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In article <[email protected]>, Edward Dolan
<[email protected]> wrote:

> "Slugger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:210720041910435135%[email protected]...
> [...]
> This post of slugger's is just too good to let go by without closer
> examination. I mean I seldom have such an opportunity to visit with an idiot
> like him. Normally, I only associate with high intellectuals like myself and
> so I never get the moron's view of things that slugger so generously gives
> to us.
>
> > Welp, i certainly don't need some spaz in a newsgroup to confirm my
> > intelligence. i am alright with it, and i enjoy adding to it. We can
> > go over this whole capitalization thing again if it pleases you. i am
> > capable if capitalization but i just don't care enough in usenet to
> > give a damn.

>
> Here is where slugger goes most awfully wrong. When you post to a newsgroup
> you are posting for all the world to see what you have written. It is just
> the most elementary respect and courtesy to consider your readers. That is
> always uppermost in my mind. I know there are lots of idiots reading what I
> write (slugger springs to mind immediately), but I also know there are some
> very intelligent readers also. I do not ever mean to insult anyone's
> intelligence. Slugger, like he says, doesn't give a damn. He is basically
> disrespectful and discourteous. In other words, he is a slob!
>

yes i am a slob, and once again i am alright with it. sorry your not
but i don't care about you ed. and as i said before i am just doing it
to **** you off. if i have forgotten some capitals or punctuation in
the past i am deeply not sorry that i offended you. "reinforce your
literal ass" on someone else jaskass.

> essentially when i came here i tried to stay on topic
> > (recumbent bikes), but you refused. so as a courtesy to you, i give you
> > my lack-ass web english. the shortened I-DONT-GIVE-A-DAMN version,
> > because thats what i get from you.

>
> You and Mark got about as far away from the subject of recumbents as you can
> get with your discussion about Microsoft vs. Apple computers. But it was
> interesting for you and Mark and perhaps some others here also. So what is
> the harm of it? I will permit you to get off topic to your heart's content.
> Why not be fair about it and permit others the same freedom that you take
> for yourself?


granted.

>
> > "That is what newsgroups are all about, aren't they?"
> >
> > no.
> >
> > There are at least 60,000 newsgroups ed, go find one where you can
> > practice your english and talk about blowing up muslims.
> > You have a hard time staying remotely on topic and you seem to take
> > pleasure cleaning up people's posts. news flash ed. this ain't your
> > library or some valued place of edu-ma-cation. this is the goddamn
> > usenet, where apparently you can't stay even partially on topic. so
> > neither will i with regards to your posts.

>
> Staying on topic is the province of small minds. Usenet posting, like
> conversation, has a natural evolution and we should always permit others to
> go where ever their minds take them. I have been adamant about not
> monopolizing the subject threads on ARBR. I will normally only post to a
> couple of threads. I may post a lot to those threads, but I will never
> interfere with on topic posting on the rest of the 95% of the threads. If
> others object to all my many messages, all they have to do is post more
> themselves.



>


> But let's face it, there is only so much that can be said about the subject
> matter of this newsgroup. Everyone here should be grateful that I am adding
> some interest and excitement to what would otherwise be the most
> excruciatingly boring newsgroup ever to come down the pike. We recumbent
> cyclists need intellectual stimulation the same as rocket scientists! That
> is what I am here for - in case you haven't noticed!


what is so stimulating about punctuation, and some grumpy old fart
getting pissy about it? it would be stimulating if your politics
actually held water but your talking out yer ass, and you are
completely brainwashed. Not to mention, you insult everyone on this
board. who cares about you ed. your a ***** to everyone.who cares.
maybe if you're a nice guy it would be forgivable but your not so swell.

Slugger
 
Finally, a truthful admission..
..
Arne, USA
..
..
> >

> yes i am a slob, and once again i am alright with it.
 
"Slugger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:230720040042513058%[email protected]...
[...]
> what is so stimulating about punctuation, and some grumpy old fart
> getting pissy about it? it would be stimulating if your politics
> actually held water but your talking out yer ass, and you are
> completely brainwashed. Not to mention, you insult everyone on this
> board. who cares about you ed. your a ***** to everyone.who cares.
> maybe if you're a nice guy it would be forgivable but your not so swell.
>
> Slugger


Slugger is the one who is showing contempt for the group by not writing
better. If he were a total moron, he could be forgiven, but he knows better
and does it on purpose. I leave it to the readers of this newsgroup as to
who is being insulting.

I take some pains with my posts because I do have respect for the readers
(however few). It is just the most common courtesy I can think of and the
fact that slugger doesn't see it that way speaks volumes about him. Like I
said, he is a slob and should be treated as such by all and sundry. Let him
stew in his own juice.

The day I see a proper post from him, that is the day I will began to treat
him as a human being and not a slob.

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
"Arne" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:_5cMc.33324$Sh.26284@lakeread06...
> Finally, a truthful admission..
> .
> Arne, USA
> .
> .
> > >


Slugger wrote:
>
> > yes i am a slob, and once again i am alright with it.


Now if we could just get Arne to post at the bottom instead of posting at
the top like he always does, this guy by the name of Ed Dolan would be one
happy camper.

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
In article <[email protected]>, Edward Dolan
<[email protected]> wrote:

> "Slugger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:230720040042513058%[email protected]...
> [...]
> > what is so stimulating about punctuation, and some grumpy old fart
> > getting pissy about it? it would be stimulating if your politics
> > actually held water but your talking out yer ass, and you are
> > completely brainwashed. Not to mention, you insult everyone on this
> > board. who cares about you ed. your a ***** to everyone.who cares.
> > maybe if you're a nice guy it would be forgivable but your not so swell.
> >
> > Slugger

>
> Slugger is the one who is showing contempt for the group by not writing
> better. If he were a total moron, he could be forgiven, but he knows better
> and does it on purpose. I leave it to the readers of this newsgroup as to
> who is being insulting.


does anyone take this personally when i omit a capital to ******** ed?

didn't think so.
>
> I take some pains with my posts because I do have respect for the readers
> (however few). It is just the most common courtesy I can think of and the
> fact that slugger doesn't see it that way speaks volumes about him. Like I
> said, he is a slob and should be treated as such by all and sundry. Let him
> stew in his own juice.


blah blah..more ed dolan drivel.
>
> The day I see a proper post from him, that is the day I will began to treat
> him as a human being and not a slob.


yeah 'cause incorrect spelling or omitting a capital by accident is
worthy of insults. it was an accident the first time but since you
can't control your urges to be the worlds biggest spelling nazi, it has
been to spite you. and so now its just fun. good ole fun.
woops i forgot a period

You define Troll ed dolan.
 
"Slugger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:240720040209357277%[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, Edward Dolan
> <[email protected]> wrote:

[...]
> > The day I see a proper post from him, that is the day I will began to

treat
> > him as a human being and not a slob.

>
> yeah 'cause incorrect spelling or omitting a capital by accident is
> worthy of insults. it was an accident the first time but since you
> can't control your urges to be the worlds biggest spelling nazi, it has
> been to spite you. and so now its just fun. good ole fun.
> woops i forgot a period
>
> You define Troll ed dolan.


And slugger not so long ago was saying how sorry he was to be responding to
my posts because they were off-topic. But what is he doing here except
precisely what he apologized for?

But what I have against slugger is not that he is off-topic with me, but
that he is such an idiot. He says he is just doing what he is doing to annoy
me, but I for one would like to see a single post from him that is well
written and with the right amount of editing. I do not think he is capable
of it. He has dumbed himself down to where he can no longer claim to be
educated and/or have any learning (except a certain rudimentary learning
about computers of course). He is pitiful and pathetic. I feel I should put
him out of his misery and administer a coup de grace, but like him I am
having too much fun.

Maybe someone else on this group could take pity on him and tell him where
to get off? I do not want to be accused of inflicting cruel and unusual
punishment.

--
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
 
In article <[email protected]>, Edward Dolan
<[email protected]> wrote:

> "Slugger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:240720040209357277%[email protected]...
> > In article <[email protected]>, Edward Dolan
> > <[email protected]> wrote:

> [...]
> > > The day I see a proper post from him, that is the day I will began to

> treat
> > > him as a human being and not a slob.

