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To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 31 Mar 2010 11:03:39p, Joseph Littleshoes told us... > > >>John Kuthe wrote: >> >>>On Mar 31, 7:55�am, WTF > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Just a thought, Andy is getting more and more rude and has started >>>>attacking people again. >>>>What do you think of Killfiling him, I mean everyone here? >>>> >>>>His attitude has gotten to the point he's snapping at everyone, �I >>>>doubt he will ever change. He's like Jeckel and Hyde, even Brian has >>>>changed his posting habits. >>> >>> >>>People who killfile others have NO SELF CONTROL! >>> >>>John Kuthe... >> >>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill > > files'. > >>-- >>JL >> > > > For certain people I would mean that literally. > That being the case i don't see how you can complain about any sort of behavior by anybody. -- JL |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: > > >>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. > > > Nothing wrong with 'killfile'. It's accepted and common > terminology. > > -sw So are all sorts of things i disapprove of. Female genital mutilation any one? how about enslaving young boys to race camels? institutional racism? sexism? ageism? wage slavery? all are "accepted and common" practices among those people where the practices (and their vocabulary) are "common and accepted". -- JL |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Mar 31, 10:34*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Mar 31, 7:55*am, WTF > wrote: > > > Just a thought, Andy is getting more and more rude and has started > > attacking people again. > > What do you think of Killfiling him, I mean everyone here? > > > His attitude has gotten to the point he's snapping at everyone, *I > > doubt he will ever change. He's like Jeckel and Hyde, even Brian has > > changed his posting habits. > > People who killfile others have NO SELF CONTROL! Like problem gamblers who put themselves on the exclusion list at the casinos. Extra thick Strip steak, cooked blue rare last night over a hickory fire, and left out on the counter overnight with a cup of cafe au lait is a nice way to wake up. > > John Kuthe... --Bryan |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on Thu,
1 Apr 2010 01:51:01 -0500 the following: > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:44:41 -0500, Damaeus wrote: > > > Agent used to be the most advanced newsreader you could get, really. > > Bzzzzt! Dialog had always been more advanced than Dialog, at least as > far back as Agent 1.5. And best of all, Dialog was free. Oooo! Oooo! Oooo! Thanks for mentioning that Dialog was free! That reminds me. People in this country just luuuuuuv to rail against socialism and communism, but look at how many people just love their god damned freebies! My god, what a country with its hands in two asses. "We don't want communism! We just want lots of free stuff!" HAHAHAHAHA! > Dialog hasn't been modified that whole time, and I'd still use it over > Agent no doubt about it. With it's own scripting language, there's > pretty much nothing it can't do. > > Anyway, I've been in enough reader wars for a lifetime. I'm very happy > with the fully customizable 40tude Dialog Reader. I'm downloading it now. Last release appears to be 2005, and it's a beta release. I was tickled by the fact that they only added the ability to change the options for all selected newsgroups in the latest release: Group options now work with multiple selected groups if you tick the checkbox "Use these options for all selected groups" (only enabled when all selected items are of the same type, e.g. only newsgroups or only folders) Well, I've tried many newsreaders over the thirteen or so years I've used Agent, and I've always come back to Agent as I found all the others inferior. But I'm willing to try 40tude. Damaeus -- "Marijuana leads to homosexuality ... and therefore to AIDS." White House Drug Czar Carlton Turner 1986 |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on Thu,
1 Apr 2010 01:51:01 -0500 the following: > Dialog hasn't been modified that whole time, and I'd still use it > over Agent no doubt about it. With it's own scripting language, > there's pretty much nothing it can't do. > > Anyway, I've been in enough reader wars for a lifetime. I'm very > happy with the fully customizable 40tude Dialog Reader. I downloaded it and took a look at it. I changed the colors around some. I do like the multiple colors for quotation levels. It looks like one I could probably get used to, but I'm happy enough with Agent to not care if 40tude even exists or not. Damaeus -- "Marijuana leads to homosexuality ... and therefore to AIDS." White House Drug Czar Carlton Turner 1986 |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
In news:rec.food.cooking, Joseph Littleshoes > posted on
