Good morning, we have some left oevr steak from Jfri, which will go nicely with eggs. We have bagels, coffee, orange juice, and hot chocolate for our friend in Canada.
Good Morning Everyone, I hope you all have a good day today. I have 2 dr. appts, a scan and maybe chemo going on today. Nothing to eat or drink after 6am eastern because of scan, only water. :(
Joy, Please read my post from last night that I wrote to you.
Marg, thanks for breakfast, I had some before 6.
Good Morning all, thanks for breakfast Marg and JFri. Good luck with your appts. today Carmy. Sending lots of happy your way. *DF*, I think that second comment was un”bear”able.
Good Morning all and to answer the pressing question, since I posted first I was referring to myself as being Goofy, but I feel confident in saying that from time to time we all can fit the roll. I came to my computer this morning only to find that my last comment before, I crawled into bed, was still sitting in the comment box not posted. I guess I made a smart choice in retiring.
AAAARRRRRR, Carmy good thoughts be comin’ yet way from th’ ol’ pirate! Doc I hear whatcha yer sayin’, poor kiity! And what have ye all done with that bonnie lass Joy? Been firin’ cannonballs over her house fer days with nary a peep from her! marg nice job on the breakfast!
Carmy - Hope today is a good one for you.
Doc - Why is it that when they break something on purpose, they called it getting fixed? Why the euphemism, can’t they just call a spayed a spayed?
doctortoon I was reading your comment on Dinette Set and googled doctortoon just to see what wise a@@ comment I could make back at you. It was interesting. Try it.
Joy, we missed you!
joyloved was a scammer, probably trying to lure email addresses for phishing purposes. She(?) posted on a couple of comics trying to entice some responses. I thought she was hitting on Cleo and JFri.
I’ve never really been in the NE part of NoDak, although we used to have a house (St. Gall’s) up at Devil’s Lake. By now, I’m sure, the site is under water :-( but then we haven’t been there for something like 100 years…
I have been to Minot on occasion, and as far East as Belcourt (sp?). But I’ve been just about everywhere West of the River. Favorite quote: We’d driven up to the North Unit of Teddy Roosevelt Natnl. Park to see it. It’s only got a single paved road through to the end, which has a gorgeous overlook across a swath of badlands. Well, Br. Z was in the car, rooting around in the glove box (he had some pretty good dementia at the time). We said to him, “Come out and look at this wonderful view!”
His response? “Oh, I can’t be bothered to look in every nook and cranny!” Priceless!
Raven, I did agree to that but, before we found out who you were, I created an email account for us at yahoo. I thought it might put everyone at ease if I did that. It is setup and ready to go.
I have a question for the cartoon archivists here. Who remembers The toon strip Ernie, or Piranha Club. Ernie had a pet Water Buffalo. Where can I find some archives of those old strips?
bmonk, yes it is definitely a possibility that the house near Devil’s Lake is underwater. Whole towns have been lost.
I like the western part of the state. I have covered just about every road in the state. I love the sense of humor of ND residents. I drove by a large pasture or field. Plopped in the middle of it was an old stove with the door hanging open. Next to it was a sign that had printed on it. “Open Range”.
bmonk, I believe it was near Amidon. And I have seen the mailboxes that you refer to. Have you seen the old house that has one whole wall removed. Inside is an old TV, a crib with a doll inside and I believe also two dolls representing the parents. I think the sign there says “Fort Buford Model Home”.
Dry to tell you the truth I don’t remember. I did take pictures of these things and I have a vague memory of sending it to Country but I am not sure if they published my photo or not.
@Cleokaya, I haven’t even heard of that “model house”. Sounds like our brand of dry, cornball humor though.
And then there are the large animal models throughout the upper Midwest: giant Bison (Jamestown), Milk cow (New Salem), Turtle (Turtle Lake), half Gorilla (ex-Mandan, now ?Beulah), Walleye somewhere, as well as Babe the Blue Ox in Minn, and others…
Yea JFri & DF I got the joke! Trust me, I got the joke! Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Voyager, Battlestar Galactica, I like them all, but my husband watches re-run upon re-run upon re-run to the point I’m pretty much sick of them!
Joy we never got specific about where we live, house numbers, etc. There’s so many people out there, how can they pinpoint us?
It was nice when it was you & me at WTP, no offense to the rest of you, truly, but if Joy leaves it won’t quite be the same.
JOY dont leave us. i cant take that, i will be said for a while as it is bc i am leaving all my friends for collage and this week is my last week. how am i supposed to take losing one of my first gocomics friends, as well. i think that this site is safe as well. the whole phone number thing is indeed crazy, but hunny i have a cell phone that is not listed and people get my number and try to sell me car insureance or tell me it is no longer any good. they get that form your credit card, your signing of recepits and other things. the crazy people in this world have ways of getting your stuff. also maybe they have your same name or something or a friend with it. dont leave us. this is a very long plea to get you to stay. :(
Carmy do you know who Ravensinger is??? how do you know if so. please let me in on this little screate. :D glad to here no cemo for a while. stay strong. love is on the way. God bless. ” theres light at the end of this tunnel, for you. theres a light at the end of this tunnel shining bright at the end of this tunnel, for you. so keep holding on.” third day
does anyone know how to make a printer stop being stupid. it keeps eatting my paper and telling me paper jam. so i “unjam” it and then it says its still jamed. wonder if i tossed it out the door if that would fix it. :D
@tabbylynn, tossing the printer out the door/window might not do a thing for the printer, but it might help you! ;-) No, really, you might need that printer some day, assuming you can ever get it to work. And there might still be a scrap of paper up in there somewhere? Lots a luck! (or, as Astro used to say, “Rots a ruck!)
Tabbylynn - some printers have multiple access doors that you have to open to check for jammed paper. Did the first jammed page tear? If so, you might have a small fragment stuck somewhere in the feeder that is triggering the error. Also make sure your paper guides fit snugly against the paper - if they’re too loose, the paper can come in a little crooked and lead to jamming.
I guess I missed the whole problem that Joy is having with her phone, but I consider this site safe. I have reveal where I live in generalities and the fact that I mention I live on a lake narrows things down even more, but I feel secure enough. Granted, one can never be to careful, but life can’t be spent worrying and not living life with enjoyment. I could be off base here since, as I said, I don’t know what issues have come up with her phone. This is a nice group here and to lose one is a loss for all of us.
Tabbylynn, it is always sad to move away from your friends in high school and to go on to college. I went halfway across the country and then up into Canada for school and it was one of the highlights of my life. I made great new friends, I was my own boss and I became an adult through experiences I learned from being forced to make my own decisions and to learn from mistakes. You will do fine.
bmonk and df thanks. Bmonk it would make me feel a lot better, bc if i cant get it to work to print my final essay i may be killed. Df it did not rip, but may be to lose. thanks will try that.
Celo thanks. it is just so scary. i love my frineds. mainly my teacher friends. it will be hard and we will be doing a lot of crying this week. i am writing them all leters and giving them to them tomorrow. :) we will cry together. i will make them read it and not leave them be till they do so. :D
@tabbylynn, there’s always putting it on a disk and going to another machine with a printer. Or you can email it to someone (a friend nearby) to print out?
One thing I’ve found, there is always a way to work it. Not always a good way, but a way. I even got a PC to talk to a Mac once upon a time in the dark ages when they “couldn’t speak” to each other: sent the paper on email and reformatted.
Yes, Tabbylynn, you really should. How else will you learn the joys of finishing a job you didn’t like in the first place and being able to say, “well, now that’s done!”
Tabby, going off to college will be a little weird at first, but it will be one of the best experiences of you life. However, you do still wanna get all your homework done because some colleges will unaccept you if they think you are slacking. BTW I just googled my avatar and was very disturbed that google keeps track of it…
Joy, I went and googled too. You can’t see comments after a certain amount of days if you are not “pro.” Which means you have to sign on in here too.
It’s not just this site, it’s all of them like facebook, my space and several more. The thing is we’re just a bunch of nobodies (no offense anyone) who cares what we say, as long as it’s just our regular chitty-chat. If you want to take extra precautions, go ahead. That is a good idea.
Joy, everyday through everything we do we run a risk about finding out our personal into. But gocomics is, in my opinion safer than credit card purchases, bank info and the like. If someone were trying to get personal info on you I believe that they would seek avenues other than this. You are a special lady and I think you are safe here. But, you have to do what makes you comfortable at the end of the day.
Carmy is right though. Who is gonna give a rat’s a&& what we say. I just don’t like that it’s out there. I deleted my personal info, not that there was much there to begin with.
Scre^ cyperspace! I will try to be careful, but I’m not gonna hide my head in the sand. Gettin’ too old to do that! Someone in this house would freak, though, knowing I was out there!
Has anybody figured out who or what Ravensinger is? I certainly have nothing online that could be used against me in ID theft. I don’t use facebook and don’t even open emails or spam unless I’m pretty sure who it’s from.
I had to attend a Realty appointment this morning and took the time to put some notes on paper, then as time permits put this in Word then cut and pasted it here.
Ravensinger said he was a regular with BT but nobody from BT was being followed, just some folks from Pibgorn site like Akenta mentioned. Ravensinger said he was being secretive to avoid links with his “other moniker”. NoFearPup pops up and says “I am Ravensinger BWAHAHAHAHA!”. A ruse or smoking gun just to throw us off? I searched for an altercation I remembered from a few months ago, May 4th, and Ravensinger mentions paying people to work for him and yesterday mentioned a conference; another smoking gun or hint. I Googled Ravensinger like Doctortoon was talking about Googling our screenames and I found nothing more than a bunch of links to some musician or band. I saw references yesterday about Ravensinger/NoFearPup but they don’t even sound alike. NoFearPup comes off as abrupt and callous speaking his mind where Ravensinger speaks assertively yet cautious. I rarely see the name or Abe’s pictures except for a few times on SOTU and then yesterday over here.
Joy, if you’ve never given a social security number, used a credit card or bank account number online over an unsecure connection, there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. All you have to do is get a good anti-virus and spyware filter along with firewall and keep them updated and there will be no problems. I have my resume with contact information for business purposes and I’ve never had a hint of trouble.
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Joy lesson one in SCUBA diving is never panic! Your posting here is safe. Just do your funny comments and leave the details alone. I seriously believe you are safe and that what is happening to you in RL is just a coincidence!
Dry: I see that Joy is very upset, and I can understand why. I don’t feel threatened on this site, because like one of you said, “who’d be interested in what we have to say?”. I refuse to go on Face Book or My Space, however. They’re just not my thing, for one, and you do seem to be leaving yourself open to all kinds of nonsense. I did join ccdesan’s OTC group, and I worried about it for a while, but it’s a LOT smaller than Face Book. ;-)
Tabbylynn: Where are you going to college? I only went to college for two years, but they were two great years. You will make good friends there. When was/is your graduation?
I’ve only read about 100 comments so far, will catch up a little later. I did try and google Akenta and didn’t see anything scary. I had a couple links but they both took me to my profile, which just shows I post here a lot. Also had a few other sites I post as her (probably why I use her as an alias).
I’ve also googled my real name a few times. Not very interesting, except someone with my name works in the movie industry.
One thing you do want to do is google your phone number and make that nothing appears with that. (which I just did and found something :-( )
marg my grad is may 13 next wend shaking in my boots.
jfri and dry i am fin my essay to dont fuss.
marg back to you, sorry they would be fussing if i was not fin b4 getting back on here. i will be attending ULL in the fall. i am taking the summer off because i need a break. sigh i cant handle starting college right out of highschool. i am going for early childhood education. so ill be “in school” the rest of my time. lol
I do feel pretty safe on this site - don’t really post anything damaging. I think the closest thing would be the county I live in, but it’s a pretty big county.
I always work under the assumption that anything I do on the internet the government is watching (and anything I do at work, upper management is watching). I go with Danae’s theory that being good makes you invisible. It’s a little boring, but I don’t have a problem with that.
Akenta i wish i was living on campus, but im not. not that lucky. job dosnet pay that much and dad is not going to be much of a help with it. my mother none so i have to work on this on my own and do with what i got.
doctortoon, it was I not you who started this whole mess. By bringing your comment over from Dinette Set, it was I who mentioned googling our usernames. Sorry everyone, but I have known for some time that our username appears when googled. I found out by accident one day probably a year ago.
cleo you big trouble maker you! Don’t you know “ignorance is bliss”! Hey I’m just yanking your chain, friend. At least now we know and will be more careful. I don’t understand, though, how did it get out there? And is there a way to stop it? Or better protect ourselves?
Howdy all! I read all the comments (whew)! I’m glad we all learned something.
I was at the softball game. One of the umps saw lightening and stopped the game. They got the game going and it started pouring. They kept playing. Finally the game ended (we lost). Then no electricity! Traffic lights out, big accident at the intersection. Lights back on, dinner will be late!
Dry, I don’t think there is a way to stop it. That is why when you google a topic you can come up with hundreds of thousands of hits. I actually had an unusual thing happen to me about 4 years ago. I am and was a photographer. Back in the early 70’s I had a one night stand with a young lady passing through Vancouver. A year later I ran into her girlfriend who had been traveling with her. She mentioned that I had a child. I tried to do the right thing, but was rebuffed. 30+ years later, my daughter googles my name. We havenl’t met but correspond by email, because she googled my name and hit on a website that has my photos.
I guess technically someone could have googled us and then saw our pics a couple weeks back, but I worry about everything I can’t control and panic over the things I can. Not healthy, but that is who I am.
Good Night Joy, good luck Doc.
I’ve been trying to find a friend of mine who I lost contact with when he moved to NY. Him having a last name of Smith, isn’t helping much. I’m still hopeful I’ll find him one day.
bmonk you know I was kidding I hope! :-) But you know, we gotta keep on these youngins’ and since my kids basically blow me off, I practice on Tabby. LOL
Oh my word. walk away for a few min maybe an hour and you guys talk about me. lol
i dont mind.
see Dry and Carmy i dont mind you practincing on me. you can have at it. its okay with me. i dont mind not at all. glad i could help. :D be back in a few. working on sr pics. not sure if i want to post them or not now…
@johnnydoc5, you may be a worrywort, but you are not world class until you can worry about storm at the other end of the state, events that may never happen that will have totally obscure consequences that might be bad and so on.
Example: I was asked to get someone for the phone once. I tried, no answer. When I returned with the information he was not answering, the worrier got frantic. “Where could he be?”
carmy & Dry, you two are pretty sharp cookies. No, I am not sure she is my daughter, but it is not her faulst. After her mother left me she was raped by a trucker and her mother never told her about that. I had to force her mother to tell her of the possiblilities when my “daughter” started getting close. I diid not want to lie to her. We haven’t had tests, she lives in Eastern Canada and I live on the west coast. But, I have no problem being a father figure. But, heck she is in her 30’s and has problems. I just try to be a stable source of info.
Oh…and yes, I have seen pictures and she looks nothing like me. But, as a baby, she looked exactly like me. It’s 50/50, but I want her to feel like I do not care if I am the father or not, but that I can care, because she hasn’t experienced someone who cares.
cleokaya, all we can do is make the world a better place for having been here. It sound like you are doing that for your daughter. So the genetics of the case don’t matter in the least.
Cleo, you are doing a wonderful thing for this woman (who may or may not be your daughter). Given her age and what she is going through, why rock the boat? Having someone that genuinely cares for her should definitely be a great blessing for her (and you).
I try not to be a worrier, but I can’t help it. I have seen bad things and always worry that they could be worse. But I try not to let others see me worry.
JFri, that is very selfish of your neighbors, not to let anyone who is willing to help ride along.
Cleo, the cynic in me says not to trust her, but you know more than I do.
Cleo what you are doing is great. it shows how good of a person you are. it is hard to belive anyone now days, but if you are helping her out by being a sweet caring person. its nice of you.
i am a worrier also i have marks in my mouth to show it.
going to bed all. good night. i need more sleep then what i am getting pulse i have some stuff to pack and get ready for tomororw. night. talk to you all later. peace and love. dont stay up to late and lave me 100 comments to make. :D lol
Tabby: I wish there was a way that you could live on campus. It’s a wonderful experience. God love you for doing that all by yourself. You’re a special young lady.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Self-confidence, the very think I lacked until I was 19 and then it was like SPROING!!!
margueritem over 15 years ago
And we’re all very glad for that ‘sproing’, Cleo.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Good morning, we have some left oevr steak from Jfri, which will go nicely with eggs. We have bagels, coffee, orange juice, and hot chocolate for our friend in Canada.
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Thanks Marg! Just about to head to bed, thought I’d stick my head in and say hi early for once.
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Personally, I thought the ladies liked a guy who was willing to bear his soul, why would he want advice from a guy who’s always lion?
carmy over 15 years ago
Good Morning Everyone, I hope you all have a good day today. I have 2 dr. appts, a scan and maybe chemo going on today. Nothing to eat or drink after 6am eastern because of scan, only water. :( Joy, Please read my post from last night that I wrote to you. Marg, thanks for breakfast, I had some before 6.
carmy over 15 years ago
Doc, It will be a good day if they don’t make me do chemo today too. Thanks, I withdrew a little for now, I’ll make a deposit later in the week.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
cleo re: last nights Disneyland comment: Which one of us is Goofy? LOL
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Good Morning all, thanks for breakfast Marg and JFri. Good luck with your appts. today Carmy. Sending lots of happy your way. *DF*, I think that second comment was un”bear”able.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
That was quite the moment of silence. Hope your kitty is doing well. I will send some happy his way too.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Good Morning all and to answer the pressing question, since I posted first I was referring to myself as being Goofy, but I feel confident in saying that from time to time we all can fit the roll. I came to my computer this morning only to find that my last comment before, I crawled into bed, was still sitting in the comment box not posted. I guess I made a smart choice in retiring.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
carmy good luck with today’s procedures. You have us all standing shoulder to shoulder with you. Can you feel our energy?
commicaddict over 15 years ago
AAAARRRRRR, Carmy good thoughts be comin’ yet way from th’ ol’ pirate! Doc I hear whatcha yer sayin’, poor kiity! And what have ye all done with that bonnie lass Joy? Been firin’ cannonballs over her house fer days with nary a peep from her! marg nice job on the breakfast!
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Carmy - Hope today is a good one for you. Doc - Why is it that when they break something on purpose, they called it getting fixed? Why the euphemism, can’t they just call a spayed a spayed?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
WHERE is everybody? We gotta liven this place up?
Where’s our girl anyway???
cleokaya over 15 years ago
I know what this is really about doctortoon. You want to be the only stud muffin in your household.
commicaddict over 15 years ago
Blast ye Dry and just be ya thinkin’ I’m here for? The free food? Aye, ye might have a point there!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Our girl is around! She just changed her avatar again!! Hilarious one! I love it! ALRIGHT WOMAN, SHOW YOURSELF!!!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Actually doc your girl kitty knows you took her buddy somewhere, so now she’s eyeing you suspiciously!!
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Looks like it’s Mudville at the Big Top today (there is no Joy)…
cleokaya over 15 years ago
I like your avatar JFri. It’s amazing the contortions dogs can get themselves into and still feel comfortable.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Doc your she kitty seems to have developed an affection for the young (former) stud. That is kinda cute.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Love the avatar Joy.
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
Guten Morgen. Wie ist jeder?
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
Good Morning. How is everyone?
carmy over 15 years ago
Whoo Hoo! No chemo until the 18th! Thanks for all good wishes, vibes and energy.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Joy we didn’t leave you, but we thought you left us!! We thought we ticked you off!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Good Carmy!!
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Grats Carmy - looks like you get a 2 week breather :)
cleokaya over 15 years ago
doctortoon I was reading your comment on Dinette Set and googled doctortoon just to see what wise a@@ comment I could make back at you. It was interesting. Try it.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
we flagged Joyloved so apparently they took their posts off, or gocomics took them off! I just checked, they aren’t there anymore!
carmy over 15 years ago
Joy, we missed you! joyloved was a scammer, probably trying to lure email addresses for phishing purposes. She(?) posted on a couple of comics trying to entice some responses. I thought she was hitting on Cleo and JFri.
bmonk over 15 years ago
@cleokaya, to continue from yestre:
I’ve never really been in the NE part of NoDak, although we used to have a house (St. Gall’s) up at Devil’s Lake. By now, I’m sure, the site is under water :-( but then we haven’t been there for something like 100 years…
I have been to Minot on occasion, and as far East as Belcourt (sp?). But I’ve been just about everywhere West of the River. Favorite quote: We’d driven up to the North Unit of Teddy Roosevelt Natnl. Park to see it. It’s only got a single paved road through to the end, which has a gorgeous overlook across a swath of badlands. Well, Br. Z was in the car, rooting around in the glove box (he had some pretty good dementia at the time). We said to him, “Come out and look at this wonderful view!”
His response? “Oh, I can’t be bothered to look in every nook and cranny!” Priceless!
carmy over 15 years ago
Raven, I did agree to that but, before we found out who you were, I created an email account for us at yahoo. I thought it might put everyone at ease if I did that. It is setup and ready to go.
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
Ja, ich bin gut. Danke.
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
I have a question for the cartoon archivists here. Who remembers The toon strip Ernie, or Piranha Club. Ernie had a pet Water Buffalo. Where can I find some archives of those old strips?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
* Alright, knock off the german sh*!
cleokaya over 15 years ago
doctortoon glad kitty did okay.
carmy over 15 years ago
Rad, I read the Piranha Club on the Washington Post website everyday. Maybe this is not the one you are looking for.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Rad Reed Bermans’s DailyInk.com has the Piranha Club.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
bmonk, yes it is definitely a possibility that the house near Devil’s Lake is underwater. Whole towns have been lost. I like the western part of the state. I have covered just about every road in the state. I love the sense of humor of ND residents. I drove by a large pasture or field. Plopped in the middle of it was an old stove with the door hanging open. Next to it was a sign that had printed on it. “Open Range”.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Doc that is good to hear about your cat. Glad it went well.
bmonk over 15 years ago
@cleokaya, was that open range near Amidon, or was it another one?
There are also a few locals who have their mailbox at 3 foot height, with another one on a 12 foot (or more) pole, marked “Airmail delivery”
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
cleo I’ve seen photos like those, in Country magazine a few years back! Was that your work?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Joy why have you become the faceless Calvin?
cleokaya over 15 years ago
bmonk, I believe it was near Amidon. And I have seen the mailboxes that you refer to. Have you seen the old house that has one whole wall removed. Inside is an old TV, a crib with a doll inside and I believe also two dolls representing the parents. I think the sign there says “Fort Buford Model Home”.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Dry to tell you the truth I don’t remember. I did take pictures of these things and I have a vague memory of sending it to Country but I am not sure if they published my photo or not.
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Almost forgot!! . HAPPY STAR WARS DAY EVERYONE!! . (May the 4th be with you!)
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
*DF* WHAT??!!
bmonk over 15 years ago
@Cleokaya, I haven’t even heard of that “model house”. Sounds like our brand of dry, cornball humor though.
And then there are the large animal models throughout the upper Midwest: giant Bison (Jamestown), Milk cow (New Salem), Turtle (Turtle Lake), half Gorilla (ex-Mandan, now ?Beulah), Walleye somewhere, as well as Babe the Blue Ox in Minn, and others…
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
JFri you are right on with that, but what the heck can we do about it! We can’t help her if we don’t know the obvious, if you get my drift!
I think this has something to do with those phone calls maybe.
Joy If I didn’t think this site was safe, I wouldn’t be here!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Yea JFri & DF I got the joke! Trust me, I got the joke! Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Deep Space Nine, Star Trek Voyager, Battlestar Galactica, I like them all, but my husband watches re-run upon re-run upon re-run to the point I’m pretty much sick of them!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Joy we never got specific about where we live, house numbers, etc. There’s so many people out there, how can they pinpoint us? It was nice when it was you & me at WTP, no offense to the rest of you, truly, but if Joy leaves it won’t quite be the same.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
JOY dont leave us. i cant take that, i will be said for a while as it is bc i am leaving all my friends for collage and this week is my last week. how am i supposed to take losing one of my first gocomics friends, as well. i think that this site is safe as well. the whole phone number thing is indeed crazy, but hunny i have a cell phone that is not listed and people get my number and try to sell me car insureance or tell me it is no longer any good. they get that form your credit card, your signing of recepits and other things. the crazy people in this world have ways of getting your stuff. also maybe they have your same name or something or a friend with it. dont leave us. this is a very long plea to get you to stay. :(
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Yea JFri ! I have to go get my kid, but I’ll be back!
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Carmy do you know who Ravensinger is??? how do you know if so. please let me in on this little screate. :D glad to here no cemo for a while. stay strong. love is on the way. God bless. ” theres light at the end of this tunnel, for you. theres a light at the end of this tunnel shining bright at the end of this tunnel, for you. so keep holding on.” third day
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
does anyone know how to make a printer stop being stupid. it keeps eatting my paper and telling me paper jam. so i “unjam” it and then it says its still jamed. wonder if i tossed it out the door if that would fix it. :D
bmonk over 15 years ago
@tabbylynn, tossing the printer out the door/window might not do a thing for the printer, but it might help you! ;-) No, really, you might need that printer some day, assuming you can ever get it to work. And there might still be a scrap of paper up in there somewhere? Lots a luck! (or, as Astro used to say, “Rots a ruck!)
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
Tabbylynn - some printers have multiple access doors that you have to open to check for jammed paper. Did the first jammed page tear? If so, you might have a small fragment stuck somewhere in the feeder that is triggering the error. Also make sure your paper guides fit snugly against the paper - if they’re too loose, the paper can come in a little crooked and lead to jamming.
hth!
cleokaya over 15 years ago
I guess I missed the whole problem that Joy is having with her phone, but I consider this site safe. I have reveal where I live in generalities and the fact that I mention I live on a lake narrows things down even more, but I feel secure enough. Granted, one can never be to careful, but life can’t be spent worrying and not living life with enjoyment. I could be off base here since, as I said, I don’t know what issues have come up with her phone. This is a nice group here and to lose one is a loss for all of us.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Tabbylynn, it is always sad to move away from your friends in high school and to go on to college. I went halfway across the country and then up into Canada for school and it was one of the highlights of my life. I made great new friends, I was my own boss and I became an adult through experiences I learned from being forced to make my own decisions and to learn from mistakes. You will do fine.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
bmonk and df thanks. Bmonk it would make me feel a lot better, bc if i cant get it to work to print my final essay i may be killed. Df it did not rip, but may be to lose. thanks will try that.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Celo thanks. it is just so scary. i love my frineds. mainly my teacher friends. it will be hard and we will be doing a lot of crying this week. i am writing them all leters and giving them to them tomorrow. :) we will cry together. i will make them read it and not leave them be till they do so. :D
bmonk over 15 years ago
@tabbylynn, there’s always putting it on a disk and going to another machine with a printer. Or you can email it to someone (a friend nearby) to print out?
One thing I’ve found, there is always a way to work it. Not always a good way, but a way. I even got a PC to talk to a Mac once upon a time in the dark ages when they “couldn’t speak” to each other: sent the paper on email and reformatted.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
*I FIXED IT!!!!* i dont know how but i did it!!! so happy. check me out. two letters down and more to come pluse my essay i should be working on. :D
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Funny Quote of the Day Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns
thought of us. but more like another state and time zone. but better then family. :D
bmonk over 15 years ago
Yeahhh, Tabbylynn, Mistress of the Balking Printer. Rah, rah, sis boom bah!
(Can you tell that I’m happy for you?)
Now get to work on that schoolwork!
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Bmonk do i have to?? lol okay but i will be checking back and forth on here. Lol im a bad student she knows already.
bmonk over 15 years ago
Yes, Tabbylynn, you really should. How else will you learn the joys of finishing a job you didn’t like in the first place and being able to say, “well, now that’s done!”
bmonk over 15 years ago
Besides, you could surprise her by becoming a better student! Teachers just love that sort of surprise.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Bmonk true. that would make her happy, just tired of it all. pluse these friendship quotes are making me cry. so sweet
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
tabby your dad shouldn’t mind you talking to us. You have a bunch of nagging parents, well I don’t think bmonk is a parent, but he’s still a nag!! LOL
Now get that work done! bmonk is right!
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Dry yes mama. your the boss. lol so im getting to work on it.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
You know, if any of our regular group left, I would be sad. I look forward to seeing how you all are doing each day!
See the camraderie you’d miss here, Joy?
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Tabby, going off to college will be a little weird at first, but it will be one of the best experiences of you life. However, you do still wanna get all your homework done because some colleges will unaccept you if they think you are slacking. BTW I just googled my avatar and was very disturbed that google keeps track of it…
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Dry, I am pretty sure that I am not a parent either.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Joy sigh is all i can say now.
carmy over 15 years ago
Joy, I went and googled too. You can’t see comments after a certain amount of days if you are not “pro.” Which means you have to sign on in here too. It’s not just this site, it’s all of them like facebook, my space and several more. The thing is we’re just a bunch of nobodies (no offense anyone) who cares what we say, as long as it’s just our regular chitty-chat. If you want to take extra precautions, go ahead. That is a good idea.
carmy over 15 years ago
I’m off to watch daughter #3’s softball game. BBL
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Joy, everyday through everything we do we run a risk about finding out our personal into. But gocomics is, in my opinion safer than credit card purchases, bank info and the like. If someone were trying to get personal info on you I believe that they would seek avenues other than this. You are a special lady and I think you are safe here. But, you have to do what makes you comfortable at the end of the day.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
okay now that i know you can find your name on google i changed my pic. now back to work. this has gotten us all worked up i think.
Joy no matter what your choice is… peace and love will be with you and warm thoughts.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
so summing up my essay, i dont know how to end it. ugh. sigh wish me luck.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
WHOA!
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
Marker 112 Huh?!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Joy I just googled!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Carmy is right though. Who is gonna give a rat’s a&& what we say. I just don’t like that it’s out there. I deleted my personal info, not that there was much there to begin with.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
I wonder if there’s a way to get it off there?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
*There she is! :-D
margueritem over 15 years ago
Carmy: That’s great news! :-D
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
TabbyLynn - I like the colorful young Simba.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Doc: I hope Boots is okay. He’s probably a bit groggy, poor guy.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Scre^ cyperspace! I will try to be careful, but I’m not gonna hide my head in the sand. Gettin’ too old to do that! Someone in this house would freak, though, knowing I was out there!
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
Has anybody figured out who or what Ravensinger is? I certainly have nothing online that could be used against me in ID theft. I don’t use facebook and don’t even open emails or spam unless I’m pretty sure who it’s from. I had to attend a Realty appointment this morning and took the time to put some notes on paper, then as time permits put this in Word then cut and pasted it here.
Ravensinger said he was a regular with BT but nobody from BT was being followed, just some folks from Pibgorn site like Akenta mentioned. Ravensinger said he was being secretive to avoid links with his “other moniker”. NoFearPup pops up and says “I am Ravensinger BWAHAHAHAHA!”. A ruse or smoking gun just to throw us off? I searched for an altercation I remembered from a few months ago, May 4th, and Ravensinger mentions paying people to work for him and yesterday mentioned a conference; another smoking gun or hint. I Googled Ravensinger like Doctortoon was talking about Googling our screenames and I found nothing more than a bunch of links to some musician or band. I saw references yesterday about Ravensinger/NoFearPup but they don’t even sound alike. NoFearPup comes off as abrupt and callous speaking his mind where Ravensinger speaks assertively yet cautious. I rarely see the name or Abe’s pictures except for a few times on SOTU and then yesterday over here.
Joy, if you’ve never given a social security number, used a credit card or bank account number online over an unsecure connection, there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of. All you have to do is get a good anti-virus and spyware filter along with firewall and keep them updated and there will be no problems. I have my resume with contact information for business purposes and I’ve never had a hint of trouble.
JFrisch419 says:
Joy lesson one in SCUBA diving is never panic! Your posting here is safe. Just do your funny comments and leave the details alone. I seriously believe you are safe and that what is happening to you in RL is just a coincidence!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
marg, you missed a bunch of sh^^! LOL, sort of!
margueritem over 15 years ago
Dry: I see that Joy is very upset, and I can understand why. I don’t feel threatened on this site, because like one of you said, “who’d be interested in what we have to say?”. I refuse to go on Face Book or My Space, however. They’re just not my thing, for one, and you do seem to be leaving yourself open to all kinds of nonsense. I did join ccdesan’s OTC group, and I worried about it for a while, but it’s a LOT smaller than Face Book. ;-)
margueritem over 15 years ago
Tabbylynn: Where are you going to college? I only went to college for two years, but they were two great years. You will make good friends there. When was/is your graduation?
Akenta over 15 years ago
Hi everyone!! Welcome back Joy, we’ve missed you.
I’ve only read about 100 comments so far, will catch up a little later. I did try and google Akenta and didn’t see anything scary. I had a couple links but they both took me to my profile, which just shows I post here a lot. Also had a few other sites I post as her (probably why I use her as an alias).
I’ve also googled my real name a few times. Not very interesting, except someone with my name works in the movie industry.
One thing you do want to do is google your phone number and make that nothing appears with that. (which I just did and found something :-( )
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Have a good evening Joy my freind! And thanks! Now you have me about half freaked out!! :-) (Kind of kidding, kinda of not!)
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
marg my grad is may 13 next wend shaking in my boots.
jfri and dry i am fin my essay to dont fuss.
marg back to you, sorry they would be fussing if i was not fin b4 getting back on here. i will be attending ULL in the fall. i am taking the summer off because i need a break. sigh i cant handle starting college right out of highschool. i am going for early childhood education. so ill be “in school” the rest of my time. lol
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Dry i posted to you on WTP.
Akenta over 15 years ago
DocT, glad you’re cat is doing fine. Hope you’re getting over it too.
Akenta over 15 years ago
I do feel pretty safe on this site - don’t really post anything damaging. I think the closest thing would be the county I live in, but it’s a pretty big county.
I always work under the assumption that anything I do on the internet the government is watching (and anything I do at work, upper management is watching). I go with Danae’s theory that being good makes you invisible. It’s a little boring, but I don’t have a problem with that.
Akenta over 15 years ago
tabby, I hope you’ll be living on campus while at college - it might a good break for you.
I better stop commenting and my exercise done (so I can come back and comment some more).
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Akenta i wish i was living on campus, but im not. not that lucky. job dosnet pay that much and dad is not going to be much of a help with it. my mother none so i have to work on this on my own and do with what i got.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Hi Akenta! Pretty freaky the stuff that’s out there! Oh Yes, progress and technology! :-P
cleokaya over 15 years ago
doctortoon, it was I not you who started this whole mess. By bringing your comment over from Dinette Set, it was I who mentioned googling our usernames. Sorry everyone, but I have known for some time that our username appears when googled. I found out by accident one day probably a year ago.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
cleo you big trouble maker you! Don’t you know “ignorance is bliss”! Hey I’m just yanking your chain, friend. At least now we know and will be more careful. I don’t understand, though, how did it get out there? And is there a way to stop it? Or better protect ourselves?
carmy over 15 years ago
Howdy all! I read all the comments (whew)! I’m glad we all learned something. I was at the softball game. One of the umps saw lightening and stopped the game. They got the game going and it started pouring. They kept playing. Finally the game ended (we lost). Then no electricity! Traffic lights out, big accident at the intersection. Lights back on, dinner will be late!
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Dry, I don’t think there is a way to stop it. That is why when you google a topic you can come up with hundreds of thousands of hits. I actually had an unusual thing happen to me about 4 years ago. I am and was a photographer. Back in the early 70’s I had a one night stand with a young lady passing through Vancouver. A year later I ran into her girlfriend who had been traveling with her. She mentioned that I had a child. I tried to do the right thing, but was rebuffed. 30+ years later, my daughter googles my name. We havenl’t met but correspond by email, because she googled my name and hit on a website that has my photos.
carmy over 15 years ago
Cleo, WOW! I’m so glad you all were able to connect.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
I guess technically someone could have googled us and then saw our pics a couple weeks back, but I worry about everything I can’t control and panic over the things I can. Not healthy, but that is who I am. Good Night Joy, good luck Doc.
Akenta over 15 years ago
I’ve been trying to find a friend of mine who I lost contact with when he moved to NY. Him having a last name of Smith, isn’t helping much. I’m still hopeful I’ll find him one day.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
johnnydoc you’re too young to sound like me!
JFri Yea, I’m here but not for long! 24 and CSI is on tonight!
Cleo are you sure that is your child, but I guess it doesn’t matter that much if you have developed a good relationship.
bmonk over 15 years ago
@Drystyha, I hope that I’m only a nag when someone want’s me to be one…
carmy over 15 years ago
Cleo, have you met her in person? If not, have you seen a photo of her?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
bmonk you know I was kidding I hope! :-) But you know, we gotta keep on these youngins’ and since my kids basically blow me off, I practice on Tabby. LOL
carmy over 15 years ago
Dry, LOL (practicing on tabby). I DO TOO!
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Oh my word. walk away for a few min maybe an hour and you guys talk about me. lol i dont mind.
see Dry and Carmy i dont mind you practincing on me. you can have at it. its okay with me. i dont mind not at all. glad i could help. :D be back in a few. working on sr pics. not sure if i want to post them or not now…
Akenta over 15 years ago
I think I’m going to say goodnight. Take care all!!
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
going eat bbs.
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
I am a worrywort, it is what I do. Then I forget what I was worrying about. Good Night Akenta.
bmonk over 15 years ago
@Dry, yes, I did know. But we gotta get our practice in somehow. And tabbylynn doesn’t seem to mind. At least she still comes back. (So far…)
bmonk over 15 years ago
@johnnydoc5, you may be a worrywort, but you are not world class until you can worry about storm at the other end of the state, events that may never happen that will have totally obscure consequences that might be bad and so on.
Example: I was asked to get someone for the phone once. I tried, no answer. When I returned with the information he was not answering, the worrier got frantic. “Where could he be?”
“I don’t know. Is it an emergency?”
“It might be!”
bmonk over 15 years ago
@JFrisch419, I’d start worrying when his three sons show up with their wives! :-D
bmonk over 15 years ago
JFrisch419, are you heading over to ask if they need any help? They might offer you a ride for the next couple of months…
The Duke 1 over 15 years ago
Thought about it but they’re all carrying big sticks and signs that say ”No Riders”!
cleokaya over 15 years ago
carmy & Dry, you two are pretty sharp cookies. No, I am not sure she is my daughter, but it is not her faulst. After her mother left me she was raped by a trucker and her mother never told her about that. I had to force her mother to tell her of the possiblilities when my “daughter” started getting close. I diid not want to lie to her. We haven’t had tests, she lives in Eastern Canada and I live on the west coast. But, I have no problem being a father figure. But, heck she is in her 30’s and has problems. I just try to be a stable source of info.
cleokaya over 15 years ago
Oh…and yes, I have seen pictures and she looks nothing like me. But, as a baby, she looked exactly like me. It’s 50/50, but I want her to feel like I do not care if I am the father or not, but that I can care, because she hasn’t experienced someone who cares.
bmonk over 15 years ago
cleokaya, all we can do is make the world a better place for having been here. It sound like you are doing that for your daughter. So the genetics of the case don’t matter in the least.
carmy over 15 years ago
Cleo, you are doing a wonderful thing for this woman (who may or may not be your daughter). Given her age and what she is going through, why rock the boat? Having someone that genuinely cares for her should definitely be a great blessing for her (and you).
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
I try not to be a worrier, but I can’t help it. I have seen bad things and always worry that they could be worse. But I try not to let others see me worry. JFri, that is very selfish of your neighbors, not to let anyone who is willing to help ride along. Cleo, the cynic in me says not to trust her, but you know more than I do.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
Cleo what you are doing is great. it shows how good of a person you are. it is hard to belive anyone now days, but if you are helping her out by being a sweet caring person. its nice of you.
i am a worrier also i have marks in my mouth to show it.
tabbylynn over 15 years ago
going to bed all. good night. i need more sleep then what i am getting pulse i have some stuff to pack and get ready for tomororw. night. talk to you all later. peace and love. dont stay up to late and lave me 100 comments to make. :D lol
Radical-Knight over 15 years ago
Marker 171 - Time for this one to greet the Sandman. Nytol!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
goodnight tabby bet you’ll be back to check here just one more time! LOL!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
howdy Rad and Nytol to you too!
Bmonk stop with the formalities! I’m Dry and the evil (LOL) one is JFri! And then theres’ doc! Nothing formal here!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
JFri I thought you were a bachelor, because for one thing, you’re always eating Stouffers! LOL
Sweet Dreams everyone! As Rad says, Nytol!
johnnydoc5 over 15 years ago
Good night Tabby, Rad, and Dry, pleasant dreams and see you in the morning.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Tabby: I wish there was a way that you could live on campus. It’s a wonderful experience. God love you for doing that all by yourself. You’re a special young lady.
margueritem over 15 years ago
Jfri: if it keeps raining, you won’t have to go very far to catch fish. ;-)
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Mine does only it’s different. It goes to a sign up page on some and my old comments on others!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago