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From: James Jolley on 28 Jan 2010 13:20 On 2010-01-28 17:37:50 +0000, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) said: > James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-01-28 15:03:12 +0000, peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid (Pd) said: >> >>> Dorian Gray <D.Gray(a)picture.invalid> wrote: > >> True enough. Anyone who dislikes Fry is lower class. Yep, idiotic from >> where i'm coming from. > > That's not what I said. > >> I took you at face value, you just belittle other people's views because >> they don't fit into you're upper clas tory mindset. > > Upper class tory? Wash your filthy mouth. > >>>> However the fact that you see James Jolley's posts >>>> indicates to me that your kill-file is close to empty. >>> >>> It is indeed. I think the only one in there is our occasional guest >>> pottymouth. I do, however, use MacSoup's filter to select all of a >>> particular thread or poster, Cmd-M to remove from sight when I can't be >>> arsed reading the chaff. >> >> Good strategy. And there was me thinking I was of assistance. > > You often are James. Why has anything I said changed your mind about > that? Do you read every post in every thread? If you do, good for you. > If not, then you're doing the same as me, being a bit selective about > what you read and what you don't. I do tend to read most threads, if they'll interest me. It doesn't bother me. It takes me a good 15 minutes to read the messages each time.
From: Peter Ceresole on 28 Jan 2010 13:22 Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > Yar. I just got back from a Saturday->Wednesday business trip to > Calgary, which is fading me out badly just now. Calgary? Well at least when you get there, the people are calm and *polite*. -- Peter
From: James Jolley on 28 Jan 2010 13:23 On 2010-01-28 18:01:40 +0000, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> said: > On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:27:54 +0000, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> > wrote: > >> On 2010-01-28 11:25:49 +0000, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> said: >> >>> On 2010-01-28, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes. Also not so convinced about universal appeal - I personally find >>>> him irritating but that's me. To me, he does come over smug and >>>> arrogant. >>>> >>> >>> Ah well, different folks etc. He can come over a wee bit smug, but arrogant? >>> Never personally thought that of him. >>> >>> Jim >> >> I wonder if it's not seeing the guy and that's not an excuse either. He >> sonds rather smug and perhaps i'm interpreting his tone wrongly. I'm >> guessing. > > I go with this. I can't stand to listen to Fry on the radio, but I > adore him on telly. That explains a hell of a lot and thanks. I think that's one disadvantage of course, you can only go on one thing, the voice. > >> Not so convinced on it being normal to have 20 phones though. It's bad >> enough keeping up with all the apps on the current one thanks. > > He likes new toys. He's got more spare cash to fritter on them, and a > rather strangely structured working life that can easily bend to > accomodate sitting and messing around. > > Cheers - Jaimie It was just one of those observations that i'd not have the time or be arsed quite frankly to buy every phone there is - depends on your priorities I suppose. Just living day to day is hard enough for me. Best -James-
From: Chris Ridd on 28 Jan 2010 13:31 On 2010-01-28 18:22:11 +0000, Peter Ceresole said: > Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > >> Yar. I just got back from a Saturday->Wednesday business trip to >> Calgary, which is fading me out badly just now. > > Calgary? Well at least when you get there, the people are calm and > *polite*. Eh? -- Chris
From: Jim on 28 Jan 2010 13:37
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > A few, a /very/ few, are honest. I suppose Stephen Fry's one of them - > > but still, are his views really worth paying attention to in this case, > > at this time? <shrug> > > Maybe not, but his views are certainly worth listening to as he has > actually used an iPad, and many others haven't. Quite. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ |