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StarLink-IRC has made some logo items (mugs, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats) available through a store at cafepress.com! *NEW* Mugs & Shirts: SL-IRC logo items (non-profit) www.cafepress.com/slirc Security: TriStar and security: www.starlink-irc.org/security/ Webring: For all who have webpages check www.starlink-irc.org/webring.html Ombudspersons: See www.starlink-irc.org/slirc-org.html#Ombudsman Email Updates: All channel owners: If you happen to change ISP's 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 DISCLAIMER - Web sites identified here may contain executable files (software). Be advised that StarLink-IRC has no knowledge of the suitability or effects such softare may have on your system. We advise everyone to make a carefully informed evaluation and decision prior to running any new software.
May
*Ye Ed advises if you buy a hamburger "with the works" in Australia, you get one not with the usual lettuce, tomato, onoin and pickles we get in the US, but you get slivered carrots, a slice of beet (called beetroot), a slice of pineapple, and a fried egg on top!) June Belated birthday greetings to Firecreek, May 1st,#mirc_dreams
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May 21 - June 20
You struggle to get by while others seem to move along at this ridiculous pace without batting an eyelash. The physical world can be quite a challenging place, Gemini, but if you keep a positive attitude, you can prevail. Don't trade your soul for some fleeting comfort. If trustworthy hands are locked onto the steering wheel, look out the window and try to learn from the passing scenery. You aren't as obligated to do the right thing as you may think you are. Be friendly to attract similar vibes from others. Differences can be a source of pleasure rather than suspicion. If you wait too long for who or what you want, someone else might get there ahead of you. Famous people born under the sign of Gemini: George Bush, Jacques Cousteau, Bob Dylan, Clint Eastwood, Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, Judy Garland, Benny Goodman, Nathan Hale, Bob Hope, Hubert Humphrey, John F. Kennedy, Henry Kissinger, Stan Laurel, Paul McCartney, Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe, Joe Namath, Laurence Olivier, Dole Porter, Donald Trump, Walt Whitman, Gene Wilder, and Frank Lloyd Wright.
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.
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
Willco took an extended trip across parts of the USA and into British Columbia, Canada. He visited here in Surrey and it was WONDERFUL to meet him. Then he drove north to Williams Lake where he met treecat and she showed him around the great city/town/municipality/village/whatever (it's a place with 8 traffic lights) so the tour didn't take very long. On his way back from Williams Lake he got to drive through one of the great Canadian snowstorms and thank goodness he has now made it home safe and sound! Treecat is recently was here visiting in Surrey after Willco so it's been a marvelous couple of weeks seeing and meeting some dear friends from IRC. (PS See below for further adventures of the COSTCO Mob) - Itsy
It has come to the attention of your intrepid reporter that the canadian mob is at it again. Not only did an unnamed canadian get amazingly lost in HER OWN TOWN, it turns out that the whole crowd was up to no good. They also went downtown to watch Stars On Ice then came back and broke up the nice store's equipment buying clothing, and other mayhem. Its time for canada to realize that the COSTCO mob MUST BE STOPPED !! Write your congressperson, or whoever is driving the bus up there! Til next time... BUY A MUG !!!! www.cafepress.com/slirc Itsy
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WACKY USES FOR COMMON THINGS Do you rub ChapStick on the casters of drawers and windows so they slide open and shut easily? This is just another use you'll find at this site full of wacky uses for common things around the house, provided by Wildchild. http://www.wackyuses.com/uses.html
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Other Random but Fun Events: #Just4Fun (OUTBURST); #Sunshine_Again ( MADGABS)
LOSS OF A FRIEND: We lost a friend this month. ^Turtle of #Winecellar, #chataway and #beulahland passed away March 2. Robert Leslie Williams Oklahoma GUYMON, Okla. - Robert Leslie Williams, 62, died Saturday, March 2, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas. Services were at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Chaffin of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Hartville Cemetery in Hardesty. Mr. Williams was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Childress, Texas. He married Norma Robinson on May 27, 1972, in Hollis. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kirsten Lesley Williams of Amarillo and J'ean Paul Williams of Guymon; a sister, Wilma Jean Dutton of Amarillo; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Kidney Foundation and may be left at the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amazing reminds us that there may be other folks hurting, so take the time to think of them…and she wishes Happy Easter to everyone!
BUSH AND POWELL Contributed by Rose President Bush and Colin Powell are sitting in a bar. A guy walks in and asks the barman, "Isn't that Bush and Powell sitting over there?" The barman says, "Yep, that's them." So the guy walks over and says, "Wow, this is a real honor. What are you guys doing in here?" Bush says, "We're planning WW I I I ". And the guy says, "Really? What's going to happen?" Bush says, "Well, we're going to kill 140 million Iraqis this time and one bicycle repairman." The guy exclaimed, "A bicycle repairman? Why kill a bicycle repairman? Bush turns to Powell, punches him on the shoulder and says, "See, ! I told you no one would worry about the 140 million Iraqis
HOW OLD IS GRANDPA? Contributed by Itsy's Dad One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general. The granddad replied, "Well, let me think a minute ...I was born before television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill. There was no radar, credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens. Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes dryers, and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man hadn't yet walked on the moon. Your grandmother and I got married first-and then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother, and every boy over 14 had a rifle that his dad taught him how to use and respect. And they went hunting and fishing together. Until I was 25, I called every man older than I, 'Sir'-and after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.' Sundays were set aside for going to church as a family, helping those in need, and visiting with family or neighbors. We were before gay rights, computer dating, dual careers, daycare centers,and group therapy. Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege. We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums. We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios. And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk. The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam. Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 & 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents. Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel. And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon. In my day, 'grass' was mowed, 'coke' was a cold drink, 'pot' was something your mother cooked in, and 'rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby. 'Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office, 'chip' meant a piece of wood, 'hardware' was found in a hardware store, and 'software' wasn't even a word. And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap. ....and how old do you think I am -??? careful now, think before you guess and don't look! .....This man would be only 59 years old :-)
Dr. Seuss Explains Why Computers Sometimes Crash Contributed by Larry Cloud If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port ,and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report. If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, and the double-clicking icon puts your Window in the trash, and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!! If the label on the cable on the table at your house says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol, that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall, and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang! When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk, then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM. Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!
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