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20 Jul 09 04:26

Ponderable

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01 Mar 10 15:28

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
[cut] Chess games are for the birds.

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so you think they can handle the abstraction level?

Great Big Stees

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01 Mar 10 16:47

Originally posted by Ponderable
so you think they can handle the abstraction level?

As well as some on here....yes.

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

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02 Mar 10 09:49

nothing here.

~rogerover/out

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

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02 Mar 10 12:02

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
nothing here.

~rogerover/out

shouldn't that be: nobody here?

Grampy Bobby

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02 Mar 10 15:15

Originally posted by Ponderable
shouldn't that be: nobody here?

Yes, I suppose so, if the objective of my rounds was to locate people...

rather than incidental gems or ideas or chance footprints of thought.

coquette

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03 Mar 10 05:24

I don't have any worthwhile contribution to make to the STG this evening.

Kewpie

Felis australis

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03 Mar 10 06:23

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
nothing here.

~rogerover/out

I've been officially informed that "over and out" is not acceptable radio speech.
Apparently the "over" means "it's your turn to speak, I'm listening" and the "out" means "I'm not listening any more, I've gone away". So "over and out" is contradictory.

This is a nice change from nitpicking with spelling and grammar .... 🙂

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

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03 Mar 10 10:19

Originally posted by Kewpie
I've been officially informed that "over and out" is not acceptable radio speech.
Apparently the "over" means "it's your turn to speak, I'm listening" and the "out" means "I'm not listening any more, I've gone away". So "over and out" is contradictory.

This is a nice change from nitpicking with spelling and grammar .... 🙂

so much for learning from b-movies

Thank you for the clarification.

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

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03 Mar 10 10:27

Originally posted by Kewpie
I've been officially informed that "over and out" is not acceptable radio speech.
Apparently the "over" means "it's your turn to speak, I'm listening" and the "out" means "I'm not listening any more, I've gone away". So "over and out" is contradictory.

This is a nice change from nitpicking with spelling and grammar .... 🙂

You certainly do put a fine point on things, Kewpie. I like that play

of mind in a nice lady. You might enjoy checking out Roger Wilco.

Grampy Bobby

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03 Mar 10 10:29

Originally posted by coquette
I don't have any worthwhile contribution to make to the STG this evening.

You already made major contributions at the office earlier in the day?

Great Big Stees

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03 Mar 10 12:27

Originally posted by Ponderable
so much for learning from b-movies

Thank you for the clarification.

I once watched a d-movie...never again... not only can you learn nothing from them but half the time you can't understand what they're saying, which of course makes it very hard to follow the plotline.

Grampy Bobby

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03 Mar 10 18:24

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
I once watched a d-movie...never again... not only can you learn nothing from them but half the time you can't understand what they're saying, which of course makes it very hard to follow the plotline.

Maybe you simply needed more buttered popcorn.

Great Big Stees

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03 Mar 10 18:51

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Maybe you simply needed more buttered popcorn.

Possibly, although I didn't order any in the first place because when I went to the concession stand, waiting my turn, I noted that both the butter and popcorn they used looked suspicious.

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

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03 Mar 10 23:36

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Possibly, although I didn't order any in the first place because when I went to the concession stand, waiting my turn, I noted that both the butter and popcorn they used looked suspicious.

No big boxes of 'Junior Mints'?

Great Big Stees

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04 Mar 10 03:15

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
No big boxes of 'Junior Mints'?

Not a one in sight and I guess maybe that should have set off alarm bells but the posters did look soooo inticing. "Don't judge a book by it's cover" has now become my new mantra, replacing the old one, "Don't knock it till ya try it".