Re: Fight To Reveal Obama's Birth Certificate Continues

2008-11-23 Thread Alan Hamilton
There's an analysis of the arguments at http://www.whatsyourevidence.com . The "wavier" shown in the Supreme Court docket means the repsondents are essentially saying, "We don't want to waste time repsonding to this bonehead" -- whatever the Latin phrase for that is. Since the Supreme Court r

Re: ,,,,,of the story...

2009-03-06 Thread Alan Hamilton
Looks like Nova M radio (which had a brief reincarnation as Second Thought) is now defunct, with the various parties pointing fingers at each other. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2009/03/nova_ms_successor_on_second_th.php --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You rec

Re: [DEADPOOL] The Gold is Tarnished

2009-04-25 Thread Alan Hamilton
I was thinking the similar "And Then There Isn't Maude". None of the obits mention her pivitol role in the Star Wars franchise. Kevin G. Barkes wrote: I would have gone with And There Went Maude... Regards, --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this me

[DEADPOOL] Insert 25c for 15 more minutes

2009-06-21 Thread Alan Hamilton
MIAMI (AP) — The inventor of the "Magic Fingers Vibrating Bed," which brought weary travelers 15 minutes of "tingling relaxation and ease" for a quarter in hotel rooms across America during its heyday as a pop culture icon in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 92. John Joseph Houghtaling die

Re: when you're really dying for a chocolate bar...

2009-07-08 Thread Alan Hamilton
I found video of the incident: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw_R9SS3kQ8 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegrou

[DEADPOOL] And that's the way he was

2009-07-17 Thread Alan Hamilton
Now being reported that Walter Cronkite has died. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe fro

[Cronkite] Live from '69: Moon Landing

2009-07-21 Thread Alan Hamilton
Last night the History Channel ran a half-hour of footage from Cronkite's coverage of the moon landing. It's on their website now: http://www.history.com/content/space/history/apollo-11?bcpid=29888950001&bclid=28790072001&bctid=29915152001 I had forgotten about the cheesy "CBS Simulation" bits.

[DEADPOOL] Ghost

2009-09-14 Thread Alan Hamilton
MSNBC is reporting Patrick Swayze died. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this gro

Re: (BREAKING) No Lou to do the voodoo he does so well

2009-11-11 Thread Alan Hamilton
So what timeslots does Fox have open? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group

Re: Leggoing of them now unadvised

2009-12-06 Thread Alan Hamilton
It doesn't seem to be affecting the supply out West. Here in Phoenix, the Costco has a freezerful of the 60 packs of Eggos. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wn...@googlegroups

[NOISE] Not that kind of rising interest

2010-02-03 Thread Alan Hamilton
Watch the computer monitor to the left of the commentator's ear (his right). http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-diary/interest-in-assets-rather-than-rates-20100202-nb4t.html?autostart=1 Better quality video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1m8a4Jl4ZI -- You received this message because you are

Re: WNN Midday?

2010-03-17 Thread Alan Hamilton
Naw, they'll just run Youtube videos and tweets. http://www.ireport.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wn...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email t

Re: (TV DEADPOOL) The Balcony to Close Forever

2010-03-26 Thread Alan Hamilton
Here's the opening to a Sneak Previews from 1982, reviewing "Blade Runner". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cX2yOnssJo James Stanley Barr wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/arts/television/26cancel.html "At the Movies", formerly "Siskel & Ebert", and "Ebert & Roeper", etc. has been canc

Re: Oh Moses, Moses...

2010-04-04 Thread Alan Hamilton
Here's a preview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kqqMXWEFs kbrab...@aol.com wrote: Still one of my 5 favorite movies ever!!! And so it goes, Kevin Brabant (I could have done Moses, if given the chance...and if I was much older) kbrab...@aol.com -Original M

Re: Happy Birthday

2010-04-09 Thread Alan Hamilton
By the time Mozart was his age, he'd been dead for 47 years. On 4/8/2010 9:26 PM, Kevin G. Barkes wrote: Tom Lehrer is 82 today. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wn...

[SUMO] Hakuho!!!

2011-01-19 Thread Alan Hamilton
Since I'm in Japan this week... Hakuho stays in command at New Year sumo Kyodo News After coming to the brink of defeat a day earlier, Hakuho bounced back with a vengeance in a demolition of Kotoshogiku to maintain his undefeated slate at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. The lo

[SUMO] Say it ain't so, Kasuganishiki

2011-02-03 Thread Alan Hamilton
3 wrestlers admit fixing bouts / Kan says latest scandal to engulf sumo a 'breach of public trust' The Yomiuri Shimbun Three sumo wrestlers have admitted to fixing matches during questioning Wednesday by the Japan Sumo Association, the sports minister said Thursday. "Fourteen sumo wrestlers

Re: [SUMO] Say it ain't so, Kasuganishiki

2011-02-06 Thread Alan Hamilton
Spring basho canceled The Yomiuri Shimbun The Japan Sumo Association officially decided Sunday to cancel the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in the wake of a match-fixing scandal. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the JSA's board of directors at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida Wa

Re: [politics] reports that Egyptian President resigning tonight (fwd)

2011-02-10 Thread Alan Hamilton
Well, so much for /that/. danny burstein wrote: [news] NBC News is reporting that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down tonight and that VP Omar Suleiman will take over. This is so breaking. More to come. http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/10/6024739-the-end - note tha

Re: we may all be joining Tom in a couple of weeks...

2011-05-07 Thread Alan Hamilton
Billboards have been up here in Phoenix for a few weeks. They finally seem to be getting into the news. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/06/20110506doomsday-believers-washington-dc-06-ON.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News

Re: (DEADPOOL) As I was dying....

2011-06-25 Thread Alan Hamilton
It's actually a theremin. Ah, Mancini -- this is one of the great TV themes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaWuXHMrwXo On 6/24/2011 9:25 PM, Richard de Give wrote: Services won't be until next Sunday ... this week, it's "McMillan and Wife" on the NBC Mystery Movie (cue the whistler and guy

Re: [Pol] Wu hoo. Congressman resigning

2011-07-26 Thread Alan Hamilton
After the Anthony Wiener thing, Pat Buchanan was on MSNBC ridiculing Democrats for going after him. He also boasted how he defended Richard Nixon. So that pretty much sums it up. On 7/26/2011 10:47 AM, Steven Otte wrote: --- On *Tue, 7/26/11, danny burstein //* wrote: Rep. David Wu announ

Re: [misc] paging all of Kirk's women....

2011-12-29 Thread Alan Hamilton
They can't skip this one, either: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slave_Leia_costume On 12/29/2011 09:09 PM, danny burstein wrote: not to mention the Orion slave girls... http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2011/12/29/science-fiction-themed-brothel-opening-soon/ danny "and let's most especially no

[DEADPOOL] Cartwright curse

2012-03-10 Thread Alan Hamilton
Robert Ayres dies at 98; illustrator created Ponderosa map The map, which Robert Ayres drew for Paramount in 1959, was shown burning during the opening of the western 'Bonanza.' It's now on display at the Autry museum. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-robert-temple-ayres-20120309,

Re: [DEADPOOL] JSR $FFE7

2012-04-09 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 4/9/2012 7:23 PM, Jim Ellwanger wrote: On Apr 9, 2012, at 6:45 PM, Joseph Nebus wrote: Now finally the collectors will beg for my collection of Commodore 16 memorabilia! Those of us from the other side of the fence remember Jack Tramiel from when, after being forced out at Commod

Re: [DEADPOOL] American Dead-stand

2012-04-18 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 4/18/2012 12:57 PM, kbrab...@aol.com wrote: Television personality Dick Clark, the longtime host of "American Bandstand," has died, a publicist says. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, s

Re: [DEADPOOL] American Dead-stand

2012-04-18 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 4/18/2012 1:31 PM, danny burstein wrote: On Wed, 18 Apr 2012, Michael King wrote: As one Tweet already said, "Damn, now we're stuck with Seacrest..." Maybe Kemal Amin Kasem can come out of retirement... The tribute to Clark would be awkward, though. "When you come out of those uptempo G

[DEADPOOL] I dunno, Davey....

2012-06-01 Thread Alan Hamilton
Dick Beals, voiceover artist for Gumby, Davey (from Davey & Goliath), and Speedy Alka Seltzer had died at age 85. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57445384-10391698/dick-beals-dies-at-85-voice-behind-gumby-and-speedy-alka-seltzer/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: CNN Breaking News

2012-06-28 Thread Alan Hamilton
The AP is telling its staff to app making fun. http://jimromenesko.com/2012/06/28/ap-orders-staff-to-stop-taunting-news-outlets-for-getting-health-care-ruling-wrong/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To view this

Re: CNN Breaking News

2012-06-28 Thread Alan Hamilton
Er, stop making fun. Stupid auto correct. Alan Hamilton wrote: The AP is telling its staff to app making fun. http://jimromenesko.com/2012/06/28/ap-orders-staff-to-stop-taunting-news-outlets-for-getting-health-care-ruling-wrong/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[DEADPOOL] Bugs Meany said he was at the North Pole, observing penguins

2012-07-16 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 07/16/2012 08:06 PM, Alan Hamilton wrote: You might want to check out http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConvictionByCounterfactualClue before relying too much on Encyc. Brown, though. Encyclopedia Brown creator Donald J Sobol reported dead at 87: http://www.avclub.com

Re: Deaf people

2012-08-25 Thread Alan Hamilton
I've seen newscasts where the captioning was obviously just the teleprompter roll -- it included stage directions like "toss to sports". -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnnd

[NOISE] Tie me sex partner down, sport

2013-04-19 Thread Alan Hamilton
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22212131 Rolf Harris has been questioned by police over historical allegations of sexual offences. The 83-year-old entertainer and artist was interviewed under caution after attending police premises in south London by appointment in November. On 28 March, Mr Ha

[DEADPOOL] Next time, on The Deaaaath Boat....

2013-08-12 Thread Alan Hamilton
[Seriously, I can't see "The Love Boat" without hearing Ernie Anderson's "The Lve Boat" delivery] There was news earlier that the former Pacific Princess, which played the the Love Boat back in the 1970s/80s, was heading for the scrap heap. However, it's not going without a fight. http:/

Re: ok, the annual key SOTU address question

2014-01-28 Thread Alan Hamilton
Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy. Currently 12th in line. http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/28/state-of-the-union-designated-survivor-ernest-moniz/ On 01/28/2014 09:06 PM, danny burstein wrote: Which cabinet member was taking a hike through Yosemite? ___

[DEADPOOL] No longer in a world....

2014-03-13 Thread Alan Hamilton
Long-time movie trailer voice Hal Douglas, 89. http://time.com/23261/hal-douglas-rip-voiceover/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email t

Re: News-Related Musing (Flight 370 Black Boxes)

2014-04-13 Thread Alan Hamilton
There are a couple strikes against it. Even considering the much more powerful pings a ship could emit, the black box would need a fairly sophisticated amplifier and audio processor to separate the pings from the general ocean noise. This very likely would use more power, not less. It also int

[DEADPOOL] ¡Ay ay ay, no es bueno!

2014-11-30 Thread Alan Hamilton
One of Latin America's most beloved comic actors, Roberto Gomez Bolanos, has died at the age of 85. Known as Chespirito (Little Shakespeare), the Mexican's work delighted children over four decades. His characters included El Chapulin Colorado, the inspiration behind The Simpsons' Bumblebee

Re: expetive deleted TiVo...

2015-04-18 Thread Alan Hamilton
My Premier kept them during the last update, and added Prime videos for Amazon. Sometime it has to stew a bit after an update before the services reappear, or needs another reboot. On 04/18/2015 05:58 PM, danny burstein wrote: They just removed their interface to the free Youtube library. T

Re: expetive deleted TiVo...

2015-04-18 Thread Alan Hamilton
Oh, but you do have to switch to the HD menus if you're not using them already. The new online player is only supported there. On 04/18/2015 06:56 PM, Alan Hamilton wrote: My Premier kept them during the last update, and added Prime videos for Amazon. Sometime it has to stew a bit aft

Re: expetive deleted TiVo...

2015-04-19 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 04/18/2015 07:32 PM, danny burstein wrote: ah... it seems that this Extinction Level Event is targetting older TiVos like my Series 3. The Roamios still have the whole menu. Note that there was a msg linked to from the main screen "TiVo Menu Changes The Video on Demand menu has changed to a

Re: expetive deleted TiVo...

2015-04-19 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 04/18/2015 07:32 PM, danny burstein wrote: ah... it seems that this Extinction Level Event is targetting older TiVos like my Series 3. The Roamios still have the whole menu. Note that there was a msg linked to from the main screen "TiVo Menu Changes The Video on Demand menu has changed to a

[NOISE] Correction

2015-06-27 Thread Alan Hamilton
Embedded image permalink So, will we get an on-air correction? "The flag we previously reported as an ISIS flag actually depicted butt plugs and dildos. CNN regrets the error." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group.

[DEADPOOL FLASHBACK] A little song, a little dance...

2015-11-01 Thread Alan Hamilton
For those of us that were around then, I'm sure we all remember where we were when we heard the news about Chuckles on WJM 40 years ago, in October 1975. Here's the broadcast from back then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihLJrcS8lsg -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: [misc media] MAD about Al Jaffee (fwd)

2016-03-19 Thread Alan Hamilton
Is Al Jaffe still alive? No, he's just a huge "Walking Dead" fan. http://www.madmagazine.com/blog/2014/03/13/snappy-answers-to-stupid-questions-al-jaffee-93rd-birthday-edition On 3/17/2016 1:45 PM, danny burstein wrote: The MAD Magazine stalwart is going strong at 94 http://forward.com/cultur

[DEADPOOL] I am the deadest!

2016-06-03 Thread Alan Hamilton
Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself "The Greatest" and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muhammad-ali-greatest-all-time-dead-74-n584776 -- You received this message because yo

[DEADPOOL] Tales in a Crypt

2016-07-28 Thread Alan Hamilton
Cartoonist Jack Davis, the "long-time legendary" artist on the US magazine Mad, has died at the age of 91. He also did movie posters, notably "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", which he parodied on a Mad cover as "It's a World, World, World, World MAD". He also worked on other EC comics such a

Re: Eduficational TV, was: Humble, lovable, and now... dead.

2016-08-01 Thread Alan Hamilton
Alas, the Flash cartoon "The Super Postal Workers" from 2000 seems to be lost. The only remaining reference I was able to find to it was an archived SomethingAwful page. Yes, it was an official USPS production about letter carriers that were secretly superheroes, and yes, it was awful. http://

[DEADPOOL] Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise

2016-08-28 Thread Alan Hamilton
Michael Leader, the British actor believed to have played the Stormtrooper who famously clonks his helmet on a low-clearance entrance in the original 1977 "Star Wars: A New Hope ," died on Monday,the BBC reported

[PRIMETIME THEN] It lived long and prospered

2016-09-08 Thread Alan Hamilton
September 8 marks the 50th anniversary of the premiere of "Star Trek" on NBC at 8:30pm. "The Man Trap" (the one with the salt vampire) was the first aired, as a week-early sneak peek. The '66 season didn't officially start until 9/15. Someone did upload the 1966 NBC season preview special htt

Re: (Deadpool) From Slapping a Cop to Slapping St. Peter

2016-12-18 Thread Alan Hamilton
On 12/18/2016 3:42 PM, James Stanley Barr wrote: http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/12/18/zsa-zsa-gabor-dead-at-99 Zsa Zsa Gabor dead at 99 During the cop-slapping trial, her driver's license was introduced as evidence, which indicated her birthdate was in 1928, making her only 88. Of course t

Re: She had spunk. Now she doesn't

2017-01-27 Thread Alan Hamilton
A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down her pants. On 1/25/2017 2:57 PM, Richard de Give wrote: She didn't make it after all. On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 1:38 PM, James Stanley Barr mailto:james.stanley.b...@gmail.com>> wrote: "Death is all around" On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at