How many of us are there?



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I read this every day or two. I have not been posting since I am into skiing now, however I did go
benting several times the last two weeks of the year. You know the usual boring shorts and short
sleeve stuff that southern Californians do during the winter. Just blue skies and light on shore
breezes. Yawn.

Back to waxing the skis and eloquent.

Snowman Haluzak Horizon Hybrid 2002 Los Angeles
 
"Al Kubeluis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> A survey asking all, including lurkers, to respond might be fairly accurate.

It's a start. But PLEASE don't ask them to respond in the group!! Responding to some private email
address would create much less noise in here.

Gary
 
Joshua Goldberg <[email protected]> wrote:
: I thought something like: President George W.Bush declares a $500. cash rebate for anyone buying a
: bent on Februery 29th 2003....but most of us are too swift and would easily pickup on the fact
: that February has an a, not an
: e.

They would get their bent and sue you for that $500 ;->

: Can't be something that will end up with the poster in court for slander, defamation suits
: etc.....could be "an un-named source close to the President has reported"...but then the National
: Enquirer will pickup the story and everyone will believe it and next year it will be added to
: school text books and Publishers will use it as excuse to raise the cost of student text books and
: then the original poster will announce it was all a hoax and no one will believe him and he'll end
: up being discredited and then be placed in an institution and placed on medication to control his
: dillusions etc.

Ok maybe worse.

: benters are. Winter with snow should be when everyone is preparing for the next riding season...so
: I'd think there'd be lots of queries about how to tune up this and that part, what oils to use
: etc., but maybe this will

Tuning up quadriceps part :)

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"Al Kubeluis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> A survey asking all, including lurkers, to respond might be fairly accurate.

It's a start. But PLEASE don't ask them to respond in the group!! Responding to some private email
address would create much less noise in here.

Gary
 
Joshua Goldberg <[email protected]> wrote:
: I thought something like: President George W.Bush declares a $500. cash rebate for anyone buying a
: bent on Februery 29th 2003....but most of us are too swift and would easily pickup on the fact
: that February has an a, not an
: e.

They would get their bent and sue you for that $500 ;->

: Can't be something that will end up with the poster in court for slander, defamation suits
: etc.....could be "an un-named source close to the President has reported"...but then the National
: Enquirer will pickup the story and everyone will believe it and next year it will be added to
: school text books and Publishers will use it as excuse to raise the cost of student text books and
: then the original poster will announce it was all a hoax and no one will believe him and he'll end
: up being discredited and then be placed in an institution and placed on medication to control his
: dillusions etc.

Ok maybe worse.

: benters are. Winter with snow should be when everyone is preparing for the next riding season...so
: I'd think there'd be lots of queries about how to tune up this and that part, what oils to use
: etc., but maybe this will

Tuning up quadriceps part :)

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Risto Varanka | http://www.helsinki.fi/~rvaranka/ varis at no spam please iki fi
 
[email protected] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message

> I don't know about *people* but I know there's just one of me (two would be to much) and I try to
> skim the new posts every day.
>
> Jeff,

There maybe only ONE of you (Jeff W.) but, you're everywhere!

Tony Licuanan Seattle, WA
 
[email protected] (Jeff Wills) wrote in message

> I don't know about *people* but I know there's just one of me (two would be to much) and I try to
> skim the new posts every day.
>
> Jeff,

There maybe only ONE of you (Jeff W.) but, you're everywhere!

Tony Licuanan Seattle, WA
 
On 15 Jan 2003 18:22:38 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

>Count people who post daily and multiply by ten. I heard there's 9 lurkers (or was it 10) for
>each poster.

But would that apply to an essentially social newsgroup as it does to a technical one, say? I often
scan Linux newsgroups for answers, and never post there, but if I'm reading this NG it'll be with a
view to joining in. I wouldn't lurk in a social NG other than to get the lie of the land and see if
I want to play. Maybe that's just me.

Guy
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On 15 Jan 2003 18:22:38 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

>Count people who post daily and multiply by ten. I heard there's 9 lurkers (or was it 10) for
>each poster.

But would that apply to an essentially social newsgroup as it does to a technical one, say? I often
scan Linux newsgroups for answers, and never post there, but if I'm reading this NG it'll be with a
view to joining in. I wouldn't lurk in a social NG other than to get the lie of the land and see if
I want to play. Maybe that's just me.

Guy
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dynamic DNS permitting)
NOTE: BT Openworld have now blocked port 25 (without notice), so old mail addresses may no longer
work. Apologies.
 
daybiker <[email protected]> wrote:
: the more will enjoy reading and participating in recumbent sites. I've had about 20 folks ride
: some of my bikes this year, and 5 went out and bought recumbents. Out of this group three are
: wanting to upgrade to a more refined level of bent. All three are reading this board,and
: bentrideronline.com for more information. You know what, that's exactly how I got started. If each
: of us brought just 2 new folks over to the "dark side" each year the number that would need, and
: use, this board would be huge in the upcoming decade.

I was told/read about recumbents in 1995. Still to buy my first bent.

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daybiker <[email protected]> wrote:
: the more will enjoy reading and participating in recumbent sites. I've had about 20 folks ride
: some of my bikes this year, and 5 went out and bought recumbents. Out of this group three are
: wanting to upgrade to a more refined level of bent. All three are reading this board,and
: bentrideronline.com for more information. You know what, that's exactly how I got started. If each
: of us brought just 2 new folks over to the "dark side" each year the number that would need, and
: use, this board would be huge in the upcoming decade.

I was told/read about recumbents in 1995. Still to buy my first bent.

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On 16-Jan-2003, [email protected] wrote:

> : exactly how I got started. If each of us brought just 2 new folks over to the "dark side" each
> : year the number that would need, and use, this board would be huge in the upcoming decade.
>
> I was told/read about recumbents in 1995. Still to buy my first bent.
>
> -

> Risto Varanka

risto, are you handy? you could make one, if you were so inclined. i have been toying with the idea
of making a clone of a scremer for my better half and i...

Daniel
 
On 16-Jan-2003, [email protected] wrote:

> : exactly how I got started. If each of us brought just 2 new folks over to the "dark side" each
> : year the number that would need, and use, this board would be huge in the upcoming decade.
>
> I was told/read about recumbents in 1995. Still to buy my first bent.
>
> -

> Risto Varanka

risto, are you handy? you could make one, if you were so inclined. i have been toying with the idea
of making a clone of a scremer for my better half and i...

Daniel
 
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 04:14 +0000 (GMT Standard Time), [email protected] (a Clerke of
Oxenforde) wrote:

>Thats the real Oxford so don't ask which state its in

I know - it's in a shocking state isn't it?

Guy
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Just zis Guy, you know? <[email protected]> wrote:
: On 15 Jan 2003 18:22:38 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

:>Count people who post daily and multiply by ten. I heard there's 9 lurkers (or was it 10) for
:>each poster.

: But would that apply to an essentially social newsgroup as it does to a technical one, say? I
: often scan Linux newsgroups for answers, and never post there, but if I'm reading this NG it'll be
: with a view to joining in. I wouldn't lurk in a social NG other than to get the lie of the land
: and see if I want to play. Maybe that's just me.

Maybe but I dunno. I only minored in social psychology.

Maybe one could enjoy the flamewars like a good TV show?

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On 18 Jan 2003 22:05:46 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

>Maybe one could enjoy the flamewars like a good TV show?

If Usenet flamewars compare to a good TV show, I'm very glad we don't get Finnish TV :)

Guy
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Just zis Guy, you know? <[email protected]> wrote:
: On 18 Jan 2003 22:05:46 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

:>Maybe one could enjoy the flamewars like a good TV show?

: If Usenet flamewars compare to a good TV show, I'm very glad we don't get Finnish TV :)

Can I get UK channels on a satellite?

Btw (read: offtopic), I heard there's occasionally HPV events on Eurosport.

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Just zis Guy, you know? <[email protected]> wrote:
: On 19 Jan 2003 17:33:01 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

:>I heard there's occasionally HPV events on Eurosport.

: I wouldn't know - I'm 16ft from the end of the local cable service and won't buy satellite on
: principle (owned by Murdch - 'nuff said). I have a DAB radio, though :)

Somebody should start an Internet radio for HPV events. Live feed from BM would be thrilling! ^_^

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