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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 26 Aug 2016 21:00:46
Message: <57c0e63e$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:58:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>> He was there from Monday till Saturday. ;)
>>
>> TMI... Way TMI.... ;)
>>
>>
> Oh! dear, what can the matter be?
> 
> </Thanks :)

I do believe the problem was TMI. :)

>>>> We'll have to give him leave for that, but I have a feeling I'm going
>>>> to be back in huff on Sunday until Wednesday evening.  Or whatever
>>>> "Canadian huff" is.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Your guess is as good as mine. Better even.
>>
>> I'll have to ask a coworker who's there.  I'm sure one of them will
>> know the Canadian variant.
> 
> Probably called something like "poutine" ;)

I'm pretty sure that wasn't it.  I did manage to avoid the stuff again. :)

>>> It's never too late until you die.
>>
>> Ain't that the truth.
>>
> If you are going to go down. Go down fighting.

Damn straight. :)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Aug 2016 03:23:21
Message: <57c13fe9$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/27/2016 2:00 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:58:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>> He was there from Monday till Saturday. ;)
>>>
>>> TMI... Way TMI.... ;)
>>>
>>>
>> Oh! dear, what can the matter be?
>>
>> </Thanks :)
>
> I do believe the problem was TMI. :)

No. The solution is TMI.
It shuts people's ears down and they stop listening and will never ask 
again. :D


>
>>>>> We'll have to give him leave for that, but I have a feeling I'm going
>>>>> to be back in huff on Sunday until Wednesday evening.  Or whatever
>>>>> "Canadian huff" is.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Your guess is as good as mine. Better even.
>>>
>>> I'll have to ask a coworker who's there.  I'm sure one of them will
>>> know the Canadian variant.
>>
>> Probably called something like "poutine" ;)
>
> I'm pretty sure that wasn't it.  I did manage to avoid the stuff again. :)
>

+1  :)


>>>> It's never too late until you die.
>>>
>>> Ain't that the truth.
>>>
>> If you are going to go down. Go down fighting.
>
> Damn straight. :)
>

Or as Wg Cdr Carruthers said. While poring a bottle of flaming brandy on 
his host's groin.

"When Carruthers goes down. Carruthers goes down in flames."

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Aug 2016 03:27:26
Message: <57c140de$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/27/2016 1:57 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:54:53 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 8/25/2016 7:07 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:16:59 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>> I thought that was what you would expect.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ah, so you expected that I'd expect that.  That was...unexpected.
>>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As was the call for help by John He is locked in the lavatory. It
>>>>>> looks like he'll be there till Saturday.
>>>>>> I used a first class stamp to call the Fire Brigade, though. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, that's good - that he called for the FB, that is.  Not that
>>>>> he's locked in.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> He was there from Monday till Saturday. ;)
>>>>
>>>>> We'll have to give him leave for that, but I have a feeling I'm going
>>>>> to be back in huff on Sunday until Wednesday evening.  Or whatever
>>>>> "Canadian huff" is.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Your guess is as good as mine. Better even.
>>>
>>> Well, I'm out of Canadian huff.  I think it's called "poutine". ;)
>>>
>>> So, where were we?
>>>
>>>
>> And why are we here?
>
> Who's on first? :)
>

What's on second? ;)




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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Aug 2016 15:23:33
Message: <57c1e8b5$1@news.povray.org>
On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:27:25 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>> And why are we here?
>>
>> Who's on first? :)
>>
>>
> What's on second? ;)

I don't know. :)

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Aug 2016 15:24:42
Message: <57c1e8fa$1@news.povray.org>
On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:23:20 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8/27/2016 2:00 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:58:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>> He was there from Monday till Saturday. ;)
>>>>
>>>> TMI... Way TMI.... ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Oh! dear, what can the matter be?
>>>
>>> </Thanks :)
>>
>> I do believe the problem was TMI. :)
> 
> No. The solution is TMI.
> It shuts people's ears down and they stop listening and will never ask
> again. :D

I suppose it can be the question and the answer. :)

But then the universe will be destroyed and then will be replaced by 
something even more bizarrely inexplicable.

>>>>> It's never too late until you die.
>>>>
>>>> Ain't that the truth.
>>>>
>>> If you are going to go down. Go down fighting.
>>
>> Damn straight. :)
>>
>>
> Or as Wg Cdr Carruthers said. While poring a bottle of flaming brandy on
> his host's groin.
> 
> "When Carruthers goes down. Carruthers goes down in flames."

LOL



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Aug 2016 16:20:57
Message: <57c1f629$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/27/2016 8:24 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> But then the universe will be destroyed and then will be replaced by
> something even more bizarrely inexplicable.

Yawn!
Again?
When will it ever end?
Long time passing.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 27 Aug 2016 16:40:42
Message: <57c1faca$1@news.povray.org>
On 8/27/2016 8:23 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:27:25 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>>>> And why are we here?
>>>
>>> Who's on first? :)
>>>
>>>
>> What's on second? ;)
>
> I don't know. :)
>

I just told you. What's on second.


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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 29 Aug 2016 20:18:15
Message: <57c4d0c7$1@news.povray.org>
On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 21:20:55 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8/27/2016 8:24 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> But then the universe will be destroyed and then will be replaced by
>> something even more bizarrely inexplicable.
> 
> Yawn!
> Again?
> When will it ever end?
> Long time passing.

It's never-ending.  Naturally.

Jim



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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 29 Aug 2016 20:18:42
Message: <57c4d0e2$1@news.povray.org>
On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 21:40:41 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 8/27/2016 8:23 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:27:25 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>>>> And why are we here?
>>>>
>>>> Who's on first? :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What's on second? ;)
>>
>> I don't know. :)
>>
>>
> I just told you. What's on second.

I don't care who's on second, I want to know who's on first. :)

Jim



-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Long threads
Date: 29 Aug 2016 20:54:14
Message: <57c4d936$1@news.povray.org>
On 30/08/16 01:18, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> I don't care who's on second, I want to know who's on first. :)
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
I am! VPNed into my London machine.

My move:

Bratislava, Old Town Square.

My comment: Stop squabbling like a pair of schoolgirls. Stephanie stop
pulling Jemima's pigtails

John
-- 
It's not about bravery.
It's about doing what I need to do to win


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