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:17:19 -0800 the following: > sf wrote: > > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes > > > wrote: > > > > > I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. > > > > Some of us don't use it for any other purpose, JL... so we call them > > kill files. > > That don't change what i think of using the term "kill" in such a context. Yeah. You wouldn't want to put the prezzie in your kill file. You might get a visit from the secret service. Dameus -- "Marijuana leads to homosexuality ... and therefore to AIDS." White House Drug Czar Carlton Turner 1986 |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> > I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. I don't like that crock pot beans have the technical name of "baked beans" either but I am not motivated to campaign to get the name changed. "Kill file" is the technical name for the original filtering mechanism used in the first few generations of newsreaders. To call filters that is a matter of being literate in the history of newsreader software. Pretty simple how that works. What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical reactions when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with "porpoise" so some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. I recall a scene from Hemmingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" where he catches, slices and eats a dolphin fish. He comments that for a fish so delicious when cooked it tastes terrible raw. I don't recall seeing mahi mahi at suchi bars. |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Doug Freyburger wrote:
> What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks > don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical reactions > when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with "porpoise" so > some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. Not just dolphin. nancy |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Apr 1, 9:06*am, Damaeus > wrote:
> In news:rec.food.cooking, Joseph Littleshoes > posted on > Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:17:19 -0800 the following: > > > sf wrote: > > > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes > > > > wrote: > > > > > I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. > > > > Some of us don't use it for any other purpose, JL... so we call them > > > kill files. > > > That don't change what i think of *using the term "kill" in such a context. > > Yeah. *You wouldn't want to put the prezzie in your kill file. *You might > get a visit from the secret service. He seems way too "Web 2.0" to be posting on Usenet anyway. I have my BE LIKE THE OBAMAS PLANT A VICTORY GARDEN t-shirt on today. > > Dameus > --Bryan |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote: > "Omelet" > wrote in message > ... > > In article >, > > Dave Smith > wrote: > > > >> atec7 7 > wrote: > >> > WTF wrote: > >> >> Just a thought, Andy is getting more and more rude and has started > >> >> attacking people again. What do you think of Killfiling him, I mean > >> >> everyone here? > >> >> > >> >> His attitude has gotten to the point he's snapping at everyone, I > >> >> doubt he will ever change. He's like Jeckel and Hyde, even Brian has > >> >> changed his posting habits. > >> > The question isn't "if" to but "when" and how long ago > >> > >> He made it into mine when he started the No Legs crap. > > > > Ditto. > > Yep! That cruel viciousness did it for me. > -- I have to wonder if he even cares. :-( I actually feel a bit sorry for the little fool. -- Peace! Om Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> "We're all adults here, except for those of us who aren't." --Blake Murphy |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
"Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Doug Freyburger wrote: > >> What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks >> don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical reactions >> when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with "porpoise" so >> some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. > > A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. Not just > dolphin. > > nancy Yeah, for me something like "dolphin burrito" grates as illiterate, similar to "soy" for "soy sauce". It should be "dolphin fish burrito", but people out of laziness leave out the extra word. Steve |
Should Andy kill himself? (was: To Killfile Andy or not, that isthe question of the day)
On Apr 1, 10:13*am, Andy > wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote: > > Doug Freyburger wrote: > > >> What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks > >> don't like? *The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical reactions > >> when it is used. *Somehow the word got overlapped with "porpoise" so > >> some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. > > > A dolphin is like a porpoise. *Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. *Not just > > dolphin. * > > > nancy > > Yay nancy young! > > Wound you mind clearing the air and explain what makes you less boring > than dirt? Speaking of dirt, why don't you take a nap there? > > Andy --Bryan |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Steve wrote on Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:16:44 +0000 (UTC):
>> Doug Freyburger wrote: >> >>> What other technical and/or historical names are there that >>> folks don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger >>> hysterical reactions when it is used. Somehow the word got >>> overlapped with "porpoise" so some folks don't realize it >>> means "mahi mahi" fish. >> >> A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. >> Not just dolphin. >> >> nancy > Yeah, for me something like "dolphin burrito" grates as > illiterate, similar to "soy" for "soy sauce". > It should be "dolphin fish burrito", but people out of > laziness leave out the extra word. Really, does it matter in a cooking group? Who, apart from some perverse Japanese, eats real dolphin? Things are made from soy beans but they have distinctive names like miso, tofu and soy sauce and they are even eaten alone but as edamame. If I were to say "1 tablespoon soy" (even if I really would say "shoyu" or "soy sauce") would anyone be confused? -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Nancy Young wrote:
> Doug Freyburger wrote: > >> What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks >> don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical reactions >> when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with "porpoise" so >> some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. > > A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. Not just > dolphin. Just to check - Use use these word pairs as well - salmon fish, sardine fish, halibut fish. As with dolphin they are all types of fish. The key is the hysteria from what is correct usage of the name for a type of fish without considering that the word has two valid meanings. The only reason anyone uses the word pair "dolphin fish" is because of that hysteria not because using the word "dolphin" for the type of fish is inaccurate. That's why I used it in response to Joseph L's dislike of the correct usage for "kill file". |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:34:42 -0500, Damaeus wrote:
> In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on Thu, > 1 Apr 2010 01:51:01 -0500 the following: > >> Dialog hasn't been modified that whole time, and I'd still use it >> over Agent no doubt about it. With it's own scripting language, >> there's pretty much nothing it can't do. >> >> Anyway, I've been in enough reader wars for a lifetime. I'm very >> happy with the fully customizable 40tude Dialog Reader. > > I downloaded it and took a look at it. I changed the colors around some. > I do like the multiple colors for quotation levels. It looks like one I > could probably get used to, but I'm happy enough with Agent to not care if > 40tude even exists or not. Kook. -sw |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:23:03 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > >> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: >> >>>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. >> >> Nothing wrong with 'killfile'. It's accepted and common >> terminology. >> >> -sw > > So are all sorts of things i disapprove of. > > Female genital mutilation any one? how about enslaving young boys to > race camels? institutional racism? sexism? ageism? wage slavery? all are > "accepted and common" practices among those people where the practices > (and their vocabulary) are "common and accepted". Uh, we're talking about words, not actions. Talk about a tangent... You forgot to mention whales. -sw |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30:52 -0400, Dave Smith wrote: > >> He made it into mine when he started the No Legs crap. > > That pretty much put him right up there with Sheldon. But at least > Sheldon *tries* to talk food. Any is just plain useless all around. > the no-legs things is pretty distasteful. > > -sw andy doesn't seem to realize it repels people. or thinks all those repelled are faggots. your pal, legs |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:51:51 -0600, Omelet wrote:
> In article >, > Dave Smith > wrote: > >> atec7 7 > wrote: >>> WTF wrote: >>>> Just a thought, Andy is getting more and more rude and has started >>>> attacking people again. What do you think of Killfiling him, I mean >>>> everyone here? >>>> >>>> His attitude has gotten to the point he's snapping at everyone, I >>>> doubt he will ever change. He's like Jeckel and Hyde, even Brian has >>>> changed his posting habits. >>> The question isn't "if" to but "when" and how long ago >> >> He made it into mine when he started the No Legs crap. > > Ditto. he was an empty-headed buffoon long before he started that. i look at it as low (inadvertent) comedy. your pal, blake |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:01:11 +0100, Ophelia wrote:
