From: James Jolley on 2 Jul 2010 13:11 On 2010-07-02 17:43:37 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said: >> >> I think James is also miscategorizing some other folks as trolls. I >> don't know why. Ian (Piper) certainly isn't a troll, and nor is "Dorian >> Gray" despite being a pseudonym. > > Peter D just pointed out it was *Ian* saying James was a troll, not the > other way around. Sorry James. Fair enough. No problem.
From: Sak Wathanasin on 2 Jul 2010 13:43 In article <1jl0e46.bl335kq00lcN%peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid>, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) wrote: > Sak Wathanasin <sw(a)nan.co.uk> wrote: > > > > >> 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................... > > > > You don't get to learn the secret handshake THAT easily. > > Besides, it's not actually a *hand* shake. There's a contract out on you: no one reveals the secrets of the clique with impunity. -- Sak Wathanasin Network Analysis Limited http://www.network-analysis.ltd.uk
From: zoara on 2 Jul 2010 14:17 Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote: > On 02/07/2010 12:31, zoara wrote: >> Bella Jones<me9(a)privacy.net> wrote: >>> Chris Ridd<chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I do feel it is time to bring back the punishemnt fodler. Is it > > > > still >>>> around? >>> >>> Oh my god, the punishemnt fodler! Closed for cleaning and refilling > > > of >>> the coffee machine so very often. It would need a bit of a dust, but >>> worth it, I think. >> >> It will probably need upgrading, too. Those cooling fins are > > antiquated >> compared to today's technology. > > Presumably, under Snow Leopard, it's been upgraded to a smart > punishemt fodler? Samrt, surely? Which the iPhone corrects to "salty". The Salty Punishemnt Fodler has a certain ring to it. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Jim on 2 Jul 2010 14:44 Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: > > So basically we're back to you making a claim but being unable or > > unwilling to back it up. > > Unwilling yes. Which sadly still leaves you in the 'all mouth and no trousers' dept. Good night, Steve. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: Rowland McDonnell on 2 Jul 2010 15:12
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > >If he wants to construe every polite question as abuse, let him. I > >must confess to being curious as to how long he can keep it up. > > Forever. This has been demonstrated repeatedly, and is incredibly > boring for everyong else in the group. > > Please don't bother repeating the experiment. A question that I'm exploring is how long TOG and The Older Gent can keep it up - while also trying to understand *WHY* they behave in the bizarrely obsessive behaviour patterns that they don't seem able to escape from. Some sort of mental health problem, obviously - but what? Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |