Attention Bill Huffman

On or about 5/18/2004 12:34:38 AM, asp <dbr1300 DeleteThis @jkdcomp.demon.invalid>
said:
> In message <k0911ov0w6hx.18350jwzts5x9$.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
> <ripley DeleteThis @olywa.net> writes
>>On or about 5/16/2004 8:28:54 PM, asp <dbr1300 DeleteThis @jkdcomp.demon.invalid> said:
>>> In message <a9bj1gmsdlvh$.1azpzflglerfd.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
>>> <ripley DeleteThis @olywa.net> writes
>>>>On Sun, 16 May 2004 20:22:31 +0100, asp wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In message <1wvv6fjt3qf00$.vrb5gcknh8uz.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
>>>>> <ripley DeleteThis @olywa.net> writes
>>>>>>On Sun, 16 May 2004 02:09:55 +0100, asp wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>>>> I am not generally a fan of Strat
>>>>>>games (micro-managing resources is too much like work),
>>>>>
>>>>> Give full reign to the pedantic twit within you, You know you can.
>>>>
>>>>It's too late for me: I gave in to the pedantic twit years ago.
>>>>
>>> There is one thing that does annoy me. Most, if not, all games that use
>>> currency don't adhere to basic double entry book keeping principles.
>>> Being reasonably tuned on to this, means that I can normally find ways
>>> to cheat the system too easily.
>>
>>See also: non-depreciable assets and zero-inflation economies.
>>
> Indeed. How to make the game still enjoyable to play is another matter
> altogether.

Game?

> I had a look at a couple of the reviews of Medieval: Total War last
> night. It looks very promising. I especially liked the idea of the
> Viking expansion pack. The idea of naked Celtic warriors chasing blonde
> bimbos across much of northern Britain seems very amusing for some
> reason.

I highly recommend the Viking Invasion expansion pack. All castles come
with hot and cold running women.

>>>>>> but M:TW is
>>>>>>probably the best game I've played in the last year or so.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You are trying to get me to spend more money ?
>>>>
>>>>Well, yeah.
>>>>
>>>>>>> My wife and older daughter are not interested in computers, indeed I am
>>>>>>> constantly being told off for spending too much time in my office and
>>>>>>> not enough with them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's a dilemma, isn't it? I mean, who wants to go home and listen to that
>>>>>>sort of twaddle.
>>>>>
>>>>> The words 'going home' are slightly inappropriate. 10 yards at the most,
>>>>> a mere covered way away.
>>>>
>>>>10 yards? That doesn't allow enough time for your car to warm up. Or do
>>>>you take the bus?
>>>>
>>> Push chair. The nearest bus is a mile and half away.
>>
>>Ah. So the superiority of British public transportation is a myth after
>>all?
>>
> We have the most impressive public transportation in the world, and in
> any case we thought of the idea first.

Speaking of transportation: one of our local municipalities recently
installed roundabouts at some "problem" intersections. The local newspaper
had to publish instructions on how to use them. You would laugh: the "deer
in the headlights" facial expressions are simply precious.

> [...].
>
>>> --
>>> Tom
>>> Who must learn to get to bed before 5.00 am in the morning.
>>
>>Yes, please. Failing to do so renders you susceptible to redundancy.
>>
> Have you ever had a frozen shoulder. ?

Once, but the hollandaise sauce was a bit off and I didn't finish it.

