From: Tom Lake on 25 Oct 2009 18:12 "MJMIII" <mjmiii(a)communistcast.net> wrote in message news:qvCdncdz6d1JPn7XnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>>> Sorry about that, I had a senior moment. >>> >>> We know! "your's" isn't even a word! Oh yeah, and include some of the >>> original >>> message when replying! 8^) >>> >>> Tom Lake >> So who made you the grammar police.? You're not in charge and you are >> not "we". > > ...and who elected you Net Cop? I guess you missed the smirk at the end > of his post. Exactly. My post was tongue-in-cheek but I guess some people don't get the sarcasm even when it's clearly marked. Tom Lake
From: Bob Villa on 26 Oct 2009 07:24 On Oct 25, 5:12 pm, "Tom Lake" <tl...(a)twcny.rr.com> wrote: > "MJMIII" <mjm...(a)communistcast.net> wrote in message > > news:qvCdncdz6d1JPn7XnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > >>>> Sorry about that, I had a senior moment. > > >>> We know! "your's" isn't even a word! Oh yeah, and include some of the > >>> original > >>> message when replying! 8^) > > >>> Tom Lake > >> So who made you the grammar police.? You're not in charge and you are > >> not "we". > > > ...and who elected you Net Cop? I guess you missed the smirk at the end > > of his post. > > Exactly. My post was tongue-in-cheek but I guess some people don't get the > sarcasm even when it's clearly marked. > > Tom Lake He was already admitting error...so you crushed his ego! (I feel your pain...sorry!) bob_v
From: Pen on 26 Oct 2009 09:06
Tom Lake wrote: > "Pen" <nospam(a)nospam.net> wrote in message > news:hbv0jd$mic$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> Pen wrote: >>> Do not buy a new computer. Get your's fixed. Try pushing the switch with >>> a pencil/pen. >>> If you get it to come on, leave it on. If that fails, then take the >>> computer to a computer repair place. >>> This is not a serious problem. >>> >>> Pen >> Sorry about that, I had a senior moment. > > We know! "your's" isn't even a word! Oh yeah, and include some of the > original > message when replying! 8^) > > Tom Lake > Wow. I'm amazed that all this over a computer glitch that sent a private message to the group. However, I fail to see anything in your message that indicates; "My post was tongue-in-cheek but I guess some people don't get the sarcasm even when it's clearly marked." |