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From: Phineas T Puddleduck on 26 Nov 2006 08:47 In article <ekc2ot$8ss_004(a)s963.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >Just plonk the duck. He's never come close to write anything worth > >reading. > > I'm already ignoring two: one because of posting repititious > drivel and the other by his request. Every once in a while > somebody does chime in with an interesting post. KRW said this has he is feeling overwhelmed. Unfortunately he has misunderstood the idea of a public USENET. Plus with the Animal Farm reference going completely over his head as well.... -- Just \int_0^\infty du it! -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
From: Eeyore on 26 Nov 2006 08:47 Phineas T Puddleduck wrote: > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > Actually, what I *really* wanna know is, who decided that it was a good idea > > to make "w" a vowel. > > > > Eric Lucas > > w is pronounced 00 hence > > Cwm ----- coooomb > > And with a y together you get > > Hwyl - hooyl Is that much different from Hywel ? Graham
From: John Fields on 26 Nov 2006 08:48 On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:29:17 +0000, Phineas T Puddleduck <phineaspuddleduck(a)googlemail.com> wrote: >In article <FOCdnQH6YZ2HQvXYRVnyrQ(a)pipex.net>, > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: > >> >> Well, not so much idiot but total lack of _any_ grasp of History. It has >> been a fair while since our monarch had "absolute power." > >If one of course wanted to be totally picky and vindictive, you could >point out it was not that much further after the US was founded. > --- Yes, you took the hint... ;) -- JF
From: jmfbahciv on 26 Nov 2006 08:44 In article <d3359$45684ec6$4fe70ee$7659(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> In article <6fccf$45670c62$4fe76e5$31568(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, >> unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >> >>>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >>> >>> >>>>In article <MPG.1fcf9771c508b2b6989c41(a)news.individual.net>, >>>> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>In article <ek1q41$ucf$1(a)leto.cc.emory.edu>, lparker(a)emory.edu >>>>>says... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>In article <ek1equ$8ss_003(a)s853.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, >>>>>> jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>In article <ejv29u$vbq$2(a)leto.cc.emory.edu>, >>>>>>> lparker(a)emory.edu (Lloyd Parker) wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>In article <1164101047.711452.220630(a)f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, >>>>>>>> |||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>unsettled wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Ken Smith wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>In article <MPG.1fcae9c9199518f8989c01(a)news.individual.net>, >>>>>>>>>>>krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>In article <ejqve0$fgo$2(a)blue.rahul.net>, kensmith(a)green.rahul.net >>>>>>>>>>>>says... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>In article <6af58$455ba5ff$4fe75f7$20998(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, >>>>>>>>>>>>>unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>[.....] >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>The original error starts with you two clowns failing to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>appreciate that capitalism has a soul. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>(Boggle) Capitalism is a cold hard logical system. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>To define a term >>>>>>>>>>>>>>"fair profit" isn't beyond the capacity of capitalism to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>embrace freely and without external (read governmental) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>imposition. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>It is beyond the capacity of capitalism to define what "fair >>>> >>>>profit" >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>really means. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>Nonsense! Capitalism perfectly defines what is fair; did someone >>>>>>>>>>>>pay the fair market value? If so, it is by *definition* fair. If >>>>>>>>>>>>not it is not "fair". >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>There is no "fair" market price. There is only the price that one >>>>>>>>>particular individual is willing to pay for the specific goods or >>>>>>>>>services. If you want some fun try comparing how much you have paid for >>>>>>>>>an airline seat on a scheduled flight with your neighbours. And don't >>>>>>>>>get too upset if you find that one of them has paid half what you did >>>>>>>>>for the same journey and ticket. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Willing seller willing buyer. If you don't like the price you are not >>>>>>>>>compelled to buy it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Water after a natural disaster. Monopolies. There are many examples >>>> >>>>where >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>unbridled capitalism is just plain wrong. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Have you considered that people should plan ahead? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>/BAH >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Have you considered compassion? Caring (about more than money, that is)? >>>>> >>>>>It's not particularly caring nor compassionate to force money from >>>>>one person to give it to another. The Salvation Army and even the >>>>>Red Cross seemed to do a bit better than the USG in the past couple >>>>>of disasters. >>> >>>>Red Cross isn't any good either. It's run with a government model. >>>>The Walmarts and other retail did the best. People should be >>>>wondering why and then take another look at all social programs >>>>not managed well by governments. >>> >>>Because they limit themselves to management skills rather than >>>embracing people with entrepreneurial skills. >> >> >> I don't think so. I think it was because a business can interrupt >> its usual activities to pay attention to an emergency; it doesn't >> matter whether tha emergency is internal or external. >> >> The Red Cross spent its time establishing its territorial imperative >> rather than hunkering down and doing the work, leaving the >> territorial meetings to occur weeks later. > >Ability to adapt rapidly to meet changing conditions is one >of the important aspects of entrepreunarism. I wouldn't call that entrepreneurism. It is a necessary ingredient. >Filling out >forms, pecking order games, and territorial meetings are >in the management realm. Oh, my. Not at all. The pecking order happens at all levels, especially at the real worker level. > >Not all business have entreprenaurial skills. It is impressive >that one as large as Walmart has retained the capability. Why? They're young yet. If they can still function 50 years from now with the same agility, I would be surprised. /BAH
From: Eeyore on 26 Nov 2006 08:51
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > > >> In case you two haven't noticed, the trend is to make possession > >> of tobacco illegal. > > > >No sweetheart. It's the smoking of it where it's not wanted that's becoming > >illegal. > > In this country, it's also illegal where it is wanted. The > commentary now going on in my state is the estimate that it > will take 10 years to make possession of tobacco illegal. That sounds like simple 'scaremongering' to me. > Granted, this is personal experience again and not allowed in > your discussions. What I would like to know is why are your > personal experiences allowed to be used as debating facts > and mine cannot be? Which personal experiences ? You've posted many and I've posted very few. That seems to contradict your assertion. Graham |