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From: Rowland McDonnell on 29 Jul 2010 07:15 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-07-29, David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > > <snip> > > Do you have to encourage this prat? Rowland's bad enough at the best of > times, he doesn't need this numpty winding him up even more. 1) You've got a killfile. 2) I'm winding him up, you numpty. 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
From: Jim on 29 Jul 2010 07:24 On 2010-07-29, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-07-29, David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >> Do you have to encourage this prat? Rowland's bad enough at the best of >> times, he doesn't need this numpty winding him up even more. > > 1) You've got a killfile. So have you. > 2) I'm winding him up, you numpty. Or 'trolling' as it's otherwise called. Aren't you the one who keeps posting words to the effect that "this is a technical newsgroup" etc etc? So either live by that, stop posting that, or be labelled a hypocrite. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Rowland McDonnell on 29 Jul 2010 10:53 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > >> David Kennedy <davidkennedy(a)nospamherethankyou.invalid> wrote: > >> > >> <snip> > >> > >> Do you have to encourage this prat? Rowland's bad enough at the best of > >> times, he doesn't need this numpty winding him up even more. > > > > 1) You've got a killfile. > > So have you. 1) I'm not whinging. 2) I'm using it. > > 2) I'm winding him up, you numpty. > > Or 'trolling' as it's otherwise called. Not /quite/ ... It's more an experiment in social anthropology. I still can't quite believe the creature - I mean, is it even a real person, or the result of some morally dubious experiment in artificial intelligence, or what? > Aren't you the one who keeps posting words to the effect that "this is a > technical newsgroup" etc etc? So either live by that, stop posting that, > or be labelled a hypocrite. Aren't you the one who keeps complaining about certain individuals not keeping polite? So either live by that, make your points and place your requests politely, or be labelled a hypocrite. 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
From: Jim on 29 Jul 2010 11:00 On 2010-07-29, Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >> > 2) I'm winding him up, you numpty. >> >> Or 'trolling' as it's otherwise called. > > Not /quite/ ... It's more an experiment in social anthropology. Well take it somewhere more appropriate, please. Email would be my suggestion. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Mark Conrad on 29 Jul 2010 14:36
In article <slrni535tb.f05.jim(a)wotan.magrathea.local>, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Well take it somewhere more appropriate, please. > Email would be my suggestion. You tell him, Charlie Brown. Now, do you really think _your_ pet looney will take your advice ? In my opinion, not a chance in Hades that something that logical would would appeal to him. Mark- |