if you were stranded on an island...

$Zero

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Jan 30, 2008, 4:07:23 PM1/30/08

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how would your daily routine change?

and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.

would you still punch a timeclock?

how would your life be different?

would people treat eachother better, or worse?

-$Zero...

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Bill Penrose

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Jan 30, 2008, 4:09:54 PM1/30/08

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On Jan 30, 2:07 pm, "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> if you were stranded on an island...
> how would your daily routine change?
> and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.

As quick as I could, I'd turn the other 200 people into jerky, so I'd
have something to eat for quite a while.

> would you still punch a timeclock?

No more hamburg stew.

I'd watch old episodes of 'Lost', too.

DB

PJ

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Jan 30, 2008, 4:22:32 PM1/30/08

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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> if you were stranded on an island...
>
> how would your daily routine change?

Well, assuming it was a tropical island with bright, sunny days, warm ocean
breezes, sugar-sand between my toes, and I couldn't do anything about being
there anyway, yes, my daily routine would change from being a
pseudo-workaholic writer to a bikini-clad lazy-as-all-get-out bronzed beach
bunny.

Of course, since it's my fantasy, there would be an apt amount of chilled
Chardonnay on the island, all my favorite foods, and several well-stocked
libraries.

> and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.

You just wrecked my fantasy.

> would you still punch a timeclock?

Ick. I don't now, I never will, and I sure as hell won't in my fantasy.

> how would your life be different?

I wouldn't have to work for this bitch I have for a boss.

> would people treat eachother better, or worse?

Better. But that's always my fantasy.

~ ~ ~
PJ

boots

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Jan 30, 2008, 4:41:02 PM1/30/08

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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote:

>if you were stranded on an island...
>
>how would your daily routine change?

I'd collect coconuts instead of shovelling snow.

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Skipper

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Jan 30, 2008, 5:00:09 PM1/30/08

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In article
<259c8514-ca2e-4184...@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com>,
$Zero <zero...@gmail.com> wrote:

> if you were stranded on an island...
>
> how would your daily routine change?

No more reading stupid Usenet posts.

>
> and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.

Hopefully not from this group.

>
> would you still punch a timeclock?

I would punch a Canadian idiot.

>
> how would your life be different?

Only guy with hope of getting off the island.
>
> would people treat each other better, or worse?

Of course. It's not Usenet.

$Zero

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Jan 30, 2008, 9:00:33 PM1/30/08

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On Jan 30, 4:09�pm, Bill Penrose <penr...@iit.edu> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 2:07 pm, "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > if you were stranded on an island...
> > how would your daily routine change?
> > and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.
>
> As quick as I could, I'd turn the other 200 people into jerky, so I'd
> have something to eat for quite a while.

so your island would be a Republican island?

> > would you still punch a timeclock?
>
> No more hamburg stew.
>
> I'd watch old episodes of 'Lost', too.

i never watched the show while it was on the air but i finished the
first three seasons on DVD last night.

that last episode of season three was interesting.

i think it's getting repeated tonight, in a few minutes IINM, in
preperation for season four's two hour premiere episode tomorrow
night.

should be fun.

-$Zero...

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Ray Haddad

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Jan 30, 2008, 9:07:38 PM1/30/08

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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:00:33 -0800 (PST), I said, "Pick a card, any
card" and "$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> instead replied:

>On Jan 30, 4:09=EF=BF=BDpm, Bill Penrose <penr...@iit.edu> wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 2:07 pm, "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > if you were stranded on an island...
>> > how would your daily routine change?
>> > and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.
>>
>> As quick as I could, I'd turn the other 200 people into jerky, so I'd
>> have something to eat for quite a while.
>
>so your island would be a Republican island?

Yes, only the babies suffer under the Democrats on the island.
--
Ray

Cleverly done

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Jan 31, 2008, 7:35:41 AM1/31/08

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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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That sounds like a good theme for a TV show. Someone ought to look into
doing it. They could call it...mebbe, "Misplaced". Or something like that.

$Zero

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Jan 31, 2008, 11:38:03 PM1/31/08

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On Jan 30, 4:22�pm, "PJ" <authores...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>
> news:259c8514-ca2e-4184...@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com...
>
> > if you were stranded on an island...
>
> > how would your daily routine change?
>
> Well, assuming it was a tropical island with bright, sunny days, warm ocean
> breezes, sugar-sand between my toes, and I couldn't do anything about being
> there anyway, yes, my daily routine would change from being a
> pseudo-workaholic writer to a bikini-clad lazy-as-all-get-out bronzed beach
> bunny.

my kind of woman.

> Of course, since it's my fantasy, there would be an apt amount of chilled
> Chardonnay on the island, all my favorite foods, and several well-stocked
> libraries.

island suburbia?

> > and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.
>
> You just wrecked my fantasy.

hey, someone's got to do the chores.

> > would you still punch a timeclock?
>
> Ick. I don't now, I never will, and I sure as hell won't in my fantasy.

ditto on all points.

> > how would your life be different?
>
> I wouldn't have to work for this bitch I have for a boss.

why do you need to now?

what makes America, etc., NOT an island?

BTW: that was the gist of my original thought in this poast.

i've always lived as though i was stranded on an island.

you haven't?

why not?

> > would people treat eachother better, or worse?
>
> Better. But that's always my fantasy.

mine too.

-$Zero...

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$Zero

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Jan 31, 2008, 11:43:13 PM1/31/08

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On Jan 30, 4:41�pm, boots <n...@no.no> wrote:

> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >if you were stranded on an island...
>
> >how would your daily routine change?
>
> I'd collect coconuts instead of shovelling snow.

why not just stock up on "coconuts" in the fall and let spring melt
the snow?

-$Zero...

if you were stranded on an island...

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$Zero

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Jan 31, 2008, 11:55:06 PM1/31/08

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On Jan 30, 5:00�pm, Skipper <dadwri...@gmail.not> wrote:
> In article
> <259c8514-ca2e-4184-98ed-708a7f40e...@j20g2000hsi.googlegroups.com>,

>
> $Zero <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > if you were stranded on an island...
>
> > how would your daily routine change?
>
> No more reading stupid Usenet posts.

since you've already been "rescued off the island", um, is someone
twisting your arm to read stupid Usenet posts?

> > and let's say that there were a couple hundred other people with you.
>
> Hopefully not from this group.

why not?

and what if you woke up and found yourself stranded on an island with
everyone from this group.

what would you be able to contribute to island life?

> > would you still punch a timeclock?
>
> I would punch a Canadian idiot.

why?

and how could you tell who was Canadian?

(let alone who was an idiot, FFS).

> > how would your life be different?
>
> Only guy with hope of getting off the island.

i seriously doubt that.

especially since once you "got off the island" you'd spend your time
posting to this stupid newsgroup that you hate.

that doesn't seem like the kind of reasoning or behavior that would
help you get unstranded.

does it?

> > would people treat each other better, or worse?
>
> Of course. It's not Usenet.

well, we each bring to the island what we bring.

what do you bring to Usenet?

> > -$Zero...
>
> > � State of the Loony Speech Tonight
> > �http://groups.google.com/group/misc.writing/msg/d0fb20dc32a83dee

-$Zero...

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Ray Haddad

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Feb 1, 2008, 12:48:39 AM2/1/08

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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:38:03 -0800 (PST), I said, "Pick a card, any

card" and "$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> instead replied:

>my kind of woman.

That just sent a collective shudder around the world that measured
8.6 on the Richter Scale.
--
Ray

boots

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Feb 1, 2008, 3:17:09 AM2/1/08

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"$Zero" <zero...@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Jan 30, 4:41?pm, boots <n...@no.no> wrote:
>> "$Zero" <zeroi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >if you were stranded on an island...
>>
>> >how would your daily routine change?
>>
>> I'd collect coconuts instead of shovelling snow.
>
>why not just stock up on "coconuts" in the fall and let spring melt
>the snow?

Issues of practicality. We'll be workin' on that a little faster once
"spring" gets past the meltoff.

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