Online House Hunting

Tips for house hunting in a hot market? I'm currently looking to buy a house in the very hot market where I live. In this market, bidding wars are pretty common...you finally find your dream house and lose out on it because someone that can pay more than you. Any advice on keeping your sanity? Any general advice?

Can anyone give me house hunting tips?!?! Please! I'm pretty desperate!!? I'm wanting to move out from home my two sons and i need our own space, but im having the hardest time looking for a place. There are soo many propertys available but im having a hardtime landing one. any tips?? I live in New Zealand

House hunting tomorrow, any tips to help me out? I'm a college student moving into a house with a friend next year. Do you have any advice to give when looking for a rental house? What kinds of questions should I ask? Is it impolite to negotiate the rent with the landlord? Are there any traps we might get sucked into and taken advantage of? Any good advice would be much appreciated!!!

Any tips on house-hunting? I am planning to go house hunting with my wife this weekend, as we've been wanting to move out of my parent's house and start living on our own. We've already found some listings in the local newspaper, and we plan to go look at the apartments for sale this weekend, but we're clueless. I guess my question is, do you have any tips to remember when house-hunting? Is there any wrong attire, or can we both go in casual, every day clothing? Just anything in general that we should remember? I'm sorry...this is a weird question, and I know it, but I'd like to know if you have any tips my wife and I should know when we go hunting this weekend. >^_*<

house hunting-suggestions, ideas and tips-help!!!? I am going house hunting..how do you detect something like termites!! etc where can i find out about history of the house-previous owner/any bad incidents etc. how can i find out if the house if fairly priced? can i do buy without an agent. Any website with good advice for buyer .. any and all suggestion are welcome:-)

any tips on hunting doves in the woods behind my house? when im not able to be in a field with my 12 gauge, i use my bb rifle to shoot doves behind my house. im not just shooting them for fun, i eat them....raw haha jk. but i do eat them. any tips on spotting them in certain types of trees or around certain plants? btw, i live in mobile, alabama if that helps at all i know about that but shooting them in season on the ground is still legal

Any tips on house hunting when i have section 8? Seems like no one wants to rent to the poor.? Thanks!!!

Tips on House-Hunting? My husband and I are leaving the military soon, and I am trying to research houses/apartments. * We pay $500 for vehicle notes. * We have no idea how much money he will be making. * We have no idea where we will be moving to (we will be moving based on job availability) * We want to move to AL or LA. * We have three cats. * We are expecting our first child before we actually have to move. Based on this, what is the best way for me to know what to look for?

What are some good tips on buying a house in the Florida Keys , Specificaly Key Largo? The wife and I are thinking of relocating to the Northern Keys in Fla. Key Largo in specific . Were looking for house hunting / buying tips. What to look for , what to avoid , what we must have , what we don't need .. Ideas , suggestions...Most anything would help . We already live in Florida , just too far North , can you believe it ...Do we need a hurricane house ? Does it have to be above a flood plain ? There must be things we need to be aware of , what are they ? Its just the 2 of us , still we have family that will visit I'm sure ..We are thinking of a one story single family home ...

Is buying a house really draining or what?!!? We have been house-hunting for only a month or so but it has been so draining and disappointing. How can we get a good experience AND house out of this? I've looked at almost every house in our price range in our area and I can't seem to find anything! Any house-hunting tips? Thanks!

We're starting house hunting tomorrow with our realtor, anything not obvious we should know? Tomorrow we're going to look at our first five houses. Anything not obvious that we should look for or do? This will be our family's first house and I am so nervous! Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

does anyone have any good hunting tips? im 13 and im going hunting on a trip with my father and my brother and we needed a couple tips on hunting squirrels with pellet guns. (we are helping getting rid of an infestation at our friends house). plz answer any tip counts as far as squirrel hunting tips go

im going to a abandoned house tmrw night to go ghost hunting. got any tips for me?

Timeline for house hunting/buying? My fiance and I are saving for our down payment on a house. We are hoping to be ready to make the purchase by May 2009. What should we be doing now to get ready? What is the timeline for buying a house? Do you know any good websites with tips for the house hunting/buying process? Thanks!

Im 16 looking for my first job to help out around the house. Any tips? What are some tips for a teen going on first job interview/Hunt? Im 16, and i really need a job now since my father lost his.. I am looking into working at a cvs, jamba juice or maybe an ice cream place.. I have never had a job before so the thought of going out to look for one is actually pretty scary.. Can anybody please give me some tips as to how to approach the manger or the interview?

What's the best way to find a house in Shreveport, LA or Bossier City, LA? House hunting in the Shreveport-Bossier area and need good tips. How do you find a house in Shreveport or homes in Bossier? Where do you start looking for houses in Shreveport or houses in Bossier? Are there many Shreveport houses for sale or Bossier houses for sale? Shreveport Listings or Bossier Listings

Any Ghost Hunting Tips? Im going ghost hunting Saturday. Any tips that would be useful? And please, no negative answers. I only have 2 cameras at the moment. So where should I go? Cemetary? House? I dunno. 10 Points best answer!

Do you have any tips for me? I'm Brazilian, also a European citizen, 40ish, an experienced EFL teacher - no accent at all - with a dream: to live in the UK. Having studied there and visited it several times I have decided Glasgow is the place for me and will be moving there very soon! Of course it'll be about starting a new life: job seeking, house hunting, making new friends... Any tips or advice for me? Cheers!! David S, thanks but do you really know what you're talking about?? I'm a EU citizen, so no problem whatsoever living and working in UK.

What should I look for when touring a house for sale? I am house hunting & tomorrow I am going with the realator to look at a house. It's an older house (1920). I am a first time home buyer & I'm not sure what all I should be looking for: closet/storage space, parking, safety, insulation, mold/grout, electrical outlets... can anyone give me some additional tips?

Does anyone have any Coyote hunting tips? I have a coyote problem at my house and i need to start hunting them because my dog got into a fight with one and could of got killed. they are a pest and i need to get rid of them. any suggestions well the dog who got into the fight prob weights 30 pounds and she is part boxer and i think she put up a good fight cuz she only got bit on her back leg so she was bobbin an weavin around it i think. and i got a male black lab who is pretty beefy but he has tendon problems in his back legs so he cant really run to protect her. but i know they are scared of him cuz has chased them away before. i got a .22 and a 16 gauge shotgun with a long barrel. what shot would work best or should i just be brutal and use a slug? well i got the ruger 10/22 and i can convert it to a .17 mach 2 would the be good for coyotes or should i just drop them with the 16g slug?

Fox hunting tips.....? I'm going to go fox hunting in my backyard. Its a big yard with woods and no houses around. I'm going to use my Savage 17 HMR. I saw something digging up my yard, so i set up a blind and sat in it before dark a little and saw a fox. What are some tips on calling and making them stop???

Any ghost hunting tips? i am going to my freind at the weekend and his house is full of ghosts. i not scared. and i sm pagan not christian. any tips?

Need tips on hunting Coyotes? I got a .243, A Screaming Cottontail Call and 90 acres (40 being an open field behind our house.) The rest is thick forest where we see and here them in there sometimes. I do not have a hunting blind or tree stand and don`t want to spend the money to get one. How should I use the Cottontail call, and would hiding behind some dirt piles work for concealment. Any help will be appreciated.

hog hunting tricks, tips? me and my buddies go hog hunting quite a bit in south texas. we usually sour corn for a few weeks and have a few unique ways to draw them in. we bait a few traps, and usually burry a bit to allow them to root it up. lately ive heard that mixing the corn with syrup can give you a leg up on attracting them and keeping them there. are there any tricks you have used in the past to bring your hogs in and keep them there. either day or night. please be specific. any tips given will most likely be used this weekend. time frame for prep 4-5 days. materials available: house hold, grocery store items. budget: cheap yet effective

Ptarmigan Hunting Tips? I've seen them around my house recently (I'm in Alaska), but it's mostly dumb luck running into them. Is there a way to bait and/or call them? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.

What are ways to attract rabbits in Louisiana for hunting? I go hunting a lot for rabbits behind my house and rarely see them. I want to hunt and kill a few a hunt. Any advice or tips.

rabbit hunting tips/tricks? i need to attract bunnies to my house i all ready have bushes and shelter for them but i never see them im thinking add a small pond and some food there is some fruits and corn so wtf am i doing wrong also i bow hunt them i live in a rural area and its covered in fields so i have access to everything farm related

Hunting tips for west virginia specificaly or any whitetail hunters? stand location for pre and post rut and where the deer travel during rifle season compared to bow. I am asking because my uncles house 21 acres is packed with deer many monster bucks which we see during the rut but havent gotten the shot. It always seems like they dissappear during rifle season and we usually hunt the field edges but we know the trail they use to get to and from bedding where should we place our stand and what times should we hunt. i know chronic wasting disease but his deer are massive not deathly thin i hink ill be fine

Job Hunting tips and advice? Recently my circimstances in life have changed drastically and have forced me to move out of my parent's house and find a job and somewhere to live. I am a high school graduate who, until recently, went to a local college to get a Bachelor's in Accounting. I do not have a degree yet because I can't get funding to resume my collegiate studies (I have already been to the financial aide office and although I can raise some of the tuition money, I can't raise it all without a cosigner for a student loan). My family is not helping nor speaking to me due to circumstances beyond my control. I need to find a job that can support me for the means to live on my own. Restaurants do not pay enough for rent, etc. I am 20, articulate, attractive, and professional and have strong aptitudes in Mathematics and Science. Any suggestions of a job I can obtain to make ends meet until I get my life back in focus? I need your advice.

need tips on moving to melbourne? i'm currently living in SA but i feel that there would be more career opportunities over there... i'm currently studying business at TAFE SA. Am just wondering if it's best to find a house to live before i go job hunting? or tips from people that have relocated and how they did it?

I'm 15 and going to start hunting? I am a 15 year old girl and I'm getting a rifle for christmas. My dad wants to start hunting (he stopped because we moved and now he wants to start up again and Im old enough). I'm starting with woodchucks in the spring at my dad's friends house. What are some tips for a beginner hunter? I know its a way off, but Im nervous, yet excited for it. We're shooting Deer to start off. We're doing it next season and hopefully around this time next year for big buck season, which started today in my area.

need some tips on house breaking a new dog? my boyfriend and I recently got a new beagle mix dog, named Billy. We got him from the pound, and they were able to tell us that he is about 5 years old and used to be an outside dog (his old owners got rid of him because he refused to hunt) But to the point of my question, I need some tips on how to house break him. We usually keep him in the bathroom (other rooms have nice carpet) while my bf is working and while I am in classes everyday. My bf takes him out before and after he goes to work several times. And I stop by after my last class to take him out everyday. But he still often uses the bathroom inside, has began biting and clawing at the bathroom door and has chewed up a toilet paper roll making a mess all over the bathroom. How can we get him to behave while we are gone? Thanks for any tips :)

whats a good setup for hunting firearm and bow? and any tips on what i need to know? i'm going to start hunting as i way to get out of house i am 15 i can pull a 50pound draw weight compound bow, i also want a good firearm to use back up and primary i know you cant use a bow and a rifle so best to have both on any occasion money not an issue i am most likey going to be hunting in north californa , and yeah if people giving some tips too please like how to look down sights of a bow and how to adjust scope.... i have been looking in to firearms and i like the springfield M1-A and a glock as the firearms but i dont know? HELP????????!!!! yeah i just seeing if anyone can help to aid in that resreach well thanks to ever vigilent and Ryan H ...

Tips for wolf hunting...? We have been issued a special permit to remove a problem wolf that is trying to take over our ranch. Any tips, calls, scents, etc... we are new to this and this wolf is so bold, but only when we aren't around. He will come right up to our house, 20 feet away and call out our dogs so he can have another go at one of our 2 that our left. Yep, he and his two females got our Livestock Guardian Dog, a 125 lb. working dog.... ANY tips appreciated. We have been sitting on the roof, using some calls... We the permit extends from our 160 acre ranch to 1 mile ratios around us. Fish and Game, have done 2 fly bys so far, but no luck. These dang things are smart, and one of the tracks they predict it to be close to 200 lbs. Our other Great Pyrenees and our Aussie are both inside until these wolfs are gone. They are trying to claim our ranch. HUNTERS all want to help, you bet. But, usually the wolf comes when we don't expect it, and at any time of the day or night. We are just wondering if we need to descent hunting gear and clothes, etc... ALL of your answers are GREAT!, We have NOT been using the calling on the roof, but from the porch were the working dogs usually sleep, because it overlooks many pastures. And we have used different calls, not the same ones. We are going move out into the more remote area of the ranch and try there. I know that the wolves are smart, but they will answer me if I howl and they are around. Territories are huge, but they don't have to travel to far to eat we are in mule deer, white tail, elk country...as a matter of fact one of the most sought out after areas for hunting here in Idaho. So, we will try moving around. AND I agree that I do NOT want to entice the wolves to our ranch house for bait because I don't want them to think they can come here for a meal. THANKS to you all... I will let you know when we get one.

I'm apartment hunting tonight.. Tips? This will be my first time looking for an apartment all on my own... I've lived away from my parents with roommates for almost 3 years, but having idiot roommates and stupid landlords is driving me insane. My price range is 750 ish, which is a mid-range in my city. Not downtown, but not in the ghetto either. It's not horrible, but not beautiful. My main points are good location (because I don't have a car and don't intend to get one) and bedroom size... as well as overall... niceness. I've compiled a list of everything I need to pay attention to that I wish I'd done in my last houses.. Number of outlet, heating type, etc. Any tips to give me while I'm looking?

Tips for ghost hunting? Well me and friend wanted to ghost hunt becouse supposaly thiers a ghost in her house and we just want some evidence or find out what happend to her/him . So have you done this and worked, well if you did just help us!

Tips on finding my Nintendo DSi, lost in a big house? My DSi has been missing for 8 months now and I am REALLY loosing hope... If you have even ONE idea, trick, tip, whatever to help me locate it, P L E A S E answer this question... The hunt for my DSi must go on!

Does anyone have any tips on skinning and cooking squirrels? I got a blowgun and am going to go hunting in the woods behind my house. how would i go about cooking and cleaning a squirrel? also, do you think a dart that can go through about 100 pages of a book would be able to kill a squirrel? if not, what is something i could lace the dart with to down the squirrel that wouldn't affect the meat once i cooked it?

I am relocating to Tucson, AZ in a month. Can someone give me some good "newcomer" advice, tips, etc? I have never been to Tucson and don't know anyone living there so I really don't know what to expect. I am looking to rent a house and am still job hunting online but am not having much luck with either. I would greatly appreciate anything anyone can tell me about Tucson, the good and the bad.

Planning on moving need some some packing tips? I been researching on moving and packing tips. I was seeing if anyone here got good tips and tricks. When my boyfriend gets home in October be going house hunting. I been looking some up online and emailed him. I am also expecting a baby. I am 30 weeks along in my pregnancy and due November 28. And I have two other kids has well. They are 6 and 4 year old. I would like to get some good tips on the packing and moving part. Thanks We been having friends helping us move into our new place. Was planning to move after the baby born. But having some problems with the landlord that stressing me out at this moment. So hoping to move out before the baby comes..

why is it that the girls House hires he thinks they are sick? House wanted Cameron to take an HIV test after a patient with aids in episode "Hunting" spit blood up on her. When she wouldn't take the HIV test he told her He loved her which made her mouth drop. So he took that opportunity to swab her mouth with a q-tip. Then in later seasons he thinks 13 has Huntington disease. I mean what about the guys?

Sticking to a budget, tips, advice? I have a very, very small amount of money to work with. It's never been a problem before. I have always paid my bills on time and normally have everything we need in the house. We don't live in luxury, but we are never behind on the bills or run out of food. This month I've had to borrow money for the first time in years - just to get toilet paper and bread and milk! Thankfully the person who lent it to me knows my financial situation and meant it when they said, "pay me back when you can." In the 10 years that I've been responsible for my family's finances this has only happened a few times when there has been an unexpected repair or medical expense and any money I borrowed was paid back promptly. I feel terrible about this and the worst part is, I don't know how I went so far over my budget. I am in sole charge of the money/checkbook etc. so it's not like someone else in the house sneaked some cash and I can't find any unusual charges or purchases that I may have forgotten. So, any tips on really tightening down the money situation so I can get out of the hole and back on track? Things to cut out or bargain hunting tips?

Hunting with a bow and hunting stores? I just need a little or alot of tips to shoot accurately with a bow. Just a question which one is better in hunting wear Cabelas sports man where house

Should you give a realtor a tip if you don't end up buying a house through them? My husband and I have been house-hunting for the past several weeks. A local realtor had been showing us houses once or twice a week but we hadn't found anything we really liked enough to buy. The other day we were driving down a random side street and saw a house for sale by owner. After seeing it, we really liked it a lot, yet feel sort of bad that the realtor has devoted so much time to trying to help us find a house. Should we give him a tip for his efforts? To answer your questions: No we did not sign any sort of agreement with the realtor. We had just been contacting him with properties we would like to see and he's been showing us. As far as tip goes, we don't have a clue what would be appropriate. We want to show gratitude for the time he has devoted to helping us with our house hunt, but at the same time don't want to drop a huge chunk of change on it. My husband seems to think we shouldn't need to tip him, but I would just feel guilty of taking advantage of his services and him getting nothing out of it. The realtor has done a good job, it's just that the house we really like is sold by owner.

how do my cousin and i search or look for ghost? me and my cousin are going to go ghost hunting in my house.we need tips on what to do! HELP!

how do you keep a jack russle dog and a guinea pig together in the same house? my dog loves to hunt but i am not sure if a guinea pig would appeal to him if you have a dog and a rodant in the same house plz GIVE ME TIPS :(

Can a Parakeet Survive In a House with cats? I have four cats and a dog. even though one of my cats is old and the other is a COMPLETE indoor cat and doesn't hunt anything.my other two cats are outdoor cats and like to hunt and my dog is very energetic. Would it be safe to get a parakeet/ If so are there any tips I could use to keep my cats from wanting to eat it?

How to get rid of local authorities searching your house? Me and my friends were out in the forest and found a panda,we were hunting at the time and shot the Panda and brought it back to the ol farm.Problem is some city slicker tipped off the local police department and they're searchin the farm for the Panda,how do we get rid of him so we can enjoy our Pandary goodness?

Home buying tips in Dallas,TX...? Hi, we are new to Dallas ,TX. We are planning to buy a home here in Dallas. As we are first time home buyers...we have a lot of questions and doubts and not sure where to start.... how should we start the house hunting process? getting an agent, questions to ask our bank...etc Things to keep a note of ? like the location preference...school..etc What are best areas in Dallas to buy a home. we are looking for something arroung 400 to 450 k home 4/3 bed-3bath Also very import req is that it should have a very top grade public school for my son. Thank you u all in advance :)

I need tips to negotiate with RealEstate agents? I am looking to buy my own place (currently based in Sydney Australia) and need some tips on how to negotiate. Obviously there will be other people also making an offer on a property and the agent wants to sell it at th highest price possible. How can I hunt a bargain? Does timing matter? How should I play it when I make an offer? Are houses normally sold cheaper through Auction or do I have a better chance buying a place through making an offer to the agent?

help!! house breaking a 9 week old beagle.....? She really is the cutes thing but I am ready to kill my husband j/k for bringing her home. She goes to the bathroom everywhere but on the "potty" matt or outside. I've resorted to locking her in the kennel unless we're playing with her. Is that mean? What else can I do? P.S. my husband wants to train her for rabbit hunting any tips to get her started early?

will my dachshund hunt/kill a house rat? I have a dachshund and he hunts chipmunks and squirrels, which are rodents.. do you think he would hunt a house rat, i have a log cabin and there is a rat in the walls, i can tell it's a rat because of how it walks around and how it gnaws. somehow it comes out and gets into the trash, i can hear when it walks out in the kitchen at night (it scratches at the floor) i am extremely terrified and am hoping when my dog sleeps with me in my bed if it came in the room he would kill it, do you think since he hunts these other rodents he will hunt the rat? thanks, and any tips would be nice.

Ghost Hunting Questions!? My parents just bought this huge victorian house down the street from ours. I wanted to go ghost hunting in the house at my birthday party. There will be twelve of us altogether. How should we go about doing this? I was thinking of going in small groups to different rooms in the house so what sizes should the groups be? Also, any tips you can share would be great! Thanks for all your help! :D

Can I use any digital voice recorder for EVP use? Obviously I would be using it for ghost hunting purposes. I'd only be doing this in my own house, do you have any tips?

Squirrel hunting on very small property? My neighbor just gave me permission to squirrel hunt on his property. The area I can hunt is about 2.5 acres. I am limited to a light poundage bow and a bb / pellet gun. One half of the area is very tall grass and the other half is thick trees and bushes that you can barely walk through. I have 2 spots right now one is a homemade blind on the grassy side. and the other spot is a tree stand about 6 feet high. I can only hunt weekdays between 4-7 and all day weekends. Its is in the middle of a neighborhood with about 12 houses. There is always squirrels here just not when im hunting what am i doing wrong. I am going to put a bait pile out with acorns and peanut butter at both stands i think. I have a call i use also. Can you guys give me some tips on hunting here please. also what is the minimum poundage for a bow to kill a squirrel.

Any tips for successfully rehoming a cat? A neighbour's daughter moved away and, because she couldn't take her cat, left him with her mother. That was about a week ago. A family member of mine was discussing our neighbour's newly acquired cat after we saw him in the garden and said, "We were kind of hoping he was a stray; we've been looking for a cat and it would have been nice to home a stray one" ... and the neighbour, with full permission from her daughter, has allowed us to have the cat. We've had him for the evening. He tried to get out after he was first brought in, but then settled down to exploring the house, walking around us and asking for attention. He also played with his scratching post and ate some food, before going back out a couple of hours ago. I can't hear him trying to get into the neighbour's house, so I can only assume he's exploring and hunting. Has anyone got any tips for how to help him adjust to another new home as stress-free for him as possible? I know people are going to say keep him in, but it's not really an option: he's an outdoor cat, he gets distressed when he can't get out, he doesn't use a litter tray, he can clearly see our cat flaps and would keep trying to get through them. Nosey parker, I know it would be the best option but he wouldn't use a litter tray and would be extremely distressed that he couldn't get out of the door. He has only lived about three doors down for about a week, so if he does want to return in the beginning, it's not like he's going far and our neighbour has promised to return him, so he'll get used to coming here by himself. He has already been spayed.

Stars on houses, what do they mean? This is starting to drive me crazy.. lately we have been house hunting and about 1/2 of the houses have a star on the side of them.. some are flat but most flat on the tips and slowly rising up to the middle of the star. I thought it was decoration at first but so many houses have them.. does it mean something?

How should I introduce my puppy to adult cats? I have a 5.5 month old samoyed puppy. She is fairly well trained, although a bit stubborn, and plays very well with other dogs. She also loves all people. Next week we are going to a friend's house for spring break (only staying one night) and they have two cats. One is a neutered male somewhere between 2 and 6 years old (I'm not sure), and the other is an unspayed female between 1 and 5 years old. The only time my puppy has seen cats was at the vets office, when she saw them in crates recovering from operations. She barked and growled at them then, so I don't know how she'll respond to seeing a normal, alert cat. She does have a hunting instinct toward small animals (she's killed a few mice in the backyard) but she is still friendly toward very small dogs. The cats have never lived with dogs. Can you please give me some tips on introducing the puppy to the cats? Thanks in advance. I'd rather not keep them seperated because I eventually plan on getting a cat. Otherwise, thanks for the answers so far!

i need help with hunting please!!? hey, i am 17 and just getting into hunting in the maine woods on my own. i hunted when i was 15 with my cousin but didnt see a single deer. with the rut coming i want as many tips as possible. also how do i know if land is private or public. i spent all september scouting land in back of my house to find out it was tiny lots owned by about 20 different people. so i plan on moving out to more country land but how do i know if im on private property?

What is the name of that plant? The Plant looks like a q-tip, its very fuzzy on the end that sprouts out. I have seen this in someones yard when I was out house hunting. it was about 6-8 feet tall. It had maybe 8-12 leaves (fuzzy long things)I have also seen this plant at taco bell drive throughs although it was only about 2-3 feet high. i really want to know so that I can plant some in my yard please help.

Questions about ghost hunting? I've recently become intrigued with ghost hunting, because I've always felt sensations of being watched or not being alone whenever I am in my house alone at night. That coupled with some recent ghost hunting shows has fueled my imagination, and now I am attempting to find evidence of spiritual activity in my house. Only, I'm hesitating because I'm not really sure what I'm getting myself into, and I don't want to get cursed into oblivion or anything like that. Does anyone have any tips or advice? Thanks in advance. If I do find spiritual activity in my house I'll probably never sleep easy again, but I've always felt this presence and I feel like I should investigate, for curiosity's sake.

HELP ME! ANYONE! TIPS ON DESTROYING TOY SOLDIERS? I was just playing outside, when I walked back in I heard gunshots. I quickly ran to my dads room and grabbed his shotgun. I creaked open my bedroom door, and an incredible battle was raging between my green and tan toy men. As I was in awe I accidentally fired my fathers shotgun, and took out 3 army men. Now they are battling throughout my house, with both sides hunting for me. I'm writing this from a laptop far away from my home. What should I do to take back my house?

need help with some airgun bird hunting? i recently bought a crossman 680fps airgun and have tried to do a little bird hunting what ive been goiing after are little sparrows that ahng out in the wood behind my house but i havnt been successful i put out some bread fruit and nuts but they just hung out in the trees where i couldnt get a good shot off i would really like some tips on how to lure them in and what kind of ammo i should use any tips you have would be greatly appreciated, thanks p.s. dont give me any crap about how horrible it is to kill something, serious answers only. by the way I will be feeding them to my cats. And they are house sparrows

What are some good tips for finding mushrooms? Me and my dad always go mushroom hunting during the spring. He knows where to look and is great at it, but he always has to tell me what trees to look around and stuff lol but this year, i wanna do better. Any tips? I know mushrooms are usually found around ash trees, black oaks, white oaks, etc. and we usually go when they say the mold is really high (on the news) And we love to go on the river and look lol but we look around our house and stuff too. But anyways, back to the question. Do you guys have any tips to help me find more with out my dad having to tell me where to look? Thanks guys!! ok, for all you "lazy" (<-- in quotes, not to be mean...) city people, its called mushroom hunting. ergo, you go in the woods and find your own mushrooms instead of getting in a car and going to the store. free food. we "country folk" or "hilbillies" or whatever it is that you call us have our own gardens, we hunt deer and turkey (and depending which stat we live in other stuff too like caribou, antelope, etc..) we make our own food, we spend so much less money than you and don't pollute the air near as much because we walk to the woods to hunt or whatever you have it. Point is-- homegrown stuff or hunted stuff, fresh from the woods or garded, etc is soo much better than storwe boughgt food. you gys seriously don't knwo what your'e missing. oh, and those upside-down tomatoe plants, them don't count. lol the above edit was mostly for 'longlivegreenday21', not to offend anybody. :) thanks guys!

Boyfriend looking for new house for us, but won't let me help? Basically, it's like this: My boyfriend has told me repeatedly that he wants me to move in as soon as possible, to marry me, have kids, etc. His current home is too small for the both of us and our respective children (we're both divorced with 1 child apiece, and I'm renting), so he has begun a hunt for a new house to fit all of us. The crux is, he's providing the full down payment for the house, so he thinks that I'm not entitled to an opinion or voice in the decision. He won't even let me go look at homes with him (though he welcomes any tips on homes that I see for sale and info I can provide via my sister, who works for a realtor). I've told him that I plan to help with the mortgage payments and any repairs or upgrades to the home -- but he won't budge. I'm hurt with what I feel is his lack of trust in my ability to help him make a decision that will affect all of us and his refusal to share the decision-making process with me. I understand that since he's putting down the down payment (and wants to have the house in his name only) that he really gets the final say, but I feel that my feelings and thoughts are negligible to him. I've expressed my disappointment and hurt feelings to him and he keeps coming up with unreasonable excuses like, "Well, I semi-dated my realtor and think that it would be too awkward to take you along on showings," and "Well, do YOU have a huge chunk of money to put down on a house?" and the like. How could I better express my own desire to at least be able to view the houses with him and give my opinion? How can I get him to see that his attitude shows how little he thinks of me, the woman he constantly says he wants to spend the rest of his life with?

Is a handloaded 165 grain nosler ballistic tip for a mossberg .308 good for hunting? I been hunting for about 5 years and i have always had people buy me a gun to use and keep at their house, well im tired of it its time to get my own, i already have a mossberg .22 but its time for a deer rifle for myself and do whatever i want with it, my stepfather agreed to get it for me and we agreed to get a 6.5 x 24 bushnell scope to go on my mossberg .308 and were going to be handloading all of our rounds so i need your opinion. I need a handloaded round that will knock down anything that gets touched by it, so tell me what kind of round you think I should use, and I also need your opinion on the 165 grain nosler ballistic tip round, thanks.

Hunting Opening Day Massachusetts? I have a little bit of land behind my house that has great sign for deer, the last time i was up there two days ago, i found brand new rubs from presumably a six point buck i saw up there earlier this season, any tips on how to go about bagging this guy? Massachusetts area Mixed deciduous/ soft woods area only thing is, mass season opens tomorrow

Backyard Scavenger Hunt For Kids? My fiance and I are having a housewarming/engagment party in 3 weeks. I want to let everyone bring there kids, and I want to have something special for the kids to do. I was thinking of doing a scavenger hunt in our back yard while everyone is out there. I have only thought of a few things, so I would love a few tips! FYI, the kids are between 3-8, I was thinking of pairing them up so the little ones can get help. The things I thought of were: A coin from the year you were born, a y-shaped twig, an acorn, a band-aid, a pictures of a baby, something Red Sox, (we're in RI) and a flower. Any more tips? They will be allowed in the house also.

advise for 1st time home owners? well me and my soon to be hubby have been house hunting and we have found a really nice starter home that fits our budget. We have no kids yet and we rather put our money into a house then an apartment. It comes with all the appliances 3 bdrm 2 full bath it's a ranch style home for about 64,5. not bad at all. it's a manufactored home! I love this home a lot, but for a first time buyer are there anythings I need to now or must ask questions or can you give us any tips on the do's and don'ts what's a must to have. I have got some tips from some folks but I want to know if there is something I may have not been told. no the home has never had wheels on it! It's a website for the homes called Zeman Homes it's in IL. It's nothing wrong with a home like that is it? I don't plan on living there all my life. We just can't afford a 250- 300,000+ house. we have to do what's good for us at the time.

Animal Crossing: City Folk questions? - I played the original Animal Crossing on GC and loved it. I was so surprised to see some of the characters who lived in my old town wandering around in the new city-- does anyone know if there's a way to get these city folks to move to your town? -About the mushroom hunt... I started off with great luck, finding about five or six mushrooms a day (one of which was usually a piece of neat furniture ^_^), including the Elegant mushroom (worth 10,000 bells), but lately I haven't been so lucky. Anyone have mushroom hunting tips? -I guess the Flea Market is coming up tomorrow. Does anyone know what that entails? Will characters try and buy everything in my house? Thanks in advance for any info

I'm moving and need renting advice?!? So here is the story. I live in Vancouver B.C. which is seriously WAYYYY too expensive! I am renting now with my fiance sharing a house with the landlord who is off the charts not tolerable. We have a dog and a cat and finding a place to live around here that allows animals is slim to none!!! I need to find a place for November 1st and worry that even still this wont be enough time to find a place! I'm looking in the price range of 700-1200 with everything included, but its almost IMPOSSIBLE to find! I need to be able to commute to downtown Vancouver by transit so this makes things even harder because I can't live on the outskirts of Vancouver... North Van, West Van, East Van, or lower mainland are my only options .,... or or Burnaby. Anyone have any tips? How I can make this easier. Any people I can talk to who can find FOR ME exactly what I need , or close to it? I hate this house hunting :-(

Tips to help one pet grieve over loss of another? SHORT VERSION ~ Lost family cat after 11 years. Have another 3+ yr old cat that is missing his older friend. I AM NOT GETTING ANOTHER CAT! Any coping tips appreciated. LONG VERSION ~ Kato came into our lives in response to a mice infestation. We live in a very rural area - National Forest mostly. Problem was that he was only a kitten and not much bigger than the mice. But he grew and was best pals with my youngest son as he grew through adolescence, teen and into adulthood. Kato lived the natural life of a hunter, and suffered it's wounds. The youngest son suffered his own growing pains and is serving the country in the US Army far from his own neck of the woods. Well, the old cat is gone. I could write a book about his stories, and just might. But my question now is about Ozzy- a black kitten I'd adopted when the old Kato buddy went into a depression as the kid joined the Army and I moved into an apartment. Kato saw his kid now & then, but he got over his King of Beasts mentality and became big brother to Ozzy. We moved back to a house and Kato taught Oz all about the hunt, being housebroke and how to score when the cook is in the kitchen. Ozzy has been acting depressed and obviously knows his big bro' isn't coming back. Oz isn't eating, he's much more cuddly than his nature and restless. Short of a couple beers, any tips on helping Oz move on. I AM NOT GETTING ANOTHER CAT! And yes, both cats de-sexed, all vac's and friendly nice kitties.

Renting in Vancouver BC... need help? So here is the story. I live in Vancouver B.C. which is seriously WAYYYY too expensive! I am renting now with my fiance sharing a house with the landlord who is off the charts not tolerable. We have a dog and a cat and finding a place to live around here that allows animals is slim to none!!! I need to find a place for November 1st and worry that even still this wont be enough time to find a place! I'm looking in the price range of 700-1200 with everything included, but its almost IMPOSSIBLE to find! I need to be able to commute to downtown Vancouver by transit so this makes things even harder because I can't live on the outskirts of Vancouver... North Van, West Van, East Van, or lower mainland are my only options .,... or or Burnaby. Anyone have any tips? How I can make this easier. Any people I can talk to who can find FOR ME exactly what I need , or close to it? I hate this house hunting :-(

Nutria hunting in Louisiana.? I live in louisiana and have never gone nutria hunting before but really want to. I live a couple of houses down from a canal that is overrun by nutria. I want to go shoot them without the neighbors hearing me. I was looking at a pistol crossbow but do you know a better thing to use, preferably something small that I can hide easily? Also, what other things do I need? Licences, bait, etc. Any other tips would be appreciated.

Ghost Hunting... your experiences please? I love Most Haunted and have always been interested in the paranormal. In October last year I went on my first Ghost Hunt, we investigated St Guys Cliff House in Warwickshire. It was very spooky and a couple of things happened:- Heard strange noises in a couple of rooms Saw lights In one room, I was uncontrollably swaying side to side Saw table tipping a door closed on its own Although I didnt see anything 'concrete' as such, I left that night believing that I had definately experienced paranormal activity. I really want to go again this year. Please share your experiences and beliefs and has anyone else done a Ghost Hunt?

Tips & Tricks for tampons? I'm not having a good week, and this isn't helping. Parents have been gone about a week for a funeral. I stayed behind to watch the dogs, house, etc., and have been staying at the neighbors at night. I'm on the pill(hormone therapy, as my DR. calls it, since it isn't for anti-prego, it's for controlling cysts) and I was on my last active week. I had no more pads and the day they got the 'call' we were supposed to go to the store, but they ended up leaving early. I figured no big deal, I'd just go ahead with my new pack. Well, that didn't work and my period still came(can't remember if I missed a day). I hunted around and found a pad, but just one. Since I still have a night or so at the neighbors, I want to save it. So I raided my mom's bathroom and found some tampons(3 sizes and a wonderful directions-insert). Never used them before, but I don't have a car and I wasn't going to ask neighbor. And with her being at the widow's house, I definitely wasn't calling my mother. First one was too big and I had major issues, so I got the smallest one and still had issues. Being a virgin, and never having used tampons I figured it was because I was 'small' and a little tense from this new problem.(Did I mention I'm having Easter Dinner at said neighbors in an hour?) I decided to take a hot bath, tried to relax, and tried once more, again with the smallest size. 'Lite', I think? I was able to get it in with a little patience and all's well. No pain or discomfort, and that is reassuring. But I was wondering if any of the wemon on here experianced similar problems and had any tips or tricks to help me for next time? Or if I needed the bigger size? I'm 16, 17 this summer and while I probably should have delt with this before,(started at 12) I've never found a reason or need until now. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Moving to Austin at the end of December (From Seattle). Good / bad timing ? Any Moving and Rental tips? I plan to move to Austin at the end of December to attend UT the following Spring. Yeah it is during the holiday season, because I am just planning to just drive there with my friend. That is the only good time both of us (school holiday and what not). We will probably start to drive on the 26th or 27th after Christmas. I plan to just drive there to save money on moving. I don't own too much valuables. I believe it is cheaper to throw or donate away stuffs and buy new ones in Austin than moving them. Among my most valuable stuffs are my laptop and a $400 simmons beauty rest mattress. The beautyrest bed is my headache. But I believe it is still cheaper not to move it. =( About the driving part : Google estimates 37 - 39 hours from Seattle to Austin depends on routes. I plan to take the I-5 S route south. Because of the heavier Snow in the Interiors.. And I plan to skip the mountainous Southern Oregon and NorCAL I-5. I am gonna take the hwy 101 (beach road) instead to skip the snowy mountains there. Is 3 days/2 nights for the trip a safe bet ?? Planning to drive 6-8 hrs per person per day / 12-16 hours a day total. I have driven 8 hours before, but that was summer on my trip to Norcal. Now about the Austin part: I am staying in a hotel or guest house for few days and look for rental. 1) I am projecting 5-14 days in hotel, until I found and moved in to my apt. Is this a good projection ? 2) It seems that most rentals in Austin uses leasing agents (even for regular apts) -> from what I see on craigslist. Here in the NW, u go straight to the apt manager.. leasing agencies are only reserved for upscale condos or renting houses. Why is that ? Is it a state / city law? So when u pass by an apartment .. u like it.. then are you gonna see the remax sign for rent something like that there ? 3) Will the holiday season make it more difficult to hunt for a rental ? I mean because of the holidays and office closures.. Usually regular offices are open again on the 26-30 Dec (unlike school and univ). But who know things are little different (again) in Texas ? Any tips about the trip, road safety, moving, renting etc ?? on my less than 2 years old BeautyRest ?... Thanks

i have a lot of "books" in my head that i made up myself but idk how to express them in the 8th grade. tips? i made up a lot of stories. i even have a 7-book series about a bounty hunter stored in my head. i have a lot more too. one is about a man who equips his house with loads of weaponry and defense to hide from the government, with no way in, no way out. i call it "fortress". yeah pretty brief. another is about a group of teens that got stripped of their emotion and basically turned into indestructable robots, with the same appearance as a human. one of them escaped before their emotion was taken away but he's still indestructable, and towards the middle you realize that escapee was the main character. i named it "Perfect". My last one isn't action, it's about people that paint on the walls of an abandoned subway tunnel to ease the stresses of life away. i call it "NY tunnel painters." now my favorite, the bounty hunter series "Bounty", is made of 7 books: Bounty, Bounty: Masked Accomplice, Bounty: The Parallel, Bounty:(TBA), Bounty: Darkman, Bounty: The Steel Army (subject to change) Bounty: Cyanide, Bounty: Death Ray. All about a bounty hunter that actually only hunts in the first book, who lives in las vegas (las vegas gets destroyed in the last one). Cyanide may be a little dissapointing, for the main character sort of turns into a monster type thing when he falls asleep, and doesn't know it. please give me some feed on this, and tips on how to express it. thanks. ps sorry it was so long

Tips on approaching my mom about leasing a horse? here's the deal, I've found a horse up for lease at the end of March named Stan. Stan is amazing, he's a hunt horse, and he's a great jumper, a wonderful mover, and he just needs a bit of work. His owner said that I looked great on him and she'd loved for me to help like work with him via the lease. My grandma who pays for my lessons/horsey stuff is more than willing to make a switch from lessons to a lease with the occasional lesson thrown in. My mom not so much. Tip on how I can sit her down in an adult manner without her just saying no? I'm a responsible young girl, I help around the house, I keep my grades up. Ideas? I don't need to worry about boarding fees, The horse is bing boarded at his current stable.

Did you know this??Why is California kissing @ss to ILLEGALS???? Politics HOME FOX NEWS POLLS You Decide 2008 Buzztracker House Hunting Crime Education Energy Executive Branch House of Representatives Immigration Iran Iraq Law Sept. 11 State & Local Government Supreme Court U.S. Military United Nations War on Terror FNS w/ Chris Wallace NEWS ARCHIVE HOT TOPICS Video: FOX NEWS FLASH FOX News Election Coverage SECTION MAP SEE MORE - The Executive Branch - House of Representatives - U.S. Senate - U.S. Military - Law Enforcement - State and Local Government - You Decide 2006 - Buzztracker Send news tip to FOXNews.com SUBMIT ADVERTISEMENT FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS California Bill Would Give Newborns $500 Savings Accounts Thursday, March 01, 2007 E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION SACRAMENTO — Every child born in California would get a $500 savings account to start building a nest egg for college or down payment for a home, under a bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday in the state Senate. The proposal would cost taxpayers about $285 million a year. A similar program has increased savings in Great Britain since 2002, but California would be the first state in the nation to enact it, said David Lesher, California program director for the nonprofit New America Foundation, based in Washington, D.C. A national savings program has been pending in Congress since 2005. Under the bill, every child born in California after Jan. 1, 2008, would receive the money, regardless of their parents' income or immigration status. Recipients would repay the state's initial $500 investment once they turn 18. The money may be used for three purposes: college or continuing education, a down payment on a home or a retirement account. "This is the essence of equal opportunity. Every child, every person ought to get a head start," said Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, who introduced the bill with Sen. Bob Dutton, R-Rancho Cucamonga. (Story continues below) Advertise Here Advertisements About 566,000 children are expected to be born in California next year. If families added $50 a month to the state's initial contribution, the savings account would grow to nearly $17,500 at 5 percent interest over 18 years. Steinberg said that would promote saving money in a culture that now is carrying record levels of debt and has the lowest savings rate since the Great Depression. "It sounds like another give-away with other people's money — 'a chicken in every pot,"' said Jim Uhler, spokesman for The National Tax Limitation Committee in Roseville, a Sacramento suburb. "With the budget in the red again ... we have other pressing issues." Dutton said the money would be "an investment in the child's future," said his spokesman, Larry Venus. "He looks at this as a hand up, not a hand out." Steinberg said the state's $131 billion annual budget spends taxpayers' money on far more dubious programs. "There's no question these are significant dollars," Steinberg said. "But look, we spend so much more on things that don't have nearly as much significant value." The bill does not address what happens to the account if a child dies before turning 18. Mendi8 NOBODY "needs" illegals!!!!

What are some tips for writing a fantasy book for both children and adults? I want this book to be successful so all the advice I can get is needed. It starts off with a boy, named Shawn, and his friend, Sidney, hunting in Umbraic Forest. After their trip, they go to Shawn's house to hang out. When Shawn goes up to his room, he notices these two weird stones, one white and one gold. He calls Sidney up and Shawn gives him the gold stone. Sidney goes to his house. Later that night, the stone was missing. Shawn looked throughout the house until he saw this white baby dragon standing infront of him. As soon as he touched him, he felt a burning sensation on his chest. He looked at his chest and saw this weird symbol near his heart. The next day, Sidney tells Shawn and they go to see the village's most experinced warrior named John. They both tell John what happened to them and he offers to train both them and their dragons. He tells the kids that they should hide their dragon carefully incase an invasion of the village occurs. One day, a group of Minotaurs and giants come into their village. John directs all the cooperative villagers on what to do to escape. Sidney and his dragon were trying to leave and they both get captured. John gives Shawn his legendary sword and the villagers, Shawn and John escape. Thats the basic summary of the beginning. It will be more involved describing Shawn, the dragons, Sidney, Aubery (Shawn's brother) and John thoroughly. Aubery will play a huge part in this novel. Sidney and Shawn's dragons are brothers.

halloween party tips? im havin a halloween party this month on halloween night im thinking of having a massive treasure hunt to lift the curse on my house! im also goin to have adults jump out of random places! i am 12 almost 13 so i need pretty horrifyingg things, i might have a few horror movies playing in the background and music and i need more ideas that i can make or buy cheap! i want it to be really scary! m goin to turn out all the lights and say its a curse and we have to lift it or we will all die! so we go on a treasure hunt! i need really scary make you jump outta your skin type of things! please help it needs to be the best! also my house is only very small! thankx!

Easiest way to make a Ghillie hood? im planning on playing man hunt up in the woods in my friends house on saturday but its in the day time. i looked at the area before hand and noticed alot of ferns and other assorted plants, i was wondering if i could take an old winter hat or base ball hat and glue foliage onto it, if you think this would work please give me some tips and if you dont think it will please tell me how to do it fast easy and cheap

Tampa/St.Pete/Ybor Florida relocation? We are thinking very seriously about relocating to the Tampa/St.Pete/Ybor area. We have taken a couple vacations there over the years, and I used to travel there for work. But we still feel we don't really know the area that well, from the perspective of a local. We are heading back down there in mid-December to do some serious house/condo hunting. We are drawn to the energy of downtown Tampa, but after a few years of living in suburban Chicago, we are debating if we are up to that pace of life or not. The Ybor area looks good to us, with all the old architectural charm mixed with the modern clubs and shops. And Channelside. We also have a fondness for modern, simplified architecture, and haven't ruled out the possibility of a newer single family house... but we don't want to be more than a few minutes away from downtown. Do you have information or tips to share? Areas we should check out? I think we are prepared to spend 250-350K, if that helps. Thanks in advance!

Surprise Party Tips? I'm throwing my sister a surprise party for her twelvth (spelled wrong, do you have the correct spelling?). My friend and I have about an hour to set up. Anyway, for loot bags, we are doing a scavenger hunt where each clue leads to a little prize for the bags. Do you havea ny clues? Make them riddles, if you can. Keep in mind, the clues are for things outdoors (the house is surrounded by a forest), in the front room, on the deck, and in the flower garden. ALso, I am planning this game: When a person arrives (it is a co-ed party lol, 3 boys, 4 girls birthday girl incl.), the receive a "mission card". On the card, is, well, a mission! They do not show their card to anyone else, and try to complete the mission secretly. If they complete the card by the end of the party, they will receive an extra prize for their loot bag. So far the missions I have are... Find out everyone's middle name Find out who has innie and who has outie belly buttons Find out who does and doesn't have a cell So if you have any tips.. thanks! Oh, by the way, she is goign for a pro massage and then coming back to a party! The only thing is her secind BFF can't make it, but I can't exchange the massage day. I'm going to plan a special B-day lunch with her BFF for the week after. So yeah. Any ideas for anything would be great! =)

Tampa/St.Pete/Ybor Relocation? We are thinking very seriously about relocating to the Tampa/St.Pete/Ybor area. We have taken a couple vacations there over the years, and I used to travel there for work. But we still feel we don't really know the area that well, from the perspective of a local. We are heading back down there in mid-December to do some serious house/condo hunting. We are drawn to the energy of downtown Tampa, but after a few years of living in suburban Chicago, we are debating if we are up to that pace of life or not. The Ybor area looks good to us, with all the old architectural charm mixed with the modern clubs and shops. And Channelside. We also have a fondness for modern, simplified architecture, and haven't ruled out the possibility of a newer single family house... but we don't want to be more than a few minutes away from downtown. Do you have information or tips to share? Areas we should check out? I think we are prepared to spend 250-350K, if that helps. Thanks in advance!

Can anyone help me annotate this poem? I'm writing an essay tomorrow and we need to discuss the themes etc. The Fog (By F.R McCreary) Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face. Arms wide, advances; Finger tips touching the way Past the houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching. Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly, the fog- A blind man hunting the moon Thanks :)

do you think that spirts exist i do? ok so we accidently spilled some hand sanatizer on the ground and i filcked a cigrett on the floor and c,t,j,k,f,c, all the people that were around there nams are corey tonia justin kyle ? and chantel then 666 apered and the fire look as if hands and figurs poped out of the flame people say this house is hunted the wind chimes will go off randomly the dolls will start swinging doors will twist and open and the coutch starts rocking back and forth what is wrong if you know any thing about this kinda behaver can you give me some tips

WoW mini gold guide - how to make gold.? I've designed my own little gold guide for WoW, it was initially just a reply to someone's question, but i thought i may as well share it here with all you people. Please star if you think this is a good little guide. I hope this helps anyone who needs help making gold. Okay, this is a big question that everyone wants to know. And i've found the best way to get money is to pick up mining/herb and skinning. So, get yourself either mining or herbalism. These professions are great! As your playing you will find plants/nodes to pick/mine or you can go on a big hunt for them over the course of a day. Sell all the herbs you pick/ore you mine and smelt on the auction house... A tip for selling, check what everyone else is selling the same thing for and sell for a little bit less than the lowest one. e.g. > Here's a example list of people selling saronite 1 > 20 for 50g 2 > 20 for 50g 3 > 20 for 45g 4 > 20 for 47g 5 > 20 for 44g You would want to sell a stack of 20 for 40-43g, this way you know it's going to sell, and your still getting nearly just as much money as everyone else. If you put your stuff on the auction house at top dollar, everyone's going to buy other people's stuff instead of yours. So keep your prices low, but not too low! With mining, always sell your stuff as bars (smelt from ore) as they will sell a lot better, the only people that buy ore are miners that can't be bothered going out and mining the stuff and they want to level from smelting instead, and not many people do that. Besides, bars are more useful to more people. Also pick up skinning as your second profession. The reason being is sure Herb and mining are the 2 best money making profs in the game, however, you can only track one at a time. If you get mining/skinning or herb/skinning then you can kill things, loot them (potentially get greens/blues from them and sell more stuff) and skin them. You will still be getting money, but a lot easier. Another way to get gold in WoW is buying and reselling things on the Auction House. Doing things such as buying blue/epic items that people are selling way too low, and resell them for a more normal price. I've made hundreds of gold this way! If you really want to make some dough, just look on the auction house and find the things that people are selling for the most gold. Track them down with thottbot.com and go and farm for those things, then resell them on the auction house. Another good way (if your level 80) is to do daily quests, they give you around 20g a quest and you can do up to 25 in a day. If you do all of them, then 25x20=500g. You could make 500g a day from doing simple and easy daily quests.

Things I Learned Growin' Up in Texas? Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in the air. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas, plus a few no one has ever seen before. Raccoons will test your melon crop, and let you know when they are ripe. If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you! Nothing will kill a mesquite tree. There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their house. A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck. The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops totally until October 2. Onced and twiced are words. Coldbeer is one word People actually grow and eat okra. Green grass DOES burn. When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City people drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night. The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first few weeks. When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to see a doctor Fix-in-to, is one word. There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast, dinner and then there's supper. "Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you are two. You also give it to babies for colic..Just a tid-bit. "Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you. "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "Did you eat?" You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done, or it's too dark to see. You measure distance in minutes or hours. You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. Stores don't have bags. They have sacks. You see cars with the engine running in the Wal-mart parking lot with no one in them, no matter what time of the year. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a vegetable. You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave both unlocked. You carry jumper cables for your own car. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are. You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Ketchup, and Tabasco. You think everyone from north of Dallas has an accent. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require six pages to cover Friday night high school football. The first day of deer season is a state holiday. You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm. The four seasons are: Almost summer, summer, still summer and Christmas. You know whether another Texan is from East, West, North, or South Texas as soon as he opens his mouth. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally-world". You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili-eatin' weather. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke regardless of brand or flavor.

Runescape mithril gloves for my pure? Sub-quest 4: Freeing the Lumbridge Guide - Big Chompy Bird Hunting - Biohazard - Demon Slayer - Murder Mystery - Nature Spirit - Priest in Peril - Restless Ghost - Witch's House How can i do natures spirit while it gives me defence xp, any tips what to do? i really need mithril gloves, just explain to me how to get it :)

PLZZ HELP ME I NEED HELP!! easy 10 points? My girlfriend and i havebeen going out for 2 and half months and its perfect and i love her. But im really scared tonight because she lives in a neighbor hood with other guys that live there and girls and they are all out playing man hunt and everytime i call her i get no answer and and no text messages and im really flipping out i just want jump off of my house i REALLY need some tips on how to calm down plzz help me plzz

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Is Wallpaper or Paint better for the interior of a '91 5th wheel camper? I have an outdated look in my 5th wheel and we are wanting to update it a little. Im running into a problem that I cant find any facts on. We are wanting to do this for a good price. I am at the dilemma of using textured wall paper or paint. I just have a few issues I'm concerned with. With textured wall paper in a camper, there are so many cabinets and windows in such a tight space, Im afraid it will end up looking tacky because im not a pro wall paper tech. But i love the textured look and think it will look nicer. As for paint, My walls are currently an outdated trailer house looking flower wallpaper, (driving me crazy), and its smooth which i don't care to much for. I know I need to primer first but my concern is where the slide outs go in and out, at the bottom the existing wallpaper is warp with the possibility of the actual walls being warped. How will I overcome this w/out it looking tacky and with having to replace the walls? My husband and I are hunters and we are going w/ a Mossy Oak hunting/outdoor rustic theme. I could really use any tips, tricks, hints, websites and forums to help me out. I would like to have it done by April. Thank you for all your help! Here is the website to my camper so you can get more of a feel on it. http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhotos&albumID=2386226&MyToken=93369a0c-4c3a-432e-8bac-ba54caf3d111

Suggestions as to dog breeds for energetic college students? I have recently moved in to my grandmother's old house. There is a nice sized front yard, plenty of yard on the sides of the house, a nice sized backyard and several acres of woods behind the house. The neighbors are friendly and the road is not busy at all. Growing up we always had two dogs until dad moved his business down the road and two dogs got to be a bit too much money. When the old dog died of old age we decided to let the other dog inside once in a while. (Don't worry they weren't neglected being left outside. They were able to stay on our covered porch or sleep inside the next door building where my dad worked in the break room where they had their own couch and got lots of affection and attention from the folks dad worked with, and were able to get outside when they needed too. We always fed them and they were able to hunt in our woods.) Now I am living with my two best guy friends who are considered family. We are college students and make enough money to support ourselves with cash to spare on making a comfortable life for a dog. We plan on training him with the basics, sitting, come, how to act on a leash… etc. Our schedule allows for daily walks and weekend trips to a nearby park with an area dogs are allowed to be off their leashes like a dog park. I have never had a truly indoor outdoor dog so I am a little lost as to what to look for when getting my own dog. By the time we let our dog inside he was already well trained and polite around guests. I've done plenty of online research about training puppies, what not to do, health care…etc. There is a good chance the boys will take the dog hunting in which case we'd practice simple hunting skills and get him used to car/truck rides. The dog will be trained to stay around the area with the freedom of exploring our woods. Our current week usually consists of school and work allowing one of us to be home at all times if needed. Evenings we usually spend in studying, working or relaxing with a movie or board games. Weekend days are usually filled with tennis or friends and summer evenings are filled with cookouts and bonfires hosted. We go camping a lot. Now I am asking for your opinion as to what you think would be a nice match for our household. We do entertain a lot, have plenty of time for physical activity, grooming I would make time for. We are not poodle or very small dog fans. Any and all opinions, suggestions, or tips would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks everyone. To address the question how do we have time for a dog? I am on a full ride and work part time, school part time. Same as one of the boys. The other boy has a full time job and evening classes for several hours but gets home early enough to relax before bed. One of us is usually able to make time to be home. Summer will give us time to get over the new puppy stage, then when school starts again we will be back to the schedule I just mentioned.

What do you think of my Story... Twilight Saga knock-off. Other writers please read.? P.S... i do not intend on getting this story published. i am writing it solely for my personal pleasure. ps... i know that no one is likely to do this, but PLEASE don't steal my story. thank you again. :)

Who can give me a little advice about a wild orphan kitten? I found a wild kitten whos family had all been separated not far from my house. I saw it running and trying to find food in my property. After running around my house and in a paddock I finally caught it. It was most certainty wild. I bought him inside, feed him, gave him water. He was extremely affectionate after that. I love this lil kitten so much. Lol we were friends within 15 minutes. I had a dog and a cat and my mum said that she does not want me to keep it. I can feed it, just away from the house in the paddock behind us. It just wants food, shelter water and love. I took it to this big old tree pile, made some shelter from old bucket I found, left a bowl of food and water. I can walk away and the kitten stays there, all on his lonesome. I come back to keep him company with food etc and he give me a cuddle. I guess he thinks I’m his new mother who is going hunting for food for him. It’s so cute. I just feel so sad that I have to leave him all out there all night and majority of day, My mum says I have to change my clothing after seeing it incase he has mange or some kitten disease, that will spread to my other two pets. His ears are strange like a Scottish fold x lynx’s ears. But the tips of his ears are hard and slightly crusty. It’s strange; I hope it’s not kidney disease causing the tips of his ears to go like that, I can’t afford the vet bill, injectsions and whatever is wrong with his ears. I’m sure if he had his kitten. I get paid next week, my mum forbids me to spend that money on the kitten, even though it’s not her money. The poor kitten is out for ages by itself, and at that age they need company for long periods of the day, I wish I could bring it to my house so I know it’s safe and hasn’t been picked up by and owl or attacked by a possum or other cat or something. And I don’t want to pester the animal shelter, it’s just a small animal shelter, I’m sure they all ready have their hands full. This kitten won’t starve at all. He’s quite tamed now…. Sorry if I babbled on a bit. Are there any bad infectious diseases he may have? Just say he had none I’m sure I could keep him. Thanks

can i be a professional dog trainer if my parents get me the insurance? ************NOTICE: YOU DONT HAVE TO READ ALL OF THIS IF YOU DONT WANT TO!! I PROBABLY WOULDNT BUT IT GIVES YOU MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND!!!************ Okay so im 14. Can I legally train dogs in virginia if i am 14? i have a HUGE dream to be a dog trainer. I've made all my flyers, business cards, signs and my calendar (did i move too fast?! i tend to that ALOT its one of my weaknesses). do i really need a lisence to call myself a "dog trainer" is it illegal in virginia. i also don't think i am the right age. im ONLY 14. I have always loved animals.I was inspired by Victoria Stillwell and her show "Its Me or The Dog" as well as by Cesar Millan and his show "Dog Whisperer" i have all the books written by both of these people and have numerous books on dog psychology.Can i call my thing a Business without having a permit? I really don't want to interfere with the LAW! also do i even need a permit, i have had numerous answers saying i do and ive also had alot saying i dont unless im doing like bird/duck hunting and the dog is going to retrive my kill (which i would never do duck hunting! poor animals imma vegitarian =D....) But can i be a proffessional dog trainer or just a trainer if my parents get me the insurance i need. or if i get it myself? i mean i already have a dog walking buisness and people give me tips which i put in the bank after a while wont it be enough for some sort of insurance? Also If i can be a trainer if i get insureace or my parents do or they get the buisness lisence (im not sure if they can dot hat..... can they?) would i be allowed to be a trainer or does me being a trainer at my age interfear with the child labor laws on virginia...which i dont understand because i can be an employee at the snackbar and my public pool and i get paid, i just have to take a 4 hour class before the snack bar opens. so i dont know how the child labor laws work. =\ My family has 4 dogs ive trained them all, they are all great dogs, and i have made it so everyone in my family is their pack leader which was tough there is 7 people in my family. I have also helped some of my friends dogs with their barking. biting, counter surfing, begging and even with recall. so far ive done okay. a couple times even i gave the dog a massage and my friends parents have said that they never saw their dog so relaxed the dogs almost fell asleep in my hands. also do you have any recomendations for fences... an 8 pannel fence is like $300.. i dont know if this thing ive had a dream for will even work so i dont want to spend 300 dollars on a fences... any ideas on how to make my own? i love carpentry i built all my dogs their dogs houses and ive made 2 chairs in my room, and a bird house. any ideas... people also judge my strenth they dont think im strong and i walk all 4 of my dogs at once. they range in weight from 15-58 lbs. one time even at the rescue thing i volenteer at the owner said i was really strong, i worked with a tough tugger for 4 hours and never once asked anyone to hold her, she was 48 lbs. if i had a chance i would have worked with her but i like to work in quiet ares... they said that you couldn’t hide in the isles of the store so i couldnt work with her. If i call myself a dog trainer is that the same or different as a professional trainer? I think I dont understand some deffiniotions in their legal terms. I am 14 and i can train a dog basic commands and tricks and other stuff too, so i think of myself as a trainer. Because i CAN train a dog to do something. Lets say someone i know gets a cut, if i put neosporin and a band-aid on it i consider myself to be a doctor. i know i dont have a medical degree and i never went to med school but i aided the wound therefore i think of myself as a doctor. Can i call myself a dog trainer even though i cant get a lisence. Im not calling myself a proffessional trainer just a trainer or even a trainee. is that ILLEGAL?Because to me if i can train dogs to not bark or to act correctly when nervous or if i can train them recall or the bacis commands or to pick something up and bring it to me i consider myslf a trainer because i trained the dog to do something. Now if I want to pass on my ability to train my dogs onto other dogs in my neighborhood by teaching them the same things if i dont have a lisence because im not old enough is that LEGAL or ILLEGAL? i hope you understand what im trying to say. Thanks for all your help and kind words, and please if your just gonna get mad at me and tell me to stop asking these questions then please dont leave anything at all. I just want to know as many ways to work with my comunity and work with dogs and train them if its LEGAL for me to do right now. please dont get mad at me for asking similar questions for the fifth time now, i just want to know if it is legal and then i want as many other options or choices of things i can do untill i can get my lisence. thanks :D R RIGHT NOW I HELP BY: -I have a dog walking service -I foster dogs and cats -I train my friends dogs and puppies -I volenteer at animal shelters to help clean their cages -I volenteer at animal rescue foundations to help get dogs and cats adopted... >>>specificaly the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation -I volenteer at my local veterinary hospital to play with the animals that stay over night. they shouldnt have to feel lonely :) THANKS AGAIN!

Can someone PLEASE help me with a good stew recipe?? I have lots of antelope steak (my husband hunts). Please don't freak out about the hunting - I never thought I could be with a hunter but I've come to accept it. Anyways, antelope steak is very lean, thinner than a beef steak, virtually no fat so it cooks very quickly and I don't want to dry it out. I prefer my meat medium rare and juicy, hate it well done. I have onions, carrots, potatoes, garlic, red wine, lots of seasonings in the house, but I've never made a stew in my life. My hubby's been asking for antelope stew and I have 4 hours until he gets home. I have a crock pot as well as a large stew pot (is this called a dutch oven?) What can I do?? Any tips for keeping the meat from drying out or overcooking also?

Please answer my question i really need a job. Advice? Ok so I really need a job. I'm only 15 years old and I know that kind of young to work. But there are some places around me that hire at that age. I need a job because every-timee I need/want something my parents always tell me to buy it myself. Itsfrustratingg because they know I don’t have a job. But is also good i guess because it prepares me for the world. But its kind of annoying when I need something or work really hard around the house doing chores then cant get it. My parents don’t do allowances so that’s out of the option. I’ve tried to find a babysitting job but only get like 3 a month. So tomorrow I’m going to go job hunting. I’m going to fill out as many applications as possible and I’m also going to talk to the managers. Any advice or tips? Should I dress nice for this? Or just causal? Any tips on how i can stand out and be remember bal and also make a really good impression on people?

What is ALL involved in planning a wedding? I am at the beginning stages of planning our wedding. We are not sure on an exact date, but do agree that we would like a summer wedding - in the months of possibly May to August. The earliest we will be getting married is say June-ish of '09, but I doubt it will be that soon and will be more like in 2010. We also know that we would like the theme to be like a wilderness/woods/outdoors type thing. He loves to go hunting, and I love the variety of decor that is connected to this type of theme (this is how our house is decorated - paintings of woods with deer, antler mounts, animal figures, etc.) I have never planned a wedding before, and haven't been involved in one in MANY years (I was a flower girl when I was like 5). I know a few things, as I have posed a similar question on here, but I overall do not know what is all involved in planning a wedding. I have done some research, bought some magazines, plan on buying one of those wedding planner notebook things, but I also love to hear people's suggestions and advice here. We want something small as far as the actual wedding - close family and friends, and the a reception/party type deal where more friends and family will be invited to. We want to have the actual wedding outside in a "woodsy" atmosphere, and then the reception inside. We also would like to have a buffet type deal with fruits, veggies, different meats, side dishes, deserts, etc. but would still like it to be nice. From past experiences we both just don't like when you are only offered two choices and you don't like or feel like either of them. Neither of us are really religious, we have our personal thoughts and beliefs, but don't feel like they should play a role in our wedding, although family members may feel different - his family is catholic and mine is baptist. I am Wiccan, he is well you could consider him agnostic. I stated to him that if we get crap about having a "religious" wedding then whoever is giving us crap can pay for that part of the wedding, we should not be pushed to do something we don't want to do on our day. I know a few of you may have seen my question posed before, but I love all the advice and tips I am getting. Please continue with any advice, opinions, tips, etc. Thanks =) Oh... and NO we are not redneck! LOL. We like the outdoors, but we are not redneck - thanks. Also, our main concern is not how much money we can save, but we are wanting to do this as budget friendly as possible.

Methods to lessening cat chasing/window aggresion? My 3yr old male Weimaraner has been in my house for 2 1/2 years. He had trauma issues right after we first rescued him, but has never shown aggression towards people, unless he is inside, and they're outside, toward the front of the house. He's in my room with me most of the time, when I'm working, and has broken /through/ the glass of my window twice, by jumping on it and trying to get at people outside. I now have a cover over the window all of the time, to keep him from breaking it, but I'd like to break him of this habit. He'll do it to the other windows, when someone is on the porch. If anyone has any training tips specific to breaking him of this, I'd appreciate it very much. The same dog is also incredibly unfriendly towards cats. My neighbors have roughly 10 outdoor cats, who are constantly climbing into our yard. I know my dog has a strong hunting instinct, and I don't expect that to go away. Even inside the fence, he is only ever outside when he is on a leash. However, he he usually wont yank on the leash if I'm the one out there, but my dog respects me. Even still, he sees a cat, and will start to posture. Stiff legged, eyes on the cat. I can push his nose to the side, and his eyes wont ever leave the cat. It's nearly impossible to get him to focus on me 100%, when this happens. My mother, unfortunately, doesn't have the same priveldges, and puts off training him with me, (And my trying to train her, too,) by saying his bouncing all over her isn't a problem. However, if she takes him outside, and he sees a cat, he has pulled her off of her feet and dragged her several time. He sees the cat and stops thinking about anything but, "catcatcattoyyyyyy." She's been mildly hurt several times. I'm severely allergic to cats, so I don't need him to want to cuddle up to one any live with it. But for my mother's sake, and for the sake of the cats (It's not their fault that my neighbors are morons who don't ever take care of them.), Suggestions, please?

Please answer my question? Its importants!? Ok so I really need a job. I'm only 15 years old and I know that kind of young to work. But there are some places around me that hire at that age. I need a job because every-timee I need/want something my parents always tell me to buy it myself. Itsfrustratingg because they know I don’t have a job. But is also good i guess because it prepares me for the world. But its kind of annoying when I need something or work really hard around the house doing chores then cant get it. My parents don’t do allowances so that’s out of the option. I’ve tried to find a babysitting job but only get like 3 a month. So tomorrow I’m going to go job hunting. I’m going to fill out as many applications as possible and I’m also going to talk to the managers. Any advice or tips? Should I dress nice for this? Or just causal? Any tips on how i can stand out and be remember bal and also make a really good impression on people?

Please answer my question i really need help. 10 points? Ok so I really need a job. I'm only 15 years old and I know that kind of young to work. But there are some places around me that hire at that age. I need a job because every-timee I need/want something my parents always tell me to buy it myself. Itsfrustratingg because they know I don’t have a job. But is also good i guess because it prepares me for the world. But its kind of annoying when I need something or work really hard around the house doing chores then cant get it. My parents don’t do allowances so that’s out of the option. I’ve tried to find a babysitting job but only get like 3 a month. So tomorrow I’m going to go job hunting. I’m going to fill out as many applications as possible and I’m also going to talk to the managers. Any advice or tips? Should I dress nice for this? Or just causal? Any tips on how i can stand out and be remember bal and also make a really good impression on people? ?

Random questions about Bearded Dragon? I have a bearded dragon that is approximately a year and a half old. I broke my bank setting up his habitat, but now that I've got all of his supplies it seems to be very nice and easy owning him. However, I've always had a problem with feeding him his greens since I've owned him. Terrible twos, like my little sister, wont seem to eat their vegetables. I've started using a method that has worked decently, but I just want to run it by some dragon pros and make sure I'm doing the right thing. In his tank, I have the warm side on the left, with a basking area. Then next to that, in the middle of the tank I have a large water area that is approximately an inch to two inches deep, and two small feeding bowls. Then I have a hiding area on the far right, with some bushy fake plants for him to crawl through and a half log for him to hide inside. It's a 55 gal tank. In the two bowls I leave two different foods. I leave some Flukers Buffet Blend for Adult Bearded Dragon food in one bowl. He'll pick at that here and there, but typically I leave the food there for two or three days before having to refill. I got into a habit of using this to make sure he was getting his calcium. I'd mix some of the calcium powder in with this bowl. In the other bowl, I keep his vegis. Every morning I change some lettuce and carrots out of the bowl for fresh stuff. He doesnt ever eat much of it through. If I hadnt witnessed him from time to time picking at some of the vegis, I'd think he never ate any, because theres typically not a noticeable amount missing the following morning. Basically my question is asking if this is a safe practice, by just leaving his food in there all day. I've been reading online and I've seen other people have some more structured feeding times. I have a separate tank for him that I keep crickets in, and to feed him crickets I'll put him right in that tank and let him go to town for a couple of minutes. I try not to let him eat his max of crickets because I want to encourage him to get his greens through the day. I'll typically snatch him up after he eats a dozen crickets or so, while he's still running around hunting. On the times I'll let him just go crazy on the crickets, he'll eat up 20 or so. He seems healthy. Very active and alert, all of his limbs have their full strength (I get plenty of scratches from his nails while playing with him). I handle him multiple times a day. He spends probably a total of two or three hours outside of his tank with me while I'm watching TV or while I'm doing homework. He enjoys relaxing on my lap, and every once in a while will liven up and feel the need to run up me onto my shoulder, then climb along the back of the couch. I've had him for a few months and everything has gone great, and I love owning him. I just want to continue to grow as a pet owner and make sure I'm not developing poor habits. Also, I've had a few problems with very minor impactions. I try to spot clean out his poor daily, so if I cant find any poop for a day or two, I immediately give him a warm bath in my bathtub. He'll swim around a bit, then stop and sit still for a little while. After sitting in the water for 10 minutes or so, he'll start getting active and run around again, then he'll poop in the water. (Note to potential lizard owners, I've found that lizard poop stinks worse than baby poop). Then I'll clean out the bathtub, and put him back in some warm water. He'll then run around and play in the water going from the deeper end to the shallower end for a little while. Then I'll take him out and put him back into his tank. It is below freezing outside, and has been cooler in my house because its the middle of the winter, so I've been having a harder time keeping his basking area up to 100 degrees. Its more often around 90 degrees through the day, but it's all I can do. I've got 250 watts of heat, as well as a UV light to try to warm him up. I'm not sure thats the problem though, because its about 50/50 that he'll poop on his own in his tank, or he needs his impaction treatment in the bathtub. Any tips that anyone can offer for these problems, as well as any things that I may have overlooked for taking care of him would be great. Thanks for anything and everything!!! :)

How could I make a simple Sweet 16 Birthday more fun? Basically, my friends are very laid back and probably wouldn't like having a dress code and all. Besides, some are coming from quite far so dressing up too much may be inconvenient. I'm calling only my close friends, so there'll be around 7-9 girls. I'm thinking of having it in my house, and I have a very spacious backyard. I was thinking of perhaps doing a BBQ. And if we have time and are in the mood, to go for a swim in our Community Pool. I'd have music, but I'll have to find speakers to connect it with my laptop. They are not really in games, such as truth or dare and scavenger hunts. Oh and all my friends have very varied interests, so finding a theme that will be fun for everyone is going to be a little tricky. Any ideas for the menu, things to do, or an inexpensive place to have the party? It's quite a big deal this year, and usually I'm not such a birthday celebrating kind of person so I'd really be thankful for any help, advice, tips, suggestions!

What do you think of my story? I need a title too. Tell me what you think.? Cordovia was walking through her uncle's beautiful flower garden. Suddenly, her uncle rushes out of his beautiful house and hurried towards her. "Your father's soldiers are coming! You must go! Run! Hide! Just don't let them catch you!" he huffed as he handed Cordovia her suitcase. "Where am I supposed to go?" "Anywhere but here!" "B-but, Uncle-" "Leave! NOW!" Cordovia hurredly mounted her mare and galloped into the woods... Shortly after Cordovia had galloped off into the woods the soldiers caught her and brough her to her father's palace. When she got there her father didn't look or speak to her, not that she was expecting any different. hermother had often told her that her father was a cruel unjust leader and a lousy dad. When Cordovia was born, her father held her for a few brief seconds but hurredly passed her back to the midwife as he rushed off too take some poor farmer's field for his dungeon. Her mother said that he would never be like his father, the previous king. One of her father's spies had overheard her mother... Well, let's just say he wasn't too happy. She was taken away in the night and no one ever heard from her again. Cor assumed the worst. She had neverforgiven her father for it, she diubted that she ever would. She remained quiet as Darius, her father's right hand man, led her to her room. He pushed back the giant wood doors and motioned for her to go in. No madams, please, or anything at all escaped his lips. Cordovia entered the room and Darius slammed the door behind her. She walked over to the bed and to her surprise, there was a boy about her age lying on it. "Ahem," Cor cleared her throat "Go AWAY, Darius," came the muffled reply. "He's not here," Cordovia said sitting down on the edge of the bed. The boy carefully pulled himself up from the pillow. "Who are you?" he asked. "I-My name's Cor-" "Cordovia!" he exclaimed. "I'm Savas" "Yeah, how do you know who I am?" "I overheard Darius tell the soldiers to ex-look for you," "Execute?" Cordovia screamed. "SHHH! Yes, but I convinced them to put you in my charge, and because of that I had to face Mordred." "You mean father?" "Yes, but do not call him that," "Why not? He is our father after all." "You'll learn, now I'm going to bed," "Is this your room?" "No, it's yours, I just hide from Mordred's minion here," "D-" "Yes, now if you are smart you'll sleep while Mordred rides," "Thank you" Cordovia walked him to the door. She watched him go down the hallway and then curled up in her bed to sleep. The next morning Cordovia awoke in horror to Mordred's monstrous yells and someone's desperate screams. The screams grew louder as Cor grew closer. She turned into another hallway where she saw Mordred, two soldiers, and, to her absolute horror Savas. "STOP IT!" Cordovia screamed at the top of her lungs. She remembered what her uncle had taught her which was to remain calm no matter how terrible the situation. Mordred's fiery eyes looked up at Cordovia, along with the stern eyes of the soldiers. They all stood there with no sound other than an occasional breath from Savas. The soldiers held Savas' arms and looked simultaneously at Mordred. He nodded and the soldiers immediately released Savas' arms as they rushed up the stairs to Cordovia. Savas collapsed on the floor, he was struggling to breathe. Cor raced down the stairs to her half-brother. She knelt at his head and helped him to his feet. Savas stood barely, but didn't speak. Mordred flew into a rage. "Who are you, peasant, and what is your business here?" "I'm n-" Cordovia started her eyes daring Mordred to come a step closer. "She's one of the maid's daughters," gasped Savas as he continued struggling for breath. "I'm the daughter of Euthalia. Your daughter." "Cordovia!" Mordred glared and raised his whip. He brought it down hard on Cordovia's left shoulder. That one gruesome blow sent Cordovia crashing to the cold, black, marble floor of the palace. "Leave her alone," growled Savas. "I'm finished with her for now, but you are another story," Mordred yelled as he motioned for more guards to hold the poor boy. Cordovia rose to leave but a soldier grabbed her arm and force her to watch the nightmarish beating of her brother. The whip slashed it's fury on Savas again and again until he was nothing but a limp pile of barely breathing flesh and bones. The soldiers dropped Savas on the floor as they hurried away to follow Mordred outside. Cordovia rushed to her brother and talked to him as she fluttered about trying to find help. Finally Darius walked into the throne room. "Darius! Help me get him to his room," Cordovia pleaded, but all that scum did was smile his black and yellow toothed smile and walked by. "I'll help you," said a small voice behind Cor. Cordovia whirled around to face a red-haired maid. Together they carried Savas to his room and dressed his wounds. "How much does Mordred do this?" "Depends on what mood he's in, sometimes he beats the poor boy worse than this. Heaven knows how he survives," she said as she hurried away to get more water. Cordovia smoothed Savas' hair and kissed him gently on the cheek. She left her room to go find her father. She was going to teach him a thing or two about manners. Cor ranged the halls searching for her father. She didn't find him but she did find Darius. "Darius!" Cordovia commanded. "Where's my father?" "Who?" Darius replied as he turned to face her. "The king, Mordred, my father," Cor said her stern face not showing anything. "Oh, I think he's punishing the prisoners," came Darius' quick reply. "Stop him. Tell him he's wanted in Cordovia's room," Cordovia demanded. "GO!" "As you wish, princess," bowed Darius as he rushed off to the dungeons. Cordovia walked to her room and sat on her bed, awaiting her father. "Sire, your presence is requested in Princess Cordovia's room," Darius declared. "Why?" growled Mordred as he beat one of the prisoners. "I do not know, sire. The Princess demanded that you come to her room immediatley," "I will be up in a moment," Mordred reply as he beat the prisoner a few more times and marched up the stairs. Cordovia sat on her bed as her father burst through the door. "HOW DARE YOU REQUEST MY PRESENCE!" bellowed Mordred as he burst through the door. "Father, Mordred, I-I just wanted to say that-I don't want you to beat Savas, anymore," Cordovia shyly replied. "AND WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME TO STOP!" "I AM YOUR DAUGHTER AND I WILL NOT PUT UP WITH IT!" "DARIUS! FETCH MY SOLDIERS AND MY WHIP!" Mordred beat Cordovia so badly she passed out. Five days later Cordovia woke up. Savas was playing with a ball at the end of her bed. "Cor! Thank goodness you're okay!" He said as he gave her a hug. "Okay, Prince, don't maul her. Give her time to breathe," replied Susan, the red-haired maid who helped Cordovia move Savas. "Savas! How's Morbid?" "His usual beat-his-own-kids-up self," "Goo-er-bad" "How are you feeling, sweetheart?" asked a brown haired woman sitting with a 11-year-old boy on her lap. "Depends on who you are." "It's okay, she's Mordred's wife," "Your mother?" "No, Morcellus' mother. Raella" "Morcellus?" "Yeah, our other brother," Sabas said joyfully replied. "Oh," "I-I'm Morcellus, but you can call me Moe," Morcellus said shyly. "So...When are we getting out of here?" Cordovia said sitting up quickly. A sharp pain shot through Cordovia's back. She yelped and laid back down. "YOU are going nowhere until we have a look at that back of yours. Morcell, Savas, would you mind fetching some flowers for Cordovia?" "What are those for?" "To help get rid of some of the germs in the air. Infection's our biggest worry. Now, just relax and roll over, princess," "Fine," So, Cor did as she was told. In the following days not much hapened. Mordred had taken his horse and a few soldiers on a hunting party. Darius remained in the castle at all times. Savas could tell he was waiting for Mordred to come home so he could lie about all the wrong things Savas did when he was gone. On the third day of Mordred's absense, Cordovia's wounds started to get infected. By the eighth day, Cordovia's forehead was as hot as an iron and she was sweating like crazy. "Moe! Get Susan!" commanded Queen Raella. "Mmmmmm...." groaned Cordovia as she tossed in her bed. Susan rushed into the room, clutching a few herbs and things to try to draw out the infection. "Once she heals, we leave," Savas said sternly. His expression was dark and angry, much like his father's. This worried Raella. He was the next heir to the throne, and if he was anything like his father trouble would ensue. Savas stormed out of the room and went to find Darius. "Darius!" Savas roared angrily. "Come out you coward!" "Yes, little majesty," said Darius appearing out of nowhere. "Fetch the doctor from the village, NOW!" "Why should I?" "Because in my father's absense, I am in charge of the palace," "Yes, of course, little majesty" Darius smiled his crooked, yellow and black toothed smile and hurried off to get the doctor. What fun! Another Mordred in the family. Sire will be glad to hear this! Thoughts of the future rolled through Darius' evil mind. Now Darius wasn't smart but he knew enough not to get in the way of Mordred or Savas when they're mad. Savas, who was more like his father than he should be, hurried back to Cordovia's room. The doctor came quickly. He cleaned and stitched Cordovia's wounds. The infection left and Cor's wounds healed a few days after the doctor came. Mordred returned after a twelve day absense. Darius was ecstatic with the news of Savas' terrible temper. "Glad to see you made it back safely, Sire," Darius bowed humbly. "The eldest prince has taken a shine to following in your footsteps, your highness," "What do you mean?" grumbled Mordred. "Well, the princess, had a fever and he found me and absolutely demanded that I get the doctor. He even threatened my life, sire!" "Is that so?" Mordred said as his lightened. "Well, he might not be a total failure after all... Send him to the throneroom" "As you wish, sire. Shall I get your whip as well?" "No," "No?" "Yes! Now go before my pleasant mood decinerates!" Darius did as he was told but when he got to his little majesty's room no one was home. He checked Cordovia's then Morcellus'. The children were nowhere to be found! When Darius reported this to Mordred. Mordred flew into a rage. For six months the three kids lived in the woods and forests along the Northern Borders. "Moe! Get more firewood, please," Cordovia called as she put the last bits of wood in the fire. "Stop yelling! Do you want to be found?" Savas whispered. "No, but we're miles away from civilization!" "Maybe so, but even the trees have ears if you know what I mean," "Spies?" "Yes, and the soldiers that Mordred would've sent out!" "Oh... He'd miss us that badly?" "No, he just wants to beat us for running off..." "Right. I-I'm just not used to-to-" "Torture?" "Yeah, I grew up in Silver City. I lived with my uncle, our uncle and my mother." "Oh, I never knew mine. Mordred killed her when I was a baby." "I'm sorry," "Don't be. It's not your fault." "Why don't you call Mordred father?" "Because! Because.." Tears welled up in Savas' eyes. Cordovia saw how obviously painful the subject was to him so she quietly stoked the fire. "What's Silver City like?" Moe asked. "It's beautiful. There are gardens filled with beautiful flowers everywhere. It was always so clean and well kept," Cordovia told many wonderous stories of the beautiful city. The boys fell asleep listening to her tales of Silver City. Morcellus jolted awake as a sharp pain hit his shoulder. He screamed and woke Cordovia and Savas. The three stunned children awoke stareing directly into the face of their father. Beside him stood a man chained and bruised. Savas and Morcellus didn't recognize him, but Cordovia did. "Uncle!" she screeched. "SILENCE!" commanded Mordred. "Let him go!" she exclaimed histerically. "Shh," comforted Savas as he put his arm around her. Savas glared at his father. "Take them and follow me," commanded Mordred to his soldiers. The soldiers' horses reared as a soldier hopped off his horse. He grabbed Morcellus and Cordovia as another soldier grabbed Savas from behind. Savas struggled for a fiew brief moments before the soldier holding him bashed him on the head with the handle of his sword. Then Moe and Cor were taken to the palace and thrown in the dark filthy dungeon. "Uncle..." Cordovia cried in her sleep. Moe walked over to Cor's bunk and sat down. "It's gonna be okay, Cor," he said reasuringly. "It's gonna be okay..." The next morning the soldiers threw Savas into the cold cell. He landed in a limp heap on the rock-solid floor. Morcellus immediately moved him to the other bunk. Even though both bunks were just as hard as the floor, they weren't as cold in the morning. "Owwww," groaned Savas as he sat up. "Yeah, Mordred beat you up pretty good this time," Morcellus said as he sat on his bunk. "I don't have herbs or anything so I can't do anything for the pain." "S'OK. Doesn't hurt much really," Savas lied. "You're lying," Cor mumbled from her bunk. "Yeah and you're depressed," Savas argued "So-" "Come on you three. Get up!" yelled the guard. "Mordred wants you present at the execution," "What execution," retorted Cordovia. "Surprise," mumbled the guard collecting all three of the kids. He pushed them with the tip of his sword as they walked to the execution room. When they got there Moe gasped in horror. Cordovia looked to the stand and saw two people. One was a stocky man, her uncle, the other a bruised young man with a guard at his back. Savas' eyes welled up with tears as he looked up at the young man. The young man was his brother, Haithourus, the son of his mother's first husband. "LET HIM GO MORDRED!" screamed Cordovia. A guard knocked her to the floor. "Leave her alone," growled Haithourus. "SILENCE, SCUM!" demanded Darius. "The executions will now take place, if there are any objections him or her may say them now," read the executioner. "On what charges have you arrested this farmer," Raella demanded. "I am not at liberty to discuss that, my queen," mumbled the executioner. "LET HIM GO!" cried Cordovia again as multiple tears ran down both cheeks. "Please, just let him go. He's all I have left!" "I take his place," declared the queen. "My queen, you're aware this means death!" "yes," Raella said fiercly as she marched towards the platform. "I WILL NOT HAVE IT!" Mordred opposed as he grabbed his wife and pulled her away from the stand. "A treachorus wife is no good to me!" "MOM!" cried Morcellus. It was too late. Mordred had stabbed her in the chest with his sword. Her scream echoed through the hall as Mordred withdrew his blood-stained sword. Morcellus was crying uncontrollably as he watched his mother's limp body fall to the floor. Cordovia wrapped her arms around Morcellus. Her eyes glared at her father. Smiling, he threw the sword at Cordovia's feet. Savas dived for it.He grabbed the sword before the guard had time to think. Immediately he rushed to his brother's side. He cut the rope on both Haith and Cordovia's uncle. "Thanks Sav," whispered Haith taking the sword from Savas. "TRAITOR!" Mordred screamed. "I was never loyal to you!" Savas retorted. A fierce battle broke out between Haith and an ill-trained soldier. Haithourus easily knocked him to the floor. Cordovia drug Morcellus away from his mother's body. "LET ME GO, COR," he screamed, but no one paid him much attention. Cor gently kissed Moe's mother on the cheek unfastened her locket. "No, we have to go. If we stay we'll die," Cordovia said softle placing the locket around her neck. "I DON'T CARE!" "You will. Moe, I-I know what you're going through. Please, trust me," The two of them made it out safely, and rushed towards the forests. They climbed a tree and waited for Haith and Savas. Inside, the boys were making their way to the door, fighting the ill-trained guards as they went. Finally, they made it to the door, only to find Darius was blocking thier way. "So you return, young rebel." stated Darius. "Yes, and if you would be so kind as to move I would highly appreciate it," "Never!" replied Darius. "Then I shall use force," "So be it," "Savas leave," "b-But Haith," "Now! Find your brother and whoever he was with. Find a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes." "no," "NOW!" Haith commanded striking at Darius. Savas fled. He ran through the forest searching silently for Cordovia and Moe. Finally, as he stopped to rest he heard a feint sound coming from one of the trees. "Psst, Sav, look up" said the voice. "Hmm? Who said that?" Savas asked picking up his father's sword. "Look up, you idiot!" repeated the voice. "huh?" Savas looked up and sure enough, it was Cor. Right beside her sat Moe, his eyes red from morning for his mother. "So, where do we go from here?" Cor asked jumping down from the tree. "Haith said something about 'a girl with long blond hair and blue eyes'" Savas replied. "Could she be his girlfriend?" "No, he never said anything about any village girls before..." "What about---" Hoofbeats pounded through the trees. The two kids scrambled up a nearby tree. A snow-white horse slowed and stopped. A person, decidedly friendly, climbed down. It spoke a few words that the kids didn't understand. Shortly after a sharp scream pierced the midnight air. It didn't sound human or like any animal the kids had ever heard. "Haithus!" called the person. "Haithus!" "Is she the?" whispered Cordovia. "Whose there?" asked the girl. "M-me." Cor replied. "If I come down will you hurt me?" "No," came the short reply. The girl mumbled a few more words in her strange language. A flash of light followed. Cordovia jumped down from the tree. The girl turned to face Cordovia. "Do you know of Haithus?" "Y-Yeah, he helped us escape." "You should've come down sooner. There's three of you, correct? Savas, Morcellus, and you. Am I right?" "That's amazing! How did you know?" "The trees told me. Are you familiar with Valour?" "N-no." "You're cold?" "A l-little." "Here." She handed Cor a wrap. "We must go now. Savas, Morcellus, I'm a friend. You can come down. <\ /|/ [\ [\ |<" "What did you say your name was?" "I'm Raysonna. For now sleep, my little majesties." When the kids awoke, they were in a place better than anything any of them had ever seen. It was a beautiful marble city surrounded by mountains. Through the city of marble was a crystal clear river. Flowers grew amongst weeping willows. One would think that it was filled with people, until you looked closer. "\/ |\ |\ \[ >|\ |\ >< \> |/ \> \/, /|/ |/ /| /| /|/ [\ >|\ \< :\ [\ <> |/ [\ <>," greeted a black haired maid as she drew the curtains. "Excuse me?" asked Cordovia. "She said 'good morning, little majesties'," translated Raysonna. "Oh...Does everyone around here speak funny?" asked Cordovia. "Most elves, but some speak English," "Elves?" "Yes, elves. I'm one, Sistine, your maid, is one as well as everyone in Valour City," "No offense but I thought elves didn't exist anymore." "According to Mordred, we don't. We've worked hard to keep it that way." "Raysonna! Why have you brought these-these |/ \> /| >< )> \[ [\>< <> here!" roared a man-er-elf walking through the door. "/> \< /| <\ [\ ><!" "We will talk without the little |/ \> /| >< )> \[ [\>< <>." "What did he say?" "Nothing." "He said something!" shouted Savas. "I-It was the Elfin word for 'intruder'," quietly replied Morcellus. "How did you know?" asked Rasonna. "M-My mother w-was-" "Raella!" exclaimed Rasonna. "Poor little |< >< |/ \> \] [\ ..." "Was she elfin?" "Yes, 10 years ago Mordred's soldiers attacked Valour. The city was ravaged, and would have stayed that way if elves weren't such magicians." "That's when he took Raella from here..." finished Savas. "Yes, little prince. Don't worry about my father. I'm going back for Haithus, I'll be gone for a few days, so do try to be good." "Are you leaving now?" "Yes, farewell little majesties." "Bye, Raysonna," Chorused the trio of highnesses. After Raysonna dissapeared, the trio went for a walk. They were just about to enter the palace door when a guard grabbed them. "Sir, what do we do with these?" "Put the girl in Raysonna's spare chamber. The half-elf stays. As for Savas, lock him up" "No!" screamed Cordovia. "It's okay Cor." said Savas as he allowed the guards to lead him to the dungeon. "What do we do with this one?" "Register him, then assign him chambers in the village." "Yes, sir," Meanwhile at Mordred's castle "<\ \< |/ /| <\ )> <>!" Raysonna called. A scream came from in the castle, Raysonna knew immediately that it was Haithus. "|/ \> (| |/ <> |/ |\| /|/ [\" Ray vanished, or so it would seem to anyone who was unaware of the magic that lurked in the woods. She entered through the open door of the prison and walked right passed the guards. A shadow lurked in her way. It was Darius, he was standing in the middle of the hall staring directly at the invisible Raysonna. "Hello, Raysonna," greeted Darius. "(| |/ <> |/ |\| /|/ [\" "<\ [\ /|/ /|/ |\" replied Raysonna, who was now visible. "You speak my language so fluently, [\ (| |/ /|/ |\ \> [\" "You are too kind miss," said Darius grabbing Raysonna's arm. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm sure Sire would love to hear of your presence." "And I should be obliged to follow, why?" "Haithus would be very dissapointed if you didn't get to see him one last time before he dies," "I'll follow, but keep in mind I can vanish anytime I want," "I know, mistress," \< |\| \] \[ [\ /> \/ <\ |/ :\ \.\ /|/ >|\ \> |\ |< >| >< A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R <> /| )> (| (} ||) |} {|| S T U V W X Y Z the alphabet above this is for my elfish language. k, Thanx but I think I'm gonna keep the Cordovia name I know it's a little rushed, and I have alot of editing to do. No, I'm not really worried that someone might steal my idea. If they do as long as they don't enter it in a writing contest or post it on the internet I'm happy. (keep in mind I'm only 13.)

Which would be better to move to : North Carolina or Gwinnett County, GA? My friend and I are relocating with our families (we're both sm w/ 2 kids each) from NYC. We were looking into Gwinnett County, GA to live. Mainly Lawrenceville because of the good schools and affordable houses. But many jobs are in Atlanta. I heard the traffic is an absolute nightmare. We definately don't want to deal with that. We also haven't had much luck with job hunting down there either. Many people have not called us back. We send resumes out daily but no responses. Dekalb County is ghetto, Cobb County has that traffic problem and it's not cheap either. She proposed North Carolina because it's a change and it's still a great place. Now, I've only passed through there. Never been there. Only been to ATL for 5 days last summer. Are jobs easier to get in NC? Which cities or towns should we look into? What about dating? Is it the same as ATL (far more women than there are straight men). Some tips please...Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you might be from illinois if....? You might be from Illinois if: You've never met any celebrities Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular You measure distance in minutes Down south to you means Kentucky You know several people who have hit a deer You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines" You think Chicago is a completely different state from Illinois. You know the answer to the question, "Is this Heaven?" Your school classes were cancelled because of cold Your school classes were cancelled because of heat You know where all the Yoders live You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July Stores don't have bags, they have sacks You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with." All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or vegetable You can locate Illinois on the United States map Detassling was your first job You've ever been on a "Geode Hunt" Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice You still pronounce the "s" in Illinois. You learn your pickup will run without a muffler You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, pop, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say, "It was different." You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor People from other states love to hear you say "Illinois" and other words with "Os" in them. Your dream vacation is a trip to Rock Home Gardens You carry jumper cables in your car You drink "pop." You know what the numbers I-80, 75 and 57 mean You know what "cow tipping" is

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I need psychological analysis from a prfoessional please here are my inner thoughts!I need a second opinion? Paranoid, sittin in a deep sweat Thinkin I gotta fuck somebody before the week ends The sight of blood exites me, shoot you in the head Sit down, and watch you bleed to death I hear the sound of your last breath Shouldn't have been around, I went all the way left You was in the right place with me at the wrong time I'm a psychopath, in a minute lose my fuckin mind Calm down, back to reality Don't fear death, cause I know that it's promised to me Flashes, I get flashes of Jason Gimme a knife, a million lives I'm wastin The shadow of death follows me, I don't give a fuck Pussy play Superman, your ass'll get boxed up Put him in a straight jacket, the man's sick This is what goes on in the mind of a lunatic Lookin through her window, now my body is warm She's naked, and I'm a peepin tom Her body's beautiful, so I'm thinkin rape Shouldn't have had her curtains open, so that's her fate Leavin out her house, grabbed the bitch by her mouth Drug her back in, slammed her down on the couch Whipped out my knife, said, "If you scream, I'm cuttin" Opened her legs and commenced the fuckin She begged me not to kill her, I gave her a rose Then slit her throat, and watched her shake till her eyes closed Had sex with the corpse before I left her And drew my name on the wall like helter skelter Run for shelter never crossed my mind I had a guage, a grenade, and even a nine Dial 911 for the bitch But the cops ain't shit when they're fuckin with a lunatic I sit alone in my four-cornered room starin at candles Dreamin of the people I've dismantled I close my eyes and in the circle Appears the images of sons of bitches that I murdered Flashbacks of bodies bein fucked up Once I attack, I'm like a pit on a rage that's goin for guts Boys used to die when I'm full fo that fry I be ebbin when I'm high So I say 'fuck' and just let bullets fly Like I said before, Scarface is my identity A homicidal maniac with sucidal tendencies I'm on the violent tip, so yo, get a grip And bitch, come equipped, ain't takin no shit Cause here comes a lunatic My girl's gettin skinny, she's strung out on coke So I went to her mother's house and cut out her throat Her grandma was standin there, she was screamin out, "Brad!" As she reached for the telly, I put the blade on granny's ass Went to the back and grabbed a shovel Now granny's on her way to meet the devil Pulled out my .38 and aimed at the bitch A cop says (Freeze, muthafucka!) Bitch, suck my dick I said, "Die, muthafuckas!" as I blasted Something clicked in my head, visions of bodies in plastic The scent of buckshots in human flesh Pigs dyin from bullet wounds to the chest No sheriff's gonna take me on a road Dark as fuck, and let his pistols explode Fuck that, cause I ain'ts to die So I reloaded my Uzi and fired up another fry It got me crazy as fuck A ragin psychotic full of that Angel's Dust The cops had the place surrounded Hunted for a way to get out - I found it Innocent bystanders watch me set an example I popped one, "Let me go, goddammit Scot free Or all of these muthafuckas comin with me" All of a sudden the shit got silent I remember wakin up, in an asylum Bein treated like a troubled kid My shirt was all bloody, and both of my wrists was slit Think this is harsh? This ain't as harsh as it gets No tellin what's bein thought up in the mind of a lunatic (I can't quit) November 1st 1966 A damn fool was born with the mind of a lunatic I shoulda been killed But sister fucked around and let me live Now I developped a criminal behaviour Fuck with me, and I'll slay ya Ass, beyond recognition, shit Your dental records couldn't prove your identity, bitch I beg your pardon, on talkin to borden You'll never find a muthafucka, so save your milk cartons Cross the line, your ass is mine I don't give a fuck if you're 9 or 99 Blind, crippled, and crazy, don't faze me Your funky ass will be pushin up daisies You wanna know what makes me click? My psychiatrist said I got the mind of a lunatic (Let's get out of here, that guy is crazy) (Ma-) (Ma-) (Ma-) (Maniac) I ain't got it all, so don't fuck with me Unless your ass wanna be made history I'll blow your muthafuckin house up And if your wife and kids are inside, they're fucked I don't give a damn who I slay Don't let me get a hold of some E&J Cause when the shit hit the fan I'll stab your ass quicker than a Mexican The nightmares I leave you with on the scene Will make Freddy bitch ass look like a wet dream This is fact, not fictional, son of a bitch I got the mind of a lunatic

Need creative ideas for game? I'm having a scavenger hunt and i was wondering if anyone had any good ideas, these are a few for example 1. Icee a car-5 pts 2. Ask a stranger for a piggyback ride-10 pts 3. Cause a scene in public-5 pts 4. Get help from someone-25 pts 5. Run down Tremont street without pants-30 pts 6. Eat an earth worm-5 pts 7. Steel a lawn decoration-20 pts 8. Get thrown out of a store-25 pts 9. French kiss a stranger-25 pts 10. Egg a house-25 pts 11. Ride a shopping cart into a bush-15 pts 12. Ask out a prostitute-50 pts 13. Use any pick-up lines to a random person-10 pts 14. Take a picture with random person with pants down-35 pts. 15. Buy a mclovin t shirt-5 pts 16. Buy a chicken burger from mcdonalds-30 pts 17. Put Dog crap in a mailbox-15pts With BARE hands-20 pts 18. Do 30 push-ups-20 pts 19. Get a girl’s bra-30 pts 20. Dig a 3-foot hole jump in and get filled up to your head-15 pts 21.Tip a Cow-35 pts 22.Get service without shirt or shoes-15 pts 23.Get a cashier to say, “What are you using that for?”-30 pts 24. Interview Ida, get her to say “I love niggaz, and I want to be in a music video”-10 pts 25. Pie a team member in the face-15 points 26. Legit slip and fall on Banana peal-10 pts 27. One member eats a whole wall-mart sub-25 pts 28. Eat a boogie-25 pts 29. Eat a whole box of oreos-5 pts 30. Ask directions for the nearest gay club Need at least 10 to 20 more

which is the best trip have you undertaken till date ? Hampi was not on our radar, while traveling to Chitradurga Fort, we planned for just a weekend getaway from Bangalore by car. After finishing the trip to Kalline Kote, we instinctively decided why not rush to Hampi? It is just 150 kms away, with small stretch of 18 kms of bad road before Kudilgi on NH 13. I happened to visit during 1978 along with my parents. In those days, it was typical village with a rustic atmosphere. There was not much interest among the tourist to visit this place, which was known as ruined city, without any guide we wandered cluelessly and we landed in the peak of summer to add to our discomfort. The only distinct memory was that of Inverted Gopuram of Virupakasha temple. After a gap of nearly 30 years I find that a new civilization has emerged. Perhaps after Hampi being declared a world heritage site in 1987, a mind blowing transformation has taken place at Hampi. It is as if history is being re-written, with guides, autorikshaw round trip, bike guides, and professional tour operators unleashing knowledge to tourists. There are exists lot of similarities between POMPEII & HAMPI. The common features are : 1. Road Network 2. Water Management 3. Temple construction 4. Public functions 5. Common Bath 6. Cultural Festivity 7 Art & Sculpture 8. Well defined markets.9 Brothels Lane. Trading activity were carried out between various parts of the world in both the periods. We find gems & jewellery being traded in the bazaars. All household articles such as pottery, grains, vegetables, fruits, beetlenut, flowers etc were being traded. Further brothel lanes were located in the bazaar for the visitors and artisans from outstation. Our first point of visit was Virupaksha temple which was guided by a foreigner, because we ignored the offer to be guided @ Rs 400/- for a trip, which we thought was exhorbitant. We entered the Virupaksha temple without any enterance fee ( between 6.30 to 8 am it is free entry) The sheer grandeur started unraveling. On the left there is a sanctum which is occupied by tourists for changeover, which is really surprising. The main temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is supposed to have been captivated by the dedication of Pampadevi. Lord Shiva consented to marry Pampa in his avatar as Virupaksha, the presiding deity. Behind the Virupaksha temple lies a room wherein we can view the inverted image of the main tower through a pin hole. It is application of Periscope principle. The bazaar in front of the Virupakasha temple is proposed to be shifted to another place to maintain the heritage look. The proposed shopping centre will be the main reporting centre for Hampi excursion. An organized trip with eco friendly mode of transport would be ideal. Further a fixed guide charges would be also be ideal depending on no of spots toured or time spent concept. After Virupaksha temple visit we walked across a lane adjescent to the right, just on a blinder, towards Hemkunta hill. Here one is astounded by the skills of rock carving work station.. It is like a canvas on which artist exhibits his painting. The granite was the main raw material for most types of monumental construction at the site – which was abundant in and around Hampi for over 200 kms. Traditionally, granite blocks were split by first cutting rows of closely spaced cubical holes into which wooden wedges were pounded. When wetted, the wedges expanded, thereby propagating deep cracks through the stone which split as per dimension required by the artisans. We found almost four temples, one was literally filled with water on the entrance, and other not so prominent temples, maybe created for low strata people of the times, even the poojary of the temple just gave us some insight, for which he was suitably tipped. The overnight heavy rain had made the rocky surface quite slippery, it was an adventure to climb Hemkunta hillock. The entire Hampi area, is visible in all its panaromic view. There is an acropolis type of two storey structure maybe for the kings to view. There is no description on this monument to my surprise. Once you start climbing down the steps which is neatly chiseled on the rocks it is adventurers delight, a neat landscaped garden leads to Sasvikalu Ganesha. It is a monolithic exposure of Lord Ganesha which is barricaded to prevent vandalism. Next we walk across we, come to Dodda Ganesh, which is again vandalized by Sultans, it is now a crude form, luckily the sanctum and veranda in not pillaged, the sculptures are exhuberance of dance and drama of the bygone era. Ugra Narasimha monolithic statue is located nearby along with Badavi Linga installed by a poor women. We got to know that autorikshaw guides are available @ Rs 250/- to take us around and we decided to hire such a guide. He spent 3 hours taking us around all the important landmark starting from Hemkunt Dodda Kalu Ganesh, Sasive Ganesh, Ugra Narasimha, Badavi Linga, Veerabhadra Temple, Lotus Mahal, Elephant’s Stable, Mahanavami Dibba, Hazaar Rama Temple & Vittala Temple. At the Mahanavmi Dibba, a celebration for Nine days was unfolded by the royalty. The king witnessed the cultural programmes such as folk dances, puppet show, fancy dress, fireworks, military parade, procession of horses and elephants, beginning with pooja to lord Durga. Even today the Government of Karnataka is trying to recreate the tradition of Vijayanagar empire by organizing HAMPI UTSAV in November first week every year. The Sultans wanted to build their own architectural edifice to match Vijaynagar rulers, Lotus Mahal, a summer resting palace was created. It had its own pond to cool the surroundings. Behind the Lotus Mahal, Elephant stables in 11 domed structure is built to house the royal animal. Once again this area is barricaded for renovation. Behind this stable if one is adventurous one can go on a trek to visit a temple winding into a mini forest. There is a small temple by the side of Lotus temple which on the outer wall of Lotus Mahal. After disposing the auto guide. We visited independently visited the balance places Sri Krishna temple, where one notices the vandalism of Sultans, who literally burnt down the temple along with people. It is rarely visited by tourist, the sculpture work is marvelous. Then went around back to Hazaar Rama temple, which is the ultimate exposure of the skills of the artisans on rock hewn walls, temples and pillars. It is a culmination of the golden era of Vijaynagar empire. It looks as if the Kings got into a mode of celeberation of life, without warfare. We find scenes from the epics Ramayana, hunting scenes, battleground warfare, courtesans entertaining the kings, hunting scene in olden days and in general description of all day to day events in the life of the royalty. The underground Shiva temple is a marvel. It is fed by water channels, which have entered the temple premises due to lack of conservation effort. Will ASI do some quick thinking otherwise it meet the fate of Musical pillar at Vittala temple. Museum at Kamalapura houses some of the restored sculptures and various other pieces of artwork is stored. Many foreign travelers scourge HAMPI in their quest for the hidden treasures of HAMPI by camping months together. Someday, someone is bound to hit the jackpot. Till then Hampi literally rocks.

What exactly is this Jack Russells skin problem & what can I do? Hi, I am house sitting a friend of a friends house and dog, a Jack Russell. I noticed he has some reddish raw'ish looking skin on his chest. He spends allot of time deep in garden 'hunting' stuff, but one thing I am a little concerned about is a patch under is front paw as shown here in these photo's: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22580574@N05/2177686530/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22580574@N05/2176894537/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/22580574@N05/2177685500/ While the owners are nice people, I don't think they truly appreciate the needs of pets and besides this skin issue, this Jack Russel (which has an amazing temprament) also has some greenish whitish, quite thick puss'y looking stuff leaking from tip of his penis. I can't really take him to the vet, but would appreciate some advice on what to at least tell owners, cause a simple 'you need to take your dog to the vet' wouldn't work. Many thanks

Ladies and Gents, your opinion please on this information? Is she being too hard on him? Asking too much? Insatiable? I'm gonna break this one down for you, because I used to BE that guy. How does this happen? The guy, good as he is, has a burning desire to excel and provide. He has lots of pressure. A man's job becomes his identity, as well as a source of validation. Now he has the GF living with him, he doesn't have to hunt anymore, that part of his life is squared away (he thinks). Also when living together, much of the excitement backs off, giving way to mundane everyday life, which is often just fine to a guy, and looks normal, just like it was when he was single. The one thing he did like to do, HUNT, is off the table. Often, the daily conflicts of life may also leave him offended or distant, especially if she accuses him of not doing enough, and claims her unhappiness with him. Massively frustrating to the guy, and upsetting. The Result- Things are out of balance. He is overly tired and doesn't know how to satisfy this seemingly ungrateful girl. He loses inspiration to try, as well. He doesn't understand why she can't just be happy, and she doesn't understand what happened to the fun guy she fell in love with. Her friends call her a fool and she doubts herself, because this is a situation most girls would be thrilled with- good guy, good dad, good provider. Passion is absent, and then when the sex does happen, it isn't like it used to be, given the boredom and resentment that exists now. She wants to go out, or talk, but all his energy and words are already spent, and she is now a pain in the ass to him. She is resentful because something else is getting that energy, and therefore feels like she is not real important to him. (for the record, for a woman to know that nothing is more important in her man's life than her is the one key thing she needs more than anything else) She doesn't want him 24/7, she just wants her share of him. It is non-negotiable, she must have it. The Solution- Bad news, dude. You have become mediocre. Boring. If she stays, she will feel like she settled, and may disrespect you for this constantly. You are also hurting her with rejection, though you don't mean to. I know it sounds stupid to you, she shouldn't feel that, but she DOES! The first thing to do is get in balance. Jobs come and go, money comes and goes. Even kids grow up and move out. Therefore, SHE comes first, if you want it to last. You want to spend every inch of your energy making that dollar and leave none for your woman and expect her to be cool with it? If she loves you, she would trade all the benefits of your killer job just to get YOU. She needs your focused attention. NEEDS it. If you don't give it, she will feel unloved, unimportant, rejected, needs not met. She practically has no choice in staying, you are packaging her up and sending her away. And if she truly can't leave, her dissatisfaction may turn into cruelty. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR FOCUSED ATTENTION AND TIME! You may want to resent her for getting in the way of your career and income, but that's crap. If you are all about the career, fine. Pour all your time and energy into it. Just don't expect a relationship. You can't have BOTH, unless you are willing to balance and make sacrifices in both areas. If you don't tend to a fire, and feed it fuel, it will go out. It was hot, but now cold ashes. Same with your girl. If you don't tend to her, the fire will go out. Date her. Seduce her. Forever. Not only does she need that, but she will be the happiest woman alive if she gets it. If you show up to work occasionally, and do a half-assed job, you will be fired. And that is exactly what is happening here, what you are doing to your WOMAN. Relationships are work, they COST, and if you can't afford it, you're toast. Cut things away until you get in balance. LISTEN to her when she says what she needs. If you don't understand, ask her- "what does that look like?" So she can describe it. Here's a few tips- get off early and take her to lunch. Go shoot pool at night with her. Make some simple sandwiches and take her for a walk around the lake. Shut the TV off and read to her. Then discuss what you read. Take her to a comedy club. Write her a sweet note. Brush her hair. Exercise together. You don't have to paint the town red, but you do need to take her OUT of the house. She doesn't want you to burn up cash on her, it is a poor substitute. She needs a CONNECTION. And if you are too tired to 'bring it' in bed, take better care of your health. Quit drinking and smoking. Take vitamins. She knows you CAN, because you used to. That means you just WON'T, hence her feelings of rejection. You just won't bother. If it is already like this, she knows that marrying you is only going to be worse. Handle this, at all costs. Your tired mediocre bullsh*t is not going to cut it, and you will lose her. Oh, and one more thing- she thinks she shouldn't have to tell you. She may not know how to tell you. But she really wants you to know. She loves you, and is dying for you to see. She wants to feel like you are a leader, and if she has to twist your arm, you will both resent that. Step up and take charge of your relationship, and have some passion. LOTS of passion. Women cannot live without it. You shouldn't want to either. TO THE WOMAN- Start with some mercy. If you are harsh with him at this point, you are only making it worse. You feel distant already, and he will distance himself more if you disrespect him. Men often have a 'slim-to-none' level of relationship awareness. That doesn't mean he sucks, it just means he needs to learn. Oh I know you think he should know this, but he doesn't. OK, so you are together now, who will teach him? You are going to have to. Teach him how to love you. Show him what it looks like. Deal in logic. Don't let your frustration sabotage you with hurtful words. Guide him. BE PATIENT. Do you see how I presented it above? Do that, except nicer.... like this... "Man of my life, I love you. I respect you. I admire you and appreciate the things that you do very much. I really do, and I always will. But I have to tell you that I am bored. Your life is out of balance, and you are not handling your business when it comes to me. If it goes on too long, I will be neglected, possibly become a jerk, and probably leave. Your neglect is unacceptable. Time to make choices, and set priorities. Your behavior shows me that you do not desire me, or value me at an acceptable level. Things will not continue as they are, one way or another. You are trying hard. Time to try differently." Talk to him like a guy. You can tell him how you feel, but I would keep the emotion to a minimum. If there is too much, he may see you as a stupid, ungrateful bitch who is dragging him down with dumb-ass feelings. This will not inspire him to new heights of love and passion with you. He may not understand all your emotion, but he does understand logic. Marriage is much like a business, with much expectation and duty, and his performance review is not good. See exhibit A, B, and C. Logic. Logic. Logic. No cruelty. ALWAYS speak to him respectfully, even in critique. You start taking shots at him with insults, and you are toast. He will have no interest in stepping up. You want him to be more loving to you... so make sure you are being lovable. It helps. He knows you could unleash on him, but when you choose not to, he will be grateful, and if he is a wise man, he will be open to correction and improvement. If he is not a wise man, he will end up just like I did. Alone. this is long but LEARN from it Some of you that answered are lazy. Read the information. Maybe if you got it, you wouldnt be asking all these ridiculous questions. Pull your heads out! I am a female. I found this blog written by a man and geeze it speaks to all of us in one way or another. I had to post it.

How did you train your 6 week old lab as a family member? I just brought home a 6 week old black lab yesterday and was wondering if anyone has any tips on potty training, etc... So far, we have been taking him out frequently to do his business and have given plenty of praise. I haven't used a kennel, only made sure to watch for signs and time when he has eaten or drank anything. So far he has only had one accident in the house because I couldn't get to him fast enough. I was just wondering how others have trained their labs. We aren't going to use him for hunting or anything, only as a companion. I would prefer not to kennel him all the time, except at night, until we get his potty training down. So far, we have only kept him kenneled last night and he didn't have an accident in there (I make sure to take him out before I go to bed and when I get up with the baby). What's worked for everyone else?

Party Help...? So I'll be turning sixteen next week and I am throwing a party. Maybe not what most people would call a "sweet 16", i've invited like 16 of my closest friends over my house to chill. Problem: I have nothing planned. I need tips, entertainment, decorating, game, any ideas? I plan on having most of it outside, I'll have a volleyball net set up. And I was thinking of doing a skavenger hunt, old school I know, but i just love it. hahah :] I have no theme for my party, idk if I want one, maybe. It's gonna be like during the summer so yeah. Idk what colors should I use?? I like pinks, blues, teel/turqoise,aqua-ish colors, and lime green. Oh and bright orange too. ha, I like bright colors. But I also love, love, LOVE black and white stuff... Yeah, this is all random. But any help is appreciated. Thanks guys. :] There will be guys and girls at the party. My bidget is pretty tight and my time is limited. It's in a little over a week. =\ Kay, I'm desprate! haha!

My 16th birthday....? I'm throwing a party. Maybe not what most people would call a "sweet 16", i've invited like 16 of my closest friends over my house to chill. Problem: I have nothing planned. I need tips, entertainment, decorating, game, any ideas? I plan on having most of it outside, I'll have a volleyball net set up. And I was thinking of doing a skavenger hunt, old school I know, but i just love it. hahah :] I have no theme for my party, idk if I want one, maybe. It's gonna be like during the summer. Idk what colors should I use?? I like pinks, blues, teel/turqoise,aqua-ish colors, and lime green. ha, I like bright colors. But I also LOVE black and white stuff...Oh and, what should I wear? I asked this before and alot of ppl said I should do a beach theme. Which would be really cool, but I dont have time to get all that together and stuff. The budget is pretty tight and my time is limited. Oh and I'll have guys and girls at my party..durr... Thanks.

Bringing outside beagles inside? I just took in 2 female 3 yr old beagles who were just used for hunting. and they were left outside in kennels their whole life. well I dont believe beagles should be outside dogs. I have brought them in my house and am trying to make them part of the family. they seem to be very happy inside and love all their attention. But they are lil stinkers potty on the floor and get into everything. they even tore my curtains down lol. it seems like they are making baby steps in the right direction. but other days I wonder what was i thinking lol. and reg training is difficult with beagles they are very stubborn. I have one male beagle (who is fixed) (females arnt fixed) and he is a great dog. well they all seem to be getting along. but just the general training issues seem to be rough. anyways my question is will I ever get these dogs to conform to the inside rules? and does anyone have any tips? how long does it usually take to retrain a 3 yr old. HELP where is ceaser milan when i need him :)

Pekin Duck Help?? Hi I'm planning on getting some Pekin Ducks. I have ordered the incubator and the eggs and everything. I've done lots of research on ducks and on how to raise them. I have a pretty big backyard with a pond and a large 12 foot by 12 foot cage with a roof and wire walls to keep them in. Can you let the ducks out of the cage if you are going to be with them? Will they follow you? Will they run away? I also have a dog and a cat. The dog is very friendly and loves everyone, bu would he get along with the ducks. The cat loves to hunt, so I will have to put her into the house when I have the ducks out. Please, any tips??

What movie should i see out of these choices? * 007 Die Another Day 1 * 10 Things I Hate About You 4 * 40 Year Old Virgin A * A Cinderella Story * A Scanner Darkly * A Walk To Remember * Accepted (Movie) * Addictos * Advertisements * Agent Cody Banks * Airplane * Ali G Indahouse * Alieness * America: Freedom to Fascism * American Pie * American Pie 4: Band Camp * American Pie 5: The Naked Mile * American Pie the wedding * An Inconvenient Truth * Anastasia * Anchorman: The Legend of Ron... * Animation Crew * Anne of Green Gables * Anne of Green Gables:The Sequel * Apocalypto * Appleseed * Army Of Darkness * ATL * Austin Powers 3 * Australia B * B-Girl Anne * Bad Santa * Baek - Extreme * Balto * Batman Begins * Battle Royale * Bboy Unit * BCONE * Beautiful Thing * Beavis And Butthead Do America * Beer League * Beerfest * Behind Enemy Lines 2 * Bend it Like Beckham * Benji * Better than Chocolate * Big Money Hustlas * Black Hawk Down * Blazing Saddles * Blood Diamond * Blood Sports * Born - 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HIGH FREQUENCY dog whistles - are they any good for training a dog ? Can anyone tell me if high frequency dog whistles work, based either on their own experiences, or on scientific evidence? We are (once we have sold our house), moving to Spain, and will be living in the foothills of a pretty big mountain range. If my dog happens to get out, runs off, or goes hunting and gets lost, I'd like to know if one of these would be useful in getting her back. Could she hear it over long distances? Could it be enough to distract her from her quarry and get her attention? Any tips would be gratefully received, thanks :-) I mean one inaudible to humans. Don't worry, I expect to do the training - nothing trains its self and I enjoy doing it. I just wondered if they work or not, and if they can be heard over long distances or not. Carter R. I tried your link but it comes up as FORBIDDEN! Yikes! Have you any idea why that would be?

You know your from upstate NY when.....? 1. Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway 2. "Vacation" means going to Syracuse for the weekend 3. You measure distance in hours 4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once 5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day 6. You stay in your house most of the summer because you aren't used to the heat 7. You drive at 55 mph through 10 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching 8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events 9. You install security lights on your house and garage but leave both unlocked 10. One of your neighbors constantly has bonfires 11. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them 12. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the supermarket at any given time 13. Your idea of a huge party is one with lots of cheap beer and some people you go to school with 14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow 15. You think sexy lingerie is silk pajamas from wal-mart 16. You know 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, cold, construction 17. It takes you 2 hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town 18. At least 6 people that you see a day have beards and stains on the front of their shirt 19. Cows are just part of the scenery 20. You or someone you know has a car that sounds like a big truck and can barely make it 20 miles yet no one says anything about it. 21. At least fives times in your normal travel day you will pass or be passed by a beat-up, old ass car that has had an attempted pimping out, such as a brand new oversized spoiler on a rust covered trunk, spinning HUBCABS, or everyones favorite, the performance exhaust on a car running on barely three cylinders. 22. You know that the phrase, "Goin up ta," applies to going north, south, east, or west, up or down in elevation, and pretty much any other way you can travel. 23. The smell of freshly spread cow manure doesn't bother you. 24. Its perfectly normal for your life's aspirations to be working for the county. 25. Getting "dressed up" means tucking your shirt into your jeans and putting on clean work boots. 26. Holloween costumes are always designed around a snowsuit and winter boots. 27. You appreciate the delicacy known as Croghan Bologna, and serve it at all social gatherings. 28. On the same platter as the Croghan Bologna is a selection of flavored cheese curd, which you also love. 29. You know damn well that the verizon guy didn't walk through your town going, "can you her me now" because reception is, at best, limited. 30. Your proud of your redneck-ness and where your from. 31. You can name everyone you graduated with. 32. You know what 4-H is. 33. You ever went to a party that was held about 20 miles down a deserted dirt road. 34. You used to drag "main." 35. You said the 'F' word and your parents knew within an hour. 36. You schedule parties around the schedule of different police officers since you know which ones would bust you. 37. You ever went or thought about going cow-tipping. 38. School gets canceled for a sports team going toState 39. You could never buy cigarettes cause all the store clerks knew how old you were. 40. When you did find someone old enough to buy smokes for you, you had to drive down country backroads to smoke them. 41. You never missed a Homecoming parade. 42. You still go home for Homecoming. 43. It was cool to date someone from a neighboring town. 44. You had a senior skip day. 45. The whole school went to the same party after graduation. 46. You can't help but date a friend's ex. 47. Your car is always filthy from the dirt roads. 48. You think that kids who ride skateboards are weird. 49. The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snotty" when it is just like your town. 50. Getting paid minimum wage is considered a raise. 51. You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1980 as the "rich people." 52. The people in the big city dress funny then you pick up on the cool new trend two years later. 53. You bragged to your friends because you got pipes on your truck for your birthday. 54. On Fridays, anyone you want to find can be found at Main Street or the Dairy Queen. 55. Weekend excitement involves a trip to RiteAid. 56. Even the ugly people enter beauty contests. 57. You decide to walk for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask you if you need a ride. 58. Your teachers call you by your older sibling's name. 59. The closest "cool stores" are at least 45 miles away. 60. The local phone book has only one yellow page. 61. You leave your jacket on the back of the chair in the cafe, and when you go back the next day, it's still there, on the same chair. 62. You don't signal turns because everyone knows where you're going, anyway. 63. You call a wrong number and they supply you with the correct one. 64. You have to name six surrounding towns to explain to people where you're from. 65. Driving to the party on a four wheeler is quite normal. 66. The town population increases by one-third when the universities go on break. 67. When somebody says "Thats billy fucillo HUGE" you know exactly what they are talking about 68. You laugh your head off reading this because you know it's true and then forward it to everyone in your address book, which is actually half your town If you can relate, and enjoy don't be shy star it :) I do have a few, but mostly pennies.

Poll: Did you like The Oddysey or The Iliad better? I liked the Iliad better. This was my favorite part: Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel? It was the son of Jove and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonoured Chryses his priest. Now Chryses had come to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and had brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo wreathed with a suppliant's wreath and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus, who were their chiefs. "Sons of Atreus," he cried, "and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apollo, son of Jove." On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. "Old man," said he, "let me not find you tarrying about our ships, nor yet coming hereafter. Your sceptre of the god and your wreath shall profit you nothing. I will not free her. She shall grow old in my house at Argos far from her own home, busying herself with her loom and visiting my couch; so go, and do not provoke me or it shall be the worse for you." The old man feared him and obeyed. Not a word he spoke, but went by the shore of the sounding sea and prayed apart to King Apollo whom lovely Leto had borne. "Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh thou of Sminthe. If I have ever decked your temple with garlands, or burned your thigh-bones in fat of bulls or goats, grant my prayer, and let your arrows avenge these my tears upon the Danaans." Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. He came down furious from the summits of Olympus, with his bow and his quiver upon his shoulder, and the arrows rattled on his back with the rage that trembled within him. He sat himself down away from the ships with a face as dark as night, and his silver bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his shafts at the people themselves, and all day long the pyres of the dead were burning. For nine whole days he shot his arrows among the people, but upon the tenth day Achilles called them in assembly- moved thereto by Juno, who saw the Achaeans in their death-throes and had compassion upon them. Then, when they were got together, he rose and spoke among them. "Son of Atreus," said he, "I deem that we should now turn roving home if we would escape destruction, for we are being cut down by war and pestilence at once. Let us ask some priest or prophet, or some reader of dreams (for dreams, too, are of Jove) who can tell us why Phoebus Apollo is so angry, and say whether it is for some vow that we have broken, or hecatomb that we have not offered, and whether he will accept the savour of lambs and goats without blemish, so as to take away the plague from us." With these words he sat down, and Calchas son of Thestor, wisest of augurs, who knew things past present and to come, rose to speak. He it was who had guided the Achaeans with their fleet to Ilius, through the prophesyings with which Phoebus Apollo had inspired him. With all sincerity and goodwill he addressed them thus:- "Achilles, loved of heaven, you bid me tell you about the anger of King Apollo, I will therefore do so; but consider first and swear that you will stand by me heartily in word and deed, for I know that I shall offend one who rules the Argives with might, to whom all the Achaeans are in subjection. A plain man cannot stand against the anger of a king, who if he swallow his displeasure now, will yet nurse revenge till he has wreaked it. Consider, therefore, whether or no you will protect me." And Achilles answered, "Fear not, but speak as it is borne in upon you from heaven, for by Apollo, Calchas, to whom you pray, and whose oracles you reveal to us, not a Danaan at our ships shall lay his hand upon you, while I yet live to look upon the face of the earth- no, not though you name Agamemnon himself, who is by far the foremost of the Achaeans." Thereon the seer spoke boldly. "The god," he said, "is angry neither about vow nor hecatomb, but for his priest's sake, whom Agamemnon has dishonoured, in that he would not free his daughter nor take a ransom for her; therefore has he sent these evils upon us, and will yet send others. He will not deliver the Danaans from this pestilence till Agamemnon has restored the girl without fee or ransom to her father, and has sent a holy hecatomb to Chryse. Thus we may perhaps appease him." With these words he sat down, and Agamemnon rose in anger. His heart was black with rage, and his eyes flashed fire as he scowled on Calchas and said, "Seer of evil, you never yet prophesied smooth things concerning me, but have ever loved to foretell that which was evil. You have brought me neither comfort nor performance; and now you come seeing among Danaans, and saying that Apollo has plagued us because I would not take a ransom for this girl, the daughter of Chryses. I have set my heart on keeping her in my own house, for I love her better even than my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments. Still I will give her up if I must, for I would have the people live, not die; but you must find me a prize instead, or I alone among the Argives shall be without one. This is not well; for you behold, all of you, that my prize is to go elsewhither." And Achilles answered, "Most noble son of Atreus, covetous beyond all mankind, how shall the Achaeans find you another prize? We have no common store from which to take one. Those we took from the cities have been awarded; we cannot disallow the awards that have been made already. Give this girl, therefore, to the god, and if ever Jove grants us to sack the city of Troy we will requite you three and fourfold." Then Agamemnon said, "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persuade me. Are you to keep your own prize, while I sit tamely under my loss and give up the girl at your bidding? Let the Achaeans find me a prize in fair exchange to my liking, or I will come and take your own, or that of Ajax or of Ulysses; and he to whomsoever I may come shall rue my coming. But of this we will take thought hereafter; for the present, let us draw a ship into the sea, and find a crew for her expressly; let us put a hecatomb on board, and let us send Chryseis also; further, let some chief man among us be in command, either Ajax, or Idomeneus, or yourself, son of Peleus, mighty warrior that you are, that we may offer sacrifice and appease the the anger of the god." Achilles scowled at him and answered, "You are steeped in insolence and lust of gain. With what heart can any of the Achaeans do your bidding, either on foray or in open fighting? I came not warring here for any ill the Trojans had done me. I have no quarrel with them. They have not raided my cattle nor my horses, nor cut down my harvests on the rich plains of Phthia; for between me and them there is a great space, both mountain and sounding sea. We have followed you, Sir Insolence! for your pleasure, not ours- to gain satisfaction from the Trojans for your shameless self and for Menelaus. You forget this, and threaten to rob me of the prize for which I have toiled, and which the sons of the Achaeans have given me. Never when the Achaeans sack any rich city of the Trojans do I receive so good a prize as you do, though it is my hands that do the better part of the fighting. When the sharing comes, your share is far the largest, and I, forsooth, must go back to my ships, take what I can get and be thankful, when my labour of fighting is done. Now, therefore, I shall go back to Phthia; it will be much better for me to return home with my ships, for I will not stay here dishonoured to gather gold and substance for you." And Agamemnon answered, "Fly if you will, I shall make you no prayers to stay you. I have others here who will do me honour, and above all Jove, the lord of counsel. There is no king here so hateful to me as you are, for you are ever quarrelsome and ill affected. What though you be brave? Was it not heaven that made you so? Go home, then, with your ships and comrades to lord it over the Myrmidons. I care neither for you nor for your anger; and thus will I do: since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me." The son of Peleus was furious, and his heart within his shaggy breast was divided whether to draw his sword, push the others aside, and kill the son of Atreus, or to restrain himself and check his anger. While he was thus in two minds, and was drawing his mighty sword from its scabbard, Minerva came down from heaven (for Juno had sent her in the love she bore to them both), and seized the son of Peleus by his yellow hair, visible to him alone, for of the others no man could see her. Achilles turned in amaze, and by the fire that flashed from her eyes at once knew that she was Minerva. "Why are you here," said he, "daughter of aegis-bearing Jove? To see the pride of Agamemnon, son of Atreus? Let me tell you- and it shall surely be- he shall pay for this insolence with his life." And Minerva said, "I come from heaven, if you will hear me, to bid you stay your anger. Juno has sent me, who cares for both of you alike. Cease, then, this brawling, and do not draw your sword; rail at him if you will, and your railing will not be vain, for I tell you- and it shall surely be- that you shall hereafter receive gifts three times as splendid by reason of this present insult. Hold, therefore, and obey." "Goddess," answered Achilles, "however angry a man may be, he must do as you two command him. This will be best, for the gods ever hear the prayers of him who has obeyed them." He stayed his hand on the silver hilt of his sword, and thrust it back into the scabbard as Minerva bade him. Then she went back to Olympus among the other gods, and to the house of aegis-bearing Jove. But the son of Peleus again began railing at the son of Atreus, for he was still in a rage. "Wine-bibber," he cried, "with the face of a dog and the heart of a hind, you never dare to go out with the host in fight, nor yet with our chosen men in ambuscade. You shun this as you do death itself. You had rather go round and rob his prizes from any man who contradicts you. You devour your people, for you are king over a feeble folk; otherwise, son of Atreus, henceforward you would insult no man. Therefore I say, and swear it with a great oath- nay, by this my sceptre which shalt sprout neither leaf nor shoot, nor bud anew from the day on which it left its parent stem upon the mountains- for the axe stripped it of leaf and bark, and now the sons of the Achaeans bear it as judges and guardians of the decrees of heaven- so surely and solemnly do I swear that hereafter they shall look fondly for Achilles and shall not find him. In the day of your distress, when your men fall dying by the murderous hand of Hector, you shall not know how to help them, and shall rend your heart with rage for the hour when you offered insult to the bravest of the Achaeans." With this the son of Peleus dashed his gold-bestudded sceptre on the ground and took his seat, while the son of Atreus was beginning fiercely from his place upon the other side. Then uprose smooth-tongued Nestor, the facile speaker of the Pylians, and the words fell from his lips sweeter than honey. Two generations of men born and bred in Pylos had passed away under his rule, and he was now reigning over the third. With all sincerity and goodwill, therefore, he addressed them thus:- "Of a truth," he said, "a great sorrow has befallen the Achaean land. Surely Priam with his sons would rejoice, and the Trojans be glad at heart if they could hear this quarrel between you two, who are so excellent in fight and counsel. I am older than either of you; therefore be guided by me. Moreover I have been the familiar friend of men even greater than you are, and they did not disregard my counsels. Never again can I behold such men as Pirithous and Dryas shepherd of his people, or as Caeneus, Exadius, godlike Polyphemus, and Theseus son of Aegeus, peer of the immortals. These were the mightiest men ever born upon this earth: mightiest were they, and when they fought the fiercest tribes of mountain savages they utterly overthrew them. I came from distant Pylos, and went about among them, for they would have me come, and I fought as it was in me to do. Not a man now living could withstand them, but they heard my words, and were persuaded by them. So be it also with yourselves, for this is the more excellent way. Therefore, Agamemnon, though you be strong, take not this girl away, for the sons of the Achaeans have already given her to Achilles; and you, Achilles, strive not further with the king, for no man who by the grace of Jove wields a sceptre has like honour with Agamemnon. You are strong, and have a goddess for your mother; but Agamemnon is stronger than you, for he has more people under him. Son of Atreus, check your anger, I implore you; end this quarrel with Achilles, who in the day of battle is a tower of strength to the Achaeans." And Agamemnon answered, "Sir, all that you have said is true, but this fellow must needs become our lord and master: he must be lord of all, king of all, and captain of all, and this shall hardly be. Granted that the gods have made him a great warrior, have they also given him the right to speak with railing?" Achilles interrupted him. "I should be a mean coward," he cried, "were I to give in to you in all things. Order other people about, not me, for I shall obey no longer. Furthermore I say- and lay my saying to your heart- I shall fight neither you nor any man about this girl, for those that take were those also that gave. But of all else that is at my ship you shall carry away nothing by force. Try, that others may see; if you do, my spear shall be reddened with your blood." When they had quarrelled thus angrily, they rose, and broke up the assembly at the ships of the Achaeans. The son of Peleus went back to his tents and ships with the son of Menoetius and his company, while Agamemnon drew a vessel into the water and chose a crew of twenty oarsmen. He escorted Chryseis on board and sent moreover a hecatomb for the god. And Ulysses went as captain. These, then, went on board and sailed their ways over the sea. But the son of Atreus bade the people purify themselves; so they purified themselves and cast their filth into the sea. Then they offered hecatombs of bulls and goats without blemish on the sea-shore, and the smoke with the savour of their sacrifice rose curling up towards heaven. Thus did they busy themselves throughout the host. But Agamemnon did not forget the threat that he had made Achilles, and called his trusty messengers and squires Talthybius and Eurybates. "Go," said he, "to the tent of Achilles, son of Peleus; take Briseis by the hand and bring her hither; if he will not give her I shall come with others and take her- which will press him harder." He charged them straightly further and dismissed them, whereon they went their way sorrowfully by the seaside, till they came to the tents and ships of the Myrmidons. They found Achilles sitting by his tent and his ships, and ill-pleased he was when he beheld them. They stood fearfully and reverently before him, and never a word did they speak, but he knew them and said, "Welcome, heralds, messengers of gods and men; draw near; my quarrel is not with you but with Agamemnon who has sent you for the girl Briseis. Therefore, Patroclus, bring her and give her to them, but let them be witnesses by the blessed gods, by mortal men, and by the fierceness of Agamemnon's anger, that if ever again there be need of me to save the people from ruin, they shall seek and they shall not find. Agamemnon is mad with rage and knows not how to look before and after that the Achaeans may fight by their ships in safety." Patroclus did as his dear comrade had bidden him. He brought Briseis from the tent and gave her over to the heralds, who took her with them to the ships of the Achaeans- and the woman was loth to go. Then Achilles went all alone by the side of the hoar sea, weeping and looking out upon the boundless waste of waters. He raised his hands in prayer to his immortal mother, "Mother," he cried, "you bore me doomed to live but for a little season; surely Jove, who thunders from Olympus, might have made that little glorious. It is not so. Agamemnon, son of Atreus, has done me dishonour, and has robbed me of my prize by force." As he spoke he wept aloud, and his mother heard him where she was sitting in the depths of the sea hard by the old man her father. Forthwith she rose as it were a grey mist out of the waves, sat down before him as he stood weeping, caressed him with her hand, and said, "My son, why are you weeping? What is it that grieves you? Keep it not from me, but tell me, that we may know it together." Achilles drew a deep sigh and said, "You know it; why tell you what you know well already? We went to Thebe the strong city of Eetion, sacked it, and brought hither the spoil. The sons of the Achaeans shared it duly among themselves, and chose lovely Chryseis as the meed of Agamemnon; but Chryses, priest of Apollo, came to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo, wreathed with a suppliant's wreath, and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus who were their chiefs. "On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. So he went back in anger, and Apollo, who loved him dearly, heard his prayer. Then the god sent a deadly dart upon the Argives, and the people died thick on one another, for the arrows went everywhither among the wide host of the Achaeans. At last a seer in the fulness of his knowledge declared to us the oracles of Apollo, and I was myself first to say that we should appease him. Whereon the son of Atreus rose in anger, and threatened that which he has since done. The Achaeans are now taking the girl in a ship to Chryse, and sending gifts of sacrifice to the god; but the heralds have just taken from my tent the daughter of Briseus, whom the Achaeans had awarded to myself. "Help your brave son, therefore, if you are able. Go to Olympus, and if you have ever done him service in word or deed, implore the aid of Jove. Ofttimes in my father's house have I heard you glory in that you alone of the immortals saved the son of Saturn from ruin, when the others, with Juno, Neptune, and Pallas Minerva would have put him in bonds. It was you, goddess, who delivered him by calling to Olympus the hundred-handed monster whom gods call Briareus, but men Aegaeon, for he is stronger even than his father; when therefore he took his seat all-glorious beside the son of Saturn, the other gods were afraid, and did not bind him. Go, then, to him, remind him of all this, clasp his knees, and bid him give succour to the Trojans. Let the Achaeans be hemmed in at the sterns of their ships, and perish on the sea-shore, that they may reap what joy they may of their king, and that Agamemnon may rue his blindness in offering insult to the foremost of the Achaeans." Thetis wept and answered, "My son, woe is me that I should have borne or suckled you. Would indeed that you had lived your span free from all sorrow at your ships, for it is all too brief; alas, that you should be at once short of life and long of sorrow above your peers: woe, therefore, was the hour in which I bore you; nevertheless I will go to the snowy heights of Olympus, and tell this tale to Jove, if he will hear our prayer: meanwhile stay where you are with your ships, nurse your anger against the Achaeans, and hold aloof from fight. For Jove went yesterday to Oceanus, to a feast among the Ethiopians, and the other gods went with him. He will return to Olympus twelve days hence; I will then go to his mansion paved with bronze and will beseech him; nor do I doubt that I shall be able to persuade him." On this she left him, still furious at the loss of her that had been taken from him. Meanwhile Ulysses reached Chryse with the hecatomb. When they had come inside the harbour they furled the sails and laid them in the ship's hold; they slackened the forestays, lowered the mast into its place, and rowed the ship to the place where they would have her lie; there they cast out their mooring-stones and made fast the hawsers. They then got out upon the sea-shore and landed the hecatomb for Apollo; Chryseis also left the ship, and Ulysses led her to the altar to deliver her into the hands of her father. "Chryses," said he, "King Agamemnon has sent me to bring you back your child, and to offer sacrifice to Apollo on behalf of the Danaans, that we may propitiate the god, who has now brought sorrow upon the Argives." So saying he gave the girl over to her father, who received her gladly, and they ranged the holy hecatomb all orderly round the altar of the god. They washed their hands and took up the barley-meal to sprinkle over the victims, while Chryses lifted up his hands and prayed aloud on their behalf. "Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla, and rulest Tenedos with thy might. Even as thou didst hear me aforetime when I prayed, and didst press hardly upon the Achaeans, so hear me yet again, and stay this fearful pestilence from the Danaans." Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. When they had done praying and sprinkling the barley-meal, they drew back the heads of the victims and killed and flayed them. They cut out the thigh-bones, wrapped them round in two layers of fat, set some pieces of raw meat on the top of them, and then Chryses laid them on the wood fire and poured wine over them, while the young men stood near him with five-pronged spits in their hands. When the thigh-bones were burned and they had tasted the inward meats, they cut the rest up small, put the pieces upon the spits, roasted them till they were done, and drew them off: then, when they had finished their work and the feast was ready, they ate it, and every man had his full share, so that all were satisfied. As soon as they had had enough to eat and drink, pages filled the mixing-bowl with wine and water and handed it round, after giving every man his drink-offering. Thus all day long the young men worshipped the god with song, hymning him and chaunting the joyous paean, and the god took pleasure in their voices; but when the sun went down, and it came on dark, they laid themselves down to sleep by the stern cables of the ship, and when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared they again set sail for the host of the Achaeans. Apollo sent them a fair wind, so they raised their mast and hoisted their white sails aloft. As the sail bellied with the wind the ship flew through the deep blue water, and the foam hissed against her bows as she sped onward. When they reached the wide-stretching host of the Achaeans, they drew the vessel ashore, high and dry upon the sands, set her strong props beneath her, and went their ways to their own tents and ships. But Achilles abode at his ships and nursed his anger. He went not to the honourable assembly, and sallied not forth to fight, but gnawed at his own heart, pining for battle and the war-cry. Now after twelve days the immortal gods came back in a body to Olympus, and Jove led the way. Thetis was not unmindful of the charge her son had laid upon her, so she rose from under the sea and went through great heaven with early morning to Olympus, where she found the mighty son of Saturn sitting all alone upon its topmost ridges. She sat herself down before him, and with her left hand seized his knees, while with her right she caught him under the chin, and besought him, saying- "Father Jove, if I ever did you service in word or deed among the immortals, hear my prayer, and do honour to my son, whose life is to be cut short so early. King Agamemnon has dishonoured him by taking his prize and keeping her. Honour him then yourself, Olympian lord of counsel, and grant victory to the Trojans, till the Achaeans give my son his due and load him with riches in requital." Jove sat for a while silent, and without a word, but Thetis still kept firm hold of his knees, and besought him a second time. "Incline your head," said she, "and promise me surely, or else deny me- for you have nothing to fear- that I may learn how greatly you disdain me." At this Jove was much troubled and answered, "I shall have trouble if you set me quarrelling with Juno, for she will provoke me with her taunting speeches; even now she is always railing at me before the other gods and accusing me of giving aid to the Trojans. Go back now, lest she should find out. I will consider the matter, and will bring it about as wish. See, I incline my head that you believe me. This is the most solemn that I can give to any god. I never recall my word, or deceive, or fail to do what I say, when I have nodded my head." As he spoke the son of Saturn bowed his dark brows, and the ambrosial locks swayed on his immortal head, till vast Olympus reeled. When the pair had thus laid their plans, they parted- Jove to his house, while the goddess quitted the splendour of Olympus, and plunged into the depths of the sea. The gods rose from their seats, before the coming of their sire. Not one of them dared to remain sitting, but all stood up as he came among them. There, then, he took his seat. But Juno, when she saw him, knew that he and the old merman's daughter, silver-footed Thetis, had been hatching mischief, so she at once began to upbraid him. "Trickster," she cried, "which of the gods have you been taking into your counsels now? You are always settling matters in secret behind my back, and have never yet told me, if you could help it, one word of your intentions." "Juno," replied the sire of gods and men, "you must not expect to be informed of all my counsels. You are my wife, but you would find it hard to understand them. When it is proper for you to hear, there is no one, god or man, who will be told sooner, but when I mean to keep a matter to myself, you must not pry nor ask questions." "Dread son of Saturn," answered Juno, "what are you talking about? I? Pry and ask questions? Never. I let you have your own way in everything. Still, I have a strong misgiving that the old merman's daughter Thetis has been talking you over, for she was with you and had hold of your knees this self-same morning. I believe, therefore, that you have been promising her to give glory to Achilles, and to kill much people at the ships of the Achaeans." "Wife," said Jove, "I can do nothing but you suspect me and find it out. You will take nothing by it, for I shall only dislike you the more, and it will go harder with you. Granted that it is as you say; I mean to have it so; sit down and hold your tongue as I bid you for if I once begin to lay my hands about you, though all heaven were on your side it would profit you nothing." On this Juno was frightened, so she curbed her stubborn will and sat down in silence. But the heavenly beings were disquieted throughout the house of Jove, till the cunning workman Vulcan began to try and pacify his mother Juno. "It will be intolerable," said he, "if you two fall to wrangling and setting heaven in an uproar about a pack of mortals. If such ill counsels are to prevail, we shall have no pleasure at our banquet. Let me then advise my mother- and she must herself know that it will be better- to make friends with my dear father Jove, lest he again scold her and disturb our feast. If the Olympian Thunderer wants to hurl us all from our seats, he can do so, for he is far the strongest, so give him fair words, and he will then soon be in a good humour with us." As he spoke, he took a double cup of nectar, and placed it in his mother's hand. "Cheer up, my dear mother," said he, "and make the best of it. I love you dearly, and should be very sorry to see you get a thrashing; however grieved I might be, I could not help for there is no standing against Jove. Once before when I was trying to help you, he caught me by the foot and flung me from the heavenly threshold. All day long from morn till eve, was I falling, till at sunset I came to ground in the island of Lemnos, and there I lay, with very little life left in me, till the Sintians came and tended me." Juno smiled at this, and as she smiled she took the cup from her son's hands. Then Vulcan drew sweet nectar from the mixing-bowl, and served it round among the gods, going from left to right; and the blessed gods laughed out a loud applause as they saw him ing bustling about the heavenly mansion. Thus through the livelong day to the going down of the sun they feasted, and every one had his full share, so that all were satisfied. Apollo struck his lyre, and the Muses lifted up their sweet voices, calling and answering one another. But when the sun's glorious light had faded, they went home to bed, each in his own abode, which lame Vulcan with his consummate skill had fashioned for them. So Jove, the Olympian Lord of Thunder, hied him to the bed in which he always slept; and when he had got on to it he went to sleep, with Juno of the golden throne by his side. Now the other gods and the armed warriors on the plain slept soundly, but Jove was wakeful, for he was thinking how to do honour to Achilles, and destroyed much people at the ships of the Achaeans. In the end he deemed it would be best to send a lying dream to King Agamemnon; so he called one to him and said to it, "Lying Dream, go to the ships of the Achaeans, into the tent of Agamemnon, and say to him word to word as I now bid you. Tell him to get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for he shall take Troy. There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans." The dream went when it had heard its message, and soon reached the ships of the Achaeans. It sought Agamemnon son of Atreus and found him in his tent, wrapped in a profound slumber. It hovered over his head in the likeness of Nestor, son of Neleus, whom Agamemnon honoured above all his councillors, and said:- "You are sleeping, son of Atreus; one who has the welfare of his host and so much other care upon his shoulders should dock his sleep. Hear me at once, for I come as a messenger from Jove, who, though he be not near, yet takes thought for you and pities you. He bids you get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for you shall take Troy. There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Jove. Remember this, and when you wake see that it does not escape you." The dream then left him, and he thought of things that were, surely not to be accomplished. He thought that on that same day he was to take the city of Priam, but he little knew what was in the mind of Jove, who had many another hard-fought fight in store alike for Danaans and Trojans. Then presently he woke, with the divine message still ringing in his ears; so he sat upright, and put on his soft shirt so fair and new, and over this his heavy cloak. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, and slung his silver-studded sword about his shoulders; then he took the imperishable staff of his father, and sallied forth to the ships of the Achaeans. The goddess Dawn now wended her way to vast Olympus that she might herald day to Jove and to the other immortals, and Agamemnon sent the criers round to call the people in assembly; so they called them and the people gathered thereon. But first he summoned a meeting of the elders at the ship of Nestor king of Pylos, and when they were assembled he laid a cunning counsel before them. "My friends," said he, "I have had a dream from heaven in the dead of night, and its face and figure resembled none but Nestor's. It hovered over my head and said, 'You are sleeping, son of Atreus; one who has the welfare of his host and so much other care upon his shoulders should dock his sleep. Hear me at once, for I am a messenger from Jove, who, though he be not near, yet takes thought for you and pities you. He bids you get the Achaeans instantly under arms, for you shall take Troy. There are no longer divided counsels among the gods; Juno has brought them over to her own mind, and woe betides the Trojans at the hands of Jove. Remember this.' The dream then vanished and I awoke. Let us now, therefore, arm the sons of the Achaeans. But it will be well that I should first sound them, and to this end I will tell them to fly with their ships; but do you others go about among the host and prevent their doing so." He then sat down, and Nestor the prince of Pylos with all sincerity and goodwill addressed them thus: "My friends," said he, "princes and councillors of the Argives, if any other man of the Achaeans had told us of this dream we should have declared it false, and would have had nothing to do with it. But he who has seen it is the foremost man among us; we must therefore set about getting the people under arms." With this he led the way from the assembly, and the other sceptred kings rose with him in obedience to the word of Agamemnon; but the people pressed forward to hear. They swarmed like bees that sally from some hollow cave and flit in countless throng among the spring flowers, bunched in knots and clusters; even so did the mighty multitude pour from ships and tents to the assembly, and range themselves upon the wide-watered shore, while among them ran Wildfire Rumour, messenger of Jove, urging them ever to the fore. Thus they gathered in a pell-mell of mad confusion, and the earth groaned under the tramp of men as the people sought their places. Nine heralds went crying about among them to stay their tumult and bid them listen to the kings, till at last they were got into their several places and ceased their clamour. Then King Agamemnon rose, holding his sceptre. This was the work of Vulcan, who gave it to Jove the son of Saturn. Jove gave it to Mercury, slayer of Argus, guide and guardian. King Mercury gave it to Pelops, the mighty charioteer, and Pelops to Atreus, shepherd of his people. Atreus, when he died, left it to Thyestes, rich in flocks, and Thyestes in his turn left it to be borne by Agamemnon, that he might be lord of all Argos and of the isles. Leaning, then, on his sceptre, he addressed the Argives. "My friends," he said, "heroes, servants of Mars, the hand of heaven has been laid heavily upon me. Cruel Jove gave me his solemn promise that I should sack the city of Priam before returning, but he has played me false, and is now bidding me go ingloriously back to Argos with the loss of much people. Such is the will of Jove, who has laid many a proud city in the dust, as he will yet lay others, for his power is above all. It will be a sorry tale hereafter that an Achaean host, at once so great and valiant, battled in vain against men fewer in number than themselves; but as yet the end is not in sight. Think that the Achaeans and Trojans have sworn to a solemn covenant, and that they have each been numbered- the Trojans by the roll of their householders, and we by companies of ten; think further that each of our companies desired to have a Trojan householder to pour out their wine; we are so greatly more in number that full many a company would have to go without its cup-bearer. But they have in the town allies from other places, and it is these that hinder me from being able to sack the rich city of Ilius. Nine of Jove years are gone; the timbers of our ships have rotted; their tackling is sound no longer. Our wives and little ones at home look anxiously for our coming, but the work that we came hither to do has not been done. Now, therefore, let us all do as I say: let us sail back to our own land, for we shall not take Troy." With these words he moved the hearts of the multitude, so many of them as knew not the cunning counsel of Agamemnon. They surged to and fro like the waves of the Icarian Sea, when the east and south winds break from heaven's clouds to lash them; or as when the west wind sweeps over a field of corn and the ears bow beneath the blast, even so were they swayed as they flew with loud cries towards the ships, and the dust from under their feet rose heavenward. They cheered each other on to draw the ships into the sea; they cleared the channels in front of them; they began taking away the stays from underneath them, and the welkin rang with their glad cries, so eager were they to return. Then surely the Argives would have returned after a fashion that was not fated. But Juno said to Minerva, "Alas, daughter of aegis-bearing Jove, unweariable, shall the Argives fly home to their own land over the broad sea, and leave Priam and the Trojans the glory of still keeping Helen, for whose sake so many of the Achaeans have died at Troy, far from their homes? Go about at once among the host, and speak fairly to them, man by man, that they draw not their ships into the sea." Minerva was not slack to do her bidding. Down she darted from the topmost summits of Olympus, and in a moment she was at the ships of the Achaeans. There she found Ulysses, peer of Jove in counsel, standing alone. He had not as yet laid a hand upon his ship, for he was grieved and sorry; so she went close up to him and said, "Ulysses, noble son of Laertes, are you going to fling yourselves into your ships and be off home to your own land in this way? Will you leave Priam and the Trojans the glory of still keeping Helen, for whose sake so many of the Achaeans have died at Troy, far from their homes? Go about at once among the host, and speak fairly to them, man by man, that they draw not their ships into the sea." Ulysses knew the voice as that of the goddess: he flung his cloak from him and set off to run. His servant Eurybates, a man of Ithaca, who waited on him, took charge of the cloak, whereon Ulysses went straight up to Agamemnon and received from him his ancestral, imperishable staff. With this he went about among the ships of the Achaeans. Whenever he met a king or chieftain, he stood by him and spoke him fairly. "Sir," said he, "this flight is cowardly and unworthy. Stand to your post, and bid your people also keep their places. You do not yet know the full mind of Agamemnon; he was sounding us, and ere long will visit the Achaeans with his displeasure. We were not all of us at the council to hear what he then said; see to it lest he be angry and do us a mischief; for the pride of kings is great, and the hand of Jove is with them." But when he came across any common man who was making a noise, he struck him with his staff and rebuked him, saying, "Sirrah, hold your peace, and listen to better men than yourself. You are a coward and no soldier; you are nobody either in fight or council; we cannot all be kings; it is not well that there should be many masters; one man must be supreme- one king to whom the son of scheming Saturn has given the sceptre of sovereignty over you all." Thus masterfully did he go about among the host, and the people hurried back to the council from their tents and ships with a sound as the thunder of surf when it comes crashing down upon the shore, and all the sea is in an uproar. The rest now took their seats and kept to their own several places, but Thersites still went on wagging his unbridled tongue- a man of many words, and those unseemly; a monger of sedition, a railer against all who were in authority, who cared not what he said, so that he might set the Achaeans in a laugh. He was the ugliest man of all those that came before Troy- bandy-legged, lame of one foot, with his two shoulders rounded and hunched over his chest. His head ran up to a point, but there was little hair on the top of it. Achilles and Ulysses hated him worst of all, for it was with them that he was most wont to wrangle; now, however, with a shrill squeaky voice he began heaping his abuse on Agamemnon. The Achaeans were angry and disgusted, yet none the less he kept on brawling and bawling at the son of Atreus. "Agamemnon," he cried, "what ails you now, and what more do you want? Your tents are filled with bronze and with fair women, for whenever we take a town we give you the pick of them. Would you have yet more gold, which some Trojan is to give you as a ransom for his son, when I or another Achaean has taken him prisoner? or is it some young girl to hide and lie with? It is not well that you, the ruler of the Achaeans, should bring them into such misery. Weakling cowards, women rather than men, let us sail home, and leave this fellow here at Troy to stew in his own meeds of honour, and discover whether we were of any service to him or no. Achilles is a much better man than he is, and see how he has treated him- robbing him of his prize and keeping it himself. Achilles takes it meekly and shows no fight; if he did, son of Atreus, you would never again insult him." Thus railed Thersites, but Ulysses at once went up to him and rebuked him sternly. "Check your glib tongue, Thersites," said be, "and babble not a word further. Chide not with princes when you have none to back you. There is no viler creature come before Troy with the sons of Atreus. Drop this chatter about kings, and neither revile them nor keep harping about going home. We do not yet know how things are going to be, nor whether the Achaeans are to return with good success or evil. How dare you gibe at Agamemnon because the Danaans have awarded him so many prizes? I tell you, therefore- and it shall surely be- that if I again catch you talking such nonsense, I will either forfeit my own head and be no more called father of Telemachus, or I will take you, strip you stark naked, and whip you out of the assembly till you go blubbering back to the ships." On this he beat him with his staff about the back and shoulders till he dropped and fell a-weeping. The golden sceptre raised a bloody weal on his back, so he sat down frightened and in pain, looking foolish as he wiped the tears from his eyes. The people were sorry for him, yet they laughed heartily, and one would turn to his neighbour saying, "Ulysses has done many a good thing ere now in fight and council, but he never did the Argives a better turn than when he stopped this fellow's mouth from prating further. He will give the kings no more of his insolence." Thus said the people. Then Ulysses rose, sceptre in hand, and Minerva in the likeness of a herald bade the people be still, that those who were far off might hear him and consider his council. He therefore with all sincerity and goodwill addressed them thus:- "King Agamemnon, the Achaeans are for making you a by-word among all mankind. They forget the promise they made you when they set out from Argos, that you should not return till you had sacked the town of Troy, and, like children or widowed women, they murmur and would set off homeward. True it is that they have had toil enough to be disheartened. A man chafes at having to stay away from his wife even for a single month, when he is on shipboard, at the mercy of wind and sea, but it is now nine long years that we have been kept here; I cannot, therefore, blame the Achaeans if they turn restive; still we shall be shamed if we go home empty after so long a stay- therefore, my friends, be patient yet a little longer that we may learn whether the prophesyings of Calchas were false or true. "All who have not since perished must remember as though it were yesterday or the day before, how the ships of the Achaeans were detained in Aulis when we were on our way hither to make war on Priam and the Trojans. We were ranged round about a fountain offering hecatombs to the gods upon their holy altars, and there was a fine plane-tree from beneath which there welled a stream of pure water. Then we saw a prodigy; for Jove sent a fearful serpent out of the ground, with blood-red stains upon its back, and it darted from under the altar on to the plane-tree. Now there was a brood of young sparrows, quite small, upon the topmost bough, peeping out from under the leaves, eight in all, and their mother that hatched them made nine. The serpent ate the poor cheeping things, while the old bird flew about lamenting her little ones; but the serpent threw his coils about her and caught her by the wing as she was screaming. Then, when he had eaten both the sparrow and her young, the god who had sent him made him become a sign; for the son of scheming Saturn turned him into stone, and we stood there wondering at that which had come to pass. Seeing, then, that such a fearful portent had broken in upon our hecatombs, Calchas forthwith declared to us the oracles of heaven. 'Why, Achaeans,' said he, 'are you thus speechless? Jove has sent us this sign, long in coming, and long ere it be fulfilled, though its fame shall last for ever. As the serpent ate the eight fledglings and the sparrow that hatched them, which makes nine, so shall we fight nine years at Troy, but in the tenth shall take the town.' This was what he said, and now it is all coming true. Stay here, therefore, all of you, till we take the city of Priam." On this the Argives raised a shout, till the ships rang again with the uproar. Nestor, knight of Gerene, then addressed them. "Shame on you," he cried, "to stay talking here like children, when you should fight like men. Where are our covenants now, and where the oaths that we have taken? Shall our counsels be flung into the fire, with our drink-offerings and the right hands of fellowship wherein we have put our trust? We waste our time in words, and for all our talking here shall be no further forward. Stand, therefore, son of Atreus, by your own steadfast purpose; lead the Argives on to battle, and leave this handful of men to rot, who scheme, and scheme in vain, to get back to Argos ere they have learned whether Jove be true or a liar. For the mighty son of Saturn surely promised that we should succeed, when we Argives set sail to bring death and destruction upon the Trojans. He showed us favourable signs by flashing his lightning on our right hands; therefore let none make haste to go till he has first lain with the wife of some Trojan, and avenged the toil and sorrow that he has suffered for the sake of Helen. Nevertheless, if any man is in such haste to be at home again, let him lay his hand to his ship that he may meet his doom in the sight of all. But, O king, consider and give ear to my counsel, for the word that I say may not be neglected lightly. Divide your men, Agamemnon, into their several tribes and clans, that clans and tribes may stand by and help one another. If you do this, and if the Achaeans obey you, you will find out who, both chiefs and peoples, are brave, and who are cowards; for they will vie against the other. Thus you shall also learn whether it is through the counsel of heaven or the cowardice of man that you shall fail to take the town." And Agamemnon answered, "Nestor, you have again outdone the sons of the Achaeans in counsel. Would, by Father Jove, Minerva, and Apollo, that I had among them ten more such councillors, for the city of King Priam would then soon fall beneath our hands, and we should sack it. But the son of Saturn afflicts me with bootless wranglings and strife. Achilles and I are quarrelling about this girl, in which matter I was the first to offend; if we can be of one mind again, the Trojans will not stave off destruction for a day. Now, therefore, get your morning meal, that our hosts join in fight. Whet well your spears; see well to the ordering of your shields; give good feeds to your horses, and look your chariots carefully over, that we may do battle the livelong day; for we shall have no rest, not for a moment, till night falls to part us. The bands that bear your shields shall be wet with the sweat upon your shoulders, your hands shall weary upon your spears, your horses shall steam in front of your chariots, and if I see any man shirking the fight, or trying to keep out of it at the ships, there shall be no help for him, but he shall be a prey to dogs and vultures." Thus he spoke, and the Achaeans roared applause. As when the waves run high before the blast of the south wind and break on some lofty headland, dashing against it and buffeting it without ceasing, as the storms from every quarter drive them, even so did the Achaeans rise and hurry in all directions to their ships. There they lighted their fires at their tents and got dinner, offering sacrifice every man to one or other of the gods, and praying each one of them that he might live to come out of the fight. Agamemnon, king of men, sacrificed a fat five-year-old bull to the mighty son of Saturn, and invited the princes and elders of his host. First he asked Nestor and King Idomeneus, then the two Ajaxes and the son of Tydeus, and sixthly Ulysses, peer of gods in counsel; but Menelaus came of his own accord, for he knew how busy his brother then was. They stood round the bull with the barley-meal in their hands, and Agamemnon prayed, saying, "Jove, most glorious, supreme, that dwellest in heaven, and ridest upon the storm-cloud, grant that the sun may not go down, nor the night fall, till the palace of Priam is laid low, and its gates are consumed with fire. Grant that my sword may pierce the shirt of Hector about his heart, and that full many of his comrades may bite the dust as they fall dying round him." Thus he prayed, but the son of Saturn would not fulfil his prayer. He accepted the sacrifice, yet none the less increased their toil continually. When they had done praying and sprinkling the barley-meal upon the victim, they drew back its head, killed it, and then flayed it. They cut out the thigh-bones, wrapped them round in two layers of fat, and set pieces of raw meat on the top of them. These they burned upon the split logs of firewood, but they spitted the inward meats, and held them in the flames to cook. When the thigh-bones were burned, and they had tasted the inward meats, they cut the rest up small, put the pieces upon spits, roasted them till they were done, and drew them off; then, when they had finished their work and the feast was ready, they ate it, and every man had his full share, so that all were satisfied. As soon as they had had enough to eat and drink, Nestor, knight of Gerene, began to speak. "King Agamemnon," said he, "let us not stay talking here, nor be slack in the work that heaven has put into our hands. Let the heralds summon the people to gather at their several ships; we will then go about among the host, that we may begin fighting at once." Thus did he speak, and Agamemnon heeded his words. He at once sent the criers round to call the people in assembly. So they called them, and the people gathered thereon. The chiefs about the son of Atreus chose their men and marshalled them, while Minerva went among them holding her priceless aegis that knows neither age nor death. From it there waved a hundred tassels of pure gold, all deftly woven, and each one of them worth a hundred oxen. With this she darted furiously everywhere among the hosts of the Achaeans, urging them forward, and putting courage into the heart of each, so that he might fight and do battle without ceasing. Thus war became sweeter in their eyes even than returning home in their ships. As when some great forest fire is raging upon a mountain top and its light is seen afar, even so as they marched the gleam of their armour flashed up into the firmament of heaven. They were like great flocks of geese, or cranes, or swans on the plain about the waters of Cayster, that wing their way hither and thither, glorying in the pride of flight, and crying as they settle till the fen is alive with their screaming. Even thus did their tribes pour from ships and tents on to the plain of the Scamander, and the ground rang as brass under the feet of men and horses. They stood as thick upon the flower-bespangled field as leaves that bloom in summer. As countless swarms of flies buzz around a herdsman's homestead in the time of spring when the pails are drenched with milk, even so did the Achaeans swarm on to the plain to charge the Trojans and destroy them. The chiefs disposed their men this way and that before the fight began, drafting them out as easily as goatherds draft their flocks when they have got mixed while feeding; and among them went King Agamemnon, with a head and face like Jove the lord of thunder, a waist like Mars, and a chest like that of Neptune. As some great bull that lords it over the herds upon the plain, even so did Jove make the son of Atreus stand peerless among the multitude of heroes. And now, O Muses, dwellers in the mansions of Olympus, tell me- for you are goddesses and are in all places so that you see all things, while we know nothing but by report- who were the chiefs and princes of the Danaans? As for the common soldiers, they were so that I could not name every single one of them though I had ten tongues, and though my voice failed not and my heart were of bronze within me, unless you, O Olympian Muses, daughters of aegis-bearing Jove, were to recount them to me. Nevertheless, I will tell the captains of the ships and all the fleet together. Peneleos, Leitus, Arcesilaus, Prothoenor, and Clonius were captains of the Boeotians. These were they that dwelt in Hyria and rocky Aulis, and who held Schoenus, Scolus, and the highlands of Eteonus, with Thespeia, Graia, and the fair city of Mycalessus. They also held Harma, Eilesium, and Erythrae; and they had Eleon, Hyle, and Peteon; Ocalea and the strong fortress of Medeon; Copae, Eutresis, and Thisbe the haunt of doves; Coronea, and the pastures of Haliartus; Plataea and Glisas; the fortress of Thebes the less; holy Onchestus with its famous grove of Neptune; Arne rich in vineyards; Midea, sacred Nisa, and Anthedon upon the sea. From these there came fifty ships, and in each there were a hundred and twenty young men of the Boeotians. Ascalaphus and Ialmenus, sons of Mars, led the people that dwelt in Aspledon and Orchomenus the realm of Minyas. Astyoche a noble maiden bore them in the house of Actor son of Azeus; for she had gone with Mars secretly into an upper chamber, and he had lain with her. With these there came thirty ships. The Phoceans were led by Schedius and Epistrophus, sons of mighty Iphitus the son of Naubolus. These were they that held Cyparissus, rocky Pytho, holy Crisa, Daulis, and Panopeus; they also that dwelt in Anemorea and Hyampolis, and about the waters of the river Cephissus, and Lilaea by the springs of the Cephissus; with their chieftains came forty ships, and they marshalled the forces of the Phoceans, which were stationed next to the Boeotians, on their left. Ajax, the fleet son of Oileus, commanded the Locrians. He was not so great, nor nearly so great, as Ajax the son of Telamon. He was a little man, and his breastplate was made of linen, but in use of the spear he excelled all the Hellenes and the Achaeans. These dwelt in Cynus, Opous, Calliarus, Bessa, Scarphe, fair Augeae, Tarphe, and Thronium about the river Boagrius. With him there came forty ships of the Locrians who dwell beyond Euboea. The fierce Abantes held Euboea with its cities, Chalcis, Eretria, Histiaea rich in vines, Cerinthus upon the sea, and the rock-perched town of Dium; with them were also the men of Carystus and Styra; Elephenor of the race of Mars was in command of these; he was son of Chalcodon, and chief over all the Abantes. With him they came, fleet of foot and wearing their hair long behind, brave warriors, who would ever strive to tear open the corslets of their foes with their long ashen spears. Of these there came fifty ships. And they that held the strong city of Athens, the people of great Erechtheus, who was born of the soil itself, but Jove's daughter, Minerva, fostered him, and established him at Athens in her own rich sanctuary. There, year by year, the Athenian youths worship him with sacrifices of bulls and rams. These were commanded by Menestheus, son of Peteos. No man living could equal him in the marshalling of chariots and foot soldiers. Nestor could alone rival him, for he was older. With him there came fifty ships. Ajax brought twelve ships from Salamis, and stationed them alongside those of the Athenians. The men of Argos, again, and those who held the walls of Tiryns, with Hermione, and Asine upon the gulf; Troezene, Eionae, and the vineyard lands of Epidaurus; the Achaean youths, moreover, who came from Aegina and Mases; these were led by Diomed of the loud battle-cry, and Sthenelus son of famed Capaneus. With them in command was Euryalus, son of king Mecisteus, son of Talaus; but Diomed was chief over them all. With these there came eighty ships. Those who held the strong city of Mycenae, rich Corinth and Cleonae; Orneae, Araethyrea, and Licyon, where Adrastus reigned of old; Hyperesia, high Gonoessa, and Pellene; Aegium and all the coast-land round about Helice; these sent a hundred ships under the command of King Agamemnon, son of Atreus. His force was far both finest and most numerous, and in their midst was the king himself, all glorious in his armour of gleaming bronze- foremost among the heroes, for he was the greatest king, and had most men under him. And those that dwelt in Lacedaemon, lying low among the hills, Pharis, Sparta, with Messe the haunt of doves; Bryseae, Augeae, Amyclae, and Helos upon the sea; Laas, moreover, and Oetylus; these were led by Menelaus of the loud battle-cry, brother to Agamemnon, and of them there were sixty ships, drawn up apart from the others. Among them went Menelaus himself, strong in zeal, urging his men to fight; for he longed to avenge the toil and sorrow that he had suffered for the sake of Helen. The men of Pylos and Arene, and Thryum where is the ford of the river Alpheus; strong Aipy, Cyparisseis, and Amphigenea; Pteleum, Helos, and Dorium, where the Muses met Thamyris, and stilled his minstrelsy for ever. He was returning from Oechalia, where Eurytus lived and reigned, and boasted that he would surpass even the Muses, daughters of aegis-bearing Jove, if they should sing against him; whereon they were angry, and maimed him. They robbed him of his divine power of song, and thenceforth he could strike the lyre no more. These were commanded by Nestor, knight of Gerene, and with him there came ninety ships. And those that held Arcadia, under the high mountain of Cyllene, near the tomb of Aepytus, where the people fight hand to hand; the men of Pheneus also, and Orchomenus rich in flocks; of Rhipae, Stratie, and bleak Enispe; of Tegea and fair Mantinea; of Stymphelus and Parrhasia; of these King Agapenor son of Ancaeus was commander, and they had sixty ships. Many Arcadians, good soldiers, came in each one of them, but Agamemnon found them the ships in which to cross the sea, for they were not a people that occupied their business upon the waters. The men, moreover, of Buprasium and of Elis, so much of it as is enclosed between Hyrmine, Myrsinus upon the sea-shore, the rock Olene and Alesium. These had four leaders, and each of them had ten ships, with many Epeans on board. Their captains were Amphimachus and Thalpius- the one, son of Cteatus, and the other, of Eurytus- both of the race of Actor. The two others were Diores, son of Amarynces, and Polyxenus, son of King Agasthenes, son of Augeas. And those of Dulichium with the sacred Echinean islands, who dwelt beyond the sea off Elis; these were led by Meges, peer of Mars, and the son of valiant Phyleus, dear to Jove, who quarrelled with his father, and went to settle in Dulichium. With him there came forty ships. Ulysses led the brave Cephallenians, who held Ithaca, Neritum with its forests, Crocylea, rugged Aegilips, Samos and Zacynthus, with the mainland also that was over against the islands. These were led by Ulysses, peer of Jove in counsel, and with him there came twelve ships. Thoas, son of Andraemon, commanded the Aetolians, who dwelt in Pleuron, Olenus, Pylene, Chalcis by the sea, and rocky Calydon, for the great king Oeneus had now no sons living, and was himself dead, as was also golden-haired Meleager, who had been set over the Aetolians to be their king. And with Thoas there came forty ships. The famous spearsman Idomeneus led the Cretans, who held Cnossus, and the well-walled city of Gortys; Lyctus also, Miletus and Lycastus that lies upon the chalk; the populous towns of Phaestus and Rhytium, with the other peoples that dwelt in the hundred cities of Crete. All these were led by Idomeneus, and by Meriones, peer of murderous Mars. And with these there came eighty ships. Tlepolemus, son of Hercules, a man both brave and large of stature, brought nine ships of lordly warriors from Rhodes. These dwelt in Rhodes which is divided among the three cities of Lindus, Ielysus, and Cameirus, that lies upon the chalk. These were commanded by Tlepolemus, son of Hercules by Astyochea, whom he had carried off from Ephyra, on the river Selleis, after sacking many cities of valiant warriors. When Tlepolemus grew up, he killed his father's uncle Licymnius, who had been a famous warrior in his time, but was then grown old. On this he built himself a fleet, gathered a great following, and fled beyond the sea, for he was menaced by the other sons and grandsons of Hercules. After a voyage. during which he suffered great hardship, he came to Rhodes, where the people divided into three communities, according to their tribes, and were dearly loved by Jove, the lord, of gods and men; wherefore the son of Saturn showered down great riches upon them. And Nireus brought three ships from Syme- Nireus, who was the handsomest man that came up under Ilius of all the Danaans after the son of Peleus- but he was a man of no substance, and had but a small following. And those that held Nisyrus, Crapathus, and Casus, with Cos, the city of Eurypylus,