GR OOC 13 -

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From Squee in OOC 12
CAPN - I think that both your direction post and time marker work well. It's nice to know how much time has past.

EVERYONE/ANYONE - Did we ever decide what was going to go down on NH? If I remember correctly, there were a lot of people voting for the transfer taking place in the wild. I also remember talk about a markets or ghost towns, and a fight... something about Badger or Reavers or Niska?

Am I ringing any bells? Just thought it would be good for everyone to be on the same page and I for one have no clue what's supposed to happen.

Thanks for your input! I had hoped it would work OK - anybody else?

Yep, the wave that Thorne is getting has the 'details' of the drop on New Hokkido's moon from the folks who are getting the guns.

For reference - It was set up in Interlude 2 Part III near the end of Act 14.

Speaking of Act 14
Astri, I am playing with a streamlined Alpha Post for Act 15. It just requires me to post some stuff in Channain's GunRunner Archive and Mechanics of RPing.

If I get it done tonight,and if it is fine with you, I'll go ahead and have smeagol make the new ACT.

I know you'll be bizzy tonight and, most likely, verrrry tired after your practice.
"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:02 PM

DIREKTORSSMEAGELLE

Hey Hey,

check out the shiny new identity for Asst. DireKtor and co Cat-Herder -- Debs

For Dragonfly of course and maybe a bit around the edges in the Mini. . .

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 1:09 PM

Whoops! I forgot to make th eannouncement hat Deb is gonna help me with story stuff and continunity.

With RL problems acting up and the like, I figgered that Deb would be a good one to have as an Asst. Dir.

We talk a coupla time a week on the phone, so if one of our comps coughs up a hairball, the other can pass messages.

I hope Astriana, Channain and Geezer will still be on the 'Production/Directing team - whenever they can. I know this spring is LOADED for everyone.

So hopefully I can say this:
WARNING - Extreme Fun just Around the Twist {or bend, fer you yanks} ...

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:35 PM

CIARA

RAVEN: This is just a few minutes work--the details are very hard to get at this size--just let me know which pose you like and I'll work more on that one.

actual size:

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:18 PM

I don't know about Raven, but I like the one on the bottom

Debs

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:43 PM

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Originally posted by MercedesTroy:
I don't know about Raven, but I like the one on the bottom

Debs

Me too....

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Originally posted by DIREKTORSSMEAGOL:
GO POST THERE YOU TWITTY ACKTORS!!!\

Was someone being twitty? **looks around** Don't see any twitty actors this time, Smeagol. Thanks for the new OOC.

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:54 PM

BOOMERGOODHEART

I like the bottom one, too.

BoomerGoodheart
"I love my Captain."

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Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:23 PM

MANIACNUMBERONE

I think that must have been my brain tumor acting up again. I was meaning to write those things about Merz, I believe. I can't remember exactly what I said, but I do recall having a desire to have Book talk more to both of them... I must have mixed the characters up in my post. Good catch Channain. I hope that I didn't confuse everybody.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 2:36 AM

Keep the Shiny side up

"Hi folks, this Wash. We'll be landing at the dropsite in four hours. So buckle up. And on a side note, Thorne, you have a wave."

???????????????????????????

Help! When we left Hera this was to be a two day trip...and Thorne and Inara planned accordingly. Where'd we lose a day and, more important, a night? We need a night and morning after to explain the rationale for their departure from Serenity after the delivery.

Any way we can tale a mulligan on this and rapidly move to evening, with the delivery tomorrow?

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Friday, April 23, 2004 3:45 AM

KALENVOR

Raven, just go with the bottom one

Fierce, desperate, ferocious, they can redeem their honor only by dying in battle. They do not die easily.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 3:59 AM

KALENVOR

kicks this message to here

Capnrahn,

forgot to ask so kinda just confirming, did you get the message with the background on Frost?? If so did you like and/or hate it?

Boomer,
haven't recieved you addy yet, btb I am searching for said magnets and all I can find is this lil gold one that says "consistently exceeds 125%" that still acceptable?

Raven,
Your ugly, you dress funny, and I am starting to think drain bamaged, just choose the bottom av.

Everyone else,
UTZ!
and keep up the good work your rp ROCKS

Fierce, desperate, ferocious, they can redeem their honor only by dying in battle. They do not die easily.

Fierce, desperate, ferocious, they can redeem their honor only by dying in battle. They do not die easily.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 4:21 AM

RAVENWHYTEWING

Hey, I'm sorry, but I asked-REPEATEDLY-when we were to arrive in NK. No one responded once! Let's not all yell at me when I asked TWICE when we were gonna land and no one ANSWERED, OKAY?!?!
Sorry, but I'm a little stressed. I will go and edit. And, thank you Ciara, I like the bottom one as well

You see I cannot be forsaken/Because I'm not the only one.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 4:37 AM

ASTRIANA

*hands Raven a drink*
It's okay, dearie, no one was yelling - just questioning is all. It's not the first time the timing has gotten geeked up, and it probably won't be the last. Check the rest of the posts in the RP before you edit though - I think Geezer may have worked something out... It may just require a response post to fix.

~A~

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 4:59 AM

Keep the Shiny side up

Sorry, Raven. I just saw a couple of weeks worth of emails and planning by Ciara and myself going down the drain and kinda freaked myself out. I seem to remember that a two day trip was mentioned a few hundred posts back, and we fixated on that as our timeframe. And of course, if I remember it that way, everyone else must also.

I should have been more communicative.

So maybe WASH was just kidding, and had a bet with himself about how many folks will call him out on the time issue? Huh? Please?

Pay no attention to that dumbass behind the curtain.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Friday, April 23, 2004 5:35 AM

i DO aim to misbehave

So I have a question - not yelling, just curious.

Did you e-mail or post to the Geezer directly, to re-verify when we were landing? Posting in the OOC is one thing, but as we all know (myself included) it's easy to just GO to the RP and post before reading updates, despite what the RP says.

No worries man - that's the beauty of the edit feature. All RP situations are... fluid.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 5:50 AM

i DO aim to misbehave

Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:
Whoops! I forgot to make the announcement that Deb is gonna help me with story stuff and continunity.

Shininess! She'll be a great AD

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I hope Astriana, Channain and Geezer will still be on the 'Production/Directing team - whenever they can. I know this spring is LOADED for everyone.

It is, but there are always ways and opportunities to get around the twist. Never hurts to have extra eyes peeled for stuff, does it? I'll hang in there for the duration, or until Xiang and Rowan's fates are determined.

I'll be attempting to post at least once a day or every other day (as is the case today). Should something happen during my quiet time that y'all think I ought to know for current or future Rowan posts, feel free to e-mail me at any time.

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WARNING - Extreme Fun just Around the Twist {or bend, fer you yanks} ...

Can't wait!

So when is SaintJayne taking over for everyone's most loved thug? (she asked hopefully)

I'll miss SerenitySon's participation - he wrote a damn find Jayne - but we need to get the big guy back in the game if only to say "W'll I don't know as I see the percentage in that."

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Friday, April 23, 2004 6:28 AM

Raven
Sorry I dinna say about the time thing ... I had no idea it was so critical to the Thorne/Inara relationship arc.

We have hopped around time so often - I had missed the signifcance of needing to fill the 2 days.

OK - timeline repair PT 2: The message from Jax is also a day early then. Meebe Geezer can do an edit of the wave msg and say that the pickup is delayed 24 hours.

Channain
I have not heard from SSon yet. I hope to soon.

Quote:
From Geezer
Any way we can tale a mulligan on this and rapidly move to evening, with the delivery tomorrow?

How does this sound: Finish off ACT with Thorne going to Inara's shuttle for their date. She lets him in the door closes annnnnd CUT ... wrap ACT 14!

But we need to finish 2 things before Geezer or Ciara posts the last post for ACT 14

1) Finish the bridge scene 'tween Wash, Damon and Merz - could be 'tied up' pretty quickly, considering all of the straps laying about ...

2) The conversation between Mal nad Book. In that respect, I suppose I am up to bat on this one. Got some running to do today, but will make the attempt to post Mal's move before evening tonight.

On that note - I know I have only made 2 posts for Mal at the moment - how is it 'reading' to you folks?

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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Friday, April 23, 2004 6:41 AM

ASTRIANA

Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:
But we need to finish 2 things before Geezer or Ciara posts the last post for ACT 14

1) Finish the bridge scene 'tween Wash, Damon and Merz - could be 'tied up' pretty quickly, considering all of the straps laying about ...

2) The conversation between Mal nad Book. In that respect, I suppose I am up to bat on this one. Got some running to do today, but will make the attempt to post Mal's move before evening tonight.

Actually, there's a third thing (which hasn't been truly pursued, since Zoe's been hanging in the galley) - Merz needs to show Zoe how to use the laser cannon. I'll head Zoe up to the bridge (with Wash's fresh coffee) - she can enter just as the ties are being finished up.

About the Mal posts - they look good to me so far...

~A~

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 6:56 AM

i DO aim to misbehave

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Originally posted by CapnRahn
On that note - I know I have only made 2 posts for Mal at the moment - how is it 'reading' to you folks?

I think it's pretty darn shiny - you've pegged his voice pretty well, although the syntax is just a tad more "common" than I think Mal would use. He's usually somewhere between Inara and Jayne and you've got him more in the Jayne arena. That's actually a common boo boo, and I'm not the first one who's ever made mention of it in general when it comes to Mal. I just figure he has this voice inside his head that sounds just like his Momma;

"Did I or did I not teach you to speak better than a low-bottom farmer?"

Just about everybody's written him the same way so far (although Geezer toned it down some) so this would be just me speaking up on a pet peeve

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Friday, April 23, 2004 7:17 AM

Keep the Shiny side up

Capn.

Unless you have some specific baddies lined up to add interest to the delivery, I'd would like Badger to be there in a turncoat role, harking back to the original "Badger's Betrayal" concept. Thorne has issues with his brother-in-law, and believes that making contact with him again could smooth things out for everyone involved.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Friday, April 23, 2004 7:39 AM

RAVENWHYTEWING

Okay, hope that makes people happy. Sorry to come off so pissed, but generally when I make a mistake and it gets pointed out, I find the first place where things went wrong. I asked a week ago, and no one answered, so I figured it was kinda up to me. As for the explosion, I swore off smoking for a day, and had a whole lot of RL fei hua. Feel like tai-kong suo-yo duh shing-chiouh doh sai-jin wuh duh pee-goo right now. So again, sorry I blew up at you guys. Think RP is only thing keeping me sane right now. You guys, and Marlboro.

And Jack Daniels.

You see I cannot be forsaken/Because I'm not the only one.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 8:34 AM

Astriana
Great idea! Bit I have to say - DOH! OK, I did forget that ... proves I should skim the prior acts to see what has been left hanging!

Channain
LOL, I sat down and watched a few episodes and tried to get his lingo and Mandrin usage down.

OK, I'll shoot a question back to you to help in my writing - which colloquialisms went too far?

I toned down the Mandrin because in the 4 episodes I watched, Mal did not use it very much. {Serenity, Out of Gas, The Message, Shindig.}

One reason I really like the character of Mal is he mixes slang, polite speak and Mandrin into a fairly good blend.

Geezer
Heh, we're doing it again!

I thought we always had planned to have Badger try to pull a 'fast one'. So, yes, they will be there - plus a chewy surprise center!

Raven
Everything is cool ... clear your mind and let the usless go-se fall to the wayside.

We'll fix it in post-production when we do ADR {Additional Dialog Recording} anyhoo

On another note and just to make sure - you want to pass Wash on to someone else - correct?

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Friday, April 23, 2004 8:58 AM

i DO aim to misbehave

Quote:
Originally posted by CapnRahn:
LOL, I sat down and watched a few episodes and tried to get his lingo and Mandrin usage down.

OK, I'll shoot a question back to you to help in my writing - which colloquialisms went too far?

I toned down the Mandrin because in the 4 episodes I watched, Mal did not use it very much. {Serenity, Out of Gas, The Message, Shindig.}

One reason I really like the character of Mal is he mixes slang, polite speak and Mandrin into a fairly good blend.

Capn, you're so silly.

It's not so much that it went too far, but maybe not quite far enough. Ever notice how Southern folk sometimes are like the English - using fifty words to say something when 10 would have sufficed?

"Less'n you got other info that you ain't spilled yet."

could have been

"Lessn' you happened across other intel that you ain't seen fit to spill just yet."

saavy?

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:09 AM

**slowly raises her hand**

I hate to bring this up... this time topic seems to be (or was) a little heated. But if Wash adds an 8...

Quote:
Sorry, meant to peg that eight on the end

then wouldn't that make the trip another 48 hours? They've already been traveling a day, so shouldn't it be a "2 in front" to make it 24 hours?

Geezer, Capn, you guys know how long the trip was supposed to be, so maybe one of you can tell us how many hours (roughly) they have before they land?

Don't mean to cause trouble... Someone kick me if my observation is wrong...

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:31 AM

i DO aim to misbehave

**peeks out from behind Squee, with a smile**

Actually, I was thinking the same thing, that we'd already gone 24 hours, but really, I think it's only been half that since according to RP time, we just left sometime yesterday evening.

...right?

hang on - Capn wrote a timeline awhile back... where was that?

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:31 AM

RAVENWHYTEWING

Yeah, I thinkthis latest bout proves thatI'm not prepared for double posting. Hell, I can't evenseem to handle single posting right now! I'd scrap Slight for Mal in a heartbeat, but I don't think I'm "Washing" all that great. Good point, Squee. It's alright, I think we have ample evidence I've pucked up on this one.

You see I cannot be forsaken/Because I'm not the only one.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:36 AM

ASTRIANA

If you need me to, Raven, I can go back to dual posting for Zoe and Wash. RL seems to be freeing me up a bit, starting first thing in the AM, so I should be okay to keep up.

(*bats eyelashes* unless Saint Jayne wanted to pick up Wash until we hear from/about SerenitysSon...

)

~A~

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:38 AM

It's ok, Raven... we all have those days.

Channain, you may be right, that's why I asked Geezer and Capn, cuz I don't know myself. Hopefully one of them will post soon and get our heads screwed on straight

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:42 AM

Channain
Yes, I AM silly. That was established a looong time ago {we been doing this since ... November?}. I am compelled to point this out: you being a gemini too, you iz just az zilly!

OK, I mis-read your first observation. I thought you meant syntax, as you stated. I suppose it was Mal's mother's voice in yer head comment - "Did I or did I not teach you to speak better than a low-bottom farmer", that made me think that.

About the south - All of my family is from either Newburn or Sharon Tennesse. I am one of the 1st generation of Hoosier Freeze/Johnson's. My experance is that most southern men use as few words as possible and the southern wimmen are chatterboxes!

Squee, Raven
LOL, that is why I said "we'll fix it in post-pro.

In other words - It is no biggie once we get everyone back on track or on the same page.

So to fix I suggest this:
Raven
Just change the "add an 8 to the end" to something in this vein - "Ah shucks ya caught me. I just wanted to see if anybody was paying attention - it is actually 24 hours till we make New Hokkaido orbit."

Or somesuch joking Wash'ism.

Are we screwed on yet?

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Friday, April 23, 2004 11:17 AM

Keep the Shiny side up

Oh, and Merz,

I mentioned HLASTONI's name in one of Thorne's last posts. Does Merz now him, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Friday, April 23, 2004 11:37 AM

Geezer
I'll feild that one - yes - oh yes Merz DOES know Hlastoni ... but not Jax.

Now Debs, you can either fill 'em in or let the Runners ponder that equation...

Many hours have been spent 'tween Debs and I building backstory(s)!

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Friday, April 23, 2004 12:57 PM

Geezer -

I need to read the post (I always start here) to see what her reaction will be, but most definitely does she know him! And been looking for him.

Cool - let me just see what develops.

Debs

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Friday, April 23, 2004 1:53 PM

Hi, just wanting to say that we should all try to get to the Browncoat Ball. In Chicago. Labor Day weekend. I believe.

And I shall be posting soon.

EOT

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
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Friday, April 23, 2004 1:57 PM

I support Mz. Teela's idea!

And to show it - here is the link to the Browncoat Ball info here on FFFn :
http://fireflyfans.net/showevent.asp?e=13

"Remember, there is only ONE absolute - There ARE NO absolutes!!!"

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Friday, April 23, 2004 2:07 PM

DRAGONFLYDIRECTOR

I do believe that Debs has actually given us our 'commercial' cliffhanger ...

We are at 105 posts! Time for a new fresh ACT 15!

If everyone concurs -

Who wants to do the commercial while I have Smeagol make a new ACT thread?

"Observe Analyze & Respond"
Motto of the A.P.E.s
Alliance Protean Engineers

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Friday, April 23, 2004 2:09 PM

Of course. We need to await for a new RP thread.

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Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

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Friday, April 23, 2004 2:55 PM

He Heeee! Good commercial Squee

Debs

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Friday, April 23, 2004 3:10 PM

Like the commercial!

I posted, hope it chills a little bit, at least.

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Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

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Friday, April 23, 2004 3:27 PM

Posted, and Squee-I added a line (near the end) if you wanto to see it. Okay, that's all!

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

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Friday, April 23, 2004 3:31 PM

WOW Teela! Great River post! **stands and applauds, gives three thumbs up** I recognized the voices somewhere between the gruff male and educated female and thought: ... ... no.... I went back and reread and was like: WHOA!

You should post for River more often... (if RL lets you of coarse)

Thanks for the shiny commercial compliments, Debs and Teela.

I liked yours too, Debs, the end was great.

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Friday, April 23, 2004 3:38 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TeelaBrown:
Posted, and Squee-I added a line (near the end) if you wanto to see it.

ACK! What a wonderfully creepy line! Love it!

Teela, that's an awesome River post! Will definately be wanting more creepiness from you soon.

I'm not broken, in my dream I win...

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Friday, April 23, 2004 9:21 PM

MANIACNUMBERONE

that was a great commercial break!!!
I laughed very hard picturing it.
Thanks!!

CapnRahn, let me know if I went off the deep end with my last post. I can change it.

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Friday, April 23, 2004 10:32 PM

Goodness, I hope not - worked for me.

Debs

If Justice is the dish, then I am your waitress

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Friday, April 23, 2004 10:36 PM