I can't believe I'm taking two freaking classes on antitrust. (Bill)

[mikeandbill]

Well said, Michael, well said. I, too, seem to write better when I'm writing more, which is why this offering and all others in the foreseeable future will unapologetically suck. Also, my 'm' key is dying, and only responds about half the time, which explains many errors of the recent past and future. Deal with it

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(Mike)

[mikeandbill]

Grasshopper, I offer my services. That said, I'll remind you of how old and slow my computer is. This may not work terribly well. Also, I think that you're probably smarter than the computer, tactics-wise, so some of my normal strategies may not apply.

We never saw King Kong and, despite your panning, I still want to see it. Then again, I love Donnie Darko. I'm curious, have you ever seen the original? I'm not sure if that would help or hurt or have no effect as you watch the new one, but I'm curious.

The Pink Panther was delayed because it was allegedly horrible and the studio did not want to fill up screens during the summer (when huge, money-making blockbusters come out and people (read teenagers) are able to go to them). Instead, they throw it into January, when nobody has time to go see a movie anyway, and hope that they can make a few bucks off of Steve Martin (and Beyonce, I suppose. I know nothing about her role in the film).

And the baby-sitting movie is hilarious. I guess it is kind of creative to take an old "scary" story and make it into a movie, since nobody has done it yet. Then again, maybe nobody's done that yet for a reason.

You're absolutely right about there being complete wackos on both sides of the Christmas debate. I freely admit that. Then again, most of those on one side have their own radio shows and just play clips of those from the other. The entire idea of what "political correctness" was supposed to be (not what it turned out to be) has morphed into "just be respectful of other people" and "think about how you want your audience to see you before you open your stupid mouth" and I'm cool with that. That said, I am only harsh to those who claim that a store changing their "Merry Christmas" signs to "Happy Holidays" signs (which really is just good business sense) is a personal affront to their belief systems. Finally, a question: Do I still get to punch anyone in the jaw who says "Merry Christmas" to me in November?

(Bill)

[mikeandbill]

What level of difficulty do you normally play at? Just curious. I would think that the slowness of your computer would impact gameplay, if it were going to at all, all the time, even in single player; it seems to be quite the memory hog (even Kristine's not-two-years-old computer can't handle it very well). And you have a DSL or cable connection, right? If so, I bet the multiplayer will work. But really, I have no idea. In any event, we should try it sometime during the day on Saturday if you're available, when we should both really be working.

No, I haven't seen the original, but I don't think it could possibly suck for the same reasons that this one sucked (namely: a) Jack Black and b) Peter Jackson showing off his parade of weird, stupid, oversized CGI animals). I'll probably give it a shot sometime, just to see all the places that Jackson got it terribly wrong.

You get to punch anyone in the jaw who says "Merry Christmas" to you before Thanksgiving. That's my final offer.