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Wow, I can actually see the dandruff on Demi Moore's black jacket...no, seriously check it out... I'm just shocked Ashton likes the JLC Memovox enough to know of it, let alone buy it. He's gone up the tiniest notch in my estimation, after his disastrous outting in "Bobby" (and pretty much the rest of his career, save Butterfly Effect).

Hey! I don't even like John Terry, or the Rentboys! But I'm glad you're happy, and that a British club did well, so there. (I also don't like the slight whiff of anti-Semitism about the whole Avram Grant situation, so the Blues have my sympathy for now)

So has Clive! But he doesn't usually post here... How about using your magical super-duper califragilistic powers and alter the title? Or at least PM the member to do so.

Wow, wait Chicken Manny! Your good lady wife once dated OJ Simpson?? Be gentle in replying. My head is still fuzzy with the antibiotics.

I'll take PayPal anytime to the way we used to do it -- haul our backsides to the nearest AmEx or Western Union and send a money wire. Or the fun times of standing in queues at the Post Office to buy a Postal Money Order, some of which cannot be cashed outside of the US. That's worth 4.9% for me, especially since they've always sided with me during a PayPal conflict. ...to actually answer your question, Bertie, works for me too. I know you know, but clear your cookies, reboot, and clear your cookies again.

Drat, I completely forgot about the CL today...even with my boyfriend reminding me. Last year, I even had a fantasy CL team, and everything...

Ooh, another lady on RWG? FINALLY! It's been me and Rima seemingly for years... But seeing your .sig makes me wonder if your Mrs. P.

I took pity on the RWG males and didn't post the colour shot. P.S.: I've never even seen any of the Harry Potter films, but let me tell you, I don't want to now.

Yep, a little big. Looks like it's about to take off the runaway of your wrist. Sorry buddy. Great watch though!

OMG. I am so sorry, TeeJay. Bracelets are cursed. Look what they did to my diamond scratch on the PAM 111h crystal. Okay, not cursed. But bloody inconvenient things. Meh. P.S.: I read about the Fiddy! Yay! If you confirm, I can change one of the straps I was going to throw in extra, to a Fiddy strap.

Definitely. However, for every negative, I can show you a positive, especially as compared to the treatment doled out in other places. In Brazil -- a country I know very well, having spent a chunk of my youth there --, ships full of Jewish refugees were pelted with rotten eggs, and sent back by orders of President Getulio Vargas (despite being a dictator, seen as a leftist by his countrymen). Many Jews were interned in camps in Rio Grande do Sul until the end of the war, despite the fact that Brazil wasn't in it until later when they went to Monte Cassino -- the only South American country to enter WWII, BTW. In the UK, German cousins of the King were interned in camps and prisons until the very end of the war, a fate which almost befell his Aunt Beatrice (a daughter of Queen Victoria...) and her sister's daughters, simply because though they were 100% British by allegiance, they had all married Germans, save the eldest. Though not interned, unlike Japanese-Americans whose country after all had bombed Pearl Harbour, thus accounting for the difference, Joe DiMaggio's parents had to present themselves to officials every week, something which happened to many Italian-born natives (as well as Germans) until Italy changed sides. One hears very little about that these days. And integration in the Armed Forces was but a Potemkin village in such Armies like Brazil and Cuba at the time. To this DAY, there has never been a black Admiral in the whole of the history of Brazil. Only recently did they have their first black General...I doubt they would've let any black man fly a plane, like the Tuskegee Airmen did in the US at the time. People in America have justifiable claims when they mention that not all was good in WWII. But compared to other countries' histories at the time, man, you had it GREAT. To have a conscience, and feel bad about certain things which happened is precisely something which should make you proud to be American -- it's what separates you from the Brazils and other countries who have yet to feel sorry for anything they did on an official level, let alone populist level. On the contrary, Brazilians blame Americans for so many things during that War... But when people beat themselves over the head, thinking that fire-bombing Dresden or interning foreign aliens is equivalent to anything Hitler did, that is nonsense and post-modern revisionist tripe. Yes, there was one veteran in particular, the rosy-cheeked white-haired chap (still full head of hair, bless him!) who broke down because he rarely speaks of his WWII experiences. And whichever vet from that war that you speak to, you'll get the same silent treatment on the topic. I used to think it was macho stoicism, which our generation simply doesn't have or need anymore. Now men blub as easily as women do, and part of me thinks that's okay. But part of me admires the heck out of men who didn't discomfit their families with combat experiences which they could never understand, and would possibly misinterpret as whinging about such a noble war as WWII. There is one exception. I used to do volunteer work as a kid whenever I visited my parents here in the US. I volunteered at Veteran's Administration Hospitals, as a candystriper. I would go, fluff up their pillows, open their curtains and before you knew it, I'd be holding some WWII vet's hand in mine, as his eyes streamed in tears down his face, recalling his buddy who died in front of him, aged only 19. That they apologised for letting their emotions get the better of them, something with respect no Vietnam veteran ever did to me, tells you something of the personality of a bygone era. I respected them the more for it. And I cried too... Didn't cry last night. That last chapter was indeed harrowing, especially Eugene Sledge's memoirs about the war. But maybe that's what was missing in this documentary -- a little more heart.

LOL! Clearly posting at night affects one's rationale. Good point. Ahh, the days of early online Britannica. I swear I saw more of President Lincoln's feet than Mary Lincoln did.

That strap looks great! Maybe it would look better with a Ferrari PAM, or perhaps a vintage one, but nicely done. Gosh, I hadn't noticed. I am (after posting this) 14 past 2000...sheesh. This enforced confinement at home has really eaten up my boyfriend/reading/movie/friend time, since all I do is read the forum. And still no Caper! Ah well. Where you going?? Why a month? Are you on manoeuvers? Stay safe, boyo.

That's exactly right. BTW, they do mention that above their list so kudos for at least that.

Ah well, as you can imagine with such a limited run (1950) there are so few of these that got bought, let alone are seen by others. Another huge difference between the rep world and the gen world, where almost everyone seems to have Fiddies, gets one eventually, or at least has easy access to getting one. As mentioned, I live in a condo full of models and their high-powered boyfriends, amongst others (Thalia once lived in the Penthouse...) And I have yet to see a FRIKKIN PAM on anyone's wrist! WTF! That's just me blowing off steam, not doubting you in any way. Heh. Most of the cops I've seen down here wearing Casios or MAYBE if they're a detective, a Seiko.

Nor I! I hadn't thought of doing the calcs. Sixty winds gives me 48 hours, if that's any help, Azerbyjam.

I posted something similar on RWI itself. I realise it cannot be done on RWG, and I think other rep forums should be allowed to vote, but is there a polling site which could stand such a lengthy list of choices? At least 50. Sounds spot on for a potential Top 13. If you include DJs and SMP Chrono, as well as perhaps a few PAMs like the 177, and that could be our Top 20.

I knew a man like you would notice that, Nanuq! BTW: 88 Chopard Mille Miglia - 16/8331 90 Chanel J12 - Blanche H1008 91 Panerai Historic Collection - Luminor Marina 44mm PAM 00005 These in the rep world would be MUCH higher. Although the J12 doesn't get any write-ups on RWG, I am positive a lot of you chaps have bought this for your wives and girlfriends, as well as a HUGE section of ladies themselves have bought them from our collectors. Not I, nor my mother, but we're very much the exception. And the PAM 005 would possibly be Top 20.

Yes, indeed. That's why I said "relatedly" so as not to suggest that we should be counted as 6 households, just because we have 6 TVs (7 including a tiny handheld Casio for hurricane season...). Come again? What's this effect thingie?

I saw this posted on RWI, and found it very interesting indeed. As voted by the readers of the gen watch site, The Watch Quote ("Luxury Portal Site"): 100 MOST POPULAR WATCHES 1 Rolex Submariner - Sea-Dweller 4000 16600 21207 2 Rolex Submariner - Submariner Date 16610 17684 3 Rolex Daytona - Cosmograph Daytona 116519 15922 4 Omega Speedmaster - 3570.50.00 15251 5 Rolex Submariner - Submariner Date 16610LV 13961 6 Rolex Daytona - Cosmograph Daytona 116520 13733 7 Omega Seamaster - 2503.80.00 11931 8 Rolex GMT - GMT-Master II 16710 11034 9 Panerai Contemporary Collection - Marina 44mm PAM 00104 9633 10 IWC Aquatimer - IW354806 Aquatimer Cousteau Divers S

A quick primer for those who don't know what Nielsen Ratings are or their numbers above mean (like me, until a moment ago). From Wiki: "Nielsen Television Ratings are reported by ranking the percentage for each show of all viewers watching television at a given time. As of September 2006, there are an estimated 115.2 million television households in the USA. A single national ratings point represents 1%, or 1,152,000 households for the 2006-07 season. Share is the percentage of television sets in use tuned to a specific program. These numbers are usually reported as (ratings points/share). For example, Nielsen may report a show as receiving a 9.2/15 during its broadcast, meaning 9.2%, or 10,598,400 households on average were tuned in at any given moment. Additionally, 15% of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into this program. Nielsen re-estimates the number of households each August for the upcoming television season." Wow, the numbers for this PBS (!) documentary were higher than I thought... EDIT: I'm shocked to find out there are "only" 115.2 million TV households in the US, in a population of 300 million people. That's less than half of all US households having a TV set?? No way. Relatedly, in my home alone we have (counts) 6 TV sets!! I know that Brazil has the highest ratio of population to TV-set owning in the world, at almost 93% of all homes in Brazil having one, even if it's B&W. I read that in Veja, a "Time" or "Newsweek" magazine which quoted IBOPE, the Gallup of their country.

I THINK I understood. Yes, agreed, we all have our visions of what RWG is, or is inching along to be in the near future, based on observable patterns. Now did THAT make sense? Right, definitely. Anyway, forums are too fluid, with people coming and going, to have any one stamp on it. I was reading RWG of February 2007 and man, has it changed. And I'm sure when RWG is around in October of 2008, some smart aleck is going to say the same thing.

"Know any Rolex watches that sell for 125 bucks?" Slates asked, adding that's what Simpson told him he paid for the timepiece. The lawyer acknowledged that if it is fake, however, "it's a pretty good copy." [ed. vbarrett: HOW DOES HE KNOW??] Rosenberg's order specifies a "Submariner Rolex Watch" that was identified in a photograph. Cook, who said he saw Simpson wearing the watch in a photo posted on the celebrity web site TMZ.com, estimated its value at $5,000 to $22,000 if it's real." From: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwXXBU9...TkDe_gD8S1EQ380 ...I bet you he's not even a VIP, I mean, RWG Collector. No wait, is it RWG Honoured Member? RWG Grand Poobah? Ahhh, I forget. Anyway, hope you weren't the one who sold the Juice his rep.

Well, endless suspense films never hurt Hitchcock. Obviously, Ken Burns is a masterful documentarist who deals in historical themes, unlike hacks like Michael Moore with their schlocky MTV-editting techniques, the better to get young'uns' attentions. In this, and he is to be congratulated for that, Burns is the anti-Michael Moore. Slow, deliberate retelling of interesting topics covered through the prism of painstaking research -- that's some good stuff. But not every documentary of his is going to be a homerun, just like not every Hitchcock film was amazing (Trouble with Harry, anyone?). Easy, Ryy, easy. I'm sure that's not what was meant. World War II is often seen with rosy-spectacles by many folk, especially Americans. What I'm sure the member meant is that we got to see that Americans killed, and fought with ferocious will, and were not knights in shining armour who never put a foot wrong during it all. Case in point: Do you know that the Hesse-Kassel princely family jewels were stolen by a lady US Army captain and her accomplice Colonel fianc

Instinctively I feel the Admin team are wincing when they read our replies. I think they've pretty much settled what they feel comfortable in doing, which is what is in place now. Doesn't mean we can't air our views, of course, but just to say this above doesn't seem like a feasible idea...it's just uncomfortable on many levels. Let's not forget what happened over at RWI, either. Anyway, I honestly don't think we should charge just to join or after a certain number of views. This will only drive people away from RWG. We'll just have to dig harder into our pocketbooks, or I'm sorry if this sounds callous, shame those who haven't upgraded, to do so by appealing to their better angels.