Party On!
 

Then you missed hanging out with the Dental students. Even better.

Party On!
 

You are correct on the spelling issues, but the latter gets muddy.

As I understand it, Smith claimed that the golden plates and the Umim and Thummin were taken away from him by God/the angel after he let Harris see the first 116 pages of the translation. (Interestingly, all three "witnesses" to the existence of the plates this first time around were excommunicated by the Mormon church.) What is unclear is whether Umim and Thummin were later returned to Smith (and Condery) to continue the translation (but Smith was barred from retranslating those first 116 pages of the book of Mormon), and subsequently again returned to the angel.

The problem stemmed from many, many people's use of the words "Umim and Thummim" to describe what Smith was using to perform the translation, while others say Smith was actually using a "seer stone" or "peep stone" in lieu of Umim and Thummim, but that it worked just as well. The Church for years denied that Smith used such a stone because it gave credence to the claim (denied by the Church until 1971 when contradictory evidence emerged) that Smith had been convicted for money-digging/glass-seeking/divining in 1826 for using a seer stone he kept in his hat, a year before he claimed to have found gold tablets in the Hill Cumorah. Now, the Church admits he used such a stone at times - and claims to possess it.

Less (I'll tell you about the Divine Talisman and its Masonic roots another time) inSF

Party On!; Restaurant follow-up
 

Dude, party schools are not about spring break, everyone goes somewhere else then. From what I hear, the cheeseheads at UW-Madison earn their ranking.

As for tmdiva's comments about BYU, I thought I went to a non-party school but we didn't have a dress code, dorm room inspections or checks on church attendance. Even chapel wasn't mandatory.

You spend too much of your brain space remembering silly posts. Alas for NBC's ratings, Rocco the chef is not Rocco Siffredi. Otherwise all the women would be ordering the large Italian sausage and meatballs to go.

Party On!; Restaurant follow-up
 

Vulgarian.

Fucking Virus
 

Rant:

Every three minutes I get an email from a stranger whose email has been infected by that freakin worm.

The Wall Street Journal, law firms, Texas legislators.

Come on, people, there is a patch out there. Use it.

Rant over.

britney
 

Wuss. jack isn't bourbon. Only whiskey from Kentucky is bourbon. And yes, I am finally figuring this board out.

Party On!; Restaurant follow-up
 

"You're the vulgarian, you fuck."

- Otto

Edited: Cause I can't fucking type. Fucking prick.

Top Secret to Flower
 

fuck the critics- you're an artist in this medium, you never lost it. all artists go through phases, and periods. you're simply in a subtle period. work through it and don't panic. someday, once they're able to see the body of work in perspective and get a sense of its quiet power, even the shallower people here will be saying "PLF's latest posts aren't as good as his summer 2003 work."


whatever you do don't get like penske and start doing "song posts." Christ, its like he never never heard of jumptheshark, you know when a "show" starts doing musicals its all downhill.

Hot or Not
 

look, you're free to talk about what impresses you, but a number of us have been trying to keep Atticus "working clean" on his posts(- he doesn't need to resort to swearing), and I don't think this'll help

didn't you ever listen to the clash? "i believe in this and its been tested by research, he who f's nuns will get to cum in church"

Top Secret to Flower
 

True. All true. Always judge an artist my his best work. Even a great artist like Ben Affleck is entitled to a Daredevil.

Speaking of sharkjumping, I was watching old SATCs over the weekend - it was cute seeing SJP with a Yahoo magazine - and it occured to me that this show began its decline when Carrie decided to quit smoking. While there have been good, even great, episodes since then, this episode marks the point where the series stops being about sex and The City and starts being a tritish "relationships are hard" show. Sunday's installment, "A Woman's Right to Shoes," seemed less about SATC than a way to squeeze in a few mentions of Manolo's to try to convey hipness. And when you have to try, the shark has been jumped.

The Simple Life
 

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Maybe not, I thought he upholstered barstools for one of his yachts with whale scrotum because he was compensating.

Pirates
 

Sly is in that movie?? I didn't notice that in the add (not that I paid much attention). How sad is that for your career. You're in Spy Kids 3D and they leave you out of the ads.

Pirates was fun. Light and meaningless, but entertain, primarily because of Depp, who was outstanding.

separated at birth?
 

Is it just me, or did no one else pic up on this reference? Heather from ideepthroat.com, you mean, right? She is hot and her oral skills are absurd.

Financial Analysis books?
 

Any recommendations on reading financials in addition to these:

Martin Fridson & Fernando Alvarez, Financial Statement Analysis

Thornton O'Glove, Quality of Earnings

Howard Schilit, Financial Shenanigans

John Tracy, How to Read a Financial Report

The International Male has IM apparently
 

I went to school with this girl. I never met Bandar, but he was pretty well known around campus. He used to jet around in his white M3, pretty fancy (and impractical) wheels. The story was that he had an Acura NSX, but wrecked it, and ended up with the M3 instead. Tough life he had.

Party On!; Restaurant follow-up
 

Bite me.

Financial Analysis books?
 

Believe it or not, the "For Dummies" series is pretty good.

Party On!
 

I don't remember you from Lakehead! Which one were you? Ah, those Thunder Bay nights . . .

str(really did apply to Lakehead, but as a joke, because Ontario high schools FORCE you to apply to three colleges in Ontario . . . oh well at least it was free . . . )8

Paigow, phone home
 

Concur. But like losing my virginity, I wanted to get it over with so I could move on to bigger and better things.

And I dont think I need the Bilmore number system. On reflection, I think it is a dispositive quality of lame posterdom.

And in other news, Who's the Gay? SPOILER



















I felt a certain amount of pleasure seeing that Joan Collins tricked us with the editing and that there was more than one straight mate amongst the six. THere had to be. And of course, by putting Sean against Franklin, they ensured a straight went to the last three. There was really no way either could be gay.

And now that Franklin is all but confirmed as a straight, I have decided that he should be my Ashton. Given that he was helping the poor on the family compound in Antigua, I must say we would be aperfect couple. So how do I stalk this guy?





BB4-












Yawn. Where is the suspense and intrigue? These people are just phoning it in. And why is Jee such a fucking moron? I thought all Asians were really smart? He took himself out of the veto comp? Had he tried to win, he would have had golden veto, and either allison or jun on the block. jack would vote to elimiate Justin, robert and jee whiz would vote to eliminate the bloated princesss macchiavellit in her head, and there would be a good chance the other pig woiuld have voted for Justin. This guy cant think two moves ahead. Instead, only Robert and Jee will remain from their little group and they are outnumbered.

Party On!
 

What party school list is complete without a mention of Groovy Uvee? I used to go there on weekends for the legendary action. Man those were good times. Maybe I should move to Portland or Burlington. How's the legal market there?

Lies and the Lying Liars that tell them
 

Possibly. Remember, though, that as an ex-pres, Clinton still travels with a (limited) Secret Service contingent.

Think "Absolute Power."

(Who knows? Maybe we'll start to see a collection of dead husbands stretching from Brooklyn to Little Rock, together with some Secret Service agents quickly getting their sharpshooting creds.)

The International Male has IM apparently
 

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight! I never put the you and her together for some reason. but of course.

and this post gives me the chance to elaborate on my post that I didtn want to edit, bc like PLF, I think editing is a little overdone and tends to show who is OCD amongst us, no? But his BMWs werent normal BMWs- they were pimped out, all white, ghetto machines. ITs like, hey Bandar, you aint in Compton.

but that loft he got with her was the most fabulous thing I had seen . so new york. more so than manolos.

and i have to admit that Bandar had incredible manners, despite the ostentatious display of royalty and the pimp mobiles.

she married a managing director of one of those big old Ibanks. Her mom retired from running one of the big name designer's empire and her stepdad is currently sitting on the NYT bestseller list. All in all, not a bad deal. Still dont know why Bandar was necessary.

Paigow, phone home
 

I agree with the lack of intrigue, but I loved Alison telling America that she was smart so of course she would do well in the Golden Veto competition. Her following it up with how stupid all the others were was priceless. I may have to agree with her on Jack though. Is he intentionally throwing the games and then lying about it in the diary room? I hope so. Otherwise I shudder to think about the quality of federal agents running around this country. He misunderstood the directions? WTF????? He wasn't asked to cure cancer out there or anything.



aV

Fucking Virus
 

Concur.

Our firm's filtering system catches suspicious email, but then they have to send me a fucking "WARNING" email. I've gotten about 30 in the past 10 hours. If I didn't get a TiVo for my birthday yesterday, shit like this would lead me down the rocky path to Luddite-ism.

Gatti(can't wait to start recording an entire season's worth of Iron Chef)gap

Party On!
 

You are sooooo off your game. Waxing rhapsodic about the Playboy rankings does little for us if you fail to include the fucking list. It's here. Your post had me worried until I uncovered the '87 list, found my school there, and felt an instant wave of validation for my choice.

Penske. Though I'm told that when he discovered the theme
"A Magical Carpet Ride" for the 1994 Fancy Dress Ball was not the euphemism he assumed it was, he spent the remainder of the evening sitting in the parking lot, waxing various body parts.

Party On!
 

As an alumnus of that hallowed institution, I can say for certain that hundreds of people have driven overnight to W&L for events - including Fancy Dress - FD. In earlier days, it was the premier college formal in the south and they came from all around the country for it.

They still come from all over the place for the event which is three straight days of complete debauchery. Even alumni and faculty get into it. And, yes I was there for the Magical Carpet Ride in 1994. It was one of the more impressive FD set-ups according to many who had seen FDs before. Given that the FD committee has about $70,000 a year to blow on the bash, and given that every single fraternity and sorority has a formal the same weekend (there are 16 fraternities for a little over 1,000 men), the event is usually tops in the memory of every graduate - whatever there is left to remember from the alcohol-induced haze.

I'm not surprised by W&Ls continued ranking. The school (as well as VMI) is in the middle of rural Shenandoah with not too much else around. Throw in four women's colleges within 60 minutes of campus, and you've got a recipe for silliness.

Announcement
 

I am moving to Minneapolis.

I want to be able to enjoy a Mojito without looking passe. Bc it is a delicious drink.

Announcement
 

Most likely patch response: "Mojito? Is that some kind of new thing at Taco Bell"?

Announcement
 

Listen, you provincial P Diddy fuck, if you knew jack shit about the Patch, you would realize that Mojitos are actually almost passe here. There are two Cuban restaurants in downtown alone cranking out glasses of that minty swill by the thousands. Not only that, but you can now get Mojitos at pretty much every other restaurant or bar - I nearly slapped my friend for ordering one at a Thai restaurant. For fuck's sake, there is even a restaurant here called Mojito -- IN THE GOD DAMN SUBURBS. The only thing more pathetic than the occasional backwardness of the Patch is the clueless fuck who has his head so far up his ass that, when making fun of Minneapolis, he comes off looking like he is from the suburbs of Omaha.

Party On!
 

Although I did not see the original post, I am willing to bet a fairly substantial amount of money that, with the edit, the word "silliness" was substituted for "date rape."

Party On!
 

Please, Str8, don't leave us hanging! Where did you end up going to school?

Announcement
 

Have you ever actually been to Anoka?

You're so cute when you're angry.

Party On!
 

That's a pretty major accusation and bet to make when you seem to know little of what goes on there.

I think there was one reported rape on campus in 2002. While there may have been others, it certainly would not have been more than at any other school.

Schadenfreude
 

http://www.nylawyer.com/news/03/08/082003j.html

The annoying little shit who sued her school so she could be the sole valedictorian has settled her suit. She gets $15k after lawyer fees, but Harvard rescinded their acceptance when they discovered that she plagiarized some of her essays--which wouldn't have been discovered if not for her lawsuit.

I think she will lose more than $15k in future earnings now that she will probably have to attend Chico State instead of Harvard, but I think she will be better off. She was an asshole and I don't think 4 years of Harvard would've helped her in that regard.*

*Harvard has many non-assholes, but once an asshole starts attending school there the pretention is baked into them like a fine porcelain glaze.

Party On!
 

Oh boy...

Apropos of that, the hairy buffalo/jungle juice trash can drink was commonly referred to as date-rape juice or liquid rohipnol by both men and women where I went to school...

That stuff always made me end up at blackout junction...

Boy Meets Boy
 

I would just look for one of his multitude of fan websites once the show is over. Or, if you are really so inclined, start your own! Maybe you'll luck out and www.iheartfranklin.com will still be available!

I still heart Wes, but Brian is also quite sweet. I would hook either of them up with a couple of my friends...

Party On!
 

Who wants to be the first one to tell the new guy to lighten the fuck up?

Party On!
 

Chill bro! Maybe the new guy is gonna be the first to tell yu to ligten the f*ck up! With the back o'his pimp hand!

Party On!
 

Be still bitch.

Party On!
 

Sounds like someone is a little defensive.

No means no, dude.