I do the same thing with Comic books. It's not until I look at the number before I realize and by that time I'm finished reading it.

Here's the full list:

The Eyre Affair
Lost in a Good Book
The Well of Lost Plots
Something Rotten

The Big Over Easy
The Fourth Bear

First Among Sequels

You should be able to find them at the library, or at any well-stocked bookstore. You will probably have to ask for Jasper Fforde by name (and spell it), because the books are hard to classify; they're somewhere between contemporary fiction, fantasy, science fiction, absurdist comedy, and Weird Stuff.

And you can just call me Beth.

Thanks Beth.
Have a scout camp this weekend, so will check out the library on Monday.

Have a good weekend, Sharjan! Don't let the scouts run you ragged.

Thanks Beth, we did have a fantastic time.
I am so tired.
These kids had so much energy. We had a birthday party theme as Joey Scouts has been going for 18 years in South Australia, so we played heaps of party games.
They made all their own decorations, party hats and some of their food (pizzas, fairy bread & chocolate crackles) and once it was dark they had a Glo Stick hunt outside and then a scary hike (complete with werewolf sound effects).
They came back telling us about the severed head they saw and the zombies and the bloody hand in a glove, all imaginary and not one of them had nightmares.
But it did take them until 11.00pm to all finally fall asleep and we still had a heap of stuff to set up for the next day (Pinata, hand print poster, friendship bracelets etc.).
It is all worth it however when you see the huge smiles on the kids faces and they ask you when they get to do it again.

That sounds great, Sharjan! (I bet you're ready for some sleep, though!)

What's the age range for Joey Scouts?

Joey Scouts are 6 & 7 years old, when they turn 8 they advance to Cub Scouts.
I have managed to catch up on some sleep but this week my son (who is 16) is performing in a Scout Gang Show and I volunteer as a theatre attendant. So it will be late nights all this week and 2 shows on Saturday. My son also managed to break a bone in his wrist 2 weeks ago so he has to perform with a cast on. Spent yesterday at the hospital having X-rays and a new cast put on.
I will definitely be exhausted again by the end of the week.

So . . . since the hacker purported to be from Argentina . . . do you think he was mad about all those imaginary South and Central American countries in the show? "Equal time for real countries!"

Maybe upset about the South American MacGyver toys from the 80's. Possibly didn't "Collect Them All" as a child, and holds a grudge.

Your talking about this guy like he's old enough to have been around in the 80's.

Lets be realistic. Anyone who was around in the 80's is mature enough by now to not be hacking web sites just for kicks.

Probably some young computer geek, with no life or other interests.
They certainly don't care about the consequences to other people, for what they do.

Only if maturity automatically comes with the passage of time . . .which is not a given, alas.

But most older hackers are doing it for money, not for kicks, and they aren't that splashy.

Maybe it was for a school project. Who knows what they are teaching the kids down there...

Well, he had pictures on his site of someone who was supposedly his girlfriend -- maybe he was trying to impress her?

Pretty Nerdy was to impress someone.

Wouldn't impress most people I think. I prefer to be impressed by people who do positive things that have nice outcomes.

We can always hope that he'll be impressed by the Argentinian navy.

Change of subject. Something Funny.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 when...

1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list
~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

Oh darn... I'm living in 2008. :wOOt:

= me, two days later when I finally 'get' it...

*facepalm*

why did the hedgehog cross the road?

[QUOTE]Rockatteer Posted on 25 September 2008 - 01:38 AM
why did the hedgehog cross the road?


(Cats: "Mom, whats a hedgehog?")

After I told them, they decided they wanted me to post their answers...

Cricket: "He wanted to eat the chicken!"
Boo: "Do hedgehogs bite?" (hides under the bed)
Peaches: "He wanted to ask the chicken a question"
Rafe: "Can we have a hedgehog?"
Selena:"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Mac: "It was a shortcut to the University. They're having a lecture on Quantum Physics today. Can we go too?"
(Yes, his name is The MacGyver. Very clever cat)

**Too much caffiene or not enough? I think you all already know! **

Clever cats!
I think I agree with Rafe "Can we have a hedgehog?"

Sidetrack everyone, that way you don't look silly if you don't know the answer.

Because he heard that the hedges were greener on the other side?

Hedgehog... d'ya eat that with salad dressing or BBQ sauce?

To see his flatmate.

*facepalm*



Unfortunately, he flatly disagreed with the traffic cop.

Good one Rocky!!

Thats realy "stickin" it to 'em!
Didnt know you had the "spine" for it!




**Let the Pun Wars begin!!**

Obviously wasn't Sonic the hedgehog

You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD-40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.


If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.