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gypsycaine,catlady_de_los_angeles

 gypsycaine says, HI!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, boldface!

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gypsycaine : Hello!

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catlady_de_los_angeles says, supersize!

 gypsycaine says, did it increase the size of my font for you too?

 gypsycaine says, Ok, another test

catlady_de_los_angeles says, What is it, 16 point?

 gypsycaine says, actually, yes it is.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and then one in Gothic

harry_potter00 enters

 gypsycaine says, "old english"

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Scott

harry_potter00 says, Hi

 gypsycaine says, Hi Scott!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I put a msg on HPfG giving you message #s on hpa for info on prefects

harry_potter00 says, Thanks I was looking for it...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, tell ifyou don't have Web access, I could forward the forward the msgs as e-mail

 gypsycaine says, i too was looking, thanks.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee. I went on e-group to try to look at chat scripts by clicking on them

 gypsycaine says, perhaps a different font is in order.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and there were like 200 lines of html before the first word of chat

 gypsycaine says, what?

 gypsycaine blinks....

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and like 60 letters of html before each letter

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Like opening an html document in notepadl

harry_potter00 says, I've not looked for the chat transcripts yet

 gypsycaine says, did you just download them?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I don't want to have to download them in order to read them with word, I want to be able to read them with Netscape Browser

 gypsycaine says, I didn't save them as webpages, just text.

 gypsycaine says, i bet that if I go back, and save them as webpages, that'll work.

 gypsycaine says, I'll also post them in the main message area.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I suspect that saaving them as Rich Text saves all the html as looking like text strings

harry_potter00 says, I've gotta go, be back later...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Main message area? Which e-group, the chat script one you created?

 gypsycaine says, ok.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, by Scott

 gypsycaine says, yah.

harry_potter00 leaves

 gypsycaine says, ok, i also have two tarot egroups running, too, if you're interested?

 gypsycaine says, I can post the url real quick here.

 gypsycaine says, http://www.egroups.com/group/Walker_Tarot

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee, was it in last week's chat that you were telling some complicated explanation of Ian's name, about his father being married and the wife choosing the name>???

 gypsycaine says, yes, it was.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I didn't understand the narravtive at all

 gypsycaine says, it's ok.

 gypsycaine says, those of us are a bit confused by it too who lived it.

 gypsycaine says, the other URL. Interested, but X-rated.

 gypsycaine says, http://www.egroups.com/group/Sexual_Keys_to_the_Tarot

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I used to be in APA-TAROT (an APA is an old fashioned mimeographed version of e-group) but got burned out on it

 gypsycaine says, they're quiet ones.

 gypsycaine says, mainly I post a chapter, and no one responds.

 gypsycaine says, so i post another chapter.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Do they read them?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Is there a way to see if posted files get hits?

 gypsycaine says, I know some of the people do.

 gypsycaine says, Smiles.

 gypsycaine says, i don't know. I am still new to egroups.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I posted my first fanfic since junior hi and no one e-mailed me that it was good or bad or too American or insulting to the characters to think that they would behave like that

 gypsycaine says, i am avoiding fanfics until I finish ASA~

catlady_de_los_angeles says, So I whined 'no one read my fic' and Neil replied that he had read it but didn't have time to comment

 gypsycaine says, and the few other ones I copy/pasted.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, If I had such a thing as time, I might join the PoU group and see whether other people's comments on the story as the same as mine

 gypsycaine says, that's interesting. When I clicked on the text-file in hp4gucg, it opened as a webpage.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, or I might read the latest two, three issues of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN that are lying on my desk

triner2001 enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Trina

 gypsycaine says, i picked up Neverwhere.

 gypsycaine says, hi!

triner2001 says, Hello all

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee, I will try to view that file in chatgroup, I had tried in HPfG's files section

 gypsycaine says, I'll play with it, too.

triner2001 says, It's sort of empty here today. Everyone must be watching the Olympics

 gypsycaine says, I know a few folks said they wouldn't be able to make it.

triner2001 says, I probably won't stay long, I have stuff to do for school tomorrow

 gypsycaine says, i will keep a copy, trina...

triner2001 says, Hwo are y'all today?

 gypsycaine says, just in case you miss anything *winks

triner2001 says, How not hwo

 gypsycaine says, pretty good.

 gypsycaine says, Ian just woke up. Sighs.

triner2001 says, both the cats are sleeping and the Dudders is not on the 'puter desk for once!

triner2001 says, He makes it so hard to type

 gypsycaine says, so does Ian.

 gypsycaine says, and he's three.

 gypsycaine grins.

triner2001 says, LOL

 gypsycaine says, trying to fix that problem as we speak.

 gypsycaine says, Just don't dl any mail from Chatscripts, they're gonna be huge.

triner2001 says, dl?

 gypsycaine says, download.

 gypsycaine says, like what folks with Juno-mail.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, The file on Chatgroup looks like a bunch of html or something, too. Are you viewing it with IE instead of Netscape?

triner2001 says, lthanks, sometimes abbreviations confuzzle me

 gypsycaine says, yes, ie 5.5

 gypsycaine says, i'm going to cut and paste the whole thing to CS.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I just figured out that the name Gryffindor is a merger of GRUFFYDD (Griffith) and GLYNDWR (glendower). Both are Welsh names.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, It makes a lot more sense for him to Welsh than Norman (Gryphon d'Or, golden griffin) since Hogwarts was founded over 1000 years ago

catlady_de_los_angeles says, that is, no later than 990 CE (AD)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and the Norman Conquest wasn't until 1066

triner2001 says, Where does everyone get the time to do all this research?

triner2001 grins

 gypsycaine says, i don't have time for anything anymore.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, --- a recent retrospective on the Battle of Britain said Churchill's speech encouaged the people by recalling a thousand yaers of English history

triner2001 says, Me neither, just keeping up with the daily messages is a job in itself

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and I commented that that would NOT be encouraging, going back 1000 goes back to a time when England was repeatedly nvaded and conquered

catlady_de_los_angeles says, but they played the sound bite from the speech and he really only went back 500 years, to Spanish Armada

peeves23 enters

peeves23 says, hi

catlady_de_los_angeles says, DEE, you have time to be in one million e-groups and Yahoo-clubs, I certainly dont have time for that many!

triner2001 says, hello

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Jeremy

peeves23 says, hi... i've forgotten your name.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Catlady

peeves23 says, i know gypsy is dee, though. ok. catlady.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, (in RL it's Rita)

 gypsycaine says, that's the problem.

 gypsycaine says, too much computer.

 gypsycaine says, wb peeves

 gypsycaine says, sorry, was doing dishes earlier.

peeves23 says, ah

catlady_de_los_angeles says, yes -- that's why I'm so behind on reading my magazines

triner2001 says, I need to do laundry myself

catlady_de_los_angeles says, good magazines, like BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY REVIEW

triner2001 says, Nothing that intellectual comes to my house, catlady

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I think that the surnames of the Hogwarts founders weren't family names, as family names hadn't been invented yet

catlady_de_los_angeles says, (for example, Wendilyn the Weird rather than Wendilyn Weisenheimer as the witch whom Harry's history textbook said had been burned 47 times)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I think the surnames were nicknames that their associates had given them

 gypsycaine says, Rita, you might be interested in the Walker group. There's alot of English/European history in these chapters, all pagan related.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, TIME!!!!!

