For me the absolute worst commercials are the drug commercials that promote drugs without telling you what they are for. They are attempting to create a desire/demand for a product without telling anyone what the product does. "Hey, we're selling a new drug! It's stylish, it's sexy. You NEED...

When my daughter had not yet learned to tie her shoes, she wanted shoes with velcro fasteners rather than laces. I told her that as soon as she proved to me that she COULD tie her own shoelaces without help, she could get shoes with velcro. I'm not saying that everyone should drive stick...

I want to transfer a bunch of audio books to CD in MP3 format. The last time I tried this the files got converted and expanded from MP3 to ???. Do I need special software to copy them to CD in MP3 format (if so do you have a suggestion as to what freeware is best), or do I just need to know...

My hard drive is getting loaded and I'd like to move some stuff (audio books in MP3 format) to CDs and free up some space. With my Mac I just copied the files, no problem With my WinDoze box the files get expanded when I move them to CD. I supopose I'll need more software to move the...

"Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another." -- Ambrose Bierce

My mother told me that when I was three, I wanted to be outside but she had housework to do. So she tied a rope to the back of my little bib overalls and tethered me to a tree. When she looked out to check on me ten minutes later, the bib overalls were still tied to the tree, but I was gone. She...

"Eat Right, Exercize, and Die Anyway" "My DOG is my co-pilot. GOD was book on another flight today"

Doesn't everyone hate Microsoft because they're Microsoft?

Quote: Originally Posted by Jmmmmm I'm surprised no one has really said this yet (unless snake said it, I didn't have time to read that post ): Give him a week with your headphones only, and then let him use his sony's. I guarantee that he'll be able to tell a difference then. All this...

Quote: Originally Posted by ogewo MAN!! That is one PISSED OFF cat!!! Can't say as I blame it.

15 years ago I was paying $12 for haircuts (I thought this was steep but the barbershop was next door to the store wher I worked so I could zip over between customers). One day I got my hair cut, went to the register, and was told "$18". I must have looked shocked. The clerk explained, "We...

From my point of view (which is probably skewed and ignorant) this thread has gotten off point and deteriorated into esoterica involving battery types. :-) I have a Pimeta in a J case all but completed. My project has languished for a long time because I too want to use rechargables (dual 9V...

Quote: Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Would you eat your neighbours dog or cat? The townhouse development where I live has some government assisted houseing units. A couple of years ago a Vietnamise family moved in a few doors away, and the dogs and cats on the block started...

I just heard that the galaxies are more or less eveanly distributed around the universe at 500,000,000 light year intervals! For those who haven't done the math recently, one light year (in round numbers) is 9,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles. That means our next door neighbor (galaxy-wise)...

I worked with a guy once, kinda withdrawn, a little standoffish(is that a word?). I kept trying different approaches to make a connection with him, but he seemed to have no interests at all. Fianally, after several days, I mentioned something about cars. His head popped up, his eyes opened...