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From: David Kennedy on 7 Jun 2010 07:39 Peter Ceresole wrote: > Jim<jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >> fx:"The Girl From Ipanema" as performed by the Mongolian Nose Flute >> orchestra > > Waddya mean? That sounds like it could be really *good*. Worth holding > for. Although not a touch on the same number by the Mongolian Throat > Singers. Try <http://www.ukuleleorchestra.com/> -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: David Kennedy on 7 Jun 2010 07:40 Jim wrote: > On 2010-06-07, Woody<usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> A bit like bagpipe music then? There's good and there's bad but most >>> people >>> stop at the word 'bagpipe'. >> >> Guess it depends how low your bar is. I think your 'good' level is >> probably at my 'bad' level, so i guess you are saying it in the way one >> would say "there are good and bad ways to be hit with a hammer" > > [hurt look] > > Jim Wouldn't it be a flat look if you were hit with a hammer? -- David Kennedy http://www.anindianinexile.com
From: Jim on 7 Jun 2010 07:45 On 2010-06-07, David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: >>>> >>>> A bit like bagpipe music then? There's good and there's bad but most >>>> people >>>> stop at the word 'bagpipe'. >>> >>> Guess it depends how low your bar is. I think your 'good' level is >>> probably at my 'bad' level, so i guess you are saying it in the way one >>> would say "there are good and bad ways to be hit with a hammer" >> >> [hurt look] >> >> Jim > > Wouldn't it be a flat look if you were hit with a hammer? I think it would technically be both. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: D.M. Procida on 7 Jun 2010 08:08 David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > I observe that Steve and Rowland appear to be two of a kind. > > > > > Who's the other one? A serious question? Rowland, Steve and James seem to spend most of their time in furiously combative exchanges with other people, which rapidly become personal abuse sessions until one side gives up. They are all quite obviously struggling with some personal problems, probably fairly similar, judging by the aggression, self-pity and absurd sense of personal injustice they all express. If you think that criticising Rowland for behaviour he can't control is useless and positively unhelpful, and just adds to his distress and has bad consequences for everybody, you should realise that the same applies to Steve and James. They, like Rowland, are not in control of some of their behaviour, and for similar reasons. Getting involved in controversy with them is harmful to them and bad for the group. You might as well be poking them with sticks. If you can't stand them, ignore them, but there is no earthly reason to make them unhappier or angrier than they already are. Apart from anything else, do you really want to fall asleep at night thinking "What did I do today? Oh, I exchanged abuse on the Internet with a mentally ill person." Their behaviour is often vile, but that's what mental illness does even to the most fundamentally decent people. When Rowland, Steve and James are not in the grip of whatever it is that grips them, and when they have something to say about something within their field of expertise and insight, they are almost always worth reading for it, even if it's not of immediate interest. They are also all people who will go out of their way to put their expertise to help others. Daniele
From: Chris Ridd on 7 Jun 2010 08:12
On 2010-06-07 12:13:17 +0100, Jim said: > On 2010-06-07, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >>>> fx:"The Girl From Ipanema" as performed by the Mongolian Nose Flute >>>> orchestra >>> >>> Waddya mean? That sounds like it could be really *good*. Worth holding >>> for. Although not a touch on the same number by the Mongolian Throat >>> Singers. >> >> I may have mentioned this before, but since it's one of my few claims to >> fame I'm going to extract as much mileage as I can. I have appeared on a >> commercial album release, doing khuumi (Mongolian overtone singing). >> Not particularly well, but not many people know good khuumi, so who >> knew? > > A bit like bagpipe music then? There's good and there's bad but most people > stop at the word 'bagpipe'. Similar I guess, but with fewer bagpipes? I'm sure we all now expect Peter to serenade us all at the next group outing. -- Chris |