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MOTHERSHIP
Comment: Morning! Quote of the day: Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.
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JudgeJoanieInLA
Comment: Happy Birthday, Patrice 'Baby-Fingers" Rushen)!
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: GAHANNA, Ohio (AP) — John and Jamie Petree couldn't believe their luck. The home they bought in this Columbus suburb was near family and quality schools. Its huge backyard promised years of afternoon fun for their 2-year-old daughter and about-to-be-born son.
They spent about $25,000 on remodeling — a deck, fresh paint, new hot water tank.
They planned more — but instead they installed a security system, including outdoor video cameras and door alarms.
They accuse the previous owner, who had lost the house in a bank foreclosure, of trying to scare them away. Charges of menacing by stalking and other offenses involving two separate incidents were filed against Andrew Zukowski, then dropped after he was ruled mentally incompetent.
Now the Petrees have moved away, ending their eight-year struggle.
They and their neighbors say Zukowski went from door to door, handing out fliers and urging people to sign a petition to have "his" home returned.
The Petrees say he also photographed visitors, wrote down license plate numbers and at one point blocked the driveway with his pickup truck, refusing to allow a friend to leave.
"It never ended," said neighbor Ken Weimer. "You'd think he's gone, he's finally given up and then a month or two later he'd be back. And he'd just stop and stare at the house."
Zukowski, 62, a native of Poland, says he drove by the home only once after the foreclosure and never threatened the Petrees or handed out fliers or petitions.
He still hopes that someday he'll again walk through the front door.
"I lost my house but maybe God will take different option and maybe somebody will evaluate this situation and change their mind about my good standing, my good reputation because I am not a violator," he said.
Unhappy with the way the house was built, Zukowski had demanded that the county re%*$ess its value for tax purposes. The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals eventually ruled that he wasn't exempt from property taxes, board records show.
Then, with little savings and no job, Zukowski couldn't keep up with the $532 monthly mortgage payments, and the house sold at auction for $125,000.
"They started the auction: $100,000 ... 105 ... 110 ... 120. I stand up and I say 'I am Andrew Zukowski. What are you doing here? This house has not been foreclosed because I have a pending appeal,'" he said.
A few days after he was evicted in 2000, Zukowski was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing and felonious %*$ault, accused of swinging a pipe at the investor who bought the house.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Four charges of menacing by stalking were dropped when a judge found him mentally incompetent to stand trial.
"Mr. Zukowski does have a persecutory mental disorder, delusional disorder," Dr. John Randall, a forensic psychiatrist, said in a 2001 hearing before the 10th Ohio District Court of Appeals. "Mr. Zukowski has repeatedly acted on delusions and beliefs in a way that have resulted in the fear and intimidation of others, particularly the current residents of the house."
After the Petrees bought the house from the investor, Gahanna police warned them to watch for the former owner.
That fall, John Petree noticed a truck slowly going by the house.
"I thought 'You know what, that's a red and white pickup truck. I wonder if he's hanging around.' So I started walking toward the truck, and it took off," said John Petree, 41.
Zukowski often parked where he had a clear line of sight through fenceless backyards to the back of the house, the couple said.
In May 2003, Zukowski and his wife, Teresa, were at the Petrees' front door. He said they thought the house might be empty.
"I was thinking that this house will be ours," said Zukowski, who now lives in another Columbus suburb. "I don't know. Maybe somebody wants to give back this house because they made a mistake."
Jamie Petree pushed her panic button, setting off the home alarm, and called 911. A dozen police cars blocked the street.
Zukowski was charged with menacing by stalking and resisting arrest. Those charges were dismissed, after three years, when an appeals court found that he hadn't been given a proper mental evaluation.
A probate judge's refusal last year to order Zukowski either committed to a mental hospital or closely monitored — meaning he was no longer considered mentally incompetent — persuaded the Petrees to give up. They say they have lost more than $100,000, including lost income and a lower home value.
"We're not letting our house go because we can't pay," John Petree said. "We're letting our house go because it's unsafe."
In May, they moved into a nearby rental home.
"It became challenging. We thought, 'He's not running us from our house,'" Petree said. "But over last summer, I just got mentally tired."
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier, who was shot earlier this month, is paralyzed below the waist and had his left leg amputated. Dr. Andy Kerwin, a surgeon for the University of Florida at Shands Jacksonville hospital, said Collier, who had 14 bullet wounds, is now in good condition after being previously listed in critical condition. Kerwin said Collier had bullet wounds to the back, left groin, left legs and right buttock. In addition, a bullet severed his spinal cord, paralyzing him from the waist down. The amputation was the result of damage to his left leg and groin, which had blood clots. Collier had five bullets removed from his urinary bladder and suffered bouts of pneumonia, infections and renal failure. The player will undergo physical therapy to learn to get from his bed to a wheelchair. He will never walk again, the doctor said. Collier was on a ventilator for about three weeks and has no memory of the shooting, Kerwin said. "His overall condition has improved greatly," Kerwin said. "We expect him to be discharged soon." Collier's agent Jeff Jankovich said the player's family wanted to make sure Collier understood what had happened to him before releasing it to the public. He said they even kept the Jaguars in the dark. "He has extreme grief for a lifetime of dreams, he won't be able to fulfill," the agent said. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio and several players attended the news conference. "It's a tragedy this young man was caught up in this violence," Del Rio said. "It's a great tragedy for a young man who had such a promising future." Collier and former teammate Kenneth Pettway were waiting for two women outside an apartment complex early Sept. 2 when a gunman fired into the vehicle, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Pettway was not injured. The motive behind the attack on Collier is unknown, but investigators said earlier he appeared to be targeted. Collier was the third NFL player shot in the past 18 months. Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor was fatally shot during what police said was a botched burglary attempt at his Miami-area home in November. Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed when his rented limousine was sprayed with bullets minutes after leaving a New Year's party at a club in 2007.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: A convicted sex offender died Sunday during a struggle with a father who found the naked man in or near his 17-year-old daughter's bedroom, police said.
Police responding to a call from the city's northwest side about 3:20 a.m. found 64-year-old Robert McNally on the hallway floor with his arm around the neck of 52-year-old David T. Meyers, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police spokesman Sgt. Matthew Mount said Meyers had a heart condition and may have had a heart attack. An autopsy was planned.
Police said Meyers was naked except for a mask and latex gloves and had entered the home through a window near the girl's bedroom with rope, condoms and a knife. He was familiar with the home's layout because it belonged to a relative, police said.
The girl awoke and screamed when she saw the man in her room, police said. The father responded and struggled with the intruder while the girl's mother phoned 911.
Police did not anticipate any charges against McNally.
"If a person breaks into your home, you are justified in using deadly force in defending your family," said Mount. "In this situation, I don't think he was trying to kill him, he was trying to hold him down."
Meyers had served 10 years in prison for criminal confinement and sexual deviate conduct and was wanted in Boone County for failure to register as a sex offender. He was registered as a sex offender in Marion County.
Police said Meyers lived with his mother and had recently lost his job.
The death is under investigation and will be reviewed by a Marion County prosecutor.
"Nobody wins," McNally told The Indianapolis Star. "It's a lose-lose situation for everybody. He has family also."
He said his daughter went to church Sunday after the incident.
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BKLYNVIAMAHATTAN
Comment: Happy Birthday, Patrice. Keep the good music coming!
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Morning fam! BREAK BREAD!
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yelleyw
Comment: Morning Fam! HOW BOUT THEM STEELERS?!! I'm famous y'all I popped up on TV for a few seconds wavin my terrible towel. That was a great game!!
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Congrats to the Steelers for winning last night...
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bigchassie
Comment: morning all my babies! happy tuesday! who wore their "Obama Blue" today? i did.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: A West Side college student was killed in southern Illinois along with her friend when a driver for the VH1 reality show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" apparently fell asleep, his vehicle crossed a median and slammed into the students' SUV.
Kevetta Davis, 19, a 2007 Walter Payton College Prep graduate, was a Southern Illinois University sophomore planning to become a pharmacist, her aunt said.
"It was like she was the light of the family," said the aunt, Jacqueline Robinson. "She was extremely smart and ... whenever she walked into a room, she just lit it up."
Also killed in the Friday crash was Yasmin Jackson, 19, of Belleville, state police said. Jackson and Davis performed together on an SIU dance team, Robinson said.
Dennis Hernandez, 38, of California, was driving to the reality TV series' next stop when his vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes of Interstate 57. It struck a pickup truck, injuring two people, then smashed into Jackson's SUV, state police said.
Both women died at the scene, state police said. Hernandez was cited for driving with a suspended license and other offenses.
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YLawdY
Comment: Good morning, family. GO STEELERS! yelley...I saw you and your towel. Uh uh sure did.....
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YLawdY
Comment: Re: the morning news. What is happening? Are NFL players replacing rappers in the gangster lifestyle? That is so tragic. Dude that got yoked? Raise him up and do it again! Should have never been let out of jail the first time!
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YLawdY
Comment: Song of the Day: "Misty" by Johnny Mathis. Happy B'day! PSF's middle name is Patrice after the one and only Patrice Rushen. "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon
We could float among the stars together, you and I
For we can fly we can fly
Up, up and away
My beautiful, my beautiful balloon"
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YLawdY
Comment: I believe The Fifth Dimension were just well dressed weed heads. Think about the lyrics to their songs.....
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Good morning and welcome to a new day.
Here’s the thought for the day.
Restore With the Right Attitude (Part 1)
If a man is overtaken in any trespass... restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. (Galatians 6:1 NKJV)
When somebody messes up, God says; "Restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness." But what if they've disgraced themselves and provided fodder for the skeptics who already think all Christians are hypocrites? Why bother with somebody like that?
First: Because the Bible says, "If a man is overtaken [caught by surprise]… [consider] yourself lest you also be tempted." If it happened to you you'd want somebody to help you, right? And if you're thinking you would never embezzle money, have an affair, or slap a child in anger, think again. When you're under financial pressure, sleep deprived, lonely and depressed, or your marriage is on shaky ground, you might be surprised what you'd do. Paul says, "We are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don't be so… self-confident… You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else" (1 Corinthians 10:12 TM).
Second: Because Jesus is your example. While He had no time for Pharisees who hid their sins under a religious facade, not once did He condemn anybody who was 'overtaken' by temptation and failure. When they repented He forgave and restored them. Theologian Victor Shepherd writes: "When we're face-to-face with someone who's been surprised because trespass overtook them, do we deflect their shame back into their face, or do we own it as ours? Do we rub their nose in it, or do we absorb it, put an arm around them and affirm our solidarity-in-sinnership? Do we regard ourselves as superior, or do we say, 'Take my hand… I know the way to the cross?'" (~The Vine, Bob Gass)
What a word! Be blessed?
