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RE: what to do?

Not to worry, you wont be lonely, there will be plenty of worms to keep you company after you croak. This is the natural order of things. Only humans can't accept the fact that one day they will cease to exist. In 100 years Rameen nobody will even remember your name.

RE: What is the greatest film of all time?

I think "The Roaring Twenties" with James Cagney was really great. One of Cagney's last films was a comedy called 1-2-3 it was hilarious.

RE: What is the greatest film of all time?

Years ago I was in the hospital with a ruptured disc and had plenty of time on my hands. I decided to make a list of the 10 best movies ever made. I quickly got to 20 and had to boot 10 of them, then I would think of another. So I decided to make the list unlimited. It now has over 300. I ranked them with stars from 1 to 5 (my opinion). In the 5 star group there is:

The Seven Samurai (greatest of all)
Gone with the wind
Ben Hur
Casablanca
The wizard of Oz
Raiders of the lost ark
Dr. Zivago

In the 4 star group there is:

Lawrence of Arabia
The black stallion
The grapes of wrath
The outlaw Josie Wales
A streetcar named desire
The treasure of the Sierra Madre
The maltese falcon
The 10 commandments
Double indemnity
Lifeboat
The Oxbow incident

RE: Mathematical Problem

"Thanx ooby dooby.....for the answer. Can you tell me how you got to the answer PLEASE? "

Sure I could tell you, but if I did I would have to kill ya LOL J/K

Actually all the factors are there. Enrico Fermi calculated the eq energy of the 1st atomic bomb by dropping a handfull of shredded paper at the moment he was hit with the shock wave. He did it in his head. He was off by what, 2%?

1500 K/hr = .416666K/sec
5.65/.416666 = 13.559989 seconds
area of pipe = .007854M
Now how long a pipe would be needed to hold .416666K of steam
answer 53.05 Meters

If I'm wrong, I'm VERY wrong!

RE: Mathematical Problem

53.05M/sec = 118.672 MPH

RE: what film makes you cry

Without a Trace with Judd Hirsh.

RE: man size

what was it about it that made it lousy? I have often wondered about this. What did he do wrong, or not do right, or not do at all. Please help us guys understand so we become better lovers.

RE: are there any old tv shows you wished they would bring back again ?

TV was kinda lame years ago but a show I loved was "The fall and rise of Reginald Perrin"

Norman Lear (All in the Family) had a very short run with a truly great show called HOT L BALTIMORE. The "E" in the logo was missing which fit the overall tone of the show about a bunch of misfit has beens living in a hotel and the dialogue that went on between them about their so called life. I think the show died because it was too intelligent.

The original Saturday Night Live was priceless!

RE: "Where were you, on..." No. 5

I was driving my truck and I heard another trucker say a plane just crashed into the WTC I thought it was a sick joke until I heard another trucker say the same thing.

This is rather personal to me as I have made deliveries to those buildings several times. If I was making a delivery there that day I may not be here typing today. One time I had to bring a pkg up to the 40th floor and looking out the window at New York harbor was a sight I'll never forget.

RE: If you could pick our president who would you pick?

The question is improperly framed it should be...
FROM THIS SHORT LIST ....Who would blah blah.

IMO, it surely wouldn't be the crook Nixon.
Or the liar Bush 1 ("read my lips, No New Taxes)
Or his progeny who sent this country back about 50 years. When Hugo Chavez from Venezuela stood up in the UN and said Bush was the devil I bet 1/2 the population of America cheered, I damn sure did. What does that tell you?

The obvious choice from the list is Clinton, he balanced the budget and gave us a surplus and didn't sleep through Geography lessons in HS and invade the wrong freakin country.

The man I'd like to see become president is Henry Waxman! The incarnation of Harry Truman.

RE: ADVICE PLZ READ IT IT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Tis better to have your enemy in your tent spitting out
than outside spitting in!

RE: wannatalk?

Sure! For starters, where is Triangle? I have been all over VA but I don't think I've ever been to Triangle. Did you know that Virginia is 5 times the size of Massachusettes? Just one of the totally useless facts I've managed to absorb in my life.

RE: Next US President

"What amazes me is that, even with all the controversy surrounding Bush's first "election" results, nepotism, and his background, etc., he actually got voted in the second time!!! What??? Duuhhh....

I have a theory on how this happened, here it is.

