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"James Silverton" > wrote in message
news:Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05...
> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
>
>
>> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
>> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
>> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
>> give chase.
>
>> She loved hunting rabbit too.
>
>> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
>> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>
> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a threatening manner
> is likely to be reported to the animal control people or be the recipient
> of pepper spray if it gets within 5 feet.
>
Un-blinking believable.

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In article <Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05>,
says...
> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
>
>
> > She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
> > someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
> > barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
> > give chase.
>
> > She loved hunting rabbit too.
>
> > Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
> > have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>
> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a
> threatening manner is likely to be reported to the animal
> control people or be the recipient of pepper spray if it gets
> within 5 feet.
>
>

Private property the dog can do what it pleases. And let me tell you
something about German Shepherds, they're fairly determined dogs.

She had a stealth mode too. That was something to see.

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In article > ,
says...
>
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> news:Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05...
> > T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
> >
> >
> >> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
> >> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
> >> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
> >> give chase.
> >
> >> She loved hunting rabbit too.
> >
> >> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
> >> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
> >
> > I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a threatening manner
> > is likely to be reported to the animal control people or be the recipient
> > of pepper spray if it gets within 5 feet.
> >
> Un-blinking believable.
>
>
>

That's the kind of person I'd hope a dog of mine would take a large
chunk out of.

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"T" > wrote in message
. ..
> In article <Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05>,
> says...
>> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
>>
>>
>> > She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
>> > someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
>> > barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
>> > give chase.
>>
>> > She loved hunting rabbit too.
>>
>> > Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
>> > have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>>
>> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a
>> threatening manner is likely to be reported to the animal
>> control people or be the recipient of pepper spray if it gets
>> within 5 feet.
>>
>>
>
> Private property the dog can do what it pleases. And let me tell you
> something about German Shepherds, they're fairly determined dogs.
>
> She had a stealth mode too. That was something to see.
>

Sigh.

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T wrote:
> In article <Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05>,
> says...
>> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
>>
>>
>>> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
>>> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
>>> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
>>> give chase.
>>> She loved hunting rabbit too.
>>> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
>>> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a
>> threatening manner is likely to be reported to the animal
>> control people or be the recipient of pepper spray if it gets
>> within 5 feet.
>>
>>
>
> Private property the dog can do what it pleases. And let me tell you
> something about German Shepherds, they're fairly determined dogs.
>
> She had a stealth mode too. That was something to see.
>
Dependent upon municipal ordinances where you and the dog live. Here,
they had better be on a leash if they're outside a fence or you will be
fined. In one case the dog was seized by the animal control people for
attacking people on the street. Turns out the owner had trained it to do
that and released it at night so he and his drinking buddies could get a
good laugh.

the owner got a sizable fine and thirty days in the pokey. The dog got
rehabilitated and adopted by someone with some common sense.

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"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
>T wrote:
>> In article <Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05>,
>> says...
>>> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
>>>
>>>
>>>> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
>>>> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
>>>> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
>>>> give chase.
>>>> She loved hunting rabbit too.
>>>> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
>>>> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>>> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a threatening
>>> manner is likely to be reported to the animal control people or be the
>>> recipient of pepper spray if it gets within 5 feet.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Private property the dog can do what it pleases. And let me tell you
>> something about German Shepherds, they're fairly determined dogs. She had
>> a stealth mode too. That was something to see.
> Dependent upon municipal ordinances where you and the dog live. Here, they
> had better be on a leash if they're outside a fence or you will be fined.
> In one case the dog was seized by the animal control people for attacking
> people on the street. Turns out the owner had trained it to do that and
> released it at night so he and his drinking buddies could get a good
> laugh.
>
> the owner got a sizable fine and thirty days in the pokey. The dog got
> rehabilitated and adopted by someone with some common sense.

Good. Man, people *shoot* dogs these days. You never, ever allow an animal
out unrestrained--or unsupervised, for that matter.

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"T" > wrote in message
. ..
> In article >,
> says...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> > MG wrote:
>> >> <snip>
>> >>>> So, if one part, about the baby crying is untrue, Jill, Does it make
>> >>>> the rest of the things to be treated the same way?, as bad advice?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Bigbazza (Barry) Oz
>> >>> Did you actually read the parts where I agreed with most of your
>> >>> post? Or did you just focus on the one thing?
>> >>>
>> >>> Jill
>> >> was just about to post the same statement, you beat me to it Jill
>> >>
>> >> just as I didn't say anything about the other "warnings" as most of
>> >> these are common sense, not that common sense is all that common
>> >
>> > I'll add some "common sense" that wasn't in Barry's original post.
>> >
>> > Don't walk out of a store with your wallet in your hand, fumbling to
>> > get it
>> > into your purse (if you carry a purse). If you do that, you aren't
>> > going to
>> > be paying attention to who is around you. Put your money and your
>> > wallet
>> > away before you leave the store.
>> >
>> > If you are a man (women aren't the only people who are robbed/mugged)
>> > don't
>> > carry your wallet in your back pants pocket. In a crowd situation the
>> > old
>> > bump and lift the wallet routine is a pickpockets' dream. If it won't
>> > detract from fashion (heh), consider a wallet with a chain that links
>> > to
>> > your belt. I'm sure you can find a fine gold chain, but that would
>> > only
>> > attract more attention LOL
>> Another old anti-pickpocket device is a simple rubber band, slipped over
>> the wallet and the wallet stashed in a pocket. Rubber band pulls on the
>> trouser pocket when pickpocket attempts the pick.
>> >
>> > Always have your keys in your hand when exiting an establishment to
>> > walk to
>> > your car, with the car key being the one you're holding onto so you
>> > don't
>> > have to fumble for it.
>> Stick one key out between your forefinger and middle finger and it
>> becomes a handy eyeball scratcher if someone grabs you.
>> >
>> > When you arrive home, make sure it's the house key you're holding.
>> >
>> > If there are tall bushes or shrubs around your doorway, consider
>> > cutting
>> > them back or having them removed.
>> >
>> > If your entry-way is dark, invest in an outside floodlight. Motion
>> > sensor
>> > lights are fairly cheap. If you aren't surrounded by trees you can get
>> > solar-powered versions.
>> >
>> > Jill
>> >
>> >
>> A pet alligator also helps.
>>
>
> Actually a well trained dog is just as effective. When I was a kid we
> had this German Shepherd female.
>
> She had been through police dog training but for some reason wouldn't
> take to any of the handlers well enough to go out into the field.
>
> We found out this dog wanted to be part of a family. I got her at 8
> months old, and this dog was at my side everywhere I went.
>
> God help you if you raised a hand to me. She was very protective of me.
>
> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when someone she
> didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come, barking her head off. If
> the person proceeded Dutchess would give chase.
>
> She loved hunting rabbit too.
>
> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't have.
> Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>
> I still miss that dog.

sorry to hear about your Shepherd

mine has already chased off a few would-be backyard fence jumpers who
thought jumping into peoples' property at 3am would be fun

good boy Ashke :) and he was only 7 months old at the time

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James Silverton wrote:
> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
>
>
>> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
>> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
>> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
>> give chase.
>
>> She loved hunting rabbit too.
>
>> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
>> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
>
> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a
> threatening manner is likely to be reported to the animal
> control people or be the recipient of pepper spray if it gets
> within 5 feet.

Absolutely. Unrestrained dogs cost the owners a lot of money and often the
dog its life. Different matter if someone trespasses on fenced property and
the dog is within the confines of the fence, of course.But otherwise, you've
got a "problem dog" on your hands. And they'll take said dog away if it
bites or mauls someone. "Beware of Dog" signs don't mean a thing if the dog
isn't under control of the owner.

Jill

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Bigbazza wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> So, if one part, about the baby crying is untrue, Jill, Does it make
>>> the rest of the things to be treated the same way?, as bad advice?
>>>
>> Did you actually read the parts where I agreed with most of your
>> post? Or did you just focus on the one thing?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Hi, Jill...You're right...sorry..It was nearing midnight here in Oz
> when I wrote that last night...I admit, I didn't see the notes in
> between mine, with your comments, Jill...I am not as observant at
> that time of night and am not used to reading comments placed in a
> message like that, even though some others do in a couple of senior
> groups I am in....I will have to be more observant :-)
>
> I haven't yet read the other comments as yet, as I have to go off and
> take my little granddaughter to Kindergarten school...Will read the
> others when I return later this morning..... Hope no one else have
> jumped on me when I look at them later this morning.....<G>
>
> Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

No, Peter jumped on ME. But that's the way usenet threads go, Barry. It's
common for people to intersperse replies amongst relevant parts of a post
(or thread). You're forgiven (heh), as if you needed my forgiveness.

Thanks for the post and your reply. I added a few cautions, which you may
catch here and may or may not agree with. It does pay to be careful.

Jill

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jmcquown wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>> Bigbazza wrote:
>>
>>> B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
>>> passenger door.
>>
>> Apparently big vans are never parked on the car's passenger side. Duh.
>
> ROFL! Then obviously you get in on the drivers side. Except, what do
> you

Sure, but The Instructions didn't say that.

> do if they're on both sides?!

You're screwed. Wait! Isn't that one of the things you're trying to
avoid?

> Obviously common sense comes into play here. And vigilence.
>
> I'm not making light of Barry's post. But common sense trumps all. Just
> use some friggin common sense.
>
> You know the Plover, don't you, Andy?
>
> http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i2780id.html
>
> It drags its wing along the ground and acts injured and limps away to
> lure predators away from the nest. I've seen this behavior for myself.
> We, as humans, recognise this as a ploy. Apparently human predators
> don't and are acting like injured birds.

Ever heard of the ohno bird? It's a shore bird that lives along the coast
of southern California. What's unique about it is that it has very short
legs for the size of its body -- and very large testicles. In fact its
testicles are larger than its legs are long. That's how it got its name
-- from its call when it's coming in for a landing: "Oh no! Oh no! Oh
no! ... "


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Nancy2 > wrote in news:3702c317-a8da-4176-82db-
:

>>
>> > Damn, are that many people are still a pay per hour/dialup service?
>>
>> (After reading and translating)..... yes. There probably are.
>>
>> Just because you're on broadband, don't *ass*ume that everyone is.
>>
>> Not everyone is as effluent as you and I.
>
> "Effluent?" Is that really what you meant? LOL.
>
> N.
>


:-)

Don't know if you've heard of "Kath and Kim".......

http://www.kathandkim.com/


http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_&_Kim


http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...864514250.html


Kim: "I want to be effluent, Mum."
Kath: "You are effluent, Kim. Look at all you have - a Hyundai, a half-
share in a home unit, a DVD, a mobile ..."

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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zxcvbob > wrote in news:68bnfaF2sv6vuU1
@mid.individual.net:

>
> PeterLucas wrote:
>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>
>
> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
> "effluent") ;-)
>
>
> Bob
>


It's a favourite saying of 'Kath and Kim' :-)

I get the feeling that Drama McQueen would relate to it.


http://www.kathandkim.com/


http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_&_Kim


http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...864514250.html


Kim: "I want to be effluent, Mum."
Kath: "You are effluent, Kim. Look at all you have - a Hyundai, a half-
share in a home unit, a DVD, a mobile ..."


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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"Ophelia" > wrote in news:68br6nF2s5s3tU1
@mid.individual.net:

> cybercat wrote:
>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>>> "effluent") ;-)
>>>
>> And accurate, too. :D
>
> heh, as it so happens............................... <G>
>
>
>


Obviously, Ohfeelya, you don't watch much comedy.

http://www.kathandkim.com/


http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_&_Kim


http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...864514250.html


Kim: "I want to be effluent, Mum."
Kath: "You are effluent, Kim. Look at all you have - a Hyundai, a half-
share in a home unit, a DVD, a mobile ..."

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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On Tue, 6 May 2008 18:10:11 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> wrote:

>"jmcquown" > wrote in
:
>
>
>
>I've only been talking to you.
>
>
>
>> And I have no idea why.
>
>
>
>The story of your life.

and you're a jerk.

--
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PeterLucas wrote:
> zxcvbob > wrote in news:68bnfaF2sv6vuU1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>
>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>> "effluent") ;-)
>>
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>
> It's a favourite saying of 'Kath and Kim' :-)
>
> I get the feeling that Drama McQueen would relate to it.
>
>
> http://www.kathandkim.com/
>
>
> http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_&_Kim
>
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...864514250.html
>
>
> Kim: "I want to be effluent, Mum."
> Kath: "You are effluent, Kim...."
>
>


I thought it was too good of a malapropism to be a simple misspelling,
but it was still funny :-)

Bob

--
"Savoir Faire is Everywhere!"

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zxcvbob > wrote in news:68clefF2qc56aU1
@mid.individual.net:

> PeterLucas wrote:
>> zxcvbob > wrote in news:68bnfaF2sv6vuU1
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>
>>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>>
>>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>>> "effluent") ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's a favourite saying of 'Kath and Kim' :-)
>>
>> I get the feeling that Drama McQueen would relate to it.
>>
>>
>> http://www.kathandkim.com/
>>
>>
>> http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_&_Kim
>>
>>
>> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...864514250.html
>>
>>
>> Kim: "I want to be effluent, Mum."
>> Kath: "You are effluent, Kim...."
>>
>>
>
>
> I thought it was too good of a malapropism to be a simple misspelling,
> but it was still funny :-)
>


If you ever get a chance to watch Kath&Kim...... it's a hoot :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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In article >,
says...
> T wrote:
> > In article <Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05>,
> > says...
> >> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
> >>
> >>
> >>> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
> >>> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
> >>> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
> >>> give chase.
> >>> She loved hunting rabbit too.
> >>> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
> >>> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
> >> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a
> >> threatening manner is likely to be reported to the animal
> >> control people or be the recipient of pepper spray if it gets
> >> within 5 feet.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Private property the dog can do what it pleases. And let me tell you
> > something about German Shepherds, they're fairly determined dogs.
> >
> > She had a stealth mode too. That was something to see.
> >
> Dependent upon municipal ordinances where you and the dog live. Here,
> they had better be on a leash if they're outside a fence or you will be
> fined. In one case the dog was seized by the animal control people for
> attacking people on the street. Turns out the owner had trained it to do
> that and released it at night so he and his drinking buddies could get a
> good laugh.
>
> the owner got a sizable fine and thirty days in the pokey. The dog got
> rehabilitated and adopted by someone with some common sense.
>

That was the thing, she wouldn't leave the property. It was quite
something, that dog knew that where grass ended and curb begun she was
not to go past it unless accompanied by me.

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In article > ,
says...
>
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
> >T wrote:
> >> In article <Fb4Uj.19873$aA1.2962@trnddc05>,
> >> says...
> >>> T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
> >>>> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
> >>>> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
> >>>> give chase.
> >>>> She loved hunting rabbit too.
> >>>> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
> >>>> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
> >>> I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a threatening
> >>> manner is likely to be reported to the animal control people or be the
> >>> recipient of pepper spray if it gets within 5 feet.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Private property the dog can do what it pleases. And let me tell you
> >> something about German Shepherds, they're fairly determined dogs. She had
> >> a stealth mode too. That was something to see.
> > Dependent upon municipal ordinances where you and the dog live. Here, they
> > had better be on a leash if they're outside a fence or you will be fined.
> > In one case the dog was seized by the animal control people for attacking
> > people on the street. Turns out the owner had trained it to do that and
> > released it at night so he and his drinking buddies could get a good
> > laugh.
> >
> > the owner got a sizable fine and thirty days in the pokey. The dog got
> > rehabilitated and adopted by someone with some common sense.
>
> Good. Man, people *shoot* dogs these days. You never, ever allow an animal
> out unrestrained--or unsupervised, for that matter.
>
>
>

Even cops shoot dogs. I recall a video on youtube where they raided the
wrong house and shot the guys dog.

Then there was another video where the cops shot their own police dog.

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In article >,
says...
> James Silverton wrote:
> > T wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 17:22:01 -0400:
> >
> >
> >> She'd hide in the bushes at the front of the house and when
> >> someone she didn't know came up the walkway out she'd come,
> >> barking her head off. If the person proceeded Dutchess would
> >> give chase.
> >
> >> She loved hunting rabbit too.
> >
> >> Someone poisoned her, or she got into something she shouldn't
> >> have. Either way at 9 years old she had to be put down.
> >
> > I'm glad she survived that long. A dog rushing up in a
> > threatening manner is likely to be reported to the animal
> > control people or be the recipient of pepper spray if it gets
> > within 5 feet.
>
> Absolutely. Unrestrained dogs cost the owners a lot of money and often the
> dog its life. Different matter if someone trespasses on fenced property and
> the dog is within the confines of the fence, of course.But otherwise, you've
> got a "problem dog" on your hands. And they'll take said dog away if it
> bites or mauls someone. "Beware of Dog" signs don't mean a thing if the dog
> isn't under control of the owner.
>
> Jill
>
>
>

That's the thing, this dog had police training, how to hold but not
bite. It was quite something to see.

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On May 6, 12:37 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> PeterLucas wrote:
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in
> :
>
> > There's probably a lot of people on here that pay for each and every
> > Kb/Mb that they have to download to view something.
>
> Damn, are that many people are still a pay per hour/dialup service?

We run into that problem with mailing list members. Seems there are
still fair-sized chunks of the world, and even the US where large
downloads are problematic.

maxine in ri

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maxine in ri > wrote in news:84ae5d51-ec62-4d21-bc78-
:

> On May 6, 12:37 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> PeterLucas wrote:
>> > "jmcquown" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > There's probably a lot of people on here that pay for each and every
>> > Kb/Mb that they have to download to view something.
>>
>> Damn, are that many people are still a pay per hour/dialup service?
>
> We run into that problem with mailing list members. Seems there are
> still fair-sized chunks of the world, and even the US where large
> downloads are problematic.
>



Jilly's finding it very hard to comprehend that not everyone is as effluent
as she is :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
ynet.net...
> Bigbazza wrote:
>
>> B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
>> passenger
>> door.
>
> Apparently big vans are never parked on the car's passenger side. Duh.
>
>
> --
> Blinky


Wouldn't that depend on how the car or truck are parked?.... If the truck
was parked with front to curb and the car was parked with it's rear to
curb.. So then, the drivers of both the truck and the car would be alongside
each other... drivers doors that is...

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

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"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
.25...
> "jmcquown" > wrote in news:68bfrqF2rm9o9U1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>>>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>

Hey there, Peter...I just noticed the time on your post.. 2:59AM today....
Brisbane is still the same time zone as Sydney is..(Except your State (Qld)
will not go 'Day Saving Time' during the Summer....) How come you are up as
late as you do on UseNet?.... Do you suffer from insomnia?....

