On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:17:49 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> There is nothing more ridiculous than to think I'd ever pretend to be who
> I'm not, nor can anyone pretend to be me. I don't do puppets... I'm Chief
> Marioneteer... I pull everyones strings and all dance to my tunes. Even
> those who think they don't do my dance, maybe not right away but they all
> eventually do, everyone does whatever I bade them. Even those who swear
> they hate my guts, they speak of me every waking hour even if they speak
> evil of me, they even dream of me, even if nightmares, they can't not. How
> udderly redickulous for anyone to think I'd give credit for my deeds to
> someone else.

fruitcake.

blake

On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:21:51 -0700, The Ranger wrote:

> blake murphy > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip]
>> you kinda dig revenge, don't you?
>
> About as much as you trying to be the last one to post in a given thread...
>
> The Ranger

what the **** are you talking about?

blake

blake murphy > wrote in
:

>> There is nothing more ridiculous than to think I'd ever pretend to be
>> who I'm not, nor can anyone pretend to be me. I don't do puppets...
>> I'm Chief Marioneteer... I pull everyones strings and all dance to my
>> tunes. Even those who think they don't do my dance, maybe not right
>> away but they all eventually do, everyone does whatever I bade them.
>> Even those who swear they hate my guts, they speak of me every waking
>> hour even if they speak evil of me, they even dream of me, even if
>> nightmares, they can't not. How udderly redickulous for anyone to
>> think I'd give credit for my deeds to someone else.
>
> fruitcake.

Stop that...you're making me hungry...

--

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest
of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest
good of everyone. - John Maynard Keynes

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:15:59 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:53:19 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> The poor dumb ******* should have
>>>> kept his rude mouth closed and let me explain.
>>> Did you write about it here before? I vaguely remember someone
>>> talking about a situation like that.
>> I think I did.
>
> Thanks! It could have been one of those "maybe I imagined it"
> moments for me.

I was reminded of that incident because of the server's attitude. He
displayed a snotty attitude. Perhaps he looked down on us because we
were using a coupon, but we were tourists and gave the place a try
because we got a coupon at the hotel. It was his loss. It was pretty
obvious to me when I got so much change that he had mistaken the
travellers cheque for American dollars. I could have kept my mouth shut
and he never would have known, but I would have felt guilty for
stiffing a waiter. As it turned out, I came out ahead and have no reason
to feel guilty.

blake murphy > wrote in
:

>> blake murphy > wrote in message
>> ...
>> [snip]
>>> you kinda dig revenge, don't you?
>>
>> About as much as you trying to be the last one to post in a given
>> thread...
>>
>> The Ranger
>
> what the **** are you talking about?

I think The is trying to explain that either

a. S/he digs revenge, so reliquinshes the last position on thread posting,
or

b. S/he does not dig revenge and therefore suggests that you can check that
against your magnanimous tendency to gives others the chance to be the
final poster on a thread, or

c. S/he resents that s/he does not get to be last on a thread and herefore
seeks revenge.

There is a d. possibility but it requires an aardvark and a pair of
forceps, so I don't think that's it.

--

Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest
of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest
good of everyone. - John Maynard Keynes

"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
...
> blake murphy > wrote in
> :
>
>>> blake murphy > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> [snip]
>>>> you kinda dig revenge, don't you?
>>>
>>> About as much as you trying to be the last one to post in a given
>>> thread...
>>>
>>> The Ranger
>>
>> what the **** are you talking about?
>
> I think The is trying to explain that either
>
> a. S/he digs revenge, so reliquinshes the last position on thread posting,
> or
>
> b. S/he does not dig revenge and therefore suggests that you can check
> that
> against your magnanimous tendency to gives others the chance to be the
> final poster on a thread, or
>
> c. S/he resents that s/he does not get to be last on a thread and herefore
> seeks revenge.
>
> There is a d. possibility but it requires an aardvark and a pair of
> forceps, so I don't think that's it.
>

I have a spare aardvark if you need one.

"jt august" > wrote in message
...
> In article dth>,
> "The Ranger" > wrote:
>
>> I'll still visit the restaurant but I was floored by the attitude copped
>> by
>> the waiter. What's up with that?!
>
> I worked as a line cook at a locally owned restaurant in StL a few years
> back, and I saw the gamut of attitudes from servers. Many wood vent
> their frustrations in the back of the house so they could present
> themselves and try for a decent tip, but we would get the ones who just
> felt they were too good to be servers, and showed it to everyone. Most
> would quit because of substandard tips, though a few had to be shown the
> door.
>
> But even the good ones had their off days, and would take it in the
> shorts as a result. The one where we all felt for her was the girl who
> found out she was pregnant, told her boyfriend and he disappeared
> completely. She couldn't afford the kid, refused to abort, and tried to
> go through channels to give the kid up for adaption, and was roadblocked
> on that by some local "christian" group that wanted to punish her for
> having sex out of wedlock. She eventually did give the child up, and I
> found out recently that she finally tracked the father and was pursuing
> legal recourse for expenses recovery.
>
> On that first week, she was a basket case and tips were so low that
> tip-share took everything. Other servers shared some tips to offset,
> and it was their friendship that helped here rebuild herself.
>
> The moral is that there are many factors that can cause an waiter or
> waitress to have an attitude, or give poor service. It isn't the
> customer's fault or responsibility to amend the situation, and more
> often than not, the server who gives the bad service doesn't deserve a
> respectable tip. And if the service is the most atrocious, I will (and
> have twice) discuss the problems with the manager so that he or she is
> aware why I am withholding a tip from a server. But when service is
> beyond exemplary, I have also hunted down managers to praise beyond a
> mere tip.
>

Oh, yeah, this from a ****ing COOK. The guys who don't have the looks or
interpersonal skills to be waiters.

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
news
> dejablues wrote:
>>
>> No! Never! I'd be the worlds worst waitress.
>
> Same here. IMHO, wait staff are expected to be efficient, polite,
> smiling and cheerful at all times - even if their dog just died and/or
> they got mugged on the way to work. I don't have the temperament for
> that; if I was having a 'bad day' I'd probably end up chucking soup in
> some customer's lap if he/she just looked at me funny...


Righto. You can see what all those years of swallowed barbs did to me.

In article >,
"cybercat" > wrote:

> "jt august" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article dth>,
> > "The Ranger" > wrote:
> >
> >> I'll still visit the restaurant but I was floored by the attitude copped
> >> by
> >> the waiter. What's up with that?!
> >
> > I worked as a line cook at a locally owned restaurant in StL a few years
> > back, and I saw the gamut of attitudes from servers. Many wood vent
> > their frustrations in the back of the house so they could present
> > themselves and try for a decent tip, but we would get the ones who just
> > felt they were too good to be servers, and showed it to everyone. Most
> > would quit because of substandard tips, though a few had to be shown the
> > door.
> >
> > But even the good ones had their off days, and would take it in the
> > shorts as a result. The one where we all felt for her was the girl who
> > found out she was pregnant, told her boyfriend and he disappeared
> > completely. She couldn't afford the kid, refused to abort, and tried to
> > go through channels to give the kid up for adaption, and was roadblocked
> > on that by some local "christian" group that wanted to punish her for
> > having sex out of wedlock. She eventually did give the child up, and I
> > found out recently that she finally tracked the father and was pursuing
> > legal recourse for expenses recovery.
> >
> > On that first week, she was a basket case and tips were so low that
> > tip-share took everything. Other servers shared some tips to offset,
> > and it was their friendship that helped here rebuild herself.
> >
> > The moral is that there are many factors that can cause an waiter or
> > waitress to have an attitude, or give poor service. It isn't the
> > customer's fault or responsibility to amend the situation, and more
> > often than not, the server who gives the bad service doesn't deserve a
> > respectable tip. And if the service is the most atrocious, I will (and
> > have twice) discuss the problems with the manager so that he or she is
> > aware why I am withholding a tip from a server. But when service is
> > beyond exemplary, I have also hunted down managers to praise beyond a
> > mere tip.
> >
>
> Oh, yeah, this from a ****ing COOK. The guys who don't have the looks or
> interpersonal skills to be waiters.

Sounds like someone who was a server and got the same respect from the
back of the house as s/he gave. No, I like to cook, and I needed a part
time job, and I thought it would be fun to work as a line cook in a
privately owned, non-chain restaurant. It was. And with a few
exceptions, I got along with the wait staff great. Even got more than
my share of flirts from some of the female on staff, even though they
new I was married and not looking.

I would be curious why you are so bitter towards the back of the house?

jt

"Stu" > wrote
>>Oh, yeah, this from a ****ing COOK. The guys who don't have the looks or
>>interpersonal skills to be waiters.
>>
>
> If there wern't cooks, there'd be no need for waiters

Agreed, Stu, and vice versa. But there is an age-old animosity between cooks
and waiters that mean the OP was almost certainly definitely biased.

"jt august" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "cybercat" > wrote:
>
>> "jt august" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article dth>,
>> > "The Ranger" > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'll still visit the restaurant but I was floored by the attitude
>> >> copped
>> >> by
>> >> the waiter. What's up with that?!
>> >
>> > I worked as a line cook at a locally owned restaurant in StL a few
>> > years
>> > back, and I saw the gamut of attitudes from servers. Many wood vent
>> > their frustrations in the back of the house so they could present
>> > themselves and try for a decent tip, but we would get the ones who just
>> > felt they were too good to be servers, and showed it to everyone. Most
>> > would quit because of substandard tips, though a few had to be shown
>> > the
>> > door.
>> >
>> > But even the good ones had their off days, and would take it in the
>> > shorts as a result. The one where we all felt for her was the girl who
>> > found out she was pregnant, told her boyfriend and he disappeared
>> > completely. She couldn't afford the kid, refused to abort, and tried
>> > to
>> > go through channels to give the kid up for adaption, and was
>> > roadblocked
>> > on that by some local "christian" group that wanted to punish her for
>> > having sex out of wedlock. She eventually did give the child up, and I
>> > found out recently that she finally tracked the father and was pursuing
>> > legal recourse for expenses recovery.
>> >
>> > On that first week, she was a basket case and tips were so low that
>> > tip-share took everything. Other servers shared some tips to offset,
>> > and it was their friendship that helped here rebuild herself.
>> >
>> > The moral is that there are many factors that can cause an waiter or
>> > waitress to have an attitude, or give poor service. It isn't the
>> > customer's fault or responsibility to amend the situation, and more
>> > often than not, the server who gives the bad service doesn't deserve a
>> > respectable tip. And if the service is the most atrocious, I will (and
>> > have twice) discuss the problems with the manager so that he or she is
>> > aware why I am withholding a tip from a server. But when service is
>> > beyond exemplary, I have also hunted down managers to praise beyond a
>> > mere tip.
>> >
>>
>> Oh, yeah, this from a ****ing COOK. The guys who don't have the looks or
>> interpersonal skills to be waiters.
>
> Sounds like someone who was a server and got the same respect from the
> back of the house as s/he gave. No, I like to cook, and I needed a part
> time job, and I thought it would be fun to work as a line cook in a
> privately owned, non-chain restaurant. It was. And with a few
> exceptions, I got along with the wait staff great. Even got more than
> my share of flirts from some of the female on staff, even though they
> new I was married and not looking.
>
> I would be curious why you are so bitter towards the back of the house?
>
I'm not. I thought your attitude toward the waitress sucked. The cooks loved
me, and I them. I knew better than to get on their bad side. I got my food
faster, and got a lot of other help that way. Unlike some folks, I could put
myself in their place.

cybercat wrote:
> "Stu" > wrote
>>> Oh, yeah, this from a ****ing COOK. The guys who don't have the looks or
>>> interpersonal skills to be waiters.
>>>
>> If there wern't cooks, there'd be no need for waiters
>
> Agreed, Stu, and vice versa. But there is an age-old animosity between cooks
> and waiters that mean the OP was almost certainly definitely biased.
>
>

A long time ago in my past, I was a dishwasher/busboy. I would have
envied being either one (cook or wait-staff) :-)

The cooks do the magic, and the wait-staff provide the back drop.

The dishwasher/busboy only provides comic relief.

