A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-06-06....Put Down the Mouse & Step Away From Your Computer

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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You Know You're Addicted to the Internet When...

• Your bookmarks list takes 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom.
  
  
• Your eyeglasses have a web site burned into them.
  
  
• You find yourself brainstorming for new subjects to Google.
  
  
• You refuse to go to a vacation spot with no electricity and no phone lines.
  
  
  
  
• You finally do take that vacation, but only after buying a cellular modem and a laptop.
  
  
• You spend half of the plane trip with your laptop on your lap.... and your kid in the overhead compartment.
  
  
• Your dreams are in HTML.
  
  
• You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor.
  
  
• You turn your computer off and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug of your loved one.
  
  
• You step out of the room and realize that your roomates have moved and you don't have any idea when it happened.
  
  
• You turn up the volume real loud when leaving the room so you can hear if anyone IM's you.
  
  
  
  
• You wife drapes a blond wig over the monitor to remind you of what she looks like.
  
  
• All of your friends have an @ in their names.
  
  
• Looking at a pageful of someone else's links, you notice that you've been to all of them.
  
  
• You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again.
  
  
• You don't know what sex three of your closeset friends are, because they have nuetral screennames and you never bothered to ask.
  
  
• You miss more than five meals a week downloading the latest MP3's.
  
  
• You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back.
  
  
• Your virtual girlfriend finds a new sweetheart with a larger bandwidth.
  
  
• The last hottie you picked up was only a jpeg.
  
  
• You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
  
  
• Your sweetie says communication is important in a marriage...so you buy another computer and network them together so that you can IM each other anytime.
  
  
• You start using smileys in your snail mail.....
  
     
  
  
• You bring a bag lunch to the computer.
  
  
• You have withdrawals if you are away from the computer for more than a few hours.
  
  
• You take a speed reading course to keep up with the scrolling.
  
  
• You double click your TV remote.
  
  
• You type faster than you think. You can now type over 70 WPM.
  
  
  
• You check your e-mail and forget you have real mail.
  
  
• You go into withdrawals during dinner.
  
  
• You rank your friends by the amount of bandwith they have.
  
  
• You message someone via IM when they are less than 20 feet away.
  
  
• The sound of the keys clicking turns you on.
  
  
• You have more browsers than friends in the real world.
  
  
• You sign off and your screen says you were on for 3 days and 45 minutes.
  
  
• You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
  
  
• The letters have come off your keyboard from excessive use.
  
  
• You order pizza online - because you can't be bothered to call.
  
  
• You enter a room and get greeted by 25 people with {{{hugs}}} and ** kisses**.
  
  
  
• You're on the phone and say BRB.
  
  
• You purchase a vanity car license plate with your screen name on it.
  
  
• You say "lol" instead of laughing.
  
  
• You talk on the phone with the same person you are sending an instant message to.

Floral Apology

A man stopped at a florist shop after work to pick up roses for his wife. As the clerk was putting the finishing touches on his bouquet, another man burst through the door, breathlessly requesting a dozen red roses. "I'm sorry," the clerk said. "This man just ordered our last bunch."

The desperate customer turned to the other man and begged, "May I please have those roses?"

"What happened?" the first man asked. "Did you forget your wedding anniversary?"

"It's even worse than that," the second man confided. "I crashed my wife's hard drive."

03-28-06 ~ Hall of Fame #15

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 06-05-06 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[La Enchiladita]

Hahaha, how sweet!

[Billie]

Re : 45..I could snag yours..Hers was an embed..LOL

Snag away! I couldn't find the finished one, but I'm sure Billie has it.

You are talking about this one, aren't you? (Yes, I did vignette mine onto the cranberry bg, and did a little to the hair and shorts and shoes to make it look more like the man's *wife* than his *son*. LOL

[tuliptree76]

Funny thread, Billie! I hope you are having a good week.

[tuliptree76]

Hi Amy! I hope you are having a good week. :-)

[Billie]

Funny thread, Billie! I hope you are having a good week.

Afternoon, tulip! Thanks much! Trying to! Hope you are!

[GodBlessUSA]

:)

[Majie Purple]

[Majie Purple]

http://wise-obs.tau.ac.il/~friedel/movies/freeyournight.wmv

[ST.LOUIE1]

Cool!

BTW.....your mouse's mouse could use a rest!: )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Now, I ain't intimatn' nothin', Sis! : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

RE: 129

I know, I know, same mouse on your post. But mine is the animated one. : )

[luvie]

I have done that...with my laptop! LOL!

[luvie]

[MEG33]

LOL!

[Majie Purple]

"BTW.....your mouse's mouse could use a rest!: )"

LOL! Not a chance!
Makin' up for lost computer time I am.
Mr. Mouse will just hafta deal! Or short circut
which ever comes 1st!

Cute gif! BTW...I too almost posted that one!
Guess I passed it up so you could post it LOL!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

What, me computer addicted?

Hubby and I sit next to each other and he reads me things from his screen, and I read him things from mine.

We met online talking about Civil War genealogy.

IM was our method of courtship.

I am determined that before I go on another vacation, I will get a laptop.

But I'm not addicted. Not me!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

060605-N-8547M-131 Mediterranean Sea (June 5, 2006) - Marines of the 1st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, 5th Platoon, Marine Corps Security Force Europe fast rope from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) onto the flightdeck of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan. Commander, Amphibious Squadron Eight embarked aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2) is participating in a multi-national combined exercise with North African and European forces during exercise Phoenix Express. The exercise will provide U.S. and allied forces an opportunity to participate in diverse maritime training scenarios helping to increase maritime domain awareness and strengthen emerging and enduring partnerships. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Patrick W. Mullen III (RELEASED)

060603-N-7130B-116 Port Klang, Malaysia (June 3, 2006) - In an early morning transit, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares to enter Port Klang for a scheduled port visit. This port call marks the first time Reagan has visited the country of Malaysia. Reagan and Carrier Air Wing One Four (CVW-14) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism and Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Burden (RELEASED)

060606-N-9076B-162 Jolo, Philippines (June 6, 2006) - Crew members assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five (HSC-25), perform scheduled maintenance during a break from flight quarters aboard the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). Mercy has already visited Zamboanga, Philippines, where its crew had treated several thousand patients. The ship is on a five-month deployment to South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Mercy's medical crew will provide general and ophthalmology surgery, basic medical evaluation and treatment, preventive medicine treatment, dental screenings and treatment, optometry screenings, eyewear distribution, public health training and veterinary services as requested by the host nations. Mercy is uniquely capable of supporting medical and humanitarian assistance needs and is configured with special medical equipment and a robust multi-specialized medical team that can provide a range of services ashore as well as aboard the ship. The medical staff is augmented with an assistance crew, many of whom are part of nongovernmental organizations that have significant medical capabilities. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Don Bray (RELEASED)

060602-N-6463B-008 Mediterranean Sea (June 2, 2006) - The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) and Spanish, and Moroccan ships follow the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2) during an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. Saipan is participating in a multi-national combined exercise with North African and European forces during exercise Phoenix Express. The exercise provides U.S. and allied forces an opportunity to participate in diverse maritime training scenarios helping to increase maritime domain awareness and strengthen emerging and enduring partnerships. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Herbert D. Banks Jr (RELEASED)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Luvbo.....you are a silly person. LOL!

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL Okay, you're not silly, just confused. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Short circut? Funny!

Thanks for giving me first shot at it. : )