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sweatshirts, hats) available through cafepress.com at http://www.cafepress.com/slirc
Cafepress handles all sales, production, shipping, and warranty. StarLink-IRC
gets no money from sales of these items. (All prices and shipping costs
are set by cafepress without any additions by StarLink-IRC)
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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!
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
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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 (delayed)
- #Rebels channel anniversary
December
- 9 Dilly's birthday
- 19 Ellegon's birthday (#cops)
- 21 Frankool wedding anniversary, NZ (#rebels)
- 23 Deano and Marvel's wedding anniversary (#veterans)
- 23 Sharkie and Vickie's wedding anniversary (#veterans)
- 25 Christmas
- 26 Boxing Day - Canada & UK
January
- 1 StarLink-Irc's 6th birthday
- 1 #OldRadio's 6th birthday on SLIRC
- 1 New Year's Day
Please send your
channel's birthdays and anniversaries for our Celebrations Column! And
tell us which channels you are on!
December 22 - January 20 - Capricorn
The Goat
- Gemstone: Amethyst and Turquoise
- Symbol: The Goat
- Birthstone: Turquoise/Zircon Jan: Garnet
- Flower: Holly, poinsettia
- Lucky Day: Saturday
- Lucky Color: Blue, Black
- Lucky Number: 6,9
- Ruling Planet:
- Element:
You are loyal, dependable and meticulous, with a fine
eye for detail and the determination to do well in all things. When dealing
with others, you are thoughtful and direct, exercising more than your air
share of patience. Your endurance and ambition serve you well, and you
are rarely discouraged by the onset of unforseen hardships.
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AMAZING AND LESSER THINGS!
by Amazing
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#Mirc_Colors will be holding a Christmas color show on Sat. Dec 21st.
at 6pm PST - 9pm EST. Get the sound zip file early. Please join us there
in celebrating the Holiday Season. Thanks {cryssy} and DarkHawk!
Join us in #Townhall on Sat. Dec 28th at 6pm PST - 9pm EST for a Holiday
Scavenger Hunt. Come out and have some fun and bring the kids and all your
friends!! Play the game and get your name in lights on the StarLink-IRC
webpage! #Townhall will be open all day Dec 25th and a party will be held
New Years Eve and another party to celebrate StarLink-IRC's 6th birthday
on the evening of Jan 1st 2003
Many of you have wondered why a computer crashes. It is usually very
technical but maybe this will help. Dr. Seuss Explains Why Computers Sometimes
Crash (Read this to yourself aloud - it's GREAT!)
- 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 then quickly turn
off the computer and be sure to tell your Mum!
Happy Holidays to Everyone From StarLink-IRC!!
Reminder: For those who would like a mug, sweatshirt, t-shirt, etc.
with the StarLink-IRC logo, go to
http://www.cafestores.com/cpstore.aspx?s=slirc
All mugs are on sale, including the "Let's Roll" mug!
Reminder to all channel owners:
If you happen to have a change of email address PLEASE let CService know
so we can update the channel information. 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
or come to #channels and let an op know.
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
#Chataway
Hi, welcome to the busy holiday season. Chataway is an
old channel and it is time for us to have a channel reunion, so if you
know anyone who used to come in email them and tell them to get on in for
a grand night of memories. The date is January 2nd at 8 pm est. Hope to
see you all there. Let's kick off the new year in grand style.
Kleo
#SAILINGTALK
Trivia is back on #SailingTalk!!! Come join us on Tuesday
November 26,2002 at 2130 ET. (That's 9:30PM ET). Our trivia games usually
have a nautical theme, but this one will be a bit different. No navigation,
no rules of the road, no Americas Cup questions! The theme here will be
explaining the origins of commonly used sayings and expressions who's origins
came from the "Golden" Age of sail.
Come in and check it out. It should be fun and maybe
educational.
Fair winds, CabinBoy
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#OldRadio
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@adelphia.net>
Subject: Today in radio history 1937 - The Federal Communications Commission
was a bit upset with NBC. The FCC scolded the network for a skit that starred
Mae West. The satirical routine was based on the biblical tale of Adam
and Eve and, well, it got a bit out of hand. So, following its scolding
by the FCC, NBC banned Miss West from its airwaves for 15 years. Even the
mere mention of her name on NBC was a no-no. (ed note: For those who have
never heard this on the Bergan-McCarthy Show {or The Chase and Sandborn
Hour for the purists <g>} it wasn't what was said, but how it was
said with West and Don Ameche. Censors had okayed it but hadn't taken into
consideration Miss West's voice and inflections.)
