From: barbara on
On Wed, 05 May 2010 22:25:56 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

>"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
>>
>> I think someone (at least one) misunderstood. I don't think they were
>> criticizing you, rather elaborating or even having some fun. At least it
>> started out that way. ...or maybe *I* missed it. ;-)
>>
>> In any case, the Usenet is a wild place. If you can't take the criticism, get
>> out of the kitchen. ;-)
>
>
> Some people are born with no sense of humor. Others had it
>surgically removed. :(

And some keep following shiny things back and forth through Usenet's
murky waters.

BW
From: Otto Bahn on
"Mark Edwards" <Mark-Edwards(a)comcast.net> wrote

>>As originally designed, a score of 500 on a test section was the
>>average, while each 100 above or below represented a standard
>>deviation.

That's just plain silly. There's only three standard deviations above
average according to your logic...?

> While it may be true, I see no reason to call oTTo a deviant. Sheesh!

There are reasons. But I ain't tellin'.

--oTTo--


From: Michael A. Terrell on

barbara(a)bookpro.com wrote:
>
> On Wed, 05 May 2010 22:25:56 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >"krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
> >>
> >> I think someone (at least one) misunderstood. I don't think they were
> >> criticizing you, rather elaborating or even having some fun. At least it
> >> started out that way. ...or maybe *I* missed it. ;-)
> >>
> >> In any case, the Usenet is a wild place. If you can't take the criticism, get
> >> out of the kitchen. ;-)
> >
> >
> > Some people are born with no sense of humor. Others had it
> >surgically removed. :(
>
> And some keep following shiny things back and forth through Usenet's
> murky waters.


Really? Then you should climb back on the short bus, and go back to
the nut hatch. Your doctors have some shiny new toys for you to play
with, wile they test more experimental drugs. They say you're the
perfect Guinea Pig, other than the fact you shed more than the real
thing. :).


--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Glenn Knickerbocker on
On 05/06/2010 12:42 AM, Hatunen wrote:
> Deviate.

Try not to hate.
From: Otto Bahn on
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote

>> >> I think someone (at least one) misunderstood. I don't think they were
>> >> criticizing you, rather elaborating or even having some fun. At least
>> >> it
>> >> started out that way. ...or maybe *I* missed it. ;-)
>> >>
>> >> In any case, the Usenet is a wild place. If you can't take the
>> >> criticism, get
>> >> out of the kitchen. ;-)
>> >
>> >
>> > Some people are born with no sense of humor. Others had it
>> >surgically removed. :(
>>
>> And some keep following shiny things back and forth through Usenet's
>> murky waters.
>
> Really?

Really. The Ronco 875 popper, to be specific.

--oTTo--