triner2001 says, Meaning that Salazar was snake-like and slithered around?

 gypsycaine says, you'd fit right in. *grins.

peeves23 says, oops, dinnertime

catlady_de_los_angeles says, TOO MANY GROUPS ALL READY!

 gypsycaine says, all you do is get an email a week.

peeves23 says, bye, room, will probably be back in wee bit

peeves23 says, aurevoir

 gypsycaine says, or two.

peeves23 leaves

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Yeah, I think Salazar was named by people who had done business with him (but at least not died)

triner2001 says, Do you think Salazar put the Basilisk in the CoS?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I think Helga was named by her childhood 'friends' because of the way she huffed and puffed after doing all her family's heavy housework before her mother even woke up

triner2001 says, Plannning for a time in which the wizarding blood was ":muddied" by impure Muggle blood?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, (hard work being a Huufflepuff trait)

p_dumbledore enters

triner2001 says, Hey there

 gypsycaine says, hi

+ p_dumbledore says, Good afternoon or evening !!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I think Salazar put the Basilisk in Mrs. Murphy's chowder, I mean the Chamber of Secrets,

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Dennis

 gypsycaine wonders if you were tormented with Dennie too?

+ p_dumbledore says, Yes, for years when younger

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Was it in the canon or a fanfic that a teacher explaining the CoS said that Slytherin had quarrelled with the other three FOunders because they wanted to admit Muggle-born studnets

+ p_dumbledore says, be back in a few.. sorry to logon and run.. trying to fix Dianns computer

 gypsycaine says, it was the ghost teacher in CoS

 gypsycaine says, ack. my brain is fogged today. I can't recall the name. Bims?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Bi n n s

 gypsycaine says, good luck with computer!

 gypsycaine says, i swear, Ohio weather is horrid.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, In the font that e-groups uses to show the beginning of the edress of the person who posted the msg, m and m and r all look alike

 gypsycaine says, if you like seasons, come visit. All 4 in one day.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, What is your Ohio weather doing? My So Cal weather had a heat wave at the beginning of this week

 gypsycaine says, 55-60.

 gypsycaine says, lovely sinus weather. Either your nose is running, or you have a splitting headache.

 gypsycaine says, I got lucky.

 gypsycaine says, the headache.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I was roasting on my bus stop (5-ish pm) when the radio said it was 103 in Burbank, and I rejoiced that at least I wasn't in Burbank

catlady_de_los_angeles says, By Friday it down to 99 in Burbank

triner2001 says, It's nice here today, high60's low 70's

catlady_de_los_angeles says, And I complained that it is after the middle of September and should stop having heat waves

 gypsycaine says, where trina?

 gypsycaine says, we complained too.

triner2001 says, South Carolina

 gypsycaine says, that's why we got the 50's.

 gypsycaine says, sighs.

 gypsycaine tosses a colon up there.

 gypsycaine says, i would love SC I think.

 gypsycaine says, people keep tellling me such good things about it, except for the hurricanes.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I LIKE temps in 60s, that lets me wear long sleeves

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But I don't like having rain fall on me when I'm at the bus stop

triner2001 says, But it'll be rainy after the Hurricaine makes landfall in FL

 gypsycaine says, long sleeves? Looks at her finally putting sweats on as a sign of crisper weather, loL!

triner2001 says, and moves north

 gypsycaine says, we'll get at least some of the rain.

 gypsycaine is still in her t-shirt.

triner2001 says, But today is nice

 gypsycaine says, (with window opened..)

triner2001 says, I went walking earlier in sweats and wasn't too hot

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Send your rain here. The plants always need it.

 gypsycaine says, good lord, these chat scripts are taking forever to upload to the post.

 gypsycaine says, i really wish I could have plants.

 gypsycaine says, i miss a backyard.

triner2001 says, All my windows are open too, Dee

triner2001 says, No plant's, the cats dig in them and chew on them

 gypsycaine says, i haven't opened the one beside me yet--my son keeps trying to hang out that one (couch backs it)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Altho' the horrible traffic jam that happens whenever it rains wouldn't be a good combination with tomorrow being the first working day of our transit strike

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Tim will have to drive me to work

 gypsycaine says, transit strike?

 gypsycaine says, ack.

 gypsycaine says, ours will be next November.

triner2001 says, Well, all, I think I'll get to cleaning house, oh the joy

 gypsycaine says, ok.

 gypsycaine says, i'll save the script!

triner2001 says, Since I don't have a house-elf

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Bye, Trina

triner2001 says, I may pop back in later

 gypsycaine says, i realllllly want a house-elf.

 gypsycaine says, i don't cook, or clean, well.

triner2001 leaves

 gypsycaine says, my mind is too busy doing other mental work.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, we all want a House Elf

 gypsycaine says, (you ever seen Beauty and the Beast?

 gypsycaine says, I make a good combination between Maurice and Belle)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I dind't see it, I've heard about it

catlady_de_los_angeles says, How might Ravenclaw have gotten that name?

 gypsycaine says, she transfigured into a Raven?

p_dumbledore is away (Auto-Away)

 gypsycaine says, (perhaps she harassed Poe, lol)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Sitting on a bust of Pallas in a library might fit in with being a scholar

 gypsycaine chuckles.

+ p_dumbledore says, I'm back, and it's not fixed. Tried to add hard disk (larger) but apparetnly the new Windows Me won't let you do this using the software supplied from hard disk manufacturer.. ARRRHHHH!

p_dumbledore is back.

+ p_dumbledore says, Put everything back, and Diann should be here soon.

 gypsycaine says, ohhhhh

 gypsycaine says, i am not upgrading.98se is fine.

+ p_dumbledore says, It' won't even let you create a system disk, you can only create a boot disk with all the crap on it..

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Someone on one of my other lists said today that Microsoft's latest scheme is to say if you have Office on a home computer and both you and your spouse use that computer, you need TWO LICENSES

catlady_de_los_angeles says, License PER USER, not per CPU or per concurrent user

 gypsycaine says, good grief.

 gypsycaine says, btw, anyone know what this means?

 gypsycaine says, [p_errorhandler.c:31] Program Initialization Error

+ p_dumbledore says, It means it's time to load Linux on your computer...

dee_97527 enters

dee_97527 says, Howdy

 gypsycaine says, hi!

 gypsycaine says, I got that from egroups!

 gypsycaine says, not from my computer.

 gypsycaine says, I broke egroups, lol

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, DiannI

+ p_dumbledore says, I did have a concern that since the new Me had the network stuff in it that it might look at all machines on the net and if it found two with same serial number it would not let that machine on.

 gypsycaine says, ack

+ p_dumbledore says, Oh, Well, so have we decided who Ms. Figg is and how she has been protecthing Harry or if she has been ?

 gypsycaine says, I have heard all sorts of nasty things about ME. The only thing I have is the wallpaper!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, No, I was holding forth on the surnames of the Hogwarts FOudners

catlady_de_los_angeles says, (When Lee Mentioned Microsoft Me, at first I thought she was joking. I said 'Gilderoy Lockharthi

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Lockhart's autobiography)

dee_97527 says, ME did fix the orginal problem I was having with my computer though, now if we can get this other fixed