> "Omelet" > wrote in message > ... >> In article >, >> Dave Smith > wrote: >> >>> atec7 7 > wrote: >>> > WTF wrote: >>> >> Just a thought, Andy is getting more and more rude and has started >>> >> attacking people again. What do you think of Killfiling him, I mean >>> >> everyone here? >>> >> >>> >> His attitude has gotten to the point he's snapping at everyone, I >>> >> doubt he will ever change. He's like Jeckel and Hyde, even Brian has >>> >> changed his posting habits. >>> > The question isn't "if" to but "when" and how long ago >>> >>> He made it into mine when he started the No Legs crap. >> >> Ditto. > > Yep! That cruel viciousness did it for me. he's vicious to a lot of other people, too. your pal, blake |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:51:01 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:44:41 -0500, Damaeus wrote: > >> In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on Wed, >> 31 Mar 2010 20:06:14 -0500 the following: >> >>> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:06:03 -0500, Damaeus wrote: >>> >>>> That's the only reason I'm interested in upgrading to Agent 6. they >>>> finally included the option to hide quoted text. >>> >>> Dialog has been able to do this for a decade. Agent is so behind >>> the times, and you have to pay and pay again to watch it grow. >> >> Agent used to be the most advanced newsreader you could get, really. > > Bzzzzt! Dialog had always been more advanced than Dialog, at least > as far back as Agent 1.5. And best of all, Dialog was free. > > Dialog hasn't been modified that whole time, and I'd still use it > over Agent no doubt about it. With it's own scripting language, > there's pretty much nothing it can't do. > > Anyway, I've been in enough reader wars for a lifetime. I'm very > happy with the fully customizable 40tude Dialog Reader. > > -sw i like dialog, too. but i'm not sure i would go to the trouble of filtering quoted portions of those killfiled, though. i realize i am a huge offender when it comes to quoting people that many have killfiled, and i apologize to my friends who find it upsetting. but when these people hang big, red flashing neon signs reading 'kick me' around their own necks - well, i can't help it. probably because i'm a bitter old man in a wheelchair. your pal, blake |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:17:19 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> sf wrote: >> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes >> > wrote: >> >>>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. >> >> Some of us don't use it for any other purpose, JL... so we call them >> kill files. >> > > That don't change what i think of using the term "kill" in such a context. i've often lobbied for something in-between 'filter' and 'killfile': 'maimfile.' your pal, blake |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
blake murphy wrote:
> > i realize i am a huge offender when it comes to quoting people that many > have killfiled, and i apologize to my friends who find it upsetting. but > when these people hang big, red flashing neon signs reading 'kick me' > around their own necks - well, i can't help it. probably because i'm a > bitter old man in a wheelchair. I am often left wondering why people bother responding to some of the people in my filters. They are such obnoxious jerks that they just aren't worth reading or responding to. I realized a long time ago that they are just childish idiots screaming for attention, and they will keep acting up s long as they get the attention they crave. It's pretty pathetic of them, and I figure that if people just ignore them they will eventually get bored and take their toys somewhere else to play. I used to participate in another group where there were two exceptionally pathetic attention seeking morons, possibly the same person with slightly different styles, but still merely attention seeking. Then there was a group of stalkers. It got to the point where probably 90% of the posts were by those two and their stalkers. It made things so much easier to simply filter messages from them and about them. Along with that I filtered those who were only there to stalk and harass them. We have one of those here. He just loves to be the centre of attention. So I did the same with him. Anything with his name or domain in the from or subject fields. Then there is the Idiots filter... the obnoxious jerks, those who live to attack others and can't discuss anything out attacking and insulting people. Life is too short to bother with them. I would be just as happy if others would filter them or simply stop responding to them, and maybe they will just get bored and go away. |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on Thu,
1 Apr 2010 10:53:04 -0500 the following: > On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:34:42 -0500, Damaeus wrote: > > > In news:rec.food.cooking, Sqwertz > posted on > > Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:51:01 -0500 the following: > > > > > Dialog hasn't been modified that whole time, and I'd still use it > > > over Agent no doubt about it. With it's own scripting language, > > > there's pretty much nothing it can't do. > > > > > > Anyway, I've been in enough reader wars for a lifetime. I'm very > > > happy with the fully customizable 40tude Dialog Reader. > > > > I downloaded it and took a look at it. I changed the colors around > > some. I do like the multiple colors for quotation levels. It looks > > like one I could probably get used to, but I'm happy enough with Agent > > to not care if 40tude even exists or not. > > Kook. Your criteria for one being a kook are questionable. Damaeus -- "Marijuana leads to homosexuality ... and therefore to AIDS." White House Drug Czar Carlton Turner 1986 |
To filter or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:38:12 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > >> On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:23:03 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: >> >>>Sqwertz wrote: >>> >>> >>>>On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. >>>> >>>>Nothing wrong with 'killfile'. It's accepted and common >>>>terminology. >>> >>>So are all sorts of things i disapprove of. >>> >>>Female genital mutilation any one? how about enslaving young boys to >>>race camels? institutional racism? sexism? ageism? wage slavery? all are >>>"accepted and common" practices among those people where the practices >>>(and their vocabulary) are "common and accepted". >> >> Uh, we're talking about words, not actions. Talk about a tangent... >> >> You forgot to mention whales. > > We are what we think having become what we thought. > > The trivial use of the world "kill" is symptomatic of the > desensitization of people to violence and brutality. [big snipola] I see April fools day is in full swing. -sw |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:04:17 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote: >Andy wrote: >> "Nancy Young" > wrote: >> >>> Doug Freyburger wrote: >>> >>>> What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks >>>> don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical >>>> reactions when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with >>>> "porpoise" so some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. >>> >>> A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. Not just >>> dolphin. > >> Yay nancy young! >> >> Wound you mind clearing the air and explain what makes you less boring >> than dirt? > >Obviously I still have your attention. And you're probably not in any killfiles. Lou |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Andy wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote: > >> Doug Freyburger wrote: >> >>> What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks >>> don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical >>> reactions when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with >>> "porpoise" so some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. >> >> A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. Not just >> dolphin. > Yay nancy young! > > Wound you mind clearing the air and explain what makes you less boring > than dirt? Obviously I still have your attention. nancy |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:28:32 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
> i like dialog, too. but i'm not sure i would go to the trouble of > filtering quoted portions of those killfiled, though. I'm just so used to skipping over quoted text that I keep forgetting Dialog has a simple "q" command which suppresses quoted text. I would never feel inclined to write a script that would hide my fragile eyes from portions of posts written by a user-definable group of people. -sw |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:04:17 -0400, "Nancy Young" > > wrote: >> Obviously I still have your attention. > > And you're probably not in any killfiles. I wouldn't have noticed him if someone hadn't quoted him. Don't know why I bothered except it made me laugh, Mr. Breakfast calling me boring. Whatever, I've been called worse. Heh. nancy |
To filter Andy or not, that is the question of the day
Andy wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote: > > >>Doug Freyburger wrote: >> >> >>>What other technical and/or historical names are there that folks >>>don't like? The word "dolphin" tends to trigger hysterical reactions >>>when it is used. Somehow the word got overlapped with "porpoise" so >>>some folks don't realize it means "mahi mahi" fish. >> >>A dolphin is like a porpoise. Mahi Mahi is dolphin fish. Not just >>dolphin. >> >>nancy > > > > Yay nancy young! > > Wound you mind clearing the air and explain what makes you less boring > than Andy? |
To filter or not, that is the question of the day
Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:23:03 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: > > >>Sqwertz wrote: >> >> >>>On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. >>> >>>Nothing wrong with 'killfile'. It's accepted and common >>>terminology. >>> >>>-sw >> >>So are all sorts of things i disapprove of. >> >>Female genital mutilation any one? how about enslaving young boys to >>race camels? institutional racism? sexism? ageism? wage slavery? all are >>"accepted and common" practices among those people where the practices >>(and their vocabulary) are "common and accepted". > > > Uh, we're talking about words, not actions. Talk about a tangent... > > You forgot to mention whales. > > -sw We are what we think having become what we thought. The trivial use of the world "kill" is symptomatic of the desensitization of people to violence and brutality. However, that's all just a personal irritation with the use of language, not just here but in "real life" as well. I have no desire to crusade here or elsewhere for a cadre of grammar police armed with style manuals and enforcement mandates allowing, even encouraging, the punishment of crude, offensive language. I have learned to live with worse than the banal misuse of language. -- JL |
To filter or not, that is the question of the day
blake murphy wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:17:19 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: > > >>sf wrote: >> >>>On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes > wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. >>> >>>Some of us don't use it for any other purpose, JL... so we call them >>>kill files. >>> >> >>That don't change what i think of using the term "kill" in such a context. > > > i've often lobbied for something in-between 'filter' and 'killfile': > 'maimfile.' > > your pal, > blake Terminate with extreme prejudice file? -- JL |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
"blake murphy" > wrote in message ... | On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:01:11 +0100, Ophelia wrote: | | > "Omelet" > wrote in message | > ... | >> In article >, | >> Dave Smith > wrote: | >> | >>> atec7 7 > wrote: | >>> > WTF wrote: | >>> >> Just a thought, Andy is getting more and more rude and has started | >>> >> attacking people again. What do you think of Killfiling him, I mean | >>> >> everyone here? | >>> >> | >>> >> His attitude has gotten to the point he's snapping at everyone, I | >>> >> doubt he will ever change. He's like Jeckel and Hyde, even Brian has | >>> >> changed his posting habits. | >>> > The question isn't "if" to but "when" and how long ago | >>> | >>> He made it into mine when he started the No Legs crap. | >> | >> Ditto. | > | > Yep! That cruel viciousness did it for me. | | he's vicious to a lot of other people, too. But you are all forgetting this delightful gentleman: "brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... | | The deranged NO LEGS/NO IQ mick scumbag is LYING yet again... I've | NEVER posted that I'm Jewish or of any other faith... in fact I've | often posted that I'm an Atheist. An hour hasn't passed that the mick | hasn't INTENTIONALLY posted a LIE! I'm glad you have no legs, now I'm | hoping they hack off your arms, and that you go blind. Has Andy ever been more vicious or ... rotten ... ? pavane |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
In article >,
blake murphy > wrote: > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30:12 -0500, Sqwertz wrote: > > > On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30:52 -0400, Dave Smith wrote: > > > >> He made it into mine when he started the No Legs crap. > > > > That pretty much put him right up there with Sheldon. But at least > > Sheldon *tries* to talk food. Any is just plain useless all around. > > the no-legs things is pretty distasteful. > > > > -sw > > andy doesn't seem to realize it repels people. or thinks all those > repelled are faggots. > > your pal, > legs Andy does not seem to realize a LOT of things. Sad too. He used to be funny until he started up with that crap. -- Peace! Om Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet> "We're all adults here, except for those of us who aren't." --Blake Murphy |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
After years and years and years on Usenet, I finally saw a few months ago, a
statement about "plonking" people That statement was that you simply "plonk" someone without a word spoken to anyone. After that, you merely don't ever speak with them again. To announce that you are "plonking" them (or killfiling) them is simply bad form, and intended to bring about mental gyrations rather than just a cessation of conversation. The idiots who are "killfiled" will go on with their lives willy nilly, not knowing or caring that they will not be read by JamesB, or LaveneG, since most of their posting is babble anyway, and in no way designates coherent conversation. So, cut the crap, people. If you don't want to talk to someone, or they have posted dribble, or have offended thou, just hit the BLOCK SENDER button, and move on with your life. No need for steps inbetween to announce it to the world in some adolescent way. Steve |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:06:03 -0500, Damaeus
