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Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:08 am
  #331  
Jeremyrh Geo
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On 8 mrt, 11:36, The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
>
> >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
>
> >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
> >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
>
> I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
> sake of it.

Oh no I don't !!!

B;
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:10 am
  #332  
Jeremyrh Geo
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On 8 mrt, 12:18, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
> ... > ...
> ... > ...http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
> ... > ...
> ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
> ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
> ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
> ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
> ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
> ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
> ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
> ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
> ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
> ... >
> ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
> ... >counted in *one hand*!
> ...
> ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
> ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
>
> Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.

I don't think the letters page in USA Today is much of a problem. I
don't think the fornt page of USA Today is much of a problem, come to
think of it.

Seems to me it's YOU that has the problem, Maggie, with your
pathiological fear of children!

B;
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:11 am
  #333  
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On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
> ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
> ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
> ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
> ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
> ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
> ...
> ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
> ...
> ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
>
> ChildFREE.

Dried-up spinsters.

B;
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:12 am
  #334  
Jeremyrh Geo
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On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
> <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" ... <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> ...
> ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
> ... >>
> ... >>
> ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
> ... >
> ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
> ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
> ...
> ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
> ... sake of it.
>
> Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.

Why would I throw you a towel? You're already dried up.

B;
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:14 am
  #335  
Jeremyrh Geo
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On 8 mrt, 13:02, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

> You could translate all the place names into Portuguese.

Didn't iTwit already do that?

B;
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:36 am
  #336  
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On 8 Mar 2007 05:12:05 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
electrons, so they looked like this:

... On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:36:24 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, The Reid
... > <[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:57:18 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" ... <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... > ...
... > ... >>>Being tolerant to bad behaviour is not going to solve the problem
... > ... >>
... > ... >>
... > ... >> Not as long as you define "bad behaviour" as "what I don't like".
... > ... >
... > ... >Excuse me? I think most of us here define "bad behaviour"
... > ... >as annoying fellow-passengers unnecessarily.
... > ...
... > ... I'm afraid your talking to two people who just want to argue for the
... > ... sake of it.
... >
... > Jeremy threw the towel yesterday.
...
... Why would I throw you a towel? You're already dried up.
...
... B;

And ready to go! )
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:36 am
  #337  
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:05:42 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:43:58 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:39:35 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:30:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:04:43 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:00:51 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:57:56 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:43:50 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... > ... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:34:28 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:29:49 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... > ... > ... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:18:13 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:31:40 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:24:12 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:09:55 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "Gregory Morrow"
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... More ammunition for Magda, Evelyn, and myself! :
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/0...n_flights.html
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... 'People really don't like kids on planes'
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... Airline passengers don't like kids on flights. That much became apparent
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... after last month's report that AirTran booted a family off a Fort
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... Myers-Boston flight after the family's 3-year-old girl threw a temper
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... tantrum and refused to take her seat before takeoff.
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... "What happened next boggles the mind," writes Dan Schlossberg of
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... ConsumerAffairs.com. The incident touched off a nationwide discussion on the
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... subject, with the topic dominating the news from the Web to network TV. But
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... while there was discussion, there wasn't much debate -- nearly everyone came
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... down on the side of the airline. "AirTran got 14,000 calls and emails
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... endorsing their action," Schlossberg writes. "Fourteen-thousand!
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >I read about 50-60 pages of such messages. People against the airline's decision could be
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >counted in *one hand*!
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... If the silent majority are like me, and know that organisations take no notice
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... > ... of complaints, they couldn't be arsed.
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... >Your problem. You have the right to keep quiet, after all.
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... > ... I don't have a problem. If anybody has a problem it is you.
> ... > ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... > ... >You wish.
> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... > ... I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Whatever it is I am supposed to be wishing.
> ... > ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... >My work here is done. )
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... I bet your boss isn't convinced
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >I'm the boss.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Me too! Throughout my working life, despite what some thought.
> ... >
> ... >No - I'm the boss of you.
> ...
> ... In your dreams, but not in mine.
>
>You got it backwards.