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

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"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
>
> PeterLucas wrote:
>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>
>
> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
> "effluent") ;-)
>
>
> Bob

LOL, yes...:-))

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

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"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
.25...
> zxcvbob > wrote in news:68clefF2qc56aU1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>> zxcvbob > wrote in news:68bnfaF2sv6vuU1
>>> @mid.individual.net:
>>>
>>>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>>>
>>>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>>>> "effluent") ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a favourite saying of 'Kath and Kim' :-)
>>>
>>> http://www.kathandkim.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kath_&_Kim
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...864514250.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Kim: "I want to be effluent, Mum."
>>> Kath: "You are effluent, Kim...."
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> I thought it was too good of a malapropism to be a simple misspelling,
>> but it was still funny :-)
>>
>
>
> If you ever get a chance to watch Kath&Kim...... it's a hoot :-)
>
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>

Here's a URL for YouTube to see a few of them....

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...m&search_type=

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz

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"Bigbazza" > wrote in
:

>
> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
> .25...
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in news:68bfrqF2rm9o9U1
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>

>>
>
> Hey there, Peter...I just noticed the time on your post.. 2:59AM
> today.... Brisbane is still the same time zone as Sydney is..(Except
> your State (Qld) will not go 'Day Saving Time' during the Summer....)
> How come you are up as late as you do on UseNet?.... Do you suffer
> from insomnia?....
>


On 24 hour call. Had come back from a job around midnight, and it takes
awhile for the body to calm back down.

It was shortly after the 'discussion' with MacQueen I decided that she
wasn't worth the effort and hit the sack around 4.30am, and was up again
by 8am for another job.

I'm hoping that tonight will yeild more time for sleep, but I'm not
holding my breath.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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"Bigbazza" > wrote in news:68d0etF2rucocU1
@mid.individual.net:


>>>
>>
>>
>> If you ever get a chance to watch Kath&Kim...... it's a hoot :-)
>>

>>
>
> Here's a URL for YouTube to see a few of them....
>
> http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...m&search_type=
>



Look at moi, look at moi!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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"Bigbazza" > wrote in news:68d03gF2srsplU1
@mid.individual.net:

>
> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>
>>
>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>> "effluent") ;-)
>>
>>
>> Bob
>
> LOL, yes...:-))
>


Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene genetically
modified, and it no longer functions.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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Bigbazza wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> ynet.net...
>> Bigbazza wrote:
>>
>>> B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the
>>> passenger
>>> door.
>>
>> Apparently big vans are never parked on the car's passenger side. Duh.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
>
> Wouldn't that depend on how the car or truck are parked?.... If the truck
> was parked with front to curb and the car was parked with it's rear to
> curb.. So then, the drivers of both the truck and the car would be alongside
> each other... drivers doors that is...

Unless their passenger doors were adjacent.


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"PeterLucas" > wrote in message
>
> Jilly's finding it very hard to comprehend that not everyone is as
> effluent
> as she is :-)
>
>

Probably more effluent people here than affluent.

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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "Edwin Pawlowski" > dropped this
> news:UZeUj.14590$V14.14037 @nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com: in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
>>>
>>> Jilly's finding it very hard to comprehend that not everyone is as
>>> effluent
>>> as she is :-)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Probably more effluent people here than affluent.
>
> Being affluent is having the ability to fill the gas tank without
> going... "oh shit"...
>
> Michael

That would be me! But then, my car gets about 45 miles per gallon. I'll
check back with you after I drive 12 hours to South Carolina (with a cat in
tow).

