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OT: bad news in London
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| William Tasso 2005-07-07, 7:39 pm |
| Writing in news:alt.www.webmaster
From the safety of the LocusMeus.com cafeteria
Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl> said:
>
> Playing Mornington Crescent just doesn't sound as much fun anymore
> after reading this :-(
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm
Maybe not so much unbridled enjoyment, but 'Mornington Crescent' will
continue despite all and any attempts to disrupt the quiet and otherwise
happy meanderings of ordinary people.
It's been shown time and time again: to topple a government is trivial,
but to win support of a country full of ordinary folk requires chocolate
bars.
That said: my thoughts are with those grieving their loss today.
--
William Tasso
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-07, 7:39 pm |
| William Tasso wrote
> That said: my thoughts are with those grieving their loss today.
Quite so. My thoughts were of the Londoners I know. Yourself, Toby and
Eric amongst them.
Good to hear from you. Hopefully hear from Toby and Eric soon.
--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Matt Probert 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Once upon a time, far far away Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com>
muttered
>William Tasso wrote
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>Quite so. My thoughts were of the Londoners I know. Yourself, Toby and
>Eric amongst them.
William doesn't live in London! He lives in Twickenham.
Matt
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| Jerry Stuckle 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Els wrote:
> Playing Mornington Crescent just doesn't sound as much fun anymore
> after reading this :-(
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4659093.stm
>
It was a shock here, also, when I turned the morning news on and saw the story.
Our hearts go out to those who were injured and killed, and their families.
Terrorism preys on the innocent.
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| Matt Probert 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Once upon a time, far far away Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl> muttered
>
>Playing Mornington Crescent just doesn't sound as much fun anymore
>after reading this :-(
And just for the record no it wasn't me!
Good job it didn't happen yesterday, London may not have got the
Olympics, the G8 may have been cancelled....
Never fails to amaze me either how dumb the perpetrators are (a few
bombs near Gleneagles would have shaken far more decision makers) or
how good our security staff are (perhaps other devices were
intercepted and quietly dealt with).
Matt
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| Dylan Parry 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Using a pointed stick and pebbles, Matt Probert scraped:
> William doesn't live in London! He lives in Twickenham.
<pedant>No he doesn't... he lives in Hampton Hill</pedant>
:P
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Dylan Parry
http://webpageworkshop.co.uk -- FREE Web tutorials and references
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| William Tasso 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Writing in news:alt.www.webmaster
From the safety of the NTL cafeteria
Matt Probert <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> said:
> Once upon a time, far far away Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com>
> muttered
>
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> William doesn't live in London! He lives in Twickenham.
To put the record absolutely straight ....
William lives in ....
Hampton Hill (which nobody has ever heard of)
which is right next door to (and shares a postcode with) Twickenham (which
loads of people, but by no means everyone has heard of)
and is also but a short bus ride to Heathrow Airport
All of which is part of what is known as Greater London - our colonial
cousins will recognise the phrase "out in the burbs"
Which in turn, is in S.E. England which almost everyone should be able to
locate given the motivation and some basic tools.
With apologies to those that are not in the slightest bit interested in
this trivia.
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William Tasso
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"Matt Probert" <comments@probertencyclopaedia.com> wrote in message
news:42cd224d.22398387@news.ntlworld.com...
> Good job it didn't happen yesterday, London may not have got the
> Olympics, the G8 may have been cancelled....
>
> Never fails to amaze me either how dumb the perpetrators are (a few
> bombs near Gleneagles would have shaken far more decision makers) or
> how good our security staff are (perhaps other devices were
> intercepted and quietly dealt with).
>
> Matt
>
The objective isn't to turn the heads of the G8 leaders, it's to turn the
heads of the population - to reduce their stomach for a fight.
OK, so it will harden public opinion in the opposite direction, but that
wont stop them trying...
Also the G8 will continue regardless, and the IOC have already confirmed the
games will continue (not that we'd ever expect anything different).
Chris
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| GreyWyvern 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| And lo, Matt Probert didst speak in alt.www.webmaster:
> (perhaps other devices were
> intercepted and quietly dealt with).
I don't doubt it. It would be something they wouldn't be able to give
numbers on for fear of making everyone paranoid about each other's
briefcases as they pass on the street.
