On 1/2/2017 10:57 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:46:50 +1100, Je?us wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 23:18:57 -0600, Andy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> New Year's Eve is my favorite time of the year! Did you all miss me?
>>>
>>> Yes. Next time I'll aim better Steve
>>
>> Not me. I wasn't home last night and that's not my paid news server,
>> not my time zone, nor my news client (though that last one's
>> debatable, I understand). And I use two spaces to begin a new
>> sentence after a period. Net probability it was I: about 3.29%.
>>
>> tert's the one who usually misses Andy
> ******************
> HAUNTED BY
>
> you might think it's funny but ghosts are no laughing matter (cf. The
> Shining, Amityville Horror, etc)
>
> and I didn't post that crap - I'm much funnier than that
>
LOL The Shining was a work of fiction by Stephen King. It *is* based
on an actual hotel in Colorado called 'The Stanley'. He changed the
name to 'The Overlook' in the book and subsequent movie. The film was
not one of Mr. Kings "shining moments" (pardon the pun!). His books are
so long they don't often translate well to film.

The Amityville Horror was merely an alleged haunting, sensationalized by
a few grade B movies. Tons of remakes. They all sucked.

I've actually encountered a ghost on at least one occasion. Wasn't
anything like the movie fiction with dead girls in a hotel hallway or
Jack Nicholson wielding an axe. No blood running down walls. No scary
pig faces in a window, either. If you'd like, I'll tell you about it,
even though it's way past Halloween.

Whoever posted as the faux Andy is in poor taste and not getting quite
the response intended.

Jill