Subj : Re: August stats To : alt.tv.farscape From : Tagger Date : Thu Sep 01 2005 23:54:15 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Just recently, weirdwolf told us: > Tagger wrote in > news:17rj28pdtcei1.1mksjow5jf12s$.dlg@40tude.net: > >> Just recently, weirdwolf told us: >> >>> Tagger wrote in news:4q5g94t47edd >>> $.zvn7n839fdla$.dlg@40tude.net: >>> >>>> Just recently, weirdwolf told us: >>>> >>>>> Nick wrote in >>>>> news:Xns96C458BD2C9D9ndtcm@ 204.153.244.170: >>>>> >>>>>> RR wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 1 2 weirdwolf......................... 511 67 67.0% >>>>>>>>>>>>> 18.1% 27.6% >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Whooo hooo I rule >>>>>>>>>>>> So what do I win for coming first? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Nothing...however you don't have to eat the plate of cookies, >>>>> which >>>>>>>>>>> is a good thing. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ahh, prole scum,biscuits a plate of biscuits, you have broken >>>>>>>>>> my first edict as ruler of this group. >>>>>>>>>> Your punishment shall be to wear one of Larsons hawaiian >>>>>>>>>> shirts all month.. Ok let it not be said I am not a just ruler >>>>>>>>>> that may have been a >>>>>>>>>> little harsh, I will downgrade your punishment to only posting >>>>>>>>>> in limerick form till futher notice. >>>>>>>>>> WOW If I had known it was this much fun I would have >>>>>>>>>> instigated a coup before now. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'll meet you halfway >>>>>>>>> By posting only in haiku >>>>>>>>> You weird wolf. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> LOL, that was going to be my idea but I thought limericks might >>>>>>>> be fun. You have pleased your ruler, take North Carolina to be >>>>>>>> as your own and to do with as you wish. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Possibilities are endless >>>>>>> Iwan's home is a good start >>>>>>> Can't find the boat. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> These are not haikus >>>>>> You have the syllables wrong >>>>>> Five, seven, five, K? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You vigilance has has not gone unnoticed Nick, you shall be head of >>>>> the secret police charged with enforcing the correct use of the >>>>> Queens English. A black helicopter comes of course as a standard >>>>> perk. >>>>> Ted >>>> >>>> pretty sure that whole haiku thing is japanese. >>>> also pretty sure that japan was never really a colony. >>>> so, shouldn't the haiku division be separated from the queens >>>> english division? >>> Only if it were written in Japanese. >>> Haiku is a Japanese art form, the syllable stuff is just the tip of >>> the iceberg when it comes to writing them in Japanese there are all >>> sorts of rules. >>> No Japan was never a British colony although we had favoured trade >>> links >>> for many years and fought as allies in the first world war. Untill >>> the allied invasion in the second world war probably the two most >>> famous invasion attempts were by the mongols. Most people know the >>> word kamikaze even if they don't know the derivation. It is the >>> devine (kami) wind (kaze) that blew away the mongols ships. >>> >>>> I may be confused, but I've got a good start on my quote points for >>>> next month... >>> >>> To which I can only say yokidekimashita! >> >> Why thank you! I do try... >> >>> Ted >> >> /me wonders if I get extra points for reading James Clavell? >> /me feels compelled to remind that they were some LONG damn books... > > No,in fact quite the opposite. If you wanted to find out about Adams and > the period around Sekigahara they are quite useless. Ok stories but > annoying if you know any history. If you enjoyed them have you read Eiji > Yoshikawa's Musashi books? > Ted This/these?: http://tinyurl.com/88ujp No, I've not seen them. Actually, this is good timing. I've been completely hooked on e-books for the last two years or so, reading on my iPAQ. However I've wanted to grab a paper book recently, this looks like a worthy use of shelf space. Thanks! -- ====================== Tagger 8:46 RIP .