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"YOU WANT THE REPACK? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE REPACK!" Elvisio "mmmm.... Angelina" Rodriguez

Just waiting for the fiance to finish getting ready and we're off to a local gin joint. ! Elvisio "not driving tonight" Rodriguez

Dude, YOU HAVE A MERCEDES. Who gives a damn about a Ford Taurus? Elvisio "wish I had a Mercedes, dammit" Rodriguez

Is a good candidate somebody whose most popular commercial is him staring at the camera and saying "I am not a role model." ? Elvisio "hell, me neither, I'm just not running for office" Rodriguez

Hmm.... #1 of the top 10 list of places NOT to count cards... the casino Clay works at. "hmm.... OK, I think we're at a plus three" (a soft thump follows as the player's head hits the felt, a small whisp of smoke rising from the fake plants on the other side of the floor) Elvisio " 'hit me' has a totally different meaning" Rodriguez

BEEFCAKE! Elvisio "that's a bad kitty!" Rodriguez

So with all this "rescue calling" goin' on it's obvious nobody would ever fall for it. If you ever did use it you could pretty much be sure the other person knew the real story and would feel like crap for it. What we as a society need to do is have a First Date Time Out. At an appropriate time (say one hour) into the date, "TIME OUT!" is declared. Both parties suspend the bullshitting and shining on and commence to gettin' honest with each other about how it's going. If all is well, then continue. If it ain't working, either party has the right to chop. Elvisio "molder of future civilization" Rodriguez

I know, there's none in the word in the title, so don't even go there, punks! You know what I mean, the resume that has your entire life's work summed up on one page, making you feel so wonderful and accomplished to realize that you're having to fiddle with the margins and font sizes just to make it fill the damn page. -sigh-... nothing makes you feel more successful, does it? Yep, really left my mark on the world so far. Anyhow, I always thought there was just one accent on the last e, but the wordchecker on my word processor (fokkin' microsoft!) sez there should be an accent on BOTH e's instead. Waddaya think? Elvisio "looking into the dz.com crystal ball" Rodriguez

We as Americans are all to blame. If we didn't watch this unadulterated SHIT he's trying to pass off as entertainment, then there would have been no motivation for him to be such a dumbass. You should all be ashamed of yourselves. Elvisio "that fucking show fires the 'up channel' reflex in my thumb" Rodriguez

I think part of the problem today is that there is too much pressure to have perfect kids. Being a "C" student is (by definition) an average student, and there was a time when that was just fine. Nowadays, if your kid isn't getting straight A's and captain of the football team then something must be wrong. Of course I can't have an "average" child. There must be a reason my little Johnny isn't perfect. And it damn SURE doesn't have to do with my parenting being less than perfect, so it MUST have to do with ADHD, or ODD, or SOMETHING like that. So, little Johnny gets jacked up on meds. Elvisio "ritalin made me thin, alcohol made me fat" Rodriguez

Thank you Thighmaster! Elvisio "let go of my ears I know what I'm doing" Rodriguez

There's a story in Skeleton Crew by Steven King called "The Jaunt" about an inventor who uses mice to prove he's just invented teleportation. Those who read the story will instantly understand why that's the first thing I thought of when I looked at the pics. Those who haven't read the story, well... it'd just take to damn long to explain. Sorry. Elvisio "It takes longer than you think, daddy! Held my breath while they gave me the gas! Longer than you think!" Rodriguez

uh.... no I'm not thinking of something. That's my answer. Elvisio "what was I saying" Rodriguez

The reason is heterogenous vs. homogenous nucleation. Dig it? Back to my previous career: when something crystallizes (i.e. metals in my past career, ice in this case) it needs some place to get started. In normal tap water there are enough impurities bee-boppin' around to create a multitude of sites throughout the cube to start freezing, so it all happens (relatively) at once and ergo no spikes. With distilled water, there are no sites for this to happen because the water is (relatively) pure. Thus, freezing happens at the surface first because it's exposed to the colder air, except that once the water gets below a certain temp (something like four degrees celcius) it stops contracting and starts EXPANDING, sort of like pre-freezing. Thus, it punches through the frozen surface of the ice in one small spot and starts to grow the ice spike as described in the webpage referenced here. Why didn't your trays work? Mebbe they weren't clean enough, try cleaning them again. Are they old trays? Nicks or dings in the surface of the tray can act as nucleation sites, the same way a stream of bubbles always seems to come from one spot in your beer glass. Also, as the article mentions, temperature can play a factor, so mebbe fiddle with the thermostat in the freezer to see if you can find the sweet spot. And to think, I gave up all this to become a nurse. Elvisio "so much wasted knowledge" Rodriguez

Yep, there's countless viruses that people call "the flu", the vaccine only protects against one. Also, remember that influenza is a respiratory illness, not a gastrointestinal one. If you're puking, it isn't the flu. Elvisio "this year I'm a bronchitis magnet" Rodriguez

I downloaded the pic to an icon on our desktop. I put it in the MIDDLE of my desktop and changed the title of the file to: "Do not open until Valentine's Day!" I give my fiance a 50/50 shot of actually being able to wait that long. This is gonna be great. You'll know when she opens it because the seismic waves of her kicking my ass will probably reach both coasts. It'll still be great. So many smilies would fit well here, I just can't choose. Elvisio "but it's a good kind of pain" Rodriguez

Every guy's dream wedding! The Emerald Nuts one with Goulet was pretty good, and I busted out laughing at the K-Fed one! Federline! Fries! Elvisio "at least he knows he's a punk" Rodriguez

(0.02) IIRC, most of what the engine light deals with is emissions stuff. Some of it can cause the engine damage over LONG periods, but in the relatively short term it's no biggie. Especially if it's an EGR or O2 sensor causing the light, you might see some decrease in mileage. Like someone else said, go to AutoZone or wherever to get a free download of the error codes causing the light. See what it says. Remember: if it was running OK when you pulled it into the repair bay, chances are it's going to run just as well when you pull it out of the bay. If it ain't really broke, don't fix it. Elvisio "a good repairman is like a good doctor, worth the trouble of finding" Rodriguez (/0.02)

Talk about landing a Birdman! Oh, I'm sorry. I'm so terribly sorry for that one. Really, I feel awful. Elvisio "slinking away" Rodriguez

I don't understand people with huge libraries of porn. Myself, I need about 37 seconds of the stuff and, well... then it's time to make a sandwich. Elvisio "hold the mayo" rodriguez

I'm hearing that they DO have the whole E911 thing finally figured out, then other grumblings that they DON'T have the whole E911 thing figured out. Until that's seriously hammered down and working glitch-free, I'll probably stick with the old reliable. Besides, the fiance pays the phone bill right now. Elvisio "speed dialer" Rodriguez

I understand that he is an American icon, especially on New Year's Eve. I understand that he's overcome a stroke, a terrible feat for anyone to deal with and one that I hope I never have to deal with. I understand that for him to be on TV last year (the first new year's after his stroke) was important to him and his fans. But to have him there again this year was just sad. I really felt bad for the guy. The worst part was when he couldn't even keep up with the countdown. He's had a good run, let's give him a break. Elvisio "asleep by 12:02 AM" Rodriguez

Yay! MY HERO! Thanks! Elvisio "annoys the hell out of the fiance as desktop background" Rodriguez

Hair pie? Elvisio "ptoo" Rodriguez

That's the one, except in the pic I got here before he was pointing down at his jimmy. Elvisio "gotta find it" Rodriguez