> wrote: >That's the only reason I'm interested in upgrading to Agent 6. they >finally included the option to hide quoted text. I think that might be >why so many people abuse usenet with their ****ing overquotes. They (a) >don't give a flying ****, and (b) their software hides all that extra >quoted text, anyway. How rude. How inconsiderate. How asinine. How >uncaring. They're probably the same types of people who keep turning left >under a red light after their green and yellow lights have expired. >Idiots. I have Agent 6 and I don't see where I can hide quoted text. I went into the help menu and can't see it. Would love to have it. Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as warm as the wine, if the wine had been as old as the turkey, and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid, it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines To reply, remove "spambot" and replace it with "cox" |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
"sf" > wrote in message ... > On 31 Mar 2010 23:14:13 GMT, "Default User" > > wrote: > >>Chemo the Clown wrote: >>> I don't think you can filter google groups, can you? >> >>There are browser plugins. >> > Really? What do they have for firefox? http://www.penney.org/ggkiller.html Brian |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Apr 1, 9:56*pm, "Steve B" > wrote:
> After years and years and years on Usenet, I finally saw a few months ago, a > statement about "plonking" people > > That statement was that you simply "plonk" someone without a word spoken to > anyone. *After that, you merely don't ever speak with them again. *To > announce that you are "plonking" them (or killfiling) them is simply bad > form, and intended to bring about mental gyrations rather than just a > cessation of conversation. > > The idiots who are "killfiled" will go on with their lives willy nilly, not > knowing or caring that they will not be read by JamesB, or LaveneG, since > most of their posting is babble anyway, and in no way designates coherent > conversation. > > So, cut the crap, people. *If you don't want to talk to someone, or they > have posted dribble, or have offended thou, just hit the BLOCK SENDER > button, and move on with your life. *No need for steps inbetween to announce > it to the world in some adolescent way. *standing and applauding* HEAR, HEAR! |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Apr 1, 10:54*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:23:03 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: > > Sqwertz wrote: > > >> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:39 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes wrote: > > >>>I think much the same of people who insist on calling filters 'kill files'. > > >> Nothing wrong with 'killfile'. *It's accepted and common > >> terminology. > > >> -sw > > > So are all sorts of things i disapprove of. > > > Female genital mutilation any one? how about enslaving young boys to > > race camels? institutional racism? sexism? ageism? wage slavery? all are > > "accepted and common" practices among those people where the practices > > (and their vocabulary) are "common and accepted". > > Uh, we're talking about words, not actions. *Talk about a tangent... > > You forgot to mention whales. LOL! And don't forget the polar bears and baby seals! |
To Killfile Andy or not, that is the question of the day
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:42:57 -0700 (PDT), projectile vomit chick
> wrote: >On Apr 1, 9:56*pm, "Steve B" > wrote: >> After years and years and years on Usenet, I finally saw a few months ago, a >> statement about "plonking" people >> >> That statement was that you simply "plonk" someone without a word spoken to >> anyone. *After that, you merely don't ever speak with them again. *To >> announce that you are "plonking" them (or killfiling) them is simply bad >> form, and intended to bring about mental gyrations rather than just a >> cessation of conversation. >> >> The idiots who are "killfiled" will go on with their lives willy nilly, not >> knowing or caring that they will not be read by JamesB, or LaveneG, since >> most of their posting is babble anyway, and in no way designates coherent >> conversation. >> >> So, cut the crap, people. *If you don't want to talk to someone, or they >> have posted dribble, or have offended thou, just hit the BLOCK SENDER >> button, and move on with your life. *No need for steps inbetween to announce >> it to the world in some adolescent way. > >*standing and applauding* > >HEAR, HEAR! And it's far, FAR more juvenile to encourage others to filter who they themselves haven't the cojones to go it alone and quietly. Those who encourage others to filter someone are the back stabbers who deserve being shunned by everyone because you're next on their hit list... awww, the poor widdle baby's feelings got hurted by some baddie poster so now the manipulator want's everybody should lick its stink'n crotch... 'cause by following suit that's exactly what yoose be allowing yourselves to be manipulated to do. |
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