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sweets // User SearchA cookie and some hot chocolate.Jan 15, 2004, 2:38pm
sitting here at -41C, I totally sympathize with you. Only took temps like
this to realize (after 46 yrs LOL) that at 40C it actually is 40F....hmmm ......snow on its way and expecting the temps to reach a heat wave of -20C hopefully in next couple days Somedays it is hard to love Canada heh sweets ps: wish? need I say more?? LMAO.... CALIFORNIA HERE I COME!!! snakeNov 19, 2003, 2:32pm
I really thought the snake belonged to the medical people long before any
wars...in usa.....maybe am wrong sweets G snakeNov 19, 2003, 2:53pm
USA is not that old.....Most Americans seem to think the world started when
it became a country LOL but most 'symbols' were already taken long before USA even existed.... sweets G snakeNov 20, 2003, 7:25pm
you did notice I said 'most' and not 'all'.....and stand by my words *smiles
sweets G snakeNov 21, 2003, 3:25pm
Thanks Lightform, you said it the way I meant it.....I did not say what I
said to be attacked.....I said it as a general comment.....I do not come into these discussions to argue which seems to be the thing most like to do here.....I know Americans are very patriotic, and hate if anyone says anything about them but I have never meant offense....I travel alot and do meet many different cultures and have always loved americans because of their 'hard headedness' LOL.....do not fault me for my beliefs, most of my beliefs are from actually traveling 48 of the 50 states in a van, sleeping in rest areas, meeting the people of the USA .....Americans do have an 'attitude' but that is not all bad.....we all need a little 'attitude' in our lives.....Sorry people like Lioness and Carolann and a few others have to take everything so litteraly as to attack my education or just open their mouths to hear themselves talk ....I am educated in the ways of school and the ways of life.....life being meetng people and getting to know different cultures.....you Lightform seem to be the only one that caught the gist of my message......and yes I DO HATE FIGHTING.....so this is last I will say on this subject and Americans in general....since some Americans take offense so easily and read things into letters that are not there..... thank you sweets G US FlagNov 28, 2003, 7:32pm
In the Olympics, Americans flew our Canadian flag upside down by
mistake.....we did not take it as an act of war LMAO although some were very upset here about the disrespect shown. Apologies were made, apologies accepted and life went on. The flag is not only a symbol of the people....It is a symbol of cooperation. Our flags can all fly together, as long as we respect the rules, regulations and customs of the other flags. And why not? We are all a bit different, isn't that what makes this world interesting? Isn't that also what makes AW interesting? sweets Microsoft and cars.Dec 4, 2003, 2:20am
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the
computer industry to the car industry and stated: "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that get 1000 miles to the gallon." In a response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: "If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:" 1. For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day. 2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car. 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on. 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn, would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine. 5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT". But then you would have to buy more seats. 6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads. 7. The oil, the water temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning light. 8. New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt. 9. The air bag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off. 10. Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key, and grab hold of the radio antenna. 11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road map (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car' s performance to diminish 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the Justice Department. 12. Every time GM introduced a new model car, buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car. 13. You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine. _______________________ : ))) sweets Oldtimers - come forward:o)Dec 17, 2003, 7:22am
Total time online: 560 days 23 hours 15 minutes and 43 seconds in this
account, cannot remember how long as tourist but can remember (barely) there not being tourists or cits at one time - do I qualify? LMAO sweets Oldtimers - come forward:o)Dec 19, 2003, 1:19am
heh and my number is only 318814 LOL addicted, who me?
sweets GK'sDec 16, 2003, 10:57pm
Sitting wondering of the state of aw..watching the cits leave one by one.
