Subj : Re: August stats To : alt.tv.farscape From : weirdwolf Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 14:09:56 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote in news:Xns96C54A87597E8ndtcm@ 204.153.244.170: > weirdwolf wrote: > >> Tagger wrote in >> news:kuifz2bakcec$.1d4iykz3ad7cx.dlg@40tude.net: >> >>> Just recently, weirdwolf told us: >>> >>>> Tagger wrote in >>>> news:17rj28pdtcei1.1mksjow5jf12s$.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 >>> Yep thems the fellers. >> >>> 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! >> >> My pleasure, i'ld be interesed to see what you thought of them. >> Is now the time to admit that my typing in Japanese is as bad as in >> English, good job was spelt incorrectly. It should be yokudekimashita. >> Boy is my face read now. >> Ted >> > > I was too polite to point out your poor spelling. > baka Ted -- Stare too long into the abyss and the abyss looks like a nifty place to hide the bodies .