"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote:
>

> On the next episode of "Showing Off Pastorio's Giant BRANE": Sloppy
> Punctuation for Those . . . Who Don't . . . Know Better . . .

Dude, this isn't a discussion about Spaghetti anymore. Why are your
still here?

-CAL

"Marc Goodman" > wrote

> > USA GBR FRA ITA GER RUS CNA
> > 9.9 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.4 9.8
>
> HA! That fake country ROM has fallen by the wayside!
> FLAWLESS VICTORY!

The Romanian judge missed his plane out of Sofia
and was replaced by the Italian alternate.

--oTTo--

"Bob (this one)" > writes:
>Glitter Ninja wrote:
wrote:

>>>Here's a brilliant example - another post between two other sterling
>>>gangbang wordsmiths:
>>>-----------
>>>On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:26:16 -0400, "Otto Bahn"
>>>
>>>>>"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote:
>>
>> OK, that's enough. Please do not use "Otto", "Kevin", and "gangbang"
>> in the same sentence.

>My dearest Stacia, it would appear that they do actually belong in the
>same sentence and I appreciate your doing that.

Hey, you called them gangbangers, not me. I don't see why everyone's
blaming me when YOU started it.

>Collect your usual fee.

I think the correct phrase is "here's your sign".

Stacia

Marc Goodman wrote:
>
> Wait, is this a competition now? With, like, offensive and defensive
> moves? Because I thought this was a sport, not a competition. WHICH
> IS IT, BOB?

You speelled his name backwards.

-CAL

Glitter Ninja wrote:
> "Bob (this one)" > writes:
>
>>Glitter Ninja wrote:
>>
wrote:
>
>
>>>>Here's a brilliant example - another post between two other sterling
>>>>gangbang wordsmiths:
>>>>-----------
>>>>On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:26:16 -0400, "Otto Bahn"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, that's enough. Please do not use "Otto", "Kevin", and "gangbang"
>>>in the same sentence.
>
>
>>My dearest Stacia, it would appear that they do actually belong in the
>>same sentence and I appreciate your doing that.
>
>
> Hey, you called them gangbangers, not me. I don't see why everyone's
> blaming me when YOU started it.
>
>
>>Collect your usual fee.
>
>
> I think the correct phrase is "What's your sign".
>
> Stacia
>

IFYPFY.

--
Matthew

I'm a contractor. If you want an opinion, I'll sell you one.
Which one do you want?

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>
>>In the course of all these
>>mountain-moving efforts by my close friends Kev and Otto, they seem to
>>be saying rather dumb stuff just to kindle response.
>
> You might be onto something there. I wonder if there's a word for
> posting obvious nonsense in order to goad pompous, earnest bores into
> "proving" the obvious nonsense wrong. If there isn't a word, there
> ought to be.
>
> Maybe we could call it "spaghetti noodling."
>
> On the other hand, what kind of boob would fall for such an obvious
> ploy?

This is more like it. A bit of arch wit, some clever naming, rather good
sarcasm.

Getting there.

I put a silver star next to your name.

Pastorio

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:57:44 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
> wrote:
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:07:54 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>No, seriously...
>>>>
>>>Your period key is sticking again.
>>
>>Right.
>
> Literal sunofagun, aren't you? Know wonder you got trolled.
>
>>I guess in your "writer and editor for nearly 20 years"
>>experience the word (and idea of) "ellipsis" was omitted.
>
> Those aren't ellipses, son. You think they are, but until you start
> using them correctly, they're just dots on the screen.

I do appreciate being instructed in the finer points of the language by
people who know what they're talking about. Sadly, this excludes you.
It's a small astonishment that trollers as yourself are so willing to
abase themselves for the sheer sake of the troll. Apparently being and
looking stupid aren't seen as liabilities in this grand game.

ellipsis, n.: pl.ellipses, [L.ellipsis; Gr. elleipsis, a falling short,
omission; from elleipein; en, in, and leipein, to leave.]
1. in grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete
construction but understood in the context.
2. in writing and printing, a mark (... or ***) indicating an omission
of words or letters.
Webster's Unabridged.
---------------

This piece was prefaced on the page with this: "This article is not
about the ellipse, the flattened circle shape." See how thoughtful of
your understanding they are...?

