# Just because I can... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2000, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239 "2000-08-05T10:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/381 "2000-08-26T10:37:26Z")
I’ll just go down the the Dollar Store/Candy/Alcohol store, and make my dreams come true. 🙂 Sure, I might have to bring another dollar, but it will all be worth it in the end. When does beer, I mean myrr, get back? This last time that I checked in here is the first time in since…well, since you took my photo-quality paper and broke my heart. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/382 "2000-08-26T10:47:45Z")
Goodness, a dollar goes far in Canada! Myrr’s probably going to be back Sunday afternoon (morning for me). And, umm, I have that photo paper here… if you want it… it’s got watermelon juice stains on it. Do you still want it back? And I broke your heart? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/383 "2000-08-26T10:52:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > **Goodness, a dollar goes far in Canada!** Yep, you can get 4 gum balls for a dollar! 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*\* > Myrr’s probably going to be back Sunday afternoon (morning for me). And, umm, I have that photo paper here… if you want it… it’s got watermelon juice stains on it. Do you still want it back? > \*\* Nooo, that’s okay, that’s okay. I don’t need it that bad, really! No please, please, keep it. Really. _sigh of relief as Rob ponders how the watermelon juice got on it_ > [@](#): > > \*\*And I broke your heart? ☹ \*\* Well, you did just grab the photo paper on your way to the booth with what’s-his-face. ☹ _Rob is hoping this will distract Audrey from the other thread that mentions a certain musical_ ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/384 "2000-08-26T10:58:10Z")
That’s how you get your kicks, isn’t Audrey. You get photopaper from some poor shmuch, and then you go away with someone with a better dpi printer. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/385 "2000-08-26T10:58:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by silent\_rob \* > **Yep, you can get 4 gum balls for a dollar! 🙂** Well, here too, if you count those little machine dispensers. > [@](#): > > \*\* > _sigh of relief as Rob ponders how the watermelon juice got on it_\*\* Umm, let’s just say we didn’t have seatcovers. > [@](#): > > \*\*Well, you did just grab the photo paper on your way to the booth with what’s-his-face. ☹ \*\* 😕 So are you heartbroken over me or the photo paper? 😃 > [@](#): > > \*\* > _Rob is hoping this will distract Audrey from the other thread that mentions a certain musical_ \*\* Too late. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/386 "2000-08-26T11:04:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*\* > > _sigh of relief as Rob ponders how the watermelon juice got on it_\*\* > > \*\* > Umm, let’s just say we didn’t have seatcovers. > \*\* You used the _ **photoquality** _ for…??? NOOOOO!!! That photopaper only had one day left til retirement! NOOOO!!! 😃 > [@](#): > > **😕 So are you heartbroken over me or the photo paper? 😃** Isn’t it obvious? No, I mean, over you. Over you, of course. 🙂 > [@](#): > > \*\*Too late. 🙂 \*\* _Rob does Rodney Dangerfield like pulling at his collar._ ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/387 "2000-08-26T11:48:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by silent\_rob \* > **You used the _photoquality_ for…??? NOOOOO!!! That photopaper only had one day left til retirement! NOOOO!!! 😃** Did I say seatcovers? I meant napkins. 😃 > [@](#): > > **Isn’t it obvious? No, I mean, over you. Over you, of course. 🙂** ☹ I’m sorry. You’re still my favorite corporate whore. ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/388 "2000-08-26T12:19:38Z")
Hey sweetie, ::kisses:: I return early, thanks to the miracle of finally getting internet at home (if you knew the effort it took, you’d see why it’s a miracle)… …hmmm, kinda crowded in here, ain’t it? 😕 As for 6 hours in SFO…well, I had a book to read, and a new CD (the \* High Fidelity \* soundtrack; so good that I listened to it two or three times), so time didn’t go too slowly. ::more kisses:: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/389 "2000-08-26T12:30:23Z")
Oh! Look who’s here! ::happy hugs and kisses:: Tell me all about the miracle! Yeah, xizor and silent\_rob decided to keep me company until you came back. Yay, you’re back! 😃 :💏: [sub]2345. Darn UH server is cranky again. Oh never mind, just got through… email forthcoming! ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/390 "2000-08-26T12:36:58Z")
_silent\_rob stands under a street light, puts on his fedora, and does his best Jimmy Durante_: Good bye, Audrey…Wheverever you are. _rob walks off into the darkness_ ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/391 "2000-08-26T12:48:41Z")
::even happier hugs and kisses:: (flying overnight always unsettles me a bit; what a lovely message to get home to, though ;)) Well, I installed the modem before I left for CA, fully expecting my father to ignore it and make me do the work today. He didn’t; he actually drilled through the wall himself (the phone jack’s a room over), and spent 3 hours on tech support getting it working (he’s the kind of person who needs three hours on tech support). I am shocked (he’s practically a neo-luddite), yet happily so…because I can do this: :💏: [sub] 2360. Hooray for email! [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/392 "2000-08-26T12:51:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by silent\_rob \* > \*\*That’s how you get your kicks, isn’t Audrey. You get photopaper from some poor shmuch, and then you go away with someone with a better dpi printer. > > 😉 \*\* Don’t you start another Eugene saga! ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/393 "2000-08-26T12:53:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AudreyK \* > \*\*Don’t you start another Eugene saga! \*\* Eugene? Eugene who?!? Wait…I do seem to remember something about Joan Rivers… ;)😃 ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/394 "2000-08-26T12:57:43Z")
You still feeling unsettled, sweetie? I can do something about that… 😃 Be sure to thank your dad for me. 😉 ::sleepy hugs and kisses:: [sub] 2368. Only one of the servers was cranky. Wouldn’t you know it’s the one I usually connect to? [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/395 "2000-08-26T13:07:19Z")
You know, I think I may still be feeling a little unsettled… 😉 ::kisses:: Get some sleep, cutie; it’s late there… ::goodnight kisses:: [sub] 2372. Of course, how else would it find a way to annoy you? 🙂 [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/396 "2000-08-26T13:18:02Z")
Go to sleep? How can I sleep now that I’m helping you relax? 😃 ::leans on Myrr:: Aren’t you sleepy? Plane rides always make me sleepy. I can never sleep well during a flight. ::kisses:: [sub] 2376. Great, UNIX loves me! 🙂 [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/397 "2000-08-26T13:30:42Z")
Well, sleeping in my arms would certainly help me relax 🙂 Yeah, I am pretty tired; I was planning on staying up all day to combat jet lag, but plans are always open to change 😉 ::embracing Audrey:: ::humming bits from \* Hi Fi \* soundtrack:: (sorry, they’re really infectious; though good romantic music…hmmm) ::putting said CD on:: :💏: [sub] 2378. Oh, is it passing notes to you or something? [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/398 "2000-08-26T13:32:26Z")
Sweetie pie, I’m off to sleepyland. ::goodnight kiss:: I’m so glad you’re home safe. I’ll see you tomorrow… er, today… yeah… 🙂 ::steals another kiss:: Good night, sweetie. [sub]2383. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/399 "2000-08-26T13:37:26Z")
eeeeee just saw this message! In your arms, huh? I could live with those accomodations, I suppose… 😃 Keep that CD playing, sweetie! ::kisses:: [sub] Didn’t check! Yeah, it told me my disk quota is full. But that’s not true! What a mean server! [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2000, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239/400 "2000-08-26T13:44:19Z")
::holding Audrey close, turning music volume down a little:: ::playing with Audrey’s hair:: Night cutie, sweet dreams… ::goodnight kiss:: [sub] 2386…give that server what for! [/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can/28239.md?page=21)