Are they talking about us?
Nov 10th 2006 | 11:15 pm
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Re: Are they talking about us?
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:26:47 +0100, Martin <[email protected]>
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>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...448838,00.html
One wonders about the accuracy of income figures like these.
Whenever one of those surveys crossed my path with the
standard multichoice boxes I got bored with "retired"; and
the income questions didn't have a box for "negative, living
off capital".
So I keep them happy by ticking the absolute maximum income
box and the appropriate ones for CEO and principal
shareholder of a major corporation.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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wrote:
>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...448838,00.html
One wonders about the accuracy of income figures like these.
Whenever one of those surveys crossed my path with the
standard multichoice boxes I got bored with "retired"; and
the income questions didn't have a box for "negative, living
off capital".
So I keep them happy by ticking the absolute maximum income
box and the appropriate ones for CEO and principal
shareholder of a major corporation.
Cheers, Alan, Australia
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latest: The Vatican
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/
Nov 10th 2006 | 11:29 pm
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Re: Are they talking about us?
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:15:57 +1100, Alan S <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:26:47 +0100, Martin <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...448838,00.html
>One wonders about the accuracy of income figures like these.
They look like bollocks to me. I always tick the highest, when asked
my income.
>Whenever one of those surveys crossed my path with the
>standard multichoice boxes I got bored with "retired"; and
>the income questions didn't have a box for "negative, living
>off capital".
>So I keep them happy by ticking the absolute maximum income
>box and the appropriate ones for CEO and principal
>shareholder of a major corporation.
LOL Did they ask you about your life in cramped quarters in Paris?
I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
I have never spent a holiday in Turin. "No" seemed to be the right
answer to every question. Including the first one "Would you like to
answer a questionaire?"
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>On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:26:47 +0100, Martin <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...448838,00.html
>One wonders about the accuracy of income figures like these.
They look like bollocks to me. I always tick the highest, when asked
my income.
>Whenever one of those surveys crossed my path with the
>standard multichoice boxes I got bored with "retired"; and
>the income questions didn't have a box for "negative, living
>off capital".
>So I keep them happy by ticking the absolute maximum income
>box and the appropriate ones for CEO and principal
>shareholder of a major corporation.
LOL Did they ask you about your life in cramped quarters in Paris?
I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
I have never spent a holiday in Turin. "No" seemed to be the right
answer to every question. Including the first one "Would you like to
answer a questionaire?"
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Martin
Nov 12th 2006 | 9:14 am
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Re: Are they talking about us?
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
mold spores?
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>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
mold spores?
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My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
Nov 12th 2006 | 9:52 am
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:14:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, B Vaughan<[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
... >spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
...
... Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
... mold spores?
Films *always* had a sell-by date. Heat and humidity destroy it. My films live in the
fridge, in a ziploc bag.
(I always hope they'll reproduce. So far, no luck. ;))
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
... >spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
...
... Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
... mold spores?
Films *always* had a sell-by date. Heat and humidity destroy it. My films live in the
fridge, in a ziploc bag.
(I always hope they'll reproduce. So far, no luck. ;))
Nov 12th 2006 | 8:29 pm
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Re: Are they talking about us?
On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:14:48 +0100, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
>>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
>Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
>mold spores?
because the chemicals in the film are unstable.
The sell by date is on the box.
In the good old days before this group went to the dogs this would
have triggered a thread of 200 posts .
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Martin
>On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
>>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
>Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
>mold spores?
because the chemicals in the film are unstable.
The sell by date is on the box.
In the good old days before this group went to the dogs this would
have triggered a thread of 200 posts .
--
Martin
Nov 12th 2006 | 8:35 pm
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Re: Are they talking about us?
Martin schreef:
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:14:48 +0100, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
> >>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
> >
> >Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
> >mold spores?
> because the chemicals in the film are unstable.
> The sell by date is on the box.
> In the good old days before this group went to the dogs this would
> have triggered a thread of 200 posts .
Let's try:
I would not have accepted the film - digital photography is much
better.
B; (retiring to safe distance)
> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:14:48 +0100, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
> >>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
> >
> >Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
> >mold spores?
> because the chemicals in the film are unstable.
> The sell by date is on the box.
> In the good old days before this group went to the dogs this would
> have triggered a thread of 200 posts .
Let's try:
I would not have accepted the film - digital photography is much
better.
B; (retiring to safe distance)
Nov 12th 2006 | 8:47 pm
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Re: Are they talking about us?
On 13 Nov 2006 01:35:02 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>Martin schreef:
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:14:48 +0100, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
>> >>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
>> >
>> >Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
>> >mold spores?
>> because the chemicals in the film are unstable.
>> The sell by date is on the box.
>> In the good old days before this group went to the dogs this would
>> have triggered a thread of 200 posts .
>Let's try:
>I would not have accepted the film - digital photography is much
>better.
>B; (retiring to safe distance)
How far is a safe distance?
and in which units should it be measured?
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Martin
>Martin schreef:
>> On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:14:48 +0100, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0100, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >>I was given a free film at Turin airport for filling in a form about
>> >>spending holidays in Turin. The film was past it's sell by date.
>> >
>> >Why on earth would a film have a sell-by date? Does it get excessive
>> >mold spores?
>> because the chemicals in the film are unstable.
>> The sell by date is on the box.
>> In the good old days before this group went to the dogs this would
>> have triggered a thread of 200 posts .
>Let's try:
>I would not have accepted the film - digital photography is much
>better.
>B; (retiring to safe distance)
How far is a safe distance?
and in which units should it be measured?
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Martin
