On 2020 Nov 20, , Bryan Simmons wrote
(in >):

>
> You don't have anything I want. You're just one more wacky misfit in the
> collection of wacky misfits (I include myself) that make this NG what it is.
> In fact, one of the best things about this NG is that pretty much nobody
> sucks up to anyone else to get approval, and folks don't seem to jockey
> to get acceptance or popularity. There are some long-running hostilities,
> and even hints at pseudo-alliances, but no cliques. Plus, the quality of
> the writing here is a lot better that elsewhere on social media, and that's
> not just attributable to the fact that most folks here are older. I don't
> have to suppress my inner grammar cop to anywhere near the extent
> that I did on FB.

Didn´t there used to be a cabal here? Wasn´t Melba a part of it? Didn´t
everyone deny it? Weren´t some here now a part of it? Does it still exist?
Hmmmm...makes me shiver.

leo

On 11/22/2020 2:18 AM, Leo wrote:
> On 2020 Nov 20, , Bryan Simmons wrote
> (in >):
>
>>
>> You don't have anything I want. You're just one more wacky misfit in the
>> collection of wacky misfits (I include myself) that make this NG what it is.
>> In fact, one of the best things about this NG is that pretty much nobody
>> sucks up to anyone else to get approval, and folks don't seem to jockey
>> to get acceptance or popularity. There are some long-running hostilities,
>> and even hints at pseudo-alliances, but no cliques. Plus, the quality of
>> the writing here is a lot better that elsewhere on social media, and that's
>> not just attributable to the fact that most folks here are older. I don't
>> have to suppress my inner grammar cop to anywhere near the extent
>> that I did on FB.
>
> Didn´t there used to be a cabal here? Wasn´t Melba a part of it? Didn´t
> everyone deny it? Weren´t some here now a part of it? Does it still exist?
> Hmmmm...makes me shiver.
>
> leo
>
>
TINC

Jill

On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 23:18:04 -0800, Leo wrote:

> Didn't there used to be a cabal here? [...] Does it still exist?

Sure is / does, yes. But maybe it's a different cabal. I am certain we
are on their radar, but so far, they have only made concerted use of one
retarded Canadian that everyone here has pretty much instinctively
avoided since he showed-up a few months ago.

Hint, his posting nym is a minor deity in the pantheon of C++ operators,
and someone doxed him in Alt.Atheism a few weeks back. (Dave Keating -
British Columbia).

He apparently won a few $M in a lottery a few years back, but instead of
spending his remaining time on Earth enjoying the good things of life, he
seeks negative attention by posting scantily-reasoned juvenile non-
sequiters ad nauseum. He's even worse than Bruce.


Oh, and I fixed your quote. I think we all should at least try using UTF-8
as the default encoding if the client supports it.

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 9:46:26 AM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 23:18:04 -0800, Leo wrote:
>
> > Didn't there used to be a cabal here? [...] Does it still exist?
>
> Sure is / does, yes. But maybe it's a different cabal. I am certain we
> are on their radar, but so far, they have only made concerted use of one
> retarded Canadian that everyone here has pretty much instinctively
> avoided since he showed-up a few months ago.
>
> Hint, his posting nym is a minor deity in the pantheon of C++ operators,
> and someone doxed him in Alt.Atheism a few weeks back. (Dave Keating -
> British Columbia).
>
> He apparently won a few $M in a lottery a few years back, but instead of
> spending his remaining time on Earth enjoying the good things of life, he
> seeks negative attention by posting scantily-reasoned juvenile non-
> sequiters ad nauseum. He's even worse than Bruce.
>
>
> Oh, and I fixed your quote. I think we all should at least try using UTF-8
> as the default encoding if the client supports it.

Say what you want about the Canadians, but they make an awfully good
diet ginger ale, and when I was kid, they had pollock jokes, and maybe the
Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
remover.
https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU

--Bryan

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:21:36 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 9:46:26 AM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
> > On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 23:18:04 -0800, Leo wrote:
> >
> > > Didn't there used to be a cabal here? [...] Does it still exist?
> >
> > Sure is / does, yes. But maybe it's a different cabal. I am certain we
> > are on their radar, but so far, they have only made concerted use of one
> > retarded Canadian that everyone here has pretty much instinctively
> > avoided since he showed-up a few months ago.
> >
> > Hint, his posting nym is a minor deity in the pantheon of C++ operators,
> > and someone doxed him in Alt.Atheism a few weeks back. (Dave Keating -
> > British Columbia).
> >
> > He apparently won a few $M in a lottery a few years back, but instead of
> > spending his remaining time on Earth enjoying the good things of life, he
> > seeks negative attention by posting scantily-reasoned juvenile non-
> > sequiters ad nauseum. He's even worse than Bruce.
> >
> >
> > Oh, and I fixed your quote. I think we all should at least try using UTF-8
> > as the default encoding if the client supports it.
> Say what you want about the Canadians, but they make an awfully good
> diet ginger ale, and when I was kid, they had pollock jokes, and maybe the
> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> remover.
> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
>
> --Bryan
I think the Acetones make the best remover - because it's dirt cheap.

On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:36:55 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:21:36 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 9:46:26 AM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
>> > On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 23:18:04 -0800, Leo wrote:
>> >
>> > > Didn't there used to be a cabal here? [...] Does it still exist?
>> >
>> > Sure is / does, yes. But maybe it's a different cabal. I am certain we
>> > are on their radar, but so far, they have only made concerted use of one
>> > retarded Canadian that everyone here has pretty much instinctively
>> > avoided since he showed-up a few months ago.
>> >
>> > Hint, his posting nym is a minor deity in the pantheon of C++ operators,
>> > and someone doxed him in Alt.Atheism a few weeks back. (Dave Keating -
>> > British Columbia).
>> >
>> > He apparently won a few $M in a lottery a few years back, but instead of
>> > spending his remaining time on Earth enjoying the good things of life, he
>> > seeks negative attention by posting scantily-reasoned juvenile non-
>> > sequiters ad nauseum. He's even worse than Bruce.
>> >
>> >
>> > Oh, and I fixed your quote. I think we all should at least try using UTF-8
>> > as the default encoding if the client supports it.
>> Say what you want about the Canadians, but they make an awfully good
>> diet ginger ale, and when I was kid, they had pollock jokes, and maybe the
>> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
>> remover.
>> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
>>
>> --Bryan
>I think the Acetones make the best remover - because it's dirt cheap.

Sounds like a band.

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:47:30 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:36:55 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 10:21:36 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 9:46:26 AM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 23:18:04 -0800, Leo wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Didn't there used to be a cabal here? [...] Does it still exist?
> >> >
> >> > Sure is / does, yes. But maybe it's a different cabal. I am certain we
> >> > are on their radar, but so far, they have only made concerted use of one
> >> > retarded Canadian that everyone here has pretty much instinctively
> >> > avoided since he showed-up a few months ago.
> >> >
> >> > Hint, his posting nym is a minor deity in the pantheon of C++ operators,
> >> > and someone doxed him in Alt.Atheism a few weeks back. (Dave Keating -
> >> > British Columbia).
> >> >
> >> > He apparently won a few $M in a lottery a few years back, but instead of
> >> > spending his remaining time on Earth enjoying the good things of life, he
> >> > seeks negative attention by posting scantily-reasoned juvenile non-
> >> > sequiters ad nauseum. He's even worse than Bruce.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Oh, and I fixed your quote. I think we all should at least try using UTF-8
> >> > as the default encoding if the client supports it.
> >> Say what you want about the Canadians, but they make an awfully good
> >> diet ginger ale, and when I was kid, they had pollock jokes, and maybe the
> >> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> >> remover.
> >> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
> >>
> >> --Bryan
> >I think the Acetones make the best remover - because it's dirt cheap.
> Sounds like a band.
There's no doubt that Acetones have been in many bands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXMs_AlcCww

On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:


> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> remover.
> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
>
> --Bryan
>

Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart. Sabin's vaccine still
works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php

Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
becasue he knew they could outsmart him.

On 22/11/2020 22:08, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
>> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
>> remover.
>> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
>
> Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart.Â* Sabin's vaccine still
> works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
> https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php
>
Marie Curie, too.

> Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
> becasue he knew they could outsmart him.

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 12:16:48 PM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 22/11/2020 22:08, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> >> remover.
> >> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
> >>
> >> --Bryan
> >>
> >
> > Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart. Sabin's vaccine still
> > works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
> > https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php
> >
> Marie Curie, too.
> > Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
> > becasue he knew they could outsmart him.
We don't have Polish jokes on this rock. It's a bad thing to make fun of the intelligence of a people. Also, we don't have any Poles over here. Some folks on the mainland think Polish-Americans enjoy Polish jokes. That's because there's not enough Polish-Americans yet for them to express their true feelings. Maybe one day.

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 4:32:35 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 12:16:48 PM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> > On 22/11/2020 22:08, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> > >> remover.
> > >> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
> > >>
> > >> --Bryan
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart. Sabin's vaccine still
> > > works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
> > > https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php
> > >
> > Marie Curie, too.
> > > Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
> > > becasue he knew they could outsmart him.
> We don't have Polish jokes on this rock. It's a bad thing to make fun of the
> intelligence of a people. Also, we don't have any Poles over here. Some folks
> on the mainland think Polish-Americans enjoy Polish jokes.

Nobody thinks that.

> That's because there's not enough Polish-Americans yet for them to express
> their true feelings. Maybe one day.

There are plenty of Polish-Americans in St. Louis. Few of them would pretend
to be OK with Polish jokes, yet you can bet your ass that a good percentage of
them harbor racist feelings about Americans of non-European ancestry. The
way that I worded my joke, most folks would realize that I was making fun of
stereotyping. "Polish remover" is obviously not Polish, like Canada Dry ginger
ale is not Canadian.

--Bryan

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 5:32:35 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 12:16:48 PM UTC-10, S Viemeister wrote:
> > On 22/11/2020 22:08, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> > >> remover.
> > >> https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
> > >>
> > >> --Bryan
> > >>
> > >
> > > Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart. Sabin's vaccine still
> > > works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
> > > https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php
> > >
> > Marie Curie, too.
> > > Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
> > > becasue he knew they could outsmart him.
> We don't have Polish jokes on this rock. It's a bad thing to make fun of the intelligence of a people. Also, we don't have any Poles over here. Some folks on the mainland think Polish-Americans enjoy Polish jokes. That's because there's not enough Polish-Americans yet for them to express their true feelings. Maybe one day.

Horseshit. I grew up between two large communities of Polish-Americans. They knew the best
Polack jokes.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 4:08:57 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
> > Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> > remover.
> > https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
> >
> > --Bryan
> >
> Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart. Sabin's vaccine still
> works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
> https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php

I don't believe that stuff, but I grew up in a family where pollock, wap,
wetback, etc. were part of the dinnertime lexicon. The way you snipped the
post made it look like I thought Polish people were not intelligent.
>
> Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
> becasue he knew they could outsmart him.

Hitler was (in addition to being evil and crazy), really stupid. If you want to
develop technology to take over the world, you don't get rid of your Jews.
*We don't need your kind in the 3rd Reich, Mr. Einstein.*

--Bryan

On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:28:54 -0800, Bryan Simmons wrote:


> Hitler was (in addition to being evil and crazy), really stupid.

Vegetarian. 'Nuff said.

On 11/22/2020 7:38 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:28:54 -0800, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
>> Hitler was (in addition to being evil and crazy), really stupid.
>
> Vegetarian. 'Nuff said.
>
Hitler also had untreated syphilis that rotted his brain. 'Nuff said.

Jill

On Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 6:38:28 PM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 14:28:54 -0800, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
> > Hitler was (in addition to being evil and crazy), really stupid.
> Vegetarian. 'Nuff said.

Maybe he was grossed out by meat. I doubt that it was out of compassion
for animals. He wasn't a compassionate sort. Perhaps he loved apple
streudel. That doesn't make apple streudel bad.

--Bryan

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 11/22/2020 3:21 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>
> > Poles ain't the smartest folks on the planet, but they make a damned good
> > remover.
> > https://www.amazon.com/OPI-Polish-Re.../dp/B001RVFZQU
> >
> > --Bryan
> >
> Yeah, that Copernicus guy was not very smart. Sabin's vaccine still
> works and Werner von Braun was born in Poland.
> https://www.thefamouspeople.com/polish-scientists.php
>
> Hitler wanted to wipe out the Polish scientists along with the Jews
> becasue he knew they could outsmart him.


Don't forget the Solidarity trade movement that - along with the influence of Polish Pope John Paul II - led to the utter failure of USSR - enforced communism in the central/eastern European states in 1989, and the dissolution of the USSR itself in 1991.

Poland had the first free elections in postwar communist Europe in summer 1989, by November the Berlin Wall fell, the Czechs and others threw off the evil communist yoke, and the world is a much better place for all that. The world owes the brave Poles a HUGE debt of gratitude for starting that process of toppling the evil commie rat ******* dominoes...

Additionally, during the 2008 - 2009 world economic crisis, not only was Poland fairly unaffected, but the Polish economy also grew at a decent rate. Not too shabby for what Bryan refers to as "not the smartest folks on the planet"...Poland has done very well in the past 30 years, they went from a poor communist backwater to an advanced modern industrial nation:

Wiki: "Poland is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank and ranks 21st worldwide in terms of GDP (nominal) as well as 24th in the 2017 Ease of Doing Business Index. Poland has a highly diverse economy that ranks 21st in the 2016 Economic Complexity Index. The largest component of its economy is the service sector (62.3.%), followed by industry (34.2%) and agriculture (3.5%)..."

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On 2020-11-22 2:18 a.m., Leo wrote:
> On 2020 Nov 20, , Bryan Simmons wrote
> (in >):
>
>>
>> You don't have anything I want. You're just one more wacky misfit in the
>> collection of wacky misfits (I include myself) that make this NG what it is.
>> In fact, one of the best things about this NG is that pretty much nobody
>> sucks up to anyone else to get approval, and folks don't seem to jockey
>> to get acceptance or popularity. There are some long-running hostilities,
>> and even hints at pseudo-alliances, but no cliques. Plus, the quality of
>> the writing here is a lot better that elsewhere on social media, and that's
>> not just attributable to the fact that most folks here are older. I don't
>> have to suppress my inner grammar cop to anywhere near the extent
>> that I did on FB.
>
> Didn´t there used to be a cabal here? Wasn´t Melba a part of it? Didn´t
> everyone deny it? Weren´t some here now a part of it? Does it still exist?
> Hmmmm...makes me shiver.
>
> '

I remember there being a standing joke about the cabal.