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Dave can and should post on as many or as few threads as he wishes, and if he wants to keep trying to convince people how wonderful bubble water is, more power to him. And if I want to respond, I will. And if I don't, I won't.

Thank you. I feel a little closer to validated.

Let's dust this one off. I won't be happy until all of my threads have 400 posts and 6,000 views, thus validating my existence. Tell you what I'll do: Cut your heart out with a spoon! Because it HURTS MORE!!

My self worth is not dependent on how many views my threads get. Ever start a web site that ....ed TWI off? I have. Incidentally, Actual Errors (as Oak points out, thankyousir) got 819 replies and 11,744 views. Since you're counting. And don't even get me started on the old Blue Book thread. The current one alone has 1,000 views with just 20 posts (the discussion ended long ago, so I'm surprised it even got 20. But darned if people don't keep reading the thing).

George Pataki. Janet Reno. Jeb Bush. In a room with Al Gore, but no intro or interview. In a room with Bill Clinton (twice) but no intro or interview. In a room with George W. Bush, no intro or interview. In a room with John Kerry, no intro or interview. Barbara Bush (prez' mom, not his daughter): threw a question at her during a press conference.

Once a Marine, always a Marine.

Back to the Future bloody Part II

Or Returns, for that matter.

One of my favorite quotes ever, and this one ought to be easy: "A good reporter doesn't get great stories, Jimmy. A good reporter makes them great."

On Golden Pond Jane Fonda Nine to Five Did we use that recently?

Stores carry Penta Water because people buy it. Bookstores also carry the Koran, and people buy it, but that doesn't mean I'm converting to Islam. Shirley McClaine's books sold millions of copies. She's spiritual bunk. Miracle hair growth! And people buy it. Lose 30 pounds in 30 hours! And people buy it.

Keep this up and I'm going to slap a 1980 and after only rule on you! :)--> Steve McQueen The Towering Inferno OJ Simpson I just HAD to. :)-->

Ahhhh, Dennis Out of Africa

And you're not a nutritionist. The facts have been cited already. Happy burping.

I knew something was wrong with the first equation. Thanks for clearing it up, Zix.

I left out Roberto Clemente Jr, son of the baseball hall of famer.

Ah. It's cumbersome, takes a lot of work, and while it accomplishes the task of killing the bird, it's far more force than necessary, right? Shakespeare didn't coin the word assassinate. Check it out. I try to save cannons for larger targets. :)-->

I don't know if you would call him a celebrity, but I did meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox about three years ago. I was having dinner at a restaurant in NYC in the early 90s. Al Pacino was about two, three tables away. My job gives me a chance to interview quite a few famous folks from time to time. Most recently, I think, was John Edwards. I was in the same room as Clay Aiken last Saturday, but didn't meet him or talk to him. I've met Geraldo Rivera, a founding member and major donor of NAHJ, several times. I don't know how many of you know Ray Suarez from Jim Lehrer's Newshour, but he helps out at NAHJ from time to time. So does Soledad O'Brien and, of course, Maria Elena Salinas. Oh, and I knew Macarena Hernandez before she became a footnote in journalism history as the person who blew the whistle on Jayson Blair. Interviews: Jerry Maren, the Lollipop Guild Munchkin. David Cassidy of the Partridge Family. Paul Sorvino (Mira's dad, and a damn good actor). Spike Lee. Danny Glover. Martin Sheen. Rudy Giuliani. Al Sharpton. Jesse Jackson. Emilio Estefan. Jon Secada. Herman Boone (Denzel Washington played him in Remember the Titans). And I interviewed James "The Amazing" Randi a couple of weeks ago. A couple of Malcolm X's children. Those are the only ones I can think of for now, but there have been others.

Galen, Ever go bird hunting with a cannon?

Excuse me, Sudo, but you knew darned well that originally read: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger becomes Pope Joe Pesci I

"I owe my life to the ministry?" No. The Way Ministry owes itself to our lives.

Very good. Andy was in it.

Gypsy Karl Malden Fatal Vision (Fatal Vision was a great TV miniseries, for those who haven't seen it. We've used The Stand, so TV miniseries count. Big TV movies, too, but they have to be pretty well known (Angels in America, Death of a Salesman, The Day After, for example).

My pick for best comedy of the year.

The 1997 Tony Award for Best Musical went to Titanic. The 1997 Oscar for Best Picture went to Titanic. That's the only year this has ever happened (the projects were unrelated). Maggie Smith won an Oscar for her role in California Suite. In the movie, she plays an actress who loses on Oscar night.