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not good enough. Because my restaurant has soup. And a maniac toaster.

Incredible few days you have had. The leather coat sounds beautiful! The hinges on laptops are a weak point. How old is Phil's laptop? I'm sure he will come up with something that works to hold it. He is so thoughtful to get you a birthday present. What have you named the teddy bear? Thanks for reminding me, I need to have an eye exam and should schedule something today. Thanks!!!

I would have thought it was - Kat -, but she isn't on. So... it's either you or me.

*covers LifesEagle's mouth* Shhhhh. Don't let Leguan hear you say that. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE German, always have. I just don't like TWO HOUR lessons about cars like the one we had today. When am I ever going to use the word "Karosserieteile" (the word given to the sheet metal used to make the body/frame of a car)? My dear... cars are so important in Germany. I know, my parents have a Mercedes. When I went on my German exchange a few years back I stayed in Bonn where there is a big Mercedes factory or something so there were lots of them around. All the teenagers cut off the stars and wore them around their necks. One of the German schoolkids we were hanging around with gave my (English) school friend one of these and she thought it was fake and kept on walking past the police with it on, an offence for which you can apparently be arrested for! An offence? Oh my!!! She is lucky that she wasn't arrested.

What's that? Watching YET ANOTHER film. NO.

You had better be scared! I'm watching you! As far as President Obama is concerned, here is my question... Race. When you have one parent who is African American and one parent who is Caucasian... which race are you? Do you go by the colour of your skin? Do you select features, such as hair, face, etc. to make the determination? Do you pick the race that you feel will give you an edge? What I believe is that we need to put the entire race problem behind us and move on. Obama is one-half white. If his birth certificate says that he is a Caucasian, would this have changed history? He is still the 44th President of the U.S.A., but now he is just another white guy. During the race for the Presidency, Obama was all about "the people". There was no discussion about race. At the inauguration, it was all about race. Did he forget that his mother was white? How sad that our country can't move on. I think race ought to be removed from being a factor in life. We all ought to just be Americans. Enough of my rant. And by the way, I have no idea what race is on President Obama's birth certificate. My vote for President went to the candidate who I felt could best lead the country. THANK YOU. At last, someone has picked up on a point I've been talking about from the very beginning! As for "which race are you", after watching Australia and seeing the treatment of the so-called "creamy" children that were taken away from their families for being mixed-race it appears that you are in both camps and in neither camps. You don't have to be a genius to think of people who have been prejudiced for this in the past and in fiction. But as you say, in Obama's case, the race card has indeed been played BUT, to be fair on Obama, HE wasn't the one to play it, it was the media. Everyone over here kept on saying that "America really needs a black president right now", but DOES America need that? America needs a good leader regardless. I don't think Obama will improve standards for the black community in the USA as some people have suggested (and thus imply that the standard DOES need improving, which I don't think it does). If he does well then I will indeed admit that I was wrong. But I have lost faith in the American voter simply because America complains about this and that and then votes the opposite way. But then again, I have no idea what I'm talking about. I cannot talk politics. You are very knowledgeable in politics! Where is TGHL when we need him? What Obama has done for the African American community in becoming the President, is significant. There is more out there for a young black person, than becoming a sports star and Obama has succeeded in reaching the top!!! That is true, but actively addressing the issue in that way again implies that there is a problem. It would be better to be unimpressed that a black individual has gotten to the top because then you completely elliminate the idea of race. Of course, congratulate the individual for the SUCCESS but leave race out of it. That just promotes the idea that people of different races have different oppertunities open to them. I know nothing about politics, I just waffle. Would that waffle be with syrup? In the USA people think that the best way to be someone is through sports or acting. Forget education... that doesn't get you anywhere.

