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Being a US citizen and not a Republican, I don't do much hating. oren

Ha! Not by a long shot. In their role as mousers and ratters (as well as buggers) cats have saved millions of human lives, dogs maybe tens of thousands, if that many. oren

You posted that before the Oscars, where it was mentioned. Director John Hughes was given a fairly long appreciation, starting with Molly Ringwald (B'Club) and Mathew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off). Mathew said something along the lines of "every day someone taps me on the shoulder and asks, 'Ferris, is this your day off?'" And that's the one I watch quite often although there is no overlap between me and Ferris. I was surprisingly saddened by the news-for-me that Hughes had died; since first viewing it I have always said I could watch 20 hours of "The Making of Ferris Bueller". Not possible now. "When Cameron was in Egypt's land, Let my Cameron go." oren

I dig all three although it was "hard" to get into #2 and #3 at first.

I only know about the Windows client I downloaded to Windows 98 in '06: When I logon I know what it is I want to do, and often that includes no need for the player and table lists, so it is aggravating to find that "cancel" doesn't mean the list download as much as it does the whole logon. Great waste of time. oren

lol!

roflmao!

I almost didn't reply because I feel there is too much to say, especially about Pokey (Poker Chip), a black cat with a whie spot on his chest, and a vague one on his tummy. He was marvellous. All the cuddler one could ask for. And a long walk-with-you guy. My father brought him home at the start of what his death-bed confession said was the start of a three-year campaign to "destroy"me so I'd be forced to join and vegetate in the military; he was a "professional killer" and his life would be unjustified if I didn't join the military. (Go figure.) So, Pokey was my main bud during some terrible years. After I graduated HS he was transferred to DC and Pokey and his brother (Inky Doodle, my sister's) went with them, and I rejoined them for a week or two. Then left for school. Pokey began just coming in mornings and looking around for me, mewing. Then his visits began to be infrequent and finally he stopped showing up. Months later I returned and went looking for him, finally hearing tales about a fierce fellow who stole their dogs' and cats' food, etc. No, couldn't be the cat I was looking for. Too wild. But a semi-rural farmer phoned one day and said the cat was there. Yes, heading off across a plowed field. I called to him a couple times and he finally slowed down, ears laid back. Called and called. Slowed and slowed and finally I came up to him and was able to pick him up, purring. (Both of us maybe.) He was like a fur covered steel statue. The farmer was incredulous that I could pick up Pokey. He stayed with my parents the rest of his life, no wandering away although I was soon no longer there. A Florida pet cat living through a DC winter. One who would snuggle under the covers on ordinary Florida nights. His most astounding trick is hard to describe except in video. The living room couch front edge was at most four feet from a wall. I'd be sitting there and Pokey was "aimed" at the wall, watching me over his shoulder. I'd throw the little rubber ball not too hard, not so softly, past his right side so it hit the floor a little short of the wall, bounce to the wall, and up, up and away. And he'd go up, up, and away, twisting in air and ALWAYS grabbing the ball in his mouth. He'd then come toward me and drop the ball just far enough away from me that I'd have to stretch to get it. Same way he'd bring back the ball when I threw it up the hallway into one of the bedrooms, Pokey and Inky chasing it and Pokey always bringing it back. That was long,long ago. Now it is Sadie Bugbane, about 19 years old and still frisky. Also known as Sadie Vetenarianbane once her first vet abused her. She's a perfect being, and no, that doesn't mean she is subservient, not even a cuddler. Quite the contrary. Let's note that 99% ("estimated") of Science Fiction and Mystery critters are felines. Quite a few cat mystery series (Try Shirley Rousseau Murphy's Joe Grey and Dulcie series) SF critters are felines or feline-ish. Lion-like often but human-shipboard it is cats.

Thanks to all for your responses, and to all voters. Given that most Acol Twos are hands that won't make game unless partner has responding values (??? yes/no? What percent?) the real gains when an Acol two is opened are (a) bidding weak responder hands w/less frequent interference by opponents? (:( reaching slam. Thanks.

TED: Oh no! And there's four (characters) of them that would screw the TV pooch badly if lost. Ted Veronica Phil Lem The dip sorta-bimbo I could do without. BTW, you prolly know Portia was nude in a movie? DEXTER: Is that Dexter's wife? No big loss. Well, maybe if they had mde a practice of stripping her down to sexy lingerie. Too bad Dexter had to kill off that gorgeous psycho from a couple seasons ago.

CM has been on way too long. Should have dumped w/Manny Patinkan's departure. He, btw, was a lead on Showtimes defunct but still marvallous Dead Like Me. That, btw, is the site's spelling.

There is nothing = NOTHING I SAY! - to match Better Off Ted! And Portia di Rossi? Wow! She was on Ally McBeal and ...? Well, comedy-wise it's BOT, drama-wise it is Dexter, on the same sat channel as was the great Dead Like Me. However, Psych is for the brain-dead hemisphere within your cranium, Ted for the superior hemisphere, the one alive and brilliant.

One more episode this season, and it was just yesterday that Gabrielle Anwar (Fiona) did such a great love scene at the end of the previous season. Burn Notice is as light as Psych and with no irritating characters. Unless you count Sharon Gless (sp) as the Mom; nice to see her working. PS. At Mac's, go for the Big 'n' Tasty, your way.

Hey, you don't find "Lassy" amusing? Guster is the most annoying by far (Dule' Hill). Then Sean/Shawn (Roday). Just the two leads, lol. But the others?

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