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theeyeofsilence

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Brantford AUG 15 08 ALL REQUEST VIDEO DANCE PARTY @ JACKHAMMERS Posted: 8/14/2008 4:49:33 AM
I haven't made it out to one of these since March, for various reasons that got in the way.... awww, I missed all those costume parties So's I GOTS TA make this one

theeyeofsilence

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pimps and hos party in brantford april 18th 08 Posted: 4/20/2008 9:09:42 AM
I wasn't able to make it out to this one, maybe next time. But it looks like another fun time from these pics of the aforementioned "brave souls"

theeyeofsilence

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Why Do Some Radio Stations Play The Same Songs? Posted: 4/9/2008 5:28:42 AM
Most radio programmers are deathly afraid that listeners will change the station if something comes on that is remotely unfamiliar to them. So the playlists are heavily "focus grouped" to make sure the songs are as safe and generally popular as possible. Commercial radio caters to the blandest majority of those who just want some predictable background music for their daily job or commute.

theeyeofsilence

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Censorship in Art Posted: 4/4/2008 10:57:35 PM
Interesting topic for your research paper. I don't think you're going to find very many people advocating censorship in general. If you handle the issue as a very broad "freedom of speech" issue, you'll have a fairly easy time getting people to agree with you, as most responses on the thread indicate :) The fine arts have the additional issue of public funding. It's when taxpayer dollars get involved that a lot of the controversy in modern times has happened. If an art gallery completely supports itself with donations, that's pretty easy to stick up for their right to show whatever they want. But when an art gallery needs public funding from the community, one could argue that the community is entitled to say they can reject something because it doesn't "reflect the community's values", or whatever. Public funding doesn't even have to be a censorship issue, maybe the community simply wants their taxpayer dollars spent on other things, even if the art isn't offensive to anybody. Not sure if public funding is even relevant to your paper, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Good luck!

theeyeofsilence

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mardi gras march 21st Posted: 3/23/2008 5:22:00 AM
Nice pics! I was able to stay longer this time and see all the excitement... I look funny in that picture, it looks like I'm shrugging and going "oh well, what's a party without a drink or two"....

theeyeofsilence

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Brantford VALENTINES PARTY at Nemesis FEB 15th 2008 Posted: 2/1/2008 6:06:24 PM
I missed the New Year's POF event in Brantford and I still haven't made it out to this club before, so I'll give it a shot if it looks like I can make it when the day gets closer.... it's good to see the hosts trying to make POF events in Brantford a semi-regular thing again after a long hiatus

theeyeofsilence

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BRANTFORD'S THROWING A PARTY NOV 2ND 2007 AT THE NEWST CLUB IN TOWN. Posted: 10/21/2007 11:28:17 PM
OK, I'm in. I haven't made it to a POF event in over a year (!) so we'll see how many people recognize me

theeyeofsilence

Joined: 2/1/2006

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BRANTFORD'S THROWING A PARTY NOV 2ND 2007 AT THE NEWST CLUB IN TOWN. Posted: 10/13/2007 6:43:27 PM
What's the capacity of the place? It's been seven or eight months since Brantford's last POF event and they've gotten pretty big in the past...

theeyeofsilence

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Influential Visual Artist Posted: 8/22/2007 5:10:26 PM
Giotto is a very important painter in the development of the Italian Renaissance. He abandoned the medieval style of depicting people as stiff and idealized, and went for a more three-dimensional and realistic look. He was the first guy to try painting this way since Roman times, and got the next generations of artists painting more lifelike figures and experimenting with perspective, getting into all that other cool stuff we associate with Renaissance art. So Giotto might not be a household name or have a Ninja Turtle named for him, but he was pretty special.

theeyeofsilence

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Beavertails eh ? Posted: 8/18/2007 8:37:23 AM
At the next visit to the supermarket, be sure to visit the chips aisle to behold the awesome, yet bizarre, power of KETCHUP flavoured potato chips, a delicacy nearly unknown to our southern neighbours. Also, "Homo milk" is a uniquely Canadian term for whole milk.

theeyeofsilence

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A favorite painting and what you like about it? Posted: 8/16/2007 4:58:04 AM
One that I don't think has been mentioned yet is "Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog" by Caspar David Friedrich. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog One word: Majestic.

theeyeofsilence

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Who doesn't like the Back to the Future Posted: 8/15/2007 2:56:02 PM
I liked 'em as a kid, the second one wasn't all that good as I recall, but the trilogy as a whole worked well.

theeyeofsilence

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Hockey anyone? Posted: 8/15/2007 4:32:23 AM
13 years actually, they did reach the finals in '94...

theeyeofsilence

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today's TV shows totally SUCK Posted: 8/15/2007 3:57:48 AM
I pretty much only watch current events type shows, there are a few well-made dramas I could probably get into, but I never end up watching them... books, music and movies can target 'niche' markets but there isn't as much of that on TV unless you go for the high-end expensive cable packages.

theeyeofsilence

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Vinyl vs. CD Posted: 8/15/2007 3:27:01 AM
I only had kiddie records so I've pretty much only ever known CDs... but one thing that struck me as very cool while looking at old records is the much larger artwork on the jackets and inner sleeves... and the little 'extras' that were sometimes included such as a poster, a set of stickers or other goodies. When you bought a double live album you'd often get a gatefold full of big photos of the artist performing live, to look at while playing the records... in the age before MTV and the internet you had to use your imagination more when thinking about an artist, and album packaging was an important part of shaping that imagination for the listener.

theeyeofsilence

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any advice? Posted: 8/14/2007 10:51:07 PM
All those proverbs about "you have to fight to get anything worth fighting for" may be true for dream jobs or other goals like that, but it's not true of the affections of other people. It's virtually never worth it to fight for those.... to have to fight at all should tell you something.

theeyeofsilence

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Best Canadian Comic Book Movie Is? Posted: 6/18/2007 5:11:52 PM
There actually WAS a Canadian comic book superhero team I remember seeing an ad for as a kid in the '80s - ah, I just found an entry for them on Wikipedia, they were called ALPHA FLIGHT.

theeyeofsilence

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You do WHAT with your food? Posted: 3/13/2007 9:19:56 PM
Another "one food component at a time" person here :) Also, if something has a "crust" all around it, like a pop tart, I go for the crust first. This crust-first policy does not apply to something like a slice of pizza, because the crust is not "surrounding" the pizza if you take a slice out.

theeyeofsilence

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Media-perpetuated Nonsense Posted: 1/21/2007 4:56:40 PM
OK, so what will she say if she really, HONESTLY feels fine, or GENUINELY wants to watch the sports game, etc.?

theeyeofsilence

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classic videos Posted: 1/6/2007 6:16:44 AM
I love seeing how much Yonge St has changed from when the video was done... Some other '80s videos shot in recognizable parts of Toronto: I'm An Adult Now by Pursuit Of Happiness Romantic Traffic by the Spoons Spadina Bus by Shuffle Demons Rise Up by Parachute Club Allied Forces by Triumph (GREAT shot of that video arcade, across from Sam The Record Man, when it was BIG)

theeyeofsilence

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Intelligence vs. Wisdom Posted: 12/11/2006 6:54:59 PM
Low intelligence, high wisdom = Forrest Gump High intelligence, low wisdom = those evil masterminds that create brilliant plans for world domination and then blab it all to James Bond when they should have just shot him

theeyeofsilence

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New Rules For 2007..George Carlin Posted: 11/27/2006 4:15:49 PM
Don't you hate when that happens Moonchyld? I read your post. :)

theeyeofsilence

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first thing you notice about profiles Posted: 11/16/2006 5:34:39 AM
^^^ Monica: that's funny so many people thought that blonde pic was real! Even with the nearly identical dark-haired one just two pics to the right?? Maybe I'll paste my head onto some bodybuilder's physique and see what happens... "Well remember, the camera adds 20 pounds."

theeyeofsilence

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Before Much Music Posted: 11/6/2006 4:12:50 AM
The show you're thinking of was called 'Boogie' and it aired on City-TV from 1975-77... I know, probably like you, I saw those clips on the Much More Music Retro Dance Party and thought "was that a REAL show?" There was also a 'Boogie Junior' for kids!!!! A 12 year old Mike Myers was on it!

theeyeofsilence

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Canadian Idiot.....Weird Al Posted: 11/5/2006 7:50:50 PM
This song is making fun of American attitudes toward other countries at least as much as Canada, if not more. Who really thinks a lyric like "never even bring their guns to the mall" is a dig against Canada's culture and not the USA's? Check out the lyrics to another Weird Al song, "Trigger Happy"! I saw Al play in Brantford in '95 and he told the crowd something about it being really great to visit such a hockey heritage city... the birthplace of..... ..."the zamboni!!!" I think he really likes saying that word!

theeyeofsilence

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Brantford Jackhammers Party Pics~~September 22nd Posted: 9/24/2006 1:34:50 AM
A-haaaaa, I snuck into a picture after all - the outdoors one under the umbrella.

theeyeofsilence

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~ Brantford Pond Party @ Jackhammers ~ Posted: 9/23/2006 10:00:54 AM
Geez, Carrie, you must have taken longer to type that then you were actually there for Kudos to the organizers once again - but how much stuff did you have down your shirt, HK??? I thought you were gonna pull a white rabbit out of there next

theeyeofsilence

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Brantford is having a P a R t Y......... Posted: 9/18/2006 10:31:18 PM
HK spammed me almost a month ago about this, guess I should sign on right around now, hmmm? I didn't get into any pictures the last couple events I attended, hope I can get into some this time. Maybe I'll just have to sneak into some group shots!

theeyeofsilence

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Do u respond to people with no pics? Posted: 9/16/2006 3:12:43 AM
I'm not sure if I have yet. I think I might have initiated contact with one. If something in the profile really grabbed me, I probably would. Why not? Aren't you both at least halfway there if you appear compatible in terms of lifestyle and personality? What I sometimes see on POF and don't "get" is when a female posts a boring pictureless profile with very little information on it, yet still manages 10-20 favourites or more with it! Hmmm, makes you curious what's happening there?

theeyeofsilence

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I SURVIVED THE POF GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BASH !!!!! Posted: 7/25/2006 5:22:44 AM
Even though I decided to take a pass on this event, add me to the list of people who would be interested in seeing a similar event run again, but scaled down and without so many rules for the organizers to worry about.

theeyeofsilence

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Advice from Cosmo - is it good advice? Posted: 7/21/2006 4:02:16 PM
All these tips have a common thread running through them: to not seem desperate and clingy. That's GOOD advice: neediness is a common turn-off for BOTH sexes. So there is some truth here. The rest of it is just filling column space. #4 bothers me the most because I don't think women would like it very much if that scenario was flipped around. That tip has the most potential to be disresectful to the other party, I think. And what happens if the guy is trying not to be clingy/needy HIMSELF, and decides to back off a bit to see how the GIRL reacts? Something to think about, no? I would say just follow one basic premise here: don't act desperate!

theeyeofsilence

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Man!........It's so hot you could.... Posted: 7/19/2006 6:25:56 PM
It's so hot, Jay Leno is telling "it's so hot" jokes. It's so hot, I keep hallucinating and seeing the Detroit Tigers in first place. It's so hot, Ken Lay would prefer to stay where he is right now.

theeyeofsilence

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Men, what do you like and not like about being a guy? Posted: 7/14/2006 5:12:48 PM
I don't have much to add, although under "likes" I didn't see anybody say "can walk around the neighbourhood at night and not feel as worried". That's a good one. Under "dislikes" I would add toughing it out through all these dating sites, because men vastly outnumber the women. Getting responses from women is DIFFICULT unless you have a LOT going for you to stand out from the pack.

theeyeofsilence

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Peacock in the Backyard! Posted: 7/7/2006 5:07:23 AM
Growing up in the country there were some unusual animal sightings out there: - saw a wolf once - deer, sometimes several at once - a big groundhog living behind the wood stockpile. He was seen often enough to get a name (Brutus). - raccoons, including a wandering family. The baby raccoons followed in a line like ducklings. - various neighbours had geese, a goat, the oldest horse in the world (but with no papers to verify it), emus, and a a turkey that wandered onto our property once. Dad had to shoo it home with a broom bellowing "TURKEY, GO HOME!" Had to be there

theeyeofsilence

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can u tell me whats wrong??? Posted: 7/7/2006 12:10:34 AM
Well, my fellow age-defying Brantfordian, I don't see anything "wrong" in your profile. Though if you filled out your interests, it would help people to find you when they're running a search for POF'ers with the same interests as them.

theeyeofsilence

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Need a Ride / Give a Ride .. POf Guinness Attempt at Speed Dating Burlington Posted: 6/23/2006 4:46:56 PM
I'd thinking about doing this and helping to address the 'man shortage' mentioned in the main party thread, hey anything I can do to come to the rescue Any Brantfordians out there making the trip?

theeyeofsilence

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Karaoke Party @ Boomers in Hamilton, June 17th Posted: 6/16/2006 11:41:25 PM
I've withdrawn from the roll call as it's now unlikely I'm coming out tonight. Maybe another time.

theeyeofsilence

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Brantford and Area Patio Night Posted: 6/13/2006 5:27:14 AM
As far as I know I'll be able to make this. Sounds like a lot of people are planning on coming out

theeyeofsilence

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Karaoke Party @ Boomers in Hamilton, June 17th Posted: 6/3/2006 6:30:50 PM
Looked at my schedule and since I don't work that night, it's looking like I can attend this one. So I'm signed up for the moment... I hope I can see some more names that are familiar to me on the signup list as the day gets nearer (yeah, I'm a bit shy). I take it we're not as worried about Boomers' capacity, with a cutoff guest list and everything, like last time? A lot of people (including me) were concerned about the capacity, but I guess it turned out fine the last time.

theeyeofsilence

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AWESOME BRANTFORD PARTY Posted: 6/3/2006 5:20:46 PM
My second POF event in my hometown and even better than the first one... thanks everyone. Don't think I made it into any pictures (again) so I'll have to make a real effort next time. Saw a few people I'd met before such as the Wednesday coffee gang (Plenty Of Fumes) and its AWOL member Carrie, as well as Kitchna - I still wasn't sure if you would recognize me but I think ya did! Met some new people too who were quite, uhhh.... interesting in different ways (observation: if someone greets you late in the party by shuffling up and extending their LEFT hand, this introduction may not count for the permanent record ) But yeah, some interesting new people indeed and I hope to be able to see a certain number of them again soon, that's for sure. My work schedule allows room for Boomers again on June 17th so if it works out I hope to see some familiar fishies there once more

theeyeofsilence

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THE FIRST DATE: destination do's and donts...what do you think? Posted: 4/25/2006 5:32:50 AM
Bah! Nothing wrong with a coffee house I say. I looked up the data for this survey and 9% of those surveyed said they would avoid it. So it got onto this list even though 91% of people seem OK with it! Wouldn't a carnival/amusement park be more enjoyable if you already know each other so you're both OK with close touching on rides?

theeyeofsilence

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EVENT FULL: Hamilton Party Saturday April 22 BOOMERS Sorry All Filled up! Posted: 4/23/2006 1:33:10 AM
I made to my first POF party been there, done that, literally got the t-shirt I hope everyone was drunk enough by 11pm to have no clear memories of me completely bombing on the karaoke stage (while I was myself sober... yikes. ) Oh well. I tried. Thanks again for hosting this event, HSA and Nedly. And to the people I shared that table with (you know who you are): thanks for everything including the, um... chance to witness some interesting social dynamics near the end there

theeyeofsilence

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ONLY 1 MORE SLEEP!!!!!!! Posted: 4/21/2006 6:35:26 PM
Got my Greyhound tix and my first POF event is definitely a go... nice to have someplace good to go on the Sat before my birthday Hope I can appear in a few pictures, because pix is definitely one area where my profile could use some sprucing up

theeyeofsilence

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What is the meaning of this line? Posted: 4/13/2006 8:46:50 PM
Nahhhhh, if any substances are involved it would be something more, ah, psychedelic, wouldn't you think? Like, the wet moose walks backwards, and you are the eggman, and I am the walrus. Yyyyeah.

theeyeofsilence

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What is the meaning of this line? Posted: 4/13/2006 8:34:51 PM
Well, if it's said by someone in a heavy coat with a foreign accent holding a briefcase, I'd guess there's something really important inside that case.

theeyeofsilence

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Hamilton POF Party Saturday April 22 Place BOOMERS Kenilworth Ave Hamilton Posted: 4/9/2006 12:11:37 AM
Well, the signup button's been removed so this is it.... hope everyone likes the composition of this particular school of fishies

theeyeofsilence

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Why did you move out or your parents place? Posted: 4/8/2006 4:05:43 PM
My family was about to move and since I was thinking of going anyway, I thought it would be a convenient time to leave. I moved around the same time, just not to the same place as them. That, and I wanted the freedom to eat ice cream straight from the container.

theeyeofsilence

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BRANTFORD POF PARTY!! JUNE 2ND!!!!!! Posted: 4/8/2006 2:45:39 PM
There's also Greyhound bus service which links to Toronto, Hamilton and London (though London less often).

theeyeofsilence

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BRANTFORD POF PARTY!! JUNE 2ND!!!!!! Posted: 4/7/2006 1:42:16 PM
OK, so I hit that button. Hopefully that entire "why isn't anyone here under 30" thing won't be an issue for the umpteenth time.... I'll still have one year left by June, and if you're not too wasted, whtever your age I'll talk to ya!

theeyeofsilence

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BRANTFORD POF PARTY!! JUNE 2ND!!!!!! Posted: 4/6/2006 8:31:40 PM
Ooh, it's happening! Cool.

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