Bob

cybercat wrote:
> "D" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>> D wrote:
>>>> The Ranger wrote:
>>>>> On Jul 17, 5:00 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ndwidth...
>>>>>>> We were dining out at a local restaurant recently and were pretty
>>>>>>> liberal
>>>>>>> in the amount of food and drinks we ordered (there were twelve of
>>>>>>> us). We
>>>>>>> weren't loud and obnoxious, as large groups _can_ get but were
>>>>>>> enjoying
>>>>>>> ourselves.
>>>>>>> When the time came to pay the bill, SWMBO reviewed the check and
>>>>>>> noticed a
>>>>>>> couple discrepencies (three drinks and an appetizer added); not a
>>>>>>> huge
>>>>>>> amount given the overall bill but not items we were provided. She
>>>>>>> brought
>>>>>>> it up to the hostess and she, in turn, brought it to the waiter. He
>>>>>>> immediately returned and tossed the "revised" bill into the middle of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> table with, "I can't believe this..."
>>>>>> I can't believe you made such a fuss about it. At least he didn't
>>>>>> dispute
>>>>>> there was a problem with the bill. Granted, he could have had a
>>>>>> better
>>>>>> attitude about it but after all, there were 12 of you and you probably
>>>>>> ran
>>>>>> him ragged. I like you, Ranger, but this sounds like sort of a self
>>>>>> aggrandizing post whereby you knew "John" and want everyone to know
>>>>>> it.
>>>>> So what would _you_ have done had the waiter cheekily tossed the
>>>>> receipt on the table after adjusting his error?
>>>>>
>>>>> (And for the record, people in the group _already_ knew of my
>>>>> friendship with the owner. I didn't need to grandstand but I don't
>>>>> hesitate to handle knotheads like that waiter.)
>>>>>
>>>>> The Ranger
>>>> Yes you did. And you did. Did you get some after that performance?
>>>>
>>>> d
>>>
>>> So D,
>>>
>>> Are you really as worthless as your postings would indicate?
>>>
>>> I'm guessing you have a real life to get back to where you are not
>>> annoying others.
>>>
>>> You could just be an obvious troll, but you actually have some skill at
>>> trolling... What's your real name? And have you been here before?
>>>
>>> Do You? I mean, have a pair?
>>>
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> **** off, "Bob"
>>
>>
>
> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>
>

Really, "Cybercat"? Are you kidding?

d

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:53:40 -0400, D > wrote:
>
>> It would be illegal in my state.
>
> FFFT! I want to know this... is NEW YORK a community property state?
>

I lived in NY when I was 3. I have no idea if you are asking me.

d (The Poet)

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:37:14 -0400, D > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:42 -0400, "cybercat" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In offices, it was a little different. Ooo, snakeyyyy.
>>> :/ Trudat from what I've heard. I try to stay away from that kind of
>>> office politics.
>>>
>>>
>> Aren't you retired?
>>
>> d
>
> Aha - you played your hand, sock puppet.
>

So that is a...yes?

d

On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:28:57 -0700, "The Ranger"
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>We were dining out at a local restaurant recently

<snip>

My late FIL was a psychiatrist who believed in something of a salad
bar approach to the practice of psychiatry, utilizing some psychiatric
tools and passing by the things that made no sense to him. He also had
his own "diagnoses" for various personality disorders and your waiter
sounds like he qualifies for one of them: "he's just a congenital
son-of-a-bitch."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

In article >,
Bob Muncie > wrote:

> A long time ago in my past, I was a dishwasher/busboy. I would have
> envied being either one (cook or wait-staff) :-)
>
> The cooks do the magic, and the wait-staff provide the back drop.
>
> The dishwasher/busboy only provides comic relief.

Oh, the comedy that came out of our troll at Trailhead, a dishwasher
named Riley. Trailhead Brewing Co. is a microbrewery/restaurant, yet
this troll only drank Busch, a ****water compared to what the brewery
produced, IMO. This guy is 5 ft 1 in tall, has a ZZ Top style beard and
scraggly hair pulled back in a hippy style ponytail while working. He'd
go through the kitchen picking up dirty cookware off the various
stations, talking about how intelligent he was and how stupid the rest
of us (bussers, cook and servers alike) were. Either that, or he'd yell
"Buuuusschhhh!" and extoll the virtues of that mass produced beer.

Among highlights we said to him:

Riley, go do something useful, like walk in front of a moving bus.

Riley, Wash U (as in Washington University) called. The English
Mythology department wants you to volunteer as a living specimen of a
troll.

