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The general public's IQ

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

Some people really shouldn't be allowed to use a telephone
unsupervised......

As most of you know, I'm now in the day to day game of selling motor
insurance, and the web-game has become a sideline for me nowadays.....

Today, I had a particularly amusing day.....I seemed to speak to a never
ending chain of imbeciles, idiots, and cereberally challenged dumbasses
today.....Even more so than any other day.....

Examples....

Me "Have you had any driving convictions in the last 5 years"
Customer "Yes, but it was 13 years ago"

Me "Okay Mr Surname, that's your years free insurance all set up for
you"
Customer "Great, how much is that going to cost me?"

Me "What's your average annual mileage?"
Customer "Oh not much, only abut 10 miles"
Me "What? Annual mileage of 10 miles? Are you sure?"
Customer "Annual mileage? Does that mean per year?"

Me "What's the registration number of your car?"
Customer "The new one, or the one I've just traded in?"

Customer "Can you insure me to drive any car?"
Me "Yes, if you hold a fully comp policy, you'll be covered 3rd party
in any other vehicle"
Customer "Great, I'll have 1 fully comp policy then thanks. How much
does that cost?"
Me "Okay, I'll need to take some details before I can give you a
price. What sort of car have you got?"
Customer "I don't have a car. I want you to insure me to drive any
car, belonging to anybody"

Me "And what's the value of the car you've just bought"
Customer "I don't know"
Me "Okay, was there a price tag displayed on the car in the
dealership?"
Customer "No, they didn't have one there for me to look at. They
showed me a photo in a brochure though"
Me "Okay, how much are you paying for it then?"
Customer "I don't know. The dealer just gave me a bit of paper and
told me to sign it"

Me "What sort of car have you just bought?"
Customer "Errr, It's a Ford"
Me "Yeah, what kind of Ford?"
Customer "Errrr, a Ford Zetec"
Me "Okay, so is that a Fiesta Zetec, a Focus Zetec or a Mondeo
Zetec?"
Customer "I don't know. It's blue, does that help?"

Honestly, these are the reasons why I love doing this job.....Some days I
drive home giggling all the way.....

William Tasso

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

Fleeing from the madness of the NTL jungle
Swampy Bogtrotter <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> ...

I've often though about making an "at the counter" web page/feed, but I
suspect my customers may recognise themselves - not good karma.

> Customer "I don't have a car. I want you to insure me to drive any
> car, belonging to anybody"

ok - you've done it now, this is one of my favourite hobby horses (so
long as there's beer I'll find a rant)

As a driver, that is exactly what I want. Insurance to cover *me* and
*any* damage I may do whilst driving *any* goddamn vehicle for which I
have a valid license. A fully paid up policy of this nature will be
compulsory.

As a vehicle owner, I want the damn thing covered against theft and damage
caused by others - no matter who is driving it. This type of policy is,
of course, optional.

Two separate, completely unrelated policies.

The first makes me a responsible citizen, the second insures my property.

Not difficult concepts but seemingly too XXXXing hard for the UK insurance
industry to fathom.

Next up, I want a personal road tax system NOT a vehicle based system - I
can only drive one vehicle at a time no matter how many pharmaceuticals
are imbibed - but that's a rant for another thread someday.

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

William Tasso wrote:
> Fleeing from the madness of the NTL jungle
> Swampy Bogtrotter <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>
> I've often though about making an "at the counter" web page/feed, but
> I suspect my customers may recognise themselves - not good karma.
>
>
> ok - you've done it now, this is one of my favourite hobby horses (so
> long as there's beer I'll find a rant)
>
> As a driver, that is exactly what I want. Insurance to cover *me* and
> *any* damage I may do whilst driving *any* goddamn vehicle for which I
> have a valid license. A fully paid up policy of this nature will be
> compulsory.
>
> As a vehicle owner, I want the damn thing covered against theft and
> damage caused by others - no matter who is driving it. This type of
> policy is, of course, optional.
>
> Two separate, completely unrelated policies.
>
> The first makes me a responsible citizen, the second insures my
> property.
>
> Not difficult concepts but seemingly too XXXXing hard for the UK
> insurance industry to fathom.

