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Science Fiction » alt.fan.douglas-adams » I told you HHGTTG would suck
| I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #281] |
So, 10 April 2005 20:52 |
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http://planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie is bad. Really bad. You just
won't believe how vastly, staggeringly, jaw-droppingly bad it is. I mean,
you might think that The Phantom Menace was a hopelessly misguided attempt
to reinvent a much-loved franchise by people who, though well-intentioned,
completely failed to understand what made the original popular - but that's
just peanuts to the Hitchhiker's movie. Listen.
And so on...
More at the link, from Adams' biographer.
--
Tell Them the King of Brawl Hall Sent You
http://brawl-hall.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=71
You need to BeDoper
http://www.bedoper.com
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #282 ] |
So, 10 April 2005 21:55 |
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I read a smidgen of the review (stupid but sooo compelled) and my heart
sank. I hope this guy's overreacting, but if even a small percentage of
what he said is cut/rearranged from the book, is... this will be a travesty.
Aphelion
"Antoine Fishhead" <why [at] bother.me> wrote in message
news:Xns96348DA9532E812345666 [at] 207.14.113.17...
>
>
> http://planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html
>
>
>
> The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie is bad. Really bad. You just
> won't believe how vastly, staggeringly, jaw-droppingly bad it is. I mean,
> you might think that The Phantom Menace was a hopelessly misguided attempt
> to reinvent a much-loved franchise by people who, though well-intentioned,
> completely failed to understand what made the original popular - but
> that's
> just peanuts to the Hitchhiker's movie. Listen.
>
> And so on...
>
>
>
>
>
> More at the link, from Adams' biographer.
>
> --
> Tell Them the King of Brawl Hall Sent You
> http://brawl-hall.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=71
>
> You need to BeDoper
> http://www.bedoper.com
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #285 ] |
So, 10 April 2005 22:53 |
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Aphelion wrote ..
> I read a smidgen of the review ... and my heart sank.
I saw a rough cut of the film back in February, and worrying about what to
expect beforehand made that showing all the more enjoyable.
So I'm rather pleased to say that the recent negativity-fest has completely
and utterly made my day!
Why? Because it meant I was nervous all over again when I went to see the
final, finished print at the cast & crew screening in Leicester Square this
morning :-)
I've spent the rest of the day on a complete high, humming the daft title
music, and taking my dog out to the park again because it didn't seem fair
that I should be the only one having an utterly brilliant Sunday :-)
Hurrah!
Sean.
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"I'd forgotten it was all your fault." - DNA
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #286 ] |
So, 10 April 2005 23:12 |
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In the two thousand and fifth year of Bob, Aphelion's voice said the
following, in wonderful perfect quadrophonic sound with distortion levels so
low as to make a man weep:
> I read a smidgen of the review (stupid but sooo compelled) and my heart
> sank. I hope this guy's overreacting, but if even a small percentage of
> what he said is cut/rearranged from the book, is... this will be a travesty.
He has just said that the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is in there after all
- it wasn't in the earlier cut that he saw but it is in the final cut.
--
John Coxon
A mathematician is a machine for converting coffee into theorems.
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #287 ] |
So, 10 April 2005 23:13 |
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In the two thousand and fifth year of Bob, Sean D. Sollé's voice said the
following, in wonderful perfect quadrophonic sound with distortion levels so
low as to make a man weep:
> Aphelion wrote ..
>
>>I read a smidgen of the review ... and my heart sank.
>
> I saw a rough cut of the film back in February, and worrying about what to
> expect beforehand made that showing all the more enjoyable.
>
> So I'm rather pleased to say that the recent negativity-fest has completely
> and utterly made my day!
>
> Why? Because it meant I was nervous all over again when I went to see the
> final, finished print at the cast & crew screening in Leicester Square this
> morning :-)
>
> I've spent the rest of the day on a complete high, humming the daft title
> music, and taking my dog out to the park again because it didn't seem fair
> that I should be the only one having an utterly brilliant Sunday :-)
Don't get my hopes up again - I want what you're having!
--
John Coxon
A mathematician is a machine for converting coffee into theorems.
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #443 ] |
So, 17 April 2005 04:45 |
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Sounds like this guy's interested in seeing the radio script and the TV
script lovingly and exactly recreated on the screen, which of course is not
going to happen and if it did would be in complete contradiction to what
happened when h2g2 moved from radio to book, book to TV and somewhere in
there onto vinyl, CD and text game. His list of things that aren't in the
movie includes a lot of items that just don't fit after 25 years--drinking's
not nearly as socially acceptable--and other things are only in single, even
obscure versions, like Marvin humming Pink Floyd. This is going to be so
amazingly amazing.
-- Chiggy
"Antoine Fishhead" <why [at] bother.me> wrote in message
news:Xns96348DA9532E812345666 [at] 207.14.113.17...
>
>
> http://planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html
>
>
>
> The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie is bad. Really bad. You just
> won't believe how vastly, staggeringly, jaw-droppingly bad it is. I mean,
> you might think that The Phantom Menace was a hopelessly misguided attempt
> to reinvent a much-loved franchise by people who, though well-intentioned,
> completely failed to understand what made the original popular - but
> that's
> just peanuts to the Hitchhiker's movie. Listen.
>
> And so on...
>
>
>
>
>
> More at the link, from Adams' biographer.
>
> --
> Tell Them the King of Brawl Hall Sent You
> http://brawl-hall.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=71
>
> You need to BeDoper
> http://www.bedoper.com
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #450 ] |
So, 17 April 2005 11:30 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
<snipped trashing of MJ's review>
> This is going to be so
> amazingly amazing.
Well, excuse me, but that's an even stupider statement than being
negative based only on MJ Simpåsons review, because that's being
postivie based on... NOTHING!
Let's hope you are right, though :-)
I just wanted to say that.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #495 ] |
Mo, 18 April 2005 20:57 |
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No, I don't think I will excuse you. You will be held responsible. What is
it with everyone wanting a free ride? Nothing? There's no such thing as
nothing, it's an illusion. There's always something. Nothing?! Bah! Talk
about your stupider positvie...
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d3tabl$o5e$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>
> <snipped trashing of MJ's review>
>
>> This is going to be so amazingly amazing.
>
> Well, excuse me, but that's an even stupider statement than being negative
> based only on MJ Simpåsons review, because that's being postivie based
> on... NOTHING!
>
> Let's hope you are right, though :-)
>
> I just wanted to say that.
>
> Best
> Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #496 ] |
Mo, 18 April 2005 21:16 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> No, I don't think I will excuse you. You will be held responsible.
Oh, I have no trouble with being held responsible for what I say. I
don't write stuff I won't stand by, that's why I always use my full
name in postings.
