Monthly Archives: September 2002

The Man is Keeping Me Down

Posted on September 9 2002 by Mickey

    Yesterday my cable modem was out; now, I can’t access the Internet here at work. But, luckily, I have my laptop and an AOL account to fall back on. Nothing will keep me from updating my homepage! Too … Continue reading →

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Please Pardon Our Dust

Posted on September 7 2002 by Mickey

    Construction ahead. Left lane closed, please merge.    I just discovered I was one hundred forty megabytes over my limit with my Troubled Loner account! Remarkably, I did not receive any kind of warning about this. I luckily … Continue reading →

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My Big Fat Greek Banning

Posted on September 5 2002 by Mickey

    O, Helena, the seat of democracy.    Dozens if not hundreds of sites are already spreading the news of the incredibly misguided and stupid Greek law 3037 which, in an attempt to curtail illegal gambling, puts a blanket … Continue reading →

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Lexiconga

Posted on September 4 2002 by Mickey

    No more complaining I can’t make out the words, no more griping about how singers can’t enunciate. I found Dictionaraoke!

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Correction

Posted on September 4 2002 by Mickey

    Contrary to previous reports, Richard Donner says he has no plans to digitally interpolate Joe Pesci into future versions of Lethal Weapon 1. “I don’t know how that rumor got started,” says the award winning director.    …You … Continue reading →

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Today in French Fries

Posted on September 3 2002 by Mickey

    As reported in USA Today and on CNN, McDonald’s is contemplating changing the way they make their world famous French fries. “America’s favorite french fries are about to get even better,” says McDonald’s president Mike Roberts in the … Continue reading →

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SFG Time Killer

Posted on September 3 2002 by Mickey

    While waiting for the next SFG update, perhaps you would enjoy whiling away the hours with a crossword puzzle. (Java required.) [Game no longer available.]    This just in: I’ve added a wordsearch page too!    Note: I … Continue reading →

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Did that help?

Posted on September 1 2002 by Mickey

    This site has been loading slowly at work, and I got to wondering if maybe I had too many entries — what with my using one database for seven other weblogs. So I spent the last couple days … Continue reading →

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