Re: Palin clears Palin of Troopergate wrongdoing

2008-10-09 Thread Doug Elrod
doing." Maybe that's the strategy to take. When faced with any crisis, assume Pope-like powers to pardon oneself. Then promulgate some infallible solution (hey, if you don't like it, that's *your* problem). -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) :-) Back from a land of caves, trout,

Re: The Way It Crumbles, Cookie-wise

2008-10-10 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 10, 6:22 am, Jim O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maker of Archway cookies goes bankrupt > OPERATIONS HALTED Well, it certainly gives another angle to look at what has been going on: What snack/pastry companies have felt the brunt of previous financial crises? -D

Re: Virtual eunuchism available

2008-10-12 Thread Doug Elrod
em to dress up as > > an imperial eunuch and meet a courtesan. Isn't there something just a bit *ironic* about that? -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "I went to the Forbidden City and all I got was this Pao Jar" :-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You receiv

Re: The Way It Crumbles, Cookie-wise

2008-10-12 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 10, 9:14 am, danny burstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, Doug Elrod wrote: > > On Oct 10, 6:22 am, Jim O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Maker of Archway cookies goes bankrupt > >> OPERATIONS HALTED > > Hopeful

Re: The Way It Crumbles, Cookie-wise

2008-10-13 Thread Doug Elrod
uantities to keep up the trademark. Does anyone know for sure? Thankfully, in this day of the Internet, people have caught on to this, and you can order many products like this from sites such as hardtofindgrocer.com. -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) P.S. to Antonio Mor

Re: (Baseballdeadpool) To Rose and Deb ;P

2008-10-16 Thread Doug Elrod
-- maybe > even west of the Mississippi -- driving around with a Rays cling in my > car's rear window.) Given that the Devil Fish is a variety of devil ray, does this mean that MST3K fans should be cheering them on, too? ;-) -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "You know,

Re: (Palin) Barenaked politics

2008-10-16 Thread Doug Elrod
cording to news release. > A vote will determine the winner. Who will be the best-looking master debater, I guess -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ;-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World

Re: (Baseballdeadpool) To Rose and Deb ;P

2008-10-16 Thread Doug Elrod
ks to a makeover via P&G. Hmmm, I look forward to the "Bobs" joining MLB (after a backformation from "Nattering Nabobs", naturally), ultimately leading to the legendary BOB vs RAY series! -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: The 1 Tops / Grieve me Seymore

2008-10-17 Thread Doug Elrod
> DETROIT (AP) — Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose dynamic and emotive > voice drove such Motown classics as "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" and > "Baby I Need Your Loving," died Friday at 72. Reach Out, Levi Stubbs Won't Be There Baby, I Need Your Lovin

Re: Death's Best Dressed

2008-10-20 Thread Doug Elrod
gt; for women, So, he paved the way for Gloria Vanderbilt, I guess. I wonder what Anderson thought of him -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Dis

(NOISE) World Series begins today (in case you need a distraction)

2008-10-22 Thread Doug Elrod
So, what's the theme for this year's series? Maybe something related to "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh"? The Fish that Pittsburgh Ate, WITH RELISH? The Fish that Swam Up the Monongahela and Devastated Pittsburgh (guest- starring Godzilla)? -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ;

Re: 70 years since the Martians landed

2008-10-30 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 30, 1:19 pm, Steven Otte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The new version spreading panic among lesser-informed Americans has Russians > invading Georgia. > > http://failblog.org/2008/08/19/geography-fail/ This time they're defeated by a weakness for PECAN PIE! -Doug

WNN: The Halloween Show

2008-10-31 Thread Doug Elrod
riday Halloween, anyway?) We found out that even Montanans know the wonder that is WILLIS. And, that grabbing a pumpkin from outside the shot and plunking it on the newsdesk is COMEDY GOLD! ;-) -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "Every time you say 'Halloween', I'm just going to gr

Re: WNN: The Halloween Show

2008-11-01 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 31, 4:50 pm, "Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I woulda suggested they dress as Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow instead. Hmmm, I'll go along with that, so long as Vinita is *Keith* and Jeremy is *Rachel*! M'ha [thunder] hahah

ClinchPool, ConcessionPool, etc.

2008-11-04 Thread Doug Elrod
eness, have the declaration-of-record be from ABCNEWS (of course, this means that if you work there, and are involved in this decision, you really shouldn't be entering ;-)). And, naturally, there's a none-of-the-above option available for "To be decided by the Supreme Court"

Re: President Obama

2008-11-05 Thread Doug Elrod
On Nov 4, 11:01 pm, "James Stanley Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > CNN projects Obama wins the White House. Anyone else seeing Hawaiian shirts today, as though to honor our incoming president? :-) -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) I just wonder if *Michael Bradley* migh

Re: ClinchPool, ConcessionPool, etc. (We have a winner!)

2008-11-05 Thread Doug Elrod
On Nov 4, 6:53 pm, Joseph Nebus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 5, 2008, at 5:56 AM, Doug Elrod wrote: > > > So, what's the consensus this year for when the Presidential Election > > gets decided?  How about naming a minute within the next two days, or > >

Re: Beam me up, Bohrman, there's no intellignet life here

2008-11-06 Thread Doug Elrod
You mean she *wasn't* sparkling when she anchored WNN? :-) -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wondering if Jeremy Hubbard could do a Bob Newhart routine with that headset he had on today --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: President Obama (Aloha, the shirt)

2008-11-07 Thread Doug Elrod
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Doug Elrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyone else seeing Hawaiian shirts today, as though to honor our > > incoming president? :-) On Nov 5, 8:24 pm, "T Freitas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ooh! Ooh! I do!

Re: that Palin

2008-11-13 Thread Doug Elrod
On Nov 13, 3:53 pm, Jim O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, and apropos of nothing, I've noticed this week that more and more > financial blogs are mentioning an interesting but obscure economic indicator > out there called the Baltic Dry Shipping index, that lately seems to be > saying

Re: Dead Uncle Fred

2008-11-18 Thread Doug Elrod
On Nov 17, 1:15 pm, Steven Otte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's where the sheeple live. "What are you eating?" "Mutton, honey" -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) he said sheepishly :-) "I can actually feel myself getting more stupid when I watch

Re: Canned

2008-11-24 Thread Doug Elrod
On Nov 24, 4:12 pm, "Thomas Allen Heald, Esquire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > live.Pollstar.com Hmmm, I wonder if Deb has heard about this ;-) > Canned Heat’s Lucas Dies "Fuel his Pyre with CANNED HEAT" -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "Sexiest

Manty Hose!

2008-11-25 Thread Doug Elrod
pace Mutiny" ;-)) -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "Now I know what to get Peter [Grimm] for Christmas" -Jeremy Hubbard --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List"

Re: NBC cutting 500 including Mullen

2008-12-04 Thread Doug Elrod
st glad they brought him back before letting him go! ;-) -Doug Elrod ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) P.S. That picture of Jeremy Hubbard holding up a giant picture of Britney Spears at her birthday party better make it into his highlight reel at some point! (Maybe when Jeremy's birthday comes around, they

Re: (Blagojevich) Get your tickets now!

2008-12-16 Thread Doug Elrod
On Dec 10, 9:42 pm, Richard de Give wrote: > LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Wranglers are “honoring” Illinois Gov. Rod > Blagojevich by giving a prime game seat to the highest bidder. What I want to know is whether the "Blagojevich" was one of the hairstyles in that "barbershop" AFLAC commercia

Re: Harry Shearer dead?!?

2008-12-20 Thread Doug Elrod
ts, yelling "We're all going to be living in Potterville, IF WE'RE LUCKY!" -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) ;-) Merry Christmas, you wonderful old WNNDL! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Googl

(NOISE) Thoughts on "Marley & Me" and the media

2008-12-26 Thread Doug Elrod
a missing scene toward the end where the womanizing, globetrotting NYT reporter "Sebastian" commits suicide, leaving a note saying that he really envied John Grogan's life? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) ;-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received thi

Happy New Year!

2008-12-28 Thread Doug Elrod
I recently passed a car with a "SNARK" license plate, and so I wish each of you a year filled with as much snark as you like, both giving and receiving, where appropriate.... -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) ;-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received th

I cannot believe KGB is being "groomed"

2008-12-30 Thread Doug Elrod
estaurants > And on a somewhat related note, I'm getting married on Thursday. I thought > I'd pick an easy to remember date. Yes, always remember to bring a date to your wedding. It's simpler that way! ;-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) (Congratulations!) OBWNN?: Perhap

Re: Aside from Willis... anyone know of any others...

2008-12-31 Thread Doug Elrod
on. You might start with the 1/11/08 super-credits list (see , aka <http://preview.tinyurl.com/8j267m>). -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) (could be wrong, but would guess Donna Schroeder & Michael Bradley at least) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this messa

Re: Time-Warner vs. Viacom. Hard to decide who's more evil

2009-01-01 Thread Doug Elrod
ion that he be driven to his show in a gold-plated carriage (;-)) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) (but I kid) P.S. Any other predictions for 2009? Did we not get a prediction show again this year? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are

Re: The NY Post's OUT & IN FOR 2009

2009-01-01 Thread Doug Elrod
; OUT: Office holiday parties > IN: Office cuddle parties Billy Dee Williams optional! ;-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. Hmmm, I guess being in a fetal position can make cuddling difficult. Prediction: A best-seller titled something like

Re: NBC News calls them "US occupation forces"

2009-01-05 Thread Doug Elrod
That would be a good term for when the in-laws are visiting, wouldn't it? ;-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) wondering if The Birthday will be celebrated tonight (no, not Iraq) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed t

Re: Like rats off a sinking White House

2009-01-07 Thread Doug Elrod
t the Dead Cat Bounce award, with all the rights and privileges attached thereto. Congratulations! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. From the video in that "expensive homes" story today, are we to believe that the wealthy can even afford TO RUN THEIR W

(NOISE) Super Bowl Theme?

2009-01-19 Thread Doug Elrod
band, "Stealers Wheel", and the Big Wheel among the Cardinals is, of course, THE POPE!) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) ;-) P.S. Or the more esoteric "The M.I.T. Super Bowl", given that M.I.T.'s colors are cardinal red and steel gray --~--~-~--~~~

Re: [Oath] Do overs!

2009-01-22 Thread Doug Elrod
Not to be confused with [Oath][Breaking] :-) On Jan 21, 7:53 pm, tlc wrote: > Breaking news banner at -http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ > > Obama retook the oath earlier today. > > tlc -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) wondering what Vinita looked like before she shaved her eyebrows

Re: One of The Nine (and Pouting over Poutine?)

2009-02-05 Thread Doug Elrod
I'm sorry to hear it. Best wishes, RBG! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. That poutine-going-away-at-hockey-stadium (in CANADA!) story today made me wonder how far that cuisine stretches. There's a restaurant here, several hours from the Canadian border, that routinely asks whether y

Re: Temporarily going under

2009-02-12 Thread Doug Elrod
nder if a SNUGGIE might help your recovery (as seen on WILLIS and PETER today -- maybe someone could put the video up?), see <http://www.getsnuggie.com/>. -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) "I can feel the warm off of [Snuggie-clad] Willis!" -Vinita "Personally, if you want birth c

Re: Pepsico returning to _sugar_. ADM crying (fwd)

2009-02-20 Thread Doug Elrod
e'll see another go at those? (Hopefully not, sugar makes a tastier soda, IMHO!) Now, will the other soda manufacturers follow suit? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) I guess this doesn't change Antonio Mora's TAB pipeline. Or will they be putting stevia in that? Idea

Re: Pepsico returning to _sugar_. ADM crying (fwd)

2009-02-20 Thread Doug Elrod
/www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/20/ap6078330.html>) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornelll.edu) P.S. I saw a "financial meltdown" special on CNBC, then one on PBS. Does everyone have to have one now, and if so, when is the next one coming up? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You

Re: Time Magazine: Ten Newspapers That Will Fold or Go Digital (fwd)

2009-03-10 Thread Doug Elrod
On Mar 9, 5:49 pm, danny burstein wrote: > http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1883785,00.html Maybe the writers could service the pre-newspaper information- distribution services, such as _this_: <http://www.americantowncriers.com/>. -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.e

Re: it's a fishwrap: Seattle P-I to publish last edition Tuesday

2009-03-16 Thread Doug Elrod
quot;, I wonder if we're moving in a direction that has been tried before Maybe something relating to the monasteries of the Dark Ages? Or perhaps Ancient Greece had something similar -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. Do we get to find out what an "Intelligencer" is now?

Re: it's a fishwrap: Seattle P-I to publish last edition Tuesday (and historical musings)

2009-03-17 Thread Doug Elrod
years, I'll bet that even HOMER used "visual aids" (if he was really blind, perhaps he travelled with someone like "Donna", a.k.a. Jill of All Trades, to do this sort of thing!) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. So Willis is a leprechaun? Maybe he'll be getting

Re: Bombs Away

2009-03-23 Thread Doug Elrod
On Mar 22, 7:50 pm, Jim O'Connell wrote: > always assume there's an open mic. Given enough time, switchers eventually become *mixers*? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) ;-) P.S. WNN has an anchors-reviewing-movies segment again! I wonder what they did with the easy c

Re: but Joe Biden says newspapers are needed for puppy training

2009-03-25 Thread Doug Elrod
On Mar 25, 1:38 am, "Rychard Withers" wrote: > http://247wallst.com/2009/03/24/ten-major-newspapers-that-will-fold-o... >gital-an-update/#more-28197 Once again, the Bong Bull finds itself ahead of its time! (Or is that still true?) -Doug Elrod (

Re: Forbes: Capitalist Coffin

2009-04-02 Thread Doug Elrod
ity in the scheme of things. No one saw it coming, but the Occult Hand of Capitalism was at work, even in its own High Temples! Of course, in this case, the O.H. was boxing up the employees' belongings and delivering them to their homes...

Re: Forbes: Capitalist Coffin

2009-04-02 Thread Doug Elrod
> > I didn't know O.H. boxed. Oh, it's a signature move in some classic fights. While the left and right tangle up the opponent in body blows, the O.H. comes in for an UPPERCUT! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) :-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received t

Re: (Peacock) Jay, Jay whatdya say? No-WHDH

2009-04-03 Thread Doug Elrod
On Apr 3, 7:12 am, Jim O'Connell wrote: > Things are suddenly looking up for WJAR NBC 10 in Providence, which is on > many of the same cable systems. WJAR may be about to open a long-prepared jar of whoop-ass on WHDH! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) Lack of Leno at WHDH causes

Re: Boston Globe

2009-04-05 Thread Doug Elrod
newsies, I bet ;-) That guy can *write*, IMHO. I wonder where those skills will come from/go to in the future.... -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) A slogan I'd really like to hear: "WJAR: Yes, we *CAN*" --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this messa

(NOISE) Newspapers: Adding insult to injury?

2009-04-07 Thread Doug Elrod
After reading this: <http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=7265464>, I was wondering, when was the last time a mass killer notified a *newspaper* of his/her intentions? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because y

Re: (NOISE) Newspapers: Adding insult to injury?

2009-04-08 Thread Doug Elrod
tioned them as perhaps borrowing on the "World News Now" now-ness :-) Before N10N, there were local news broadcasts in some of the medium- size cities in the area, but those got shut down in the consolidation. I believe there are "stringers" covering local areas, bu

Re: I only saw parts of WNN this morning.

2009-04-20 Thread Doug Elrod
tead ;-) I'm not sure where she's shown up, though -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group

Re: The Gold is Tarnished

2009-04-26 Thread Doug Elrod
f... Maude" (it would be even better if it were only her getting a tattoo, in which case it would be "Write on Maude") "To Bea or not to Bea... Arthur" -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) R.I.P. Ms. Arthur! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this m

Re: Done

2009-04-28 Thread Doug Elrod
On Apr 28, 1:01 pm, Jim O'Connell wrote: > To paraphrase Doc Brown, if my calculations are correct, when the Democrats > hit 60 votes, you're gonna see some serious sh-t.-Original Message- Oh, I don't know. What if this now prompts Joe Lieberman to caucus with th

Re: (medwatch) It's not swine flu ...

2009-04-29 Thread Doug Elrod
On Apr 29, 1:14 am, Richard de Give wrote: > US rooting around for a new name for swine flu Borrowing from "Charlotte's Web", they could call it _Some_ Swine Flu. Or maybe "Delicious Bacony Flu" If they wanted to be tricky, S'wine Flu, but then the vinic

Re: NPR: Souter retiring

2009-05-01 Thread Doug Elrod
On Apr 30, 9:48 pm, satrn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Six of one, half dozen of the other. Justice Souter packs his Three-Suiter. Souter scoots from SCOTUS. -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) And now he'll have time to partake of that unique Justice pasttime: Chase a Trans Am across the

Re: A death in the family

2009-05-08 Thread Doug Elrod
On May 7, 3:52 pm, Mike Ward wrote: > Rose, > > Wow.  And in the worst way.  And Deb's right...May feels a lot like > October right about now. Fortunately, Heaven is a place with 11-Month calendars! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) R.I.P. Mr. Heald (It won't b

Re: Jeremy demands a new chair

2009-05-20 Thread Doug Elrod
s a very special chair, perhaps tailor-made for Jeremy! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) Pondering what word WILLIS was thinking of with regard to the "superfecundation" phenomenon reported on today --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

News Editing *Query*

2009-05-22 Thread Doug Elrod
If you have a story, say in the print media, or perhaps on a late- night TV news show, about the oldest Briton to climb Mt. Everest, is mentioning his *age*: A) Mandatory B) Advisable C) Who cares about *that*? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) :-) So... FRANK REYNOLDS told us that CHARLIE

Re: News Editing *Query*

2009-05-22 Thread Doug Elrod
tself says 2007, AND there's a picture of Sir Edmund Hillary with "1919-2008" underneath. It kind of feels like those recently updated "Cosmos" episodes, where we see Hubble and shuttle pictures that didn't EXIST when Carl Sagan first made the series (or was a

New Barry Mitchell song, about Broadway and the lack of cars thereon

2009-05-26 Thread Doug Elrod
See <http://www.youtube.com/user/barryfunnytv>. -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) Imagining that Tom might have mentioned this (sigh) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Disc

Re: (deadpool) That sinking feeling

2009-06-01 Thread Doug Elrod
o make a guess at :-)) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) "You're gonna lose your popcorn privileges. You're eating too much, and passing out!" -Vinita Nair to Jeremy Hubbard --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subsc

Re: Bleeding Kansas...again

2009-06-01 Thread Doug Elrod
On May 31, 6:01 pm, satrn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > Because, really, if you can't kill a guy in church in the name of god ...oh > never mind. > --Deb Perhaps a "Hamlet" complex is involved? (This is what Hamlet originally had in mind for Claudius, wasn't it?)

Re: the Grasshopper loses his pebbles (aka AEAPool)

2009-06-13 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 5, 5:19 am, Rose Ellen Auerbach wrote: > To quote my friend TeeJay: "Bangkok. Hotel room. Rope. I'll take Auto-erotic > asphyxiation for $100, Alex." Late Entry: "Kung FUBAR" So, who's contending for the Exacta, David Duchovny? :-( -Doug Elrod

Re: careerwatch: US Senator John Ensign [R-Nevada]

2009-06-17 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 16, 8:56 pm, danny burstein wrote: > Nevada Sen. Ensign admits affair with ex-staffer Ensign's Improper Staff-Staffer Relationship? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) I wonder if Senator Ensign knows Detective Lieutenant Sergeant Fran

Re: [WEIRD AL][TWITTER] If Smarties were involved this could be the perfect silliness

2009-06-21 Thread Doug Elrod
hand he promotes the Seattle soccer team, and who else would possibly > do that?) I'm just happy that Drew Carey is not attempting to have babies via Doug Benson ;-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) "Beep bu beep bu beep" -Jer

Re: Mortality gets... three and a half stars

2009-06-23 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 23, 10:31 am, Steven Otte wrote: > Heyooo! He may have already won the Coroner's Clearinghouse. Farewell, Mr. McMahon. May a team of heavenly Clydesdales fly thee to thy rest! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You recei

Re: Don't Cry for Me Argentina

2009-06-24 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 24, 2:53 pm, "Mary Block" wrote: > SC governor confesses to having had affair with Argentine woman.  Admits to > tears, relatioship growing out e-mail. So, they met on the Appalachian Trail, then? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) sometimes it's difficult to keep tra

Re: Don't Cry for Me Argentina

2009-06-24 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 24, 4:37 pm, satrn...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > maybe not the appalachian trial, but it does sound like the governor was in > fact celebrating National Hike Naked day. > > --Deb > DVRing Daily Show and Colbert for sure tonight... When's National Fly to Argentina Naked

Re: Don't Cry for Me Argentina

2009-06-24 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 24, 4:55 pm, Jim O'Connell wrote: > Mark McKinnon yesterday:http://bit.ly/7fp2E > Today:http://bit.ly/rrbix Hmmm, I wonder if there is a "Hoist by Your Own Petard" award -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) :-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~--

Re: -- Beat It?

2009-06-25 Thread Doug Elrod
not wishing him ill, but I wonder if this would merit a Special Edition, if that's done any more -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discuss

Re: -- Beat It?

2009-06-26 Thread Doug Elrod
id/15840232?video=1165122360&play=1>). Some samples: "We've been watching this guy die for 10 years" -M.W. "This is the ultimate comeback!..." -M.W. "The problem with Michael Jackson's career is that he got WAY TOO WEIRD, but not too weird for DEATH

Re: Man of a Thousand Deaths

2009-06-29 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 29, 11:42 am, Jim O'Connell wrote: > I was shocked to find out this morning that Mike "Sweater Man" Levey died > back in 2003. It would be even more shocking if the fate of Mr. Levey's multi- colored sweater was to be de-knitted, re-dyed dark black, and made

Re: Katy the Kute's gonna need a new intro

2009-06-29 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 28, 11:37 pm, danny burstein wrote: > Al Roker just reported on his Twitter page that Cronkite is now 'gravely > ill'. Ah, so I guess if he's any MORE ill, he'll be in his GRAVE? That Al Roker! (or maybe I'm just too much into the whole dead

Re: Minnie-Haha gets its US Senator. Well, almost

2009-06-30 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jun 30, 2:58 pm, danny burstein wrote: > [Minn Post] > > Minnesota Supreme Court rules unanimously for Al Franken Well, all that remains is for him to purify himself in Lake Winnetonka [Mental image starts to form] Um, on the other hand, I guess we can let him skip that! -Doug

Re: Wasilla Hillbillies On Hiatus

2009-07-05 Thread Doug Elrod
eir positions for a higher calling and without finishing a term. Oh, and whether or not they were generally regarded as honourable) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) It's about *country*; so George Strait better watch out! ;-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You recei

Re: CNN Breaking News - My ASS!!!

2009-07-07 Thread Doug Elrod
rs to follow the hearse? ;-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) (will they be notifying the crowd that "Michael Jackson's coffin has left the building"?) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "W

"The Willis Tower: It's ACTUAL SIZE!"

2009-07-16 Thread Doug Elrod
A line that Willis might find appropriate, or perhaps it could be used as a pass-phrase for super-secret WNN clubs :-) (The name changes today, see <http://www.suntimes.com/business/ 1668752,CST-NWS-willis16.article>, for instance). -Doug Elrod (d...@corne

Re: And that's the way he was

2009-07-19 Thread Doug Elrod
Rest in Peace, Mr. Cronkite, or on the Seas as the case may be -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) demanding a new generation of Cronkites right now! --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Ne

Cronkite - bio series airs Sunday, July 26 (tomorrow)

2009-07-25 Thread Doug Elrod
een this before? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 unsubscr

Re: I figured if ....

2009-07-29 Thread Doug Elrod
a couple of years, I think. In fact, that general form dates back at least as far as the "Great Fake Mug Break", in which a mug appeared to fall off the anchor desk. Because the mug shards had a much *smaller* handle, you could tell that it wasn't the real mug!) -Doug Elrod (d...@co

Re: Do-It-Yourself Funeral

2009-07-30 Thread Doug Elrod
On Jul 30, 5:00 pm, kbrab...@aol.com wrote: > Rev. Ike, who preached prosperity, dies at 74 I'm reminded of the line from the Addams Family pinball game, where, after you've had a particularly good game, Gomez (Raul Julia) exclaims, "Too bad you can't take it wit

Re: Harvey's got a good thing going. Pass the word.

2009-08-04 Thread Doug Elrod
l, maybe he'll bring uniqueness to the project and Harvey will ACTUALLY BE an invisible rabbit (surely we have the technology for that now!). And we need his help TO SAVE THE UNIVERSE! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) :-) IN A TIME, when belief in invisible rabbits was at a HISTORIC LOW, ON

WNN Quiz for Today

2009-08-07 Thread Doug Elrod
Suppose you're an anchor and Stage Manager Peter Grimm points at you. Does this mean A) It's your turn to start speaking, *now* B) He prefers *your* Julia Child impression -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) :-) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received th

Re: media firewatch: teevee transmitters for Los Angeles

2009-09-01 Thread Doug Elrod
when it's too late? Surely, there's someone in authority who keeps track, isn't there? But even so, I would hope that, given the consequences, the media finds opportunities to mention "situations of growing risk" in the future! Is there some kind of intervention that

Re: media firewatch: teevee transmitters for Los Angeles

2009-09-02 Thread Doug Elrod
but has anyone considered solar-powered desalination plants, and REALLY BIG pumps spraying the resultant water a couple of thousand feet into the air over affected zones? Are there any laws of hydrology that would make this impossible? Some sort of anti-fun principle, perhaps? :-) -Doug Elrod (d.

