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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:57
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:57
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Holly wrote: > On Jun 20, 10:16 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Holly wrote: >> > On Jun 18, 12:35 am, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Holly wrote: >> >> > On Jun 4, 10:29 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Holly wrote: >> >> >> > On Jun 1, 9:37 am, Holly <noon_un...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> On May 31, 9:37 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> > Holly wrote: >> >> >> >> > > On May 30, 8:36 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> Holly wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> > On May 29, 8:17 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> Holly wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> > On May 28, 9:36 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> Holly wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On May 26, 10:04 pm, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Holly wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > On May 26, 4:44 am, ah <splifing...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Holly wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > On May 22, 5:36 am, Phil Kyle <philkyle2...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Holly <simsala...@mac.hush.com> wrote innews:vLWdndYoIKeIoM3bnZ2dnUVZ_ufinZ2d@comcast.com: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > Phil Kyle wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Holly <noon_un...@yahoo.com> wrote in >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>news:1179594870.447060.247740@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On May 19, 6:02 am, Phil Kyle <philkyle2...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> JF <j...@NOSPAMmarage.demon.co.uk> wrote >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> innews:WEsn2tE1XpTGFwJK@marage.demon.co.uk: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> X-No-Archive: yes >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> My wife is displeased with ITV. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Maybe because ITV is shit? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Last Monday the 'Ternight with Trev' >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> documentary was all about England's roads and the appalling state >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> they've gotten into. Certainly that's the case in Surrey where >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> stretches of asphalt are used to keep the potholes apart. Several >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> disgruntled users made the point that one needs a 4 by 4 >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> off-roader for the suspension to survive. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> So an off roader is better on the road because it has potholes in >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> it? You do talk some shite, Jimbo. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> About an hour later there was a programme fronted by Paul Sergeant >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> which was one long whinge about 4 by 4 cars and how they're >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> unsuitable for English roads and are the cause of galactic >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> warming. What annoyed my wife is that the same shot of a row of >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> parked 4 by 4s was used over and over again. Trouble is most of >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> them in this oft-repeated clip weren't 4 by 4s -- they were Honda >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> CRVs. She bought one last year and, although it has a suspension >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> that owes much to good, old-fashioned marine engineering, it's >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> definitely not a 4 by 4. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Yes, Honda CRV's are two wheel drive pretend 4x4s for hairdressers >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> and other povvos wot can't afford real ones. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> My car, which we sold last year and never got around to replacing, >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> was an Ultima Cosworth Scorpio. It was low and sleek. It didn't >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> look big but it was. There's more room in the garage around the >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Honda than there was around the Scorpio. At a guess I'd say that >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> the Honda CRV is about a metre shorter. True it's higher than the >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Scorpio (thank God -- which makes it a joy for me to get into) but >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> additional height doesn't detract from road space and I doubt if >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> it makes a significant contribution to galactic warming. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Well done for buying one the ugliest cars Ford ever made. Sleek? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> SLEEK? It's a fucking bus. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> My feeling is that people see the chunky nature of 4 by 4s and >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> automatically think they're bigger than ordinary saloons. Maybe >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> they ought to take a closer look at those overall dimensions? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> But as you've said the CRV isn't a 4x4, thus contradicting >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> yourself, you silly twunt. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> -- >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> P >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> h >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> i >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> l >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> K >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> y >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> l >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> e >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> W >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> o >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> z >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> E >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> r >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> e >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> How can you be so rude to this poor, sick, feeble man? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Quite easily, as it happens. I did the same when he was a strapping >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> (i.e. fat) young (i.e. not ancient) man. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > Blood oath? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> No thanks, I've already eaten. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I thought he >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> was quite witty in the line "Certainly that's the case in Surrey >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> where stretches of asphalt are used to keep the potholes apart." >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Your callousness causes me to wonder ... do you have a hidden agenda >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> here? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No it's blatantly obvious what my agenda is. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> > <snicker> a sleight of hand. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Hmm. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Hmm.. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> Hmm... >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Hmm.... >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Hmm..... >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Hmm...... >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> Hmm....... >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Hmm........ >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> Hmm......... >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Humm.......... >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> P >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> h >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> o >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> l >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> S >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> o >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> l >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> e >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> W >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> o >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> z >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> E >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> r >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> e- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> - Show quoted text - >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > Some thoughts that came to mind: "we CAN count; ho-hum, resistance is >> >> >> >> > >> >> > fuTILE, *approaching the event horizon*, hold that focus ... hum." >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > You know I have ADHD ... right? >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> Not a sign, evident. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> Do you feel inadequate?- >> >> >> >> >> > >> > To counting? Hahahahhaha. Pinched. Oppositional. >> >> >> >> > >> > In a Spelling Bee? Yes. I was always in the first ten out. >> >> >> >> >> > >> ITYM "Math quiz." >> >> >> >> >> > > No <don't be too surprised>, I am sure it was the third grade spelling >> >> >> >> > > bees that challenged my self esteAm. Thank Goodness for spellcheck. >> >> >> >> >> > Third grade didn't have much of an influence on me. >> >> >> >> >> > Fourth, on the other hand . . . . >> >> >> >> >> Actually, third grade was okay ... but fourth grade was a bitch. >> >> >> >> Interesting. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Do you feel rule ridden? >> >> >> >> >> > >> Constantly. >> >> >> >> >> > >> You? >> >> >> >> >> > > Nah. I'm fairly good at dodging or avoiding. It seems to come with >> >> >> >> > > the impulsivity. >> >> >> >> >> > Impulsivity? >> >> >> >> >> > I did not know you were a neologist! >> >> >> >> >> It is in Random House Webster's and in many online dictionaries. >> >> >> >> >> Don't you think that the vitality of English is, in part, due to its >> >> >> >> openness to such growth? >> >> >> >> >> Of course, I can understand why "impulsiveness" is sufficient. However, >> >> >> >> the tone of the sentence would be sharper if I had omitted the >> >> >> >> article. In this place and time, I like the sound of "It seems to >> >> >> >> come with impulsivity" over "it seems to come with impulsiveness." >> >> >> >> >> With further reflection on the construction of this sentence, I think >> >> >> >> using the "the" emphasis ... lends weight to the burden that >> >> >> >> impulsiveness has given to my life. Well ... now I am torn ... dare I >> >> >> >> move forward? (talking conventionally) >> >> >> >> >> Aren't you the "Ah" who made the very agreeable observation about >> >> >> >> Canetti's writing, stating "he tends to micro manage"?- >> >> >> >> > Here is a perfect example of what ADHD does. I left the syllable 'iv' >> >> >> > out of "impulsiveness." Dear Gork save me! >> >> >> >> gORK?- >> >> >> > I just grabbed one out of the hat. >> >> >> Weird hat.- >> >> > Why so? >> >> Most hats don't house gORKs.- > > And in how many hats have you looked? Oh, goodness . . . quite a few.
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X-Google-Thread: 1156f6,c3afd9464eaba361 X-Google-Thread: fbbc4,52c6bee914774e1b X-Google-Attributes: gid1156f6,gidfbbc4,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!post01.iad01!news.shared-secrets.com!not-for-mail Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:57:18 -0400 From: ah <splifingate@gmail.com> Organization: happy User-Agent: Mariozilla/3.5a (Nintendo64; U; WaveRunner m20478; en-US; rv:0.4_pre0.5) Yizzack/20070327 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: demon.local,alt.fan.steveleyland Subject: Re: Joined Up TV Documentaries References: <1180368182.314504.233950@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <465b8032$0$4817$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1180443986.197991.23880@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <465cbf3a$0$18148$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1180524868.807981.9420@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com> <465e153e$0$4817$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1180605234.671322.303280@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> <465f751c$0$16688$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1180705023.280888.77330@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <1180728038.955166.209600@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <4664c739$0$8337$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1181041317.361231.58110@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com> <467607ce$0$4805$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1182198144.799929.215980@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> <4679dbbe$0$4826$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> <1182460485.083153.118350@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> In-Reply-To: <1182460485.083153.118350@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 235 Message-ID: <467b1ab5$0$4808$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com> X-Complaints-To: abuse@shared-secrets.com X-Original-Bytes: 12505