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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.

October

• Oct 20 SLIRC News 3rd Birthday
• 20 Bela Lugosi’s Birthday
• 20 Sweetest Day (Send your Sweetheart something sweet!)
• 23 National Mole Day
• 24 Forgiveness Day
• 26 Frankenstein Friday
• 27 Mrs.Y.K. (Carol) and Dan’s Anniversary (#50&fantastic)
• 27 Make A Difference Day
• 27 Hallowe’en Scavenger Hunt - #Townhall ­ 9 PM EST
• 28 Daylight Saving Ends (Reset your Clocks ­ Fall Back!)
• 28 Mother-in-Law Day
• 29 Sinbad’s Birthday (Houston Admin and #das_boot)
• 31 Hallowe’en (Take a Spook to Lunch

Novemember

• l Saints’ Day
• 4 qwick55’s Birthday (#50&fantastic)
• 8 Pen’s Anniversary (#50&fantastic)
• 15 daphne’s Birthday (#Sugar Free Zone)
• 11 Veterans’ Day (Honor Our Veterans)
• 15 Alien’s Birthday (Roswell Admin and #Friends4Life)
• 15 daphne's Birthday (#Sugar Free Zone)
• 16 KandyGirl’s Birthday (#50&fantastic)

• Planet: Pluto
• Birthstone for October ­ Opal
• Notables: Prince Charles, Count Dracula, Doctor Jekyll, King Kong, Roseanne Barr, Johnny Carson, Kathie Lee Gifford, Larry King, Dan Rather

Their constellation contains the star Anternes, which shines with a fiery-red light (the source of their poison). They never give up in doing anything. A Scorpio is very patient and will lie in wait for their prey a very long time. A Scorpio person will send in lots of jokes where something dies. They love dark or evil humor, the bloodier, the better.

Scorpio: The decisions you make won’t be easy. Take a little more care in making your final conclusion. Be more introverted and find the answers yourself without outside help.

AMAZING AND LESSER THINGS! by Amazing

Thanks to Puriel for the GREAT Pride Night color show on Sat. Oct. 13th! Lots of users turned out to see the wonderful show. Hope to have more shows soon.

There will be a Halloween Scavenger Hunt in #Townhall on Sat. Oct 27th at 9pm EST. Come and join us for the fun!!

Are YOU a Chataholic??

Have you ever said this to someone?
"I'm just gettin' on for a MINUTE"
I got up this morning, but haven't yet dressed.
My dishes aren't done, and my house is a mess.
Have not done my work, have not fed the cat,
Just on line for a second, and popped in to "chat".
I used to watch TV, I used to cook Mex,
I used to walk upright, now roll on my chair,
Tho' it causes the neighborhood children to stare
I wanted to travel around on the Net,
Been too busy chatting to get on there yet.
I wanted to spreadsheet, word process, or paint,
But gettin' on with them is just what I ain't
So much to learn and I wanted to but
I'm too busy chatting and splitting a gut,
Talkin' and listenin'...is it such a sin?
Oh, gawd, what a fix I have got myself in!
Then up pops a name on my neat Buddy List,
Think I'll go out and give HIS tail a twist!
And in comes an IM from some weirdo guy
I cuss 'im, insult 'im, and tell him "bye bye".
Is there a 12 step, support group, or such?
For those of us folks who chat on too much?
If there was a group, I would like it just fine
Except that it prob'ly would be here online!
Are there therapists here? I think that I saw some
Its got me, its got me, its power is AWESOME.
It's my new computer, I've had it one week,
Now I look in the mirror and I see a "geek".
Or maybe a geekess, but I see the signs,
Please help me, please help me, please get me offline!
Or better, please Email a burger and fries
Cause I'm Stayin on Line at least Till I Die.

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

A short column of made-up facts and non-information brought to you by your friendly neighborhood arachnid

FOGWEB FOLLIES

Your intrepid blue reporter was undercover at the Outburst game in #just4fun the other night and discovered that team 2 cheats. Yes it's true. We know this because we were undercover as a member of team 1 .. which DID win but thats only because we .. uh .. they were on the side of goodness and light and team 2 was obviously cheating cause they nearly won anyway. This doenst even include the Acro game that nobody understands not to mention #wednitetrivia which is yet ANOTHER conspiracy just to make me ^H^H^ us ^H^H them look bad. Its true.

It's all a giant conspiracy. Along with the people setting fire to j0y all the time. For instance.

You know.

Them.

I will go rest now before hunting down other giant netspiracies.

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!

• #USS-Hawking - sentinel
• #Australia - Matt
• #TeenTalk - rjf13
• #coven - vampy
• #pibb ­ stephbt
• #RCUBED - MoD

WIDE, WIDE WORDS: If some slang term in a book, film or television programme is not familiar, try http://www.dictionaryofslang.co.uk.

Ted Duckworth has put together a huge slang glossary with a British focus under the banner of 'slanguistics'. If you are puzzled by - to take two examples at random - 'give it some welly', or 'smeghead', a visit will help. The site also has a large collection of links to other sites that interpret slang and unconventional English from around the world.

Many of Mr Duckworth's examples are not really native- born, as British slang has been deeply influenced by American, but there's much genuinely indigenous material too. A professionally designed and maintained site.

Other Random but Fun Events: #Just4Fun (OUTBURST); #Sunshine_Again ( MADGABS)

(A)ccepts you as you are
(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever Judges
(O)ffer support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need tohear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plains thing you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality

Maalox and nose drops and needles for knittin', Walkers and handrails and new dental fittin's, Bundles of magazines tied up with string, These are a few of my favorite things.

Cadillac's, cataracts, hearing aids, glasses, Polident, Fixodent, false teeth in glasses, Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, These are a few of my favorite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak, When the knees go bad, Then I remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad

Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions, No spicy hot food and no food with onions, Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favorite things.

Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin', Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin'. And we won't mention our short shrunken frames When we remember our favorite things.

When the joints ache, when the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life I've had, And then I don't feel so bad.

On a recent transatlantic flight, a plane passes through a severe storm. The turbulence is awful, and things go from bad to worse when one wing is struck by lightning. One woman in particular loses it.

Screaming, she stands up in the front of the plane. “I’m too young to die!” , she wails. Then she yells, “Well, if I’m going to die, I want my last minutes on Earth to be memorable! Is there ANYONE on this plane who can make me feel like a WOMAN?”

For a moment there is silence. Everyone has forgotten his own peril. They all stared, riveted, at the desparate woman in the front of the plane.

Then a man stands up in the rear of the plane. “I can make you feel like a woman”, he says.

He is gorgeous, tall, built, with long, flowing black hair and jet black eyes. He starts to walk slowly up the aisle, unbottoning his shirt
…. One button
….at
….a
….time.

…..No one moves.
…..He removes his shirt.
….Muscles ripple across his chest as he reaches her and extends the army holding his shirt to the trembling woman.
…..and whispers:

…..”Iron this.”

Q. What do birds give out on Hallowe’en?

A. Tweets.

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