Bret


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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT RemoveThis @nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:21:15 GMT, "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1 RemoveThis @san.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Lemming" <thiswillbounce RemoveThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:njhia0l3recm39bed68qblf29jkl3s8fic@4ax.com...
> >> On Mon, 17 May 2004 10:15:57 +0100, asp
> >> <dbr1300 RemoveThis @jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Exactly, but where's Xan ?
> >>
> >> Iraq, last I heard. Saving the Pure and Good in the West (that's you,
> >> Br d) from the evil terrorists who want to keep their oil to
> >> themselves.
> >
> >I'm just pleased that the mericans are teaching those evil terrorists
sexual
> >deviance so that they can be a more modern country.
> >
>
> A society were one gender alone has all the power both in and out of
> the bedroom, you don't think they're already sexually deviant?
>
Correct, that's my point. We need to teach them sexual deviance that is
better in-line with the sexual deviance expected in a modern country thereby
hopefully expunging the sexual deviance that is considered normal practice
there now. You just need to keep in mind that whatever happens that it is
all a rather magnanimous but admittedly devious plan to help the Iraqi
people to be a free modern democracy like Bush said.

Another example, we attacked Iraq because we had to force Iraq to destroy
their weapons of mass destruction. This plan worked wonderfully. The proof
is that there are no weapons of mass destruction. See how simple it all
is?!!
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 00:11:53 +0100, Lemming
<thiswillbounce DeleteThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 17 May 2004 10:15:57 +0100, asp
><dbr1300 DeleteThis @jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Exactly, but where's Xan ?
>
>Iraq, last I heard. Saving the Pure and Good in the West (that's you,
>Br d) from the evil terrorists who want to keep their oil to
>themselves.
>
>Lemming

Surely that stick you spend all your time poking people with is blunt
by now? Pity you lack the wit with which to sharpen it.

I'm not going to bite anyway so piss off.

How's the abstinence, dare I ask?

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On Mon, 17 May 2004 22:17:09 +0100, asp
<dbr1300.DeleteThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:

>In message <aenha09h7kg356i4r3k7499fqcoh56pu7q.DeleteThis@4ax.com>, br d
><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> writes
>>On Mon, 17 May 2004 13:57:07 +0100, asp
>><dbr1300.DeleteThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <b97ha056ctg6la8ue3lnritesg6uccsthr.DeleteThis@4ax.com>, br d
>>><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> writes
>>>>On Fri, 14 May 2004 20:35:31 +0100, asp
>>>><dbr1300.DeleteThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In message <qtg9a0t5nofmf02juna4sin3fev6g0uquv.DeleteThis@4ax.com>, br d
>>>>><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.DeleteThis@nildram.co.uk> writes
>>>>>>On Thu, 13 May 2004 23:41:07 +0100, asp
>>>>>><dbr1300.DeleteThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>[...]
>>>>>
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>am now in the doghouse and have been warned about my future conduct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Must try harder.
>>>>>>I personally think you showed admirable restraint.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Tell my wife. That's exactly my point of view. You know how it is, once
>>>>>you're on the run the maximum amount of future promises are extracted.
>>>>
>>>>Yes, a very Machiavellian tactic I've been on the wrong end of myself
>>>>on occasion, makes you wish you'd not held back in the first place.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Parking of any sort has now become the domain of the wretched. I'm not
>>>>>>sure of your geographical location Tom,
>>>>>
>>>>>Somewhere in the countryside fairly near Tomisbury. To the left of
>>>>>Lemmingland and Legover, if you know where that is.
>>>>
>>>>Oh yes, that's perfectly clear.
>>>>
>>>If you' re ever in the neighbourhood, think A36, south of Tomisbury drop
>>>us a line and we'll meet for a jar. Our local is fabulous when there is
>>>good weather in the summer. We won't be here much beyond the summer.
>>>It's currently planned that we are to move to the I.o.W by October..
>>
>>I'll look this up. I've been awfully remiss in my planning of late, I
>>should have got down to see the Lemster one weekend by now but work,
>>flu and other stuff keeps interfering (I suspect this is why he's not
>>speaking to me much, he carries a grudge something awful and does
>>Karate, I'm going to have to be at my most diplomatic).
>
>The Viking is more than welcome to come as well if he's reading this. I
>expect that he's close to the end of one of those contract thingys.

That grumpy bastard, he'd only spoil it. But yes, maybe we could make
a three way thing in the sunshine.

>
>> If I can I
>>would love to make the trip to the A36 though at some stage.
>>IOW eh? Never been, but they tell me it's surrounded by sea, how
>>strange.
>>
>... And beaches and walks.

Whatever's there it's got to be better than south Essex, everywhere is
better than south Essex, except anywhere north of Watford of course.

>>>
>>>[...]
>>>
>>>>>>>> but Lem's promised to make me a special
>>>>>>>>dispensation in the (long awaited) FAQ.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You mean it's in the same league as a certain ( not to be named ) games
>>>>>>>manual. Vapourware ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Where is this infamous FAQ ? Trusting the Viking with it seems a bit
>>>>>>>>>dubious to me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Quite.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Indeed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Exactly
>>>>>>
>>>>>Absolutely
>>>>
>>>>Indubitably
>>>>
>>>Assuredly
>>
>>Decidedly.
>>
>Profoundly.

Unquestionably.

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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT DeleteThis @nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> >>>>>>Exactly
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>Absolutely
> >>>>
> >>>>Indubitably
> >>>>
> >>>Assuredly
> >>
> >>Decidedly.
> >>
> >Profoundly.
>
> Unquestionably.

Pfft.

*BING*

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 00:14:46 +0100, Lemming
<thiswillbounce.RemoveThis@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>On Mon, 17 May 2004 16:52:15 +0100, br d
><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I'll look this up. I've been awfully remiss in my planning of late, I
>>should have got down to see the Lemster one weekend by now but work,
>>flu and other stuff keeps interfering (I suspect this is why he's not
>>speaking to me much, he carries a grudge something awful and does
>>Karate, I'm going to have to be at my most diplomatic).
>
>No, that's not it. I don't speak to you because you are a cockney
>twat.

Nope, that's not it either, that never stopped you before and you've
always known I was a cockney twat. It's because Zan won't talk to you
anymore, you're sulking.

>
>>If I can I
>>would love to make the trip to the A36 though at some stage.
>>IOW eh? Never been, but they tell me it's surrounded by sea, how
>>strange.
>
>The A66 will serve you better - trust me on this. And far from being
>surrounded by sea, it has the sea at one end, and mountains on the
>other. Wish I knew how they did it for the money.

What has the sea at one end and mountains at the other? What are you
talking about? If the IOW wasn't surrounded by sea it would just be
the OW wouldn't it? Silly puppy.

br d
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:24:42 GMT, "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1.TakeThisOut@san.rr.com>
wrote:

>
>"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:munha053fnf183ug8kvs6b68tmupqeaomj@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 17 May 2004 13:24:21 +0100, asp
>> <dbr1300.TakeThisOut@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> >In message <rs7ha011isje0luq0htn7s342n29sd9af8.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, br d
>> ><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> writes
>> >>On Fri, 14 May 2004 20:55:52 +0100, asp
>> >><dbr1300.TakeThisOut@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>In message <s2i9a0lpdhpbbo85aij3bpmnjocn6cbv7i.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, br d
>> >>><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> writes
>> >>>>On Fri, 14 May 2004 01:07:19 +0100, asp
>> >>>><dbr1300.TakeThisOut@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >
>> >[...]
>> >
>> >>>I am not too sure if you'd be so sanguine if you'd met her.
>> >>
>> >>I hope she wasn't reading over your shoulder when you wrote that, a
>> >>doghouse extension may have been in order.
>> >
>> >I doubt that. The Scots enjoy lording it over everyone else especially
>> >the English. It's part of their nature. You give 'em a parliament and
>> >they're still not satisfied. My younger daughter has now joined the fray
>> >so I 'm very much in trouble again.
>>
>> Bullied by your younger daughter? I think you may have had a lucky
>> escape with the parking attendant.
>
>I'm guessing that you don't have any daughters.
>

Nope, no sprogs of any flavour, I never found a girl willing to do it
with me. Obviously I've still managed it a few times, but the
chloroform interferes with the conception somehow.

br d
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On Tue, 18 May 2004 13:34:31 GMT, "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1 DeleteThis @san.rr.com>
wrote:

>
>"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT DeleteThis @nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:3s2ka05omc31eoo0h7a5hut13dcqhffg9g@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 18 May 2004 03:21:15 GMT, "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1 DeleteThis @san.rr.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Lemming" <thiswillbounce DeleteThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >news:njhia0l3recm39bed68qblf29jkl3s8fic@4ax.com...
>> >> On Mon, 17 May 2004 10:15:57 +0100, asp
>> >> <dbr1300 DeleteThis @jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Exactly, but where's Xan ?
>> >>
>> >> Iraq, last I heard. Saving the Pure and Good in the West (that's you,
>> >> Br d) from the evil terrorists who want to keep their oil to
>> >> themselves.
>> >
>> >I'm just pleased that the mericans are teaching those evil terrorists
>sexual
>> >deviance so that they can be a more modern country.
>> >
>>
>> A society were one gender alone has all the power both in and out of
>> the bedroom, you don't think they're already sexually deviant?
>>
>Correct, that's my point. We need to teach them sexual deviance that is
>better in-line with the sexual deviance expected in a modern country thereby
>hopefully expunging the sexual deviance that is considered normal practice
>there now. You just need to keep in mind that whatever happens that it is
>all a rather magnanimous but admittedly devious plan to help the Iraqi
>people to be a free modern democracy like Bush said.
>
>Another example, we attacked Iraq because we had to force Iraq to destroy
>their weapons of mass destruction. This plan worked wonderfully. The proof
>is that there are no weapons of mass destruction. See how simple it all
>is?!!
>

Yes, I couldn't agree more. I'm going now.

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On Tue, 18 May 2004 14:41:36 GMT, "Xan" <me RemoveThis @1.com> wrote:

>"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT RemoveThis @nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:865ka0105r26klfqp2nvia21ijej7uo11q@4ax.com...
>> >>>>>>Exactly
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>Absolutely
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Indubitably
>> >>>>
>> >>>Assuredly
>> >>
>> >>Decidedly.
>> >>
>> >Profoundly.
>>
>> Unquestionably.
>
>Pfft.

That was going to be my next one.

>
>*BING*

*AGAIN?*

>
>// Xan, Ph.D.
>// I worship His Shadow.
>

|\|00|o

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On Tue, 18 May 2004 16:39:03 +0100, asp
<dbr1300.TakeThisOut@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:

>In message <qi5ka0tig8ak9dc0sj96sd9bkvgs5g6bfu.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, br d
><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.TakeThisOut@nildram.co.uk> writes
>>On Tue, 18 May 2004 00:14:46 +0100, Lemming
>><thiswillbounce.TakeThisOut@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>[...]
>
>>Nope, that's not it either, that never stopped you before and you've
>>always known I was a cockney twat. It's because Zan won't talk to you
>>anymore, you're sulking.
>>
>
>Has Zan being getting his plonker out ? I thought they were *supposed*
>to be friends. I imagine it's a tiff over Iraq ?

Lemming lent him his best pink tutu and Zan's refusing to give it
back.

>
>>>
>>>>If I can I
>>>>would love to make the trip to the A36 though at some stage.
>>>>IOW eh? Never been, but they tell me it's surrounded by sea, how
>>>>strange.
>>>
>>>The A66 will serve you better - trust me on this. And far from being
>>>surrounded by sea, it has the sea at one end, and mountains on the
>>>other. Wish I knew how they did it for the money.
>>
>>What has the sea at one end and mountains at the other? What are you
>>talking about? If the IOW wasn't surrounded by sea it would just be
>>the OW wouldn't it? Silly puppy.
>>
>I am sure you knew exactly what he meant but just in case you didn't,
>I'll interpret what I think is Lemming speak for the I.O.W is frigging
>boring.
>The A66 runs from Carlisle to Newcastle via nowhere.

Oh yes I see now, it was the old mis-directing trick, I completely
failed to pick up on it. Just out of nosy bastard interest, why,
apart from the walks and the beaches, the IOW? Have you spent much
time there in the past?

br d
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In message <0okka0505pscs251jjs8civ2golq47vfrp.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, br d
<misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk> writes
>On Tue, 18 May 2004 16:39:03 +0100, asp
><dbr1300.RemoveThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
>
>>In message <qi5ka0tig8ak9dc0sj96sd9bkvgs5g6bfu.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, br d
>><misterbCOCKNEYTWAT.RemoveThis@nildram.co.uk> writes
>>>On Tue, 18 May 2004 00:14:46 +0100, Lemming
>>><thiswillbounce.RemoveThis@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>[...]
>>
>>>Nope, that's not it either, that never stopped you before and you've
>>>always known I was a cockney twat. It's because Zan won't talk to you
>>>anymore, you're sulking.
>>>
>>
>>Has Zan being getting his plonker out ? I thought they were *supposed*
>>to be friends. I imagine it's a tiff over Iraq ?
>
>Lemming lent him his best pink tutu and Zan's refusing to give it
>back.
>
Zan, clearly, is being most unreasonable, but are you the entirely
innocent party in the affair ?

>>
>>>>
>>>>>If I can I
>>>>>would love to make the trip to the A36 though at some stage.
>>>>>IOW eh? Never been, but they tell me it's surrounded by sea, how
>>>>>strange.
>>>>
>>>>The A66 will serve you better - trust me on this. And far from being
>>>>surrounded by sea, it has the sea at one end, and mountains on the
>>>>other. Wish I knew how they did it for the money.
>>>
>>>What has the sea at one end and mountains at the other? What are you
>>>talking about? If the IOW wasn't surrounded by sea it would just be
>>>the OW wouldn't it? Silly puppy.
>>>
>>I am sure you knew exactly what he meant but just in case you didn't,
>>I'll interpret what I think is Lemming speak for the I.O.W is frigging
>>boring.
>>The A66 runs from Carlisle to Newcastle via nowhere.
>
>Oh yes I see now, it was the old mis-directing trick, I completely
>failed to pick up on it. Just out of nosy bastard interest, why,
>apart from the walks and the beaches, the IOW? Have you spent much
>time there in the past?
>
A classic compromise which is showing signs of breaking down. It goes
something like this :-

I don't care where we go, but I would like the residence to have certain
facilities. (Somewhere for my office and my model railway)
My wife wanted to move to the Purbecks (it's become too expensive).
My daughters don't want to move further west (losing friends)

Of the 4 candidates we've been looking at one has been sold 3 are now
under offer as from today. Therefore back to square one.


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In message <1hnh8cwul0t9r$.pvqoo54347kd.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
<ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> writes
>On or about 5/18/2004 12:34:38 AM, asp <dbr1300.DeleteThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid>
>said:
>> In message <k0911ov0w6hx.18350jwzts5x9$.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
>> <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> writes
>>>On or about 5/16/2004 8:28:54 PM, asp <dbr1300.DeleteThis@jkdcomp.demon.invalid> said:
>>>> In message <a9bj1gmsdlvh$.1azpzflglerfd.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
>>>> <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> writes
>>>>>On Sun, 16 May 2004 20:22:31 +0100, asp wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In message <1wvv6fjt3qf00$.vrb5gcknh8uz.dlg@40tude.net>, Bret Ripley
>>>>>> <ripley.DeleteThis@olywa.net> writes
>>>>>>>On Sun, 16 May 2004 02:09:55 +0100, asp wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>>>> I am not generally a fan of Strat
>>>>>>>games (micro-managing resources is too much like work),
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Give full reign to the pedantic twit within you, You know you can.
>>>>>
>>>>>It's too late for me: I gave in to the pedantic twit years ago.
>>>>>
>>>> There is one thing that does annoy me. Most, if not, all games that use
>>>> currency don't adhere to basic double entry book keeping principles.
>>>> Being reasonably tuned on to this, means that I can normally find ways
>>>> to cheat the system too easily.
>>>
>>>See also: non-depreciable assets and zero-inflation economies.
>>>
>> Indeed. How to make the game still enjoyable to play is another matter
>> altogether.
>
>Game?
>
I take your point, of course.

In fact I've never seen a business simulation do it correctly. I wasted
60 quid on one in the early days of micro-computing and haven't tried
any since.

>> I had a look at a couple of the reviews of Medieval: Total War last
>> night. It looks very promising. I especially liked the idea of the
>> Viking expansion pack. The idea of naked Celtic warriors chasing blonde
>> bimbos across much of northern Britain seems very amusing for some
>> reason.
>
>I highly recommend the Viking Invasion expansion pack. All castles come
>with hot and cold running women.
>
>>>>>>> but M:TW is
>>>>>>>probably the best game I've played in the last year or so.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> You are trying to get me to spend more money ?
>>>>>
>>>>>Well, yeah.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My wife and older daughter are not interested in computers, indeed I am
>>>>>>>> constantly being told off for spending too much time in my office and
>>>>>>>> not enough with them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>It's a dilemma, isn't it? I mean, who wants to go home and
>>>>>>>listen to that
>>>>>>>sort of twaddle.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The words 'going home' are slightly inappropriate. 10 yards at the most,
>>>>>> a mere covered way away.
>>>>>
>>>>>10 yards? That doesn't allow enough time for your car to warm up. Or do
>>>>>you take the bus?
>>>>>
>>>> Push chair. The nearest bus is a mile and half away.
>>>
>>>Ah. So the superiority of British public transportation is a myth after
>>>all?
>>>
>> We have the most impressive public transportation in the world, and in
>> any case we thought of the idea first.
>
>Speaking of transportation: one of our local municipalities recently
>installed roundabouts at some "problem" intersections. The local newspaper
>had to publish instructions on how to use them. You would laugh: the "deer
>in the headlights" facial expressions are simply precious.
>
I imagine the concept of roundabouts could be quite dangerous in the
States. They are pretty rare? What happens when out of towners come
visiting ?

Bit like Brits when they take their cars on the continent. In that case
it only needs fog to create utter chaos.

>> [...].
>>
>>>> --
>>>> Tom
>>>> Who must learn to get to bed before 5.00 am in the morning.
>>>
>>>Yes, please. Failing to do so renders you susceptible to redundancy.
>>>
>> Have you ever had a frozen shoulder. ?
>
>Once, but the hollandaise sauce was a bit off and I didn't finish it.
>
Sounds like it but your pain was in your tummy ?


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"br d" <misterbCOCKNEYTWAT DeleteThis @nildram.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 17 May 2004 21:32:13 +0100, asp
> <dbr1300 DeleteThis @jkdcomp.demon.invalid> wrote:
....
> >Bring back emoticons. How many people here have plonked you apart from
> >the plinkers . My count was 4, I am more than willing to find space for
> >additional plonkers.
>
> Good grief I don't know. FLY did but then caved almost immediately,
> Zan's always pretending to but doesn't really, and I'm quite surprised
> bp hasn't at some stage. Who have you been plonked by?
> I'm surprised someone hasn't started a plonkbase on a website
> somewhere.

SELECT plonker, plonkNum
FROM plonkTable
WHERE plonkTable.newsgroup = "comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.space-sim"
AND plonkTable.plonkNum > 1,000,000
ORDER BY plonkNum DECENDING;


PLONKER PLONKNUM
------------ -------------------
Xan 8,757,235,467
Derek Smart 8,757,235,466
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