Well we knew they were coming Kres, and already things are looking much better. Just wanted to post this, just in case anyone new, or who hadn't read your post was confuzzled.
Big thumbs up (and no I'm not doing a crawly-bum-lick)!

Yes, hard to believe, but it was 40 years ago today (October 30th, 1969)that the first two nodes of what would become Arpanet connected, thus beginning the Internet As We Know It. In the ensuing four decades, the Internet would change our world as profoundly as radio and the printing press had before it. So to celebrate, we’ve compiled five milestones in the Internet's young life.
The story often goes that the Internet began as a means to maintain military command and control in the event of a nuclear war, and while that was surely in the back of everyone's mind, Arpanet was established mostly as a way to cut down travel time for computer scientist. Back in 1962, when Joseph Licklider first began thinking about computers talking to each other, a computer took up an entire room, and users had to schedule time on the few powerful computers available around the country.
By October of 1969, the first electronic message was sent from UCLA to Stanford: only the letters 'l' and 'o' (for 'login') made it through before the system crashed (the first Web outage!), but it was enough to set in motion a system that would in a remarkably short time change the world.

HAppy Birthday Internet!!! yay

Originally started in Australia some seven years ago and now International, the month of November is the month where men who are able to, grow a moustache. This is to raise awareness and support for Prostate Cancer Research.
First Question you may ask:

Q. How would a smooth-faced fellow begin to grow a handlebar moustache?Are there any vital first-steps to follow?

A. Drink a few bottles of absinthe. If/when you wake up – you will have a full set of whiskers... then shear the beard section off. In short – don't shave (or touch) your upper lip for two/three months. Then and only then, topiary and groom your new oeuvre to its desired glorious style by waxing the ends.

But seriously, come November 1st, will you keep the blade away from your upper lip and support this serious problem? I might grow an inverted "U" shape.

Following some recent, and some older Blogs, a decision has been reached by SI to allow Moderation on the Members Page.
This is to prevent Inappropriate, Offensive or Wasteful Blogs to be posted. I have been given the Admin Priveleges to either Delete the Blog, or if unable to do so, delete the Member.

As I am not power-hungry nor spiteful, I will not use this privelege at a whim. I therefore will list a Warning in the Blog's Comments - please take this warning seriously, or you may find yourself no longer a member of SI.

To this end, I am asking long term members to firstly post your opinions and what you may consider to be rules to be abided by for members.

Secondly, if I do issue a Warning, any member may challenge this warning and each case will be considered on it's merit.

***I do not want this Page to be considered a dangerous place to post your Blogs, as the majority are excellent and we need as many posts as we can get. I therefore ask for your support in this measure, which has been provoked by several recent entries which most of us are aware of (eg: filling the page with ridiculous keystrokes that amount to nothing).

Some initial rules:
- Spamming will be treated as "junk" posting
- Flaming will not be tolerated
- Trolling, likewise
- Offensive language will be moderated...keep it clean guys
- Cut & Paste descriptions of games titles that take up half a page will be deleted (this does not include system specs)
- Blatant advertising of other sites for that purpose alone - Deleted

Members, I ask for your support in this endeavour, and look forward to your suggestions.

This from the OFLC in Asutralia:

LEFT 4 DEAD 2 CG (Multi Platform)

Classification MA 15+
Consumer Advice Strong bloody violence
Category CG
Version Revised
Duration Variable
Date of Classification 10/07/2009
Author VALVE
Publisher VALVE
Production Company VALVE
Country of Origin USA
Applicant ELECTRONIC ARTS
File Number T09/4697
Classification Number 237138

The game will not contain "depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail, or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment."