Airhead Or "Creative Thinker"
D. Spencer Hines
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Reagan's Daughter Tells Of His Illness
THE estranged daughter of former US president Ronald Reagan yesterday
spoke of her sadness at his lingering death from Alzheimer's disease.
Patti is heartbroken when she visits her 88-year-old father, likening
his inability to hold conversations to the crash of a pearl necklace to
the floor.
She said: "Just like a string of pearls crashing to the floor, when you
talk with him it is all over the place.
"One minute it's around your neck and the next they're on the floor, and
in the end you don't have the energy to pick them up.
"My father is dying a cruel and lingering death."
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Is Patti Reagan an airhead or a skilful linguistic maven and
master/mistress of imagery with the pearl necklace bit? Is she
politically correct to mention that she is so familiar with pearl
necklaces?
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
Murray Arnow
[...light turns on...]
> Is Patti Reagan an airhead or a skilful linguistic maven and
> master/mistress of imagery with the pearl necklace bit? Is she
> politically correct to mention that she is so familiar with pearl
> necklaces?
Bun, you old sod, you've got yourself a new email account.
P&D Schultz
> <...>
> Is Patti Reagan an airhead <...>
You're supposed to end your postings with "Comments?" It's a tradition.
//P. Schultz
D. Spencer Hines
This fellow Schultz is quite obviously an airhead.
You folks need some new blood here. The old blood is beginning to
coagulate.
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
P&D Schultz <schu...@erols.com> wrote in message
news:380D1C91...@erols.com...
| file://P. Schultz
Simon R. Hughes
> From _The Daily Record_ 18 Oct 1999:
> -----------------------------------------
[blah blah blah]
Not so well done, this one. I doubt you will get so many replies.
--
Simon R. Hughes -- http://sult.8m.com/
<!-- Share what you know; learn that you don't. -->
P&D Schultz
>
> Vide infra.
>
> This fellow Schultz is quite obviously an airhead.
>
> You folks need some new blood here. The old blood is beginning to
Oh for the good old days.
//P. Schultz
Elron Xemoo
<7uj7b8$d7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>>Vide infra.
Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
D. Spencer Hines
Yes, go ahead.
Why, pray tell, is it obsolete?
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
Elron Xemoo <Fil...@MailCity.Com> wrote in message
news:7um2bj$t96$1...@news.inficad.com...
Peter Moylan
>D. Spencer Hines wrote in message
><7uj7b8$d7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>
>>>Vide infra.
>
>Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
From what I've seen, it seems to be the mark of someone whose
head is infra vide.
--
Peter Moylan pe...@ee.newcastle.edu.au
James Follett
N...@ToSpam.edu "D. Spencer Hines" writes:
>Vide infra.
>
>Yes, go ahead.
>
>Why, pray tell, is it obsolete?
>--
>
>D. Spencer Hines
>
>Lux et Veritas et Libertas
>--
>
>"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
>misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
>England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
>after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
>man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
>
>Elron Xemoo <Fil...@MailCity.Com> wrote in message
>news:7um2bj$t96$1...@news.inficad.com...
>
>| D. Spencer Hines wrote in message
>| <7uj7b8$d7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>|
>| >>Vide infra.
>|
>| Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
There was a time when one didn't see signatures when replying
to UseNet posts. Now, it seems, one sees little else. Shomething
wrong, shurely?
--
James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
a1a5...@sprint.ca
Follett) wrote:
>There was a time when one didn't see signatures when replying
>to UseNet posts. Now, it seems, one sees little else. Shomething
>wrong, shurely?
>
>--
>James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
>
If you do not like them do not use them. As advertising they are
not very effective anyway, I'd say.
James Follett
You missed my point. Newsreaders trim sig files from follow-ups
provided they are created properly although this sensible feature
seems to have been scrapped by the new breed of newsreaders.
Truly Donovan
Follett) wrote:
>There was a time when one didn't see signatures when replying
>to UseNet posts. Now, it seems, one sees little else. Shomething
>wrong, shurely?
Between the "vide" and the sig, it was not possible to see anything
that anyone else might have said without scrolling. (I use the past
tense, because I don't have the problem any more.)
--
Truly Donovan
tr...@lunemere.com
*Chandler's Daughter* [Write Way Publishing, Jan 2000]
D. Spencer Hines
snipped.
They allow one to personalize a post and put some flesh on the bones of
a personality.
Further, they help people to learn the names and some useful facts about
the other posters.
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
James Follett <ja...@marage.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:940532...@marage.demon.co.uk...
| In article <380f36d8...@news.sprint.ca> a1a5...@sprint.ca
writes:
|
| >On Thu, 21 Oct 99 08:35:58 GMT, ja...@marage.demon.co.uk (James
| >Follett) wrote:
| >
| >
| >>There was a time when one didn't see signatures when replying
| >>to UseNet posts. Now, it seems, one sees little else. Shomething
| >>wrong, shurely?
| >>
Elron Xemoo
wrote:
>>There was a time when one didn't see signatures when replying to UseNet
posts. Now, it seems, one sees little else.
I often see signatures when I reply to UseNet posts, but I see other stuff
as well.
Ross Howard
<D._Spence...@aya.yale.edu> wrote:
[snip lines and lines of Hines]
>_Signature Blocks_ are quite useful and should not be mechanically
>snipped.
Splendid idea! Does TUCOWS have anything that might block yours, do
you happen to know?
Ross Howard
James Follett
N...@ToSpam.edu "D. Spencer Hines" writes:
>_Signature Blocks_ are quite useful and should not be mechanically
>snipped.
I was talking about follow-ups. How does one snip someone elses
original post?
Stephen Toogood
<pe...@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au> writes
>Elron Xemoo <Fil...@MailCity.Com> wrote:
>>D. Spencer Hines wrote in message
>><7uj7b8$d7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>>
>>>>Vide infra.
>>
>>Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
>
>head is infra vide.
>
(any further comment would be superfluous)
--
Stephen Toogood
D. Spencer Hines
Further, one doesn't snip follow-ups mechanically --- or one becomes
mechanical oneself.
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
James Follett <ja...@marage.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:940584...@marage.demon.co.uk...
a1a5...@sprint.ca
Follett) wrote:
>In article <380f36d8...@news.sprint.ca> a1a5...@sprint.ca writes:
>
>>On Thu, 21 Oct 99 08:35:58 GMT, ja...@marage.demon.co.uk (James
>>Follett) wrote:
>>
>>
>>>There was a time when one didn't see signatures when replying
>>>to UseNet posts. Now, it seems, one sees little else. Shomething
>>>wrong, shurely?
>>>
>>>--
>>>James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
>>>
>>If you do not like them do not use them. As advertising they are
>>not very effective anyway, I'd say.
>
>You missed my point. Newsreaders trim sig files from follow-ups
>provided they are created properly although this sensible feature
>seems to have been scrapped by the new breed of newsreaders.
>
>--
>James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
>
It appears that you missed mine.
However, if you want to talk about newsreaders the best I found
(unless one is such a jackdaw as our dictionary collector and demands
"database capacity" ) is one written here, _Silly Little Mail Reader_.
But it's antehtml.
a1a5...@sprint.ca
Follett) wrote:
>In article <7uo5c1$mvq$1...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>
> N...@ToSpam.edu "D. Spencer Hines" writes:
>
>>_Signature Blocks_ are quite useful and should not be mechanically
>>snipped.
>
>I was talking about follow-ups. How does one snip someone elses
>original post?
>
>--
>James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
>
Get the nurse in, Jimbo.
pgi...@my-deja.com
the business of ignoring him, it is fair that we squeeze some lemonade
out of the lemon. A few new words for our replete vocabularies would be
in order. Words which describe the Hines guy and might help classify
and thus identify future appearances of the said clown or others in his
class.
Girouette: a perennial fence-sitter. Hines sat on the "sit/set'
fence and came down on the 'set' side to a world of hurt. He promptly
recoiled and became a gerundive-floating Girouette.
Puckfist: a legend in his own mind. Perhaps the best way to
describe this Hines egomaniac is via a little poem:
There's nothing you don't know about,
Nothing you can't beat.
You really have got something,
And that something's called conceit.
Morosoph: An overly educated dunce, the Hines morosoph gives
credence to the axiom that all the education in the world can't
disguise a true jackass.
Grammaticaster: an overly precise grammarian, one who takes
delight in pointing out others' syntactical errors. Hines may (make
that might) know grammar, but the beauty of the language is lost on
him. Pedant usually, pain always; this terminal English teacher is
about as much fun to have around as 30 extra pounds.
Makebate: One who glories in instigating hard feelings between
people, the Hines makebate is a specialist in causing grief where there
previously was none. Moreover, he likes to sit back as a spectator to
watch the results of his despicable behavior take fruit. Known as
snerts in chatrooms, makebates would have to marry a subspecies to be
considered a social climber.
Having seen in action
Hines the Girouette-Puckfist-Morosoph-Grammaticaster-Makebate, the
silver lining is that you may now be better equipped to tell rabble
dressed as gentry.
Pat
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
Wes Groleau
> ....., _Silly Little Mail Reader_.
> But it's antehtml.
I'd much rather find one that's anti-HTML
John Flynn
Given the choice, I would rather have one that's ante-HTML, and then
there is always the possibility that future versions will catch up and
incorporate HTML-recognition facilities.
johnF
Simon R. Hughes
> In article <7uo5c1$mvq$1...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>
> N...@ToSpam.edu "D. Spencer Hines" writes:
>
> >_Signature Blocks_ are quite useful and should not be mechanically
> >snipped.
>
> I was talking about follow-ups. How does one snip someone elses
> original post?
Simple: have the quote appear below the sig line.
Fabian
D. Spencer Hines hu kiteb addocc
> One doesn't snip someone else's original post.
One has noted that two seldom, if ever, snips a post.
--
---
Fabian
Jkun li dik il-kitba tpatti it-tieba ta' qalb ta' patruni tieghi.
Jkun li jtaffi ugigh tal-Mitlufin u tal-Indannati.
Jkun li ilkoll li jaqraw il-kitba, qalbhom ihobbu is-Sewwa u l-Unur.
U b'dak l'ghamil, nithallas tax-xoghol iebes.
D. Spencer Hines
"Demon Internet Simple News v1.30?"
Utterly Charming.
I'll send a man around from the Smithsonian to pick it up from you.
Do you have an automatic starter in your roadster yet?
Have you traded in your ice-box for one of these newfangled electric
refrigerators?
Now, don't try to tell me that you give yourself haircuts with a soup
bowl on your pate. I'll not believe that one.
Cheers,
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
James Follett <ja...@marage.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:940637...@marage.demon.co.uk...
| In article <381092A9...@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com>
| wwg...@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com "Wes Groleau" writes:
|
| >
| >> ....., _Silly Little Mail Reader_.
| >> But it's antehtml.
| >
| >I'd much rather find one that's anti-HTML
|
| I doubt if any of the DOS-based newsreaders are capable of
| posting HTML garbage except as reposts in follow-ups. The one
| I use certainly can't.
Harald Manninga
> >>Vide infra.
> Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
Has it ever been English usage, anyway?
Regards
Harry
--
Das Leben ist zu kostbar, um es dem Schicksal zu überlassen.
Walter Moers
James Follett
James Follett
>>>_Signature Blocks_ are quite useful and should not be mechanically
>>>snipped.
>>
>>I was talking about follow-ups. How does one snip someone elses
>>original post?
>>
>>--
>>James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
>>
>Get the nurse in, Jimbo.
Shee''s been anddd gone And teh mitCh lokked thX rist iRons
om mY wheeh_Chair cOs I gotbAd shaakes _-_ soo im hacing to
vash jeyboard wit my fEEt. soddy all .,
John Flynn
> You are using a DOS-based Newsreader?
>
> "Demon Internet Simple News v1.30?"
>
> Utterly Charming.
Quaint, yes, but it certainly doesn't lead James into breaking the
lex non scripta of the group.
Uh-oh, I feel I'm being influenced - I need some fresh air.
> I'll send a man around from the Smithsonian to pick it up from you.
>
> Do you have an automatic starter in your roadster yet?
>
> Have you traded in your ice-box for one of these newfangled electric
> refrigerators?
All of this from someone who insists we should be perfectly fluent in
Latin.
> Now, don't try to tell me that you give yourself haircuts with a soup
> bowl on your pate. I'll not believe that one.
I wouldn't believe it of Mr Hines, either... those soup bowls only go up
to a certain size, you know?
johnF
BTW: Isn't it also a courtesy to leave the original subject header in
your reply's header if it is changed for any reason? I'm directing
this to anyone that knows (and follows) the standard etiquette.
James Follett
N...@ToSpam.edu "D. Spencer Hines" writes:
>You are using a DOS-based Newsreader?
>
>"Demon Internet Simple News v1.30?"
>
>Utterly Charming.
>
>I'll send a man around from the Smithsonian to pick it up from you.
While he's at it, he could take a look at my flint letter-opener
which is about 40,000 years old and so sharp it can shave hairs
off my forearm. Then there's the Roller -- nearly thirty years
old -- although the ticking of that damned clock is irritating.
My longcase clock was 30 years old when Napoleon marched on Moscow!
It get's worse. My wristwatch belonged to my grandfather and must
be at least 90 years old and the battery seems to holding up. I
also have a century-old Braille typewriter which I use on
occasions to write to friends. And doubtless you will be horrified
to learn that the word cruncher I use for my work is WordPerfect
4.2 dating from 1985 -- although it, like Demon Simple News, is
launched from Windows 98. Old software don't half run fast on
modern machines!
>
>Now, don't try to tell me that you give yourself haircuts with a soup
>bowl on your pate. I'll not believe that one.
Pate? I've forgotten what it tastes or looks like. I'm on a loaf
hat diet.
a1a5...@sprint.ca
Follett) wrote:
>In article <38105a93...@news.sprint.ca> a1a5...@sprint.ca writes:
>
>>>>_Signature Blocks_ are quite useful and should not be mechanically
>>>>snipped.
>>>
>>>I was talking about follow-ups. How does one snip someone elses
>>>original post?
>>>
>>>--
>>>James Follett -- novelist http://www.davew.demon.co.uk
>>>
>>Get the nurse in, Jimbo.
>
>Shee''s been anddd gone And teh mitCh lokked thX rist iRons
>om mY wheeh_Chair cOs I gotbAd shaakes _-_ soo im hacing to
>vash jeyboard wit my fEEt. soddy all .,
>
>
>
Right roundly cursed at the end there. Feet do not run to sigs I see.
Skitt
Harald Manninga <MANN...@LINK-GOE.de> wrote in message
news:7RNau3n9znB@-manninga.link-goe.de...
> Elron Xemoo (Fil...@MailCity.Com) wrote
> > D. Spencer Hines wrote in message
> > <7uj7b8$d7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>
> > >>Vide infra.
>
> > Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
>
> Has it ever been English usage, anyway?
The two words are in MWCD10, but not as a phrase.
--
Skitt (on Florida's Space Coast) http://i.am/skitt/
... information is gushing toward your brain like a fire hose aimed
at a teacup. -- Dogbert
D. Spencer Hines
Yes, both the words <Vide> and <Infra> appear in MWCD10.
Forsooth.
<Supra>, <Post>, and <Ante> are in there too. You may need them in the
near future.
Be Prepared.
So, you should have no trouble understanding what they mean.
Ergo: Deal With It.
You'd best trade that teacup [vide infra] in for a hogshead --- but I
repeat myself. --- Perhaps your equipment is congenital --- and
therefore neither discardable nor interchangeable.
But, in any case, your catchment mechanism is too small to do the job
properly.
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
Skitt <sk...@i.am> wrote in message
news:7ut1g7$dcj$1...@fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
John Flynn
> Skitt <sk...@i.am> wrote in message
> news:7ut1g7$dcj$1...@fir.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
>>
>> Harald Manninga <MANN...@LINK-GOE.de> wrote in message
>> news:7RNau3n9znB@-manninga.link-goe.de...
>>> Elron Xemoo (Fil...@MailCity.Com) wrote
>>>> D. Spencer Hines wrote in message
>>>> <7uj7b8$d7s$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>>>
>>>>>>Vide infra.
>>>
>>>> Don't write this any more. It's obsolete.
>>>
>>> Has it ever been English usage, anyway?
>>
>> The two words are in MWCD10, but not as a phrase.Vide infra.
>
> Yes, both the words <Vide> and <Infra> appear in MWCD10.
Is the quotation mark key broken on this man's keyboard?
> Forsooth.
>
> <Supra>, <Post>, and <Ante> are in there too.
Vide supra. Damn! he's got me at it now!
> You may need them in the near future.
Is he implying that we are ignorant of their meanings, and only
some Latin-speaking elite are blessed with this knowledge?
> Be Prepared.
Nothing could have prepared me for the appearance of this fellow.
And why the capital P? If it's a quote or a slogan then wouldn't it
be more appropriate to include some " characters? Oh, yes! I forgot
about the broken keyboard situation. My mistake.
> So, you should have no trouble understanding what they mean.
>
> Ergo: Deal With It.
Vide - no! Just look up there will you? You know? My last point. Go
on, do it for me please!
> You'd best trade that teacup [vide infra] in for a hogshead --- but I
> repeat myself. --- Perhaps your equipment is congenital --- and
> therefore neither discardable nor interchangeable.
A full-stop/period before the newly-invented three-dash hyphen? This
is truly a strange and scary invention, to be sure. The only rule I
have so far managed to discern is that it appears at random points in
the text - this sentence above (or two? I don't know, really) being a
prime example.
> But, in any case, your catchment mechanism is too small to do the job
> properly.
Is this an insult to anyone? I think it might be, but I'm just not too
sure. It wasn't funny or effective anyway. 10/10 for effort, though.
--
johnF
pgi...@my-deja.com
two weeks catching rotten fruit and feces thrown at him and he wears it
all well, like fragrant after shave.
Let us have a show of hands. How many of you have killfile the roach?
I did but then I had a slow day and I got him out again, it is curious
to watch a guy going full throttle on a dry tank; both oars in the
water, but on the same side of the boat. He's completely unspoiled by
failure; in fact I think failure has gone to his head. You've got to
hand it to him; he makes enemies as naturally as soap makes suds.
Michael West
<pgi...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:7uu7jr$qj1$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Heinous Hines totally lacks a sense of ridicule. He has been here for
> two weeks catching rotten fruit and feces thrown at him and he wears it
> all well, like fragrant after shave.
>
> Let us have a show of hands. How many of you have killfile the roach?
And what exactly is your interest in the matter? Perhaps you *are* "D.
Spencer Hines".
--
Michael West
Melbourne, Australia
« Luxe, calme et volupté »
John Nurick
Follett) wrote:
>While he's at it, he could take a look at my flint letter-opener
>which is about 40,000 years old and so sharp it can shave hairs
>off my forearm.
I'm sure the Post Office heritage section would be interested.
--
John
James Follett
>... Feet do not run to sigs I see.
Feet running to sigs... Hey! That had me chuckling!
John Flynn
> Heinous Hines totally lacks a sense of ridicule. He has been here for
> two weeks catching rotten fruit and feces thrown at him and he wears it
> all well, like fragrant after shave.
>
> Let us have a show of hands. How many of you have killfile the roach?
>
> I did but then I had a slow day and I got him out again, it is curious
> to watch a guy going full throttle on a dry tank; both oars in the
> water, but on the same side of the boat. He's completely unspoiled by
> failure; in fact I think failure has gone to his head. You've got to
> hand it to him; he makes enemies as naturally as soap makes suds.
I would have filtered out his posts but you have to admit that it is
quite amusing to witness his display, isn't it?
When I get a new batch of posts from here, I go through them as normal
but should I encounter a post from the court-jester himself I sit
myself down, cup of hot steaming beverage in my hand, knowing that I
am going to be mildly amused as yet another one of those self-dug holes
is deepened by his own words.
--
johnF
D. Spencer Hines
Well, I'll just have to make sure the Smithsonian man --- no, a woman
would be more adept here --- someone fetching --- gets there first and
offers a better price.
Cheers,
--
D. Spencer Hines
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
--
"Non nobis, Domine, non nobis, sed Nomini Tuo da gloriam, propter
misericordiam Tuam et veritatem Tuam." Henry V, [1387-1422] King of
England --- Ordered it to be sung by his prelates and chaplains ---
after the Battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct 1415, --- while every able-bodied
man in his victorious army knelt, on the ground. [Psalm CXV, Verse I]
John Nurick <j.nu...@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:38151376...@news.dial.pipex.com...
James Follett
>I did but then I had a slow day and I got him out again, it is curious
>to watch a guy going full throttle on a dry tank; both oars in the
>water, but on the same side of the boat. He's completely unspoiled by
>failure; in fact I think failure has gone to his head. You've got to
>hand it to him; he makes enemies as naturally as soap makes suds.
What a delightfully elegant flame.
a1a5...@sprint.ca
My dear chap! God has granted your longing prematurely.
MrTurnipHead
Follett) wrote:
>In article <7ur3bt$87f$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>
> N...@ToSpam.edu "D. Spencer Hines" writes:
>>You are using a DOS-based Newsreader?
>>"Demon Internet Simple News v1.30?"
>>Utterly Charming.
>>I'll send a man around from the Smithsonian to pick it up from you.
>While he's at it, he could take a look at my flint letter-opener
>which is about 40,000 years old and so sharp it can shave hairs
>off my forearm. Then there's the Roller -- nearly thirty years
>old -- although the ticking of that damned clock is irritating.
>My longcase clock was 30 years old when Napoleon marched on Moscow!
>It get's worse. My wristwatch belonged to my grandfather and must
>be at least 90 years old and the battery seems to holding up. I
>also have a century-old Braille typewriter which I use on
>occasions to write to friends. And doubtless you will be horrified
>to learn that the word cruncher I use for my work is WordPerfect
>4.2 dating from 1985 -- although it, like Demon Simple News, is
>launched from Windows 98. Old software don't half run fast on
>modern machines!
Is your security system equally antique?
mth
Polar
<jo...@flynndins.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>pgi...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
>> Heinous Hines totally lacks a sense of ridicule. He has been here for
>> two weeks catching rotten fruit and feces thrown at him and he wears it
>> all well, like fragrant after shave.
>>
>> Let us have a show of hands. How many of you have killfile the roach?
>>
>> I did but then I had a slow day and I got him out again, it is curious
>> to watch a guy going full throttle on a dry tank; both oars in the
>> water, but on the same side of the boat. He's completely unspoiled by
>> failure; in fact I think failure has gone to his head. You've got to
>> hand it to him; he makes enemies as naturally as soap makes suds.
>
>I would have filtered out his posts but you have to admit that it is
>quite amusing to witness his display, isn't it?
>When I get a new batch of posts from here, I go through them as normal
>but should I encounter a post from the court-jester himself I sit
>myself down, cup of hot steaming beverage in my hand, knowing that I
>am going to be mildly amused as yet another one of those self-dug holes
>is deepened by his own words.
You folks must have a lot more spare time than I do!
--
Polar
Coilin O'Broin
Michael West wrote in message ...
>> two weeks catching rotten fruit and feces thrown at him and he wears it
>> all well, like fragrant after shave.
fragrance ?
Coilin.
Stephen McKeown
-Stephen
rka...@adsl-151-203-22-73.bellatlantic.net
<jo...@flynndins.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Be Prepared.
>
>Nothing could have prepared me for the appearance of this fellow.
>And why the capital P? If it's a quote or a slogan then wouldn't it
>be more appropriate to include some " characters? Oh, yes! I forgot
>about the broken keyboard situation. My mistake.
"'Be Prepared!' That's the Boy Scout's marching song.
Be prepared as through life you march along.
Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well,
Don't write naughty words on walls if you can't spell."
-Tom Lehrer
Robert Lieblich
> "Unless you get a good percentage of her price...."
>
> (Same source.)
And if you're looking for adventure of a new and different kind,
And you run into a Girl Scout who is similarly inclined,
Don't be nervous, don't be frightened, don't be scared --
Be prepared!
(Ditto. Hold the note on "scared" for several extra beats.)
Okay, who's quoted the most on AUE -- the six Pythons, Tom Lehrer, or
Shakespeare?
Bob Lieblich
Einde O'Callaghan
>
> Personally I enjoy most of his posts.
>
talking about that I gave up. I haven't killfiled him but I don't read
his posts anymore, although I do read some of the comments people make
on his pontifications.
eo'c