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Here you go David and Peter. I left them in the oven last night. :)
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Sorry for the confusion. I meant David and SamuelT.
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What? No coffee? What a rip off! :)
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>What? No coffee? What a rip off! :)
I'm sorry, that's all they ordered. ;)
BTW, is it good, bad, believable, crap?
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Are the black spots burnt?
I'll have a long-john and a bearclaw too please. And some oj or coffee.
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HOw many lumps do you want????
OOOOOHHHHHH threeeeee or fffoooouuuurrrrrr......
(looney tunes ref...) :-)
-paul
TonyB wrote:
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> >What? No coffee? What a rip off! :)
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> I'm sorry, that's all they ordered. ;)
>
> BTW, is it good, bad, believable, crap?
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In article <38A3397F.6DB4D612@psu.edu>, Paul Jones <pdj### [at] psuedu>
wrote:
> HOw many lumps do you want????
And don't forget the sugar. :-)
(Douglas Adams reference)
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> BTW, is it good, bad, believable, crap?
Well, after a couple days the powdered sugar starts collecting
moisture and gets sticky. If that's what your shooting for they
look great. Change the name from "Fresh" donuts to "2-Day Old Donuts"
and you'll be all set. :)
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Lemon!!!!!!?????
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In article <38a35973@news.povray.org>, "Peter Warren"
<int### [at] halcyoncom> wrote:
> Lemon!!!!!!?????
Umm, nothing at all about lemons...
It was a reference to a scene in a book by Douglas Adams, "Dirk Gently's
Holistic Detective Agency".
Basically, one character was fixing tea for his guest. He was working
out of sight of the guest, and he asked "One lump or two?", and then he
asked if he wanted sugar too.
If you don't get it, think about what happens when milk goes bad...
BTW, I usually don't use milk in my coffee and only sometimes use it in
tea, and never use sugar in either of them.
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Good, only thing is that they seem too perfect.
Need some way to vary them. Maybe some uneven
scaling that varies between donuts.
Harold
TonyB <ben### [at] panamac-comnet> wrote in message
news:38a33710@news.povray.org...
> >What? No coffee? What a rip off! :)
>
> I'm sorry, that's all they ordered. ;)
>
> BTW, is it good, bad, believable, crap?
>
>
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A whooool lahta lummps :)
Paul Jones wrote:
> HOw many lumps do you want????
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> OOOOOHHHHHH threeeeee or fffoooouuuurrrrrr......
>
> (looney tunes ref...) :-)
>
> -paul
>
> TonyB wrote:
> >
> > >What? No coffee? What a rip off! :)
> >
> > I'm sorry, that's all they ordered. ;)
> >
> > BTW, is it good, bad, believable, crap?
>
> --
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> Paul Daniel Jones
> 307 Chandlee Laboratory
> Penn State Chemistry Dept.
> pdj### [at] psuedu
> http://glasssgi.chem.psu.edu
> (814)-865-2090
>
> C
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> H3C C CH3
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"SamuelT." wrote:
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> A whooool lahta lummps :)
Snagglepuss ?
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"Chris Huff" <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote in message
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> And don't forget the sugar. :-)
>
> (Douglas Adams reference)
Hey... another Dirk Gently fan!!!!!
Eric (trying in vain to think of some obscure reference to the Long Dark
Tea-Time of the Soul)
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certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
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"Phil Clute" <pcl### [at] tiacnet> wrote in message
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> Well, after a couple days the powdered sugar
> starts collecting moisture and gets sticky. If that's
> what your shooting for they look great. Change
> the name from "Fresh" donuts to "2-Day Old
> Donuts" and you'll be all set. :)
Maybe some angle-dependant reflection to accentuate the stickiness.
Eric
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so
certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
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> Here you go David and Peter. I left them in the oven last night. :)
look a bit dusty to me, maybe i will pass this time :)
Rick
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Inflated car tire inner-tubes left out in a sleet storm? I can see why you
titled the picture itself... :) Please don't mind me, thought I'd try a bad
mood for a change.
Bob
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In article <38a3b228@news.povray.org>, "Eric Freeman"
<eri### [at] datasynccom> wrote:
> Hey... another Dirk Gently fan!!!!!
>
> Eric (trying in vain to think of some obscure reference to the Long Dark
> Tea-Time of the Soul)
Something to do with a pop vending machine?
Or eagles? Or fighter jets? Or wrestling roast pigs? Or a silly Viking
hat? A kitten?
No, forget those, definitely the refrigerator. :-)
I have read both "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" and "Dirk Gently's
Holistic Detective Agency", I am still looking for his Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy series.
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"Chris Huff" <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote :
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> I am still looking for his Hitchhiker's
> Guide to the Galaxy series.
>
Fan coolness tip #608 : It is important to refer to them as the
"Trilogy"
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This is true. A five book trilogy is an important thing to have in life.
Bill DeWitt wrote:
> "Chris Huff" <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote :
> >
> > I am still looking for his Hitchhiker's
> > Guide to the Galaxy series.
> >
>
> Fan coolness tip #608 : It is important to refer to them as the
> "Trilogy"
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Where's the chocolate...?
Phil Clute wrote:
> What? No coffee? What a rip off! :)
> --
> Phil
> ...coffee?...yes please! extra sugar,extra cream...Thank you.
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I am a connoisseur of sugar... but milk, only by itself in a chilled glass
w/ ice and a large breakfast... yummy...
Chris Huff wrote:
> In article <38a35973@news.povray.org>, "Peter Warren"
> <int### [at] halcyoncom> wrote:
>
> > Lemon!!!!!!?????
>
> Umm, nothing at all about lemons...
> It was a reference to a scene in a book by Douglas Adams, "Dirk Gently's
> Holistic Detective Agency".
> Basically, one character was fixing tea for his guest. He was working
> out of sight of the guest, and he asked "One lump or two?", and then he
> asked if he wanted sugar too.
> If you don't get it, think about what happens when milk goes bad...
>
> BTW, I usually don't use milk in my coffee and only sometimes use it in
> tea, and never use sugar in either of them.
>
> --
> Chris Huff
> e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
> Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/
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Ah... I thought i recognized that humor... I have all of them in one book but
have only read the first "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" is one of the most
famous for its quotes... I find something new each time i read it...
Chris Huff wrote:
> In article <38a3b228@news.povray.org>, "Eric Freeman"
> <eri### [at] datasynccom> wrote:
>
> > Hey... another Dirk Gently fan!!!!!
> >
> > Eric (trying in vain to think of some obscure reference to the Long Dark
> > Tea-Time of the Soul)
>
> Something to do with a pop vending machine?
> Or eagles? Or fighter jets? Or wrestling roast pigs? Or a silly Viking
> hat? A kitten?
> No, forget those, definitely the refrigerator. :-)
>
> I have read both "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" and "Dirk Gently's
> Holistic Detective Agency", I am still looking for his Hitchhiker's
> Guide to the Galaxy series.
>
> --
> Chris Huff
> e-mail: chr### [at] yahoocom
> Web page: http://chrishuff.dhs.org/
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I think the big dumb lion in Bugs Bunny (:
Ken wrote:
> "SamuelT." wrote:
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> > A whooool lahta lummps :)
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> Snagglepuss ?
>
> --
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> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/
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More sugar... I want to see it all over the floor when i eat one... And
big chunks all over them... Like the Hostess ones that make you sick
after eating the hole box full in a car ride and looking down at your
sugar coated lap....
TonyB wrote:
> Here you go David and Peter. I left them in the oven last night. :)
>
> [Image]
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"Josh English" <eng### [at] spiritonecom> wrote :
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> This is true. A five book trilogy is an important thing to have in life.
>
If one includes "Young Zaphod Plays it Safe" we have 5 books and a short
story.
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Oh no! Star Wars will alienate its entire fan base by making the term
"Star Wars trilogy" obsolete!
Bill DeWitt wrote:
> "Chris Huff" <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote :
> >
> > I am still looking for his Hitchhiker's
> > Guide to the Galaxy series.
> >
>
> Fan coolness tip #608 : It is important to refer to them as the
> "Trilogy"
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 07:30:46 -0500, Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
>In article <38a3b228@news.povray.org>, "Eric Freeman"
><eri### [at] datasynccom> wrote:
>
>> Hey... another Dirk Gently fan!!!!!
>>
>> Eric (trying in vain to think of some obscure reference to the Long Dark
>> Tea-Time of the Soul)
>
>Something to do with a pop vending machine?
>Or eagles? Or fighter jets? Or wrestling roast pigs? Or a silly Viking
>hat? A kitten?
>No, forget those, definitely the refrigerator. :-)
>
>I have read both "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" and "Dirk Gently's
>Holistic Detective Agency", I am still looking for his Hitchhiker's
>Guide to the Galaxy series.
Long Dark Tea-Time was good, and the Hitchhiker's Guide is unmissable.
I think you can d/l the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from somewhere,
but it's more comfortable reading the book.
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On 11 Feb 2000 19:34:58 -0500, Steve wrote:
>On Fri, 11 Feb 2000 07:30:46 -0500, Chris Huff <chr### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
>I think you can d/l the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from somewhere,
>but it's more comfortable reading the book.
Not if you have a Palm. :)
But I'm going to guess that even if you can download it from somewhere, it's
no different than downloading stolen software and/or mp3's from somewhere.
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>But I'm going to guess that even if you can download it from somewhere,
it's
>no different than downloading stolen software and/or mp3's from somewhere.
I've actually found the MP3 version around on the 'Net several times. I
checked one of the files out. Weird book. I don't get it. Something about
God self-destructing, and something about a translating fish... IIRC.
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:54:52 -0500, TonyB <ben### [at] panamac-comnet> wrote:
>>But I'm going to guess that even if you can download it from somewhere,
>it's
>>no different than downloading stolen software and/or mp3's from somewhere.
>
>
>I've actually found the MP3 version around on the 'Net several times. I
>checked one of the files out. Weird book. I don't get it. Something about
>God self-destructing, and something about a translating fish... IIRC.
Read on.
What you've come accross are probably the Recordings made for Radio. They
come back on Radio 4 every few years and are so good you can listen to them
time an time again without getting board.
--
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:54:52 -0500, "TonyB"
<ben### [at] panamac-comnet> wrote:
>>But I'm going to guess that even if you can download it from somewhere,
>it's
>>no different than downloading stolen software and/or mp3's from somewhere.
>
>
>I've actually found the MP3 version around on the 'Net several times. I
>checked one of the files out. Weird book. I don't get it. Something about
>God self-destructing, and something about a translating fish... IIRC.
The part about 'God self-destructing' is the best mockery of all
religious arguments that I have ever encountered. It is a great
example of both the falacial logic some people use to disprove the
existence of God to a true believer, and that true believer's
reaction.
(Logic man to God): 'So you see, you don't exist'
(God): 'Oh, I haven't thought about that' (disappears in a puff of
logic)
Adams doesn't mock God, he mocks the argument. And at least you, Tony,
would agree that the argument about the existance of God deserves
mocking. As does the one about evolution/creation, which Adams mocks
as well.
And you're right, it's a pretty weird book :)
Gone to off-topic land.
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:54:52 -0500, TonyB wrote:
>>But I'm going to guess that even if you can download it from somewhere,
>it's
>>no different than downloading stolen software and/or mp3's from somewhere.
>
>
>I've actually found the MP3 version around on the 'Net several times. I
>checked one of the files out. Weird book. I don't get it. Something about
>God self-destructing, and something about a translating fish... IIRC.
You missed my point. HHGTG is COPYRIGHTED WORK. No matter whether you download
a text file of it or an MP3 of it, you're breaking the law. Go buy the book;
surely even the least wealthy person reading this news server can afford five
bucks for a paperback. If you can't, go borrow it from your public library.
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>You missed my point. HHGTG is COPYRIGHTED WORK. No matter whether you
download
>a text file of it or an MP3 of it, you're breaking the law. Go buy the
book;
>surely even the least wealthy person reading this news server can afford
five
>bucks for a paperback. If you can't, go borrow it from your public
library.
I'm sorry, Ron, but you don't understand something. a) I'm not interested in
the book, I was just curious at the time. The file is long gone. b) Books in
English are very hard to come by here in Panama, so I'm pretty sure that
that one won't be in any store. If the stores don't have it, then be sure
that the Libraries won't carry it either. Everything is in Spanish.
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Ron Parker wrote:
> You missed my point. HHGTG is COPYRIGHTED WORK. No matter whether you download
> a text file of it or an MP3 of it, you're breaking the law. Go buy the book;
> surely even the least wealthy person reading this news server can afford five
> bucks for a paperback. If you can't, go borrow it from your public library.
It's a lot more than five bucks for a friggin' paperback around here! But I agree
most people can still easily afford it.
And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay the
$15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time and
money. I'm not saying al books are bad, some are definitely good (like HHGTG). Then
there's the music industry... usually only one or two songs on a CD are well known
and you can almost never listen before you buy. I'm not saying anything about
myself, but lots of people use illegal mp3s as a "listen before you buy" thing.
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:13:21 -0600, David Fontaine <dav### [at] faricynet>
wrote:
>It's a lot more than five bucks for a friggin' paperback around here! But I agree
>most people can still easily afford it.
>And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay the
>$15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time and
>money. I'm not saying al books are bad, some are definitely good (like HHGTG). Then
>there's the music industry... usually only one or two songs on a CD are well known
>and you can almost never listen before you buy. I'm not saying anything about
>myself, but lots of people use illegal mp3s as a "listen before you buy" thing.
