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I'm not sure we're on the

we are stardust — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:00:11 +0000

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I'm not sure we're on the same page, but good holidays to you anyway. I've always enjoyed you, even when I had to ask for translations; and you used to like some of my stories. wd

What happened? Maybe it just

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:56:45 +0000

In reply to In the very same section of

What happened? Maybe it just got boring. In any spectator sport the fan wants to see the action and they want to see their team win. Sick to contemplate, but maybe if real warfare was covered up-close and personal and there was active internet gambling on the outcome of different skirmishes it would attract a fan base that would support war just for the entertainment value. As long as there wasn't a black-out rule that required the fans to get too close. Telephoto lens and instant replay and good announcers could change everything.

It is interesting that the article did not mention the following:

"But not all the NFL news is good. Attendance is likely to decrease for the third straight season and 21 games have not sold out and have, as a result, been blacked out in the home team's market. There were 22 blackouts last year, more than 2007 and 2008 combined and the highest figure for the NFL in at least five years."

http://www.ticketnews.com/news/NFL-approaches-blackout-record-due-to-poo...

It was a very yummy roast. I

moat — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:52:42 +0000

In reply to Moat, I left a small roast

It was a very yummy roast. I threw in some New Potatos and called it a meal.

très élégant!

artappraiser — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:08:42 +0000

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très élégant!

In the very same section of

artappraiser — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:52:31 +0000

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In the very same section of the same edition of the New York Times, it is explained that coverage of allegorical warfare continues to grow ever more popular and profitable at an astounding rate.

I also remember the days when every single bombing in Baghdad immediately drew lots of traffic to "blogs" to learn more and discuss, and the resulting interest drove "MSM" to assign more resources to Iraq so as to get that traffic on their sites. What ever happened to that paradigm?

Moat, I left a small roast

we are stardust — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:32:24 +0000

In reply to Genghis, the format is lean

Moat, I left a small roast for you on my Celestial Event diary; hoped it would make you laugh. (I did them in batches as people showed up on the boards yesterday.)

Genghis, the format is lean

moat — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:08:34 +0000

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Genghis, the format is lean and mean. Thanks.

It's fantastic, Genghis; in

we are stardust — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:51:22 +0000

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It's fantastic, Genghis; in every way it answers any suggestions/complaints any of us had about the original, I think. You are a marvel at tech, and really creative, too. Thanks!

I hope that you folks like

Michael Wolraich — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:15:21 +0000

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I hope that you folks like the news functionality. Hold the mouse over the news link to see the summary.