Greetings-- ... I'm actually not in Maryland -- I'm one of the chat's regular Canadian attendees, now living in the Toronto area. I do intend to visit ...
Haven't been able to post (or read) the group postings lately. For those of you who don't know/remember me, I am the contractor serving in Iraq. I don't get...
... up ... I ... Hey Larry! Good to hear from you, and great to know you're still out there and doing well. We'll look forward to meeting you in person when...
What motivated you to check out the Post from Canada? (I assume that's how most people discover Gene's column and chat, not from being referred to Gene...
Greetings-- ... Answer #1: I'm a news junkie. I actually started reading the Post online (along with the Times, the two Chicago papers, CNN, the four Toronto...
I'm sure you will totally appreciate Spamalot, in any case--you should definitely catch it. I'm sure it is coming to Toronto eventually. I just saw it in...
from Vienna. Via Fussen and Salzburg, where The Sound of Music still shows daily at the youth hostel. Thank god I'm outta that hell hole! Seriously, Europe...
Do the Germans pronounce it "Munich" or "Munchin'"? I've always loved German food... I went to this place in the Philly burbs once and the Arbeit Macht Freis...
If this isn't funny... <i> Weingartenpfirsich-Pimpernelle</i> ... still shows daily at the youth hostel. Thank god I'm outta that hell hole! Seriously,...
weingarten means vineyard (wine garden). Pfirsich means peach. (that's a lot of consonants just to say peach.) no idea on the pimpernelle, will let you know...
Pimpernelle is German for pimpernel, which is a kind of flower. I'm sure lots of people who know about the scarlet pimpernel don't know what a pimpernel...
Greetings-- ... Yep, the buckeye is a tree. It's a type of horse chestnut. Usually when someone refers to a "buckeye" (small case), they're referring to the...
Yes I'm SURE Ohioans know what a buckeye is. I was talking about everyone else. And don't worry about the terrapin thing--as I said until recently I had no...
anyway I always thought it was the scarlet pumpernickel. ... I'm ... didn't ... is ... what ... everywhere! ... Ananas- ... me. ... you ... of ... You ... ...
... is ... Actually, when growing up in Western PA, I understood the buckeye to be the nut which fell from the horse chestnut tree. They were great for use in...
what does a buck have to do with a horse? They are supposed to look like bucks' eyes (as in male deer). Horse chestnut trees are not buckeyes, as a real...
OK I take back all apologies for liking For Better or For Worse--Gene likes it and as he is the arbiter of all things comics-related it must be OK. So all you...
We need an obituary for the final death throe of television news. Good night and good luck indeed. Probably the worst on-air "personality" interviewer is to...
boy this board was uncharacteristically quiet for an uncharacteristically long time. Has Ms. Couric ever done a serious story? I don't mind her interviewing...
It's probably quiet because James is in Europe and too busy to bother with us. Katie's going to need some serious Botox to keep from grinning inanely while...
yeah I was going to ask--did James abandon you for Europe? I'm guessing the trip was already planned when you started dating? Or is it for business? ... ...
No, yes, vacation. It sounds like they're having a good time. I'm sure he'll have a full report for us next week on the various oddities from Germany, - their...
he went on vacation without you? What's up with that? ... full report for us next week on the various oddities from Germany, - their crazy toilets, beer,...
Yes, he went without me. Not only that, but I let him pick his own clothes, watch soccer, buy his own groceries, and tie his own shoes, too. He had this...
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