Subj : Various Things To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Aug 15 2020 19:44:00 Hi Daryl! BM> Everything and body is biased! If it weren't for politics and weather BM> the news programmes would be just five minutes long (with commercials ) DS> The majority of the commercials are downright stupid. But, DS> there are some I don't mind seeing again and again. Yes, there are a few that are entertaining: GEICO has numerous entertaining one. some of the Progressive Insurance ones with Flo are good. Have a regional restaurant called Maid Rite (on the original _Roseanne_ show the references to 'loose meat sandwiches' was to their signature offering) with a maybe 10-second spot pretty much consisting of a photograph of the current special. We'll just say it looks like a kid took the picture with their cell phone. DS> What is "nd';t" ?? I guess fat fingered censors didn't want you DS> to type "don't". Or, are you using secret codes?? BM> Yes. 'Now I muss keel yew' as Achmed would say. DS> Did you see his video when all of them got arrested by the DS> California Highway Police (CHIPS), for disorderly conduct?? DS> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-LSITHEhc4 I'll take a look at a it late -- trying to catch up! BM> I don't know: there used to be sort of a friendly competition with a BM> local meteorologist and an 'amateur' weather observer, the latter BM> making his forecasts based on the various critters' activities and BM> coatings, and the like. The meteorologist moved to a different part of BM> the country and that ended that.. DS> I would say so. Unfortunately. It was interesting how Mpother Nature knew and man guessed. BM> ... December 19: Underdog Day DS> There's no need to fear...Christmas in 6 days will be here. Plenty of time to go shopping! BM> And then see the tagline for the day after. BM> ... December 26: National Whiner's Day. (Hmmm: Christmas is the 25th!) DS> Yep...especially when the bills arrive. Which a lot of people seem to forget that reaction to a purchase. ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Q: What did one leftover say to the other? A: Foiled again! --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .