On 12/11/2013 12:50 AM, Bill Sloman wrote:> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:23:45 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook > Jr. wrote: >> In article >> <8b4098c1-b5c5-4ebd-8bdb-62a8d5eb7fab@googlegroups.com>, >> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... >>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 11:30:50 UTC+11, Maynard A. >>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: >>>> In article >>>> <06c63953-1cfd-4cc5-87d7-4db8581f53f1@googlegroups.com>, >>>> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... >>>>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 10:42:39 UTC+11, Maynard A. >>>>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: >>>>>> In article <35oda9llspshpn4ol1omaagt9tsif0npuo@4ax.com>, >>>>>> DLU1 @DecadentLinuxUser.org says... >>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 23:00:42 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman >>>>>>> <bill.sloman@gmail.com> Gave us: > > <snip> > >> What can I say, I married a nun, nun then and nun now! > > The pun is the lowest form of wit.Scorning puns is the last refuge of the humourless. ;) (*) Charles Lamb, not the least distinguished of English humourists, used to say that he wished that his "last breath drawn in... might be through a pipe and exhaled in a pun." "It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect." (From "The Worst Puns Are The Best", in *Last Essays of Elia*, 1833.) Cheers Phil Hobbs (*) You're quite right in one way, of course: Jamie's was not a particularly good example. -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
Twisted Pair
Started by ●December 8, 2013
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Reply by ●December 11, 20132013-12-11
"Bill Sloman" <bill.sloman@gmail.com> wrote in message news:17150e15-6070-4625-848e-c13df58a77ee@googlegroups.com... On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 10:39:08 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook Jr. wrote:> In article <d536b4ed-ed5b-4c07-b30e-e3e89f9676ff@googlegroups.com>, > bill.sloman@gmail.com says... > > On Tuesday, 10 December 2013 10:09:56 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook Jr. > > wrote: > > > In article <95d1f881-003d-4da4-81e6-f08441719230@googlegroups.com>, > > > bill.sloman@gmail.com says... > > > > On Tuesday, 10 December 2013 09:22:02 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook > > > > Jr. wrote: > > > > > In article <aegaa9ds1ar52vjv3v0fakrjbi5qbg93ul@4ax.com>, DLU1 > > > > > @DecadentLinuxUser.org says.. > > > > > > On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 16:54:07 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman > > > > > > <bill.sloman@gmail.com> Gave us: > > > > > > > > > > > > >I know that it's dorkish to intrude facts into a pissing > > > > > > >contest, but someone who posts under a constantly changing > > > > > > >alias is at a substantial disadvantage when he wants to claim > > > > > > >to have been here for a long time. We did have our resident > > > > > > >idiots early on, but my feeling is that you weren't one of > > > > > > >them. > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > Probably here since late '94 or '95 on. You lose. > > > > Not until Decadent Linux User spells out which alias he was using back > > then - so we can get his current information provider to throw him off > > the web for his past misdeeds. > > > > > > > SLow-Man is just a proxy! > > > > > > > > It's not a proxy I use. But then I do know how my name is spelled on > > > > my birth certificate and my passport, and in my publications in the > > > > peer-reviewed literature. > > > > > > > > The Decadent Linux User and Maynard A. Philbrook Jnr. may have to > > > > work harder at keeping their identities organised. > > > > > > That went over your head, nothing new :) > > > > But you can't explain what it was that you think I missed - or may have > > chosen to ignore. Like the Decadent Linux User - who may be you for all > > we know - you want to claim a victory without providing any evidence to > > support your claim. > > Your response indicates you have that feeling of loosing the battle of > wits?There's no battle going on here. Your pathetic reaction merely indicates that you are bluffing, and lack the wit to know when to fold.> It's a good thing I don't like battling with an unarmed man, Slow-Man..I don't have any such inhibitions. I'm happy to lay out the bait that the half-witted can rise to, and reel them in after they've taken the hook. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Does anyone see the irony in a thread between Sloman and Jamie having a subject line "Twisted Pair"?
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On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:31:02 AM UTC-5, Tom Miller wrote:> "Bill Sloman" <bill.sloman@gmail.com> wrote in message >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Does anyone see the irony in a thread between Sloman and Jamie having a > > subject line "Twisted Pair"?Grin, Thanks for that. Re puns: For those sci-fi types that enjoy puns check out "Callahans Crosstime Saloon" by Spider Robinson. (later volumes in the series move from the bar to a "cathouse", and get a little more racy.)
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In article <l8a3oo$kp4$1@dont-email.me>, tmiller11147@verizon.net says...> There's no battle going on here. Your pathetic reaction merely indicates > that you are bluffing, and lack the wit to know when to fold. > > > It's a good thing I don't like battling with an unarmed man, Slow-Man.. > > I don't have any such inhibitions. I'm happy to lay out the bait that the > half-witted can rise to, and reel them in after they've taken the hook. > > >There's no battle going on here. Your pathetic reaction merely indicates that you are bluffing, and lack the wit to know when to fold.> It's a good thing I don't like battling with an unarmed man, Slow-Man..I don't have any such inhibitions. I'm happy to lay out the bait that the half-witted can rise to, and reel them in after they've taken the hook. What ever, but let me say this, you'll be sorry. Slow-man will make a mockery of you and you'll look back remembering this day. Talk about twisted. You'll figure it out one day. Jamie
Reply by ●December 12, 20132013-12-12
On Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:55:42 -0500, Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> Gave us:>On 12/11/2013 12:50 AM, Bill Sloman wrote: >> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:23:45 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook >> Jr. wrote: >>> In article >>> <8b4098c1-b5c5-4ebd-8bdb-62a8d5eb7fab@googlegroups.com>, >>> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... >>>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 11:30:50 UTC+11, Maynard A. >>>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: >>>>> In article >>>>> <06c63953-1cfd-4cc5-87d7-4db8581f53f1@googlegroups.com>, >>>>> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... >>>>>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 10:42:39 UTC+11, Maynard A. >>>>>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: >>>>>>> In article <35oda9llspshpn4ol1omaagt9tsif0npuo@4ax.com>, >>>>>>> DLU1 @DecadentLinuxUser.org says... >>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 23:00:42 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman >>>>>>>> <bill.sloman@gmail.com> Gave us: >> >> <snip> >> >>> What can I say, I married a nun, nun then and nun now! >> >> The pun is the lowest form of wit. > >Scorning puns is the last refuge of the humourless. ;) (*) > >Charles Lamb, not the least distinguished of English humourists, used to >say that he wished that his "last breath drawn in... might be through a >pipe and exhaled in a pun." > >"It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the >intellect." (From "The Worst Puns Are The Best", in *Last Essays of >Elia*, 1833.) > >Cheers > >Phil Hobbs > >(*) You're quite right in one way, of course: Jamie's was not a >particularly good example.+1
Reply by ●December 12, 20132013-12-12
On Thursday, 12 December 2013 02:55:42 UTC+11, Phil Hobbs wrote:> On 12/11/2013 12:50 AM, Bill Sloman wrote: > > On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:23:45 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook > > Jr. wrote: > >> In article > >> <8b4098c1-b5c5-4ebd-8bdb-62a8d5eb7fab@googlegroups.com>, > >> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... > >>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 11:30:50 UTC+11, Maynard A. > >>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: > >>>> In article > >>>> <06c63953-1cfd-4cc5-87d7-4db8581f53f1@googlegroups.com>, > >>>> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... > >>>>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 10:42:39 UTC+11, Maynard A. > >>>>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: > >>>>>> In article <35oda9llspshpn4ol1omaagt9tsif0npuo@4ax.com>, > >>>>>> DLU1 @DecadentLinuxUser.org says... > >>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 23:00:42 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman > >>>>>>> <bill.sloman@gmail.com> Gave us: > > > > <snip> > > > >> What can I say, I married a nun, nun then and nun now! > > > > The pun is the lowest form of wit. > > Scorning puns is the last refuge of the humourless. ;) (*)It might be, but quite a few people with a functioning senses of humour put the pun well down the pecking order. I don't scorn puns myself, but I don't use them all that often either.> Charles Lamb, not the least distinguished of English humourists, used to say that he wished that his "last breath drawn in... might be through a pipe and exhaled in a pun."A smoker and a punster. Not quite politically correct, which was probably what he had in mind when making the claim.> "It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect." (From "The Worst Puns Are The Best", in *Last Essays of Elia*, 1833.)Most theories of humour talk about confounding the reader or the listener's expectations. The pun is unsubtle. -- Bill Sloman, Sydney
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On Thursday, 12 December 2013 04:43:34 UTC+11, George Herold wrote:> On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:31:02 AM UTC-5, Tom Miller wrote: > > > "Bill Sloman" <bill.sloman@gmail.com> wrote in message > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Does anyone see the irony in a thread between Sloman and Jamie having a > > > > subject line "Twisted Pair"? > > Grin, Thanks for that. > > Re puns: For those sci-fi types that enjoy puns check out > "Callahans Crosstime Saloon" by Spider Robinson. > (later volumes in the series move from the bar to a "cathouse", and get a little more racy.)I never could understand why Analog Science Fact and Fiction published Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fiction it was tediously contentless. I stopped subscribing to Analog around the time Spider Robinson became a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 1950's. -- Bill Sloman, Sydney
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On 12/12/2013 1:00 AM, Bill Sloman wrote:> On Thursday, 12 December 2013 02:55:42 UTC+11, Phil Hobbs wrote: >> On 12/11/2013 12:50 AM, Bill Sloman wrote: >>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 15:23:45 UTC+11, Maynard A. Philbrook >>> Jr. wrote: >>>> In article >>>> <8b4098c1-b5c5-4ebd-8bdb-62a8d5eb7fab@googlegroups.com>, >>>> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... >>>>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 11:30:50 UTC+11, Maynard A. >>>>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: >>>>>> In article >>>>>> <06c63953-1cfd-4cc5-87d7-4db8581f53f1@googlegroups.com>, >>>>>> bill.sloman@gmail.com says... >>>>>>> On Wednesday, 11 December 2013 10:42:39 UTC+11, Maynard A. >>>>>>> Philbrook Jr. wrote: >>>>>>>> In article <35oda9llspshpn4ol1omaagt9tsif0npuo@4ax.com>, >>>>>>>> DLU1 @DecadentLinuxUser.org says... >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 9 Dec 2013 23:00:42 -0800 (PST), Bill Sloman >>>>>>>>> <bill.sloman@gmail.com> Gave us: >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>> What can I say, I married a nun, nun then and nun now! >>> >>> The pun is the lowest form of wit. >> >> Scorning puns is the last refuge of the humourless. ;) (*) > > It might be, but quite a few people with a functioning senses of humour put the pun well down the pecking order. I don't scorn puns myself, but I don't use them all that often either. > >> Charles Lamb, not the least distinguished of English humourists, used to say that he wished that his "last breath drawn in... might be through a pipe and exhaled in a pun." > > A smoker and a punster. Not quite politically correct, which was probably what he had in mind when making the claim. > >> "It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect." (From "The Worst Puns Are The Best", in *Last Essays of Elia*, 1833.) > > Most theories of humour talk about confounding the reader or the listener's expectations. The pun is unsubtle. >Your credentials as a humour expert are, how can I say, not immediately evident. How about making a better one? Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
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On Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:29:22 AM UTC-5, Bill Sloman wrote:> On Thursday, 12 December 2013 04:43:34 UTC+11, George Herold wrote: >=20<snip>> > Re puns: For those sci-fi types that enjoy puns check out =20 >=20 > > "Callahans Crosstime Saloon" by Spider Robinson. =20 >=20 > > (later volumes in the series move from the bar to a "cathouse", and get=a little more racy.)>=20 > I never could understand why Analog Science Fact and Fiction published Sp=ider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fic= tion it was tediously contentless. Do you mean science content? If so I'll agree, plenty of human content tho= ugh. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard scien= ce, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (My fi= ction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.) George H.>=20 > I stopped subscribing to Analog around the time Spider Robinson became a =regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 1950's= .>=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 >=20 > Bill Sloman, Sydney
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On Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:32:13 -0800 (PST), George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> wrote:>On Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:29:22 AM UTC-5, Bill Sloman wrote: >> On Thursday, 12 December 2013 04:43:34 UTC+11, George Herold wrote: >> ><snip> >> > Re puns: For those sci-fi types that enjoy puns check out >> >> > "Callahans Crosstime Saloon" by Spider Robinson. >> >> > (later volumes in the series move from the bar to a "cathouse", and get a little more racy.) >> >> I never could understand why Analog Science Fact and Fiction published Spider Robinson's stuff. Even by the depressing standards of hard science fiction it was tediously contentless. > >Do you mean science content? If so I'll agree, plenty of human content though. You probably don't like Theodore Sturgeon either then. No hard science, plenty of emotion/love. "Need" may be my favorite short story. (My fiction reading has taken a big detour into Sturgeon lately.) > >George H. >> >> I stopped subscribing to Analog around the time Spider Robinson became a regular contributor, after being a faithful subscriber from the late 1950's. >> >> -- >> >> Bill Sloman, SydneyDoes anyone care what Slowman subscribes to or not? Must be a sad life, being so sour in your old age. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
