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> Hi Folks,
>
> Things were a little slow here yesterday afternoon.
>
> Having listened

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>to the Aussies' flogging the Kiwis again in the cricket
> (yawn, what's new...),

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> re-install, I was relaxing with a couple of barbed wires and watching the
> first footy match of the season on TV (naturally, I'm talking Aussie Rules
> here...).

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> For some unknown reason, it occurred to me that this n/g doesn't yet
> have a Hall of Fame.
>
> Up until now, that is. :-))
>
> So here are some initial award winners that occured to me:
>
> Most enquiring mind - Dallas, who else.
>
> Correctest use, sorry, make that most correct use, of the English
> language - Quilljar, who else.

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>
> Most endearing character - Crash Parker, who else.

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>
> Most duct tape used in any given calendar year - Crash Parker, who else
> (before you take offense Crash, remember, it's only a game).
>
> Lousiest weather at their home airfield - Handsome in Glasgow, or
> DonButts in Kiwi land.

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>
>

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---

> Hi Folks,
>
> Things were a little slow here yesterday afternoon.
>
> Having listened to the Aussies' flogging the Kiwis again in the cricket
> (yawn, what's new...), and having just finished another re-format and
> re-install, I was relaxing with a couple of barbed wires and watching the
> first footy match of the season on TV (naturally, I'm talking Aussie Rules
> here...).
>
> For some unknown reason, it occurred to me that this n/g doesn't yet
> have a Hall of Fame.
>
> Up until now, that is. :-))
>
> So here are some initial award winners that occured to me:
>
> Most enquiring mind - Dallas, who else.
>
> Correctest use, sorry, make that most correct use, of the English
> language - Quilljar, who else.
>
> Most endearing character - Crash Parker, who else.
>
> Most duct tape used in any given calendar year - Crash Parker, who else
> (before you take offense Crash, remember, it's only a game).
>
> Lousiest weather at their home airfield - Handsome in Glasgow, or
> DonButts in Kiwi land.
>
> Most accumulated FS files - Downloader boB, no contest.
>
> Most improved player - Oscar Wagner (have you taken some funny pills
> lately or something - you seem a lot more relaxed all of a sudden..)
>
> Worst Spitfire pilot - Marcel Kuiper, I've heard he's useless in any a/c
> that has less than 2 chairs in the cockpit.
>
> Luckiest bloke around - Dudley Henriques, for all the great folks he's
> met through aviation, and all the great planes he's been lucky enough to
> fly.
>
> Most questions answered - Billy Leaming, who else. I've finally come up
> with a question to stump you Bill. I bet you can't give a definitive answer
> to the question of how long is a piece of string.
>
> Luckiest newsgroup - us, for having blokes like Tom Allensworth, et al,
> checking in on our group from time to time.
>
> Most technically awe-inspiring poster - Carl Frisk.
>
> Best kayak paddler - Melissa.
>
> Worst aircraft lander - Melissa.
>
> Best hidden sense of humour - pr.
>
> I could go on, but I'm off for an early walk now...
>
> Regards,
> John Ward
>
> p.s. Oh, just one final thought....Did I mention the one about the most duct
> tape......:-))
>
>

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> For some unknown reason, it occurred to me that this n/g doesn't yet
> have a Hall of Fame.

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> I could go on, but I'm off for an early walk now...

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---

> Hi Folks,
>
> Things were a little slow here yesterday afternoon.
>
> Having listened to the Aussies' flogging the Kiwis again in the cricket
> (yawn, what's new...), and having just finished another re-format and
> re-install, I was relaxing with a couple of barbed wires and watching the
> first footy match of the season on TV (naturally, I'm talking Aussie Rules
> here...).
>
> For some unknown reason, it occurred to me that this n/g doesn't yet
> have a Hall of Fame.
>
> Up until now, that is. :-))
>
> So here are some initial award winners that occured to me:
>
> Most enquiring mind - Dallas, who else.
>
> Correctest use, sorry, make that most correct use, of the English
> language - Quilljar, who else.
>
> Most endearing character - Crash Parker, who else.
>
> Most duct tape used in any given calendar year - Crash Parker, who else
> (before you take offense Crash, remember, it's only a game).
>
> Lousiest weather at their home airfield - Handsome in Glasgow, or
> DonButts in Kiwi land.
>
> Most accumulated FS files - Downloader boB, no contest.
>
> Most improved player - Oscar Wagner (have you taken some funny pills
> lately or something - you seem a lot more relaxed all of a sudden..)
>
> Worst Spitfire pilot - Marcel Kuiper, I've heard he's useless in any
> a/c
> that has less than 2 chairs in the cockpit.
>
> Luckiest bloke around - Dudley Henriques, for all the great folks he's
> met through aviation, and all the great planes he's been lucky enough to
> fly.
>
> Most questions answered - Billy Leaming, who else. I've finally come up
> with a question to stump you Bill. I bet you can't give a definitive
> answer
> to the question of how long is a piece of string.
>
> Luckiest newsgroup - us, for having blokes like Tom Allensworth, et al,
> checking in on our group from time to time.
>
> Most technically awe-inspiring poster - Carl Frisk.
>
> Best kayak paddler - Melissa.
>
> Worst aircraft lander - Melissa.
>
> Best hidden sense of humour - pr.
>
> I could go on, but I'm off for an early walk now...
>
> Regards,
> John Ward
>
> p.s. Oh, just one final thought....Did I mention the one about the most
> duct
> tape......:-))
>
>

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>
> Most successful Troll: Spego Diamanchet
>

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> "Luckiest newsgroup - us, for having blokes like Tom Allensworth, et al,
> checking in on our group from time to time."
>
> LOL.. Well, for that I am honored indeed sir. You might get an argument or
> two from some here, but I am honored that you think I bring anything at

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> to this NG. Now Martin, don't go on about spamming the newsgroup and

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> my 3 microseconds of fame, please.
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Tom Allensworth
> Publisher,
> AVSIM Online
> Flight Simulation's Premier Internet Resource!

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>
>
> all
> ruining
>
>
> Where is Martin anyway?
>
> I reckon I should have got an award for being the regular that lurks the
> most )
>
>
>

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> Hmmmmm..........isn't there a little niche in that Hall of Fame for an
> annoying Canuck who likes the default Boeings?? Geez, I must be
> one-of-a-kind anyway which should give me a millisecond of fame.
>
> Arthur

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> Hmmmmm..........isn't there a little niche in that Hall of Fame for an
> annoying Canuck who likes the default Boeings??

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---

> Most questions answered - Billy Leaming, who else. I've finally come up
> with a question to stump you Bill. I bet you can't give a definitive answer
> to the question of how long is a piece of string.

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>
> "Arthur"
>
> OK you've got a point, I nominate Arthur Alspector for "Nicest Guy" in
> agmfs.
>
> Second?
>
>
> Dallas
>
>

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> Sure......I'll second it. What is agmfs?? After I find out, I'll know
> whether to thank ya.
>
> Arthur
>
> "Dallas" <Cybnorm@spam_me_not.Hotmail.Com> wrote in message
> news:NxURd.1368$873.878@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>
>

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> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 05:02:22 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
>
> Oh, that's too easy! It's exactly twice as long as half its length! ;)

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---

> For some unknown reason, it occurred to me that this n/g doesn't yet
> have a Hall of Fame.

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---

> Up until now, that is. :-))
>
> So here are some initial award winners that occured to me:

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> Worst Spitfire pilot - Marcel Kuiper, I've heard he's useless in any a/c
> that has less than 2 chairs in the cockpit.

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> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:54:37 -0500, Bill Leaming wrote:
>
> LOL!!!
>
> He'll never learn, will he?