+ p_dumbledore says, So do we have all the surnames ?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, First, I think they are not family names because family names weren't invented yet

catlady_de_los_angeles says, They are epithets or nicknames assigned by their associates

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Salazar was named Slytherin by people who had done business with him (they may have been the lucky ones: they survived)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hufflepuff was named by her childhood 'friends' because she huffed and puffed after doing all her family's heavy housework before her mother even woke up (Hard work is a Hufflepuff trait)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I don't know how Ravenclaw got that name -- Dee suggested she nmight have been a raven Animagus

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and pestered Poe -- pearching on a bust of Pallas in a library would suit her scholarliness

+ p_dumbledore says, ha ha!! Right !!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I just figured out this week that the name Gryffindor is a merger of GRUFFYDD(Griffith) and GLYNDWR (glendower). Both are Welsh names.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and it makes a lot more sense for him to be Welsh

+ p_dumbledore says, speaking of error messages, I just got one that said *** General Chat Error ???

catlady_de_los_angeles says, than Norman (Gryphon d'Or, golden griffin)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, since Hogwarts was found 'over a thousand years ago' that is, no later than 990, and the Norman Conquest wasn't until 1066

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But my friend Lee thinks Gryffindor is pronounced Gryffinder (like Jim Dale does) and means 'griffin finder'

catlady_de_los_angeles shoots firewoks for the room |#####> `';:**:;' #####> `';:**:;' * #####> `';:**:;'` * #####> `';:**:;` *

 gypsycaine says, lol. Rita, I have all but 9-3 uploaded.

 gypsycaine says, it hates 9-3.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Which is the one that;s borken anyway?

dee_97527 is away (Auto-Away)

 gypsycaine says, that's the Nick sending me copies and such in the middle one,yes.

 gypsycaine says, it's the only one that doesn't like uploading.

dee_97527 leaves

catlady_de_los_angeles says, We've lost Diann

 gypsycaine says, dang.

p_dumbledore is away (Auto-Away)

Aberforths_Goat enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Goat!

Aberforths_Goat says, Hi flks!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Has anyone read my fic?

Aberforths_Goat says, not yet--I'm drowning in work . Hardly manage to get the boards ...

Aberforths_Goat says, Doesn't seem to be too lively this evening, what?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, A few people dropped in and out -- Peeves/Jeremy said he'll be back when he finishes dinner

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Other than that, yes

 gypsycaine says, Mike!

 gypsycaine says, hi@!

 gypsycaine says, (is still working to get that last chat uploaded.

Aberforths_Goat says, hi dee!

 gypsycaine says, I know there's a way!)

 gypsycaine says, I liked some of your comments last week, btw.

Aberforths_Goat says, thanks!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I bookmarked that Message page

Aberforths_Goat says, What an honor!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Does anyone have a theory on what is 'warlock' in HP universe?

Aberforths_Goat says, They sometimes seem to be less refined than wizards

gypsycaine throws her head back, cackling with glee.

gypsycaine chuckles in amusement.

gypsycaine cheers enthusiastically.

 gypsycaine says, YEAH!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, There were 'rowdy warlocks' in bar in PoA, yes

 gypsycaine says, it worked!

Aberforths_Goat says, But Dumledore is also president of the warlock's convention

Aberforths_Goat says, What worked??

Aberforths_Goat says, (or dare I ask?)

 gypsycaine says, are you a member of CS?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, And the guy Arthur borrowed the 3-rrom-flat tent from is 'an old warlock'

 gypsycaine says, hp4gucs?

Aberforths_Goat says, c what?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, The e-group that Dee made to post the scripts of these chats (Dee, you haven't done your macro yet)

gypsycaine <<<<<<<<<<<<I AM SAVING THIS CHAT>>>>>

gypsycaine LEGAL NOTIFICATION

gypsycaine IT WILL BE POSTED IN

gypsycaine THE CLUB'S EGROUP FILES AND/OR

gypsycaine MAIN MESSAGE LIST

gypsycaine (ok, ok, this is a macro, and it's annoying, but I'm

gypsycaine covering my butt just in case of trouble!)

 gypsycaine says, thanks.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, because they were taking too much space in HPfG

 gypsycaine says, they now can be deleted.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I keep thinking CS *should* stand for Cmputer Science

Aberforths_Goat says, no, I haven't joined yet--I'd like to though

catlady_de_los_angeles says, You don't have to subscribe to read that e-group

Aberforths_Goat says, It's public?

 gypsycaine says, i don't recommend scribing if you're using Juno. Winks.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, go to http://www.egroups.com/messages/HPforGrownupsChatScripts

catlady_de_los_angeles says, the chats are under MESSAGES because there was aproblem reading them as FILES

Aberforths_Goat says, they must be humungous messages!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, The script of the whole entire 3-hour chat

 gypsycaine says, exactly.

 gypsycaine says, and now you can visit them online.

 gypsycaine says, grins.

Aberforths_Goat says, are they rtf?

 gypsycaine says, or cut and paste. No, more like "Notepad"

 gypsycaine says, no color

 gypsycaine says, the files versions are rtf

Aberforths_Goat says, that must be terrible for you, Dee! <sardonic grin>

 gypsycaine says, no one gets to see me do this:

Aberforths_Goat says, Hey looks nice--I just paid a visit!

Aberforths_Goat says, I actually likethe clean ascii format

catlady_de_los_angeles says,

blaise_42 enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Blaise!

Aberforths_Goat says, hiya!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Were at university this week?

blaise_42 says, Hi everyone

blaise_42 says, nope, I don't start till the 3rd

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I posted my first fic since junior high, the No Plot one, in FILES of HPfG

catlady_de_los_angeles says, no one has commented on it to me

blaise_42 says, I didn't know it was there!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, not enough flaming me for such an insulting portrayal of her favorite character

gypsycaine leaves

catlady_de_los_angeles says, not EVEN flaming me

blaise_42 says, poor you

peeves23 enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Jeremy

blaise_42 says, hi Jeremy

peeves23 says, hi

Aberforths_Goat says, I did open your fic, Rita, but I couldn't find time to read it

Aberforths_Goat says, hiya!

peeves23 says, whats the URL for rita's fic?

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 gypsycaine sighs.

Aberforths_Goat says, Err, are we supposed to say hi to you every time you enter?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, S'posed to be: http://www.egroups.com/files/HPforGrownups/Fan+Fiction/James+and+Sirius+Meet+a+Pretty+Girl.htm

 gypsycaine says, it's a macro, mike.

 gypsycaine says, to show my irritation with computers/ yahoo, and etc.

 gypsycaine says, Rita, might I get a copy of your chat?

dee_97527 enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Diann, you came back

 gypsycaine says, wb!

Aberforths_Goat says, hi!

dee_97527 says, Needed to fix lunch back now

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee! I think I lots it!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, l-o-s-t

 gypsycaine says, How?

Aberforths_Goat says, <yawning, stretching & scratching himself> I was up till 3am last night, so I think I'll call it a day.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Let someone else clean my work in progress folder......

 gypsycaine says, or should that be, why?

Your buddy flying_ford_anglia is in chat

flying_ford_anglia enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Neil!!!!

 gypsycaine says, the one we're having now?

 gypsycaine says, HI!

Aberforths_Goat says, Hi Neil!

flying_ford_anglia says, Hello all...

Aberforths_Goat says, Just when I wanted to scram ... rats

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Oh, I haven't saved this one yet. But i will at the end -- remind me?

 gypsycaine says, ok

 gypsycaine says, if you want, save it now, and i'll get the second half.

flying_ford_anglia says, I was eating first this time

 gypsycaine says, i am NOT turning napster back on.

Aberforths_Goat says, Oh no. Eating again.l When this group talks about eating, I know it's time to GO

flying_ford_anglia says, Goats eat anything...

Aberforths_Goat says, <groan & bleets>

 gypsycaine says, lol

 gypsycaine just had popcorn.

 gypsycaine and pop, course

flying_ford_anglia says, I had potatoes

Aberforths_Goat says, What with?

flying_ford_anglia says, nothing

 gypsycaine says, Neil, when do the British NOT eat potatoes?

dee_97527 says, Left over roast beef sandwich for me

Aberforths_Goat says, (Why am I doing this to myself?)

peeves23 says, lol

 gypsycaine says, i like them...

peeves23 says, i didnt have potatoes for dinner, and I'm british

 gypsycaine says, it's not a slur, it'sjust...

flying_ford_anglia says, Is that a riddle, Dee?

 gypsycaine says, no, just a commentary.

flying_ford_anglia says, I usually eat pasta or rice, so there!

 gypsycaine says, lol. sorry Neil.

Aberforths_Goat says, Let me get this straight Neil: no intestines, no haggis, not even marmite??

 gypsycaine says, I eat pasta... will prolly make Spaghetti and meatballs, will take fifteen minutes.

flying_ford_anglia says, No grits either

Aberforths_Goat says, <grtting his teeth in disbelief>

flying_ford_anglia says, What's the HP topic (is there one?)

Aberforths_Goat says, this evening?

flying_ford_anglia says, yes

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I acved it up to Neil saying he ate POTATOES

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Warlocks -- what is?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, There were rowdy warlocks in bar in PoA

flying_ford_anglia says, I'm glad youo saved me saying that - very key to our archives, that...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But Dumbledore lists CHf Warlock as one ofhis titles on his letterhead

Aberforths_Goat says, Which says quite a lot about Dumbledore, huh

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and the guy Arthur borrowed the 3-room-flat tent from is 'an old warlock'

flying_ford_anglia says, Warlocks sounds like they are carousing types - like Klingons

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dumbledore? The man who can't go camping since his back got so bad?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I have only the wildest of theories

flying_ford_anglia says, Dumbledore's evil streak .... yeah!

Aberforths_Goat says, Well, I'm off. Enjoy your potatoes and warlocks ...

 gypsycaine says, mike should know alot of AD's habits--

blaise_42 says, bye, Mike

 gypsycaine says, bb!

babynick34 enters

flying_ford_anglia says, Tara

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Also keeping tame dragons in Britain was outlawd by Warlock's convention of 1707

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babynick34 says, Hi all.. finally made it here

 gypsycaine says, hi

blaise_42 says, I think warlock might just mean male wizard

flying_ford_anglia says, Are Warlocks landowners - like squires?

flying_ford_anglia says, hello Nick

catlady_de_los_angeles says, so in my wild theory, warloc is a member of wizard parliament

dee_97527 says, Maybe Warlocks are wizzard Lords

flying_ford_anglia says, Warlock does have a negaitve connotation though

flying_ford_anglia says, sorry - two left hands

catlady_de_los_angeles says, it does have a negative connotation, but JKR doesn't SEEM to be using it negatively

catlady_de_los_angeles says, HI, Nick

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Neil, did you mean to say Tara or Tata?

flying_ford_anglia says, She doesn't realise it, I think (or didn't)

flying_ford_anglia says, Ta - rah!

 gypsycaine says, i always think of warlock like that movie by the title.

flying_ford_anglia says, Tara love - scouser talk

blaise_42 says, Rita, what's an ApFlooritiong

flying_ford_anglia says, Liverpudlian that is

blaise_42 says, gack, can't type...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I made it up: the people sticking their heads up through fire to talk

blaise_42 says, apfloorition

blaise_42 says, ah

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Must be related to Floo powerfer because of fireplaces

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I';

flying_ford_anglia says, How about upfloorition?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I'll change it if I stumble upon the correct JKR word

 gypsycaine says, lol

 gypsycaine says, how do you get the body parts back together?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, upfloorition: like raising the roof, except underfoot

flying_ford_anglia says, gloo powder?

 gypsycaine says, and is this a form of that same (can't recall word) that you splinter your body into bits if you apparate illegally?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Splinching

flying_ford_anglia says, splinch was it

blaise_42 says, you only splinter your body if you get it wrong

 gypsycaine says, thanks.

 gypsycaine says, can'

 gypsycaine says, can't you do it on purpose, tho?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, No. The body remains intact while the head is sticking out of some fire and the rest is at homet

catlady_de_los_angeles says, home

flying_ford_anglia says, It reminds me of the Philadelphia Experiment

 gypsycaine says, I can see it now--a jokester (like the twins) at a party. Hey, George, give me a hand!

flying_ford_anglia says, Erugh!

foxdancer16 enters

peeves23 says, hi mai

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hello, foxdancer

 gypsycaine says, i always assumed it was related.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, are you foxmouth on e-groups?

 gypsycaine says, hi!

flying_ford_anglia says, Hello

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blaise_42 says, hi

 gypsycaine says, I didn't see you sneak in blaise! Hi.

gypsycaine . o O ( Rita, did you happen to save, or are you waiting? )

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I saved up to where Neil said he ate POTATOES

 gypsycaine says, ok

catlady_de_los_angeles says, That was a while ago now, I might save again later

 gypsycaine says, could you icq it to me, or email it?

flying_ford_anglia says, Shall I use spuds as a code word?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I found the partial one from last week

 gypsycaine says, (Not going to trust file transfers via C-Chat!)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Not partial potato

 gypsycaine says, i got that up no problem.

babynick34 leaves

 gypsycaine says, 9-3 was the problem maker.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Did we scare him away?

 gypsycaine throws a rope after Nick to help him get back to the light

flying_ford_anglia says, Rita - I have to check whether Waendel and Wendolyn are related...

flying_ford_anglia says, could be

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I was about to ask you!!

flying_ford_anglia says, My parents have a book... I'll let you know

 gypsycaine says, could that be also the basis of Wendel as a name?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Normally, the name Wendy, Wendolyn is a form of Gwendolyn

flying_ford_anglia says, I think so

foxdancer16 enters

 gypsycaine says, wb!

peeves23 says, hi mai, again

foxdancer16 says, yay, I'm here!

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gypsycaine . o O ( it's a name out of the 10th kingdom )

flying_ford_anglia says, My home town is derved from Waendel - a settler from 1000

catlady_de_los_angeles says, but Wendilyn couild be a special case

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Wendel? It sound related to Wendell, a rather boring Muggle name, like Wendell Wilkie.i

blaise_42 says, what's this, Jeremy?

foxdancer16 says, very pretty, whatever it is

flying_ford_anglia says, Very nice Peeves - and you turn green when you play!

foxdancer16 says, why do I have a star next to my name?

blaise_42 says, because that's you

blaise_42 says, I've got one next to mine

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Does each person in Yahoo Chat have a star next to their own name?

Your buddy flying_ford_anglia is in chat

flying_ford_anglia leaves

 gypsycaine says, no idea

flying_ford_anglia enters

 gypsycaine says, wb!

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catlady_de_los_angeles says, Cheetachat colors my name blue and everyone else's red and buts a Euro sign next to names using Cheetachat

flying_ford_anglia says, Yikes - what happened?

 gypsycaine says, I have a hat beside mine.

 gypsycaine says, you were bumped Neil?

blaise_42 says, ah well, I've got a pretty little star

catlady_de_los_angeles says, It's too small for me to see that it's a hat or anything else

flying_ford_anglia says, Yahoo told me, politely, that I'd logged off.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I did see Dennis's lightning bolt

peeves23 leaves

flying_ford_anglia says, I missed Dennis then

peeves23 enters

 gypsycaine says, and my poor AD hat dude.

peeves23 says, hmm. that was weird

 gypsycaine says, wb

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foxdancer16 says, like me...

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peeves23 says, as I was going to say before my connection died for no reason, that was just an instrumental thing I was playing around with lately

flying_ford_anglia says, We're all pretty jumpy tonight

blaise_42 says, what were you playing? - oh

catlady_de_los_angeles says, she's running around and around the revolving door, thinking its a merry-go-round, like four year chldren do

flying_ford_anglia says, Is it British Telecom?

peeves23 says, yeah

 gypsycaine says, lol

blaise_42 says, my sister still does that and she's eleven now

 gypsycaine says, the only problem with macros, clicking them twice.

 gypsycaine says, that's the name of that macro, btw. "Revolving Door"

 gypsycaine says, ychat has a macro with that name.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, BT is Bacillus thuringensis or something, any way it's a germ that kills caterpillar and organic gardeners are very dependent on it

 gypsycaine says, ychat is like cheeta.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, If Yahoo is a caterpillar, that would explain why BT doesn't treat it well

peeves23 says, sounds about right, catlady

flying_ford_anglia says, That sounds very much like our BT

 gypsycaine says, killing caterpillars?

flying_ford_anglia says, the evil telecoms company...

 gypsycaine says, cheeta doesn't knock you off so much.

flying_ford_anglia says, kills conversation stone dead

 gypsycaine says, it's the computer that does that.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, caterpillar like tomato worms -- tey aren't really worms

 gypsycaine says, I'm not allowed to kill caterpillars.

flying_ford_anglia says, Is there a law in Ohio?

 gypsycaine says, (The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf...)

 gypsycaine says, (the warm sun came up, and pop, out of the egg, came a tiny, and very hungry caterpillar. He started to look for some food)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Are you a Jain, forbidden to take any life, so covering mouth with gauze to avoid inhaling and damaging microscopic flying insects while breathing?

 gypsycaine says, (and so on...)

foxdancer16 says, do you know, that was supposedly one of George W. Bush's favorite books as a child, but I don't know where I heard that.

flying_ford_anglia says, Is this a book you read to ian?

 gypsycaine says, Ian adores it.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I've always wondered how they can stand that there immune system kills germs

 gypsycaine says, we both have it memorized. (He reads it to me!)

foxdancer16 says, it was published while/after he left college.

peeves23 says, I heard he said it was his favorite childhood book, but that it was only released when he was 19

foxdancer16 says, yes, something like that

flying_ford_anglia says, It was some spindoctor's wayward research then

catlady_de_los_angeles says, It's one of his favorite books, published after he left college. it would be funnier if the ony books he's able to read are for pre-schoolers

 gypsycaine says, my son's too busy watching Lady and the Tramp to go get it, so I can see the pub date.

flying_ford_anglia says, Or his own speeches

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But more likely the only thing he ever reads beside the spiorts page i

 gypsycaine says, to be honest, dear, I think that his speeches have pictures on them to help him too.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, or his own scripts, like Neil said

flying_ford_anglia says, pictures of caterpillars, no dount

flying_ford_anglia says, doubt

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But maybe he at least read children't book to his daughters when they were little

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and one of those books he read aloud is the most recent book he read

flying_ford_anglia says, He should read Harry Potter if he want s to be popular

peeves23 says, nah

peeves23 says, would alienate fundy vote

flying_ford_anglia says, fundy

flying_ford_anglia says, ?

peeves23 says, fundamentalist

flying_ford_anglia says, Oh - yes

 gypsycaine says, can't alienate Jerry Falwell, they pay too much to the campaign fund.

flying_ford_anglia says, Grrr

catlady_de_los_angeles says, all the cartoonists make jokes on both presidential candidates, that if they want an endorsement that's actually valuable, they should get Harry Potter (a foreigner and too young to vote, but who cares)

 gypsycaine says, they both did use HP.

 gypsycaine says, lol Neil.

 gypsycaine says, i reallly wanted McCain.

 gypsycaine says, at least he was honorable.

flying_ford_anglia says, The chips man?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, The main political power of the Religious Right is their people vote, drive others to the polls, make reminder phone calls, and all the old fashioned political volunteering stuff

flying_ford_anglia says, oven chips/

catlady_de_los_angeles says, HUH? Who is a potato chip (crisop) man?

 gypsycaine says, they can drive me, I'll still vote my way!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, crips

flying_ford_anglia says, No - fries

catlady_de_los_angeles says, crisp

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Who is a French Fry man?

flying_ford_anglia says, oven fries, I guess you's call them. McCain Oven Chips

 gypsycaine says, no fries? but you just ate potatoes?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I don't think we have McCain Oven Chips here

flying_ford_anglia says, I thought he might have a chip empire

 gypsycaine says, McCain was against Bush in the Rep party.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, This McCain is senator from Arizona, Vietnam POW, married to a beer heiress, recently had a small melanoma removed

flying_ford_anglia says, Okay - it looks very American to me... the idea - no fry fries...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, It's Ralph Nader whom I really want to vote for

flying_ford_anglia says, A beer heiress? i might know her

 gypsycaine says, i want the tree.

 gypsycaine says, grins.

 gypsycaine says, i wonder... can we write in Harry?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Her first name is Cindy and she is a native of Arizona

flying_ford_anglia says, Darth Vader did you say?

 gypsycaine says, or at least AD?

foxdancer16 says, write in Harry?

flying_ford_anglia says, Cindy? That doesn't sound like a beer name

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dumbledore is old enough to be President (over 45 required), unlike Harry, but is not a US citizen and was not born in USA

peeves23 says, really!?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I don't remember her father's family name and I don't know if it was the same as the beer

foxdancer16 says, do we know that? (just kidding)

peeves23 says, you have to be over 45 to be president?

 gypsycaine says, I recall that, and a naturally born citizen.

 gypsycaine says, it's in the constitution.

blaise_42 says, why over 45?

flying_ford_anglia says, Cindy Bud Light?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Maybe it's 35. It's minimum 25 for House of Reprsentatives

flying_ford_anglia says, No, that would be Cindy Busch

 gypsycaine says, it's 45

foxdancer16 says, maybe he was born in the States and moved to Britain when he was two...

 gypsycaine says, Kennedy and Clinton were the youngest two prez's.

blaise_42 says, why is there any age requirement at all?

flying_ford_anglia says, 25 - wow!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, No, Busch is in St. Louis Missouri not Arizona

flying_ford_anglia says, I know - I was joking

 gypsycaine says, i used to know all those things.

flying_ford_anglia says, Anheuser-Busch pays one-tenth of my salary...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, The FOunding Fathers were trying to draw up a set of rules that were a cross between the governance of the Iroquois Nation of Native Americans and Plato's Republic

foxdancer16 says, I'm going to be dragged off the computer pretty soon...it's 11 PM

 gypsycaine says, majored in Social Studies in HS> 14 years ago.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Platos Repubic had age requriement

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I dunno if Iroquois did

catlady_de_los_angeles says, foxdancer, do I know you?

flying_ford_anglia says, Where are you Foxdancer?

foxdancer16 says, I'm Firebolt

flying_ford_anglia says, Oh - I see

 gypsycaine says, ah

foxdancer16 says, sorry, like the very tired and rather stupid teenager I am, I forgot to introduce myself.

flying_ford_anglia says, It's 11pm in ...?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I'll hae to look at your posts with reneweed interest, now that I've chatted with their writer

foxdancer16 says, Europe.

foxdancer16 says, Continental

foxdancer16 says, I wouldn't be here except that tomorrow I don't have school

flying_ford_anglia says, Yes...Germany???

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Does that give you any inside info on wizarding schools in Europe?

foxdancer16 says, Rita: don't bother, they're generally one-liners and pretty stupid.

foxdancer16 says, Um...::thinks::

foxdancer16 says, Apart from speaking French, no

flying_ford_anglia says, France then

catlady_de_los_angeles says, We don't even know if Beauxbaton is in France, just that they speak French

foxdancer16 says, yes

gypsycaine says, it's either French or Belgium.

foxdancer16 says, but Fleur's accent isn't, say, Swiss

flying_ford_anglia says, So, for once there are more Europeans here than Americans

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I tend to imagine that their light weight uniforms are a good that there's from a warm climate. Southern France?

foxdancer16 says, actually, I'm American

foxdancer16 says, yes, could be.

flying_ford_anglia says, Okay - darn

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Celebrate your uniqueness

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Would you want to be one of a crowd?

foxdancer16 says, No...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Shall I lecture on the surnames of the foudners of Hogwarts again?

foxdancer16 says, arghh, sorry to go in the middle of a conversation, but I need to go

catlady_de_los_angeles says, By, by

foxdancer16 leaves

flying_ford_anglia says, See you

gypsycaine says, bb!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I scared her off (her?).

flying_ford_anglia says, The surnames...?

flying_ford_anglia says, I think she's a girl

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I emailed you abaout Gryffindor and HufflepuffI

flying_ford_anglia says, Maybe not

peeves23 says, she is

flying_ford_anglia says, I saw that

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee suggested that Ravenclaw was a rave Animagus

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and pestered Poe.

flying_ford_anglia says, I still like my wolf theory - but I'll keep it to myself I think

catlady_de_los_angeles says, ---------- perching on a bust of Pallas in a library suits her scholarliness.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Maybe she was just trying to scare Poe away so she could transform back into human and read the books

flying_ford_anglia says, I'm sure they didn't choose the names Helga and Rowena - I mean...

flying_ford_anglia says, who would

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Helga the Dane, from the Danelaw

flying_ford_anglia says, ?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Rowena the Saxon

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Gruffydd the Waugh (from Wales)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Salazar the Byzantine -- he BEHAVED like one, anyway

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I still think there should also be a Scot amng the foudners

flying_ford_anglia says, The fifth founder?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Like the 5th Marauder

catlady_de_los_angeles says, ------- I think Rowena is a relatively pretty name (it starts with R which is always a good start)

peeves23 says, I have to say I disagree with you there - quite clunky, in my humble opinion

flying_ford_anglia says, The Sorting Hat - who was tragically turned into a hat. His real name is Angus Abroath

peeves23 says, lol

catlady_de_los_angeles says, He SAID he was Gryffindor's hat

flying_ford_anglia says, He did?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, In his song in GoF

flying_ford_anglia says, Yes - he did

gypsycaine says, that's funny.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and if the 5th F's names started with T, we'd have HoGwaRTS initials of founders

gypsycaine says, I never thought of that angle before--in CoS< both objects were Gryffindor.

flying_ford_anglia says, Godric was forced to wear Angus on his head after losing a poker game

peeves23 says, LOL

gypsycaine says, Oh, watching Labyrinth this week, I noticed something.

gypsycaine says, In the first frames of the actually labyrinth, where Sarah meets Hoggle, she keeps calling him Hogwart.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Is he a Wart Hog?

gypsycaine says, no, just a dwarf.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, like the boar statues at the gateposts

gypsycaine says, The movie came out '86.

flying_ford_anglia says, What do you think about the Flitwick casting?

gypsycaine says, didn't get to see the WHO.

flying_ford_anglia says, Is this a live show?

blaise_42 says, think it may be

peeves23 says, oops, forgot you were still listening.

jferer enters

peeves23 says, apologies for subjecting you to my vocal chords

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Jim

flying_ford_anglia says, We were applauding and whooping (honest)

gypsycaine says, hI!

peeves23 says,

jferer says, Hi, Dee, I haven't been on the board much lately.

gypsycaine looks startled.

flying_ford_anglia says, Hello...Jim

jferer says, Hi, Neal.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Actually, Neil brought up the suject of movie casting and eeryone fell silent unti you arrived

flying_ford_anglia says, It's such a popular topic

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Can I bug people to read my fic again?

jferer says, the casting doesn't seem too bad, it's everything else that's going to be too bad, apparently.

flying_ford_anglia says, Sorry - I will read it again (read it once

catlady_de_los_angeles says, What else is going to be too bad? Did you hear about bad script, bad costumes, bad effects

blaise_42 says, I read it, Rita

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Thank you

jferer says, Where is it, Rita?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, in Files section of HPfG

peeves23 says, I was going to but ive forgotten my egroups password

catlady_de_los_angeles says, This is the one with no plot. I made my friend Lee read it but she just tried to correct my grammar

peeves23 says, could you email it to me? warmsley@btinternet.com

jferer says, Peeves, make sure you use a HP password and you won't forget!

flying_ford_anglia says, If he can find one that's not taken!

jferer says, What were you saying about casting, Neal?

hert0661isme enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Simon

flying_ford_anglia says, I asked about the Flitwick actor

jferer says, Im not wild about Richard Harris, but I can live with it.

jferer says, Hello, Simon!

flying_ford_anglia says, Is he confirmed now?

hert0661isme says, Hello, just stopped in to say hi before going back to FAQ work

flying_ford_anglia says, Hi Simonisyou

blaise_42 says, hi Simon

jferer says, I don't know. Maybe I'll check out a minute and look. cya in 5.

flying_ford_anglia says, GUILT: I have to go soon - same reason

gypsycaine says, hi!

jferer leaves

hert0661isme says, I have been working on tehm in the evenings while watching the olympics, but there is nothing on I want to watch until early tomorrow

flying_ford_anglia says, I've been watching the swimming and gymnastics a bit

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee? The beginning of today? Now?

gypsycaine says, yep

gypsycaine says, todays.

gypsycaine says, the rest are accounted for.

hert0661isme says, I am not a grat fan of gymnastics

jferer enters

hert0661isme says, nor do I possess an ability to spell or type!

flying_ford_anglia says, What are you waiting for - the athletics?

jferer leaves

hert0661isme says, mainly, but enjoy the swimming and most of teh team sport

flying_ford_anglia says, That's not in the Olympics yet - spelling

gypsycaine says, i wanted to see the trampoline gal. Grins.

jferer enters

hert0661isme says, and the rowing

flying_ford_anglia says, Don't like the team sport...

gypsycaine says, i like the glamour events.

jferer leaves

flying_ford_anglia says, Quel surprise re the rowing

jferer enters

blaise_42 says, okay, I've got a random question. Where can I find out about the opening times of the Tate Modern?

flying_ford_anglia says, It has a web site

gypsycaine says, the ribbon, the hoop, etc. Swimming the pretty way (can't recall that word either, the follies).

jferer leaves

blaise_42 says, excellent

flying_ford_anglia says, Friday is late opening

peeves23 is not a fan of the olympics

blaise_42 says, ok

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hert0661isme says, I used to play alot of hockey, so will watch some of that, I found out a couple of days ago that a couple of friends from school have gone out to watch it

peeves23 says, bloody always on tv, so they are

flying_ford_anglia says, Avoid the restaurants - too pricey

jferer enters

peeves23 says, at least its not during the holidays this time - would be completely insufferable

flying_ford_anglia says, Synchronised swimming?

siriusgeologist enters

jferer says, The official Harry Potter movie site doesn't have anything on Richard Harris.

flying_ford_anglia says, I thought everyone would like something in the Games

gypsycaine says, that's it.

jferer says, Hello, Sirius

p_dumbledore enters

flying_ford_anglia says, Daft sport ...

peeves23 says, well, Im not a fan of watching many sports... I like playing them, sure

gypsycaine says, it's pretty.

hert0661isme says, hello

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Carole

flying_ford_anglia says, Why don't the men do it/

flying_ford_anglia says, ?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, H, Dennis

siriusgeologist says, hello

gypsycaine says, hi!

gypsycaine says, that's why I like it.

gypsycaine says, wb!

flying_ford_anglia says, Hello

gypsycaine says, thanks Rita!

+ p_dumbledore says, hello again, I am back... just uninstalled Windows Me from my computer.

gypsycaine says, found it!

gypsycaine says, LOL!

gypsycaine says, LOL Dennis!

hert0661isme says, why unistalling windows me?

+ p_dumbledore says, It's Crap !!

flying_ford_anglia says, Hello Dennis

jferer says, Is it as slow a dog as I've heard?

hert0661isme says, it seems better than 98v2

hert0661isme says, it seems faster as well

+ p_dumbledore says, Won't let you format a disk.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, It's Gilderoy Lockhart: Microsoft Me

siriusgeologist says, I was wondering about it

flying_ford_anglia says, What is 'me' ?

hert0661isme says, what type of disk cant it fomat?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Millenium Edition

+ p_dumbledore says, Mellinium Edition

flying_ford_anglia says, Oh!

+ p_dumbledore says, Wo't let you format a floppy disk

gypsycaine takes her couch pillow and bonks it alongside Neil's head so hard the feathers fly in the air, and down into the popcans below.

hert0661isme says, I hadn't tried!

+ p_dumbledore says, or create a floppy with a system on it.

jferer says, Bill Gates had to be the love child of a Slytherin and Cornelius Fudge.

flying_ford_anglia says, Windows 2000? Same thing?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I thought Lee was hoaxing me first time she said Microsoft Me, so she had to explain it.

+ p_dumbledore says, No windows 2000 works great !

gypsycaine says, 2000 is NT, right?

gypsycaine realizes that doesn't look right, but it gets her point across.

flying_ford_anglia says, I see - intriguing... rubs chin, trying to look clever

+ p_dumbledore says, Yes, a REAL operating system.. ha!!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Lee said no, this is new and incompatible with Windows 98 AND Windows NT AND WINDOWS 2000

hert0661isme says, Haven't tried that yet, mat put it on the other comp.

peeves23 says, no, if bill gates was the son of a slytherin windows would be efficient

flying_ford_anglia says, NT is not 2000

gypsycaine says, it would cost $2000.

gypsycaine says, not the old NT, the new NT?

peeves23 says, he's an clearly the love child of Pettigrew and Moaning Myrtle

hert0661isme says, It seems compatible with 98, I have them networked together

+ p_dumbledore says, The new NT is Windows 2000, it works well, the Me is an update of windows 98

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Rez says that MS's latest is that if you put MS Office on your home computer and sometimes you use it and sometimes your spouse uses it, you new two licenses

flying_ford_anglia says, We run NT at work, but I daren't load 2000 in case it's rubbish, and now 'me'!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, License per-user, not per-cpu or per-concurrent-user

gypsycaine says, I know NT.

gypsycaine says, windows 95.

gypsycaine says, grins.

flying_ford_anglia says, Oh Lordy

gypsycaine says, then nt, then 98, then se

gypsycaine says, then s#@t

hert0661isme says, I have been through them all!

jferer says, Two licenses? Give me a break! They're lucky they get one!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, NT is ''supposed " to be much better than 95 or even 98

+ p_dumbledore says, I have 2000 on another computer and have had not problems other than old versions of drivers. Once fixed it runs just fine.

flying_ford_anglia says, But ME is also an illness - how's that for marketing?

jferer says, Yeah? They recommend you reboot your server every two weeks just to clean up....

hert0661isme says, I had a modem problem while setting it up (it would not detect the com port but found loads of duds)

gypsycaine says, i like 98 better than NT.

jferer says, A Linux or NetWare server can go years without crashing.

gypsycaine says, we worked with it in the labs. Keep needing "pinked"

+ p_dumbledore says, Tried to put new hard disk on Dianns machine, and the Maxtor program won't recognize Me and I can't create a disk using Disk copy since Me won't let you create a system disk.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But I have read a lot about the upgrade from 98 to 2000 is difficult, flakey, and IIREVERSIBLE -- you can't respond to a failure of your upgrade by just giving up and falling back on 98

hert0661isme says, nice mess up!

flying_ford_anglia says, If the lights come on when I press 'on' I'm pleased.

jferer says, You should expect more, Neal.

gypsycaine says, i am keeping se.

gypsycaine says, i am happy.

flying_ford_anglia says, If I get more, I get thrilled

gypsycaine says, the known bugs/problems.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, what illness is ME? MS is Multople Schlerosis

jferer says, to quote Severus Snape: "You are easily satisfied."

flying_ford_anglia says, Myalgic Encephalitis/

hert0661isme says, my computer needed a reinstall anyway so went up to me instead of sticking with se

catlady_de_los_angeles says, brain infection with muscle pain. Never heard of it before.

jferer says, ......."I got the Hogwarts blues......

+ p_dumbledore says, Ok, ... nuff about computers.. on to the Evil Dumbledore !!

hert0661isme leaves

peeves23 says, lol

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Is Aberforth the evil Dumbledore?

hert0661isme enters

catlady_de_los_angeles says, (Goat was here but left)

jferer says, The "Evil Dumbledore" thing makes me nuts.

flying_ford_anglia says, I am hard to please in many ways

+ p_dumbledore says, ha ha !

flying_ford_anglia says, Don't look in this direction

hert0661isme says, I think my computer is trying to tell me something, it just disconnected!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, We decided thatis BT

catlady_de_los_angeles says, s 's fault

jferer says, Our movies and so on have made us so cynical we could put Dumbledore on the grassy knoll...

flying_ford_anglia says, Um - I got chucked off as well

peeves23 says, nah, it was Fudge that killed JFK

catlady_de_los_angeles says, If he WERE, he would have had a GOOD REASON!!!!!

hert0661isme says, They sent me a larger than expected phone bill!

blaise_42 says, put him on the grassy knoll?

