Things don't change in this news group, still crap, but then I suppose 
it a newsgroup about a crap city

Well! Here we are again folks.
It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. 
The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and 
objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the 
articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in 
driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  

This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.

Lucy wrote:
> Well! Here we are again folks.
> It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
> by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
> failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. 
> The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
> individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
> at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
> to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
> of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
> shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and 
> objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
> of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
> Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the 
> articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in 
> driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
> shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
> called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
> had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
> protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
> to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  
> 
> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
> 
er?

What the hell are you on about?

Ade wrote:
> Lucy wrote:
>> Well! Here we are again folks.
>> It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
>> by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
>> failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. The 
>> uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
>> individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
>> at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
>> to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
>> of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
>> shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and objectives was 
>> to provide a distraction to take their minds
>> of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
>> Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the articulate lower 
>> middle classes who have succeeding in driving HMGs target audience 
>> away.Independant research has
>> shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
>> called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
>> had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
>> protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
>> to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy. 
>> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
>>
> er?
> 
> What the hell are you on about?

Don't worry, you'll get used to it. It's only a troll.

-- 

Chris

I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

In message , Ade 
 writes
>Lucy wrote:

>> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
>>
>er?
>
>What the hell are you on about?

It's a popular cut and paste velveeta ECP that been doing the Usenet 
rounds for some years now.

-- 
James Follett. Novelist. (G1LXP) http://www.jamesfollett.dswilliams.co.uk
http://www.pbase.com/jamesfollett

In message , mower man 
 writes
>Ade wrote:
>> Lucy wrote:

>>> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
>>>
>> er?

>>  What the hell are you on about?
>
>Don't worry, you'll get used to it. It's only a troll.

So why repost it in its entirety?               James Follett

james formulated on Tuesday :
> In message , Ade 
>  writes
>>Lucy wrote:
>
>>> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
>>>
>>er?
>>
>>What the hell are you on about?
>
> It's a popular cut and paste velveeta ECP that been doing the Usenet rounds 
> for some years now.

JOOI who or what instigated this and who continues this garbage.

"BrianE"  wrote in message 
news:mn.d24f7d95c2285592.88848@nojunkplease.co.uk...
> james formulated on Tuesday :
>>
>> It's a popular cut and paste velveeta ECP that been doing the Usenet 
>> rounds for some years now.
>
> JOOI who or what instigated this and who continues this garbage.

Someone of very limited intelligence.

(unwanted newsgroup crossposts removed)

-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

Dave (Sgt. Pepper) expressed precisely :
> "BrianE"  wrote in message 
> news:mn.d24f7d95c2285592.88848@nojunkplease.co.uk...
>> james formulated on Tuesday :
>>>
>>> It's a popular cut and paste velveeta ECP that been doing the Usenet 
>>> rounds for some years now.
>>
>> JOOI who or what instigated this and who continues this garbage.
>
> Someone of very limited intelligence.
>
> (unwanted newsgroup crossposts removed)

Sure, I was just interested (vaguely) why anyone would want to do 
this..

Nice gallery BTW Dave. I was impressed by the way the posters were 
lined up. What software did you use to do this?

Loved the 'spiv' character too!

james wrote:
> In message , mower man 
>  writes
>> Ade wrote:
>>> Lucy wrote:
> 
>>>> This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.
>>>>
>>> er?
> 
>>>  What the hell are you on about?
>>
>> Don't worry, you'll get used to it. It's only a troll.
> 
> So why repost it in its entirety?               James Follett

Used up your bandwidth? Surprised you bothered to scroll down really....

-- 

Chris

I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

"BrianE"  wrote in message 
news:mn.d2657d95a9561f9d.88848@nojunkplease.co.uk...
>
> Nice gallery BTW Dave. I was impressed by the way the posters were lined 
> up. What software did you use to do this?
>
> Loved the 'spiv' character too!


Thanks Brian.  As you are obviously aware, it's almost impossible to get a 
'square-on' shot of a poster, there's nearly always some perspective 
distortion.  After carrying out initial adjustments to images in Nikon 
Capture, I then take them into Paintshop Pro (version 8 ... later versions 
were rubbish), which has numerous editing tools, for any final adjustments 
as well as downsizing for the web.

A couple of really useful tools are 'Straighten' which allows you to tilt 
the image to compensate for e.g. an unlevel horizon (usually when I've had a 
few beers), and 'Perspective Correction' which is what I use to correct 
posters.  This tool places a four sided box over the image with corners that 
you can drag to a new position.  So I just drag each corner of the box to 
the appropriate corner of the poster, double-click, and bingo ... one 
perfectly re-shaped and aligned poster.

I've a whole gallery dedicated to railway memorabilia, most of which is 
station posters that have been corrected in this way ...

http://www.pbase.com/davecq/railmem


-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

In message , "Dave (Sgt. 
Pepper)"  writes

>A couple of really useful tools are 'Straighten' which allows you to 
>tilt the image to compensate for e.g. an unlevel horizon (usually when 
>I've had a few beers),

A few beers? There's laugh. Rumour has it that Dave's visit to Montreal 
had to be cancelled in case he saw that giant 'Drink Canada Dry!' sign 
and would try to.

-- 
James Follett. Novelist. (G1LXP) http://www.jamesfollett.dswilliams.co.uk

"james"  wrote in message 
news:EYfUsYm0z9GKFwTO@marage.demon.co.uk...
> In message , "Dave (Sgt. 
> Pepper)"  writes
>
>>A couple of really useful tools are 'Straighten' which allows you to tilt 
>>the image to compensate for e.g. an unlevel horizon (usually when I've had 
>>a few beers),
>
> A few beers? There's laugh. Rumour has it that Dave's visit to Montreal 
> had to be cancelled in case he saw that giant 'Drink Canada Dry!' sign and 
> would try to.


I'm still in training but it should be a 'no contest' James   :o)


-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

"james"  wrote in message 
news:EYfUsYm0z9GKFwTO@marage.demon.co.uk...
>
> A few beers? There's laugh. Rumour has it that Dave's visit to Montreal 
> had to be cancelled in case he saw that giant 'Drink Canada Dry!' sign and 
> would try to.

Further to my previous response, I have been advised by my lawyers, Bells 
Balvenie & Laphroaig, to inform you that your statement is a gross slur on 
my good character.  In fact, I have never been so slurred before ....... 
well apart from that time on a Menorcan beach when I drank four litres of 
sangria and was overcome by heat and gravity ... thank goodness for the 
ample-bosomed sun-bathing Juanita who broke my fall.  Sometimes it can be a 
blessing when things go tits up.  Just a shame the Menorquin police didn't 
see it that way!


-- 
Dave (Sgt. Pepper)       Epsom, England
     My photo galleries at  http://www.pbase.com/davecq
    "I will not tolerate intolerance ... Doh!!"

Yep
"Ade"  wrote in message 
news:w4idnR_BOtrUQYjXnZ2dnUVZ8odi4p2d@brightview.co.uk...
> Things don't change in this news group, still crap, but then I suppose it 
> a newsgroup about a crap city