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From: Richard Tobin on 27 Sep 2009 12:39 In article <slrnhbv485.ejj.bas(a)rialto.bas.me.uk>, Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >> Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk >It is somewhat typical of Wikipedia that the above page is longer >than the ones on, to pick two entirely at random, Odysseus or Thackeray. I'm pleased to see he's a "fictional impish supervillain". If he was a real impish supervillain I'd be worried. -- Richard -- Please remember to mention me / in tapes you leave behind.
From: Ben Shimmin on 27 Sep 2009 13:57 Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk>: > In article <slrnhbv485.ejj.bas(a)rialto.bas.me.uk>, > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >>> Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk > >>It is somewhat typical of Wikipedia that the above page is longer >>than the ones on, to pick two entirely at random, Odysseus or Thackeray. > > I'm pleased to see he's a "fictional impish supervillain". If he was > a real impish supervillain I'd be worried. Well, indeed -- it's not like we need another Noel Edmonds. b. -- <bas(a)bas.me.uk> <URL:http://bas.me.uk/> `...the Plain English Campaign [...] says some officials only use Latin to make themselves feel important. A Campaign spokesman said the ban might stop people confusing the Latin abbreviation e.g. with the word "egg".'
From: Chris Ridd on 27 Sep 2009 14:12 On 2009-09-27 18:57:11 +0100, Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> said: > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk>: >> In article <slrnhbv485.ejj.bas(a)rialto.bas.me.uk>, >> Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >>>> Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk >> >>> It is somewhat typical of Wikipedia that the above page is longer >>> than the ones on, to pick two entirely at random, Odysseus or Thackeray. >> >> I'm pleased to see he's a "fictional impish supervillain". If he was >> a real impish supervillain I'd be worried. > > Well, indeed -- it's not like we need another Noel Edmonds. Or even the first one. -- Chris
From: zoara on 27 Sep 2009 17:45
Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > Richard Tobin <richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk>: > > In article <slrnhbv485.ejj.bas(a)rialto.bas.me.uk>, > > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > >>> Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk > > > >>It is somewhat typical of Wikipedia that the above page is longer > >>than the ones on, to pick two entirely at random, Odysseus or > > > Thackeray. > > > > I'm pleased to see he's a "fictional impish supervillain". If he > > was > > a real impish supervillain I'd be worried. > > Well, indeed -- it's not like we need another Noel Edmonds. "Sdnomde leon". Well, it's got to be worth a try, right? -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm |