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On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > > wrote: > > >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: > >> > >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message > >> ... > >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: > >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested in > >>>> cooking. > >>> > >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current > >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) > >>>> > >>>> nb > >>>> > >>> > >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get back on > >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that have > >>> stumbled in here do not stay. > >>> > >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to welcome new > >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. > >> > >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. > > > >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting newsgroups > >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not interested, > >they have many alternate forms of communication. > > They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of > older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was > 'geezerfied' lol When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. |
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On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:46:52 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> graham wrote: > > >Nancy2 wrote: > >> Maybe the guy with a bag of hooves wanted them for a pet dog.... > >> > >Or to make glue! > >Graham > > There's a dish made with calve's feet, a very thick gelatinized dish, > p'tcha: > http://forward.com/articles/135781/j...ishes-we-miss/ We have a clump of sorrel growing in the back yard for years now. Easy to make sour soup whenever we want. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, > wrote: >> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > >> wrote: >> >> >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> >> >> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: >> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested in >> >>>> cooking. >> >>> >> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >> >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >> >>>> >> >>>> nb >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get back on >> >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that have >> >>> stumbled in here do not stay. >> >>> >> >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to welcome new >> >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. >> >> >> >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. >> > >> >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting newsgroups >> >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not interested, >> >they have many alternate forms of communication. >> >> They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of >> older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was >> 'geezerfied' lol > > When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu > email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. I resisted FB for a long time because people said it was a way to hook up with high school friends. None of my good high school friends are on there. I have hooked up with people that I did go to school with but they were not really friends or not close ones. Odd that I talk to them now more than I did then. |
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On 22/02/2015 5:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > > wrote in message > ... >> On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, >> wrote: >>> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > >>> wrote: >>> >>> >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>> >> >>> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >>> >> ... >>> >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: >>> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested in >>> >>>> cooking. >>> >>> >>> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >>> >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >>> >>>> >>> >>>> nb >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get back on >>> >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that have >>> >>> stumbled in here do not stay. >>> >>> >>> >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to welcome new >>> >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. >>> >> >>> >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. >>> > >>> >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting >>> newsgroups >>> >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not >>> interested, >>> >they have many alternate forms of communication. >>> >>> They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of >>> older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was >>> 'geezerfied' lol >> >> When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu >> email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. > > I resisted FB for a long time because people said it was a way to hook > up with high school friends. None of my good high school friends are on > there. I have hooked up with people that I did go to school with but > they were not really friends or not close ones. Odd that I talk to them > now more than I did then. You have something in common with them now - memories. -- Xeno. |
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"Xeno" > wrote in message ... > On 22/02/2015 5:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, >>> wrote: >>>> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >>>> >> ... >>>> >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: >>>> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested in >>>> >>>> cooking. >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >>>> >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> nb >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get back on >>>> >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that >>>> >>> have >>>> >>> stumbled in here do not stay. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to welcome new >>>> >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. >>>> >> >>>> >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. >>>> > >>>> >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting >>>> newsgroups >>>> >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not >>>> interested, >>>> >they have many alternate forms of communication. >>>> >>>> They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of >>>> older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was >>>> 'geezerfied' lol >>> >>> When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu >>> email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. >> >> I resisted FB for a long time because people said it was a way to hook >> up with high school friends. None of my good high school friends are on >> there. I have hooked up with people that I did go to school with but >> they were not really friends or not close ones. Odd that I talk to them >> now more than I did then. > > You have something in common with them now - memories. Not really. We weren't into the same things in high school. Didn't go to the same places or hang out with the same people. |
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On 22/02/2015 7:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Xeno" > wrote in message > ... >> On 22/02/2015 5:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>> >>> > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, >>>> wrote: >>>>> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >>>>> >> ... >>>>> >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: >>>>> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested in >>>>> >>>> cooking. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >>>>> >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> nb >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get back on >>>>> >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that >>>>> >>> have >>>>> >>> stumbled in here do not stay. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to welcome new >>>>> >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. >>>>> > >>>>> >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting >>>>> newsgroups >>>>> >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not >>>>> interested, >>>>> >they have many alternate forms of communication. >>>>> >>>>> They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of >>>>> older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was >>>>> 'geezerfied' lol >>>> >>>> When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu >>>> email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. >>> >>> I resisted FB for a long time because people said it was a way to hook >>> up with high school friends. None of my good high school friends are on >>> there. I have hooked up with people that I did go to school with but >>> they were not really friends or not close ones. Odd that I talk to them >>> now more than I did then. >> >> You have something in common with them now - memories. > > Not really. We weren't into the same things in high school. Didn't go > to the same places or hang out with the same people. But you went to the same - school! The school is the memory linker. The school is the shared space. The school is the one thing you have in common. -- Xeno. |
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"Xeno" > wrote in message ... > On 22/02/2015 7:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >> >> "Xeno" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 22/02/2015 5:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>> >>>> > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >>>>>> >> ... >>>>>> >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: >>>>>> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested >>>>>> >>>> in >>>>>> >>>> cooking. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >>>>>> >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> nb >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get back on >>>>>> >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that >>>>>> >>> have >>>>>> >>> stumbled in here do not stay. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to welcome >>>>>> >>> new >>>>>> >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. >>>>>> > >>>>>> >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting >>>>>> newsgroups >>>>>> >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not >>>>>> interested, >>>>>> >they have many alternate forms of communication. >>>>>> >>>>>> They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of >>>>>> older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was >>>>>> 'geezerfied' lol >>>>> >>>>> When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu >>>>> email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. >>>> >>>> I resisted FB for a long time because people said it was a way to hook >>>> up with high school friends. None of my good high school friends are >>>> on >>>> there. I have hooked up with people that I did go to school with but >>>> they were not really friends or not close ones. Odd that I talk to >>>> them >>>> now more than I did then. >>> >>> You have something in common with them now - memories. >> >> Not really. We weren't into the same things in high school. Didn't go >> to the same places or hang out with the same people. > > But you went to the same - school! > > The school is the memory linker. > The school is the shared space. > The school is the one thing you have in common. It was a big school. The other day, someone was asking about some teachers I don't even remember! |
