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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Well, its just turned 12 midnight here in Brisbane, Queensland - and thus its 2001... a new year, a new Millennium! Wow. Again - I didn't go out. After a horror NYE in 1996/1997 - I've been left with a bad taste... or I could be just a loner.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW MILLENNIUM!

Andrew

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

Still 8 hours to go here in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Nonetheless, a very happy New Year to everyone!

Keep it all in one piece, and see you next Millenium!

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According to Arthur C. Clarke the three world languages in the year 2001 will be:
English, Russian and Dutch.

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

About 11 1/2 hrs here......

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Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

11 hours, 9 minutes here in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

About 12 hours in Baltimore, Maryland ...

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

11 1/2 hours to go. I'll probably dig out 2001: A Space Odyssey and start watching it around 9pm. Give me enough time to watch it and watch the New Years

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Me: "Why don't you live in Hong Kong?"
Rachel Roberts: "Hong Kong? Nah. Oh, but we can live in China! Yeah, China has great Chinese food!"

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on :

See if you can find my sig reference

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According to Arthur C. Clarke the three world languages in the year 2001 will be:
English, Russian and Dutch.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Looks like Arthur's wrong. Most used languages are what, English, Spanish, and French?

Anyway, since a few people are already in 2001 looks like they're still alive and the world didn't end for them.

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

I know where that is from. When Dr. Heywood Flyod enters the orbiting space station (that big two-ringed thing) he is asked to choose a language when he goes through customs. Although, I believe there are actually 6 languages listed,: English, French, Russian, Dutch, German, and Spanish. But I'm not sure on what the 6 are.

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Me: "Why don't you live in Hong Kong?"
Rachel Roberts: "Hong Kong? Nah. Oh, but we can live in China! Yeah, China has great Chinese food!"

(discussion with fellow classmate, 9/5/00)

Mustang Class Starship Development Project

Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

New Year's is my religious holiday. Although I'd prefer to be spending it with Rykja, I'm with her in spirit if not in form.

We have a gifting bash tonight. Everyone else associated with the house has taken up my ideas. Smart people.

Y'all do know, of course, that "2001" is theatrically rereleased today, digitally remastered & THXed.

Only two worthwhile marathons for the changeover this year: 42 hours of "Twilight Zone" on SciFi & 24 hours of "Iron Chef" on Food Netwrok. Damn Cartoon Network for running a "Dragonball Z" marathon; I never COULD get into that show. They couldn't do a "Tenchi" one instead?

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Last day of the year, and I plan on taking the quiet approach. Till the fools start firing their pistols in to the air....

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Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Our house is going to be quiet this year. Every year we've had a big New Years party. Our Christmas was the biggest we've had in years, even tho everyone was nervous and it seemed rushed. I myself am going over with my aunt to a New Years Party... my father is going to take it easy and celebrate it with his best friend and his wife.

Have fun everyone, and Happy New Millenium

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Posted by Spike (Member # 322) on :

Happy New Year to everyone from Austria.

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Close enough to it:

HAPPY NEW YEAR

32 hours till I am back at work.....

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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

Well, I just finished watched 2001: A Space Odyssey (it's now 2001 in NYC), and I stand corrected. THe six languages were French, English, Dutch, Russian, Italian, and Japanese.

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Me: "Why don't you live in Hong Kong?"
Rachel Roberts: "Hong Kong? Nah. Oh, but we can live in China! Yeah, China has great Chinese food!"

(discussion with fellow classmate, 9/5/00)

Mustang Class Starship Development Project

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

What? Where was Ameriglish?

Well, I just spent the evening delivery pizzas. It was a very interesting night ... I made $127.56 in monetary tips & mileage, plus about a case worth of beer (everything from Rolling Rock to Heineken to "Beast" to Corona), was propositioned for a blow job once and sex twice, and got invited to damn near every party I delivered too. Ahhhh ... what a night!

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Better than mine, cleaning up after a sick kid is noooo way to start the new anything........

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

"...was propositioned for a blow job once and sex twice..."

You'll notice he makes no mention of whether or not he accepted the offers... :-)

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

JeffK: I almost envied you, but then I realized what kind of sad drunk whore cases would ask for them 'favors'.

I guess the perfect night would be if you took tonight and relocated at the Playboy mansion or somesuch.

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Posted by Hobbes (Member # 138) on :

Y'know I really ought to apply at one of the local Domino's or Papa John's. My job as a delivery driver for CopyMax sucks, no tips and I have to carry heavy boxes all over the place at companies, banks, etc. At least it's a good way to stay in shape and get exercise. But $100 in tips, sex offers, and party invites make pizza delivery look damn good.

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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Speaking of Marathons - we get the cartoon network here in Australia too - and yes with the DBZ marathon.

We've also got an X-Files (season 1) marathon - redubbed as the "X-Files originals" that started at midday... on Fox8

Oh and - heh a "Benny Hill" Marathon on UKTV ;o)

Andrew

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Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

Benny Hill Rules!!!!
I loved that show when I was a kid.....

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

Two L's. Two N's. Happy new year.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Of course I turned them down.

The blowjob prop. was from a whore at the Econo Lodge. I was delivering a pizza to 240, and two people came out of 242 arguing, conversation went like this:

Woman: "Well, do you want a blowjob or WHAT?"

Man: "In the state you're in, you'd bite my dick off!"

Woman: "I bet the pizza guy'd take a f*ckin' blow job! You want one?"

At which point I collected my money and got the hell out of there.

The other two girls were quite pretty, just very drunk. And of so very friendly. I turned them down, too, because I was sober (sadly) and they were drunk, and that just wouldn't be right.

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Posted by Nim (Member # 205) on :

Well, I spent New Years in Camden, in a delightful big pub, kissing two semi-lesbians and getting pissed. It was nice, and I got a nice kebab at the 2am break too!

And two of my friends have stopped smoking as well. Yay! And I've gotten away from computering too, my fingers are all stiff.

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His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Hobbes,

You'll make more money working at any pizza place. The beer and the offers for sex are usually VERY rare -- New Years just tends to bring out the best (or worst) in people ...

Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

For New Year's, I baked myself brownies and roasted marshmallows on a candle and played Chrono Cross 'til kingdom come. Well, actually, just until 1 a.m.

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Posted by Gaseous Anomaly (Member # 114) on :

Went on a pub crawl for St. Stephen's Night, and ended up dinking vodka in the local nightclub.

Went for a few quiet pints on New Year's Eve, and ended up dinking vodka in the local nightclub.

I'm SOOO bored that if I went to post a letter, I'd probably end up drinking vodka in the local nightclub.

I'm not an alcoholic.
I'm just a heavy drinker.
Alcoholics go to meetings.

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Posted by Right on :

The way I heard that (from an old roomate), it's drunks who don't go to meetings ...

Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

I spent my New Years at work making sure that the free world has information from the liberal press and toasting midnight with the same people I've toasted midnight with for the last couple of New Years.

Work sucks.

*sigh*

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Posted by Right on :

The press is liberal?

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Although many popular newspapers seem to have a conservative bias on the surface, there is a surprisingly popular view in other media outlets (such as television and film) that Republicans are evil old politicians who only support evil old rich people and the Democrats are pillars of virtue who will make your lives better.

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Posted by Jay the Obscure (Member # 19) on :

The press is a business just like any other out there and would shoot their own collective mothers for a buck. Sounds pretty conservative to me.

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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :

"Oh, I want to be the heart pumping blood to everyone, blood is what I know, I feel so warm in blood, can swim in blood, oh let me be the strong-beating heart that brings blood to everyone! I want-

And that will heal you?

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!"
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Dave Eggers

(Well, it seemed appropriate at the time.)

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