||||||||| Catherwood re-enters the Waiting Room and explains "This is the main discussion room which is logged each night." ||||||||| Catherwood announces, "The time is 4:33 AM - I now declare Thursday's chat log for January 17, 2013 officially open!"... and then, he retires back to the vestibule... ||||||||| DJTween bounds in at 8:38 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| New notice: 'There will be a Firesign Theatre/US Plus Stimulcast starting at 8pm CST this evening. Listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' ||||||||| Thweeny sashays in at 8:40 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| New notice: 'currently playing - Synergy - listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' ||||||||| Catherwood strides in with a trumpet, plays a fanfare, and proclaims "Nine PM on Thursday, January 17, 2013 - I now declare alt.comedy.firesgn-thtre's chat officially open!" ||||||||| cs steps in at 9:00 PM carrying an obsidian door knocker. ||||||||| New notice: 'currently playing - Jay Ferguson/Thunder Island - listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' DJTween: Hey cease cs: hi tween DJTween: How are things in Van? cs: cold DJTween: I'll bet DJTween: Been getting into freezing temps way down here cs: im downloading new version of my player DJTween: kewl cs: would like to hear the jay ferguson tune. i loved his work with Spirit cs: i saw snow in mississippi on the news DJTween: really... ||||||||| "9:02 PM? 9:02 PM!!" says Catherwood, "Dexter Fong should be here by now...oh, THERE you are!" as Dexter Fong enters and sits at the bar. DJTween: Hey Dex cs: hi dex Dexter Fong: Hi Cat and tweeny DJTween: Knew he played with Walsh (on guitar here) Dexter Fong: Tweeny: Great to hear you operating =)) cs: i didnt know that. i knew he played with hendrix DJTween: Yeah, lucking just had to reset the Power Manager on the motherboard DJTween: *luckily Dexter Fong: Saw a lovely review/recommendation for Roler Maidens this week in a *most* unexpected place cs: im still downloading new version DJTween: wow, never knew about Hendrix either DJTween: very cool DJTween: Oh, Dex? Dexter Fong: In Stereophile magazine DJTween: Roller Maidens was very well done indeed ||||||||| Catherwood escorts Principalpoop inside, makes a note of the time (9:06 PM), then fades off into the distance going on about the waiting room or the sitting room or something. cs: hi poop DJTween: I can believe that. Excellent production work DJTween: Hey P cs: is this box of danger? ||||||||| New notice: 'currently playing - Nick Danger/Frame Me Pretty - listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' DJTween: Yes 'tis Dexter Fong: hey poop Principalpoop: hey cat, tween fong Thweeny: Box Of Danger - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bod-ln Principalpoop: i am snowed in, about 7 inches cs: the firesign excelled in production Thweeny: Yeah, I heard VA was going to get some snow Thweeny: indeed, cease Principalpoop: it started with rain, then hail then heavy snow all afternoon and still snowing DJTween: Sounds like a mess DJTween: Wouldn't want to be driving in that Principalpoop: my electricity went out last night, that was fun ||||||||| Catherwood trudges in at 9:10 PM, dragging Elayne by the hair and asks "Can anyone vouch for this yo-yo?" Elayne: Evenin' all! cs: hi el Principalpoop: hi E Dexter Fong: Hi E
DJTween assumes P is being facetious DJTween: Hey E Elayne: DocTech isn't here yet, I see. Let me text him. Dexter Fong: Hi E Principalpoop: i am near a brick yard tween, those trucks make fast work of any snow or ice Principalpoop: always facetious tween hehe DJTween: Useful Principalpoop: has anybody dated when text became a verb? Elayne: Text has been sent cs: wikipedia could probly tell you Dexter Fong: Has anybody textwhen verbs became dated Thweeny: I wonder if the dictionaries have picked up on that yet cs: i want to know when often began to be pronounced off-ten Elayne: It formerly was a verb meaning "to write in text letters" (1590s). Elayne:http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=text Principalpoop: around the same time as creation of the word sexting hehe
Thweeny shakes his cane at all those young whippersnappers who are destroying the language Principalpoop: 2005 K3wl Elayne: And for Cat: http://www.englishforums.com/English/AePronunciationSilentOften/zpkmk/post.htm cs: i never heard that pronunciation until i came back from japan in 88 Thweeny: and so it would appear it had indeed become a legitimate verb Elayne: Often' was pronounced with a t-sound until the 17th century, when a pronunciation without the [t] came to predominate in the speech of the educated, in both North America and Great Britain, and the earlier pronunciation fell into disfavor. Elayne: Common use of a spelling pronunciation has since restored the [t] for many speakers, and today /ˈɔfən/[aw-fuh and /ˈɔf[awf-tuhn] or /ˈɒfən/[of-uhn] and [of-tuhn] exist side by side. Although it is still sometimes criticized, 'often' with a /t/[t] is now so widely heard from educated speakers that it has become fully standard once again. Elayne: Just practicing my online research skills. ;) Thweeny: Actually when I was a kid, I was taught to pronounce the T Principalpoop: like monticello, can be cello or chello, both ways ok cs: thanks el. i just wondered when it became common here. maybe there was a famous song with that pronuncation or a flick i missed Elayne: Sorry Cat, my research isn't that specific. :) cs: i grew up in la and dont recall hearing it cs: thats ok, el cs: not heard in vancouver when i lived here before either Elayne: In recent years, listening to newscasters and the like, there does seem to be a trend toward pronouncing the "t". The issue has been discussed frequently in various English usage forums; the general consensus is that, for some reason, "of-T-en" is now perceived to be the prestige pronunciation. Elayne: That's from http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pronunciation-phonetics/75422-pronunciation-often.html cs: aha cs: when i was a teacher, i taught offen Principalpoop: good, put that T to work, now work on the K in Knife DJTween: lol cease cs: lol poop Dexter Fong: and in Cu-nickers Elayne: I should think you'd want to teach all the time when you were a teacher, not just often. cs: offen was good enough Elayne: No response yet from DocTech on my trusty smartphone... Principalpoop: iffen too? Dexter Fong: frequenly cs: can you use your phone as an acessory without having a phone plan? cs: like to take pix or record audio Elayne: From DocTech in email: I have been putting in 11-hour days regularly for the past 2 wks, I'm toast ... don't expect to see me on chat tonight. Principalpoop: lordy cs: sounds like doc Elayne: My 11-hour day cycle is set to begin soon. Well, maybe only 10 hours... Principalpoop: maybe he is wishing his obnoxious co-worker came back hehe Elayne: We've got a rotating OT schedule, so it doesn't come 'round to me until next Thursday, then Saturday for 6 hours, then the following MOnday. Principalpoop: keep you on your toes, watching the days and hours.... DJTween: Sounds like quite a stretch, E ||||||||| 9:27 PM: Pitts_Rheumy jumps out of the hall closet saying "I've been listening to all of you talking about me for the past half hour!" Elayne: We go from late January through the end of April, trading off. I realy don't have that many OT days and evenings compared with the other three. They want the overtime money more than I do. :) Principalpoop: is the second t in stretch silent? DJTween: Hey Pitts Dexter Fong: Hi Pitts Principalpoop: howsit pitts cs: hi pitts Elayne: Evenin' Pitts! Pitts_Rheumy: Howdy all!! Pitts_Rheumy: Best to you, E. Pitts_Rheumy: and cat, of course DJTween: Listening to excerpts from the Box Of Danger collection this evening Pitts_Rheumy: Nice package Tween Thweeny: Box Of Danger - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bod-tl Thweeny: and yes, it surely is Pitts_Rheumy: Who would have thought Danger could go that far, in so many directions and subjects DJTween: Yes, he appears in so many FST works cs: i think the lads knew they had a gold mine with the first adventure DJTween: Could be Pitts_Rheumy: paid the rent, often DJTween: I'm sure Principalpoop: don't start with the often again pitts cs: i remember an interview with the lads where they talk about how easy it was to write danger Principalpoop: lots and lots of movies and books about LA detectives