bobbynichols

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  1. ... gtnw...................... global thermo-nuclear war
  2. I'm here to chase the bleus... OL is in the hospital spending the night (maybe more). COPD and a touch of pneumonia I'm a tea-totaller now (mint tea that is)... but back in the day slivovitz and a fine pilsner to chase it down made a fine drink. Anyone need a designated driver in the virtual world ? Just kidding. Time for Letterman, then a good read from the B.O.M. before I start the New Year in bed. Happy New Year
  3. I hate cars, ditto. Wife and I are having to "retire" our car because it will not pass California State smog tests. That means the state will give us up to $1000.00 (nothing specific) if we can drive our car to a surrender location to be scrapped; which we are sweating because we have a wonky clutch switch that will not allow us to even start the car sometimes, although we can push/clutch-start it (most of the time). It is also running real rough now which coincidentally started just after we had taken the car to get smog checked?! We've been without since the end of November, making due wi
  4. ... I still have my: Franklin Ace, Osborne 1, Laser 128's (2?), Mac pluses (2), Mac IIcx, Mac Centris 650, Mac Perforna 430, 2 0r 3 Win 3.1 boxes, and maybe a couple other old Mac and PC's still kicking around here in my "office". (My wife hates my pack-rat ways. ) The first OS I learned to use was CP/M back in the early '80's (I still have some CP/M manuals squirreled away ! . I now have an XP box that needs to be set up (and another to repair [my wife's XP mobo fried]... but she's on-line on an older Mac laptop right now... so she's cool ). * All my boxes have been hand-me-downs
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    Hi Guys

    Howdy again ! ... recipe for Plum Duff ... a traditional English steamed pudding (me Mum's a Brit.)
  6. As soon as G4 drops Star Trek (10 p.m. "Next Generation" 's re-reruns) I'll be completely G4 free !!! I really miss the TTV / ZDNET programming.
  7. 75........... I just need to lose 75 kg., get more sleep, floss more often, cut back on red meats, and a few odds and ends, and I might make it to 90 (not that I could afford to )
  8. Wishful thinking that the milk is filtered, pasturized, etc. after delivery ? I CAN'T GIVE UP MY MILK !!!
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    Hi Guys

    Howdy ! ... Oh, what I would give for my Mom's plum duff !!
  10. ... prescience............. but you knew that already
  11. Rock and roll. I pray you and your's and yours' are safe this Christmas season... and always.
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    Drinkin'

    Then you don't even want to know the place we went to wedges a DingDong onto the rim of each glass. ... Biker Bar ? I'll stick to hot chocolate
  13. ... Nirvana... kindof ( grandson playing Guitar Hero II in the background: "hey, wait I gotta little complaint...." )