selah_1977 says, OK, Jana... getting there in a minute... george_weasleys_girlfriend says, K skaprincess27 says, Romance novels gloss over things. selah_1977 says, There's nothing wrong with sex scenes being idealized, I think. If you want real sex, then have it. selah_1977 says, Just my humble opinion. catlady_de_los_angeles says, And the wizard folk can have contraceptive charms, anti-STD charms, and even clean-up-the-mess charms to make the idealization realistic selah_1977 says, No one wants to read reality. cassandraclaire73 says, just like dialogue is cleaned up to be readable. skaprincess27 says, Yeah, but for the naive of the world like me *snicker*, they present falsified images. selah_1977 says, Right... catlady_de_los_angeles says, I really do no know why my guys wre wiping themselves off with a towel ratehr than a cleaning charm selah_1977 says, Did they have their wands nearby? al_ffn says, You're bringing too much of the Muggle into the story, that's the trouble ... happens all the time to me ... skaprincess27 says, Oh my God. Now It's on to Aerosmith love songs. skaprincess27 says, Never mind. selah_1977 says, No, Al, I disagree just a bit... al_ffn says, Witness the point in ToT4 where they're arguing about having to walk down the cliff ... when they could just have gone 'Accio Harry.' € heiditandy says, I work to make sure no muggle things are in there unless they have to be catlady_de_los_angeles says, Yup. At one point, Draco used his to Summon a hairbrush ... no, not for spanking purposes! € heiditandy says, like Alexander' s tape recorder. al_ffn says, that was me nitpicking myself george_weasleys_girlfriend says, What was it Pippin said to me once... we need a "wizard beta" so I don't Muggle-ize it. € heiditandy says, I am not sure one can accio people - flitwick is small, so it might be easier skaprincess27 says, Hear, hear! Minzzer is away (Auto-Away) selah_1977 says, But I mean, they can't use magic for everything... do they charm themselves clean, or take baths? george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I like baths. catlady_de_los_angeles says, They have showers n the Houses and they have the prefects bathroom george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I want a rubber ducky. skaprincess27 says, Baths, definitely. And that's not just the romantic in me. ^_^ selah_1977 says, Baths are more fun. al_ffn says, the thing is, what i meant, i think, Eb, is that people write about what they know, and sometimes it's easy to forget you're not writing about what you know, witness the appalling pages of Harry Potter gets transferred to South Dakota High stories at FFN selah_1977 says, dai_evans says, Hermone taught Neville a charm to clean his nails at one point, after a detention with sanpe. dai_evans says, *Snape skaprincess27 says, Hey, I wrote one of those, AL! selah_1977 says, LOL! I agree with that, Al! george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Eb - check the IM yet? selah_1977 says, Just did... al_ffn says, i wasn't picking on you specifically Sue, anyway, I *liked* your version ... you know I did ... t'was more believable than the majority, which are pants skaprincess27 says, pants? *puzzled* al_ffn says, pants = rubbish skaprincess27 says, ah. catlady_de_los_angeles says, They write their essays with quill in hand, rather than charming the quill so that it takes dictation. skaprincess27 says, *wonders what people will do when she tells thm they're pants* selah_1977 says, Another reason why making lemonade is fun is that you get to find all sorts of creative places and ways to do things that your SO wouldn't go for, I think. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I'm wearing pants. € heiditandy says, but 250 kids doing dictation coukld get cacauphonous al_ffn says, you can get away with it here ... just say ' you're talking total pants.' selah_1977 says, SO=significant other skaprincess27 says, nice. *ponders ebs statement* catlady_de_los_angeles says, Eb, IF I understand you correctly, that is one of the problems I have selah_1977 says, Why? I don't have an SO right now, so that actually doesn't apply to me! You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) catlady_de_los_angeles says, Having just announced that there was nothing in the slash sex scense that I failed write than I hadn't done myself george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Ah, you know you're getting married. cassandraclaire73 says, going to go soon...heidi do you have comments on that scene to send back or just the one major one? You have 0 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Me either. Not one that's not fictional anyway. skaprincess27 says, I have an SO for the first time in a while, thank God. selah_1977 says, Aw, Cass! We'll miss you! :::sniffles::: skaprincess27 says, *schnoogles Cass* € heiditandy says, cass -haven't had a chance to tackle the little tihjngs - will do them in the official beta. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, *waves to Cassie* selah_1977 says, Will send the island comments... I'm half done... george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Ooh, when is DS14 gonna be ready for betaing? € heiditandy am watchjing 99th elmo vid of the day.... catlady_de_los_angeles says, I would be pareicularly embarrassed to have epole read it and i selah_1977 says, Oh, shut it, Jana--you and Carole and Penny--we are THROUGH. I'm over him. Thanks. cassandraclaire73 says, Im trying to finish it up...am starting to get those 'hurry up, you cow' reviews again Minzzer is away (busy) catlady_de_los_angeles says, then they would now what I've done al_ffn says, any hurry up emails yet? You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) skaprincess27 says, *hurry up, you bovine* al_ffn says, i'm getting them for Snitch selah_1977 says, LOL, Cassie! :::going to send Cass a prodding e-mail herself::: cassandraclaire73 says, i get hurry up emails every day. im used to it. 5 or 6. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I actually only tease you abotu it because Carole always did and I have to carry out her dirty work when she's not here. al_ffn says, without the bovine comment, obviously skaprincess27 says, I'm getting deluged and am dragging out the process for that reason. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, *blink* What's wrong with being called a cow? I happen to like cows. *snorts indignantly* cassandraclaire73 says, well somebody did say "post the next chapter. I know where you live." that freaked me out. You have 0 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) skaprincess27 says, Damn. cassandraclaire73 says, im going to deluge you soon, Sue. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Eep. More than the nail fingers to keyboard? skaprincess27 says, Why? You already know what happens. selah_1977 says, I never get deluged! You lucky people! :::grins at her famous author-friends::: € heiditandy says, believes cass more resembles mooncalf... al_ffn says, what annoys me is when people write me ToT reviews saying they prefer Snitch, hurry up with that instead. I don't mind people saying they like Snitch, but ToT's column is for ToT reviews. cassandraclaire73 says, the nail fingers to the keyboard was a priceless touch. dai_evans says, You only need to worry if they quote your address. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, *blink* What's deluged. € heiditandy says, kidding! george_weasleys_girlfriend says, And you ARE famous, so snerk at you. skaprincess27 says, Please, Eb, you have more talent in your pinky than I have in my entire left arm. johnwalton_crazyivan enters al_ffn says, that's the problem with writing multiple fic, which I *won't* be trying again selah_1977 says, *snerks at Jana* catlady_de_los_angeles says, and expecially whehn I want to write abouat hings I *haven't* done but people well reckon that they know what gets me hot. selah_1977 says, JOHN! cassandraclaire73 says, oh that's ridiculous , Al. al_ffn says, aha ... look who's here € heiditandy hits john hard dai_evans says, Oh. Here he is. johnwalton_crazyivan attempts to sneak in george_weasleys_girlfriend says, *snerks back at Eb* george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Hey John! € heiditandy throws things johnwalton_crazyivan says, All I can say is cassandraclaire73 says, ARRRRRGH! *hits John* johnwalton_crazyivan says, GOTCHA! skaprincess27 says, I wasn't Gotcha'd. cassandraclaire73 says, You didn't get me, you horrid horned toad! yael_pou enters dai_evans says, John, you are a massive, massive wank piece george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I thought it was funny. C'mon, it's April first and you took him seriously? johnwalton_crazyivan ::cackle::: al_ffn says, i'm being ridiculous ... takes time out to poke John with sharp pointy sticks ... or the reviewers? selah_1977 says, Yael's back! :::grins::: catlady_de_los_angeles says, JOhn Johm. every oen hates you george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Hi Yael! george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I don't hate him. cassandraclaire73 says, I already beat him to death with my modem, what more can I do? catlady_de_los_angeles says, Do you enjoy being to poked with sharp pointy sticks? yael_pou says, Hi Eb. Actually, got to go. be back later. Is Shay around? al_ffn says, no, i just want to ... force feed him British pizza cassandraclaire73 says, And I only believed him for .30 seconds. johnwalton_crazyivan says, And how many people can you say that about, Cass? george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Create a character named John in DS and promptly kill him off violently. johnwalton_crazyivan says, No...not the pizza...anything but the pizza... cassandraclaire73 says, So far you're my one and only, John. catlady_de_los_angeles says, Shay was in and left, Yaell al_ffn says, i believed him until I noticed all the increasingly violent replies dai_evans says, Are you responsible for the Jo Rowling_2001 thing as well? johnwalton_crazyivan says, Cass, I'm touched. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, That was funny, too. If JKR joined a list, she wouldn't ever make herself known. cassandraclaire73 says, I already have a John Walton in DS. I guess he could fall into a vat of acid. yael_pou says, Jana - are you feeling better now? george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Yes! Do it. skaprincess27 says, John's Draco's yoga instructor. I could take that away... johnwalton_crazyivan says, And dead due to modem-battery, but let's just gloss over that. selah_1977 says, Rita, sex scenes are all about messing with people's minds. My best friend and I used to do these challenges in college: "all right, Eb, what can you do with a hammock? A coat rack? A life jacket?" And the lemon would have to focus on that. Minzzer says, Min leashes Rezznim on John...torture... Minzzer is back. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, No, my tummy hurts worse now, but at least the sniffly went away. Thanks for asking, though. skaprincess27 says, Eb, can I have my mind messed with? Please? *grins* selah_1977 says, Then we'd give 'em to our friends... yael_pou says, Jana - go to sleep. € heiditandy thinks acid is too good for him selah_1977 says, No, Sue, you young whippersnapper... selah_1977 says, skaprincess27 says, *whimpers* skaprincess27 says, Please please please? catlady_de_los_angeles says, But this is posting them on the web, not giving them to our friends who know us Minzzer is away (busy) selah_1977 says, *cackles* skaprincess27 says, I need an H/H fix incredibly badly. € heiditandy says, John - the only reason you didn't get me is because I, being the IP lawyer in the gang, would've been asked to sue! george_weasleys_girlfriend says, No. Well, I did stay up from 6 AM on Friday to midnight on Saturday (well, this morning, so Sunday, really)... al_ffn says, still thinks pizza would do the trick ... preferably pizza hut pizza, which is truly vile catlady_de_los_angeles says, and have already formed their judgments yael_pou says, All right. Catch up with you later (if you'll be here). selah_1977 says, Sue--if your parents find anything I send, they will hunt me down. johnwalton_crazyivan says, Not to mention that we'd discussed April Fool's pranks on the mod list, Heidi... skaprincess27 says, *begs Eb* Your buddy tremere_meerlinda has gone off pager skaprincess27 says, No, they won't. Please please please? george_weasleys_girlfriend says, <--- gets the pizza comment because she lives in Chicago and knows what good pizza is € heiditandy says, but that wasn't one of the agreed-upon pranks! yael_pou leaves george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Oh, right, and you're not scared of MY parents, Eb? george_weasleys_girlfriend says, selah_1977 says, And I really want Cassie or someone who can do a good Draco to do