I'm a wee bit early. Go crazy. Mike, I expect plenty of posts from you, nightowl.

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2001

Answers

Ask and ye shall receive.

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2001

First of all, this is in our homefront ear right now (12:20 a.m.)

Read my lips: Give me a big kiss

Jan. 10, 2001

By Karen S. Peterson, USA TODAY

Men do like to kiss. Let's get that said right off. And they like the hugs that often go with it. It's just that women really, really like kissing. Three out of four of them think the activity is more intimate than having sex, according to one Internet query of 100,000 kissers. You can't daydream or fake it while you're in one another's face, mingling breath, tastes and smells. Women would like more kisses. Better kisses. Longer-lasting kisses. Kisses that are still a priority even in a long-term marriage. The kind of kisses that prompt Helen Hunt's character to say "You are a great kisser!" to Mel Gibson's character in the hit comedy What Women Want.

1.) That's some hard-hitting journalism there and...

2.) I wasn't aware that our health writers were checking the forum for topics.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Also, should I bring the ferret book to Vegas?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Also, y'all need to change your schedules so that you work nights the same time I do. These last couple of hours have been too dull for words.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

The strip-club thread is a hoot. All these people are like "In a relationship, I'll accept input, but ultimately, I decide what I'm allowed to do."

My relationship-less self wants to respond: Well, perhaps that's why y'all are single. Doesn't a relationship mean you talk about things like that, rather than pompously go your own way?

I mean, I'm no fan of the strip clubs, but even if I were I doubt I'd make that an issue if my SO had a virulent hatred of them. Why would anyone let something like that come between them.

Maryland basketball maybe, but strip clubs? Never.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Guess what I'll be doing on this fine day while y'all party on the Internet.

Go on, guess.

Laundry! How great is that?

But that beats Friday, when I'm going to the dentist.

(Hey, that may not have been very interesting, but Hannah said to post a lot.)

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

And with that, I'm just about out. Have a happy Thursday.

Teri, if you go to the Atlanta gathering, bring a cellphone and some pepper spray.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Gregory the Sham IS a lot more entertaining with Steve Irwin accent.

Whack!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Morning, my sweet MATH!

Han, you there?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

3) T! Did you see this from boo2? "(whispers) T, Just an fyi, I came down on your side of the Great Forum Debate 2000. In my humble opinion, padding is for bras. Note my status... boo

edited to say 'Okay, it *just* changed to stalker... Dammit I wanted to be a squishite forever!'"

I must find this. I must.

Just arrived. Was up at four with a whanging headache. Five Excedrin Migraine's later, I'm at the office.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm here!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Hannah, check out ruderho's response in the "We love Squishy" thread. Or whatever it's called.

Not trying to start something, my foot.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I can't get over how skeezy Fleeah is.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Lord. I don't even know if I can deal with that forum any more.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Where is this "We Love Squishy" thread?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

They're all fools. Fools, I say!

I really wanted Mike to say something ugly to fleea about her Stripper Steak Dinner habit. She's so weird.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

What thread? I don't see her post in 'Squishy Special Place.'

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh no, I'm sorry. It's in the "If Pamie were God" forum. I can't find the one about loving Squishy.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yeah, I feel demonically posessed when you speak, Ruderskag.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Weirdergirl needs a hobby.

"As I stated earlier, I'm honored that you think of me that way, but I certainly don't want to be in the middle of another forum war if it's all the same to you. *grin*"

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

"...the title of Jesus...I think that one has already been taken and the Person that has it is doing a darn good job of representin'."

Who is she talking about here? Is she kissing Allison's ass again?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

This is what I was thinking of saying:

I'm not possessed by minions, I was simply staing my discomfort about this thread. The whole thing reeks of blantant back alley ass kissing stalker mania. (Not to mention the blasphemous ramifications, that yes, make me very uncomfortable, and the complete disregard for another person's faith.) I'll refrain from making any more requests.

I wouldnt' want anyone to confuse me with Linda Blair.

But I won't post it because she doesn't deserve my attention.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Hell, I'll post it. Or maybe Ratsy could.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Come on, post it, Han. It's fun to be 7.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Make it better. Edit.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

(Um, who is Linda Blair? This headache is coming back and my brain is now half-consumed.)

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Okay, I'll do it.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

She's the actress in Exorcist

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm not possessed by minions. I was simply stating my discomfort with this thread. The whole thing reeks of blatant back alley ass- kissing stalker mania. (Not to mention the blasphemous ramifications, that yes, make me very uncomfortable, and the complete disregard for another person's faith.) I'll refrain from making any more requests.

I wouldn't want anyone to confuse me with Linda Blair.

I edited misspellings and sentence structure, but otherwise I think it's great.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

K, it's there. Back my up when the shite hits the fan, y'all.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Hmm, I don't want her to think I'm taking it too personally. And she IS trying to start something, so perhaps we shouldn't give her what she wants.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Pretty, T!

Y'all, I found an iBook on Yahoo! Classifieds for $500. It's the 366 mHz one. Good or bad? That price seems way low to me.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh, much better when it doesn't come from me. But I backed you up.. Now we wait.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

"Gregory's favourite city in Texas is: San Antonio! The RiverWalk there & Coogee Beach, Sydney, are the most beautiful parts of the Whole World Wide!

The Alamo sure is something! Even me, an Australian, felt pride, in that place; you Texans definitely have a right to say, the most heroic moment in history rests in the remains of the Alamo. "Y'all" are certainly are blessed!"

Guess who wrote that.

One, Myrtle Beach might be more scenic than the Riverwalk. That's like saying, "Hey, you know, Popeye's is a real authentic Cajun restaurant!" And really, I respect the Alamo and the men who died there for Texas' independence. But "The most heroic moment in history"? I don't think so. I'm thinking D-Day, I'm thinking rescuers during the Third Reich, I'm thinking a lot of things. I'll remember the Alamo and all, but history's a pretty vast expanse, "y'all."

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yeeesssss. Now we wait.

Where's Allison?

I'm now thinking La Madeleine...

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yeah, Riverwalk is nice and all, but come on.

Yeah, those Florida Keys sure are shabby compared to that San Antone. And the Adirondacks in the fall? Paltry!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Mad Madeleine loves going to La Madeleine. Guess why?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Do you pronounce it like the eatery or MadeLINE.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

/mad' uh lin/

So, I guess like the eatery. But the dummies at her school can't grasp that--a lot of them call her MadeLINE. She likes it because it's like the book Madeline.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

The tomato-basil soup??

I always wanted to name my little girl Madeleine. It is the sweetest name, and it's good for a little girl and a grown-up.

I also want to name a little girl Anna. It's a classic name, and I adore my cousin Anna, who is essentially my older sister. But Anna Anulewicz? I don't know. Chris and I were talking about this last night (for NO reason in particular) and he kept talking about how he dreams of having two boys named Abe and Jeb. Y'all. Abraham and Jebediah Anulewicz?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh yes, mad uh lin is so much better.

Hmph. They all fell all over each other talking about how smart they are adn how they have intelligent convo, but it's always the same people posting in current events (namely Math and WeepBoy) and coming up with thoughtful topics.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Where?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I like my name. It's a palindrome.

Abe and Jeb? Not good.

Those still don't beat my friend Meredith, who wants to name a little boy Jasper. Ick.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Jasper? That reminds me of this hick town in North Georgia. Total hillbilly mountain place. Jasper is not a good name, and guarantees grammar school ridicule. But hey, whatever floats your boat.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Hannah is also a palidrome. I would love to name my daughter Hannah but there would just be too much confusion.

I like Emma.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I love Hannah too. But it would be too close to Anna.

Vince's mom's maiden name is Lin. I'm starting to like that for a girl. Maybe even Linnie as a nickname.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

My friend Lauren named her daughter Emma Claire. SHe said that she knew that it was about as Southern as it got, but she couldn't resist. And it is adorable when Emma ambles through the house (she's two) saying, "Em-MA! Em-MA!"

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm in.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

She's alive!!

I'm going to lunch soon. Be back later!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

How you feel, sick girl?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I feel much better. An indication of this is that I slept until 9:45. Oops. Thank God Napoleon is out today.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Very glad that you're feeling better.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Fabulous.

Meredith is coming in tonight. Want to come over? We'll serve you whiskey for your cold.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Aw, mayn. I dig Meredith. I'm going to Gregory the Damned's favorite Texas city this weekend though, so I shouldn't. I have to do some stuff tonight to get ready.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Speaking of Gregory the Spam, obviously fleea has poisoned his mind against me already. I made a comment in that stripper thread that I was holding my breath until his picture was posted - and, of course I meant it in a snarky way but didn't think he'd get that - and he got all offended! But I think it's because he didn't understand the expression...

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Good that Pamie stepped in to clear that one up.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Aw, Al! Mere will be so disappointed she doesn't get to regale you with drunken stories.

I saw that Gregory thing. Silly Greg.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I am about to use nasal spray. Clearly, I have hit rock bottom.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

There is nothing wrong with nasal spray in moderation. That stuff works like nothing else, and when you just can't take another moment of having a cloggy head, why not use the wonder drug that clears your head instantly?

I recommend Afrin Sinus Plus Moisturizing.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Man. Ruderskag hasn't responded yet. Okay, Meg wrote a letter to Joey Fatone and it's such a Pamie rip-off it's unbearable.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I can only assume his name is pronouced "Fatoney," but if my name was spelled Fat One...? I'd be changing it when I got famous.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'll be back later, girls. I have to eat and run some errands.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Time for La Madeleine. I haven't been there since I was in New Orleans, and that is definitely a good thing. I wish the sun would come out, though, and maybe heat things up a bit.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I just went to our surprisingly decent hospital cafeteria and got some vegetable soup. I can actually taste it, sort of, which is an excellent sign.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm telling you, sometimes a little nasal spray is all you need.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Are you back from La Mad? Did you get the tomato basil? I hope so.

Pam needs another guest entry. Should I use that illness e-mail I sent the other day?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yes! That was good!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

HAAAAAA! I have some good e-mails to share from pamie. Hold on. Y'all are gonna love this.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

-----Original Message-----

From: pamie [mailto:pamie@pamie.com]

Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 12:33 PM

To: Lowe, Allison

Subject: do you think

if i just banned gregory the hand without telling anyone, that there would be a problem?

i mean, i booted rei and phishy without any problems.

i hate him, allison. i really hate his over-excited crocodile hunter ass.

-p

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

That was with no solicitation!

Here is my response:

"Oh my God, he is so insane. I like to read his posts with a crazy Australian accent. I think he speaks English as a second language. Here is the MATH Club's favorite post of "Gregory the Damned": "I'm have not a depressive illness now for 1 years, I'm off ALL my meds, coz I went to a Tony Robbin's Seminar that reshaped my mentally self."

Uh, yeah, he's clearly off ALL his meds.

The thing is, he's committed no foul other than being an idiot. And he's written you several letters in Dear So-and-So about how much he loooooooves you. You could ban him for just being stupid..."

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

"Dear Jessifer,

Where are you? It's been like 3 whole days. I miss talking to you on AIM. I miss staying up until 3am talking on the phone to you. I miss telling you all about that stupid Blind Date tv show. I've gotten way too much sleep this week. This can't be healthy. I can't bring myself to stay up past 11:30 without you. Come back soon Mmkay?

Love ya bunches, Matt"

Ew.

The Angel of Death probably got her comeuppance.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Mayn! How much do I love Pamie?

Crocodile Hunter ass! Oh, I'd love it if she banned him. Or at least sent him an email and asked him to type normal.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Ew is right. She probably changed her name and phone number to get away from PigFatt.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm telling you, she's the silent p.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Have you read the prayer in school thread? She could ban him for going all rei on everyone.

Or she could ban him for his creepy ass thread.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Silent P closed the God thread.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Check out the love I'm getting on page 6 of the current fuzz thread.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Silent P should post something in that weird cult of Pamie thread.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yay! She closed it. I'm actually glad that leigha gave Gregory the Spaz a smackdown in the prayer in school thread, too.

No La Madeleine - I went to Eatzi's instead. YOu can have goat cheese in your salad there.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Where did y'all go?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I was just wondering the same thing...

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Mmmmmmmm, I love Eatzi's. Sorry I jumped ship - I had a meeting.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Anybody around? I'm back for a few minutes, before I have to clean the House of Death.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Joh - check your email.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Y'all. They just told us that our office will be moving to Arlington on FEB 15. Uh, does anybody know where I can find a new job in less than a month? Thanks.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Allison, do NOT go to Arlington.

I can help you with a job (but WriterGirl can probably really help you, seriously) and I can definitely help you with an apartment, at least temporarily (like the end of May) as my roommate decided that she and her boyfriend are going to move in together in their own place. (Putting a kink in my timeline.)

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh, Arlington!

Ooooh, Arlington. Why?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Why did they decide to move the office? Does Napoleon live out there? Do y'all move from hospital to hospital?

What do you want to do? For a job, I mean.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Al, we could start our own business. We've obviously got the brains.

And the looks, of course.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

All the corporate offices are moving to Arlington because it is a much more central location in relation to the system, which is all over North Texas.

I don't know what I want to doooooooooooooooooooo!!! I feel so crazy. The loopy meds are not helping at all.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

AB - we ARE going to start our own business when the MATHizine takes off. Staff meeting in Vegas! We'll have to conference T in.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oooh - then I'll be all loopy on meds.

Allison, there are so many variables. Drink a glass of water. Maybe that will help.

Are others dissatisfied with the move? How far is Arlington from Dallas, again?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

The MATHazine? Fabulous.

T, Arlington's about 15 minutes from Dallas, with little to no traffic.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

So in reality, it's about a thirty minute haul?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

No, girl, it's not 15 minutes! This building is practically in FW. And driving my ass out there in the morning would take an HOUR. I've done it several times, and it sucks. Yeah, everybody's gonna quit. The cheeses don't know it, but most of us are out of here.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Actually, there's not usually too much traffic on 30, so probably not. Maybe 20 minutes.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh, that does suck. I was thinking to my house. But we're right into Arlington. Fort Worth is far.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Today was crazy! I'm exhausted.

Bye girls. I'm out. Tomorrow 's Friday!!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Tomorrow is indeed Friday.

Ugh. I'm drained. Silly client. Don't they realize that 1, nothing ever happens at committee meetings, and 2, that asking my to attend every committee meeting for banking & finance is totally infeasible?

Ugh. I'm just at a loss.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Perhaps you should re-think that mandatory English thing, stircrazy:

"- english wouldnt be mandatory in grade 12. and that it would be more organized and easier."

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm thinking so, stircrazy.

I'm out, girls. Good night!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

So is anyone left?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

T - I got your e-mail. Working on it.

Uh, yeah, stircrazy...nice idea.

We haven't been too good on the MATH communication today.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I guess it's because we've like, been working. Imagine.

I just sent in my guest entry.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Lots of meetings today for most of us, I think.

Ooh, I just don't know what to do. Maybe Caroline will come through.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm currently busy plowing through recipe search engines. I'm at a loss for dinner. I jsut know that I haven't cooked more than pasta in the past two weeks and that is just reprehensible. We have a KitchenAid, dammit!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Ok, I responded. My words are not as sage as they might have been, had I more time and less congestion.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Girl, you need to bust out that KitchenAid for all it's worth! Hmmm....dinner...let me think...

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Thank goodness no one else is in the office right now as I just about fell over backwards in my chair. Not figuratively. I leaned back to far when I was stretching.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Did you do a little dance move to try to cover it up anyway?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Have you seen THIS: http://www.kitchenaid.com/recipes/index.htmls

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

No, but I'l check it out right now...

I just emailed you back.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

I'm going home, but I'll check it when I get there. You need to go "home" too!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh God, y'all. Pamie has posted a "letter" from Gregory the Sham. Please go look at it. Last post in the old DSAS.

I'm dying.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Well, I guess Gregory the Sham got the boot. Hmmm. Allison, do share details when you chat with Pam about it.

I feel so badsad blah blah right now. Fought with Melissa this morning. Sara this afternoon. I think it's me.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Aw, Han. That's no good. It can't be you, though.

I just know that Gregory's going to e-mail fleea and be all, "I can't get into Squishy, ya moderator's banned me!"

Hee.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Be a lover, not a fighter.

I think the Gregory thing had something to do with fleeigha.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Joh - I just emailed you at like three different addresses. I wasn't sure if it was anfmail or yahoo now.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

From leigha's journal:

2001-01-11

Well, it seems that one of my entries is causing problems. You can see it here. It's the first letter that I wrote. I'm not going to take it down, or even apologize for it, because it's what I was feeling at that time. I have to write that stuff down somewhere, and my journal just seemed like the logical place to do it. I would like to say that, now that I've settled down, I hold no ill will towards those people now. Allison and Dinobeast (she now goes by T) are nice people, and I was just really upset over the situation with them.

Merciful heavens.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Something tells me this explains the Gregory the Hand thing:

I also had to ask a friend to stop communicating with me. That was one of the hardest things that I have ever had to do. Back in high school, he was a cool cat, sweet guy, and an awesome friend. He was an exchange student, and at the end of the year he went back home. Well, in the 6 years since I have seen him, a lot of bad things have happened to him, and he's changed. He contacted me about 2 months ago, and ever since then I've gotten this weird feeling from him that I just can't explain. After a couple of uncomfortable incidents, I made the decision to tell him that I just don't know him anymore. I'm not even sure if I like the new person he's become. I think it's best that I'm upfront about it, and I that I don't hide it, because that's like I'm leading him on in this friendship, and I don't want to do that. I don't want to be a "false" friend. So, for the first time in my life, I told someone that I don't want to be their friend. That's a really hard thing to do, for me at least, because I hate to hurt other people's feelings. I was kind of conflicted about whether I should do it or not, but now I feel like it is the right decision.

Y'all, it's not that I have no life. It's that I'm uploading stories to client pages and it's taking a while.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yeah, that about explains it. He sent pamie that letter and asked her to post it and asked her to delete his account.

I'll miss him. He had become an entertaining nemesis.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Okay. I'm thinking chicken mole. But I'm not thinking much else. It would be good with corn, but I'm trying to cut corn for the time being.

Hmmm. I could go home and look at cookbooks, but I have to pass the grocery store to get there, so I may as well just make the drive once, rather than backtracking.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Pam put up my guest entry. She had and me and Michelle each write one because she's going out of town this weekend. What if Michelle's is funnier than mine!?! Oh no...I'll be upset, y'all!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

That's a mighty fine guest entry, Allison. I have no doubt that at this moment, Michelle is thinking "Crap! Why do I have to follow Allison? This sucks."

Okay, I'm heading out to make chicken mole and... something.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Anyone still here?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

So, I'm goin'. Having dinner at the fabulous Tin Star with my fabulous friend Queen.

I'll check back in latah, to see if M is in.

Stay out of Oklahoma, folks.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oh. There he is. I'm oot for a while, but I'll check back on ya later, mate! !! "YO!"

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yo!

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Yo?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Oy.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Wow, that Fleeah/Gregory the Sham thing was almost as good as Telemundo.

T - I just use the anfmail one because the yahoo address is my moderator one and if I used that all my posts would always go on top. Dumb, I know.

Allison - the guest entry was great and I feel so special because I got to preview all the installments first! And trust me, no one's going to Oklahoma.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

It's weird how nice everyone's being all of the sudden.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Nothing is as good as the soap operas on Telemundo.

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Jags. Y'all still around?

-- Anonymous, January 11, 2001

Bah! I guess not. I hate it when I miss my peeps!

I agree, M. Nothing is more bueno than Telemundo even if - especially if - you don't speak or understand Spanish at all.

Goodnight, my dears.

-- Anonymous, January 12, 2001