Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
Jan 17th 2005, 7:45 pm
#76
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 02:25:00 +0100, szozu wrote:
> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> szozu wrote:
>>> "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected] m...
>>>>It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
>>> or
>>>>for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
>>>>information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as
> I
>>>>will have to do if this keeps up.
>>> Complete and utter nonsense. This ng works quite well indeed and one of
> the
>>> delights of Usenet is the freedom to chit-chat and be a wiseguy at
> times,
>>> instead of merely feeding out dry snippets of information.
>>> For that matter, I can't recall Bob Houha being a participant for all
> the
>>> years that I have been reading this group. Perhaps he is a taker and not
> a
>>> giver of information?
>> You and I seem to be kindred spirits, Lana! (At least about
>> some things.) Most of us here, I think, look upon this
>> newsgroup as being in the nature of a travel "chat room",
>> where we can discuss not only specific travel subjects, but
>> also the interesting tangents which arise from the initial
>> topic.
>
> I look at Usenet as one big conversation, so just as in real life, though
> you may get together with a group of people to celebrate the birth of a
> baby, but you generally do not continue to talk strictly about the baby for
> the rest of the evening!
>
> Lana
Yep, I think you have caught the essence.
--
Tim C.
> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> szozu wrote:
>>> "Bob Houha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected] m...
>>>>It seems as if a few have taken the news group over as some sort of game
>>> or
>>>>for personal expression. It also looks as if the number of requests for
>>>>information has dropped and that many may have given up on the group, as
> I
>>>>will have to do if this keeps up.
>>> Complete and utter nonsense. This ng works quite well indeed and one of
> the
>>> delights of Usenet is the freedom to chit-chat and be a wiseguy at
> times,
>>> instead of merely feeding out dry snippets of information.
>>> For that matter, I can't recall Bob Houha being a participant for all
> the
>>> years that I have been reading this group. Perhaps he is a taker and not
> a
>>> giver of information?
>> You and I seem to be kindred spirits, Lana! (At least about
>> some things.) Most of us here, I think, look upon this
>> newsgroup as being in the nature of a travel "chat room",
>> where we can discuss not only specific travel subjects, but
>> also the interesting tangents which arise from the initial
>> topic.
>
> I look at Usenet as one big conversation, so just as in real life, though
> you may get together with a group of people to celebrate the birth of a
> baby, but you generally do not continue to talk strictly about the baby for
> the rest of the evening!
>
> Lana
Yep, I think you have caught the essence.
--
Tim C.
Jan 17th 2005, 7:46 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... wrote:
>> ...
>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... >
>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... > ... wrote:
>> ... > ...
>> ... > ...
>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>> ... > ... > ... >
>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>> ... > ... > ...
>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>> ... > ... >
>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>> ... > ...
>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>> ... >
>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>> ...
>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>> ...
>> ... :-)
>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>>Na !
>
> :-)
I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
--
Tim C.
> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... wrote:
>> ...
>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... >
>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... > ... wrote:
>> ... > ...
>> ... > ...
>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>> ... > ... > ... >
>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>> ... > ... > ...
>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>> ... > ... >
>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>> ... > ...
>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>> ... >
>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>> ...
>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>> ...
>> ... :-)
>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>>Na !
>
> :-)
I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
--
Tim C.
Jan 17th 2005, 7:51 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
My parents don't agree with this idea.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
My parents don't agree with this idea.
Jan 17th 2005, 8:21 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... wrote:
>>> ...
>>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... >
>>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... > ... wrote:
>>> ... > ...
>>> ... > ...
>>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>>> ... > ... > ... >
>>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>>> ... > ... > ...
>>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>>> ... > ... >
>>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>>> ... > ...
>>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>>> ... >
>>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>>> ...
>>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>>> ...
>>> ... :-)
>>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>>>Na !
>>
>> :-)
>I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... wrote:
>>> ...
>>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... >
>>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... > ... wrote:
>>> ... > ...
>>> ... > ...
>>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>>> ... > ... > ... >
>>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>>> ... > ... > ...
>>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>>> ... > ... >
>>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>>> ... > ...
>>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>>> ... >
>>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>>> ...
>>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>>> ...
>>> ... :-)
>>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>>>Na !
>>
>> :-)
>I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
--
Martin
Jan 17th 2005, 8:22 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:51:15 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ...
> ... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
>My parents don't agree with this idea.
Did your parents ever agree?
--
Martin
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ...
> ... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
>My parents don't agree with this idea.
Did your parents ever agree?
--
Martin
Jan 17th 2005, 8:25 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:22:12 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:51:15 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... >
... > ...
... > ... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
... >
... >My parents don't agree with this idea.
...
... Did your parents ever agree?
They did when they chose my name, didn't they ?
some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:51:15 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... >
... > ...
... > ... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
... >
... >My parents don't agree with this idea.
...
... Did your parents ever agree?
They did when they chose my name, didn't they ?