Grey
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Matt Probert wrote
> Once upon a time, far far away Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com>
> muttered
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and[color=darkred]
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> William doesn't live in London! He lives in Twickenham.
Isn't that Greater London?
I don't live in Glasgow. I live about ten miles from the city in East
Kilbride, but it is more convenient to say Glasgow.
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Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| GreyWyvern wrote
> Here's hoping we hear from Toby soon...
Yes, I was checking in to see if he had responded. Of all the people here
(from what I can gather) Toby is the most likely to be on a bus or tube in
London.
--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| GreyWyvern wrote:
> I get that all the time myself:
> "Waterdown, Ontario"
> "Burlington?"
> "Toronto?"
>
> "Oh! I know the place!"
Hmmm.
I live in Castle Hill.
?
Sydney.
?
Australia.
"Oh! I know the place, next to Germany. Good skiing there :-) "
<walks away/>
Cheers
Richard.
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| GreyWyvern 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| And lo, rf didst speak in alt.www.webmaster:
> Australia.
>
> "Oh! I know the place, next to Germany. Good skiing there :-) "
Does that still work, even after they had the Olympics there? I would
think everyone knew about Sydney by now. Still, it reminds me of that
scene from Dumb and Dumber:
"What kind of accent is that?"
"Austrian"
"Oh! *ahem* G'day mate!"
Grey :D
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| GreyWyvern wrote:
> Does that still work, even after they had the Olympics there? I would
> think everyone knew about Sydney by now.
Even my kids (5 and 6) know about Sydney.
Ever since they saw Finding Nemo last year :-)
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- Renato Russo -
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| GreyWyvern wrote
> Does that still work, even after they had the Olympics there? I would
> think everyone knew about Sydney by now. Still, it reminds me of that
> scene from Dumb and Dumber:
>
> "What kind of accent is that?"
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> "Austrian"
>
> "Oh! *ahem* G'day mate!"
lol!
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Els wrote
> Even my kids (5 and 6)
Strange names for kids.
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| Dylan Parry 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Using a pointed stick and pebbles, Charles Sweeney scraped:
>
> Strange names for kids.
My boss is looking at me like I've gone nuts! I'm sitting here giggling :)
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Dylan Parry wrote
> Using a pointed stick and pebbles, Charles Sweeney scraped:
>
>
> My boss is looking at me like I've gone nuts! I'm sitting here
> giggling :)
:o)
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| GreyWyvern 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| And lo, Charles Sweeney didst speak in alt.www.webmaster:
> Els wrote
>
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> Strange names for kids.
Or does she mean kids *number* 5 and 6? The first four are to old for
Finding Nemo? I wonder how she has time to post!
Grey
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| know_buddee@hotmail.com 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| Is anyone really suprised? The British gov't has openly backed the
world's most notorious terrorists with their unprovoked, greed &
deception based invasion/occupation of Iraq. It's truly a great pity,
but what goes around comes around.
Millions of good & honest people all over the world would be glad if
the white house and pentagon were leveled. Some think that they are
the headquarters for the most powerful puppets of the most sinister,
murderous and deceptive men on earth.
The greatest pity is that a large percentage of the American and
British public have been led to believe a bunch of hogwash. If most of
the people knew the truth about the insanely greedy bastards who
control the bastard politicians and the US Corporate news, then the
knowledge of that truth would spur them to kick many bastards out of
their ivory towers and into maximum security prisons for the rest of
their days.
RH
"The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool."
Stephen King
"There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange."
Daniel Webster
"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul
with evil." Socrates
the false words of the Bush regime have led to:
-thousands of needless deaths and tons of grief-
-thousands of people being needlessly crippled for life
-more torture and misery that anyone can grasp
-false imprisonment
-insanely rich bastards getting more thousands of millions
-Huge profits, and job security for American manufacturers of WMDs
-nothing good.
When will they ever learn!?
======
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| In news:1120750108.780790.286010@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
know_buddee@hotmail.com <know_buddee@hotmail.com> said:
> Is anyone really suprised?
Did anyone say they were suprised?
--
Steve
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| GreyWyvern 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| And lo, Loudmouth didst speak in alt.www.webmaster:
> Is anyone really suprised? The British gov't has openly backed the
> world's most notorious terrorists with their unprovoked, greed &
> deception based invasion/occupation of Iraq. It's truly a great pity,
> but what goes around comes around.
