From: BruceS on
On Jul 5, 8:35 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 5, 9:33 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jul 5, 7:28 pm, purple <pur...(a)colorme.com> wrote:
>
> > > On 7/5/2010 6:20 PM, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
> > > > On Jul 5, 5:40 pm, purple<pur...(a)colorme.com>  wrote:
> > > >> On 7/5/2010 5:17 PM, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
> > > >>> On Jul 5, 5:00 pm, Aatu Koskensilta<aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi>    wrote:
> > > >>>> Matt<30d...(a)net.net>    writes:
> > > >>>>> The conditions at and type of death are irrelevant?
>
> > > >>>> The conditions at and type of death of Cantor are quite relevant as far
> > > >>>> as the dangers of pondering imponderable infinities while clinically
> > > >>>> depressed are concerned, in so far as we regard a single data point as
> > > >>>> relevant. Mathematically speaking, it's of no consequence even if Cantor
> > > >>>> went mad and murdered all of Germany, by ferociously biting at their
> > > >>>> ankles while reciting Bacon, as an unfortunate result of too much
> > > >>>> mulling over infinite infinities of unspeakable character.
>
> > > >>> You're exactly right.  I mean, like it's of no consequence whatsoever
> > > >>> what happens here on the planet.  If we all die it doesn't matter,
> > > >>> there's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 other suns out to the
> > > >>> cosmological event horion, more beyond that, with gazillions of other
> > > >>> planets with intelligent life just waiting in line to fill in for us,
> > > >>> so we would not be missed in the least, even by us, after we
> > > >>> dissociate.
>
> > > >> Finally, something more interesting than BURT. I do like the
> > > >> creativity that's in these two posts. 'Bout time! Who said
> > > >> reality matters? They were loco.
>
> > > > Forward your concerns to General Chilton.
>
> > > Based on what I wrote, he owes me!
>
> > He may be hard for you to reach, there under Shy Ann Mountin, writhing
> > his hands with devilish plans for Humanity.  But be persistent, you
> > may get through.-
>
> "Writhing" doesn't sound quite right - insert some other word.

ITYM "wringing"
From: Don Stockbauer on
On Jul 6, 9:28 am, BruceS <bruce...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 5, 8:35 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 5, 9:33 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 5, 7:28 pm, purple <pur...(a)colorme.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On 7/5/2010 6:20 PM, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
> > > > > On Jul 5, 5:40 pm, purple<pur...(a)colorme.com>  wrote:
> > > > >> On 7/5/2010 5:17 PM, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
> > > > >>> On Jul 5, 5:00 pm, Aatu Koskensilta<aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi>    wrote:
> > > > >>>> Matt<30d...(a)net.net>    writes:
> > > > >>>>> The conditions at and type of death are irrelevant?
>
> > > > >>>> The conditions at and type of death of Cantor are quite relevant as far
> > > > >>>> as the dangers of pondering imponderable infinities while clinically
> > > > >>>> depressed are concerned, in so far as we regard a single data point as
> > > > >>>> relevant. Mathematically speaking, it's of no consequence even if Cantor
> > > > >>>> went mad and murdered all of Germany, by ferociously biting at their
> > > > >>>> ankles while reciting Bacon, as an unfortunate result of too much
> > > > >>>> mulling over infinite infinities of unspeakable character.
>
> > > > >>> You're exactly right.  I mean, like it's of no consequence whatsoever
> > > > >>> what happens here on the planet.  If we all die it doesn't matter,
> > > > >>> there's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 other suns out to the
> > > > >>> cosmological event horion, more beyond that, with gazillions of other
> > > > >>> planets with intelligent life just waiting in line to fill in for us,
> > > > >>> so we would not be missed in the least, even by us, after we
> > > > >>> dissociate.
>
> > > > >> Finally, something more interesting than BURT. I do like the
> > > > >> creativity that's in these two posts. 'Bout time! Who said
> > > > >> reality matters? They were loco.
>
> > > > > Forward your concerns to General Chilton.
>
> > > > Based on what I wrote, he owes me!
>
> > > He may be hard for you to reach, there under Shy Ann Mountin, writhing
> > > his hands with devilish plans for Humanity.  But be persistent, you
> > > may get through.-
>
> > "Writhing" doesn't sound quite right - insert some other word.
>
> ITYM "wringing"

Yes, yes, that's what he would be doing, that's the word.

Actually, again, a bad joke, I think we're past all that.
From: Bill Taylor on
> It was suicide by heart attack.

Most suicides are committed by knife, fork and spoon.


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:) (_)

From: Don Stockbauer on
On Jul 7, 12:43 am, Bill Taylor <w.tay...(a)math.canterbury.ac.nz>
wrote:
> > It was suicide by heart attack.
>
> Most suicides are committed by knife, fork and spoon.
>
>     |.,|  |\
>     ||||  | |
>     ||||  | |
>     |`'|  : |
>     `..'  : |
>      ||   ` |
>      ||    )}
>      ||   ( )
>      ||   { }
>      ||   ( )    There IS no spoon!
>      ||   { }
>      :)   (_)


It's imbedded in the deceased's heart. After s/he filed it to a point.
From: BruceS on
On Jul 6, 1:40 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 6, 9:28 am, BruceS <bruce...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Jul 5, 8:35 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 5, 9:33 pm, Don Stockbauer <donstockba...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > On Jul 5, 7:28 pm, purple <pur...(a)colorme.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > On 7/5/2010 6:20 PM, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
> > > > > > On Jul 5, 5:40 pm, purple<pur...(a)colorme.com>  wrote:
> > > > > >> On 7/5/2010 5:17 PM, Don Stockbauer wrote:
>
> > > > > >>> On Jul 5, 5:00 pm, Aatu Koskensilta<aatu.koskensi...(a)uta.fi>    wrote:
> > > > > >>>> Matt<30d...(a)net.net>    writes:
> > > > > >>>>> The conditions at and type of death are irrelevant?
>
> > > > > >>>> The conditions at and type of death of Cantor are quite relevant as far
> > > > > >>>> as the dangers of pondering imponderable infinities while clinically
> > > > > >>>> depressed are concerned, in so far as we regard a single data point as
> > > > > >>>> relevant. Mathematically speaking, it's of no consequence even if Cantor
> > > > > >>>> went mad and murdered all of Germany, by ferociously biting at their
> > > > > >>>> ankles while reciting Bacon, as an unfortunate result of too much
> > > > > >>>> mulling over infinite infinities of unspeakable character.
>
> > > > > >>> You're exactly right.  I mean, like it's of no consequence whatsoever
> > > > > >>> what happens here on the planet.  If we all die it doesn't matter,
> > > > > >>> there's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 other suns out to the
> > > > > >>> cosmological event horion, more beyond that, with gazillions of other
> > > > > >>> planets with intelligent life just waiting in line to fill in for us,
> > > > > >>> so we would not be missed in the least, even by us, after we
> > > > > >>> dissociate.
>
> > > > > >> Finally, something more interesting than BURT. I do like the
> > > > > >> creativity that's in these two posts. 'Bout time! Who said
> > > > > >> reality matters? They were loco.
>
> > > > > > Forward your concerns to General Chilton.
>
> > > > > Based on what I wrote, he owes me!
>
> > > > He may be hard for you to reach, there under Shy Ann Mountin, writhing
> > > > his hands with devilish plans for Humanity.  But be persistent, you
> > > > may get through.-
>
> > > "Writhing" doesn't sound quite right - insert some other word.
>
> > ITYM "wringing"
>
> Yes, yes, that's what he would be doing, that's the word.
>
> Actually, again, a bad joke, I think we're past all that.

We're posting in a thread started by a bad joke, in a ng where said
bad joke provides a substantial part of the noise. How can we
possibly be past it?