Snarker

Location, location, location. (And affordability) We're a little further north but we still have the same jobs. My commute stays exactly the same distance-wise, Paula's is a little longer. She's got an interview in her field tomorrow in Barrie so we're keeping our fingers crossed. Anyway, the crux of the matter is, the further you get away from Toronto, the cheaper the housing is. For example, in Bradford, the house we built in Barrie would have been $30,000 more. :mad: Move the same distance further south to Newmarket add another $30,000. Another 15 minutes south in Aurora? Forget it. (I think the fact our real estate lawyer lives in Aurora will tell you something about the prices there.) The day after we signed our purchase argreement back in May, the price per lot in Barrie went up $3,000. When they finis our subdivision, the price of the next phase is going up $15,000 per lot. So, through no insight or talent of our own, we made $18,000 in equity before moving in. :eek: Until the real estate bubble bursts. :mad: </font>

You know what? Now my interest is really peaked, because Dorosh had to go and put that little inkling of doubt in my mind! Found this synopsis of the James Bond character: James Bond (the name was taken from that of an American ornithologist), is the son of a Highland Scots father and a Swiss mother. Both of Bond's parents were killed in a climbing accident when he was eleven, and an inheritance of £1000 a year let him add some other educational experiences to his boarding school years. At the age of sixteen Bond lost his virginity in Paris. He joined in the late 1930s the British secret service, but switched to the navy when the war broke out, attaining the rank of commander. Bond is a skilled golfer and the best cardplayer, expert driver and a crack shot. Among his friends is American Felix Leiter from the CIA. Bond's favorite drink is vodka martini, shaken, not stirred, and he trusts on Walther PPK, originally designed for the German plain-clothes police. However, "Bond mythology" is now mixed with elements from the films. In 2000 appeared an illustrated book, James Bond: The Secret World of 007 by Alastair Dougall, which do not mention the writer Ian Fleming - in tune with the idea of the book. Dougall's work sheds light on '"Agent Double-O-Seven and, perhaps most exciting of all, the extraordinary vehicles and gadgetry supplied by Q Branch for his use "in the field".' The consultant editor was Dave Worrall, who founded The James Bond Collectors Club. Still looking for the '007' roots, but this blurb refreshed my memory on the source of the character's name. And to really creep me out, they just played the Bond theme at the World Series...

The 'Real' James Bond Dies 10-16-3 LONDON (Reuters) - A British war hero, said to have been the inspiration behind secret agent James Bond, has died aged 90, British newspapers reported Wednesday. Former Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Patrick Dalzel-Job carried out a series of daring exploits behind enemy lines during the Second World War including some while serving under author Ian Fleming, who created the 007 character. Although he never claimed to be the real James Bond, Fleming had told him he was the model for the heroic spy, the Guardian newspaper said. Dalzel-Job's real life adventures certainly read like a James Bond novel. In one of most daring exploits in 1940, he disobeyed orders to rescue all the women, children and elderly residents from the Norwegian town of Narvik in local boats just before it was destroyed in a German bombing raid. He only avoided a court martial after the King of Norway sent his personal thanks and awarded him the Knight's Cross of St Olav. Later in the war he commanded a team in one Fleming's undercover units which worked far ahead of allied lines in France and Germany. He recounted tales of his wartime achievements in his memoir "From Arctic Snow to Dust of Normandy." However unlike the woman-chasing 007, Dalzel-Job returned to Norway after the war to marry a schoolgirl he had met there as a child. He even shunned the Bond films. "I prefer the quiet life now. When you have led such an exciting life you don't need to see a fictional account of it," the Guardian quoted him as saying. (AFP) -- The supposed model for secret agent James Bond, a British war hero who could ski backwards and navigate midget submarines, has died aged 90. Patrick Dalzel-Job served with Bond creator Ian Fleming in the Royal Navy during World War II, during which Dalzel-Job's exploits, worthy of Bond's extravagant adventures, are thought to have served as a model for agent 007. "I was Bond, it's true. I worked with Ian Fleming during the last war," Dalzel-Job once said, according to the Times newspaper. "We led a team of Royal Marines through enemy lines and he later told me he used me as a role model for Bond." Sent to Norway during the war, where he was told not to get involved with civilians, he evacuated an entire village which was threatened by Nazi reprisal bombings. He saved 4,500 lives and received the country's highest award from the King of Norway. But similarities between Dalzel-Job and the notoriously seductive 007 ended when it came to women. "I have only loved one woman," he said after the death of his wife in the 1980s. © 2003 Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s967925.htm I doubt Fleming's source for '007' was to honor an enemy, especially given his source for his character.

Fweeew! Something died in there, boy. Been nibbling road kill again? :mad: :mad:

Maggot. I couldn't, nor should I have to, wait. :mad: :mad: :mad: Now where is my feckin CMAK demo? </font>

What a vicious set of mood swings! And a tic to boot! Take two 'splodies and call me a moggot in the morning. [ October 18, 2003, 09:21 PM: Message edited by: Snarker ]

I've just found a web site just for us: Patron Website for the Cheery Wafflers I particularly like the house hold tool that turns the hot dog into an octopus. [ October 17, 2003, 04:41 PM: Message edited by: Snarker ]

"Fuzzy Nuts". You need a "Fuzzy Nuts". Get a small steel plate and fasten an insulated pole (3 inches of 1/2 or 3/4" dowel should work) to it. Get an extension cord and cut the outlet end off, pull the wires apart and strip them. Connect one wire to the plate, the other to a steel nail and attach it to the pole. Put a small piece of cheese on the nail so metal is exposed on each side. Make sure you insulate under the steel plate. Plug it in and wait. When your mouse completes the circuit, it'll raise all his hair and sizzle him. On second thought, don't do it. You'll probably raise your own hair and "Fuzzy Nuts" yourself. Not that there's anything wrong with that... :mad: :mad:

CMBB: Special Edition is physically in my local EB and Babbages (Game Stop). I think that is the version you are looking for. If you don't find it on their sites I'd email them and see if they are distributing it on line or not.

Whew! Two teams having a bad century. Who's collecting the cash for Axed His TV's new boob tube? :mad:

Out late last night? </font>

I'm guessing it's you. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Ah, Mike_the_capitalized_to_distinguish_from_mike_the_wino_since_both_of_you_have_multiple_ids_and_really_suck_ass, you have all the imagination that god gave a Canadian, which is to say, none. They are CMAK prep games because we wants them to be, yes, precious, we wants them to be. So give us CMAK thread now, and keeps nasty maggots. </font>

Who hasn't uttered the name rune without also uttering evil? I frequently hear "bastiche", among some others but this is a family friendly forum so I won't give a full account. BTW, you are looking for fanboys, ask Lars or Snarker. [/QB]</font>

They're coming to take you away, ha ha, he he, ho ho...

I agree, after we finish this one. The total anarchy caused by two threads is so appropriate to the spirit of the Waffle. Besides, maggots being maggots, they'll post here anyway... I thought the ceasefire would give us something strange. I'll just hit go and duck.

Somebody give Brother Snarker an <big>AMEN!!</big> Hallelujah, brothern and sistern! Snarker, how is it that after all this time, we have yet to meet on the field of battle? Would you feel uncomfortable flogging someone who has lost to MasterGoodale? How about trying one of Jim Boggs' little CMAK-lite tank duels? </font>

You are an Eevil™ scenario designer and a flirty tease! Now cease bludgeoning us poor souls with your priveledged station in life. GRRRARRRGHHGHGHHRRRRR!!!!! You've been Maggotized.

Hehe. I think history dictated what the designer gave you. And you used it to take away what history gave me. Can't wait to see what I get for reinforcements this time.

Unt this makes you angry and bitter, ja? No, no, stay on the sofa unt close your eyes vile ve shtrap the electrodes to your puss sacks und the other side to the 500 megawatt generator... :mad: :mad:

Yeah, and the Buccaneers were beating the Colts soundly with 4 minutes to go. And you, suh, are no Gruden.

That would be rules. We don't need no stinkin' rules. :mad: :mad: Oh, and top o' the morning to you DaveH. I always wanted to say that...

Victims? Last I looked your surviving troopen where merrily scampering away with my troops adding incentive. Renovating hint for the day: don't turn off the power when rewiring - saves time and will make for a great story later. :mad: :mad: :mad:

Remember reading something about "tall hedges" being included... Edit: Found it - Well no promises, so lets just say for now you guys might find a 'tall hedge' in CMAK that should be just what you need Dan [ October 15, 2003, 12:34 AM: Message edited by: Snarker ]

I believe that is the work of the Fifth Horseman, Seanachai. We are tentatively refering to him as Dumbass, as we have found that Ignorance lacks... impact </font>