Wow, it took 4 hours and 18 minutes for the first trolls to show up. The
restraint of this newsgroup constantly amazes me, no joke.
Grey
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| Matt-the-Hoople 2005-07-07, 7:40 pm |
| In news:Xns968CA3878B10Emecharlessweeneycom@130.133.1.4,
Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> walked into the bar with a grape in
each nostril and said to the bartender:
:: Els wrote
::
::: Even my kids (5 and 6)
::
:: Strange names for kids.
It's the Dr. Seuss influence
<ducks />
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| GreyWyvern wrote:
> And lo, Charles Sweeney didst speak in alt.www.webmaster:
>
Tiago and Gabriël sound better? ;-)
[color=darkred]
> Or does she mean kids *number* 5 and 6? The first four are to old for
> Finding Nemo?
<g>
No, only 2 kids here, but no one is too old for Finding Nemo - I
really enjoyed it myself too -- they put in a lot of humour that goes
straight over the kids' heads, to entertain the parents :-)
> I wonder how she has time to post!
I don't. I'm in the red all the time ;-)
--
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Sonhos vem. Sonhos vão. O resto é imperfeito.
- Renato Russo -
Now playing: Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
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| Dylan Parry 2005-07-08, 8:36 am |
| Using a pointed stick and pebbles, Charles Sweeney scraped:
> As Els suggested. He could be on holiday, and only making occasional
> visits to an internet cafe.
Here's hoping!
> Mind you, Toby would probably take three laptops with him!
Each with a different flavour of Linux residing on it :)
--
Dylan Parry
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-08, 8:36 am |
| Red E. Kilowatt wrote
> "Ken" <ng3122@ke9nr.#nospam#.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:7t4rc1temv7r95c63kiggq70k7k9t9kr4t@4ax.com
"Patriot[color=darkred]
>
> He'll try, but he's not going to ram that one through again without
> making some major alterations.
One thing I like that the US has that the UK doesn't (apart from Heidi)
is a written constitution.
I like the idea of pointing to a section in the constitution that
clearly states a right.
--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Matt Probert 2005-07-08, 8:42 am |
| Once upon a time, far far away Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com>
muttered
>One thing I like that the US has that the UK doesn't (apart from Heidi)
>is a written constitution.
>
>I like the idea of pointing to a section in the constitution that
>clearly states a right.
>
However, subsequent governments throughout history have "amended" the
US constitution to suit their own political persuassions, and many
more ignore it altogether.
I don't object to politicians with differing views to my own, but what
really gets my goat is those that lie. As an example, I like Geoffrey
Archer. He's slimey, bigoted, corrupt, crooked, and admits it! while
Blair, he's a slimey, bigoted, dicatator who thinks if tells the
people a lie enough times they will believe it.
While I'm in rant mode, and apologies, surely even a mongoose can
realise that in a "war" (Blair's word not mine) there are always
innocent casualties on both sides? War is not a heroic athletic
contest bewteen two bodies of brave, noble knights fought upon a green
field. It's a bloody, cowardly, slaughter creating orphans, widows,
widowers, cripples and psychotics. It can never appease a nation's
attitude towards another, only understanding, compassion and tolerance
can do that. It will take a truly brave man to follow the teachings of
Jesus and "turn the other cheek" or the teahings of the Buddha and
recognise that "all life is sacred and none can be replaced".
Okay, that's me done.
Matt
--
Opposed to ALL violence, for only though peace, compassion and
tolerance can come true anarchy and with it real freedom.
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| Eric Jarvis wrote:
> All we need to know is that the Parisians haven't yet been ruled out.
>
> :)
As someone who lives in France I can say quite categorically that French
undercover agents and saboteurs could not possibly have been in London to
plant those bombs - the Tour de France is still on.
@+
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| Eric Jarvis 2005-07-08, 7:48 pm |
| Phil phil@whitehouse.gov wrote in <v7d2q2-rkc.ln1@anonymizer.com>:
> Eric Jarvis wrote:
>
>
> As someone who lives in France I can say quite categorically that French
> undercover agents and saboteurs could not possibly have been in London to
> plant those bombs - the Tour de France is still on.
>
Good point. :)
Poor old Fabian Wegemann, a great try today.
--
eric
www.ericjarvis.co.uk
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-08, 7:48 pm |
| Dylan Parry wrote
> Using a pointed stick and pebbles, Charles Sweeney scraped:
>
>
> Here's hoping!
>
>
> Each with a different flavour of Linux residing on it :)
:o)
Not hitting alarm bells yet, but I would liked to have seen him post in
here by now.
--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Matt-the-Hoople 2005-07-08, 7:48 pm |
| In news:Xns968DCD8B79E45mecharlessweeneycom@130.133.1.4,
Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> walked into the bar with a grape in
each nostril and said to the bartender:
::
:: Not hitting alarm bells yet, but I would liked to have seen him post
:: in here by now.
Agreed. He's conspicuous in his absence.
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| Dennis 2005-07-08, 11:30 pm |
| On 08 Jul 2005 Red E. Kilowatt wrote in alt.www.webmaster
> Who was the guy who said something like, if you give up your freedom for
> security you'll have neither? That's what we've got going now.
"If you give up your freedoms for security, you'll have neither"
-- Ben Franklin
"Those who give up freedom for security, deserve neither."
-- Thomas Jefferson
--
Dennis
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| Matt-the-Hoople 2005-07-08, 11:31 pm |
| In news:rfDze.78$jh4.52@trndny09,
Viper <venomx@XXXXXXXXXX> walked into the bar with a grape in each nostril
and said to the bartender:
:: I hope he stays away. His stats are lame and I report them as abuse.
that's it. *plonk*
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| SpaceGirl 2005-07-09, 7:18 am |
| Viper wrote:
> William Tasso wrote:
>
>
>
> Yet you posted the info here. Whats this froup coming to?
>
>
The thread is marked OT... it also effects a lot of people in here, one
way or another. Given the volume of off-topic posts you've made in
off-topic threads, you're hardly one who can sit their and make comments
like that...
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| SpaceGirl 2005-07-09, 7:18 am |
| Viper wrote:
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>
>
> I hope he stays away. His stats are lame and I report them as abuse.
>
>
It's not abuse... and it's on topic.
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| GreyWyvern 2005-07-09, 7:28 pm |
| SpaceGirl wrote:
> you're hardly one who can sit their and make comments like that...
AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!! :|
Grey
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| SpaceGirl wrote:
> Viper wrote:
>
> The thread is marked OT... it also effects a lot of people in here,
> one way or another. Given the volume of off-topic posts you've made in
> off-topic threads, you're hardly one who can sit their and make
> comments like that...
I wasnt speaking about an off topic post. He posted a list here so people
can call and bug all them places over someone they know only from usenet.
Yeah if I was answering the phones at one of these places and you called
saying you was looking for a guy you only knew from on usenet I would tell
you to piss off and hang up.
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| SpaceGirl 2005-07-10, 7:36 pm |
| GreyWyvern wrote:
> SpaceGirl wrote:
>
>
>
> AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!! :|
>
> Grey
>
You know, sometimes I should be physically prevented from accessing a
keyboard or the internet. Please... rewind, erase! :o
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| Toby Inkster 2005-07-24, 11:50 pm |
| Els wrote:
> OT: bad news in London
Dear all,
Just thought I'd say thanks for your concern.
I left on holiday a couple of days before this all kicked off, on a
whirlwind tour of Spain, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, and followed much
of the breaking news on BBC World.
FWIW, my take on the whole affair is this: there are two ways of stopping
terrorist attacks -- clamping down on security; and not pissing people off
to begin with.
Clamping down on security is never going to work. No matter how much you
tighten it up, anybody reasonably intelligent, with sufficient
determination and no concern about what happens to themselves afterwards,
and access to a high school physics book, could probably kill off 50
people in a suitably dramatic manner -- no problem.
This leaves only one other option -- not to go around upsetting people. Of
course, to have to go around behaving in a way that doesn't annoy others
may irk some.
On that note, here are some holiday snaps for you all:
http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/els
http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/charles
http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/blinky
cheers
--
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Contact Me ~ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/contact
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Toby Inkster wrote
> Els wrote:
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> Just thought I'd say thanks for your concern.
