The Most Off-Topic Thread There Ever Was on the Off-Topic Board

#1

The Most Off-Topic Thread There Ever Was on the Off-Topic Board

Posted: 8/14/06 at 2:50pm

theodore roosevelt was the only president who was blind in one eye.

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XING
PED

Updated On: 8/15/06 at 02:50 PM

#2

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 2:58pm

Really? So the rest of them were blind in both...

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#3

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 3:01pm

linnie, you're too cute! I could just kiss you!

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

#4

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 3:12pm

I would say the same for you if 'Oklahoma!' wasn't in your favourite shows list...

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#5

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 3:31pm

What's wrong with OKLAHOMA? Mind you, I didn't used to like it until the revival from a few years back. It was that God-awful movie that ruined it for me at first. Then I saw the Hugh Jackman DVD which made me appreciate it more... Why am I even explaining myself to you?

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

#6

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 3:39pm

I didn't ask you to. I didn't see the revival, so I'll take your word that it was good.

This must be a first, we've gone from blindness and politics to a discussion on Oklahoma in five posts.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#7

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 3:59pm

BTW: linnie, my last post was written in jest. Of course, dry humor doesn't transcend well into writing.

*pinches linnie's cheek*

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

#8

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:19pm

That's okay.

*gently tousles linnie's hair, gives him a hard candy, and watches him skip off to play*

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

Updated On: 8/14/06 at 04:19 PM

#9

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:23pm

ladies, please! flirt on your own time!

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XING
PED

#10

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:25pm

Ok, so back to Roosavelt...

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#11

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:26pm

He lost sight in one eye after he got the crap beat out of him in a boxing ring.

And I'd pay for ringside seats to see Bush get into the ring.

#12

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:28pm

Two of the teachers are former boxers, and I'm trying to arrange a charity match between them, and I want ringside for that too. The loser would never live it down... mwahahaha.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#13

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:29pm

*catches up with linnie (apologizes to Calvin and RobbO about what he's about to do), places him over his knee and gives him a good spanking*

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

Updated On: 8/14/06 at 04:29 PM

#14

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:31pm

Teddy Roosevelt also said "bully" a lot, was the first president to ride in an airplane and tried to get "In God we trust" removed from our coins.

For more information on Theodore Roosevelt, please visit your local library.

#15

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:35pm

Thanks for that infomercial Cal.

Stage Manager, please stop putting me down now.

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#16

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:36pm

And William Howard Taft got stuck in the White House bathtub.

#17

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:38pm

Okay, but have you learned your lesson?

(This is my last one, I swear!)

*walks back from whence he came*

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

Updated On: 8/14/06 at 04:38 PM

#18

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:40pm

While Franklin Pierce might look hideous to us now, he was considered quite the hottie in his time. However, he is considered by many to be our worst president.

Updated On: 8/14/06 at 04:40 PM

#19

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:44pm

I thought that this guy was the worst:

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#20

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:44pm

calvin, why do i get the impression that you have a shooting star and a "the more you know" banner over your head at all times?

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XING
PED

#21

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:45pm

You just can't argue with that smile though, can you?



But you could punch it, I suppose...

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#22

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:46pm

I'm trying to get a job writing for the Mini Pages.

Next up, Rookie Cookie's recipe! Slice some apples, soak them in cider, sprinkle with cinammon and cook for 30 minutes at 350 for a baked delight! But be sure to get a grown-up to help with the cutting and handling the oven.

#23

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:53pm

Just to add to my previous posts, this guy:



Is probably the worst. Not only would he never have been president in his own right so he had to get the office by being vice president to a guy that died (or he killed...?), but then after his three years that he didn't deserve, he couldn't get selected for office by his own party, the Whigs (what a stupid name that is), so he joined an even more ridiculous party, the 'Know Nothing' Party. Millard, what were you thinking?

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The rain we knew is a thing of the past -
deep-delving, dark, deliberate you would say
browsing on spire and bogland; but today
our sky-blue slates are steaming in the sun,
our yachts tinkling and dancing in the bay
like racehorses. We contemplate at last
shining windows, a future forbidden to no one.

Derek Mahon

"Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets."

Arthur Miller

#24

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 4:57pm

But if it wasn't for him, Sondheim could have never written "Pacific Overtures." So that's one point for in his favor.

#25

re: Snapple Fact of the Day

Posted: 8/14/06 at 5:10pm

*briefly returns to compliment linnie*

linnie, you're so bright and informative! A lot of American kids your age don't know who is the leader of Ireland, let alone one that lived over one hundred years ago.

*leaves*

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Salve, Regina, Mater misericordiae
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia

Updated On: 8/15/06 at 05:10 PM