http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... d-36049117]ABC News is reporting that Natalie Cole has passed away.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Happy New Year, everyone.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/middleeas ... otel-fire/
Weird..utterly weird.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

No, really.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ninja ... -1.3382396]New species, the stealthy ninja lanternshark, can glow in the dark
Bluish glow cloaks inky-black fish to erase its shadow and silhouette
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Bear with me: Original song by a guy who started in the Pony Fan Music scene. I think it's kinda fun:

''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

And it's time to open the latest incarnation of the thread.  Sadly, I have nothing to point you at; I'm just staring the thread.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

From: "Yearling"
To: Soc.Fen.Military
Subj: Worst Case Scenario

NASA once had a rule about not giving astronauts 'No Win' scenarios, to keep them from being discouraged. A scenario in a simulator always had a pre-defined proceedure that would allow the astronauts to beat the scenario and bring the capsule home. This worked right up until a No Win scenario happened in space and they had to come up with a solution or three astronauts wouldn't come home. Suffice to say, NASA changed their training regime soon afterwards.

Thus, it's only by truly considering the worst case scenario that we can really be prepared to handle anything.

Tomorrow morning, the President of the United States calls a special session of congress. After speaking at lenth about days of infamy, staying the course, axes of evil and corruption of precious bodily fluids calls on Congress to declare that a state of war exists between the United States and Fenspace. For whatever reason, the bombing begins in Five Minutes.

How do we win? Or Not Loose.

"We don't" in this case not being an acceptable conclusion.

The Marines are coming. The floor is open to suggestions on how to make them go away.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?

A new chapter of Silver Warden (Dresden Files/Sailor Moon)http://www.fanfiction.net/s/10336591/9 ... ver-Warden
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin

Having closed the previous thread at 300 messages, I hereby inaugurate the new installment.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

... well, most denominations, at least:  A very merry Christmas to all.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.