Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:54:51 +0000 (UTC)
On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:09:22 +0000, Chris H wrote:
> Johnny wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:38:49 +0000, Chris H wrote:
>>
>>> Johnny wrote:
>>>>>>> I know all that. I was making a point about the unfortunate name
>>>>>>> of the book. Which you missed apparently.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I for one did not miss your po ...
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Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:45:12 +0000 (UTC)
>>> I guess it comes down to one's definition of "science".
>>>
>>> ally
>> Yukk!
>
> Science is a prostitute. It will go with anyone who is prepared to pay.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly why I said it is frustrating to
work with engineers. That is a typical comment from a 'professional
engineer' ...
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Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:29:04 +0000 (UTC)
> The way I've heard it, an engineer will make something, and show you
> that it works, but it'll take a scientist to explain *why* it works. To
> my mind, the engineer, in this case anyway, is the more useful of the
> two. He creates a useful, usable thing: explaining why it does what it
> does is just the icing ...
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Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:07:01 +0000
On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 10:34:23 +0100, "The Traveller" <nospam@nomore.no>
wrote this:
>That'll shock thum. Show them the knot.
I thought only members of the canine family had knots!
A werewolf amongst us then?
That would explain a lot.
DB ...
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Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:03:33 +0000 (UTC)
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:38:49 +0000, Chris H wrote:
> Johnny wrote:
>>>>> I know all that. I was making a point about the unfortunate name of
>>>>> the book. Which you missed apparently.
>>>>
>>>> I for one did not miss your point.
>>>> I have to agree with you the use of that term is misleading. It's a
>>>> s ...
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1st. November
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:59:42 +0100
http://orly.selfip.com/DISK%202/MVI_0778.AVI
http://orly.selfip.com/DISK%201/Ekorn2/FrameSet.htm
Our photogenic Squirrel has shown him/herself for the first time this year. Wonderful. Sorry about the quality.
Sun Flower Seeds at Dusk
Edith.
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Hallowe'en
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:49:13 -0000
Since it's Hallowe'en tonight - or Samhain, if you prefer - I'm thinking
back to my childhood when we used to go round the doors guising, dressed in
old clothes, singing or telling a joke in exchange for some small change and
maybe an apple or a few nuts. A much nicer tradition than this American
import of tri ...
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Garage finish
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:15:06 +0100
http://orly.selfip.com/DISK%201/New%20Garage2/FrameSet.htm
Both cars on the inside tonight. Nowt else to talk about, except --- anybody got a new back for me. Mine's
knacke....ermmmmm...bug......errrrrrm - very tired.
Edith (dreaming, not of a white Xmas but a south sea island holiday)
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Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:19:43 +0000 (UTC)
>>> I know all that. I was making a point about the unfortunate name of
>>> the book. Which you missed apparently.
>>
>> I for one did not miss your point.
>> I have to agree with you the use of that term is misleading. It's a
>> sort of short hand.
>
> I didn't miss his point either. I just didn't totally agr ...
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Re: It seems to be very quiet in here....at the moment!
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:30:34 +0000
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:37:48 +0000 (UTC), Johnny
<johnnytouquenotthisbit@yahoo.ca> wrote this:
> I know all that. I was making a point about the unfortunate name of
>the book. Which you missed apparently.
I for one did not miss your point.
I have to agree with you the use of that term is misleading.
It's a ...
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