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Wouldn't you allow some people this comment when the movie varies greatly from the book? I would have at least expected that if you were going to act in a movie based on a book, that you would have at LEAST, read the book to get your impression of what the author was trying to accomplish. Yes, of course, that is allowed. But there's always a huge group of people - the hardcore fans, mostly - that whine and whinge just for the excuse to whine and whinge. They're broken records and because the film did not match their imagination EXACTLY then it is apparently bad. What I'm trying to say is that people assume that the two different types of medium will produce identical works of art which is nigh on impossible. We're all different, therefore everything we view will be different. This is increased when you transfer a book to the screen. Oh... the whiners. The must also be pilots. I work with a bunch of those type people. Worst pilot ever = the one that almost killed us on landing. I have never been so scared in a plane in my entire life, and I'm a VERY good flyer. So, I would imagine that was you when you almost forgot to put down your landing gear?

Don't. We love you with your make-up. It is just that I have this little hammy soap-box and every now and then I have to get up on it and make lots of noise. So, don't listen to me. I am just ranting. I feel good about wearing make-up so I do it. And in my case the au naturelle looks does NOT suit me. At all. Urgh. Let me be the judge of that. Thing is, for me to take comparative photographs it wouldn't be fair as I wear different types/amounts of make-up depending on what I'm doing, as is the system for most. What I put on tomorrow for the day won't be elaborate. But I may put on a little more on Saturday when I'm going to a nice theatre so I'll see if I can remember to take a photo then so you can see the difference. Right now I have HUGE rings under my eyes. It's almost 3. :closedeyes: Get off the computer... NOW!!!

That's if your radar was working. Do you fly IFR? Don't need it. Eagle eyes. Those Eagle Eyes can see through clouds?

Who knows. We have had as many as 400 people online at one time. Now that is really, really strange.

Because I made a boo-boo. I wish I could lose all my excess weight overnight.

No. I have done that when I watch the guest numbers go higher and higher. Or when I am waiting for posts to appear.

Granted, but your kitty will only be happy if she is sitting on the top of your head... continuously.

We've had a couple strange bots. The Member Name should be accurate, but sometimes it is not.

Here you go... On the forum page, bottom.

EDIT IS MUCH MORE PREFERABLE.

THIS ISN'T GOOD. NOOOOOOOOO PENANCE FOR ME. *DYES - KAT'S - FUR HOT PINK*

NUTS... DID YOU SAY NUTS?????????? WHERE, WHERE, WHERE????? *RANSACKS LIFESEAGLE'S FLAT LOOKING FOR NiTS* NOW YOU ARE LACKING AN APOSTROPHE. SHAME ON YOU. AND WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NITS, PRAY TELL? OOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! THAT WAS AN AWFUL TYPO. USUALLY I READ OVER MY POST BEFORE SENDING IT. WHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT HAPPENEDDDDDDDD????????

Wouldn't you allow some people this comment when the movie varies greatly from the book? I would have at least expected that if you were going to act in a movie based on a book, that you would have at LEAST, read the book to get your impression of what the author was trying to accomplish. Yes, of course, that is allowed. But there's always a huge group of people - the hardcore fans, mostly - that whine and whinge just for the excuse to whine and whinge. They're broken records and because the film did not match their imagination EXACTLY then it is apparently bad. What I'm trying to say is that people assume that the two different types of medium will produce identical works of art which is nigh on impossible. We're all different, therefore everything we view will be different. This is increased when you transfer a book to the screen. Oh... the whiners. The must also be pilots. I work with a bunch of those type people.

That's if your radar was working. Do you fly IFR?

You can always click on the Online Users. That sometimes is more accurate as to where I am lurking.

Awesome!!! I would have loved being in that spot with you.

Don't. We love you with your make-up. It is just that I have this little hammy soap-box and every now and then I have to get up on it and make lots of noise. So, don't listen to me. I am just ranting. I feel good about wearing make-up so I do it. And in my case the au naturelle looks does NOT suit me. At all. Urgh. Let me be the judge of that.

*gets out binoculars* And me, you.