Happy Birthday to <sniff> me.. Happy Birthday to <sob> me..
no one ever remembers..
Dec 4, 199867 posts by 23 posters
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Happy birthday, overlooked middle child - I mean, Po...
How did you know I was a middle child? The thing is, i'm really not that overlooked. I am rather anti-social towards my family, but aren't we all? Actually, my parents consider me the perfect child.. and i have to admit, i am pretty well behaved. Middle child syndrome had done me well.
On 4 Dec 1998 13:32:21 GMT, [email] (CrtoonDude) wrote:
Happy Birthday! Here, have some cake. Ignore the green leafy material baked into it, it's oregano.....yeah that's it oregano.
BTW expect a singing telegram at your house in the next few hours after the umm oregano kicks in.
- I once shot a man just to watch him die. Then I got distracted, and I missed it. -Dave Foley, the Kids In the Hall.
CrtoonDude wrote:
Awww.....You didn't tell us! Happy Birthday, though, even if it's a bit late.....Can I have some cake?
My birthday's in a week and a half. Yay! :)
Alli
Yes. Well, actually, i dont have a birthday cake this year. I get pie. Cherry pie. Now then, about that birthday spanking.. any volunteers?
; )
On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 22:56:36 +0000, Shez wrote:
Twin Peaks has had such a bizzare influence in my life. Some how the rituals of Agent Cooper have found their way into my life. I find myself asking for "bacon, crisp almost burnt" or having an extra cup of coffee as a "gift I give myself." I also warn people that if they shut their eyes they may or may not burst into flames.
Being born is punishment enough.
- I once shot a man just to watch him die. Then I got distracted, and I missed it. -Dave Foley, the Kids In the Hall.
On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 22:56:36 +0000, Shez wrote:
They were content to let life itself mete out the punishment for that particular crime ___
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Cynicism at its best....cheers ;-)
CrtoonDude wrote:
Oh. I don't *like* cherry pie!
Alli
That's alright, as you can't have any pudding until you've finished your dinner anyhow, and you haven't eaten your vegetables yet.
I seem to recall that Daria likes scoffing pizza, though in Monster Quinn asks about getting a cheeseless one. Is this just some fashion thing, or does Quinn not like cheese? I've always thought pizza without cheese is a bit pointless, though I used to have a vegan friend who ate it like that, and most pizza places seem used to getting weird requests of that nature.
"I'd like a pizza with no cheese, and no tomato sauce either please! And hold the dough!"
-Shez.
Shez wrote:
Cheese is mostly fat with some protein or something in it, so that's probably why she won't eat it. Cheese is something I do like, although I can't eat very much without being totally full up. I like Dairylea, which is very sad for someone who's almost 16 years old. And the one with the cow, what's that?
Alli
I suppose the dieting thing would explain it. Cheese is an important source of calcium though, which is something that a lot of people apparently don't get enough of. I don't suppose Quinn is interested in nutrition though, just the bottom line on the scales. Mind you, there was a trading standards survey a while back that showed the "cheese" on most pizzas isn't even cheese, never mind mozarella (sp?), apparently a lot of places use fake cheese made from milk and vegetable fat. I suppose that would still contain calcium though.
Wow! You mean you actually, like, eat food? Besides chocolate & alcohol I mean.
-Shez.
Shez wrote:
And fat.....
I will eat only chocolate, cheese, and those little cubes of jelly (I think Americans call it 'jello' or something like that), and I will eat these three things to the point of vomiting or excessive weight gain.
Alli
endless, nameless wrote:
Jell-O is the trade name for the fruit-flavoured gelatine treat made by General Mills, yes. "Gelatine" *is* the correct North American term, but "Jell-O" is so ingrained on our collective unconscious, it's more universally used. Jell-O also makes pudding, but we call it pudding. Oops, I forgot...pudding *also* means something different on the other side of the Atlantic. Well, just think of a chocolate or butterscotch flavoured custardy dessert. I remember the old Del Monte pudding that came in the metal cans with the pull-top lids my Mom used to pack in my bag lunch for school.
MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")
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Progbear wrote:
Ah yes, that would be it. I don't know how I know that..... 'Jelly' is jam, right?
Alli
Most jam is jelly really, there's so little fruit in it. I got a jar of Robertson's Marmalade recently and quite frankly it would be better served with ice cream than on toast, it's exactly like orange jelly. It's amazing what manufacturers can get away with. I've also discovered that some ice-cream isn't even made with milk, never mind cream: the cheaper UK brands are made with whey and vegetable fat. How they get away with calling it "ice cream" is a mystery to me. No wonder British food is a standing joke the world over.
Don't worry folks, I'm just working up to a Daria post, having watched "Gifted" for the first (and now, third) time today.
-Shez.
Reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Bart, Lisa, and Maggie have to go live with the Flanders as a foster home.
Ned: "Who wants non-fat ice milk?"
Rodd: "I'll have winterreen!"
Maude: "Unflavored for me."
Does anyone think Graham is really Upchuck with a higher IQ? :) Nice lesson anyhow: even smart people can be idiots.
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endless, nameless wrote:
Yes. Sugary preserved fruit goo. Oh, and there's a difference between "strawberry jelly" and "strawberry preserves": strawberry jelly doesn't have seeds in it (an important distinction, especially for my mother when she made lunch for me in elementary school, as I didn't like seeds in my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches).
MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")
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"Peanut butterand jelly sandwiches" !?!?!?!?!?!
The US. They're really quite common over here. I have gotten so soick of them, however, as I have had one in my school lunches as long as I can remember.
On 8 Dec 1998 19:32:12 GMT, [email] (CrtoonDude) wrote:
Quite more than common, it's the quintessential food of children.
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Aren't those the two basic food groups? With Godiva Chocolate Liquor being the ultimate blending of both.
[email] wrote:
I hope so.
Cool! I gotta try that. Uh, when I'm 18, I mean.....
Alli
In article , "endless, nameless" wrote:
Considering what this group knows of The Exploits Of Alli, you ain't foolin' no-one... :D
[email] wrote:
Hehehe. I do at least have to wait until I look 18, because wedon't have any of that at home, but I doubt I'll be able to pass for 18 within the next year, unfortunately....I still look like a tall 13-year-old.....well, one of average height, actually....
Alli
[email] wrote:
Seems a biographical repost of TEOA is in order for us newbies here.
In article , [email] wrote:
You know, with all these newbies, am I the senior regular? I mean, there's Chris Majors and other Chronos' of the Daria community. But I'm the only one other than that from the "Involuntary Celibacy" era?
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I took part in the Involuntary Celibacy thread. That was shortly after AOHell finally starting carrying this ng, after countless e-mails from me.
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On 8 Dec 1998 19:18:13 GMT, [email] (Shadoc64) wrote:
Maybe my memories just failling. For some reason, I couldn't remember any names besides JewlyaRose. Now that you mention it, I do remember you there.
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In article , [email] wrote:
To take it one step further, I remember the short-lived "Involuntary Celibacy Message Board" that Kyle created to avoid all of the people who took everything so personally and flamed us good intentioned folk who were trying to have intelligent conversations. Those were the days.....
On Wed, 09 Dec 1998 14:28:32 GMT, [email] wrote:
Hey, I apologized. I did alot of stupid things in my early days on Usenet.
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Kyle wrote:
Such as...? :)
Alli
On Wed, 09 Dec 1998 16:14:20 -0800, "endless, nameless" wrote:
Don't you wish...
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I was here. I was lurking, but I was here. That's gotta count for something, right?
On 10 Dec 1998 00:50:18 GMT, [email] (Demeter471) wrote:
Sure, why not. There were a lot more than I realized, or remembered, until they reminded me. (insert Animal Farm reference here)
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I was once a member of the "Involuntary Celibacy" club.
Dammit, I still am...
[email] wrote:
Eek! Sounds like a club for old married men. ;-)
On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 15:41:24 GMT, [email] wrote:
I remember that era. I was forced to lurk via deja-news at the time. After about a dozen e-mails to my ISP they put atd on the news server, that wasn't until August or September. My ISP is very ineffectual, they wont even let me use a local CGI form for my survey page. I've not been happy with MagicNet lately.
- I once shot a man just to watch him die. Then I got distracted, and I missed it. -Dave Foley, the Kids In the Hall.
Kyle wrote: << But I'm the only one other than that from the "Involuntary Celibacy" era?>>
Well, I was there, lurking and firing the occasional post from deep cover. Like this one.
Peace Kevin
[email] wrote:
Oh, great.... :)
Alli
[email] wrote:
La Vache Qui Rit (a.k.a. Laughing Cow). It's OK if it's *in* something, but by it'self, it strikes me as cheese-flavoured toothpaste. Ick.
MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")
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Progbear wrote:
LOL. Yeah, now that you mention it....
Alli
Shez wrote:
[Snotty, sarcastic waiter voice] One empty plate, coming up. ;-{)>
MIKE (a.k.a. "Progbear")
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Something like my dad's friend came up with the idea that at Burger King you can order a burger plain (no fixings) you can order it vegetarian (everything but the meat) and you can order a patty whopper (burger without the bun) so he wanted to order a "plain vegetarian patty whopper"
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That's another UK/US difference. In the UK if you ask for a "vegetarian burger" you get a proper burger, only the burger bit is not made from meat but a vegetarian equivalent (and most people reckon it tastes much better than the typical fast-food meat burger too). I was very puzzled when I asked for a vegetarian burger in the US and was handed a burger with no burger inside, I thought they must have made a mistake.
-Shez.
You can get those some places like Applebee's I know does but the fast food places won't. Cuz there a bunch of idiots anyhow, and the only thing worse than eating there is working there, believe me, ask Liz, she works at McDonald's, but she's gonna quit. Although Wendy's has good pitas. Still wouldn't want to work there, but eating there is fine. Subway is good too, Frau's husband owns a Subway.