Absolutely, but try explaining to some people that such a product simply
does not exist.....They refuse to believe it, and seem to think that I can
make the computer create one especially for them.....

> Next up, I want a personal road tax system NOT a vehicle based system
> - I can only drive one vehicle at a time no matter how many
> pharmaceuticals are imbibed - but that's a rant for another thread
> someday.

This one, I agree with.....We pay tax on all our cars, then pay it again on
our fuel, then we get taxed again if we drive through the centre of London,
and then they have the cheek to introduce tolls on some fecking roads....

Brian Wakem

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:

> Some people really shouldn't be allowed to use a telephone
> unsupervised......
>
> As most of you know, I'm now in the day to day game of selling motor
> insurance, and the web-game has become a sideline for me nowadays.....
>
> Today, I had a particularly amusing day.....I seemed to speak to a never
> ending chain of imbeciles, idiots, and cereberally challenged dumbasses
> today.....Even more so than any other day.....
>
> Examples....
<snipped examples>

If I may bring this thread on-topic (shock!).

I have to deal with a couple of tech-support calls per day from customers.
I have yet to speak to anyone that can answer the simplest of questions -
"What browser are you using?". "Er, dunno" is pretty much the only answer.

I'd hate to think how many viruses/spyware etc their machines are running.

--
Brian Wakem
Email: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/b.wakem/myemail.png

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

Brian Wakem wrote:
> Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
>
> <snipped examples>
>
>
> If I may bring this thread on-topic (shock!).
>
> I have to deal with a couple of tech-support calls per day from
> customers. I have yet to speak to anyone that can answer the simplest
> of questions - "What browser are you using?". "Er, dunno" is pretty
> much the only answer.
>
> I'd hate to think how many viruses/spyware etc their machines are
> running.

LOL....It's frightenning isn't it.....Especially when you think that these
people can be called up for Jury service.....

It's probably because if they're clued up enough to know what browser they
have, they probably have a rudimentary knowledge of how to work it.....Or
can at least bumble through, clicking things until it works again.....

William Tasso

2006-04-21, 7:15 pm

Fleeing from the madness of the NTL jungle
Swampy Bogtrotter <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> William Tasso wrote:
>
> But can you imagine how much it will cost?.....
> With no vehicle, what do you use as a point of reference for underwriting
> rating factors?.....

Remember it's the driver we're talking about. I'm not in the insurance
biz so I have no idea but these seem a good place to start ...
o age
o health
o experience
o record

> They would all have to be based on worst case
> scenarios......the potential cost is astronomical.....

LOL - the /current/ cost is astronomical.

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

William Tasso

2006-04-21, 11:01 pm

Fleeing from the madness of the NTL jungle
Swampy Bogtrotter <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> Brian Wakem wrote:
>
> LOL....It's frightenning isn't it.....Especially when you think that
> these
> people can be called up for Jury service.....
>
> It's probably because if they're clued up enough to know what browser
> they
> have, they probably have a rudimentary knowledge of how to work it.....Or
> can at least bumble through, clicking things until it works again.....

and these folk call you for motor insurance? crikey, I hope you have a
'too damn stupid to drive on a public road' factor which pushes the cost
beyond reach.

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

MGW

2006-04-21, 11:01 pm

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:09:52 +0100, "William Tasso"
<SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> scrawled:
[color=darkred]
>
> Remember it's the driver we're talking about. I'm not in the insurance
> biz so I have no idea but these seem a good place to start ...
> o age
> o health
> o experience
> o record
>

But William, they need to know a vehicle to have some idea how much
they'll have to cover for damage to the vehicle you are driving. The
same accident can cause widely varying amounts of damage to the car
being driven depending on whether it's a Mini or a Hummer or a Jag...

--
MGW
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even
when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Douglas Hofstadter

Jerry Stuckle

2006-04-22, 3:51 am

MGW wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:09:52 +0100, "William Tasso"
> <SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> scrawled:
>
>
>
>
> But William, they need to know a vehicle to have some idea how much
> they'll have to cover for damage to the vehicle you are driving. The
> same accident can cause widely varying amounts of damage to the car
> being driven depending on whether it's a Mini or a Hummer or a Jag...
>

What does the car I currently own have to do with anything?

But when I rent a car (my policy covers rentals, also) I might get anything.
I've gotten almost a Ford Taurus, a Lincoln Town Car, a Ford Expedition, and
almost everything in between, depending on my needs at the time.

And I'd have the same choices whether I was driving a 97 Buick (which I am) or a
2006 Cadillac.

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JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
==================

Toby Inkster

2006-04-22, 6:52 am

MGW wrote:

> But William, they need to know a vehicle to have some idea how much
> they'll have to cover for damage to the vehicle you are driving. The
> same accident can cause widely varying amounts of damage to the car
> being driven depending on whether it's a Mini or a Hummer or a Jag...

They don't *need* to know. Insurance companies are gamblers, almost by
definition.

If they assume that on average people will be driving something slightly
less destructive than a Hummer, and you go around in a decommissioned army
tank then they've lost that bet; but they make enough bets a day at
favourable odds to be able to cover a few such losses.

--
Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
Contact Me ~ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/contact

Toby Inkster

2006-04-22, 6:52 am

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:

> Customer "Can you insure me to drive any car?"
[...]
> Customer "I don't have a car. I want you to insure me to drive
> any car, belonging to anybody"

Sounds like a sensible request to me.

There are these people who place their cards near public phones -- no not
*those* people -- who you can call if you're very drunk and can't drive
home; they're not a taxi firm; they'll come straight to you on a little
fold-up scooter, fold it up, put it in your car boot, and drive your car,
with you in it, to your house, take back their scooter and leave you and
your car at your house. These people need insurance.

There must be a whole bunch of other people who are constantly driving
other people's cars -- valets and mechanics spring to mind.

> The general public's IQ

Is about 100 right?

--
Toby A Inkster BSc (Hons) ARCS
Contact Me ~ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/contact

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-22, 6:52 am

William Tasso wrote:
> Fleeing from the madness of the NTL jungle
> Swampy Bogtrotter <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>
> Remember it's the driver we're talking about. I'm not in the
> insurance biz so I have no idea but these seem a good place to start

Yeah, but that driver would be more likely to have an accident in a souped
up subaru impreza than in a vauxhaul corsa....How do you control which car
the driver will drive?.....You can't so you have to assume it's the highest
risk car and set the price accordingly....

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-22, 6:52 am

William Tasso wrote:
> Fleeing from the madness of the NTL jungle
> Swampy Bogtrotter <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>
> and these folk call you for motor insurance? crikey, I hope you have
> a 'too damn stupid to drive on a public road' factor which pushes the
> cost beyond reach.

I sometimes think we ought to mate :-)

Matt Probert

2006-04-22, 6:52 am

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:01:32 GMT, "Swampy Bogtrotter"
<samandjanetknox@tessco.net> wrote:

>Some people really shouldn't be allowed to use a telephone
>unsupervised......
>
>As most of you know, I'm now in the day to day game of selling motor
>insurance, and the web-game has become a sideline for me nowadays.....
>
>Today, I had a particularly amusing day.....I seemed to speak to a never
>ending chain of imbeciles, idiots, and cereberally challenged dumbasses
>today.....Even more so than any other day.....
>
>Examples....
>
>Me "Have you had any driving convictions in the last 5 years"
>Customer "Yes, but it was 13 years ago"
>
>Me "Okay Mr Surname, that's your years free insurance all set up for
>you"
>Customer "Great, how much is that going to cost me?"
>
>Me "What's your average annual mileage?"
>Customer "Oh not much, only abut 10 miles"
>Me "What? Annual mileage of 10 miles? Are you sure?"
>Customer "Annual mileage? Does that mean per year?"
>
>Me "What's the registration number of your car?"
>Customer "The new one, or the one I've just traded in?"
>
>Customer "Can you insure me to drive any car?"
>Me "Yes, if you hold a fully comp policy, you'll be covered 3rd party
>in any other vehicle"
>Customer "Great, I'll have 1 fully comp policy then thanks. How much
>does that cost?"
>Me "Okay, I'll need to take some details before I can give you a
>price. What sort of car have you got?"
>Customer "I don't have a car. I want you to insure me to drive any
>car, belonging to anybody"
>
>Me "And what's the value of the car you've just bought"
>Customer "I don't know"
>Me "Okay, was there a price tag displayed on the car in the
>dealership?"
>Customer "No, they didn't have one there for me to look at. They
>showed me a photo in a brochure though"
>Me "Okay, how much are you paying for it then?"
>Customer "I don't know. The dealer just gave me a bit of paper and
>told me to sign it"
>
>Me "What sort of car have you just bought?"
>Customer "Errr, It's a Ford"
>Me "Yeah, what kind of Ford?"
>Customer "Errrr, a Ford Zetec"
>Me "Okay, so is that a Fiesta Zetec, a Focus Zetec or a Mondeo
>Zetec?"
>Customer "I don't know. It's blue, does that help?"
>
>Honestly, these are the reasons why I love doing this job.....Some days I
>drive home giggling all the way.....
>
>

I love telephone salesmen...Sometimes I play with them....

He who laughs last.... doesn't understand the joke....

Matt

--
Veritas Vincti
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-22, 6:52 am

Matt Probert wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:01:32 GMT, "Swampy Bogtrotter"
> <samandjanetknox@tessco.net> wrote:
>
>
> I love telephone salesmen...Sometimes I play with them....
>
> He who laughs last.... doesn't understand the joke....
>
> Matt

I do that with cold-callers.....The telephone equivalent of spammers.....

MGW

2006-04-22, 7:05 pm

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:43:02 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex@attglobal.net> scrawled:

> MGW wrote:
>
> What does the car I currently own have to do with anything?

Because, for most people, that is the car that you drive most
frequently. Since my car is a '97 Camry, I'm unlikely to get into an
accident that involves me driving a 2006 Jaguar.

--
MGW
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even
when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Douglas Hofstadter

William Tasso

2006-04-22, 7:05 pm

Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
MGW <mgw1979@hotmail.com> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> ...
> my car is a '97 Camry ...

cracking motor - I had a 2.2 sport for two years.

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

Jerry Stuckle

2006-04-22, 7:05 pm

MGW wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:43:02 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
> <jstucklex@attglobal.net> scrawled:
>
>
>
>
> Because, for most people, that is the car that you drive most
> frequently. Since my car is a '97 Camry, I'm unlikely to get into an
> accident that involves me driving a 2006 Jaguar.
>

So? We weren't talking about an accident in *my* car - we were talking about
one in someone else's car (friend, rental, whatever).

For instance - I rent cars when either I'm out of town or going on a business
trip (and my company is paying for it). Either way, the car I normally drive
has no relationship to what kind of car I'm renting.

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jstucklex@attglobal.net
==================

MGW

2006-04-22, 7:05 pm

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:20:09 +0100, "William Tasso"
<SpamBlocked@tbdata.com> scrawled:

> Fleeing from the madness of the jungle
> MGW <mgw1979@hotmail.com> stumbled into news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>
> cracking motor - I had a 2.2 sport for two years.

Unfortunately, the gas mileage leaves something to be desired for city
driving. However, since I have no money for a new car, I will be
driving this one into the ground.

--
MGW
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even
when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Douglas Hofstadter

MGW

2006-04-22, 7:05 pm

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:40:05 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex@attglobal.net> scrawled:

>
> So? We weren't talking about an accident in *my* car - we were talking about
> one in someone else's car (friend, rental, whatever).
>
> For instance - I rent cars when either I'm out of town or going on a business
> trip (and my company is paying for it). Either way, the car I normally drive
> has no relationship to what kind of car I'm renting.

I thought we were talking about a general policy that covers the
driver, not the car. That's what William proposed.

--
MGW
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even
when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Douglas Hofstadter

Jerry Stuckle

2006-04-22, 7:05 pm

MGW wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:40:05 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
> <jstucklex@attglobal.net> scrawled:
>
>
>
>
> I thought we were talking about a general policy that covers the
> driver, not the car. That's what William proposed.
>

Either way. We're discussing a car OTHER than the one I own (or maybe don't own).

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Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstucklex@attglobal.net
==================

MGW

2006-04-23, 3:55 am

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 18:02:41 -0500, Jerry Stuckle
<jstucklex@attglobal.net> scrawled:

> MGW wrote:
>
> Either way. We're discussing a car OTHER than the one I own (or maybe don't own).

Not in William's original post, that's not what it was. He wanted to
be able to buy insurance for himself as a driver separate from the
insurance for the car he was driving - even if it was his regular car.
He was asking why the two couldn't be completely separated.

--
MGW
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even
when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Douglas Hofstadter

Charles Sweeney

2006-04-23, 6:53 am

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote

> Some people really shouldn't be allowed to use a telephone
> unsupervised......
>
> As most of you know, I'm now in the day to day game of selling motor
> insurance, and the web-game has become a sideline for me nowadays.....
>
> Today, I had a particularly amusing day.....I seemed to speak to a
> never ending chain of imbeciles, idiots, and cereberally challenged
> dumbasses today.....Even more so than any other day.....
>
> Examples....
>
> Me "Have you had any driving convictions in the last 5 years"
> Customer "Yes, but it was 13 years ago"
>
> Me "Okay Mr Surname, that's your years free insurance all set
> up for you"
> Customer "Great, how much is that going to cost me?"
>
> Me "What's your average annual mileage?"
> Customer "Oh not much, only abut 10 miles"
> Me "What? Annual mileage of 10 miles? Are you sure?"
> Customer "Annual mileage? Does that mean per year?"
>
> Me "What's the registration number of your car?"
> Customer "The new one, or the one I've just traded in?"
>
> Customer "Can you insure me to drive any car?"
> Me "Yes, if you hold a fully comp policy, you'll be covered 3rd
> party in any other vehicle"
> Customer "Great, I'll have 1 fully comp policy then thanks. How
> much does that cost?"
> Me "Okay, I'll need to take some details before I can give you
> a price. What sort of car have you got?"
> Customer "I don't have a car. I want you to insure me to drive
> any car, belonging to anybody"
>
> Me "And what's the value of the car you've just bought"
> Customer "I don't know"
> Me "Okay, was there a price tag displayed on the car in the
> dealership?"
> Customer "No, they didn't have one there for me to look at.
> They showed me a photo in a brochure though"
> Me "Okay, how much are you paying for it then?"
> Customer "I don't know. The dealer just gave me a bit of paper
> and told me to sign it"
>
> Me "What sort of car have you just bought?"
> Customer "Errr, It's a Ford"
> Me "Yeah, what kind of Ford?"
> Customer "Errrr, a Ford Zetec"
> Me "Okay, so is that a Fiesta Zetec, a Focus Zetec or a Mondeo
> Zetec?"
> Customer "I don't know. It's blue, does that help?"
>
> Honestly, these are the reasons why I love doing this job.....Some
> days I drive home giggling all the way.....

Hoot!

On the other hand, I have recently arranged some insurance, it's like
the bleedin' Spanish Inquisition!

I imagine the folks here will have the same problem as I do when it
comes to stating your occupation. Usually there isn't a suitable
occupation I can pick from a list. So I say, IT, software sales,
software design etc as appropriate!

--
Charles Sweeney
http://CharlesSweeney.com

William Tasso

2006-04-23, 6:53 am

Fleeing from the madness of the No thank you jungle
Charles Sweeney <me@charlessweeney.com> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> ...
> I imagine the folks here will have the same problem as I do when it
> comes to stating your occupation. Usually there isn't a suitable
> occupation I can pick from a list. So I say, IT, software sales,
> software design etc as appropriate!

oh yes - we recently did the rounds for replacing/renewing our house
insurance - occupation does indeed seem to be an issue.