> What is
> it with everyone wanting a free ride? Nothing? There's no such thing as
> nothing, it's an illusion. There's always something. Nothing?! Bah!
How philiosophical. All I was pointing out was that at least my fears
were based on something concrete. Claiming "This will be amazing"
without any actual reason is just talk... And since it seemed everyone
was getting all upset every time something negative was written, I
just felt like doing the same on groundless positive statements...
> Talk
> about your stupider positvie...
Uhm... huh?
Best
Kåre
PS
Ah, we're back on usenet after a small detour to mail :-)
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #19898 ] |
Do, 21 April 2005 21:49 |
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In the two thousand and fifth year of Bob, Dave Adalian's voice said the
following, in wonderful perfect quadrophonic sound with distortion levels so
low as to make a man weep:
> No, I don't think I will excuse you. You will be held responsible. What is
> it with everyone wanting a free ride? Nothing? There's no such thing as
> nothing, it's an illusion. There's always something. Nothing?! Bah! Talk
> about your stupider positvie...
Two things:
One, I didn't get any of that at all.
Two, we bottom post as opposed to top posting here, so if you wouldn't mind
writing replies at the bottom of other people's messages it'd be
appreciated. Thanks. :-)
--
John Coxon
A day for firm decisions!!! Or is it?
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #20866 ] |
Sa, 23 April 2005 04:54 |
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Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do so. In the
days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-, middle- and bottom-poster
depending on what was needed to get the job done. *Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the
good ol' days...
Where to post is a matter of personal taste; I prefer not to have to scroll
through previous messages to reach new material. Also, some might think
it's really not on asking others to change the way they do things to satisfy
an arbitrary preference and might even take offense where obviously none is
intended.
The bits of my post you didn't understand were sarcasm on my part regarding
the use of throw-away phrases like "excuse me" or "if you wouldn't mind" or
"needless to say." The friction heat generated by typing these meaningless
and unnecessary fillers is contributing to global warming and causing
keyboards to wear out prematurely, thus adding to an already alarmingly
prodigious volume of trash generated worldwide, causing further strain on
limited resources and overworking an underpowered recycling industry.
"Stupider positivie" is my pointing out an awkward turn of phrase and
typographical error in the previous message.
Peace and clear skies,
Chiggy.
"John Coxon" <rogue_nine_1988 [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3cqearF6fcrefU1 [at] individual.net...
> In the two thousand and fifth year of Bob, Dave Adalian's voice said the
> following, in wonderful perfect quadrophonic sound with distortion levels
> so low as to make a man weep:
>
>> No, I don't think I will excuse you. You will be held responsible. What
>> is
>> it with everyone wanting a free ride? Nothing? There's no such thing as
>> nothing, it's an illusion. There's always something. Nothing?! Bah!
>> Talk
>> about your stupider positvie...
>
> Two things:
>
> One, I didn't get any of that at all.
>
> Two, we bottom post as opposed to top posting here, so if you wouldn't
> mind writing replies at the bottom of other people's messages it'd be
> appreciated. Thanks. :-)
>
> --
> John Coxon
>
> A day for firm decisions!!! Or is it?
>
> Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
> Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
> Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
> ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #20869 ] |
So, 24 April 2005 04:25 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do so.
> In the days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-, middle- and
> bottom-poster depending on what was needed to get the job done.
> *Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the good ol' days...
God rest his soul.......not many out here in Usenet land are creative enough
thinkers to be able to go with the flow and post top, bottom, and tween.
For me I don't care, what is important is the content of the posts and
meeting interesting peoples :)
--
Help us find ET
http://www.just-for-fun-club.net/koj.html
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #20873 ] |
So, 24 April 2005 13:36 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do so. In the
> days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-, middle- and bottom-poster
> depending on what was needed to get the job done. *Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the
> good ol' days...
Exactly the point, actually. Posting at the context where it makes most
sense.
> Where to post is a matter of personal taste; I prefer not to have to scroll
> through previous messages to reach new material. Also, some might think
> it's really not on asking others to change the way they do things to satisfy
> an arbitrary preference and might even take offense where obviously none is
> intended.
It's not an arbitrary preference, although there can be things said for
bith styles, the fact is that it is definately and without question
easiest to follow a conversation where one style is selected. In this
froup, through mutual consent, we have selected posting in context. We
politely sak you to do the same, that's all. As for the fact that you
prefer not to scroll to read new material, well, it won't help you that
you top post as long as the rest of us stick to the other convetion,
will it?
Posting in the context also requires people to think about snipping
material they are not replying to. The theory is that the conversation
is easier to follow, and many people agree that this is actually so. The
thing is, that when the styles are mixed, it's impossible to read anything.
> The bits of my post you didn't understand were sarcasm on my part regarding
> the use of throw-away phrases like "excuse me" or "if you wouldn't mind" or
> "needless to say." The friction heat generated by typing these meaningless
> and unnecessary fillers is contributing to global warming and causing
> keyboards to wear out prematurely, thus adding to an already alarmingly
> prodigious volume of trash generated worldwide, causing further strain on
> limited resources and overworking an underpowered recycling industry.
> "Stupider positivie" is my pointing out an awkward turn of phrase and
> typographical error in the previous message.
I see. Well, the throwaway phrases are called "politeness". I wouldn't
expect you to understand, it's something the rest of the world uses in
order to communicate. Please feel free to ignore it, but don't expect
people to stop being either polite or bottom-posting.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #20879 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 00:59 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>> Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do so.
>> In the days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-, middle-
>> and bottom-poster depending on what was needed to get the job done.
>> *Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the good ol' days...
>
> Exactly the point, actually. Posting at the context where it makes
> most sense.
Ok that is a new term for me "Posting at the context" exactly what does that
mean?
[snipped stuff I am not responding to]
Donna
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #20882 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 07:42 |
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Not hippy.
I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they compose their
posts. That was John.
Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter with a
sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and largely tax-free.
Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself into a defensive crouch
behind the drinks trolley, towel at the ready. (Where is the drinks
trolley?) I was being flippant. You know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard,
that kind of thing, what?
Chiggy.
P.S.: Beep, beep!
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d4g0c4$ajl$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>> Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do so. In
>> the days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-, middle- and
>> bottom-poster depending on what was needed to get the job done.
>> *Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the good ol' days...
>
> Exactly the point, actually. Posting at the context where it makes most
> sense.
>
>> Where to post is a matter of personal taste; I prefer not to have to
>> scroll through previous messages to reach new material. Also, some might
>> think it's really not on asking others to change the way they do things
>> to satisfy an arbitrary preference and might even take offense where
>> obviously none is intended.
