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Calvin
Jun 17, 2016, 1:27:02 AM6/17/16
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1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
cheers,
calvin
2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jun 17, 2016, 2:21:41 AM6/17/16
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Calvin:
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of
> all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension
> in late 2015?
Blatter?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 -- 1806) was best known for his
> paintings of horses?
Constable?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title
> with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
ObAustralianGuess: Olivia Newton-John?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
Nutmeg.
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Croatia.
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
Seaweed.
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is
> the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending
> trauma?
Denial, if that's an emotion.
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as "the unspeakable in
> full pursuit of the uneatable"?
Foxhunting.
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
6.
--
Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either.
Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!"
m...@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Korea.
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of
> all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension
> in late 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 -- 1806) was best known for his
> paintings of horses?
Constable?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title
> with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is
> the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending
> trauma?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as "the unspeakable in
> full pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
--
Mark Brader "I'm not Richard, either.
Toronto Oh, wait: I am! Lucky me!"
m...@vex.net --Richard R. Hershberger
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 17, 2016, 2:33:53 AM6/17/16
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Republic of Korea
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
Michel Platini
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
> an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
Kate Bush
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
Cinnamon
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Croatia
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
Seagrass
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
>
8? (I've no idea; never played it.)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
> an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
>
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Gareth Owen
Jun 17, 2016, 1:26:16 PM6/17/16
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South Korea?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
Platini
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings
> of horses?
Stubbs
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an
> 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
Bush
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
Cinnamon?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Croatia
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
Chilli??
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Shock
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full
> pursuit of the uneatable"?
Foxhunting
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
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Seven
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings
> of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an
> 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full
> pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
XX XX XX XXX XXX XXX
Seven
Björn Lundin
Jun 17, 2016, 2:13:43 PM6/17/16
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On 2016-06-17 07:27, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Korea
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
Platini
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
Kate Bush
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Bosnia-Hercegovina
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Anger?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
6
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
--
--
Björn
bbowler
Jun 17, 2016, 3:15:56 PM6/17/16
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On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:27:02 -0700, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
S. Korea
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late
> 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his
paintings
> of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
an
> 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full
> pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
Dan Tilque
Jun 17, 2016, 3:27:09 PM6/17/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Korea
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
cinnamon ??
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
denial
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
fox hunting
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
--
Dan Tilque
Chris F.A. Johnson
Jun 17, 2016, 5:08:03 PM6/17/16
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On 2016-06-17, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
S. Korea
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
Stubbs
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the K??bler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Denial
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as ???the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
Foxhunting
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
--
Chris F.A. Johnson
Peter Smyth
Jun 17, 2016, 6:18:23 PM6/17/16
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Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Korea
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in
> late 2015?
Michele Platini
> time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in
> late 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his
> paintings of horses?
>
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
> an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
Kate Bush
> paintings of horses?
>
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with
> an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
>
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Italy
>
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
>
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Denial
>
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full
> pursuit of the uneatable"?
Foxhunting
> pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
5 or 7 depending on if you count reflections as separate.
> traditional version of the game Tetris?
Peter Smyth
Pete
Jun 18, 2016, 11:43:09 PM6/18/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:b94f8697-144a-44ea...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Korea
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of
> all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in
> late 2015?
Michel Platini
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known
> for his paintings of horses?
Gainsborough
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with
> a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
Nutmeg
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
Croatia
> 7 What is the key
> ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
Soy
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross
> 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion
> experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
Grief
> 9 What activity
> did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the
> uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are
> used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
15
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
news:b94f8697-144a-44ea...@googlegroups.com:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of
> all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in
> late 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known
> for his paintings of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with
> a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key
> ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross
> 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion
> experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 9 What activity
> did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the
> uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are
> used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
>
> cheers,
> calvin
>
Pete Gayde
Calvin
Jun 22, 2016, 11:16:36 PM6/22/16
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On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 3:27:02 PM UTC+10, Calvin wrote:
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
South Kores
> 1 The car manufacturer Kia is headquartered in which country?
> 2 Widely regarded as the best French football (soccer) player of all time, who was president of UEFA from 2007 until his suspension in late 2015?
> 3 Which English painter (1724 – 1806) was best known for his paintings of horses?
> 4 Which singer had a hit in 1978 with a song sharing its title with an 1847 novel by Emily Bronte?
> 5 Which spice is traditionally used to garnish egg nog?
> 6 Dalmatian dogs originated in which modern-day country?
> 7 What is the key ingredient of the Japanese seasoning miso?
> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
> 9 What activity did Oscar Wilde describe as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable"?
> 10 How many different 4-block shapes are used are used in the traditional version of the game Tetris?
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 444
1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 7 35 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 30 Bruce Bowler
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 32 Chris Johnson
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 27 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 28 Peter Smyth
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 29 Dan Tilque
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 30 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 25 Erland S
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 Bjorn Lundin
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
9 5 2 4 4 7 2 5 5 3 46 51%
That one was tougher than average. Congratulations Gareth.
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Jun 25, 2016, 7:30:19 AM6/25/16
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Calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:
>> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
>
> Denial
No it isnt
>> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
>
> Denial
Peter Smyth
Jun 25, 2016, 9:17:58 AM6/25/16
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Gareth Owen
Jun 25, 2016, 10:49:29 AM6/25/16
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If we asked him nicely, do you think he would?
Peter Smyth
Jun 25, 2016, 11:17:19 AM6/25/16
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Gareth Owen
Jun 25, 2016, 1:03:41 PM6/25/16
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There's a new Calvin's Quiz posted, so we'll enter that one.
Erland Sommarskog
Jun 25, 2016, 5:53:16 PM6/25/16
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Mark Brader
Jun 25, 2016, 8:32:05 PM6/25/16
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"Calvin":
>> No it isnt
Erland Sommarskog:
of statements to establish a definite proposition. It isn't just
contradiction. Argument is an intellectual process... contradiction
is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says.
--
Mark Brader "I can say nothing at this point."
Toronto "Well, you were wrong."
m...@vex.net -- Monty Python's Flying Circus
>>>> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
>>>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
>>>
>>> Denial
Gareth Owen:
>>>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
>>>
>>> Denial
>> No it isnt
Erland Sommarskog:
> Didn't you just prove him right? :-)
I came here for a good argument. An argument is a connected series
of statements to establish a definite proposition. It isn't just
contradiction. Argument is an intellectual process... contradiction
is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says.
--
Mark Brader "I can say nothing at this point."
Toronto "Well, you were wrong."
m...@vex.net -- Monty Python's Flying Circus
Dan Tilque
Jun 25, 2016, 10:39:02 PM6/25/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> "Calvin":
>>>>> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
>>>>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
>>>> Denial
>
> Gareth Owen:
>>> No it isnt
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Didn't you just prove him right? :-)
>
> I came here for a good argument. An argument is a connected series
> of statements to establish a definite proposition. It isn't just
> contradiction. Argument is an intellectual process... contradiction
> is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says.
No it isn't.
> "Calvin":
>>>>> 8 In the Kübler-Ross 'the five stages of grief' model, which is the
>>>>> first emotion experienced by people faced with impending trauma?
>>>> Denial
>
> Gareth Owen:
>>> No it isnt
>
> Erland Sommarskog:
>> Didn't you just prove him right? :-)
>
> I came here for a good argument. An argument is a connected series
> of statements to establish a definite proposition. It isn't just
> contradiction. Argument is an intellectual process... contradiction
> is just the automatic gainsaying of anything the other person says.
--
Dan Tilque
Calvin
Jun 27, 2016, 2:29:11 AM6/27/16
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cheers,
calvin
Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 5:08:11 PM6/28/16
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"Calvin":
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people
m...@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber
> Not necessarily. I could be denying in my spare time.
Are you planning to respond to the actual protest?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "You can fool too many of the people
m...@vex.net too much of the time." -- James Thurber
Gareth Owen
Jun 28, 2016, 5:10:28 PM6/28/16
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) writes:
> "Calvin":
>> Not necessarily. I could be denying in my spare time.
>
> Are you planning to respond to the actual protest?
Was there an actual protest?
> "Calvin":
>> Not necessarily. I could be denying in my spare time.
>
> Are you planning to respond to the actual protest?
Mark Brader
Jun 28, 2016, 5:28:00 PM6/28/16
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Mark Brader:
in an amusing way.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "People say I'm a skeptic --
m...@vex.net but I find that hard to believe."
> > Are you planning to respond to the actual protest?
Gareth Owen:
> Was there an actual protest?
I assumed there was an actual protest which happened to be expressed
in an amusing way.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "People say I'm a skeptic --
m...@vex.net but I find that hard to believe."
Calvin
Jun 28, 2016, 10:22:35 PM6/28/16
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On Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 7:28:00 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
> > > Are you planning to respond to the actual protest?
>
> Gareth Owen:
> > Was there an actual protest?
>
> I assumed there was an actual protest which happened to be expressed
> in an amusing way.
I assumed you were just having a laugh. If there is a protest then please confirm.
> Mark Brader:
> > > Are you planning to respond to the actual protest?
>
> Gareth Owen:
> > Was there an actual protest?
>
> I assumed there was an actual protest which happened to be expressed
> in an amusing way.
cheers,
calvin
Gareth Owen
Jun 29, 2016, 2:07:11 AM6/29/16
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