Righteous Brother

Congrats Ron. Best wishes on a LONG and fruitful marriage. If most of your recipes include a slight aroma of WD-40, yew jest might be a redneck. All the Best! RB

We are a little west of Michigan (or south depending upon which "Michigan" you are referring to), but not so far west as to get into Minneesoota, or not so far south as to hit Illinoise. We actually invented frozen tundra. (or was that Algore?) RB

When you live in the northwoods, you drink the pride of the northwoods. This beer is brewed fresh near me. Don't need a "born on" date. We can go to the brewery and buy beer that was bottled that day. Fresher IS better. Mix that with some fresh Rib Eyes, corn on the cob, and cottage fried potatoes. Go BUCS! RB

Zebediah was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young layers, called pullets, and eight or ten roosters, whose job was to fertilize the eggs. Zeb kept records, and any rooster that didn't perform well went into the soup pot and was replaced. That took an awful lot of Zeb's time; so, Zeb got a set of tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone so that Zeb could tell, from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report simply by listening to the bells. Zeb's favorite rooster was old Brewster. A very fine specimen he was, too. But on this particular morning, Zeb noticed that Brewster's bell had not rung at all!! Zeb went to investigate. The other roosters were chasing pullets, bells a-ringing! The pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover. BUT, to Zeb's amazement, Brewster had his bell in his beak, so it couldn't ring. He'd sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one. Zeb was so proud of Brewster that he entered him in the county fair. Brewster was an overnight sensation. . . . . Brewster won both prizes. . . . . . . . . . Wanna know which ones? . . . . . . . . . . Keep scrolling... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The judges not only awarded him the No Bell Piece Prize but also the Pulletsurprise. RB

I think 3 or 5 monitors with a flight sim program would make me want to retire tomorrow and never leave my office. That's almost better than apple pie! RB

Can you run games across dual monitors, or are you limited to just one? RB

I have 512MB and run Win2K. It's a good amount for me. I think for high end graphics editing and gaming, more would be better. My video card has 64MB. I think I would consider a card with 128 (or more!) if I was more into games. You're absolutely right John, RAM is SO cheap now. If people haven't thought of it, now would be a good time to upgrade. Great poll. RB

Well... I use ta could in my younger days. But now the combination of caffiene and aging bifocals don't mix well with a soldering pencil. RB

" TARGET=_blank>http://www.pccasegear.com/prod597.htm Oooohh, Rheobus. I likeee. "LED backlight becomes brighter as the fan speed increases " Neeeet! RB

Quiet fans... John... if you want to get some peace and quiet from your fans, you might want to check this link out. http://www.directron.com/quietfans.html I use the Vantec Stealth 92mm fans in my box. ( 5 of them ). I have 4 in the case, and 1 over the CPU. They crank out 28 CFM each and have a noise rating of 20dBA. I'm telling ya, these things are quiet. 28dBA represents the typical background noise in a quiet room. My system idles at 29C and moves up to 50-55C when I play hard. They might be worth a try if fan noise is a problem. RB

Got a dead link on that Google Viewer there Hope. Did you mean http://labs.google.com/gviewer.html ? RB

I too remember. He fought a valiant fight. Robi if you stop by and read this, Thank you for making me aware of your brothers great need. I didn't know him from a hill of beans when I first heard of his accident. But I chose to get involved because I had something to offer. I'm glad I did. It changed my life forever. I remember the pictures that were posted. You could see his smiling eyes and tender heart. Miss you bro. RB

Hey Bowtwi... Do you have any "free web space" with aol? If so, here's an alternative. You can place the graphics on that server and then do a couple of different things with them. Like this graphic: I have just inserted this into this message Here, I just made a link to the graphic. Click here. And least impressive, I could just give you the link and have you retrieve it your self by clicking on it. http://www.customadecomputers.com/afterbeers.gif In all of these cases, the graphic is not included in the message, but rather stored in a server online. RB

yeah... don't mess with 'em. RB

The latest ploy to go after Saddam Hussein is to send in a team of Redneck Special Forces. Billy Bob, Bubba, Boo, Scooter, and Cooter are being sent in with the following information about the Republican Guard: 1. There is no limit. 2. The season opened last weekend. 3. They taste just like chicken. 4. They don't like Jesus,pickup trucks, country music, or beer. 5. They don't like barbeque. 6. They were responsible for Dale Earnhardt's death. Should be over in just about a week. RB

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia is a cancer which produces an overabundance of immature white blood cells called "blasts". This process starts in the marrow, a very oxygen rich area. He must have forgot about that one. RB

mipfht kaakt ifff reeeeey grspfht! Excuse me. What I was saying was... this cake is really great! Can I have another cuppa joe? Oh yeah... Happy birthday! Hope it's a dandy! Now, let's get back to the party. WooooooooHoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RB

According to the Cortright page, they are in Round Rock TX. E-mail lonestar1@mac.com RB

There were these two guys who played golf together frequently. The one guy was several strokes better than the other guy, but the lesser player was very proud, and never wanted to take any strokes to even up the game. Finally, one Saturday morning he shows up with a gorilla at the first tee. He says to his friend, " You know, I've been trying to beat you for so long, I'm about ready to give up. But I heard about this golfing gorilla, and was wondering if it would be OK if he plays for me today. In fact, if you're willing, I'd like to try to get back all the money I've lost to you this year, which I figure comes to about a thousand bucks. You game?" The other guy thought about it for a minute, and then decided to play the gorilla, thinking, "after all, how good could a gorilla be at golf?" Well, the first hole was a straightaway par 4 of 450 yards. The guy hits a beautiful tee shot, 275 yards down the middle, leaving himself a 6 iron to the green. The gorilla takes a few powerful practice swings and then laces the ball 450 yards, right at the pin, stopping about 6 inches away from the hole. The guy turns to his friend and says "that's incredible, I would have never believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. But you know what, I've seen enough. I've got no interest in being totally humiliated by this gorilla golfing machine. You send this gorilla back to where he comes from--I need a drink, better make it a double, and I'll write you a check." After handing over the check, and well into his second double the guy asks, "By the way, how's that gorilla's putting?" The other guy replies "same as his driving" "That good, huh?" " No, I mean, he hits putts the same way--450 yards, right down the middle!" RB

A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley, when he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon in his shop. The heart surgeon was waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike. The mechanic shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc can I ask you a question?" The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, "So Doc, look at this engine. I also can open hearts, take valves out, fix'em, put in new parts and when I finish this will work just like a new one. So how come I get a pittance and you get the really big money, when you and I are doing basically the same work?" The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic..... "Try doing it with the engine running! RB

One day while doing the laundry, I decided to wash my sweatshirt. Unsure of the correct setting to use, I called out to my wife, "What setting do I use on the washing machine?" "It depends," she replied. "What does it say on your shirt?" I yelled back, "Green Bay Packers." RB

Happy pre-belated birthday wishes! All the best. RB

Today they're leading a priest, a drunkard and an engineer to the guillotine. They ask the priest if he wants to face up or down when he meets his fate. The priest says that he would like to face up so he will be looking toward heaven when he dies. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. The authorities take this as divine intervention and release the priest. Next the drunkard comes to the guillotine. He also decides to die face up hoping that he will be as fortunate as the priest. They raise the blade of the guillotine, release it, it comes speeding down and suddenly stops just inches from his neck. So they release the drunkard as well. The engineer is next. He too decides to die facing up. They slowly raise the blade of the guillotine, when suddenly the engineer says: "Hey, I see what your problem is." RB

Hey John, Does Drive Image make a bootable image? How is the image put back on a hard drive? I reformat every so often and it would be real handy to just put an "image disk" in the CD and boot up. Is that what Drive Image does, or have I got the wrong idea here? Inquiring minds want to know.... RB

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