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flying_ford_anglia says, Depends how high you were expecting it to be Simon

jferer says, A JKF assassination reference, blaise..

hert0661isme says, I was expecting it to be slightly less

flying_ford_anglia says, I expect a bill oF £500, So i can be surprised by how low it is

jferer says, I would burn all my HP books of the "Evil Dumbledore" theory turned out.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, If Oswald's shot didn't kill JFK (Kennedy), then the killer(s) was standing on what is called the grassy knoll

flying_ford_anglia says, Don't worry Jim, it won't happen

hert0661isme says, it came in at around £50, for the 10 weeks I have been home so far - not all mine but most is

blaise_42 says, is still mildly puzzled but convinced that Dumbledore is not evil

catlady_de_los_angeles says, which was a spot overlooking the motorcade

jferer says, I don't think so either, Neal, but it's the people who propound this theory that make me nuts.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, What is Blaise puzzled about?

gypsycaine . o O ( only has a $140 phone bill. Non-internet. LOL. Cable's 96. )

blaise_42 says, oh - I get it

flying_ford_anglia says, LIke me (LOL)

siriusgeologist is away (Auto-Away)

siriusgeologist says, no I'm not.....just lurking in the background

siriusgeologist is back.

flying_ford_anglia says, ...but that's not what I meant, of course

jferer says, It goes along with the "evil is cool" teenyboppers you run into on other boards.

hert0661isme says, Back to uni in two weeks time, then I can stay on all night and know I only have to pay a £25 network and phone socket bill for the year!

siriusgeologist says, evil is not cool and it would ruin the tone of the books

jferer says, I asked one of them how cool he would think Slobodan Milosevic is. They just have no idea.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Is L50 around $72?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I would scream and faint

flying_ford_anglia says, Evil is cool - well, that's obviously not on...

peeves23 says, what uni are you at hert?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, as that is mcuh more than twice my normal fone bill

jferer says, Can you get DSL, Rita, or cable access?

hert0661isme says, That sounds about right, It looks especially bad as my parents dont use the phone much. That bill was for 3months

flying_ford_anglia says, Is that where my taxpayers' money's going?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But I gather it is about normal for most of my friends -- I never use long distnat if I can h elp it, never even phone locally if e-mail will do

peeves23 says, lol

+ p_dumbledore says, Haven't seen BabyNick around, anyone heard from him lately ?

gypsycaine says, you missed him by THAT much.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I have cable modem internet. My internet cable plus TV cable is $82/mo flat fee

hert0661isme says, Probably, I am old enough to still be on a grant as well!

gypsycaine says, mine is 96.

gypsycaine says, that's due to Disney.

flying_ford_anglia says, My phone bill is usually about £200 - that's about $290

gypsycaine says, 39.99 for internet, and the rest is standard cable.

flying_ford_anglia says, for three months

gypsycaine says, one fees for basic, an additional fee for standard, and then Disney.

hert0661isme says, That figure above was just for the isp (phone calls to) - the rest of the phone calls came to under half that!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Oh! I was $72 thinking for one month!

hert0661isme says, iI dont get the cable as well, like others may do

peeves23 says, right

peeves23 says, bedtime, I suspec

peeves23 says, tt

flying_ford_anglia says, You'd never study at all...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, bb

blaise_42 says, good night, Jeremy

flying_ford_anglia says, Night night

gypsycaine says, night...

hert0661isme says, night

flying_ford_anglia says, and I'm off too...

catlady_de_los_angeles says, bb

+ p_dumbledore says, night

gypsycaine says,

+ p_dumbledore says, Till next time

flying_ford_anglia says, not to bed. I'm allowed to stay up

catlady_de_los_angeles says, sleep tight, don't let the bedbug bite

flying_ford_anglia says, See you all!!!

gypsycaine says, yah, to 5am.

gypsycaine says, grins.

jferer says, See you in the morning light

flying_ford_anglia says, Quite

hert0661isme says, I got to go and do FAQ's so I better move as well - otherwise I will still be working om them next month!

peeves23 says, bedbug?

catlady_de_los_angeles says, bb

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peeves23 says, anyhoo

peeves23 says, g'bye

blaise_42 says, bye

catlady_de_los_angeles says, I'm not sure whether a bedbug is anything more specialized that a flea lurking in the bedding

peeves23 leaves

jferer says, Bye

gypsycaine says, bb!

+ p_dumbledore says, Going to run off too, and try and finish getting this computer back to normal again!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, that little rhyme about don't let the bedbug bite is an old tradition

+ p_dumbledore says, G'day All !

gypsycaine says, good luck.

hert0661isme leaves

catlady_de_los_angeles says, bb, Deniis

gypsycaine says, i've discovered with anything Gate'd you need it!

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catlady_de_los_angeles says, Bill Gates is the spawn of Satan

gypsycaine says, lol

jferer says, Lord Billmot

catlady_de_los_angeles says, My friend Joyce used to laugh at me for saying that

jferer says, Lord Billmort, rather (sp)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Until she bought a laptop (with eerything MS loaded) and tried to use it to log on to her school web site to do her homework and so on

catlady_de_los_angeles says, After a few months of cussing at it, she believed me about Gates

jferer says, Yes, be safe, get everythig MS, only way.. just a coincidence...

jferer says, "the job isn't done 'till Lotus won't run"

catlady_de_los_angeles says, It still tells you that you did something illegal and hangs up so long you have to power it down and and then scolds you for not going through the proper shutdown

catlady_de_los_angeles says, But I am convinced that a person has to have brains to install Linux, and i don't

jferer says, Try the Corel version, easy.

gypsycaine says, haven't the guts to install it.

jferer says, Microsoft tactic: FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)

catlady_de_los_angeles says, The first 3 letters of FUDge

jferer says, You can set up a relatively small partition and just play with it until it's all up, and keep MS at the same time.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, is G greed

jferer says, FUDge? Coincidence? I think not...

gypsycaine says, empty headed = e

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Envy

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Elitism

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Egotism

gypsycaine says, lol

siriusgeologist leaves

jferer says, Bye, all, try to get on earlier next week...

jferer leaves

gypsycaine says, bb!

gypsycaine says, ack.

gypsycaine says, slow.

catlady_de_los_angeles says, bb

jferer enters

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gypsycaine says, feel free to upload your copy of the second half of the chat, if you want.

blaise_42 says, think I'll be off now as well, I'm in the middle of a good book

catlady_de_los_angeles says, bb Blaise (I bet you are WRITING that good book)

gypsycaine says,

blaise_42 says, I'll see you all next week

gypsycaine says, that's the way to be.

blaise_42 says, wish I were, Rita

gypsycaine says, bye Blaise!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, Okay, I'll save it all now

blaise_42 says, bye-bye!

catlady_de_los_angeles says, and post it as one whole thing

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