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Server News: The
Roswell, NM server has a new IRC op: BigBro, owner of the
#Autism channel. A long-term resident of SL-IRC and well known to
many, Bigbro is a welcome addition to the SL-IRC staff! (rumor has
it he knows where we can find the Good Help).
HALLOWEEN SCAVENGER HUNT RESULTS!
General Information
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 :)
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 about your channel, we need a valid email address.
You can let cservice know by sending an email to slirc-register@starlink-irc.org
Word Gamers:
Live trivia in #WedNiteTriva (18+) and #Kidzchat.
Two great automated 24/7 word game channels: #Trivia and
#Scramble. As you enter #Trivia or #Scramble, a message comes up asking
for new puzzles or trivia questions and where to send them. If you have
any that you would like added, please check out the email addresses in
each of these channels and send them in.
#International: StarLink-IRC
is trying a grand experiment with #International. We hope to bring together
folks from all nations and languages .. come join us for chat, good friends,
and if you can volunteer to translate, all the better. Even a smattering
of another language is welcomed! Leave your names with Channel Owner Wullie
or one of the other regulars if we can call on you for help. ¡Muchos
gracias
Sunshine Corner: How
many times have you tried to come up with the perfect verse, greeting or
message when sending a card and your mind draws a blank? If anyone out
there has some favourites just send them in and we will try to sort them
out and get them in the next newsletter. Send to: Pat@pobox.com
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Comments? Remarks? Send
them to Lois and if they're nice, she might put them here.
Nothing this month.
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THIS MONTH'S CELEBRATIONS
- Let's party!
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by lois
November
- 18 Mickey Mouse's Birthday
- 22 Wullie and Mrs. Wull's Anniversary
- 23 Thanksgiving
- 24 lilbudz's Birthday (#Just4fun)
- 25 TwoBudz's Birthday (#Just4fun)
December
- 9 dilly's birthday (#nurses station)
- 9 ratt's birthday (#Just4fun)
- 19 ellegon's birthday (#WedNiteTrivia)
- 20 Midnight's birthday
- 22 Joker's birthday (#Just4fun)
- 25 Christmas
SPECIALS
We hear that daphne from #SugarFreeZone had a 46th
birthday on November 6th !
(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)
November 22 - December 21 Sagittarius
Ruled by Jupiter - Symbol The Archer
Notables: Billy the Kid, Sammy Davis Jr, Jane Fonda, Harpo
Marx
People under Sagittarius, the Archers, love what is
honest and frank. They are very open, and will express snything in their
minds freely and explicitly. In idle conversation, never ask a Sagittarius
what they think about anything they'll tell you!
Sagittarius people contribute the most explicit sexual
jokes on a humor list. They know and use all of the four-letter words.
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AMAZING AND LESSER THINGS!
by Amazing
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NEW SERVER: Richmond.VA.US.StarLink-IRC.Org
Try it out!! Admin is IronHawk
and co-admin is wildchild....congrats
to both!
There was a great turnout for the Halloween scavenger
hunt! Congrats to BigBadWolf for
finding all the hidden channels the fastest! The list of all the finishers
and participants was also listed on the website
Also, thank you to all who volunteered to help 'man'
the hidden channels! Thanks ellegon for
the great clues that you thought of so the hunt could be such a great success!
A Halloween color show was put on by TooShy
and MikeChat and as usual had a huge
crowd there to watch....there were 57 users there enjoying the show!! Thanks
TooShy and MikeChat!!
Thanks to star^^lit and
applekid for a wonderful color show
in #Art_Studio! We hope to see many many more!
As some of you might be aware there are other nets
out there with the word 'starlink' in them. When telling your friends about
what net you chat on -- PLEASE make sure you say StarLink-IRC.Org
There is a 'quicklist' of servers at http://www.starlink-irc.org/serverlist.html
Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!!
#ISLANDER
#Pete "The GOLDEN Gameboy" is one of several
hosts of the live trivia games that you'll find on #islander. There you'll
find three hours of live trivia for all ages on Friday nights at 8 PM Eastern
time. #Islander celebrates its five-year anniversary as a trivia game in
December. It previously was on two different networks before arriving in
StarLink-IRC Pete "The GOLDEN Gameboy"
MARP
Tournament Coordinator & Assistant Page Maker
Official
Wacky Chess Homepage
Gameboy's first home page :)
#CLASSICS
#CLASSICS enjoyed a Halloween Party where everyone came
in costume, and at the end of the evening guesses were made as to who was
who. Characters such as vampires, witches, devils and others showed up
to mystify everyone and enjoy in the merriment.
