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Tommy, Some of it depends on the particular airline, but here are some likely changes since 2000: SECURITY: It varies from airport to airport and with time of day, but expect a much longer time in line. When you finally get to the front of the line, expect to have to remove all metal, including coins, rings, belt, and your SHOES. Your carry-on may also get a random drug check (the surface is wiped with a chemically-treated tissue to detect traces of drugs). Also, you may not be able to carry on larger-sized toiletries (shampoo, shaving cream, cologne). I'd pick up some travel-size items at a local drug store or the like. LUGGAGE: not much difference in the actual handling of suitcases, etc., though many airlines charge extra now if you have checked baggage. Also, when you get to your destination and open your luggage, you might find a nice note from the Transportation Security Agency letting you know that they opened your bag and rifled through the contents. MEALS: except in First Class, airlines now provide really minimal food service, often none at all if the flight isn't during "meal time." You'll probably still get a soft drink and some pretzels. And, airlines are now letting you bring your own food on board. SEATING: still generally pretty crowded, especially since airlines have reduced the number of flights. The "emergency egress" seats near the wings usually have a bit more leg room, but those seats get reserved pretty quickly (for that reason). CRYING BABIES: no change. ;) George

I do think that charging for "meals" and, God forbid, luggage is absurd. We artificially keep the fare low and then tack on the charges. It's not just the airlines, though. I rented a car recently. The rental wa $117, but there was another $50 in taxes and fees! And how about hotel rooms? Depending on how many sports stadiums a city is paying for, your room can easily have 20% or more tacked on. And a $30 auto tire, after taxes, valve stems, warranty, recycling fee, etc., will probably run $50. It never ends... I've usually had good SERVICE with the airlines, though. Which airline did you fly? George

"Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these b@stards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part." George

White Palace Susan Sarandon Atlantic City George

The first line doesn't ring a bell, but the second almost has to be from "Blazing Saddles." George

My father was born in 1922, and my mother in 1929, so they were both pretty young during the Depression. Both were from reasonably well-to-do families, so they didn't suffer much hardship, but they were both quite frugal. Dad was quite fond of, shall we say, less-elegant meals, like pigs' knuckles and greens. He would also fix as much as he could. What little I know about car repair, I learned from him. Of course, that was back when you could look under the hood of a car and actually FIND things, and you didn't have to replace the whole rear of your car when a tail light burned out! :) My Grandfather (Dad's dad) really hated Roosevelt, mostly due to his (Roosevelt's) idiotic fiscal policies. He would always refer to him as "Franklin DELL' ANO Roosevelt." ("From the anus," for you non-Italians!) :lol: George

Blue Velvet Isabella Rosselini Death Becomes Her George

Dancing at the Blue Iguana Jennifer Tilly Bound George

"That's an ANIMATED Cat! You have an ANIMATED CAT in the squad room!!" "Yeah, that's Lt. Whiskers. He'll be here tomorrow, too. What's your point?" George

Cabaret Liza Minelli Arthur George

Not my no.1, either. To me, two beautiful women making out with each other is a waste of two beautiful women. Now, both of them with ME... :lol: George

"Dick Tracy"? George

I'm guessing that WW won't mind my adding a clue: the movie starred Danny Kaye. George

So, A-Rod has joined the "600 Club." When I was a kid, the only player with more than 600 homers was Babe Ruth, who had retired long before. In my early teens, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron joined the group. So it remained for another thirty years. In the last decade, there have been four more (with a couple more in striking distance). The "Steroid Era"? I think only Ken Griffey, Jr., is the only newbie without (known) steroid taint. A pity, I think. George

I always preferred the term "Personnel." "Human Resources" reminds me of "Soylent Green"! :lol: George

I don't wish a brain tumor on anyone. But THAT's FUNNY! George

As I said, I might well have seen it. Now that I know the movie and who said the lines, I can get a (dim) mind picture of it. If the scene is that famous, I'm sure someone else will chime in. And we all have different "movie histories." I,for one, have only seen about 30 minutes of "Gone with the Wind." George

I finally googled this. I may, indeed, have seen it, on some old movie station or another. I doubt any "kids" will get it, though, since it was made before I was born! George

My only direct contact with DM was at the Word in Business, I think in 1996. It was the Saturday evening "Do." On my way into the dance hall, I had seen LCM heading back into the hotel proper. Since DM was unattended, I thought she might like to dance, and I asked her. She immediately looked around to find another young lady to dance with me, assuring me that there were plenty to choose from! Maybe she thought it wouldn't have been proper for someone in her "station"; but I honestly think she was just trying to bless me. As a sidenote: in those days, I simply assumed that LCM was headed to the hotel for ministry business. Now I wonder if it was "funny business." George

You clearly know the movie. So feel free to chime in if no one else gets it. Actually, I think my FAVORITE quote was: "Even with all this accumulated knowledge, when will these dummies learn to use a doorknob?" George

Sadly, no. Though I reserve the right to hate myself once it's been revealed. :lol: George

Okay, maybe that LINE was a bit obscure, but the movie isn't. Here's another brief exchange from the same film: "What am I gonna do with you people, huh? I held up my end; I delivered the Blue Boy… What do I get for my triple threat? "Bow! Yield! Kneel!" That kind of stuff closes out of town." "Why do you say this to me… when you know I will kill you for it?" George

Did Abbott and Costello ever meet Robin Hood? That "purple pimpernel" business seems familiar, but I can't place it. And the "Get it--Got it--Good" routine is also familiar, but maybe that's because Burns and Schreiber used it a lot. :unsure: George

"Men in Tights"? George

"Mellow Yellow" by Donovan (with back-up vocal by John Lennon) All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey... George