Don't confuse me with Greg.
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Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:37 am
  #338  
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On 8 Mar 2007 05:11:24 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

>On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>>
>> ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
>> ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
>> ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
>> ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
>> ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
>> ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
>> ...
>> ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
>> ...
>> ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
>>
>> ChildFREE.
>
>Dried-up spinsters.

an old Dutch dish?
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Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:37 am
  #339  
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On 8 Mar 2007 05:11:24 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
electrons, so they looked like this:

... On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
... > ...
... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
... > ...
... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
... >
... > ChildFREE.
...
... Dried-up spinsters.

Damn proud of it, too. I survived many translations around the sun - YAY ME! )
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:38 am
  #340  
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On 8 Mar 2007 05:14:47 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

>On 8 mrt, 13:02, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> You could translate all the place names into Portuguese.
>
>Didn't iTwit already do that?

without spelling errors?
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Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:46 am
  #341  
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:37:55 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 8 Mar 2007 05:11:24 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> ... >
> ... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
> ... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
> ... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
> ... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
> ... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
> ... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
> ... >
> ... > ChildFREE.
> ...
> ... Dried-up spinsters.
>
>Damn proud of it, too. I survived many translations around the sun - YAY ME! )

Show him your long legs
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Old Mar 8th 2007, 12:57 am
  #342  
Jeremyrh Geo
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On 8 mrt, 14:46, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:37:55 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> >On 8 Mar 2007 05:11:24 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
> >electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> > ... On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ... > On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
> > ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
> > ... >
> > ... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
> > ... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
> > ... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
> > ... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
> > ... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
> > ... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
> > ... > ...
> > ... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
> > ... > ...
> > ... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
> > ... >
> > ... > ChildFREE.
> > ...
> > ... Dried-up spinsters.
>
> >Damn proud of it, too. I survived many translations around the sun - YAY ME! )
>
> Show him your long legs

Magda's too short to have long legs!! She only comes (fnaar fnaar) up
to the knees of most Dutch totty.

B;
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 1:03 am
  #343  
-Martin
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On 8 Mar 2007 05:57:54 -0800, [email protected] wrote:

>On 8 mrt, 14:46, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:37:55 +0100, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >On 8 Mar 2007 05:11:24 -0800, in rec.travel.europe, [email protected] arranged some
>> >electrons, so they looked like this:
>>
>> > ... On 8 mrt, 12:23, Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > ... > On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:25:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
>> > ... > arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
>> > ... >
>> > ... > ... >I never realised you were an expert in child psychology, and even if
>> > ... > ... >you were that it was possible to get such an instant evaluation,
>> > ... > ... >perhaps in that case there is some reason to be unhappy, however
>> > ... > ... >applying your expertise to help would be more useful than moaning
>> > ... > ... >about it. For most people they are not able to make such a judgement
>> > ... > ... >and I would encourage them to be tolerant.
>> > ... > ...
>> > ... > ... Annoyances on planes are usually NOT *indisiplined*(sic) children.
>> > ... > ...
>> > ... > ... Whingers about children are usually childless.
>> > ... >
>> > ... > ChildFREE.
>> > ...
>> > ... Dried-up spinsters.
>>
>> >Damn proud of it, too. I survived many translations around the sun - YAY ME! )
>>
>> Show him your long legs
>
>Magda's too short to have long legs!! She only comes (fnaar fnaar) up
>to the knees of most Dutch totty.

So she looks up to Dutch women too.

She keeps her long legs in the freezer. She got them from a morgue body parts
closing down sale.
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Old Mar 8th 2007, 1:19 am
  #344  
-Magda
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On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:23:26 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Deeply Filled Mortician
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> arranged some electrons, so they looked like
this:

...
... OK, but it's gotta conjure up a mental image at least as vile as the
... current one.
... --
... ---
... DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com

Deep Fried Mars is vile enough for me. One has to be sick to deep fry *anything* edible.
 
Old Mar 8th 2007, 1:23 am
  #345  
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Let is be knownst that on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:30:15 GMT, "Gregory
Morrow" <[email protected]> writted:

>
>Martin wrote:

>> and can be used as a contraceptive.
>
>
>I just thought of a new moniker for DFM: "Deeply Felt Moanings"...
>
>Maybe we shoud have a contest to give him a new name, it being Spring and
>all...???

OK, but it's gotta conjure up a mental image at least as vile as the
current one.
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