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#SONGBIRDS
#Songbirds was started 3 years ago in July 1997. It was
a spinoff of the popular #zjam and #MusicGuy combined. AMystery notes that
she wanted a channel where people could come and exchange and enjoy wavs.
Since Greg (Hoss) moved to the states, he has added a lot of things to
the bot named Danicabot. She has jokes, info on countries' abbreviations,
8 ball, scramble, russian roulette (the safe way), and roll the dice. She
has the entire KHV Bible and a search reference where you can look for
any particular erse or saying from the Bible and she will find it for you.
Their newest addition is 3 wav lists of a total of 15,000 wavs and an artist
list and song search. You can ask for the lists and then download the wavs
from her as they appear on the list. If you do not see a song you want
on the lists, you can request her to search for the song and artist, and
check back in a day or so to see if she has added it. There are Help instructions
for everything. Come in and join them in the fun.
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Nothing new this month
(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
SPECIAL PATHETIC ISSUE
Well, your friendly neighborhood spider only reports
the funny things that happened lately.. cept this month .. well .. the
only word is sad
Starts with a certain anonymous admin of our western
canadian server who has a new vehicle.. with power windows.. that go up
..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down..
up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up..
down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down. \
Then we have our channel registrar .. got a NEW laptop
that she needed about as much as the other person needed power windows...
then sold the old one.. then the old one got taken down a bit TOO far..
so had to reformat and install windoze again. Course this didnt work..
so she took it down and set up windoze again.. up up ..down.. up.. down
up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down. This
for two days. Finally sold it.
And of course, theres Florida.. where they keep recounting
the votes Bush up.. Gore down.. Gore up .. Bush down ... up ..down.. up..
down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down
up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down up ..down.. up.. down.
This is an ugly trend .. up down wise that is.
Look at the bright side.. christmas is coming :)
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NEW CHANNELS
New Stars Linked 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!
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- #GreenMan - Dana
- #Sphere - Savar
- #AuntMarthaskitchen - candy10-4
- #islander - Nana
- #dragons_lair - Elfshadow
- #rodon - popme
- #HogWild - BigBadWolf
- #sfe - Vawton
- #USS-Fantasy - Kahler
- #Momma^s_House - momma
- #lions_lair - Lion_Cub
- #AA - BoJo46
- #Pathfinder - BenLeyton
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TRAVEL
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Places to go on the net
Nothing this month
No tech tips this month
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THE MEETING ROOM
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by Amazing
HALLOWEEN 2000
SCAVENGER HUNT RESULTS
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1st
BigBadWolf
2nd
kat
3rd
bukrose
4th
killerkiwi
5th
Dragon
6th
GolgothaZ
7th
itZaLive
8th
sharkie
9th
slater
10th
MistyBlue
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11th BGBees
12th Ghost
13th rox
14th Kimbers
15th witchygal
16th IronHawk
17th Casper
18th IronsWoman
19th vlad
deano
elvira
Joker
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HELPERS
NOLady
ellegon
treecat
willco
Wullie
wagon
excited
gngrbrd
Charmin^
[_tbw_]
Itsy
Amazing
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OUTBURST: Occurs randomly (mostly Fridays) in
#Just4Fun Sometimes we have MADGABS in #Sunshine_Again too.
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 as available
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TUE
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WED
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9:00
PM
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#WedNiteTrivia
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Live
TRIVIA (18+) .. spelling optional!
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THU
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8:00
PM
9:30
PM
10:00
PM
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#OldRadio
#TownHall
#MoonShadow
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Fans
of Old Time Radio
Network
Wide User Meeting **
Trivia!
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FRI
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8:00
PM
9:00
PM
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#Islander
#Just4Fun
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Live
Trivia!
Now
and then. Outburst Game! Fun for All
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SAT
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8:30
PM
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#Kidzchat
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Kids
Trivia
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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
Elizabeth Eva Orr Goldsmith
1978-2000
Rest gently sweetheart and know you are loved
(a-quiet : #heartwork / #saferoom)
http://www.interquest2000.com/elizabeth
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THE LIBRARY
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contributed poems, humor, and stories
NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE
To the residents of the United States of America, In view
of your abject failure to elect a President and thus to govern yourselves,
We give hereby Notice of the Revocation of your independence, effective
today at Five O'Clock Greenwich Mean Time. Her Britannic Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II will resume sovereign duties forthwith over all states, commonwealths
and other territories. Except Florida, which Shall be returned to His Illustrious
Catholic Majesty, King Juan Carlos of Spain. Your new Prime Minister (The
Rt Hon Tony Blair, for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware
that there is a world outside your borders) will suggest to Her Majesty
a Governor-General for America without the need for further elections.
Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated
next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition
to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with
immediate effect:
1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford
English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation
guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing
it. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look
up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed
with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is
an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed".
2. There is no such thing as "US English". We
will let Microsoft know on your behalf.
3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian
accents. It really isn't that difficult.
4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast British
actors as the good guys.
5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God
Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task 1. We would
not want you to get confused and give up half way through.
6. You should stop playing American "football".
Thereis only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football"
is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a
world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American"
football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead
play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the
girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time,
be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football",
but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing
full kevlan body armour). We are hoping to get together at least an American
rugby sevens side by 2005.
7. You should declare war on Quebec and France, using
nuclear weapons if they give you any merde. The 98.85% of you who were
not aware that there is a world outside your borders should count yourselves
lucky. The Russians have never been the bad guys. "Merde" is
French for "@!#$".
8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 8th
will be a new national holiday, but only in the British Empire. It will
be called "Indecisive Day".
9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap
and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand
what we mean.
- 10. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving
us crazy.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Welcome Back
Dear Guests at My Thanksgiving Table:
Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this this hanksgiving.
I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised. Since Ms. Stewart won't
be coming, I've made a few small changes: Our sidewalk will not be lined
with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After a trial run, it was decided
that no matter how cleverly done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have
the desired welcoming effect.
Once inside, our guests will note that the entry hall
is not decorated with the swags of Indian corn and fall foliage I had planned
to make. Instead, I've gotten the kids involved in the decorating by having
them track in colorful autumn leaves from the front yard. The mud was their
idea.
The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens,
fancy china, or crystal goblets. If possible, we will use dishes that match
and everyone will get a fork. Since this IS thanksgiving, we will refrain
from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plate and the Santa napkins from last
Christmas.
Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit
and flowers that I promised. Instead we will be displaying a hedgehog-like
decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction paper. The artist
assures me it is a turkey.
We will be dining fashionably late. The children will
entertain you while you wait. I'm sure they will be happy to share every
nice comment I have made regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims and the turkey
hotline. Please remember that most of these comments were made by me at
5:00 a.m. upon discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut
diamonds.
As accompaniment to the children's recital, I will play
a recording of tribal drumming. If the children should mention that I don't
own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming sounds suspiciously
like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer, ignore them. They are lying.
We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell
to announce the start of our feast. In the end, we chose to keep our traditional
method. We've also decided against a formal seating arrangement. When the
smoke alarm sounds, please gather around the table and sit where you like.
In the spirit of harmony, we will ask the children to sit at a separate
table. In a separate room. Next door.
Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one person
carving a turkey infront of a crowd of appreciative onlookers. This will
not be happening at our dinner. For sanity safety reasons, the turkey will
be carved in a private ceremony. I stress "private", meaning:
Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to laugh at me. Do not
send small, unsuspecting children to check on my progress. I have an electric
knife. The turkey is unarmed. It stands to reason that I will eventually
win. When I do, we will eat.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind my young
diners (and any males present) that "passing the rolls" is not
a football play. Nor is it a request to bean your sister in the head with
warm tasty bread. Oh, and one reminder for the adults: For the duration
of the meal, and especially while in the presence of young diners, we will
refer to the giblet gravy by its lesser-known name: Cheese Sauce. If a
young diner questions you regarding the origins or type of Cheese Sauce,
plead ignorance.
Before I forget, there is one last change. Instead of
offering a choice
between 12 different scrumptious homemade desserts, we
will be serving the
traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream,
small fingerprints,
and broken crust. You will still have a choice; you may
take it or leave it.
Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.
She probably won't come next year either. I am thankful.
Sincerely,
A working Mom.
W W W By Scorp (Way With Words)
Submitted by R of #Scorp'sPlace How many times have you tried to come up with the perfect
verse, greeting or message when sending a card and your mind draws a blank?
If someone has some favourites, send them in and we will sort them out
for you to use. Send to: Pat@pobox.com.
Get Well Cards
Life can take it's toll these days
There's lots of wear and tear
At times we all need patching up
Some medical repair
And since you're in a time like that
There's just one thought to send
That you are often thought about
While you are on the mend
Relax now and get thoroughly well.
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Lois
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