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asize12
Comment: Good Morning BBP's! How's err'body durin'? I'm tired as all get out this mo'ning! Yep, I went to sleep late AGAIN! I've been going to sleep around 12am and getting up at 5 and that just ain't enough sleep for the kid. I just need to turn off CNN/MSNBC and carry my butt to bed! *yawn* Okay, so wassup for the day? *scrolling up*
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asize12
Comment: The Word of the Day for September 30, 2008 is:
theriac • \THEER-ee-ak\ • noun
1 : a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison
*2 : cure-all
Example Sentence:
"Chicken soup may not really be a theriac," said Helen, sniffling between spoonfuls, "but there certainly is something comforting about eating it when you're feeling sick."
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Lovely
Comment: good morning fam. YELLEYW, did you have a good birthday weekend?
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Maybe I should have sent todays word to these 2....NBA star Dwyane Wade, 26, has finally spoken out about his impending divorce from wife Siohvaughn, 27.
The former Siohvaughn Funches was Wade’s high school sweetheart and the only serious girlfriend he ever had — until now. Wade and Siohvaughn have two sons: Zaire Blessing Dwyane Wade, 6, and Zion Malachi Airamis Wade, 1.
Siohvaughn found out the hard way that it’s hard for a brotha to stay faithful to his wife while on the road with so many groupies lurking in the cut waiting for that team bus to pull up to the hotel.
Since divorce proceedings were filed last year, Wade has been linked to tennis star Serena Williams, reality show star Vanessa Simmons and (who else?) Gabrielle Union:
“I keep my personal life my personal life. You try to keep it as private as you can. When things leak out, it’s not always the truth. Some is. All you can do is continue being who you are. A lot of things have come out about me, and people are going to think what they want to think. But at the end of the day, no one knows what’s happened in my life to get to the point where me and my wife, our family, not being together.
When the time comes, I will make one statement and that’s it. Like anyone else, I want my privacy respected. Let people say what they want to say about me. I hear it. I get mad about it. But it doesn’t get me down. It adds fuel to the fire.”
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Lovely
Comment: Chass, I'm wearing blue, brown & ivory today but it's totally by coincidence... I forgot about the Obama Blue thing.
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yelleyw
Comment: YLY>> CTFU Hushhh I was on there! Chassie>> I forgot to wear my blue today but everyone knows who I'm voting for. They opened up a new campaign office in my neighborhood and I signed up to volunteer. I hear Obama is supposed to come in a couple of weeks and I'm trying to make sure I'm there. I would love to take a pic with him
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letmein
Comment: Michelle Obama will be back in KC next week! Morning fam!
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YLawdY
Comment: Look, I drank coffee this morning, so Imma need yall to step it up this morning. Keep up, people. LOL
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YLawdY
Comment: As for Ms. Lovely....never been whipped? Well that means you're due! Start messing with the F4A money and it's on. That money keeps some folks in razors and lemon juice. Right now, a down payment has been sent to Dr. Ben Dover for group therapy sessions re: toilet issues.
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yelleyw
Comment: Lovely>> Girlll I had a blast! I partied my butt off. I swear this was even better than my 30th and thats saying a lot! It was probably because I had so many suprises when I'm usually the one in my group who plans our outings. I have to give it to my fam and friends cause they got me good ALL weekend! I had a mini suprise dinner. Well I knew about the dinner but some people I haven't seen in awhile showed up to surpise me. Then I got to go see my Steelers last night on the 50 yrd line so I'm walking around exhausted and hoarse this morning. :-)
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bigchassie
Comment: LOVELY>ooh! i bet you look good, gurlie! work it! YELLY>good for you gurlie!YLAWDY>now you gonna make me drink some coffee, but i probally need to stay away cause now i'm eating now and laters so that may be enough sweets for me right now. tell me, has anybody on here ever suffered from carpal tunnel sndrome? i have a sudden pain in my left arm.
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Lovely
Comment: YLY, nope, never. And I'm pretty fast so if you try, I'll just run!
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YLawdY
Comment: bigchassie...where exactly is the pain?
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Lovely
Comment: Yelleyw, I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday!! My birthday is my favorite holiday of the year because it's all about/for me!! (Christmas is my 2nd fav)
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bigchassie
Comment: MORNING ASIZE AND CALIRED!! yall got yall smimmies yet? yall know we got to be looking cute when we hit the deck in may!
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Lovely
Comment: Chass, if that's your whole arm, that could possibly signal a heart attack. I think you need to see a medical professional.
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bigchassie
Comment: YLAWDY>It was in the lower part of my arm and wrist and hand.
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YLawdY
Comment: What is "smimmies"?
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bigchassie
Comment: LOVELY>no this is not a heart attack pain. i know what that feels like. this slight pain i feel in my wrist and hand. like it has a catch in it or something. i can feel it when i'm typing and i move my fingers.
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bigchassie
Comment: YLAWDY>oh just a short way of saying swimsuit. lol! sounds rather "buffyish"
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letmein
Comment: Chassie....a tell tell sign about carpal tunnel syndrom is that it hurts more at night.
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Lovely
Comment: oh, i'm not sure what that is then. I've never had C.T.Syndrome so I'm not sure what it would/should feel like.
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bigchassie
Comment: YLAWDY>and i spelled it wrong too! swimmies!
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bigchassie
Comment: LETMEIN>You know, interesting you should say that cause when i wake up, sometimes my hand hurts. it's stiff and it hurts when i ball it up to make a fist.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: There's nothing scary to the idea of Spice Girl member Mel B posing nude for an adult magazine.
Last month the singer turned television personality (born Melanie Janine Brown), revealed to various media outlets that she had turned down two offers to appear in 'Playboy' magazine over the past year, despite leaving the opportunity open for a later date.
"I was offered Playboy last year and again a couple of months ago, and I did turn them down, but that's not to say I wouldn't consider it in the future," she said. "I have no problems walking around the house naked or anything."
Well it appears Hugh Hefner has stepped his game up for the voluptuous star.
According to London's 'Mirror' newspaper, last week the two parties came to an agreement for six figures that will lead Brown to appear nude in a forthcoming issue.
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Lovely
Comment: Yelleyw, while you were enjoying your birthday, did you watch Desperate Housewives? I brought it up yesterday but no one saw it. I need to know that someone (other than me) thought the first 58 minutes of the show sucked.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: CTHU@ylawd' "group therapy"...lol.. uh chass' gurl I'm trying to be like sista12' and drop about 25 pounds before the cruise!!! then I'll get my swimmie!!! wooo, i cant wait!!!
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TAZBABY
Comment: Good Morning BBP!!! Chassie is sounds like you are getting Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I have expereinced it before and had to wear the wrist bands. My DR gave me a Cortisone Shot in both wrist (painful) and I haven't had any problems since. Osun said for me to tell ya'll Obama blue day thing is a hoax and his camp knows nothing about this day
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YLawdY
Comment: Good, cause I'm wearing another green shirt today. LOL
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yelleyw
Comment: Lovely>> I haven't seen a TV all weekend so I missed it. Why did it suck so bad? Do you watch B&S? Was it good. CHASSIE>> I agree with the masses I think its carpal tunnel as well. Until you see a doctor you can pick up a wrist brace at any store like Walmart to allievate the pain. I hope you don't have it because if its really bad like my aunts was it can require surgery.
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Lovely
Comment: YLY - Green like Bishop Don "Magic" Juan? You know the green is for the money and the gold is for the honies!!
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Lovely
Comment: Yelleyw, i just couldn't follow it. They did that whole 5 year fast forward thing and they didn't explain how things were the way that they were. They started to fill in the blank spaces at the very end of the show though so maybe next week will be better. B&S was amazing!! They should have had a 2 hour premier!! I LOVE that show!!
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Yelleyw, my girl just told me that Justin & Rebecca are dating in real life - that would help explain their onscreen chemistry.
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: Dang I'll have to go watch it online.
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HersheysKiss
Comment: Good Day Good People!! SMOOCHES!!
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: CHASSIE & all my sisters...Just fyi....heart attack symptoms in women present themselves differently than in men. There could be pain in the arm but also women may experience tenderness or upset stomach, hot flashes, fatigue, disoriented, & increased pain/tension/tightness across the shoulders/back.
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yelleyw
Comment: Yeah I saw that in some magazine. I hope they don't break up. I don't know how people can date co-workers. Thats too close for comfort.
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Lovely
Comment: Not just date but what about the folks who are married and work together. That's basically every day, all day, forever that you're stuck together. I'd lose my mind. I used to manage two people who were engaged and the chick asked could i have her transferred to another department so they wouldn't get sick of each other. I guess it's hard when you're dating because what if you break up and still have to sit 15 feet away from the jerk. office dating is definitely a no-no.
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HersheysKiss
Comment: YLY...we're twins! I've got green today too! (pin-striped chartreuse green shirt to be exact) Trying to add a little color to my suit! -->>CALIGrizzly...how you doin' girl?
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MidwestMan1
Comment: SNORK!
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: HersheysKiss, that's all nice about wearing green, but what ya really wearin???? *wink*
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >momma chass, they're right, sounds like carpal tunnel cuz I have it. It's gotten a little better since I got this ergonomic keyboard that's made especially for folks that suffer from carpal tunnel. But, I do feel numbness every now & then, mainly at night. I wore my braces to sleep last night cuz the night before my hands were numb when I woke up...>tazzy, the dr. offered me the cortisone shot or surgery and I declined both cuz I'm scurred...
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HersheysKiss
Comment: Ok...this is it for me for a while...Love Patrice Rushen....but that has got to be the WORST picture I've seen of her in a lonnnnnnng time. SMH. Somebody PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me that's an old picture with those braids. *singing* Sending Me Forget Me Nots..Hoping you'll remember ...that style is not in! LOL
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: good morning fam- the song of the day is "GOD IS GOOD"!!!!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >lovely, I wished hubby worked w/ me...not because I wanna look at his crusty as.s all day, but because we wouldn't have to pay for health insurance cuz it's free for married couples here! Shoot, he can work in a different department, I'on care!
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formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Good morning! Been a little under the weather. Who is Patrice Rushen? Never heard of her.
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HersheysKiss
Comment: MostWantedMan....Underneath? OH!! A push up bra and a matching thong. (You know I don't believe in vpl's.)
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: HersheysKiss ....I have heart attacks everyday based on those symptons.
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Good morning good people. What time is it where you're at? It's 16:20 here. Trying to find out if you've done your clock change thing again.
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Lovely
Comment: 12, different departments would be cool for me and my man but i can't have him anywhere near me. He's good at what he does and I'm good at what I do but if he worked with me, he'd think he had to insert his opinion into everything (we JUST had this conversation last night how I don't need him to give me a solution to every f*cking thing I talk about --- just f*cking listen sometimes). He's opinionated and I'm a know-it-all so it wouldn't work for us (in an office setting).
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MidwestMan1
Comment: Looks like somebody trying to get they black card taken away, don't care if you under the weather or not!!! Must be a joke right.....
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: I woke up today to the realization that many of my friends & My ex may be losing their jobs (wachovia) because of the collapse of the bank. I am in total shock this morning. If many people here from the bank lose their jobs-shyt is going to really hit the fan. Please keep them and many others in your prayers!!
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MidwestMan1
Comment: HersheysKiss, how you gone leave me hangin on the color????
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: formerly....I hope you're feeling better.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Ark, I haven't heard of chich either. I know someone mentioned her a few months ago but I'm always in the minority for knowing these type of folks so I kept my mouth shut.
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YLawdY
Comment: Feds sweep up hundreds of illegals. In what officials are calling the largest sweep of its kind in California history, federal immigration authorities Monday said they arrested nearly 1,600 immigrants who have eluded deportation orders. The massive sweep was the culmination of a three-week initiative targeting fugitive immigrants from San Diego to the Bay Area. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 1,157 men and women — 436 in Northern California alone. Authorities arrested some 420 in the Los Angeles area and 301 in the San Diego area.
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >akg, Patrice Rushen is a musician that's been out since the late 70s, early 80s. A few of her most popular hits are "Forget Me Nots" & "You Remind Me" (forgot me not was reincarnated as "Men in Black" by Will Smith & MJB did her own rendition of "You Remind Me") She's still in the game now, but she's behind the scenes doing soundtracks/scores.
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Lovely
Comment: chick, not chinch... MWM: ((*))((*))
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Bigchassie, you had a heart attack before? You said you know what it feels like.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Who is JudgeJoanieInLA? And why did she do a drive by without giving up the info and $5? People just taking advantage these days......
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: YLY, did they get them all from the same house?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Bout time you said hello Lovely, sup?
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: YLY, I think we need to vote on who collects the money. You're showing symptoms of alzheimer's... yesterday it was $6, today it's $5... I vote for me being in charge of the F4A funds!!
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asize12
Comment: >lovely, WOOSA!!!! Calm down girl! LOL If hubby worked her, it would have to be in the field cuz, and I repeat, I don't wanna look at his crusty as.s while I'm playing on the FFA/working...
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: MWM, I just skim through sometimes... didn't see you til just now. My bad!!
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: CTFU @ Lovely. That was so politically incorrect, but funny as heyall.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: LOL @ Ylawdy.
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Name:
asize12
Comment: Umm, that should be if hubby worked HERE! Carry on...
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: MWM, are you referring to me? LOL No jok. Don't know Patrice. I'm an 80s baby.
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: Good Day my King! Hugs and facial kisses!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: *looking around the room* Hey, where my boy dj at?
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: Ark> Feel better girl. TQG> Prayers going up for all who are at risk of losing their jobs. This is a scary time for us all. One of my coworkers left here to go to AIG last month and got his walking papers already.
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Lovely...what you mean by those type of people? Hmpf!!! LOL!
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Asize, still don't know her but love MJB's "You Remind Me". Lovely, in the corner...now.
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: ((((Crickets Chirping)))) In the words of Flava Flav, WoooooooooW!!! There's GROWN folk that don't know Patrice Rushen? Tell you what...just google her and stand by to be amazed. Check out her greatest hits collection and you will know Patrice Rushen...trust me on that. If we have grown folk that don't recognize the old school then these kids will definitely not have a clue...
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: I dont know what the he11 is going on in the world today but its just sad that a mans career is cut short because he is shot and has to lose in leg in the process and let us not even forget that he is paralyzed. This story hurts me to my soul. I have nothing to complain about. Society is really Fucced up. I hope they catch the punks that did this and through their azzes under the jail.
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: MostWantedMan...Brown/tortoise shell print. Skin, brown/smooth/recently waxed. -->>> OhLawdyY..you're not having an attack. You just need to release some tension. btw...I thought the same thing with Judge Judy stepping in here throwing her gavel around. I suggest we hold her in contempt for that b.s and impose a fine of $26. Court is adjourned.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: letmein - lesser known, less mainstream 'stars'. Like Ark, I'm an 80's baby and unless they were major, I have no clue who they were/are. I couldn't tell you one thing this Patrice chick is known for (apparently fashion isn't one of them though).
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Yelley, I would be sick if I was our ex coworker. I'm glad my retirement benefits are not going to be affected.
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Our company is a date-your-coworker capital. We got married folks working with us. We got newbies falling in love with each other within the first year of joining. Even our FD and MD are an item, infact they divorced their partners for each other. I wouldn't date a co-worker but it sure seems to work in here, and the average age of the workforce is about 26.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Ark, what did I do? :-)
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Name:
lilmocc
Comment: Good Morning Family! *Let me see what ya'll talking bout today*
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: I forgot AKG, you a tenderoni, I keep forgetting we gots youngins on the board, my badd.... 80s baby, probably don't even remember the game "Pong" either...
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Hello family! Cuzzin, I have on green today, too... more like a khaki-ish, army fatigue-ish, runny boo boo green. But, I am STYLING! RANDOM>>> Did anyone watch Who wants to work for Diddy? I think they KEPT Poprah, just so that Puffy could have the opportunity to rake her over the coals. What about my HILLS fans. I don't know why I am obsessed over this show...
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Pong as in Ping Pong? Yeah, I've heard of that.
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: 80's baby? While I still think that's a weak alibi to not know your old school I'll add on top of MWM's comment and say that them 80's kids prolly don't even know what a Commodore 64 is...
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: The first video game, not ping pong..... Youngins.... SMH.....
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: And I vote that Lovely kiss my azz? All in favor? As treasurere I reserve the right to offer discount days or raise the fee based on patronage....just like WalMart.
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: TQG>> I know a lot of people affected by the layoffs as well b/c I use to work at Wachovia before I moved out here. Thank GOD I left right when they were buying Golden West in 2006. Buying that mtg company was a HUGE mistake. Charlotte is in my prayers. Just know that most acquisitions don't result in layoffs--only the areas with a lot of duplication of functions will be impacted. Nontheless, Charlotte is going to be hurting after this. What's up with yall lining up to get gas? I was on the phone yesterday with a friend while she went to FOUR different gas stations without any petro. My friend in ATL said that her afternoon commute was smooth because most people decided to stay at home b/c it wasn't any gas. I'm like WTF?!?!?!
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: Whats a Commodore 64?
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: YLY, now you're showing signs of dementia!!! :-)
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Lovely, the comment about the illegal hispanics. MWM, I was think like Lovely...Pong as in Ping Pong. Don't think I've ever heard of Pong the video game. I know about Donky Kong. DJ, when you say Commodore 64 do you mean the Commodores with Lionel Richie?
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: LHM-I was in ATL for the weekend and boy let me tell you its crazy down there. The gas shortage is really hurting folks. the one advantge ATL has is they have a massive transit system-but for some reason folk are not getting the picture. I caught the bus down-cause i was not getting stuck.
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Yellowchile (Happy belated bday, btw). A Commodore 64 is a special record that was made for the Commodores as a comemoration of one of their hits(can't remember which). You know records normally run at 33, 44 or 77. This was an ultra special one running at 64.
I know DJ and MWM will make you believe it was some ancient PC ancestor.
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Name:
lilmocc
Comment: Patrice Rushen also did "Haven't You Heard", which Kirk Franklin remade .....DJ/Asize> sing along with me....Ohh, I've been looking for you, haven't you heard.....
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: What the heck is a commodore 64?
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Lawdhv, I watched Diddy show. I couldn't believe she wouldn't just walk downstairs to get the list. My friend in ATL told me yesterday he might stay at home today b/c he didn't have any gas. He said it took him 30 mins to find a gas station with gas this past weekend. He waited in line for almost an hour and when he got to the pump, he only got $14 worth of gas b/c the pump was empty. Plus the gas was $4.95/gallon.
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Name:
letmein
Comment: DJ!!!! That was my FIRST computer. I bet it's still in my mom's attic. On the Commodore 64 you had to type in your own programs. No monitor my tv was the monitor. That would be my 13 inch b/w tv. I had a printer and everything. I learned how to make banners and thought I was the shat! I had banner all over our freakin' house. My momma was like WTF?!?!? **awww, memories**
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Ark, other people were thinking it, I just typed it first :-)
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: What I don't understand is that we were HIT by the storm, but the only reason why we didn't have gas was because stations didn't have the POWER to pump it. Eventually it will get better. I talked to my cousin in CLT this morning. She recently moved there after she got married. She has not been able to find a job yet (moved there in January) and her husband works for Wachovia. I done told them fools fiddy-leven times that they need to RELOCATE, RELOCATE, RELOCATE. They are young with no kids, so now is the perfect time. I think she may strongly consider it now. I'll pray for yall, my brother!
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: MWM, DJ & Slenda, exactly how old ARE ya'll?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Thank you Letmein, don't want the youngins to think me and DJ be making this shat up!!!!
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Ok, add letmein to the list that believe a Commodore 64 was a computer. The MAN had you on lockdown, my people. They only put the label commodore on the PC when a black person walked into the shop. They knew with a name like that, your parents will buy it for you...and look what we have, letmein's fond memories.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: O.K. I'm going to ATL next week and rented a car. Sounds like that may be a bad idea. No use having the car and there's no gas!
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Name:
lilmocc
Comment: Letmein/DJ> we had one too!! LOL Those were the days, LOL. MWM> I remember PONG, LOL. I also remember Atari, Intellivision, Pac Man, Frogger, Donkey Kong, Space Invaders....LOL
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: Thank you Slenda. I do know about the Commodores I was joking but I didn't know about that record.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: I was just invited to a party to play this: Vice Presidential Debate Bingo (i.e. Drinking Game). Shots will be taken for every time she (or both of them) say what's on the bingo board. Sounds like this debate might be a lot of fun!!!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >lilmocc, yep, I forgot about that one! >dj, did you know that Musiq did a remake to Patrice Rushen's "Settle For My Love" on his 1st cd? His rendition is OFF THE CHAIN! I won some Universoul Circus tickets on the radio last year answering that trivia question...
