On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:09:00 +0000, Invisible wrote:

>>> On the other hand, it seems that almost every forum I visit, I end up
>>> rubbing somebody up the wrong way.
>> 
>> Welcome to the real world, Andrew.  You're not going to rub everyone
>> the right way all the time.
>> 
>>> I see two possibilities:
>>>
>>> - Everybody else on the Internet is an asshole.
>>>
>>> - I'm an asshole.
>> 
>> There's a third possibility:  Some of the people in the world (and on
>> the 'net) are assholes, and you run into them from time to time.
>> 
>> Again, welcome to the real world.  There are assholes out there.  Best
>> way of dealing with them is to ignore them.
> 
> That still doesn't explain why I'm the only one having this problem.

You aren't the only one in the entire world having this problem.

Jim

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On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:31:08 -0600, Mike Raiford wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> That's a good question, Slime.  I've been wondering that myself.
> 
> I agree.
> 
> But, I find it ironic that one of his admonishments was not to derail
> the thread, only to see there is a large part of this thread that has
> absolutely nothing to do with the original topic. Delightfully hijacked.

Yes, I had noticed that as well - beautifully done, everyone! ;-)

Jim

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>>> Again, welcome to the real world.  There are assholes out there.  Best
>>> way of dealing with them is to ignore them.

>> That still doesn't explain why I'm the only one having this problem.

> You aren't the only one in the entire world having this problem.

No, but I *am* the only person on the Haskell mailing list having this 
problem.

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> 
> No, but I *am* the only person on the Haskell mailing list having this 
> problem.
> 

Can you say "Clique?" Good! I knew you could!

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>> No, but I *am* the only person on the Haskell mailing list having this 
>> problem.
> 
> Can you say "Clique?" Good! I knew you could!

Uh... I realise this is probably orthoganol to the point you were trying 
to make, but... actually no, I can't. I have no idea what that means.

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> No, but I *am* the only person on the Haskell mailing list having 
>>> this problem.
>>
>> Can you say "Clique?" Good! I knew you could!
> 
> Uh... I realise this is probably orthoganol to the point you were trying 
> to make, but... actually no, I can't. I have no idea what that means.
> 

Clique -- A close-knit, usually exclusionary, group.

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> Clique -- A close-knit, usually exclusionary, group.

Oh. Right.

How the heck do you pronounce that?

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Clique -- A close-knit, usually exclusionary, group.
> 
> Oh. Right.
> 
> How the heck do you pronounce that?
> 

Click

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"Mike Raiford" <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Clique -- A close-knit, usually exclusionary, group.
>>
>> Oh. Right.
>>
>> How the heck do you pronounce that?
>>
>
> Click

  LOL :)

  ~Steve~


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On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:45:20 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>>> Again, welcome to the real world.  There are assholes out there. 
>>>> Best way of dealing with them is to ignore them.
> 
>>> That still doesn't explain why I'm the only one having this problem.
> 
>> You aren't the only one in the entire world having this problem.
> 
> No, but I *am* the only person on the Haskell mailing list having this
> problem.

That you know of.  And if you are, so what?  Ignore the assholes and talk 
to the others.

Jim

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