Dweabs
Tim Kempster
What kind of people spend large ammounts of time money and effort
on jumped up caculators which play stupid tunes. Could this be
a reincarnation of the train spotter supreme.
I would like to restore my faith in humanity and affirm that you
are certainly in a perverse minoriy so could you please help
me by posting to the news group with the single word "Dweab" so
I can both count, locate you and avoid you in the future.
Robert J Greenwood
: I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
If anyone is thinking of replying, can I suggest you use the correct
spelling of 'Dweab', which is of course 'Dweeb'!
Happy to help.
Rob.
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Todd VerBeek, GWM
>I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
Why? This is the Internet, where any pathetic dweab [sic] has
an opportunity to come out of the closet. Congratulations on
taking this first step yourself! <grin>
Cheers, Todd
Pete Bentley
> What kind of people spend large ammounts of time money and effort
> on jumped up caculators which play stupid tunes.
Don't tell me, you spend large amounts of time playing with bigger
jumped up calculators with monitors that can't play tunes...
Pete.
Poor troll --- you forgot to direct follow-ups to misc.test and t.b
David Shepherd
: Tim Kempster (t...@london.sbi.com) wrote:
: : I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
: : What kind of people spend large ammounts of time money and effort
: : on jumped up caculators which play stupid tunes. Could this be
: : a reincarnation of the train spotter supreme.
: If anyone is thinking of replying, can I suggest you use the correct
: spelling of 'Dweab', which is of course 'Dweeb'!
Of course he would never have this problem if he carried round
and electronic spell checker in his pocket.
BTW ... if you're after dweebs then you should have been in Bristol
over the weekend at the balloon fiesta and gone balloon-spotter spotting.
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Brian Wilson
Mad dogs and Englishmen, I suppose. I hereby nominate Tim Kempster as
King Hill Geek of the Week, master of the Moronic "Minoriy," and
Keeper of the Caustic Catheter.
Tim, if you ever get a job or find other interests in life, please
drop us a line, as we will certainly worry about you otherwise.
And do call your mother -- she's worried sick!
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Kevin Kealy
irreplaceable time reading messages in which he (or she) has no interest.
Confine your pathetic opinions to your lonely self, you muppet!
Donald R. Newcomb
Tim Kempster <t...@london.sbi.com> wrote:
>I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
He said, speaking of Usenet in general.
>What kind of people spend large ammounts of time money and effort
>on jumped up caculators which play stupid tunes. Could this be
>a reincarnation of the train spotter supreme.
And the entire comp. hierarchy in particular.
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Dominic Hanlan SH37 7786
In article <CuBGw...@cix.compulink.co.uk>, msw...@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Mike Swift") writes:
Subject: Re: Dweabs
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 94 13:21:42 MET DST
X-News-Software: Ameol
>> I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
>> [SNIP]
>Rather than send, as you probably expect, some scathing defence in the
> [SNIP]
I find this mild mannered query quite pointless, with out intending to
sound to hostile to Mike Swift, it's like asking why do we have
people like Hitler, why do we have Bosnia etc. Intolerance,
general stupidity and an unwillingness to understand what other
people are doing or thinking. As has been pointed out already, why did the
original half wit read the group in the first place. I tend to see
it in much the same light as the bone headed idiots who enjoy
smashing up public property for no reason other than it's there.
It's always easier for people like this to carry out this actions behind
some kind of cover, in this case at the other end of a News reader.
/Dominic
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and revolution in the air. (Bob Dylan)
Mike Swift
> sound to hostile to Mike Swift, it's like asking why do we have
> people like Hitler, why do we have Bosnia etc. Intolerance,
> general stupidity and an unwillingness to understand what other >
people are doing or thinking. As has been pointed out already, why did the
> original half wit read the group in the first place. I tend to see
> it in much the same light as the bone headed idiots who enjoy >
smashing up public property for no reason other than it's there.
> It's always easier for people like this to carry out this actions behind
> some kind of cover, in this case at the other end of a News reader.
Dominic, I appreciate your point however my 'mild-mannered' question was
asked out of genuine interest. I really would have liked a response from
the author of the original message. Pointless to you, perhaps, but
interesting to me...
Cheers...
MIKE SWIFT 8-)
Chris Malcolm
>I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
>
>What kind of people spend large ammounts of time money and effort
>on jumped up caculators which play stupid tunes. Could this be
>a reincarnation of the train spotter supreme.
You seem to be suffering from a combination of technophobia and a fear
of displaying incorrect and unfashionable accessories. This usually
passes once you get beyond adolescence and develop more
self-confidence. You'd be better posting to one of the psych groups
for help with this problem.
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Dr. Steve Batsell
Kempster) wrote:
> I am stunned to find such a pathetic group of people out there.
>
> What kind of people spend large ammounts of time money and effort
> on jumped up caculators which play stupid tunes. Could this be
> a reincarnation of the train spotter supreme.
>
Hea! I get paid to be a Dweeb and I'm proud of it. What's your excuse?
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Washington DC
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T.S.Locke
have not been blessed with this excellent Australian export). One thing's for
sure, whether or not these psion guys are dweebs, they are certainly not to
be triffled with when it comes to textual arguments. This is enough to
inspire me to action...
I am going to post an article to every news group in existence, probably
some randomly generated, un-justified barrage of insults, and ward a prize
to the news group that makes the biggest fool of me. Who do you think would
win? You guys are pretty good (Tim Kempster must be practically suicidal).
While I'm on the subject, are there any groups dedicated to this theme?
Perhaps rec.arguments or rec.verbal_abuse or even
alt.insult_us.and_we'll_come_and_kill_you.
Tom :-)
P.s. This article is posted entirely in the name of amusement and no hash
feelings are intended to any persons, living or dead, so don't flame me
because I am very insecure and I don't know what I might do.
Alan J Flavell
Left our keyboard unattended again, did we???
Or did we just get out of the side of the wrong bed that morning.
Mike Swift
the 'net. Does anyone know of anything like this?
MIKE SWIFT 8-)
Nick Waterman
>I'm with Tom! An "argument" newsgroup would be an excellent addition to
>the 'net. Does anyone know of anything like this?
There's a group called alt.flames available on most NNTPSERVERs which is
a pretty close approximation. Otherwise you're allowed to create your
own group as long as it starts with "alt.", and if it's a joke group
it's traditional to repeat the last word 3 times
(alt.tv.the-net.jules.die.die.die, etc)
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None of the opinions above belong to anybody at all, probably.
Tim Kempster
Hi there again,
I'm back for another flaming. Firstly I will apologize to (and for) all those
people who genuinely got wound up about my posting. I received a few replies direct
by email. One was a particularly eloquent one liner with the the words fuck and off
in a different order.
Of course the purpose of the posting was to wind up people and to irritate them. As for
those people who state that I am not entitled to read and post to this News group I
disagree. Surely the Conservative party monitors the views of Labour supporters.
Just as CND must read papers published by the armed forces if they can get hold of them.
I put it to you that we would not have generated such a response if I had posted to
comp.sys.I.think.psion.users.are.dweebs.
Dominic I feel I have to mention your remarks. My original statement was one of
misunderstanding. I wanted you to tell me what use these demonic little grey
boxes have in our society. I had one reply which stated it saved time at work
as he could work while commuting. Good answer but I feel he may be in the minority.
Thanks for the interesting thread. Wouldn't life be boring if we were all dweeby
psion users ?
At the very least I seem to have introduced the word dweeb to the news group which
is a very fine word indeed.
Oh and by the way I do have a job !
Brian Wilson
> I'm back for another flaming. Firstly I will apologize to (and for)
> all those people who genuinely got wound up about my posting. I received a
> few replies direct by email. One was a particularly eloquent one liner with
> the the words fuck and off in a different order.
Took the words right out of my mouth (more or less... myself, I would not
reverse the order - "off fuck" makes little sense to me).
> Of course the purpose of the posting was to wind up people and to irritate
> them. As for those people who state that I am not entitled to read and post
> to this News group I disagree. Surely the Conservative party monitors the
> views of Labour supporters. Just as CND must read papers published by
> the armed forces if they can get hold of them. I put it to you that we
> would not have generated such a response if I had posted to
> comp.sys.I.think.psion.users.are.dweebs.
And other moronic individuals spend time reading and remarking to news
groups that hold no interest for them.
> Dominic I feel I have to mention your remarks. My original statement was one
> of misunderstanding. I wanted you to tell me what use these demonic
> little grey boxes have in our society. I had one reply which stated it saved
> time at work as he could work while commuting. Good answer but I feel he may
> be in the minority.
These "demonic little grey boxes" provide the social grease upon which all
human interaction depends. They serve to augment the gravitational pull of
all heavenly bodies, maintaining the planets in relativitely stable
orbit. When placed under the electronic microscope, they reveal to us
microcosms of sweat, silicon, skin oil, and flashing electrons.
And, on rare occasions, they illicit thought and inquiry from those
ordinarily incapable of either, as appears to be the case with you.
> Thanks for the interesting thread. Wouldn't life be boring if we were all
> dweeby psion users ?
Given that you have no Psion and yet take time out to read and post to this
group, your life must be sufficiently boring as is. Please don't make it
worse for yourself (or for us) by buying a Psion. If we get bad social
grades for carrying these "demonic little boxes," adding your name to the
roster would do nothing to improve our image.
> At the very least I seem to have introduced the word dweeb to the news group
> which is a very fine word indeed.
If memory serves, you were introduced to the word "dweeb" by this news
group. Your word was "dweab," which introduced us to little more than
your own poor spelling skills. If you have any more new words you like to
introduce, please research them before the attempt.
> Oh and by the way I do have a job !
Count yourself lucky, and hope that your boss continues to ignore you and
overestimate your performance.
Oh, by the way -- I doubt that many here got "genuinely wound-up" about
your sophomoric attempt at rabble-rousing. Everyone was much to gentle
on you. If you're quite finished, perhaps now you will put your little
paper hat back on and return to your grill.
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Kevin Kealy
I use my Psion 3a every single day. I have written a program which
automatically creates my company timesheet from the Agenda every week.
This saves me at least an hour per week. Since it outputs either to
paper or to file, it also saves the data-entry lady the time spent typing
my timesheet into the company time management system, as my datafile
imports automatically.
I use the built in spreadsheet for (amongst other things) controlling the
time allocation of my staff, and automatically creating my monthly
expenses.
I use the wordprocessor to prepare paperwork on the train. This uses
"dead" time, and saves my secretary the work too.
I don't think I could do without it, now. Does this make me a Dweeb?
I am genuinely interested in why you feel it necessary to interject
controversy into a perfectly happy conference? (you muppet)
LeslieHall
("Kevin Kealy") writes:
"I have written a program which
automatically creates my company timesheet from the Agenda every week.
This saves me at least an hour per week. "
Kevin, What are the odds of getting a hold of this programme?
Les Hall Dallas, TX
Robert J Greenwood
Kevin Kealy (kke...@cix.compulink.co.uk) wrote:
: Ahh, you may have a job - but do you have a life?
See later.
: I use my Psion 3a every single day. I have written a program which
: automatically creates my company timesheet from the Agenda every week.
Have you sent it in to src.doc.ic.ac.uk? I'm sure lots of people would
find this useful - I know I would. If nothing else it's a starting
point for me to be able to generate invoices direct from my psion.
: This saves me at least an hour per week. Since it outputs either to
: paper or to file, it also saves the data-entry lady the time spent typing
: my timesheet into the company time management system, as my datafile
: imports automatically.
Ermm. I don't care about this. If I work an hour longer, then I
charge for an hour longer.
: I use the built in spreadsheet for (amongst other things) controlling the
: time allocation of my staff, and automatically creating my monthly
: expenses.
: I use the wordprocessor to prepare paperwork on the train. This uses
: "dead" time, and saves my secretary the work too.
Why do people find it necessary 'work' on the train. I find this
overriding desire to devote every extra second to work a little
misguided. Why do people continually look for ways to things a like a
psion in order to work more, I would have thought (potentially)
time-saving devices like the psion would be more usefully used by
allowing you work less!
How about doing some more life-enhancing things on the train (like
learning a foreign language - could even use the psion). I refer you
back to your first comment.
: I don't think I could do without it, now. Does this make me a Dweeb?
Don't talk rubbish. I've got one. I love it. I love gadgets. I use
it all the time. I'd miss it if went away. But for all the myriad
uses I put it to, it remains a jumped-up calculator, and I *could* live
without it. Let's face it - it's only a job.
: I am genuinely interested in why you feel it necessary to interject
: controversy into a perfectly happy conference? (you muppet)
I like controversy. Go ahead, make my day - inject away (ooh errr!).
Mike Swift
>> to the 'net. Does anyone know of anything like this?
> No it wouldn't!
> [ Did you want the 5 minute argument or the full half hour? :-) ]
RIGHT MERRIMAN, OUTSIDE *NOW* !! 8-)
MIKE SWIFT 8-)
/
/ DOS said unto him, "Bad command or filename"
/ And Michael was wrath, and smote the PC that it
/ might go forth and find the missing file
/
Mike Swift
Congratulations - an impressive achievement, as I'm sure we'd all agree...
Allow me to introduce you to the words "yawn" and "goodbye".
Kevin Kealy
working on the train means that I can go home earlier, and spend more
time playing with CIX/my cats/my motorbike/my classic car (delete as
applicable). You're welcome to the source for my timesheet app.; I'll
dig it out and binmail it when I find it.
Healthy controversy is both interesting and stimulating. Muppets
generating conflict for the sake of it aren't.
Robert J Greenwood
: Before I could do anything to stop it, Tim Kempster wrote:
: > I'm back for another flaming. Firstly I will apologize to (and for)
: > all those people who genuinely got wound up about my posting. I received a
: > few replies direct by email. One was a particularly eloquent one liner with
: > the the words fuck and off in a different order.
: Took the words right out of my mouth (more or less... myself, I would not
: reverse the order - "off fuck" makes little sense to me).
Excellent! It's always good to start by correcting a mistake, that'll
show us how stupid Tim is and how superior you are (it makes no
difference to the meaning of the paragraph of course, but what the
heck, throw it in anyway).
[stuff deleted]
: > [introduction of the term "demonic little grey boxes"]
: These "demonic little grey boxes" provide the social grease upon which all
: human interaction depends. They serve to augment the gravitational pull of
: all heavenly bodies, maintaining the planets in relativitely stable
: orbit. When placed under the electronic microscope, they reveal to us
: microcosms of sweat, silicon, skin oil, and flashing electrons.
: And, on rare occasions, they illicit thought and inquiry from those
: ordinarily incapable of either, as appears to be the case with you.
Wow! What can I say?
[more stuff deleted]
: > At the very least I seem to have introduced the word dweeb to the news group
: > which is a very fine word indeed.
: If memory serves, you were introduced to the word "dweeb" by this news
: group. Your word was "dweab," which introduced us to little more than
: your own poor spelling skills. If you have any more new words you like to
: introduce, please research them before the attempt.
Oh dear. Do I hear the whooshing noise of a joke going right over
someone's head. Careful examination (ok, a quick look) would have
shown that the immediate followup to Tim's first article was from me
(same organisation - actually 2 desks away) correcting Tim's
"mistake". Maybe it was put there on purpose so that I could be a good
Psion "dwe[ea]b" and correct it for him.
: > Oh and by the way I do have a job !
: Count yourself lucky, and hope that your boss continues to ignore you and
: overestimate your performance.
I think you'll find that Tim's boss (and mine) finds this whole thread
just as amusing as we do (he reads it, he's got a 3a). There are some
things that are important and the psion news group is not one of them.
Lighten up. Most of the replies to Tim's mail are in good humour (go
and read some of them), as indeed the original article was intended.
Regard it as a test. By the way - you failed.
: Oh, by the way -- I doubt that many here got "genuinely wound-up" about
: your sophomoric attempt at rabble-rousing. Everyone was much to gentle
Other than you of course!
: on you. If you're quite finished, perhaps now you will put your little
: paper hat back on and return to your grill.
I think perhaps the joke is over now. You (probably) will not be getting
any more contributions from Tim. Unless Brian is still on the case, when
I imagine it would hard to resist.
Rob (steadfastly refusing to use smileys)
Philip Knightbridge
a complete waste of bandwidth, for which some (but not I directly)
have to pay.
It is probably of no consequence but, from the level of posting, I am
not impressed by Salomon Brothers International Limited.
Nuff said.
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Brian Wilson
> What can I say?
Maybe a joke whooshed over your head.
> I think you'll find that Tim's boss (and mine) finds this whole thread
> just as amusing as we do (he reads it, he's got a 3a). There are some
> things that are important and the psion news group is not one of them.
> Lighten up. Most of the replies to Tim's mail are in good humour (go
> and read some of them), as indeed the original article was intended.
> Regard it as a test. By the way - you failed.
Keep up the good work. You must be a cracker-jack crew. I don't quite
understand why Tim's "post" so was obviously a joke and you can't find
any sarcasm at all in mine. Sorry I didn't pass your "test." Clearly,
for me, your "tests" are as important to me as the Psion news group is
to you.
> I think perhaps the joke is over now. You (probably) will not be getting
> any more contributions from Tim. Unless Brian is still on the case, when
> I imagine it would hard to resist.
Nothing like a good joke, eh? Take a nap.
Tim said he was back for another flaming. I obliged. Now, if you're through
fighting Tim's battles for him...
Brian Wilson
> Although amusing in the first instance this thread is both tedious and
> a complete waste of bandwidth, for which some (but not I directly)
> have to pay.
Even though I've posted several messages in this thread, I have to agree.
I just hadn't been in a flame war for a while. It was fun while it lasted.
> It is probably of no consequence but, from the level of posting, I am
> not impressed by Salomon Brothers International Limited.
Once again, I concur.
Kevin Kealy
posts):
> It is probably of no consequence but, from the level of posting, I am
> not impressed by Salomon Brothers International Limited. > > Nuff said.
>
leave us "Dweaby (sic) Psion users" alone.
Paul Merriman
[nothing of interest...]
I think that Mr Kempster should recontinue this thread on
alt.sad.small-minded.boring.little.twat.
I for one am not interested in what he has to say.
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Spencer Davies
>> Whats a Dweeb?
>> Is it anything like the 10:42 from Brighton to London?? Or is it the
PB> 12:30 from
>> Southend to London? ;->
PB> No, that's a train.
PB>
Well he was comparing us (the Dweebs that is ;-) to train spotters!!!
Spencer
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Kevin Kealy
it to the ic.uk archive. I hope that this will help everyone!