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FORKNI-L Digest - 21 Apr 2004 to 22 Apr 2004 (#2004-110)

Thu, 22 Apr 2004

There are 9 messages totalling 291 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Fw: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- April 20
  2. Parriot on FK vamps and sex
  3. food and female characters
  4. Birthday Boys and Girls (3)
  5. DVD E-mail Update
  6. Please stay on topic ;-D Re: Birthday Boys and Girls (2)

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Date:    Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:54:26 -0700
From:    J L Kerr <jlkerr1228@c.......>
Subject: Fw: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- April 20

----- Original Message -----
From: Gabe Helou
Newsgroups: soc.history.moderated
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 9:02 PM
Subject: Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- April 20


Interesting things that happened April 20th:

Birthdays on this date:
  In 1850 Daniel French, sculptor
  In 1889 Adolf Hitler (in Braunau, Austria), dictator of Nazi Germany
  In 1893 Harold Lloyd (in Burchard, Nebraska), comedian, actor
  In 1908 Lionel Hampton, big band leader, musician, known for good vibes
  In 1920 John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice
  In 1924 Nina Foch (in Netherlands)
  In 1937 George Takei, actor (Star Trek), narrator
  In 1941 Ryan O'Neal, actor
  In 1949 Jessica Lange (in Cloquet, Minnesota), actor
  In 1961 Don Mattingly (in Indiana), Yankee hitman

Events worth noting:
  In 1812 Fourth US VP George Clinton died at 73 (first VP to die in office).
  In 1836 Territory of Wisconsin established by an act of Congress.
  In 1861 Robert E. Lee resigns from the Union army.
  In 1871 Congress authorizes President Grant to use military force against
          the Ku Klux Klan.
  In 1872 Bar Association of San Francisco organized.
  In 1879 The first "mobile home" (horse drawn) is used for a journey between
          London and Cyprus.
  In 1902 Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium.
  In 1912 Fenway Park opens, Red Sox beat Yankees 7-6 in 11.
  In 1939 Ted Williams first hit, off of Yankee's Red Ruffing, a double.
  In 1940 First electron microscope demonstrated, Philadelphia, Pa.
  In 1945 US 7th Army captured German city of Nuremberg .
  In 1948 Walter P. Reuther, UAW pres, shot and wounded at his home in
          Detroit.
  In 1957 Yankee Bill Skowron became third player to hit a ball out of Fenway.
  In 1958 Buses replace Key System trains at 3AM.
  In 1962 New Orleans Citizens' Council offers free one-way ride to blacks to
          move North.
  In 1968 Pierre Elliott Trudeau sworn in as prime minister of Canada.
  In 1971 US Supreme Court upheld use of busing to achieve racial
          desegregation.
  In 1972 Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on the moon with the Boeing Lunar
          Rover #2.
  In 1977 Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on plates.
        + Woody Allen's film "Annie Hall" premiered.
  In 1978 Korean Air Lines 707 forced to land; violated Soviet airspace.
  In 1984 Britain says it will give up Hong Kong in 1997, when its lease on
          the New Territories, signed with China in 1898, is up.
  In 1986 Vladimir Horowitz performs in his Russian homeland.

And remember ...
  America's Heartland Development Month
  Cancer Control Month
  Math Education Month
  National Poetry Month



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Although efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information,
several errors have been found in the past.  Don't place any bets on the basis
of what you find here.  -- Gabe

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 05:48:54 -0700
From:    Go Me! <callalily@l.......>
Subject: Re: Parriot on FK vamps and sex

From: "Mary Combs"
>>JP actually explicitly rejected the concept behind the "Imagine never
>>making love below the neck" advertisement, which was not his doing.
From:    "Amy R."
>Yes.  If I remember correctly, Parriot said in that interview that sex for
>FK vampires is "both at the neck and below the waist."

Well, I apologize for posting a false statement (whether I've misremembered
or was misinformed, I can't recall), but I don't believe it negates the
points I mentioned, especially if neck biting CAN be associated with sex for
the FK vampire.


Bonnie
callalily@l.......

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:26:33 -0700
From:    Helena Handbag <momra1@l.......>
Subject: Re: food and female characters

To paraphrase Amy - thank goodness women who use pre-packaged foods are on
longer considered to be selfish, neglectful slatterns. I'd like to share my
thoughts on Natalie and her food associations. Her first-season "gourmand's-delight
pantry” suggests to me that she takes time to nurture herself, in effect being in
a more "traditional" role for a woman. As Natalie becomes more independent and
stronger, does she turn to microwave meals because (subconsciously) she no
longer sees herself in the role as a nurturer, or has her career made so many
demands of her, that she simply no longer has time to cook? This brings to mind
the scene where Natalie is eating from a take-out box with a tweezers-like
instrument; the quintessential career-woman-eating-on-the-run.
In "Night in Question" - Natalie returns to the role of the nurturer by taking
care of Nick, so we see the fresh vegetables and bread, and so forth.

I'd also like to comment on the scene with Natalie and Grace dissecting
something, which turns out to be a roast chicken. It annoyed me that Grace was
the one who couldn't wait to start in on her lunch. I know it was a simply a plot
device to get her out of the room so Nick and Natalie could talk in private, and
wasn't meant to be disparaging towards full-figured women, but it bugged me
anyway.

Just my two cents.

Tamara

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"I wouldn't consider it a crime to eat *milk* chocolate, but it's certainly not
... sensible.
Arnold Ismach - The Darker Side of Chocolate

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:33:12 -0700
From:    Helena Handbag <momra1@l.......>
Subject: Birthday Boys and Girls

> Anyone else having a hard time wrapping the idea of
> GWD and Carmen Electra having the same birthday?
I'm with Mo - sharing a birthday with Hittler is creepy. Carmen? Eh. But Mr.
Sulu!!!! That's pretty kewl.

Tamaraa
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"I wouldn't consider it a crime to eat *milk* chocolate, but it's certainly not
... sensible.
Arnold Ismach - The Darker Side of Chocolate


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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:13:47 -0230
From:    "English, Darlene" <denglish@s.......>
Subject: Re: Birthday Boys and Girls

>> Anyone else having a hard time wrapping the idea of
>> GWD and Carmen Electra having the same birthday?


>I'm with Mo - sharing a birthday with Hitler is creepy. Carmen? Eh. But
>Mr. Sulu!!!! That's pretty kewl.

>Tamara
>---

So how is it that some people actually think there is something to
horoscopes?????

Darlene

Dreamin' of the Knight....

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:10:27 -0500
From:    Kristin <kris1228@e.......>
Subject: DVD E-mail Update

We're up to 80 emails for Sony requesting seasons 2 and 3 on DVD and need
them to keep coming! We at least want to make it to the 100 mark. You're
welcome to have relatives send some in. It doesn't matter as long as they
keep coming. Susan is only collecting until the last day of this month.

Send your dvd e-mails to: SField8067@aol.com

KTK truly appreciates the support of the fans!
Kristin
http://knightvision.4ever.cc
"When you only have eyes for the Knight..."

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:56:55 -0400
From:    Paula Newman <ravensfyre@c.......>
Subject: Re: Birthday Boys and Girls

From: "English, Darlene"
> So how is it that some people actually think there is something to
> horoscopes?????

There is more to Astrology and horoscopes than just the date of one's birth.
There is also the location and time.  In other words two people born at even
only a few minutes apart and say a hundred miles from one another can have
vastly differing charts.  Yes they may have the same sun sign and perhaps
even the same moon sign but they will most likely have differing ascendents.
That is just the main three planets in a person's chart.  There are at least
nine more (some astrologers recognize more) all of which lent its own unique
energies to at the time of a persons birth.  If you were to get a full chart
reading you might be surprised how accurate they are.

Now if you are talking about the kind of horoscopes found in newspapers and
magazines then I agree that they are far to general to be taken seriously.

Paula
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful
servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten
the gift.
Albert Einstein

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:00:33 -0400
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Please stay on topic ;-D Re: Birthday Boys and Girls

Since McLisa apparently isn't online today...

Please keep on topic as per the rules McLisa or Don post to the list every
weekend.

She's asked me to post reminders when needed so please don't take offense ;-D

Thanks for making this list such a wonderful place to hang out, and to McLisa
and Don for doing such a great job! It is truly one of the nicest, most fun
e-mailing lists on the Net!

(And don't forget to feed the Ratpacker...)

--Libs
The Ratpacker who wants to be fed toasted cheddar on rye, or choccy-lots

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Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 2004 16:08:57 -0400
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: Please stay on topic ;-D Re: Birthday Boys and Girls

In a message dated 4/22/2004 4:00:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Libratsie@a....... writes:

> She's asked me to post reminders when needed so please
> don't take offense ;-D

I should've said "has said I could post reminders..."

It wuz in exchange wot fer the Ratpackers to keep Screed from snackin' on the
list 'amsters, you know.<wRPg>

--Libs

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