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#77587
Topic
My Generation Rocks!!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/77587/action/topic#77587
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Well, since we seem to have shifted gears slightly:

I'm not a treehugger, but I do wish to do my part to help the environment. My family recycles aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, glass, #1 and #2 plastics. Also, I walk to work everyday instead of driving my car. I was a late driver (didn't get my temps until after I was 20). My first car was an Aerostar minivan. I replaced in last September with a 99 Honda CR-V, which greatly helped my mileage.

However, my habits are not entirely motiviated by helping the environment. Where I work is a 5-7 minute walk from home. It would be a waste of gas, ans with gas prices as they are, its not something I want to do.
Also, my motivation for dropping the Aerostar for the CR-V was also gas mileage.
My best tank of gas in the CR-V gave me 29mpg.
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#77446
Topic
NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/77446/action/topic#77446
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Know what I hate about online forums??
I cannot see your face to know if I'm rattling you or not.

Why, I think its painfully obvious. Everyone wants to knock the top dog off the mountain.
Packers would have been in the Super Bowl if not for your Philly Fowls.

And the Packers look very much prepared to strike into the postseason again.
If Philly is there, we'll have to beat them this time.
If Philly is not there, we'll have to beat someone else.

I'd prefer the second option.
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#77392
Topic
NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/77392/action/topic#77392
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from MSNBC:
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By Jay Novacek
Eagles (7-1) at Cowboys (3-5)
Last week I said Dallas would lose, then come back and beat Philadelphia this week. I'm going to stick with that prediction.

I think the Eagles are having a harder time now scoring points and moving the ball. They are having a bit of a lull, and having Terrell Owens yell at Donovan McNabb on the sidelines doesn't help.

T.O. must realize that if you can't take the good with the bad, then even more bad things will happen.

So what if you don’t catch a lot of balls? You must keep a positive attitude and when the ball doesn't come your way, trust that your teammates do their jobs.

Pick: Cowboys

Jay has the following prediction record:
LAST WEEK: 9-5; SEASON RECORD: 76-54

Have a nice day...
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#76971
Topic
Contributing to societal degredation...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76971/action/topic#76971
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Pop culture is a big part of it, but you cannot lay all blame on them.
If parents would concern themselves with their kids lives, it would nullify at least part of the pop culture influence.

And even the parents shouldn't take a full share of the blame.

I believe that the underlying factor in all this is money and greed.

- Entertainers continually push the envelope to make themselves the most popular (which in turn leads to money). If you've seen the Southpark episode about the 'Curse Words', recall the talk around the TV network board table. That should give you a general idea of what I mean.

- The cost of living grows at a faster rate than raises (for whatever reason...maybe a couple has their a new baby, which increases their cost of living). As a result, both parents end up working, leaving the kids to sitters or (for older kids) coming home to an empty house where they are not given the TLC they need.

- Those people that have too much money turn out jaded and not understanding the real world, i.e. look at Hollywood. They've lost perspective.
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#76870
Topic
UPCOMING DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76870/action/topic#76870
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Marx brothers Silver Screen set will be arriving at my door tomorrow, and I will have every Marx Brothers movie ever made on DVD...except one.

GIVE US LOVE HAPPY!! Its the final appearance of the Marx Brothers, Groucho has a real moustache, and it was Marilyn Monroe's first movie, ever!
(Also has Raymond Burr)
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#76811
Topic
ROTJ is worse than I remember.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76811/action/topic#76811
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Originally posted by: Jay
for the first time it occurred to me that the Empire built several gaping holes in the new Death Star so Rebel ships could fly directly into the core and blow it up.
Just for arguement sake, I'd like to offer this:

The Death Star was in the midst of being constructed. It makes sense that there would be large holes in the superstructure to facilitate the moving of large construction materials from the exterior to the interior. You don't, for example, start putting the glass windows on the outside of a building when the steel infrastructure of the building is still be welded/riveted together on the same level.
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#76675
Topic
NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76675/action/topic#76675
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Originally posted by: Bossk
Heh heh heh.

Wanna know what I'd like to see? A public all-out bitchfest between Parcels and Bobby Knight. I would pay money to see that.
Only if Lou Pinella were also involved. Lou had a tirade here in Cleveland back in 1997 that was quite possibly the funniest thing you've ever seen.

He ran out to argue a call at second base, and he was quickly thrown out, but he didn't realize it until he got back to the dugout.
At that point, he sprinted back onto the field, determined to get every last word in he could.
He threw his hat on the ground, and proceeded to kick it some 7 times (could have been more) back to the dugout. When he arrived, he picked up the, now, dirty cap, threw it into the stands, and it was thrown back.
If you ever see the video footage of this, every player on the field had their gloves up over their mouths...to keep from being seen laughing. Ken Griffey Jr. was in the dugout, howling with laughter.
The Indians radio call was so funny, that later that night, they rebroadcast it.
The broadcaster, however, did NOT know he had been thrown out during his first trip. They spent 5 minutes during the second trip saying "He hasn't been thrown out." and "The ump down there is probably saying to Lou, I'm not going to make your night. I'm going to make you sit in the dugout and watch the rest of this game."

The all-time best line from it:
"If the Buffalo Bills had had Lou Pinella as their place-kicker, they would have won that Super Bowl."
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#76661
Topic
NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76661/action/topic#76661
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
DURING THE COWBOYS POST GAME SHOW PARCELS CALLED HIS TEAM STUPID.
Is that all??
Stupid??

I've seen and heard far stronger from the Big Tuna. Maybe 'stupid' is what he said to the media, but let me assure you that he was probably in that locker room shouting obscenities that would curl hair and peel paint.
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#76504
Topic
NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76504/action/topic#76504
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Hey Warbler, its happens to the best of them.

Sometimes the better team just has a bad day.
Sometimes the pressure of a franchise season gets to be too much.

coughfourthandtwentysixcough

Sometimes your top receiver is a stuck-up punk that would float away into space if he didn't spew so much hot air from his over-inflated head.

Sometimes Rush Limbaugh is right in saying that a QB isn't as good as the media makes him out to be.

Sometimes your team just has to deal with using Green Bay Packers cast-offsand has-beens like Dorsey Levens (and Antonio Freeman, but that was a few seasons ago).

Coming from a Clevelander that hates Pittsburgh with a passion:
Thank you.

(I may be a die-hard Packers fan, but that doesn't mean I don't follow the Browns and adopt some of their anti-Steelers feelings)
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#76490
Topic
Starkiller's Fan Fic. Story
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/76490/action/topic#76490
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I'll add the rest of what I have at the moment:
I then paid the pad attendant and continued into Cloud City.
It was quite a place.
The pad attendant was able to give me a brief tour of the city. Showing me where the hotels and casinos were, as well as the location designated for the tournament. At one of the hotels, I signed in for a room. I then went to inspect the casinos, but I decided not play. I wanted to save the money I had for the tournament.