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>
>
or[vbcol=seagreen]
> all
> ruining
>
>
> Where is Martin anyway?
>
> I reckon I should have got an award for being the regular that lurks the
> most )
>
>
>

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> Hmmmmm..........isn't there a little niche in that Hall of Fame for an
> annoying Canuck who likes the default Boeings?? Geez, I must be
> one-of-a-kind anyway which should give me a millisecond of fame.
>
> Arthur
>
>
> "Colin" <Colin@NOMAPSkatana1000.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:37q48mF5efa5dU1@individual.net...
al,[vbcol=seagreen]
>
>

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>
> "Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:n82dnei78dErQYrfRVn-vQ@rogers.com...
>
> Arthur - if no-one gives you what you want, do a Howard Hughes.
> Buy the Hall of Fame, sack John Ward and appoint yourself.
> Saves a lot of hassles.
>
> Sorry John - just a random thought
> Better run now!
>
> John
>
>

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> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 05:02:22 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
up[vbcol=seagreen]
answer[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Oh, that's too easy! It's exactly twice as long as half its length! ;)
>
> Here's some additional reading for when you're most bored:
>
> http://plus.maths.org/issue21/reviews/book4/
> "The chapter that gives the book its title is about fractals - a fractal
> piece of string would be infinitely long, because it would be wiggly at
> every scale."
>
>

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>
> The Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences:
>

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>
> Speaking of "string," that reminds me of one of my favourite Monty Python
> sketches called simply The String Sketch.
>
> What's that? You've never heard it? You've missed a treat. A bit of a
> search on my best mate google.com came up trumps ... The scene is an
> advertising agency office ... the characters are the ad man, Adrian
> Wapcaplet and the would-be client, Mr Simpson:
>
> W: Aah. Now, I understand you want us to advertise your washing powder.
>
> S: String.
>
> W: String, washing powder, what's the difference. We can sell *anything*.
>
> S: Good. Well I have this large quantity of string, a hundred and
> twenty-two thousand *miles* of it to be exact, which I inherited, and I
> thought if I advertised it--
>
> W: Of course! A national campaign. Useful stuff, string, no trouble there.
>
> S: Ah, but there's a snag, you see. Due to bad planning, the hundred and
> twenty-two thousand miles is in three inch lengths. So it's not very
> useful.
>
> W: Well, that's our selling point! "SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL STRINGETTES!"
>
> S: What?
>
> W: "THE NOW STRING! READY CUT, EASY TO HANDLE, SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL

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> STRINGETTES - JUST THE RIGHT LENGTH!"
>
> S: For what?
>
> W: "A MILLION HOUSEHOLD USES!"
>
> S: Such as?
>
> W: Uhmm...Tying up very small parcels, attaching notes to pigeons' legs,
> uh, destroying household pests...
>
> S: Destroying household pests?! How?
>
> W: Well, if they're bigger than a mouse, you can strangle them with it,

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> if they're smaller, you flog them to death with it!
>
> S: Well *surely*! ...
>
> W: "DESTROY NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF KNOWN HOUSEHOLD PESTS WITH PRE-SLICED,
> RUSTPROOF, EASY-TO-HANDLE, LOW CALORIE SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL EMPEROR
> STRINGETTES, FREE FROM ARTIFICIAL COLORING, AS USED IN HOSPITALS!"
>
> S: 'Ospitals!?!?!?!!?
>
> W: Have you ever been in a Hospital where they didn't have string?
>
> S: No, but it's only *string*!
>
> W: ONLY STRING?! It's everything! It's...it's waterproof!
>
> S: No it isn't!
>
> W: All right, it's water resistant then!
>
> S: It isn't!
>
> W: All right, it's water absorbent! It's...Super Absorbent String! "ABSORB
> WATER TODAY WITH SIMPSON'S INDIVIDUAL WATER ABSORB-A-TEX STRINGETTES! AWAY
> WITH FLOODS!"
>
> S: You just said it was waterproof!
>
> W: "AWAY WITH THE DULL DRUDGERY OF WORKADAY TIDAL WAVES! USE SIMPSON'S
> INDIVIDUAL FLOOD PREVENTERS!"
>
> S: You're mad!
>
> W: Shut up, shut up, shut up! Sex, sex sex, must get sex into it. Wait, I
> see a television commercial - There's this nude woman in a bath holding a
> bit of your string. That's great, great, but we need a doctor, got to have
> a medical opinion. There's a nude woman in a bath with a doctor--that's

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> sexy. Put an archbishop there watching them, that'll take the curse off

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> Now, we need children and animals. There's two kids admiring the string,
> and a dog admiring the archbishop who's blessing the string.
> Uhh...international flavor's missing...make the archbishop Greek Orthodox.
> Why not Archbishop Macarios? No, no, he's dead... never mind, we'll get

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> brother, it'll be cheaper... So, there's this nude woman...
>
> Billy, L'Enfant Terrible et Incorrigible

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---

>
> "Arthur"
>
> OK you've got a point, I nominate Arthur Alspector for "Nicest Guy" in
> agmfs.
>
> Second?
>
>
> Dallas
>
>

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> On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 23:54:37 -0500, Bill Leaming wrote:
>
come up[vbcol=seagreen]
answer[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> LOL!!!
>
> He'll never learn, will he?
>
> --
>
> Marcel
> (...flying through an asteroid field ain't like dusting crops, boy!)

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> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 05:02:22 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
>
> Very true! I wonder why it took an Aussie to realize that. ;-)
>
>
>
a/c[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Not exactly true, Jaydub. I've successfully landed the Wright Flyer.

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> So there! :-)
>
> --
>
> Marcel
> (There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot. - Chuck Yeager)

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> p.s. I'm still thinking of my "stumper" - one of these days, Leaming....

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> On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:56:55 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
>
> Don't bother, John.
> The man practically wrote the book on "stumpers".
> You'll never floor him....even I gave up trying, and I'm not one to give

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> easy! :-)
>
> --
>
> Marcel
> (If you want to grow old as a pilot, you've got to know when to
> push it, and when to back off. - Chuck Yeager)

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> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:30:34 +0100, Marcel Kuijper wrote:
>
>
> Apparently not... But, that's one of his endearing qualities, n'est pas?
>
> Bill

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> Okay Bill, here's one for you...
>
> If I had a "bulikula", would I be a rich man?
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Tom Allensworth
> Publisher,
> AVSIM Online
> Flight Simulation's Premier Internet Resource!
> -------------------------------------
> http://www.avsim.com
> email: tom@avsim.com
> -------------------------------------
> See the rankings of your favorite Sim
> Web Sites:
> http://www.avsim.com/pages/rank_complete.html
> "Bill Leaming" <n4gix@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1nu9boqcnt46d$.185v6dd2g3xf4.dlg@40tude.net...
>
>

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>Okay Bill, here's one for you...
>If I had a "bulikula", would I be a rich man?

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---

> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:16:20 GMT, Tom Allensworth wrote:
>
>
> I suppose that depends on your definition of a "rich man," Tom. If you
> were a Fiji Chieftan, who wears the "Golden Cowry" (Cypraea aurantium) as
> a
> sign of office, I would suspect that from the viewpoint of other Fijians,
> you would qualify as "be(ing) a rich man."
>
> On the other hand, since you are presumably a member of the Western races
> indigenous to the United States, from that perspective you might appear
> quite poor and primitive to the uninformed...
>
> Unless, of course, you happened to have owned the Research Vessel
> "Bulikula" you helped to co-design!
>
> Bill <MROFI*>
>
> *Master Researcher of the Obscure and Frequently Irrelevant

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---

> Okay Bill, here's one for you...
>
> If I had a "bulikula", would I be a rich man?
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Tom Allensworth
> Publisher,
> AVSIM Online
> Flight Simulation's Premier Internet Resource!
> -------------------------------------
> http://www.avsim.com
> email: tom@avsim.com
> -------------------------------------
> See the rankings of your favorite Sim
> Web Sites:
> http://www.avsim.com/pages/rank_complete.html
> "Bill Leaming" <n4gix@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1nu9boqcnt46d$.185v6dd2g3xf4.dlg@40tude.net...
;)[vbcol=seagreen]
>
>

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> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:16:20 GMT, Tom Allensworth wrote:
>
>
> I suppose that depends on your definition of a "rich man," Tom. If you
> were a Fiji Chieftan, who wears the "Golden Cowry" (Cypraea aurantium) as