#OldRadio meets Thursdays 8PM Eastern to chat about
the old-time radio programs.
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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
Contributed by Amazing
No special news this issue.
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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
Here we are at the end of another year .. and once again your friendly
and rather clueless staff have done the impossible.....
Separated at Birth?
(click the image for a full size picture)
One of our staff who lives in canadia but will remain anonymouse has
done an 'amazing' thing.. they have created a CLONE of a well known creature
..
Be sure to tell your friends. All of them...And have a happy Christmas
and Merry New Year !
AND BUY A MUG OR SHIRT at www.cafepress.com/slirc
All profits go to .. hey, wait.. they go to cafepress.
We dont't get a dime! Who set THIS deal up??? Oh. Wait. That was me. n/m
^H^H^H^H^H^
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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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- #Lobby - Shadow Hawk
- #recovery - lithium
- #Geeez - AZone
- #DeeDees-Corner - Deliteful
- #MyPlace - `MJ
- #oldiesRUs - cathye
- #40+trivia - wolof2
- #JUST_FRIENDS - JimYo
- #HealingPrayerTree - Leslie
- #Christ-Like - Cindy
- #1stSouthernBaptistReformedChurch - Jeff
- #Safehaven - RumRunner
- #wolfsden - freemom
- #50+club - `Alleyoop
- #planetshakers - hoof
- #chat - nick
- #HeavensGrace - baby_gurl1
New Channel Owners:
Send information on your channel to the newsletter for publication in the
next issue.
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TRAVEL
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Places to go on the net
From last
Issue
CARTOONS
http://slate.msn.com//default.aspx?id=2057622
Cartoons
on every subject imaginable, by the worlds' top cartoonists. You can even
send e-cards from this site, with the cartoons on them. Hurry to see cards
for Elvis 25th Anniversary of his death. And thanka-you-vera-much-a.
Nothing new
this issue
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THE MEETING ROOM
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by Amazing
All Times Eastern North America
Regular
Network Event Schedule
Note: All times are Eastern US
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#TownHall
#MoonShadow
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Fans
of Old Time Radio
Net-Wide
User Meeting **
Trivia!
Every thursday
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#Just4Fun
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Live
Trivia!
Now
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Other Random but Fun Events: #WTGO (All sorts of stuffs) #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 moved on
Amazing reminds us that there may be other folks hurting,
so take the time to think of them.
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THE LIBRARY
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contributed poems, humor, and stories
Moses and his Computer
Contributed by Amazing
- "Excuse me, Sir."
- "Is that you again, Moses?" "
- I'm afraid it is, Sir."
- "What is it this time, Moses; more computer problems?"
- "How did you guess?"
- "I don't have to guess, Moses. Remember?"
- "Oh, yes; I forgot." "Tell me what you
want, Moses.
- ""But you already know; remember?"
- "Moses!"
- "Sorry, Sir."
- "Well, go ahead, Moses; spit it out."
- "Well, I have a question, Sir. You know those 'ten
things' you sent me?"
- "You mean the Ten Commandments, Moses?"
- "That's it. I was wondering if they were important."
- "What do you mean 'were important', Moses? Of course,
they are important. Otherwise, I would not have sent them to you."
- "Well - sorry, Sir, but I lost them. I could say
the dog ate them; but, of course, you would see right through that."
- "What do you mean 'you lost them'? Are you trying
to tell me you didn't save them, Moses?"
- "No, Sir; I forgot."
- "You should always save, Moses."
- "Yes, I know. You told me that before. I was going
to, but I forgot. I did send them to some people before I lost them though."
- "And did you hear back from any of them?"
- "You already know I did. What about the one guy
who said he never uses 'shalt not'? May he change the words a little bit?"
- "Yes, Moses, as long as he does not change the meaning."
- "And what about the guy who thought your stance
was a little harsh, and recommended calling them the 'Ten Suggestions,'
or letting people pick one or two to try for a while?"
- "Moses, I will act like I did not hear that."
- "I think that means 'no.' Well, what about the guy
who said I was scamming him?"
- "I think the term is 'spamming,' Moses."
- "Oh, yes. I e-mailed him back and told him I don't
even eat that stuff, and I have no idea how you can send it to someone
through a computer."
- "And what did he say?"
- "You know what he said. He used Your name in vain.
You don't think he might have sent me one of those - er - plagues, and
that's the reason I lost those ten things, do you?"
- "They are called 'viruses,' Moses."
- "Whatever! This computer stuff is just too much
for me. Can we just go back to those stone tablets? It was hard on my back
taking them out and reading them each day, but at least I never lost them."
