QamiQazi

What about a chicken? They smell, but you'll save on eggs. :)-->

here is a list of departments I might expect to see, though I have little or no direct knowledge of them: 1 research department 2 food prep department 3 publishing department 4 printing department 5 press & pr department 6 accounting department 7 payroll department 8 building and grounds department 9 general legal department 10 purchasing department 11 procuring department 12 data processing department 13 motor pool department 14 off-grounds department 15 massage department 16 greasepot cafe monitoring department 17 reflections department (haircuts) 18 audio video (AV) department 19 way builders department 20 wow department 21 corps department 22 outreach department 23 outrage department 24 sunday night snooze department 25 WayGB (bleSS patrol) department 26 personnel management department 27 rumor and scandal-handling department 28 real estate investment department 29 assets investment department 30 travel department 31 3rd aid department (general medical) 32 4th aid department (works with the rumor & scandal folks) 33 trustee entertainment department 34 toadie grooming department 35 way teen department 36 way pre-teen department 37 way grade-schooler department 38 way infants & toddlers department 39 way seniors department 40 way woods grave-site grooming department 41 way chris geer lookout department (on grounds) 42 way doug mcmullen lookout department (on grounds) 43 way greasespot hijinks lookout department (on grounds) 44 way department tracking department 45 way budget and planning department 46 way slush fund and offshore banking department (all very legal, no doubt) 47 way BOT emeritus hush money department 48 way rosie and donna accommodation department 49 way give harve something to keep busy department 50 ???

Four kids die.

In Colorado, 4 kids have already died from flu. There is a strain they are predicting will be more severe than usual. One problem is that it has emerged late, so the vaccine will "help" but not necessarily prevent the disease. They are especially recommending that children older than 6 months and the elderly receive vaccinations. WebMD story Story: Worst flu season in 30 years.

It's called a loybotomy.

2nd Bubba 3:2 Therefore shalt thou sport the raiment of black, learn but three chords on the acoustic gee-tar, and talk real, real low. This do ye in remembrance of me.

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y not?

I agree with Roy.

Based on the definition, VP meant enemies within. Maybe that was the beginning of the purge? He probably meant anybody that didn't like what he did on that bus of his, among other things. It was probably also a way to make the Corps fear one another, if they had any thoughts of "disloyalty," somebody next to them was under orders. He could be a scary, freaky guy, VP. A real wacko. --- fifth column n. A clandestine subversive organization working within a country to further an invading enemy's military and political aims. [First applied in 1936 to rebel sympathizers inside Madrid when four columns of rebel troops were attacking that city.] fifth colum·nism (klm-nzm) n. fifth columnist n. fifth column n : a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst [syn: Trojan horse] Fifth Column This term for a group of insurgents, traitors, or spies is a calque from Spanish. It dates to 1936 and the Spanish Civil War. That year, Nationalist general Emilio Mola had surrounded Madrid with four military columns and declared that he had a "fifth column" ("quinta columna") within the besieged city. The quotation was widely reported in British and American newspapers and the term quickly caught on and generalized.

Dr Wierwille thought so too.

So Mike, why do you think VPW focused on those two things so much? Take those away and you'd have to wonder what he did with most of his time.

And what's the calendar about? Did I miss the 5 seconds where they actually explain that? Is this a return to the pre-Let Bartlet be Bartled daze, where everyone was wandering around afraid to take a stand for something? Tom Skerritt gave us the Dem perspective of Reagan's SDI program. "Who cares if it works?"

Next week's looks even worse by the coming attractions. Barlett wanders into a disaster area resulting from "the big tornado." Leo declares the President "AWOL." All the new VP needs is a plaid sports jacket and he could be doing used car commercials on late night TV. And Will is defecting to the VP? That's not the same Will. Amy looked bad. Real bad, for Amy. And then she resigns. And CJ looks like she had cosmetic surgery. Not that it's a bad thing, because she looked very good. Rob Lowe may have defected at just the right time. Who is writing this stuff? I wonder if the general malaise of Bartlet's WW is a reflection of the post-Sorkin writing team. The rotten fish on Josh's desk pretty much spoke for the whole episode. Jacob and Ishmael was a good episode. More like a play than a TV script, though the previous episode was much the same in that respect.

Mrs. Landingham's funeral service was last night. Amazing drama, not just for TV, but for theater. That episode had to win an award. In his grief, Bartlet curses God - in Latin no less, and calls Him a "feckless thug." Landingham appears in a vision. Bartlett faces the media with his MS for the first time. Damn good episode. Anybody else remember this one?

The Platig reply suggests JP may have acted impulsively and without sufficent consideration of TWI's response when he wrote and published his letter. It's okay to "mean well," but good intentions are only the start. SkepTex pointed out there could be a down-side to donating money. Sure enough, Harve is exploiting it for every penny's worth. Was this pasted in or transcribed? I notice some typos and grammatical errors. (And if I caught a few, laleo is sure to come up with plenty others.) That's unusual for any "official document," especially one for which their may be legal consequences. For instance, there's an apostrophe after a plural noun. There's a question which reverses the words It and is at the beginning. It's the sort of detail that wouldn't ordinarily be overlooked at that "level." Maybe it was rushed. Maybe it went through different channels for some reason. Somebody pointed out that Rosalie didn't respond. Was Rosalie even informed? Is this palace intrigue, a palace coup? Who was hiding what, and from whom???

I also noted the counsel's admonition to Bartlett. He said the White House response to anything would be "Bring it on." Where have we heard that recently? Life imitating art?

So this is the 14th Corps thread, is it?

Anybody else watching Bravo? I haven't seen the old episodes so don't give anything away. I started last season. Last night's episode had Bartlett going with Leo to the White House counsel to discuss the legal ramifications of concealing his MS. Toby's tantrum was over the top, but he had some good reasons for being angry, not the least of which being a new scandal to deal with. As communications director, he is not going to get much sleep for the next 2 years. In response, Bartlett was rightfully indignant, but maybe too indignant, and just a little cavalier, considering the stakes. Once again, Sorkin is trying to impress us with Team Bartlett's devotion to the Constitution, and his desire for full-disclosure. He even told Charlie never to lie on his behalf, for love or loyalty, or he would be disowned. By contrast, Clinton. The sarcasm was hilarious. CJ had to interview staffers in the attempt to discover the source of a "leak." Then Donna confessed to the leak, but also confessed to kidnapping the Lindberg baby, and hiding Jimmy Hoffa's body, I had to re-play it 3 times because I couldn't stop laughing in time to hear the next lines. Donna's confession may be one of the all-time great scenes for the series. The next staffer tells her how to determine whether a person is guilty of witchcraft. Almost died. Hadda be there, I guess. [This message was edited by QamiQazi on October 23, 2003 at 11:32.]

Rafael, drugs aren't the answer. Guns don't kill people, bombs kill people. Hollywood knows a thing or two about it.

But really, it wasn't a movie. It was a story told. But instead of telling us a well-told story, it gave us old clichés, hackneyed formulas, and it wasted our time. All of those resources, Rafael. All of that production money. All of those top writers. All of the talent at their disposal. Bruce Almighty should have been good. They make more money in a year than you or I might in a lifetime. Why make excuses for them? QQ

No, but I play one on TV.

I saw it a few days ago. There were laughs? Carrey's character was so unsympathetic and annoying, you just can't believe God would pick this spoiled crybaby for a little lesson in creation management, or even let him live. Then again, "God" (Morgan Freeman, as a janitor, which rips off another movie whose title I've forgotten - Bill Bixby was in it) doesn't seem too concerned about much, letting Carrey pull the moon out of orbit to impress his girlfriend which generates a "tsunami" on the other side of the globe. How dumb does it have to be before they look at the next script? Couldn't watch it to the end but I saw enough to know it wasn't going to improve. The plot failed on so many levels, you have to wonder. That's it - you just have to wonder.

I thought it was so bad I walked out after about 15 minutes. No, maybe it was ten. It was so absurd on so many levels, including the acting and direction, even as a comic book fantasy (I liked X-Men, and others), I just couldn't take any more.

TGN - I remember that scene. I'm ashamed to say I laughed too. Must be some kind of fart/laughter reflex built into the male nervous system. If the underwater fart went over in Shreck, I guarantee it will be on Everybody Loves Raymond next season. laleo, I think you're primed for PBS. I was watching next to nothing until I broke down and bought a "Tivo." I watch almost no "live" TV any more. It's like a library. I "check" the show out, and delete it after I see it. It's all recorded on the box, and I watch when I have time. There really is a lot of good stuff on, but I have to find it, and then record it. I delete a lot of stuff I don't watch, but after a busy month lets up, I can sit through a marathon of shows I wanted to see. It is live TV that is so disappointing, because "prime time" is when all the garbage comes on. You mentioned demographics. I don't think there is an original idea on TV any more, or it's very rare. They probably use computers to combine characters with plot lines and predict ratings based on demographic data. I was in a test audience at Universal for some sitcom a few years back. They really do care what a bunch of tired, sweaty theme park visitors think. What if Shakespeare had tried his stuff out on us first? He'd have been producing "Star Search." I wish people would stop watching the junk. It would make them try a little harder to make something good. But as long as they are getting those commercials onto the tubes, they aren't worried. I know there are creative and talented people out there. They just can't seem to get any work writing TV shows.