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---

> sign of office, I would suspect that from the viewpoint of other Fijians,
> you would qualify as "be(ing) a rich man."
>
> On the other hand, since you are presumably a member of the Western races
> indigenous to the United States, from that perspective you might appear
> quite poor and primitive to the uninformed...
>
> Unless, of course, you happened to have owned the Research Vessel
> "Bulikula" you helped to co-design!
>
> Bill <MROFI*>
>
> *Master Researcher of the Obscure and Frequently Irrelevant

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> Crap... I knew that posting that message was a mistake (and then, like a
> lunkhead, I did a search on Bulikula after I posted it, I confirmed my worst
> fears - too late!) . Like I said, forget it. Too much durn information on
> the net. Can't snooker anyone anymore. And that blog is history!

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---

> Hi Bill,
>
> "<MROFI*>"
>
> You forgot to include <MHOF agmf-s>.
>
> You do know what MHOF stands for, don't you, or have I got you
> stumped????

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> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:05:53 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
>
> OK, I'll cry "Uncle!" with this one... although it's patently unfair to

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> me what an acronym means... ;)
>
> Bill

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> Hi Bill,
>
> Member of the Hall of Fame, alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim. :-)))
>
> Regards,
> John Ward
> "Bill Leaming" <n4gix@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1v6zctxmsblt7$.idqmhtzc99ix$.dlg@40tude.net...
> ask
>

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---

> Member of the Hall of Fame, alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim. :-)))

quote:

---

>
> "Arthur" <alspectorz@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:n82dnei78dErQYrfRVn-vQ@rogers.com...
>
> Arthur - if no-one gives you what you want, do a Howard Hughes.
> Buy the Hall of Fame, sack John Ward and appoint yourself.
> Saves a lot of hassles.
>
> Sorry John - just a random thought
> Better run now!
>
> John
>
>

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---

> LOL! You're right, you can find out nearly anything about anything with
> just a few choice keywords and a mouse click... ;)

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---

> It's kinda sad actually....we used to have to go to the library to find
> information. Now we just go online. Social, ain't it? :-)

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---

> "John Ward"
>
> Does mean we'll have to start paying dues?

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---

> Haven't we been doing that ever since a certain Australian showed up?

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> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:05:53 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
>
> OK, I'll cry "Uncle!" with this one... although it's patently unfair to

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---

> me what an acronym means... ;)
>
> Bill

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>
>
or[vbcol=seagreen]
> all
> ruining
>
>
> Where is Martin anyway?
>
> I reckon I should have got an award for being the regular that lurks the
> most )
>
>
>

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---

> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:16:20 GMT, Tom Allensworth wrote:
>
>
> I suppose that depends on your definition of a "rich man," Tom. If you
> were a Fiji Chieftan, who wears the "Golden Cowry" (Cypraea aurantium) as
> a
> sign of office, I would suspect that from the viewpoint of other Fijians,
> you would qualify as "be(ing) a rich man."
>
> On the other hand, since you are presumably a member of the Western races
> indigenous to the United States, from that perspective you might appear
> quite poor and primitive to the uninformed...
>
> Unless, of course, you happened to have owned the Research Vessel
> "Bulikula" you helped to co-design!
>
> Bill <MROFI*>
>
> *Master Researcher of the Obscure and Frequently Irrelevant

quote:

---

> Member of the Hall of Fame, alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim. :-)))

quote:

---

> It's kinda sad actually....we used to have to go to the library to find
> information. Now we just go online. Social, ain't it? :-)

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---

> This could be my greatest accomplishment in my whole life! :-)))

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---

> What I get a kick from is watching the clowns waiting in line at the public
> library to use one of the computers there to search the libary's catalogue!
>
> Silly twits could simply find their book by looking through the stacks a
> lot faster... ;)

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---

> On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:16:28 +1000, John Ward wrote:
>
>
> Well, buy yourself a round on my account at your local pub. It'll have to
> be "on my account" 'cause of a lack of cash... ;)
>
> Bill