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In article ,
Y'know, if he told them not to bother with the wrapper....
Mad Hamish
Hey! where's the toppings I ordered?
endless, nameless wrote in message ...
Mine's in 2 days (Sunday). Gee--all these people born in December. What are the statistical chances of that happening? Maybe that's another question for the survey: Birthday statistical distributions.
Bob
chances of somebody's birthday being in december: 1 in 12.
-Monkey
on R. K. Henry, said to Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:42:15 -0500
� Mine's in 2 days (Sunday). Gee--all these people born in December. What are � the statistical chances of that happening? Maybe that's another question for � the survey: Birthday statistical distributions.
diezel monkey wrote in message ...
A resonable a priori estimate but it may not stand up to the empirical evidence There's really no reason to expect birthdays to be evenly distributed throughout the year. What's interesting is that there are so many people in alt.tv.daria who seem to have birthdays in the same month. It could be that if we were to poll all the A.T.D. participants that the birthdays might not be evenly distributed and they might not be distributed in the same way as the general population. What might account for such a cluster of December babies who all dig Daria and hang out at A.T.D.?
Anyway, happy birthday to all us December Daria fans. Maybe us "DDs" should have a party. We could bake cupcakes and pretend we're popular. But no presents.
Bob
R. K. Henry of Campbell County On-Line
I'm quite curious about this actually, as at different times I've heard different claims for when births peak. Some peope say they peak in June, others say September, or the Spring.
I suppose it may partly be affected by holidays, but it's also been suggested that humans might have a natural mating season. I expect it might vary from one climate to another though.
-Shez.
Shez wrote:
September! That's me. The 23rd of September, to be precise.
Okay, I'm done now. Oh yes, except I can now be counted in the "hard drive meltdown club." Mia, my computer, fell gravely ill several nights ago, so I'm forced to use the Marvin-Mir, family computer downstairs. Happy day. Callooh Callay. I'm only on Marvin until I call tech support (and get advice saying I should drop my computer from a tall height, and if that doesn't do the trick, reformat the hard drive!.... why do I bother, I wonder...)
--J.
Jessica Liotta of ASOP (Association of
The problem almost certainly arose from giving your computer a name. This tends to stress them out and they end up having a nervous breakdown. They're much happier being treated as inanimate objects. Try referring to it only in the third person, eg. as "the machine".
-Shez.
And you shouldn't name a computer Marvin, it'll go around saying "Life! Loathe it or despise it, you can't like it". Come to think of it, Marvin would fit in well in this newsgroup. (Marvin being the depressed robot in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
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"One must have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star. I tell you: you still have chaos in you." Friedrich Nietzsche
And what about "Mir" - the space station which sprang a leak and kept going wrong. Talk about talismans of doom! Or is the name Marvin-Mir supposed to innoculate your computer against bad luck, like saying "break a leg" to actors?
-Shez.
Jessica Liotta wrote:
Sooo...that's, what, two of us now? Anyone else? :)
We took our PC to be mended, they put the new disk in, and.....it didn't work. So I have no idea what's wrong with it now......
Alli
What made you suspect the hard drive? Was it making horrible noises or something? I've never had a standard hard disk go wrong, they're surprisingly reliable for things that spin at 5000rpm with a read/write head poised only microns from the surface of the disk. My Syquest Sparq drive tends to trash disks though, which I suspect is because the disks are removable. The sparq disk cartridges always develop faults after about a month and lose all my data. I'm on my second drive now and it's no better. They sent me a replacement 3-pack of disks with it, and 1 still works, 1 went wrong after a month and lost all the data, and the third one I couldn't even use as it failed its diagnostics straight out of the cling wrap. 67% failure rate. Not bad eh? But I've never had a proper hard disk go wrong, even on machines that have been mistreated by being knocked about whilst running.
-Shez.
Shez wrote:
Yeah, it kept sort of clicking/going "ping!" It wasn't me who decided it was the hard drive, I know *nothing* about computers!
This one hadn't been mistreated at all, it just sat in the corner as far as I know. It was new as well, we've only had it for 5 months or so.
Alli
Does anyone know when Daria's birthday is? Has it ever been mentioned in the series?
-Shez.
As always, I'm close but not quite. On the very edge of the circle, but still on the outside looking in.
My b-day is in January
On Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:04:09 -0800, [email] (diezel monkey) wrote:
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diezel monkey wrote:
It's less than that, the birthrate is noticeably higher in September, as I mentioned before. So I don't know why there's so many people here born in December......
In article , "R. K. Henry" wrote:
Chalk up another freak of statistics. I was born Dec. 23.
R. K. Henry wrote:
Happy birthday for [address] know several other people born in December from school. There's one girl with the same birthday as me, which wouldn't be so strange were it not for the fact that she's half-Greek like me. Coincidences. Very odd.....
September's got the highest birthrate, apparently. That's 'cos it's nine months after Christmas and New Year, they reckon.
Alli