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#41
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| Peter Hucker wrote: > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky > >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >> obfuscations: >>> Peter Hucker says... >>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>> >> > >>>> >> > The stone. >>>> >> >>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>> > >>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>> >>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>> old cliches: >>>> >>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>> >>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>> >>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >> >> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. > > It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being used. -- ah |
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#42
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| Aratzio wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, > ah > >>Neil Barker wrote: >>> "ah" >>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>> >>>> The stone. >>> >>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>> >> >>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? > > Ass over teakettle, yes? Bass over drum, no? -- ah |
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#43
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| Aratzio wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:41:37 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, > ah > >>Aratzio wrote: >>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:39:20 -0400, in alt.usenet.kooks, ah >>> >>> >>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:26 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>> ah >>>>> >>>>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:49:15 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>>>> ah >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:54:33 +0100, ah >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Major Imbu >>>>>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>>>>> $892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Major Imbu wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:48a62886$0$11745$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Art Deco wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aratzio >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:55:16 -0400, in alt.rhode_island, "P" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have a lot of cross-posted traffic with news.groups as a result >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the recent proposal for, and approval of, the formation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news.us.rhode-island. That was to be expected as part of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> process... Now that part is complete, and its time to trim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news.groups from your replies. certainly, if you wish to reply to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> members of that group you should...but then, please trim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.rhode-island from your reply. Those that will help and give >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advice now and in the future, are probably not those news.group >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulars who have delighted in trolling and crossposts with our >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And BTW, thank you Z... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really, don't be fooled by imitations, only accept the real >>>>>>>>>>>> posters, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people who can subscribe to a well propagated news group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why was this not cross-posted to comp.os.os2.advocacy? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stop Crossposting This Immediately Or Face The Consequences. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> There Will Be No More Warnings. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Why are you posting this in demon.local? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> You Were Warned. Suffer My Wrath. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Why did I read this as, "Suffer My Breath"? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The first word that came to mind was 'pimentão'. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This was not the case in my case, just in case you hough it may be the case. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I've never houghed in my life. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>btw, why do you carry a case in a case? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My Case came with a case. It is a very nice case for holding my Case. >>>>>>> There was even a stone in the case for my Case. >>>>>> >>>>>>Hmm . . . was it smoothe, or textured? >>>>> >>>>> The Case, the case or the stone? >>>> >>>>The stone. >>> >>> Can't stand Jagger. >> >>No crime, there. >> >>Even Jagger can't stand Jagger. > > Dun like teh beatels eader. Heathen! -- ah |
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#44
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| On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:56:15 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, ah >Aratzio wrote: >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:36:36 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >> ah >> >>>Peter Hucker wrote: >>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:22:48 +0100, Juan Tootreego <123go@notbxpat.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In article >>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego <123go@notbxpat.edu> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > In article <56SdnQqS1bdgGzPVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Neil >>>>>> > Barker says... >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> "ah" >>>>>> >> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>> > >>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>> >>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our old cliches: >>>>>> >>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. >>>>>> Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil the child. >>>>>> Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>> Peter Piper picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>> >>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. >>>>> E.g. 10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a >>>>> minute. >>>>> >>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>> >>>> Agreed. >>>> >>> >>>Which calendar? >> >> The only accurate one, mayan. > >Whatsup wif teh slang, Dayud? You don'd have an Incanling? |
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#45
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| On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:00:35 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, ah >Aratzio wrote: >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >> ah >> >>>Neil Barker wrote: >>>> "ah" >>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>> >>>>> The stone. >>>> >>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>> >>> >>>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? >> >> Ass over teakettle, yes? > >Bass over drum, no? Fish over creel, yes? |
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#46
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| On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:00:57 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, ah >Aratzio wrote: >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:41:37 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >> ah >> >>>Aratzio wrote: >>>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:39:20 -0400, in alt.usenet.kooks, ah >>>> >>>> >>>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:26 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>>> ah >>>>>> >>>>>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:49:15 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:54:33 +0100, ah >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Major Imbu >>>>>>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>>>>>> $892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Major Imbu wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:48a62886$0$11745$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Art Deco wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aratzio >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:55:16 -0400, in alt.rhode_island, "P" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have a lot of cross-posted traffic with news.groups as a result >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the recent proposal for, and approval of, the formation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news.us.rhode-island. That was to be expected as part of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> process... Now that part is complete, and its time to trim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news.groups from your replies. certainly, if you wish to reply to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> members of that group you should...but then, please trim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.rhode-island from your reply. Those that will help and give >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advice now and in the future, are probably not those news.group >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulars who have delighted in trolling and crossposts with our >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And BTW, thank you Z... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really, don't be fooled by imitations, only accept the real >>>>>>>>>>>>> posters, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people who can subscribe to a well propagated news group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why was this not cross-posted to comp.os.os2.advocacy? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stop Crossposting This Immediately Or Face The Consequences. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There Will Be No More Warnings. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why are you posting this in demon.local? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> You Were Warned. Suffer My Wrath. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Why did I read this as, "Suffer My Breath"? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> The first word that came to mind was 'pimentão'. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This was not the case in my case, just in case you hough it may be the case. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>I've never houghed in my life. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>btw, why do you carry a case in a case? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My Case came with a case. It is a very nice case for holding my Case. >>>>>>>> There was even a stone in the case for my Case. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hmm . . . was it smoothe, or textured? >>>>>> >>>>>> The Case, the case or the stone? >>>>> >>>>>The stone. >>>> >>>> Can't stand Jagger. >>> >>>No crime, there. >>> >>>Even Jagger can't stand Jagger. >> >> Dun like teh beatels eader. > >Heathen! Them Davies brothers wot good. |
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#47
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| Aratzio wrote: > On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:36:36 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, > ah > >> Peter Hucker wrote: >>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:22:48 +0100, Juan Tootreego <123go@notbxpat.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> In article >>>> >>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego <123go@notbxpat.edu> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In article <56SdnQqS1bdgGzPVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Neil >>>>>> Barker says... >>>>>> >>>>>>> "ah" >>>>>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>>>> The stone. >>>>>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>> How much is that in kilos? >>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our old cliches: >>>>> >>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. >>>>> Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil the child. >>>>> Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. >>>>> Peter Piper picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. >>>> E.g. 10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a >>>> minute. >>>> >>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>> Agreed. >>> >> Which calendar? > > The only accurate one, mayan. Is that youran or Myan? Gonad |
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#48
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| ah wrote: > Aratzio wrote: >> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >> ah >> >>>Neil Barker wrote: >>>> "ah" >>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>> >>>>> The stone. >>>> >>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>> >>> >>>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? >> >> Ass over teakettle, yes? > > Bass over drum, no? Pasta over cheese, the south Italians say |
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#49
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| On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:51 +0100, ah > Peter Hucker wrote: >> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky >> >>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >>> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >>> obfuscations: >>>> Peter Hucker says... >>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>> > >>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>> >>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>>> old cliches: >>>>> >>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>> >>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>>> >>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>> >>> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >>> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. >> >> It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. > > That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. > > We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that > both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being > used. Everything is based around the second in SI units. All the constants would have to be ****ed about with. Hey isn't this why the shuttle crashed? -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com _____ ___ o8888888p ,o888888o_ d88P"""888. d888PP"Y888 ]88P `888 888P 888 `888.____888 Y888. 888P `8888888888 Y888ood88P `""""""' `Y88888P o8o Y888 888[ _o888P ,8888P ,888P d888 ,. `8888oo888P `Y8888P' ,. ,o_ `888o_ o8888 `Y888bo_ __oo888P' `8X_o.8oo.______,ood88888P' dX,XXX[XX888888888888P'' dXdXXXX[XXX8XX8"""'' ,_XXXXXP,oo8XXP XXXXXXXoXXX'XP XXXXXXXXXXPXP XXXXXXXXP'P `YXXXXPP' ''' |
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| Aratzio wrote: > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:00:57 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, > ah > >>Aratzio wrote: >>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:41:37 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>> ah >>> >>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:39:20 -0400, in alt.usenet.kooks, ah >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>>>> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:26 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>>>> ah >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Aratzio wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:49:15 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:54:33 +0100, ah >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Major Imbu >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>>>>>>> $892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Major Imbu wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ah >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:48a62886$0$11745$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Art Deco wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aratzio >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:55:16 -0400, in alt.rhode_island, "P" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have a lot of cross-posted traffic with news.groups as a result >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the recent proposal for, and approval of, the formation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news.us.rhode-island. That was to be expected as part of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> process... Now that part is complete, and its time to trim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news.groups from your replies. certainly, if you wish to reply to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> members of that group you should...but then, please trim >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.rhode-island from your reply. Those that will help and give >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> advice now and in the future, are probably not those news.group >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulars who have delighted in trolling and crossposts with our >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And BTW, thank you Z... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Really, don't be fooled by imitations, only accept the real >>>>>>>>>>>>>> posters, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people who can subscribe to a well propagated news group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why was this not cross-posted to comp.os.os2.advocacy? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stop Crossposting This Immediately Or Face The Consequences. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There Will Be No More Warnings. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why are you posting this in demon.local? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You Were Warned. Suffer My Wrath. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Why did I read this as, "Suffer My Breath"? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The first word that came to mind was 'pimentão'. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> This was not the case in my case, just in case you hough it may be the case. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>I've never houghed in my life. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>btw, why do you carry a case in a case? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> My Case came with a case. It is a very nice case for holding my Case. >>>>>>>>> There was even a stone in the case for my Case. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Hmm . . . was it smoothe, or textured? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Case, the case or the stone? >>>>>> >>>>>>The stone. >>>>> >>>>> Can't stand Jagger. >>>> >>>>No crime, there. >>>> >>>>Even Jagger can't stand Jagger. >>> >>> Dun like teh beatels eader. >> >>Heathen! > > Them Davies brothers wot good. Cream pie! -- ah |
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| Aratzio wrote: > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:56:15 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, > ah > >>Aratzio wrote: >>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:36:36 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>> ah >>> >>>>Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:22:48 +0100, Juan Tootreego <123go@notbxpat.edu> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> In article >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego <123go@notbxpat.edu> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > In article <56SdnQqS1bdgGzPVnZ2dnUVZ8qGdnZ2d@giganews.com>, Neil >>>>>>> > Barker says... >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> "ah" >>>>>>> >> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our old cliches: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. >>>>>>> Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil the child. >>>>>>> Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>>> Peter Piper picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. >>>>>> E.g. 10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a >>>>>> minute. >>>>>> >>>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>>> >>>>> Agreed. >>>>> >>>> >>>>Which calendar? >>> >>> The only accurate one, mayan. >> >>Whatsup wif teh slang, Dayud? > > You don'd have an Incanling? I don't even have a vegetable garden! -- ah |
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#52
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| Peter Hucker wrote: > On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:51 +0100, ah > >> Peter Hucker wrote: >>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky >>> >>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >>>> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >>>> obfuscations: >>>>> Peter Hucker says... >>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>>>> >> > >>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>> > >>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>> >>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>>>> old cliches: >>>>>> >>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>> >>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>>>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>>>> >>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>> >>>> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >>>> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. >>> >>> It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. >> >> That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. >> >> We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that >> both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being >> used. > > Everything is based around the second in SI units. All the constants would have to be ****ed about with. 'second' is a unit of time, not space. > > Hey isn't this why the shuttle crashed? It never crashed... -- ah |
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#53
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| Brian Mailman wrote: > ah wrote: >> Aratzio wrote: >>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>> ah >>> >>>>Neil Barker wrote: >>>>> "ah" >>>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>> >>>>>> The stone. >>>>> >>>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>> >>>> >>>>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? >>> >>> Ass over teakettle, yes? >> >> Bass over drum, no? > > Pasta over cheese, the south Italians say Oh, they do, do they? -- ah |
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#54
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| Aratzio wrote: > On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:00:35 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, > ah > >>Aratzio wrote: >>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>> ah >>> >>>>Neil Barker wrote: >>>>> "ah" >>>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>> >>>>>> The stone. >>>>> >>>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>> >>>> >>>>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? >>> >>> Ass over teakettle, yes? >> >>Bass over drum, no? > > Fish over creel, yes? Har over poon, no? -- ah |
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| ah wrote: > Brian Mailman wrote: >> ah wrote: >>> Aratzio wrote: >>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>> ah >>>> >>>>>Neil Barker wrote: >>>>>> "ah" >>>>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The stone. >>>>>> >>>>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? >>>> >>>> Ass over teakettle, yes? >>> >>> Bass over drum, no? >> >> Pasta over cheese, the south Italians say > > Oh, they do, do they? Actually, it's "does the cheese tell the pasta" but that would have ruined the scansion of the cascade. B/ |
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#56
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| On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:59 +0100, ah > Peter Hucker wrote: >> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:51 +0100, ah >> >>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky >>>> >>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >>>>> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >>>>> obfuscations: >>>>>> Peter Hucker says... >>>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>>>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>>>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>>>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>>>>> old cliches: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>>>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>>>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>>>>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>>>>> >>>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>>> >>>>> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >>>>> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. >>>> >>>> It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. >>> >>> That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. >>> >>> We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that >>> both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being >>> used. >> >> Everything is based around the second in SI units. All the constants would have to be ****ed about with. > > 'second' is a unit of time, not space. But it's used in a lot of formulas. >> Hey isn't this why the shuttle crashed? > > It never crashed... What? -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com When you own Llamas... spit happens |
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| Brian Mailman wrote: > ah wrote: >> Brian Mailman wrote: >>> ah wrote: >>>> Aratzio wrote: >>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:51 -0400, in the land of alt.usenet.kooks, >>>>> ah >>>>> >>>>>>Neil Barker wrote: >>>>>>> "ah" >>>>>>> news:48ae0abb$0$33683$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.oct anews.com... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The stone. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Your Mother dropped you on your head when you were an infant, no? >>>>> >>>>> Ass over teakettle, yes? >>>> >>>> Bass over drum, no? >>> >>> Pasta over cheese, the south Italians say >> >> Oh, they do, do they? > > Actually, it's "does the cheese tell the pasta" but that would have > ruined the scansion of the cascade. Mhmm . . . cheese. I ain't too keen on scansions in my Italian. Mostly, I use Vidalias. -- ah |
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| Peter Hucker wrote: > On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:59 +0100, ah > >> Peter Hucker wrote: >>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:51 +0100, ah >>> >>>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >>>>>> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >>>>>> obfuscations: >>>>>>> Peter Hucker says... >>>>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>>>>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>>>>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>>>>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>>>>>> old cliches: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>>>>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>>>>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>>>>>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>>>> >>>>>> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >>>>>> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. >>>>> >>>>> It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. >>>> >>>> That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. >>>> >>>> We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that >>>> both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being >>>> used. >>> >>> Everything is based around the second in SI units. All the constants would have to be ****ed about with. >> >> 'second' is a unit of time, not space. > > But it's used in a lot of formulas. So is salt... > >>> Hey isn't this why the shuttle crashed? >> >> It never crashed... > > What? It exploded once in mid-air (liftoff), and once during reentry to Earth's atmosphere. -- ah |
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| On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:50:01 +0100, ah > Peter Hucker wrote: >> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:59 +0100, ah >> >>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:51 +0100, ah >>>> >>>>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >>>>>>> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >>>>>>> obfuscations: >>>>>>>> Peter Hucker says... >>>>>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>>>>>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>>>>>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>>>>>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>>>>>>> old cliches: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>>>>>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>>>>>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>>>>>>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >>>>>>> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. >>>>>> >>>>>> It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. >>>>> >>>>> That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. >>>>> >>>>> We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that >>>>> both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being >>>>> used. >>>> >>>> Everything is based around the second in SI units. All the constants would have to be ****ed about with. >>> >>> 'second' is a unit of time, not space. >> >> But it's used in a lot of formulas. > > So is salt... > >> >>>> Hey isn't this why the shuttle crashed? >>> >>> It never crashed... >> >> What? > > It exploded once in mid-air (liftoff), and once during reentry to Earth's > atmosphere. Near enough. A landing is a controlled mid air collision with a planet. -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. |
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| Peter Hucker wrote: > On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:50:01 +0100, ah > >> Peter Hucker wrote: >>> On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:42:59 +0100, ah >>> >>>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:59:51 +0100, ah >>>>> >>>>>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>>>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:16:42 +0100, Snarky >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:22:48 -0700, Juan Tootreego wrote these lies, >>>>>>>> denials, arrogant assertions, erroneous presuppositions, and/or >>>>>>>> obfuscations: >>>>>>>>> Peter Hucker says... >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:11:01 +0100, Juan Tootreego wrote: >>>>>>>>>> > Neil Barker says... >>>>>>>>>> >> "ah" wrote... >>>>>>>>>> >> > >>>>>>>>>> >> > The stone. >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>> >> 14 lbs! ROTFLMAO! >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > How much is that in kilos? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Some believe that the world converting to the metric system would >>>>>>>>>> greatly simplify our measures. But look what would really happen to our >>>>>>>>>> old cliches: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. >>>>>>>>>> Put your best 0.3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil >>>>>>>>>> the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. >>>>>>>>>> Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper >>>>>>>>>> picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'll agree to move to metric when we measure *time* in decimals. E.g. 10 >>>>>>>>> hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour, 100 seconds in a minute. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> And let's not talk about the calendar... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Someone worked out a decimal system for measuring time, I think, in some >>>>>>>> sf series, though I don't know how detailed it was offhand. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It couldn't be done without changing the length of a second, which would **** up all scientific calculations. >>>>>> >>>>>> That's almost like saying that the price of oil is irrevocably tied to the $. >>>>>> >>>>>> We could barter in base-17 for all the transaction matters; the Rule is that >>>>>> both (or all) parties understand )and transact in) the de facto standard being >>>>>> used. >>>>> >>>>> Everything is based around the second in SI units. All the constants would have to be ****ed about with. >>>> >>>> 'second' is a unit of time, not space. >>> >>> But it's used in a lot of formulas. >> >> So is salt... >> >>> >>>>> Hey isn't this why the shuttle crashed? >>>> >>>> It never crashed... >>> >>> What? >> >> It exploded once in mid-air (liftoff), and once during reentry to Earth's >> atmosphere. > > Near enough. > > A landing is a controlled mid air collision with a planet. Planet != atmosphere. -- ah |