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On 27-3-2015 10:43, Stephen wrote:
> On 27/03/2015 00:18, Doctor John wrote:
>> On 26/03/15 23:27, Stephen wrote:
>>> As well as battling against the forces of evil. I am also active in the
>>> secret class war. I wager the braggart is a follower of the rugby union
>>> code.
>>>
>>
>> [sends his evil minions to sup Stephen's Grouse (pl. Grice) and replace
>> it with Lagavulin]
>>
>> Mwah-hah-hah-haah!
>>
>
> That my friend, is why you will always fail. Overly complicated plans
> and a tendency to gloat before you should.
>
>
And why we should not be overly concerned about an alien invasion. They
are so naive and predictable!
--
Thomas
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In stealth mode.
(with adapted drive output)
--
Thomas
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On 27/03/2015 12:15, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 27-3-2015 10:43, Stephen wrote:
>> On 27/03/2015 00:18, Doctor John wrote:
>>> On 26/03/15 23:27, Stephen wrote:
>>>> As well as battling against the forces of evil. I am also active in the
>>>> secret class war. I wager the braggart is a follower of the rugby union
>>>> code.
>>>>
>>>
>>> [sends his evil minions to sup Stephen's Grouse (pl. Grice) and replace
>>> it with Lagavulin]
>>>
>>> Mwah-hah-hah-haah!
>>>
>>
>> That my friend, is why you will always fail. Overly complicated plans
>> and a tendency to gloat before you should.
>>
>>
> And why we should not be overly concerned about an alien invasion. They
> are so naive and predictable!
>
They never learn, do they?
All those books where they never win.
Can they even read?
--
Regards
Stephen
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On 27-3-2015 21:03, Stephen wrote:
> On 27/03/2015 12:15, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 27-3-2015 10:43, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 27/03/2015 00:18, Doctor John wrote:
>>>> On 26/03/15 23:27, Stephen wrote:
>>>>> As well as battling against the forces of evil. I am also active in
>>>>> the
>>>>> secret class war. I wager the braggart is a follower of the rugby
>>>>> union
>>>>> code.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [sends his evil minions to sup Stephen's Grouse (pl. Grice) and replace
>>>> it with Lagavulin]
>>>>
>>>> Mwah-hah-hah-haah!
>>>>
>>>
>>> That my friend, is why you will always fail. Overly complicated plans
>>> and a tendency to gloat before you should.
>>>
>>>
>> And why we should not be overly concerned about an alien invasion. They
>> are so naive and predictable!
>>
>
> They never learn, do they?
> All those books where they never win.
> Can they even read?
>
I wonder. You always see those primitive kinds of hieroglyphs. They are
way below the human race on the universal scale of civilisation.
--
Thomas
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...and then it sweeps past.
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On 28/03/2015 08:09, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>
> I wonder. You always see those primitive kinds of hieroglyphs. They are
> way below the human race on the universal scale of civilisation.
>
I don't know if you have read any of Eric Frank Russell's work. But he
knew how to treat them.
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Stephen
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On 29-3-2015 0:25, Stephen wrote:
> On 28/03/2015 08:09, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>
>>>
>> I wonder. You always see those primitive kinds of hieroglyphs. They are
>> way below the human race on the universal scale of civilisation.
>>
>
> I don't know if you have read any of Eric Frank Russell's work. But he
> knew how to treat them.
>
Strangely enough, no. Somehow, his work didn't make it to NL, or I
completely overlooked him in the days I scavenged libraries, which I
still do btw but with less booty than in the past (that is another story).
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Thomas
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On 29/03/2015 08:14, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 29-3-2015 0:25, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/03/2015 08:09, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>> I wonder. You always see those primitive kinds of hieroglyphs. They are
>>> way below the human race on the universal scale of civilisation.
>>>
>>
>> I don't know if you have read any of Eric Frank Russell's work. But he
>> knew how to treat them.
>>
> Strangely enough, no. Somehow, his work didn't make it to NL, or I
> completely overlooked him in the days I scavenged libraries, which I
> still do btw but with less booty than in the past (that is another story).
>
In his universe. The Earthmen are on their own, often laconic and
sneaky. On the gripping hand. The Aliens are powerful but easily
bamboozled.
Libraries?
The main library where I live has turned itself into an internet cafe.
And they keep selling off their books.
--
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Stephen
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On 29-3-2015 10:05, Stephen wrote:
> On 29/03/2015 08:14, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 29-3-2015 0:25, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 28/03/2015 08:09, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I wonder. You always see those primitive kinds of hieroglyphs. They are
>>>> way below the human race on the universal scale of civilisation.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I don't know if you have read any of Eric Frank Russell's work. But he
>>> knew how to treat them.
>>>
>> Strangely enough, no. Somehow, his work didn't make it to NL, or I
>> completely overlooked him in the days I scavenged libraries, which I
>> still do btw but with less booty than in the past (that is another
>> story).
>>
>
> In his universe. The Earthmen are on their own, often laconic and
> sneaky. On the gripping hand. The Aliens are powerful but easily
> bamboozled.
>
> Libraries?
> The main library where I live has turned itself into an internet cafe.
> And they keep selling off their books.
>
Oop. I meant /bookshops/, I was the victim of a multi-linguistic
semantic mix-up ;-)
However, the future of /libraries/ is bleak indeed. I witness the same
as you, here. :-(
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Thomas
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Hi(gh)!
On 29.03.2015 10:05, Stephen wrote:
> Libraries?
> The main library where I live has turned itself into an internet cafe.
> And they keep selling off their books.
>
Internet café... trading quality literature for second- and third-class
content snippets, ignorant bulletin board rants, conspiracy loony
propaganda and Chick gospel tracts! Poor, poor world!
I think copyrights on books should expire 20 years after publication (at
least with maps, it's this way in Germany - they are counted for
whatever reason as databases, which may be copied freely 15 years after
initial publication!), not 50, 70 or 100 years after the author's death
- then we could drastically improve the Internet's content - let alone
full-text searching and all those features which come with digitalizing!
See you in Khyberspace!
Yadgar
Now playing: Kriegstanz [War Dance] (Heinz-Rudolf Kunze)
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