DJTween: The character makes a great base on which to build skits, for sure Pitts_Rheumy: All the tongue in cheek 40's radio Dexter Fong: and radio shows too DJTween: yeah cs: i know rayhmond chandler was a big influence on them Pitts_Rheumy: Boston Blackie . . . . Principalpoop: i thought of radio as I typed it, and got lazy hehe cs: mayb e their largest literary influence cs: except maybe the beatles DJTween: The Beatles as a literary influence? Pitts_Rheumy: They stood in for Pete Best?? DJTween: I have Lennon's "In His Own Write" Elayne: Well, A Spaniard in the Works as well Principalpoop: the culture and the media itself informed them Elayne: I have both, I'm pleased to say DJTween: oh yeah Elayne:http://books.google.com/books/about/Reading_the_Beatles.html?id=_8Ob1bL_ongC DJTween: Lots of easy pickins' from the 60's pop culture cs: true, tween Elayne: Despite the enormous amount of writing devoted to the Beatles during the last few decades, the band's abiding intellectual and cultural significance has received scant attention. Using various modes of literary, musicological, and cultural criticism, the essays in Reading the Beatles firmly establish the Beatles as a locus of serious academic and cultural study Elayne: Wow, someone's full of themselves... Thweeny: Interesting, E Elayne: "We were just trying to write ourselves a swimming pool..." Elayne: Not an exact quote. :) Pitts_Rheumy: spawning the Rutles Elayne: It was more like "Let's write a swimming pool" Principalpoop: compare and contrast I want to hold your hand to Across the Universe, discuss cs: i remember that qujote. thats why they all had houses in la Elayne: Other fun McCartney quotes: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Talk:Paul_McCartney Elayne: "I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.:" DJTween: lol Elayne: One of my favorites: I have no problem with bootlegs, although every time I say that, my lawyer says, "Oh yes you do." ||||||||| With a theatrical clearing of his throat, Catherwood pipes up: "9:39 PM and late as usual, it's Merlyn, just back from Funfun Town." Principalpoop: Hi M Dexter Fong: Hey Merlyn Merlyn: hey hoo hah cs: hi merl Pitts_Rheumy: Hey M-man Merlyn: I hope you are all poor, as in WSJ poor Elayne: Evenin' Merlyn! cs: hey right the dialy feed stuff isnt on box of danger either Merlyn: look at all these sad, WSJ-poor people: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/944732/original.jpg cs: excellent review Thweeny: All Music Review - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/boxofdanger.html cs: i saw that merl ||||||||| New notice: 'currently playing - Box Of Danger/Back From The Shadows - listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' Elayne: How DOES the other half manage to survive??? DJTween: hehe cs: i remember them doing this in seattle cs: B-O Elayne: "And there's no such thing as 'poor little rich girl'..." - Andrea Corr, who should know Pitts_Rheumy: Ninety-nine Percent? Elayne: (Actually, I don't know if she wrote that song, she probably has people to write them for her) DJTween: Think they'll release video of the more recent concerts, cease? cs: ask merl DJTween: Think they'll release video of the more recent concerts, Merl? Merlyn: I think they will, sometime Dexter Fong: It's the Over the Edge theme cs: when merl and i and others had breakfast with them in april, ossman said they wanted to release everything they could DJTween: Weirdly Cool sure worked well Principalpoop: i like that theme DJTween: Yeah, Over The Edge is a favorite :) DJTween: Great soap spoof cs: as we speak, proc and oss are onstage in florida Principalpoop: thanks half pint cs: hope those shows go well DJTween: kewl, cease Principalpoop: doing the gated community retirement circuit? DJTween: hehe Dexter Fong: What's 20 feet long and smells like urine? Elayne: My subway station, Dex? DJTween: hmmmmm DJTween: lol E Principalpoop: i give up, hurry the dog wants out and I must dress for snow Dexter Fong: The Conga line at Century Village Principalpoop: ewwww fong, brb Dexter Fong: We'll be here on your return Poop, umlike last week Elayne: Speak for yourself. I'm getting while the getting's good... Dexter Fong: Night then Elayne Elayne: I will regale all next week with Tales of Doc Tech... ||||||||| Elayne says "Catherwood, call me a cab." After the obvious joke, Elayne exits at 9:51 PM. cs: ok el Pitts_Rheumy: Hope T is feeling better and rested Pitts_Rheumy: Bye E cs: funny if you know la streets ||||||||| Catherwood tiptoes into the room, and pipes up "Announcing 'Woody 1', also known as 'Nancy' -- the time is 9:53 PM" -- then he slowly retires back into the sitting room... Merlyn: bye E cs: hi wood Dexter Fong: Hi Woody Woody 1: I got in. What a wonder. Pitts_Rheumy: Hey wood DJTween: Hi Woody cs: is entrance difficult? ||||||||| A time machine materializes at 9:56 PM and Bunnyboy waltzes out, carrying a grape from ancient Greece. Thweeny: Box Of Danger - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/media/media.php?item=bod-rv Dexter Fong: Hi Bunny Bunnyboy: lo dere DJTween: Hi Bunny Pitts_Rheumy: THump Bun cs: hi bun Woody 1: Hey, folks. Mu new computer(hand me down is giving us fits) Bunnyboy: Bunnette's iPad, in muh tippity paws. cs: fits and folks? no forks? Woody 1: I can't even spell. DJTween: Lost your wikken powers? Woody 1: Hah. I can. ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 10 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Woody 1: It's this f##c!n machine that's keepin' me in a quandry. Bunnyboy: Hopeless. Licking Emma-puppy at my elbow. May BBL. Cheers1 Principalpoop: back, the snow knocked down a tree, just missed the porch, wow cs: by bun DJTween: yipes Principalpoop: hey wood bunny cs: lucky you, poop ||||||||| "10:02 PM? I'm late!" exclaims Bunnyboy, who then rushes out through the french doors and down through the brambles. Principalpoop: yeppers cs: theyre doing agatha christie tonight cs: not that far from this, i suspect Pitts_Rheumy: Ten is high as I count, take care all, exit door to right . . . . . ||||||||| At 10:04 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Pitts_Rheumy!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... cs: by pitts Dexter Fong: Night Bun and Pitts Woody 1: Good(bad) winter: freezing and doing it to the working people, Last year, we had nor winter at all here. Principalpoop: they come and go Woody 1: Told you I couldn'r spell. Woody 1: Damn!! Principalpoop: you lost your wikken again Woody 1: and it's not liquor ||||||||| New notice: 'currently playing - Box Of Danger/School For Actors - listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' Woody 1: My PC is evil. cs: HAL? Principalpoop: no no, you must worship your pc DJTween: one of those new Demonmaster 2000's? Principalpoop: the new computers demand to be stroked Principalpoop: soft caresses across their screens DJTween: lol Principalpoop: soon it will watch your eyes and listen to your voice DJTween: They already do Principalpoop: i meant all of them or most hehe Woody 1: It's funny, most of you know I'm a writer. I'd recently written a short story that depicts a person encoundering a nightmarish experience with his computer. Sort of TWILIGHT ZONEISH, cs: +so its autobiographical? DJTween: Sounds like fun Principalpoop: that is old sci-fi, you need to have the computer and main character fall in love hehe Woody 1: My keys aren't functioning properly. Principalpoop: maybe your pc is evil Woody 1: WOW! That came out. DJTween: Yes, obviously a defective keyboard ;) Woody 1: Poop: It's more like mortal hatred. Principalpoop: what must be it? Woody 1: It did fine with the previous PC DJTween: any of you catch the gun control discussion Proc started at Facebook? DJTween: It got pretty heated Principalpoop: the internet has lots of different kinds of folks DJTween: you noticed cs: yes it was surprising to see him so bergmanesque Principalpoop: i argued with trolls for years and lost my temper, it took years to mature Woody 1: NO. Will have to check it out. DJTween: It started with his putting up a pic his daughter did satirizing new armored clothing for school kids Principalpoop: now I only argue with folks I know are reasonable, even if wrong hehe Principalpoop: wow DJTween: Yeah, some folks just get a kick out of getting a rise out of you Principalpoop: Article 1 of the Constitution give congress the power to suppress insurrections, so much for the 2nd amendment to fight govt scheme... cs: speaking of the constitution, i noticed today a post identifying the real reason for the 2nd ammendment. the militia it refers to were there to catch escaped slaves and prevent their insurrection Merlyn: what about insurreals? Thweeny: FB post - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151244984158752&set=a.44777088751.57259.671658751&type=1&relevant_count=1 Woody 1: I'm going to try and finish The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors DVD--so far terrible selections. I liked the first ones. My wife went to bed. I don't blame her. cs:http://truth-out.org/news/item/13890-the-second-amendment-was-ratified-to-preserve-slavery Woody 1: The first one was The Shinning--best one so far. Woody 1: Nighty night. Principalpoop: night woody cs: usually one of the ihghlights of the year cs: by wood Dexter Fong: Night Woody DJTween: The best and most succinct explanation I’ve seen so far is, “The 2nd Amendment wasn’t put in place so people could protect themselves from deer attacks. It was put there so people could defend themselves from tyrants.” ||||||||| At 10:24 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, Woody 1!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... DJTween: but I know you folks disagree cs: Actually, slaves, Tween. Dexter Fong: Tyranical slaves....the worst kind Dexter Fong: Never recognize the safety word Principalpoop: what about the stated power of govt to suppress insurrections tween? Dexter Fong: Supress insurections...they're attacking our insurance companies? cs: no one has to be a slave all the time anymore.we gwine take turns. and guess whnose turn it is now? DJTween: (reading the article) Dexter Fong: Yours? Principalpoop: how is fred gwine? cs: a? an? the? Dexter Fong: Still dead I believe Principalpoop: like franco, ok cs: i aint gwine whistle dixie no more, sings taj mahal cs: one of my favourite songs DJTween: It's an interesting argument cs: i first heard it when he performed it at the ash grove with the firesign theatre in 69 Principalpoop: a state is not allowed to secede either, many already tried... cs: john simon on piano. later stole bergman's girlfriend. cs: allthough that' cs: a large club DJTween: but I tend to believe that while slave insurrections were a concern, the 'security of a free State' business referred to their concern over a tyrannical Federal government Dexter Fong: you go Tween!!! Principalpoop: we have regular elections, that is by definition, never a tyranny Principalpoop: George Wallace could have been president, just poor losers claiming tyranny DJTween: You are of the opinion that the last Presidential election was more than a sham? Dexter Fong: What are you saying Tween? DJTween: Obama has taken Bush's policies and put them on steroids Principalpoop: yes, elections do make a difference DJTween: The banksters are still in charge DJTween: We're still at war DJTween: Obama has kept none of his campaign promises, as far as I know Principalpoop: enough folks vote for banking reform politicians, we will have it Dexter Fong: but we're bringing it back home Principalpoop: raped military girls can get govt money for abortions now, important to them... DJTween: Sorry, it's a rigged game, P Principalpoop: don't give up tween DJTween: I haven't. I'm a Libertarian DJTween: I would have voted for Ron Paul DJTween: The Republicans stole the nomination from him Principalpoop: if enough people for a libertarian, we will have one, and your position informs the major parties Principalpoop: not having a majority does not mean the game is fixed lol Principalpoop: it means you don't have the majoriy, that is all Principalpoop: convince me, and I will become a libertarian, you have failed to do so Principalpoop: and claiming the gamed is fixed, degraded the game DJTween: We'll have to agree to disagree :) Principalpoop: sure, i respect your opinion, you are reasonable Merlyn: that's metaphysically absurd! Dexter Fong: Meet me in the stacks and I will become a librarian Principalpoop: but I think you are wrong, I have been wrong, I could be wrong now DJTween: hehe Dex Principalpoop: shhhhh cs: if i thought about politics as much as you, i'd need a librium Dexter Fong: Why without your glasses, your still rather homely Dexter Fong: lol Cat DJTween: lol Principalpoop: i was reading about the european catholics and protestants killing each other for hundreds of years Principalpoop: things are indeed better, now DJTween: That they did Principalpoop: they learned to compromise, or you must kill the other... Dexter Fong: Yep, now it's the Moslems killing everybody who isn't and some of those who are Principalpoop: they will learn DJTween: The Sunis and Shiites go after each other pretty regularly cs: given enough time Dexter Fong: Poop: It's been a really long time for them Principalpoop: yes, but now we have mtv and twitter and air conditioning hehe Principalpoop: let them get comfortable, like us lool DJTween: ah, ok cs: things are happening faster now, with the ease of communication Dexter Fong: They've never had anything similar to a protestant movement, only varying degrees of zealotry DJTween: Peace In Our Time through better Tweeting Principalpoop: sure they have, turkey and egypt, syria Dexter Fong: Through Tweening DJTween: hehe Principalpoop: they can get along DJTween: Can't we all just agree with me? Principalpoop: no naysaying fong, nay to naysaying, oops wait Dexter Fong: As long as those at the top hold the lid down Principalpoop: no,let them steam and speak and we see how extreme they sound Principalpoop: like the guy on piers the other night, he appears deranged, hides the words Principalpoop: more danger, wow ||||||||| New notice: 'currently playing - Box Of Danger/Snakehead Symphony - listen at http://listen.ehhh.us:8000/tweeny.m3u' Principalpoop: I am still optomistic, the european history should give us hope cs: 11year olds with uzis. never more presceint Principalpoop: we are cruel and horrible, but can overcome it cs: sometimes yes, sometimes no, poop Principalpoop: keep hope alive Principalpoop: dangler? that is a new one cs: nick kept them fresh cs: prevented boredom Principalpoop: missing writers, the plot thinkens DJTween: This was done in April 2007 cs: that recent? Principalpoop: let me phrase it this way tween, you are not wrong, we have different priorities is all.... DJTween: Yeah, the review said some bits were as late as 2008, just before the boxed set was released DJTween: P, you are not wrong. I am right Principalpoop: oki doki DJTween: lol Principalpoop: atomic brutler cs: this is box of time? ||||||||| New notice: 'Listen to The Radio Free Roadkill Show from 6-8pm EST every Sunday at www.dishnuts.net' ||||||||| Catherwood enters the room, strikes a gong, and bellows "THE TIME IN NEW YORK IS 11 O'CLOCK", then silently exits. Merlyn: ha, "hello kitty" Principalpoop: here kitty kitty kitty ||||||||| New notice: 'Lily Bergman College Fund - https://firesigntheatrelegacy.com/lilyfund/' Principalpoop: 11 already, thank you tween Dexter Fong: THanks Tween cs: well said, tween DJTween: You're welcome folks. It's fun :) Principalpoop: that third eye is quite a guy DJTween: Yeah, Danger is a great character DJTween: Oh reservoir DJTween: Until last time, again... ||||||||| At 11:04 PM, the lights go out! Rocky Rococo's voice pierces the inky darkness: "I've got you now, DJTween!" Shattering glass is heard, and then the lights come back on... cs: i'm off to eat. next week all Merlyn: thanks all Merlyn: cya cat ||||||||| cs leaves to catch the 11:04 PM train to Elmertown. Principalpoop: the bus, night all ||||||||| At 11:04 PM, Merlyn dashes out the door saying "Hey, mister ice-cream man, I've got a nickel, wait for meeeee..." Principalpoop: good luck all Principalpoop: hail rita fong, ciaooo ||||||||| Principalpoop runs out the back door as Mayor P'nisnose blasts through the front door holding a shotgun and shouting "Where's Principalpoop?! It's 11:05 PM and my ballot boxes haven't been stuffed yet!" Dexter Fong: Night all ||||||||| Thweeny leaves at 11:05 PM, singing "Oh, I'm just a little fishy, floating in the sea, and there ain't no hook that's smart enough to catch the likes of me..." ||||||||| At 11:05 PM, Dexter Fong vanishes mysteriously -- just as Nino the Mind Boggler predicted! ||||||||| Catherwood enters, and announces to all and sundry "It's 4:32 AM, time to change the log file and clean out unused rooms; please exit the chat room for a minute or two. Thank you for your patience."
