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   jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com to Fred J. McCall   
   Re: The European Space Agency just unvei   
   15 Apr 16 02:09:38   
   
   XPost: sci.astro, sci.physics, sci.space.policy   
      
   In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   > jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >   
   >>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>In sci.physics Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Doc O'Leary   wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>For your reference, records indicate that   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In sci.physics Doc O'Leary    
   wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I really can?t be bothered to figure out the messes you get   
   yourself   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > into.  You?ll have to pay me if you want me to do your tech   
   support.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > :-)   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unreadable and it is not a utf-8 issue.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>[rest of support request snipped]   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Have you sent me a check?  If so, you?re going to have to wait   
   until I   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>can cash it.  If not, take your 1980s tech woes elsewhere.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jim, do you have SUNWicu/SUNWicux installed and running?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>If you are talking to me, of course, however the problem is NOT   
   character   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>encoding nor is it Solaris specific.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>The posts contain escape sequences.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Jim, you are apparently the only one seeing that.  Where does that   
   >>>>>>>>>>> tell you about the mostly likely source of the problem?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>Nope, I'm the only one talking about it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> So everyone hates you   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>Voices in your head again.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Nope.  Voices in YOUR head, apparently.  Why are you the only one   
   >>>>>>> complaining, Jim?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>You mean why am I pointing it out?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> No, I mean why do you think no one else is.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Well, primarily because the posts were responses to me.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Usenet ain't email, Jim.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>No shit, space cadet?   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Yeah, no shit, chimp.  I only mentioned it because you seemed unaware,   
   >>> what with your "the posts were response to me" comment.   
   >>   
   >>Ever heard of threading, space cadet?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Ever heard of brains, chimpshit?   
      
   So I take it the answer is no, space cadet.   
      
   >>>>>  And it's interesting that you didn't bring   
   >>>>> it up until you'd lost your disagreement with him on the issues, don't   
   >>>>> you think?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Nonsense; the very first thing I said was he had a character sequence   
   >>>>instead of the character for a single quote.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> But you're still ducking the real question, chimp.  Why hasn't anyone   
   >>> else mentioned it?   
   >>   
   >>Lots of reasons have already been given, space cadet.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Shucking and jiving to avoid answering.  Your 'reasons' amount to   
   > "because Jimp is SPECIAL and DIFFERENT".   
   >   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>Why do you care so much about it?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Because I think it makes a very fine example of how you think.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>You mean it is a chance to be a school yard bully.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Awwww, is poor Jimp the Chimp feeling picked on NOW?   
   >>   
   >>Nope, you try to bully everyone, I'm just one of the many in that   
   >>regards.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Do you often think people are 'out to get you'?   
      
   Nope, nothing special about you; just another loud mouth bully.   
      
      
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   Jim Pennino   
      
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