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From: Mike Rosenberg on 11 Feb 2010 19:01 Richard Maine <nospam(a)see.signature> wrote: > > >> > At least you're not too chicken to admit it. ;-) > > >> > > >> Yes, but I'm not going to crow about it, either. > > > > > > Oooh, talk about laying an egg! > > > > Is this fowl language permitted in this newsgroup ? > > Not hensforth. Nor is flipping the bird. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Matthew Russotto on 11 Feb 2010 21:45 In article <mlsiemon-73095C.20203310022010(a)c-61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au>, Michael Siemon <mlsiemon(a)sonic.net> wrote: >In article <sehix-DF640F.19405910022010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>, > Steve Hix <sehix(a)NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote: > >> In article <jP6dnROcT-E29e7WnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net>, >> russotto(a)grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) wrote: >> >> > In article <1jdnp11.1d59wbd172uzibN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com>, >> > Mike Rosenberg <mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com> wrote: >> > > >> > >One thing to add - Apple actually calls it Firewire Target Disk Mode. We >> > >just usual shorten it in conversation. >> > >> > That is because there used to be a SCSI Disk Mode. Same idea, >> > only you needed a special cable and had to sacrifice a chicken for it >> > to work. >> >> You forgot the black candle, I think. >> >> And not just any chicken would do. This was later in the SCSI game; the special cable had the black candle built right in. -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: Nick Naym on 12 Feb 2010 00:21 In article 1jdrbrf.f26z4j14cdrauN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com, Mike Rosenberg at mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com wrote on 2/11/10 4:14 PM: > Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >>>> As a Purdue alumnus, I think you mean _Perdue_, more closely associated >>>> with certain colleges in Maryland. >>> >>> Oh lord, what a dumb cluck I am! >> >> At least you're not too chicken to admit it. ;-) > > Yes, but I'm not going to crow about it, either. What's the difference between a chicken and a consultant? -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8)
From: Nick Naym on 12 Feb 2010 00:47 In article 1jdraz9.1ugkfor17h19iN%mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com, Mike Rosenberg at mikePOST(a)TOGROUPmacconsult.com wrote on 2/11/10 3:57 PM: > Tom Stiller <tom_stiller(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> That's if you didn't have a _Purdue_ chicken, and one of these breast >>> gauges. >> >> As a Purdue alumnus, I think you mean _Perdue_, more closely associated >> with certain colleges in Maryland. > > Oh lord, what a dumb cluck I am! But that was one smart chicken! ;P -- iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) � OS X (10.5.8)
From: Mark Twitlight on 12 Feb 2010 00:55
On 02/12/2010 12:46 AM, Michelle Steiner wrote: > In article<C79A50A4.528D9%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > Nick Naym<nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > >>>>> Tom Stiller wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>>> At least you're not too chicken to admit it. ;-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, but I'm not going to crow about it, either. >>>>>> >>>>>> Oooh, talk about laying an egg! >>>>> >>>>> Is this fowl language permitted in this newsgroup ? >>>> >>>> Not hensforth. >>> >>> This thread is turning into a cockup. >> >> That's because there are too many folks scrambling to make jokes. > > I guess that the yolk is on you, in that case. Good thing you folks complain about trolls filling the group with useless junk. |