As we approach the y2k event, here is a list of signs that we can look for to gauge how near we are to the edge:

10. Official Pollyanna party line becomes "Yea it won't get fixed - but it won't matter" (already happened - King of Spam nailed this one)

9. Flint becoming more and more obtuse. (presently occurring)

8. Less trolling by the "no problem" crowd. More concerned lurking.

7. Decker loosing his temper more often. Begins closing posts with "Screw You"

6. Cory's home burglarized. Entire hoard of white LEDs shows up on black market.

5. Maria begins filling her hot tub with mud and jello.

4. Milne compound closes to journalists. Barbed wire electrified and Claymores armed.

3. Diane buys an Uzi with nightvision scope.

2. At T minus zero, the grid doesn't go down. It goes up in smoke.

1. Everybody's prayers are answered and somehow...we muddle through.

-- a (a@a.a), May 27, 1999

Answers

LOL repeatedly !!

-- R. Wright (blaklodg@hotmail.com), May 27, 1999.

LOL,

You forgot one.

Charles P. Reuben starts collecting files on doomers and threatens to give them to the Feds.

-- CT (ct@no.yr), May 27, 1999.

CT,

Is that a real name??

-- R. Wright (blaklodg@hotmail.com), May 27, 1999.

CT,

BTW, still laughing.

-- R. Wright (blaklodg@hotmail.com), May 27, 1999.

Ah yes, mud wrestling... well what about it Maria?

LOL - good one...

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), May 27, 1999.

Thinking of doing a polar bear swim out of a sauna (portable) to rollover the new year. It is a rush Hot - Cold, trust the Swedes eh? Plan YOUR reality check eh!

-- Brian (imager@home.com), May 27, 1999.

R W,

DUHHH,

Chuckie and his cheese are wearing the corners off their random numbers trying to trace me

-- CT (ct@no.yr), May 27, 1999.

Re: Item 6. I had OddOne split the LED order between two locations in different states. I hope to mail out LEDs next month so my window of vulnerbility is narrow. Wouldn't want the former mayor of DeeCee to find out that I'm holding quantities of valuable "White-Stuff"; next thing you know he's got LEDs and wires sticking out his nose.

Hope they don't get the Giant Food Deluxe-style blueberry pie.

Over-the-air TeeVee in DeeCee has started something called the Military Channel which seems to be a nice combination of Home Shopping Network and the History Channel from Cable. I saw a show on the Bradley fight vehicle, nicely done they covered the history, the engineering, and interviewed soldiers.

This was followed by a 1/2 hour of Home Shopping Network-style hard sell for camping stuff, cook stoves, MREs, tents. "You need this for natural disasters, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes." Looked a bit pricey. Any guesses as to how long before they start saying the secret word?

-- cory (kiyoinc@ibm.XOUT.net), May 27, 1999.

cory, you are hilarious! your first para gave me a mental image i *still* can't get out of my mind, and i'll probably start laughing for no apparent reason in meetings all day today.

i like #7 best, when Mr. Decker loses his cool it's time to get outta dodge!

-- Cowardly Lion (cl0001@hotmail.com), May 27, 1999.

a,

LOL

More, More, Is there a second 10?

-- BB (peace2u@bellatlantic.net), May 27, 1999.

The JoAnne Effect catches up with the automated NORM reporting system and it starts spewing out David Letterman Top 10 lists by mistake.

-- toadstool (massachusetts@fubar.com), May 27, 1999.

The black market for Beano outdoes the combined drug trade and gold markets

-- logical (watching@safe.distance), May 27, 1999.

Ohhhhh, the "White Stuff"....now I get it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

Good one, Cory.

-- (whitestuffiscoke@duh.com), May 27, 1999.

LOL & ROTFLOL, a!!

I need a new car anyway.

Do bows and arrows come with a heat-seeking attachment?

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), May 27, 1999.

Hello... "Uzi", AAAARRRRRGGGGHHH.

I was thinking about the HumVee when I read the word.

(Do need a better mobile back-up plan! The clueless in Silicon Valley are still with us, and growing, or is that... mutating).

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), May 27, 1999.

Diane - I don't think that model of bows & arrows is GPS-compliant.

-- Brooks (brooksbie@hotmail.com), May 27, 1999.

#11- Y2K Pro provides his newest bean recipe.

#12- Norm wants to know why his 5 gallon pail blew up- was it the dry ice or the DE?

-- anita (hillsidefarm@drbs.com), May 27, 1999.

Diane,

no, no heat seekers, but I know a couple of REEEEELLLLLLEEEEEEE serious bow hunters who have these optical fiber sights on their bows that provide a glowing crosshair type sight instead of the traditional pin site arrangements.

Arlin

-- Arlin H. Adams (ahadams@ix.netcom.com), May 27, 1999.

ok, i give up. what does LOL mean?

-- ignorant (whatsit@lol.com), May 27, 1999.

LOL = Laughing Out Loud

ROTFLOL = Rolling On The Floor...

;-D

Still chuckling over the GPS guided arrow. (Not after August?)

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), May 27, 1999.

Charlie the tuna becomes the FEMA mascot.

-- Mike Lang (webflier@erols.com), May 27, 1999.

13. Nik starts leaving the country whenever Clinton does.

-- BB (peace2u@bellatlantic.net), May 27, 1999.

That's right Diane, do what our fearless leaders are doing and dump that noncomliant payload RIGHT NOW. (Surely someone on the forum has a good recipe for canning squirrels.)

-- Brooks (brooksbie@hotmail.com), May 27, 1999.

Diane begins to buy supplies for her angels.

Hardliner starts making sense.

BigDog no longer attacks Decker as they become drinking buddies.

Chris (catsy pond?) comes back under her original name.

A opts for a brain transplant from a monkey to improve chances of survival in the Y2K jungle.

Maria changes from mud and jello to suitcase nukes.

Andy drinks himself into a stuper and remains in jail until after 1/1/00.

King of Spain dies in wrestling match, choking on mud.

-- Maria (anon@ymous.com), May 27, 1999.

You know the end is near when:

Maria's arrogance decreases GREATLY!

-- none (none@none.none), May 27, 1999.

When Maria uses gun and shoots foot, then self.

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), May 27, 1999.

Bravo, Bravo "--a" LOL...!

M.Moth

-- M.Moth (Derigueur2@aol.com), May 27, 1999.

ah ha!

"Andy drinks himself into a stuper and remains in jail until after 1/1/00"

Maria, thinking that those jail cell doors will pop open at midnight huh?

rofl --a!

BB- that was classic!

Mike (Diane, we need to talk : ) ==============================================================

-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), May 27, 1999.

When Dan the Power man purchases LED lights from Cory!

-- Moore Dinty moore (not@thistime.com), May 27, 1999.

Maria tries to blow Y2K Pro but discovers he doesn't have a dick.

-- FaFu (annoyed@fff.com), May 27, 1999.

Maria tries to blow Y2K Pro but discovers he doesn't have a dick.

-- FaFu (annoyed@fff.com), May 27, 1999.

LOL...Then she discovers Y2K Pro is really CPR, confirming life really isn't worth liveing.

-- CT (ct@no.yr), May 27, 1999.

FaFu realizes there's CT's dildo stuck up his ass.

-- Maria (anon@ymous.com), May 27, 1999.

Ever had one up your ass, Maria? Feels pretty good.

Bet you use corncobs. Bwahahahahaha hahahahaha

-- FaFu (annoyed@fff.com), May 27, 1999.

I can see this thread is deteriorating :)

coupla good guffaws though!!!

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), May 27, 1999.

some profanity here, but to the top she goes.

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), June 10, 1999.