On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 10:28:52 AM UTC-7, Quinn C wrote:
> * Peter T. Daniels:
>
> > On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 5:40:07 PM UTC-4, Quinn C wrote:
> >> * Peter T. Daniels:
> >>
> >>> On Friday, April 13, 2018 at 4:17:18 AM UTC-4, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
> >>>> On 2018-04-12 22:09:10 +0000,
barryjame...@gmail.com said:
> >>>
> >>>>> It means 'great guy' or 'top fella', 'real nice bloke' someone who is
> >>>>> solid and reliable and will go out there ay to help you. [...]
> >>>>
> >>>> Is this a reply to something or other? Does it matter?
> >>>
> >>> Of course. It is a contribution to a thread that began on September 22,
> >>> 2000, and had contained 5 messages. Get a proper newsreader!
> >>
> >> Just using the same words as others in reverse often doesn't work. A
> >> truck does certain things better than a car, but that doesn't make it a
> >> "proper car". It was quite obvious that "barry"'s post was not created
> >> with a proper newsreader, and that prompted the question.
> >
> > If Athel had a proper newsreader, he would see all 10 (including this one)
> > posts in the thread, not just the ones made in the last few days.
>
> Well, you don't get to decide what a proper newsreader is, especially
> since you obviously don't understand Usenet.
>
> Again, a truck is not a proper car.
Does it matter that many recent pickups have better cabins than a 1972 Cadillac?