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   The Doctor to Peter   
   Re: Is there any intelligent life out th   
   29 Mar 08 12:49:33   
   
   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article <47ed97ee$0$4055$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>,   
   Peter  wrote:   
   >    Check.  Check one, two.  Check one, two.   
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   >    Anybody other than the cross posting, numbnut net kooks still out there?   
   >Yah, I know.  A line like that will probably just attract them but what the   
   >heck.   
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   >    I've followed this group for many years.  Seen a lot of kooks (surely   
   >some folks remember "Amero" and company) but there used to be some   
   >intelligent threads. Some heated , some boring but most relatively   
   >interesting.  Majority actually related to the Canadian Military Community.   
   >   
   >   As an experiment, I cleared my blocked senders list (it was getting quite   
   >large), reset the newsgroup and then synchronized.  Of approx 800+ messages,   
   >there appeared to be only 30 ( + or - ) that were:   
   >a) relevant to can.community.military;   
   >b) were only sent to this newsgroup, not cross posted to multiple groups;   
   >and   
   >c) were sent by intelligent, rationale people (Andrew, Paul, Nomad, Dave,   
   >Maria - apologies if I've missed some).   
   >   
   >    Given the likes of Top Poster, the Doctor, Smartypants and company it   
   >looks like this particular forum is no longer worth following, thus time to   
   >sign off.   
   >   
   >    Been a slice folks.  Safe surfing, safe travels.  For those that are   
   >actually associated with the CF (or at least support us) I wish you all the   
   >best.   
   >   
   >--   
   >Peter W Dingle, CD   
   >VVV   
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   >    Noticed that Andrew, Paul, Nomad, Dave are still around   
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   HeY!! I want to see Top Poster and Mr.SmartyPants get punted out   
   of here due to their behaviour.   
   --   
   Member - Liberal International	   
   This is doctor@nl2k.ab.ca	Ici doctor@nl2k.ab.ca   
   God, Queen and country! Beware Anti-Christ rising!   
   Remember Christ is the reason for the season.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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