Steve!

I smell dead people.

Krys, if you show up, I will see to it *personally* that you get a root beer float without beer but with chocolate ice cream.

P - "sleep"

Iggy - Bill Gates has been talking about "instant on" for YEARS. Supposedly he's got some people working on it.

P - also uninstall any no-longer-used apps, and clean up excess junk on your hard drive, especially the root directory. Older Windoze systems used to require a certain amount of space available in the root, I don't know if that's still true with XP. Also, your virtual memory may be set too low or too high, either condition would cause slower booting.

How long does it take for your computer to boot up from the time you click on restart to the time you are able to be back up at your desktop with no hourglass?

Grizz - ahhh, you're just a sore loser!

Ummm, Oak? Methinks you did that wrong. I think you left out the part about subtracting five from the number after adding the digits.

Raf - Ya want some cheese with that whine?

Here's da deal. When we get married, we're going to have a small affair, families only. But . . . the party afterward will be open to whosoever will come. Just let us know if you will be there, and we'll make sure to stock an extra beer. We're not sure yet of the timing, we'll keep everyone posted.

Rottsievampirella - "WAG" is Walgreen's stock ticker symbol. Yes, Wag's *was* a makeover from Walgreen's diner. Then Walgreen's sold it to Marriott in the 1980's, and the rest you know. Yorktown? I didn't even know there used to be one there! When I was in college I ended up working in the main office for Wag's/Shoney's, and was the chief cash register repair guy and reprogrammer, so I ended up visiting every Wag's/Shoney's location in the Chicago area at least once - all 30 locations.

Raf - need you ask?

Wag's was bought from Marriott corporation by Lunan Corporation (a small corporation in Chicago, owns a lot of the Arby's restaurants around town) in 1991, about 2 weeks after I started working at Wag's, and about exactly the time I started in college. They started converting Wag's to Shoney's rapidly, ultimately converting 22 of the 29 Wag's into Shoney's. Then in late 1993, and through 1994, they started shutting down, because money was not managed very well. Finally in July 1994, the Shoney's franchisee and partner of the guy that owned Lunan skipped town several million dollars in debt, and went to be the CEO of Sizzler down in Flahrida.

Mike - I don't think that very many people really want you to leave, myself included. I think that the consensus opinion is that you are extremely close-minded. I also think that very many of the posters here got pretty tired of the "I'm just absolutely right" attitude displayed by leadersh!t for many years, and won't react very positively to it. On the plus side, your posts have generated quite a flurry of activity here, and have presented an excellent counterpoint to the general atmosphere that is present here, that is to say, "veepee was a conman and a fraud and a sex pervert". You have provided a means by which some have been able to demonstrate the less-than-perfect aspects of pfal and docvic's "writings". Not to mention the entertainment value (and I'm not referring to entertainment at your expense - I mean the entertainment of watching you and others sparring).

Daggs - I have a feeling that you may be nigh unto the truth.

11 years ago, when I was in college, I was night manager at Wag's restaurants (Rottsie - remember Wag's? then Shoney's) One night, this couple ordered steaks well done. My cook cooked them well done. But this couple sent the steaks back twice. Finally, I said, "Just put them in the fryer." On their way out that couple said, "Those were the best steaks we ever had!" Go figure!

Ick.

5. God's willingness equals His ability. (He's got a jack, and He'll help you change your tire)

Wife of MillionsOfJakesNamedNormNowSmoking - Nope, we met via Waydale.

It was a drunk driver. BTW, I'm joining DAMM - Drunks Against Mad Mothers.

Raf, Oakspear, et al - Why do you persist in trying to carry on a debate with revrun Mike? You guys sound like that Monty Python skit where Michael Palin pays for an argument, and makes brilliant points, and all he gets in response is "No it isn't" and "Yes it is" and "Time's up!". Remember, in the words of docvic - "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." These threads are akin to trying to debate with one of those streetcorner nutjob preachers, only this forum is giving said nutjob some validation. He is here to preach at all of us, not to listen to anything anyone has to say. Of course, you guys look like you are having a lot of fun doing what you are doing, and I cannot fault you for that. But be not deceived, you will make no headway with such an one as this. Regards, Steve

Yes, it's true. (pause while listening to the sound of hundreds of hearts breaking) I want to thank everyone for their warm wishes. Cindy and I are ecstatic. And Rottsy, yes, but I'm in the process of divorcing. It was a long time coming, but it was going to happen no matter what.

Um, Buck, if you would click the link, then you would see that Mark's wife's name is indeed Connie. And that joke, again, was from Bob Lacy, who you should probably recall, if you dig deep in the cess - er, recess - of your memory.

Oh, Buck - try this link: M & C G

Buck - You had identified yourself here as another poster at the previous GS Cafe, and as that previous poster you had revealed your secret identity. If A = B, and B = C, then A = C. Another Po'lander, Bob Lacy, used to tell about a joke he told his mother. "How do you get down from an elephant?" "I don't know, how?" "You don't get down from an elephant, you get down from a duck!" She said, "I don't get it. Let me try. How do you get down from an elephant?" "How?" "You don't get down from an elephant, you get off a duck, and I STILL don't understand it!" hehehe And now this post is nigh unto being finished