Prior to the first primary for the 04 election, Howard Dean had a big lead over the field and was a shoe in to win in Iowa. Out of left field comes John Kerry a guy who didn't show any charisma in the debates, if anything he looked more like a cadaver than a president. What the F happened. I'll tell you. The Iowa primary was an OPEN primary (which should be barred IMO) which means anybody can vote including republicans. I believe that meetings were held by the Bush campaign (this has Karl Rove's stink all over it) to determine which democrat would be the easiest one to defeat in the general election and Kerry won the toss due to the anti war baggage he carried from Viet Nam. Rove sent out the word to his minions to pack the primary with votes for Kerry and the rest is history. Remember, winning the fist primary gives a candidate tremendous momentum which, unless he/she is really stupid will carry through to the nomination. The republican campaign didn't count on Kerrys' ability as a speaker during the first Bush/Kerry debate (where Kerry made Bush look like the Bush we all know today) but it wasn't enough and here we are today licking our wounds and waiting for Castro to drop dead and Bush to leave office. All my opinion of course.

Worth repeating!

I still maintain that George W Bush is dangerous because he doesn't know what he's doing, Condoleeza Rice is dangerous because she does!!

Rest Stop

Leaving Montreal, I decided to stop at one of those rest areas on the side of the road. I go into the washroom. The first stall is taken, so I go into the
second stall and just sat down when I hear a voice from the other stall............

Hi there, how is it going?

Okay, I am not the type to strike up conversations with strangers in washrooms on the side of the road. I didn't know what to say, so finally I say: -Not bad............

Then the voice says: So, what are you doing?

I am starting to find this a bit weird, but I say: - Well, I'm going back east...............

Then I hear the person, all flustered, say:
Look, I'll call you back--every time I ask you a question this idiot in the next stall keeps answering me!!!

FRIENDS WITHOUT FACES

FRIENDS WITHOUT FACES
(and some that do)

We sit and we type, and we stare at our screens
We all have to wonder, what this possibly means.

With our mouse we roam, through the rooms in a maze
Looking for something or someone, as we sit in a daze.

We chat with each other, we type all our woes
Small groups we do form, and gang up on our foes.

We wait for somebody, to type out our name
We want recognition, but it is always the same.

We give kisses and hugs, and sometimes flirt
In IMs we chat deeply, and reveal why we hurt.

We do form friendships - but - why we don't know
But some of these friendships, will flourish and grow.

Why is it on screen, we can be so bold
Telling our secrets, that have never been told.

Why is it we share, the thoughts in our mind
With those we can't see, as though we were blind.

The answer is simple, it is as clear as a bell.
We all have our problems, and need someone to tell.

We can't tell real people, but tell someone we must
So we turn to the 'puter, and to those we can trust.

Even though it is crazy, the truth still remains
They are Friends Without Faces, and odd little names.

Have you ever fallen in love on the internet?

Hey sweetXstacy, you're too cute to be on here.

One picture is worth a thousand words

Yep, it's true. In fact posting an ad to meet your soul mate without a picture is the surest way to fail in your quest. All the words in the world wont get you to first base if the one you seek doesn't read your ad. Stuff like I'm funny, I love to cook, honest, like going out to dinner etc is going to get you squat if your words never get read. Everybody is into looks whether they admit it or not. People who say "looks don't matter" are lying through their teeth and that goes equally for men and women. Men want a pretty face with a hot body and women want a guy who isn't hard to look at and is fit. What is the first thing that catches your eye when looking through pages of ads? That's right, you look at the pictures first and probably don't even bother to look at the text until you've found someone who looks good to you. When I see an ad without a picture my first question is, What is this person trying to hide?

My last date

I met this lady through an ad I placed on "Freecycle" looking for wine bottles (I make wine Merlot, Sangiovese, Tenet etc). Anyway one thing led to another and we continued to email each other when one Friday night she must have been bored and IM'd me. I met her at a nice little Italian restaurant and we shared a pizza (I paid the bill and even offered her 10 bucks to get through the following week as she was quite broke) and agreed to meet next weekend when she would reciprcate by picking up the tab. A week went by with no contact from her so I sent her an IM saying I enjoyed our dinner and her company and when can we get together again. Another week goes by with no contact so I send her another IM asking her who did she expect George Clooney or Mel Gibson? That was several weeks ago and still nothing!
Do women think they have some inate right to treat men like a piece of firewood or a doorstop and just totally ignore them instead of taking 5 minutes to say "hey you don't float my boat so I'm outta here"? Ive had dates with women who I was not the least bit attracted to and I made the effort (it's never pleasant) to inform them so.

Have you ever fallen in love on the internet?

I have, at least 3 times. In no case have I ever met these women. Two of them died. 1 cervical cancer, the other was the victim of a viscious attack. I thought I could not cry anymore. I was wrong.

RE: Why does it seem like all the good people are taken.

That's exactly the problem. If perfection is what you seek, you will never find it! Nobody's perfect.