Re: (deadpool) Army retreats

2009-09-09 Thread Doug Elrod
ress Writer Bob Thomas contributed to this report. (!). We should all have such an obituarist! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List&quo

New "rock and roll" polka FROM DENVER!

2009-09-11 Thread Doug Elrod
Today's polka was four guys playing in Denver. Nicely done! Maybe they'll put it up on the Facebook page at some point (). -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) Given that outfit that Jeremy was shown running in today, has the wheel of fashion turned so far that 19th-century swimming att

Re: Ghost

2009-09-15 Thread Doug Elrod
On Sep 14, 8:48 pm, Alan Hamilton wrote: > MSNBC is reporting Patrick Swayze died. He's (now) like the wind. RIP, Mr. Swayze. -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZyJCV_dyug (sigh) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this

Re: mmmmmm, snugglies... (NOTHING COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG!)

2009-09-16 Thread Doug Elrod
on a CITY OF THE FUTURE in South Korea: "But one thing is for sure. The future won't be FUN without *ROBOTS*!" -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) I'm guessing she hasn't seen the MST3K episode "ROBOT HOLOCAUST" :-) --~--~-~--~~~---

Re: BREAKING NEWS: WNN is FINALLY in HD!

2009-09-22 Thread Doug Elrod
On Sep 22, 4:44 am, "Terry Knab" wrote: > They've pulled the trigger, WNN is now in HD! I just wonder if they're now using special "HD-ready" makeup :-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) "We can curse all we want as soon as Pete's done counting down

(NOISE) Secret fast-food menu items

2009-09-28 Thread Doug Elrod
Now *this* is news we can use: <http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/09/28/mf. 10.secret.menu.items/index.html> (aka <http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8lleeh>). Naturally, they include "Animal Style"! -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) That "Hypocrite&quo

Re: 8.3 earthquake off Samoan islands (Tsunami News from Tokyo) (and a modest proposal)

2009-09-30 Thread Doug Elrod
This precipitated one of the few Tokyo live reports (Margaret Connelly (sp?)) that I can remember since the "Business News from Tokyo" days. Anyone remember any other? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. Hearing about the rating agencies being grilled in Congress, it struck me that th

Re: Polka/VCR/DVR alert

2009-10-02 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 2, 3:03 pm, Richard de Give wrote: > But was there anything goo-gooey in the goodie basket from Vinita, Okla.? Maybe they replaced it with that "Calf Fry" Jeremy was talking about. -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) P.S. So Vinita is marry

Re: Looks like it's time for a new e-mail handle

2009-10-05 Thread Doug Elrod
ki/ Jupiter_8>, for instance). Looks like a sweet ride! ;-) -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send em

Re: Lucia Pamela's Daughter's Football Team May Get A New Owner

2009-10-07 Thread Doug Elrod
ical figures in Sports that may, or may not, turn out to be eerie earlier incarnations? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) "PETER GRIMM has the market cornered on ballet dancing in THIS studio!" -Jeremy Hubbard --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this m

Re: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

2009-10-09 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 9, 6:16 am, gregsta...@comcast.net wrote: > I guess gone are the days when you actually have to accomplish something... Does anyone know if this prize *has* to be awarded every year? If so, the question is: Was he better than whoever was "second" this past year? -

Re: (SOAP NOISE)--The Young and the Restless Exit

2009-10-09 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 9, 3:01 pm, Rose Ellen Auerbach wrote: > Eric Braeden will be back. It'll take some months, but this is -- as I'm > sure a friend of mine in the production office is eye-rolling as we speak -- > Eric being Eric. He likes to work, and I frankly can't see anyone else > hiring Mr. Mumbles lon

Re: Up Up and Away

2009-10-15 Thread Doug Elrod
ons were necessary. What's the size of this one? -Doug Elrod (d...@cornell.edu) Where's the King of Torts when you need him to interpret the Attractive Nuisance laws? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: Up Up and Away

2009-10-16 Thread Doug Elrod
On Oct 15, 7:19 pm, Richard de Give wrote: > And if anyone cares, AP reporting the kid was hiding in a cardboard box in > the garage attic the whole time. Hmmm, this reminds me of a plot point from "Twelve Monkeys". I just hope this isn't a SOTA! -Doug El

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