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 <BR><hr><font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Sleepy:<br>Hello.  I'm fine.  How are you all today?  The London Eye looks fun.  I watched those pods go up, day by day.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 12:18:54 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> :<br>Derrick Thomas did not die of his injuries.  In fact his doctors were optomistic that he would even walk again. No.  Derrick died from something else.  Something much more sinister.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 12:24:05 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> :<br> much more sinister?<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 12:34:13 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>Perhaps an evil experiment gone terribly terribly wrong<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 12:44:44 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Sleepy:<br>Goodnight little ones.  I'm off to see Ms Hogan.  Bye. <br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 12:55:14 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>bye<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 1:03:05 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Decoy:<br>God how I dislike speeding cars in a snowstorm.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 1:33:20 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>without seatbelts on<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 1:33:53 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Decoy:<br>More to the point, indeed.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 1:35:39 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>give our best to ms hogan, sleepy.  yeah, speeding in a snowstorm without a seatbelt on is certainly a carefree act.  the other guy thrown from the car died instantly.  the lucky one, apparently.  so how did derrick die?  mercy kill?  <br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:17:38 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>The replaced his spinal fluid with benzine and cola.  It worked on paper but in real life not so good.  There was a third guy in the truck who was wearing his seatbelt.  He was treated and released from the hospital the same night as the accident.  There's a lesson there somewhere.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:19:29 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>i'm using the new Win2000 professional OS.  i must say... it's not bad.  i remember beta one, which was a bit cranky, as you can imagine.  this release version is a very smooth install.  i was surprised.  <br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:19:35 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>I have an old computer that can't take new OS upgrades.  It's only two years old.  I hate it so much.  I want to pour cola and benzine into it's innards.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:21:34 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>My work computer.  I love my home computer.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:21:55 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Decoy:<br>What is that, the Mac?<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:26:06 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>Fake Mac.  Fucking shit pile Umac clone fucking crash-o-matic hunk of festering garbage.  I just really really want to kill it.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:27:32 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>at the time, the Umax mac was better than (for the money) a real mac.  until apple pulled yet another dipshit maneuver and decided to withhold the new OS from all clone makers, thus shrinking the mac user base further.  <br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:29:54 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>It's like owning a betamax<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:30:39 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Chewing Wax:<br>Uh oh.  I spilled somethi<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:32:34 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Decoy:<br>Benzine, chlorine, and liquid oxygen ... get outta there!!!<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:40:39 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>uh oh.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:42:14 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> :<br><FORM name="clock"><font size=2 face=arial,helvetica><b>Countdown to spring training</b> </font>    <INPUT type="text" name="countdown" size="45">    </FORM><SCRIPT language="JavaScript"><!--    var timerID = null;    var timerRunning = false;    function startclock () {        stopclock();        showtime();    }    function stopclock () {        if(timerRunning)            window.clearTimeout(timerID);            timerRunning = false;    }    function gettime () {        var date = new Date();        var diff = Date.parse("Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:00:00") - date.getTime();                diff = Math.floor(diff / 1000);        var seconds = diff % 60;        var secdesc = (seconds == 1) ? ' second' : ' seconds';        var minutes = Math.floor((diff % 3600)/60);        var mindesc = (minutes == 1) ? ' minute, ' : ' minutes, ';        var hours   = Math.floor((diff % 86400)/3600);        var hourdesc= (hours == 1) ? ' hour, ' : ' hours, ';        var days    = Math.floor(diff / 86400);        var daydesc = (days == 1) ? ' day, ' : ' days, ';        document.clock.countdown.value = days  + daydesc                                       + hours + hourdesc                                       + minutes+ mindesc                                       + seconds+ secdesc;        timerID = window.setTimeout("gettime()", 1000);        timerRunning = true;    }    gettime();// --></SCRIPT><br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:42:15 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>i don't see anything... is the season cancelled?<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:44:55 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> :<br>yes<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:48:07 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>should i blame the greedy players, or should i blame the greedy team owners?  i get so confused when i need to direct my ire about these things.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:52:09 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> :<br> benzine and cola. <br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 2:52:40 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>ah.  it's all clear now.  i'll stop asking questions.  <br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:00:28 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> P.G.:<br><img src="http://graphics.boston.com/globe/images/columns/gammonslg.gif"><p>Hello Myk.  You are best off blaiming the owners who can not find a way to share their revenue.  Mostly you can blame the Evil One known as Steinbrenner.  But, you can also blame the players who should be so lucky to earn all this cash for playing baseball.  But really, don't blame anyone, because when the major leagues fold, we'll always have stick ball in the streets and in the end, it will be just as good.  Good luck with the curve ball!<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:25:59 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>thanks, peter.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:48:18 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> P.G.:<br><img src="http://graphics.boston.com/globe/images/columns/gammonslg.gif"><p>Don't forget to read my weekly collumn on www.espn.com and of course my frequent appearances on ESPN, the televison station.  I'll be guest hosting the spinning teacup ride at Disney World from February 19th through the 23rd so make sure you stop on by.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:53:53 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> Myk Murphy:<br>i'll do that.  thanks.  disney ownership sure has its perks, eh?<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:54:45 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> P.G.:<br><img src="http://graphics.boston.com/globe/images/columns/gammonslg.gif"><p>ALL HAIL MICHEAL EISNER AND THE LIGHT AND LOVE AND GOODNESS THAT HE IS<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:55:31 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>
<font size=-3 face=tahoma,arial> P.G.:<br><img src="http://graphics.boston.com/globe/images/columns/gammonslg.gif"><p>Shit.  I spelled his name wrong.  I'm in for it now.<br>(Tue Feb 8, 2000 - 3:56:23 pm)<BR> </font> <hr>