WordWolf

Are you sure it's IE6 you're still using, and not IE7? IE 6 was before MS finally followed Mozilla's lead and added a pop-up blocker. (That would mean you get lots of advertising windows popping up.)

No, that wouldn't be a description of this episode. I'm not sure which one you're referencing, But that wouldn't apply to this one.

You are disposable at the Way.

Actually, I also prefer the mouthful over a racial slur. vpw would have been just as much a sanitary napkin had he come from any other nationality. Using a racial slur fogs the issue, IMHO. (Not to say I don't think there's worthy discussion in whether or not vpw was a Nazi sympathizer, or admired Hitler's "Final Solution", or whether the Holocaust/the Shoah was faked, and so on.) We have good points to make, and making posts all about the language takes away from the points. Garth, I thought your points, honestly, were LESS effective when you used a racial slur. You have a lot more to offer discussion here than an insult here and there. On the other hand, that posters have a lot of latitude in what they want to say is one of the selling-points of the GSC. We CAN "disagree without being disagreeable." Some things may be tolerated without an issue made of them, but that's different than saying they're "PROMOTED". The phrasings sometimes get a bit crude or "locker-room", but I'd prefer people's legitimate voices- when they're not pushing harmful ideas- than a board that's sanitized beyond the human experience.

YES! I was getting desperate for quotes.

"You know the Rules of Acquisition?" "I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things." "That's one." "I believe she was killed by a remat detonator -- a device programmed to scramble a transporter beam during rematerialization. They're typically no more than two cubic millimeters in size, so it may have been hidden in her clothes or even injected under her skin." "That device is typically used by the Romulans. However, they're also sold on the black market." "She was always so afraid... afraid that she'd be caught and executed. But she never stopped. I once told her I thought she was braver than the rest of us, because she had to live with fear every day." "That's two." "That's three." "It doesn't sound natural." "No kidding." "I mean, I know they're using some kind of scrambler to disguise the voice, but there's something else the rhythms don't sound natural... more like a composite of words from different speeches put together." "You can tell that through all the distortion? "It's the lobes. The intonation and phrasing are just slightly off." "I make it a policy never to argue with someone's lobes." "Okay... let's say these are composite messages. Does that help us?" "Maybe. Since the first word in all three messages is the same, let's assume that it's simply been copied three times. That gives me a reference to begin screening out the electronic interference." "None of you should've been on Bajor! It wasn't your world. For fifty years you raped our planet and killed our people. You lived on our land and took the food from our mouths, so I don't care if you held a phaser in your hand or ironed shirts for a living. You were all guilty and you were all legitimate targets!" "And that's what makes you a murderer. Indiscriminate killing... no sense of morality... no thought given to the consequences of your action. That's what makes us different." "I was a soldier. You're just a bitter old man out for revenge." "I am bringing the guilty to justice. And unlike you, I take care to protect the innocent."

"I'm glad I have someone looking out for me." "I'm looking out for ME. You punch really hard during those bad dreams." "What happens to these people in their last moments, it really matters." "Have you ever heard of a antique-related emergency?" "Um, uh, no." "You run an antique shop in Grandview, isn't that right?" "Yes." "And you're an amateur psychiatrist in your off hours?" "I'm beginning to feel like a travel agent who's never been on a plane." "Was that a date?" "Did it feel like a date?" "Well, she left before dinner arrived, so, roughly, I'd say yes." "I've seen them weep for joy, I've felt their peace.You just have to have a little faith, it's that simple.You're not alone, and all of this was meant to be and the only thing I know for sure is that there is love there, love like you have never known here and you can't just turn away from that." "What if she doesn't remember me?" "I've never given birth but from what I've heard it's not something you forget." "I feel like I'm living in a John Carpenter film." "In order to tell you my story, I have to tell you theirs." "Wait, didn't you say that kid Dylan was playing with him? Well, how could he see him?" "Kids can almost always see spirits. Where do you think imaginary friends come from?" "See these rings, they mean you and I are bound together, your problems are my problems, so talk to me." "Retro Fright Night. 'Psycho', 'Hell House', 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'…" "Wait, how is that retro? Jennifer Love Hewitt starred in 'I Know What You Did Last Summer.'"

Ok, let's see. IE 6 came out in August 27, 2001. IE 7 came out in October 18, 2006. Opera 8 came out in April 19, 2005. Opera 9 came out in June 20, 2006. Opera 9.5 came out in June 12, 2008. If IE 7 is fine for the new forum (Microsoft design, released in 2006), then Opera 9.0 should probably be fine for the new forum (non-Microsoft design, released in 2006), and Opera 9.5 should be better than either for the new forum (non-Microsoft design, released in 2008.) For Firefox, everything from 2.0 on (October 24, 2006) should be fine, too.

Three strikes! Maybe Cindy! could guess this one.

Internet Explorer 7, despite being inferior to Firefox 2, is stable. IE 6 is really outmoded now. IE 8 is really unstable. I tried using it, and it froze my pc until the Data Execution Protection ended the program. That's right- IE 8 did not play well with Windows. So I uninstalled it, and reminded myself why being an early adapter of Microsoft products is its own punishment. I use the operating system, and that's mostly it. And if they keep up what they're doing, I'll migrate to Ubuntu.

We've discussed this before. Some people have pointed out that many of the most virulent gay-bashers, the ones who are happy someone beats a homosexual down with their fists, who might actually speak of killing people, often are over-compensating for some inner fears and recognition. In other words, some of the men most FEARFUL of gays are afraid of their own homosexual impulses, attractions and feelings. Me, I think it would have been obvious in other ways- like, say, if he began showing interest in dance, and wearing shiny outfits and displaying rainbow insignias. Personally, I don't think that was QUITE the issue lcm had. I think he obsessed about homosexuality because he was hoist on his own petard. He was STUPID ENOUGH to marry a woman whose sole criterion for marriage was "high climber in twi." He was STUPID ENOUGH to retain a simple jock mentality about things- what he liked, being macho, etc. IMHO, he was STUPID ENOUGH to be interested in threesomes, and mentioned it in some form to his wife. That was part of a "dumb jock" mentality, and viewing his wife as a THING, not a PERSON. She mattered IN RELATION TO HIM. So, he starts mentioning more things any devout Christian leader would avoid. This opens the door for other things he wasn't hoping for- like the other 2/3 of a threesome assembling, but not inviting him to make up the last 1/3. NOW we get to the issues lcm had. He also went into rants that sounded like he was FEARFUL OF WOMEN, and afraid of women being in control of anything affecting him. (We have recordings and documents on-site.) http://www.greasespotcafe.com/main2/waydal...n/lewinsky.html http://www.greasespotcafe.com/main2/waydal...iginal-sin.html http://www.greasespotcafe.com/main2/editor...vagina-fix.html lcm said that Clinton was expected to have affairs because he was married to a lesbian. He made bizarre statements about twisted relationships between men and women. Remember, this wasn't some weirdo who plots in his basement- this was the leader of a religious organization who addressed thousands of people (by tape, etc) when he spoke. I especially thing that last link is most informative as to the bizarre twists his mind took concerning marital relationships- from experience.

So what version of Opera are you using?

"You know the Rules of Acquisition?" "I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things." "That's one." "I believe she was killed by a remat detonator -- a device programmed to scramble a transporter beam during rematerialization. They're typically no more than two cubic millimeters in size, so it may have been hidden in her clothes or even injected under her skin." "That device is typically used by the Romulans. However, they're also sold on the black market." "She was always so afraid... afraid that she'd be caught and executed. But she never stopped. I once told her I thought she was braver than the rest of us, because she had to live with fear every day." "That's two." "That's three." "It doesn't sound natural." "No kidding." "I mean, I know they're using some kind of scrambler to disguise the voice, but there's something else the rhythms don't sound natural... more like a composite of words from different speeches put together." "You can tell that through all the distortion? "It's the lobes. The intonation and phrasing are just slightly off." "I make it a policy never to argue with someone's lobes." "Okay... let's say these are composite messages. Does that help us?" "Maybe. Since the first word in all three messages is the same, let's assume that it's simply been copied three times. That gives me a reference to begin screening out the electronic interference."

"I'm glad I have someone looking out for me." "I'm looking out for ME. You punch really hard during those bad dreams." "What happens to these people in their last moments, it really matters." "Have you ever heard of a antique-related emergency?" "Um, uh, no." "You run an antique shop in Grandview, isn't that right?" "Yes." "And you're an amateur psychiatrist in your off hours?" "I'm beginning to feel like a travel agent who's never been on a plane." "Was that a date?" "Did it feel like a date?" "Well, she left before dinner arrived, so, roughly, I'd say yes." "I've seen them weep for joy, I've felt their peace.You just have to have a little faith, it's that simple.You're not alone, and all of this was meant to be and the only thing I know for sure is that there is love there, love like you have never known here and you can't just turn away from that." "What if she doesn't remember me?" "I've never given birth but from what I've heard it's not something you forget." "I feel like I'm living in a John Carpenter film."

No. Not even close. (Neither were George's guesses, for that matter.)

No. Looks like I was right.

"You know the Rules of Acquisition?" "I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things." "That's one." "I believe she was killed by a remat detonator -- a device programmed to scramble a transporter beam during rematerialization. They're typically no more than two cubic millimeters in size, so it may have been hidden in her clothes or even injected under her skin." "That device is typically used by the Romulans. However, they're also sold on the black market." "She was always so afraid... afraid that she'd be caught and executed. But she never stopped. I once told her I thought she was braver than the rest of us, because she had to live with fear every day." "That's two."

"I'm glad I have someone looking out for me." "I'm looking out for ME. You punch really hard during those bad dreams." "What happens to these people in their last moments, it really matters." "Have you ever heard of a antique-related emergency?" "Um, uh, no." "You run an antique shop in Grandview, isn't that right?" "Yes." "And you're an amateur psychiatrist in your off hours?" "I'm beginning to feel like a travel agent who's never been on a plane." "Was that a date?" "Did it feel like a date?" "Well, she left before dinner arrived, so, roughly, I'd say yes."

In ONE respect, the KJV has an advantage- the italics indicate where the translators admit they added words. In other respects, the KJV has disadvantages- despite it being updated since 1611, it's not based on any of the documents uncovered in the 20th century, which many versions ARE. Also, the phraseology, the wording, is not only ARCHAIC, it's INCONSISTENT. The New King James Version is a slight improvement over the KJV, and I recommend it be used in place of the KJV, period. Furthermore, the New American Standard Bible (version) is more modern than either (is based on more recent documents), is not archaic, and is more CONSISTENT in its translation (word "A" usually translates into word "1" and not words "1" or "2" or "3" or "4" depending on the occurrences. Therefore, the NASB, as I see it, is the Bible of choice for those who are serious about their translations, AND like the italics. Sadly, other than the Watchtower Society's version, they're the only ones with any kind of marker like that. The NIV isn't bad. It offers the modern language and the later documents, but doesn't have the italics. That makes it a toss-up against the KJV. (If it had the italics, it would be superior beyond argument.) However, vpw often based things on the phraseology of the KJV in ENGLISH rather than going back to the older languages- even when it was obvious with a little work that his claims were WRONG. Then again, try and correct vpw or claim he was sloppy to twi'ers and see how far you get...

"You know the Rules of Acquisition?" "I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things." "That's one." "I believe she was killed by a remat detonator -- a device programmed to scramble a transporter beam during rematerialization. They're typically no more than two cubic millimeters in size, so it may have been hidden in her clothes or even injected under her skin." "That device is typically used by the Romulans. However, they're also sold on the black market."

"I'm glad I have someone looking out for me." "I'm looking out for ME. You punch really hard during those bad dreams." "What happens to these people in their last moments, it really matters." "Have you ever heard of a antique-related emergency?" "Um, uh, no." "You run an antique shop in Grandview, isn't that right?" "Yes." "And you're an amateur psychiatrist in your off hours?"

It is not. I am positing that this one- despite NOT being obscure- will be a little tough for the current guessers.

He actually said they weren't approaching "nerds?" What an idiot! Who did he think would be running the country? The current US President is an unquestionable nerd! twi would have given a great deal, say, to get Bill Gates or Steve Wozniak on board. Between being able to leverage their credibility (twi did that with pro athletes a number of times) and tap them for lots and lots of money, it would have been their dream come true. Then again, nerds THINK FOR THEMSELVES and aren't afraid to go "left" when the herd is all going "right". twi was SCARED to recruit new people who could THINK FOR THEMSELVES and see what a fragile house of cards they had. "We don't want the nerds, we want the people with money." Only those as stupid as twi management could so easily dismiss the nerds with money as nonexistent. twi wanted to pretend it was more "godly" to recruit only the people who looked good on a recruiting poster- but did Jesus Christ come only for the photogenic? The outcasts and the oddballs have a long, proud tradition across the Bible, from left-handed commandos to poets and musicians, to the people nobody expected much of because they were "least in their father's households", to too short, to tax collectors and lawyers, and even mothers-in-law.

I'm not convinced it was ALL bogus. I think some of it was legitimate. (Mostly when coupled with interpretations in some times I can recall, but there's other stuff I won't get into.) On the other hand, vpw seemed to fake it a lot- every single public time he claimed to SIT, it was the SAME SYLLABLES. "Lo shanta mala ka sito la SHONTA." Either God is incredibly repetitive, or vpw was a fake and an unimaginative one. I have other proof of the later, so.....