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Archive through May 10, 2003
Ladytex | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 03:28 pm     My son got a paper temporary and a couple of weeks later got the plastic one in the mail... |
Mygetaway | Sunday, May 04, 2003 - 05:16 pm     When I got my learners permit, and first issue drivers license, they were paper, with no picture, and then the ID came a few weeks later. A few years later they switched to the ones where you got the ID right then and there. Now when DS got his, it was all computerized. He got a paper permit/license with his picture on it, and then the final one came about a week later. |
Rissa | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 08:08 am     Morning all, I am just updating some genealogy files after noticing that the Political Graveyard website has added a congressional biography for a cousin of mine, now that he has retired. While there I noticed another relative that I hadn't known was involved in politics at all. But, I am not at all familiar with the USA gov't system and am wondering what the heck this means: >>>Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector>>> This was back at the turn of the century (not this one obviously. RFLOL). Can someone tell me what the above means? I am guessing he was supporting a presidential candidate who was running on a prohibition platform but he seemed to have also garnered votes for himself (for what?) as the site lists the vote breakdown. |
Rissa | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 08:15 am     Oh Oh, I also wanted to ask if anyone knows where I can go to research this one cousin's congressional record? He was in politics for about 25 years on the State level and then served two terms in the US Congress (republican) during the 80's. Again, this might be a dumb question because I am not familiar with the American system but I was thinking that it might be interesting to see how he voted on issues. Is there somewhere online that has that historical information? I talk to this guy periodically but don't want him knowing I am digging into his sorted past. |
Kaili | Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 08:47 am     http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/dsc/legislative.html The site above has a bunch of links. not sure if they will help, but you might want to peek through it. It seems that most of the sites are either just for current legislators votes, or for more recent ones. Good luck! |
Mygetaway | Wednesday, May 07, 2003 - 03:21 pm     This has always bugged me. Why can't there be any hour long comedies? I know it's hard to find stories to make you laugh the whole hour, but there seems to be plenty of 2-parters, or on NBC, they do "extended" 40 min episodes during sweeps. I think they should extend some of our favortie shows rather than making new ones that last a whole 2 weeks. That would have to be cheaper, don't you think? Maybe I'm not making sense.. LOL I'm getting into my "end of season" blues. |
Rissa | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:27 am     Kaili, awesome link. I spent quite awhile digging around it, kept getting sidetracked by an interesting tidbit then having to start over. LOL Unfortunately it only covers the last few years as far as the info. I wanted, but thank you so much for digging that up for me.!!! |
Kaili | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:39 am     Haha- I ended up playing around with it for awhile too- looking up my senator's report cards from interest groups, etc. I'm thinking that anything beyond the last 10 years isn't online. Too much information to put up probably considering how many votes and how many congress people there have been. Unless it's all just really hidden away somewhere. If this person was a state level person, you may have more luck looking for information on the state government website for whatever state it is. Then again, this was long enough ago that it may still be hard to find any internet stuff unless he did a significant amount of stuff. I'm thinking if you really wanted to dig, it would probably require going to the state and digging through files and old newspapers at the library. I doubt you're going to go that far |
Rissa | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:46 am     In case anyone is wondering why I am wandering about the boards looking for info. this week in a variety of areas.... it's because I am cleaning my office and keep finding slips of paper that I wrote down to-do items on. Here is another, but be warned that this is truly a research project with no easy answer. A few years ago, I rented this totally low-budget film called "Out of Sync". It starred Gail O'Grady as Maggie, Peter Outerbridge (was recently on 24 for about ten minutes. LOL) and Kari Wuhrer (from Sliders) as Sunni. It was about a young woman who cannot sing her way out of a paper bag (Sunni) but gets signed by a studio because she is sleeping with the boss. The producer (Peter) decides he needs to find someone else to sing behind this woman to make her sound better and ends up finding Maggie... a middle aged housewife who sings like an angel but throws up in front of crowds. LOL Through a misunderstanding, it ends up a big mess with the album released with nothing but Maggie's voice on it which no-one, not even Sunni knows (she thinks she is a great singer) and when Sunni insists on a live acoustic concert.... it gets messy. LOL This is now my daughters' number one favorite movie because the music in it is very singable and there is lots of it. I recorded it off TV about a year ago and when I tell you they have watched it over a hundred times, that would NOT be an exageration. The actual TALENT behind Gail O'Grady's voice is a woman called: KAREN LeBLANC. She is a Canadian who also starred in the Cdn production of RENT (to awesome reviews). My problem? I want a CD!!!!!! Either the soundtrack to the movie or something Karen LeBlanc has released on her own. I have checked Kazaa, record sites, etc. No luck. I am also DYING to see a picture of this woman, but haven't found that online either. HELP!! btw, just found thi in case anyone is interested: INTERVIEW WITH KARI WUHRER RE: Out of Sync |
Rissa | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:53 am     Kaili, I am in Canada... so nope. LOLOL Maybe one of these days I will want to know badly enough to just email his brother whom I have known for years, but will have to figure out how to word it. |
Kaili | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 07:59 am     Rissa- here is a link to buy the video... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6303626068/bridgebooks/104-5332936-1950331 |
Kaili | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:00 am     Haha- I don't think that is the movie you are talking about- it's LL Cool J. Nevermind. |
Draheid | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:14 am     Rissa: It appears that the soundtrack isn't available, however, Amazon.com has the movie on DVD. There may be 'extras' on there such as individual songs, etc. that you may be able to record with much better quality. Out Of Sync (2000) at Amazon.com I found another reference, musically, of Karen LeBlanc and that was background vocals for another performer named Rick Emmett on his Spiral Notebook album. Hope this helps. |
Rissa | Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 08:42 am     Thanks Draheid (good try Kaili ). I have it recorded on our satelite so I hadn't thought of getting the video but if I bought the DVD, that would play in audio only too, wouldn't it? My computer does have both a DVD drive and a recording CD drive... so there should be a way to dubb just the songs. (fingers crossed. LOL) I am surprised they did not make a soundtrack though, usually a movie has background tunes but this actually has at least 6 full-length original songs in it. I did found a clip with Karen LeBlanc singing, but you have to put up with Kari Wuhrer *bouncing* (I am sure that won't be an issue for any guys, LOL) Out of Sync Video Clip |
Weinermr | Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:32 pm     Question - Who invented the phrase "woo hoo", and when? |
Lobster | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 01:03 pm     Weinermr, I have googled and asked Jeeves and I can't come up with an answer for you. I'd have to guess and say some very excited person made it up and I think it's been around 10 years. I'm curious, why did you want to know? |
Egbok | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 06:31 pm     I can't take the credit for inventing "Woo Hoo" but I've been using it for well over 20 years as a form of expressing excitement over good news I've received. |
Zachsmom | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 06:35 pm     it was me  |
Weinermr | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 06:50 pm     Lobster, "Woo hoo" is one of those words or phrases that capture my attention from time to time. People may have been using it for years, but in the last 2 or 3 years its use has exploded. You hear it on TV, you hear it on the radio, you hear it at work, in public, everywhere. Not yay. Not hoorah. Not oh yeah. You hear "woo hoo". There are numerous examples of words or phrases that fall in and out of favor, that go from rarely heard, to frequently heard. Woo hoo is one of them. Zmom, if you would like credit, it's OK with me. |
Halfunit | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 07:09 pm     He may not have invented the phrase, but Homer Simpson definately made it the common phrase it is today! It's even written on the back of a pair of Unit's boxers... WOO HOO ! |
Lobster | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 07:34 pm     Weinermr, you're right about hearing woo hoo more than any other term of excitement. I'd really like to know now myself where and when it originated. Someone somewhere must know the answer to this. Maybe it was Matt Groenig. He created the Simpsons, didn't he? |
Weinermr | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 07:41 pm     Maybe it was the Simpsons. I don't watch them very often, so I didn't connect the two. I know that Homer's "doh" came from the Simpsons, but I didn't know woo hoo did too. Thanks. |
Heyltslori | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 07:51 pm     Half...are you sure that's not the front? |
Zachsmom | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 08:10 pm     Okay..I lied..I didn't come up with it..but I agree that it is said more and more these days. Actually..I am a "waa hoo" girl myself. "When was the last time you went waa hoo" 10 points to whoever can give me the movie title that it went to. |
Sia | Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 09:00 pm     Zachsmom, I think of "Toy Story 2" when I hear "waa-hoo!!" Jesse, the girl doll, said it a lot!! |
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