Chapter 24: What to Do Until the Tournament

With that I returned to Gaea. B0B had come up with a list of repairs, replacements and modifications that should be considered. As a result of my combat at Earth with the ISD, my hull had some battle scars. Not real damage, mind you, just patches of black where the heat of weapons blasts had singed things a little. B0B also made the astute deduction that, since we are at Cloud City, it would increase the performance of our weapons if we purged our system of our current tibanna gas supply and replaced it with the Cloud City gas. He then listed a number of parts that showed some wear that might be worth looking at. At the bottom of his list, he had listed a number of modifications that would enhance the performance of the ship. He gave me 2 copies of the list. One in English, since I was slow to adapt to reading Aurebesh, and one in Aurebesh for the repair team.
I looked over the list as I walked out of the ship. I was more than willing to admit to myself that I had no idea what the vast majority of this equipment did. I hoped I wouldn’t get taken. I found the pad attendant and showed him the list. He put in a call for a repair team.
In a couple hours, a repair team arrived. During my wait, I made sure to secure anything that might be worth stealing (weapons, laptop, Dragon Pearls), and I had B0B walk me through the list of repairs again, so I could see what needed work and understand why it may be necessary to fix. He also gave me a general idea of what the modifications would allow the ship to do. I wanted to walk the repair team through the list myself, rather than look stupid as my droid did the talking.
An hour later or so, I had finished showing the 4-man repair team around. It appeared that my fears about being taken were unjustified. As I went through the list, different members of the repair team stated that this part or that part was not worth replacing at that time. I disregarded the hull. I decided that, instead, I would see if there were any kind of ship cleaning and painting services on Cloud City. Rather than clean it and leave the hull its off-white color, I wanted to give it a black hull, which would let it blend with space.
Then, I got to the modifications section of the list. When I started talking about modifications, the team became anxious and edgy, as if they didn’t want to hear about it. When I finished, one of them pulled me aside and said, “This is your first visit to Cloud City, isn’t it. You see, we are not supposed to make the kinds of changed you’re asking about. I can, however, give you the pad number of a non-Cloud City repair shop that may be able to help you. But it will cost you.”
“How much?” I asked.
“1000 credits.” He replied.
I was able to talk him down to 850 credits. I got the number, and then told B0B so he could store it in his memory.
By this time, each member of the repair team was busy. Two were already busy working on the ship. Another was contacting a superior about having parts sent down. While they worked, I went back to the pad attendant and asked him about the ship cleaning/painting services and to confirm the pad number I had been given by the repair team member. It was, indeed, an independent repair shop. I decided I would stop by there once the other repairs were complete.
All the work together cost me about 5000 credits, before the discount I had from the landing permit, and was finished by the next morning. The only reason it took that long was there was some trouble getting a couple of the parts. I left B0B to oversee the repairs and I left to go to my hotel room and get some sleep. In the morning, I returned to the ship, checked with B0B to make sure everything went smoothly, checked my stuff and paid for the repair. I then spoke with the pad attendant again, to let him know I was going to the ship cleaning shop, and that I would return soon.
As I flew around the city, I couldn’t sense any change in the ship’s performance. B0B could. He said that before the repair, his gyros could sense a slight wobble as the ship accelerated. I took his word for it, and continued.
I eventually found the cleaners. It cost only a handful of credits to get the ship cleaned, inside and out. It looked really good.
I headed off to the paint shop. Upon arriving, I was told that I was expected. The pad attendant had called ahead. I told them I wanted a clean black finish that would blend in better with space. I was then told it would take at least a day to re-clean (to make sure the paint held), paint and dry. It would cost about 200 credits.
After I made sure the ship was safe, B0B and I left. I planned on finding the repair shop I had been told about from the inside. I could then speak with the owner and get an idea of whether they could do what I wanted and how much it would cost.
It took about an hour to find the shop. We were greeted by the stereotypic repair shop worker, wearing overalls and covered in grease. I wasn’t sure, but I think his name patch said “Ray”. I introduced myself, gave the guy the name of the repair team member that had told me about the place, and told him about my ship. I then had B0B to give him specifics about the parts on the ship.
“What exactly did you want done?” I was asked.
“Well, generally speaking, I would like the ship’s systems improved where possible.” I began. “Shield efficiency or strength raised, hyperspace and sublight speed increase, weapons enhanced for greater range, more power or both. If possible, I would also be interested in any kind of anti-scanning equipment, anything that could hide the ship completely. At the least, a pirated IFF transponder to make it appear on sensors to be another ship, preferably one that I could switch on and off, so I could be scanned normally. Any chance I could get a very rough estimate on the cost based on what I’ve told you?”
He replied, “Without seeing what we have in stock and what you have on your ship, I can’t even offer an estimate.”
I then asked, “Well, if you make the assumption that you have the parts you need, could you then give me an estimate? At the least, could you estimate the IFF transponder? That is my number one priority at this time.”
”Fake transponders are not terribly reliable. Real transponders are hard to come by, since they need to be taken from a ship. Those facts will make it the most expensive item on your list. However, we may have one around somewhere.”
“Fine.” I said. “My ship is currently getting a new paintjob. I was told it might take at least a day. Will you be able to start work on the ship tomorrow sometime?”
”That shouldn’t be a problem. I don’t know how long the work will take though.” He replied.
With that, B0B and I left. We headed back to the ship painters, to check on the progress. Cleaning was done and the painting had started. If I had to guess, I’d say they were about 1/3 of the way done with the first coat of paint.
We started exploring the city. It was a lot like visiting a big city like New York on Earth. In some areas, there were small shops, specializing in handmade or niche good. Other places, usually closer to the hotels and casinos, we found much larger stores. Restaurants were numerous, both large and small.

Now, I've got about 8 days to fill between where I've stopped and before the tournament starts. I'm k