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Discussion Groups / English Usage / July 2008back to the good old Stone Age
Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? I am here: 1) To indulge a shared interest. IME the world at large is hostile to questions of proper language use, while the people here appear to care about it. 2) To get leads for research on various bits of little-known information, which is predominantly on language use but can be on anything under the sun. (Never would have thought to read up on "Canadian whisky" if I hadn't come here.) 3) To get some peripheral social time. A newsgroup is no substitute for a social life, but it does have its uses as a social milieu. 4) To be entertained. Chuck's story about his wife's provenance and odyssey in search of the truth is nothing if not entertaining. How about you? > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a > thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the > composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? [...] Foreign Legion rules: you don't ask.  SignatureMike. > > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup > > a thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the > > composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? > [...] > Foreign Legion rules: you don't ask. Hey, just like in prison! ~~~ Reinhold [Rey] Aman ~~~ >>> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup >>> a thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Hey, just like in prison! > As with the Foreign Legion, I joined AUE to forget. Forget what? Can't remember. > >>> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup > >>> a thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Can't remember. You must be the Little Prince's drunkard, Jan >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >> thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the >> composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? >[...] > >Foreign Legion rules: you don't ask. Naval Intelligence rules: give a minimal answer to the question asked. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland > > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a > > thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the > > composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? > [...] > > Foreign Legion rules: you don't ask. And just as with the Foreign Legion, I've changed my name during my spell here. Kept my nationality, though. That's my story. SignatureSML >> > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >> > thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >And just as with the Foreign Legion, I've changed my name during my >spell here. Kept my nationality, though. That's my story. Mine is that I changed the first and added one to the second. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland >Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand >times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >How about you? I think you mean Frank. Some of us are also here to sharpen our wits. Or to slow down the inexorable dulling, anyway. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup >> a thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Some of us are also here to sharpen our wits. Or to slow down the > inexorable dulling, anyway. Enrichment and humility. Double doses, daily. -- Frank ess "Omphaloskepsis pays" Some of us are also here to sharpen our wits. Or to slow down the inexorable dulling, anyway. We usually use the baker's spoil when it mattes. -- --------------------------------------------- Richard Maurer To reply, remove half Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (Get Pun Pro 'Tection Max Factor 25, with AUE attachment) > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand > times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > 4) To be entertained. Chuck's Frank's, I think. story about his wife's provenance and odyssey > in search of the truth is nothing if not entertaining. > > How about you? I was lured here by an erudite and charming friend who kept telling me how much I would enjoy the wordplay (what happened to all the pun threads?) I have stayed because aue is entertaining and often thought-provoking. I've learned a great deal about all sorts of things that I might never have otherwise discovered. I have met some great people here who have become good friends. Posting here has probably improved my writing as it makes me consider my choice of words and punctuation more carefully. SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) [...] > I was lured here by an erudite and charming friend who kept telling me > how much I would enjoy the wordplay (what happened to all the pun > threads?) [...] Darned if I know. May be stranded somewhere. SignatureMike. > [...] >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Darned if I know. May be stranded somewhere. I think I'm just beginning to cotton on ... pe On 18 Jul 2008, Mike Lyle wrote > [...] >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Darned if I know. May be stranded somewhere. Life's a beach, innit. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > On 18 Jul 2008, Mike Lyle wrote > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Life's a beach, innit. You aren't a whale, are you? Jan On 19 Jul 2008, J. J. Lodder wrote >> On 18 Jul 2008, Mike Lyle wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > You aren't a whale, are you? No, but I do like modern opera, intellectuals, and the seaside. I sing Glass when I meet someone like Einstein on the beach. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > On 19 Jul 2008, J. J. Lodder wrote > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I sing Glass when I meet someone like Einstein on the beach. Do you sing Adams when you meet someone like Nixon in China? SignatureRay UK On 19 Jul 2008, musika wrote >> On 19 Jul 2008, J. J. Lodder wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Do you sing Adams when you meet someone like Nixon in China? Of course -- but "I sing Adams" doesn't float nearly as well as "I sing Glass" for this thread, doncha' think? SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed Signature-- Robin Bignall >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >> thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > good friends. Posting here has probably improved my writing as it makes me > consider my choice of words and punctuation more carefully. What you said. It also helps fill in the time between the dog going to bed and me doing likewise. >> I was lured here by an erudite and charming friend who kept telling me >> how much I would enjoy the wordplay (what happened to all the pun [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > What you said. It also helps fill in the time between the dog going to > bed and me doing likewise. You have a dog who goes to bed before you do? Luxury! We used to dream of having a dog who would go to bed at all. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. >>> I was lured here by an erudite and charming friend who kept telling me >>> how much I would enjoy the wordplay (what happened to all the pun [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > We used to dream of having a dog who would go to bed at all. PS came for the sheep; stayed for the Yorkshiremen. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. [Nothing, it appears - when I click on "Reply" none of Robin's post shows up, so I've cut and pasted] > What you said. It also helps fill in the time between the dog going to bed and me doing likewise. Why can't you go to bed until the dog has gone to bed? SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) > [Nothing, it appears - when I click on "Reply" none of Robin's post shows > up, so I've cut and pasted] [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Why can't you go to bed until the dog has gone to bed? Ah. Because of my various medical problems I can't go to bed much before one or one-thirty. I have to wait until my last meal has passed through, about nine hours. It takes two of us to get the dog stowed for the night, round about nine, and Jeanne goes to bed then because she's up at five, as is the dog. Getting up that early is something she's always done, as a consequence of trying to miss the rush hour in London and get to a cafe near to wherever her office was, so that she could have a peaceful breakfast before work. Having the dog upstairs with us would guarantee that neither of us had any sleep, for he's up and about if either of us moves. He has boundless energy, and now he's an adult (in dog years) he seems to only need a dog-nap for a few minutes before he's up and ready for anything. If he wasn't so adorable he'd be a pain in the arse. SignatureRobin Bignall >> [Nothing, it appears - when I click on "Reply" none of Robin's post shows >> up, so I've cut and pasted] [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >a dog-nap for a few minutes before he's up and ready for anything. If he >wasn't so adorable he'd be a pain in the arse. As one gay said of another. (I watched a repeat of the Big Gay Al episode of South Park last night so the concatenation of gays and dogs came ready to mind.) SignatureRichard Bollard Canberra Australia To email, I'm at AMT not spAMT. >I was lured here by an erudite and charming friend who kept telling me >how much I would enjoy the wordplay Oh, yes: the older I gert the more I'm left cold by broadcast comedy, especially stand-up comedy, and if it weren't for aue I'd be wondering if I'd been crept up on and humorectomised unwittingly . As it is, I can splutter helplesly over one of Brother Lyle's masterpieces, or over a good Govende, and feel delightfully reassured. SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ >> I was lured here by an erudite and charming friend who kept telling >> me how much I would enjoy the wordplay [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > can splutter helplesly over one of Brother Lyle's masterpieces, or > over a good Govende, and feel delightfully reassured. Gee ... aw, shucks! SignatureMike. > > As it is, I > > can splutter helplesly over one of Brother Lyle's masterpieces, or > > over a good Govende, and feel delightfully reassured. > > Gee ... aw, shucks! An expression of humility. What's an ear of corn's future? SignatureSML >> > As it is, I >> > can splutter helplesly over one of Brother Lyle's masterpieces, or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >An expression of humility. What's an ear of corn's future? The staff of life. What's a pole? SignatureKaty Jennison spamtrap: remove the first two letters after the @ Wood Avens filted: >>> Gee ... aw, shucks! >> >>An expression of humility. What's an ear of corn's future? > >The staff of life. What's a pole? A misspelled sci-fi writer...what's a heechee? ....r SignatureEvelyn Wood just looks at the pictures. >Wood Avens filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >A misspelled sci-fi writer...what's a heechee? The sound that Charlie Chan makes when he sneezes What is a Lychee? Jitze The UnInmate filted: >Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand >times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups >changes: Why are you here? I heard there would be donuts....r SignatureEvelyn Wood just looks at the pictures. > The UnInmate filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I heard there would be donuts....r There was cake. I distinctly remember cake. SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. > > The UnInmate filted: > >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > There was cake. I distinctly remember cake. Brioche, you mean? Jan >> > The UnInmate filted: >> >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Brioche, you mean? No, proper English cake, which I have learned to eat with my fingers. Qu'on mange ce qu'il y a à manger! SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. The UnInmate asked and answered: [the existential question] > 4) To be entertained. Chuck's story about his wife's provenance and > odyssey in search of the truth is nothing if not entertaining. Frank's story, no? I'm not sure I'd call it entertaining, harrowing as the experience must have been, but it was a fascinating look at the workings of another society. > The UnInmate asked and answered: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the experience must have been, but it was a fascinating look at the > workings of another society. I apologize if I seem callous. Yes, the experience must have been terrible, but as a story it's entertaining. >> The UnInmate asked and answered: >> [the existential question] >>> 4) To be entertained. Chuck's story about his wife's provenance >>> and odyssey in search of the truth is nothing if not entertaining. >> Frank's story, no? I'm not sure I'd call it entertaining, >> harrowing as the experience must have been, but it was a >> fascinating look at the workings of another society. > I apologize if I seem callous. Yes, the experience must have been > terrible, but as a story it's entertaining. No criticism intended. I was just musing about the word. >>> The UnInmate asked and answered: >>> [the existential question] >>>> 4) [Frank's story] is nothing if not >>>> entertaining. >>> I'm not sure I'd call it entertaining, >>> harrowing as the experience must have been, but it was a >>> fascinating look at the workings of another society. >> I apologize if I seem callous. Yes, the experience must have been >> terrible, but as a story it's entertaining. > No criticism intended. I was just musing about the word. Where was I? Oh, yes, musing. I was discussing the world this morning with my dog, Peripateticus, and we came to the conclusion that musing is a lot like fishing. You set your lines, hoping to hook a nice fat calliope, or a thalia with some bounce in her, and sometimes you get a bite. >How about you? I came. I saw. I was conquered. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a > thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the > composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? A new newsgroup had recently been created called "alt.usage.english", and I heard about it (probably in sci.lang) and decided to check it out. As for why I'm still here, even with the changing group of faces over the years, it's still one of the most interesting, intelligent, witty, and enjoyable groups of people I've ever come across. SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |A little government and a little luck 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |are necessary in life, but only a Palo Alto, CA 94304 |fool trusts either of them. | P.J. O'Rourke kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >> thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > the years, it's still one of the most interesting, intelligent, witty, > and enjoyable groups of people I've ever come across. I found AUE in a book listing all the (then) newsgroups. The subject of English Usage caught my eye, and one look at the group was all it took. One of the best things I've found in AUE is the humor. Some folks here are extremely funny. And smart, quick, and entertaining. What could be better? Also, the group is a good and painless way to learn things. Now, if some of us could just stay off the subject of politics, it'd be perfect. SignatureMaria C., Always trying.... [...] >Also, the group is a good and painless way to learn things. Now, if some >of us could just stay off the subject of politics, it'd be perfect. Oh there ya go again, bringing it up. SignatureRichard Bollard Canberra Australia To email, I'm at AMT not spAMT. > [...] >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Oh there ya go again, bringing it up. Yes. What I meant by "some of us" was "I." SignatureMaria C. >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >> thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >the years, it's still one of the most interesting, intelligent, witty, >and enjoyable groups of people I've ever come across. This thread is worth saving in toto. (Thinks: must create a folder called toto.) SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >>> thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > This thread is worth saving in toto. Perhaps so we can post a link to it next time someone asks the same question? > (Thinks: must create a folder called toto.) Drastic topic change: Is the Toto song _Rosanna_ about the lyricist's ill-fated love affair with Rosanna Arquette? > Drastic topic change: Is the Toto song _Rosanna_ about the > lyricist's ill-fated love affair with Rosanna Arquette? Arquette briefly dated Toto member Steve Porcaro; the band's Grammy Award-winning single "Rosanna", the lead track on the album _Toto IV_, was named after her, but the song itself was not about her, according to writer David Paich. I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanna_Arquette SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |If I may digress momentarily from 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |the mainstream of this evening's Palo Alto, CA 94304 |symposium, I'd like to sing a song |which is completely pointless. kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com | Tom Lehrer (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ >> Drastic topic change: Is the Toto song _Rosanna_ about the >> lyricist's ill-fated love affair with Rosanna Arquette? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosanna_Arquette 'Toto' (several people using the same pseudonym) wrote and played the music for the movie "Dune". SignatureRobin Bignall On 19 Jul 2008, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote > This thread is worth saving in toto. > > (Thinks: must create a folder called toto.) If you don't want to lose it, though, try not to store it in Kansas. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed >On 19 Jul 2008, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >If you don't want to lose it, though, try not to store it in Kansas. Thanks for the advice, Dorothy. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) On 19 Jul 2008, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >> On 19 Jul 2008, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks for the advice, Dorothy. I'll pass that on to her -- I don't know her personally, but I'm fairly sure I've met some of her friends. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed >>On 19 Jul 2008, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Thanks for the advice, Dorothy. I suppose it was a Dot point. SignatureRichard Bollard Canberra Australia To email, I'm at AMT not spAMT. BrE filted: >This thread is worth saving in toto. > >(Thinks: must create a folder called toto.) Make sure you create "cognito", "communicado" and "extremis" while you're at it....r SignatureEvelyn Wood just looks at the pictures. > BrE filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Make sure you create "cognito", "communicado" and "extremis" while > you're at it....r This thread goes to the "memoriam" folder. SignatureFrank ess Forecasting is difficult. Particularly about the Future. —Deepak Gupta > BrE filted: > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Make sure you create "cognito", "communicado" and "extremis" while you're at > it....r Don't forget 'cogito' or you may find you don't exist, Jan > BrE filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Make sure you create "cognito", "communicado" and "extremis" while you're > at it....r Alongside "loco parentis" "medias res" and "vino veritas". SignatureRoland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it. >> BrE filted: >>> This thread is worth saving in toto. >>> (Thinks: must create a folder called toto.) >> Make sure you create "cognito", "communicado" and "extremis" while >> you're at it....r > Alongside "loco parentis" "medias res" and "vino veritas". "Excelsis" for the really good stuff. Actually, this is a lot like shooting muse in a barrel. Mmm, bullwinkles. No, wait. (snipped) >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a >> thousand times already, but that remains fresh because the >> composition of newsgroups changes: Why are you here? > As for why I'm still here, even with the changing group of faces over > the years, it's still one of the most interesting, intelligent, witty, > and enjoyable groups of people I've ever come across. A test of your personal strength is, "Can you leave this group for months at a time?" A more stringent test of your personal strength is, "Can you deal with Purl Gurl without using a killfile?" SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >(snipped) > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >"Can you deal with Purl Gurl without using a killfile?" I suppose, when the reply is from Purl Gurl, that it's too much to expect that the rest of us get equal billing. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>>> Why are you here? >>> As for why I'm still here, even with the changing group of faces over >> A more stringent test of your personal strength is, >> "Can you deal with Purl Gurl without using a killfile?" > I suppose, when the reply is from Purl Gurl, that it's too much to > expect that the rest of us get equal billing. You need to develop a better stage act. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.... - Billy Shakespeare If you, Tony, cannot razzle dazzle readers with your words, lift your T-shirt then wildly jiggle your boobs; this is always a winning act. ...unless you are Twiggy. Worst actor of all time is Sylvester Stallone. Best actor of all time is Peter O'Toole. Compare the two. Stallone works at forcing his portrayed character to conform to him. O'Toole becomes his portrayed character, truly becomes. Not a well known film, O'Toole performs his best acting as Henry Plantagenet (King Henry II) in "The Lion In Winter." O'Toole truly becomes Plantagenet then draws in viewers through emotional connection; O'Toole appeals to their hearts and to their minds. Tony, you are like Stallone, you work at forcing yourself upon others, including upon your character role. Contrasting, like O'Toole, I become my character role. Readers draw me in, absorb me within. This disdain for me, this like for me, both are a result of my being absorbed by others, either with discomfort or comfort. You are without a story, I am a lively story teller. With your wanting equal billing, you must sell your act, must sell your story, you must earn a place in the minds of your audience and, as with marriage, for better or for worse. You must become your portrayed character. This requires giving yourself over and requires significant talent along with strength to lose yourself, least for a time. My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >>>>> Why are you here? > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >...unless you are Twiggy. <snip comments about actors> >My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. Some of us would prefer Tony to stick around. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) > Purl Gurl wrote, in part, to Tony Cooper: > >> My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. >> > Some of us would prefer Tony to stick around. Yes, very much so. SignatureMaria C. >>> My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. >> Some of us would prefer Tony to stick around. > Yes, very much so. Of course, there are those whose language skills prevent recognition of an excellent humorous contextual play, such as a discussion of "losing yourself" to assume a character role with effectiveness; lose yourself -- get lost. Seems my subtle double meaning is well over the pointy heads of the select few. There are also those who recognize my high brow humor yet elect to feign ignorance to legitimize spreading discontent and acrimony. For those who cannot recognize subtle contextual humor, I say, "You need to learn." For those who feign ignorance for a discontent agenda, I say in a traditional sense, "Get lost." SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >>>> My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Seems my subtle double meaning is well over the pointy >heads of the select few. Double bluff, dear gurl. I understood your meaning but decided to pretend not to. >There are also those who recognize my high brow humor >yet elect to feign ignorance to legitimize spreading [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >For those who feign ignorance for a discontent agenda, >I say in a traditional sense, "Get lost." SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >> Purl Gurl wrote, in part, to Tony Cooper: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yes, very much so. You bet. SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) >>> Purl Gurl wrote, in part, to Tony Cooper: >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > You bet. Laura, this is OT, but do you lecture to students doing the Graduate Diploma in Law? Regards Jonathan >>>> Purl Gurl wrote, in part, to Tony Cooper: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Laura, this is OT, but do you lecture to students doing the Graduate Diploma > in Law? Sadly, no. I'm sure they would be a great deal more rewarding than my students, who are mostly only interested in numbers and quite incapable of writing a single coherent sentence. SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) >> Laura, this is OT, but do you lecture to students doing the Graduate >> Diploma in Law? > > Sadly, no. I'm sure they would be a great deal more rewarding than my > students, who are mostly only interested in numbers and quite incapable of > writing a single coherent sentence. Oh, I don't know, I think you have had a lucky escape - the reason for my question is that my son is doing the GDL course at Brookes starting in September. Regards Jonathan >>> Laura, this is OT, but do you lecture to students doing the Graduate >>> Diploma in Law? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > question is that my son is doing the GDL course at Brookes starting in > September. It's a very highly regarded course so he's made a good choice. SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) >>>>> Purl Gurl wrote, in part, to Tony Cooper: >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > students, who are mostly only interested in numbers and quite incapable of > writing a single coherent sentence. They'll all end up in government, then. SignatureRobin Bignall > >> Purl Gurl wrote, in part, to Tony Cooper: > >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > You bet. Ooh, do we get to pick one? Have a seat, Tony. SignatureSML Purl Gurl filted: >Not a well known film, O'Toole performs his best acting >as Henry Plantagenet (King Henry II) in "The Lion In Winter." >O'Toole truly becomes Plantagenet then draws in viewers through >emotional connection; O'Toole appeals to their hearts and >to their minds. You must not have seen him in "The Ruling Class", then....r SignatureEvelyn Wood just looks at the pictures. >> Not a well known film, O'Toole performs his best acting >> as Henry Plantagenet (King Henry II) in "The Lion In Winter." >> O'Toole truly becomes Plantagenet then draws in viewers through >> emotional connection; O'Toole appeals to their hearts and >> to their minds. > You must not have seen him in "The Ruling Class", then. I'm Jack! Rather impressive how O'Toole can seamlessly slide back and forth between characters. This must be hard on his mind. Ruling Class, an excellent mockery of British arrogant aristocracy. SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >>>>> Why are you here? > [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > >My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. You are, indeed, a pearl, girl. How many hours of your day do you devote to AUE, if I may be so bold? I'd like to improve my contributions, sure, but with the many posts to read each day, I find I have little time to respond, assuming I leave time for anything else. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland (WMD snippage) > How many hours of your day do you devote to AUE, if I may be so bold? Not as much as you suspect. I am a very fast typist and my words and thoughts leap off my fingers like lightning. Assume you are talented carpenter. You can build and finish a home, very quickly. This is a result of your talent. You know what needs to be done and know how to do this, based on years of experience. You work fast and efficiently while avoiding the pitfalls of having to learn along the way. I am not a carpenter. I am an English professor. Like you, the carpenter, I work fast and efficiently, again, based on many years of practical experience. I build and finish a writings, very quickly. Your carpenter work moves along smooth and effortlessly. My writing work moves along smooth and effortlessly. This is not a question of how many hours are spent here at AUE, this is a question of how efficiently people use their time. > I'd like to improve my contributions, sure, but with the many > posts to read each day, I find I have little time to respond.... I read only a small percentage of articles, perhaps one out of ten. I scan article "threads" for topics of interest to me, this is scan rather than read. This saves time. You can create more time for yourself by selective reading. You are up standing on ceiling joists fitting and nailing roof rafters into place. Give your attention to your rafters and do not worry about what a landscaper is up to; this only distracts you and uses up a lot of your time. Your goal is to build a habitat of great worth, his goal is spreading bullshit. SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. I'm sure he'll take your suggestion for all it's worth. SignatureLinz Wet Yorks via Cambridge, York, London and Watford My accent may vary >>My sincere suggestion for you then, Tony, is to get lost. > >I'm sure he'll take your suggestion for all it's worth. I will give it the attention it deserves. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > (snipped) > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > "Can you leave this group for months at a time?" That's hard. I've done it, involuntarily, but it's hard for me. > A more stringent test of your personal strength is, > > "Can you deal with Purl Gurl without using a killfile?" So far. SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |A little government and a little luck 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |are necessary in life, but only a Palo Alto, CA 94304 |fool trusts either of them. | P.J. O'Rourke kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ (snipped) >>>> Why are you here? >>> As for why I'm still here, even with the changing group of faces >>> over the years, it's still one of the most interesting, >>> intelligent, witty, and enjoyable groups of people I've ever come >>> across. >> A test of your personal strength is, >> "Can you leave this group for months at a time?" > That's hard. I've done it, involuntarily, but it's hard for me. Hang around, like America and oil addiction, I will extract a high price for your participation here. I will provide motivation for you to join a twelve-step program to break your addiction. I assisted Bobby the Barrister to break his addiction to this discussion group, for which he is grateful. I can assist you. "Hello. My name is Evan. I am a wordoholic." SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. The UnInmate asks the 64,000 dollar question: > Why are you here? I am here to masturbate my bloated ego. Bet ya a buck this is why most participants are here. Have you noticed how often celebrities mess up this "64,000 dollar question" reference. Sometimes I hear, "6 million dollar" which seems a crossover with the Bionic Man. I have heard "64 million dollar" question which, I suppose, is inflation adjusted. Other times, "one-million dollar question" of unknown origin. Reminds me of George Bush and our 64 cent dollar. SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. > The UnInmate asks the 64,000 dollar question: >> Why are you here? [truth to AUE] > Have you noticed how often celebrities mess up this > "64,000 dollar question" reference. Sometimes I hear, > "6 million dollar" which seems a crossover with the > Bionic Man. I have heard "64 million dollar" question > which, I suppose, is inflation adjusted. Other times, > "one-million dollar question" of unknown origin. If you're old enough, you can remember the sixty-four dollar question. Expectations were lower in the '40s. >> The UnInmate asks the 64,000 dollar question: > If you're old enough, you can remember the sixty-four dollar question. > Expectations were lower in the '40s. I am not old enough to remember the Forties nor the Fifties but some of the Sixties. However, I am old enough to remember the ultimate question of a lifetime, "You are pregnant?" SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >>> The UnInmate asks the 64,000 dollar question: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >"You are pregnant?" No one has ever asked me that. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>>> The UnInmate asks the 64,000 dollar question: >>> If you're old enough, you can remember >>I am not old enough to remember the >> However, I am old enough to remember the >> ultimate question of a lifetime, >> "You are pregnant?" > No one has ever asked me that. Ah, you remain a timeless vestal virgin, remain a person of dignity, respect and earned adulation. You enjoy a blessing of not suffering this knowledge of the beast within, this growing life-form which consumes your body and mind only to spring forth from your loins to wreak havoc upon your sense of love and devotion to family taught to you by beasts of before, posing as your loving father, grandfather and uncles, your honored male beast ancestors, all of whom, you come to learn, are beasts nurtured within womb, nursed at the breast, then set free with one burning desire in life; to procreate, to ensure certain survival of the species, regardless of risk to the mental well being and risk to the very lives to those of us of our fair feminine gender, we mothers of these man beasts, mothers whose only reprieve and respite in life is birthing a girl child. SignaturePurl Gurl -- So many are stumped by what slips right off the top of my mind like a man's bad fitting hairpiece. >> The UnInmate asks the 64,000 dollar question: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > If you're old enough, you can remember the sixty-four dollar question. > Expectations were lower in the '40s. That's what I thought, and now I have verified that there was a radio show in the 1940s for which $64 was the top prize. I didn't arrive in the USA until early 1949, so I don't think I ever heard that show, but I must have heard about it. SignatureSkitt (AmE) No NESsie, but oh, so close ... [re Why are we here?] If I had to invent a reason, I'd say: We tinker, therefore we yammer. -- --------------------------------------------- Richard Maurer To reply, remove half Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >How about you? Well, somebody told me I could find the answer to a riddle by asking in this forum. The answer was pugry, but I've forgotten the question. Something to do with the coefficient of expansion of brass balls maybe, or was it the use of a full nine yards in a full monte? Apparently Churchill originated the expression - or maybe it was GBS. Whatever. Jitze Jitze're reply to the question "Why are you here" (in AUE): > Well, somebody told me I could find the answer to a riddle > by asking in this forum. The answer was pugry, but I've > forgotten the question. Something to do with the coefficient > of expansion of brass balls maybe, or was it the use of a full > nine yards in a full monte? Apparently Churchill originated > the expression - or maybe it was GBS. Whatever. A classic, Jitze. All right if I put it on my "Miscellany" page? SignatureMaria C. http://www.familyhomefront.net/ >Jitze're reply to the question "Why are you here" (in AUE): >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >A classic, Jitze. All right if I put it on my "Miscellany" page? I'd be hono(u)red and delighted to be so immortalised... Jitze >Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand >times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups >changes: Why are you here? > >I am here: In order to minimize life's inevitable pains to the hole between now and the time of my death by enjoying the wit and wisdom of fellow AUE members. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs Near Dublin, Ireland > Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand > times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups > changes: Why are you here? A) If I knew the answer to that, I'd found a religion. or, alternatively, B) I tripped over this group about 12 years ago when I left a very high-pressure job and suddenly had time to surf about, which coincided with beginning to do a lot of editing and writing. and then, much as Laura has described, C) I've met friends around the world and wouldn't want to leave, even if my time here is sporadic and some people think I'm impersonating a pastry chef (for which I will be eternally grateful, I might add). cheers, Stephanie >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand >> times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >if my time here is sporadic and some people think I'm impersonating a >pastry chef Typical female. Never forgets a slight. >(for which I will be eternally grateful, I might add). Typical female with class. Remembers the slight, but handles it graciously. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >> Let's have a question that must have been asked on this newsgroup a thousand >> times already, but that remains fresh because the composition of newsgroups [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > if my time here is sporadic and some people think I'm impersonating a > pastry chef (for which I will be eternally grateful, I might add). I'm afraid I still expect you to be Chinese... SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) > > C) I've met friends around the world and wouldn't want to leave, even > > if my time here is sporadic and some people think I'm impersonating a > > pastry chef (for which I will be eternally grateful, I might add). > > I'm afraid I still expect you to be Chinese... I'll keep making efforts in both directions, but I don't promise great success. Some amusement perhaps, but no great success. And I *never* thought that being supposed to be a pastry chef (or Chinese) was a slight, nosirreebob. Or Tony. all the best from Brussels, Stephanie |
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