Ellipsis Έλλειψις (plural: ellipses ελλείψεις, Greek for omission) in
linguistics refers to any omitted part of speech that is understood,
i.e. the omission is intentional. Analogously, in printing and writing,
the term refers to the row of three dots (€¦) or asterisks (* * *)
indicating an such an intentional omission. This punctuation mark is
also called a suspension point or simply dot-dot-dot.

An example is, "She went to €¦ school." In this sentence, "€¦" might
represent the word "elementary," or the word "no." The use of ellipses
can either mislead or clarify, and the reader must rely on the good
intentions of the writer who uses it. Omission without indication by an
ellipsis is always considered misleading.

*An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, or be used
at the end of a sentence to indicate a trailing off into silence.*
Emphasis mine. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis>

HTH

Google is wonderful. And so educational.

Pastorio

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>
>> Claiming victory in a contest of such unbalanced competition marks
>> them as a tiny but archetypal granfalloon.
>
> Bill Palmer called, Bob. He wants his thesaurus back.

<LOL>

Musta had a Red Bull. Your words now have Wiings.

Palmer speaks badly about me, I'm afraid. He's made up several of his
"witty" and "clever" names to hurt and trample me into submission.

And I was trying so hard to be his friend. Nearly.

Pastorio

Glitter Ninja wrote:
> "Bob (this one)" > writes:
>
>>Glitter Ninja wrote:
>>
wrote:
>
>
>>>>Here's a brilliant example - another post between two other sterling
>>>>gangbang wordsmiths:
>>>>-----------
>>>>On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:26:16 -0400, "Otto Bahn"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, that's enough. Please do not use "Otto", "Kevin", and "gangbang"
>>>in the same sentence.
>
>>My dearest Stacia, it would appear that they do actually belong in the
>>same sentence and I appreciate your doing that.
>
> Hey, you called them gangbangers, not me. I don't see why everyone's
> blaming me when YOU started it.

Heh, heh...

Learned how to do that in hypnotist school.

>>Collect your usual fee.
>
> I think the correct phrase is "here's your sign".

I thought it would be disrespectful after all we've meant to each other
over the, um, years.

Pastorio

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:41:48 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
wrote:

>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:57:44 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:07:54 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>No, seriously...
>>>>>
>>>>Your period key is sticking again.
>>>
>>>Right.
>>
>> Literal sunofagun, aren't you? Know wonder you got trolled.
>>
>>>I guess in your "writer and editor for nearly 20 years"
>>>experience the word (and idea of) "ellipsis" was omitted.
>>
>> Those aren't ellipses, son. You think they are, but until you start
>> using them correctly, they're just dots on the screen.
>
>I do appreciate being instructed in the finer points of the language by
>people who know what they're talking about. Sadly, this excludes you.
>It's a small astonishment that trollers as yourself are so willing to
>abase themselves for the sheer sake of the troll. Apparently being and
>looking stupid aren't seen as liabilities in this grand game.
>
>ellipsis, n.: pl.ellipses, [L.ellipsis; Gr. elleipsis, a falling short,
>omission; from elleipein; en, in, and leipein, to leave.]
>1. in grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete
>construction but understood in the context.
>2. in writing and printing, a mark (... or ***) indicating an omission
>of words or letters.
>Webster's Unabridged.
>---------------
>
>This piece was prefaced on the page with this: "This article is not
>about the ellipse, the flattened circle shape." See how thoughtful of
>your understanding they are...?
>
>Ellipsis ???????? (plural: ellipses ?????????, Greek for omission) in
>linguistics refers to any omitted part of speech that is understood,
>i.e. the omission is intentional. Analogously, in printing and writing,
>the term refers to the row of three dots (…) or asterisks (* * *)
>indicating an such an intentional omission. This punctuation mark is
>also called a suspension point or simply dot-dot-dot.
>
>An example is, "She went to … school." In this sentence, "…" might
>represent the word "elementary," or the word "no." The use of ellipses
>can either mislead or clarify, and the reader must rely on the good
>intentions of the writer who uses it. Omission without indication by an
>ellipsis is always considered misleading.
>
>*An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, or be used
>at the end of a sentence to indicate a trailing off into silence.*
>Emphasis mine. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis>
>
>HTH
>
>Google is wonderful. And so educational.
>
Tell you what, Sparky. When you get done doing this unnecessary
homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
they're just dots on the screen.