- "We will do it the new way, Moses."
- "I was afraid you would say that, Sir."
- "Moses, what did I tell you to do if you messed
up?"
- "You told me to hold up this rat and stretch it
out toward the computer."
- "It's a mouse, Moses. Mouse! Mouse! And did you
do that?"
- "No, I decided to try the technical support first.
After all, who knows more about this stuff than you, and I really like
your hours. By the way, Sir, did Noah have two of these mice on the ark?"
- "No, Moses."
- "One other thing. Why did you not name them 'frogs'
instead of 'mice,' because did you not tell me the thing they sit on is
a pad?"
- "I did not name them, Moses. Man did, and you can
call yours a frog if you want to."
- "Oh, that explains it. Kind of like Adam, huh, Sir?
I bet some woman told him to call it a mouse. After all, was it not a woman
who named one of the computers Apple?"
- "Say good night, Moses."
- "Wait a minute, Sir. I am stretching out the mouse,
and it seems to be working. Yes, a couple of the 'ten things' have come
back."
- "Which ones are they, Moses?"
- "Let me see. 'Thou shalt not steal from any grave
an image' and 'Thou shalt not uncover thy neighbor's wife.'"
- "Turn the computer off, Moses. I'm sending you another
set of stone tablets."
It's True!
Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts
together a list to try to give the Faculty a sense of the mindset of this
year's incoming freshman. Here is this year's list:
The people who are starting college this fall across
the nation were born in 1983.
They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era
and probably,did not know he had ever been shot.
They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was
waged.
There has been only one Pope in their lifetime.
They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do
not remember the Cold War.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing
up.
Tianamen Square means nothing to them.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.
The statement "You sound like a broken record"
means nothing to them.
Didn't realize they "missed" The Great Gilderleeve,
The Shadow or Lux Radio Theatre
They have never owned a record player.
They have likely never played Pac Man and have never
heard of Pong.
They may have never heard of an 8 track.
The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year
old.
They have always had an answering machine.
Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels,
nor have they seen a black and white TV.
They have always had cable.
There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what
BETA was.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
They don't know what a cloth baby diaper is
Feeling old Yet? There's more:
They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced
by Sony.
Roller skating has always meant inline for them.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They have never seen Larry Bird play.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI,
WWII and the Civil War.
They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage
in Iran.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. (The
correct answer, by the way, is Ork)
They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd
walk a mile for a Camel," or "De plane boss, de plane!"
They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R.
was.
Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places,not
bands...
There has always been MTV.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Rules For Women
Contributed by Tim F
Finally, a Set of rules for you ladies: We always hear
"the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from
the male side.
These are our rules! Please note these are all numbered
"1" ON PURPOSE!
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl.
If it's up, put it down. We need it up; you need it down. You don't hear
us bitching about you leaving it down!
1. Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests
to see if we can find the perfect present yet again!
1. Sometimes we are not thinking about you. Live with
it.
1. Saturday sports. It's like the full moon or the changing
of the tides. Let it be.
1. Don't cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more
attractive than short hair. One of the big reasons guys fear getting married
is that married women always cut their hair, and by then you're stuck with
her.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going
to think of it that way.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not
work! Just say it!
1. We don't remember dates. Mark birthdays and anniversaries
on a calendar. Remind us frequently beforehand.
1. Most guys own three pairs of shoes - tops. What makes
you think we'd be any good at choosing which pair, out of thirty, would
look good with your dress?
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost
every question.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving
it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem.
See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an
argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask
us. We refuse to answer.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways,
and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
1. Let us ogle. We are going to look anyway; it's genetic.
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how
you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just
do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to
say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and
neither do we.
1. The relationship is never going to be like it was
the first two months we were going out. Get over it. And quit whining to
your girlfriends.
1. All men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default
settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. We have no idea
what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
1. We are not mind readers and we never will be. Our
lack of mind-reading ability is not proof of how little we care about you.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing,"
we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just
not worth the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to,
expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything
you wear is fine. Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you
are prepared to discuss such topics as the shotgun formation, or monster
trucks.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. No you really do have too many shoes.
1. It is neither in your best interest or ours to take
the quiz together. No, it doesn't matter which quiz.
1. Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to
sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know we really don't mind that,
it's camping.
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WWW (WAY WITH WORDS)
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by Scorp
GET WELL SOON
- During times like these, its always helps to know someone cares, Me!
- I hope you feel much better soon.
Have you tried to find 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
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Lois
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