>
> It's not an arbitrary preference, although there can be things said for
> bith styles, the fact is that it is definately and without question
> easiest to follow a conversation where one style is selected. In this
> froup, through mutual consent, we have selected posting in context. We
> politely sak you to do the same, that's all. As for the fact that you
> prefer not to scroll to read new material, well, it won't help you that
> you top post as long as the rest of us stick to the other convetion, will
> it?
>
> Posting in the context also requires people to think about snipping
> material they are not replying to. The theory is that the conversation is
> easier to follow, and many people agree that this is actually so. The
> thing is, that when the styles are mixed, it's impossible to read
> anything.
>
>> The bits of my post you didn't understand were sarcasm on my part
>> regarding the use of throw-away phrases like "excuse me" or "if you
>> wouldn't mind" or "needless to say." The friction heat generated by
>> typing these meaningless and unnecessary fillers is contributing to
>> global warming and causing keyboards to wear out prematurely, thus adding
>> to an already alarmingly prodigious volume of trash generated worldwide,
>> causing further strain on limited resources and overworking an
>> underpowered recycling industry. "Stupider positivie" is my pointing out
>> an awkward turn of phrase and typographical error in the previous
>> message.
>
> I see. Well, the throwaway phrases are called "politeness". I wouldn't
> expect you to understand, it's something the rest of the world uses in
> order to communicate. Please feel free to ignore it, but don't expect
> people to stop being either polite or bottom-posting.
>
> Best
> Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #20889 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 13:17 |
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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:42:51 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
<dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>Not hippy.
>
>I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they compose their
>posts. That was John.
>
>Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter with a
>sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and largely tax-free.
>Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself into a defensive crouch
>behind the drinks trolley, towel at the ready. (Where is the drinks
>trolley?) I was being flippant. You know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard,
>that kind of thing, what?
>
>
>Chiggy.
>
>P.S.: Beep, beep!
You do realise, there's such a thing as over-posturing ? The
drinks-trolley is on your left. Please, help yourself to some
RelaxiTea (That's the blue bubbly one...)
And top-posting is annoying... I had no idea this was a reaction to
Kaares epistel. Please get your header straight or snip and
bottom-post.
--
Amro
[1]
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23387 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 21:18 |
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Oh Zarquon... I don't even know why I bother. The header is fine in the
original; you, or your computer, cut it; not that it matters as it's
perfectly clear in any case, although it might require some vague sort of
effort.
You guys do have an inkling of when Adams wrote the Guide, right? You are
aware of the surrounding social tumult of the late 1960s and early 1970s and
the insidious transformation into the Reagan/Thatcher Era? You know, the
conversion of individualism into the lockstep corporatism that now
predominates? You are aware the Guide is a direct reaction to that? Right?
Did you not learn any Ancient Galactic history when you were a child?
Annoying top posting just to be annoying and different IS THE ENTIRE FUCKING
POINT!!! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHEEEEOOOOWWWW!!!
Ahh... That's better.
Oh dear. Still don't get it? That's all right. In any event, I won't be
snipping, posting at the bottom or altering my headers unless I suddenly
change my mind of my own volition. If it makes you feel better, please,
correct my posts to your own specifications once you've downloaded them.
You might try burying them in soft peat and using them as fire-lighters
first.
And, I don't like tea.
Chiggy.
P.S.: At the tone, the time will be 11:21 and 10 seconds. Beep! At the
tone, the time will be 11:21 and 20 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time
will be 11:21 and 30 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:21
and 40 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:21 and 50 seconds.
Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:22, exactly. Beep! At the tone,
the time will be 11:22 and 10 seconds. Beep! At the tone...
"Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
news:arjp61d737ao8ek5sllheks3l2vsv9cj9p [at] 4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:42:51 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
> <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>Not hippy.
>>
>>I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they compose
>>their
>>posts. That was John.
>>
>>Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter with a
>>sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and largely tax-free.
>>Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself into a defensive crouch
>>behind the drinks trolley, towel at the ready. (Where is the drinks
>>trolley?) I was being flippant. You know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard,
>>that kind of thing, what?
>>
>>
>>Chiggy.
>>
>>P.S.: Beep, beep!
>
> You do realise, there's such a thing as over-posturing ? The
> drinks-trolley is on your left. Please, help yourself to some
> RelaxiTea (That's the blue bubbly one...)
>
> And top-posting is annoying... I had no idea this was a reaction to
> Kaares epistel. Please get your header straight or snip and
> bottom-post.
>
> --
> Amro
> [1]
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23388 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 21:24 |
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QoJ wrote:
> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>
>>Dave Adalian wrote:
>>
>>>Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do so.
>>>In the days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-, middle-
>>>and bottom-poster depending on what was needed to get the job done.
>>>*Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the good ol' days...
>>
>>Exactly the point, actually. Posting at the context where it makes
>>most sense.
>
>
> Ok that is a new term for me "Posting at the context" exactly what does that
> mean?
Probably the true word is "in the context". I apologize for my English,
it is not my native language, and even practice can't get you all the way.
Well, it's a common misconception that you either toppost or bottompost,
or rather, it's a common misconception that bottom-posting means posting
in the bottom of the message.
The "right" way to do it (acknowleding that this is just one definition
of "right") is answering each bit you are responding to just under what
you are responding to, in order to make it easier to follow the
conversation. You nice example of snipping is another tool to make this
work.
Thanks for the effort.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23389 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 21:30 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
<snip>
> I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they compose their
> posts. That was John.
I never claimed you did, did I? That would be easy to identify if you
had just answered at the point you meant I did. As it is, I don't know
what in my posting you are referring to.
> Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter with a
> sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and largely tax-free.
> Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself into a defensive crouch
> behind the drinks trolley, towel at the ready. (Where is the drinks
> trolley?) I was being flippant. You know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard,
> that kind of thing, what?
Sorry, I was actually trying to be quite nice about this, explaining why
we prefer the bottom-posting style. The only time I really got a bit
nasty here was in your attack of my usage of "excuse me", which I found
rather unnecessary and, well, forgive me (I know, you'll hate me for
just saying that), but rereading it I still can't see it as being
anything but a rude attack. If it wasn't meant as such, I apologize. I
offer you this genuine cup of stuff-almost-but-not-entirely-unlike-tea
as a token of my deep-felt sadness to have insulted you.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23390 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 21:32 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
<snip>
> Oh dear. Still don't get it? That's all right. In any event, I won't be
> snipping, posting at the bottom or altering my headers unless I suddenly
> change my mind of my own volition. If it makes you feel better, please,
> correct my posts to your own specifications once you've downloaded them.
> You might try burying them in soft peat and using them as fire-lighters
> first.
Ah. Abuse.
Itøs days like these that make me sad that Iøm to curious to plonk.
Best
Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23391 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 22:09 |
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On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:18:09 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
<dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>Oh Zarquon... I don't even know why I bother. The header is fine in the
>original; you, or your computer, cut it; not that it matters as it's
>perfectly clear in any case, although it might require some vague sort of
>effort.
