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Where Did All The Old Timers Go, A Public Meeting Place For Open Discussion
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One day a little boy woke up and sat down at the table expecting breakfast. However, his mother says, "You don't get any breakfast until you do your chores."---
A little pissed off, the boy goes out to do his chores. When he goes to milk the cow, he kicks it. When he goes to get eggs he kicks a chicken, and when he goes to feed the pigs, he kicks a pig.
When the little boy sits down his mother gives him a bowl of dry cereal. "Where is the bacon, eggs and milk?" asks the little boy. His mother replies, "I saw you kick the cow, so you don't get any milk; I saw you kick a chicken so you don't get eggs; and I saw you kick a pig so you don't get any bacon!"
Just as she finishes saying this, the boy's father comes down the stairs and kicks the cat. The little boy looks up at his mother and asks, "Do you want to tell him, or should I?"
In the butcher's shop
It was many years ago since the embarrassing day when a young woman, with a baby in her arms, entered his butcher shop and confronted him with the news that the baby was his and asked what was he going to do about it? Finally he offered to provide her with free meat until the boy was 16. She agreed.
He had been counting the years off on his calendar, and one day the teenager, who had been collecting the meat each week, came into the shop and said, "I'll be 16 tomorrow."
"I know," said the butcher with a smile, "I've been counting too, tell your mother, when you take this parcel of meat home, that it is the last free meat she'll get, and watch the expression on her face."
When the boy arrived home he told his mother.
The woman nodded and said, "Son, go back to the butcher and tell him I have also had free bread, free milk, and free groceries for the last 16 years and watch the expression on his face!"
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2. March 2007 @ 06:19 |
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Freezing to death
Two men waiting at the Pearly Gates strike up a conversation. "How'd you die?" the first man asks the second.
"I froze to death," says the second.
"That's awful," says the first man. "How does it feel to freeze to death?"
"It's very uncomfortable at first", says the second man. "You get the shakes, and you get pains in all your fingers and toes. But eventually, it's a very calm way to go. You get numb and you kind of drift off, as if you're sleeping. How about you, how did you die?"
"I had a heart attack," says the first man. "You see, I knew my wife was cheating on me, so one day I showed up at home unexpectedly. I ran up to the bedroom, and found her alone, knitting. I ran down to the basement, but no one was hiding there, either. I ran up to the second floor, but no one was hiding there either. I ran as fast as I could to the attic, and just as I got there, I had a massive heart attack and died." The second man shakes his head. "That's so ironic," he says.
"What do you mean?" asks the first man.
"If you had only stopped to look in the freezer, we'd both still be alive."
The brilliant mathematician
A professor of mathematics sent a fax to his wife. It read:
"Dear wife, You must realize that you are 54 years old and I have certain needs which you are no longer able to satisfy. I am otherwise happy with you as a wife, and I sincerely hope you will not be hurt or offended to learn that by the time you receive this letter, I will be at the Grand Hotel with my 18-year-old teaching assistant. I'll be home before midnight. - Your Husband"
When he arrived at the hotel, there was a faxed letter waiting for him that read as follows:
"Dear Husband. You too are 54 years old, and by the time you receive this, I will be at the Breakwater Hotel with the 18-year-old pool boy. Being the brilliant mathematician that you are, you can easily appreciate the fact that 18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18. Don't wait up."
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3. March 2007 @ 04:45 |
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good morning,i is to make ye happy as i have some work to do today.
like i is installing a new a/c circuit breaker pannel in my home..
will be with out a/c juice for 5 to 6 hours.or more....
so do carry on today with out me..i can see the smiles on ye !!!!!
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3. March 2007 @ 04:49 |
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Good luck with that Ireland :-)
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3. March 2007 @ 05:07 |
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please read this
RIAA's student extortion letter
p2pnet.net news:- "We urge you to consult with an attorney immediately to advise you on your rights and responsibilities."
"I hope the universities will ... assist their students in finding out what their true legal rights are."
The first quote comes from Donald J Kelso who workes for Holmes Roberts & Owen, a law firm acting for the Big 4 music cartel's RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) as the latter tries to extort American students into adding to its sue 'em all war chest, doing its and HRO's work for them, and incriminate themselves, all at the same time.
The second comes from New York lawyer Ray Beckerman who represents some of the RIAA's victims. His remark was in a comment post to p2pnet's Wednesday story which kicks off:
"If you're a p2p, file-sharing college student, here's your chance to volunteer your name, address and other personal details to the Big 4 record labels so they won't have to actually go looking for you themselves."
With that in mind, the West Virginia Herald-Dispatch yesterday carried an interesting item by Justin McElroy who says 20 Marshall University students have received blackmail letters from Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG's RIAA.
"If the RIAA goes after the students directly, we will have no choice than to give them the names," the Herald-Dispatch has Marshall's Jan Fox saying.
The story goes on:
Though the threat is clearly laid out, the music industry representatives have still left several questions unanswered.
For instance, they decline to admit the average amount of a settlement -- though most estimates put it at around $3,000. The group also isn't saying why some schools were chosen over others. Fox, however, has her own theories.
"I would guess it's name recognition," Fox said. "["We Are Marshall"] has brought us all kinds of things, and one of those is name recognition. They want a publicly-displayed university that other schools are like. You've got all these other smaller and medium-sized schools, and if they think it's only the big schools they go after, they're not going to take it seriously. These are scare tactics."
Whatever the methodology, it's hard to argue that for a college student living on Ramen Noodles, $3,000 can be a very scary sum.
As p2pnet noted recently, this latest example of RIAA extortion is more than vaguely reminiscent of the failed Clean Slate program the RIAA tried on between September, 2003, and April, 2004".
Below is the Herald-Dispatch letter. We've posted a copy here as well.
February 28, 2007
Re: Notification of Copyright Infringement Claims
CASE ID#
Dear Sir/Madam:
We have asked your Internet Service Provider to forward this letter to you in advance of our filing a lawsuit against you in federal court for copyright
infringement. We represent a number of large record companies, including EMI Recorded Music, SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, as well as all of their subsidiaries and affiliates ('Record Companies'), in pursuing claims of copyright infringement against individuals who have illegally uploaded and downloaded sound recordings on peer-to-peer networks.
We have gathered evidence that you have been infringing copyrights owned by the Record Companies. We are attaching to this letter a sample of the sound recordings you were found distributing via the AresWarezUS (Ares) peer-topeer [sic] network. In total, you were found distributing 321 audio files, a substantial number of which are sound recordings controlled by the Record Companies.
The reason we are sending this letter to you in advance of filing suit is to give you the opportunity to settle these claims as early as possible. If you contact us within the next twenty (20) calendar days, we will offer to settle the claims for a significantly reduced amount compared to what we will offer to settle them for after we file suit or compared to the judgment amount a court may enter against you. If you are interested in resolving this matter now, please contact our Settlement Information Line at 913-234-8181 or, alternatively, you may settle this matter immediately online at www.p2plawsuits.com, using the CASE ID# that appears at the top of this letter.
In deciding whether you wish to settle this matter, here are some things you should consider:
* The Copyright Act imposes a range of statutory damages for copyright infringement. The minimum damages under the law is $750 for each Page 2 copyrighted recording that has been infringed ('shared'). The maximum damage award can be substantially more. In addition to damages, you may also be responsible for paying the legal fees we incur in order to pursue these claims, and are subject to having an injunction entered against you prohibiting you from further infringing activity.
* preserve evidence that relates to the claims against
you. In this case, that means, at a minimum, the entire library of recordings that you have made available for distribution as well as any recordings you
have downloaded, need to be maintained as evidence. Further, you should not attempt to delete the peer-to-peer programs from your system - though you must stop them from operating. For information on how to do this, you may visit www.musicunited.org.
This is a serious matter and to the extent you have any questions, we strongly encourage you to contact us to ask those questions. Finally, if you would like more information regarding music downloading/file sharing and peer-to-peer networks, please visit www.p2plawsuits.com.
IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, THEN WE WILL FILE SUIT AGAINST YOU IN FEDERAL COURT.
We are not your lawyers, nor are we giving you legal advice. We urge you to consult with an attorney immediately to advise you on your rights and
responsibilities.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Kelso
This might be a good time to think about making the March Boycott the RIAA campaign, permanent. And lawyers representing RIAA victims, students or otherwise, might also like to check out the transcript from Beckerman's deposition of an RIAA 'expert'.
Stay tuned.
http://p2pnet.net/story/11515
It's March! RIAA boycott month!
p2pnet.net news:- It's March 1 and that means it's the month for NOT buying anything put out by the people who pay for the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) or any of the other Big 4 alphabet sue 'em all organizations around the world.
read it all here
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/182/322699#2871412
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3. March 2007 @ 05:54 |
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GOOD morning to all......
ireland do please be careful. LOL. I installed a new breaker panel a few months ago and managed not to shock me or burn the house down. LOL. I had to install a 220 outlet for a new LARGE A/C window unit. Can't afford to go with central air right now. Ain't got the extra $3000-$5000. :)
Enjoy ya'lls day.......:)
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4. March 2007 @ 14:00 |
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boy this site is slow,
good night
As a trucker stops for a red light, a blonde catches up. She jumps out of her car, runs up to his truck, and knocks on the door.
The trucker lowers the window, and she says "Hi, my name is Heather and you are losing some of your load."
The trucker ignores her and proceeds down the street.
When the truck stops for another red light, the girl catches up again.
She jumps out of her car, runs up and knocks on the door.
Again, the trucker lowers the window. As if they've never spoken, the blonde says brightly, "Hi my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
Shaking his head, the trucker ignores her again and continues down the street.
At the third red light, the same thing happens again.
All out of breath, the blonde gets out of her car, runs up, knocks on the truck door. The trucker rolls down the window. Again she says "Hi, my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your load!"
When the light turns green the trucker revs up and races to the next light.
When he stops this time, he hurriedly gets out of the truck, and runs back to the blonde.
He knocks on her window, and after she lowers it, he says...
"Hi, my name is Kevin, it's winter in Ohio and I'm driving the
SALT TRUCK!"
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4. March 2007 @ 15:51 |
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>> be careful what you say lol
>> A 5-yr old girls first job
>> Here's a truly heartwarming story about the bond formed
>>between a little 5-year-old girl and some construction workers that
>>will make you believe that we all can make a difference when we
>>give a child the gift of our time.
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>> A young family moved into a house, next to a vacant lot. One
>>day, a construction crew turned up to start building a house on the
>>empty lot.
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>> The young family's 5-year-old daughter naturally took an
>>interest in all the activity going on next door and spent much of
>>each day observing the workers. Eventually the construction crew,
>>all of them 'gems-in-the-rough,' more or less, adopted her as a
>>kind of project mascot. They chatted with her, let her sit with
>>them while they had coffee and lunch breaks, and gave her little
>>jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
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>> At the end of the first week, they even presented her with a
>>pay envelope containing ten dollars. The little girl took this home
>>to her mother who suggested that she take her ten dollars 'pay'
>>she'd received to the bank the next day to start a savings account.
>>When the girl and her mom got to the bank, the teller was equally
>>impressed and asked the little girl how she had come by her very
>>own pay check at such a young age.. The little girl proudly
>>replied, 'I worked last week with a real construction crew building
>>the new house next door to us.'
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>> 'Oh my goodness gracious,' said the teller, 'and will you be
>>working on the house again this week, too?'
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>> The little girl replied, 'I will, if those assholes at Home
>>Depot ever deliver the fuckin' sheet rock...'
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>> Kind of brings a tear to the eye - doesn't it?
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4. March 2007 @ 17:27 |
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@aabbccdd, LMAO.... that was too cute....
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4. March 2007 @ 19:54 |
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@aabbccdd
I had to send that one to my friends...
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4. March 2007 @ 20:21 |
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yeah thats the best one i have heard in a while LMAO!!!
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4. March 2007 @ 23:07 |
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i've been around (lurk mode & actively participating) for about 2 yrs. All the knowledge gained here is awesome. great place to b*tch & moan as well as talk about important topics. AD is a great site & hope to learn more/spread the wealth for yrs to come.
if you're a college student, do NOT settle with the RIAA http://tinyurl.com/37oz2z
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5. March 2007 @ 04:42 |
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GOOD MORNING,NO COFFEE FOR YE ITS ALL FOR ME..
I IS HERE,ARE YE..
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5. March 2007 @ 05:44 |
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Afternoon all.
Ireland, don't worry about it, I've got my own cup here. ;-)
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5. March 2007 @ 10:37 |
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Anyone heard anything about Catfreak and Bigorange?
I haven't heard from Bigorange in a long time and Catfreak must be tom cattin for the last 6 or so months.
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5. March 2007 @ 12:12 |
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I'd love to hear from both of them.
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
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5. March 2007 @ 17:19 |
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Evening to all.......
When you taking that huntin trip Neph? Need to stop by my part of Texas and drop off some of that Wild Hog Bacon & Sausage. Yummy!!
For the cunning drunkards......;-)
The Wiley Weekender...
Outside a local neighborhood bar, a police patrol routinely parked outside on the weekends for the obvious reason that several of its patrons had the unfortunate habit of driving home inebriated. On this particular night, the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the officer quietly observing.
After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his own car which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off.
Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a dry night), flicked the hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn, and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little, and then remained stationary for a few more minutes as more patrons left in their vehicles. At last he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the street.
The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all!
Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the Police Station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
"I doubt it," said the man, "Tonight, I'm the designated decoy."
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Nite to all..........:)
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5. March 2007 @ 20:12 |
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lol, and of all things i got stopped the other day because of my window tint being to dark and they wanted me to peel it off on the spot lol
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6. March 2007 @ 04:48 |
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Good morning all! I haven't been around much the last few days ... things have been rather nuts, but I'd stop by and wish everyone my best!
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6. March 2007 @ 05:28 |
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good morning to ye all.
artery clogger breakfast
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6. March 2007 @ 05:31 |
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Afternoon; just back from school..
Heh, it's nice and sunny where I am, so I'm off out to see a friend. =)
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6. March 2007 @ 05:44 |
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6. March 2007 @ 11:36 |
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ireland you've made me hungry for some breakfast. lol. Problem is it's 3:30 pm here. LOL.
Good afternoon to all........:)
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6. March 2007 @ 11:51 |
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Good afternoon to all.
Yum, I'll take that first breakfast lol... Looks good :)
It don't gotta be breakfast time to enjoy good breakfast foods :)
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6. March 2007 @ 12:33 |
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Originally posted by Estuansis:
Good afternoon to all.
Yum, I'll take that first breakfast lol... Looks good :)
It don't gotta be breakfast time to enjoy good breakfast foods :)
I completely agree, my point was I couldn't fix such a great span of food for a mid-afternoon snack. WELL I could but dinner would have to be something a little lighter. LOL.
Now it's looking really tasty..........yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy!!!!
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