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2009-05-18

Posted by Steve White 2009-05-18 03:27|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 First chance I've had to check Rantburg today - why is the last comment before 8 am?

What have I missed?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-05-18 18:21|| 2009-05-18 18:21|| Front Page Top

#2 It looks like the database went down this morning. I had to restart it and reset the directory permissions. No idea what caused it.

Posted by Fred 2009-05-18 18:29|| 2009-05-18 18:29|| Front Page Top

#3 PolterJuice

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-05-18 18:34|| 2009-05-18 18:34|| Front Page Top

#4 It looked tampered with.

Posted by Fred 2009-05-18 18:42|| 2009-05-18 18:42|| Front Page Top

#5 I blame Pelosi.

{8^)

Posted by Parabellum 2009-05-18 18:44|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/]">[http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/] 2009-05-18 18:44|| Front Page Top

#6 (Hi Fred!)

Posted by Seafarious 2009-05-18 18:54|| 2009-05-18 18:54|| Front Page Top

#7 It looked tampered with.

Would the temperer have had access to commenter's IP addresses?

Posted by Iblis 2009-05-18 18:56|| 2009-05-18 18:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Happy Birthday: May 18th.

Frank Capra - died 1991 (94) "It's a Wonderful Life"

Perry Como - died 2001 (88) "Chesterfield Supper Club"

George Welch - died 1954 (36) "Shot down Japanese planes at Pearl Harbor - WWII Ace"

Dame Margot Fonteyn - died 1991 (71) "British prima ballerina assoluta"

Pernell Roberts - 81 "Adam Cartwright - Bonanza" (Now)

Jeana Yeager - 57 "Round the World" flight" (Now)

Tina Fey - 39 "Writer, comedian, actress - Saturday Night Live" (Now)

On this day in history: May 18th.
1652 Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
1896 The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that separate but equal is constitutional.
1910 The Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley.
1917 The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
1944 Battle of Monte Cassino Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
1953 Jackie Cochran becomes the first woman to break the sound barrier.
1958 An F-104 Starfighter sets a world speed record of 1,404.19 mph.
1974 Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
1980 Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
1992 The Archivist of the United States officially announces the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-18 19:06|| 2009-05-18 19:06|| Front Page Top

#9 You don't suppose the crash had to do with the recent appearance of Ang** H*rm*n, do you?

Posted by SteveS 2009-05-18 19:35|| 2009-05-18 19:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Which Patti has the Tony

The Robber Bridegroom

Evita

Les Miserables

Sweeney Todd

Sunset Boulevard

Gypsy

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-18 19:55|| 2009-05-18 19:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Hi, Fred!

How's it going? :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-05-18 20:07|| 2009-05-18 20:07|| Front Page Top

#12 How are you feeling, Fred?

I've had "Rantburg withdrawal symptoms" all day. That could make a person mighty riled. If someone messed up your system, let us know. I'm sure we can form a vigilante committee to hunt 'em down and make 'em watch "Barbarella" sixty times in a row.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-05-18 22:19|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-05-18 22:19|| Front Page Top

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