Don't be so inconsiderate the next time, worried sick we were!
> FWIW, my take on the whole affair is this: there are two ways of
> stopping terrorist attacks -- clamping down on security; and not
> pissing people off to begin with.
>
> Clamping down on security is never going to work. No matter how much
> you tighten it up, anybody reasonably intelligent, with sufficient
> determination and no concern about what happens to themselves
> afterwards, and access to a high school physics book, could probably
> kill off 50 people in a suitably dramatic manner -- no problem.
>
> This leaves only one other option -- not to go around upsetting
> people. Of course, to have to go around behaving in a way that doesn't
> annoy others may irk some.
Wise words.
> On that note, here are some holiday snaps for you all:
>
> http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/els
> http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/charles
> http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/blinky
HOOT!
(I think Els is on holiday just now)
--
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http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Blinky the Shark 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Toby Inkster wrote:
> On that note, here are some holiday snaps for you all:
> http://examples.tobyinkster.co.uk/silly/blinky
Okay, that made me actually laugh out loud. :)
It *looks* like a movie prop. Any ideas about it?
Come to think of it, it also kinda looks like my great uncle Mort.
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Blinky the Shark wrote
> Toby Inkster wrote:
>
>
>
> Okay, that made me actually laugh out loud. :)
Is that unusual??!
> It *looks* like a movie prop. Any ideas about it?
I have always fancied making a car with a shark-like profile. There are
some where you can see elements of it. The shark after all is honed by
nature to be sleek and fast.
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http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Kim André Akerø 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Toby Inkster wrote:
>
>
>
> Want to add this one to your collection for the day we get a Karen in
> here? :)
>
> http://blinkynet.net/stuff/karen.jpg
Do you know what the second line on that sign says, or do you want me
to tell you? ;-)
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Kim André Akerø wrote
>
> Do you know what the second line on that sign says, or do you want me
> to tell you? ;-)
Tell us what the whole thing means!
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Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Kim André Akerø 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Kim André Akerø wrote
>
>
> Tell us what the whole thing means!
From what I can tell, the sign is in Danish. Good thing I, as a
Norwegian, understand most of the language, so here goes:
"Karens Klit" => "Karen's Hill"
"Altid en oplevelse" = "Always an adventure/experience"
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Kim André Akerø wrote
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
>
>
> From what I can tell, the sign is in Danish. Good thing I, as a
> Norwegian, understand most of the language, so here goes:
>
> "Karens Klit" => "Karen's Hill"
> "Altid en oplevelse" = "Always an adventure/experience"
LOL!!
Thanks!
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Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com
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| Blinky the Shark 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote
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> Is that unusual??!
Certainly not in real life, but much less usual here at the screen.
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> I have always fancied making a car with a shark-like profile. There are
> some where you can see elements of it. The shark after all is honed by
> nature to be sleek and fast.
It's nice when people remember that, and not just the "killing machine"
part. As for cars, back in...I'd say the middle sixties, there was a
Corvette concept car that made the rounds of the shows for a while
called the Mako, which name was of course a nod to its sleek'n'mean
look that exceeded that of the current production models.
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| Blinky the Shark 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Kim André Akerø wrote
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> Tell us what the whole thing means!
I think that icon on the left is the international symbol for "Red
Light District - Follow The Arrow".
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| Kim André Akerø 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
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> me >> to tell you? ;-)
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> I think that icon on the left is the international symbol for "Red
> Light District - Follow The Arrow".
Actually, I believe it's the symbol for "dead end road", but I like the
way you're thinking ;-)
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Blinky the Shark wrote
> there was a Corvette concept car that made the rounds of the shows for
> a while called the Mako, which name was of course a nod to its
> sleek'n'mean look that exceeded that of the current production models.
Nice pics here:
http://www.petermaier.com/corvette-maco.html
Complete with gills! (is that what you call them on sharks?)
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| Blinky the Shark 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Kim André Akerø wrote:
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
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> From what I can tell, the sign is in Danish. Good thing I, as a
> Norwegian, understand most of the language, so here goes:
> "Karens Klit" => "Karen's Hill" "Altid en oplevelse" = "Always an
> adventure/experience"
Hmmmmm. Hill...mound...I'm still getting images, here, and I think
"Always an experience" is making them better. ;)
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| William Tasso 2005-07-25, 7:37 am |
| Writing in news:alt.www.webmaster
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Kim André Akerø <kimandre@NOSPAMbetadome.com> said:
> Charles Sweeney wrote:
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> From what I can tell, the sign is in Danish. Good thing I, as a
> Norwegian, understand most of the language, so here goes:
>
> "Karens Klit" => "Karen's Hill"
> "Altid en oplevelse" = "Always an adventure/experience"
Perfect - absolutely bl**dy perfect <g>
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| Blinky the Shark 2005-07-25, 7:57 pm |
| Charles Sweeney wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote
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> http://www.petermaier.com/corvette-maco.html
> Complete with gills! (is that what you call them on sharks?)
Yep. Swim to live; live to swim.
My ballpark guess on its timing was dead on: it debuted in 1965.
The production Corvette's body changeover that I think was in 1967 after
the first-generation Stingray bodies of '63-'66 did pick up a lot of
styling from it.
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| Eric Jarvis 2005-07-25, 7:58 pm |
| Toby Inkster usenet200507@tobyinkster.co.uk wrote in
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> I left on holiday a couple of days before this all kicked off, on a
> whirlwind tour of Spain, France, Luxembourg and Belgium, and followed much
> of the breaking news on BBC World.
>
A likely story. Where were you really? We all have Internet access so we
know Belgium does not exist.
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| Toby Inkster 2005-07-26, 7:51 pm |
| Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Toby Inkster wrote:
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> One of these, I guess. Everything else seems animated.
> Tintin and the Golden Fleece
> Tintin and the Blue Oranges
The book with the shark sub was "Red Rackham's Treasure", so I assume
it's just a general Tintin prop -- not from a film.
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| robert blake 2005-07-26, 7:53 pm |
| the truth slowly starts to come out about the killing of the bloke in the
tube station
1 - didn't the suspect vault the ticket barrier?
The dead man's cousin dismissed claims that he had vaulted the ticket
barrier at the tube station. "The police told me that he had used his
ticket (to enter the station) and didn't jump the barrier."
2 - The police identifed themselves to the suspect, right?
Lee Rushton, 32, of Rochester in Kent, was at the foot of the escalators
when he saw the Brazilian being chased but said at no time did he hear
the officers use the word 'police' He said "they weren't wearing caps or
anything that identified themselves as police.......all they were
shouting was 'clear the station'"
3 - But he was wearing a large padded thick heavy jacket despite it being
summer, right?
The man's friend, Jezio de Avilia, said yesterday that Mr de Menezes was
wearing a light denim jacket.
4 - But he was a big chubby bloke, right?
Look at the picture in today's papers of him sitting on a chair outside
in the garden. Does that look fat to you? Nah, he wasn't fat at all.
Average build.
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| DoobieDo 2005-07-26, 7:53 pm |
| In article <Xns969FA2C895876ghtyu@140.99.99.130>, 4444D@yahoo.com
says...
> the truth slowly starts to come out about the killing of the bloke in the
> tube station
>
>
> 1 - didn't the suspect vault the ticket barrier?
>
> The dead man's cousin dismissed claims that he had vaulted the ticket
> barrier at the tube station. "The police told me that he had used his
> ticket (to enter the station) and didn't jump the barrier."
>
>
> 2 - The police identifed themselves to the suspect, right?
>
> Lee Rushton, 32, of Rochester in Kent, was at the foot of the escalators
> when he saw the Brazilian being chased but said at no time did he hear
> the officers use the word 'police' He said "they weren't wearing caps or
> anything that identified themselves as police.......all they were
> shouting was 'clear the station'"
>
>
> 3 - But he was wearing a large padded thick heavy jacket despite it being
> summer, right?
>
> The man's friend, Jezio de Avilia, said yesterday that Mr de Menezes was
> wearing a light denim jacket.
>
>
> 4 - But he was a big chubby bloke, right?
>
> Look at the picture in today's papers of him sitting on a chair outside
> in the garden. Does that look fat to you? Nah, he wasn't fat at all.
> Average build.
>
>
and presumably he wasn't an illegal immigrant either...
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-26, 7:54 pm |
| DoobieDo wrote
> In article <Xns969FA2C895876ghtyu@140.99.99.130>, 4444D@yahoo.com
> says...
>
> and presumably he wasn't an illegal immigrant either...
Nice policy...shoot illegal immigrants on sight.
Correction, pin them to the ground and discharge seven rounds into the
back of their skull.
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| robert blake 2005-07-26, 11:26 pm |
| Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> wrote
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> Nice policy...shoot illegal immigrants on sight.
wonder if one of the shooters had a beard and a guide dog, perchance
> Correction, pin them to the ground and discharge seven rounds into the
> back of their skull.
how the 'cops' behind this summary execution are not behind bars, is well
beyond me.
one wonders if any stills or CCTV footage in the tube station will ever
see the light of day
and the dead man's ticket must be floating around somewhere too in the
ticket machine at the entrance to the elavators.
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| DoobieDo 2005-07-27, 4:18 am |
| In article <Xns96A06D237EE2ghtyu@140.99.99.130>, 4444D@yahoo.com says...
>
> and the dead man's ticket must be floating around somewhere too in the
> ticket machine at the entrance to the elavators.
>
>
It'll be listed on ebay soon..
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| Blinky the Shark 2005-07-27, 7:43 am |
| DoobieDo wrote:
> In article <Xns96A06D237EE2ghtyu@140.99.99.130>, 4444D@yahoo.com says...
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How would they know it was his? (I know nothing about *any* subway
system, much less London's.)
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-27, 7:44 am |
| Blinky the Shark wrote
> DoobieDo wrote:
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> How would they know it was his? (I know nothing about *any* subway
> system, much less London's.)
It would have been sticking out of the machine. You put the ticket in
the turnstile machine, walk through, then collect it at the other end
where the machine posts it out to you.
I suppose there would be fingerprints on it also.
The Police Complaints Commission (independent) are investigating the
killing. We will get their report in due course.
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| robert blake 2005-07-27, 8:19 pm |
| Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> wrote
> The Police Complaints Commission (independent) are investigating the
> killing. We will get their report in due course.
it will make for interesting reading.
I trust that the witnesses in the tube station (and outside in the street;
and on the bus he was followed on) have all been asked by the police to
come forward and tell what they saw that awful morning.
Tho I haven't seen any such calls on telly/media as yet. Maybe they'll be
on crimewatch or summat.
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-27, 8:19 pm |
| robert blake wrote
> Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> wrote
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> it will make for interesting reading.
>
> I trust that the witnesses in the tube station (and outside in the
> street; and on the bus he was followed on) have all been asked by the
> police to come forward and tell what they saw that awful morning.
>
> Tho I haven't seen any such calls on telly/media as yet. Maybe
> they'll be on crimewatch or summat.
The PCC summon their own witnesses. But yes, they do need co-operation
from the police. The chairman of the PCC was on Newsnight the other
night with a Chief Constable. The PCC made it clear it would be their
inquiry, done in their way. The copper fully supported this.
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| robert blake 2005-07-27, 8:19 pm |
| Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> wrote in
news:Xns96A08A35683Bmecharlessweeneycom@130.133.1.4:
> robert blake wrote
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> The PCC summon their own witnesses. But yes, they do need co-operation
> from the police. The chairman of the PCC was on Newsnight the other
> night with a Chief Constable. The PCC made it clear it would be their
> inquiry, done in their way. The copper fully supported this.
>
how will the find witnesses tho, unless they appeal for them to come
forward
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| Charles Sweeney 2005-07-27, 8:19 pm |
| robert blake wrote
> how will the find witnesses tho, unless they appeal for them to come
> forward
They will already be known to the police, and have given statements. We
could get into conspiracy theories here about the police not revealing all
they got from these individuals, but the individuals themselves could
easily make themselves known to the PCC.
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| robert blake 2005-07-27, 8:19 pm |
| Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> wrote in
news:Xns96A09E34E6BAFmecharlessweeneycom@130.133.1.4:
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> They will already be known to the police, and have given statements.
> We could get into conspiracy theories here about the police not
> revealing all they got from these individuals, but the individuals
> themselves could easily make themselves known to the PCC.
I'd like to ask the head of police, mr blair, who leaked to the media those
initial things (which seem to be false) about the man jumping the ticket
thingie; and being fat; and wearing a heavy coat.
We need answers.
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