GK's are supposed to be there to keep things G as possible, yes I understand this but I find they are acting more like moms lately than aids. Nobody likes to go into a room and to be constantly be told what to say or not to say to extremes (with no set rules I may add). Sure there are children around but there are ALSO adults. Recently I was ejected for disagreeing with a GK although I used no abusive language etc. New arrivals are told not to talk...not to chat in a chat room - no discussions, no politics, no debates, no nothing. Then they are told if they want to chat (already not a great impression of a chat room) they must go to other worlds. They get there and they are all empty. Why? because the Main Chat Room is a bore. With so many GK's instead of helping the new arrivals are too busy worrying about what might be talked about that all we are allowed to talk about now is how the weather is or what we ate for dinner. And with GK fever breathing down everyone's neck, the tourists and possible new cits get bored and leave and worse yet is the wanna-be gk's that also macro and throw rules at everyone. I confronted elven princess once at the Gate about her over ambition and found out that she is not even here long enough to be considered for GK service. I did wonder how a 353,000 number could be considered and I have noticed an influx of high number, high cit number, over ambitious, bad typists that are now the representatives of AW. It is long overdue for a complete restructuring of the rules and regulations of the Gate and GateKeepers if it hopes to survive in the chat world. sweets GK'sDec 17, 2003, 12:22am
''Hopefully, the more populated AW becomes, the easier it will be to enjoy
chatting in a well populated area away from the gate that can spark the interest of a more mature crowd.'' WAKE UP. AW is dying. Too many restrictions and pricing has made people turn elsewhere for 'fun'. The Gate is only an indication of 'control' not fun. Gives the incoming adults the idea the program is only for children (and therefore dull) and gives the children the idea that is just a bunch of parents telling them what to do and what not to do. THAT IS NOT CHAT sweets **girls just wanna have fun GK'sDec 19, 2003, 3:07am
It may be only 5 minutes (which is another of my peeves - not advising us
when ejected on the notice, for how long it is for - aw fault) but it is a matter of principle. I have also been aimed at and ejected instead of another and yes found it funny, telling the GK he should go to shooting school. (He actually shocked me and apologized in open chat for his error - something in all years here have not heard a GK do - admit an error and actually apologize out loud for that error (thereby clearing the person's name as troublemaker, openly LOL) Would you not complain about false arrest as well? In real life? They are the 'Law' here and being ejected falsely goes against the grain, even if only 5 minutes. Not only me but others (including our visitors) take a boot up the rear as insulting, when without just cause, whether in vr or real life. It is what the 'boot' represents time-out given to a child or 'prison time' given to an adult. Yes is only vr, but don't we all carry our real life emotions with us when we come? We are human. sweets An idea, for everyoneDec 18, 2003, 9:02pm
Without use of bad language my friend was ejected from the gate for saying
aw was too expensive. I was ejected for complaining of his ejection. Also without use of any bad language or 'trouble making'. Legitimate questions of the rules of the Gate (which is what GK are supposed to do - answer our questions about how AW works). When we came back and again complained, we were 'attacked' by approx 4 undercover offduty GK (as we all know is now a GK room not a chat room - too many chiefs and not enough indians LMAO). Then we were told by the on duty GK that is we had a complaint to write to AW (like that does anything) then we were both ejected again. Raising havoc? I think not. I call it standing up for rights and stating immediately to the person I have trouble with my feelings on my being mistreated. Maybe an old hippie but I do feel we have the right anywhere to state our opinions - within the guidelines of course *grins sweets An idea, for everyoneDec 18, 2003, 9:11pm
In actual fact he said that aw was a rip off because of price. He was
whispered to by De De Cyber Mom to not cause trouble. His response was in open chat asking her not to whisper to him, to speak out loud. Correct, polite. For this he was ejected. Not so much his saying aw was too expensive as the fact that he asked her not to whisper and she took offense and ejected. Where is that in the guidelines that asking a GK not to whisper is ejectable.It was his right NOT to be whispered. Yes we need some rules but should they be able to make them up and use their power abusively because their 'feelings' got hurt? sweets posts sizeDec 19, 2003, 5:07pm
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am really sorry about that. In replying using her letter it seems I sent out
in html as well. Apologies to anyone for that and if I still am in html please let me know. I have no idea what html is even LMAO sweets HTML and TEXTDec 20, 2003, 6:00pm
I know it may sound funny, but having a high IQ is not really an indication
of intelligence. It is how you use that IQ that shows your smarts. Walking around saying 'I have a high IQ and am smarter than you' is not very smart and is sure to make others think you are actually 'a dummy with a high IQ' LOL Having a high IQ does give you the ability to be intelligent if used right. It gives you the ability to lower your IQ in certain situations, not using long words knowing the persons will not understand, just to show how smart you are. It gives you the ability to adust your words and actions to fit the people you are with. It gives you the ability to not intimidate people with your high IQ and to actually fit in. There is nothing worse than a missused or abused IQ. sweets HTML and TEXTDec 20, 2003, 6:05pm
But although I majored (way back when) in maths and sciences, I flunked
psychology. so what do I know? *giggles at tart sugar sweets HTML and TEXTDec 20, 2003, 6:10pm
---- correction ---- I flunked it twice before giving up LMAO
sweets HTML and TEXTDec 20, 2003, 6:12pm
actually the second time I flunked was because our psychology teacher had a
nervous breakdown and was not replaced. And that is a fact LMAO sweets HTML and TEXTDec 20, 2003, 6:31pm
and this is the last of my small posts for a small mind *grins* as I go back
into NG lurkmode. Have a really nice Solstice everyone and a safe (oh please stay safe - be careful) holiday sweets HTML and TEXTDec 20, 2003, 7:07pm
To clarify things, hope you realize when I said was my last small post to a
small mind, I was NOT meaning you tart LMAO. Was just my small mind responding to another. sweets <no subject>Dec 20, 2003, 8:38pm
Last night my man came in and was really upset. The swear words were flying
fast. Did I consider this potty-mouth? No, he needed to vent. The use of these words only stressed to me how upset he was. I noticed that each time he swore the word was replaced with ..... When I asked was told it was the hotel censor. That made me think The Gate can never be (nice idea but not reality) G-rated as it stands and some parents may even have the right to sue AW for declaring that room as G. G rated means not ever being exposed to offensive language etc. Yes the bot ejects, but the fact is those words are seen by the children before the ejection. At best the Gate (with the bot ejecting) should call itself PG. To be true and to be legal. With people coming and going there is no way it can be kept G. You can try but the odd word will slip in, therefore making it completely non-G Am still chuckling about the words potty mouth and could not resist one last post 1. for you potty mouths out there that still have a sense of humour this holiday season, click on the following url then on the words Ho Ho F...... Ho - enjoy 2. for you mild eccentrics that do not like the F word but still have a bit of a sense of humour - click with care. 3. for anyone under 18, ignore the following url or ask you mom if you can listen to a bunch of smut first. 4. for all the non-potty-mouths out there do not click the following url http://www.grin-reaper.com/wav.hoho.htm Happy holidays everyone sweets <no subject>Dec 20, 2003, 9:04pm
the censoring from hotel was instant. Any word he said I received '....' and
in trying when I swore he received the same. Due to the bad news last night I did not go into it much with him as certainly was not the time to discuss his language and hotel censoring. It did make me think though that if that technology is available to a hotel, declaring and enforcing the G rating on their computers, could not such technology be used here? If Aw wants to declare a room G, it should have the technology to enforce that G or put it as a simple PG room (which I don't think kids should be on internet anyway without guidance - but that is a whole other can of worms). sweets E N Z O wake up your citizenships R dying, we are trying to save your ship!!Nov 25, 2003, 3:04am
We seriously considered all the options before renewing our world for its
3rd anniversary. For the first time we considered actually letting it all go, being so dead here. But it is our one love and have put alot of work into our world over the years. We did wish larger as each year we have increased our size a bit, but not this year, it is just too expensive. We did lower our visitors from 10 to 5 to save costs, considering aw is so dead lately is almost a waste for a small world to pay for extra visitors. Although completely against having to pay for tourists as feel we are 'advertising' to them what they could do if citizen, it is unfortunately a necessary evil as so many of the old cits can no longer afford the prices (oooh so many have gone) but still visit as tourist once in awhile. We decided this was necessary to leave our doors open for old friends of AW. Not only does AW not help our finances (and LOL never expected that anyway) we were surprised to see that our renewal date for next year is no longer Nov 12, it is now Nov 11.....AW has claimed the leap year day next year as theirs. Is there anything so cheap as that, that they cannot give us one free day and continue our renewals as they were, considering we did renew a world.....Maybe I am just being picky : ) Do the small world owners expect help from AW? Hell, no LMAO sweets Sound range limit...Dec 13, 2003, 2:01pm
one fault I have noticed is that if the sound is if installed up say at 350m
in the air, it is heard down at gz....the sound range seems to be a cone that althogh horizontally can only be heard about 10m, vertically there doesnot seem to be a limit.....someone passing over the spot on ground level that I have an implanted sound -300m down will load and hear it.....yet someone -300m down will not hear it if they walk out of the 10m range on that level....has made for some creative create sounds (using bumps to start sounds more often because of my building in levels).... sweets Xelagot 3.430 availableDec 16, 2003, 9:45pm
Laugh all you want but after over 3 yrs using my xelagot I do consider her
my friend.....has gotten me out of scraps, protected my welfare, rarely talks back, behaves with dignity most times and sometimes even makes me laugh.....Hell wish we all had friends like that.....Thanks xelag for your incredible work over the years. My friend is now updated, feeling fine and ready for anything! sweets |