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On 22/02/2015 11:17 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "Xeno" > wrote in message > ... >> On 22/02/2015 7:03 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>> >>> "Xeno" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On 22/02/2015 5:50 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>>> On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 3:56:47 PM UTC-8, >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:42:08 +1100, Xeno > >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >On 21/02/2015 12:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message >>>>>>> >> ... >>>>>>> >>> On 2/20/2015 6:11 PM, notbob wrote: >>>>>>> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer >>>>>>> interested >>>> in >>>>>>> >>>> cooking. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >>>>>>> >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>>> nb >>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> The group really needs an influx of new people and to get >>>>>>> back on >>>>>>> >>> topic. Unfortunately, USENET is dying. The few new people that >>>>>>> >>> have >>>>>>> >>> stumbled in here do not stay. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> We really need to do some recruiting. We also have to >>>>>>> welcome >>> new >>>>>>> >>> participants and make it a more friendly environment. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> I have tried to get people to use Usenet but they won't. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting >>>>>>> newsgroups >>>>>>> >on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not >>>>>>> interested, >>>>>>> >they have many alternate forms of communication. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They (young people) are too busy trying to stay one jump ahead of >>>>>>> older people, that mean 25+ My greatgranddaughter told me FB was >>>>>>> 'geezerfied' lol >>>>>> >>>>>> When Facebook first rolled out, it was limited to people with .edu >>>>>> email addresses. There was already Friendster, Xanga, and Myspace. >>>>> >>>>> I resisted FB for a long time because people said it was a way to hook >>>>> up with high school friends. None of my good high school friends >>>>> are on >>>>> there. I have hooked up with people that I did go to school with but >>>>> they were not really friends or not close ones. Odd that I talk to >>>>> them >>>>> now more than I did then. >>>> >>>> You have something in common with them now - memories. >>> >>> Not really. We weren't into the same things in high school. Didn't go >>> to the same places or hang out with the same people. >> >> But you went to the same - school! >> >> The school is the memory linker. >> The school is the shared space. >> The school is the one thing you have in common. > > It was a big school. The other day, someone was asking about some > teachers I don't even remember! I was looking at some old school photographs recently and I can see people who have been named yet I cannot remember them. Some I can remember from their faces, some from their names. My grade 4 teacher still looks exactly as I remember her yet I haven't seen her since about 1962. What you will find however is that these linkages to the past, the mention of a name, a class photograph, a familiar face, all will trigger memories and your mind will relink these and then trigger other memories. Hopefully those triggered memories will be good ones. -- Xeno. |
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"Xeno" > wrote in message > > I was looking at some old school photographs recently and I can see people > who have been named yet I cannot remember them. Some I can remember from > their faces, some from their names. My grade 4 teacher still looks exactly > as I remember her yet I haven't seen her since about 1962. > What you will find however is that these linkages to the past, the mention > of a name, a class photograph, a familiar face, all will trigger memories > and your mind will relink these and then trigger other memories. Hopefully > those triggered memories will be good ones. > > You just triggered a memory of the old Roy Rodgers TV show, and his horse Trigger. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 05:02:54 -0800, "Pico Rico" > > wrote: > >> >>"Xeno" > wrote in message >> >>> >>> I was looking at some old school photographs recently and I can see >>> people >>> who have been named yet I cannot remember them. Some I can remember from >>> their faces, some from their names. My grade 4 teacher still looks >>> exactly >>> as I remember her yet I haven't seen her since about 1962. >>> What you will find however is that these linkages to the past, the >>> mention >>> of a name, a class photograph, a familiar face, all will trigger >>> memories >>> and your mind will relink these and then trigger other memories. >>> Hopefully >>> those triggered memories will be good ones. >>> >>> >> >>You just triggered a memory of the old Roy Rodgers TV show, and his horse >>Trigger. >> > It really bothered me after Trigger died that they had him stuffed and > put on display... yep. given their audience was kids, that was particularly creepy. |
