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Replaced_Texan · 08-28-2003, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
What the fuck do you know? I watch it with one of my gay friends, so there is at least one gay man watching it. I think we have all expressed how cruel the twist was and none of us are cheering for him to pick the str8 guy.

Of the three gay men that I had dinner with last night, only one watched it. The other two didn't have TVs.

LessinSF · 08-28-2003, 07:02 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I just spotted Ted on the street. ... I must have looked quizzically at him because this girl said "yeah, I think that's that wine guy".

Some wine guy. The bottle of "Dancing Bull" Zinfandel he had the guy serve last week is $8.99 from Rancho Zydeco. Quite good for the price, actually, but he has shown me nothing to justify his title of "wine connisseur."

cheval de frise · 08-28-2003, 07:03 PM

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Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Me neither. But do you laugh so hard you crap your pants ever?

Yeah, me neither.

Maybe you're reading the wrong board.

CDF (arrrrrrrrr, matey, X marks the spot)

greatwhitenorthchick · 08-28-2003, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by LessinSF
Some wine guy. The bottle of "Dancing Bull" Zinfandel he had the guy serve last week is $8.99 from Rancho Zydeco. Quite good for the price, actually, but he has shown me nothing to justify his title of "wine connisseur."

Me too. Maybe that's why he was walking so fast, with head down. But he was just drawing attention to himself by acting unusual. That kind of bugs me about celebrities (although I would probably do the same in their shoes) - the way they act like they're trying not to draw attention to themselves and that in fact draws attention to themselves.

A case in point. I once flew from LA to NY beside Ivana Humpalot. She seemed very relaxed on the plane - we chatted about the new personal TV monitors and shared some nuts and both had the vegetarian entree. Good times. But as soon as she got off the plane (at midnight), she put on sunglasses, a winter hat (in April) and wrapped this pashmina around her so it covered the bottom half of her face, sort of burqua-like. It looked ridiculous. Of course people are going to wonder "who's that?" more with her looking like that, than if she just acted normally.

NotFromHere · 08-28-2003, 07:26 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Don't hate, donate!

Hey, I did the Amazon thingie. Plus I need to order a couple more Al Franken books to send to youze guys who got the wrong attitude about Fair and balanced and all that.

And Leagl, you're welcome. Someone needed to bring the money issue to the public, I guess it had to be me. This way it keeps you from looking like you're slutting for campaign contributions to run for Guvnor.

leagleaze · 08-28-2003, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
This is for Thrasher, the suck-up who got her name emblazoned on the front page for donating large sums of money to suck up to Leagl.

Hey now, no insulting the donors.

Mr. Man · 08-28-2003, 07:28 PM

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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
What the fuck do you know? I watch it with one of my gay friends, so there is at least one gay man watching it. I think we have all expressed how cruel the twist was and none of us are cheering for him to pick the str8 guy.

Also I never giggle or tee-hee. It is unbecoming.

I am hoping she wasn't referring to me. Of course this further squashes the "giggle only" theory. I giggle, but I am not a straight woman.

Shape Shifter · 08-28-2003, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Me too. Maybe that's why he was walking so fast, with head down. But he was just drawing attention to himself by acting unusual. That kind of bugs me about celebrities (although I would probably do the same in their shoes) - the way they act like they're trying not to draw attention to themselves and that in fact draws attention to themselves.

Local celebrities are even worse. I got stuck next to this guy a couple of days ago.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/aboutus/Tom_Koch.html

His efforts to steer the conversation around to what he did for a living were just embarrassing. Mammal, please. Like I watch local news.

leagleaze · 08-28-2003, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
We were talking about a photograph, right?

Um, sure, that's what I was talking about, a photograph.

leagleaze · 08-28-2003, 07:42 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
Hey, leagl - I've been operating under the (possibly) mistaken premise that costs were actually quite low, like de minimus, maybe through an impression I got back when you were describing the creation of the site. What are the costs? I think I saw some reference to a cost per week or month in a recent post, but, really, I (and probably everyone else) have no idea.

Thinking that there was no real money pressures, I've been ignoring the whole subject, and just assuming the donations were going to MR's counseling bills. I'm now thinking I was wrong.

While MR's counseling bills, I am sure, are high (though not as high as mine) that is not where the money goes. The very first site took almost no money. We found out quickly, between being shut down and repeatedly crashing that a cheap or free site would not work for us. So we did some fund raising and built this site. It cost us a considerable amount to get it up and running, which, thanks to some very generous users, including the admins, we were able to raise.

We spend approximately 120 dollars a month, not counting the need for upgrades and additional expenses for any work we have to hire out, to run the site. That is where the price for the box on the side of the front page comes from. 30 dollars per week.

Most of the money goes to pay for our hosting. I have a couple hundred dollars in the bank right now, so we are always in need of money for future months.

leagleaze · 08-28-2003, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Hey, I did the Amazon thingie. Plus I need to order a couple more Al Franken books to send to youze guys who got the wrong attitude about Fair and balanced and all that.

And Leagl, you're welcome. Someone needed to bring the money issue to the public, I guess it had to be me. This way it keeps you from looking like you're slutting for campaign contributions to run for Guvnor.

Thank you. But I am running for President.

NotFromHere · 08-28-2003, 07:45 PM

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Originally posted by leagleaze
Hey now, no insulting the donors.

Puhleeze. That doesn't even begin to rise to the level of insulting Thrasher. Have you not been reading? I could have said....well, you know what I could have said. But I'm too nice to call my buddy an ass clenching, kitten collecting, money hoarding, budweiser swilling, party throwing poseur, Braves fan.

taxwonk · 08-28-2003, 07:52 PM

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Originally posted by Anne Elk
DSLs?

dick-sucking lips. They're a good thing. Picture Angelina Jolie's lips.

taxwonk · 08-28-2003, 08:10 PM

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Originally posted by barely_legal
Glad to know my gaydar is getting better. And using the word "behoove" is so very Jamie Gertz in Square Pegs, which I wouldn't have remembered if my Tivo hadn't recorded an episode for me. Yay Tivo!

I use the word "behoove" all the time. Especially with my children. It is yet another reason to be enchanted with the ever-delightful Princess.

And furthermore, monsieur Assclam*, it would behoove one whose avatar is Niles Crane not to compare other posters to famous TV sphincter-clenchers.

* A gift from Wonk Monster, who heard me refer to Bill O'Reilly as an ass-clown and gave it is his own special spin.

bilmore · 08-28-2003, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by leagleaze

That is where the price for the box on the side of the front page comes from. 30 dollars per week.

Box?

Front page?

Hmmmmm . . .

Aware?

Nope. Not me . . .