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   jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com to Fred J. McCall   
   Re: The European Space Agency just unvei   
   16 Apr 16 16:57:54   
   
   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:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 this is how you get yourself in trouble, chimpshit.  Making things   
   >>>>> up and before you know it you think I've actually said it.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Babble, babble, babble.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Probably the most sensible thing you've said in this whole blizzard of   
   >>> chimpshit you've produced.   
   >>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>  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.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Non sequitur.  Care to try actually answering the question this time?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Do you often think people are 'out to get you'?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Babble, babble, babble.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> And chimpshit continues to dodge simple questions.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>Why do you keep on insisting on answers to questions about things that   
   >>have absolutely nothing to do with you other than to argue about the   
   >>answers, space cadet?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Usenet NEWS is not email, Chimp.  Why did you bring it up in a public   
   > forum in the first place?   
      
   Why do you keep talking about email when it has absolutely nothing to   
   do with anything I, or anyone else, ever said?   
      
      
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