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A reminder for all who have webpages. Don't
forget you can join the webring by going to www.starlink-irc.org or can
ask questions concerning it in #WebRing :)
A reminder to all channel owners: If you happen to
change ISP's or have a change of email address please let someone in #channels
know. If for any reason cservice needs to get in touch with you in regards
to your channel we need a valid email address. You can also let cservice
know by sending an email to slirc-register@starlink-irc.org
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THIS MONTH'S CELEBRATIONS
- Let's party!
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by lois
August
- 22 HighWayLdy (#SomeR50+) Birthday
- 25-31 Be Kind to Humans Week
- 25 Kiss and Make Up Day
- 26 #Norwich's Second Birthday
- 26 Make Your Own Luck Day
- 26 Womens' Equality Day
- 28 Peter and Tress of #chataway's Anniversary
- 28 Daniel (of #Just4fun) Birthday
Sept - Subliminal Marketing month
- 5 Be Late Day (Sleep in!)
- 6 Labor Day
- 6 earman (#Just4fun) Birthday
- 11 Rosh Hashanah
- 12 Grandparents' Day
- 15 Angie (#Just4fun) Birthday
- 18 Idajo (#Idajo) Birthday
- 19 Willco (#Norwich and #Veterans) Birthday
- 20 yodster (#Just4fun) Birthday
- 20 Yom Kippur
Belated best wishes to the following:
Birthdays
- Aug 4 Crazed of #chataway's
- 13 Cyber (#NF and #idajo)
- 18 Idajo's
- 18 gngrbrd and MrsG of #chataway's
- 20 Meatloaf (of #Just4fun)
- 21 Pinkmaiden (of #Just4fun)
- 21 Taz1 (of #Baron's Bunker)
Anniversaries
- 11 pinkcat of #crittercat, and wife Sassy Cat . . their 32nd!!
- 13 Cherish and Excalibur of #chataway
(If we do not have your birthday or anniversry date, let us know so
we can celebrate with you. Tell us which channels you are on, please)
#NORWICH
#Norwich is celebrating its second Anniversary on Thursday,
August 26th. Drop by and wish them Happy Anniversary. Busterc is the Channel
Owner of this popular chat channel which caters to all members of the family.
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#OLDRADIO
#Old Time Radio - from the "golden age of radio"
- chat and program exchange Thursdays 8 PM Eastern, on Internet Chat Relay
(IRC), StarLink-IRC network, #Oldradio channel.If you are interested in
the old time radio (OTR) programs and workings, and especially if you are
a collector, this is the place to be. One of the busiest actors on the
west coast during those early days is one of our group, and we are working
to get more.
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WHO'S DOING WHAT?
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by lois and amazing
The RAVING...UH....ROVING REPORTER has discovered that
#Norwich's op Lois has discovered the fastest way to get attention from
CService. Just ban CStar and all of CService will appear on the scene in
seconds! This Op insists that CStar just got in the way, is all!
(Tell us what's happening on your channel - send
info to newsletter@starlink-irc. org)
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FOGWEB FOLLIES
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A short column of made-up facts and
non-information brought to you by your friendly neighborhood arachnid
FOGWEB FOLLIES will not be presented in this issue,
as the Blue Spider is hospitalized. Amazing however has taken over...
AMAZING AND LESSER THINGS -
By Amazing As most of you probably know, Itsy had surgery on
July 21st. We are all very happy he came through it okay and is now well
on the road to recovery!! That was the first time in nearly 4yrs that Itsy
lost any time away from IRC. We missed you Itsy and are glad you're back!!
Here are a few words that you see quite often on
IRC in #Itsy. I'm thinking of making an Itsy Dictionary for these words
and a few other ones :)
prolly = probably
ez = easy
ferwat = for what
dunno = don't know
yez = yes dat = that
da = the
toldja = told you
splain = explain
ya = you
wadda = what do
buncha = bunch of
coulda = could have
sorta = sort of
yer = your or you are
fittin = fitting
ebil = evil
gummint = government
lessee = lets see
ejamacation = education
waddiz = what is
sammich = sandwich
zz = snore
I don't think Websters Dictionary has anything to
worry about as far as competition goes!
(Ed. Note: Amazing missed an important one: "foo")
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NEW CHANNELS
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New Stars in our Link by Treecat
A warm welcome to this month's new channels and their
owners.
If you have a chance, do stop in and give these folks a friendly Hi!
- #CafeUniversal - McKnzy
- #Nut_House - PegT_
- #nomsv - Ian
- #italia - ioio
- #Cheers - ^Hope^
- #ops-r-us - D^Peach
- #mIRC - Whobear
- #chatty-chats - {{Romeo}}
- #CafeMac - Weedhopper
- #Mp3s-R-Us - Eagle721
- #Color_Haven - Snugles^
- #friendszone - cyberboy
- #ACESPlace - ACE
- #IRCWavPlayers - KrYsTaL
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TRAVEL and TECH TALK
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Places to go and things to look out
for on the net
A very important article regarding Viruses has been
posted at: http://www.starlink-irc.org/slnews/web_safe_jul99.html.
This article will only be posted for a limited time, so read it, copy it,
and heed it!
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THE MEETING ROOM
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by Amazing
KIDZ TRIVIA:9:00PM EST Saturdays in #KidzChat.
Hosted by maia, the weekly kids Trivial Pursuit game!
TRIVIA!!: Running all the time in #Trivia
and #Trivia-Pro with a junior version in #Kidzchat
Hosted by NOLady, a weekly trivia game for the grown
ups (18+)
OUTBURST: Occurs randomly (mostly Fridays) in
#Just4Fun
Hosted by somebody, this is a fun and exciting game
you have to try.
Regular
Network Event Schedule
Note: All times are Eastern US
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SUN
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9:30
PM
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#TownHall
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Network
Wide User Meeting **
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MON
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9:00
PM
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#TownHall
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User
Classes and Seminars
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TUE
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WED
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THU
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8:00
PM
9:30
PM
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#OldRadio
#TownHall
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Fans
of Old Time Radio
Network
Wide User Meeting **
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FRI
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9:00
PM
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#Just4Fun
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Now
and then. Outburst Game! Fun for All
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SAT
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9:00
PM
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#KidzChat
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Kidz
Only Trivia Nite!
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Unpaid Advertisement
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NET MEETINGS:9:30pm EST Sun/Thu in #TownHall
Hosted by Amazing, SL-IRC Net meetings are now held
Sunday and Thursday nights, 9:30 ET in #TownHall. Everyone is invited to
attend!
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Unpaid Advertisement
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RESERVE TOWNHALL FOR YOUR MEETING!
#Townhall can be reserved for parties or meetings.
Send an email to slirc-register@starlink-irc.org
if you are interested in reserving the channel for an event. An email will
be sent back, confirming the reservation. Put #townhall in the SUBJECT
of the mail, and date, time and reason in the BODY.
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Yet Another Unpaid Advertisement!.
there has to be some way to make a buck here
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IN MEMORIAM
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Those who have moveed on
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THE LIBRARY
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contributed poems, humor, and stories
This Prayer was sent to me by ellie of #Scorp's-Place DAILY PRAYER
- >: So far today, God, I've done alright.
- >: I haven't gossiped, haven't lost my temper,
- >: haven't been greedy or grumpy, nasty or self-centred.
- >: I'm really glad about that.
- >: But in a few minutes, God, I'm going to get out of bed.
- >: Then I'm going to need a lot of help.
- >: Thank you.
One Liners....... Contributed by Treecat
- What did the fish say when he hit a concrete wall? "Dam!"
- What do Eskimos get from sitting on the ice too long? Polaroids.
- What do prisoners use to call each other? Cell phones.
- What do you call a boomerang that doesn't work? A stick.
- What do you call cheese that isn't yours? Nacho Cheese.
- What do you call Santa's helpers? Subordinate Clauses.
- What do you call four bull fighters in quicksand? Quatro sinko.
- What do you get from a pampered cow? Spoiled milk.
- What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite.
- What has four legs, is big, green, fuzzy, and if it fell out of a tree
would kill you? A pool table.
- What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches? A nervous wreck.
- Why are there so many Smiths in the phone book? They all have phones.
- Why do bagpipers walk when they play? They're trying to get away from
the noise.
- What is a zebra? 26 sizes larger than an "A" bra.
- What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic? Sanka.
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO AND THE COMPUTER:
Costello: Hey, Abbott! Abbott: Yes, Lou?
Costello: I just got my first computer. Abbott: That's great Lou.
What did you get?
Costello: A Pentium II-266, with 40 Megs of RAM, a 2.1 Gig hard
drive, and a 24X CD-ROM. Abbott: That's terrific, Lou.
Costello: But I don't know what any of it means!! Abbott: You will
in time.
Costello: That's exactly why I am here to see you. Abbott: Oh?
Costello: I heard that you are a real computer expert. Abbott: Well,
I don't know-
Costello: Yes-sir-ee. You know your stuff. And you're going to train
me. Abbott: Really?
Costello: Uh huh. And I am here for my first lesson. Abbott: O.K.
Lou. What do you want to know?
Costello: I am having no problem turning it on, but I heard that
you should be very careful how you turn it off. Abbott: That's true.
Costello: So, here I am working on my new computer and I want to
turn it off. What do I do? Abbott: Well, first you press the Start button,
and then -
Costello: No, I told you, I want to turn it off. Abbott: I know,
you press the Start button-
Costello: Wait a second. I want to turn it off. Off. I know how
to start it. So tell me what to do. Abbott: I did.
Costello: When? Abbott: When I told you to press the Start button.
Costello: Why should I press the Start button? Abbott: To shut off
the computer.
Costello: I press Start to stop. Abbott: Well Start doesn't actually
stop the computer.
Costello: I knew it! So what do I press. Abbott: Start
Costello: Start what? Abbott: Start button.
Costello: Start button to do what? Abbott: Shut down.
Costello: You don't have to get rude! Abbott: No, no, no! That's
not what I meant.
Costello: Then say what you mean. Abbott: To shut down the computer,
press-
Costello: Don't say, "Start!" Abbott: Then what do you
want me to say?
Costello: Look, if I want to turn off the computer, I'm willing
to press the Stop button, the End button and Cease and Desist button, but
no one in their right mind presses the Start to Stop. Abbott: But that's
what you do.
Costello: And you probably Go at Stop signs, and Stop at green lights.
Abbott: Don't be ridiculous.
Costello: I am being ridiculous? Well. I think it's about time we
started this conversion. Abbott: What are you talking about?
Costello: I am starting this conversation right now. Good-bye.
Lois
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