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Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth

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Jul 17, 2009, 9:20:08 PM7/17/09
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What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the posts are
bullshit political posts.

Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 17, 2009, 5:25:44 PM7/17/09
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:08 -0700, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth wrote:

> What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the posts are
> bullshit political posts.

1. Where's your Toyota post?

2. we kind of have an agreed unwritten rule here. Any post NOT about
Toyotas should have an {OT} in the header, so when people start whining
about Off Topic posts they can filter out {OT} and avoid them.

You cooperation is appreciated.

If you don't know how to use your filter, someone can help you, I'm sure.


Jeff Strickland

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Jul 17, 2009, 9:26:42 PM7/17/09
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"Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth" <m...@mnh.org> wrote in message
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> What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the posts are
> bullshit political posts.


That's because 99% of Toyotas don't have any issues to fill our time.


Pieter Zijlstra

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:03:24 PM7/17/09
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Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:

> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:08 -0700, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth
> wrote:
>
> > What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the
> > posts are bullshit political posts.
>
> 1. Where's your Toyota post?

More importantly where's his/here political post/statement ;-)

> 2. we kind of have an agreed unwritten rule here. Any post NOT about
> Toyotas should have an {OT} in the header, so when people start
> whining about Off Topic posts they can filter out {OT} and avoid
> them.

Hm, maybe those who actually want to post Toyota related things should
add {Toyota} in their headers so that others can filter these out ?-)

--
Pieter

"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into
an open sewer and die." -- Mel Brooks

Jeff Strickland

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:05:38 PM7/17/09
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"Pieter Zijlstra" <p.zylstr...@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
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> Hachiroku ???? wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:08 -0700, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth
>> wrote:
>>
>> > What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the
>> > posts are bullshit political posts.
>>
>> 1. Where's your Toyota post?
>
> More importantly where's his/here political post/statement ;-)
>
>> 2. we kind of have an agreed unwritten rule here. Any post NOT about
>> Toyotas should have an {OT} in the header, so when people start
>> whining about Off Topic posts they can filter out {OT} and avoid
>> them.
>
> Hm, maybe those who actually want to post Toyota related things should
> add {Toyota} in their headers so that others can filter these out ?-)
>

That officially makes you sick.

Funny, but sick.


Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 17, 2009, 6:12:05 PM7/17/09
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:03:24 +0200, Pieter Zijlstra wrote:

> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:08 -0700, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth
>> wrote:
>>
>> > What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the
>> > posts are bullshit political posts.
>>
>> 1. Where's your Toyota post?
>
> More importantly where's his/here political post/statement ;-)


Reslly! Of all the nerve! Coming in here and *NOT* ranting about politics.
Sheesh!

>
>> 2. we kind of have an agreed unwritten rule here. Any post NOT about
>> Toyotas should have an {OT} in the header, so when people start
>> whining about Off Topic posts they can filter out {OT} and avoid
>> them.
>
> Hm, maybe those who actually want to post Toyota related things should
> add {Toyota} in their headers so that others can filter these out ?-)

Another good suggestion. I kinda like Matrixxx's idea of {BS}myself...


Pieter Zijlstra

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:31:05 PM7/17/09
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Jeff Strickland wrote:

I just came back from a trip to Mexico and wondered if the elevated
body temperature might require a visit to the local medicine man.
Maybe I should ?-)

> Funny, but sick.

I can assure you that it is no fun, waking up in the middle of the
night, caused by a nightmare about Obama driving around in a Toyota ;-)

--
Pieter

"The purpose of computing is not numbers but insight."
-- Richard Hamming

Jeff Strickland

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:34:25 PM7/17/09
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"Pieter Zijlstra" <p.zylstr...@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
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Think of the Toyota Corolla. Now, think of Obama. Now think of the Corolla
as a Full Size Family Sedan, because that's where we're going. Well, the
Corolla Family Sedan will be tariffed out of the market, but that's the car
that GM will be selling us through mandatory payroll deductions.

edspyhill01

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:53:11 PM7/17/09
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On Jul 17, 9:20 pm, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth <m...@mnh.org> wrote:
> What happened to only talking about Toyota issues?  99% of the posts are
> bullshit political posts.

Because it is unmoderated.

edspyhill01

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:54:16 PM7/17/09
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On Jul 17, 10:31 pm, "Pieter Zijlstra" <p.zylstra.nott...@hccnet.nl>
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> Jeff Strickland wrote:
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> > "Pieter Zijlstra" <p.zylstra.nott...@hccnet.nl> wrote in message
>  -- Richard Hamming- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

That was Michael Steele.

Jeff Strickland

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Jul 17, 2009, 10:54:48 PM7/17/09
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"edspyhill01" <edspy...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Because it is unmoderated.


==========
Right, you want moderatioin, think socialist. We're not socialist. Well,
some of us are ...


Sharx35

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Jul 18, 2009, 1:19:08 AM7/18/09
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"Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth" <m...@mnh.org> wrote in message
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> What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the posts are
> bullshit political posts.

100% of YOUR posts are bullshit.

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edspyhill01

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Jul 18, 2009, 5:07:27 AM7/18/09
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On Jul 17, 10:54 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "edspyhill01" <edspyhil...@gmail.com> wrote in message

Not moderation. Some word associations can crop up but you shouldn't
follow every single one. The only way to keep this or any discussion
group On Topic is to have a moderator.

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Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 18, 2009, 7:58:05 AM7/18/09
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:47:23 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:

> When you post OT here....insure it is OT in the header.
>
> If not DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE ARSE ON YOUR WAY OUT.....

Where the hell you been?

Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 18, 2009, 7:58:59 AM7/18/09
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Second.

At least he stopped talking about how much his dog licks his balls...
{OT} added to avoid further spread of nonsense.


Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 18, 2009, 7:59:33 AM7/18/09
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I am...


Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 18, 2009, 8:00:31 AM7/18/09
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:31:05 +0200, Pieter Zijlstra wrote:

>> Funny, but sick.
>
> I can assure you that it is no fun, waking up in the middle of the
> night, caused by a nightmare about Obama driving around in a Toyota ;-)

Rest assured...he used to be a Chrysler man, but now he's a Cadillac man.

I doubt you'll ever see Obama in a Japanese car...

Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 18, 2009, 8:01:09 AM7/18/09
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Do you have your stamp booklet ready?

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Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 18, 2009, 9:39:40 PM7/18/09
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:23:27 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:

> So solly...
>
> A little late on that one.....

Just don't let it happen again...

Sharx35

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Jul 19, 2009, 4:02:07 AM7/19/09
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"edspyhill01" <edspy...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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EVERY moderated group that I know of involves some control freak moderator
who censures posts according to HIS/HER personal prejudices. FUCK that noise
all to Hell.

edspyhill01

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Jul 19, 2009, 9:02:47 AM7/19/09
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On Jul 19, 4:02 am, "Sharx35" <shar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "edspyhill01" <edspyhil...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:bf31c6e7-efa0-428c...@r2g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Jul 17, 10:54 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> "edspyhill01" <edspyhil...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:6e56e5e8-9707-401d...@e18g2000vbe.googlegroups.com...
> >> On Jul 17, 9:20 pm, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth <m...@mnh.org> wrote:
>
> >> > What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the posts are
> >> > bullshit political posts.
>
> >> Because it is unmoderated.
>
> >> ==========
> >> Right, you want moderatioin, think socialist. We're not socialist. Well,
> >> some of us are ...
>
> > Not moderation.  Some word associations can crop up but you shouldn't
> > follow every single one.  The only way to keep this or any discussion
> > group On Topic is to have a moderator.
>
> EVERY moderated group that I know of involves some control freak moderator
> who censures posts according to HIS/HER personal prejudices. FUCK that noise
> all to Hell.- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

Depends. I subscribe to a Bass digest and a Classical Guitar group
that are moderated. The main things not tolerated are discussions
about politics and religion, and endless ad hominem arguments. Both
stay On Topic and offer many resources about the instrument under
discussion. I can live with that.

Sharx35

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Jul 19, 2009, 10:51:49 AM7/19/09
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"edspyhill01" <edspy...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Well, those groups *are* pretty narrowly focused.

Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 19, 2009, 8:10:56 AM7/19/09
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:51:49 +0000, Sharx35 wrote:

>> Depends. I subscribe to a Bass digest and a Classical Guitar group
>> that are moderated. The main things not tolerated are discussions
>> about politics and religion, and endless ad hominem arguments. Both
>> stay On Topic and offer many resources about the instrument under
>> discussion. I can live with that.
>
> Well, those groups *are* pretty narrowly focused.

So's this one. I don't see how Obama, Pelosi, Reid, the Clintons, et al
fall under "Toyota", unless there is some issue of tariffs on imported
cars, CAFE standards, etc.

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hachiroku

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Jul 19, 2009, 7:37:50 PM7/19/09
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:48:37 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:39:40 -0400, Hachiroku ???? <Tru...@e86.GTS>


> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:23:27 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:58:05 -0400, Hachiroku ???? <Tru...@e86.GTS>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:47:23 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:08 -0700, Milfred Nathan Hollingsworth
>>>>> <m...@mnh.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>What happened to only talking about Toyota issues? 99% of the posts are
>>>>>>bullshit political posts.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you post OT here....insure it is OT in the header.
>>>>>
>>>>> If not DON'T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU IN THE ARSE ON YOUR WAY OUT.....
>>>>
>>>>Where the hell you been?
>>>
>>>
>>> So solly...
>>>
>>> A little late on that one.....
>>
>>Just don't let it happen again...
>>
>>
>

> You guys do pretty well.....

It's just not the same...

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Sharx35

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Jul 20, 2009, 1:58:01 AM7/20/09
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"Hachiroku ハチロク" <Tru...@e86.GTS> wrote in message
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Details, details, details, Hachi.

Hachiroku ハチロク

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Jul 20, 2009, 11:29:17 AM7/20/09
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You know, Sharx, if you take care of the details, the big things take care
of themselves!


Mike

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Jul 20, 2009, 6:04:10 PM7/20/09
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Because this is one of the few NGs where some of the folks will take the
time to reply to the lefty, loony, kooks, with NO life....., would be my
guess LOL


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> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:58:01 +0000, Sharx35 wrote:
>
>>

>> "Hachiroku ????" <Tru...@e86.GTS> wrote in message

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