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"He will tire of you, like all the others." "And if he does not?" "You think you know a story, but you only know how it ends. To get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning." "Is this not Mademoiselle Anne? Enchanté. His Eminence has told me all about you, but he did not tell me how beautiful you are. For a Frenchman, that is almost a crime." "It would appear that the King's whore is the cause of all this. Why doesn't someone just -- get rid of her?" "Qui tacet, consentire videtur." George

KEEL BIEL Hmmm. (Kill Bill)

Boat/ship/yacht Eva Mendez (?) George

YO! RAF! George

Assuming Paw doesn't want to post one, I'm tossing it up for grabs. George

That probably means it's a Cat Stevens tune, but I don't recognize it. George

Obviously somebody quite recent (with the Murdoch reference). Carl Sagan? George

Hey, Babe! Hope you have a wonderfully purple birthday! Any special plans? George

"I feel for the robots, but what you're proposing is exactly the kind of tampering the Prime Directive prohibits. We know almost nothing about these creatures, or the race that built them. What would be the consequences of increasing their population, both to their own civilization and others in this quadrant? Who are we to swoop in, play god, and then continue on our way without the slightest consideration of the long-term effects of our actions?" "Wait a minute. If both sides called a truce, then why didn't they stop you from fighting?" "They attempted to do so." "And?" "We terminated the Builders." George

Jennifer Jason Leigh Fast Times at Ridgemont High Judge Reinhold George

I was very happy initially, and probably through about my first seven years with TWI (1978-1985). Things got progressively harder, and I got less happy. I have a feling that one could probably do a good regression analysis on the factors affecting happiness in TWI. A close fellowship probably would be positively correlated, but "level of service" (i.e., TC, Corps, Staff) and length of time in TWI would be negatively correlated. It's probably also a function of calendar year, but I don't think that's as straightforward, because it seems that there are those quite happy NOW in TWI. George

As I recall, "Kozinsky" was played by Stanley Kamel, better known perhaps as "Monk"'s psychiatrist "Dr. Kroger." He died about a month ago. Another episode tonight. George

James Brown? I have no idea. I haven't watched "Lost" since the first episode. George

"It would appear that the King's whore is the cause of all this. Why doesn't someone just -- get rid of her?" "Qui tacet, consentire videtur." George

Actually, you missed Scientist as a class, or any variety (I'm a chemist) in particular. George

Was this the NG episode where a "traveller" helps the Enterprise reach Warp 10? They enter a state where thoughts become real. There was also a "scientist" running the experiment who didn't realize that he was irrelevant, and that the "traveller" was doing all the work. George

It was, indeed, "A Quarter to Three" by Gary US Bonds. Go, waysider. George

I wasn't around at the beginning, but I've grown to love this thread. It's tough to see it fade away. George

I almost thought yours was this one: He was swingin on the sax like a nobody could And I was dancin' all over the room. George

"Palisades Park" by Freddy Cannon? George

My wife plants all sorts of things. I think her primary motive, though, is to make it as hard for me to mow the lawn as possible! (Let's see...his mower has a 22" blade, so if I plant things 18" apart and 20" from the fence line...) One thing to remember: plant what works for your climate and soil. For instance, apples and pears don't grow in southern Texas, because they need a winter freeze. You won't see any maple trees down here, either! A local radio gardening expert (Randy Lemmon) always warns Yankee transplants that all the trees and flowers they grew up with are not going to do well here. George

Re: alternative fuels Ethanol delivers less energy per gallon than gasoline. So, the higher the percentage of ethanol in your mix, the lower mileage you get. This should be considered in any evaluation of the possibly lower price per gallon of ethanol or ethanol/gas mixtures. I won't spend a lot of time on the "actual" cost of ethanol (higher food prices, etc.); but I will mention that special gas tanks and fuel lines are required for ethanol concentrations above about 50%. And, because ethanol absorbs moisture from the air, it really can't be piped the way gasoline can, so transporting it to refineries, etc., must be done by rail car or truck (much more expensive than pipeline). Biodiesel sounds wonderful, but it has one problem like ethanol: diversion of food crops to produce fuel. When I was involved in a biodiesel project at work, it was noted that biodiesel would only be competitive (without a fat government subsidy) when oil hit $100/barrel. (At the time, oil was about $45/bbl.) So is it competitive now? NO, because the price of seed oils has also doubled! And then there's all that by-product glycerine to deal with. (A car that would run well on glycerine might be helpful here...) Biodiesel from animal fat MIGHT be a solution. Hydrogen sounds lovely also (none of that "evil" carbon dioxide produced, doncha know); but presently there is no cost-effective way to make hydrogen that doesn't involve CO2 as a by-product. Some day, solar cells may generate enough electricity for cost-effective water-splitting, but it hasn't happened yet. And high-density storage of hydrogen (so you don't need an immense fuel tank) hasn't happened yet, either. And something the eco-nuts haven't told you: water vapor is a more potent greenhouse gas than CO2. Give me a fuel-efficient gasoline engine. George

That was...different! George

Moon/moonlight ten/express lane/items ? George

Ra-aff... George