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For anyone who remembers when Alexander used to post here all the time...any possibility that he might have been the guy on "American Idol" who was going "She bang, she bang, oo baby, she move, she move..." Just a thought.

...and lost 20 pounds in the last month.

Please join with me in wishing well to our friend Morandilas and his wife, who underwent surgery last week. Best wishes to her for a speedy and full recovery.

Let's hear it, my fellow thirtysomethings, for the greatest educational cartoons ever! I STILL hum the songs in my head when I'm multiplying. And can you possibly recite the Preamble to the Constitution without that song? Elementary, my dear, two times two is four... Conjunction junction...

I watched part of the final series of Iron Chef episodes the other day - the ones where the Iron Chefs battle it out among themselves for the ultimate championship. Yet, it turned out this is not the end! That twisted genius, Chairman Kaga, said he will now take his ultimate Iron Chef out on...

I LOVE conterfactual history! "What-if" history, in other words. I'm reading a book right now called "Almost America" by Steve Tally, in which he presents numerous counterfactual scenarios: --What if Washington had not crossed the Delaware, but had retreated instead? --What if the United...

Lithuanian for, "A happy and blessed Christmas." :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D

I'm not a hardcore fan, but I watch "The Next Generation" and the original series often enough to know who's who and what's going on and the like. My question arose the other night while watching the "Generations" movie. The movie presents a gateway (or something) called the Nexus, where one...

This one has Energizer bunny potential. Anything you can think of, and let's just keep adding to it. Two to start: 1. Remember when potato chips used to come in big metal cans? They were about the size of a wastebasket. Me, siblings and cousins would all dig in. 2. Remember when TV sets...

I tried to get on to find out the results of local races, and the friggin' server was down. Every time more than, like, three people log on to their web site, they lose their server. Sheesh!

My AOL sign-on page today said that the burning issues in the upcoming election included "Pot, cockfighting and cigarettes." Pot, cockfighting and cigarettes...that sounds like it's gotta be SOMEBODY'S recipe for a great Saturday night...:D

Let's be selfish and ignore the effects on the economy and all that. We're in "let's pretend" land, so don't worry about feasibility. Imagine...we could have a National TMF Party, lasting a whole week, in Chicago or somewhere more or less geographically central like that...and you'd STILL have...

If you're a pro on dog behavior, I've got a question I'm trying to get an answer to: Is there any sort of repellent substance (like mothballs or something) that will keep a dog from soiling on your yard? Here's the deal: me and Mrs. D have a small patch of yard in front of our house, with a...

The Italian composer Vivaldi was a priest before he turned to composing full-time. Once, during Mass, a musical idea popped into his head. He immediately abandoned the Mass and ran off to compose, leaving behind a stunned and confused congregation.

The great German composer Robert Schumann believed he would be able to play the piano better if he could extend the range of movement of his ring finger. He thought if he tied the finger in an extended position overnight, it would loosen the tendon. Instead, he successfully paralyzed his finger.

The great violinist Niccolo Paganini would often saw partway through some of his violin strings just before performances. In the course of the performance, the strings would break - forcing him to perform the virtuoso act of finishing the piece he was playing all on one string.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in the streets of Vienna one day, was accosted by a beggar, who asked him for what they would have called "alms for the poor" in those days. Mozart took out a sheet of paper, drew a musical staff and began filling in notes - composing ON THE SPOT a minuet. He gave it...

For my 200th post, I thought I'd say something really profound. Unfortunately, I can't think of anything... So, I'll just say, "Dig it" Keep on Tickling Daumantas

Just a quick note to some folks here. I've been in a state of busy-ness lately, which has caused me to become unduly stressed, classic Type A that I am. That has led me to be a little touchy lately. So to anyone who I've come across to lately (you know who you are) as irritable or a pain in...

1. Saying "fuck you," regardless of context, is always inappropriate. 2. No one wants to see your private parts. 3. Even if the interviewer approves of "social drinking," downing an entire fifth of vodka during the interview will count against you. 4. Never allude to the interviewer's...