# Stuff that piled up in my mind during the outage. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403 "2002-10-15T21:45:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/1 "2002-10-15T21:45:51Z")
Robert Blake’s hair is now pure white. Of course I understand that this is because he no longer has access to his Grecian Formula, but the effect is startling. * * * I don’t understand people who say they’re “from Florida”. Why would anyone _leave_ Florida? * * * Re: the current episode of **The Sopranos**. The Feds should not be ordering Adriana to drop everything and meet with them. I know they don’t care about her, but if they keep disrupting her routine, that will make her conspicuous. Not good for their purposes. * * * I have to accept the fact that Mr. Rilch cannot go on carnival/amusement park rides. Centrifugal force triggers his migraines. Sucks, because I love going on rides and I hate to do it alone. But I can’t bear to bring a migraine upon him. * * * Had I world enough and time I would read the entire True Crime section at Waldenbooks. Go ahead and give me funny looks. The subject fascinates me but There are more productive uses to which my time can be put. * * * I no longer miss drinking. * * * Oh my God! Loganberry Books finally paid off! Two different people supplied the title of the book for which I was looking! Oh, it was so obvious once I saw it! And yet, I understand why the title eluded me for so long: it wasn’t descriptive! Oh thank you, thank you! Now, how do I thank those people? At any rate, I’ve ordered it from Alibris. And I’ve finally stopped shrieking. If Mr. Rilch was home, he’d think I was having a seizure. And I was right about the author’s name being Mc-something! Man…I want to buy the world a Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/2 "2002-10-15T23:47:28Z")
“Robert Blake’s hair is now pure white. Of course I understand that this is because he no longer has access to his Grecian Formula, but the effect is startling.” \*\*Nah, it’s a ploy by his defense to show how “angelic” he is. \*\* “I don’t understand people who say they’re “from Florida”. Why would anyone _leave_ Florida?” **To come live in God’s country: Virginia.** “Re: the current episode of **The Sopranos**. The Feds should not be ordering Adriana to drop everything and meet with them. I know they don’t care about her, but if they keep disrupting her routine, that will make her conspicuous. Not good for their purposes.” **They are probably just testing her. If she didn’t show up, then it would imply that she was not going to help, and they could then can her on whatever charges they already have. (If any)** “I have to accept the fact that Mr. Rilch cannot go on carnival/amusement park rides. Centrifugal force triggers his migraines. Sucks, because I love going on rides and I hate to do it alone. But I can’t bear to bring a migraine upon him.” **You are his wife, therefore it is your DUTY to give him migraines.** “Had I world enough and time I would read the entire True Crime section at Waldenbooks. Go ahead and give me funny looks. The subject fascinates me but There are more productive uses to which my time can be put.” \*\* Um…Yeah. Concentrate on giving Rilch headaches.\*\* “I no longer miss drinking.” **I do, but not as much.** ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/3 "2002-10-16T01:00:36Z")
> [@](#): > > “I don’t understand people who say they’re “from Florida”. Why would anyone leave Florida?” Endless, enervating heat and humidity, bugs the size of Winnebagos, at least one major hurricane every year . . . Plus some folks _like_ snow. 🙂 (Or at least seasons.) ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/4 "2002-10-16T06:06:20Z")
I see your point, **Neidhart**. I think of it as paradise, but then I’ve never lived there! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/5 "2002-10-16T07:44:10Z")
Yeah. It’s got enourmous flying, blood sucking insects. And 100% humidity. And lots and lots of heavily armed people. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/6 "2002-10-16T07:55:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \* > **I don’t understand people who say they’re “from Florida”. Why would anyone _leave_ Florida?** My parents dragged me to Georgia when I was too young to know better. But save me a seat; I’ll be back. _Jackelope, native Jacksonvillain._ (No, that’s not a typo.) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/7 "2002-10-16T12:33:38Z")
**jackelope** , you can have my spot. I’m outta here as soon as my kid graduates. I can think of nothing in Florida that I’ll miss when I’m gone, except certain people. This state is too flat, too hot, too humid, too buggy, too crowded, too annoying for me. Nineteen months to go, but who’s counting?? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-piled-up-in-my-mind-during-the-outage/132403/8 "2002-10-16T13:46:46Z")
What outage? 🙂