Herding cats [OT]

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Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .

Lighting a match . . .

There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]

running away . . . ;)

Susan
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Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .

Lighting a match . . .

There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]

running away . . . ;)

Susan
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see your sig above Susan

you have missed out the // in the http://www part of the pricelessware
link

just noticed as it gives a page not found due to this

HTH
 
Alastair Smeaton said:
Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .

Lighting a match . . .

There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]

running away . . . ;)

Susan
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see your sig above Susan

you have missed out the // in the http://www part of the pricelessware
link

just noticed as it gives a page not found due to this

HTH
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Alistair and Susan: Will you people please stay OT in this newsgroup
please? Thanks.

And bottom post.

And snip text that I deem superfluous.

And admire my newbie URLs.

And remember, discussions related to computers are OT.

And do not use acronyms, Alistair.

And shorten your sig, Susan!

And dumb-rot-bot mode is Always Allowed. I saidso.
 
Susan Bugher <[email protected]> wrote:
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Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .
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Lighting a match . . .
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There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]
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running away . . . ;)
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Haha, that one is really good!

"Oh yeah?" <URL to a typical response>

I like the idea.
 
Susan said:
There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame.
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There was a guy who finally got an invitation to join an exclusive
private comedy club, where the members took turns at an open mike
telling jokes. He was really disappointed when he went on his first
visit, because all the guys at the microphones were doing were saying
things like, "39," "487," "28," etc., and then everybody would laugh.
He asked the person next to him, "What's this all about?" His neighbor
replied, "We've seem all of the jokes, so now all we need to do is give
the number of the joke, and everybody knows what it is. You will get
that in your initiation manual."

So when the guy went home, he read his initiation manual thoroughly
including the numbers to all the jokes, and sure enough, his favorite
joke was there. So the next time he went and it was his turn, he stood
up at the microphone and said, "597," and nobody laughed. He was
humiliated. When he returned to his seat, his neighbor whispered loudly
in his direction, "Some guys just don't know how to tell a joke."
 
Alistair and Susan: Will you people please stay OT in this newsgroup
please? Thanks.
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No thanks :-)
And bottom post.
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I did

And snip text that I deem superfluous.
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Is this better :-)
And admire my newbie URLs.
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No thanks

And remember, discussions related to computers are OT.
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Was related to a freeware site, not a PC
And do not use acronyms, Alistair.
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Like OT ?? :-)
And shorten your sig, Susan!
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No comment
And dumb-rot-bot mode is Always Allowed. I saidso.
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Have no idea what this is

Hope this helps :-)
 
Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .

Lighting a match . . .

There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]

running away . . . ;)

Susan
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I strongly recommend Elizabethan Insults
http://www.renfaire.com/Language/insults.html
100's of combinations.

You could say column 1 row 2, column 2 row 4, column 3 row 8.
prefaced with "Thou" of course. For brevity's sake - "Thou row 4" should
suffice.

L8r

Dud
 
On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:35:40 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to

Interestingly in the version I know of this joke it is monks in tibet
with a climber staying overnight. He stands up to give it try and
says 99. Monks ROFL. His sponsor says that was good. We hadn't heard
that one before :-).

Malcolm


There was a guy who finally got an invitation to join an exclusive
private comedy club, where the members took turns at an open mike
telling jokes. He was really disappointed when he went on his first
visit, because all the guys at the microphones were doing were saying
things like, "39," "487," "28," etc., and then everybody would laugh.
He asked the person next to him, "What's this all about?" His neighbor
replied, "We've seem all of the jokes, so now all we need to do is give
the number of the joke, and everybody knows what it is. You will get
that in your initiation manual."

So when the guy went home, he read his initiation manual thoroughly
including the numbers to all the jokes, and sure enough, his favorite
joke was there. So the next time he went and it was his turn, he stood
up at the microphone and said, "597," and nobody laughed. He was
humiliated. When he returned to his seat, his neighbor whispered loudly
in his direction, "Some guys just don't know how to tell a joke."
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--

....malcolm

Malcolm Reeves BSc CEng MIEE MIRSE, Full Circuit Ltd, Chippenham, UK
([email protected], (e-mail address removed) or (e-mail address removed)).
Design Service for Analogue/Digital H/W & S/W Railway Signalling and Power
electronics. More details plus freeware, Win95/98 DUN and Pspice tips, see:

http://www.fullcircuit.com or http://www.fullcircuit.co.uk

NEW - Desktop ToDo/Reminder program (free)
 
Susan Bugher <[email protected]> wrote:
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There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]
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Haha, that one is really good!

"Oh yeah?" <URL to a typical response>

I like the idea.
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IMO it has definite possibilities. ;)

Herding cats. . . used on elists I read. . . usually like this:

Trying to get this group to agree to anything is like herding cats.

If the shoe fits. . . ;)

Susan
--
Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org
PL2003: http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/about2003PL.htm
PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html
 
Susan Bugher said:
Susan Bugher <[email protected]> wrote:
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There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]
Click to expand...

Haha, that one is really good!

"Oh yeah?" <URL to a typical response>

I like the idea.
Click to expand...

IMO it has definite possibilities. ;)

Herding cats. . . used on elists I read. . . usually like this:

Trying to get this group to agree to anything is like herding cats.

If the shoe fits. . . ;)

Susan
--
Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org
PL2003: http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/about2003PL.htm
PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html
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For Susan and anyone else who might be interested, Mike Peters, the author
of the "Mother Goose and Grimm" comic has a mousepad that he designed for
sale on his web site. It is called "Herding Cats," and is delightfully
funny. To see it, just go here:
http://www.cafeshops.com/grimmy.3088344?zoom=yes#zoom.

Enjoy.
 
omega said:
Alastair Smeaton said:
Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .

Lighting a match . . .

There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF flame
wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled *Flaming Tips*
- the flames could be organized by topic - when you wish to flame
someone all that would be required is the *URL* of the appropriate
flame. Please compose and submit your very best flames. If you find
yourself lacking in inspiration you might like to review this thread for
topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]

running away . . . ;)

Susan
Click to expand...
see your sig above Susan

you have missed out the // in the http://www part of the pricelessware
link

just noticed as it gives a page not found due to this

HTH
Click to expand...

Alistair and Susan: Will you people please stay OT in this newsgroup
please? Thanks.

And bottom post.

And snip text that I deem superfluous.

And admire my newbie URLs.

And remember, discussions related to computers are OT.

And do not use acronyms, Alistair.

And shorten your sig, Susan!

And dumb-rot-bot mode is Always Allowed. I saidso.
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Karen --

Absolutely marvelous. I love it. You get my Nobel prize for humor and
sarcasm. But you need one more to make it complete:

"And don't bother to reply to this because you're both killfiled. PLONK."
 
On 06 Nov 2003, Susan Bugher wrote
Pouring oil on troubled waters . . .
Lighting a match . . .
Click to expand...
There *may* be a way to reduce the *bandwidth* required for ACF
flame wars. The Pricelessware site could have a web page titled
*Flaming Tips* - the flames could be organized by topic - when you
wish to flame someone all that would be required is the *URL* of
the appropriate flame. Please compose and submit your very best
flames. If you find yourself lacking in inspiration you might like
to review this thread for topics: How Hot do You Want That? [OT]
Click to expand...

That would take up unnecessary bandwidth. All you need to do is number
the flames in categories and sub-categories, and we can post the
relevant number rather than a whole URL.

17(c), I SAY!!

Much more concise....
 
Nil said:
Karen --

Absolutely marvelous. I love it. You get my Nobel prize for humor and
sarcasm.
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Wonderful of you to say! And I'm surprised, too, as when I'd posted it, I
expected it might go over more like the tree that falls in an unoccupied
forest.
But you need one more to make it complete:

"And don't bother to reply to this because you're both killfiled. PLONK."
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That is perfect! Damn, I wish it had come to me at the time. I mean, how
can we possibly talk flames, without that inevitable line? <G>
 
omega said:
Wonderful of you to say! And I'm surprised, too, as when I'd posted it, I
expected it might go over more like the tree that falls in an unoccupied
forest.
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(Please pretend I didn't say this: I thought it was great too - just
haven't had time yet to compose a *suitable* reply.) ;)
That is perfect! Damn, I wish it had come to me at the time. I mean, how
can we possibly talk flames, without that inevitable line? <G>
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Susan
--
Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org
PL2003: http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/about2003PL.htm
PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html
 
Susan Bugher said:
omega wrote:

(Please pretend I didn't say this: I thought it was great too - just
haven't had time yet to compose a *suitable* reply.) ;)
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Since suitable might mean your launching a flame meteor my direction, might
be I'm lucky about your lack of time.

After all, I am old enough to know about being careful of you "Walk softly
but carry a big stick" types...

I remember the moment when you raised your voice, just a notch, to the level
of stern, and it was enough to abruptly bring a whole onslought of fancyfoot
manipulations by permutations.com to a dead halt.

I sure hope I don't have to ever press that big red button> [Full Battle
Stations Alert] In meantime, have instructed my parakeet to stay en guarde
for me, and announce any dangers, so don't go thinking I am lacking defense
capabilities. ;)
 
Nil said:
For Susan and anyone else who might be interested, Mike Peters, the author
of the "Mother Goose and Grimm" comic has a mousepad that he designed for
sale on his web site. It is called "Herding Cats," and is delightfully
funny. To see it, just go here:
http://www.cafeshops.com/grimmy.3088344?zoom=yes#zoom.

Enjoy.
Click to expand...

I certainly did. :) Thanks for posting that.

Susan
--
Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org
PL2003: http://www.pricelessware.org/2003/about2003PL.htm
PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html
 
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