Another Dilbert fan here! Hail, Ebonia! :) nm

• Ebonic speaking dictators should be - sm
  • I must apologize - OP
    • OP, I don't see any need to apologize! - Hayseed
  • people, we see many complaints of dictators - this is no different and not racist - no message
  • Um, what difference does it make how - Me
    • OP did not use slang; you did (honky) - are you trying to start trouble? - n/m
    • Thanks "Me" - That's why it's offensive! (sm) - Squirrel
      • there was no prejudice in OP post - what are you talking about? nm
      • *Ebonics* refers to the street slang, etc. (often heard in -sm - ESL in the USA
        • I meant *comparing*, not *referring* ! - nm - ESL in the USA
      • Exactly - Me
    • Ebonics: Not a black thing or white thing. (sm) - Hayseed
      • Right as usual Hayseed! And what about British dialects - sm - ESL in the USA
      • I beg to differ Hayseed - Me
      • Why would anyone want to learn it??? - May I ask?
        • They want to understand the culture. - mtstudent
          • Thanks - that makes sense. - May I ask?
      • I've heard it used in derogatory terms (sm) - Squirrel
        • We have English lessons here at my home - Sandra
          • Not racist at all - a very well written post. - nm
  • That's very rude and offensive to many people (nm) - Squirrel
    • Agree. - sm
      • I am so against ebonics and I live in the south - Sandra
    • What is offended is my hearing! - Janie
      • Makes you wonder how they passed grade school grammar. No it is not acceptable. - EFL MT
    • I don't see why it should be. - EFL MT
      • Well, you know, there is always one - sm
        • You are mistaken - Me
          • Read my post above, very racist myself - Sandra
          • OP did not use slang above; you did above(honky) - is that hypocritical? - n/m
            • You Could Say "Me" is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black. - Amanda
          • You are so wrong and that's what is wrong with this - sm
          • "Me" - you have such a way with words! (sm) - Squirrel
        • No, I guess it depends on where you live (sm) - Squirrel
    • Why? - sm
      • "stating that people have a poor grasp of the English language anymore. " - Does that mean nowadays?
        • What do you not understand and why hate - Lynn
          • It does not mean anything such as you are saying. - 50, thank you
          • I think you have no clue, here. Just what are you talking about? LOL - SM
            • my pet peeve - Margaret
              • I hate it too. Did you know it is now classified as a word? - wow
        • I think it is a Pennsylvania thing -my friend use to say it. - nm
          • I certainly is a PA thing. - PAMT~MDM
            • I have friends here in ND who say it too. - ND MT
            • It's a Hollywood phenomena, I'm convinced. - Hayseed
              • I was referring to the "anymore", not the ebonics. - nm
  • 100% with you, like someone - Janie
  • Another Dilbert fan here! Hail, Ebonia! :) nm - NM
    • What about malpractice cases? - mtstudent
      • Good point - nm

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The DSL went out in my complex the other day, and when it was restored, nothing I could do could restore connection on my work computer.  The manager brought his laptop over and proved the connection was fine.  My tech-savvy daughter and I checked and rechecked everything, then laughed when the Hardware Lord came home and rechecked all the same things we had tried. 

Finally she reminded me about System Restore; I restored to the previous day, and all was well.

Don't know about System Restore on Windows XP systems?  Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore and make sure yours is turned on and sufficient memory allocated.  In addition to the automatic restore points WinXP schedules, make certain you create a restore point before you change any significant settings on your system or install or uninstall software.  Note that it only restores settings, not deleted files or programs.

There are some forms of Spyware which hide out in system restore.  The only way to get rid of them is to turn it off and erase all previous restore points.

Thought I'd post this as this feature has saved me a lot of grief on several occasions.

I saw this comic in our local paper today. It's also online here

http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/

Not sure if this link will work tomorrow to get you to this same comic strip. It's about this guy's job being outsourced to India.