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Comments? Memories? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AOL Announces It's Discontinuing Dial-Up Internet on September 30 OK, so who knew that AOL still offered dial-up internet? There's a website that collects obsolete sounds, like rotary dial phones and fax machines, and now they can add that horrible squealing followed by static and a "ding-dong" that announced you'd successfully dialed into AOL, where you hoped to hear, "You've got mail!" This editor still has his AOL email address from the '90s and uses it exclusively for what he knows will be triggers for a flood of junk mail. AOL's still there, but you won't be able to connect your phone line to your dial-up modem anymore to log on. [...] https://twitchy.com/brettt/2025/08/09/aol-announces-its-discontinuing-dial-up-internet-on-september-30-n2417031

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: Despite HSM, we again awoke before alarm, man. We again had nightmares about out-cleaning Mama T-B.'s casa, Groundhog Day stuff man. We felt a bit PTSD'd, out-stressed we man. Lunch was onecan of Chunky "split pea & ham" soup*, ingest we man. *bought at half-price from supermarket previously mentioned, financially savvy we man Went to regular Costco to gas the T-B.-mobile, foolhardy on a weekend man. Went to Costco Business Center to buy our one item plus Subway gift cards, financially savvy we man. Returned to casa still PTSD'd, conclude we man. Tried to siesta and were semisuccessful, some zzz we man. Conquered single LL, last one dominated by sweaty T-shirts man. As we waited for Mini-B., miu sat in our lap, less-PTSD'd we man man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. brought Mini-B., ex-she man bring wee man for Two Guys week, finally man. Mini-B. extremely cooperative in unboxing stuff & carrying it upstairs, our hip completely gone again man. Boxes are now curbsided for bulk collection on Monday, propitious timing man. Downstairs looks much better, less-PTSD'd we man now man. Miu took great interest in all proceedings, interested miu man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S&Ms**, ingest wee man. **rescued from Mama T-B.'s pantry and "expired" for Many (2+2+2) years, no difference noticed man Din-din for us was onecan of Chunky "split pea & ham" soup***, ingest a second time we man. ***bought at half-price from supermarket previously mentioned, financially savvy we man Movie night was an episode of Breaking Bad, first one in over a month man. Many (2+1) bags of non-Costco popcorn**** were consumed, ingest Two Guys man. ****rescued from Mama T-B.'s pantry and gently "expired," no difference noticed man Mini-B. greatly gladdened to have another Two Guys week, admitted by wee man man. We are greatly gladdened similarly, admitted by we man man. We're Two Guys, si man! No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. Uncle T-B. turns Many -- si man, Many -- years old on Monday, Manygenarian senior he man man. We & Mini-B. shall take him to lunch at Longhorn Steakhouse or somewhere, good reward man. Uncle T-B. has promised to wear his hearing-aids, no shouting necessary by anyone man. Mini-B. starts hyskool on Tuesday, cleared backpack wee man man. And that was/is our thrilling Sunday, report we man.

These are not items jetsam'd from Mama T-B.'s casa, to be clear man. And precisely where is your colonoscopic report, huh man?

Multiple threads pertaining to the N-400 have been merged. Please confine further questions to this thread.

Thread is moved from the ROC forum to the Working & Traveling forum -- topic is travel.

It is Sunday, meaning it's time for our thrilling, hilarious Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: =========================================== THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY I realized why I love margaritas -- it's a way to drink salt. Being abducted by aliens might just be the vacation I need at this point. You know you're old when you have upstairs ibuprofen and downstairs ibuprofen. Everything mixes well with tequila except decisions. I need a speed-bump between my brain and my mouth. Did you know that the word "incorrectly" is spelled "incorrectly" in every dictionary? Eyedrops are technically blinker fluid. They should invent a Sunday that doesn't have a Monday right after it. If your phone doesn't ring, it's me. Mother Nature is just throwing out temperatures like Powerball numbers: 86 42 66 53 40. Of all the types of sausage, German is the wurst. I have only two moods: (1) Worrying about every detail, and (2) It is what it is. The weather is trying to be all sweet and pretty... like it didn't try to kill us a week ago. When I say "the other day," I could be referring to yesterday or 15 years ago. No need to repeat yourself -- I ignored you fine the first time. The phrase "don't take this the wrong way" has a 0% success rate. I thought that growing old would take longer. All of my passwords are protected... by amnesia.

Trump Secures 15% Tariff On Extra 'U' In British Spelling U.S. — President Trump has reportedly finalized a new trade deal with the United Kingdom, securing a 15% tariff on the extra "U" in British words. "I guess you could say this is my favourite trade deal," Trump said, explicitly using the British form of favorite. "And England's shown a lot of honour, a lot of honour. Colour me impressed." According to sources, [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-secures-15-tariff-on-extra-u-in-british-spelling

Texas Gerrymanders Districts Into Giant Whataburger Logo AUSTIN, TX — Texas state representatives finally reached a quorum Tuesday and adopted a congressional redistricting map in the shape of the Whataburger logo. A motion to adopt the new district map passed 91-59, with only three Democrats crossing party lines to side with Republicans. The partisan vote was reportedly made possible thanks to a last-minute sponsorship by Whataburger. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/texas-gerrymanders-districts-into-giant-whataburger-logo

WNBA Warns If You Throw Anything On The Court, You Will Be Forced To Attend 10 More WNBA Games NEW YORK, NY — In an effort to create a strong deterrent to anyone considering perpetrating any further incidents, the WNBA issued a warning that anyone caught throwing things onto the court would be forced to attend 10 more WNBA games. The policy change came on the heels of multiple incidents in which unidentified individuals threw inappropriate items into the court during play. WNBA officials said that any further instances of such behavior would result in the people responsible being sentenced to watch more WNBA, whether they liked it or not. "It's a severe penalty, yes, but hopefully it will make people think twice," said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/wnba-warns-if-you-throw-anything-on-the-court-you-will-be-forced-to-attend-10-more-wnba-games

Thrilling Saturday report, see man: We awoke even earlier than alarm, man. Deposited Mama T-B.'s recent proceeds at bank, $i man. Long-time tellerette is very close to Mama T-B., si man. She took time from her job to write Mama T-B. a heartfelt card, si man. She had tears in her eyes when she handed it to us, si man. We promised to read it to Mama T-B., see below man. Second ES left us proximal to closing-down supermarket from days ago, q.v. man. With one week before its closing, we decided to go, venture we man. We got numerous items and saved Many% ([2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +1]%) -- si man, Many% ([2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2x2x2 +1]%) -- off full retail, financially savvy we man. Having scored at both ESs and at store, we skipped the Many'rd ES and returned to the casa, si man. Breakfast/lunch (at nearly half-past 2 p.m.) was onejar of gefilte fish*, ingest we man. *just bought at above supermarket, financially savvy we man We then siesta'd like an illegitimate male child for over an hour, zzz we man. Mama T-B. needed us, refill pill caddies for senior she man we man man. There is zero quality of life for Mama T-B., tragic man. She lectured us about multiple topics, lecture senior she man we man man. We read her the card from bank tellerette, si man. Groceried for Two Guys week, over a month since last one man. Also restocked our Powerade Zero grape-flavor supply, out of danger zone we man. Forgot to get corn dogs and had to go back, man. Din-din was 2 ham-&-cheese sandwiches, ingest we man. Catered to high-maintenance miu, cater-to-miu we man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. We are completely exhausted, heck of a last couple of months man. On Sunday, we must get milk and gas the T-B.-mobile at Costco, si man. We must also begin tackling the cluttered chaos in the casa, man. Mama T-B. has forewarned Mini-B. that things will be horrible in that way, hope wee man helps we man man. And that was/is our thrilling Saturday, report we man.

The ultimate in USC-husband anticipatory terror is evident here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

Saturday GS/ES report, see man: We attended a mere 2 ESs and no GSs, exhausted we man. These ESs yielded the take, see man: -- bathroom scale, NWT Croscill bath towel, Many (2+2) NIP disposable plates, index dividers, travel electrical outlet = $Many ($2x2x2 +2+2), steal man -- NIP multivitamins, toucans NIP Sure spray deodorant, full pack HP high-gloss laser paper, skool notebook = $Many ($2x2x2 +2), steal man Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2 +2+2+2)

We are outraged at this consummate disrespect that has been shown to our fellow apes!

The slimebucket got what he deserved.

Country-specific thread is moved from the K-1 Process forum to the Philippines regional forum.

Got 'em dead to rights. Need charges, convictions, and jail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whistleblower Ties Clinton Campaign to Fake Russia Hack A whistleblower report declassified last week suggests that Hillary Clinton's campaign efforts to manufacture evidence tying Donald Trump to alleged Russian hacking in 2016 were deeper than previously known – as were Obama administration efforts to conceal them. According to the report, a former senior U.S. intelligence analyst who investigated alleged Russian attempts to breach state voting systems during the 2016 election suspected the breaches may have been "related to activities" of the computer contractors involved in the Alfa Bank hoax, who were accused of manipulating Internet traffic data. In that well-publicized case, a Clinton campaign lawyer worked with federal computer contractors and the FBI to create suspicions that Russia was communicating with Donald Trump through a secret server shared by Alfa Bank of Russia and Trump Tower in Manhattan. [...] https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/08/08/whistleblower_ties_clinton_campaign_to_fake_russia_hack_1127658.html

Well, well! And read her classy, gracious reaction. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Gina Carano Achieves Complete Victory In Disney Lawsuit Settlement Over 'Mandalorian' Firing The Gina Carano lawsuit marked a watershed moment for politically motivated censorship. [...] https://www.outkick.com/analysis/gina-carano-lawsuit-victory-disney-lucasfilm-cancel-culture

Wills, medical & financial powers of attorney, and similar estate documents make superlative evidence for the I-751, and they're even more crucial to have in "life."

There you go. Take the long view regarding self-protection.

This would be a first on VisaJourney. Please be specific as to what you did -- whom you wrote/called, and when, and what was said. Oh, and congratulations!

I fully concur with E & J. Ready to cheer when you report success.

I wish that more people wrote reviews as clearly and thoroughly as yours. Very complete and informative. Not that you need advice about Removing Conditions, but for the benefit of others: Regarding your shared life together, take all physical evidence that comes in, and throw it into a box. Create a computer folder for online evidence. By the time ROC comes around, you'll have so much evidence over time that you'll possibly also have the high-class problem of deciding what not to include with your I-751. In addition: Wills, medical & financial powers of attorney, and similar estate documents make superlative evidence for ROC, and they're even more crucial to have in "life." If your state (like Texas) has templates officially available online, that's one option for drafting your documents; if not, find a lawyer to draft them. Finally, remember that if you move from one U.S. state to another, your wills may need to be redone in order to conform with state-specific protocols and language. Now, down off soapbox!

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Scintillating Friday repartee, yawn man. ----- Thrilling Friday report, see man: We done did it, see below man. --- We forgot to mention that we added a bunch of small items onto NextDoor before Thurs-on-Fri bedtime, add we man. --- Awoke far before alarm but after Bro G. Walmarting time, we man. However, this enabled us to meet client at Mama T-B.'s place for delinquent $Many, financially savvy we man. This was "get out of Dodge or make Mama T-B. aysheep" day, si man. We knew that we could do it, goal attainable man. Mostly piles of random, irritating little poop on the floor, what to do with it man. We decided to be brutal and out-throw most of it, ultimately effective man. Salvation Army showed up unannounced, directly at door, without security check-in, no follow directions they men man. It didn't matter, front office knew man. We pointed out what to take, see man. They set it in the hallway and dealt with it without bugging us, fine with us man. So that out-cleared much space, clear mission remaining for we man man. Last free lunch was sit-down, nowhere else to ingest it man. It was a chicken club sandwich, meatball soup, tater tots, & sugar-free chocolate ice cream, ingest we man. It was average but satisfying, conclude we man. And free, best part man. While we were away from phone, someone texted us about a NextDoor item, text she man we man man. She asked if we would be there at 2 p.m., ask she man. We replied, "Probably, si man, but can you show up earlier, huh man?", si man. No response, no man. Young chica had been shopping with young son and showed up right at 2, show she man. We were literally one more downstairs trip away from turning in the keys, that close man. Chica gave us $Many, si man. We gave her the purchased item plus miscellaneous household/vitamin stuff for free, clean floor we man. She texted us later to tell us that she'll use all of it, appreciative she man. We took one more flatbed load of small stuff to the very full T-B.-mobile, si man. It was over Many00 F. outside, too, perspirational we man. We returned to Mama T-B.'s crib and made one more sweep of the place, sweep we man. We out-threw the last stray items, took garbage with us, and locked door for last time, end-of-era man. We binned garbage and turned in keys to nice receptionist, very supportive to us throughout man. Vacating process is thankfully informal, no walk-through required man. The time was half-of-half till Many (2+1) p.m., noted we man man. Director & Assistant had just gone into a meeting, no chance to thank them for everything man. We said goodbye to receptionist and left, bye we man. (Uncle T-B. still lives there, but we up-pick him directly from his back door, no front-office interaction man.) We are unsure how we felt about all this, then and at this writing man. We entered the packed, boiling-hot T-B.-mobile for donation run, already in trunk from previously man. Afterward, went to never-used storage place, turn in unused keys we man. Managerette listened to our story and sympathized with Mama T-B.'s financial anguish about it, si man. Managerette will try on Monday to seek an adju$tment, no guarantee but fingers crossed man. Any such relief will keep Mama T-B. from going aysheep, poor Mama T-B. in anguish man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. had been far out of town accompanying an amiga on a project, remote ex-she man man. She asked us to check on Mini-B.'s hunger status, check we man. We were completely exhausted and probably smelled like a decaying moose, fragrant we man. Mini-B. was OK for then, si man. Returned to casa and emptied packed T-B.-mobile, laundry room now inundated with bags/boxes man. Serviced demanding miu, Where's My Miu-Lunch/Treats/Love huh Daddy man. Sat under ceiling fan, some relief man. Got call from Mini-B. regarding hunger, time to service wee man we man man. Showered and got Subway* to take to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa for din-din, ingest Two Guys man. *WUOC + gift card, financially savvy we man Ex-Mrs.-T-B. then arrived, grand entrance but fairly relaxed ex-she man man. We forewarned her & Mini-B. about disastrous state of our casa, forewarn we man. Returned to our casa and updated NextDoor sales items, update we man. Siesta'd like an absolute dead thing for an hour-plus, where was that quality zzz for the last Many weeks man. Maybe our brain is relaxed now, too much anxiety man. No party with the rubias tonight, no cavort we man. For Saturday, we have itineraried one GS** and up to 3 ESs, itinerary we man. **amid full-community GS, certainly more being held man Must grocery for Two Guys week, so long since last one that we've forgotten the routine man. Must try to de-box/de-bag all the jetsam from Mama T-B.'s casa, egad man. And that was/is our thrilling Friday, report we man.