From: Duncan Kennedy on 2 Jul 2010 09:53 James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-01 11:08:50 +0100, nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk (Duncan > Kennedy) said: > > > David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > > >> Hugh Browton wrote: > >>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:03:51 +0100, Bella Jones wrote > >>> (in article<1jkx8o9.tm8snu1fjz7e1N%me9(a)privacy.net>): > >>> > >>>> Dear good people of ucsm > >>>> > >>>> I'm not a big poster here any more, but I do pop in. For months now it's > >>>> been wall to wall pointless self-referential rows with Rowland. > >>> > >>> In defence - no, not only that. > >> > >> You are of course right but, as Bella said, it's drowning out anything > >> useful and, most days, I give up after a few posts. > >> > >>> > >>> But I agree that it makes the place look small minded. > >>> > >>> Listen to Bella, fellow-ucsm-ers. > >>> > > > > Well said, Bella. I'm quite new to the group, to Macs and to MacSoup > > but I've discovered Comd+E to be the most useful function around - even > > if it wipes something that might be useful in the thread. > > Well at least you didn't have a go at me like many who have responded > to this thread. All killfile Jimbo, that's it. *Still not having a go at you but I hope you don't mind me asking if you are related to the late and sadly missed Rev I M Jolley who appeared once a year at New Year on BBC Scotland TV? -- duncank
From: Jim on 2 Jul 2010 10:02 On 2010-07-02, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-02 12:26:34 +0100, Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> said: > >> >> And if you're wondering why people are only saying these things to you >> and not RM, it's because we've given up on him. It's up to you: you >> can join Chris Holland and pursue your vendetta with RM through all >> the newgroups or you can get a life and just accept that being abused >> by RM is part of the initiation rite for this group. Either way, he >> "wins". > > Good points and i'll just ignore him then. Count yourself lucky - I got the buttered radish. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Pd on 2 Jul 2010 10:22 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-02, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > > On 2010-07-02 12:26:34 +0100, Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> said: > > > >> > >> And if you're wondering why people are only saying these things to you > >> and not RM, it's because we've given up on him. It's up to you: you > >> can join Chris Holland and pursue your vendetta with RM through all > >> the newgroups or you can get a life and just accept that being abused > >> by RM is part of the initiation rite for this group. Either way, he > >> "wins". > > > > Good points and i'll just ignore him then. > > Count yourself lucky - I got the buttered radish. That was only so you could *apply* for initiation. The actual initiation rite won't present nearly so many possibilities for casual enjoyment. -- Pd
From: Jim on 2 Jul 2010 10:28 On 2010-07-02, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> >> >> >> And if you're wondering why people are only saying these things to you >> >> and not RM, it's because we've given up on him. It's up to you: you >> >> can join Chris Holland and pursue your vendetta with RM through all >> >> the newgroups or you can get a life and just accept that being abused >> >> by RM is part of the initiation rite for this group. Either way, he >> >> "wins". >> > >> > Good points and i'll just ignore him then. >> >> Count yourself lucky - I got the buttered radish. > > That was only so you could *apply* for initiation. The actual initiation > rite won't present nearly so many possibilities for casual enjoyment. Oh............good................... Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: James Jolley on 2 Jul 2010 10:28
On 2010-07-02 14:53:11 +0100, nospam(a)nospamottersonbg.couk (Duncan Kennedy) said: > > *Still not having a go at you but I hope you don't mind me asking if you > are related to the late and sadly missed Rev I M Jolley who appeared > once a year at New Year on BBC Scotland TV? Not to my knowledge. |