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Welcome to the >XI< family, @Adviser69. (In Homer Simpson voice) "Mmm, sixty-nine . . . .," while Marge blushes in front of her parents. Ayaq

Welcome to da club, @NyxNyxNyx, aka "Snicker." Lol. When I say your name out loud, it sounds like a snicker. Ayaq

Happy birthday, everyone! Happy birthday, Eric, you son-of-a-maraca!! I hope your day is special, bud. Ayaq

Welcome to >XI<, Mother Goose and @McGrim. Or was it "McGrim, the Crime Dog?" Incidentally, you have your "Mc" at the wrong end of your name: it's gotta be at the end, ala @RobMc. Why doesn't the "@" thing work for Run D.M.C.? Oh well. Welcome anyway. Lol. Ayaq

Sounds to me like he was saying "bye-bye." Ayaq

Happy birthday, @LaRSin and @Steak. I hope both of your special days are awesome. (In Homer Simpson voice) "Mmm, steak . . . ." Ayaq

Happy birthday! You own this day on this website, all by yourself. Ayaq

Hi, Pissy. Not sure about Japanese players in this "clique," but our resident Sweetheart, @BlackRose, might be able to hook you up with her sister-in-law, "Tokyo Rose." Send Sweet BlackRose--with her venomous, glistening, ebony thorns--a P.M. and she can provide you with some contact info. Ayaq

Yeah, what Ms. O'Hara said. Happy Birthday!! Ayaq

Hey buddy, in 1903, the Wright Brothers in Kittiwake (I think that's how it's spelled), North Carolina (almost went there on drive from Greensboro, N.C. to Washington, D.C.) invented the aero-plane, so it was a 3.5 hour flight (not sure how you Brits and French-Canadians convert that to metrics. LMAO!!) from Anchorage to Seattle, then a 5-hour flight from Seattle to Newark, New Jersey (yech!). A $90 cab ride took us to our hotel just a block away from Times Square. Spent a week-and-a-half in NYC, then took Amtrak (was gonna rent a car in NYC, but those frickin' drivers are crazy!!) to Boston, then to Portland, Maine 5 days later. Then, back on board Amtrak back to Newark, NJ (did I say "yech!"?). Then, back on Alaska Airlines to Seattle and Anchorage. Awesome trip. My kids have been to Florida, California, New England, North Carolina, Tennessee, Nevada (I LOVE Vegas!), Hawaii, and India, and many points in between. I told them that they were very fortunate, because I don't believe that many kids in Alaska have travelled as much as they have. Anyway, Run D.M.C., what in the heck were you talking about? Oh, yeah. Lol. I don't have any need to carry firearms to the "Lower 48," sir, because all the BIG animals are in Alaska. Biggest bears, moose, salmon, Sasquatches, etc., yadda, yadda. Lol, again. Ayaq

Incidentally, "Attila the Hun" had many wives, but his favorite of all time was named "@AthenA." He called her "Athena the Hun." Here at >XI<, we call here "Athena the Hon." Welcome again, Attila. Ayaq

Welcome to the >XI< Forums. Incidentally, it's "Bada Bing Bada @iboomboom," so you might wanna work on that. Lol. Ayaq

We never got to visit the Boston China Town. We did, however, while following the "Freedom Trail (for those not in the know: there's a red stripe painted on Boston sidewalks showing the route Paul Revere took in 1775 to announce the arrival of the Brits. As an additional note, which we learned while riding "The Duck" on the way to Boston Harbor Mr. Revere didn't shout "The British are coming, the British are coming." Instead, since the American colonies were comprised of Brits, he shouted "The Regulars are coming, the Regulars are coming," meaning actual British soldiers were arriving and not the British militia. The tour of the U.S. Constitution "Old Ironsides" was awesome. What were we talking about? Oh, yeah.)," stop in the Italian Village (?), which was really close to Paul Revere's home. We didn't actually make it to the home because there was some kinda Italian festival going on, and it started raining cats 'n dogs, so we had to cab it back to our hotel. We WOULD HAVE visited China Town had we known about it, but my son, Casey, was intent on going to Foxborough (a one-hour train ride from Boston) to see the Patriots in training camp. He was in absolute Heaven. Any-hoo, hope you have a great trip. Ayaq

LMAO, @Timmah!. Instead of "Mountain Mama," the lyric should be "Moonshine Mama." Damn country roads. Lol. Ayaq

Hey, Hammer Time, I strongly suggest that you visit China Town in San Francisco; i.e., if you've never done. We've been to the "China Towns" in New York City and Honolulu, and the San Francisco China Town was undoubtedly the cleanest, non-smelliest, and non-bummiest (non-bummiest?). Classy place to take the family and enjoy incredible Chinese food. The shops are cool, too. Watch out for the apes across the bridge from San Francisco. Ayaq

Wishing very happy birthdays to both of yous. Ayaq

Welcome to the club, Attila. Ayaq

Hang in there, FBI--you have many sympathizers here. Ayaq

Lol, Sponge Bob. Those orange glows you see in the "Appalachians" section are the moonshiners working their magic. Any West Virginians here? Hmm? Lol. Ayaq

Happy Birthday, Van Halen!! Loved you in the 80's going to college, man! Ayaq

I think you get a gold-plated bedpan, Mr. B. Ayaq

Damaged_inc., there's a prescription for that called "Growacet." It's made by the same pharmaceutical company that makes a generic alternative to Viagra called "Mycoxafloppin." The company is based in the newest Hawaiian island, "Kamanaiwanalaiu." Or sumptin' like that. Ayaq

And Run D.M.C. made his fortune selling tickets . . . Lol. Fiefdom? Ayaq

No, Sweetie, you'll just have to change your name to "Icequeen-eh?" You'll have to go "oot and aboot" to exchange your greenbacks for "Loonies" and "Toonies." On the plus side, you'll be able to legally buy Cuban cigars. And all that jazz. Huh? Ayaq P.S. - Happy Valentine's Day, Sweetheart.