BTW, you're 0 for 2, and I wasn't even trolling about the ellipses.

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> Tell you what, Sparky. When you get done doing this unnecessary
> homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
> figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
> aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
> they're just dots on the screen.

Wow, "punctuation formatting flame." This might be a WHOLE NEW GENRE.

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 19:04:12 -0400, Marc Goodman
> wrote:

>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>> Tell you what, Sparky. When you get done doing this unnecessary
>> homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
>> figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
>> aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
>> they're just dots on the screen.
>
>Wow, "punctuation formatting flame." This might be a WHOLE NEW GENRE.

Just setting the record straight, you know? Plus, I like to help
non-native speakers such as Bob the Giant Brane. Soon I hope to
introduce him to the semi-colon, but we have a ways to go yet.

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:41:48 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
> wrote:
>
>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:57:44 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:07:54 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>No, seriously...
>>>>>>
>>>>>Your period key is sticking again.
>>>>
>>>>Right.
>>>
>>>Literal sunofagun, aren't you? Know wonder you got trolled.
>>>
>>>>I guess in your "writer and editor for nearly 20 years"
>>>>experience the word (and idea of) "ellipsis" was omitted.
>>>
>>>Those aren't ellipses, son. You think they are, but until you start
>>>using them correctly, they're just dots on the screen.
>>
>>I do appreciate being instructed in the finer points of the language by
>>people who know what they're talking about. Sadly, this excludes you.
>>It's a small astonishment that trollers as yourself are so willing to
>>abase themselves for the sheer sake of the troll. Apparently being and
>>looking stupid aren't seen as liabilities in this grand game.
>>
>>ellipsis, n.: pl.ellipses, [L.ellipsis; Gr. elleipsis, a falling short,
>>omission; from elleipein; en, in, and leipein, to leave.]
>>1. in grammar, the omission of a word or words necessary for complete
>>construction but understood in the context.
>>2. in writing and printing, a mark (... or ***) indicating an omission
>>of words or letters.
>>Webster's Unabridged.
>>---------------
>>
>>This piece was prefaced on the page with this: "This article is not
>>about the ellipse, the flattened circle shape." See how thoughtful of
>>your understanding they are...?
>>
>>Ellipsis ???????? (plural: ellipses ?????????, Greek for omission) in
>>linguistics refers to any omitted part of speech that is understood,
>>i.e. the omission is intentional. Analogously, in printing and writing,
>>the term refers to the row of three dots (…) or asterisks (* * *)
>>indicating an such an intentional omission. This punctuation mark is
>>also called a suspension point or simply dot-dot-dot.
>>
>>An example is, "She went to … school." In this sentence, "…" might
>>represent the word "elementary," or the word "no." The use of ellipses
>>can either mislead or clarify, and the reader must rely on the good
>>intentions of the writer who uses it. Omission without indication by an
>>ellipsis is always considered misleading.
>>
>>*An ellipsis can also be used to indicate a pause in speech, or be used
>>at the end of a sentence to indicate a trailing off into silence.*
>>Emphasis mine. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis>
>>
>>HTH
>>
>>Google is wonderful. And so educational.
>>
> Tell you what, Sparky.

Oooooh, I'm telling. Copycat...

> When you get done doing this unnecessary
> homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
> figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
> aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
> they're just dots on the screen.

Like I said. No.

Perhaps you missed the use of them in the examples above. And maybe
check your AP stylebook (space-dot-dot-dot-space)

Strunk and White who use it in their text a few different ways:
space-dot-space-dot-space-dot-space
space-dot-space-dot-space-dot
And my favorite - page 30 - dot-space-dot-space-dot-space-dot(close quote)

Schertzer says "Ellipsis is the term for omission of words or paragraphs
from a quotation. Within a sentence, the dots follow any punctuation in
the quotation. A space is left before each dot and also after the last
if a word follows." So she likes, for example,
comma-space-dot-space-dot-space-dot

Three consecutive periods, no space between them. Some advocate a space
before, some a space after. Some sources a space between each dot. No
clear consensus. No hard rule. You should know that with all your
decades of editorial experience.

I'm desperately disappointed. Here I was expecting to be dealing with a
colleague.

> BTW, you're 0 for 2, and I wasn't even trolling about the ellipses.

I love it when you keep score for yourself. What amazes me is that you
always seem to be winning.

No, seriously...

Pastorio

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 10:54:26 -0600, Kevin S. Wilson
> wrote:

>On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:26:16 -0400, "Otto Bahn"
> wrote:
>
>>"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote
>>
>>> Did your computer post this message before you could add anything to
>>> it? Mine does that sometimes, too.
>>
>>Me too!
>>
>>--oTTo--
>>

Theresa Willis > writes:

>On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 17:45:13 GMT, "Jeremy D. Impson"
> wrote:

>>
>>Thanks for that very helpful, informative, perspicacious and utterly
>>worthless post. Take it to a chat room, FOOLS!
>>

>Should that be hcat room?

I AM IQCING U RITE NOW! ALS!

--
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By reading this line you agree to mow my lawn. NO GIVEBACKS.

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 11:39:18 -0600, I needed a babel fish to
understand Kevin S. Wilson > :

>
>I don't see alt.cuddles.fluffy.bunny in the newsgroups line. Are you
>in some other chat room?
>
>Oh, forcryinoutloud. Calm down.

Do you really consider this a chat room? No, really consider it a
chat room?
its Usenet... not a chat room.

good hunting
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:02:58 -0400, Bob (this one) wrote:

>I certainly am. Why just this morning that nice old lady at Walmart told
>me that. And I believe her.

Wal-Mart, huh? Why am I not surprised that you shop at Hillbilly
Heaven? Did you buy pliers to get those pesky hooks out, Mr "I'm
Through Posting Here, You're Mean"?

--
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:00:55 -0600, Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:41:48 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>wrote:
>>Google is wonderful. And so educational.
>>
>Tell you what, Sparky. When you get done doing this unnecessary
>homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
>figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
>aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
>they're just dots on the screen.
>
>BTW, you're 0 for 2, and I wasn't even trolling about the ellipses.

How dare you hook Bob the Giant Brane with a non-troll! He's a
certified Geenyus who edited his high school newspaper before you were
born! He's Wile E. Coyote to your Roadrunner, so you might as well
give up now before his Acme Thesaurus blows up in his face. His
geekitude is strong, Lord Vader, and you know it when he quotes
wikipedia.

--
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On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 13:45:01 -0400, "Otto Bahn" wrote:

>"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote
>
>> >I'm not quoting any of this on purpose.
>>
>> Same here.
>
>Me too.

My newsreader does it for me!

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On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 11:49:02 -0400, Chris McGonnell
> wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:00:55 -0600, Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 18:41:48 -0400, "Bob (this one)" >
>>wrote:
>>>Google is wonderful. And so educational.
>>>
>>Tell you what, Sparky. When you get done doing this unnecessary
>>homework, sit down with an authoritative style guide or handbook and
>>figure out how to S P A C E the ellipses properly. Like I said, they
>>aren't ellipses until you start using them correctly. Till then,
>>they're just dots on the screen.
>>
>>BTW, you're 0 for 2, and I wasn't even trolling about the ellipses.
>
>How dare you hook Bob the Giant Brane with a non-troll! He's a
>certified Geenyus who edited his high school newspaper before you were
>born! He's Wile E. Coyote to your Roadrunner, so you might as well
>give up now before his Acme Thesaurus blows up in his face. His
>geekitude is strong, Lord Vader, and you know it when he quotes
>wikipedia.

His geekitude is all the more impressive because he quotes wikipedia
and then immediately says, "Google is wonderful. And so educational."

Another words (his, actually), he's less uneducated.

On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:25:53 GMT, Lewzephyr wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 11:39:18 -0600, I needed a babel fish to
>understand Kevin S. Wilson > :
>
>>
>>I don't see alt.cuddles.fluffy.bunny in the newsgroups line. Are you
>>in some other chat room?
>>
>>Oh, forcryinoutloud. Calm down.
>
>Do you really consider this a chat room? No, really consider it a
>chat room?
>its Usenet... not a chat room.

D00d, check the headers. Our chat room has bumped into your chat room
like peanut butter into chocolate! Guess which chat room is ours.

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On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:03:13 GMT, cleghumper wrote:

>
>
>"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote:
>>
>
>> On the next episode of "Showing Off Pastorio's Giant BRANE": Sloppy
>> Punctuation for Those . . . Who Don't . . . Know Better . . .
>
>Dude, this isn't a discussion about Spaghetti anymore. Why are your
>still here?

He waited for you to misspell "you," of course. And now you have.

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On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:52:47 GMT, Lewzephyr >
wrote:

>On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 09:50:40 -0600, I needed a babel fish to
>understand Kevin S. Wilson > :
>
>>On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 15:28:11 GMT, Lewzephyr >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:18:48 -0600, I needed a babel fish to
>>>understand Kevin S. Wilson > :
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:37:02 -0500, ceed
>>>><ceed@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmn opqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijk.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>>It's a waste of bandwidth and the time I spend weeding you guys out of my
>>>>>newsgroup feed.
>>>>
>>>>That's what kill files are for.
>>>>
>>>>>To me you're just antoher spammer with a personal agenda.
>>>>
>>>>Then you have no idea what constitutes Usenet spam.
>>>
>>>Welp, got it right that time... its Usenet.. not a chat room...
>>
>>Actually, it's the Internet, but I wouldn't expect a newbie to know
>>that.
>yes its on the internet.. but it is not "the Internet"...

Nice try, but that's going to fool only those few people who don't
know the difference between an internet (with a small i) and the
Internet (capital I).

>It is
>usenet. do some research....

When I want something researched, I just taunt Bob the Giant Brane.
He'll do unnecessary homework for free!

>show some maturity...

What in the world for?
>>
>>PS: Your period key appears to be sticking.
>
>im crushed....
>/sniff

Can . . . someone . . . please tell me . . . what strange . . .
mental . . . . deficiency . . . or ailment . . .causes people to . .
... randomly . . .insert ellipses . . . into . . . everything . .. they
post to these . . . chat . . . rooms..............................?

"Chris McGonnell" > wrote

> >>I don't see alt.cuddles.fluffy.bunny in the newsgroups line. Are you
> >>in some other chat room?
> >>
> >>Oh, forcryinoutloud. Calm down.
> >
> >Do you really consider this a chat room? No, really consider it a
> >chat room?
> >its Usenet... not a chat room.
>
> D00d, check the headers. Our chat room has bumped into your chat room
> like peanut butter into chocolate! Guess which chat room is ours.

It's almost like he doesn't realize there is more than one
chatrom on the Usenet.

ROFL LOL!

--oTTo--

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:

> Can . . . someone . . . please tell me . . . what strange . . .
> mental . . . . deficiency . . . or ailment . . .causes people to . .
> .. randomly . . .insert ellipses . . . into . . . everything . .. they
> post to these . . . chat . . . rooms..............................?

An unhealthy fascination with Johannes Kepler?

JS

On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:35:16 -0400, TomH wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 10:54:26 -0600, Kevin S. Wilson
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 11:26:16 -0400, "Otto Bahn"
> wrote:
>>
>>>"Kevin S. Wilson" > wrote
>>>
>>>> Did your computer post this message before you could add anything to
>>>> it? Mine does that sometimes, too.
>>>
>>>Me too!
>>>
>>>--oTTo--
>>>


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John Schmidt wrote:
> Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
>
> > Can . . . someone . . . please tell me . . . what strange . . .
> > mental . . . . deficiency . . . or ailment . . .causes people to . .
> > .. randomly . . .insert ellipses . . . into . . . everything . .. they
> > post to these . . . chat . . . rooms..............................?
>
> An unhealthy fascination with Johannes Kepler?
>
> JS

Or maybe Shatner?

Cam

Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> Can . . . someone . . . please tell me . . . what strange . . .
> mental . . . . deficiency . . . or ailment . . .causes people to . .
> .. randomly . . .insert ellipses . . . into . . . everything . .. they
> post to these . . . chat . . . rooms..............................?

I know the answer to this. They write like they think. Fragmentary
thoughts separated by dead silence.

Damn, this is so close to a haiku... Should I... No, not worth the
bother...

Chris McGonnell wrote:
>
> On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:03:13 GMT, cleghumper wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote:
> >>
> >
> >> On the next episode of "Showing Off Pastorio's Giant BRANE": Sloppy
> >> Punctuation for Those . . . Who Don't . . . Know Better . . .
> >
> >Dude, this isn't a discussion about Spaghetti anymore. Why are your
> >still here?
>
> He waited for you to misspell "you," of course. And now you have.

We established the plurality of Kevin last week.

I now understand why he is called Kevins.

-CAL

PS, when will you tell him your not related to Ronald.

"Kevin S. Wilson" wrote:
>

> Can . . . someone . . . please tell me . . . what strange . . .
> mental . . . . deficiency . . . or ailment . . .causes people to . .
> .. randomly . . .insert ellipses . . . into . . . everything . .. they
> post to these . . . chat . . . rooms..............................?


He is making room for you?

-CAL

Otto Bahn wrote:
>
> It's almost like he doesn't realize there is more than one
> chatrom on the Usenet.
> ....
> ROFL LOL!

IFYPFU

_CAL

Marc Goodman wrote:
>
> Kevin S. Wilson wrote:
> > Can . . . someone . . . please tell me . . . what strange . . .
> > mental . . . . deficiency . . . or ailment . . .causes people to . .
> > .. randomly . . .insert ellipses . . . into . . . everything . .. they
> > post to these . . . chat . . . rooms..............................?
>
> I know the answer to this. They write like they think. Fragmentary
> thoughts separated by dead silence.

Or timeplices triggered by a forked process called "May I Take Your
Order.exe"

-CAL

wrote:
>
> On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 11:37:04 -0400, Chris McGonnell
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:02:58 -0400, Bob (this one) wrote:
> >
> >>I certainly am. Why just this morning that nice old lady at Walmart told
> >>me that. And I believe her.
> >
> >Wal-Mart, huh?
>
> I missed that post. Did "Bob" try to tell the old joke about the
> woman trolling him into paying for her purchases by calling him "Son."
> That's a good one!

Must have been in the the sporting goods department or do you normally
use 'trolling' in real life communication?

-CAL

Cape Cod Bob > wrote:

> On 30 Jun 2005 07:12:53 -0700, "twillis" >
> wrote:
>
> >He is also Mightily Entertained, but hasn't mentioned whether he thinks I
> >am the cute.
>
> Thanks for that very helpful, informative, perspicacious and utterly
> worthless post. Take it to a chat room!

I like mittens.

> There are no atheists in foxholes or in Fenway Park in an extra inning
> game.

Foxes believe in a god?

-jwgh

--
"I used to be better at logic problems, before I just dumped
them all into TeX and let Knuth pick out the survivors."
-- Plorkwort, 26 September 2004 on alt.religion.kibology

"Jacob W. Haller" wrote:
> Foxes believe in a god?

Hey, why not? If the two wild and crazy guys don't suffer state-imposed
atheism anymore, I'd think all the foxes would HAVE to believe in God, if
only to counteract their desperate prayers.

Especially the ones with dog poopy on their shoes.

¬R

"Jacob W. Haller" > wrote

> > There are no atheists in foxholes

Kontext-Away was sleeping soundly the first time
this passed through.

> Foxes believe in a god?

It depends on the fox.

--oTTo--