> >
> > yeah 'cause incorrect spelling or omitting a capital by accident is
> > worthy of insults. it was an accident the first time but since you
> > can't control your urges to be the worlds biggest spelling nazi, it has
> > been to spite you. and so now its just fun. good ole fun.
> > woops i forgot a period
> >
> > You define Troll ed dolan.

>
> And slugger not so long ago was saying how sorry he was to be responding to
> my posts because they were off-topic. But what is he doing here except
> precisely what he apologized for?
>
> But what I have against slugger is not that he is off-topic with me, but
> that he is such an idiot. He says he is just doing what he is doing to annoy
> me, but I for one would like to see a single post from him that is well
> written and with the right amount of editing. I do not think he is capable
> of it. He has dumbed himself down to where he can no longer claim to be
> educated and/or have any learning (except a certain rudimentary learning
> about computers of course). He is pitiful and pathetic. I feel I should put
> him out of his misery and administer a coup de grace, but like him I am
> having too much fun.
>
> Maybe someone else on this group could take pity on him and tell him where
> to get off? I do not want to be accused of inflicting cruel and unusual
> punishment.


ooooo..............a domineering ex-librarian with a penchant for
structured usenet posts! i have three letters for you: H-O-T!!!
 
In article <[email protected]>, Edward Dolan
<[email protected]> wrote:

> "Mark Leuck" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:FAnLc.150589$Oq2.82361@attbi_s52...
> >
> > "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > Mark said if I had a DVD burner it would only take about 10 discs, but I
> > > know it is going to take at least 50 discs with my regular CD burner -

> and
> > > it is going to take me all day to do it too. How do I get myself into

> > these
> > > revolting situations!

> >
> > Yea it would take time away from posting here, what a shame

>
> Here is how you should have written it:
>
> Yes, it would take time away from posting here. What a shame!
>
> I will put my posts up against yours any old day of the week as to which are
> the more interesting and entertaining to the newsgroup.


yeah ed !! great idea!! lets have a posting comp!

first prize is a swift kick in the head from everyone in the group.
 
"MLB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> >
> > "Larry Varney" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> I've heard from a couple of people that they've been having
> >> problems
> >> getting in. I'm not sure what the common denominator is. I'm using
> >> Mozilla (on Linux), but I haven't updated it lately. I wonder if
> >> that's a clue? If everyone who is having problems, did they recently
> >> make some changes to their browser and/or computer in general?
> >> I do think that 'waiting for 127.0.0.1 may be a smoking gun as
> >> well.
> >>
> >> John Rooker wrote:
> >> > Chris,
> >> >
> >> > I'm having the same problem. I use Mozilla as well. I did a bunch
> >> > of updates on Mozilla apps, Thunderbird, Firefox and Moz 1.7 and
> >> > then discovered the problem with BROL. I have another PC that I
> >> > did not update and it's going fine. When I try to access BROL, it
> >> > says "Waiting for 127.0.0.1 which is weird...that's Localhost..
> >> >
> >> > chrisbacon wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks for the replies, the problem is obviously on my end. I
> >> >> started using Mozilla instead of MS Internet Explorer, but even
> >> >> MSIE just sits there with the status Opening page
> >> >> http://www.bentrideronline.com/Vol5.4/cover.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> I'll figure it out.
> >> >>
> >> >> Chris

> >
> > Why is anyone using Mozilla when everyone else in the world is using
> > Microsoft IE? Even Netscape creates problems that I don't get on IE. I
> > would be interested in hearing what it is that you don't like about
> > IE. It seems fast but is sometimes a bit unstable when you pile up too
> > many web sites. What am I missing?
> >

>
> Guess you missed that nationwide call from computer experts that "it's
> time to switch" of IE due to the proliferation of more complex bugs
> every month. The latest security problem is MAJOR and not to be ignored.
> You have been warned.


Additionally, I think last month was the first time MS market share of O/S's
and internet apps has dropped worldwide, as mentioned, due to the constant
barrage of bugs and exploits in the MS software. This was mentioned in an
article on Slashdot IIRC. Anyway, there are a growing number of browsers
out there that offer more options and flexibility than IE does. I have
Netscape, Firefox, Deepnet and IE installed. I use whichever one suits my
fancy at the time but IE is getting less and less usage. I had no problem
bring up BRO on any of the browsers though.