From: Eeyore on


bill.sloman(a)ieee.org wrote:

> The "spelling error" was in fact a typo - I typed "yoiur" where I
> (obviously) intended "your". The mechanism is obvious enough - the "i"
> key lies between o and u on the keyboard - and the error is
> transparent enough that I didn't notice it at the time or when replying
> to Michael Terrell's post.

Obvious enough to anyone with some functioning grey matter.


> That you find this to be the peak of comedy says something about the
> extent of the brain degeneration that you've already suffered.

Jim had nothing better to do than chuckle over a similar typo of mine about a
day ago.


> I've checked the threading, and I seem to have got it right - your
> claim that I was "thinking that some else had posted the error" seems
> to be another manifestation of your failing understanding.

Jim, Phat and Michael seem to have some issues with reality. Phat, in particular
is just a bit dense.

Graham

From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on
John Woodgate wrote:
> In message <4jbsjkF7autiU2(a)individual.net>, dated Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Dirk
> Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> writes
>
>> and one nation scheduled for immediate invasion by Turkey.
>
> That would really improve Turkey's chance of joining the EU.

Since few people want Turkey in the EU that's not a problem.
I can just imagine a repeat of the E European migration here, but with
Muslims - it's a horror.

Dirk
From: krw on
In article <qi9vc2llqf67p576igdcujd8s2ufueent6(a)4ax.com>,
jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com says...
> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:25:54 +0100, Eeyore
> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> >> Hamas uses civilians, schools, and UN posts as cover for rocket
> >> launchers, so that directed Israeli counterattacks cause civilian
> >> casualties. On the other hand, 100% of the essentially unguided Hamas
> >> rocket attacks are directed at Israeli civilians; 100% are terror
> >> attacks. Are the Hamas rockets war crimes?
> >
> >That's Gaza. Please don't confuse the issues. Lebanon is entirely another
> >matter. Another country in fact.
>
> Oops, sorry. The Northern crazies are Hezbollah, and the Southern
> lunatics are Hamas. Got to keep them straight.

Don't bother. Both are fronts for Iran.

--
Keith
From: Richard The Dreaded Libertarian on
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:00:04 +0000, Phat Bytestard wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:07:31 -0400, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> Gave us:
>>In article <pan.2006.08.02.22.12.07.64599(a)example.net>, null(a)example.net
>>> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:04:51 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
>>>
>>> > Pax Americana isn't a bad idea. It would save billions of lives and
>>> > damage a bit of pride.
>>>
>>> First, of course, the Americans would have to swallow their false pride
>>> and actually stop making war.
>>
>>BS, be worried when we stop *ending* war.
>
>
> Well said.

Gawd, you people are twisted.

How exactly is it that you reduce war by adding war?

Feh.
Rich

From: Eeyore on


Richard The Dreaded Libertarian wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:00:04 +0000, Phat Bytestard wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:07:31 -0400, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> Gave us:
> >>In article <pan.2006.08.02.22.12.07.64599(a)example.net>, null(a)example.net
> >>> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:04:51 -0700, John Larkin wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Pax Americana isn't a bad idea. It would save billions of lives and
> >>> > damage a bit of pride.
> >>>
> >>> First, of course, the Americans would have to swallow their false pride
> >>> and actually stop making war.
> >>
> >>BS, be worried when we stop *ending* war.
> >
> >
> > Well said.
>
> Gawd, you people are twisted.
>
> How exactly is it that you reduce war by adding war?

It's pretty clear that a large percentage of the US think that the only answers
come out of the barrel of a gun.

Graham