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[Dave Burrell]

Contemplating posting on here regularly again...

good to see you dude!

[Jolene]

Chris! Welcome back!

Random: WHOO! Almost 100 posts!

[Jolene]

My son's favorite color is ORANGE.

Orange? no one's favorite color is orange!

Yes, it is! One of the boys Jessica went through K - 2nd with LOVED orange and a good friend of mine also loves it.

I agree with you, though. Yuck. Not a fan of it.

[Jolene]

my son kinda thinks your daughter is cute. don't tell him I told you, he'd die!

How am I going to tell him? Haha!

[Jolene]

I'm sure we will see you again!

Oh, yeah, I'm sure. But I wouldn't say anything! We should see you soon. Kitties = BIG! They are little monsters. Half the time I'm ready to send them back to you!

[Darthvader]

I made $6980.50 on a single stock today! Take control of your 401k, nobody else will!

[sat]

Speaking of colors, my 8-year-old son found a new purple backpack in our garage (I guess we over-bought on backpacks last year). He decided this was his backpack now and took it to school today. He was getting a bit teased by another boy in carpool, until he said to the other boy, "Don't you know, purple is the new red?". I was like, what the heck? Is he next going to say brown is the new black???

[Darth Lefty]

who is member no. 1?

More important, who does #2 work for?

[supermom]

Speaking of colors, my 8-year-old son found a new purple backpack in our garage (I guess we over-bought on backpacks last year). He decided this was his backpack now and took it to school today. He was getting a bit teased by another boy in carpool, until he said to the other boy, "Don't you know, purple is the new red?". I was like, what the heck? Is he next going to say brown is the new black???

Smart kid!!

Deflecting quips to his advantage.

Now go buy him a red back pack!!!

[ngilbert]

As long as we're being random, there *is* something that has been bothering me. Hardly worth mentioning, but maybe someone can help me out (I'm looking at you supermom).

So here's my problem. I was reading about this new Star Trek movie they're making. Might be good, might suck. It's supposed to be about Kirk and Spock back when they were in the academy. So you figure they're supposed to be about 20 or 21. And they showed the new cast. Now okay, Dr. McCoy and Scotty were supposed to be older than them, maybe in their mid-forties in the original show, and Sulu and Uhura maybe a little younger, maybe late '20's/early 30's. But they cast a guy as Chekov, an adult actor I mean. So in the show you figure Kirk was maybe 35, and Chekov was maybe 22 - an Ensign right out of the Academy. So how come they didn't cast some seven year old kid to play Chekov if he's supposed to be 13 years younger than Kirk?

Wait... that's not my question.

My brother was visiting a few months ago and we started watching Star Wars together. The first one or the fourth one, depending on your generation. I always liked that movie. So the rebels decide to attack the Death Star from the opposite side of where the exhaust port is. Who knows why?

Wait... that's not my question.

And so they're going along getting picked off by TIE fighters, and then they cut to a scene inside where some lacky is telling Governor Tarkin something along the lines of "we've analyzed their attack and there is a chance they could blow us up, so should I get your escape ship ready?" - I'm paraphrasing, but the upshot is they figured out that the exhaust port is vulnerable pretty early on in the attack - they're not dumb, you know. So my brother says to me, "okay, make a note of that" and then another twenty minutes goes by and they blow up the Death Star, end of movie. So my brother says to me, "See! All they needed to do was send some guy out in a space suit to weld a big metal grate over that exhaust port, and they had 20 minutes to do it! Plenty of time! Why didn't they?"

That's not my question either. My question is this - my brother basically totally ruined Star Wars for me that night. So if we go see Star Trek together should I get back at him by mentioning that Checkov thing and ruin *that movie* for him? Or would that be wrong of me?

That's my question. It's kind of a moral quandry. What say you?

[supermom]

As long as we're being random, there *is* something that has been bothering me. Hardly worth mentioning, but maybe someone can help me out (I'm looking at you supermom).

So here's my problem. I was reading about this new Star Trek movie they're making. Might be good, might suck. It's supposed to be about Kirk and Spock back when they were in the academy. So you figure they're supposed to be about 20 or 21. And they showed the new cast. Now okay, Dr. McCoy and Scotty were supposed to be older than them, maybe in their mid-forties in the original show, and Sulu and Uhura maybe a little younger, maybe late '20's/early 30's. But they cast a guy as Chekov, an adult actor I mean. So in the show you figure Kirk was maybe 35, and Chekov was maybe 22 - an Ensign right out of the Academy. So how come they didn't cast some seven year old kid to play Chekov if he's supposed to be 13 years younger than Kirk?

Wait... that's not my question.

My brother was visiting a few months ago and we started watching Star Wars together. The first one or the fourth one, depending on your generation. I always liked that movie. So the rebels decide to attack the Death Star from the opposite side of where the exhaust port is. Who knows why?

Wait... that's not my question.

And so they're going along getting picked off by TIE fighters, and then they cut to a scene inside where some lacky is telling Governor Tarkin something along the lines of "we've analyzed their attack and there is a chance they could blow us up, so should I get your escape ship ready?" - I'm paraphrasing, but the upshot is they figured out that the exhaust port is vulnerable pretty early on in the attack - they're not dumb, you know. So my brother says to me, "okay, make a note of that" and then another twenty minutes goes by and they blow up the Death Star, end of movie. So my brother says to me, "See! All they needed to do was send some guy out in a space suit to weld a big metal grate over that exhaust port, and they had 20 minutes to do it! Plenty of time! Why didn't they?"

That's not my question either. My question is this - my brother basically totally ruined Star Wars for me that night. So if we go see Star Trek together should I get back at him by mentioning that Checkov thing and ruin *that movie* for him? Or would that be wrong of me?

That's my question. It's kind of a moral quandry. What say you?

Wow.

Your actually asking me?

mmmhhhmm. okayyy.

Well, let me begin by letting you know that you misspelled lackey. Common mistake my friend, but it shows the general state of your mind. I can see that you are greatly disturbed.

Also, before I ask if you are sitting in a leather armchair or a nice cushy sofa--I have to ask...
Did you remember to put away all of your 1st generation star wars and star trek toys after your nap and before posting this obviously well thought out and admittedly painful question?

Also, has Squishie the she-werewolf come by your place? You do realize that she specializes in x10 mental attacks when persons are at their most vulnerable, ie: sleeping?

Now to answer your question. Chewbacca actually noticed the faulty engineering design and pointed it out to a pilot before anyone else. However, because everyone forgot to update their rediculously slow translators before going into hyper-space mode....well, that was why it took so long for the battle to be won--and also accounts for Chewbacca's angst with C-3 P O.

So, in a round about way, the entire war could have ended much, much earlier--and saved an enormous amount of lives, money and physical property if everyone would just remember to plug their translators into their computer chips once in awhile.

So, considering the facts that even heroes can make horrific blunders and yet still prevail--I think that the very least you can do--is not tell your brother--during the show. Though, I do understand your pragmatic view on sibling rivalry so all I can say--is make sure that his soda or popcorn is full just before "that part". Accidents happen, you know? Then you can can just make him keep re-winding that part over and over and over again. Who knows how long a clumsy brother can have a bad luck streak?

Yes, I see why green streaks in the sky at dusk are bad luck for those whom carry the "force".

[Darth Lefty]

You were right, ngilbert... you were right. Tell your brother... you were right!

(croak)

[Dave Burrell]

uh, may the force be with you?

party on wayne!

[supermom]

uh, may the force be with you?

party on wayne!

Well, it's either that, or one would have to come to the conclusion that C-3-P O was actually working for the dark force.

But--sheesh--how does one actually train a computer to hate you, but love you and openly try to save your butt on mulitple times--yet the whole time--is actually sabotaging you?

oh, wait--I almost forgot

That's why I hate my Dell.