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javawizard

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Jan 14, 2009, 7:07:16 PM1/14/09
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I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would you be willing
to check it out and send me any critiques you may have?
Thanks,
- Jeff
www.grandsolver.com

Chris F.A. Johnson

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Jan 14, 2009, 7:37:56 PM1/14/09
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On 2009-01-15, javawizard wrote:
> I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
> Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would you be willing
> to check it out and send me any critiques you may have?

The text is running out of the box at the right:
<http://cfaj.freeshell.org/testing/grandsolver.jpg>

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Raymond Schmit

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Jan 14, 2009, 7:52:59 PM1/14/09
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On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:16 -0800 (PST), javawizard
<javaw...@aol.com> wrote:

>I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
>Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would you be willing
>to check it out and send me any critiques you may have?


Very difficult to explain .....
- so many dark pictures on a so long page nearly empty
- no menu
- 3 choices repeated once
- after choicing one page - the only way to get back is the "back" key
- could you remove the left part ? really not needed.

Bergamot

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Jan 14, 2009, 7:57:42 PM1/14/09
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javawizard wrote:
> I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
> Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com

http://www.bergamotus.ws/screenshots/grandsolver.png
I don't get it.

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Ed Mullen

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Jan 14, 2009, 10:18:05 PM1/14/09
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I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs, pizza
... need I say more?

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By the turn of this century, we will live in a paperless society. -
Roger Smith, chairman of General Motors, 1986

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Jan 14, 2009, 11:41:17 PM1/14/09
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javawizard wrote:

> I've put together an interesting little website

..several years ago...

> called The Grand Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would
> you be willing to check it out and send me any critiques you may
> have?
> Thanks,
> - Jeff
> www.grandsolver.com

<frame src="http://www.odd-info.com/grand" frameborder="0" />

Same domain you've been posting for years. I don't see any improvement
in your style. Same old markup. Just a new domain name stealthed in
frames. You're still using FrontPlague 4.0 and a mess of google ads.

<http://groups.google.com/group/alt.html.critique/browse_thread/thread/6d3a29bf631e461?q=%22odd-info.com%22>
<http://groups.google.com/group/alt.html/browse_thread/thread/12ec6775e207202f?q=%22odd-info.com%22>

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andrew

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Jan 14, 2009, 11:43:54 PM1/14/09
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On 2009-01-15, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:

> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs, pizza
> ... need I say more?

Your post has stimulated me to revive an old page of mine:

Rough Justice in the HTML Newsgroups
http://www.andrews-corner.org/rough_justice.html

and of course your post has been added:-). Anybody remember the infamous
'pig's vomit' comment?

Andrew

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Jan 15, 2009, 12:51:39 AM1/15/09
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"andrew" <and...@skamandros.invalid> wrote in message
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man... u got waaaaaay to much time on your hands :)


Neredbojias

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Jan 15, 2009, 11:46:00 AM1/15/09
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On 14 Jan 2009, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:

> javawizard wrote:
>> I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
>> Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would you be willing
>> to check it out and send me any critiques you may have?
>> Thanks,
>> - Jeff
>> www.grandsolver.com
>
> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs, pizza
> ... need I say more?

No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me. Hopefully,
old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.

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Ed Mullen

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Jan 15, 2009, 1:13:17 PM1/15/09
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andrew wrote:
> On 2009-01-15, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs, pizza
>> ... need I say more?
>
> Your post has stimulated me to revive an old page of mine:
>
> Rough Justice in the HTML Newsgroups
> http://www.andrews-corner.org/rough_justice.html
>
> and of course your post has been added:-). Anybody remember the infamous
> 'pig's vomit' comment?
>
> Andrew
>

LOL. Loved it.

http://edmullen.net/Mozilla/moz_ngcult.php

;-)

One nice thing about egoists: They don't talk about other people.

Ed Mullen

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Jan 15, 2009, 1:16:00 PM1/15/09
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Neredbojias wrote:
> On 14 Jan 2009, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
>> javawizard wrote:
>>> I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
>>> Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would you be willing
>>> to check it out and send me any critiques you may have?
>>> Thanks,
>>> - Jeff
>>> www.grandsolver.com
>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs, pizza
>> ... need I say more?
>
> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me. Hopefully,
> old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.

It has. I never mix hot dogs, baked beans and pizza anymore unless
separated by at least 24 hours.

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

Blinky the Shark

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Jan 15, 2009, 2:25:06 PM1/15/09
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Neredbojias wrote:

> On 14 Jan 2009, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
>> javawizard wrote:
>>> I've put together an interesting little website called The Grand
>>> Unified Problem Solver at www.grandsolver.com . Would you be willing to
>>> check it out and send me any critiques you may have? Thanks,
>>> - Jeff
>>> www.grandsolver.com
>>
>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs, pizza
>> ... need I say more?
>
> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me. Hopefully,
> old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.

Ya old fart.

:)


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Neredbojias

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Jan 16, 2009, 7:11:58 AM1/16/09
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On 15 Jan 2009, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:

>>>> www.grandsolver.com
>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular
>>> incident involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans,
>>> hot dogs, pizza ... need I say more?
>>
>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me.
>> Hopefully, old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>
> It has. I never mix hot dogs, baked beans and pizza anymore unless
> separated by at least 24 hours.

Huh? The point was that pot goes with scotch, not bourbon...

:)

Neredbojias

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Jan 16, 2009, 7:24:14 AM1/16/09
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On 15 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:

>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular
>>> incident involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans,
>>> hot dogs, pizza ... need I say more?
>>
>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me.
>> Hopefully, old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>
> Ya old fart.
>
>:)

Ya know, the older a fart gets, the more it dissipates until eventually
it becomes so tenuous that it can no longer logically be considered a
fart at all. Ergo, when I stop stinking, I'm dead though I may be "one
with the universe".

Blinky the Shark

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Jan 19, 2009, 2:41:53 AM1/19/09
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Neredbojias wrote:

> On 15 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>
>>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>>>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs,
>>>> pizza ... need I say more?
>>>
>>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me. Hopefully,
>>> old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>>
>> Ya old fart.
>>
>>:)
>
> Ya know, the older a fart gets, the more it dissipates until eventually it
> becomes so tenuous that it can no longer logically be considered a fart at
> all. Ergo, when I stop stinking, I'm dead though I may be "one with the
> universe".

As the zen master said to the hot dog vendor, "Make me one with everything."

Blinky the Shark

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Jan 19, 2009, 2:43:36 AM1/19/09
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Neredbojias wrote:

> On 15 Jan 2009, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
>>>>> www.grandsolver.com
>>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>>>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs,
>>>> pizza ... need I say more?
>>>
>>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me. Hopefully,
>>> old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>>
>> It has. I never mix hot dogs, baked beans and pizza anymore unless
>> separated by at least 24 hours.
>
> Huh? The point was that pot goes with scotch, not bourbon...
>
> :)

They are both relabeled paint thinner. Now, where are the Doritos?

Ed Mullen

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Jan 19, 2009, 1:29:36 PM1/19/09
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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Neredbojias wrote:
>
>> On 15 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>>>>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs,
>>>>> pizza ... need I say more?
>>>>
>>>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me. Hopefully,
>>>> old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>>> Ya old fart.
>>>
>>> :)
>>
>> Ya know, the older a fart gets, the more it dissipates until eventually it
>> becomes so tenuous that it can no longer logically be considered a fart at
>> all. Ergo, when I stop stinking, I'm dead though I may be "one with the
>> universe".
>
> As the zen master said to the hot dog vendor, "Make me one with everything."
>
>

Love it! Just swiped it for my tagline file. :-)

Harmony of aim, not identity of conclusion, is the secret of sympathetic
life. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Neredbojias

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Jan 19, 2009, 5:46:01 PM1/19/09
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On 19 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:

>>>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular
>>>>> incident involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans,
>>>>> hot dogs, pizza ... need I say more?
>>>>
>>>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me.
>>>> Hopefully, old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>>>
>>> It has. I never mix hot dogs, baked beans and pizza anymore unless
>>> separated by at least 24 hours.
>>
>> Huh? The point was that pot goes with scotch, not bourbon...
>>
>> :)
>
> They are both relabeled paint thinner. Now, where are the Doritos?