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Xeno wrote:
> > My grade 4 teacher still looks exactly as I remember her > yet I haven't seen her since about 1962. Looks the same after 53 years? Must be a very old photo or your memory has gone all to hell. ;) |
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Pico Rico wrote:
> > "Xeno" > wrote in message > > > > > I was looking at some old school photographs recently and I can see people > > who have been named yet I cannot remember them. Some I can remember from > > their faces, some from their names. My grade 4 teacher still looks exactly > > as I remember her yet I haven't seen her since about 1962. > > What you will find however is that these linkages to the past, the mention > > of a name, a class photograph, a familiar face, all will trigger memories > > and your mind will relink these and then trigger other memories. Hopefully > > those triggered memories will be good ones. > > > > > > You just triggered a memory of the old Roy Rodgers TV show, and his horse > Trigger. And YOU just triggered a memory of the old Mr.ED tv show..."Geee, Wilbur!" :-D |
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graham wrote:
> > Bruce wrote: > > Did you know he puts Campbell's soup in everything he makes? > > > Don't all USians? :-) Campbells is a USA company. Good batches are sold in the USA, bad batches are exported to foreign countries that have issues with Americans. We don't care about them as they already prehate us anyway. ;) Read this for real stastics: http://www.campbellsoup.com?pd=yes/Resources/AboutUs Try this sometime. Take a can of Campbells Chicken Noodle Soup. Put in a blender to puree the noodles into it. Refridgerate for a few hours. Once cold, instead of adding a can of water to it, Add one can of a good gin. Pour into glasses with an ice cube or two and enjoy. If you don't like it at first, trust me, it gets better the more you drink. G. ;) |
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notbob > wrote in
: > Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested > in cooking. Seems like troll hunting/slamming and the like > are now rfc's primary activities. I'm beginning to miss the > oft repeated topics like "how to peel a hard boiled egg" or > "which is the best" pan/pot/skillet/knife topics. > > In fact, the shrunken roll-call of rfc regulars has become a > list of very sad crybabies who would rather dog-pile on > another regular or fawn over the next comfortable troll, than > discuss cooking. > > If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current > regulars who will be responsible. ;) > > nb If this is late February, it's time for the repeat of the question that is never answered with satisfaction: What's wrong with rfc. Nothing is wrong with rfc. What you need to do is killfile trolls and spam. And not everything interests everyone, and when something does spark a discussion on cooking or whatever, try to not be Captain Bringdown. -- "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor " -- Desmond Tutu |
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"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message ... > notbob > wrote in > : > >> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested >> in cooking. Seems like troll hunting/slamming and the like >> are now rfc's primary activities. I'm beginning to miss the >> oft repeated topics like "how to peel a hard boiled egg" or >> "which is the best" pan/pot/skillet/knife topics. >> >> In fact, the shrunken roll-call of rfc regulars has become a >> list of very sad crybabies who would rather dog-pile on >> another regular or fawn over the next comfortable troll, than >> discuss cooking. >> >> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >> >> nb > > If this is late February, it's time for the repeat of the question > that is never answered with satisfaction: What's wrong with rfc. > > Nothing is wrong with rfc. What you need to do is killfile trolls > and spam. And not everything interests everyone, and when > something does spark a discussion on cooking or whatever, try to > not be Captain Bringdown. Very good point! -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 2015-02-21, > wrote:
> My greatgranddaughter told me FB was 'geezerfied' lol Yep. So many adults have joined, the kids are bailing in droves. http://tinyurl.com/oh5z6rj Jes like when Myspace was all the rage, then adults found it and the kids bolted for FB. History repeats. nb |
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I am a newbie lurker of sorts.
I can't see anything right about this group. I can't even see what it's purpose is. It clearly isn't about food much Definitely not about the culinary arts or fine cooking Not a friendly place at all. Seems to be exclusively for USA based posters only which is odd, this being the internet Sometimes I have read posts which make me think this is a group for people with eating disorders, where you can come to share obsessive food fantasies, but only sometimes. Generally astonished at the high level of abuse and the low level of knowledge and discretion. Bizarre. Tim W |
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"Tim w" > wrote in message ... > I am a newbie lurker of sorts. > > I can't see anything right about this group. I can't even see what it's > purpose is. > > It clearly isn't about food much > Definitely not about the culinary arts or fine cooking > Not a friendly place at all. > Seems to be exclusively for USA based posters only which is odd, this > being the internet > Sometimes I have read posts which make me think this is a group for people > with eating disorders, where you can come to share obsessive food > fantasies, but only sometimes. > > Generally astonished at the high level of abuse and the low level of > knowledge and discretion. Bizarre. > > Tim W Hi Tim. I am in UK too and I agree with what you say. There are some nice people here who are interested in food and cooking. Please talk about food and give the rest of us a chance to do so too? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 22/02/2015 7:32 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article <2015022117345537000-nospam@thanksorg>, > says... >> >> On 2015-02-21 22:42:08 +0000, Xeno said: >> >>> Usenet is in its death throes. Very few ISPs are even hosting >>> newsgroups on their own servers these days. Young people are simply not >>> interested, they have many alternate forms of communication. >> >> Oh my god! Don't tell me we'll have to inhabit a discussion area that >> young people aren't interested in. > > Yeah. Like,I mean, hey,massive,know what I mean? > > Janet UK > Whatever! 'n' stuff! Graham |
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spamtrap1888 wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote: >> graham wrote: >> >Nancy2 wrote: >> >> Maybe the guy with a bag of hooves wanted them for a pet dog.... >> >> >> >Or to make glue! >> >> There's a dish made with calve's feet, a very thick gelatinized dish, >> p'tcha: >> http://forward.com/articles/135781/j...ishes-we-miss/ > >We have a clump of sorrel growing in the back yard for years now. Easy >to make sour soup whenever we want. I like sorrel soup, with sliced hard cooked eggs and sour cream... do you ever make any? http://www.motherearthnews.com/organ...z1312zsto.aspx http://www.mariquita.com/recipes/sorrel.html |
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:11:00 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
> >On 22-Feb-2015, Tim w > wrote: > >> I am a newbie lurker of sorts. >> >> I can't see anything right about this group. I can't even see what it's >> purpose is. >> >> It clearly isn't about food much >> Definitely not about the culinary arts or fine cooking >> Not a friendly place at all. >> Seems to be exclusively for USA based posters only which is odd, this >> being the internet >> Sometimes I have read posts which make me think this is a group for >> people with eating disorders, where you can come to share obsessive food >> fantasies, but only sometimes. >> >> Generally astonished at the high level of abuse and the low level of >> knowledge and discretion. Bizarre. >> >> Tim W > >What seems bazarre to me is, feeling the way you do about RFC, that you >return. I would like to know what you find compelling enough to overcome >the negatives. This Timmy certainly hasn't any culinary knowledge to share. Perhaps he'll fit in with the contingency that spends every minute of their lives here but contributes nothing but the minutia of their personal lives and slamming each other and Walmart. Years ago people would read the how-tos regarding usenet but now they just dive into the pool without so much as a howdy, with nothing good to say, and nothing on topic to share. These days too many go under several monikers so I don't trust or respect any of them. |
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On 22/02/2015 18:11, l not -l wrote:
> On 22-Feb-2015, Tim w > wrote: > >> I am a newbie lurker of sorts. >> >> I can't see anything right about this group. I can't even see what it's >> purpose is. >> >> It clearly isn't about food much >> Definitely not about the culinary arts or fine cooking >> Not a friendly place at all. >> Seems to be exclusively for USA based posters only which is odd, this >> being the internet >> Sometimes I have read posts which make me think this is a group for >> people with eating disorders, where you can come to share obsessive food >> fantasies, but only sometimes. >> >> Generally astonished at the high level of abuse and the low level of >> knowledge and discretion. Bizarre. >> >> Tim W > > What seems bazarre to me is, feeling the way you do about RFC, that you > return. I would like to know what you find compelling enough to overcome > the negatives. > I pop in and scan the posts from time to time. Guiltily, it is a peverse and compulsive sort of voyeurism. Like watching Jeremy Kyle. Tim w |
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On 22/02/2015 20:08, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:11:00 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote: > >> >> On 22-Feb-2015, Tim w > wrote: >> >>> I am a newbie lurker of sorts. >>> >>> I can't see anything right about this group. I can't even see what it's >>> purpose is. >>> >>> It clearly isn't about food much >>> Definitely not about the culinary arts or fine cooking >>> Not a friendly place at all. >>> Seems to be exclusively for USA based posters only which is odd, this >>> being the internet >>> Sometimes I have read posts which make me think this is a group for >>> people with eating disorders, where you can come to share obsessive food >>> fantasies, but only sometimes. >>> >>> Generally astonished at the high level of abuse and the low level of >>> knowledge and discretion. Bizarre. >>> >>> Tim W >> >> What seems bazarre to me is, feeling the way you do about RFC, that you >> return. I would like to know what you find compelling enough to overcome >> the negatives. > > This Timmy certainly hasn't any culinary knowledge to share. Perhaps > he'll fit in with the contingency that spends every minute of their > lives here but contributes nothing but the minutia of their personal > lives and slamming each other and Walmart. Years ago people would > read the how-tos regarding usenet but now they just dive into the pool > without so much as a howdy, with nothing good to say, and nothing on > topic to share. These days too many go under several monikers so I > don't trust or respect any of them. > > meh |
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On 2/22/2015 11:45 AM, Tim w wrote:
> I can't see anything right about this group. I can't even see what it's > purpose is. The intent is obvious from the name, but the reality from actual postings is far different. As much of a hangout where many topics are discussed. > > It clearly isn't about food much > Definitely not about the culinary arts or fine cooking > Not a friendly place at all. > Seems to be exclusively for USA based posters only which is odd, this > being the internet Most newsgroups do have the vast majority of posters from the USA, some from Canada, fewer from the UK and other places. Everyone is welcome, but participation from other countries is slim. The English language is probably a barrier for some too. You are welcome to post in your native tongue, but don't expect much in the way of replies as there are few bilinguals here. What do you call a person that speaks three languages? Trilingual What do you call a person that speaks two languages? Bilingual What do you call a person that speaks one language? American We have had and do have members from Europe, South Africa, Australia, Central American, Orient. They are a small number compared to the US. > Sometimes I have read posts which make me think this is a group for > people with eating disorders, where you can come to share obsessive food > fantasies, but only sometimes. At least eating disorders involve cooking. > |
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On 23/02/2015 1:16 AM, Gary wrote:
> Xeno wrote: >> >> My grade 4 teacher still looks exactly as I remember her >> yet I haven't seen her since about 1962. > > Looks the same after 53 years? Must be a very old photo or your memory > has gone all to hell. ;) > Well, she's probably long gone by now but the OLD photo still looks exactly as I remembered her. It's the first photo of her I have seen in the past 53 years. In other words, my memory of her is intact, including that she was an old dragon too! -- Xeno. |
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On 23/02/2015 3:15 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-02-21, > wrote: > >> My greatgranddaughter told me FB was 'geezerfied' lol > > Yep. So many adults have joined, the kids are bailing in droves. > > http://tinyurl.com/oh5z6rj > > Jes like when Myspace was all the rage, then adults found it and the > kids bolted for FB. History repeats. > > nb > The "kids" like their own space. Always have. It is the nature of kids. What you want to do is get them to come into your world when they grab a bit of maturity at, say, 25 years of age. -- Xeno. |
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On 23/02/2015 2:24 AM, Michel Boucher wrote:
> notbob > wrote in > : > >> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested >> in cooking. Seems like troll hunting/slamming and the like >> are now rfc's primary activities. I'm beginning to miss the >> oft repeated topics like "how to peel a hard boiled egg" or >> "which is the best" pan/pot/skillet/knife topics. >> >> In fact, the shrunken roll-call of rfc regulars has become a >> list of very sad crybabies who would rather dog-pile on >> another regular or fawn over the next comfortable troll, than >> discuss cooking. >> >> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >> >> nb > > If this is late February, it's time for the repeat of the question > that is never answered with satisfaction: What's wrong with rfc. > > Nothing is wrong with rfc. What you need to do is killfile trolls > and spam. And not everything interests everyone, and when > something does spark a discussion on cooking or whatever, try to > not be Captain Bringdown. > Exactly. -- Xeno. |
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Michel Boucher wrote:
> notbob > wrote in > : > > > Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested > > in cooking. Seems like troll hunting/slamming and the like > > are now rfc's primary activities. I'm beginning to miss the > > oft repeated topics like "how to peel a hard boiled egg" or > > "which is the best" pan/pot/skillet/knife topics. > > > > In fact, the shrunken roll-call of rfc regulars has become a > > list of very sad crybabies who would rather dog-pile on > > another regular or fawn over the next comfortable troll, than > > discuss cooking. > > > > If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current > > regulars who will be responsible. ;) > > > > nb > > If this is late February, it's time for the repeat of the question > that is never answered with satisfaction: What's wrong with rfc. > > Nothing is wrong with rfc. What you need to do is killfile trolls > and spam. And not everything interests everyone, and when > something does spark a discussion on cooking or whatever, try to > not be Captain Bringdown. We should do with the whiners what Khrushchev did with Molotov - exile them to the Mongolian Peoples' Republic... ;-) -- Best Greg |
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Dave Smith wrote:
wrote: >> Michel Boucher wrote: >> >>> notbob > wrote in >>> : >>> >>>> Seems like the few remaining regulars are no longer interested >>>> in cooking. Seems like troll hunting/slamming and the like >>>> are now rfc's primary activities. I'm beginning to miss the >>>> oft repeated topics like "how to peel a hard boiled egg" or >>>> "which is the best" pan/pot/skillet/knife topics. >>>> >>>> In fact, the shrunken roll-call of rfc regulars has become a >>>> list of very sad crybabies who would rather dog-pile on >>>> another regular or fawn over the next comfortable troll, than >>>> discuss cooking. >>>> >>>> If rfc dies from lack of participation, it will be the current >>>> regulars who will be responsible. ;) >>>> >>>> nb >>> >>> If this is late February, it's time for the repeat of the question >>> that is never answered with satisfaction: What's wrong with rfc. >>> >>> Nothing is wrong with rfc. What you need to do is killfile trolls >>> and spam. And not everything interests everyone, and when >>> something does spark a discussion on cooking or whatever, try to >>> not be Captain Bringdown. >> >> We should do with the whiners what Khrushchev did with Molotov - exile them to the Mongolian Peoples' Republic... > >Okay... exiled back to the Bozo bin like you were with your other names. What other name... Gregory Morrow has been here long, LONG before you and has always used the same name.... used to be a regular who posted every day but for whatever reason now he lurks and posts now and again. Do you even know who Khrushchev was... he was my father... he would have made Putin look like a girl scout. |
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:15:36 +1100, Xeno >
wrote: >On 23/02/2015 4:13 AM, wrote: > >> If you are too thin skinned then maybe usenet in general is not for you. > >A thick skin is a decided advantage anywhere in usenet. You of all people clearly have that attribute. How many groups have you been driven off over that past decade or two? Quite a few, that much I do know. Let's see if you've learnt anything and can maintain a presence here in the long term... these guys on RFC have no idea what your story is yet. 'Yet' being the operative word. |
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On 23/02/2015 3:51 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:15:36 +1100, Xeno > > wrote: > >> On 23/02/2015 4:13 AM, wrote: >> >>> If you are too thin skinned then maybe usenet in general is not for you. >> >> A thick skin is a decided advantage anywhere in usenet. > > You of all people clearly have that attribute. How many groups have > you been driven off over that past decade or two? None > Quite a few, that much I do know. Name them! > Let's see if you've learnt anything and can maintain a > presence here in the long term... these guys on RFC have no idea what > your story is yet. 'Yet' being the operative word. > They seem much more aware of your story. -- Xeno. |
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"Xeno" > wrote in message ... > On 23/02/2015 3:51 PM, wrote: >> On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:15:36 +1100, Xeno > >> wrote: >> >>> On 23/02/2015 4:13 AM, wrote: >>> >>>> If you are too thin skinned then maybe usenet in general is not for >>>> you. >>> >>> A thick skin is a decided advantage anywhere in usenet. >> >> You of all people clearly have that attribute. How many groups have >> you been driven off over that past decade or two? > > None > >> Quite a few, that much I do know. > > Name them! > >> Let's see if you've learnt anything and can maintain a >> presence here in the long term... these guys on RFC have no idea what >> your story is yet. 'Yet' being the operative word. >> > They seem much more aware of your story. You mean like when he told someone to shoot themselves? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 23/02/2015 8:14 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Xeno" > wrote in message > ... >> On 23/02/2015 3:51 PM, wrote: >>> On Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:15:36 +1100, Xeno > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 23/02/2015 4:13 AM, wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you are too thin skinned then maybe usenet in general is not for >>>>> you. >>>> >>>> A thick skin is a decided advantage anywhere in usenet. >>> >>> You of all people clearly have that attribute. How many groups have >>> you been driven off over that past decade or two? >> >> None >> >>> Quite a few, that much I do know. >> >> Name them! >> >>> Let's see if you've learnt anything and can maintain a >>> presence here in the long term... these guys on RFC have no idea what >>> your story is yet. 'Yet' being the operative word. >>> >> They seem much more aware of your story. > > You mean like when he told someone to shoot themselves? > He and his ilk on another newsgroup are always doing that to posters who refuse to be driven out of their cliquey little group. The phrase they are fond of using is "Go top yourself!" or similar. You will have noticed his "projection" in accusing me of doing the same. The difference is, I had no understanding of who they were referring to being a "newbie" in that particular group at the time. They have been trying to discredit me ever since. -- Xeno. |
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