Occupation: IT Support

next form: we can't find a matching occupation, please select from one of
these ...

o Itinerant Worker

ok - it's a laugh (want your drive tarmac'd love), but the form had no
back functionality. Yes I can 'force' it but the dumb dev had made sure
that all data values were destroyed in such circumstances.

Oh well, next ....

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

Tony

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
> William Tasso wrote:
>
> Absolutely, but try explaining to some people that such a product simply
> does not exist.....They refuse to believe it, and seem to think that I can
> make the computer create one especially for them.....

Why not just refer them to Lloyds?

Tony

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
> William Tasso wrote:
>
>
> I sometimes think we ought to mate :-)

Why do I think William would not be very keen on that idea :>

Tony

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
> Brian Wakem wrote:
>
>
> LOL....It's frightenning isn't it.....Especially when you think that these
> people can be called up for Jury service.....

MORE frightening when you realize that they can be called for jury
service to settle a legal dispute regarding matters such as SOFTWARE
PATENTS...

William Tasso

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

Fleeing from the madness of the Posted via Supernews,
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Tony <tony23@dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com> stumbled into
news:alt.www.webmaster
and said:

> Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
>
> Why do I think William would not be very keen on that idea :>

LOL - read that three times. Only when I finally managed to read without
Sam's voice did I 'get' what you meant.

Chalk up one more to the joys of text.

--
William Tasso

http://williamtasso.com/words/what-is-usenet.asp

Swampy Bogtrotter

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

William Tasso wrote:
> Fleeing from the madness of the Posted via Supernews,
> http://www.supernews.com jungle
> Tony <tony23@dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com> stumbled into
> news:alt.www.webmaster
> and said:
>
>
> LOL - read that three times. Only when I finally managed to read
> without Sam's voice did I 'get' what you meant.
>
> Chalk up one more to the joys of text.

Only 3 times?....You're a lot quicker than me, LOL.....I had to *really*
think about that one.....

Tony

2006-04-24, 6:56 pm

Swampy Bogtrotter wrote:
> William Tasso wrote:
>
>
> Only 3 times?....You're a lot quicker than me, LOL.....I had to *really*
> think about that one.....

It's amazing how much impact a tiny thing like a comma can have on the
meaning of a sentence :)

Dylan Parry

2006-04-25, 6:54 am

Pondering the eternal question of "Hobnobs or Rich Tea?", MGW finally
proclaimed:

> Unfortunately, the gas mileage leaves something to be desired for city
> driving. However, since I have no money for a new car, I will be
> driving this one into the ground.

The insurance would probably pay out quicker if you drove it into the
*sea* rather than the ground ;)

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Dylan Parry

2006-04-25, 6:54 am

Pondering the eternal question of "Hobnobs or Rich Tea?", Tony finally
proclaimed:

> It's amazing how much impact a tiny thing like a comma can have on the
> meaning of a sentence :)

Eats, shoots and leaves?

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MGW

2006-04-25, 7:05 pm

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:25:41 +0100, Dylan Parry
<usenet@dylanparry.com> scrawled:

> Pondering the eternal question of "Hobnobs or Rich Tea?", MGW finally
> proclaimed:
>
>
> The insurance would probably pay out quicker if you drove it into the
> *sea* rather than the ground ;)

Believe me, at this point I won't get much insurance doing either -
car's value is sinking rapidly ;-P

My son will be old enough to get his learner's permit in a year - I've
informed him that he only gets to do that if he first earns enough
money to pay for the unbelievably high increase in our car insurance
that will ensue.

--
MGW
Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you expect, even
when you take into account Hofstadter's Law. - Douglas Hofstadter

Matt Probert

2006-04-25, 7:05 pm

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:29:23 +0100, Dylan Parry
<usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote:

>Pondering the eternal question of "Hobnobs or Rich Tea?", Tony finally
>proclaimed:
>
>
>Eats, shoots and leaves?
>

Fruit, flies like a banana?

Matt

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