Kudos, Jolly Roger

In article <jollyroger-75C39E.18460418122008 RemoveThis @news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger RemoveThis @pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <2008121815310275249-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx RemoveThis @yyy.zzz> wrote:
>
> > Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
> > aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
> > year long.
> >
> > Kudos!
>
> Well thanks GTR. I appreciate the recognition. : )
>
> That said, I'm certainly not alone - there are lots of others here who
> contribute - you included. So I'd like to pass the thanks around to all
> of them as well. ; )

Yes - JR has rescued many a floundering digital sailor who would have
surely perished in these turbulent waters. May your BMW and Mac Pro,
and whatever other toys you enjoy serve you faithfully for years to
come!

In article <gary-36D8EE.20231818122008.RemoveThis@shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>,
Gary <gary.RemoveThis@nowhere.nothing> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-75C39E.18460418122008.RemoveThis@news.individual.net>, Jolly
> Roger <jollyroger.RemoveThis@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <2008121815310275249-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx.RemoveThis@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> >
> > > Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
> > > aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
> > > year long.
> > >
> > > Kudos!
> >
> > Well thanks GTR. I appreciate the recognition. : )
> >
> > That said, I'm certainly not alone - there are lots of others here who
> > contribute - you included. So I'd like to pass the thanks around to all
> > of them as well. ; )
>
> Yes - JR has rescued many a floundering digital sailor who would have
> surely perished in these turbulent waters. May your BMW and Mac Pro,
> and whatever other toys you enjoy serve you faithfully for years to
> come!

Awww shucks... *blush*

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

On 2008-12-18 15:31:02 -0800, gtr <xxx.DeleteThis@yyy.zzz> said:

> Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
> aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
> year long.
>
> Kudos!

I don't know where you find the time (o.r patience!)

But I appreciate it.
--
Bream Rockmetteller
Donaldson's Dog Joy
509-450-0301

Jolly Roger wrote:
> That said, I'm certainly not alone - there are lots of others here who
> contribute - you included. So I'd like to pass the thanks around to all
> of them as well. ; )

If only Oscar winners could be that concise.

--
Wes Groleau

TANSTAAFL
http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/WWW?itemid=984

Wes Groleau wrote:
> Jolly Roger wrote:
>> That said, I'm certainly not alone - there are lots of others here who
>> contribute - you included. So I'd like to pass the thanks around to
>> all of them as well. ; )
>
> If only Oscar winners could be that concise.
>
His later reply is even more succinct.......

--
john mcwilliams

Remember: Opinions are like buttocks; only those which are well-formed
should be shown in public.

In article jollyroger-75C39E.18460418122008 DeleteThis @news.individual.net, Jolly Roger
at jollyroger DeleteThis @pobox.com wrote on 12/18/08 7:46 PM:

> In article <2008121815310275249-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx DeleteThis @yyy.zzz> wrote:
>
>> Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
>> aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
>> year long.
>>
>> Kudos!
>
> Well thanks GTR. I appreciate the recognition. : )
>
> That said, I'm certainly not alone - there are lots of others here who
> contribute - you included. So I'd like to pass the thanks around to all
> of them as well. ; )


Yeah, but they don't snarl nearly as nicely as you.


--
iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) € OS X (10.5.4)

In article <gif9ha$ob9$1@reader.motzarella.org>,
John McWilliams <jpmcw.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:

> Remember: Opinions are like buttocks; only those which are well-formed
> should be shown in public.

*grin* I like this one! Mind if I use it? : )

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

Jolly Roger wrote:
> In article <gif9ha$ob9$1@reader.motzarella.org>,
> John McWilliams <jpmcw DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Remember: Opinions are like buttocks; only those which are well-formed
>> should be shown in public.
>
> *grin* I like this one! Mind if I use it? : )

<< Mais oui!>>

I acquired it so long ago, I forgot the attribution if there was one
when I creatively acquired it.

--
john mcwilliams

Coach: "Are you just ignorant, or merely apathetic?"
Player: "Coach, I don't know, and I don't care."

In article <C570D812.2165F%nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com>,
Nick Naym <nicknaym@[remove_this].gmail.com> wrote:

> In article jollyroger-75C39E.18460418122008.RemoveThis@news.individual.net, Jolly Roger
> at jollyroger.RemoveThis@pobox.com wrote on 12/18/08 7:46 PM:
>
> > In article <2008121815310275249-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx.RemoveThis@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> >
> >> Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
> >> aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
> >> year long.
> >>
> >> Kudos!
> >
> > Well thanks GTR. I appreciate the recognition. : )
> >
> > That said, I'm certainly not alone - there are lots of others here who
> > contribute - you included. So I'd like to pass the thanks around to all
> > of them as well. ; )
>
>
> Yeah, but they don't snarl nearly as nicely as you.

I think my snarly style might have something to do with my choice of ale.

....or maybe not.

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

In article <2008121823270816807-breamdotrockmettellerat@macdotcom>,
Bream Rockmetteller <bream-dot.rockmetteller-at DeleteThis @mac-dot.com> wrote:

> On 2008-12-18 15:31:02 -0800, gtr <xxx DeleteThis @yyy.zzz> said:
>
> > Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
> > aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
> > year long.
> >
> > Kudos!
>
> I don't know where you find the time (o.r patience!)

I multitask! : D

> But I appreciate it.

Thanks, Bream. I, in turn, appreciate the fact that my occasional
outbursts are tolerated by folks like you!

And I'm humbled by some more even-tempered contributers here who mostly
pull it off *without* the occasional outburst (Mike Rosenberg comes
immediately to mind, but there are plenty of others!).

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:19:58 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote
(in article <jollyroger-A3A429.09195819122008 RemoveThis @news.individual.net>):

> I think my snarly style might have something to do with my choice of ale.
>
> ...or maybe not.

And just what is that choice? As an Austinite and as lover of beers and ales
I'm curious to know.

--
James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft RemoveThis @me.com

This message is not archived

In article <2008121815310275249-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr <xxx.DeleteThis@yyy.zzz> wrote:

> Not for anything in particular but your general habit of unflagging
> aid, with or without an occasional snarl, for damn near everybody all
> year long.
>
> Kudos!

Seconded

--
Mary Loomer Oliver (aka Erilar)

You can't reason with someone whose first line of argument is
that reason doesn't count. --Isaac Asimov

Erilar's Cave Annex: http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo