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General Information
Security: TriStar
and the new security service: www.starlink-irc.org/security/
Webring: For
all who have webpages check www.starlink-irc.org/webring.html
Email Updates: 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 Games:
Live trivia at various times and places throughout
the week.
#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
WWW (Way With Words): Have
you tried to come up with the perfect verse, greeting or message when sending
a card, and your mind draws a blank? If you have some favorites, send them
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
- 15 Busterc’s 31st anniversary (IRC Op)
- 23 Dmnrose’s birthday (#50&fantastic)
- 25 Lord_Wolf’s birthday (#Ren_Fairs)
- 28 MtnMom’s birthday (#50&fantastic)
- 28 Memorial Day (Fly your flag)
June
- 11 Shonadog’s anniversary (#50&fantastic)
- 14 Flag Day (Fly it again)
- 17 Fathers’ Day (take Dad to lunch)
- 18 jojo1’s anniversary (#50&fantastic)
- 20 poetess’s birthday (#50&fantastic)
- 21 Summer Solstice (First Day of Summer)
(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)
May 21- Jun 21 Gemini the Twins
- Gem: Aquamarine or transparent gems in white, green,
blue, yellow or pink
- Color: Yellow
You were born with the art of persuasion and are lively,
energetic and humanistic. You are intellectual and communicative. You are
quick-minded, an ideal conversationalist. As your interest falls in many
areas, you probably know a little about almost evrything, rather than know
a lot about a few things. However, the things you do know a lot about,
you tend to get carried away on. You tend to force your opinion on others
and try to make them see things from your point of view. You are ready
for a trip at a moment’s notice. You are a shrewd business person and can
excel in business mainly because of your communicative abilities.
Some people born under the sign of Gemini: George Bush,
Jacques Cousteau, Clint Eastwood, Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Judy
Garland, Benny Goodman, Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe, Joe Namath,
Donald Trump, Walt Whitman and Frank Lloyd Wright.
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AMAZING AND LESSER THINGS!
by Amazing
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(Maze didn't make a column this month .. so since this
was logged in #Itsy the other night (and should be in the Follies) ...
it's is NOT my fault and nobody was using the space so I put
it here!
And remember, these people go out in public without any
adult supervision. Spooky ain't it? <Itsy>
Once upon a channel ...
scorp- tree, she put a cd in the drive and it spun
out and landed in the CR Rw
scorp- is that right ellie?
Amazing- well how in the world can that be an adaptec problem??
ellie- thats right
scorp]cause they did tests on it and said that it was ok
ellie- they went thru tests with the resource cd and no errors in the drive
reported
ellie- still won't copy
treecat]yikes - thats terrible
scorp- they did tests on my cd rom and it said it was ok but it wasnt
amazing- who did scorp?
scorp- that guy from advance
ellie- so what can i do?
scorp- when they took it to the shop
scorp- the first time
ellie- get someone else and pay extra?
scorp-is your CD drive working ok
treecat- i dont understand how it could spin out and land in the cd rw
scorp- I dont either
treecat- physically
ellie- neither do i but honest it did and sounded like coffee grinding
or something
amazing- but they are 2 different drives and one would be closed wouldnt
it?
ellie- i thought had lost it inside the puter till i opened up the E drive
treecat- i would think so maze
scorp- ellie, does the CD Rom work ok?
amazing- so it happened INSIDE the tower?
ellie- yes it plays ok
ellie- yes it did INSIDE the tower
scorp- very strange
ellie- don't ask me how cause i don't have the foggiest but it really did
happen that way
treecat- did you try it a second time, ellie?
amazing- that is very strange
ellie- would you believe i have tried 2 different ones over 6 times!!
scorp- what disk did you put in the CD Rom ellie?
scorp- ellie, what was the disk that you put in the CD Rom when it happened?
treecat- and you put them in the cd rom drive and removed them from the
cd rw drive?
scorp- lol tree......yup she did * treecat just shakes her head in puzzlemnet..
treecat- fix spelling there please
ellie- no put a disc in the cdrom drive to copy and it spun out and found
it in cdrw drive
treecat- and 6 times it did that?
scorp]ellie did you see the question that I have asked twice ?????
ellie- no no no no no!!!!
ellie- did that once but since then it won't copy that cd or the one i'm
playing right now!
scorp- ellie, my question was.....
treecat- but it isnt still moving them ?
ellie- you mean what disc did i put in?
scorp- what cd was it that you were trying to copy
scorp- yes
* Amazing sits back and watches this conversation
ellie- have tried to copy two different ones!!!!
scorp- lol
willco- not me i quit watching hehehe
scorp- no ellie
amazing- lol willco!
scorp- the one that moved from the CE
scorp- CD rom to the RW
amazing]the one that was haunted and started jumping around
ellie- it was Hyper 3-D Pinball but what dif does that make
ellie- it only jumped the one time
scorp- no diff...just wondered
ellie- lol
amazing- hhehehhe
amazing- if there was NO diff then WHY did that question NEED to be answered?????
scorp- I cant for the life of me understand how it got from the top drive
to the bottom drice
scorp- drive
ellie- hehe
treecat- maybe it was one that wouldnt copy - so it just moved there?
scorp- hehehe maze....just cause I wanna do it
amazing- lol
ellie- i haven't been able to figure it out either
willco- well i got one thing figured out, when i load my cd rom i am gonna
stand back
scorp- rofl!!
treecat- lol will!
amazing- was it a full moon when the cd jumped from one drive to the other??
ellie- lol willco
amazing- lol
ellie- could have been
ellie- :O)
scorp- maze I think that is one for the newsletter
treecat- full moon is on the 7th of may
amazing- i have this logged to give to Itsy
ellie- it was before the 7th of may obviously hehe
treecat- yes
treecat- lol
ellie- oh no you know what he will do lol
amazing- he needs some new material
treecat- he sure does - was even going to use my 'slug'
ellie- i should have known better than to have brought this up lol
treecat- heheh
amazing- lol
scorp- the reason I asked what the title was ellie....
ellie- you know he will attack those rebates too :)
scorp- was I thot it might have the name of Flying Saucer or something
like that
ellie- you know US & Canada :)
amazing- lol scorp!
ellie- oh your real cute scorp hehehehe
treecat- rofl scorp!
* ellie is laughing so hard has tears in her eyes lol and can see all of
you doing the same thing
treecat- lolol
willco- hehehe
For anyone who has any questions regarding Tristar
(Security Check) please go to http://www.starlink-irc.org/security/checkin.html
There is some very good information there.
Reminder: As some of you might know,
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.
And don't forget There is a 'quicklist' of servers at http://www.starlink-irc.org/serverlist.html
#STARS&STUFF
EverStaR invites you to a new channel #Stars&Stuff,
which is dedicated to the discussion of all subjects on Astronomy from
“Whats in the sky tonight?” to discussion of the unknown and cosmology.
Come and join the fun!
#NEWBIES
#newbies is asking for your help. If you have a support
channel like autism, diabetets alzheimers etc...please tell us your channel
name, owner name and website if your channel or organization has one and
I will link it on the Newbies web page. Also tell us alittle bit about
your channel. There will also be a java link right to your channel from
the web page This is what i need: All those with help channels are invited
to link your channels through a java link on the #newbies homepage as well
as links to your webpages if you have them... please message me and i will
tell you what info I need thanks.I need channel name, channel owner and
if there is a web page what is the addy - also what would you like to say
about your channel to draw ppl there. For examples of what i mean please
visit this link
Please send this information to me Aunt^Oulie aka MistyBlue , gngrbrd ,
or NOLady and they will see that I get it for the web page. My email addy
is irishmist99@hotmail.com. And thanks already to those of you who have
added your channels there. We in #newbies hope its helping you - please
let us know thanks oulie
#HOLO
#Holophrastic.com began its life as the unloved personal
page of a bored UNIX admin, transformed into a tiny community of self-promoting
artists and writers, and is now mainly a home for the infamous Holo Message
Boards, where intelligent and sardonic people from around the world gather
to poke, prod, and lovingly flame each other. Those who wander into #holo
will likely find a few folks from Switzerland arguing with some guy from
Connecticut over some political/philosophical issue, with sexual commentary
thrown in by some chicks from Virginia. Strangers are welcome, as long
as they're entertaining to the rest of us. ;-) Other features of Holophrastic.com:
original music, a huge repository of the web's best comics, and the monthly
column JavaScopes.
Additional comments from one of the #holo locals, Jabber:
#holo is just real-time holophrastic, with the occasional strange attractor
of geekytude. We're a support group for the geekologically inclued (sic).
... this place would consider simultaneous conversations
about kernel compilation, sado-masochism, linguistics, gun control, abortion
and /nick-tag to be completely typical.
And just in case you are wondering what a holophrastic
is: Function: adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
hol- + -phrastic (from Greek phrazein to point out,declare) Date: 1860
Definition: expressing a complex of ideas in a single word or in a fixed
phrase
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##50&FANTASTIC
#50&Fantastic is having a great time as a part of
the team at Starlink-Irc. Moving a channel is a difficult thing to do --
but we have accomplished it. Many new people have become a part of our
"family" and have added so much to it. One thing that makes us
a bit "unique" is we try to be open 24/7. Having channel operators
in all time zones in the United States, plus Australia and Austria gives
us an advantage we are grateful for. While we are, and will remain to be,
a channel for the over 50s age group, many who are our regulars are younger
than that and many are older. What matters is the way we interract with
one another -- and that's always a fun and wholesome thing to see. I would
like to invite everyone to stop by and visit with us for a while. Don't
be bashful, just make yourself at home and jump into a conversation. We
may be talking on anything from the weather, to someone's family, revisited
the past and how things used to be, or you may see a couple of the operators
doing their "computer dance" when a certain song is played. (notice
names of the operators are not mentioned :)) The important thing is we
have fun, and truly care about one another. I hope you will take time to
drop by and see for yourself. Visit our web page at http://www.crosswinds.net/~jbc50fan/
-- let us know what you think.
May the summer find each of you doing well -- and for
our downunder friends we are hoping you enjoy the winter. As someone wrote
-- seasons come and seasons go -- but friends are always here.
^jaye, 50&Fantastic Channel Manager
#CHRISTIANCHAT
I am LftHimUp aka grandpa owner of #christianchat. Our
room is designed for people to come in and be able to Praise Jesus and
Lift up His Name. I know there are those who desire to debate but there
are other rooms for that. I am thankful for all the friends I have met
and am looking forward to meeting many more. I pray for this network and
all those that I meet. My wife (granma) and I are raising an autistic granddaughter
so our first draw to Starlink-IRC was to the #autism room and we met so
many friends there and still spend time enjoying one another and helping
others learn about this disorder. so I am looking forward to meeting many
of the people, please drop in and enjoy the worship and prase. We will
also take time to pray for those who desire it. If there is a serious problem,
we will be glad to go into pvt with anyone and help them the best we can.
I am a Christian counselor and a Pastor as well . God Bless you all and
see you soon. LftHimUp
#QUEENS^PALACE
DivaQueen, owner of #Queens^Palace, writes: Welcome to
#Queen^sPalace, where everyone is treated like royalty! Well, first of
all it’s the palace so proper attire is mandatory and to enter they need
to bear gifts. A good sense of humor is a must, too. The finest foods…art
and MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC! The Queen supplies the kind a queen would want…of
course! And if you must drool over the fine wine, food and women…bring
your bib and bucket…clean up is your own responsibility. I made the door
low so it would look like you’re bowing when you enter.
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Roving Reporter Lois Lane’s recommendations for enjoyable
chatting: Late Afternoon/Early Evening (depending on where you live): #Classics
Late Evening/Early Morning (depending) #50&Fantastic
Nothing thrilling 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
SL-IRC has recently announced its new 'full time full
moon' service. All the nutcakes and whiffletwinks out there will now be
on the net ALL the time instead of full or new moon. This saves you having
to worry what time of the month it is because some times she .. oh wait,
lost the thread here. The nutcases will be here forever now. See how simple
it is?
On the sanity front, a certain unnamed instantpotroastperson
managed to cut her thumb the other night. Because she is to brave, it took
the whole channel to wrestle her to the emergency room. Stitches are MUCH
better than a wad of gauze that would choke a carrier whale (c.IMI)
Now, this happened in #Itsy (where ELSE could this
happen) some nite when your favorite arachnid was NOT present in the room..
So none of this is my fault. I have no idea whose fault it is, but boy
do they have a lot to answer for! See for yourelf... in Amazing's
Column above!
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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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- #USS-Hawking - CmdrDarien
- #AAIETF - manataka
- #Stars&Stuff - EverStaR
- #kidsworlds - Steve
- #theology - Lucius
- #GPA - drkcaesar
- #USS-Inquisitor - Celeste
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TRAVEL
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Places to go on the net
From Last Month: Hall of Illusions
http://www.illusionworks.com/html/hall_of_illusions.html
This is not the only Web site dedicated to optical
illusions, but it is probably the best, both in the number of illusions,
and the explanations. They go into depth on the physiology and psychology
of optical illusions, explaining all the well-known ones, and some that
you may have never seen anywhere else.
No Tips this Month
Nothing this month.
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THE MEETING ROOM
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by Amazing
No Special Meetings This Month
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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Net-Wide
User Meeting **
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9:00
PM
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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
Net-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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Other Random but Fun Events: #Just4Fun (OUTBURST); #Sunshine_Again
( MADGABS)
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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
RAISING CHILDREN: Contributed by Zingo
- You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and
talk. Then you spend the next 16 telling them to sit down and shut up.
- Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your children.
- Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like clearing
the driveway before it has stopped snowing.
- "There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother
has it." (Chinese Proverb)
- Mothers of teens know why animals eat their young.
- I asked Mom if I was a gifted child...she said they certainly wouldn't
have paid for me.
- Children are natural mimics, who act like their parents despite every
Effort to teach them good manners.
- Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for
word what you shouldn't have said.
- The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself
that there are children more awful than your own.
- We child proofed our home 3 years ago and they're still getting in!
- Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home.
DIVORCE WHISPERER: Contributed by Itsy’s Dad
A judge was interviewing a woman regarding her pending divorce, and
asked, "What are the grounds for your divorce?"
She replied, "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle
of the property with a stream running by."
"No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this
case?" "It is made of concrete, brick and mortar," she responded.
"I mean," he continued, "What are your relations like?"
"I have an aunt and uncle living here in town, and so do my husband's
parents."
He said, "Do you have a real grudge?" "No," she
replied, "We have a two-car carport and have never really needed one."
"Please," he tried again, "is there any infidelity in
your marriage?" "Yes, both my son and daughter have stereo sets.
We don't necessarily like the music, but the answer to your questions is
yes."
"Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?" "Yes,"
she responded, "about twice a week he gets up earlier than I do."
Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, "Lady, why do you want
a divorce?" "Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've
never wanted a divorce. My husband does. He said he can't communicate with
me.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Anonymous Contributor
- Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if
he gets angry, he'll be a mile away - and barefoot.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
- Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.
- Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to
a garage makes you a mechanic.
- Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake
when you make it again.
WWW (Way With Words) By Scorp
Have you tried to come up with the perfect verse, greeting
or message when sending a card, and your mind draws a blank? If you have
some favorites, send them to Pat@pobox.com.
Birthday Card for Wife
To My Wife I may not be the neatest, handsomest, richest husband
in the World..... ...but I sure am the Luckiest!
Happy Birthday
Contributors: Please eliminate
the forwarding marks (> > >) from your articles before sending
them.
Lois
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