Jan 17th 2005, 8:25 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 06:24:20 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:51:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:50:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:05:05 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:43:06 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> ... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >>>See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >> I don't see. What are you talking about?
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >I presume she means the "European family" - Greek, Dutch,
> ... > ... >whatever - it all relates to r.t.e. ;-)
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Duh!
> ... >
> ... >Ha ! Serves you right - you did need a woman to "translate"...
> ... >I *told* you to call the missus !...
> ...
> ... I was looking for something subtle, not blindingly obvious.
>Midi à 14 heures, huh ?
>;))
or midnight in Moss Cow?
--
Martin
wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:51:48 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:50:17 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 23:05:05 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:43:06 -0800, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
> ... > ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >>>See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >>
> ... > ... >> I don't see. What are you talking about?
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >I presume she means the "European family" - Greek, Dutch,
> ... > ... >whatever - it all relates to r.t.e. ;-)
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Duh!
> ... >
> ... >Ha ! Serves you right - you did need a woman to "translate"...
> ... >I *told* you to call the missus !...
> ...
> ... I was looking for something subtle, not blindingly obvious.
>Midi à 14 heures, huh ?
>;))
or midnight in Moss Cow?
--
Martin
Jan 17th 2005, 8:25 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
... <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
... >
... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... >> wrote:
... >>
... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >>>
... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... >>> ... wrote:
... >>> ...
... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >>> ... >
... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... >>> ... > ... wrote:
... >>> ... > ...
... >>> ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
... >>> ... > ... > ... >
... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
... >>> ... > ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
... >>> ... > ... >
... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
... >>> ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
... >>> ... >
... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
... >>> ...
... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
... >>> ...
... >>> ... :-)
... >>>
... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
... >>>Na !
... >>
... >> :-)
... >
... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
...
... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
I'd not open that can if I were you...
some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
... <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
... >
... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... >> wrote:
... >>
... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >>>
... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... >>> ... wrote:
... >>> ...
... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >>> ... >
... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
... >>> ... > ... wrote:
... >>> ... > ...
... >>> ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
... >>> ... > ... > ... >
... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
... >>> ... > ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
... >>> ... > ... >
... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
... >>> ... > ...
... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
... >>> ... >
... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
... >>> ...
... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
... >>> ...
... >>> ... :-)
... >>>
... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
... >>>Na !
... >>
... >> :-)
... >
... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
...
... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
I'd not open that can if I were you...
Jan 17th 2005, 8:46 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:59 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>>
> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... wrote:
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
> ... >>> ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... :-)
> ... >>>
> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
> ... >>>Na !
> ... >>
> ... >> :-)
> ... >
> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
> ...
> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>I'd not open that can if I were you...
Why not Madge?
--
Martin
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>>
> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... wrote:
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
> ... >>> ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... :-)
> ... >>>
> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
> ... >>>Na !
> ... >>
> ... >> :-)
> ... >
> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
> ...
> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>I'd not open that can if I were you...
Why not Madge?
--
Martin
Jan 17th 2005, 8:47 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:03 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:22:12 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:51:15 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... >
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
> ... >
> ... >My parents don't agree with this idea.
> ...
> ... Did your parents ever agree?
>They did when they chose my name, didn't they ?
Not necessarily.
--
Martin
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:22:12 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:51:15 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Tim Challenger
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... >
> ... > ...
> ... > ... I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
> ... >
> ... >My parents don't agree with this idea.
> ...
> ... Did your parents ever agree?
>They did when they chose my name, didn't they ?
Not necessarily.
--
Martin
Jan 17th 2005, 8:58 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:46:38 +0100, nitram wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:59 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
>> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ...
>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> ... >
>> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... >> wrote:
>> ... >>
>> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... >>>
>> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... >>> ... wrote:
>> ... >>> ...
>> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... >>> ... >
>> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
>> ... >>> ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>> ... >>> ... > ... >
>> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>> ... >>> ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>> ... >>> ... >
>> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>> ... >>> ...
>> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>> ... >>> ...
>> ... >>> ... :-)
>> ... >>>
>> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>> ... >>>Na !
>> ... >>
>> ... >> :-)
>> ... >
>> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
>> ...
>> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>>I'd not open that can if I were you...
>
> Why not Madge?
Like calling me Timmy. Don't even think about it!
--
Tim C.
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:59 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
>> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ...
>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> ... >
>> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... >> wrote:
>> ... >>
>> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... >>>
>> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... >>> ... wrote:
>> ... >>> ...
>> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... >>> ... >
>> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
>> ... >>> ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>> ... >>> ... > ... >
>> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>> ... >>> ... > ...
>> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>> ... >>> ... >
>> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>> ... >>> ...
>> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>> ... >>> ...
>> ... >>> ... :-)
>> ... >>>
>> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>> ... >>>Na !
>> ... >>
>> ... >> :-)
>> ... >
>> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
>> ...
>> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>>I'd not open that can if I were you...