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Who had the little table top Pac Man and Galaga? It looked just like the arcade game but it was itty bitty! Damn I bet that's in my momma's attic, too. I need to go over there ASAP!
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: ARK>> That's what my friend said. We normally call each other in the afternoons because we both are sitting in traffic around the same time. She was like, "Girl, I'm sorry I missed your call but I was already at the house 'cause it wasn't any cars on the road!" POPRAH>> Girl, she is lazy. I was mad that she had to walk the dog instead of running with Diddy. I am SO glad that he called her out by saying that she has the gift for gab but he can sense that a mile away. She was FINALLY exposed. Anyway, I want Mike to win, but truth be told I REALLY wish LaVerne would have made it!
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: OK WAIT IS IT A RECORD OR A COMPUTER?! I'se all cornfused now!
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Lionel Richie? Nah...The Commodore 64 or C64 was a REALLY old school computer (like 1982-ish). I had one and you had to program it (yes, actually write programs) to turn it into a keyboard to play music. It was frustrating because you had to write the code right and back in the day the code look like differential equations! It didn't have a monitor like computers come with now and your TV set at home was the monitor. There were games for it but I never got any as Atari came on the scene just before I threw my C64 out the window!
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Anybody remember the Tandy 1000 computer from Radio Shack? It was like the Commodore 64 but you could load programs and save them on a c%*$ette tape recorder? I think it was out a little bit before the Commodore 64.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Stop playing, slenda. LOL
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Name:
SpecialK
Comment: LHM: You don't think Diddy really got rid of Poprah? They all looked like some chickens with their heads cut off. He's trying to weed out the weak links and Poprah better watch herself. Instead of debating back and forth with Diddy she should have gotten off her butt and got the lists. I'll be damned if Diddy would have me running all through Central Park looking for him. I admire his ambition and drive but he is one arrogant SOB!!
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Yelleyw, also just playing with you all. MWM and DJ's definition of a Commodore 64 is the only correct one.
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Name:
asize12
Comment: Ummm, I'm 36 and I ain't NEVA heard of a Commodore 64 until just now. The only thing we had was Atari. >lilmocc, frogger was my ISH! But I'm the reining queen of Ms. Pac Man. I liked Dig Dug too tho...Remember Chucky Cheese used to be "Showbiz" and it was more like an arcade? That was early 80s so the 80s babies may not remember that...
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: Ok now I was alive when the Atari was around.
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: MWM...is that enuf description 4 you? You happy?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Lovely take a guess how old I'se is?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: HersheysKiss, (In deep James Earl Jones voice) I'm much better now.......
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Name:
letmein
Comment: DJ...frustrating ain't the word. I mean you had to have it down to the last semi colon or that shat wouldn't work. You think typing in a whole url is time consuming? You probably had 80 steps to get the word "happy" to scroll across the screen. My brother was a wiz at it and gave me most of my programs.
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: CTFU @ SLENDA! At 35, I know what a Commodore 64 is and even I was scratching my head like WTF?!?!?! lol SPECIAL K>> He was acting up for the cameras. It wouldn't be a good show if he made it pleasant to work for him. BUT, I will agree that he is an arrogant SOB. I think he kicks Poprah off because I only saw Mike/Stefanie when they showed the previews for next week. I could be wrong, though.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Lawdhv, GA and NC get mostly their oil from the areas that were hit by Hurricane Ike. That's why they are having a shortage. The analysts say the shortage could last another 3 weeks.
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Dayum MWM...now you REALLY going back old school! I remember the Tandy but I never had one.
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: DJ, Letmein, just stab me now, I will never debug another DOS program as long as I live.....
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: ARKANSAS>one time several years ago i had a sharp pain in my arm. i didn't know what it was untill somebody told me i may have had a mild heart attack. but it went away. but i never had that pain again. ASIZE>yeah, i have that same feeling too in my hand but right now it's feels fine. woooo! yall talking about the old school computers. my goodness The Commodore 64 i remember that one. how about the machintosh. and wasn't there one called Gemini?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: DJ, my older brother was a geek and had one, then he figured out that mofo really didn't do shat unless you programmed it, or you had to buy program books and key the programs in and save them, so I played around with it a few times after he got bored with it.....
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Asize>> I have an older bro/sis so that's why I remember Commodore 64. RANDOM--'Memba the little mini arcade games that you could put on a table top, but they actually looked like something you'd find at the arcade? I really liked Asteroids, Frogger, and Centipede. Member Qubert?
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Name:
beyourself
Comment: Good morning, everyone. I made it back from the "Big D" safely, even though "Dem Boys" lost. Hubbie was mad, but got over it. Poor thing, when he got to work this morning, his whole entire desk was decorated in Redskins stickers, newspaper clippins, and magazine photos. Now, that was hillarious. I will e-mail you all a picture. I must say Isa happy, because my team won, "Go Titans". First time in history that we are 4-0.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: SpecialK, he's arrogant but I believe him when he said he tries to make them better. Alot of his assistants have went on to do bigger and better things. One thing I like is when he said "I'm going to be great today, I'm going to be great today". It may sound cheesy but once you put those positives thoughts out there, you will be great today.
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Damn, I confessed too early.
Anyway, HersheysBrown, step away from MostWantedMan or I'll cut that thong and you'll be left like Lovely on a Sunday morning.
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: to all- from what was stated in the AJC (newspaper in ATL) they said the shortage it really hitting NC,TN,GA. its supposed to last until Columbus day. I have resorted to catching the city bus. now if you head north they have gas-aint that a blip?
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Special K>> I meant to say I think they kept Poprah up to this POINT just so that she would have the opportunity to work with Puffy so that he could chew her out. I always wondered why they kept her-- especially since she went up for elimination so many times. Ok yall, I'll check back in later!!!!!
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Name:
SpecialK
Comment: LHM: Poprah does talk a good game and has the gift of gab but she is lazy as hell. I hope he picks Mike. I can see him dogging out either of the two whitey's left. He couldn't even remember Stephanie's name. LOL!! Have you also noticed how many "former" assistants he's had?
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: asize12- my sister and i used to go at it everyday over ms.pacman- I loved the early video games. this stuff now is too complicated.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: I remember the Atari. We had one at my grandmother's house. Asize I remember when Chucky Cheese was Showbiz Pizza Place. Lawdhv, I was hoping LaVerna would have made it too. I don't think none of them have "it".
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Darnit Lawd you didn't see my post up ^^ there about the table top games? Weren't they the shat?!?! I want mine right now! I know it's at my mom's. She didn't get rid of any of my stuff.
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: letmein, y'all were some 'uppity' folks...a PRINTER? Man, y'all was ballin'! I remember them printers from public school...everything was big and blocky back in the day. Even the paper...it had those edges that you had to peel off...thank God for Xerox! And as for the programming...aw man, that's when I discovered that I didn't have patience. I remember when I would be on punishment my mom would take away my record player and leave me with the 64...she was so wicked! Mommy dearest....
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Before I head out, Ark, we are >< on Diddy. He's an arse, but you have to respect what he has accomplished.
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Bulky and blocky as hell!!! What you know about the preforated edges with the holes in it? You had to line those holes up just right on the printer or it would be crooked. HA!! And it was LOUD as a '64 Buick with an old muffler!
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Slenda, I don't get your analogy... MWM, my guess is maybe 44 (since you have the niglet in college).
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Bigchassie, so how you know it was a mild heart attack if you didn't go to the doctor?
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: 12, I remember Showbiz -- went there a lot. My goddaughter refuses to believe there was anything before Chucky Cheese. I tried to tell her!!!
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Aw shat, I keep trying to leave and see folks responding! lol Letmein>> Only the highpost kids in the neighborhood had the table tops. We had the USED Atari. Did the games ever show in color? My momma wouldn't let us use the 'good' tv for Atari. We used the bootleg black and white tv with the 3 inch screen! lol By the way, PLEASE tell Honeyhoe to come on the trip! I'd love to meet her! SPECIALK CEREAL>> He has a lot of former assistants, but I am sure they are BALLING in one of his businesses. A true statement was said last night-- a CEO's admin is like a co-CEO because they are the closest person to the HNIC. They know EVERYTHING and are privvy to a lot of things that others are not. Wasn't Kim Porter one of his a$$istants? If so, I rest my case. ARK> At first I thought they booted LaVern because of his/her 'orientation'. But then I think about Farnsworth Bentley and a few of the other a$$istants on the show and that threw my theory right out the window~! lol OK, I GOTTA GO FOR REAL THIS TIME!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Lovely...Michelle Obama will be on 18th and Vine on October 1st. Doors open at 4:00 and the program starts at 5:10. 1st come 1st serve.
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Close Lovely, 43 but that's my second niglet I'm sending to college.... Yup, I got busy early, before you do the math......
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: CTHU@SLENDA!!! no u didnt!!! "left like Lovely on a Sunday morning",, I love it!!!LOL ooh see now I want to play me some 'centipede' or milipede!!! SMDH @ you youngun's on the commodore64, and yep I member the Tandy' from radio shack!!! LOL and how the heck you aint knowin' about Patrice Rushen!!!! Jesus.. help em!!!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >lawdhv, I remember centipede! But my fav, to this day will always and forever be Ms. Pac Man. I'on remember Qubert...Hubby loves Donkey Kong and I wanted to get it for him one year but PS2 doesn't have it. I heard that Xbox has it but I ain't buyin' no Xbox. PS2 is enough and no, I ain't buying no PS3 cuz they cost too damn much!
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: letmein, thanks for the info! That's tomorrow... I get off at 4 and I work downtown. I'll drive by and if it's not too crowded, I might attempt to get a seat. Is it at that auditorium on the south side of the street?
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: SpecialK, during the first episode Diddy mention he's had alot of assistants. He said he likes to get them prepared b/c it's tough working in the entertainment business. Plus some of his ex assistants moved up in his company.
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: *pops Slenda in the back of the head* You know you wrong for that! LOL
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: Slenda..no need to cut it off. You know I'd gladly take them off for you. *just saying* back to work I go. Dayum you and O-Lawdy-Y
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: CTFU @ letmein! louder than a '64 Buick? Girl, you crazy...but so right! Perforated...that's the word I was looking for. Man, you get that paper to feed wrong and you could wrap it up! I remember when I jammed the printer in my school library and the cheesy librarian (who oddly reminds me of Sarah Palin) turned like a blood shot red in the face! Wow! I wonder how we survived in them days...I mean, we didn't even have the internet or cell phones! OMG!!!
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: DJ, I've had a cell phone since my senior year in highschool and it's hard to remember what I ever did without one. I think then, I stayed home more and sat on the phone longer and when I wasn't at home or at school, I was always with my boyfriend & friends so I didn't really need a cell phone. Now, I panic if I leave my phone at home.
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: Slenda...btw...you know better than to say some mess in reference to me!*arched i-brow/sucking teeth*
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Name:
lilmocc
Comment: DJ> Could it be that it was all so simple then? LOL Yeah, things have most certainly changed. But they have some table top games out now. It is a small box with a joystick. You plug them to the TV like you would a DVD player and off you go. They have it in Pac Man/Ms. Pac Man, Donkey Kong and I want to say Frogger. My niece and nephew received them for Christmas last year. They are like $20, but boy was playing with those things a blast from the past.
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: ...and our reality TV was shows like 'Candid Camera'...a cheesy movie like 'Teen Wolf' was a Summer blockbuster...
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: Rosie Perez says rap song is rude. Actress and choreographer Rosie Perez is no stranger to hip hop. After all, she grew up in Brooklyn and has had various film and TV ties that were connected to the culture since the early 90s. But a more mature Perez says Kanye West’s verbal tribute to her in his hit “Good Morning” is less than cool. “I’m a woman of a certain age,” Perez tells New York magazine. “If you’re gonna mention me in a song, have a little respect. He mentions my breasts. When you walk down the street and you have 15-year-old boys… (and) they’re like ‘Yo, Rosie, D’s D’s, Rosie Perez,’ it’s no good.”
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: hey fam!!!! they are workin me like a slave these days.... 1st off, CTFU@Slenda's analogy. LMAO!!!!! the first gaming system i had was the first nintendo, and i loved it.... i played the atari at a cousin's house tho. ASIZE, we're >< on that PS3. my hubby has been wantin one, but he'll get over it or buy it himself...
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Lilmocc, my nephews have those games you just plug to the tv. I play the hell out of Pac Man. I'm going to get a couple of my son for Christmas.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Remember Duck Hunt on first Nintendo's with the snickering dog?
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: ok, i have this club song in my head and don't know the name. someone told me it's just us, and it's drivin me crazy b/c i know some of the words, but not the rest. DJ and ASIZE, and any other music officianado help!!!!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Lovely...I'll have to check for you. Uh, for the game heads who are holding their pockets, Playstation is now offering the 80 gig PS3 for the price of the 40 gig. I'm thinking about getting my son one but I will only buy the 80 gig so he can still play his PS2 games on it. I refuse to invest in another gaming system because my son has 100+ PS2 games. I be damn if I start over with a XBox or something. I did consider the Wii since it's on the lower price side. I doubt it though.
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: Its crazy how not that much time has passed but technology is SOOO much better. I remember the Atari, thought Nintendo was all that and the Wii is my new fav. I try to not get on often cause I have an addictive personality but that thing is so much fun. I was looking into gettin the Wii fit cause I hear it actually works
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: lilmocc, things were alot more simpler...and I thought I saw the little game boxes you're talking about in Wal-Mart. >Size12, I feel you on the PS3...I tried to keep up with the gaming systems for my kids and gave up. By the time you catch up another gaming system comes out or gets upgraded...and these systems cost the same as some home computer systems complete with printers. And what a difference between what we grew up playing and what our kids have to play with...I mean, the games in our day had block figures with lego faces where the only way you were able to tell it was a face was because some of the pixels were darker than others. Now, some of the games I see my kids playing got beads of sweat, or muscles and actual fingers...yes, you can actually count fingers! In my day, a small square represented a hand...attached to another block that represented the torso...and so on, and so forth!
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: I remember loving Pac Man and Space Invaders. Anyone ever wonder about the name "DonkeyKong"? I mean what was really going on with that? I was just marvelling the other day at Madden '08 as compared to those loud azz electric football games where the the magnetic men basically vibrated down the field.
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Lovely
Comment: My man and his brother camped out overnight and each bought 2 PS3's... They both kept one for their houses and they sold the other. I wanna say he got over $1000 on ebay for the one he put on there.
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letmein
Comment: YLawdY....Duck Hunt is the shat too! My son has it and we still play it from time to time. I can't believe he keeps up with his games as well as he does. My daughter even had a Sega Dreamcast and my son took over that and will play it from time to time.
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CRENEEJ
Comment: YLY, i got Duck Hunt from one of the vendors in the mall that sell those plug in games w/ like 500 games on them.. it had contra, magic jewel, excite bike, and others....
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yelleyw
Comment: I wonder what the new toy or game is gonna drive people to lose their minds this Christmas? *thinking hard so I can buy some in advance*
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Name:
letmein
Comment: I had the hand held football game where the men were little squares. Damn, that was fun, too! Y'all killing me. I want to go home and pull out some stuff and have some fun! I will admit that was one of the biggest perks about having a son, boy toys are the shat!!! I couldn't wait to buy my son a racing car track and a train set. Every year he gets a new remote control something or other for Christmas. Last year he got this remote controlled firefly. He flew it across the street on this lady's roof. We had to wait for the snow to melt before it would come down. Every summer, spring and fall you'll find me outside rolling something up and down the street. I prefer his Batman car, it's FAST!!!
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asize12
Comment: >creneej, gimme a few lyrics of the song...>ylawd, I remember that game. That was funny *chuckle* >akg, I bought the tv Ms. PacMan for my sister about 3 years ago and I swear, like clockwork, she played that damn thing every night! She said it was the best present she ever got! LOL She played it so much that she broke it...guess what she's getting this year???? And I'll be buying myself...sorry, my son Frogger so I can play it;-)
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asize12
Comment: Damn...I can't believe tomorrow is Oct. 1st! I swear, these months are FLYING by! Christmas is Friday...
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Name:
yelleyw
Comment: I'm outtie I tried to make it till 12 but I can't stay awake any longer. I fell asleep twice at my desk so I'm gonna take a half day before I get busted. Have a great rest of the day fam!!!
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Dayum, YLY...you really showing your age now! Magnetic football? Do they still sell those?...>Crenee, I will offer help but I'll need some clues. I have some club/dance/house/techno knowledge but it's not a strong as soul...okay, I've heard of a club group called Just Us. I have one of there records. The record I have is called 'What A Night'...does this ring a bell?
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YLawdY
Comment: DJ...I don't think so. Remember you could put the stickers for the different teams on your players? LOL PSF used to get mad and try to shoot the dog in Duck Hunt when he would snicker.
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Duck Hunt is like the Wii's great-great grandaddy...we had some interactive games back in the day...
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: YLY, I was never priveledged enough to be the rightful owner of a magnetic football game. I used to watch the affluent children play and laugh with their magnetic football games. The rest of us impoverished immigrants had to be satisfied with playing paper football...and drawing our favorite team logos on them. But I ain't knockin' rich kids...
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CRENEEJ
Comment: DJ, i know that at some point, i know they were singing and talking and she says 'feel the fire in my soul'.... i know they're also saying, 'just us, just us, just ussssss', and then it sounds like 'lovin, breathin, feelin mighty freely', but i don't know what they're sayin....
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CRENEEJ
Comment: oh, DJ, they also say, 'in my heart'
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: CREENJ...that song was sung by Two Tons of Fun (who broke from Sylvester) I love that club mix ..*searching playlist on my computer*
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Name:
asize12
Comment: LMAO @ creneej! Girl, your humming the song is crackin' me up! LOL I still can't figure it out...Is it a new song or is it old?
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: DJ...your version took more creativity and developed art skills in the process.
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: ASIZE, i neva said i was a good dancer and thanks HK, i'll try to find it..... ASIZE, i was bout to call but i messed up MS Outlook, and i'm tryin to fix... LOL i'm bout to call the help desk out in India.... LOL
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HersheysKiss
Comment: DJ & CreenJ here you go... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBt6zNtMpn4
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Wow, good catch Hershey...cause for a minute I was stumped by Crenee's lyrics. I know Two Tons of Fun but I'm not familiar with those lyrics...what's the name of the song? And I think Two Tons became the Weather Girls...
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CaliRedbone
Comment: Excuse me, 'Are you Jesus?'
A few years ago a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago . They had assured their wives that they would be home in plenty of time for Friday night's dinner. In their rush, with tickets and briefcases, one of these salesmen inadvertently kicked over a table which held a display of apples. Apples flew everywhere. Without stopping or looking back, they all managed to reach the plane in time for their nearly missed boarding.
ALL BUT ONE !!! He paused, took a deep breath, got in touch with his feelings, and experienced a twinge of compassion for the girl whose apple stand had been overturned.
He told his buddies to go on without him, waved good-bye, told one of them to call his wife when they arrived at their home destination and explain his taking a later flight. Then he returned to the terminal where the apples were all over the terminal floor.
He was glad he did.
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CaliRedbone
Comment: The 16-year-old girl was totally blind! She was softly crying, tears running down her cheeks in frustration, and at the same time helplessly groping for her spilled produce as the crowd swirled about her, no one stopping and no one to care for her plight.
The salesman knelt on the floor with her, gathered up the apples, put them back on the table and helped organize her display As he did this, he noticed that many of them had become battered and bruised; these he set aside in another basket.
When he had finished, he pulled out his wallet and said to the girl, 'Here, please take this $40 for the damage we did. Are you okay?' She nodded through her tears.. He continued on with, 'I hope we didn't spoil your day too badly.'
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CaliRedbone
Comment: As the salesman started to walk away, the bewildered blind girl called out to him, 'Mister. ...' He paused and turned to look back into those blind eyes. She continued, 'Are you Jesus?'
He stopped in mid-stride, and he wondered. Then slowly he made his way to catch the later flight with that question burning and bouncing about in his soul: 'Are you Jesus?' Do people mistake you for Jesus? That's our destiny, is it not? To be so much like Jesus that people cannot tell the difference as we live and interact with a world that is blind to His love, life and grace.
If we claim to know Him, we should live, walk and act as He would. Knowing Him is more than simply quoting Scripture and going to church. It's actually living the Word as life unfolds day to day.
You are the apple of His eye even though we, too, have been bruised by a fall. He stopped what He was doing and picked you and me up on a hill called Calvary and paid in full for our damaged fruit.
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MsFresno
Comment: Did anybody watch Prison Break last night. I wish they would get rid of Cress Williams character. I hate his acting he is terrible.
