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From: hr(bob) hofmann on 25 Mar 2010 21:38
On Mar 24, 7:52 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...(a)comcast.net>
wrote:
> The recent nasty exchanges between me and other people in this group have
> forced me to do some thinking. (You might try thinking. It can be an
> enlightening experience.)
>
> I've come to two conclusions. The first that most people are boring, humor-
> and wit-impaired un-self-aware folk who wouldn't understand a sentence
> written in plain English even if it were parsed by Dr Frank Baxter.
>
> The second is that UseNet groups are not social groups. They provide a
> medium for sharing and learning -- and that should be their alpha and omega.
> I'm not here to entertain the group -- or to convince others that I'm Oh So
> Terribly Clever.
>
> I have therefore decided, when commenting, that I will stick to the subject
> at hand. No personal remarks, nothing sarcastic, ironic, or even just funny.
>
> I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do, not because I'm
> intimidated by lunk-headed idiots.
>
> If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
> I'm a genuine philanthropist - all other kinds are sham.
> Each little fault of temper and each social defect
> In my erring fellow-creatures, I endeavor to correct.
> To all their little weaknesses I open people's eyes,
> And little plans to snub the self-sufficient I devise.
> I love my fellow creatures -- I do all the good I can --
> Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
> And I can't think why!
>
> To compliments inflated I've a withering reply,
> And vanity I always do my best to mortify.
> A charitable action I can skillfully dissect,
> And interested motives I'm delighted to detect.
> I know ev'rybody's income and what ev'rybody earns,
> And I carefully compare it with the income-tax returns.
> But to benefit humanity however much I plan,
> Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
> And I can't think why!
>
> I'm sure I'm no ascetic; I'm as pleasant as can be.
> You'll always find me ready with a crushing repartee.
> I've an irritating chuckle, I've a celebrated sneer,
> I've an entertaining snigger, I've a fascinating leer.
> To ev'rybody's prejudice I know a thing or two --
> I can tell a woman's age in half a minute -- and I do.
> But although I try to make myself as pleasant as I can,
> Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
> And I can't think why!
>
> --
> "We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right
> questions." -- Edwin Land

You should at least give Gilbert and Sullivan credit for that little
bit of prose.
From: buzz on 26 Mar 2010 02:37
hr(bob) hofmann(a)att.net wrote:
> On Mar 24, 7:52 am, "William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgee...(a)comcast.net>
> wrote:
>> The recent nasty exchanges between me and other people in this group have
>> forced me to do some thinking. (You might try thinking. It can be an
>> enlightening experience.)
>>
>> I've come to two conclusions. The first that most people are boring, humor-
>> and wit-impaired un-self-aware folk who wouldn't understand a sentence
>> written in plain English even if it were parsed by Dr Frank Baxter.
>>
>> The second is that UseNet groups are not social groups. They provide a
>> medium for sharing and learning -- and that should be their alpha and omega.
>> I'm not here to entertain the group -- or to convince others that I'm Oh So
>> Terribly Clever.
>>
>> I have therefore decided, when commenting, that I will stick to the subject
>> at hand. No personal remarks, nothing sarcastic, ironic, or even just funny.
>>
>> I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do, not because I'm
>> intimidated by lunk-headed idiots.
>>
>> If you give me your attention, I will tell you what I am:
>> I'm a genuine philanthropist - all other kinds are sham.
>> Each little fault of temper and each social defect
>> In my erring fellow-creatures, I endeavor to correct.
>> To all their little weaknesses I open people's eyes,
>> And little plans to snub the self-sufficient I devise.
>> I love my fellow creatures -- I do all the good I can --
>> Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
>> And I can't think why!
>>
>> To compliments inflated I've a withering reply,
>> And vanity I always do my best to mortify.
>> A charitable action I can skillfully dissect,
>> And interested motives I'm delighted to detect.
>> I know ev'rybody's income and what ev'rybody earns,
>> And I carefully compare it with the income-tax returns.
>> But to benefit humanity however much I plan,
>> Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
>> And I can't think why!
>>
>> I'm sure I'm no ascetic; I'm as pleasant as can be.
>> You'll always find me ready with a crushing repartee.
>> I've an irritating chuckle, I've a celebrated sneer,
>> I've an entertaining snigger, I've a fascinating leer.
>> To ev'rybody's prejudice I know a thing or two --
>> I can tell a woman's age in half a minute -- and I do.
>> But although I try to make myself as pleasant as I can,
>> Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
>> And I can't think why!
>>
>> --
>> "We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right
>> questions." -- Edwin Land
>
> You should at least give Gilbert and Sullivan credit for that little
> bit of prose.

Shhhhh! William probably believes he is the actual author.
From: William Sommerwerck on 26 Mar 2010 21:48
>> There's an old saw about "You can be clever, or you can be
>> nice, but you can't be both." I'm reaching an age where I would
>> rather be seen as nice than as clever. (I know I'm clever; I don't
>> need to prove it to anyone.)

> If one cannot be both nice and clever, one isn't being all that clever.
> There really are clever ways to please someone, or to choose just
> the right birthday present, or to provide help when needed.

I'm very good at the kinds of clever you're talking about. (I'm especially
at picking the right present.)

I was talking about the "bad" clever, the clever for the sake of being
clever, the cleverness for self-promotion and ego-enhancement.


From: frenchy on 31 Mar 2010 06:50
> You're one of the most pompous people I've ever seen on UseNet. Who are you
> to judge my personality, or anyone else's?>>

The second sentence only makes sense without the first.

From: Michael A. Terrell on 1 Apr 2010 17:12

klem kedidelhopper wrote:
>
> On Mar 31, 6:50 am, frenchy <mf101...(a)msn.com> wrote:
> > > You're one of the most pompous people I've ever seen on UseNet. Who are you
> > > to judge my personality, or anyone else's?>>
> >
> > The second sentence only makes sense without the first.
>
> If we're talking about helping each other out with electronic
> situations and problems then what does it really matter if ones
> presentation is not quite what someone else thinks that it should have
> been. I personally never thought of Mr. Sommersworth as being pompous.
> And I never saw where he ever outwardly insulted anyone. Unfortunately
> I can't say the same for others in this thread. I may not agree with
> all of it however I found his dissertation on Pal/NTSC very
> interesting and most impressive. I never could have written it.


William Sommerwerck is a tech writer.


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Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
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