Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[Bilbo1967]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Yes. Because if the purchaser gives the minor the alcohol, you are providing to a minor, which is against the law as well. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor comes up under that too.

And since we (as sellers) have no idea if they're going to share or not, we can't sell it to them.

I see - thanks for the explanation. I believe that, here, if I bought alcohol for a minor, I would be held entirely responsible in law and the shop not at all. Of course it is a shop's legal responsibility not to sell alcohol direct to minors.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Oh, I would call her "Patricia" in general conversation, but "Patricia II" would be her formal name.

Cheers,
Marc

"Fred" came to mind first. It always does.

But if you want "Patricia II" you could call her Twoey as a nickname, a la Little Shop of Horrors and The Audrey II. Or perhaps not!

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Yes. Because if the purchaser gives the minor the alcohol, you are providing to a minor, which is against the law as well. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor comes up under that too.

And since we (as sellers) have no idea if they're going to share or not, we can't sell it to them.

Huh!! I live right next door (well, relatively) and I never knew that. The things you have to learn with any occupation!

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I shall call him....?



Thanks. ("In the world before Monkey, primal chaos reigned.")

Cheers,
Marc ("The nature of Monkey was IRREPRESSABLE!")

Twiggy? (like the thin English model and reference to 'Kindle').

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by desertblues

Twiggy? (like the thin English model and reference to 'Kindle').

I like that idea!

[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

I shall call him....?

"And I will get a pet, and Iwill call him George. And I will hold him, and pet him, and love him..."
______
Dennis

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

I refuse to accept that my Droid X is female.

But why? You could call her "Rachael", one of the most beautiful androids ever to dream of electric sheep.

Originally Posted by desertblues

Twiggy? (like the thin English model and reference to 'Kindle').

That's very good, considering my first impression of it being such a thin model relative to my previous experience.

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

"And I will get a pet, and Iwill call him George. And I will hold him, and pet him, and love him..."
______
Dennis

See, that did make me LOL, because I often annoy my Oscar-dog with that very line.

Cheers,
Marc

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

"And I will get a pet, and Iwill call him George. And I will hold him, and pet him, and love him..."
______
Dennis

You forgot "squeeze him" LOL.

Originally Posted by montsnmags

But why? You could call her "Rachael", one of the most beautiful androids ever to dream of electric sheep.


That's very good, considering my first impression of it being such a thin model relative to my previous experience.


See, that did make me LOL, because I often annoy my Oscar-dog with that very line.

Cheers,
Marc

Because he has a jealous wife, who would then see the Droid X as competition for her time? . No, actually I'm not that bad, but even I think the Droid X has a masculine look to it. That's why I didn't get one with my last phone upgrade, actually. Now though, I want one, because of the docking capabilities for both desk and car.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

No, actually I'm not that bad, but even I think the Droid X has a masculine look to it.

The Droids are butch, dontcha know

[kennyc]

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

"And I will get a pet, and Iwill call him George. And I will hold him, and pet him, and love him..."

Originally Posted by kennyc

A classic line from a great cartoon. Thanks you two.

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

But why? You could call her "Rachael", one of the most beautiful androids ever to dream of electric sheep.

Originally Posted by phenomshel

Because he has a jealous wife, who would then see the Droid X as competition for her time? . No, actually I'm not that bad, but even I think the Droid X has a masculine look to it. That's why I didn't get one with my last phone upgrade, actually. Now though, I want one, because of the docking capabilities for both desk and car.

C. None Of The Above.

I know a Rachel and have known her for almost her entire life; that would get confusing on several levels.

When and if I name things (i.e. not pets), it's usually a title. My workstation, for instance, is the Destroyer, as in the US Naval designation; smaller than an aircraft carrier but bigger than a Coast Guard cutter, with outsize firepower. My next machine will likely be a dual-CPU monster and I'll probably name it Valkyrie or something.

For the 20 minutes a day that I actually use the WiFi tethering, the SSID of my Droid X is Monolith (as in 2001). I probably called it that when I first got it but decided "Droid X" had fewer syllables (and made me sound like less of a lunatic to the uninitiated).

Furthermore, my DX better not be dreaming of electric sheep; that wastes battery and CPU cycles.

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by devilsadvocate

For the 20 minutes a day that I actually use the WiFi tethering, the SSID of my Droid X is Monolith (as in 2001). I probably called it that when I first got it but decided "Droid X" had fewer syllables (and made me sound like less of a lunatic to the uninitiated).

Furthermore, my DX better not be dreaming of electric sheep; that wastes battery and CPU cycles.

What app do you use for tethering? I don't want to pay the $20 add-on at Verizon, but I'm thinking about downloading one of the apps, even if I have to pay a one-time fee.

[devilsadvocate]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

What app do you use for tethering? I don't want to pay the $20 add-on at Verizon, but I'm thinking about downloading one of the apps, even if I have to pay a one-time fee.

I use the Android WiFi tether but it requires that the phone be rooted. Barnacle is another one but it has the same requirement. That's generally a limitation of the WiFi options; if you just want an internet connection via USB you can use (in order of price) EasyTether, PDAnet, or Tether for Android. I've used all 3 (bought EasyTether) and in my experience TforA is the fastest and most reliable (and natch the most expensive). I had the paid version of Tether on my Blackberry and it was indeed quite fast and stable. The free versions only allow regular web connections i.e. no HTTPS; the paid versions remove that limitation.

[phenomshel]

Laughing hysterically (and delightedly). I know a lot of people have no use whatsoever for Facebook, but without it I wouldn't be laughing right now, and this would NEVER have happened. There's a series by Carolyn Haines about Sarah Booth Delaney and the family ghost, Jitty. Sarah Booth kind of fell into being a private eye, and Jitty keeps trying to get her married off, since Sarah Booth is the last of the Delaney line. Sarah Booth and her partner in (solving) crime, Tinkie, don't stay still long enough to help Jitty out much with that goal, though.

Anyway... I sent a friend request to Carolyn Haines a minute ago, saying that I adore Jitty. Next thing I know, I got a message back from Carolyn informing me that "Jitty loves you too, Shelly"...and friend requests from Jitty the ghost, Sarah Booth Delaney, Tinkie, and another couple of characters. How do I explain to my family (okay, never mind MY family, they expect this kind of thing out of me, but Chris's family??) that I have not only a ghost, but a FICTIONAL ghost as a friend on Facebook?? I tried explaining it to Chris, and got a grin; but I think inside his eyes were glazing over, LOL.

[GeoffC]

Noticing the Atlantic Ocean near the Arctic expanded a wee bit this morning . 6.1 recorded at Jan Mayen Island ....

Here's the trace from our monitor ...