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Hershey, I hit up the link and now I get it...I remember that song! I need to get it in my ipod and add it to my disco playlist...definitely brings back memories...thank goodness for youtube, huh?
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CRENEEJ
Comment: HK, i could kiss you!!! THANKS!!!!!!!
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: and ASIZE, meant to say i'm not a good singer...LOL
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: ARKANSAS>i don't know if it was a mild heart attack or not but i know my arm felt very tight, like it had a very tight rope around it. but it quickly went away though. so i don't know, it may have been gas or sumpthin. but that happend several years ago, i never had that kind of pain in my arm since. strange i know.
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HersheysKiss
Comment: "2 Turn tables a mike and a blue light" (bka DJ) Check out the link. Yes. Two Tons of Fun did become The Weather Girls after they left their 1st label. I think Sylvester had died by then or was ill. Check out the link I've posted above to hear the song. I recognized the lyrics immediately. That's my jam....it's a favorite song to throw on right before the lights come up/fog machine cuts off....letting folks know, time to take your azzez home. ROTFL
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Crenee, what made this classic record jump out in your head? Did you hear it on the radio?
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Name:
slenda
Comment: Ok, you can talk about something else now. You know you're excluding half the board's population by talking about 80s games, 80s music. See, yelleyw done fell asleep already.
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Name:
letmein
Comment: warm cinnamon rolls are the debil!
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: DJ while you at it...how bout making a sistah a classic club party mix. I'd greatly appreciate and I'll pay for the shipping. Honest!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: MsFresno...which one is Cress Williams?
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Hershey, it's funny that you say that because I can remember when I was traveling around Europe alot of the clubs I went to did put that song on as they were closing down...I don't understand the connection. That's weird, but as I listen to it I can kinda see where I (the DJ) would throw that on...Sort of like giving you a record to get your heart rate back to normal. Aw man, now you got me thinking about the days when I was clubbing and the lights would turn on...them were some funny times! So many funny tales of what darkness can do for people...! I dubbed it the 'Rude Awakening'!
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CRENEEJ
Comment: DJ, i've always loved that song.....i'm trying to add to my playlist on playlist.com, but it's not up there, so i can't...
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: and DJ, i want a CD too, i'll pay for shipping too!!!
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Whew! Hershey, that's a tough one! There's SO MANY directions I could go with that...My mix would be the ultimate soundtrack to workout to...in fact, just listening to it would burn calories!!!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: LOL @ creneej! So is the song that Hersh said the right one? And I think Sylvester died of AIDS in '89. I loved his flaming as.s! *singing* Youuuu make me feel...mighty real!
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CRENEEJ
Comment: in that case, please send me one DJ....so SLENDA, what's on your mind today???? what an MD and FD from your post ^^^
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Especially when the lights came on and you find out the nicca that's been chasing you all night got bucked teeth, crossed eyes and black azz lips! LOL!! Whew....
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >letmein, try the warm cinammon rolls from Micky D's.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Bigchassie, so you really don't know how a heart attack feels? lol
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: yes ASIZE yes lawd!!!!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: akgirl...was that you discussing Cube's new CD? I heard it over the weekend...FIYAH!!!!!!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: Dang, I hit submit too quick! I was tryna say that PD is eating one damn near everytime I pick her up from work and they smell so good! *salivating*
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Name:
slenda
Comment: CreeneJ, MD = Managing Director, FD = Financial Director.
I have nothing on my mind, I need to be entertained.
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: well here's a funny story just for u SLENDA.... while i was humming that song into my phone to send to ASIZE for help, my director just walked in chuckled and walked back out.... when i saw her at the water cooler she said, i missed you on the american idol outtakes last season, did u try out? i'm a little hurt....
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Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Hold on letmein...how about that chick that I thought looked like Jada but got hit with that 'Rude Awakening' and look more like Shabba Ranks...talkin' bout, "Mr. Lovermaaaann.......SHABBA!" Man, there's something about that club darkness and liquor that impairs vision...and at the end of the night folk start gettin nervous when they know that light comin'...
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: Disillusioned_Jones>>>>> I went out and bought a stand alone arcade system from a local Sears Store. It has Asteroids, Centipede,Joust, Pac Man Ms Pac Man, and others. My kids play that more than the new games. But the PS3 is what is really going down. If you get that, it changes everything. I can put movies on a SD card and insert that card right into the PS3 and watch them or connect my PS3 to my network.
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Name:
Penelope
Comment: Hey y'all! Hope everyone's doing ok...Msa. Fres...is Cress Williams the %*$asin? If so, I'm glad to see the brother getting some work on such a popular show. I'm just getting frustrated because I want to see the prisoners make progress, but they keep getting waylaid...
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Name:
Penelope
Comment: Awe Creen...but that was funny. I gotta use it.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Brahahaha @ Cree..
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Letmein, wasn't me discussing Cube's cd. I'm headed to rhapsody now to listen to it. Anybody getting TI's new cd today? Anyone heard J Hud's cd? I like it.
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slenda
Comment: Won't be laughing at you CreeneJ. You must've sang on key cause when I first saw your question, I knew which song it was, except HershTheQueen had already beat me to it. You're just fine with me, well, maybe until I hear you sing lol.
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: well thank u slenda.... i've let it be known if u catch me on the right day, u will hear a song.... i used to require dancing in the office, but that didn't go over well.
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Name:
CRENEEJ
Comment: perhaps b/c i suffer from a rhythm deficiency. lol that's all right i'm jammin now...sangin 'you make me feel'
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: 'Indecent' Dress, Lewd Conduct Banned at JSU
By Sidney Collins -- Black College Wire
Jackson State University students are expected to behave and dress in a manner that represents the university in a positive way. For the 2008-2009 school term, JSU students are being asked to heed and obey a decorum policy that was first instituted last year.
Photo by Ja'Vonnie Royster/Blue&White Flash
Student in cafereria displays underwear
The policy which focuses on dress, language and keeping the campus litter-free, and encourages students to act in a professional manner while on campus or any university sponsored event.
The decorum policy states, "Conduct which is disorderly, lewd, indecent and or portrayed on the premises of the university or at university sponsored events will not be tolerated." However, there are conflicting ideas about whether the policy is being strictly enforced.
One campus public safety officer who asked to remain anonymous, said enforcement of other policies has not been strong. "I just don't know what to do. First they tell us to do one thing, then they tell us to do another. At the beginning of the fall semester of 2007, they told us to give tickets to students who were caught walking around campus without IDs, but that issue has not been strongly enforced this year."
Most students interviewed said the policy should be enforced, while others feel it is pointless and that they should not be told what to do or what to wear.
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YLawdY
Comment: " I think for the most part students have been following the policy, but I feel that most students are going to do what they want to do," said De' Arbreya Lee, a freshman from Pittsburg, Calif.
Aramis Gentoy, a freshman from Memphis, Tenn., favors the policy. "I don't feel that the decorum is too strict. I feel that we should go by the rules," Gentoy said.
Ricky Booker, a junior political science major from Greenwood, Miss., believes that enforcing the policy will be beneficial in the long-run to prepare students in the real world.
"I believe that following the rules will help us not only be better students, but it will help us know how to dress and act outside of the university as well," said Booker.
The Department of Public Safety expects students to take the policy seriously.
"We want to make sure we have enough information before we start to (strictly) enforce the policy. We have had several violations against the policy last year, and we gave out tickets to students who violated the rules. The policy will be much stricter this year. We are going to enforce the profanity and ID issue," said Sgt. Angela Butler.
Violating the decorum policy will first result in a verbal warning and a written record will be placed in the student's file.
Community service may also be given if deemed necessary. Fines may also range from $50 - $200 and probation and/ or campus service and counseling.
Marcus Chanay, associate vice president for Student Life, said from his observations, the majority of students seem to be adhering to the policy.
"IDs are being worn visibly and the dress policy is being enforced in the classroom and at official university functions," Chanay said.
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slenda
Comment: WATCH OUT FOR THE BOSS CreeneJ!!!
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Admit it CRENEEJ, you got voted out of the Rhythm Nation...... LoL....
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: I will be picking up Jhud and robin thicke today. Joe's new cd is nice also. Have to get Iron man today to.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House's failure to pass a $700 billion bailout package Monday not only held back billions for Wall Street, but also was a major blow to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign.
The Republican presidential nominee raised the stakes for himself last week when he suspended his campaign and returned to Washington for negotiations over a solution to the financial crisis.
"Even before the House vote, voters blamed Republicans more than Democrats for the crisis. Then McCain suspended his campaign to come back to Washington to rally support for a rescue plan," said Bill Schneider, a CNN political analyst. "He failed, so he gets blamed by both supporters and opponents of the rescue plan."
During a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, McCain appeared to distance himself from Monday's House vote, saying the congressional inaction had "every American and the entire economy at the gravest risk."
"Yesterday, the country and the world looked to Washington for leadership, and Congress once again came up empty-handed," he said.
But over the weekend, McCain had involved himself in the efforts to get the bailout package to the president's desk. iReport: Do you support the bailout?
Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the top Republican in the House, said that McCain was actively involved in lobbying Republican House members Sunday to line up behind the bailout.
"He has been making calls to members in support of this bill ... and I'm grateful for his support," Boehner said.
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iReport.com: Do you support the bailout?
CNN/Money: Stocks jump on open
McCain, Obama react to bailout's failure
Politicans point fingers after bailout bill fails
But it was a majority of McCain's own Republicans in the House who voted against the bailout by a 2-1 ratio Monday afternoon, leaving the outcome of the bailout in doubt and sending the stock market diving 778 points. Despite McCain's lobbying efforts, 133 House Republicans voted against the bill.
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LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Afternoon family! Just finishing up lunch. FRES>> See, I KNOW'D DERE IS A GAWD.... TI and Robin Thicke CD's are coming out on the same day!!!!! Are you enjoying the new house?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: I hate to admit it, but I have to agree with the Rethugs who voted against it. I think it's a bad deal.
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Cuzzin, you might want to mention that ALL the rep's in the Senator McCain's home state AZ voted against it. RANDOMNESS>> I just started wearing a little blush on my cheeks. I am wondering if I look like Bozo the Clown. Does anyone wear blush? If so, how do you apply it?
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Send me a pic LawdHvmrcy and I'll tell ya......
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: old school, the PS3 sounds good and all but what I hate is that before you know it, you'll be having to cop the PS4...the industry knows how to keep its hand in your pocket. I watch some of my DVD's on my ipod or PSP...after awhile I just drew a line in the sand and said enough.
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: Lawd i am loving it. I wish i had the money to do all the things i want to do to the house but it will be a work in progress.
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Name:
asize12
Comment: *yawn* I just took a 15 min. power nap with my head down on my desk and I'm still sleepy! I'm going to bed on time tonight! *ZZZZZZZZZZZ*
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: HUSHUP, MWM! lol FRES> Take your time and enjoy it!!! Let me know when the housewarming is so that I can mail you a Glade candle! :)
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: speaking of music the T.I. cd is nice- I picked it up out the trunk last week. Its been selling like hotcakes. I plan to get the j-hud and robin thicke cd's today.
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oldschoolbrother
Comment: The Chicago Spire is nothing more than a concrete hole in the ground but reclusive Beanie Baby magnate Ty Warner has decided he wants the best views from the proposed building.
Warner has signed a contract to buy the 10,000-plus square-foot, two-story penthouse at the Spire, which originally carried a $40 million asking price. The sales price was not disclosed.
Shelbourne Development has said it has sales contracts for more than 30 percent of the units in the 2,000-foot-tall skyscraper designed by Santiago Calatrava.
The announcement is a needed dose of good news for the Spire, 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, whose future remains unclear due to the seizing up of the real estate and credit markets.
The foundation is 100 percent complete," said spokeswoman Kim Metcalfe. "We are working on utilities.
"The superstructure will re-emerge when the market re-emerges. We're essentially slowing down to match the marketplace. We can't ignore what's happening on Wall Street. We can't do anything but make sure we're in a position to re-emerge when the market emerges."
An international road show to market the building is expected to re-start early next year and include stops in cities where response was good. The building's completion is scheduled for 2012.
The publicity-shy Warner did not return phone calls for comment. His penthouse, on floors 141 and 142, will have 360-degree views and will be the tallest residential floor in the world.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: Lawdh, I hate blush. My mom did my makeup for prom and senior pictures. Both times she put blush on me. Both times, I wiped it off once I left her presence.
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: dj- yes the electric football game is still being sold but its really expensive now ($150.00) i had one with 6 diffrent teams. me and my friends used to go at it in the summer. I miss the times we had growing up.
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MsFresno
Comment: lol@ lawd thank you.
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Name:
formerlyknownasarkansasgirl
Comment: You can listen to TI full cd on AOL. I'm loving it.
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Name:
HersheysKiss
Comment: SMH...*no that SC broad didn't say mail a Glade Candle* A hot mess! In that case I'm sending a box Swiffer Wipes.
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: Like I'm kidding LawdHvMrcy, send to my gubment name account, if you ain't forgot it.....
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Name:
asize12
Comment: Okay, WHY in the sam hell do I keep nodding off at my desk? I need to follow yelley's lead and go hom early...*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: has anyone had this happen to them- My insurance company STATE FARM added my sons car to my insurance (they dont know how this happened) anyway they are now saying they can get my money back in 2 weeks- OH He11 no- i want my $$$ now- you made the mistake ($225) and u are dragging your feet-nah cough it up now- i dont know what the deal is but im told the agent this is bad business and this needs to stop now!!
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Name:
MsFresno
Comment: ooh hershey send me the swiffer duster wipes, lol thanks in advance.
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: I spoke to my son and he explained to me what happened- he apologized and i have forgiven him-BUT i informed him that he cant call me for BS- he will stay in the can for silly stuff-call your momma cause im not coming to get you. he was locked up for 8.5 hrs and he stated the food was nasty. I let him know to cherish his freedom because its priceless!!!!
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Name:
MidwestMan1
Comment: TQG, most likely because they have to cut the check from the corp office, the local agent can't cut checks from their level, their mostly middle men/women.....
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >akg, I DESPISE blush! It makes you look like Raggedy Ann...or like you're an extra on Good Times. Don't nobody wear blush now...do they? *please say no*
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: 12, go take a walk around your building. The fresh air always helps to energize me. You need to get your blood pumping.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Ark, I hate blush too, it looks so unnatural. My friend had blush in her wedding photos but none of the bridesmaids did and I think our makeup looked WAYYYY better than hers.
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: ARK> LOL @ you dissing your momma makeup skills!!! I have soft pink, mineral-based color. I honestly can't see it when I put it on, but a coworker mentioned that it looked nice today. I am her manager so she could very well be lying to me! lol Anyway cheeks are SOOOOO big, that I like to put a nice soft color on them to break up my lovely mocha skin color! hehehe But seriously, I like the natural look, where it doesn't even look like you have on makeup. Fashion Fair is the debbil TQG>>> Once you get some gas, Imma need you to go get me a bootleg copy of TI. MWM>> My cheeks are pink, but my lips are blue cause I had a Blueberry Hawaiin Punch Singles to go. I look like Rainbow Brite... HERSH>> lol Why you tripping, her house will be smelling beautifully mango!?!?!?! Asize>> wake yo azz up-- I just said that I wore blush! a soft pink hey that is barely noticeble. But I feel you on the Raggedy Ann! lol
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >lovely, I have on 4 in. heels today, I'on think so...maybe I'll just walk to the water fountain & back...
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: 12, be a champ and walk in the heels. If I can do it (practically every day), I know you can. You've done something physical that I don't think I could ever live through -- you had a baby!!
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: MWM-i feel what you are saying but i guess what has me about to spazz is how are you going to add another car to my policy and not even inform me? no one seems to be able to explain. My thing is well u messed up fix it so it does not happen again!!!
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: compared to child birth, everything else is childs play!! Now go get some fresh air.
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: LHM- give me an address and i will send u a copy. I found some gas in University city. No lines it was simple.
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Name:
LawdHvMrcy
Comment: Lovely, could it be that your friend was just ugly compared to her wedding party? lol MWM>> You have mail. I pray that is you... otherwise I just sent a picture of my cheeks to somebody. My FACE cheeks, that is... hehehe OK, gotta run. Lunch break is OVA!
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Name:
TheQuietGuy
Comment: Raphael Sadiq will be in charlotte Friday OCt.3rd At amos Southend. Tickets are $30.00.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: LHM, no, she's a very pretty girl but her makeup was so overdone and so fake looking that it just showed how much better and how much more natural ours was. I guess since she doesn't normally wear blush, it stood out more (which is the look the makeup lady that she brought in was apprently going for).
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: $30 for Raphael Saadiq tickets? That's a pretty good deal there...
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: TQG, Janet Jackson tickets here are $150 -- I had to tell my girl I don't like Janet OR LL enough to pay $150. Apparently, no one in KC does because there are still some really good seats left. They have cheaper tickets but the seats are crappy. My R. Kelly tickets (in the same venue) were only $80 and I was right up front.
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >lovely, I wear heels everyday and for the most part, all of my shoes are comfortable. But I be DAMNED if I'ma walk around with no destination in 'em, that's out. Speaking of comfortable heels, WHY did I wear a pair of my heels for the 1st time to the Rickey Smiley comedy show saturday and we had to park a damn country mile cuz parking next to the arena was $25!!! It was 4 of us so we were all going in on the parking, but we all agreed that $25 was high as hell so we drove down to the next garage and it was $10. So, here I go in these heels that were cool for the 1st 5 min. of walking, but I swear on the 6th min. & beyond it was like TORTURE! *whispering* I took 'em off when we got in the arena, then I put 'em back on when we sat down. After the show, we were walking to the garage and I just told them, "I can't make it...y'all gon' hafta pick me up in front of the arena cuz I ain't gon' be able to do it". So, I sat on the bench and waited 15 min. until they pulled in front and walked my happy as.s down the steps to the car. I will NEVER wear those shoes again...unless I get them stretched. BTW, they were made by Chinese Laundry, I won't be buying shoes with that name on 'em ever again! *rubbin' bunions*
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: 12, I had a pair of Chinese Laundry shoes back in college and vowed to NEVA buy them again. I'll spend as much money as necessary to have shoes that feel good. **matter of fact, it's getting cooler now... almost time to go boot shopping!!
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >lovely, girl you know I've been peepin' the boots since the beginning of this month! Aldo has some bangin' boots! But unfortunately at this time, I will just be 'peepin' cuz I'm tryna get my couch out the layaway...*damn priorties!*
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Name:
Taurusingr
Comment: asize12: Hey thurr lady! sml!1 Whaddup??
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: 12, I love Aldo boots... they have some Miss Sixty boots at Nordstrom that I think I'm gonna have to get too. Other than that, I haven't really been looking. I'm trying to decide if Maxwell deserves to see me in a dress or if I should go a little more casual so right now that's been my major priority -- gotta stay fly for Maxwell.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Hola. Formerly - I'm still slurping Theraflu and took some expired Nyquil last night. I didn't mix it with Lovely's champagne, though. /TQG - Best wishes to your ex and others. When Wachovia bought/merged with First Union years ago several people I know lost their jobs. /Lovely - You ain't collecting no money; you'll just shop it away and not bring us anythang.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Ame, I'll model for everyone! :-) Just kidding!! I hope you feel better, colds suck.
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Name:
letmein
Comment: 25/20's are crazy as hell!! This temp that JUST started working here was standing by when I told my coworker that I was going to walk to Best Buy (got dropped off by hubby today). So 25/20 pipes all in and asks why I'm walking (which I was NOT) and I said I didn't have my car. Her azz says 'here's my keys it's the black on black Denali out front, take mine I don't mind'. Uh, 1st of all you don't even know my name, AND you don't even know if I can drive let alone have a driver's license. All I could think about was that she better be glad it wasn't 20 years ago because I'd have her damn Denali floating down the highway blowing smoke out the windows and all.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: letmein, get the keys, come scoop me and let's check the armrest for happy hour money!! Lets teach the temp a lesson!!
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Blush applied correctly will give you a nice glow. Cuzzin....hold your phone away from your face, take a pic and send it to me.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: YLY, I get the post-spooge glow. Does that count?
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Name:
Disillusioned_Jones
Comment: Yeah, yeah letmein! And I'd be in the passenger seat going through her CD's and throwing them out the window like, "Nope. SLipknot? Nope. Kid Rock? Nope. Hall and Oates? Hold up..." just like Quenn La in 'Set it Off'...
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: TQG - A lot of us live in the suburbs in ATL, so the transit system is not very convenient or time-effective. However, since the gas went up more people in the 'burbs drive to pick-up points and ride the bus and train. Note has been doing it for a while. But you have to allow extra time to do all that. For instance, in morning traffic I can get downtown in 20-30 minutes. If I drive to the nearest train station and ride the train, my commute time will be over an hour. The gas crisis is another reminder for me to count my blessings that I now work at home.