a dark Draco erotica... het. Just to see if it's possible. selah_1977 says, I've read and enjoyed the slash ones... catlady_de_los_angeles says, dark erotica? Meaning what, kinky? selah_1977 says, No... selah_1977 says, Just dark. cassandraclaire73 says, Deal, Ebony selah_1977 says, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! selah_1977 ::dances!:::: al_ffn says, hey, i do dark *looks defensive* cassandraclaire73 says, i already have one from DV anyway... selah_1977 dances, rather... selah_1977 jumps up and down... cassandraclaire73 says, i'd say it's possible cassandraclaire73 says, there's something sort of intrinsically dark about Draco, so it works. johnwalton_crazyivan says, Draco and I are working happily on SoT6, BTW. Public beta is to be held on HP_Paradise *nudge, nudge* catlady_de_los_angeles says, DV? proably not Dangerous Visions selah_1977 says, Hey, Draco/Hermione or Draco/Ginny... either works for me. cassandraclaire73 says, lol! My DS sequel, Rita. skaprincess27 says, Draco is so evil... *ponders sex with evil!draco* al_ffn says, looking forward to it already, John cassandraclaire73 says, it's one of them, Eb. selah_1977 says, You've made my day! skaprincess27 says, Knowing Cass, it's D/H € heiditandy says, my draco isn't p[ersonally incredibly dark - he's just surrounded by darkness. cassandraclaire73 says, € heiditandy says, thjat conscience gets in the way of the darkness johnwalton_crazyivan says, (LMAO -- more people voted for my torture than voted for the logo...almost...) catlady_de_los_angeles The list of chatter aliases is to be found at: catlady_de_los_angeles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20chatterlist.html skaprincess27 says, My Draco is surrounded by Dockers, which really doesn't leave a lot of room for sexy darkness. catlady_de_los_angeles This chat will be saved and posted on theYahoo Group : catlady_de_los_angeles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/ johnwalton_crazyivan says, Sue, is that Dockers (trousers) or Dockers (big beefy guys down by the waterfront)? selah_1977 says, And after Draco, whichever poor girl it is will be ruined for your Average Joe. Poor little thing. :::comforts either Hermione or Ginny:::: hermitchick leaves Your buddy hermitchick leaves chat skaprincess27 says, Former. selah_1977 says, Former? Your buddy hermitchick is in chat hermitchick enters € heiditandy likes Sue's familyman@draco al_ffn says, my request has an incorrect format ... what the hell? johnwalton_crazyivan ::disappointed look::: catlady_de_los_angeles says, her Draco wears Khaki johnwalton_crazyivan says, *stutter* K-k-k-KHAKI? The poor lamb... € heiditandy says, mine does too - mine would never wear jeans (or leather for that matter) johnwalton_crazyivan says, Summertime or wintertime, Sue? catlady_de_los_angeles says, John, you're schedule dto seduce him, do you really want competition from longshoremen al_ffn says, wondering what John has against khaki george_weasleys_girlfriend is away (Working on Chemistry... ::begins to cry::) selah_1977 likes Khaki... dai_evans says, Where'd Sinead go? johnwalton_crazyivan says, I like khakis too, but for Draco? johnwalton_crazyivan says, Blond people should never wear khaki. al_ffn says, i see your point ... that colour with that hair ... yuck You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) € heiditandy says, with dark sweaters catlady_de_los_angeles says, So maybe the shirts aren't khaki johnwalton_crazyivan says, I watched Priscilla, Queen of the Desert on Draco last night...it was great! skaprincess27 says, Draco and khakis... johnwalton_crazyivan says, (didn't notice the blatant double-entendre there, but wtf...) catlady_de_los_angeles says, *your* Draco, dear george_weasleys_girlfriend is back. catlady_de_los_angeles says, \John, we noticed it You have 0 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) why_sinead enters al_ffn says, i noticed it when he pointed it out, which begs the question ... al_ffn says, am i warped? why_sinead says, hi all! dai_evans says, OK, who are you. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Gah... I've got too much to do this evening... will be online but working on homework - talk to you all later! johnwalton_crazyivan says, Why, Sinead! george_weasleys_girlfriend :waves:: george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Hey Sinead! al_ffn says, T'is Sinead why_sinead says, I'm Sinead.. I changed my name there was a guy bothering me al_ffn says, of ... Sinead fame Minzzer ::waves back:: Minzzer is back. selah_1977 says, Done! Cassie, Heidi, sending you my message to the "sweet" people on their island... catlady_de_los_angeles says, A;l, you may not be warped enough johnwalton_crazyivan says, And it wasn't me before anyone asks. why_sinead says, DAMN! I wasn't here! dai_evans says, Oh, sorry about that. cassandraclaire73 says, ebony, you're the best € heiditandy waits for it, eb cassandraclaire73 says, ill back you up al_ffn says, i'm sufficiently warped to be writing Harry/Draco, thank u very much Minzzer says, Sinead...did he stop bothering you? selah_1977 says, All right--off to send mail... johnwalton_crazyivan says, Sinead, for my lynching? why_sinead says, yes cassandraclaire73 says, poor Al, still can't figure out how this happened to him why_sinead grumble why_sinead says, No johnwalton_crazyivan says, It's in the transcript. al_ffn says, you're all bad influences ... maybe johnwalton_crazyivan says, Okay, hang on... johnwalton_crazyivan leaves why_sinead says, he incessantly bothers me when I go on sineadsiobhan skaprincess27 says, Yeah, I'm a bad influence dai_evans says, Which name was he bothering? dai_evans says, Oh, ok dai_evans says, What about LucyYdesi? € heiditandy hands al warping paper Your buddy furbus418 has gone off pager why_sinead says, I'm bored of it catlady_de_los_angeles says, warping paper -- to warp him why_sinead says, I'm LucyYDesi in AIM.. why_sinead says, I've had that for ages al_ffn says, this time last year I liked the Simpsons, was worrying about exams, falling out with my friends daily and wouldn't admit to having read an HP book if you pushed me. definitely warped by now catlady_de_los_angeles says, so he can be twisted like us johnwalton_crazyivan enters dai_evans says, Ah. Who is this guy? why_sinead says, I'd rather have something with Sinead in my sn.. johnwalton_crazyivan says, "Sinead in your sin", surely? why_sinead says, some guy from england why_sinead says, I'm very sinful John dai_evans says, Where in England? johnwalton_crazyivan says, NOT me. george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Um... okay... totally ignored. Later. george_weasleys_girlfriend leaves why_sinead says, Right John? why_sinead glomps John johnwalton_crazyivan glomps back johnwalton_crazyivan thinks that we should make a dictionary for the newbie file..."glomp", "schnoogle".... You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) why_sinead says, snerk dai_evans says, You can't define Schnoogle johnwalton_crazyivan says, snerk too. johnwalton_crazyivan says, But you could skirt around it, Dai... You have 0 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) why_sinead says, Yes you can its defined as :::::CENSORED::: € heiditandy says, guys - heading out... dai_evans says, I guess so. dai_evans says, Bye then € heiditandy says, see y'all later... johnwalton_crazyivan says, Okay, ciao Heidi! catlady_de_los_angeles says, Isn't there a HGfGU file for our special words? why_sinead says, adios Heidi! johnwalton_crazyivan says, Not that I'm aware of, Rita. € heiditandy waves Minzzer says, bye heiditandy leaves catlady_de_los_angeles says, by by Heidit al_ffn says, hasta luego! al_ffn says, darn ... missed catlady_de_los_angeles says, John, put it in the SHort Hdns? selah_1977 says, Bye, Heidi! dai_evans says, It's not me you're avoiding is it Sinead? why_sinead says, Nope johnwalton_crazyivan says, Could be an idea...although I'm currently rewriting all the individual information files into OBHKF (One big happy knowledge file) why_sinead says, if it was you, I wouldn't be here dai_evans says, 'cause if it is, you just have to say selah_1977 says, Hmm... guess that's my cue to leave too... what a weird Sunday it's been! Ah, well... Cassie, just sent the e-mail to you and Heid, but no rush... dai_evans says, Bye Eb why_sinead says, or hiding in a unknown screenname selah_1977 says, Bye bye darlings! johnwalton_crazyivan says, Ciao Eb! al_ffn says, bye eb! cassandraclaire73 says, ill check it out eb! al_ffn says, darn again ... I just turned off my cd player by accident selah_1977 says, Cool, Cass! Bye everyone... selah_1977 ::blows kisses at the room, then Disapparates:::: why_sinead says, adios Eb selah_1977 leaves You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) why_sinead hears pin drop why_sinead says, (explosion) johnwalton_crazyivan wonders what happened to everyone al_ffn says, ... they shall not grow old as we grow old ... dai_evans says, You came John. So they all left in desgust dai_evans says, *disgust johnwalton_crazyivan says, There's a shock. why_sinead says, LOL al_ffn says, shame catlady_de_los_angeles says, we're scared of you, John why_sinead glomps John Minzzer says, You have 0 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) johnwalton_crazyivan says, See a pin and pick it up and all day long you'll be wondering where the grenade is... catlady_de_los_angeles says, my PC is being incredibley slow johnwalton_crazyivan snaps fingers al_ffn says, my pc is running several other programmes on the side of this, which explains my jump in with weird comment mentality dai_evans says, My PC's being really good. It only bluescreened once today, and that was on shutdown so it didn't matter johnwalton_crazyivan says, I know what's wrong with this...I'm logging on as if I were on UK time. I KNEW there were usually more people here... al_ffn says, the blue screen of death ... ah. happens all the time at uni You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) why_sinead says, ah... johnwalton_crazyivan strokes Draco, who hasn't crashed ever. catlady_de_los_angeles says, there were twice this many at one point why_sinead says, its a Mac right John? You have 2 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) dai_evans says, I get the NT version of the bluescreen, from which there is no way out. johnwalton_crazyivan says, Yes, *he* is al_ffn says, the trouble with mac is ... *Al rants* johnwalton_crazyivan says, ...is that they work. why_sinead says, Calvin's a mac as well why_sinead says, exactly johnwalton_crazyivan says, and therefore irritate the hell out of PC users ::innocent grin:: why_sinead says, :-D catlady_de_los_angeles says, the limited amoung to fsoftware available for them dai_evans says, One of my cooling fans packed up last week, and since then the graphics card's been overheating and pulling the whoile lot down. You have 0 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) Your buddy oakswillows is on pager cassandraclaire73 says, must go...bye al! johnwalton_crazyivan says, *draco longdistance schnoogles Calvin* Minzzer says, bye johnwalton_crazyivan says, Rita, that's poppycock. dai_evans says, Bye Cass al_ffn says, bye Cassie! johnwalton_crazyivan says, You can get any software for the mac that you can for the PC. why_sinead says, adios Cass Minzzer says, I'll stick with my PC catlady_de_los_angeles says, by by Cassie dai_evans says, Like Cheetachat? al_ffn says, ... I mean, I adore Sophie (my Dell) but I'd sooner have one of those rather sexy macs Minzzer says, I've had enough with Macs at schoold why_sinead says, lots of hackers have PCs skaprincess27 says, Supper calls. Ta! why_sinead says, adios sue dai_evans says, Bye Sue al_ffn says, realises that sounds weird johnwalton_crazyivan says, And if it's a PC-only release, you can get Virtual PC emulator that's more stable than a PC! johnwalton_crazyivan says, Bye Sue cassandraclaire73 leaves Minzzer says, bye al_ffn says, bye sue! catlady_de_los_angeles says, by Sue skaprincess27 says, *pats Aaron, her Packard Bell, affectionately* johnwalton_crazyivan has a sexy Mac skaprincess27 says, bye bye! al_ffn says, is it a beige mac *vbeg* dai_evans says, My PC is usually rock solid, it's alos pretty damned quick compared to any mac I've ever used. skaprincess27 leaves johnwalton_crazyivan says, Dai, how do you define "usually"? why_sinead hugs mac protectively dai_evans says, When the cooling fan for the graphics card isn't lying on my desk burned out. catlady_de_los_angeles says, I keep imaginig John experitmemtlingn with which pbody parts will fit into the flopyy drive johnwalton_crazyivan says, and how much time a month do you spend maintaining it? why_sinead loves her laptop, she gets a rise out of it dai_evans says, I usually clean the dust out every 3 months or so. johnwalton_crazyivan says, Sinead, if a guy said that it would be *very* dodgy... johnwalton_crazyivan says, Huh, Dai, that's the most reliable PC I've ever heard of why_sinead says, ;-) al_ffn says, laptops are lovely! and mean i have been tempted to tap away at my fanfic on long train journeys, pretending to be businesslike You have 1 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) dai_evans says, It runs NT You have 2 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) catlady_de_los_angeles says, long joke about married women who was still a virgin. dai_evans says, It's solid as a rock, like I said, when the fans are working. johnwalton_crazyivan is bringing back his old laptop to do precisely that al_ffn says, plus i can run SC3000, which is all I really require out of a computer johnwalton_crazyivan says, But it's noisy, right Dai? catlady_de_los_angeles says, Her bvusband was an IBM field engineer (repairman) and he kept saying : dai_evans says, Yeah, It is very noisy. We are talking about 8 cooling fans here. catlady_de_los_angeles says, It'll be up in 15 minutes johnwalton_crazyivan says, LOL Rita! why_sinead says, LOL! dai_evans says, lol al_ffn says, everyone else has the same problem? al_ffn says, is this programme freezing on me, or something? johnwalton_crazyivan says, Dai...Draco has *no* cooling fans. He is completely silent apart from the harddrive, which is softer than the buzz from a fluorescent lightbulb. why_sinead says, no why_sinead pats Mac dai_evans says, Well that's fine, if you're prepared to use a mac. johnwalton_crazyivan says, Of course, when I have the Harmon Kardon speakers cranked up (like now), I couldn't hear anything. dai_evans says, I built my computer with my own two hands, and it's lovely. johnwalton_crazyivan says, "prepared to use a Mac"? It's far more user-intuitive than a PC. why_sinead says, I agree John johnwalton_crazyivan says, I had a nice man in Cupertino build mine, and he's still lovely. why_sinead says, My first computer was a PC but Macs proved to be better in the long run dai_evans says, I want a computer to do what I tell it. Not guess at what I mean when I tell it to do something catlady_de_los_angeles says, the nice man in CUperino is still lovely? Connection error #10054; The connection is reset by remote side Connected! Sending login information... You see here: catlady_de_los_angeles,why_sinead,al_ffn,Minzzer,hermitchick,dai_evans,johnwalton_crazyivan,gypsycaine why_sinead says, this is my fourth and my first self-owned computer dai_evans says, I built my mum a computer so that she doesn't have to touch miine. Your buddy ancientstarchild is in chat Your buddy catlady_de_los_angeles is in chat Your buddy gypsycaine is in chat Your buddy hermitchick is in chat Your buddy hert0661isme is in chat Your buddy kaialefang is in games Your buddy melanie_050269 is on pager Your buddy betts_65656 is in chat Your buddy kittycat_562001 is on pager Your buddy nightfall_approaches is on pager Your buddy tria_andromeda_blade is on pager You have 2 new messages in Yahoo! Mail ( http://mail.yahoo.com ) Your buddy gypsycaine is in chat johnwalton_crazyivan says, at the end of the day, when all is said and done, I grew up around Macs and can troubleshoot them, fiddle around inside them and edit the system files. I can't with a PC, so I prefer Macs. johnwalton_crazyivan says, Rita, yes, if he were a real person Minzzer says, but I like to add stuff to my comp so I'm content with my PC dai_evans says, That's how I feel about PCs, John. catlady_de_los_angeles This chat will be saved and posted on theYahoo Group : catlady_de_los_angeles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/ catlady_de_los_angeles The list of chatter aliases is to be found at: catlady_de_los_angeles http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20chatterlist.html why_sinead shoves John aside for kilted!Draco Minzzer is away (busy) why_sinead says, ha! johnwalton_crazyivan says, Precisely. I hate having to use them because I'm used to the way of thinking when using a Mac. johnwalton_crazyivan shoves Sinead aside for kilted!Draco johnwalton_crazyivan says, haha! catlady_de_los_angeles says, Sinead, I was suggestint the Draco might fancy men weraing kilts, not that he is wearing one himself dai_evans grabs Sinead catlady_de_los_angeles says, Draco might fancy having both of you at once