Busch Beer, smooth going do, smooth coming up.

Hey, Riley, there was a girl here last night asking about you. When she
found out it was your night off, she stayed and ordered dinner.



This guy was a self-induced punching bag, and he still works there, and
is still the same self-made target.

jt

On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:39:29 -0400, D > wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:37:14 -0400, D > wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:42 -0400, "cybercat" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In offices, it was a little different. Ooo, snakeyyyy.
>>>> :/ Trudat from what I've heard. I try to stay away from that kind of
>>>> office politics.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Aren't you retired?
>>>
>>> d
>>
>> Aha - you played your hand, sock puppet.
>>
>
>So that is a...yes?
>
I see from another thread that you're DK. OK, you're not a sock
puppet. Just not honest about who you really are.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"D" > wrote in message
...
> cybercat wrote:
>> "D" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Bob Muncie wrote:
>>>> D wrote:
>>>>> The Ranger wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 17, 5:00 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ndwidth...
>>>>>>>> We were dining out at a local restaurant recently and were pretty
>>>>>>>> liberal
>>>>>>>> in the amount of food and drinks we ordered (there were twelve of
>>>>>>>> us). We
>>>>>>>> weren't loud and obnoxious, as large groups _can_ get but were
>>>>>>>> enjoying
>>>>>>>> ourselves.
>>>>>>>> When the time came to pay the bill, SWMBO reviewed the check and
>>>>>>>> noticed a
>>>>>>>> couple discrepencies (three drinks and an appetizer added); not a
>>>>>>>> huge
>>>>>>>> amount given the overall bill but not items we were provided. She
>>>>>>>> brought
>>>>>>>> it up to the hostess and she, in turn, brought it to the waiter. He
>>>>>>>> immediately returned and tossed the "revised" bill into the middle
>>>>>>>> of the
>>>>>>>> table with, "I can't believe this..."
>>>>>>> I can't believe you made such a fuss about it. At least he didn't
>>>>>>> dispute
>>>>>>> there was a problem with the bill. Granted, he could have had a
>>>>>>> better
>>>>>>> attitude about it but after all, there were 12 of you and you
>>>>>>> probably ran
>>>>>>> him ragged. I like you, Ranger, but this sounds like sort of a self
>>>>>>> aggrandizing post whereby you knew "John" and want everyone to know
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>> So what would _you_ have done had the waiter cheekily tossed the
>>>>>> receipt on the table after adjusting his error?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (And for the record, people in the group _already_ knew of my
>>>>>> friendship with the owner. I didn't need to grandstand but I don't
>>>>>> hesitate to handle knotheads like that waiter.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Ranger
>>>>> Yes you did. And you did. Did you get some after that performance?
>>>>>
>>>>> d
>>>>
>>>> So D,
>>>>
>>>> Are you really as worthless as your postings would indicate?
>>>>
>>>> I'm guessing you have a real life to get back to where you are not
>>>> annoying others.
>>>>
>>>> You could just be an obvious troll, but you actually have some skill at
>>>> trolling... What's your real name? And have you been here before?
>>>>
>>>> Do You? I mean, have a pair?
>>>>
>>>> Just curious.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> **** off, "Bob"
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>
> Really, "Cybercat"? Are you kidding?
>

I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.

In article >,
"cybercat" > wrote:

> > I would be curious why you are so bitter towards the back of the house?
> >
> I'm not. I thought your attitude toward the waitress sucked. The cooks loved
> me, and I them. I knew better than to get on their bad side. I got my food
> faster, and got a lot of other help that way. Unlike some folks, I could put
> myself in their place.

Oh, I got along great with almost all the servers. After clock out, I
would hang with them as did other cooks, drinking beer and joking and
joshing as friends tend to do. I have many fun and fond memories of the
gang there.

jt august wrote:
> In article >,
> Bob Muncie > wrote:
>
>> A long time ago in my past, I was a dishwasher/busboy. I would have
>> envied being either one (cook or wait-staff) :-)
>>
>> The cooks do the magic, and the wait-staff provide the back drop.
>>
>> The dishwasher/busboy only provides comic relief.
>
> Oh, the comedy that came out of our troll at Trailhead, a dishwasher
> named Riley. Trailhead Brewing Co. is a microbrewery/restaurant, yet
> this troll only drank Busch, a ****water compared to what the brewery
> produced, IMO. This guy is 5 ft 1 in tall, has a ZZ Top style beard and
> scraggly hair pulled back in a hippy style ponytail while working. He'd
> go through the kitchen picking up dirty cookware off the various
> stations, talking about how intelligent he was and how stupid the rest
> of us (bussers, cook and servers alike) were. Either that, or he'd yell
> "Buuuusschhhh!" and extoll the virtues of that mass produced beer.
>
> Among highlights we said to him:
>
> Riley, go do something useful, like walk in front of a moving bus.
>
> Riley, Wash U (as in Washington University) called. The English
> Mythology department wants you to volunteer as a living specimen of a
> troll.
>
> Busch Beer, smooth going do, smooth coming up.
>
> Hey, Riley, there was a girl here last night asking about you. When she
> found out it was your night off, she stayed and ordered dinner.
>
>
>
> This guy was a self-induced punching bag, and he still works there, and
> is still the same self-made target.
>
> jt

Not sure if your post was a life experience, a joke, or just a bad taste
post.. But I could just be dense.

Bob

In article >,
Bob Muncie > wrote:

> Not sure if your post was a life experience, a joke, or just a bad taste
> post.. But I could just be dense.

No, you're not dense. The post was life experience, and the stuff was
funnier at the scene than my posting about it turned out to be. I was
reminising as I typed, and posting some of the funnier lines as I
remembered them. Then a couple hours later, rereading it just before
your reply, it didn't come across nearly as funny to me, and I was the
one who posted it.

No, you're definitely not dense.

jt

cybercat wrote:

> "Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." wrote in message
> .. .
>
> >The Ranger wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >>
> >>>The Ranger wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>If I was scared of the anony-mice, I'd never post a thing.
> >>>>Since my continued posting really upsets the few gnats flying
> >>>>about, I'll just have to continue. That seems to be an
> >>>>appropriate revenge.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>You go gurl!
> >>>
> >>>Some times Ranger, your posts remind me of the Henry Miller
> >>>books "The Rosey Crucifixion" (sp?) ..... and i mean that as
> >>>a complement.
> >>
> >>
> >>Woo-hoo! I'm being compared to one of the greatest authors to have been
> >>published in the 20th century! Thanks!
> >>
> >>The Ranger
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Ah! ... let me clarify. I find your posting style, espicialy in it's
> >subject matter and how you chose to express it reminiscent of Miller's.
> >
> >The, what i call, atmosphere, of his triology, its domesticity, its
> almost
> >nostaligc noramlacy, sort of sun dappled naivety lazily reposing in a
> soft
> >breeze of complacent expectation. And absolutly dripping with
> hetrosexual
> >angst, but hey! it wouldnt be Miller otherwise
> >--
>
> Ancient Evenings was full of fellatio. Somebody send that bad boy to
> Sheldon.
>
*Chuckle* among other things

But thats Norman Mailer, not Henry Miller

Ever read Mailer's "Harlots Ghost"? scary book, espicaly at the time it
came out, there were some intriguing paralells to 'real life'.
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://fredeeky.typepad.com/fredeeky.../sf_anthem.mp3

Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. > wrote in message
.. .
>> >>>Henry Miller books "The Rosey Crucifixion"
[and...]
> Ever read Mailer's "Harlots Ghost"?

Thanks for the recs! Off to my local libraries to check 'em out.

The Ranger

"Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq." > wrote
> *Chuckle* among other things
>
> But thats Norman Mailer, not Henry Miller


You know, I read Mailer, Miller, and Capote all in a summer and part of the
fall. I get them confused. Clearly.
>
> Ever read Mailer's "Harlots Ghost"? scary book, espicaly at the time it
> came out, there were some intriguing paralells to 'real life'.

I haven't. I think at my current age, Mailer might have just a little too
much dick to interest me. But I am willing to try! Next library visit. I
keep threatening not to buy any more books as they pile up so, and we have
nowhere to put any more.

cyberpurrs wrote:

>>>>>
>>>> **** off, "Bob"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>>
>> Really, "Cybercat"? Are you kidding?
>>
>
> I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.

Odd that you should post that as you just morphed.

d

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:39:29 -0400, D > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:37:14 -0400, D > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:42 -0400, "cybercat" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In offices, it was a little different. Ooo, snakeyyyy.
>>>>> :/ Trudat from what I've heard. I try to stay away from that kind of
>>>>> office politics.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Aren't you retired?
>>>>
>>>> d
>>> Aha - you played your hand, sock puppet.
>>>
>> So that is a...yes?
>>
> I see from another thread that you're DK. OK, you're not a sock
> puppet. Just not honest about who you really are.
>

"Honest"? This from "sf". If you posted as "Shirley Francis" I might
take that seriously.

d

"D" > wrote in message
...
> cyberpurrs wrote:
>
>>>>>>
>>>>> **** off, "Bob"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>>>
>>> Really, "Cybercat"? Are you kidding?
>>>
>>
>> I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.
>
> Odd that you should post that as you just morphed.
>

Stupid much?

On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:27 -0400, D > wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:39:29 -0400, D > wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:37:14 -0400, D > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:42 -0400, "cybercat" >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In offices, it was a little different. Ooo, snakeyyyy.
>>>>>> :/ Trudat from what I've heard. I try to stay away from that kind of
>>>>>> office politics.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Aren't you retired?
>>>>>
>>>>> d
>>>> Aha - you played your hand, sock puppet.
>>>>
>>> So that is a...yes?
>>>
>> I see from another thread that you're DK. OK, you're not a sock
>> puppet. Just not honest about who you really are.
>>
>
>"Honest"? This from "sf". If you posted as "Shirley Francis" I might
>take that seriously.
>
You're such an idiot! I wasn't talking about a full name.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

cybercat wrote:
> "D" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cyberpurrs wrote:
>>
>>>>>> **** off, "Bob"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>>>> Really, "Cybercat"? Are you kidding?
>>>>
>>> I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.
>> Odd that you should post that as you just morphed.
>>
>
> Stupid much?
>
>

You *are* a rude bitch.

d

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:51:27 -0400, D > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:39:29 -0400, D > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:37:14 -0400, D > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:09:42 -0400, "cybercat" >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In offices, it was a little different. Ooo, snakeyyyy.
>>>>>>> :/ Trudat from what I've heard. I try to stay away from that kind of
>>>>>>> office politics.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aren't you retired?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> d
>>>>> Aha - you played your hand, sock puppet.
>>>>>
>>>> So that is a...yes?
>>>>
>>> I see from another thread that you're DK. OK, you're not a sock
>>> puppet. Just not honest about who you really are.
>>>
>> "Honest"? This from "sf". If you posted as "Shirley Francis" I might
>> take that seriously.
>>
> You're such an idiot! I wasn't talking about a full name.
>

Carry on...

d

On 2009-07-17, The Ranger > wrote:

> the waiter. What's up with that?!

Wow! Whatta slugfest this thread has been. Sorry I missed its
inauguration.

IMO, you handled it properly and the waitron is lucky if (s)he still has a
job. It might have been a mistake or it might have been padding, which is
illegal. Bottom line, it's not your problem, nor is it your place to meet
out justice. I think you quite correctly handed it off to the person who's
responsibility it is and all the sturm and drang about your motives is
nothing but a lotta crap shoveled by petty people with too much time and
too many shovels.

(don't take this as a sign I'm gonna cut you any slack in the future

nb

On Jul 21, 7:10*pm, D > wrote:
> cybercat wrote:
> > "D" > wrote in message
> m...
> >> cyberpurrs wrote:
>
> >>>>>> **** off, "Bob"
>
> >>>>> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
> >>>> Really, "Cybercat"? *Are you kidding?
>
> >>> I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.
> >> Odd that you should post that as you just morphed.
>
> > Stupid much?
>
> You *are* a rude bitch.

She is rude, but using the slur, "bitch," a derogatory term often used
for women in general, makes you look bad as well. It's just like when
Andy insulted Blake's disability. I know when people are feeling
****ed off that one can feel justified in going after any perceived
weakness, but sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, etc. is not
justified when fighting back internet--especially Usenet--nastiness.
>
> d

--Bryan

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:54:20 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
> wrote:

>She is rude, but using the slur, "bitch," a derogatory term often used
>for women in general, makes you look bad as well. It's just like when
>Andy insulted Blake's disability. I know when people are feeling
>****ed off that one can feel justified in going after any perceived
>weakness, but sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, etc. is not
>justified when fighting back internet--especially Usenet--nastiness.

Dang, Brian... I have to give you a high five and give your wife a
hug and kiss from me.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Jul 21, 7:10 pm, D > wrote:
>
>>cybercat wrote:
>>
>>>"D" > wrote in message
>>>news:6f6dnRuaUugYn_jXnZ2dnUVZ_vZi4p2d@giganews. com...
>>>
>>>>cyberpurrs wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>>**** off, "Bob"
>>
>>>>>>>Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Really, "Cybercat"? Are you kidding?
>>
>>>>>I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.
>>>>
>>>>Odd that you should post that as you just morphed.
>>
>>>Stupid much?
>>
>>You *are* a rude bitch.
>
>
> She is rude, but using the slur, "bitch," a derogatory term often used
> for women in general, makes you look bad as well.<snip>

Hah.

Spoken like a person who's never experienced a multi-dog household that
includes one or more intact females.

The term "bitch" worked its way into the language as an insult for a
very good reason. Fights between males involve a lot of noise and drama
but generally end when one or the other rolls over and says "uncle"
(deliberately trained fighting dogs being the obvious exception). Bitch
brawls, even between mother and daughter or sisters, are frequently lethal.

"Males fight to breed. Females fight to breathe".

notbob > wrote in message
...
[snip notbob support]
> (don't take this as a sign I'm gonna cut you any slack
> in the future

I would expect nothing short of this from you.

The Ranger

notbob > wrote in message
...
[snip notbob support]
> (don't take this as a sign I'm gonna cut you any slack
> in the future

I would expect nothing short of this from you.

The Ranger

"The Ranger" <cuhulain _ > wrote in message
ndwidth...
> notbob > wrote in message
> ...
> [snip notbob support]
>> (don't take this as a sign I'm gonna cut you any slack
>> in the future
>
> I would expect nothing short of this from you.

You jonesing for his penis? hehe

> The _R_anger
>
Incognito, eh... your REAL name is "The Anger". <G>

Ahahahahahahahahahaha. . . .

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:54:20 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Jul 21, 7:10*pm, D > wrote:
>> cybercat wrote:
>>> "D" > wrote in message
>>>news:6f6dnRuaUugYn_jXnZ2dnUVZ_vZi4p2d@giganews. com...
>>>> cyberpurrs wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>> **** off, "Bob"
>>
>>>>>>> Pathetic that you don't have the balls to post under your own name.
>>>>>> Really, "Cybercat"? *Are you kidding?
>>
>>>>> I meant your usual nym, you hair-splitting pussyface.
>>>> Odd that you should post that as you just morphed.
>>
>>> Stupid much?
>>
>> You *are* a rude bitch.
>
> She is rude, but using the slur, "bitch," a derogatory term often used
> for women in general, makes you look bad as well. It's just like when
> Andy insulted Blake's disability.

not really. 'bitch' is a well-understood term that means something
specific. i don't see it as a slur on womanhood.

on the other hand, what is 'no legs' supposed to mean?

>I know when people are feeling
> ****ed off that one can feel justified in going after any perceived
> weakness, but sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, etc. is not
> justified when fighting back internet--especially Usenet--nastiness.
>>

careful now - you seem to be implying that (female) sex, race, disability,
sexual orientation, etc. are perceived as weaknesses.

blake

On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:04:00 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe wrote:

>
> On Jul 21, 7:54*pm, Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
>>
>> She is rude, but using the slur, "bitch," a derogatory term often used
>> for women in general, makes you look bad as well. *It's just like when
>> Andy insulted Blake's disability. *I know when people are feeling
>> ****ed off that one can feel justified in going after any perceived
>> weakness, but sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, etc. is not
>> justified when fighting back internet--especially Usenet--nastiness.
>
> Whereas attacking someone for their stupidness, lack of critical
> analysis, imagination, poor taste or low class IS! ;-)
>

well, they're trying to kill everyone with crisco, for god's sake!

your pal,
blake