Jill

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On Tue, 06 May 2008 13:48:10 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>
>PeterLucas wrote:
>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>
>
>That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>"effluent") ;-)
>
>
>Bob

a case could be made that they are both effluent.

your pal,
blake

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On Wed, 7 May 2008 07:19:52 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> wrote:

>"Bigbazza" > wrote in news:68d03gF2srsplU1
:
>
>>
>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>>> "effluent") ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>> LOL, yes...:-))
>>
>
>
>Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene genetically
>modified, and it no longer functions.

it's just that australian humor and wit is typically so sophisticated
it goes right over our pretty little heads.

your pal,
blake

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"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 7 May 2008 07:19:52 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> > wrote:
>
>>"Bigbazza" > wrote in news:68d03gF2srsplU1
:
>>
>>>
>>> "zxcvbob" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>>>> Not everyone is as effluent as you [Jill] and I.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's the funniest thing I've read in a while. (Look up the word
>>>> "effluent") ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>
>>> LOL, yes...:-))
>>>
>>
>>
>>Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene genetically
>>modified, and it no longer functions.
>
> it's just that australian humor and wit is typically so sophisticated
> it goes right over our pretty little heads.
>

HAW!

err, I mean, that's exactly what I was thinking. Peter is such a witty card,
it's just so hard to keep up!

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"jmcquown" > wrote in
:

> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>> "Edwin Pawlowski" > dropped this
>> news:UZeUj.14590$V14.14037 @nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com: in rec.food.cooking
>>
>>>
>>> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> Jilly's finding it very hard to comprehend that not everyone is as
>>>> effluent
>>>> as she is :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Probably more effluent people here than affluent.
>>
>> Being affluent is having the ability to fill the gas tank without
>> going... "oh shit"...
>>
>> Michael
>
> That would be me!


So we can append 'braggard' on your CV, along with bully, and
lush.......


> But then, my car gets about 45 miles per gallon.
> I'll check back with you after I drive 12 hours to South Carolina
> (with a cat in tow).
>


Well, I hope the cops bust your ass good for animal cruelty. Most normal
people put the damn cat *inside* the car.

I'm not a cat lover by any means, but I would never resort to such
cruelty.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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blake murphy > wrote in
:


>>
>>Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene genetically
>>modified, and it no longer functions.
>
> it's just that australian humor and wit is typically so sophisticated
> it goes right over our pretty little heads.
>



I'd have a battle of wits with you, but I don't fight unarmed people.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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On Thu, 8 May 2008 03:42:00 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote in
:
>
>
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene genetically
>>>modified, and it no longer functions.
>>
>> it's just that australian humor and wit is typically so sophisticated
>> it goes right over our pretty little heads.
>>
>
>
>
>I'd have a battle of wits with you, but I don't fight unarmed people.

dream on, mate. that line's a little dusty, don't you think?

your pal,
blake

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"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 03:42:00 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> > wrote:
>
>>blake murphy > wrote in
m:
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene genetically
>>>>modified, and it no longer functions.
>>>
>>> it's just that australian humor and wit is typically so sophisticated
>>> it goes right over our pretty little heads.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>I'd have a battle of wits with you, but I don't fight unarmed people.
>
> dream on, mate. that line's a little dusty, don't you think?
>
He made it up himself!

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blake murphy > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 8 May 2008 03:42:00 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas
> > wrote:
>
>>blake murphy > wrote in
m:
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>Unfortunately, some of the Yanks have had their humour gene
>>>>genetically modified, and it no longer functions.
>>>
>>> it's just that australian humor and wit is typically so
>>> sophisticated it goes right over our pretty little heads.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>I'd have a battle of wits with you, but I don't fight unarmed people.
>
> dream on, mate. that line's a little dusty, don't you think?
>



It may be. But I *did* say it first (here) :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

You will travel through the valley of rejection;
you will reside in the land of morning mists...and you will find your
home,
though it will not be where you left it.

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"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 6 May 2008 23:56:13 +1000, "Bigbazza"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>
>>So, if one part, about the baby crying is untrue, Jill, Does it make the
>>rest of the things to be treated the same way?, as bad advice?
>>
>
> no, but it certainly makes the rest of the post sound like paranoid
> nonsense. out of the millions of vans, how many are the serial killer
> express?
>
> your pal,
> blake

It only takes one. Being cautious is not the same as being paranoid...and I'd rather
be paranoid than dead, thanks.

kimberly