I have three mp3s downloaded from a Bulgarian server which I like a
lot and would like to buy the whole album. The problem is that
copyright info has been removed and the filenames are indescriptive
(GH1CD2.mp3 for example). The server is now down so I can't approach
the admin, and all searches on the web leave me clueless as who the
artist and/or the album might be. So there.
Peter Popov
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:31:10 -0500, TonyB <ben### [at] panamac-comnet> wrote:
>>You missed my point. HHGTG is COPYRIGHTED WORK. No matter whether you
>download
>>a text file of it or an MP3 of it, you're breaking the law. Go buy the
>book;
>>surely even the least wealthy person reading this news server can afford
>five
>>bucks for a paperback. If you can't, go borrow it from your public
>library.
>
>
>I'm sorry, Ron, but you don't understand something. a) I'm not interested in
>the book, I was just curious at the time. The file is long gone. b) Books in
>English are very hard to come by here in Panama, so I'm pretty sure that
>that one won't be in any store. If the stores don't have it, then be sure
>that the Libraries won't carry it either. Everything is in Spanish.
>
>
http://www.amazon.com and there are others that sell books internationally,
my friends use the US site and not the one in UK, as the UK version keeps
sending them the wrong books.
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:13:21 -0600, David Fontaine <dav### [at] faricynet> wrote:
>Ron Parker wrote:
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>> You missed my point. HHGTG is COPYRIGHTED WORK. No matter whether you download
>> a text file of it or an MP3 of it, you're breaking the law. Go buy the book;
>> surely even the least wealthy person reading this news server can afford five
>> bucks for a paperback. If you can't, go borrow it from your public library.
>
>It's a lot more than five bucks for a friggin' paperback around here! But I agree
>most people can still easily afford it.
>And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay the
>$15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time and
>money. I'm not saying al books are bad, some are definitely good (like HHGTG). Then
>there's the music industry... usually only one or two songs on a CD are well known
>and you can almost never listen before you buy. I'm not saying anything about
>myself, but lots of people use illegal mp3s as a "listen before you buy" thing.
HHGTG 9.99 here in paperback, works out at about 15-17 dollars, the list price
in Aus is 24 dollars. If you're not working, that's a lot of money, and to most
people who are working it's still a lot.
It's cheaper to buy the CDs here than it is to d/l the MP3s, (due to the price
of phone calls here).
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In article <slr### [at] rongwmicrocom>, Ron Parker
<ron### [at] povrayorg> writes
>On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:54:52 -0500, TonyB wrote:
>>>But I'm going to guess that even if you can download it from somewhere,
>>it's
>>>no different than downloading stolen software and/or mp3's from somewhere.
>>
>>
>>I've actually found the MP3 version around on the 'Net several times. I
>>checked one of the files out. Weird book. I don't get it. Something about
>>God self-destructing, and something about a translating fish... IIRC.
>
>You missed my point. HHGTG is COPYRIGHTED WORK. No matter whether you download
>a text file of it or an MP3 of it, you're breaking the law. Go buy the book;
>surely even the least wealthy person reading this news server can afford five
>bucks for a paperback. If you can't, go borrow it from your public library.
>
Sorry for this completely irrelevant post but I had to say it, I can
unfortunately not afford five bucks, I actually only have £2.14 to my
name!
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 02:47:33 +0000, David Parrott
<Xam### [at] quayles1demoncouk> wrote:
>Sorry for this completely irrelevant post but I had to say it, I can
>unfortunately not afford five bucks, I actually only have £2.14 to my
>name!
Sounds familiar. Two weeks ago the family assets hit the ¢50 floor
(about as much as a loaf of bread here). Thankfully I got some money
that same day but it sure was the tightest situation we've ever been
into.
Sorry for being off-topic.
Peter Popov
pet### [at] tagpovrayorg
ICQ: 15002700
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Peter Popov wrote:
> I have three mp3s downloaded from a Bulgarian server which I like a
> lot and would like to buy the whole album. The problem is that
> copyright info has been removed and the filenames are indescriptive
> (GH1CD2.mp3 for example). The server is now down so I can't approach
> the admin, and all searches on the web leave me clueless as who the
> artist and/or the album might be. So there.
Hmm, all my mp3s are in the Artist - Song format, and I have bought 3 CDs recently
entirely based on mp3s, two I had never even heard of before.
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 20:00:09 -0600, David Fontaine <dav### [at] faricynet>
wrote:
>Peter Popov wrote:
>
>> I have three mp3s downloaded from a Bulgarian server which I like a
>> lot and would like to buy the whole album. The problem is that
>> copyright info has been removed and the filenames are indescriptive
>> (GH1CD2.mp3 for example). The server is now down so I can't approach
>> the admin, and all searches on the web leave me clueless as who the
>> artist and/or the album might be. So there.
>
>Hmm, all my mp3s are in the Artist - Song format, and I have bought 3 CDs recently
>entirely based on mp3s, two I had never even heard of before.
Mine, too, but these three are not and they're driving me nuts because
I can't search the net based on two letters only. I might ask at the
Usenet but aside from c.g.r.r. I've never gotten a useful response to
my posts there.
Peter Popov
pet### [at] usanet
ICQ: 15002700
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David Fontaine wrote:
> And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay the
> $15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time and
> money.
Fifteen bucks for a paperback? You must live in Canada...
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USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis
Scott Reid wrote:
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> David Fontaine wrote:
>
> > And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay
the
> > $15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time
and
> > money.
>
> Fifteen bucks for a paperback? You must live in Canada...
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"Often the appearance of reality is more important
than the reality of the appearance."
Bill DeWitt 2000
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Scott Reid wrote:
> David Fontaine wrote:
>
> > And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay
the
> > $15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time
and
> > money.
>
> Fifteen bucks for a paperback? You must live in Canada...
Nope. US.
Last book I had to read for English: "The Color of Water", paperback, normal size, on
the
spine: $14.99 US
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"mr.art" wrote:
> USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis
>
> Scott Reid wrote:
> >
> > David Fontaine wrote:
> >
> > > And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay
the
> > > $15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time
and
> > > money.
> >
> > Fifteen bucks for a paperback? You must live in Canada...
>
> --
> Mr. Art
>
> "Often the appearance of reality is more important
> than the reality of the appearance."
> Bill DeWitt 2000
WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!
Man, did they see you coming.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345391802/o/qid=951086745/sr=2-1/102-2693460-5552045
http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=4L1PA5DQWA&mscssid=6QMQP40UUXS12P1U00JP4BC8EVSKAL98&srefer=&salesurl=Rwww.bn.com/&isbn=0345391802
http://search.borders.com/fcgi-bin/db2www/search/search.d2w/Details?&mediaType=Book&prodID=2613314
List price $6.99
On-line price: $5.59
To be fair, perhaps your local stores just don't have a good selection. Thus the
reason for
Amazon, bn.com and others like that. The large paperback has a list price of $12.00.
I'm lucky here. When I do bother reading the libraries in this area have a decent
collection. Also, there are many good used book stores all over the place.
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But it was obsolete before I opened the box" - W.A.Y.
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David Fontaine wrote:
> Last book I had to read for English: "The Color of Water", paperback, normal size,
on the
> spine: $14.99 US
Sorry, my mistake. It was a couple bucks less. $12.99. But it was a relatively small
book. I
could easily see another going $15. Anyway, it was the school's book, so it's not like
I give
a rat's ass. Didn't care much for it, don't care much for Cry the Beloved Country.
Here's an idea: let's read a book that doesn't use a racially segregated historical
context
to preach social values.
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:47:39 -0800, Scott Reid <s.w### [at] homecom> wrote:
>
>
>David Fontaine wrote:
>
>> And the problem with books is you don't realize they're crap until after you pay
the
>> $15 (yes, $15) and actually read it and by then you've wasted irreplaceable time
and
>> money.
>
>
> Fifteen bucks for a paperback? You must live in Canada...
On the cover is says:
UK £9.99
Australia $24.95
Not for sale in Canada
and £9.99 is about 15 to 17 US$. The 'Not for sale in Canada'
I think is just one of those cases of life immitating ray-tracing.
A post from Bill over in p.o-t said something about not being valid
in Canada or Wisconsen.
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"mr.art" wrote:
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> USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis
>
> Scott Reid wrote:
> > Fifteen bucks for a paperback? You must live in Canada...
Well it's good to know that we Canadians aren't the only ones getting
ripped off so badly...
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David Fontaine wrote:
> Here's an idea: let's read a book that doesn't use a racially segregated historical
context
> to preach social values.
I think you'll have to wait a generation or two before you see such a
book. Any pervasive social change takes at least one generation to
effect itself and it's only been about one generation since we were
forcefully made aware of the racial inequities we live by(60s race
riots), and awareness is only the first short step...
It's kind of funny in a way: Two thousand years ago, the Romans didn't
have such problems... Progress? What Progress?
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