Gotta Love Old Otis

[scribe7716]

He keeps right on spamming here totally unaware that the ng has been
taken over by cryptofacist bigots and porn, and that his spam seeds
are falling on a concrete parking lot rather than fertile soil.

[Jane Margaret Laight]

that gives a new meaning for the word "futility"--this is his purpose
in life, and the results are virtually the same as if he got a real
job and never went on line at all. There is a lesson here to be
learned, I suspect--but whatever it may well be, I can't be bothered
to find out.

your comments are appreciated--JML

[Jane Margaret Laight]

On Sep 20, 5:43 am, Bad Jim <jc...@csa.gov> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:15:23 -0400, scribe7716 wrote
> (in article
> <c2894cdf-9418-44c2-963b-c1d903d4c...@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>):

>
> > He keeps right on spamming here totally unaware that the ng has been
> > taken over by cryptofacist bigots and porn, and that his spam seeds
> > are falling on a concrete parking lot rather than fertile soil.
>

> I killfiled him years ago.  If a tree falls in a forrest with no one around
> does it make a sound?
>
> --
> Bad Jim

Hello James--glad to see you as we make our way across this blighted
landscape; I do hope all's well...

and in Otis' case, I think the answer is: "what tree?"

"Otis" is Exhibit A in the list of Life Lessons I try to instruct the
young ones in my family about; essentially, you tell them that "(a)
you go around once in life, and (b) to quote one of my dad's favorite
songs, you had best "make it count, son!" because you have a real good
chance of not being able to make up the lost time. And here is "Otis",
effectively wasting his time at what he has stated is his life's work.
Better his time than mine.

Again, a pleasure talking with you, sir.

JML
dear dead days almost beyond recall

[Martin]

On Sep 20, 4:43 am, Bad Jim <jc...@csa.gov> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:15:23 -0400, scribe7716 wrote
> (in article
> <c2894cdf-9418-44c2-963b-c1d903d4c...@p23g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>):
>

> > He keeps right on spamming here totally unaware that the ng has been
> > taken over by cryptofacist bigots and porn, and that his spam seeds
> > are falling on a concrete parking lot rather than fertile soil.
>

> I killfiled him years ago.  If a tree falls in a forrest with no one around
> does it make a sound?

Sure it does. The laws of physics still apply, regardless of whether
anyone's around or not.

>
> --
> Bad Jim

[Walter Appel]

On Sep 20, 9:23�pm, Bad Jim <jc...@csa.gov> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:48:01 -0400, Martin wrote
> (in article
> <d5ec4a12-a94c-4628-8c8b-b2b0aef6d...@j19g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>):

> If no one is around, how would you know?
>
> --
> Bad Jim

Why are you trashing him so much? Hes the only one who has posted on
topic here for a long, long, read that to say, a very long time.

[Jane Margaret Laight]

On Sep 20, 9:20 pm, Bad Jim <jc...@csa.gov> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:29:41 -0400, Jane Margaret Laight wrote
> (in article
> <cf663d39-1b53-4218-b880-984a69271...@b18g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>):

> Ah, Ms. Laight.  Sorry to see such a fair flower still blooming in this
> cesspool.  Back from France yet?
>
> As far as Otis wasting his time, he at least has the inimitable Scribe for an
> audience... surely that must count for something :-)  And who knows?  Maybe
> the whack-jobs from alt.kook or wherever they are from read his stuff too.  I
> don't even remember what he is selling, I killfiled him so long ago.
>
> --
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Well, I drop by occasionally just to discern any signs of life; it's a
lot easier to rinse oneself clean from dabbling in cesspools then
being constantly immersed in them. If you (or anyone else) is
interested, here is some info on dear "Otis"; this should provide
enough information for folks to keep as far away from him and his ilk
as possible...

http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/towers/1955/faqawld.htm

I"ve been back from la belle France for some time now, thanks for
asking--I'm probably stateside (Washington DC) for some time, so I can
just go about my daily duties and spend time checking out these hidden
corners of Usenet...

Hoping to hear from you again, but in more fortunate circumstances, I
remain very truly yours.

JML

[Hugh Lawson]

I see others also check this group from time to time.

Hugh

[Martin]

And, might I hasten to add, how do you know there's no one around?
>
>
> > --
> > Bad Jim

[slotrot]

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Yeah, how does he know?

[Martin]

I'm pretty sure that there was a homeless family huddled under a bush
close by, sobbing softly in the cold, driving rain, with nary a tiny
morsel of food to curb their gnawing hunger. No, Bob, it's not that
he didn't 'see' them, it's that he didn't _want_ to see them.

[Martin]

On Nov 1, 3:30 pm, Bad Jim <jc...@csa.gov> wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:15:30 -0500, Martin wrote
> (in article
> <cc4fe825-f386-4938-afba-fb73f63ff...@f16g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>):

> Why don't they just eat cake?
>
> --
> Bad Jim

Because, despite what you may have heard, _no one_ left the cake out
in the rain.

[Jane Margaret Laight]

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but it took so long to bake it!

JML
has better recipes