I'm horrified!
You're from KANSAS!?!?!

Yes, there is some truth to what I wrote, not much but still there none the less.

Hey! Kansas is a nice place to be from...far from!

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T. Anderson

Hey, Robert Ballard is from Kansas!

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Well, the best way to find out is to go there and, find out. - Raven's Cry
'Evolution and science are one thing, but you don’t mess with Yoko Ono. Everybody knows that. ' - 386sx

Larry Niven spent some time there. It's obvious in many of his stories. He and I both attended (but didn't graduate from) Washburn University (Not at the same time. He had already left before I got there).

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Any day you wake up on "the right side of the dirt" is a good day.

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I kidnaped one of your emoticons and he will die in 30 seconds if you don't wire transfer $3.50 to the following bank account:

National Bank of*messege garbled*

:P

Hey!
I lived in Topuka for 17 years. My sister still lives there. Come to think of it, so does my first wife!

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Any day you wake up on "the right side of the dirt" is a good day.

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Good reason to hate the place then :P

I once knew a man from Nantuckit, and also a young girl from Kansas.
If my memory serves me correctly I believe her name was Dorothy.

I slightly remember her having this big cat for a pet.

Hey Drainbread.

Happy Hethen Holidays
and welcome to the forum.

Merry Christmas to all and Thanks for your contributions although I do not always posts I read and learn a lot here.

I Dont Need A Man

I'm not from Kansas.

Anyway, Welcome Drainbread & heavy4d9770.

Hello!

I remember posting here for a bit almost 2 years ago and learning some really great things, I really can't say why I left. All I know now is that its good to be back, and I hope to learn some new fantastic things. Since I don't think I ever made much of an impact on anyone and many things about me have changed, I'll re-introduce myself I guess.

I'm from the great, wonderful, light-polluted state of Maryland (I seem to remember some great minds here also from this state!) and I'm positioned close to the capitol of Annapolis. When I was younger I took a short astronomy class at the Naval Academy where I was simply awed and fascinated by the wonders littered throughout our universe. I've always been a fan of science fiction, and although I don't have the love affair with mathematics that some users here take joy in, I have always enjoyed math and physics theory.

I'm a bit of a poet, although I can't seem to get myself out of this dark period that I've been stuck in for almost as long as I can remember. Also, I take pride in being a musician and a music elitist. Despite being picky, I try to keep an open mind about anything and everything and I'll often bring up some misconception that I have with the hope that someone will correct me so thoroughly that my whole world view will be turned upside down and I'll feel the need to go meditate on what I've learned for the next few days.

I'm young, not quite old enough to drink, so I think I'll have plenty of misconceptions left to be corrected by those who have traveled before myself. I look forward to learning, and I hope in the future I may be able to help others like myself learn even just a small fraction of what I might come to know.

Alright, I think I'm satisfied with that. I could have just said, "I'm back!" but I think every regular would have scratched their heads and asked, "Who's that?"

Welcome Back

When I was a Wee One, I lived in California, Maryland. Near Leonardtown.
Later I moved to the actual State of California.

Hi there!

I'm Hannu Siivonen, 25 year old student from Asikkala, Finland. It should be noted, that due to the fact that my native language is finnish, there are some problems with my literal english. I also have tendency to make alot of typos :-)

I guess anything else of importance will be revealed in other threads.

Welcome aboard!

Don't worry about your English, Some native speakers don't do too well with it either!

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Any day you wake up on "the right side of the dirt" is a good day.

T. Anderson

No worries, welcome to BAUT, KKHS!

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Rovers forever! - ToSeek
"The only way to explore the universe is to go and look." - Brian Cox
Well, the best way to find out is to go there and, find out. - Raven's Cry
'Evolution and science are one thing, but you don’t mess with Yoko Ono. Everybody knows that. ' - 386sx

I resemble that remark.

You haven't been here long enough for me to make such a judgment!

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Any day you wake up on "the right side of the dirt" is a good day.

T. Anderson

I'm just up front about it

drainbread, I'm in a similar boat about 13 and 1/2 years earlier. Just leaving (not JW, but...well, you get the idea). I have to say I am fascinated by the name, do tell more!

To everyone worried about your english as a second language, don't. As in don't worry. I don't know about the rest of the country but in the San Fransisco Bay area I hear so many languages and accents I think I could understand anyone. Occasionally I have to ask, but I have found a lot of english speakers understand reasonably well what people are trying to tell us. As in, we're used to having our language slaughtered. Maybe not true for others, but I am. Not that you should STAY that way, but it is a workable deal.

On the flip side, it seems like many non-native englishers here have at least better grammar than many natives, and vocabulary can come with time. Even if you feel a little behind, your still light years ahead of the "grammar" on many websites.

To all I didn't cover, welcome or welcome back!

Edit: I should add by "slaughter" I'm referring to accents more than all the dynamics, although some do quite a bit of damage in multiple areas.

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None to speak of

man on the moon, you're totally on the right track there. I'd go so far as to say that many people who use English as their second language are actually better speakers than natives. Once they've pinned down some of the more esoteric vocabulary, they're much better at using words that mean what they're saying than native speakers who think almost wholly with connotation than the actual meaning of the words they're using.

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