Unkind sir, please show me were, in this header pasted underneath, i
can find this ?
>Path: dreader18.news.xs4all.nl!article.news.xs4all.nl!textspool3.n ews.xs4all.nl!transit.news.xs4all.nl!news.tele.dk!news.tele. dk!small.news.tele.dk!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.gigane ws.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp. comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
>NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:18:09 -0500
>From: "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net>
>Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
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>Subject: Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck
>Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:18:09 -0700
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Oh, sorry. You were being annoying to make a point....
<snipped further rantings proving that you are by far the greatest DNA
fan inhabiting a single body>
>
>And, I don't like tea.
>
Revolutionary.... and black is white, right ?
>"Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
>news:arjp61d737ao8ek5sllheks3l2vsv9cj9p [at] 4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:42:51 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
>> <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Not hippy.
Ooh, a header. Golly, in the middle .... hmmm, let's call it a midder,
shall we ? Yeah, a midder ... Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it ?
SPLAT !
--
Amro
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23395 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 23:05 |
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Oh good. You did figure it out the header was there all along. You may
press the button now.
*Ahhhh...*
Chiggy.
"Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
news:ariq615cabu54u10vv9n91mld54jfobng6 [at] 4ax.com...
> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:18:09 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
> <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>Oh Zarquon... I don't even know why I bother. The header is fine in the
>>original; you, or your computer, cut it; not that it matters as it's
>>perfectly clear in any case, although it might require some vague sort of
>>effort.
>
>
> Unkind sir, please show me were, in this header pasted underneath, i
> can find this ?
>
>
>>Path:
>> dreader18.news.xs4all.nl!article.news.xs4all.nl!textspool3.n ews.xs4all.nl!transit.news.xs4all.nl!news.tele.dk!news.tele. dk!small.news.tele.dk!news.glorb.com!border1.nntp.dca.gigane ws.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp. comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail
>>NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:18:09 -0500
>>From: "Dave Adalian" <dpalta [at] comcast.net>
>>Newsgroups: alt.fan.douglas-adams
>>References: <Xns96348DA9532E812345666 [at] 207.14.113.17>
>><3aKdncYa2IVdUPzfRVn-og [at] comcast.com> <d3tabl$o5e$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org>
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>><AMedncot57rBHvHfRVn-uA [at] comcast.com>
>><arjp61d737ao8ek5sllheks3l2vsv9cj9p [at] 4ax.com>
>>Subject: Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck
>>Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:18:09 -0700
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>
> Oh, sorry. You were being annoying to make a point....
>
> <snipped further rantings proving that you are by far the greatest DNA
> fan inhabiting a single body>
>
>>
>>And, I don't like tea.
>>
>
> Revolutionary.... and black is white, right ?
>
>>"Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
>>news:arjp61d737ao8ek5sllheks3l2vsv9cj9p [at] 4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:42:51 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
>>> <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Not hippy.
>
> Ooh, a header. Golly, in the middle .... hmmm, let's call it a midder,
> shall we ? Yeah, a midder ... Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it ?
>
> SPLAT !
>
> --
> Amro
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23396 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 23:07 |
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Weren't trying very hard to nice, were you? As you can see from this...
"I see. Well, the throwaway phrases are called "politeness". I wouldn't
expect you to understand, it's something the rest of the world uses in order
to communicate. Please feel free to ignore it, but don't expect people to
stop being either polite or bottom-posting."
....you implied I expected or even wanted people to change the way they post.
I could not care less how people compose. (Or decompose for that matter.)
It's a creative process, unique, or at least should be unique, to each
individual.
Besides my post being rude, it was funny. Also, I wasn't attacking you; I
was poking fun at you. I don't hate you, and this is an unfair
characterization. A rude and unfunny attack would be something along the
lines of:
"Well, excuse me, but that's an even stupider statement than being
negative based only on MJ Simpåsons review, because that's being
postivie based on... NOTHING!"
Having written this as your very first interaction with me, you might
recognize it. Whatever it is that's not me you are angry about, I'm sorry
you can't deal with it. Why not have a little lie-down? I would, however,
request that you lay off innocent bystanders in the meantime. Just because
you've just had unhappy love affair doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't
have a good time. Message ends.
Chiggy.
P.S.: Wanna buy a duck?
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d4jggv$i00$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they compose
>> their posts. That was John.
>
> I never claimed you did, did I? That would be easy to identify if you had
> just answered at the point you meant I did. As it is, I don't know what in
> my posting you are referring to.
>
>> Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter with a
>> sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and largely tax-free.
>> Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself into a defensive crouch
>> behind the drinks trolley, towel at the ready. (Where is the drinks
>> trolley?) I was being flippant. You know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard,
>> that kind of thing, what?
>
> Sorry, I was actually trying to be quite nice about this, explaining why
> we prefer the bottom-posting style. The only time I really got a bit nasty
> here was in your attack of my usage of "excuse me", which I found rather
> unnecessary and, well, forgive me (I know, you'll hate me for just saying
> that), but rereading it I still can't see it as being anything but a rude
> attack. If it wasn't meant as such, I apologize. I offer you this genuine
> cup of stuff-almost-but-not-entirely-unlike-tea as a token of my deep-felt
> sadness to have insulted you.
>
> Best
> Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23397 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 23:07 |
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No, no, no. That was sarcasm. Abuse goes like this:
"Shut up, shut up, shut up, you bloody useless loony! Go die! I hate you!"
It's not likely you'll ever find a post here by me in that ilk. And, for
the record, that was merely an example and should not be taken personally,
unless it's something you like. Share and enjoy.
Chiggy.
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d4jgkq$i00$2 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> Oh dear. Still don't get it? That's all right. In any event, I won't
>> be snipping, posting at the bottom or altering my headers unless I
>> suddenly change my mind of my own volition. If it makes you feel better,
>> please, correct my posts to your own specifications once you've
>> downloaded them. You might try burying them in soft peat and using them
>> as fire-lighters first.
>
> Ah. Abuse.
>
> Itøs days like these that make me sad that Iøm to curious to plonk.
>
> Best
> Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23398 ] |
Mo, 25 April 2005 23:18 |
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"What does it matter? ... I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
-- Douglas Adams
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d4jg61$gec$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> The "right" way to do it (acknowleding that this is just one definition of
> "right") is answering each bit you are responding to just under what you
> are responding to, in order to make it easier to follow the conversation.
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23401 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 02:36 |
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So, if I'm interpreting this correctly, you're taking me to task for having
and expressing a knowledge of the works of Douglas Adams and actually
enjoying them. Um... No. Never mind. Pointless for me to even try, isn't
it?
Chiggy.
"Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
news:ariq615cabu54u10vv9n91mld54jfobng6 [at] 4ax.com...
> <snipped further rantings proving that you are by far the greatest DNA
> fan inhabiting a single body>
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23402 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 02:30 |
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LMAO!
Dave Adalian wrote:
> Oh Zarquon... I don't even know why I bother. The header is fine in
> the original; you, or your computer, cut it; not that it matters as
> it's perfectly clear in any case, although it might require some
> vague sort of effort.
>
> You guys do have an inkling of when Adams wrote the Guide, right?
> You are aware of the surrounding social tumult of the late 1960s and
> early 1970s and the insidious transformation into the Reagan/Thatcher
> Era? You know, the conversion of individualism into the lockstep
> corporatism that now predominates? You are aware the Guide is a
> direct reaction to that? Right? Did you not learn any Ancient
> Galactic history when you were a child?
>
> Annoying top posting just to be annoying and different IS THE ENTIRE
> FUCKING POINT!!! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHEEEEOOOOWWWW!!!
>
> Ahh... That's better.
>
> Oh dear. Still don't get it? That's all right. In any event, I
> won't be snipping, posting at the bottom or altering my headers
> unless I suddenly change my mind of my own volition. If it makes you
> feel better, please, correct my posts to your own specifications once
> you've downloaded them. You might try burying them in soft peat and
> using them as fire-lighters first.
>
> And, I don't like tea.
>
>
> Chiggy.
>
> P.S.: At the tone, the time will be 11:21 and 10 seconds. Beep! At
> the tone, the time will be 11:21 and 20 seconds. Beep! At the tone,
> the time will be 11:21 and 30 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time
> will be 11:21 and 40 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time will be
> 11:21 and 50 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:22,
> exactly. Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:22 and 10 seconds.
> Beep! At the tone...
>
> "Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
> news:arjp61d737ao8ek5sllheks3l2vsv9cj9p [at] 4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:42:51 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
>> <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Not hippy.
>>>
>>> I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they
>>> compose their
>>> posts. That was John.
>>>
>>> Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter
>>> with a sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and
>>> largely tax-free. Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself
>>> into a defensive crouch behind the drinks trolley, towel at the
>>> ready. (Where is the drinks trolley?) I was being flippant. You
>>> know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard, that kind of thing, what?
>>>
>>>
>>> Chiggy.
>>>
>>> P.S.: Beep, beep!
>>
>> You do realise, there's such a thing as over-posturing ? The
>> drinks-trolley is on your left. Please, help yourself to some
>> RelaxiTea (That's the blue bubbly one...)
>>
>> And top-posting is annoying... I had no idea this was a reaction to
>> Kaares epistel. Please get your header straight or snip and
>> bottom-post.
>>
>> --
>> Amro
>> [1]
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23403 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 02:35 |
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Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
> QoJ wrote:
>> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
>>
>>> Dave Adalian wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry, John, I prefer to post at the top and will continue to do
>>>> so. In the days DNA himself used to post here, he was a top-,
>>>> middle- and bottom-poster depending on what was needed to get the
>>>> job done. *Nostalgic Sigh* Ah, the good ol' days...
>>>
>>> Exactly the point, actually. Posting at the context where it makes
>>> most sense.
>>
>>
>> Ok that is a new term for me "Posting at the context" exactly what
>> does that mean?
>
> Probably the true word is "in the context". I apologize for my
> English, it is not my native language, and even practice can't get
> you all the way.
Your doing great<G>
>
> Well, it's a common misconception that you either toppost or
> bottompost, or rather, it's a common misconception that
> bottom-posting means posting in the bottom of the message.
I usually follow the posting style after the 2nd poster to see if we are top
or bottom feeding.
But I love a good argument on what is accepted as the proper way to post in
a usenet group.
>
> The "right" way to do it (acknowleding that this is just one
> definition of "right") is answering each bit you are responding to
> just under what you are responding to, in order to make it easier to
> follow the conversation. You nice example of snipping is another tool
> to make this work.
>
> Thanks for the effort.
Your welcome....sometimes I forget ;-)
>
> Best
> Kåre
You too!
Donna
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23404 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 02:36 |
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Great Quote!
Dave Adalian wrote:
> "What does it matter? ... I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
>
> -- Douglas Adams
>
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23408 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 04:45 |
|
QoJ wrote:
>
> LMAO!
>
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>> Oh Zarquon... I don't even know why I bother. The header is fine in
>> the original; you, or your computer, cut it; not that it matters as
>> it's perfectly clear in any case, although it might require some
>> vague sort of effort.
>>
>> You guys do have an inkling of when Adams wrote the Guide, right?
>> You are aware of the surrounding social tumult of the late 1960s and
>> early 1970s and the insidious transformation into the Reagan/Thatcher
>> Era? You know, the conversion of individualism into the lockstep
>> corporatism that now predominates? You are aware the Guide is a
>> direct reaction to that? Right? Did you not learn any Ancient
>> Galactic history when you were a child?
>>
>> Annoying top posting just to be annoying and different IS THE ENTIRE
>> FUCKING POINT!!! AAAARRRRGGGGHHHEEEEOOOOWWWW!!!
>>
>> Ahh... That's better.
>>
>> Oh dear. Still don't get it? That's all right. In any event, I
>> won't be snipping, posting at the bottom or altering my headers
>> unless I suddenly change my mind of my own volition. If it makes you
>> feel better, please, correct my posts to your own specifications once
>> you've downloaded them. You might try burying them in soft peat and
>> using them as fire-lighters first.
>>
>> And, I don't like tea.
>>
>>
>> Chiggy.
>>
>> P.S.: At the tone, the time will be 11:21 and 10 seconds. Beep! At
>> the tone, the time will be 11:21 and 20 seconds. Beep! At the tone,
>> the time will be 11:21 and 30 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time
>> will be 11:21 and 40 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time will be
>> 11:21 and 50 seconds. Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:22,
>> exactly. Beep! At the tone, the time will be 11:22 and 10 seconds.
>> Beep! At the tone...
>>
>> "Amro Bank" <amro [at] tuig.nl> wrote in message
>> news:arjp61d737ao8ek5sllheks3l2vsv9cj9p [at] 4ax.com...
>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:42:51 -0700, "Dave Adalian"
>>> <dpalta [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not hippy.
>>>>
>>>> I didn't ask anyone to do anything, neither do I care how they
>>>> compose their
>>>> posts. That was John.
>>>>
>>>> Once upon a time this was a place of light and meaningless chatter
>>>> with a sort of h2g2-ish flavor. Things were weird, wild and
>>>> largely tax-free. Now, I sort of feel like I've got to fling myself
>>>> into a defensive crouch behind the drinks trolley, towel at the
>>>> ready. (Where is the drinks trolley?) I was being flippant. You
>>>> know, fluster a Vegan snow lizard, that kind of thing, what?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chiggy.