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Name:
letmein
Comment: RIGHT!!!! Stupid idiot! When I said something to her about not knowing me her exact words were 'you seem to be responsible and someone said you've been working here a long time' **faints**......**I wonder how much gas she has** LOL!!
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Name:
letmein
Comment: Lovely...here's what it says about Michelle Obama's appearance:
18th Street
Between Vine Street and Highland Street
Kansas City, MO
Public Entrance: 18th Street and The Paseo
ADA Entrance: East 17th Terrace and The Paseo
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Ame, I have (had) a friend who moved to ATL so that he could come out of the closet. He moved down there and now won't talk to any of his old crew... Last I heard, he was all wifed up with some big thuggish looking guy (and my friend is extra nerdy). **I don't know what that has to do with anything that's been said here today but I thought of it so I thought I'd share**
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: thanks letmein, i'll drive past when i get off tomorrow and see how crowded it is. **Dear Lord, please let Mrs Michelle wear something other than a flowered dress. This I ask in Jesus' name. Amen.**
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: I remember Pong, Commodore, Tandy, and Wang computers. My brother and I went temporarily blind playing on his Atari for hours. letmein - It was also hooked up to a small black and white TV. /YLawdY - I look forward to seeing you while you're in the ATL. /beyourself - I sent you the cruise info last week.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Lovely ...no, it doesn't count. The spooge glow is not always practical or readily available when a glow is needed.
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: O-well... I tried.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: I hated that acidic-type fax paper that was on a roll. Someone would send a 30-page fax and you'd have to either cut each page, or drag the 50-feet long roll to the copier and copy each page. And it faded after a while. I cursed my boss out when the plain paper fax machines came out and he was too cheap to buy one.
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: ALAMEDA, Calif. - The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin on Tuesday just four games into his second season, bringing finality to a situation that had been simmering for eight months.
NFL.com reported that offensive line coach Tom Cable was being promoted to the top job.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: smh @ "prayer for michelle'.... lord forgive them....
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Name:
YLawdY
Comment: Man saves dog from Fla. shark attack
The Fla. man punches 5-foot shark until it lets go of his rat terrier Jake
NBC News and news services
updated 3:02 p.m. ET, Tues., Sept. 30, 2008
ISLAMORADA, Fla. - A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark.
Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina last Friday.
The five-foot shark suddenly surfaced and grabbed nearly the entire dog in its mouth.
LeNoir said he yelled, then balled up his fists and dove headfirst into the water off a pier. He hit the shark in the back and the creature finally let go of the dog.
"I couldn't see the shark when I dived in ... so I just put my fist together ... but my hands landed solidly against the back of the shark," LeNoir told NBC-affiliate WTVJ.
Man and dog made it safely back to shore. The dog suffered bite wounds but was not critically injured.
"I thought Jake deserved whatever I could do," LeNoir said of his heroism.
LeNoir told NBC 6 that Jake "can't stand swimming pools," but that he might have to change Jake’s swimming hole.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Yeeaaahhhh! I just realized I have some DayQuil. I can get drugged up and continue reading the F4A. Be right back.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: LawdHvMrcy - An older friend says that blush is outdated. But, if you like it, go for it. Please be sure to blend it in, don't put two round circles on your checks. I was taught that you bring the brush downward, going towards the mouth; not upwards. /Fresno - I'll send the Lysol wipes 3-pack. What's your address?
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: My "rat terrier" would have been shark bait if it were up to me to save him...
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: The Sentence of the Day: Lovely insists that Nyquil and champagne (i.e. chamquil) is a theriac for colds. The rest of the F4A family as-serts that spooge is a theriac for any- and every-damn-thang.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: TQG - Can you express mail me some gas? BTW - I'll be coming through Charlotte at the end of the month on my way to homecoming in W-Salem.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Lovely - Your friend knew what he was doing when he moved here. This is one big "open closet" nowadays.
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Helllooooo, where did everybody go???? Has Boomquesha kidnapped my relatives????
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: ame, i'm still in & out... trying to finish some stuff so I'm ready to roll at 5.
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Name:
Penelope
Comment: LETMEIN...Kind of reminds me of the movie This Christmas when Regina King got out of the SUV with it in drive and the ignition running...it fell over the highway. You know that girl was tryna make you know she had a Denali. That's all. She was just ryna impress you.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: im here ame' typing my income/expense declaration for my lawyer!!! woooo, gurl, I gots to call you!!! LOL
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Name:
asize12
Comment: >ame, I'm here for another 5 min...
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Name:
amethyst
Comment: Cali - I only have your home number. Hit me up, I'm getting back in the bed. This DayQuil has me sweating!
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: FOR THOSE THAT LOOKS AT THE SHOW "THE VIEW" lizzie hassleThe View's" Elisabeth Hasselbeck is reportedly "really upset" about the recent political discussions (i.e. the upcoming presidential election) that have been taking place on her daytime gab fest. As the lone Republican on the talk panel -- not to mention the youngest -- she just can't seem to win against her loud, liberal counterparts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg.
While tensions are high on set, a "View" staff member told the Chicago Sun-Times that things aren't as bad as they were during the Rosie O'Donnell era. Still, it's bad enough that Barbara Walters has set up a "cooling off" meeting for her ladies.
azz may be leaving.
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Name:
bigchassie
Comment: Rumor has it that Elisabeth may even be leaving "The View" to host her own program on the FOX News Channel, where she can be with her own "kind" ... and not have to face off with Joy and Whoopi on a daily basis! That sort of makes me sad. Although I think Hasselbeck often comes across as being out of touch, uninformed, and immature, I must admit that the outspoken 31-year-old makes for some good television!
Fortunately, Elisabeth got to take a break from all of her work drama over the weekend with her little girl Grace. (Doesn't the 3-year-old look a lot like her daddy, NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck?) The mother-daughter duo attended a special screening of "Sleeping Beauty" in NYC, celebrating the Disney flick's 50th anniversary. Maybe she's not so bad after all.
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Name:
TCrouch
Comment: Community~ 2 stories of interest...
This is the first Black minister I've
heard speak his mind on
McCain/Palin from the pulpit! I was skeptical at first, but by the end
of the video, I was cheering!
Watch this video (before it's pulled) and pass it on to others who are interested in hearing the truth.
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=Al_y3g77ZsA
this story is from Akron, Ohio. Please check this out. 19actionnews.com it really takes all kinds to make the world go round LOL Sign man had in yard about obama half honkey
enter this address to get video...
http://www.woio.com/global/story.asp?s=9081648
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Name:
letmein
Comment: **side eyeing TCrouch** Does the T stand for 'touch my' Brahahahahaha......
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: letmein, you silly!!
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: letmein.. u stoopid!!! *lookin around for ylawd to collect dues*
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Name:
Lovely
Comment: Cali, I'm taking the money. YLY has dementia & alzheimers disease.
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Name:
CaliRedbone
Comment: oh nooooooo, love' u was already talkin bout some boots... naw uh... no $$ for you!! LOL
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Name:
leokev
Comment: O Presidente Negro envisions the 2228 U.S. presidential election. In that race, the white male incumbent, President Kerlog, finds himself running against Evelyn Astor, a white feminist, and James Roy Wilde, the cultivated and brilliant leader of the Black Association, "a man who is more than just a single man ... what we call a leader of the masses."
You may notice some similarities to the John McCain-Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama face-off; and so did Editora Globo, the publisher of O Presidente Negro, which reissued the novel during the Democratic primaries in a stroke of marketing genius. Prior to Obama's rise, O Presidente Negro was best-known as an odd sci-fi work, predicting the U.S. government's use of eugenics, a racist ideology that had attracted a following in Brazil at the time Lobato was writing (and, later, in Germany). As a result of this association, more often than not, bookstores hid the novel at the bottom of a stack of titles in the Brazilian-literature section. (Today's Brazil is increasingly concerned with civil rights, as indicated by recent experiments with affirmative action in education and government.)
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Name:
leokev
Comment: Of course, there are several differences between Lobato's story and the circumstances surrounding the 2008 election. In Lobato's fictional world, the United States prohibited the mixing of races—believing it would lead to "disintegration" or "denaturalization"—and thereby conserved white and black races in "a state of relative purity." Lobato also failed to predict the civil rights movement, which undid his predictions of an extreme version of "separate but equal." Unlike Roy, born in a supposed age of "pure races," Obama, born of a white mother and black father, witnessed America's social revolution.
In the 2228 of the novel, the white women's party, the Sabinas (a reference to the Roman legend of the rape of the Sabine women), has apparently reached feminism's pinnacle: Women are no longer considered equal to men—they are simply different and entirely independent. Homo, the ruling white men's party, and the Sabinas each command 51 million voters.
In previous elections, voters sided with their gender, with no regard to race. But with the creation of the Black Association, black men and women unite to create the largest political party, giving Roy 54 million supporters. Kerlog is forced to broker an alliance with Roy: black votes in exchange for easing the "Código da Raça" ("Race Code"), which set limits on the growth of the black population through selective breeding and genetic manipulation. To Kerlog's frustration, when the time comes to cast ballots, citizens loyally vote with their identity group, and the black man wins the presidency.
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Name:
leokev
Comment: In response, Kerlog threatens race war. He persuades Astor to protect the interests of the white race and encourages an alliance. Lobato, at his most sexist, writes that Astor accepts this proposal on the grounds that man "is woman's husband for thousands of reasons ... long live man!" With hardly a second thought, she shepherds the 51 million female voters to the cause of the Homo Party. Kerlog demonstrates to a despairing Roy that his race will never assume control, and on the morning Roy is set to assume the presidency, he is found dead in his office. (Lobato hints at murder.) Kerlog calls for a re-election and emerges victorious. White leaders then mastermind the end of the black race in America, using a senseless and tragic sterilization technique, and Roy's dream of serving as the first black man in the nation's most powerful post is left by the wayside.
Long considered a historical relic, O Presidente Negro's popularity had dwindled so much that Editora Globo let it fall out of print, but 6,000 copies have been sold since a March 2008 rerelease. Brazil's intellectuals, bookworms, and bloggers are now madly debating Lobato's racist proposition and gasping at the prescience of one of their country's most quixotic personalities.
Now that McCain has selected Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate—hoping, some critics say, that women will vote as a gender bloc, transferring loyalties to whichever party has a woman on the ticket—perhaps the publishing house can expect yet another sales bump. Only if Obama makes it to the White House would Lobato's prescience fall short. If that happens, maybe Editora Globo's sales streak will come to an end.
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