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Tim Bruening

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Jan 17, 2009, 2:48:31 AM1/17/09
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Larry Krzewinski wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:56:58 -0700, "MosZibby" <Naked@YourHouse> wrote:
>
> >>>>>>>>>> I wasn't expecting a kind of Spanish Inquisition.
> >>>>>>>>> Naw, too easy.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> All pygthurr true. Traps should be cunning, not blatant.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ah, but that's precisely why this trap is so brilliantly cunning!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Greg
> >>>>>>> ever and always one step ahead of you
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Greg always was the cunning linguist.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> That was weak, really weak. Drink more coffee
> >>>>
> >>>> That won't help. I fractured my funny bone last week.
> >>>
> >>> There is no such thing.
> >>> The funny bone is not a bone, it is a nerve.
> >>> Ringworm is not a worm, it is a fungus.
> >>> Adam's Apple is not an apple, it is cartiledge.
> >>> Fishsticks are not fish, they are a fungus.
> >>
> >> Damn my HMO doctors! Now how the hell do I get out of this body cast?
> >
> >Try the casting couch. Heard they were the thing out there.
>
> But... but Penny Marshal is the director! <sob>

A 1 cent Marshal?

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Joachim Pense

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Sep 24, 2009, 2:27:26 PM9/24/09
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Adam Frunk (in sci.lang):

> On 2009-08-27, Peter T. Daniels wrote:
>
>> Hmm. 31 days.
>
>
> That's nothing. Have you never heard of the longest thread ever on
> the USERNET?
>
>

Maybe I'll reply next year, in scri.larng

Joachim

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John D Salt

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Sep 24, 2009, 5:09:53 PM9/24/09
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Sir F. A. Rien <jaS...@gbr.online.com> wrote in
news:7cjnb59kita62e5t2...@4ax.com:

[Snips]
> What is 'USERNET' ???

It's a well-known part of teh interweb.

Same as in town.

All the best,

Gokmop.
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Otto Bahn

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Sep 24, 2009, 5:16:16 PM9/24/09
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"Sir F. A. Rien" <jaS...@gbr.online.com> wrote

>>> Hmm. 31 days.


>>
>>
>>That's nothing. Have you never heard of the longest thread ever on
>>the USERNET?
>

> What is 'USERNET' ???

Your posting to it.

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Adam Funk

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Oct 31, 2009, 9:58:37 AM10/31/09
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On John D Salt wrote:

> [Snips]
>> What is 'USERNET' ???

ITYM 'The USERNET'.

> It's a well-known part of teh interweb.
>
> Same as in town.

Is it connected to the intersewer, or the intertubes?


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John D Salt

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Oct 31, 2009, 5:08:08 PM10/31/09
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Adam Funk <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:5002f7a56999d153d5a66269f15cdb48
@news.newsfroup.net:

> On John D Salt wrote:
>
>> [Snips]
>>> What is 'USERNET' ???
>
> ITYM 'The USERNET'.

Not me, guv.

The >s are a clue.

All the best,

Teh Gokmop.

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John McWilliams

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Oct 31, 2009, 11:12:50 PM10/31/09
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Sir F. A. Rien wrote:
> John D Salt <jdsalt_AT_gotadsl.co.uk> found these unused words:

>
>> Adam Funk <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:5002f7a56999d153d5a66269f15cdb48
>> @news.newsfroup.net:
>>
>>> On John D Salt wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Snips]
>>>>> What is 'USERNET' ???
>>> ITYM 'The USERNET'.
>> Not me, guv.
>>
>> The >s are a clue.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Teh Gokmop.
>
> You'll need it, clueless wonder!
>

Etienne Rouette

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Nov 1, 2009, 12:21:35 AM11/1/09
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Adam Funk wrote:
> On John D Salt wrote:
>
>> [Snips]
>>> What is 'USERNET' ???
>
> ITYM 'The USERNET'.
>
>> It's a well-known part of teh interweb.
>>
>> Same as in town.
>
> Is it connected to the intersewer, or the intertubes?

The proper acronym is "UNSENET" (United Nations SElectric NETwork). Why do
Americans always assume that the Infrogmation Superhighway is a property of
the US government (United States SEcret NETwork)? It's a good thing that the
UN took over somewhat and was able to greatly diminish the murdering of
plankton by whales in the Pacific. The US governement only owns teh
interweb.

Etienne

P.S. I can't cross-post to the original froups on this news server. It must
be because it's an American server!

Tim Bruening

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Nov 1, 2009, 4:19:35 AM11/1/09
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"Sir F. A. Rien" wrote:

> John D Salt <jdsalt_AT_gotadsl.co.uk> found these unused words:
>

> >Adam Funk <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:5002f7a56999d153d5a66269f15cdb48
> >@news.newsfroup.net:
> >
> >> On John D Salt wrote:
> >>
> >>> [Snips]
> >>>> What is 'USERNET' ???
> >>
> >> ITYM 'The USERNET'.
> >
> >Not me, guv.
> >
> >The >s are a clue.
> >
> >All the best,
> >
> >Teh Gokmop.
>

> You'll need it, clueless wonder!

Happy All Saints Day!

John D Salt

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Nov 1, 2009, 6:19:27 AM11/1/09
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Sir F. A. Rien <jaS...@gbr.online.com> wrote in
news:rqppe5lm3e0fksseo...@4ax.com:

> John D Salt <jdsalt_AT_gotadsl.co.uk> found these unused words:

[Snips]


>>Not me, guv.
>>
>>The >s are a clue.
>>
>>All the best,
>>
>>Teh Gokmop.
>

> You'll need it, clueless wonder!

I'm sorry, your utterance is incomprehensible.

Care to try again, pretending that Terrestrial is your first language?

Or do you just enjoy spouting random gibberish?

All the best,

John.

Dr. HotSalt

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Nov 1, 2009, 12:20:43 PM11/1/09
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On Oct 31, 8:21 pm, "Etienne Rouette" <etienne.roue...@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Adam Funk wrote:
> > On John D Salt wrote:
>
> >> [Snips]
> >>> What is 'USERNET' ???
>
> > ITYM 'The USERNET'.
>
> >> It's a well-known part of teh interweb.
>
> >> Same as in town.
>
> > Is it connected to the intersewer, or the intertubes?
>
> The proper acronym is "UNSENET" (United Nations SElectric NETwork). Why do
> Americans always assume that the Infrogmation Superhighway is a property of
> the US government (United States SEcret NETwork)?

Your information is a few gigaseconds out of date.

The UN is now of course, a wholly pwned subsidiary of Google.

That's why the *actual* proper acronym is UNSENT.

Oh, wait, it's not really an acronym...

Also, USSENET doesn't exist. DARPA says so.

> It's a good thing that the
> UN took over somewhat and was able to greatly diminish the murdering of
> plankton by whales in the Pacific. The US governement only owns teh
> interweb.

Again, your information is dated. the US gov now leases it from
Google.

> Etienne
>
> P.S. I can't cross-post to the original froups on this news server. It must
> be because it's an American server!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention; America is aslo now a wholly pwned
subsidiary of Google.


Dr. HotSalt

Otto Bahn

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Nov 1, 2009, 3:17:03 PM11/1/09
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"John McWilliams" <jp...@comcast.net> wrote

>>>>> [Snips]
>>>>>> What is 'USERNET' ???
>>>> ITYM 'The USERNET'.
>>> Not me, guv.
>>>
>>> The >s are a clue.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Teh Gokmop.
>>
>> You'll need it, clueless wonder!

Please don't waste band width if you don't have anything
to say.

TIA,

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DJensen

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Nov 1, 2009, 3:48:28 PM11/1/09
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Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?


--
DJensen

Otto Bahn

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Nov 1, 2009, 3:57:19 PM11/1/09
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"DJensen" <i_m...@yahoo.ca> wrote

> Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?

My news reader crossposts automagically.

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John McWilliams

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Nov 1, 2009, 5:22:25 PM11/1/09
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sweet

Otto Bahn

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Nov 1, 2009, 6:54:36 PM11/1/09
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"John McWilliams" <jp...@comcast.net> wrote

>> "DJensen" <i_m...@yahoo.ca> wrote
>>
>>> Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?
>>
>> My news reader crossposts automagically.
>

> sweet

"Windows Defender for Outlook Express has detected a potential threat(s):

Item 1: Follow-up To line is not he same as the Newsgroups line."

Nice try, Bucko! And people rag on Microsoft security...

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Doctroid

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Nov 1, 2009, 10:37:21 PM11/1/09
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In article <65f63$4aedf41c$45c48ab8$19...@TEKSAVVY.COM-Free>,
DJensen <i_m...@yahoo.ca> wrote:

> Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?

If you'll look up near the top of these posts, you'll find a line
starting with the word "Newsgroups:". Following that word there are the
names of several newsgroups, one of which is "rec.arts.sf.tv". The
presence of that name on that 'header line' causes the thread to be
posted to that newsgroup.

Hope this helps!

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John McWilliams

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Nov 2, 2009, 12:01:07 AM11/2/09
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Whatever

Tim Bruening

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Nov 2, 2009, 3:15:29 AM11/2/09
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DJensen wrote:

> Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?

Beats me. I found it on alt.tv.stargate-sg1

nemo

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Nov 2, 2009, 8:08:17 AM11/2/09
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"Adam Funk" <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:5002f7a56999d153...@news.newsfroup.net...

Who he?

John McWilliams

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Nov 2, 2009, 10:28:48 AM11/2/09
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bingo!

Adam Funk

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Nov 2, 2009, 8:57:57 PM11/2/09
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On 2009-10-31, John D Salt wrote:

> Adam Funk <a24...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:5002f7a56999d153d5a66269f15cdb48
> @news.newsfroup.net:
>
>> On John D Salt wrote:
>>
>>> [Snips]
>>>> What is 'USERNET' ???
>>
>> ITYM 'The USERNET'.
>
> Not me, guv.
>
> The >s are a clue.

Right, "Y" != "Gokmop" there.


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Adam Funk

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Nov 11, 2009, 10:25:17 PM11/11/09
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John McWilliams wrote:

>>> Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?
>>
>> My news reader crossposts automagically.
>

> suite

IFYPFY


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Adam Funk

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Nov 14, 2009, 5:03:51 PM11/14/09
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Etienne Rouette wrote:

> The proper acronym is "UNSENET" (United Nations SElectric NETwork). Why do
> Americans always assume that the Infrogmation Superhighway is a property of
> the US government (United States SEcret NETwork)? It's a good thing that the
> UN took over somewhat and was able to greatly diminish the murdering of
> plankton by whales in the Pacific. The US governement only owns teh
> interweb.

Shouldn't the UNSENET be nearly the opposite of the USERNET?


> P.S. I can't cross-post to the original froups on this news server. It must
> be because it's an American server!

That's OK. My computer FYXPFY automatically.

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Ubiquitous

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Nov 23, 2010, 11:28:17 PM11/23/10
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i_m...@yahoo.ca wrote:

>Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?

Besides "it's in the 'Newsgroups' header"?

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Adam Funk

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Jan 6, 2011, 5:21:46 PM1/6/11
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Ubiquitous wrote:

> i_m...@yahoo.ca wrote:
>
>>Why is this thread being posted in rec.arts.sf.tv?
>
> Besides "it's in the 'Newsgroups' header"?

Some people's computers do that automatically!


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