>>>>
>>>> P.S.: Beep, beep!
>>>
>>> You do realise, there's such a thing as over-posturing ? The
>>> drinks-trolley is on your left. Please, help yourself to some
>>> RelaxiTea (That's the blue bubbly one...)
>>>
>>> And top-posting is annoying... I had no idea this was a reaction to
>>> Kaares epistel. Please get your header straight or snip and
>>> bottom-post.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Amro
>>> [1]
>
>
>
LOL
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23410 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 07:51 |
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Ain't it just? The guy had a knack.
Chiggy.
"QoJ" <justabitch [at] dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:d4k2eh$tr1$1 [at] tioat.ath.cx...
> Great Quote!
>
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>> "What does it matter? ... I'd far rather be happy than right any day."
>>
>> -- Douglas Adams
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23433 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 21:49 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> Weren't trying very hard to nice, were you? As you can see from this...
>
> "I see. Well, the throwaway phrases are called "politeness". I wouldn't
> expect you to understand, it's something the rest of the world uses in order
> to communicate. Please feel free to ignore it, but don't expect people to
> stop being either polite or bottom-posting."
>
> ...you implied I expected or even wanted people to change the way they post.
> I could not care less how people compose. (Or decompose for that matter.)
> It's a creative process, unique, or at least should be unique, to each
> individual.
Uhm, aren't you the one who calimed I don't recognise your sarcasm?
Well, the above is a prime example of me being sarcastic - take it or
leave it :-)
> Besides my post being rude, it was funny. Also, I wasn't attacking you; I
> was poking fun at you. I don't hate you, and this is an unfair
> characterization. A rude and unfunny attack would be something along the
> lines of:
Oh, and none of my postings tried to be funny? I see. I will go join a
school of "How to be funny in 42 days (and as a bonus you will receive a
free paper napkin)" in the hope that I will one day reach your glorious
level of funniness (that was sarcasm too, and even an attempt to be
funny. I seems I will have to point this out explicitly).
> "Well, excuse me, but that's an even stupider statement than being
> negative based only on MJ Simpåsons review, because that's being
> postivie based on... NOTHING!"
>
> Having written this as your very first interaction with me, you might
> recognize it. Whatever it is that's not me you are angry about, I'm sorry
> you can't deal with it. Why not have a little lie-down? I would, however,
> request that you lay off innocent bystanders in the meantime. Just because
> you've just had unhappy love affair doesn't mean the rest of us shouldn't
> have a good time. Message ends.
My very first interaction with you? Hardly. Apart from other ongoing
threads, I would say we have bumped into me earlier in this froup lots
of times, when you felt like droppingt in. You may not remember me, but
I remember you. Besides, that was definately _not_ a personal attack,
but an example in the context of earlier discussions _in the same bloody
thread_. If you want to take it personal, fine, but don't claim that I'm
rude because I didn't put a throwaway quote from Douglas Adams in the
middle of my rantings.
Best
Kåre
> P.S.: Wanna buy a duck?
P.S.: Apparantly if you write a funny P.S. it's allowed to write
anything in the message, no matter how rude it is, because you're
clearly just being funny. Thus I would like to take this opportunity to
say "You ask a glass of water!" so that you are not allowed to be angry
at me now! HA!
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23437 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 22:46 |
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I've tried being nice, as is traditional here at afda. I've tried being
cute, another reliable tradition here at afda. You don't get it. Fine.
I'll do it the hard way.
You're being a genuine asshole for no apparent reason. This is not in any
way funny; it is inappropriate and abusive. I offered up, as is the
intention of Usenet, an opinion. You decided I had "trashed" Simpson's
review and were very rude about it to me in a public post. Then, you
followed me to another message string (or another part of the same string)
and continued to harangue me. I gave you the benefit of the doubt, assuming
some other aspect of your life is amiss and you've picked me as your
whipping boy. This is not a role I care to take on and have asked you by
private email to stop. You have refused.
Quit humping my leg!
Find someone or somewhere else to relieve your excess stress. Go get laid.
Start a fistfight. Get drunk. You're in the Netherlands, so get stoned.
Masturbate. Whatever. Just leave me the fuck out of your shitty life; I
don't want a goddamned thing to do with you and never have. Begrijpt u?
-- Dave
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d4m60e$vab$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> Dave Adalian wrote:
>> Weren't trying very hard to nice, were you? As you can see from this...
>>
>> "I see. Well, the throwaway phrases are called "politeness". I wouldn't
>> expect you to understand, it's something the rest of the world uses in
>> order to communicate. Please feel free to ignore it, but don't expect
>> people to stop being either polite or bottom-posting."
>>
>> ...you implied I expected or even wanted people to change the way they
>> post. I could not care less how people compose. (Or decompose for that
>> matter.) It's a creative process, unique, or at least should be unique,
>> to each individual.
>
> Uhm, aren't you the one who calimed I don't recognise your sarcasm? Well,
> the above is a prime example of me being sarcastic - take it or leave it
> :-)
>
>> Besides my post being rude, it was funny. Also, I wasn't attacking you;
>> I was poking fun at you. I don't hate you, and this is an unfair
>> characterization. A rude and unfunny attack would be something along the
>> lines of:
>
> Oh, and none of my postings tried to be funny? I see. I will go join a
> school of "How to be funny in 42 days (and as a bonus you will receive a
> free paper napkin)" in the hope that I will one day reach your glorious
> level of funniness (that was sarcasm too, and even an attempt to be funny.
> I seems I will have to point this out explicitly).
>
>> "Well, excuse me, but that's an even stupider statement than being
>> negative based only on MJ Simpåsons review, because that's being
>> postivie based on... NOTHING!"
>>
>> Having written this as your very first interaction with me, you might
>> recognize it. Whatever it is that's not me you are angry about, I'm
>> sorry you can't deal with it. Why not have a little lie-down? I would,
>> however, request that you lay off innocent bystanders in the meantime.
>> Just because you've just had unhappy love affair doesn't mean the rest of
>> us shouldn't have a good time. Message ends.
>
> My very first interaction with you? Hardly. Apart from other ongoing
> threads, I would say we have bumped into me earlier in this froup lots of
> times, when you felt like droppingt in. You may not remember me, but I
> remember you. Besides, that was definately _not_ a personal attack, but an
> example in the context of earlier discussions _in the same bloody thread_.
> If you want to take it personal, fine, but don't claim that I'm rude
> because I didn't put a throwaway quote from Douglas Adams in the middle of
> my rantings.
>
> Best
> Kåre
>
>> P.S.: Wanna buy a duck?
>
> P.S.: Apparantly if you write a funny P.S. it's allowed to write anything
> in the message, no matter how rude it is, because you're clearly just
> being funny. Thus I would like to take this opportunity to say "You ask a
> glass of water!" so that you are not allowed to be angry at me now! HA!
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23438 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 22:52 |
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Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and Dave
Adalian spoke forth:
>I've tried being nice, as is traditional here at afda. I've tried being
>cute, another reliable tradition here at afda. You don't get it. Fine.
>I'll do it the hard way.
>
>You're being a genuine asshole for no apparent reason. This is not in any
>way funny; it is inappropriate and abusive. I offered up, as is the
>intention of Usenet, an opinion. You decided I had "trashed" Simpson's
>review and were very rude about it to me in a public post. Then, you
>followed me to another message string (or another part of the same string)
>and continued to harangue me. I gave you the benefit of the doubt, assuming
>some other aspect of your life is amiss and you've picked me as your
>whipping boy. This is not a role I care to take on and have asked you by
>private email to stop. You have refused.
>
>Quit humping my leg!
>
>Find someone or somewhere else to relieve your excess stress. Go get laid.
>Start a fistfight. Get drunk. You're in the Netherlands, so get stoned.
>Masturbate. Whatever. Just leave me the fuck out of your shitty life; I
>don't want a goddamned thing to do with you and never have. Begrijpt u?
>
>
Oh, well, I tried.
Dave, welcome to the killfile.
--
D.
"The Sphynx of the Caverns is the deadliest of all.
It possesses the head of a snake,
the body of a snake
and the feet of a snake."
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23440 ] |
Di, 26 April 2005 23:29 |
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In the two thousand and fifth year of Bob, Gusty's voice said the following,
in wonderful perfect quadrophonic sound with distortion levels so low as to
make a man weep:
> Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and Dave
> Adalian spoke forth:
>
>>I've tried being nice, as is traditional here at afda. I've tried being
>>cute, another reliable tradition here at afda. You don't get it. Fine.
>>I'll do it the hard way.
>>
>>You're being a genuine asshole for no apparent reason. This is not in any
>>way funny; it is inappropriate and abusive. I offered up, as is the
>>intention of Usenet, an opinion. You decided I had "trashed" Simpson's
>>review and were very rude about it to me in a public post. Then, you
>>followed me to another message string (or another part of the same string)
>>and continued to harangue me. I gave you the benefit of the doubt, assuming
>>some other aspect of your life is amiss and you've picked me as your
>>whipping boy. This is not a role I care to take on and have asked you by
>>private email to stop. You have refused.
>>
>>Quit humping my leg!
>>
>>Find someone or somewhere else to relieve your excess stress. Go get laid.
>>Start a fistfight. Get drunk. You're in the Netherlands, so get stoned.
>>Masturbate. Whatever. Just leave me the fuck out of your shitty life; I
>>don't want a goddamned thing to do with you and never have. Begrijpt u?
>
> Oh, well, I tried.
> Dave, welcome to the killfile.
Insulting Kaare = you asshole.
Kaare's one of the older regulars here. He's been around longer than me.
He knows how to behave - apparently you don't. My killfile has another
name, tonight.
Zark off, unhoopy.
--
John Coxon
"I’m not worried at all. Hitchhiker’s is going to have Lucas quaking in his
boots! (Does George Lucas wear boots? He should. Big, red, thigh-high boots
with spurs and golden toe caps. And a fez. Don’t you agree?)" - Garth
Jennings (director, 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy')
Email: john[dot]coxon[at]gmail[dot]com
Website: http://alphacentauri.8k.com
Missing footnotes: http://www.nut.house.cx/cgi-bin/nemowiki.pl?ISFN
ZZ9 - the official HHGG appreciation society: http://www.zz9.org/
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Mi, 27 April 2005 03:06 |
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The preceding message was brought to you courtesy of InfiniDim Enterprises.
Fuck you very much!
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23461 ] |
Mi, 27 April 2005 19:16 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> I've tried being nice, as is traditional here at afda. I've tried being
> cute, another reliable tradition here at afda. You don't get it. Fine.
> I'll do it the hard way.
I'm truly sorry you feel that way, but that's exactly how I feel. I'm
sorry, but I really tried to be polite to you.
For the record:
1) I didn't try to "be rude to you in a public post". I was taking part
in a public discussion, in which your posting was an example of exactly
what I was talking about, namely that being positive without any good
reason is no better than being negative with no reason, and, well, we
negativists did have reasons. I was not, in my own opinion, being
personally rude to you, and I apologize if you felt it that way.
2) There have been two parts in this discussion
a) One being about top-posting. To the best of my ability I have been
consistently polite about that, and only explained the reason why we
choose the bottom-posting (or better: in-context-posting) style in afda.
You on the other hand have been consistently negative, trying to hide it
in attempts at witticism
b) The other part is about whether either of us have been insulting or
rude. You accuse me of being rude and an asshole, while you yourself
have been consistently personal and angry in your post (again badly
hidden in poor jokes and witticisms). I will not apologize for anything
I have said in that discussion. It is still my feeling that the rude
part is on your behalf, but I suggest we stop the discussion at this
point, and hold the peace.
3) I do not appreciate your personal remarks. That is very much against
etiquette on usenet or everywhere else. Please take your own advice.
4) I know about traditions of afda. Do you?
<snip>
> You're in the Netherlands, so get stoned. <snip> Begrijpt u?
Denmark and the Netherlands are not the same country. Forstår du?
Best
Kåre
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23471 ] |
Do, 28 April 2005 01:47 |
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Gusty wrote:
> Reason not withstanding the universe continued unabated and Dave
> Adalian spoke forth:
>
>> I've tried being nice, as is traditional here at afda. I've tried
>> being cute, another reliable tradition here at afda. You don't get
>> it. Fine. I'll do it the hard way.
>>
>> You're being a genuine asshole for no apparent reason. This is not
>> in any way funny; it is inappropriate and abusive. I offered up, as
>> is the intention of Usenet, an opinion. You decided I had "trashed"
>> Simpson's review and were very rude about it to me in a public post.
>> Then, you followed me to another message string (or another part of
>> the same string) and continued to harangue me. I gave you the
>> benefit of the doubt, assuming some other aspect of your life is
>> amiss and you've picked me as your whipping boy. This is not a role
>> I care to take on and have asked you by private email to stop. You
>> have refused.
>>
>> Quit humping my leg!
>>
>> Find someone or somewhere else to relieve your excess stress. Go
>> get laid. Start a fistfight. Get drunk. You're in the Netherlands,
>> so get stoned. Masturbate. Whatever. Just leave me the fuck out of
>> your shitty life; I don't want a goddamned thing to do with you and
>> never have. Begrijpt u?
>>
>>
> Oh, well, I tried.
> Dave, welcome to the killfile.
Well I like Dave he is honest about his feelings and did try to get
along.....what I find interesting on Usenet is the lack of honesty......if
you think someone is being a buttwipe just say so and move on.....plonk em
or skip their posts. As to masturbating....everytime you do you kill a
kitten......so think real hard next time ;-)
--
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in a pretty and well preserved body,
but rather.......
to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out,
and loudly proclaiming , "WOW , What a Ride!"
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| Re: I told you HHGTTG would suck [message #23480 ] |
Do, 28 April 2005 11:20 |
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I can get along if you can... And of course I know the traditions of afda.
I've been posting here since about 1996. Here's a bit of archive material
from August 6, 1998 wherein we decided to call this froup a froup:
Lord Rutherford Quinton Chiggenbothem VII Aug 6 1998, 12:00 am
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From: Lord Rutherford Quinton Chiggenbothem VII
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Date: 1998/08/06
Subject: Re: Recording a CD.
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Jon Nelson wrote:
> I like it 'cos it sounds like a contraction of "froody group." So,
> we're the first "froup" on the net. Heh.
Not to rain on your froup, but isn't it: "Hey! That guy's one hoopy
frood?"
Hence a phrase which has passed into hitch hiking slang, as in "Hey,
you sass that hoopy Jon Nelson? There's a frood who really knows where
his towel is." (Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy:
really together guy; frood: really amazingly together guy.)
-- Chiggy
"What's this?"
"Whale meat."
http://home.talkcity.com/ROFLWay/lord_chiggy/
Lord Rutherford Quinton Chiggenbothem VII Aug 6 1998, 12:00 am
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From: Lord Rutherford Quinton Chiggenbothem VII
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Date: 1998/08/06
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Stuart Bruce wrote:
> I hope I never have to explain _that_ one away in the FAQ.
> I can see it now.
> Question Q.86. "Why do people keep writing 'newsfroup' instead of
> 'newsgroup' when referring to a.f.d-a?"
> Answer: "There was a freak mental power surge on the group a few
weeks
> ago because manifested itself as a slight kink in the left middle
finger
> of everyone who reads the group. This means that every once in a
while,
> when attempting to touch-type 'g', they type 'f' which is nearby.
The
> affliction is an unfortunate one, and is talked about in hushed
tones on
> the group. The freak mental power surge was the rest of the
> simultaneous receipt by all the readers of yet _another_ bloody
'when's
> the book due out?' post, and everyone flipped."
I like it. Go with it.
-- Chiggy
"What's this?"
"Whale meat."
http://home.talkcity.com/ROFLWay/lord_chiggy/
Jon Nelson Aug 6 1998, 12:00 am show options
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Date: 1998/08/06
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Lord Rutherford Quinton Chiggenbothem VII wrote:
> Jon Nelson wrote:
> > I like it 'cos it sounds like a contraction of "froody group."
So,
> > we're the first "froup" on the net. Heh.
> Not to rain on your froup, but isn't it: "Hey! That guy's one hoopy
> frood?"
> Hence a phrase which has passed into hitch hiking slang, as in "Hey,
> you sass that hoopy Jon Nelson? There's a frood who really knows
where
> his towel is." (Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy:
> really together guy; frood: really amazingly together guy.)
This is all well and good and, in fact, is true. :-)
But you might recall that there are a few occurences where someone
uses
the word as an adjective in the books. At least I think so ... hold
on
a sec, let me check the archives ... <pops off to the FAQ and checks>
... ah yes, there it is: froody V:25/214. V:6/52. Which means (I
think) that it's in _Mostly Harmless_, Chap. 25 p. 214, and Chap. 6,
p.
52. I know, I'm getting pretty detailed here - but I think one of the
references is when Ford was "feeling froody in his new suede shoes" or
the like. So I suppose we can still be a "froody group". Or just
froup. Ah, froup it all anyway. Who gives a froup? Heheheh.
--
==========================================
Really from:
Jon Nelson, Chief PioyuTuyoiP and Resident Madman.
To email me, remove the first half of the palindrome.
======================================================
"You couldn't fool your mother on the foolingest day of
your life if you had an
electrified fooling machine."
- H. J. Simpson
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Date: 1998/08/06
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Lord Rutherford Quinton Chiggenbothem VII wrote in message
<35C9E8F9.2... [at] yahoo.com>...
>In fact, I'm going to call work right now so I can spend the whole
day
>sussing out new uses for "froup." I think I'll start by figuring out
>the adjectival and adverbial forms (probably "froupish," and
>"froupingly"). Hey! That means there's a verb form, too. I can
>conjugate it! I (will) froup; I (have) froupped; I have willen
>frouppa. Somebody call Dr. Streetmentioner.
I think "froup" should mean "froody group" as in a group of froods.
Any
forms of "froup" should probably reflect this.
-ed
And lest you think I'm making things up--and why would I since as we all
know it's bad enough with making up more of it?--you can view the Google
archive version here:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.fan.douglas-adams/br owse_thread/thread/17d331de14ed2fcc/077b34c62ed87358?q=froup +chiggy&rnum=1#077b34c62ed87358
Here's another one wherein someone is collecting the names of the regulars.
Someone's just remembered you qualify but haven't been posting recently:
>Hey I didn't even *have* Chiggy, how's that possible? Sorry mate :o(
>Pio's still here, so am I, haven't seen Kie for a while or Elvis for
>that matter. Wolfgang Ratzka seems to have been abducted by aliens,
>Nancyj's still around ;o)
>I don't think I saw FourtyTwo for a while and Kaare's definitely
>posting less and less.
>I don't have any new people 'cause I've started spell checking my
>writings exclusively [when I remember to do so :o)]
My theory is that Kaare got involved in a serious nail-clipping accident,
and is too intimidated to write with his nose.
Peace and clear skies,
Chiggy.
"Kaare Fiedler Christiansen" <news [at] kaarefc.dk> wrote in message
news:d4oheg$db5$1 [at] domitilla.aioe.org...
> 4) I know about traditions of afda. Do you?
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Do, 28 April 2005 18:08 |
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Dave Adalian wrote:
> I can get along if you can... And of course I know the traditions of afda.
> I've been posting here since about 1996. Here's a bit of archive material
> from August 6, 1998 wherein we decided to call this froup a froup:
Yes, I remember the thread. I don't think I need to quote bits of it for
the regulars from back then to remember me, though. Those were the days, eh?
Interesting, by the way, that you were bottom-posting back then. That
was actually what I was referring to, when I asked you whether you know
the tradiotions of afda.
Let's end this discussion. I don't think either of us is reading afda
for these kinds of abusive postings, and apparently we both feel that
the other is the one being an asshole. Perhaps we have both been a
little too harsh?
Best
Kåre
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