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The worst holiday is Arbor

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:26:52 +0000

The worst holiday is Arbor Day. Dendrophobia is a debilitating disease, but all people want to do is plant more trees.

Deadman, I may have to

Bluesplashy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:55:54 +0000

In reply to congrats on stopping smoking

Deadman, I may have to welcome ALL holiday haters but it will be hard to keep them separate. Like, I for one LOVE New Years Eve. And I get nervous at the thought of those Easter Haters hanging around any where near me - they'll probably want to get into the biting heads off chocolate bunnies thing.

Thanks for the shout about quitting - After a couple of years I tend to forget what a big deal it is.

I don't know why my text is different in my last comment from all the other commenters but I kinda like it - makes me stand out huh? Wish I knew how I did it!

"And really, what the hell

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:31:35 +0000

In reply to Thanks, DF. Id love to see a

"And really, what the hell was that You Tube video??"

Ten movies streaming across that, that Internet, and what happens to your own personal Internet? I just the other day got... an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday. I got it yesterday [Tuesday]. Why? Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially...They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.

-- Ted Stevens, Senator of Alaska (R), former Commerce Committe chairman (in charge of regulating the Internet), and convicted felon, on Net Neutrality

Hilarious, DF.

thanks for the Rec, LisB. But

Deadman — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:41:11 +0000

In reply to In answer to Question 9, have

thanks for the Rec, LisB. But isn't that radio?? I don't even think I have a traditional radio handy. Can you get it online (or does that defeat the purpose?)

Thanks, DF. Id love to see a

Deadman — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:39:33 +0000

In reply to 1) I saw neither. My

Thanks, DF.

Id love to see a tape of your girlfriend's impression sometime!

Motorcycle crash would be gruesome. i don't like motorcycles. I mean Im sure they're a thrill, and riding between cars stuck in traffic is a nice perk, but I don't have that risk-taking gene. Plus, I hate the noise they make.

And I think in most cases, death by motorcycle crash would be over very quick and only gruesome for witnesses. The whole crappy thing about a plane crash is dying amidst hundreds of panicked people while knowing your life is very likely about to end

Never saw U-Turn. Thought it looked uninteresting.

I should try Pandora, no matter what Bluesplashy says. I just feel like my ITunes library is so full already, it's tough for me to get serious about music discovery.

And really, what the hell was that You Tube video??

congrats on stopping smoking

Deadman — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:30:07 +0000

In reply to 1. Jokers - I'm just

congrats on stopping smoking - that's HUGE, and very cool that an online community was able to help ...

I have very mixed feelings about halloween - i don't generally like half-assing things, so if i do celebrate it by going out or to a party or something, i get all stressed out about what I should wear, whether I should spend an ungodly amount to look cool or scary for something i will wear once in my life probably. it seems so not worth it. but i certainly have fond memories of the holiday, both from growing up as a kid, trick or treating in my St. Louis suburb, as well as a number of post-pubescent Halloween celebrations that ended up being quite enjoyable.

I rate the holiday a 6.5, if only because i like the fact that in general it has become an excuse for woman to dress very provocatively. it's usually the last time i see women in skimpy clothes til the following summer!

but you wanna talk about a holiday I hate?? Oh man, don't get me started on how much I loathe New Year's ...

I experienced a musical

Michael Wolraich — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:55:29 +0000

In reply to 1. Jokers - I'm just

I experienced a musical rebirth in my 30's. I hope to repeat it at least once a decade.

1. Jokers - I'm just

Bluesplashy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:46:52 +0000

In reply to Question time again ...

1. Jokers - I'm just guessing. I hate Halloween. I have never said that in public until this year and I'm 54 but I work part time in a corner store in a college town and one of the students came in and told me she hated Halloween and that has really freed me up. I feel much better now. I thought I was the only one. I may start a on-line support group and reach out to other secret Halloween haters.

2. The thrill of it - cause by the thrill they had making the kids then realizing nothing will ever match that no matter how hard they try.

3. Yes

4. Agree

5. 67 and 52.5

6. No

7. Don't know or care

8. My Parents, a year ago and it was Country Western so I had to scream and they turned it off.

9. Go back in time - it is an age thing and Pandora Radio does not help

10. 1 email 2 email 3 email 4 on line newspapers 5 dagblog 6 other blog sites (daves garden, tpm, 538 etc) 7 business/commerce websites (on-line catalogs) but NOT ebay 8 my soon to come halloween haters support group 9 on line quit smoking support groups (just remembered how much they helped YEAHHH)

1) I saw neither. My

DF — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:04:24 +0000

In reply to Question time again ...

1) I saw neither. My girlfriend did a killer Sarah Palin and I went as Secret Service. She wasn't quite Tina Fey good, but she's watched a lot of tape over the past couple of months and really nailed the accent and mannerisms.

2) Don't many people just generally wait until the last minute to do things?

3) Does a dog have buddha nature? Woof.

4) Absolutely agree. Many Hillary fans still don't like it, but it was the right move. Some even argued that he would need her to win, but I think we're about to see that theory empirically falsified.

5) I really have no idea.

6) If you're just talking about the horror of your own imminent death, then I think A-man may have it right. Then again, a longer period of time may also allow you become more comfortable with the idea, but would probably maximize the amount of time you spend filled with dread. If we're just talking gruesome ends, I'd say motorcycle crash.

7) I had to go to IMDb for this. Any Given Sunday was fun and I also liked U-turn, but those were ten years ago. Really, his run from Platoon to JFK was his best stuff. I'd say Platoon his best, followed by Wall Street and Natural Born Killers. Also, he wrote Conan the Barbarian.

8) I listen to a lot of NPR. I actually have a sport radio that I use for running or to finish listening to interesting stuff after I've left the car. Even so, I also listen to my iPod a lot.

9) If you don't have any friends who can turn you on to new stuff, then I'd highly recommend pandora.com. You give it an example of somthing you like and it uses that to seed a custom feed with similar stuff. Give it a try. I don't know anyone who's used that hasn't found something new.

10) Aside from dagblog.com, this is the single greatest achievement of the Interent.

In answer to Question 9, have

LisB — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:35:17 +0000

In reply to Question time again ...

In answer to Question 9, have you given 101.9 RXP a try? They took over the "Smooth Jazz CD 101.9" slot sometime this year and they kick ass. Matt Pinfield from 6 to 10 AM every morning is a real treat. I get more ideas for my iPod from this station than from any other source.

I'll come back later to answer some of the deeper stuff, when I'm awake, 'kay?