In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life:
"it goes on."
- Robert Frost
To Life!
*** Smash! ***
Manager's Corner
"Intolerance"
Hi all..
More proof that God is an Iron:
Callahans Saloon on DelphiForums is a place with a
mission. Aside from our formal Mission Statement
about having fun in a safe environment, we try to
grow tolerance among ourselves.
We have 'tools' to help us. We ask everyone to be
respectful when chatting or posting. Respectful to
all people, especially public figures. This flies
in the face of Spider's Crosstime Saloon where a
dart board with a local politician's photo hangs.
To help us grow tolerance among ourselves we have
a folder on our board called R.I.P. It stands for
Politics, Issues and Religion - in that order.
In other words, the initials are backwards. This is
because the folder is not actually about those things,
it's about learning to speak to each other in friendship.
It's about learning from each other.. exploring the
thoughts of those who don't think like we do. Of
recognizing and respecting our common humanity..:)
In short, it's about growing tolerance. Which is almost
never easy. Discussing issues without making the character
of a fellow human being the issue can be difficult. For
some, it's impossible.
I believe the culture of Callahans became more tense in
2004. Some patrons got swept along with political issues
associated with the American election and forgot our
community values. I'd like for everyone to try hard to
remember the implied friendship you have with those who
believe differently from you.
There are those who have told us seeking this is unrealistic.
There are those who have suggested we have a political
agenda. There are those who feel our insistence on respect
and civility to all at all times is stifling,
or arrogant.
There are those who feel we are intolerant.
We understand these things. But this is who we are.
We value civil discussion over free discussion. We
do not make judgements on what other communities or
people do. And we think our little corner of cyberspace
can be tolerated.. and should be respected..:)
Lou
Conference News
A Conference/Chat report from JayJ:
After much ado, the 2004 American election finally came
to a conclusion and we hope to move forward. Life goes on.
In the month of November, there were some tense times as
Fuzzy underwent yet another bypass surgery.
His presence was missed by all of us. We have learned that
Andrea replaced her own hard drive in her
computer. We now hope she is ready to move up to
a very high paying job and take care of the rest of us..:)
Dropping into Sunday morning chat with Carol
(Ladylaughing) I found several people already enjoying
themselves. JP was there and for some unknown
reason, was placed on the Auction block for sale. It was really
difficult getting a good price until Carol added Chris
(Emmetman) into the deal and I believe we ended up with
U.S. $2.50.
There was also a very talented person in chat by the name of
June (Jallenecs.) She does some beautiful
hand-made lace that is by far the most unique I have ever seen.
She entered a piece in a contest and won a hand-carved lap top
desk - whatever *that* is. Way to go June..:)
Message Board News
From Bits:
November 2004 Theme: Body, Mind, & Spirit:
Nourishment
"The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great,
and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely
in order that the human mind shall never be lacking in fresh
nourishment."
~Johannes Kepler
Our writers discussed ways to
Nourish the Writer this month..:)
Jennielyn asked:
When you eat... and cut food, do you hold
your fork with your left hand and cut with your right? Do
you then continue to eat with the fork in the left hand? Do
you switch your fork to your right hand to eat?”
In
Drink to your Health, hot cocoa seemed to be the
favorite, check out the recipes.
And lastly, Andrea asked, "What are making
for the holiday season? in
Holiday Goodies
Humor Folder:
Songbirdie's
camping trip, where "Joke apnea"
reigned, an Acapella Karoke group was conceived, and a certain Great
Mountain bird soared..:)
TheCrayonNibbler (jennielyn811) provided us with a
fowl Thanksgiving joke...
And Dave (FlatbushSkp) posted "Curl up and Dye
~ Hair Salon (from the Blues Brothers,) TimInBC (THICKS15) added
"Acme Plumbing - where a flush beats a full house" along
with many other entries in
Funny Business Names.
Galaxies Geeks and Gadgets
Sandy (MISSS) learned how to mop up her flat
screen, hopefully sneezy children and dust will not meet on
it again. Chris (Emettman) battled a balky
computer, and Dawn (D_Gray) wrestled with TV
and DVR cables, inputs and outputs.
Cortland (KA5S) reported on the Intelsat
Americas satellite failure...which affected some broadband
services. Cyberapto wondered why video
games aren't funny, while Rachel saw the
humor in the Sims.
DK shared his favorite weather link,
Thaytor reminded us to look up for the shooting stars,
and we really must send wishes for clear skies to
Mouser (greymaus1)!
Ace was able to tie a chat discussion about
"crackers and cheese" to
Wallace and Gromit... and provided a link
for the uneducated.
Birthdays Last Month
Birthday Greetings were heartily extended to:
| Ron |
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SOUTHRON2 |
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November 5 |
| Bee |
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LADYGEEZA |
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November 9 |
| Richard |
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SEAMUSTHEDOG |
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November 9 |
| Noelle |
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PRETTYDARK |
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November 10 |
| Tami |
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TAMMYLYNMEDIC |
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November 11 |
| Ace |
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ACEWILKING |
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November 11 |
| Jim |
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CROWLEY |
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November 16 |
| 7CROWS |
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7CROWS |
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November 17 |
| Val |
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VALARLTD |
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November 17 |
| Nick |
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NICKFY2K |
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November 18 |
| KnightinGale |
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KNIGHTINGALE |
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November 19 |
| TStorm |
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TSTORM2000 |
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November 21 |
| Mike |
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ARCHANGEL |
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November 27 |
| Drummer |
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DFRNTDRUMMR |
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November 28 |
| Bob |
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GREYLENSMAN |
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November 30 |
Calliversaries Last Month
| Tami |
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TAMILYNMEDIC |
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November 9, 1999 |
| DG |
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DREAMGIRL |
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November 10, 2001 |
| Andrea |
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HIANDREA |
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November 10, 2002 |
| Ostinato |
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OSTINATO |
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November 11, 1999 |
| Cy |
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CYCLOPSGIRL |
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November 13, 2001 |
| Shane |
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SHANE |
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November 14, 1996 |
| Mike |
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DRAGONWINGM |
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November 16, 1999 |
| Noelle |
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PRETTYDARK |
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November 19, 2000 |
| Jenn |
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DEVILSGIRL3 |
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November 19, 2002 |
| Cortland |
|
KA5S |
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November 19, 1994 |
| Pye |
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PYEWACKET |
|
November 22, 1997 |
| Tracy |
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DOVE21 |
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November 23, 1998 |
| Ostinato |
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OSTINATO |
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November 11, 1999 |
| Diane |
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BERTIE2U |
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November 24, 2001 |
| Laurie |
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LGANDY |
|
November 28, 2002 |
Joke of The Month
A young man named John received a parrot as a gift.
The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse
vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was
rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity.
John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by
consistently saying only polite words, playing soft
music and anything else he could think of to "clean
up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot.
The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the
parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation,
threw up his hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the
freezer.
For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and
screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep
was heard for over a minute.
Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the
door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto
John's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may
have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm
sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions
and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my
rude and unforgivable behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As
he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic
change in his behavior, the bird continued,
"May I ask what the turkey did?"
- Jennie JENNIELYN811 November 21, 2004
Pun of the Month
Evidence has been found that William Tell and his family
were avid bowlers. Unfortunately, all the league records
were destroyed in a fire.
Thus...
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"we'll never know for whom the Tells bowled."
- November xx, 2004
Poem of the Month -
"The Traditional Thanksgiving Day Prayer"
So when they gathered there,
Seeing that the harvest was complete,
Enough to feed them all;
Then they did decide to meet each Fall
And offer thanks to Providence
That these few, earnest pioneers,
Their storerooms full, need fear
No hardship through the Winter’s months.
Now we too gather, on the same day,
More or less, And celebrate
The same thing, so we say,
And on our tables still we see
The turkey, breads and puddings,
Fruits and sweets,
Some that those colonists would marvel at,
And wines and meats.
Then we eat,
As much as we can bear,
And move into an easy chair,
From where we cast a bilious gaze
On Nature's majesty,
Portrayed in color, on TV.
But lest our forbears think we have forgot
The Source of all these blessings:
We have not.
For, once we have consumed all of the fare
Set out upon the table, then our prayer
From the whole country rises to the sky:
"My God! What a meal... I think I'll die!"
-- Cortland (KA5S) November 21, 2004
Closing Quote
Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste
a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed.
- Gordon B. Hinckley
- courtesy Sue (SUEMO) November 9, 2004
Editor's Note
We hope you find the Bar Rag entertaining and informative.
We can always use good pieces and writers here. If you
have something you would like to submit, or have a comment,
good or bad, about the newsletter, simply send us a note.
And a reminder: we urge everyone to use
our website as a gateway into Callahans on Delphi
Forums. You will find prominent links to our Message
Board and Conference rooms there but also if we ever
have technical trouble at Delphi, we can easily let
you know and redirect you to a backup site if
the trouble is truly serious. And besides - our website
itself is special..:)
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