What are you, a sloe gin man? -Er, fish. As for Doritos, I used to
like them but the last few times I bought them they tasted like
flounder feces. Been goin' with white cheddar popcorn lately, and it's
healthier, too.

Neredbojias

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Jan 19, 2009, 5:55:14 PM1/19/09
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On 19 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:

>>> Ya old fart.
>>>
>>>:)
>>
>> Ya know, the older a fart gets, the more it dissipates until
>> eventually it becomes so tenuous that it can no longer logically be
>> considered a fart at all. Ergo, when I stop stinking, I'm dead
>> though I may be "one with the universe".
>
> As the zen master said to the hot dog vendor, "Make me one with
> everything."

<grin />

I had a psychedelic friend once who was a hot dog until he finally got
off his buns and went to hamburger college.

Blinky the Shark

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Jan 19, 2009, 6:56:45 PM1/19/09
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Neredbojias wrote:

> On 19 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:
>
>>>>>> I remember the 60s. This site reminds me of one particular incident
>>>>>> involving huge amounts of bourbon and pot, baked beans, hot dogs,
>>>>>> pizza ... need I say more?
>>>>>
>>>>> No, but why you are belaboring your lack of taste eludes me.
>>>>> Hopefully, old age has brought you at least some, uh, refinement.
>>>>
>>>> It has. I never mix hot dogs, baked beans and pizza anymore unless
>>>> separated by at least 24 hours.
>>>
>>> Huh? The point was that pot goes with scotch, not bourbon...
>>>
>>> :)
>>
>> They are both relabeled paint thinner. Now, where are the Doritos?
>
> What are you, a sloe gin man? -Er, fish. As for Doritos, I used to like
> them but the last few times I bought them they tasted like flounder feces.
> Been goin' with white cheddar popcorn lately, and it's healthier, too.

All I ever keep around here is gin and vodka and the stuff it takes to
make gin-of-vodka tonics and bloody marys.

Nicole

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Jan 20, 2009, 4:46:28 AM1/20/09
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Neredbojias wrote:

> On 15 Jan 2009, Ed Mullen <e...@edmullen.net> wrote:
>
> >>>> www.grandsolver.com


as I cannot make visible the original posting, I hope the link is correct.
I was at the site and I clicked 3 links at suddden, because I thought "how interesting"!

I love the site in its puritiy and I love the well chosen images.

What you can improve: Make it more harmonic.
The images shall be of the same size, standing in one row.
The headlines shall have about the same length to be in harmony.

e.g.these 3 healines.
The Inspirator

or

Math
(Numerical Conversions)

or

500 Ways To Do The Things You Do
Easier, Faster, Better

.. they shall look more the same in style and length.


I know, you searched for your images hard and they have the size they have. Never the less I would advise you for looking and cutting on. They shall fit to each other. ;-)


Nicole

Adrian

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Jan 20, 2009, 9:21:47 AM1/20/09
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"javawizard" <javaw...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Well, it is all a matter of taste, about which everyone will have a
different opinion. IMO a quick improvement would be to change the font type,
maybe to Verdana. Chosing colors is difficult, however, I don't think the
dark blue is a success. There are currently active posts about colours
wihich contain many excellent references.

Adrian.


Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Jan 20, 2009, 10:01:09 AM1/20/09
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Adrian wrote:

> "javawizard" <javaw...@aol.com> wrote:
>> I've put together an interesting little website
>

> Well, it is all a matter of taste, about which everyone will have a
> different opinion. IMO a quick improvement would be to change the
> font type, maybe to Verdana.

If you examine his Last Century markup, you'll discover he doesn't
assign any font families at all. What you are seeing is your browser's
default font.

He doesn't use CSS at all.

Regarding Verdana, there are reasons not to use that. (It doesn't exist
on my computer, for example - not a Windows PC.)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/verdana.html

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Jan 20, 2009, 10:22:11 AM1/20/09
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Adrian wrote:

> "javawizard" <javaw...@aol.com> wrote:
>> I've put together an interesting little website
>

> Well, it is all a matter of taste, about which everyone will have a
> different opinion. IMO a quick improvement would be to change the
> font type, maybe to Verdana.

If you examine his Last Century markup, you'll discover he doesn't

Adrian

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Jan 20, 2009, 10:51:38 AM1/20/09
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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.non...@example.invalid> wrote in message
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Oups, thank you for your remarks about verdana!
Adrian


Adrian

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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.non...@example.invalid> wrote in message
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Is your advice to use arial, or perhaps universe? I would
be pleased to know.

Adrian.


Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Jan 20, 2009, 11:10:24 AM1/20/09
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Adrian wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>> Regarding Verdana, there are reasons not to use that. (It doesn't
>> exist on my computer, for example - not a Windows PC.)
>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/verdana.html
>

> Is your advice to use arial, or perhaps universe? I would
> be pleased to know.

I normally use the following in my style sheets:

body {
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-size: 100%;
...

Bergamot

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Jan 20, 2009, 1:40:19 PM1/20/09
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Adrian wrote:
> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.non...@example.invalid> wrote in message
> news:gl4q73$104$1...@news.motzarella.org...
>>
>> http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/verdana.html

>
> Is your advice to use arial, or perhaps universe?

How about font-family:sans-serif;
and let the visitor see their preferred default font?

Any specific font assignment depends on the design, but most times the
generic family is as suitable as any other.

--
Berg

Adrian

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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.non...@example.invalid> wrote in message
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Thanks, in future I will use one of those.
Adrian.


Adrian

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Jan 20, 2009, 2:40:26 PM1/20/09
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"Bergamot" <berg...@visi.com> wrote in message
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True, but there aren't many fonts that are very clear on a screen.
When I write software applications verdana is my favourite, but
that doesn't seem to be a good choice vor websites.
Adrian.


Neredbojias

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Jan 20, 2009, 2:54:50 PM1/20/09
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On 19 Jan 2009, Blinky the Shark <no....@box.invalid> wrote:

> Neredbojias wrote:
>>>> Huh? The point was that pot goes with scotch, not bourbon...
>>>>
>>>> :)
>>>
>>> They are both relabeled paint thinner. Now, where are the Doritos?
>>
>> What are you, a sloe gin man? -Er, fish. As for Doritos, I used to
>> like them but the last few times I bought them they tasted like
>> flounder feces.
>> Been goin' with white cheddar popcorn lately, and it's healthier,
>> too.
>
> All I ever keep around here is gin and vodka and the stuff it takes
> to make gin-of-vodka tonics and bloody marys.

That's pretty hardcore. Gin is _distilled_; bourbon and scotch are
_crafted_. I don't know what vodka is but wouldn't be surprised if it
were an element of some Bolshevik plot designed to undermine American
capitalism. Perhaps you should have been born a sturgeon...

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

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Jan 20, 2009, 2:55:09 PM1/20/09
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Adrian wrote:

> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>> I normally use the following in my style sheets:
>>
>> body {
>> font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
>> font-size: 100%;
>> ...
>

> Thanks, in future I will use one of those.

Don't use 'one' of them; place the whole line in your stylesheet so
visitors who don't have one will get the next fall-back.

Neredbojias

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