    
    Jackie

    Jackie .. I took over moderating it after the other moderator was
    TFSO'd.  Evidentally the system managers didn't think the file was
    being moderated, and since got rid of the file (I think).  I'm working
    with the system manager now to get it back on-line.
    
    Holly
    

    Holly,
    
    Thanks..will keep my eyes open for it. 
    
    Jackie

	No problem, Mack!!  We all thought it was correct over here, I should
	have continued letting them think that...ignorance IS bliss...

	Gee, I was looking for the crafts file, too!  Is it something we can
	help you with, Jackie?  There are several crafters noting in here too!

	Lola

    
    I will see what else I can come up with on it......
    
    Mack
    

    Lola,
    
    Thanks, I was really just looking for something that would grab my
    attention.  I like to try new things, but get bored if I don't see the
    results really quickly...almost ashamed to admit to the unfinished
    tapestry in the cupboard!
    
    Any suggestions welcome.
    
    Jackie

    
    Hi Jackie,
    
    Try cooking/baking...the results are very immediate! :)
    
    /jen
    

Jackie,

Do you have "friendly plastic" over there?  It's alot of fun, you can make
great presents, comes in wild (and somber) colors.  Wonderful stuff!  I make
lady pins, earrings, abstract pins, Xmas pins from it.  Takes about 20 minutes
per lady pin...quick enough for you?


>M< used to play with it too, don't know if she still does.

Lola

P.S. O.K. Mack, I'll wait patiently!

    
    	YUP, I still play with it... Oooops, read that wrong...hahahaha
    
    	No, really, I have a ton of things to be made with it. My dining
    	room has more craft stuff in it than the local craft shop. HONEST
    	it does. Holly will attest to that, right? TerriE will too!! 
    	hehehe
    
    	Jackie, I have at least a dozen X-stitch projects almost done as
    	well. hmmmmmm. I"m NOT a procrastinator, I'm NOT! hehehe YA RITE!
    
    	Any craft fairs Lola???
    
    	>M<

    /Jen....I like your suggestion...infact I enjoy cooking a great deal.
    :-)
    
    Lola, 'Friendly plastic' - I've never seen it over here, but am VERY
    intreagued.  Sounds like I might enjoy playing with it...what does it
    look like?  Is it sold under a brand name?
    
    >M<..Thanks..I feel a little better now!
    :-)
    
    Jackie

	Hmmm, can't think of the brand name...>M< can you help??

	Crafts fair coming up in November in Westborough, did well there last
	year, and waiting for HLO to announce their Xmas Fair, did well there
	too!  That's about all I can get ready for!

	Lola

    
    	Are you thinking of FIMO?
    
    	I guess I won't be able to do any of the DIGITAL crafts fair
    	this year. I think I'll probably be doing a Christmas fair here
    	but it will only be for QUANTUM personel. We haven't worked out
    	all the details for the activities committee yet.
    
    	I dunno! I guess it'll allwork out somehow.
    
    	>M<

>    	Are you thinking of FIMO?
 
	Nope, that's the clay.  It's something like Amaco, but that sounds too
	close to the gas station!

	HLO does allow "outsiders"...I remember quite a few at the fair last
        Year.

    
    	You are correct-o there Lola... It IS AMACO  well, maybe not
    	spelled that way.  I'll checkthe correct spelling when I go
    	home tonight (Do I really have a home?)
    
    	If I can make some stuffs then I"ll go to HLO. I'll probably
    	be setting one up here for SHR1/2 only (QUANTUM) and then try to
    	get someone to set one up over in SHR3 for DIGITAL. Confusing,
    	don't like it...
    
    	>M<

	NO way >M<, you're NEVER going to be an outsider to us!!!!

	Have you seen the new "Friendly impressions" stamps in the sunshine
	arts catalog?  I ordered one set, think I'll have alot of fun with
	it, once I get in the mood to do crafts again!

	Lola

    
    
    Yes, this does belong here...... :*)
    
    I'm doing a survey....Would all the men mind posting their 
    shoe size here?  :*)
    
    
    
    Thanks,
    Terrie(ble)
    

    
    Awe, gee, <blush> thanks Dave. :*)
    
    
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

9 1/2

    
    
    Oh Dave, Hamp is bigger than you.....I mean Hamp's shoes are bigger,
    that is. :*)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Terrie:*)
    

*chuckle*

Yes...you are Terrie(ble)!

    
    I wonder if they would be so willing (and honest) to state their shoe size
    if they knew why you were asking? :)
                                                         
    

Well...I know why she's asking.  ;->

    
    
    Of course they would be C*B*D.  :*)  These are the ::FRIENDS
    guys we're talking about.  They know me well. :*)
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

9 1/2 wide as well

    
    RE:43.91
    
    Are you the guy with the fast fingers?
    
    
    CD

    
    
    Oh, like the new P-name?  hehehe
    
    
    
    
    Terrie(ble)
    

Yeah, we've all got Roman hands and Russian fingers 8^)

So... you feeling better today?

    
    
    
    HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
    
    
    I'm DYEING HERE CINDY!!!
    
    
    CM, she was referring to Hamp, I think.  :*)
    
    
    Terrie
    

    
    
    
    Oh, what the heck.......
    

Don't DYE, TerriE... we like you just the way you are 8^)

Thanx, I needed that 8^)

    
    
    But it was such a lovely shade of red CM.  :*)
    

What does shoe sizes and shades of red have to do with each other?

 >   RE:43.91
    
  > Are you the guy with the fast fingers?
    
    

Fast Fingers???  Why!  Whatever do you mean?


Hamp

I like the shade you are already... hair... face... and NOSE! 8^)

    
    
    Sorry Hamp....I told.  :*)
    
    
    
    Gotta love those hugs. :*)
    
    
    Terrie
    

*innocent blink*

Told what?

    
    Yup. I thought I had the right guy. :)
    
    

    
    I love this noted file. I haven't laughed so much since Terrie's
    party.
    
    :) :) :)
    CD
    

    ooo.. terrie!  Can I put in Bob's shoe size?? (-:
    
    Size 11 .. tripple E! (-:
    
    Holly
    

    
    hMMMM, THAT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW, 9 1/2 FOR ME HAHAHAHAHA!!!
    sO WE'VE COVERED SHOE SIZE, GLOVE SIZE;-) SO MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY
    HAT SIZE??;-)
    
    wIL

    Nine and a half......shoe size that is!
    
    Mack
    

    
    i've got a size 7-1/2 glove size...wot's that mean???
    
    
    
    -raq
    
    

    
    They have glove sizes????
    
    hahahahahaha
    
    Mack
    

    
    
    Mine's 10 D
    
    Rich  
    
      
    
       

    USA size 12.. from memory.
    
    Don
    *8-)

    
    
    Don, is that size 12 before or after being inserted into the
      mouth ?  :-))
    
    Rich
    

    Re .118
    
    Funny Rich,
    
    ..but I've always wondered how I get a size 12 foot into a size 6
    mouth!
    
    Don
    *8-)

    
    
    Don,  must be that new math !!
    
    Rich
    

    Re .120
    
    Yep.. that new math lootheth me..
    
    Don
    *8-)

    
    size 11
    
    John

    well, you know what they say about men with big feet....
    
    {wink} {wink}{nudge}{nudge}
    
    
    
    
    ...big shoes!!!!
    
    
    :>:>
    
    
    -raq
    

    
    
    raq,  big sneakers, too !!
    
    Rich
    

    
    Big Boots too.
    Shall I put in Art's little ole' 12.
    
    A
    

    
    Sounds like he's a work of art. :>
    

    
    
    Holly,  At break this afternoon, Cindy wanted to know if
    Bob had a brother.  :*) hehehe
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

    Yeah, but fortunately for Cindy, he's married..
    
    Why do I say fortunately??  Well, you know how Bob can get sometimes,
    right?  Triple it, and you've got his brother. (-:
    
    Holly
    

    
    Geesh. Ok Terrie, stop with the match making.  
    
    :)
    
    CD
    
    

    
    
    Hey, you said it, not me....and I don't match make. (Note the look of
    total innosence on this face.) :*)
    
    
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

    
    Yup, I know that innocent face. That innocent face with the halo
    around it and horns attached. 
    
    :) :)
    
    CD
    

    
    I thought the horns held up the halo.....I know mine do!
    
    Mack
    

Terrie,

Is that a look of total insolence? 8^)

    
    
    Um.....ah....I....ah....gee...I don't think so.....
    
    
    
    
    :*)
    Terrie
    

    
    	Angel?  Someone call me???
    
    	hehehehe
    
    	>M<

	When walking, do you exhale when your left foot hits the ground or when
your right foot hits the ground?


chico

    
    Here's the scenerio:
    
    Terrie and I were in the breakroom this morning. We were the only
    ones in the breakroom. The breakroom is very large here at LKG and
    has ten tables which seat 12 people each.
    
    In walks a man. He walks directly over to the table where Terrie
    and I are sitting and sits down. Mind you that there are 11 empty
    tables and chooses to sit at ours. We don't know him and he doesn't
    know us. He sits there for about 10 minutes and doesn't say a word.
    
    What's with this guy? Terrie and I thought it was rude because we were
    talking when he walked in.
    
    What's your opinion?
    
    CD
    

    
    
    I think he just wanted to hear the juicy conversation we were having.
    :*)
    
    
    
    
    Glad you put this in here Cindy.
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

Couldn't be that he wanted a better look at what you were/weren't wearing?

Yes, it's almost as rude as taking the urinal right next to you out of a line of
several empties... 8^)

So, now that you have our interest up... what were you wearing and what juicy
topic was being discussed? 8^O

CM

    Was he wearing a flashers mack and did his news paper have 2 holes 
    cut in the middle...???
    
    

    
    
    	sounds like he's just a goober.....:)
    
    
    

    
    Well, I'm wearing a very colorful two piece skirt set which 
    happens to have a slit up the left side of the skirt. 
    
    CD
    

    
    OK OK, I'm sorry. I guess I'm just nosey !
    
      

No telltale puddle of drool? 8^)

    
    
    
    You should have flipped him a nickel and told him:
    
    
    	Hit the road!!
    
    
    Chris
    8^(
    

    
    I was sitting down. There's no way he could have seen the slit!
    
    CD
    

Would you care to rephrase that? 8^)

CMblush

    
    The slit in my skirt. Is that better?
    
    CD

    
    
    But she didn't tell you that the skirt is very long, and the slit is
    almost as long as the shirt.
    
    
    Terrie
    

    
    Thanks for sharing that with everyone. 
    
    
    CD

>    almost as long as the shirt.

oh gawd have I got a mental picture now 8^)

Gee, Cindy, I'll be the guy that's bright red when we're introduced friday 8^)

CMlater

    re last
    
    you must be an illumin-ator
    

No, but you'll probably CMl-ator. 

Alas, I wasn't the perpetr-ator, just an instig-ator and insinu-ator. 8^)

    
    
    
    Any time Cindy. :*)  Oh, and to finish answering the question.....
    I'm wearing a black denim mini skirt, a black spandex shirt with no
    shoulders, and a long cream colored mesh shirt over it all.
    
    
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

    
    
    	Now Terrie, why don't you wear that stuff when you go to Kimballs?
    :)
    
    
    chico

    
    
    Yeah, Terrie, that stuff would offer a nice contrast to the
    various shades of red you turn.
    
    
    CD, maybe you were sitting at 'his" break table ?
    
    Rich
    
    

>Now Terrie, why don't you wear that stuff when you go to Kimballs?

Because, then I could not see if my finger exercises work.  ;->



Hamp

    maybe he is new to the site and was hoping to meet some new smoking
    buddies - I agree he should have said something to you like - may I sit
    here - or I am new to the building I'm glad to meet some other smokers
    etc....
    
    Unless he gives you the 'creeps' I would think he may just be lonely
    
    Jt

	lonely people give me the creeps....:)

    
    
    
    No, he's not new here.  We know 'who' he is, we just
    don't know him.  And, he's the type of guy that NEVER
    says ANYTHING to ANYONE.  He's a real jerk!  Wait till 
    you hear about what he did to Cindy later on in the 
    day in the smoking room....I'll let her tell you.
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

    > Just an FYI, for a full listing of the topics in this conference, see
    > note 245.  (Thanks Hamp!!)
    
    
    um...holly...why is it necessary to put a note in of the directory when
    all someone has to do is type DIR at the notes prompt to get a full
    listing of this conference???
    
    
    -the blonde one...

Well...one reason is the some maybe be using Xnotes, which at the
current time, does not have the directory listing option available.

I guess, the directory note is for me. ;->


Hamp

	couldn't exclude you hamp!!

chico

It also cuts down on the overhead on larger conferences. I don't think it's a
problem in here. The accesses are what makes it slow 8^)

    Ans also, if you have a slow system, it might be faster to go to a
    single note than to request a directory.
    
    Holly
    

<snarf>

I'm waiting to hear, Cindy...what did that creepy guy do to you?

Lola

    It's easy to jump to all sorts of conclusions in the most innocent of
    circumstances... in the situation Terrie and Cindy are explaining....
    
    
    ... did he per chance speak with an Australian accent??
    
    
    Don
    *8-)

    
    It's really not as bad as every thinks it is. It was just stares and
    smiles. I just ignored him. He gives me the creeps!
    
    But, When Terrie and I were in the breakroom yesterday afternoon,
    he came in again. He walked right over to our table and started to
    reach for the paper. Well, without a word, I grabbed it and started
    reading it. I just couldn't resist! :)
    
    Yes, friends, that's the "B" in CBD.
    
    

    
    
    Hey Cindy
    
    
    You should look at him next time and say:
    
    
    
    Ahhhhh.....what's up doc???
    
    
    Chris
    :)

    
    	YA RITE, and then HE'LL say..."Oh, so you want to play doctor?"
    	Ya, good one Chris!!!! (hehehehe)
    
    	Just spit in his drink next time.  (UGH!!!!)
    
    	(I didn't say that and if I did, then I didn't mean it!)
    
    	>M<

So few people here will remember Dr Zorba?'s blackboard lecture on man, woman,
life, death, and infinity. I know I'll never admit it 8^)

    
    Hiya,
    
    Question for ya!  Anybody been to the Big E?  I've never gone and was
    wondering if it is 'worth it'.    Anybody planning on going this
    weekend?
    
    /jen
    

    Hiya /jen,
    
    I've never been to the Big E, but from what I hear, if you like country
    music and plan on staying for a full day, it's worth it.  There are
    some big stars that perform at the Big E from what I understand.  It's
    only about $7.00 to get in, a far cry from what you'd pay to see a
    concert.
    
    Lori

    
    
    
    Jen,
    
    It's very much worth it!  Been several times, and always have
    a superb time!   Just be sure to get there very early, and give
    yourself an extra 30 minutes for the drive, cuz you're gonna hit a HUGE
    PILE of traffic once you get near the fairgrounds.
    
    
    Have fun!
    Terrie
    

I grew up out there and it's always been bigger than the fairs I've been to out
this way. Make sure you plan it as a whole day since there's enough exhibits for
two days.

    
    
    SQ:  Why do we do the things we do?
    
    SQ:  Does anybody reallly know what time it is?
    
    SQ:  How can you mend a broken heart?
    
    SQ:  Why do we do the things we do?
    
    
    
    Terrie
    

    Terrie, when you find the answer to your 3rd SQ...please tell - I know
    someone who could do with it right now!
    
    Jackie :-)
    

    
    re Terrie's 3rd SQ
    
    Jackie
    
    Ya just need lots and lots of hugs from Friends
    
    Here's one to start ya off:
    
    
    	H
    
    	   U
    
    	      G
    
    
    Chris
    :)

    .... the "Cry for Help" note?????
    
    ;)
    Martina

    
    Most of us use note number 49.
    
    Try it...I've gotten lots of 'help' from my friends! :)
    
    /jen
    

    Thanks Jen. Now I can put in my help-request.
    
    ;)
    Martina

    Chris, what does "Moorings" mean???????
    
    and how did you do that?????
    
    ;)
    Martina-Data looking at Captain Lord Christopher Vader

    
    
    Moorings are lines that attach a ship to spacedock.
    
    ach and how i did that is magic! :)))
    
    Chris
    :)

    type dir/author=username *.*
    
    That'll show all of the notes that Kit has written.
    
    Holly
    

    Stretch.. YOu may also want to use this command to just see the current
    notes.
    
    set seen/before=16-apr-1996 (or whatever date you want to put there).
    
    Glad I could help!
    
    Holly
    

    My goodness, Stretch!  Flattery will get you everywhere!  haha!
    
    re: Whattan Intelligent Woman!!!
    
    nahh!!  It's just from being around notes for almost (gasp!!!) nine
    years!!
    
    Ugh.. I feel old!  And I'm only turning 30!!
    
    Holly
    

    
    
    Holly....turning 30 isn't old...specially where you are
    concerned....yer not getting older....just better....:-)
    
    
    Craig
    

    
    hehehehhee - and some of us can pack a mean punch too ;-)
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    
    Yeah, but Shelley...what a way to go......heheheheheheh
    
    
    C
    
    

    
    
    May as well snarf this as it it here....
    
    
    C
    

    
    Does that mean you're into dominant ladies then craig ????
    
    
    
    
    Shelley ;-)

    
    
    All depends on how dominant Shelley.......:-)
    
    
    C
    

    
    Well how dominant would you like ;-)
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    
    
    re fine wine
    
    
    some wines go all vinegary though! :)))))))))
    
    Chris
    :)

    
    Just another way to make your eyes water Chris ;-)
    
    
    
    Shelley

    Like I told you.. everywhere!  
    
    Craig... You like your women with leather gloves, whips, and handcuffs,
    huh!!  haha!!  
    
    Holly (referring to the way I got my nicname, terrorcat)
    

    
    
    
    Yeah...specially the whip....hehehehehehehehe
    
    
    C
    

       
    
    
    And the spike heels.........:-)
    
    
    
    C
    

    
    you like wearing spike heels Craig - what a guy ;-)
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    
    
    Not me Shelley......but you should see Holly handling a whip when she
    is wearing the spike heals.......:-)
    
    
    
    C
    
    

    
    
    Hehehheehehe.. somehow I cant imagine Holly with spike heels and a whip
    in her condition - hey Holly that baby is gonna come out in Leather ;-)
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    
    You don't know Holly then.......heheheheheheheh
    
    Stretch....no imagination......she was called TerrorKat not all that
    long ago..........The whips and spikes are real......heheheheheh
    
    (She raises and shows her pussy cats as a side line).....hehehehehehe
    
    
    C
    

    
    Get that mind back out of the gutter Stretch !!!!!
    
    
    
    
    Shelley ;-)

    
    
    Shelly....whats the matter then.....getting a little crowded in the
    gutter with Stretch down here also......hehehehehehe
    
    
    C
    

Where there's a gutter, there must be a drain hole - you can sink down
another level if required...  ;o)


H.

    
    Well if you're down at that level - the only way is up ;-)
    
    
    Shelley

    
    P.S.
    
    
    What ARE you suggesting Craig ???
    
    
    
    
    Shelley ;-)

    
    
    H....ya get set hidden when ya hit the drain.......:-)
    
    
    C
    

    
    H should know - he's been set hidden often enough ;-)
    
    
    
    Shell

    
    
    Shelley........I have seen the tarnish on your Halo from time to
    time.......heheheheheheh
    
    
    

    
    
    
    Yeah I think H has been beyond the drain......heheheheheheheh
    
    
    C
    

    
    
    
    Just goes to show ya SHelley......ya sit on the brink from time to
    time.....there have been threats though.......:-)
    
    
    C
    

    
    Funny thing is its usually as a result of one of us walking the line
    that H ends up falling off ;-)
    
    
    Shelley

Luckily, there's always inspection hatches which can be used for
climbing out of the drains too...   :o)


H.

    
    Time you got a better foothold though H.. You could hhurt yaself keep
    falling off like that ;-)
    
    
    Shelley

Which means that Shell doesn't walk the line, she entices people up to
the edge and pushes them across to the other side...  ;o)


H.

    
    Ohhhh you know me SOOOOOOoooooooo well H ;-)
    
    
    Shell

    
    
    
    Good thing to eh....H....:-)
    
    
    C
    

    
    well its only natural - I mean to say - isnt the man ALWAYS to blame
    ;-)
    
    
    
    
    
    Shelley 0 :-)

> Ohhhh you know me SOOOOOOoooooooo well H ;-)

Why do you think I've shown so much restraint recently...!


> Good thing to eh....H....:-)

Haven't been swept out to sea yet...!



H.  :o)

    
    
    
    What ever you say Darlin'......heheheheh
    
    
    C
    

    
    I could take that the wrong way H - you mean you really dont want me to
    lure you into temptation ;-)
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    
    
    .238 is for Shelley.....
    
    
    H.....yeah I have been swept out to sea a few times.....long time ago
    now though........funny thing is Holly was a mod then
    also.....hehehehehe
    
    
    C
    
    
    

    Shelly.. I probably wouldn't wear the spike heels in this condition! 
    and the slinky outfit just wouldn't look right now.  But.. the whip,
    handcuffs, and leather gloves, definitely!!  
    
    Oh and craig.. don't forget the hot chocolate and bailey's!!  Guess
    I'll have to settle for just hot chocolate for now.. with whipped
    cream!! 
    
    Holly
    

    
    Lunch time for me folks......have a great evening across the pond.....
    
    
    C
    

    
    See ya Craig .
    
    
    
    Holly, I still cant quite picture it somehow - the bump really gets in
    the way ;-)
    
    
    
    shelley

C

I was gonna ask you to tell us more (about getting swept out to sea
that is).  Is it still available for reading somewhere...?

Have a good one yourself anyway...!


H.  :o)

    
    Whats up H.. want to take some lessons in avoiding the same prroblem
    ;-)
    
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    >>    <<< Note 43.227 by WOTVAX::LEVERSEDGEM "If You've got it Flaunt it.." >>>

    
    Ive NEVER been set hidden though Craig - Jim taught me how to walk the
    line and I've never fallen off (YET)
    
    
    
    First time for everything, Shell!
    
    Jackie_chuckling

No, I don't need to...  Just being curious...   :o)


H.

    
    Hey Jackie thats not fair - that was a perfectly innocent note ;-)
    Suppose its just like me really 0 :-))
    
    
    H - curiosity killed the cat ;-)
    
    
    Shelley

In that case, I still have 8 lives left...   :o)


H.

    
    If thats so - you can afford to live dangerously ;-)
    
    
    Shell

    Shell,
    
    I know, but the temptation just got the better of me!
    
    >;-)
    Jackie

    
    Have a good lunch Stretch.
    
    
    
    Hey Jackie - who mods the mods ??????
    
    
    
    
    Shelley ;-)
    

    The mods...but we are all far too well behaved to need it!
    
    0 :-)
    
    Jackie

    
    Now thats definitely a Fib - a big Fib at that, what you really mean is
    you restrain yourself on the conference, I dont believe for one minuute
    that you're a good girl ;-)
    
    
    Shelley

    
    Good girl?
    
    Sure I am!  Just ask...erm...mmm..errrr
    
    well, OK..maybe just a bit of restraint!
    
    Jackie 

    
    hahahhahahaha...
    
    
    
    I cant wait to meet you guys - hope it will be sooner rather than
    later.
    
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

    
    
    Yeah...I remember the Hot Chocolate and Bailey's.......You sure put a
    few of those away......:-)......
    
    
    C
    

    
    
    
    H.......nothing to read now.....conference has been cleaned out a few
    times since I got swept away.....I am afraid it was before the time of
    most of the folks in here now......
    
    
    Shelley.....don't encourage the moderators......yer likely to get set
    hidden at the stroke of a key......heheheheheheh
    
    Holly....you'd look just fine in the slinky leather....even now....:-)
    
    
    C
    

    
    Craig,
    
    From hat I've seen mmost of the mods dont NEED encouragement ;-)
    
    
    
    Shelley
    
    
    

'cos Shelley does the encouraging instead for the rest of us...  ;o)


H.

    
    OOOH H.. you make it sound as if you NEED encouragement from me ;-)
    
    
    
    Shelley

You can try...   ;o9


H.

    
    Oh I can be VERY trying thats for sure ;-)
    
    
    
    
    Shelley

But, later as I'm off to lunch now...   :o)


H.

    
    Have a good lunch then H.. I'll be on my lunch when you get back - so
    talk to ya after two..
    
    
    
    
    Shell

Stupid question...where is everyone??

Lola

Stupid question...wanna race??

Lola

Not a stupid question, but a sneaky SNARF!!!

Now, to find someone to SHARE it with!!!

Lola

    Stupid Question: Where do all my socks go after I put them into the
    washer/dryer??? 
    
    STRETCH
    
    PS - Lola...
    
    I'm baaaaccckk!!! :-)))

    Stupid qestion: If I was standing on my feet, wouldn't it be difficult?
    
    
    Marti

    Stupid question: Is ANI (Ain't I) the plural for ANUS??? :-)))
    
    STRETCH

    ha!ha!ha!ha1ha!ha!ha!
    
    what  a STUPID question to be running through someones head!
    
    Deb_in_hysterics!!!

    I've been pondering whether or not there is a plural form...
    
    Ya gotta admit that the English Language - especially the American
    version - has a lot of stupid little ideosyncracies to it!
    
    STRETCH

I thought a$$holes is the plural of anus!! ;->

Lola

    Well, if octopi is the plural for octopus, can't ani be the plural for
    anus?!?
    
    STRETCH

    
    
    its anuses! :))
    
    Chris
    :)

    How do you finger??? I mean, "figure"???
    
    STRETCH

    I dont know - doI!!
    
    I was just born there!

    Re: .279
    
    Debs, SAY WHAT???
    
    What're you referring to? Were you born in an ANI???
    
    STRETCH

    Is it "legal" to write the "O" word in a NotesFile???
    
    Not that _I_ mind personally, but others might...
    ...after all, this IS a family cnoference... <Sly Smirk>
    
    STRETCH

    
    
    	You can say it as long as you don't go beserk with it's usage. For
    an example of what can happen when things get taken too far, check out
    the ex-SEXCETERA notesfile. 
    
    jim

    Thanks for the info, chico. I was just wondering where the line is
    drawn on what you can/cannot write in a NotesFile.
    
    STRETCH

    
    
    	Caution, the lines can move without notice. All you need to do is
    offend ONE person and have them cause a stink. Non-work related
    notesfiles have very little ground on which to stand in the workplace.
    They have and will shutdown any files they feel are a liability ("they"
    being corporate management). 
    
    
    chico

    re -1
    
    True...and it also depends on the context in which its used.
    
    Jackie

    I've got another question - and it's stupidity depends upon your
    position in the matter: Why do people who watch soap operas become so
    involved with them that their characters become almost "real" to them?
    Also, why do people like to pry in these actors/actresses "private"
    lives? And, finally, don't the spectators realize these are nothing more
    than fictional stories that exaggerate events in real life out of
    proportion (IMHO, of course)?
    
    STRETCH 

    Maybe their lives are sooo sad that soaps help them forget realiaty..
    mind you if anyone's life is as sad as Eastenders  they need help..
    
    Pol

    Pol: I was just wonderin' about those things 'cause it seems almost
    everyone who watches them get sooooo wrapped up in them that it borders
    on the ridiculous....
    
    STRETCH 

    
    
    Soap operas are just bits of fluff created by SOAP companies to 
    advertise their products to the home-bound. The primary purpose is
    to attract as much viewership to sell the most soap. To do this they
    have to have characters/plots that people can relate to.
    
    Chris
    :)

    
    
    	I look at soaps as some peoples hobby. Just as your hobby can get
    carried away, so can soap watching. It's escapist fare at best...
    
    
    

    Chris: Hmmm...An expensive way to sell more Soap, eh? (Paying
    actors/actresses, making sets, props, etc...)
    
    chico: That's an interesting viewpoint! I never thought of watching tv
    as a hobby, but more as "mindless" recreation - except if you're
    watching documentaries or other educational programming...
    
    STRETCH

    
    
    when your audience is millions of people that will potentially buy
    your product week after week, i guess the output pays off.
    
    Chris
    :0

    With all the people in the world that do good deeds all day, every day
    of their lives - why is it that the world seems to be populated by a
    bunch of Schitzophrenic Maniacs who's only thrills come from either
    hurting (in one way or another) or killing others?
    
    Can't we all just get along??? (NO Sarcasm intended!)
    
    STRETCH 

    no, thats too difficult STRETCH - people like the easy way in life -
    and that is obviously to be nasty!

    Is it really that much more difficult to be KIND than CRUEL???
    
    (IMHO, I think it takes far greater effort to hurt someone else than
    to treat them with kindness and respect - which, BTW, cost us NOTHING
    yet reaps us PRICELESS rewards!)
    
    STRETCH

    I agree!!
    

    Then, with all of us who believe in treating others with respect and
    kindness in the world, and all those in posotions that would portray
    such an attitude, how could we - as a human race - have allowed
    ourselves to degrade to LESS than the most savage animals on Earth?
    
    STRETCH

    
    
    	There have always been "bad" people in the world and there always
    will be. The best we can hope to do is keep the good outnumbering the
    bad. There are no easy answers.
    
    chico

    I realize that either extreme cannot "exist" without the other,
    however, it seems to me that, by now, we - as a race - would have
    realized that adversity and violence create more problems than they
    solve and that, by getting along and using common sense, we have more
    to gain by co-operation and co-existence than by combat and conflict.
    
    What is to be gained by blowing up innocents, burning down churches,
    child abuse/molestation, domestic violence/abuse, etc?
    
    STRETCH  

Stupid question..why'd you leave this for me to SNARF???!!!

Lola

    
    re: Lola
    
    	'cause we wuvs you....:)
    
    re: stretch
    
    	in a perfect world, yes, we could all live together. In reality, it
    will never happen. There will always be jealousy, greed, etc and for
    some it is more important to be number one than to get along.
    
    	chico

    Re: chico
    
    It just doesn't make any sense! I DO believe it's possible, but,
    probably, highly IMPROBABLE. Maybe someday the "Good Guys" will win be
    triumphant...Until then, I guess all that's left is to try and change
    the world one persona at a time... :-)))
    
    STRETCH

    
    
    	
    >Maybe someday the "Good Guys" will win be triumphant...
    
    Yeah, I hope so. The battle is called Armagheddon.
    
    

    chico, Let's hope we won't have to resort to violence and bloodshed to
    get everyone co-operating and co-existing in as "perfect" a world that
    humans are capable of...
    
    STRETCH

    
    	as I said, there's always hope...
    
    

    Another "Stupid Question" aimed at the more mature DECcies of the
    NotesFile:
    
    I've been readin' through the DIGITAL conference and I've noticed
    several people have mentioned woking for "DEC" (fondly) and "Digital"
    (not-so-fondly). Forgive me for my ignorance, but don't they both refer
    to the same company? and, if so, do DECcies use those references to
    indicate different eras of the same company?
    
    If anyone can explain, or at least attempt to, I'd appreciate their
    replies!
    
    STRETCH

    
    I can't be exact as to the timing, but at some point (post Ken),
    Senior Mgmt decreed that they no longer wanted the company to be
    referred to as DEC.  They wanted everybody to use DIGITAL...to boost
    brand identity, etc.
    
    However, for long term folks it can be hard to shake the DEC name.
    
    /jen
    

    /jen: I wonder what effect this new "name/brand id policy" had upon the
    decline of DEC/Digital? Did it coincide with the beginning of the
    prevailing problems?
    
    STRETCH_curious

    
    I think it had little effect in terms of cause.  Digital has had
    'prevailing' problems since I started in 1984 when we had the black
    tuesday stock drop.  
    
    DEC = Digital Equipment Corporation and was an easy abbreviation and
    also part of DEC's Engineering culture of having acronyms for everything.
    
    And before you ask, no I don't think there was any connection between
    us changing our official corporate color from blue to burgundy had
    anything to do with the decline either.
    
    DEC or Digital, our customers know that it stands for Digital Equipment
    Corporation.  They also know what they WANT from us vs. what they GET
    from us....that is the reason for the decline.
    
    /j
    

    RE: What they GET...
    
    /jen: Agreed. In my limited time here at DEC/Digital, I've noticed
    quite a lot of illogical and non-business-sense decisions being made
    and those logical and business-sensical ones that sometimes slip
    through get hacked to pieces during the follow-through it seems...
    
    STRETCH

  The official line, which came out around 1992, is that "DEC" should not be
used to denote the company except in product names (such as "DECserver") and
the stock symbol. Since then, the press has slightly decreased its use of
"DEC", but is unwilling to give it up because space is very tight in newspaper
headlines and article titles, and because of readers' resistance to change.

    Ok - why is it just soooooooo enjoyable popping those air bobbles on
    that plastic bubble wrap packaging - and why oh why is it sooooo
    addictive?! I have a piece here and I just can't put it down????!!!
              
    S..x