>
> Why not Madge?
Like calling me Timmy. Don't even think about it!
--
Tim C.
Jan 17th 2005, 9:13 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:58:56 +0100, Tim Challenger
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:46:38 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:59 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
>>> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> ...
>>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
>>> ... >
>>> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... >> wrote:
>>> ... >>
>>> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... >>>
>>> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... >>> ... wrote:
>>> ... >>> ...
>>> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... >>> ... >
>>> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
>>> ... >>> ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>>> ... >>> ... > ... >
>>> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>>> ... >>> ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>>> ... >>> ... >
>>> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>>> ... >>> ...
>>> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>>> ... >>> ...
>>> ... >>> ... :-)
>>> ... >>>
>>> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>>> ... >>>Na !
>>> ... >>
>>> ... >> :-)
>>> ... >
>>> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
>>> ...
>>> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>>>I'd not open that can if I were you...
>>
>> Why not Madge?
>Like calling me Timmy. Don't even think about it!
<thinks about it>
Language, Timothy!
--
Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:46:38 +0100, nitram wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:59 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
>>> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> ...
>>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
>>> ... >
>>> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... >> wrote:
>>> ... >>
>>> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... >>>
>>> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... >>> ... wrote:
>>> ... >>> ...
>>> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>>> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
>>> ... >>> ... >
>>> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>>> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
>>> ... >>> ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
>>> ... >>> ... > ... >
>>> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
>>> ... >>> ... > ...
>>> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
>>> ... >>> ... >
>>> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
>>> ... >>> ...
>>> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
>>> ... >>> ...
>>> ... >>> ... :-)
>>> ... >>>
>>> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
>>> ... >>>Na !
>>> ... >>
>>> ... >> :-)
>>> ... >
>>> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
>>> ...
>>> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>>>I'd not open that can if I were you...
>>
>> Why not Madge?
>Like calling me Timmy. Don't even think about it!
<thinks about it>
Language, Timothy!
--
Martin
Jan 18th 2005, 1:22 am
#88
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:25:59 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>>
> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... wrote:
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
> ... >>> ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... :-)
> ... >>>
> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
> ... >>>Na !
> ... >>
> ... >> :-)
> ... >
> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
> ...
> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>I'd not open that can if I were you...
Maggie? Marge? Marjory?
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wrote:
>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:21:45 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:46:06 +0100, Tim Challenger
> ... <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:30:17 +0100, nitram wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:54:44 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >>>On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:28:23 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>>some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>>
> ... >>> ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:57:34 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... wrote:
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... >On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:40:47 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, nitram <[email protected]> arranged
> ... >>> ... >some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:31:53 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
> ... >>> ... > ... wrote:
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... >Moreover, Titan is a personage of Greek mythology, thus European. QED.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... > ... Huygens was the Dutch astronomer, who discovered Titan.
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... >See ? Business kept in the family ! :))
> ... >>> ... > ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... > ... I don't see. What are you talking about?
> ... >>> ... > ... >
> ... >>> ... > ... >Why, when did the Netherlands leave the EU ??
> ... >>> ... > ...
> ... >>> ... > ... It's a trick question? Right? Can I consult a friend?
> ... >>> ... >
> ... >>> ... >The wife is not available ? I've heard she is quite a brain. :)
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... Women are no good at trick questions.
> ... >>> ...
> ... >>> ... :-)
> ... >>>
> ... >>>You are not better at all - are you a woman ?
> ... >>>Na !
> ... >>
> ... >> :-)
> ... >
> ... >I think I might call you Martina from now on. :-)
> ...
> ... Instead of Magda? I was thinking of calling her Madge.
>I'd not open that can if I were you...
Maggie? Marge? Marjory?
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Jan 19th 2005, 11:44 am
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:52:20 -0800, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
> Speaking of "Off-Topic", as of this posting (without
> downloading anything subsequent to three hours ago) there
> are already 75 posts to this thread. The OP must be livid!
> (Unless, as I suspect, he's just a clever troll.)
I think its a bit of a stretch to say that posts about this newsgroup are
off-topic to this newsgroup...
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> Speaking of "Off-Topic", as of this posting (without
> downloading anything subsequent to three hours ago) there
> are already 75 posts to this thread. The OP must be livid!
> (Unless, as I suspect, he's just a clever troll.)
I think its a bit of a stretch to say that posts about this newsgroup are
off-topic to this newsgroup...
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To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)
Jan 19th 2005, 2:27 pm
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Re: Why Are They Trashing This News Group?
Tim Challenger wrote:
>
> Like calling me Timmy. Don't even think about it!
It does seem a name a boy would outgrow by about age five.
(But on the other hand, I've encountered middle-aged men
here in California who answered to "Boysie"!)
>
> Like calling me Timmy. Don't even think about it!
It does seem a name a boy would outgrow by about age five.
(But on the other hand, I've encountered middle-aged men
here in California who answered to "Boysie"!)
